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ROBERT VALENTINE LAMB[1] (born 11 February 1931) is an Irish jazz trombonist, composer, and conductor. A native of Cork, Lamb lived in London for much of his career. In the 1950s, he played trombone for Jack Parnell, Woody Herman, and Geraldo. After playing for the BBC Radio Orchestra for much of the 1960s, Lamb began co-leading an orchestra with Ray Premru and accompanying recording artists such as Frank Sinatra.

Beginning in the 1980s, Lamb taught music at the Trinity College of Music and conducted national level orchestras, including the European Community Youth Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.

Music career

Born in 1931 in Cork, then in the Irish Free State, Lamb started on euphonium as a teenager before settling on trombone.[2] In 1951, Lamb moved to Dublin to perform with Neil Kearn's band for six months and later Johnny Devlin's Downbeaters group.[3]

The following year in 1952, Lamb moved to London, England, where he played with Teddy Foster.[4] Next, from late 1953 to August 1955, Lamb joined Jack Parnell's band.[5] After working with Parnell, Lamb relocated to the U.S., working with Charlie Barnet, Stan Kenton, and Woody Herman.[6][7] During his three-year stint with Herman, Lamb played in a tour where Herman shared billing with Louis Armstrong's All Stars.[8]

In 1958, Lamb returned to London to join the BBC Show Band with Cyril Stapleton.[9] From 1958 to 1959, Lamb was part of Geraldo's orchestra that regularly performed at the Hippodrome before freelancing with various other theatre orchestras.[10] From 1960 to 1968, Lamb played for the BBC Radio Orchestra.[11]

He and Ray Premru co-led an orchestra starting in the late 1960s, in which they worked with Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, and Kenny Clare, among others.[12] Lamb made his first recording as a composer in 1970, _The Children Of Lir_, for which he won an Ivor Novello Award.[13] During the 1970s, Lamb also played in the _Top of the Pops_ orchestra conducted by Johnny Pearson.[14]

He toured with Frank Sinatra on his European tours from the 1970s into the 1980s and the Middle East concerts (Iran and Israel) in 1975.[15] Lamb also toured Europe with Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee. He toured Scandinavia with Buddy Rich late in the 1970s.

Outside of jazz, Lamb wrote several works for orchestra, including an arrangement of _Porgy and Bess_. He also worked extensively for film and television across Europe. Lamb also conducted orchestras, including the European Community Youth Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and NDR Symphony Orchestra of Germany.[16][17] During his career, Lamb performed in over 6,000 live broadcasts, 200 film soundtracks, and numerous television programmes.[18]

Academic career

In 1982, Lamb was appointed as director of jazz studies at the Trinity College of Music in London.[19] Lamb became professor of contemporary music studies at Hochschule für Musik Detmold in Germany in 1994.[20][21] Lamb retired from his position at Trinity in 2007.[22]

Discography

-   _Trinity Fair_ (Hep, 1995)

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-   1957 _Live Featuring Bill Harris, Vol. 1_, Woody Herman
-   1970 _Louie in London_, Louie Bellson
-   1970 _Movements_, Johnny Harris
-   1973 _Song for Someone_, Kenny Wheeler
-   1986 _Eurojazz_, European Community Jazz Orchestra
-   1990 _Live Featuring Bill Harris, Vol. 2_, Woody Herman
-   1996 _My Huckleberry Friend_, Johnny Mercer
-   1998 _Electrician's Hall Miami, Florida, Vol. 2_, Woody Herman
-   2004 _The Musical Worlds of Laurie Johnson_, Laurie Johnson
-   2005 _Chitinous_, Chitinous Ensemble
-   2005 _Moon River_, Johnny Mercer
-   2006 _Jazz Guitarist_ Sacha Distel
-   2007 _Spiral_, Harry Roche Constellation
-   2007 _The Little Giant_, Tubby Hayes[23]

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title: Bobby Lamb (trombonist)

question: Describe Robert Valentine Lamb's relationship with Frank Sinatra.

answer: Bobby Lamb played for the BBC Radio Orchestra though much of the 1960's. He then began co-leading an orchestra along with Ray Premru and Frank Sinatra. Bobby toured with Frank Sinatra on his European tours in the 1970s and 1980s. They also toured the Middle East in 1975.


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The OAED VOCATIONAL COLLEGE SHOOTING was a school shooting that occurred on April 10, 2009, at the Manpower Employment Organisation of Greece (OAED)‛s vocational training school OAED (Greek: Σχολή Μαθητείας) in Agios Ioannis Rentis suburb, Athens, Greece, during which a gunman shot one student and two civilians before fatally shooting himself in a nearby park. The gunman was a 19-year-old year student, an immigrant from Abkhazia, a region of the country Georgia, Dimitris Patmanidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Πατμανίδης) who was studying car electrics at the school.[1] It is the only incident of school shooting to occur in Greece so far.[2][3]

Shooting

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  SHOOTING VICTIMS[4]
  1. DIMITRIS KOKKINIS, age 18, student.
  2. UNIDENTIFIED MALE, age 23, worker.
  3. UNIDENTIFIED MALE, age 37, worker.
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At 8:30 a.m. UTC+3, about fifteen minutes after the beginning of the lessons, Dimitris Patmanidis arrived at the building housing the vocational school OAED armed with two loaded handguns, which were modified replicas of sound pistols which have been converted into firearms,[5][6] and a hunting knife. Inside the building Patmanidis approached 18-year-old student Dimitris Kokkinis, who had arrived late to school,[7] and shot him three times.[8][9][10]

Patmanidis then turned to leave the school and was confronted by two workers from a nearby technical company who were alerted by the gunfire. They asked him what has happened and he shot both of them, from a 150m distance. The gunman then ran to a nearby park where he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.[11][12][13] He was carried in a critical condition to the Nikaia General Hospital where he later died in the hospital.

The 18-year-old student Dimitris Kokkinis, who was shot three times in the chest, leg, and hand, was carried in a serious condition to the Nikaia General Hospital, where he was prolongly operated. The two others have been slightly injured, the one in the hand and the other in the leg.[14][15][16][17] During the assault, the gunman has shot 15 bullets of the 83 he had in the pistols, his pockets and his bag, before the assault.[18]

Motive

According to a police spokesman “It seems his motive was revenge.”[19] The police also estimates that his act was planned.[20] A note found in Patmanidis's bag after the incident said that he couldn't take any more the rejection he felt.[21] A friend of Patmanidis, said he was tired of being mocked by other pupils, for his styled appearance and behaviour.[22][23]

His act was announced in his page at MySpace with a brief note same to that found in his bag. In his profile also, Patmanidis has posted photos of him posing with guns.[24]

Aftermath

OAED administration, informed that immediately after the tragic incident, a group psychologists was sent to support students of the college.[25]

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title: OAED Vocational College shooting

question: Where did the shooting occur?

answer: The shooting occurred at the Manpower Employment Organization of Greece's vocational training school OAED, in Agios Ioannis Rentis suburb, Athens, Greece.

question: Who were the victims of the shooting?

answer: Dimitris Kokkinis and two unidentified males were the victims of the shooting, though they were not killed. The attacker fatally shot himself in a nearby park.

question: What was the attacker's name?

answer: The attackers name was Dimitris Patmanidis.

question: What was the attackers motive for the shooting?

answer: A note found in the attacker's bag said that he couldn't take any more of the rejection that he felt from his peers. A friend of the attacker said that he was tired of being mocked by fellow students.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The OAED Vocational College Shooting was a school shooting that occurred at a vocational training school in Athens Greece. Three individuals were wounded, and the gunman fatally shot himself shortly after. It is the only school shooting incident to ever occur in Greece.


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SAMUEL “BATTO” SFEZ () () was a young Tunisian Jew who worked as a cart driver for Nassim Shamama, the _caid_ or officially recognised leader of the Jewish community in Tunisia.[1] His execution for blasphemy in 1857 was a test case for the status of Jews and Christians in Tunisia and of the claim of the European powers to exercise jurisdiction over non-Muslims in the country. The affair caused an international diplomatic incident and led to the granting of the first Tunisian guarantee of equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their faith.

