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While Congress dithers on legislation crucial to implementing an effective 21st century immigration and border security regimen, yesterday, President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum to establish a National Vetting Center (NVC) to coordinate the efforts of departments and agencies to better identify individuals seeking to enter the country who present a threat to national security, border security, [Trump One Nation]homeland security, or public safety.

The NVC, which will be led by the Department of Homeland Security, will fulfill a campaign promise of President Trump’s and help meet the requirement that all departments and agencies improve their coordination and use of intelligence and other information in the vetting process.

In a statement released to CHQ and other media outlets the White House Press Office said, “The Federal Government’s current vetting efforts are ad hoc, which impedes our ability to keep up with today’s threats. The NVC will better coordinate these activities in a central location, enabling officials to further leverage critical intelligence and law enforcement information to identify terrorists, criminals, and other nefarious actors trying to enter and remain within our country. The NVC’s operations will adhere to America’s strong protections for individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. The Administration’s top priority is the safety and security of the public, and the NVC will empower our frontline defenders to better fulfil that obligation.”

THE FULL TEXT OF NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM – 9 FOLLOWS:

SUBJECT:  Optimizing the Use of Federal Government Information in Support of the National Vetting Enterprise

Border and immigration security are essential to ensuring the safety, security, and prosperity of the United States.  The Federal Government must improve the manner in which executive departments and agencies (agencies) coordinate and use intelligence and other information to identify individuals who present a threat to national security, border security, homeland security, or public safety.  To achieve this goal, the United States Government must develop an integrated approach to use data held across national security components.  I am, therefore, directing the establishment of a National Vetting Center (Center), subject to the oversight and guidance of a National Vetting Governance Board (Board), to coordinate the management and governance of the national vetting enterprise.

      Section 1.  Policy.  (a)  The United States must protect its people from terrorist attacks and other public safety threats.  Vetting procedures associated with determining whether individuals pose threats to national security, border security, homeland security, or public safety play a critical role in meeting this obligation.  It is the policy of the United States, as authorized and appropriate, to collect, store, share, disseminate, and use accurate and timely biographic, biometric, and contextual information in support of immigration enforcement and border security, including with respect to individuals

who (i) seek a visa, a visa waiver, or other immigration benefit, or a protected status; (ii) attempt to enter the United States; or (iii) are subject to an immigration removal proceeding.

      (b)  Where authorized and appropriate, it is also the policy of the United States to process biographic, biometric, and contextual information, including on a recurrent basis, so as to identify activities, associations with known or suspected threat actors, and other relevant indicators that inform adjudications and determinations related to national security, border security, homeland security, or public safety.  These activities should be conducted using all relevant and appropriate Federal Government information, including both intelligence and law enforcement information.

      (c)  The activities described in this memorandum should always be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution; Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981 (United States Intelligence Activities), as amended; other applicable law and Presidential guidance; and policies and procedures pertaining to:

(i)    the appropriate handling of information about United States persons (as defined in Executive Order 12333) and other individuals protected by United States law;

(ii)   the protection of sources, methods, and activities;

            (iii)  privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; and

           (iv)   the protection of other sensitive information.

The coordinated efforts of agencies to conduct all of these activities in the manner described above constitute the national vetting enterprise.

      Sec. 2.  Implementation.  The policy described in section 1 above shall be implemented as follows:

      (a)  The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish the Center to support the national vetting enterprise.

           (i)    The Center shall coordinate agency vetting efforts to identify individuals who present a threat to national security, border security, homeland security, or public safety.  Agencies may conduct any authorized border or immigration vetting activities through or with the Center.  Agencies may support these additional activities, provided that such support is consistent with applicable law and the policies and procedures described in subsections (b) and (d) of this section.

           (ii)   The Secretary of Homeland Security shall designate a full‑time senior officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security to serve as the director of the Center.  The Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall detail or assign senior officials from their respective agencies to serve as deputy directors of the Center.

           (iii)  The director shall lead the day-to-day operations of the Center, communicate vetting needs and priorities to other agencies engaged in the national vetting enterprise, and make resourcing recommendations to the Board established pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.

           (iv)   Agencies shall provide to the Center access to relevant biographic, biometric, and related derogatory information for its use to the extent permitted by and consistent with applicable law and policy, including the responsibility to protect sources and methods.  Agencies and the Center shall, on a consensus basis, determine the most appropriate means or methods to provide access to this information to the Center.

           (v)    The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall, on a continuing basis, work together to ensure, consistent with the authorities and available resources of each official's respective agency, that the daily operations and functions of the Center, as determined by the Board, are supported, including through the assignment of legal and other appropriate personnel, and the provision of other necessary resources, consistent with applicable law, including the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535).  To the extent permitted by law, details or assignments to the Center should be without reimbursement.

           (vi)   The day-to-day operations of the Center shall be executed by appropriate personnel from agencies participating in the national vetting enterprise, to the extent permitted by law, in a manner that adequately facilitates active and timely coordination and collaboration in the execution of the Center's functions.  Agencies shall participate in the Center and shall provide adequate physical presence to enable the Center to effectively accomplish its mission.  To the extent appropriate, additional agency co-location may be virtual rather than physical.  Each agency shall fund its participation in the Center, consistent with the agency's mission and applicable law.  There shall be no interagency financing of the Center.

           (vii)  The Center shall not commence operations until the President has approved the implementation plan described in subsection (g) of this section.

      (b)  The Center shall enable and facilitate the appropriate use and interagency deconfliction of all relevant information provided to it to inform the adjudication decisions of the national vetting enterprise.

           (i)   Databases, data sets, knowledge bases, systems, and technical architectures controlled by the Federal Government, including those established pursuant to Presidential guidance or other Federal policies, may be used to support the activities of the Center to the extent permitted by and consistent with the legal and policy frameworks governing their use.

           (ii)  Information provided to and used by the Center shall be managed and maintained consistent with applicable information security and cybersecurity laws, standards, practices, and procedures.

      (c)  The Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of relevant Intelligence Community (IC) elements, shall establish a support element to facilitate, guide, and coordinate all IC efforts to use classified intelligence and other relevant information within IC holdings in direct support of the Center.

           (i)    The Director of National Intelligence shall assign a senior official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence or from another IC element (with the concurrence of the head of that IC element), and in accordance with applicable law, to serve as the head of the support element.  This official shall provide day‑to-day direction and guidance for the support element's operations in support of and in consultation with the director of the Center.  The official shall report to the Director of National Intelligence through an Identity Intelligence Executive.

           (ii)   The support element shall provide focused, dedicated support to the Center, responding to the Center's needs by ensuring it receives appropriate, standardized, and timely access to biographic, biometric, and related derogatory information relevant to the national vetting enterprise, to the extent permitted by law and consistent with applicable policy, including section 1 of this memorandum, and in accordance with the operational considerations of both the Center and the IC elements supporting it.

           (iii)  Where appropriate, the personnel and other resources of the support element may be virtually rather than physically co‑located at the Center, with such virtual support facilitated on a day-to-day basis by assigned personnel from agencies that are physically present at the Center, as determined in the implementation plan described in subsection (g) of this section.

      (d)  Consistent with section 1(c) of this memorandum, all activities of the Center and the support element shall be, at all times, conducted in a manner consistent with the Constitution; Executive Order 12333, as amended; other applicable law and Presidential guidance; and policies and procedures pertaining to:

(i)    the appropriate handling of information about United States persons (as defined in Executive Order 12333) and other individuals who may have rights under United States law;

(ii)   the protection of sources, methods, and activities;

(iii)  privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties; and

(iv)   the protection of other sensitive information.

      (e)  The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall establish the Board.

            (i)    The national vetting enterprise shall act under the guidance of the Board, which shall serve as the senior interagency forum for considering issues that affect the national vetting enterprise and the activities of the Center and its support element.  The Board shall adopt appropriate guidance for agencies to enable the successful execution of the national vetting enterprise and make related resource recommendations to agencies providing direct support to the Center.  The Board shall also advise the Director of National Intelligence, through the Identity Intelligence Executive, on the IC resources necessary to support the mission of the Center.

