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[The main stage, September 22, 1998, Tweeter Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts.] LILITH FAIR was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. It took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999, and was revived in the summer of 2010. It consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands. In its initial three years, Lilith Fair raised over $10 million for charity.[1]

History

In 1996, Canadian musical artist Sarah McLachlan became frustrated with concert promoters and radio stations that refused to feature two female musicians in a row.[2] Bucking conventional industry wisdom, she booked a successful tour for herself and Paula Cole. At least one of their appearances together—in McLachlan's hometown of Vancouver, on September 14, 1996—went by the name “Lilith Fair” and included performances by McLachlan, Cole, Lisa Loeb and Michelle McAdorey, formerly of Crash Vegas.

The next year, McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair tour, taking _Lilith_ from the Jewish lore that Lilith was the first woman, who refused to be subservient to Adam.[3]

In 1997, Lilith Fair garnered a $16 million gross, making it the top-grossing of any touring festival.[4] Among all concert tours for that year, it was the 16th highest grossing.[5] McLachlan followed this success with two more rounds in 1998 and 1999.

In 2010, Lilith Fair staged a revival with mixed results, as several dates were canceled and many performers backed out of scheduled performances.

In March 2011, co-founder Sarah McLachlan declared that the Lilith concept was no longer being considered for future shows, due to changing audience views and expectations.[6]

Performers

1997

The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan and Suzanne Vega the only artists to play all dates). Appearances were organized into three stages. Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities.

Main stage artists

-   Sarah McLachlan
-   Sheryl Crow
-   Tracy Chapman
-   Jewel
-   Paula Cole
-   Suzanne Vega
-   Mary Chapin Carpenter
-   Fiona Apple
-   Joan Osborne
-   The Cardigans
-   Emmylou Harris
-   Lisa Loeb
-   Indigo Girls
-   Shawn Colvin
-   Meredith Brooks
-   Tracy Bonham
-   India Arie
-   Natalie Merchant

Second stage artists

-   Jenny Labow
-   Cassandra Wilson
-   Suz Andreasen
-   Leah Andreone
-   Mudgirl
-   Wild Colonials
-   September '67
-   Tara MacLean
-   Victoria Williams
-   Autour de Lucie
-   Holly Cole
-   Juliana Hatfield
-   Once Blue
-   Susanna Hoffs
-   Abra Moore
-   Kelly Willis
-   Katell Keineg
-   Mary Black
-   Davina
-   Madeleine Peyroux
-   Patty Griffin
-   Yungchen Lhamo
-   Dayna Manning
-   Lhasa de Sela
-   Wild Strawberries
-   Dar Williams
-   Mary Jane Lamond
-   Morcheeba
-   K's Choice

Village Stage artists

-   Fleming and John
-   Dido
-   Pat Benatar
-   Kinnie Starr
-   Lauren Hoffman
-   Kim Fox
-   Garrison Starr
-   Lori Carson
-   Joy Askew
-   Jill Sobule
-   Alana Davis
-   Beth Orton
-   Michelle Malone
-   Holly McNarland
-   Elise Knoll
-   Lovechild
-   Dayna Manning
-   Catherine Kidd
-   Oh Suzanna
-   Camille
-   Alisha's Attic
-   Gena and Sum Girl
-   Sensual World

Dates

  Date      City               Country                       Venue
  --------- ------------------ ----------------------------- -----------
  July 5    George             United States                 The Gorge
  July 6    Salem              L. B. Day Amphitheatre
  July 8    Mountain View      Shoreline Amphitheatre
  July 9    Irvine             Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
  July 10   Phoenix            Desert Sky Pavilion
  July 12   Winter Park        Winter Park Music Festival
  July 14   Bonner Springs     Sandstone Amphitheatre
  July 15   Maryland Heights   Riverport Amphitheatre
  July 17   Cuyahoga Falls     Blossom Music Center
  July 18   Clarkston          Pine Knob Music Theatre
  July 19
  July 20   Canandaigua        Finger Lakes P.A.C.
  July 22   Mansfield          Great Woods Center
  July 24   Hartford           Meadows Music Theatre
  July 25   Wantagh            Jones Beach
  July 26   Holmdel            PNC Bank Arts Center
  July 27   Camden             Blockbuster-Sony E-Centre
  July 29   Columbia           Merriweather Post Pavilion
  July 30   Raleigh            Walnut Creek Pavilion

  Date        City            Country                   Venue
  ----------- --------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
  July 31     Charlotte       United States             Blockbuster Pavilion
  August 1    Atlanta         Coca-Cola Lakewood
  August 3    The Woodlands   Woodlands
  August 4    Dallas          Starplex
  August 6    Antioch         Starwood Amphitheatre
  August 7    Cincinnati      Riverbend Music Center
  August 8    Noblesville     Deer Creek Music Center
  August 9    Tinley Park     New World Music Theater
  August 10   Columbus        Polaris Amphitheater
  August 12   Burgettstown    Star Lake
  August 13   Scranton        Montage Mountain
  August 15   Toronto         Canada                    Molson Amphitheatre
  August 16
  August 17   Montreal        Stade Du Maurier
  August 19   Milwaukee       United States             Marcus Amphitheater
  August 20   Shakopee        Canterbury Park
  August 22   Calgary         Canada                    McMahon Stadium
  August 24   Vancouver       Thunderbird Stadium

1998

The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates).[7] Appearances were organized into three stages. Though Neneh Cherry and Lauryn Hill were scheduled to play some shows, both had to cancel.[8] Almost all Village Stage artists performed only one or two dates. Many of them won slots on the bill in a series of local talent searches in their home cities.

Main stage artists

-   Sarah McLachlan
-   Angie Delight
-   Bonnie Raitt
-   Chantal Kreviazuk
-   Cowboy Junkies
-   Des'ree
-   Diana Krall
-   Emmylou Harris
-   Erykah Badu
-   Indigo Girls
-   Joan Osborne
-   Lisa Loeb
-   Liz Phair
-   Luscious Jackson
-   Mary Chapin Carpenter
-   Meredith Brooks
-   Meshell Ndegeocello
-   Missy Elliott
-   Natalie Merchant
-   Paula Cole
-   Queen Latifah
-   Shawn Colvin
-   Sheryl Crow
-   Sinéad O'Connor
-   Suzanne Vega
-   Tracy Bonham

Second stage artists

-   K's Choice
-   Mono
-   Sister 7
-   Heather Nova
-   Morcheeba
-   Rebekah
-   Lucinda Williams
-   Victoria Williams
-   Abra Moore
-   Neneh Cherry
-   Elise Knoll
-   Mary Lou Lord
-   The Tuesdays
-   Billie Myers
-   N'Dea Davenport
-   Martina McBride
-   Litany
-   Paris Hampton
-   Davina
-   Beth Orton
-   Holly Cole
-   Diana King
-   Chantal Kreviazuk
-   Eden aka
-   Wild Strawberries
-   Patty Griffin
-   Lhasa de Sela
-   Angélique Kidjo
-   Imani Coppola
-   Lucy Gamelon
-   Kacy Crowley
-   Holly McNarland
-   Ebba Forsberg
-   Catie Curtis
-   Letters to Cleo
-   Neko Case
-   Fisher

Village Stage artists

-   Tara MacLean
-   Sinéad Lohan
-   Autour de Lucie
-   Ana Gasteyer
-   Garrison Starr
-   Emm Gryner
-   Anggun
-   Kacy Crowley
-   Bic Runga
-   Melanie Doane
-   Abra Moore
-   Joaelle Ndine Romero
-   Tia Texada
-   Jenny Bird
-   Sherri Jackson
-   1/2 Mad Poet
-   Mono
-   Thornetta Davis
-   Julie Kryk
-   Lori Amey
-   Fontaine
-   Donna Martin
-   Abba Rage
-   Deni Bonet
-   Jabber
-   Victoria Hogg
-   Eden White
-   Antigone Rising
-   Paris Hampton
-   Nancy Falkow
-   Dead Girls and Other
-   Love Riot
-   Trish Murphy
-   The Nields
-   Glassoline
-   Roadie Ray
-   INHOUSE
-   Audra Jost
-   Clandestine
-   Gordian Knot
-   Cling
-   Frankly Scarlet
-   Sixpence None the Richer
-   Robyn Ragland
-   Rose Polenzani
-   Alexis Antes
-   Amy Rigby
-   Erin Echo
-   Syd Straw
-   Laurie Geltman
-   Melissa Ferrick
-   Lenni Jabour
-   Ali Eisner
-   Swamperella
-   Alison Pipitone
-   Nina Storey
-   Julianne Blue
-   Idina Menzel
-   Noëlle Hampton

Dates

  Date      City               Country                              Venue
  --------- ------------------ ------------------------------------ ---------------
  June 19   Portland           United States                        Civic Stadium
  June 20   George             The Gorge Amphitheatre
  June 21
  June 23   Mountain View      Shoreline Amphitheatre
  June 24
  June 26   Del Mar            Del Mar Fairgrounds
  June 27   Pasadena           Rose Bowl
  June 28   Phoenix            Desert Sky Pavilion
  June 29   Bernalillo         New Mexico Wine Festival
  July 1    Oklahoma City      All Sports Stadium
  July 2    Bonner Springs     Sandstone Amphitheatre
  July 4    Noblesville        Deer Creek
  July 5    Columbus           Polaris Amphitheater
  July 6    Clarkston          Pine Knob Music Theatre
  July 7
  July 8
  July 10   Rochester          Finger Lakes
  July 11   Hartford           Meadows Music Theatre
  July 12   Saratoga Springs   Saratoga Performing Arts Center
  July 13   Holmdel            PNC Bank Arts Center
  July 15   Wantagh            Jones Beach Theatre
  July 16
  July 17   Camden             Blockbuster-Sony E-Centre
  July 18   Columbia           Merriweather Post Pavilion
  July 19
  July 21   Virginia Beach     GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
  July 22   Raleigh            Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
  July 23   Charlotte          Blockbuster Pavilion
  July 24   Atlanta            Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre

  Date        City                Country                                Venue
  ----------- ------------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  July 26     West Palm Beach     United States                          Coral Sky Amphitheatre
  July 27     Orlando             Central Florida Fairgrounds
  July 29     The Woodlands       Woodlands Pavilion
  July 30
  July 31     Austin              South Park Meadows
  August 1    Dallas              Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
  August 3    Antioch             Starwood Amphitheatre
  August 4    Maryland Heights    Riverport Amphitheatre
  August 5    Tinley Park         New World Music Theatre
  August 6    Cuyahoga Falls      Blossom Music Center
  August 8    Cincinnati          Riverbend Music Center
  August 9    Burgettstown        Star Lake Amphitheatre
  August 10   Hershey             Hersheypark Stadium
  August 11   Mansfield           Great Woods
  August 12
  August 14   Ottawa              Canada                                 Lansdowne Park
  August 15   Toronto             Molson Amphitheatre
  August 16
  August 17   Darien              United States                          Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
  August 19   Milwaukee           Marcus Amphitheater
  August 20
  August 21   Shakopee            Canterbury Park
  August 23   Greenwood Village   Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
  August 25   Park City           The Canyons/Wolf Mountain Ski Resort
  August 26   Nampa               Idaho Center Amphitheatre
  August 28   Calgary             Canada                                 McMahon Stadium
  August 29   Edmonton            Commonwealth Stadium
  August 31   Vancouver           Thunderbird Stadium

1999

The artists appearing at Lilith Fair varied by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates).[9] Appearances were organized into three stages.

