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MISATO KOMATSUBARA (; born July 28, 1992) is a Japanese ice dancer. She currently represents her home country, in partnership with her husband Tim Koleto, with whom she is the 2020 NHK Trophy gold medalist and a two-time Japanese national champion. She previously represented Italy with Andrea Fabbri, with whom she won five international medals, including silver at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge.

Personal life

Komatsubara was born on July 28, 1992, in Tokyo.[1] She married Timothy Koleto in January 2017 in Okayama, Japan.[2][3] She speaks Japanese, English, and Italian.[4] She is vegan.[5]

Career

Early years

Komatsubara began learning to skate in 2001.[6] She competed for Japan with Kokoro Mizutani in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. In 2010, the two received a pair of Junior Grand Prix assignments. They were coached by Nozomi Watanabe in Yokohama, Japan.[7]

During the next two seasons, Komatsubara skated with Kaoru Tsuji. Their partnership ended in 2013. After a pause, she decided to continue skating and resumed training under Rie Arikawa in Okayama.[8]

Partnership with Fabbri

2014–15 season

Komatsubara teamed up with Italy's Andrea Fabbri. The two were coached by Barbara Fusar-Poli in Milan from December 2013.[9] They represented Italy on the senior level. Their international debut came in October 2014 at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy, a Challenger Series (CS) event where they finished 6th. After winning bronze medals at the Santa Claus Cup and Italian Championships, they were sent to the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, where they placed 23rd. The two ended their season with gold at the Bavarian Open.

2015–16 season

In 2015–16, Komatsubara/Fabbri took bronze at the Lombardia Trophy and then appeared at two Challenger Series events, winning silver at the 2015 Ice Challenge. After obtaining another silver medal, at the 2015 Santa Claus Cup, they repeated as national bronze medalists and went on to compete at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, where they finished 21st. They were coached by Fusar-Poli and Stefano Caruso in Milan, Italy.[10][11]

Komatsubara and Fabbri ended their partnership in April 2016.[12]

Partnership with Koleto

2016–17 season

Komatsubara teamed up with Timothy Koleto following a tryout in Milan in April 2016.[13] They decided to train together in Milan under Barbara Fusar-Poli.[14] They received the bronze medal at the 2016–17 Japan Championships in December 2016.

2017–18 season

Making their international debut for Japan, Komatsubara/Koleto placed 8th at the CS Lombardia Trophy in September 2017. They finished 10th at their only Grand Prix assignment, the 2017 NHK Trophy. In December, the two won the silver medal at the 2017–18 Japan Championships. They placed 10th at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in late January. In early February, they placed 4th at the 2018 Toruń Cup.

2018–19 season

In March 2018, Komatsubara/Koleto announced that they had moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to train under Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer.[15] They won bronze at both of their ISU Challenger Series events, the 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy and 2018 CS US International Classic. They then competed at two Grand Prix assignments, placing eighth at the 2018 NHK Trophy and eighth at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup.

Following the Rostelecom Cup, the team moved to train in Japan (coached by Rie Arikawa) in order for Koleto to meet a residency requirement for a future citizenship application.[16] They won their first ice dance title at the 2018-19 Japan Championships in December 2018. They placed ninth at the 2019 Four Continents Championships after placing ninth in both segments. Komatsubara/Koleto represented Japan at their first World Championships, held in Saitama, where they placed twenty-first in the rhythm dance, missing the free dance by one ordinal.

To conclude the season, they participated in the 2019 World Team Trophy as part of Team Japan, which won the silver medal, though Komatsubara/Koleto placed sixth of sixth competitors in each of their segments. Komatsubara served as the Japanese team captain.[17]

2019–20 season

Initially scheduled to begin the season at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International, Komatsubara/Koleto withdrew early in the preseason, as a result of Komatsubara having sustained multiple concussions that necessitated time away from training.[18] They later made their season debut at a different Challenger, the 2019 CS Asian Open, where they finished ninth.[19] On the Grand Prix, they were tenth out of ten teams at the 2019 Cup of China, and then withdrew from the 2019 NHK Trophy.

Returning to competition at the 2019–20 Japan Championships, they won their second consecutive national title.[20][21] Komatsubara/Koleto finished eleventh at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. They were also assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[22]

2020–21 season

With the pandemic continuing to affect international travel, the ISU opted to base the Grand Prix primarily on geographic location, and Komatsubara/Koleto were assigned to compete at the 2020 NHK Trophy in a field consisting of only three Japanese dance teams, including the newly-debuted pairing of former national champion Kana Muramoto and former Olympic medalist singles skater Daisuke Takahashi. The event occurred a week after Koleto successfully obtained Japanese citizenship, making the team eligible to represent Japan at the Winter Olympics, and he said it was “great to share this moment with the Japanese audience.” They placed first in the rhythm dance by over six points.[23] Winning the free dance as well, they took the title, the first Japanese dance team to win the NHK Trophy in its history.[24]

Programs

With Koleto

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Season          | Rhythm dance    | Free dance      | Exhibition      |
+=================+=================+=================+=================+
| 2020–2021       | -   Dreamgirls  | -   Une         | -   Umarekuru   |
| [25]            |                 |     histoire    |     Kodomotachi |
|                 | -   One Night   |     d'amour     |     no Tame ni  |
|                 |     Only        |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | -   Jimmy Got   |                 |                 |
|                 |     Soul        |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2019–2020       | -   Dreamgirls  | -   Cry of the  |                 |
| [26]            |                 |     Celts       |                 |
|                 | -   One Night   | -   Suil a Ruin |                 |
|                 |     Only        | -   The Lord of |                 |
|                 |                 |     the Dance   |                 |
|                 | -   Jimmy Got   |                 |                 |
|                 |     Soul        |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2018–2019       | -   El Sol      | -   Une         | -   _Your Name_ |
| [27]            |     Sueno       |     histoire    |                 |
|                 |                 |     d'amour     |                 |
|                 | -   Sueno de    |                 |                 |
|                 |     Barrilete   |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 | Short dance     | Free dance      | Exhibition      |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2017–2018       | -   Ahora Quien | -   Where Is It |                 |
| [28][29][30]    |                 |     Written?    |                 |
|                 | -   Ahora Quien | -   End Credits |                 |
|                 |                 | -   A Piece of  |                 |
|                 | -   Samba do    |     Sky         |                 |
|                 |     Brasil      |                 |                 |
|                 |     (Radio      |                 |                 |
|                 |     Remix)      |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2016–2017       | -   Mercy on Me | -   Bohemian    |                 |
|                 | -   Candyman    |     Rhapsody    |                 |
| [31]            |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

With Fabbri

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Season                | Short dance           | Free dance            |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| 2015–2016             | -   La traviata       | -   Dolencias         |
| [32]                  |     -   Libiamo ne'   | -   Sikuriadas        |
|                       |         lieti calici  |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
|                       |     -   Dell'invito   |                       |
|                       |         trascorsa è   |                       |
|                       |         già l'ora     |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2014–2015             | -   Dancers of the    | -   Unchain My Heart  |
| [33]                  |     Night             | -   It's a Man's      |
|                       | -   Paso Nr. 6        |     Man's Man's World |
|                       |                       | -   Walking By Myself |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

With Mizutani

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Season                | Short dance           | Free dance            |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| 2010–2011             | -   Song of the       | -   Corpse Bride      |
| [34]                  |     Spirits           |     -   Remains Of    |
|                       |                       |         The Day       |
|                       |                       |     -   Main Title    |
|                       |                       |     -   Remains Of    |
|                       |                       |         The Day       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

Competitive highlights

_GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix_

With Koleto for Japan

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| International[35]                                                     |
+:=====================================================================:+
| Event                                                                 |
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| Worlds                                                                |
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| Four Continents                                                       |
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| Cup of China                                                          |
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| NHK Trophy                                                            |
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| Rostelecom Cup                                                        |
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| Asian Open                                                            |
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| Autumn Classic                                                        |
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| Lombardia Trophy                                                      |
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| U.S. Classic                                                          |
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| Toruń Cup                                                             |
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| National[36]                                                          |
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| Japan Champ.                                                          |
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| Team events                                                           |
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| World Team Trophy                                                     |
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| TBD = Assigned: C = Event Cancelled                                   |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

With Fabbri for Italy

    International[37]
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          Event
     European Champ.
   Denkova-Staviski Cup
      Ice Challenge
      Nepela Trophy
      Bavarian Open
     Lombardia Trophy
     Santa Claus Cup
       National[38]
      Italian Champ.

With Tsuji for Japan

        National
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          Event
   Japan Championships
   Japan Junior Champ.

