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The man answered me hoarsely, a queer smile playing across the corner of his cracked lips, "It is said that when the gods wish to punish us... they answer our prayers."

His face, a map of scars, was strangely familiar, like a distant place long forgotten.

"Speak not in riddles old man," I snarled, "You will make your peace with to whomever gods you pray well soon enough. Until then, you answer to Me, and pray, pray now, my vengeance is kinder than theirs."

His sunken eyes shone dimly, and bore no fear. "Then I truly hope my debt to them is paid," he laughed, wistful.

"Tell me, what did you wish of them, Barabbas? What shining stone did you cheat from the Wardens' lot? What coveted prize did you squander on stolen time? What dungeon's claim did you lay away on halcyon roads? Was it Love? Riches? Power? Tell me. Tell me before I send you back to the hell from whence you came, wretched man."

"I sought something. I think... I sought knowledge. Understanding."

"Then you are a fool, old one. Tell me, out of perversion, what did you learn, living out your wasted days? What carnival spectacles did the wilds divulge, as you wandered far and away? What secrets did the amber halls and dim-lit alleys whisper to prowling ears? What shrouded facts sought their way through dead tomes, spilling torrid wanderlust into grey matter? Was it Techne? Logos? Pathos? Teach me. Teach me, before I snuff out your pathetic spark."

He took a deep breath and exhaled, a visible shudder traveling through his frail skeleton. I saw his eyes glimmer distantly. I saw him strain, the furrows of his brow crossed in wrought exertion. I watched his frail hand reach across the distance between us, stretching as if to grasp something unfathomable and then, a solitary tear fell onto the cold ground.

"I cannot... I can no longer remember. I am old and my mind is not what it once was."

He closed a pair of weary eyes and hung a tired head, anguish painted across his worn features.

"Once a fool, always a fool, I can see," I spat, seizing his slacking jaw, and peering into cloudy eyes, a visage of sorrow. "Tell me your story. Show me your sins. Show me your joys and regrets, your dreams and sorrows. Show me it all, the last thing you do before these damned eyes are shut forevermore. SHOW ME!"

Silence. Grimacing, he forced his eyes shut, face a contortion of singular will, summoning every scrap of concentration he could gather.

Time stood still.

Then, suddenly, his eyes sprang open and the clouds parted within revealing a sudden inner light, a clear and piercing gaze. His brow lifted, his focus sharpened and a sudden strength found itself within him, wresting my hand away.

Hands astir, he gripped my hands, arms, and face frantically, some terrible recognition dawning over him. Clasping my head with his palms, he suddenly collapsed onto the ground, drained.

"Speak, you despicable thing! Tell me your name! Speak, damn you!" I growled, anxious to hear his last words. Crouching, I knelt beside his haggard frame.

He spoke, after a time, eyes aglow with perception. His words were slow and deliberate. This is what he told me.

"You... I remember my wish. I wished to know an old man’s secret, once. My name is... but, ah! that, you know already. Let me teach you what I have learned. Let me show you, eager one.”

And he smiled, a wry smile, breathing his last.

As he closed his eyes, I opened mine to curse him, but he was gone, and I awoke lying alone, cursing only myself.

title: The Wish

question: Who is the old man?

answer: The old man is the narrator when he is old.

question: Why did the old man suddenly remember?

answer: Presumably, the old man remembered due to the narrator's wish.

question: What is the narrator hoping the old man wished for?

answer: The narrator hoping the old man wished for riches or something valuable.


split: train

text:
The waiting room is full now. 360 degrees, squalid smoke-colored walls. Fat rivulets of grease dripping down the walls, from the crusty ceiling to the filthy floor. People cramped in a tiny room like slippery sardines. Scaly creatures breathing each other's air, greedily gulping it down, I want it all for me! No! You beast! You can't have any! Get back in line!

A mass of heads, shoulders, knees and toes, but this isn't a little boy's birthday party. This isn't your daughter's stupid-song-of-the-day-time in kindergarten. This room is a single organism, a frenzy of limbs, an *orgy* of body parts! It's hard to distinguish an "individual" within the slimy mass of flesh. Some faces stand out every now and then, only to be englobed by the collective. The hive-mind. The sheepish mass of sheep, docile and obedient sheep sheepishly following orders. Fingers wrapped around the rusty chain of command. The chain of blind obedience. Yessir, sir! I will believe everything you say sir! Do everything you ask me to do sir! I shall never question anything either sir!

Some of them sheared their fluff, donated it to charity, sent it to some remote country in OuagaBongo, or maybe they made cozy bonfires with it, sat around it, playing an acoustic guitar while screaming beautiful songs. That made everything absolutely fine. They were against the system! They had cleansed their soul, and were ready for the prize! The final big prize sitting somewhere above this waiting room, on the higher floors, where the ever-so-close bright beams of light, blinding pillars descending from the heavens, were nowhere to be found. Oh, on the higher floors, rooms are not cramped.
The walls breathe.
The *rooms* breathe.
They inhale fresh clean air which only gold can buy, holding it in, passionately savoring it, like a sacred elixir that grants eternal life.
Then... they calmly exhale.
Breathing radioactive clouds into the scraper's skeleton, into the core of the steel frame supporting this decaying structure. This decadent world.

Stratospheres below, in the squalid, greasy room, the mass of flesh keeps on moving and morphing. The faces that stood out, they popped out like mushrooms in autumn, devouring the stagnant air, stealing it from other starving mouths. All of them, waiting. (Relatively) eternally waiting. Waiting for what? Waiting for something magical to happen. Waiting for Nora Helmer's "miracle" to happen. Waiting for a great plateau. The peak of their meagre existence. Once they reached the summit, their personal Mount Everest, with all the unholy crosses and sacred duties weighted on their weak shoulders, then they plummeted down the other side. With the blink of an eye, they simply plunged into a black abyss. *The black abyss.* The one and only! The one we *aaaaall* stumble into eventually. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in a month, or maybe in 10 years. In the end, we all turn grey, like old family pictures in an old family book. In the end, we all fade away. But not *them.*

They're here to stay. They're so far away, their fingers can touch the sky; they can grab the stars with their bare hands and extinguish them with their toxic breath.
They don't occupy the rooms, they *are* the rooms.
They're omniscient beings, their eyes open, blood-red cracks in the smoked walls. The devilish eyes pulse in the darkness.
If you listen, you can hear a soft whisper.
Many whispers.
Coming from every side.
Every corner.
Gentle murmurs fill up the room like tiny little bugs, *tick ticking* across the room with their vast assortment of tiny prickly legs.
If you close your eyes, their secret buzzing starts crawling along your spine, lifting every little hair along the way.
If you're lucky, you can feel the whispers writhing under your tender skin.
Little bumps filled with unutterable secrets appear and disappear on your body.
The bugs cannot be deciphered, their whispers just linger in the room, floating in the damp air. With every pulse, the cracks in the wall seem to charge with energy. With every pulse, low tones make the walls vibrate. Dust particles are shaken off. A thick bass lets blood seep through the cracks in the wall, through the all-seeing eyes of this room. *This entity.*

The Big Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the monolithic structure. They're always watching. Through kilometers and kilometers of invisible cobwebs, they can see all. They can *feel* all.
They crawl around like sneaky tarantulas or mighty goliath bird-eaters. They find a nice spot, and then they simply wait.
And wait.
Waiting for the best moment to strike. To sink their poison-filled fangs into their prey. To devour. To consume. To feed on the sorrow of the weak, of the lesser beings. Of those who are (relatively) patiently waiting below. Faaaaar far below. In the catacombs of this *depravingly* gigantic structure.

title: The Waiting Room [Feedback & Help]

question: What kind of waiting room are they in?

answer: Unclear

question: Is this a birthday party?

answer: Unclear

question: What are they all doing packed so close together?

answer: Unclear

question: Is this a military situation?

answer: Doesn't appear to be

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: People are cramped in a waiting room. They must do everything that is asked of them as they breathe in radioactive clouds into the scrapers skeleton. Meanwhile, the big brothers and big sisters of the monolithic structure are watching and waiting for the best moment to strike.


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[MoviePass: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave?]
MoviePass: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave?
Image: DARRON CUMMINGS/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK

Tried to cancel your MoviePass subscription? Some users of the movie ticket subscription service are finding they can't actually leave.

Former MoviePass users are venting their rage on Twitter, after finding their accounts have not been closed as requested, and have instead been reactivated under new plans.

First reported by _Business Insider_, some complained on Twitter that users who tried to cancel their subscriptions were automatically enrolled in a "new plan," detailed in a confirmation email.

“Please note: if you had previously requested cancellation prior to opting-in, your opt-in to the new plan will take priority and your account will not be cancelled," reads one email, apparently sent by the MoviePass team.

  Heads up to anyone who canceled MoviePass.

  SURPRISE: You didn’t cancel MoviePass, and now you’re automatically enrolled in the “new” plan. 🎉 @MoviePass is that even legal?? Y’all shady af now. pic.twitter.com/kPMETe8xdw

  — Courtney Guth (@Courtney_Guth) August 13, 2018

  It says at the very beginning "We've received your confirmation for your new MoviePass plan."

  I never enrolled in a new MoviePass plan and canceled on 8/5 with email confirmation. There was no decision made on my part.

  I had to go back into the app and cancel AGAIN.

  — Courtney Guth (@Courtney_Guth) August 13, 2018

One user received the same email from MoviePass confirming his new plan, a day after he apparently cancelled his subscription, and also received an error message when trying to cancel within the app. Others reported receiving similar emails and messages.

  @johncampea Hey John want to hear how shady @MoviePass is. I cancelled my account 2 weeks ago. Now get an email saying since I cancelled prior to change my account is active again. When I try and recancel I get an error saying failed to cancel. Hear of this happening to others ? pic.twitter.com/olGXqAIFpq

  — Danny Ortiz (@chubs1889) August 11, 2018

It seems like another nail in the coffin for the movie ticket subscription service, which has been in all sorts of trouble recently, suffering from system outages, financial troubles, a plummeting share price, glitchy service, and reduced moviegoing options available to subscribers.

