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I read through my senior yearbook tonight. The pages between the ends didn't matter, it's filled with students I don't know, or don't care for. What I read through were all the messages and signatures signed on the first and last two pages along with the inside covers. I found lies. Or what I think are lies compared to the current state. I graduated in May 2011, it is now January 2012.

My friend Ben signed the first page. He told me how great a friend I was, and how I influenced him in a lot of different media. He included staying in touch, which we did, until a few weeks ago. I get this feeling he doesn’t want to talk to me, as if I get on his nerves. All I want is to do something -- anything! Games, talk, make you not bored like you always seem to be. I guess I can let that go, when you want to do something call me.

The next person is someone who I have really enjoyed talking to over the last year, Cheri. She told me to go shove a microscope down my throat and die. It was a nice way to start off a yearbook message, then she had to ruin it by saying just kidding, kinda. I had the privilege to continue seeing her after high school. I ran into her at the mall where she gave me the biggest hug which was nice because I thought Cheri was a great person and I hadn't seen anyone from school yet. Then I was able to get into an English class with her along with my friend Priscila (but more on her later.) My best memories from my first semester of college come from that class. Cheri is such a great sport when it comes to jokes and she has one of the most interesting personalities of any person I had ever met. She must've deleted her Facebook because I cannot access it anymore, which is a disappointment because that was the only way I communicated with her. Explaining Cheri's story isn't a somber one, it is one that just reminds me how much I miss her craziness.

This girl named Alyssa wrote under Cheri's message. She called me irritating, which was an honest thing. I was quite proud that she wrote that. Then she called me hilarious. Strike number one! That was one of the lies I was mentioning earlier. She went on to call me a good Winter Ball date. Strike number two! No I wasn't, don't kid yourself. I didn't want to eat at dinner because of a long time stomach problem, and I danced like cardboard cutout. The best I did was awkwardly rubbing my dick on your ass as you grinded right on it. She ended it with you're a great guy! Strike number three! Thanks for playing The Game of Yearbook! Oh how I wish I could tell you I had feelings for you and you'd say you did too, but you now are a lesbian with a girlfriend. Go me.

I skipped quite a few people who just signed to sign. Telling me I'm funny. Keep being me. Don't lose touch. I never talk to them anymore. But it seems to be that way with pretty much everyone that signed my yearbook.

I wanted to conclude with the two biggest signers. My two best friends of last year. Two people that in January of 2011 were inseparable from me. If you wanted one of us, you'd get the whole package, that was how we were. The two people that I truly loved, one more in a feelings way, but both loved. Two people that in January of 2012 I don't even talk to.

I liked this girl. I really liked this girl. I actually became great friends with this girl. I never thought I would ever be there with this girl. This girl. This crazy funny amazing incredible girl. This girl I feel like I abandoned. This girl named Megan. She says, we went from not talking at all to becoming the bestest friends in one year and I'm so glad we've gotten so close. I was too and still am. I got to experience who she was for a full year. I had feelings for her and we were good friends, it was at least an acceptable combo.  Then after the last day of school in May 2011, I never saw her again. My feelings got in the way. Feelings she never had for more. When she started dating another friend, I was saddened. I let her go, along with those feelings. When I let her go, our friendship went with it. Which makes the next part of her yearbook message heartbreaking. She said, well we are going to remain best buds because I will force a friendship on you forever. Which is something she never did. Which is a lie she wrote down. Which is something she should do now. Find me and force me to be friends, to get back to how we were a year ago. She wouldn't need to force me. She wouldn't even be able to ask before I would shout out that I want us to be friends. I want her back. I want to know that Megan is someone I can always talk to. That time may have passed though. It might be too late to do anything about it. If it is, one day I can look back into my yearbook and realize I could've had the greatest friendship ever, but I ruined it much too soon.

The last signature is from a good friend. Someone who used to be a good friend. I actually don't know where we stand anymore. Her name is Priscila. She starts with I love you so much. Probably true, then.  She continues with, you are the brother I never had and I will never forget you. Just give that some time, I'm sure you're less than a month away from saying Kevin who? She said, oh and this summer we have to make videos and play video games before we start another year of disappointment. We never did any of that at all. We met roughly six times over the course of summer and that was it until school. I guess I can blame her job because that kept her occupied all the time. That might have been our downfall. Maybe we're still friends but I feel like that will die soon enough. She doesn't text me, and when I tried messaging her on Facebook it was brief before she stopped messaging and went to do other things on Facebook. I guess that is what you get for telling someone you miss them. One can say I'm reacting too strongly to the situation, but they don't know how I feel. The times where I know I want to spend the rest of my life with her. The times where I undoubtedly have complete feelings for her, despite knowing I have to think of her as a sister. The times where I can imagine us happy together but knowing that can never happen. Then again, let it burn. Move far from where we were to where we are now and beyond. Let us find new people and new friendships, preferably ones that work better. Because in the end, I assume it is going to end up that way.

While looking back over my yearbook I found sadness, regret, emptiness, and lots of ink. I saw a friendship that will probably end. Someone I wish I could still chat with. A girl I had feelings for but never her. Another girl I really liked, who was my best friend, and I don't talk to her anymore. A girl I now like, my other best friend, someone who's friendship is also fading. In my yearbook I found emptiness, well, it made me find the emptiness in my life. I am left completely alone. This is not the way I preferred it, but it is the way it is. Maybe thirty years from now I can look back at the yearbook and only remember those memories. The ones written on the pages, none of the memories after them.  I hope for a day like that in the future. For now, I have to live remembering all of it. I'm just counting down the days until I can forget.

title: Reflection on My Senior Yearbook

question: Who all have signed the yearbook?

answer: A lot many people had signed the yearbook. Kevin's favorite was from Priscila and Megan.

question: What are the narrator's best memories with Cheri?

answer: His best memories with Cheri are from the first year of college. Kevin, Cheri, and Priscila were a part of the same English class and his best memories belonged there.

question: What feelings does Kevin experience while going through the yearbook?

answer: After going through his yearbook, Kevin feels sad, regretful, and empty. He read through friendships that were not broken.

question: Who are the two biggest signers of the book?

answer: The two biggest signers of the book are Megan and Priscila.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer:
Kevin goes through his yearbook. He goes through the messages signed by Cheri and thinks about how his best memories with her are from his college English class.

His two most favorite signers were Megan and Priscila, both of whom promised to stay in touch but weren't on talking terms with Kevin now.

He feels sad, regretful, and empty after reading the yearbook.


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Tina Fey and Robert Carlock have recruited a recurring player from their comedy _30 Rock_ for their followup NBC series, 13-episode comedy _Tooken_. Tituss Burgess, who played D’Fwan, the flamboyant member of Tracy Jordan’s wife’s (Sherri Shepherd) entourage on _30 Rock_ for two seasons, is the first actor to join star Ellie Kemper in _Tooken._ Written by Fey and Carlock, who serve as showrunners_, Tooken_ centers on Kimmy (Kemper) who escapes from a doomsday cult and starts life over in New York. Burgess will play a gay, larger-than-life, [dfwan]genuinely talented singer who has never made it to Broadway and lives hand-to-mouth, working as a robot in Times Square. His relationship with Kimmy will re-energize him. The role appears tailor made and likely written for Burgess, down to the character name. Burgess is a talented singer who has appeared in a number of Broadway productions, including _Rent, The Little Mermaid_ and _Guys and Dolls_, and is openly gay. He’s repped by Hartig Hilepo Agency, Soffer-Namoff Entertainment and attorney Michael Mahan.

RELATED: 2014 NBC Pilots

question: Who serve as the showrunners?

answer: Tina Fey and Robert Carlock

question: How is Kimmy's role described in the show?

answer: Kimmy's role is as someone who escapes from a doomsday cult and starts life over in New York

question: Who is Burgess?

answer: Burgess is a gay, larger-than-life, genuinely talented singer

question: What is the show being referred to called?

answer: 30 Rock

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Tina Fey and Robert Carlock's comedy, 30 Rock, is being described, along with the main characters and what they do in the show.


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The JOHN LAWS MORNING SHOW is an Australian weekday talk show on 2SM and the Super Radio Network. It is hosted by radio personality John Laws.[1] The show is in talk radio format where callers discuss news, current affairs, politics and occasionally random topics. Laws also plays music of various genres including country.

