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TRUNAJAYA REBELLION (also spelled TRUNOJOYO REBELLION; ) or TRUNAJAYA WAR was the ultimately unsuccessful rebellion waged by the Madurese prince Trunajaya and fighters from Makassar against the Mataram Sultanate and its Dutch East India Company (VOC) supporters in Java (in modern-day Indonesia) during the 1670s.

The rebellion was initially successful: the rebels defeated the royal army at Gegodog (1676), captured most of the Javanese north coast, and took the Mataram capital Plered (1677). King Amangkurat I died during the retreat of the royal court. His son and successor, Amangkurat II, requested help from the VOC in exchange for financial remuneration and geopolitical concessions. The VOC's subsequent involvement turned the tide of the war. VOC and Mataram forces expelled Trunajaya from Surabaya, recovered lost territories and overran his new capital at Kediri (1678). However, the rebellion continued until the capture of Trunajaya at the end of 1679, and the defeat, death, or surrender of the other rebel leaders (1679–1680). Trunajaya was killed by AmangkuratII personally in 1680 while a prisoner of the VOC.

After his father's death in 1677, AmangkuratII also faced rival claims to the throne. The most serious rival was his brother Pangeran Puger, who took the capital Plered in 1677 and did not surrender until 1681.

Background

[Map of Java, illustrating Mataram's expansions just before Amangkurat I took the throne in 1646.] Amangkurat I took the throne of Mataram in 1646, succeeding Sultan Agung, who had expanded Mataram's realm to include most of Central and East Java, as well as a few overseas vassals in southern Sumatra and Borneo. The early years of Amangkurat's reign were marked by executions and massacres against his political enemies. In response to the failed coup attempt of his brother Pangeran Alit, he ordered massacres of Islamic men who he believed were complicit in Alit's rebellion. Alit himself was killed during the failed coup. In 1659 Amangkurat suspected that Pangeran Pekik, his father-in-law and the son of the conquered Duke of Surabaya who lived at the Mataram court after Surabaya's defeat, was leading a conspiracy against his life. He ordered Pekik and his relatives killed. This massacre of East Java's most important princely house created a rift between Amangkurat and his East Javanese subjects and caused a conflict with his son, the crown prince (later Amangkurat II), who was also Pekik's grandson. Over the next few years, Amangkurat carried out a number of additional killings against members of the nobility who had lost his trust.

Raden Trunajaya (also spelled Trunojoyo) was a descendant of the rulers of Madura, who was forced to live in the Mataram court after Madura's defeat and annexation by Mataram in 1624. After his father was executed by AmangkuratI in 1656, he left the court, moved to Kajoran, and married the daughter of Raden Kajoran, the head of the ruling family there. The Kajoran family was an ancient family of clerics and was related by marriage to the royal family. Raden Kajoran was alarmed at the brutality of AmangkuratI's rule, including executions of noblemen at court. In 1670 Kajoran introduced his son-in-law Trunajaya to the crown prince, who had recently been banished by the king due to a scandal, and the two forged a friendship that included a mutual dislike of Amangkurat. In 1671 Trunajaya returned to Madura, where he used the crown prince's support to defeat the local governor and become the master of Madura.

[The taking of Makassar by the VOC in 1669 caused emigration of Makassarese fighters to Java, many of which would later join the rebels' side.] Makassar was the principal trading center east of Java. After the 1669 VOC victory over the Gowa Sultanate in the Makassar War, bands of Makassarese soldiers fled Makassar to seek their fortune elsewhere. Initially, they settled in territories of the Banten Sultanate, but in 1674 they were expelled, and turned to piracy, raiding coastal towns in Java and Nusa Tenggara. The Mataram crown prince later allowed them to settle in Demung, a village in the eastern salient of Java. In 1675 an additional band of Makassarese fighters and pirates arrived in Demung led by the Kraeng of Galesong. These Makassarese itinerant fighters would later join the rebellion as Trunajaya's allies.

Forces involved

[Bugis forces under the prince Arung Palakka (pictured) were among those allied with the VOC to suppress the rebellion.] Lacking a standing army, the bulk of Mataram's forces were drawn from troops raised by the king's vassals, who also provided the arms and supplies. The majority of the men were peasants who were conscripted by the local lords (Javanese: _sikep dalem_). In addition, the army included a small number of professional soldiers drawn from the palace guards. The army used cannons, small firearms including flintlocks (Javanese: _senapan_, from Dutch _snaphaens_) and carbines, cavalry and fortifications. Historian M. C. Ricklefs said the transfer of European military technology to the Javanese was “virtually immediate”, with the Javanese manufacturing gunpowder and firearms by 1620 at the latest. Europeans were hired to train the Javanese troops in weapons handling, military leadership skills, and construction techniques, but in spite of this training, the conscripted peasants of the Javanese armies often lacked discipline and fled during battle. Mataram's troops numbered “much larger” than the rebel's 9,000 at Gegodog in September 1676, dropped to just “a small retinue” after the fall of the capital in June 1677, and grew to over 13,000 during the march to Trunajaya's capital at Kediri in late 1678.

The VOC had professional soldiers of its own. Each VOC soldier had a sword, small arms, cartridges, carrying pouches and belts, smoke bombs, and grenades. The majority of VOC regulars were Indonesians, with a small number of European soldiers and marines, all under the command of European officers. While in the technological sense VOC troops were not superior to their indigenous counterparts, they generally had better training, discipline, and equipment than indigenous Indonesian armies. The VOC troops also differed with regard to logistics: its troops marched in step followed by a long caravan of carts carrying supplies. This gave them an advantage over Javanese troops, who often lived off the land and frequently faced supply shortages. VOC forces numbered 1,500 in 1676, but they were later augmented by Bugis allies under the leadership of Arung Palakka. The first contingent of 1,500 Bugis arrived in Java in late 1678, and by 1679 there were 6,000 Bugis troops on Java.

Similar to other belligerents, the armies of Trunajaya and his allies also used cannons, cavalry, and fortifications. When the VOC took Surabaya from Trunajaya in May 1677, Trunajaya fled with twenty of his bronze cannons, and left behind 69 iron and 34 bronze pieces. Trunajaya's forces included Javanese, Madurese, and Makassarese. When the rebels invaded Java in 1676, they numbered 9,000 and consisted of Trunajaya's followers and the Makassarese fighters. Later, the rebellion was joined by other Javanese and Madurese nobles. Notably, the lord of Giri, one of the most prominent Islamic spiritual lords in Java, joined in early 1676. Trunajaya's father-in-law Raden Kajoran, head of the powerful Kajoran family, joined after Trunajaya's victory at Gegodog in September 1676, and Trunajaya's uncle the prince of Sampang (later Cakraningrat II) joined after the fall of Mataram's capital in June 1677.

Campaign

Beginning and initial rebel victories

The rebellion started with a series of raids from Makassarese pirates based in Demung against the trading towns on the northern coast of Java. The first raid took place in 1674 in Gresik but was repulsed. Trunajaya entered into a pact and marriage alliance with the Kraeng of Galesong, the leader of the Makassarese, in 1675 and planned further raids. In the same year, the Makasserese–Madurese raiders took and burned principal cities in northeast Java, from Pajarakan to Surabaya and Gresik. Given the failure of loyalist forces against the rebels, King Amangkurat I appointed a military governor in Jepara, the provincial capital of the northern coast, and reinforced the town. Mataram forces marching on Demung were defeated, and combined actions by Mataram and VOC ships on the coast controlled by the raiders were not always successful. The Kraeng of Galesong moved to Madura, the domain of his ally Trunajaya. In 1676 Trunajaya gave himself the title Panembahan (Lord of) Maduretna and secured the support of the sunan (spiritual lord) of Giri, near Gresik. A VOC fleet attack later destroyed the raiders' base in Demung, but they did not take action against Trunajaya in Madura.

In September 1676, a rebel army of 9,000 led by the Kraeng of Galesong crossed over from Madura to Java and later took Surabaya, the principal city of eastern Java. Mataram sent a large force, commanded by the crown prince (later Amangkurat II) to meet the rebels. A battle took place in Gegodog, east of Tuban, in 1676, resulting in the complete defeat of the much larger Mataram forces. The loyalist army was routed, the king's uncle Pangeran Purbaya was killed, and the crown prince fled to Mataram. The crown prince was blamed for this defeat due to his long wavering before attacking the rebels. In addition, there were rumours that he colluded with the enemy, which included his former protégé Trunajaya. In the few months after the victory in Gegodog, the rebels quickly took Javanese northern trading towns from Surabaya westward to Cirebon, including the towns of Kudus and Demak. The towns fell easily, partly because their fortifications had been destroyed due to their conquest by Sultan Agung about 50 years earlier. Only Jepara managed to resist capture, due to combined efforts of the new military governor and VOC forces who reinforced the town just in time. The rebellion spread inland when Raden Kajoran, Trunajaya's powerful father-in-law based to the east of the Mataram capital, joined the rebellion. Kajoran and Trunajaya's forces marched on the capital, but were repelled by loyalist forces.