MoviePass' latest subscription plan, a $9.95/month deal starting Aug. 15, cuts users down to three movies per month (which was the exact same deal for an old plan priced at $7.95/month).

The company has also restricted access to many popular movies for their first two weeks in cinemas, also increasing its monthly unlimited price to $14.95/month.

But if the company is, in fact, re-subscribing customers who have cancelled their subscription, this seems highly irregular. MoviePass accounts, once cancelled, will remain active until the end of the billing month, and according to the terms, you won't be able to reactivate your account or start a new subscription for nine months.

So automatic reactivation? It should technically be impossible.

UPDATE: AUG. 15, 2018, 9:36 A.M. AEST MoviePass told Mashable the company has "fixed the bugs," and apologised to members, maintaining that "none of our members have been opted-in or converted to the new plan without their express permission."

"We are in the process of transitioning our members to the new, $9.95 plan, which launches officially on August 15," a spokesperson said. "Those who have not already done so will continue to have the choice of either opting in or canceling their membership over the course of the coming weeks. Monthly subscriptions will automatically expire for members that do not respond by the end of their billing cycle.

"On Monday, August 13th, we learned that some members encountered difficulty with the cancellation process. We have fixed the bugs that were causing the issue and we have confirmed that none of our members have been opted-in or converted to the new plan without their express permission.

"In addition, all cancellation requests are being correctly processed and no members were being blocked from canceling their accounts. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask that any impacted members contact customer support via the MoviePass app."

_Additional reporting by Johnny Lieu, Proma Khosla, and Adam Rosenberg._

question: Who is trying to cancel the subscriptions service?

answer: MoviePass users.

question: How did MoviePass handle the cancelation requests?

answer: MoviePass enrolled users in new plans.

question: Where are users complaining about MoviePass?

answer: User are venting on Twitter

question: How did MoviePass respond to the complaints?

answer: The company said it has "fixed the bugs" and apologized to members

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: MoviePass subscription users are venting on Twitter after finding out their cancelation requests were actually enrolled in new plans.


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  ~Some say kids don't study ~ they cram
God damn hate that I am what i am ~

Depressing urban music played from the radio of my bright orange Paradise Corporation taxi. I put the taxi into first gear and pulled away into the air. We weaved left and right, dodging the factory chimneys that polluted London's night sky. A giant advertising hoarding danced in the peripheral of my vision. Advertising these days was ever present and always personalised. I turned to look at the advert, it wouldn't disappear until it had been acknowledged. The garish Paradise Corporation's logo and its associated theme song rang out. The advert offered me the chance to fly to one Saturn's  moons. Just twenty thousand dollars. With the advert acknowledged it disappeared, it would not be long before it returned.

I glanced into the mirror and took a good look at my fare for the first time. It was a six foot tall talking Crocodile, dressed all in black. He was growing restless. It snapped it's jaw and snarled “Turn that shit off!” I quickly shut the radio off, not wanting to chance losing my tip. I studied his face again it was obvious what he was thinking. “A human driving me? And a women to boot.”

I focused my eyes back to the road. London was beautiful from up here, sadly it was a different story back on the ground. We reached out destination. Paradise Airstrip Thirteen hovered a mile above London casting a permanent shadow on the city below. The crocodile departed leaving no tip just a sarcastic message telling me to get a real job. Easier said than done I thought. It began to rain.

title: London Pleasures

question: What is the genre of the story?

answer: Since it shows more technological capabilities than our world, it's science fiction.

question: Does the taxi driver have a passenger, and if so who?

answer: She does have a passenger, who happens to be a six-foot-tall talking crocodile.

question: Why doesn't the Crocodile leave a tip?

answer: It seems to be an unpleasant character, possibly always in a foul mood. However, these aren't mentioned in the story.

question: What is the advertisement the taxi driver looks at?

answer: She looks at an advertisement that offers a trip to one of Saturn's moons for twenty thousand dollars.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The taxi driver swerves around the chimneys polluting London. The passenger, a six-foot-tall talking crocodile, tells her to shut the radio, and she does, fearing the loss of a tip. It seems to be thinking "A human driving me? And a woman to boot." She drops him off at the destination, and it tells her to get a real job without tipping her.


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Gregory T. Angelo

I never thought I’d say this: I agree with Bernie Sanders.

The Vermont Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate is rightly challenging Hillary Clinton’s credibility and consistency as an advocate of LGBT equality, and because of his sharp criticism, Clinton’s unflattering record on gay rights is finally receiving the scrutiny it deserves.

Log Cabin Republicans has long stated that voters look closely at Hillary Clinton’s spotty past on issues related to LGBT equality, but it took a self-avowed socialist surging in the primary to finally get the left to break out the magnifying glass.

Consider that a majority of Democratic voters (51 percent) supported marriage equality in 2004. In June of the same year, Clinton made an assertive speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate defending the “fundamental bedrock principle” of marriage as “a sacred bond between a man and a woman.”

It took Clinton nearly a decade to catch up with the rest of her own party: Her 2013 declaration of personal support for marriage equality came after a majority of Americans had already indicated their approval—and even then she qualified that she supported it as “a matter left to the states” to decide.

The reaction from the gay left was an exasperated deep-dive to find proof that Clinton has privately long-supported LGBT rights even if her professional resume indicates otherwise.

The U.S. State Department in July, for example, released emails in which Clinton expressed concern for gross human rights violations abroad, including the sexually-based violence committed against gay men in Iraq, incidents she called “sad and terrible.”

Headlines in liberal media outlets seized the exchange as “Proof Hillary Clinton Is (and Has Been) Pro-LGBT.” But an empathetic response to egregious abuse is proportionate and appropriate, not exceptional.

Clinton was, by contrast, much less concerned when her Clinton Health Initiative, an affiliate of her Foundation, received millions of dollars from a Baptist Church in Cameroon that equates gay people with “devils.”

Supporters of Clinton frequently rebuke efforts to call attention to that red flag—and many others—that plague her record on equality. They argue that the strength of Clinton’s pro-gay positions in the present negates an occasionally anti-gay past.

But this line of defense was dismantled when Clinton recently suggested—with a straight face—that passing a federal ban on marriage equality was somehow a political favor to gay and lesbian Americans.

During an interview on Oct. 23, Clinton defended the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by her husband. She told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that his decision was a “defensive action” to stave off growing momentum for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Only in the topsy-turvy world of Clintonland can passing a federal ban on marriage equality be spun as a good thing for the LGBT community—and go unchallenged by arguably the most high-profile lesbian media personality today.

Sanders didn’t buy it. Accusing Clinton of historical revision, Sanders said the “evidence is very, very clear that that legislation was anti-gay legislation, it was playing off fears of a lot of Americans.”

Rewriting the narrative of the Defense of Marriage Act, a period in national history with enormous political and cultural value, is reductive and condescending. Doing so is insulting to the gay and lesbian men and women who suffered under the discriminatory policy.

Clinton supporters have long argued that on equality, the candidate’s inconsistent past has no bearing on the present. But this latest episode of revision makes clear that Clinton’s positions on gay rights are determined by pride, politics, and polling—not principle.

On this point (and this point alone), I agree with Bernie Sanders.

_Gregory T. Angelo is the President of Log Cabin Republicans, the nation’s organization representing LGBT conservatives and allies._

question: Why did the author never think they'd agree with Bernie Sanders?

answer: Presumably they do not like Bernie Sanders and his political opinions.

question: Why was Clinton's statement that marriage is "a sacred bond between a man and a woman" controversial?

answer: Because it excludes marriages between a man and another man or a woman and another woman.

question: Why might the author disagree with Bernie Sanders on most things?

answer: Because the author is a conservative (whereas Bernie Sanders is far left-leaning).


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MAHMOUD MOHAMAD EL ALI (; born 4 March 1984) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a striker. El Ali represented the Lebanon national team, scoring 12 goals in 46 games, before being banned for life from professional football due to his involvement in the 2013 Lebanese match fixing scandal.

Club career

El Ali began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League club Rayyan Beirut, during the 2004–05 season.[1] The forward scored five goals.[2] In 2005 El Ali moved to Ahed, scoring four goals and helping his side finish in fifth place during the 2005–06 season.[3] The following season (2006–07), El Ali improved on his previous season's numbers, scoring 12 goals.[4] However, Ahed finished in fifth place once again.[5] In 2007–08, El Ali helped his side win their first league title, scoring three goals.[6]

The following three seasons, El Ali lifted two more league titles (2009–10 and 2010–11),[7] two Lebanese FA Cups (2008–09 and 2010–11),[8][9] three Lebanese Elite Cups (2008, 2010, and 2011),[10] and three Lebanese Super Cups (2008, 2010, 2011).[11] The forward was also part of the Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season for two consecutive seasons, in 2010–11 and 2011–12.[12]

In January 2013, El Ali moved to Indonesian Liga 1 side Persiba Balikpapan.[13][14] He scored three goals in 16 league games.[15] On 26 February 2013, El Ali was accused of illegal betting on several national and continental games concerning Lebanese teams and the national team.[16] He was banned for life from football and was fined $15,000.[17] Following El Ali's involvement in the 2013 Lebanese match-fixing scandal, on 26 April 2013, Persiba Balikpapan terminated El Ali's contract with the club.[18]

International career

El Ali made his international debut for Lebanon 16 June 2007, at the 2007 WAFF Championship, against Syria; Lebanon lost 1–0.[19] The Lebanese forward's first international goal came on 23 September 2007, in a friendly against the United Arab Emirates (UAE); the match finished in a 1–1 draw.[20] On 17 July 2011, El Ali scored his first, and only, international brace; he scored twice against the UAE in a friendly.[21]

In 2013, El Ali was accused of match fixing a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Qatar, on 14 November 2012, purposely throwing the match in the opponents favour.[22] Lebanon lost 1–0. Following the investigations, on 24 April 2013 El Ali was banned for life from the sport.[23] El Ali scored 12 goals in 46 appearances for the national team, and retired as Lebanon's fifth all time top-goalscorer to date.[24]

