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I have this "friend". Friend is used with quotation marks because real friends share the following information: pregnancies, graduations, launching of their new blog/website, how they just ate "the most mind blowing sushi EVER", new relationships, breakups, all the dirty details that go on in between, and the sort of information that is about to be revealed in this story.

Now my friend, we'll call him Alan, has worked out of state for almost three years now. He works on an oil rig so he spends two weeks in North Dakota and then lives two weeks in the great state of Utah. I hadn't seen Alan since he left but we've kept contact here and there. Alan is the type of friend that you don't share your deepest, darkest secrets with but is just a good time guy. You know, when you get a text from him it's just a sudden feel good. I know I won't be roped into a drawn out conversation about the meaning of life, how an unfortunate incident in his childhood scared him for life, or how Obamacare is single handedly destroying the United States and will certainly spur the Apocalypse. Side note: I don't believe that last statement is true. I live in a VERY conservative state where that seems to be the popular belief. He just checks in to say "Hi", send a great new song he heard, or just shoot the sarcastic random shit. I adore this about him.

Well, Alan was coming back into town and we decided that THIS TIME we will be getting together for lunch. It's been mentioned here and there but never actually came to fruition. It is decided that he will come pick me up at work and we will head over to Costa Vida because as he put it, "It's always good." I have a difference of opinion but hey, not everyone wants to eat a super healthy freak lunch like I do. Needless to say, I was excited regardless. I hadn't seen his face in forever and where we ate wasn't much of a concern to me.

Alan arrived and I, dressed in my tyed dyed hippie skirt, managed to use all my upper arm strength to pull myself into his truck that was raised about 10 feet off the ground. Yes, that's an over exaggeration but while wearing flip flops and a maxi skirt, it's like you're hoisting yourself onto the Empire State Building in one step. The ride there was a little on the awkward side but I didn't expect any less seeing as the last time we were in each others company was almost three years ago. We arrive at Costa Vida and stand in line waiting to order. The conversation is nothing short of small talk. "How was your trip back?" "How is your daughter doing?"...that sort of stuff. So it's now our turn to order and the man who initially takes the order looks, well, angry. Alan orders his burrito and I order a salad (which is just a burrito with twice as much lettuce and not rolled up.) Upon my request for something semi healthy, the man very clearly lets out a huge sigh. Apparently he was not satisfied with my request to give the world the impression that I do live a semi healthy lifestyle. Of course Alan and I found this funny and now the topic of conversation from there to the table was this one man's delightful presence.

Here's where the story takes a turn. We sit down at the table and I notice Alan is looking very nervous and is actually shaking. Then the conversation goes like this,

Alan: "I have a secret to tell you."
Me: "Okay...?"
Alan: "I'm married."

This is one of those moments in life where your brain goes completely blank and at the same time has more thoughts running through it than ever before. The result...time stands still. There are no words coming out of my mouth for a few moments because not one thought is being fully formed in my brain. They're all just floating through my head randomly like little bubbles popping so fast that I can't make out what they even are.

Me: "You're married?"
Alan: "Yeah."
Me: "Like married, married?"
Alan: "Yeah."
Me: "Since when?"
Alan: "Earlier this year."
Me: "Like in 2013?"
Alan: "Yeah."
Me: "Why didn't you tell me!?"
Alan: "...I don't know."

I feel the need to let everyone know that I wasn't even aware that Alan was engaged. Not only that but I wasn't aware that he was seeing someone. Alan and I have shared some texts in the past that were of the sexual nature. As a mother and a human with pretty high morals, I would not have done this had I known he had a special someone in his life. I have never felt the urge to be in a relationship with Alan or even have an ongoing sexual relationship with him. Okay, let me be completely honest by saying that yes, I have thought about having sexual relations with him but it would be a one or two time thing. Five times tops. He is that guy who you could sleep with and nothing between you would change. You would still go on being the same friends you were before the clothes came off and things got weird...in a (fingers crossed) good way. Not only that but he's on the very attractive side. Beard. Tattoos. Piercings. These things will instantly put a guy on my do-able list. Again though, had I known that he had a female in his life that was playing such a huge significant role, so much so that he actual married her, I would have thrown him into Friend Zone so fast that it would have completely erased any past dirty thoughts I had about the guy.

So upon further interrogation, I find out that he has been married since June (it's now October) and they actually did the whole ceremony. Which means there was a proposal, invitations, cake tastings, color samples, formal wear trying on, endless emotional breakdowns, engagement parties, bachelor parties, etc. Plenty of time to send a friend a quick text sharing your happy news. This, very obviously, did not happen and I had no idea that my "friend" even had an apple of his eye. Needless to say the next few minutes were very awkward. I think there were a lot of blank stares coming from my side of the table and a whole lot of eye contact avoidance from his.

Alan: "You're judging me."
Me: "Not yet. I'm still trying to let it sink in. Judgment will come later."

And it did. Of course it did. I'm divorced so sarcastic comments about marriage flow out of me like rain during springtime in Seattle. Not that I'm against marriage. Quite a fan actually. I love love and love when people are in love and want to be in love again one day. You know, the whole white picket fence, children running around half dressed covered in popsicle stains in the front yard, medium sized half breed dogs barking at the mailman, and the smell of freshly baked cookies pouring out the kitchen window. However, given this situation the only words I could come up with were, "Well, congratulations...?" and "Do I buy you a gift or something?" As we sat there continuing to involuntarily bask in the awkwardness of the moment, Alan tries to deflect the conversation.

He runs his hand across the chair next to him and says,

Alan: "This is really smooth wood."
Me: "Really? You want to comment on any of the other structural properties of the restaurant?"
Alan (looking up and the exposed ceiling): "The ceiling looks...warehousey."
Me (at the exact moment he says the word "warehousey"): "Industrial?"

We both laugh about his choice of word and the fact that it is not a word that would be recognized by any addition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, and now we are back to our witty normal banter. I still have a special place in my heart for him and always will. Plus he did leave me with this memorable story to tell and one thing I do love about life, the moments that are so irrelevant but give you something to smile about years down the road. No drama. Just good times.

title: The ceiling looks...warehousey.

question: Describe Alan.

answer: Alan is the type of friend that you have a good time with, as opposed to having deep conversations.

question: What happens at Costa Vida?

answer: Alan and the narrator order food when Alan spills that he has been married since earlier in the year, surprising the narrator.

question: Why is Alan nervous?

answer: Alan is nervous because he has a secret to tell.

question: What age group do Alan and the narrator belong to?

answer: It could be assumed that the two are in their mid-adult stages.

question: Is alcohol consumed in this story?

answer: It does not seem that there is alcohol involved in this story.

question: How does the narrator feel about Alan?

answer: The narrator sees Alan as a good person to have fun with, but not get into deep conversations with.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator meets up with their friend Alan who she hasn't seen in 3 years. She describes him as someone who doesn't get into deep talks, but is a good time to be around. At a restaurant, he tells her he got married earlier in the year, shocking the narrator. They share a few awkward silences, until Alan breaks the ice with normal banter. This makes the narrator appreciate Alan and their ability to just have good times.


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[Hagley Oval aerial view in 2007] Hagley Oval is a sports ground in Christchurch, New Zealand. It has a capacity of 18,000. The ground has hosted Test cricket since its first match in 2014 when New Zealand played Sri Lanka.[1] Three Test matches have been played at the ground[2] along with nine One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of which was in 2014 when Canada played Scotland.[3]

New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum became the first man to score a Test century at Hagley Oval when he made 195 against Sri Lanka in inaugural match in 2014. It remains as the highest score seen at the ground. Five Test centuries have been scored at the ground, with two of them scored by McCullum.[4]

Seven ODI centuries have been scored at Hagley Oval, with the first being by Scottish batsman Calum McLeod who scored 175 from 141 deliveries against Canada in 2014, which is also the highest ODI score at the venue.

