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_Hearthstone's second PvE expansion, Blackrock Mountain, is on the way. I had a chance to play a small section from its first wing, and talk to lead designer Eric Dodds. Much like Tyler at PAX, I acted as a conduit for Tim's piercing questions on a variety of topics._

Structurally, Blackrock Mountain will function a lot like Curse of Naxxramas, with a new wing opening each week for a total of five wings. The first of those wings is Blackrock Depths, and the first boss is Coren Direbrew. In a short demo I was able fight him using some of the expansion's new cards.

It was fun. Direbrew's hero ability is "Pile On!", a 0-mana spell that draws a random minion card from each of our decks. In our game, this was frequently to Direbrew's disadvantage—my pre-built hand frequently throwing out minions that outclassed his. Nevertheless, I like that the ability is about personality more than utility. Direbrew wants to brawl, and that means adding minions regardless of whether it's the sensible thing to do. (In the Heroic version of the mission, he'll get two minions for the player's one.)

My play revolved heavily around the new card Grim Patron. If it survives damage, the card summons another Grim Patron. Playing Mage, my hero power allowed me to cheaply chip away a single health, thus slowly growing my Patron collection. Against a human, this could be easily countered, but between that and Pile On!, my board quickly filled—taking out Direbrew with ease.

Eric Dodds

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PCG: IN CURSE OF NAXXRAMAS YOU UNLOCKED KEL’THUZAD AT THE END OF THE FINAL WING. DOES THAT MEAN NEFARIAN IS THE FINAL BOSS RATHER THAN RAGNAROS, AS RAGNAROS IS ALREADY A COLLECTIBLE CARD?

ERIC DODDS: We have some twists and turns coming up, so we don't want to talk too much about who the final boss might end up being or what your path to get there might be. I think that there's going to be a twist and turn there, and also some cards you might not expect to see that I think people will be surprised about—as well as the cards that are playable by Ragnaros and Nefarian and all those characters. I can't go into it too much, but I think there's going to be some fun there to be had.

PCG: PEOPLE SEEM TO BE STRUGGLING WITH EXACTLY HOW THE ROAD TO BLIZZCON POINT SYSTEM WORKS, AND STILL FEEL LIKE IT FAVOURS POPULAR STREAMERS GETTING INVITED TOURNAMENTS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE IDEA BEHIND IT?

ERIC: How it works is you're going to get points from doing a variety of things, and those points are how you get invited to the qualifier that'll get you to Blizzcon. You can of course get points just from playing in ranked play each month, and I believe it's the top 200 legends that are going to get points towards to getting into the finals. You can also get them from the big tournaments.

I'm not as involved on the esports side, but I'm fairly certain that all of these big tournaments are required to have a certain percentage of their players be not invited, so that there's a pathway for you to play your way into these tournaments. It's important to us that everybody has an opportunity make the route to Blizzcon. Through the open invite aspect, everybody has a path through the big online tournaments, and everybody has a pathway through ranked play as well.

[Hearthstone Blackrock Mountain Axe Flinger]

PCG: WITH NAXXRAMAS, BEN BRODE ADMITTED AFTERWARDS THAT NOT HANDING OUT ALL THE CLASS CARDS AT ONCE FELT UNFAIR. WILL THAT BE DONE DIFFERENTLY WITH BLACKROCK MOUNTAIN?

ERIC: The class cards are still coming out slowly. Not all of the cards are coming out at one time. In a lot of ways that's what's fun for us, that over the period of five weeks various classes are going to have a chance to shine. It's like, the first week, 'oh my goodness, this card is out.' For a week it's very exciting for a specific class, and some other class is like, 'why don't we have anything yet?' You know that it's all going to be balanced at the end of the five weeks, and cards are going to be out for all classes. By slowly giving them out over time, and having various classes getting things over time, it makes for a more diverse experience over those five weeks. I certainly agree, over the path of those five weeks different classes at different moments are going to have the woo-hoo moment where they're very excited, or the 'darn class X, if only my card was out yet.' But soon enough—the next week or the week after that—it will be out.

PCG: SO YOU WANT PLAYERS OF OTHER CLASSES TO BE PLANNING THEIR RESPONSE?

ERIC: Exactly. That really does dig into the changing meta, and the changes over the five weeks. We really do love that, because the players who want to build a response to that are deck builders—the players who get to own their decks at that time and can't just go, 'what does streamer X say I should be playing?' Nobody knows what they should be playing. It's the wilderness at that point. They figure out what the best deck is and then, at the end of the five weeks, things start to settle down a little bit. Although I have to say, the high level metagame based on Goblins vs Gnomes is still changing. There are still decks that are coming into high level play that haven't been seen as much. Even after all this time they're still changing, it's just the changes have slowed down a lot.

PCG: HOW CAREFUL ARE YOU HAVING TO BE WITH ‘POWER CREEP’, AND WILL A WIDELY AGREED BAD CARD EVER GET BUFFED TO BRING IT IN LINE WITH OTHER ONES.

ERIC: It's certainly something that we pay a lot of attention to. We're always looking at the cards and asking how good is this card against other cards. Our intention is not to put significant power creep in the game. [In response to a question Tyler asked], I think Doctor Boom is just a very powerful card at a seven drop, where we didn't have a lot of neutral power at that point generally. In general, we're being very conscious about power creep and not trying to introduce, 'this set of cards is better than the last set of cards.' We're trying to make it be about in line, and just give you different ways to play, rather than giving you a bunch of new, powerful cards. I certainly can say that very often when I'm playing in ranked, often I'm playing decks that are all the cards from the original game and they're still fine. I still do quite well with them.

[Hearthstone Blackrock Mountain Rend Blackhand]

PCG: THE MECHANIC OF TARGETING CARDS BASED ON RARITY, AS REND BLACKHAND DOES, IS INTERESTING. ARE THERE OTHER CARDS IN THE NEW SET WITH ABILITIES BASED ON RARITY AND IS IT A MECHANIC YOU EXPECT TO EXPAND ON?

ERIC: That is not a mechanic that we're leaning into right now. That's more something we're trying to see how it plays out. The big mechanic [for Blackrock Mountain] has to do with dragons, and cards that have to do with whether or not you have a dragon in your hand. Those are the mechanics we're playing with. There are a number of other mechanics that were just like, 'we'll put one card in here. Let's just see what happens.' We don't really want to lean into it, but there could be something interesting there.

PCG: ANOTHER INTERESTING NEW IDEA IS BATTLECRYS TRIGGERING DEPENDING ON WHAT OTHER CARDS YOU MIGHT BE HOLDING, WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE WAY THAT WORKS?

ERIC: We're doing that specifically with dragons. We love the idea of 'hey, I put an Alexstrasza in my deck but I don't get to play it until late game, so I can't build a deck around it.' We were trying to figure out what would be a great mechanic for allowing you to enable other things to happen—a mechanic of if you're holding [a dragon], give a card a Battlecry or make a card more powerful. It's structured so that it allows you to have a big card in your hand and play these less powerful cards that become more powerful cards.

After we talked about that and liked that idea as an enabler, we also really liked the information that gets transmitted when you play that card. If you play the card and it does the Battlecry, I know you have the dragon. Or if you play the card and it doesn't [activate] the Battlecry, I know information equally well. I know you probably didn't want to play that, because you wouldn't want to play something unless it's getting the enhanced effect. Maybe I know you're on the ropes, which I wouldn't otherwise know. There's just a lot of interesting information that gets transmitted that way. Mostly it came from us wanting to support, 'I have this awesome dragon in my hand, I'm going to get to play it some day, I just need to make sure I'm able to get there.' That created the mechanic.

PCG: THERE’S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WAY YOU CHOOSE CARD BACKS, AS WELL AS THE INFAMOUS DECKSLOT PROBLEM. WHAT WAYS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE UI EVOLVE AND ARE THERE PLANS FOR AN UPDATE TO ANY PARTS OF IT?

ERIC: That is a large question. Certainly, speaking about card backs, they definitely feel like a collectible and we definitely have some ideas we're kicking around to have a system that embraces them more as a collectible. Nothing that we're talking about yet, but we certainly have some ideas around it.

Relating to deck slots, it's certainly an issue we know our community feels very passionately about and we take very seriously. We're also talking through some ideas about improving that situation for players as well. Again, we don't have any specifics right now. For a lot of these things we don't have specifics because we're talking about ideas, and we don't have the final solution yet. We don't want to say 'well, we're thinking about this,' because then people get their heart set on that, and then we come up with some other solution. When we have the final solution I think we'll have one that lots of people are excited about.

Phil leads PC Gamer's UK team. He was previously the editor of the magazine, and thinks you should definitely subscribe to it. He enjoys RPGs and immersive sims, and can often be found reviewing Hitman games. He's largely responsible for the Tub Geralt thing, but still isn't sorry.

question: What is the name of Hearthstone's first PVE expansion?

answer: It is called the Curse of Naxxramas.

question: What does Direbrew's heor ability, "Pile On", do?

answer: It draws a random minion card from players' decks.

question: What style of game does the narrator play when it comes to Hearthstone?

answer: A survivability build where his character survives damage.

question: Who is going to be the final boss of the new expansion?

answer: The studio has declined to reveal it before the release of the expansion.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

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The narrator is being given the opportunity by the studio behind Hearthstone to play-test a small part of its second expansion, Blackrock Mountain.

The narrator observes that the new expansion is very much like the first - with a new wing opening each week for a total of five wings. The narrator finds the expansion fun and asked the Lead Designer, Eric Dodds, who the final boss is. Dodds tells the narrator to wait to find out after the release.


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JOHN QUIRKE (2 May 1911 – 24 August 1983) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior team.

Regarded as one of Cork's greatest-ever players, Quirke made his first appearance for the team during the 1932 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1946 championship. During that time, he won four All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and two National League medals. Quirke was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level, Quirke was a three-time county club championship medalist with Blackrock.