           (ii)   The Board shall consist of six senior executives, one designated by each of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

           (iii)  The Board may invite other relevant agencies engaged in the national vetting enterprise to participate as required to achieve the national security objectives of the national vetting enterprise.

           (iv)   The chair of the Board shall rotate annually among the individuals designated from the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.  The director of the Center shall serve as an observer at Board meetings.

            (v)    The Board shall endeavor to reach consensus on all matters presented to it, including the scope of the Center's activities.  If issues cannot be resolved by consensus, the Board shall refer them to the staff of the National Security Council for consideration, consistent with National Security Presidential Memorandum‑4 of April 4, 2017 (Organization of the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and Subcommittees) (NSPM-4), or any successor document.

           (vi)   To ensure that the activities of the Board and the Center comply with applicable law and appropriately protect individuals' privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, the Board shall establish a standing Legal Working Group and a separate standing Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Working Group, both of which shall routinely review the activities of the Center and advise the Board.  These working groups shall also review the implementation plan described in subsection (g) of this section prior to its submission to the President.

      (f)  The heads of agencies engaged in the national vetting enterprise shall prioritize, as a vital national security mission, the provision of necessary and appropriate resources to support the national vetting enterprise, including the Center, consistent with their agency's respective authorities and appropriations.

       (g)  Within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and using the NSPM‑4 process, jointly submit to the President for approval a plan to implement this memorandum.  The implementation plan shall, at a minimum, address the following:

           (i)     the initial scope of the Center's vetting activities;

           (ii)    the roles and responsibilities of agencies participating in the Center;

           (iii)   the roles and responsibilities of IC elements participating in the Center's support element;

           (iv)    the initial categories of information to be used in support of the Center's activities;

           (v)     a resourcing strategy for both the Center and its support element, which shall include the initial projected cost and staff required to operate the Center;

           (vi)    the relationship between the Center and other relevant United States Government entities and initiatives, including the National Targeting Center and Terrorist Screening Center;

           (vii)   the development or adoption, as appropriate, of relevant processes, procedures, and practices needed to ensure compliance with applicable law and policy and to appropriately protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, as well as sources and methods; and

           (viii)  a projected schedule to reach both initial and full operational capability.

      (h)  Within 180 days of approval by the President of this implementation plan and every 180 days thereafter until its execution is complete, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and using the NSPM‑4 process, jointly submit to the President a report detailing the efforts made to execute this memorandum and the implementation plan.

       Sec. 3.  General Provisions.  (a)  Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

           (i)   the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

           (ii)  the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

      (b)  This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

       (c)  This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

                                 DONALD J. TRUMP

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question: What was signed?

answer: A memorandum restricting immigration.

question: What department will lead the NVC?

answer: The department of Homeland Security.

question: What does NVC stand for?

answer: National Vetting Center.

question: Who signed this bill into law?

answer: The president at the time.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about a memorandum to create a National Vetting Center to enforce immigration control in the United States. It contains a copy of the memorandum.


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RACHEL PEARL MAINES (born July 8, 1950) is an American scholar specializing in the history of technology. Since 2015 she has been a Visiting Scientist at Cornell University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her 1998 book _The Technology of Orgasm_ won the American Historical Association's Herbert Feis Award. The book was also the inspiration for the film _Hysteria_ and the play _In the Next Room_.[1]

Early life and career

Maines was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and received her BA in classics with a specialization in ancient science and technology from the University of Pittsburgh in 1971. She received her PhD in applied history and social science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983 with a doctoral dissertation entitled _Textiles for Defense: Emergency Policy for Textiles and Apparel in the Twentieth Century_.[2] Much of her early scholarship centered on the history of textiles and needlework. She was one of the founders of the Center for the History of American Needlework in Pittsburgh.[3]

She is married to Garrel S. Pottinger, PhD, a retired professor of Philosophy, with whom she has written several books.[4][5] They have a daughter, Rachel Amanda Pottinger of Acme, Washington.

Vibrator research

Publications

While researching needlework in late 19th- and early 20th-century women's magazines, Maines encountered what she would argue were highly circumspect advertisements for vibrators. The advertisements, she claimed, showed women using the electrical devices to massage their necks and backs but the accompanying text described the devices as “thrilling, invigorating” and promised that “all the penetrating pleasures of youth will throb in you again”. Maines recalled in a 1999 interview, “I kept thinking to myself, this can't be what I think it is.”[6]

She then began researching and writing articles on the history of vibrators, the first one for the newsletter of the Bakken Museum of Electricity in Life. According to Maines, the article caused her to lose her post as associate professor at Clarkson University in 1986 because the university was convinced that the nature of her research would drive away benefactors and alumni donors. Three years later she submitted a more detailed article, “Socially Camouflaged Technologies: The Case of the Electromechanical Vibrator”, to _Society and Technology_, the magazine of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology. Initially, the IEEE thought the article was a joke perpetrated by the magazine's editors and that there was no such person as Rachel Maines. However, after checking all the internal citations and Maines's own background, the IEEE finally allowed the article to be published in the June 1989 edition of the magazine.[7][8] Her book-length treatment of the subject, _The Technology of Orgasm_, was published in 1998 by Johns Hopkins University Press. Subtitled _“Hysteria,” the Vibrator, and Women's Sexual Satisfaction_, it won the American Historical Association's Herbert Feis Award and was the inspiration for Sarah Ruhl's 2009 play _In the Next Room _ and Tanya Wexler's 2011 film _Hysteria_.[9][10] The book also formed the basis for _Passion & Power_, a 2007 documentary by Emiko Omori and Wendy Slick.[11]

Controversy

Many of Maines's claims in _The Technology of Orgasm_ have been challenged, notably by classicist Helen King and researchers at the Wellcome Collection.[12][13] In 2012, King's article on Maines's misuse of classical material was awarded the Barbara McManus Prize of the Women's Classical Caucus.[14]

A central claim in Maines's book—that Victorian physicians routinely used electromechanical vibrators to stimulate female patients to orgasm as a treatment for hysteria—was challenged by Hallie Lieberman and Eric Schatzberg of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[15] Lieberman and Schatzberg failed to find references to this practice in Maines's sources.[16] In January 2020, Lieberman wrote an op-ed in _The New York Times_ which drew further attention to Maines' role in promoting the latter widespread myth as fact.[17]

Other research

Maines's next book, _Asbestos and Fire: Technological Trade-offs and the Body at Risk_, was published by Rutgers University Press in 2005.[18] She returned to the subject of needlework and textiles in _Hedonizing Technologies_ published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2009. The book traces the evolution of fiber arts from an industry to a hobby.[19][20] Since 2015 Maines has been a Visiting Scientist at Cornell University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.[21][22]

[1] Cornell University Faculty Profile for Rachel P. Maines

[2] Cornell University. Dr. Rachel P. Maines. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[3] Sexton, Sharon (12 December 1975). “Needle Art Reveals History”, p. 22. _Mansfield News Journal_ via UPI. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[4] [Crater Lake National Park (N.P.), General Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement, p. 265, middle, right side]

[5] Historical and Scientific Resources on Crater Lake National Park, 392 pages, 17 March 1998, prepared by Rachel P. Maines and Associates under contract for the National Park Service. Ithaca, NY

[6] Kling, Cynthia (14 August 1999). “Objects of Desire”. _The Independent_. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

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[8] Upson, Sandra (1 August 2007). “Tracing the Technology of Pleasure, Rachel Maines's quirky research project makes it to the big screen”. _IEEE Specturm_. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[9] Wypijewski, JoAnn (30 May 2012). “Playing Doctor”. _The Nation_. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[10] American Historical Association. Herbert Feis Award Recipients. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[11] Straus, Tamara (22 February 2008). “Review: 'Passion & Power' touts vibrators”. _San Francisco Chronicle_. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[12] King, Helen (2011). “Galen and the widow: towards a history of therapeutic masturbation in ancient gynaecology” EuGeStA: Journal on Gender Studies in Antiquity, 1 pp. 205-235. Retrieved 08 August 2018.

[13] Jaffray, Sarah (15 August 2015). “Hysteria” Retrieved 08 August 2018.

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[16] Lieberman, H., & Schatzberg, E. (2018). “A failure of academic quality control: _The Technology of Orgasm,_” _Journal of Positive Sexuality,_ Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 24-47.

