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President Barack Obama traveled to the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in Redford, Mich., Monday to issue a speech on the economy, pressure Republicans in Congress to raise taxes on the nation's top earners, and highlight Daimler's new $120 million investment in the plant.

But it was the president's criticism of Michigan's right-to work legislation that stole the show for the audience of Daimler union employees.

"What we shouldn't be doing is trying to take away your rights to bargain for better wages," the president told the audience, which immediately roared with cheers, applause and whistles. "These so-called right-to-work laws, they don't have to do with economics, they have everything to do with politics." They're about "giving you the right to work for less money," he added, noting that Michigan's history shows how unions have helped "build a better America."

New state right-to-work legislation, which forbids requiring all employees who benefit from a labor contract to pay union dues, is scheduled to move through the Michigan Legislature for final action this week. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has pledged to sign the final version.

Activists have mobilized against the legislation, which they view to be an anti-union effort, resulting in a state Capitol lockdown last Thursday.

The president's comments Monday were his first public statements on the situation in Michigan.
His appearance was pegged to Daimler's announcement of its investment in the Detroit Diesel plant, which created 115 good, new "union" jobs, the president said. "That's great for this plant, good for this community, but it's also good for American manufacturing."

The president highlighted the plant as a symbol of how American manufacturing and auto industries are rebounding and growing in the new global economy.

"The competitive balance is tipping a little," the president said.

Obama appealed to the audience, which he characterized as middle-class, on the issue of the "fiscal cliff" by warning that the average middle-class family stands to pay $2,200 more in taxes next year if the automatic spending cuts and tax increases go into effect Jan. 1.

The president said America will head into a "downward spiral" if this happens, and placed the onus once again on Republicans to resolve the crisis by agreeing to raise taxes on households making more than $250,000.

"We've got to get past this whole situation where we've manufactured crises because of politics," Obama said.

Obama met Sunday with House Republican Speaker John Boehner, the GOP's lead voice on "fiscal cliff" negotiations, but no details of that conversation have been offered.

White House spokesman Jay Carney, during Monday's briefing on Air Force One en route to Michigan, also would not reveal any information. "I won't characterize yesterday's meeting or other conversations, but the president does believe we can reach an agreement," Carney said.

question: Why does President Obama oppose the right-to-work legislation in Michigan?

answer: He criticizes the legislation as being political rather than economical. He says the legislation gives the workers the right to work for less money.

question: Why did the President go to Michigan?

answer: He traveled to a new Daimler Diesel Plant to give a speech about the economy.

question: What does the President say about the "fiscal cliff"?

answer: He says the average middle-class family will pay $2200 more per year, which can propel America into a downward spiral.

question: Who did the President talk with about the "fiscal cliff"?

answer: He spoke with the House Republican John Boehner.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: President Barack Obama travels to a new Daimler Diesel Plant to give a speech on economics. The most emphasized point is his critique of the right-to-work law in Michigan as giving the right to work for less money. He also praises unions and warns against a "fiscal cliff" if new taxes go into effect next year. Then, he says the Republicans need to agree to raise taxes on households earning more than $250,000.


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All of their past, everything he once knew or thought he knew about the two of them begins to swirl into a fierce hurricane of red in his mind until suddenly, strangely, he reaches the calm of the storm’s eye. He interrupts her raised voice, pulling her close to bring her lips to his for the first time. In his head, he had pictured the cinematic scene of volatile tension turned passion, but instead it catches her by surprise and she instinctively shoves him away. He immediately turns toward the hall and before she can fully come to terms with the past few moments, she finds herself staring at the back of a slammed door and an empty room. Another slam down the hall interrupts the sickening mental loop of all the things that had just been said, the harshest of which reverberating the loudest in her head.

She wipes her eyes, walks out into the hall, and follows the sound of the door that knocked her back into the present; the realization of what had just happened finally settling in completely. She reaches the stairwell as another hotel guest comes out of their room and looks at her with sleepy eyes and a disgruntled expression. She mouths a quick "sorry" and enters the stairwell as the sound of a third door closing drifts down from the top floor.

Panic starts to well up inside her as she climbs each flight, her feet and heart picking up speed as she nears the rooftop level. She bursts through the door with adrenal abandon and scans the ledges for his figure, screaming his name into the night sky, but he's nowhere to be seen. What have I done, she thinks to herself. What have *you* done?

"I think we need to talk" says a relievingly familiar voice from above the stairwell door. "There’s enough room up here for both of us, come lie next to me. The stars are beautiful tonight." She climbs up with the help of his outstretched hand and lays her head on his chest. Her breathing slows and she can finally begin to relax. Her eyes look up toward the millions of shimmering specks in the night sky as they slowly turn to a teary blur; and indeed they were beautiful.

title: A pretty short story I simply call: Rooftop

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The Gearbox panel consisted of writer Anthony Birsch, creative director Paul Helguist, community manager Chris Valer, CEO and preisdent of Gearbox Randy Pitchford. Mikey Neumann was emceeing towards the beginning, but he joined in with the panel following the introductions.

"We've got some really cool things to talk about, and we're really excited. Let's uh, let's get started." Pitchford began at the panel. "Before they've had to turn people away because there wasn't enough room, and this is our first time in the Main theater, and I think everybody who wanted to get in got in which is great."

Before delving into the proper panel, Pitchford urged users to tweet their questions, since presenting in such a large theater is hard for Q&A.

Immediately Pitchford addressed the level cap incrase.

"So we're going to get right into that, we're going to talk about that and tell you what's coming for that. Should I do the joke about that?" Everyone in the panel urged to the contrary. "Hey, who got one of these caps? So you notice on the back it says 'level cap?' Watch this!" He then raised the cap slowly into the air with his hand.

"Show some fucking class!" Anthony yelled. "You have no idea how much that upsets Anthony," Pitchford smirked, before getting back to business.

"So here's the deal. The level cap's going up, it's going to be 11, so it's going to be 61."

"I want to mention it was a lot of work, because it wasn't just the numbers. You want more than just the level cap to go up, you want a third playthrough perhaps that allows the game to scale to level 61, right? And, we want the level cap increase to work with all of the original content. Any part of the game we want, whether you're level 55 or level 61, we want all of that to work. So we basically had to balance all of the QA and all of the DLC, and it was a lot of work.

"In addition to the new logic and rules that allow you to increase to level 61, there's a whole new tier of gear. So there's a whole new tier of gear that stars at level 51 and goes up to 61, the Pearlescent Gear tier. We did not want to limit the third playthrough, called the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, to just people who got the level cap raise, so we're putting it out for everyone. But third party, and first party developers too don't like to put things out for free, so the DLC will be five dollars. But we thank 2K for this, if you have the Season Pass, it's free."

So here's the breakdown of the new DLC. It comes with the Ultimate Vault Hunter playthrough, includes a level cap raise of 11 levels, reveals the pearlescent tier of gear, costs five bucks, and will laucn on April 2.

See more breaking Gearbox news:

-   Part 1 - Level cap, new loot tier
-   Part 2 - Krieg reveal
-   Part 3 - Krieg gameplay impressions
-   Part 4 - New Loot Chest Edition
-   Part 5 - Aliens: Colonial Marines fixes
-   Part 6 - Details on the next DLC

question: who did the panel consist of?

answer: The panel consisted of Anthony Birsch, Paul Helguist, Chris Valer, Randy Pitchford and Mikey Nuemann.

question: What was the panel going to talk about?

answer: They talk about the level cap increase.

question: Are they talking about a game?

answer: Yes.

question: Which is the new tier of gear?

answer: The Pearlescent Gear tier.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Gearbox panel is here to address the level cap increase. Pitchford, the President of Gearbox, says that in order to increase the level to 61, they have come up with a whole new tier of gear, called the Pearlescent Gear tier. The new DLC will come with the Ultimate Vault Hunter playthrough, including a level cap raise of 11 levels.


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MARCO PANTANI (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers of all time in professional road bicycle racing.[1][2] He won both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in 1998, being the sixth Italian after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Felice Gimondi and Gastone Nencini to win the Tour de France. He is the last cyclist, and one of only seven, to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year.

Pantani's attacking style and aggressive riding turned him into a fan favorite in the late 1990s. He was known as “IL PIRATA” (English: “The pirate”) because of his shaven head and the bandana and earrings he wore.[3] At and , he was said to have the classic build for a mountain climber.[4] His style has been contrasted with that of time-trialling experts such as the five-times Tour winner Miguel Indurain.[5]

Although Pantani never tested positive during his career, his career was beset by doping allegations. In the 1999 Giro d'Italia, he was expelled due to his irregular blood values. Although he was disqualified for “health reasons,” it was implied that Pantani's high haematocrit was the product of EPO use. Following later accusations, Pantani went into a severe mental depression from which he never fully recovered. He died of acute cocaine poisoning in 2004.

