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The SOUTH COAST LINE is an intercity rail service operated by NSW TrainLink that services the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The service runs from , and runs the entire length of the eponymous South Coast railway line to . The service also runs along the Eastern Suburbs railway line at peak hours and the Port Kembla railway line to . It is operated with NSW TrainLink H sets and Sydney Trains T sets, with Endeavour railcars operating the service on the non-electrified line between and Bomaderry.

Passenger trains first operated on the South Coast railway line in 1887, and is one of five routes on the NSW TrainLink Intercity network. The South Coast Line routes span 40 stations, across 159 km of railway. An additional 5 stations and 7 km of railway are travelled by South Coast Line trains at peak hour on the Eastern Suburbs railway line.

History

Stations

The first passenger train services on the Illawarra commenced on 21 June 1887, after the line was completed from Clifton to , and later, North Kiama on 9 November 1887. The line was later connected to via , , and the following year between July and October 1888, after delays on construction between Waterfall and Clifton. The line was further extended to through , opening on 2 June 1893.[1][2]

[An American Suburban carriage passenger train approaches station. (_photograph dated 1914_)] [View of station, which opened in late 2014] Throughout its long history, the South Coast Line's roster of stations have changed significantly. Many stations in the Upper Illawarra had closed and new ones opened towards the first half of the 20th century. Stations such as the ones serving Clifton were closed, along with a majority of the original railway between Waterfall and Coalcliff between 1915 and 1920, replaced with a new alignment that made use of a flatter gradient and made the infamous Otford Tunnel defunct. New stations along the line that opened throughout this period included in 1902, in 1915, in 1916, in 1917, and in 1948. Further removals of stations from the line in the latter half of the 20th century included the station serving Yallah in 1974, the majority of the stations on the line between Kiama and Bomaderry, and in 1983.[3] was also closed in November 2014, replaced by , after rising commercial and residential development in Flinders and Shell Cove and their distance from Dunmore station, prompted the Government of New South Wales to build a replacement station closer to the area of urban growth.[4]

While the railway network at Port Kembla was built in 1916, stations and passenger trains servicing the surrounding suburbs did not operate until 5 January 1920, when the Port Kembla railway station was opened. A station at was added to the Port Kembla commuter branch in 1926, along with one at , a decade later, in 1936. A railway station for workers at Port Kembla, named , after the nearby Lysaght steel plant, was also opened in 1938.[5]

Some platforms on the line (e.g. Scarborough) are only 4 or 6 cars long, so not all doors may open on 8-car trains.

Services and rolling stock

Services were originally operated with locomotive-hauled trains and, later, Diesel railcars, prior to the electrification of the South Coast railway line. The line was electrified to in 1984, with the suburban Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line service occasionally extending its service past the terminus at to Helensburgh during peak hours, a practice that the current Sydney Trains Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line service still follows today. Electrification extended to the following year. Despite the newly installed electrification, diesel sets and locomotive-hauled trains still operated along the line from all the way past Wollongong to Sydney, including the _South Coast Daylight Express_, until 1991.[6] Electrification of the South Coast railway line was further extended to in 1993 and, finally, to Kiama in 2001. The railway between Kiama and is the only part of the line that remains non-electrified, operated by New South Wales Endeavour railcars since their introduction in 1994.

The electrified rolling stock of the South Coast Line began with V set intercity trains. There were later accompanied by Tangaras when they were introduced into the CityRail network in 1988. Originally, the Tangaras that ran on the South Coast Line were different variations of T sets known as G sets. G sets differed from T sets in that they had reversible seats, toilets, fresh water dispensers and luggage racks. In late 2005, it was discovered that a majority of the V set rolling stock operating on the South Coast Line were suffering from corrosion in their underframes. More G sets were introduced onto the South Coast Line to compensate, and eventually became the standard rolling stock on the South Coast Line after V sets ceased operating on the service. From January 2012, V sets ceased operating South Coast services. In 2009, however, after the introduction of OSCARs onto the intercity CityRail network, All G sets were recalled for conversion into T sets. The OSCAR fleet effectively replaced the G set rolling stock and, since 2010, standard Sydney Trains T sets, owned by NSW TrainLink, have been operating services to Port Kembla.

In 2017, it was revealed that the Liberal state government had reviewed a 3.6 billion dollar tunnel between Thirroul and Waterfall that could reduce travel time between Sydney and Wollongong by 22 minutes, but that rail improvements were being sidetracked in favour of improving and extending the nearby Princes Motorway.[7]

Incidents

On 20 December 1994, an accident involving two empty S sets occurred during a shunting procedure at . One of the trains jack-knifed onto the platform, demolishing the concrete pedestrian bridge. No injuries or casualties, however, were reported.[8] On the morning of 31 January 2003, an intercity Tangara en route to derailed at high speed between Waterfall and , resulting in the deaths of seven people and injury of forty.[9] The accident was the third major accident resulting in fatalities on the CityRail network in 13 years, after the Cowan rail accident in 1990 and Glenbrook rail accident in 1999.

On 24 November 2011, a Pacific National coal train derailed near Clifton, causing the suspension of South Coast Line services between Waterfall and . Services were resumed four days later, after the derailed train was removed from the tracks.[10] The train had derailed immediately after coming out of the Clifton tunnel, with the front eight clearing the tunnel and derailing, and the rear twelve carriages remaining inside the tunnel. The Office of Transport Safety Investigations found that the cause of the derailment was a broken axle.[11]

Services

Peak hour and weekend services commence from or on the Eastern Suburbs railway line, and stop at Central at Platform 25. At other times, services depart from Central (Sydney Terminal). They generally use platform 11, but this can change at short notice, as with all services from Sydney Terminal.

Some peak hour and weekend services are listed as pickup only at intermediate suburban stations (eg. Redfern Hurstville, Sutherland). This restriction is to ensure the train does not fill up with suburban passengers, who have plenty of other suburban services to take. Pickup only stations are not displayed on platform screens, but will be displayed on in-train screens.

The most common Central to services are operated by 4/8 car NSW TrainLink H sets (OSCARs). All-stations services operate between Waterfall, Thirroul and Port Kembla with 4-car Sydney Trains T sets (Tangaras). Shuttle train services between Kiama and are operated by 2-car diesel New South Wales Endeavour railcars, due to the line not being electrified past Kiama.[12]

From 2020, all services are to be taken over by 4 and 6 car D Sets. This will free up OSCars for transferral to suburban railway work. Two-car Endeavour sets will continue to operate the Kiama to Bomaderry section. These are set to be replaced by the new bi-modal regional fleet in 2023.

Stopping patterns

WEEKDAY PEAK HOURS

There are no set stopping patterns for peak hours, however every 20 minutes a service operates between Bondi Junction all stations to Central (Platforms 24/25), Redfern (Platform 11/12), Wolli Creek, Hurstville and the South Coast. Some trains start/end at Wollongong and Thirroul. There are also some local services starting at Waterfall or Thirroul.

WEEKDAY OFF-PEAK

-   Central (i), Redfern, Wolli Creek, Hurstville, Sutherland, Helensburgh, Thirroul, North Wollongong, Wollongong then all stations (except Kembla Grange) to Kiama (operates every 60 minutes)
-   Kiama then all stations to Bomaderry/Nowra (operates every 120 minutes – connects with every second Central-Kiama train)
-   Waterfall then all stations to Port Kembla via Thirroul and Wollongong (operates every 60 minutes)

WEEKENDS

-   Bondi Junction, all to Redfern, Wolli Creek, Hurstville, Sutherland, Waterfall then all stations to Thirroul, then North Wollongong, Wollongong and then all stations to Kiama (operates every 120 minutes)
-   Bondi Junction, all to Redfern, Wolli Creek, Hurstville, Sutherland, Waterfall, Thirroul, North Wollongong, Wollongong and then all stations to Kiama, connecting with the Bomaderry train (operates every 120 minutes)
-   Kiama then all stations to Bomaderry/Nowra (operates every 120 minutes – connects with express Bondi Junction-Kiama train)
-   Thirroul, then all to Port Kembla (irregular frequency, connects with each train from Bondi Junction)

RARER PATTERNS

Some late night or early morning services:

-   run between Wollongong and Port Kembla/Kiama only
-   make all stops between Sutherland and Waterfall (since T4 suburban services are not operating at this time)
-   start at Waterfall, connecting off a T4 suburban train, but then follow the Kiama stopping pattern
-   replaced by a bus service between Kiama and Bomaderry/Nowra

Some afternoon services:

-   start at Helensburgh, but run as a T4 service, using the same stopping patterns as T4 Waterfall services
-   divide at Wollongong, with only the front 4 cars continuing past Wollongong

Stations

[New South Wales metropolitan rail area, with the South Coast Line highlighted in blue]