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[18] Knowles, Scott Gabriel (January 2007). “Review: _Asbestos and Fire: Technological Trade-Offs and the Body at Risk_ by Rachel Maines”. _Technology and Culture_, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 175-177. Retrieved via JSTOR 26 December 2016 (subscription required).

[19] Fischer, Suzanne (7 November 2011). “The Technology of Socks in a Time of War, A historian traces the history of humble footwear in the trenches”. _The Atlantic_. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[20] Gelber, Steven M. (Summer 2010). "Review: _Hedonizing Technologies: Paths to Pleasure in Hobbies and Leisure_ by Rachel P. Maines _The Business History Review_, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 400-402. Retrieved via JSTOR 26 December 2016 (subscription required).

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[22] Cornell University Faculty Profile for Rachel P. Maines

title: Rachel Maines

question: Which area of specialization does the American scholar, Rachel Maines, major in?

answer: Rachel Maines specializes in the history of technology.

question: Which of her books won the American Historical Association's Herbert Feis Award?

answer: The Technology of Orgasm (1998).

question: What course did Maines study at the university?

answer: She received her BA in Classics with a specialization in ancient scient and technology.

question: Who are the people who have challenged Maines' claims in The Technology of Orgasm?

answer: Classicist Helen King and other researchers at the Wellcome Collection have disputed some of Maine's claims on the basis of misuse of classical materials.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Rachel Pearl Maine is an American scholar specializing in the history of technology. She got her first degree in Classics with a specialization in ancient science and technology. Maines' book, The Technology of Orgasm (1998), won the American Historical Association's Herbert Feis Award. Many of Maine's claims about ancient sexual technology have been disputed by a few other classicists, e.g Helen King.


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In shogi, the PAC-MAN (パックマン _pakkuman_ or 4四歩パックマン _yon-yon-fu pakkuman_) is a trap opening.

It is named after the video game Pac-Man.

The opening was called 4四歩パックリ _yon-yon-fu pakkuri_ on the NHK shogi television show Shogi Focus (将棋フォーカス).

The opening has an early pawn gambit made by White on the fourth file which may be metaphorically eaten by Black's bishop as if by Pac-Man. If Black takes the pawn with their bishop without careful thought, then the trap may succeed.

Six professional shogi players – Yoshiharu Habu, Yasumitsu Satō, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Kōji Tanigawa, Akira Watanabe, Takeshi Fujii – agreed that the opening puts White at a disadvantage.[1]

Development

Main line

Double Pac-Man

Rook promotion line

[1] 将棋世界, 2007 June, pp. 84–85.

title: Pac-Man (shogi)

question: What was the Pac-Man opening called on Shogi Focus?

answer: The Pac-Man opening was called yon-yon-fu pakkuri on Shogi Focus.

question: What network produces the show Shogi Focus?

answer: The network NHK produces the show Shogi Focus.

question: What file does the Pac-Man opening take place on?

answer: The Pac-Man opening takes place on the fourth file.

question: According to professional shogi players, is the Pac-Man opening a good move for White?

answer: According to professional shogi players, the Pac-Man opening puts White at a disadvantage.

question: How many professional shogi players shared their opinion on the Pac-Man opening?

answer: Six professional shogi players shared their opinion on the Pac-Man opening.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Pac-Man opening is an opening set of moves in the game shogi. It is named after the video game character Pac-Man, and is considered a trap opening. According to six professional shogi players, the Pac-Man opening puts White at a disadvantage.


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On the other side of our Human World, there was a Monster World.

There was a young monster named Davi.  Davi was a lonely boy.  He had seven brothers, but he always stayed home alone.

Davi cried everyday.  He wanted to make friends.

Davi went to talk to his grandfather, who was the guard of the gate which connects Human World and Monster World.

Davi asked his grandfather, "I want to go to Human World.  I don't have any friends here.  Maybe I can make friends over there."

Gradfather said "No, it's too dangerous.  No one in Human World likes Monsters.  You won't make any friends there."

But Davi went "Nobody in Monster World likes me anyway.  I want to at least try making friends in Human World!"

Grandfather decided to allow Davi 3 days in Human World, and gave Davi 3 gold coins, and told him "These coins may help you when you are in trouble."

Davi thanked his grandfather, and went through the gate.

Davi walked through the dark...

Davi landed on the street.  He was amazed at the sun, the sky, the tall trees, and the houses!

Davi saw a college dormitory in which college girls were petting a cat.

Davi sneaked into the dormitory and talked to the cat. "Mr!" said Davi.  "How can I make friends with humans?"

" Meow! " answered Mr. Cat.  "I am not going to tell you because you are a Monster.  We don't like monsters.  But I see you have three gold coins in your pocket.  If you give me one coin, I'll answer your question."

Davi gave him one gold coin.  Then Mr. Cat went "Ok!  All I do is mew and purr at people's feet."

Davi said "Thank you, Mr. Cat!"

Davi approached the college girls, who were busy chattering with each other, and purred and mewed at their feet.  The college girls turned around, and...

"AAARRRGGGHHH!!!  Monster!!!"  The college girls screamed in horror, and ran out of the building!

Davi was left alone in the dormitory.  He walked out on the street, and he cried and cried and cried all night long.

On the second day, Davi saw two young boys playing with a dog in a house.

Davi sneaked into the house, and talked to the Dog. "Mr!" said Davi.  "How can I make friends with Humans?"

" Arf!" answers Mr. Dog.  "I am not going to tell you because you are a monster.  We don't monsters.  But I see you have two gold coins in your pocket.  If you give me one coin, I'll be happy to answer your question."

So Davi gave him one coin.  Then Mr. Dog went "Okay!  All I do is bow-wow, and lick people's faces."  "Thank you, Mr. Dog!" said Davi.

Davi approached the two young boys, and suddenly licked their faces and BOW-WOWED!!

"AAARRRGGGHHH!!! MONSTER!!"  cried the two young boys.  They screamed in horror and ran out of the building!

Davi was left alone in the house.  He walked out on the street, and he cried and cried and cried all night long.

On the third day, Davi saw a huge house in which an old blind lady was feeding a small bird in a cage.

Davi sneaked into the house, and talked to the bird. "Mrs!" said Davi.  "How can I make friends with humans?"

"Chirp!" answered Mrs. Bird.  "I am not going to tell you because you are a Monster.  We don't Monsters.  But I see you have one gold coin in your pocket.  If you give me the coin, I'll be happy to answer your question."

So Davi gave her his last gold coin.  Then Mrs. Bird says "Okay!  All I do is chirp and sing a song!"

Davi started singing a song.  Then...

"Where does this come from?" the old blind lady approached Davi.  Davi was so happy.  "This is the most beautiful song I have ever heard,"said Old Blind Lady.

Then she touched Davi's face.  "Who are you? What is this?  Could this be a... AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Monster!!!!"  The Old Blind Lady screamed in horror, and fainted dead!

Davi was left alone once again.  He walked out on the street, and he cried and cried and cried all night long.

Davi went back to the gate.  He was very sad.  The trees, the sun, the sky didn't amaze Davi anymore.

Davi met his grandfather at the gate.  Grandfather went "Why are you crying?"  Then Davi answered "I tried really hard to make friends with humans, and asked Mr. Cat, Mr. Dog and Mrs. Bird for advise, and I followed their good advice, but nobody liked
 me.  Nobody cared about me anywhere.  I'll be alone for the rest of my life.  Nobody likes me!"

Then grandfather answered "It takes so much courage just to go to Human World.  And you were on your own Davi.  You are the most courageous Monster I have ever seen.  Everytime you cried, you learned to be stronger.  You don't need anyone else."

Davi listened to his grandfather.  "Now go home, Davi," said grandfather.

Davi walked back to his house, and opened the door, then...

Davi's seven brothers rushed to Davi, cheering "We've heard you were in Human World by yourself?!" "I wish I can be like you!"  "You are so brave!"

Davi finally smiled.  From that day on, Davi played with his brothers everyday, and lived happily ever after.