Early life and amateur career

Pantani was born on 13 January 1970 in Cesena, Romagna, the son of Ferdinando (referred to as Paolo) and Tonina.[6] He joined the Fausto Coppi cycling club of Cesenatico at the age of eleven.[7] As an amateur, he won the 1992 Girobio, the amateur version of the Giro d'Italia, after finishing third in 1990 and second in 1991.[8]

Professional career

1992–1996: The early years

His success at the Girobio led to his turning professional for the remainder of the 1992 season with Davide Boifava's . While signing the contract, barely above the minimum established, he asked Boifava what would happen if he were to win the Giro d'Italia or the Tour de France, requesting a change in the contract.[9] He finished 12th in his first professional race, the Gran Premio Città di Camaiore. In 1993, his first full season as a professional, he finished fifth at the mountainous course of Giro del Trentino and debuted at the Giro d'Italia in order to help his team leader, Claudio Chiappucci. He was forced to abandon the race in the 18th stage due to tendinitis.[10]

In 1994, he finished fourth at the Giro del Trentino and the Giro di Toscana before his second participation at the Giro d'Italia, where he was supposed to help Chiappucci.[11] He won two consecutive mountain stages, earning his first victory as a professional in the fourteenth stage to Merano. In the following stage to Aprica, which featured the renowned Stelvio Pass and the Mortirolo Pass, Pantani attacked at the base of Mortirolo and broke free at the Valico di Santa Cristina to win the stage at Aprica and place second in the overall classification.[12] He ultimately finished the race behind Eugeni Berzin but ahead of Miguel Indurain, who had won the two previous Giros. That same year Pantani made his Tour de France debut, coming in third and winning the young rider classification along the way. In 1995, he was hit by a car while training, preventing him from riding the Giro, but rode the Tour and won stages at Alpe d'Huez and Guzet-Neige. He also finished thirteenth and claimed his second successive best young rider prize. He also won a stage at the Tour de Suisse and finished third in the 1995 World Championships road race in Duitama, Colombia, behind Spaniards Abraham Olano and Miguel Indurain. Shortly after returning to Italy, he collided head-on with a car during the Italian Milano–Torino race, sustaining multiple fractures to the left tibia and fibula,[13] injuries that threatened his career and forced him to miss most of the 1996 season.

1997: Move to Mercatone Uno

[Pantani climbing Alpe d'Huez in 1997] When Carrera Jeans manufacturers stopped sponsoring the renowned Italian cycling team at the end of 1996, a new team based in Italy was formed with Marco Pantani as the team leader. Luciano Pezzi founded , taking with him as directeur sportifs Giuseppe Martinelli, Davide Cassani and Alessandro Giannelli and ten of the riders from Carrera.[14] Pantani returned to the Giro in 1997, but he was injured when a black cat caused an accident in front of him during one of the first stages.[15] Even though he completed the stage, he was treated at a hospital for a muscle injury in the same leg he had hurt in 1995.[16] He returned to action at the 1997 Tour de France and won two stages in the Alps, establishing a record time for the climb of Alpe d'Huez and winning two days later at Morzine. Jan Ullrich won, with Pantani third behind Richard Virenque. Note: In 1997 Pantani rode the final 14.5 km to L`Alpe d`Huez in 37'35" minutes, which is the record to this day based on 14.5 km. Since the actual climb is just 13.8 km long Pantani's time in 1997 was 36'53" minutes based on 13.8 km. His personal record for 13.8 km was in 1995 when he rode the climb in 36'40" minutes, which remains the fastest ascent time to this day. He also holds the second and third fastest time at 36'53" in 1997 and 37'15" in 1994, followed by Lance Armstrong at 37'36" in 2004 and Jan Ullrich at 37'40" in 1997.[17]

1998: Giro and Tour wins

[Bike used by Pantani during the 1998 Tour de France] In 1998, Pantani was considered a favorite to win the Giro d'Italia. Other contenders included Alex Zülle, 1996 winner Pavel Tonkov and 1997 winner Ivan Gotti.[18] Zülle won the initial prologue in Nice and also won the sixth stage to Lago Laceno, but Pantani recovered some time in the mountain stage to Piancavallo. Pantani lost further time to his main rivals during the fifteenth stage, an individual time trial in Trieste. By that point, Pantani faced a disadvantage of almost four minutes to Zülle before the Dolomites mountain stages and an individual time trial on the penultimate stage, a discipline that favored Zülle and Tonkov. In the seventeenth stage to Selva di Val Gardena, Pantani took the maglia rosa, the leader's jersey, for the first time in his career after attacking Zülle on the Marmolada climb.[19] Although Pantani crossed the finish line behind Giuseppe Guerini, he finished over four minutes ahead of Zülle, maintaining an advantage of thirty seconds on the general classification over Tonkov, thirty-one seconds on Guerini and over a minute on Zülle.[20] In the following stage to Alpe di Pampeago, he finished second behind Tonkov but maintained the general classification lead over him and gained further time on Zülle and Guerini.[21] In the eighteenth stage to Plan di Montecampione, he repeatedly attacked Tonkov, dropping him in the last three kilometers and winning the stage to face the individual time trial on the penultimate stage with a lead of almost a minute and a half.[22] Zülle lost contact with the favorites in the first climb and ended up losing over thirty minutes.[23] Having won over two minutes on Pantani in the previous time trial, Tonkov was considered superior to Pantani on the time trial discipline, but the Italian finished third in the penultimate stage, gaining an additional five seconds on Tonkov.[24] Pantani was thus able to maintain his lead to win the Giro d'Italia with a minute and a half over Tonkov and more than six minutes over Guerini. He also won the Mountains classification and finished second in the Points classification.[25]

[Fans on the roadside of the climb to Les Deux Alpes, awaiting the arrival of the 1998 Tour de France] In the Tour de France, Pantani started the race by finishing 181st of 189 riders in the opening prologue, and losing over four minutes in the first individual time trial to 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich. Pantani pulled back these early time losses to Ullrich, first in the Pyrenees by taking 23 seconds off Ullrich in the stage to Luchon[26] and winning the stage to Plateau de Beille, where he took an additional minute and forty seconds from Ullrich.[27] Although he was still three minutes behind Ullrich after the Pyrenees, he defeated him by almost nine minutes in the first mountain stage in the Alps, from Grenoble to Les Deux Alpes, via the Col de la Croix de Fer and Col du Galibier. Pantani launched an attack on the ascent of Galibier, forty-eight kilometers from the finish. He stopped to put on a rain jacket at the summit to win on the final ascent to Deux Alpes.[28] Pantani turned his three-minute deficit on Ullrich into a six-minute advantage that he maintained in the following stages to win the Tour de France ahead of Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich. Pantani became the first Italian since Felice Gimondi in 1965 to win the Tour and the seventh rider in history to achieve the Giro-Tour double, a feat which no one had achieved since Miguel Indurain succeeded in 1993. As of 2019, he is the last rider to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year. Following his success in the Tour, he stated that he may have won the cleanest Tour because of the fear of police following the Festina affair.[29] Although he had just ended what would be his most successful season and he had always dreamed about winning the yellow jersey, he later stated that he felt more alone than ever.[30] French cycling magazine'' Vélo Magazine ''awarded him the Velo d'Or as the best rider of 1998.

1999: Expelled at Madonna di Campiglio

In 1999, Pantani started the season by winning a stage and the overall classification of Vuelta a Murcia as well as a stage at the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme. Pantani was leading the Giro d'Italia, with only one mountain stage left, when a blood test at Madonna di Campiglio showed that he had a 52-percent hematocrit reading, above the 50-percent upper limit set by UCI. He was expelled from the race and forced to take a two-week break from racing, with no further action taken. Although the hematocrit test is officially branded as a “health check,” a high reading suggests that a rider may have been blood doping with EPO.[31] At the time of his disqualification, Pantani had won four stages and held a comfortable lead of five minutes and thirty-eight seconds over Paolo Savoldelli and also led in the points and mountains classifications. As a result, the entire team withdrew from the race.[32] Pantani stayed away from the rest of the year's races.

Years later news emerged that said drug test may have been rigged by Italian organised crime running illegal bets and interested in having Pantani not winning the Giro. The technique used was deplasmation, the removal of plasma that increases hematocrit but decreased the platelets to a number out of the normal possible range for Pantani.[33]

2000–2003: The late years

[Pantani near Briançon at the 2000 Tour de France] In 2000, he was back in the Giro after deciding to ride only the day before the race started. He lost time and could not attack until the last mountain stage to Briançon, in which he helped his teammate Stefano Garzelli to win. Pantani rode the 2000 Tour de France. He was off the pace in the Pyrenees, but matched Lance Armstrong on Mont Ventoux, leaving the field behind. Armstrong eased and appeared to allow Pantani the stage victory. Pantani said that he felt insulted by the gesture, causing bad feelings between the two which were exacerbated when Armstrong referred to him as _Elefantino_ (Italian for 'little elephant'), a reference to his prominent ears.[34] In that same Tour, he won another stage, to Courchevel, that turned out to be his last victory as a professional. At that point, he was sixth in the overall classification, facing a disadvantage of nine minutes to Armstrong. On the next stage, which featured the hors categorie Col de Joux-Plane to Morzine, Pantani broke away with 120 km to go, trying to crush Armstrong, but he suffered stomach problems and withdrew the next day. He never raced the Tour again.[35] Later in the year he represented Italy in the Sydney Olympics Road Race, finishing 69th.