Key

-   * denotes that the batsman was not out.
-   INNS. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
-   BALLS denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
-   NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
-   Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Hagley Oval.
-   The column title DATE refers to the date the match started.
-   The column title RESULT refers to whether the player's team won

Test centuries

The following table summarises the Test centuries scored at Hagley Oval.[5]

  No.   Score   Player                   Team   Balls   Inns.   Opposing team   Date    Result
  ----- ------- ------------------------ ------ ------- ------- --------------- ------- --------
  1     195     Brendon McCullum (1/2)          134     1                               Won
  2     152     Dimuth Karunaratne              363     3                               Lost
  3     145     Brendon McCullum (2/2)          79      1                               Lost
  4     170     Joe Burns                       321     2                               Won
  5     138     Steve Smith                     241     2                               Won
  6     101     Jonny Bairstow                  170     1                               Drawn
  7     176     Tom Latham                      370     3                       | Won

One Day International centuries

The following table summarises the One Day International centuries scored at Hagley Oval.[6]

  No.   Score   Player               Team   Balls   Inns.   Opposing team   Date   Result
  ----- ------- -------------------- ------ ------- ------- --------------- ------ --------
  1     175     Calum MacLeod               141     1                              Won
  2     104     Mahela Jayawardene          107     1                              Lost
  3     128     Moeen Ali                   107     1                              Won
  4     137     Tom Latham                  121     1                              Won
  5     102     Ross Taylor                 110     1                              Won
  6     104     Jonny Bairstow              60      2                              Won
  7     118     Martin Guptill              88      2                              Won

Women's One Day International Centuries

The following table summarises the Women's One Day International centuries scored at Hagley Oval[7]

  No.   Score   Player         Team   Balls   Inns.   Opposing team   Date              Result
  ----- ------- -------------- ------ ------- ------- --------------- ----------------- --------
  1     105     Maia Lewis            72      1                       29 January 1997   Won
  2     154*    Karen Rolton          118     1                       1 December 2000   Won

Women's Test Centuries

The following table summarises the Women's Test centuries scored at Hagley Oval[8]

  No.   Score   Player          Team   Balls   Inns.   Opposing team   Date               Result
  ----- ------- --------------- ------ ------- ------- --------------- ------------------ --------
  1     103     Judi Doull             -       1                       7 March 1969       Lost
  2     114     Enid Bakewell          -       2                       7 March 1969       Won
  3     161*    Emily Drumm            270     1                       28 February 1995   Drawn

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title: List of international cricket centuries at Hagley Oval

question: What is the capacity of Hagley Oval?

answer: It has a capacity of 18000.

question: What is a century in the game of cricket?

answer: Not answered.

question: How many centuries have been scored at the ground?

answer: Five Test centuries have been scored at the ground, and seven ODI centuries have been scored.

question: How large is the grounds?

answer: Not answered

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about the Hagley Oval, a sports ground in Christchurch, New Zealand. It has a capacity of 18000 and has hosted several cricket matches.


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Birthday Girl

It’s my birthday! Come celebrate with me! I’m turning 30 so this is a big one. Dancing, fun, seafood and the Potomac River: all of my favorite things.

When:
Saturday, June 11th at 7:30pm

Where:
Pier 30 Restaurant
113 Macnamara Pl
Alexandria, Va 22314

       The e-vite was pink and yellow with balloons surrounding it. I haven’t seen Anna in two years. We met while I was working for the Recreational Center, teaching kids to swim and play soccer. I spent my nights studying, reading and contemplating the meaning of life. She spent her nights doing karaoke, working odd jobs around the city and networking with other local musicians. We were opposites, yet I felt like I needed her spirit in my life. I loved who she was and idolized her for what I thought I didn’t have at all. We spent hours laughing, talking, exploring the zoo’s new exhibits and painting messy portraits. We spent other moments improving my wardrobe; I became her own personal canvas. I could’ve run away with her and never come back. She had that affect on me. It was one of those romances no one really knew about and one I don’t share with everyone. She was different and beautiful yet she left a big hole in my heart. She left suddenly and I just wanted to see her again, for closure, one more time.

“She’s inviting you?” Joan asked over the phone. She was my co-worker and the closest friend I’ve had since moving to the city.
“Yes. I haven’t heard from her in two years and suddenly I get a birthday invitation. Just like her to do something like that.”
“So what are you gonna do?… about Abe? She asked, whispering for some reason.
“I’m gonna tell him of course. You know, about the party.”

Abe is my everything. I’ve been loyal, and would never dream of hurting

him. ‘I ridiculously trust you’ he said once, while we drove through Nevada,

on our way back from our trip to Monterrey.

“So the party’s tonight?” Abe asked, gluing a wing to his small, modeled airplane.
“Yes, you coming with me?” I said, sitting across from him.

“I don’t think so, I’ve got to finish this.” He said.

“You’ve been working on that thing for over a year. What makes you think

you’re gonna finish it tonight?”

“I wanna finish this by next week so I can take it to the air show this time.

Go, have fun. I’ll see you when you get back.” He said.

I was glad he said no. I didn’t want him to come. I needed to go on my own.

Pier 30 was loud, packed and filled with pink and white balloons. I had on

my tight black dress, one of three dresses that I owned. It itched but I knew I

needed to femme it up a bit, just a little bit as Abe would say. Everyone

looked dressed in their business attire, like they just got off of work. It’s a

DC crowd, that’s not surprising.

“Hey there, you made it.” She flashed her huge smile.

I stood there for a minute and stared. There she was. She’s made her way

back into my life, again. So suddenly.

“I see you’ve changed a bit” She said, looking me up and down.

“Yes, you know. It’s my attempt to soften up.” I said, pulling my dress down

a bit, uncomfortably.

“I like it, it’s you. I knew you would start wearing dresses, it was only a

matter of time.” She said.

“Yeah, I just wanted to try something new.” I said.

Her eyes still in the shape of almonds, her hair pulled up perfectly in a bun.

Things haven’t changed. My heart still filled with excitement just being in

her presence.

She grabbed my hand and we walked around the party together. She

introduced me to a few people, everyone nice and welcoming, half of them

drunk already.

The night was filled with birthday cake, red wine and a piñata. She’ll be

using piñata’s on her 80th birthday, I guarantee that.

It was 2 am and there was trash, popped balloons and party streamers all

over the floor. We both walked out of the door together and stood in front of

the place. “Thank you for inviting me, it was great to see you.” I said.

“It was great to see you too. Are you coming with me tonight?” She asked,

suddenly.

My heart skipped a beat. I wanted to be with her again. I

wanted to share everything, go on road trips, run away with her. All of those

feelings hadn’t changed.

“Anna, I can’t do that. I’m sorry.”

She stood there and watched me, like she expected me to say that.

 “You left, remember? And now you want everything to be ok? It’s not.” I

said.

She looked right in my eyes. It was like she could read my mind, like we had

an unspoken agreement.

She reached down and adjusted my dress. Stared at it, then looked right at

me. Then she turned around and walked away. I wanted to stop her, but I

didn’t. I turned around and walked back into my life, back into Abe’s

with part of my heart still with hers, knowing I could probably never see her

again.

title: Birthday Girl

question: What's the narrator's relationship to Anna?

answer: Supposedly just friends, but it's implied when she says she wanted to run away with her that she has a romantic attraction to her.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: It's implied that it's in Washington D.C. when they say it's a DC crowd.

question: Does the narrator like wearing dresses?

answer: It's implied that she does not as she's uncomfortable and Anna comments on how she's finally wearing them.

question: Where does Anna invite the narrator to go "tonight?"

answer: Unclear, but the narrator chooses to return to her regular life without Anna.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is invited to the birthday party of an old friend whom she hasn't seen in two years. She goes to see the friend, and it's implied that she has romantic feelings for her, but she turns her down when she's invited to a further outting that night.


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A HELIX DUMPER is a rail transport and unloading solution, designed for continuous rolling discharge of bulk commodities. Originally developed for the iron ore industry, the Helix Dumper system can handle many types of fine-grained and potentially sticky commodities. When the Helix Dumper wagon enters the unloading area, a wheel at the top of the wagon makes contact with the spiral-shaped rigid guide that constitutes the unloading station. As the wheel travels along the path of the guide, the wagon chassis remains on the rails while the body of the wagon is rotated 148 degrees to dump its load. After the rotation, the direction of the guide changes and the wagon body is returned to its normal position. The Helix Dumper has a discharge rate of up to 25,000 tonnes per hour.[1] [2][3][4]

The discharge process is powered by the locomotive, which pulls the unbroken train set through the unloading station. The Helix Dumper unloading station has no moving or motorised parts and requires no additional power supply.[5][6]

Alternatives

The main alternatives to the Helix Dumper system are bottom dumping systems and rotary car dumper systems.[7][8]

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title: Helix Dumper

question: What is a helix dumper?

answer: A rail transport and unloading solution, designed for the continuous rolling discharge of bulk commodities.

question: What are the alternatives to a helix dumper?

answer: The main alternatives are bottom dumping systems and rotary car dumper systems.

question: When was the helix dumper invented?

answer: The article does not state when it was invented.

question: What was the original purpose of the helix dumper?

answer: It was originally developed for use in the iron ore industry.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Helix Dumper system is a rail transport and unloading solution, designed for continuous rolling discharge of bulk commodities. It was originally developed for use in the iron ore industry but can handle many types of fine-grain and potentially sticky commodities.


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MAKSIM RAYEVSKY[1] () (died 1931 in Moscow) was a Russian-Jewish anarcho-syndicalist.

Rayevsky was born L. FISHELEV in Nizhyn, Russia, into a well-to-do Jewish family. He was educated at the gymnasium in Nizhyn and attended university in Germany.[2]

After university, Rayevsky became an anarcho-syndicalist and moved to Paris, where he and Nikolay Rogdayev founded _Burevestnik_ (“The Stormy Petrel”),[3][4] which has been described by anarchist historian Paul Avrich as “the most important anarchist journal of the postrevolutionary period” (_i.e._, the period after the Russian Revolution of 1905).[5] The two men published _Burevestnik_ from 1906 to 1910.[6] In its pages, Rayevsky criticized anti-syndicalists and anarchist practitioners of propaganda of the deed.[7]

When World War I began, Rayevsky was living in New York City, where he served as editor of _Golos Truda_ (“The Voice of Labour”). _Golos Truda_ was the official newspaper of the Union of Russian Workers in the United States and Canada, whose membership exceeded 10,000.[8]

Not long after the February Revolution in Russia, Rayevsky left New York and traveled to Petrograd. By chance, he sailed on the same ship as Trotsky in May 1917.[9] Two months later, he was joined by the rest of the _Golos Truda_ staff, who had decided to move to Russia _en masse_.[10]

In Petrograd, Rayevsky edited the first issue of _Golos Truda_. Shortly thereafter, he suddenly left the anarchist movement.[11] Trotsky helped Rayevsky get a non-political job in the new Soviet government.[12] In the late 1920s, Rayevsky is reported to have been arrested for printing a Trotskyite publication.[13]

Rayevsky died of a heart attack in Moscow in 1931.[14]

Notes

[1] Alternate spellings of Rayevsky's first and last names are Maxim and Raevskii or Raevsky.

