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MANFRED REIN (19 December 1948, Dornbirn, Austria – 22 April 2016, Feldkirch, Austria[1]) was an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and president of the Economic Chamber of Vorarlberg.

Life

After completing grammar school in his hometown of Dornbirn, Rein went to the Handelsschule in Feldkirch. Subsequently, he completed studying as a tiler, which he completed in 1971. In 1976, he passed the master's examination for plate tiler and in 1980 founded his own company in Dornbirn.

He was married and lived with his wife as well as a son and a daughter in Dornbirn.

Politics

From 1980 to 1994, Rein was a member of the Dornbirn City Council for the Austrian People's Party. From 1985 to 1994, he was also city councilor in Dornbirn. From 1995 until the end of 2008, he worked as a provincial councilor in the Vorarlberg state government. He was responsible for the areas of general economic affairs (economic and transport policy), economic law (business and water law), spatial planning and construction law, housing promotion, and traffic law and road construction.

On 20 November 2008, Rein was appointed by the General Assembly of the Vorarlberg branch of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber as the successor of the President of the Federal Economic Chamber, Kuno Riedmann. His successor as provincial councilor in the state government became Karlheinz Rüdisser.[2] At the Landtag meeting on 10 December 2008, Rein resigned from office as provincial councilor and on the following day took his new position as President of the Federal Economic Chamber. He held this office until his death in 2016.[3] He also served as chairman of the Vorarlberg branch of the ÖVP sub-organization Österreichische Wirtschaftsbund.

[1] Hanna Reiner: _„WKV-Präsident Manfred Rein verstorben“_, Vorarlberg Online (VOL.at), 22.

[2] ORF Vorarlberg: _Rein neuer Wirtschaftskammer-Präsident_.

[3] Presseaussendung des Amts der Vorarlberger Landesregierung zur Angelobung von Karlheinz Rüdisser.

title: Manfred Rein

question: Was Manfred Rein a politician?

answer: Yes.

question: In which year did Rein retire from politics?

answer: Rein held his position as the President of the Federal Economic Chamber until his death in 2016.

question: When did Rein start his career in politics?

answer: Rein started his career in politics in 1980 as a member of the Dornbirn City Council for the Austrian People's Party.

question: What were Rein's responsibilities as the provincial councilor in the Vorarlberg state government?

answer: His responsibilities included looking into the areas of general economic affairs, economic law, spatial planning and construction law, housing promotion, traffic law, and road construction.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer:
Manfred Rein, an Austrian politician, started his career in politics in 1980 as a member of the Dornbirn City Council for the Austrian People's Party.

In 1995, he because the provincial councilor in the Vorarlberg state government. Rein resigned from that post in 2008 and took a new position as the President of the Federal Economic Chamber, he held the position until he died in 2016.


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FLYING RELATIVE: The tinamou, a South American ancestor of the moa which still exists today.

Despite moa being extinct for about 500 years, scientists are still unravelling how the flightless giants evolved.

Research published today in Molecular Biology and Evolution shows that New Zealandmoa were closely related to South American tinamous, which are able to fly.

The results bolster research that suggests moa ancestors flew to New Zealand and then lost the ability to fly.

Flightless ratites are widely spread - ostriches in Africa, rheas in South America, emus and cassowary in Australia, and kiwi and the extinct moa in New Zealand.

To explain that distribution, it had been thought that ratites were on the super-continent Gondwana before it began to break apart about 85 million years ago.

New Zealand scientist Allan Baker led the research, which used DNA from the extinct little bush moa to compare with other ratites.

The family tree showed moa were most closely related to tinamous, suggesting they had lost the ability to fly after arriving in New Zealand.

Mike Dickison, who has studied flightless birds, said the "big issue" was that ratites were assumed to be flightless and were "stranded on Gondwana as it broke apart".

"Now it seems they flew around the continents and went flightless independently," he said.

"Some might think it's a bit implausible for flightlessness to happen so many times, but it's super-common, at least among some groups.

"Just about every island in the Pacific had its own species of flightless rail, and it looks like ratites are as prone to going flightless as rails are."

A 20-million-year-old kiwi fossil found in Central Otago created a stir last year, with researchers suggesting kiwi flew here from Australia long after Gondwana broke apart.

The Press

question: What group of birds do moas belong to?

answer: The ratites.

question: Where did these birds originate from?

answer: The birds are thought to have originated on the supercontinent Gondwana and then to have flown to various locations around the globe.

question: Who is Mike Dickison?

answer: An anthropological ornithologist who has studied the ratite species of bird.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: An article that describes the various ratite species of birds who have become flightless and more specifically the moa, a species native to New Zealand.


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[Turkey coup]A leaked report by a European Union intelligence body states that Islamist forces were not behind last July’s failed coup in Turkey, and that the ruling party used the coup to neutralize its few remaining political rivals. The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses members of the so-called Gülen movement of orchestrating the coup, which included an armed attack on the country’s parliament and the murder of over 200 people across Turkey. The Gülen movement consists of supporters of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen, who runs a global network of schools, charities and businesses from his home in the United States. The government of Turkey has designated Gülen’s group a terrorist organization and claims that its members have stealthily infiltrated state institutions since the 1980s.

But a report compiled by the EU Intelligence and Situation Centre, known as IntCen, states that Gülenists had nothing to do with the coup, and that the current crackdown against them by the government was planned years in advance. Founded in 2012, IntCen is the intelligence-sharing body of the EU. Its reports are the results of collaborative efforts of intelligence officers from all EU states. They are distributed on a confidential basis to senior EU officials and to the ambassadors of EU states in Brussels, Belgium. The report on the coup in Turkey is entitled “Turkey: The Impact of the Gülenist Movement”. It was issued on August 24 and is marked “confidential”. But it was accessed by British newspaper _The Times_, which published extracts on Tuesday.

According to the leaked document, it is “unlikely” that the Gülen movement had the “capabilities and capacities” to launch a coup against Erdoğan. It is even more unlikely, it suggests, “that Gülen himself played a role” in the operation. A far more plausible explanation is that the coup was launched by a relatively small group of Kemalists (secular Turks who oppose President Erdoğan’s religiously-based politics), some Gülenists, and various opportunists within the ranks of the military. Once the coup began to unfold, a few low-level military officers with Gülenist sympathies may have “felt under pressure” to participate in order to ensure its success. That was mostly because they knew that, if the coup failed, the Erdoğan government would go after them and accuse them of staging it, states the report.

Indeed, once the coup failed, the Erdoğan administration launched a coordinated campaign designed to dismantle the Gülen movement, which was its “one and only real rival” in Turkey. Since the end of the failed coup, the Turkish state has initiated a nationwide political crackdown against alleged supporters of the coup. An estimated 100,000 people have been fired from their jobs, while hundreds of thousands have been demoted, censured or warned. Another 35,000 are believed to be in prison, charged with supporting the failed coup or with being members of the Gülen network. But the IntCen report suggests that the crackdown against Erdoğan’s opponents had been conceived and designed years in advance. Last July’s coup acted as a catalyst and was “exploited” by the government to neutralize all its political opponents, says IntCen. The lists used to arrest individuals across the country had been complied by the Turkish intelligence services many years ahead of the failed coup, according to the IntCen report.

► AUTHOR: Joseph Fitsanakis | DATE: 18 January 2017 | Permalink

question: Who leaked the report revealing which forces were not behind last July's failed coup in Turkey?

answer: A European Union intelligence body.

question: What is the EU Intelligence and Situation Centre known as?

answer: IntCen

question: What is the report on the coup titled?

answer: "Turkey: The Impact of the Gulenist Movement".

question: What's the estimated figure for how many people have been fired from their jobs?

answer: 100,000

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A coup in Turkey previously thought to have been the work of Islamist forces is now thought to have been launched by the Gulenists-secular Turks who oppose Turkish President Erdogan's religious-based politics. Since the end of the coup, the Turkish government, under Erdogan, has cracked down on alleged Gulenist supporters, which around 100,000 people fired from their jobs.