VOC intervention and fall of Mataram's capital

[Cornelis Speelman, who led the VOC forces in the war in 1677, and later Governor-General of the VOC] In response to Mataram's request for intervention, VOC dispatched a large fleet containing Indonesian and European forces, commanded by Admiral Cornelis Speelman. In April 1677 the fleet sailed to Surabaya, where Trunajaya was based. After negotiations failed, Speelman's forces stormed Surabaya and took it after hard fighting. The troops proceeded to clear the rebels from the area surrounding Surabaya. VOC forces also took Madura, Trunajaya's native island, and laid his residence there in ruin. Trunajaya fled Surabaya and established his capital in Kediri.

Although the rebels were defeated in Surabaya, rebel forces campaigning in the interior of Central and East Java had more success. The rebel campaign culminated in the fall of the capital Plered in June 1677. The king was ill, and distrust among the royal princes prevented organized resistance. The king fled west with the crown prince and his retinue, allowing the rebels to enter and plunder the capital with little fighting. The rebels then withdrew to Kediri, taking the royal treasury with them.

Amangkurat II's accession and alliance with the VOC

[The grave of Amangkurat I in Tegal Arum Complex, Tegal Regency, Central Java.] [Amangkurat II, the king of Mataram from 1677, in a Javanese traditional painting.] King Amangkurat I died during his retreat in Tegal in July 1677. The crown prince succeeded his father and took the title of Amangkurat II, and was accepted by the Javanese gentry in Tegal (his grandmother's hometown) as well as by the VOC. However, he failed to assert his authority in the nearby town of Cirebon, whose ruler decided to declare independence from Mataram with support from the Banten Sultanate. Furthermore, his younger brother Pangeran Puger (later PakubuwanaI) took the now-ruined capital, refused entry to AmangkuratII's loyalists, and declared himself king under the title of Ingalaga Mataram.

Having no army or treasury and unable to assert his authority, Amangkurat decided to ally himself with the VOC. At this point, Admiral Speelman was in Jepara, sailing there from Surabaya after hearing of the fall of the capital. His forces had recovered important coastal towns in Central Java, including Semarang, Demak, Kudus, and Pati. Amangkurat moved to Jepara on VOC ships in September 1677. The king had to agree to sweeping concessions demanded by the VOC in exchange for restoring his monarchy. He promised the VOC the income of all harbour towns on the northern coast. The Priangan highlands and Semarang would be ceded to the VOC. The king also agreed to recognize the jurisdiction of VOC courts over all non-Javanese residing in his domains. Dutch historian H. J. de Graaf commented that by doing this, the VOC, being a corporation, engaged in a “hazardous speculation”, which they expected to pay off in the future when their associate would regain his rule over Mataram.

VOC–Mataram forces made slow progress against the rebels. By the beginning of 1678 their control was limited to several towns in the central northern coast. In 1678 Speelman became the Director-General of the VOC, replacing Rijcklof van Goens, who became Governor-General (Speelman would become Governor-General in 1681). His command in Jepara was handed over to Anthonio Hurdt, who arrived in June 1678.

Loyalist victories and death of Trunajaya

[The Mataram–VOC overland campaign to take Trunajaya's capital at Kediri.] [VOC troops storming Trunajaya's capital at Kediri in 1678. Depicted in an 1890 Dutch children's novel.] VOC and Mataram forces marched inland against Kediri in September 1678. Following a proposal by the king, the troops were split to take three parallel, less direct routes, in order to cover more locations and “overawe” factions who were wavering on which side to take. The king's idea worked, and as the campaign proceeded, local bands joined the troops, eager for booty. Kediri was taken on 25November by an assault force led by Captain François Tack. The victorious troops proceeded to Surabaya, the largest city in East Java, where Amangkurat established his court. Elsewhere, the rebels were also defeated. In September 1679, combined VOC, Javanese, and Bugis forces under Sindu Reja and Jan Albert Sloot defeated Raden Kajoran in a battle in Mlambang, near Pajang. Kajoran surrendered but was executed under Sloot's orders. In November, the VOC and allied Bugis forces under Arung Palakka expelled the Makassarese rebels' stronghold in Keper, East Java. In April 1680, after what the VOC considered the fiercest battle of the war, the rebellious lord of Giri was defeated and most of his family was executed. As the VOC and Amangkurat won more victories, more and more Javanese declared their allegiance to the king.

After the fall of his stronghold in Kediri, Trunajaya managed to escape to the mountains of eastern Java. VOC and the king's forces chased Trunajaya, who, isolated and deprived of food, surrendered to the VOC on 26 December 1679. Initially, he was treated with respect as a captive of the VOC commander. However, during a ceremonial visit to the royal residence in Payak, East Java, on 2 January 1680, he was personally stabbed by Amangkurat, and the king's courtiers finished him off. The king defended this killing of a VOC prisoner by saying that Trunajaya had tried to kill him. The VOC was not convinced by this explanation, but it chose not to call the king into account. A romanticised account of Trunajaya's death appears in the 18th-century Central Javanese _babads_.

End of Pangeran Puger's rebellion

In addition to Trunajaya's forces, Amangkurat II continued to face opposition from his brother Pangeran Puger, who had taken the old capital in Plered and had claimed the throne for himself in 1677. Before the defeat of Trunajaya, Amangkurat's forces had not taken action against him. After Trunajaya was defeated, Amangkurat still could not convince his brother to submit. In September 1680 Amangkurat constructed a new capital in Kartasura. In November, Amangkurat and VOC forces drove Puger from Plered. However, Puger quickly rebuilt his forces, took Plered again in August 1681, and nearly took Kartasura. In November 1681 VOC and Mataram forces again defeated Puger, and this time he submitted and was pardoned by his brother.

Aftermath

[Remains of Mataram's new capital Kartasura. AmangkuratII built Kartasura and moved the capital there in the aftermath of the rebellion.] Amangkurat II secured his reign with the defeat of the rebels. Due to rebel capture and subsequent destruction of the capital in Plered, he built a new capital, Kartasura, in the district of Pajang, and moved his court there. A VOC fort was constructed in the capital, next to the royal residence, to defend it against invasion. As for the VOC, its involvement allowed the cornered and nearly defeated AmangkuratII to stay on his throne. This began the precedent of the VOC supporting Javanese kings or claimants in exchange for concessions. However, in 1680 this policy required a high level of expenditure to maintain a military presence in Central and East Java, and this contributed to the VOC's financial decline. The payments promised by Amangkurat were not made, and by 1682 the king's debt to the VOC exceeded 1.5million _reals_, about five times the amount of the royal treasury. The cession of Semarang was delayed by disputes, and other stipulations in the contract were largely ignored by local Javanese officials. Furthermore, an anti-VOC faction developed at the Mataram court, and a member of this faction, Nerangkusuma, became the _patih_ (chief minister) from 1682 to 1686. Poor relations between Mataram and the VOC continued with the sheltering of Surapati, an enemy of the VOC, in 1684, and the death of VOC captain François Tack in the Mataram court in 1686.

The king's brother Pangeran Puger, who tried to claim the throne during the Trunajaya rebellion, was pardoned by the king. However, after the king's death in 1703 and the accession of his son Amangkurat III, Puger claimed the throne again. Puger's claim was supported by the VOC, and the VOC–Puger alliance won the ensuing First Javanese War of Succession (1704–1708). Puger took the throne with the title Pakubuwana I and AmangkuratIII was exiled to Ceylon.

title: Trunajaya rebellion

question: What was the Trunajaya rebellion?

answer: An unsuccessful rebellion waged by the Madurese prince Trunajaya and fighters from Makassar against the Mataram Sultanate and its Dutch East India Company.

question: When was the Trunajaya rebellion waged?

answer: During the 1670s.

question: When did the rebels defeat the royal army?

answer: At Gegodog in 1676.

question: When was Trunajaya captured?

answer: 1679.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about the Trunajaya rebellion, a rebellion against the Dutch East India company and the Mataram Sultanate during the 17th century.


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The HOUSE OF BOURBON-BRAGANZA (Spanish: Casa de Borbón-Braganza; Portuguese: Casa de Bourbon-Bragança) was an Iberian noble house that had its origins in a royal marriage arranged in 1785 between Gabriel of Bourbon, Infante of Spain and Mariana Victoria of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal. Their descendants served as Dukes of Marchena, Durcal, Hernani, and Ansola.

History

Their surviving son, INFANTE PEDRO CARLOS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL (1786–1812), was brought up in the Portuguese court, first in Lisbon and, after 1807, in Rio de Janeiro. Until 1793, he was the only grandson of Queen Maria I, therefore considered as a potential heir of the Portuguese throne. Similar to his father, he also married a Portuguese Infanta, his first cousin once removed Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal (1793–1874).[1]

They had one child INFANTE SEBASTIAN OF PORTUGAL AND SPAIN (1811–1875), Infante of Portugal by royal edict (issued in 1812), but only became a Spanish Infante in 1824 by royal edict of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, as he was only a distant descendant of King Charles III. When the Portuguese Royal Family returned to Europe, Sebastian went to live in Spain (1822); but, due to his support to the Carlist pretender, he returned to Portugal (1865), where King Luís I gave him a warm reception.

The legitimate male line of the family has become extinct after the death of Manfredo, 1st Duke of Hernani, in 1979; the last member of the family was Leticía Fernanda de Borbón y Bosch-Labrús, who died in 2008. Yet, distant female-line descendants are still represented among the Spanish nobility (Dukes of Marchena, Durcal, and Ansola).

