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Amherst, MA- The Massachusetts Minutemen have taken huge steps of progression this season. The 2018 season has seen UMass land big victories over Providence and Northeastern and earn home playoff ice for the first time since 2007. Greg Carvel’s unit took to the ice at the Mullins Center on Thursday night looking for their first Playoff win in three years against the Vermont Catamounts. UVM started the game on time, but UMass finished the night victorious.

UMass outshot UVM 8-6 in the first period but made several key mistakes that gave Vermont the early momentum. They bobbled pucks at the blue line and gave the Catamounts some clear chances on Matt Murray in net. Murray stopped most of them, but after three of his teammates whiffed on a puck following a turnover, Matt Alvaro’s wrister from the slot gave Vermont a 1-0 lead 13:09 into the first. UMass’s offense could not get momentum back in their favor before intermission.

The Minutemen continued making mistakes in the second period that extended Vermont’s lead. The teams got ten shots each, but UMass committed three penalties in the frame. With much of the period gone, Niko Hildenbrand committed a roughing penalty. Thirty-two seconds into the penalty, Ivan Chukarov committed a foolish cross-checking penalty that gave UVM a five-on-three penalty. UMass mostly killed the penalty, but they left Jake Massie too much room and the senior landed the goal for a 2-0 Catamount lead.

Shortly after, with all the momentum going their way, Vermont gave the Minutemen a chance to reclaim the game. With 1:40 left, Jarrid Privitera speared Cale Makar in the ribs and was called for a five minute major and a game misconduct. UMass didn’t capitalize in the second period but did in the third. John Leonard drove from the right goal line to the doorstep and beat UVM Goalie Stefanos Lekkas five-hole to get UMass on the board 59 seconds into the third.

UVM continued to commit critical mistakes when Matt Alvaro was called for a misconduct and Alex Esposito was called for shooting on net after an offsides whistle was blown. On a power play shortly before the halfway point, Cale Makar deked through three defenders and roofed a puck on Lekkas to tie the game. Lekkas stole the show with diving saves, split saves, and a remarkable effort to force overtime in college hockey’s playoff opener.

Overtime was just as entertaining as regulation. Each team had great chances, each team got nice shots, and Murray and Lekkas traded excellent saves. With time winding down, UMass sent their fans into a frenzy. John Leonard worked the puck out of his defensive corner, skated through two defenders, and lugged the puck into the Vermont end. He threw a backhand across the crease to Philip Lagunov, who deflected the puck into the net off his facemask. The play was ruled not a goal initially but after review, the goal was allowed and UMass landed a 3-2 victory with 3.3 seconds left in the overtime.

Vermont’s record drops to 9-18-7. Catamount head coach Kevin Sneddon was critical of his team’s late performance after the game.

“Huge missed opportunity. The story of our game was a total lack of discipline. I’m disappointed in our club. We gave them a spear when we had all the momentum in the world and we got frustrated with the refs after. Sounds to me like we self-imploded. Credit to UMass for the comeback, but we beat ourselves tonight.”

UMass climbs to 15-17-2. The win gives UMass an 11 game improvement over last season, the biggest turnaround in program history. Greg Carvel was harsh on his team’s early performance but happy with the late bounceback.

“I didn’t like the way we started the game. Vermont was more motivated to start the game. As the game went on, we got better. That was an entertaining playoff game. Our best players rose to the top. Cale’s goal is as good as you’ll see in college hockey.”

The teams rematch on Friday night at the Mullins Center for game two of a best-of-three playoff series. UMass goes for their first series victory in 11 years. Puck drops at 7 pm in Amherst.

question: What are the mistakes UMass made in the game with UVM?

answer: They bobbled pucks at the blue line and gave the Catamounts some clear chances on Matt Murray in the net.

question: How many shots did the teams get?

answer: Ten shots each.

question: What did Greg Carvel have to say about the game?

answer: He didn't like the way his team started the game but they got more motivated as the game went on.

question: Is this the last game the two teams are playing together?

answer: No, they are meeting for a second game.

question: Have these 2 teams played together before?

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answer: The text is a summary of a hockey game between UMass and UVM.


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NOTICE TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS:

We have been planning our annual New Year's Eve Gala since January, and we did still intend to host this event. Currently, due to the pandemic, Anne Arundel County has not entered Stage 3 Recovery, and all events must end by 10:00 PM. Now with the Governor's recent prohibition on gatherings over 25 persons,  we are sadly forced to cancel this year's celebration. Paid tickets will be refunded or switched to next year's event, December 31, 2021.

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December 31st 9pm-2am

Hilton BWI Airport Hotel

1739 Nursery Rd.

Linthicum Heights, MD

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-   Premium Bars & Gourmet Buffets
-   Live Music & Entertainment
-   Over 12 Different Party Zones
-   Midnight Champagne Toast
-   CDC-Recommended Precautions in Place

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This Year's Special New Year's Eve Party Theme:
MARYLAND MASK-QUERADE

This will be a New Year's Eve like no other! Hopefully, right? Say goodbye to 2020, and welcome 2021 in style.

This year's celebration will be a bit different than past years. Our capacity is smaller, so there will be fewer tickets available. All tickets this year will be VIP, so the whole celebration will offer the VIP menu and access to all areas. The menu is a bit different, offering individually packaged appetizers and fully plated meals, extra seating and tables designed to allow appropriate social distancing. Face masks will be required when you're not eating and drinking, and dancing at your table will be encouraged. But we are arranging some first class entertainment, as we always do!

WE ARE TRYING HARD TO BRING YOU THE BEST PARTY AND BEST VALUE FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE, GIVEN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, STATE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS AND THOSE OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. SOME ELEMENTS WILL BE THE SAME AS PAST YEARS, SOME QUITE DIFFERENT. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP CELEBRATE THE DAWNING OF A NEW YEAR AND USHERING OUT ONE THAT HAS BESET WITH PROBLEMS.

DRESS WILL BE FORMAL TO PARTY CHIC. FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTRANCE AND EVERYWHERE THAT YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY EATING AND DRINKING. WE WILL BE ASKING FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING AND TAKING MANY OTHER PRECAUTIONS. IT'S NEW YEAR'S EVE, SO DRESS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE RED CARPET, SHOWING EVERYONE THAT DESPITE MONTHS OF QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION, BALTIMORE STILL KNOWS HOW TO "PUT ON THAT PARTY DRESS."

Check out the Features of this Amazing Baltimore, Maryland, New Year's Eve Celebration.

Here's what everyone is saying about Charm City Countdown New Year's Eve Charity Gala:

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CARING COMMUNITIES is a 501c(3) charitable organization based in Sykesville, MD that offers support and activities for thousands in disabled communities in Maryland, DC and Virginia. Through training, education, publications, and events--the quality of life for disabled children and adults can be improved regardless of the nature or severity of the disability to help them achieve economic self-sufficiency and promote inclusion to enjoy full participation in society.

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question: What is the main point of the document?

answer: A New Year's Eve Gala is being canceled due to the pandemic's restrictions on gatherings.

question: How will this year's celebration be a bit different than past years?

answer: It will be different because it's taking place during a pandemic, so there will be smaller capacity and a mask requirement.

question: What are some of the features of the event?

answer: Premium bars, gourmet buffets, live music & entertainment, over 12 different party zones, midnight champagne toast, and CDC-recommended precautions in place

question: Does this event have a dress code?

answer: Yes, masks were required and dress was to be formal to party chic.

question: Where is the event located?

answer: The event is located in Baltimore, Maryland

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This document addresses the cancellation of a 2021 New Year's Eve Gala in Baltimore due to a pandemic and its gathering restrictions. The rest of the document details the Gala.


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NAMRI SONGTSEN (),[1] also known as “Namri Löntsen” () (570?–618?/629) was, according to tradition, the 32nd King of Tibet of the Yarlung Dynasty, which until his reign ruled only the Yarlung Valley. He expanded his kingdom to rule the central part of the Tibetan Plateau. His actions were decisive in the setting up of the Tibetan Empire (7th century), to which he can be named co-founder with his son, Songtsen Gampo.

Context

Namri Songtsen was a member of the Yarlung tribe, located to the southeast of Lhasa, in the fertile Yarlung Valley[2] where the Tsangpo (known in India as the Brahmaputra) supported both agriculture and human life. The Tibetan plateau was, at this time, a mosaic of clans of mountain shepherds with simple nomadic organizations[3] where intertribal fighting and razzia sorties are part of the local economy.[4] Each clan had several chiefs. These clans had few material and cultural exchanges according to topography, climate, and distances, which means that each clan, located in a specified network of valleys, had its own culture with little in common with other clans.[5] These “proto-Tibetans” were isolated from relations with the outside world, though some mountain groups to the east in Sichuan, Qinghai and the 'Azha kingdom dwelt in border areas contiguous with, or within, the Chinese empire.[6] Early Chinese sources appear to mention proto-Tibetan peoples in a few rare cases, if the Qiang and Rong do indeed refer to them.[7] This changed dramatically by the beginning of Tang Dynasty, the Tibetan kingdom becoming a powerful player in the military history of Eastern and Central Asia.