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Sony has finally provided some concrete details on its much anticipated streaming TV service, including a name, an expected launch window, and some info about its channel lineup, but the company still isn’t saying how much it’s going to charge.

The company has confirmed that the service, called PlayStation Vue, will launch as an invite-only beta test later this month for PlayStation 3 and 4 users in New York City, followed by further testing in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, before going nationwide in early 2015.

The company says it won’t reveal the price until it’s ready for that commercial launch next year, but it’s reportedly been pegged in the $60-80/month range. Whether that’s a good deal for you depends largely on your current pay-TV carrier and your package.

However, Sony is promising a “fair and competitive” price that has “no hidden fees or charges.” Additionally, users don’t need to commit to a contract for PS Vue or pay for additional equipment (assuming they already own a PlayStation 3 or 4, though Sony says it will soon launch the service on iPad and other devices soon).

The initial lineup will feature around 75 channels, including slates of channels from Discovery Communications (Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Discovery Family); Scripps (HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network and Cooking Channel); and Viacom (BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike, VH1).

Sony also says that local broadcast networks will be available, but only specifically calls out CBS, FOX, and NBC (along with their various related cable channels) as being confirmed. The absence of any mention of ABC or its parent company Disney — which has made a deal for a similar streaming service being launched by Dish — makes one wonder whether or not users will have access to their local ABC affiliate through PS Vue. The announcement from Sony says the service includes “local broadcast channels,” but conspicuously omits the word “all” from that sentence.

In addition to live TV and on-demand offerings, Sony says that PS Vue gives users access to the previous three days’ worth of “popular programming” so that users who forget to schedule a recording may not have to freak out or wait for a rerun.

The cloud-based DVR service has no storage limits and no restrictions on overlapping programs. Users can also tag “favorite” shows, giving them access to broadcasts for 28 days.

“Everyday TV is about to become extraordinary with our new cloud-based TV service, PlayStation Vue,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. in a statement.

In addition to the lingering question of price, there is also the issue of how much data this service will consume and whether it will trigger data caps put in place by certain cable operators. If demand for the service gets too hight, cable companies could also pull what they did with Netflix, allowing the data to bottleneck until Sony pays for a more direct connection to end-users.

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question: What does Sony promise?

answer: A "fair and competitive" price that has no "hidden fees or charges".

question: Which news channels are being confirmed as being able to locally broadcast?

answer: CBS, FOX, and NBC

question: What does the PS Vue provide in addition to live TV and on-demand offerings?

answer: PS Vue gives users access to the previous three days' worth of "popular programming"

question: What is the name of the President and Group CEP of Sony Computer?

answer: Andrew House

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This excerpt describes Sony's new television service, the PS Vue and all its amazing qualities. This excerpt is solely used for advertising this product to the public.


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[FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, July 13, 2014, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a soccer ball during the official ceremony of handover to Russia as the 2018 World Cup hosts, after the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Russian football is plagued by a racist and far-right extremist fan culture that threatens the safety of visitors to the 2018 World Cup, a dossier provided to The Associated Press revealed on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Researchers from the Moscow-based SOVA Center and the Fare network, which helps to prosecute racism cases for UEFA, cataloged more than 200 cases of discriminatory behavior linked to Russian football across two seasons.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service, File)]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a message for the United States: Don’t kick around FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

Putin accused the United States of interfering with affairs outside its domain after the Wednesday indictments and arrests of officials in soccer’s top governing body. The dramatic arrests followed an FBI investigation that culminated with raids of a posh Zurich hotel where FIFA officials were gathering for a meeting.

“This is yet another blatant attempt [by the United States] to extend its jurisdiction to other states,” the Russian leader said Thursday, according to The Moscow Times.

Blatter, who is up for reelection as the body’s president Friday, faces only one opponent — Jordanian Prince Ali bin Al Hussein.

Putin called the arrests a “clear attempt” to stop Blatter’s reelection, which he said had the support of Russia, which won the right to host the 2018 men’s World Cup back in December 2010.

In a separate investigation, Swiss officials are looking into the bidding process for both the 2018 tournament in Russia and the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Russian officials have denied any wrongdoing, and FIFA insists those tournaments will proceed as planned.

Investigators also conducted raids in Miami, Florida, at the regional headquarters of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football.

Putin’s remarks echo those of a spokesman for Russia’s Foreign Ministry who blasted the Justice Department on Wednesday for reaching too far “beyond its borders” and neglecting to follow “international legal procedures.”

question: What is one risk with holding the World Cup in Russia?

answer: If the World Cup is held in Russia, it would attract many foreign fans to come watch, which may cause friction with the far-right Russian football fans.

question: Why might the US be involved in the investigation of FIFA officials?

answer: One reason the US is involved in the investigation of FIFA officials could be that the FIFA officials are US citizens, or their crimes were committed on US soil.

question: What is one possible reason the FIFA officials were arrested?

answer: The FIFA officials could have been arrested due to corruption, or racketeering, or maybe even money laundering.


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August 29, 2014

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“If one is found slain in the land which Adonai your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has slain him, then your elders and your judges shall come forth….”

Maria Fernandes was a hard worker. Not just at her job. At her _three_ jobs, including shifts at three different Dunkin’ Donuts.

A 2001 Kia Sportage was her chariot. Driving from job to job, an exhausted Maria would occasionally pull over to catch some sleep, if only for an hour or two. She kept extra gasoline in her car so she wouldn’t run out. No, not like that last time. No, now she was prepared.

It was early Monday morning when Maria ducked into a lot off Route 1 & 9 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for a quick nap. She apparently left the car running. A simple mistake. But the carbon monoxide from her exhaust mixed with fumes from the gas can. The gas can that had tipped over.

Fernandes was found dead in the car that afternoon.

“This sounds like someone who tried desperately to work and make ends meet, and met with a tragic accident,” Elizabeth Police Lt. Daniel Saulnier told Tom Haydon of the New Jersey Star-Ledger.

Saulnier said that no foul play is suspected. A tragic, but innocent, accident.

“Folks … would like to work full-time, but they can’t find the jobs,” explained Carl Van Horn, a labor scholar from Rutgers, in New Brunswick, NJ. “They wind up in these circumstances in which they are exhausted. More commonly it creates just an enormous amount of stress.”

And, sometimes, that cumulative stress results in a tragic accident.

Believers in Divine providence sometimes say there’s no such thing as coincidence. Well, maybe it’s not a coincidence that an economic system built on scarcity and exploitation should result in a tragic “accident.”

And maybe it’s not a coincidence that, on the Jewish calendar, the scriptural reading this week is called _Shoftim_. Judges. Justice. And maybe it’s not a coincidence that _Shoftim_ includes this teaching:

  If one is found slain in the land which Adonai your God gives you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has slain him, then your elders and your judges shall come forth, and they shall measure the distance to the cities which are around him who is slain; And it shall be, that the city which is nearest to the slain man, the elders of that city shall take a heifer … and shall strike the heifer’s neck there in the ravine. _(Deuteronomy 21:1-4)_

The ritual, known in Hebrew as _egla arufa,_ “the broken-necked heifer,” seems to most folks as a little outdated, to say the least. Some of that crazy Old Testament ritual, right?

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Courtesy of the artist: Timna Burston, Egla Arufa, ceramics & spray paint, 2013, www.timnaburston.com/

Is the ritual peculiar? Odd? Unsettling? Well now, shouldn’t it be? A life has been lost? A body was found in a field? Shouldn’t we be unsettled? Maria Fernandes dies alone, in a parking lot?

If that doesn’t bother us, maybe we should strike our own neck, so it can turn around, and look at what we’ve refused to look at.

Modern Israeli scholar Nechama Leibowitz explained that, in fact, this ritual “was _designed_ to shock all the residents of the neighboring localities.” She continues, “all Israel would be made aware of what had happened and would not pass over it to continue with the agenda when innocent blood cried heavenward.”

Something else. A body is found in a field. Nobody knows how it got there. I didn’t do it. Did you do it? _Uh uh._ What’s that first thing that happens? Who shows up first? The janitor? The cleanup crew?

No. The elders and judges. The leaders. The leaders are called to account.