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|         |         |         | p=“ab”} |         |         |         |
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|         | BJN     | 6.7 km  |         | Eastern | Bondi   |         |
|         |         |         |         | Suburbs | Junctio |         |
|         |         |         |         |         | n,      |         |
|         |         |         |         |         | Woollah |         |
|         |         |         |         |         | ra      |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | ECL     | 4.8 km  | 3 min   | Edgecli |         |
|         |         |         |         | ff,     |         |
|         |         |         |         | Darling |         |
|         |         |         |         | Point   |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | KSX     | 3.4 km  | 3 min   | Kings   |         |
|         |         |         |         | Cross,  |         |
|         |         |         |         | Rushcut |         |
|         |         |         |         | ters    |         |
|         |         |         |         | Bay     |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | MPC     | 2.1 km  | 2 min   | Sydney  |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | THL     | 1.1 km  | 3 min   | Sydney  |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | SBO     |         | 3 min   | Sydney, |         |
|         |         |         |         | Strawbe |         |
|         |         |         |         | rry     |         |
|         |         |         |         | Hills,  |         |
|         |         |         |         | Ultimo, |         |
|         |         |         |         | Surry   |         |
|         |         |         |         | Hills   |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | RDF     | 1.3 km  | 2 min   | Redfern |         |
|         |         |         |         | ,       |         |
|         |         |         |         | Waterlo |         |
|         |         |         |         | o,      |         |
|         |         |         |         | Darling |         |
|         |         |         |         | ton     |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | WOC     | 7.3 km  | 8 min   | South   | Wolli   |         |
|         |         |         |         | Coast   | Creek,  |         |
|         |         |         |         |         | Arnclif |         |
|         |         |         |         |         | fe      |         |
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|         | HVL     | 14.8 km | 15 min  | Hurstvi |         |
|         |         |         |         | lle,    |         |
|         |         |         |         | Hurstvi |         |
|         |         |         |         | lle     |         |
|         |         |         |         | South   |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | SLD     | 24.6 km | 10 min  | Sutherl |         |
|         |         |         |         | and     |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | WFL     | 38.7 km | 12 min  | Waterfa |         |
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|         | HSB     | 46.3 km | 9 min   | South   | Helensb |         |
|         |         |         |         | Coast   | urgh,   |         |
|         |         |         |         |         | Lilyval |         |
|         |         |         |         |         | e       |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | OTF     | 54.6 km | 6 min   | Otford, |
|         |         |         |         | Stanwel |
|         |         |         |         | l       |
|         |         |         |         | Tops    |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | SWP     | 56.0 km | 4 min   | Stanwel |
|         |         |         |         | l       |
|         |         |         |         | Park    |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | CCF     | 59.3 km | 6 min   | Coalcli |
|         |         |         |         | ff      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | SWP     | 62.5 km | 5 min   | Scarbor |
|         |         |         |         | ough,   |
|         |         |         |         | Clifton |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | WMJ     | 64.4 km | 3 min   | Wombarr |
|         |         |         |         | a       |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | COL     | 66.2 km | 3 min   | Coledal |
|         |         |         |         | e       |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | AUR     | 68.6 km | 3 min   | Austinm |
|         |         |         |         | er      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | TRL     | 70.2 km | 2 min   | Thirrou |
|         |         |         |         | l       |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | BUI     | 72.2 km | 2 min   | Bulli   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | WOJ     | 74.0 km | 2 min   | Woonona |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | BLM     | 75.6 km | 2 min   | Bellamb |
|         |         |         |         | i,      |
|         |         |         |         | Russell |
|         |         |         |         | Vale    |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | CIM     | 77.0 km | 1 min   | Corrima |
|         |         |         |         | l,      |
|         |         |         |         | East    |
|         |         |         |         | Corrima |
|         |         |         |         | l       |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | TOW     | 78.0 km | 1 min   | Towradg |
|         |         |         |         | i,      |
|         |         |         |         | Tarrawa |
|         |         |         |         | nna     |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | FMW     | 79.4 km | 2 min   | Fairy   |
|         |         |         |         | Meadow  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | NHW     | 81.3 km | 3 min   | North   |
|         |         |         |         | Wollong |
|         |         |         |         | ong,    |
|         |         |         |         | Gwynnev |
|         |         |         |         | ille,   |
|         |         |         |         | Mount   |
|         |         |         |         | Ousley  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | WOL     | 82.9 km | 4 min   | Wollong | Wollong |
|         |         |         |         | ong     | ong     |
|         |         |         |         |         | –       |
|         |         |         |         |         | Bundano |
|         |         |         |         |         | on      |
|         |         |         |         |         | Coach   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | CNI     | 84.1 km | 2 min   | Conisto |         |
|         |         |         |         | n       |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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| Kembla  |
| (Port   |
| Kembla  |
| branch) |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | LYS     | 86.3 km | 3 min   | Port    |         |         |
|         |         |         |         | Kembla  |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | CRG     | 87.7 km | 2 min   | Cringil |
|         |         |         |         | a       |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | PBN     | 88.8 km | 2 min   | Warrawo |
|         |         |         |         | ng      |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | PKM     | 90.2 km | 3 min   | Port    |
|         |         |         |         | Kembla  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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| – Kiama |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | UDR     | 88.3 km | 5 min   | South   | Unander |         |
|         |         |         |         | Coast   | ra      |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | KGG     | 91.6 km | 3 min   | Kembla  |
|         |         |         |         | Grange  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | DAP     | 95.1 km | 5 min   | Dapto,  | Wollong |
|         |         |         |         | Horsley | ong     |
|         |         |         |         |         | –       |
|         |         |         |         |         | Bundano |
|         |         |         |         |         | on      |
|         |         |         |         |         | Coach   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | ALP     | 103.3 k | ~9 min  | Albion  | Wollong |
|         |         | m       |         | Park    | ong     |
|         |         |         |         | Rail    | –       |
|         |         |         |         |         | Bundano |
|         |         |         |         |         | on      |
|         |         |         |         |         | Coach   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | OAF     | 105.5 k | 3 min   | Oak     |         |
|         |         | m       |         | Flats,  |         |
|         |         |         |         | Blackbu |         |
|         |         |         |         | tt,     |         |
|         |         |         |         | Shellha |         |
|         |         |         |         | rbour   |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         |         | 108.9 k | 4 min   | Croom,  |
|         |         | m       |         | Flinder |
|         |         |         |         | s,      |
|         |         |         |         | Shell   |
|         |         |         |         | Cove    |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | MUR     | 113.4 k | 5 min   | Minnamu |
|         |         | m       |         | rra     |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | BMB     | 117.6 k | 5 min   | Kiama   |
|         |         | m       |         | Downs   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | KAM     | 119.2 k | 3 min   | Kiama   |
|         |         | m       |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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| |Kiama  |
| –       |
| Bomader |
| ry      |
| (Non-el |
| ectric  |
| service |
| )       |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | GOG     | 128.6 k | 9 min   | South   | Gerring |         |
|         |         | m       |         | Coast   | ong     |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | BRY     | 140.8 k | 9 min   | Berry   |
|         |         | m       |         |         |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|         | BOM     | 153.4 k | 9 min   | Bomader |
|         |         | m       |         | ry,     |
|         |         |         |         | Nowra   |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|  |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

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title: South Coast Line

question: Summarize the incident on December 20, 1994.

answer: One of the trains jack-knifed on to a platform and demolished the pedestrian bridge. There were no injuries, however.

question: Why are some peak hour and weekend services listed as pickup only at intermediate suburban stations?

answer: It's to avoid congestion on the train from suburban people who have other means of transportation.

question: In 2021, about how long has the South Coast Line been in service?

answer: Approximately 134 years

question: What would the tunnel proposed in 2017 between Thirroul and Waterfall possibly prevent besides travel time?

answer: If it reduces travel time, it probably also reduces traffic.


split: train

text:
I was unsure or where I was or how I got here, but my mind told me that I was at the park. I couldn’t tell because my vision was blurry and distortions of black figures confused me. I knew I was dreaming. It was too unreal a situation to assume that I was alive in the real world. I could hear my on the sidewalk, but it sounded like muffled booms. It was if my steps were heavy.

I turn my head to try and spot someone familiar, and I do. A girl I once knew. I remember her image well because before I went to bed, I saw her on facebook. She was really pretty. She had boyfriend and life issues. But what ran in my mind the most was how pretty she was. So here and now, we stood together. She looked quite the same as I saw her with her short hair and mysterious eyes. I couldn’t help but stare and smile. She stared back with wonder, and a hint of annoyance.

“You look…..really beautiful” I remember saying to her.

She laughed at me. A laugh as if she wanted to be cruel, and she told me to go fuck myself.

In real life I knew she was a nice girl, but I felt I deserved the answer. I wanted to reach out and touch her in a comforting way but she stepped back. As the seconds past, I could feel a rip in my abdomen and the tightness id get in my chest when I’m going through an anxiety attack. I start to cough out blood, and realize my heart is shrinking inside. The pain is immense, and the tears don’t end. A bad odor escapes my body, and white flakes fall from my hair. I figured that my dream was now showing me my flaws, but it was too much to take in. The pain finally exploded, and I woke up.

In my bed now I am resting both confused and alone. It wasn’t long before I started thinking of her again, and what that dream meant. It wasn’t long before I started fantasizing holding that girl in my arms. It wasn’t long before I sunk into despair for a short time. I heard jazz music from upstairs, and the snoring of my younger brother. Taking a deep breath as I rest easy I can only mutter softly, trying to keep these sounds around me to calm me down.

“Am I that repulsive…”

Who knows…

title: Short Story of a Dream I Had

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is a boy.

question: Was the narrator dreaming or was it a reality?

answer: He was dreaming.

question: Who was the girl he spoke to?

answer: The girl he spoke to in his dream was someone familiar. The narrator remembers seeing her on Facebook.

question: Does the girl answer the narrator?

answer: No, she does not reply to the narrator's compliment.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator is dreaming. In the dream, he spots a familiar girl, a girl he had seen on Facebook before going to bed. He stares at her and says she's beautiful. The girl responds with a rather cruel smile.
As time passes the narrator's dream starts showing him all his flaws. He wakes up and wonders if he is too repulsive.


text:
KRZYSZTOF SOBIERAJ (born 25 August 1981) is a Polish football manager and a former player. He is the manager of fourth-tier club KP Starogard Gdański.[1][2]

Coaching career

Sobieraj started his coaching career at the age of 28. He terminated his contract with Arka Gdynia to become a player-manager at LZS Lubrzanka Kajetanów.[3] Sobieraj signed a contract until the end of 2009. In 10 games in charge, the team recorded 2 victories and 1 draw. Sobieraj played in all matches, playing the full 90 minutes and scoring 1 goal. In 2010, he continued as a player, signing with Olimpia Elbląg.

In August 2019, Sobieraj joined Ogniwo Sopot, once again as a player-manager.[4] Sobieraj was invited by his former teammate from Arka Gdynia, Tomasz Mazurkiewicz, who at the time worked for the club. On 4 April 2019 Sobieraj left his position to become assistant manager of Wisła Płock under his former manager from Arka Gdynia, Leszek Ojrzyński.[5]

During 2018-2019, Sobieraj also worked as a youth coach at Gdyńska AP Dąbrowa and KP Frajda Gdynia.[6]

On 11 October 2019, Sobieraj was appointed assistant manager of his former club Arka Gdynia under manager Aleksandar Rogić.[7] Rogić was fired on 10 March 2020 and Sobieraj took charge of the team for the rest of the season.[8]

Honours

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Arka Gdynia

-   Polish Cup: 2016–17

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[3] Krzysztof Sobieraj trenerem Lubrzanki, echodnia.eu, 10 August 2019

[4] Krzysztof Sobieraj w Ogniwie Sopot, 90minut.pl, 14 August 2019

[5] vKrzysztof Sobieraj z Ogniwa Sopot do Wisły Płock. Piłkarskie mecze na weekend, sport.trojmiasto.pl, 4 April 2019

[6] Gdyńska Akademia Piłkarska Dąbrowa - Gdyńska AP ..., facebook.com, 13 February 2019

[7] Nowi Asystenci I Trenera Arki Gdynia, arka.gdynia.pl, 11 October 2019

[8] PKO Ekstraklasa. Zmiany w Arce Gdynia. Krzysztof Sobieraj nowym trenerem, sportowefakty.wp.pl, 10 March 2020

title: Krzysztof Sobieraj

question: Who is Krzysztof Sobieraj?

answer: Krzysztof Sobieraj is a Polish football manager of the club KP Starogard Gdanski and a former player.

question: When did Krzysztof start his coaching career?

answer: Krzysztof began his coaching career at the age of 28.

question: Which clubs did Krzysztof play and coach with?