(Copyright @ myself)

title: An original children's story about a monster who tries to make friends with people

question: Why was Davi lonely and regularly upset?

answer: Because he didn't have any friends.

question: why didnt davi have any friends in monster world?

answer: It appears no one liked him.

question: Why was Davi desperate to make friends in the human world?

answer: He didn't want to be lonely and wanted to feel liked by others.

question: How did Davi spend the three gold coins given to him by his grandfather?

answer: He gave a coin to the dog, the cat and the bird, respectively, to answer his request.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: This is the story of Davi, a monster who had seven brothers but didn't have many friends. His loneliness caused him to yearn for companionship, so he sought his grandfather's permission to let him into the human world to try his luck with befriending humans. While in the human world, he encountered a cat, a dog and a bird, all of which were liked by humans. However, every piece of advice given to him by the animals didn't work, and instead of befriending humans, he frightened them. When he eventually returned to the monster world, still companionless, he was appreciated by his family for his bravery and finally found happiness and companionship.


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Twitter is just not having a good end to the decade. After disappointing Q4 2016 financial results marred the platform's active role in the US Elections, a new report now suggests that Twitter is valued less than its Chinese rival Weibo.

Weibo, now boasting a market capitalisation of US$11.13-billion, shades its American rival by just under a billion dollars. Twitter’s cap is around US$10.57-billion at the time of writing.

Although this isn’t a huge blow to Twitter — after all, it’s blocked in China where Weibo is strongest — it does put into perspective just how far the company has fallen.

According to the Financial Times, it’s not the first indication that Twitter was about to be left in the dust by its Chinese contemporary. October 2016, when Twitter purchasing rumours were abound, came close to dropping the company’s share price below Weibo’s market cap.

Back then, Twitter was rumoured to be worth around US$16-billion.

The Chinese micro blogging service isn’t a massive entity in the west, but the company is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. It also boasts over 290-million monthly active users as of October 2016.

As for Twitter’s user growth, the company gained just two-million monthly active users in the quarter, pushing that number up to 319-million.

_H/T: Financial Times_

question: Who has the bigger market capitalization?

answer: Weibo

question: What's the market capitalization difference between Weibo and Twitter.

answer: Twitter has less by half a billion dollars.

question: How many monthly active users did Weibo have in October 2016?

answer: 290-million active users.

question: Is Twitter available in China?

answer: No

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text described Twitter's disappointing performance and how Weibo, its Chinese rival is doing better.


text:
American actress Sharon Stone has won 10 awards from 41 nominations, including one Emmy Award, one Golden Globe Award, two MTV Movie Awards, and one Satellite Award. She has also received several "dishonors" for poor performances in films, earning three Golden Raspberry Awards, and two Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.
Stone's breakout role as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992) earned her a Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Golden Globe Award, and Saturn Award nominations. This was followed by two nominations for MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female for the films Sliver (1993) and The Specialist (1994). For her role as Ginger McKenna in Casino (1995), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and received her only Academy Award nomination, in the Best Actress category. She guest starred as an attorney who believes she can communicate with God in The Practice (1997–2004), a role that earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.  In Basic Instinct 2 (2006), her return to the character Tramell received mixed critical reviews, and garnered her a Golden Raspberry Award.
Stone has also received a number of non-performance honors. She was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 for her contribution to acting. The actress was nominated for Golden Apple Award for being easy to work with according to her co-stars. In 2005, she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. She received recognition at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her collaborations with AmfAR with their research on AIDS.
 Awards and nominations

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Throughout her career, Stone has received several other awards for her work in film. In 1992, she won the Bravo Otto silver medal in the Best Actress category. She was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 for her contribution to motion pictures. It is located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd. Stone received the Hamptons International Film Festival award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting in 2009. The actress was also awarded the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in 1995 and 2000. She also won the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema in 2005, and an honorary award at the Marrakech International Film Festival in 2013 as part of a tribute to her career. The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, which recognizes contributions to film by actors over the age of fifty, honored Stone with a Career Achievement Award in 2012.
Stone has also been awarded for activities other than acting. In 1996, she was nominated for the Golden Apple Award for being easy to work with according to her co-stars. On May 20, 2005, she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. She received recognition at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her collaborations with AmfAR on their research on AIDS. On October 23, 2013, Stone received the Peace Summit Award for her work with HIV/AIDS sufferers. In 2015, Stone was guest of honor at the Pilosio Building Peace Award in Milan. She began an impromptu auction on stage in front of a crowd of CEOs from the construction industry and other dignitaries, gaining enough pledges to build 28 schools in Africa.
The Kiev Museum of Wax Figures included a Sharon Stone wax figure. It is modeled after the scene in Basic Instinct in which she uncrosses her legs and exposes her genitalia during a police interrogation. Yevhen and Oleksy Sazhyn, the father and son running the museum, reported that the design process for the figure took eight months. They found sculptures based on women were more difficult to plan than those on men. For the creation of the Sharon Stone figure, they said: "capturing her legs in just the right position was tricky business".
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title: List of awards and nominations received by Sharon Stone

question: How many awards has Sharon Stone won?

answer: 10 awards.

question: How many awards has Sharon Stone been nominated for?

answer: 41.

question: What are some awards Sharon Stone has won?

answer: One Emmy Award, one Golden Globe Award, two MTV Movie Awards, and one Satellite Award.

question: What else has Sharon Stone received?

answer: Several dishonors" for poor performances in films, earning three Golden Raspberry Awards, and two Stinkers Bad Movie Awards.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is a list of the awards actress Sharon Stone has won.


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Miniature gardens are sprouting at certain locations in London, Ont., where Canada Post plans to install controversial community mailboxes.

The fenced-in flower beds, which sit atop the concrete pads where mailboxes will stand, are being installed by a group of residents opposed to the Crown corporation's plan to end door-to-door residential mail delivery.

The group, called Londoners for Door to Door, says the garden boxes are being set up in areas where local residents are unhappy with making the switch to community mailboxes.

Canada Post announced its plan to end door-to-door service in December 2013, citing declining traditional mail volumes as the reason. It gave itself five years to implement the move to community mailboxes and said it expects 900,000 households to make the switch this year.

Wendy Goldsmith says the Londoners for Door to Door was set up in the winter after residents raised concerns about safety, privacy, litter and traffic when mailboxes go into what they consider less-than-ideal locations.

The actions in London are just the latest in a series of efforts by residents who are opposed to Canada Post's community mailbox plan.

In one Quebec community, a man dumped soil on the spot where a community mailbox was set to go in, set up a steel fence around it and peppered his lawn with "Save door-to-door" signs.

In Hamilton, where the city took Canada Post to court over how much say local government has over mailbox locations, some residents used bags of mulch and newly planted shrubs to disrupt installation of the mailboxes.

Despite the local displays of dissent, however, Canada Post emerged the winner of that court case. An Ontario judge found that a Hamilton bylaw, which required Canada Post to obtain a $200 permit per site to install boxes on municipal land, did not apply to the Crown corporation.

In London, Goldsmith said the latest "guerilla gardening" effort came about because Canada Post wasn't respecting a request from the city of London to hold off on mailbox installation until further consultation was held.

"What we want to do is send a really clear message to Canada Post that this is something our community is not going to accept without consultation and without residents being made aware clearly of the impact this is going to have on their communities," she said.

The first garden box was installed in Wednesday night, Goldsmith said, another followed Thursday morning, and third one was planned for a site on Friday.

In addition to the garden boxes, one neighbourhood is holding a so-called "block party" at a proposed mailbox site to prevent contractors from developing it further, Goldsmith said. In that area, neighbours opposed to the community mailbox transition camped out overnight to lay claim to the space, she said.

Goldsmith said her group had reached out to Canada Post in the hopes of having a conversation but hadn't been successful in its efforts.

A spokesman with Canada Post, however, said the Crown Corporation has carried out an "extensive" local consultation process in London since November 2014, and is in the early stages of a community mailbox transition which is set to take effect later this year.