Several Tibetan historical accounts say that it was in Namri Songtsen's time that Tibetans obtained their first knowledge of astrology and medicine from China.[8] Others associate the introduction of these sciences with his son.[9] In the period, knowledge of these and other sciences came from a variety of countries, not only from China,[10] but also from Buddhist India, Byzantium,[11][12] and Central Asia.[13]

Upbringing and life

Around 600, Namri Songtsen, one of the several Yarlung tribal chieftains, become the uncontested leader of the several Yarlung clans. Using shepherd-warriors he subdued the neighbouring tribes one after another. Expanding his rule to all of modern Central Tibet, including the Lhasa region[14] allowed him to rule over many groups, and to begin the establishment of a centralized and strong state, with skilled troops who gained experience in their many battles in the early 7th century. This formed an important base for the later conquests by his son, which unified the whole of the Tibetan plateau.[15] According to Beckwith, Namri Songtsen sent the first diplomatic missions to open relations with China, in 608 and 609.[16]

Assassination and succession

Namri Songtsen was assassinated by poisoning in 618 or 629/630, by a coup d'état which eventually failed, being crushed by Namri Songtsen's son, who developed his heritage, completing the submission of the Tibetan plateau, and, according to later histories, introduced a unified legal code, a Tibetan writing system, an archive for official records, an army, and relations with the outside world.

[1] Stein (1972), p. 298.

[2] Kolmaš, 1967, p.5

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[4] Robert Brainerd Ekvall, _Fields on the hoof: nexus of Tibetan nomadic pastoralism,_Waveland Press, 1983 pp. 52-3.

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[6] Kolmaš, 1967, p.?

[7] Kolmaš, 1967, p.2 : The 羌 (Qiang) and 戎 (Rong) appear on oracle bones as early as the 13th and 12th century BC.

[8] Bsod-nams-rgyal-mtshan (Sa-skya-pa Bla-ma Dam-pa),_The clear mirror_: a traditional account of Tibet's golden age, tr. McComas Taylor and Lama Choedak Yuthok, Snow Lion Publications, 1996 p.90.

[9] Rolf Alfred Stein, _Tibetan Civilization,_ Stanford University Press, 1972 p. 51.

[10] Jean-Claude Martzloff, _A history of chinese mathematics,_ Springer 206 p.110.

[11] Dan Martin, 'Greek and Islamic Medicines' Historical Contact with Tibet: A Reassessment in View of Recently Available but Relatively Early Sources on Tibetan Medical Eclecticism'' in Anna Akasoy, Charles Burnett, Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim (eds.)_Islam and Tibet: Interactions Along the Musk Routes,_ Ashgate 2011,pp.117-144, p. 128.

[12] Christopher I. Beckwith, 'The Introduction of Greek Medicine into Tibet in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries,' in _Journal of the American Oriental Society,_ 99:2 (1979) pp. 297-313.

[13] Henk Blezer et al., 'Brief Outlook:Desiderata in the Study of the History of Tibetan Medicine,' in Mona Schrempf (ed.) _Soundings in Tibetan medicine: anthropological and historical perspectives,_ Brill, 207 pp. 427-437, p. 430 n.5.

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title: Namri Songtsen

question: Why is Namri being considered as a founder?

answer: Namri Songsten succeeded in both the unification and the expansion of Tibet. Despite being the 32nd king, Tibet had yet to have a proper unified government due to the nomadic and isolated nature of its residents. By changing this Namri's kingship was solidified and allowed him to properly negotiate and interact with other countries.


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CHAUBARA (), (), is a tehsil located in Layyah District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] The market town of Chaubara is the headquarters of the tehsil. Chaubara Tehsil is considered among least populated tehsils of Punjab. The incumbent Assistant Commissioner Chaubara Mr. Salman Ahmad Lone is known for his proactive approach towards public service delivery. Tehsil Chaubara is the largest of any tehsil in Layyah District.

Tehsil Chaubara consists of 7 union councils i.e. Nawankot, Khaira wala, Jamal choupre, Shear Garh, Rafique Abad, Aulaq thal kalan and Chaubara.

People

People wear the shalwar and kameaz. They also wear lungi instead of shalwar as a traditional dress and they wear _Pagri_ or _Pattca_ as their traditional dress and this is considered as an honour for them. They also wear sindhi cap and put Ajrak or Saraiki Ajrak on their shoulder in their traditional dress.

Whereas girls wear Dopata and Burqa and they wear shalwar, Qameaz of different designs. They also use traditional jewelry.

Almost all peoples are Muslims.

Most common castes are Gujjar, Arain,Gill, Bodla, Bajwa Cheema Pathan(Pukhtoon) Lashari Baloch,Aarbi Baloch, Butt (Kashmiri), Panwar of Rajpoot clan,LAIL (Jatt Lail), (in other Districts Like Bhakkar this caste in known as LEEL), known as Malik, Bappi, Magsi, Joiyea, Jagwal, Tanvarea, cheana, Goraya,Sial, Kanwera, Bhati (Darkhan, Pawli, Nae), Bhook, Mochi, Nahraa, Garwah, Saharan, and Kheara.

Language

Saraiki is a local language, almost all people speak this. But Urdu, Punjabi and English are also spoken.

Occupations

Most people are farmers by profession and raise domestic animals for milk and meat. Small ruminants are basic source of income, and black and white grams are the most cultivated crops in this area. Wheat and cotton are also grown. This area has great potential for forest cultivation. Under-soil water is favorable for cultivation to some extent. Wheat is second major crop which is lack behind just due to shortage of water. People are awaiting for Thal greater canal for generations. This canal will irrigate large area of land which will help to alleviate the local production as well as GDP.

Many people also serve in government jobs in different fields.

Weather

Weather is relatively hot but nights in the desert of Thal are cold even in summer.

Desert

There are dunes of sand and unmeasured desert everywhere.

The Thal Jeep desert rally and camel dance festival occurs every year. And peoples from different areas come to participate and watch.

[1] https://www.punjab.gov.pk/layyah

title: Chaubara Tehsil

question: Summarize all the information relating to how people dress in Chaubara Tehsil?

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Men traditionally wear a lungi in stead of a shalwar. They also wear pagri is part of their traditional dress as an item of honor. The men wear a sindhi cap and an ajrak on their shoulders.
Women wear dupatta and burqa. They also wear shalwar kameez of different designs. They also use traditional jewelry.

question: What religion do the people in Chaubara Tehsil practice?

answer: They are Muslims.

question: Do the people in Chaubara Tehsil speak Urdu?

answer: Sairaki is spoken by most people. But Urdu, Punjabi and English are also common.

question: Why does Chaubara Tehsil have great potential for forest cultivation?

answer: The under-soil drainage is favorable for cultivation to some extent.

question: Why is wheat production low?

answer: Due to a shortage of water.

question: What will enable wheat production to improve?

answer: The people have been waiting for the construction of the Thal greater canal for generations. This canal will irrigate a large area of land which will help to alleviate the local production as well as GDP.

question: What event takes place in the Chaubara Tehsil every year?

answer: The Thal Jeep desert rally and camel dance festival.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Chaubara Tehsil in Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim community that traditionally wears the pagri and the women burqa. The people are predominantly farmers speaking Saraiki.


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GENNARO CALÌ (1877) was an Italian sculptor.

Biography

He was born and died in Naples. He was born in a family of artists. His brother Andrea was also a sculptor. He studied initially at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, then moved to Rome, where he worked under the Neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, and also encountered Antonio Canova. Returning to Naples, he helped decorate the entrance stairway to the Royal Palace. He also helped complete the gilded stucco decoration of the throne room of the Royal Palace of Caserta.

In Naples, he also sculpted the statue of _San Giovanni Crisostomo_ for the church of San Francesco di Paola, a _Pietà_ for the main altar for the church of the Camposanto, and _L’Addolorata_ now in the Museo di Capodimonte.[1]

An article in 1856 Journal of _Il Poligrafo_, describes him as the prince of Neapolitan sculptors[2] In 1822, along with Tito Angelini, he won an award for sculpture from the Institute of Fine Arts of Naples.[3] In 1835, he is described as an honorary professor at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples.[4]

Among his pupils was Uriele Vitolo.

[1] Guide for Caserta from ARTE.it (2016), with the collaboration of the Soprintendenza per i beni architettonici paesaggisticistorici artistici ed etnoantropologici of the province of Caserta and Benevento.

[2] Il Poligrafo, Volume 1, page 202.

[3] Giornale del Regno delle Due Sicilie, Volume 2, page 88.