Some of his most played songs include ‘El Presidente’ which opens the show, ‘Keeping The Dream Alive’ by Freiheit, which is the backing music to Laws’ introductory commentary, ‘Go West’ by Pet Shop Boys and in 2020 has regularly played ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ by Twisted Sister.

History

After announcing his retirement from commercial radio in June 2007 and broadcasting his final show on Friday 30 November that year,[2] Laws announced his desire to return to talkback in August 2009.[3] Since early 2011 Laws has hosted the John Laws Morning Show weekdays from 9am to 12pm. The show is currently paneled by Jordan Bocock.

Controversy

Due to his strong opinions (especially political views) Laws has been criticised for viewpoints he has expressed on the show.[4] Due to the political nature of the show, it regularly interviews people from all sides of politics including controversial politicians such as Pauline Hanson, leader of right-wing party One Nation.[5] Another feature of the show is that Laws allows callers to express their viewpoint without much interruption, sometimes to allow callers to unwittingly mock themselves (for example: long term unemployed people trying to explain why the are not working) and sometimes allowing politically extreme opinions on his show.[6]

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[6]  Socialist Alliance|url=https://socialist-alliance.org/news/rally-against-racism-counter-protests-against-far-right-reclaim-australia%7Cwebsite=socialist-alliance.org}}

title: John Laws Morning Show

question: Who hosts the show?

answer: John Laws, a radio personality

question: What format is the show?

answer: Talk radio

question: Who panels the show?

answer: Jordan Bocock

question: What is the show broadcast on?

answer: 2SM and the Super Radio Network

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The John Laws Morning Show is an Australian weekday talk show hosted by John Laws, a radio personality, on 2SM and the Super Radio Network. It has been subject to some controversy due to various guests and callers expressing extreme views.


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What am I doing with my life?

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

I still have no plan.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last year.

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

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

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

You can leave now.

I miss you.

title: Last Year

question: Where is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is in the same bed, same room, and same house as last year.

question: What does the narrator want to do with their life?

answer: The narrator does not have a plan for their life.

question: Who does the narrator miss?

answer: The narrator misses a former romantic partner.

question: Why does the narrator think of the woman?

answer: Not answered.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator has been stagnant for a year. They lament the loss of their romantic partner.


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_NOTE: I KNOW THAT JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, VERSION 1.3 OF ROON HAS BEEN RELEASED AND I'LL PERHAPS LOOK INTO THAT A BIT LATER ONCE SOME OF THE INITIAL BUGS ARE STAMPED OUT AND THE SYSTEM MATURES A LITTLE. CLEARLY 1.3 HAS A FEW NEW INTERESTING FEATURES BUT THE BASIC BIT-PERFECT PLAYBACK FUNCTION I TRUST WOULD BE THE SAME WHICH IS WHAT I'M AIMING AT EXPLORING IN THIS ARTICLE._

Over the last few years, I have already gradually made my way across the different audio ecosystems that most audiophiles find themselves interested in. Starting with the venerable Squeezebox / Logitech Music Server system (eg. Touch, Transporter), to standard Windows PC and Mac OS X playback, to questionable software (like JPLAY and the JPLAY update), to even just as questionable OS tweaks (eg. Fidelizer), to more recently looking at DLNA streaming using low power devices like the Raspberry Pi 3 and ODROID-C2.

For today and the next few weeks (let's see how this goes), let's spend some time on Roon, another computer audio system much lauded in the audiophile press and see if we can make a few measurements and comment on some observations and thoughts...

First, my intent is not to reproduce all the usual intro articles on line... Go read up here, here, and here for background. Just know this, it's a playback system that helps catalogue your music files on the "Core" (server) machine, has an infrastructure to stream the music across to distributed "Outputs" including a software "Bridge" that can be run on computers. It also has a special relationship with Tidal to integrate the service's library seamlessly into the "Core". Like with many other music infrastructures these days, it also has "Control" software (Roon Remote) including apps you can download for Android and Apple devices.

Although Roon does a great job reaching out to many devices including Squeezeboxes and AirPlay devices, so far, this is relatively typical for modern playback systems. The "value added" piece, the part that you mainly pay money for as a subscription however, is access to the extensive metadata library so your library is tagged with plenty of potentially interesting and useful information. Things like album reviews, artist info, detailed credit and collaborators on a project. I've also seen high resolution album cover images (1280x1280) associated with my albums. And with that, there's the ability to mix-and-match with related albums that the listener may want to try. That last part of course can open up endless possibilities when one has access to huge libraries like through TIDAL.

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| _Intel NUC on top of the TEAC UD-501 DAC loaded up with Roon and      |
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| So, I decided to take Roon (1.2, build 168, 64-bit stable) up for a   |
| spin with its 2 week free trial (which one has to hand over some      |
| credit card information for) about a month back. The cost for Roon is |
| US$119/year or US$499 unlimited "lifetime" access. And as the picture |
| above suggests, I decided to install the "Core" on my Intel NUC       |
| 6i5SYH (some measurements and tests here) recently before I           |
| commissioned it for other work-related duties.                        |
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I. General Comments:

Installing Roon "Core" on the Windows 10 PC was a piece of cake. No issues at all and everything went smoothly, allowing me to point the program to my music directory which I laid out a couple weeks back over the gigabit ethernet on my Windows Server machine in the other room. Music detection was quite fast and I appreciated that the program allows me to watch the process happen in realtime, remaining responsive through the whole process.

In use, selecting the audio output was straight forward. For example, on my system upon install, it recognized my TEAC UD-501 USB DAC right away with options for WASAPI and ASIO drivers:

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I went ahead and named the TEAC, clicking on "Enable" to allow me to choose the output options I'll be using (these are the "Zones" selectable in the Android/Apple controller app). As usual, I prefer ASIO when possible with my USB DACs. Notice the recognition of AirPlay devices as well over the network including a cheap Kodi TV box running LibreElec. I was in fact quite impressed with the quality of the sound from my Yamaha RX-V781 over AirPlay:

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Notice that the cover art gets transmitted across to the AirPlay receiver on playback. One nice thing about Roon is that you can easily see whether the audio data is being converted along the way:

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As you can see, the 24/96 original "Source" audio in this example is downsampled to 44.1kHz and dithered down to 16-bits (according to the description when you press on the green button beside "Truncate", there is dithering applied) to the Yamaha.

The big draw for Roon of course is the highly interconnected metadata informed interface. It is indeed _fun_ using Roon; and highly _educational_ with fingertip access to artist bios:

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Artistic influences, similarities, and historical context:

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One could also click on genres and explore bands and albums in the music collection:

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The Discover feature is also great... Don't know what to listen to? Click on this and it'll pull up some interesting albums, genres, artists you might want to check out from the music library:

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Also, it's very nice to have song lyrics at the click of a button (the little microphone icon at the bottom):

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If you're a DSD music collector, Roon does support _.dff_ and _.dst_ files. _However beware that it did not pick up on my DST-compressed DSD64 .dff files._ No problem with (uncompressed) DSD128 material I had.

I was able to try multizone simultaneous playback across AirPlay, to a Squeezebox device, and USB local playback all at the same time without issue. So far, so good. Now, let's spend some time evaluating the sound quality.

II. Measurements:

You might be wondering if using another streaming system like Roon resulted in any change in sound quality. As usual there are folks wondering if the sound quality is any good. Here's some data using the RightMark software. The results are based on this set-up:

  _Intel NUC 6i5SYH (Roon Core, ASIO playback) --> 6' shielded USB cable --> TEAC UD-501 DAC --> 6' RCA cable --> Focusrite Forte ADC --> shielded USB --> Windows 10 measurement laptop_

All the cables are generic good quality cables with shielding.
 16/44:

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What we have here are the RightMark results through the TEAC UD-501 DAC from Roon and foobar both through the NUC machine connected by USB using ASIO. On the right you see the results from a Raspberry Pi 3 connected by USB to the same DAC, streaming using piCorePlayer from my Logitech Music Server running on Windows Server 2016 in the other room.

Here are the composite graphs:

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As you can see, these measurements are no different across the systems. At least with 16-bits, we're essentially looking at confirmed bit-perfect output.