Career statistics

International

  No.   Date                Venue                             Opponent   Score   Result   Competition
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  1     23 September 2007   Dubai, United Arab Emirates                  1–1     Draw     Friendly
  2     8 October 2007      Saida, Lebanon                               4–1     Win      2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
  3     2 January 2008      Kuwait City, Kuwait                          2–3     Loss     Friendly
  4     9 April 2008        Beirut, Lebanon                              4–0     Win      2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  5     7 June 2008         Riyadh, Saudi Arabia                         1–4     Loss     2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
  6     21 January 2009     Phuket, Thailand                             2–1     Loss     2009 King's Cup
  7     6 January 2010      Sidon, Lebanon                               1–1     Draw     2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  8     17 July 2011        Al Ain, United Arab Emirates                 2–6     Loss     Friendly
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  10    23 July 2011        Beirut, Lebanon                              4–0     Win      2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
  11    11 November 2011    Kuwait City, Kuwait                          1–0     Win      2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
  12    29 February 2012    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates              2–4     Loss     2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification

  : List of international goals scored by Mahmoud El Ali

Honours

Club

Ahed

-   Lebanese Premier League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
-   Lebanese FA Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11
-   Lebanese Elite Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011
-   Lebanese Super Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011

Individual

AWARDS

-   Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2010–11, 2011–12

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title: Mahmoud El Ali

question: What does the text say about the scandals El Ali was involved in?

answer: In 2013, El Ali was accused of illegal betting on several national and continental games concerning Lebanese teams and the national team. As a result, he was banned for life from football, fined $15,000, and Persiba Balikpapan terminated his contract with the club. In the same year, he was also accused of match fixing a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Qatar. After the investigations, El Ali was banned for life from the sport.

question: What does the text say about El Ali's football career?

answer: El Ali played as a striker, scoring 12 goals in 46 games throughout his career. He began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League club Rayyan Beirut in the 2004-05 season, moved to Ahed in 2005, and then to Indonesian Liga 1 side Persiba Balikpapan in 2013. He made his international debut in 2007 at the 2007 WAFF Championship.

question: What does the text say about Ali's personal life?


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PROJECT PINK BLUE, registered as Health & Psychological Trust Centre is a cancer nonprofit engaged in raising cancer awareness, patient navigation, advocacy and free breast and cervical cancer screening for women living in poverty. The organization launched Nigeria's first patient navigation in 2015 and a toll- free telephone centre 08000CANCER in 2016 [1] Project PINK BLUE won the SPARC Metastatic Breast Cancer challenge grant by Union for International Cancer Control and Pfizer Oncology in Lisbon, Portugal.[2][3]

History

Project Pink Blue started in 2013 as a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) community development project,[4][5] known as Project Pink[6] through which Runcie C. W. Chidebe, carried out a breast and cervical cancer awareness and screening[7] for 165 women in Kabusa community, a suburb of Abuja. In 2014, the organization included prostate cancer on her mandate and became known as Project Pink Blue, and was incorporated with Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) of Nigeria.

The organization has frequently used public figures[8] and celebrities like Korede Bello,[9] Chidinma Ekile,[10] Oge Okoye, Annie Idibia,[11] and others to bring the message about early dictation and treatment to limelight.

Activities

The organization has regularly organized World Cancer Day,[12] International Breast Awareness Day popularly known as Pink October,[13] Community outreaches, Global Day of Citizens Action,[14] Cancer Research. On 29 & 30 September, Project Pink Blue hosted Wiki Loves Women event in Abuja. [Stakeholders at World Cancer Day 2016 Commemoration event organized by Project PINK BLUE]

BCNPP

In January 2015, Project Pink Blue sets up the first Nigerian Patients Navigation programme known as Breast Cancer Navigation and Palliative Programme[15] (BCNPP).

World cancer day

Project Pink Blue organizes world cancer day every February for the past four years.[16] The event featured road walk, free cancer screening and symposium with dignitaries such as a veteran Nigerian broadcaster Sadiq Daba[17]

08000CANCER

On 2 December 2016, the organization launched the first Nigerian cancer toll-free line known as 08000CANCER or 08000226237[18] [Runcie C.W. Chidebe at Project PINK BLUE Free Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening & Awareness, Kuje, Abuja (6)]

Abuja Breast Cancer Support Group

Project PINK BLUE chose the occasion of World Cancer Day to launch the Abuja Breast Cancer Support Group - the city's first patient support group. The milestone achievement was commemorated with a medal-giving ceremony for breast cancer survivors attended by leaders from the cancer control community as well as His Royal Majesty Dr. Kabiru Musa, the Emir of Azara .

Upgrade Oncology

Project PINK BLUE launched the Upgrade Oncology programme during the 2018 World Cancer Day activities 1. The Upgrade Oncology is a capacity development program focused on improving cancer treatment and care through the provision of medical oncology training, update/top-up trainings, development of medical oncology curriculum, review and domestication of the treatment guidelines for better cancer care in Nigeria.

Men on Blue

Men on Blue is a health intervention focused on breaching the gap of awareness, education and screening for prostate cancer in Nigeria. [19]

Advocacy

Project PINK BLUE also used the Day to call on the Federal government to set up a national agency for cancer control, urging decision- makers to make cancer control a national health priority.[20]

Project Pink Blue has directly impacted 1,235[21] women and men through screening and enlightened over a million[22] people in Africa through Radio, Television and Social Media campaign. Besides awareness campaigns, the group supports cancer patients through fundraising. It was through one such fundraising event that the NGO raised around 5.5m naira (£14,000) in cash and 9m naira in drug support to enable Comfort Oyayi Daniel to have her chemotherapy when her savings ran out.[23] In November 2017, the nonprofit led some breast cancer patients and survivors to Nigeria's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to advocate for the expansion of insurance coverage for cancer drugs and services.[24]

Grants and awards

-   Nelson Mandela-Graca Machel Innovation Award, 2014[25]
-   SPARC[26] MBC Challenge Award,[27] Lisbon Portugal

Partnerships

The organization has partnered with:

-   Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria[28]
-   Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
-   Pfizer Oncology
-   Dana Airline
-   Premium Times
-   Africa Independent Television
-   U.S. Embassy in Nigeria[29]
-   Jumia[30]
-   ACT Foundation

Affiliations

Project Pink Blue is a member of Union for International Cancer Control, Geneva, Switzerland; partner to Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria; voting member, CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Johannesburg, South Africa; Member of the World Health Organization's Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health

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title: Project Pink Blue

question: What is Project Pink Blue?

answer: a nonprofit engaged in raising cancer awareness, patient navigation, advocacy and free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women living in poverty

question: Where was Project Pink Blue founded?

answer: Nigeria

question: When was Project Pink Blue founded?

answer: 2013

question: What does Project Pink Blue do?

answer: Project Pink Blue organizes World Cancer Day, International Breast Awareness Day, community outreaches, Global Day of Citizens Action, and cancer research.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Project Pink Blue is a Nigeria-based NGO engaged in raising cancer awareness, patient navigation, and advocacy, as well as providing free breast and cervical cancer screenings.


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Hi, a lot of people had been asking me on twitter, facebook, skype, etc for a replay pack of games I had been playing lately. While I do not have some of the replays I would've liked to have included as I played those games from the fnatic house, this replay pack contains 55 replays, which include:
17- TvP
15- TvT
22- TvZ
1- ZvT

Download link: https://rapidshare.com/files/1131503174/replaypack42012.zip

All games are played at the highest masters level / GM on Korea, and the replay pack includes me vs players such as: Jjaki, Maru, Genius, Leenock, Losira, F91, SlayerS`Ryung, CoCa, Soulman and more ~

Enjoy the games :D, and if there's any game someone saw on stream in particular they wanted uploaded or something, please feel free to ask and I can get it.

Thanks ~

OMG , Thank you so much nick.

Thanks!
I have a tendosynovitis which keeps me from playing for a few days so I'll watch this instead D:

Thanks :D
On a side note, decaf, tendovaginitis sounds like something that happens when a girl strains her groin lol

Thanks LS, This may help in getting me back in the game.

ON APRIL 03 2012 18:17 ENIGAMI WROTE:
Thanks :D

On a side note, decaf, tendovaginitis sounds like something that happens when a girl strains her groin lol

picked the wrong translation, now it should be fine~ it's hard translating stuff like that when you don't use latin names in german.

Great stuff dude! Appreciated.

One question: weren't you playing zerg? how come the race switch?

Great to see more replay packs from the best foreign player. Ill watch for sure.

hope seeing you soon in more tournaments like GSL etc, i really like your play !

Couldnt download for some reason? Invalid parameters?

Cant wait to look through them thank you.

cant wait to watch all these thanks LS
Update:

Watched the recommended TvP game on Shakuras. The protoss had 131 apm and 99 eapm. You had 280apm and 160 eapm. It was a close back and forth game too.

I have more apm/eapm than that protoss and I'm only dia wtf. Almost no protoss players I've ever seen have high apm except for HerO, Parting, and MC. Maybe that's why they're so good lol.

Sweet, even though I'm protoss this looks promising! The replay vs Genius I must check out O_o
Was that really Genius in the replay also? Noticed also like some other post that said that his hotkeys were different than they use to be.

Feature this guy instantly, TL.

ON APRIL 03 2012 19:13 NFACE WROTE:
who are you?

He said who he is, what else matters? He is lastshadow and play against people you "respect".
If you want to know more about him, I'd say go find out but don't bother trolling if you know.

question: What kind of article is this?

answer: This is a video game forum.

question: What videogame does this forum pertain to?

answer: It is not specified what game this forum is about.

question: How are most of the comments in the forum?

answer: Most of them are positive, thanking the original poster for the link.

question: Who is the original poster?

answer: The original poster is Nick.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: In a video game forum, Nick has posted a link for a replay pack of an unnamed game. He mentions the various players in it and offers to upload more games. The following comments are mostly other users thanking Nick for the link and asking further questions.


