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EMERIC (; died 14 November 1317) was a Hungarian prelate at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, who served as Bishop of Várad (present-day Oradea, Romania) from 1297 until his death.

Early life

His parentage is unknown. He had a brother named Lucas, who donated his unidentified lands to the Diocese of Várad (present-day Oradea Mare, Romania) in his last will and testament. Lucas owned the land of Százd in Hont County (today Sazdice, Slovakia), which he pledged to certain nobles, _comes_ Stephen and Herbord, sons of Ibor, but he failed to elicit the estate by 1299.

There is no any record of his potential university studies. It is plausible that Emeric functioned as _lector_ in the Diocese of Várad prior to his bishopric, mentioned in this capacity from 1281 to 1285. He participated in the election of Bishop Thomas in 1282. The people of Olaszi (today Olosig, part of Oradea), Újfalu and Szentlőrinc in Bihar County, considered themselves as the personal serfs of Bishop Bartholomew, refused to pay customs to the cathedral chapter in 1285, which referred to an old tradition while demanded it. During the lawsuit, the bishop entrusted three canons, _lector_ Emeric, Francis, the archdeacon of Bihar and canon Jonah, to swear to this old supposed privilege on 11 June. Although the people refused to acknowledge the validity of the oath, Bartholomew confirmed the cathedral chapter's right of collection of customs. It is dubious whether Emeric is identical with that namesake canon, who acted as a notary of Bishop Benedict in 1292.

Bishop of Várad

Political commitment

Emeric was elected Bishop of Várad by the summer of 1297 (nevertheless, the cathedral chapter's official list of bishops incorrectly dated his election to the year 1300). Despite the pro-Angevin efforts of Archbishop Gregory Bicskei, the overwhelming majority of the Hungarian prelates with the leadership of Archbishop John Hont-Pázmány, also including Emeric, remained supporters of King Andrew III of Hungary against the pretender Charles of Anjou. Consequently, Emeric was also present at the Diet in Pest in the summer of 1298, which declared Andrew as the rightful king and, among others, established a four-member lesser council within the royal council, consisting of two nobles and prelates. When Bicskei, in contrast, convened a synod to Veszprém with his self-declared authority of papal legate, and obliged the bishops to participate at the event, the prelates, including Emeric refused to attend. On 6 July 1299, Emeric was commissioned to send a letter to Pope Boniface VIII to interpret the complaints of Andrew III, Archbishop John and the “entire prelacy and nobility” regarding the behavior of Bicskei and asked Boniface to place them under papal patronage against the metropolitan of Esztergom.

Andrew III died in 1301. With his death, the House of Árpád, the first royal dynasty of Hungary, ended. A period of Interregnum and civil war between various claimants to the throne – Charles of Anjou], Wenceslaus of Bohemia, and Otto of Bavaria – followed Andrew's death and lasted for seven years. Despite Charles' invalid coronation performed by Bicskei in the spring of 1301, the overwhelming majority of the prelates, including Emeric supported the claim of Wenceslaus. Emeric was a member of that delegation which traveled to Bohemia in July 1301 to offer the Hungarian throne to the young prince. He was present at the coronation of Wenceslaus on 27 August 1301. Pope Boniface sent his legate, Niccolò Boccasini, to Hungary. In October 1301, he summoned and convinced the majority of the Hungarian prelates to accept Charles's reign. By 31 May 1303, when the pope declared Charles the lawful king of Hungary, Emeric also belonged to the partisans of the Capetian House of Anjou. In that year, Emeric wrote a letter to Albert I of Germany, in which he requested the monarch to provide assistance to his relative Charles in his struggle for the Hungarian throne. On behalf of the papal legate Gentile Portino da Montefiore, Emeric negotiated with the Transylvanian provincial lord Ladislaus Kán in February 1309, but the powerful baron refused to hand over the Holy Crown of Hungary. Emeric was also present and contributed in the second coronation of Charles I on 15 June 1309.

During the era of feudal anarchy, Hungary had disintegrated into a dozen provinces, each headed by a powerful nobleman, or oligarch. Almost the whole territory of the Diocese of Várad belonged to the sphere of interest of James Borsa, a strong domestic supporter of Charles since the early 1300s. Their relationship was initially cooperative; for instance, the oligarch provided armed protection to the bishop's merchants, who arrived with chariots from Kassa (present-day Košice, Slovakia) in 1310, when they were attacked and robbed by some members of the local branch of the _gens_ (clan) Gutkeled. After James Borsa and his family turned against Charles I in late 1314 or early 1315, the Diocese of Várad was constantly harassed by looting, plundering raids and loss of church property and goods due to attacks of Borsa and their allies, and the subsequent war situation during Charles' royal campaign against the rebellious oligarchs. After the defeat of James Borsa in the Battle of Debrecen, Emeric and several members of his cathedral chapter attended the provincial diet at Szalacs (today Sălacea, Romania) in August 1317, held by royal special judge Dózsa Debreceni for the nobles of Bihar, Szabolcs, Szatmár, Szolnok and Kraszna counties.

Ecclesiastical affairs

Emeric is first mentioned as Bishop of Várad in July 1297, when he confirmed his predecessor Bartholomew's verdict regarding the chapter's right of collection of duties over the aforementioned three villages upon the request of the ecclesiastical body. The cathedral chapter was also granted the one third of the income of the salt mines at Belényes (present-day Beiuș, Romania) by Emeric (the estate and its mines were acquired by one his predecessors Lodomer two decades ago). The bishop provided several tax benefit to the burghers and _hospes_ of Várad by reduction of agricultural benefits in 1312. Emeric built and consecrated the St. Andrew Church, a Gothic hall church in Debrecen (present-day the Reformed Great Church stands in that place). According to some historians, the erection of the church was initiated by the illustrious military general Dózsa Debreceni or his father, Andrew with the contribution of Emeric. In accordance with the narration of a charter from 1320, Emeric once lost one of the finger relics of St. Ladislaus I of Hungary in the village of Hévíz. A certain Augustinian friar Egyed (Giles) found the relic and donated it to the Pauline monastery of an island of the river Hernád (Hornád) near Középnémeti (present-day a borough in Tornyosnémeti). The monastery, thereafter, became a new place of pilgrimage.

Demonstrating his prestige and skills in canon law, Emeric acted as an arbiter in various lawsuit during his service as Bishop of Várad. He judged in the long-time dispute of jurisdiction over the sparsely populated Máramaros region (today Maramureș in Romania) between the dioceses of Eger and Transylvania in 1299. As Andrew, Bishop of Eger did not present at the archbishopric chancellery and Emeric conducted on-site inspections among the local noblemen, who mostly supported Peter Monoszló, King Andrew III decided to donate Máramaros to the Diocese of Transylvania. In 1309, Pope Clement V ordered Emeric to protest the interests of Ulrich, _rector_ of the church of Nádas (today Nadeș, Romania) against the Diocese of Transylvania, who arbitrarily raised the annual tax. In the same year, Emeric, alongside other prelates, requested the pope to hand over the fort of Medvedgrad to its original builder and owner, the Bishopric of Zagreb. Together with five other prelates – including John of Nyitra, Nicholas Kőszegi of Győr and Augustin Kažotić of Zagreb – Emeric protested against the oligarch Matthew Csák's plundering raids at the expense of the Archdiocese of Esztergom in 1313. The prelates sent a letter to Pope Clement to inform him and urged Matthew Csák to indemnify Archbishop Thomas. Emeric appeared as a witness in the 1309 trial between several churches and chapters in Transylvania and their nominal superior, the Diocese of Transylvania, which then was under the influence of the provincial lord Ladislaus Kán and his kinship. According to the charges, Kán prevented the local church officials to visit the papal legate Gentile Portino. During the trial, Emeric did not take a stand on either side , emphasizing that he does not make this confession under duress.

Under his episcopate, a certain Demetrius (1294–1305), then Ivánka (1306–1317; his successor as bishop) served as provost of the cathedral chapter of Várad. Before that, Ivánka functioned as _lector_ (1294–1305); he was succeeded by Csanád Telegdi (1306–1317), a future prominent prelate in the 14th-century Hungary. On 12 May 1316, Telegdi was referred to as the vicar and _prothonotarius_ (“principal clerk”) of the elderly Emeric (in 1310, James, archdeacon of Békés was mentioned in this capacity). Charles I referred to Emeric as a living person on 12 November 1317. The bishop died two days later, on 14 November, according to the official statues of the Diocese of Várad.

title: Emeric, Bishop of Várad

question: What position did Emeric hold?

answer: Bishop of Varad.

question: What nationality was Emeric?

answer: Hungarian.

question: What era was he Bishop?

answer: At the turn of the 13th-14th centuries.

question: When was he elected Bishop of Varad?

answer: 1297.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about Emeric, Bishop of Varad, a 13th-14th century Hungarian prelate.


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His stomach hurt again.

He walked down the shattered concrete quickly as he pretended to convince himself that he didn't have to look, but as always he stole a glance. There, on the wall of the small community theater was the cheaply printed poster advertising this month's performance.

