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HARRY GERIS (November 22, 1947 – April 24, 2008) was a Canadian Olympic wrestler who represented Canada in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics, 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1975 Pan American Games.

Geris was born in Deurne in the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada as a child. Geris grew up in London, Ontario along with his eight siblings, Cathy, Dorthy, Jackie, Jane, Fred, Angel, Hank, and Billy.

Geris attended Sir Adam Beck Secondary School where he tried out for numerous sporting teams including basketball and football. Harry was a member of Sir Adam Beck's wrestling team, where he earned two O.F.S.S.A. gold medals 1 under the tutelage of wrestling coach Fred Flectcher. While at Sir Adam Beck Geris won his first of ten Canadian National Champions, which led him to representing Canada at three Olympic Games, 1968, 1972, and 1976.

His performance in High School athletics got the attention of the Head Coach of Joliet Junior College wrestling program in Illinois, Henry Pillard. Coach Pillard recruited Geris to the Wolves wrestling squad and as a result Harry won the N.J.C.A.A Wrestling Championship in 1968. His performance at the 1968 N.J.C.A.A. Championships earned Harry a scholarship to wrestle at perennial powerhouse Oklahoma State University where placed 2nd at the Big 8 Tournament and 4th at the 1972 N.C.A.A. National Tournament, earning him All-American honors.

Harry's love for the sport of wrestling was passed on to his three sons, Jason, Shawn, and Ryan. They all attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School where they were members of the Laurier wrestling team. All three boys excelled in the sport and earned an impressive collection of accolades in their father's sport. Jason like his father attended Oklahoma State and eventually earned a wrestling scholarship to California's Fresno State University. Shawn attended Eastern Michigan University. Both Jason and Shawn are Canadian National Champions in the sport of wrestling.

Harry Geris started a London wrestling club in the 80's called AWOLS (Amateur Wrestling of London South). He travelled the team around North America developing some of the best wrestlers in the country, and lead kids to obtain scholarships with wrestling. His team was large but he managed to be a part of every one of his wrestler's lives. He helped pay for the team by running bingo's and selling wrestling gear, and donated everything to help the team go to tournaments, and camps. The AWOL team was a multiple attendant of Lock Haven Wrestling Camp, one of the best camps in the US. Harry Geris had no troubles driving thousands of miles to go to a single tournament for his wrestlers. Geris was inducted into the U.S. National Junior College Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame in May 1984.

Geris remained involved in amateur wrestling until his death.[1]

Geris was found dead by a construction worker at 7.30am on April 24, 2008, behind Saunders Secondary School in London, Ontario where he was delivering wrestling mats for an upcoming tournament. Police did not suspect foul play, but said an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death. Geris was aged 60.

The Harry Geris Memorial Grappling Games were named in his honor, beginning in January 2009. The Harry Geris Memorial Grappling Games were the first in Canada to combine freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and FILA rules no-gi grappling.

The weblog, harrygerisstory.blogspot.com, is dedicated to the life of Harry Geris, and features personal stories, articles and photos that are to appear in a future biographical book entitled, “The Harry Geris Story” being authored by his son, Shawn.

LIST OF AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

1966 - Canadian Freestyle Champion, Commonwealth Games (Jamaica) – 4th place, World Championships (Toledo, Ohio)

1967 - Canadian Freestyle Championships – Silver medalist(213.5 lbs)

1968 - N.J.C.A.A. Champion for Joliet Junior College (Illinois) Canadian Freestyle Champion

1969 - N.J.C.A.A. Runner-up for Joliet Junior College (Illinois)

1971 - United States Wrestling Federation – Silver medalist

1972 - N.C.A.A. Championships – 4th place(All-American Status) wrestled for Oklahoma State, National AAU/USA – Silver medalist, Canadian Olympic Team (Munich, Germany) 230 lbs – 9th place

1973 - Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion, FISU Games (Moscow, Russia) – 4th place, World Championships (Iran) World Cup - Bronze medalist (Toledo, Ohio)

1974 - Eastern United States AAU Champion, Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion

1975 - Canadian Freestyle & Greco Roman Champion, Pan American Games (Mexico) – 4th place Freestyle & Bronze medalist Greco Roman

1976 - Canadian Championships Freestyle Silver medalist & Greco Roman Champion, Member of the Canadian Olympic Team

1980 - Inducted into the United States Junior College Wrestling Hall of Fame

1984 - Inducted into the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY - SEASON RECORD FOR HARRY GERIS - 1972 Bouts:26 Wins:19 Loses:5 Ties:2 Falls:11 Win Pct:76.0%

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY - DUAL MEET RECORD FOR HARRY GERIS - 1972 Bouts:14 Wins:10 Loses:2 Ties:2 Win Pct:78.6%

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[1] 3-time Canadian Olympic wrestler dies at 60, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, April 25, 2008.

