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WEICHAI POWER CO., LTD is a Chinese state-owned listed company in Weifang, Shandong province, specialised in the research and development, manufacturing and sale of diesel engines. Its products are used in vehicles, marine vessels and power generators. The company is majority owned by state-owned Weichai Group.

Weichai's H share was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2004[1] and its A-share was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2006.[2]

History

[Weichai headquarters, Weifang, China, 2014] [Weifang Diesel Engine Works, 1953]

Weichai Power Co., Ltd. was founded in 2002,[3] with Weichai Holding Group Co., Ltd. as the main sponsor. Weichai Power has built different industrial bases: for all series power (Weifang), for heavy-duty vehicle and powertrain (Xi’an), for big-power engine and light-duty vehicle (Chongqing), and for automobile electronics and parts (Yangzhou). The company owns several R&D centers around the world (China, United States, Europe...).

Regarding Research and Development, Weichai Power has been involved into 22 national “863 project”. It achieved 1437 product and technology patent licenses, and participated in establishing around 45 industry and national standards.

In the recent years, Weichai Power has introduced several whole series of automotive diesel engines which met National IV and National V standards. Also, the company independently developed an Electric Control ECU which has equipped CNG engines and the WP13 engine for heavy-duty commercial trucks.

Brands and Acquisitions

Weichai Power owns several Chinese brands:

-   SHAANXI HEAVY-DUTY MOTOR CO. LTD. ()
-   SHAANXI FAST AUTO DRIVE GROUP COMPANY ()
-   SHAANXI HANDE AXLE CO., LTD. () which was jointly invested and built up by Weichai Power Co., Ltd. and Shaanxi Automobile Group Co., Ltd. in 2003.
-   WEICHAI POWER YANGZHOU DIESEL ENGINE CO., LTD. (), recombined with Weichai Power in 2009.
-   ZHUZHOU GEAR CO., LTD. ()
-   ZHUZHOU TORCH SPARK PLUGS CO., LTD. ()
-   WEICHAI (CHONGQING) AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD. (潍柴(重庆)汽车有限公司), which is wholly owned by Weichai Power Co., Ltd. since 2012.

Weichai Power's acquired, in 2009, a French company which designs and manufactures marine engines named SOCIÉTÉ INTERNATIONALE DES MOTEURS BAUDOUIN.[4] In 2012, the company signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the KION GROUP, a German company, and LINDE HYDRAULICS, its forklift truck manufacturer and hydraulic technology subsidiary.[5]

Businesses

Weichai Power works in four different sectors: powertrain (engines, transmissions and axles), vehicle engines, hydraulic products and auto parts. Weichai Power focuses on engines but also on other parts as transmissions, axles, or generating sets for different applications: high-speed light-duty engines, high-speed medium-duty engines, high-speed heavy-duty engines, medium-speed diesel engines, low-speed diesel engines. The main targeted markets include trucks, buses, construction machinery, marine power, power generation, and agriculture machinery... Also, and thanks to its subsidiaries, Linde Hydraulics, Torch Sparks Plugs, Zhuzhou Gear, etc., Weichai Power provides different auto parts including hydraulic parts, spark plugs, gears, piston pins, auto lamps...

Sponsorship

[Launching of Weichai New logo, Ferrari, China, 2014]

Weichai Power was announced as a new partner of Scuderia Ferrari in January 2013. Weichai Power is the first Chinese company to sponsor Ferrari, and one of the few Chinese companies to sponsor Formula 1. The sponsorship contract has been signed for four years, ending by 2016.[6] A new contract was signed with Ferrari to extend their sponsorship in 2016 for four more years. As of July 2020, they have pulled out of their sponsorship with Ferrari.

National Awards

-   In 2007: National quality prize.[7]
-   In 2011: “WP10 / WP12 series heavy duty high speed engine and key technology” were awarded as a science and technology progress in machinery industry field in China.
-   In 2013: “Key technology and industrialization of heavy-duty and high-speed diesel engine” project: Second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.

[1] NOTICE OF 2003 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

[2] Weichai Power plans Shenzhen listing

[3] http://en.weichai.com/wmdgs/wmdls/2000_2010/201401/t20140109_1793.htm

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[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJmX7dEzyaw

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[7] http://www.chinabuses.com/english/news/0712/13002.htm “Weichai Power Won Award” 12.13.2007

title: Weichai Power

question: Summarize the origins of Weichai Power.

answer: Weichai Power Co., Ltd. was founded in 2002. The Chinese state-owned company Weichai Holding Group Co., Ltd. is the majority owner. It is listed in Weifang, Shandong province.

question: What does the text say about the company's acquisitions?

answer: Weichai Power owns several Chinese brands. These include Shaanxi Heavy-Duty Motor Co. Ltd., Shaanxi Fast Auto Drive Group Company, Shaanxi Handle Axle Co., Ltd., Weichai Power Yangzhou Diesel Engine Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou Gear Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou Torch Spark Plugs Co. Ltd., and Weichai (Chongqing) Automotive Co., Ltd. In 2009, Weichai Power acquired French company Société Internationale des Moteurs Baudouin. In 2012, German company Linde Hydraulics was acquired.

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Over 500 people, including 50 children and 120 women, have been killed in armed clashes between the Kurds and the Turkish military over the past six months, Selma Irmak, a co-chair of the Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and a lawmaker from the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Irmak noted that the number of civilian victims is much greater than the number of killed Kurdish fighters.

"As far as I know, over 200 people have been killed in two months. But the number of victims has exceeded 500 since the beginning of the conflict, that is from September. Over 50 of them are children. At least 120 women and many senior people were killed… And the figures are rising," Irmak told RIA Novosti in an interview.

According to the lawmaker, this figures will increase when the number of victims in the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre, located in Sirnak province, becomes known. Earlier in February, Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala said that the country's security forces had ended the military operation in Cizre.

In December 2015, the Turkish authorities declared a curfew in a number of southeastern regions where armed clashes between Ankara forces and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s fighters continue. The Turkish General Staff has said that about 850 Kurdish militants have been killed since mid-December. Kurdish activists, in turn, argue that most of the dead were civilian victims.

The Kurds, Turkey's largest ethnic minority, are striving to create their own independent state. The PKK was founded in the late 1970s to promote the self-determination for the Kurdish community and is considered to be a terrorist organization by the Turkish authorities.

question: How do officials differentiate between Kurdish fighter and civilian casualties?

answer: Doesn't say


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I'm bleeding.

Black, hot liquid pours from thousands of flesh wounds across my body. Swirling with hate and malice, the putrid fluids of my soul seek relief. Destruction, Terror, Hatred, Anguish, and Pain tear through every fiber of my being as They yearn for freedom. Too long have I held them inside me, using their insistent pounding to keep my very own heart beating.

Thousands of ear piercing shrieks surround me. I clasp my hands around my ears to mute the unrelenting howling until I realize the guttural noises are from my own throat.

Fire sears across each lesion where the hot, black liquid continues to spill out. I gasp deeply and take in hot, stale air, almost choking on acidic blood. The pain is unbearable as my flesh rips to shreds. I shudder uncontrollably as spasms begin to tear through my physical being.

'We seek release'

Somehow I am on the ground; my hands sticky with black blood as I clutch my sides. My knuckles turn white with effort as I try desperately to hold my body together while They slash their way out.

The screaming never stops.

I'm lying in a puddle of my own blood. Black as night, liquid pools around me until I am no longer distinguishable from the dark.

My body goes into shock as We approach the pain threshold. Soon, I cannot feel anything. Flames continue to race along my flesh, as if it is engaged in a tango with the rapidly appearing lacerations. The surface heals as quickly as it tears, leaving thousands of scars, layered over each other; each exit wound a reminder of the abhorrence that I once harbored. Physical exhaustion sets in; my awareness begins to waiver, toeing the fine line of consciousness. My chest heaves as my lungs seek air; instead I choke in more blood. Pressure closes in on me from all sides, impairing my ability to move.

'We seek release'

I stop resisting. I feel the flame licking at my soul as They claw their way out. The flesh wounds continue to weep their dark tears.

An indefinite time later, an uncomfortable silence wakes me. The hot air is suffocating and old as I fill my lungs. Still lying on the ground, I force my eyes open to assess the aftermath. I am afraid of what I might find.

I am Alone.

A moment later, a gentle thump echoes from beneath my rib cage.

title: Release. (408 Words)

question: Who are the main characters of the story?

answer: The narrator, Destruction, Terror, Hatred, Anguish, and Pain

question: Why is the narrator bleeding?

answer: Putrid fluids of his soul are clawing their way out of his body seeking release, creating thousands of flesh wounds.

question: Who is screaming "we seek release?"

answer: Destruction, Terror, Hatred, Anguish, and Pain - putrid fluids of his soul.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: That information can’t be found.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is bleeding profusely from a thousand wounds made by the putrid fluids of his soul - Destruction, Terror, Hatred, Anguish, and Pain - trying to claw their way out of his body. They seek release and are relentless. The narrator suffers a great deal and chokes on his own blood. When the pain finally becomes too great, the narrator loses consciousness. He wakes up alone and thinks it is over, but a gentle thump echoes from beneath his rib cage after a few moments.


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SALLY PAYNE (September 5, 1912 – May 8, 1999) was an American actress. She featured in several B-Westerns in the 1940s.