After that, he raced sporadically in 2001 and 2002, although he was demoralised from doping suspicions and had poor results. During the 2001 Giro d'Italia, Italian police raided the rooms of riders from all 20 teams and a syringe containing traces of insulin was found in Pantani's room. He was banned for eight months by the Italian Cycling Federation, but later won an appeal due to an absence of proof.[36] In 2003, Pantani made another comeback in the Giro d'Italia, finishing 14th overall. His best stage result was a fifth position after launching an unsuccessful attack on the slopes of Monte Zoncolan,[37] while he launched his last attacks on the nineteenth stage to Cascata del Toce.[38] It was the last time he rode a professional cycling race. After his team was not invited to the 2003 Tour de France, it was speculated that he would join Bianchi in order to ride the Tour, but in late June he made a plea for privacy following his admission to a psychiatric clinic which specialised in nervous disorders, drug addiction and alcoholism.[39][40] After being released from the clinic, he was acquitted of a pending court case for sporting fraud regarding his blood values in 1999 Giro d'Italia because doping was not considered a crime in 1999. Pantani told an Italian newspaper that cycling fans had to forget about Pantani as an athlete while stating that cycling was the last thing on his mind and that he had gained weight.[41]

Doping

[Tomb of Marco Pantani in Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.] After being disqualified at the 1999 Giro d'Italia for a hematocrit reading of 52 percent, above the 50-percent upper limit set by UCI, Pantani faced persistent allegations of doping throughout the rest of his career.[42]

The trial for the 1999 Giro d'Italia irregular blood values began in April 2003 and Pantani was eventually acquitted because doping was not considered a crime by the law at that time.[43] In early June 1999, a few days after Pantani was expelled from the 1999 Giro d'Italia, a court condemned the city of Turin to compensate him for an accident in the 1995 edition of the Milano–Torino, which forced Pantani to undergo several surgeries and a long recovery to get back on his bike.[44] A few days later, Italian prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello accused Pantani of a “sporting offence” after he discovered, by looking through trial and medical records, that Pantani's hematocrit after the accident was over 60 percent.[45][46][47] Although the results didn't surface until 1999, in early 1997 UCI had decided to implement blood testing, imposing a 50-percent upper limit for hematocrit. A rider with a value above 50 percent was given a compulsory two-week suspension. The test was designated as a “health test” although it was administered on suspicion that the athlete was using the banned blood-boosting drug, EPO. During the proceeding, investigators tried to find a reason for Pantani's high hematocrit values, including an hematocrit value of 57.6% recorded on 1 May 1995, at a hospital after he had an accident while training, an investigation in which the doctor pointed out the presence of abnormal hematological values. Upon Guariniello's request to see Pantani's medical record after his accident at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, it was revealed that the blood test results had disappeared from the folder at the hospital and the police did not rule out “intentional removal”.[48][49][50] Pantani was eventually indicted on a so-called “fraud in sport”, but his lawyers argued that Pantani's hematocrit may have been elevated by a combination of training at high altitude in September, suffering from dehydration during the race, trauma of his accident and a margin of error for the sampling method.[51] The original case started in Turin, but was moved to Forlì upon Pantani's lawyers' requests.[52] Although he initially received a three-month suspended sentence,[53] Pantani's lawyers appealed and the case was dismissed in late 2001 because the law itself had been passed only in 1999.[54][55]

In 1999, the Italian newspaper ''la Repubblica ''published information that linked Marco Pantani to an investigation on the use of performance-enhancing substances in Italian sports. According to the information released by the newspaper, Francesco Conconi administered EPO to Italian athletes from 1993 to 1998, including Pantani and other cyclists of .[56][57] It was revealed that Pantani's name appeared on a file marked “Dblab”, seized from Conconi's Biomedical Research Institute at Ferrara, which detailed athlete's hematocrit levels between 1993 and 1995. In 1994, his haematocrit values fluctuated from 40.7% on 16 March, early in the season, to 54.55% on 23 May, during the first stages of the Giro d'Italia. His values reached 58% on 8 June, after winning two stages of the race, and were 57.4% on 27 July, after the Tour de France. In March 1995, his hematocrit values had dropped to 45%, but they reached 56% in July during the Tour de France, where he won two stages; and over 60% in October, after the accident in the Milano–Torino.[58][59][60] In 2004, Conconi and his two assistants were acquitted by judge Franca Oliva because the crimes were not deemed illegal at the time although they were deemed “morally guilty” of promoting doping.[61][62]

During the 2001 Giro d'Italia, a syringe containing traces of insulin was found in Pantani's room. Pantani claimed that the insulin had been planted and that he did not stay in the room that night.[63] In 2002, he was banned for eight months by the Italian Cycling Federation, but he later won an appeal due to an absence of proof.[64][65]

In 2006, two years after his death, Pantani was linked to the Operación Puerto doping case. According to documentation released by Spanish radio network Cadena SER, Pantani was allegedly given the code name “PTNI” by Eufemiano Fuentes, with a detailed program in 2003, his last season, including EPO, growth hormone, Insulin, Levothroid and IGF-1.[66] Italian newspaper ''Corriere della Sera ''indicated that he was administered over 40,000 units of EPO, seven doses of growth hormone, thirty doses of anabolic steroids and four doses of hormones used to treat menopause.[67] In 2006 Jesús Manzano, a Spanish professional road racing cyclist whose statements led the Guardia Civil to conduct the Operación Puerto investigation, disclosed in an interview with French television channel France 3 that Pantani was a client of Eufemiano Fuentes.[68]

On the penultimate stage of 1998 Giro d'Italia, Pantani's teammate Riccardo Forconi was expelled from the race for an haematocrit value above 50 percent. Ivano Fanini, the manager of , suggested during the early stages of 1999 Giro d'Italia that Pantani and Forconi had exchanged their blood samples in order to avoid Pantani's disqualification. According to Fanini, Forconi's haematocrit value the previous day was only 47 percent.[69] In 2008 Fanini further claimed that Forconi had received a house for the exchange but Forconi refuted these claims.[70][71]

Matt Rendell's biography of Pantani suggests Pantani used recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) throughout his professional career. It alleges that seasonal hematocrit levels from several sources showed variations which exceeded those possible naturally, and that Pantani's main victories were probably won also thanks to blood hematocrit levels which could have been up to 60%.[72]

A French senate report into doping released in July 2013 confirmed that Pantani had tested positive for EPO during retroactive testing of samples from the 1998 Tour de France conducted in 2004.[73]

Death

[Shrine to Pantani on the Mortirolo Pass erected by the Italian Professional Riders Association.] In the early evening of 14 February 2004, Pantani was found dead at a hotel in Rimini, Italy. An autopsy revealed he had a cerebral edema and heart failure, and a coroner's inquest revealed acute cocaine poisoning. Pantani spent the last days of his life isolated from his friends and family and barricaded himself inside his hotel room.[74][75] Pantani's ex-girlfriend Christina Jonsson, in an April 2004 interview to Swiss news magazine _L'Hebdo_, indicated that following his expulsion from the 1999 Giro d'Italia, Pantani had confessed to her he had started using cocaine.[76] In 2008, Fabio Carlino was convicted of supplying Pantani with a dose of ultra-pure cocaine that caused his death. The conviction was overturned in 2011 by the Court of Cassation after the acting Prosecutor expressed doubts regarding the verdict, while stating that he “had the impression that the exaggerated media publicity surrounding Mr. Pantani's death led the judges to an excessive attribution of responsibility”.[77]

Pantani was buried in his hometown, Cesenatico. Twenty thousand mourners were at his funeral, which was attended by Franco Ballerini, Alberto Tomba, Azeglio Vicini, Mario Cipollini and Diego Maradona among others.[78] During the funeral, his manager Manuela Ronchi read notes that Pantani had written in his passport during a trip to Cuba:

Miguel Indurain, five-times Tour de France winner, praised Pantani by saying: “He got people hooked on the sport. There may be riders who have achieved more than him, but they never succeeded in drawing in the fans like he did.”[79]

Legacy

[Statue dedicated to Marco Pantani at Cesenatico] In the years following his death, Pantani was the subject of several articles, books, songs and a film. Biographies and accounts on the life of Pantani have been written by, among others, sports journalists John Wilcockson and Matt Rendell.[80] Manuela Ronchi, Pantani's manager for five years, published an account on the last few years of Pantani's life titled _Man on the Run_.[81] Tonina Pantani, his mother, also published a book in 2008 titled _Era mio figlio_ (English: _He was my son_).[82] A graphic novel titled _Gli ultimi giorni di Marco Pantani_ (English: _The Last Days of Marco Pantani_) was released in 2011, chronicling the events that led up to Pantani's death. It was based on a book published by French journalist Philippe Brunel, a friend of Pantani, suggesting that Pantani may have been murdered.[83] Italian television RAI aired a television film in 2007 titled _Il Pirata: Marco Pantani_, a biographical film which starred Rolando Ravello as Marco Pantani.[84] A documentary on Pantani's life titled _Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist_ was released in May 2014 in cinemas.[85]

The Memorial Marco Pantani has been organised annually since 2004 in his memory. The race starts in Cesenatico, Pantani's hometown, and follows a route towards his birthplace, Cesena. Giro d'Italia's organisers decided to dedicate a mountain pass to Pantani's memory every year. In the 2004 edition, the first _Cima Pantani_ was Mortirolo Pass, a mountain that played a key role in Pantani's history. When Mortirolo was included in the Giro for the third time in 1994, Pantani attacked and left everyone behind to earn a win at Aprica. The 16th stage of 2004 Tour de France was dedicated to Pantani's memory. This stage was an individual time trial up to Alpe d'Huez, where Marco Pantani won in 1995 and 1997.[86]

A number of monuments and memorials have been erected in his honor at, among other places, Mortirolo Pass,[87] Colle Fauniera,[88] Col du Galibier[89] and his hometown Cesenatico.[90]

Each year a loyal group of riders in Charlottesville, Virginia attempts to pay homage to Marco Pantani by meeting on his birthday weekend and climbing the most ridiculously steep gravel climbs in the area. It is a grassroots ride/race that began in 2005 where the winner gets to keep the “Pink Jersey” until the next Pantani ride/race the following year.