Background

[Mohammed Bey (Bey of Tunis, Tunisia)] In 1855, the new ruler of Tunis Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn, abolished many of the petty restrictions which had previously encroached on Jewish life.[2] He also engaged Nassim Shamama as Receiver-General of Finances.[3] At the time, relations between Tunisia and the European powers were governed by the capitulations, which granted extraterritoriality to European subjects, exempting them from Tunisian courts.[4] The capitulations allowed the European powers to extend their protection and the shield of extraterritoriality to those working for them, but the Beys of Tunis sought to limit this narrowly. Thus Hammuda Bey (1782–1814) refused to recognise the registration of a Tuscan Jew from Livorno who had settled in Tunis as a French protégé. He argued that the Livorno Jews who had come to Tunis several generations previously were his subjects and not entitled to protection as if they were French. Nevertheless the 1824 capitulations treaty between France and Tunis stipulated that Jewish agents in the service of France would continue to benefit from those privileges which had been decided upon in former capitulations for the Tunisian ports.[5] The extent to which France could protect a Tunisian Jew by shielding him from Tunisian justice was thus at the heart of the Batto Sfez affair. As Sfez was Tunisian born, he was not entitled to consular protection.[6]

Arrest, Trial and Execution

In 1856, Sfez was driving his master's cart through the crowded streets of Tunis when he accidentally ran over and killed a Muslim child.[7][8] In the quarrel which followed, he apparently insulted Islam, which was a capital crime. There were plenty of witnesses who had heard Sfez curse his opponent and his religion, and who also testified that he was drunk at the time of the accident.[9] With a court case underway, the Jewish community offered a very large sum of money to secure Sfez's release.[10] However Shamama had previously incurred the Bey's displeasure by pressing him to deal with a case of a Muslim who had murdered a Jew. This had led, just a few days before Batto Sfez's arrest, to the unpopular execution of the Muslim.[11] As a result, his representations to the Bey on behalf of his employee were unsuccessful, and instead he sought support from the French and British consuls. However Muhammad Bey issued the execution order the same day that the court issued a guilty verdict, and Sfez was summarily beheaded on 24 June 1857.[12] His head was then kicked through the city and then smashed with stones[13] and the authorities refused to release his body for proper Jewish burial.[14]

In an interview with Consul Wood a few weeks after Sfez's execution, Muhammad Bey commented:

  'If a rapid introduction of innovations and reforms created an apprehension that our Faith was in danger, the people would rise to a man and my government would fall... I was obliged to abide by the decision of the Sheraa _(sic)_ (Islamic Law). Had I refused to do so the immediate consequences would have been more disastrous. Several hundred Moors inhabiting the quarter of Bab Sueka had armed themselves and were prepared, upon any hesitation on my part to carry out the sentence, to attack the Jews and Christians, two or three hundred of whom (had) taken measures for their protection. Should I have been justified to run such a risk and to expose them and myself to this direful catastrophe? In the case of a Musulman _(sic)_ who was condemned for Blasphemy, was not my relative obliged by the ulemas and the people to sanction the sentence and sacrifice the Blasphemer in order to avoid an insurrection and the effusion of the blood of thousands? Nevertheless for six days and nights I and my Minister revolved the matter in our minds in the hope of finding means of saving the accused whose life I call God, who will judge me hereafter, to witness, I would have spared if it had been in my power.'[15]

International Response

[First page of 1857 Fundamental Pact] These events caused great concern to the local Jewish community as well as to European businessmen and hence the French and British consuls, Léon Roches and Richard Wood.[16] The Jewish and Christian communities sent a delegation to the French Emperor Napoleon III urging the danger they faced. In response France sent a naval squadron of nine ships and seven hundred cannon[17] to La Goulette to insist that Muhammad Bey promptly adopt a series of reforms modelled on the Ottoman Tanzimat.[18]

Muhammad Bey therefore agreed to what became known as the Fundamental Pact () (__ or Pledge of Security) drawn up by Ahmad ibn Abi Diyaf, on 10 September 1857.[19] The Pact guaranteed people security in their lives and property, equality of taxation (thus implicitly abolishing the discriminatory _jizya_ tax imposed on non-Muslims), religious freedom and equality before the law. It also permitted foreigners to own land, participate in all types of businesses and set up separate commercial courts.[20]

Variant Narratives

Some narratives indicate that the generally accepted account above is not complete, and add detail for which there may not be reliable sources. These include, for example, that the altercation between Batto Sfez broke out in a tavern rather than in a street, where both he and a number of Muslims were drinking.[21] Another is that after he had been executed, the Jewish community was obliged to buy back his head, which was being used as a football by Muslims.[22] Another still is that Sfez was lynched by a mob rather than executed by order of a court.[23] Some narratives also omit the detail that the origin of the altercation was the killing of a Muslim child. One source claims that the reason for the French intervention was that Sfez was a French subject.[24]

[1] http://sarfatit.com/batto-sfez/ accessed 23/12/2016

[2] http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14542-tunis accessed 23/12/2016

[3] http://sarfatit.com/batto-sfez/ accessed 23/12/2016

[4] Mary Dewhurst Lewis, 'Geographies of Power: The Tunisian Civic Order, Jurisdictional Politics, and Imperial Rivalry in the Mediterranean, 1881-1935', Journal of Modern History 80(4): 791-830 https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/2665770 accessed 23/12/2016

[5] https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0004_0_03933.html accessed23/12/2016

[6] Nelida Fuccaro(ed), Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East<, Stanford University Press 2016 p.101

[7] Julia-Ann Clancy-Smith, Mediterraneans: North Africa and Europe in an Age of Migration, C. 1800-1900, University of California Press, 2011

[8] Kenneth Perkins, A History of Modern Tunisia, Cambridge University Press 2014 p.18

[9] http://www.harissa.com/news/article/les-relations-jud%C3%A9o-arabes-en-tunisie-de-1857-%C3%A0-nos-jours-le-pacte-fondamental-par-viviane-l accessed 23/12/2016

[10] Sarah Taieb-Carlen, The Jews of North Africa:From Dido to De Gaulle, University Press of America 2010 p.35

[11] http://www.harissa.com/news/article/les-relations-jud%C3%A9o-arabes-en-tunisie-de-1857-%C3%A0-nos-jours-le-pacte-fondamental-par-viviane-l accessed 23/12/2016

[12] http://www.harissa.com/news/article/les-relations-jud%C3%A9o-arabes-en-tunisie-de-1857-%C3%A0-nos-jours-le-pacte-fondamental-par-viviane-l accessed 23/12/2016

[13] Alexander A Boddy, To Kairwan the Holy: Scenes in Muhammedan Africa, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, London 1885, p.244

[14] http://www.harissa.com/news/article/les-relations-jud%C3%A9o-arabes-en-tunisie-de-1857-%C3%A0-nos-jours-le-pacte-fondamental-par-viviane-l accessed 23/12/2016

[15] Nelida Fuccaro(ed), Violence and the City in the Modern Middle East, Stanford University Press 2016 p.101

[16] Kenneth Perkins, A History of Modern Tunisia, Cambridge University Press 2004 p.18

[17] https://archive.org/stream/HistoireDeLaTunisieBoulares/ency_djvu.txt accessed 23/12/2016

[18] Sarah Taieb-Carlen, The Jews of North Africa:From Dido to De Gaulle, University Press of America 2010 p.36

[19] Peter Y Medding, Sephardic Jewry and Mizrahi Jews, Volume 22, Oxford University Press 2008

[20] http://www.e-justice.tn/fileadmin/images/repertoire_musee/husseinite_avant_protec/Pacte_fondamental_1857_fr.pdf accessed 23/12/2016

[21] http://sarfatit.com/batto-sfez/ accessed 23/12/2016

[22] http://sarfatit.com/batto-sfez/ accessed 23/12/2016

[23] http://sefarad.org/lm/045/8.html accessed 23/12/2016

[24] Mark Avrum Ehrlich, Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture, Volume 1 ABC-CLIO 2009 p.210

title: Batto Sfez Affair

question: Why was Batto Sfez Affair executed?

answer: Batto Sfez Affair was executed for blasphemy.

question: Did the Jewish community try to save Sfez?

answer: Yes, the Jewish community offered a very large sum of money to secure Sfez's release.

question: What did Muhammad Bey say in the interview a few weeks after the execution?

answer: Muhammad Bey said that he had been obliged to abide by the decision of the Sheraa.

question: Summarize the content of the Fundamental Pact.

answer: The Fundamental Pact guarantees people security in their lives and property, equality of taxation, religious freedom, and equality before the law. It also permits foreigners to own land, participate in all types of businesses and set up separate commercial courts.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

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Batto Sfez Affair was a young Tunisian Jew who worked as a cart driver for the officially recognized leader of the Jewish community in Tunisia.
In 1856, Sfez was driving his master's cart when he accidentally ran over and killed a Muslim child.  In the quarrel which followed, he apparently insulted Islam, which was a capital crime.  He was executed for blasphemy in 1857. The authorities refused to release his body for proper Jewish burial. The affair caused an international diplomatic incident and led to the granting of the first Tunisian guarantee of equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their faith.


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More than 700 cosmetics shops in 40 countries around the world will be promoting gay rights in the run-up the Winter Olympics. But, strikingly, Russian stores will not.

In its Valentine’s campaign, to be launched tomorrow, Lush’s stores will display signs proclaiming “We believe in Love”. Staff will also encourage customers to paint pink triangles on their bodies as a symbol of support for equal love. Yet the campaign, a response to Russia’s anti-gay legislation, would be at risk of violating the country’s “homosexual propaganda” law if the signs appeared in any of the retailer’s 63 Russian shops.

President Putin’s laws ban the promotion of “non-traditional sexual relations” among minors, and is purposefully broad. In effect it means teachers cannot tell their students that gay and straight relationships are equal; parents cannot tell their children being LGBT is normal; and people cannot distribute material promoting gay rights.

Lush often uses its front windows to campaign against social injustice and will also be organising an LGBTQ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) “carnival” to be held outside the Russian embassy in London on Valentine’s Day. Gay and lesbian groups in Russia have reported a rise in homophobic violence since anti-gay laws were passed last year – with reports of growing vigilante groups hunting LGBTQ people out on the ground and online.

“Valentine’s Day is the perfect to time to stand up [for] everyone’s right for love. No country, company, or individual can stop love; all they can do is punish people for that love,” said Tamsin Omond, head of Lush campaigns. “To do so – to forbid or criminalise love – is unnatural and cruel, so I am proud that we are standing in solidarity with LGBTQ people and campaigning for equal love.”

The gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell told The Independent on Sunday that Lush’s “proactive stand” contrasts “with the silence and inaction of Winter Olympics sponsors like Coca Cola, McDonald’s and Visa. They have shown great cowardice by refusing to make any public statement criticising Russia’s anti-gay laws and the escalating levels of homophobic violence in Russia.”

Pressure on President Putin to drop the laws is mounting. Last week, Elton John wrote on his website that the legislation is “proving deeply dangerous to the LGBT community”. He added that his last trip to Russia, a month ago, had “reinforced all the media stories that have been circling since the propaganda bill became federal law: that vicious homophobia has been legitimised… and given extremists the cover to abuse people’s basic human rights”.

Richard Lane, from the gay rights campaign group Stonewall, welcomed Lush’s campaign, but said “solidarity and support” for LGBT activists must be kept up once the Olympics ends.

Mr Lane added that Russian LGBT activists “do not support cancelling, withdrawing [or] boycotting the Games in any way. They are very keen for people to visit the country, particularly political figures, and raise their concerns about it.”

He added: “We would certainly hope that the IOC [International Olympic Committee] is raising their concerns about homophobia in the country [and] we would certainly hope that the British government is raising their concerns about it.”

question: When was the article written?

answer: That information can't be found

question: Why will Russian cosmetic shops not promote gay rights?

answer: They would be at risk of violating Russia's "homosexual propaganda" law

question: Why do Russian LGBT activists not support withdrawing from the Olympic Games?

answer: They want political figures to visit the country and raise their own concerns about the country's anti-gay laws

question: What companies are named for refusing to make a public statement criticizing Russia's anti-gay laws?

answer: Coca Cola, McDonald's, and Visa

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Lush is launching a campaign to promote gay rights ahead of the Winter Olympics, but their stores in Russia will not participate for fear of violating the country's "homosexual propaganda" law. Instead, Lush is organizing an LGBTQ carnival outside the Russian embassy in London on Valentine's Day.


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I realize I'm looking out a car window. I'm looking at the occasional driver in the right lane as we pass by, but their forms are obscured by the rain. I'm staring off into the woods bordering the highway, ignoring the conversation between the people in the front seats. I watch a single drop streak down the glass and try not to wonder why I have this feeling of shame gnawing at my stomach.

"Hey you alright bud?"

My head bounces gently on the window. It's not nearly as uncomfortable as the overwhelming sense of contempt that's boiling in my blood. Not for any one thing in particular, save perhaps myself and whatever misdeeds I committed tonight, but for all things.

The other passengers are silent now. I listen to the wipers scrape across the windshield. My mouth is dry and stale from cheap beer. I'm not nauseous, but I want to vomit up every last thing I have, to spew out everything toxic inside of me on side of the road.

"He's passed the fuck out," whispers the driver.

"Yeah, he'll be fine," whispers the passenger.

EDIT: formatting

title: Not really quite a story, but I wrote something

question: Of what is the narrator ashamed?

answer: The events causing the narrator shame are ambiguous. The most specific answer possible is simply: the narrator's actions in the hours previous to getting in the car.

question: What is the likely gender of the narrator?

answer: Male

question: In whose car is the narrator a passenger?

answer: This information is not specified, and from that plus the way the driver and front passenger seem to regard him as a stranger indicate this is a modern ride-sharing service.

question: Identify the inciting incident.

answer: This is not a traditional narrative (beginning, middle, end) but the inciting incident seems to be whatever actions the narrator committed off-page, before getting into the car.


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Who doesn’t dream of flaunting a slim and trim waistline? Especially with wedding season fast approaching, five days is all you need to achieve it! Yes! In this article, we shall guide you on how to reduce belly fat in 5 days, by making simple, yet effective lifestyle changes. Sounds tempting? Read along to find out more.

Before we move into the tips section, let’s first understand what is belly fat and what are it’s risks? Belly fat is excess fat deposited in the abdominal region, which is also called Visceral fat. Compared to all other types of body fat, this one is associated with dangers of heart strokes, diabetes and other life threating problems.

How To Lose Belly Fat In 5 Days?

While it is not practical to remove belly fat naturally at home in 5 days, following these tips can certainly reduce the size and volume to a certain extent:

1. Reduce Calorie Intake:

Calories are nothing but the amount of energy released by a particular food. Taking a diet that is high in calories produces excess energy, which often gets stored in the form of fats. This is why you must keep a count on your calorie intake and energy output to strike balance. The next 5 days, indulge in low-cal meals like fruits, raw vegetables, soups, seeds etc., It is one of the best ways to lose belly fat without exercise.

SEE ALSO: Reduce Tummy Fat In 10 Days

2. Low-Carb Diet:

Carbohydrates are important to keep a body active. They are converted into glucose which produces instant energy. When an excess of carbs is taken, the glucose production also increases, which gets stored in the adipose tissues as fat deposits. This is why experts suggest cutting down on carbohydrates, not only to lose gut fat, but also for general well-being.

3. Moderate Intensity Workouts:

These 5 days, you must consciously take up a medium intensity workout. Plan for a practical exercise schedule, which has a combination of techniques like weights, crunches, planks, aerobics, Pilates, jogging, swimming etc., This can give you fast results in losing some extra bulk in your waist. Remember to respect your body limitations and not overdo things.

4. Say No To Alcohol:

Whether you are a habitual boozer or a social drinker, you must abstain from all forms of alcohol during the next 5 days. Alcohol contributes to excess ab fat, along with damaging your liver functionality. Also, you must quit high sodium, sugar, trans fats and other weight gaining substances to get rid of the fat deposits.

5. Eat Small Meals Frequently:

Although many people recommend taking small meals every 2-3 hours. This is known to speed up your digestion and reduce the load on your stomach. By planning for low-calorie, portion control meals, instead of large square meals, you can notice a visible reduction in tummy fat.

SEE ALSO: How To Lose Belly Fat In 1 Month

6. Drink Plenty Of Water:

Water can shrink your stomach fat by cleansing your internal system and eliminating the toxins. Drinking lots of water for the next few days can cut down your hunger cravings and overall food intake. This contributes to indirectly reduce weight and belly fat.

7. Increase Dietary Fiber:

Dietary fiber is linked with weight loss and prevention of fat accumulation in the body. Taking high amounts of soluble and insoluble fiber can prevent constipation and stomach bloating. It can clean your intestines and help you lose belly fat. Some of the best fibre-rich foods to consume are oatmeal, fruits like berries, apples, green leafy vegetables etc.,

8. Drink Green Tea:

As part of the diet plan, it is advisable to replace your daily coffee and tea with healthy green tea. This is a popular weight loss drink, which is also known to work on fat burn. Green tea contains catechins and other flavonoids, which are linked to obesity control and abdomen fat loss (1).

9. Reduce Stress Levels:

Stress is one of the biggest contributors to weight gain and body fat. Acute stress levels can lead to depression and “stress eating”. To tackle belly fat loss, you must first deal with this root cause. Take up meditation or other calming techniques and keep your mind at ease.

See Also: Diet To Lose Weight In 7 Days

10. Sleep Well:

To be on the healthy path, you must sleep for at least 7-9 hours, depending on your age. When we say sleep, it means quality, undisturbed one. Keep your gadgets away at least 1 hour before bedtime and maintain a silent environment. This can induce better sleep and makes you awake to a fresh morning. Following this routine can definitely support your fat loss goals.

Please note that these tips are merely advises based on some experiences. Although most of them claim to help you reduce belly fat in 5 days, the results vary from person to person. You must not solely rely on these tips and check with a doctor to outweigh the benefits and limitations. It is also impractical to dream of getting a 6-pack ab in less than a week. So, focus on healthy goals and take it step by step!

question: Summarize how one can lose and keep off weight successfully.

answer: The author highlights several key components in successful weight loss and management. Specifically, this article hones in on the stomach and abdomen area. On the diet side, they recommend reducing calories and aiming for a diet that is low in carbohydrates-which are often found in high quantities in food items such as bread, or those items containing refined sugar. Frequent but small meals, imbibing green tea, and avoid alcohol are all suggested. In the way of exercise, moderate intensity workouts that are diverse in their offerings are suggested-think a repertoire that includes hiking, swimming, and yoga.

question: Explain why a member of the writer's audience might not have thought of doing all these things prior to coming across this article.


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SIRÉ KOMARA (born 1991) is a Guinean writer.[1]

Komara, daughter of an international civil servant,[2] left Guinea for Egypt at the age of three.[3] She published the autobiographical _Mes Racines_ at the age of 14.[4] She also has published a comic book, _Le Téléphone de Siré_.[5]

Works

-   _Mes Racines_ (My Roots), Paris: Cauris Editions, 2006.
-   _Le Téléphone de Siré_, 2007

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[3] Mamadi Fofana, Siré Komara, auteur de Mes Racines, _Africaguinee.com_, 26 July 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[4] Bah Boubacar, Litterature de Jeunesse: «Mes Racines» de Siré Komara, à 14 ans, _GuineaConakry.info_, 12 March 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

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title: Siré Komara

question: How old is Komara in 2021?

answer: She would turn 30 in 2021.

question: Describe Komara's family?

answer: All that is mentioned in the article is that she is the daughter of an international civil servant.

question: What years did Komara release her works?

answer: 2006 and 2007

question: Where is Komara from?

answer: She was born in Guinea but moved to Egypt when she was three

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes Siré Komara, a Guinean writer who was born in 1991. She released Mes Racines at age 14, and released a comic the following year.


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The grandmother of missing New South Wales toddler William Tyrrell says she no longer thinks he is alive.