"While we have a long history installing equipment in communities across the country," said Jon Hamilton. "We do so in a thoughtful, consultative manner and in accordance with the laws that govern how postal service is provided in Canada."

question: What would happen if Londoners for Door to Door got what they wanted?

answer: If Londoners for Door to Door got what they wanted, Canada Post would resume door-to-door service in London and halt attempts to install community mailboxes,

question: How could Canada Post respond to these "guerilla gardening" efforts?

answer: Canada Post could launch a campaign to change people's minds about community mailboxes, or simply go ahead with the construction of community mailboxes, ripping up the gardens in the process.


text: I walked slowly, admiring the eerie yet stunning beauty of this little paradise I found. The trees were all full of green leaves, so many shades from a bright emerald to a dark shimmering green almost black. The trees also boasted an affinity for life, squirrels, birds, bugs, snakes, all creatures coexisting within the same tree, and there were thousands of these trees around. The ground is covered in soft grass, damp and cool from the shade provided by the multitude of trees, Fungus and mushrooms of strange shades and hues burst through the ground at seeming random intervals, shelf fungus along the trunks of the trees make an almost spiral staircase up to the foliage. Luscious yet bizarre fruits decorate the upper branches and suspend themselves like shining gems, each a different color from the one next to it. The breeze and the sound of a distant river provide a soothing ambience along with the sounds of life in this place. I've been to this place quite often, climbed the trees, tasted the fruits, and talked with the multitudes of life, yet I have not seen the river from which this place must grow. I've walked for hours in all directions, the trees and bear no distinguishing marks, and I choose not to make any for fear of upsetting this place. I can always hear the river, never growing stronger or fading, always a constant, as if seeming for me to know it’s there but not to let me see it. I continue to wander, searching, no longer entrapped by the beauty of the trees or their complex eco system, the fruits have all become bitter, this place senses my frustration and changes accordingly. Sometimes when I first enter this place I can still feel the presence of the outside, I think I can see other people walking, as enraptured as I was when I first came here. I think I see them but, they too disappear as this place envelopes me. I am spending more time here now, constantly searching for the water, I don’t know why, but it’s all I care to find. The trees are growing to a constant shimmering black, and the sound of life has almost ceased. Every now and then there are bright places, with new life, snakes, snails, mice, all moving spasmodically in an area, like flashes of light in the surrounding gloom. I hardly notice them anymore. I must find that river, I spend almost all day here now, and I come back every night. The river still eludes me. I need to find it. The leaves have begun falling off the trees, what I can see of the sky is a flat black, it gives neither the illusion of night, but seems to absorb all the light. I've not seen a sun in this place yet. I choose to write this here now, in order to express the full effect, the need and desire to find this river. I don’t know why, or what makes me feel the need to find it. I'm not sure what will happen when I find it, or if I will, but I have to. Today I’m going to find the river. I found another snake, he had the same grin and vibrant colors of the others, I ignored the pleasant aura, I have to find the river. I opened its mouth to find two sharp teeth. As I carried the snake to a tree it began to grow, longer bigger, he grew cold in my hands. It started to hiss and writhe in my hands, I forced its mouth open and dragged the razor teeth across the dead tree. I must find the river. The snake struggled harder as I pushed its face into the tree harder, scouring deep gouges in the wood. The tree started to wail, a loud high pitched keening, its creamed and caught fire, the dead wood and remaining leaves alighting in azure, liquid fire. The burned down to a pool of aqueous blue fire, the surrounding trees caught flame also. I was surrounded by blue flames, purging this place of life and substance, the sound of the river grew stronger. Then I was there, the river raging relentlessly, flowing with the rage of an angry god. Still covered in the liquid blue fires I stepped into this torrent. I start to feel myself dissolve, as the river was made of the same liquid blue fire that burned me, yet as I felt myself burn away, my thoughts continued, my psyche still intact and active. I stopped the flow of azure fire, feeling it bend and give to my will. I opened my mind’s eye and surveyed my life as it was...... and I let go.

title: The grip and break of sanity.

question: What does the story say about the narrator's gender?

question: What does the story say about the paradise the narrator found?

answer: The paradise the narrator found had an eerie yet stunning beauty. Different shades of green leaves adorned the many trees, from bright emerald green to dark shimmering green that's almost black. The trees were teeming with life (birds, squirrels, snakes, etc) and delicious fruit. The ground is covered in soft grass, the trees give ample shade, mushrooms grow, and a soothing breeze with the sounds of a distant river ties it all together. Other people seem to have found this paradise and the narrator thinks he sees them. The paradise can sense the narrator's frustration/feelings and changes accordingly - the fruits taste bitter, life has almost ceased, and the trees have turned black.

question: What does the story say about the narrator's search for the river?

answer: At first, the narrator was careful and mindful when searching for the river, not wanting to upset the ecological balance of paradise by leaving distinguishing marks of any kind. The narrator's single-minded obsession with finding the river has caused them to not care about paradise and all the life within any longer. The place sensed the narrator's frustration and adjusted accordingly. The trees grew darker, almost all life ceased, and fruits tasted bitter. The narrator spends more and more time in paradise until they spend almost all day and night there, fruitlessly searching for the river.

question: What does the story say about how the narrator found the river?

answer: The narrator found the river by burning paradise down. They used the fangs of a snake to scar a tree. The tree screamed and caught fire, burning all the deadwood and leaves in a liquid, azure flame. All the trees caught fire, and soon, everything that was surrounded by the aqueous blue flame was purged, including all life. The narrator was surrounded by blue flame and he could hear the river grow stronger. He was suddenly in the raging river flowing with the rage of an angry god. The river was made of the same liquid blue fire that burned the narrator, and they simply dissolved them.


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"Let me ask you guys a question. I want to hear someone describe their passion for philosophy - what is it that drives you towards this stuff? Is it some shortcoming in your upbringing, a childhood problem that caused you to ask questions before your mind could handle the gravity of them? Maybe it's the literary aspect. You've already given up the idea that you could write something meaningful, so it's now a fascination with the great minds and their various works? Or perhaps you're genuinely ambitious and expect to contribute? Your belief in your genius is still in tact, your mind capable of ideas eye-opening and profound enough to be worth the time of future generations? I need to know that passion is real. Show me, let me feel it."

The room was silent. Professor Stewart was wise enough to remain silent as well, his lips curled in anticipation. Who would respond to this speech?

The task was no easy one. A communication to a person who articulated this question, in this tone of voice, required meeting him on the same level. The response must be from someone who is also awake; any other reply would only communicate that the question hadn't been heard. What's required for participation in a college classroom is a grasp of the English language; what's required for participation in this discussion is a grasp of human emotion.

title: The philosophy student

question: Why does the narrator beseech the class for an explanation of their passion?

answer: They feel no such passion themselves and want to catch a glimpse of it in others, to try to understand it and potentially understand why they themselves lack it.


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I miss milk and butter. From the cows. Floodin' got 'em as well. Ain't had nothing but cold beans for brekky in years. The whole city's full o' the stuff if you can dive for it. Can't remember the smell o' bacon n' eggs. The chickens n' the pigs are gone too. I used to throw an omelette together for the family. Eggs, bacon, milk. Butter the pan. Low heat 'till its browned by the pan n' gooey once you bite. Smell o' butter heatin' up in the mornings, warm dry day, can remember that. Would kill to have just one plate o' it, 'cept there ain't nobody to kill.

Still plenty o' clothes around. In the stores. Don't wear nothin' but for me jeans though. Never saw clothes like this in ol' times but for on the farms. The kind that's been bled on, covered in fat, soaked n' hung to dry like nothin' else. Couple o' years in they'd started crackin' like a leather belt. Now you couldn't get a knife through 'em. Can get a new shirt every mornin' but I been wearin' the same damn pair o' jeans since the start. All I got from ol' times since Ozzy left. Been years since he passed. Still keepin' track o' the dates 'cause o' him. Don't know what took 'im in the end of it. Malnutrition, weight loss, flu. I'm no doc. Poor bugger just got too old for a drowned city.

For a while after the floodin', people didn't realise they'd need water in a city full o' it. Not one o' us thought the water would turn poisoned. Don't know what did it. Could be all the dead soiled it. Could be the waste of the city under it. Could be what was it that made it rise in the first place. Could be somethin' none of us know 'bout. Nobody to find out. We just knew if you got it in your mouth, you hadn't a hope left.
Me n' the other smart ones scrabbled for water what wasn't deadly n' food you could keep. Bottles, cans, anything sealed in. Soon the city was noisy. Death is loud. Screams for help n' prayers to whatever God the folks kept. Me, I ain't got no faith keepin' me goin. Faith doesn't stitch me wounds, keep me wetsuit together or point the shots from me rifle. Faith didn't do much good for the others anyways. Could be there's some fella 'cross the world been keepin' alive with prayers, gettin' some bloke upstairs to send him food, drink n' medicine. Maybe if I heard from that fella I'd pray.