Main stage artists

-   Sandra Bernhard
-   Shawn Colvin
-   Deborah Cox
-   Sheryl Crow
-   Dixie Chicks
-   Indigo Girls
-   Queen Latifah
-   Lisa Loeb
-   Luscious Jackson
-   Martina McBride
-   Sarah McLachlan
-   Monica
-   Mýa
-   Meshell Ndegeocello
-   Liz Phair
-   The Pretenders
-   Joanelle Romero
-   Disappear Fear
-   Suzanne Vega

Second stage artists

-   Battershell
-   Cibo Matto
-   Kacy Crowley
-   Dance Hall Crashers
-   Dido
-   Melanie Doane
-   Patty Griffin
-   Emm Gryner
-   The Innocence Mission
-   Joan Jones
-   Elise Knoll Band
-   Jennifer Knapp
-   K's Choice
-   Sinéad Lohan
-   Tara MacLean
-   Aimee Mann
-   Melky Sedeck
-   Mediæval Bæbes
-   Morley
-   Trish Murphy
-   Bif Naked
-   Beth Orton
-   Kendall Payne
-   Bijou Phillips
-   Samsara
-   Sixpence None the Richer
-   Splashdown
-   Susan Tedeschi
-   Wild Strawberries
-   Victoria Williams
-   Kelly Willis

Village Stage artists

-   Christina Aguilera
-   Coco Love Alcorn
-   Badi Assad
-   Bertine Zetlitz
-   Toni Blackman
-   Diana Braithwaite
-   Cowlily
-   Kacy Crowley
-   E.G. Daily
-   Keren DeBerg
-   Anne E. DeChant
-   Jennie DeVoe
-   Eden AKA
-   Ana Egge
-   Essence
-   Nancy Falkow
-   Amy Fairchild
-   Fleming and John
-   Nelly Furtado
-   Fuzzy Comets
-   Glassoline
-   Grace in Gravity
-   Greta Gaines
-   Kitty Gordon
-   Nina Gordon
-   Kay Hanley
-   Noella Hutton
-   Jarah Jane
-   Brenda Kahn
-   Jennifer Kimball
-   Nikol Kollars
-   Nicol Lischka
-   Ginger Mackenzie
-   The Marty Winkler Group
-   Melissa Mathes
-   Lori McKenna
-   Tiffany Shea
-   The Murmurs
-   Leona Naess
-   Juliana Nash
-   Kari Newhouse
-   Leslie Nuchow
-   Maren Ord
-   Ginny Owens
-   Deborah Pardes
-   Adrienne Pierce
-   Melissa Reaves
-   Renann
-   Doria Roberts
-   Loni Rose
-   Rachael Sage
-   Tegan and Sara
-   Summer Sage
-   Lisa Sanders
-   Stephanie Schneiderman
-   Bree Sharp
-   She-Haw
-   Shelley Doty X-Tet
-   Alexandra Sleightholm
-   Soul Miner's Daughter
-   Sozzi
-   Surrender Dorothy
-   Kinnie Starr
-   Melanie Susuras
-   Kashi Tara
-   Tekla
-   Too Cynical to Cry
-   Deborah Vial
-   Victoria White
-   Wendy Woo
-   Zoebliss
-   Xolie Morra & The Strange Kind

Dates and venues

  Date       City            Country                          Venue
  ---------- --------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------
  July 8     Vancouver       Canada                           Thunderbird Stadium
  July 9     George          United States                    The Gorge Amphitheatre
  July 10
  July 11    Portland        Civic Stadium
  July 13    Mountain View   Shoreline Amphitheatre
  July 14
  July 16    Chula Vista     Coors Amphitheatre
  July 17    Pasadena        Rose Bowl
  July 18    Phoenix         Desert Sky Pavilion
  July 20    Austin          South Park Meadows
  July 21    Dallas          Starplex Amphitheatre
  July 23    Atlanta         Lakewood Amphitheatre
  July 24
  July 25    Antioch         First American Music Center
  July 27    Charlotte       Blockbuster Pavilion
  July 28    Columbia        Merriweather Post Pavilion
  July 30    Camden          Blockbuster-Sony E-Centre
  July 31    Hershey         Hersheypark Stadium
  August 1   Canandaigua     Finger Lakes Community College
  August 3   Mansfield       Tweeter Center

  Date        City                Country                        Venue
  ----------- ------------------- ------------------------------ -----------------------
  August 4    Hartford            United States                  Meadows Music Theatre
  August 6    Wantagh             Jones Beach Theater
  August 7    Holmdel Township    PNC Bank Arts Center
  August 8
  August 10   Columbus            Polaris Amphitheater
  August 11   Cincinnati          Riverbend Music Center
  August 13   Burgettstown        Star Lake Amphitheatre
  August 14   Clarkston           Pine Knob
  August 15
  August 17   Cuyahoga Falls      Blossom Music Center
  August 18   Noblesville         Deer Creek Music Center
  August 19   Tinley Park         World Music Theater
  August 21   Toronto             Canada                         Molson Amphitheatre
  August 22
  August 24   Milwaukee           United States                  Marcus Amphitheater
  August 25   Shakopee            Canterbury Park
  August 26   Bonner Springs      Sandstone Amphitheatre
  August 28   Greenwood Village   Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
  August 29
  August 31   Edmonton            Canada                         Commonwealth Stadium

2010 revival

[Lilith Fair stage|alt=A music stage|The 2010 stage at a date in Cuyahoga Falls.] In an April 25, 2009, Twitter post, Nettwerk founder Terry McBride announced that a Lilith Fair tour through North America would be relaunched for the summer of 2010, with a two-week tour of Europe to follow.

The tour was plagued with financial problems from the beginning. The first seven shows were sparsely attended and the eighth show was the first to be cancelled. Initially Sarah McLachlan claimed (in an interview posted on the _Arizona Republic_ website on July 9) that the July 8 Phoenix show was canceled in protest of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which she strongly opposes.[10]

The tour fell apart on the road as headliners Carly Simon, Norah Jones, Kelly Clarkson, The Go-Go's, and Queen Latifah dropped out of the tour, fearing that they would not be paid for their performances.[11]

Due to poor ticket sales, 13 shows (about one-third of the tour) were scratched (two announced on June 25,[12] ten more on July 1,[13]one additional on July 2)[14] and one reassigned to a smaller venue.

The artists appearing at Lilith Fair vary by date (with McLachlan the only artist to play all dates).[15] Appearances are organized into three stages. Below is a list of artists who performed at Lilith Fair in the 2010 revival.

Main stage artists

-   Ann McNamee / Ann Atomic
-   Anya Marina
-   The Bangles
-   Beth Orton
-   Brandi Carlile
-   Cat Power
-   Chantal Kreviazuk
-   Colbie Caillat
-   Court Yard Hounds
-   Emmylou Harris
-   Erykah Badu
-   A Fine Frenzy
-   Gossip
-   Heart
-   Indigo Girls
-   Ingrid Michaelson
-   Janelle Monáe
-   Jenni Rivera
-   Lights
-   Mary J. Blige
-   Metric
-   Miranda Lambert
-   Missy Higgins
-   Rosie Thomas
-   Sara Bareilles
-   Sarah McLachlan
-   Serena Ryder
-   Sheryl Crow
-   Sugarland
-   Suzanne Vega
-   Tegan and Sara

Second stage artists

-   Anjulie
-   Ash Koley
-   Donna De Lory
-   Erin McCarley
-   Jasmine Chadwick
-   Jennifer Knapp
-   Kate Miller-Heidke
-   Kate Nash
-   Kina Grannis
-   Marina and the Diamonds
-   Nikki Jean
-   Nneka
-   The Submarines
-   Susan Justice
-   Vedera
-   Vita Chambers
-   The Weepies

Village Stage artists

-   Xolie Morra & The Strange Kind
-   Sierra Noble
-   Airplanes
-   Amanda Lucas & Audrey Cecil
-   Bella Ruse
-   Butterfly Boucher
-   Cara Salimando
-   Corrin Campbell
-   Darrelle London
-   Elizaveta
-   Jes Hudak
-   Jesca Hoop
-   Jetty Rae
-   Joy Ike
-   Jill Hennessy
-   Julia Othmer
-   Kate Tucker
-   Katie Todd
-   Kitten
-   Lissie
-   Lucy Schwartz
-   Marié Digby
-   Meagan Smith
-   Melissa McClelland
-   Molly Jenson
-   Sara Swanson
-   Steph Macpherson[16]
-   Tara MacLean
-   Terra Naomi
-   Winterbloom (Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson, Rose Polenzani, Natalia Zukerman)
-   Zee Avi

Dates

  Date       City                Country                            Venue
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  June 27    Calgary             Canada                             McMahon Stadium
  June 28    Edmonton            Rexall Place
  July 1     West Vancouver      Ambleside Park
  July 2     Ridgefield          United States                      The Amphitheater at Clark County
  July 3     George              The Gorge Amphitheatre
  July 5     Mountain View       Shoreline Amphitheatre
  July 7     Chula Vista         Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
  July 9     Las Vegas           Mandalay Bay Events Center
  July 10    Irvine              Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
  July 13    Greenwood Village   Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
  July 15    Bonner Springs      Capitol Federal Park @ Sandstone
  July 16    Maryland Heights    Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
  July 17    Tinley Park         First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
  July 18    Minneapolis         Target Center
  July 20    Noblesville         Verizon Wireless Music Center
  July 21    Clarkston           DTE Energy Music Theatre
  July 24    Toronto             Canada                             Molson Amphitheatre
  July 27    Cuyahoga Falls      United States                      Blossom Music Center
  July 28    Camden              Susquehanna Bank Center
  July 30    Mansfield           Comcast Center
  July 31    Holmdel             PNC Bank Arts Center
  August 1   Hartford            Comcast Theatre
  August 3   Columbia            Merriweather Post Pavilion