[2] Avrich, _Russian Anarchists_, p. 137.

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[6] Avrich, _Anarchist Voices_, p. 526, n. 606.

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[11] Avrich, _Anarchist Portraits_, p. 127.

[12] Avrich, _Russian Anarchists_, p. 199.

[13] Avrich, _Russian Anarchists_, p. 244.

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title: Maksim Rayevsky

question: Who was Maksim Rayevsky?

answer: He was a Russian-Jewish anarcho-syndicalist.

question: What is the most important anarchist journal of the post-revolutionary period (the period after the Russian Revolution of 1905) according to historian Paul Avrich?

answer: Burevestnik (The Stormy Petrel) founded by Rayevsky and Nikolay Rogdayev.

question: Where was Rayevsky when World War I started and explain what he was doing?

answer: He was living in New York and served as editor of Golos Truda (The Voice of Labour), the official newspaper of the Union of Russian Workers in the United States and Canada.

question: Who did Rayevsky sail with when he left New York and traveled to Petrograd?

answer: Trotsky

question: Write a ~8 sentence summary.

answer: Maksim Rayevsky was a Russian-Jewish anarcho-syndicalist. He became an anarcho-syndicalist after attending university in Germany. He moved to Paris and founded Burevestnik (The Stormy Petrel) with Nikolay Rogdayev. While living in New York, he served as editor of Golos Truda (The Voice of Labour), the official newspaper of the Union of Russian Workers in the United States and Canada. He met Trotsky when he sailed back to Petrograd after WWI broke out, and ran Golos Truda there. He suddenly left the anarchist movement and Trotsky helped him get a non-political job in the new Soviet government. Rayevsky was reportedly arrested in the late 1920s after printing a Trotskyite publication. He died of a heart attack in Moscow in 1931.


text:
What am I doing with my life?

I’m still sleeping in the same bed, in the same room, and in the same house as last year.

I still have no plan.

Do I want to write? I’m no writer, no one’s called me poetic, since last year
Make art? I can’t draw, and people would rather hear death itself than my music.
Go off the grid and hitchhike cross-country? Leaving everything behind, especially you, sounds good.

I saw you. You were with him, with the same smile you used to give me. I wonder if you give him the same lies.

I gambled my dreams, on a feeling; It makes sense that I lost. It is my love life, after all.

Still in the tenth layer of hell; the same place I used to call heaven when I was with you.

Success, I’m not surprised you’ve found it. I always made sure you knew of you’re talent. I’m glad you’re happy, I guess.

That “Peter Pan” charm I used to have, is gone. No, I couldn’t play childish games in the past year. Since I don’t have fairy dust any more, Irish Red will have to do.

Last year.

Remember last year? Memories still linger in my mind.
The smiles, the laughs even the tears; I would do many things to bring them back.

It’s been a year since the goodbye.  You weren’t the first, nor were you the last. But why do I think of you?

I don’t deserve this pain. I’ll have to ask you to leave my mind, just as you left my life.

You can leave now.

I miss you.

title: Last Year

question: Is the narrator coping over a heartbreak?

answer: Yes.

question: What ideas does the narrator come up with to get over his old lover?

answer: He plans to write then thinks of becoming an artist, only to realize he cannot draw. He then thinks of going off the grid and hitchhiking cross-country but he doesn't feel like leaving her behind.

question: Why did his lover leave him?

answer: This information is not mentioned.

question: What memories does he recall with his lover?

answer: He recalls the "Peter Pan" charm that he had when he was still with her. He thinks of how he cannot play the childish games anymore that he used to a year ago with her. He thinks of all the smiles, the laughs, and even the tears they shed.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator ponders over what he is doing with his life. He keeps jumping from one thought to another of what he wants to do in life. From a writer to an artist to a musician and finally to a hitchhiker. But he does not want to leave his old lover behind.

He thinks of all the memories he has with her, happy or sad. It has been a year since they parted way but he cannot stop thinking of her.


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THE LAB, located in San Francisco's Redstone Building, is a not-for-profit arts organization and performance space founded in 1984.

The Lab believes that if it gives artists enough time, space, and funding to realize their vision, the work they produce will change the way we experience the world. These are often small propositions that (like all great art) challenge the familiar ways we perceive value, and so it seeks out extraordinary artists who are underrepresented as a result of gender, class, race, sexuality, or geography, and whose work is not easily defined and therefore monetized. As a site of constant iteration and indeterminacy, The Lab is, above all, a catalyst for artistic experimentation.

The Lab is W.A.G.E. Certified. W.A.G.E. Certification is a program initiated and operated by working artists that publicly recognizes non-profit arts organizations demonstrating a commitment to voluntarily paying artist fees that meet a minimum standard.[1]

History

Founded in 1984 by Alan Millar, John DiStefano, Laura Brun and other art students from San Francisco State University, The Lab was a site for interdisciplinary artistic production. The Lab (née Co-LAB), located in a two-story building at 1805 and 1807 Divisadero Street, featured a black box theater upstairs and a gallery space downstairs. Early presentations included music shows by radical groups such as Rhythm & Noise, Minimal Man, Hüsker Dü, and Z'EV; exhibitions of works by experimental artists Dana Fair, Peter Edlund, and Mark Durant; and performances by luminaries Elbows Akimbo, Mary Trunk and Scott MacLeod, among many others. In 1985, Co-LAB renamed itself as “The LAB” under the auspices of Alan Millar's non-profit The•art•re•grüp, Inc.

In 1995, The Lab relocated to the historic Redstone Building in San Francisco’s Mission District. A hub for political organizing since 1914, the Redstone played a significant role in the General Strike of 1934 and unions occupying the building have successfully advocated for expanded rights for African Americans, women, and Chicano workers.[2] With a nod to this rich history, in 1995 The Lab partnered with Aaron Noble of the Clarion Alley Mural Project and the Redstone Building's still-active union and non-profit occupants on a series of murals in the building's main atrium, which were dedicated upon completion by Mayor Willie Brown.[3]

Since 1984, The Lab has hosted performances and projects by Cluster, Jack Smith, Nan Goldin, Lynn Hershman Leeson, My Bloody Valentine, David Wojnarowicz, Nayland Blake, Christine Tamblyn, Lutz Bacher, Orlan, Lydia Lunch, Karen Finley, Kevin Killian, Sapphire, Negativland, Carl Stone, Koh-i-Noor, The Billboard Liberation Front, Survival Research Laboratories, Mike Kelley, Barry McGee, Carrie Mae Weems, Barbara Kruger, Xylor Jane, Bill Orcutt, Malcolm Mooney, Kathleen Hanna, Jello Biafra, Flipper, Fred Frith, Rhys Chatham, Nao Bustamante, Rebecca Bollinger, Bruce Conner, Paul DeMarinis, Elbows Akimbo, Felipe Dulzaides, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Beth Lisick, Alan Millar, Trevor Paglen, Rex Ray, Lise Swenson, PrOphecy sun, Alice Notley, and many more.[4]

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title: The Lab (organization)

question: What does the text say about the organization's founding?

answer: The Lab was founded in 1984 by Alan Millar, John DiStefano, Laura Brun, and other art students from San Francisco State University. It was a site for interdisciplinary artistic production. It was initially located in a two-story building at 1805 and 1807 Divisadero Street, but in 1995, it relocated to the historic Redstone Building in San Francisco's Mission District.

question: What does the text say about the organization's goals?

answer: The Lab believes that by giving artists enough time, space, and funding to realize their visions, the work they produce will change the way we experience the world. The Lab seeks out extraordinarily talented artists who are underrepresented as a result of gender, class, rave, sexuality, or geography, and whose work cannot be easily defined or monetized. The Lab seeks to be a catalyst for artistic experimentation above all.

question: What does the text say about the organization's current leadership?


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This Holiday Season I’m channeling my inner ATTIC ELF and while I’m playing WHITE CHRISTMAS on a continuous loop on my CD player, I want to  tell you the inspiration behind my favorite family, The San Valentino’s of Manhattan,

My parents split when I was an infant and both remarried. My parents are of Irish extraction, my stepmother the same. My stepfather, though, was first generation Italian/American. This made for some memorable Christmas get-togethers during my childhood.