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title: Gennaro Calì

question: Who was Gennaro Calì?

answer: an Italian sculptor

question: When was Gennaro Calì born?

answer: 1877

question: Where was Gennaro Calì born?

answer: Naples

question: Did Gennaro Calì have any notable pupiles?

answer: one notable pupil of Gennaro Calì was Uriele Vitolo

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Gennaro Calì was an Italian sculptor.


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ANSHEI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE is a historic synagogue located in Lisbon, Connecticut, United States. The Orthodox congregation was founded with 15 families and constructed the synagogue in 1936. It was built by George Allen & Sons. The interior is a single room that is lined with five benches before the sacred ark. The congregation's membership dwindled throughout the 1940s and 1950s, limiting the services to holidays before finally closing in the early 1980s. Rules in the congregation were not as strictly enforced as in the Old World, as there was no curtain to separate the sexes and distant members were allowed to drive part of the way to its services. The Town of Lisbon took ownership of the property in the 1980s. The synagogue is currently maintained by the Lisbon Historical Society. The synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Construction

In the early 1800s of Connecticut, people of the Jewish faith were few, with just twelve persons in the whole of Connecticut. In 1843, Jewish public worship was first permitted after a petition to the Connecticut General Assembly. Early Jewish services were held in private homes or in rented halls and later in the first synagogues, which were usually adapted from churches. Rural synagogues like the Anshei Israel Synagogue were modest structures and “reflect the need of Jewish farming and summer congregations for buildings suitable for worship that were within their limited financial and geographic boundaries.”[1]

The land upon which the synagogue was built was donated by Harry Rothenberg around 1936. The congregation, pooled their money to construct the synagogue.[2] Constructed by George Allen & Sons in 1836, the Anshei Israel Synagogue is a by gable-roofed clapboarded building with a by central projecting tower with a Magen David at its top. Flanking the tower on each side is a pair of 2-over-2 windows. Paint remnants show that the sash was previously painted a bright blue.[3]

After passing through the tower, the single room has a raised bimah and ark at the front. The original bema and ark remain. The interior of the ark is concealed by a gold parochet; and a menorah rests on the podium. Chairs and five wooden, backless benches were provided for seating, which was described as “an unusual arrangement in historic Connecticut synagogues”.[4][5] Though the building had electricity, it had no heat or plumbing; though a wood stove was used to provide heat and an outhouse was previously behind the synagogue.[6]

Use

The founding congregation of 15 families came from Poland and Russia and lived in the surrounding towns of Plainfield, Lisbon, Griswold, and Jewett City.[7] Rothenberg became the first cantor of the Anshei Israel Synagogue and the service would continue to serve the Orthodox congregation for decades.[8] The congregation's membership dwindled throughout the 1940s and 1950s, which limited services to holidays. The synagogue finally closed when it could no longer steadily gather a minyin, ten men, in 1987.[9][10] The town of Lisbon acquired the synagogue in the 1980s from the synagogue's last six members.[11] In 2004, the synagogue was open during “Walking Weekend” events.[12]

Caroline Read-Burns, president of the Lisbon Historical Society and Jerome Zuckerbraun, a member of the synagogue, discussed the Orthodox congregation's rules and noted that some rules were not as strictly enforced as in the Old World.[13] As an Orthodox congregation, members were to walk to the synagogue, but some distant members would drive and “walk the last mile or so.”[14] The synagogue did not use curtains to separate men and women, as was the norm for Orthodox services in Poland and Russia.[15] The women's seating was at a table on the right side of the sanctuary, near the door.[16] The structure is well-preserved, but not currently in use.[17]

Importance

The Anshei Israel Synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[18] It is recognized as an architecturally significant example of “a small country Jewish house of worship”.[19] Its architecture is the “epitome of simplicity” and it remains an important pre-1945 Jewish house of worship that is in a rural setting and possessing integrity in its design.[20] _The Day_ reflected Read-Burn's comments that the synagogue may “only one of its kind in the country”.[21] In 2001, the building was featuring on _Connecticut Journal_, a program of Connecticut Public Television.[22]

In 2005, the building was in need of some repairs due to neglect and damage from squirrels.[23] The Lisbon Historical Society received a $5,000 grant from the Quinebaug Shetucket National Heritage Corridor to make repairs on the synagogue.[24] Repairs would be done to repair the structure and the electrical wiring would be replaced for free by the students at the Norwich Regional Vocational Technical School.[25]

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title: Anshei Israel Synagogue

question: Where is the Synagogue located?

answer: The synagogue is located in Lisbon, Connecticut.

question: Who built it?

answer: It was built by George Allen & Sons.

question: Who maintains the synagogue now?

answer: It is maintained by the Lisbon Historical Society.

question: Is the synagogue on the National Register of Historic Places?

answer: Yes, the synagogue was added to the register in 1995.

question: Write a ~8 sentence summary.

answer:
The Anshei Israel Synagogue is a historic synagogue located in Lisbon, Connecticut. It was built by George Allen & Sons.

In the 1800s there were very few Jewish people in Connecticut and services were held in private. It was only after the General Assembly permitted that synagogues were constructed. The founding congregation of 15 families came from Poland and Russia and lived in the surrounding towns.

The synagogue closed in 1987 and opened again in 2004 during the "Walking Weekend" events. It got listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The Lisbon History Society received a $5,000 grant in 2005 for some repairs in the synagogue.


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    Pippa McCarthy

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    Emma Sanger-Horwell

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question: What does the text say about travel during COVID-19?

question: What does the text say about the Silver Muse?

answer: The Silver Muse is a 47,000-tonne ultra-luxury ocean cruise liner. The ship made her maiden voyage in April 2017. The Silver Muse redefines ultra-luxury ocean travel with spacious all-suite accommodations, butler-served suites, private verandahs with ocean views, BVLGARI bath amenities, pillow menus, and a host of other luxurious features.

question: What are the different entertainment, dining, and leisure areas on the Silver Muse?

answer: The Silver Muse has six dining venues that showcase different menus ranging from gourmet lobster to teppanyaki, as well as open-air bars with the finest views. The ship has a spa, pool deck, and Jacuzzi for relaxing between ports. The Silver Muse has an enrichment program that provides expert history, culture, and cuisine for each port - from wine tasting to guest lectures. Notable areas are the Venetian Lounge that offers full-scale productions, or the Italian-inspired lounge with a live pianist, the Dolce Vita.

question: What does the text say about the most expensive accommodation on board the Silver Muse?

answer: The most expensive accommodation on board the Silver Muse is the Owner's 1 Suite. It's a prestigious, stylish, classic, and sophisticated apartment suite that has its own veranda. It has an adjoining bedroom with its own en-suite bathroom offering its own spectacular views of the sea. The Owner's 1 Suite is the largest and most comfortable suite on the ship.


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"I can't believe he did that to himself" muttered a body from behind my right shoulder.

*Silence is the hardest respect to claim alive.*

I wheeled around in my seat, and I saw him.

*There he is. The Atomic Man.*

I sat near the back of a dimly lit auditorium of maybe 200-300 people. Two men moved down the aisle towards the stage. Only one of them was someone you'd notice. The atomic man was a short, old man of asian descent. He had a quietness about him that hinted he may had been a monk at one point in his life. He hunched in his wheelchair, bent over with his arms crossed under his belly.

*I think he's crying.*

The two men reached the foot of the stage. After being helped up, the old man stood beside a single podium at its center. The unimportant man strode to the podium and spoke of the atomic man's sacrifice, but his voice faded as all I could do was watch.

The atomic man was rooted there with his head slightly bowed forward. At his midsection was a half-dome protrusion. It curved down from his sternum and chest to his waistline and looked to be made of a plastic that had turned pale in its age.

*But he doesn't seem scared.*

"..This is truly a sad day as we say goodbye to such a tremendous hero." the speaker admitted. "Fifty-six years ago today you fastened that device to your chest," he started to tear, "and it was fifty-six years ago you redeemed humanity."

The crowd around me sobbed. They knew in their hearts what this meant. I was always late to that party. His death would hit me long after this ceremony, and possibly much harder. So I sat upright, and watched.

"While this world spiraled in chaos and fervor, you transcended hatred and fear." the speaker continued after a pause. "The entire world gives its' thanks to you. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Fifty-six years ago this gentle man on my right took the war into his own hands by stealing a nuclear warhead and having it fixed upon his chest. Tonight, we join him as he pays for our dangerous ignorance with his life. Regretfully, I introduce to you for the last time, The Atomic Man."

The Atomic man said nothing. He only smiled at us.

*How could he not hate us?*

The speaker helped the atomic man back to his wheelchair that waited for him in the aisle, down the steps. The room was entirely silent. The kind of silence that actually grows loud and deafening. Beside me, a girl rested her head on my shoulder and wept, but I could not hear a thing.

The atomic man was just yards away now when my hearing came back. I saw fire in the corner of my eye and the sound rushed back into the room like a hurricane. The velocity of the sound hit my ears like the jet scream and all at once, it was too much for me.

