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The NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 is a law in the United States signed by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2008. As a bill it was H.R. 4986 in the 110th Congress. The overall purpose of the law is to authorize funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs. In a controversial signing statement, President Bush instructed the executive branch to construe Sections 841, 846, 1079, and 1222 “in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President”.

Section 841

Establishes a Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. This commission would study federal agency contracting for reconstruction, the logistical support of coalition forces, and the performance of security functions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the most important duties of this commission would be to assess the extent of potential violations of laws of war, Federal law, or other legal precedents as well as assess the extent of waste, fraud, and abuse under federal contracts. These provisions could be the basis for bringing criminal or civil charges against agencies under the executive branch.

Section 846

Provides protection for contractor employees who wish to disclose wrongdoing to a member of the United States Congress or a Congressional committee member.

Section 904

Outlined under “Title IX - Department of Defense Organization and Management”, section 904 deals with the “Management of the Department of Defense”. The section defines the requirement “for improving and evaluating the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the business operations of the Department of Defense and achieving an integrated management system for business support areas within the Department of Defense”.

Section 1079

Directly deals with communications with the committee on Armed Forces in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, in which either the Senate or House could request an intelligence assessment, report, estimate, or legal opinion from the director of a national intelligence center. The section accounts for the possibility of the President invoking executive privilege, and contains a sub-section demanding the White House Counsel prepare a legitimate reason for invoking privilege.

Section 1222

Limits spending and funding for certain purposes relating to Iraq, “(1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. (2) To exercise United States control of the oil resources of Iraq.”

Section 1822

Section 1822 requires the President to “establish a bipartisan Council of Governors to advise the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the National Guard and civil support missions”.

State immunity exceptions

The 2004 decision of _Cicippio-Puleo v. Islamic Republic of Iran_, which the DC Circuit Court ruled that foreign countries known to be supports of state-sponsored terrorism could not be sued for private cause of action under the current Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, even with the Flatow Amendment, affected numerous other terrorism-related lawsuits in the court system at the time. Within the NDAA 2008, Congress expanded exceptions to the state immunity protections granted by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Exceptions were added for torture, extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, and hostage-taking, and specifically making foreign countries that backed state-sponsored terrorism liable for the actions of its officials and agents which may be involved in such state-sponsorship.[1][2]

Signing statement

In signing the law, the Bush administration continued its use of the signing statement to object to parts of laws it viewed as conflicting with what it alleged are the constitutional powers of the unitary executive, especially as they related to national defense and the war in Iraq.[3] The following Sections of the law referenced in the signing statement are listed, along with the possible impact of being mentioned in the signing statement:[4]

-   Section 841: May reduce oversight of contractual abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan.
-   Section 846: Possibly limits protection to contractor employees when disclosing improper actions of the employer.
-   Section 1079: Could limit how much intelligence information Congress can demand from intelligence officials.
-   Section 1222: May limit Congressional oversight in the permanent establishment of U.S. military bases or the use of government funds to control oil resources in Iraq.

[1] Public Law 110-18

[2]

[3] Lou Fisher, _Presidential War Power_, 2nd ed. University of Kansas Press, 2007.

[4] Froomkin, D. “Bush Thumbs Nose at Congress”, _The Washington Post_, January 30, 2008.

question: How did the bill get through congressional approval without objection?

question: What is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008?

answer: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 is a law in the United States signed by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2008. In the 110th Congress, it was known as bill H.R. 4968. The purpose of the law is to authorize funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs.

question: Why was the National Defense Authorization Act controversial?

answer: The National Defense Authorization Act was controversial because of the signing statement associated with it. President Bush instructed the executive branch to construe Sections 841, 846, 1079, and 1222 in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President. The Bush administration continued its use of the signing statement to object to parts of laws it viewed as conflicting with what alleged are the constitutional powers of the unitary executive related to national defense and the war in Iraq.

question: Summarize the four controversial Sections in the National Defense Authorization Act.

answer: Section 841 may reduce oversight of contractual abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan. Section 846 limits protection to contractor employees when disclosing improper actions of the employer. Section 1079 could limit how much intelligence information Congress can demand from intelligence officials. Section 1222 may limit Congressional oversight in the permanent establishment of U.S. military bases or the use of government funds to control oil resources in Iraq.


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VANASPARA (ruled circa 130 CE) was an Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap (_kshtrapa_). He is mentioned as a “Satrap” of Kushan ruler Kanishka I on an inscription discovered in Sarnath, and dated to the 3rd year of Kanishka (c. 130 CE), in which Kanishka mentions he was, together with “Great Satrap” Kharapallana, governor of the eastern parts of his Empire.

The inscription was discovered on an early statue of a Boddhisattva, the Sarnath Bala Boddhisattva, now in the Sarnath Museum .[1]

[1] Papers on the Date of Kaniṣka, Arthur Llewellyn Basham, Brill Archive, 1969, p.271 1

title: Vanaspara

question: Who was Vanaspara?

answer: He was an Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap who ruled circa 130 CE.

question: Where was Vanaspara from?

answer: It seems he was from Sarnath.

question: What inscription was discovered on an early statue of a Boddhisattva?

answer: Vanaspara was mentioned as a “Satrap” of Kushan ruler Kanishka I on an inscription discovered in Sarnath.

question: What is a Satrap?

answer: It is not clear, but it could be assumed that it is some sort of ruler.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses Vanaspara, an Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap who ruled circa 130 CE.


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It was an epic battle.

Cavalry pounded through the gates, aiming for the deadly catapults that were hurling stone missiles into crumbling city walls. Ropes snapped and wheels collapsed, but the horsemen were overwhelmed by enemy swordsmen. Archers charged out from behind smoking towers to assist, but were cut down before their bow strings had even released the second volley of arrows. The town was swarmed by fighters who mercilessly trampled farms and buildings, not resting until they had annihilated every last man, woman and child.

“You have been defeated!”

The message flashed across the computer screen as the game froze on the image of the smouldering ruin of my civilisation. I had lost my virtual mediaeval battle to a pile of wires and silicon chips. It was deeply unfortunate. Fortunately, unlike a real war, with a few clicks of my mouse and I could try again…and again…and…well, it was a difficult game but I was confident I would eventually be victorious.

It is also exactly like my job.

[me_conival]By day (and occasionally by caffeine-filled nights) I build galaxies in my computer. To be more specific, I use simulations to try and understand what causes stars to form.

The similarities between astrophysics and virtual mass slaughter for recreational purposes begin at the start of both activities. When ready for a fresh attempt at Mediaeval apocalypse, the game presents the player with only a small town centre and a few peasants. Likewise, my simulations begin with a very simple model of how I think a galaxy might look in the early stages of its life. Since stars are born out of gas, my current work begins with a smooth rotating gas disk, like a spinning frisbee.

The archers, cavalry and swordsmen are akin to the physics that I include to control how the galaxy changes over time. For example, the galaxy’s gas will cool and heat, gravity will pull things together and stars will begin to form.

Once we begin the simulation, battle is commenced. Large simulations run on supercomputers capable of calculating what happens to the galaxy over millions of years. Sometimes this can be computed in less than a day but very big simulations can take months to complete. Once finished, the model galaxy can be compared to actual galaxies observed in the Universe. As with my latest game attack strategy, this is the point where not everything goes to plan…

In a recent case, instead of producing a beautiful galaxy disk glittering with stars, my simulation returned a misshaped blob. Embedded in this mess were two or three huge boils of stars, giving an end product that more strongly resembled a half-eaten pepperoni pizza than a galactic beauty. To emphasise the complete failure of this model, streams of stars were shooting alway from the galaxy as if demanding a better life.

“You have been defeated!”

The words did not flash up on the terminal, but the message was very clear. As with the computer game, I could restart my simulation and try again. The problem was, I was not sure what had gone awry. I was expecting my smooth disk to fragment into many dense knots of gas, so that its surface would resemble a mass of small bumps and ridges like the face of an ornamental cabbage. Within these chilly knots, gas would be pressed together so tightly atoms would fuse and the first stars would begin to shine. The end product would have stars spread evenly over its surface, not only in a few giant patches.

As with the carnage of archers, peasants and horses in the computer game, there were many possibilities as to why the model galaxy did not resemble its genuine counterparts. For instance, similar to the way a cooking sauce can become lumpy as it get cold, a galaxy needs to cool to form the gas knots that birth stars. If the galaxy is too hot, then these stellar nurseries can never form, leaving a starless region of space. Alternatively, the recipe I was using to decide when a star is born might not be correct, producing stars in the wrong places or at the wrong times. Another possibility was that there was a key ingredient, like a different military troop, missing from my simulation that was essential for a realistic galaxy.