Career achievements

Major results

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1990
    3rd Overall Girobio

1991
    1st Gran Premio di Poggiana
    2nd Overall Girobio

        1st Stage 10

1992
    1st [] Overall Girobio

        1st Stages 9 & 10

    3rd Memorial Gastone Nencini

1993
    5th Overall Giro del Trentino

1994
    2nd Overall Giro d'Italia

        1st Stages 14 & 15

    3rd Overall Tour de France

        1st [] Young rider classification

    4th Overall Giro del Trentino
    4th Giro di Toscana

1995
    Tour de France

        1st [] Young rider classification
        1st Stages 10 & 14

    1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
    3rd [] Road race, UCI Road World Championships
    3rd Polynormande
    5th Giro dell'Appennino
    6th Subida a Urkiola
    7th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

1997
    1st Rominger Classic
    2nd Overall A Travers Lausanne
    3rd Overall Tour de France

        1st Stages 13 & 15

    3rd Overall Tour of the Basque Country

        1st Stage 5b

    4th Overall Critérium International
    5th La Flèche Wallonne
    8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
    10th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme

1998
    1st [] Overall Giro d'Italia

        1st [] Mountains classification
        1st Stages 14 & 19

    1st [] Overall Tour de France

        1st Stages 11 & 15

    1st [] Overall A Travers Lausanne

        1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 2

    1st Rominger Classic
    1st Boucles de l'Aulne
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Murcia
    4th Overall Giro del Trentino

1999
    Giro d'Italia

        1st Stages 8, 15, 19 & 20

    1st [] Overall Vuelta a Murcia
    1st Stage 2 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
    3rd Overall Giro del Trentino
    8th Clásica de Almería
    8th Overall Tour of the Basque Country

2000
    Tour de France

        1st Stages 12 & 15

2003
    10th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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  Grand Tour           1993   1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003
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  [] GIRO D'ITALIA     DNF    2      —      —      DNF    1      DNF    28     DNF    DNF    14
  [] TOUR DE FRANCE    —      3      13     —      3      1      —      DNF    —      —      —
  [] VUELTA A ESPAÑA   —      —      DNF    —      —      —      —      —      DNF    —      —

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  —     Did not compete
  DNF   Did not finish
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Awards

-   Vélo d'Or: 1998

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title: Marco Pantani

question: What profession was Marco Pantani known for?

answer: Marco Pantani was known for Italian road racing cycling.

question: What life event led Pantani into going professional for becoming a road racing cyclist?

answer: Pantani went professional for becoming a road racing cyclist when he had a great success at the Giribio.

question: What happened at Madonna di Campiglio?

answer: At Madonna di Campiglio, Patnani's blood test showed that he had a 52 percent hematocrit reading, and was  expelled immediately from the race and forced to sit out for two weeks.


text: The drums sound, *Thump Thump Thump* three steps, *Thump Thump Thump* another three. You snap back to reality from your day dream and re-adjust your helm. Suddenly a loud roar is heard,*"COMPANY, AT THE FAST TIME, MARCH!"* Reacting instantly you start stepping more quickly, lifting your shield a bit higher so the few weeds not trampled by the march of thousands do not drag on it. You grip your spear a bit harder as you feel you handle on the weapon to be a bit wet, from the heat perhaps. Then again, just a suddenly *"COMPANY, DOUBLE TIME, MARCH!"* You start a light jog now with a ridge about 20 meters in front of you, flowing with weeds, flowers, bushes and other assorted under-brush. You feel a slight anticipation as you start to ascend the ridge, fearing and wanting what lies beyond. Finally after what seems like an eternity to crest the ridge, and gasp as you jog forward at the sight before you, thousands of thousands of men. Then you notice something that seemed like a buzz in the back of your mind for all of this, the sound. You hear screaming, war-cry, and steel to your left, where your line has already charged forward. Then to your right is the steady beat of a multitude of men, all marching in union. Behind you you hear your brothers jog with you, with the rattle of equipment and the scrape of leather. Now the enemy seems so much closer, so much more dangerous, so much more **real**, but you go on, tis your duty. Then as suddenly as the first two you hear, *"COMPANY, PREPARE TO CHARGE!"* You shift your spear forward, your body and all those around you now in the prefect position to sprint forward the last few meters to the enemy, the perfect image of man at his finest and at his worst. Breaking this dam of tension blast a loud long horn. Then screaming with your brother behind your back you charge, running with all your might towards that hated foe in front of you, you spear parallel to the ground ready to impale that piece of flesh that dare get in your way. The enemy is a 10 meters.......5...4...3..2.1, then *SMASH*...............................

title: Advance

question: Who is the soldier?

answer: The story is written as if we, ourselves, are the soldier.

question: How does the soldier feel about going to battle?

answer: The soldier is set to his purpose and does not appear to feel fear, though the style of the narrative may lead to a more subjective outlook in this regard.

question: Does the story glorify war?

answer: The subjective nature of the narrative would indicate this is a hard question to answer. The men in the story are described as at their best and their worst all at once, which would indicate an acknowledgement by the author that war is awful.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: A piece of first person flash-fiction in which we are placed in the body of a soldier on his way to battle.


text:
A man came in to the office today, in a real huff.

”Oh, man, it's 8:10 already? Damn train was late, protesters everywhere. I'm telling you, this whole thing is a mess.”

”Yeah, don't worry about it,” said the boss. ”I mean it's not the end of the world, right? Hah!”

”But I am sorry, though. Totally.”

”It's okay.”

”And, uh... I hate to ask, especially with this, you know. Being late and all...”

”What? Cough it out. Anything for you, considering...”

”I mean, if it's not too much trouble... Could I leave a bit earlier? If it's not too much trouble. Gosh, I already said that. Listen, I'll work overtime, I was late, I'm being out of line for even asking this, I'm -”

”Hey, hey! Slow down, man. You did... you did get my email today, right?”

”What email? You know I read my company email here.”

”It's just that, well... No easy way of putting this...”

”Just get it out. What email you talkin' about?”

”Umm... You're being terminated.”

”Terminated?! Since when?”

”Since the meeting yesterday. I mean, hey, you're a terrific guy and all, but you know those corporate cunts? Came here, suits and all, and started talking about downsizing our office. Can you believe it?”

”Frankly no. I can't. I mean I'm being fucking terminated? On what grounds?!”

”Don't take it personally. It's just not you, your whole unit is being brought down. Yeah, turns out your team is just not profitable enough.”

”We're the customer survey team, what did they expect? Us to pay them? Man, what a bummer.”

”Yeah, I know... Listen, swing by my office and we'll terminate you quick and painless, today. We'll sort out severance and what not.”

”Guess I don't have a choice. Man, what a dull fucking day. First those riots, and I'm late, and now this? Ugh, whaddya gonna do. Corporate says, us dogs do. I'll go clear my desk.”

”There's no need for that. We'll just incinerate it.”

”Incin- Yeah, really funny, Jerry. That's my stuff. You know, picture of Deb, and the kids. I'm taking it with me. I don't even think we have an incinerator around here, do we?”

”We do actually.”

”Wow... That was unexpected.”

”Why so? Gabe, did you... Did you even read your contract?”

”Of course I did! I read it fine print and all.”

”ALL of the 30 pages?”

”Whaddya want me to say, Jerry? Did you read your '30 shades of crap' when you sold your soul to this joint?”

”Of course I did. But you didn't. Oh man, this is gonna be so hard to explain...”

”What, did it have some hidden footnote about stealing my stuff after they humiliate me and take away my job? 'Cause I'm calling the Union right now to put those suits at Corporate back in line if that's the case!”

”Calm down, Gabe, it's nothing like that.”

”Well what is it?”

”Uh... How do I explain this? Yeah, hey, remember Francis? From human resources?”

”Uh, sure. He was a nice guy. Left for retirement, right?”

”Actually no. He was terminated, too. Company policy, you know.”

”Company policy is to terminate people! How silly is that? Now they have to pay severance.”

”Let me continue. When we say terminated, well... I really mean terminated.”

”I know what terminated means. It means I gotta update my resume and send it out like other chumps from the survey team.”

”I mean terminated like shot in the head and burned along with all their possession.”

”W-wait? You're serious?! Corporate wants to kill me?! How is this legal!”

”Company policy, man. I'm right there with you. This company, nay, the whole world is going down the shitter.”

”They want to kill me? I can't believe it.”

”Better believe it. I think I still have some Francis stuck to my carpet. And don't even remind me about Helen, her brain left a permanent stain in the drapes.”

”Gnarly.”

”Right? So what do you say, swing by my office at, say, noon?”

”Do I... Do I have a choice in this?”

”Not really. Sorry, Gabe.”

”Can... Can I atleast call my family and tell them good bye?”

”Of course, Gabe. Of course. That's company enforced behaviour.”

”Company policy?”

”Yeah.”

”... Yeah well, if I don't have a choice... See you at noon, I guess...”