With Mizutani for Japan

               International[39]
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                     Event
              World Junior Champ.
                    Germany
                     Japan
                 Bavarian Open
                 National[40]
              Japan Junior Champ.
    J = Junior level; PR = Preliminary round

Detailed results

Senior results

With Koleto for Japan

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| 2020–21 SEASON                                                        |
+:=====================================================================:+
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| Date                                                                  |
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| November 27–29, 2020                                                  |
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| 2019–20 SEASON                                                        |
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| Date                                                                  |
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| February 4 – 9, 2020                                                  |
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| December 18–22, 2019                                                  |
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| November 8–10, 2019                                                   |
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| October 30 - November 3, 2019                                         |
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| Date                                                                  |
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| March 18–24, 2019                                                     |
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| Jan. 30–Feb. 4, 2018                                                  |
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| January 22–28, 2018                                                   |
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| September 14–17, 2017                                                 |
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| December 22–25, 2016                                                  |
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With Fabbri for Italy

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| 2015–16 season                                                        |
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| Date                                                                  |
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| January 25–31, 2016                                                   |
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| December 16–19, 2015                                                  |
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| Nov. 28–Dec. 4, 2015                                                  |
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| October 20–25, 2015                                                   |
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| October 27–31, 2015                                                   |
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| September 17–20, 2015                                                 |
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| 2014–15 SEASON                                                        |
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| Date                                                                  |
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| February 11–15, 2015                                                  |
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| Jan. 26–February 1, 2015                                              |
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| December 20–21, 2014                                                  |
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| December 1–7, 2014                                                    |
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| November 11–16, 2014                                                  |
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| October 1–5, 2014                                                     |
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With Tsuji for Japan

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| 2012–13 season                                                        |
+=======================================================================+
| Date                                                                  |
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| December 20–24, 2012                                                  |
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Junior results

With Tsuji for Japan

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| 2011–12 season                                                        |
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| Date                                                                  |
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| November 25–27, 2011                                                  |
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With Mizutani for Japan

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| Date                                                                  |
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| Feb. 28–March. 6, 2011                                                |
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| November 10–12, 2017                                                  |
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| September 14–17, 2017                                                 |
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| November 21–23, 2009                                                  |
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title: Misato Komatsubara

question: At what age did Komatsubara get married?

answer: 25

question: Which coach is first mentioned in the article?

answer: Nozomi Watanabe

question: What non-European languages does she speak?

answer: Japanese

question: How many gold medals has Komatsubara won?

answer: One

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article details the life and career of Japanese ice dancer Misato Komatsubara. It describes her performances, competitions, and partnerships across several seasons spanning 2014-2021.


split: train

text:
i woke up this morning with an image in my mind. it was the most peaceful dream i have ever had.
the dream started with myself, my sister,mother, and father standing around a candle.  The surrounding i don't recognize; but i can read the words MURPHY'S HOLDINGS written on the candle stick.
  while in this dream i felt that everything was as it should be, the world had no problems. I don't understand what that dream was about, nor do i care.  it gave me one of the most wholesome feelings i have ever felt in my life.
    I must mention that my mother and father were divorced 29 years ago.  my father disowned my sister seventeen years ago. and I am an atheist.  but somehow that still photo in my dream gave me the warmest feeling i have felt in 20 years.
  though i don't understand the dream or what we were celebrating.  i hope you and your family enjoy a happy MURPHY'S HOLDINGS HOLIDAY

title: murphy's holdings

question: What is Murphy's Holdings?

answer: That information can't be found because the narrator doesn't know.

question: What gave the narrator the warmest feeling they've felt in 20 years?

answer: The narrator's dream gave him this feeling because his family was all together, unlike in real life..

question: Describe the dream the narrator had.

answer: The narrator dreams that his immediate family, which is strained in real life, were together celebrating around a candle. The candle had the word's "Murphy's Holdings" on it.

question: What's the tone of the story.

answer: The tone is positive and happy.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator dreams that his immediate family, which is strained in real life, were together celebrating around a candle. The candle had the word's "Murphy's Holdings" on it. The narrator feels the warmest they have in 20 years because of how peaceful the dream was.


text:
My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, “EEEE, your mom only has one eye!”
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, “If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?”
My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings.
I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!”
And to this, my mother quietly answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address.” – and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
“My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see……..when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother.”

title: My "ONE EYED MOM"

question: What is ironic about the protagonist hating his mother for only having one eye?

answer: He had lost an eye in an accident and his mother donated her eye to him.

question: Why was the protagonist embarrassed about his mother's one eye?

answer: The other children made fun of her.

question: How did the protagonist get the letter from his mom?

answer: It was left with an old neighbor to be given to him.

question: Did the protagonist feel bad about how he had treated his mother after the revelation that she had sacrificed for him?

answer: Doesn't say

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: The protagonist is embarrassed by and angry at his mother for only having one eye. The other children at school make fun of him for it and he's driven to get away from her by any means possible. After completely cutting her out of his life, she resurfaces appearing at his home. He chases her away when his children are shocked to see she has only one eye. After he visits his old school for a reunion, he goes to the old shack where he used to live, but the neighbors tell him she has died. They present him with a letter in which she apologizes for always embarrassing him and explains that he had lost an eye in an accident and she donated her eye to him so he wouldn't have to live life with only one eye.


text:
The DAR ESSID MUSEUM is an art museum located in a palace in the medina of Sousse, Tunisia. The edifice belonged to a family of aristocrats.

The museum retraces the daily city life in Sousse in the 18th and 19th centuries.[1]

[1] Giovanna Magi et Patrizia Fabbri, _Art and History: Tunisia_, éd. Casa Editrice Bonechi, Florence, 2008, p. 39

title: Dar Essid Museum

question: In which country is the Dar Essid Museum located?

answer: In Tunisia.

question: Who built the building the museum is housed in?

answer: The building belonged to a family of aristocrats, they probably had it built.

question: What is in the museum?

answer: It retraces the daily life in Sousse in the 18th and 19th century.

question: What type of museum is the Dar Essid Museum?

answer: An art museum.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The Dar Essid museum is an art museum in Tunisia that retraces the daily city life in Sousse in the 18th and 19th century.


text:
Activity Description

In the hands of skilled guides and under starlit Karoo skies, with specialized telescopes, guests experience a life-changing and spell-bound one-hour “tour” through the Southern Hemisphere’s celestial “High 5”. Learn more about the most prominent stars, planets, constellations, galaxies and globular clusters.

Arrangements

PROVIDERTrue South Travel

DURATIONOpen Ended

WHENAll year round.

WHEREOudtshoorn - to be confirmed by TrueSouthTravel

WEATHERThis service is weather dependant.

WHAT TO WEARWarm Jacket

THINGS TO BRINGFlash light

GUESTS OR SPECTATORSOnly paid guests to join tour.

Requirements

MINIMUM AGE6 years

MINIMUM HEIGHT0.0 m

MAXIMUM HEIGHT0.0 m

FITNESS LEVELNo Fitness Requirement

QUALIFICATIONSNot Applicable

MAXIMUM WEIGHT0.0 kg

CERTIFICATIONNone Required

EXPERIENCE LEVELNo Experience Requirement

Inclusions and Exclusions

INCLUSIONSGuide

EXCLUSIONSN/A

Notes

Under 12 years children rates apply. GROUP RATES apply automatically for groups of 5 and more.

question: What is this describing?

answer: An outdoor activity that involves star-gazing in Oudtshoorn.

question: What can people expect during this activity?

answer: A one-hour tour through the celestial 'High Five'.

question: How will guests look at the stars?

answer: The tour provides telescopes.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A summary of an activity being sold by TrueSouthTravel, that entails stargazing outside. The activity is based in the South African region of Oudtshoorn.


text:
THE CHURCH OF SAN LIBORIO is a church in Rome, in the district Ponte Mammolo, in Via Diego Fabbri.

It was built in the twentieth century and inaugurated 7 November 1998.

The church is home parish, erected 28 May 1965 with the decree of the Cardinal Vicar Luigi Traglia _Neminem fugit_, and entrusted to the secular priests of the Institute of Sodales Priests. Originally the parish was dedicated to St. Mary of the Purification: 2 December 1996 by decree of Cardinal Camillo Ruini has assumed its current name.

It was instituted a cardinal's titular church by Pope John Paul II 21 February 2001. It is dedicated to Saint Liborius, who was bishop of Le Mans from 348 to 397.

