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Before I share this story I must let you know I am in a dark place in my life. My fiancee broke off the engagement New Years Day. I am working on things day by day and I am getting the treatment to help me with it. So do not be worried for the most part.

I never really wrote growing up but I feel like this is going to be good for me till I get better.

Thank you for reading, and this is a **ROUGH DRAFT** and written on Notepad because that's all I have right now.

"My Day called Regrets"

The year is 2013, and I have made bad deciesions in my past and it is time to get everything straightened out.

It is a cold winters day, and I fight to open my eyes to the sunlight because it is another day of feeling the way I always do. The windows do not hold the cold out and it blows in under my blanket and lets me know I feel still. I let out a Sigh... and I wish things were different... but they aren't. I hurt people and destroyed futures. These things go through my mind every other thought durning my time of being awake. When I fall to sleep I am awoken by a racing heart beat and fear of not knowing how to fix things I thought I could.

As I wonder why I still get up, I make my way to the hoodie laying next to me. It is thick and is the only thing showing warmth to me in this time of cold. My day is filled with pain and trying to not tear up at every though of my past. I get ready for work like everyone else. I am listening to music where the screaming is ecspressing my inner voice and hurt from ex-girlfriends and past lovers who are now a distant memory of the singers past life. I feel his pain and wish everything was better.

I gather my things and head off to my third shift factory job and get ready for another slow night of work knowing the only things my mind will be thinking of are the things I wish it didn't. I put on a show for my co-workers, smiling... laughing... but the few people who know my pain know I am crying inside. I turn away more often then normal to wipe away the few forceful tears that leave my eyes. With everything going on I pretend to chuckle at the poorly told joke told to mee to try and cheer me up. It does not work and I just look away and get back to my work. Trying to focus on the job at hand and keeping as busy as I can to repress the ideas and memories. The night rolls on and everything at work is moving at a slugish pace and I have done all I can to keep busy, so I stand. I stand and just look out into nothingness, thinking, feeling pain I wish I have never felt.

The time is 5am and it is almost time to get done with work. The thought of sleep seems so good, but the dreams to come will keep me up. I shuffle to my locker looking at only where I need to walk not paying attention to the things around me, people, and machines. I kick off my boots knowing that the day is done and I can try and relax. Relaxation is just a distant memory I have not felt in a long time. It hurts. Everytihng hurts. I hate my job and the place I live. But I can not just leave and walk away. My gloves and heavy jacket help me get past the cold winter morning as I walk to my car.

The worst part of going home is knowing the heat from my ex lover is no longer there, and it is filled with the cold and emptieness of my bed. I try to keep warm by holding a pillow as close as possible. It does not help and only makes me feel worse. I hate this. But I need to work on myself before I can even think about looking for someone to try and feel happy with. It will contiune to be cold. I lay cold and alone waiting for my eyes to get heavy. The sand man must be stuck in traffic because my eyes will not get tierd and my pain will not subside. The tears help pull me towards sleep and I know it is another day that I will try to forget. This is just my day called regrets, and I am gone to wake again and repeat it.

title: "My day called Regrets" Rough Draft

question: What are the indications that the narrator is deeply depressed?

answer: He no longer feels like waking up in the morning. He sighs a lot and tries to smile at work so people won't ask him what is going on. After work, the narrator never feels like going home.

question: Why did the narrator and his ex-girlfriend break up?


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Healthcare jobs topped the list of the highest-paying occupations, and the sector's future is very bright. According to the BLS, employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 15% from 2019 to 2029—adding about 2.4 million new jobs. This growth "is mainly due to an aging population, leading to greater demand for healthcare services," according to the agency.

Key Takeaways

-   Healthcare jobs headed the list of the highest-paying occupations: The top 10 jobs all belonged to this sector. Altogether, 14 out of the top 25 jobs were in this field.
-   Corporate chief executives are in the highest-paid profession outside of the healthcare fields.
-   The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its most recent list of National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates at the end of March 2019.

 The Methodology We Used

Rankings are based on salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additional information comes from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which was developed under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).

For clarity and convenience, some overlapping job categories were omitted. The figures and statistics are based on data collected through May 2019. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its list of National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates at the end of March 2020.

Here are the highest-paying professions, based on the BLS data along with the description for each job. For each, we list the 2019 report's mean annual wage, with the 2018 report's mean annual wage in parenthesis after it so you can compare how the compensation has changed.

 1. Anesthesiologists

 $261,730 ($267,020)

The BLS defines anesthesiologists as physicians who "administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery." Anesthesiologists were ranked first the previous year as well. There are approximately 31,000 anesthesiologists in the U.S., per the most recent data.

Following four years of medical school, aspiring anesthesiologists in the U.S. typically complete a four-year residency in that specialization, and possibly even more, depending on the sub-specialty.

 2. Surgeons

 $252,040 ($255,110)

The BLS defines this category as "Physicians who treat diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive, minimally-invasive, or non-invasive surgical methods, such as using instruments, appliances, or by manual manipulation." There are approximately 36,270 surgeons in the U.S., according to the most recent BLS data.

 3. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

 $237,570 ($242,370)

Somewhat more specialized than dentists, oral surgeons perform complex procedures such as wisdom tooth extraction; maxillofacial surgeons perform procedures relating to the jaw and the face around the jaw. According to O*NET, these dental surgeons' duties include:

-   "Administer general and local anesthetics.
-   Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
-   Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
-   Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants, and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
-   Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
-   Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
-   Remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and facial regions, using surgical instruments.
-   Provide emergency treatment of facial injuries, including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
-   Treat problems affecting the oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers and infections.
-   Restore form and function by moving skin, bone, nerves, and other tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the jaws and face.
-   Perform surgery on the mouth and jaws to treat conditions, such as cleft lip and palate and jaw growth problems."

 4. Obstetricians-Gynecologists

 $233,610 ($238,320)

Doctors specializing in female reproductive health and childbirth, known as obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYN), make slightly below the annual wages listed for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. According to the BLS, there are about 18,620 physicians in this field in the U.S.

 5. Orthodontists

 $230,830 ($225,760)

Orthodontists specialize in braces and other corrective measures for the teeth. There are about 5,990 orthodontists in the U.S., according to the BLS.

 6. Prosthodontists

 $220,840 ($191,400)

According to the BLS, prosthodontists "construct oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures to correct natural and acquired deformation of mouth and jaws, to restore and maintain oral function, such as chewing and speaking, and to improve appearance." There are only about 490 prosthodontists in the U.S.; their reported mean annual wage rose slightly from the 2019 report.

 7. Psychiatrists

 $220,430 ($220,380)

Psychiatrists are a sub-specialty of the medical profession (as opposed to psychologists, who are not M.D.s).

 8. Family and General Practice Physicians

 $213,270 ($211,780)

The BLS defines this category as "Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment."

 9. Physicians

 $203,450 ($203,880)

This includes a broad category comprising physicians and surgeons. Per the BLS, employment in this field is projected to grow 7% from 2018 to 2028, "due to increased demand for healthcare services by the growing and aging population."

 10. Internists, General

 $201,440 ($196,490)

The BLS defines an internist as, "Physicians who diagnose and provide non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults who have a wide range of problems associated with the internal organs." This group's salaries went up from the 2019 report by almost $5,000.

 11. Chief Executives

 $193,850 ($200,140)

Chief executives are in the highest-paid profession outside of the medical or dental fields. The states with the highest CEO salaries might surprise you: South Dakota ranks first; the District of Columbia ranks second, and Rhode Island third. New York isn't on the list. Neither is California.

 12. Pediatricians, General

 $184,410 ($183,240)

Pint-size patients mean smaller paychecks: Pediatricians, who treat children, make less than internists and general practitioners. But they still are among the highest-paid professionals.

 13. Nurse Anesthetists

 $181,040 ($174,790)

Nurse anesthetists are the highest-paid category of nurses. Per the BLS, nurse anesthetists "administer anesthesia and provide care before, during, and after surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and obstetrical procedures." Growth potential in this field is staggering: The job growth outlook for the collective category, which also includes nurse midwives and nurse practitioners, from 2018–2028 is 26%.

 14. Dentists

 $178,260 ($175,840)

The growth outlook for dentists is faster than average. According to the BLS, the overall employment of dentists is projected to grow 7% from 2018 to 2028.

 15. Pilots and Flight Engineers

 $174,870 ($169,560)

You may know that airline pilots and co-pilots are the ones in the cockpit, navigating and flying the plane. What you may not know is that there is also a flight engineer, who uses the plane's instruments to provide navigation guidance. Per the O*NET summary for these jobs, a bachelor's degree is required in many instances, but not always.

 16. Petroleum Engineers

 $156,780 ($156,370)

According to the BLS, "Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells." The growth outlook for petroleum engineers is slower than average; the number of jobs in this field is expected to increase by 3% between 2018–2028. Growth and salaries in this field partly hinge upon the price and demand for gas and oil.

If the six-figure salary seems high, take a look at the top tools a petroleum engineer needs to master, according to O*NET:

-   Analytical or scientific software, e.g., IHS PETRA; Schlumberger Petrel; TRC Consultants PHDWin; Well Flow Dynamics Wellflow
-   Database user interface and query software, e.g., Landmark Graphics TOW/cs; Microsoft Access
-   Financial analysis software, e.g., DFA Capital Management GEMS; GeoGraphix ARIES Portfolio; IHS QUE$TOR
-   Graphics or photo imaging software, e.g., Microsoft Visio
-   Project management software, e.g., Microsoft Project; Oracle Primavera Systems

 17. Information Systems Managers

 $156,390 ($152,860)

In the IT field, rich software developers get all the attention, but many of the high-paying jobs belong to managerial types. According to the BLS, computer and information systems managers "plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming." Typical job titles for this occupation include, per O*NET: "Application Development Director, Computing Services Director, Data Processing Manager, Information Systems Director (IS Director), Information Systems Manager (IS Manager), Information Systems Supervisor (IS Supervisor), Information Technology Director (IT Director), Information Technology Manager (IT Manager), MIS Director (Management Information Systems Director), Technical Services Manager."

