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ILOL is a town and former princely state in Gujarat, western India..

History

Ilol was a Fourth Class princely state and taluka, comprising four more villages, covering nineteen square miles in Mahi Kantha, ruled by Hindu Makwana Kolis of Jhala dynasty of Thakor title.[1][2][3][4][5]

It had a combined population of 3,806 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 20,982 Rupees (three quarters from land), paying tributes of 1,863 Rupees to the Gaikwar Baroda State, 428 Rupees to Idar State and 17 Rupees to Ahmadnagar State.

On 10 July 1943, Ilol ceased to exist, being among the princely states merging under the 'Attachment Scheme' into the Gaekwar Baroda State, following its fate into independent India's Bombay State and after its split into Gujarat.

List of rulers

-   Baghsinhji
-   Sablasinhji Baghsinhji
-   Pratapsinhji Sablasinhji
-   Jiwasinhji Pratapsinhji
-   Amarsinhji Jiwasinhji
-   Kubersinhji Amarsinhji
-   Takhatsinhji Kubersinhji
-   Dolatsinhji Takhatsinhji
-   Naharsinhji Dolatsinhji
-   Dipsinhji Naharsinhji
    -   REGENCY 1866/1882
-   Vakhatsinhji (b. 1864) (r. 16 April 1866 – 1898), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot
-   Harisinhji Vakhatsinhji (r. 1898-1898)
-   Dansinhji Harisinhji (r. 1898-1899)
-   Motisinhji Dansinhji (r. 1899-1899)
-   Mansinhji Motisinhji (r. 1899-1902)
    -   REGENCY 1902/1916
-   Vajesinhji Mansinhji (b. 1895) (r. 29 October 1902-1927), adoptive son.
    -   REGENCY 1927/1935
-   Shivsinhji Vajesinhji (b. 31 December 1910) (r. 18 October 1927- 13 March 1965), installed in 1935, educated in England.
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External links and sources

-   Imperial Gazetteer on DSAL - Mahi Kantha

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title: Ilol State

question: How many rulers has Ilol had?

answer: Discounting the periods of regency, it has had 17 rulers.

question: Does Ilol still exist?

answer: It still exists as a town, as stated by the first line, but has no longer existed as a princely state since 1943.

question: What was the previous governmental system in India?

answer: Not explicitly stated but it is implied to be by some form of hereditary monarchy, where states paid tributes to other states.

question: How large was Ilol?

answer: It cover five villages and 19 square miles.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article covers the history of Ilol, which was formerly a princely state until 1943 when it was merged into the Gaekwar Baroda State. The previously 17 rulers of the princely state are also listed.


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The 1903–04 COLGATE RADIERS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM represented Colgate University during the 1903–04 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Ellery Huntington Sr. coaching the Raiders in his fourth season. The team finished with an overall record of 12–5.[1]

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title: 1903–04 Colgate men's basketball team

question: Who was the head coach of the 1903-04 Colgate University men's basketball team?

answer: Ellery Huntington Sr.

question: What was the team called?

answer: Colgate Raiders.

question: How many games did they win that season?

answer: 12.

question: How many games did they lose that season?

answer: 5.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about the 1903-04 Colgate University men's basketball team, the Colgate Raiders, led by coach Ellery Huntington Sr.


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Integrating Braintree Payments into a React Native Application

Background

I recently reached the point that I needed to integrate a payment platform in a React Native application. Fortunately, there are many user friendly payment providers available for use in mobile applications. I decided to choose Braintree due to its built in Paypal integration. However, I believe the techniques covered in this article can be applied to working with other payment providers.

Not only are there several payment providers, there are multiple payment libraries that work with React Native applications. A quick Google search shows that there are several for Braintree specifically. However, I required a solution that excluded native code due to my applications integration with Expo, and unfortunately, all the current (at the time this article was published) cross platform solutions require some amount of native code.

This meant that I needed to create my own…

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That feeling you get when you can’t find what you need in npm.
So, in this series of posts, I will walk through creating a JavaScript only (no native code) Braintree payment component, and releasing that component as an NPM package. The posts are divided as follows in order to keep each article “bite-sized”:

1.  Project Introduction. This section may not sound like much, but it’s a good explanation on how everything will fit together.
2.  Application Server using Amazon Web Services. This portion explains how to interact with Braintree’s server in a secure manner.
3.  Initial Version Using Vanilla-JavaScript discusses building an application that can receive payments.
4.  React Component Based Version is about putting React inside a React Native application.

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The three different code based portions of this series
My goal is that writing these articles will force me to improve my knowledge of the listed topics, document what I’ve found for future reference, and help others who have the same requirements.

Application

I anticipate that this series will have applicability that reaches beyond React Native. For example, I will discuss server integration using AWS Lambda (which itself has applicability to node.js). Also, React Native (RN) is at its core React which itself is built on HTML & JavaScript, so don’t let my focus on RN turn you off. There will also be some webpack and CSS along the way. Finally, all payment systems that I’ve seen have a token based authentication and authorization system that is eerily similar to a third party authentication system.

Bottom line is that don’t let the type of hammer I use distract you from building the dog house. The techniques are the important part, not necessarily the tool.

Design

I will briefly cover the project’s anticipated design here. However, each article will have a more in depth design discussion related to that particular stage.

At a big picture level, the project will enable the following:

1.  User is presented with items to “purchase”.
2.  User fills a shopping cart with those items.
3.  User starts the purchase flow so that they can pay for those items.
4.  User inputs their payment information.
5.  Braintree processes payment .
6.  User sees feedback based on status of purchase.

Now, lets break down each of those steps a little bit.

1.  No need for a real store in this case; I’m not writing an article about building an e-commerce site. I can just put item information in an array of objects. Then I can display those objects in the UI as store items.
2.  Simplest implementation would be to tap on an item which fires an event which in turn adds the item to an object representing the shopping cart. Might as well update the total cart price at the same time.
3.  Sounds like pressing on a button to check-out to me.
4.  Okay! Here’s where things get a bit more complicated. Fortunately Braintree provides a UI element that can be dropped into a webpage. Unfortunately, the use of React Native vice just React makes the whole webpage to native application interaction a bit more interesting. But don’t worry, that’s why I wrote these articles.
5.  Braintree does a great job of describing the payment development process. Their documentation provides an overview of the entire process, as well as descriptions of the client and server’s responsibilities and interactions. Braintree also provides a sandbox for you to experiment as you learn how to use it.
6.  Displaying a message to the user after the Braintree payment process is completed will suffice for this project.

Implementation

Once again, more specifics will be presented in subsequent articles, but at a high level I know I need an application server to perform server functions. I’ll use an AWS Lambda function couple with AWS API Gateway for this functionality. Additionally, you’ve probably gathered by now that I intend to used React Native to build a mobile client that interfaces with the user and the application server.

Conclusion

That’s it for now. Hopefully this article has described what I intend to do, how I intend to do it, and why I’m doing it this way. I hope you will stick with me for the rest of the articles in this series.

Tags

#react-native#javascript#aws#react#nodejs

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question: What is Braintree?

answer: Braintree is a payment platform

question: What is a "React Native application"?

answer: At its core, React which itself is built on HTML and JavaScript.

question: What is the purpose of this article?

answer: My goal is that writing these articles will force me to improve my knowledge of the listed topics, document what I’ve found for future reference, and help others who have the same requirements.

question: Who is the target audience for this blog post?

answer: This is a series of posts to guide the reader through creating a JavaScript only Braintree payment component, and releasing that component as an NPM package.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The purpose of these articles is to force the author to improve their knowledge of the listed topics, document what they've found for future reference, and help others who have the same requirements. This is a series of posts to guide the reader through creating a JavaScript only Braintree payment component, and releasing that component as an NPM package.


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question: What is this article for?

answer: The Disney International Programs.

question: What are some of the programs offered?

answer: The Academic Exchange Program, Cultural Representative Program, and Cultural Exchange Program.

question: Where are the opportunities at Disney resorts located?

answer: Paris, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

question: What option is there for those who do not want to be at a resort?

answer: The Disney Cruise Line

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: This article introduces some of the opportunities to work with the Disney International Programs. Some of the options include the Academic Exchange Program, Cultural Representative Program, and Cultural Exchange Program. These can be done at Disney resorts in Paris, Shanghai, or Hong Kong, or with the Disney Cruise Line.


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We will live in the bush.

Not too far from town but still far enough that our neighbors are a 5 minute drive away, regardless of this we will know them well and we will invite eachothers to partys, bake carrot cake and pumpkin muffins with veges I pulled from the garden patch you put in last summer.
They will always be a little gritty but while they're still warm with a little butter your mother had made they're Saturday morning cake stall worthy which is a-okay because the whole batch would be demolished before they had the chance to get cold.

There will be an endless landscape of trees and shrubs and some wirerly gorse I always say I will pull out but never get around to that hides a little stream and a lake not to far off our property that backs into the complete wilderness. We will always be getting the odd stoat into the chicken pen, which although sad, isn't a huge deal and we're left wondering why those cheeky creatures bother staking out the pen in the first place as I never close the hatch door and they're always roaming free, pecking away at the dirt for worms.

We will have a couple of cats, one that we claim came with the house and a few others including that temperamental ginger tom your sister asked us to mind while she was out of state but just fell oh-so-in-love with the with the big city she had to stay and we kept him on full time.
We will have a few dogs too, never any less than two. They will be mutts that we picked up along the way and the runt from the first litter before we got the old girl fixed because you said he reminded you of yourself as a child so we had to keep. They will be allowed to sit on the furniture and sleep on the edge of the bed but it wont matter because it was all second hand from the salvation army or motley, garish stuff we found on the side of the road. Full of cigarette burns and the smell of a couch well loved in more ways than one.