List of Cardinal Protectors

-   Johannes Joachim Degenhardt 21 February 2001 – 25 July 2002
-   Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson 21 October 2003 - present

title: San Liborio, Rome

question: Where is the church?

answer: Ponte Mammolo, a district in Rome

question: When was the church built?

answer: It was erected on May 28, 1965 and inaugurated on November 7, 1998

question: Who is the church dedicated to?

answer: Saint Liborius, bishop of Le Mans from 348 to 397

question: Who is the church's current cardinal protector?

answer: Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Church of San Liborio is a church in the Ponte Mammolo district of Rome. It was built in 1965 and inaugurated in 1998. Pope John Paul II instituted it as a cardinal's titular church in 2001.


text:
_FLOWER NET_ (1997) by Lisa See is the first of the Red Princess mysteries.[1] The other two novels in the series are _The Interior_ (1999) and _Dragon Bones_ (2003). _Flower Net_ explores the state of US-China relations in the early months of 1997, especially in terms of international politics, human trafficking, and the smuggling of illegal goods such as bear bile,[2] and nuclear trigger devices. It also focuses on human relationships – especially those between father and son, father and daughter. Pam Spencer suggests that the title refers to “the flower net used by Chinese fishermen who throw the mesh wide to trap everything within its reach”.[3][4]

Plot summary

The time frame for _Flower Net_ is January 10, 1997 – March 14, 1997. The main narrative ends February 13, 1997—just before the death of Deng Xiaoping on February 19.[5] Much of the story involves flashbacks to the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and its traumatic impact on the lives of a great number of people. The novel's key characters are Liu Hulan, inspector in the Ministry of Public Security and a Red Princess, and David Stark, Assistant U.S. Attorney, who loves her. Gary Krist writes that “Hulan is a provocative mixture of vulnerability, bitterness and hardheaded practicality,” a survivor of the Cultural Revolution who has learned that survival means hiding her emotions from the outside world.[6]

The book begins with the murders of two young men, one the son of the U.S. ambassador to China and the other the son of one of the richest and most powerful men in China. For reasons not clear to Hulan and David, the Chinese and American governments come to the unusual agreement that the two should jointly investigate the murders. Their initial assumption is that the killings must be related to the Rising Phoenix, a criminal gang operating in both China and Los Angeles. The case is complicated because Hulan and David have previously been lovers, and each is devoted to his or her country. See also describes Vice Minister Liu and his frosty relationship with Hulan, his daughter.[7]

Near the end of the novel seven gruesome murders are solved.[8] Although the young men of the Rising Phoenix are indeed involved, the murderer hounding Hulan and David is revealed to be Hulan's father, Vice Minister Liu, who has been consumed by greed and the desire for revenge, mistakenly blaming his daughter for the hard time he served in a Chinese work camp early in the Cultural Revolution and for the serious injuries his wife, Hulan's mother, suffered during the same period.

The narrative concludes with Hulan's thoughts of the coming spring and her anticipation of the birth of her first child.

Notes

[1] Red Princes and Princesses are so named because of their exceptional devotion to Chairman Mao Zedong and/or because of their great wealth. Lisa See, _The Interior_, p. 112. New York: HarperCollins, 1999

[2] _Flower Net_, pp. 232-233. New York: HarperCollins, 1997

[3] Pam Spencer, _Flower Net_. _School Library Journal_ (04/1998)

[4] _Flower Net_, p. 152

[5] _Flower Net_, pp. 295ff.

[6] Gary Krist, “Pacific Overtures.” _The New York Times_ (10/26/1997)

[7] _Flower Net_, pp. 47-49

[8] _Flower Net_, p. 311

title: Flower Net

question: What does the text say about the state of US-China relations in the early months of 1997?

question: What does the text say about Lisa See's novels?

answer: Lisa See is the author of "Flower Net". It is the first of the Red Princess mystery novels. She wrote two other novels in the series, "The Interior" and "Dragon Bones".

question: Summarize the plot of the "Flower Net".

answer: Two young men, the son of the U.S. ambassador to China, and the son of one of the richest and most powerful men in China have been murdered in China. The Chinese and American governments come to an uncharacteristic agreement to jointly investigate the murders. Liu Hulan, an inspector in the Ministry of Public Security, and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Stark investigate. The situation is complicated because they are ex-lovers and individually patriotic. They initially suspect the Rising Phoenix (a criminal gang) to be involved (they are), but the twist is revealed that Liu's own father, a Vice Minister, is the murderer who is after them.

question: What does the text say about Liu Hulan's father?

answer: Liu Hulan's father is a Vice Minister. He has a frosty relationship with Liu throughout the story. It is revealed in the end that he is consumed by greed and revenge against Liu. He mistakenly blames his daughter (Liu) for the hard time he spent in a Chinese work camp early in the Cultural Revolution. He also blames Liu for the injuries suffered by his wife (Liu's mom).


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The Road Adventure to end all Road Adventures!

	This story begins on a Monday. Both Jack and Michael T. Fox have decided to go on a road trip to Arizona from North Carolina. They have both called in sick, Jack the pest control man and Michael T. Fox who is not related to the Back to the Future star, but a different one that works at a car wash for baby strollers, so it is more of a stroller wash than a car wash. They figure it will take two days to drive to Arizona. So they packed up their winter clothes and mountain climbing gear. They also brought fifteen hundred dollars in pure gold to sell to the Native Americans in Arizona. Then at five o’clock in the morning they set off to Arizona. About an hour into the trip Jack already wants to turn back around because he left something in his Radioflyer wagon at home. They circle back around and travel back to Jack’s house where he picks up his loaded pistol stashed under his two year old child’s toys in the wagon in the garage, after he retrieved the gun they were back on the road.
	Fourty-one hours later they are driving through the Arizona desert, when all of a sudden Michael T. Fox starts seeing what he thinks are hallucinations. He sees Lt. Dan the three legged cheetah! The three-legged cheetah is running alongside of their 1985 Honda Accord, and Michael T. Fox who is not driving, rolls down his window, “What do you want?” he says. The cheetah replies, “Your souls or I’ll steal your gold!” Jack shouts, “ NO Way! Take our gold!” Michael T. Fox says, “No way, take our souls, they are useless anyway.” Lt. Dan begins to wag his tail at extreme speeds and after twenty minutes Lt. Dan now owns Jack and Michael T. Fox’s souls! Within seconds Lt. Dan vanishes and an Indian trading mart appears.
	“We are here” Jack says. They both get out and walk up to a giant Native Americans named Chief Inspector Gadget. Everyone greats each other with a simple “How.” Jack begins to barter with the good Chief. “We have fifteen hundred dollars worth of gold in the trunk of our vehicle and we will sell it to you for twenty thousand dollars.” The Chief takes a deep breath and replies “No.” Jack starts to think about another offer but just decides to shoot the Chief in his old kneecaps. “That’s for World War I!” yells Jack. Michael T. Fox is unimpressed. Suddenly Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn walks into the teepee hands Jack a check for twenty thousand dollars, and he walks out, hot wires Jack’s car and drives away into the sunset. “What do we do know?” says Jack. “How about we pray to our new God?” Michael T. Fox states. They both say a few words in French and then Lt. Dan appears like a genie in a glass bottle. “Head East and I will find you guys transportation.”
	Jack and Michael T. Fox begin to head for the door Chief Inspector Gadget gets up from behind the counter of his teepee store and he raises up a bow and arrow, “One shot, two kills.” He says with vengeance on his Native American mind. He fires the biggest arrow in existence and it sails right through Jack and Michael T. Fox. Lt. Dan says, “Wow that was awesome.” And then the cheetah jumps into a 1994 Power Wheels motorized Jeep, a vintage model, and he drove away into his mysterious cheetah lair or cave or boat or where-ever he lives.
	The moral of this tale is never get into a situation where you end up in the cross-hairs of a sharp shooting Chief.

title: The Road Adventure to End All Road Adventures!- Humor Short Story Feedback appreciated!

question: What are Jack and Michael T. Fox doing?

answer: They are taking a road trip from North Carolina to Arizona.

question: Are there other important characters?

answer: Lt. Dan, Chief Inspector Gadget, Sean Penn

question: What's does Sean Penn do?

answer: He gives Jack and Michael $20,000 and takes their car and gold.

question: What is the relationship between Jack and Michael T. Fox and Lt. Dan?

answer: It appears that Lt. Dan arrives to steal their gold or their souls.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Jack and Michael T. Fox take a roadtrip to Arizona from North Carolina. On the way, Lt. Dan, a three-legged cheetah, interrupts them and demands either their gold or he will take their souls; he takes their souls. They arrive at an "Indian trading mart" to sell their gold. The Chief Inspector Gadget doesn't agree to their swindle, they shoot him in the kneecaps. Sean Penn arrives and gives them $20,000 for their gold, then takes the gold and their car. Chief Inspector Gadget shoots both of them with one arrow.


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2/11/1373, 6/30/1908, 7/7/1997, 11/1/2011, 6/21/2013, 11/18/2013, ?

32492/ 6 = 5415.33 194952/365=534.115 902.55

The Bloop...