Quirke's sister, Dolly Leahy, was an All-Ireland medalist in camogie with Cork.

Playing career

Club

Quirke played his club hurling with the famous Blackrock club and enjoyed much success.

In 1929, he was just out of the minor grade when he lined out in his first championship decider at senior level. A 5–6 to 2–2 defeat of fierce city rivals St. Finbarr's gave Quirke his first championship medal.

Blackrock reached the county final once again in 1930. A 3–8 to 1–3 defeat of Glen Rovers gave Quirke a second successive championship medal.

1931 presented Blackrock with the chance to complete a hat-trick of championship titles. A decisive 2–4 to 0–3 of Éire Óg gave Quirke his third successive championship medal. Blackrock would not win another championship for twenty-five years.

Cork

Quirke first played for Cork when he was drafted onto the minor team during the 1929 Munster Minor Championship. He made his only appearance in the grade on 20 October 1929 when he lined out at centre-back in Cork's 2-01 to 0-02 defeat by Tipperary.

As county champions, Quirke's club Blackrock had the selection of the Cork senior team for the 1932 Munster Championship. A dispute arose between the club and the Cork County Board when the system was changed and some senior players boycotted the team, however, Quirke was one of a number of new additions to a team that held both the Munster and All-Ireland titles. He made his championship debut on 12 June 1932 when he lined out at left corner-forward in a 5-06 to 1-05 victory over Waterford, but was switched to left wing-forward when Cork suffered a 5-02 to 4-01 defeat by Clare in the 1932 Munster final.[1]

By the start of the 1939 Munster Championship Quirke, who had been one of Cork's most consistent forwards since his debut, found himself switched to the centre-back position in an effort to stymie the influence of Limerick's star forward Mick Mackey. He claimed his first Munster Championship medal that year after a 4-03 to 3-04 victory over Limerick in the final. On 3 September 1939, Quirke lined out at centre-back when Cork suffered a 2-07 to 3-03 defeat by Kilkenny in the “thunder and Lightning” All-Ireland final.[2]

Although defeated in the All-Ireland decider, Cork continued their breakthrough in 1940. An 8–9 to 6–4 defeat of Tipperary in the decider gave Quirke his first National Hurling League medal. He added a second winners' medal to his collection in 1941 following a defeat of Dublin.

An outbreak of foot and mouth disease severely hampered the 1941 championship. As a result of this, Cork was nominated to represent the province in the All-Ireland series. Quirke was on the team for the final against Dublin, however, it turned into a one-sided affair thanks to contributing goals from Quirke himself and Ted O'Sullivan. At the full-time whistle, Cork had won by 5–11 to 0–6. It was one of the most one-sided championship deciders of all-time, however, it did give Quirke an All-Ireland medal.

Quirke added a second Munster medal to his collection in 1942 as Tipp were downed by 4–15 to 4–1. The All-Ireland final was a replay of the previous year with Dublin providing the opposition once again. The game was a close affair with just a point separating the sides at the three-quarter stage. In the end Cork won comfortably enough by 2–14 to 3–4 and Quirke collected a second All-Ireland medal.

A 2–13 to 3–8 defeat of Waterford in 1943 gave Quirke a third Munster medal. He later lined out in a fourth All-Ireland decider with Antrim becoming the first Ulster side to qualify for a final. Unfortunately, the occasion got to the Glensmen as Cork built up an unassailable 3–11 to 0–2 half-time lead. The final score of 5–16 to 0–4 gave Cork their second-ever hat-trick of All-Ireland titles while it also gave Quirke a third All-Ireland medal.[3]

In 1944, Cork was attempting to capture a fourth All-Ireland title in-a-row. No team in the history of the hurling championship had won more than three consecutive titles. The year got off to a good start when Cork defeated Limerick by 4–6 to 3–6 after a replay to give Quirke a fourth Munster medal. For the third time in four years Cork faced Dublin in an All-Ireland decider. Joe Kelly was the hero of the day and he contributed greatly to Cork's 2–13 to 1–2 victory. It was a remarkable fourth successive All-Ireland medal for Quirke.[4]

Five-in-a-row proved to be a bridge too far for Cork, however, the team returned in 1946. A 3–9 to 1–6 defeat of Waterford allowed Cork to advance to another Munster final. Unfortunately for Quirke, that semi-final victory was his last championship game for Cork.

Inter-provincial

Murphy also had the honour of being selected for Munster in the inter-provincial series of games. He made his debut with the province in 1936 and was a regular until his retirement in 1945.[5]

In 1936, Quirke was one of only two Corkonians to line out in the inter-provincial decider. A narrow 2–8 to 3–4 defeat by fierce rivals Leinster was the result on that occasion.

In spite of a defeat in his debut season, the province went on to dominate the rest of the decade. Defeats of Leinster in 1937 and 1938 gave Quirke his first two Railway Cup medals.

Quirke was dropped from the starting fifteen in 1939, however, he won a third Railway Cup medal as a non-playing substitute following a 4–4 to 1–6 defeat of Leinster. He was reinstated to the starting fifteen the following year and won a fourth winners' medal as Leinster were downed once again.

Munster surrendered their title to Leinster the following year, however, the province went on to dominate the rest of the decade once again. Defeats of Leinster (1942, 1943), Connacht (1944) and Ulster (1945) brought Quirke's Railway Cup medal tally to eight.

Death

On 24 August 1983, Quirke died aged 72 at the North Infirmary in Cork after unexpectedly taking ill. He was survived by his wife Hannah.

Honours

Team

Blackrock

-   Cork Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 1929, 1930, 1931

Cork

-   All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
-   Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944
-   National Hurling League (2): 1939–40, 1940–41

Munster

-   Railway Cup (8): 1937, 1938, 1939 (sub), 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 (sub)

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title: Johnny Quirke

question: How many teams did Quirke play for and which of the clubs did he win the most titles with?

answer: Quirke played for Blackrock, Cork, and Munster. He won most medals with Cork, a total of ten between 1939 to 1944.

question: According to the passage, what made Quirke so successful on the field?


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PEOPLE
Activate Your Voice 4 Autism
And Speak Out Against Bullying
October 24, 2017
[](VOXtra) - Would you like to voice support for awareness and acceptance of people with autism, and at the same time, speak out against bullying?

Scores of performers are doing that now during National Bullying Prevention Month, and more are welcome to join the #Activate4Autism public awareness campaign sponsored by the non-profit Geek Club Books organization.

"The autistic are often misunderstood, marginalized, undervalued and three times more likely to be victims of bullying," notes Jodi Murphy, founder and president of Geek Club Books. "Most grow up with a sense of shame because they've been stereotyped, judged as strange, and are often bullied for being different."

And for Murphy, that's personal.

"My son Jonathan is a union voice actor and he is also on the autism spectrum," she says. "But autism has never stopped him from getting work, thanks to his hard work and talent, great training and coaches and his professionalism."

"Jonathan studied for years with (voice actor/coach) Elaine Clark, and Elaine has produced his demos," she adds. So Murphy first approached Clark about participating in the autism campaign.

"Elaine said yes, which gave me the confidence to personally move forward. I started reaching out to other voice actors, sharing the vision, and over 90 percent said yes. A very generous group! I hope others want to make videos, too." (See below for details on how to participate.)

'ACTIVATING MY VOICE' ...

Here's an example video, from popular video game voice Dave Fennoy:

Videos have also been created by ...

-   Animation voice actor Katie Leigh, saying, "I am activating my voice for autism. I know that the work that we do has touched so many in the autism community, and they are my friends."
-   Voice actor/agent Erik Sheppard and voice actor Lindsay Sheppard, saying "It's time to stop thinking about what people with autism can't do, and let them show the world what they can do."
-   Voice actor/coach Elaine Clark, saying "It's important for all of us to accept and learn from autistic people. They have so much to offer and such a unique way way to look at the world."
-   And voice actors Brian Sommer, Jonathan Cormur and many more.

  You can see them all here.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE ...
Jodi explains how to participate:

  1. Make a 5- to 15-second selfie video holding the #Activate4Autism poster:
  (https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/gcbpdfs/Activate4Autism+Poster+1.pdf)
  and a statement about the importance of acceptance and inclusion (see examples on the #Activate4Autism page).
  2. End your statement with "I activate my voice for autism."
  3. Upload it onto YouTube.
  4. Use the hashtag #Activate4Autism in the title with your name. In the comments: Add the text of your statement, your short bio/credits and link to the campaign:
  (http://bit.ly/activate4autism)
  5. Email the link to your video to jodi@geekclubbooks.com so she can add it to their YouTube #Activate4Autism playlist, tag and share it across their social media.

For other ways to get involved, please go to
https://geekclubbooks.com/be-an-activator.
ABOUT JODI ...

[]Jodi Murphy's career has been anchored in media and helping people.

She was a freelance marketing specialist working for clients in a variety of industries, a journalist in the lifestyle industry, and co-founder of one of the first independent lifestyle digital magazines.

She is currently the founder of Geek Club Books, a creative autism non-profit with a mission to further autism education and empowerment.

Email: geekclubbooks@gmail.com
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question: What does the text say about Jodi Murphy?

answer: Jodi Murphy is the founder and president of Geek Club Book, a creative autism non-profit with a mission to further autism education and empowerment. Prior to Geek Club Books, she was a freelance marketing specialist working for clients in a variety of industries, a journalist in the lifestyle industry, and co-founder of one of the first independent lifestyle digital magazines. Her son Jonathan is on the autism spectrum.

question: What does the text say about how one participates in the campaign?

answer: To participate, make a five to fifteen second video holding the #Activate4Autism poster, and make a statement about the importance of acceptance and inclusion. End the statement with the phrase "I activate my voice for autism," and then upload the video to YouTube. Use the hashtag #Activate4Autism in the title with your name, and add the text of your statement, along with your short bio/credits and a link to the campaign in the comments. Finally, email the link to your video to jodi@geekclubbooks.com.


