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CHRISTOPHER J. ROBINSON (born May 12, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. Prior to beginning his professional career, he played college baseball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2003–2005.[1] He has also competed for the Canada national baseball team in international competition such as the 2011 Pan American Games, the 2009 Baseball World Cup and the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Career

Amateur

Robinson attended Lord Dorchester Secondary School, where he was named Ontario Player of the Year in 2001. The New York Mets drafted Robinson out of high school in the 30th round (897th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, but he did not sign, opting to enroll in college. Robinson enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he played college baseball for the Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team in the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.[2] At Illinois, Robinson was named the Big Ten Conference All-Star catcher in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]

Detroit Tigers

Out of Illinois, the Detroit Tigers drafted Robinson in the third round (90th overall) of the 2005 MLB draft. He was named the Tigers' best defensive catcher.

Chicago Cubs

In 2006, the Tigers traded Robinson to the Chicago Cubs for Neifi Pérez.[4]

Texas Rangers

He signed as a minor league free agent with the Texas Rangers before the 2012 season, receiving an invitation to spring training. He was released on March 30.

Baltimore Orioles

On April 3, Robinson signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles and was assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk.[5]

Robinson started the 2013 season with Norfolk.

San Diego Padres

He was traded to the San Diego Padres on June 20, and assigned to the Triple-A Tucson Padres.[6] On August 15, 2013, Robinson had his contract selected by the Padres to replace Nick Hundley who had been placed on the paternity list.[7] Robinson was optioned back to Tucson on August 17 without appearing in a game when Hundley returned. He was recalled on September 1 when rosters expanded.[8] On September 25, Robinson hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the eight inning to record both his first major league hit and home run.[9] He was designated for assignment on September 30.[10]

Robinson was presented with a special recognition award by the Major League Baseball Players Association at the Baseball Canada National Teams Award Banquet in January, 2014.

Retired

He retired from professional baseball in the 2014 off-season and became a full-time coach at Centerfield Sports in London, Ontario.[11]

International career

Robinson has also competed for the Canadian national baseball team. Robinson played in the 2002 World Junior Baseball Championship, the 2003 Baseball World Cup, the 2006 World Baseball Classic, the 2009 Baseball World Cup, the 2011 Pan American Games, the 2013 World Baseball Classic and the 2015 Pan American Games.

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title: Chris Robinson (baseball)

question: When did Robinson's career in baseball start?

answer: Robinson has started playing the game in school in 2001.

question: Which team did he debut with?

answer: It may be implied that Robinson debuted with the Detroit Tigers.

question: Has he won any awards?

answer: He was presented with a special recognition award by the Major League Baseball Players Association.

question: When did he retire from the game?

answer: He retired from the game in 2014.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

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Christopher Robinson is a Canadian former baseball player. Robinson started playing the game while still in school. Once out of Illinois, the Detroit Tigers drafted Robinson. He then went on to play for Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and San Diego Padres.

Robinson retired from the game in 2014. He was presented with a special recognition award by the Major League Baseball Players Association.


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JOHN HENRY WISE (July 19, 1868 – August 12, 1937) was a Native Hawaiian politician, businessman, religious leader, and educator of Hawaii. In his youth, he became the first Native Hawaiian to play college football with the Oberlin Yeomen football team while he attended theology school at Oberlin College. During his political career in the Hawaii Territorial Legislature, he helped pass the Hawaiian Homelands Act of 1921. In later life, he served as an instructor of Hawaiian language at the Kamehameha Schools and the University of Hawaii.

Early life

He was born July 19, 1868, at Kapaʻau, Kohala, on the island of Hawaii. His parents were Julius A. Wise, a German settler from Hamburg, and Rebecca Nāwaʻa, a Native Hawaiian.[1] He was educated at the Hilo Boarding School and became a part of the inaugural class of the Kamehameha School for Boys where he played left field for the Kamehameha Nine baseball team.

Oberlin College

[Wise in his football uniform at Oberlin College.] From 1890 to 1893, he attended theology school at Oberlin College where he became the first Native Hawaiian to play college football, on the college's first football team.[2][3] Coach John Heisman found him in searching for a guard. He was considered the team's best lineman. Wise also played at fullback, and scored a touchdown in the close loss to Michigan in 1892. Noted for his immense strength, he was reportedly “able to run with three men on his back without noticing the extra weight”.

Career in Hawaii

After graduating school, he returned home in June 1893. The monarchy under Queen Liliuokalani had been overthrown and a new Provisional Government (later the Republic of Hawaii) had taken its place. The Hawaiian Evangelical Association which had funded Wise's continental education supported the anti-monarchists while Wise became a Royalist. He worked for a time as pastor of Kamakuamauloa Church. In January 1895, he took part in the unsuccessful counter-revolution led by Robert William Wilcox against the Republic of Hawaii. Wise was arrested and tried for misprision of treason. On his February 5 trial, he pled guilty to the charges, refused to give evidence against other conspirators and was sentenced to three years in jail. Among the last group of political prisoners released, he was pardoned the following year by President Sanford B. Dole.[4]

After the annexation of Hawaii to United States, Wise became a founding member of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and served as a delegate, with former Hawaiian royal Prince David Kawānanakoa, to the 1900 Democratic National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, in which William Jennings Bryan was nominated. He supported the Democrats because of the association of the party with President Grover Cleveland who had sympathized with the Royalist cause in 1893.[5] Wise worked as a Hawaiian language interpreter for the 1901 inaugural Hawaii Territorial Legislature, established after the Hawaiian Organic Act.

Wise switched party lines, becoming a member of the Republican Party of Hawaii in 1905, and attended the 1912 Republican National Convention. He served on the Hawaii Territorial Legislature as a clerk on the House of Representatives and the Hawaii Territorial Senate for multiple years. In 1919, he was elected and served a four-year term Senator from the Third District.[6] He joined Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, the Congressional delegate from Hawaii, in support of the passage of the Homelands Act of 1921. Despite Wise's and Kūhiō's wishes, the Act contained high blood-quantum requirements, and leased land instead of granting it fee-simple, creating a perpetual government institution.[7] In between his political career, he worked as a contractor on the island of Hawaii and helped translated Hawaiian legends for the Bishop Museum.[8] In December 1923, President Calvin Coolidge appointed Wise as director of prohibition enforcement during the prohibition era.[9]

He retired from politics in 1925 and briefly lived on Molokai, farming taro and raising pigs. In 1926, Wise began teaching Hawaiian language at Kamehameha Schools and later at the University of Hawaii, becoming the second professor of Hawaiian language after Frederick William Beckley. He taught until 1934.[10][11] During this period, he and Kamehameha Schools president Frank Midkiff co-authored a Hawaiian language textbook, _A First Course in Hawaiian Language_.[12] He also helped revitalized Hawaiian culture through his membership in Hawaiian civic organizations such as the Royal Order of Kamehameha I and the Hawaiian Civic Clubs, both which he helped Prince Kūhiō reorganize or founded, and the Hale O Nā Aliʻi O Hawaiʻi.[13][14]

Death and legacy

On December 20, 1897,[15] he married Lois Kawai (1882–1919) at Waimea. They had ten children: Muriel (Lyons), Lois, Rebecca (Boozer), William, Ella (Harrison), Nani, John Henry Jr., Jonah Kuhio, Daniel, and Tepa.[16] In 1920, he married Edith McDowell, a newspaper correspondent he met in Washington, DC.[17]

He died on August 12, 1937, of pneumonia, and was buried at the Oahu Cemetery.[18][19] After his death, the University of Hawaii renamed the school's athletic field John Henry Wise Field in his honor. The field was renamed to Bachman Lawn at a later date; it now is situated at the corner of Dole Street and University Avenue near an amphitheater.[20][21] In 2012, Ronald William, Jr. wrote _To Raise a Voice in Praise: The Revivalist Mission of John Henry Wise, 1889–1896_ about the early periods of Wise's life.[22]

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title: John Henry Wise

question: When was John Henry Wise born?

answer: July 19 1868.

question: What ethnicity was John Henry Wise?

answer: A native Hawaiian.

question: Who were John Henry Wise's parents?

answer: Rebecca Nawa'a and Julius A. Wise.

question: What college did Wise attend?

answer: Oberlin College.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about John Henry Wise, an important Native Hawaiian politician who was important to the founding of Hawaii's political process after it was annexed by the United States.


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[passenger trailer APE 4.80]

The APE 4.80 is a passenger trailer wagon and was built by the Swiss manufacturer Gebrüder Moser + Cie and Ramseier & Jenzer + Cie, both in Bern, for the Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe (ZVB).

History and Development

[passenger compartment] Construction of the first wagons started in 1961. The construction comes from the Ramseier & Jenzer + Cie. In 1963, ZVB had more than ten APE 4.80 passenger trailers.

In the Zugerland transport companies ZVB (German: Zugerland Verkehrsbetrieben), the APE 4.80 were mainly used on the mountain lines Zug-Ägeri (line 1) and Zug-Menzingen (line 2) with Saurer 5 DUK buses. This first batch of APE 4.80 passenger trailers got the same blue color like the Saurer DUK 5 busses.

Around 1975/76, together with the orange-colored FBW buses (manufacturer designation FBW 91U EU4A), eight new trailers were also produced and delivered in orange color.

All APE 4.80 have a trailer coupling, which can be used to mount single-axle or two-axle luggage trailers AGP 3. All APE 4.80. were designed in such a way that the entrance room at the rear also functioned as a luggage compartment, these were separated from the passenger compartment by sliding doors. In the first tranche, the passenger compartment was also divided into a smoking and non-smoking section by means of an intermediate wall with a door; in the second tranche, the last eight APE 4.80, they were designed both as a non-smoking compartment. Both compartments were equipped with light brown leather seats. APE 4.80 number 28 (ex. Number 3) of the ZVB is located in the Zug depot technology history (German: Zuger Depot Technikgeschichte).