24/96:
In the same fashion, let us have a look at high-resolution playback with Roon compared to foobar and the Pi 3 through LMS:

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Again, the results demonstrate what we should see from expected bit-perfect output from each of the playback systems. And the graphs...

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I trust the results are completely unsurprising. No evidence of sonic anomaly no matter what system is used.

I'm not going to bother with showing you the 24/192 results - they are again the same; no difference between Roon and the other playback conditions. Some might then start asking about jitter with the different solutions:

16-BIT J-TEST:

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24-BIT J-TEST:

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As above, the Raspberry Pi 3 was streaming from Logitech Media Server using piCorePlayer. Apologies for the Pi 3 screen grab being slightly smaller in size; these measurements were done about a month apart.

In any event, the J-test results do not demonstrate any significant jitter issue in the system. In the 16-bit test, we can easily see the jitter modulation pattern showing that the DAC is capable of performing >16-bit resolution with very low noise floor. No jitter sidebands in the 24-bit signal with only minimal "tenting" of the base of the 12kHz primary signal again signifies very low jitter. _As usual, asynchronous USB is robust in the time domain despite different hardware connected to the TEAC UD-501_ (Intel NUC with i5 processor, and ARM-based Pi 3), as well as different software (foobar, Roon, and piCorePlayer). All of this is not unexpected and corroborates with previous testing like here and opinions expressed here.

III. Conclusions:

On the whole, I must say that generally I liked what Roon does. It provides a nice interface that allows the aggregation of essentially all the audio devices I have here in the home. No problems at all sending music to the DAC attached to the NUC, good playback to Android/iOS devices even. Squeezebox devices can be incorporated "into the fold" when my Windows Server computer's instance of LMS is disabled and the Squeezebox device is connected to the Roon "foo" server. Note that display features on the Squeezebox streamer are disabled when linked to the Roon "Core" - no UV meter, no track titles, no volume level display. Here's my old SB Boom connected to the Roon Core playing some music, notice the VFD screen just shows "roon":

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Both the Android and iPad/Phone "Roon Remote" apps ran smoothly and stably. I had no problems with gapless playback of live albums through the NUC and even through the Android tablet device I tried it on. Although the apps are functionally equivalent, I did slightly prefer the Apple iPad Air 2 installation for being a bit more responsive and it was able to show way more than the 20-album limit I saw on the Android devices (Samsung Note 5, Nexus 7, and Vizio's tablet that came with my TV) when reviewing the "Recently Added" list.

Roon's main benefit of course is an interface into the rich metadata provided by the service for each album and easy access to recommendations when exploring music (fantastic Browse --> Discover feature). I also thought the "Focus" feature was a really nice idea, allowing you to review your browsing habits and identifying the most popular or favourite tunes over time. All this power would certainly be a boon to Tidal subscribers with access to streamed music from the huge library of 30M songs.

As you can see from the objective measurements, there's no reason to believe Roon "sounds" any different from any other bit-perfect playback software. Likewise, I have yet to find software that actually changes the jitter test results when using an external asynchronous DAC. (Despite finding ridiculous reviews like this in _The Absolute Sound_ talking about fantastic abilities to hear all kinds of differences! More like _The Absolute Nonsense_ IMO...)

ISSUES & THINGS I WISH IT DID (REMEMBER, I'M TALKING ABOUT VERSION 1.2):
1. Sometimes when I minimize the Roon Core window in a Remote Desktop Connection, the window goes blank and the program seems to hang, requiring the program be force closed and restarted. This seemed to be a problem when I was running it on my Windows Server 2012 R2 machine for a bit but hasn't been an issue on Windows 10 or when testing on Server 2016 although I admittedly did not test as thoroughly.

2. Multiple masterings not being differentiated or displayed. On a recognized album on my own server, it appears the Roon "standard" tagging gets applied in the software (thankfully it does not touch my own customized tags). On some albums, it recognizes the presence of other versions and allows me to choose the "primary" version but this is not consistent and not all variations seem to be picked up and collated. Here's _Dark Side of the Moon_, but only 2 of 4 versions seem to be picked up (original Japanese Black Triangle and the recent 2011 Immersion version missing here and placed under other instances of the album):

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I also have a high-res version of Cat Stevens' _Tea For The Tillerman_ which I couldn't locate at all while Roon only recognized the 16/44 rips. Considering the huge number of albums out there, I certainly am still impressed by what Roon was able to identify properly.

3. Similar to number 2 above, sometimes multi-disk sets end up separated instead of being gathered together. For example my 4-CD set of 10cc's _Tenology_ housed in the same directory ended up with CD1 and CD4 separated while CD's 2 and 3 appropriately were behind the same album cover icon. Strange how that worked out.

4. For devices like the Squeezebox Boom above connected via WiFi across two levels in my house, I wish there was some way to set-up a transcode to MP3 (maybe 256kbps) option to keep data rate low for stability and minimal risk of buffer under-runs. This is something LMS is capable of and I believe it's a feature worth implementing. Maybe throwing in an option here to customize for each device?

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5. It would be nice to support DST compression for DSD64 material... Since I have a large portion of my DSD albums compressed as DST _.dff_ files, this is unfortunate. I recognize that this will not be a problem for most people especially since SACD/DSD isn't exactly in high demand. However, foobar and JRiver can handle these compressed files so it would be nice for Roon to as well for completeness.

6. Easier access to a file's ID3 custom metadata? As I described previously, I have my own system of directory and file handling as well as tagging convention. Often I will use the "Comment" field to include data like DR values, DSP settings processing done, etc. I looked around and couldn't seem to access this data in Roon, at least not easily.

Admittedly, even though I was impressed with Roon, ultimately I did cancel the subscription after the 2 week trial period pending further consideration. I must admit that I was tempted to register, but the issues around automatic management of multiple masterings noted above in point 2 really is an issue for me since I have many albums of this nature. I assume the RDC issue (item 1) I had might just be my set-up and not a bug with Roon itself since I believe others have not had this issue looking around.

I'm sure many folks must be wondering about the price of Roon. A yearly fee of US$119 is about the same as a one year subscription of Netflix and what this pays for is a license to use the playback/streaming system supporting a single Core server and the right to access metadata information including artwork; no actual music or other media is transferred of course. Here in Canada, with the way currency conversion is going, I'm looking at CAD$160/year which actually is slightly more expensive than a subscription to the highest quality 4K "Ultra" Netflix tier for me! Again, remember that Roon does not provide actual content - _just metadata_. Furthermore, consider that for us in Canada, Tidal Hi-Fi costs $20/month, Roon is 2/3 the cost which is not insignificant. I know there are some "apples to oranges" comparisons here and I can appreciate that Roon is a smaller company, but I think it does suggest that only more "hard core" music lovers and audiophiles would likely find the service compelling at this price. I wonder what the cost-analysis looked like for the business plan... I would imagine that a lower cost plan, say <US$50/year would entice significantly more folks to sign on. Like I noted above, there's great educational value in this program and it's a shame that the price is likely a bit steep for most music lovers in the context of competing entertainment options.

Anyhow, at this point, I guess I'll sit on it for a bit... Let's see if I miss the Roon features enough to bite the bullet.

Before I cancelled the trial, I did do a couple things including installing the Bridge to my Raspberry Pi 3 to see how it can be done efficiently and even had a quick look at integration with HQPlayer and the benefits of doing this. Stay tuned in the weeks ahead for a look at these related topics.

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As we end this post, I think it's worth reminding folks that if you like the relational GUI interface that Roon provides, there is another piece of software you might be interested in - _MUSO_ from klarita.net (current version 2.6).

Compared to Roon, _muso_ isn't aiming to be a feature-filled playback ecosystem. It's job is primarily as an alternative front end to your music library with tag management. It has been an option for years for the Squeezebox crowd, and although not as 'professional' or slick as Roon, does provide many of the functions when it comes to opening up one's library for exploration. It's reasonably easy to set-up to play through LMS, there's last.fm integration for album summaries, on-line images, and artist information, related Wikipedia links, lyric search, and ability to show images in the directory like scanned artwork (this last one is good if you have an art folder or other data in the music directory - scans of front and back album sleeves, DR log for example). It's also only €7/year on a single computer or just pay the €20 for unrestricted home use. A big limitation is that this is a Windows program so no Android/Apple apps although I could use something like _RD Client_ on an iPad or _Parallels Client_ on Android tablet to log into the Windows machine; too clunky to use regularly but works. It definitely would be a major improvement in the AV room if a proper app were available. Also, without integration into an online streaming system (Spotify, Tidal), "You might also like" recommendations are not conveniently linked for playback.