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JEAN LOUIS SCHEFER (born 7 December 1938), is a French writer, philosopher, art critic, and theoretician of cinema and image.

A graduate of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales on _Les écritures figuratives, a problème de grammaire égyptienne_ (under the guidance of Roland Barthes and Algirdas Julien Greimas), Schefer worked in Milan from 1965 to 1966, in the preparation of a dictionary, then in Venice from 1967 to 1968. in Italy he presented works of Gianfranco Pardi, Titina Maselli, , Gianni Colombo and others. From 1970 to 1981 he taught in Paris.

He has collaborated with the magazines ''Tel Quel, ''Communications, _Information sur les sciences sociales_, _Littérature_, _Critique_, and _Cahiers du Cinéma_.

Bibliography

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-   1975: _L’Invention du corps chrétien_, Éditions Galilée
-   1980: L’Homme ordinaire du cinéma, _Cahiers du cinéma_/Éditions Gallimard
-   1985: _Origine du crime_, Café-Climat
-   1987: Gilles Aillaud,
-   1988: _, groupe Émile Dubois_, in collaboration with Laurence Louppe and , éditions Dis Voir, .
-   1989: _8, rue Juiverie, photographs by _, CompAct
-   1992: _De la peinture - De Pictura (1435)_ by Leon Battista Alberti, preface, translation from Latin and notes by Jean-Louis Schefer, Macula Dédale
-   1995: _La Lumière et la Table_, Maeght éditeur
-   1995: _Question de style_, L’Harmattan
-   1995: _The Enigmatic Body_, Cambridge University Press
-   1997: _Du monde et du mouvement des images_, Cahiers du cinéma
-   1998: _Main courante_,
-   1998: _Figures peintes_, P.O.L, (Prix France Culture, 1999)
-   1998: _Cinématographies_, P.O.L
-   1998: _Choses écrites_, P.O.L
-   1998: _Goya, la dernière hypothèse_, Maeght éditeur
-   1999: _Main courante 2_, P.O.L
-   1999: _Lumière du Corrège_, P.O.L
-   1999: _Questions d'art paléolithique_, P.O.L
-   1999: _Paolo Ucello, le Déluge_, P.O.L
-   1999: _Sommeil du Greco_, P.O.L
-   1999: _Images mobiles_, P.O.L
-   2001: _Main courante 3_, P.O.L
-   2002: _Polyxène et la vierge à la robe rouge_, P.O.L
-   2002: _Chardin_, P.O.L
-   2004: _Une maison de peinture_, ed. Enigmatic
-   2005: _Figures de différents caractères_, P.O.L
-   2007: _L’Hostie profanée - histoire d’une fiction théologique_, P.O.L,
-   2009: _La Cause des portraits_, P.O.L
-   2010: _De quel tremblement de terre..._, P.O.L
-   2011: _Le Temps dont je suis l'hypothèse_, P.O.L
-   2013: _Monsieur Teste à l'école_, P.O.L
-   2016: _Squelettes et autres fantaisies_, P.O.L

title: Jean-Louis Schefer

question: Who is Jean Louis Schefer?

answer: He is a French writer, philosopher, art critic, and theoretician of cinema and image.

question: What was Schefer preparing for when he was working in Milan from 1965 to 1966?

answer: He was preparing for a dictionary.

question: What magazines had Schefer collaborated with?

answer: He had collaborated with the magazines ''Tel Quel, ''Communications, _Information sur les sciences sociales_, _Littérature_, _Critique_, and _Cahiers du Cinéma.

question: During which years did Schefer teach in Paris?

answer: Schefer taught in Paris the years of 1970 to 1981.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes the career and works of Jean Louis Schefer, a French writer, philosopher, art critic, and theoretician of cinema and image.


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BY TIM WOGAN, * SCIENCE*NOW

Human skin is a special material: It needs to be flexible, so that it doesn't crack every time a user clenches his fist. It needs to be sensitive to stimuli like touch and pressure — which are measured as electrical signals, so it needs to conduct electricity. Crucially, if it's to survive the wear and tear it's put through every day, it needs to be able to repair itself. Now, researchers in California may have designed a synthetic version — a flexible, electrically conductive, self-healing polymer.

[]The result is part of a decadelong miniboom in "epidermal electronics" — the production of circuits thin and flexible enough to be attached to skin (for use as wearable heart rate monitors, for example) or to provide skinlike touch sensitivity to prosthetic limbs. The problem is that silicon, the base material of the electronics industry, is brittle. So various research groups have investigated different ways to produce flexible electronic sensors.

Chemists, meanwhile, have become increasingly interested in "self-healing" polymers. This sounds like science fiction, but several research groups have produced plastics that can join their cut edges together when scientists heat them, shine a light on them, or even just hold the cut edges together. In 2008, researchers at ESPCI ParisTech showed that a specially designed rubber compound could recover its mechanical properties after being broken and healed repeatedly.

Chemical engineer Zhenan Bao of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and her team combined these two concepts and explored the potential of self-healing polymers in epidermal electronics. However, all the self-healing polymers demonstrated to date had had very low bulk electrical conductivities and would have been little use in electrical sensors. Writing in *Nature Nanotechnology, *the researchers detail how they increased the conductivity of a self-healing polymer by incorporating nickel atoms, allowing electrons to "jump" between the metal atoms. The polymer is sensitive to applied forces like pressure and torsion (twisting) because such forces alter the distance between the nickel atoms, affecting the difficulty the electrons have jumping from one to the other and changing the electrical resistance of the polymer.

To demonstrate that both the mechanical and the electrical properties of the material could be repeatedly restored to their original values after the material had been damaged and healed, the researchers cut the polymer completely through with a scalpel. After pressing the cut edges together gently for 15 seconds, the researchers found the sample went on to regain 98 percent of its original conductivity. And crucially, just like the ESPCI group's rubber compound, the Stanford team's polymer could be cut and healed over and over again.

"I think it's kind of a breakthrough," says John J. Boland, a chemist at the CRANN nanoscience institute at Trinity College Dublin. "It's the first time that we've seen this combination of both mechanical and electrical self-healing." He is, however, skeptical about one point: "With a scalpel you can very precisely cut the material without inducing significant local mechanical deformation around the wound." Failure due to mechanical tension, however, could stretch the material, producing significant scarring and preventing complete self-healing, he suspects.

Now, Bao and her fellow researchers are working to make the polymer more like human skin. "I think it will be very interesting if we can make the self-healing skin elastic," she says, "because, while it's currently flexible, it's still not stretchable. That's definitely something we're moving towards for our next-generation self-healing skin."

*This story provided by _Science_NOW, the daily online news service of the journal *Science.

question: What properties of skin did researchers recreate in the synthetic version?

answer: Flexibility, electrical conductivity and self-healing properties.

question: What challenge does epidermal electronics face?

answer: The problem that silicone, the base material of the electronics industry, is brittle. This does not work well for skin, because skin is flexible.

question: What methods does scientists use to make polymers self-heal?

answer: Heat them, shine a light on them or just hold the edges together. Some have demonstrated that the mechanical abilities remain intact after multiple times being healed.

question: How did scientists increase the conductivity of self-healing polymers?

answer: By incorporating Nickel atoms allowing electrons to jump between metal atoms. This changes the electrical resistance of the polymer.

question: How did the scientists demonstrate that the mechanical and electrical properties of the material can be repeatedly restored?

answer: The researchers cut the polymer completely through with a scalpel. After pressing the edges together gently for 15 seconds, the researchers found the sample went on to regain 98% of its original conductivity. The polymer also healed over and over again.

question: What is Dr. John J Boland skeptical about?

answer: He says that with a scalpel a precise cut can be obtained without inducing significant local mechanical deformation around the wound. This could stretch the material, producing significant scarring and preventing complete self-healing.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: A material has been found that, under test conditions, can replicate the properties of skin, viz. elasticity, electrical conductivity and self-healing. This material is embedded with Nickle to help with conductivity. It has also been shown to self heal after being cut by a scalpel. They worry is if another method is used, the mechanical scarring could be severe.


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Edward Said, 13 years dead but intellectually un-buriable, used to say that there was only one “last taboo” in the United States. You could talk about blacks, gays – pretty much anything you wanted – the Palestinian scholar, linguist, historian and musician would tell us. But you can’t talk about America and Israel. Not, at least, in any critical sense.

But here we are in an American election year and Bernie Sanders is calling for a more “even-handed” approach to the Palestinians; Vice President Joe Biden has expressed his “overwhelming frustration” with Benjamin Netanyahu; even Hillary Clinton – who, of course, is going to be the next US President – has managed (just) to refer to “damaging actions” by Israel, “including with respect to settlements”.

Not exactly earth-shattering stuff, and they’ve all uttered the usual prayers. America is committed to Israel’s security which is “non-negotiable” (Clinton) and the US is Israel’s “only absolute friend” (Biden). The future President Clinton picked up 56 rounds of applause when she addressed Aipac, Israel’s most powerful lobbyists, in New York last month – that’s 18 more rounds than Netanyahu got when he addressed Congress a year ago, but he also received 23 standing ovations from the would-be Knesset members who represent American voters.

Let’s not get romantic. La Clinton even offered “a new 10-year defence memorandum of understanding” with Israel to Aipac, made the usual references to “Palestinian terrorists” and “Iran’s continued aggression”, and repeated the mantra that “Israel and America are seen as a light unto the nations” – albeit not, perhaps, unto the Palestinian ‘nation’.

“I would vigorously oppose any attempt by outside parties,” she announced, “to impose a solution, including by the UN Security Council”. In other words, goodbye to UN Security Council Resolution 242 – Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967 – which was supposed to be the foundation stone of the whole wretched peace process.

Yet the shift in emphasis is clearly there. Sanders is Jewish – his father was an immigrant from eastern Europe – and most of his family died in the Nazi Holocaust. You might expect he would try to outgun Hillary in her support for Israel. Yet he accused her of devoting “only one sentence... that even mentioned the Palestinian people” in her Aipac hug-in, only “one line on the Palestinian people”.