I will have quit smoking tobacco by then but will obviously favour my dope plant over all my other flowers and I will check it several times a day expecting some new bud to have flourished while I was off baking the bread or getting lost in a foreign film I bought when we first met because I wanted to show you I was artsy. I will turn the leaves into curious cookies I offer to our friends who will gladly accept because, hey, free dope. They wont taste that bad although maybe slightly burnt on the bottom but that's okay because it's come to be expected from our ancient oven that never learned how to fully utilize the fan feature.

You will call our house cozy although I will call it delicate and the narow stairwell up to our loft bed will full a sense of childlike wonder every time I climb up after you've been long asleep, silently humming the words to rupunzel and her tower in my head. The old wooden frame will murmer with any movement and the seemingly endless nooks and crannys will be fulled with spiders webs I refuse to suck up with the vacuume cleaner because spiders have feelings too and a special kind of respect that can only come from being and elder.
It will smell of the incense I insit on burning almost constantly and the wood smoke from the fire we have burning in winter but never really goes away in summer.

Sometimes we will make sweet love wrapped in our sheets, guiding ourselves deeper into eachothers bodys with a hunger that's almost insatiable.
Other times we will fuck. Those are the times I'm watching you over sultry eyes as you cut the wood in the backyard and as I make you a nice cuppa to refresh you after your hard work you will grab my hips and wisper in my ear 'bend over' as you throw all inhibitions aside and taste me with loud gasps and moans, taking me against the table and kissing me like you mean it.

The summers will be far too hot and the winters far too cold but we will never complain as we are always prepared with and iced tea and a spliff (I started smoking tobacco again but only with pot) or a generous glass of merlot by the fire.

We will laugh fondly at the mistakes we made and shared together and separately and I will stop caring about my weight and call my mother more often. I will invite my dad over for tea and he will politely drink our sad attempt at home brewed beer because he loves me and wants to show he approves of our lifestyle.

We will still have sad political yearnings but I will have over come my bitter youth and we will connect all over again with photographs of our mohawks and tartan pants with knee high docs and exemplary teenage "fuck you" attitude.
We will gossip less and listen more realizing that life isn't worth worrying about who's screwing who.

We will spend most of our time laughing and some of our time crying because crying is important too and we will always know how to cheer each other up even if we are the cause of each others problems but we will never be miserable because we simply just don't have time for such nonsense.  I will have learned to love myself and my flaws as well as holding yours precious.

I will flirt with natural therapy and Buddhist ideals while you read Oscar Wilde and Virgina Wolfe and we will appreciate life, our hardships and the really, truly, wonderfully, undying, confusing, muddling, joyous bedazzlement that is this is life.

We will live in the bush.

title: Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but this is the first time I have written anything in over 3 years. "We will live in the bush"

question: What is the narrator talking about?

answer: She talking about a future with the man she loves, moving to the wilderness, and living sustainably off the land.

question: Who is the narrator talking to?

answer: Her (future or current?) partner.

question: Where does she plan to live and do all this?

answer: In the bush.

question: Why will the narrator silently hum Rapunzel and her tower in her head?

answer: The narrow stairwell up their loft bed somehow reminds her of Rapunzel.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator envisions a future where she and he partner move to the bush (possibly the Australian bush) and live off the land. She pictures everything, from how they will spend summers and winters, to their conversations over the fire.


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LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL AIRPORT is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Walterboro, a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. It is owned by the city and county.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a _general aviation_ facility.

 It does not have scheduled commercial airline service.

History

The airport was dedicated June 15, 1933 as the C.C. Anderson Landing Field. In 1942 the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield and control was turned over to the USAAF in February 1942. An immediate construction program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield. Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower. Several large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper. WALTERBORO ARMY AIRFIELD was assigned to Third Air Force III Air Support Command, and activated on August 15, 1942. The 305th Air Base Group was the station host unit.

Initially Walterboro AAF was used primarily for training of B-25 Mitchell medium bomber pilots and aircrews, acting a sub-base of Columbia Army Airfield for follow-on training prior to the units being deployed to overseas combat theaters. Units assigned to the airfield during World War II were:

-   310th Bombardment Group (Medium), 11 August-18 September 1942
-   321st Bombardment Group (Medium), September 1942-18 December 1942
-   340th Bombardment Group (Medium), 30 November 1942 – 30 January 1943
-   345th Bombardment Group (Medium), 6 March-16 April 1943
-   405th Fighter-Bomber Group, 14 September 1943 – 14 September 1944, (A-24 Dauntless A-25 Shrike)

Walterboro AAF also hosted the largest camouflage school in the United States, as well as a 250-person Prisoner of War Camp. In 1944 it was reassigned to First Air Force and became an advanced combat training base for individual fighters, primarily the black trainees graduating from Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama. Over 500 of the famed Tuskegee Airmen trained at Walterboro Army Air Field between April 1944 and October 1945 including individuals training as replacement pilots for the 332nd Fighter Squadron and the entire 447th Bombardment Group. A memorial has been erected at the site commemorating their service.

The base closed on October 31, 1945 and returned to its origins as a local airfield. [The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial]

Facilities and aircraft

Lowcountry Regional Airport covers an area of 1,400 acres (567 ha) at an elevation of 101 feet (31 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways with asphalt/concrete surfaces: 5/23 is 6,002 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m); 17/35 is 5,705 by 100 feet (1,739 x 30 m); 9/27 is 5,408 by 100 feet (1,648 x 30 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending July 6, 2018, the airport had 12,620 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 86% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 5% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine and 14% multi-engine.[3]

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title: Lowcountry Regional Airport

question: Where is Lowcountry Regional Airport?

answer: It is 4 kilometers northeast of the central business district of Walterboro, a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States.

question: When was Walterboro Army Airfield activated?

answer: It was activated on August 15, 1942.

question: What units were trained at Walterboro Army Airfield?

answer: It was primarily used for the training of B-25 Mitchell medium bomber pilots and aircrews.

question: How big is the airport?

answer: The airport covers an area of 1400 acres.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Lowcountry Regional Airport is a public use airport located in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. During World War 2, it was converted into a training airfield and military airport. It was closed on October 31, 1945. As of 2018, 37 aircraft are currently based at the airport.


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ADAM WESTALL (born 1981) is a current English rugby union player who plays at fly-half.[1][2] Although he is currently playing for Swindon in South West 1 East (level 6), Adam made his name while playing for Lydney where he broke the club's record for most points in a season, and along with a spell spent with Dings Crusaders, became one of the most prolific points scorers of all time in National League 2 South (2nd as of 2016).[3] He has also won the County Championship Shield twice with Dorset & Wilts.

Career

Lydney

After two seasons with Newbury, where he played a handful of games, Adam dropped down a division to National Division 3 South to join Gloucestershire-based side, Lydney, in 2002. The 2002–03 season with Lydney was arguably the best of his career as he scored 373 points to help Lydney secure second spot in the league and earn a second chance at promotion via the play-offs.[4] Having secured a home fixture by virtue of their superior league standings, Lydney went on to secure promotion by defeating National Division 3 North runners up, New Brighton, 21–7 at Regentshom, with Adam scoring 11 of those points including a try.[5] Along with 34 points attained from Lydney's adventures in the Powergen Cup, Adam would become the club's record scorer for a single season with 417 points.[6]

The next year would be a difficult one for Lydney as the promoted side struggled in National Division 2, only winning two games and ended up being relegated in bottom place. Despite playing for a relegated side Adam still managed to score 180 points (over half his team's final total) and finish 8th in the league's top scorer rankings.[7] Back in National Division 3 South for the following season, Adam was once again the top scorer in the division with 332 points including a career best of 17 tries as Lydney finished 4th.[8] The 2005–06 season was a disappointing one for Adam personally as he only managed 9 games in an injury hit season. With 133 points from those 9 games it is likely he would have finished the league's top scorer if had managed to get a full season under his belt. Returning from injury, both Adam and Lydney would have several more satisfactory seasons, finishing in the top half of the table and Adam finishing as one of the division's top 10 scorers each year.

Dings Crusaders

In 2008 Adam signed for Bristol-based club, Dings Crusaders, who were in the same division as his former side.[9] He played most of Ding's games in the 2008–09 season as the club finished 6th, and scored a respectable 204 points. The following season, despite playing eight games for Dings he decided to move part-way through the season to join little heralded Swindon, who were playing in Southern Counties North – three divisions lower.

Swindon / Dorset and Wilts

While at Swindon, Adam was called up for Dorset & Wilts for the 2010 County Championships where Dorset & Wilts were taking part in the Shield competition. It was a momentous occasion for his new county side as they reached the final held at Twickenham Stadium, winning the competition for the first time in their history with Adam scoring 11 points in the 36–26 victory over Leicestershire.[10] The 2010–11 season was even more successful as not only did Adam help his club side Swindon win promotion as champions of Southern Counties North but he also helped Dorset & Wilts win their second successive County Championship Shield with 18 points in the 43–22 win over Surrey.[11][12] Over the past years with Swindon, Adam has become club captain (up until 2016) as they have become a regular fixture in South West 1 East.[13]

Season-by-season playing stats

  Season                           Club                        Competition                 Appearances   Tries   Drop Goals   Conversions   Penalties   Total Points
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  2000–01                          Newbury                     National Division 2         2             0       0            0             1           3
  2001–02                          National Division 2         1                           0             0       0            0             0
  2002–03                          Lydney                      National Division 3 South   26            14      0            48            69          373
  Powergen Cup                     3                           3                           0             5       3            34
  National 3 promotion play-off    1                           1                           0             0       2            11
  2003–04                          National Division 2         25                          4             1       17           41            180
  Powergen Cup                     2                           1                           0             3       4            23
  2004–05                          National Division 3 South   26                          17            0       62           41            332
  Powergen Cup                     1                           0                           0             3       3            15
  2005–06                          National Division 3 South   9                           5             0       9            30            133
  EDF Energy Trophy                3                           1                           0             10      7            46
  2006–07                          National Division 3 South   25                          9             0       22           15            134
  EDF Energy Trophy                4                           0                           0             6       6            30
  2007–08                          National Division 3 South   14                          6             2       17           19            127
  EDF Energy Trophy                3                           1                           0             4       6            31
  rowspan=2 align-left | 2008–09   Dings Crusaders             National Division 3 South   22            4       1            35            37          204
  EDF Energy Trophy                3                           1                           0             8       5            36
  rowspan=2 align-left | 2009–10   National League 2 South     8                           1             1       12           11            65
  Swindon                          Southern Counties North     ?                           ?             ?       ?            ?             ?
  2010–11                          Southern Counties North     ?                           ?             ?       ?            ?             ?
  2011–12                          South West 1 East           ?                           ?             ?       ?            ?             ?
  2012–13                          South West 1 East           ?                           ?             ?       ?            ?             ?
  2013–14                          South West 1 East           ?                           ?             ?       ?            ?             ?
  2014–15                          South West 1 East           ?                           ?             ?       ?            ?             ?
  2015–16                          South West 1 East           ?                           ?             ?       ?            ?             ?