Yitzhak Bechor Agruiti, the 18th-century Turkish rabbi, writes, “Each death is to disturb and affect us profoundly.”

Not just some deaths. Not just the death of the powerful and famous. Each death. The ritual, continues the rabbi, “involves a participation of the nation’s leaders to try and discover what moral breakdown occurred in the nation as a whole.” What breakdown occurred that we can discover a dead body. In a field. Alone.

And so then, what about us? Do our leaders step up, step forward to answer these questions? When there is death in our fields, our factories, our streets? Do our elders and judges step forward? Does anyone step forward?

When a woman worked so hard to pay the bills that her car became her bed — and, ultimately, her deathbed — suffocated by carbon monoxide and gas fumes and exploitation and greed — did anyone step forward?

When 11 workers were obliterated by the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion, when BP and Transocean and Halliburton were known to routinely cut corners and neglect worker safeguards — did anyone step forward?

When Elbert Woods, a 45-year-old Ohio man was killed last week when he was pulled into the machine he was operating for Cleveland Track Material, a company that has been repeatedly cited for improper machine guarding — did anyone step forward?

When Christopher Sheppard and Laurence Daniels were struck and killed by a train during the BART strike, when regulators found that BART deliberately violated safety rules — did anyone step forward?

When Charlene Dill, a 32-year-old mother of three in central Florida, died from an untreated heart condition while selling vacuum cleaner parts, because the state of Florida found it politically untenable to accept Obamacare funds — did anyone step forward?

And, for that matter, when Michael Brown, a boy who dreamed of studying to be a heating and cooling engineer, was shot down in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, and left, in the field, face down, for four hours — did anyone step forward?

Who steps forward to demand accountability? Who steps forward to demand fair wages? Who steps forward to demand opportunity for _all_ our kids, no matter their pedigree or ethnicity?

Who steps forward to demand safe and honorable work, to demand that _one_ job — _not three jobs, but one job_ — pay enough to allow for family time and community time, to demand that a worker can not only live a life, but also enjoy it?

Our sacred text is clear: “measure the distance to the cities which are around him who is slain.” Measure the distance. The cities of the slain are our cities. The responsibility is on our elders. On our judges. On our leaders. On us. Who will step forward?

_This essay is adapted from remarks given on August 28 at “Faith, Work, and Wages: An Educational Forum for the San Francisco Bay Area Faith Community,” in Oakland, CA._

_About the Artwork: Timna Burston created Egla Arufa as part of a Jewish Eyes on the Arts salon. Read more about the project, and the artist._

question: Summarize what the passage says about the ritual of egla arufa.

answer: The Jewish ritual of 'egla arufa' (in Hebrew; 'the broken-necked heifer' in English) is found in the Old Testament. It involves striking the neck of a heifer taken from the city nearest to where a body was found dead without explanation. The purpose is to remind people to be affected by every death and to take action to ensure preventable deaths are not glossed over by the community.

question: What does the text say about Timna Burston?

answer: Timna Burston is an artist. Burston created the 2013 artwork Egla Arufa with ceramics and spray paint, as part of a Jewish Eyes on the Arts salon. The artwork is pictured in the article.

question: What does the text say about fasting?

question: What does the text say about the Bible?

answer: The article quotes a passage from the Old Testament. The passage is from Deuteronomy 21. It details the ritual known in Hebrew as 'egla arufa'.


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HENRY MAXWELL SPOONER was the Archdeacon of Maidstone from 1900 until 1921.

Spooner's grandfather, William, was Archdeacon of Coventry from 1821 to 1851; and his father, also William Spooner, a county court judge for North Staffordshire.

Life

Spponer was educated at Oswestry School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1870; and priest in 1871.[1] He was domestic chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1870 to 1875. In 1875 year he married Catherine, the second daughter of Harvey Goodwin, the Bishop of Carlisle and became vicar of Boughton under Blean. In 1887 he became the incumbent at Holy Trinity, Maidstone; and in 1893 rector of Saltwood. He became a canon residentiary of Canterbury Cathedral in 1900, the year he became archdeacon[2]

He died on 1 April 1929.[3]

[1] Crockford's 1898 p1273(London, Herbert Cox, 1898

[2] ‘SPOONER, Rev. Henry Maxwell’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edition, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U217433, accessed 25 December 2016]

[3] _Canon H. M. Spooner._ The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 3 April 1929; pg. 17; Issue 45167

title: Henry Spooner (priest)

question: Who was Henry Spooner?

answer: The Archdeacon of Maidstone from 1900 until 1921.

question: List the named members of Henry Spooner's family.

answer: His grandfather (William) and his father (also named William)

question: Summarize Spooner's education.

answer: He studied at Oswestry School and Balliol College, Oxford.

question: Where was Henry Spooner born?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Henry Spooner was the Archdeacon of Maidstone from 1900 to 1921.


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Samantha Bee Skewers Fox News' Hypocrisy Over NFL Protests

Samantha Bee took aim at Fox News contributors who have been commenting on the National Football League protests.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” the host blasted the conservative network’s pundits who suggested the league’s wealthy players should, in fact, be “grateful” for being allowed to succeed.

In response to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s claim that multimillionaires who feel oppressed “need a therapist, not a publicity stunt,” Bee said, “No. If you’re a multimillionaire who feels oppressed, you’re a Fox News personality.”

“For black people, professional success doesn’t come with a ‘get out of racism free’ card,” she added.

Bee also had harsh words for the commentator who said people should be “thanking” President Donald Trumpfor starting a “national conversation” about race by repeatedly attacking football players who protest police brutality and racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem.

“Hey, wow, and what a conversation we’re having,” said Bee. “Talking about black people and their owners and how they should be grateful for the privilege of working on a field. Who says Trump is taking us backward?”

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question: What is this article about?

answer: Samantha Bee took aim at Fox News contributor regarding their commentary about the NFL protests.

question: Who is quoted as saying, "need a therapist, not a publicity stunt,"?

answer: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

question: Is Samantha Bee a supporter of Donald Trump?

answer: Based on her comments in the article, she isn't a supporter.

question: What did the Fox News pundits suggest about the football players?

answer: They suggested that the players should be grateful for being allowed to succeed.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Samantha Bee took aim at Fox News contributor regarding their commentary about the NFL protests. The Fox News pundits suggested that the players should be grateful for being allowed to succeed.


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RADIO FIRST TERMER was an underground pirate radio station that operated in January 1971 during the Vietnam War. The station was fronted by United States Air Force Sergeant Clyde David DeLay (August 15, 1948 — January 20, 2012), under the on-air pseudonym of “Dave Rabbit”.[1][2][3] The two other members of his crew were called “Pete Sadler” and “Nguyen.”

After serving three tours in Vietnam, DeLay and his friends launched Radio First Termer from a secret studio located inside a Saigon brothel, with the format centered on “hard acid rock” from bands such as Steppenwolf, Bloodrock, Three Dog Night, Led Zeppelin, Sugarloaf, James Gang, and Iron Butterfly, who were popular among the troops but largely ignored by the American Forces Vietnam Network. The music was mixed with antiwar commentary, skits lampooning the Air Force and President Lyndon B. Johnson, and explicit sexual and drug-oriented jokes.[4] Radio First Termer broadcast for a total of 63 hours over 21 nights from January 1 to 21, 1971.[5][6]

During the mid-1990s, sound clips from the station that were posted on the Internet renewed interest in the station. In 2006, DeLay went public with his broadcasting history, and was interviewed in a bonus feature on the DVD release of the 2005 documentary _Sir! No Sir!_. In February 2008, station clips were aired on _Opie & Anthony_.

[1] Good morning, Baghdad!- Salon News

[2] Vietnam War Pirate DJ Dave Rabbit Has Finally Come Forward

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[6] The Radio First Termer Home Page

title: Radio First Termer

question: Why did DeLay use an on-air pseudonym?

answer: Because his station was a pirate radio station and he presumably did not want his identity to be discovered.