The crux of the matter was there were too many possible problems and I could not untangle one from the other to discover the real issue. This was true for both the galaxy and the computer game: what did I need to change for success?

It was time to do some exploring.

I returned first to the computer game and this time created an army only of cavalry. Using a single combat unit was not enough to defeat the enemy, but it allowed me to understand exactly what that soldier could do in battle.

Since cavalry require both a mount and a person, these troops were expensive and slow to create. This restricted me to a smaller army. However, the horses could move far faster than other armed forces and were able to reach the enemy at speed. This was particularly useful in dissembling siege equipment before it came within the firing distance of my city walls.

In previous games, I had created a small number of horsemen to take out heavy enemy equipment. This exploration in a calvary-only game confirmed this was an effective strategy and therefore not the reason for the regularity of the soul-crushing defeats.

I therefore loaded up the game for a second time and on this occasion, focussed on archers. Archers turned out to be great against swordsmen and other foot soldiers. Their bows had an excellent range, resulting in the enemy force being peppered with arrows before they could get close enough to retaliate. Their weakness was against fast moving troops such as cavalry. Horsemen could reach the archers between volleys of arrows and at close quarters, archers had very little defence. The best position for an archer was therefore behind a wall, where they could take aim at the enemy but be protected from close-up combat.

This had been the problem with my previous strategy. I had placed archers outside the city, where they were easily cut down. It was time to try this battle again.

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_The next scene has been cut to allow this article to appeal to a wider audience. Needless to say, it contains many acts of violent in which innocent pixellated warriors were crushed to death._

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“You have been victorious!”

[desk]Success was mine, but could these new battle tactics also apply to galaxies? I moved back to the simulations, this time allowing the galaxy’s gas to change temperature but not permitting stars to form. It did not matter how dense a patch of gas became, I forbade it to start shining. This was the equivalent to my single-troop games: was the galaxy cooling as I expected, or did it stay too warm to make the cold knots for star birth chambers?

After a few hundred million years of simulation time and roughly two days of my time, my star-free galaxy was complete. The result was a spinning disk of gas scattered with cold knots all over its surface. Like my cavalry troops, the galaxy’s temperature was doing exactly what I expected. The problem was elsewhere.

I turned back on star formation and ran the simulation for a second time. Very quickly, I saw problems occurring with the galaxy eroding from a thin disk to a shrunken mass of silly putty. The star formation recipe was the archers; it was clearly needed but I was implementing it badly.

Carefully, I scrutinised the galaxy as the simulation ran. While knots of gas formed all over the disk, the stars almost only appeared in the very largest knots. As a result, these stars became incredibly concentrated, bunching together in a small number of super-clusters. It was like buying 20 pepperoni slices for your pizza but piling them into just three huge piles rather than spreading them evenly over the base.

These huge star consortiums started to orbit the galaxy’s centre, but they were so massive that their gravitational pull affected everything around them. Imagine you had a taut rubber sheet on which you dropped a few very heavy canon balls. The weight of those objects would distort your sheet from its original flat surface and any smaller objects would roll towards the balls. In the same way, the galaxy disk was being pulled out of shape by these massive clusters of stars. Any smaller stars born outside the giant clumps felt a huge tug as if they were being dragged down the steep dip in the rubber sheet. The tug was so strong that the stars could be accelerated up to 1000 km/s (about 2,240,000 miles per hour) and stream out of the galaxy.

[xc30]What was needed was for the stars to form in all the gas knots, not just the very biggest. This would mean that huge numbers of stars would not form solely at the same location, but spread evenly through the galaxy. To do this, I adjusted my star recipe so that stars could form at a lower density than before. The gas for the star birthplace still had to be a cold knot, but it did not need to be quite so compacted as before.

Another two days later and I had my new results. The galaxy was a disk of glittering stars and completely lacking in half-eaten pepperoni pizza look-a-likes.

Was this the ultimate victory? I had crushed my enemies, both the sword wielding mediaeval fighters and the pepperoni star clusters. Yet, in all the best fight scenes, the arch nemesis returns for the sequel.

The stars had formed in my galaxy, but still their birth rate and numeracy did not match that of observed real galaxies. That would be the fight for another game.

[] Elizabeth Tasker is an astrophysicist at Hokkaido University in Japan. She spends her days building universes in her computer and wondering exactly when she'll learn enough Japanese that the canteen will stop being a bigger mystery than her research.

question: What does the author begin their galaxy simulation with?

answer: The author begins their galaxy simulation as a smooth, rotating gas disk.

question: How long can supercomputer calculations take?

answer: Supercomputer calculations can take up to a month.

question: At first, what problems was the author having with their galaxy simulations?

answer: At first, the author's simulations were resulting in a few large blobs of stars, looking like a half eaten pepperoni pizza.

question: What did the author do to make the problem go away?

answer: The author tweaked with the model for how stars formed, lowering the required density of formation.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The author is an astrophysicist who is working on a simulation for the formation of galaxies. They are having a problem with their model for star formation, and so turn to medieval battle games for help. By using the same tactics learned in these games, the author was able to tweak the model used in their simulations to better represent how galaxies actually form.


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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A black Kansas man has admitted he put racist graffiti on his own car as a Halloween prank that got out of hand, police said Monday.

Photographs posted on social media Wednesday showed the car covered with racial slurs against blacks and messages that included “Go Home,” ″Date your own kind,” and “Die.”

The vehicle, covered in graffiti scrawled with washable paint, was parked Wednesday at an apartment complex near Kansas State University and the incident fueled racial tensions at the university and in the community.

An emergency meeting of the Black Student Union called that evening drew concerned administrators and community leaders as well as students. Kansas State held a Facebook Live event the next day with worried parents. The university stepped up patrols on campus. The FBI opened a civil rights investigation into a possible hate crime.

But on Monday the Riley County Police Department issued a news release saying the 21-year-old owner of the vehicle, Dauntarius Williams, had told investigators that he was responsible for the graffiti.

Authorities concluded that charging him for filing a false report would “not be in the best interests of the citizens” of Manhattan.

Even the possibility of a hate crime has a big impact on the fabric of daily lives, and “we want to acknowledge that people felt anger and pain as a result of pictures and words that they saw,” Kansas State University spokesman Jeff Morris said Monday in a phone interview. “Those are very real responses.”

Given the climate in the country, the university plans to continue its stepped up patrols and its review into whether more cameras are needed to enhance safety on campus.

“The incident maybe wasn’t real — the emotions were,” Morris said.

Police said Williams was “genuinely remorseful and expressed sincere regret” that his actions resulted in negative media attention, and the agency issued a statement from him in their release in which he apologized to the community.

“The whole situation got out of hand when it shouldn’t have even started,” Williams said. It was just a Halloween prank that got out of hand. I wish I could go back to that night but I can’t. I just want to apologize from the bottom of my heart for the pain and news I have brought you all.”

Police said they recognized the difficulties the case created.

“While William’s mistake had a decidedly negative impact on the community, please recognize that he, like many of us when we were young, is a young man who made a mistake and is now doing his best to own up to it,” said Brad Schoen, director of the Riley County Police Department.

The hoax came on the heels of a string of incidents at the school.

Last month, an anti-gay slur was found outside the university student union. In September, white supremacist fliers were found on campus. And in May, a noose was found hanging from a campus tree. No arrests have been made in these incidents.

question: Why did Dauntarius Williams graffiti his own car with racial slurs?

answer: As a Halloween prank.

question: Why were community members so thoroughly affected?

answer: There had been a string of events with similar bigoted origins as of late.

question: What happened to the FBI investigation?

answer: It was dropped after Williams stepped forward.

question: Was Williams charged?

answer: No.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Black Kansas man Dauntarius Williams admitted he put racist graffiti on his own car as a Halloween prank that got out of hand. When the entire community around him, especially students at Kansas State University, became upset at the photos of the car, Williams came forward. It was the latest in a string of bigoted incidents at KSU. No charges were filed.


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   "Shut the fuck up, lets roll!"

   "Wut!?"

   "Step away from the crack pipe I mean my drums or we'll be late, dipshit!"

   "Oh yeah..."

...

   Bael was the last bicycle allowed across the bridge.  The officer crossed the roadway after Bael passed and said to Rael,

   "Pedestrians aren't allowed on the bridge as the cruiser passes under."

   "But that's my brother there that you let cross ahead of me."  It was nearly a hundred yards before Bael realized Rael wasn't following.  He stopped and noticed the officer had crossed the roadway to talk with Rael, then eventually let her pass. As she rode closer she shouted, "We can't be on the bridge when the boat passes."  Bael didn't think that they would get such a surreal view of a Navy ship steaming up the Willamette.  He thought it was strange to see a military ship. This was new for him, Bael hadn't lived in a Port city before. For the rest of the ride he thought of what it would look like to see war at home. Then snapped out of it and gave thanks to his great friends for hauling his heavy instrument around.