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-   Infante Gabriel of Spain (1752–1788) Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal (1768–1788)
    -   Infante Pedro Carlos of Spain and Portugal (1786–1812) Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal (1793–1874)

        -   Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811–1875)

            -   Francisco María de Borbón y Borbón, 1st Duke of Marchena (1861–1923)
                -   María Cristina de Borbón y Muguiro, 2nd Duchess of Marchena (1889–1981)
                -   Elena de Borbón y Muguiro (1890–1909)
                -   María de los Ángeles de Borbón y Muguiro (1895–1964)

            -   Pedro de Alcántara de Borbón y Borbón, 1st Duke of Dúrcal (1862–1892)
                -   María Cristina de Borbón y Madán (1886–1985)
                -   María Pía de Borbón y Madán (1888–1969)
                -   Fernando Sebastián de Borbón y Madán, 2nd Duke of Dúrcal (1891–1944)

                    -   María Cristina de Borbón y Bosch-Labrús, 3rd Duchess of Dúrcal (1913–2002)
                    -   Leticía Fernanda de Borbón y Bosch-Labrús (1915–2008)

            -   Luis de Jesús de Borbón y Borbón, 1st Duke of Ansola (1864–1889)
                -   Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós, 2nd Duke of Ansola (1887–1942)
                -   Manfredo Luis de Borbón y Bernaldo de Quirós, 3rd Duke of Ansola and 1st Duke of Hernani (1889–1979)

            -   Alfonso María de Borbón y Borbón (1866–1934)
            -   Gabriel Jesús de Borbón y Borbón (1869–1889)

[1] Jean-François Labourdette, _Histoire du Portugal_, éd. Fayard, p. 496.

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question: What does the text say about the descendants of Infante of Spain and Infanta of Portugal?

answer: The descendants of the Infante of Spain and Infanta of Portugal served as Dukes of Marchena, Durcal, Hernani, and Ansola. Their surviving son, Infante Pedro Carlos of Spain and Portugal, was considered potential heir to the Portuguese throne as he was the only grandson of Queen Maria I until 1793. However he was only a distant descendant of King Charles III therefore the legitimate male line of the family became extinct.


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Billy Joel surprised students of a Long Island elementary school by showing up at their Piano-Man themed spring concert.

The principal of Glen Cove's Deasy Elementary School says the school invited Joel on a lark but didn't expect him to come.

"The River of Dreams: A Billy Joel Tribute" concert on Wednesday featured the children singing 15 of the Piano Man's songs. Kindergartners led off with "You May Be Right," first-graders sang "Movin' Out," and then second-graders stepped up with "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "New York State of Mind."

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Joel arrived on his motorcycle from his nearby home in Centre Island.

He entered the auditorium five minutes before the concert started at 9:30 a.m. and applauded, smiling, at the end of every song.

The school's concert director and music teacher Rosita Mallo says she learned Joel was in the audience minutes before the concert was to start.

She told Newsday: "It totally freaked me out. My nerves went sky-high."

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question: What is the source of this article?

answer: The Associated Press

question: Where is the elementary school located?

answer: Long Island, New York

question: What was the name of the concert?

answer: The River of Dreams: A Billy Joel Tribute

question: What is a nickname used to reference Billy Joel?

answer: Piano Man

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Billy Joel surprised an elementary school by showing up to their Billy Joel tribute concert. The Long Island school has students sing 15 Billy Joel songs, and invited him, not realizing he would actually come. He arrived early and surprised the school's music teacher.


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[The New Jason Bourne Trailer and Poster!]

Universal Pictures has revealed the new JASON BOURNE trailer, which you can check out in all its action-packed glory below! Underneath, you’ll find the new poster and more photos in the gallery!

Matt Damon previously spoke about the length between THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM and the upcoming film, revealing Jason Bourne has been off the grid for quite a long time if fans recall. “You’ll find the character — like “The Bourne Ultimatum,” the third act actually in the movie dovetails with the third act of “The Bourne Supremacy.” So technically when the Bourne character disappears, it’s still 2004. So when this next one comes out in ’16, it will have been 12 years — in movie years — that the character as been off the grid. So what’s happened in those intervening years gives you a story.”

Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in Jason Bourne. Paul Greengrass, the director of THE BOURNE SUPREMACY and THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures’ Bourne franchise, which finds the CIA’s most lethal former operative drawn out of the shadows.

For JASON BOURNE, Damon is joined by Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones, while Julia Stiles reprises her role in the series. Frank Marshall again produces alongside Jeffrey Weiner for Captivate Entertainment, and Greengrass, Damon, Gregory Goodman and Ben Smith also produce. Based on characters created by Robert Ludlum, the film is written by Greengrass and Christopher Rouse.

JASON BOURNE is scheduled to hit theaters on July 29, 2016.

What do you think of the JASON BOURNE trailer and poster? Let us know in the comments below!

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question: What movie is releasing soon?

answer: Jason Bourne

question: Who designed the original characters for the series?

answer: Robert Ludlum

question: What type of character is Matt Damon acting?

answer: A CIA assassin

question: How many years passed, canonically, between movies?

answer: Twelve

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: This article is an announcement for the trailer of an upcoming movie. It describes the premise of the movie, and the actors and producers. It announces the release date.


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[Trauma Towers|250px] TRAUMA TOWERS, formerly THE HAUNTED HOTEL, was a themed funhouse and haunted attraction based at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the North of the United Kingdom.[1]

The attraction opened in 1980 as a walk-through, themed as a derelict hotel taking visitors through several haunted rooms. The outside of the hotel was painted blue and ramshackle with animations behind windows. In 1999, the attraction was renamed Trauma Towers and joined with the neighboring Tagada flat ride, which became the 'Baronial Dining Hall' and served as a finale.

The area outside Trauma Towers included gargoyles, ornate stone benches and a fountain with blood-red water. This area was later taken over by the dancing fountains show.

In 2009, the attraction was closed and left standing but not operating. One of the reasons for its discontinuation was purportedly due to the building becoming damp from the new adjacent Dancing Water Show. Some of the scenes were reused in the Ghost Train ride. The old entrance was re-used as a photographic portrait studio after the closure. In January 2018, the entire building was demolished at the same time as the Wild Mouse roller coaster, to make way for “future developments”.

Walk-through

The attraction was changed several times over its lifetime, with much of the original 1980s design having become altered and more generic scenes added. In the time it was known as 'Trauma Towers', the walk-through scenes were as following:

-   LOBBY - Where a 'bellboy' would allow guests into the hotel via an old fashioned check-in, with wood panelling, classic paintings and antlers and photos on the wall, including humorous wanted ads and signs, as well as keys hanging on the wall behind the reception.
-   GARDEN ROOM - A dimly lit room overgrown with plants, some of which would swipe out at guests' ankles as they passed.
-   LOUNGE - A room which had a heavily slanted floor.
-   DARK CORRIDOR - With some textured floors and a plank-walk across some bubbling water.
-   CRYPT - With a sudden tilting floor by a broken and empty stone coffin behind railings, although sometimes the coffin contained a skeleton.
-   FURNACE ROOM - A large furnace dominated one corner, chains dangled from above, and a bound female body sat in a tin bath by the furnace, her head concealed within a tied sack.
-   STAIRCASE - Leading upwards, with a large werewolf head mounted on the wall above.
-   BEDROOM - In which guests saw a figure in bed, holding a crucifix up against a vampirical ghost who was hovering in the corner of the room; sometimes, this ghost would be holding a brain.
-   GAMES CORRIDOR - In which guests saw several ghouls playing Pool with a floating ball, the ghoul gags included the Cryptkeeper and a ghoul with a spinning head, as well as Vampire children with glowing eyes.
-   BALCONY - A sponge-floor enclosed walkway with a window on one side, through which guests could see down over the Lobby. This corridor had a false end using mirrors to give the effect of more doors in a longer corridor ahead.
-   DRESSING ROOM - Involving the classic gag of a beauty looking in the mirror, to see herself transform to a ghoul.
-   LIBRARY - With some slanting floors, books slid in and out, a fireplace flickered, some wall decorations moved about, a large gargoyle with red eyes dominated a corner of the room. Also in this room, a false door arch threatened to drop on guests, there was seating in two corners and occasionally 'bellboy' staff members hid in this room to scare guests.
-   BATHROOM - A bathroom with a flickering light only allowed a brief glimpse into a filthy bathroom with a blocked-up toilet, broken sink and overflowing bathtub, in which a female figure appeared to be submerged and drowned.
-   ORGAN CORRIDOR - A corridor with doors (meant to be hotel rooms) on one side whereas on the left-hand side an animatronic of a phantom playing an organ could be seen in black-light. This was also the waiting area for the “Baronial Dining Hall”, in which a recording played advising pregnant women and people with back problems and heart disorders to pass through the hall via another path.
-   THE BARONIAL DINING HALL - a large room containing a Tagada ride and heavily themed to an old banquet hall, which was complete with a large laid out table in the centre of the ride. It also had artwork, suits of armour, statues, flags, chandeliers and furniture around the room.