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NOT YOUR HOMETOWN CHAMBER

The U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is the nation’s largest LOBBYING group and one of the leading spenders of DARK MONEY on elections.

While its name may conjure up wholesome images of your hometown chamber, the HYPER-PARTISAN U.S. Chamber pushes a REACTIONARY AGENDA that is dangerous for WORKERS, CONSUMERS, and the ENVIRONMENT.

Here at Chamber Watch, OUR MISSION IS TO EXPOSE THE THREAT THE U.S. CHAMBER POSES to all of us, our democracy, and our planet. So keep scrolling to learn more about the Chamber, its dangerous agenda, the companies that fund it, and what you can do to fight back!

question: How is the reader supposed to feel about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?

answer: The reader is supposed to dislike the Chamber of Commerce, possibly even fear them.

question: Why would a company fund the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?

answer: The company probably has an interest in something on/related to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's agenda.

question: How might dark money affect an election?

answer: Dark money could change the outcome of an election.


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MANUEL MORALES (born December 28, 1987), is a Peruvian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Regatas Lima club of the Liga de Basket de Lima.

He represented Peru's national basketball team at the 2016 South American Basketball Championship, where he was his team's best three point shooter.[1]

[1] Peru accumulated statistics | 2016 South American Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 24 Dec 2016.

title: Manuel Morales (basketball)

question: Who is Manuel Morales?

answer: He is a Peruvian professional basketball player.

question: What team does Morales play at the time of the article?

answer: He currently plays for the Regatas Lima club of the Liga de Basket de Lima.

question: What did Morales do in 2016?

answer: He represented Peru's national basketball team at the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.

question: Is there anything impressive about Morales' career?

answer: In 2016, Morales was named his team's best three point shooter in the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses Manuel Morales. He is a Peruvian basketball player who currently plays for the Regatas Lima club of the Liga de Basket de Lima.


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There once was this girl who happened to be the most beautiful person that I’ve ever laid eyes on. In fact, beautiful would be an understatement when describing her. Think adjectives like: Stunning, radiant, and down right jaw dropping. The type of girl you would jump off a bridge for if given the command. This girl, with whom I have been chronically drooling over for the past few months, gave me the opportunity to take her out. So I did.

We went to watch the movie “up” which was, coincidentally  how I was feeling. Ecstatic, hyper, and adrenaline rushed to be specific. Also, the movie was sort of a blur because I was too busy deciding if I should hold her hand or pull the ol’ “Yawn trick” to pull her closer. It was a fun night. In the end, I take her home and escort her to her house. We speak our last words before finally departing, putting an end to what may have been the best night ever.

” I really enjoyed myself tonight,” she said.

Now, because I’m mesmerized by her beauty I lose track of the conversation and respond with a blatant “huh?”. However, that dumb response worked in my favor because she began to giggle. While doing so, she looked so innocent using her hand to mask her grin and staring at me with eyes that glistened like the ocean water under the moonlight.

“I’m glad you had fun,” I said.

And, right at that moment we were in complete ecstasy as we stared at each other. The electricity that we were experiencing could provide power to a small city for a week.

I softly whispered to her, “I want this night to end the best way possible.”

At which point, I lean in and I begin to feel my heart slamming on my chest as if I just ran a marathon. We lock lips. For those 12 seconds, those 12 brief seconds we shared together, felt everlasting. We were immersed in a state of complete mutal bliss, and to be honest, rocket ships could not even come close to the cloud that I was dancing on. Eventually I had to leave, but I left carrying the widest smile and the confidence of a champion.

The point that I am addressing is that the first kiss is always the best. I could try to recreate the moment, but nothing will ever top the first time I ever pressed my lips against hers.

title: "The First Kiss"

question: Why was the movie a blur?

answer: The narrator couldn't decide how to get closer so he spent most of the movie strategizing.

question: Why did he only kiss her for 12 seconds and then leave?

answer: It was enough. He already had the confidence of a champion.

question: What is the point of the story?

answer: The point is that you can never recreate the first kiss. Nothing else is ever the same.

question: Write a ~9 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator describes the most beautiful person he has ever laid eyes on. She’s the type of girl he would jump off a bridge for. After drooling over her for several months, he has the opportunity to take her out.

They take in a movie and then he walks her home. The electricity is pulpable. He moves in for the kiss. His heart slamming. After 12 seconds of sheer kissing bliss, he leaves with the confidence of a champion.

The first kiss is always the best and can’t be topped.


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Finding a Job

November 23, 2020

Finding your next job can be tough. In our technology-driven world, applying for jobs online while in your PJs is a convenience that’s hard to resist. But a crucial component of a successful job search involves networking: getting out there to expand your professional contacts and discover opportunities.

FIND AND APPLY TO THE JOBS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR YOU. WE HAVE 9.8 NEW JOBS ADDED EACH SECOND. ¹

Easily apply to jobs with an Indeed Resume

How to network effectively

Networking skills come easily to some, but this is rare. For most of us, they’re an acquired talent and require practice over time. And that practice is well worth the effort: the research consistently shows that internal referrals are the top source of hires, meaning those personal relationships can have significant payoffs.

1. Start by determining your goals.

Ask yourself what you are looking for from the relationships you hope to develop. Are you anticipating making contacts with a specific future employer? Meeting a new mentor who can provide career guidance or industry expertise? Meeting new people in your industry? Perhaps all of these? Intentionally identifying your networking goals will help you structure questions you want to ask, prepare your elevator pitch and determine requests you have for your contacts.

2. Talk to your friends.

Friends can play a valuable role in your networking efforts. Whether you’re an introvert, new to networking, or having trouble focusing your goals, begin with people you already know. Take them to coffee or lunch and learn the story of their career paths and choices. Focusing your conversation on their professional experiences will reveal new perspectives and ideas, even if you’ve known each a long time. Ask if they can connect you to someone in your field or at one of your dream companies, and build from there.

3. Attend events to meet new people.

Step away from the computer screen and shake some hands. Online networking is a powerful tool, but there’s nothing like face-to-face interaction. If employment is your goal, the networking events you’ll find the most productive are ones that include a diverse mix of job seekers, industry reps, recruiters, and companies seeking talent. If you’re looking to meet peers in your industry or learn more about a new field, you can easily find industry- or career-focused groups and meetups in your local area by searching social media channels.

You can use these networking events to make new connections and then, you’ll be able to follow up and cultivate those relationships with meaningful one-on-one conversations.

PRO TIP: THINK QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. Networking is not about trying to meet as many people as you can. It’s not a numbers game. Seek people who will make a difference in your life—and those you can inspire as well.

4. Ask to understand.

Amidst the stress of the job search, it’s easy to become so focused on yourself that you forget to really pay attention to others. When you network, whether at an event or a one-on-one coffee, ask people genuine questions based on your goals and listen closely to their answers.

Clear your mind and focus on listening empathetically and with curiosity rather than with self-interest. You’ll learn a lot in the process and make an impression with your attentiveness. Active listening is a skill we should all practice, and networking events are the ideal opportunity.

5. Build a network matrix.

Target the companies you’re interested in, and seek out people who work for each company or who know someone there. Build a “Who + Where” matrix that matches who you know with where they work and use their name as referrals when you apply for positions at those companies (be sure to ask their permission first). A contact who can provide insight into the hiring manager’s personality or preferences is a real asset. At some companies, employees receive a bonus if their referral is hired; if your friend is lucky enough to work for a company that rewards referrals, you’ll both have something to celebrate.

Below is just one of the ways to organize your network matrix. This example highlights an individual focusing on jobs in the technology industry because they include more contacts from companies in this area. As this example shows, you also can organize your network contacts by relationship and how well you know each individual (in this case, by tier) to understand and prioritize how your contacts can help.

[Networking matrix example]

6. Volunteer in your community.

If you can, donate your time to a good cause and mingle with people who aren’t in your industry. It feels good to give your time to others in need, and if you’re unemployed, it’s wise to get out of the house and not spend too much time in isolation. Pick a cause or group that resonates with your values and donate a few hours each month.

Volunteering can help you grow your social network by exposing you to people who share your passions and personal values. You can also volunteer for a professional association to grow career-related contacts as well. Along the way, you may meet mentors and new friends with fresh job leads.

7. Follow up and don’t forget the basics.

After an event, send follow-up emails to your contacts, thank everyone you spoke with, and complete any promised tasks. Even if you haven’t made commitments, stay active and develop your new relationships. And don’t forget to always carry a printed version of your resume and business cards, if you have them. If you’re inviting people in your network out to coffee or lunch, always offer to pay for the meal and send a thank-you note following the conversation.

Increasing your visibility as a job candidate is the primary benefit of networking, but it’s also just the beginning. Building relationships with people who you feel are knowledgeable and reliable can provide guidance and help you get where you want to go. And these relationships aren’t a one-way street: you will also meet people who can benefit from your support. In this way, you’ll build a professional circle over time, one based on the idea that goodwill should be paid forward. By coupling networking with your online job search strategy, you will exponentially increase your opportunities for success.

_¹ Indeed data (worldwide)_

question: What is the objective of this article?

answer: The article seeks to convince the reader of the importance of networking and having the right contacts. It further goes on to explain to the reader how they can network effectively and then use the network to build their careers. The article offers tips on setting up the network and keeping it active.

question: How should we use a network matrix?

answer: The network matrix that the writer suggests is one where the people with where they work. This way the writer suggests we can ask for appropriate referrals. it also means that you can get insight into the recruiter's personality if you are going to an interview. Your connection may also benefit if they work for a company that rewards employment of referalls.

question: What are the advantages of building a quality professional network?

answer: The main advantage is increased visibility in the job market. Building relationships with people who you feel are knowledgeable and reliable can provide guidance and help you get where you want to go. Since networking isn't a one-way street others in your network should also gain from the relationship and this will build goodwill that may at some stage pay dividends.