   Rael usually stood in the center of the room whenever and where ever Bael's band played.  She stood in the center of the room at any show. In fact, she just liked being in the center of rooms. At first it was of an OCD nature, where she had to be in the center of the room for some geometrical reason that even she hardly understood.  As she grew out of her minor obsessive compulsive tendencies and listened to more live music she found that the center of the room usually sounded the best in her opinion.  Occasionally there was an incompetent sound engineer running the sound system.  Rael being somewhat obsessive compulsive, and controlling would have to ask if the engineer would lower or raise the sound of an instrument, or adjust the high or low frequency levels.  Rael was kind of weirded out by this particular peculiar sound engineer.  He had a strange way of staring at her, and when she first noticed, he looked away suddenly then back in her direction but not directly at her as if he hadn't been staring at all.  This had been going on since she arrived. He was always staring at her if she looked in his direction.

   "Bael, tell the sound guy to cut some of the lows when you guys play, it sounds like shit. I would but he's fucking weird." The music was loud and Rael had to lean close to her brothers ear.

   "Haa!" She just stared at him and Bael realized she was serious, he nodded once. "...ok." He said to himself.  Bael went straight to the engineer and without thinking twice leaned in and said.

   "You see my girl over there?" Rael was watching confused, angered and embarrassed as her brother pointed her out.  The engineer sat up straight and stared emotionless at Rael. "She asked me to ask you if you're down to fuck. :D  We like you, oh and when my band plays next could you turn down the low frequencies a little?" The engineer turned to Bael with his brow scrunched, confusion and excitement and skepticism wrinkled throughout his face.

   "Uh what? ...yeah, I mean, really? I can turn down the lows sure... uh are you fucking with me? what, a threesome?"

   "Thanks, man.  Yeah a threesome, dude.  You look fun, at least have a drink with us?" The engineer pondered the proposition for nearly a minute, laughing to himself while staring at Rael who was still watching.

   "Fuck you, I don't believe you. You're fucking with me." He turned towards Rael and laughed, then back towards the sound board. "Nice try."

   "Sorry, man just messing around, didn't mean to offend you or anything, thanks for running the sound." The engineer nodded and looked back at the stage as Bael turned and walked back to his curious sister.

   "What the fuck did you say to him, dipshit?"

   "Just told him I was your manager and you do private dances, wanna make some money tonight?"

   "I'll fucking stab you!" She lunged at him and started punching his chest and stomach.

   "Whoa, don't worry lil' sis he doesn't have the cash!" He said while deflecting fists.

   "You're band is like a bunch of amateurs compared to them."  She gestured towards the stage and  Bael laughed.  He didn't care if it was true, this band was killing it.

title: Fucking Rockstars.

question: What does the story say about why pedestrians weren't allowed on the bridge when the Navy cruiser passes under?

question: What does the story say about Bael and Rael?

answer: Bael and Rael are siblings. Bael is the older brother and Rael is his sister. Bael plays drums in a band and Rael always comes with him during shows to help out with the sound mixing. Bael has a playful nature and is always messing around, while Rael is the more serious type.

question: What does the story say about the sound engineer who kept staring at Rael?

answer: The sound engineer was a bit weird. He would stare at Rael when she wasn't looking and suddenly look away when she noticed. Immediately after looking away, the sound engineer would look back in Rael's direction but not directly at her as if he hadn't been staring at all. He almost fell for Bael's joke about a threesome.

question: What does the story say about Rael's OCD tendencies?

answer: Rael usually stands in the center of the room whenever Bael's band played. At first, it was due to her OCD nature, where she had to be in the center of the room for some geometrical reason she didn't really understand. She would often stand in the middle of any room or during any show. As she grew out of her OCD tendencies, she still stood in the center of the room because she found that the music sounded best there. Rael could also tell incompetent sound engineers running the sound system to adjust instrument volumes or frequency levels.


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Imagine a beautiful paradise somewhere, let’s say along the Caribbean coastline of Central America. You’re there, embracing the cool ocean breeze amid the tropical palm trees and cool moist breeze of the ocean wind. You enjoy a freshly liberated coconut with the little straw on top to suck away at its very essence. Your feet begin to sink into the soft golden sand, so golden in fact that when the conquistadors arrived along the shores hundreds of years ago, they mistake it for gold itself! All you hear during all this are the constantly crashing waves amid the shore by the light blue ocean. The smell of fresh salt water permeates the air while you shelter yourself under one of those tall palm trees enjoying that very final residue of coconut water. Exploited to the very end, you finish the coconut and soon, other senses begin to take over.

Where to start? Rest assure my gringo friend, you’re on a strip of land along the Caribbean shores of Central America but I cannot assure you your safety. Those beaches are looking quite nice despite the history here but your vacation might end rather soon when the local drug gangs ask for your wallet.  Hopefully you’re not murdered on that same beach since unlike our compeneros in Honduras with a murder rate of 82.1 per 100,000, we have a murder rate somewhere around 83.1 per 100,000. Then again, I personally wouldn’t mind spending my last moments on those shores, perhaps I can fool myself like those conquistadors into thinking it was gold. I would die a rich man on this golden coast!

You hear that sound in the air? Well, the sound of crashing waves along the shores is one thing but the gunshots are another. Perhaps to calm your nerves a bit, those are just fireworks, yes, just fireworks because here, we have celebrations that involve some ancient Aztec tradition in which we ceremoniously sacrifice maybe one or two people per day so that the beautiful tropical sun can rise once more! Exotic no? Well, I just recommend you don’t go anywhere near those proceedings or for that matter take pictures.

You smell the salty sea? Well, maybe you’re imagining things a bit too hard because just 100 yards away from you, there is a giant pile of burning garbage. The acrid smell of garbage from the nearby dilapidated housing of our…..lower income residence can be quite strong to the nostrils. Oh, and that coconut you’re drinking, that was imported from Costa Rica since we don’t have any coconuts here! Welcome my gringo friend, to the small country of Morazan, where your horrors and your dreams collide!

title: A Tropico Inspired writing, A bit of the Introduction

question: How serious is the story?

answer: Comes across as quite sarcastic.

question: Who is the narrator's "gringo friend?"

answer: The reader.

question: What does the narrator juxtapose with the beautiful, tropical surroundings?

answer: The threat of violence, burning garbage.

question: Is Morazan a real country?

answer: Seems to be a historically relevant name for central America, even some places named after it, but no country.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator paints a picture of a lovely tropical getaway in Central America, with golden sand, blue ocean, and coconut water. Then they reveal a serious threat of violence from drug cartels, murders, gunshots. They reveal that there are garbage fires yards from the beach. That in fact, Morazan is a country where "your horrors and your dreams collide!"


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     I live in a small house, a row home.  It’s not the “nicest” part of town, but I enjoy it.  I spend a lot of time in my room.  It’s in the basement, adjacent to the rear of the house, which lets out to a back alleyway.  I’ve got a nice little set-up, with a door leading into the remainder of the basement and a door leading outside.  I’ve also got a good sized screened window, with a sill, upon which the cats love to perch.  The room is pretty much finished, with carpet and trim, but there is a leak.  I sit at my desk and work and watch and listen to the people walking by.  It’s an entertaining mix.

     My nighttime routine includes brushing, going potty, getting naked, turning off the lights, and opening the curtain, in no particular order - save for concluding with a satisfying climb under the covers.  One evening, as I’m getting near that stage of slight dreaminess, where you nod in and out of consciousness, rain begins to fall.  I didn’t notice at first, but I began to listen as it grew a little louder.  Softly, yet suddenly, I hear a familiar sound; strange though, for a carriage to be anywhere around here.  It had approached so gracefully and quietly that I was not startled at its very rapid arrival.  It was parked right beside the back of the house, and I could see the horse’s head through the window, peering deep inside with his watery black right eye.  The horse itself was also black, as were the reigns, which looked somewhat tattered.

     As soon as I looked in the horse’s eye, a feeling of darkness fell over me, like a tide rolling in.  The eye was a giant black marble, a primordial ocean, violent and deep.  Shadows flickered out from the periphery, waving, darkening the already pitch black coat.  I knew to look away almost instantly, as I would have surely drown in the undertow.  I remained calm, checked my breath, and looked around the eye.  The horse stepped forward and revealed the man holding the reigns, an old man, seemingly crippled, or bent.  It wasn’t really clear what was wrong with him, he just seemed sickly, weak.  He was dressed in black, as was the entire carriage.  The thing looked like it was about to fall apart, and it reeked of evil, of torture and destruction.  The man gave a menacing grin.