That’s what it was called at the time, The “Bloop” , because I guess we didn’t have anything better to call it. And to be honest, after reviewing the audio several times, it did kinda sound like a bloop. The kinda noise when a large volume of water is displaced all at once. We were lucky on that one, or unlucky. Maybe if we had recognized it for what it was…

I’m getting ahead of myself.

I believe it was the Olmecs that first encountered the phenomena around 1831 BCE. There’s this monument, they call it the San Martin Pajapan Monument now, that was carved in approximately that time period. The statue is early example of their artwork, showing a young lord or demi god, holding up a ceremonial bar. The general consensus is that it was a figure meant to be establishing the center of the universe. What little we can translate of their culture and writing, the statue was placed at a location that they viewed as being a place of powerful energy. Maybe they saw something in the hills between those two volcanoes. Something that defied nature. There’s no fossil or archeological evidence, but it just fits, you know? By working backwards with the math?

The first recorded incident was February 11th, 1373CE outside of what is modern day Baghdad, Iraq. I say this is the first “recorded” incident for a reason. What happened outside of the recovering city was never properly documented. The Il-Khanids, Mongol rulers of their captured Arabian lands, weren’t too keen on writing down things that didn’t involve the glory of the Mongol empire. What can be gleaned from the entire TWO historical documents concerning the event, was a massive shockwave tipped over several ships on the river, as well as toppling dozens of homes within the city. The writings from the era said that a pressure wave, described by them as “the air punched at our chests as if a forceful man ” , originating from the desert sands east of the city. I calculate the epicenter to have been 1 mile east north east of the cities’ harbor, of approximately 63 kilotons of TNT in strength, somewhat less than the destructive threshold of the atomic warhead dropped on Hiroshima by the United States during World War 2. The effects of being so close to a blast of that magnitude would have been similar to what was described by the accounts. I can consequently see why no one cared. It was not a great era of scientific curiosity. It was written off like any myriad of events during that era.

The second recorded event occurred on June 30th, 1908. Centered around 5 miles South South east of Lake Cheko, in Tunguska, Russia. I’m sure you’ve heard of that one, though. What’s more commonly known as, The Tunguska Blast. Up until last month, it was easily attributed to a rogue asteroid or cometoid exploding in mid air over the deserted forest. Official estimates vary, but the explosive force rattled windows 400 miles away. It hammered the Siberian wilds with what we now know was around 2 megatons of explosive force. Speculation was, that had such an event occurred in a populated city in that era, say for instance, Paris, London, or New York City. The death toll would have numbered in hundreds of thousands. We were “lucky” though, it was a deserted location, very few people were injured. Hell it took months for a study team to even venture out into the frozen woodlands to survey the damage back then. Again, No one really cared.

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title: Happy Early Halloween! I hope it's a fun read for you.

question: Why is the "bloop" not garnering enough attention as it should?

answer:
What is called the "Bloop" is a kind of shockwave that happens mid-air, emitting a powerful blast that causes destruction for miles. The phenomenon was first recorded on February 11th 1373CE in Baghdad. It happened in the desert and witnesses compared it to “the air punched at our chests” with the effects being felt in the city where it toppled several ships at the docks as well as destroyed homes. The second recorded "Bloop" happened in 1908 east of Lake Cheko in Tunguska, Russia. The incident was initially attributed to a rogue asteroid until last month. The blast, though happened in an inhabited area, was felt 400 miles away.

The reason people might not have paid attention to the "Bloop" phenomenon might be because it had never happened in a populated area. Until then, this phenomenon will continue to be a mystery.


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My body trembled in the immense light of the ever present Sun. My hand hooded my eyes as I stared up at It. Suddenly, Its usual warmth felt more like a burning heat. Beauty and Power was my mantra to the ‘heavenly’ body. It is said to supply us with the essence of purity, and growth. But in that moment, it just felt like a stadium light crammed in a small room: too tremendous to be needed, too ridiculous to be natural. A poorly done Photoshop, of sorts. Beads of sweat gathered at my brow. Whether it was from the immense heat, or the sudden realization, I wasn’t quite sure.

Though the city around me was hustling and bustling at this time, just like every other time, I felt strangely suffocated and claustrophobic. Getting out was the only thing on my mind. For an hour, I think, my nimble body weaved through the crowed city, then suburbs, and finally to the hill on the outskirt of our city. No one really ventured here. Curiosity is not a natural emotion of my people. Those who had, though, were rumored to have never been seen again. For some reason, I took that risk; I just felt like I needed to get out.

It took me another hour of intensive climbing to get to the top of this steep hill. Finally, there I stood at the crest of the hill, staring down at my former city, formally named Ignorance. The sight brought tears to my eyes. For some reason, none of the cityscape seemed to be quite as real any more. This view told me why no one had ever returned,

Cupping my mouth like a megaphone, I began to yell the names of the people I knew there. I wanted them to come with me, for them to experience this realization themselves, but they were too far to hear my calls. My yelling halted when I felt something splash on the back of my hand. Sweat? The liquid was replaced with saliva as my tongue brush over the droplet. No, this didn’t taste salty at all. Then there were more of these splashes all around me, and the sky darkened. My heart was pounding from my fear, for the only water we knew in Ignorance was that from the Lake. It was a horrifying experience, this never happened in my city. I quickly found shelter under a tree and grimaced at the sky. Depressingly, I yearned for my warm, comforting life in the city below, but it was too late, I would no longer feel accepted there. Finally, I fell asleep to the sound of what I later found out to be rain.

I woke up to the Warmth. To the real one, not like the one in Ignorance. After the dreadful rain, this was the first thing that redeemed leaving Ignorance. This Sun was real. It was more yellow then the old one, much less like an incandescent bulb in the ceiling. It had volume, and the power to dry my body of the rainwater with these warm breezes in the air, swirling around me.

I ventured further away, less affected by my subconscious wanting me to stay. In the back of my mind, I knew I would have to return, except that time, with a crowd big enough for everyone in Ignorance city to hear when we scream for them at the top of the hill, as far as we can venture. But I need to learn first. Live life outside the city and become independent. I thought all of this as I traveled through the muddy wilderness beyond the city and then even beyond the Hill.

It never rains in Ignorance; not ever. Their sky is kept bright and clear by a giant light bulb that never goes out. In theory, though, a little bit of water splashed on it could short-circuit the light bulb, exposing them to the true sun. But there would have to be a lot of rain for it to reach that high up.

For now I’ll let them live in Ignorance, and hope for the best. Besides, I have a new place in between the Hill and the Sea that I now call home. That, my friends, is the small, but up and coming town named Wisdom. And I hope one day, you can take the time to visit.

title: Hi, this is my first short story I've shared with anyone. I hope you all can help me better myself as a writer.

question: What does the text say about the town the narrator is from?

answer: The town is called Ignorance. It is kept bright constantly by an artificial sun, which the narrator describes as like an incandescent light bulb. It never rains in the city, and the only water the people there know is the lake.


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“BUTTON PUSHA” is Electronic/House single that was written, produced, and recorded by American DJ/remixer/musician Ralphi Rosario featuring vocals by singer Aneeta Beat, which was taken from Rosario's debut set _2 Sides to the Story_.

Background

The song serves as a tribute to the true underground and veteran club DJs who keep it real—and the criticism to those who they're calling out as fakes, wannabes or sellouts. In an interview with _Billboard_, Rosario explained the song's meaning, which he claims was meant to be done as a novelty/comedy take on the Dance genre in general: “'Button Pusha' depicts the many new strings of DJs that have picked up the craft, for the sake of quick fame, money, glorification and any kind of stardom. Like myself, many of our veteran DJs have seen the change of our business of being a professional DJ to look like something that seems easy. Many veteran DJs, that are still killing it live in their sets, have the experience of making people come together through their musical journeys; not some hit playlist that's been floating around, thus, making their sets instant. I compare it to, 'just add water and stir.' It may taste like coffee, but it really isn't (laughs)!”[1]

The track became Rosario's second number one single since 2009's “Everybody Shake It” (apart from his side project Rosabel) and the first for Beat on _Billboard_'s Dance Club Songs chart, reaching the summit in its December 31, 2016 issue.[2]

Track listings

Digital download (Remixes)[3]

1.  “Button Pusha” (DJ Kue's Radio Mix) – 2:32
2.  “Button Pusha” (Ralphi Rosario's Definitive Club Mix) – 5:32
3.  “Button Pusha” (DJ Kue Club Mix) – 4:05
4.  “Button Pusha” (Ivan Gomez Club Mix) – 7:15
5.  “Button Pusha” (Jeff Morgan & Terri B! Club Mix) – 5:50
6.  “Button Pusha” (Ralphi Rosario Dub Mix) – 6:40
7.  “Button Pusha” (DJ Kue Dub Mix) – 4:05