The Baronial Dining Hall

Once seated around the table, the lights would go out and footsteps would be heard moving across the room. A breathy noise would be heard as a shot of air was blown behind the necks of guests. Above, guests would see a demon figure in the ceiling with flashing lights, as the lights went out, guests would hear flapping noises and the demon was then shown on the other side of the room in the ceiling, again with flashing lights. As the lights went out, a louder roar was heard, a crunch and a scream, at which point a small amount of water was released from the ceiling over guests, to imitate a demon spitting on diners.

The chandelier lights would then light again and the ride then spun very fast in one direction as the orchestral score played and a pneumatic occasionally made one half of the “bowl” shoot upwards and down again.

Upon the ride ending, guests would leave via two double doors on the other side of the Baronial Dining Hall, which led outside to the front of the attraction.

The Tagada was a Soriani & Moser tagada which the park bought as new in 1987. In 2010, travelling showman and attractions fabricator Walter Murphy bought it from the park and converted it to a travelling machine before selling it on to Stewart Robinson who still owns and travels it, mainly in the Yorkshire section. [2]

[1] Trauma Towers at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, UK

[2] https://www.fun-fairs.co.uk/topic/37452-robinson-stewart-tagada-nfatg16/

title: Trauma Towers

question: Summarize everything related to the aesthetics of Trauma Towers.

answer: The Trauma Towers was designed to look like a derelict hotel, and was painted blue and ramshackle with animations behind the windows. Outside there were gargoyles, ornate stone benches, and a fountain with blood-red water. The walk-through contained various scary, haunted themed rooms. Many common horror themed decorations were situated in the rooms, such as skeletons, vampirical ghosts, ghouls, a crypt keeper, and various victims.

question: Summarize everything related to the Baronial Dining Hall.

answer: The Baronial Dining Hall was a walk-through scene and Tagada ride in the Trauma Towers in the theme of an old banquet hall. A table was laid out in the center of the ride. When guests were seated around the table, the lights would go out and a demon figure would "haunt" the guests. Shots of air and water would be used to make the experience seem more real. Towards the end of the ride, it would spin very fast and shoot upwards and down again. After the ride ended, guests were taken to the front of the attraction.

question: What does the text say about the attraction closing?

answer: In 2009 the attraction was closed and left standing. Apparently it was closed partially because the building had become damp from the new adjacent Dancing Water Show. Some scenes from the building were reused for other rides and attractions. It was officially demolished in 2018.

question: What does the text say about the Trauma Towers' engineers?


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_PIECEMAN_ is an EP by American noise rock band Cop Shoot Cop, released in 1989 by Vertical Records.[1][2] The record was limited to 1000 pressings. However, the songs “Disconnected 666” and “Eggs for Rib” would be rerecorded for _Consumer Revolt_ while “Rbt. Tilton Handjob” would appear on the 1994 re-issue of _Headkick Facsimile_.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the _PieceMan_ liner notes.[3]

Cop Shoot Cop

-   Tod Ashley – high-end bass guitar, lead vocals (A1)
-   Jim Coleman – sampler (B1)
-   Jack Natz – low-end bass guitar (B1), lead vocals (B1)
-   David Ouimet – sampler
-   Phil Puleo – drums, percussion

Production and additional personnel

-   Cop Shoot Cop – production, mixing
-   Subvert Entertainment – cover art, design
-   Wharton Tiers – engineering, mixing

Release history

  Region          Date   Label      Format   Catalog
  --------------- ------ ---------- -------- ----------
  United States   1989   Vertical   LP       NR 18143

[1]

[2]

[3]

title: PieceMan EP

question: How many pressings was the record limited to?

answer: 1000 pressings

question: Which songs were to be re-recorded?

answer: The songs that were to be re-recorded were "Disconnected 66" and "Eggs for Rib".

question: Which band created the EP, Pieceman?

answer: Cop Shoot Cop was the band that created the EP, Pieceman.

question: Who was on drums/percussion on the band?

answer: Phil Puleo was on drums/percussion in the band.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes an EP, Pieceman, that was created by the band, Cop Shoot Cop. The band members as well as production and additional personnel were all describe in the article as well.


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After Adam eventually died of lower back pain, nine or ten generations passed on Earth.

These generations all slept with each other and slowly became more and more retarded from chromosome problems, until Noah was born. This was before "retarded" was a bad word to use. Way before.

God looked down on the Earth and saw the damaged DNA fornicating and drinking and doing mad endos with Hummers that were unaffordable and not to be endo'd. This angered God.

But, Noah seemed OK. Somehow, through the work of natural sele...eh....God, Noah was born with a healthy set of genes and chromosomes and was, eh, not a bad guy. He wasn't the greatest guy. Not by a long shot. It would be a few thousand years before THAT guy came about, but Noah was someone who you might trust to mow your lawn.

Anyway, Noah was married and had a wife and they lived on a grand farm and everyday Noah would go running through the valleys holding hands with his wife and signing to butterflies.

This angered all of the people in the land who were genetic jerks and they would throw stones at Noah and catcall his wife and knock on Noah's door and then run and borrow Noah's chainsaw and not return it and commit upper deckers in Noah's toilet and generally be mean to Noah.

God saw this and God was pissed. He also was pissed that the genetic failures would listen to bands that sucked and had numerous wood instruments to somehow make it seem like they were an adult band with real musical knowledge, when in fact it only takes a person with soul and three or four strings to make a good album. I mean, I don't get these Arcade Fire types with their banjos and suspenders - I'm not buying it and God isn't either.

But I digress.

So, God started thinking about the Earth and how it had water on it. So, he froze the water so no one could drink it. This created ice ages.

But then people developed fire and melted the ice and that stumped God. So, then he decided that he would flood the Earth.

God was a logical man and realized that in order to flood the entire Earth, he would need more water. So, he took the water from Mars and just kinda put it in this huge Ziploc bag that he floated over the Earth as a threat. That's how Martians were wiped out.

Anyway, so the people on Earth looked up and saw the giant Ziploc bag of water and they figured it was just another moon or star or something - they were stupid. Also, you must give them credit as they did not know what a Ziploc bag was. This was like way before even that movie The Land Before Time.

God then spoke to Noah and said "Dude. Dude. DUDE!"

Noah was passed out. He had been drinking all night and partying out in the field with some giraffes and skunks. That's the kind of guy Noah was. He partied with animals, making him the original party animal.

Noah awoke. "Dude?"

"Dude." God confirmed.

Noah looked upon God. "Dude." God had taken the form of an elephant with a blazer on and sunglasses. It was Risky Business meets National Geographic and it was totally uncalled for.

But Noah could hang.

"Noah, in the beginning after the light and stuff, I made man and man was good for awhile. But then I never made another strain of man, so all of these men and women started having sex with their family members and that's way wrong and makes way messed up kids. Like that dorkus Jerry you hang out with. Do you see how he wears his pants down to his knees and listens to really shitty hip hop music and doesn't even know who NWA were?"

Noah nodded. Jerry was a douchebag, but he was the only person that would hang out with Noah and go singing in the fields with him and ferment oranges to make really bomb ass alcohol.

God continued. "And how he always has everything just a little bit wrong. Like he reads a little bit about something and then just makes up the rest and when you call him out on it, he'll act like he knew it all the whole time? Or how he rides a bike in traffic and doesn't follow any of the traffic rules and - "

"Yes. Jerry. I know him."

"Well, anyway, these guys have to die. We must get rid of them. You are the only person on Earth that I can stand. It's like watching TV and it's all just Jerry Springer and reality shows and - well, not now. That's when I flood the Earth again. After I promise I won't. Shit. Look, forget all that. Let's start at the top. K, so I'm going to kill all of humanity."

Noah looked around and saw humanity in the streets, with their kids, shopping for school clothes and double parking. "OK."

"And all the animals."

"Wait. What am I gonna eat?"

"Plants. I will leave you plants to eat. And smoke."

"No way. Animals taste good. Can't you leave the animals?"

"OK. But we must kill them all first, but we'll save enough to breed. Like two a species."

"But aren't you gonna get that genetic problem again?"

"Shut up. Now, listen, I will flood the -"

Noah then had a moment of reflection and thought about the time Jerry loaned him an ox to help him fight the dinosaurs that were attacking his house. "Wait, God. Can't you give humanity another chance? You know? For the 'oah?"

God thought about it and said "No."

"Wait. What if I sacrifice some stuff?"

"No."

"K. What if you give me like a week to tell everyone to be cool?"

"OK. But I don't think it's going to make a difference."

And God was right. Noah began preaching about the people's sins and about how stupid making bags in markets illegal was and how owning twelve axes to protect yourself was stupid and how Siracha sauce is the best way to spot a douchebag.

But no one listened and Noah went home and had a real American meal with Tabasco sauce, thousands of years before America was invented, which kinda made Noah a hipster douchebag, but who cares.

"K, God. You win." And Noah went off into the forest collecting animals like Dr. Moreau.

So, God opened the Ziploc bag full of water. It took him awhile because it was hard to get his huge God fingers between the plastic folds. But then the flood rained down on Earth for a shit load of time.

Noah would occasionally put his hand out the window and go "Still raining." to his wife and she got really upset because the joke was way old and she was tired of Noah and the kids and the shit load of animals that smelled like shit.

Eventually, Noah's wife made Noah kick all the dinosaurs off the boat because they were smoking in the ark. And she kicked the unicorns off for gambling and not having fishing licenses.