”That's the spirit!”

title: Company policy

question: Explain everything that happens to Gabe.

answer: Gabe is late for work and apologizes to Jerry. Gabe asks to leave early and Jerry realizes that he hasn't read the email from the company that terminates him. Gabe is outraged. Gabe did not read his full company contract. Jerry breaks the news that Gabe will be shot. Gabe resigns himself to the company policy. Gabe asks to call his family first and commits himself to being in Jerry's office at 12 for the termination.

question: What is the relationship between Gabe and Jerry?

answer: Gabe works for Jerry at the company.

question: Summarize all the information relating to termination at the company.

answer: The company terminates employees by email. The company incinerates terminated employees' belongings. The extent of the termination is included in their employees' contract. The company actually terminates by killing them when they have to leave the company. It is company enforced behavior that the terminated employee call their family and tell them goodbye. The terminated employee's boss shoots them.

question: Why is Gabe terminated?

answer: Corporate office is downsizing this office and Gabe's unit because it is just not profitable enough.

question: Does the company policy make sense?

answer: No, it is murder.

question: Summarize all the information relating to Gabe's private life.

answer: He is married to Deb and he has kids. He takes the train to work.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Gabe gets to work late. His boss informs that he has been terminated, but soon realizes that Gabe does not know the extent of the termination. Gabe is to be shot upon termination.


text:
It is with immeasurable sorrow that we announce that George passed away on July 22. He was eagerly awaiting the birth of his daughter Nova, due in 3 weeks, and anxious to learn the art of diaper changing. No doubt, he would have been a master at it. George leaves behind his wife, soulmate and true love Joanne, who is grateful for every moment they had together.

George will be dearly missed, not only as a husband but also as a son, brother, uncle, nephew, brother-in-law, cousin and true friend to so many. When we close our eyes we picture George on his skateboard descending an endless hill, with San Francisco behind him, and his trademark big grin. Your contributions will be used to benefit baby Nova.

[]

question: How did George die?

answer: It is not stated.

question: Did George die a young man?

answer: That information cannot be found.


text:
[Alfred de Falloux, ca.1860] FRÉDÉRIC-ALFRED-PIERRE, COMTE DE FALLOUX (7 May 1811 – 6 January 1886) was a French politician and author, famous for having given his name to two laws on education, favoring private Catholic teaching.

Biography

Falloux was born at Angers, Maine-et-Loire. His father had been ennobled by King Charles X of France, and Falloux began his career as a Legitimist and clerical journalist under the influence of Madame Swetchine. In 1846 he entered the legislature as deputy for the Maine-et-Loire, and with many other Catholics he gave real or pretended support to the revolution of 1848. Louis Napoleon made him minister of public instruction and worship in December 1848, but having fallen sick in September 1849, he was replaced in October.

He had nevertheless secured the passage of the _Loi Falloux_ (15 March 1850) for the organization of primary and secondary education. This law provided that the clergy and members of ecclesiastical orders, male and female, might exercise the profession of teaching without producing any further qualification. This exemption was extended even to priests who taught in secondary schools, where a university degree was exacted from lay teachers. The primary schools were put under the management of the curés. Falloux was elected to the Académie française in 1856.

His failure to secure re-election to the legislature in 1866, 1869, 1870 and 1871 was due to the opposition of the stricter Legitimists, who viewed with suspicion his attempts to reconcile the Orléans princes with Henri, comte de Chambord. In spite of his failure to enter the National Assembly his influence was great, and was increased by his personal friendship with Adolphe Thiers. Nevertheless, in 1872 he offended both sections of the monarchical party at a conference arranged in the hope of effecting a fusion between the partisans of the comte de Chambord and of the Orléans princes, divided on the vexed question of the flag. He suggested that the comte de Chambord might recede from his position with dignity at the desire of the National Assembly, and not content with this encroachment on royalist principles, he insinuated the possibility of a transitional stage with the duc d'Aumale as president of the republic. His disgrace was so complete that he was excommunicated by the Bishop of Angers in 1876.

Of his numerous works the best known are his _Histoire de Louis XVI_ (1840); _Histoire de Saint Pie V_ (1845); _De la contre-révolution_ (1876); and the posthumous _Mémoires d'un royaliste_ (2 volumes, 1888).

title: Frédéric Alfred Pierre, comte de Falloux

question: Why was Falloux excommunicated by the Bishop of Angers in 1876?

answer: In 1872, Falloux offended both sections of the monarchial party at a conference and suffered complete disgrace.

question: How old was Falloux when he was excommunicated?

answer: He was 65 years old.

question: What was Falloux known for?

answer: He was famous for giving his name to two laws of education, favoring private Catholic teaching.


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IJAH MASSAI ANDERSON (born 30 December 1975) is an English retired professional football left back, who made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Brentford. He also played league football for Bristol Rovers, Swansea City and Wycombe Wanderers.

Career

Early years

A left midfielder, Anderson began his career in the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur and signed his first professional contract in 1993.[1] He failed to make an appearance during the 1993–94 season and was released at the end of the campaign.[2] He dropped down to the First Division to sign for Southend United in August 1994, but again failed to make an appearance before being released at the end of the 1994–95 season.[3]

Brentford

Anderson joined Second Division club Brentford on a free transfer in July 1995 and signed a two-year contract. He began the 1995–96 season as manager David Webb's first choice left midfielder, before being dropped in favour of Jon Hooker in September 1995.[4] Anderson continued as a substitute throughout much of the season, before gradually breaking into the team at left back and was such an able deputy that regular left back Martin Grainger was able to be sold in March 1996.[5] He made 31 appearances and scored three goals during the 1995–96 season.[6] Anderson signed a contract extension in September 1996 and missed just three matches of the 1996–97 season, making 56 appearances,[7] but the campaign ended on a sour note with defeat in the 1997 Second Division play-off Final.[8] Anderson was again a regular during the 1997–98 season,[9] before a broken leg suffered in training in November 1997 ended his season.

After Brentford's relegation to the Third Division at the end of the 1997–98 season, Anderson returned fit for 1998–99 under new manager Ron Noades and collected the first silverware of his career when the Bees secured the Third Division title after a 1–0 victory in a “winner takes all” match versus Cambridge United on the final day.[10][11] Back in the Second Division, Anderson missed three months of the 1999–00 season with a thigh injury, but worse was to follow, when he ruptured a knee ligament in training after the opening match of the 2000–01 season.[12] Aside from a thigh injury early in the campaign, Anderson remained fit during the 2001–02 season under new manager Steve Coppell,[13] but again suffered play-off final heartbreak, losing 2–0 to Stoke City.[14] Heading into the final year of his contract and after requesting to be placed on the transfer list,[15] the 2002–03 season marked the beginning of the end for Anderson at Brentford.[16] After spending time away on loan,[17][18] he departed Griffin Park on 17 February 2003.[19] In nearly eight full seasons with Brentford, Anderson made 242 appearances and scored five goals.[20]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 28 November 2002, Anderson joined Second Division club Wycombe Wanderers on a five-week loan.[21] After making five appearances,[22] his loan was terminated early due to a thigh injury.[23]

Bristol Rovers (loan and permanent transfer)

On 28 January 2003, Anderson joined Third Division club Bristol Rovers on trial.[24] With the Pirates seeking cover for injured left back Trevor Challis,[25] the trial was extended into the second week and on 8 February, Anderson joined the club on loan until the end of the 2002–03 season.[26][27] Later that day, he made his debut for the club with a start in a 2–2 draw with Southend United.[28] On 14 February, the paperwork was completed on a contract running until the end of the season.[29] He made 14 appearances and helped the Pirates to avoid relegation into non-league football.[30][31] Anderson signed a new contract to extend his stay at the Memorial Stadium and he made 41 appearances during a mid-table 2003–04 season.[32][33][34] Anderson was transfer-listed in May 2004 and after failing to make an appearance during the early months of the 2004–05 season,[35][36] his contract was cancelled on 14 October 2004.[37] He made 55 appearances during just over 18 months with the club.[38]

Swansea City

On 26 November 2004, Anderson joined League Two club Swansea City on a one-month contract, as cover for defenders Sam Ricketts and Garry Monk.[39][40] The following day, he made his debut with a start in a 3–1 defeat to Bury.[41] He became a regular in the team and after the contract was extended for a further month,[42] he signed an 18-month contract on 21 January 2005.[43] Anderson had a successful end to the season with the Swans, winning promotion to League One and winning the FAW Premier Cup.[44][45] Anderson was used exclusively as a substitute during the early months of the 2005–06 season,[46] but was suspended by the club on 22 November 2005, after it was confirmed he had failed a drugs test on 1 November.[47] He received a six-month ban from football on 19 December and after waiving his rights to an appeal,[48] he was sacked by Swansea City on 2 January 2006.[49] Anderson made 23 appearances and scored one goal during just over a year with the Swans.[50]

Non-league football

After serving his ban from football, Anderson joined Conference South club Lewes in August 2006.[51] He made just four appearances before being released less than a month later.[52] He later played for Isthmian League First Division North club Harlow Town and ended his career with Conference South club Bromley in 2008.[53][54]

Honours

BRENTFORD

-   Football League Third Division: 1998–99[55]

SWANSEA CITY

-   Football League Two third-place promotion: 2004–05[56]
-   FAW Premier Cup: 2004–05[57]

Career statistics

  Club                       Season            League             FA Cup   League Cup   Other   Total
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  Division                   Apps              Goals              Apps     Goals        Apps    Goals
  Brentford                  1995–96[58]       Second Division    25       2            3       0
  1996–97[60]                46                1                  2        0            4       0
  1997–98[62]                17                0                  0        0            4       0
  1998–99[63]                Third Division    38                 1        2            0       3
  1999–00[65]                Second Division   31                 0        0            0       2
  2000–01[67]                1                 0                  0        0            0       0
  2001–02[68]                35                0                  1        0            2       0
  2002–03[70]                9                 0                  0        0            2       0
  Total                      202               4                  8        0            19      1
  Wycombe Wanderers (loan)   2002–03[71]       Second Division    5        0            —       —
  Bristol Rovers             2002–03[72]       Third Division     14       0            —       —
  2003–04[73]                39                0                  0        0            1       0
  2004–05[75]                League Two        0                  0        0            0       0
  Total                      53                0                  0        0            1       0
  Swansea City               2004–05[76]       League Two         13       0            2       0
  2005–06[78]                League One        5                  0        0            0       1
  Total                      18                0                  2        0            1       0
  Lewes                      2006–07[79]       Conference South   4        0            —       —
  Bromley                    2008–09[80]       Conference South   4        0            0       0
  Career total               286               4                  10       0            21      1