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Honours and records

LYDNEY

-   National 3 promotion play-offs winners: 2002–03
-   National Division 3 South top points scorer (2): 2002–03 (373 points), 2004–05 (332 points)
-   National Division 3 South most points in a match: 45, away to Haywards Heath on 12 March 2005 (2004–05)[15]
-   Club record most points in a season: 418 (2002–03)[16]

SWINDON

-   Southern Counties North champions: 2010–11

DORSET & WILTS

-   County Championship Shield winners (2): 2010, 2011[17][18]

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title: Adam Westall

question: When was Westall born?

answer: 1981

question: Who does Westall currently play for?

answer: Swindon in South West 1 East

question: What did Westall do while playing for Lydney to make his name?

answer: He broke the club's record for most points scored in a season

question: What sport does Westall play?

answer: Rugby

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Adam Westall is an English rugby union player who plays at fly-half. He currently plays for Swindon at South West 1 East, but he made his name while playing for Lydney, where he broke the club's record for most points scored in a season.


text: Brian was stuck in a hallway of mediocrity and complacency. There was a huge looming exit at the end of the corridor but barring his way were a few obstacles. Seeing the obstacles led to Brian's twinkling eyes lowering to the floor. Looking away from the large door Brian's gaze rested on his little nook, it was nice, safe. Living on the other end of the hallway Brian was, not happy, contented? When sitting straight up on his favourite patch of lino Brian could see the large warm door out all the way over the obstacles. Seeing the door, Brian reassured himself that if he really needed to he could get to the door. Probably quicker than most people at that. As he settled down to sleep in the corner of his little comfortable nook Brian told himself that tomorrow he would start working his way to the door. He fell asleep with a smile on his face and a tear in his eye.

title: The hallway

question: What were the obstacles barring brian from reaching the exit of the hallway?

answer: That information cannot be found.

question: Why didn't Brian make it out of the hallway at that moment instead of procrastinating?

answer: It appears he felt more comfortable in his current position.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Brian felt conflicted about whether to take a bold step and make it to the exit of the hallway or remain in his current position, which felt safer and more comfortable to him.


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The first night at Janie's was some what normal. She was pouty & distrustful but glad to have sister company. She was in the mood to prepare dinner but I hadn't gotten so much as a whole sentence from her. Giving up  I sat down  at her home computer & started to reply to my sons messages through email. I was reminding him that we lived in a small country town & he was by no means a gangster & all this talk of attacks was making him paranoid.  He didn't need another gun & the roughest thing he had ever done was shoot arrows & bb guns in the back yard. I sat back in my chair tired from the day & my sons insistent reminders that I was to old to know what was really going on in the world when I  heard Janie in the kitchen babbling away about more incoherent things. I ignored her & sat back up typing my son a "I love you,be good,watch ur brothers,charge ur cell phone, & we will talk this gangster protection stuff out when I get home." message. When I got his reply & we said good night I turned my swivel chair around & called to Janie, "hey! You ok in there?"
    Of course I didn't get any response, I was use to this game by now but I was in no mood to play along. I wanted to be home with my children & a small grudge was forming inside me against my sister. She didn't wanna answer fine I wasn't getting up. I started to turn back to the computer when Janie let out a blood curdling scream & i heard a thump.
        I jumped up to go around her nook that separated the living room from the kitchen figuring another mouse was in the house & caused her to faint again. This had happened the first day we were there. She spooked easily. But when i came around the nook i found her on the floor,eyes wide open,mouth slack, cigarette burning on her chest where it must have landed when she feel. I hit my knees,brushed the cigarette on to the floor & off of her while grabbing her wrist. There  was nothing. No pulse,no twitch, no ha ha I got you! I scrambled to pull her head in to my lap,tears streaming down my face as i blubbered & begged snot filled pleases. "Please Janie, please get up" I  don't know how long i sat there, Janie with her empty stare & my high pitched screaming...until I felt her head move slightly in my lap.
    The house was inshambles,curtains were torn,a small fire had started on the kitchen rug from my sisters cigaret, the computer was smashed on the floor from me throwing it at Janies head as she clawed at me with a look of hunger & evil. I sat in our old torn recliner with my head in my hands,trembling & sobbing like a baby. My sisters & brothers standing around me confusion & pain making their faces shallow gray masks.
"what happened?" Joyce asked chewing her lip,taking on the big sister roll that was mine because I was to emotionally messed up to  be the elder this time. "people were going crazy in the streets, we had to drive threw front yards just to get here."
"I don't know!" I sobbed between hiccups "sssshe just screamed & fell over! Oh God it was horrible,I was so scared she was dead & then....& then she was but wasn't!"
 "well,was she just drunk? Like maybe she just blacked out & came to durning one of her insane episodes?"
I looked up from my hands & in to my sisters hopeful  brown eyes & knew she was going to make ME point out the obvious.
"and what?" I screamed "tried to kill me cuz that's normal behavior for her when she's drunk?!
"well" said Joyce"their was the butcher knife incident that one time with Jon"
     "Granted thats true,but has she ever tried to take a bite outta any of us!?Look at her!" I jumped up & pointed to my sister who was disheveled,with milky white eyes,bond & gagged to a chair in the farthest  corner of the living room,secure but scary & still trying to get away.
"Does she look like  normal Janie?!" I sneered letting my hysteria get the best of. It was as if they were questioning my sanity.
"um...ya. She kinda does.Like a mess,half clothed,angry mumbling,with blood on her hands. So yes she does look pretty normal for her." Joyce pointed out matter of factly.
  "The gash in her head alone should have killed her! She has third degree burns on her feet,she bit half her tongue off not to mention its fucking purple! & what the hell is wrong with her eyes?!" my energy spent I feel back in to the old recliner never taking my eyes off the "Fake sister" in front of me.
" you don't have to be so crazy & mean Jessica! How am I to know what's going on? I just thought it best to rule out all normal possibilities first" Joyce spat back as she twisted her hands.
 Our older brother Jon was pacing between the windows during this conversation when he turned around nose flared & whispered a "sssshh" all four of us girls turned to give him the best of our full attention with out losing sight of that thing tied to the chair.
    "the guns have stopped" Jon stated"maybe they have cleaned this mess up. Turn on the news,see if anything is on yet,something has to have been figured out by now"
Julia sitting closest to the tv hit the power button & on came the fuzz. Groans went around the room & not just from their tied up sister. Channel after channel was white noise.
"what do we do now?"  Julia asked
"pray" Janice answered bowing her dark head & folding her hands  in prayer.
"I don't hear any rucuss other then crying." Joyce stated
        moving from the window to the radio Jon hit the on button & looked for something anything that would explain the nights events. But there was nothing but the emergency signals.
"What is going on?" I whispered to myself holding my head in my hands again.
"pray" answered Janice again,"I told you it's the only way to stay safe. I prayed through this whole night for us to stay safe & togeather,& look we did."
"pray" Julia laughed"what will your prayer do now!? Do you people not realize this is the end of the world as we know it? A new way is here,a harder way. This is the zombie apocalypse I have been talking about the last few years! Only the strong will survive!"
Letting her diagnosis set in she stood up on her long legs & walked  only a few steps till she was face  to face with their sister. Julia looked at the milky white eyes,the head snapping back & forth with every movement Some one made. Bitterly julia shrugged her shoulders,running her hands over her shaved head she sighed & gave her remedy,
"A bullet to the head is the kindest we can do for her now. I don't know why she died or why she came back,but clearly we weren't the only people to deal with this. Guns & sirens have been going off all night. Jon saw it all as he sped over here from work,I don't know why we're so lucky to have all made it  home but we were." silence fell & we gathered together to await the sunrise in hopes maybe this would be some what better in the daylight.

title: The Falling a.k.a The Taste 3

question: Why did Joyce refuse to believe that Janie was dead?

answer: She may be refusing to acknowledge the existence of zombies or the undead.


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JOHN STEINBACHER was an author and investigative reporter. He is the author of the controversial book, _The Child Seducers_ which was an attack on the current state of education in America during the 1960s.