Technical specifications

-   Total length
-   Vehicle width
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-   Seating capacity 40
-   Standing places 40
-   Wheelbase
-   Total weight
-   Brake control Compressed air, hydraulics

title: APE 4.80

question: Which companies produced the APE 4.80?

answer: Gebrüder Moser + Cie and Ramseier & Jenzer + Cie.

question: What color were they?

answer: The first batch was blue and the second orange.

question: Where were they mostly used?

answer: On the mountain lines Zug-Ägeri and Zug-Menzingen.

question: What was their capacity?

answer: 40 seating passengers and 40 standing passengers.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about the APE 4.80, a passenger trailer wagon built by Swiss manufacturers for the Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe.


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FENG YANLU () (died 972?), also known as FENG MI (), courtesy name SHUWEN (), was an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Southern Tang, and briefly of Southern Tang's northern neighbor Later Zhou.

Background

It is not known when Feng Yanlu was born, but as his older half-brother Feng Yanji was born in 903, he must have been born after. His birth location was likewise uncertain, but whereas Feng Yanji was described as “from Guangling” (廣陵, in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu) in Feng Yanji's biography in the _Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms_ and Feng Yanlu's biography in the same work was silent,[1] Feng Yanlu's biography in the _History of Song_ described his ancestors as from Pengcheng (彭城, in modern Xuzhou, Jiangsu) but his home as Xin'an (新安, in modern Huangshan, Anhui)[2] — apparently coinciding with his father Feng Lingjun ()'s service as the secretary of the bureau of salt and iron monopolies at She Prefecture (歙州, i.e., Xin'an), during Southern Tang's predecessor state Wu, suggesting that Feng Yanlu was born while, or around the time, Feng Lingjun served there. (Feng Yanlu's mother was described as Feng Yanji's stepmother, so Feng Lingjun probably married her after Feng Yanji's mother's death, although that is not completely clear.) While Feng Yanji and Feng Yanlu were half-brothers and would eventually be political allies, they did not have a good relationship, and neither did Feng Yanji with Feng Yanlu's mother.[3]

In his youth, Feng Yanlu was known for his literary talent. During the reign of Southern Tang's founding emperor Li Bian, both he and Feng Yanji served on the staff of Li Bian's oldest son Li Jing.[4] While serving at Li Jing's headquarters, Feng Yanji and Feng Yanlu had often advocated reversing the ban disallowing people from selling their sons and daughters into servitude, but Li Bian, agreeing with the advice of the official Xiao Yan () that that effectively would enslave the children of the poor in favor of the rich, disapproved. The official Chang Mengxi () often spoke to Li Bian against Feng Yanji, Chen Jue, and Wei Cen (), and Li Bian had considered removing them from Li Jing's staff, but had not yet done so by 943, when Li Bian fell seriously ill and thereafter died. Li Jing then poised to take the throne. Feng Yanji and Feng Yanlu were apparently put in charge of drafting the public will/final edict on Li Bian's behalf, and they inserted the provision allowing the sale of sons and daughters that they had advocated but Li Bian had disapproved of. Xiao submitted a report to Li Jing, pointing out Li Bian's prior disapproval. Li Jing reviewed Li Bian's archives and realized that this was the case, but decided not to strike that provision from the will, as it had already been published.[5]

During Li Jing's reign

Before exile

After Li Jing formally took the throne, he entrusted much of the governance to Chen. Feng Yanji, Feng Yanlu, Wei Cen, and Cha Wenhui () were all in close association with Chen and influential in decision-making, and they were referred to by their detractors as the “Five Ghosts.” Shortly after Li Jing took the throne, Feng Yanlu was promoted from his-then position of _Libu Yuanwailang_ (禮部員外郎, low-level official at the ministry of rites (禮部, _Libu_)) to be _Zhongshu Sheren_ (中書舍人, a mid-level position at the legislative bureau of government (中書省, _Zhongshu Sheng_)) and imperial scholar at Qinzheng Hall (). When the governor Du Changye () heard this, he lamented: “The state uses offices and honors to encourage its subjects. If one could, merely by being favored by the emperor, reach great positions, then how would one reward those who have accomplishments?”[6] However, as Li Jing favored Feng Yanlu as talented, he did not consider the promotions as being too fast, and, as Feng, as _Zhongshu Sheren_, was in charge of drafting and issuing edicts on Li Jing's behalf, Li Jing would often make the pronouncement, “I am bestowing an edict on the scribe, Feng Yanlu!” Feng Yanlu would dance and take the edict, causing Li Jing to laugh. It was said that Feng Yanlu was often advocating aggressive military campaigns to try to make a name for himself. Feng Yanji questioned him, “If you are diligent and proper at your job, you will surely gain the emperor's favor and honors already. Why do you advocate danger to gain benefit?” Feng Yanlu responded, “I, your younger brother, cannot simply hide myself and wait to be chancellor through seniority!”[7]

In 945, when Cha was commanding an army attacking Southern Tang's southeastern neighbor Min's then-capital Jian Prefecture (建州, in modern Nanping, Fujian), Feng Yanji, Feng Yanlu, and Wei, as his allies, all greatly advocated for his army to be well-supplied, such that it was said that the imperial treasury was entirely drained, and that the people of nearby prefectures — Hong (洪州, in modern Nanchang, Jiangxi), Rao (饒州, in modern Shangrao, Jiangxi), Fǔ (撫州, in modern Fuzhou, Jiangxi), and Xin (信州, in modern Shangrao) — particularly suffered.[8] Cha was eventually able to capture Jian Prefecture and force Min's last emperor Wang Yanzheng to surrender, allowing Southern Tang to take over a substantial part of Min territory. However, Min's traditional capital Fú Prefecture (福州, in modern Fuzhou, Fujian, note different tone) was still in the hands of the warlord Li Hongyi, who was paying nominal allegiance to both Southern Tang and its northern neighbor Later Jin. When Chen volunteered to go see Li Hongyi to persuade him to give up his control of Fú, Li Hongyi was arrogant to him and refused. Chen subsequently forged an order in Li Jing's name, conscripting the troops of Jian, Fǔ, Xin, and Ting (汀州, in modern Longyan, Fujian) Prefectures and putting them under the command of Feng Yanlu so that he could lead a campaign against Li Hongyi. After Feng's letter to Li Hongyi to encourage him to submit was rejected by Li Hongyi, Feng headed toward Fú. He was initially successful in defeating Li Hongyi's general Yang Chongbao (), and the Southern Tang forces soon put Fú under siege. Li Jing put the senior general Wang Chongwen () in charge of the siege, while making Feng and Wei monitors of the army. While Wang was a renowned general, the campaign was hampered by the fact that Chen, Feng, and Wei were interfering with his authority, and the generals Liu Congxiao and Wang Jianfeng () were also disobedient of him.[9] Li Hongyi subsequently sought aid from Southern Tang's southeastern neighbor Wuyue, which dispatched a fleet commanded by Yu An () to try to lift the siege. When the Wuyue fleet arrived, its soldiers were initially not able to land because the Southern Tang forces were defending the coast to prevent their landing. Feng allowed them to land so that, in his mind, the Southern Tang forces could defeat them, after which Li Hongyi would feel compelled to surrender, despite opposition by the general Meng Jian (). Once the Wuyue forces landed, however, they attacked the Southern Tang forces with great ferocity, such that Feng could not resist them, and had to flee. When Feng fled, the entire Southern Tang army withdrew. Feng tried to commit suicide with his sword, but his attendant saved him from death.[10]

In light of the defeat, Li Jing blamed the defeat on Chen and Feng Yanlu for the forged orders, and so he pardoned all of the other generals but considered executing them. However, when the official Jiang Wenwei () submitted an article of impeachment that severely criticized not only Chen and Feng Yanlu, but also Feng Yanji and Wei, Li Jing thought that Jiang was exaggerating and, in anger, demoted Jiang. He had Chen and Feng Yanlu delivered in stockade to the capital Jinling. After the senior chancellor Song Qiqiu requested punishment for himself as well for having recommended Chen to go see Li Hongyi, Li Jing, apparently relenting, ordered that Feng Yanlu be exiled to Qi Prefecture (蘄州, in modern Huanggang, Hubei) and Chen be exiled to Shu Prefecture (舒州, in modern Anqing, Anhui). This drew objections from Xu Xuan () and Han Xizai, pointing out that Chen and Feng Yanlu deserved death and that, apparently, Li Jing was sparing them due to intercession by Song and Feng Yanji, such that army discipline would be lost, but Li Jing did not listen to Xu and Han.[11] (When Feng Yanlu was delivered to Jinling in stockade, Feng Yanji lamented to him, “You, my brother, are not willing to be a chancellor based on seniority, and this is the results.” This led to a worsening of the fraternal relationship.)[12]

After return from exile

At a subsequent point, after Li Jing had declared a general pardon, Feng Yanlu was recalled to the imperial government to serve as the director of palace supplies (少府監, _Shaofu Jian_).[13] In 953, when Li Jing were to send several officials to survey and comfort the various prefectures in his realm, Feng was one of the ones set to be sent out. When the lower level official Xu Kai () (Xu Xuan's brother) submitted a petition urging him not to send Feng, arguing that Feng had committed great offenses in the past and lacked the talent for it, Li Jing, in anger, demoted Xu Kai and sent him to the eastern capital Jiangdu.[14][15] After Feng returned from his mission, he was made _Zhongshu Sheren_. Later, he was made the deputy minister of public works (工部侍郎, _Gongbu Shilang_) and the deputy defender of Jiangdu.[16]