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I see a lot of "fusion" baked goods around the internet. You know, the "cheesecake brownie loaf" and the "cookie cupcake" and the "pie ice cream milkshake". Sometimes, they go too far and the combos are just a bit ridiculous. I prefer to keep my brownies as brownies, my cookies as cookies, and my cheesecakes as non-existent because I don't like cheesecake.

But trust me when I say that these crème brûlée macarons are

_the best fusion dessert ever_

.

Sure, these might not be as easy as making a cheesecake brownie cupcake, what with the open flame and burning hot sugar, but they're not as difficult as you might think. Do you have a

HANDHELD BUTANE TORCH

? If you do, you're 90% there. If not, well… Amazon ships pretty quickly and you'd be surprised with how often you end up using a handheld torch.

Créme brûlée and macarons are two things that people find intimidating. Granted, hot caramel and open flames are scary and can cause wicked burns (I know all too well), but once you get used to it, it's a piece of (pie flavoured cheesecake cup)cake!

Macarons are kind of annoyingly finicky and get the reputation of being really difficult. In truth, they just require a really specific method and require you to stick to that exact method. Your oven might be too hot or your kitchen too humid or your batter slightly over mixed and so the macarons will be like, "You know what? Nah, I'm not gonna work out today. Just not feeling it."

And it's frustrating. But, like the high maintenance friend that everybody has and kinda doesn't like, you eventually learn the right circumstances for which the macarons to thrive in. But unlike the high maintenance friend, macarons give back by being delicious and wonderful instead of just annoying.

VANILLA CRÈME BRÛLÉE MACARONS

CARAMEL JAM

Recipe adapted from

Bouchon Bakery Cookbook

85 g glucose

125 g sugar

20 g unsalted butter

130 g heavy cream

MACARONS

Recipe

adapted from

Bouchon Bakery Cookbook

212 g almond flour/meal

212 g powdered sugar

82 g egg whites

90 g egg whites

1/2 vanilla bean, scraped

236 g granulated sugar

158 g water

VANILLA FRENCH BUTTERCREAM

Recipe from

Bouchon Bakery

38 g granulated sugar

63 g egg yolks

75 g whole milk

1/2 vanilla bean, scraped

250 g unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces, at room temperature

Simple syrup

Granulated sugar

For the

CARAMEL JAM

, place the glucose in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-high and add the sugar one-third at a time, stirring just enough to incorporate before adding the next batch. Adding all the sugar at once could cause the sugar to caramelize too quickly and unevenly.

After about 3 minutes, when the sugar has dissolved, the bubbles are a rich amber colour, and the temperature is 350 F/177 C, reduce the heat to medium. Working quickly, stir in the butter. Once the butter has melted, gradually stir in the cream. Continue to cook, stirring and scraping to keep the mixture from scorching, until it reaches 248 F/120 C. Remove from the heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve into a container; let cool.

The jam can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. To liquefy it, warm it slowly in a microwave or on the top of a double boiler over barely simmering water.

First, make the

BUTTERCREAM

. If you wish, the buttercream can be made in advance and stored in the fridge for up to 5 days. Take the buttercream out of the fridge thirty minutes before you need to use it and place it in the bowl of a stand mixer. Allow it to soften and then mix on low speed until it is the proper consistency.

Whisk 38 grams sugar and the yolks together in a medium bowl and set aside.

Place the milk and seeds from the vanilla bean in a medium saucepan, set over

medium heat, and stir to dissolve the sugar. When the milk is just below a simmer, remove

the pan from the heat and, whisking constantly, pour it into the egg mixture. Return the mixture to the pan and place over medium heat. Whisking constantly, bring to a gentle simmer and simmer for 1 minute, lowering the heat if necessary to prevent the mixture from curdling. It should be very thick.

Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into the bowl of a stand mixer. W

hisk for about 8 minutes on medium speed, until the mixture is completely cool.

Add the butter, a few pieces at a time, to the egg yolk mixture. If at any point the mixture looks broken, increase the speed to re-emulsify it, then reduce the speed and continue adding the butter. Check the consistency: if the buttercream is too loose to hod its shape, it should be refrigerated for a few hours to harden, then beaten again to return it to the proper consistency.

Start on the

MACARONS

. The macarons need to be as close in size as possible and a template is the easiest way to ensure that. Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a work surface with the long side facing you. Using a glass or bowl, trace the desired size of your macaroons (I used a 1.5 inch diameter for these). Make sure to leave 1 inch of space between them. Turn the parchment over and lay it on a sheet pan. Lift up each corner of the parchment and spray with non-stick spray to keep it from blowing up while the cookies are baking. Repeat with a second sheet.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Sift the almond flour and powdered sugar into a large bowl and whisk together. Make a well in the center, leaving a layer of flour at the bottom. Pour in the 82 grams egg whites and combine with a spatula. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add to the mixture, stirring until evenly distributed. Set aside.

Place the remaining 90 grams egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Combine the 236 grams sugar and water in a small saucepan and heat over medium-high heat until the syrup reaches 203 F/110 C.

Letting the syrup continue to cook, add a pinch of sugar to the egg whites, turn the mixer to medium speed, and whip to soft peaks. If the whites reach soft peaks before the syrup reaches 248 F/120 C, reduce the speed to the lowest setting, just to keep them moving.

When the syrup reaches 248 F/120 C, remove the pan from the heat. Turn the mixer to medium-low speed and slowly add the syrup, pouring it between the side of the bowl and

the whisk. The meringue will deflate. Increase the speed to medium and whip for 5 minutes, or until the whites hold stiff, glossy peaks. Although the bowl will still be warm, the meringue should have cooled. If not, continue to whip until it is cool.

Fold one-third of the meringue into the almond mixture, then continue adding the whites a little at a time (you may not use them all) until when you fold a portion of the batter over on itself, the "ribbon" slowly moves. The mixture shouldn't be so stiff that it holds its shape without moving at all, but it shouldn't be so loose that it dissolves into itself and does not maintain the ribbon; it is better for the mixture to be sightly stiff than too loose.

Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag with a 1/2 inch tip. Hold the bag upright 1/2 inch above the center of one of the traced circles and pipe out enough to fill in the circle. Lift away the pastry bag and fill the remaining circles on the first pan. Lift up the sheet pan and tap the bottom of the pan to spread the batter evenly and smooth any peaks left by the bag.

Place the sheet pan in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 325 degrees and bake for 9 to 12 minutes, until the tops are shiny and crisp. Set the pan on a cooling rack and cool completely. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees again.

Pipe the remaining macaron mixture into the circles of the second sheet pan and bake as directed above. Let cool completely.

Remove the macarons from the parchment paper. Lightly brush the top a macaron with simple syrup, then immediately dip into the granulated sugar. Place the macaron on the bottom of a sheet pan or baking pan and torch until the sugar has caramelized. Repeat with  the remaining half of the macarons.

Transfer the buttercream to the pastry bag with the 3/8 inch tip. Transfer the caramel jam to a pastry bag with the 1/8 inch tip. Pipe a ring of buttercream, not quite reaching the edge of the macaron. Fill the hole with caramel jam. Top with a second macaron and gently press to spread the buttercream to the edges. Repeat with remaining macarons and filling.

The macarons are best if wrapped individually in a few layers of plastic wrap and frozen for at least 24 hours or up to 2 weeks. Defrost in the refrigerator for 3 hours, then bring to room temperature before seving. They can be served the day they are made or stored in a covered container in the refrigerator up to 2 days.

question: What is a handheld butane torch used for in this document?

answer: It is used to torch the macarons until the sugar has caramelized.

question: What are the ingredients in the macarons section?

answer: 212 grams of almond flour/meal, 212 grams of powdered sugar, 82 grams of egg whites, 90 grams of egg whites, 1/2 scraped vanilla bean, 236 grams of granulated sugar, and 158 grams of water

question: What is the first step in making the buttercream?

answer: Whisk 38 grams of sugar and the yolks together in a medium bowl and set aside.

question: How long can the caramel jam be kept in the fridge?

answer: It can be stored for up to three weeks.

question: How many ingredients are in the caramel jam?

answer: 4

question: What is the author's opinion on crème brûlée macarons?

answer: The author thinks they are the best fusion dessert ever.

question: Altogether, how much granulated sugar is used in this recipe?

answer: 399 grams

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The author of this document details how to make crème brûlée macarons, which they find to be the best fusion dessert ever.


text:
Some changes 2015 for Caio Terra association with 3 major members having left the team: Osvaldo Queixinho, Manny Diaz, and Aaron Zaballos. Caio Terra announced it himself on his association website:

“In the world of professional sports when a player leaves a team, especially some one that was a captain it’s hard, we see it in the reaction of the players, the fans and sometimes even the city. In Jiu Jitsu because of the bonds we form on the mat it is even harder. People get accused of being “Creonte” and it becomes a pretty confusing time. Some one you called brother is now wearing some one else’s patch/Jersey and it never really looks right.