There, on the wall of the small community theater was a vision of her.

The poster was deep in the shadows cast by the decaying parking structure across the street, in this part of town the faux antiques that passed as buildings were too close together, resulting in there never being enough sun to chase away the gloom of yet another day in the city. The street was crumbling, the gutters filled with fading cigarette packs, and the monotony of the fading brick broken only by the occasional dab of paint advertising the passing through of some would-be gang member. A shadow-chilled gust of wind passed by to mask the distant rumble of traffic utilizing a route more useful some blocks away. But it was all ignored.

His vision was here.

There, in the midst of the gloom dazzled all of his hopes, his dreams, his future. He saw her long, golden locks form a tapestry that framed her face, dimmed not by hidden sun but rather by the sparkle in her eyes that pierced even the unwashed display case into which her photo was relegated by a director who couldn't be bothered to create the shrine she deserved.

He stopped.

He stared.

His stomach hurt.

The day he arrived on campus at the nearby state college extension campus, his very being was given to her without a beat of pause. Her laugh, the toss of her ponytail below the fading green band, a smile that could chase away the deepest shadows from the quad and the soul. She said his unfamiliarity with the local customs was charming and was enchanted by the tone displayed as he sang her the tunes from home. Things went well.

But, for reasons he didn't understand, after just a few months she drifted away, one thin smile after another. And now, as he walked back to campus he saw the image of her there on the wall.

He was still in love with her, and this twice daily glimpse placed him as if on a runaway elevator, dropping him straight into the depths of despair. Three weeks without a full meal, but he just couldn't bring himself to replace his lost hope with the bland, tasteless food that comprised the standard diet of the cash-strapped student.

Lost in thought, distracted by the haze of hunger, numbed by his broken heart he never saw the truck.

The coroner reached into the cavity to examine the organs of the unfortunate soul brought in that evening and found nothing but a mystery. One. Two. Three lungs? Several conglomerations of cells he did not recognize. And there, where the stomach should be, was the alien yet unmistakable structure that could only be what served as a heart.

It appeared to have been torn in two.

title: [MF] just something I knocked together

question: Explain the significance of the poster to the main character?

answer: He sees the girl he loves in the poster. He's still in love with her, and the poster is the only glimpse he can have of her.

question: Why did the guy and the girl break up?

answer: She slowly fell out of love with him, but we don't know anything more than that.

question: Why does the guy's stomach hurt?

answer: He didn't have a decent meal in three weeks because he's a poor student.

question: What is the mystery organ the coroner finds in the guy's body?

answer: We don't really know. The third lung and the shattered heart are both described as mysterious for some reason. These are both unusual and unexplained in the story.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: He stared, despite his intention not to, at the poster placed on the entrance of the community theater. The girl of his dreams, casting a shadow by the dazzle of her eyes. They had broken up for reasons unknown to him, she had just grown distant over time. Transfixed by her, he never sees the truck. The coroner eventually pulls out his heart, torn in two.


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[Brian Kozlowski]

 Macomb County Sheriff\'s Office Brian Kozlowski, 46, attempted repeatedly poisoned his wife by spiking her coffee.

A Michigan man who poisoned his wife by spiking her coffee has received a 60-day jail sentence to be served on weekends, plus five years probation. Mount Clemons resident Brian Michael Kozlowski, 46, pleaded no contest last June to the felony charge of placing harmful objects in food. He was sentenced by Judge Antonio Viviano on August 1.

Criminal guidelines call for a minimum sentence of 19-39 months. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Darra Slanec called the judge’s decision “a slap in the face” to the victim. Prosecutors say they are already working on an appeal.

Here’s what you need to know about Brian Kozlowski.

1. Brian Kozlowski Poisoned His Wife over Several Weeks so “She Wouldn’t Run Around all Night”

Hidden Camera Catches Husband Poisoning His Wife’s CoffeeChilling video from a hidden camera captures the moment a Michigan man poisoned his wife's coffee. Brian Kozlowski put eight sleeping pills in the pot, swishing it around to make sure they were mixed in, while in the midst of a divorce from his wife, Therese Kozlowski, in 2018. Brian ended up being sentenced to…2019-08-02T21:40:34.000Z
The poisoning began in July 2018, around the time his now ex-wife Theresebegan divorce proceedings. Over several weeks, Brian Kozlowski drugged her coffee by adding eight diphenhydramine pills to the brew. Diphenhydramine is an over-the-counter antihistamine and sleep aid.

Therese recalled that she would feel tired and nauseous after drinking coffee prepared by her husband. The couple’s adult daughter also drank the tainted coffeejust before leaving for work. Both women claim they almost crashed after getting behind the wheel. Therese said she nearly passed out while driving on the highway.

“This defendant’s actions were despicable. We are all thankful this sneak attack didn’t cause the victim to fall asleep behind the wheel on her way to work killing herself and/or innocent drivers,” Prosecutor Eric Smith wrote in a public statement.

Brian Kozlowski admitted to committing the crime after becoming depressed over the couple’s impending divorce and his wife’s repeated insults. He was also worried Therese might be having an affair and drugged her so she wouldn’t “run around all night.’”

“Brian’s continuous, methodical, and calculated plot to poison me included a complete disregard for human life, including his own daughter, along with hundreds of other drivers who he put at risk every day for weeks,” Therese Kozlowski told the court.
“I believe this was attempted murder. Once Brian realized he lost me and there was no getting me to stay in this unhealthy marriage, his goal was to eliminate me.”

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2. Therese Kozlowski Caught Her Husband by Placing Hidden Cameras in the Kitchen

Suspecting she was being poisoned, Therese Kozlowski installed hidden cameras throughout her kitchen. The footage captured her husband dissolving the diphenhydramine pills in a shot glass, pouring the drug into the coffee pot, then swirling the mixture around in the pot.

She described her fear when she was secretly videotaping her husband. “I spent every day terrified every day he would catch me and every night sleepless in fear he would see the cameras and come into our bedroom and hurt me.”

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3. Therese Kozlowski Believes Her Ex-Husband’s Motive Was Money

Therese Kozlowski, who makes $180,000 annually working for a large firm, said the attempt on her life was committed for financial gain. Her death would have allowed her now ex-husband to collect $1 million in life insurance, retirement and savings accounts.

“Brian was trying to kill me to keep his comfortable life from slipping away,” she said. “Clearly, financial gain was the tip of his sword.”

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4. The Judge Said Brian Kozlowski Had “A Sense of Remorse”

BRIAN KOZLOWSKI SENTENCINGBrian Kozlowski Sentencing Anyone who wishes to support the channel https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2R6EMKHCBR9SN&source=url Thanks for watching! Comment, Rate & Subscribe2019-08-01T16:50:55.000Z

“I am truly sorry for what I did, I deeply would like to apologize to my ex-wife for everything I’ve done, and my family,” Brian Kozlowski told Viviano.

Judge Viviano described Brian Kozlowski as having “a sense of remorse,” adding, “He does have an understanding of the seriousness of this matter.” Prosecutor Slanec countered, saying the only reason Brian Kozlowski was depressed was that he’d been caught and faced a potentially lengthy jail sentence.

Viviano initially considered just giving Brian Kozlowski probation, but decided on the 60-day sentence after hearing Therese Kozlowski’s victim impact statement. “Miss Kozlowski’s statement was moving,” the judge said. “I was moved by Miss Kozlowski’s statement. She did suffer. She did suffer because of the actions of this man. Whatever she did, she doesn’t deserve that,” he added.

The case was originally assigned to Chief Judge Biernat in December of 2018. After two separate defense attorneys made unsuccessful attempts to reach a plea deal, the case was transferred to the retired visiting judge, Viviano.

“This defendant deserves nothing less than a prison cell for his actions and that is what we will be stressing to Judge Viviano Thursday morning or we will be appealing the sentence, plain and simple,” Smith wrote in a July 31 news release.

The Macomb Daily reported that Viviano was critical of Smith for discussing his sentencing concerns with the media. “I certainly am not allowed give up this gentleman’s right to an individualized sentence due to pressure being put on the court by outside forces,” he said. “That is not proper,” Viviano said.

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5. Therese Kozlowski Claims Her Ex-Husband Previously Tried to Poison Her

Therese Kozlowski said this wasn’t the only time her ex had tried to poison her. She said he placed laxatives in her protein shake and Adderall in her vodka when the couple was spent time together on their boat. Adderall is a drug commonly used to treat attention deficit disorder.

Court documents noted that Brian Kozlowski had also been secretly urinating in his now ex-wife’s shampoo and conditioner.

“To think that the man I fell in love with at 16 years old and have three beautiful children with would endanger my life was unbelievable,” she said.