In 956, during the middle of a campaign that Southern Tang's northern neighbor Later Zhou was waging against Southern Tang, the Later Zhou general Han Lingkun () made a surprise attack on Jiangdu and captured it. Feng Yanlu tried to evade capture by taking tonsure, wearing a robe for a Buddhist monk, and hiding at a Buddhist temple, but he was nevertheless captured by the Later Zhou soldiers.[17] Later Zhou's emperor Guo Rong released him and made him an official in the Later Zhou government, either as an imperial attendant (給事中, _Geishzhong_)[18] or the minister of ceremonies (太常卿, _Taichang Qing_).[19]

In 958, after Southern Tang had capitulated — with Li Jing submitting as a vassal to Guo and ceding the Southern Tang lands north of the Yangtze River to Later Zhou — Guo sent Feng and another Southern Tang official that he had previously seized, Zhong Mo (), back to Southern Tang as his emissaries, to deliver his bestowments on Li Jing (of an imperial robe, jade belts, and silk) and the Later Zhou imperial calendar. (At that time, Feng was referred to as having the Later Zhou office of ministry of husbandry (太僕卿, _Taipu Qing_).) After both Feng and Zhong returned to the Later Zhou court, Feng was given the office of deputy minister of justice (刑部侍郎, _Xingbu Shilang_). Shortly after, Guo returned Feng to Southern Tang, along with several generals whom he had captured.[20] Li Jing made Feng the minister of census (戶部尚書, _Hubu Shangshu_).[21]

In 960, the Later Zhou general Zhao Kuangyin overthrew Guo Rong's son and successor Guo Zongxun, establishing a new Song dynasty as its Emperor Taizu. Guo Rong's cousin Li Chongjin rose at Yang Prefecture (揚州, i.e., Jiangdu) but was quickly defeated by the Song emperor — after he sought Southern Tang aid but was refused by Li Jing. Still, after Song forces quickly defeated Li Chongjin and Li Chongjin committed suicide, the Song emperor postured that he might cross the Yangtze and attack Southern Tang. Li Jing successively sent Yan Xu, and then Feng Yanlu (along with Li Jing's son Li Congyi () the Duke of Jiang) to pay homage to the Song emperor to reaffirm his vassal status. When the Song emperor, in speaking to Feng, accused Li Jing of communicating with a rebel to Song, Feng, surprising the Song emperor, responded, “Your Imperial Majesty only knew of communications, but not that my Lord was in fact participating in the treason planning.” When the Song emperor asked for elaboration, Feng responded:[22]

The Song emperor continued to threaten to cross the Yangtze to attack Southern Tang. Feng responded:[23]

The Song emperor laughed and responded, “I am merely toying with you, sir, not intending on hearing your persuasive speech.”[24] Further, at that time, the Song emperor was daily executing Li Chongjin's soldiers. Feng persuaded him that doing so was unjust when they were merely following Li Chongjin, and so he pardoned them. He subsequently rewarded Feng and allowed him to return to Southern Tang.[25]

During Li Yu's reign

Li Jing died in 961 and was succeeded by his son Li Yu. Li Yu sent Feng Yanlu — who apparently was going by the name of Feng Mi by this point — to submit tributes of gold, silver, silk, and colored textiles, and to report on his succeeding his father.[26] Upon his return, he considered himself to have been accomplished on diplomatic missions. Li Yu held a feast in his honor in his palace — at which Li Yu not only personally poured wine for him, but also read poetry and played instruments in his honor, which a subject was supposed to decline in humility, but Feng did not. Li Yu did not take this against him, however.[27]

In 962, Feng went on another mission to Song, and on this occasion, he requested that the Song emperor bestow to him an estate at Shu Prefecture (舒州, in modern Anqing). The Song emperor agreed.[28]

In 971, Li Yu sent his brother Li Congshan () the Prince of Zheng on a diplomatic mission to Song. The Song emperor, while bestowing many honors on Li Congshan, detained him at the Song capital Daliang and did not allow him to return to Southern Tang.[29] In 972, Li Yu, in fear, sent Feng to Daliang to beg that Li Congshan be allowed to return. When Feng reached the Song capital, however, he suffered a stroke, and it was sufficiently severe that he was unable to meet the Song emperor. The Song emperor sent imperial physicians to see him and returned him to Southern Tang.[30][31][32] He died shortly after, after having possibly been made the governor (觀察使, _Guanchashi_) of Chang Prefecture (常州, in modern Changzhou, Jiangsu).[33]

Notes and references

-   _Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms_, vol. 26.
-   _History of Song_, vol. 478.
-   _Zizhi Tongjian_, vols. 283, 284, 285, 286, 290, 291, 292, 294.
-   _Xu Zizhi Tongjian_, vols. 1, 2.

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title: Feng Yanlu

question: Who was Feng Yanlu?

answer: He was an official of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Southern Tang.

question: Where does it state Feng Yanlu is from?

answer: The article states his birth location is unknown but he is to be described as being from Guangling.

question: What was Feng Yanlu known for when he was young?

answer: He was known for his literary talent.

question: Who were known as the Five Ghosts?

answer: The Five Ghosts referred to Feng Yanji, Feng Yanlu, Wei Cen, and Cha Wenhui, and Chen.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes in detail the life story of Feng Yanlu. It then goes to describe Li Jing's reign and exile and continues on to intricately describe Li Yu's reign as well.


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_TAMGRINIA_ is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.[1]

Species

it contains eight species:[2]

-   _Tamgrinia alveolifera_ (Schenkel, 1936) – India, China
-   _Tamgrinia coelotiformis_ (Schenkel, 1963) – China
-   _Tamgrinia laticeps_ (Schenkel, 1936) – China
-   _Tamgrinia palpator_ (Hu & Li, 1987) – China
-   _Tamgrinia rectangularis_ Xu & Li, 2006 – China
-   _Tamgrinia semiserrata_ Xu & Li, 2006 – China
-   _Tamgrinia tibetana_ (Hu & Li, 1987) – China
-   _Tamgrinia tulugouensis_ Wang, 2000 – China

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title: Tamgrinia

question: Where do the species of the genus come from?

answer: Seven of the eight species are endemic to China, while the last one is found both in China and India.

question: Who is the earliest discoverer of a species in the genus Tamgrinia?

answer: Schenkel discovered T. alveolifera and T. laticeps in 1936.

question: Who is responsible for recognizing and organizing the species in the genus into a single unit?

answer: Pekka T. Lehtinen.

question: What family or subfamily does the genus belong to?

answer: The article doesn't mention that information.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Tamgrinia is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. All of the species belonging to the Tamgrinia genus are found in China, with one of them (T. alveolifera) also found in India. The earliest discovery of a species in the genus dates back to 1936 when Schenkel discovered T. alveolifera and T. laticeps.


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Hey Reddit, I had to write a narrative for English class addressing a social injustice. Feed back would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

This is a story about a man, his name does not matter, the only thing important about him is how different he was. Different because of the way he was raised and brought up, different in a way in which he could do very little to control. He was not the only one like this, there were others, some still exist to this day. This man was every word in the book. He never accepted any help from anybody, instead he was rude and offended when they offered. He spat on those who had good intentions, and cursed those who did anything they thought would make him a better person. Living a sad and lonely life he kept his mind closed from the opinions possibly wiser than him, in fear of change in reality. His only defense was his caustic tongue from the ongoing barrage of kindness. He was raised from abusive parents. He never felt like he belonged or was loved so he shut out the world around him. He one day took a fall. A softening of his thick head. His frail old body broke on impact with the earth; his teeth cracked and tongue twisted, he lay there helpless and speechless. His eyes were clouded with tears but it was now clear what he had been missing. Ready to be reformed, to be reborn, he relaxed. Although no one would help him. The iron was hot but not a single hand was lent out to pick him up off the ground. So he would lay there to rot, like a piece of trash in the gutter. No redemption, just damnation. Everyone that passed to see the freak show just kept walking, they laughed and pointed as if it was his punishment. He was never heard from again; and no one thought twice about it. He grew to hate society even more. Bad turned worse. He never loved anything again. He blamed himself. When he died his body was only found because of the neighbors complaining about the smell.  With just one whiff  it burned their nostrils and made them sick to their stomachs. You can still smell it today, wafting around all of humanity.

title: A story I had to write for English, feedback would be appreciated

question: Who is the narrator talking about?

answer: A man who is hateful towards the world.

question: Why was no one helping him?

answer: Because he was rude to everyone who was kind to him.

question: Why was he so hateful?

answer: He grew up in an abusive home and chose to be hateful for the rest of his life.

question: How did he die?

answer: He fell by accident and no one helped him.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A man chooses to be hateful towards everyone because he grew up in an abusive home. One day he takes a fall, and no one helps him when he cries. He dies and his neighbors only realize he's been dead after his corpse begins to stink up their neighborhood.


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“THE INHERITANCE” is the 21st episode of season 3 of the supernatural drama television series _Grimm_ and the 65th episode overall, which premiered on May 9, 2014, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Dan E. Fesman and was directed by Eric Laneuville.

Plot

OPENING QUOTE: “'No,' said the King. I'd rather die than place you in such great danger as you must meet with in your journey.”

Nick (David Giuntoli) and Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) dine with Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) and Rosalee (Bree Turner), discussing the incoming wedding and let Trubel (Jacqueline Toboni) join them. Outside Nick's house, a man (Lucas Near-Verbrugghe) is watching them eating and calls the house. Juliette answers and the man replies that he needs to talk to Nick. Nick takes the call but the man hangs up, seeing he's busy.

The man goes back to a hotel, not knowing he is being watched by Agent Steward (C. Thomas Howell). He arrives at the room of his father, Rolek Porter (Sam Anderson), who is the elderly person seen in the last episode. Rolek send his son, Josh, to inform Nick of a meeting. Suddenly, a Hundjäger enters the room and attacks Josh until Rolek impales him, killing him and shocking Josh. Rolek is certain that he was a Verrat agent but Josh continues to find just a paranoid person and they leave the room. They arrive at an abandoned building where Rolek possesses many Wesen weapons, intent on contacting Nick.