 18. Architectural and Engineer Managers

 $152,930 ($148,970)

Per O*NET online, architectural and engineering managers "plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as architecture and engineering or research and development in these fields." Their duties include:

-   Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
-   Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
-   Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.
-   Prepare budgets, bids, or contracts.
-   Present and explain proposals, reports, or findings to clients.
-   Confer with management, production, or marketing staff to discuss project specifications or procedures.
-   Assess project feasibility by analyzing technology, resource needs, or market demand.
-   Review, recommend, or approve contracts or cost estimates.
-   Develop or implement policies, standards, or procedures for engineering and technical work.
-   Establish scientific or technical goals within broad outlines provided by top management.

 19. Marketing Managers

 $149,200 ($147,240)

Spin, they say, is everything, so it may not be a surprise that marketing managers are among the highest-paid professions in the U.S. The salaries for marketing managers vary wildly by industry, though. The five top-paying industries for marketing managers are:

-   Scientific research
-   Cable/subscription programming
-   Motion picture/video
-   Oil and gas extraction
-   Apparel manufacturing

 20. Financial Managers

 $147,530 ($146,830)

This job category comprises treasurers and controllers as well as financial managers. Despite the increased availability of online brokers, self-guided financial software, and robo-advisors, the field of financial management is expected to grow a very healthy 16% between 2018–2028.

Treasurers and controllers are responsible for the following tasks, per O*NET:

-   "Supervise employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties."
-   "Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization."
-   "Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting."
-   "Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards."
-   "Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies."
-   "Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources."
-   "Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed."
-   "Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions."
-   "Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met."
-   "Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations."

 21. Natural Sciences Managers

 $145,450 ($139,680)

Per O*NET, natural sciences managers "plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these fields." This can include the following titles: "Environmental Program Manager, Fisheries Director, Health Sciences Manager, Laboratory Manager, Natural Science Manager, Research and Development Director, Research Manager, Senior Investigator, Senior Scientist, Water Team Leader."

 22. Attorneys

 $145,300 ($144,230)

The growth outlook for lawyers between the years 2018–2028 is 6%, about the average for all occupations in general.

 23. Podiatrists

 $142,680 ($148,220)

Podiatrists are foot doctors, but rather than a traditional medical degree, podiatrists get a DPM (Doctor Podiatric Medicine) degree. O*NET claims that this field has a "bright outlook" in terms of future job growth.

 24. Sales Managers

 $141,690 ($140,320)

Per the BLS, sales managers "plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers."

 25. Compensation and Benefits Managers

 $134,210 ($132,860)

Within the field of human resources, compensation and benefits managers are the highest-paying positions. Per O*NET, this job category can comprise titles such as "Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Manager, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Compensation Director, Compensation Manager, Compensation Vice President, Employee Benefits Coordinator, Employee Benefits Director, Employee Benefits Manager, Payroll Manager."

question: What is this article?

answer: A list of healthcare jobs according to how profitable they are.

question: Who compiled this list?

answer: the list was made by the U.S. Buerau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at the end of 2019. This was published in their National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.

question: What is the most profitable job according to this list?

answer: Anesthesiologists are the highest, doing even better than surgeons which come second.

question: What is the least profitable of all the medical based professions on the list?

answer: Podiatrists score lowest, earning just below attorneys, and just above sales and benefits managers. Though the list also indicates that this field has a potential for future growth.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: In the medical profession, anesthesiologists earn the most and podiatrists earn the least. Non-medical jobs in the field earn even more than podiatrists.


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Along the roadside in a dusty, barren countryside, there lived an old woman who never spoke to anyone.  In fact, nobody even knew her name.  She never left her house, and few ever even claimed to have seen her at all, lest knew what she looked like.  She ate only the food she grew in her garden, although no one ever seemed to see her actually gardening.  It would just be barren and then repopulated with fruits, vegetables, and grains.  It is safe to say that many people in the nearby town of Misgave thought the woman to be pretty odd indeed.  The oldest residents of the town of Misgave even tell stories of when they were young, recounting their knowledge of the odd woman who lived in the house by the dusty roadside.  Many thought this to be impossible, as the old townsfolk were very old themselves, and how old would this make the woman?  Most likely it was an old wive's tale passed on generation to generation, but the old townsfolk insisted that their stories were true.  And especially older gentleman by the name of Took Adams even claimed he met with the old woman when he was a boy, about 9 or 10 years old, and that she invited him in for lunch one day since he found himself wandering the old dusty overgrown road by the woman's house by himself, no doubt daydreaming about cowboys, or being a famous gunslinger himself.  Took Adams tells of the woman being cheerful in nature, with an odd mysticism about her, and that her hair smelled faintly of old sage and basil.  Once during their lunch, he asserts, she offered him some sweet candy that she said she made from the ingredients of her garden.  Took claims it was the sweetest and most delicious candy he'd ever tasted, but at some point during their lunch, the old woman became angry with him, and showed a side of herself that he hadn't expected.  He later told of seeing a sort of fire in her eye, and teeth bared, stained a putrid green.  Took said the woman quickly regained her composure, and delightfully sent him on his way and told him that perhaps he shouldn't wander this far down the road again.  This story has no doubt been embellished over the years, most so by old Took himself, perhaps to make himself more exciting or interesting, as he desired the company of people more in their youth, so as to feel younger himself, as older people tend to do.  "She must be close to 110 years old by now!"  Took would exclaim to anyone that would listen.

In the barren countryside, along that dusty roadside, more dust than usual was spitting and clouding up.  A car was zooming past the old woman's house.  "Be careful Aaron!  This road isn't exactly the autobahn as you've probably noticed.  Slow down man!"  Riley Trainer was very protective of his new car, and allowing his younger brother Aaron to drive his new Chevy Volt even a couple miles during their cross country road trip was nerve racking to him.  The fact that Aaron was thoroughly testing the shocks in the Volt on a country road was most displeasing to him.  "Alright alright, sorry, I'll let you get back to your precious driver's seat", but just as he finished his placating to Riley, a loud *SNAP* emitted from under the car, and a *POP* and *SCRAAAAPE* came from under the hood.  The car rolled to a stop about a hundred yards from an old looking house down the road.  "Shit, man!  If you screwed up my car I'm going to kill you!  Get out, let's check it out."  Riley jumped out of the car and began inspecting the damage.  Aaron sheepishly opened the driver side door and put his hands in his pockets, sauntering over to his brother who was on his hands and knees examining the underside of the car.  "I'm sorry Riley, I wasn't going that fast, I was even slowing down when it happened."  "It's alright, it's alright, let's just see if we can get it started again and drive it to the nearest town."  Riley sounded exasperated, or possibly relieved that his younger brother was no longer driving the car, albeit at the expense of his newly acquired vehicle.  "Hey, Riles, why don't we just walk to that house and call a tow truck or something from there?"  Both boys turned their gaze to the distant house on the side of the dusty road.  It puffed out a calming cloud of white smoke from the chimney and the two brothers exchanged satisfied glances.  "At least someone's home", Riley stated simply.  They began walking to the odd looking house when all of a sudden a light burst on from the inside of the dwelling.  A bright, light pink glow seemed to emanate from deep inside the old place…

To be continued…

title: First chapter of a book I'm writing (please give feedback)

question: Who are the main characters of the story?

answer: The odd old woman, Took Adams, Aaron, and Riley Trainer

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: A barren countryside near the town of Misgave.

question: What is the old woman's story?

answer: She's been living alone in the barren countryside for a very long time, but no one has ever seen her.

question: Who is Took Adams?

answer: He claims to have met the old woman when he was 9 or 10 years old.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: Near the town of Misgave, a mysterious old woman lives alone in her odd-looking house along the dusty and barren countryside. No one has ever seen the old woman outside her house or in town, although she has been living there for what seems like generations. The oldest residents of Misgave are adamant the old woman is real, and one elderly resident, Took Adams, claims to have met and had lunch with the old woman when he was a 9-year-old boy. Took how the woman changed into something with fiery eyes and putrid green teeth when she got angry. On the same dusty road, Aaron Trainer is driving his brother Riley's new car, when it breaks down near the old woman's house. They go down to check and Riley makes plans to walk to the nearest town. Aaron suggests they try to use the phone in the odd-looking house to call for help when a sudden burst of bright, pink light starts glowing from within.


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MAHAAKSHAY CHAKRABORTY (born 30 July 1984), also known by the nickname “Mimoh”, is an Indian actor[1] working in the Hindi film industry. He is the son of Bollywood superstar Mithun Chakraborty and actress Yogeeta Bali.[2]

Film career

He debuted as “Mimoh” with a lead role in the 2008 film _Jimmy_, playing a DJ, who is falsely accused of murder, which leads him into the crime world. He was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He then starred in the action film, _The Murderer_, which is still unreleased.

In 2011, his first release was _Haunted - 3D_ which was the first Indian stereo-scopic 3D horror film. The film went on to become a critical as well as commercial success. In his next release, _Loot_, he plays a boy-next-door, who has been taken to Pattaya to rob a house, although him and his crime-partners (Govinda, Suniel Shetty and Jaaved Jaffrey) end up looting the wrong house. _Loot_ received mixed to negative reviews from most critics, and was a box office flop.