The atomic man was leaned backward in his wheelchair, a dead firefly still burning. His eyes hadn't quite shut all the way and in their reflection I saw the flames contained in the half-dome upon his belly.

*And then, panic.*

I rushed to my feet, to his side, and then to his front. I attempted to give the atomic man the look of peace he had held when he entered. No one stopped me as I put his hands together in his lap and put his head down.

Someone reached for me and told me it was okay, so I stepped back. I wasn't alone, but I looked into the crowd and saw no one. How could I see anything with this man in my mind?

The speaker continued to push him out of the room, and into the lobby, and then into the courtyard. I paced slowly with the crowd in that direction, in time to see the speaker lifting the saint out of his wheelchair to the center of a knoll. The speaker then rested him upon the earth, where he smoldered.

The smoke thickened, and a warm glow embraced us all in their loss.

In the ensuing hours the spectators lingered to share stories. The smoke started to clear and in it's wake stood a beautiful tree.

A woman spoke from behind me, "He was such a peaceful soul."

title: [MF] The Atomic Man

question: What was the Atomic man's sacrifice?

answer: The atomic man is confined to a wheelchair. He has a nuclear warhead strapped to his chest, supposedly for the whole of humanity. This has presumably stopped nuclear war.

question: What happens to the Atomic Man after he dies?

answer: He disappears into a form of smoke and fire, smoldering. In his place emerges a beautiful tree, as if by magic. People stand around the tree telling stories.


text: I reach into my pocket to pull out some money for the man standing on the corner. He has a sign that says he is hungry and he has to feed his kids. I think about how much money I have compared to him. I have never worried about how I am going to eat. I fiddle with the money paper in my pocket, wondering to myself how much I should give him. 100 dollars? 200 dollars? It doesn't matter to me. I want to do a nice thing for someone else. It's not like I have anything more important to do. The money is already in my hand and I am rolling down the window when something catches my eye. The light just turned green. I had more important things to do. How much is 200 dollars going to help him anyways? He'll probably be standing on the corner again by next week. The money went back in my pocket and I drove off.

title: Man on the Corner

question: Why was the narrator hesitant on how much money to give the beggar?

answer: He wondered how much money would be enough to help the beggar.

question: How certain was the narrator that he'd find the beggar in the corner by the next week?

answer: It might be because of the belief that beggars are usually found in the same spot.

question: Did the narrator really want to help the beggar?

answer: Even though the narrator seemed in a helping mood, it's not likely he wanted to help the beggar because if he wanted to, he could've given him whatever he had before the traffic sign changed.

question: Where was the narrator headed that seemed more important than helping the beggar?

answer: That information cannot be found.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator was in his car, headed somewhere, when a beggar by the corner who needed money to feed himself and his kids caught his attention. In the mood to help someone in need, the narrator was conflicted about how much to give that would be useful enough to the beggar. Just as he was about to provide the beggar with two hundred dollars, the traffic sign turned green, and he felt his destination was more important than helping the beggar since he thought he might see him the next time.


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The COUNTRY ALLIANCE (, ALPAÍS) is a political party in the Dominican Republic founded in 2011 by Guillermo Moreno and other citizens. It is an emerging political party, with a progressive orientation that is ideologically located in the political center-left. In the 2016 general elections, ALPAÍS positioned itself as the non-traditional party with the largest number of votes, obtaining congressional representation without the need for an alliance with said parties.

Despite being a recently formed party, it has had a relatively positive acceptance by the population, obtaining in some polls even around 15% sympathy, according to the Greenberg-Diario Libre pollster.[1]

History

Origins

For the 2008 presidential elections, a group of social, citizen and political organizations, protected under the name of “Citizen Political Volunteer”, brought former attorney Guillermo Moreno García and social leader María Teresa Cabrera as candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency for the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (MIUCA), obtaining 18,136 valid votes (0.44%).

After the results of these elections, on January 21, 2009, the book “Alianza: Una Propuesta de País” authored by Guillermo Moreno was put into circulation, which led to some 22 presentations in the country and abroad, conforming Citizen Support Groups, a process that ended in an assembly in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros on July 19, 2009, with the participation of the different citizen support groups that had been formed throughout the country. There it was decided to take the necessary steps to build an independent and alternative political option.

On October 15, 2009, in a national address, Guillermo Moreno announced the decision to seek recognition of the new political organization that would be called the “Country Alliance”. In this way, the Alianza País party was officially founded on February 20, 2011, when its Constituent Assembly Juan Pablo Duarte held, in which its basic ideological definitions were approved, which include the guiding principles, objectives and strategic policies, working methods and their statutory norms. Similarly, it elected the members of its National Steering Committee and its President.

Electoral recognition

Country Alliance has gone through two recognition processes:

The first process, at the time of its constitution as a party, began on June 6, 2010, when, after 9 months of intense work, the books containing the names and generals of 85,000 citizens who deposit the names and generals of the Central Electoral Board are deposited. They supported the recognition of Country Alliance, organizing themselves by province and municipalities. In addition, the corresponding documentation is deposited for its constitution as a political organization.[2] On February 4, 2011, by resolution No. 03-2011, the plenary of the Central Electoral Board recognized Country Alliance as a political party in accordance with the Constitution of the Dominican Republic and the Electoral Law.[3][4]

The second process, after losing its jurisdiction before the Central Electoral Board after the 2012 elections, where it obtained 62,290 valid votes (1.37%), began on May 6, 2013, when the necessary documents for recognition were again deposited.[5] This was accompanied by a recognition campaign called the “Campaign for the Million Friends” (CAMILA) in mid-August 2014, to structure a base of support for the 2016 general election.[6] Despite meeting the requirements Formal, and the extensive CAMILA campaign, it was not until September 8, 2015, after more than a year and a half of pressure, that the Central Electoral Board again granted recognition to ALPAÍS.

Merger with Democratic Choice

As part of the negotiations for the 2020 elections, the party leadership entered into an alliance with the Democratic Choice (OD) party, founded by former deputy Minou Tavárez Mirabal and which had obtained recognition from the Central Electoral Board a few months ago, to carry joint candidacies at the presidential, congressional and municipal levels. For that purpose, both parties had planned to hold joint primary elections to elect their candidates on October 6, 2019. However, due to the requirements of the recently approved Law No. 33-18 on Parties, Groups and Electoral Movements, which requires newly created parties carry their own candidates in their first elections, OD was prevented from participating in the pact. On April 3, 2019, both parties accused the Central Electoral Board of boycotting its internal policy, and desisted from participating in the open primaries organized by said electoral body.[7]

In response to these limitations, and in view of the JCE's refusal to accept joint candidacies, the leaderships of both parties chose to merge their political organizations. The merger pact was signed on July 31, 2019, and accepted by the Central Electoral Board on August 21 under resolution No. 18-19.[8] The official act of the merger was held on August 25, 2019, maintaining Alianza País the longest standing legal personality and having elected authorities.[9]

Electoral processes

Since its founding in 2011, Alianza País has participated in three presidential elections, two congressional elections and two municipal elections. At the presidential level, she has always participated with her own candidate, without alliances with other political parties recognized by the Central Electoral Board, and she has not been able to obtain victory to date. At the congressional level, he obtained his first deputy, Fidelio Despradel, for dragging votes nationally in 2016; as well as its first deputy by direct vote, José Horacio Rodríguez, in 2020. He has made local alliances with the Alliance for Democracy, the Broad Front and the Modern Revolutionary Party for certain congressional and municipal candidates.

  Year           Nominee                   Votes nationwide                  +/-
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  Presidential   Vice presidential
  2012           Guillermo Moreno García   Luisa Angélica “Chiqui” Vicioso   62,290
  2016           Guillermo Moreno García   María Josefa “Mary” Cantisano     84,399
  2020           Guillermo Moreno García   Agustín González Morel            39,458

  : Presidential elections

  Year                Seats obtained     Votes nationwide   +/-
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  Senators            Deputies
  2016
  2020                                   [12]
  68,662 (deputies)   1.77% (deputies)

  : Congressional elections

  Year     Offices obtained
  -------- ------------------ ------ ----------- -------- -- -- -- -- --
  Mayors   Aldermen
  2016
  2020

  : Municipal elections

Ideology

The ideological principles of the Country Alliance (also known as “guiding principles”) revolve around left-leaning policies and the tendencies of progressivism, although in the Dominican Republic political parties aren't usually identified under a hard and pure ideological line.