Adalind (Claire Coffee) looks to know Juliette's timing at work when Renard (Sasha Roiz) walks in. Renard then has Wu (Reggie Lee) to place surveillance on Adalind. He then shows Nick and Hank (Russell Hornsby) the body of the Verrat agent with marks recognizing him as a member of the Verrat Ahnenerbe, a division that wants to find any valuable objects and tells them to find the men in the room, identifying them as Rolek and Josh. Meanwhile, Josh arrives at Nick's home but finds Trubel instead. She calls Nick but he doesn't answer and she decides to go with Josh.

Josh takes Trubel to the building where Rolek shows her many Grimm weapons that belonged to his family for generations. He will die soon and needs to pass the weapons to Nick since he's the last known Grimm and Josh is not. However, he collapses and they're forced to take him to the hospital. Adalind arrives at Nick's house and retrieves some of Juliette's clothes and hair. She tries to leave when Renard appears, having had Wu track her down. Adalind uses her powers to knock Renard out and leaves the house.

Nick is finally contacted by Trubel, who informs him that Rolek has one of the keys and has to meet him. He arrives but Rolek dies before he can tell him the location of the key, which is hiding in his trunk. Steward, posing as a detective, arrives at the hospital with Verrat agents. Hank is attacked by the agents while watching over the trunk when Nick and Trubel arrive. They fight the agents until they escape. They retrieve the trunk and take it to Nick's house to find the key. The key is not in the trunk but as Rolek was using a cane, he pries off the cane and discovers the key. They unite the key with the other key and find the map leads to Black Forest, Germany. The episode ends as Adalind makes a spell with the clothes and the hair and using a hat, causes an enormous vapor to come out of the hat. She inhales the hat and then, she transforms into Juliette, managing to imitate her voice.

Reception

Viewers

The episode was viewed by 4.78 million people, earning a 1.3/4 in the 18-49 rating demographics on the Nielson ratings scale, ranking third on its timeslot and fifth for the night in the 18-49 demographics, behind _Hawaii Five-0_, _Blue Bloods_, _20/20_, and _Shark Tank_.[1] This was a 4% decrease in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 4.93 million viewers with a 1.3/5.[2] This means that 1.3 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 4 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. With DVR factoring in, the episode was watched by 7.30 million viewers with a 2.3 ratings share in the 18-49 demographics.[3]

Critical reviews

“The Inheritance” received positive reviews. The A.V. Club's Kevin McFarland gave the episode a “B+” grade and wrote, “I've said it so many times that I sound like a broken record available in one of Portland's many used record shops, but _Grimm_ has so many plates spinning right now in terms of potential plot avenues to wander down, from Adalind's child to the Fuchsbau coins (hopefully gone forever) to Trubel. But of all those threads, the hunt for keys, building the secret map of the Black Forest, and searching for some unknown powerful MacGuffin — that interests me most as a quest.”[4]

Nick McHatton from _TV Fanatic_, gave a 4.2 star rating out of 5, stating: “It's certainly a callback to the old _Grimm_ days when they wandered around and actively saught [sic] after Wesen.”[5]

MaryAnn Sleasman from _TV.com_, wrote, “We've seen Nick and his associates targeted before, repeatedly, but this is the first time in awhile that _Grimm_ has openly acknowledged the ease with which Nick can be found and his prominence in Grimm/Wesen circles — even with regard to individuals who've never actually interacted with him, or who are particularly active in this secret world.”[6]

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title: The Inheritance (Grimm)

question: How many episodes does Grimm have in total?

answer: The text doesn't say.

question: What is the origin of the name Rolek?

answer: The text doesn't say.

question: Explain the significance of the Black Forest, Germany, to Grimm in this text.

answer: In this episode of Grimm, the discovery of a second key leads the characters to Black Forest, Germany on a map.

question: List two critical reviewers named in this article.

answer: Kevin McFarland and MaryAnn Sleasman.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This text overviews an episode of the TV series Grimm called The Inheritance, which is the 21st episode of season 3. Included are a plot summary, viewer statistics, and the response of critical reviewers.


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Okay, Asshole: A Story of Hate and Romance (c)

I remember the first time I met John. He was a nice man, good looking too. Nothing exceptional, but there was a certain and undeniable magnetism I felt towards him.  My name is Slim Shady, and I’m an immortal- you see, John was no man.
	He was a werewolf and a vampire, at the same time, they call his kind a werepire. But this werepire, I wanted to fuck him. I’m not a woman, but John got me wet. Wet all over my long and luscious penis. I could split rocks with my shaft, at least around John. Like Moses and Abraham, we loved to get together and “split the red sea” or “burn some bushes”.
Anyways, I met John at the subway station, but he was with another man.  This man was the manager at the Subway Shop (R) in the subway station. John was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt that day, and he was sweating like a golden Adonis. Like the King Midas, anything he touched turn to gold - and I just wanted him to touch me, I wanted him to want me. I wanted him, badly.
I wanted him so much it made me sad, lee.
You see Lee was my best friend, he had a small tree.
And true to a tree, it was thick and brown - but harder is not always better (bark)
Lee was a Jewish man, his nose made it apparent, he looked like a shark.
Now, you must understand, I am no Hitler - but I get it.
I forgot about John and I wanted lee’s nose inside my shit.
I needed that shit, he made me become immensely aroused within my loins and penis
Did you know that the end of your elbow is called a wenis?
The body amazes, the mind is amazed, and the cock wants no more than to fuck (lee)

That was the poem I wrote for John, when I showed it to John, he took my virginity right then and there. My cherry was pooped, meaning that it was *exhausted* after John. It was the most intimate moment of my life, but what was to happen next would rip my heart out and then fuck it right in front of me. I had hoped it would be as intimate as my sexual birthing from the wombs of my mother, but his betrayal shriveled my penis like a nipple in the cold.
	John said he loved me, but he didn’t, he loved gigolos. I loved them too, but never as much as John could. You see, my poem was about my favorite gigolo, Lee, John ran off with Lee and left me to die alone. There was only one things left to say, “Okay, asshole.” lol m. night shymalan twist rite ther cant handle my swag yo #toogoodforyou

question: What would have happened if John had not received the poem written by the narrator?

answer: If John had not received the poem by the narrator, then John would not have taken the narrator's virginity.

question: What would have happened if the narrator never met John?

answer: The narrator's desires would not have been met if the narrator never met John.


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Jan. 25, 2012, 9:49 PM UTC

 / Source: NBCWashington.com

For a wounded soldier home from Afghanistan, it was a special reunion a long time in the making.

A puppy he adopted on the front lines is now with him again in Bethesda, Md.

Donny Eslinger, 20, encountered the dog while on tour of duty in Afghanistan. He traded three cigarettes to become the dog's owner. He named the dog Smoke Pup Barbarian because of the transaction.

A mortar attack critically wounded Eslinger in September 2011. He was in treated at the Kandahar Airfield Hospital for a broken leg, broken ribs and multiple internal injuries. When Eslinger was later flown to Germany and then the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for more treatment, Smoke was left behind.

Read the story and see the video at NBCWashington.com.

A group called The Puppy Rescue Mission heard about Smoke Pup when Eslinger's squad leader sent a letter telling Eslinger's story. The group printed part of that letter on its website:

_"Smoke was the only bit of morale that made these kids forget where they were and cope with the tragedy we just experienced. It is amazing how therapeutic a little creature can be. Donny took care of that dog up until he was injured. Many of us in his Platoon would love nothing more than to see Smoke reunited with Donny. It would be the only decent thing we would see come from this place."_

Through the efforts of The Puppy Rescue Mission, the dog arrived in Orlando, Fla., last week.

The dog was then transported to Bethesda on Tuesday, where he was reunited with Eslinger.

_TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE PUPPY RESCUE MISSION, WHICH REUNITES U.S. SOLDIERS WITH THE DOGS THEY ADOPTED AND CARED FOR WHILE SERVING OVERSEAS,_ _._

question: Where did Eslinger adopt the puppy?

answer: Afghanistan.

question: What did he name the dog?

answer: He named the dog Smoke Pup Barbarian.

question: Which organization helped him get the dog to the States?

answer: The Puppy Rescue Mission

question: Which website houses the video accompanying this story?

answer: NBC Washington


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AFTER THE CHASE is an American Christian acoustic rock band. The band was founded in 2003 by husband and wife duo Nathan and Jenna Strong in Petaluma, California. Current members of the band include drummer & percussionist Gary Huntsman, and bass player Matthew Nalywaiko.

Musical career

Nathan and Jenna started playing together in local coffee shops and churches in northern California. In March 2004, they released their first album, self-titled _After the Chase_. They began touring across the country, with no recording contract, playing their songs wherever and whenever they could. They released their first radio single “Run” from this album.[1]

Their second album _Make Me New_ was released in March 2008, and received many favorable reviews.[2][3][4] Produced by Nate Sabin (who has produced albums for Sara Groves, Jason Gray and others) the album featured musicians such as Steve Brewster (drums), George Cocchini (electric guitar), Jeff Roach (keyboards), Matt Patrick, Phil Madeira, Aaron Fabbrini, Nate Sabin, Matt Pierson (bass), Marc Anderson (percussion), Staci Frenes (backing vocals), Lori Sabin (backing vocals), John Catchings (strings) and Faith Miller (violin).

This album is unique in Christian music in that it features several waterphone parts, played by Jenna Strong.