Christmas Eve was usually spent with the Italian relatives, starting at around 4 p.m. with the first course of the Feast of the 7 fishes. Every hour on the hour for 7 full hours a different fish course was served by my Sicilian-speaking-only step-grandmother.And with every course, a new bottle of wine would be served, so that by the time my mother, stepfather and I left, most of the relatives were gluttonously full and three sheets to the wind drunk. It made for many an interesting evening, especially when they all started spewing in Italian just so my mother and I couldn’t understand what was being said. (P.S. most of it was about us!!!)

Christmas day was always spent with Irish relatives, starting with Midnight Mass Christmas eve,( and yes, we traveled to them as soon as the last fish course was finished on the Italo side.) and culminating in a day of drinking and eating. And when I say drinking I mean it in the purely alcoholic sense. Unlike with the stepfamily, my mother’s family consumed more booze than food. And they started drinking earlier, too. Like noon early. There would only be two courses for dinner, which was usually served at 5 without any food before that, because my Irish grandmother didn’t want any of us to spoil our dinners and eat too much before the meal was served. I never understood how she didn’t equate the falling asleep drunks at the dinner table with the lack of food to sop up the afternoon booze. By seven p.m. most of them would be passed out in various lounge chairs and couches, the Yule Log blasting Christmas music in the background to drown out the yelling coming from the kitchen where my mother, her mother, and my aunt would be fighting about….anything and everything.

From the time I realized my family was different from all the other families in my school I started asking Santa for a different family every year for Christmas. The number one item on my Santa wish list was : a family that didn’t fight, drink, or yell. I think I actually wrote that for eight years straight. When I never got the family I wished for, I stopped writing it down.

But I never stopped wishing for it.

It wasn’t until I was married and made my own family that my wish turned into my reality.

When I wrote my very first Christmas romance, A KISS UNDER THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, I invented the family I wished for as a child. The San Valentinos are loyal and loving and they do fight – but only in the best sense of the word because they fight for each other, not against one another. I got my wished-for family twice: One, I married; the other I created.

A KISS UNDER THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

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Gia San Valentino is the beloved baby in her large, loud, and loving Italian family. Family dramas, passion, and food rule the San Valentino clan, and Gia takes it all in stride, her family the touchstone of her life. But with Christmas fast approaching she longs for a life and home of her own with a husband and _bambini_ she can love and spoil. The single scene doesn’t interest her and the men her well-meaning family introduce her to are all wise guy wanna-bes, with old world views on women – the pregnant and barefoot kind – just the type of man she’s trying to avoid.

When Gia lends a helping hand at her neighborhood parish’s Christmas Festival she meets a guy who has all her requirements for perfect-man status. Tall, sweet, good looking, and from a big Italian family of his own, it seems she might finally have found a man she can give her heart to. When a miscommunication has her believing he’s the new parish priest, her happily-ever-after hopes evaporate because he’s the proverbial forbidden fruit.

Or is he?

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And please visit these wonderful author blog sites for more Christmas in the Highway Cafe fun!

DECEMBER 4
Holland Rae – https://hollandrae.com/
Susanne Matthews – https://mhsusannematthews.wordpress.com/
Sorchia DuBois – www.sorchiadubois.com
Mariah Lynne –
DECEMBER 5
Tena Stetler – http://www.tenastetler.com/category/my-say-what-blog/
Maureen Bonatch – http://www.maureenbonatch.com/blog/
Peggy Jaeger – https://peggyjaeger.com/
Barbara Burke – https://barbaraburkeauthor.wordpress.com/
DECEMBER 6
Kelly Kalmanson – http://kkweil.blogspot.com
M.S. Spencer – http://msspencertalespinner.blogspot.com
Hywela Lyn – www.hywelalyn.blogspot.com
Reggi Allder – https://reggiallder.blogspot.com/
DECEMBER 7
Denyse Bridger – http://www.fantasypages.ca
Clair de Lune – https://clairdelunebooks.co.uk/
Karen Blake-Hall – https://kaydenclaremont.wordpress.com/
Casi McLean – http://casimclean.com/a-christmas-to-remember/
DECEMBER 8
Darlene Fredette – http://findingthewritewords.blogspot.com
Daryl Devore – http://daryldevore.blogspot.ca
Gini Rifkin – http://ginirifkin.blogspot.com
Linda Carroll-Bradd – http://blog.lindacarroll-bradd.com

question: What does the text say about the way the Italians celebrate Christmas?

answer: The author is of Irish descent with an Italian-American stepfather with whom she usually celebrated Christmas Eve. Her Italian relatives gathered at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve with the first course of the Feast of the 7 fishes. Every hour on the hour for 7 full hours a different fish course was served. Her Sicilian-speaking step-grandmother was in charge of the food and she made sure that a new bottle of wine was opened with every course that was served. By the time they left the celebration everyone was full and drunk and the family was arguing and gossiping loudly in Italian.

question: What does the story say about the ideal Christmas?

answer: From the time the author realized that her family was different from other families she started asking for a different family, a family that does not fight, drink or yell. This seems to be her criteria for an ideal Christmas. When she wrote a book she made this dream a reality by creating the loving San Valentino family that are loyal and when they do fight, they fight for each other, not against each other.

question: What does the text say about the way the Irish celebrate Christmas?

answer: The author celebrated Christmas day with her Irish mother and family. It started with Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and culminated in a day of drinking and eating. Her Irish relative drank more alcohol than eating. The first meal is served at 5 without any food before that because her Irish grandmother didn't them to spoil their dinners and wat too much before the meal was served. She never made the connection between the lack of food and the sleeping drunks. The day ended with a fight between the author's mother, grandmother and aunt fighting in the kitchen about anything and everything.

question: Summarize all the information relating to the origin of Christmas songs mentioned in the story.


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THE PIETY STUDY is a U.S. longitudinal study of Chinese families derived from the PINE Study.[1] It is the product of a synergistic collaboration between the Chinese Health, Aging, and Policy Program (CHAP) at Rush University, Northwestern University, and many community-based organizations and social service providers. This academic-community partnership is led by XinQi Dong MD, MPH, at Rush University, Melissa A Simon, MD, MPH, at Northwestern University, and Esther Wong, ACSW and Bernarda Wong, ACSW, at Chinese American Service League.[2]

The goal of the PIETY Study is to better understand the health and well-being of Chinese adult children, and understand the factors impacting the health and aging of Chinese older adults from the perspectives and experiences of adult children.[3]

Since 2011, more than 4,000 face-to-face interviews were conducted. Each interview was personalized according to languages or dialects the participant preferred, including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Toishanese, and Teochew.[4]

Background

The population of U.S. Chinese adults aged 65 and above has increased four times quicker than the general U.S. older adult population.[5] This rapid growth means there is an increasing demand for elder care within Chinese families. Traditionally, family-oriented values influence the planning and organization of elder care in Chinese families. Filial piety prescribes that adult children are obligated to provide adequate support to their elderly parents. This demand and cultural precedent calls for a better research understanding of Chinese adult children as family caregivers.[6]

Current data collection efforts mostly aggregate Asian as a single category, and therefore social and health data regarding Chinese Americans as specific ethnic group have been scarce. Moreover, conceptual frameworks that have been used in prior research were developed based on Western populations, failing to identify the importance of cultural values within minority populations. In light of those factors, the knowledge of culture and caregiving within Chinese families was rudimentarily understood. Without a full understanding, public health and policy goals remain under-developed to adequately support the family caregiving practices of Chinese adult children. With this mission in mind, the PIETY Study is built to understand the health and well-being of Chinese families in the Chicago metropolitan area.[7]

Methods

The PIETY Study is a community-based participatory population study investigating Chinese adult Children, who lives in the Chicago area. The criteria of participation are as followed.

1.  The participants must be 21 of age or above[8]
2.  The participants need to have at least one living parent 60 years or older[9]
3.  An eligible participant needs to identify himself/ herself as Chinese[10]

Data collection is through face-to-face interviews using the website-based application. The survey is composed of questionnaires and qualitative questions, which capture adult children's perspectives on the topics regarding filial piety and caregiving.[11]

Findings

Socio-demographic profile

-   The average age of the study participants is 48 (range: 22-76), with nearly 70% older than age 40; 66% are female and 81% are married.[12][13]
-   Nearly seven in ten (66%) of the participants have a high school education or less.[14]
-   Over 25% of the participants fall below the federal poverty line. Only 26% of the participants can speak English.[15]

Health

-   Four in ten participants (40%) rated their general health status as fair or poor.[16][17]
-   Overall, 20% of the participants live with one medical condition, 8% live with two conditions, and 5% live with three conditions or more.[18]
-   The average number of visits to physician is 4 times per year.[19]

Intergenerational solidarity

-   One third of participants live with their parents in the same house. Many of them have daily face-to-face contact with their father (47%) and mother (27%).[20][21]
-   Adult children are more likely to perceive their fathers care about them compared to mothers (91% vs. 72%). Adult children perceive that their fathers understand them better than mothers (76% vs. 18%).[22][23]
-   More participants felt they could rely on their fathers for help than on mothers (57% vs. 12%). They perceive their mother criticizes more (24% vs. 14%) but father demands more (19% vs. 13%).[24]
-   More adult children reported having disagreements with their mothers than with their fathers in dealing with practical matters (40% vs. 15%).[25]