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The sheets were warm underneath as December seeped through the cracks between the windows and walls. The lights within their room shone bright and they wore clothes this night, these lovers, and were as sober as children should be. There were milk and cookies beneath the polaroid, and the radio sat silent.

Adam, in his pajamas, sat waiting, a stack of pillows supporting his back as Kate slid upon the bed. She crossed her legs under her, pulled up her hair and tied it.

“Come now, get to it,” he said, eager.

“Do be patient.” She whipped out a book from behind her, and Adam made himself comfortable.

Taking out the bookmark, she picked up where she had left of.

Adam was read to of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. They flew, these children; their thoughts much as what he felt now. Adam had read this story before. He would not pass up, however, how she looked when she read. He liked her gesturing and intoning during the exciting bits; her melodramatic whispering and her sudden sullen air during the sad parts. He dipped a cookie in milk as she told him of the ticking, and the clock ingested.

She would, at times, act out scenes she knew well with fervor and passion — he thought her pretty when she did. It was a sight he very liked to behold, that, and she does not notice when she does it.

I have a place where dreams are born
And time is never planned.
It’s not on any chart;
You must find it with your heart,
Never Never Land.

Kate held the book in one hand as she moved and swayed, telling the story. She was entirely aware of Adam and his knowledge of this story. How could he not? Kate had often badgered and blustered him to bury his face between the pages of her favorite books. She would not pass up, however, how he looked when he was read to. She liked how his jaw hung slightly open as she gestured and intoned during the exciting bits; how he edged ever so slightly closer as she whispered melodramatically, with a sudden sullen air, during the sad parts. He would fold his toes and tug his legs towards him as she spoke.

She would see him thoroughly crestfallen as Wendy implored not to be forgotten — she thought him adorable when he did. It was a sight she very liked to behold, that, and he does not notice when he does it.

“You won’t forget me, will you Peter, before spring cleaning time comes?”

She slipped beside him as he placed the book beside the empty plate of cookies.

“Well, that’s enough adventures for one night.” He placed an arm around her.

Oh, I think we can afford one more before we go to bed,” she said, looking up at him.

He grinned. “Do tell.”

“This adventure I have in mind, it shall invite a need of your lips, and mine, of course. A task too great, I think — even for one such as you.”

“Really now? I will have to be very courageous then.”

“That, you would. But, before this grand undertaking of ours,” she said, pushing herself off of him. “You must first brave the frigid air, journey to a far, far away land, and tidy those teeth. Cookie bits plague them.”

He laughed. “And then the adventure?”

“An awfully big one, I imagine,” she said, amused by him.

He flew, her Adam, towards the sink and was swift in his return. He stood there, his eyes on her.

“Hello there,” he began, as he sat on the bed. “Now there’s a sight to make me fly.”

“Oh, you’ll do nothing of that sort,” she said, pulling him in. “I’d rather like you to stay here, and I’d rather you’d stay with me tonight.”

She had him sit in front of her; she held his face in her hands and said, “You won’t leave me, will you Adam, before spring cleaning time comes?” Her eyes met his.

“Leave you at spring? We don’t have spring where we live, Kate.”

She smiled. “Precisely.”

Of course Adam promised; and then he flew — or, at least, that was what he felt, as her lips met his.

title: Adam & Kate #019

question: What book does Kate read Adam?

answer: [Peter Pan]

question: What does Adam enjoy?

answer: Watching Kate read.

question: What does Kate enjoy?

answer: Watching Adam listen.

question: What do they do afterwards?

answer: Kate asks Adam to stay in her bed.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Kate reads Adam a story. They both enjoy watching each other as she does it. Then they go to bed together.


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thumb|upright=1.35|Henri Sauguet (fourth right), with Mstislav Rostropovich (fourth left), in the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, 1964. HENRI SAUGUET (18 May 1901 – 22 June 1989), was a French composer. Born in Bordeaux as HENRI-PIERRE POUPARD, he adopted his mother's maiden name as his pseudonym. His output includes operas, ballets, four symphonies (1945, 1949, 1955, 1971), concertos, chamber and choral music and numerous songs, as well as film music. Although he experimented with musique concrète and expanded tonality, he remained opposed to particular systems and his music evolved little: he developed tonal or modal ideas in smooth curves, producing an art of clarity, simplicity and restraint.

Career

Sauguet started learning the piano at home when he was five years old. Later he was taught by the organist of the church of Sainte-Eulalie de Bordeaux. On the mobilization of his father in 1914, he was required to earn a living at a very young age. Eventually employed by the Prefecture of Montauban in 1919-1920, he formed a friendship with Joseph Canteloube, a former pupil of Vincent d'Indy. Together they collected and harmonized traditional songs under the title _Chants d'Auvergne_ (Songs of Auvergne). During this period too he continued his musical education with local organists and himself served as organist at the small church of St-Vincent de Floirac just outside the city (1916–22). Sacred music, and especially organ arrangements, were to influence him for the rest of his life. One may instance the pieces he later wrote for organ and various combinations of instruments: _Oraisons_, with four saxophones (1976); _Ne moriatur in aeternum_, with trumpet (1979); _Church Sonata_, with string quintet (1985).[1]

[Programme of 12 December 1920 in Paris] When Henri Collet dubbed a group of Paris-based composers Les Six, Sauguet started writing to one of its members, Darius Milhaud. He also began to refer to himself and two Bordeaux friends, Louis Emié and Jean-Marcel Lizotte (another composer and a poet-musician), as 'Les Trois'. Their first concert took place on 12 December 1920. This included performances of works by 'Les Six' (Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Germaine Tailleferre, Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc), together with “Erik Satie _et la jeune musique française_”. Among compositions by all three local exponents of 'the young French music' were Sauguet's four-handed _Danse nègre_ and his _Pastorale pour piano_.

Sauguet's correspondence with Milhaud led to the composer asking to see some of his works. He wrote a piano suite called _Trois Françaises_ (Three Frenchwomen) which so impressed Milhaud that he encouraged the young man to move to Paris. Arriving in October 1921, he found work as a secretary at the Guimet Museum. For some six years he studied composition with Charles Koechlin, whom he credits with helping him understand music within its own context and find his own voice.[2]

In 1923, together with three other admirers of Satie's music (Henri Clicquot-Pleyell, Roger Désormière, Maxime Jacob), Sauguet formed the 'School of Arcueil', named after the location of Satie's home. With his support, they had their first concert on 25 October 1923 at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. In 1924 Erik Satie introduced Sauguet to Serge Diaghilev, the flamboyant impresario of the Ballets Russes, and he wrote his first ballet, _Les Roses_ (Roses) that year. In 1927 Diaghilev's company produced the ballet _La Chatte_ (The Cat) with music by Sauguet, which premiered in Monte Carlo on April 30. The story is about a young man who falls in love with a cat, which assumes a human form through the intervention of Aphrodite. As they make love, the cat-woman sees a mouse and cannot resist chasing it, whereupon she changes back into a cat. The work was choreographed by the young George Balanchine.[3]

Sauguet gained his greatest popularity with his ballets, of which he wrote over twenty. The best of these, and the work by which he is most known outside France, was _Les Forains_ (1945) about a talented, slightly tattered, but ultimately hopeful travelling circus troupe.[4] He also wrote numerous works for radio, television, stage, and film, and a large quantity of chamber and other instrumental works, including solos for harmonica and musical saw, but his particular talent was vocal music. He worked ten years on _La chartreuse de Parme_ (The Charterhouse of Parma, 1936) - based on Stendhal's novel - an opera that had a reputation in France as his most important work. Internationally, however, it was considered to be short on emotion and drama.[5] Other operatic works include _La Contrebasse_ (1930), _La Gageure Imprévue_ (1942), _Les Caprices de Marianne_ (1954)[6] and _Boule de Suif_ (1978).

The war period brought a change to Sauguet's work, which had previously been marked by his high spirits. He used his reputation during this time to help his Jewish friends but lost the oldest-established among them, Max Jacob, who died in the Drancy internment camp. At the war's end he completed his Symphony No. 1, known as _Expiatoire_ (Expiatory), in tribute to the war's innocent victims. This was followed by his 2nd Symphony, known as _The Allegorical_ or _The Seasons_, in 1949. His 3rd Symphony is known as _I.N.R._ and his 4th, a meditation on old age written as he approached the age of seventy, as _Du Troisième Age_ (_The Third Age_).[7] In 1945 he contributed incidental music to the premiere of La Folle de Chaillot, by Jean Giraudoux.[8] upright=1.1|thumb|right|Sauguet's grave next to André Jolivet's Sauguet worked as a music critic throughout the 1930s and 1940s. He founded the Composers Union, also devoting his time to _Una Voce_, an organization that works to preserve Latin and traditional chant in the Roman Catholic liturgy.

Final years

In 1956 Sauguet was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour and succeeded his friend Milhaud into the French Academy in 1976.

Sauguet's personal partnership with the set designer and decorator of French theatre, Jacques Dupont, endured until the latter's death in 1978.[9] When Sauguet died in Paris in 1989, he was buried at the Montmartre Cemetery in the same grave as Dupont and next to that of André Jolivet in Section 27, near the grave of Hector Berlioz.

Sauguet's autobiography _Musique, ma vie_ (Music, my life) was published posthumously in 1990.

Selected recordings

-   _Les Forains_ and Tableaux de Paris - Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Michel Plasson. His Master's Voice – C 069-16220
-   Symphonies (complete) - Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Antonio de Almeida. Marco Polo (Naxos) - recorded 1994 and 1995
-   Piano Concerto N° 1 in A minor - Vasso Devetzi (piano) - USSR Radio Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky & _Les Forains_ - Lamoureux Orchestra, composer conducting. Le Chant Du Monde – LDX 78300
-   Divertissement de Chambre - soloists directed by the composer; Lune inconstante - Suzanne Lafaye (soprano), Paul Derenne (tenor), Sauguet (piano); Les Animaux et Leurs Hommes - Suzanne Lafaye (soprano), Sauguet (piano); Neiges - Paul Derenne (tenor), Sauguet (piano). Disques André Charlin CCPE 2
-   _Les Caprices de Marianne_ - Andrée Esposito, Camille Maurane, Michel Sénéchal, Orchestre Radio-Lyrique, Manuel Rosenthal. Solstice SOCD 98/99

[1] See the list of Sauguet's work on the Spanish Wikipedia.