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What a lot of people don’t see is the view of the teacher. When some one you care about leaves it is always especially hard. You take some one in as an apprentice, you train them, give them your time, sacrafice for them and if you do your job one day they’ll reach journeymen status. It’s my hope when that moment comes (which it will for almost everyone) they help the team that helped them and both will grow. This unfortunately is not the case a lot of times.

Why people leave varies, everyone has their own reasons but I do understand the desire to grow and do you your own thing. In the end if some one’s heart is no longer here it’s for the better, Jiu Jitsu is a journey and everyone must take their own path.

I hope Queixinho, Manny Diaz, and Aaron Zaballos well with their new venture, as 2015 begins their journey with me ends. They are no longer part of Caio Terra Association.”

Queixinho’s response on his Facebook:

“That’s funny…
Nice words but this is not the reality of my situation. Wasn’t my choice to leave the team. They sent me to Cesar’s school with one day of notice.
Ask Cesar Gracie, who got me the job at his school and you gonna see who left who.
If I left, why was I allowed to still training there?
Thanks everybody for all the support, my friends who knows the truth and supported me in all the moments and now is time to keep it up.. If this happened was for a good reason.
#INEVERLEFT “

question: Who gets affected the most when a team member leaves the team?

answer: It might be implied from the article that the coach is the most affected.

question: "People get accused of being “Creonte”...." What does "Creonte" mean?

answer: It is not stated.

question: What is the reason people leave a team in sports?

answer: According to the author, the desire to grow.

question: How many team members of the jiu-jitsu team "Caio Terra Association" left?

answer: 3.

question: Which of the team members declared that he never left the team and why?

answer: Osvaldo Queixinho. He stated that he was sent to Cesar's school with a day's notice.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Three members of a jiu-jitsu team called Caio Terra Association left. The author mentioned the possible effects on team members, the trainer, and the city when a team member or members leave. The author did not highlight reasons people leave a team but acknowledged that it could be for personal growth. One team member said to have left the team, Osvaldo Queixinho, responded to the post and declared he never left the team but was sent somewhere else with just a day's notice.


text:
"I'm stressed," he finally exclaimed, slicing through the silent air that threatened to suffocate him. Ther room was adorned with plain, unpainted walls and occupied only by a television, a video game system which sat on standby, a bed, a dresser, and two teenage boys. They carried all the self-assurance that two scrawny sixteen-year-olds could muster. One, he who had spoken, bespectacled and mop-headed, fell onto the bed and stared up at the ceiling, his eyes tracing the elliptical orbit of the ceiling fan blades ad infinitum.

"I've got too much work." He said out loud, looking at nothing and yet seeming to notice everything. "It's not like I can't keep up with it all. That's not what's wrong. I just--I have no time, anymore. I wake up late. I rush to get ready for school. I relax for five minutes and eat breakfast. I'm dragged through my school day because of this stupid seven-period schedule. Then I get out, help you with your math work, go home, get my three hours of computer time--sometimes I get a chance to mess around, sometimes I don't even finish all my assignments--oh, and I haven't even mentioned the stress from virtual school--then I study until I pass out from exhaustion and the cycle begins again."

The other boy, a quiet, short curly-haired lad with forlorn eyes, looked over at his friend. "I think a lot of students deal with that kind of stuff. The good ones, anyway. And you've got straight A's, right? So what's the problem?"

The bespectacled boy rose to sit on the edge of the bed such that he could make eye contact with the other one. "It's not like I don't understand a B is good--you're a B student  and you do pretty well--but, I mean, I'm a good student. B's are like failing to me. I've got college to think about, soon, and I'll never get in with the GPA I have right now. It's a three point two. A three point two! All because of that crap I had to deal with in middle school that ended up getting me stuck taking all virtual classes freshman year. And now I have to do all this just to get into a decent college. On top of that, I barely know what I want to do when I'm growing up. This... this is it, pal. We're almost out and we need to make the best of the time we have left."

"We've got time," the other reminded him, breaking eye contact and glancing at the enticing patterns in the carpet.

"Not enough! They always tell you every year that this is the most important school year if you want to get anywhere. You need to finish school with a twelve point oh and then graduate from a top college and get a high-paying job in order to be happy and if you misstep once you're utterly screwed!"

The boy's voice had transformed from bitter mockery to flooding desperation. He fell back and a loud thud accompanied his descent as his head crashed into the wall behind him.

"You okay?" the other boy asked in reaction to the noise.

"Fine," he answered through clenched teeth, making no attempt to hide his teary eyes.

There was a long, uncomfortable silence. The two sat there observing their respective mediums--the bespectacled boy the ceiling and the quiet boy the carpet. Finally, after a few moments, they both opened their mouths at the same time and a garbled combination of syllables escaped.

"What was that?" the quiet one asked.

"Just more of the same," the stressed one answered. "Yours?"

After a few more moments of expectant emptiness, words began to fill the void.

"I knew this kid in middle school--a prodigy, a genius. They all said he was as smart as Einstein, or... something. The mistake he made was," he paused, pensive, for a moment, "forgetting to be a kid. He was so focused on the future and getting good grades that he let it become his life. All the other kids at the school would always bully him and he didn't really have any friends except for himself. He was so focused on his work all the time that he forgot. He forgot to live life and just relax once in a while. He was in my gym class. He always came in every day and had some excuse note signed by his parents--he always had a sore throat or a bad cold or something. And the teacher would just wave him over to the sidelines and he would sit on the bench all class, playing his Game Boy or doing homework. I remember this one day he did bad on a test or something--I think that was it, he got a C--and his parents exploded on him. They wouldn't let him out of the house for a few days and he had a lot of work to make up when he finally came back to school."

There was a pause in the story. The bespectacled boy's mind was whirring, trying to assimilate the tale into his own situation. Then the other child continued.

"I guess the stress was just too much for him. One day, while his parents were out, he went into his mom's room. I guess he knew just where to look. He removed the shoe box from under the bed and he pulled out a gun and he killed himself."

The silence, this time, was dreadful.

"He got a small article in the paper. They never made an announcement at school or anything. They never even mentioned his name in the obituary, I think."

The fan blades, their centrifuge slightly askew, and the cranking of the gears in the boys' minds reverberated throughout the room.

"What was his name?"

The quiet boy looked up as the question pierced his eardrum, seeming to have not expected that. He struggled to pull a name from his memory but finally responded dismally.

"I... can't remember."

The other boy nodded. The silence, returning, enveloped them, caressed them.

"What do you think happens when you die?" the quiet one inquired, finally, his eyes directed at the wall, staring through them into the realms beyond.

"I don't really know. I don't think we, as humans, are meant to know something like that. What about you?"

He sat in trance for a moment. Finally, he spoke.

"I think... I think, whether you were shot in the heart with a pistol, or poisoned by an enemy, or--or offed by old age, when they mention your name and nobody can remember you--your face, your voice, your words, your actions--that... is when you are truly dead."

"What if you remember his actions but not his name?"