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[15]  News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} IJAH HEADS WEST |date=27 November 2002 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |accessdate=9 April 2018}}

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[18]  News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} IJAH JOINS PIRATES ON LOAN |date=8 February 2003 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |accessdate=9 April 2018}}

[19]  News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} END OF AN ERA: IJAH MOVES ON |date=17 February 2003 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |accessdate=14 February 2018}}

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[32]  News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Howie To Leave, Anderson To Stay |date=7 May 2003 |website=bristolrovers.co.uk |accessdate=9 April 2018}}

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[35]  News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} ATKINS SHOWS ELEVEN THE EXIT |date=11 May 2004 |website=bristolrovers.co.uk |accessdate=9 April 2018}}

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[37]  News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} IJAH ANDERSON LEAVES ROVERS |date=14 October 2004 |website=bristolrovers.co.uk |accessdate=9 April 2018}}

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[39]  News {{!}} Latest {{!}} Latest {{!}} New signings for the Vetch |date=26 November 2004 |website=swanseacity.co.uk |accessdate=9 April 2018}}

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[43]  News {{!}} Latest {{!}} Latest {{!}} IJAH AGREES NEW CONTRACT |date=21 January 2005 |website=swanseacity.co.uk |accessdate=9 April 2018}}

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title: Ijah Anderson

question: Where did Anderson begin his career?

answer: He began his career in the youth system at Tottenham Hotspur and signed his first professional contract there in 1993.

question: How many teams did Anderson play on over the course of his career?

answer: He made appearances with 4 league teams during his career.

question: Why was Anderson's loan to the Wycombe Wanderers terminated early?

answer: His loan to Wycombe Wanderers was terminated early due to a thigh injury.

question: What is Anderson doing in retirement?

answer: Not answered.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Ijah Massai Anderson is a retired English footballer who played the left back position. He made over 200 appearances in the Football League for the team Brentford.


text: Just a man with his thoughts. Should I drink? No. Should I smoke? No. But at the end of the day it’s who I am. It’s as short walk, one I have made more times than I can count, but in my mind the steps seem infinite. Where did I go wrong? So much potential they said. So much promise they said; and honestly it’s so much easier to sit on the other side of the table and judge than to experience the true gravity of it all. To sling unjust judgment towards this life, a future that is currently being written and all the while already wrote. I see those flashing lights, I see them night in and night out guiding me home with no true direction. I know where the perceived home is, I know where my lover sleeps, but it is not home. Home only exists in an idea, a place where I once was but will never find again. I stop by the local pub and shoot the same arduous shit I always do. Sports. Politics. Economy. Pseudo intellectual bullshit that happens with a frequency that i could likely have both sides of it with myself. I need to stop coming here, never again, never more. “Quoth the raven never more.”   I smirk, a smile I can only feel knowing that the pedantic idiocy of the yokels know not of this reference and it falls on ill-bred ears. I stand superior to the masses in my mind; their self perceived god ruling an empire of ignorance. I step back into the cold, longing for the brothers that once stood with me years ago. We may talk, we may lament, we may feel. Feel something that once was and will never be again. We have changed. Not necessarily to the people we should be, but to the people we now are. And yet I walk. Walk home to a love out of convenience. A love that happened at the right place at the right time. Not that childish love of youth, the truest kind love that will only exist in a flash, a blink of time only to be perused and never obtained. No this is a different love, one out of a mutual comfort, a comfort of not having to die alone. I burn another one, my only solace in the desolate wasteland that I have chosen. I stand as man who has forsaken my family, forsaken all those who have judge me [those who could judge me.] I will never be their man. I will never be the coattails upon which they hoped to ride. My parents will die old and alone as I cannot give the life they strived for me to feed them. I am cold. Cold with the realization that I am destined to be among the desolate; I fucking hate the cold. I remember, as I will never forget,  the times that I saw life on the silver platter. The times that my family gifted an existence that I could have obtained but never wanted. I will embrace the darkness. I will live the heart ache as if it was written to be mine and mine alone. My own selfishness feelings are the crushing weight of the infinite as though it is the only love I have ever known. I arrive “home.” One. Two. Three. Four. I know what waits for me on the other side of this lead laden door. A woman who desires only my embrace, but at the same time stands on the edge of the travesty that is our existence, fully accepting the misery I have brought upon her. I light up number three…or is it number four…who gives a shit. I would rather die at 30 than live to see myself broken down to nothing. I quietly open the door. The comforting smell of familiarity makes me sick. I hate my comfort, I hate my strife, I hate the obligatory relief I am expected to feel in this dump. I brush off the snow, climb the steps to my every day. It is so set in stone. Fifteen steps towards the love of my life. I chuckle whilst I brush my teeth. Love. What a childish idea that was crushed long ago. Smashed upon the rocks of reality. I pet the dog, I lock the door, I embrace suburbia with the heartache of a man that was destined for more.  I could have embraced the shallow 9-5 and all the predetermined dialogue that lies within. I curl up next to the physical embodiment of our failures. “Tomorrow,” I say, “tomorrow it will be different.” Knowing full well in my heart that tomorrow I will feel the biting cold once again. I find solace in the trivial; solace in the fact that today is but a few brief hours from tomorrow. The day that holds nothing but possibilities but offers the same cold, hopeless walk. I drift off into slumber hoping for better days, all the while with the knowledge that what has been written has been, and always will be written in stone. “Tomorrow,” I say, “that is the day that I will finally come to fruition.”

title: Tomorrow.

question: What seems to be the main dilemma that the narrator is battling with?

answer: The main dilemma that the narrator is battling with seems to be if they should drink or smoke.

question: How motivated does the narrator seem to change their lifestyle patterns?

answer: In the end of the passage, the narrator states that tomorrow will be the day they take their changes into fruition, so it shows the narrator wants to make change, but needs the will power and motivation to do so.


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

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

Davi cried everyday.  He wanted to make friends.

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

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

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

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

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

Davi thanked his grandfather, and went through the gate.

Davi walked through the dark...

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

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

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

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

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

Davi said "Thank you, Mr. Cat!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Davi started singing a song.  Then...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(Copyright @ myself)

title: I hope you like my short children's story I wrote about a monster who tries to make friends with people

question: Where is the Monster World?

answer: On the other side of the Human World.

question: How many siblings does Davi have?

answer: He has seven brothers.

question: Why does Davi's grandfather not want him to go to the Human World?

answer: It is dangerous there and nobody there likes Monsters.

question: Who does Davi first seek advice from in the Human World?

answer: He first seeks advice from a cat.

question: How does every human react to Davi?

answer: They are all left horrified by him.

question: Why do Davi's brothers praise him when he returns?

answer: They praise him for having the courage to visit the Human World.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Davi, a monster, lives in the Monster World with his grandfather and seven brothers. He wants to visit the Human World despite his grandfather's warnings. His grandfather lets him go with three coins. In the Human World, he uses his coins to ask for help on how to approach humans. However, he scares the humans every time he approaches them. He is left crying, and returns to his world, where he is praised by his grandfather and brothers for being courageous.


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ERIK LASHAWN WALDEN (born August 21, 1985) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Middle Tennessee State and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Titans. With the Packers, he won Super Bowl XLV in 2010.

Early years

Walden attended Dublin High School where he practiced football, basketball, and track. In football, he played as a running back and defensive end. In basketball, he received All-state honors as a junior and senior.

He moved on to Middle Tennessee State University and became a four-year starter at defensive end. As a junior, he was an All-Sun Belt Conference selection. Against Central Michigan in the 2006 Motor City Bowl he led his team with six tackles and two quarterback sacks.[1]

Walden was injured most of his senior season, which limited his effectiveness, but was still named All-Sun Belt, after finishing second in conference history in career sacks. He ended his college career after playing in 44 games (34 starts) with 152 tackles (40 for loss), 22.5 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 4 passes defensed and one interception. He owns the school's career (22.5) and season (11.5) sack records.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Walden was selected in the sixth round (167th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.[2] He was waived on August 30 during final cuts.

Kansas City Chiefs

A day after being let go by the Cowboys, hoping he would clear waivers and enabling them to sign him to their practice squad, he was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on August 31, 2008. He played in 9 games, making 10 special teams tackles and was released on November 18.

Miami Dolphins

He was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on November 20, 2008. He played in 6 games and recorded 5 special teams tackles. The next year, he was inactive for 5 games and finished with 8 special teams tackles. He was waived on September 9, 2010.

Green Bay Packers

Walden was signed as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers on October 27, 2010, because they were experiencing several injuries on the defensive side. In just his second career start he had a breakout game and was named NFC Defensive Player of the week, after playing against the Chicago Bears, while leading the team with 16 tackles and 2 sacks.[3] He was declared inactive in Super Bowl XLV because of an ankle injury.

In 2011, he became a full-time starter (15 starts) for the first time in his career and posted 86 tackles (50 solo), 3 sacks, 2 passes defensed and a fumble recovery that he returned for his first career touchdown. The next year his starts were reduced to 9 games after the Packers drafted Nick Perry. He finished with 69 tackles (38 solo), 3 sacks, 4 passes defensed and his first 2 career interceptions.