Career

Payne worked as a model for artists before making her first film, _Hollywood Hobbies_ (1935), where she appeared in the bit part of a tourist. She became a leading actress in B films, usually westerns. She also played in comedy shorts for RKO Radio Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She is most remembered for her performance as Calamity Jane in the Roy Rogers western _Young Bill Hickok_ (1940), as well as acting the role of Belle Starr in _Robin Hood of the Pecos_ (1941), where her performing style echoed that of a contemporary, Una Merkel.[1] Just before her association with Rogers ended, her status had enlarged from a supporting-role character to that of first-billed actress.

Payne's characters were usually the tomboy type, often helping men rather than being dependent on them. She frequently wore men's clothing, carried a weapon, drove stagecoaches and rode horses. Her male associates identified strongly with her ability to survive a rough environment like the Old West frontier, but she was never the object of male fantasies. [2]Rarely did Payne's characters become physically intimate with her masculine counterparts; thus if she were called on to display affection of any sort, the relationships never went beyond the strictly platonic. Thus, her persona was that of a female sidekick, but never a lover.

At one point in her career, when a studio told Payne to undergo a rhinoplasty, reporters interviewed her at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, where she told them, “I've always found it a pretty good nose, but if they want to change it, I guess I'll let 'em do it. Things are that way in Hollywood.”[3]

Later years

After Payne left acting, she ran her own book store[4] and worked as an artist, creating oil paintings for her family and her friends and illustrating a series of children's books.[5]

Personal life

Payne retired from films in 1942 after her marriage to Arthur F. Kelly, an executive for Western Airlines.[6]She had previously been married to William Telaak, a marriage that ended in divorce in 1941.[7]

Death

On May 8, 1999, Payne died in Los Angeles[8] of a stroke at the age of 86.

Partial filmography

-   _The Big Show_ (1936) - Toodles Brown
-   _Exiled to Shanghai_ (1937) - Mabel
-   _The Higgins Family_ (1938) - Lizzie
-   _The Man from Music Mountain_ (1938) - Patsy
-   _Blondie Meets the Boss_ (1939) - Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
-   _My Wife's Relatives_ (1939) - Lizzie
-   _When Tomorrow Comes_ (1939) - Waitress (uncredited)
-   _Blondie Brings Up Baby_ (1939) - Young Woman (uncredited)
-   _The Amazing Mr. Williams_ (1939) - Jean - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
-   _I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby_ (1940) - First Operator (uncredited)
-   _La Conga Nights_ (1940) - Lucy Endover
-   _When the Daltons Rode_ (1940) - Annabella
-   _I Love You Again_ (1940) - Salesgirl (uncredited)
-   _Money and the Woman_ (1940) - Mrs. Jones (uncredited)
-   _City for Conquest_ (1940) - Singer (uncredited)
-   _Young Bill Hickok_ (1940) - Miss Calamity Jane Canary
-   _One Night in the Tropics_ (1940) - Woman with Second Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)
-   _No, No, Nanette_ (1940) - Maid (uncredited)
-   _Robin Hood of the Pecos_ (1941) - Belle Starr
-   _In Old Cheyenne_ (1941) - Squeak Brown
-   _The Lady from Cheyenne_ (1941) - Chorus Girl (uncredited)
-   _Sheriff of Tombstone_ (1941) - Queenie Whittaker - aka Queenie LaTour
-   _Nevada City_ (1941) - Jo Morrison
-   _Bad Man of Deadwood_ (1941) - Princess Sally Blackstone
-   _Jesse James at Bay_ (1941) - Polly Morgan
-   _Tuxedo Junction_ (1941) - Pansy Weaver
-   _Red River Valley_ (1941) - Sally Whittaker
-   _Playmates_ (1941) - Gloria (uncredited)
-   _Man from Cheyenne_ (1942) - Sally Whittaker
-   _Romance on the Range_ (1942) - Sally
-   _Mountain Rhythm_ (1943) - Fanniebelle Weaver
-   _This Is the Life_ (1944) - Dolly (uncredited)

[1] Reid, John Howard. _Films Famous, Fanciful, Frolicsome, and Fantastic_. Lulu.com, April 2006.

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[3] Cassara, Bill. _Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn_. Bear Manor Media, 2006.

[4] Answers Biography of Sally Payne

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[6] “Payne, Sally.” _Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999_. Ed. Harris M. Lentz, III. McFarlane & Company, Inc., 2000. p. 169.

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title: Sally Payne

question: Why was Sally Payne cast in tomboy or sidekick type roles?

answer: The most likely reason is typecasting, the role she is most known for could have provided casting directors with a specific bias when it comes to determining what roles she can play; in this case, she is most remembered as Calamity Jane. Another possible reason for her casting is that as a person, she exhibits that kind of personality, or that as an actress, she prefers to have those roles -though this might not be as she seems to be the kind or person who goes along with what the studio asks of her.


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The US won't just get a new president this year. It will also be getting a new leader who must deal with NSA oversight amid an increased terror threat. Yet, voters appear indifferent. Kathleen Schuster explores why.

Just ahead of the presidential election mayhem in the United States, a survey by the Pew Research Center in May of last year showed that nearly 55 percent of Americans disapproved of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance. That poll came ahead of the passage of the USA Freedom Act, which ended the mass collection of phone records, but which still left many of the agency's spying powers intact.

Nearly a year later, media attention has turned to a draft bill that would see encrypted data unencrypted by court order. The so-called Feinstein-Burr legislation follows public outcry over the FBI's demanding Apple to unlock the phone of Syed Rizwan Farook, who had shot dead 14 people in San Bernadino, California late last year.

Yet, in a year when Americans will choose a new president - a person who could unquestionably expand NSA powers, as George W. Bush did in 2001, or President Barack Obama has over his two terms - this isn't a burning issue for voters.

But, why?

'NOT A LOT OF LEADING GOING ON'

Americans might, in theory, disagree with the NSA's warrantless eavesdropping in the past, but, the complexity of the issue has left voters and politicians alike stumped.

"They don't know what to do," Bruce Schneier, a fellow at Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and cryptographer who helped "The Guardian" newspaper review Edward Snowden's documents, told DW.

"They look to their leaders to tell them and there's not a lot of leading going on. So right now a lot of this is playing out in the courts," he said.

[USA Vorwahlen Bildkombo Donald Trump und Hillary Clinton]

Donald Trump is leading the GOP ahead of Ted Cruz. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton also has a wide margin over her opponent, Bernie Sanders

The stance of the top four presidential candidates varies widely. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders wants to end surveillance, while frontrunner Hillary Clinton favors finding a balance that would see more cooperation between businesses and government.

Republican Ted Cruz opposed the metadata program, but both he and Donald Trump have expressed support for monitoring Muslims. In fact, Trump has gone so far as to say that security in a world that "would like to destroy us as quickly as possible" was more important than privacy.

POWERLESS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION?

The NSA scandal poses multiple problems for the stock-standard speeches on the campaign trail.

For one, it's fraught with complexities that don't translate into soundbytes. When tech insiders raise concerns, for example, about the NSA having "back-door" access to software, the argument quickly snowballs: they're talking about Americans' privacy rights, but also the ability of cybercriminals to take advantage of the NSA's invasive strategies, paradoxically making the US more vulnerable to hacking.

[Apple logo]

US media attention has shifted to privacy concerns in the wake of the San Bernadino shooting. Apple refused to comply with an FBI request to unlock one of the shooter's phones

Taking a position on the fourth amendment of the Constitution - the main law at the heart of privacy and security - also poses problems for candidates who know the legal system is warily navigating new territory as technology grows exponentially.

"You have the right against unreasonable searches and seizures, which means by implication that you don't have the right against reasonable searches and seizures," Roger Pilon, the vice president of the Washington-based Cato Institute, told DW, offering the law in a nutshell and underscoring the difficulty of its interpretation.

Even though Pilon said both privacy advocates and proponents of state security had good arguments, the presidential campaign won't spark a huge public debate. That's in part because the public can't look to an example of someone's privacy rights being violated - because the government doesn't tell people when they're being watched.

This hits on the a key legal problem in the US because the Constitution requires that plaintiffs show that they've been harmed. "You can't bring a case before the court saying, 'I might have had my call intercepted, I don't know, but I think you ought to find the program unconstitutional,'" Pilon said.

GERMANY CURIOUS ABOUT OUTCOME

The absence of the NSA scandal from the US presidential debates has been noticed in Germany, where Snowden's revelations have had enormous consequences for both the government and its intelligence agencies.

Not only did he reveal that the US had tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone, but his information leak also led to the formation of parliamentary investigative committee which seeks to establish to what extent Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, cooperated with the NSA.

[Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel mit Handy]

Revelations of US spying on foreign partners, including Germany, has strained diplomatic ties

The high-level investigation has led to the discovery of an extensive BND-NSA partnership. With the memories of human rights violations by East German spying and, longer ago, by the Gestapo, Germans take their right to privacy very seriously.

Thorsten Wetzling, who heads the Privacy Projects at the foundation _Neue Verantwortung_ ("New Responsibility") said the NSA investigation had resonated strongly in business, politics, and civil society - and this debate could intensify "depending on who wins the US election."

But, Wetzling admitted that not every German was so concerned, a fact with which journalist Markus Beckedahl also agreed, saying the Snowden revelations led to Berlin's not curbing, but instead, strengthening its own foreign and domestic Internet surveillance.

Beckedahl and his colleague Andre Meister were investigated for treason last year after publishing confidential information on their website Netzpolitik.org that the German government was planning to increase online spying.

[Edward Snowden auf der CeBIT in Hannover]

The German government has repeatedly refused requests by opposition politicians and security advocates to grant NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum

The charges were eventually dropped amid a public uproar. Beckedahl said the evidence they uncovered showed Merkel's government had benefited from many people ignoring the NSA scandal. In contrast to the US media, however, the German media has not forgotten the story so quickly.