I primarily use it on my Windows workstation often while primarily doing other things (like writing this blog!), listening to music in my collection, learning about the album/artist/genre as I go along...

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  _Muso - the cool beta Pivot viewer... My album collection sorted by year of release from 1960 - 11,834 albums (remasters are tagged to release year so this should be quite accurate)! Each bar represents 6 years worth of albums. Decent amount of stuff from the 60-70's, but definite growth of 90's music and big jump since 2000 when I became a more serious "audiophile"... Hmmm, guess I'm not as much into the oldies as I thought! Cool toy to explore one's collection. You can even zoom into the graph to see the album covers._
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Ultimately, I think it's great that software like Roon and Muso are going beyond the usual library functions and allowing us to have easy access to the rich information content in our collections and linking them with the worldwide information super highway. I'm sure there will be more of this to come.

I encourage trying the Roon preview for a couple weeks and see if it fits your needs. Note that Roon does take your credit card information when signing up and will automatically start the $119 subscription billing at 2 weeks unless cancelled. They are good enough to warn you 3 days in advance by E-mail though if you wish to cancel.

BTW: As you see in the text above, I have updated my previous Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016 recently for the home server computer which is essentially my NAS device, runs a web server for work, and runs my Logitech Media Server for music in a virtual machine (as documented here). Remember, Windows Server is part of the Longterm Servicing Branch (LTSB) of the Windows OS. It's meant to be implemented in server and business roles, not as the primary workstation or for multimedia playback even though it can do these things quite well. Over time, the GUI follows the "Current Branch" OS which is currently Windows 10. As a result, Server 2016 has moved away from the Windows 8-style UI (a good thing!) when you install the "Desktop Experience". Remember though that the underlying drivers are still the same as in Windows 10.

Before you start hearing audiophiles claim that Server 2016 "sounds better" or even "different" than Windows 10 or Server 2012 R2... Let's just say I hear no difference with my Audioengine D3 USB DAC. Nor should there be. :-)

Have a great week ahead everyone! Hope you're all enjoying the music...

question: What is Roon?

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question: What is Roon's main benefit?

answer: Its interface has metadata for each album, and it's easy to access the music recommendations.

question: Why did the writer of the product review cancel Roon subscription after the 2-week free trial?

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At the age of 37, Martin St. Louis is the oldest player in National Hockey League history to lead all players in points at the end of the season.

St. Louis — who will turn 38 in June — clinched the Art Ross Trophy, given to the player with the most points (goals and assists combined), in Saturday night’s season-ending 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers. He had one goal and one assist in the game.

The previous oldest player to win the NHL scoring title was Bill Cook, who was 36 in 1932-33 when he won the title as a member of the New York Rangers.

To put St. Louis’ fate in perspective at 37, the average age of the next five leading scorers in the NHL is 25.4 (Steven Stamkos, Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane and Eric Staal). The oldest player in that group is Staal, 28.

The only other players in the top 50 in scoring who are at least 35 years of age are Patrick Elias (46th) and Jaromir Jagr (48th). Elias is 37 and Jagr is 41.

As incredible as St. Louis’ feat is, let’s not stand on ceremony here. Because Marty wouldn’t.

He told Sun Sports after the game, “I would trade that for playoff appearances, you know?”

St. Louis could probably speak for all of the Lightning organization and fan base when he says that, but the feat is still impressive. The last time a Lightning player won the Art Ross Trophy was in 2003-04 when 28-year-old St. Louis led the league with 94 points.

[Lightning Fade against Florida in Finale, St. Louis Wins Points Race]
Martin St. Louis #26 of the Tampa Bay Lightning moves the puck ahead of T.J. Brennan #3 of the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The Bolts lost their final game of the season 5-3, but St. Louis clinched the lead in the NHL scoring race once and for all with one goal and one assist.
(Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)
He is also the only player in the organization’s history to win the award.

“I’m really proud to be a part of history,” coach Jon Cooper said. “What a feat. [Marty] is the type of guy too that wanted to win this game, and that is a tribute to everything about him. He puts the team first.”

However, St. Louis’ accomplishment, along with the fact that Steven Stamkos is in his prime as an elite NHL scorer, speaks to a larger issue with the Lightning. Despite having the top two scorers in the league (60 PTS and 57 PTS), the team finished in 14th place in the Eastern Conference and 14 points out of the final playoff spot.

This offseason, Cooper’s first as head coach, is critical to the improvement of the Lightning (18-26-4) and the development of their younger players.

“One of the things [looking ahead to next season] is we have to accelerate the process,” Cooper said. “Marty is 37, and we need to take advantage of him being at the top of his game. We have the top two scorers in the league, and we aren’t making the playoffs.

“That is where we have to turn that into winning hockey games.”

In the final game of 2013, the Lightning matched their output from the entire 48-game season. They started strong, faded fast and ended with a frustrating three-goal Florida third period that included a fighting major for captain Vincent Lecavalier.

Matt Carle (5) and Ryan Malone (6) helped build a 2-0 lead before Florida fought back to tie the game with goals from Nick Bjugstad (1) and Tomas Fleischmann (12). St. Louis’ goal (17) came at 5:47 in the second period.

Florida dominated the scoreboard in the third, getting goals from Scottie Upshall (4), Fleischmann (12) and Marcel Goc (9, empty net). Lightning goalie Anders Lindback made 27 of 31 saves in his final game of the year.

Panthers goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 of 31 shots on the night.

Two statistics to take home with you into the offseason:

1.  Tampa Bay finished the season 18-26-4 (40 PTS), or in plain English, 18 wins and 30 losses. They started the season winning six of their first seven games before finishing 12-29.
2.  St. Louis had just 11 of 48 games during the season in which he failed to register a point. He had a point in almost 80 percent of the team’s games. St. Louis had 18 games in which he registered at least two points. He also led the NHL in assists with 43.

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question: Who is Martin St. Louis?

answer: The oldest player in NHL history to lead all players in points at the end of the season.

question: Provide an overview of Martin's career.

answer: An overview of Martin's career is not provided.

question: When was this article published?

answer: November 28, 2015

question: What is the primary focus of this article?

answer: Martin St. Louis, who received the Art Ross Trophy, which is given to the player with the most points at the end of the NHL season. At the age of 37, he is the oldest player to ever receive that honor.

question: Why does Jon Cooper feel that he is "a part of history"?

answer: Because he was Martin's coach when Martin made history by being the oldest player to receive the Art Ross Trophy.

question: What team does Martin play for?

answer: The Tampa Bay Lightning

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning made history by being the oldest player in NHL history to receive the Art Ross Trophy, which is awarded to the player with the most points at the end of the season.


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 *That. Fucking. Bitch.*

*How poetic of you.*

*Well, brevity is the soul of wits.*

*Indeed.*

...

I met her in history. The professor read out the class list. "Erica?" "I prefer Al". **Well, I bet she's an over achieving know-it-all.** That was my first thought of her, it went mostly forgotten until much to late.

Two weeks later in the small group discussion the prof was trying to be subtly critical of Israel. He did this a lot, it was never subtle. I was sitting next to her. "So Al huh?" "Yup" "Is it short for something?" "You would think so, but no." "Is it like a condensed version of Angela?" "Nope..." **Fuck, I blew it.**

...

This guy was trying to get me to work on a project with him. He ended up doing nothing. I was trying to scribble down ten numbers and send him on his way as fast as possible. They weren't for him, I'd thought about it later, but he was a dial-tone. For a small girl she could move fast. Two minutes later after shouting her name three times I gave her the paper. It was awkward.

*I know You're supposed to wait three days to do this but I'm gonna busy for like the next week. Wanna get coffee tonight?*

*Absolutely, when and where's best for you?*

...

"We need to talk" **That's the line that you go with?** "What about" "Us" "Of course we do" "it's just not working" "We've been together for a month, what exactly is not working" "It's him" "Him again? Seriously? Babe, all I want to do is make this work" "It's just not fair to you, I have feelings for him that I'm afraid I wont be able to feel for you, or for anyone else for that matter"

...