Background

He was born to Joseph Steinbacher and Catherine Matyok in Foley, Alabama on October 18, 1925.[1] He was educated at the Pacific University in Oregon.[2]

His book, _The Child Seducers_ was a best seller.[3]

Steinbacher had been a teacher in his time. For a decade he taught at Californian public schools until 1967. Then from 1967 to 1969, he had been a social worker for Los Angeles County Social Service. He had also been a newsman, radio announcer and author.[4] He was also a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Medical Writers Association, and the American Society of Association Executives.[5] As a reporter he had worked for the ''Anaheim Bulletin. He also wrote a column for the paper, “School and Family”. He was also a contributor to the monthly conservative newspaper, _The Educator_.[6]

In 1972, he wrote an article about John G. Schmitz, supportive of him, “Who Will Vote for Schmitz?” in the October 5 edition of the _Kerrville Mountain Sun_.[7] By 1974 he was the director of the National Justice Foundation.[8]

Sex education stance

In late March 1969, it was announced in _The Los Angeles Times_ that the Parental Rights Committee (PRC) would pay for four speakers opposing family life education to come and speak. It was narrowed down to just one speaker, Steinbacher. He was scheduled to speak on Monday, March 31, at San Marino High School's theater.[9] At another event the following month, Steinbacher had criticized Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, saying that they were transmission belts for getting sex education into schools.[10]

Releases

Steinbacher was an outspoken critic of sex education in America, and the organization USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) in his book, _The Child Seducers_, which was published in 1970.[11] The book was critical of the sex education programs in America.[12] A record with the same title came out in 1969. It was produced by Anthony J. Hilder and Earl Stone for the World Christian Movement, and released on Hilder's American United label. In addition to Steinbacher's research for the album, the narration was provided by John Carradine.[13][14]

Discography

7"

-   John Steinbacher - _Communism_ - Fact Records R-2104

12" Albums

-   John Steinbacher – _It Comes Up Murder_ - American United AU-10x - 1967
-   John Carradine – The Child Seducers - American United AU-14 - 1969
-   John Steinbacher – _Bitter Harvest: A Documentary Drama From The Explosive Best Selling Book_ - I.S. Productions for Orange Tree Press, Inc. - 1970[15]

Books

-   _It Comes Up Murder When the Obvious Become a Mystery_ - Carpenter's - 1967[16]
-   _Senator Robert Francis Kennedy, the Man, the Mysticism, the Murder_ - Impact Publishers - 1968[17]
-   _Bitter Harvest_ - Orange Tree Press - 1970[18]
-   _The Child Seducers_ - Educator Publishers - 1970[19]
-   _John Schmitz and the American Party_ - Educator Publications - 1972[20]
-   _The Conspirators: Men Against God_ - Orange Tree Press - 1972[21]
-   _An Inward Stillness and an Inward Healing_ - Cancer Federation - 1981 ISBN B00071I1R6[22]
-   _Against all odds: The Cancer Federation's Triumphant History_ - 1993[23]
-   _The Seven Deadly Sins and Why We Love Them_ - Cancer Federation - 1994[24]
-   _Wayfarers of Fate: A Novel of the Spanish Civil War_ - Dorrance Publishing Company, Incorporated - 2006 - , 9780805970494[25]

[1] _Press-Enterprise_, Oct. 15, 2015 - John Steinbacher, 1925 - 2015 Obituary

[2] Pacific University Oregon - Outstanding Alumni Service Award, Award Winner Profiles, John Steinbacher ’51

[3] _The Huffington Post_, 06/18/2015 - Liberals and the (Not So) New Family Values by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

[4] _Rome News Tribune_, September 25, 1974 - Page 1 ON EDUCATION, Steinbacher Sets Saturday Address

[5] _Four Women Against Cancer: Bacteria, Cancer, and the Origin of Life_, By Alan Cantwell - Page 141 A note about John Steinbacher

[6] _The Tragedy of American School Reform: How Curriculum Politics and Entrenched Dilemmas Have Diverted Us from Democracy_, Ronald W. Evans - Page 121 The MACOS Controversy and Beyond

[7] _Kerrville Mountain Sun_, Thursday, October 5, 1972 - Page 2 Who Will Vote for Schmitz?

[8] _Rome News Tribune_, September 25, 1974 - Page 1 ON EDUCATION, Steinbacher Sets Saturday Address

[9] _The Los Angeles Times_, Sunday, March 30, 1969 - Page 479

[10] _The Los Angeles Times_, Thursday, April 24, 1969 - Page 194

[11] _The Malthusian Moment: Global Population Growth and the Birth of American Environmentalism_, By Thomas Robertson - Page 212

[12] _The Tragedy of American School Reform: How Curriculum Politics and Entrenched Dilemmas Have Diverted Us from Democracy_, Ronald W. Evands - Page 121 The MACOS Controversy and Beyond

[13] Discogs - John Steinbacher, M.A.*, John Carradine – The Child Seducers

[14] WorldCat - The child seducers

[15] Discogs - John Steinbacher

[16] WorldCat - It comes up murder when the obvious become a mystery

[17] National Library of Australia - Robert Francis Kennedy, the man, the mysticism, the murder, by John Steinbacher

[18] _Classroom Wars: Language, Sex, and the Making of Modern Political Culture_, By Natalia Mehlman Petrzela - Page 293 Bibliography

[19] _Classroom Wars: Language, Sex, and the Making of Modern Political Culture_, By Natalia Mehlman Petrzela - Page 293 Bibliography

[20] WorldCat - John Schmitz and the American Party

[21] _The Open Mind: Cold War Politics and the Sciences of Human Nature_, By Jamie Cohen-Cole - Page 334 Notes to pages 242 - 244

[22] OnlineDrugTest.info - An inward stillness and an inward healing:

[23] Amazon - results for Books : “John Steinbacher”

[24] WorldCat - The seven deadly sins and why we love them

[25] Google Books - Wayfarers of Fate: The Epic Novel of the Spanish Civil War

title: John Steinbacher

question: List a few books written by Steinbacher.

answer:
- The Child Seducers
- The Seven Deadly Sins and Why We Love Them
- The Conspirators: Men Against God
- John Schmitz and the American Party

question: Summarize Steinbacher's career.

answer: Steinbacher worked as a teacher at the Californian public schools. In 1967, he became a social worker. He had also worked as a newsman, radio announcer, and author. As a reporter, he had worked for the "Anaheim Bulletin."

question: What is the book "The Child Seducers" about?

answer: The book is about the current state of education in America during the 1960s.

question: Who published a record with the same name - "The Child Seducers"?

answer: Anthony J. Hilder and Earl Stone.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
John Steinbacher was an author. One of his famous books is - The Child Seducers, based on the state of American education during the 1960s.

Steinbacher has worked as a teacher, newsman, radio announcer, and author. As a reporter, he worked for the "Anaheim Bulletin." He was an outspoken critic of sex education in America and the organization USAID.

A few of his other books are - Bitter Harvest, The Seven Deadly Sins and Why We Love Them, and John Schmitz and the American Party.


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 India Ink  | Aam Aadmi Party Goes on Foot to Fight Gandhi on His Home Turf

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By Betwa Sharma
March 28, 2014 8:25 am March 28, 2014 8:25 am

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[Kumar Vishwas, in gray shirt, candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, India, with his supporters on Monday. Mr. Vishwas has been fielded against Rahul Gandhi, vice president of the Congress party.]

Kumar Vishwas, in gray shirt, candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, India, with his supporters on Monday. Mr. Vishwas has been fielded against Rahul Gandhi, vice president of the Congress party. Credit Betwa Sharma

AMETHI, India — The residents of this constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh take pride in this area’s association with the Gandhis. The family began its political history here in 1977, when Sanjay Gandhi, son of the prime minister at the time, Indira Gandhi, chose to run for Parliament in Amethi because it was close to his mother’s district.

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He lost his first election but won in 1980 on the promise of turning Amethi into another London. He died in a plane crash shortly after being elected, but his brother, Rajiv, won the seat in 1981 and set up factories. Since then, every Gandhi who has run for Parliament from this constituency has won, thanks to the family’s charisma, said Sharat Pradhan, a veteran journalist from Lucknow.

So when Brijesh Dubey, an unemployed 35-year-old in one of Amethi’s villages, dared to point out in an interview earlier this week that Amethi’s parliamentary representative, Rahul Gandhi, the vice president of the governing Indian National Congress, had not brought in more jobs, he was shouted down by his friends.

“Amethi is Rahul Gandhi,” said Hariraj Singh, a 55-year-old farmer. “Everyone in the world knows Amethi because of the Gandhi name.”

Even as much of the country grows disillusioned with the Congress party, the Gandhi name reigns supreme in Amethi, which has 1.4 million voters according to a 2009 Election Commission report. However, the Aam Aadmi Party is hoping that it can gain some traction through people like Mr. Dubey in fielding Kumar Vishwas, a poet and a professor of Hindi literature, as a challenger to Mr. Gandhi in the race for the lower house of Parliament, or Lok Sabha.

Analysts say that Mr. Vishwas, 44, has no chance of defeating Mr. Gandhi, 43, but the Aam Aadmi Party, in typical fashion, is ignoring the odds. Arvind Kejriwal, chief of the Aam Aadmi Party, said this battle against Mr. Gandhi was one of the most important of this election, as it was a symbol of the common man standing up to the dynastic politics of the Congress party.

Mr. Vishwas, who was a professor in his home town of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has the herculean task of not only winning the minds of voters on the practical issues of employment and infrastructure, but also their hearts. Voters here remain especially fond of Mr. Gandhi’s father, Rajiv, the former prime minister of India, whom they elected four times to Parliament before he was assassinated in 1991.

Mr. Vishwas said in an interview that he was confident that he could win over Amethi through his on-the-ground campaigning.

“This is not about Kumar Vishwas winning, but about Rahul Gandhi losing,” Mr. Vishwas said. “None of the parties have given the people of Amethi a strong challenger.”

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[Discussing politics at a tea shop in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.]