"The government knows it doesn't have to be too afraid of the general public, but we're really lucky in Germany that many journalists focus on mass surveillance again and again anyway," Beckedahl told DW.

NSA ISSUE NOT 'SALIENT'

The vast majority of American adults use computers. Within the past five years, the rate of smart phone use has doubled to 68 percent - among adults 18-29, that rate is 86 percent, according to the Pew Research Center in 2015. Nearly half the country uses electronic tablets. Complacency over online surveillance, however, won't change soon, according to cryptographer Bruce Schneier.

The fact that the NSA can "interpret the law in a process that no one can see is fundamentally terrifying," he said. The implications of surveillance, however, were not a "salient issue like unemployment or crime or healthcare, things that matter to someone everday, viscerally."

Certainly, the winner of the US presidential elections could affect surveillance policies, but as Schneier put it, "it's hard to know how much."

question: What is the main focus of this story?

answer: The focus of this story is the National Security Agency's surveillance and the next president's ability to expand that surveillance.

question: When was this article written?

answer: It was written leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

question: Which two former presidents are mentioned to have expand NSA powers?

answer: George W. Bush and Barack Obama

question: Do the 4 top presidential candidates have common stances regarding NSA?

answer: Bernie Sanders wants to end surveillance, while frontrunner Hillary Clinton favors finding a balance that would see more cooperation between businesses and government. Ted Cruz opposed the metadata program, but both he and Donald Trump have expressed support for monitoring Muslims.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The focus of this story is the National Security Agency's surveillance and the next president's ability to expand that surveillance; it was written leading up to the 2016 presidential election. The stance of top four presidential candidates varies widely.


text: His nights were full of the tossings and turnings you’d expect from a grave, but less life. You can hear his agonies from the other room, but no neighbor thinks much of it. Regret can kill a man, but poor choices can make him immortal. That’s what keeps him up, his choices in life. Every night, those that share his walls hear the same woe’s spilling through the tattered dry wall, “WHY ME?” “HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?” but they never hear the answers. It’s difficult to gauge the value of a life when the person doesn’t value their own, but we insist that it is mandatory that we move on. Death is inevitable, we all know this. Death comes quick, swift, and overwhelmingly so, but we must press on. We don’t know why we do, or how, but all we know is that the only buttons on life we can press are “start” and “stop”, we only control the one though.

title: Drunken paragraphs are BEST paragraphs!

question: What are the regrets?

answer: The choices he's made

question: What poor choices?

answer: We never hear the answers

question: Who shares the walls?

answer: The neighbours

question: What are the woes?

answer: He doesn't say

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: He tosses and turns each night and though the neighbours can hear, they don't think much about it. His choices in life keep him awake. WHY ME? HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? We must press on because death is swift.


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_GOD FATHER_ is an Odia feature film and is the second venture of Chaturbhuja Films produced by Jugansu Sekhar Panda. The film is directed by Ramesh Rout. The music was composed by Abhijit Majumdar and the dialogue written by Dr. Nirmal Nayak. The film stars Siddhanta Mahapatra, Anu Choudhury and the Bollywood actress Rakhi Sawant in an item number.[1][2][3] The film was released on 1 January 2017. The music was released by Amara Muzik.

Plot

The story revolves around the life of a man who becomes popular in his village by doing good work and working for the people while surrounded by some gangsters who try to ruin his works.

Cast

-   Siddhanta Mahapatra[4]
-   Anu Choudhury[5]
-   Sashreek Samarth Mishra
-   Ananya Mishra
-   Manisha Mishra
-   Daitari Panda
-   Rakhi Sawant as item number “Chuti Kholile”
-   Manoj Mishra

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Abhijit Majumdar and released by Amara Muzik.

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title: God Father (2017 film)

question: What studio made God Father?

answer: Chaturbhuja Films

question: When was God Father released?

answer: January 1, 2017

question: Who directed God Father?

answer: Ramesh Rout

question: Summarize the plot of God Father.

answer: A man gains popularity in his village by doing good work for the people while gangsters try to ruin his works.

question: List three actors appearing in the film.

answer: Siddhanta Mahapatra, Anu Choudhury, and Sashreek Samarth Mishra

question: What did Abhijit Majumdar contribute to the film?

answer: He composed the music for the film.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: God Father is a 2017 Odia film made by Chaturbhuja Films and directed by Ramesh Rout. It was released on January 1, 2017 and contains music by Abhijit Majumdar. It is about a man attempting to do good in his village while gangsters interfere with him.


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	Rushing out of the lobby and into the street, Carol had never realized how harsh the cold was. Looking back at the building where she had once sought solitude, she wondered to herself how such a nightmare could take place in a building so regular. a building where people come and go as they please all day long.
	"These things weren't supposed to happen in this neighborhood”. she thought to herself.
	This would be the last time Carol would step onto the "LR Suites" door mat. With her son Ian waiting with the doorman, she was able to hail a taxi much quicker than she expected. Luck was something Carol had never been blessed with.
	"Mommy I'm cold, why are we outside?" Ian's innocent voice questioned.
	"We are going on an adventure, but you mustn't speak until you can see the sunlight poke through the skyscrapers." Carol answered.
	The doorman carried out the lone suitcase, the one Carol had gotten on her wedding night, and loaded it into the trunk of the taxi. This was the first time that suitcase had seen any action since He did not like travel. Carol picked up Ian in his light blue footie pajamas and set him in the seat next to her, already asleep. There is a calming innocence about children sleeping. A knock on the window startled her.
	"Have a nice night Mrs. Oakland." said the doorman, tipping his blue suede hat as she walked out the door.
	"Please, just Carol now." she murmured.
	She directed the taxi to the airport, and took a deep breath as the car sped off into the early morning. After all the commotion, she hadn't had time to look at herself. Her quaint corporate body, trained and ready for a triathlon, was now shivering, even with the taxi's heat on full. She was smart, but not smart enough to avoid letting Him do this to her. A pearl necklace, one that had been ripped away from her neck, was clutched in her hands. She dawned the necklace, or what was left of it, and put her arm around Ian. Every car behind her made question if He was in one of them. He would not be awake until later that next day though. Looking at her toned thighs, she tried to cover up the marks by pulling down her dress. this only caused more marks to show on her shoulders. pulling up to the airport terminal, Carol paid the man 100$, refused change and scurried into the building with a drowsy Ian following.
	"When does your next flight leave?" She asked a bored looking attendant.
	"To where?" the attendant answered.
	"Anywhere, any flight." She replied hastily.
	"Okay, well the next flight isn't until 6:30. To Houston." Said the attendant.
	Without a 'thank you' Carol dragged Ian off to the correct airline and purchased the tickets in cash. Ready to go through security, the sturdy 1980s suitcase was loaded onto the belt and she got through with ease.
	"Where are you off to in such a sleepy attire young man?" asked a jolly TSA officer.
	"My mommy says we are going on an adventure. But I'm not allowed to talk until the sun comes up so don't tell her we spoked." Ian whispered to the man.
	"Haha well you enjoy yourself sir! and I won't tell anyone, it'll be our little 	secret." The officer replied, his light blue shirt slightly constricting his goodbye-wave.
	Carol almost felt better now that she was through security. The more
barriers she could put between herself and Him, the better. Sitting in the terminal she thought of her expensive apartment, the dainty furniture, the elaborate devices, and of course, the extensive liquor cabinet in the office. That was where He had spent all of his time. Sitting across from her, an old woman smiled and knitted with pretty blue yarn. An officer stood by the door to the plane, not too far from where she was. Carol felt safe, almost. She could not lose focus though, she had to protect Ian and make sure she didn't fall asleep. She had to make this flight, or else He would show up. The clock above her read 5:53 and she almost couldn't believe they had sat there for an hour. Time becomes irrelevant when your body goes into its basic hardwired state. The old woman across from her took a closer look at Ian and was horrified. Carol saw that the bruises were starting to surface and covered his neck with her scarf, choosing to show her own instead. There was no denying it now, the officer, the old woman and perhaps the doorman had all seen the marks.
	"Mommy, mommy! I can see the sunlight! does our adventure begin now?" Ian's happy little voice asked.
	"Almost honey, almost..." Carol answered quietly. She was almost calmed down all the way, almost ready to smile, when she heard a ruckus coming from the security area. there was screaming and there was yelling, all men's voices, and a terrifying thought ran through her head: "It's Him." And indeed it was. He had found them, and now He was ready to finish the job. A siren rang out overhead and the shouting got closer. She picked up Ian and started to walk in other direction when He turned a corner and saw them.
	"YOU BITCH, AFTER ALL IVE GIVEN YOU, UNGRATEFUL SLUT, I WILL K-"
	Shots rang out. The officer stood, quivering. The officer collapsed from
shock. Carol stood there and wanted to feel sadness, but none came to her. She wanted to be hurt, the man she had loved was now dead, but she still felt nothing. She wanted to cry out and attack the officer that had shot her, but now she wanted to thank him. Ian started crying, but she ignored him. The old woman came up beside her. Carol took off the necklace He had given her, and put it in the hands of the old woman, who then in return, wrapped a blue knitted scarf around Carol’s neck.

title: [RF] Blue Morning

question: What does the story say about why the airport officer kills Carol's husband?

answer: The officer sees Carol and her son Ian at the airport waiting for their flight. He notices that the boy is in pajamas and sees bruises on the boy and Carol. Suddenly, a man appears yelling at Carol and threatening that he will kill her. The officer realizes the man is the violent man who hurt them and kills him.

question: What does the story say about Carol's relationship with her husband?

answer: Carol's husband is violent and Carol decides to run away from him with her son Ion as she is scared he would kill her and the boy. They head to the airport to escape, but her husband finds them and threatens her. The airport officer kills him. Carol does not feel anything.

question: What does the story say about Carol's husband's childhood?