These guiding principles are raised in 9 basic points, which are:

-   The Equality legal and social of all human beings, without discrimination of social, economic, race, sex, gender, nationality, age, cultural identity, health status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, political or philosophical ideas.
-   The democracy participatory and pluralist as the best form of government and social organization known to man.
-   The political, economic and social freedom of human beings, especially civil and political freedoms, as a transversal axis for the construction of a new citizenship.
-   Social justice, that is, equity and solidarity, as the main engine of economic relations in society.
-   The State under a constitutional regimen of rights, guarantees and freedoms in favor of human beings and their coexistence, and against personalism, caudillism, privileges, corruption and impunity
-   The legality and the rule of law as fundamental rectors of coexistence between individuals, as well as the relationship between individuals and the State.
-   The attachment to the ethics of the rulers and powerful, denying the rupture between ethical principles and political practice.
-   Respect for the sovereignty and independence of all foreign powers.
-   International relations based on mutual respect, peace, cooperation, and the self-determination of peoples.

As a consequence of these principles, the Alianza País speech is based heavily on criticism of corruption and impunity (hence its motto “_For an honest government!_”), with respect to environment (especially against open pit mining and mega-mining), to the inclusion of marginalized groups (mainly women, the elderly and youth) and respect and tolerance towards Haitian Immigrants and LGBT collectives.

In accordance with the objectives of the party, the ultimate goal of Alianza País is the establishment of the _Duartian Republic_, a concept linked to compliance with the guiding principles mentioned above, as it would have established in its nation project the father of the Dominican homeland Juan Pablo Duarte.

Structure and organization

Country Alliance has a mass political party structure, whose base of action may be party members, or supporters (also called “friends of Alianza País”). The “friend” has a voice, but no vote, in the decisions of the party.

The Country Alliance structure is composed of three types of organizations. These are backed by the statutory rules of the party, and correspond very diffusely to the functions of the political power of citizens. These three types of organisms are:

-   ORGANISMS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP: are responsible for the organizational work, recruitment, promotion and construction of the party. They are the “executive” branch of the party.
    -   The TERRITORIAL NUCLEUS, composed of a number between 7 and 15 members. It is the minimum unit of the party in a neighborhood, urbanization, sector or place.
    -   The SECTORIAL NUCLEUS, composed of at least 7 members belonging to the same sector of society (sexual, labor, professional, generational ...).
    -   The ZONAL COUNCIL, composed of at least three territorial and / or sectorial nuclei. It is the intermediary body between the territorial / sectoral nucleus and the municipal coordination team.
    -   A MUNICIPAL COORDINATION TEAM for each municipality in the country; composed of between 7 and 25 members, who are the general coordinators and / or organizational secretaries of the zonal councils of said municipality.
    -   A PROVINCIAL COUNCIL for each province of the country and for the National District; integrated by the general coordinators and / or organizational secretaries of the municipal teams of said province (in the case of the National District, by). There is also a council for Dominican communities abroad.
    -   The NATIONAL LEADERSHIP, formed by the President, the Executive Secretary and the general coordinators of provincial and Distrito Nacional councils, in addition to the coordinators of their national commissions. It is the highest instance of the party at the national level when the National Assembly is not in session. In turn, each member of the national leadership is part of one of the following commissions:
        -   The NATIONAL POLITICAL COMMISSION, made up of the President, the Executive Secretary, and at least 7 members elected by the national leadership. This executive and permanent commission is in charge of representing and directing the party at the national level.
        -   The NATIONAL WORK COMMISSIONS, made up of a general coordinator and 15 of the members of the national leadership who do not belong to the political commission. These commissions are in charge of executing the party's internal policy regarding its organization, finances, communication, training and electoral matters.

-   DELIBERATIVE BODIES: they are responsible for decision-making and the construction of party policies. They are the “legislative” branch of the party.
    -   The NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, made up of members of the national leadership, and up to 10 representatives from each provincial council, the National District and Dominicans abroad. It meets every 4 years to choose the Party President, as well as to approve the internal rules and statutes of the party. It is the highest body of the party. It requires a minimum quorum of 33% of its members.
    -   The MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLIES, made up of members of the municipal team, and up to 5 members from each territorial / sector nucleus. They meet every year to choose the coordinator of the municipal team, as well as to outline the guidelines of the municipality's work plan.

-   ELECTION BODIES: they are responsible for choosing the party's candidates for the national elections. They are the “electoral” branch of the party.
    -   The NATIONAL CONVENTION elects the party's presidential candidate.
    -   The PROVINCIAL AND DISTRITO NACIONAL CONVENTIONS are in charge of choosing the party candidates for senators and deputies for their respective provinces.
    -   The MUNICIPAL CONVENTIONS are in charge of electing the party candidates for mayors and councilors for their respective municipalities, and for municipal directors and members for their respective municipal districts.

[1] http://acento.com.do/2015/politica/8233666-greenberg-diario-libre-danilo-sin-competencia-leonel-en-problemas

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[6] http://acento.com.do/2014/politica/8163449-buscan-apoyo-para-guillermo-moreno-presidente-2016/

[7] Campos, N. (2019). _Alianza País y Opción Democrática se retiran de primarias y acusan a la JCE_. Diario Libre.

[8] https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/pleno-jce-acoge-pacto-de-fusion-entre-alianza-pais-y-opcion-democratica-EJ13834198

[9] Campos, N. (2019). _ALPAIS y Opción Democrática oficializan su fusión_. Diario Libre

[10] Compared based on Guillermo Moreno's results by Movement for Independence, Unity and Change in 2008.

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[12] In local alliances with the Modern Revolutionary Party in the Distrito Nacional and the Santo Domingo Province.

[13] In local alliances with the Modern Revolutionary Party in Los Hidalgos, Rancho Arriba and Santo Domingo Este.

[14] In local alliance with the Modern Revolutionary Party in Santo Domingo Este.

title: Country Alliance (Dominican Republic)

question: Who is the founder of the Country Alliance?

answer: The founder of the party is Guillermo Moreno and other citizens.

question: What political ideology does the party follow?

answer: Center-left

question: Which party did they form an alliance with?

answer: Democratic Choice party.

question: How many elections has the party participated in?

answer: Three Presidential elections, two congressional elections, and two municipal elections.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
The Country Alliance is a political party in the Dominican Republic. The party's political ideology is center-left. The party was founded by Guillermo Moreno and other citizens.

The party has gone through two recognition processes so far - first, at the time of its constitution as a party and second, after losing its jurisdiction before the Central Electoral Board.

For the 2020 elections, the party entered into an alliance with the Democratic Choice (DO) party. The party has participated in three presidential elections, two congressional elections, and two municipal elections.


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_Alaska Dispatch News_ reported:

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to unveil its first steps toward EXPANDING DEEP-WATER ARCTIC PORTS in Alaska, and Corps officials said Friday they plan to start by EXPANDING THE EXISTING PORT OF NOME.

Another _Alaska Dispatch News_ story addressed typical funding for port expansion:

  .. the cost estimate is likely to be in the HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS for the project, a cost that will likely be shared between the federal government and the state. Costs for the construction of the actual ports is typically shared, with FEDERAL COFFERS FOOTING 65 PERCENT of the bill while the state pays for 35 percent.

The _Alaska Dispatch News_ is majority owned by Alice Rogoff Rubenstein, wife of Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein.  Here's her vision:

  Experts say if sea ice continues to melt at the rate it is today, a NEW SHIPPING CHANNEL WILL OPEN up through the Arctic Ocean by the year 2050. Alice Rogoff (Rubenstein) says that scientific prediction informs her vision of Alaska’s future.  “That means the PANAMA CANAL RUNS ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA,” Rogoff says.

  She ENVISIONS A YEAR ROUND DEEP WATER ARCTIC PORT IN NOME OR PORT CLARENCE; smaller seasonal ports in Barrow and Kotzebue; and increased search and rescue capabilities and other services for the shipping industry throughout the region.

  “If you were looking down from Mars in 2050, the WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA WOULD BE ALL LIT UP,” says Rogoff Rubenstein. “There would be some form of COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY ALL THE WAY FROM BARROW TO DUTCH HARBOR.”

Rogoff Rubenstein is in a unique position to profit from her vision, as owner of two Alaska news organizations and Senior Advisor to Pt Capital, an Arctic focused private equity underwriter (PEU).

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Where there's federal money one frequently finds a PEU. It's no surprise that Alaska insiders and modern day robber barons have  positioned themselves for massive profits.

Consider earlier comments by parties involved.  Two Alaska legislators, Sen. Lesil McGuire (R-Anchorage) and Rep. Bob Herron (D-Bethel) said last year:

  Ports aren’t the only thing Alaska needs, but a northern DEEP-WATER PORT WILL BE KEY, he said. At the same time, there also needs to be an enclosed place in the Arctic that can accommodate a C-130 during the winter, he said. “They’ve got to go inside. They have to be inside a hangar in those conditions,” Herron said.

  McGuire and Herron say that BRINGING IN PRIVATE INVESTORS can help, even if the state has to play a role.

  “I’ve met with Guggenheim Partners, CARLYLE GROUP, Citibank Energy,” McGuire said. “There’s nearly $100 billion in development planned, but it may not come to Alaska.”