Caregiving

-   More than half of adult children in the study have to help their father (56%) and mother (61%) with instrumental activities of daily life.[26]
-   Most participants perceive their father and mother expect them to be the primary caregivers (66% and 71%) and that they are the actual primary caregivers (66% and 71%).[27][28][29]
-   Caregiver burden is common (73%). Time-dependence burden (67%) is the most frequently reported burden.[30][31][32]
-   Approximately 87% of adult children agree that the community should share a great amount of responsibilities in taking care of older adults.[33]

Family conflict

-   Over half (60%) of the adult children screen positive for potential caregiver mistreatment.[34] Having trouble with their parents' temper or aggression is common (25%).[35]
-   One third of the participants had been physically mistreated by their parents before turning 18 years old (28%), and 15% of them thought that was serious.[36]

Psychological well-being

-   In the last month, one third of participants (32%) felt that they are nervous and stressed, and 32% felt that they cannot cope with things they have to do.[37]
-   21% of participants experience a sense of loneliness. Over half (54%) of participants present symptoms of anxiety.[38]
-   A total of 44% of participants displayed at least one depressive symptom in the past two weeks.[39]

Social well-being

-   The participants are more likely to engage in monthly home-bound activities, including watching TV (97%) and reading (84%).[40]
-   One in ten participants have no relative who they can count on for help (10%).[41]
-   Nearly one in five (18%) participants have no friends with whom they can talk about private matters.[42]

Implications

The data collected from the PIETY Study show that Chinese American adult children confront significant life and health challenges in providing care for their aging parents due to multiple social, structural, cultural and linguistic barriers. Nevertheless, these health challenges also represent tremendous opportunities for family members, community stakeholders, researchers, health professionals, social service agencies, and policy makers to work in concert to improve the health and well-being of all Chinese Americans.[43]

Future directions

Longitudinal studies are needed to better understand changes of biological, behavioral, familial, social, and cultural factors over time. Currently, the PIETY Study is undergoing the second wave of data collection. The third wave is starting in 2017 to examine how the health and intergenerational relationships of Chinese adults change, in order to better understand the causes of certain health outcomes.[44][45]

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question: Which criteria does a participant have to meet to participate in the PIETY study?

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The PIETY study is a community-based participatory population study investigating Chinese adult children who lives in the Chicago area. The participants have:
1. to be 21 years of age or older
2. at least one living parent 60 years or older.
3. a Chinese identity.
Interviews are conducted to gather data. Interviews were personalized according to the language or dialects the participant prefers, including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Toishanese and Teochew.

question: Why is the PIETY study concentrated on Chinese Americans?

answer:
In traditional Chinese culture, piety influence elder care. It prescribes that adult children are obligated to provide adequate support to their elderly parents. Elder Chinese in America have increased 4 times quicker than the general U.S. population.
Asians are usually aggregated in a group. The importance of cultural values within minority populations are rudimentarily understood. This puts Chinese Americans at risk of under-developed support for family caregiving practices.

question: Which fields did the researchers look at for the caregiving section of the PIETY study?

answer:
1. If the participant has to help their mother/ father with activities instrumental to daily life.
2. If the participant perceives that their father/ mother expects them to be primary caregivers and if they are actually primary caregivers.
3. If there is a caregiver burden on the participant and what form it takes.
4. If the participant feels that the community should share a greater amount of responsibilities in taking care of older adults.

question: Summarize the implications of the PIETY study and explain the way forward.

answer: The PIETY study concludes that Chinese American adult children have significant life and health challenges in providing care for their aging parents. The study cites multiple social, structural, cultural and linguistic barriers. The study identifies an opportunity here to improve the well-being of Chinese Americans by addressing the identified gaps. The second and third wave of the PIETY study will enable better understanding of changes in biological, behavioral, familial, social, and cultural factors over time.

question: Explain the difference the study found when comparing fathers with mothers.

answer: In the intergenerational section of the PIETY study it was found that more participants have face-to-face daily contact with their fathers, than with their mothers. The rest of this section might give some suggestion of why that is. Participants indicated that their fathers care more about them and understand them better than their mother. Participants felt that they could rely on their father's help than that of their mothers. Their mothers criticize more and their fathers demand more. The participants also had more disagreements with their mothers than with their fathers.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: THE PIETY STUDY is a longitudinal study of Chinese American families. The goal of this study is to understand the health and well-being of Chinese adult children better, as well as investigate the factors impacting the health and aging of Chinese older adults from the perspectives and experiences of adult children. Since 2011, more than 4,000 face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data for this study.


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_ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE FINNISH LANGUAGE_ (or _SUOMEN KIELEN ETYMOLOGINEN SANAKIRJA_) was started in the 1950s and completed in the 1980s. Its seven volumes have a total of 2293 pages.[1] The first two parts of the work were published in 1955 by Professor YH Toivonen and the next part in 1958 by Erkki Itkonen. Then, the project was stopped for twenty years, until its fifth part appeared in 1975, and in a short time the rest of the parts.[2]

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question: When was the Etymological Dictionary of the Finnish Language completed?

answer: in the 1980s

question: How many volumes are in the Etymological Dictionary of the Finnish Language?

answer: 7

question: Who published the first part of the Etymological Dictionary of the Finnish Language?

answer: Professor YH Toivonen

question: Who published the third part of the Etymological Dictionary of the Finnish Language?

answer: Erkki Itkonen

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Etymological Dictionary of the Finnish Language  was started in the 1950s and completed in the 1980s. It contains seven volumes.


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[MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Would 'Probably Decline' ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction]

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist NIKKI SIXX says that if his band was ever honored into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, he would decline the nomination, explaining that the ROCK HALL "has lost touch with art, songwriting craft, lyrics and influential music."

Despite the fact that artists are eligible for the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands like MÖTLEY CRÜE (which has been eligible since 2006), DEEP PURPLE, IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST have yet to be recognized by the institution, which inducted GUNS N' ROSES in that group's first year of eligibility.

Writing on his FACEBOOK page earlier today, SIXX said: "The only award I look forward to getting is the one I will probably decline and that's the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. It's a fixed old-boy network that has lost touch with art, songwriting craft, lyrics and influential music and usually has other agendas at hand. Young bands tell me it's a joke, and these bands are the future."

VH1 CLASSIC "THAT METAL SHOW" co-host EDDIE TRUNK echoed SIXX's sentiments, telling the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS last month: "How can you have a HALL OF FAME where it takes KISS, RUSH and ALICE COOPER twenty years to get in, but GREEN DAY and GUNS N' ROSES go in on first ballot but it DEEP PURPLE doesn't get in."

DEEP PURPLE, which has been eligible for induction into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME for two decades now , was denied entry to the ROCK HALL in 2013 — losing out to such artists as American pop singer-songwriter RANDY NEWMAN and R&B singer DONNA SUMMER.

KISS, which was passed over by the HALL since 1998 before finally getting the nod this past April, took its long-overdue induction with a grain of salt, with frontman PAUL STANLEY telling CLASSIC ROCK that it felt like a case of a little too little and a little too late to mean anything for him, explaining, "It was done begrudgingly and because it had become absolutely ludicrous that they were choosing to ignore us. At the end of the day, most people don't realize that the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME was a privately created establishment and that it has a self-appointed board. It's a perfect case of perception becoming reality. People heard 'ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME' and gave it credibility."

He went on to say: "So whether it deserves the title has to be weighed against who it inducts. So was it an honor to be nominated? No. It means a lot to the fans and I understand it because it's validation for them. So for that reason I accept graciously and accept on their behalf."

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question: Summarize the negative feelings musicians have towards the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

answer: Nikki Sixx has stated that the Hall has lost touch with art, songwriting craft, lyrics, and influential music. According to Sixx, young bands tell him the Hall is a joke. Paul Stanley called Kiss's induction into the Hall too little too late and said it wasn't an honor to be nominated.

question: Summarize the evidence given that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is out of touch with music.

answer: Iconic hard rock and metal bands like Motley Crue, Deep Purple, Iron maiden, and Judas Priest have not been recognized by the Hall. It took Kiss, Rush, and Alice Cooper twenty years to get in. Young bands also do not seem to have any respect for the Hall, calling it a joke.

question: Summarize the suggestions the article gives for improving the Rock and Roll hall of Fame.


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_GLEAN_ is the seventeenth studio album from New York City-based alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released on April 21, 2015. It is composed entirely of releases from the first four months of the band's 2015 Dial-A-Song project.

Background

In late 2014, the band began advertising the relaunch of their Dial-A-Song service, which had its origins in the early 1980s when the band would record songs onto an answering machine and advertise the phone number. The service was eventually discontinued in 2006, but the band sought to restart it online. A modified version of the original phone number was reclaimed as well, and both outlets were updated every Tuesday with a new recording starting in December 2014.

Also announced in late 2014 was the return of Instant Fan Club, a year-long subscription service offered by the band upon each of their studio album releases since 2011. Among the products promised to members were free digital downloads of all Dial-A-Song releases, CD copies of the band's upcoming rock and children's albums, as well as LP copies of each for “Super President” tier members. This marked the announcement of the band's 17th (13th rock album) and 18th (fifth children album) albums. In mid-February, They Might Be Giants announced details on their upcoming rock album, including the title, some tracks, and the release date. “Erase”, which was released in January as the first Dial-A-Song track of 2015, was announced to be the lead single off _Glean_.