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He has been associated with:
LZS Lubrzanka Kajetanów
Ogniwo Sopot
Wisła Płock
Gdyńska AP Dąbrowa
KP Frajda Gdynia
Arka Gdynia

question: Where was Krzysztof appointed as the assistant manager?

answer: Arka Gdynia

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Krzysztof Sobieraj was a former player and the manager of KP Starogard Gdanski football club. In the past, he was associated with numerous clubs like LZS Lubrzanka Kajetanów, Ogniwo Sopot, Wisła Płock, Gdyńska AP Dąbrowa, KP Frajda Gdynia, Arka Gdynia.


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COMPASSION AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANIMALS (CARA) is a registered non-profit, non-government animal welfare organization in the Philippines. It was founded in 2000 by a group of animal lovers determined to help the plight of animals in the Philippines. The current president of CARA is Nancy Cu-Unjieng.[1]

Objectives

CARA's core objectives can be summed up with the acronym “ABC and E”: Animal Birth Control and Education. The organization focuses on reducing the number of homeless animals, stopping animal cruelty, promoting spaying and neutering, and encouraging responsible pet ownership.

Activities

Spaying/neutering

CARA aims to control the number of stray cats in the streets of Manila by promoting spaying and neutering, which controls the animal population and decreases the number of stray animals found on the streets.[2] In 2007, CARA established the first low-cost spay and neuter clinic in the Philippines.[3] This clinic was located at Malate in Metro Manila.

Trap/neuter/return (TNR)

Trap/Neuter/Return, commonly referred to as “TNR,” is the only method proven to be humane and effective at controlling the feral cat population.[4][5][6][7][8] Using this technique, all the feral cats in a colony are trapped, neutered, and then returned to their territory.[9] The group's TNR program has received support from Bonifacio Global City in Taguig and is currently in place in Dasmariñas Village, Forbes Park, Makati, Bel-Air Village, Makati, San Lorenzo Village, Fort Bonifacio Development, and Polo Club Makati.

Animal education presentation

CARA has spoken at various schools, such as the International Beacon School in Taguig, on animal welfare and responsible pet ownership. It has also held programs during events such as World Animal Day, providing lectures, free rabies vaccines, check-ups, and supplies to pet owners. Among its achievements are signing a memorandum with the Makati City dog pound for a better managed facility.

Animal relief work

Adoption is another core campaign of CARA.[10] The animals in the program consist of strays, rescues, or owner surrenders. CARA is not a shelter and does not have its own facility for housing animals. All of the animals are fostered in the homes of members and volunteers. CARA's first adoption event was held at Bonifacio High Street in Taguig in February 2009. The event was so successful that two more adoption events followed later that month. A total of 22 cats and 3 dogs were adopted, though one dog was later returned to the organization.

The group often works with other animal welfare organizations, such as the Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC), in protests and campaigns. It has joined protests against dog fighting, the electrocution of dogs in local pounds, the poor conditions of the Manila Zoo,[11] the giving away of live rabbits and chicks by establishments during Easter, and illegal dog meat trade.

Other programs include the FAITH FUND, SPONSOR A SPAY OR NEUTER,[12] and SPONSOR A PET.[13] The Faith Fund was named after a rescued cat and supports the medical expenses of CARA's sick or handicapped rescued animals. Many of them are successfully rehabilitated and are adopted into loving homes. “Sponsor a Cat” allows people who cannot adopt but who wish to help by enabling them to pay for the food, medicine, and other expenses of one of CARA's rescued cats until the cat is adopted. Sponsors receive a certificate and updates on their chosen animal. “Sponsor a Spay or Neuter” lets people make a one-time donation towards a spay or neuter, either of a rescued animal or one involved in a TNR program, at the CARA clinic. To raise funds, CARA throws Wildlife Parties for children, where exotic reptiles and insects are showcased by trained handlers. CARA also recently held its first garage sale in Bel Air Village, which was a huge success.

Press

CARA has been featured in various media for their work.[14][15][16][17]

They have appeared on the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer as a feature for World Animal Day in October 2006.[18] The adoption event in Bonifacio High Street received considerable coverage,[19][20] including by Reuters and Yahoo! News. In 2006, CARA participated in the “Dog Walk for a Cause” to protest the illegal dog meat trade and were noted for being the only group that proudly paraded mixed-breed dogs.[21] Local mixed-breed dogs (commonly called “askals” in the Philippines) are not popular choices for Filipino pet owners, as most prefer purebreds.

The group also has a special page in every issue of _Animal Scene_ magazine.

CARA also made the news when a number of their rescued cats became victims of animal abuse by a supposed third party. Despite being caged and kept in a secure area in a private subdivision, the cats and kittens were shot point-blank in the head. Many died or had to be euthanized; only 15 of the 29 animals survived. The event drew outrage and sparked an investigation, but the perpetrators were never found.[22]

On June 15, 2013, Hannah Sanchez, a former member of the De La Salle University Green Tankers varsity team, helped CARA raise funds for its Pet Foster Care program in the Ultraswim for CARA event. Hannah promised to swim 900 laps in the 25-meter-long pool and donors, in turn, can donate a fixed amount or pledge a peso per lap. Proceeds from the Ultraswim went to three CARA initiatives: food for the 164 pit bulls rescued in the Laguna province,[23][24] medical fund to cover the veterinary bills for rescued cats and dogs, and a charity fund to help low-income families spay and neuter their cats and dogs.[25][26]

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question: What is the Compassion and Responsibility for Animals?

answer: A nonprofit.

question: Where is the Compassion and Responsibility for Animals based?

answer: The Philippines.

question: Who is the current president of CARA?

answer: Nancy Cu-Unjieng.

question: What is the goal of CARA?

answer: Animal Birth Control and Education.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about Compassion and Responsibility for Animals, an animal rights nonprofit based in the Philippines.


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SAMPAT KUMAR TANDON (born 1945) is an Indian geologist and a professor emeritus of geology at the University of Delhi.[1] He is a former pro-vice chancellor of Delhi University, Sir J. C. Bose Chair Professor of the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal[2] and a D. N. Wadia Chair Professor of the department of Earth Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.[3]

Tandon is known for his geological studies of the Siwalik rocks[4] and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. the Indian Academy of Sciences,[5] Indian National Science Academy,[6] and the National Academy of Sciences, India[7] as well as The World Academy of Sciences.[8] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences in 1988.[9] He was knighted by the Government of France with the title, Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 2009.[10]

Biography

[University of Delhi] [Shivalik ranges] S. K. Tandon, born on 13 August 1945 in the Indian capital of Delhi to Piara Lal Tandon and Karam Devi, completed his Senior Cambridge in 1961 and did his graduate studies (BSc hons) at Panjab University during 1961–65 after which he obtained a master's degree (MSc hons) from the same university in 1966.[11] His doctoral studies were at the University of Delhi and after securing a PhD, he joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi as a lecturer in 1966.[12] Two years later, he shifted to Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology as a scientific officer and in 1976, he returned to Delhi University as a member of faculty. He served the institution in various capacities; as the head of the department of geology from 1990 to 1993, dean of the faculty of science from 1992 to 1993 and as dean of the research and international relations from 2001 to 2006 before becoming the pro-vice chancellor of the university in 2005, a post he held till 2010.[13] In between, he did his post-doctoral studies at the Institute of Geosciences of Shizuoka University in 1981 with H. Okada and at the Department of Earth Sciences of University of Cambridge during 1984-85 under the guidance of P. F. Friend.[14] During his service at Delhi University, he chaired several bodies and empowered committees of the university such as the Governing Body of Ram Lal Anand College (1994–95), Academic Reforms and Accountability Committee (2002–03), Restructuring Undergraduate Science Programs Committee (2002–05), Committee for Designing B.Sc. (Hons.) course in Computer Science and the Committee for Restructuring M.Phil Courses.[15]

Tandon served as a visiting professor at the University of Guelph in 1982 and as a Royal Society fellow at the University of Cambridge during 1984–85.[16] He was a visiting scientist at Shizuoka University in 1981 and 1988, at the French National Center for Scientific Research in 1985, at Japan Society for Promotion of Science in 1988, at University of East Anglia in 1992 and 1997, at Dalhousie University during 1993–94 and at University of Karlsruhe in 2002. He was a member of the vice chancellors' delegation to France and Delhi University delegation to Kabul University in 2006. He was involved with the Indo-Hungarian Research Project sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology and visited Geological Institute, Budapest in 2006 and 2007 and paid visits to the University of Durham in 2008 and 2009 in association with the Indo-UKEIRI Program.[17]

Tandon is married to Anita Mehrotra and the couple has two sons, Aditya and Amitabh. The family lives in Delhi.