Speaking for the first time since the toddler's suspected kidnapping in September 2014, Natalie Collins says the family has been through hell, and William's disappearance has killed her inside.

“I wish he was alive, but I don’t think he is,” she told _News Corp._

-   ‘Jesus saves William Tyrrell’: Bizarre find in forest leads to police investigation

-   New person of interest in William Tyrrell case interviewed by police in New South Wales

-   Family pens heartfelt poem to missing William Tyrrell as police say search 'is not slowing down'

[The grandmother of missing New South Wales toddler William Tyrrell says she no longer thinks he is alive. Photo: Facebook]

The grandmother of missing New South Wales toddler William Tyrrell says she no longer thinks he is alive. Photo: Facebook
The 56-year-old has admitted she contemplated suicide after the day the happy three-year-old boy was allegedly taken from the front garden of a Kendall home on the New South Wales mid-north coast.

“There are times when I just haven’t wanted to live,” said Ms Collins, who hasn't been able to hold down a job since that fateful day on September 12.

“It has been hell. I had no job, I had no income.

“It’s been tough. With William gone I couldn’t even concentrate. I just kept crying and crying and crying about the whole thing.”

[William disappeared from his grandmother's front yard on September 12, 2014. Photo: 7 News]

William disappeared from his grandmother's front yard on September 12, 2014. Photo: 7 News
[William was wearing a Spiderman costume at the time of his disappearance. Photo: 7 News]

William was wearing a Spiderman costume at the time of his disappearance. Photo: 7 News
Ms Collins holds on to little hope that William might be safe and alive somewhere but also revealed the heavy toll his disappearance took on her personality and relationships.

“It has killed me inside. It has killed everyone,” she said, adding that she hardly smiles anymore.

[The disappearance of William Tyrrell has been referred to the coroner, but investigations continue. Photo: AAP]

The disappearance of William Tyrrell has been referred to the coroner, but investigations continue. Photo: AAP
In a post to social media believed to be from William's mother a statement adds: ""Please don’t give up on our William! Please don’t stop looking for our beautiful little boy."

That statement added earlier today also says: "The Police believe that William could still be alive, that he could be anywhere and we must all continue to maintain hope in our hearts that he will be found alive. We hope he's safe, we hope he's loved, we hope he's not afraid. We hope we get an answer soon."

[The post to social media also included this photo of the missing boy. Source: Facebook.]

The post to social media also included this photo of the missing boy. Source: Facebook.
"We hope he comes home soon. We hope that we never have to face the fact that we may never know what happened to our beautiful little boy. We hope that someone will tell Police what they know."

The post concludes with the writer signing off as "William's Mummy".

However in stark contrast another family member believes little William has fallen victim to a pedophile ring.

“Everything I read in the media about a pedophile ring — it’s like reading a book of what I thought happened,” he told _News Corp_.

Police maintain William's disappearance is still a missing person's case and there's a chance he's still alive.

[Police crews formed a search party as part of the investigation last year. Photo: Twitter]

Police crews formed a search party as part of the investigation last year. Photo: Twitter
Four suspects have been questioned by police in relation to the case but no charges have been laid.

In January, it was revealed that detectives searching for William interviewed a new person of interest in the case.

The man has been interviewed several times, according to reports. He lives in the same town from which William disappeared in 2014, however, he says he was out of town at the time.

Last year police also focused their attention on tradesman Bill Spedding who said he had worked at the Tyrrell house in the days before the four-year-old vanished.

He has denied any involvement in the disappearance. He also said he was in Dunbogan at the time of William's disappearance.

Strike Force Rossan has also investigated 59-year-old ‘Tory’ Jones over his possible involvement in the case.

The Wauchope man has a criminal record which spans four decades and includes assault, drugs and robbery charges.

Jones' white Toyota Camry wagon matched the description released in September and was detained for forensic examination.

Police also probed the Grandparents As Parents Again (GAPA) group in the area near where William disappeared, after ex-president Paul Bickford was convicted of indecently assaulting a young girl.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS THINKING OF SUICIDE, PHONE LIFELINE ON 13 11 14.

question: When did William Tyrrell disappear?

answer: On September 12, 2014.

question: Summarize the family's opinions on what happened to William and where he is now.

answer: William's mother believes he is alive and hopes that he is safe and loved and that they will find him one day. William's grandmother believes he is not alive anymore, and another family member believes William is a victim of a pedophile ring.

question: What do the police believe?

answer: They believe that William could still be alive and they are treating the case as a missing person case.

question: Why was 59-year-old Tory Jones investigated?

answer: Because he has a long criminal record and his car matched the description released in September.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The text tells the story of a missing toddler, William Tyrrell. It summarizes the actions of the police and gives opinions and hopes of different family members.


text: He entered the room, shivering. His hands were like rattlesnakes in his pockets, and he felt cold sweat dripping down his head. He knew that now was his time to commit the act. He felt the air scurry across him as he stood in the cold, lonely classroom. Only him and one other occupant shared the room. He could see the other person, but they couldn't see him. He was an eagle, ready to destroy his pray. With a heaving motion, he sat on top of the banister that gave him that extra altitude to have a birds eye view on his victim. He pulled his trousers down, and pushed with power beyond what he thought was humanly possible. Faeces came tumbling out of his anus, breaking the silence like a gunshot in a desert. The mess was incredible! Brown particles covered the room, or more importantly, his victim. He ran out of the room, his buttocks slipping with that foul excrement all across his cheeks. He jumped out the window, and gave one mighty tug on his parachute cord. He was Free. He was The Shitter.

title: The Shitter

question: What does this short story describe?

answer: This short story describes how one man shits on his victims in a room.

question: How many people were in the room described in the short story?

answer: There were only two people in the short story.

question: How did the main character feel after he shat on his victim?

answer: The main character felt free after he shat on his victim.

question: How would you describe the main character's feelings before he was to commit the act?

answer: The main character felt as though he was nervous before committing the act.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This story describes how a man shat on his dead victim.


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There were no other options. They needed to get a divorce and at this point they both knew it. Eric didn't know what time it was when he left his house, nor had he realized how late it was. He brought his wrist up to his face so it was close enough for him to see the time as a distant glow of a streetlight flickered behind him. It was 1:30am. When they started arguing time always flew by.
   He wasn't happy at all. Even when they weren't arguing he didn't want to be home. The children he once cherished now seemed a disturbance. He began to question if he loved any of the members of his family enough to stay. Patricia used to take his breath away when she walked in the room. Her long red curls cascading down her slender body. Now, she only ever looked tired and irritated. Her once long delicate hair had been exchanged for an easier to manage bob, and her once slim figure had gained the weight of two children, constant stress, and a family that was falling apart. His son Michael, who was now a rage filled teenager hated him, and told him of these feelings many times a week. His daughter Sarah was a nightmare as well, when she was a child they were so close but now as she was about to be a teenager they had drifted apart. He didn't even remember either of their birthdays, favorite colors, foods anything, they were strangers.
   When Eric got home his wife and children were sound asleep. Still, he tread as quietly as he could into his office. He sat at his desk and put atop it the things he was going to take, if he really left. Obviously he needed his laptop, but he also pulled out a single Cuban Cigar he has been saving for retirement, and a bottle of scotch he kept in his desk for nights he worked late. He looked through the bay window and admired the view of the dark summer night. He grabbed the scotch and stood up walking over to his fireplace. Above it hung a family portrait taken two years back. He took a large gulp of the scotch, and asked his past self from the picture what to do now. It stared back blankly, but what did he expect? This is when Eric realized that this photo was the only time in the past two years that all of his family had been smiling at once. This was what made the choice for him. Eric placed the scotch back into his desk, grabbed his computer and put the cigar in his shirt pocket. He went down to the laundry room with a trash bag and threw into it all of the clothes from the dryer, he would not risk going upstairs to his closet and waking up his wife, or having his children see him being this weak.
   The sun was nowhere near rising but because of the weight being lifted off of Eric's shoulders it seemed brighter out. He carried the bag of clothes and the computer to his car and went back to close the door. He peered into his house for a last time, and closed the door firmly behind him. As he walked to his car he pulled the cigar out from his shirt, put it in his mouth, struck a match and lit it. He drove away and never looked back.

title: The Abandoning Issue

question: What is the story about?

answer: A divorce.

question: What is the name of the man?

answer: Eric.

question: What is the name of the woman?

answer: Patricia.

question: What is the name of the son?

answer: Michael.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This is a story about a divorce between a man and woman and the way the man handles it by driving away from the house and never returning.