Discussing politics at a tea shop in the Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.Credit Betwa Sharma

To show voters that he is serious about representing them, Mr. Vishwas has moved along with his family into a rented house in Amethi. Mr. Vishwas said he was looking for permanent housing because he will stay even if he loses, noting that Mr. Gandhi does not live in Amethi and stays in a guesthouse when he visits.

“Rahul Gandhi can come and go from the guesthouse, but this is our home,” he said. “Only when my family lives here can I experience the problems of this place.”

Over the past three months, the Aam Aadmi Party team in this rural area has visited over 700 villages in Amethi, canvassing them on foot. Mr. Vishwas, who has spent nights in some of these hamlets, is gearing up to visit 400 during this election season.

“The Congress had never taken out a padyatra,” he said, referring to walking campaigns. “We were the first to do it here.”

The party’s physical presence is something of a surprise to the Amethi’s residents, who rarely interact with Mr. Gandhi in person.

Shiv Prasad Pandey, who runs a tobacco store, said that he was hurt when Mr. Gandhi did not show up for a meeting in his village, where many waited late into the night, last month.

“I was practicing what to say to him,” said Mr. Pandey, 35. “We don’t even want to discuss the problem of roads and jobs, but we just want him to come and talk to us.”

Most Amethi residents who were interviewed expressed support for the Congress Party, but Neerja Chowdhury, a former political editor of the Indian Express newspaper, said the younger generations and first-time voters had shown a growing disillusionment. In the state assembly elections in 2012, the party lost three of the five seats from Amethi.

Santosh Kumar, 23, and Makhan Lal, 19, said they wanted their next leader to generate employment. The two friends pointed out that Mr. Gandhi had not revived the defunct factories, which his father had established during the 1980s in an effort to transform Amethi into an industrial hub.

Mr. Vishwas, on the other hand, has promised to get these factories reopened and introduce train service to the city of Allahabad, 100 kilometers, or 60 miles, south of Amethi, that would get residents to the closest intellectual center in 75 minutes.

Mr. Kumar, who runs a furniture shop, has decided to vote for the Aam Aadmi Party. Mr. Lal, a high school student, is still mulling over whether to give Mr. Gandhi another chance.

“The shock of the defeat in state elections did not improve the situation here, so perhaps its time for another shock,” he said.

But even if there are some rumblings of dissatisfaction, the Aam Aadmi Party is still a hard sell in this area, where loyalty to the Gandhis has been forged over decades. Also, the anticorruption platform of the Aam Aadmi Party, which has resonated with the India’s urban middle class, has few takers in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

“They don’t fit in rural constituencies, where people like powerful people,” said Ashutosh Misra, a political scientist at Lucknow University.

Mr. Singh, the farmer, said the Gandhi family had continued to lead the nation despite the sacrifices and tragedies that its members had endured, so Mr. Gandhi deserved to represent the area.

“His grandmother and father have died for this country,” he said, referring also to Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1984. “What else do people want?”

_Betwa Sharma is a freelance journalist based in New Delhi. Follow her on Twitter @betwasharma._

question: What is the main challenge that the Aam Aadmi Party faces in Amethi?

answer: The rural constituency's loyalty to the powerful Gandhi family.

question: Based off the information in the article, how likely is it that the Aam Aadmi Party will win the election in Amethi?

answer: It seems more unlikely that they will win the election.

question: Which demographic of people should the Aam Aadmi Party be targeting?

answer: Younger generations and first-time voters.

question: What platforms should the Aam Aadmi Party mainly be running on?

answer: One that promises to bring change and generate employment.


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The door opens.
“What was that?”
“My husband must have gotten home early”
“Fuck, what do I do?”
“I would run if I was you, dumbass”
“Shit look at me, I can kill the motherfucker”
“Did I mention he is an ex marine?”
“That changes everything doesn’t it? So I should run now”
“Bye Randy”
The man quickly grabs his pants and puts them on without the underwear. Rush. Rush. Rush. The husband bursts through the door before the man can open the window.
“Who the fuck is this Sierra?” said the husband.
“Run Randy!”
The man then dashes out the door behind the angry husband and heads for the car. The car is an ran ragged 1994 Aston Martin Vantage with a sun roof, midnight black paint job with brown dust all over it. He slides over the hood of it with the angry husband hot on his trail. He jumps in the car. Starts it. And almost runs over the angry husband while getting away. The angry husband then takes off one of his shoes and busts the taillight of the car. The man the drives off into the sun, thinking about what had just happened.
“Was she calling me Randy?” the man said to himself.
“Who the hell is Randy?” he then added.
He then chuckled and kept driving to the run down shit apartment he has became accustomed to calling home.

This is my first time attempting to write anything, i need feedback. any at all would be appreciated. good or bad. i need it all. thanks in advance reddit.

title: The Man

question: Who are the main characters of the story?

answer: Sierra, her ex-marine husband, Randy (not his real name)

question: Who is Sierra talking to and what is she telling him?

answer: She's talking to Randy (not his real name), the guy she presumably slept with and tells him to run because her husband is home.

question: What car does "Randy" drive?

answer: A 1994 Aston Martin Vantage with a sunroof and midnight black paint job

question: Why did Sierra call the guy she just slept with "Randy?"

answer: That information can’t be found.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Sierra is cheating on her ex-marine husband with a guy she calls 'Randy.' When her husband comes home early, Sierra tells the guy to run. Her ex-marine husband bursts through the door before the guy can escape through a window, and the hubby questions Sierra who the guy is. The guy manages to run past the ex-marine and into his car, almost running Sierra's husband over. All the ex-marine manages to do is bust one of the guy's taillights. While driving, the guy wonders why Sierra called him Randy, laughing all the way home.


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It was a breezy, mild morning at a North Carolina grammar school. The kids had just gotten off the school bus and were on the playground playing for 30 minutes or so before school started, as usual. David and his two friends, all in fifth grade, were sitting on a wood bench playing Pokemon cards. They were laughing, comparing cards, arguing over game rules. As the playground roared with controled chaos. David wasn't much of a talker, but he had friends he played Pokemon or sports with. David was an average sized boy with a big nose and freckles. He had oversized jeans and was always slouched forward. David's two friends Boz and Tyler grew bored of the card game and wanted to join the soccer game.

Tyler: "we'll finish at lunch, let's go to the soccer game"

David: "Fuck that." (laughing) "you just wanna leave cause you're losing"

Tyler didn't respond and Boz followed him to the soccer game. David continued playing with his cards, pretending it was still fun without his friends, but he too grew bored of the game and looked around for his secondary friends. David joined three boys playing on the swings. Playing a game where they had to run through all three swings while they were being swung on, to avoid getting hit. The boys were involved in their game, ignoring the outside world.

A girl and four boys were standing by the school door, the girl was talking to the boys and pointed towards David and his friends. The four boys began moving in that direction. David and his friends were unaware of the boys as they got closer. David grew bored of the swing game and moved alone towards the soccer field. As David was walking the four boys focused their attention to him. In the front of the group was a boy named Leonard. He was a typical looking boy, shorter than average and had an athletic muscular build for a child his age. Leonard ran up behind David and pushed him forcefully enough to knock him to the ground. David landed on his stomach and turned around feeling disoriented. He saw Leonard looking down on him with a sly smile. David got up and Leonard immediately grabbed him by the shirt.

Leonard: "You can't play with us anymore"

Leonard began swinging David by the shirt. David's feet rose off the ground as Leonard spun him 180 degrees and threw him to the ground, causing david to land akwardly. He rolled on the ground gathering dirt.

Leonard: "I'm telling you. You better not play with us anymore"

Leonard friends looked on laughing with amusement. David's friends looked on with disapproval, but did not intervene. Fights happened daily at the school, it wasn't their first rodeo. Leonard's smile grew. He became amused with his victim, feeling strong and masterful. Leonard moved towards David again as he got up. As leonard lifted his arm to wrap around David's head in a chokehold David pulled his arm back and threw a punch at Leonard, hitting him in the back of the head. Leonard moved his head back, smiling as if he were still in control as David threw another punch, hitting Leonard in the mouth, just as his father taught him. The punch was square and drew blood on Leonard's mouth. Leonard's smile disappeared and anger took over. As Leonard backed off David maintained his position, without aggression, but waiting for the attack. Leonard moved towards David pulling his arm back to throw a punch. Davids hands and mouth were clinched, his chin was down just like his father taught him. Leonard and David pulled back their arms and begain exchanging punches, hitting one another, three or four times each. Leonard had stronger arms and bigger knuckles so his punches knocked David on the ground to his back while Davids punches glazed Leonards face. Leonard moved towards the grounded David and began throwing kicks at his ribs. David pulled his knees back and started throwing kicks towards Leonards knees from his back. The kids around were still watching, some with amusement, some with disapproval and others with mild indifference. A girl approached the fight.

Girl: " Mrs. Montague is coming!"

Surrounding students quickly dispersed. Leonard moved away from David and towards Mrs. Montague, smiling.

Leonard: "Good morning Mrs. Montague"

She responded distractedly:

Mrs. Montague: "Good morning, Leonard."

David got up slowly. There was dirt on the back of his shirt and jeans. He was angry, but not spiteful. Mrs. Montague called the students in for the day. David Walked towards the school leaning forward as usual.

The school day passed and David quickly got over the fight. On the school bus ride home David sat in the back playing Pokemon cards with his friends. David came walking home the same time his dad was getting home from work. Earlier than usual because he had left early. David's father pulled in the driveway.

Father: "Since you're brother has work you got to clean my truck."

David had an older brother called Mick who was i high school. His brother worked in a fruit market and was getting ready to leave.

Mick: "We got a problem dad, David keeps using my clothes and getting them dirty. You got to cut that shit out, David"

David: "You don't got no use for em anyhow, you're ass is getting fatter everyday, you won't fit in em soon enough"

Dad: (laughing) "He he he he, he ain't lyin', you are getting a little chunky there Mick."