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question: Summarize the reasons for why Brian was poisoning his wife.

answer: Brian tried to poison his wife for several reasons. He claimed that he was becoming depressed over his impending divorce with Therese and his wife's repeated insults. He also claims that he was worried that she may have been having an affair, and that he drugged her so she wouldn't "run around all night". Therese claims that Brian's goal was to eliminate her since he couldn't get her to stay in their unhealthy marriage. She also believes that he was trying to kill her so his comfortable life wouldn't slip away, and he could collect her $1million in life insurance, retirement, and savings.

question: Summarize the methods in which Brian used to poison his wife.

answer: Brian was caught on camera trying to spike his wife's coffee with eight sleeping pills. He would dissolve the pills in a shot glass, and then swish them around in the coffee pot to make sure they were mixed in. He did this over the course of several weeks. This caused Therese to almost pass out behind the wheel. Therese claims this wasn't the first time. She said he once placed laxatives in her protein shake and Adderall in her vodka when the couple spent time together on a boat.

question: Summarize Eric Smith's thoughts on the case.

answer: Eric Smith was the prosecutor in this case. He finds Brian's actions to be despicable. He notes how thankful he is his actions didn't cause Therese to fall asleep behind the wheel and kill herself or innocent drivers. Smith believed that Brian deserved nothing less than a prison cell for his actions, and he said he was going to be stressing this to Judge Viviano in court.

question: Summarize the reasons Brian was charged with attempted murder.


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Picture a scene. A researcher looks at unsuspecting ants trough a looking glass, the ants working away above and beneath the earth, suspended in a narrow glass box. The tunnels under the ground are visible at the side of the glass box. Weaved into a complex cacophony of roads all intertwined. Above ground they surge upon their dead prey. Bit by bit eating away at the now rotting corpse.

Imagine now this as a whole. The ants above ground a representation of a persons outer layer, and the underground maze the inner layer.

Impacts are first placed upon the outer layer. The food, the interactions, a small shake of a hand, the way you look someone in the eye. In our lives it takes the same meaning as the prey does to the ants. It is then soaked into the inner layer. Our personality, the way we emphatize, our morality....

It all weaves into a person.

And every other person is that researcher. He who tries to study the ants trough a looking glass instead of simply watching them burrow beyond the light.

Sometimes i look at how the sun breaches the clouds, its rays shining with a force of a thousand suns. I wander if our little universe isn't an ant farm.

title: [NF] Inner thoughts

question: Describe the story's setting.

answer: The setting of the story is an ant farm, complete with intertwined tunnels underneath and ants devouring their prey above ground.

question: Why does the narrator draw similarities between the ants in their ant farm and a person?

answer: The narrator's view is the above-ground part of the ant farm represents a person's outer layer, while the underground maze of tunnels represents a person's inner layer. Every other person plays the role of researcher, looking at the person through a looking glass, trying to figure out how they tick.


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Space
The distant future
A long way from home
Aboard the Solitude

They gave me enough rations and air to last a full six months. Enough to last the whole recon mission. It’s been long enough now that the sound of my own thoughts is slowly driving me crazy. Outside Observation is just space. Space as far as the eye can see. Dotted with stars smaller than a baby's laugh. A sea of stillness spreading out forever.

Just below me is Judas 5. The star I was sent here to check out. Do a full orbit, they said, scan the planets in the system for atmosphere, water, plant life, etcetera, then shoot the retros and get the hell back here. Easy peasy. Simple simple simple. Simple mission. All I really had to do was sit in this cramped space for half a year, twiddle my thumbs, catch up on my reading, and keep myself in shape. The computers handled everything, mostly. They auto-guidance systems guided. The auto-detector system detected. Then once the six months was up I just pressed the big shiny button on the dashboard and I’d be home before I knew it.

I wondered how Anita was doing. Dating was hard for Nauts. Noughts. We were literally out of this world for months, years at a time. Dating outside the agency was a nightmare. Wait, so you’re telling me I get to see you one week in fifty-two? And you’re looking for something serious? Riiiiight, yeah not gonna work. Long distance? What a joke. Dating within the agency was hell as well. Sure you find a nice girl, cute, smart (or course), fit. She likes you. You like her. You ask her out. You go out. She gets deployed to Ulysses 12 or whatever. Best case scenario, she goes out alone, not knowing when she’ll be back, and you get sent out on your own mission to god knows where, and you two somehow manage to sync your timetables. Somehow. Unlikely though. Worst case scenario she gets sent out with mister Joe Beefpecs and gets hooked up while on mission. It’s only natural. Half a year in a cramped little room with only one other person for company? Sex is a no brainer of a time passer.

Anyway Anita. This girl I’d met a while back. Cute. Smart. Kind of a sarcastic chick. Funny though. She said she was fine with my job, but if I get back and she’s moved on I wouldn’t be surprised. Six months is a long time to be away from home.

Home. A little apartment in the city, round the corner from this nice little café no one knows about. A quiet little space in a city that never shuts up. An empty room in a place bursting at the seams with people. Some nauts didn’t see the point of living off-base. Didn’t see the point of getting attached to earthbounds. Earthbound people, earthbound places, they mean. Kept their rooms on base bare because they never had time to decorate. I guess I see their point. If I’m away ninety percent of the time there really is no point buying a place of my own. But I dunno. I kind like that, the fact that I’ve got a little place tucked away, just for me. Maybe I’m just sentimental like that.

The Solitude. Shuttles as a rule didn’t get names. I know they used to name them all – Discovery, Challenger, whatever – but these days they were just given codes. ATS, PNB, RT7, FUBAR etc. This hunk of twenty-year old junk was named DSSS 92 back in the heyday of the agency, when we could afford to send ninety two of the fuckers out there. Out here. Into space. Deep space surveyor shuttle ninety two. Really captures the imagination. So I thought, yknow what, I’ve been on enough recons with this little guy to deserve to name him. Her. It. Whatever.

Solitude. Original I know. But I guess I might as well. What with the air situation and all.

Oh. That. Yeah.

Captains log number one. Number last.

Day ninety-two.
The DSSS solitude.
A long way from home.
Retros are busted. Got hit by a freak shower a couple months back. Meteor, not rain. Been orbiting this sun for near on two months now. Air running out. No response from Terra.   Looks like I’m on my own. No surprises there.

I

I don’t know what else to say. It’s not like I’m leaving anyone behind after all.

...

Oh yeah. my mission.
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No habitable zones found surrounding Judas 5.
No signs of life in surveyed area.
Mission status complete. Heading home.

title: [SF(?)] Space (775 words)

question: What is a naut?

answer: an astronaut

question: How long is the narrator's current mission?

answer: six months

question: What is the narrator's current position?

answer: The narrator's ship is running out of breathable air, but their mission is complete and they are heading home.

question: What is Judas 5?

answer: a star the narrator was sent to survey

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is a deep space surveyor. Their ship is running out of breathable air, but their mission is complete and they are heading home. They wonder is Anita, a girl they've been seeing, has moved on.


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The Chronicles Of Mr Brunnick

Bunnick was a sad little Erkel. He had recently attended several job inteviews and at the end of each interview was politely informed that Erkels had no place in their organisation.

This morning Bunnick had felt particularly miserable so he went to the toilet to have a poo in the hope it might cheer him up a little.
However once he had squeezed out a couple of brown butt beans a most unusual thing began to occur. He felt a breeze at his rear end and then felt suction as the toilet began to suck him in folding him in half like a five pound note. A few agonizingly painful seconds later Bunnick had a brief sensation of falling before he hit the ground hard.

Dazed and mildly famished Bunnick decided to look up and to the left and saw in great big letters the word YangDangDingoBallonTree 4 miles this way. He was no longer in a toilet or even in a cubicle or even a porta loo or any other toilet based object. He slowly tried to take in his new surroundings. The sky was red green and speckled with green hotdogs that shone like giant nebulas of pure love.
Brunick screamed “fudge!” So loudly the sky cracked open to reveal nothing more than his own reflection minus his lower torso which had dissolved into a spitting cloud of red jello. At this point Brunnick realy did start to wonder how going for a poo had turned into this giant angry mess.

Slowly as he got too used to his new reflection in the hotdog nebula sky Brunnick got a sudden nostril PANG as the caustic smell of a freshly born Dandapod filled the air and watched as it slowly crawled past. “Dandopod” he said in his cavernous mind? How do I know its name?

An unexpected voice answered him, made all the stranger by the fact it bypassed his ears and entered his mind via telepathy. "You know the name Dandopod because you have spent the last 8 months in this realm as a prisoner of our top scientist. He has been running a series of complex tests on you to ascertain whether you are a suitable candidate for species realignment. You have no memory of this as we have wiped your short term memory."

Shortly after the voiced died down and the heavy silence creeped over is ears Boney M began to play loudly as if being projected in a direct line from last Wednesday. This seemed to make the Nebula hotdogs grow dimmer in colour and the love faded to and was replaced by a mild tension headache. Two Ibruprofen later Bunnick realy wished he had had a drink to take them with as they had had got stuck in his throat and began to grow faster than a fat child in a ice cream parlour.

Why they grew he could not say for sure but grow they did making his neck look like a lumpy gold course. Sadness filled his heart. Could his realignment of failed or was this normal protocol in the land he found himself? He didn’t care for an answer and decided instead to walk briskly to YangDangDingoBallonTree like a wee swollen Rugby player to a toilet.