This was not strictly accurate, although a close reading of La Clinton’s text shows that her references to Palestinians were more in the form of an appendage to Israeli security than a denunciation of Palestinian “suffering” – a word that Sanders has actually used about the occupied Arabs of Palestine.

Bernie believes “Israel must have the right to exist in peace and security, just as the Palestinians must have the right to a homeland in which they and they alone control their political system and their economy”. To that extent, it’s the usual stuff: no mention of Palestinian security – that will be left to Israel – but they can do what they like inside their pathetic little “homeland”.

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Where Bernie has stuck out, however, is in his condemnation of Israel’s “targeted killings” (or, political murders), “further Israeli settlements on Palestinian land” (or, colonies) and “the destruction of Palestinian homes...,” Israel’s attacks on Palestinians have been “reprehensible”, he says.

He may not have called a spade a spade, but he got it right. He was the first US senator to refuse to attend Netanyahu’s speech to the joint session of Congress last year, saying that the Israeli prime minister “inappropriately used the appearance for his own political purposes”.

Joe Biden might not have quite the same heft. He’s been used before as the silly mid-off to defend Obama, deniable and jokey but still his master’s voice. He warned that “the present course Israel’s on is not one that’s likely to secure its existence as a Jewish, democratic state... we have to make sure they understand that we understand... where the ultimate solution lies.”

Translated, this means what the US administration has been telling ‘J-Street’ and other moderate American supporters of Israel: that if Netanyahu and his cabinet members continue to steal Arab land and gobble up the West Bank, they have either got to give occupied Arabs the vote – in which case, goodbye to Israel – or they’ve got to run an apartheid state in which the majority Arabs are denied the vote.

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Beneath this verbal concern lies the growing success of the boycott movement (or the ‘de-legitimisation of Israel’ as it is called by Netanyahu – the man who is doing more than anyone else to de-legitimise Israel) and the equally growing disenchantment of Jewish Americans with an Israel which looks less and less like a light unto anyone’s nation.

What is left of the Left in Israel takes a very worrying view of the boycott campaign, but far more serious in the long term is Washington’s growing disenchantment with the Middle East.

The Saudis are being ditched in favour of the Iranians (the Saudis and Israel both loath Tehran) and an America which can stomach the anger of Arab allies of 70 years’ standing is clearly in no mood to suffer the humiliations of Israel forever.

No, the ‘last taboo’ has not been broken. The umbilical cord between Washington and Tel Aviv remains. But in future, it may not be free of charge.

question: What is the "last taboo' according to Edward Said?

answer: The "last taboo" in the United States is that you cannot talk about America and Isreal.

question: What did Clinton offer to Aipac?

answer: Clinton offered a new 10-year defense memorandum of understanding with Isreal to Aipac.

question: What is Bernie Sanders' take?

answer: Sanders believes that Isreal must have the right to exist in peace and security, just as the Palestinians must have the right to a homeland in which they and they alone can control their political system and their economy.

question: Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?

answer: Netanyahu is Isreal's Prime Minister.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
Bernie Sanders calls for an "even-handed" approach to the Palestinians. Clinton says that America is committed to Isreal's security which is "non-negotiable." She also offered a new 10-year defense memorandum of understanding with Isreal to Aipac. She further went on to announce that she opposes any attempt by outside parties to impose a solution.

Bernie believes that Isreal must have the right to exist in peace just as Palestinians must have the right to a homeland which only they have control over. Bernie has however stuck out in his condemnation of Isreal's "target killings."


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On our first date he sat across the booth from me at Outback Steak House and over a Blooming Onion he said, "I bet you've never dated a guy like me."

I replied, "What do you mean?"

He held up his fingers, palms toward him, fluttered them and said, "A guy with dirty fingernails."

He was right. I hadn't. I'd recently left an eight year marriage from a soft-handed man. My now ex-husband was hygienically conscious and washed his hands after every meal, every task, lotioning them up in the dry winters. My ex-husband's fingers, like mine, typed on a computer all day. They didn't smooth wood or grout tile or carry stacks of lumber and crack from overuse like this man's hands. This man's hands were tools fastened to his wrists. They were like giant boulders on the end of steel rope; mangled, filthy, misshapen and torn to pieces. At this point in my journey, I wanted different hands.

On our second date he took his hands and he used them to help paint my bedroom. Never once afraid of getting them dirty, he wiped away the excess paint without thought or consideration. He ate fajitas that night on my back porch with Celedon colored cuticles.

Then one day, he took his hands and he built my toddler son's "big boy" bed. He took large rails of oak from his own childhood bed and he fastened them to a frame. When he watched me look sentimentally at my son's dismantled crib, he waited until I was gone, and then took a piece of it and used it for a headboard. Back then, in the beginning, I didn't even know how to make him understand how much it meant to me.

Over 9 months, I'd get to know those hands pretty well. They held me so kindly while I sobbed in some of my worst moments of despair. One evening, when I was too weak and sad and scared to move from my bed, he took his hands and he brought me my shoes. He gently opened the tongues, undid the laces and he slipped them on my feet. Then he took both his hands and lifted me up, off that bed, and he made me live again. And again. And again.

Sometimes, as we lay together at night I would take his big, rough, more-knuckle-than-phalange fingers and I would run the pads of my thumb over his thumbnails. They were as flat as sanded pine. He'd laugh and say, "My thumbnails are permanently flattened from hitting them with a hammer so many times." Oh I loved that about him. And I loved those thumbnails. They were my favorite part of those tough, gnarled, gentle hands.

With those hands he's built homes, not just houses. With those hands he black-belted in more than one martial art but never talks about it. Those scratchy and knobby fingers held his newborn baby girl against his chest, and after watching YouTube videos, those stiff fingers braided her long, 10-year-old hair. Although he could so easily, he'd never use them to hurt her, or me, or anyone, really.

But he's gone now.

A few times, toward the end, when I was finally seeing the beauty of his hands, he'd come home from working hours and hours on someone else's house and he'd have cracks in the skin on his fingers that ached horribly. I'd inspect them, go to the medicine cabinet and retrieve anything I could find to make the pain go away. He smiled so sweetly when I covered his wounds with Sleeping Beauty band-aids. I'd ask him if it felt better and he said no, but it will tomorrow.

He left because he feels like his hands aren't good enough for mine. He left because his hands are as empty as turned over buckets and he's afraid of how that emptiness will hurt me. Nothing I say will convince him that his hands are enough.

And now, all I can think about are all the things his hands have done. And now I cry for different reasons. I cry when I remember that one morning when he took his right hand in my left, and his left around my waist, and slow danced in my kitchen to silence after I'd just spent several minutes raging over an angry email from my ex. Now, all I can think about is how those rough hands softened me time and time again.

As things were looking like they were coming to an end, we spent one last weekend together at the beach. While there, we built a fort, like children, and sat under it and out of the rain. We cooked by a fire. A fire he built. We took shelter behind logs of driftwood, logs he moved into just the right spaces. When I saw his hands I asked him to hold them out, I wanted a picture.

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He asked me why I wanted a picture of his hands. I wasn't able to convey all the reasons why, but it was because I loved them, and appreciated them, and I knew I might never see them like that again. I needed that memory.

Those huge, hard-as-stone hands could build anything, fight for anyone who needed it, and yet... I know he would never use them to hurt me.

In the end, he was right, I'd never dated a man like him. But someday, I hope I might again.

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question: What kind of guy had she never dated?

answer: A guy with dirty fingernails.

question: What does she love about this guy?

answer: How he builds things.

question: Why did he leave her?

answer: He thought he was not good enough for her.

question: Does she want him back?

answer: Yes.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The article is a story about a woman who married for a second time to a different kind of man she married the first time. This was a working man who built houses, and she loved him for his handyman appeal. But eventually he became afraid he was not good enough for her and left her. She still thinks about him often.


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We were far off the path of our walk home when we reached the construction site. The two Sophomores led the way, finally stopping at a chain linked fence.
	“Alright,” the taller one said. “Its just through here.” He pointed to a gap in the fence were the wire was torn away. It was a pretty sizable hole to fit through, which reinforced the idea that I shouldn’t be doing this.
	“Before we go, can you first tell us what you want to show us” stated my friend, who was beginning to sound agitated.
	“I already told you guys that we literally cannot tell you. We can’t. Why don’t you have a little patience?”
	“Well, being completely honest, this sounds extremely suspicious and we really don’t know you guys that well.”
	The second sophomore sighed. “It’s broad day light and were in the middle of the fucking city, what are we gonna do?” He did have a point.
	There was silence for a moment, then my friend said “Fine, but this better be worth it” and climbed through. I followed, going head first and scratching my leg on one of the loose wires. I stood up and was now in the middle of an empty construction site. I looked back to find the two sophomores climbing through the whole. They proceeded to stand up, dust off their pants, and start jogging towards a pile of bricks and dirt nearby. They reached it in seconds, looked down behind it, then called back to us. “Its still here, come on”. We walked over to finally see this ‘thing’ we had walked all this way for, and well...
	Now, I can’t really describe it, except for the fact that it was...well not really glowing but more of emitting light. Oh, and it was pretty small two. It was just...kinda there in the middle of the dirt behind the pile of rubble. I stared at it for a while, but my brain was coming up short. The image wasn’t really going through, but I wasn’t getting a head ache or anything. It felt like free fall in my thoughts, or more of just empty space in my mind. Finally, I turned to the Sophomore and asked the most basic question.
	“Well, what is it”.
	“Can you tell me what it is?”
	“Not really”
	“And I can’t tell you”
	So we sat there and stared at it. I was mesmerized by it, and my brain had given up trying to make any sense of what it was seeing. After a couple minutes of staring, I asked if anyone else knew about this. “Yeah” he said. “Why do you think no one else is here. They shut it down when they found out about it.”
	“And no ones doing anything about it?”
	“I bet their sending someone out soon to check it out.”
	We left five minutes later, and to this day and still don’t know exactly what I was looking at, but I found it easiest to just except the fact that I didn’t understand it, and honestly I probably never will.

title: I don't have a name for this

question: What is in the construction site?

answer: Something supernatural, like a magical portal, or an alien technology.

question: Where are the kids going?

answer: Into the construction site.

question: What are the kids going to look at?

answer: An anomaly that emits light.

question: Are the sophomores going to hurt the narrator?

answer: No, they are harmless.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A group of teenagers break into a construction site to view a mysterious anomaly which emits light. They don't know what it is. Then they leave.