"Screw you."

title: This is Our Autobiography

question: What is the most tragic part of the story?

answer: The most tragic part is not the suicide of the boy. It is the death of his memory.

question: Why is the story named "This is our autobiography?

answer: Perhaps this is a play on words. We tend to say "that's the story of my life" meaning that an often distasteful task is repeated day after day. Either way it suggests that the story that follows is a daily happening.

question: Why is the boy stressed?

answer: He is stressed because he is aiming to improve his marks and so his day is filled with things that must be done. He is an A student and wants to keep his high grades. He feels like he has failed when he gets a B so he is driven to keep working hard.

question: Why does the boy tell his friend the story of the classmate that killed himself?

answer: Perhaps as a cautionary tale, perhaps the similarity in behavior reminds him of the boy and he needs to get it off his chest

question: What sound does the cranking of gears in the boys' brains make?

answer: It is the sound of silence as they think


text:
BY JUDITH BURNS
Education reporter, BBC News

Published
    17 February 2012

image captionThe new group of MPs believe it is essential children are taught about different cultures and religions

MPS HAVE SET UP A NEW GROUP TO SAFEGUARD THE TEACHING OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TO PUPILS IN ENGLAND.

The all party parliamentary group on RE wants the subject to be treated as a priority.

Last year 115 MPs signed a motion demanding a debate on including RE GCSE in the English Baccalaureate.

A government spokesperson welcomed the new group but said "the English Baccalaureate will not prevent schools offering RE GCSEs".

Stephen Lloyd MP who will chair the group said the group would provide a real insight into the value of RE.

"In today's world where our children can be open to an enormous amount of misleading information I believe it is absolutely essential they are taught about different cultures and religions by trained, experienced RE teachers, allowing children to make informed choices," he said.

Mr Lloyd, a Liberal Democrat, tabled last year's early day motion on RE after the government left it out of the English Baccalaureate award to teenagers who get five good grades in key named GCSEs.

The subjects in the award are English, maths, science, a modern foreign language and a humanities subject - either geography or history.

Supporters of RE want to see it included in the humanities category.

'Under fire'

The new group has the support of a number of faith groups and RE teaching associations.

John Keast, chair of The Religious Education Council of England and Wales, said: "Recently the RE community has felt under fire and this represents an important step to give the subject a strong profile amongst parliamentarians."

"The coalition government is making policy decisions about academies, the national curriculum, qualifications and even teacher training provision.

"Directly or indirectly, all these will challenge how RE is taught to young people", he added.

The spokeswoman at the Department for Education said: "RE remains a statutory part of the school curriculum for every student up to 18. It is rightly down to schools themselves to judge how it is taught."

"We have been clear that pupils should take the GCSEs that are right for them and that we look to teachers and parents to help pupils make the right choice", she added.

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question: Why is the teaching of religious education under threat in the first place?

answer: Modernity may have changed everyone's perspective on the importance of religious teachings.


text:
COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEGAL RESEARCH (CALR)[1] or COMPUTER-BASED LEGAL RESEARCH is a mode of legal research that uses databases of court opinions, statutes, court documents, and secondary material. Electronic databases make large bodies of case law easily available. Databases also have additional benefits, such as Boolean searches, evaluating case authority, organizing cases by topic, and providing links to cited material. Databases are available through paid subscription or for free.[2]

Subscription-based services include Westlaw, LexisNexis, JustCite, HeinOnline, Bloomberg Law, VLex and LexEur. As of 2015 the commercial market grossed $8 billion.[3] Free services include OpenJurist, Google Scholar, AltLaw, Ravel Law,[4] WIPO Lex, Law Delta and the databases of the Free Access to Law Movement.

Purposes

Computer-assisted legal research is undertaken by a variety of actors. It is taught as a topic on many law degrees[5] and is used extensively by undergraduate and postgraduate law students in meeting the work requirements of their degree courses. Professors of Law rely on the digitisation of primary and secondary sources of law when conducting their research and writing the material that they submit for publication. Professional lawyers rely on computer-assisted legal research in order to properly understand the status of the law and so to act effectively in the best interest of their client. They may also consult the text of case judgements and statutes specifically, as well as wider academic comment, in order to form the basis of (or response to) an appeal.

The availability of legal information online differs by type, jurisdiction and subject matter. The types of information available include:[6]

1.  Texts of statutes, statutory instruments, civil codes, etc.
2.  Explanatory notes and government publications relating to statutes and their operation
3.  Texts of governing documents such as constitutions and treaties
4.  Case judgements
5.  Journals on legal matters or legal theory
6.  Dictionaries and legal encyclopaediæ
7.  Legal texts and materials in the form of e-books
8.  Current affairs and market information
9.  Educational information on the law and its operation

Before the Internet

Prior to the advent and popularisation of the World Wide Web, access to digital legal information was largely through the use of CD-ROMs, designed and sold by commercial organisations.[7] Dial-up services were also available from the 1970s.[8] As the use of the Internet spread in the early 1990s, companies such as LexisNexis and Westlaw incorporated Internet connectivity into their software packages. Browser-based legal information started to be published by Legal Information Institutes from 1992.[9]

Publicly available information

The first effort to provide free computer access to legal information was made by two academics, Peter Martin and Tom Bruce, in 1992.[10] Today, the Legal Information Institute freely publishes such resources as the text of the United States Constitution, judgements of the United States Supreme Court, and the text of the United States Code.

The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AusLII) was established soon after in 1995.[11] Other legal information institutes, such as those of Great Britain and Ireland (BAILII), Canada (CII) and South Africa (SAfLI) soon followed.[12] LIIs were partially formalised in 2002 following the signing of the Declaration of Free Access to the Law, which has been signed by 54 countries.[13] At the time of writing, the World Legal Information Institute contains in excess of 1800 databases from 123 jurisdictions.[14]

Many governments also publish legal information online. For example, UK legislation and statutory instruments have been publicly available online since 2010.[15] Depending on the jurisdiction in question, the decisions of higher appellate courts may also be published online, either by the Legal Information Institute or by the court service directly.[16] Sources of European Union Law are published for free by EUR-Lex in 23 languages, including judgements of the European Courts.[17] Similarly, judgements of the European Court of Human Rights are published on its website.[18]

Commercially available information

[1]

[2] Kate Marquess, Caught in the Web: Survey Reveals Increasing Use of Internet in Law Practices, but Lawyers Are Making Transition Slowly, A.B.A. J., Dec. 2000, at 76.

[3]

[4]

[5] James Holland and Jullian Webb, _Learning Legal Rules_ (7th edn., Oxford University Press, 2010)

[6] See e.g. http://legalresearch.westlaw.co.uk/; http://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/en-uk/home.page; http://www.legislation.gov.uk; https://www.jstor.org

[7] The “free access to law movement” in India: supporting legal education, research and practice Priya Rai and Akash Singh (2015) Legal Information Management 178

[8] Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[9] LII/Legal Information Institute, Cornell University https://www.law.cornell.edu/

[10]

[11] “Electronic Law Journals – JILT 1997 (2) – AustLII's roles”. University of Warwick. Retrieved 4 March 2010.

[12]

[13] Sarah Glassmeyer and Pete Smith, 'Open Law: technology in service of the rule of law' (2014) Legal Information Management 181

[14] http://www.worldlii.org/ accessed: 16th June 2016

[15]

[16] See e.g. https://www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/

[17]

[18]

title: Computer-assisted legal research

question: What does the text say about the purposes of using computers to aid legal research?

answer: Undergraduate and postgraduate law students often use it to meet the work requirements of their degree courses. Professors of Law often rely on digitized sources to conduct research and write the material that they submit for publication. Professional lawyers also use it to understand the status of the law and act effectively in the best interests of their clients. It can also be used to consult the text of case judgements and statutes and wider academic comment in order to form the basis of an appeal.

question: What does the text say about how digital legal information was accessed prior to the internet?

answer: Dial-up services providing digital legal information were available from the 1970s. Prior to the World Wide Web, access to digital legal information was largely available via CD-ROMs, designed and sold by commercial organizations. As the use of the internet spread in the early 1990s, some companies also incorporated Internet connectivity into their software packages.

question: What does the text say about limitations of computer-assisted legal research?


text:
October 27, 2007

Posted by realworldmartha under cooking/food, entertaining, gift giving, homemaking | Tags: banana bread, bread, breakfast, Christmas, cook, cooking/food, dessert, family fun, gifts, homemade gifts, kids cook, presents, recipe |
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This is my favorite banana bread recipe ever.  I thought I would put it out there as some of us do like to give food as gifts.