[2] Sauguet, Henri: _La musique, ma vie_, Paris, 1990, p. 170

[3] Robert Greskovic, _Ballet 101_, Pompton Plains NJ 2005, p.67; available on Google Books

[4] The music for the whole ballet is available in two parts on YouTube, first part, and second

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[7] See the programme notes to the Marco Polo recording of this work, Marco Polo 8.223472, 1997

[8] Giraudoux, La Folle de Chaillot, Editions Bernard Grasset, Paris, 1946, p. 9

[9] Pochna, M-F, (2008). _Christian Dior : The Biography_. Overlook Hardcover, New York. .

title: Henri Sauguet

question: Why was Sauguet required to start earning from a very young age?

answer: Sauguet was required to start earning from a young age due to the mobilization of his father.

question: When did Sauguet develop a liking for music?

answer: It may be implied that his liking for music developed when he was five since that his when he started learning piano.

question: Why was the group named 'Les Trois'?

answer: It may be implied that the group was named so because they were three members.

question: Summarize the ballet La Chatte.

answer: La Chatte was a ballet about a man who falls in love with a cat, that eventually assumes a human form. As the two make love, the cat-woman sees a mouse and chases it, whereupon she changes back into a cat.

question: Why did Sauguet change his work during the war period?

answer: Sauguet changed his work during the war to help his Jewish friends.


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A classic burnt-sugar caramel, rich with cream, gives the edge to this extra-soft fruit cake that's ready to ice and decorate as you please.

200G CASTER SUGAR
150ML DOUBLE CREAM
50G HONEY
50G BLACK TREACLE OR MOLASSES
FINELY GRATED ZEST OF 1 ORANGE AND 1 LEMON
4 TSP MIXED SPICE
100G UNSALTED BUTTER
3 MEDIUM EGGS
250G STRONG WHITE FLOUR
¼ TSP BICARBONATE OF SODA
250G EACH CURRANTS, RAISINS AND CHOPPED PRUNES (OR FIGS)
400G NATURAL GLACÉ CHERRIES
200G SHELLED, HALVED WALNUTS

Put the sugar and 50ml water in a saucepan and boil hard for five to six minutes, until it cooks to a dark reddish caramel. Pour in the cream – stand back in case it spits – then remove from the heat and stir in the honey, treacle, zest and spice. Add the butter and beat through as it melts. Pour into a mixing bowl and beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the flour and soda until smooth. Stir in the fruit and nuts.

Line the base and sides of a round 18cm diameter cake tin with two or three layers of nonstick baking paper, and spoon in the mix. Heat the oven to 170C (150C fan-assisted)/335F/gas mark 3 and bake for two hours, or until a skewer comes out clean.

danlepard.com/guardian

question: How is sugar caramel made?

answer: Sugar and water are boiled hard for five to six minutes until it becomes dark reddish.

question: What are the ingredients for the fruit cake recipe?

answer: Caster sugar, double cream, honey, black treacle or molasses, zest of orange and lemon, mixed spice, unsalted butter, eggs, white flour, bicarbonate of soda, currants, raisins, and chopped prunes, glace cherries, walnuts.

question: How long is the cake baked in the oven?

answer: Two hours.

question: How is a fruit cake decorated?

answer: It is not stated in the article.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This is a recipe for a fruit cake with classic burnt-sugar caramel and cream.


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[Enchantment ]I just finished reading Guy Kawasaki’s book, “ENCHANTMENT,” which is all about how to profit by winning over the hearts and minds of people, specifically, customers, volunteers, employees and bosses

“Enchantment” has lots of great information in it, but I found one of the final chapters, “How to Enchant Your Boss,” to be particularly illuminating. That’s because for me, at least, I could swap out the word boss, and easily replace it with client. After all, when you are a solopreneur who provides a service for a client, like copywriting for instance, or web design, as another example, your client is your boss!

I had the pleasure of meeting Guy Kawasaki a couple of years ago when I attended Social Media Marketing World. If you’re not familiar with Guy, he is the chief evangelist of Canva, an online graphic design tool (which I love, by the way!). He is on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, a brand ambassador for Mercedes Benz USA, and an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley). He was also the chief evangelist of Apple.

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Guy Kawasaki & Gloria Rand at Social Media Marketing World
Here are a few tips from the book on how you can enchant your own clients:

UNDERPROMISE, OVERDELIVER

There’s no better way to enchant your client than to underpromise and overdeliver. Guy gives this advice, “…whenever you can, set a goal that you’re 120 percent sure you can hit in 80 percent of the allotted time.”

To this day, I follow this advice. Whenever I start working with a client, I estimate how long it’s going to take me to complete a project, and then I always add at least 10-20 percent more time as a buffer. Clients always appreciate it when you can deliver copy ahead of time.

PROTOTYPE YOUR WORK

Guy’s next advice here is something I have followed as well. He says, “When you get an assignment from your boss (client), you should quickly complete part of the task and ask for feedback.”

When I write copy for a new website, I always submit an early draft to my client to make sure I understand the tone they want to convey, as well as the overall message. If you can do this with the projects you work on for your clients, I guarantee it will save you time and headaches in the long run. There’s nothing worse than to pour your heart and soul into a project only to find out that the client totally hates the idea. Get them on the same page early, and both of you will be much better off.

Guy also suggests that this is a good time to discuss options too. That’s because your prototype may be moving in one direction, but other directions may be just as viable, so it’s good to consider alternatives.

SHOW AND BROADCAST PROGRESS

If your project is going to take weeks or even months to complete, like a website for instance, it’s important to give your client progress updates. I’ve heard complaints from too many business owners about web designers that took forever to get a job done. And worse, the web designer wouldn’t even communicate with the client about what was taking so long. It’s common courtesy folks! And good business. Remember, an enchanted client will sing your praises to everyone they know. If you want good referrals, you must do good work!

DELIVER BAD NEWS EARLY

One other point Guy mentions in the book is that it’s important to deliver bad news early. After all, good news is no problem. But if you’re going to miss a deadline, the client deserves to know. I gained a new client this year precisely because the person he hired to do the job before me didn’t let him know that he was going out of town and would be unable to complete his assignment. There were other factors too that contributed to his dismissal. But when the client told me this, I knew that I would always let him in on my plans because he had burned before. I didn’t want to treat him the same way. I wanted to enchant him. I know that I have, because he has continued to give me more work to do! 

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About the Author

Known as The Insightful Copywriter, Gloria Grace Rand is also an inspirational speaker, author and host of the Live. Love. Engage. podcast. Prior to launching her SEO Copywriting business in 2009, Gloria spent nearly two decades in television, most notably as writer and producer for the award-winning PBS financial news program, “Nightly Business Report.”

Gloria turned to writing as a way to communicate, since growing up with an alcoholic father and abusive mother taught her that it was safer to be seen and not heard. But not speaking her truth caused Gloria problems such as overeating, control issues, and an inability to fully trust people. After investing in coaching & personal development programs, and studying spiritual books like “A Course in Miracles,” Gloria healed her emotional wounds. Today, she helps entrepreneurs develop clarity, confidence and connection to the truth of who you are, so you can create a business that has more impact, influence and income!

question: Who is Gloria Grace Rand?

answer: A journalist, with experience in the entrepreneurial world of copywriting. She also wrote and produced the PBS financial program 'Nightly Business Report'.

question: What qualifies Guy Kawasaki to give this advice?

answer: He is the chief spokesperson for Canva, on the board of trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation, a brand ambassador for Mercedes Benz and an executive fellow at the Haas School of Business.

question: What advice does Gloria highlight?

answer: There are a number of things she talks about, from less obvious things such as giving the client lesser expectations so that you can match or beat them to more common sense things like keeping your client informed.

question: Is the advice useful?

answer: From an objective perspective: yes.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: An opinion piece by Gloria Grace Rand, talking about Guy Kawasaki and some of the best points in his book titled 'Enchantment', which gives tips of how to 'enchant' clients, co-workers and bosses.


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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told that you can’t weld cast iron. To an extent, a lot of the concerns are true, it’s pretty miserable stuff to work with. But there ARE ways to make it work.

In this post I’m going to share what some of these options are, along with the pros and cons of each.

-   Why Welding Cast Iron is Such a Challenge
-   Prepping the Weld Area
-   Preheated Welding
    -   Preheating Instructions
    -   Welding Instructions
    -   After Welding Instructions
-   Non-Preheated Welding
    -   Preparation
    -   Welding Instructions
    -   After Welding Instructions
-   Torch Brazing
    -   Cleaning the Iron
    -   Clamping
    -   Brazing Instructions
    -   Cooling Instructions

Why Welding Cast Iron is Such a Challenge

This is probably the best place to start. What’s the big deal with cast iron? It melts fairly easily, so why is it so hard to weld?

WELDING CAST IRON IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT HAS A HIGH CARBON CONTENT (ABOUT 10X THAT OF MOST STEELS), AND IT’S BRITTLE AND PRONE TO CRACKING. THERMAL STRESSES ARE CHALLENGING TO REMOVE FROM THE HEAT AFFECTED ZONE, AND CRACKS WILL LIKELY PROPAGATE OVER TIME.

This can be a nightmare if not done right – you’ll get a part that just keeps breaking into pieces or instantly snaps under stress. Although, to be fair, cast iron will crack even on a good day if it’s under tensile load.

That said, there are a few ways to reduce this risk.

Prepping the Weld Area

This is really critical with iron. There will likely be a considerable amount of rust on the part that you’re working on, so make sure you do a good job of getting down to bare, shiny metal.