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The second season of the American reality television series _Project Runway: Junior_ premiered on December 22, 2016 on Lifetime. It featured twelve teen designers aged between 13 and 17. The designers were described by Tim Gunn as “kids [who] have grown up watching this show” (_Project Runway_).[1]

The show was co-hosted by Tim Gunn and Hannah Jeter, with Gunn also serving as the designers' workroom mentor. In his role as mentor, Tim Gunn had a “Tim Gunn Save” with which he could bring back an eliminated designer once during the season at his discretion. The three judges were fashion designer Christian Siriano (_Project Runway_ Season 4's winner), fashion critic and designer Kelly Osbourne and Aya Kanai, Executive Fashion Director at _Cosmopolitan_ and _Seventeen_ magazines. Of note, unlike other versions of _Project Runway_, the only episode with a guest judge was the finale.[2]

The winner of “Project Runway Junior” received a full scholarship to the prestigious FIDM in California; a complete home sewing and crafting studio, plus, the dream machine, all courtesy of Brother; a feature in _Seventeen_ Magazine; and a $25,000 cash prize, to help launch their line. Also, butter LONDON supplied a year’s worth of products and the opportunity to consult with butter LONDON to create a limited edition nail color collection. The styles from their finale collection will be manufactured by Los Angeles Development House, Lefty Production Company.[3]

Contestants

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  Name           Age   Hometown             Placement
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  Ruby McAloon   14    Barrington, RI       12th
  Lucas          14    Windermere, FL       11th
  Rene           17    Dallas, TX           10th
  A'kai          13    Hauppauge, NY        9th
  Allie          14    Dayton, OH           8th
  Cartier        16    Pocatello, ID        7th
  Molly          17    Fort Collins, CO     6th
  Tieler         16    Abita Springs, LA    5th
  Izzy           16    Mount Pleasant, MI   4th
  Hawwaa         17    Mankato, MN          3rd
  Chris          17    Calverton, NY        Runner-Up
  CHELSEA        15    CHATSWORTH, CA       WINNER

Challenges

  Designers   1      2      3                         4                                   5      6                                  7                         8                          9                              10                       Eliminated Episode
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  Chelsea     HIGH   IN     HIGH                      WIN                                 IN     IN                                 WIN                       WIN                        ADV                                                     10 - Finale, Part 2
  Chris       LOW    IN     LOW                       IN                                  WIN    LOW                                HIGH                      HIGH                       ADV
  Hawwaa      IN     LOW    LOW                       HIGH                                LOW    IN                                 LOW                       LOW                        ADV
  Izzy        WIN    IN     IN                        LOW                                 LOW    LOW                                HIGH                      HIGH                       ADV
  Tieler      IN     WIN    WIN                       IN                                  HIGH   HIGH                               LOW                       LOW                        OUT                                                     9 - Finale, Part 1
  Molly       LOW    HIGH   HIGH                      IN                                  HIGH   HIGH                               IN                        OUT                                                       8 - Race to the Finale
  Cartier     IN     HIGH   IN                        LOW                                 IN     WIN                                OUT                                                  7 - High End Italian Fashion
  Allie       IN     IN     HIGH                      HIGH                                IN     OUT                                                          6 - Firefighting Clients
  A'kai       IN     LOW    SAFE                      IN                                  OUT                                       5 - Light Up the Runway
  Rene        HIGH   IN     LOW                       OUT                                        4 - Step it Up from Day to Night
  Lucas       IN     OUT                              2 - An Unconventional Pool Party!
  Ruby        OUT           1 - Welcome to New York

  : Elimination Chart

Results

    The designer won Project Runway: Junior Season 2.

    The designer advanced to Fashion Week.

    The designer won that challenge.

    The designer had the second highest score for that challenge.

    The designer had one of the highest scores for that challenge, but did not win.

    The designer had one of the lowest scores for that challenge, but was not eliminated.

    The designer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.

    The designer lost and was out of the competition.

    The designer lost, but was brought back to the competition by Tim Gunn.

Episodes

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Episode 1: Welcome to New York

_Original Airdate:_ December 22, 2016

Twelve young designers meet in New York City to compete on Project Runway: Junior. Their first challenge starts immediately.

-   Challenge: Create a first impression look inspired by New York City.
-   WINNER: IZZY
-   ELIMINATED: RUBY

Episode 2: An Unconventional Pool Party!

_Original Airdate:_ December 29, 2016

When the designers meet Tim and Hannah at a rooftop pool they quickly realize that they are in for their first unconventional materials challenge! Some are excited and some are scared!

-   Challenge: Create a look using pool party materials.
-   WINNER: TIELER
-   ELIMINATED: LUCAS

Episode 3: En Garde Avant Garde

_Original Airdate:_ January 5, 2017

In their first team challenge the designers are asked to create an avant-garde look inspired by Tim Gunn’s most recent passion, fencing. When all communication fails, Tim has to step in to help.

-   Challenge: Create a fencing-inspired avant-garde look.
-   WINNER: TIELER
-   SAVED: A'KAI

Episode 4: Step It Up From Day to Night

_Original Airdate:_ January 12, 2017

The designers are tasked to create a transitional look that takes a woman on the go from day to night.

-   Challenge: Create a girl on the go look.
-   WINNER: CHELSEA
-   ELIMINATED: RENE

Episode 5: Light Up the Runway

_Original Airdate:_ January 19, 2017

The judges are dazzled when the designers create high fashion looks using LED lights and turn their models into a living light show!

-   Challenge: Create a look using LED lights.
-   WINNER: CHRIS
-   ELIMINATED: A'KAI

Episode 6: Firefighting Clients

_Original Airdate:_ January 26, 2017

A surprise fire drill sends the designers out of the workroom to meet their new clients. Working with clients proves to be extremely challenging for some of the designers.

-   Challenge: Create a date night look for firefighters' wives or girlfriends.
-   WINNER: CARTIER
-   ELIMINATED: ALLIE

Episode 7: High End Italian Fashion

_Original Airdate:_ February 2, 2017

The designers must create a high fashion look worthy of Milan Fashion Week. Everyone is giving it their all to advance to the next round but also to win a trip to Italy.

-   Challenge: Create a suitable look for Milan Fashion Week.
-   WINNER: CHELSEA
-   ELIMINATED: CARTIER

Episode 8: Race to the Finale

_Original Airdate:_ February 9, 2017

For their final challenge, the designers are tasked to create an editorial look inspired by street art murals. The designers are giving it their all to make it to the finale and because the judges forewarned a double elimination.

-   Challenge: Create a high fashion look inspired by street art.
-   WINNER: CHELSEA
-   ELIMINATED: MOLLY

Episode 9: Finale, Part 1

_Original Airdate:_ February 16, 2017

The final designers head home to create collections for the Project Runway Junior Finale in Los Angeles. The pressure is intense, as one more elimination is looming.

-   Challenge: Show two pieces from final collection.
-   MOVING ON: HAWWAA
-   ELIMINATED: TIELER

Episode 10: Finale, Part 2

_Original Airdate:_ February 23, 2017

The teen designers put the final touches on their collections before showing in front of a live audience at the finale at FIDM Los Angeles! The winner of Project Runway Junior is announced. Actress and singer OLIVIA HOLT is the guest judge.

-   Challenge: Present a six-look final collection.
-   WINNER: CHELSEA
-   RUNNER-UP: CHRIS
-   3RD PLACE: HAWWAA
-   4TH PLACE: IZZY

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[3] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-junior/about

[4] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-junior/cast

[5] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-junior/exclusives/season-2-whos-in-whos-out

[6] http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway-junior/exclusives/season-2-whos-in-whos-out

title: Project Runway: Junior (season 2)

question: Who was featured in the television series, Project Runway: Junior?

answer: Twelve teen designers aged between 13 and 17 were featured in the television series, Project Runway: Junior.

question: What does the winner of this television series win?

answer: The winner of this television series receives a full scholarship to the prestigious FIDM in California, a complete home sewing and crafting studio, a feature in Seventeen Magazine, and a $25,000 cash prize.

question: Who hosted this television series?

answer: This television series was hosted by Tim Gunn and Hannah Jeter.

question: Who were the three judge on this season of Project Runway?

answer: The three judges were fashion designer, Christian Siriano, fashion critic and designer Kelly Osbourne, and the executive fashion director at Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazines, Aya Kanai.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes the premise of the second season of a television show, Project Runway: Junior. It describes the contestants, the judges, the hosts, and what prizes the winner of the show will receive.


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DONALD MARMEN is Canadian former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative member from the constituency of Madawaska Centre.[1]

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title: Donald Marmen

question: Who is Donald Marmen?

answer: Donald Marmen is a Canadian former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative member from the constituency of Madawaska Centre.

question: Where was Donald Marmen born?

answer: the article does not answer this question

question: When was Donald Marmen born?

answer: the article does not answer this question

question: Is Donald Marmen still alive?

answer: the article does not answer this question

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Donald Marmen is a Canadian former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative member from the constituency of Madawaska Centre.


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A Repsol petrol station in Madrid, Spain.
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Spanish oil company Repsol said Thursday that it discovered 1.2 billion barrels of oil in Alaska.

It was the largest onshore find in the US in 30 years, according to a statement from the firm.

Initial production is expected to start in 2021 with the potential to extract up to 120,000 barrels of oil a day.