It featured several singles, including “Make Me New”, and “I'll be a Fool”. “I'll be a Fool” briefly charted in the CRW top 30 Inspo/Soft AC category in late 2008.[5]

Their third album, “You Are My Child” was released in June 2011. Another full length album of all original material, it was produced by Mitch Dane (JJ Heller, Jars of Clay), it features guitar tracks played by Steve Mason of Jars of Clay, as well as Matt Pierson returning on the bass.

Discography

Albums

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   Year         Album             Label                   Review(s)
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   2004   _After the Chase_    Independent          -   Cross Rhythms link

   2008     _Make Me New_      Independent          -   Cross Rhythms link
                                                 -   Christianity Today link
                                                -   Faithvine (positive) link

   2011   _You Are My Child_   Independent   -   Jesus Freak Hideout (mixed) link
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title: After the Chase

question: When was the band founded?

answer: 2003

question: Who founded the band?

answer: Nathan and Jenna Strong, who are married

question: When did the band release their first album?

answer: March 2004

question: What was the title of the band's second album?

answer: Make Me New

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: After the Chase is an American Christian rock band that was founded in 2003 by Nathan and Jenna Strong, a husband and wife duo. They released their first, self-titled album in March 2004. Their second album, Make Me New, is unique in Christian music for featuring several waterphone parts, played by Jenna Strong.


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BUNZINI COMES HOME

A CHARMING TALE OF FRIENDSHIP between two plushie rabbits, on their quest for a good home.

WELCOME to the first book in a new series of short stories recounting the inconceivable life of Bunzini, a unique and exceptional rabbit.

WRENCHED from his good life, and set on an unexpected journey, Bunzini is horrified to find he is _‘For Sale’_ in the holiday bustle of the Large Store, candy carrot strapped to his chest--

WHAT IS HAPPENING? Is there any way out of his predicament?

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TWO DUBIOUS MOOSE are lurking around the waterfront, threatening MURKEY’S  DINER. The action intensifies when Webbs and his friend Marilyn the Librarian investigate the twisting tunnels beneath the city and the moose seal them in! Will rescue arrive in time?

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Click! _WHAT IS A 'GUY'_and find out what our world of the Guys is all about!

HELLO!  We are The Guys--I'm Bunzini the rabbit. This cute spider is my best pal Webster! We are SO EXCITED to have you here! Have some fun, explore our site! Contact us with questions!

For more fun: Watch the video and

Read our books!

question: Who is Bunzini?

answer: Not fully answered. Bunzini is a unique and exceptional rabbit.

question: Where is Murkey's Diner?

answer: Not answered

question: What is Bird & Beckett Books?

answer: Not answered fully. Bird & Beckett Books is a bookstore in San Francisco.

question: What is happening to Murkey's Diner?

answer: Two dubious moose are lurking around the waterfront and they are threatening Murkey's Diner.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes 2 books, both of which involve anthropomorphic animals.


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[In 2014, the band reunited for a performance on the _Habrovka_ music festival.[1]] PŮLNOC (pronounced “pool-knots” and Czech for “midnight”) was a Czech rock band established in 1988 by three members of the Plastic People of the Universe: Milan Hlavsa (bass guitar), Josef Janíček (keyboards), and Jiří Kabeš (violin and guitar).[2] Hlavsa chose his sister-in-law, Michaela Němcová, to be the band's lead singer. Hlavsa started Pulnoc because the Plastic People was denied permission to travel or perform openly by the Czech government.[3] In the spring of 1989, Pulnoc went on a tour of the United States that led to them gaining considerable favorable attention there. For example, Robert Christgau named a bootleg of a concert the band played in New York City the best album of 1989.[4] Steve Hochman described this tour as “remarkable at least as much musically as it was culturally,” writing that when the band played a show in San Francisco in 1989, “Plastic People fans and the uninitiated curious alike were floored by the combination of heavy metal, art-rock, operatic vocals and locomotive-worthy propulsion.”[5]

Discography

-   _Pulnoc_ (Globus International, 1990)
-   _City of Hysteria_ (Arista Records, 1991)

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title: Půlnoc

question: What is Půlnoc?

answer: Půlnoc (Czech for "midnight") was a rock band established in 1988 by three members of the Plastic People of the Universe.

question: Name all the members of Půlnoc.

answer:
Michaela Němcová - lead vocals
Milan Hlavsa - bass guitar
Josef Janíček - keyboards
Jiří Kabeš - violin and guitar

question: Why did Hlavsa start Půlnoc?

answer: Because Plastic People was denied permission to travel or perform openly by the Czech government.

question: Where did Půlnoc play when they went on tour in the United States?

answer: New York City and San Francisco

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Půlnoc was a rock band established in 1988 by three members of the Plastic People of the Universe when the Czech government denied them permission to travel or perform openly. Band members include Milan Hlavsa (bass guitar), Josef Janíček (keyboards), and Jiří Kabeš (violin and guitar). Hlavsa added Michaela Němcová as lead vocals. Půlnoc was well received by critics when they toured the USA, with Robert Christgau saying a bootleg of the band's New York City concert was the best album of 1989.


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is a Japanese pair skater. With partner Francis Boudreau-Audet, she is the 2016 Toruń Cup champion and a two-time Japanese national champion.

Early career

Suto began learning to skate in 2006.[1]

Partnership with Chizhikov

Suto began her partnership with Konstantin Chizhikov in 2013.[2] In December of the same year, they won the Japanese national junior title, ahead of Ami Koga / Francis Boudreau-Audet. Making their international debut, they placed 4th in junior pairs at the International Challenge Cup in March 2014. Later that month, the two finished 12th at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Suto/Chizhikov competed in the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 7th in Ostrava and 9th in Dresden. They were coached by Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, and Sergei Petrovski in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[3]

Partnership with Boudreau-Audet

2015–16 season

Suto teamed up with Francis Boudreau-Audet in the spring of 2015.[4] They decided to represent Japan in senior pairs, coached by Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte in Montreal, Canada.[5] Their international debut came in December 2015 at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they placed 7th. Later that month, they won the Japanese national title, ahead of Marin Ono / Wesley Killing and Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara.

In January 2016, Suto/Boudreau-Audet were awarded gold at the Toruń Cup. They went on the place 9th at the 2016 Four Continents in Taipei and 22nd at the 2016 World Championships in Boston

2016–17 season

Suto/Boudreau-Audet began their season on the Challenger Series, placing fourth at the 2016 U.S. International Classic. They finished 7th at their Grand Prix assignment, the 2016 NHK Trophy. The two repeated as Japanese national champions, outscoring Suzaki/Kihara by 14 points for the title.

Programs

With Boudreau-Audet

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| Season                | Short program         | Free skating          |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| 2017–18               | -   Sakura (Spring    | -   The Beatles       |
| [6]                   |     Blossom)          |     Medley            |
|                       |                       |     -   Girl          |
|                       |                       |     -   Let It Be     |
|                       |                       |     -   All My Loving |
|                       |                       |     -   I Want to     |
|                       |                       |         Hold Your     |
|                       |                       |         Hand          |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2016–17               | -   Sakura (Spring    | -   The Umbrellas of  |
| [7]                   |     Blossom)          |     Cherbourg         |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2015–16               | -   La Vie en rose    | -   The Umbrellas of  |
| [8]                   |                       |     Cherbourg         |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

With Chizhikov

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Season                | Short program         | Free skating          |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| 2014–15               | -   The Way You Look  | -   Piano Concerto    |
| [9]                   |     Tonight           |     No. 5 in E Flat,  |
|                       |                       |     Op. 73            |
|                       |                       |     (Emperor          |
|                       |                       |     Concerto)         |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2013–14               | -   Memoirs of a      | -   Piano Concerto    |
| [10]                  |     Geisha            |     No. 5 in E Flat,  |
|                       |                       |     Op. 73            |
|                       |                       |     (Emperor          |
|                       |                       |     Concerto)         |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

Competitive highlights

_GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix_

With Boudreau-Audet

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| World Champ.                                                          |
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| Four Continents Champ.                                                |
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| NHK Trophy                                                            |
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| Rostelecom Cup                                                        |
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| Nebelhorn Trophy                                                      |
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|  TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew                                        |
| T = Team result; P = Personal result.                                 |
| Medals awarded for team result only.                                  |
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With Chizhikov

    International[13]
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   World Junior Champ.
     Czech Republic
         Germany
      Challenge Cup
      National[14]
   Japan Junior Champ.
     J = Junior level

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title: Sumire Suto

question: Who is Sumire Suto?

answer: A Japanese pair skater.

question: What is she known for?

answer: She is the 2016 Torun Cup Champion and a two time Japanese national champion.

question: Who was her first partner?

answer: Konstantin Chizhikov

question: When was Suto/Boudreau-Audet's debut as a pair?

answer: December 2015 at the Golden Spin of Zagreb

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Sumire  Suto is a Japanese pair skater known for being the 2016 Torun Cup Champion and two-time Japanese national champion. First pairing with Konstantin Chizhikov, she was most successful with Francis Boudreau-Audet. She won the Japanese national title in 2015 after debutingn with Boudreau-Audet earlier that month.


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They say that darkness is the absence of light.  They make it sound as if darkness is something waiting to be filled - like an empty mug sitting next to a coffee pot.  They say this with all confidence, as if they've experienced every variation of darkness, and could never be surprised by it.  I would argue, though, that they've never seen darkness like this.

This is darkness so complete that it seems to be both expanding infinitely, and incessantly pressing down into you - consuming every available crevice.  This is darkness so thick that out of desperation you might reach your hand out in hopes of pushing it away to reveal light.  This is not a darkness that simply fills space that is devoid of light - it is a real darkness that both inhabits and controls space.

This, most unfortunately, is the darkness that surrounds James Dophner.  James sits - floats, rather - on a raft in the middle of the ocean.  Now, James' story is not one of heroism or adventure.  He did not survive a plane crash; he did not dive in after his true love; he truly did not venture into the ocean with any sort of courage or valor.  James, the dear boy, simply needed to use the restroom.