Time went slowly on his walk so slowly he seemed as if he was in a barrel of treacle trying his hardest to swim. Then the black outs came and the wind flashed through his chilled skin and his ankles began to sag like dripping candles.

After many what could be called miles but here were called Flacktards he saw bright spinning gold lights atop of giant what he thought were homes or houses but on closer inspection were just enormous bejewelled beings emitting smoke and noises so frightful his right arm refused to go any further. It removed itself entirely from his shaking body and flew directly up like an over powered helicopter twisting and twirling till it was nowt but a spec in the hotdog nebula sky.

The pain didnt come and instead of what his mind had thought was coming he laughed so hard his jaw cracked and tears came streaming down from the hills he hadn’t noticed before that now were so very real he wished they would stop.
That second the hills began to burn like red fire so hot his skin charrred. He wished to go home and be safe, this was getting to much he wished Mr Plumpus was hear he always knew what to do, but his mother told him long ago to forget about Mr Plumpus as imaginary friends were far to childish espeicaly for a son of a soon to be King.

Still he wished Mr Plumpus was here now and talking his kind soft words and making his tummy feel like fizzy strawberry aide.
Suddenly the sound of thunder cracked over Mr Bunnicks head as he now decided to call himself and from above to his great surprise thousands of Mr Plumpus's began falling like rain shooting from the centres of the myriad hotdog nebulas. My Bunnick swore to himself as he was not dressed for rain especially rain made from imaginary childhood friends. As the Plumpuses hit the ground they popped like taught spots on a clean mirror.

Blue blood fired in all seven directions covering the hot earth like thousands of flat wet Smurfs. The ground became extremely slippery Mr Bunnick fell onto his fanny and began skating so fast down a hill the hair on his head was pulled back fast and hard he looked like he had a bad face lift. Not what he was hoping for today or all days.

He built up speed faster and faster as he flew till the Smurf sodden ground began to steam and hiss as the Plumpus molecules began to rip from there bindings and scatter in the wind. As he was rushing through this new world that he really hoped would not become home for him or anybody else for that matter thoughts arose in his mind like delicate butterflies ridding on the thermals of his consciousness.
Thoughts like can "are parents real" and "what if I curled up in a ball and evacuated my bowels in Tescos".

All of a quickness he slapped into what he thought was a big purple wall, he hit it so hard one of his eye balls popped out and Mr Brunnick had the strange perception of looking at a plump red eye ball hanging from tendonous strands whilst also looking back at himself and the newly empty eye socket. This made him mightily queasy.
He vommed instantly like a giant geyser but with more gusto and painted this most hindering of purple walls a dull grey sludge. The wall seemed to take offence at this new paint job and began to move much to the surprise of Mr Brunnick now himself a bright green shade of queasy green.

Then the wall began to speak. This again did not bode well for what was already a rather crap day. "Create a door with your eyes and I will free u from your plight" the wall boomed. Rather like a miked up Brian Blessed in a wind tunnel. Mr Brunnicks ears rang like village church bells.
"but what do you mean?" exclaimed Bunnick as he picked an errant clingon from his hairy bum crack.
"look and you will find the way, all shall begin to make sense like a towel with tusks." Replied the purple blessed superstructure and with that slowly faded away leaving nothing but the sound of a light orchestra and a faint smell of burning plague victims.
Mr Bunnick promptly had a funny turn and fell to the ground like a rabbit in a wet sack. He lay motionless on the floor like a dead skunk for what seemed to be an eon.

"Oh John kiss me you fool" Said Audrey to herself standing in her newly painted consecratory. The same one she had kissed John in that same cold night in Whitley.

When he came to My Brunnick thought to himself "why have i got this scene playing in my mind over and over again?" where has it come from? As he did not recall ever watching such a play. Things were starting worry Mr Bunnick. “What is happening to me?” He said to no one in particular. “And why when I look down at my hands do I feel like Terry Wogan?”

As the Antlers began to grow from the newly formed buds on top of his head Mr Bunnick had finaly decided it was now "oh shit o'clock" and started to feel a panic rise from his feet to his crown like a fiery angry rainbow. His ears steamed bright plumes of gold dust and aches and pains fired and cracked through his now pounding chest.

For no reason at all he began to run like Carl lewis on meth. His legs we like steam engines pounding the ground like energy rockets. He built speed like a particularly gifted Cheetah and the world around him became a blur. His remaining good eye was starting to water as the now dry wind tried to sand his retina off.
For a man who had never run before he was surprisingly good at it. But still none the wiser why or where he was running too. This was another worry to add to Mr Brunnicks fastly growing collection.

As he became slightly more accustomed to the blind fear now coursing through his bulging veins Mr Brunick realised he was no longer touching foot to earth and was now it seemed, soaring like a very strange eagle with antlers and one eye.

As he gained altitude and the view in front of him grew ever bigger the fear began to recede like a sad mans hairline. Mr Brunnick began to take in the view and sighed in relief, death it seemed had been averted.

That’s when a giant Zeppelin appeared directly in front of him shaped like a giant pink swastika. That in its self made Mr Brunnick promptly evacuate his bowls like cutting the corner off a bag of frozen mince.

Then as fast as you can say "fuck me it’s a giant pink Zeppelin shaped like a swastika" Mr Brunnick noticed the crew of this foul craft were also a shitstorm away from making him not immediately having an instant massive panic attack.

They were all totally bald squirrels roughly 12 and a half feet taller than he would of wished for. If he wondered he had any say in this sodding new nightmare he'd now found himself the main star of. Mr Brunnick began to slowly sob like a lost 3 year old girl.

The squirrels on the other hand seemed to not be having the same problems as Mr Brunnick and began to sing in unison like a scary rodent welsh choir the lyrics to “I think we're alone now” by Tiffany a 90s female pop star. But with a strange new take on melody and rhythmic timing.

This weird rodent Dadaist cacophony made the whole scene in front of MR Brunnick strike more fear into one man so quickly it was definite proof praying may now be the only sensible thing left to do.
With that Mr Brunnick began to say these words out loud to any deity who may have some suction round these frightfully strange parts.
"Please help me God you utter shit!

Much to Mr Brunnicks surprise god appeared in front of him. But he was not sure which threw him more the fact that god had the face of Tina Turner or that Gods legs seemed to have been promptly stolen from a angry Gorilla with what can only be described as frighteningly  large crown jewels.

title: The Chronicles Of Mr Brunnick (Part 1)

question: Summarize the various injuries Mr. Brunnick sustains.

answer: When the toilet sucks him in, it folds him in half. His lower torso dissolves into a spitting cloud of red jello. His right arms separates from his body, and he laughs so hard his jaw cracks. He slams into a wall and one of his eyeballs pops out.

question: What does the story say about what Erkels are?

question: Summarize everything to do with bodily fluids.

answer: Bunnick goes to the toilet to poo. Later, a thousands of Mr. Plumpus's fall from the sky, splattering blue blood everywhere. When Bunnick's eye pops out, he vomits a giant geyser.


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Saifullah Khan grew up in a refugee camp in Afghanistan. In something of an American dream, he won a full scholarship to Yale University, where he studied neuroscience. Then, in November 2015, just one semester short of getting his degree, he was accused of raping a classmate.

Khan was arrested and charged; he was also suspended from Yale and evicted from the dorm where he had been living.

After more than two years of delays, the case finally went to trial, and last month Khan was acquitted. Yet he still faces possible deportation to his war-ravaged home country.

Had Khan been tried on any other charge, his plight as a foreign-born Muslim man, found not guilty but still in jeopardy, would no doubt be a progressive cause célèbre, especially given that the case against him was marred by police improprieties and overtones of racial and religious prejudice. But because his case abutted against a liberal obsession — campus rape — progressive opinion has been on the side of the prosecution, and the outrage has been directed at the defense.

Khan’s case raises many questions about changing moral and legal norms surrounding sexual conduct, as well as about media bias. But it’s also a tale of human generosity transcending cultural and religious barriers. Khan’s accuser is Jewish. And yet, one of the biggest sources of support for Khan, an embattled Muslim immigrant, has been the local Jewish community. (Khan declined to comment for this article.)

During his time at Yale, Khan was involved with Shabtai, a Jewish leadership society, which he once said was the only place on campus where he always felt welcome. According to a Jewish friend of Khan’s who recently graduated from Yale (and who asked to remain anonymous), Khan spent a large portion of his time staying with Jewish families following his arrest and suspension.

That part, at least, makes this a tale of hope.

*

The mainstream media narrative surrounding the Khan case told the tale of a victim of a campus sexual assault brutally revictimized in the courtroom, where her alcohol intake, her sexy Halloween outfit, and her flirty text messages to the defendant were used to discredit her. A Time headline summed it up well: “A Yale Student Accused Her Classmate of Rape. His Lawyers Asked What She Was Wearing and How Much She Drank.” Victims’ advocates said the case was a survivor’s “worst victim-blaming nightmare.”