Cancelled dates and venues

  Date        City               Country                                    Venue
  ----------- ------------------ ------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------
  July 8      Phoenix            United States                              Cricket Wireless Pavilion
  July 12     West Valley City   USANA Amphitheatre
  July 23     Montreal           Canada                                     Bell Centre
  August 4    Raleigh            United States                              Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
  August 6    Charlotte          Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
  August 7    Nashville          Bridgestone Arena
  August 8    Atlanta            Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
  August 10   West Palm Beach    Cruzan Amphitheatre
  August 11   Tampa              1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
  August 12   Pelham             Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham
  August 14   Austin             Never determined
  August 15   The Woodlands      Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  August 16   Dallas             Superpages.com Center

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title: Lilith Fair

question: What was the objective of Lilith Fair?

answer: It was a concert tour that collected money for charity

question: What was special about Lilith Fair right from the beginning?

answer: It was an all woman act.

question: What prompted Sarah McLachlan to start Lilith Fair?

answer: The refusal of radio shows and concert organizers to book back to back women's performances.

question: Who were the only artists to play at all the concerts?

answer: Susan Vega and Sarah McLachlan.

question: After such initial success, why did Lilith Fair come to an end.

answer: The 2010 revival was not well supported and several of the performers pulled out fearful of not being paid.


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[North Fiji Basin] The NORTH FIJI BASIN (NFB) is an oceanic basin west of Fiji in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It is an actively spreading back-arc basin delimited by the Fiji islands to the east, the inactive Vitiaz Trench to the north, the Vanuatu/New Hebrides island arc to the west, and the Hunter fracture zone to the south.[1] Roughly triangular in shape with its apex located at the northern end of the New Hebrides Arc, the basin is actively spreading southward and is characterised by three spreading centres and an oceanic crust younger than 12 . The opening of the NFB began when a slab roll-back was initiated beneath the New Hebrides and the island arc started its clockwise rotation.[2] The opening of the basin was the result of the collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and the Australian Plate along the now inactive Solomon–Vitiaz subduction system north of the NFB.[3] The NFB is the largest and most developed back-arc basin of the south-west Pacific. It is opening in a complex geological setting between two oppositely verging subduction systems, the New Hebrides/Vanuatu and Tonga trenches and hence it's ocean floor has the World's largest amount of spreading centres per area.[4]

Two opposite-facing systems of deformation partly overlap where the Australian and Pacific plates meet along a section of the andesite line in the south-west Pacific: east of the NFB the Kermadec-Tonga Arc stretches some north from New Zealand, and west of the NFB the New Hebrides subduction zone formed during the opening of the NFB back-arc basin.[5]

There are three microplates in the NFB: New Hebrides, Balmoral Reef, and Conway Reef.[6]

Little was known about the NFB before 1985 and in the 1970s the central part of the basin, the only mapped area, was called the North Fiji Plateau.[7]

Margins

Vanuatu

The New Hebrides central chain stretches from Ureparapara island, Banks Islands, in the north to Hunter island in the south.[8] The New Hebrides trench retreats progressively which causes the southern end the subduction zone to bend eastward.[9] The Australian plate subducts under Vanuatu at the New Hebrides trench which results in a complex of rifts and transforms in the NFB. The New Hebrides island chain itself is being deformed as buoyant features such as d'Entrecasteaux Ridge and West Torres Plateau are being subducted in this process. NFB is the product of the asymmetric back-arc opening about a hinge point at 11°S, 165°E around which the Vanuatu chain has rotated 28° clockwise during the last 6 Ma, or 6–7.5°/Ma. This rotation has also caused rifting in the northern part of the NFB. Vanuatu can be divided into a southern and a northern tectonic blocks separate from the western NFB block. These blocks are separated by an extensional zone east of the islands chain. [10]

Lau

In the Lau Basin east of the NFB the Pacific plate is subducting westward under Tonga trench in the highest rate of back-arc rifting known — where the Louisville seamount chain subducts under the Tonga trench rifting propagates at . This seamount chain–trench intersection propagates southward at a rate of and, as a consequence, Tonga Islands rotate clockwise at a rate of 9.3°/Ma.[11]

Hunter Fracture Zone

The southern margin of the NFB is formed by the Hunter Fracture Zone and the Hunter Ridge (including Matthew and Hunter Islands, two active volcanoes). The central spreading ridge of the NFB transects Hunter Ridge and a small spreading centre is developing south of it. The Hunter Ridge formed 3 Ma and fossil transform faults in NFB north of the ridge are remains of a spreading ridge that was active before the Vanuatu Trench propagated south of the southern end of Vanuatu, Anatom Island. [12]

Vitiaz Trench

The northern Melanesian arc collided with the subducted south-eastern segment of the Ontong Java Plateau 10–8 Ma. This collision reversed the direction of subduction in the Vitiaz Trench and thus initiated the clockwise rotation of the Vanuatu arc and the opening of the NFB 8–3 Ma.[13]

Intra-basin morphology

There are two main spreading systems in the central and southern part of the NFB: the Central Spreading Ridge and the West Fiji Rift, both with a variable spreading rate of /yr. In the northern NFB a series of spreading centres stretches along an east-west-trending belt (with spreading rates): the Futuna (/yr) and North Cikobia (/yr) spreading centres, and the Tripartite (/yr), South Pandora, and Hazel-Holmes ridges. Basalts in the Central Spreading ridge are of N-MORB-type, indicative of a mature accretionary system, whereas basalts in the northern NFB have an ocean island basalt (OIB) mantle source.[14]

Central spreading ridge

The central spreading centre of the NFB is the largest and probably the oldest back-arc basin on Earth.[15] It can be divided into four -long segments:

The southernmost segment (21°40'S–20°30'S) stretches trending north-south. It has a complicated morphology with -deep ridges separated by -deep depressions. This makes the exact location of the spreading ridge difficult to identify, but magnetic lineations reveal its presence. The morphology is intermediate between fast and slow spreading ridge.[16]

The north-south segment (21°S–18°10'S) is -long and the least complicated with the axial ridge below wide. A flat-topped dome reaching is cut in half by a graben a few hundred metres wide and tens of metres deep. The dome is flanked by symmetrical grabens. V-shaped pseudofaults at the northern and southern ends are traces of the propagating ridge segment.[17]

The N15° segment is -long and corresponds to a change in spreading direction from north-south to N15°. The southern part is poorly-defined with an accretion distributed over numerous small volcanoes scattered over a wide area. A double ridge north of 17°55'S flanks a graben -wide, -deep. A shallow massif at the northern tip is cut by a graben -wide, -deep. This part harbours hydrothermal vents. The N15° segment is flanked by curved grabens interpreted as fossil overlapping spreading centres. There is a triple junction at 16°50'N.[18]

The northern N160° segment is -long, and has three parts:

In the southern part (16°50'S–15°30'S) the spreading axis is a -deep, -wide graben flanked by near-vertical walls. It has the morphology of slow-spreading ridges with an axis cut by a -wide, -high ridge. A bend at 16°10'S offsets the ridge . This part is flanked by a volcanic massif which reaches a depth of less than and is -wide at its southern end but disappears north of 15°30'S. Volcanism and uplift of older oceanic crust was initiated at 1 Ma.[19]

The central part (15°30'S–15°00'S) has two en echelon grabens that offset the axis . They form a domain -long, -deep and each graben is made of -long en echelon segments. Magmatic supply here limited to a narrow ridge separating the grabens and accretion has been mostly amagmatic for the past 1 Ma.[20]

North of 15°N the central spreading ridge is complex with two branches forming a possible triple junction. The western branch trending N120° is a -wide, -deep graben which cuts through older oceanic crust. The northern branch trending N140° is a -deep ridge and forms a continuation of the N160° segment.[21]

West Fiji Rift

The West Fiji area is dominated by a western and an eastern graben separated by a central plateau. The western graben, -wide and -deep, is flanked by a steep western wall but a series of steps on its eastern side and is a propagating rift. A ridge on its western side, reaching less than bsl, is flanked by another graben, -wide and -deep. This system of grabens and ridges, probably the southern extremity of the North Fiji fracture zone, converges in a flat area at the southern end of the western graben, -deep, that is flanked by two pseudofaults -high. The eastern graben, -wide and -deep, is flanked by parallel ridges and depressions over a -wide area. In the central plateau there is a fan-shaped system of ridges and depressions, the centre of which is occupied by a -deep and -wide graben. The sedimentary cover is thin or absent over the entire area. Pillow basalts in both the western and eastern grabens have a composition close to the mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) of the central spreading ridge.[22]

Northern North Fiji Basin

The South Pandora and Tripartite Ridges in the northern NFB are active spreading ridges with -long segments, a -wide volcanic axis, and ordered magnetic lineations running parallel to the ridge. The ridge segments are separated by complex relay zones rather than transform faults.[23]

The South Pandora Ridge is divided into five segments averaging in width. The axial valley is partly obscured by faulted and rifted volcanic structures; elongated grabens are typical of slow spreading ridges with steep walls flanking a deep valley. On either side of the ridge there are numerous, large volcanoes; a very thin or absent sedimentary cover over a distance of ; and continuous magnetic lineations indicating a very low half spreading rate (/Ma) during the past 7 Ma.[24]

The Tripartite Ridge is divided into three segments oriented in different directions. It is a very young ridge that is propagating into an older domain covered by sediments.[25]

The inactive volcanic islands Mitre and Anuta are rejuvenated Vitiaz arc volcanoes that formed 2.2 Ma, probably as a consequence of a change in the motion of the Pacific Plate.[26]

Tectonic evolution

100–45 Ma, after the break-up of Gondwana, a single, almost continuous arc-subduction system existed in the south-west Pacific, from Solomon Islands to New Zealand's North Island. Today only two actively spreading back-arc basins remain in the region: Taupo–Kermadec–Tonga and Hunter–Vanuatu. Other geological structures are remnants of island arcs and back-arc basins mostly from the Eocene and Miocene, including Vitiaz Trench and the Lau–Colville, Three Kings, and Loyalty ridges.[27]