Generally, welding two pieces of iron together is a bad idea, you’ll be better off with brazing. More on brazing later. Welding cast iron works much better with repair jobs, like cracked parts or when you drilled a hole in the wrong place and you need to fill it in.

If there’s a crack that you’re trying to repair, you need to properly dress it. It should be pretty obvious once you’re down to bare metal, the crack will be visible as a dark line. Sometimes using a finer disc to smooth out the metal surface will make it easier to clearly see the crack.

On either end of the crack, drill a hole. This will prevent the crack from propagating. I like to actually drill slightly past the end of the visible crack. That way, the crack will extend to the hole and then stop. It makes it less likely that there’s a fracture on the other side of the hole that will just let the crack pick up where it left off.

If you don’t drill the ends of the crack before you weld it, it’s really unlikely that the part will stay together once it’s welded back up. It could very well just keep cracking as you weld it, or it’ll just break over time.

Grind down until you’ve reached the bottom of the crack. For most jobs, this will mean grinding right through the metal.

Preheated Welding

This is my preferred welding approach whenever it’s possible. It’s not terribly difficult, but it helps if you’re a reasonably experienced welder. Knowing how to properly preheat metal and control your heat on the fly are good skills to have under your belt before trying this.

PROS:

-   Most stable way to actually weld cast iron, but it’s still not perfect.
-   Ideal for parts that have to endure thermal cycling.

CONS:

-   Sometimes it’s just not feasible to get a part hot enough to properly preheat.
-   Setup is more involved – you’ll need a rosebud torch and a way of slowing the cool, like an insulating blanket or dry sand.
-   The weld area is rarely stronger than the unaffected area.
-   There is a risk that the area around the weld will crack, even when the process is done properly.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

-   Can be done with MIG, TIG, or arc welding machines.
-   Filler rod/wire suitable for iron. I like to use 308L but there are a lot of options out there that work just fine.

Preheating Instructions

By preheating the iron to 500-1200 degrees F, you’ll substantially reduce the internal stresses in the iron. This will help prevent the part from cracking around the weld in the heat-affected zone.

If you have an infrared thermometer, then by all means use it. If you don’t, though, here’s a trick to know what the temperature is:

Iron starts to glow dull red at about 900 degrees F. So if you get your rosebud torch on it and let it just start to glow, then you know you’re at a good temperature for welding. It’s best to do this inside in a darker area so that you’ll notice when it starts to glow.

Take your time heating it up, make sure it’s slow and even. Also, don’t let the iron get hotter than 1400 F (bright red). That’s the critical temperature range of iron. Welding that hot = bad.

Ideally, heat up the entire part. If the part is too big and you can’t heat the whole thing up, then heat the largest area possible. You’ll want the area around the weld to be properly preheated for several inches (I like to shoot for about 12″ at least) to properly disperse the internal stresses.

Welding Instructions

Don’t let the part cool down too much while you’re working on it. Stop and reheat as many times as you need to in order to keep the part above 500 F. Bad things happen when you’re trying to do preheated welds below that – the internal stress just doesn’t dissipate and you’ll end up with a cracked part.

Honestly there are dozens of options for filler materials. Feel free to experiment. A lot of people recommend nickel-based fillers, and they do work really well, especially if you need to machine the part after welding. They’re just really expensive.

If you’re doing something that doesn’t need to be machined, like an exhaust manifold, then try using a 308L wire. It still isn’t cheap, but it’s not as bad as nickel. It will hold together well and handle the heat.

Weld using a low current. Too high and there will be extra stresses that are guaranteed to crack later on, if not while you’re welding.

PRO TIP: Don’t start and stop your welds at the same point when laying down additional beads. You’ll get a buildup of stresses and a potential cracking point. Instead, try using a L or J shape of sweeping motion on to your weld line, so each weld starts and ends in a different place.

The nice thing about the preheated welding is that you don’t need to stitch your welds as long as you don’t overheat it. You can just give’r and git’r done. Much more so than the non-preheated approach, anyway.

After Welding Instructions

After every bead, make sure that you thoroughly peen the weld. This will help to work out extra stresses and prevent cracking later on.

One thing that’s really important is a slow cooldown. Wrap the part in an insulating blanket or bury it in dry sand to let the part cool slowly and allow the stresses to relax. Fast air cooling = cracking.

Overall, I find the preheating method works best for anything that will be experiencing thermal cycling (like exhaust manifolds or old engine blocks). This will be the most effective way of having a strong (ish) weld that won’t crack immediately.

For more decorative pieces, though, you might be able to get away without preheating.

Non-Preheated Welding

For starters, you don’t want to be doing this welding dead cold. Ideally, the workpiece will be heated up to about 100 degrees F, otherwise it’ll crack for sure.

A rule of thumb for this is to have the workpiece at a temperature where you can hold it with your bare skin without it burning you. Some guys just toss the part in a BBQ for 15 minutes and bake it up to temperature. Don’t let it cool off too much while you’re working on it, but once you get going then likely the heat from welding will keep it warm enough.

PROS:

-   Easier to set up, don’t need a torch to preheat or slow cooling medium.
-   For lots of applications it works good enough.

CONS:

-   More prone to cracking than preheating method.
-   Much more internal stresses.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

-   Can be done with MIG, TIG, or arc welding machines.
-   Filler rod/wire suitable for iron. I like to use 308L but there are a lot of other options out there that work just fine.
-   Insulating blanket or dry sand that can handle high temperatures. This is used for letting the part cool slowly.

Preparation

This is essentially the same as what’s required for the preheating approach.

-   Grind off all the rust in the weld area and make sure that you have shiny bare metal.
-   Drill holes on either end of the crack to prevent it from propagating.
-   Grind down to the bottom of the crack.
-   Grind a bevel for the weld.

Welding Instructions

Again, you’re going to want to keep your voltage low and control your heat. Stitch weld a maximum of 1″ at a time, and allow it to cool off before continuing. It’s really important that the work doesn’t glow while you’re working on it.

If you start at either end and “hopscotch” your stiches, you won’t really have to wait for it to cool since it will cool off while you’re welding another section.

After Welding Instructions

Peening is absolutely critical if you’re not preheating. Ideally use a pneumatic hammer or an equivalent tool so you can very thoroughly remove the stresses.

Inspect it very closely for cracking after it’s been peened. Go to town on in with a wire brush and see if there are any visible areas where the cracking has started. Try to touch up these areas as best you can, they’ll only get worse with time.

Torch Brazing

This is actually a _really_ good option whenever the application will let you do it. Brazing will restore the part to very nearly its original strength.

Iron takes brazing extremely well because it’s so porous. It will usually take a little bit of extra prep to make sure that the surface is clean enough, but it’s normally worth it.

Prep the metal like you would for welding – bevel or notch the area to be brazed. You’ll also want to clamp the part as best you can – iron will really tend to warp as it cools down, and clamping will help to counteract this.

Many handbooks will tell you that brazing isn’t ideal for parts that operate at over 400 degrees F, since the braze will often lose considerable strength at that temperature. Honestly, though, there are a lot of guys that braze repair exhaust manifolds and they last just fine. The braze softens, but it’s good enough. Just maybe avoid using this if it’s a part that’s under load at that temperature.

Common brazing rods for iron are silver, brass or nickel. I usually use brass but do whatever makes you happy.

PROS:

-   Really solid, reliable way of repairing cracks and joining metal together.
-   Can also work for joining dissimilar materials. For example, steel to iron.

CONS:

-   Extremely visible – any repairs will be noticeable since the braze will be a different color. This may not be practical for certain cosmetic applications.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:

-   Brazing torch, or oxyacetylene welding torch. Larger pieces will need larger torches.
-   Brazing rods – brass, silver and nickel are common choices.
-   Insulating blanket for slow cooling.

Cleaning the Iron

There are a few extra challenges that are more noticeable with brazing. One of these challenges is dealing with graphite.

Since iron has such a high carbon content (roughly 2-4%), this carbon isn’t all completely absorbed in the metal. Instead of being nicely and consistently distributed throughout the iron, it clumps up and crystallizes into graphite flakes.

This can be a real pain when you’re brazing, it makes wetting very difficult. Even if the surface is freshly ground and clean, iron that’s on the higher carbon end of the spectrum can give you problems.

I like to go to town on it with a really clean brass wire brush. This just helps to knock out some of these graphite flakes. After that, wipe the surface down with alcohol until no more grey graphite comes off as you’re wiping it.

If you have the equipment to blast the piece with steel or nickel shot, then this is the time to use it. It’ll do a really good job of clearing out the excess graphite.

After that, use an oxidizing flame (one with too much oxygen so it makes a loud hissing noise) to help burn off any remaining graphite. You might see this blow off as sparks when the surface gets hot.

Once that’s all done, you should be good to go.

Clamping

This is really important. If you don’t clamp the piece down firmly, there’s no way you’re getting it straight.

If you can, clamp it down to a solid, flat welding table with C-clamps. If you’re working on a housing of some kind, you might want to consider even machining a little fixture for yourself that will be able to really firmly hold everything in place.

You need your clamping to be dead solid so nothing can move on you while you’re brazing. Otherwise the part is going to warp like crazy and you’ll have a miserable time realigning everything. This is a step worth spending time on, don’t rush it.

Brazing Instructions

Once you’re sure that the surfaces are clean and everything is firmly clamped, it’s time to heat up the part.

Add a decent amount of flux to the area that you’ll be brazing, and try to be as thorough as possible. Heat the workpiece up nice and steadily, not too fast, especially if it’s a smaller piece that you’re working on.

You need to get the iron up to a nice cherry red for this to work. The flux will melt totally clear at this point. Don’t get so hot that the iron starts to melt.

Once the iron is nice and bright, scrape the brazing rod against the surface. If it’s hot enough and the flux is doing its job, it should immediately wet the surface of the metal and stick solidly to it.

Take your time and gradually build up the brazing filler until it’s a bit higher than the beveled area. That way you’ll be able to grind it back down so it’s half respectable.