On a similar note, writing in The Guardian, feminist author and attorney Jill Filipovic argued that the Khan trial, which represented a rare instance in which a campus rape charge was prosecuted in a real courtroom and not before a Title IX college tribunal, showed that the criminal justice system is still rife with male bias and misogyny. “The suggestion that the woman was slutty, and therefore must have consented to sex, or perhaps had no right to say no… still works with juries,” wrote Filipovic. She concluded that the legal system needs reform and that survivors of campus sexual assault need the alternative system of campus disciplinary hearings to protect them.

And yet interviews with members of the jury have been strikingly at odds with the notion that Khan walked free because misogynistic and slut-shaming defense tactics worked. The jurors and the alternates who have spoken out -— at least half of them women -— said that they were sympathetic to the young woman and that her choice of a sexy costume did not factor into their decision.

Instead, the real issue was that the evidence did not support her claims, and often directly contradicted them.

In fact, the full story of the rape allegation against Khan turns out to be very different from initial press reports, which portrayed him as a wily predator who knowingly took advantage of a vulnerable young woman.

The first account of the case in the New York Times, published during the trial, made Khan look very guilty. On Halloween night in 2015, the article said, Khan walked the female student back to her dorm room after a campus concert, when she was so intoxicated from drinking at an earlier party that she vomited repeatedly; the next thing she remembered was waking up during the night to find him on top of her and trying to push him off. When she woke up in the morning, she was naked, there were condoms on the floor, and Khan was sleeping on the couch. And then, a particularly damning detail: After Khan left, the woman said she “looked through her phone and found that he had sent messages to her friends on her behalf the night before, declining their invitations to meet up after the show.”

There’s only one problem with that damning detail: It is entirely unproven and incredibly unlikely, since the phone was password-protected.

“The state’s theory was that Khan was in a position where he could have seen her enter the password,” defense attorney Norman Pattis told me. “That was the only way he could have operated her phone.”

Given the young woman’s admitted memory lapses, it seemed much more plausible that she had sent the messages herself and forgotten about them.

The complainant’s level of intoxication, too, was very much in dispute, beyond the uncontested fact that she did go to the bathroom and vomit either once or twice during the concert). Ironically, while the defense attorneys have been excoriated for asking how much she had to drink—with the implication that she was being blamed for getting raped while drunk, their purpose was actually to show that she was not nearly as drunk as she claimed to be. The witnesses, her friends who were also at the concert, gave contradictoryaccounts. One estimated that she was a “four” on a one-to-ten intoxication scale when they left the Halloween party to go to the concert, but an “eight” when they arrived a few minutes later (without any additional consumption of alcohol). Another said she was “above ten” but did not require assistance because she “appeared oriented to time and place.” While the complainant’s testimony suggested that she had thrown up all over her Halloween costume, the dress, brought into evidence by the prosecution, had only a few flecks of something that could be vomit on it.

But the key piece of evidence for the defense, apparently, was security camera footage showing Khan and the complainant on their way back to the dorm after the concert. While the woman testified that the footage showed Khan leading her as she stumbled along, with her eyes closed and one foot dragging behind her, the jurors who repeatedly reviewed the video saw something very different. They described the woman as fully conscious, walking next to Khan with his arm around her shoulders and her arm around his waist, and with a smile or even “a big grin” on her face. Alternate Elise Wiener, who did not participate in the deliberations but sat through the trial, told Reason that the prosecution’s attempts to present the security camera footage as incriminating to Khan were reminiscent of “George Orwell.”

Digital records from student ID card swipes required to open doors at the dorm also supported Khan’s version of the events. He said that when they returned, he initially dropped the complainant off at her room, then went to his own (confirmed by the timing of the card swipes), then came back after she called to him and asked to check on a friend who lived in a different part of the building. (The friend was not in her room, but the card-swipe records confirm Khan’s entry to that section of the dorm.) Khan testified that when he returned, the accuser invited him into her room and made sexual overtures, sitting in his lap and asking what he wanted her to do. After giving him oral sex and vomiting again—which he attributed to gagging rather than intoxication—she went to take a shower. Khan stayed and called his long-distance girlfriend with whom he had an open relationship. While this part of the evening is strictly he said/she said, the girlfriend confirmed that at one point, Khan gave the phone to the complainant and the two of them said hello to each other.

According to Khan, after the conversation ended, the complainant invited him to her bed where they had sex.

There is no question that the woman was upset the next morning when she woke up and saw Khan on her couch and the used condoms on the floor; she even slapped him. However, their text-message exchange after he returned to his own room shortly after 6 a.m. does not suggest that she saw him as a rapist, but rather that she was concerned about potential embarrassment. She replied to his initial text with “LOL”; after he responded with a winky face, she texted, “Go to sleep this will stay between us that goes for you too.”

Later that day, the young woman went to the campus health center to get a Plan B birth control pill and a sexually transmitted disease test, telling a staffer that she had had consensual sex with a regular partner. At some point after that, she met with friends and told them what had happened the previous night. One of them, a former boyfriend, not only encouraged her to report Khan for sexual assault but actually dialed the number of the sexual misconduct office and handed her the phone.

Did any of the defense tactics merit the outrage? Questioning the complainant about her alcohol intake was certainly appropriate, since her intoxication level was key to the charge of sexual assault. Her text messages were also very relevant—not because flirty texting equals consent, but because the messages had direct bearing on the believability of her account. While she claimed that Khan had been practically stalking her in the days preceding the alleged assault and she had tried to avoid him, the records showed she had repeatedly initiated friendly, playful interactions.

More dubious was the defense argument focusing on the woman’s choice of a sexy Halloween costume. Even several Khan supporters to whom I spoke thought it was a bad move showing remarkable obliviousness to the cultural mood.

When I asked Khan’s defense attorney about this tactic, he stubbornly defended it. “In the context of her relationship with Khan, what she wore was relevant to her expectations of that evening,” he told me. “In the text messages, she clearly knew she was going to see him.” That seems like a stretch, especially since Khan was not the complainant’s date for the evening but one of many people she was going to see. And it plays right into “she was dressed like a slut” rape-apology tropes, stoking the outrage that may still affect Khan’s future despite his acquittal.

But if some defense tactics evoked caricatures of victim-blaming, the facts of the case itself seem to strongly support the widespread belief that a large number of campus sexual assault allegations involve morning-after regrets about consensual drunk sex (a claim for which Candice Jackson, an official in Donald Trump’s Department of Education, was pilloried last year). It’s quite possible that the complainant herself sincerely believes she was sexually assaulted and lacked the capacity to either consent or say no. Yet the totality of the circumstances suggests otherwise.

Two other things are worth noting. The case against Khan was marred by police improprieties, including the last-minute disclosure of potentially exculpatory evidence (which prompted a mistrial in October before the case moved ahead). Also, according to filings in the case, the complainant’s interviews with the Yale police department included at least one statement with disturbing overtones of bigotry. The police notes recorded her words as, “From Afghan[istan]. Muslim (violence accepted).”

At present, Khan’s troubles are far from over. Yale will have to decide whether to readmit him to complete his final semester. Because of his immigration status, losing his place at Yale will likely mean that his student visa will be revoked and he will have to return to Afghanistan—where, just four years ago, his uncle was killed in a Taliban terror attack.

Not surprisingly, there is intense pressure on the university not to allow Khan back. In a column repeating some dubious claims—for instance, that the complainant “could not walk unaided” when she and Khan returned to the dorm—Yale Daily News columnist Amelia Nierenberg wrote that readmitting him would be “a grievous mistake.” In Nierenberg view, barring Khan from returning to the campus would be not only an appropriate response to his bad behavior but a strong message that “it is unacceptable at Yale to put alleged victims on trial.” A petition asking Yale not to readmit Khan has collected more than 50,000 signatures.

This sentiment is spurred by skewed media coverage. Other than a New York Times article which briefly quoted members of the jury, all the articles exploring the actual facts of the case so far have appeared in the conservativeorlibertarianpress. And the Times has never corrected its earlier flawed reporting, such as the claim—presented as established fact—that Khan had sent text messages from the complainant’s phone to her friends in an intentional effort to isolate her.

Kicking Khan out will send a bad message indeed: that accusation equals guilt, and public passions can override justice.

If he is reinstated and allowed to complete his degree, this saga, which has caused so much pain, will have had a dual silver lining: that of human solidarity across religious lines, and that of a due-process victory.

_Cathy Young is a contributing editor at Reason magazine and is the author of “Ceasefire: Why Women and Men Must Join Forces to Achieve True Equality”. Follow her on Twitter, @CathyYoung63._

The views and opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Forward.

A Muslim Student At Yale Was Accused Of Rape. The People Who Stood By Him Were Jews.

question: Describe Saifullah Khan's legal troubles.

answer: While attending Yale University on a full scholarship, Saifullah Khan was accused of raping a classmate. He was arrested and charged for it. Khan was consequently suspended from Yale and evicted from the dorm. More than two years later, the case finally went to trial and Khan was acquitted. However, Yale has yet to decide whether to readmit him to complete his final semester. If Khan is not readmitted, his student visa will likely be revoked and could face deportation.