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Building a prototype helps entrepreneurs narrow down what works and what doesn’t. They help you take your vision for a product from concept to completion and from the idea stage to the market.

Michael Bredemeier, Co-Founder and COO, Little Toader, maker of AppeTEETHERS teething toys, shared five expert tips on bringing your prototype to market with Small Business Trends.

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Prototype Development Tips

Know What a Prototype Is

According to Bredemeier, the definition is as follows:

“A prototype is a physical representation of a product that is meant to be as close to final product as possible.”

The part about being as close to the final product as possible is important. If the design is missing something that needs to be there, the prototype allows you to see that before you go into production. Bredemeier also points out a prototype can be useful a way to market the product to potential buyers because they can actually touch and hold it.

Take Advantage of the Latest Technology

It’s no surprise this is considered one of the most important tips in our age of constant digital innovation.  In the case of a prototype, 3-D technology is unavoidable. Fair enough, but how does this technology work?

In three stages:

Scan: First you need to create a 3D scan. This is about making a virtual design of what you want to create in a computer using the right software.

Model. The right software creates a 3D model. Once you’ve got that done, you need to “slice” the model into two dimensional images.

Print. A 3D printer can print the object layer by layer. This technology reads two dimensional images and creates three dimensional objects.

“Three dimensional printing of a prototype provides us the ability to feel the product and view it in its actual form,” Bredemeier writes. “It is very difficult to get a feel of the actual size of an object until you can pick it up and view it in your hands.”

Like a lot of other technologies, 3D printing is opening the door for small entrepreneurs to create their own prototypes. It puts the process in their hands and drives costs down.

Keep an Open Mind During the Process

Small businesses need to remember a prototype is close, but it’s not an exact version of the final product. They might not have all of the moving parts, exact weight and often color of the finished version.

”Also, until you have produced a product, even a sample version, you don’t know the actual cost and feasibility to produce it on a large scale,” Bredemeier writes. In short that all means the prototype might be telling you the entire project won’t work.  You can even wind up with an outstanding prototype and move on to a production sample only to find the costs make the entire project unfeasible.  Make sure you understand what the prototype is telling you.

Understand the Steps Involved

Although there are as many different prototypes as entrepreneurs who invent them, the steps involved are basically the same for all small businesses. That said, here’s the formula  that will help you to bring that prototype to market–idea conception+ creative design+  technical design+final product specifications= prototype.

Sound straightforward? Keep in mind that Bredemeier envisions a future where: “As the cost of 3D printing goes down and the quality and capabilities of 3D printing improves, traditional production will be replaced by 3D printing of products.”

That means 3D technology should eventually blur the lines between the steps so the final product and the prototype are the same.

Keep Things Simple

It’s always a good idea to keep things simple. Less is more is generally a good rule because the fewer moving parts the prototype has, the better. Any small business with a tangible product can and should have a prototype. Finally, expect that you’ll need to make tweaks before you get to the final product stage.

_3D Printer Photo via Shutterstock_

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question: What is the main benefit of having a prototype before product launch?

answer: A prototype is physically the closest thing to a final product. Any business looking to succeed must develop a prototype as it can be an indicator of success especially when it comes to cost. There are times when a prototype can reveal the feasibility (financially) of moving a finished product to a production stage. This information is crucial and can save entrepreneurs time and money.


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Eric Bates, the former executive editor of Rolling Stone, is joining the new media organization being launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and journalist Glenn Greenwald.

According to a post from Omidyar about NewCo -- what the project is currently being called -- Bates "will be instrumental in helping us define our editorial strategy for a general-interest audience as well as the editing infrastructure we will need to support our independent journalists.

Bates worked at Rolling Stone for nearly a decade, editing top stories on politics and national security. He was the editor of "The Runaway General," the award-winning 2010 feature on Gen. Stanley McChrystal by the late Michael Hastings. Bates also participated in four interviews with President Obama while at the magazine. Rolling Stone laid offa couple high-ranking staffers earlier this year, including Bates.

Previously, Bates worked as investigative editor at Mother Jones and was editor-in-chief of Southern Exposure. This year, he became a scholar at NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge and has reportedly been in the running for the top editor job at the Columbia Journalism Review.

When news broke last month that Omidyar was working on a new venture with journalists Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill, little had yet been determined about the media outlet's structure. Omidyar told HuffPost that the media outlet will hire experienced editors, along with high-profile writers dedicated to their specific beats.

A couple weeks ago, two more journalists -- Dan Froomkin and Liliana Segura -- came aboard. But Bates will be the first editor to join the venture, which helps add more structure to the growing newsroom.

Calling all HuffPost superfans!

Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter

question: Who is Eric Bates?

answer: The former executive editor of Rolling Stone.

question: What was Bates investigating?

answer: Information can't be found.

question: Who is Omidyar?

answer: eBay's founder.

question: What is "The Runaway General"?

answer: An award-winning 2010 feature on Gen. Stanley McChrystal by the late Michael Hastings.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Eric Bates, the former executive editor of Rolling Stone, is joining the new media organization being launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and journalist Glenn Greenwald. Journalists Dan Froomkin and Liliana Segura also joined.


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LLANO DEL MEDIO is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 118 as of the 2010 census, of which 111 people were Hispanic in origin.[1] New Mexico State Road 119 passes through the community.

Geography

Llano del Medio is located at .[2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all of it land.[3]

History

Llano del Medio is one of several settlements located along the Pecos River in the Anton Chico Land Grant created by the government of New Mexico in 1822. The early inhabitants were Hispanics and genizaros who migrated to LLano del Medio to attain land for growing crops and raising livestock. Llano del Medio served as one of the eastern outposts of New Mexico to defend against Indian raids on settlements in the Rio Grande valley. Many of the ciboleros (bison hunters) and comancheros (traders with the Plains Indians) of the 19th century came from the settlements along the Pecos River.[4]

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[4] Ebright, Malcolm, “The Villanueva State Park,” pp. 13-14, 19, 1, accessed 17 Mar 2019

title: Llano del Medio, New Mexico

question: What is Llano del Medio?

answer: It is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States.

question: How many people call Llano del Medio home?

answer: Its population was 118 as of the 2010 census, 111 of whom are Hispanic in origin.

question: What state road passes through the community?

answer: New Mexico State Road 119

question: Who were the early inhabitants of Llano del Medio?

answer: Early inhabitants are Hispanics and genizaros who migrated to Llano del Medio to grow crops and raise livestock.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Llano del Medio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. Home to 118 people, the early inhabitants of Llano del Medio were mostly Hispanics and genizaros who migrated to grow crops and raise livestock.


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At some point near the middle of March, I always decide that I’m “done” with winter. The sweaters and jackets get pushed to the back of the closet, the flip flops come out, and I inevitably freeze my butt off for several weeks until the weather catches up with my warm-weather state of mind. Likewise, my cravings for fresh herbs and veggies are always a little ahead of the season.

Growing your own herbs is a great way to save money and avoid buying too much at a time and letting most of it go to waste. If it’s still too cold to plant outside where you are (or if you’re short on space!) this hanging herb garden is the perfect project to get you in gear for spring.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Tin containers with snap-on plastic lids (tea, cocoa, and coffee cans are a good bet), coat hangers, pliers, scissors, herbs (I bought basil, rosemary, dill, and cilantro for about $2.50 each), masking tape, coffee filters, a nail, a hammer, X-acto knife, scrap fabric or paper, and glue or spray adhesive.

[Herb Garden Before]

After you’ve emptied and cleaned your cans, remove the bottom of the can with a can opener. Using the hammer and nail, punch 10-15 holes near the center.

[Herb Garden Can Top]

Slide the bottom inside the can, holding it up from inside. Tape the bottom in place about an inch from the outer edge of the can. (You could also use a hot glue gun.)  After you’ve got it good and stuck, punch two holes on opposite sides of the can about a quarter inch from the edge. These are the holes for the handle.

[Taped Top]

Flip the can over. Gently press the plant into the can. This part can get a little messy, so you might want to do it over the sink or outside.

[Herb planted in can]

Once you’ve got the herb in the can, take your coffee filter and cut a small diamond in the center, with a slit extending to the edge on one side.

[Coffee filter]

Fold the coffee filter around the herb and tape the edges together. Tape it to the can so that the top of the filter is tight. This will help prevent leaking and soil from falling out when you turn the can over.

[Coffee filter taped to the can]

Using your x-acto knife, cut a hole about 1-2 inches in diameter in the center of the plastic lid. The size of the hole really depends on the size of the plant. Too big and it will leak, too small and you might not be able to get the plant through it. When in doubt, go smaller.

[A circular hole is cut in the lid.]

This part is tricky: Carefully feed the plant through the hole in the plastic lid. The best way I’ve found to do this is to grasp the center of the plant, gathering all the leaves together, and gently twist it until it’s in a rope-like shape and isn’t poking out everywhere.