Filmography

  Year             Film                         Role                               Language   Notes
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  2008             _Jimmy_                      Jasminder Kumar Pushp (DJ Jimmy)   Hindi      NOMINATED, Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
  2011             _The Murderer_               Rocky                              Hindi      Unreleased
  _Haunted – 3D_   Rehan                        Hindi
  _Loot_           Wilson                       Hindi
  2013             _Rocky_                      Rocky                              Bengali    Debut in Bengali film
  _Enemmy_         Madhav Sinha                 Hindi
  2015             _Ishqedarriyaan_             Agam Diwan                         Hindi
  2020             _Main Mulayam Singh Yadav_   Shiv Pal Yadav                     Hindi

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question: What does the text say about Mimoh?

answer: Mimoh is also known as  Mahaakshay Chakraborty. He was born on July 30, 1984. He is the son of Bollywood superstar Mithun Chakraborty and actress Yogeeta Bali.

question: What does the text say about Mimoh's film career?

answer: He debuted as "Mimoh" with a  lead role in the 2008 film, Jimmy. He played a DJ who is falsely accused of murder.

question: What does the text say about Mimoh's first movie release in 2011?

answer: Mahaakshay Chakraborty was in Haunted -3d, which was the first Indian stereoscopic 3D horror film. The film went on to become a critical as well as commercial success.

question: What does the text say about Mimoh's family?

answer: Mimoh was born into the film industry. He is the son of Bollywood superstar Mithun Chakraborty and actress Yogeeta Bali.


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Dr WARNASENA RASAPUTRA (formerly known as Warnasena Rasaputram) (6 September 1927 – 25 June 2003) was a Sri Lankan economist and the seventh Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.[1]

Biography

Warnasena Rasaputram was born on 6 September 1927 in the village of Yatiyana,[2] near Matara, Sri Lanka, the son of Don Nicholas and Jane née Ratnayake. He was educated at Ananda College, Colombo.[3]

After graduating from the University of Ceylon with a degree in economics with honours, specialising in statistics,[4] Rasaputra joined the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in 1951. In the late 1950s, he was successful in obtaining a Smith-Mundt Scholarship offered by the Institute of International Education and the United States Educational Foundation, and subsequently a Fulbright grant.[5] He attended the University of Wisconsin, where in 1957 he obtained a master's degree in statistics and then doctor of philosophy in economics in 1959.[6] He returned to the Central Bank and in 1968 was appointed director of economic research. In 1974 Rasaputram was appointed assistant to the governor and then deputy governor in 1975.

on 15 February 1979 Rasaputram became the seventh governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, a position that he held for almost nine years.[7] He assisted in guiding the country from a closed economy to an open market orientation.[8] He also promoted the decentralisation of the Central Bank, setting up regional branches in Matara, Anuradhapura and Matale, and was also instrumental in establishing the Regional Development Banks. It was during his tenure that he changed his name to Rasaputra.[9]

In November 1988 he resigned from his post as governor and was appointed as the Sri Lankan ambassador to France. He subsequently served as high commissioner to Malaysia and the permanent representative to the UN offices in Geneva and Vienna and also ambassador to the Vatican. His last posting was as ambassador to the United States. He resigned from this position in 2001 due to serious heart condition.[10]

Personal life

Rasaputra married Jayanthi Sriya, with whom he had one child, Jaliya Gajaba. Following Jayanthi's death he remarried Seetha Gopalan on 28 October 1977.

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title: Warnasena Rasaputra

question: When was Warnasena Rasaputram born?

answer: 6 September 1927

question: Where did Warnasena Rasaputra go to university?

answer: University of Ceylon

question: What is the Central Bank of Sri Lanka?

answer: the article does not answer this question

question: Who did Warnasena Rasaputra marry?

answer: Jayanthi Sriya

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Warnasena Rasaputra was a Sri Lankan economist and the seventh Governor of the CEntral Bank of Sri Lanka. His last posting was as ambassador to the United States.


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    It was a Saturday morning, I slowly felt around my bed, reaching over and down the sides a little bit. I was looking for my pillow that happened to have fallen off during my previous night’s rest. I could hear the gentle pattering of rain behind the house I spent a majority of my childhood in; the simple rain tapping at the tin roofed shed where my dad kept the lawn mower and spent more time in than I would expect, and did not understand why until later in my life. I moved my hand a little around feeling the silk coverings hanging from my bed brush my arm as I walked my fingers across the deserted floor of my childhood bedroom. It was still very early, nobody was awake yet. The only reason I woke was because of an unremembered dream which led me to seek my lost pillow for comfort. The only memory of this foggy dream was the sound of an ocean’s water sucking far away only to return in a crash. I needed something to hold onto but found nothing on my empty bed. Eventually I felt the old pillow I have used for so many years, holding memories of sneaking girls over to share this bed, and tears brought to me by my father’s cancer that taught me life isn’t fair. I pulled the pillow back onto my bed and laid my head on it, pulled up the sleeping bag i used as a blanket and closed my eyes to let my mind take me to a place without reality.
	I couldn’t fall back asleep. It may have been the rain’s increasing tempo outside or the morning sun peeking into my bedside window. After lying there for about an hour, I decided to get up and find something to eat. the hallway from my bedroom to the kitchen felt much longer than I thought it was, with the shag carpet growing under my feet and grabbing my feet, as if my house knew there was something ahead I should not come to. The carpet was pulling me down now, it wouldn’t allow me to walk any farther through my house, I needed to turn back; but when I did, my room was gone and I found myself in a place unfamiliar to anything I had seen before. The walls looked as if they evolved into something better, a fancy type of wood rich people talk about when discussing wood and whatnot. The carpet let go of my feet and I cautiously walked to the only visible door down this field of carpet which was slowly turning into grass with each additional step I took. I felt a sting on the bottom of my foot, a pain strong than that of any I’ve felt in years. I fell down and viciously grabbed my foot to find what appeared to be a wasp stinger in my foot which I tore from my throbbing foot, now dripping blood from this minor wound which exerted such powerful pain. The stinger was oozing a clear liquid from it, implementing fear that my walking would have to end here and force me to crawl to the still distant door.
	My foot was beginning to swell making walking more difficult with each step. I got to the door and opened it, finding myself blowing out birthday candles in my kitchen from years ago. My father was there, smoking a Marlboro. I was looking through this window I have opened  and stumbled across a memory I tried to repress because it was the first time I noticed my father’s cough. I stepped back from the window and fell onto the hard floor that replaced the grass I was walking on. I felt my body shake internally from this fall.
	I opened my eyes and realized everything up to that point was a dream. I could still hear the slow rain playing dissonant music in my backyard. I sat on the edge of my bed and rubbed my useless eyes.  I had no desire to get out of bed and make use of this Saturday; I already had gone through a week of hell in school and planned on using this day for resting and possibly reading a little Vonnegut. realizing sitting on the edge was as useless as sitting on the edge of the grand canyon, I got up and started feeling around for a wall to guide me to the hall where my dream took me to a place I wish I could have forgotten. This time walking was much easier. No colors to blind me, and no door to seduce my curiosity. I was looking for my stick to feel around my path and not fall as I very often did. I walked very awkwardly, always hunched over a little and slowly moving my arms around anticipating a wall to punch me in the face. I found what I was looking for and sat at a chair in my kitchen waiting for something to happen. Nothing happened.
	My kitchen always had a strange odor to it, almost like a mixture of eggs and humus with a hint of cinnamon. I was always unsure of the birth of this smell as my mom never used any of these ingredients in her cooking. I felt the cold metal from the legs pressed against mine which soothed my heated body from the dream that was still flooding my thoughts. I needed some food to clear my mind, and started to stumble across the floor until I felt a cupboard that would contain cereal. The only cereal we had was these sugary rings that my mom bought to ensure I would not be confused by new things. I was alright with this because I did enjoy this for breakfast when Mom was not awake to make something fresh.
	I decided to eat my cereal dry because I figured finding the milk would be too much hassle for such a little reward. I found my chair again, sat in it, and began eating the cereal. I could taste the extensive amounts of sugar felting in my mouth as I slowly chewed up these rings that I was so accustomed to eating. I finished what I had in my hand and began lying my head on the table. I listening to the rain as it soothed my mind and dozed off back into a place that reality could not even comprehend.

title: Sugared rings (first try at short stories

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: An individual who is reminiscing about a life he's lead in his house, and the loss of his father. He is blind.

question: When does this take place?

answer: On a rainy Saturday morning.

question: How does the writer clue us in to the fact that he's blind?

answer: He describes images from the perspective of a dream, but his experience of reality is all sound, taste and touch, suggesting he once had the ability to see but that was lost, so e now relies

question: How does the protagonist feel?

answer: He appears to be aimless, unsure and stuck in the past.

question: What's his relationship with his mother like?

answer: Caring, she buys him particular cereal to ensure he doesn't get confused by new sensations. He also doesnät wish to wake her up.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A story from the perspective of a blind-man looking into his past. He wanders his house in a dreamlike state reminiscing about the loss of his father and his melancholic state of mind.


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WR 86 is a visual binary in the constellation Scorpius consisting of a Wolf-Rayet star and a β Cephei variable. It lies 2° west of NGC 6357 on the edge of the Great Rift in the Milky Way in the tail of the Scorpion.