Legacy

[The Deccan Traps shown as dark purple spot on the geologic map of India] Tandon is known to have done extensive researches on sedimentary tectonics and magnetostratigraphy and his work on the Siwalik rocks is reported to have assisted in the wider understanding of this tectonically dynamic region of the Himalayas.[18] He pioneered the physical dating techniques such as magnetic polarity, luminescence dating, fission track dating of zircons in India and he contributed to reconstruct the Late Cretaceous palaeogeography of Central India which revealed the impact of Deccan volcanism on contemporary sedimentary environments.[19] His studies have been detailed in several peer reviewed articles;[20] ResearchGate and Google Scholar, two online repositories of scientific articles has listed 110[21] and 180 of them respectively.[22] He sat in several government agencies as a member. He was a member of the project advisory committees of the Department of Science and Technology (1994–97), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (2001–05), Integrated Long-Term Program (2001–04) and Central Groundwater Board (2001–04) and chaired the Project Advisory Committee of the DST during 1998–2000.[23] He also chaired the Research Advisory Committees of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (2004–07) and Young Scientists Fast Track Scheme (Earth Sciences) of DST (2005–08) besides being associated with several other councils and committees as a member.[24] He presided the Indian Association of Sedimentologists (2003–12),[25] and served as the vice president of the Geological Society of India during 2007-10[26] and 2010-13.[27] He was a councillor of International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) during 2010-14 and has been serving as the vice president of the Indian Mineralogists Association since 2005. He was the convenor of the editorial committee of the University Grants Commission of India for promoting research at educational institutions in 2004 and was a member of the editorial board of Current Science (2003–13)[28] and the Proceedings in Earth and Planetary Sciences of the Indian Academy of Sciences.[29] He is the incumbent chairman of the research advisory council of Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany[30] and a member of the advisory committee of the Indian Statistical Institute.[31]

Awards and honors

Tandon received the Young Scientists Medal of the Indian National Science Academy in 1974[32] and the Krishnan Medal of the Indian Geophysical Union reached him in 1985.[33] The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow in 1987[34] and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1988.[35] The year 1999 brought him two elected fellowships, that of the Indian National Science Academy[36] and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[37] He was elected as a fellow by The World Academy of Sciences in 2001 and the Government of France honored him with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques in 2009.[38] The award orations delivered by him include Professor K.P. Rode Memorial Lecture of the Indian Science Congress Association in 2000 and the VII Karunakaran Endowment Memorial Lecture of Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram in 2006.[39]

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title: Sampat Kumar Tandon

question: What is Sampat Kumar Tandon known for?

answer: His geological studies of the Siwalik rocks

question: Where was Tandon born?

answer: Delhi, India

question: Summarize everything to do with Tandon's family.

answer: His parents were Piara Lal Tandon and Karam Devi. He married Anita Mehrotra. They have two sons: Aditya and Amitabh. His family lives in Delhi.

question: List three awards Tandon received.

answer: The Young Scientists Medal of the Indian National Science Academy, the Krishnan Medal of the Indian Geophysical Union, and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Sampat Kumar Tandon is an Indian geologist. He is known for his geological studies of the Siwalik rocks and is an elected fellow of all three major Indian science academies. The article provides his biography, which includes an overview of his education and career as well as a list of awards and honors he has received and a detailing of his legacy.


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    Published: 26 February 2018

[march for our lives]March in Newark on March 24

NEWARK, NJ — A diverse group of New Jersey students from across the state, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America NJ and Bergen & Essex County Chapters, and Women for Progress are hosting a statewide March in Newark on March 24, 2018 in solidarity with the national March for Our Lives effort in Washington D.C. Women’s March on NJ organizer Elizabeth Meyer is spearheading the student involvement, making this march a truly collaborative effort between students and grassroots organizers.

“With the help of Moms Demand Action and the diverse student coalition, we are determined to make this March as impactful as possible, drawing participants from around the state,” says Women for Progress President, Erin Chung.

Moms Demand Action Bergen County co-lead Larisa Mendez Downes says, “We chose Newark for several reasons including its accessibility via public transportation. We want this march to be for the students and by the students, but it’s also crucial to remember that gun violence is a pervasive, intersectional issue affecting urban communities, domestic violence survivors across all incomes, and so many others. We march for all of them on the 24th.”

Other groups involved with the event include the New Jersey chapter of the International Black Women’s Congress. Representative Kim Gaddy says, "This is our youth’s opportunity to change the conversation regarding gun violence in America and in their schools. Newark is a great location for this event, given the access to transportation, history of youth activism and great amount of cultural and socioeconomic diversity.”

Details on exact event location to follow. For more information please visit www.marchforourlivesnj.org. Our twitter handle is @Ourlivesmarchnj. March for Our Lives NJ can be found on Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/209522349601847/ and on Twitter @OurLivesMarchNJ.

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question: Why is this march being held?

answer: This march is the youth's opportunity to change the conversation regarding gun violence in America and in their schools.

question: Why is Newark a great location for this march?

answer: Newark's accessibility via public transportation, history of youth activism and great amount of diversity make it a great location for the march.

question: Will students be included in the march?

answer: Students are organizing the march in collaboration with grassroots organizers. Newark is a great location for youth activism, student participation from all over the state is encouraged.

question: Why is it necessary to change the conversation surrounding gun control?

answer: Gun violence is a pervasive, intersectional issue affecting urban communities, domestic violence survivors across all incomes, and so many others.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Students and grassroots organizers are collaborating on hosting a statewide march to change the conversation surrounding gun control. The march is being held in Newark due to its accessibility to public transportation. Gun violence is an issue affecting urban communities and so many others.


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After news broke yesterday that _Nintendo Power_ seems all but doomed as a print publication and may be finished outright, I reached out to the biggest fan of _Nintendo Power_ that I know of: Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski.

Yes, before he led the creation of _Gears of War_, worked on _Unreal Tournament_ and became one of the world's top video game designers, Cliff Bleszinski was a kid who loved Nintendo and suffered the razzing of his schoolmates because of it. He was the kind of person who read _Nintendo Power_ and, today, he is the kind of person who is able to provide us the ideal eulogy for a cherished part of many of our childhoods...

Take it away, Cliff:

"The _Nintendo Fun Club_, and later _Nintendo Power_, were incredibly important periodicals for me growing up in suburban New England. Remember, I grew up in an era pre-internet, so any data one could acquire about games came from only a handful of sources—the back of the box, or from a network of friends. The latter were often unreliable in the fact that they'd make up urban legends, such as the one about the negative worlds in _Super Mario Brothers_ in which Mario allegedly got to go skiing. (I once, in middle school, had a friend try to convince me that there was a sequel out to the amazing game _Herzog Zwei_, when he had somehow misunderstood that the "2" was actually what "Zwei" meant in German. There was no _Herzog Zwei 2_. Closest thing is that sweet game _AirMech_ that's coming out.)

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"I digress. _Nintendo Power_ wasn't just my glimpse into what was coming next, it felt like my portal to the outside world. It poured fuel on the fire of my burning love of video games by showing me previews of upcoming titles and how tantalizing they looked. I'll never forget seeing the giant bosses in _Mega Man 2_ laid out on those spreads; in fact, when I think back I can still smell the ink of the pages.

"The magazine also gave me my first taste of video game infamy with having my name in the _Fun Club_ and later in the first issue of _Nintendo Power_—I sometimes wonder if this was what led to my eagerness to engage the press and gamers on such a regular basis.

"Most importantly, I learned the power of hype. Let's be honest, _Nintendo Power_ was a propaganda device for the big N. But when you had a willing young boy in middle school who ate Nintendo Cereal, covered his walls with Nintendo logos, and was called "Nintendo Boy" on the bus it was a monthly shot in the arm that I would check the mailbox for daily. The magazine had a great run, and it will be missed, as will its enthusiasm, especially in a digital age that can sometimes be quick to damn before praising."

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Share your memories of _Nintendo Power_ below.

question: Why were 'Nintendo Power' important periodicals to the author?

answer: Because the author grew up in an era pre-internet, so they were the only reliable sources of information about games.

question: Why was Cliff called "Nintendo Boy"?

answer: Because he loved Nintendo.

question: Was Nintendo Power objective?

answer: It seems not. It was a propaganda device for the game.

question: Why is Nintendo Power doomed as a print publication?

answer: It is not stated.


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Ottawa "will vigorously lobby against" a proposal to charge every vehicle and pedestrian a fee to enter the United States at any land border crossing, says a spokeswoman for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

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Ottawa "will vigorously lobby against" a proposal to charge every vehicle and pedestrian a fee to enter the United States at any land border crossing, says a spokeswoman for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

The Department of Homeland Security wants Congress to authorize the study of a fee that could be collected from everyone who enters the U.S. at land crossings bordering Canada and Mexico.

Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade thinks a fee to simply enter the U.S. would be bad for business between the two countries.

"Canadian officials will vigorously lobby against this proposal," department spokeswoman Emma Welford told CBC News in an email.

"We believe that any fee on travelers crossing the Canada-U.S. border would be bad for travellers and bad for the economy,"  .

Welford said Canadians spend more than $21 billion annually in the U.S.

Chrysler alone, for example, makes more than 1,600 customs entries in Windsor-Detroit every day.

Matt Marchand, president of Windsor Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce, also dislikes the proposal.

"We intend to fully leverage the entire chamber network on both sides of the border … to defeat this idea," said Marchand, who has already discussed the proposal with chambers in Michigan.

Marchand says 80 per cent of Ontario’s exports go to the U.S. and that 32 U.S. states name Canada as their top destination for exports.

"Our economies are incredibility integrated," he said. "Any impediment or wall placed in between us slows economic growth and slows productivity. Creating barriers does not increase trade or tourism."

Sarnia-Lambton stands as Canada’s second busiest border crossing by volume. Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley has already written MP Pat Davidson to raise his concerns.

"Any proposal that would increase fees on Canadians would be seen as a clear impediment to jobs and growth and is not in line with the economic agenda of the government of Canada," Davidson said.

The 2014 Department of Homeland Security budget proposal seeks increases in existing fees charged for services, including fees that air and sea travellers must pay when they enter the country.

But the agency also wants to study the feasibility of collecting a land border crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the northern and southwest borders of the United States.

No fees have previously been imposed on those who enter by car, bus or train.

Hopes that 'sanity will prevail'

The budget request says the study should consider a fee that could be added to existing tolls or to ticket prices for those arriving by bus or train.

According to the request, the study should include:

-   The feasibility of collecting from existing operators on the land border, such as bridge commissions, toll operators, commercial passenger bus and commercial passenger rail.
-   Requirements to collect at land ports of entry where existing capability is not present.
-   Any legal and regulatory impediments to establishing and collecting a land border crossing fee.

The budget doesn't suggest how much the fee would be. The study is to be completed within nine months.

The NDP's border critic and Windsor West MP, Brian Masse, told CBC News that even a study "is still very serious," and a fee could have "a serious economic impact."

Masse said the NDP would record its "strongest objections" to the study in a letter to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.

Masse said Canada "doesn't need passenger vehicles backing up at the border."