     I had had about enough.  I got up, walked to the end of my bed, and picked up my shotgun.  My eyes had well-adjusted to the dim light, and I opened my drawer and pulled out a round of buckshot.  Loading the gun, I looked at the driver.  He shifted nervously, frowning slightly.  I checked the cartridge, snapped the barrel together and aimed at the picture of hell that was now standing before me, aiming back with two barrels of his own.  The barrels shined silver, butted with a deep red colored stock and an intricately decorated firing assembly.  The hammer and chamber glinted in the ambient night light.

     I knew I could not fail as the conviction of love filled me; I cocked my gun and fired into his chest as he was cocking his.  He laughed, and a new wave of putrid hatred swept over me, tossing my sense of self like a tree in a hurricane.  With a scowl and a sharp look from his grey piercing eyes, he informed me that 47 men had already tried tha- but before he could finish, the might of a thousand suns overtook me.  In an instant I tore that gun from his hands and aimed it at his head.  I fired without hesitation, just as he began to pause his sentence.  He dropped, and my ears rang.

     The horse seemed uncomfortable, but did not startle at the shots.  I stepped over the man’s limp body toward the door.  I knew there was still evil lurking, Satan had only been wounded.  I swung the door open and stepped into the cool night air, steady drizzle, new moon.  A foul odor wafted about, like molten rock and bodies.  The horse watched as I moved around him to the door of the carriage.  Without opening it I could see through the open window to the occupants, two small children, a boy and a girl.  Their eyes were black.  Dressed like puritanical dolls and skin like porcelain, they sat holding hands, gazing with a wicked innocence.  The soft creases around their eyes betrayed the sick pleasure they derived from doing very bad things.  They pleaded with me in childish whimpers, begged my mercy for their foulness, cried softly at the impending punishment.  I said nothing as I raised the heavy barrels and lined up the children, being sure to hit both at vital points with the spread.  Lightning struck and thunder clapped as I fired over the teary-eyed pleas of the demons, hit both in the throat: one in the esophagus, one in the artery.  They vanished, evaporated as the force that created them was felled by its own tool.  The carriage, the horse, and the man had all gone out in the blink of an eye.  The rain had dissipated, a slight mist hung in the air.  I looked down at my empty hands, shook my head, and walked back in my room.  Inside, I checked the room for damage, but there was none.  The shotgun was still smoking when I removed the empty shell, put it at the end of the bed, and went to sleep.

title: The Confrontation

question: Where does the narrator spend the most time?

answer: The narrator spends the most time in their room.

question: How would you describe the old man that was encountered?

answer: The old man seemed crippled and sick, was dressed in all black, and gave a menacing grin.

question: What mood is the author trying to evoke?

answer: The author is trying to evoke a feeling of caution and alertness via this story.

question: What could the horse symbolize in this story?

answer: The horse could be a sign of peace and tranquility for the narrator and is used in the story as a protective barrier or the horse could be a sign of strength.


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LOUIS-FRANÇOIS DUCHÊNE (17 February 1927 – 12 July 2005) was a journalist and political analyst of European integration who wrote for _The Economist_ and was professor emeritus at the University of Sussex.[1][2][3] He was influenced by his work with Jean Monnet, from 1953 to 1955 at the European Coal and Steel Community in Luxembourg and later from 1958 to 1962 at Monnet's Action Committee for the United States of Europe in Paris.[4] He was director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies from 1969 to 1974. He wrote an authoritative biography of Monnet titled _Jean Monnet: The First Statesman of Interdependence_ (W. W. Norton & Company, 1994).

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title: François Duchêne

question: Where was Duchene a professor?

answer: Duchene was a professor at the University of Sussex.

question: Where was Duchene born?

answer: Not answered.

question: When was Duchene the director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies?

answer: Duchene was the director from 1969-1974.

question: When did Duchene die?

answer: Duchene died on July 12, 2005.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Louis-Francois Duchene was a journalist and political analyst.


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Most immune people are in security camps. The dead are spread across the country. All that remains is ruins of the world that stood tall.
- How much longer til we're there?
- Another day or two...
Just a hollow shell lines the world. For Harper only his daughter is left.
- Holy shit!
- Be quite. You wanna get caught Jack?
- Is there another way around?
- Yeah... but its dark and we don't have a light.
Harper and Jack are immune to the plague killing everyone in its path‚ but everyone dies.

title: Infected

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: That information is not available

question: Why is the world in ruins?

answer: A plague has killed a large amount of the population

question: Is the narrator with anyone?

answer: I can't tell if the narrator is actually a character in the story. Named characters are Jack, Harper, and Harper's unnamed daughter

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: A post-apocalyptic world

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A plague has spread around the world, killing a large amount of the population. Most immune people are in security camps. Harper and Jack are immune to the plague, but everyone dies.


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The Oregon GOP has officially canceled the debate slated for Monday in Portland, per Oregon Public Broadcasting, which would have broadcast the debate:

  The two leading candidates, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, both declined to appear.

  Only Newt Gingrich had accepted the invitation.

  Oregon Republican Party chair Allen Alley said everything possible had been done to get the candidates to Portland, but that the campaign has entered a phase where the candidates do not want to debate each other.

The news doesn't come as a surprise after both Romney and Santorum had said they wouldn't participate -- but it means that there are still no scheduled debates on the calendar for the rest of the GOP primary season.

question: Who cancelled the debate?

answer: Oregon GOP has cancelled the debate.

question: Who was the only candidate to accept the invitation?

answer: Only Newt Gingrich accepted the invitation.

question: What reason do the other candidates give for not being able to attend?

answer: The other candidates say that the campaign has enters a phase where they do not want to debate one another.

question: Are there any other debates scheduled?

answer: No, there are no more debates scheduled for the rest of the GOP primary season.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Oregon GOP has cancelled its debate since the two frontrunners declined to participate. The two frontrunners are Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. The candidates are at a point where they are no longer wanting to debate each other, and there are no further debates scheduled this primary season.


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"How did I get into this mess?" I think to myself, my hands covered in mud, the swamp beneath me swallowing my tiny frame up to my elbows. "I once sang for the Master of Stoneshearth, sure, it was a modest keep. No huge castle, just a thrown-stone tower and a small plot of farmland, but it was a hot meal and a warm bed at night." I ponder as I crawl through the salt marsh.

"Lo, our mistress of the night, guide our daggers with your sight" the misappropriated chants of several voices echo through the marsh grass. "We shall feed your hunger with flame and sword"

"Perhaps I should head back to Gladius now..." I think to myself. "No, I can hear him now 'you heard some chanting so you ran back to change your trousers.' No I must get a better view, I must at least find them, count them, some information for him. It's my only shot at redemption in the eyes of men." My mind drifts back to Stoneshearth, back to my tiny chamber at the base of the tower. "Occasionally I would have the company of a tower guard, nothing like feeling the strong arms of a bowman wrapped around me. He would return to his wife before the sun rose, but he left his seed behind." I reminisce sorrowfully, as I crawl through thick mud that smells like salt and old death. A land where even my partial night-sight couldn't pierce the black.

"Begin we now our holy harvest, launch the night-fire onto fresh kindling" the voices chant in unison

"I must be getting closer" I shudder to think about what is going on ahead, "poor, sorry sot being burned in some dark rite, but perhaps I'll find a bit of coin at the site, these cultists hardly care for material possessions anyway"

"Shyyyyahhhh!" I hear a voice call out and the grass and fog fell away. I was on my hands and knees on bone dry earth. My hands were still submersed like the earth was still mud, but it was dry and hard, I pulled with all the strength a half-man can muster, but to no avail. I hear the footsteps coming as I look up with eyes full of tears. I've faced death a few times before, but never like this. Never so exposed... Never with no hope for escape. "I don't fear spirits and spooks!" I lie, yelling at the figures approaching me draped in black robes, flecked with red-gold thread.

"Our mistress has granted us a pygmy thief, my sisters" a raspy female voice from under the robe spat. "You say you don't fear ghosts, how about me" she said as she threw her hood back revealing a scaly face more lizard than human, her eyes burned like fire and the smile across her fanged grin shown red with blood."

"Do your worst, you nasty snake" I say with the little courage I could muster, I felt the dirt turn soft and muddy again as hands wrapped around my arms and legs. They lift me up and bind me with leather. I've slipped a knot or two, a learned skill in a thief's arsenal, but these were too strong, too tight.

"Set the altar" I heard a dark, yet more human voice from one of the figures, I can see the sparkle of a black-fyre stone at her neck.