Digital download (The Hidden Mixes)[4]

1.  “Button Pusha” (Rosabel's Tech Mix) – 6:26
2.  “Button Pusha” (Rod's Piano & Horns House Mix) – 6:38

[1] “The Chainsmokers' 'Closer' Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart” from Billboard (December 23, 2016)

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[3] Track listing at Onkyomusic

[4] Track listing at iTunes

title: Button Pusha

question: What is Button Pusha?

answer: An electronic/house single (song).

question: How many (re)mixes of Button Pusha are listed?

answer: 9

question: What is the meaning of the song?

answer: It is a tribute to veteran club DJs who bring people together with music, as opposed to the wave of new young DJs who use hit playlists and are only in it for the potential stardom.

question: Who is the artist behind the song?

answer: DJ Ralphi Rosario, featuring vocals by singer Aneeta Beat.

question: Which songs by Rosario became number one singles?

answer: Button Pusha and Everybody Shake It.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Button Pusha is an electronic/house single by DJ Ralphi Rosario, featuring vocals by singer Aneeta Beat. It's a tribute to veteran club DJs who bring people together with music, as opposed to the wave of new young DJs who use hit playlists and are only in it for the potential stardom.


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At a hearing in Toronto Monday, a Federal Court judge gave TekSavvy, which is not a party to the action, more time to advise the subscribers affected that they could be implicated in the case and should seek legal advice

Dec 17, 2012  •   •  4 minute read

[Voltage Pictures LLC wants to determine the identities associated with about 2,000 IP addresses it says a forensic software investigation revealed were involved in unauthorized copying and distributing of the studio’s copyrighted works.]
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Hundreds of Ontario Internet subscribers could soon face the choice of bowing to the settlement demands of a California film studio or incurring expensive legal fees for a court battle.

In its lawsuit, Los Angeles-based Voltage Pictures LLC, best known for The Hurt Locker movie, is seeking damages related to alleged copyright infringement by hundreds of Jane and John Does, who it says were involved in unauthorized copying and distributing of its movies.

  The customers are faced with a terrible dilemma of either paying the settlement demand or risking being sued and incurring the legal cost of fighting

The gatekeeper in the case is TekSavvy Solutions Inc., an Internet service provider based in Chatham, Ont., that stands between Voltage and the identity of customers alleged to have downloaded its content illegally using BitTorrent networks.

At a hearing in Toronto Monday, a Federal Court judge gave TekSavvy, which is not a party to the action, more time to advise the subscribers affected that they could be implicated in the case and should seek legal advice.

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Voltage’s motion to compel TekSavvy to hand over the identities is set to be heard Jan. 14 and the ISP said as long as it can provide its customers with adequate notice, it will not oppose the motion.

“Voltage will then take that information and contact those customers and say, ‘We’ve sued you. We’re going to demand a certain amount of money to settle this lawsuit, and if you don’t, then we’re going to go to court,’ ” intellectual property lawyer David Fewer said in an interview.

Mr. Fewer is the director of the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, which filed a letter with the court saying it will seek intervener status in the case.

“The customers are faced with a terrible dilemma of either paying the settlement demand or risking being sued and incurring the legal cost of fighting,” he said. “For people who like certainty and don’t like stress and figure it’s going to cost them one way or the other, Voltage is betting that the easy way out is to pay the settlement fee.”

Through a forensic software investigation conducted by Montreal-based Canipre Inc. over two months from Sept. 1 to Oct. 30, Voltage says it singled out BitTorrent transactions related to its copyrighted works associated with more than 2,000 Internet protocol addresses belonging to TekSavvy customers.

TekSavvy said last week it sent out about 1,100 warning notices as some customers had more than one IP address associated with their account.

In court Monday, Nicholas McHaffie, a lawyer for the ISP, said the company had tried to ensure all customers associated with those IP addresses were alerted to their potential involvement in the court case.

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However, through error, about 40 clients who were not customers at the time were contacted and about 90 others who should have been contacted were not.

Mr. Justice John O’Keefe of the Federal Court of Canada agreed that the errors and the fact that the motion deals with new issues in Canada warranted an adjournment.

James Zibarras, a lawyer for Voltage, opposed the delay, arguing that TekSavvy had known about the issues since Nov. 1, although the motion to compel the disclosure of its customers’ details was not filed with the court until Dec. 7 and it was after that time that TekSavvy began notifying customers.

Mr. Zibarras said the independent ISP was concerned about its reputation and the notice to customers was “purely a PR initiative that we consented to,” a point Mr. McHaffie disputed, arguing that the court runs on the notion that people affected by a case receive notice. “[It was] not a PR exercise,” he said.

“Our primary concern is to make sure that nobody gets caught in the crosshairs who may quite literally not be involved at all,” Marc Gaudrault, chief executive of TekSavvy, added outside the court. “If, at the end of the day it turns out that what they’re alleging is actually what happened, the law is the law, we can’t say, ‘Do unlawful things.’ ”

Ottawa recently overhauled the copyright legislation and the Copyright Modernization Act, once known as Bill C-11, received royal assent in June and most of its provisions came into force on Nov. 7.

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The new law provides for a penalty from $100 to a maximum of $5,000 for all infringements related to personal use that occurred prior to a legal action. Under the old rules, the maximum fine was $20,000 per infringement, which remains the case for violations for commercial use.

Voltage is likely to send letters to the individuals involved asking they pay an amount akin to what could be awarded by way of statutory damages or face proceeding to court.

Mr. Fewer said the appropriate amount of damages is more like the cost of “an iTunes rental or at most the purchase of a DVD…. But if you even want to argue the damages you still have to hire a lawyer and go to court and deal with all that.”

Voltage has filed similar lawsuits in the past targeting thousands of U.S. Internet users it believed illegally downloaded The Hurt Locker and even a B.C. action in 2011 aimed at extracting the identities of dozens of users.

Last month a Federal Court judge in Montreal ordered Internet providers to turn over the names and addresses associated with about 50 IP addresses in a case brought by NGN Prima Productions Inc., which, like Voltage, also used Canipre as its forensic investigation firm.

But the TekSavvy case appears to set a Canadian precedent in terms of the number of users implicated.

Mr. Fewer said such cases, which rarely if ever end up in court after the identities are disclosed, are a means of generating revenue for films that didn’t earn much at the box office. “It’s not a legitimate business model. It’s a misuse of copyright and a misuse of the courts,” he said.

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question: Why are Voltage Pictures seeking to identify 2000 people through their IP addresses?

answer: These people are implicated in copyright infringements for copying and distributing the studio's works.

question: Why does the article refer to Jane and John Does?

answer: Because the identity of the individuals is unknown.

question: What will Voltage Pictures do when they obtain the identities of the people involved in the copyright infringement?

answer: They plan to demand money from these people and sue them if they refuse.

question: Why is there a mismatch between the number of IP addresses and the number of notices that TeSavvy sent out?

answer: Some people have more than one IP address.

question: Why is the TekSavvy case unusual in Canadian law?

answer: The sheer number of people involved has set a precedent

question: What is Mr. Fewer's view of the case?

answer: He believes that it is a misuse of copyright law and the courts.


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[Winged sea caribou is used in the Coat of Arms of the Federal Court] The WINGED SEA CARIBOU is a mythical creature featured on the heraldic coat of arms of the Federal Court of Canada (FCC).

History

In 2003, the Federal Court of Canada was recreated and separated from Federal Court of Appeal. This required the creation of a new coat of arms.[1] The original concept for the coat of arms was proposed by Robert D. Watt and Claire Boudreau of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.[2] It was painted by Eva Pilar-Cass and calligraphed by Doris Wionzek at a cost of $4,500.[3] The coat of arms entered Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada on December 10, 2007.[4] It was granted by Governor General Michaëlle Jean in October 2008.