Finally, Noah saw a bird. An eagle. The eagle was holding an American flag in its talons and winking at Noah.

Noah landed the ark on Plymouth and everyone got out and started stretching because it was a way long boat trip.

Then God came out of the sky and said "Check out this fresh rainbow!"

Noah and his family and all the animals looked at the rainbow and realized, yea, it twas fresh.

"Noah, this rainbow is a covenant that I will never ever flood the Earth again." God was crossing his giant God fingers behind his giant God back.

"Thanks, God! But why a rainbow?"

"Oh, no reason." Then God went back to heaven to his husband Timothy and they went antiquing.

The End.

title: [HM] NOAH

question: What does the story say about God's anger?

answer: God had looked down on Earth and seen generations of people sleeping with each other, drinking and damaging DNA. These behaviors angered God. Genetic jerks also angered God when they abused Noah. Genetic failures would also listen to terrible bands and this too angered God. In response, God decided to flood the Earth when people developed fire and melted the ice.


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was a Japanese linguist and essayist. He is best known for his many contributions to Japanese linguistics and lexicography. In honor of him, the Shinmura Izuru Prize is annually awarded for contributions to linguistics.

Background

Shinmura was born in Yamaguchi prefecture on October 4, 1876. He graduated from the Tokyo Imperial University in 1899 where he studied philology under the instruction of Ueda Kazutoshi. Between 1906 and 1909 he studied abroad in England, Germany, and France where he studied linguistics. In 1919 he received a Doctor of Letters.

Career

In 1902, Shimura taught at Tokyo Higher Normal School, and in 1904 at Tokyo Imperial University. After returning from studying abroad, he taught at Kyoto Imperial University for a number of years.

Shinmura introduced western linguists to Japan and created the fundamental foundation of modern Japanese linguistics. His research included a study of the historical development of the Japanese language, a comparative study of Japanese with neighboring languages, and etymology. He also made important contributions to the study of 16–17th-century Christian missionaries in Japan.[1][2][3][4]

During his career, Shinmura compiled a number of Japanese dictionaries: in 1935, in 1949, and in 1955, for which he is most known.[5][6]

In 1956 Shinmura was awarded the Order of Culture for his many contributions.[7][8][9]

Major works

-   _Nanban Sarasa_, Kaizōsha, 1924
-   _Nanban Kōki_, Iwanami Shoten, 1925
-   _Tōhō Gengoshi Sōkō_, Iwanami Shoten, 1927
-   _Tōa Gogen Shi_, Oka Shoin, 1930
-   _Genrin_, Zenkoku Shobō, 1949
-   _Kōjien_, Iwanami Shoten, 1955

Notes

[1] Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (2000-2002)

[2] Nihon Rekishi Daijiten (2000)

[3] Britannica (2007)

[4] My Pedia (2004)

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

title: Shinmura Izuru

question: The Shinmura Izuru Prize is awarded for contributions to what field?

answer: The Shinmura Izuru Prize is awarded for contributions to linguistics.

question: When was Shinmura Izuru born?

answer: Shinmura Izuru was born on October 4th, 1876.

question: Where did Shinmura Izuru go to university?

answer: Shinmura Izuru went to Tokyo Imperial University.

question: Where did Shinmura Izuru study abroad?

answer: Shinmura Izuru studied abroad in England, Germany, and France.

question: Where did Shinmura Izuru teach in 1902?

answer: Shinmura Izuru taught at Tokyo Higher Normal School in 1902.

question: How many Japanese dictionaries did Shinmura Izuru compile?

answer: Shinmura Izuru compiled three Japanese dictionaries.

question: When was Shinmura Izuru awarded the Order of Culture?

answer: Shinmura Izuru was awarded the Order of Culture in 1956.

question: When did Shinmura Izuru write Genrin?

answer: Shinmura Izuru wrote Genrin in 1949.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Shinmura Izuru was a Japanese linguist. He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University where he later taught. He made significant progress in the field of Japanese linguistics and development of the Japanese language. He wrote and compiled many significant works, and received awards for his research.


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What is it?

What is juvenile arthritis?

Juvenile arthritis is the term used to describe arthritis in children. Children can get arthritis just like adults. Arthritis is caused by inflammation of the joints. A joint is where two or more bones are joined together. Arthritis causes

-   Pain.
-   Swelling.
-   Stiffness.
-   Loss of motion.

The most common type of arthritis in children is called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (idiopathic means “from unknown causes”). There are several other forms of arthritis affecting children.

Juvenile arthritis is a rheumatic disease, or one that causes loss of function due to an inflamed supporting structure or structures of the body. Some rheumatic diseases also can involve internal organs.

What are the symptoms?

What are the symptoms of juvenile arthritis?

The most common symptoms of juvenile arthritis are joint swelling, pain, and stiffness that don’t go away. Usually it affects the knees, hands, and feet, and it’s worse in the morning or after a nap. Other signs can include:

-   Limping in the morning because of a stiff knee.
-   Excessive clumsiness.
-   High fever and skin rash.
-   Swelling in lymph nodes in the neck and other parts of the body.

Most children with arthritis have times when the symptoms get better or go away (remission) and other times when they get worse (flare).

What causes it?

What causes juvenile arthritis?

Scientists are looking for the possible causes of juvenile arthritis. They are studying both genetic and environmental factors that they think are involved.

Juvenile arthritis is usually an autoimmune disorder. A healthy immune system helps a person fight off harmful bacteria and viruses. But in an autoimmune disorder, the immune system attacks some of the body’s own healthy cells and tissues.

Scientists don’t know why this happens or what causes the disorder in children. Some think that something in a child’s genes (passed from parents to children) makes the child more likely to get arthritis, and then something else, such as a virus, sets off the arthritis.

Is there a test?

Is there a test for juvenile arthritis?

There is no easy way a doctor can tell if a child has juvenile arthritis. Doctors usually suspect arthritis when a child has symptoms of:

-   Constant joint pain or swelling.
-   Skin rashes that can’t be explained.
-   Fever along with swelling of lymph nodes or inflammation in the body’s organs.

To be sure that it is juvenile arthritis, doctors may:

-   Perform a physical exam.
-   Ask about family health history.
-   Order lab or blood tests.
-   Order x-rays.

How is it treated?

How is juvenile arthritis treated?

Doctors who treat arthritis in children will try to make sure your child can remain physically active. They also try to make sure your child can stay involved in social activities and have an overall good quality of life.

Doctors can prescribe treatments to reduce swelling, maintain joint movement, and relieve pain. They also try to prevent, identify, and treat problems that result from the arthritis. Most children with arthritis need a blend of treatments – some treatments include medicines.

Researchers are also trying to improve current treatments and find new medicines that will work better with fewer side effects.

Who treats it?

Who treats juvenile arthritis?

A team approach is the best way to treat juvenile arthritis. It is best if a doctor trained to treat these types of diseases in children, called a pediatric rheumatologist, manages your child’s care. However, many children’s doctors and “adult” rheumatologists also treat children with arthritis.

Other members of your child’s health care team may include:

-   Physical therapist.
-   Occupational therapist.
-   Counselor or psychologist.
-   Eye doctor.
-   Dentist and orthodontist.
-   Bone surgeon.
-   Dietitian.
-   Pharmacist.
-   Social worker.
-   Rheumatology nurse.
-   School nurse.

Living With It

Living with juvenile arthritis

Juvenile Arthritis Affects the Whole Family

Juvenile arthritis can strain your child’s ability to take part in social and after-school activities, and it can make schoolwork more difficult. But, all family members can help the child both physically and emotionally by:

-   Getting the best care possible.
-   Learning as much as you can about your child’s disease and its treatment.
-   Joining a support group.
-   Treating your child as normally as possible.
-   Encouraging exercise and physical therapy for your child.
-   Working closely with your child’s school.
-   Talking with your child about his or her condition and feelings.
-   Working with therapists or social workers.

Exercise Is Key to Reducing Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis

Pain sometimes limits what children with juvenile arthritis can do. However, exercise is key to reducing the symptoms of arthritis and maintaining function and range of motion of the joints. Ask your child’s health care team for exercise guidelines.

Most children with arthritis can take part in physical activities and certain sports when their symptoms are under control. Swimming is a good activity because it uses many joints and muscles without putting weight on the joints.

During a disease flare, your child’s doctor may advise your child to limit certain activities. It will depend on the joints involved. Once the flare is over, your child can return to his or her normal activities.

Other Medical Problems

Other medical problems related to juvenile arthritis

Inflammation inside of the eye that can cause swelling, redness, and damage to the eye tissue is a severe medical problem that can occur in children with juvenile arthritis. Sometimes there are no symptoms, so all children with juvenile arthritis need to have regular thorough eye exams.