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_' The Children's Day Hospital_', or more properly, the PSYCHIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES at 35 Black Prince Road, Vauxhall, London was a South London out-patient resource under the aegis of St Thomas' Hospital and the NHS between 1965 and 1990 when it closed. Coincidentally, its existence was co-terminous with that of the Inner London Education Authority, with whose 'Special Schools' service, based in nearby County Hall, there was occasional co-operation. The Day Hospital's distinction was to provide evidence-based treatment added to the Waldorf School system, combined with the prescription of newly developed antidepressant medication to children.[1]

History

Origins

In a Grade II listed neo-Georgian two-storey building designed in 1913 by Adshead and Ramsey on the Duchy of Cornwall estate in Kennington, a babies' hostel was opened in 1916.[2] For a brief period at the end of World War I, it became the Maxillo-Facial Hospital for wounded soldiers.[3][4] In 1919, it reverted to its original purpose as a children's nursery. In 1922 wards were opened for babies with feeding problems and the hostel became known as the 'Dietetic Hospital for Sick Babies and Mothers'. At the same time, a training school for nursery nurses was started.[5]

In 1924 Mrs Elizabeth Mitchison passed the lease on the building to the nearby St. Thomas' Hospital in Waterloo in memory of her son, Lieutenant Anthony Mitchison. The hospital was then renamed 'St Thomas's Cornwall Babies' Hostel. It was renamed again in 1927 as the St Thomas's Babies Hospital, becoming affiliated to the Association of Nursery Training Colleges.[6] The hospital offered in-patient treatment for children up to the age of three, diagnosed as premature, malnourished or dyspeptic.[7]

In 1930 an out-patient department was opened where mothers could also be examined and treated. In 1931 33 mothers and 97 children were admitted of whom 22 cases were for the re-establishment of breast-feeding. There were almost 500 out-patient attendances.[8] With the out-break of the Second world war, between 1939 and 1946 the hospital was evacuated first to Crickdale in Wiltshire then in 1942 to Hog's Back in Surrey.[9] In 1962 the hospital began to offer a three-days a week service to disturbed children up to 5 years of age and their parents.[10]

The Psychiatric Day Hospital for Children

In 1965, with the arrival at St Thomas' Hospital of innovative consultant child psychiatrist, Dr. Eva Frommer, the children's hospital was renamed again, this time as the 'Psychiatric Day Hospital for Children and their Families' and provided full-time out-patient treatment to primary-age children referred to the Department of Child Psychiatry at St. Thomas'. The Sister-in-Charge of the Day Hospital from then on until 1987, was Mrs Mary Reid SRN.[11] The understanding of child development that guided treatment was inspired by Rudolf Steiner and as practised in Waldorf schools.[12] In time, this unique combination attracted attention from across the country and internationally. Professor Kemal Çakmakli, MD has applied Day Hospital techniques in Turkey.[13][14] The tradition of staff training continued for all disciplines, including: nursery nurses, primary-school teachers, speech therapists, art therapists, music therapists and eurythmy teachers.[15] Other attending staff included, educational psychologists, psychiatric social workers and educational and local government social services staff, as well as senior registrars in child psychiatry on rotation.[16][17] The Day hospital worked closely with the paediatric department at the main hospital.[18]

The guiding principles were that all young children needed to acquire the skills of understanding and self-expression according to an age-appropriate adjustment to the outside world. The best way to achieve this was through the arts. If this failed, some children could become exceedingly frustrated or depressed.[19] Dr. Frommer was one of the earliest practitioners in the field to identify childhood depression.[20] Her treatment model consisted of exposing her patients to colour, sound, movement, story-telling and in a minority of cases, also to the prescription of antidepressants.[21] This was a controversial approach that attracted both international interest and local criticism from some colleagues.[22] However, Dr Frommer consulted with the children when they felt ready to come off their medication. The Day Hospital and its community activities became a much loved institution and oasis in the concrete jungle that had arisen around it in Lambeth after wartime bombing and the austerity that followed.[23]

Its approach was in marked contrast to the then dominant influence of Kleinian Psychoanalysis in the Child Guidance Movement, as practised for instance, at the Tavistock Clinic, or the other contrasting approach practised at the Anna Freud Centre, both in North London.[24] In the late 1980s the Day Hospital's influence began to wane as Dr. Frommer's energy became severely limited through her illness. She retired in 1989.[25] A year later, the Day Hospital was closed.[26] Although successors were appointed at the main hospital out-patient clinic, the anthroposophic inspiration was gone.[27]

Present Day Provision

After repeated restructuring in the NHS, the Black Prince Road building is now called 'William Geoffrey House' and is used by Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), managed by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.[28]

[1] Edelman, Hope. (2012) _Motherless Mothers: Mother Loss shapes the Parents we become_. UK: Hachette. 978-073362-879-5. p.103

[2]

[3] 'Face and Jaw Wounds. Free Treatment for discharged Soldiers and Sailors'. _British Journal of Nursing_, 30 September 1916, p. 272.

[4] _Reports by the Joint War Committee and the Joint War Finance Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England, 1914–1919_. London: HMSO. (Reprinted in facsimile, 2005. The Naval and Military Press Ltd. in association with the Imperial War Museum).

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[7] BMJ, 2, (3690).

[8] BMJ, 2, (3690).

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[12] Steiner, R. _The Education of the Child_, (1907)

[13]

[14] Subotsky, Fiona. (2005) 'Eva Frommer, Former Consultant in Child Psychiatry at St Thomas' Hospital, London.' Obituary: Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1. Retrieved 20 December 2016

[15] Pratt, Drue (2012) Obituary of Doreen Hynes, _Camphill Correspondence_, https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/articles-and-essays/CC-Archive/SepOct-2012.pdf p.15. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[16] Roberts, Howard, (Senior Reglstrar) and Ellis, Virginia, (Nursery Nurse/Therapist) ~ Children's Psychiatric Day Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, London S.E.1. 'Minor Neurological Disability and Child Neglect – A Case History'. _Child Abuse and Neglect_, Vol. 3, 0145-2134/79/0901 Pergamon Press Ltd. 1979. pp. 1001–1083.

[17] Frommer, E.A. (1972) _Diagnosis and Treatment in Clinical Child Psychiatry_, London: Heinemann Educational Books.

[18] Buchanan, Ann and Clayden, Graham. (1992) _Children who soil: Assessment and Treatment_. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Son Ltd.

[19] Frommer, E.A. (1969) _Voyage through Childhood into the Adult World – A Guide to Child Development_, London: Pergamon.

[20] Frommer, E.A., Mendelson, W.B. and Reid, M.A. 'Differential diagnosis of psychiatric disturbances in pre-school children'. _Br. J. Psychiatry_. 1972; 121: 71–74.

[21] Nash-Wortham, M. and Hunt, J. (2008) _Take Time: Movement Exercises for Parents, Teachers and Therapists of Children with Difficulties in Speaking, Reading, Writing and Spelling_. UK: Robinswood Press.

[22] Graham, Philip. (1967) Correspondence about _Childhood Depression_ and Dr. E. Frommer's clinical trial of antidepressants: British medical Journal2

[23]

[24]

[25] Subotsky (2005)

[26] National Archives – Hospital Record Database

[27] South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust: 'Annual Report and Accounts 2015–16' 3. Retrieved 22 December 2016

[28] Lambeth CAMHS on Young Lambeth Website: 4. Retrieved 23 December 2016

title: Children's Day Hospital

question: Who was Anna Freud?

answer: the article does not answer this quetion

question: What controversial practices did Dr. Eva Frommer use?

answer: the prescription of antidepressants to children

question: What is the full name of the Children's Day Hospital?

answer: Psychiatric Day Hospital for Children and Their Families

question: Who was Dr. Eva Frommer?

answer: a child psychiatrist

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The Children's Day Hospital provided evidence-based therapeutic treatments combined with newly developed antidepressant medication to troubled children from 1965 to 1990, under the leadership of Dr. Eva Frommer.


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STENVERS is a Dutch surname that may refer to

-   Björn Stenvers (born 1972), Dutch museum director
-   Hendrik Willem Stenvers (1889–1973), Dutch physician
    -   Stenvers projection, oblique view of skull in radiology

Category:Dutch-language surnames

title: Stenvers

question: What nationality is the surname Stenvers attributed to?

answer: The surname Stenvers is attributed to the Dutch.

question: What did Hendrik Willem Stenvers do for a living?

answer: Hendrik Willem Stenvers was a Dutch physician.

question: When was Björn Stenvers born?

answer: Björn Stenvers was born in 1972.

question: What is a Stenvers projection?

answer: The Stenvers projection is an oblique view of skull in radiology.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Stenvers is a Dutch surname. There have been two notable Stenvers' a physician and a museum director. A Stenvers projection is also a term used in radiology.


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Way back when we launched the Crafty Crawl series, it started out on one of Melbourne’s most iconic tram routes: the 86. And, while it's doubtful you'll find many public transport routes with such a plethora of good beer venues as that one* anywhere in the world, it's not the only line in Melbourne worthy of exploring with Myki in hand.

Longtime Melburnians will know Route 19 as the route that takes in some of the city's best live music venues, old and new.  Some of the venues highlighted along this Crafty Crawl do indeed throw all kinds of music into the mix, but the strip is increasingly finding favour with straight up craft beer purveyors too.

With that in mind, settle in, sit down or hold on and enjoy the best beer stops to be found via the 19 Tram. And, while it works as well in both directions, we're starting in Coburg and heading into the city.

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Classic pubs don't come more characterful than this neighbourhood local. Coburgans _[Coburghers? – Editor]_ past and present have been calling The Woodlands home since 1856, which makes it the oldest pub still operating in the area, evidence of which can be seen throughout via the expanses of exposed brick and majestic arches visible from the front bar. Meanwhile, the courtyard outside speaks of the abbey that once stood here, owing to its gabled roof.

As historic as The Woodlands appears, today it embraces the youthfulness of the city's craft beer culture. In 2011, Hayden George took the place over, gave it a somewhat psychedelic reboot, and turned its taps to the very best in Victorian craft beer, with the quality of the beer offering matched by the food.

The likes of Bridge Road, Dainton, Bad Shepherd and Two Birds regularly grace the lines, with plenty of rotation and a healthy bottle and can lineup to boot. Punters can even enjoy a generous happy hour from 4pm to 6pm every day besides Saturday, although we suggest not getting too carried away given what lies ahead...