*Hey, are you free tonight?*

*Yup*

*How soon can you come over?*

*Half an hour, why?*

*I'm leaving tomorrow. I want to see you*

**Don't do this to yourself. She breaks up with you a month before she leaves "to make it easier". You're 90% sure that she did it so she could try to sleep with him at least once before she left. You're her fall back and you know you're better than that.**

*I'll be there*

...

"Fuck, Aura has called three times now I think something's wrong" "Language. Just let me finish down here, and we'll call her back." Aura was admittedly jealous of me at first. She and Al had a history. Al was Aura's first encounter. Al regretted it, Aura was always clingy. At this time she was dating a history major. He was boring. "Hi Aura, what's the matter? .. Well dear, we've never had that problem .. Here can you talk to her? I don't know what to say" **Great, now I get to dole out sex advice to Aura** "Hello Aura, what can I help you with tonight?" "It's him" "I'm going to need a bit more information if I'm going to help" "Well. tonight was supposed to be our first night, and he couldn't .. He couldn't get it up" "Oh" "Have you ever had that problem?" "Of course not." " I think it's me, this isn't the first time this has happened to us an-" "Aura, stop that right now, his inability to perform has nothing to do with you".

I left Al's place, Aura was on my mind. **Shit. I bet I could.**

...

*Hey, where are you*

*Studying at the coffee shop.. what's on your mind?*

*I'll be there soon*

**You're a gigantic idiot. You know that right?**

...

**That stare lasted too long to be a good thing.**

...

*I'm going to break up with him. You're right, he's too boring for me.*

*That's what you said last time.*

*I mean it this though, it's not the same now*

*You have to tell him what happened.*

*I can't, it'll crush him.*

...

"Aura I can't be your partner, I'm too hung up on Al, and I think you and I should go back to being friends" "Are you fucking kidding me? After everything that happened?" "I'm sorry, but It's for the best" "I don't think so" "That's not really how it works"

...

*So I'm moving to a new place, I want you to meet my roommates*

**Maybe she's over you. This could be okay**

*Sounds like it could be fun, I'm in.*

...

"This is Jess" "Nice to meet you Jess" "Likewise" **Well, fuck.** Jess was the second roommate that I met the first was inconsequential. He didn't care much for me, and I for him, we just pretended like the other didn't exist. Jess though. Jess was a sweetheart, I regret not getting to know her as well as I should. She was too nice to deserve all of this.

...

*Didn't you hear Aura Moved on*

*Moved on how?*

*Our dear friend had her first one night stand last night*

*Well then, I happen to be coming over tonight, will I see you*

*I most certainly hope so.*

...

"Why not me? What's wrong with me?" "Nothing's wrong with you, I just see us as friends that's all" "But not her?" "It's different with her." "I don't think I want to see you ever again". She soon told me that it was her wish for me to never sleep with Jess or any of her other roommates again.

...

**Aura I'm sorry that what I did hurt you, that was never my intention. I want to make it up to you.**

**How?**

...

"Hey Gwen, Aura home?" "She'll be back later, I hear you have a plan to make things alright" "Whiskey fixes all" "I think I'm starting to like you" **Don't even think about it, Aura almost killed you last time** Jess had left to go visit family for a while. Gwen was the last roommate. She and I had met before, Aura had introduced us on her first night at the house. She was intimidatingly cool.

...

"Shit. Aura's awake" "What do we do now?" "we have to stop, she can't find out what happened" "Agreed, She'll kill me if she finds out."

...

Circumstance dictate that I leave a short while after all of this. Eventually Aura found out. Jess found out too. Neither were too pleased. I can only imagine what they had to say to each other.

title: Brevity and Pettiness

question: What does the story say about Erica?

answer: Erica is one of the students in the narrator's history class. She prefers to be called Al. The narrator asks if it's short for anything and Erica says no.

question: What does the story say about the narrator and Aura?

answer: Aura is the narrator's classmate. She is also Erica's first encounter. Erica regretted it because Aura was clingy.

question: What does the story say about Al?

answer: The narrator met Erica in history class. Al is a preferred name of Erica's. She tells the narrator that it's not short for anything.

question: What does the story say about Jess?

answer: Jess is the narrator's new roommate. The narrator thinks she's a nice girl. The narrator regrets not getting to know her as well as she should have.


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FISHBURN AIRFIELD is a small grass strip airfield in Fishburn, County Durham.

The airfield was opened on 30 June 1995 by the then local MP and Leader of the Opposition Tony Blair. It was named as “Airfield of the year” by aviation magazine Flyer in 2004 for its welcoming atmosphere and bacon butties.[1]

In 2005 the airfield hosted filming for a scene from the Bollywood film Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors[2]

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title: Fishburn Airfield

question: What county is Fishburn Airfield in?

answer: Fishburn Airfield is in Durham County.

question: When was Fishburn Airfield opened?

answer: Fishburn Airfield was opened on June 30th, 1995.

question: Who named Fishburn Airfield "Airfield of the year?"

answer: Fishburn Airfield was named "Airfield of the year" by aviation magazine Flyer.

question: What movie filmed a scene at Fishburn Airfield?

answer: The movie Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors filmed a scene at Fishburn Airfield.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Fishburn Airfield is a small airfield in Durham County. It was opened in 1995 and named Airfield of the Year in 2004. A scene for the movie Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors was filmed at the airfield.


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The calved iceberg is about the size of Delaware.

Biologists are racing to secure a visit to a newly revealed region of the Southern Ocean as soon as it is safe to sail there. One of the largest icebergs ever recorded broke free from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula in July. As it moves away into the Weddell Sea, it will expose 5,800 square kilometres of sea floor that have been shielded by ice for up to 120,000 years. If researchers can get to the area quickly enough, they’ll have the chance to study the ecosystem beneath before the loss of the ice causes it to change.

“I cannot imagine a more dramatic shift in environmental conditions in any ecosystem on Earth,” says Julian Gutt, a marine ecologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany.

It is difficult for Antarctic scientists to respond quickly to sudden events, because polar-research vessels are usually booked  months, if not years, in advance. A German research mission led by Boris Dorschel, head of bathymetry at the Alfred Wegener Institute, was already scheduled to visit the Larsen area and will now include a biodiversity survey of the exposed region in March 2019.

Hopes for reaching the region this Antarctic summer lie with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge. The agency has a fast-track proposal sparked by the calving event, led by BAS senior biodiversity scientist Katrin Linse, to send a research vessel in early 2018. The proposal is now being considered by a British funding council. South Korean researchers are also considering whether to divert a mission currently planned for the South Shetland Islands, says Hyoung Chul Shin, a biological oceanographer at the Korea Polar Research Institute in Incheon.

If the BAS proposal is successful, it will be the first time marine biologists have been able to explore such an ecosystem so soon after the break-up of the ice. Nearby sections of ice shelf, at Larsen A and Larsen B, broke away in 1995 and 2002, respectively. But it was several years before the ocean cleared of sea ice and biologists could safely visit the area. Gutt was first in with a detailed survey, leading a team of about 50 scientists on the German research vessel _Polarstern_ in 2007. The group sampled hundreds of species in areas exposed by the break-ups at Larsen A and B, and saw signs of a unique ecosystem with more deep-sea species than elsewhere on the Antarctic continental shelf (J. Gutt _et al. Deep-Sea Res. II_ 58, 74–83; 2011). But other species were already moving in, including fast-growing sea squirts, krill and minke whales. “By then, a lot had happened,” says Linse.

Getting to the Larsen C exposed region before it starts to change is crucial, says Gutt, to see what a sub-ice-shelf ecosystem looks like. Video footage taken by geophysicists on a US Antarctic Program cruise at the Larsen B site in March 2005 had unexpectedly showed most of the sea floor covered with a white mat, which the team interpreted as a layer of sulfur-eating microbes, as well as large clams, which were also chemotrophic — that is, living on energy sources other than the Sun. It was the first report of a chemotrophic ecosystem in the Antarctic. But when the _Polarstern_ arrived two years later, Gutt’s team saw only dead clamshells and a layer of decaying plant matter and sediment.