_Bloomberg_ reported Pt Capital's and Guggenheim Partners' interest in the region.  Their piece from April 2014 offered Carlyle's latest head fake:

  Putting money into the Arctic is TOO FAR-FETCHED TO CONSIDER, according to Washington-based Carlyle Group LP, which manages more than $189 billion.
   “It is SUCH A FRONTIER PLACE,” Marcel van Poecke, managing director of CARLYLE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PARTNERS, said in an interview at a conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 2. “That is for the big oil companies.”

_Pensions + Investments_ tells a different story on Carlyle's interest in Alaska.  This comes from July 2013:

  Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., Juneau, committed a total of UP TO $1.75 BILLION to CARLYLE GROUP and BLACKSTONE GROUP, with half of the money committed to co-investments

  Alaska Permanent also committed up to $375 million to two or three Carlyle private equity funds. It has targeted investments in CARLYLE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PARTNERS and NGP Natural Resources XI. A yet-to-be-formed agribusiness or metals and mining fund might also receive an allocation.

  Mr. Burns said the sovereign wealth fund also committed up to $375 MILLION FOR CO-INVESTMENTS WITH CARLYLE, focusing on the natural resource, metals and energy sectors. The specific funds for the investments have not been determined, he added.

Surely the Alaska Permanent Fund has expectations that some of its investments occur in state and that they benefit citizens.   Alice Rogoff Rubenstein and her husband David are intertwined with Alaska and its future, be it infrastructure, energy, real estate or other.  Managing the narrative is critical, thus it helps to control major news sources.  Garnering federal, state and local subsidies is the PEU way.  It's currently in play in Alaska.

Two things struck me as ironic as I wrote this story.  The first came from the _Bloomberg_ article.

  There’s a “tremendous irony” that burning fossil fuels has contributed to global warming, which makes it possible to EXTRACT MORE FOSSIL FUELS in the Arctic.--_Michael Klare, political science professor, Hampshire College_

The second is private equity, which took apart so many with its financial manipulation of acquired companies, is offered as the tonic for Alaska's widespread subsistence living.  Consider these words from a former reporter for a major financial publication:

  I have seen so many people -- particularly those in their 50s - 70s -- taken apart by what has happened in their industry as GREED HAS HOLLOWED OUT THE ECONOMY. These are people took pride in their jobs and held themselves to this invisible standard that we all just took for granted, but is being wiped out.
  The CARLYLE GROUP SCARES ME more than anything I've ever seen on Wall Street. It seems to EXIST TO CORRUPT POLITICIANS and it's hard to know who they even represent.

 It appears they represent the future of Alaska.

question: Who will pay for the Arctic ports in Alaska?

answer: It is likely that the cost will be shared between the federal government and the state.

question: What does Alice Rogoff Rubenstein predict for Alaska by the year 2050?

answer: She believes a canal will open along the western coast of Alaska due to ice melting, and that there will be deep-water ports in many places, spurring commercial activity along the whole coast.

question: Who are Lesil McGuire and Bob Herron?

answer: Two Alaska legislators.

question: Is the author optimistic about the future of Alaska.

answer: No, the author is rather pessimistic.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about the future of Alaska. It focuses on different projects designed to build deep water ports along Alaska's coast, while examining different opinions on the matter. The author is concerned about the possible negative influence private equity companies could have.


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It is absolutely astounding that apologists for Mormon Church officially-propagated racism (bigotry that is evident at its highest authoritative levels of LDS leadership) are engaged in lame excuse-making which ignores the historically-obvious reality of not only its existence, while suggesting that this blatant bigotry was rooted in supposed good intentions.

In this case, we are speaking of the White Supremacist attitudes and teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, whose racist views were not only spewed by him as an LDS CHurch apostle regarding the alleged dark-skinned inferiority of the "Lamanites," but also were repeated and officially invoked by the Mormon Church's First Presidency against the idea of interracial marriage. This re-use of Keing re-emphasized, ironically enough, while at the same time the Mormon Church was reversing its official anti-Black position on priesthood denial.

From a post in a now-closed thread:

"I . . . don't agree [with] your characterization that Spencer Kimball was a 'rabid racist,' as you labeled him in an earlier post. Was he a product of his time? Yes. Did he believe in the promise of the Book of Mormon that as the 'Lamanites' accepted the Gospel their skin would no longer be 'cursed' with a dark skin and they would eventually become 'white and delightsome?' Of course.

"On the other hand, his honest attempts (while naive and ultimately misguided) to improve the lives of indians [notice the lower case] is hardly the sign of a 'rabid racist.' Spencer Kimball seemed to be working to affect positive outcomes, despite the limitations of his era and his mentally-restrictive religion. It's hard to argue that it was HIM who actually had the courage to change the Church's longstanding policy on the blacks [agaim, the lower case] and the priesthood issue. Again, puzzling that you are so willing to lob your 'rabid racist' stones at someone like that."

("Re: From the "white-and-delightsome" lips of Spencer W. Kimball," by poster "squirrelnutzipper," on "Recovery from Mormonism" discussion board, 2 January 2014, at: http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1126478,1126536#msg-1126536)
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Blah, blah and more blah.

Here are Spencer W. Kimball's actual, personally-uttered, poisonously-prejudiced words, first used to target the non-White "Lamanites":

"The work is unfolding, and blinded eyes begin to see, and scattered people begin to gather. I saw a striking contrast in the progress of the Indian people today as against that of only 15 years ago. Truly the scales of darkness are falling from their eyes, and they are fast becoming a WHITE AND DELIGHTSOME people (2 Ne. 30:6).

“In this mission alone there are 8,400-plus members of the Church. As I visited this area 15 years ago, there were 94. 'Are they faithful?' I am asked. And the answer is, 'Not all of them. They are just about like their WHITE cousins in the stakes of Zion.' 'Are they making headway?' And the answer is, 'Yes. Perhaps relatively greater headway than we ourselves.' . . .

“The day of the Lamanites is here! Young WHITE missionaries throughout the Church are happy in the service, glad that they were called to this special mission, some planning to change their college majors when they return from their missions so they can work among the Indians.

“I see a dependent people becoming independent; for example, I see them coming in their pickups to meetings, whereas a decade ago they needed to be picked up by the missionaries, fed, and coddled. Some still must learn, but they are making progress; for instance, a party was arranged by two missionaries—the Indian people to bring the food, the elders to furnish the punch. When they assembled, they had only punch to drink. Later another party was arranged—the Indians to bring the food and the elders to bring the punch. They had both food and drink. They are learning.

“We called for a picture of the Indian elders. 20 of them came,—five full-blood Navajo boys, and 15 who were part Navajo and Apache and Ute and Sioux. One of the Navajo elders whose mother and family lived less than a hundred miles away in the same mission had not asked for leave to go and visit them, and he had served eight months in the mission. One Indian elder said: "The first missionaries planted a tree on the reservation years ago. Now the tree is bearing fruit—Navajo elders. The young tree yielded little fruit, but the aging tree more fruit—more elders.

“There was the Navajo elder who testified of his happiness and said that when in battle—I think it was in Korea—he had dreamed one night that he was with his parents back on the reservation, but he awakened to find himself in mud and water and fire. Now he is in the midst of another dream, a dream so glorious, he said, that he hopes he will never awaken from it.

“These Indian elders are well-groomed, neat, smiling, and equal to their WHITE companions—handsome and sincere—some struggling in the acquisition of the difficult English language, and others coming through the Utah Placement Program speaking perfect English and displaying the best of our own culture. WHITE elders feel fortunate when they are lucky enough to have a Navajo companion.

"I see these Indian youth praying and preaching and administering to the sick, and I remember the statement of the Prophet Joseph: 'Take Jacob Zundell and Frederick H. Moeser . . . and send them to Germany and when you meet an Arab send him to Arabia; when you find an Italian send him to Italy; and a Frenchman, to France; or an Indian, that is suitable, send him among the Indians. Send them to the different places where they belong.' (DHC 5:368.)

"At last the Indians ARE SUITABLE. I heard them bear their witness, saw them shed tears of joy, heard them express their affection for loved ones. I saw Indian boys actually coming in to the president to offer their services as missionaries. That couldn't have happened a decade ago. As we look into the future, surely we shall see thousands of Indian missionaries, for through our various agencies we are now training probably three thousand little Indian boys in our various departments who are growing toward missionary work. Very soon there will be an Indian boy paired off in missionary work with each WHITE boy, and this will happen in the other Lamanite missions, I am sure."