_Alight at tram stop 29 and you'll find Woodlands Hotel at _84 Sydney Road, Coburg.__

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Many craft beer fans would have first become acquainted with the venue at 581 Sydney Road late in 2016, when it became the home of gypsy operation BrewCult. While both bar and brewing company ceased operations last year, it wasn’t long before a new craft beer haunt stepped in to fill the void.

The site is now the home of Miss Moses, run by craft beer industry stalwart James Knox and his partner Paige. When the pair took over the bar, they stripped back the interior, refurbished the beer garden and kept the former occupant’s devotion to good beer intact. They also spread that love of local beer to the worlds of wine and spirits and created a menu that’s centered around tasty sandwiches.

It’s become a particular favourite of locals who you can see filing in for half price tinnies each afternoon, selecting new beers from a particularly impressive fridge selection augmenting the rotating lineup on tap.

_Four stops closer to the city (and across the road) is where you'll find James, Paige and Miss Moses_.__

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The third stop along the Route 19 Crafty Crawl is without a doubt the hardest to find, but find it you should. What was once a Greek wedding reception room has been transformed into a craft beer-centric music venue. Here, you're just as likely to find Mismatch's pomegranate sour as you are PBS Radio turning up to shoot footage for a Melbourne music documentary.

Like the Mallard stage, which is regular graced by both local and international performers, so too are the bar’s inner north neighbours likely to be pouring alongside more eclectic international guests.

Insofar as music goes, The Spotted Mallard has punk going on well beyond its fridges (along with other styles of pub-friendly rock 'n' roll). Live music is, of course, a big part of Sydney Road life, but this place embraces music culture as much as it does the craft beer movement. And, if music isn't your thing, the balcony, replete with a sweeping view of Sydney Road's gorgeous architecture, provides the perfect spot to enjoy another cold pint or two.

_It's Stop 22 and _31_4 Sydney Road you're looking for this time around._

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It's a mere one tram stop – and a short walk off the main thoroughfare – to find the fourth stop. Part bar, part live music venue and occasional cinema, Howler’s sprawling open-roofed interior is a unique addition to not only this Crafty Crawl, but also to Brunswick’s bustling bar scene. Almost every night of the week the bar plays host to musicians, actors, comedians and public speakers while steady streams of droolsome burgers make their way out of the kitchen.

When it opened, the Howler taps weren’t too much to get excited about, but age has done wonders to the venue as it has embraced a growing number of local breweries. Moon Dog and Mountain Goat now regularly appear on its taps and a peak behind the bar reveals a fridge jam-packed with a vast selection of styles from Australian and international brewers to satisfy all tastes, from stouts and sours to New England IPAs and lagers.

_Disembark at Stop 21 and head to 7 to 11 Dawson Street._

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Workshop has long acted as a corner haunt for anyone looking to escape the chaos of the city. The light filled bar and its plant-heavy balcony buzzes each day and into the night with those looking to wile the hours away while enjoying whatever dulcet tones might make it out of the speakers. That said, for years there were limited options regarding what beers you could enjoy, before, over time, a change started to stir.

As 2017 drifted into 2018, the classic old venue underwent a slight refurbishment – with slight the key word. It’s still filled with light, still has that classic balcony and Jurassic 5 can still regularly be heard inside. Without changing the nature of the bar, what the refurb did achieve was to create more space, put in a few new tables, and – most importantly for readers of this site – focused the bar more directly than ever before on local beer. Melbourne breweries now take up most of the tap space, while a well stocked fridge is lined entirely with options from interstate and overseas.

_You'll probably be ready for a bit of a breather at this point, so settle in for a ride all the way to Stop 5 then head to 1/413 Elizabeth Street. If you're keen on breaking up the trip, there are more options below._

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Hop back on the 19 one last time to reach stop six of this Crafty Crawl: FiftyFive. If you were once upon a time a fresh faced traveller or newcomer to Melbourne, you might be well acquainted with FiftyFive in its early days as a combined internet cafe and slightly divey late night bar. Until fairly recently, just two taps poured your choice of beer and cider, while the fridges stocked an array of beer as random as FiftyFive's grungy furniture.

In recent times, however, both sides of the bar have received a refresh; the computers with their sticky keyboards have all gone, the furniture has been updated and the beer fridges are now stocked with everything from Hawkers' core range to Knee Deep bombers perfect for sharing. The number of taps has tripled too, with the likes of Dainton, Hawkers and Moon Dog featured alongside longtime house favourite, Monteith's apple cider.

Don't be at all surprised if you find the evening quickly becomes the early morning here, for it is dangerously easy to sink into the cosy couches with a Hawkers stout in hand. In keeping with the musical undertone of this crawl, the music here is often loud and pumping – with disco, house, hip hop, reggae and UK bass featuring heavily. FiftyFive's close proximity to Night Network trams and trains makes it the perfect final port of call too.

_As the name suggests, Fiftyfive is found in the basement at 55 Elizabeth Street in the CBD; tram Stop 2 is your nearest._

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The breweries:

Himmel Hünd, Foreigner _(pictured)_ and Inner North are all within walking distance of Sydney Road, in Brunswick, and are so close to each other they form their own mini-Crafty Crawl.

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The venues:

-   POST OFFICE HOTEL – 229-231 Sydney Road, Coburg – If you're keen to head even further north than The Woodlands, The Post Office Hotel boasts a solid selection of local and interstate craft beer mainstays.
-   THE CORNISH ARMS – 163a Sydney Road, Brunswick – With a recently opened rooftop beer garden, a vegan menu with a cult following and a tight selection of local beer, the Cornish is a pub you’d happily find yourself in at any time of the day.
-   BRUNSWICK MESS HALL – 400 Sydney Road, Brunswick – A large, lively joint boasting pan-Asian dining and an extensive though approachable bottled beer list.
-   THE LAST JAR – 616 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne – A mostly traditional Irish pub with a high quality menu that pours local beer alongside Irish classics.

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_* Such has been the growth of good beer venues along the 86 tram that we'll be revisiting that original Crawl and turning it into a two-parter in time for Good Beer Week 2018._

_You can check out other Crafty Crawls from around the country here too._

_ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Graham "Stoutwhiskas" Frizzell is a legally blind beer writer and brewer in the making. You can find his beer writings at Blind Taste Test. Additional input by Will Ziebell._

question: What is the article all about?

answer: Craft beer crawl called "The Crafty Crawl" using Melbourne's tram routes to get to each bar

question: Where was the Crafty Crawl series originally started?

answer: Melbourne's iconic tram route, the 86

question: Which tram route does the Crafty Crawl start at now?

answer: Route 19

question: How many stops are there on the Crafty Crawl?

answer: Six

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: A craft beer crawl called "The Crafty Crawl" highlights Melbourne's bustling local craft beer scene found along the city's iconic tram routes. The crawl starts at tram route 19 and has six stops. The first stop on the route will take craft beer enthusiasts to (from 1st stop to last) Coburgans, Miss Moses, The Spotted Mallard, Brunswick’s, Workshop, and FiftyFive. The bars featured along the route support local breweries such as Moon Dog and Mountain Goat and have everything to satisfy all tastes, from stouts to sours to New England IPAs and lagers.


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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao No Free Rides! Showtime Guns for Internet Pirates

4/28/2015 1:48 PM PT

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EXCLUSIVE

SHOWTIME's not about to let millions of people watch for free when FLOYD MAYWEATHER and MANNY PACQUIAO step in the ring -- the network just filed a lawsuit against a couple of alleged internet pirate sites.

Showtime filed the federal suit, claiming boxinghd.net and sportship.org are advertising free streaming of SATURDAY NIGHT'S MEGA BOUT ... which will cost you $89 to $100 on legal PPV.

In the docs, Showtime points out boxinghd.net's homepage touts, "If you can't afford to buy tickets then simply watch Mayweather vs Pacquiao here. We will provide nothing but the freshest and the most reliable high quality live links."

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With just 4 days to go before the fight ... Showtime is asking the court to block both sites from streaming the fight and wants all internet service providers to shut down the illegal stream.

There's a ton of cash on the line -- total PPV sales are expected to top $300 million for the fight of the century.

TMZ SPORTS broke the story ... the ONLY PLACE YOU CAN SEE THE FIGHT for free is Mexico.

question: Which viewing is free?

answer: Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao.

question: Which network is showing this?

answer: Showtime.

question: What is it?

answer: A boxing match.

question: What is threatening Showtime?

answer: Sites are showing pirated versions of the fights.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Showtime is airing the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fight live, but unfortunately, some websites are also showing the boxing match. Showtime is said to be combatting this pirating by filing lawsuits, as there's a ton of profit at stake-the pay-per-view sales are projected to exceed $300 million.