[This part is tricky.]
No herbs were harmed in the making of this project. (Until I ate them.)
Once you’ve got the lid snapped on, you can glue or tape it in place if the plant is especially big or heavy. Mine wasn’t, so I just left it snapped. Next, cut your fabric or paper into strips long enough to wrap around the can completely with a little overlap. Cut it wide enough so that there’s about a half inch extra around the top of the can (what used to be the bottom). You should probably have a cat hold the fabric in place for you.

[Olive is helping]
“You need this? Too bad, it’s my bed now.”
Hold the fabric so one edge is even with the bottom of the can, where the plant is poking out. Tape or glue the vertical edge of the fabric to the can, then wrap the fabric tightly around the can. You can use spray adhesive, glue, or clear tape to secure the fabric. Next, fold the extra half inch of fabric or paper inside the top of the can and glue or tape it in place. Be careful not to cover the holes for watering!

[Wrap the fabric around the can.]

To make the handles, use your pliers to cut about 6 inches of wire from the hangers. Bend it into a curve, then use the pliers to bend about 1/4-1/2 inch off the end into a right angle. Poke the ends through the holes you hammered out earlier, then use the pliers to squeeze the ends upward to secure it. I also made hooks for mine to make it easier to get them down for watering.

[Herb garden after]

You can hang your plants from curtain rods, hooks in the ceiling, or just about anywhere that gets plenty of light. I hung my herbs over the sink in my kitchen so they would be within easy reach while I was cooking. So far I haven’t had any problems with leaking, but you may want to avoid hanging your plants over hardwood floors or other surfaces that don’t take kindly to being dripped on.

[Herb garden after 2]
Yes, my cabinets really are this yellow.
This project could be tweaked in hundreds of ways. I originally planned to cover my cans in wood veneer and stain them for a more natural look, but had a hard time finding it locally. Sheet metal, wallpaper, wrapping paper, collage, or paint would also be great materials to use on these. And of course, you don’t have to grow herbs: you could also use these to grow hanging vines, flowers, tomatoes, peppers… the options are endless.

Happy growing!

question: What is the main topic of the article?

answer: The main point of the article is about how to grow herbs.

question: Why does the author suggest growing herbs?

answer: The author says it's a great way to save money, to avoid buying too much at a time, and to avoid waste.

question: Does the author give alternative suggestions?

answer: Yes, the author gives many suggestions of tin containers and other supplies that can be used.

question: Can the directions be used for anything other than planting herbs?

answer: The planters can be used for vegetables, vines, and flowers as well.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The article is about how to grow herbs. The author says it's a great way to save money, to avoid buying too much at a time, and to avoid waste. They give step-by-step instructions on how to make a planter.


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It wasn't beautiful. It was impressive, efficient and immense. But not beautiful. I looked out at the array of spaceships, moving in predetermined flight plans, weaving in and out of the buildings. I saw the careful positioning on the buildings to maximize the view and spoil others. Self lit brightly coloured advertisements littered the skies, diving in front of ships to garner any attention. The whole city was astronomical in size and miniscule in precision, an organism which has spread with cancerous intentions.
I have been unable to sleep recently. I stay up most nights watching the city. It is in a constant state of flux, but somehow staying the exact same.
I've stopped watching the news, I just take the averages now. A princess has died somewhere in Scandinavia or one has died, it’s almost the same story with no consequences either way. Religion has become stagnant, absolute tolerance has been the downfall of extremism and almost all protests are taken into account and given equal weight. All bullshit of course, the machines are running the show now. The nun can pray all she likes for the food she receives but it was grown in a lab beneath the city months ago as a result of progress, not Jesus.

There are things you can take to sleep now but I’ve been avoiding them thus far. Its not that I don't trust them, I do, its that it breeds complacency. That’s the future for humans, being complacent. My work is supervision of robots as is everyone’s. My salary is immaterial. All apartments are government owned as with any merchandise. Work now is just vanity, nothing is left to chance and any decisions are based on the past. Everything is tolerated but at the same time nothing is. There are thousands of groups you can join and hundreds of forums (government run) where you can post any opinion you want. But where is the true value of free speech when there is no contention? The joy of sleep comes from the reality of tiredness. Which is where I am. The reality. I want to die, but there is a 89% chance i'll be caught before I can commit it. Then you get put on suicide watch and its almost impossible to die if they are watching you. Its not recognised to have privacy complaints against machines. They are contextually aware but not sentient and as such, privacy and shame are entirely foriegn concepts to them. They have no sense of self and are neither happy nor sad. They don't lust, covet or panic either. Cold, silver and uninteresting.
My despondency has risen my heart rate and face recognition has noted my demeanour, my bracelet alerts me to this by briefly flashing a cool blue. Two flashes in quick succession and I am automatically brought in for evaluation. I have to remain calm. It is entirely up to you if you go in, however you won't be allowed into any contact with others unless you are deemed mentally fit. It’s a security system which has ensured no one has died from a killing or suicide since the system has been in place. Natural deaths still occur of course, but they keep you alive for so long it is often indistinguishable from life when you finally die.
The bracelet flashes again. I don't have much time.
I slowly walk over to the kitchen, and take a knife from the drawer. Automatic prompts are asking me if I want food. I ignore them and plunge the knife into my leg, slicing the femoral artery and creating an injury that will cause swift death. I immediately collapse and blood pumps freely through the gash, covering the pristine surfaces in wet, warm blood. Alarms are squealing overhead, but I am captivated by the disorder. The machines seem at the loss, they try vainly to clean, help or make noise but it’s too late. They are covered in my blood and seem to take on a trait which is distinctly human, panic. For all the pain and loss I am glad this is how I will die.
The gesture is foolish, unplanned and insignificant. But dying on my terms seems beautiful.

title: Very short story(700) (sci-fi ish), would love any feedback!

question: What is the theme of the story?

answer: Suicide.

question: When is the story set?

answer: In the near future.

question: What is the story about?

answer: A communist society where everything is too perfect.

question: How does the story end?

answer: The narrator commits suicide.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This story is about a man in the future, in a perfect society, who wants to kill himself.


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BEVERLEY DRAKE (born 20 June 1956) is a Guyanese pilot and aviation expert who is an administrator and accident investigation analyst with the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). She was one of the first two woman pilots to work in the Guyana Defence Force, first woman commercial pilot of Guyana Airways, and was the first and only black woman to serve as a senior aviation accident investigator for the NTSB. She serves as the manager of the Federal Women's Program of the NTSB and program director of the Industry and Government Affairs division of the NTSB.

Early life

Beverley Drake was born on 20 June 1956 in Georgetown, Guyana, to Elaine and Clive Drake. She grew up, youngest of two daughters of the family in the Costello Housing Scheme in the neighbourhood known as “La Penitence”. She was a tomboy and enjoyed playing cricket with the neighbourhood boys and building model aircraft. She also shared a love of flying with her father, who had wanted to be a pilot. Drake attended St. Pius Primary School before graduating from St. Rose's High School in 1974. She went on to further her education, enrolling in a course for a degree in chemistry and biology at the University of Guyana in 1975. For two years, she pursued her scientific studies before winning a scholarship to study aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Ten days after she began her schooling, Drake's mother died suddenly. Though a difficult time, she resolved to remain in school and returned to her studies after the funeral. After completion of the coursework for instrument and crew management, as well as pilot licensing, Drake completed her flight training at the airfield, in Wallerfield, Trinidad. She received her commercial pilot's licence from Guyana in 1977.

Career

Upon completion of her training, Drake was hired as one of the first two-woman pilots of the Guyana Defence Force, flying Britten-Norman Islanders. Her duties involved flying over Guyana's jungles, without navigational aids, to monitor the bush areas. Within six months, she was transferred to Guyana Airways as their first woman pilot and began flying Hawker Siddeley 748s and de Havilland Canada Twin Otters. Her flight schedule involved both local flying and international flights to Barbados, Dominica and Trinidad. During this time, she married an army major, Randolph Johnson.

Drake's first son, Kevin was born in 1979 in Guyana and came with she and her husband when they moved to the United States the following year. Johnson wanted to pursue career options in New York, but Drake found it difficult to continue flying in Brooklyn. She tried to join the US Air Force and purse other options, but was turned away because she either didn't have the qualifications or wasn't a citizen. Four years after Kevin's birth, Drake had her younger son, Kurt. Unable to work in aviation, she took a temporary job in 1984 working for Goldman Sachs and joined clubs like the Negro Airmen International, for which she became secretary, and the Black Pilots of New York to keep up with her flying skills.

The job with Goldman Sachs as an analyst turned into a permanent position, though Drake recognised after the 1987 financial melt-down that it was unstable. As a working mother, she had to rely on babysitters, neighbours and friends to help out with her children when she worked nights. She also continued her networking with the Black Pilots of New York and when another market crash occurred in 1989, Drake began thinking about returning to aviation. One of the fellow members of the pilots club encouraged her apply for a position as a junior investigator at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

In 1991, Drake was hired as an investigator and moved to Washington, D. C. When she joined the NTSB, Drake was surprised at the sexism she discovered and felt that she had to work “ten times better” than the others in the male-dominated field. She divorced in 1994 and returned to school, completing the program of the NTSB's Accident Investigation School and then a course on aircraft and helicopter accident investigation at the USC. Institute of Safety and Systems Management. Drake earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautics in 2002 and then in 2005 completed her master's degree in Aeronautical Science, both with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She later became the first black woman senior accident investigator of the NTSB and as of 2013 was the only woman to have served in that capacity.