Repsol partnered with Armstrong Oil and Gas in making the new Horseshoe discovery on Alaska's North Slope. Armstrong bought the lease for the area in 2001 and made two other discoveries on the North Slope that it has since sold, according to Alaska Public Media.

"Alaska has significant infrastructure which allows new resources to be developed more efficiently," Repsol said.

The finding came after Repsol, like many other oil companies, made aggressive cost and operations cuts in response to the collapse of oil prices, according to Bloomberg. Its biggest discovery before this was in Venezuela in 2009.

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question: How many barrels of oil were discovered in Alaska?

answer: 1.2 billion barrels.

question: When is the initial production to start?

answer: In 2021.

question: Which company did Repsol partner with in making the new Horshoe discovery in Alaska?

answer: Armstrong Oil and Gas?

question: What action did Repsol take in response to the collapse of oil prices?

answer: It cut its cost aggressively.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A Spanish oil company, Repsol, announces that it discovered about 1.2 billion barrels of oil in Alaska. It is the largest onshore find in the last 30 years. The company says production would begin in 2021.


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Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the second biggest shareholder in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, has revealed his frustration with the fallout from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and admitted that it is harming the reputation of the company overall, not just its publishing interests.

Alwaleed is a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, and, according to Forbes magazine, is the 29th wealthiest person in the world, with a fortune of $18bn (£11bn). He owns large stakes in Citigroup, Apple, Canary Wharf and London's Savoy hotel as well as 7% of the voting shares in News Corp, which on Wednesday announces its results for the three months to the end of March. Analysts expect profits to rise around 19% from the same quarter last year.

Alwaleed said that although News Corp was "very diversified," with interests covering books, magazines, newspapers, television and film, the phone-hacking scandal was having a company-wide effect. "I really hope that this is behind us because really it is not helping the name of the company," he said. "We hope that this page is folded and put behind us because really it is not something to be proud of."

News Corp investors have voiced concerns about the phone-hacking scandal since it erupted last year and, at the company's AGM in October, several shareholders, including powerful pension fund CalPERS, called for the appointment of an independent chairman. Murdoch currently holds the position of chairman alongside that of chief executive. Alwaleed is one of Murdoch's staunchest supporters and had never before spoken publicly about the wider impact of the scandal.

His most public previous involvement was to suggest the resignation of Rebekah Brooks as chief executive of News Corp's UK newspaper division, News International. Brooks was editor of the News of the World when its journalists hacked the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler and in July last year Alwaleed told the BBC's Newsnight: "If the indications are for her [Brooks's] involvement in this matter is explicit, for sure she has to go, you bet she has to go … Ethics to me is very important." Brooks resigned the following day.

News Corp holds a significant stake in Alwaleed's Saudi Arabian film, TV and music business Rotana Media Group and he said: "We have a strategic alliance with Rupert Murdoch for sure and I have been with him for the last 15 or 20 years. My backing of Rupert Murdoch is definitely unwavering."

Alwaleed said that although the scandal had had an impact on News Corp's reputation, its financial results had not been damaged. "The share price is really separating from what is happening in the UK," he said. "We see the price is hovering around $20 and the results are very good."

News Corp shrugged off the hacking scandal in its second-quarter results as net income increased 65%, despite it having to pay $87m during the period as a result of the ongoing investigations that led to the closure of the News of the World. Net income rose to $1.06bn for the quarter, compared with $642m a year before, driven by growth in its cable networks and movie studio divisions.

Alwaleed expects this trend to continue despite the ongoing scandal and he said: "I believe that once this page is flipped over, News Corp can withstand the heat of what is happening there."

question: What is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal frustrated about?

answer: He's frustrated with the fallout from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

question: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is a prince in which country?

answer: Saudi Arabia

question: What trend does Alwaleed expect to continue?

answer: The trend he is referring to is the company's income growth.

question: What is the News of the World phone-hacking scandal?

answer: News of the World journalists hacked the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia is frustrated with the fallout from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. The scandal occurred when News of the World journalists hacked the phone of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler. Initially, the hacking incident had a company-wide effect. It appears the company weathered the storm with second-quarter results showing a net income increase of 65%.


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EMILE BOULOS RUSTOM (; born 27 March 1952) is a Lebanese football coach and former player.

After playing with Sagesse for 22 years, and the Lebanon national team for nine, he became Sagesse's coach in 2005. He then coached Nejmeh, Shabab Sahel, Safa, and Ansar. He is the first coach to win the Lebanese Premier League with two different teams (Nejmeh and Safa), as well as the first coach to coach both cross-city rivals Nejmeh and Ansar. Rustom also coached Lebanon, from 2008 to 2011.

Rustom is the father of Paul, a former Lebanese Premier League and Lebanon national team player.

Club career

Rustom made his league debut for Sagesse on 23 December 1966, against Antranik at the Habib Abou Chahla Stadium.[1] He played for Sagesse for 22 years, before retiring in 1988.[2]

International career

Rustom played the Lebanon national team for nine years,[3] representing them at the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in 1979.[4]

Managerial career

He began coaching in 2005, becoming the manager of his former club Sagesse.[5] In 2008, Rustom became the manager of both Nejmeh, with whom he remained until 2010, and the Lebanon national team.[6] With Nejmeh, Rustom won the 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League, and the 2009 Lebanese Super Cup.[7] He coached Lebanon until 2011, before being re-appointed coach of Lebanon once again, on 5 May 2011.[8] However, after less than three months, on 3 August Rustom resigned.[9]

After coaching Shabab Sahel during the 2013–14 season, in 2015 Rustom became manager of Safa.[10] He won the 2015–16 league title with them, becoming the first coach to win the Lebanese Premier League with two different teams.[11] In 2017 Rustom coached Ansar; he became the first coach to manage both Nejmeh and Ansar, who contest the _Beirut derby_.[12] However, after losing both the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Super Cup prior to the 2017–18 league season, Rustom resigned.[13]

On 20 July 2020, Rustom was re-appointed head coach of Safa ahead of the 2020–21 season.[14] He resigned on 2 November 2020.[15]

Personal life

Rustom is married to Salwa Abou Sleiman, and has three children: Paul, Laurence, and Elie.[16] Paul played in the Lebanese Premier League and for the Lebanon national team.[17]

Rustom holds a master's degree in French language and literature, in addition to training certificates from the French Federation (1981) and the Brazilian Academy (1984).[18][19] In 2005 Rustom was the vice-president of Sagesse, as well as the chairman of their technical committee.[20]

Honours

Manager

NEJMEH

-   Lebanese Premier League: 2008–09
-   Lebanese Super Cup: 2009

SAFA

-   Lebanese Premier League: 2015–16

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-   Lebanese Premier League Coach of the Season: 2008–09, 2015–16

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title: Emile Rustom

question: Summarize Rustom's career as a player.

answer: Rustom debuted for Sagesse in 1966. He played for the team for 22 years before retiring in 1988. He also played on the Lebanon national team for nine years.

question: Summarize Rustom's notable achievements.

answer: He is the first coach to win the Lebanese Premier League with two different teams. He was also the first coach to coach both cross-city rivals Nejmeh and Ansar. He has received various honors including as a manager for Nejmeh (Lebanese Premier League 2008-09, Lebanese Super Cup 2009) and Safa (Lebanese Premier League 2015-16). He also won an individual award for Lebanese Premier League Coach of the Seasons in both 2008-09 and 2015-16.

question: What does the article say about Rustom's career outside of football?


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Carter looked left and right, scanning the subway station for any potential threats.  He casually walked up to the turnstile, putting his hands on either side and hopped over the rotating bars.  A dexterous dismount followed by a smooth  landing proved that Carter had done this before. He had enough money for the $2.50 Metrocard but this was more fun.  He must've saved dozens of dollars over the years doing this, even with the fifty dollar ticket he once got in Brooklyn.
	Carter walked up to the platform, his heart beating from this petty crime.  He was always a bit unnerved by jumping the turnstile but the adrenaline rush was enough of a reward for him.  He waited for the local 6 train to bring him back to Grand Central.  There were plenty of benches available but Carter decided to stand; the possibility of having to make small talk with a stranger made him sick.  Carter observed his surroundings using his peripherals, he didn't want people to think he was staring at them.  The two girls to his far left were complaining about the heat in the underground station.  Carter often took solo trips to the city during his summer vacation and grew accustomed to the warm, uncomfortable atmosphere of the station.
	Finally he heard a train making its way to the platform.  He looked down the dark tunnel as it began to grow brighter and brighter.  The light continued to grow until a “4” was visible on the front of the train.  It didn't slow down.  The number 4 train made its way down the middle track, skipping the  unimportant stop at which Carter had found himself waiting.  Carter wished he was like that express train, skipping over all the places he didn't want to go.  Instead, he was a local train, work-bound, home-bound, and soon enough, school-bound once again.  Carter had a few more minutes to observe the other local trains standing near him until finally the long awaited 6 came to a halt.
	It was already 1:30 in the morning by the time the subway doors closed.  By now even the express  wouldn't get Carter back to Grand Central in time to make the last train home.  He took the  northbound subway anyway, he enjoyed the trip.  There were always people to observe, each one with a different story that Carter could compose.  His inspiration was limited tonight as only a few accompanied Carter on the late-night ride.  His eyes wondered over to the two girls he had overheard on the platform.  A mini-skirt accompanied by a short black dress is all Carter saw in the two girls.  They were discussing the intriguing, controversial issue of meeting guys at nightclubs versus meeting guys at bars.  Mini-Skirt made a persuasive argument for nightclubs while Short Black Dress was a strong proponent of bars.  The debate was heated, each girl unwilling to change her viewpoint.  These girls were living the express life.
	Finally the train stopped at its final destination, Grand Central.  Mini-Skirt and Short Black Dress stood up and got off the train, Carter following only a few feet behind them.  The girls seemed unaware that the last train out of the city had left almost ten minutes ago. With their high-heeled stiletto strut, Mini-Skirt and Short Black Dress continued onward to the main terminal.  Carter, all the wiser,  took the street exit.
	Nowhere to go, nothing to do, needed by no one: just the way Carter liked it.  Freedom overcame his senses as he strolled down 42nd street, allowing his arms to swing back and forth like pendulums.  He wasn't a local train, not even an express.  Carter was much more than that now.  He could walk around aimlessly until the 5:36 local arrived to bring him back to a place where such a freedom didn't exist.  He wasn't school-bound, work-bound, or home-bound.  He wasn't bound at all.