(“The Day of the Lamanites,” Spencer W. Kimball of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, “Conference Report,” October 1960, pp. 32-37, at: http://scriptures.byu.edu/gettalk.php?ID=1091&era=yes , enphasis added)

Below is yet more from Spencer W. Kimball's "white-and delightsome" bigot spigot--this time, as voiced in his opposition to interracial marriage. They are statements Kimball made (and which were later officially reaffirmed while he was serving as Mormon Church president in 1978 when its anti-Black policy on priesthood was amended). To this day, these statements stand unrevoked by the Mormon Church,

According to Kimball's own words, race-mixed marriage is officially not considered a good thing by LDS Central. From Kimball's "white-and-delightsome" lips came the "revelation" to the world that the Mormon Church's highest leaders are of the view that crossing racial lines is--to put it simply--bad for the breed:

“Now, the Brethren feel that it is not the wisest thing to cross racial lines in dating and marrying. There is no condemnation. We have had some of our fine young people who have crossed the lines. We hope they will be very happy, but experience of the brethren through a hundred years has proved to us that marriage is a very difficult thing under any circumstances and the difficulty increases in interrace marriages”

(Spencer W. Kimball, Brigham Young University devotional, 5 January 1965)

“When I said you must teach your people to overcome their prejudices and accept the Indians, I did not mean that you would encourage intermarriage. I mean that they should be brothers, to worship together and to work together and to play together; but we must discourage intermarriage, not because it is sin. I would like to make this very emphatic. A couple has not committed sin if an Indian boy and a white girl are married, or vice versa. It isn’t a transgression like the transgressions of which many are guilty. But it is not expedient. Marriage statistics and our general experience convince us that marriage is not easy. It is difficult when all factors are favorable. The divorces increase constantly, even where the spouses have the same general background of race, religion, finances, education, and otherwise.”

(Spencer W. Kimball, “The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball,” p. 302)

“The interrace marriage problem is not one of inferiority or superiority. It may be that your son is better educated and may be superior in his culture, and yet it may be on the other hand that she is superior to him. It is a matter of backgrounds. The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different. For a wealthy person to marry a pauper promises difficulties. For an ignoramus to marry one with a doctor’s degree promises difficulties, heartaches, misunderstandings, and broken marriages.

“When one considers marriage, it should be an unselfish thing, but there is not much selflessness when two people of different races plan marriage. They must be thinking selfishly of themselves. They certainly are not considering the problems that will beset each other and that will beset their children.

“If your son thinks he loves this girl, he would not want to inflict upon her loneliness and unhappiness; and if he thinks that his affection for her will solve all her problems, he should do some more mature thinking.

“We are unanimous, all of the Brethren, in feeling and recommending that Indians marry Indians, and Mexicans marry Mexicans; the Chinese marry Chinese and the Japanese marry Japanese; that the Caucasians marry the Caucasians, and the Arabs marry Arabs.”

(Spencer W. Kimball, “The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball,” p. 303)

("Interracial Marriage," at: http://www.lightplanet.com/family/marriage/interracial_marriage.html)

Below is the Mormon Church's official reaffirmation of tts anti-interracial marriage position when its anti-Black priesthood ban Was formally announced. Again, Kimball served as the mouthpiece for Mormon Church maliciousness:

“In 1958 [Kimball] gave an address which touched on [the]subject [of interracial dating]. President Kimball’s statement was reprinted in the 'Church Section' of the 'Deseret News' on June 17, 1978 [on the heels of the Mormon Church allowing Black males to receive the priesthood] . . .

“The 'Church Section' . . . [on that date] gave this information:

“'In an address to seminary and institute teachers at Brigham Young University on June 27, 1958, President Kimball, then a member of the Council of the Twelve, said:

“‘ . . . [T]here is one thing that I must mention, and that is interracial marriages. When I said you must teach your young people to overcome their prejudices and accept the Indians, I did not mean that you would encourage intermarriage.’”

(Jerald and Sandra Tanner, "Changing the Anti-Black Doctrine, Chapter 10, Part 2," from "The Changing World of Mormonism," web edition, at: http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/changech10b.htm; see also, Tanner and Tanner, "Curse of Cain? Racism in the Mormon Church. Part Four," under "Interracial Marriage," at: http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/curseofcain_part4.htm#Intermarriage)

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The caravan of Mormon bigotry moves on.

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question: Who is Spencer W. Kimball?

answer: He is an LDS Church apostle who was preaching racists remarks.

question: What was Kimball's belief of what would happen if the "Lamanites" would believe in the promise of the Book of Mormon?

answer: Their skin would no longer be cursed with dark skin and they would eventually become white and delightsome.

question: Which community was Kimbal referring to in his speech?

answer: The American Indian community.

question: How many Indians came when Kimbal called for a picture of the elders?

answer: 20 Indians.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about some of the racist views the Mormon Church has cultivated, especially through the words of Spencer W. Kimball.


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The hospital has cream white walls, and I can almost hear the buzz of the florescent lights overhead. My old man walks beside me, talking casually of what's to come in the coming week. I am quiet and grave and I'm holding a vanilla birthday cake in my arms, a cheery "Happy Brithday!" written across it in red icing, a stark contrast to my heavy heart. We stand in the relative silence of the elevator as it hummed inexorably to the fifth floor, the Alzheimer's ward. The elevator dings and the doors open reluctantly, like the elevator doors, I step into the waiting area, a posse of nurses sitting behind an island of desks sitting outside the heavy doors that opened to the ward proper. They don't even bother to look up as we pass by. A TV flickers in a corner soundlessly, the weather report playing endlessly, over and over. It's a sunny, beautiful summer day and yet I cannot bring myself to bask in the radiant rays of the sun in a city that see's entirely too much winter.

We step into the Alzheimer's ward and I am greeted with the familiar smell of stale piss, shit and Ammonia. Nurses and orderlies walk the hallways in their scrubs, but mostly its the elderly, staring, uncomprehending and distant, like a child lost in a department store. Some will smile as we approach, only to let it slip away when they realize they don't know who we are. They don't know who they are. They'll stare at anything, at the floor, out a window, not seeing anything in particular as they struggle; living half in the present, half in the past, and sometimes, barely at all. Universally, they all seem to wear a sad expression, as though they know their is something wrong and can't quite put their finger on it. It's unsettling to see on their wizened faces, that probably once smiled with joy at their children and grand children, only to have their remaining years snatched from their fingers. My stomach twists and dread fills me as we approach my grandfather's room.

we check my grandfather's room but he's not there, we ask a nurse and he  point us in the right direction. The very end of that long hall, in a big, aptly named sun room. So named for the big windows that opened up to the streets below and allowed the last dying rays of a setting sun to cast over the buildings, brightening this place, making it somewhat less depressing than the rest of the wing, which is drab and dark. We find him there, eyes closed and chin slumped against his chest. He wakes, however, when we approach, though there is no hint of recognition in his eyes.

"Hi dad!" my father says with a pretense of  jovialness that I know isn't genuine. I've never been good at expressing what I don't feel, so I say nothing. Instead, I pull out a chair and look at the table my grandfather is sitting at, putting the cake down on it. My dad tries to make small talk for a while, and my grandfather seems to have some sort of vague, fleeting recognition of his son. He grunts in response. He can't talk well anymore. Nor can he shave, and its hard for me to see him with the rash of gray and white stubble that now covered his chin and neck. He had been a military man, given to organization and discipline, not a day had gone by that he did not shave. I wanted to cry, to rage, to scream, to rail against the injustice of life. I rarely visit.

He's getting worse day by day, he's hardly aware of his surroundings now, at least he's past the point of knowing what's happening to him; He doesn't need to suffer the indignation's, I know, that if he could see himself like this, he wouldn't have wanted to live at all. At least that's what we tell ourselves, it's the only salvation from a biting depression that weighs on your shoulders and threatens to break the supports beneath you. That, and finding a dark humour in his forgetfulness to laugh in the face of a prolonged death to bring some kind of light to an otherwise vacuous, dark pit. It's hard to find such closure though, when you think of a man who gave his childhood to fight in two wars, to live and survive only to have his remaining years snatched from his fingers too early, this farce of a life is hardly living and seeing the shell of my grandfather brings only sadness and pain.

He was a strong man, even when he turned 80 he held so much power in his hands. He was an emotional anchor, a man's man, and I always admired him greatly. I could never express these feelings, I didn't know how. When I realized I should, it was too late, and I can only hope that he knew what I felt before he was taken from us before he even died. He was a soldier, and sometimes he acts as though he's still in World War II, asking if I am off to the front lines, his eyes looking at my shaved head critically as if inspecting to see if each hair was the same length as all the others. I hold back tears that make my eyes look like broken glass; I haven't cried in so long, I'm not about to start now. I can't bring myself to cry, it doesn't seem right, knowing that I'm mourning a death that hasn't occurred yet, not physically anyway. But the man I called grandpa is no longer living within him, that crucial piece that makes him who he is has ceased to exist.

Sometimes, I need a reminder to know that I am still capable of feeling, I shut the feelings out when they threaten to overwhelm, become numb, it's the only way I can make it through the days taking one step after another knowing each step is a step towards death. Every moment is fleeting. Every moment building upon the last in a journey that can only end one way. When I look at my grandfather as he sits there, his head slumped, drool forming at the corner of his mouth, the sharpness in my chest and the tears I can't wipe away remind me just how deep feelings can run.