Motto

The motto “Droit, Equity, Admiralty” means "law, equity and admiralty”.[5]

Morphology

This fantastic Canadian beast has the head of a caribou, the wings and claws of a raven, and the posterior of a salmon. This unique morphology reflects the FCC's jurisdiction over federal land matters, aeronautics, and law of the oceans. The Federal Court of Canada website explains: “The winged sea caribou is a mythic creature representing the Court’s involvement with issues on the land, in the sea and other waters, and in the air. The three constituent creatures, the caribou, the raven and the salmon are found in many parts of Canada. The male and female supporters represent the equality of the sexes, as well as the fact that the Federal Court is both male and female judicial officers.”[6]

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title: Winged sea caribou

question: Is the winged sea caribou a real creature?

answer: No, the winged sea caribou is a mythical creature created for the Federal Court of Canada.

question: Summarize all the information relating to the morphology of the winged sea caribou.

answer: The winged sea caribou has the head of a caribou, the wings and claws of a raven, and the posterior of a salmon. The creature represents the Federal Court of Canada's involvement with issues on land, in the sea and other waters, and in the air. The three constituent creatures, the caribou, the raven and the salmon are found in many parts of Canada. Male and female are included.

question: Summarize all the information relating to the Federal Court of Canada.

answer: It was recreated in 2003 when it was separated from the Federal Court of Appeal. The Federal Court of Canada has jurisdiction over federal land matters, aeronautics, and law of the oceans. The Federal Court of Canada has both male and female judicial officers.

question: What is the motto of the Federal Court of Canada?

answer: "Droit, Equity, Admiralty" meaning "Law, equity, admiralty."

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The winged sea caribou is a mythical creature featured on the coat of arms of the Federal Court of Canada to represent what it stands for.


text: It was a cold winters night, I was sitting quietly downstairs looking out into the dark of the night as the stars flickered in and out like a train in the distance. My pin vice was my only friend that night, he saw me through the necessary drilling I needed to do, and he never said a word... Just faithfully drilling. Then it happened. A snap like a whip on Jesus' back erupted throughout the room and I felt my soul shatter as the drills soul followed my own. It was like watching him walk onto a landmine. Body parts flung across my hand and table... My eye's watered from the emotional and physical pain... It was over... Blood splashed across my hands and face with the cold dead eyes of Drill staring at me in the black of night. I needed to send word that Drill wouldn't be coming home but right now the emotional pain held me in place like Medusa's stare...

title: My brother likes to exaggerate things so I wrote a bit of a parody of him breaking his pin vice

question: Did the narrator et hurt or was there someone else with him?

answer: Unclear.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is drilling when something goes wrong and their soul shatters as the drill's soul followed. Body parts flung across his hand and table.


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Jean Boyer}}

JEAN BOYER (born before 1600 – died 1648) was a French viol player and composer, active in Paris during the first half of the 17th century.

He must not be confused with Noël Boyer, who was master of the music of the Duchess of Savoy and who in 1631 attempted to succeed as superintendent of the music of the king's chamber.[1]

Biography

The first mention of Jean Boyer is when he intervened regarding his cousin Jehan Bernard (c. 1631 – after 1711), who resigned his duties as cantor of the King's Chamber and Chapel in Jean's favor. The act specifies that Jean Boyer was son of the late Philibert Boyer, prosecutor in the court of Parliament, and that he was “experienced in the art of music, even on the lute and on the viols”.[2]

It was not until February 1617 that he appeared in ballet de cour, composing that year an aria for an unidentified ballet and another for the _Ballet des Forgerons_. He contributed to other ballets: in 1618 an air for the “Ballet de la Folie” and another for the “Ballet de M. de Nemours”, in 1621 an air for an unidentified ballet and another for the “Ballet des Indiens”, finally in 1626 for the _Ballet du Grand bal de la Douairière de Billebahaut_.

The dedication of his books of arias published in 1619 and 1621 shows that he probably worked for Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), who was the usual ordonnator of the king's ballets, and who might have introduced him to the court in a more active manner than his cantor's office permitted him.

On 13 December 1629, he was appointed Ordinary Secretary of the King's Chamber[3] and on 18 February 1636, he obtained half of the ordinary viol player charge from the King's House held by , by resignation of the latter. This charge brought him 450 lt for a semester.[4] He also became ordinary member of the music of queen Anne of Austria, with 1200 lt of yearly wages.

Henry of Savoy-Nemours having died in the meantime, Boyer seems to have attached himself to the house of Gaston d’Orléans, brother of the king. The two books of songs that he published in 1636 and 1642 reveal ties in his environment.

On 7 January 1640, Jean Boyer bought a house in Wissous, south of Paris.[5] He married Jeanne Aymar (widow of Jacques de Mézières) in February 1644.[6] He had a sister, Marguerite, married to François Gaulthier, prosecutor in Parliament, a brother Léon, equerry, councilor of the king and inspector of the wars, and a uterine sister Suzanne Maugars, wife of Jean Bigot, a lawyer in parliament. Perhaps the latter was of the family of André Maugars (c. 1580 – c. 1645), a famous violist.

He died in May 1648, when he was still an ordinary of the Music of the king and the queen. His inventory after death (16 May 1648) was found.[7] At that time he lived in the rue des Marmousets. This inventory reveals two theorbos, a lute, two viols, two guitars, recorders and at Wissous still a theorbo, a viol, an oboe and a musette.

At the time of his marriage,[8] his music books included secular and spiritual works by Claude Le Jeune, lute tablatures, tunes and songs, secular songs by Roland de Lassus or their spiritual parodies, and Italian madrigals. The substantial proportion of spiritual _contrafacta_ may suggest that he was a Protestant.

Works

Court arias

Boyer published several books of polyphonic tunes (for four voices or for voice and lute) published under his name or in collective collections. He showed a beautiful inventiveness and a real sensitivity to the expressiveness of the texts he put into music.[9]

-   _Airs de différents auteurs, mis en tablature de luth par eux-mêmes. Huitième livre_. Paris : , 1618. 1 vol. 4°. RISM 1618 exp 9 and S 3419, Guillo 2003 n° 1618-A.

        Includes 8 arias by Boyer, among other arias by Pierre Guédron, Antoine Boësset, Paul Auget, Vincent, Grand-Rue, , Savorny and Claude Coffin.

-   _Airs à 4 parties, par Jean Boyer parisien_. [Premier livre]. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1619. 4 vol. 8° obl. RISM B 4181, Guillo 2003 n° 1619-B.

        Dedication to Prince Henri I, Duke of Nemours, Duke of Genevois and Nemours, with various introductory pieces to the praise of Boyer, one of Boyer himself, and one on his anagram “J’é bon air”. Edition with an introduction by Thomas Leconte: Versailles : CMBV, 2003 (_Cahiers de musique_, E01).
        Contains 37 arias, including one from the _Ballet de M. de Nemours_ (1619), one from the _Ballet de la Folie_ (1618), one from the _Ballet des Forgerons_ (1617), and three spiritual pieces grouped together at the end.

-   _Airs de Jean Boyer parisien, mis en tablature de luth par lui-même_. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1621. 1 vol. 4°. RISM B 4182, Guillo 2003 n° 1621-D.

        Dedication to Madame Anne de Lorraine, Duchesse of Genevois and Nemours, with stanzas on the arias of M. Boyer by “D. I.”
        Contains 27 pieces for voice and lute, one from an unidentified ballet, another from the _Ballet de Monsieur de Nemours_ (1619) and three spiritual pieces grouped together at the end. This collection offers many concordances with his tunes for one voice.

-   _IIe livre d'airs à 4 parties de Jean Boyer_. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1627. 4 vol. 8° obl. Manque au RISM, Guillo 2003 n° 1627-A.

        Dedication to Monsieur L'Archer, President in the Chamber of Accounts, with a quatrain signed “I. D. M.” and an octave signed by Ch. Morin.
        Contains 36 pieces, including some drinking songs grouped at the end. Only the part is known, but the other voices of about fifteen can be reconstructed with the contrafacta which have been published in the _Philomèle séraphique_ (Tournai: Adrien Quinqué, 1632 and 1640).

Moreover, between 1618 and 1628, his tunes are inserted in collections of air for one voice:

-   _IIIe livre d'airs de cour, et de différents auteurs_ [1 v.]. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1619. 1 vol. 8°. RISM 1619 exp 10, Guillo 2003 n° 1619-A.

        Contains nine tunes from Boyer, among arias from Pierre Guédron, Antoine Boësset, Gabriel Bataille, Vincent, Grand-Rue, Nicolas Signac, Savorny, Claude Coffin, and Paul Auget.

-   _Airs de différents auteurs_ [1 v.]. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1621. 1 vol. 8°. RISM 1621 exp 13, Guillo 2003 1621-B.

        Contains eight tunes from Boyer including a ballet tale, among court or drinking tunes by Claude Coffin, Grand-Rue and Sauvage.

-   _Ve livre d'airs de cour et de différents auteurs_ [1 v.]. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1623/1624. 1 vol. 8°. RISM 1623 exp 5, Guillo 2003 n° 1623-B.

        Contains between four and ten arias of Boyer, among other arias by Antoine Boësset and Grand-Rue.

-   _VIIe livre d'airs de cour, et de différents auteurs_ [1 v.]. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1626. 1 vol. 8°. RISM 1626 exp 11, Guillo 2003 n° 1626-B. Édition réimprimée en 1628 (RISM 1628 exp 8, Guillo 2003 n° 1628-B).