WR 86 is a binary with two components of equal visual brightness 0.3" apart.[1] One has the emission-line spectrum of a WC7 Wolf-Rayet star, while the other is a B0 giant. The blue giant varies slightly in brightness every 3.5 hours. The WR star may also be slightly variable.[2]

The pulsations of the B-type giant are characteristic of a β Cephei variable. Analysis of its pulsations and comparison to the expected properties of a WC7 star suggest that both stars could have evolved without mass exchange. The WR and B stars would have had initial masses of and respectively four million years ago.[3]

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title: WR 86

question: Who is the target audience of this article?

answer: Given the abundance of jargon this is likely aimed at / more suitable for someone with a pre-existing knowledge of astronomy.

question: What is a visual binary?

answer: A star system involving two stars / celestial bodies

question: Can WR 86 be visually observed?

answer: Yes, they display visual brightness.

question: How old is WR 86?

answer: At least four million years old

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: WR86 is a visual binary in the Scorpius constellation consisting of a star and a Cephei variable, with slightly varying visual brightness.


text: There's always that one kid in the group. There seems to be something wrong. Sometimes you question if he's got some mental handicap or not. This is my story of Trevor. He was that small kid. Between me and the other guys, he was small. Trevor was under five foot eight. The other boys, Owen and Tommy. They were significantly taller being about six feet each and myself at six three. He was kind of socially awkward, although everyone loved him. His sense of humor was that of a young boy. He always cracked a joke. No matter how lame or hilarious it was, Trevor always got the laugh. He's the kind of guy who laughs at his own jokes. Trevor loved the girls too. Though he rarely had girlfriends. He definitely made you think another way. He was our best friend. We all were best friends. Tommy, Owen and I always did "hoodrat shit." We were always tearing down signs, went into abandoned places. We even sneaked into the rival high school's news studio. We drank, smoked cigarettes, and got high once in a while like we were cool. And we were. We lived up to our ancestors high school antics. We loved Trevor. Trevor was the completer of our gang. For a high school project they had to reenact the Banquo's ghost scene of Macbeth. so naturally we got crazy in helping out. Owen became Lady Macbeth. I was a murderer with ketchup on my face. And Trevor was Banquo's ghost. Things got out of hand and next thing we know, the gang had driven to a very special place. In our town there was a minor league baseball field. Knowing that the field had been moved north one town, we went to the old field. We begged and begged Trevor to indulge into our "spoils of war." An admissions sign, a number sign, burned exit sign. Something to remember this. He would not. Trevor has morals that lack in us other three. Trevor was joining us. He didn't smoke a cigarette, steal anything. Nothing. We continued to urge him into these bad things. Now you think he wouldn't be the type of guy to hang with us. So why does he. Then I realized that, we need him as much as he needs us. The three of us are opposite from him alone. So why did we hang out with Trevor? Maybe it's because he needed us to protect him. Maybe we felt like we needed to protect him. Without us, they'd eat him alive. Trevor was a baby bought up by us. His gang. His wolves.

title: the small kid

question: What is "hoodrat shit"?

answer: Tearing down signs, messing around getting into trouble.

question: what is "small" according to the author?

answer: Trevor is said to be 5'8".

question: why does the author think they hung out with Trevor despite their differences?

answer: Their friend group wanted to protect him.

question: What might Trevor have imparted to the friend group?

answer: He had morals.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: In a ragtag friend group of young men up to no good, the author talks about how Trevor, the small one, stood out for having morals. The group protected Trevor, and by the author's admission, raised him, like a wolf pack.


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The ANKARANA DWARF LEMUR or SHETH'S DWARF LEMUR (_Cheirogaleus shethi_) is a species of dwarf lemur, part of the _C. medius_ group, known only from northern Madagascar. It has been found in two reserves (Ankarana Special Reserve and Analamerana Special Reserve) as well as two protected areas (Andrafiamena-Andavakoera and Loky-Manambato). It was identified in 2014, but not formally described until 2016. Its conservation status has not been determined, but it is at risk from habitat destruction due to daily resource extraction by local human populations.[1]

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title: Ankarana dwarf lemur

question: What is the Ankarana Dwarf Lemur also called?

answer: Sheth's Dwarf Lemur

question: Where does the Ankarana Dwarf Lemur live?

answer: Northern Madagascar

question: When was the Ankarana Dwarf Lemur identified?

answer: 2014

question: When was the Ankarana Dwarf Lemur formally described?

answer: 2016

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The Ankarana Dwarf Lemur, also known as Sheth's Dwarf Lemur, is a species of dwarf lemur known only from northern Madagascar.


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[Orthophoto made by a drone of the Lloma de Betxí.] The LLOMA DE BETXÍ is a Bronze Age archaeological site in the municipality of Paterna (Valencian Community (Spain). It is on the top of a hill at 99m over the sea level and 30m over the surroundings. It is in the county of Paterna, nearby the Turia river, close to Valencia city. The chronology of the site: 1800 – 1300 B.C., part of the Valencian Bronze Age. [Pottery and flint tools found at Lloma de Betxí (Prehistory Museum of Valencia)]

Historiography and Excavation

The first information about the site appeared in 1928 and the author was Gómez Serrano. The next reference was included in the Enciclopedia de la Región Valenciana, in 1973.

The first excavation was carried out in 1984 by Helena Bonet, Joan Bernabeu and María Jesús de Pedro. The excavations continued since 1985, under the management of María Jesús de Pedro, and ended in 2013. The recovered material was placed into the Museo de Prehistoria and Servicio de Investigación Prehistórica of the Valencian government.

Chronology

Establishing the time frames for the Valencian Bronze Age is difficult. There are two main geographic areas: the argaric culture in the southern part, and the Valencian Bronze in the northern part. Three periods are considered: Early and Middle Bronze 1800/1700 - 1300/1200 B.C.; Late Bronze 1300/1200 – 1000/900 B.C. and Final Bronze 900 – 700 B.C. The chronology for the Lloma de Betxí is: 1800 -1300 B.C.

The Bronze Age period in Valencia shows evidence of a rise in the population, compared with the previous stage. The differences between the different sites of the Bronze Age in the area are considerable in terms of location, visibility and size.

Location and Environment

[Interpretation of Lloma de Betxí settlement]The settlement is located in a small elevation, composed of clay, over a bed of stones and gravel. The size is 50x20 m and the orientation is NW-SE, and rises 30m over the surrounding plane. The area nearby presents two different environments: the Turia alluvial plain, with very productive soils, and the mountain zone that is close to the river in the north, with a low agricultural potential. In general, the agricultural possibilities of the surrounding area of Lloma de Betxí are quite good. The vegetation during the Subboreal period is typical of a Thermo-Mediterranean zone, with an eroded forest. But there was variability in some areas such us the close areas to the river bed and in the shaded spots of the mountains. The climate in the period was more humid than today, so the eroding of the vegetation would be caused by human intervention on the environment.

Subsistence Bases

During the third and second millennium B.C., the economy basis of the society, are not changed by the metallurgy of copper, in the area of Valencia. The changes are associated with farming and cattle raising. The most notorious pieces are those related to the grain crops (sickles, storing pottery, mills, etc.). Other vegetables were also grown such as peas and beans. Also the acorns, which were very important for the cattle feeding too.

The fauna remainings show how important were the domestic species: sheep and goats, followed by oxen, pigs and dogs. During the Bronze Age, the activities related to cattle raising, were even more important than in the previous periods. The products associated with these activities, such as the milk, cheese, wool, etc., will continue to gain relevance. There were also deer bones in the site, showing the importance of hunting activities for these communities.

Metallurgic activities were also performed on the site. It was found an anvil and smelting remainings. Some ivory pieces were found in one storage area. It means that Lloma de Betxí was included in the trading circuits.

The sedimentologic studies show important works on the topology of the elevation to make it suitable for the purposes of the inhabitants. The knowledge of the materials properties is evident, as it can be seen in the usage of clay for the cistern waterproofing.

Funerary rituals

[Lloma de Betxí indoor interpretation] The presence of human remains scattered among the remains of fauna is found. The handling of human remains is a fact in other contexts of the Bronze Age. This has been interpreted as the existence of a new funeral ritual. In addition, also they appeared two human burials: a senile individual along the skeleton of a small canid, and other structure bounded by a circular stone in a fetal position with legs bent and arms.

Interpretation

Lloma de Betxí is located on a small hill with a height of 99m above the sea level. The upper deck houses a construction of two rooms and a side corridor, with a total area of 3750 m2, including terracing. Defensive concerns should be in the background, due to the absence of walls and its low altitude. The visual control is minimal and the only visible nearby village, is the Carassols, across the Turia. Therefore, their exploitation would be related to the cereal crop in nearby lands.

Its cultural sequence is long and covers, based on the carbon-14, from the early Bronze Age and Middle (3725 ± 60 BP and 3505 ± 55 BP) to the last centuries of the second millennium B.C.

This site has provided relevant to the interpretation of the construction techniques of the Bronze Age elements. First, the presence of a complex system of terracing on the slope, which at the top are occupied by a building consisting of two large departments and a side corridor. The reconstruction of the two upper rooms, from the accumulated sedimentation, yields a result of a height greater than 4m. This allows considering the existence of an upper floor or attic, which could be used as housing or domestic space.

The model village, reminiscent of the Motillas, talks about a number of places where the economic activities, of a population living in the plains, are concentrated. The large central and higher structure could have been used as a communal space for storage and to carry out various economic and craft activities. In the archaeological record were not found clues of prestige items, but a lot of grain, enough to feed a small group. The size of the settlement does not seem to point to the site as a relevant location in a broad territorial framework and resembles a small village dedicated to agriculture.