Some children with juvenile arthritis also have growth problems. Depending on the severity of the disease and the joints involved, these may include:

-   Bone growth that is too fast or too slow. This change in growth rate can cause one leg or arm to be longer than the other. Other children may have a small or misshapen chin.
-   Uneven joint growth.
-   Slow overall growth. Doctors are exploring the use of growth hormone to treat this problem.

question: What are the symptoms and causes of juvenile arthritis?

answer: The symptoms of juvenile arthritis are pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of motion. They manifest as limpness, clumsiness, high fever and swelling in the lymph nodes. The causes of juvenile arthritis are often idiopathic. This means that they are unknown.

question: What are the guesses scientists have about the causes of juvenile arthritis?

answer: Scientists guess that juvenile arthritis is caused by an autoimmune disorder. This occurs when a person's immune system starts to attack their own bones. Scientists are not sure what cases this.

question: What do doctors do to treat juvenile arthritis?

answer: Doctors treat juvenile arthritis by trying to reduce swelling, maintain joint movement and relieve pain. They also try to prevent identify and treat problems that result from the arthritis. Most children need a blend of treatments.


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[Lady Gaga. (WENN)]

Lady Gaga is fighting back against PETA, after the animal-rights organization blasted her for seeming to wear fur.

While acknowledging that she respects the animal rights movement, the “Poker Face” singer lays into the more militant factions of the movement, accusing them of waging “violent, abusive and childish campaigns.”

“To the fans,” Gaga wrote in a blog post on her website. “I want you to know that I care deeply about your feelings and views, and I will always support your philosophies about life ... I do not however support violent, abusive, and childish campaigns for ANY CAUSE. Particularly one that I respect. ’Animal Rights.’”

The singer also makes no apologies for wearing clothes derived from animals, whether it’s alligator-skin accessories or the meat dress she infamously wore to the MTV Video Music Awards a couple of years ago. As far as Gaga is concerned, if it’s in the name of art and/or fashion, it’s fair game.

“I have truly always stayed away from skinned fur, especially I have never been able to afford a nice one, but this does not mean my morals are rigid and that I won’t bend at the sight of an absolute art piece of a coat,” Gaga asserts. “I have no chains about this. You see a carcass, I see a museum piece de resistance.”

As for PETA’s habit of flour-bombing people wearing fur, Gaga suggests a more practical use of the foodstuff.

“And to campaigners, Save your flour to make bread for the children who are hungry,” the singer writes.

PETA senior vice president Dan Mathews blasted Gaga in an open letter Monday, saying that she had publicly disavowed fur on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, but has since been photographed wearing the pelts of various animals, including a wolf carcass in a promotional photo for the Robert Rodriguez film “Machete Kills.”

“What happened? Are your stylists telling you that it’s fake, or are you a turncoat?” Mathews asked. “As we plan our fall campaigns, please tell us whether what you gracefully told Ellen was heartfelt or just a pose.”

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question: Why is Lady Gaga criticizing PETA

answer: She was criticized for wearing fur cloathing.

question: Why does Lady Gaga mention flour?

answer: PETA activists throw flour at people who wear fur.

question: Who is Dan Matthews?

answer: He is the PETA senior VP.

question: How did Dan Matthews address Lady Gaga?

answer: He wrote an open letter and insinuated she's a hypocrite.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The article chronicles a public disagreement between Dan Matthews, the PETA senior VP, and Lady Gaga, a famous musician. The nature of their disagreement is the ethics of wearing animal fur and skin products. Lady Gaga feels unfairly called out and calls PETA's campaign violent and childish. Matthews calls Lady Gaga a hypocrite.


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It had only been a few days since we had left the mainland, and only a week since the infection had been first reported. Corpses scattered across war zones, covered with the settled remnants of radioactive dust from chemical weapons had begun reacting... twitching... moving. It was only a day later that the first scientists and reporters became the first victims and the first living humans turned. From there, the destruction and rate of infection had exploded.

Within 24 hours of the firsts, reports came in of massive hordes of reanimated corpses occupying major cities... turning all that stood in their way. Several countries tried sending their armies to quell the situation, but that only worsened it. Guns only did so much to zombie armies, hundreds of thousands deep, and with large explosions from tanks and bombs, came even wider contamination due to the chemicals in the corpses being disturbed and pushed higher into the atmosphere. It had become airborne...

The only escape was to rural areas, or to the sea. I chose the latter... it was only a matter of time before even the rural areas would not be as safe as people had hoped.

"LAAAAAAND!"

An island... Those in charge had said that there we would be safe from any sort of infection. We were students and teachers. Soldiers and doctors. Men, women, and children. We were, quite possibly, one of the few hopes for maintaining the species.

"Where the hell are we?" Sgt. Reynolds barked at one of the older gentlemen who had been appointed captain of the vessel. The original captain was... well, he didn't make it. Reynolds was a former Drill Instructor and has taken to appointing himself the leader of our group. At least we had someone to tell us what to do... Most of us were so disillusioned with the situation that we could barely talk.

There were only a few dozen of us who had made it onto the ship from the harbor. It was a miracle any of us had made it off the mainland alive, and even more so considering the only food we had we were lucky enough to have recovered from the bowels of the ship. It seemed as if the original captain had been preparing to live at sea until he could come up with a plan as to how the hell he could survive in a world full of flesh devouring corpses... But food for one man only goes so far between a group.
Zombies. They were fucking zombies. All of the films and stories had done nothing more than make us lower our guard as to how real a possibility the walking dead were.

"I have no idea, but we don't have the resources to care right now."
Most everyone was on deck, now, staring at the monolithic island before us. Whether we liked it or not, it was our new home, for now anyways. I, for one, was eager to get off the ship. I had always been afraid of the emptiness of the ocean. Funny how little your fear of the unknown matters when you’re faced with fear of something much greater and much more terrifying. Still, it felt great to know I would be able to step off of that heap I considered to be my floating coffin.
Staring at the coastline, all I could see was sand, and a thick tree line leading into a lush forest. I was looking at trees I had never seen before that looked like they had been there for far longer than I could imagine. Vines and thick brush started to come into view the closer we got. And then something in the trees... Fruit! Or at least something that resembled the fruit I was familiar with! We were going to be able to survive for at least some time longer. Relief flooded my body. Relief that we were going to be ok. That I wasn't going to die at sea with no hope of survival. Relief that...

My eyes locked onto something in the underbrush as we closed in further on the island. Something reflective... but what? The relief turned to panic as I realized what I was staring at. We were being watched. Those were eyes.

I glanced around for Reynolds. We needed to be prepared that we might have company when we landed. The undead? Impossible. Not this far out, there was no way. By the time I had looked back, the eyes were no longer visible to me. Maybe I was seeing things...
"Start unloading some supplies for a reconnaissance team to check out the island and we'll see if we can find any food, shelter, or signs of intelligence on this rock." Reynolds booming voice effortlessly carried itself.

I had convinced myself that I just needed to get off of the boat when a shriek erupted from the forest. A sound like nothing I had ever heard. The sound of a screaming jet engine combined with the emotional tones of something living... something communicating. Birds flew from the canopy of the forest as we all stared silently into the mysterious interior of the island.

"It doesn't matter, we can't stay on board," Reynolds projected over the deck, already knowing what we were all silently wondering.
"Besides, nothing can really be as bad or as frightening as what we've all already seen and been through..."

None of us could have possibly known how wrong he was.

title: I'm writing a short story... well, it's turning into a long story, about zombies and dinosaurs.  I would love some feedback.

question: How old is the narrator?

answer: Does not specify

question: How did the massive hordes of reanimated corpses come to be?

answer: Radioactive dust from chemical weapons

question: Appointing what?

answer: Appointing himself leader.

question: Can they hear news about what is happening on the mainland?

answer: Unclear

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Zombies have attacked the world. The narrator is with a group who escaped on a boat headed toward an island they believe to be safe from zombies. As they land the narrator feels relief to see fruit, thankful they won't starve. Among the bushes he sees something else though. Fear grips him as he realizes it is eyes; someone is watching them.


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“THE ZEPPO” is episode thirteen of season three of _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_. It was written by Dan Vebber, directed by James Whitmore, Jr., and first broadcast on January 26, 1999. Feeling left out by the gang, Xander ends up accompanying a student named Jack O'Toole. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang are trying to stop an apocalypse.

Plot

Xander helps out the gang with another demon vanquishing, but Buffy worries about his safety and asks him to stay out of the fighting, upsetting him.

When a student throws him a football, Xander drops it onto Jack O'Toole's lunch, resulting in Jack threatening to beat him up. Cordelia, having witnessed the event, tells Xander he is useless and extraneous, since all of his friends are slayers, werewolves, witches, and watchers, while he is nothing. Meanwhile, Giles informs Buffy that the end of the world is near. The Sisterhood of Jhe, a group of fierce demons, is planning to reopen the Hellmouth.

Xander gets himself a car in the hope it will make him useful and cool, but accidentally rear-ends Jack, who is sitting in a parked car. Jack threatens Xander with a knife, but when a cop shows up, Xander covers for Jack and gains his respect. They go to get the rest of Jack's friends who, being dead, need to be raised from their graves.

Buffy, Willow and Giles are researching in the library. Giles leaves to contact some spirits and hopefully get their help with stopping the sisterhood.

Xander takes Jack and his group of friends to get supplies. He spots Willow leaving the magic shop and tries to talk to her; she tells him that she loves him before hurrying off to help Buffy. When Jack and friends try to initiate Xander into their group, he flees. He rescues Faith from a member of the sisterhood by hitting it with his car, then they go to Faith's motel room where she seduces him. Afterwards, she kicks him out, clothes in hand.

Meanwhile, back at the library, Willow and Giles struggle to get Oz (in werewolf form) away from the Hellmouth. They sedate him and lock him in the basement.