I watch them throw up a crude driftwood cross and stay silent as they tie my tiny body to it. "Is this all" I yell, "I'll work these knots loose, eventually"

I watch them join hands in a circle before me, they all seem to not hear, an unintelligible chant begins as the walk in a circle. They seem to be focusing the words to the center of the circle, where a glimmer of light catches my eye, the same color as the black-fyre stone at the witch's neck.

"Fuck, someone help me!" I scream aloud, though I know my party is too far away, "Gladius, Barnaby, Evelyn!" I scream their names in vain. I watch a glimmer turn into a flame and a flame take the form of a dragon. The witches fell to the ground as it took shape, fell into a trance-like sleep as payment for summoning this foul creature. It stands as tall as a bear on hind legs, it's whole body blazing purple-red flames. "By the gods..." I cry out.

The creature, steps out of the ring of bodies and moves gracefully toward the crossed driftwood I was tethered to. I can see detail as it gets closer, it is the living embodiment of black-flame, the heat of which singes my hairs as it looms over me. It's eyes are a deep ageless jet-black, I can feel my soul sink into them as I begin to accept my fate.

"Klop, klop, klop" I hear the hoof-fall of horses.

"Frem!" Shouts a voice both angelic and familiar from out of the pitch-black darkness.

title: Into The Deep- Frem Part Two [FN]

question: What does the story say about why the narrator is separated from her friends?

question: Summarize the narrator's thoughts about the predicament she finds herself in.

answer: She's rueful about having left her comfortable life at Stoneshearth singing for the Master of the place. She feels a need to prove her courage to her group, which keeps her going in her quest to obtain knowledge about the dark ritual going on. She's scared after getting caught but tries her best to be brave and defiant.


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The QUETZAL (; code: GTQ) is the currency of Guatemala, named after the national bird of Guatemala, the resplendent quetzal. In ancient Mayan culture, the quetzal bird's tail feathers were used as currency. It is divided into 100 _centavos,_ or _lenes_ in Guatemalan slang. The plural is _quetzales_.

History

The quetzal was introduced in 1925 during the term of President José María Orellana, whose image appears on the obverse of the one-quetzal bill. It replaced the peso at the rate of 60 pesos = 1 quetzal.[1] Until 1987, the quetzal was pegged to and domestically equal to the United States dollar and before the pegging to the US dollar, it was pegged to the French franc as well, since the quetzal utilized the gold standard.

Coins

[Coins of the quetzal] In 1925, coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10 centavos, , and 1 quetzal were introduced, although the majority of the 1 quetzal coins were withdrawn from circulation and melted. and 2 centavo coins were added in 1932. Until 1965, coins of 5 centavos and above were minted in 72% silver. and 1 quetzal coins were reintroduced in 1998 and 1999, respectively.

The coins currently in circulation are disc-shaped and include Guatemala's national coat of arms on the obverse.[2] The coins, and their reverse designs are:

-   1 centavo: Friar Bartolomé de las Casas[3]
-   5 centavos: the tree of liberty and the motto "_LIBRE CREZCA FECUNDO_ (_Grow free and fecund)"[4]_
-   10 centavos: a monolith from Quiriguá[5]
-   25 centavos: an indigenous woman,[6] Concepción Ramírez[7]
-   50 centavos: Monja Blanca, the national flower[8]
-   1 quetzal: a stylized dove, the word “_Paz (Peace)_”, and the date “_29 de Diciembre de 1996 (29 December, 1996)_”[9]

Banknotes

The first banknotes were issued by the Central Bank of Guatemala in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 100 quetzales, with quetzal notes added in 1933. In 1946, the Bank of Guatemala took over the issuance of paper money, with the first issues being overprints on notes of the Central Bank. Except for the introduction of 50 quetzal notes in 1967, the denominations of banknotes remained unchanged until and 1 quetzal coins replaced notes at the end of the 1990s.

In the top-right corner of the obverse face of each banknote, the value is displayed in Mayan numerals, representing Guatemala's cultural history.

  Image     Value     Main Color   Description                                                                                Remark
  --------- --------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
  Obverse   Reverse   Obverse      Reverse
  []        Q0.50     Brown        Tecún Umán, Prince and Commander-and-Chief of the Quiche Realm during the Spanish Conquest.                                    Tikal's Temple I
  []        Q1        Green        José María Orellana, President of Guatemala during the Currency Reform that introduced the Quetzal as the official currency.   Main building of the Central Bank of Guatemala
  []        Q5        Violet       Justo Rufino Barrios, Co-Leader of the Liberal Revolution of 1871.                                                             Education allegory
  []        Q10       Red          Miguel García Granados, Deputy and Main Leader of the Liberal Revolution of 1871.                                              Picture from the Guatemalan National Assembly of 1872
  []        Q20       Blue         Mariano Gálvez, State Leader of the State of Guatemala, within the United Provinces of Central America.                        Signing of the declaration of Central American independence
  []        Q50       Orange       Carlos Zachrisson, Former finance minister from 1923 to 1926                                                                   Allegory of the importance of coffee to the country
  []        Q100      Sepia        Francisco Marroquín, First Bishop of the Realm of Goathemala, and Founder of the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala        First university building in Antigua Guatemala
            Q200      Aqua         Sebastian Hurtado, Mariano Valverde, German Alcántara. Three marimba composers.                                                Allegory of the marimba, the national instrument, Musical score of _La Flor del Café_ by Alcántara.

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The Bank of Guatemala has introduced a polymer banknote of 1 quetzal on August 20, 2007, followed by a 5 quetzal polymer banknote on November 14, 2011.

Exchange rate

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title: Guatemalan quetzal

question: What about the ancient Mayan culture led Guatemala's currency to be named after the national bird, the quetzal?

answer: In ancient Mayan culture, the quetzal's tail feathers were used as currency.


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_CONAN THE FORMIDABLE_ is a fantasy novel by American writer Steve Perry, featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. It was first published in trade paperback by Tor Books in November 1990; a regular paperback edition followed from the same publisher in August 1991, and was reprinted in June 1998.[1]

Plot summary

The novel opens with Conan walking into Shadizar through the Karpash Mountains. He is ambushed by some bandits in the mountains and rescued by a giantess named Teyle. She leads Conan back to her village in the swamp they inhabit at the foot of a mountain. The swamp is also inhabited by Vargs, who are described as “Green dwarves” and act more like goblins or orcs. Upon arriving, he is knocked out by Teyle to be experimented upon by the request of Raseri, the village chieftain and Teyle's father.

Conan awakens inside a cage made from the bones of giants and finds he's being experimented upon by Raseri. Raseri is performing research on the physical endurance of damage in humans. Meanwhile, Dake the freakmaster is on his way to the giant's village with his entourage of Penz the wolfman, Tro the catwoman, Sab the four-armed man, and Kreg his assistant. Dake's mission is to capture a giant and a “green dwarf” for his freak show.

On the way, Dake's freak show is attacked by Vargs, but the creatures are scared off by a massive red demon which Dake summons (which is an illusion). Penz captures one of the Vargs at the behest of Dake. Dake promptly hypnotizes his Varg into servitude. The Varg that is captured turns out to be Vilken, the son of Fosull, a Varg chieftain.

Conan eventually escapes the cage in which he is being held and sets fire to Raseri's hut, sending all of his research on humans into flames. Conan escapes into the swamp, running across some Vargs and killing several of them. Meanwhile, Dake arrives at night in the hopes of capturing a giant for his freak show with the help of Tro the catwoman's night vision. The flaming hut distracts many of the giants and Dake is able to capture Teyle, as well as Morja and Oren, who are also Raseri's children.

As Conan escapes, the giants release their “Hellhounds”, a massive beast with the appearance of a cross between a bear and a wolf. The hellhounds, Vargs, and giants are tracking Conan in that order of following. Soon, Conan slays all the hellhounds. When the Vargs and giants find these corpses, they are amazed. Conan finally escapes the swamp only to be magically captured by Dake.

Figuring that more of his own kind will attract too much attention, Raseri decides to leave the swamp to look for his children by asking the local humans if they have seen a man resembling Conan. Fosull decides on a similar plan, but coats himself in mud (so as not to display his green skin) and follows the cart's tracks, knowing what they look like. Fosull manages to get a ride with a drunken wine seller in his cart. Dake forces Conan to display his strength so that it may be measured. Dake learns that Conan is stronger than all the rest of his freak show combined and sets Conan to use as his strongman for the traveling circus.

Raseri eventually finds Fosull's wagon and learns that the cart in front of him contains a Varg who is tracking their children. Fosull learns that he is being tracked by a giant, but knows not who. Dake exhibits his circus to a village. Eventually, Conan discovers that rage helps in weakening Dake's spell. Soon, Penz reveals he knows a few of Dake's spells.