Roy Norton, the consul general of Canada based in Detroit, cautioned the proposal is only in its preliminary stages. He told CBC News that he's confident the proposal will fail and that "sanity will prevail."

United States Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson, said too much is being made of a proposal to conduct a study.

"There's a proposal for some money for a study. We'll wait to see what happens there," he told reporters Monday in Ottawa after a walk to honour victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

The Canadian Snowbird Association is also against the proposal.

"While we appreciate the fiscal challenges faced by our friends in the United States, we would prefer the U.S. government focus on ways to reduce obstacles at the border that hinder trade and tourism," said Michael MacKenzie, the association's executive director.

question: What would happen if the land crossing fee was enacted?

answer: US officials would have a new source of funding, but those using Canadian and Mexican land crossings would be upset.


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PROSTEP IVIP is an association with its headquarter in Darmstadt, Germany. It is a globally active, independent association of 180 member companies from industry, IT and research. As an industry-driven association it focuses on the digital transformation in product creation and production. By designing the digital transformation in the manufacturing industry prostep ivip defines and aggregates the requirements of manufacturers and suppliers, with the goal of defining standards and interfaces primarily for the digitalization of the entire product creation process – from idea to implementation. Founded in 1993 as ProSTEP Association for the Promotion of Product Data Standards and renamed to ProSTEP iViP Association in 2002. Since May 2017, the association's name is written as “prostep ivip”.

History

After the end of the ProSTEP Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German acronym: BMWi), the ProSTEP Association was founded in 1993. Leading IT managers at BMW, Bosch, Continental, Daimler, Delphi, Opel, Siemens, Volkswagen and 30 other companies realized that the development of modern processes for efficient product data management was crucial to ensuring the ability of German companies to compete in the global marketplace and that they can address their common aims at best when joining under the neutral umbrella of an association.[1][2]

The starting point for this endeavor was the joint development of the STEP data format (ISO 10303). In 2002, it merged with the initiative “Integrated Virtual Product Creation (German acronym: iViP)” of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (German acronym: BMBF), which led to a massive scope-extension. Until today, the prostep ivip association remains committed to developing new approaches to end-to-end process, system and data integration for its members and providing digital support for all the phases of the product creation process.

Organization

40% of today's 180 member companies in ProSTEP iViP are manufacturing companies (manufacturers and suppliers), 40% are IT companies and service providers and 20% are research institutions and other standardization bodies.[3] This tripartism is also reflected within the by-annually elected board of the association: one representative of the manufacturers, one of the suppliers, one of the IT and one of the research institutions.[4] prostep ivip's Technical Programm, with its currently over 20 running project groups, is governed be the Technical Steering Committee (TSC).[5]

Cooperations

prostep ivip maintains and continuously expands its network toward like-minded organizations. Examples for these organizations are AIA, ISO, OMG as well as associations like the French GALIA, the Japanese JAMA, the US-based PDES, Inc., the German VDA etc.

Publications

ProSTEP iViP publishes Standards, Recommendations, White Paper and Best Practices, also together with its partner organizations. For example:

-   ISO 10303-242:2014: STEP AP 242 - Managed model-based 3D engineering
-   ISO 14306:2012: JT file format specification for 3D visualization
-   OMG Requirements Interchange Format[6][7]
-   ASD-STAN EN 9300 / AIA NAS 9300 Long-term Archiving and Retrieval (LOTAR)
-   VDA 4965 - Engineering Change Management (ECM)
-   VDA 4968 - Vehicle Electric Container (VEC)
-   PSI 11 - Smart Systems Engineering (SmartSE)[8]
-   PSI 12 - Manufacturing Change Management (MCM)
-   PSI 13 - OEM-OEM and OEM-Joint Venture Collaboration (PDM to PDM)
-   PSI 14 - JT Industrial Application Package, Format and Use Cases (JTIAP)
-   PSI 15 - Enterprise Rights Management (ERM)
-   PSI 16 - Code of Openness (CPO)
-   DIN SPEC 91383 - JT Industrial Application Package (JTIAP)
-   DIN SPEC 91372 - Code of PLM Openness (CPO) - IT Offenheitskriterien (CPO)

Events

Each year in spring prostep ivip conducts one of world's largest neutral PLM Congresses: the prostep ivip symposium.[9] Beside this, it invites to smaller topic-specific events and Webinars.

[1] prostep ivip profile, as of January 2017.

[2] prostep ivip: 25 years of digital transformation, as of August 2018.

[3] prostep ivip Member List, as of January 2017.

[4] prostep ivip Board, as of January 2017.

[5] prostep ivip Technical Program, as of January 2017.

[6] Daimler IT Exec: Standards will help manage engineering complexity , as of August 2015.

[7] ReqIF – Standard for Automated Interchange of Requirements, as of May 2015.

[8] Benefits of utilizing FMI for realizing cross-company Systems Engineering, as of December 2016

[9] prostep ivip symposium, as of December 2016

title: ProSTEP iViP

question: What is ProSTEP iViP?

answer: Prostep is a globally active association of 180 companies from industry, IT, and research which focuses on digital transformation in product creation and production.

question: What is the commitment of prostep ivip?

answer: They are committed to developing new approaches to end-to-end process, system and data integration.

question: What is the industry breakdown of the 180 companies?

answer: 40% of them are manufacturing, 40% are IT, and 20% are research.

question: Are there other organizations like prostep ivip?

answer: yes

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Prostep is a globally active association of 180 companies from industry, IT, and research which focuses on digital transformation in product creation and production.


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Three district attorneys have moved to intervene in litigation over a closed investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conservative groups, a move aimed at bringing the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The motion was filed under seal Friday by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm along with two other prosecutors involved in the secret John Doe probe.None of them responded to requests for comment.

The move follows a recent action by the Wisconsin Supreme Court declining to reconsider an earlier ruling ending the investigation.

Special prosecutor Francis Schmitz, who hoped to see the nation's high court take the case, had made that request for reconsideration earlier this year. He declined to comment Friday.

Such requests are typical for those contemplating appeals because litigants usually want to show higher courts they tried to get any remedies they can from lower courts. The U.S. Supreme Court is the only place prosecutors can go for an appeal, and the nation's high court takes only a tiny fraction of the cases presented to it.

An attorney for the Wisconsin Club for Growth, a target of the former probe that aggressively fought prosecutors in court, said Chisholm should drop the effort.

"Wasting more money on a frivolous appeal that has no chance of being granted is simply irresponsible. What he should do, at this point, is apologize to Milwaukee taxpayers and to the victims of this political witch-hunt," Andrew Grossman said.

There are five district attorneys involved in the John Doe, two Republicans and three Democrats. The two GOP district attorneys recently walked away from an attempt to revive the probe.

In a letter and court filing last week, Dodge County District Attorney Kurt Klomberg wrote he would not seek to intervene in litigation over the probe as a way to get the matter before the U.S. Supreme Court. Columbia County District Attorney Jane Kohlwey sent a nearly identical letter on Monday.

Chisholm launched the probe in 2012 under the John Doe law, which allows prosecutors to compel targets and witnesses to produce documents and give testimony. The probe focused on whether the GOP governor's campaign had illegally worked with conservative groups in recall elections in 2011 and 2012, with Republicans saying it violated their rights of free speech.

Chisholm was joined by Klomberg, Kohlwey and two other district attorneys — Ismael Ozanne of Dane County and Larry Nelson of Iowa County — because of where subjects of the probe lived. At the request of the district attorneys, the judge overseeing the investigation put Schmitz in charge of it as special prosecutor.

In a 4-2 ruling in July, the state Supreme Court ended the investigation, finding that candidates and issue groups can work together closely. This month in a 4-1 decision, the court rejected a request from Schmitz to reconsider the decision and concluded he had been improperly appointed as special prosecutor, preventing him from taking his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

But the state justices gave the district attorneys until Friday to seek to intervene in the litigation, which gives them a chance to step in for Schmitz and ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the state rulings.

Friday's motion to intervene comes only a day after the state's elections and ethics agency reached a settlement without financial penalties or admission of wrongdoing with the Wisconsin Club for Growth and one of its directors, Eric O'Keefe, who were among the targets of the John Doe probe.

As part of the settlement approved Thursday by Waukesha County Circuit Judge Lee S. Dreyfus Jr., the Government Accountability Board is not acknowledging that it broke the law or improperly conducted a criminal investigation but is agreeing to avoid such actions in the future. The GAB is not paying financial penalties or the club's attorneys' fees, although taxpayers have had to shell out for the GAB's own hefty legal bills in the case.

On Wednesday, Walker signed legislation abolishing the GAB and rewriting campaign finance rules in part to reflect the Supreme Court's July ruling in the John Doe litigation.

In October, Walker signed legislation curtailing the ability of district attorneys to use the John Doe law to launch investigations like the probes they have conducted of his campaign and his aides and associates.

The GOP governor signed that measure a day after documents related to the secret probe were released showing investigators initially believed they had overwhelming evidence of violations of campaign finance laws. The documents revealed a key prosecutor for a time had second thoughts after litigation was filed over the investigation, which the state Supreme Court shut down in July. The records also showed investigators acquired more than 1 million emails and issued 29 subpoenas. They raised concerns with federal prosecutors and the Internal Revenue Service but drew little interest in their probe.

Chisholm, Schmitz and the state Government Accountability Board had been looking into whether Walker's campaign illegally collaborated with the Wisconsin Club for Growth and other groups.

The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which tracks political spending, applauded the district attorneys' move.

"This is great news for anyone who is concerned about money in politics," said Matt Rothschild, the group's executive director.

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About Mary Spicuzza

Mary Spicuzza covers politics and breaking news for the Journal Sentinel.

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About Jason Stein

Jason Stein covers the state Capitol and is the author with his colleague Patrick Marley of "More than They Bargained For: Scott Walker, Unions and the Fight for Wisconsin." His work has been recognized by journalism groups such as the American Society of News Editors, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors.

question: Why are attorneys reopening the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign?

answer: Allegedly, he worked illegally with conservative groups in his campaign.

question: When did Chisholm launch the probe?

answer: 2012

question: What is one group with which the campaign has been alleged to collaborate?

answer: The Wisconsin Club for Growth.

question: Who penned this article?

answer: Mary Spicuzza


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[decaying-villa-4]Recently, my husband sent me an article on abandoned places. These were once glorious, but now forsaken European castles and villas. Dying tokens of splendor and opulence captured by architectural photographer Mirna Pavlovic, who has a thing for deserted structures. She risks getting arrested, falling through rotted floors, or just plain getting cooties by climbing fences and ignoring “no trespassing” signs in order to get some truly incredible shots. Ones of beautiful homes that for reasons we can only imagine, have been ditched and left to slowly decay. Their murals,  marble and artisan carpentry are being encroached upon by the elements, until one day they will become part of the natural earth again.