The Fiji–New Hebrides region is made of volcanic rock but where volcanism began is uncertain. The region probably formed far south-west of its present location where it was subsequently rifted apart when the South Fiji Basin opened in the Early Oligocene. From the Early Oligocene to Miocene the region was part of an arc that formed the northern margin of the Australian plate. The NFB back-arc basin broke through this margin 12  and has since the Late Miocene rotated the New Hebrides Arc 30° clockwise and Fiji at least 100° counter-clockwise.[28]

Today the Pacific Plate is subducting westward along the eastern margin of the NFB, the Tonga-Kermadec Trench. The Australian Plate is subducting eastward along the western margin of the NFB, the New Hebrides Trench. The transition between these opposed subduction systems is the Fiji Fracture Zone, a complex left-lateral succession of ridges and faults north of Fiji that extends into the North Fiji and Lau basins respectively.[29]

Slab avalanche

Large magnitude earthquakes beneath the NFB have been attributed to a detached slab segment of the subducted Australian plate which collided with the subducting Pacific plate at a depth of 5 Ma. The earthquakes are the result of these colliding slabs settling on the 660 km discontinuity.[30]

Beneath Tonga at a depth of the number of earthquakes increases dramatically while the shape of the Pacific becomes complex. Hundreds of these earthquakes occur outside the Wadati-Benioff zone (top of slab) along an horizontal plane.[31] The eastward subduction of the Australian plate (together with the now-fused South Fiji plate) under NFB created the New Hebrides and south Solomon Islands. The slab produced from this subduction stretches steeply down to except at its southern end where it only reaches . The north end of the slab, at the southern Rennell trough, corresponds to the sharp bend in the andesite line.[32] A detached slab from the east-dipping Australian plate beneath the NFB has slid eastward and collided with the west-dipping Pacific slab. A series of unusual earthquakes below the NFB occur within several such detached slab segments. If these segments are combined and reconstructed back to their original location at the surface, they equal both the NFB and the subducted part of the Australian plate since 12 Ma in area.[33]

The Tonga slab is avalanching through the 660 km layer at the southern end of the New Hebrides arc and trench. The Pacific plate has been subducting at the Tonga trench for a long time which led to an accumulation of slab material at the 660 km layer south of the Vitiaz trench while the New Hebrides island arc has been pushed southward and clockwise. It also reversed the direction of subduction and opened the NFB back-arc and pushed the Vitiaz slab into the mantle and initiated the subduction at New Hebrides trench. The slab avalanche was initiated at 8 Ma and most of the material is now located below the 660 km layer.[34]

The slab beneath Tonga and Kermadec penetrates into the lower mantle. It is dipping down from Tonga trench but deflects horizontally at the 660 km discontinuity. There is a detached remnant slab beneath the Vanuatu trench. At the Kermadec trench the Pacific plate has been subducting since 40 Ma[35]

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title: North Fiji Basin

question: What ocean is the North Fiji Basin in?

answer: The Pacific Ocean.

question: What islands are to the West of the North Fiji Basin?

answer: The Vanuatu/New Hebrides island arc.

question: How was the basin originally opened?

answer: The opening of the basin was the result of the collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and the Australian Plate.

question: What plate is subducting under Vanuatu?

answer: The Australian plate.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about the North Fiji Plate, a subduction zone in the South West Pacific Ocean.


text:
ANTHONY BALTAZAR (born February 5, 1961) is an American former boxer that competed in the Lightweight division. After an amateur career during which he won various titles, he turned professional in the late 1970s, and boxed the likes of Robin Blake, former world champion Roger Mayweather (whom he beat by ten round unanimous decision), Hector Macho Camacho and Carlos Bolillo Gonzalez, the last two of which Baltazar fought for world titles. Baltazar was a contender at the Lightweight and Jr. Welterweight divisions.[1]

Early life

Baltazar was born in Los Angeles, California and is the brother of former boxers Robert Baltazar and Frankie Baltazar.

Professional career

Baltazar grew up in La Puente, Calif, Baltazar now resides in Phoenix. He was one time the holder of a WBO regional title, the _North American Boxing Organization_ Jr. Welterweight championship. His brother, Frankie Baltazar, was also a top rated contender during most of the 1980s.[2]

In 1995, Baltazar and his wife had a son who developed a strange blood disease. Two years later, the disease was diagnosed and Baltazar and his family started travelling constantly to Rochester, Minnesota for treatment. In between, Baltazar organized a foundation that helps grow funds for kids with that disease. After constant improvement and fall backs, Baltazar's son died in 2001, at the age of 6. In memory of his son, Baltazar has kept the foundation on working, and he and his helpers organize charity boxing undercards, rodeos and auctions every year.

Retirement

Baltazar's activities have been attended by several celebrities, such as world champion boxers George Foreman, Evander Holyfield and Carlos Palomino, as well as a varied list of Hollywood actors. In 2001, the auction charity was attended by Alice Cooper, former world boxing champion Michael Carbajal, daredevil _Spanky Spangler_ and others.[3] The Baltazar brothers Frankie, Tony and Bobby were trained and managed by their father, Frank Baltazar sr.

Tony now works at Jacksons car wash in Arizona as a glass sales representative.

[1] Tony Baltazar – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.

[2] Baltazar Takes Close Decision. NYTimes.com (1984-07-09). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.

[3] Tony “The Tiger” Baltazar stops by RSR to talk about his Boxing Career. Ringside Report. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.

title: Tony Baltazar

question: What would have happened if Baltazar's son had not developed a strange blood disease?

answer: Baltazar would not have organized a foundation that helps grow funds for kids with that disease.

question: Who all have attended Baltazar's activities?

answer: Baltazar's activities have been attended by George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, and Carlos Palomino.


text:
_TROLLS_ is a Troll doll-themed platform game developed and published by Flair Software for the Amiga, MS-DOS and Commodore 64 in 1992. In 1994 it was ported to the CD32.

In 2009 it was released for Nintendo's DSiWare platform as _OSCAR IN TOYLAND_; since the Trolls license had lapsed, all Troll imagery was removed from the game and replaced with Flair's original creation Oscar.

Release

_Trolls_ was originally released in 1992 for Amiga, MS-DOS and Commodore 64. The CD32 port came in 1994. It was also released with An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends and Rock-A-Doodle Computerized Coloring Book on the Capstone CD Game Kids Collection.[1]

_Oscar in Toyland_

_Oscar in Toyland_ was released in 2009.

Two sequels would be made: _Oscar in Movieland_ is a port of the original _Oscar_ while _Oscar in Toyland 2_ is a new game.

Reception

The original _Trolls_ had fairly good reception.[2]

_Oscar in Toyland_ earned more lukewarm reviews.[3]

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title: Trolls (video game)

question: When was Trolls (the video game) released?

answer: In 1992.

question: Could it be played on a Commodore 64?

answer: Yes.

question: Why was the game changed in 2009?

answer: The license for the Trolls characters lapsed, so the Troll imagery was replaced with an original creation called Oscar.

question: Was the Trolls video game popular?

answer: The article states that it had fairly good reception.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about Trolls, a video game based on Troll dolls, published by Flair Software for Amiga, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64 in 1992.


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For most writers, the idea of growing beyond a business of one is not a consideration. They know they want to stay solo.

But for a few others, scaling beyond a business of one is a very attractive concept.

They may have creative reasons for doing this. They may enjoy the entrepreneurial challenge. They may be driven to scale their income beyond what they can generate on their own.

While I love the concept of scaling your business, I want to make clear that it’s not for everyone. If you don’t feel the calling to do it, that’s OK.

In our culture, we’re sometimes made to think that if we’re not growing, we’re failing.

And I want to use this episode to dispel that myth.

THE NOTES THAT FOLLOW ARE A VERY BASIC, _UNEDITED_ SUMMARY OF THE SHOW. There’s a lot more detail in the audio version. You can listen to the show using the audio player below. Or you can subscribe in iTunes to get this show delivered straight to the Podcasts app on your smart phone, tablet or iPod.

Many of Us Want a “Lifestyle Business”

Most of us get into freelance writing because we want a “lifestyle business.”

By lifestyle business, I mean a business that’s run by its founder (or founders) with the objective of sustaining a particular level of income. The core value isn’t growth; it’s to enjoy a lifestyle that has freedom and flexibility.

Brian Clark, from the Unemployable podcast, (formerly of Copyblogger) has been promoting the “7-figure small” concept. The idea is to create a high-revenue business that remains still small.

If you’re on the fence over whether you want to scale your business or not, see if any of these factors resonate with you:

-   You value flexibility more than anything else
-   You’re not after a seven-figure income
-   You don’t have the right temperament to run a large business
-   You don’t want the longer hours, more work and more stress
-   You don’t want the added complexity and headaches
-   You don’t have the skill sets you would need.

If these points resonate with you, make sure it’s not just fear talking. If you didn’t have the fear, would you still not want it?

Consider All Your Options

Sometimes you just know yourself. I know that if I were to scale my company well beyond where it is now, I would end up working ridiculous hours. So I have to take that into account.

Also, keep in mind that revenue isn’t the same as profit. As you grow and scale your business, your profit won’t grow proportionally to your revenue because your costs will go up.

Revenue isn’t the same as profit. As you scale your business, your costs will go up — cutting into your profits.

If some of these points resonate with you, scaling might not be the right path for you. But there’s no right or wrong here. YOU get to create your rules!

For example, I’ve had well-meaning relatives and good friends warn me about the dangers of a solo business because you’re only earning when you’re working. But it’s not that simple.

You also have alternative options. You can try “scaling lite”. It’s a way to maximize your revenue without bringing in new people.

You can also use a blend of scaling lite and the traditional agency model. For example, you can bring in other people and resources … but limit them to your best clients.

Another option: You can create additional income streams through information products, consulting or productized consulting.

You might decide to strategically live beneath your means — so you can have a more flexible lifestyle.

Also, you don’t have to scale THIS business. Maybe you’ll decide to scale a future business or a different iteration of what you’re doing today.

You Don’t HAVE to Scale to be a Real Business

You don’t have to scale to have a “real” business. The situation isn’t binary. You have more choices and options than ever before.

You don’t have to scale to have a “real” business.

So get clear on your values. Craft a business that enables you to live well today while doing work you love for people you love working with.