One thing the researchers won’t have to worry about is disturbance from commercial fishing fleets. The Larsen C region is the first area to be protected by a 2016 agreement by the multinational Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to automatically designate any areas of ocean exposed by the collapse or retreat of ice shelves as a Special Area for Scientific Study. This prohibits commercial fishing — of the Antarctic toothfish, for example — for an initial period of two years.

Ice shelf break-up events could become much more common with climate change, says Andrea Kavanagh, director of the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Global Penguin Conservation Campaign in Washington DC, and the CCAMLR protection will allow scientists to monitor how these changes affect wildlife. “It’s really important to be able to separate the effects of fishing versus climate," she says.

Biologists will discuss research priorities for Larsen C and future exposed regions at a swiftly organized meeting at Florida State University’s Coastal and Marine Laboratory in St Teresa on 18–19 November. Meanwhile, Linse’s team is waiting to learn whether the BAS mission proposal will be approved, and monitoring the iceberg in satellite images. “We need the wind to blow the iceberg out a bit more and to blow the sea ice out of there,” says BAS spokeperson Athena Dinar.

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Date published:
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DOI:
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question: Why do biologists want to sail to the Southern ocean?

answer: In order to study the creatures living beneath the iceberg that broke.

question: How big is the iceberg?

answer: The iceberg is 5,800 square kilometers in size.

question: Who will be leading the mission?

answer: The mission will be led by biodiversity scientist Katrin Linse.

question: Do Larsen A and Larsen B exist?

answer: No, Larsen broke off in 1995 while Larsen B broke away in 2002.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
As one of the largest icebergs breaks free from the Larsen C ice shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula, biologists are waiting to visit the region. The newly exposed 5,800 square kilometers of seafloor may be home to species never seen before. The British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge has fast-tracked the proposal due to the calving event.

The Larsen A and Larsen B ice shelf broke off in 1995 and 2002, respectively. The Larsen B site has unexpectedly shown most of the seafloor covered in white mat in 2005.

Biologists will be discussing research priorities for the Larsen C and future exposed regions at a meeting organized at Florida State University.


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Washington (CNN)Sen. Elizabeth Warren is facing growing pressure from Senate Democrats to get behind Hillary Clinton as the former secretary of state suddenly finds herself struggling to keep pace with Bernie Sanders in early primary states.

In interviews with CNN, Democratic senators are grumbling over Warren's refusal to pick a side, arguing that the populist liberal firebrand could help unite the party behind Clinton, whom they believe represents their only chance of winning the White House.

"I think it would be important," Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, said of Warren backing Clinton. "I think it would be helpful."

At least one senator, Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow, has asked Warren to endorse Clinton, according to other Democrats. Stabenow's office declined to comment.

Warren, whose influence with core Democratic voters is rivaled only by Sanders himself, could provide the Clinton campaign the boost it needs after two polls suddenly showed her trailing to Sanders in Iowa and New Hampshire.

"She's waiting way too long," said one Democratic senator who asked not to be named.

The potential endorsement also puts Warren in a bind. If she jumps behind Clinton, she will undoubtedly anger the legions of like-minded progressives who are powering Sanders' insurgent campaign. But a Sanders endorsement will turn off not only women's groups that back Clinton but also many of her fellow senators.

McCaskill noted not a single Democratic senator has backed Sanders, the Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats.

"Probably all of us respect and love him, but we have a lot people here who have worked with him for many years -- and he has yet to have one endorsement from people who know him well and who have worked with him," McCaskill said. "There is a collective judgment there that one candidate is going to be better president, and I think that counts for something since we work with him every day."

Warren has said previously she expects to give an endorsement, but it's unclear when it will come. A Warren spokeswoman declined to comment.

Indeed, Democratic senators have lined up behind Warren - including the 13 other women in the Senate Democratic Caucus. In late November, Warren was the only Democratic female senator who skipped a fundraiser held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in honor of Clinton. While she signed a letter in 2013 with fellow women Democratic senators urging Clinton to run, she has since said that did not constitute an endorsement.

"Of course she would love to have Elizabeth's support," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, said of Clinton. "It's hard for me to get in anybody else's mind as to why they would not."

Privately, Warren met with Clinton at her Washington home in December 2014, and has since chatted with Sanders. Tad Devine, the senior Sanders strategist, said that Warren's support would be "more than welcome" but he didn't know what she would do.

"There's no secret Elizabeth Warren plan," Devine said. "She's going to do what she wants to do when she wants to do it. That's the way it goes."

The chatter comes at an urgent time for the Clinton campaign. A Monmouth poll Tuesday found Clinton losing to Sanders by 14 points in New Hampshire -- while a new Quinnipiac poll reported that Clinton was trailing by five points in Iowa.

Some Democrats are nervous about the prospect that Sanders could win the nomination.

"If Bernie was the nominee, I think creates a challenge," said Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat. "But of course, Republicans have tremendous challenges, too."

McCaskill said it's time for Clinton to more sharply show the contrast between the two of them.

"That's what happens when someone remains undefined, and the other is so familiar to voters," McCaskill said. 'You've got a shiny new object, and you've got Hillary Clinton. That is a contrast in terms of familiarity. It's not unusual for someone to go with the new and unfamiliar over something that is very familiar."

McCaskill added: "I think the contrast is going to have to be drawn so people understand that Hillary Clinton is the only person running for president that is really qualified to lead in a stable and pragmatic fashion on the issues facing our country."

Sanders repeatedly discounts the lack of support from his colleagues -- even like-minded colleagues like Sen. Sherrod Brown, whom he referred to as "the establishment" after the Ohio Democrat endorsed Clinton.

"Bernie says, the next day, 'I didn't expect any help from the establishment," Brown said. "I said to him, 'Even though that kind of pissed me off, that was actually pretty good line.' He smiled."

question: Who is struggling to keep pace with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders?

answer: Hillary Clinton

question: Who are Senate Democrats pressuring to endorse Hillary Clinton?

answer: Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

question: What will happen if Warren endorses Bernie Sanders instead of Hillary Clinton and vice versa?

answer: If Warren endorses Sanders, she will turn off women's groups that back Clinton and many of her fellow senators. If she backs Clinton, she will anger the legions of like-minded progressives who are powering Sanders' insurgent campaign.

question: According to Sen. McCaskill, what should Hillary Clinton do to get voters to understand that she is the only person running for president that is qualified to lead the nation stably and pragmatically?

answer: Clinton needs to sharply differentiate herself from Sanders by creating contrast between them in terms of voter familiarity.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: During the race to nominate the next Democratic presidential candidate, former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton finds herself struggling to keep pace with Bernie Sanders in early primary states. She needs the political endorsement of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has so far declined to endorse anybody because doing so will put her in a bind that could potentially anger groups supporting each candidate. However, Senate Democrats are pressuring Warren to endorse Clinton to unify the Democratic party. On the other hand, Bernie Sanders doesn't expect any help from what he calls "the establishment".


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ADARRA (short for “Adarramendi”, meaning 'mount of horns' in Basque) is a mountain south of the city of San Sebastian in the Basque Country. It is a popular peak with the local residents. The mountain is flanked on the north by the minor summits of Oindi or Onddi (, 545 m) and Onddo (781 m) to the south, all of them located at the top of a long mountain range of modest height between the Urumea and Leitzaran valleys, which extends south right to the edge of the Navarrese town of Leitza.

Geology and vegetation

The mountain stands on the westernmost end of the Pyrenees. Outcrops of slate, sandstone, conglomerates, red silt and other materials can be found on the peak, largely from the Paleozoic Era and Mesozoic Era.

On its eastern slopes, patches of indigenous forest and vegetation abound, while on the western side (especially on the way down to Leitzaran) pine tree used for logging prevails. Grassland strips used for grazing sheep and horses interspersed with forest are common.

Prehistoric monuments

The mountain and the whole area show several examples of megalithic art, for the most part small monuments which are common on the Atlantic basin of the Basque Country, dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Age. 34 stone circles, four dolmens, three cists and two menhirs can be found locally, dating from the megalithic era.