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COLORADO COUNTY is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 20,874.[1] Its county seat is Columbus.[2] It is named for the Colorado River of Texas. The county was founded in 1836 and organized the next year.[3][4]

History

The territory that is now Colorado County has been continually inhabited by humans for about 12,000 years. The Coco branch of the Karaknawa are said to have hunted in the area, while Tonkawa crossed the area from the south.

[Colorado County Courthouse, built 1890-1891: this 2014 photo shows restoration to original color scheme made in 2013] [Confederate Memorial Museum -- Colorado County, Texas]

The first record of an Anglo settler coming through the area that is now Colorado County was January 20, 1687, when René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle camped along Skull Creek. The party located an Indigenous village and named it Hebemes. The fourth expedition of Alonso De León may have crossed in to the county while looking for Fort St. Louis in 1689.[5]

The area was settled by Anglo colonists who were part of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred starting in 1821. Some families settled near Beeson's Ford, a few miles south of Columbus' present day location. The area was active during the days of the Texas Revolution.[6] Dilue Rose Harris wrote her memoir of the Runaway Scrape from within the boundaries of Colorado County.[7]

The county was one of the original Republic of Texas Counties when it formed in 1836.[8] Following the American Civil War, the county had one of the larger populations of African American freedmen in the state, and was granted a Freedmen's Bureau office in Columbus.[9]

Many European settlers, particularly Germans as well as Moravians and Bohemians from what became Czechoslovakia, began to settle in the county after the civil war, although Germans had settled in the area as early as 1830.[10]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water.[11]

Major highways

-   [] Interstate 10
-   [] U.S. Highway 90
-   []
    [] U.S. Highway 90 Alternate
-   [] State Highway 71

Adjacent counties

-   Austin County (northeast)
-   Wharton County (southeast)
-   Jackson County (south)
-   Lavaca County (southwest)
-   Fayette County (northwest)

National protected area

-   Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 20,390 people, 7,641 households, and 5,402 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 9,431 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 72.79% White, 14.80% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.04% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. 19.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,641 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,425, and the median income for a family was $41,388. Males had a median income of $30,063 versus $20,014 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,910. About 12.30% of families and 16.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 15.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

-   Columbus (county seat)
-   Eagle Lake
-   Weimar

Census-designated place

-   Glidden

Other unincorporated communities

-   Alleyton
-   Altair
-   Bernardo
-   Boedecker Junction
-   Borden
-   Chesterville
-   Frelsburg
-   Garwood
-   Hillcrest
-   Hoefner
-   Matthews
-   Mentz
-   Nada
-   Oakland
-   Rock Island
-   Sheridan

Ghost towns

-   Osage
-   Pisek
-   Provident City

Politics

Like many southern counties, Colorado County was predominantly Democratic prior to the 1960s and predominantly Republican since then. The last Democrat to carry the state was Jimmy Carter in 1976; George W. Bush, Mitt Romney and Donald Trump all received more than 70 percent of the vote in the county.

  Year                               Republican                                  Democratic                                  Third parties
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  style=“text-align:center;” |2016   style=“text-align:center;” |74.3% _6,325_   style=“text-align:center;” |23.3% _1,987_   2.4% _201_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2012   style=“text-align:center;” |74.2% _6,026_   style=“text-align:center;” |25.0% _2,029_   0.8% _62_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2008   style=“text-align:center;” |69.4% _5,795_   style=“text-align:center;” |30.0% _2,508_   0.6% _50_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2004   style=“text-align:center;” |71.4% _5,488_   style=“text-align:center;” |28.1% _2,161_   0.5% _41_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2000   style=“text-align:center;” |67.8% _4,913_   style=“text-align:center;” |30.8% _2,229_   1.5% _107_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1996   style=“text-align:center;” |49.9% _3,381_   style=“text-align:center;” |41.3% _2,795_   8.8% _599_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1992   style=“text-align:center;” |45.9% _3,286_   style=“text-align:center;” |34.1% _2,442_   20.0% _1,434_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1988   style=“text-align:center;” |56.4% _3,723_   style=“text-align:center;” |43.1% _2,847_   0.5% _30_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1984   style=“text-align:center;” |65.0% _4,528_   style=“text-align:center;” |34.8% _2,428_   0.2% _15_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1980   style=“text-align:center;” |58.8% _3,520_   style=“text-align:center;” |39.7% _2,377_   1.6% _94_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1976   style=“text-align:center;” |49.2% _2,991_   style=“text-align:center;” |49.8% _3,028_   0.9% _56_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1972   style=“text-align:center;” |69.7% _3,495_   style=“text-align:center;” |29.9% _1,502_   0.4% _20_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1968   style=“text-align:center;” |42.2% _2,296_   style=“text-align:center;” |36.3% _1,976_   21.5% _1,166_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1964   style=“text-align:center;” |34.4% _1,918_   style=“text-align:center;” |65.5% _3,650_   0.1% _6_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1960   style=“text-align:center;” |45.0% _1,909_   style=“text-align:center;” |54.1% _2,299_   0.9% _39_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1956   style=“text-align:center;” |61.6% _2,691_   style=“text-align:center;” |37.7% _1,648_   0.6% _28_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1952   style=“text-align:center;” |61.2% _3,237_   style=“text-align:center;” |38.6% _2,043_   0.2% _10_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1948   style=“text-align:center;” |28.5% _900_     style=“text-align:center;” |41.7% _1,316_   29.8% _939_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1944   style=“text-align:center;” |20.6% _638_     style=“text-align:center;” |49.0% _1,517_   30.4% _943_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1940   style=“text-align:center;” |41.0% _1,166_   style=“text-align:center;” |58.9% _1,674_   0.1% _4_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1936   style=“text-align:center;” |20.5% _372_     style=“text-align:center;” |79.1% _1,435_   0.4% _8_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1932   style=“text-align:center;” |10.8% _331_     style=“text-align:center;” |88.5% _2,715_   0.8% _23_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1928   style=“text-align:center;” |33.2% _891_     style=“text-align:center;” |66.6% _1,787_   0.2% _4_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1924   style=“text-align:center;” |21.5% _681_     style=“text-align:center;” |66.6% _2,105_   11.9% _376_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1920   style=“text-align:center;” |19.3% _477_     style=“text-align:center;” |30.9% _765_     49.8% _1,233_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1916   style=“text-align:center;” |24.2% _358_     style=“text-align:center;” |70.3% _1,041_   5.5% _82_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1912   style=“text-align:center;” |7.2% _106_      style=“text-align:center;” |82.2% _1,204_   10.6% _155_

  : PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS RESULTS[13]

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title: Colorado County, Texas

question: Why are most of the southern counties like Colorado now predominantly Republican?

answer: Probably because of the fundamental changes in policy within both Democratic and Republican parties since 1960s.


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On Thursday afternoon President Donald Trump asked a group of pro-amnesty senators why the US should welcome migrants from “sh*tholes” like Haiti, Central America or African nations.

IT WAS A GOOD QUESTION.

BUT DEMOCRATS, LIBERAL MEDIA AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY WERE OUTRAGED THAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD USE SUCH AN OFFENSIVE TERM TO DESCRIBE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY’S FAILED STATES.

CHELSEA CLINTON DECIDED THIS WAS A GOOD TIME TO LECTURE TRUMP ON HAITI.

TRENDING: BREAKING: Now the Democrat Attorneys General Align with Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia - Nearly Every State Has Picked Sides

CHELSEA CLINTON reportedly used stolen money from Haiti relief to pay for her extravagant wedding.

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But that didn’t stop her from tweeting this out to President Trump.

  Mr. President, immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti and the 54 countries in Africa likely helped build your buildings. They’ve certainly helped build our country. cc @POTUS https://t.co/hv1QYRoRy3

  — Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) January 11, 2018

NOT ONLY WAS THAT AN UNWISE TWEET CONSIDERING HER CROOKED FAMILY’S PAST, IT ALSO SHOW’S HER COMPLETE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME SALVADORANS, HAITIANS AND AFRICANS CAME TOGETHER IN THE US TO BUILDING A TRUMP RESORT?

  The woman who embezzled millions of dollars in Haiti earthquake relief funds to pay for her own wedding wants to lecture us on Haiti. Hypocrite! https://t.co/KXf2pi2Tqt

  — Kenny ✝⚔ Strawn (@realKStrawn93) January 12, 2018

question: How is the article biased?

answer: Clearly comes from a conservative echo chamber outlet as it calls mainstream media "liberal media" and Chelsea Clinton a member of a "crooked family" and a "hypocrite."

question: What's inherently incorrect about the author pointing out Chelsea Clinton' "lack of knowledge of the construction industry?"

answer: They take her statement about people who "helped build our country" too literally and build a straw man argument out of it.

question: What sources does the author site for the claim that "Chelsea Clinton reportedly used stolen money from Haiti relief to pay for her extravagant wedding?"

answer: None

question: What purpose does this article serve?

answer: To offer a counter perspective to Chelsea Clinton being a reliable source and thereby attempting to shut down the validity of her tweet against Mr. Trump.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The article takes a decidedly pro-Trump stance claiming that his statement asking why the US should welcome migrants from "shithole" countries was a good question. It then critiques Chelsea Clinton's rebuttal tweet by denigrating her reliableness as an opposition source. It calls her a member of a "crooked family" and a "hypocrite." It also refers to mainstream media as "liberal media." Thoroughly biased "reporting."