Bibliography

-   Grau, E. (1990). _L'ús de la fusta en jaciments valencians de l'Edat del Bronze a època visigoda. Dades etnobotànics i reconstrucció ecològica segons l'antracologia._
-   Gómez-Serrano, N.P. (1929). _D´Arqueología, excavaciones en Valencia” Anales del centro de cultura valenciana II, número 3 y 4_.
-   Llobregat, E. (1962). _Los precedentes y el ambiente comarcal de la Valentia romana”. Papeles del laboratorio de Prehistoria de Valencia, número I_
-   Pla, E. (1973). _Enciclopedia de la Región Valenciana, tomo VIII_.
-   Pedro de Micho, M. J. de. (1998). _La Lloma de Betxí, (Paterna, Valencia) un poblado de la Edad del Bronce._ Servicio de Investigación Prehistórica de la Diputación de Valencia, .
-   Pedro de Micho, M. J. de. (2006). _"El grupo doméstico y las actividades de mantenimiento de una aldea de la Edad del Bronce, la Lloma de Betxí (Paterna, Valencia)”. Las mujeres en la Prehistoria_.
-   Pedro de Micho, M.J. de., Soler, B. (coord), _Vivir junto al Turia hace 4000 años: la Lloma de Betxí_, Museo de Prehistoria de Valencia, 2015.
-   Pedro Michó, M. J. y Grau Almero, E. (1991): «Técnicas de construcción en la Edad del Bronce la Lloma de Betxí (Paterna, Valencia) ». _IInd Deià Conference of Prehistory, vol. I: Archaeological Techniques and Technology,_ Tempus Reparatum, Bar Internacional Series, 573, oxford, p. 339-353.

title: Lloma de Betxí

question: What is the Lloma de Betxi?

answer: The Lloma de Betxi an archeological site from the Bronze Age located in Paterna, Spain.

question: When did the excavations occur?

answer: The first excavation of the site was in 1984. The excavations ended in 2013.

question: What is the significance of finding pieces of ivory at the site?

answer: The discovery of ivory pieces shows the people were involved in trading activities.

question: What was the economy basis of the society?

answer: The important part of the economy was farming and cattle raising.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Lloma de Betxi an archeological site from the Bronze Age located in Paterna, Spain. Excavation of the site began in 1984 and continued until 2013. Important discoveries were found in the areas of subsistence bases and funeral rites.


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J.C. Penney & Co. was founded in 1902 by James Cash Penney and William Henry McManus. Penny moved to Kemmerer in 1902 from Evanston to open dry goods store in the booming mining town.

He was born in Missouri, he worked for eight years in a Missouri dry goods store before moving to west.

The original name for the store that started J.C. Penney in the dry goods business was The Golden Rule.

By 1912 there were 34 Golden Rule stores, but the following year it was changed to JC Penney when Penney accepted a majority ownership of the chain, William McManus still being a partner.

In two year alone from 1915 to 1917 the company grew from 83 stores to 175. The chain expand rapidly as stores mangers were allowed to open new stores, keeping one quarter of the profits, as soon as they were successful.

This simple concept led the store massive expansion and making it the second-biggest retailer in the country by 1970.

The mother store is located in Kemmerer, Wyoming and still operates as of 2007.

During the postwar economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, as many Americans move to suburbs, so did JC Penney, taken advantage of the retail space offered by the boom in shopping malls by becoming the anchor store in shopping stores across the country.

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Today, most J.C. Penney stores are located in suburban shopping malls. Previously, most stores were located in downtown areas.

However, in recent years, the chain has been following a retailing trend in opening some standalone stores. The company is an Internet retailer and has undergone significant institutional changes to compete in the ever changing retail landscape.

It operates the nation’s largest general catalog business, as well as jcpenney.com, one of the largest apparel and home furnishings sites in the internet, with over $1 billion in annual sales.

Increased competition from big box retailers like Wal-Mart and Target have forced J.C. Penney to focus on private brands such as St. John's Bay, Worthington, nick(it) and Arizona Jean Company.
_History of JC Penny_[]

question: Why did the chain expand rapidly between 1915 and 1917?

answer: Managers were allowed to open new stores and keeping one quarter of the profits as soon as they were successful.

question: Why did the store's name change from The Golden Rule to JCPenney?

answer: James Cash Penney accepted a majority ownership. His original partner, William Henry McManus, was still part of the business.

question: How did JCPenney's location change after the second world war?

answer: Before the war most stores were located in downtown areas. The stores moved to anchor shopping centers across the country because the buying power moved to suburban areas.

question: What is JCPenney newest strategy?

answer: It is following a retailing trend by opening some standalone stores.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: JC Penney was founded in 1902 by JC Penney and his partner as The Golden Rule. Its name changed in 1912 when JC Penney accepted majority ownership. The retail chain expanded rapidly due to its policy of rewarding managers for successfully opening more stores. It moved from downtown locations to anchoring suburban shopping malls after the second world war. Its newest strategy is standalone stores.


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“Once more, Mr. White.”

   Dr. Chapman stared  intently at his antique pocket watch as the machine started to hum. “Eight thirty” he thought to himself, as he recorded the start time of this test in his pocket book. His eyes glanced  up once in a while to check on what Mr. White was doing to the machine. He leaned back in his chair, and it let out an old wooden squeak. Sometimes a voice would be heard mumbling on over the low drone of the machine, even though Mr. White wasn’t talking to anyone.

With a raised voice, and without looking away from his work, Mr. White spoke, “we can only fail so many times, Doctor. We’ve been at this for days!” Dr. Chapman sat up in his chair and rested his watch on the desk in front of him, giving Mr. White his full attention.

“I would have to disagree with you Mr. White. There is one thing you must remember when working with time.” Dr. Chapman’s chair rolled out of the way, and his shoes clacked as he strolled towards Mr. White, stopping at the top of the short stairway. Mr. White looked up at him, and the doctor continued his thought, “there’s always enough. Time, that is.”

It was like second nature. Dr. Chapman stepped down the stairs, running his hand through his thin, grey hair. As he walked down the stairs, the machine became much louder He had to almost yell to talk with Mr. White.

“Do you remember when you agreed to be my partner on this project, Mr. White?” Dr. Chapman reached into his coat pocket, realizing the familiar weight of his watch was not present.

“Of course I do. It was December of 1987. You had contacted me with some--” Mr. White was sharply cut off by Dr. Chapman.

“1987. Thirty years ago. Do you remember how long our planning and theorizing phase lasted?”

“Yes sir. Uh, about 11 years I think.” Mr. White changed his tone, “Are you okay doctor? You look a bit uneasy.”

Dr.Chapman was uneasy. He had left his precious watch back on his desk. He disregarded the comment, and carried on with his lecture, “And how long did it take to build this monstrosity of modern science?”

He motioned up and down the length of the machine. It stretched twenty feet in both directions, five feet back, and was six feet tall. Made up of thousands and thousands of tiny gears from various watches and clocks, all surrounded in glass, and the only control panel was right in the center of the machine, with a very simple interface. On, Off, Go, and a small window to set a time, date, and location.

“We just finished a month ago, Doctor.” Mr. White was becoming irritated with Dr. Chapman and his insultingly easy interrogation, and let out a frustrated comment, “I really don’t see where this conversation is going, Doctor.”

Dr. Chapman laid a hand on Mr. White’s shoulder, and wagged his finger with his other, hoping to hide how uncomfortable he was without his watch.
“Mr. White, my point is that we've spent all this time developing this machine, and you want to quit after a few day of failed tests?”

A sudden boom came from within the machine, shaking the rusted pipes along the wall, filling the air with red dust. Everything seemed to be in working order, all gears intact and still spinning, but now the machine was silent.

Dr. Chapman’s eyes widened and his face paled, transparent almost, lowering his head in shame he ascended the four steps, and took his place back at his desk. He ran his fingers through his hair, and held his head low in his hands, forgetting the comfort he seeked in the weight of his watch.

“What happened?” said Mr. White. “We’ve done nothing wrong this time. All that happened was the machine just went silent, which, should not be possible. Let’s take a look in the power room, maybe the problem is there.”

Dr. Chapman and Mr. White both looked towards the door to the power room. Dr.Chapman made sure not to forget his watch this time. Massive amounts of electrical cord could be seen emerging from the cracked door. They both got on their feet, and Mr. White opened the door for Dr. Chapman. Bending and crouching through wires, the men made it to the back of the room where a computer monitor showed the status of all the machine’s power supplies.

“Nothing seems to be wrong, Doctor. All levels are normal and there’s no fluctuation anywhere. All circuits are in check and so are the fuses.” Mr. White looked up at the doctor with apologetic eyes.

“I guess you’re right Mr. White. We can only fail so many times.”

Shaking the walls, a boom thundered throughout the warehouse again. The familiar hum of the machine starting up took over as the boom died away.

“Oh look! It’s fixed, Doctor. Let’s go see what it’s doing.” Mr. White tried to get the doctor excited about the event, but Dr. Chapman let out a defeated sounding sigh.

“What’s the use, Mr. White? We’ll just fail again.”

They looked silently towards one another for a moment, then heard an easily recognizable voice come from outside the power room.

“Once more, Mr. White.”

The men froze, and Dr. Chapman quickly pulled out his pocket watch. He gazed down in disbelief and astonishment.