In order to celebrate their recent graduation, James and some fellow classmates took a boat out off the coast of North Carolina.  Hours passed, and having the natural urge to urinate, James grabbed an inner tube and hopped off the boat to do his business.  Perhaps due to the slightly large amount of alcohol, James' peers did not realize his poorly timed bathroom break, and decided it was time to head back to shore.  In retrospect it was certainly a comical scene; James floating there with that post-urination relieved look on his face, suddenly broken as he hears the engine roar behind his back.  What followed was a comical combination of thrashing, screaming, and - not one, but two - flips off the side of the tube.  Alas, among the thundering engine and the senseless joy aboard the boat, James' cries were useless.

As day commonly does, it soon passed into night, which leaves James' in this all-encompassing darkness.  He lays back now, weighed down with the exhaustion from screaming for some sort of rescue.  It was very much a fruitless act, but how can you blame him - what other sane response is there when stranded at sea?  In times of such hopelessness there is little room left in the brain for logical thinking.  Your mind is consumed - and our dear James can clearly attest to this - with one thing: rescue.  Of course, what else is there?  I surely doubt you would suggest for James to swim back to shore, or even less become some sort of floating nomad.  No - rescue is the only positive outcome that James can hope for.  So he screamed.

Now, as he drifts in this darkness, James' mind migrates from a consuming desire to be rescued to a defeated hopelessness.  No one would find him in the night, not in a darkness so thick that he struggled to breathe.  By the morning he could have drifted any number of miles - ideally closer to shore, but seldom do these things turn out so well.  Fully convinced of his depravity, James set his mind on the fact that by next light his rescue would be impossible.  As this final realization sunk in for James, his mind raced again, for the fear of dying was much stronger than any exhaustion.

You'll find that when death becomes inevitable, the fear of actually being dead is relatively minor.  There's only so many possible outcomes - perhaps there is a Heaven that James can look forward to; perhaps everything just goes blank, and his consciousness ceases to exist; or perhaps, even, he would become a ghost and could haunt those damn "friends" who left him at sea.  No matter the outcome that is death, it could not be as terrible as the worst parts of life.  I mean, you can't get stranded at sea when you're dead, right?

In fact, the real fear for James is how he and this fateful Grim would be introduced.  On this front, there were nearly infinite options, each more horrifying than the last.  The most obvious in James' situation, of course, being drowning.  How awful that would be - the overwhelming panic as you realize your life depends on another breath; the desperate gasp for air only being met with water; and the final moments when - goodness, that sounds awful.  Certainly there is a better way for James to go.  But what?  Starvation?  Spending long days slowly getting weaker and weaker until the breaks in hallucinations is your only grip on reality?  No, not that.  What about a shark - it would be quick and probably without warning; but no, the pain would be overwhelming - that wouldn't work either.

You see, the fear of dying ceaselessly plagues the mind.  The best of us are offered a peaceful death, surrounded by family in a comfortable bed.  We're offered the chance at some meaningful parting words, and a calm final breath.  Outside of that, there is no enjoyable dying process - every thinkable option is too painful, or gruesome, or gross to even consider.  This, James found, was infinitely more exhausting than anything he had ever done in his life.  Being constantly terrorized by a new opportunity to die, ironically, drained every bit of life that he had left.

This is where James made his ultimate revelation on dieing.  Dieing, in his case, is difficult no matter which way it comes.  The real terror, though, comes from the lack of control.  Truly, drowning may not be so bad if he could make the decision to make that final fleeting gasp.  Starvation may not even be terrible if he could convince himself that the stomach pains will eventually subside.  The true fear of dying is not knowing - it's not knowing when, or how, or if it's going to happen.  Death is the only thing that no man has control over - we can choose to live closer or farther from death, but ultimately the time and method is not for us to decide.

James final resolution was to not give death this satisfaction.  He would not lie down and let death decide his end.  He would not live these last hours of his life in terror of death's creative process.  He would control this; he would decide his fate.  With that, he decided that on first light he would dive down as deep as he could bear, welcome in that panicked gasp, and accept death as his inevitable end.  Overcome with the peace of knowing that he had control, James' finally drifted off to sleep.

He awoke to a familiar sound.  Yes, there were the now familiar sounds of the rolling ocean, the sound of his body squeaking against the wet inner tube, but it was neither of those.  It was faint, but pierced the calm air well enough that it could not be mistaken.  It was a boat; in fact, as it drew closer James realized that it was the very same boat that his friends had been captaining the previous day; they had come back.  With great relief, James reclaimed his wits and began another bout of screaming and thrashing to get the boat's attention.  Overcome with joy, James saw the boat turn towards him and confirm his rescue. As he was pulled aboard the boat James was quickly covered with towels to wipe away all that had come with his night at sea.  He ran the towel down his arms and legs, and felt with relief that he was wiping away the last remnants of the darkness that had clung to him the previous evening.

We see now that darkness is much more than just a space without light.  It is clearly more; darkness is a consuming force, an infection that spreads and controls everything within it.  The fear of darkness is not an irrational fear of things that might lurk in the shadows.  No, it is certainly much more.  The fear of darkness is the fear of the things it consumes; a fear of the way it surrounds, morphs, and transforms the things we know, turning them into demons that haunt us through the night.  Our only anchor is faith that darkness will pass, and its plague on our perceptions will as well.  We rely on the assurance that when night passes, light will come to reveal that darkness only provided a skewed version of our hopeful reality.

title: My First Short Story: Darkness

question: Describe the main character.

answer: James Dophner is a recent graduate determined to meet his inevitable death head-on.

question: How did James come to be in this situation?

answer: He is adrift at sea after relieving himself in the ocean and being left behind by his drunken friends on their boat.

question: Explain the main theme.

answer: The theme is darkness as its own consuming force, rather than an absence of light. This kind of darkness is represented by the night and the dark ocean that James comes to accept will take his life.

question: How does James die?

answer: James doesn't die. He decides to die on his own terms but is rescued before he can act on that decision.

question: Why does James lose hope?

answer: He reasons that he cannot be found in the darkness and by morning he would most likely have drifted further out to sea, making him impossible to find for rescuers.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Recent graduate James Dophner finds himself adrift at sea and spends the night deciding to meet his inevitable death on his own terms, only to be rescued by a boat when morning comes.


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AP

It’s the Fourth of July, one of the slowest days on the NFL calendar.

And it nearly got a lot more hectic.

Someone hacked the Twitter account of Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis and posted that the All-Pro defender has been traded.

Revis has since reclaimed the reins, explaining that he remains a member of the Jets.

[tweet https://twitter.com/Revis24/status/220651835705401345%5D

Though a holiday trade would be a shocker, it’s not unprecedented.  For example, the Redskins traded for Donovan McNabb on Easter Sunday in 2010.  And now the sight of Reese’s peanut butter eggs makes Mike Shanahan nauseous.

question: When was this article published?

answer: On the fourth of July (year is unknown).

question: What is the main focus of this article?

answer: Darrelle Revis's Twitter account was hacked. The hacker posted that he had been traded.

question: Who is Darrelle Revis?

answer: The cornerback for the Jets.

question: What is the link provided in the article for?

answer: Darrelle Revis's Twitter account.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Twitter account belonging to Darrelle Revis, cornerback for the Jets, was hacked. The hacker posted that Revis had been traded. Revis then reclaimed the account and explained that he was still a member of the Jets.


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GUY WALKER (born 12 September 1995) is an Australian cricketer.[1] He was born in Nottinghamshire whilst his father, Lyndsay Walker, was playing county cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.

He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Melbourne Renegades in the 2015–16 Big Bash League season on 19 December 2015.[2] In late 2018, Walker signed as an Australian rules football rookie with Melbourne, but retired due to a shoulder nerve injury one year later without having played an AFL game.[3]

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title: Guy Walker

question: Who is Guy Walker?

answer: An Australian cricketer

question: Explain Guy Walker's relation to Lyndsay Walker.

answer: Lyndsay Walker is Guy Walker's father who was playing county cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club when Guy was born in 1995.

question: Why did Guy Walker retire so early?

answer: Due to a shoulder nerve injury.

question: Who did Guy Walker play for?

answer: He debuted for Melbourne Renegades and then signed as an Australian rules football rookie with Melbourne.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Guy Walker, an Australian cricketer, was born in 1995 while his father, Lyndsay Walker, was playing county cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Guy made his T20 debut for the Melbourne Renegades in 2015 and in late 2018 he signed as an Australian rules football rookie with Melbourne. However, he retired one year later due to a shoulder nerve injury without having played an AFL game.


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The THREE-LINED KUKRI SNAKE (_OLIGODON TRILINEATUS_) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Geographic range

The snake is found in Indonesia. Specifically, it is widespread in the mainland and islands of Sumatra.[1]

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title: Three-lined kukri snake

question: What is the scientific name of the three-lined kukri snake?

answer: The scientific name of the three-lined kukri snake is Oligodon Trilineatus.

question: What family does this species of snake belong to?

answer: It belongs to the family, Colubridae.

question: Where is this species of snake found?

answer: It is found in Indonesia, specifically in the mainland and islands of Sumatra.

question: What is the genetic name of the snake addressed in the article?

answer: The genetic name of the snake being addressed is the three-lined kukri snake.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article identifies the three-lined kukri snake and where it is located.


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I'm writing a story entitled "the exudes of man". Now this is just a sample, and I understand that the tile probably does not fit the chapter, but I don't want to give the whole book away!
Just a heads up, I understand my spelling and grammar is not top notch,  so I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me out :) Also, if you have any suggestions, or even theories on what you think will/should happen, choose would be much appreciated

Cheers!