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SKILLS FOR LIFE was the national strategy in England for improving adult literacy, language (ESOL) and numeracy skills and was established as part of the wider national Skills Strategy to increase the numbers of young people and adults with adequate skills. The strategy was launched by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in March 2001.

The Skills for Life strategy set out how the Government aimed to reach its Public Service Agreement (PSA) target to improve “the basic skill levels of 2.25 million adults between the launch of Skills for Life in 2001 and 2010, with a milestone of 1.5 million in 2007”. This PSA target was part of the wider objective to “tackle the adult skills gaps”, by increasing the number of adults with the skills required for employability and progression to higher levels of training. The rationale behind the Skills for Life strategy was thus, firstly, to lift basic skills in the face of the changing nature of the workplace and the increased complexity of traditional jobs and secondly, to make Britain a more equal society and ‘close the gap’ by addressing issues that include area and neighbourhood deprivation, and educational attainment.

The Leitch Review, (_Prosperity for all in the global economy - world class skills_, Dec 2006) commissioned by the Government, indicated the next likely _Skills for Life_ target. The Review recommended that the UK should commit to becoming a world leader in skills by 2020 with a basic skills objective “for 95% of adults to achieve the basic skills of functional literacy and numeracy” by 2020 (a total of 7.4 million adult attainments over the period).

Background

In 1998 the Government asked Sir Claus Moser, Chairman of the Basic Skills Agency, to produce a report on how to “tackle the vast basic skills problem in this country”. The Moser Report (_A Fresh Start – improving literacy and numeracy_) was published in 1999. Drawing on the findings of the 1996 OECD survey of adult literacy/numeracy skills (IALS: International Adult Literacy Survey), the Moser Report made comparisons with other European countries, notably Sweden, and claimed that 20% of adults in Britain lacked functional basic skills, linking these low levels of literacy (and numeracy) with low earnings, poor job opportunities, high unemployment, poor housing poor health, depression and imprisonment. However, it should be acknowledged that the measurement of literacy underpinning understandings of literacy 'levels' in adult populations is contested, not only by literacy scholars in the UK but also in other countries in the OECD, eg, Canada, Australia, France where similar surveys of adult literacy skills were conducted.

The Government responded by launching the _Skills for Life_ strategy. When the strategy was launched in 2001, free literacy, language and numeracy training was made available to all adults without a Level 2 qualification (equivalent to a GCSE at A* - C). Initially, three curriculum areas were introduced: Literacy, Numeracy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

Scale of the problem

As part of the _Skills for Life_ strategy, a nationwide survey of basic skills (_Skills for Life Needs and Impact Survey_) was published in 2003. Evidence again was largely taken from the OECD survey, IALS (International Adult Literacy Survey). While many literacy scholars eg, those attached to the Literacy Research Centre at Lancaster University, were cautious of the figures[1], the survey showed that of the adult population aged 16–65 in England:

-   5.2 million (16%) have literacy skills below Level 1 (equivalent to a GCSE at D – G)
-   15 million (46%) have numeracy skills below Level 1 (equivalent to a GCSE at D – G)
-   Only 18% achieved Level 2 in both literacy and numeracy (equivalent to a GCSE at A* - C).

Estimates placed the cost to the country of poor basic skills at £10 billion a year. This took account of the effect of lower incomes, reduced productivity, poorer health and the cost of benefits and welfare services. The cost of poor numeracy and literacy skills for a company employing 1,000 people was estimated at £626,000 per year. For organisations employing 51-100 employees the cost was estimated to be nearer £108,000.

Higher earnings are correlated to good basic skills (_Skills for Life Needs and Impact Survey_) On average:

-   Those with Level 2 numeracy skills earned an additional £4,000 per year
-   Those with Level 2 literacy skills an extra £2,000.

Further analysis of non-graduates published in 2006, showed that three years after finishing a numeracy course, people were earning on average 13% more than those who had not been on such a course. Attending a literacy course generally has less impact on earnings.

Qualifications

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families published the first national standards for adult literacy and numeracy in 2000. These standards formed the basis of the core curricula and national qualifications in literacy and numeracy at Entry Level, Level 1, and Level 2.

The following qualifications, achieved by adult learners, aged 16 years and older, count towards the _Skills for Life_ target:

-   Adult literacy and numeracy certificates (based on the 2000 national standards)
-   Key Skills qualifications in 'Communication' and 'Application of Number'
-   GCSE Maths and English

Objectives

The _Skills for Life_ strategy had one over-riding target (A) and four key delivery objectives (B-E):

A. PSA TARGET: to improve the basic skills levels of 2.25 million adults between the launch of Skills for Life in 2001 and 2010, with an interim target of 1.5 million adults by 2007

B. LEARNER AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT: to engage and increase participation of young people and adults from priority groups in literacy, language and numeracy learning

C. ENSURING CAPACITY: to improve the planning and funding of literacy, language and numeracy provision so that learning provision is effective and well co-ordinated

D. IMPROVING QUALITY: to improve standards and quality in teaching and learning in literacy, language and numeracy and to remodel and professionalise the Skills for Life workforce.

E. IMPROVING ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESSION: to improve outcomes in literacy, language and numeracy provision and progression onto further learning and to assess the impact on social inclusion and economic outcomes.

TARGET GROUPS

-   Unemployed people and benefit claimants
-   Jobseekers
-   Prisoners and those supervised in the community
-   Public sector employees
-   Low-skilled people in employment
-   Young adults
-   Other groups at risk of exclusion
-   Parents
-   People who live in disadvantaged communities

Gremlins

A national “Get On” media campaign with a national helpline encouraged adults to overcome their fears of learning and “get rid of their gremlins”. The campaign was part of a tradition of recruiting adults via broadcasting media, pioneered by the BBC in the early 1970s

Progress

Between the launch of the strategy in 2001 and 2008, 5.7 million adults took up 12 million Skills for Life learning opportunities with 2,276,000 learners achieving their first Skills for Life qualification in literacy, language or numeracy. (Figures are for June 2008.) This means the 2010 target for 2.25m achievements was met two years early.

Key organisations involved in the Skills for Life strategy

THE SKILLS FOR LIFE STRATEGY UNIT, based in the Department for Children, Schools and Families, was responsible overall for driving forward the _Skills for Life_ strategy and ensuring efforts to improve basic skills are well co-ordinated. The Unit's priorities included:

-   Improving the standards in and quality of teaching and learning
-   Ensuring that provision is effectively planned and funded
-   Managing the transition of responsibility for the delivery of work to partner organisations and the ongoing risks that this could pose to delivery
-   Ensuring that provision is accessible to those from priority groups
-   Engaging employers and continuing the development of high quality workplace learning
-   Promoting the take up of numeracy qualifications and learning
-   Improving the analysis of performance to highlight our fundamental role in the long term

skills agenda being considered as part of the Leitch Review.

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) was the chief delivery partner, which through its network of 9 regional and 47 local councils was responsible for the planning and funding of post-16 vocational education and training. The LSC led responsibility for delivering the adult skills PSA target. The LSC had responsibility for offender learning, and Jobcentre Plus clients.

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) was created by the Government as a component of the Learning and Skills Success for All programme, and following a merger between the Quality Improvement Agency and the Centre for Excellence in Leadership. The service aimed to guide improvements in the Further Education (FE) sector.

_Skills for Life_ was inspected against the common inspection framework by the Inspectorates: the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) and OfSTED.

The Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA) led on developing new qualifications and the associated standards and assessment models. It worked with Awarding Bodies to ensure new qualifications were embedded.

CfBT Education Trust was a major contributor to the Government's Skills for Life strategy to raise the quality of teaching and learning in adult literacy, numeracy and language (ESOL) provision since 2001. CfBT developed Skills for Life materials for Embedded Learning, supported Key Skills Support, and Subject Learning Coaches programmes, managed the Supporting Dyslexic Learners in Different Contexts programme, and managed the Skills for Life Quality Initiative programme on behalf of LSC. It went on to lead on the Skills for Life Improvement Programme on behalf of LSIS, ran the Sussex Skills for Life Development Centre, and conducted regular research on aspects of Skills for Life.

A National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC) was set up as a centre dedicated to conducting research into adult literacy, numeracy, ESOL and ICT. It was established and funded by the DfES and was a partnership between the Institute of Education in London, The Lancaster University Literacy Research Centre, and Sheffield University.

Key initiatives and resources

A number of initiatives were developed to support the Skills for Life strategy and its “whole organization” approach. When the coalition government came to power in 2010, many of these initiatives came to an end or their functions were transferred to other agencies.