title: The Local

question: Why doesn't Carter seat on the bench at the platform?

answer: He wants to avoid small talks with strangers.

question: Does Carter jump the turnstile because he does not have the money to pay Metrocard?

answer: Money is not his main motivation factor. He jumps the turnstile because it is fun. The adrenalin rush is enough of a reward for him.

question: Summarize all relating the two girls Carter observe.

answer: The girls are discussing the issue of meeting guys at nightclubs versus meeting guys at bars.

question: What is freedom for Carter?

answer: Not being bond at all.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: Carter jumps the turnstile at the subway station because he finds it fun. He is waiting for the train to bring him back to Grand Central. He does not like to talk to strangers but likes to observe people. He is listening to the girls discussing meeting guys at nightclubs versus meeting guys at bars. The train stops at Grand Central. The last train out of the city left, and Carter needs to wait for the next one for several hours. Carter does not mind waiting as he feels free when he has nothing to do, nowhere to go, and isn't needed by anyone.


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Sep 23 • News • 7884 Views • Comments Off on Meshuggah to release new album towards the end of 2015

Swedish Metal giants MESHUGGAH have started writing new material for the upcoming album . In an recent interview TOMAS HAAKE did with Metalbase India he confirmed that the band are trying to release the album by LATE 2015 OR EARLY 2016. Tomas said ‘_We are writing right now , as usual its a slow process and its gonna take some time. We are probably looking at the earliest late 2015 or early 2016. So its going to take a while and that’s not only a matter of our writing and recording process being lengthy , but nowadays we have to really listen to what our label has to say and we want our album to be a priority release._‘

Meshuggah new full length album would be the bands EIGHTH full length album. This album would follow the highly acclaimed 2012 release KOLOSS. The band had been extensively touring to promote their new album , but now are taking some time off from the live space and are busy writing their next album.

Tomas also told us that the new songs are complex and rhythmically tough. The fans have to be patient , but trust me the wait will be worth it.

Following is a excerpt from the chat we had with Tomas Haake
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question: What is Meshuggah?

answer: Meshuggah is a Swedish heavy metal band. Tomas Haake is one of the band's members. The band had been touring to promote their new album and is now busy writing their next.

question: When will the next album be released?

answer: The next album is expected late 2015 or early 2016. According to Tomas, they are listening to their label and want the new album to be a priority release.

question: Is the new album taking long to create?

answer: Yes, but not becuase of the way the band creates music and songs,

question: How many albums has Meshuggah released?

answer: The band has released 7 albums, the next one the will release will be the eighth.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Scandanavian heavy metal band Meshuggah will be releasing their eighth album. In an interview with Tomas Haake, the new songs are complex and rhythmically tough, and it will be worth the wait for fans.


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“Gather ‘round, children. I’m going to tell you the story of the Mighty King Colossus”, Grandma Eleanor announced. She had loved telling her grand-daughters her stories, and they quite enjoyed her tales.

Mary, the oldest of her sisters, playfully urged her other siblings to the bench around their grandma. “But Grandma, have you not already told us this one?” Maggie, the youngest sister, pointed out. “Do you not want to hear it, dear?” she responded. “No, we do!” the middle sister, Lily, giggled. The old woman sat in front of them, ready to tell the family fable. The three children’s eyes grew wide in waiting. Green, hazel, and brown. They had such pretty eyes. Their attention grew, and she began:

Once, long ago in a castle much like ours lived the Great King Colossus. He was a kind and powerful ruler, and was given a name to be remembered for centuries. One fateful day, the Kind and his Queen were in the courtyard, playing with their two children. Everything was perfect. No wars to be fought, the soft whistle of the wind swaying through the tall grass, and the calm, blissful sound of the river flowing nearby. But, things were soon about to get very weary for the King. A messenger rode up to him, knelt before his majesty, and held out a letter. The King opened it and read aloud; “To King Colossus,
Your time as king has run out. I send this message to you as but a forewarning. For come sunrise, you will die with my blade in your heart. It will happen in the woods.
Signed, Zenoriah. You have until nightfall.”

The King was astonished. Zenoriah, the much feared King of Fire who sought to destroy him and his kingdom, had threatened them. But he would not stand by and let him succeed in his mission. And so, he set out to fight the final battle. But, his family refused to leave his side.

“I won’t stay waiting for a second dreading your death. If you are to go, let us, your own family, stand by your side.” With great defeated argument, he accepted, but they needed to be well hidden. And so, they ventured off into the forest together, searching for the fiery fiend. It was nearly nightfall when he appeared. But before the King could encounter him, the Queen stopped him. “Take this rose of the faeries, my love”, she said, “and be granted a second life.” The faeries had been known for blessing precious items, ensuring another life, fortune, luck, and other sorts. He was struck. But in return, he handed her a bottle. In the bottle was water from the famed Fountain of Youth. The King had collected it on one of his first voyages, years ago. “Take this, my Queen, and be granted eternal life.” Tears started to form in her eyes as her husband ran his fingers through her flowing, butterscotch hair. They were running out of time, and she and her children ducked under a well hidden cave opening. He then turned to face his enemy. Zenoriah’s black eyes stared menacingly at him. No sign of a soul, just cold pits of darkness. “I’ve been waiting”, he cackled. His voice was like a hissing snake. “I’d thought you wouldn’t make it. But, can’t miss your going-away party, can you?” And with those words, they both unsheathed their swords. The King wielded a blade forged in the very tunnels of Crystal Pass. But Zenoriah, his sword was created in what were probably the very pits of Hell. What with its burning, metal surface. Sparks flew into the air as his enemy’s ember blade crashed against his own. And in a sudden clang, his sword was broken. The fire of Zenoriah’s had melted through it. His shield was his only hope.

Every blow from the evil in front of him into his shield inched him closer and closer to the thundering waterfall. It was dangerous to be this close for the King, but even more for Zenoriah. The water would extinguish his flaming skin. In a single swing, the King went tumbling down the edge. He clutched for dear life on the wet rocks, his fingers slipping. It was too late. Or was it? As his hands were about to give way, he grabbed Zenoriah and pulled. They both plummeted into the dark water below. It was over. Or so he thought. He had transformed into a hawk, the symbol of his kingdom. His second life had been granted. His family was still hiding in the small cave, waiting for his return. After no sign, they emerged from inside. They thought that the worst had come, but all thought of that vanished when King Colossus flew overhead, and dropped the very rose down into the Queen’s hand. The royal family was absolutely euphoric to see that he was alive. But alas, he could no longer be with them. He was now a spirit guardian, and was responsible for watching all over the land. In his loving memory, they planted a towering oak tree. And to this very day, King Colossus flies high, watching over the land.

“That’s my favorite story”, uttered Lily when her grandma had stopped. She nodded, and directed the children inside. Once out of view, she turned to face an oak tree, in her hands a rose. She placed it on the ground, and looked up to see a hawk resting on a branch. “Farewell, my love”, she tenderly smiled at it. And as she walked away, the bird responded, “And to you as well, my Queen.”

title: The Legend of King Colossus (short story written for school)

question: Was the story Grandma Eleanor told true?

answer: Yes. it appears as though she was the Queen in the story.

question: Why hasn't Grandma Eleanor told the children the story is true?

answer: It's not clear, and any assumption would be a guess.

question: What would have happened if Zenoriah had won the fight?

answer: It seems likely he would have destroyed King Colossus' kingdom.

question: What was the significance of the hawk?

answer: It was the symbol of King Colossus' kingdom.


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The wannabe head of state that looks a right state! Fully tattooed professor's bid to be President of Czech Republic

-   Ink covers 90 per cent of Vladimir Franz's body
-   The professor has mounted an election campaign
-   He is aiming to replace Czech President Vaclav Klaus

 Published: 12:06 EST, 14 September 2012 | Updated: 13:00 EST, 14 September 2012

He might be a marked man but this artist has grand designs on becoming the world's first fully-tattooed head of state.

Despite ink covering 90 per cent of Vladimir Franz's body, he thinks he is the perfect candidate to become president in his home country of the Czech Republic.

Mr Franz hopes to replace Vaclav Klaus, who has been President of the Czech Republic since 2003, and has already mounted an election campaign.

[Grand designs: Artist and drama professor Vladimir Franz wants to become the Czech Republic's head of state]

Grand designs: Artist and drama professor Vladimir Franz wants to become the Czech Republic's head of state

His appearance might give an unappealing impression.

However the 53-year-old is actually a drama professor at a prestigious Czech university, a talented painter and a successful opera composer.

He also graduated from law school and has a doctorate in law but opted against a legal career because of the former communist regime.

Now Mr Franz, from Prague, is turning his hand to politics and has started a campaign to become the next President of the Czech Republic.

The wannabe politician, running as an independent, is travelling around his homeland in a bid to get the 50,000 signatures required before the end of the year to run for office.

And by Monday - after only his first weekend of campaigning - he had already racked up 8,777 signatures.

[Contender: Mr Franz hopes to replace current Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus (pictured)]

Contender: Mr Franz hopes to replace current Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus (pictured)

He describes himself as a man 'with a sense of humour and an inner relationship to nature who never ceases to learn and expand his knowledge and skills'.

The divorced father, whose Facebook campaign page has more than 23,000 likes, is confident the public will take him seriously and that he has a genuine chance of becoming the country's first publicly-elected President.