Indianapolis Colts

On March 12, 2013, Walden signed a four year, $16 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[4][5] In Week 11 against the Tennessee Titans, he pulled Delanie Walker's helmet off and head-butted him, which resulted in a penalty for unnecessary roughness and a one-game suspension.[6] He finished the season with 15 starts, 58 tackles (33 solo), 3 sacks, 3 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

In 2014, Walden set a then career-high in sacks with 6, while also recording 57 tackles (40 solo) and one forced fumble in 15 games (14 starts). The next year, he started 15 games, posting 3 sacks and one forced fumble. The next year, he started 15 games at outside linebacker, posting 57 tackles (9 for loss), 3 sacks, one forced fumble and 12 quarterback hits.

In 2016, Walden started 16 games at outside linebacker and had a career year, setting a new career-high in sacks with 11, while making 42 tackles (9 for loss), 3 forced fumbles and 17 quarterback hits.

Tennessee Titans

On July 28, 2017, Walden signed with the Tennessee Titans.[7] He was a backup at outside linebacker behind Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan. On September 17, 2017, in Week 2, Walden recovered a Blake Bortles fumble in a 37–16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.[8] Walden finished the 2017 season with 36 tackles, four sacks, and four tackles for loss. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Seattle Seahawks

On August 17, 2018, Walden signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2018, and later released with an injury settlement.[10]

Personal life

Walden has two children with an ex-girlfriend, Erica Palmer.[11] On November 25, 2011, he was arrested for an alleged physical altercation that sent Palmer to the hospital. Police stated they had enough evidence to hold him under felony charges through Monday, as his case could not be processed over the Thanksgiving weekend.[12] Charges were later dropped, and Walden was not suspended by the league.[13]

On March 19, 2015, it was reported that Walden and an unnamed female companion had been attacked by Palmer. She allegedly confronted Walden at his Braselton, Georgia home with a gun and a baseball bat, and while he was able to take the gun from her, Palmer used the bat to break the arm of the unnamed woman. Palmer then fled, but returned to attack Walden, slashing his arm with a knife. Palmer was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, family violence aggravated assault, theft by taking, and first-degree burglary.[14][15]

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title: Erik Walden

question: What does the article say about Eric Walden's professional career?

answer: Walden played for the Indianapolis Colts, the Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs,  the Dallas Cowboys, the Seattle Seahawks, the Miami Dolphins, the Tennessee Titans. He is currently a free agent. He was signed as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers.

question: What does the story say about Walden's education?

answer: Walden attended Dublin High School where he practiced football, basketball, and track. Then he attended Middle Tennessee State University. Walden ended his college career after playing in 44 games. He owns the school's career (22.5) and season (11.5) sack records.

question: What does the story say about Walden's ex-girlfriend Erica Palmer?

answer: Walden was arrested for an alleged physical altercation that sent Palmer to the hospital in 2011, but charges were dropped. In 2015, Palmer attacked Walden and an unnamed female companion. She used the bat to break the arm of the woman and slashed Walden's arm with a knife. Palmer was arrested and charged. Walden has two children with Erica Palmer.

question: What does the story say about whether Palmer was sentenced to prison?


text:
[vlcsnap-2016-09-26-21h50m28s621-e1474941067719]The mainstream media has long been obsessed with the issue of presidential candidates’ taxes.

From MITT ROMNEY to DONALD TRUMP, millionaire anchors have a super duper love of all things taxes: how much did he make; how much did he pay; what does it say about humanity?

So when the _New York Times_ got its hands on Trump’s 1995 tax returns, which showed a $915 million dollar loss, and the fact that he potentially could’ve avoided paying income taxes for two decades as a result, the frenzy ensued.

Wall-to-wall coverage of degenerate Donald ensued, rightfully hammering him for running as the self-appointed “greatest jobs president God ever created” while losing close to a billion bucks in a year—and potentially paying no income taxes since.

But since it doesn’t fit into the never-ending horse race, networks, newspapers, and websites didn’t find it of any value to dive into the fact that Trump is just a microcosm of a much bigger problem.

A government that intentionally creates luscious loopholes for its billionaire friends and donors; and crumbs for everybody else.

Ever hear of a factory worker getting to write off thousands and subsequently not pay income tax for a decade when he goes belly up or his job gets offshored to China?

Of course not; nor do working-class folk get lower rates for investing in the stock market because, well, the majority can barely afford to invest in food, shelter and clothing these days, much less moving money around on the Internet.

Did CHRIS MATTHEWS or ANDERSON COOPER (and their respective networks) find time in their breathless coverage of whether Trump’s tax treachery will be his final death knell to––_gasp!_––talk about how he is just one billionaire in the extensive plutocrat pony show that is our government-by-the-highest-bidder system?

Yes, The Donald’s tax dodge and business failures deserves some coverage.

But, dare I ask for some nuance about the con job that is the current tax system that goes beyond  booking Republican “strategists” as cable new guests to foam at the mouth about simplifying the tax code (i.e., giving plutocrats further tax breaks).

In the end, neither HILLARY CLINTON nor Donald Trump will do a damn thing about our tax system for the rich because they are both bought off by the the rich.

And with the majority of our mainstream media’s finest also bought off by the rich––that is, the multi-billion dollar conglomerates that sign their checks and don’t want any changes to a system that allows them to pay next-to-nothing in taxes (remember when NBC was owned by GE?)––don’t hold your breadth for an in-depth discussion on the injustice of our tax system on your airwaves soon.

Unless it’s about Donald Trump.

— —

_JORDAN CHARITON is a Politics Reporter for The Young Turks, covering the presidential campaign trail, where he’s interviewing voters on both sides. He’s also a columnist for Mediaite and here’s his latest column. Follow him @JordanChariton and watch videos at YouTube.com/tytpolitics._
— —
_This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author._

_This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author._

question: Describe Trump's 1995 tax returns.

answer: It showed a $915 million dollar loss, and that he could have potentially avoided paying income taxes for two decades.

question: Who is Chris Matthews?

answer: The document suggests he covers news on a network.

question: What is the author's main point of this document?

answer: The author's main point is that neither Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will do anything about the tax system for the rich because they are bought off by the rich, just like the mainstream media.

question: What doesn't fit into the "never-ending horse race"?

answer: The fact that Trump is just a microcosm of a much bigger problem regarding taxes for the rich.

question: Who is president at the time of this document?

answer: That isn't made clear in the document, but it seems that Clinton and Trump are candidates at the time of this document. This means Obama would be president.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This document discusses presidential candidates and their taxes. At the time of the document, the author suggests that neither presidential candidate will do anything about the tax system because they are bought off by the rich, much like the media.


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He could only give one answer after falling 4-1 to the defending champs.

“I think so,” TFC’s Ryan Nelsen responded when I asked him if Saturday night’s match proves Sporting Kansas City is the class of the conference.

Not that he needed reminding, but TFC fans looked at the weekend as a test to gauge the likelihood of future playoff success.

“We’re under no illusions where we are,” Nelsen added. “We still have a lot of young guys playing at the back.

“You’re right. We need to harden as a team. You have to do that through playing in the playoffs.”

Those playoffs — assuming the Reds make them — will almost certainly come back through the Paris of the Plains, although Nelsen doesn’t seem to mind.

Nobody can touch Kansas City in the Eastern Conference at the moment. Saturday’s win put the current MLS Cup holders up 10 points on third-place Toronto with a little over two months to go.

Nelsen, though, seemed more than confident post-game that a return trip to KC come November will end in a Toronto victory.

The evidence, though, is contradictory.

Toronto has never won at Sporting Park. It has won in Kansas City just once in the team’s eight-year history.

Over three meetings this season, the Reds mustered only a point, allowing eight goals along the way.

Yes, Nelsen didn’t have a full roster to pick from Saturday, but neither did the hosts.

Saturday’s lopsided loss showed this more than anything: The Reds remain a year or two away from challenging for an MLS Cup berth — something that’s not surprising.

Heck, it’s a mini miracle the word championship is even mentioned in the same sentence as this club considering where it was just 18 months ago.

“It took Kansas City three or four years to get to where they are now,” Nelsen said. “We’re trying to do it in a real short amount of time with some young players.

“We’re close, but I think you’re right. We’ve got a wee bit to go. The positive is that on our day we can beat anyone in this league. I think everyone knows that.”

As of now, the Reds just can’t touch KC in KC.

Not many teams can.

THE BIG NUMBER

Some love him, some hate him, some see him for what he is.

No matter what you think of young Doneil Henry, TFC’s 21-year-old centre back is making immature plays.

Because, well, he’s still relatively inexperienced.

Still, conceding five penalties in all competition — the most by any MLSer — is a concern as it indicates a top prospect isn’t learning from his mistakes.

The PK he conceded to KC’s Dom Dwyer Saturday night was a simple call for referee Drew Fischer.

Henry is giving the opposition a chance from the spot once every three games.

That has many wondering if Nick Hagglund might be the best option to partner with Steven Caldwell when the big man returns.

Toronto’s rookie is less mistake-prone and has a much-safer game — the definition of no-nonsense.

LIGHT-HEARTED HUMOUR

The sense from Nelsen post-game was one of relief.

After all, his Reds picked up six points from four consecutive midseason road games.

In other words, things could have been worse.

So that had Nelsen laughing a bit post-game when I asked him about Gilberto nearly being brought down by Kansas City’s Igor Juliao early in the second half.