Xander realizes that Jack and his group have built a bomb. He seeks help from Buffy, but she is too busy having an emotional encounter with Angel. On his way to see Giles to warn him, Xander sees Jack's zombie group and drags one of them with his car until he confesses the location of the bomb. Xander finds the bomb in the school basement and vanquishes three of Jack's zombie minions, but Jack shows up and they fight. Xander positions himself between Jack and the exit door so that Jack has no hope of escaping before the bomb explodes. Jack defuses the bomb with seconds to spare and turns to leave, swearing revenge. He opens the door, releasing Oz, who immediately attacks and eats him. Meanwhile, at the library, Buffy, Angel, Faith, Giles and Willow fight off a giant multi-headed monster and the members of the Sisterhood of Jhe before successfully closing the Hellmouth.

The next day, the bruised Buffy, Willow, Giles, and Oz sit at a table discussing how they saved the world from destruction. Oz finds himself oddly disgusted by his appetite after waking up. Xander, not knowing anything of their battle and vice versa, comes by to chat with them. After a few seconds of talk, Xander decides to keep his harrowing night-long adventure to himself (aware that his friends will never believe such a story, no matter how he tells it). As he walks away, Cordelia once again taunts him over being left out of the group, but Xander merely smiles and walks by... quietly secure and confident in his place in the world and realizing that with or without Buffy, he can survive on his own.

Production details

Dan Vebber wrote two scripts for the show: “Lovers Walk” and “The Zeppo”. Although there are earlier episodes where Xander is central to the plot (e.g. “The Pack”), this episode is unusual in that the story is largely told from Xander's point of view. The world-saving activities of the main cast are portrayed as secondary until the plot lines eventually converge.[1] In an interview with _Entertainment Weekly_, series creator Joss Whedon said “The Zeppo” was “a very deliberate deconstruction of a _Buffy_ episode in order to star the person who mattered the least”.[2]

The episode title “The Zeppo” refers to Zeppo Marx, perhaps regarded as an “extraneous” Marx Brother when compared to Chico, Groucho and Harpo, although as far as their film careers are concerned the fourth brother Gummo is probably the more superfluous or irrelevant.

Reception and influence

Noel Murray of _The A.V. Club_ wrote that “The Zeppo” had become a favorite episode of his, saying, “What I loved about 'The Zeppo' is how Xander's feelings of abandonment pervade the structure of the episode, which is filled with moments that are (intentionally) dramatically unsatisfying.”[3] In _Entertainment Weekly_{{'s}} list of the 25 best Whedonverse episodes—including episodes from _Buffy_, as well as _Angel_, _Firefly_ and _Dollhouse_—“The Zeppo” placed at No. 23.[4] TV Squad's Keith McDuffee listed “The Zeppo” as the fifth best episode of the series.[5] The episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup in a Series.[6]

The episode has proved influential on later television writers. In his “Production Notes: Doodles in the Margins of Time”, _Doctor Who_ executive producer Russell T Davies said that he was inspired by “The Zeppo”, along with the _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ episode “Lower Decks”, when writing the 2006 “Doctor-lite” episode “Love & Monsters”,[7] which started an annual tradition for an episode with little involvement of the lead cast.[8] Joss Whedon himself cites it as influential to his later series _Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D._[9]

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title: The Zeppo

question: Why does Buffy ask Xander to hang back?

answer: Buffy has suggested his fighting skills aren't on par with the skills of the others and wants him to hang back.

question: How does Xander get Jack to defuse the bomb?

answer: Xander blocks the exit, leaving Jack with no choice but to defuse the bomb or else he will be blown up by it, too.

question: Why is Xander no long feeling useless?

answer: He has proven to himself he can also save people as he did so in preventing Jack from blowing up the school, and that he can survive on his own.

question: How does the show explore the theme of abandonment, according to Noel Murray?

answer: It is filled with purposely anti-climactic moments.


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I'm copying and attaching a letter, received yesterday morning from David Nathan-Maister, who is the only person to whom I humbly defer on the topic of absinthe. I may occasionally defer to others, but not humbly. [;)] David, owner of Oxygenée Ltd., is arguably the most well-respected absinthe expert in the world. If you're an absinthe producer—or have even the vaguest plan to become an absinthe producer—you owe him a debt of gratitude, whether you know it or not.

So, if you're an absinthe producer—or have even the vaguest plan to become an absinthe producer—and you have the means to respond, I strongly urge you to do so.

If you feel you don't have a dog in this fight, you're mistaken. The Swiss government is well-known for exerting pressure where needed in order to protect their national identity and products associated with it. If this measure passes—and it will if unopposed—you can expect the fight to come to your door fairly soon. I just spoke with David this morning, and I assure you the sense of urgency in the letter below is not exaggerated.

  May 23, 2010

  Dear Absinthe Producer,

  On March 31, 2010, the Swiss Interprofession filed for an IGP (Indication de Provenance Géographique) for the Val-de-Travers that specifically and independently protects NOT ONLY THE WORDS THE WORDS "LA BLEUE", BUT ALSO "ABSINTHE"AND "FÉE VERTE".

  Switzerland and the European Union are bound by several treaties, including the Agreement on Exchange of Agricultural Products dated April 30, 2002, and in particular, Appendix 8 relating to Wines and Spirits. AS A RESULT, E.U. PRODUCERS WILL SOON NO LONGER BE ABLE TO USE THE WORD "ABSINTHE" AS A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION. IT'S LIKELY THAT THIS RESTRICTION WOULD BE EXTENDED TO US PRODUCERS (AND IN PRACTICE DISTRIBUTORS) AS WELL.

  We strongly feel this action is inappropriate, as the word "absinthe" itself refers to a plant, and a type of liquor historically derived from it. The term "absinthe" does not refer to a specific region of Switzerland, nor does it imply that absinthe cannot be produced outside of the Val-de-Travers, as history proves that absinthe (including absinthe of the highest quality) was and is produced in other countries, including France, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, the USA and others. From the Belle Epoque through the present day, the Val de Travers has in fact accounted for only a tiny fraction of worldwide absinthe production, and in the modern era only an infinitesimally small fraction of green absinthe production.

  OUR LEGAL COUNSEL HAS INDICATED THIS IGP WILL BE APPROVED UNLESS SWIFT ACTION IS TAKEN TO OPPOSE IT WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE FILING DATE, WHICH IS LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE TIME THIS LETTER WAS WRITTEN.

  THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS IGP BEING ADOPTED UNMODIFIED WILL BE CATASTROPHIC FOR ABSINTHE PRODUCERS OUTSIDE THE VAL DE TRAVERS, AND ALSO FOR THOSE COMPANIES IN EUROPE AND THE US WHICH DISTRIBUTE AND SELL NON-VAL DE TRAVERS ABSINTHES.

  There is some local opposition to the IGP in Switzerland itself from absinthe producers outside the Val de Travers, but if this is successful it may simply lead to the IGP being modified to include all Switzerland - no use at all to producers elsewhere. WHAT IS NEEDED IS URGENT AND CONCERTED ACTION FROM PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS WORLDWIDE TO STOP THIS HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC TRAVESTY IN ITS TRACKS.

  We are writing this letter to request your urgent support to fight this action. Without adequate support, E.U. producers will no longer be free to use terms like "Absinthe" and "Fée Verte". Our legal counsel is confident that the Swiss petition can be defeated, but there is no time for delay.

  You may be aware that this legal team successfully overturned the French decree on fenchone and pinocamphone recently, and we have complete confidence in their professionalism and ability to defeat this matter.

  WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION, WHICH IS REQUESTED IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND EUROS (€ 1.000,00). Your contribution will provide the support we need to fight this petition, and no more will be asked of you. The money will go directly to the account of the legal team, who have agreed to undertake this work at a substantially reduced tariff. Any surplus funds received will be returned by them to the donors on a pro-rata basis.

  Please forward payment directly to NIXON PEABODY, our legal representatives at the coordinates below, reference the phrase "ABSINTHE IGP" together with your name and business when making payment, and inform us of your payment via email. Please advise if you have any questions, but please do so quickly, as we have less than 30 days to respond.

  The clock is ticking, and time is running out. IF EVERYONE SITS ON THEIR HANDS AND HOPES FOR THE BEST, THE IGP WILL BE APPROVED. We must act now, with the greatest urgency to stop this. Please join this urgent campaign immediately.

  Sincerely,

  Ted A. Breaux tabreaux@gmail.com

  David Nathan-Maister david@oxygenee.com

  Legal Counsel:

  Legal Counsel:

  Arnaud de Senilhes

  Avocat à la Cour Associé

  Managing Partner

  NIXON PEABODY

  32, rue de Monceau

  75008 Paris, France

  +33 (0) 170723600

  adesenilhes@nixonpeabody.com

  Nixon Peabody International, LLP

  Crédit Agricole de d'Ile-de'France

  Bank Code – 18206

  Guichet Code – 00432

  Account – 60235222423

  IBAN – FR76 1820 6004 3260 2352 2242 332

  BIC – AGRIFRPP882

  Publication de la demande d'IGP pour l'Absinthe,la Fée verte et La Bleue

  Berne, 31.03.2010

  L'Office fédéral de l'agriculture publie aujourd'hui dans la Feuille officielle suisse du commerce, la demande d'enregistrement en indication géographique protégée (IGP) des dénominations «Absinthe», «Fée verte» et «La Bleue» .