And remember: YOU make the rules. YOU get to decide what’s best for you and your family. Be intentional. And above all, have fun in your journey!

By the way … whenever you’re ready, here are 4 ways I can help you grow your freelance business:

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I’ll show you the 3 things you need to do to get your business off the ground safely and land your first paying client faster. _ _— Click Here

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I’m putting together a new implementation group this month. If you’d like to work with me to grow your income quickly with better clients (and become one of my new success stories). Just email me at [email protected] and put “Case Study” in the subject line.

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Are you a 6-figure writer who’s trying to earn more in less time with less stress? Let’s jump on a quick call and brainstorm some ideas for getting you there. Just email me at [email protected] and put “Brainstorm” in the subject line.

question: What does the text say about lifestyle businesses?

answer: Many people apparently go into freelance writing because they want a "lifestyle business," which is a business that's run by its founder/founders with the objective of sustaining a particular level of income. The core value of such a business isn't growth, but to enjoy a lifestyle that has freedom and flexibility.


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FOOTBALL CLUB KALLON commonly known as F.C. Kallon, formerly SIERRA FISHERIES, is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Freetown. The club is one of the top clubs in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and play their home games at the National Stadium in Freetown. The club founder and CEO is a former Sierra Leonean international footballer Mohamed Kallon and the Chairman is the astute shipping and maritime businessman and entrepreneur, Sahr William Ngegba. The club is coached by a former Sierra Leonean international footballer Amidu Karim and Charlie Wright. Musa Kallon, who is also the older brother of Mohamed Kallon is the Technical Director and the well respected icon in Sierra Leone football, Tunde Scott is the team's General Manager and beside him, is Alhaji Kebe as the Team Manager.

History

The club is named after the founder, the successful Sierra Leonean footballer Mohamed Kallon, who is renowned for playing for Internazionale and AEK Athens FC. Sierra Fisheries was acquired by Kallon in 2002 for US$30,000. Under the designation of _Sierra Fisheries_, the club has won 3 national championships.

Kallon won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup, and the Sierra Leone League title in 2006, and qualifying for the African Champions League. After the standoffs in Sierra Leone's Premier League for over 5 years, the Premier League finally resumes in 2018 and the club followed suit by making some drastic changes to meet the reforms of the Premier League Board. The club was incorporated as a limited liability with new subscribers. The founder still as one of the shareholders now became the CEO, while a new Chairman was appointed. The club plans to offer substantial part of its shares to its supporters, fans and the general public once a true value and assessment is done.

The club boast of the only football entity in Sierra Leone with a functioning website that's interactive and informative (www.fckallon.com). It also has an academy for under 10s, 14s, 17s and seniors with a fully equipped modern training grounds and several pavilions that has been constructed currently.

Achievements

-   SIERRA LEONE LEAGUE: 4

        1982, 1986, 1987 (as Sierra Fisheries)
        2006

-   SIERRA LEONEAN FA CUP: 1

        2007

Performance in CAF competitions

-   CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 1 APPEARANCE

        2007 – First Round

-   AFRICAN CUP OF CHAMPIONS CLUBS: 2 APPEARANCES

        1983: Second Round
        1988: Preliminary Round

-   CAF CONFEDERATION CUP: 1 APPEARANCE

        2012 –

Current squad

Category:Football clubs in Sierra Leone Category:Association football clubs established in 2002 Category:Sport in Freetown Category:2002 establishments in Sierra Leone

title: F.C. Kallon

question: Where did Football Club Kallon get its name?

answer: It is named after its founder, Mohamed Kallon.

question: How successful is FC Kallon?

answer: Under the designation FC. Sierra Fisheries the club won 3 national championships. Kallon won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup, and the Sierra Leone League title in 2006, qualifying for the African Champions League.

question: How did the club have to change to fit in with the reforms of the Premier League Board.

answer: The club was incorporated as a Limited Liability organization with new subscribers. As a shareholder, the owner became CEO of the club.

question: What is holding up the sale of shares to supporters?

answer: The club must be effectively evaluated.


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I think it was after I entered the door that I realized I wasn’t in a reality I could cope with. For some odd reason I felt as if I hadn’t gone through the door, yet I clearly remember going through it. The door which was of a matter I couldn’t quite piece together. It seemed to be a dark-ish kind of colouring. Yet, somehow, it seemed to eat up all the light around it. As if it was darkness incarnate. The moment I opened the door I knew it had been a mistake and that I shouldn’t have fed my curiosity. Something goaded me to go through it, though.

After I went through the door, my perception was altered. I knew nothing would be what it had been previously. The reality I had once known had forever shifted. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to cope with this new reality once I left the door. The door seemed to exist on another plane, not quite the same plane of existence I had been in my entire life. I knew once I returned no one would believe the things I saw, the horrors that lived in the door.

When I first started traveling the infinite expanses of my mind I had stumbled upon a great many of things, none quite like this door. When I first saw it I thought that it had led nowhere and much to my horror this door did in fact lead nowhere. I think the door led me into itself, which in turn created a portal that would never close. It seemed that whenever I dosed off, that same portal starts to suck me back in. Tilting the very fabric of my physical world, the equilibrium I had once known was now ever shifting.

I began to regret my decision to travel through the door. I began to wonder if the saying that curiosity killed the cat was meant for people like me and that cat was a code word for sanity. The line in which people call the line of time began overlapping itself in my world. I began to wonder if time still existed in my reality. Things began to become a blur, it wasn’t the kind of blur you can fix with glasses. This kind of blur was a blur that wasn’t really there, yet somehow I saw it and it made everything fuzzy.

I began to wonder how many times I could enter the door and return. How long would it be before I lost my way back? The sanity I had once held so dear to me was now just a figment of my own imagination, much like the door. The door, by all technicalities didn’t exist, but who says something needs to exist for it to be made a reality.

title: The Door

question: What is the light around?

answer: The light is around the dark-ish colour door.

question: Where/ what does the door lead to?

answer: The door is a part of the narrator's own imagination.

question: Describe what does the narrator see after entering.

answer: He describes what he sees as 'horror'

question: Does anyone believe him after he returns?

answer: Cannot be answered.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is traveling through the expanses of his mind. He comes across a door and questions if going through it would be a mistake. He goes through the door and knows that his perception is now altered. He realizes that the door leads to nowhere and begins to regret his decision. He wonders how many times he could enter and return back.


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There is no title. It's the beginning of something I've been messing with. It's mostly just fancy word play, it's coherent enough to follow, yet schizophrenic enough to personify what it's like to feel insane and confused -shrug- figured I'd share it. You're supposed to feel like you're in the mind of a mad man, I'm not sure how well I did.
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My mind warped and twisted. Thoughts and images of demons danced within my mind and around the room as I tried to hold onto reality. Shadows swirled, and I heard laughter coming from all around me. Screams cut through the silence and fires burned on the metal walls. I did my best to ground my feet in what I knew was rational, but it still felt like I was falling down a never ending hole; thoughts of grandeur, false senses of security, and overall apathy swept across my blank mind.

My face was like stone as I sat and looked out the window, the world racing by, night raining down like ash as it covered the world in darkness.  I felt like I was drowning as I sat, felt the water swirling around my ankles and the shackles as they clanked against the floor. It felt needles being pressed into my skin, and bugs crawling inside me. I brought my bound and chained hands to my forehead and pressed as hard as I could to keep my skull from splitting open. I screamed as the voices inside my head began to howl, and the world around me began to transform and mold itself around my “insanity”, or so they called it.
 “Hey…you…you. Shut the hell up! Stop yelling! I said stop!”

I heard the blow echo through my head even before I felt it. A blunt pain ripped through my skull, it was like the demons in my head had been smashed out. I saw flashing lights, like the cameras outside the court room on the day they convicted me. I heard ringing in my ears, like the sirens as they walked me in chains to my doom. The room seemed to be spinning on itself as I slumped over in the ratty bus seat, dizzy and lightheaded, gasping for air, trying not to choke on my own tongue and vomit.

 “Fucking nut cases.” I heard the guard mutter under his breath, as he wiped the butt of his rifle off with a rag and made his way to the front of the bus.
The vibration under me shivered and rattled up my spine, the wheels of the bus tore forward against the road, softly easing the sickly spinning. The world was coming to an end. My head had slumped on my shoulders, bobbing with the bumps on the road. I was too weak to hold my head up, from the corner of my eyes I saw the moon laughing at me. The scratched and tinted, metal barred windows seemed to twist the light in concerto with the trees outside as they blocked the moon from my sight, I grinned at the thought that the trees outside would do me such a favor.

 My hands ached. The water bellow me had retreated, I wondered…was ever there in the first place…? I looked at the floor below me, scuffled and scratched like the windows above…and everything else on this god forsaken bus. The shackles on my ankles clanked and clashed against the floor, while the orange on my arms seemed to burn my skin like an acid, the jump suit itching at my throat. I could almost taste the color. I smiled, closed my eyes and started to snicker again. I felt my head throbbing, pounding, trying to split from my body. I was helpless to lift my hands from my lap or sit up from my shackles, and that orange, that sickly orange seemed to be chasing me. I shut my eyes tighter and hoped it would leave, hoped it would all just stop...It was the only color, the only thought, the only feeling besides the sickly crimson, caked and scared onto my knuckles from the nights before. The entire world seemed to be a mess of black, gray and orange, and I wondered if the guards would let us trick or treat a few days early, since we were all already in costume. I heard laughter in front of me; I guess one of the prisoners found humor in that thought as well.

The bus rocked and swayed, like a subway, as it drove through the night. It was like a symphony. The beat of a bass tremorred around my head as the wheels bellow me kicked up rocks on the dark road and roared against the pavement. The percussions of the brass, as the chains and shackles clashes against the floor, the hums and howl of the winds as the night swept in through a cracked window. I found myself humming to fill the void of the strings, it was the only thing that gave me comfort as the bus pushed forward, closer to my fate, to my hell. I was glad it was almost over. All of this is so…familiar. The colored outfit, the guns, the moon, the bus ride…I guess it ends where it began, I thought with a smile on my face… Three years running. Three years since the razor wire fence maimed my finger as I leapt back into the realm of the living… Three years since my first escape. . . This time, it was all going to end. This time, there was no escape.

title: Schizophrenic Prisoner [870 words]

question: Why did the prisoner escape from the prison?

question: What are the main features of the apparitions seen by the prisoner?

answer: The apparitions seem to be alive, and that includes things that aren't meant to be.

question: Why is the prisoner seeing some certain color the most?

answer: This might be because of the violence he is experiencing in his visions as well as in real life.

question: What does the story say about the narrator's only source of peace?

answer: It seems music and familiarity bring a measure of succor to the narrator. He seems to hear music from the rhythms around him and the more stuff he recognizes, the calmer he is.