Drake serves as the manager of the NTSB's Federal Women's Program. As part of her duties in administration, Drake consults with aviation officials in various countries in an effort to improve their safety records. She has investigated over 300 crashes and shares her expertise as a means of helping reduce mechanical and environmental factors involved in aircraft accidents. In 2013, she was promoted to also serve as the Program Manager of the Office of the NTSB's Industry and Government Affairs division, which oversees forums and symposiums on air safety. She has presented safety seminars throughout the United States, including for such organisations as the Experimental Aircraft Association and The National Air and Space Museum.

Legacy

In 2013, Drake's image was issued on a postage stamp in her native Guyana to honour her achievement as a pioneer pilot. She actively works to inspire and mentor young women to pursue careers in aviation and STEM fields.

title: Beverley Drake

question: Summarize Drake's childhood.

answer: She grew up as the younger of two daughters. She enjoyed playing cricket with the boys and building model aircraft. Her love of flying comes from her father, who wanted to be a pilot.

question: Why did Drake stop flying for a while?

answer: Her husband wanted to pursue career options in New York, but Drake found it difficult to fly in Brooklyn. She applied for a few pilot positions to no avail.

question: How is Drake received in her home country?

answer: She's featured on a postal stamp in Guyana as a pioneer pilot.

question: How was Drake's career at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)?

answer: She joined in 1991 and found the male-dominated workforce to be sexist. She divorced in 1994 and returned to school, completing two courses about accident investigation. She got a B.S. in aeronautics in 2002, and an M.Sc. in 2005. She became the first black woman senior accident investigator of the NTSB. She also serves as the board's manager of the Federal Women's Program.

question: Write a ~11 sentence summary.

answer: Beverly Drake (20 June 1956) is a Guyanese pilot and aviation expert working as an administrator and accident investigation analyst with the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). She inherited her love of flying from her father. Drake won a scholarship at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ten days before her mother's passing. She became one of the first two women pilots in the Guyana Air Force. She moved to New York in 1983 so that her husband could pursue career opportunities, but she found it difficult to fly over Brooklyn. She took a hiatus of 8 years before joining the NTSB. After her divorce in 1994, she returned to school for accident investigation courses. In 2002 and 2005, she received her B.S. and M.S. in aeronautics, respectively. She is the first black woman senior investigator and administrator at the NTSB.


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Essence Of Arcadia - Aromatherapy Made Beautiful

I have always been a fan of having scents wafting gently around the house

~~to get rid of all the boy smells~~
. My husband likes to burn incense/joss sticks and I've always been a fan of scented candles, wax melts and diluted essential oils.

_First a little background. What is Aromatherapy?_

  _Aromatherapy, also referred to as Essential Oil Therapy, can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonise and promote the health of the mind, body and soul. It seeks to unify physiological, psychological and spiritual processes to enhance your innate healing process._

 Prior to Christmas I was trying out some new essential oils that had been sent to me by Becky at ESSENCE OF ARCADIA along with a 'recipe book' which explained what each oil was to be used for and how to mix different oils to create different moods.

[Essence of Arcadia - aromatherapy / essential oils to unify physiological, psychological and spiritual well-being. Made in Britain.]

First of all, ESSENCE OF ARCADIA is a British company - and you know how I feel about the importance of supporting home-grown businesses. They manufacture their own products (cutting out the middle man) and concentrate on producing great quality items at affordable prices. Also, all the essential oils are 100% pure and have the relevant certification so you know you're in safe hands.

What I love about the ESSENCE OF ARCADIA shop is that they not only sell the oils but also the diffusers to atomise the diluted oils.  For me, this was a new experience as the diffusers plug into a power point and come with a built-in timer which negates the need for tea-light candles and the possibility of your water/oil mix running dry. I have been trying out the Luxury Diamond shaped glass diffuser but also have my eye on the wooden style Pebble diffuser.

Two of of my favourite scents are vanilla and ylang ylang. One of the first perfumes that was ever bought for me (thanks, Mum) was a Oscar de la Renta copy with a ylang ylang base from one of those perfume parties that were so popular in the 1980's and, reading up on it here, I now know that it balances emotions and hormones. Maybe there was some deeper thinking going on with Mum there...

This lead to the ylang ylang oil being one of the first that I tried out and now I'm all calm and mellow which makes a lovely change.  Other recipes that I'm going to be trying out is one for 'confidence, concentration and memory' which mixes grapefruit, basil, bergamot and lavender (I can use this in the shower) and a 'liquid sunshine' one which incorporates peppermint, frankencense and bergamot which boosts energy.

All products are beautifully packaged so come fully protected when delivered or will make fantastic gifts. You can find all current prices in the ESSENCE OF ARCADIA online store so here are some discount codes to get you started:

-   _15% off - Essential Oils 6 Set - ESSENCECODE1_
-   _15% off  - Essential Oils 14 Set - ESSENCECODE2_
-   _15% off  - Pebble Diffuser - ESSENCECODE3_
-   _15% off  - Diamond Diffuser - ESSENCECODE4 _

(enter the code when prompted at checkout) and do go and say 'hello' to them on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

DO YOU HAVE ANY AROMATHERAPY / ESSENTIAL OIL RECIPES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH ME. I'D LOVE TO TRY SOME NEW ONES OUT!

question: Why is it important to support home-grown businesses?

answer: It benefits consumers by being able to offer them lower prices and providing higher quality products, for the business, it helps them increase both revenue (by cutting out the middleman) and market share.


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Our film exposed the truth. Now it's time to join the movement.

Our documentary tells the stories of women across the U.S. under siege. Every day, their ability to make their own decisions about their bodies, health, reproduction, sexuality and childbirth is under attack. Political, religious, corporate—even governmental—factions in this country are waging a war on women’s health. And, they’re not just battling over abortion.

This is the real life _Handmaid’s Tale_.
And we are fighting back.

We are using the film as a catalyst to inform, inspire and motivate the civic, electoral and political actions necessary to stop the intrusion of government and religious doctrine into women’s health care.

_Learn more about our campaign._

BIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY is a feature length documentary that exposes the truth of how American women are being jailed, physically violated and even put at risk of dying as a radical movement tightens its grip across America and allows states, courts and religious doctrine to govern whether, when and how women will bear children.

watch the film today

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question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The Birthright: A War Story documentary exposes the truth about how religious groups, government, political and even corporate bodies try to have control over womens' bodies, their sexuality and determine how they have children.


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**Redd**

Green light ahead in the middle of basically nowhere; he keeps going, accelerating just a bit. The Man gears up while going through the intersection, but the gear doesn’t fully catch. He calmly releases the clutch while revving up. The engine bursts out in a loud moan waking the Man up from his relaxed state of mind. Frustrated and slightly startled he steps on the clutch while quietly asking himself what happened.

The second attempt of revving up is a success and he respires. The Man realizes the funky music playing on the radio in combination with the dim evening light directed him out of focus. As he stretches out with his arm to shut the music off the right sleeve of the shirt goes up visualizing the scar just above his wrist. It is a small, round, blotchy scar. The Man gets reminded of the worst moment of his life: It lasted for under a minute, just a few seconds.

The Man’s eyes catch the road in front of the car again. It is a long, curvy and empty road which he has been following for a long time now. The trees passing by on the passenger side are tall and dark; feels like they are haunted. Maybe they are, either way he does not care at all. To him he would be glad if the roots were pulled up out of the moist ground and started walking towards him just like in a fantasy-story.

The Man turns left, not minding to blink, leaving the main road. He follows a narrow gravelled road up on a plump hill. The car stops after a couple of minutes and the engine falls silent. The Man lets go of the steering wheel and puts his hands in his lap. The head falls down just like his eyelids. Inhale – exhale. The Man steps out of the too old and rusty estate car and feels the low temperature outside biting his chin. He pulls his black skin jacket out of the backseat and puts it on.

The Man gazes the dark, cold and round landscape this cloudy evening. The wind is going east whirling by him and continuing back towards the main road and the forest behind it. The eyes are now closed; the mind is trying to escape all trouble. The Man stands still focusing on the sound of the wind.

NOTE: English isn't my native language. Grammar, spelling etc might not be correct.
“I Love you, Redd.” – The Man turns around quickly and investigates the darkness. He recognises the voice well, too well. “I love you as well.” he says silently. He shuts his eyes close and his mouth is thin. The Man is frustrated. “Hallucinations…” he tells himself, “three years have passed; Why can I still hear you?” Inhale – exhale. The Man draws his hand through the hair and watches the clouds above. “I guess that you are still around after all, aren’t you..?”

title: [480 words] Short Story: Redd

question: Who are the major characters?

answer: A man referred to as the Man, AKA Redd.

question: Why does the man lose focus?

answer: The low light of the evening combined with the music on the radio relaxed him.

question: What is the man's first language?

answer: It isn't mentioned; the note on English not being native is from the author.

question: What is the man hallucinating?

answer: He hears a familiar voice saying, "I love you, Redd."

question: Why is the man hallucinating?

answer: It's implied there was an accident or incident three years ago that resulted in the death of someone the man cared about, and the hallucination is a lingering effect of that trauma.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A man drives up a hill and gets out to the sound of a hallucination of a familiar voice saying, "I Love you, Redd." [sic]


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Black and M
Part 1 Black

josh was an ordinary boy Just like you or me or... so it seemed, on the outside he was just a boy who for some reason , Hated life. In other words he was just a fifteen year old boy who showed no emotion, no feeling, no compassion. He appeared as if he WANTED to be hated in public, wearing clothes no other would DARE to wear at fancy party's he wore jeans a novelty shirt such as a video game character and he always held a cane for NO reason when asked the question "josh what has happened to you" he would reply, "that name serves no purpose to me ... and what did i TELL YOU! i am the same GUY" but he wasn't he had changed... he had not always been like this with jet black hair the dyed red tip scraping his chin. people around him would know, he would only talk sorrow and death after that day... he spoke to M for the very ... last...time M a woman who no one dared mention the full name of in front of black was a fifteen year old girl who had no confidence in herself whatsoever yet black rather... josh, taught her to have some but that is one of his many regrets josh found resolution in M as she was a quite attractive young woman who could no nothing but worry and that... was just what set her over the top. Her wavy pink hair gave her all the power to men in the world and black had power over that he never used it... he wished he did.