[The menhir of Eteneta on the rear slopes of Adarra]

According to the anthropologist Jose Miguel Barandiaran, legend states that the Basque mythological giant _Sanson_ got angry with a crowd of people dancing in Arano, so he intended to kill them. Yet when he was about to hurl a stone at them from the mountain Buruntza, he slipped on cow dung and the stone fell short on this spot, resulting in the current stone of Eteneta

The ancient remains of a man buried with a dog and lamb were unearthed in a local cavern, dating from around 4,000 BC. The surroundings of the cavern are currently somewhat in a poor condition due to a polluted stream nearby.

Events

Early on New Years Day, people of all ages, the bravest of whom had been celebrating the night before, pour into Adarra to see the sunrise or just to start the year in a good way. Some people may carry music instruments, including a trikitixa, tabor and pipe, etc. to enliven the atmosphere.

[Trail of people on the way up to Adarra and back on 1 January]

Access points and trails

Besabi

The main access point lies at the farmstead-turned-inn _Besabi_. In order to get there by car, starting from a T junction at the road GI-311 (Andoain-Urnieta), the minor road GI-3121 leads to the hamlet _Xoxoka_, where turning left the road GI-4721 heads to _Besabi_. A car-park is located at the end of the road. A cement paved track gradually gains height until a farmhouse with a yard. A wooden barrier opens the way into a beaten mud trail with a steady inclination across the forest. [Summit of Adarra with Onddo in the foreground; Aralar and the outline of Txindoki in the distance]

A stream is crossed and height is gained slowly out of the forest on to the fields. Overcoming the last south-bound stretch to the summit does not take very long, but it is demanding. Right before the summit heaps of stone in a karst terrain cover the trail.

For the descent, walking down the southern side of ADARRA the Col of Eteneta is reached, where a prehistoric (menhir) rises proud. This spot has been for ages a landmark for shepherds. Turning direction and heading northwest, the meadows give way to bushy landscape and a patch of narrow paths, soon merging into one. The trails cut through the western side of ADARRA until the beech forest of the ascent is again attained.

Another option back consists of heading down from Adarra straight to the north, the pass of Mantale is reached south of the Aballarri rocks (small dolmen and other vestiges around).[1]

The trail opens its way out of the rocks, then a dramatic slope leads down to a concrete track that heads west back to _Besabi_.

Leitzaran

From Andoain, the GI-3091 road penetrates into the valley Leitzaran along the river. The former rail course has been arranged as a green way for bicycles and pedestrians. After a tunnel is passed a narrow signposted trail twists up out of the main track among pine trees.[2]

Further reading

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[2]  Article in Spanish

title: Adarra

question: How habitable is Adarra?

answer: The mountain's slopes on the east provide ways for people to live and thrive thanks to vegetation. The pine on the west side provides plenty of wood resources, while strips of grassland allows for taking care of sheep and horses. Lastly, a river is mentioned, which means that securing a water source is possible. Caverns are also mentioned, though it may be better to just use the pines for building shelter.


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I walked into the bathroom and turned the shower on. As the water sprayed down and I tried to find balance between scalding and freezing, I laid back and let the water run over my midsection. The warmth of the water reminded me of that same warmth that came with being inside of a woman, and thus my dick began to rise. I groaned as I reached down and stroked myself, closing my eyes. I thought of girls of all cups and sizes, one by one entering the shower to take their turn with me. Using me like a piece of meat.

First was a wild blonde, who refused to spit out her bubble gum as she bounced up and down, beating my chest with every pump, and when she had come in my fantasy I was not quite there yet, so I exchanged her for a fair skinned brunette, who knew she wanted my member but was unsure of what she actually wanted to do with it. After moments of debate she buried her head in my lap and licked my shaft all the way up and down, gagging but not caring. Her eyes were begging for my come, and while I got closer and closer I wasn’t getting there quite as fast as she would have liked, so she beckoned a friend in to help speed things along. This friend of hers had blonde highlights streaked through her black and blue hair and a piercing just above her right nostril. Her breasts were perky and fake, full of whatever it was they put in those things. The two of them began taking turns, but quickly decided to each take a side as two tongues licked up and down, at times connecting at the tip.

Finally I could feel myself reaching that point of no return. I reared my head back and let the juices flow out of my piss hole and slide down the drain, although some drips attached themselves to the bathtub, as if all my dying children were hanging on the edge of a cliff, desperately trying not to fall into that black abyss. I opened my eyes. What a feeling! I looked around and smiled. Everything looked normal. I didn’t care about the journey and I didn’t care about the finish line. What I cared about was that I could finally stop thinking about it. I could look around and enjoy the world for what it truly was. I laid in my own filth, basking in the glory of a free mind. I noticed little things that I normally wouldn’t care about, like how clean the spots between my tiles were. I saw that I needed to buy some more soap, and that my finger nails were in dire need of a trim.

I looked up on the shower rack, and scanned the Head and Shoulders bottle, admiring the artwork on the front. It looked as if Jackson Pollock had tried using his paintbrush as a sword, swiping one big, long, curved red streak along it. Then that streak began to transform into a strand of hair, and I was reminded of a fiery redhead that practically mouth raped me in 6th grade in the back of a school bus. She was a sleek and dark red and blessed with few freckles. I fought her tongue but it always seemed to win as she penetrated my lips, sticking it as far as she could and stroking the roof of my mouth with it.

I dropped my hand at my side and felt the bath sponge in my hand. It felt like the pubic hairs of a woman who rarely waxed, and I slid my hand across it, feeling for that sweet warm pulsating spot that lies just a few more inches across the horizon. I looked over at the shower liner, and the ripples in it as it trailed across the bathtub reminded me of a beautiful sundress, which women these days just never wore. When they did, however, it was indeed beautiful and I could see just a hint of those soft, silky, milky legs that lay underneath, and knew that just beyond was the land where milk and honey met.

Once again everything I saw, felt and sensed reminded me of that devilish, curvy template of a body I could not resist.

Once again my glasses were covered in rose-colored lipstick.

Once again I lost my free, clear mind.

Once again I was hard.

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

title: American Girls: I am Whitesnake, Hear Me Roar

question: Summarize the main context of this story.

answer: The main context of this story deals with a sexual fantasy. The main character has a sexual fantasy about many women coming to him in the shower. The main character reaches the height of his sexual tension, and after relieving himself, finds that he finally focus on the small details of his life and not just the sexual tension he was feeling. The main character's thoughts wander and lead him back to an erection.

question: Summarize what mattered the most to the main character in the story.

answer: The point that mattered the most to the main character in the story was being able to stop thinking about his fantasy and his erection. He did not care about the journey or the final result or the feeling. Being able to not think about that sexual tension feeling was the biggest relief for him.

question: Does the main character seem to have a problem with dreaming about sexual fantasies?


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I knew the location of every gun in my father’s house. I knew the rifle, concealed innocently in a long, red case with a thick black strap that might belong to a guitar or a golf caddy, was lodged in the left-hand corner of the closet in our spare bedroom. I knew the handgun, the infamous Walther PPK, was stored in a locked box in the closet of my parents’ bedroom, placed innocuously beside shoeboxes and old electronics cases.
I spent most of my childhood in my own mind, grandmother strewn across our sofas, hand upon her head, sighing theatrically as if she had just been in a freak car accident that landed her perfectly across the couches in front of the “As the World Turns”. Her house was located directly next to mine and she would often walk back and forth between them to the point where she beat a trail through both of our lawns, leaving me to eat 84 spoonfuls of sugar and bolt around the house, opening each drawer, closet, and box hoping to find *something*.
I could not be blessed enough in that I never found my parents’ 1973 pornos or anything remotely close to that, but I did find many a pair of ridiculously over-sized glasses and a single pair of the most amusing wine-cork-looking clog/platform shoe-embodiment-of-the-70’s that I have ever seen.
My father never talked much about his guns other than to show me what they looked like. I must have been 14 or 15, right about the time my depression hit full force. Perhaps he caught on to this, as we always seemed to have a silent understanding of each other, and perhaps this is why he declined when I asked if he would show me how to shoot a gun, you know, for self-defense.
I tried to have this conversation again at 18, leaving for college with the scars now mostly faded across my arms, wrists, hips, legs, and shoulders. I was turned down again, though my mother backed me up this time, saying I SHOULD know how to use a gun should an intruder take flight and suddenly burst his way through my 4th floor window.
Five more years have passed since then and I have self-destructed in a number of ways, but I am drawn back to the same allure, the same pining curiosity I felt when I saw the deep red rifle bag as a child. Pills crushed and insufflated into my right nostril, more swallowed, and more chewed, I type out a suicide note on my iPhone 5 and can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of what I am actually doing. The horrible, childish font trying so hard to convey the racing thoughts and the complexities of my mind, framed by the obnoxious lined yellow paper pad template, as if anybody uses those in real life anymore. I revised it a few times, cried until I dry heaved and passed out.
This morning, I woke up crying. I scoured the house that isn’t mine, hoping to find my uncle’s guns – if I was lucky, I could finally hold the same Walther that my father has. I opened drawers to auntie’s panties, assorted junk (though I did score a sweet watch and $100), and more church pamphlets than Fred Phelps has on hand, but I finally see a black locked box in the corner of the closet.
I skid on my knees and rip the dusty box out of its home and tug it into my bedroom, where I gingerly place it on my desk and look for any markings that might tell me what’s inside, and how to crack it open. I see the word “Gerlach” on the bottom right corner. Sounds sort of German, hopefully it’ll be a finely crafted handgun. Maybe there will be bullets inside already? I am genuinely giddy with delight, but after 5 minutes of excited google searching, I realize that I have in front of me an apparently *very* fine set of Polish cutlery