“They are never truly dead, yet never really alive,” Pavlovic says of these villas. “Precariously treading along the border between life and death, decay and growth, the seen and the unseen, the past and the present, abandoned places confusingly encompass both at the same time, thus leaving the ordinary passerby overwhelmed with both attraction and revulsion.”

I love the duality she sees in these spaces. That the ghosts who visit while she snaps her pictures may tell a very different tale to her than to someone else. They might speak of folly, dancing, formality, and wing-dings. Or anguish, broken dreams, empty promises, death, hope, rebirth. Perhaps all of those things jumbled up into one, long Russian novel.

“Reminds me of the stories you write,” my husband told me.

And he has a point. It seems I cannot write a story without a double meaning or phantom of some sort. While Pavlovic focuses on place, I train my eye on people – emotion, memory, the senses. Picking apart and reassembling the interior mechanisms that conspire to make up a soul. Urging my imagination to recognize the spiritual components which make that soul eternal.[decaying-villa-3]It may seem counterintuitive, but I feel an inherent sense of optimism when I’m dreaming up characters who have been disavowed, betrayed, left behind to descend into ruin. From there, the only way is up. Thought by thought, step by step, decision by decision. Understanding this narrative is what gives life meaning. It opens our hearts to mercy.

So, I understand Pavlovic’s fixation.

The chronicling of this organic and at times supernatural metamorphosis is the sole reason I’ve never even considered giving up on being a fiction writer. Even when the frustration and fear of failure has been so great that it’s kept me up at night, found me tearing through my kitchen to cook up gourmet meals no one in my family really wants to eat, made me say mean things to my mother’s bird.

Because writing is so much more than a skill to me, or a way to do my part in keeping my kids ensconced in their expensive enrichment activities. Writing is an extension of faith, of compassion, of trying to leave behind something that will matter to someone else.

When I take time off from my stories for any extended period, I find myself averting my eyes from the ruined places and ruined souls that I would otherwise be exploring. Not because I can’t bear to look at them, but because I can’t spare the time. The hours in the day fill up with cooking and laundry and driving. And for a while, yes, the house looks better, our lives are more organized, our kids are always on time for their events.

Those intervals are important, too, and I’m not knocking them. Nor would I give them up.

But when they stretch out for too long, my interior life becomes a bit more stark. I might be a more competent wife and mother, but not necessarily a better one. I start to pick teams instead of examining issues. Ugly words begin to mean less, and even make me a little giddy. They feel like contraband – smoking a cigarette behind the shed doors.[decaying-villa]If I look away for too long, I start to give myself permission to retreat comfortably behind the sanctimony of political correctness, biblical passages, or quotes from my favorite philosophers – believing, wrongly, that I’ve got this empathy thing down. Smug in my place in the world, judgement and condescension worm their way into my daily thoughts. I have so much less to teach my children.

I don’t mean for it to happen, it’s something that creeps up – like the ivy in some of the mansions Pavlovic likes to photograph.

And that’s when I know.

It’s time to climb that fence again, march past the “no trespassing” sign, risk falling through a rotten floor and getting cooties in order to spend some time inside a soul – perhaps denied, friendless and pitiful, but still standing.[decaying-villa-5]

Read the article on Pavlovic’s amazing work here.

question: What does the article say about the resemblance of deserted places and broken people?

answer: The author talks about Mirna Pavlovic's photography, who goes to great lengths to capture abandoned, decaying buildings that are neither dead nor alive. This is similar to the characters the author likes to write about in her stories, who are abandoned, betrayed, but still alive. She finds thinking about such people helps her stay humble and less judgmental. The author feels like she needs to go out in search of souls, just like Pavlovic searches for abandoned places.

question: What does the article say about overhauling classical buildings?

question: What does the article say about humility and condescension?

answer: The author finds these two states of mind to be opposite to each other. Observation of broken souls helps the author to keep herself grounded, avoiding feeling sanctimonious and judgmental. The author likens the creeping sense of superiority when she doesn't observe how people fall apart to the creeping vines in Pavlovic's photography.

question: Summarize the author's narrative style in her fictional works.

answer: She habitually looks for how people break down and recover, examining them to figure out how their souls work. She writes about people who are at the lowest points in their lives. The decisions and thoughts that lead her characters to recover are something she finds hopeful. This exercise, the author finds, allows mercy to come to fruition.


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The 10TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS took place on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the second time the show took place in Las Vegas. Juan Gabriel was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 4, the day prior to the telecast.[1] Calle 13 were the big winners, winning five awards including Album of the Year.[2] 2009 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards.

Awards

Winners are in BOLD text.

General

Record of the Year

CALLE 13 FEATURING CAFÉ TACUBA — “NO HAY NADIE COMO TÚ”

-   Luis Fonsi featuring Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris and David Bisbal — “Aquí Estoy Yo”
-   Ivan Lins and the Metropole Orchestra — “Arlequim Desconhecido”
-   José Lugo Orchestra featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa — “Si No Vas a Cocinar”
-   Laura Pausini — “En Cambio No”

Album of the Year

CALLE 13 — _LOS DE ATRÁS VIENEN CONMIGO_

-   Andrés Cepeda — _Día Tras Día_
-   Luis Enrique — _Ciclos_
-   Ivan Lins and the Metropole Orchestra — _Regência: Vince Mendoza_
-   Mercedes Sosa — _Cantora 1_

Song of the Year

CLAUDIA BRANT, LUIS FONSI AND GEN REUBEN — “AQUÍ ESTOY YO” (LUIS FONSI FEATURING ALEKS SYNTEK, NOEL SCHAJRIS AND DAVID BISBAL)

-   Yoel Henríquez and Jorge Luis Piloto — “Día Tras Día” (Andrés Cepeda)
-   Bebe and Carlos Jean — “Me Fuí” (Bebe)
-   Alejandro Lerner — “Verte Sonreir”
-   Jorge Luis Piloto and Jorge Villamizar — “Yo No Sé Mañana” (Luis Enrique )

Best New Artist

ALEXANDER ACHA

-   ChocQuibTown
-   Claudio Corsi
-   India Martínez
-   Luz Rios

Pop

Best Female Pop Vocal Album

LAURA PAUSINI — _PRIMAVERA ANTICIPADA_

-   Jimena Ángel — _Día Azul_
-   Natalia Lafourcade — _Hu Hu Hu_
-   Amaia Montero — _Amaia Montero_
-   Luz Rios — _Aire_

Best Male Pop Vocal Album

FITO PÁEZ — _NO SÉ SI ES BAIRES O MADRID_

-   Andrés Cepeda — _Día Tras Día_
-   Francisco Céspedes — _Te Acuerdas..._
-   Coti — _Malditas Canciones_
-   Alex Ubago — _Calle Ilusión_

Best Pop Vocal Album by a Duo or Group

REIK — _UN DÍA MÁS_

-   Jarabe de Palo — _Orquesta Reciclando_
-   La Oreja de Van Gogh — _A las cinco en el Astoria_
-   La Quinta Estación — _Sin Frenos_
-   Presuntos Implicados — _Será_

Urban

Best Urban Music Album

CALLE 13 — _LOS DE ATRÁS VIENEN CONMIGO_

-   Daddy Yankee — _Talento de Barrio_
-   Don Omar — _iDon_
-   Tito El Bambino — _El Patrón_
-   Wisin & Yandel — _La Revolución_

Best Urban Song

TAINY AND WISIN & YANDEL — “ABUSADORA” (WISIN & YANDEL)

-   Marcelo D2 and Nave — “Desabafo” (Marcelo D2)
-   Daddy Yankee — “Llamado de Emergencia”
-   Wisin & Yandel, 50 Cent and Nesty "La Mente Maestra" — “Mujeres In The Club” (Wisin & Yandel featuring 50 Cent)
-   Don Omar — “Sexy Robotica”

Rock

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album

DRACO ROSA — _TEATRO_

-   Enrique Bunbury — _Hellville de Luxe_
-   Beto Cuevas — _Miedo Escenico_
-   Miguel Ríos — _Solo o en Compañía de Otros_
-   Luis Alberto Spinetta — _Un Mañana_

Best Rock Vocal Album by a Duo or Group

JAGUARES — _45_

-   Airbag — _Una Hora A Tokyo_
-   El Tri — _Alex Lora de El Three a El Tri Rolas del Alma, Mi Mente y Mi Aferración_
-   Rata Blanca — _El Reino Olvidado_
-   Volován — _Hogar_

Best Rock Song

SAÚL HERNÁNDEZ — “ENTRE TUS JARDINES” (JAGUARES)

-   Walter Giardino — “El Reino Olvidado” (Rata Blanca)
-   Enrique Bunbury — “Hay Muy Poca Gente”
-   Jose Luis Belmonte, Diego Frenkel and Sebastián Schachte — “Qué Me Vas a Decir” (La Portuaria)
-   Airbag — “Una Hora a Tokyo”

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES — _COMMERCIAL_

-   Babasónicos — _Mucho +_
-   Kinky — _Barracuda_
-   Novalima — _Coba Coba_
-   Zoé — _Reptilectric_

Best Alternative Song

CALLE 13 AND CAFÉ TACUBA — “NO HAY NADIE COMO TÚ”

-   Hello Seahorse! — “Bestia”
-   Andrés Levin, Cucu Diamantes, Beatriz Luengo and Yotuel Romero — “Más Fuerte” (CuCu Diamantes)
-   Camila Moreno — “Millones”
-   Macaco — “Moving”
-   Alex Pérez and Juan Son — “Nada” (Juan Son)

Tropical

Best Salsa Album

LUIS ENRIQUE — _CICLOS_

-   Oscar D'León — _Tranquilamente... Tranquilo_
-   Issac Delgado — _Así Soy_
-   José Lugo Orchestra — _Guasábara_
-   Gilberto Santa Rosa — _Contraste en Salsa_