Eight Thirty.

title: [SciFi] Once More

question: Summarize everything related to the theme of repetition.

answer: Dr. Chapman tells Mr. White that they will attempt to use the time machine once more. Mr. White reveals that they've been at it for days. At the end of the story, it is once again eight thirty, suggesting that the machine has worked and they have travelled back in time.

question: Summarize everything relating to failure.

answer: Mr. White says that they can only fail so many times. They've been testing their time machine unsuccessfully for days. Dr. Chapman insists that after all the work they've put into developing the machine, it doesn't make sense to quite after a few days of failed tests. When the machine seems to be not working again, Dr. Chapman agrees that they can only fail so many times.

question: What does the story say about the science behind time travel?


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Seriously, you do it. I don't want to.

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Harvey Gotwalt glanced through the one hundred and twenty-seven feet of thin, unsupportive air that separated his pulse from an abrupt cancellation. He felt his heart sink; not because he was scared, but because he had always feared his death would be as dull as his life and it looked like it would turn out that way.

Jumping from any of the neighboring skyscrapers, gleaming in the horizon, would have granted his suicide an honorary mention on the seven o’clock news. Maybe even an article in tomorrow’s morning paper, an event that would have been the definite highlight of his simple, understated life. He had though, as per usual, accepted mediocrity. He was currently standing in the short, squat Seer’s building. It stood outside the circle of downtown skyscrapers, as though it where a picked-on short kid who’d been pushed to the outside of a playground game of marbles. Likely, when he landed among the rubbish bins of the alley bellow, his corpse would serve only to inconvenience the garbage man.

And indeed, Harvey had not even managed to make it to the top floor, the access to which would have required a security card swipe in the elevator. He had, instead, inserted himself awkwardly through a bathroom window and lowered himself onto a cement ledge that should not have, by any law of physics, allowed room for the shapeless and gelatinous mass of his food-baby. He had scooted perilously along the ledge, peering over his shoulder at the ground, as if to select a proper target for the water-balloon-esque explosion of intestine and yellow goop he imagined (due to his lack of knowledge regarding human anatomy) would be his impact...

title: You decide the fate of Harvey Gotwalt.

question: Is Harvey going to kill himself?

answer: It's unclear.

question: Where is Harvey?

answer: On a skyscraper shorter than others in the city.

question: Why is Harvey trying to kill himself?

answer: He feels his life is mediocre.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Harvey climbs up one of the more mediocre towers in the city to commit suicide, musing that if he climbed a taller one he would be in the evening news. He contemplates falling, and the story breaks off unclear if he actually kills himself.


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Description

You got to know when to hold ‘em, and know when to draw your six-gun and get to blastin’!

This highly-detailed rulebook expands and explains all the game’s rules, including card types, actions, and how to gently convince your rivals into doing things your way. The disagreeable sorts can take a long nap in Boot Hill instead.

Doomtown: Reloaded is the follow-up game to the best-selling, award-winning Doomtown card game. This book requires the Doomtown: Reloaded base set to play.

question: What is the author trying to do?

answer: The author is trying to sell the reader Doomtown: Reloaded.

question: Could you play with this new rulebook without the Doomtown: Reloaded base set?

answer: No, this book requires the Doomtown: Reloaded base set to play.


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_Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald of Alameda East Hospital (credit: CBS)_

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CASTLE ROCK, COLO. (CBS4) – Dog debarking surgery is being performed at animal hospitals across the country, including Colorado, but at least one veterinarian told CBS4 it is a touchy issue.

Castle Rock resident Dawn Hern told CBS4 she had no choice but the surgery because her dog simply would not stop barking.

Most cities have a noise ordinance, and Hern had already received complaints, fines and even a court summons about her barking dog. She doesn’t care who thinks she’s cruel; she simply didn’t want her dog taken away from her.

Lucy Lou was Hern’s family dog. But like the saying, her bark was worse than her bite — and it was causing problems in her neighborhood. Castle Rock has a five minute barking ordinance. After five minutes it’s considered a nuisance.

“We had a neighbor that did not like dogs barking and she was a barker,” Hern said.

The Herns had her undergo a surgical procedure.

“We had her vocal chords snipped,” Hern said. “It was kind of funny actually because she really thinks she’s barking. You get this great big huge 200 pound dog and it (barks softly),” Hern said.

But not everyone is laughing.

“With a debark, I’m not a fan of them. At this hospital I can’t remember the last one we’ve done,” Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald of Alameda East Hospital said.

Fitzgerald has performed debark surgeries as a last resort in the past, but he’s concerned about the ethics issue.

“Debarking dogs is really an emotional topic. Dogs bark, dogs bark for attention, dogs bark to communicate,” he said.

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Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald of Alameda East Hospital (credit: CBS)

The surgery doesn’t always solve the problem.

“Sixty percent of dogs, even after surgery, form scar tissue that bridges the area and they still can produce some sound,” Fitzgerald said.

The Herns did try several non-surgical methods but they didn’t work. They had to have Lucy Lou debarked three times before it was successful.

“I’d rather keep my dog than give my dog up,” Hern said.

Lucy Lou died from cancer about five years ago but it wasn’t related to debarking surgery.

There’s an online petition with over 135,000 signatures asking veterinarians to stop the procedure.

LINK: ONLINE PETITION

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question: What is being reported in Castle Rock, Colorado?

answer: Controversial dog debarking surgery

question: Who is petitioning to stop the procedures?

answer: 135,000 online signatures are asking veterinarians to stop.

question: Why did Hern feel forced to snip her dog's vocal chords?

answer: She had received complaints, fine and court summons about the nuisances.

question: How effective is the procedure?

answer: About 60% of dogs can still produce some sound after the procedure.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer:
A controversial procedure is being reported on in Castle Rock, Colorado.
Dog debarking surgery is being performed but an online petition with over 135,000 signatures asking veterinarians to stop the procedures.
Castle Rock resident, Dawn Hern, tells CBS4 she has no choice to but to snip her dog's vocal chords after receiving complaints, fines and court summons.


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| Section9 = }} THULIUM(III) BROMIDE is a crystalline compound of one thulium atom and three bromine atoms.[1] The salt is a white powder at room temperature.[2] It is hygroscopic.[3]

Usage

Thulium(III) bromide is used as a reagent for the complexation of lanthanide bromides with aluminium bromide, and as a reactant for preparing alkali metal thulium bromides.[4] It is also used to create discharge lamps that are free of mercury.[5]

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title: Thulium(III) bromide

question: What is thulium(III) bromide?

answer: a crystalline compound of one thulium atom and three bromine atoms

question: What does hygroscopic mean?

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question: How is thulium(III) bromide used?

answer: Thulium(III) bromide is used as a reagent for the complexation of lanthanide bromides with aluminum bromide, and as a reactant for preparing alkali metal thulium bromides. It is also used to create discharge lamps that are free of mercury.

question: What is bromide?

answer: the article does not answer this question

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Thulium(III) bromide is a crystalline compound of one thulium atom and three bromine atoms.


text:
I used to live poor
   Until I turned 13
I used to have fun and play outside
   Until I turned 13
I used to see the sun, and feel the rain
   Until I turned 13
I used to have a family
   Until I turned 13
My brother's weren't faced into marriage, but I was.

      Was it because I turned 13?

title: 13

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The narrator of the story is a 13 year old girl who is forced into marriage.

question: What is the time period of the story?

answer: It is unclear from the text, arranged child marriages is still prevalent today.

question: In which culture did the narrator grow up?

answer: It is not stated in the text, although it is a culture within which arranged child marriages are accepted practice.

question: What is the significance of the age of 13?

answer: When the girl turned 13 her life changed because she was forced into marriage.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: When the girl turned 13 all the things she knew changed. She was not a child any more, she was forced into marriage. Her brothers were not forced, leading to the assumption that it is a much older man to whom she was married.


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ERWIN JAMES MONAHAN (born 1957) is a convicted murderer and has been a contributor and columnist for _The Guardian_ since 1998, writing under the name “Erwin James”. He was released in August 2004 having served 20 years of a life sentence.[1][2] From 2000 he wrote a regular column about prison life entitled _A Life Inside_. It was the first column of its kind in the history of British journalism. He has continued to write for the national press and is the editor-in-chief of _Inside Time_, a national newspaper in the UK for people in prison, as well as doing charity work, since his release. While he was in prison he did not receive fees for his articles; instead these were paid to a charity, the Prisoners' Advice Service, which had helped him.[3]

Background

Monahan's mother died in a car crash when he was seven, he was separated from his sister when she was twenty months old. Following the crash his grieving father turned to alcohol and became a violent drunk, inflicting much of his angst on his subsequent partners and on the young Erwin. Monahan committed his first crime when he was ten, breaking into a sweet shop. He eventually notched up 53 criminal convictions, including for burglary, theft, criminal damage, assault and mugging and including the final two for murder for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Monahan and his co-defendant, William Ross, whom he had met in a squat in London, were convicted of murdering theatrical agent Greville Hallam and solicitor Angus Cochran in 1982. Hallam was found strangled in his home in London. Cochran was murdered three months later after being mugged. Following the murders Monahan fled to France and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Corsica and Africa. After receiving information from Ross, Monahan was traced by Scotland Yard, and in August 1984 he handed himself in to the British Consul in Nice.

Monahan and Ross both pleaded not guilty to murder on both charges, each blaming the other for the killings. Another man implicated in the murders, Paul Dunwell, avoided prosecution by agreeing to give evidence for the prosecution against the pair. Justice Otton, who presided over the case, described Monahan as “brutal, vicious and callous” and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years, subsequently increased to 25 years by the Home Secretary.[4] Ross was also sentenced to life imprisonment; he was released from prison to a hostel in March 2014.