Fosull and Raseri form a temporary alliance to rescue their children. Dake meets up with a caravan of other merchants. They stop for the night and Dake sends Morja to the leader of the caravan as a gift. Raseri and Fosull have managed to sneak up secretly. This enrages Dake's slaves and they manage to break the spell of entrapment set upon them. The former-slaves, Raseri, and Fosull manage to rescue Morja before she arrives at the merchant's wagon.

The group kills the merchant and several guards in the ensuing battle. Oren throws a rock at Dake as he's reciting his enslavement spell. The spell gets 2/3 done and binds the ex-slaves, Raseri, and Fousull (except for Conan) before the thrown rock smashes Dake's teeth preventing the final articulation of the spell. Conan promptly slays Dake in the process.

Raseri is convinced that the group should not be able to leave knowing how to get to his village of giants. Raseri tells the group that he has a potion which will help them forget how to get to his village. However, his potion is actually a poison. Penz sprinkles a powder (stolen from Dake) that turns all liquid to water into the cups of the slaves while Raseri is not watching. Eveyone drinks the potion and Raseri reveals they are about to die. Fosull, whose drink was not sprinkled with the magical powder, kills Raseri with his poisoned spear and dies shortly afterwards. Raseri's death also prevents the poison from taking effect. Soon, Teyle decides to let the group leave and the book is concluded.

Reception

Don D'Ammassa calls the book “the weakest of Perry's [Conan] pastiches, but still not bad.”[2]

Notes

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title: Conan the Formidable

question: What does the text say about Dake's freak show?

answer: Dake is the freakmaster whose entourage includes Penz the wolfman, Tro the catwoman, Sab the four-armed man, and Kreg his assistant. Dake's mission is to capture a giant and a “green dwarf” for his freak show. The freak show is attacked by Vargs (who have green skin) and he manages to capture the son of a Varg chieftan. He then captures the giants Teyle, Morja, and Oren, children of the giant chieftan. Dake exhibits his circus to a village, and this is where he is found and killed - and his slaves freed - by Conan, the Vargs, and the giants.

question: What does the text say about Conan the Barbarian?

answer: Conan the Barbarian is a sword and sorcery hero created by Robert E. Howard, used by Steve Perry in the fantasy novel Conan the Formidable. In the novel, Conan is rescued from bandits by a giantess whose father then imprisons Conan to experiment on. Conan escapes, tracked by the giants, the giants' hellhounds, and Vargs (whose people he killed while escaping). Dake forces Conan into his freak show for his strength, only for Conan to discover that rage helps in weakening Dake's enslavement spell, and ultimately slay Dake.

question: Summarize what the text says about the space armada.

question: Summarize the use of poison in the story.

answer: Raseri attempts to poison the group. He tells them it's a potion to help them forget where his village is located. Penz saves the slaves from the poison by sprinkling into their cups a powder that turns all liquid to water. Raseri reveals the truth after everyone has drunk, and Fosull (whose drink was not sprinkled with the magical powder) kills Raseri with his poisoned spear. Raseri's death prevents the poison from taking effect.


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MICHAEL PEZZULLO, is an Australian public servant. In October 2014, he was appointed the Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. On 20 December 2017, a reshaping of departments led to him taking up the post of Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs.[1] Prior, Pezzullo had been the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.[2]

Education

Pezzullo has a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in History from the University of Sydney.[3]

Career

Pezzullo joined the Department of Defence as a graduate in 1987.[4] After five years in the Defence department, Pezzullo discovered “the experience, age and, to some extent, ideological and almost philosophical gap between [him] and the next level up meant [he] would not advance until [he] became crusty, old and cynical,”[5] so in 1992 he transferred to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, where he worked in the International Division.

In 1993 Pezzullo joined the staff of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Gareth Evans, and remained in Parliament House until December 2001, including as deputy chief of staff to then opposition leader Kim Beazley.[6] In February 2002, he rejoined the Department of Defence and, in 2006, was promoted to the position of Deputy Secretary Strategy in that department.[7] Between February 2008 and May 2009 he led the Defence White Paper team and was principal author of the 2009 Defence White Paper.[8][9]

In July 2009 Pezzullo joined the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service as chief operating officer, a role which he continued in until September 2012. He was promoted to acting chief executive over the period September 2012 to February 2013 and on 15 February 2013 was employed as the substantive CEO.[10] When appointing Pezzullo, then Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare told media that Customs required major structural change, and Pezzullo had been appointed to drive reforms.[11] In the role, Pezzullo emphasised the importance of border security not only as a security issue, but also as an economic concern.[12]

On 2 October 2014 Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that he had made Pezzullo the new Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, effective 13 October 2014, replacing Martin Bowles.[13] As immigration secretary, Pezzullo led changes in his department recasting what had been seen as traditional immigration and border security institutions and doctrines.[14]

Management of conflict of interest

_The Sydney Morning Herald_ reported that early in 2014 Pezzullo's brother, Fabio, escaped a criminal conviction after he confessed to lying to an inquiry investigating corruption at Sydney airport.[15]

Fabio Pezzullo, a former Customs officer, was fined and placed on a two-year good behaviour bond for perjuring himself before a corruption watchdog. The 42-year-old was charged after an investigation over allegations he sold prescription drugs to fellow Sydney Airport Customs officers and lied to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity. The commission was investigating several of his colleagues for drug importation and bribery. Despite being told verbally and in writing not to tell anyone of the summons, Fabio Pezzullo told his flatmate, a former Customs officer. Fabio Pezzullo's sentencing took place in June 2014.[16]

While the case was underway Michael Pezzullo was fulfilling senior executive roles in Customs and Border Protection, but had disclosed the conflict to his minister from the outset.[17] In a note to staff regarding the case he was reported to have said: “from the outset, I asked and expected to be treated as a detached family member with no official rights, interests or powers in the matter.” The communique also details the processes that were implemented to manage any real or perceived conflict of interest relating to the case.[18]

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question: Why did Mike Puzello disclose the conflict to his minister and release a note to the staff?

answer: Mike Puzello might have chosen to be transparent about the situation and to publicly declare that he is impartial to the conflict. This move is probably motivated by the need to protect his political career. When he states that he wants to be treated as a detached family member with no official rights, interests, or powers, this is Mike indirectly stating that he has nothing to do with his brother's case and that he will not interfere with the proceedings since he has done nothing wrong.


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The New Nintendo 3DS XL Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Edition is a white New Nintendo 3DS XL system with a unique, game-themed cover design. The console aso includes a pre-installed digital copy of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and one special amiibo card.

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Release Date: 02 October 2015

New Nintendo 3DS XL Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Edition

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SINGER-SONGWRITER ELLA EYRE PLAYS ANIMAL CROSSING: HAPPY HOME DESIGNER

Singer-songwriter Ella Eyre has been getting design inspiration for designing her new flat from Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. Experimenting with different themes, layouts and items Ella has discovered her inner interior designer, making her animal friends happy in the process! In My Life in 3DS Ella Eyre gives an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at her life, and with her friends and family explains the important role that gaming plays for her.

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A white New Nintendo 3DS XL system with a unique, game-themed cover design, a pre-installed digital copy of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and one special amiibo card. The special amiibo card features a character whose house you won’t be able to build without using its amiibo card. Each card can be used across multiple copies of the game, so they’re perfect for collecting and trading with friends. Enhance the fun with an extra amiibo card pack of three.

Experience the Animal Crossing world with a brand new way of interacting with your favourite Animal Crossing characters! Join the Nook’s Homes family business and make hundreds of your favourite animals happy by designing their dream home – some might even ask you to spruce up their garden! Go beyond home decor and try your hand at bigger projects like a school or a café and assign unexpected roles to some of your favourite animal friends. Plus with the new amiibo cards, call up the card’s character and let your imagination run wild designing a house for them. What kind of home would you build for Tom Nook or Isabelle?

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-   Platform: Nintendo 3DS
-   Release Date: 02/10/2015
-   Category: Simulation, Animal Life
-   Players: 1
-   Age Rating: 7 and over
-   Franchise: Animal Crossing
-   Publisher: Nintendo
-   Developer: Nintendo
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question: What is Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Edition?

answer: It is a video game on the Nintendo 3DS XL system that lets players design their homes using different themes and layouts.

question: Who is Ella Eyre?

answer: She is a singer-songwriter who has been getting design inspiration for designing her new flat from Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer.

question: What is the Nintendo 3DS XL Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Edition?

answer: The Nintendo 3DS XL is a white, handheld video game console with a unique game-themed cover design that includes a pre-installed digital copy of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and one special amiibo card.

question: What is an amiibo card?

answer: It is a special card that comes with Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Edition, that features a character whose house payers won't be able to build without the card.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The Nintendo 3DS XL is a white, handheld video game console with a unique game-themed cover design that includes a pre-installed digital copy of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and one special amiibo card. The game lets players design their homes, putting their decorating skills to the test using different themes and layouts. The special amiibo card gives the players access to build the house of the featured character. Singer-songwriter Ella Eyre has been getting design inspiration for her new flat from the game.