Mountains scraped the sky, where mist met the sun. A single beam of light shone upon the Arolla Pines that surrounded the clearing. Blood dripped from beneath the sunlit trees, but there was no need to guess why, for corpses hanging from the tall elegant trees were a more common sight than nought. In the distance a horn bellowed as shrieks filled the hazy air. Horns could only mean a hunt. Or perhaps a find. Either way it was better to be in the foot hills, were curious feet were less likely to find you. The safety the mountains offered was countered by the only thing deadlier than being found. Being frozen.
The haze of morning quickly faded into the heat of the early afternoon. Step after step he was brought closer to the rolling foothills, mindlessly he stared at them glimmering in the near distance. Noon had come & passed sooner than he would have thought, for in mid-summer, days seem to last forever, but now in late fall, they wilted away like paper.
“damit, the ice is coved in blood!”
 “well, don’t let that slow you down, there's nothing’ scary about a corpse”
the sounds of men, once a welcome & righteous sound, now only struck fear. Any time you can hear a man, he's close enough to kill you.
“search him. The last one had food, maybe this one has some to.”
 “I won’t be going anywhere near this un, he only looks half dead” perhaps it was a blessing those men started to argue, for when men yell, no one sees shadows move. Or mayhaps it was a cure, better to die a clean death, then to find yourself in a trap.
A fiery red mountain peak passed slowly on the left, only to revile the amber sun, bleeding light on to the sky. There would be no sun rise on the morrow. Darkness would blanket the land soon. There was a time when the light of the moon brought life & a certain mystery, but know it seemed, the moon brought no light at all.
 A low hanging branch of tall and twisted silver fir swayed in the wind, with goldcrests chirping in disapproval. Then, suddenly as they had appeared, they were gone. With the disappearance of the goldcrests came the bellowing of the horns. The world froze in terror, as the cold screeches scraped the freezing winter air. They were entering the foothills.

title: A short story I'm writing

question: Where does this story take place?

answer: In an unnamed mountain range

question: Where is the blood coming from?

answer: Corpses

question: What does the sound of the horn signal?

answer: The beginning of a hunt

question: Who is the subject of the story?

answer: A person trying to evade the hunters

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The sun rises and a horn blows, signaling the beginning of a hunt. A person tries to stay hidden in the mountains. They see blood from corpses and hear the voices of hunters. They manage to flee while the hunters argue. The night comes and the next day the horn blows again.


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_FEEL THE FIRE_ is the debut studio album by thrash metal band Overkill, released on October 15, 1985[1] through Megaforce Records.

Overview

The final track, “Sonic Reducer”, is a cover of a 1977 song by punk rock band Dead Boys; it was not included on the vinyl[2] or cassette[3] versions of the album, and on some CD reissues it was instead placed between “Second Son” and “Hammerhead”.[4] “Rotten to the Core” has been a mainstay of the band's live setlist since 1984.[5]

Reception

_Feel the Fire_ received a positive review from AllMusic's Alex Henderson, who awarded the album three stars out of five, saying that it “made quite a splash within the heavy metal community and listenership”, and “possessed all the blistering riffs and complete abandonment fans would learn to expect from Overkill.” Henderson then finished his review, saying that _Feel the Fire_ “solidified a loyal fan base that would grow steadily as the band expanded their sound and catalog through the mid- and late '80s. The classic original band lineup of Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth on vocals, Bobby Gustafson on guitars, Rat Skates on drums, and bassist D.D. Verni sounds surprisingly accomplished on this major-label debut, giving tight performances and ultimately helping (along with fellow second-wave thrash bands like Flotsam and Jetsam and a myriad of Bay-Area metal outfits) define a generation of spastic, but impressive second wave of aggressive thrash metal.”[6]

_Feel the Fire_ did not initially reach the _Billboard_ 200 charts or become a commercial success. Based on the moderate success of _Feel the Fire_, Overkill signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1986, although they would still remain on Megaforce until _Horrorscope_ (1991).

Touring and promotion

Overkill spent most of 1985 and 1986 on tour for _Feel the Fire_, supporting such bands as Carnivore, S.O.D., Blessed Death, Nuclear Assault, Liege Lord, Black Flag, Venom, Anthrax and D.R.I.[7] In 1986, Overkill was part of two major tours; they supported Anthrax and Agent Steel on the _Spreading the Disease_ tour in Europe, and opened for Slayer on the _Reign in Blood_ tour in the United States.[8]

Track listing

Personnel

Overkill

-   Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth – vocals
-   Bobby Gustafson – guitar
-   Rat Skates – drums
-   D. D. Verni – bass

Technical

-   Alex Perialas – engineering
-   George Marino – mastering
-   Carl Canedy – production
-   Jon Zazula – executive production

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[2] “Overkill – Feel The Fire”. Discogs. Retrieved 2013-12-24.

[3] “Overkill – Feel The Fire”. Discogs. Retrieved 2013-12-24.

[4] “Overkill – Feel The Fire”. Discogs. Retrieved 2013-12-24.

[5] “Rotten to the Core by Overkill Concert Statistics”. setlist.fm. 2013-12-24.

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title: Feel the Fire (Overkill album)

question: What does the text say about "Sonic Reducer"?

answer: Feel the Fire is a debut studio whose final track was Sonic Reducer. Sonic Reducer is a cover of a 1977 song by punk rock band Dead Boys.

question: What does the text say about Dead Boys?

answer: Dead Boys is a punk rock band that performed "Sonic Reducer". Other songs include "Hammerhead" and "Second Son". Their song Sonic Reducer was not included in the vinyl or cassette versions of their album.

question: What does the text say about the album's reception?

answer: Feel The Fire was received well by its audience. Alex Henderson awarded the album three stars out of five saying it made an impact on the heavy metal community and listenership. The band would later go on tours and promotion events while supporting other bands.

question: What does the text say about the production process?


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Winter is a time of luxury and rest many but for the thousands of Elves back in the Grotto it is a time of stress and hard work. Here's a story based on real events. The names of the elves involved have been change to keep anonymity.

The snow was hurtling towards the lethal ground of New York. The plethora of senses filled the streets for miles around. The coffee, the songs, the fires, the turkeys, the sound of crinkling wrapping... Bliss. But the night before, three Elves by the names of Trym, Odol and Tihs were sent to deliver presents. They battled with the wind as the struggled to move across the slippery rooftops. They were defenceless.
"WEE WEE! OHHH TIS IS BAD! TIS IS VEREE BAD!!" Odol screamed.
"ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO STAY NEAR THE CONCRETE TOWERS OF SAFETY!" Tihs screamed back.
They hadn't even been there for an hour when it happened. Trym slipped.

He was rushed to the Grotto but by then... He was already gone. Please, this Christmas, when you're delving in festivities, PLEASE, think of the Elves.

Thank you.

title: Elfology

question: Who's the narrator?

answer: Only the introduction has a narrator, the rest is a retelling.

question: What time period does this take place in?

answer: Sometime after large concrete buildings occupied New York.

question: Are these the elves of Christmas lore?

answer: It's implied that they are by the noting of their busyness during winter and the narrator's asking to think of the elves during Christmas.

question: What were the elves doing when Trym slipped and fell?

answer: They were sent to deliver presents.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Elves Trym, Odol, and Tihs are sent to deliver presents in New York when Trym slips and falls and passes away. The narrator asks us to think of the elves when celebrating Christmas.


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The Beginning

The leaves fall relentlessly through sheets of rain. A boy rushes to get to the subway. Past the shallow puddles on the sidewalk, not giving a second glance at people on the street, he sprints down the stairs and into the underground network.

The boy is trying to make it halfway across the city, a one-train trip, only three stops, and the next one won’t come for another hour. A backpack slung over his back, it’s contents being a science textbook and a book entitled *Violin: From Crescendo To Concerto*, he is headed to a five o’clock violin lesson, directly followed by an hour long math tutor, and finally practicing his lines for the school play, *Hamlet*.

The young man is halfway to the station when he realizes he is five minute early. You would think that this would relax him, give him a moment of peace, but no. It only further increases his anxiety. Horrible thoughts of a broken train or a flooded tunnel fill his mind. He sits down, anxious beyond measure,and doesn't even notice the quarter fall from his pocket. He sees it, and upon realizing that it's his he springs up and walks towards it.

Too late however, a man bundled in various winter coats and another coat of grime bent down and grabbed it.

"Excuse me, sir," the boy says to the man.

The man walks on a if he hasn't heard him.

The boy repeats himself, louder than before, "Excuse me, sir!"

The man stops and looks behind, giving the sense that he has not heard the boy yet another, more subliminal sense, suggesting that he had.

"What is it you want, boy?" The man gives him a hard stare, as if daring him to say more.

The boy stutters, "I, um, the coin, it's um, mine could I-".

The man snaps at him, "Cut to the chase, boy! You won't get anywhere with that second-guessing cinder block up there between your shoulders!"

"I'm sorry sir, it's just that coin you picked up from the ground, it' mine."

The man offers sarcasm, "Well, such a *strong-minded* individual such as yourself who *obviously* shows very *plain* leadership qualities ought to have everything that is rightfully his, shouldn't he?" The man tosses the coin into the boy's outstretched hand and turns away.

The boy knows he shouldn't interfere with the man anymore, he was an odd type and gave him a bad feeling, but his attitude perplexed him more than anything and he wanted to know more.

"Excuse me, sir!", he calls out once more.

The man turns back, a look of vexation crossing his face.

"What is it you want now boy, is it the dollar I have hidden up my sleeve, or maybe the roll of dimes in my coat pocket?"

"No sir, I'm sorry for asking, but what is it that has you so flustered?"

"Flustered! I said nothing that implied my being flustered! What makes you assume that?"

"It's just, you seemed very cross at departing with that coin and-"

"I wasn't cross with the *coin*, I was cross with *you*, boy!"