When the last o' 'em shut their eyes, city went quiet for 'bout a year. Soon enough some bushes n' tough trees started growin' on top o' the buildings n' birds moved in again. Started gettin' woke by the chirps like in ol' times. Also gave Ozzy n' I some meat, if we could get the loud bastards. Soon enough the birds got 'emselves poisoned by the waters, too.
Years later there's still ol' dead floatin' to the top, unhinged by some rotten wood or some pane o' glass crackin' under a fallin' building in the deep. Smells of decay, just the birds ain't smart enough to keep from drinkin'. There weren't silence though, even then. There were the bugs, feastin' on all the drowned n' killed they could get their mouths around. They're quieter now. Since Ozzy died I don't hear nothin' but the waves n' me own voice.

Hard to describe a city underwater. Forgot the familiar lanes n' started orientin' myself with the skyscrapers pokin' out the top. It ain't quiet underneath either. There's always somethin' fallin' apart when there's that much work bein' broken down by the wet. Distant crashes what echo for kilometers in the deep, you weren't ever sure if it was the buildin' you were divin' in what was collapsin'. Got caught out once. Thought I was goin' to get flat under a whole shoppin' center. Thought of Ozzy, that I hadn't said goodbye. Lucky I made it out. Dive less now.
Been talkin' to meself lots. Want to have last words to remember when I go out. Hell, they could be the last words anyone says ever. I don't know if I'm the last n' I don't much care. No way to reach 'cross the sea. Figured I'd only find more water. Stuff doesn't just rise in one place. Maybe some could be 'round still if it wasn't poisoned the planet over. Already come to accept the whole world drowned with us.
When I think, I talk. Turns out I just think about death. Used to think o' life. What to eat, where to dive, how to keep Ozzy going. Since he head out I don't much think of that stuff. Wondered if I should finish it myself. Nothin' to jump off. Could drink the water. Thought it would be a shame though. What if the last man alive took his own? Figured it wasn't far, I'd let me life run its course. Caught a reflection o' my face the other day. Its lined, worn. Been sixty years since the flood. Livin's hard.

Miss Ozzy. It kept me goin', havin' an ol' mate to care for.
Miss the way he would look at me, thankin' me when I brought food I'd farmed or birds I'd shot. He needed the help, poor fella.
Miss the way he walked. Knew he was tough from his walk. Had a bad leg but never slowed up. Didn't feel the pain like most, or he did n' he ignored it.
Miss the way he purred when I pet him.

If I am the last, I reckon I did us a fair job. I've been tough. Lived up until my body was weak n' lived some more. Took me losin' the world to realise what I missed. Meat. Land. Family. Ozzy.
Happy we didn't tear ourselves apart like they always said we would. 'Bout all I can be glad for. I've lay here in the sun to die.
Guess that's something I could smile for. Many breathed their last as screams. I've got the song of the tide and the heat o' the sun. Realised Ozzy had the same. Could be this ain't too bad a way men to head out. Been fightin' since we came to this place. Decided not to say anythin'. I ended the world in peace.

title: The Last

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: The story takes place 60 years after a flood that destroyed the narrator's city and seemingly wiped out the population.

question: Who is Ozzy?

answer: Ozzy seems to be the only friend the narrator had who survived the flood. Ozzy died many years ago.

question: How is the narrator affected by "the floodin'"?

answer: The narrator doesn't have access to clean water or proper food. He is also completely alone.

question: Does the narrator have family?

answer: The narrator doesn't have family that seems to be alive.

question: How old is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is above 60 years old.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator seems to be the last person on the planet after a flood destroyed his city and wiped out most of the population 60 years ago. The city is now engulfed in toxic water. He reflects on how he survived all these years, his late friend Ozzy, and how losing the world made him realize what he missed. He chooses to end humanity by dying peacefully in the sun.


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JAKOB SIGISMUND BECK (originally JACOB SIGISMUND BECK; 6 August 1761 – 29 August 1840) was a German philosopher.

Biography

Beck was born in the village of Liessau (Lisewo) in the rural district of Marienburg (Malbork) in Royal Prussia, Poland in 1761. The son of a priest (of Liessau), he studied (after 1783) mathematics and philosophy at the University of Königsberg, where Christian Jakob Kraus, Johann Schultz, and Immanuel Kant were his teachers. After his studies he first accepted a post as a teacher at a grammar school in Halle. With his thesis _Dissertatio de Theoremate Tayloriano, sive de lege generali, secundum quam functionis mutantur, notatis a quibus pendent variabilibus_, which he wrote in Halle, he was qualified as a university lecturer. He then worked as a lecturer of philosophy at the University of Halle (1791–1799), before be became a professor of philosophy at the University of Rostock. He devoted himself to criticism and explanation of the doctrine of Kant, and in 1793 published the _Erläuternder Auszug aus den kritischen Schriften des Herrn Prof. Kant, auf Anrathen desselben_ (Riga, 1793–1796), which has been widely used as a compendium of Kantian doctrine.[1]

Beck endeavoured to explain away certain of the contradictions which are found in Kant's system by saying that much of the language is used in a popular sense for the sake of intelligibility, e.g. where Kant attributes to things-in-themselves an existence under the conditions of time, space and causality, and yet holds that they furnish the material of our apprehensions. Beck maintains that the real meaning of Kant's theory is idealism; that knowledge of objects outside the domain of consciousness is impossible, and hence that nothing positive remains when we have removed the subjective element. Matter is deduced by the original synthesis. Similarly, the idea of God is a symbolic representation of the voice of conscience guiding from within. The value of Beck's exegesis has been to a great extent overlooked owing to the greater attention given to the work of J. G. Fichte. Beside the three volumes of the _Erläuternder Auszug_, he published the _Grundriss der kritischen Philosophie_ (1796), containing an interpretation of the Kantian _Kritik_ in the manner of Salomon Maimon.[2]

Beck died in Rostock.

Works

-   _Erläuternder Auszug aus den Kritischen Schriften des Herrn Prof. Kant_ (1793–96), vol. 3: _Einzig-möglicher Standpunct, aus welchem die critische Philosophie beurtheilt werden muß_ (1796)

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title: Jakob Sigismund Beck

question: What seems to be the highlight of Beck's career?

answer: It may have been his time as a lecturer when he was devoting himself to the explanation and criticism of Kant's work.

question: Describe Beck's thoughts on Kant's system.

answer: Beck would explain away contradictions by saying that much of Kant's language was used in a popular sense for the sake of intelligibility. He believed that the true meaning of Kant's theory is idealism.

question: Why was the value of Beck's exegesis overlooked?

answer: There was greater attention given to the work of J.G. Fichte that detracted from his.

question: What might have been Beck's views if Kant wasn't his teacher?

answer: It's possible he wouldn't have devoted the tail-end of his career to explaining and criticizing Kant. He probably wouldn't have as much knowledge on the subject, so his passion may not have been as great.


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APPLE FM (official call sign 3APL) is a community radio station licensed to Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.

History

The first test broadcast of this station in October 1986 coincided with the celebrations for the 150th year since the founding of Bacchus Marsh township. The original frequency offered was 94.7FM with call sign 3APL. One week only was granted for broadcasting. The ‘studio’ was in the garage of a real estate office in Underbank.

The station's establishment followed the dedicated and energetic efforts of founding member David Steele, a Bacchus Marsh resident and radio broadcasting enthusiast, who had invited expressions of interest in a local newspaper advertisement.

With the assistance of a team of 20 plus willing volunteers, donated equipment and funds, the station underwent many changes in venue:- the local grammar school, the community centre, the local post office, the public hall, a Main Street building above a chemist, an annex of the Montessori kindergarten in Darley to the current home, the Community Hub, thanks to the support of the Moorabool council.