title: Misfiring of neuronal triggers

question: Summarize the plot twist of the story.

answer: The narrator was 14 or 15 when depression hit him. He knew about guns but his father always declined to show him how to shoot. Over time, the narrator was self-destructing and taking many pills. He decides to write a suicide note and scour the house for a gun. After a long search, he finally finds a locked black box. However, the black box turned out to be a fine set of Polish cutlery.


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The plot of Yakuza 0

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is served up like a fresh bowl of udon noodles; simmering, full of twists and turns, and satisfying to the end. While I very much enjoyed the bone-cracking street fights, numerous oddball side characters, and the Lonely Planet guide’s worth of entertaining diversions along the way, it’s really the taut tale of betrayal and the bitter arm wrestle for power at its centre that kept me glued to the controller throughout.Yakuza 0 is set in 1988 and serves as an origin story for two of the series’ most prominent characters, Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima, who find themselves caught up in a land war amongst rival clans. Whereas the previous game in the series, Yakuza 5, juggled five different storylines and felt somewhat convoluted as a result, Yakuza 0 benefits from focusing on the plights of Kiryu and Majima, each scorned by their respective families and whose paths ultimately converge in the end.
It’s a gangster tale that adheres mostly to convention, with menacing mob bosses, car bombings, blackmail, and the like, but it’s a tale told well and told thoroughly. Much like the Metal Gear Solid series, Yakuza 0 isn’t afraid of taking control away from us for extended periods in order to deliver a lengthy cutscene to advance the plot and develop the characters, but I never felt in any way detached from the events onscreen thanks to the strong performances of the actors and the consistently powerful writing.
Recent open-world releases struggle to compete when it comes to the sheer density of detail packed into Sega’s latest.

Although the slightly wooden character animations serve as a reminder that this is a game developed to straddle console generations (the Japanese version was simultaneously released on PS3), Yakuza 0 otherwise manages to nail the look and feel of its Tokyo and Osaka-inspired settings. Recent open-world releases like Mafia III and Watch Dogs 2 might dwarf the maps of Yakuza 0 in terms of scale, but both struggle to compete when it comes to the sheer density of detail packed into every nook and cranny of Sega’s latest.
The neon-soaked streets tread a fine line between gorgeous and garish, the Don Quijote discount stores are claustrophobic caverns of consumerism, and vendors on the street keep handing you pocket tissues for no apparent reason. While Yakuza 0’s retro setting isn’t exactly Grand Theft Auto: Vice City when it comes to revelling in ‘80s nostalgia, there are enough nods to the era to reinforce the sense of time and place - from the pagers used by the characters to the authentic Walkman billboards and the playable OutRun and Space Harrier games in the local arcades.

Diversionary tactics

These arcade games are just the tip of the time-sinking iceberg. As is now customary for the series, Yakuza 0 always provides alluring C, D, and E options when you’re on your way from A to B. There’s fishing, bowling, batting practice, several kinds of gambling, pool, darts, karaoke, dancing, underground fight clubs, and plenty more.
The bulk of these optional activities are well realised and fleshed out with fun challenges to complete, and they range from the addictively simple reflex-testing batting cage to the relatively deep real estate business run by Kiryu in Tokyo and Majima’s hostess bar empire in Osaka. The latter two management simulations in particular require a substantial time investment but yield maximum yen, and while I only scratched the surface of them on my way to completing the 30-hour story, I intend on returning to them in Yakuza 0’s post-credits ‘Premium Adventure’ mode in order to find out exactly how lucrative they can become.
Streets of Rage

Of course, a more direct way of nabbing fistfuls of cash is by using your actual fists (and feet) to beat it out of the neverending supply of street thugs who engage you in a scrap on sight. Kiryu and Majima each have three different fighting styles that can be switched between on the fly, and I relished in the ability to tailor my technique to suit each individual scenario. For example, I found Majima’s button-mashing breakdancing stance that turns him into a human whirligig of spinning kicks to be perfect for carving through crowds of enemies, yet his baseball bat-toting slugger stance is a better choice for one-on-one boss fights where more powerful and direct attacks are required.

Yakuza 0’s fighting system is wonderfully brutal, and the context-sensitive finishing moves offer an especially satisfying way to curb-stomp a shoe-shaped exclamation point into an opponent’s face at the end of each encounter. However, a somewhat piecemeal counter system means that for all its flashy moves, the all-in brawling is never quite as fluid as the one-on-many fighting experiences of the Batman: Arkham games, at least when it comes to transitioning back and forth between enemies. This makes Yakuza 0 seem a little behind the curve in that regard, which is disappointing considering we’re now half a dozen games into the mainline of the Yakuza series.
What Yakuza 0 does have in common with the Caped Crusader, though, is the fact that neither of these violent gangsters ever actually kills anyone. Each enemy that Kiryu and Majima dispatch is left to pick up their teeth rather than push up daisies, which is refreshing given that most open-world crime games are effectively exercises in casual mass murder. (Not that killing stops me from enjoying those games; it’s just nice to play something that approaches it differently for a change.) The general lack of killing in Yakuza 0 means that when certain character deaths do occur over the course of the story - whether they be good, bad, or grey - they land with significantly more impact.

Off the beating path

Contrasting nicely with the heavier themes of the main storyline are Yakuza 0’s side quests. There are around 100 of these mini-missions to hunt down across the two main city settings and they’re typically lighthearted if not utterly ridiculous. I particularly liked teaching the members of a wannabe punk rock band how to talk tough ahead of a meet and greet with fans (and deliberately feeding them the wrong lines with hilarious results), and bluffing my way through a job as a producer on the set of a television commercial.
Even though a number of these side missions are merely simple fetch quests, they’re almost always worth your while purely because the quest-giving locals are so hilarious to interact with. Indeed half of them seem like they've wondered off the set of a Japanese game show, and I was particularly fond of the perpetually pelvic-thrusting Mr. Libido who seemingly shows up every now and then purely to unleash a string of snicker-worthy sexual euphemisms. Overall, I enjoyed meeting with the eccentric supporting cast of Yakuza 0, and often went out of my way to seek them out because I knew I would typically be in for a surprise.

Verdict

Yakuza 0 is another sprawling entry in the open-world series, packed with an extraordinary amount of things to do and centred around a genuinely compelling crime story. Since it’s a prequel, it’s also unburdened by the series’ increasingly intricate backstory and thus far more approachable for newcomers than the last few Yakuza games. While its melee combat may lag slightly behind modern genre standards, Yakuza 0 still hits far more than it misses and is a big, bold and bruising tour through the Japanese underworld.

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question: What is the title of the media being reviewed?

answer: Yakuza 0

question: What year did it come out?

answer: 1988.

question: What is it about?

answer: Gang members in Japan.

question: What kind of media is this?

answer: A video game.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Yakuza 0 is an intricate game that explores Tokyo's underbelly. Highlights include tours of Japan, elaborate food menus, and brutal fights. It came out in 1988.


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question: What does the cleanser smell like?

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