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Theresa May’s new plan for future relations with the EU will be “dead on arrival”, senior figures in Brussels have told _The Independent._

EU officials said any hint that the UK wants to be part of the single market on goods, but not services will be rejected.

It is a blow for the prime minister who has spent the last week in meetings with EU leaders, including Angela Merkel, in a bid to prevent Europe dismissing her plans out of hand when they are published next week.

Ms May is expected to push her cabinet to agree to a plan at Chequers on Friday, which would see Britain remaining in full regulatory alignment with the EU on goods, but not on services.

The meeting has also been preceded by threats and warnings from the Brexiteer wing of the Conservatives that the proposals mooted by the prime minister will not be accepted by them in the UK because they keep Britain too closely tied to the EU’s rules and regulations.

But before her ministers have even agreed to the deal, EU officials told _The_ _Independent_ the white paper would be “dead on arrival” in Brussels if, as expected, it proposes that the UK remain in the EU’s single market for goods, but not services.

They claimed they had repeatedly warned UK negotiators that this option would not work. They said it had been widely discussed among EU ministers and rejected – including, crucially, by the EU’s two most powerful players, France and Germany.

James Brokenshire on Tory Brexit split: 'There's no doubt that there is strong views on either side'

One Brussels source said: “We have been telling the UK for two years that we would not accept a single market a la carte.

“What do they come with? – A single market a la carte.”

  We have been telling the UK for two years that we would not accept a single market a la carte

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Downing Street has tried to argue that Ms May’s plan is a “best of both worlds” blend of the customs partnership and “max fac” options, that she had previously proposed.

It would see most importers pay UK tariffs on imported goods, but about 4 per cent would pay EU tariffs if the finished goods were then re-exported on to the continent. Technology would be used to track goods to see which stayed and which travelled on, leading to claims of complexity and a risk of smuggling.

Britain would maintain “full regulatory alignment” on goods to reduce border checks and solve the Irish problem, but divergence would be allowed on the bigger services sector.

Emma Reynolds called on the Chancellor to look after manufacturing and Jaguar Land Rover post brexit

No 10 claimed this would allow the UK to strike deals with other countries in which it lowered tariffs on goods to gain access for its service sector, but Brexiteers have already argued that being able to set rules is critical to the UK’s future.

Brexit secretary David Davis is said to have written to Ms May, arguing that her new plan to reconcile warring factions over customs arrangements would be rejected out of hand by the EU.

Meanwhile, 46 Conservative MPs, including a string of former cabinet ministers, signed a letter yesterday urging the prime minister to keep business concerns in her mind over the next few days – with the private sector warning against anything that obstructs trade with Europe.

Guy Verhofstadt, European Parliament Brexit co-ordinator, said it was time for the PM to “put her country before domestic party political infighting – the time for fudges, fantasies and attempted renegotiations is over”.

European Council president Donald Tusk has said the promised white paper on customs must bring “clarity, realism and impetus to these negotiations”.

Ex-Treasury permanent secretary Lord Macpherson said: “If a ‘facilitated customs arrangement’ is the best HMG can do after two years, I begin to wonder whether a deal can be done.”

question: Who is Theresa May in this text?

answer: Uk's prime minister.

question: What plan does she have for UK's future economic relations with the EU?

answer: SHe wants to continue for the UK to be part of the single market on goods but not on services.

question: What are the EU officials saying about Theresa's plan?

answer: That if it hints towards the UK being part of the single market, the plan will be rejected.

question: What does Donald Tusk want from the deal?

answer: It wants the deal to bring clarity, realism, and impetus to the negotiations.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about Theresa May's plan to keep the UK in regulatory alignment with EU regulations on goods but not on services and how it eas viewed by both parties in UK and EU officials.


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Your eyes open slowly, and then close them again at the glare of the sun streaming in through the window.  Why didn't you remember to close the blinds last night before you went to bed? You shake your head.  Your mind is foggy and your brain is practically throbbing in pain.

You open your eyes again and force yourself to slide from between the sheets.  You almost stumble as your feet hit the ground; still drunk from the night before?

You stand up and stagger towards your closet, stopping briefly to look at yourself in the mirror.  You see:

A.  A skinny woman, attractive woman in her mid-twenties wearing a t-shirt and a pair of running shorts.

B.  A shirtless man in his late twenties, with a relatively fit body and a few scars criss-crossing your chest

title: Choose Your Own Adventure - Random

question: What genre of story is this?

answer: Choose your own adventure

question: Where does the narrator wake up?

answer: In their room

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The reader is supposed to be the narrator.

question: What happens when option A is chosen?

answer: It is not certain what happens

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: This story is a choose your own adventure style story. The narrator wakes up feeling foggy. They get up to look in the mirror. The two options include seeing an attractive woman or seeing a shirtless man.


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DOHA, QATAR – Synonymous with crude oil and the vast wealth it has bestowed, Saudi Arabia is now planning to tap its copious exposure to the sun to become the world’s titan of solar power.

The Saudi government is placing its bets squarely on the country’s abundant sunlight, as it seeks $109bn in investment to fire up its solar energy sector. A total of $136bn was invested _worldwide_ in solar energy in 2011, underscoring the kingdom’s determination to develop its own industry.

The goal is to power about 30 per cent of the country’s burgeoning energy needs by 2030.

Saudi Arabia’s massive expenditure into renewable energy could transform the way human societies generate power, observers say.

“I DON’T THINK SAUDI ARABIA IS DOING THIS FOR GENEROSITY TO THE PLANET IN TERMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. IT MAKES ABSOLUTE BUSINESS SENSE FOR THEM TO DO IT.“

– ADNAN AMIN, INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY

Adnan Amin is the director-general of the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency. When asked if Saudi Arabia’s solar development could revolutionise global energy production, Amin replied: “Absolutely, I see this as a game-changer.”

Speaking at the UN climate change talks in Doha, Amin noted the irony of the world’s largest exporter of hydrocarbons now attempting to become its biggest provider of solar power – by using its vast fossil-fuel wealth to make it happen.

Others have also hailed the plan as visionary, as it spends billions on research to develop a sustainable energy bonanza. However, sceptics SAY the kingdom’s solar push would be insignificant for climate change mitigation, since the world’s leading oil exporter would continue to pump its crude to other nations to burn, with carbon dioxide still reaching the atmosphere and threatening the planet.

ECONOMICS OF THE SUN

Saudi Arabia’s courtship with solar energy appears more likely motivated by economics rather than environmental concern. With summer months of 50° Celsius (122°F) temperatures, the country and its 25 million people use up a significant amount of crude on air-conditioning alone.

“I don’t think Saudi Arabia is doing this for generosity to the planet in terms of climate change mitigation,” said Amin. “It makes absolute business sense for them to do it.”

Saudi BURNS 850 million barrels of oil each year for its domestic energy consumption, accounting for about 30 per cent of its total production.

With its population and energy needs rising, it is imperative for the kingdom to act now and diversify its energy sources, analysts say.

“Oil is more precious for us underground than as a fuel source,” Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal TOLD the World Economic Symposium in Brazil in October. “If we can get to the point where we can replace fossil fuels and use oil to produce other products that are useful, that would be very good for the world.”

The Saudi government aims to generate 41,000 megawatts of solar power within two decades, which would domestically save as much as 523,000 barrels a day of oil equivalent, according to King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, the government body overseeing the solar programme.

ENERGY TIPPING POINT?

While Saudi Arabia turns on the solar switch, anti-climate change proponents say its immense oil reserves will still be harvested, sold, and released into the atmosphere as CO2 – doing little to halt global warming in decades to come.

Others, however, see the move as a key starting point for a major shift to renewable energy globally, with Saudi oil wealth funnelled into solar research and development – along with other renewables such as wind, geothermal, and biomass sources.

Hoda Baraka from Greenpeace said her group had noted the “unprecedented nature and size of planned Saudi investments in solar”.

“Greenpeace sees Saudi development plans as important in promoting what we hope will be an east-west regional push for solar,” said Baraka.

“THE CAPACITY ENVISAGED BY SAUDI ARABIA IS LIKELY TO CHANGE THE NATURE OF THE GLOBAL SOLAR INDUSTRY.“

– CLINT STEYN AND MARC NORMAN, ANALYSTS

In terms of fighting climate change, Saudi Arabia turning to the sun for energy is a “complicated one”, Robin Mills, head of consulting at Manaar Energy in Dubai, told Al Jazeera.

“Most likely the solar power programme should reduce emissions – since the additional Saudi oil will either be kept in the ground for the future, or exported, in which case it would replace high-cost oil from other sources – Canadian oil sands for example – which have a higher carbon footprint,” Mills said.

Despite scepticism, Saudi Arabia’s solar investment will without doubt bolster the business of sun power at a time when viable alternatives to fossil fuels are urgently required.

“The potential opportunities for solar power in Saudi Arabia abound,” said Dubai-based energy analysts Clint Steyn and Marc Norman in a recent reporttitled: “Saudi Arabia: The Future Solar Leader”.

“The kingdom could rapidly become one of the world’s most significant solar power markets as well as a ‘game changer’ for beleaguered solar equipment manufacturers … The capacity envisaged by Saudi Arabia is likely to change the nature of the global solar industry.”

SAUDI SOLAR EXPORTS?

Leon Kaye, founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com, said it was the fossil-fuel rich countries of the Gulf, such as Saudi Arabia, that could lead the way to a cleaner planet.

“While the rest of the world is mired in austerity or political inertia or focused on development, the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] countries have the deep pockets to fund the further development of all these new technologies – which are still expensive and require massive amounts of capital.”

Professor Thomas Wilbanks from the US-based Climate Change Institute agreed. “The oil-exporting countries of the Middle East have the advantages of lots of sun, lots of land area to deploy solar collectors, and lots of financial resources to invest in solar energy system development. Few other countries in the world have that combination of assets for solar energy.”

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Saudi Arabia plans to generate as much solar power as it exports in the form of crude, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi SAID in a speech in Poland in June 2011. The country has the potential to produce enough solar energy to meet four times the world’s electricity demand, he added.