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May 8, 2015

-   Eric D. Williams

SAN DIEGO -- Married with two children, San Diego native Jimmy Wilson relished the opportunity to return to his roots and his support system by signing a two-year, $4.25 million contract with the San Diego Chargers in free agency.

"It’s just good to be able to play in my hometown in front of my own people," Wilson said. "God has been real good to me. The fact that he’s brought me full circle to where I first started playing football and started creating my dream is just amazing."

Wilson played at nearby Point Loma High and later went on to star at the University of Montana. But he didn’t grow up rooting for the powder blue and gold.

"I can’t lie to y’all, I was a Cowboys fan my whole life," Wilson said, laughing. "I’m an '86 kid, so I grew up with the Cowboys winning. But I’ve always been a [Junior] Seau fan, along with all the other greats that have been through here."

A durable and productive player during his four years with the Miami Dolphins, Wilson saw time at cornerback, slot defender and safety. But he really wanted a chance to earn a job as a starting safety in the NFL.

With Marcus Gilchrist signing with the New York Jets in free agency, Wilson should get that chance in San Diego. Gilchrist also served as San Diego’s slot defender in passing situations.

Wilson, 28, will compete for a starting job along with Jahleel Addae and Darrell Stuckey. And he should see extra reps this offseason with Eric Weddle not yet reporting to voluntary workouts.

"Of course, that’s the name of the game," Wilson said, when asked about competing for a starting job. "You don’t play this game just to be average. I’m here to be the best. I’m trying to be a Pro Bowler this year, and I’m trying to do everything I can to be an elite player in this league."

Wilson played in 787 defensive snaps for the Miami Dolphins last season. He finished with 58 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups in 2014.

Wilson only missed two games during his four-year tenure with the Dolphins. He has the physical skills to be a "hammer"-type player the Chargers are looking for -- someone who will come up and put a hit on a runner.

"I keep the same mindset," he said. "I always play like I’ve got a chip on my shoulder. So my mindset is to just come in and be a dog. No matter where I have to play, whether it’s special teams or whatever, I’m here to help the team win and get past that first round of the playoffs. And hopefully get to that Super Bowl."

Wilson praised Chargers defensive coordinator John Pagano, saying the two hit it off at dinner during his visit with the team in free agency.

"I’ve already seen that he’s a man’s man," Wilson said. "He’s my type of guy. It’s going to be exciting playing for him. He wants men on this team. He lets you do your thing, lets you be great as long as it doesn’t cost the defense. So he lets you have your personality out here, and it’s going to fun to play for him."

Pagano is a creative defensive coordinator who likes to show a lot of different looks. He will be tasked with putting Wilson’s versatility to good use.

"Just seeing some film on the guys here, I think I fit in well with the DBs, just because everybody’s interchangeable and you have to learn a lot of positions here," Wilson said. "And that’s kind of the same thing I’ve been doing in Miami, whether it’s nickel cornerback or safety. I got to start at all three last year. I’ve been blessed to play a lot of football in my last four years, and I just think I can contribute to this team in all aspects of the defense."

question: What is Jimmy Wilson's occupation?

answer: He is a football player in the NFL

question: When was this article published?

answer: May 8, 2015

question: What is the main focus of this article?

answer: Jimmy Wilson, a player who has signed with the San Diego Chargers

question: Describe Jimmy Wilson's career history.

answer: He played for the Miami Dolphins for four years.

question: Describe Jimmy Wilson's personal life.

answer: Jimmy is married and has two children.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Jimmy Wilson, a San Diego native who played for the Miami Dolphins for four years, has signed a two-year contract with the San Diego Chargers.


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PRASEODYMIUM(III) BROMIDE is a crystalline compound of one praseodymium atom and three bromine atoms.[1][2]

Characteristics

Appearance

Praseodymium(III) bromide is a green solid at room temperature.[3][4] It is usually handled as a powder.

Physical

Praseodymium(III) bromide's molecular weight is 380.62 g.[5][6][7][8] Praseodymium bromide has a density of 5.28 g/cm².[9][10]

Chemical

Praseodymium(III) bromide is hygroscopic.[11] Praseodymium(III) bromide has an oxidation number of 3.[12]

Hazard

Praseodymium(III) bromide can cause skin irritation (H315/R38), eye irritation (H319/R36), and that breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray of Praseodymium(III) bromide should be avoided (P261/S23), that one should wash hands thoroughly after handling (P264), one should wear protective gloves and clothes clothing, and wear eye protection and face protection (P280/S36/S37/S39), and that if one gets Praseodymium(III) bromide in their eyes, that they should wash their eyes cautiously for several minutes, removing contact lenses if possible (P305.[13]

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title: Praseodymium(III) bromide

question: How can Praseodymium bromide be described?

answer: It can be described as a crystalline compound of one praseodymium atom and three bromine atoms.

question: How does praseodymium bromide look at room temperature?

answer: It looks like a green solid at room temperature.

question: What is the density of praseodymium bromide?

answer: The density of it is 5.28 g/cm².

question: What hazards does Praseodymium bromide cause?

answer: It can cause skin irritation and eye irritation.

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answer: The characteristics (physical, chemical, appearance, hazards) of praseodymium bromide are discussed.


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_If it's our ideals and not our origins that make us countrymen, Romney's tactics suggest that he's the one whose Americanness should come under question._

Nobody's ever asked to see my birth certificate. But as someone of Chinese descent I have been asked plenty of times where I'm from -- and when I say "Poughkeepsie," I often get the follow-up question that's almost a cliché now among Asian Americans: "No, where are you really from?"

It's always disheartening to get that question, even though I've learned to answer it with equanimity and usually take care to make the inquisitor feel not-stupid. But it's always clarifying, for it reveals the default picture in the minds of some of my fellow Americans about who they are, who we are, and who I am.

That's why Mitt Romney's birther-baiting remarks today are, in a way, welcome. Let there be no doubt: He is the candidate for people who think the name Obama must be Muslim and its bearer indelibly foreign. He is also the candidate for the greater number of people who do not initially imagine that someone with my face, my eyes, my skin could be from this country.

Even in one of his home states (Michigan, the site of today's remarks), Mitt Romney is not some iconic American hero whose patriotism is beyond reproach. The reason no one questions where Romney was born is simply this: he is white. If that's good enough for you, then you're good enough for Romney.

But that's not good enough for America. I have as much a claim to be the image of an American as Romney and his offspring do. So does Barack Obama. So, by the way, does Bobby Jindal or Ted Cruz or Susana Martinez -- nonwhites in Romney's own party who likely have also been asked (no, really) where they are from.

Romney's implicit pledge of allegiance to the birther movement is as revealing of his character as anything else in his campaign of half-deliberate opacity. He appears to lack a core capacity for empathy. He literally cannot see himself as someone not white, as someone accented or a newcomer.

In fact, Romney's tactics suggest that he's the one whose Americanness should come under question. True Americanness is not about how WASPy your surname is, how pale your skin, or how many generations your family has lived here -- or how much you can lord those facts over others. Nor is it about how subtly you can stir up secret prejudices against people who could be deemed outsiders.

True Americanness is about fidelity to a creed that by design transcends color or place of family origin. Yes, we as a nation have often subverted that creed, or averted our gaze, but it still stands in timeless judgment, measuring our willingness to deliver on the promise of equal citizenship. True Americans see in a sea of colored faces a chance to bring everyone into the fold, so that the team is stronger and the creed redeemed. Mitt Romney can prance all he wants but his words today were those of a second-rate American.

And the more he plays his Donald Trump card, the more his becomes a last-gasp candidacy: the inarticulate paroxysm of those who still silently believe, as was once permissible to declare in public, that America is a white nation and that the interests, mores, and preferences of whites should predominate.

Romney may yet win in November. But he and this whole odious line of attack are on the losing side of history. The tide of demographics is irresistible, and soon enough it'll sweep up his birth certificate and mine into a new notion of who is truly from this country.

We want to hear what you think about this article. Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com.