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NORTHEAST GROOVERS (also referred to as NEG and as N.E.G.) is a Washington, D.C.-based go-go band formed in 1985.[1][2][3] Northeast Groovers have been active in the Washington metropolitan area, producing numerous songs in the Washington music scene and several hits nationwide, including the singles “The Water”, “Van Damme” and “Booty Call”.[4]

History

Beginnings

Northeast Groovers was formed in 1985 in Northeast, Washington, D.C., consisting of nine members: bass player Khari Pratt, keyboardist Lamond “Maesto” Perkins, keyboardist Ronald “88” Utley, Leonard “Daddy-O” Huggins, Ronald “Dig-Dug” Dixon, Larry “Stomp Dogg” Atwater, Samuel “Smoke” Dews playing congas, and drummer “Jammin” Jeff Warren.[5] The group began playing Top 40 and hip-hop songs infused with go-go-rhythms at bowling alleys and nightclubs throughout the Washington metropolitan area (including the Ibex, Breeze's Metro Club, and the Celebrity Hall), and at music venues nationally.[6]

N.E.G. released their debut single “Van Damme” in September 1993.[7] “The Water” (which samples Aqua Boogie by Parliament)[8][9] and “Twenty Minute Workout” were follow-up singles released in the same year. All three singles were included in the group's 1994 debut album _Straight from the Basement_.[10] N.E.G. released the album _N.E.G Jams_ in 1995, which received positive reviews from _Billboard Magazine_ and _The Washington Post_.[11] In 1996, N.E.G. released the single “Goosebumps!” which became a hit within the D.C. music scene. The follow-up albums _Northeast Coming_ and _Northeast on Fire_ were released in 1999.[12][13]

Present formation

N.E.G. released the single “Dukes Up” in 2014, and is pioneering a new era in go-go music hoping to move the genre in a direction where it will take its rightful place in the realm of music.[14] D.C.-based hip-hop artists such as Wale and Tabi Bonney have sampled songs by N.E.G., including Wale's for his 2006 song “Dig Dug (Shake It)” which sampled “Off Da Muscle”.[15] N.E.G. also provides social awareness for AIDS and inner city violence in the Washington metropolitan region.

Discography

Albums

-   _Straight from the Basement_, (Future Records & Tapes, 1994)
-   _N.E.G. Jams_, (Future Records & Tapes, 1995)
-   _Northeast Coming_, (Listen Up Records & Tapes, 1999)
-   _Northeast on Fire_, (A Future Sound Production, 1999)

Singles

-   “The _Water_” (1993)
-   “Van Damme” (1993)
-   “The Twenty Minute Workout” (1993)
-   “24-7-365” (1994)
-   “Booty Call” (1994)
-   “Goosebumps” (1996)
-   “Dukes Up” (2014)

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title: Northeast Groovers

question: What does NEG stand for?

answer: Northeast Groovers

question: What is go-go music?

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question: What was the first single by NEG?

answer: The Water

question: What is the most recent single by NEG?

answer: Dukes Up

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: NEG is a Washington, D.C.-based go-go band formed in 1985.


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(CNSNews.com) - In apress release put out last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that 1 in 4 Americans "rely" on federal food assistance programs.

"USDA's 15 nutrition assistance programs help struggling families gain access to healthy, nutritious food," said the release. "Throughout the month of March, which is National Nutrition Month, USDA will highlight the impact of these programs on the 1 in 4 Americans that rely on these vital programs for the nutrition they need."

In the USDA’s fiscal 2013 “The Food Assistance Landscape,” which was published in February 2014, the “1 in 4 Americans” statistic is cited. The report also states “a total of 5.7 percent of all households (7.0 million households) had very low food security— the most severe food-insecure condition monitored by USDA. Typically, households classified as having very low food security experienced the condition in 7 months of the year, for a few days in each of those months.”

The USDA's fiscal 2012 annual report on "The Food Assistance Landscape," which was published in March 2013, also cited the “1 in 4 Americans” statistic.

"At some point during the year, about 1 in 4 Americans participates in at least 1 of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 15 domestic food and nutrition assistance programs," said that report. "Over 70 percent of total USDA outlays go to these programs, which vary by size, target population, and type of benefits."

According to the 2012 report, in the average month in fiscal 2012, 46.6 million participated in the food stamp program, 8.9 million participated in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), 31.6 million participated in the school lunch program, and 12.8 million participated in the school breakfast program.

In addition, according to the report, the USDA Child and Adults Care Food Program was responsible for millions of meals served in childcare centers, family daycare homes, and adult daycare centers.

question: How many Americans rely on federal food assistance programs?

answer: 1 in 4

question: What do these food assistance programs do?

answer: Help struggling families gain access to healthy and nutritious food.

question: Where were the USDA Child and Care Food Program meals served?

answer: In childcare centers, family day care homes, and adult day care centers.

question: How many homes had low food security in 2013, according to the USDA's “The Food Assistance Landscape?

answer: Around 5.7 of all households.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The article is a summary of the U.S. population that relied on federal assistance food programs in 2012-13.


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TIFFIELD POCKET PARK is a 2.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Tiffield in South Northamptonshire. It is leased by a private owner to Tiffield Parish Council and managed by The Tiffield Pocketeers.[1][2]

This one kilometre long site is a footpath along a former railway line. The path is lined with trees and shrubs of blackthorn, hawthorn, crab-apple and ash, and a balancing pond next to the path has been restored, increasing biodiversity.[3]

There is access from the playing field off Eastcote Road (sometimes shown as Gayton Road).

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title: Tiffield Pocket Park

question: Where is Tiffield Pocket Park?

answer: Tiffield Pocket Park is in South Northamptonshire.

question: What is Tiffield Pocket Park?

answer: Tiffield Pocket Park is a Nature Reserve.

question: Where can Tiffield Pocket Park be accessed from?

answer: Tiffield Pocket Park can be accessed from the playing field off Eastcote Road.

question: Who is Tiffield Pocket Park managed by?

answer: Tiffield Pocket Park is managed by The Tiffield Pocketeers.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Tiffield Pocket Park is a Nature Reserve in South Northamptonshire. It is a one-kilometer-long footpath along a former railway line and can be accessed from the playing field off Eastcote Road.


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IMAGE: Research finds that player behavior in narrative role-playing games reflects specific character roles -- even if the game tells players nothing about the character's role. This image is from a... view more __

Credit: Ignacio X. Domínguez, Rogelio E. Cardona-Rivera, and David L. Roberts

New research from North Carolina State University finds that player behavior in narrative role-playing games (RPGs) reflects specific character roles - even if the game tells players nothing about the character's role. The finding is relevant to both game designers and gaming researchers who study player behavior in RPGs.

"We wanted to know how, if at all, having a role influenced player behavior," says Ignacio Domínguez, lead author of a paper on the work and a computer science Ph.D. student at NC State. "We also wanted to know if it mattered whether the role was assigned versus selected by the player.

"We found that people's behavior was consistent with their role, regardless of whether it was assigned or chosen," Domínguez says. "What's more, we found that people's gameplay was consistent with a single role even if they didn't have one. In other words, people exhibit consistent, role-based behavior even if they are given no information about what their role should be."

For the study, researchers created a simple, single-player RPG. The RPG is a visual, interactive narrative game, but offers no cues about the physical attributes of the player character. (The game can be found online at http://go.ncsu.edu/ixd-demo-rpg).

The researchers had 210 people play the game, and tracked their gameplay. Seventy-eight players were assigned to one of three roles: fighter, mage, or rogue; 91 players were allowed to choose from the three roles; and 41 players were given no role -- they simply began gameplay.

The gameplay consisted of not only moving the character through the game environment, but also making a dozen multiple choice decisions about the character's actions in an unfolding fictional narrative.

Each option within every multiple choice decision was designed to be consistent with one of the three character roles. For example, when players are asked to select a weapon, they can choose from an axe (which is consistent with the "fighter" role), a staff (mage), or a set of daggers (rogue).

After evaluating the players' decisions, researchers found that -- whether roles were assigned or chosen -- player behavior was very consistent with their explicit roles. Players, with fighter roles, for example, chose the "fighter" options on decision-making tasks 65.7 percent of the time. Mages chose the "mage" options 76.1 percent of the time, while rogues chose the "rogue" options 69.7 percent of the time.

"The results strongly support the idea that players make choices based on their character's role, even if they didn't pick the role," says David Roberts, an assistant professor of computer science at NC State and senior author of the paper. "And we were careful, when creating the game, to validate the role descriptions we provided to players, as well as validating that all of the gameplay options were perceived consistently with the relevant roles." That validation process was done in an earlier study that included 231 study participants.

The researchers also assessed the gameplay of players who were given no information about their characters' roles, to see if player decisions tended to be consistent with a role anyway. They did this using cluster analysis, which told them how often player decisions tended to cluster around a specific role.

"We found that, even when players were not explicitly given a role, participants still role-played," says Rogelio Cardona-Rivera, co-author of the paper on the work and a computer science Ph.D. student at NC State. That is, players who were told nothing about their character still tended to make gameplay decisions as if the character had been specifically defined as a fighter, mage or rogue.

"Our study is also interesting from a narrative perspective, because it sheds light into how players cast themselves as characters in an unfolding narrative during gameplay," Cardona-Rivera says.

"Our findings could have two main uses," Domínguez says. "First, it tells game designers that they may want to focus their content development efforts on actions consistent with character roles, and spend less time on content that players are unlikely to use.

"Second, the study highlights the fact that researchers studying gaming and player choice need to account for roles within games, or else their findings may be skewed," Domínguez says.

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The paper, "The Mimesis Effect: The Effect of Roles on Player Choice in Interactive Narrative Role-Playing Games," will be presented May 11 at the ACM Computer-Human Interaction conference in San Jose, Calif. The paper was co-authored by James Vance, who participated in the work while an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The work was supported by the Department of Energy under grant number DE-FG02-97ER25308. Vance's participation was made possible by the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program under grant number 1262899.