  Les trois dénominations désignent un seul et même produit, une boisson spiritueuse élaborée à partir d'alcool éthylique d'origine agricole, d'eau et d'un mélange spécifique de plantes. Leur enregistrement comme IGP a notamment pour objectif d'éviter les imitations et usurpations et de protéger tant la renommée que l'originalité du produit. La zone géographique de transformation est le district du Val-de-Travers dans le canton de Neuchâtel .

  Né dans le Val-de-Travers à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, ce produit a rapidement connu un succès important, qui a contribué au développement économique de cette région. Au-delà de sa valeur gustative intrinsèque, ce produit doit également sa notoriété à plusieurs autres éléments, notamment aux rites complexes qui accompagnent sa dégustation ainsi qu'à la passion qu'ont suscité ses supposés vertus et méfaits. Même la période de prohibition, qui a duré de 1910 à 2005, n'a pas suffi à étouffer le lien unissant ce produit avec son terroir du Val-de-Travers. La réputation de l'Absinthe n'a cessé de croître, au gré de son histoire mouvementée et des mythes qui l'entourent .

  Le registre des appellations d'origine ou des indications géographiques permet de protéger les noms géographiques ou traditionnels désignant des produits agricoles et des produits agricoles transformés dont l'identité et les principales caractéristiques sont déterminées par leur origine géographique. Lorsqu'un nom est protégé, son utilisation est réservée aux producteurs de l'aire géographique définie, pour autant que ceux-ci respectent un cahier des charges précis. La publication des demandes d'enregistrement est soumise à une enquête publique. Toute personne justifiant d'un intérêt ainsi que les cantons peuvent s'opposer à l'enregistrement pendant un délai de trois mois .

  Le registre fédéral des appellations d'origine et indications géographiques compte actuellement 27 enregistrements: 19 AOC et 8 IGP. La documentation est disponible sous www.blw.admin.ch (Thèmes > Production et ventes > Désignation des produits et promotion des ventes > Appellations d'origine) .

Google translation (with a little fixing up):

  Publication of the application for PGI Absinthe, the Green Fairy and The Blue

  Berne, 3-31-2010

  The Federal Office of Agriculture published today in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce, the application for registration of protected geographical indication (PGI) of the names "Absinthe", "Fée Verte" and "La Bleue".

  The three names designate a single product, a spirit drink produced from ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin, water and a mixture of specific plants. Their recording as PGI's objectives is to avoid imitation and theft and to protect the reputation as the original product. The geographical area of transformation is the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchatel.

  Born in Val-de-Travers in the late eighteenth century, this product has quickly gained an important success that has contributed to economic development in this region. Beyond its intrinsic flavor characteristics, this product also owes its fame to several factors, including the complex rituals that accompany the tasting and the passion that prompted its supposed virtues and evils. Even the period of prohibition, which lasted from 1910 to 2005, was not enough to stifle the link between the product and its terroir of Val-de-Travers. Absinthe's reputation has grown steadily, according to her turbulent history and myths surrounding it.

  The register of appellations of origin or geographical indications can protect geographical or traditional designating agricultural products and processed agricultural products whose identity and key characteristics are determined by their geographical origin. When a name is protected, its use is limited to producers of the defined geographical area, provided that they meet a set of specifications. The publication of applications for registration shall be subject to a public inquiry. Any person with a legitimate interest and the townships may oppose the registration for a period of three months.

  The federal register of protected designations of origin and geographical indications currently records 27 registrations: 19 AOC and 8 IPG. The documentation is available at: www.blw.admin.ch (Themes> Production and Sales> Description of products and sales promotion> Appellations of Origin).

question: Who wrote the open letter to absinthe producers?

answer: David Nathan-Maister, owner of Oxygenée Ltd.

question: What is the letter all about?

answer: The letter states that the Swiss government filed for an IGP (Indication de Provenance Géographique) for the Val-de-Travers that specifically and independently protect not only the words "La Bleue," but also "Absinthe" and "Fee Verte."

question: What will happen if the IGP gets approved?

answer: Switzerland and the European Union are bound by a treaty, the Agreement on Exchange of Agricultural Products, which includes Wines and Spirits. As a result, E.U. producers will no longer be able to use the words "absinthe" as a product description. It's likely that this restriction extends to US producers and distributors as well.

question: What does David Nathan-Maister want from Absinthe producers?

answer: He wants all absinthe producers to band together and pool resources to oppose the IGP, under the strong argument that the word "absinthe" itself refers to a plant and a type of liquor derived from it, not a specific region in Switzerland. The word "absinthe" also does not signify that it cannot be produced outside of Val-de-Travers, as history proves absinthe was produced in other countries, including France, Spain, and the USA, among others.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: David Nathan-Maister, owner of Oxygenée Ltd. writes an open letter to all absinthe producers to band together and pool resources to oppose an IGP (Indication de Provenance Géographique) filed by Switzerland for Val-de-Travers that specifically and independently protect not only the words "La Bleue," but also "Absinthe" and "Fee Verte." The situation is dire because they only have 30 days left to respond and oppose the Swiss IGP. If the IGP gets approved, absinthe producers from the EU and other countries (and possibly distributors) won't be able to use the word "absinthe" as a product description anymore. David Nathan-Maister says their argument to oppose the IGP is strong and based on historical and geographical facts. The word "absinthe" itself refers to a plant and a type of liquor derived from it, not a specific region in Switzerland. History also proves that absinthe was produced in other countries, including Spain, France, and the USA. David Nathan-Maister is asking absinthe producers to donate €1,000 each to help pay for the services of the legal team they hired to oppose the IGP.


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Bubbles

The short and turbulent life of a bubble

The life of a bubble begins before it is even aware of its upcoming existence as two strange but potent chemicals that are destined to come together intermingle and become one, often times in the form of dish soap and a sugary water.  This is to become the shell and physical presence of a bubble.

A mysterious force then dips a device that absorbs the bubble shell, then breathes it’s own breath into the shell, engorging the bubble to hundreds of times bigger than it had ever been.  The bubble then wraps itself around the life force it’s been blessed with in attempt to protect this precious resource.  Protecting this life force now becomes the primary goal of this bubble, and its existence now becomes a struggle to keep its coveted life from the dangers of the outside world. Unused to its new enormous size it bends, twirls and is blown around until ultimately its outer shell has no more strength to hold on.  The outside forces finally pierce the shell of the bubble and suck out all the life force, leaving nothing but an insignificant puddle on the ground.

Bubbles never survive long, nor do they ever have a chance at survival in the actual world, yet we breathe life into them in an attempt at our own pleasure without the slightest awareness of the turmoil filled journey we force unto these fragile beings.

title: Bubbles (244)

question: What happens in the life of a bubble?

answer: The bubble is created through two chemicals that become one. It tries to protect the life force that keeps it alive until it bursts.

question: What needs to be protected?

answer: The bubble protects the life force its attached to so it doesn't burst.

question: How long does a bubble exist for?

answer: Bubbles don't survive long.

question: What forms do bubbles come in?

answer: Bubbles can come in the form of dish soap or sugary water.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The life of bubbles is described.


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With plans to expand into the former Kitty's East space next door, the 2UP recently reopened after being closed for a two-week renovation, which is part of a two-phase construction plan. The second part of the plan involves expansion. The addition, which will increase the size of the arcade/bar by 300 percent and will also include a new live-music venue, is expected to be finished by late fall.

_SEE ALSO: The 2UP leases Kitty's East space_

"Phase I of the project was the renovation," says 2UP owner Jourdan Adler. "We opened the location just over a year ago, and it never quite had the feel we were looking for. We were presented with the opportunity to expand, and we took this chance to completely renovate the place. The changes are dramatic. As soon as you step inside you can see the difference. It has the look and feel of a classic arcade."

The 2UP, which is the sister location to the 1UP on 1925 Blake Street, sports 35 arcade games and three lanes of Skee-Ball, and with nineteen machines, it has one of the largest collections of pinball machines in Colorado.

CONTINUE ON FOR MORE PHOTOS OF THE RECENT RENOVATION

_SEE ALSO:_ - _The 2UP leases Kitty's East space_ - _First Look: The 2Up arcade bar_ - _The 2UP will move into Pete's Monkey Bar space_

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question: What is 2Up?

answer: 2UP sports 35 arcade games and three lanes of Skee-Ball, and with nineteen machines, it has one of the largest collections of pinball machines in Colorado.

question: How long was 2UP closed for renovations?

answer: Two weeks

question: What is the purpose of the renovation?

answer: The addition will increase the size of the arcade by 300% and will include a live music venue.

question: Who owns 2UP?

answer: Jourdan Adler

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: According to the article, popular Colorado arcade chain 2UP is expanding next door to where Kitty's East used to be. 2UP recently reopened after a two-week renovation which is part of a two-phase construction plan. The next expansion increases the arcade's size by 300 percent and will include a new live music venue. Construction is expected to be finished by late fall. 2UP has 35 arcade games, three lanes of Skee-Ball, and one of the largest collections of pinball machines in Colorado.