[2] Belanger, Joe: Body found behind school, _London Free Press_, April 25, 2008.

title: Harry Geris

question: Summarize everything relating to Geris's family.

answer: Geris grew up in London, Ontario with his eight siblings: Cathy, Dorthy, Jackie, Jane, Fred, Angel, Hank, and Billy. He passed his love of wrestling on to his three sons: Jason, Shawn, and Ryan. His sons all attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School and were part of the wrestling team. Both Jason and Shawn are Canadian National Champions in wrestling. His son Shawn is authoring a book entitled "The Harry Geris Story".

question: Summarize Geris's international career.

answer: Geris represented Canada at three Olympic games: 1968, 1972, and 1976. He was recruited to the Wolves wrestling squad in Illinois and earned a scholarship to wrestle at Oklahoma State University. He traveled his AWOLS team around North America. It attended the Lock Haven Wrestling Camp in the US.

question: What does the article say about Geris's career outside of wrestling?


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JACKSON, MI - In the basement of a church, a room donning a rainbow awaits its grand opening.

After years of efforts, the Jackson Pride Center officially opens Friday, offering a place for LGBT youth and other community members to gather and have open dialogue. The center is in the basement of St. John's United Church of Christ, 801 S. Mechanic St.

"It just gives us a base to be together as a community," said Jackson Pride Center Director Nikki Joly. "It's a safe place. And safety is really needed in our current political climate."

Friday's grand opening is at 4 p.m. upstairs at the United Center. Following tours of the space, the party moves to the Grand River Brewery at 6 p.m.

The space becomes a reality due to a $2,500 grant from the Michigan United Church of Christ, said United Center Director Barb Shelton. The award was for an innovative, unique project in a community or for a project to help battle a social justice issue.

Speakers at the grand opening include a representative from the office of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Michigan Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, on behalf of 2018 gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer. About 300 to 500 people are expected, Shelton said.

"One of the other goals for the center is, we're hoping to be able to start a dialogue," Joly said. "A lot of the times when you get a lot of the fear, it's because people don't understand."

The center is available as meeting space for various LGBT groups in the area. It's open Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. for youth to hang out. Donated computers are being refurbished for the resource area of the space.

The opening comes one week after the Jackson City Council approved a non-discrimination ordinance, protecting LGBT individuals from discrimination based on housing, employment and public accommodations.

Despite the city taking this step after nearly 20 years of tabling the topic, Joly said the comments from those opposed to the ordinance at the Feb. 7 meeting are telling.

"Listening to the opposition, it gave us definite proof of why a place like this is needed," Joly said. "It's definitely a progressive step."

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question: Where is the venue of the Jackson Pride Centre?

answer: It is located in the basement of St. John's United Church of Christ, Jackson MI

question: How did the venue come about?

answer: It was as a result of a $2500 grant from the Michigan Church of Christ.

question: How many speakers were at the opening?

answer: Four, including Michigan Senator Rebekah Warren.

question: What is the purpose of the Jackson Pride Center?

answer: It is a meeting space for various LGBT groups in the area.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

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The Jackson Pride Centre, a meeting place for various LGBT groups in Jackson, opens in the basement of St. John's United Church of Christ in Jackson.

The venue space came about as a result of a $2500 grant from the United Church of Christ. Michigan Sen. Rebekah Warren and other speakers were present on the day of the opening.


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Maybe most surprising in the Justice Department’s subpoenas of phone records from The Associated Press was how wide the Obama administration cast its net: 20 phone lines, used by up to 100 reporters.

But fishing expeditions, it turns out, are how the Justice Department does a lot of its investigative work in the post-9/11 world, and despite President Obama’s vows to protect press freedom here and push for it abroad, journalists are getting caught in the administration’s dragnet.

“In the 30 years since the [Justice] Department issued guidelines governing its subpoena practice as it relates to phone records from journalists, none of us can remember an instance where such an overreaching dragnet for news gathering materials was deployed by the department, particularly without notice to the affected reporters or an opportunity to seek judicial review,” the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, which represents more than 40 major news organizations, wrote in a letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.

Expressing outrage over the heavy-handed tactics of the Justice Department, Bruce Brown, the committee’s executive director, and Gregg Leslie, its legal defense director, said the Obama administration is redefining the country’s long-standing constitutional commitment to freedom of the press.