In the end, we left my grandfather as we had found him. The cake, left uneaten and unopened remains on the desk as we walk away. It was the last time I saw him.

title: For Grampa; The Last Visit

question: Summarize the conditions of the narrator's grandfather.

answer: The narrator's grandfather was sick and was getting worse day by day. The  grandfather was barely aware of his surroundings. The grandfather wakes up whenever his kids come to visit but his eyes show no sense of recognition. The narrator's grandfather is old and has passed 80 years of age.

question: Summarize how the narrator consoles himself when thinking about his grandfather.

answer: The narrator consoles himself by describing how much of an emotional anchor his grandfather was. The narrator also states that sometimes a reminder is needed to him to tell him how much he is capable of feeling. He feels upset that it was too late for him to express these feelings to his grandfather. The narrator has to stay strong for his grandfather.

question: How will the death of his grandfather affect the narrator?


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One of the Trump administration's main projects has been to keep as many non-white people out of the country as possible. It has banned travel from several African and Middle Eastern countries, drastically reduced the number of Muslim and Syrian refugees being let into the country, emboldened ICE to go after all undocumented immigrants rather than just those accused of committing serious crimes, pushed for cuts to legal immigration, and is considering making it impossible for any immigrants who received public benefits—including Affordable Care Act subsidies—to become citizens. Under Donald Trump, the US has separated migrant children from their parents and is now denying passports to some Americans who were born near the border with Mexico.

In all these cases, the administration has pointed to a national security or economic justification: Trump says the travel ban targeted countries the Obama administration deemed security risks, that instead of helping refugees the US should help native-born Americans, and that immigrants bring crime. If you buy into this view, the fact that all these moves have led to the prosecuting, deporting, and banning of non-white people is just a side effect of putting America first. But it's increasingly obvious that for some in charge of making and selling these policies, those justifications are just a fig leaf for an aggressive attempt to make America white again.

This week, _The Atlantic_ uncovered emails from Department of Homeland official Ian M. Smith showing that he was friendly with white nationalists in DC. Smith subsequently resigned, but the _Washington Post_ reported that as an immigration policy analyst he had worked on some of the administration's most high-profile and controversial initiatives, including refugees and penalizing immigrants who used public assistance. This follows the resignation of a Trump speechwriter who attended a conference with white nationalist and news that Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, had the publisher of a white nationalist website as a guest at his birthday party. Last month, the chairperson of the Republican Party of Spokane, Washington, resigned after inviting a white nationalist to speak at a gathering. Pro-Confederacy candidate Corey Stewart won a GOP Senate primary in Virginia.

The right's rhetoric on race has moved far beyond dog whistles. Trump himself has called African countries "shitholes" and asked why the US couldn't bring in more immigrants from countries like Norway. He defended the racists who marched in Charlottesville. More recently, he tweeted about white South African farmers' land being seized, an obscure issue that the alt-right has rallied around and that was highlighted by Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Fellow Fox News host Laura Ingraham went on a rant earlier this month about how "demographic change" is "destroying the America we know and love."

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_Racist_ is such a powerful word that the press routinely tiptoes around it—"White anxiety finds a home at Fox News" was a euphemistic headline atop an August CNN piece about Carlson and Ingraham. The argument against deploying the word is that it seems to peer into a person's heart. Can we definitively say that another person's words were motivated by raw prejudice and not economic anxiety, or whatever? The charge of racism is always met by blanket denials, no matter how contradictory those denials seem. After former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke praised Ingraham, the host said that her monologue “had nothing to do with race or ethnicity, but rather a shared goal of keeping America safe and her citizens safe and prosperous.”

Avoiding the R-word is often a form of political correctness, a way for people who disagree strongly on issues like immigration to have a conversation without descending into mutual recrimination and name-calling. It's often unproductive to accuse people of racism—if a voter is genuinely worried that immigrants will take his job, people who favor more immigration have more to gain by trying to convince him he's mistaken than by calling him out as a deplorable. And as a rule of thumb we should assume the opposition is acting in good faith, that the other side is not concealing some awful ulterior motive. Surely many people who support Trump's policies are not outright racists.

But it's not a coincidence that a significant chunk of anti-immigrant sentiment is undeniably racist, or that administration officials continually find themselves rubbing elbows with white nationalists, or that Trump is simultaneously pushing policies that target immigrants and saying things that you wouldn't hesitate to call racist if you heard them at a bar. Trump's aides would no doubt bristle at the suggestion that they are white nationalists. I'm sure the vast majority are not on email chains that contain jokes about dinner parties being "judenfrei," as Smith was. But it's impossible to deny that they aren't allied with white nationalists on a very basic level.

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question: Summarize how the Trump administration kept non-white people out of the country?

answer: Trump has kept non-white people out of the States by banning travel from several African and Middle Eastern countries. He reduces the number of refugees being let into the country. He prosecuted all undocumented immigrants, not just the ones committing serious crimes.

question: What does the text say about republicans resigning their jobs?

answer: Ian M. Smith, an immigration policy under Trump resigned after it has been uncovered he was e-mailing with white nationalists from DC. One of Trump's speechwriters has resigned after he attended a conference with white nationalists. A chairperson in the Republican Party also resigned after inviting a white nationalist to speak at a gathering.

question: Describe Trump's justifications for pushing non-white people out of the country.

answer: Trump said that he banned travel from those countries Obama's administration deemed risky. He said that the US should help native-born people instead of refugees and that immigrants bring crime.

question: What did Trump say about white-nationalists?


text:
The N2 or National Highway 2 is a national highway in Ghana that begins at the Tema Motorway roundabout in Tema and runs through Hohoe, Nkwanta, Yendi, and Bawku to the border with Burkina Faso at Kulungugu. It is the main north-south highway in the eastern ccorridor of the country, with a total distance of 640 kilometers (397.68 miles). The route runs through the Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, Oti, Northern and Upper East regions of Ghana.

The route links the N1 to the N10.

Route

Major towns and cities along the route of the N2 include Tema, Kpong, Atimpoku, Ho, Hohoe, Nkwanta, Bimbila, Gushiegu, Nakpanduri, Yendi, Bawku.

Greater Accra Region

The N2 begins at the Tema Motorway roundabout where it splits from the N1. It then proceeds north through the town of Afienya and runs by the Shai Hills Resource Reserve before entering the Eastern region.

Eastern Region

In the Eastern region, the route runs north to Kpong and Atimpoku, traverses the Volta lake via the Adomi Bridge into the Volta Region.

Volta Region

In the Volta Region, the N2 runs through Domi, where it intersects with the N5 before continuing north. The route briefly crosses back into the Eastern region before re-entering the Volta Region near Dodi. The N2 continues through Kpeve and Have-Etoe, where it intersects with the R26 and turns slightly northeast through Fume, where it intersects with the R28, runs north through Golokwati to intersect with the IR7. Continuing north, the N2 travels through Hohoe, where in intersects with the R10, Jasikan, where it intersects with the R23, Kadjebi, where it intersects with the R25, and Nkwanta, where it intersects with the R27, before veering northwest to Domanko, where it exits into the Northern region.

Northern Region

In the Northern Region, the N2 runs north through Nakpayili, where it intersects with the R202, continues northeast through Bimbila, where it intersects with the R29. The route continues north to Pusuga, where it intersects with the N9 before veering northwest to Yendi. The N2 intersects with the R201 and R204 at Yendi. From Yendi, the N2 continues north to Sakpeigu, where it intersects with the N14, runs north through Gushiegu, where it intersects with the R107 and R110. The N2 exits the region at Nyakpanduri, where it intersects with the IR11 before entering the Upper East region.

Upper East Region

In the Upper East Region, the N2 runs north through Garu and Bawku, where it intersects with the N11 before continuing on to Kulungugu.

title: N2 road (Ghana)

question: How long is the National Highway 2?

answer: The highway is 640 kilometers long.

question: List a few major towns along the route.

answer: Tema, Ho, Hohoe, Nkwanta, Bimbila, Yendi, Kpong.

question: Where does the N2 begin?

answer: The National Highway 2 begins at the Tema Motorway roundabout.

question: Which routes does it link?

answer: The route links the N1 to the N11.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer:
The National Highway 2 is a highway in Ghana. It is 640 kilometers long and is the main north-south highway in the eastern region of the country.

The highway begins at the Tema Motorway roundabout where it splits from the N1.

In the eastern region is runs north to Kpong and Atimpoku.

In the Volta region, it intersects with the N5 before continuing north.

In the Northern Region, it intersects the R202, R29, N9, R201, R204, N14, R104, R110, and IR11.

In the Upper East Region, it runs through Garu and Bawku, intersecting N11 before continuing on to Kulungugu.