Mick shook his head and started walking to work.

Dad: "I'm gonna pull my truck out back, go grab the bucket the washcloth and the hose."

David grabbed the items and moved to the back alley where the truck was. David hosed down the entire truck clearing all the cacked on dirt and dust. He got under the truck  and hosed it down. He hosed down the rims. He took the washcloth and began wiping the hood of the truck with great power and speed. His father had already moved to the backyard, and was talking to a neighbor. David wiped down the windows, the doors, the wheels and the rims. The truck was now covered in soap and David grabbed the hose to hose it off. He stood idle while hosing the truck, half his mind reflecting on his day, half his mind in a tired, distracted zone. The job was done and David was making his way towards the house. He was planning on eating a leftover hotdog and finding some friends in the neighborhood to hang out with.

David passed his father who was leaning on the fence talking to his neighbor. His father looked at his truck and turned to his boy David.

Father: "How'd the hell the back of you're jeans get so dirty?"

David: "Leonard tackled me"

His father responded, unphased.

Father: "You hit em in the mouth like i showed ya?"

David quickly said

David: "Yeah i hit em in the mouth"

David started walking towards the house, hungry. When his father shouted,

Father: "Hey David!"

David: "What dad?"

His father responded, glancing at his truck.

Father: "You did a hell of a job cleaning my truck, looks damn good for once."

His neighbor nodded in agreement, trying to maintain pride, but humbled at the sight of the flawlessly cleaned truck.

David didn't respond and walked into the kitchen to eat his hotdog.

title: David.

question: How do David and Leonard seem like frenemies?

answer: They aggravate each other but are in the same social group.

question: Who alerts them that Mrs Montague is coming?

answer: A girl.

question: How does David's dad tease Mick?

answer: He tells him he is getting fat.

question: Why is David's dad proud of him?

answer: David has stood up for himself, thereby on his way to becoming a "real" man.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: David, a kid, plays a game of soccer with friends, including his antagonist, Leonard. Leonard teases him and the boys get into a fight, in which David fights back. The fight breaks up when a girl warns the teacher is coming. Later, David's dad tasks him with washing his car. Upon asking why David's pants are so dirty, his dad is proud to learn David has been sticking up for himself-like he taught his son. He also praises David's car-washing job.


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As I mentioned in my Scantilly Pounce review,  I haven't explored much of Curvy Kate's offerings.  It was fate, apparently, that I try on some of their bras in the near future. The reason I received this bra was a shipping mistake when I ordered a different bra on Amazon. Dreamcatcher is a rather cute bra so I wasn't particularly distressed by the mixup!

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I was pleasantly surprised to get a misplaced bra that actually fit quite well (I can hardly manage that when I'm meticulously picking out bras for myself).

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LOOKS:
Dreamcatcher has a sweet, youthful design. The style of the sheer top layer is both sexy and unique compared to traditional lace. On, it has a slightly natural shape but with a high apex and lifts quite nicely. Dreamcatcher also comes in a charming beige color ("biscotti", cute!), and a  wide variety of bright, poppy colors which I think compliment the design if you prefer something less conservative. I did notice what looked like a couple very minor manufacturing defects, such as a couple tiny ragged bits of the sheer fabric sticking out at the seams. Not great, but also something you can easily just pick off like a stray thread.

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FIT:
I was particularly surprised by how comfortable and nicely sized this bra is, especially considering my limited experience with Curvy Kate bras. I would say the cups are very much true-to-size with a slightly large band. I noticed the gore is rather narrow, which is fairly inconsequential for someone like me with wide-set breasts, but for closer-set breasts this may be a big selling point. The wires stayed right in my inframammary fold, telling me that there is a nice amount of projection throughout the cup. The top sheer layer does wrinkle a tiny bit which makes me think I'm right on the cusp of having just enough upper fullness to fill it. it is advertised as having an 'elastic edge' on the top of the cup, though that really does only apply to the edge and not the fabric itself. I'm not sure if someone had trouble with it cutting into their tissue that the elastic edge alone would help, but it is a nice detail and may help with size fluctuations.

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COMFORT:
As I mentioned, this is a comfy bra for me. Only complaints are that the fabric is a bit rough and scratchy, and the height of the cups cause them to rub in my armpits a bit which isn't terribly pleasant.

I think this bra is an excellent option for an 'everyday basics' bra for someone in my size and shape range. Or even not in my range, given the large size range it is available in. I think if you're too full-on-bottom it may gape and wrinkle a bit in the cups but FOT and even shapes are worth a shot. I did decide to send this bra back after all since I already have several basic black bras, but was pleased to get a chance from the bra-gods to try out another Curvy Kate style.

question: What is the major event of the text?

answer: That the narrator received a different bra to the one she ordered.

question: Why did she receive a different bra?

answer: Because of a shipping mistake.

question: What does she think of the bra?

answer: She was pleasantly surprised and like most of the bra's features.

question: What did she do with the bra?

answer: She ended up sending it back.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is a review for a bra.


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     Richard was pulled from a strange dream (he was a used car salesman in Wisconsin) by a wet nose rubbing against his hand. He half opened his eyes, catching a wall of golden fur and a long snout before shutting them tight again and smiling to himself. He rolled over to the other side of the bed, and began to fake loud snoring sounds. This always drove Annabelle crazy. His world shook as she lept onto the bed with a playful growl and began furiously licking his face. "I'm up! I'm up, girl! I'm up!" he shrieked with mock terror, trying halfheartedly to push her away.

     One more lick and she jumped off the bed, sauntering accross the room with a decidedly self-satisfied gait. Another playful growl as she looked back at him just before leaving the room. "I'm up" he yelled again as he sat up and watched her leave. He chuckled softly as he crawled from his bed and made his way to the closet. She would lay outside his bedroom door for a few minutes, he knew, making sure that he stayed awake and was getting ready. If he took too long, there would be consequences.

     Moments later Richard emerged from the bedroom, wearing blue running shorts and a time-worn Nematodes Are People Too T-shirt. "Alright, Ms. Annabelle, lets do this." he said with enthusiasm, leading the way into the next room. He turned on the music, opened the blinds, and started both the treadmills. "This fast enough for you?" he asked sarcastically, smiling wide as he adjusted the speed to her treadmill. She cocked her head slightly, looked directly at him, and stepped onto the quickly moving belt. "Sorry, sorry, my mistake." He doubled the speed, then hopped onto the other treadmill. He began running at a comfortable pace, playing with the dials and nobs and settings and doing his best to ignore the judging eyes. A loud bark from Annabelle broke his false concentration. "Oh come on..." Another bark. "Fine." He doubled his speed as well, far past what he was comfortable with, instantly feeling the strain in his legs. "Bitch."

title: Richard and Anna

question: Who is Annabelle?

question: Where is Richard going?

question: Write a ~0 sentence summary.


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[South Audley Street, showing Thomas Goode and the Grosvenor Chapel]

SOUTH AUDLEY STREET is a major shopping street in Mayfair, London.[1] It runs north to south from the southwest corner of Grosvenor Square to Curzon Street.

History

[Caroline of Brunswick waving to crowds in South Audley Street, drawn by Robert Cruikshank] The street is named after Hugh Audley, whose heirs acquired the land following Sir Thomas Grosvenor's marriage to Mary Davies in 1677. Construction of properties along the street began in 1720, initially with small houses at the north end and larger family residences to the south. This reflected a social convention that was common at this time.[2]

Audley Square was a short abutment at the south end of the street. Unlike other significant squares in Mayfair, it was three sided and had no garden. The first multistorey car park in the City of Westminster opened here in 1962.[3]

Caroline of Brunswick (consort of King George IV) briefly stayed at No. 77 South Audley Street after returning from Italy in 1820. She was considered a popular queen and appeared at the balcony of the house to cheering crowds.[4]

South Audley Street was redeveloped between 1875 and 1900, when most of the smaller buildings to the north were demolished and rebuilt as shops with residences above them. However, several buildings (Nos. 9–16 and 71–75 consecutive) all survive from the 1730s. {{-}}

Properties

[James Purdey & Sons] The Grosvenor Chapel is a Grade II* listed chapel on South Audley Street, and the only remaining original property on the north part of the street.[5][6] It was built by Benjamin Timbrell in 1730, and became a chapel of ease for St George's Hanover Square Church in 1831. During World War II it was used by American armed forces. The parents of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington are buried in the church.

Chesterfield House was a grand house on South Audley Street built by Isaac Ware for Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield between 1747 and 1750. It was demolished in 1937.[7]

Leconfield House is at the corner of South Audley Street and Curzon Street. It is best known for being the former headquarters of MI5.

Thomas Goode's tableware shop was first established in 1844 at No. 17.[8] It gradually expanded throughout the 19th century; the current premises at Nos. 17–22 was constructed between 1875 and 1891 by Ernest George.

[Embassy of Qatar] The Qatari embassy is at No 1. It has been Grade II listed since 1970.[9]

Gunsmiths James Purdey & Sons was established at Nos. 57–60 in 1881.[10][11]

[1] 'South Audley Street: Introduction', in Survey of London: Volume 40, the Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair, Part 2 (The Buildings), ed. F H W Sheppard (London, 1980), pp. 290–291. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol40/pt2/pp290-291 [accessed 26 October 2019]

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title: South Audley Street

question: How is South Audley Street known?

answer: It is known as a major shopping street in Mayfair, London.

question: Who is South Audley Street named after?

answer: It is named after Hugh Audley.

question: When was South Audley Street redeveloped?

answer: It was redeveloped between 1875 and 1900.

question: What did small houses at the north end and larger family residences to the south represent?

answer: It represented a social convention that was common at that time.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article talks about South Audley Street with its history of being created and the different properties that are on that street.