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

PETER MANJARRÉS AND SERGIO LUIS RODRÍGUEZ — _EL CABALLERO “DEL VALLENATO”_

-   Silvestre Dangond and Juancho de la Espriella — _El Original: La Revolución_
-   Diomedes Díaz — _Celebremos Juntos_
-   Kvrass — _Ombe y Como No!!_
-   Iván Villazón and José María “Chema” Ramos — _El Vallenato Mayor_

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

OMARA PORTUONDO — _GRACIAS_

-   Coronel — _Superstición_
-   Eddy Herrera — _Paso Firme_
-   Daniel Santacruz — _Radio Rompecorazones_
-   Sin Ánimo De Lucro — _Todo Pasa Por Algo_

Best Traditional Tropical Album

GILBERTO SANTA ROSA — _UNA NAVIDAD CON GILBERTO_

-   Orquesta América — _Siempre a Punto_
-   María Dolores Pradera and Los Sabandeños — _Te Canto Un Bolero_
-   Totó La Momposina — _La Bodega_
-   Orestes Vilató — _It's About Time_

Best Tropical Song

JORGE LUIS PILOTO AND JORGE VILLAMIZAR — “YO NO SÉ MAÑANA” (LUIS ENRIQUE)

-   Daniel Santacruz — “A Donde Va El Amor?”
-   Joan M. Ortiz and Tito "El Bambino" — “El Amor” (Tito “El Bambino”)
-   Juan de Luque Díaz Granados and Juan Vicente Zambrano — “Esa Muchachita” (Mauricio & Palodeagua)
-   Alberto Gaitán and Ricardo Gaitán — “No Vale La Pena” (Issac Delgado)

Singer-Songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

CAETANO VELOSO — _ZII E ZIE_

-   Ricardo Arjona — _5to Piso_
-   Franco De Vita — _Simplemente La Verdad_
-   Rosana — _A Las Buenas y A Las Malas_
-   Tom Zé — _Estudando A Bossa - Nordeste Plaza_

Regional Mexican

Best Ranchero Album

VICENTE FERNÁNDEZ — _PRIMERA FILA_

-   Shaila Dúrcal — _Corazón Ranchero_
-   José Feliciano — _Con México En El Corazón_
-   Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles — _Compañeras_
-   Diego Verdaguer — _Mexicano Hasta las Pampas_

Best Banda Album

ALACRANES MUSICAL — _TU INSPIRACIÓN_

-   Cuisillos de Arturo Macias — _Vientos de Cambio_
-   Dareyes de la Sierra — _Una Copa Mas_
-   Valentín Elizalde — _Solamente El Gallo de Oro_
-   Germán Montero — _Compréndeme_

Best Grupero Album

CABALLO DORADO — _15X22_

-   Pipe Bueno — _Pipe Bueno_
-   La Mafia — _Eternamente Románticos_
-   Liberación — _Cada Vez Mas Fuerte_
-   Marco Antonio Solís — _No Molestar_

Best Tejano Album

JIMMY GONZÁLEZ & EL GRUPO MAZZ — _THE LEGEND CONTINUES...LA CONTINUATION_

-   Avizo — _Recordando Josefa_
-   Grupo Vida — _Generations_
-   Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox — _Conjuntazzo_
-   Jaime & Los Chamacos — _Freedom Tour 2008_
-   Jay Perez — _All The Way Live!_

Best Norteño Album

GRUPO PESADO — _SÓLO CONTIGO_

-   Cardenales de Nuevo León — _Se Renta Un Corazón_
-   Costumbre — _Siempre_
-   Los Huracanes del Norte — _Mi Complemento_
-   Los Invasores de Nuevo León — _Amor Aventurero_
-   Los Rieleros del Norte — _Pese a Quien le Pese_

Best Regional Song

MARCO ANTONIO SOLÍS — “NO MOLESTAR”

-   Santa Benith and Ediregi — “Almas Gemelas” (El Trono de México)
-   Espinoza Paz — “Espero” (Grupo Montéz de Durango)
-   Mario Quintero Lara — “Se Fue Mi Amor” (Los Tucanes de Tijuana)
-   Joan Sebastian — “Voy A Conquistarte” (Diego Verdaguer)

Instrumental

Best Instrumental Album

CARLOS FRANZETTI AND EDDIE GÓMEZ — _DUETS_

-   Jovino Santos Neto and Weber Lago — _Live At Caramoor_
-   Mauro Senise — _Lua Cheia Mauro Senise Toca Dolores Duran E Sueli Costa_
-   Omar Sosa — _Across The Divide_
-   Bernie Williams — _Moving Forward_

Traditional

Best Folk Album

MERCEDES SOSA — _CANTORA 1_

-   Eva Ayllón — _Kimba Fá_
-   Los Muñequitos de Matanzas — _D' Palo Pa' Rumba_
-   Walter Silva — _Ya No Le Camino Mas_
-   Soledad — _Folklore_

Best Tango Album

LEOPOLDO FEDERICO — _MI FUEYE QUERIDO_

-   Cacho Castaña — _Yo Seré El Amor_
-   Melingo — _Maldito Tango_
-   María Estela Monti — _Solo Piazzolla_
-   Narcotango — _En Vivo_
-   Various Artists — _TangoNuevo 2.1 De Jaime Wilensky_

Best Flamenco Album

NIÑA PASTORI — _ESPERANDO VERTE_

-   Vicente Amigo — _Paseo de Gracia_
-   Carmen Linares — _Raíces y Alas_
-   Enrique Morente — _Flamenco_
-   Miguel Poveda — _Coplas del Querer_

Jazz

Best Latin Jazz Album

BEBO VALDÉS AND CHUCHO VALDÉS — _JUNTOS PARA SIEMPRE_

-   Brazilian Trio — _Forests_
-   Bobby Sanabria conducting the Manhattan School Of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra — _Kenya Revisited Live!!!_
-   Charlie Sepulveda and The Turnaround — _Sepulveda Boulevard_
-   Nestor Torres — _Nouveau Latino_

Christian

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)

PAULINA AGUIRRE — _ESPERANDO TU VOZ_

-   Lucía Parker — _Alabanza Y Adoración: Del Corazón_
-   Promissa — _Poquito A Poco_
-   David Velásquez — _Su Trayectoria_
-   Alan Villatoro — _Tuyo Soy_

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)

OFICINA G3 — _DEPOIS DA GUERRA_

-   Regis Danese — _Compromisso_
-   Marina De Oliveira — _Eu Não Vou Parar_
-   Jozyanne — _Eu Tenho A Promessa_
-   André Valadão — _Fé_

Brazilian

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album

ROUPA NOVA — _EM LONDRES_

-   Jota Quest — _La Plata_
-   Rita Lee — _Multishow ao Vivo_
-   Ivete Sangalo — _Pode Entrar_
-   Skank — _Estandarte_

Best Brazilian Rock Album

NX ZERO — ''AGORA''
TITÃS — _SACOS PLÁSTICOS_

-   Cachorro Grande — _Cinema_
-   Erasmo Carlos — _Rock 'n' Roll_
-   Zé Ramalho — _Zé Ramalho Canta Bob Dylan - Tá Tudo Mudando_

Best Samba/Pagode Album

MARTINHO DA VILA — _O PEQUENO BURGUÊS!!_

-   Arlindo Cruz — _MTV ao Vivo_
-   Exaltasamba — _Ao Vivo na Ilha da Magia_
-   Harmonia do Samba — _Romântico ao Vivo_
-   Inimigos da Hp — _Ao Vivo em Zoodstock_
-   Zeca Pagodinho — _Uma Prova de Amor_

Best MPB Album

IVAN LINS AND THE METROPOLE ORCHESTRA — _REGÊNCIA: VINCE MENDOZA_

-   Zeca Baleiro — _O Coração do Homem_Bomba Volume 1_
-   Zélia Duncan — _Pelo Sabor do Gesto_
-   Jorge Vercillo — _Trem da Minha Vida – Ao Vivo_
-   Wanderléa — _Nova Estação_

Best Sertaneja Music Album

SÉRGIO REIS — _CORAÇÃO ESTRADEIRO_

-   João Bosco & Vinícius — _Curtição_
-   Bruno & Marrone — _De Volta aos Bares_
-   Edson & Hudson — _Despedida_
-   César Menotti & Fabiano — _Voz do Coração (Ao Vivo)_
-   Victor & Leo — _Borboletas_

Best Native Brazilian Roots Album

DANIEL — _AS MÚSICAS DO FILME O MENINO DA PORTEIRA_

-   Mazinho Quevedo — _Alma Caipira_
-   Os Serranos — _40 Anos - Sempre Gaúchos!_
-   Tchê Guri — _A Festa_
-   Tradição — _Micareta 2 Sertaneja_

Best Tropical Brazilian Roots Album

ELBA RAMALHO — _BALAIO DE AMOR_

-   Banda Calypso — _Amor Sem Fim_
-   Caju & Castanha — _Sorria Você Está Sendo Filmado_
-   Netinho — _Minha Praia_
-   Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda — _Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda_

Best Brazilian Song

LENINE — “MARTELO BIGORNA”

-   Caetano Veloso — “A Cor Amarela”
-   Gigi and Ivete Sangalo — “Agora Eu Já Sei” (Ivete Sangalo)
-   Nando Reis — “Ainda Não Passou”
-   Dadi, Seu Jorge and Marisa Monte — “Não é Proibido” (Marisa Monte)

Children's

Best Latin Children Album

'''Various Artists — _Pombo Musical_

-   Jair Oliveira and Tania Khalill — _Grandes Pequeninos_
-   Rita Rosa — _El Patio De Tu Casa_
-   Ivete Sangalo and Saulo Fernandes (Veveta and Saulinho) — _A Casa Amarela_
-   Vitor and Vitória — _Vitor e Vitória_

Classical

Best Classical Album

SONIA RUBINSKY — _VILLA-LOBOS: PIANO MUSIC; GUIA PRATICO, ALBUMS 10 AND 11; SUITE INFANTIL NOS. 1 AND 2_

-   Andrés Díaz — _Bach: Cello Suites_
-   Ricardo Kanji and Rosana Lanzelotte — _Cavaleiro Neukomm Criador Da Música De Câmara No Brasil_
-   Ricardo Morales and the Pacifica Quartet — _Concierto De Aniversario_

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

GABRIELA LENA FRANK — “INCA DANCES” (MANUEL BARRUECO AND CUARTETO LATINOAMERICANO)