"What have I done to offend you?", said the boy, trying not to express his own offense.

"You don't have the right look about you boy. Your gait's hurried, your fingers are restless, and your voice box's barely flickering with power."

"Why is that a problem, sir?"

"See, look at that! You're supposed to get up in my face, show some anger, something! Who taught you to be so soft-spoken?"

"Well, my parents taught me the rules, and I follow them in school."

"That's *despicable*! Tell me, boy, what happens if you do follow these *rules*?"

"Well, I've been told I'll have a happy life with a good job and lots of money." The whole time the boy has stared into space, hardly blinking.

"Lies!", the man shouts, "I'll tell you something, boy, not because I want to, but because you need to hear it."

"What is it then?"

"You're working for an empty cause. The lies they tell you is to keep your potential hidden, to make sure you work for them, not vice versa. You busy a lot?"

The boy nods.

"Just as I thought, they're really distractions. Who really cares if you can play Beethoven's 5th, can you choose between right and wrong. Can you see that there is something beyond what you know, something greater that valedictorians and diplomas, or will you live your life as another worthless human being?"

The boy is startled. Things are starting to make sense. "I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir."

"Tell me boy, do you do the things you do because you want to or because of this better life thing?"

The boy is too stunned to speak.

"It's like a modern *carpe diem*, boy. Every day wasted is a day you gave to them, do you want to continue to live like this?"

The boy shakes his head no.

"Neither do I, boy. But you're younger than me. You have a better chance at bringing about the change than I do. We cannot have these ideals yet, we have to work towards them, and maybe one day we will amount to something."

"I'm sorry, who's "we"?"

That moment his subway rolls into the station. The man smiles at him. "Remember what I said."

The boy gets into the subway. He turns back to get a glimpse of the man. He does. He also notices a tattoo on his arm that he didn't notice before. An "A" with a circle around it. Then the man vanishes from sight, into the crowd.

The boy sits down and opens his backpack. In it, along with it's previous contents, is a bunch of papers stapled together, a book called *Against the Logic of Submission* by Wolfi Landstreicher. IT looks as though it was printed by a home printer. The boy begins to flip through it when he notices a piece of lined paper, poorly torn out of a notebook, probably. It has one simple address: 818 SW 3rd Ave., PMB 1237 Portland, OR 97217.

With the address and the papers the boy slowly begins to awaken over the next few weeks. He realizes to the full extent what the man was saying. He begins a plan.

He leads the revolution.

title: The Beginning

question: Who are the main characters of the story?

answer: The boy, the odd man in various winter coats (Wolfi Landstreicher?)

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: A subway station

question: What happened to the boy after reading the book "Against the Logic of Submission" by Wolfi Landstreicher?

answer: The boy slowly begins to awaken over the next few weeks. He realizes to the full extent what the man was saying. He begins a plan and leads the revolution.

question: Explain why the man slipped the book into the boy's backpack?

answer: He probably saw something in the boy. He also knows he's old and the boy has a better chance at bringing about the change than he does.

question: Write a ~10 sentence summary.

answer: A boy rushes to the subway station for his scheduled violin lesson, math tutor, and school play practice. He's five minutes early, but still anxious and accidentally drops a quarter. An odd man in various winter coats picks it up and they talk. The man was initially flustered but eventually shares his ideas on living life, not by other people's rules, but by one's own. He tells the boy that doing all this other stuff (violin, math) hides his true potential and only serves as a distraction. The man tells the boy he has a better chance at bringing about the change because he's young. Before the boy rides the train, the man slips a book (presumably he wrote) entitled "Against the Logic of Submission" by Wolfi Landstreicher. The boy reads it and beings to awaken over the next few weeks. He realizes to the full extent what the man was saying. He begins a plan and leads the revolution.


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-   Mark Andrus died on Saturday, the medical examiner's office says
-   Police booked him on suspicion of murder after finding dismembered body parts in a suitcase
-   He was released from custody last week; no charges were filed against him

(CNN)After they found body parts inside a suitcase on a San Francisco sidewalk, police called him a suspect and accused him of murder.

Now, the man who had been a focal point of the investigation into the grisly find is dead.

Mark Andrus, 54, died Saturday after admitting himself to a hospital the same day, San Francisco Police said.

"The case is under investigation with the cause and manner of death pending," the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Monday

Andrus was arrested last month but never charged. He was released from custody after prosecutors said they didn't have enough evidence to prove a case against him.

"We are very disturbed by the facts of this case and are working with the San Francisco Police Department to secure the evidence necessary to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law," the San Francisco District Attorney's Office said last week. "At this stage of the case, the medical examiner has yet to determine a cause of death or issue a positive identification of the victim. Additionally, there are other key facts that are still unknown. Given the current state of the evidence, there is insufficient evidence to charge this suspect with murder."

The dismembered body was discovered on January 28 when police were called to the South of Market district in San Francisco. Other body parts were found in a trash can less than a block from the main crime scene.

"Andrus was our primary person of interest who was subsequently arrested and booked for the crime," San Francisco Police Department spokeswoman Officer Grace Gatpandan said Monday. "I do not have information on other suspects at this time, however this is still an open and active investigation and any information given will (be) looked at by homicide investigators."

Jeff Adachi, a public defender who represented Andrus, said he was sorry to learn of his death.

"During the short time I represented Mark, I found him to be a kind and engaging person," Adachi said.

CNN's Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

question: Who died?

answer: Mark Andrus.

question: What was Mark Andrus accused of?

answer: Murder.

question: How old was Mark Andrus?

answer: 54.

question: What did police find in a suitcase?

answer: Dismembered body parts.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The article is about the death of a man suspected of murder by the San Francisco police after they discovered a suitcase filled with dismembered body parts. The man died under mysterious circumstances.


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Doctors say even lungs of non-smokers in the city showing signs of toxic deposits due to air pollution

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(Left) Scans showing the lungs of a Delhi-based man in the 1990s. (Centre and right) The lungs of two Capital-based women in 2016. Both women were non-smokers.

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Doctors say even lungs of non-smokers in the city showing signs of toxic deposits due to air pollution

What is the constantly high air pollution levels in the Capital doing to your health? More specifically your lungs? If images from the medical records of patients in the city are any indication, the damage is extensive and very much real.

‘State of emergency’

Sharing the images with _The Hindu,_ Prof. Arvind Kumar, Chairman, Centre for Chest Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said: “These images say it all.”

“We are currently in a state of emergency and our lungs are only indicative of the poison that we are subjecting our bodies to. In the 90’s, doctors would see pink lungs, which is an indication of relatively clean and healthy respiratory system. We would see carbon and other toxic deposits only among smokers. Sadly the trend has changed for the worst. Now we are seeing a sharp rise in lung cancer among women who are non-smokers and also don’t have partners who smoke,” explained the doctor.

[Death by breath: A couple with face masks at Raisina Road on Tuesday. The EPCA has directed Delhi-NCR authorities to draw up a time-bound action plan to clean up the air of pollution hotspots — Anand Vihar, Bhiwadi, Noida and Ghaziabad — within a week.]

Death by breath: A couple with face masks at Raisina Road on Tuesday. The EPCA has directed Delhi-NCR authorities to draw up a time-bound action plan to clean up the air of pollution hotspots — Anand Vihar, Bhiwadi, Noida and Ghaziabad — within a week.

But the absolute worst, Dr. Kumar said, is what he has been seeing recently. “We are now seeing teenaged patients who have lungs with black spots, which is an indication of toxic deposits due to air pollution. This is definitely a bad indicator. Children and the elderly are the worst hit by pollution.” He added that these black deposits, which settle on the surface of lungs, are toxics substances and gases which can cause extensive and irreversible damage to all organs of the body. Among children, they can even cause developmental issues.

Gas chamber

“We are all living and breathing in a gas chamber. Delhiites are gasping for breath, coughing relentlessly, fighting deadly pneumonia and finding themselves in the emergency departments of hospitals whereas children here are on nebulizers. We takes approximately 25,000 breaths a day on average and each breath of this polluted air is slowly killing us,” he says.

Environment activists, medical research journals and other sources have long been warning against the rising health and economic crisis related to air pollution. As per the government’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, at any given time, Delhi’s air is 7 to 12 times more polluted than the permissible limits set by World Health Organisation.

Exposure to smoke

“These days there is a sharp rise in the number of patients coming in with throat problems, nasal allergies and chest infections because they are exposed to high levels of smoke. We have patients who have never had asthma but are now experiencing similar symptoms like wheezing and breathlessness. Asthma patients are experiencing aggravation of their symptoms. There is also a sharp rise in viral fever, a direct effect of smoke causing inflammation of the lining of our wind pipe and making us vulnerable to infection,” said Dr. Anil Bansal of the Delhi Medical Association.

question: What is the goal of this document?

answer: The goal of this document is to shed light on the health emergency in Delhi caused by the air pollution.

question: Where is the setting of the content in this document?

answer: The document is reporting on Delhi, India.

question: What is meant when the document quotes "we are currently in a state of emergency..."?

answer: This is referencing the polluted air in Delhi and how it's harming the population.

question: Why is there a sharp rise in lung cancer for non-smoking women?

answer: The air pollution is very bad in Delhi.

question: What authorities/experts are mentioned in this document?

answer: Professor Arvind Kumar, chairman of the Center for Chest Surgery and Lung Transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and Dr. Anil Bansal of the Delhi Medical Association are quoted. There is also data from the Central Pollution Control Board.

question: Describe the Gas Chamber section.

answer: Delhi is described as a gas chamber that is harming the population. Each breath a person takes allows the polluted air to enter their body.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This document describes a public health crisis in Delhi, India caused by air pollution. There are studies showing toxic deposits in the lungs of non-smokers.