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question: What kind of research does the article describe?

answer: Research from North Carolina State University about player behavior in narrative role-playing games.

question: What are the findings of the study?

answer: That people's behavior is consistent with their role in narrative role-playing games.

question: Was it an experimental study?

answer: Yes. Researchers created a role-playing game, 210 people played the game, and researchers tracked their gameplay.

question: How the findings of the study can be used?

answer: Game designers may want to focus on actions consistent with character roles and account for roles within games.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: North Carolina State University conducts a study about player behavior in narrative role-playing games and finds that people's behavior is consistent with their role in narrative role-playing games regardless of whether it was assigned or chosen. These results may be useful to game designers as they may want to focus on actions consistent with character roles and account for roles within games.


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The air was freezing, and the horses weren’t doing well for it. We hadn’t yet crossed to the north, and even if we had I was too paranoid to feel safe there. Because of this, we were heading up to Canada. We had decided that enough was enough and camped out for the night in the backcountry.
I had been a slave on a large plantation, without family since my ninth birthday, and bitter about it to this day. I was freed by Daniel, a large muscular brutish man, yet surprisingly sweet. We had left in the dead of night, under the shimmering guide of the stars. We had headed north, and moved steadfast through dozens of miles of southern country. We had stolen horses from a small farm, a crime I felt was entirely just. Of course, the year was in the fall and I felt as if travel slowed more every day. But, Daniel assured me he would help to the north, no matter what.
We had a less than nourishing meal of racoon and cornbread. The night sky shone beautifully, a blanket of thousands of stars along the glowing full moon. The sky was clear, consequence of a strong storm the days before. The horses were at a near stream, drinking, and Daniel was out hunting for whatever small game would be willing to have the petty life this wetland forest could provide.
I decided to look for herbs, a skill I had learnt from Jasmine, a fellow ex-slave I had a short encounter with, and who had a talent for gardening. I took a small water jug and a lantern and started scrounging in the over growth. I found a rosemary plant and nothing much else. I returned to the camp with my hands covered in dirt and my eyes straining to stay open. Daniel was nowhere to be found, a long time to be gone, even for him. I hoped nothing bad had happened. Don’t be stupid, I thought. He was a powerful guy, and he could handle himself. So I stumbled onto my bedroll and fell asleep.
In the morning I woke to the sound of birds chirping. The sun creeped forwards at a low angle. I sat up and looked around. Daniel was still gone. A knot formed in my stomach and I stood.
“Daniel!” I shouted, apparently to no avail. Where could he be? I paced around the campsite, hoping he had left some kind of note. Alas, I found nothing at the campsite and decided to try to go out and find him. I was starting to get desperate. I would not get far without him. I stepped from the camp and crawled through the dense vegetation to get one of the horses.
However, when I creeped to the stream, I didn’t find the horses. Instead, I found nothing but the ropes we tried them with, cut. Someone stole the horses. Now I was really starting to worry. What if Daniel was hurt? What if he was dead? But I was interrupted from my thoughts when two men, both wearing large coats and carrying muskets, stomped into the clearing and aimed their weapons at me.
I stared at them for a seemingly infinite while, afraid they would fire, before a horribly familiar voice spoke out from behind me.
“I’m really sorry about this. The long con, you know? No money in freedom fighting, but bounty hunting? It’s the best pay in I’ve gotten in a long time.”
“Danie-” I didn’t even get to finish my sentence before the butt of a rifle was slammed into my skull, and I fell to the ground, induced into a painful sleep. Daniel. Of all the people it could have been, it was Daniel. I awoke in a caged wagon, hands bound. I didn’t try to escape, I didn’t even shout. I just cried. When I was done crying I waited, and watched the forested countryside slowly crawl by; the unassuming deer and towering elms peering at the caravan.
I had a realization that day. A painful one, and one I didn’t want to realize, not until I was a lot older. There are no friends, there are no enemies. But everybody has a mission. Me, you, and Daniel. And people will crush you under their feet to finish that mission.

title: [HF] Where the Stars Lead

question: What does the story say about the type of person Daniel is?

answer: Daniel is a large muscular brutish man who is surprisingly sweet and frees the narrator from a slave plantation. In the end, Daniel betrays the narrator, revealing that he is a bounty hunter.

question: Summarize the challenges Daniel and the narrator face during their journey.

answer: The air is freezing and the horses they are riding are suffering. They'd left the plantation in the dead of the night. They have to hunt for food, with Daniel hunting small game and the narrator looking for herbs

question: What does the story say about what happens to the narrator after Daniel turns him over to the slaveowners?


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“Goodbye”, a clear and unmistakeable message. Albeit no more meaningful in the broad spectrum of human existence than any other word in the English language. What was it about this particular word that made Mark Coleridge decide it to be his final assertion in life? Surely there existed other, more meaningful, less succinct choices within this young man’s vocabulary? Yet, it was this, a singularly simple form of farewell, that was to be his final utterance upon a perpetually spinning, green Earth. To be certain, it was a “goodbye” punctuated by a single gunshot which ended the life of one Mark Coleridge, aged 25 years.

I saw the entire sequence of events unfold from my office window, overlooking the square. The once tranquil sea of people became a frenzied mob. Spectators were running this way and that way, while a group of policemen, who had been standing just a few meters away from the gunshot, rushed in to assess the situation. To say that the gunshot had not startled me would be to tell a grave untruth. Indeed, although I been surveying the crowd for anything remotely interesting to take my mind off of the monotony of the endless paperwork, the last thing I expected was to see what would became my next and final case unfold right in front of my very eyes. My eyes had been following a young man who was by my estimate, no older than thirty but could not have been any younger than twenty-three . It had been his bright blond hair which had caught my attention. Hair so bright that it was like a lighthouse, guiding the ships of my eyes away from the rocks of his darker haired neighbours and towards his beckoning presence.

Just before the gunshot there had been a fierce wind, as if the tragedy that is human death was borne aloft upon its ephemeral wings. I could tell by the great display of flags which provided a backdrop to the day’s hectic events. But as I now type out how the sequence of events did unfold and reveal themselves to me that day I cannot help but think, that the wind was meaningless, just another random occurrence in the day-to-day events that led to where I am now. This young man, whom I had been following with my eyes for a good five minutes, started at the fringes of the crowd and slowly weaved his way to the centre by the fountain which gushed forth the waters of anticipation. Like an ant he was, meandering, twisting, and dodging in and out of a wave of people. When he reached a location which was pleasing to his volition, this was on the ledge of the fountain, situated in the centre of the square. He paused for a few moments, seemingly reflecting on all that was good with the world.

Even through the glass of my office window, I could tell that something heavy was weighing down upon his mind. I could feel the sweat dripping down from his forehead and onto his shaking hands. It was then that he suddenly stood up, procuring from his pocket, a magnum revolver, with which he jammed the muzzle underneath his chin, which I could see was shiny with the perspiration of one whose fate now lay within the cold steel barrel of an imported American pistol. I do not remember whether it was the sound of the gunshot at which I jumped or whether it was the sight of this young man, who, in the prime of his youth, seemingly had so much to live for, being blown into oblivion by a small fragment of lead, now ingrained firmly and permanently into his mangled skull.
I watched for another hour, I cannot remember the exact time that I remained beside my window. Perhaps it was in some benign tribute to the fallen man that I lingered; Or perhaps I was simply curious as to what would happen next - I had never seen a suicide before. It was when the ambulance came to collect his body that I finally turned away from the window. The sun was setting low over the buildings which faced the square opposite my own. It was then with a sigh that I  thought how much of a terrible tragedy the day’s events had witnessed. And then, it was with a greater sigh that I returned to finish the last of the paperwork which lay sprawled before me on the desk.

I took the bus home. The sun was saying its final farewells to the world before it suddenly vanished in a ball of flame. I observed all of this on the bus ride home and fleetingly thought that the sun was just like that young man I had witnessed in the square. The only difference being that the sun was sure to rise again, unlike the young man, whose only certainty lay with him in a newly-dug grave. But I thought no more of it as the bus pulled up next to the curb and opened its doors to let myself and several other passengers out. It was my stop, you see and waiting for me at the bus-stop were my lovely wife, Susan, and my two kids, Isaac and Mary. They smiled at me. “How was work, daddy?” my youngest, Mary, sweetly inquired. “Oh,” my mind drifted back to the young man in the bright blonde hair. How innocent he had seemed when I first laid my eyes on him through the office window. “It was certainly interesting, Mary, my dear.” Isaac, my eldest child, who was perpetually adding on inane questions to perfectly reasonable ones, piped up “in what way it was interesting, Daddy?” My eyes flashed daggers of annoyance through my glasses, although none of my family was perceptive enough to notice. “Daddy had a lot of paperwork that was supposed to go to a very important man.” I replied, so nonchalantly, that not a trace of my annoyance revealed itself to my family. We rounded the corner of the street and approached our little terraced house. “Come inside, dear” my wife lilted, “I have dinner on the table waiting for you.” As the smell of freshly baked potato wafted through my nostrils all previous thoughts of the young blonde-haired man disappeared as promptly as the setting sun did not but a little while ago.

title: Chapter 1 of my first novel. Reddit go easy on me!

question: Why does the narrator not tell the truth when his children ask about his day at work?

answer: He presumably does not want to traumatize them by mentioning that he witnessed a suicide.

question: Why is Mark Coleridge's suicide shocking to the narrator?

answer: Because Mark is so young and it is the first suicide the narrator ever witnessed.