The Justice Department sought the AP’s phone records in an investigation into who leaked information that embarrassed the administration last year, exposing that it had been working to thwart a terrorist attack at a time when officials said they had no specific knowledge of any plots.

The AP isn’t the only press organization that has come under target.

On Monday news reports said the Justice Department seized phone records and emails sent to a private account of Fox News’ chief Washington correspondent, James Rosen, in an investigation into a 2009 story about U.N. sanctions and North Korea’s nuclear program.

In court filings, the department even said Mr. Rosen may have aided and abetted in a crime by trying to pry the information, which was classified, from his source.

The Justice Department even tracked Mr. Rosen’s comings and goings from the State Department, according to a 2010 affidavit for a search warrant, first reported by The Washington Post.

“We are outraged to learn today that James Rosen was named a criminal co-conspirator for simply doing his job as a reporter,” said Michael Clemente, Fox News’ executive vice president of news. “In fact, it is downright chilling. We will unequivocally defend his right to operate as a member of what up until now has always been a free press.”

The affidavit filed by FBI agent Reginald Reyes said there was “probable cause” to believe that Mr. Rosen, who was identified only as “the reporter,” has violated a provision in U.S. law prohibiting unauthorized disclosure of defense information. Mr. Reyes then labeled Mr. Rosen a possible “co-conspirator” in seeking access to two days’ worth of emails.

The government is prosecuting a State Department adviser Stephen Kim, a North Korea analyst, for revealing secrets to the news organization. He is awaiting trial. No charges have been filed against Mr. Rosen.

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, quickly condemned the action taken to determine Mr. Rosen’s sources, and blamed the White House for creating a culture where it can occur.

“We must insist that federal agents not use legitimate investigations as an excuse to harass journalists they deem unfriendly to the president or the administration,” he said in a statement. “We shouldn’t even have to ask if our government would do such a thing, but unfortunately, as the unfolding IRS scandal shows, this White House has created a culture where we do.”

AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt said the government’s conduct has had a chilling effect on news-gathering, with sources unwilling to contact reporters for fear of legal exposure.

The White House press corps aggressively questioned White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday about whether Mr. Obama believed Mr. Rosen may have committed a crime by publishing the story on North Korea.

One reporter asked Mr. Carney how the U.S. differs from other countries that monitor their media and quash press freedoms.

Mr. Carney said repeatedly that he could not comment on the “ongoing investigation.”

He said the president is a “strong defender of the First Amendment,” but he must balance that commitment against national security interests and is “insistent that we protect our secrets, that we protect classified information.”

“We take very seriously the leaks of classified information because leaks can endanger the lives of men and women in uniform and other Americans serving overseas for our country,” Mr. Carney said.

The Justice Department released a statement Monday arguing that “leaks of classified information to the press can pose a serious risk of harm to our national security and it is important that we pursue these matters using appropriate law enforcement tools.”

Federal guidelines require that a subpoena “should be narrowly drawn as possible, it should be directed at relevant information regarding a limited subject matter and should cover a reasonably limited time period.”

In the AP’s case, the Justice Department obtained records from 20 phone lines used by 100 reporters, including a line in the House of Representatives press gallery, in an attempt to find out who leaked details of a successful CIA operation in Yemen that stopped an airliner bomb plot on the one-year anniversary of the May 2, 2011, killing of Osama bin Laden.

The U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia also defended its actions, arguing that before it approved the FBI’s search warrant, it had “exhausted all reasonable non-media alternatives for collecting this evidence.”

Mr. Leslie said the fishing expedition through reporters’ emails and phone records is the most expansive he has ever seen, although there were more limited instances of the Justice Department and other law enforcement agencies intruding into reporters’ private news gathering since the 1970s.

In fact, he said, there seems to be a 10-year cycle of the government treading on the First Amendment. In 1980, the Justice Department seized six months of phone records of a New York Times reporter in Atlanta following major leaks to the press on the Abscam investigation. The outrage over that action led to changes in attorney general guidelines on subpoenas to the press for testimony and evidence to cover telephone records.

In 1991, the Treasury Department showed up on the doorstep of a reporter demanding to know his sources after he published an article in Corporate Financier magazine citing non-public documents.

The investigation extended to include the telephone records of the Alicia Patterson Foundation, which awarded the reporter a fellowship for 1992.

In 2001, phone records for a different AP reporter covering an FBI investigation of senators was the focus of a secret subpoena.

“Every 10 years, [the Justice Department] has to learn the lesson, it seems,” Mr. Leslie said.