In January 2006, Monahan wrote an article for _G2_, a section of _The Guardian_ (as “Erwin James”, as always), recalling his time in the French Foreign Legion.[5] In 2009 he admitted that part of the article contained information detailing experiences in Beirut which were untrue, as he had not, in fact, served there.[6]

For the majority of the time during which he wrote for _The Guardian_ the circumstances leading to his arrests and convictions were not revealed, but in April 2009 Monahan's full name became public.[7]

Monahan wrote in _G2_ in April 2009 that his behaviour had been unforgivable and that “I seek no forgiveness now.”[8]

Published works

-   _A Life Inside: A Prisoner's Notebook_ (2003)
-   _The Home Stretch: From Prison to Parole_ (2005)
-   _Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope_ (2016)

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question: What does the article say about Monahan's conviction?

answer: Monahan faced 53 criminal convictions, including for burglary theft, criminal damage, assault and mugging. His final two convictions were for the murder of Greville Hallam, a theatrical agent, and Angus Cochran, a solicitor, in 1982. For the murders, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years, which was subsequently increased to 25 years.

question: What does the article say about Monahan's column for The Guardian?

answer: Monahan wrote a column for The Guardian under the name "Erwin James" starting in 1998. In 2000, he began a regular column about prison life entitled A Life Inside, which was the first of its kind in the history of British journalism. He wrote an article in 2006 for G2, a section of The Guardian. For the majority of the column's run, the details of Monahan's arrests and convictions were not revealed, but in 2009, his full name became public, and Monahan wrote in G2 that his behavior had been unforgivable and that he did not seek forgiveness now.

question: What does the article say about Monahan's youth?

answer: Monahan's mother died in a car crash when he was seven, and he was separated from his sister when she was one year old. After his mother's death, his father turned to alcohol and became a violent drunk. Monahan committed his first crime when he was ten, breaking into a sweet shop.

question: What does the article say about Monahan's family life since prison?


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> This is part one, hopefully I'll have some more later!
>

“There is a collar on line 4, Dick.”

A gentle but immediate shudder ran through Dick’s shoulders and down his back, causing him to frown and lose that blank stare that daydreamers held. Or the insane.

“Pardon?” he called out the door, towards Keisha who was perched at her desk rattling through a game of minesweeper.
Lazy slut, he thought. He was bitter and on edge, even more so since Keisha opened her fucking mouth.

“Line 4 Dick, there’s a caller asking for you. Says it’s urgent.”
Dick sighed. It was a cocktail sigh of relief and annoyance. I’m going to fire this bitch, he ruefully thought as his ears soaked up the constant clicking of her mouse with a similar appreciation that a slug soaks up salt. At least the clients liked her, a pretty little brunette with some nice proportions who smiled at anyone and everything. She could see two homeless guys jerking each other off and smile like it was a puppy gently tumbling through the grass.

Oh well.

“His name K, did you get his name. Or where he’s from.  What he does? Anything to indicate who this person might be? Jesus.” Dick dabbed at his brow with a red cotton napkin, wondering why he was sweating a little. It was probably because of Keisha.

The clicking stopped. “Oh...just..eh..ooh, here it is. Kenton Dall. His name is Kenton Dall” she read off a stained post it note, and then added “He sounds pretty!”  More clicking.

Dick was genuinely surprised that she had the brainpower to write anything down, even if it was inaccurate. The man’s name was actually Trenton Dall, a particularly influential man from an up-town investment group with a face like bulldog who played catch with a brick wall. Doused in hair tonic. He was about as ugly as he was hairy, but that didn’t matter right now because Trenton was on the other end of the phone and Dick knew why.

He was angry. Maybe even furious.

Dick had been ducking his calls, getting his otherwise incompetent secretary to call him back with excuse after excuse after his line kept conveniently disconnecting. And his cell phone was constantly out of battery. And he was supposedly never at home. Dick was practically unreachable as far as Trenton was concerned. So understandably as a result of his shenanigans, Trenton was getting impatient.

And he was angry. Maybe even furious.

Fuuuuck. The word stretched and sailed through his head, calming down his firing synapses as they collectively made a decision. He breathed deep and picked up the phone. “It doesn’t work.”

And then he hung up.

Across the street in a tinted black Toyota Trenton couldn’t help but smile as he slipped his Blackberry into his suit's inner pocket. Even though he couldn’t see Richard, he knew how tense he was right now. He also knew that he was going to leave the office in the next 20 minutes and drive straight home. Dick left the office 6 minutes later.

Of course it worked.

EDIT: Word choice, spelling mistakes.

title: With the people.

question: List the main characters.

answer: Richard (Dick), Keisha, and Trenton Dall

question: Where is the story set?

answer: Richard's office

question: Who says the first line of dialogue?

answer: Keisha

question: Who is Dick?

answer: He is Keisha's boss, and he has been dodging Trenton's calls

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Keisha informs Dick that he has a caller on line 4. Dick asks who it is, and he realizes it's Trenton Dall, an influential man from an investment group, who Dick has been avoiding. He knows Trenton is angry at him for avoiding him, so he says his phone doesn't work and hangs up. Trenton waits outside in his car as Dick leaves.


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_TERENTIUS ET DELUSOR_[1] is an anonymous poetical treatise, variously described as a dialogue[2] or spoken play,[3] preserved only in fragments in a twelfth-century manuscript. It is the earliest example of the author or presenter of a play appearing as a person in the work, and in this case both appear: Terence and the (critical) theatrical producer (_persona delusoris_). The poem was probably acted or recited before a performance of one of Terence's works.[4][5] It has been dated to the fifth century,[6] the seventh,[7] between the seventh and eleventh,[8] the ninth or tenth century,[9] and the Carolingian Renaissance (ninth century).[10] The piece often finds mention beside Roswitha, who composed Christian dramas in Terentian style.

The plot of the brief performance piece is that the producer criticises Terence's plays as boring and out of style. Terence then proceeds to defend his work, probably ultimately submitting it to the judgement of the audience, who then viewed a performance of one of his plays. The play was probably mimed while the Terence character recited it, “in the manner thought to be characteristic of actual Roman performances.”[11] The short piece testifies, however, to the lack of certainty about ancient practice. _An sit prosaicum nescio an metricum_ says the producer about the drama of Plautus: “we do not know whether they may be prose or meter.”[12]

_Terentius et delusor_ was given its first modern edition, with annotations, by Charles Magnin in the _Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes_ (vol. 1:1839–40, pp. 517–535), where he titled it “Fragment d'un comique inédit du septième siècle” (Fragment of an unedited comedy of the seventh century). Next, Paul von Winterfeld edited the poem for _Hrotsvithae Opera_, xx–xxiii, in MGH SS rerum Germanicarum (Berlin: 1902). An updated version was made by Karl Strecker for MGH, _Poetae Latini aevi Carolini_, IV, 1088–90, in 1923 and for _Hrotsvithae Opera_ in 1930. It has since appeared (without translation) in Appendix V, 326–328, of volume II of E. K. Chambers' _The Medieval Stage_.

Sources

-   Chambers, Edmund Kerchever (1903). _The Mediaeval Stage_, 2 vols. Oxford. .
-   Dronke, Peter (1984). _Women Writers of the Middle Ages: A Critical Study of Texts from Perpetua (+203) to Marguerite Porete (+1310)_. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
-   Dronke, Peter, ed. and trans. (1994). _Nine Medieval Latin Plays_. Cambridge Medieval Classics I. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. .
-   Segal, Erich (2001). _The Death of Comedy_. Harvard University Press. .
-   Tydeman, William (1978). _The Theatre in the Middle Ages: Western European Stage Conditions c. 800–1576_. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
-   Manso, Francisco Nodar (1990). _Teatro Menor Galaico-Portugués (Siglo XIII): Reconstrucción Contextual y Teoría del Discurso_. Edition Reichenberger. .
-   Menéndez y Pelayo, Marcelino. _La Celestina: Razones para tratar de esta obra dramática en la historia de la novela española_. Buenos Aires: Espasa-Calpe, 1947.
-   Ogilvy, J. D. A. (1963). “_Mimi_, _Scurrae_, _Histriones_: Entertainers of the Early Middle Ages.” _Speculum_, 38:4 (October), pp. 603–619.

Notes

Category:Medieval drama Category:Early medieval Latin literature

[1] Translated “Terence and the Heckler” by Erich Segal and “Altercation between Terence and his Critic” by Peter Dronke.

[2] Segal, 221.

[3] Dronke, _Nine Medieval Latin Plays_, xvii.

[4] Ogilvy, 619.

[5] Dronke, _Women Writers of the Middle Ages_, 58, notes that there are directions for movement (_nunc Terentius exit foras audiens haec et ait_, “now Terence comes out, hearing this, and says”), for asides to the audience, and for impersonation, all implying performance. This would have been less like a “staged” play and more like a _scenica lectio_ (acted reading), which was known in the twelfth century as a method of “doing” Terence.

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[8] Chambers, 85.

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[12] Menéndez y Pelayo, chapt. 7; Segal, 221.

title: Terentius et delusor

question: What does the text say about Terence's plays?

answer: The text mentions "Terentius et delusor", one of Terence's plays which was already acted or recited before it was performed as one of his works. Critics describe Terence's plays as boring and out of style. He defends his work in "Terentius et delusor", however it was probably mimed while the character recited it.