“(Gilberto) could have gone down and the guy would have got sent off,” Nelsen said.

I reminded Nelsen of his long list of recent quibbles with MLS officials.

“We wouldn’t have got the call,” Nelsen said with a sarcastic laugh. “You’re dead right. Gilberto would have got a yellow card for diving probably.”

It’s clear Nelsen remains in good spirits considering lopsided scoreline Saturday night.

COLD SHOULDER

Bad blood boiled over when Sporting KC’s Jacob Peterson left Toronto back in 2011.

He left Sporting Park Saturday night by offering TFC staffers a cold shoulder.

Peterson, whose anti-Canadian tweet a few years back drew the ire of TFC fans, walked past TFC’s dressing room following his club’s 4-1 win.

Toronto FC staffers he once worked with looked the other way. He didn’t say a word knowing full well he’s not well-liked inside Toronto’s dressing room.

Compare that to Issey Nakajima-Farran a few weeks back in Montreal. The Canadian international, traded from TFC earlier this season, mingled with the Reds inside the away dressing room post-game.

KC’S THE PLACE TO BE

Soccer fans here in Kansas City are a bit different.

They’re more polite than the passionate fan base back home at BMO Field.

Sporting KC fans offer a bit more southern comfort.

And speaking of hard liquor, the people in this midwest town — where I grew up — live a bit different.

Like the guy at the airport bar Sunday morning at 9 a.m.

“I’m going to make it easy on you,” he said to a waitress. “I’d like a stiff screwdriver (orange juice and vodka) and plain toast.”

That’s the kind of gusto that has Kansas City fans, who produced a 48th straight sellout Saturday night, defining this league.

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question: What sport is being discussed in the article?

answer: Soccer

question: Which team does Ryan Nelsen belong to?

answer: Toronto FC.

question: What team did TFC lose to this past weekend?

answer: Kansas City.

question: What is Doneil Henry's status on the team?

answer: He is a rookie player.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Over the past weekend, Toronto FC lost a game against Kansas City. Players on the TFC agree that they have many younger, inexperienced players, such as 21 year old Doneil Henry. Nevertheless, the team is optimistic.


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_PINANGA CATTIENENSIS_ is a species of small palm in the family Arecaceae.[1] It is endemic to Vietnam, having been found in Cat Tien National Park in Đồng Nai Province, growing in seasonally-flooded tropical forest at low elevations.

Description

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The authors describe _Pinanga cattienensis_, as differing from all previously described species of _Pinanga_ from Vietnam, by its leaf sheaths which do not form expanded/extended bases of the leaves to form a crown (“crownshaft”) and inflorescences which are not situated below the leaves. Instead, the inflorescences push through the persistent, disintegrating, subtending leaf sheaths: they are spreading, with peduncles 5 mm long, 9 mm wide; “prophylls” (the lowest tract of the inflorescence) are 90–140 mm long, persistent and erect, splitting abaxially. There is no rachis, but 3-4 “rachillae” are 90–130 mm long, rectangular in cross-section, glabrous.

Flower “triads” (two male and one female flowers in groups, common with palms) are spirally arranged. Staminate flowers are 6 mm long, with sepals forming a 3-lobed, flat, membranous calyx 1.5 mm long; three petals, 6 mm long, triangular, fleshy, acute; stamens 20-22. Pistillate flowers are 2.5 mm long: the calyx is 2.5 mm long with 3, free, imbricate, scarcely ciliate, non-acuminate sepals; the corolla similar to the calyx; ovary 2.5 mm long.

Note: the inflorescences are similar to _P. humilis_, but _P. cattienensis_ differs from the latter in its spirally (versus distichously) arranged triads, 900–950 mm long (versus 380–390 mm long) rachis and 9–13 (vs. 5–7) pinnae per side of the rachis.

Fruits are 18–20 mm long, 5–6 mm in diameter, ellipsoid, red-pink when mature; the endosperm has an uneven surface (“ruminate”).

Stems are clustered, forming dense clumps of short stems to 0.5 m tall (sometimes to 1.5 m tall) 20 mm in diameter and green but covered with reddish-brown scales. Sheaths open, not forming “crownshafts”, 270–280 mm long, green with reddish-brown scales; “ocreas” (extensions of the leaf sheath) are present. Petioles are 0.87-1.16 m long and green; the rachis is 900–950 mm long, with 9-13 pinnae each side of rachis, which are linear and contracted at the bases. The middle pinna is 420 mm long and 25–30 mm wide at the middle; apical pinna 165 mm long and 50 mm wide at the middle, lobed; veins scarcely prominent adaxially.

[1] Henderson A, Ban NK, Dung NQ (2008) New Pinanga _Palms_, 52(2): 64.

title: Pinanga cattienensis

question: Who do "the authors" refer to in this article?

answer: The text doesn't explicitly say but could refer to to authors cited at the end of the article, namely: "Henderson A, Ban NK, Dung NQ (2008) New Pinanga _Palms_, 52(2): 64."

question: Explain a flower triad.

answer: A flower triad refers to two male and one female flower in groups, which is said to be common in palm plants.

question: Do Pinanga cattienensis plants have flowers?

answer: Yes.

question: What differentiates Pinanga cattienensis from other species of Pinanga in Vietnam?

answer: Most simply, it is differentiated by its leaf sheaths which do not form expanded/extended bases of the leaves to form a crown, and inflorescences that are not situated below the leaves.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article explains the Pinanga cattienensis plant and its unique features. Pinanga cattienensis is a species of small palm found in a tropical area of Vietnam.


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Earn Your Teaching Degree!

The field of education can be broad, ranging from teachers and administrators to librarians and counselors. As a basic requirement, educators are required to have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree. Before you can become an inspiring teacher, you must be certain that you have a strong educational background. Educators who are innovative and inspiring are often those who have a deep conceptual understanding of their own subject area. Inspire our future. Get educated and earn a degree. Whether you want a face to face learning environment or prefer the convenience of an online teaching degree, we have gathered the research needed to make a sound decision to begin the next step of your career growth.

There are also many other degree programs students enroll into and begin their careers in education. See the list of education degrees below to get extensive program details and search schools.

Start Teaching in Your State!

In order to have more inspired students, we need more inspiring teachers. We need teachers who are dedicated to encouraging conceptual understanding, rather than rote memorization. We need great teachers who can go above and beyond basic expectations. Most importantly, we need teachers who are willing to rise to the challenge and be innovative within education.

If you are passionate about education and the well-being of children, you should teach. If you are one who believes they can lead and inspire children, you should teach. If you are brave and willing to move beyond traditional teaching methods by being at the forefront of modernizing education, you should teach.

Every state has different requirements for how to become a teacher. However, in most states, it is required that candidates hold at least a Bachelor's Degree, complete a Teacher Preparation Program, and pass the required state examinations.

Click on your state to find out more about what will be required of you on your journey toward becoming a teacher!

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What Does It Take to Get Your Career Started?

Teaching is a special calling that not many are prepared to do. If indeed you do possess this special calling, it is something you should act on. Teachers who follow their calling often start their education career and become passionate, inspiring educators with the power to change lives.

What subject or area of education is your calling?

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Recent Expert Interviews

The field of education is filled with many talented and creative individuals who want to help others succeed, and we have brought some of them to you. Our expert interviews provide a glimpse into some of the many facets of education, to help you prepare for new challenges in your own career.

Nick Swartz

_Grand Rapids Public Schools - Talent Acquisition Manager_

Caleb Fields

_Denver Public Schools - Manager of Teacher Through Leader Talent Acquisition_

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Teacher.org's "Inspire Our Future" $500 Scholarship!

Teacher.org believes that teachers have the power to inspire our future. Your dedication to the field of education is immensely commendable. Whether you are an experienced teacher who is continuing their education, or a teacher candidate who has just begun the process - we want to support you. With that said, Teacher.org is offering a $500 scholarship to help you pay for your education and other associated expenses. Simply fill out the form and answer the question in order to apply. Please see official entry rules.

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question: What are the steps to becoming a teacher?

answer: A prospective teacher needs to have a Bachelor's Degree with a strong education background. The site encourages the provision of the necessary degree. There are no other specifics offered by this page.

question: Explain what is necessary for a good teacher.

answer: A love of their subject, a keen mind willing to help shape the minds of children through innovative teaching methods.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: A page for the recruitment of new teachers from teachers.org, an American based organization.


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MARY JO WILHELM (born 1955) is the Iowa State Senator from the 8th District.[1] A Democrat, she has served in the Iowa Senate since 2009. She has been a Certified Residential Appraiser since 2000, and is the founder and owner of Wilhelm Appraisers.

Wilhelm currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; the Environment & Energy Independence committee; the Human Resources committee; and the Ways and Means committee. She also serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Her prior political experience includes serving on the Howard County Board of Supervisors.

Wilhelm was elected in 2008 with 14,862 votes, defeating Republican incumbent Mark Zieman. 1

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title: Mary Jo Wilhelm

question: Is Wilhelm married?

answer: That information can't be found in the article.

question: What is Wilhelm's political leaning?

answer: She is a Democrat.

question: Describe Wilhelm's political experience.

answer: Before being in the Iowa Senate, she served on the Howard County Board of Supervisors.

question: What is Wilhelm's current position?

answer: She is the Iowa State Senator from the 8th District.

question: How many committees does Wilhelm serve?

answer: 5 committees and 1 subcommittee

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses Mary Jo Wilhelm, an Iowa State Senator from the 8th District who was born in 1955. She's a Democrat who has been in this position since 2009.