        Contains two tunes by Boyer, among French or Spanish tunes by Étienne Moulinié, Antoine Boësset, François Richard, Bocan, Guillaume Barberon, Gabriel Bataille or Jacques Lefèvre. In the 1628 reissue, the tunes of Boyer became anonymous.

-   _VIIIe livre d'airs de cour, et de différents auteurs_ [1 v.]. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1628. 1 vol. 8°. RISM 1628 exp 9, Guillo 2003 n° 1628-C.

        Contains 27 arias by Boyer, among court or drinking tunes by Antoine Boësset, Paul Auget and François Richard.

Chansons

[The _Chansons_ of 1636.] The songs published by Boyer are later and less elaborate than his tunes:

-   _Recueil de chansons à boire et danser par Jean Boyer, de la Musique de la chambre du Roy, & de la Reyne_ [1-2 v., Ier livre]. Paris : Pierre I Ballard, 1636. 1 vol. 8°. RISM B 4183, Guillo 2003 n° 1636-D.

        Dedication to Monsieur de Flotte, ordinary gentleman of the house of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, with some introductory pieces.
        Contains 26 drinking songs for two voices including three for Gaston d'Orléans, and 25 dancing songs for one voice.

-   _IIe livre des chansons à danser et à boire de Jean Boyer, de la Musique de la chambre du Roy [1-2 v.]_. Paris, Robert III Ballard, 1642. 1 vol. 8°. RISM B 4184, Guillo 2003 n° 1642-B. This edition was collected in 1644 by (Guillo 2003 n° 1644-E) and in 1699 by (Guillo 2003 n° 1699-F).

        Contains 31 songs for dancing, four courantes for dancing, two sarabandes, all with one voice, and seven songs for dancing for two voices.

[1] About him, see Jurgens 1974 (pp. 105 and 324) and Bouquet 2010 (p. 14). Massip 1976 suggests (pp. 140-142) that Léon was none other than Jean's brother and that he would have succeeded him as a viol player in the Chamber after his death in 1648.

[2] Paris AN : MC/ET/LXXIII/168, f. 1304 (21 September 1611), incompletely quoted by Cazaux 2002 (p. 92).

[3] A certificate signed by Henri de Savoie attests the fact, attached to his inventory after death.

[4] Act cited in his inventory after death: Paris AN, MC VI, 241, number 24 (16 May 1648), quoted after Jurgens 1967 (pp. 288), original not preserved.

[5] Paris ANF : MC/ET/C/190, quoted after Jurgens (pp. 288).

[6] Contract of 7 February 1644: Paris ANF : MC/ET/XXXIII/282, quoted after Jurgens 1967 (p. 287), and inventory of the property of the husband the next 10 February.

[7] Paris ANF : MC/ET/VI/241, partially transcribed in Jurgens 1967 (pp. 286–288).

[8] Transcript of books inventory in Jurgens 1967 (p. 287).

[9] On his qualities as a composer, see Durosoir 1991 (pp. 157-161).

title: Jean Boyer (composer)

question: When was Jean Boyer born?

answer: It is not certain the exact year he was born, but according to the article, he was born before 1600.

question: What brought Boyer into limelight?

answer: It might be implied from the article that it was when he appeared in ballet de cour and composed an aria for an unidentified ballet and another for the Ballet des Forgerons.

question: Did Boyer work for Henri I, Duke of Nemours?

answer: It is not certain.

question: When did Boyer become an ordinary member of the music of queen Anne of Austria?

answer: It is not stated.

question: Was Jean Boyer related to musician Noël Boyer?

answer: According to the article, he was not.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This is a biography of French viol player and composer, Jean Boyer, who was active in Paris during the first half of the 17th century.


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Firms apply for RBI licence to operate as NBFCs as lending tap turns dry amid liquidity crunch.

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Industry insiders ET spoke to said there are many reasons which could be driving entrepreneurs to the NBFC route. The liquidity crunch in the sector was a wakeup call for many tech platforms, they said.

BENGALURU: Technology platforms, which help consumers avail of credit facilities from financial institutions, are trying to enter the lending space and vying for a licence from the banking regulator.

While some companies have already applied for the licence from the Reserve Bank of India, some are in the queue.

Bengaluru-based Shubh Loans has started the process to apply for an NBFC licence. The platform, founded by former banker Monish Anand and Goldman Sachs executive Rahul Sekar, is targeting the financially underserved segment.

“I want to expand into the unorganised sector. Traditional lenders mostly do not lend to these categories. It makes sense for me to get my own licence and get on a co-lending type of model and expand operations,” Anand said.

Shubh Loans has reached a monthly disbursal rate of Rs 15 crore and is doing around 5,000 loans per month in partnership with nine lenders.

Another tech startup, Moneytap, is also planning its own lending licence. “We are exploring all three options — getting our own NBFC licence, partnering with someone who has recently received the licence and working with an established one,” said CEO Bala Parthasarathy.

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Moneytap had begun by offering a credit line to consumers in partnership with private sector lender RBL Bank.

Industry insiders ET spoke to said there are many reasons which could be driving entrepreneurs to the NBFC route. The liquidity crunch in the sector was a wakeup call for many tech platforms, they said.

“With multiple lenders having switched off their lending taps, gone slow or increased rates after the liquidity crisis in the market, entrepreneurs realised that being at their mercy is not always the best thing,” said a founder of a fintech startup who did not wish to be named.

Another problem was the issue around Aadhaar-based verification, which caused the digital lending industry to stutter. “We could not bring in our own innovation in that case, we had to run by compliance teams of the lenders who would mostly shoot down innovative ideas because of the regulatory constraints,” said another top executive at a fintech startup.

These companies are in the trade for 3-4 years and have seen the strength of their underwriting capabilities. Few have also got a taste of the delinquency behaviour of the Indian consumer, which makes it an ideal time for few to dabble in the lending business. “A licence brings down your borrowing cost, increases margins and leaves more elbow room to operate,” said one of the sources quoted above. “But a licence does come with a lot of regulatory overhang. That is the flip side.”

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question: What is NBFC, and what is its function?

answer: It might be implied from the article that it's a license that gives firms leverage to render financial services to entrepreneurs.

question: Why is it necessary for businesses to get an NBFC licence?

answer: To be able to render lending services to entrepreneurs.

question: What is Aadhaar-based verification?

answer: It is not stated.

question: What gave rise to tech platforms operating as NBFC?

answer: The liquidity crunch in the market.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The liquidity crunch in the sector was a wake-up call for many tech platforms ever since multiple lenders stopped offering lending services after the liquidity crisis in the market, causing other firms to apply for an RBI license to operate as NBFCs. Although getting a licence would help lower borrowing costs, increase margins, and give more room to operate, its disadvantage is that it comes with a lot of regulatory increase.


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Well this is a story I wrote a few weeks ago, I was feeling sad so I tried to write something sad, tell me how I did :)

     Everyone needs a safe place. A quiet place to sit and ponder the many unanswered questions of life, a place to cry when you want to be alone, a place to practice talents you are too embarrassed to show to the world. You are feeling sad one day, you want to cry, but you are too self-conscious to cry in public, think of all the stares you would get! Yours is different, unlike any other, or so you tell yourself so you can feel special even though you’re normal, just like everyone else. It’s a small platform jutting off the side of the Golden Gate Bridge. You’ve never seen anyone else go there so you have officially claimed it as your own. Stop thinking about the journey just remember the destination, you tell yourself, because the big day has finally come! Your chest is hurting, but no matter just the thought of her makes the pain subside. The walk to the bridge is longer than you remember and your legs are getting tired, but you must preserver. You look across the street at a building, a building with a story to tell.

     Rusty, cracked, forgotten, this building slouches, knowing that the old couple that once kept it new and running are long gone now, never to return, because though it had been a dream of that poor old couple to eventually start up and run a business together, it never worked out. The wife Mariam was always trying to raise her husband's spirits by making jokes and showing him that they could still have fun together even if they weren't rich. And this always managed to get a little smile out of Earl, but these smiles were short lived. Because soon after starting the shop, Mariam contracted a bad cold that kept her at home, leaving Earl to work the shop alone. Every day Earl would open up, wait all day long without seeing any customers, and then go home to his sick wife with the cold that never seemed to leave, until one day something changed.

     During a warm summer evening at the shop, Earl was reading the paper when he heard the bell ring, signaling that someone had entered. Earl sat up in his chair, adjusted his posture, and waited to ask if he could be of any assistance, just as he had imagined he would for so many years, he just wished Mariam could be here to see him do it. 5 Minutes later, a little girl looking to be around 5 or 6 walked up to the counter with a chocolate bar and a crisp one dollar bill that she looked proud to be carrying. After giving her change back, Earl was so happy that he could have cried, and he immediately closed up shop to go tell his wife about the events that had occurred. He shuffled up the stairs to her room to find Mariam frozen as if in a trance like state. Her eyes wide, mouth gaping, as if screaming at an invisible assailant. Earl collapsed, clutching his chest, desperately trying to squeeze the shock and pain out of his frail heart. He called 9-1-1 and they told him the news he had been trying so hard to deny as they took his wife away.