After various test broadcasts of 2 weeks, 3 times per year, it was not until 2001 that a full license was granted to Apple 98.5FM with 200+ members. Even then, broadcasting times were limited.

All presenters being voluntary, shows have included breakfast programmes, news, sports, Community announcements a wide variety of music and even overnight broadcasts.

Though a turntable still exists, vinyl records, cassettes and cartridges have since given way to CDs and ultimately USB connections as the main music source. Outside broadcasts are an innovative feature of the station's progress. 24/7 broadcasting is well in place now.

Apple 98.5FM is also involved in various local community projects and festivals.

The incorporated committee, with President Karolyn Dangar meet monthly apart from the AGM and subcommittee meetings. Much structural and technical work is performed by members.

The station now has a professional development strategy for presenters and will also provide training in radio programming and presentation to prospective local students.

Membership fees and contributions, Sponsors’ donations are vital but insufficient to fully develop the station's future and reach the wider community.

title: Apple FM

question: In which country is Apple FM broadcast?

answer: Apple FM is licensed to Macchus Marsh, Victoria, probably Australia.

question: How did the operation Apple FM evolve from its inception?

answer:
1. Broadcasting times were limited, 24/7 broadcasting is currently well in place.
2. Originally vinyl records, cassettes and cartridges were used. This has since given way to CD's and USB connections as the main music source.
3. The venue of the radio station changed multiple times. It is currently housed in the Community Hub.
4. Presenters were voluntary, currently a professional development strategy for presenters are in place.

question: How old was Bacchus Marsh when Apple FM started to broadcast?

answer: The first test broadcast of Apple FM coincided with Bacchus Marsh's 150th year since its founding. This occurred in 1986.

question: What challenges does Apple FM currently face?

answer: They do not have enough finances to fully develop the station's future and reach the wider community. Currently, they rely on membership fees and contribution as well as sponsors' donations.

question: What part does Apple FM play in the community?

answer: Apple FM was established following the effort of a Bacchus marsh resident. The resident invited expressions of interest in a local newspaper advertisement. Twenty volunteers ran the station with donated equipment and funds. All presenters were voluntary. Apple FM is involved in various local community projects and festivals. Structural and technical work for the station is performed by the members of the community association. The station relies of fees, contributions and sponsors.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Apple FM is a community radio station licensed in Bacchus March, Victoria. The station relies heavily on the community for its content and livelihood.


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Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military are subject to ill-treatment that violates international laws, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, as it issued recommendations to improve the protection of minors.

“Ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system appears to be widespread, systematic and institutionalized,” according to a briefing paper prepared by the agency.

According to figures cited in _Children in Israeli military detention: observations and recommendations_, approximately 700 Palestinian children each year between the ages of 12 and 17 are arrested, interrogated and detained by Israeli army, police and security agents.

In the past 10 years, some 7,000 children – the majority of them boys – were held, an average of two children each day.

Based on interviews with some of these minors, as well as with Israeli and Palestinian lawyers, and reviews of cases, UNICEF concluded that there appears to be a pattern of ill-treatment during the arrest, transfer and interrogation of child detainees.

The 22-page report cites examples of arrests of children at their homes between midnight and 5:00 am by heavily armed soldiers, as well as physical and verbal abuse during transfer to an interrogation site, and interrogation using physical violence and threats.

The paper also cites “treatment inconsistent with child rights,” including shackling minors during court appearances and incarcerating them in Israel, which isolates them from their families and interrupts their studies.

Earlier this month, an independent UN expert urged Israel to end its “appalling and unlawful treatment of Palestinian detainees” after three men went on hunger strike to protest their conditions.

In today’s report, UNICEF recommends a series of policy changes that prevent breaches of international laws, as well as safeguarding authorities from false allegations of wrongdoing.

Among its recommendations, UNICEF said that “the arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time.”

The report also noted some improvements already made, such as raising the age of adulthood for Palestinian children from 16 to 18.

question: What recommendations did the United Nations Children's Fund issue?

answer: They recommended that the arrest, detention, or imprisonment of a child should be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortet appropriate period of time.

question: Why are Palestinian children being detained?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: According to the report, what improvements are already being made?

answer: The age of adulthood for Palestinian children has been raised from 16 to 18.

question: When was this article published?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: What sort of ill-treatment are the children suffering?

answer: Physical and verbal abuse as well as interrogation using physical violence and threats. Also shackling minors during court appearances and isolating them from their families.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: UNICEF recommends that the arrest, detention, and imprisonment of Palestinian children in Isreal should be used only as a last resort and only for the shortest appropriate period of time. These children are subjected to violence and mistreatment that violates international laws and child rights, including physical and verbal abuse.


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I think that many people find it daunting to start a new permaculture garden as it appears to be a lot of work, especially digging to prepare the space. However this need not be the case, as there are ways of starting your garden without any digging whatsoever. I certainly found this the most discouraging thing, especially as the surrounding area was overgrown with kikuyu grass and various other weeds. I was not interested in bringing in a small tractor to plough up everything and digging the place up with so much overgrown grass was more than I could think of managing. So after contemplating this problem for some while I hit on an idea which I thought was very novel because I had never heard of anyone doing it. I have subsequently heard that some people implement this method, but that’s it’s not as well known as it should be!

What you need for this project though is empty cardboard boxes, which you can obtain from most supermarkets or bottle stores free of charge.

STEP ONE would be tramping down and if necessary cutting down the weeds that are protruding up too high. All your weeds can remain in the ground, but if they are too tall then it is preferable to cut them down in order for the cardboard boxes to lie flat.

It is really best to tackle this task after it has rained, but if you have adequate water you can give it a good soaking before you start.

STEP TWO: The cardboard boxes get flattened and then placed on the area you want to garden, covering the entire surface as flat as possible. It is best to overlap your cardboard as some grasses and other plants are very persistent and tough and with the slightest bit of light they reach up a tendril to survive. However these single tendrils are much easier to get rid of later on than a whole area of grass.

STEP THREE: I always water the cardboard so it is somewhat soft and therefore malleable and easier to keep down.

STEP FOUR: After you have covered the area with cardboard you need to put a very thick layer, about 40 to 50 cm, of compost and mulch on top of the cardboard. Dry leaves, grass and straw are ideal for this and then all the compost that you can afford and that comes from your kitchen waste, and once you have covered the cardboard boxes with the mulch and compost, you need to water very thoroughly and be sure that the soil is wet throughout. Then you are ready to plant in your new garden. In due course the cardboard breaks down and disintegrates and the weeds underneath also become food for the plants. So you need to water deep and thoroughly.

STEP FIVE: Now you can plant seeds or seedlings directly. The seeds get planted straight into the mulch at the depth you would normally plant the seed.

Regular watering softens the cardboard and by the time the plants have grown to almost full size the roots can easily penetrate deeper through the cardboard into the soil underneath. Because the plants are in soft compost and mulch they sprout so much easier and before you know it they are looking fantastic. The absence of light under the cardboard does kill off the weeds and also the seeds so that you have very little weeds sprouting as your garden progresses.

Initially daily watering, and even twice daily, is required if it is very hot. But if you have planted seedlings then you should water for longer periods so that the water goes deeper — every second day to start with and then moving on to every third day, once the roots have taken hold, which should take about a week to ten days. Your mulch keeps the moisture content higher, and prevents evaporation, so watering becomes less essential as the mulch breaks down into humus. You want to remember that you need the water to get to the bottom of the roots of the plants. To approximately determine this depth take note of the height of your plants…. As above so below. If you water too shallowly then the roots tend to turn upwards to find water, which weakens your plants and then they are prone to diseases and insects. Most diseases and insects occur when the plants are not happy — in particular regarding watering as this lowers their immune systems and they become prey to diseases. Loads of compost and good watering is the key to healthy and happy plants.

However to every rule there is an exception and in this case carrots are an exception. Carrot seeds like poor sandy soil, but once they are growing they like deep watering to form strong roots. So for your carrot section it is advisable to put down some sandy soil and leave off the compost. Some mulch will help to keep the soil wet. Initially you must soak the cardboard very well for carrots so that they easily can penetrate through into the soil underneath otherwise they grow short and stocky.