ENJOY!

                                                                     [Unbeatable Banana Bread]

(from: http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50117)

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Unsalted butter (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 medium-large very ripe bananas (1 cup mashed)
1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 325°. Line a 5- by 9-inch loaf pan, preferably one with a light interior, with enough waxed paper to drape over the long sides. This will make the baked bread a cinch to remove and the pan easy to clean. Set the pan aside.Step 2
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. In a large bowl, cream the butter using an electric mixer. Gradually add the sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Next, add the vanilla extract and blend briefly. Set both bowls aside.
Step 3
Peel the bananas and place them in a separate bowl. Mash them with a fork or a potato masher and measure out 1 cup. Add the sour cream and stir to blend. Set the bowl aside.

Step 4
Using a wooden spoon, blend a third of the dry mixture into the butter-sugar mixture. Add the rest of the ingredients in this order, stirring well after each addition: half of the banana mixture, half of the remaining dry mixture, the rest of the banana mixture, the rest of the dry mixture. Next, add mix-ins if desired (see below).

Step 5
Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spoon. Bake on the center oven rack until a tester inserted deep into the center of the bread comes out clean, about 70 to 75 minutes.

Step 6
Transfer the bread to a cooling rack and cool it in the pan for about 20 minutes. Using the waxed paper, lift the bread from the pan and place it on the rack. Pull down the sides of the paper and allow the bread to cool thoroughly before slicing. Makes 10 or more servings.

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  _For a light, quick bread, handle the batter gently, mixing it just enough to incorporate wet and dry ingredients. Overmixing strengthens the gluten, the protein in flour that gives yeast bread its chewy texture — which you don’t want in a quick bread. Finishing up with a wooden spoon helps ensure that the batter isn’t overmixed._
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question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: A recipe on how to make banana bread.


text:
Thirty-one years, one day, twenty hours and forty minutes my husband and I have been married. Not starting from when we exchanged ceremonious “I Do’s” at the altar on a heady summer day in 1980; no, starting from midnight that night, sipping cheap white wine in a cheap beige dress, the first day of my new life, the beginning of three long decades that would result in me waiting in the cold outside our favourite restaurant, a day after our anniversary, ten minutes late for the reservation.

The sun was still lingering around the clouds on the horizon. It was the latest I had seen it all summer; especially in London. Not a single car passed and only the occasional pedestrian stepped on the other side of the street, but I still didn’t notice Joseph until he was standing by my side. It was something you got used to, depending on your relationship with him of course. I stubbed my cigarette into the ground and turned to him, staring with quiet but clear indignation. From the look of Joe you wouldn’t place him in his profession, let alone think he was one of the best. He was skinny, but not tall, content to wearing pullover hoodies and expensive trainers. Hardly appropriate wear. Apart from his wrinkled face and white hair, you’d think him juvenile if his stern eyes didn’t demand respect. He spoke with a deep rumble, betraying his age with a rasping echo, making everything sound intensely morbid. It was depressing for a moment that this man was almost ten years younger than me.

“Your husband’s debts have been settled, Mrs McMahon.” It was a cold way to tell me Felix had just been murdered, even for him. “Perhaps we should go inside.”

“You’re late, our table’s probably gone by now.”

“My apologies, Mrs McMahon.”

“*Miss*.”

title: Something I wrote a few years ago and just tidied. Feedback appreciated!

question: How many years has it been since the narrator and her husband were married?

answer: Thirty-one years.

question: In which city did the narrator meet Joe?

answer: In London.

question: What did Joe say to the narrator?

answer: He tells her that her husband's debt has been settled - his way of saying her husband is dead.

answer: n/a

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator (Mrs McMahon) reflects on the years she has been married. As she ruminates on her relationship, she notices Joe move closer to her. Joe is 10 years young than she is, yet looks quite old - the sheer thought depresses her.

Joe tells Mrs McMahon that her husband has been murdered.


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17Α-ETHYNYL-3Α-ANDROSTANEDIOL (developmental code names HE-3235, APOPTONE), also known as 17Α-ETHYNYL-5Α-ANDROSTANE-3Α,17Β-DIOL, is a synthetic androstane steroid and a 17α-substituted derivative of 3α-androstanediol which was never marketed.[1][2][3] It was under development for the treatment of prostate cancer but was discontinued.[4][5][6]

17α-Ethynyl-3α-androstanediol itself shows very low affinity for steroid receptors, including the , , , , and , and its mechanism of action is not well-characterized.[7][8] It produces 5α-dihydroethisterone (5α-dihydro-17α-ethynyltestosterone), a ligand of several steroid hormone receptors, and 17α-ethynyl-3β-androstanediol, an estrogen, as active metabolites.[9][10] These metabolites may contribute importantly to the biological activity of 17α-ethynyl-3α-androstanediol, with 17α-ethynyl-3α-androstanediol potentially serving as a prodrug.[11][12]

Analogues of 17α-ethynyl-3α-androstanediol include 17α-ethynyl-3β-androstanediol, ethinylandrostenediol (17α-ethynyl-5-androstenediol), ethandrostate (17α-ethynyl-5-androstenediol 3β-cyclohexanepropionate), ethinylestradiol (17α-ethynylestradiol), ethisterone (17α-ethynyltestosterone), and 5α-dihydroethisterone (17α-ethynyldihydrotestosterone).

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title: 17α-Ethynyl-3α-androstanediol

question: What is 17Α-ETHYNYL-3Α-ANDROSTANEDIOL?

answer: It is a synthetic androstane steroid and a 17a-substitued derivative of 3a-androstanediol which was never marketd.

question: When was 17Α-ETHYNYL-3Α-ANDROSTANEDIOL created?

answer: That information can't be found in the article.

question: What is 17Α-ETHYNYL-3Α-ANDROSTANEDIOL used for?

answer: It was under development for the treatment of prostate cancer, but was discontinued.

question: What is a steroid hormone receptor?

answer: That information can't be found in the article.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses 17Α-ETHYNYL-3Α-ANDROSTANEDIOL, a synthetic androstane steroid and a 17a-substitued derivative of 3a-androstanediol. It was once used for treatment of prostate cancer, but was discontinued.


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MEREDITH ANN WHITNEY (born November 20, 1969)[1] is an American businesswoman hailed as “The Oracle of Wall Street” by _Bloomberg_. She is known for successfully forecasting the difficulties of Citigroup and other major banks during the financial crisis of 2007–2008.[2]

Education and career

Whitney grew up in Bethesda, Maryland.[3] She graduated from Madeira School in 1987 before attending a post-graduate year at Lawrenceville School, becoming a member of its first co-ed graduating class. She graduated with honors from Brown University[4] in 1992 with a B.A. in History.[5]

Whitney joined Oppenheimer Holdings in 1993 as a Director, and in 1995 she joined the company's Specialty Finance Group. In 1998, she left Oppenheimer to become an Executive Director at Wachovia. Whitney returned to Oppenheimer in 2004, where she researched banks and brokers as a Managing Director. She resigned from Oppenheimer on February 19, 2009 to establish her own firm, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group (MWAG), where she produced company-specific equity research on financial institutions and analyzed the sector's operating environment.[6]

In 2013, Whitney de-registered MWAG[7][8] and started her own hedge fund, Kenbelle Capital LP. [9]

In December 2015, she joined Bermudan insurer Arch Capital Group as a manager overseeing outside investment firms.[10]

Professional recognition

Whitney issued a particularly pessimistic, but accurate, research report on Citigroup on October 31, 2007, to which many Wall Street analysts, and the news media, paid attention. She noted that the bank's dividends paid out to investors were greater than its profits at the time, and made the case that this would lead to bankruptcy.[11] Shortly after the report's publication and a sharp drop in Citigroup's stock, Charles Prince resigned as the bank's CEO and his successor slashed the dividend.[12][13] Earlier that year, _Forbes_ magazine had listed Whitney as the second-best stock picker in the capital-market industry.[14] Citigroup stock went on to lose 97% of its value by early 2009.[15]