_• This article is based in part on wire service reports._

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question: What does Bruce Brown express his outrage over?

answer: He is outraged over the heavy-handed tactics of the Justice Department in issuing subpoenas of phone records from the Associated Press.

question: What does Michael Clemente claim?

answer: Michael Clement, executive vice president of the news states that he's outraged that James Rosen, correspondent for Fox News, was named as a criminal co-conspirator in trying to pry classified information from his source. Clemente says that he was just doing his job.

question: Who is Mr. Carney?

answer: Mr. Carney is the White House spokesman.

question: What does the Justice Department cite to justify its subpoenas of phone records from the Associated Press?

answer: The Department says that "leaks of classified information to the press can pose a serious risk of harm to our national security and it is important that we pursue these matters using appropriate law enforcement tools.”

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Justice Department, under President Obama, subpoenaed the phone records from the Associated Press in an attempt to find out who leaked details of a successful CIA operation in Yemen that stopped an airliner bomb plot. Some argue the subpoenas are heavy-handed. The article covers both sides of the arguement.


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It seemed to be the end, now- the city's soldiers had given a valiant fight, the heroes of all humanity gathered in one place- Palancar of Tithia, the paladin, O'ashn, the rogue of the Blackmoon Streets; even the ancient Allmage of Retun had emerged from his hermit's cave to aid the last human-held city in their battle.

The battle against the undead and their daemon masters had continued for days- 3 long, hard days; days where the daemons had driven the undead up against the walls of Hairn like the water against a rock- and just like a rock, the city had weathered each assault. However, as the sun rose on the fourth day, everything seemed doomed- the undead army had simply been growing with every casualty that the human forces took, and the demon rift had widened every day at sunset. It looked like today was the day that the heroes of humanity would fall.
Palancar grimly looked at his regiment- down from a hundred Tithian men to a mere twenty-three- and sighed. They stood at the top of a tower, looking out on the endless undead armies, and Palancar's closest friend and second in command, Ulthar, turned to him.
"My friend, it seems as though we will die today. Even if each of us fights worthy of song and kills a thousand abominations, the city will still fall," Ulthar said, his visage covered by the dark stare of a warrior resigned to death. Palancar said nothing for a moment, and then addressed his soldiers.

"Men.." he said, his voice cracking on the first word, "men. These past days you have proven yourselves to truly be men, the best that I have ever commanded. But today even the best of humanity cannot stand against the forces of the Abyss. Though we cannot hope to remain alive amidst the rotted flesh and hellish enemies arrayed against us, we will fight. Because we are the men of Tithia; her womb bore us and nutured us until she was burned by these scions of death. So I ask you, soldiers of the motherland, soldiers of Humanity, shall we fight?"
A roar went up from the collected soldiers that quickly died down in the deathly silence of the walled city. Far away, in an inn, down below the large walls, sat O'ashn by himself, bandaging his wounds so they would not hamper him in battle, and conversing with his brother, who had accompanied him from Blackmoon.

"I will find the demon and stab him in the back and they will return," said the young, optimistic brother, holding a small dagger in his hand, swinging it. The adolescent was unlikely to see another day- the enemy would break through the weakened walls today- but he was eager to acquit himself in battle for his brother's eyes to see. O'ashn smiled a mirthless smile, and patted his young brother on the back before returning to his weaponry and bandaging.

The last of the great heroes was quite busy in the highest tower in the city, calling upon the very earth to shake and bring lightning on these creatures that were not natural to her, but the Allmage could not find a way to get the Earth to respond- she seemed almost preoccupied with something more important! As if the destruction of her entire surface was nothing to be worried about. He frowned and worked even harder, chanting faster and flipping through his spellbook to find something that might allow him to contact her before it was too late...

In the streets, the attitude was, among some, resigned, and among others, defiant. Many laid in the streets, uncaring about their fate- some were crippled without their loved ones, some simply not willing to put any energy into what seemed to be a lost cause, preferring to take their time to make their peace. Blacksmiths worked hard to make last-minute weaponry for every able-bodied person, and bars let the alcohol flow for those who weren't able to fight. At last, a few hours later, the meager army of Hairn was assembled outside of the gates- they would do everything they could to delay the enemies so that those inside could have their peace. On the other side of the battlefield, there was a fell roar, and then the battle was commenced, a massive flood of bodies falling upon the heroes and the troops of humanity.

Now, they all knew they were doomed; it was truly evident if it hadn't been before- each man faced a dozen daemons or a hundred undead; few escaped death in that first charge. The ranks of the humans dwindled quickly. But then there was a clearing in the dark, ashy skies. All battle stopped. Palancar looked up.