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SHICK SHACK (c. 1727 – c. 1835) was a 19th-century Potawatomi chieftain and leader of a band of the Illinois River Potawatomi. He was also involved in several conflicts during the Indian Wars, particularly during the Peoria and the Black Hawk Wars. He is best known, however, for providing the tribal history of Potawatomi and Kickapoo in Illinois prior to and during the early settlement of the region during the 18th and early 19th century. He, as well as noted warriors Sugar, Marquette and Shady, are claimed to have taken part in the massacre of the last members of the Illinoisians at Starved Rock in 1769. One of the highest hills in Illinois, Shick Shack Hill (or SHICK-SHACK'S NOB) in Cass County, Illinois bears his name as does Shick Shack Sand Pond Nature Preserve Cass County, Illinois .

Biography

As a chieftain living on the Illinois River, he took part in the Peoria War and was one of thirteen chieftains selected to represent the confederacy a peace delegation to St. Louis, Missouri. Under the escort of George Davenport, the chieftains arrived in St. Louis in late-December 1813 where a peace treaty was concluded shortly thereafter. Among those in attendance at the signing of the peace treaty included Black Partridge, Senachwine, Comas, Crow and Gomo.[1][2]

He and his band, numbering forty men not including women and children, moved north in 1827 using the Indian Trail Farm of Wethersfield Township to travel to Prophetstown and then to the Wisconsin hill country; this is the last recorded use of Native Americans to use the old Indian trial.[3]

During the previous winter of 1830-31, he and his tribe were camped at an old hunting ground near Pike Creek. He and members of his tribe were hunting dear when they encountered Daniel Dimmick, a settler for whom Dimmick's Grove is named, and related a story of an Ottawa hunting party which had been attacked a group of Illinoisians many years ago. Many of them were killed and their war chieftain Chief Pontiac was wounded. A state of war lasted between the two tribes before the last of the Illinoisians were killed at Starved Rock during the 1760s.[4][5]

Among the major battles fought along the Illinois River, he recounted a battle fought at Terre Haute, Indiana between him and a rival chieftain, a Chief Sugar. Shick Shack led a force of 300 warriors against him and, although the number of Sugar's army is unknown, only 12 braves (seven Kickapoo/Potatomi and five Miami) [6] survived after a nearly 14-hour battle. Another account claims he was only one of several war chiefs present at the battle between the Potawatomi and Kickapoo against the Miami, placed in what is now Shades State Park during September 1775, and was one of the survivors.[7] Author and historian Nehemiah Matson, claimed that the battle was thought to be the same conflict of the Biblical hosts Abner and Joab which occurred at the Pool of Gibeon and the numbers of the combatants increased from twelve to three hundred to correspond with the legend.[8]

In February 1832, he and Senachwine attended a war council held between the Potawatomi, Winnebago, Sauk and Fox at Indiantown, a major Potawatomi settlement on the Illinois.[9][10] He may have remained to the area during the Black Hawk War and is possibly the same chieftain to have been involved in the capture of Black Hawk following his defeat at the Battle of Bad Axe. In 1832, he was sighted at Dixon's Ferry where he was friendly with the local residents and visited some of his old friends who had been stationed at the post.[11] He reportedly died some years later and buried near Chandlerville, Illinois,[12] one of them few Potawatomi chieftains to be buried near their native villages.[13]

On September 16, 1873, local towns in LaSalle County, Illinois held a celebration making the two hundred year anniversary of the discovery of Starved Rock. Among those honored were its discoverers, the French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette, as well as Shick Shack whose story to Daniel Dimmick was retold in a speech entitled _“A Legend of Starved Rock”_ by Perry Armstrong, a noted author of the Black Hawk War and to whom the story was told to him by Shick Shack when he was 9 years old. Armstrong's speech received extensive press coverage and achieved some minor notoriety in its time.[14][15]

[1] Matson, Nehemiah. _Pioneers of Illinois: Containing a Series of Sketches Relating to Events that Occurred Previous to 1813_. Chicago: Knight & Leonard Printers, 1882. (pg. 291)

[2] Matson, Nehemiah, Matson. _French and Indians of Illinois River_. Princeton, Illinois: Republican Job Printing Establishment, 1874. (pg. 248)

[3] Craig, Frank H. _Genealogy of the Fellows-Craig and Allied Families from 1619 to 1919_. Kewanee, Illinois: Kewanee Printing & Publishing Co., 1919. (pg. 54)

[4] Matson, Nehemiah, Matson. _French and Indians of Illinois River_. Princeton, Illinois: Republican Job Printing Establishment, 1874. (pg. 148)

[5] Matson, Nehemiah. _Pioneers of Illinois: Containing a Series of Sketches Relating to Events that Occurred Previous to 1813_. Chicago: Knight & Leonard Printers, 1882. (pg. 146)

[6] Osman, Eaton Goodell. _The Last of a Great Indian Tribe: A Chapter of Colonial History_. Chicago: A Flanagan, 1923. (pg. 190)

[7] Zach, Karen Bazzani. _Crawfordsville, Athens of Indiana_. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. (pg. 19)

[8] Matson, Nehemiah, Matson. _French and Indians of Illinois River_. Princeton, Illinois: Republican Job Printing Establishment, 1874. (pg. 157-158)

[9] Wood, Norman B. _Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs, from Cofachiqui, the Indian Princess, and Powhatan; Down To and Including Chief Joseph and Geronimo_. Aurora, Illinois: American Indian Historical Publishing Company, 1906. (pg. 146)

[10] Matson, Nehemiah. _Memories of Shaubena: With Incidents Relating to the Early Settlement of the West_. Chicago: D.B. Cooke & Co., 1878. (pg. 92)

[11] Hodge, Frederick Webb, ed. _Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico_. St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Scholarly Press, 1968. (pg. 546)

[12] Masters, Edgar Lee. _Illinois Poems_. Prairie City, Illinois: James A. Decker, 1941. (pg. 31-32)

[13] Watson, Nehemiah, Watson. _French and Indians of Illinois River_. Princeton, Illinois: Republican Job Printing Establishment, 1874. (pg. 261)

[14] Bielski, Ursula. _More Chicago Haunts: Scenes from Myth and Memory_. Chicago: Lake Claremont Press, 2000. (pg. 115)

[15] https://archive.org/details/pioneersofillino00mat

title: Shick Shack

question: Summarize everything relating to Shick Shack and Chief Sugar.

answer: Chief Sugar was a rival chieftain to Shick Shock. They fought a major battle along the Illinois River at Terre Haute. Shick shack led a force of 300 warriors against him, and only 12 of Sugar's braves survived. In 1769, Sugar and Shick Shack took part in the massacre of the last members of the Illinoisans at Starved Rock.

question: What does the text say about Shick Shack's death and legacy?

answer: Shick Shack is assumed to have died around 1935. He was buried near his native village in Chandlerville, Illinois. In 1873, local towns in LaSalle County, Illinois held a celebration for the two hundred year anniversary of the discover of Starved Rock. Shick Shack was honored there, and a speech by Perry Armstrong, which recited a story Shick Shack told him, received extensive press coverage and some notoriety. Shick Shack's strongest legacy is his providing of the tribal history of Potawatomi and Kickapoo in Illinois during the early settlement of the region in the 18th and early 19th century.

question: Summarize everything that happened in 1832.

answer: In February 1832, Shick Shack and Senachwine attended a war council between the Potawatomi, Winnebago, Sauk and Fox at Indiantown in Illinois. There's speculation about his location at this time. He may have remained in the area during the Black Haw War, and been involved in the capture of Black Hawk. He was also sighted at Dixon's Ferry.

question: What does the text say about Shick Shack's family?


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_LUCY SULLIVAN IS GETTING MARRIED_ is an international best selling 1996 novel by Irish author, Marian Keyes.[1] It chronicles the life of Lucy Sullivan, a 26-year-old perpetually broke, unlucky-in-love office worker from London, who has a penchant for bad boys, a needy, alcoholic and flawed father, a dead-end job and exasperating flatmates, dippy Charlotte and bossy Karen.[2] The book is written in the first person and is described by Keyes as a “sideways” sequel to her first novel _Watermelon_.[3] The novel was adapted into a television series in 1999. It aired on the ITV network, but struggled with numerous scheduling changes. The series has aired internationally and has been released on DVD.

Book

Plot

Lucy visits a fortune teller with her three mis-matched friends, and a marriage is predicted in her future. When the fortune-teller's prophecies for her friends come true, Lucy begins to suspect that she will soon be marrying. Lucy spends the following 12 months looking for Mr Right. Various eligible bachelors are introduced, among them Gus, Lucy's unreliable lover; Daniel, her oldest friend; Chuck, a handsome American; and Adrian, the video shop man. This is followed by a series of disastrous dates, drunken nights out, confessions and revelations.[4] Author Keyes has said, “I'm very fond of that book and I think I have the most affection for Lucy Sullivan as a character. There's a lot of me in there [...] I wanted to write about a single girl in London who goes out with eejit after eejit, you know, because that was really the life I had led, and there was this strange culture of singleness I encountered and I found this very funny. Lucy's depressive, but she has a sense of humour, and that's why I like her.”[5]

Reception

The success of the novel led to publishing deals of more than £600,000, one of the most lucrative ever achieved by an unestablished writer.[6] Between Britain and Ireland _Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married_ has sold over 250,000 copies; In Ireland, the book went straight to number one and stayed there for nine weeks.[7][8]

TV adaptation

The novel was adapted into an 8-hour, sixteen part, television drama series by Carnival Films for the LWT network. It originally aired on ITV in November 1999.[9] It was described as a “saga about broken hearts and terrifyingly unsuitable boyfriends” with “plenty of workplace-mileage to be extracted from Lucy's job at Nudawn Supplies”.[10] Sam Loggin played Lucy. Her flatmates, Charlotte, a promiscuous dippy blonde, and Karen, a bossy Scottish communal financer, were played by Letitia Dean and Zoë Eeles respectively.[11] Other characters included Lucy's three colleagues: sensitive Meredia (Debbie Chazen), loud-mouthed Megan (Sara Stockbridge), and middle-class Hetty (Gwyneth Strong).[12] The group of girls party their way around London looking for would-be husbands or boyfriends. Gerard Butler starred as Lucy's unreliable lover, Gus.