Release

_Glean_ was released on April 20, 2015 in Europe on Lojinx and April 21 in America on the band's own Idlewild Recordings. CD and vinyl editions were included, along with digital releases of the album, and the original releases of the songs via the Dial-A-Song service. Instant Fan Club members received CD copies of Glean upon its release. Super President tier members received copies with the booklet signed by both John Flansburgh and John Linnell.

Australian copies came with a bonus CD of the _Flood Live In Australia_ album, containing the entire _Flood_ album performed live in reverse running order.

Track listing

Personnel

They Might Be Giants

-   John Flansburgh – vocals, guitars, etc.
-   John Linnell – vocals, keyboards, woodwinds, etc.

Additional musicians

-   Marty Beller – drums, percussion
-   Danny Weinkauf – bass
-   Dan Miller – guitars
-   Dan Levine – trombone on 4, 14
-   Curt Ramm – trumpet on 3, 4, 14
-   Stan Harrison – saxophones on 4, 6, 14
-   Rob Moose – violins on 4, 6, 9

Production

-   Pat Dillett – co-producer, mixing
-   Jon Altschuler – engineer
-   UE Nastasi – mastering
-   Paul Sahre – design; space and fist illustrations
-   Jason Fulford – photography
-   Frank H. Netter – salivary glands illustration

Charts

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| U.S. _Billboard_ 200[1]           | 67                                |
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question: What does the text say about Glean?

answer: Glean is the 17th studio album from the band They Might Be Giants. It was released on April 20, 2015, in Europe on Lojinx and April 21st in America on the band's own Idlewild Recordings. The album is composed entirely of released from the first four months of the band's Dial-A-Song project. CD and vinyl editions were included, along with digital releases of the album, and the original releases of the songs via the Dial-A-Song service. Australian copies came with a bonus CD of the "Flood Live in Australia" album containing the entire "Flood" album performed live in reverse running order.

question: What does the text say about the band, They Might Be Giants?

answer: They Might Be Giants is a New York City-based alternative rock band. The main members of the band are John Flansburgh (vocals, guitars) and John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, woodwinds). The band is complemented by several other musicians who play an assortment of instruments like drums, bass, saxophones, and others. They released their 17th studio album entitled "Glean" on April 20, 2015.

question: What does the text say about the Instant Fan Club?

answer: The Instant Fan Club was announced in late 2014. It is an annual subscription service offered by the band on each of their studio album releases since 2011. Members get free digital downloads of all Dial-A-Song releases, CD copies of the band's upcoming rock and children's albums, as well as LP copies for each "Super President" tier member.


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In an effort to provide more avenues for independent developers on its new console, Microsoft announced that the Unity add-on will be free for any registered indie developers in the Independent Developers @Xbox program.The add-on, releasing in 2014 for the Xbox One, will allow registered developers to use the Unity game engine to publish titles on the new console, as well as Windows 8 and Windows 8 devices. Microsoft says this will level the playing field for developers, regardless of their size or location.
Xbox One-only Unity Pro licenses will also be offered to qualified developers. Microsoft has already promised to be on the lookout for promising titles that deserve marketing and promotion, but offering Unity free to any developer willing to register is another step in the effort to bring original content to next-gen platforms.
"Microsoft continues to show their commitment to creating opportunity for developers of all shapes and sizes, a commitment shared by Unity," Unity Technologies CEO David Helgason said. "The drive behind the ID@Xbox program is exciting for Unity and the games development community in general. We can’t wait to see the results.”

The ID@Xbox program, announced at Gamescom this year, aims to make development and publishing friendlier than they were on Xbox 360, and as appealing as they are on the PlayStation 4 and Wii U; with more and more developers using the Unity engine, this new approach could open up myriad avenues for creative developers. _Mike Mahardy is a freelance writer for various outlets, and is currently reading Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. You can follow Mike on Twitter._

Was this article informative?

question: When was the Unity add on first released?

answer: 2014

question: What is Unity used for?

answer: Developing video games

question: Who is the CEO of Unity Technologies?

answer: David Helgason

question: What is Mike Mahardy reading?

answer: Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Microsoft announced that the Unity add-on, a video game development tool, will be free for any independent developers registered with the company.


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CACULO CAHANGO (also spelled KAKULO KAHANGO, KACULO KAHANGO and KAKULO-KANHANGO) is a commune in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo, Luanda Province, Angola.[1]

The commune has 6,988 residents (2014).[2]

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title: Caculo Cahango

question: What is Caculo Cahango?

answer: a commune in the municipality of Icolo e Bengo.

question: Where is Caculo Cahango located?

answer: In Luanda Province, Angola.

question: What is the population of the commune?

answer: As of 2014, 6,988 residents

question: When was the commune established?

answer: This information is not found in the article.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Caculo Cahango is a commune in Angola with 6,988 residents.


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What happened in the lab, nobody knows. There were no survivors.
	Except one man.
	This man’s name is Austin Maus. Yet, through his experience those few days, he had been driven insane. The sheer terror ate away at his mental health for the rest of his life.
	My name is Caleb Ryder, and I am determined to find the truth. The truth behind Tucker. What is this Tucker you may ask? For it is not what it is, ask who it is. This is what I am looking for. The answers.

~

	I woke up with a startle on Saturday morning, a bad dream. One of many. Although I couldn’t quite remember what this particular dream was, I knew it was the same as every other. These dreams came as frequently as the (pop culture reference here). Waking up in the same cold sweat, with little breath in my lungs.
	Saturdays and Sundays were my days off. I hated taking days off. All my life I had worked hard to become a neuroscientist and I’ve been one for a while, but I loved it. It is my passion, and I would do it for free. But, due to the new Shaftman Ratification, it has become mandatory for at least two days off during the week.
	I became manager of my department in 2037, and have felt happiness beyond description.
	But, this incident seems to have had an unsettling effect on everybody.
	After I woke up Saturday, I made myself a cup of coffee. I sat at my study table and turned on the news. Same CNN trash every day. They still haven’t found the plane, we get it. I turned then to another independent news source that I particularly liked. QFN was a station dedicated to getting the real facts out for the New American States, without the fabrication that other channels might provide. I almost flipped the channel before I had heard what the anchor was saying.
This report was stating the incident. My incident. How was this released already, I thought. The anchor read off the teleprompter the following:
	“Now we come to our lead story in the world of medicine. In a latest report, scientists believe they have found a cure for Nueromitosis. This disease leads to the duplication of nerve cells in the brain, causing impaired judgment, insanity, and death. A new clinical trial is in progress for this very rare, but serious, disease. Now moving to the world of sports, the Packers have won their third NFL championship in a row…”
	I switched off the TV and let out a sigh of relief. They still haven’t found out what actually happened. The media was still a couple of weeks behind, and this was QFN! They were usually the first ones to cover a story.
	I took a shower after finishing my coffee. I enjoyed taking long showers to reflect on my life. I still couldn’t shake the idea that the report still hadn’t been released. It was such a life-altering event, and nobody even knows what I have been through! I was begin to get angry at the world. Why should I be the only one to know this pain? I punched the wall. I felt as if my head was going to explode. My pulse quickened. Eyes dilated. Veins throbbed. Now I was on the bathroom floor. Cold… Alone…

~

	I woke up with a startle. It took me awhile to figure out what happened. I got my wits gathered, and rummaged through my clothing. I found my watch and saw that it was 14:17. I had been in the bathroom for nearly three hours now. I quickly dried off and changed into a clean pair of clothes. Suddenly, my cell phone rang. It was my lab assistant, probably wanting to know the correct measurement for something.
	“Doctor Ryder,” I said as I answered the phone.
	“Hello Doctor, we just needed your permission to put a level 4 chemical in a 250 mL beaker. Is that all right?”
	“Yes, yes, please proceed.”
	“Alright, sir.”
	“Is that all, Jerry?” I asked.
	Jerry replied, “Actually, no, doctor. We’ve got a bit of a hiccup.”
	“A hiccup?”
	”Yes, sir, a hiccup. We believe a 20 mL dosage of Penicillin has gone missing. We still aren’t sure where it could have gone. There was nothing out of the ordinary on the security tapes either,” he added.
	I knew immediately what he was talking about. Tucker. I let out a small sigh.
	“Well, just keep looking. Ask the trials if they know anything about it.”
	“Yes, alright sir,” Jerry replied.
	I hung up the phone. Tucker must’ve gotten an infection.
	I tried clearing my head by going to the local sandwich shop. It was only a few blocks away, so I began walking. It was a beautiful day out, seventy degrees and sunny. There also were many people out, enjoying the views of New Mercury.
	Taxi cabs were being hailed, and people were getting in and out. An old man sat alone in the park, feeding the pigeons. A stunning young woman got on her little motor scooter, and sped off. Two more men walked side by side, in a hushed tone. Wait. I took a second glance over my shoulder. I’ve seen those men before! One of them yelled for a cab.
	“Hey!” I shouted after them. “Wait a minute!”
	That was the moment where I knew something had gone bad. I felt something poke me in the back. I slowly tuned around, and saw three people standing in front of me. The one in the middle was holding a pistol.
	“No sudden movements, doctor.” The man with the pistol ordered. He had a very deep voice. It had almost sounded like a computer voice over.
	I then felt the other two grab my arms and stuff me in the trunk off the cab to other to men “hailed”. I looked up for a brief moment before they put a bag over my head. What I saw scared the crap out of me.
	There was one man and two woman- all three were probably in their mid-thirties. All three of them had a suit and dress pants made of midnight. The man held up a 9mm Glock to my face.
	“Enjoy the ride Caleb.” He closed the trunk with a sinister laugh, and for the second time that day, I passed out with a shudder.