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 FEATURE

BILL ALVAREZ
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For about a year near the end of my four years of college, I worked at a
cheap hotel near San Juan, Puerto Rico which I shall refer to as the The
Green House Hotel. It wasn't quite a flophouse, but it definitely had that
air of seediness and hidden dirt so common to cheap hotels. While wor-
king there I came across a very interesting cross-section of people:
bargain-hunting American tourists, prostitutes, drug addicts, drug dealers,
clueless European and Asian tourists, Puerto Rican families on long
weekends, drifters, con-men, sexual deviants, criminals, undercover
cops, adventurers and laborers. And New Yorkers. Dozens of them.

The Green House was in the Isla Verde tourist district, with a high-
way and some highrises separating it from the beach and the fancy
hotels and casinos. It was actually two small hotels, one on each end
of a residential block...[CONTINUE READING]

question: Where did the narrator work?

answer: At a cheap hotel for about a year.

question: Where is the hotel located?

answer: Isla Verde district of San Juan, Puerto Rico

question: How long does the narrator work at the hotel?

answer: For about a year.

question: Who does the narrator come across wile working at the hotel?

answer: Very interesting cross-section of people.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: For a year in college, the narrator works at a cheap hotel in the Isla Verde district of San Juan Puerto Rico. Narrator comes across many different characters while working there.


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The EL ARO MASSACRE () was a massacre in Colombia which occurred on October 22, 1997 in the municipality of Ituango, Department of Antioquia. 15 individuals accused of being leftist supporters of FARC were massacred by paramilitary groups. Perpetrators also raped women, burned down 43 houses, stole cattle and forcibly displaced 900 people.[1]

In 2007, the Third Section of the Council of State ordered the Colombian state to pay damages to the victims' families.[2]

On May 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia declared El Aro Massacre as a crime against humanity[3][4]

Controversy

On April 23, 2008, Colombian President, Álvaro Uribe publicly announced that a former paramilitary fighter, Francisco Enrique Villalba Hernández, had accused him of planning the massacre, along with General Ospina, General Rosso and paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso, among other individuals. Uribe had been Governor of Antioquia between 1995 and 1997. According to Uribe, Villalba had said that he (Uribe) had thanked the perpetrators of the massacre for freeing 6 hostages, allegedly including one of his cousins, that Uribe's brother had provided 20 paramilitary members for the crime, and that they had met in the town of La Caucana to plan the massacre.[5][6][7]

Uribe answered that he had never been to La Caucana and that these declarations showed inconsistencies because they mentioned the participation of a General in the supposed meeting who had died months prior to the events. Uribe also said that since 1988, Colombian authorities would know “where I've been, where I have slept and with whom I have met”.[8][9] The Colombian newsweekly Revista Semana reported that the paramilitary in question, Francisco Enrique Villalba Hernández, had not mentioned Uribe nor the rescue of any hostages during previous declarations made more than five years ago, when he was sentenced for his own role in the massacre. The magazine also listed a number of possible inconsistencies in his most recent testimony, including the alleged presence of General Manosalva, who had died months before the date of the meeting where the massacre was planned.[10]

Opposition Senator Gustavo Petro had questioned Uribe about the use of a Department of Antioquia government owned helicopter that was allegedly employed to transport the paramilitaries to the region of El Aro to perpetrate the massacre. During a press conference, Uribe denied these claims saying that all the helicopters had a recorded flight history. He was also questioned about a beeper message intercepted to one of the paramilitaries involved in the massacre that said “_Te recuerdo llamar al Gobernador. Preséntame y que yo lo visito en la tarde_” (I remind you to call the governor. Introduce me and I will visit him in the afternoon). Uribe defended himself from these claims saying that the criminals could have used the term “governor” as slang to refer to anything and denied having met any of the perpetrators of the massacre.[11]

Imprisoned paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso said that the victims of the massacre had died in combat and were not civilians but guerrillas. Mancuso was sentenced to serve 40 years in prison for the massacre.[12][13][14]

After his extradition to the United States, Mancuso has continued to testify via satellite as part of the Justice and Peace process. On November 18, 2008, Revista Semana reported on Mancuso's declarations about the 1997 El Aro massacre, in which he stated that the AUC had received logistical help from the Colombian military and police. Mancuso said that three helicopters, one belonging to the guerrillas, another from the Colombian military and one from the Antioquia governor's office were present in the zone during the events.[15]

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title: El Aro Massacre

question: Summarize the damages caused by the El Aro Massacre.

answer: The El Aro Massacre happened in 1997 in Ituango, Colombia. 15 individuals were massacred by paramilitary groups. Members of these groups also burned down 43 houses, forcibly displaced 900 people, raped women and stole cattle.

question: Summarize the reparations made for the El Aro Massacre.

answer: In 2007, the Colombian state was ordered to pay damages to the victims' families. In 2018 the El Aro Massacre was declared a crime against humanity. Francisco Enrique Villalba Hernández was sentenced for his role in the massacre, as was Salvatore Mancuso.

question: Summarize the controversy around Álvaro Uribe's role in the massacre.

answer: Colombian President Álvaro Uribe had been accused of helping to plan the massacre when he was governor of Antioquia. Álvaro Uribe denied the claims, and put forth evidence refuting them. For instance people claimed that a general helped in the planning, but he was dead at the supposed time of the planning. Additionally, Salvatore Mancuso accused Álvaro Uribe of helping the paramilitary groups by supplying helicopters and military aid.


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PAUL READY is a British actor. In 2016, he played Kevin in _Motherland_[1]. In 2018, he played the role of Rob MacDonald in the BBC television series _Bodyguard_, and Henry Goodsir in AMC's _The Terror_[2]. In 2019, Paul played journalist Nick Caplan in the BBC television series _MotherFatherSon_[3]. His film credits include _The Death of Stalin_. He received a commendation at the 2003 Ian Charleson Awards.

Early life

Ready was born in Birmingham and growing up in the town of Harborne he attended King Edward VI Five Ways school within the city. He went on to train at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

At the age of 17, Ready played Romeo in the National Youth Theatre production of _Romeo and Juliet_ at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, opposite Rosamund Pike as Juliet.

He is a regular at the National and Royal Court theatres. Recent appearances have included leading parts in _Major Barbara_ and _Saint Joan_ (both plays by George Bernard Shaw) and _Time and the Conways_. His West End credits include _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest_ which starred Christian Slater. His most recent theatre role was Macbeth at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (2018), opposite his wife Michelle Terry as Lady Macbeth. For his role as Macbeth, the _Financial Times_ said: “Ready is a rare bird in that he has an actorly way with oratory, but instead of keeping us at a distance from his character, it clarifies nuances and levels and paradoxically allows us in deeper.”[4]

Also appearing on television, Ready received notability in 2013 for his role in the television show _Utopia_. He is best-known for his role as the special adviser to Keeley Hawes’s Home Secretary in BBC series _Bodyguard_, and Kevin in BBC series _Motherland_.

In 2018, he featured as Henry Goodsir, one of the lead roles in _The Terror_, a 10-part series based on Dan Simmons' best-selling novel.[5] _Vanity Fair_ said of his performance: “Ready’s character is the heart of the show: despite the various calamities that have befallen him and his comrades, he still sees hope. This purity of spirit, as well as Ready’s tremendous performance, makes it all the more wrenching when he dies.”[6]

Personal life

Ready is married to actress and writer Michelle Terry. They have one daughter.

Filmography

-   _Angels and Insects_ (1995) - Tom
-   _Maybe Baby_ (2000) - Student Doctor
-   _Tipping the Velvet_ (2002, TV Mini-Series) - Renter Alice
-   _Pierrepoint_ (2005) - Anthony David Farrow
-   _Holby City_ (2006, TV Series) - Leon Harris
-   _National Theatre Live: London Assurance_ (2010) - Charles Courtly
-   _Private Peaceful_ (2012) - Captain Wilkins
-   _Sword of Honour_ (2013, radio)
-   _The Tunnel_ (2013, TV Series) - Benji Robertson
-   _Utopia_ (2013-2014, TV Series) - Lee
-   _Ripper Street_ (2013-2016, TV Series) - Frederick Treves
-   _The Once and Future King_ (2014, BBC Radio 4)
-   _Cuffs_ (2015, TV Mini-Series) - DI Felix Kane
-   _Home Front_ (2016, BBC Radio 4)
-   _The Circuit_ (2016, TV Movie) - Danny
-   _Motherland_ (2016-2019, BBC TV) - Kevin
-   _Fortitude_ (2017, Sky Atlantic) - Mark Devlin
-   _The Death of Stalin_ (2017) - NKVD Officer Delov
-   _The Terror_ (2018, TV Series) - Henry Goodsir
-   _Bodyguard_ (2018, BBC TV) - Rob

Theatre

-   _Mother Clap's Molly House_ (2001–2002)
-   _Romeo and Juliet_ (2002)
-   _Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self_ (2002)
-   _Waves_ (2006)
-   _Attempts on her Life_ (2007)
-   _Saint Joan_ (2007)
-   _Time and the Conways_ (2009)
-   _London Assurance_ (2010)
-   _A Woman Killed with Kindness_ (2011)[7]
-   _Noises Off_ (2011–2012)[8]
-   _Much Ado About Nothing_ (Royal Exchange, Manchester, 2014)
-   _Macbeth_ (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, 2018-2019)

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title: Paul Ready

question: What does the article say about Paul Ready's theatre career?

answer: He's an accomplished theatre actor, having started his career at age 17. He regularly performs at the National and Royal Court theatres.  His notable plays include George Bernard Shaw's plays "Major Barbara" and "Saint Joan", and his latest appearance is in "Macbeth". Ready is praised for his role in Macbeth; Financial Times says his oratory skills clarify nuances in his acting and draws the audience in.

question: What does the article say about Shakespeare's plays?