Khalid al-Suliman, vice-president of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, told the EQTISADIAH daily newspaper this week that a feasibility study had been conducted, and Saudi Arabia was now looking at exporting solar energy to European Union countries, via Turkey, during the winter months.

The country could eventually “meet large export volumes of solar energy in the future”, said the International Renewable Energy Agency’s Amin. With the amount of solar radiation Saudi Arabia receives, those ambitious goals are scientifically plausible, he added.

Construction of the nation’s first solar plant will start in early 2013, said Al-Suliman. It is scheduled to be operational within two years.

question: What is the main topic of the article?

answer: Saudi Arabia is planning to harness the sun's energy to become the world's titan of solar power.

question: What percentage of power needs does the government hope to power with solar by the year 2030?

answer: 30%

question: Does the nation plan on stopping its oil production and shipping to other countries?

answer: No

question: What is Saudi Arabia's motivation for the switch to solar power?

answer: It seems to be motivated by economics.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: At the time of the article publication, Saudi Arabia is planning to harness the sun's energy to become the world's titan of solar power. It plans on providing 30% of the power needed in the country from solar power by the year 2030. The switch to solar seems to be motivated by economics, and is a smart economic move.


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LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY is a non-profit research organization located in La Jolla, California. It is located in UC San Diego’s Research Park. The Institute researches immunology and immune system diseases. The Institute employs 23 faculty members and more than 300 employees. Dr. Mitchell Kronenberg has served as its President and Scientific Director since 2003. The Institute was founded in 1988.[1]

La Jolla Institute for Immunology is a collaborative research organization that has forged many partnerships within the research community in San Diego, across the United States, and abroad. The institute's biomedical research facility covers 145,000 square feet inclusive of specialized research rooms suited for all aspects of molecular and cellular biology.

History

La Jolla Institute for Immunology was established in 1988[2] by a coalition that included Dr. Makoto Nonaka, the Institute's founding president, and Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka, the Institute's first scientific director.[3]

In 1989 the Institute began its laboratory operations with the arrival of two immunologists, Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka and Dr. Teruko Ishizaka, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ishizakas were co-discoverers in 1966 of the IgE (immunoglobulin E) protein, a molecule that induces allergic reactions in the human body.[4] In 1991 Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka was appointed President/Scientific Director of the Institute and served in this role until his retirement in 1995.[5][6][7]

In 1995 Dr. Howard Grey joined La Jolla Institute of Immunology as president and scientific director. During the next several years, the Institute recruited prominent faculty members and formulated a program to accelerate the commercial development of LJI's research and drug discoveries. In 1996 the Institute moved from its initial location on Torrey Pines Road in La Jolla to a new purpose-built facility on Science Center Drive on the Torrey Pines Mesa.[8]

In 2003 Dr. Mitchell Kronenberg was appointed President and Scientific Director. That same year, the Immune Epitope Database (IEDB) was established and launched.[9] The database was designed and developed by the La Jolla Institute under a competitive contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the NIH. In 2012, the NIH renewed their contract with the Institute for a further seven years.[10]

In 2006 the Institute opened a new research facility located in the new UC San Diego Science Research Park. In 2011, the Institute opened the RNAi Center for Identifying Genetic Triggers of Disease. The center's goal is to propel scientific efforts to pinpoint the specific genes involved in causing immune diseases, cancer, and other diseases using RNA interference (RNAi) technology.[11] That same year, the La Jolla Institute and Immunology became the fifth collaborating organization to join the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine.[12]

In 2013 La Jolla Institute extended its partnership with the Japanese pharmaceutical company Kyowa Hakko Kirin. The six-year agreement continues a research alliance that began in 1988.[13] In 2015 the La Jolla Institute for Immunology announced its affiliation with the UC San Diego Health System.[14]

In 2018, the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology changed its name to La Jolla Institute for Immunology to reflect its current focus.[15]

In 2020, scientists at the institute formed a Coronavirus Task Force[16] in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the institute became the home of the Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium (CoVIC),[17] a research collaboration to test antibodies against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, led by structural virologist Erica Ollmann Saphire.

Scientific Activities

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology study the fundamental workings of the immune system. This includes studying the cells driving allergies and autoimmune diseases, as well as the cells that aim to fight cancers and infectious diseases. The institute is made up of three centers: the Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation, the Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research.

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question: Summarize what happened in the 2010's.

answer: In 2011 the La Jolla Institute opened the RNAi Center for Identifying Genetic Triggers of Disease, and became the fifth collaborating organization to join the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine. In 2012 the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious disease renewed their contract with the institute for a further seven years. And in 2013 La Jolla Institute's 25 year old partnership with Kyowa Hakko Kirin, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, was extended for another 6 years. In 2015 the institute was affiliated with the UC San Diego Health System and in 2018 the name of the institute was changed from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology to the La Jolla Institute for Immunology to reflect its current focus.

question: What does the text say about the Ishizaka's?

answer: Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka became the institute's first scientific director when it was established in 1988 and served in this role until his retirement in 1995. Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka and Dr. Teruko Ishizaka came from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland to be the first two immunologists to start laboratory operations at the La Jolla Institute. They were co-discoverers in 1966 of the immunoglobulin E (IgE) protein, a molecule that induces allergic reactions in the human body. Since its establishment the La Jolla Institute has been in partnership with Japanese pharmaceutical company Kyowa Hakko Kirin, this partnership has been renewed many times.

question: Summarize the relevance of La Jolla Institute in the medical community.

answer: La Jolla Institute employs 23 faculty members, more than 300 people and has forged many partnerships within the research community in San Diego and across the world. In 2020 scientists formed a Coronavirus task force in response to the pandemic and the institute became the home of the Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium, a research coalition to test antibodies against the novel coronavirus. Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology study the fundamental workings of the immune system. This includes the cells driving allergies and autoimmune diseases, as well as the cells that aim to fight cancers an infectious diseases.

question: Summarize the involvement of benefactors in the La Jolla Institute.


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It is a road rule often ignored that causes frustration for motorists, pedestrians and tram drivers alike.

Motorists who illegally bank up across intersections face a $159 fine.

But drivers flouting Road Rule 128, which involves entering an intersection when it is full and getting stranded there when the lights change, appear to be largely getting away with it.

The breach, which puts the guilty driver, pedestrians and cyclists at risk, attracted an average of just 18 fines a month in 2016-17.

[Cars crowd the intersection of Elizabeth and La Trobe Streets in the CBD.]

Cars crowd the intersection of Elizabeth and La Trobe Streets in the CBD.Credit:Scott McNaughton

There were 223 fines given out for this road rule breach last financial year. Meanwhile, there were 923,074 infringements for speeding by less than 10km/h and 154,042 red light infringements.

VicRoads' director of journey services, Sameem Moslih, said drivers blocking intersections was a common problem that worsened congestion on Melbourne's roads.

An analysis by VicRoads has revealed the breach commonly occurs at some of Melbourne's most congested corners, including Punt Road and Alexandra Avenue in South Yarra, the West Gate Freeway and Williamstown Road in Yarraville, and the Eastern Freeway and Bullen Road in Kew.

Mr Moslih said just one incident could have knock-on effects across the road network.

[Clogged intersections add to overall traffic congestion.]

Clogged intersections add to overall traffic congestion.Credit:Jason South

"Our whole system is so fine-tuned that even a car blocking an intersection for a few seconds can cause mayhem," he said. "It's unfortunate that where individuals look for a way of easing their own pain, they are causing a great deal of pain for those people in their rearview mirror. It's not everyone who is doing this, people have different pain thresholds and it really goes back to underlying beliefs that people have, and some people believe that their time is more valuable than others', which is unfortunate".

VicRoads is investigating ways to tweak traffic light sequencing at selected intersections to stop the behaviour, he said.

It is targeting four intersections: Dudley Street and Wurundjeri Way in West Melbourne; Keilor Park Drive and Milleara Road in Keilor East; Heaths Road and Morris Road in Hoppers Crossing; and Melbourne Road and The Avenue in Spotswood.

Ben Rossiter, executive officer at Victoria Walks, a pedestrian advocacy group, said vehicles that blocked pedestrian crossings posed a serious safety risk, particularly to elderly walkers, those with a disability and people with prams and young children.

Analysis of road crash statistics shows that 45 per cent of all crashes involving older pedestrians occur at intersections and 21 per cent are at intersections that have traffic signals. This shows vulnerable pedestrians are frequently hit in locations where they should be safe, Dr Rossiter said.

"I can't think of any intersection, even in the CBD, where I've ever seen this road rule being enforced. I've never seen it," he said.

Think tank the McKell Institute, which used Google Maps data to analyse causes and possible solutions for congestion in the Hoddle Grid, recommended tougher policing of intersection blockers.

The institute found that road rule breaches riddling CBD intersections were also being committed by pedestrians (albeit, to a lesser extent than motorists) who try to cross the road during a flashing red walking cycle, delaying left-turning vehicles.

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question: Propose a possible solution to the problem presented in this article.

answer: Stricter enforcement of this rule might help to get people to stop breaking it.

question: Summarize everything concerning Ben Rossiter.

answer: Ben Rossiter is the executive officer at Victoria Walks. He says that vehicles blocking pedestrian crossings pose a safety risk. He says that vulnerable pedestrians often get hit.


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Indiana filled a position of need on Saturday when McCutcheon point guard Robert Phinisee announced his COMMITMENT TO THE HOOSIERS.

Phinisee joins Jerome Hunter and Damezi Anderson in IU’s 2018 recruiting class.

The four-star point guard spoke with Inside the Hall shortly after making his decision public and discussed why now was the time to commit, his thoughts on the coaching staff and much more. Our full Q & A is below:

ON MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AND WHY HE WAS READY TO COMMIT:

“I just felt it. It was kind of down to two schools and IU was on my mind for a while. So I called them yesterday and told them.”

ON THE REACTION FROM THE COACHING STAFF:

“They were very excited. They told me I was one of the most important parts of the recruiting class. Getting a point guard in this class was a big thing.”

ON HOW THE CLASS IS COMING TOGETHER SO FAR AND THOUGHTS ON DAMEZI ANDERSON AND JEROME HUNTER:

“It’s coming together great. I know Damezi and I know a little bit about Jerome. It’s going to be a great class. One of the top classes in the nation.”