Black didnt have many people he concidered friends but he had many people who was TRYING to be his friend  he knew it... but did not want it he was happy with the friends he already had there names all changed when he changed to blackdare... well atleased to him he had his best friends Linkkirby, grayslimer and M--- wait  black thaught to himself why did i "OH NO" he shouted outloud as his mind jumped back in time... this was no "flashback" he could controll himself but... things always had the same outcome that night when M leaned in and said ... it was to painfull to say but ha always, he always said the same thing "no I...I DONT WANT TO HURT YOU" he regains control but the part that really pains me, you , black its hard too tell 1st,2nd or 3rd person who am i the world just pushes us and when we push back the world cries.

GAH black awoke with a freight he told the only erson he could tell
"kirby it happend again DONT CALL ME MAD ITS NOT A DREAM or a flashback"
kirby replied five minutes later
"JOSH its 3AM my name is not kirby pull yourself together your father already said family curse"
"KIRBY i am NOT josh and do NOT mention my father you have NO right"
the skype call ended there with the same words every covosation ends with"you have alot of people who want to help you they were friends with josh ... not blackdare and i am starting to see why"
I did not cry ... she had my tears and she misused themi got up and had asoden thaught that i was afraid of so i forgot about it it would drag me back there but perhaps...this time.

Part 2 Kirby

"OMG josh is soo annoying right now slimer"
"what do you mean NOW kirby he has been like this ever since he said the UNUSABLE PHRASE to m kirby god how long have we known eachother and we dont even know eachothers names"
"oh no daniel i know your name im robbie so TTYL AFK and all that"
I shut my laptop and thaught how good black had it his folks were rich and he acts like he is POOR his mother loves him and his father is "cursed" but he acts like he is homeless
after M left kirby was blacks one outlet in life he used daniel as a way te escape the VR as kirby lived far away but little did he know he was the key to niagras heart he did not know what that ment he just heard black mention it beforeway back then when they broke up
kirbys memory spiraled "dont worry kirby she may have left me but you haha are niagras heart" that one scentence stuck with him... it was the last time black was truly happy

Kirby was a young boy 13 years old had the whole world goin for him brown surf swept hair a clam necklas and the whole 5,0 but the only problem is after blacks big "phrase utter with M" his confidence was knocked too he was a profestional in sword fighting and sometimes took black 1 on 1 but the one thing he would never try was to even talk to M as last time he god a warning but NEXT TIME the sword will do more than toutch his neck

kirby got up and walked to his old secret creek just down the road from niagra falls as kirby and blackdare used to live there thats where they met M but after the break up black moved too canada kirby now being the only one who new the location of the creek had a old picture pinned up he looked for a good thirty seconds at what it used to be... the days of playing zelda with our feet in the water the days of yaunder gone  by but hope all he could it would be a LONG time before that happened again. I looked back at the picture we were all gathered around in a semi circle as we did and i looked happyer i suppose when M died we all died alittle i looked at her she had smooth skin and this one freckal on her left cheek her face was the only one compleatly visible , her hair was a sholder height pink it was wavy and pretty... she always had a look of pain on her face you could put her in ANY type of people and she would stick out... exept from us her face was the only one visible she never wore make-up but her lips were a cherry red i saw her staring up at me from the image... i never told black this but i always liked M alittle but they suited each other. The creek around was  a nice place... A small stream swam throughout the center but the place was well hidden there was sand at one side whenre they would lie down if they were not in the cave and a grassy side with a hill with a medium sized cave about the size of a flat in it . The cave was a beautiful brown place with bean bag chairs computer chairs and tables it it, the cave was just a dirty hole before twe came along ... we transformed... we made it our own but now, it is only mine ,as everyone had moved or... All but two I heard black say im the "key to niagra" M was buried next to niagra falls... Is that what he means

Part 3 way back then

I looked back and i saw Josh he was happy and i liked it because... One of us had to have been all of the girls at school taunted me for my choce of clothing ... I usually go for a mettalic silver-ish feel, being with josh was my only outlet of somewhat happyness. We were just sitting in the sandfeeling it inbetween out toes josh braught robbie and daniel we dicide that day to give eachother nicknames
Josh is to be known as blackdare
Robbie is Linkkirby
Daniel as Grayslimer
And me. With the VERY CREATIVE name M but i diddnt care... I liked it it expressed the amount of CARE i give into everyday society but... i liked calling black josh ... I dont know why? I just liked the name and i liked him but i would still call all the others by the nicknames...
"Black" kirby yelled and i see why it had just appered asif there was two of him for a moment every word that came out his mouth sounded rehersed... like he had done this a MILLION times over
"M im sorry for all im going to do but... when you accept me as blackdare things will... change ... i i love you"
I had no idea what he was talking about so... i slapped him his body morphed for a sec and he was back to normal
"OW whyd you hit me!"
I was'nt sure how to answer so i left it he diddnt seem bothered i let it all fly over my head

title: The key to Niagara's heart

question: How old was Josh?

answer: Fifteen

question: Were Black and M schoolmates?

answer: It is implied that they were

question: What did John say to M that made him change?

answer: Information not found.

question: In what sport was Kirby a professional?

answer: In sword fighting

question: Where did Black move?

answer: To Canada.

question: Did Kirby and Black meet again after Black moved to Canada?

answer: Information not found.

question: How did M die?

answer: Information not found.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Four schoolmates give each other nicknames.  One of them, John (Black) is in love with M, the only girl from the group. It seems that after he confesses something, she dies and everyone else, except Robbie (Kirby), moves away. Kirby visits the cave where they used to hang out.


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Itharious came running into the house covered in mud. Morina looked at him incredulously; the look made him stop immediately. He stood there with his eyes as wide as dinner plates

“If you so much as consider tracking mud around this house, I swear to you that today will be a bad day for you.” She said, shaking a rag around at her freshly cleaned home. The next moment Isolian came bounding through the door and tackled his son to the ground. They rolled across the room and came to a stop at Morina’s feet. Isolian spoke triumphantly.

“I HAVE YOU NOW! I told you I’d be able to find you wherever you went, and that I would take you down when I got you.” He chuckled heartily. His chuckling slowly faded as he saw the look of fear on his son’s face. Isolian looked up at his wife. “You look very unhappy.” He said. Instantly he regretted his decision to speak.

Morina started beating them both with the rag. She screamed about the state of the house and their condition. She yelled about how they acted like animals and always made a mess of her clean home. Isolian stood sternly, Itharious softly winced at her screams. She put them both out of the house.

“And stay out until you both get clean!” she shouted as she threw a bag with a change of clothes and a pair of towels at them. Isolain looked at Itharious and the two started laughing. They walked to the stream at the bottom of the hill and began to wash off.

“I thought Rangers were supposed to be able to sense danger in addition to tracking creatures?” Itharious asked his dad playfully, but seriously at the same time. Isolian threw a dagger past Itharious’ head. Itharious ducked and looked scared.

“They can.” Isolian said with a smile on his face. Behind Itharious a venomous snake was pinned to the ground by the dagger. It appeared to have been heading for him. He looked at his dad in surprise. “That doesn’t mean I can predict when your mom is cleaning the house though.” Isolian said with a wink.

Isolian went on to explain the summary of his son’s lesson on tracking he had that day. They talked as they walked back up the hill and to the door of the house. Isolian told Itharious to go to his grandfather in the guest house and do his music lessons. Itharious protested, but went along anyway.

Itharious hoped to be a great hunter like his dad someday. He thought about how much he had learned from his family. His ability to sneak along he learned from his mother. He could track animals fairly well for a child of only 12. He was proficient with sword and bow, and, according to his grandfather, Itharious could now play the harp without making him want to cut off his ears. He was proud of his achievements, but he knew there was a lot more for him to learn.

He knocked on the door to the guest house. His grandfather greeted him and welcomed him inside.

“I guess it’s time to kill some cats.” Tilanious chuckled as he ushered Itharious in the small house.

title: Itharious: Growth

question: Why does Molina beat her husband and son?

answer: They have tracked dirt into the house.

question: What does Itharious want to do?

answer: Learn more about how to be a ranger.

question: How old is Isarion?

answer: 12.

question: What is this story about?

answer: A father and son bon in a fantasy world.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The story is about a father and son duo, a pair of rangers, who upset the wife and mother because they track dirt into the house. Then they go to visit the grandfather.


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_WADE HIXTON'S COUNTER PUNCH_ is a boxing video game for Game Boy Advance. Its gameplay has been favorably compared to _Punch-Out!!_.

Before release, the game was known as _Sadistic Boxing_ and _Sucker Punch_.[1][2]

Reception

The game received “generally favorable reviews” according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3]

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title: Wade Hixton's Counter Punch

question: When was "Wade Hixton's Counter Punch" released?

answer: Not answered.

question: On what game system was "Wade Hixton's Counter Punch" made for?

answer: The game was made for Game Boy Advance.

question: How many copies of the game were sold?

answer: Not answered.

question: What were critics' reviews of the game?

answer: The game received "generally favorable reviews."