Despite his intimidating image, his politics are moderate, promoting tolerance, human rights, democracy and encouraging the search for alternative energy sources.

He told The Prague Post said: 'Politics, politicians and the state have become alienated from the people. Citizens are frustrated, and I fear radicalisation.

'Politicians and the state are not the same thing. They do not own the state, but should be its responsible stewards, hired by the owners once every four years.

'Those owners are the citizens of this country I think I have a chance, not only because I am non-partisan, but as a person without a tarnished political past and an individual free of links to financial circles and their interests.

'Gathering at least 50,000 signatures for my nomination will be a success, and it will bring hope. It would also be a strong signal that society is finally waking up.

'I understand I can be hard to read for many people, because until now I've only expressed my views through my art. Now I have to formulate them in a decoded language.'

question: Summarize everything related to Vladimir Franz.

answer:
 - He graduated from law school and has a doctorate in law but opted against a legal career because of the former communist regime.
 - He is a drama professor.
 - He is a talented painter.
 - He is a successful opera composer.
 - His skin is 90% covered in tattoos.
 - He mounted an election campaign because he feels people are alienated, he fears radicalization.
 - He is a divorced father.
 - He does not have enough signatures to mount a political campaign yet.

question: Summarize everything related to the Czech 2013 election.

answer:
 - Vaclav Klaus has been president of the Czech Republic since 2003.
 - The other candidates for the election are partisan, has tarnished political histories and has links to financial circles and their interests.
 - The 2013 Czech president will be the first publicly elected.

question: Explain why Vladimir Franz has tattoos covering 90% of his body.

answer: This information is not included in the article. It is possible that it is an expression of his art.

question: How does Vladimir Franz's art and political expressions differ?

answer: His art is difficult to read for many people and he uses that to express his views. After realizing that, he formulated his views into a decoded language.

question: What is Vladimir Franz's relationship with nature?

answer: He has an inner relationship to nature.

question: How do the tattoos influence other people's opinions of him?

answer:
 - It can give an unappealing impression.
 - The public does not take him seriously.
 - His image is intimidating.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Vladimir Franz, an inked drama professor, intends on running as Czech President. He is an artist and successful opera composer with a doctorate in law. The 2013 Czech President will be the first to be publicly elected. He hopes his moderate, non-partisan views will dissuade radicalization.


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I'm not sure this is the appropriate subreddit for this. Please enjoy.

A man walks into an ice cream shoppe. He approaches the ice cream server behind the counter.

CUSTOMER- Can I have a vanilla ice cream please?

ICE CREAM MAN- Sure thing.(Scoops ice cream into cone)  Here you go.(Hands to customer)

CUSTOMER- This isn't Vanilla.

ICE CREAM MAN- Why of course it is.

CUSTOMER- No, this doesn't even look like ice cream.

ICE CREAM MAN- Well, wait a minute. Let me see that. (Takes cone from customer) Oh dang, you know something? This is vomit.

CUSTOMER- What?

ICE CREAM MAN- My vomit to be precise.

CUSTOMER- Why did you give me your vomit?

ICE CREAM MAN- I must have been keeping it in the vanilla ice cream container.

CUSTOMER- I have a couple questions.

ICE CREAM MAN- Ask away.

CUSTOMER- Why do you keep your vomit in the vanilla container?

ICE CREAM MAN- It's the closest one to me.

CUSTOMER- Why do you keep your vomit contained at all?

ICE CREAM MAN- Well I normally don't but I've been sick lately and instead of running to the bathroom every 20 minutes I just vomit in this container.

CUSTOMER- You can't honestly think that's acceptable.

ICE CREAM MAN- I do though.

CUSTOMER- I'm going to have to talk to your manager about this.

ICE CREAM MAN- I'm the manager.

CUSTOMER- Well then I'm going to have to ask you not to do that anymore.

ICE CREAM MAN- Do what?

CUSTOMER- Throw up in the ice cream.

ICE CREAM MAN- But there's no ice cream left in this container.

CUSTOMER- So you're out of vanilla?

ICE CREAM MAN- I'm afraid so.

CUSTOMER- Shoot...um...do you have strawberry?

ICE CREAM MAN- Coming right up.(looks in container) Oh you know what? This is diarrhea.

CUSTOMER- Do you have anything that didn't come out of your body?

ICE CREAM MAN- Let's see... I have mint chocolate chip.

CUSTOMER- I don't like mint.

ICE CREAM MAN- Well that's all the ice cream I have left.

CUSTOMER- But there are 16 containers here.

ICE CREAM MAN- Yup.

CUSTOMER- And they're all full to the brim.

ICE CREAM MAN- Yup.

CUSTOMER- ...I guess I'll have the vomit.

ICE CREAM MAN- Excellent choice sir. Here you go. (Hands cone to customer)

CUSTOMER- Thank you. Feel better.

ICE CREAM MAN- I'll try. Have a nice afternoon.

The man walks out with his ice cream cone, never to be seen again.

title: A Dialogue

question: What flavor of ice cream does the man want?

answer: Vanilla.

question: Why does the ice cream man vomit in the container?

answer: The ice cream man is sick and says instead of going to the washroom every few minutes he just vomits in the ice cream containers.

question: Does the man buy any ice cream?

answer: No. He ends up buying the ice cream man's vomit.

question: Is there any ice cream in the shop?

answer: No, there isn't any. All the containers in the shop are filled with something other than ice cream.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
A man walks into an ice cream shop and asks for a Vanilla scoop. The ice cream man hands him a cone with his vomit.  When asked why he kept his vomit in the vanilla container. He says he uses the container instead of running to the bathroom every few minutes.
The customer now asks for a Strawberry ice cream, the man responds saying the container has diarrhea in it.
The customer finally gives in and says he'll have the vomit and walks out with the cone.


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I heard about SUNY Maritime through ambush. I was woken early one Saturday morning at an insulting time by my mother. She told to get up because we’re going to see a college. I hadn’t visited any schools yet and this was October of my senior year. I didn’t even ask where I was so sleepy. I simply put on a heavy coat, took a blanket and pillow and lay my six foot wide frame in the back seat and slept. At some point in the five hour ride from D.C. to New York I remember waking up and asking where we were going, she might have said more but all I caught was New York. I remember thinking, “cool, that’s perfect, far enough, close enough,” and then falling asleep again. She woke me just as we approached the Throggs Neck exit.
I recall being bewildered by the unfamiliar street and having to ask somebody for directions from his car. We weren’t to far, and lowering the window after all that time let in the sea air – it was fantastic even if it was the Hudson. We took the turn down a long narrow back street, the only way in or out for that matter. When we finally came to a small round about with a giant stone wall opposite us with a connecting lever gate. At the entrance stood a guy in uniform, dress blues (how I know thee well). I had neither the heart nor the will to tell my mother after such a long drive I wasn’t going to do military school. But we still drove down the street, which ran along the northern side of the peninsula. At its widest it couldn’t be more than a hundred yards wide save a narrow strip the stretches out called the point. What I then thought to be a mile but later would learn was about half was the road we traveled on, a strait drive to the back of the school then back around again in a circle. From there it was your standard college open house, lots of bewildered and shy highschoolers shadowed by there parents. As a black kid I instantly noticed how few of me there were. We crowded into an auditorium to hear them ejaculate onto us and then tell us how it was the best ejaculate because it was a maritime ejaculate. I expected as much, then they asked us to divide into groups for the first half of the day, I remember thinking, I could do that in an hour (I actually would, often). We were taken through boring halls and standard classrooms. Two things of note and the only positives of that place: The Fort Schuler and the waterfront estate, damn I loved that water (never got in it though.). Then we were told to divide into our interest, I picked naval architecture. I loved to draw then and wanted something similar to my interest, but almost picked something else when m mom suggested it. Glad I did though, I walked into one of the classrooms in the science wing of the S & E (science and engineering). I saw a girl there with the last name Porshe, I don’t know why but she stuck with me, not particularly hot, little bit of a flat face and a sharp chin but it played well to me.  After they made jokes about the courses they basically said you don’t have to be in regiment to take this major. Regiment being the uniformed students, there was a minority of non-regimental ‘civilians’ that attended the school with out the hassle of regiment. But Porshe was regiment. We left the room and I recall wanting to make friends with the one guy who spoke up in there for the highschoolers just to be like “hey, you’re not the only fearless one among us,” but I couldn’t think of a reason to start a conversation when he was in front of me when they were filing out. We followed this with lunch, where I interacted with another prospect who was a total meat-head lax-bro who made vast proclamations about himself and what he’d do if he came there. (He did, and he sorta held true to the work out goals; what else do you do when you have a cheating gf, only weekend leave, and near no attractive girls. Not to say the girls aren’t talented, but they can’t help there anatomy. Another lesson I learned after enrolling). We separated from our parents at this point, they said they wanted to separate us like we inevitably would be on the day. Just champion stuff these guys, eh? This is when they drove home that the regiment is tough, fair, and easily manageable. I already lived most of the lifestyle, save the working out part, with all the private schooling I was ready. By then it was time to either tour the ship or leave, I was tired from all forced ejaculate they kept pinching my nose to give me so we left. My mother and I still left that place with an overall good view. Sadly fo future me, I knew that was to be my school the moment I saw the water.

title: This is a true story excerpt from the auto-biographic novel I'm working up. I wonder if you'll like the first draft (unspell-checked). Names are changed for here. This is Titled: Intro to SUNY.

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: A high school Senior, name unknown.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: On the way to, and at a small maritime college in New York.

question: Do all students have to join the military?

answer: No, there are civilians not in the Regiment.

question: What most attracts the narrator to the school?

answer: The view of the water.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator retells his experience first learning about and visiting the SUNY Maritime college in New York. He'd never heard of it before, but was dragged out to a college visit there randomly one early morning in October of his senior year by his mother. He was unimpressed by the obvious shilling about the school, but was profoundly impacted by the view of the water when he came upon it. He knew immediately he would be attending.