Really, this takes a bit of skill. Be patient with yourself and don’t expect the first one to come out looking pristine. Ideally try a few practice pieces before you braze some iron that’s actually important for something.

Cooling Instructions

It’s absolutely critical that you don’t unclamp the part until it is cool to the touch. There’s so much internal stress in iron that’s been heated up that you’ll likely never get it straight again.

Slow cooling is really important, too. Once you’re done brazing, cover the part with an insulating blanket to slow it down. You’ll want it to take several hours for it to be cool enough to touch.

You’re probably going to be best off just insulating it and letting it cool overnight. That way you’ll really be minimizing the risk of cracking and warping.

Ultimately, I’ve found brazing to give the best results, mechanically speaking. It might not look the prettiest once it’s done, since the color of the braze will highlight the repair, but it should be very durable.

Really, though, there is no one approach that will work for every application. If you find yourself often working with iron, it’d be good to learn all of these methods of repair.

Do you have any tricks or sure-fire ways of working with iron? Or any questions? Share them in the comments.

question: Why is welding cast iron a challenge?

answer: Welding cast iron can be difficult because it has a high carbon content, making it prone to cracking.

question: What do you need to do in order to prep for welding?

answer: You would need to clean the metal until it is bare and shiny as well as repair any areas that could be damaged.

question: What is the purpose of Brazing?

answer: Brazing will restore the part to very nearly its original strength.

question: What is the process to cool welded iron?

answer: The writer believes it would be best to just insulate it and let it cool overnight in order to minimize the risk of cracking and warping.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Welding cast iron can be difficult because of its high carbon content, making it brittle and very prone to cracking. The writer talks about the different steps to welding, including prepping, preheating, after-care, brazing, clamping and cooling.


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LEWIS HENRY GANN (1924–1997) was an American historian, political scientist and archivist. He is particularly known for his research in African history and specialized in the history of Central Africa in colonial era, writing a number of works in collaboration with Peter Duignan. He also worked on aspects of the history of the United States and plural societies.

Biography

Gann was born in Mainz, Germany into a German Jewish family and was originally named Ludwig Hermann Ganz. In 1938, his family successfully escaped from Nazi anti-Semitic persecution and settled in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Carlisle Grammar School in northern England. In 1943, Gann enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers and served in World War II.[1] He was demobilised in 1947.

After the war, Gann joined the University of Oxford and gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford in 1950.[2] After graduating, he travelled to Central Africa where he took a research post at the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). He continued his studies at Oxford and gained a masters (B.Litt.) and doctorate in 1967.[3] He also worked at the University of Manchester (1952–54). In 1954, he emigrated to Southern Rhodesia after being offered a post at the National Archives of Rhodesia. Gann emigrated to the United States in 1963 where he took up a position at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives in Stanford University as curator of the Institute's African and European collections.[4] He was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London and was an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[5]

During the course of his academic career, Gann had written or edited 38 books and academic monographs, mainly on the subject of African history and political science.[6] He produced a number of important works in collaboration with Peter Duignan.[7] The two notably edited the five-volume _Colonialism in Africa, 1870–1960_ series with Cambridge University Press.

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title: Lewis H. Gann

question: What did Lewis Henry Gann do?

answer: He was an American historian, political scientists and archivist.

question: When was Lewis Henry Gann born?

answer: 1924.

question: Where was Gann born?

answer: Mainz, Germany.

question: Where did Gann get his degree in Modern History?

answer: Balliol College, Oxford.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The article is about Lewis Henry Gann, an American historian, born in Germany, who received his degree at Oxford.


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It's doomsday for _Justice League_?

The _Justice Leagu_e Rotten Tomatoes score has apparently accidently leaked online through the Flixster App.

Rotten Tomatoes is withholding their score of the _Justice League_ movie until tonight at 12:01am EST tonight as part of a new Facebook Live show.

However, fans have taken to social media to point out that apparently the _Justice League_ Rotten Tomatoes score is on Flixster--and it's 46%.

If that is indeed the case, and _Justice Leagu_e performs poorly or even up to average, I would expect a complete overhaul for the DCEU, which may already actually be in the works.

I know a lot of fans were expecting rally good things from _Justice League_ - including myself - especially after how good _Wonder Woman_ was, but _Justice League_ is basically the third part of Zack Snyder's trilogy, following _Batman vs. Superman_ and _Man of Steel_, with both of those movies not performing up to expectations as well.

I'm going to refrain from speculating further about _Justice League_ until the actual Rotten Tomatoes score is out and I've seen the movie. I see _Justice League_ tomorrow night at 6:30pm, so I'll be online shortly after with my own thoughts.

For the record, the DCEU Rotten Tomatoes to date: _Wonder Woman _came in at 92%;_ Batman vs Superman_ at 27%; _Suicide Squa_d at 26%; _Man of Steel _at 55%.

_Justice League_ has a November 17, 2017 release directed by Zack Snyder, with the story by Chris Terrio and Zack Snyder, the screenplay by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon, and stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon and Willem Dafoe an Atlantean, Nuidis Vulko.

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

question: Why might it be "doomsday for Justice League"?

answer: The movie apparently received a bad score from Rotten Tomatoes.

question: What leaked Rotten Tomatoes score did the movie recieve?

answer: 46%

question: What is DCEU?

answer: The article doesn't indicate.

question: Summarize the Justice League storyline.

answer: Batman and Wonder Woman recruit a team of superheroes to stand against a newly awakened threat to save the planet.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The post is based on an apparently leaked, bad score from Rotten Tomatoes for the movie Justice League.


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Matt Liu, Josh Fraser and former PayPal head Yu Pan want to bring the blockchain to the sharing economy. The trio is devising a platform with an emphasis on inclusive, peer-to-peer service hubs designed to decentralize the same consumer cost-friendly business models that have made companies like Airbnb, Uber and Lyft so popular in recent years.

On August 9, 2018, the three hosted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit to discuss the project known as Origin.

According to Fraser, Origin has sought to build something that would classify as a “community effort” from the very beginning. Inspired by systems like the Ethereum Project, Protocol Labs and Ox, executives aim to give individuals new ways of trading code, information and cryptocurrency.

What Does Origin Do?

Origin targets the global sharing economy by seeking to create decentralized, peer-to-peer marketplaces. Buyers and sellers can engage in transactions through a distributed open web using the Ethereum blockchain and the Interplanetary File System (IPFS). The platform is fully decentralized and claims to decrease censorship.

One of the initial questions was why Pan — who was previously involved in both Google and PayPal, some of the internet’s biggest companies — decided to work with Origin and enter the crypto field in the first place. Pan replied that it was while he was at PayPal that he first met both Fraser and Liu, who increased his interest in the ideals and strengths of digital currencies.

“It was just really exciting seeing what the field has become,” he explained. “Before this, I was working on VR, mobile streaming, kids’ activities, electronic lending and some robot stuff.”

Bigger, Better and Broader

The question served as a minor introduction. From there, the inquiries became more complicated and diverse, and centered on Origin’s later plans. One Reddit user asked about the company’s finances and potential insurance offerings. Insurance has become a top issue in the crypto space — particularly how exchanges and crypto-based ventures plan to insure and protect workers and clients alike.

According to Liu, new forms of decentralized insurance options are likely to emerge in the future, as there probably won’t be a parent company providing initial protection for such platforms. While nothing presently exists, he says that Origin is working on arbitration that utilizes crypto-economic incentives and on-demand insurance services.

One Thing Leads to Another

The discussion on insurance led to one regarding customer safety, as well as company compliance. With regulation still up in the air, many members of the public say they don’t trust cryptocurrency and call it “risky.”

One user stated that centralized platforms have “vetting systems or programs for new drivers or hosts to be initiated” and asked if these elements would still be present with a decentralized platform.”

Fraser responded that Origin will instill strong identity layers through what’s known as the ERC 725, an open identity standard built through the Ethereum network. “We’ve seen the dangers of companies having too much power from controlling user data,” he explains. “From a practical standpoint, a lot of the other features we’re wanting to build into our platform require a trustworthy identity system in place for them to work. We’re proud to be able to contribute on this important standard for the benefit of the whole community.

“Users on the Origin platform will be able to build their reputations across multiple marketplaces, and people will be able to decide for themselves who they want to trust and transact with. Trusted third parties will be able to verify parts of your identity, and then publish attestations on the blockchain on your behalf.”

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question: Who was the former head at PayPal?

answer: Yu Pan

question: What other companies has Yu Pan worked for?

answer: Google, Origin

question: What sort of news is this?

answer: Financial, technology

question: What year was this article likely published in?

answer: 2020

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article summarizes the efforts of a trio of technologists to create a new blockchain platform for peer-to-peer transactions. It also discusses the backgrounds of the individuals working toward this goal and outlines some of the challenges and technological limitations that presently exist.


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ST. TAMMANY - Deputies arrested three people after they were found smoking marijuana in the bed of a truck Wednesday night.

Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, a deputy was patrolling a neighborhood on Harrison Avenue when he observed a subject peek his head up from the bed of a parked pick-up truck.

As the deputy approached the truck, he saw two males and woman in the bed of the truck, smoking marijuana.

A search of the truck revealed two guns, more marijuana, LSD, Ecstasy, Xanax, Adderall, drug paraphernalia including two electronic scales, and a small amount of cash.

Sylvanus Ellis III, Hailey Viergee, and Peyton Lewis were arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on multiple drug possession and gun charges.

question: How were the three people discovered by deputies?

answer: They were caught smoking marijuana in a truck when a subject peeked his head up from the bed of the truck.

question: What else was found in the truck?

answer: guns, more marijuana, LSD, Ecstasy, Xanax, Adderall, scales and cash.

question: Who were the suspects?

answer: Two males and a woman

question: Where was the deputy patrolling when he found the subjects?

answer: In a neighborhood on Harrison Avenue

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: In St Tammany, deputies arrest three people after they were found smoking marijuana in a truck. A search of the truck revealed guns, other drugs and cash.