-   Orlando Jacinto Garcia — “Cuatro Asimetrias para el Cuarteto de Guitarras de Asturias entre Quatret” (Orlando Jacinto Garcia)
-   Clarice Assad — “Danças Nativas” (Aquarelle Guitar Quartet)
-   Roberto Sierra — “Variations On a Souvenir” (Roberto Sierra)
-   Alfonso Fuentes — “Voces del Barrio” (Kathleen Jones)

Recording Package

Best Recording Package

ALEJANDRO ROS — _CANTORA 1_ (MERCEDES SOSA)

-   Rubén Scaramuzzino — _Andrés: Obras Incompletas_ (Andrés Calamaro)
-   7Potencias.Net — _Aocaná_ (Ojos de Brujo)
-   Juan Gatti — _Bosegrafía_ (Miguel Bosé)
-   Jesús Sarabia — _Dramas y Caballeros_ (Luis Ramiro)

Production

Best Engineered Album

DANI ESPINET, MICKY FORTEZA REY, JOSE LUIS MOLERO, JORDI SOLÉ AND TOM BACKER — _ORQUESTA RECICLANDO_ (JARABE DE PALO)

-   Bori Alarcón, Alfonso Espadero and Javier García — _Despertar_ (India Martínez)
-   Gabriel Pinheiro and Ricardo Dias — _Dois Mundos_ (Scott Feiner & Pandeiro Jazz, produced by Scott Feiner and David Feldman (musician))
-   Denílson Campos, Rodrigo Delacroix, Jr Tostoi and Ricardo Garcia — _Labiata_ (Lenine)
-   Renato Alsher, Fernando Aponte, Julio Berta, Marcos Cunha, Zé Guilherme, Caco Law, Alex Moreira, LC Varella and Carlos Freitas — _Telecoteco_ (Paula Morelenbaum)

Producer of the Year

CACHORRO LÓPEZ

-   Aureo Baqueiro
-   Sergio George
-   J. Jiménez “Chaboli”
-   José Lugo

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video

-   '''Calle 13 featuring Rubén Blades — “La Perla”
-   Ricardo Arjona — “Cómo Duele”
-   Babasónicos — “Las Demás”
-   Bebe — “Me Fui”
-   Zoé — “Reptilectric”

Best Long Form Music Video

'''Roberto Carlos and Caetano Veloso — _E A Música De Tom Jobim_

-   Gian Marco — _En Vivo Desde El Lunario_
-   Draco Rosa — _Teatro_
-   Ivete Sangalo — _Pode Entrar: Multishow Registro_
-   Tempo — _Free Tempo: Victory_

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Awards

-   Cándido Camero
-   Beth Carvalho
-   Charly García
-   Tania Libertad
-   Marco Antonio Muñiz
-   Juan Romero

Trustees Awards

-   José Antonio Abreu
-   Roberto Cantoral García

Performers

-   Intro
-   Laura Pausini — “En Cambio No”
-   Pepe Aguilar — “Me Vas a Extrañar”
-   Luis Fonsi — “Nada Es Para Siempre / Aquí Estoy Yo / No me doy por vencido”
-   Reik — “Inolvidable”
-   Shaila Dúrcal and Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles — “Tatuajes”
-   Wisin & Yandel — “Te Siento / Abusadora”
-   Calle 13 featuring Rubén Blades — “La Perla”
-   David Bisbal and Luz Ríos — “Aire”
-   Los Tucanes de Tijuana — “Se Fue mi Amor”
-   La Quinta Estación — “Me Dueles”
-   Alejandro Sanz and Alicia Keys — “Looking for Paradise”
-   Grupo Montéz de Durango featuring Espinoza Paz — “Espero”
-   Oscar D'León and Gilberto Santa Rosa — “Yo Quisiera / Yo la Agarro Bajando / Detalle / Que Manera de Quererte”
-   Juan Gabriel — “Medley”
-   Daniela Mercury — “Cidade / Rapunzel / Mais Que Nada / País Tropical / Mamãe Eu Quero / Aquarela do Brasil”

Presenters

-   Alejandra Guzmán — presented Best Norteño Album
-   Eva Longoria and Alejandro Sanz — presented Record of the Year
-   Milly Quezada and Johnny Ventura — presented Best Salsa Album
-   Enrique Iglesias — presented People of the Year
-   Charytín — introduced Wisin & Yandel
-   David Bisbal and Kany García — presented Best New Artist
-   Cucu Diamantes and Beto Cuevas — presented Best Regional Song
-   Omara Portuondo and Pau Donés — presented Song of the Year
-   Alexander Acha and Marlene Favela — presented Best Female Pop Vocal Album
-   Víctor Manuelle and Stefanía Fernández — presented Best Urban Song
-   Rubén Blades — presented the tribute to Mercedes Sosa
-   Rosana, Gian Marco and Luis Enrique — presented Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals
-   Amaia Montero and Aarón Díaz — presented Best Contemporary Tropical Album
-   Dulce María and Germán Montero — presented Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
-   Juan Luis Guerra — presented Album of the Year

Trivia

-   The show marked the first time since 2000 where the same artist did not win both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
-   Omara Portuondo became the first Cuban artist who lives in Cuba to receive an award on stage. She was awarded Best Contemporary Tropical Album for her album, _Gracias_.

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title: 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

question: Where did the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards take place?

answer: The awards took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

question: Who was named the Person of the Year?

answer: Juan Gabriel was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year a day prior to the telecast of the show.

question: Who won the Best New Artist award?

answer: Alexander Acha won the Best New Artist award.

question: Who won the Album of the Year award?

answer: Calle 13 won the Album of the Year award with the album "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo."

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 5, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.


text:
_AMMOXENUS_ is a genus of African termite hunters first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.[1]

Species

it contains six species:[2]

-   _Ammoxenus amphalodes_ Dippenaar & Meyer, 1980 – South Africa
-   _Ammoxenus coccineus_ Simon, 1893 – Namibia
-   _Ammoxenus daedalus_ Dippenaar & Meyer, 1980 – South Africa
-   _Ammoxenus kalaharicus_ Benoit, 1972 – Botswana, South Africa
-   _Ammoxenus pentheri_ Simon, 1896 – Botswana, South Africa
-   _Ammoxenus psammodromus_ Simon, 1910 – Southern Africa

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title: Ammoxenus

question: What is Ammoxenus?

answer: Ammoxenus is a genus of African termite hunters.

question: When was Ammoxenus first described?

answer: Ammoxenus was first described in 1893.

question: How many spacies does Ammoxenus contain?

answer: Ammoxenus contains six species.

question: Who first describe Ammoxenus?

answer: Eugène Simon first described Ammoxenus.

question: What is Ammoxenus psammodromus?

answer: Ammoxenus psammodromus is a species of the genre Ammoxenus.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Ammoxenus is a genus of African termite hunters that contains six species. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1893.


text:
I can’t keep living like this. And it’s not your fault—it’s mine. I’m living for you when I should be living for myself, for evenings with friends and holidays with family. Because there isn’t a we. I have to live my own life.

And it isn’t you. I’ve been living in a fantasy, that’s the problem, a fantasy of you and me. I keep thinking that one day you’ll wake up and see me waiting here for you and everything will be like it’s supposed to. You’ll say hi and I’ll say hi and you’ll run your hand through your hair and the spikes will flip back up and I’ll laugh cause it’s cute and you’ll tell me I have a nice smile cause you like the way I squint and my freckles squish around my eyes. We’ll go to the docks, like we always do, and I’ll say the sea smells nice and you’ll say it looks a bit green like its sick and I’ll say that’s the way it’s supposed to look cause this isn’t Hawaii and you’ll say well it doesn’t look good for swimming and I’ll tell you of course it’s good for swimming and we should go sometime and you’ll promise we will someday. Someday isn’t going to come though. You’ll never get to read the notes or see the orange roses with the peeling petals I bought you. I wrote them every day, you know, little haikus and couplets. I thought you’d like that. They’re all stacked on the nightstand under the roses with wilting petals.

I guess we’re just not meant to be. I was so sure we were, yet here we are. Here I am, spilling my guts. Honestly, I can’t stand that we aren’t meant to be. It’s like losing faith. But I guess I have to let go of that the way I have to let go of you. You know, every day I dream about you and me. And you and me don’t exist. At least, not like that. I have to shake that out of my head. So it’s me. It’s my problem.

I can’t forget that time we stayed on the phone till two in the morning, just talking, and the way you laughed at my crappy jokes. That was wonderful. I won’t forget that. I was the most in love with you in those moments. Those were the moments you could have asked me to do anything for you and I would have said yes without hesitation. I was too afraid to tell you this before, but you left me breathless. I should have told you sooner. I guess I’m telling you now, though, and that must count for something. But I can’t help but feel like it’s too late. It’s so hard to find that place between too soon and too late. I’m not sure it exists, really, if there’s a right time to say I love you. I haven’t found it anyway. I know this is terrible timing but I have to tell you that I love you.

But I have to stop thinking about it, because it won’t bring you to me. So I’m going to try to forget how it felt when you smiled at me and how it felt when we spoke in unison. I have to move on, even if it’s without you, even if it hurts. I have to move on.

I’m sorry I’m telling you all this, but I feel like I should explain myself. I need to tell you why I can’t see you anymore. We’ll meet again someday, I’m sure, but at least for now I need to let you go. I don’t know if I can forgive myself for letting you go, but I have to try to live my own life. I hope you can forgive me.

I love you, but it’s not enough. Sometimes love doesn’t conquer. Sometimes it dies. And I’m going to let it, because we can’t save it. I can’t save it. So I’m going to let them unplug you now. They said you’ll stop breathing and your heart will stop beating and it will be slow, but you won’t feel a thing. I’m glad. I wonder if you can even feel this right now. If you can feel me leaving you. Well, in case you can, here’s the ring. I can’t keep it. Not if I’m going to keep going. Not if I’m going to live.

I’ve stayed with you through everything—rich and poor, sickness and health—but I can’t watch you die. I’m not going to stay, so this is goodbye. See you later, love.

title: Halcyon [flash fiction]

question: What is the narrator's sentiment about leaving their partner?

answer: The narrator loves their partner but they are plugged in on a life support. The narrator feels they've been only living for their partner and not for themself. The narrator has decided they need to live their own life and cannot watch their partner die.