~

	When I woke up this time, I was not in the comfort of my own home. No, I was far from that. I was still in cab, and we were on what seemed like a bumpy road. I guess I really didn’t know, since I hadn’t been kidnapped and stuffed into a trunk before.
	Years passed as I waited for us to stop. I looked for an escape route, but to no luck. I began to think about where I had seen these people, and where they could be taking me. I really didn’t think anybody would need a doctor that understands brains fairly well.
	We gradually came to a stop. I heard all the doors open and close.  I was flooded with emotion. What will happen to me? Is this really the day I die? The trunk opened.
	“Up,” ordered the deep voiced man.
	Reluctantly, I began to sit up. The two woman grabbed my arms and helped drag me out. I looked up and saw that we were in a clearing of a forest, atop of a hill. There was a large, tan building at the top of the hill. Fences, guard towers, armored trucks, and armed men surrounded the building. There was large antennas and receivers on the roof. My kidnappers pushed me along, hoping that I hadn’t brought in to much details I presumed.
	We eventually reached the front of the compound, and went inside. The inside was much more terrifying. Up above us was an intricate catwalk with guards all around. What looked like scientists were working on something in a sterile lab?I couldn’t get the best look, but I did see a symbol for radiation. We kept moving along, and I saw a large armory towards the left of the building. There were many varieties of guns, most I had no idea what they were.
	But the last thing I saw before I went to a new room was the worst. Towards the back of the compound I saw three large silver shells. These looked like a bullet, but much, much larger. They had a four pronged tail at the end of each of them. Oh my God. I’ve seen these before! I remembered

title: [F/AA] Was wondering how you guys liked this piece I working on

question: What is the story about?

answer: A neurosurgeon who has made a big discovering a lab regarding Neuromitosis.

question: When is the story set?

answer: In the future in the New American States.

question: What implies space travel is possible in this world?

answer: Characters talk about New Mercury, which might be a planet they are settling.

question: What does the protagonist know that the public does not?

answer: About a disaster of some kind that happened in their lab.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: This is a story set in the future, in the New American States. The protagonist works at a lab and is involved in an accident. Then he is kidnapped and held at gunpoint by an unknown assailant. He is taken to a facility with mysterious objects inside, which he recognizes.


text:
HARDIE CLIFFORD PARKER (November 24, 1907 – January 27, 1968) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as member of the Liberal party from 1944 to 1952.[1][2]

[1]

[2] Death Registration

title: H. C. Parker

question: Who is Hardie Clifford Parker?

answer: Parker was a Canadian politician.

question: Which party did he belong to?

answer: He belonged to the Liberal party.

question: When did Hardie die?

answer: Hardie died on 27 January 1968.

question: How long did Hardie serve the party?

answer: Hardie served the party for eight years.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Hardie Clifford Parker was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for eight years. Parker died in 1968.


text:
LIAT COHEN (born 17 October 1971)[1] is a Franco-Israeli classical guitarist.[2] Born in Tel Aviv, Cohen is the recipient of concert diplomas and first prizes from the Schola Cantorum de Paris and the Conservatoire de Paris, a laureate of the École Normale de Musique de Paris, and the winner of international competitions in Rome and Paris. Cohen was the first classical guitarist to receive the Nadia and Lili Boulanger Prize awarded by the Foundation of France.

Performances

Cohen has played at the Palais des beaux-arts (Brussels), Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), Salle Cortot (Paris), the National Theatre of Costa Rica, the Opéra national de Montpellier, the Musée des Invalides (Paris), the Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles), The Palais des congrès de Lyon, the Jerusalem Theatre (Tel Aviv), and the Palazzo Barberini in Rome.

She has performed with leading orchestras and at festivals in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Turkey, Sweden and Israel, many being broadcast live on national television and radio including Radio France, Israel Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Reviews

The musicologist Yehoshua Hirshberg said that Cohen “...is a guitarist continuing the tradition begun by Andrés Segovia, of transforming the intimate guitar into a magnificent solo instrument, projecting over large concert auditoria while maintaining the warm and gentle nuances of the instrument”.

_French Guitarist_ magazine called her one of the most important guitarists in the world today, and _Guitare_ magazine called her a “virtuoso of poignant, delicate sound”.

Albums

Cohen's first album was recorded with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in 2001. It won a Critics Award for Interpretation and was selected as CD of the Year by American National Radio,

In 2003, Cohen transcribed and recorded works by J.S. Bach while artist in residence at the Mont St. Michel Abbey in France. This work culminated in a solo performance during the 20th European Cultural Heritage Day and an album published by Codaex France: _Liat Cohen plays Bach at Mont St Michel_. A week of national television coverage on the MEZZO Music Channel followed.

In 2005, Cohen recorded a classical and popular melody album, _Latino Ladino_, for Harmonia Mundi.

In 2007, Buda Music released the album _Variations Ladino_, with music from 15th century Spain to the present day, comprising solo and chamber pieces based on the Ladino tradition. Roten wrote of the album: “The acoustic result is savoured as an initiatory journey in which pleasure is paramount.”

In 2009, Cohen, accompanied by the Talich Quartet, released a double album _Virtuosi_, and the album _Concertos_, both on the Warner Classics label.

In 2014, they released album _Rio-Paris_.

[1] Maurice J. Summerfield: _The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800_, 5th edition (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark Publishing Co., 2002), p. 88.

[2]

title: Liat Cohen

question: Who is Liat Cohen?

answer: Liat Cohen is a Franco-Israeli classical guitarist who was born in Tel Aviv.

question: List some of her performances.

answer: She has played in places like Palais des beaux-arts (Brussels), Circulo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), Salle Cortot (Paris), the Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles), The Palais des congres de Lyon, the Jerusalem Theatre (Tel Aviv), and the Palazzo Barberini (Rome). She has also performed at festivals in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Turkey, Sweden, and Israel.

question: List some of her albums.

answer:
- Latino Ladino
- Variations Ladino
- Virtuosi
- Concertos
- Rio-Paris

question: Write a short timeline of Cohen's career background.

answer:
- 2001 - Cohen recorded her first album with the Jerusalem Symphony.
- 2003 - Cohen transcribed and recorded works by J.S. Bach
- 2005 - Cohen recorded a classical and popular melody album: Latino Ladino
- 2007 - Buda Music released Variations Ladino
- 2009 - Cohen released a double album: Virtuosi and Concertos
- 2014 - Cohen and the Talich Quartet released the album: Rio-Paris.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Liat Cohen is a Franco-Israeli classical guitarist who was born in Tel Aviv. She has performed at festivals in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Costa Rica, Turkey, Sweden, and Israel.


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CHRISTOPHER RUSDIANTO (born 22 September 1990) is an Indonesian male badminton player.[1][2]

Career

Rusdianto comes from Suryanaga Surabaya badminton club, then in 2009 he joined the Indonesia national badminton team.[3] In 2011, he became the runner-up at the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold tournament in men's doubles event with Andrei Adistia.[4] At the Giraldilla International tournament in Cuba, he became the champion in men's and mixed doubles event.[5] He also won the 2011 Bahrain International tournament with Adistia, after defeating top-ranked Indian pair and defending champions Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas.[6] In 2013, he became the champion at the Croatian International tournament in men's doubles event partnered with Trikusuma Wardhana.[7]

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF GRAND PRIX has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

_Men's Doubles_

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| |Year     | |Tourname | |Partner  | |Opponent | |Score    | |Result   |
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| 2011      | Syed Modi | Andrei    | Naoki     | 17-21,    | RUNNER-UP |
|           | India     | Adistia   | Kawamae   | 21-12,    |           |
|           | Open      |           |  Shoji    | 21-23     |           |
|           |           |           | Sato      |           |           |
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    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

    BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

_Men's Doubles_

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| |Year     | |Tourname | |Partner  | |Opponent | |Score    | |Result   |
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| 2013      | Polish    | Trikusuma | Chen      | 24-22,    | RUNNER-UP |
|           | Internati | Wardhana  | Chung-jen | 14-21,    |           |
|           | onal      |           |  Wang     | 14-21     |           |
|           |           |           | Chi-lin   |           |           |
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| 2013      | Croatian  | Trikusuma | Zvonimir  | 21–14,    | WINNER    |
|           | Internati | Wardhana  | Durkinjak | 22-20     |           |
|           | onal      |           |  Zvonimir |           |           |
|           |           |           | Hoelbling |           |           |
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| 2011      | Bahrain   | Andrei    | K. T.     | 14-21,    | WINNER    |
|           | Internati | Adistia   | Rupesh    | 21-17,    |           |
|           | onal      |           | Kumar     | 21-13     |           |
|           |           |           |  Sanave   |           |           |
|           |           |           | Thomas    |           |           |
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| 2011      | Giraldill | Berry     | Luiz Dos  | 21-10,    | WINNER    |
|           | a         | Angriawan | Santos    | 21-12     |           |
|           | Internati |           |  Alex     |           |           |
|           | onal      |           | Tjong     |           |           |
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_Mixed Doubles_

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| 2011      | Giraldill | Dwi       | Berry     | 17-21,    | WINNER    |
|           | a         | Agustiawa | Angriawan | 21-14,    |           |
|           | Internati | ti        |  Ayu      | 21-12     |           |
|           | onal      |           | Rahmasari |           |           |
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    BWF International Challenge tournament

    BWF International Series tournament

    BWF Future Series tournament

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title: Christopher Rusdianto

question: When was Christopher Rusdianto born?

answer: On September 22 1990.

question: Who was his partner for his win at the Croatian International tournament?

answer: Trikusuma Wardhana.

question: Which two levels does the BWF Grand Prix have?

answer: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold.

question: When did he join the Indonesia national badminton team?

answer: In 2009.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about Christopher Rusdianto, an Indonesian badminton player.


text:
The CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ZIMBABWE (CCJPZ) is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse.