Whitney's extremely bearish view on banks landed her on the cover of the August 18, 2008, issue of _Fortune_ magazine. Even before the problems that befell Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers in September, she said, “It feels like I'm at the epicenter of the biggest financial crisis in history.”[16] That year, _Fortune_ listed her among the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”,[17] _The New York Post_ listed her among the “50 Most Powerful Women in New York City”,[18] and a CNBC viewer survey named her as “Power Player of the Year” over Jamie Dimon, Ben Bernanke, and Hank Paulson.[19]

On December 19, 2010, in an interview on the CBS television program _60 Minutes_, Whitney stated that 50 to 100 counties, cities, and towns in the United States would have “significant” municipal bond defaults totaling “hundreds of billions” of dollars, and that “it'll be something to worry about within the next 12 months.”[20] Since the record amount of municipal bond defaults in one year was just over $8 billion at the time, Whitney's comments about hundreds of billions in defaults briefly shook the market and drew a great deal of attention, much of it critical.[21][22] According to Michael Lewis in _Vanity Fair_: “Many of the articles attacking her accused her of making a very specific forecast — as many as a hundred defaults within a year! — that failed to materialize... But that's not at all what she had said: her words were being misrepresented so that her message might be more easily attacked. 'She was referring to the complacency of the ratings agencies and investment advisers who say there is nothing to worry about,' said a person at _60 Minutes_ who reviewed the transcripts of the interview for me, to make sure I had heard what I thought I had heard. She says there is something to worry about, and it will be apparent to everyone in the next 12 months.”[23]

“A tale of two Americas is emerging: one weighed down by debt and facing de minimis economic growth and another brimming with opportunity and nimble to invest in the future.” This was the thesis to Whitney's 2013 book, _Fate of the States: The New Geography of American Prosperity._[24][25] She argued that a “new map of prosperity” was emerging in the wake of the financial bust, with jobs moving away from the coasts and toward 17 “central corridor” states in the Midwest and Mountain West.[26]

Whitney's municipal debt thesis is still considered valid by at least one analyst. In January 2018 S&P Global published an analysis by Mercer Capital titled “Meredith Whitney is Still Right.” A decade later, Whitney's forecast of a wave of municipal defaults has not panned out. She closed her hedge fund soon after she made the disastrous call.[27]

Personal life

On February 12, 2005, Whitney married John Layfield in Key West, Florida. Layfield is a former WWE Champion, former WWE color commentator, and fellow Fox News Channel contributor.[28]

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title: Meredith Whitney

question: Summarize everything related to Whitney's education.

answer: Whitney graduated from Madeira School in 1987 and attended a post-graduate year at Lawrenceville School, where she then became a member of its first co-ed graduating class. Whitney then went on to attend Brown University, and graduated with honors in 1992 with a B.A. in History.

question: Summarize Whitney's connection to the 2008 financial crisis.

answer: On October 31, 2007, Whitney issued a research report on Citigroup, in which she stated that the bank's dividends paid out to investors were greater than its profits. She argued that this would lead to bankruptcy. Whitney was proven to be right, as shortly after the report was published, Citigroup's stock dropped sharply and the CEO resigned. By early 2009, Citigroup stock had lost 97% of its value.

question: Describe the events that led up to Whitney closing her hedge fund.

answer: In 2010, Whitney had made a prediction about municipal bond defaults totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. However, the predictions never came true, and she closed her hedge fund soon after.


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_SAPHENOPHIS_ is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae.[1] The genus is endemic to northwestern South America.

Geographic range

Species in the genus _Saphenophis_ are found in Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

Species

Five species are recognized as being valid.[3]

-   _Saphenophis antioquiensis_ (Dunn, 1943)
-   _Saphenophis atahuallpae_ (Steindachner, 1901)
-   _Saphenophis boursieri_ (Jan, 1867)
-   _Saphenophis sneiderni_ Myers, 1973
-   _Saphenophis tristriatus_ (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1941)

_Nota bene_: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than _Saphenophis_.

Etymology

The specific name, _boursieri_, is in honor of French ornithologist Jules Bourcier.[4]

The specific name, _sneiderni_, is in honor of Swedish taxidermist Kjell von Sneidern (1910–2000), who collected natural history specimens in Colombia.[5]

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title: Saphenophis

question: List the species belonging to the genus Saphenophis.

answer: Saphenophis antioquiensis, Saphenophis atahuallpae, Saphenophis boursieri, Saphenophis sneiderni, and Saphenophis tristriatus.

question: Where does the genus reside in?

answer: It's endemic to northwestern South America. Its species are found in Colombia and Ecuador.

question: Who were the discoverers of the genus or its species?

answer: Only two of the species have a discoverer listed. They are the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier and the Swedish taxidermist Kjell von Sneidern.

question: What larger group contains the Saphenophis genus?

answer: The genus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Saphenophis is a genus of snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae endemic to northwestern South America. Its five species are found in Colombia and Ecuador. Two of their species were discovered by the French ornithologist Jules Bourcier and the Swedish taxidermist Kjell von Sneidern.


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Bernie Sanders has proven to be a prolific fundraiser. In March, the senator from Vermont clocked in more than $44 million, according to his campaign. That broke his previous record of $43.5 million set in February, bringing his total for the first quarter to a whopping $109 million.

On Tuesday, Sanders’ chief strategist Tad Devine told the New York Times the campaign will “reassess” where the Vermont senator’s candidacy stands after five states vote Tuesday, which is expected to be a rough night for Sanders (though Devine insisted Sanders would remain in the race through the convention).

But should Sanders drop out, what happens to all those millions of dollars?

Campaign finance experts Kenneth Gross, a former associate general counsel of the Federal Elections Commission, says whatever money was raised for the general election will have to be returned to donors and cannot be spent.

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“You can ask donors to re-designate the funds to either Sanders for Senate or the Democratic National Committee,” Gross told TheWrap. “But they have to sign a form,” adding that when Clinton finally conceded to then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2008, she had to return close to $20 million in donations.

But Gross says the millions that Sanders raised were mostly earmarked for the primary race. And that’s where things get a little tricky.

According to a report by the New York Times, as of April 21, Clinton had $29 million on hand while the Sanders campaign had about $17.5 million left.

That’s enough to buy you a timelessLady Blunt Stradivarius violin (sold for $15.9 million in 2011), Victoria’s Secret’s Red Hot Fantasy Bra (about $15 million) or you could stay at the most expensive suite in the world in Geneva (complete with a Steinway grand piano, a private fitness center and a chef) for about eight months.

But Sanders would not be allowed to console himself with any of those things.

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Here are Sanders’ options, according to Gross (this does not include Super PAC money, as Sanders doesn’t have one):

1.  First order of business: Retire any campaign debt. Candidates may also continue to raise funds to repay their debt after they “suspend” their campaigns or “drop out” of the race. Contrary to common belief, there is no legal difference between the two terms.
2.  He could return it to the donors.
3.  He could give it to either national, state or local committees, such as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee or even the Vermont Democratic Party.
4.  He could use the money to pay for a speaking tour to promote his revolution.
5.  He could keep the money for his own future campaigns.
6.  He could give it to charity.

Either way, buying a yacht and sailing off into the sunset isn’t an option.

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question: Who is Bernie Sanders?

answer: A US senator from Vermont.

question: How much campaign money did he raise in the first quarter of the year?

answer: $109 million

question: What happens to the money raised for the general election when the candidate drops out of the raise?

answer: The money left can be used to pay any campaign debt. It can also be returned to the donors, used for future campaigns, or given to charity.

question: Can Sanders use the money for personal use?

answer: No.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Bernie Sanders has raised a total of $109 million for the first quarter of the year for his campaign. Kenneth Gross innumerates Sanders's options for the excess campaign money if he drops out of the race. Some of Sanders's options are to pay off any campaign debt, keep the money for future campaigns, return the money to the donors or give it to charity. What Sanders cannot do is use the funds for personal expenses.