ON BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COACHING STAFF AND WHY HE FELT COMFORTABLE COMMITTING:

“Just being one of the first guys I reached out to (was important). They stayed in contact. Coach (Archie) Miller texted me two or three times per week. So did coach (Bruiser) Flint. Just building that relationship was a big thing.”

ON WHAT HE NEEDS TO WORK ON BEFORE GETTING TO COLLEGE:

“Just being an overall leader. In college, it’s a huge thing being an extension of the coaches on the court. Just being a leader and improving every part of my game.”

ON HOW TOUGH IT WAS TO COME TO A DECISION AND HOW RELIEVED HE IS TO HAVE THE PROCESS OVER:

“I’m really relieved. You don’t really feel it when you’re playing (all the recruiting staff), but letting all of the other coaches know is a big weight off of my shoulders. It feels good right now.”

ON THE REACTION HE EXPECTS FROM FRIENDS IN THE AREA WHO ARE PURDUE FANS:

“I think a few will give me a hard time, but they’ll support me at the end of the day. At first when people find out, they’ll give me a hard time.”

ON ARCHIE MILLER AND WHAT STANDS OUT:

“I’ve talked to him a lot and sometimes we don’t even talk about basketball. So I got to see the other part of him that people don’t get to see too much. He’s a great guy. He’s a big reason I chose Indiana.”

Filed to: Robert Phinisee

question: Who interviews whom?

answer: Inside the Hall's interviewer talks with Robert Phinisee, a point guard who recently joined the Indiana University basketball team.

question: What were the pivotal reasons behind Robert Phinisee's decision to join IU?

answer: He was mainly trying to decide between two teams, and his personal relationship with the coaching staff influenced his decision.

question: What role does Robert Phinisee perform on the basketball court?

answer: He plays as a point guard.

question: What is Phinisee's opinion after the deal is done?

answer: He's happy to join the IU and really glad that the stress of the process is over.

question: Does Phinisee expect any trouble about his decision, and if so, what?

answer: He doesn't foresee any major issue. He thinks a few of his friends who are a fan of the rival team might tease him, but they'll support him in the end.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Robert Phinisee talks with Inside the Hall (magazine?) about his decision to join the Indiana University basketball team as a point guard. He mainly credits the personal relationship the coaching staff established with him in his decision to join.


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DAMAEIDAE BERLESE (1896) is a family of mites.[1] Alternative names for the family include BELBIDAE WILLMANN (1931), and BELBODAMAEIDAE BULANOVA-ZACHVATKINA (1967) or HUNGAROBELBIDAE (1996).[2] They had been previously considered to be distinct families.[3][4][5]

Species of the family are extant in Eurasia and Northern America.[6] Related species exist in New Zealand and South America.[7]

Behaviour

Most species of the family live in plant litter, mosses, decaying woods and organic soil layers. The family is composed of fungivores. They have an important role in regulation of the density of fungi that is harmful for plants.[8]

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question: What does Damaeidae Berlese refer to?

answer: It refers to a family of mites.

question: Where do related species of the mites exist?

answer: They exist in New Zealand and South America.

question: How would you describe the landscape that the mites prefer to live in?

answer: The landscapes that the mites prefer to live in are plant litter, mosses, decaying woods and organic soil layers.

question: What important role do these mites play?

answer: The mites regulate the density of fungi that is harmful for plants.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes a specific species of mites, Damaeidae Berlese, and their preferred living habitats and roles.


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A small stream feeds a small pool that gradually grows larger. The stream grows until it becomes a river and bystanders come to watch. Two men come forward and try to dam the river, but the flow is out of control. The river’s red waters feed the pool until it spills over a curb and cascades down into a gutter. A lone women walks towards the river’s source and cradles it in her arms. Her face shows no emotion but her hands are a different story. The way they caress the man’s face is similar to that of a lover’s but not quite. There is a maternal quality to them. Those hands once held this man and seek to do the same now. Awkwardly they struggle to recreate something long gone from this moment and their failure only solidifies the fact that change is the only guarantee and who are we to argue with our only guarantee.

A man with a stretcher comes forward and attempts to take the body from the women but she resists, slapping at the man’s hands. The man persists. The woman starts screaming, it’s a lonely scream and the bystanders exchange glances, unsure of how to react, they look to the each other for suggestions. Nobody seems to have any so they simply gaze on as if it were a television drama and they were observing from the comfort of their favorite chair.

Two policemen approach and try to pry the women from her son’s body. With a superhuman burst of energy she rises, cradling her son in her arms, she makes a wild dash from the policemen. She makes it half way down the block then collapses spilling a body, it tumbles, finding the pavement it stops.

They come and take the body. They take it to a room and place it on a large metal tray. They cut at it and poke at it. They take it apart, weighing different pieces and then replacing them. After they are finished others come for the body. They wash the body and dress the body, then paint the body. They put it in a box and then place the box on display. People come to see. Prayers are said, words are exchanged, then they take the box to a hole and bury it. Above the hole they place a stone.

The stone is often alone. Sometimes the woman comes to visit the stone. She sits with the stone and together they bathe in memories. She remembers a man and she remembers a boy. She remembers birthdays, smiles, hugs, a wedding. She remembers happiness and she remembers meaning. She remembers being called mother.

These memories become an addiction and she visits often. As the time passes the smiles and the hugs are slowly replaced by visions of the stone until one day the stone is all she can remember. She tries and tries to recall just a glimpse of his face or a whisper of his voice, but the stone is a persistent memory. She must remember so she begins digging with her hands. She digs and she digs, snapping off nails. She digs until her hands begin to bleed and then continues. She is covered in dirt when she gets to the box. She opens it. Inside bones stare back at her. She can only return their look. She doesn’t remember this.

title: Inconsistent Memories

question: Where is the river situated?

answer: This information can't be found.

question: Why are the men at the river?

answer: The men are at the river to dam it but, they fail. The river's flow is out of control.

question: Why does the woman come to visit the stone?

answer: The stone is her son's grave. The woman comes to visit her son.

question: Has the woman's son passed away?

answer: Yes.

question: Write a ~9 sentence summary.

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A woman walks towards the source of a river. She cradles the red water and caresses a man's body from the water. This is the body of a man she once held motherly.

A man comes with a stretcher to take the body away. The woman resists. Following that, two policemen approach and take the body with them. The man is buried.

The woman visits the burial often, revisiting her past. She digs the grave and opens the coffin only to have bones staring back at her.


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OTHELLO MOLINEAUX (born 1939) is a jazz steelpan player who spent much of his early career with Jaco Pastorius. He was among the earliest musicians to adapt the steelpan to jazz.[1] He has worked with Monty Alexander, Chicago, and David Johansen.

Career

Born in a family of musicians, his mother being a piano teacher and his father playing the violin, he learned the piano very young, and at the age of eleven began to play the steelpan. He left Trinidad in 1969 and began a career as a pianist, while continuing to play the steelpan. It is with his group mixing steelpan and conventional instruments that he moved to Miami in 1971. There he met bassist Jaco Pastorius and played in 1976 on his first album, which allowed him to appear on the jazz-rock scene. From then on, he would go on to concerts around the world, collaborating with big names in jazz including Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Monty Alexander, Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, Ahmad Jamal.

Othello Molineaux is recognized as having revealed steelpan to jazz as a solo instrument and improvisation, like the piano. He has mainly been an accompanist, notably of Jaco Pastorius, participating in almost all of his albums, and in the tour with the big band Word of Mouth. The latter which will also devote a record to steelpan, Holiday for Pans (1982). Othello Molineaux began his solo career in 1993 with the album It's About Time, on the Big World Music label.

He also collaborated with Habana Abierta on the album Boomerang (2006).

Discography

As leader

-   _It's About Time_ (Big World Music, 1993)

As sideman

WITH MONTY ALEXANDER

-   _Ivory & Steel_ (Concord Picante, 1980)
-   _Jamboree_ (Concord Picante, 1988)
-   _Caribbean Circle_ (Chesky, 1992)

WITH RANDY BERNSEN

-   _Music for Planets, People & Washing Machines_ (Zebra, 1985)
-   _Mo' Wasabi_ (Zebra, 1986)
-   _Paradise Citizens_ (Zebra, 1988)
-   _Calling Me Back Home_ (101 South, 1993)

WITH JACO PASTORIUS

-   _Jaco Pastorius_ (Epic, 1976)
-   _Word of Mouth_ (Warner Bros., 1981)
-   _Twins I Aurex Jazz Festival '82_ (Warner Bros., 1982)
-   _Twins II Aurex Jazz Festival '82_ (Warner Bros., 1982)
-   _Invitation_ (Warner Bros., 1983)
-   _Holiday for Pans_ (Sound Hills, 1993)
-   _The Birthday Concert_ (Warner Bros., 1995)
-   _Twins I & II: Live in Japan 1982_ (Warner Bros., 1999)
-   _Holiday for Pans: Full Complete Sessions_ (Sound Hills, 1999)
-   _Word of Mouth Band 1983 Japan Tour_ (Rhino, 2012)
-   _Modern American Music...Period! The Criteria Sessions_ (Omnivore, 2014)
-   _Then & Now_ (Rhino/Warner, 2016)
-   _Truth, Liberty & Soul_ (Resonance, 2017)

WITH OTHERS

-   Carles Benavent, _Fenix_ (Nuevos Medios, 1997)
-   Debbie Cameron, _Be with Me_ (BMG/Ricochet/RCA Victor, 1996)
-   Chicago, _Chicago X_ (Columbia, 1976)
-   Eliane Elias, _A Long Story_ (Manhattan, 1991)
-   Ahmad Jamal, _Nature: The Essence Part III_ (Birdology/Atlantic, 1998)
-   David Johansen, _Here Comes the Night_ (Blue Sky, 1981)
-   Jorge Pardo, _Huellas_ (Cabra Road, 2012)
-   Roberto Perera, _Passions, Illusions & Fantasies_ (101 South, 1993)
-   Michal Urbaniak, _Ecstasy_ (Marlin, 1978)

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title: Othello Molineaux

question: What does the article say about the works of Othello Molineaux?

answer: Othello Molineaux is a jazz steelpan player who spent much of his early career with Jaco Pastorius. He has worked with Monty Alexander, Chicago, and David Johansen. He met Jaco Pastorius in 1976 which allowed him to make his first appearance on the jazz-rock scene. He worked on many concerts around the world with such names as Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Monty Alexander, Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, Randy Bernsen, and Ahmad Jamal. He worked on most of Pastorius' albums. He began his solo career in 1993 with the album It's about Time.