     Earl lay in bed that night, tossing and turning, slowly making himself crazy with the thought that she was still alive, that it had all been a hoax and his dear Mariam was still out there, until he couldn't take it anymore. He jumped out of bed and ran as fast as his wrinkled old legs could carry him to his car, and he drove to the Hospital. He waited until the front desk lady has left for a moment to check her computer for information on his wife's location, and he was on his way. He snuck the body out of a window in the room, and drove off with it. He parked in a secluded grassy patch close to a river, and continued to yell at his wife, begging her to please wake up, wake up wake up WAKE UP!!!! But it was no use he had to face the facts. He took his wife to the river and rolled her into the water, her favorite place in the world.

     The next day Earl got a call from the hospital, his wife had been in a temporary coma, and she was going to be okay, but they believed she had been moved to a different hospital and they would notify him when hey figured out where she was. Earl hung up the phone. He calmly got dressed and went outside to go on a walk. Images start rapidly firing in front of your eyes; children, unfinished paintings, an unexplored forest. It's already too late, your realization has caused you nothing but more pain during the brief time you spend reminiscing on things unfinished, on your way down to the water, to your wife, and countless others that have taken the same walk. “LORD FORGIVE ME! SAVE ME!” But the words are silently whipped out of your mouth by the constant barrage of wind in your face. This is not how it’s supposed to end, this is all wrong. You’re normal, just like everyone else, and everyone always regrets the walk to the bridge.

title: [RF] The Walk to the Bridge

question: What is the main twist of the story?

answer: Earl a bulk of the story feeling immensely sad thinking his wife is dead, and but ends up being the one who accidentally kills her as he does not realize that she is alive.

question: How is the story set up for the ironic twist?

answer: Earl behaves as if his wife is dead despite the fact that at no point in the narrative does anyone actually tell him this.

question: Is there something about the story that is implausible or confusing?

answer:
- "they told him the news he had been trying so hard to deny" directly implies that the wife is dead, though the ending would mean that the first responders had told Earl something else, the way this phrase was used was misleading

- Earl was able to take his wife out of the hospital without anyone stopping him

- Earl was completely oblivious to the fact that his wife would have been in a hospital room instead of a morgue as she was in a coma.

- the information that the wife was in a temporary coma was withheld from Earl for more than a night, any hospital would have told him the state of his wife immediately (in further research, a temporary coma is actually induced, so the hospital would have definitely needed to inform Earl)

- It is unlikely that Earl would think his wife was dead without checking her vitals

question: What is the point of the story?

answer: The narrator talks to the reader as if they were Earl, and is giving a voice to what would be the inner thoughts of a man who accidentally killed his wife after an unfortunate series of events.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Earl is on a bridge thinking about how he accidentally ended up killing his wife after putting what he thought was her corpse into the river which she loved. As it turns out, his wife was only in a temporary coma, so Earl has technically drowned her to death. The reason this happened is that he came home to find her frozen in a state of shock, it appears that after calling 911 and the wife being brought to the hospital, Earl still failed to realize that she was alive so he took her body (she was not waking up despite him screaming at her) without informing anyone.


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ROBERT VAN ASSELIERS (2 December 1576 – 28 November 1661) was the chancellor of Brabant from 1651 until 1661.

Early life

Coming from a family of officeholders in the duchy of Brabant, Asseliers studied at the University of Leuven, graduating as a Doctor of Law. He married Antoinette Vandenberghe in 1608; they had a son and two daughters.

Career

In 1619, Asseliers succeeded his father as a councillor on the Council of Brabant. He went on to become a member of the Brussels Privy Council, the Council of State, and the Supreme Council of Flanders in Madrid.

Asseliers became chancellor of Brabant on 5 May 1651. Because of his advanced age—taking office at the age of 74—a vice-chancellor, Joannes van Thulden, brother of Diodorus Tuldenus, was appointed to help him in office. Asseliers died on 28 November 1661.{{-}}

title: Robert van Asseliers

question: Where did Asselier study?

answer: Assliers studied at the University of Leuven.

question: When did Asseliers become the Chancellor of Brabant?

answer: On 5 May 1651.

question: Why was a vice-chancellor appointed?

answer: The Vice-chancellor was appointed to help Asseliers in the office because of his advanced age.

question: Who did Asseliers marry?

answer: Asseliers married Antoinette Vandenberghe.

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Robert Van Asseliers was the Chancellor of Brabant. He graduated as a Doctor of Law from the University of Leuven. He married Antoinette Vandenberghe.

He succeeded his father in 1619 and become a councilor on the Council of Brabant. In 1651, he became the Chancellor of Brabant. To help Asseliers, Joannes van Thulden was appointed the vice-chancellor.


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_PLATYSACE COMPRESSA_, commonly known as the TAPEWORM PLANT, is a perennial herb that is endemic to Western Australia.[1]

The erect or ascending plant typically grows to a height of . It blooms between September and March producing white to cream flowers. Found on sand dunes and on coastal limestone or granite hills and rocky outcrops it has a range along the south coast from the South West through the Great Southern to the Goldfields-Esperance region.[2]

First described by the botanist J.J.H. de Labillardiere in 1805 as _Azorella compressa_ in the work _Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen_, it was later reclassified as _Trachymene compressa_ by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1818 in _Species Umbelliferarum minus cognitae illustratae_. It was finally added to the _Platysace_ genera by C. Norman in 1939 in the _Journal of Botany, British and Foreign_.[3]

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title: Platysace compressa

question: Summarize the scientific classification of the tapeworm plant over time.

answer: It was first classified as Azorella compressa in 1805. In 1818, it was reclassified as Trachymene compressa. Finally, in 1939, it was added to the Platysace genera.

question: How long is the blooming season for the tapeworm plant?

answer: Its blooming season is between September and March. Counting those months in, the total blooming period would be about seven months.

question: What kind of geography does the tapeworm plant prefer?

answer: Sand dunes, coastal limestone, granite hills, and rocky outcrops.

question: Why did the genealogy of the tapeworm plant change over the years?

answer: The article doesn't mention a reason.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Platysace Compressa, commonly known as the tapeworm plant, is a perennial herb endemic to Western Australia.


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In March I pledged to Choose Love.  I pledge to accept others regardless of our differences, to not exclude anyone because they do not believe in the same things that I believe in, and to go out of my way to focus on love and not hate or division.  Will you join me?

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5 STEPS TO ACTIVELY CHOOSE LOVE

1.  Experts are saying that coloring books for adults can be both entertaining and helpful in relieving stress.  Revert back to your childhood with adult coloring books with more detailed and creative images designed specifically for adults.  Purchase one for yourself or for a friend or family member that you think could benefit from an adult coloring book.
2.  Be physically active.  Simple things like taking a walk, walking your dog, or jumping on your bike for a ride around your neighborhood can help you gain focus and set aside the problems of your world out of your mind for a moment. I love to try and fit in 20 miles on a bicycle each day in a cycle or spin class.
3.  Volunteer!   According to Psychology Today, volunteers live longer and are healthier. “Volunteers are happier and healthier than non-volunteers. In fact, during later life, volunteering is even more beneficial for one's health than exercising and eating well. Older people who volunteer remain physically functional longer, have more robust psychological well-being, and live longer.” – PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
    Helping others always puts me in a good mood!
4.  Help to spread the love of reading by donating your old books!  I am an avid reader and love to go back and reread books so that I can relive the stories once again.  However, I do try and donate as many books as I can so that others can enjoy the stories as well.  Spring Cleaning is a great time to go through your books and select the books you would like to donate and make room for more!  I have a Kindle, but I still enjoy reading hardcover books as well.  I don't know if I can ever convert to solely reading e-books!
5.  “If you see something, say something.” It is a good reminder to always trust your instincts.  If something doesn't feel right, it usually isn't.  Stand up and speak out as you just might be able to help someone that doesn't have a voice or an opportunity to help themselves.

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I purchased my “CHOOSE LOVE” t-shirt during OMAZE's fundraising partnership with RED this past December to raise money for AIDS awareness and prevention.  I wanted to continue spreading the message of “Choose Love” and developed my own T-shirts.

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answer: The author of this post writes about making the pledge in March to "Choose Love."

question: What does the author mean by "Choose Love"?

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question: What are 5 steps to actively choose love?

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