The CCJPZ was established in 1972 as the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia. The commission changed its name when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe after independence in 1980 and has offices in Harare, Bulawayo, Binga village, and Mutare, along with the presence of a "Justice and Peace committee in each diocese. Its stated duties are ;to inform people's consciences; to make people aware of their rights and duties as citizens; to encourage love, understanding and harmony through the promotion of the Church's social teaching; to investigate allegations of injustice which it considers to merit attention, and to take appropriate action; to keep in contact with other organisations with similar aims and objectives and;to advise the Bishop's Conference on the human rights situation pertaining from time to time.[1]

Outreach

In March 1997, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe compiled the report on the situation in Matabeleland and the Midlands during the period of 1980-1988 titled _Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace._ The report was based on the human rights abuses orchestrated by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe's North Korean-trained Zimbabwean Fifth Brigade, which was known within the nation as the Gukurahundi.The publication of the report was possible because Zimbabwe had been enjoying a period of stability and national unity since the _Unity Accord of 1987_.

As one of the few human rights organisations in Zimbabwe, CCJPZ has made significant contributions to the documentation of the injustices and suffering of the Zimbabwean people during the Rhodesian Bush War and Gukurahundi. In the late nineties the Commission distributed impartial literature on the right to vote which led to a high voter turnout for the 2000 parliamentary elections.

Recording History

The CCJPZ has recorded crucial chapters of Zimbabwe's history in reports and publications since before independence in 1980. These records encompass the Rhodesian Bush War, Gukurahundi, pre-election and post election violence since independence.

Past Directors

Mr C. Mhondoro 1981-1982
Ms Dorita Field 1983-1984
Mr C. Maveneka 1984-1986
Nicholas Ndebele 1986-1991
Mike Auret 1992-1999
A.M. Chaumba

Past Chair Persons

Mike Auret 1981-1990
Peter Peel 1990-1992
Charles Dube 1992-2000

Aliyeli Lungu -2016

Yvonne Winfildah Takawira-Matwaya 2016- Present

Affiliations

CCJPZ is a Commission of the ZIMBABWE CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE with an affiliation to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in Rome and has active contact with Commissions in other countries.

Archival Information

-   Reaching for Justice, a history of the CCJP (Mambo Press, 1992)
-   Caught in The Crossfire (Video detailing the plight of the Zimbabwean people in the Liberation War of the 1970s)
-   Catholic Institute for International Relations, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia. _Rhodesia After the Internal Settlement_, 1978

[1] CCJP

question: When was the commission founded?

answer: 1972

question: What was the title of the report released by the commission in 1997?

answer: Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace

question: What organization is the commission a part of?

answer: The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference

question: Prior to 1980, what was the commission called?

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Rhodesia

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe is a non-governmental organization whose aim is to highlight the plight of the Zimbabwean people and assist in cases of human rights abuse. It was founded in 1972 and is a commission of the Zimbabwean Catholic Bishops' Conference. In 1997, the commission published a report on the human rights abuses orchestrated by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe's North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade titled Breaking the Silence, Building True Peace.


text:
"Are you Matthew Harding?", Asked one of policemen,he had green eyes and a small baby face and a big round shape for his body.

"Yes I am,why?",Matt asked back,he knew the answer but he was denying the truth anyway he could.

"We are sorry to inform you this Matthew,but your mum was found dead this morning,as well as your relatives and anyone related to you in any way." Said the other policewoman,she was slightly small in height and had long curly black hair which complemented her brown eyes.                                                                                He could not accept the truth,it all crushed down on him like he was holding the whole universe on his shoulders.He turned back to see his hallway turned from a bright colourful hallway into a long,twisted passage of darkness all around.His doormat was a trap of spikes that flew up without warning,spiking his feet till he couldn't feel anything. His heart pounded so fast it felt like it could off pounded out of his body.

"No...", Matt could only utter that one word,his pain was increasing so fast second by second that he was sure in no time at all he would just drop dead.

"YOUR LIEING,THEY CANT BE DEAD!", Matt screamed,he knew the truth but he didn't want to believe any of this at all,he wouldn't.

"Again,we are sorry for your loss,your going to have to come with us for the night where we will give you free hospitality and tomorrow find somewhere for you to live temporarily", Said the woman.

"...", Matt tried to argue back but didn't have the strength to utter a single word now so he just done what they said and followed them down to the car with the last remaining strength he had.

(please note,this paragraph is purely my imagination as I've never actually been inside a police station)

When they arrived at the police station it looked like any normal building,white painting and the parking slot was full of police cars ready to get out on the roads and the word "POLICE" written in big capital letters.When they got inside it looked just as plain and dull,a big building with white walls everywhere.They escorted Matt to a small dull room with the only thing in there simply being a bed,it looked exactly how he imagined a cell to look like,painted with grey instead of white this time though.

"This is where you'll be sleeping for the night,sorry its a bit dull but its just for one night",said the woman smiling kindly. They then escorted him through a dark corridor to a large can-tine,flooded with a lot of rough looking people,presumably prisoners.

It was exactly 6:00pm when they gave him his dinner,a full roast dinner with chicken, potatoes,vegetables and Yorkshire pudding. Normally he would devour any kind of food given to him,but after what had been confirmed this morning his appetite still hasn't grown  back yet. Fortunately, the policewoman allowed him to leave it and head to bad,she seemed nice and was certainly the only one Matt would trust if he had to trust any of them. He decided it would be best if he called it a day and went to bed,besides,he would prefer to be in his room away from everyone else right about now. When he was laying in his bed he still found this all hard to believe,like they were all involved in a huge prank involving him,but he decided to just let it go for tonight.It took about 3 hours to get to sleep but finally he drifted off into a deep sleep.

title: The chosen 6 (part 2) (re-upload)

question: Why are all of Matt's relatives dead?

answer: This is not explained.

question: How did Matt's family members die?

answer: This is not explained.

question: How does Matt deal with the losses?

answer: He's mostly in shock, having trouble coming processing that this is happening to him.

question: Where is the story set?

answer: It's initially unclear, but then it moves to a police station.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Matthew Harding is informed by two police officers that his mother was found dead this morning, as well as anyone related to him. He somehow knows it's true, but he screams in denial and goes with them to the police station in a state of emotional shock. He has to spend the night in a cell before they can find him a more suitable place to stay [for his safety].


text:
I am an old man with old shoes. The leather loafers fit comfortably upon my aching cankerous feet. Penniless tongues for a penniless misfit, both made around the 1930s.  Worn and torn and faded and aged just to how I like, the day began when I slipped out of the cold sheets of her bed and into the warmth of my shoes. My shoes; thoughts are rolling around inside my head, trying to find the day that has come. Scratching the few strands of gray left, chaff falls beside my hand on the bed. I’m not awake yet. Her head is still on the pillow. She’s asleep and the dawn has already come.

I get up, walking to low lit bathroom filled with dying lavender, and recall my father and his shoes. Mr. Sallanger had worn loafers like mine, back when they were still all the fad. We had enough money back then. Not like now. The world changes and the toothpaste stays the same. The water runs and I see him in the mirror, staring back at me. Yes, Papa, I’ll get it done. I did do it and that was that.

My teeth are surprisingly strong; made to last and made to chew. They sparkle and gleam from the rinse. Dentures are all the craze in here. Damned loonies! I hear them rummaging out in the florescent lamp lit hall.

title: Happy

question: Whose bed is the narrator in?

answer: An unknown woman's bed.

question: What is the narrator's relation to the woman asleep in the bed?

answer: This information cannot be found.

question: What is the narrator's relation to Mr. Sallanger?

answer: Mr. Sallanger is the narrator's father, presumably.

question: What type of shoes are the fad, according to the narrator?

answer: Penny loafers.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator wakes up in a woman's bed thinking about his old shoes for his old self. In the bathroom, he sees his father through the mirror and recalls his father's old loafers when they were a fad, just like the narrators dentures.