A golden rule to remember is: Mother Nature hates being naked, just like we do. In the summer the soil burns and the roots can burn too, no matter how many times a day you may water, and in the winter the cold and possible frost also damages the roots. Everything needs to be mulched at all times. Lots of mulching and groundcover is advisable and don’t be too intent in taking every little weed out because they are often useful and edible in some cases. Of course too much will overtake what you are wanting to grow but when you do take some out leave them on top, to cover the soil and turn into compost.

I have done my entire garden like this and found it extremely helpful and useful. If you think you don’t have enough mulch or compost then go and rake up the leaves your trees have dropped. I fortunately have many Acacia trees around and this gives me wonderful compost and mulch in one, as it is very rich in nitrogen. Unfortunately, if you are in a suburban area, you may have to look to your local nursery for this kind of material but you could take a drive into the country over a weekend and visit some stud farms or dairy farms to collect some compost manure.

It is fine to use some cow or horse manure if you have access to this, but it is not advisable to use chicken manure or pig manure at this stage. These are best used after first composting them with other yard waste, or as liquid manures only, which can be made by leaving them to soak in a container of water for about ten days. Chicken and pig manure is strong and acidic and tends to burn the roots of plants, so care should be taken to keep them away from root systems.

This method avoids any tilling, so doesn’t ‘wake’ dormant seeds in your topsoil layer. The covered weeds turn into soil, and your vegetables can flourish. This method does significantly reduce the time and effort involved in starting a new garden, and the results are fantastic.

question: What is the main topic of the article?

answer: The author discusses how to start a new permaculture garden.

question: What is the reason the author gives as to why people hesitate to start a new garden?

answer: The author says that people find the process to be daunting.

question: How many steps are there in the process?

answer: There are five steps.

question: What is the idea that the author has that they feel is novel?

answer: The author has the idea of using cardboard boxes to choke out the weeds or grass in the garden area.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The author discusses how to start a new permaculture garden using a novel idea to minimize the prep work. The author has the idea of using cardboard boxes to choke out the weeds or grass in the garden area.


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"I'm telling you, it was one of the most baffling weeks of my life"

"What was so bad about it?" she laughed infectiously.

"Well here I was, dating this beautiful, gorgeous girl, and the sex was absolutely awful. I couldn't figure it out. I questioned my sexuality once in case it was my fault. But don't worry, I'm not gay. I'm sure of that." Paul smiled, "and then she dumped me for 'not being adventurous enough for her'."

"Well maybe it was your fault?" Sarah smirked.

"Maybe, but I’ve never had any complaints before or after her, so im pretty sure its not."

"Oh really, so I’m sitting here with a bona fide ladies man am i? The scourge of fathers across the country?" she giggled

"I wouldn't say that." he laughed, "I’ve done okay. Same as everyone else."

"I have to say, I was expecting you to be a big proponent of the three day rule" she looked at him quizzically

"The three day rule?"

"Yeah, you know, how guys always leave it three days before they contact you?"

"Oh. Well its more of a guideline than a rule. But if it bothers you that in a day early i can come back tomorrow?"

"Yeah, would you?" she fixed her hair, pushing it back out of her face.

"I'd like to point out that I didn't make contact. You shouted at me on the street."

"How do I know you're not stalking me? Or that you didn't plan it that i would run into you?" she asked playfully

Paul smiled "think very highly of yourself don't you? Accusing me of dastardly scheming!"

"I think it’s what I’d do if I were a man."

"Bump into them accidentally on purpose?"

"Of course, I love me, I couldn't wait to see me again." she giggled

Paul laughed, "what about me?"

"What about you?" she asked, confused.

"Well, you couldn't wait to see me again either could you? That's why you organised to run into me, isn't it."

"You can go on believing that if it makes you feel better." her smile like a bird opening its wings.

"You have a nice smile."

Sarah looked down, suddenly shy. "Thank you" she pushed her hair behind her ear.

"You're welcome. But now my dear I'm afraid I must leave you. I’ve been talking to you now for two hours, when I should have been working." Paul stood up.

"You work?" she smiled mockingly

"Yes, I'm not as much of a bum as you think." he smiled

"What do you do?"

Paul had dreaded this question. He didn't know if he should lie and keep quiet about his real job, or just tell her. It all came down to one question: if he told her, would she figure out he was investigating her family. He chose not to answer. He smiled, took her hand and kissed it. Then he turned and walked away. Sarah was left once again, sitting alone, utterly bemused by what just happened. She watched him as he walked to the door. He looked back and smiled at her from the door before walking out. She sat staring after him for a minute. She bit her lip and smiled. She liked him.

title: Paul & Sarah - dialogue snippet

question: What did Paul say about his girlfriend to Sarah?

answer: He said that he was dating a beautiful, gorgeous girl, but the sex was awful. He questioned his sexuality too, but the girl then dumped him for not being adventurous enough for her.

question: What is the three-day rule?

answer: The three-day rule is about how guys always leave it three days before they contact you.

question: Since when have Sarah and Paul been talking to each other?

answer: They've been talking to each other since the past two hours.

question: What job does Paul do?

answer: Paul is investigating Sarah's family.

question: What does Sarah feel about Paul?

answer: Sarah likes Paul.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
Sarah and Paul discuss Paul's ex-lover. He talks about how she broke up with him. They then discuss how they've met each other twice.

Paul gets up saying that he needs to work now that he's been talking to her for over two hours. Sarah asks him what he does for a living but he doesn't answer. Jim's actually secretly investigating Sarah's family, and Sarah's falling for him.


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 The dog food is rancid and my dog will not eat it! I would like a credit on this item NOT a replacement
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 My black American Bulldog dog loves all the Orijen's products even this one. This product has a strong fish smell which is good because it says something about the quality of ingredients. I purchased this trial to see how my dog likes it, she loves it but i am concerned about giving my baby too much fish. I always choose the Orijen Regional Red meat product or the Poultry one. Ever since I have been feeding my dog Orijen her coat looks shinny and healthy.

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 We are huge fans of the Orijen line. This six fish bag we use as fun treats in the morning or at night when she wants a snack and I want her to have something of substance. Orijen only makes the best with only the best of everything so we trust that any late night snack will be healthy. My fur child loves this....

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 My cat is sensitive to chicken (I try to feed her mostly wet food), but LOVES some dry food. Not only is this the most healthful dry food I've been able to find, but it has no chicken products; almost all others do. She begs for it every day and gobbles it down; we call it "cookies," since she has to eat her wet food first. She's never gotten tired of it (I've been using it for many months), and she looks and feels very healthy. If she doesn't like the wet food I've given her, if I sprinkle some of this on top of it, she'll eat it. It holds together well - doesn't powder or crumble - and stays fresh for a long time.

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 I bought this trial package for my 6 lb Pomeranian (usually I gave her Acana dry food, which is also great, but I always try to find something better for her) and she totally love eat! When she hear a sound of a package she starts to dance and run over the kitchen and after one minute her plate is empty! Also I recognize (when this package ended) that her hair is more soft and I feel like she is more fluffy! No doubt I would buy 5 lb package next time!

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question: What is the consistency of this food?

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At Hotel Tourist Cefalu, we believe that a holiday is all about spending the vacation you deserve. It can be a lovely mix of everything, peaceful and relaxing while still being near to main attractions when you are ready to go exploring.

The hotel is on the beautiful Lungomare beach of Cefalu, Sicily in the province of Palermo, Italy. It offers a lovely overlooking view of the Tyrrhenian sea and the Old town from the balconies. There are about 46 comfortable rooms with their recommended room types. We aim to cater for all types of tourists from single travellers to couples, groups and families. Amenities include a satellite TV, WI-FI internet connection, minibar, telephone, safe, hairdryer, and individual air conditioning. The hotel also has a swimming pool with sun loungers and umbrellas, a restaurant, a bar and a lovely private beach area a few steps from the hotel.

question: What country is home to the Hotel Tourist Cefalu

answer: Italy

question: Is alcohol available in the hotel rooms?

answer: Yes

question: Which sea can guests observe?

answer: Tyrrhenian Sea

question: How far is the sea from the hotel?

answer: A few steps

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes the location of the Hotel Tourist Cefalu in Italy. It also outlines some of the attractions and amenities the hotel offers.