Eric Liu is a contributing writer for _The Atlantic_. He is the author of You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen and, most recently, _Become America: Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy_. He is CEO of Citizen University and executive director of the Aspen Institute Program on Citizenship and American Identity.

question: What is the real definition of a true American?

answer: A person who upholds the fundamental beliefs of the country, which looks beyond colour and origin.

question: Why does a person's historical background matter in identifying as an American?

answer: It appears if the person plans to run for the office of the presidency in the country, they have to be citizens.

question: What quality, according to the author, questions a persons Americaness.

answer: Prejudice.

question: What is the birther movement?

answer: This conspiracy theory started in Obama's era, which surrounds a candidate's birth and citizenship.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: At the time of this article, the author questioned the Americanness of Senator Mitt Romney, who expressed prejudice against people of colour. He believed Romney couldn't see himself as anything other than being white because of his allegiance to the birther movement. He believed the tactics of Mitt Romney would place him on the wrong side of history. The author believed a person who upholds the fundamental beliefs of the country and overlooks colour or origin is a true American.


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_"DO YOU REALLY WISH TO KNOW?"_
Spoilers from the books and/or adaptations to follow!

GAETAN was a witcher from the Cat School who, around 1272, ended up in Velen.

Biography

He took a contract on a leshen that terrorized Honorton village but after he killed it the ealdorman refused to pay the agreed upon sum, instead offering Gaetan only 12 [Oren3.png], a very paltry sum for taking care of the leshen. The witcher voiced his objection at this and so the ealdorman and a couple other villagers claimed they had hid the rest of the gold in the barn and led him out there to get the rest of the payment.

However, it proved to be a trap where the group tried to murder the witcher and only at the last minute when Gaetan realized something was awry did he narrowly avoid being fatally pierced by a pitchfork. Still injured and now incensed at this, Gaetan went on a killing spree, blindly killing every villager for trying to cheat and kill him, whether they were guilty or not. He only stopped short of killing a little girl, Millie, as she reminded him of his own sister, thus sparing her, making her the only survivor of the village massacre.

_If Geralt investigates:_ Geralt eventually discovered Gaetan not far from the village and still recovering from his injuries. After telling Geralt about what transpired, he insinuated this wasn't the first time he'd lost his temper.

_If Geralt chooses to kill him:_ Deciding Gaetan's regrets weren't good enough for his actions that killed off an entire village, Geralt fought Gaetan then and there, ending the cat witcher's life.
_If Geralt chooses to spare him:_ Geralt remarked to Gaetan how he himself was often referred to as the Butcher of Blaviken and that sometimes "heads just roll" and, as the ealdorman did try to attack and kill Gaetan, Geralt couldn't fault him for acting in self-defense. Gaetan then thanked Geralt by giving him the location of his hideout and where he had some valuable items stored as a reward.

Associated Quest

-   Where the Cat and Wolf Play...

Notes

-   If you approach Gaetan while wearing the Cat School Witcher Gear, he will comment on it before you engage him in conversation. Saying "Well well, what have we here? Feline armor, wolf's head medallion - a crossbreed?".
-   In the _Hearts of Stone_ expansion, during the secondary quest Avid Collector, Marcus T.K. Hodgson may award Geralt with Gaetan's conserved shaelmaar trophy, which he had apparently given to Hodgson as collateral for a purchase.
-   In Gaetan's hideout he has a wall of trophies he collected which Geralt wonders why he still has them and believes he may have been cheated of his reward in the past and kept them as mementos.

question: What type of post is this?

answer: It seems to be a review/spoilers of a game.

question: What is the game about?

answer: It seems to be an adventure game. The author writes about options the player can take.

question: Who is the main character of the game?

answer: Gaetan is a witcher from the Cat School.

question: Who does the character spare in the village massacre?

answer: Gaetan spares Millie because she reminds him of his sister.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: This post seems to be a review/spoilers of a game. It seems to be an adventure game. The main character of the game is Gaetan, who is a witcher from the Cat School.


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MUHAMMAD HUSAIN AZAD ( — ; 5 May 1830 – 22 January 1910) was a Shia scholar and an Urdu writer who wrote both prose and poetry, but he is mostly remembered for his prose. His best known work is Aab-e-Hayat (“Elixir of Life”).[1][2]

Early life and family

Muhammad Hussain was born in Delhi to a Persian immigrant family. His mother died when he was four years old. His father, Moulvi Muhammad Baqir was educated at the Delhi College. In early 1837, Azad's father bought a printing press and launched the _Delhi Urdu Akhbaar_ (Delhi Urdu Newspaper). In 1854, Muhammad Hussain graduated from college and began to help his father with his newspaper and publishing work.[3]

Azad married Aghai Begum, the daughter of another Persian immigrant family. Then his world came apart during next few years due to his father-owned newspaper's support of the rebels against the British empire and restoration of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in Delhi temporarily in the aftermath of Indian Rebellion of 1857. After the British retook Delhi some months later and executed his father Maulvi Muhammad Baqir, his whole joint family including old women and young children were expelled from their house by force by the British authorities. A period of turmoil followed in Delhi, Azad then decided to migrate to Lahore in 1861.[4][5]

Career

Azad started teaching at the newly-founded Government College, Lahore in 1864, and later at Oriental College, Lahore. In Lahore, he came in contact with G. W. Leitner, who was the principal and founder of Anjuman-e-Punjab. In 1866, Azad became a regularly paid lecturer on behalf of the Anjuman and a year later became its secretary. In 1887, he established the Azad Library which helped him earn the title of _Shams-ul-ulama_ (Sun among the Learned).[6][7]

Along with Altaf Hussain Hali, Azad led a movement for 'natural poetry', a movement to reform classical Urdu poetry. He declared the aim of poetry to be ... “as we express it, it should arouse in the listeners’ heart the same effect, the same emotion, the same fervor, as would be created by seeing the thing itself, rejecting the aesthetics of classical Urdu poetry, which, according to him, was artificial and involved in a 'game of words' that did not produce genuine emotion. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan encouraged and supported both Hali and Azad in their effort to create a simple and realistic-looking creed of Urdu literature.[8][9][10]

Works

-   _Qisas ul-hind_ (“Stories of India”) - 1869[11][12]
-   _Nairang-e Khiyāl_ (“The Wonder-World of Thought”) - 1880[13]
-   Aab-e-Hayat (“Water of Life/Elixir”) - 1880 (this book describes the history of Urdu poetry)[14][15]
-   _Sair-i Iran_ - 1886
-   _Sukhandān-e fārs_ (“On Iranian Poets”) - completed in 1887 and published in 1907[16]
-   _Darbār-e akbarī_ (“The Court of Akbar”) - 1898[17][18]

Death

Muhammad Hussain Azad died in Lahore on 22 January 1910 at age 79.[19]

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question: In what ways did the British Empire's colonization affect the life of Muhammad Husain Azad?

answer: Since his family openly supported the proponents of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, they lost their footing when the British regained control. Azad's father had run a paper that supported the rebels and was therefore executed. The women and children were forced from their housing, and Azad decided to defect to Lahore. He had already attended college and gotten his degree, so his studies were not interrupted. In terms of Azad's career, he chose to go the route of the reformer, changing up traditional approaches to Urdu poetry. He probably retained some of the spirit of his father and their family, and sought to disrupt society in ways he felt would better serve the common folk, or the people who so often are never in positions of power or authority.


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ENNASHERI MALANADA TEMPLE () is the only Dushasana Temple in South India. It is located at Thekkemuri of Sooranad North village in Kunnathur Taluk of Kollam district (Kerala State), India. This place is the northern border of Kollam district which Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts share the boundaries. The temple is located equidistant from Adoor (M C Road) to the Northeast and Sasthamkotta to the Southeast. It is also reachable from Kayamkulam and Karunagappally on the NH 47 and Kottarakkara (via Puthoor or Enathu) on the MC road (approximately 27 km from each centre)

Malakkuda Festival

The annual festival at Malanada is known as ‘Malakkuda’. It is celebrated during the summer, Third Sunday of Malayalam month 'Kumbham'കുംഭം every year. The arrival of the festival is proclaimed by ‘Kodiyettu’ (the temple flag hoisting ceremony by Oorali after due observance) on the second Sunday of Kumbham. Presently, although there is festivity for 8 days from Kodiyettu to Malakkuda, there is no change in the rituals connected therewith.

title: Ennasheri Malanada Temple

question: Where is Ennasheri Malanada Temple located?

answer: Ennasheri Malanada Temple is located at Thekkemuri of Sooranad North village in Kunnathur Taluk of Kollam district (Kerala State), India.

question: When is Malakkuda Festival celebrated?

answer: Malakkuda Festival is celebrated every year during the summer, on the third Sunday of Malayalam month 'Kumbham'.

question: What is Ennasheri Malanada Temple noted for?

answer: Ennasheri Malanada Temple is noted for Malakkuda Festival.

question: How long does Malakkuda Festival last?

answer: Malakkuda Festival lasts 8 days.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Ennasheri Malanada Temple is located at Thekkemuri of Sooranad North village in Kunnathur Taluk of Kollam district (Kerala State), India. It is noted for Malakkuda Festival.