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: "Wade Hixton's Counter Punch" is a boxing video game made for the Game Boy Advance. Its gameplay has been compared to "Punch-Out!"


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CHACHAPOYAS or AMAZONAS QUECHUA is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Chachapoyas and Luya in the Peruvian region of Amazonas.

Chachapoyas Quechua is critically endangered, as hardly any children are now learning it. Conila is said to be the last village where children are still able to speak it.

Chachapoyas Quechua belongs to Quechua II, subgroup II-B (Lowland Peruvian Quechua).

Bibliography

-   Gerald Taylor, 2006. _Diccionario Quechua Chachapoyas-Lamas (– Castellano)_

title: Chachapoyas Quechua

question: What is Chachapoyas Quechua?

answer: A language.

question: Where is it spoken?

answer: The Amazon.

question: In what country is it spoken?

answer: Peru.

question: What is said to be the last village where children are still able to speak this language?

answer: Conila.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Chachapoyas Quechua, also known as Amazonas Quechua, is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Chachapoyas and Luya in the Peruvian region of Amazonas. Chachapoyas Quechua is critically endangered, as new generations are not learning it. Conila is said to be the last village where children are still able to speak it.


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SONACOME (Société Nationale de Construction Mecanique) is an Algerian construction equipment maker.

Established in Algiers in 1967, the company has produced an off road vehicle for the Dakar Rally.

SNVI, a truck manufacturer, is a subsidiary.

Products

-   M210 transport truck
-   C260 transport truck
-   b350 transport truck
-   K66 dump truck
-   K120 transport truck
-   K66 transport truck
-   49V8 Autocar
-   100v8 Autobus
-   Safir Autocar
-   100 l6 Autobus

ar:SNVI fr:Entreprise nationale des véhicules industriels it:Sonacome lt:Sonacome ru:Sonacome

Category:Truck manufacturers of Algeria Category:Construction equipment manufacturers of Algeria Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1957 Category:Algerian brands Category:1957 establishments in Algeria

title: Sonacome

question: When was Sonacome established?

answer: Sonacome was established in 1967.

question: What is the subsidiary of Sonacome?

answer: SNVI, a truck manufacturer, is a subsidiary of Sonacome.

question: What are some products that Sonacome offers?

answer: Some products include the M210 transport truck, the C260 transport truck, and the K66 dump truck.

question: What is the net worth of Sonacome?

answer: Not answered.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Sonacome is an Algerian construction equipment maker. They were established in 1967, and manufacture a variety of trucks and cars.


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The Big Bang is, flat-out, the single greatest mystery to human beings. It is the missing key to understanding how life began, and also how life may end. But, no matter how mysterious, did you know that you can simply watch our universe’s creation from your home through Big Bang TV static?

Well, maybe you can’t _actually_ watch it happen. But, you can observe real evidence from the Big Bang through TV static. You know those random black and white specs you hear and see when you are in between channels, or your antenna is broken? These are radiation waves. And, a small percentage of these waves are the afterglow of the universe’s biggest mystery, the Big Bang.

To understand more about where these waves come from, let’s do a _VERY_ general overview of the Big Bang. Flash back to 13.77 billion years ago.

HOW THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND RADIATION FORMED

Just after the Big Bang, the universe was an extremely hot and opaque plasma of protons, electrons and photons. Typically, these components would combine to form simple atoms, like hydrogen. But, at this time, the universe was so hot that such combinations were not possible. In fact, photons could not even pass through this dense plasma, rendering them unable to move freely.

Now, 378,000 years later, the hot, thick electron-proton stew cooled enough to allow the matter to combine, forming hydrogen elements. At this point, the universe was no longer opaque, but completely transparent and photons could now freely travel through space. This is the first light in our universe, now called the _Cosmic Microwave Background_ radiation (CMB).

Ever since that era, this light has been traveling through space. It has traveled for billions of years, and sextillions of miles to reach our telescopes on Earth. Over these unimaginable distances, the light has become stretched out as the universe has expanded, leaving them in the microwave spectrum.

SEEING THE BIG BANG TV STATIC

Fortunately, some of our television and radio antennae are sensitive to this microwave frequency. So, when you are flipping through channels, or when your cable is down, you are witnessing the Big Bang.

Most of this static is caused by things like our Sun, other electronics and lightening. But, a small portion (around 1%) is, in fact, the afterglow of our universe’s creation. The Internet will lead you across an array of different percentages and debates on the truth of this TV static theory. But, even reputable organizations, like _CERN_ acknowledge that this is a valid

Ultimately, when our televisions switched from analog to digital in 2013, the universe’s magical static was cancelled. These modernized electronics now receive different frequencies that are not residuals of the Big Bang.

So, if you have an “old school” television, sitting covered in dust in a crawlspace, it could be worth pulling out. Turn off the Kardashians, and tune in to the beginning of everything we know. After all, what could be more entertaining than our universe being born?

question: Briefly explain the world's mystery through the Big Bang TV static.

answer: The Big Bang TV static- the black and white dots you see on your old TV screen when there's no reception can be said to be due to radiation waves from free moving photons that traveled through space which is now branded the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation. This radiation traveled through space for billions of years, reaching our telescopes on earth, and had been stretched and left in the microwave spectrum due to the long-distance traveled over time. Additionally, the static is said to be microwave frequencies in which TV and radio antennae are sensitive. Furthermore, the sun, lightning, and other electronics that cause this static are just a tiny portion of the afterglow of the universe's creation.


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The September After
Or,
Starting Point

	I can hear Eliza crying again. She’s started to hide it from us – especially after we tried to get her to see a counselor – but I can still tell from the way her bed rocks in the room above us, and the quiet sniffles echo down the stairs. She’s been this way for a few weeks now, ever since the 28th of August. That is, ever since Jacob died.

	I still remember how she took the news. The doctors came out of the operating room and we were all so hopeful, after all 80% sounds like such a good chance when they tell you it’s potentially life-saving. What you never think of is the 20%, the chance that things don’t go so well and that your eight-year old son will be rolled out on a gurney, the doctor softly whispering the declaration of death to the orderly behind you as you stare at his face. None of us were expecting that 20%, Eliza the least since she was only eleven. I still remember her screaming as she ripped herself from my arm and went to grab Jacob’s hand, lifting the pale little thing up to her face and crying. We were both in shock – her mother and I, that is – as we watched our little girl, raised seeing House and his crew always succeeding, always curing forever the patient, cry into her brother’s lukewarm palm. We stood there for at least ten minutes before I made a move towards her, putting my hand on her shoulder and wiping the smooth scalp of my son. It had been such a hard two years on him, and it showed. He was as thin as a bone, and barely had any energy thanks to the therapy. I can only remember him smiling a handful of times, our little baby boy becoming more and more melancholy until the chemicals made him unable to even be depressed. On the cart, though, he was smiling. I guess he was finally at peace.

	None of us could keep from crying when we returned home. Eliza took a week off school, my boss gave me a week off from work when he heard the news. My wife had to return to her job after three days. She still wasn’t ready, not at all, but she kept it together at her factory and only fell apart when she came back home, sometimes staying up all hours of the night crying. She was fired four days later, falling asleep on her machine. We tried to not let Eliza find out, but we knew that she understood. I found her passed out over a drawing of her mother’s boss being stabbed by the Devil. I knew that was a bad sign, but honestly, I just put it away and laughed.

	Dinners were silent for some time, with Eliza pushing food around her plate with a fork, rolling beans back and forth with a fork while her mother and I attempted conversation. We stopped paying attention to what we made and what we ate, switching meals from cans with the homemade dinners we had been carefully making to exact specifications. Instead of the lively debate we had had in the past our meals were marked by the low-hanging depression and spirits of the topics we skirted around during the rare occasions we did speak.

	Eliza’s birthday was the Tuesday after her mother had been let go, the event normally marked by her jubilation but instead was a quiet, somber affair. We had balloons and cake, the usual decorations looked over and ignored by our daughter quickly before she went back to her room. It was about then that we tried to get her help; of course we weren’t expecting her to be over the death of her brother, but she showed no signs of rehabilitation either. It had been two weeks, and while her mother and I had begun to recover, she still cried every time she saw someone who reminded her of her brother, be it another child with a similar appearance or her art teacher who was notably bald, who’s class she had to be moved from because of her inability to control herself when she saw him. She refused to speak with any of the therapists we brought her to, curling up with her knees against her face when asked any question. No one could help us since she couldn’t speak to them, so we stopped sending her to doctors after a hard week.

	She has started to recover now, I can see. She’s able, at least, to control herself for long enough so that she can hide her crying from us. She can force a smile when she needs to, and can make herself speak to us while we eat, over our recent attempts at home-cooking again. But then she still cries in her room daily, and whenever someone hears this they ask me how I can think that she’s getting any better. I always tell them that I know she’s not getting over her brother. I know she’s depressed and I know she needs help. However, I know that she’s beginning to open up to us helping her again. As they say, you have to start somewhere.

title: The September After

question: Why is Eliza so sad?

answer: Eliza is so sad because Jacob died.

question: How would you describe Eliza's grief?

answer: Eliza's grief is overwhelming and has changed her personality. She is trying to be happier but is still very sad and crying in private.

question: Why do you think it is taking Eliza a longer time to grieve the death of her baby brother than it did for her parents?

answer: Eliza is young and the shock of losing someone she was so close to is fresh and very difficult to overcome. Her parents are grieving but also looking out for her because they want to be there for her.