Scheduling

The series was launched with four episodes in its first week at 10:30pm on ITV, following which it aired once weekly.[13] However, it failed to attract the young adult audience at which it was aimed, so the series was withdrawn (mid series, episode 9) from that timeslot in December 1999. The programme was subsequently aired a year later between November 2000 and January 2001, in the early evening, pre-watershed time slot at 17:05. LWT said, “the underlying tone and structure of the series was not dissimilar to that of the tea-time soaps and, given the wider audience available at that time, it was substantially edited and revoiced to make it suitable for the slot.”[14]

Despite this, the show drew complaints from viewers for featuring a sex scene and bad language. Complaints from viewers about the content of various editions of the series were upheld in part by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) in 2001. Nine complained of the inclusion of a lesbian storyline and kiss, while others believed that the sexual content, swearing and tasteless material were inappropriate for the time of transmission. In its report, the ITC said it had “serious concerns about the scheduling of a series which concentrated on the sexual relationships of a group of young adults, so early in the evening”.[15] A Standards Panel was concerned by the general nature and tone of the content, in particular the sexual themes in one episode, which it “considered were likely to have exceeded the expectations of the majority of the audience at a time when a large number of children would be available to watch it”.[16] It was concluded that certain episodes were, therefore, in breach of the Programme Code.[17]

According to LWT, the series also failed to perform well in the earlier slot and was eventually withdrawn.[18] It has since been repeated on ITV in a late night time slot at various times.

Cast

-   Sam Loggin as Lucy Sullivan
-   Letitia Dean as Charlotte
-   Zoë Eeles as Karen
-   Gwyneth Strong as Hetty
-   Debbie Chazen as Meredia
-   Sara Stockbridge as Megan
-   Gerard Butler as Gus
-   Cameron Jack as George

-   Niall Buggy as Mr. Sullivan
-   Frances Tomelty as Mrs. Sullivan
-   Simon Greenall as Richard
-   James Hillier as Steve
-   Pascal Langdale as Daniel
-   David Simeon as Ken
-   Michael Troughton as Ivor
-   Shirley Stelfox as Mrs. Nolan

Crew

-   Writer: Colin Brake
-   Directors: Brian Grant, Sarah Hellings
-   Producer: Stuart Doughty
-   Executive producer: Brian Eastman

DVD release

The entire series was released on DVD for the first time in Australia (Region 4) on Thursday 5 June 2008.

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title: Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

question: What does the text say about how the book was received in America?

question: What does the text say about the book, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married?

answer: Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married is an international best-selling novel that Irish author, Marian Keyes published in 1996. The book chronicled the life of Lucy Sullivan, a 26-year-old, broke, and unlucky-in-love office worker from London who had a penchant for bad boys. The book is written in the first person and is sort of a sequel to Keyes' first novel Watermelon. The novel was adapted into a television series in 1999 and aired on the ITV network but struggled with scheduling changes. The series has been released on DVD and has aired internationally.

question: What does the text say about the novel's plot?

answer: Lucy visits a fortune teller with her mismatched friends and marriage is predicted in her future. When her friends' prophecies come true, Lucy suspects that she will be marrying soon. She spends the next 12 months looking for Mr. Right. Various eligible bachelors are introduced, including Lucy's unreliable lover, Gus. A series of disastrous dates, drunken nights out, confessions, and revelations follow.

question: What does the text say about the TV adaptation of the book?

answer: The book was adapted into a television drama series by Carnival Films for the LWT network. It originally aired on ITV in November 1999. Sam Loggin played Lucy and Gerard Butler played Gus. Lucy's friends Charlotte and Karen were played by Letitia Dean and Zoe Eeles, respectively. Scheduling conflicts and viewer complaints about inappropriate sexual content for the timeslot it was in plagued the show. It failed to perform well in any time slot and was eventually withdrawn.


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Fitness | The Muscle Factor

[Lifestyle | The Muscle Factor]

Life throws curve balls when you least expect it. When I look at these photos I'm amazed at how far I've come. At this time last year (2016) I was diagnosed with Stage 2 High-Grade Serious Carcinoma Ovarian Cancer and having a hysterectomy. Then after 6 weeks of healing I would begin six months of chemotherapy. Now that I have been in remission for 6 months and my energy levels are back 100% I feel great and I'm back to lifting heavy like I was prior to the diagnosis. I wrote about all the things that I was doing to stay in remission, I call it my Ovarian Cancer Protocol and you can read about it HERE.

Fashion | Chartreuse & Recycling from my Wardrobe

[Chartreuse & Recycling from my Wardrobe]

I still haven't bought any clothes other than exercise wear this year and I refuse to! I'm retired and I have tons of cloths that I just don't wear any longer. They're either suits, dresses, skirts, tops, and sweaters that are items that I would either wear to work, church or events like dinner dates with hubby, weddings, funerals, birthday parties or out to lunch with friends.  So my wardrobe is really complete with these clothes and shoes i've been collecting for the last 20 yrs.

Fitness | More Weight Loss Progress Photos

[More Weight Loss Progress Photos]

It's something about taking locker room photos.... you have to wait for everyone to pass by and then hurry and take your photos before someone else passes by.  I never want to have anyone in my photos in fear of being sued! I'm happy where I'm at right now in terms of weight, strength and stamina.  I'm slowly increasing the weights on my lower body routine. I carry a lot of fat around my hips and thighs as most women do which takes these areas the longest to develop muscle. Actually i'm lifting pretty heavy and they say that the process for building muscle and replacing fat is a slow and steady one as long as the weightlifting is consistent.  My upper body is constantly showing muscle development which I'm very proud of so I will continue with the same upper body routines that I've been doing to stay on track.

Lifestyle | Why Meal Replacement Shakes Work for Losing Weight

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I have been slowly cutting back on meals in an effort to lose some weight so that I could fit into my size 4 jeans. The irony is that I love my selection of jeans and I never wanted to buy anymore in large sizes. Like many of us I have about 15 pairs of jeans mostly stretched in blacks, blues, whites, some ripped and some are capri's and they are all size 4's.  I haven't been able to wear most of them because I could never fit them over my thighs let alone my butt. So instead of buying more in larger sizes I vowed to lose some weight. These were the first pair that I tried on and they fit so I was happy.

Lifestyle | Why Snacking on Dried Fruits & Nuts Gives me Joy

[Canisters for Storing Dried Fruits & Nuts]

I never really paid much attention to dried fruits and nuts until my cancer diagnosis. I never really ate them because I always thought that dried fruits contained too much sugar.  Sugar... even natural sugar was my enemy or so I thought.  My snacks of choice was popcorn and pretzels, while I still enjoy a bowl of popcorn & pretzels mixed together, I will only eat it once or twice a week now.

Lifestyle | My Vitamin & Herbal Protocol for Ovarian Cancer

[My Vitamin & Herbal Protocol for Ovarian Cancer ]

I am currently in remission from my diagnosis of STAGE 2 HIGH-GRADE SERIOUS CARCINOMA OVARIAN CANCER, you can read my initial story here written June 2016. Since then, I've had a hysterectomy and 6mos of chemotherapy. Before chemo, my CA-125 (cancer marker) was 54.9. When my chemo ended in Jan 2017, my CA-125 was at 6.9. The normal range is 0.0 to 0.34 so i'm within range. At the time of this writing, it is currently 6.6.

As we all know, remission doesn't mean that our cancer is completely gone from our system, it just means that there is no cancer activity or that the cancer cells have become inactive.  From the time that I finished chemo which was Jan 2017, I have been doing a huge number of things on my own to keep the cancer from returning. I should note that am not taking any prescribed medications, my body was pretty healthy before the cancer diagnosis so I suspect it will return to it's former state at some point.  All while I was having chemo, I was immersed in reading and research and was determined to put together a protocol that I could take daily to help my body recover from the effects of chemo and to boost my immune system which would ultimately keep the cancer in remission.

question: What does the blog post say about the vitamins needed to boost the immune system?

question: What does the blog post say about the author's cancer diagnosis?

answer: In 2016, the author was diagnosed with Stage 2 High-Grade Serious Carcinoma Ovarian Cancer. She had a hysterectomy, and after six weeks of healing, had to undergo six months of chemotherapy. She has been in remission for six months and her energy levels are back 100%. Before chemo, her CA-125 (cancer marker) was 54.9. After months of chemo, her CA-125 was at 6.9. The normal range is 0.0 to 0.34 and she was within range.

question: What does the blog post say about the author's weight loss and muscle-building journey?

answer: Prior to her cancer diagnosis, the author was lifting heavy. Now that she is in remission, she's slowly increasing the weights on her lower body routine because she carries a lot of fat around her hips and thighs as most women do. She's lifting heavy again and knows that the process of building muscle and replacing fat is a slow and steady one. Her upper body is showing muscle development and she will continue with the same upper body routines. For weight loss, she is slowly cutting back on meals.

question: What does the blog post say about why the author refuses to buy new clothes?

answer: The author refuses to buy new clothes because she is retired and has tons of clothes. Her wardrobe is complete with the clothes she has been collecting for the last 20 years. She's also trying to lose weight to fit into her size 4 jeans, which she has around 15 pairs of. She has vowed that instead of buying more jeans, she would lose weight so she can wear her old ones again.