The Excellence Gateway included a new Skills for Life area which rationalised and brought together legacy Skills for Life websites and existing LSIS Skills for Life programme websites. These websites included the Tools Library, Embedded Learning Portal and Supporting Dyslexic Learners. The area enabled the resources across all the previous websites to be organised and presented in ways which meet the needs of sector staff.

A revised Skills for Life core curriculum was developed by LSIS in the form of an interactive online tool that:

-   Promoted flexible and creative use of the curriculum content in a variety of learning contexts, including embedded learning;
-   Enhanced content and resources with additional guidance, exemplification and vocational material;
-   Provided tools and features that will enable practitioners, including the wider embedded-learning audience, to create effective personal learning experiences; and
-   Provided an online community where ideas and innovation can be shared and developed.

Train to Gain: offered skills advice and business needs with training providers. The service, led by the LSC, was designed to enable adults to achieve a first full Level 2 qualification and to improve their basic literacy and numeracy skills.

The Skills for Life Improvement Programme built on previous initiatives making best use of people, systems and resources to deliver the Skills for Life Strategy. The Improvement Programme, delivered on behalf of LSIS by CfBT Education Trust and partners, was designed to support creative change in a wide range of self-improving organisations operating in a variety of different settings.

Move On Up: Move On Up was a national project funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and delivered by _Skills for Life_ company, Tribal. The project aims to help adults to brush up their skills and gain the National Certificate in Adult Literacy or Numeracy.

BBC Skillswise: was an interactive adult literacy and numeracy resource from the BBC for tutors and learners, with a range of factsheets, worksheets and quizzes.

BBC raw: was an interactive resource for adult learners wanting to improve skills for everyday life covering literacy, numeracy, financial capabilities and ICT. The site included a range of familiar faces such as Dominic Little, Phil Tufnell and Lenny Henry and resources including videos, comedy clips, activities, worksheets and true life stories.

Whole Organisation Approach: The Whole Organisation Approaches for Delivering _Skills for Life_ Project was designed to embed _Skills for Life_ across post compulsory education. Delivered by KPMG, Tribal, LSN and The Experience Corps on behalf of LSIS.

Footnotes

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title: Skills for Life

question: Explain how England improved its population's literacy.

answer: England developed the national strategy, "Skills for Life", to improve literacy and increase the number of people with adequate skills. The reason behind the strategy was to improve basic skills needed in the changing nature of the workplace and the increased complexity of traditional jobs. The goal was make Britain a more equal society and help "close the gap". The launch of the strategy provided free literacy, language and numeracy training to all adults without a Level 2 qualification. Some initiatives were developed to support the Skills for Life strategy and its whole approach.


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[Map of Hooker County] HOOKER COUNTY is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 736.[1] Its county seat is Mullen, which (as of 2019) is the county's only community of substantial size.[2]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Hooker County is represented by the prefix 93, because it had the smallest number of registered vehicles out of the state's 93 counties when the licensing system was established in 1922.[3]

History

Hooker County was formed in 1889 with construction of a line for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad into the territory.[4] It was named for Civil War General Joseph Hooker.[5]

Geography

The terrain of Hooker County consists of low rolling hills running east–west. The Middle Loup River flows eastward through the upper part of the county. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water.[6]

Most of Nebraska's 93 counties (the eastern 2/3) observe Central Time; the western counties observe Mountain Time. Hooker County is the easternmost of the Nebraska counties to observe Mountain Time.[7]

Major highways

-   [] Nebraska Highway 2
-   [] Nebraska Highway 97

Adjacent counties

-   Cherry County – north
-   Thomas County – east (Central Time Zone boundary)
-   McPherson County – south
-   Arthur County – southwest
-   Grant County – west

Lakes

-   Carr Lake[8]
-   Jefford Lake[9]

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census,[10] there were 783 people, 335 households, and 220 families in the county. The population density was 1.0 person per square mile (0.4/km²). There were 440 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.72% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 335 households, out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 3.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.30% were non-families. 33.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.90.

The county population contained 24.00% under the age of 18, 4.10% from 18 to 24, 21.60% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 26.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 83.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,868, and the median income for a family was $35,114. Males had a median income of $25,234 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,513. About 4.90% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.30% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

-   Mullen (county seat)

Former communities

-   Dunwell

Politics

Hooker County voters have been overwhelmingly Republican ever since World War II. The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 when the region was decimated by the Dust Bowl, and in no presidential election since 1936 has the Democratic nominee reached thirty percent of the county's vote – a record of Republican dominance equalled only by the Unionist Kentucky counties of Jackson and Clinton where no Democrat has passed thirty percent since before 1896. In 1968[11] Hooker was the nation's most Republican county, and it was in the top ten most Republican in 1960,[12] 1976,[13] and 1984.[14]

  Year                               Republican                                Democratic                                Third Parties
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  style=“text-align:center;” |2016   style=“text-align:center;” |85.1% _355_   style=“text-align:center;” |9.6% _40_     5.3% _22_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2012   style=“text-align:center;” |83.5% _330_   style=“text-align:center;” |14.9% _59_    1.5% _6_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2008   style=“text-align:center;” |81.1% _355_   style=“text-align:center;” |17.1% _75_    1.8% _8_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2004   style=“text-align:center;” |85.0% _392_   style=“text-align:center;” |13.9% _64_    1.1% _5_
  style=“text-align:center;” |2000   style=“text-align:center;” |77.5% _317_   style=“text-align:center;” |18.1% _74_    4.4% _18_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1996   style=“text-align:center;” |59.9% _308_   style=“text-align:center;” |22.4% _115_   17.7% _91_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1992   style=“text-align:center;” |62.2% _283_   style=“text-align:center;” |15.4% _70_    22.4% _102_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1988   style=“text-align:center;” |80.3% _378_   style=“text-align:center;” |19.3% _91_    0.4% _2_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1984   style=“text-align:center;” |87.8% _433_   style=“text-align:center;” |11.2% _55_    1.0% _5_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1980   style=“text-align:center;” |81.8% _386_   style=“text-align:center;” |13.4% _63_    4.9% _23_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1976   style=“text-align:center;” |76.4% _326_   style=“text-align:center;” |23.0% _98_    0.7% _3_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1972   style=“text-align:center;” |88.3% _394_   style=“text-align:center;” |11.7% _52_    style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1968   style=“text-align:center;” |87.9% _350_   style=“text-align:center;” |9.1% _36_     3.0% _12_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1964   style=“text-align:center;” |71.0% _335_   style=“text-align:center;” |29.0% _137_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1960   style=“text-align:center;” |86.2% _443_   style=“text-align:center;” |13.8% _71_    style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1956   style=“text-align:center;” |85.2% _368_   style=“text-align:center;” |14.8% _64_    style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1952   style=“text-align:center;” |85.1% _411_   style=“text-align:center;” |14.9% _72_    style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1948   style=“text-align:center;” |74.3% _249_   style=“text-align:center;” |25.7% _86_    style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1944   style=“text-align:center;” |76.2% _330_   style=“text-align:center;” |23.8% _103_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1940   style=“text-align:center;” |73.3% _403_   style=“text-align:center;” |26.7% _147_   style="text-align:center;|
  style=“text-align:center;” |1936   style=“text-align:center;” |59.8% _288_   style=“text-align:center;” |39.6% _191_   0.6% _3_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1932   style=“text-align:center;” |31.7% _162_   style=“text-align:center;” |66.9% _342_   1.4% _7_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1928   style=“text-align:center;” |76.0% _355_   style=“text-align:center;” |23.6% _110_   0.4% _2_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1924   style=“text-align:center;” |40.0% _176_   style=“text-align:center;” |25.2% _111_   34.8% _153_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1920   style=“text-align:center;” |63.5% _230_   style=“text-align:center;” |32.3% _117_   4.1% _15_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1916   style=“text-align:center;” |32.3% _109_   style=“text-align:center;” |64.5% _218_   3.3% _11_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1912   style=“text-align:center;” |34.2% _103_   style=“text-align:center;” |40.2% _121_   25.6% _77_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1908   style=“text-align:center;” |50.8% _100_   style=“text-align:center;” |46.2% _91_    3.1% _6_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1904   style=“text-align:center;” |69.2% _72_    style=“text-align:center;” |21.2% _22_    9.6% _10_
  style=“text-align:center;” |1900   style=“text-align:center;” |44.6% _37_    style=“text-align:center;” |51.8% _43_    3.6% _3_

  : PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS[15]

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[8] [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hooker+County,+NE/@41.9675027,-101.427593,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8778259c911cfc8d:0x2847a1434002cc7d!8m2!3d41.9368476!4d-101.0711758 _Hooker County NE_ Google Maps (accessed 22 January 2019)]

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title: Hooker County, Nebraska

question: Summarize the demographics of Hooker County, Nebraska.

answer: At the 2010 census, the population of Hooker County was 736, slightly lower than the 2000 census when there were 783 people, 335 households and 220 families. The county was 98.72% White, 0.38% Native American, 0.13% Asian and 0.13% from other races. The population consisted of 24% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18-24, 21.6% from 25-44, 23.4% from 45-64 and 26.9% over 65. The median age was 45 years.