A winged, armored man stepped down, seemingly out of a beam of light, and turned to look at Palancar- his face was hidden, but the paladin knew that the thing's gaze was upon him- and then, it raised it's sword and a thousand other beams of light opened up the sky to a radiant sun and one intangible thing that made the human soldiers cry for joy and surge for a counterattack-

**Hope.**

title: The Battle for the Last City

question: Summarize everything to do with the enemy forces.

answer: The battle against the undead and their daemon masters has lasted for three days, during which the daemons have driven the undead up against the walls of Hairn. The undead army grows with every casualty the human forces take, and the demon rift widens each day at sunset. Ulthat announced that even if each of the heroes kills a thousand abominations, the city will still fall. O'ashn's brother plans to stab the demon in the back. When the battle commences, each man faces a dozen daemons or a hundred undead. Few escape death.

question: Summarize everything relating to death.

answer: The humans are waging battle against the undead. The daemons have driven the undead up against the walls of Hairn. The undead army grows with every casualty of the human forces. The humans stand at the top of the tower, looking out on the endless undead armies. Ulthar announces that the city will still fall even if they each kill a thousand abominations. He seems resigned to death. When the battle commences, very few escape death.

question: What does the story say about O'ashn's brother's actions during the battle?


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BAMBLE CHURCH is a wooden church in the Bamble municipality of Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The church was built in 1845 as a timber cruciform church.

The modern church is built next to the ruins of St. Olav's Church, a much older stone church, probably constructed before 1150.

Architecture and Restoration

The church is built in a simple form, following a design by Gustav Adolph Lammers, the vicar of Bamble.[1] It is considered Norway's first neo-Gothic church, but also bears traces of contemporary local building traditions.

The church was restored in 1902, receiving the new tower that gives the church its current appearance. The restoration and reconstruction was led by architect Hjalmar Welhaven.[2]

In 1985 the church was again restored, and received, among other things, a reversed color setting to what it had been in 1902.[3]

Contents

The church has a large cross flanked by two altarpieces, both painted by Gustav Adolph Lammers. The cross was drawn by Per Vigeland and carved by brothers Anker and Bjarne Walle from Bamble. The 1951 stained glass window, with the risen Christ as a theme, is also by Vigeland.[4]

The church elders inventory includes an exemplar of Christian III's Bible from 1550 and brass candlesticks that feudal lord Ove Gjedde bestowed the old church in 1643.

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title: Bamble Church

question: Where is the Bamble Church located?

answer: In the Bamble municipality of Vestfold og Telemark, Norway.

question: When was the Bamble Church built?

answer: in 1845 and restored in 1902.

question: Where was the church built next to?

answer: Next to the ruins of St. Olav's Church, an older stone church constructed before 1150.

question: Summarize the style of architecture used for the church.

answer: Designed by Gustav Adolph Lammers and considered Norway's first neo-Gothic church. It contains traces of contemporary local building traditions

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Bamble Church is a wooden church built in 1845 next to the ruins of St. Olav's stone church. It is considered Norway's first neo-Gothic church.


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[Carl Sundt-Hansen
(before 1900)] CARL FREDRIK SUNDT-HANSEN (30 January 1841, Stavanger - 27 August 1907, Stavanger) was a Norwegian-Danish genre painter; in the Romantic Nationalist style. He adopted his mother's maiden-name (Sundt) in 1878.

Biography

He came from an old family of wealthy merchants. His father was Danish and served as a militia officer. Originally, Carl was meant to take over the family business, “Plough & Sundt”, but he preferred to become and artist, so he handed the business over to his younger brother, Hans Wilhelm.[1] His father was interested in the arts and had helped establish a local theater, so he encountered little opposition.

In 1859, he went to Copenhagen, where he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a private school operated by Frederik Ferdinand Helsted. He took lodging with one of his professors, but chafed under the strict oversight. [Wounded] After two years, he transferred to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Although his fellow Scandinavians, Adolph Tidemand and Hans Gude were teaching there, he studied with the Swiss painter, Benjamin Vautier.[2] In 1864, he sent his first painting home, where it was shown at an exhibit by the Oslo Kunstforening and was well received. One of his landscapes was purchased by King Charles IV.

In 1866, he moved on to Paris; drawing inspiration from the works of Meissonier and Delaroche.[3] When King Charles visited the Exposition Universelle (1867), he was so impressed by Hansen's work that he awarded him the Order of Vasa. He stayed in Paris until 1871, when he returned to Norway by way of Düsseldorf. His intention was to establish a studio in Oslo, but the art market there was unpromising, so he began to travel. He eventually came to rest in Stockholm, and remained there until 1882.[4]

That year, an economic crisis precipitated by the Paris Bourse Crash forced the family business to declare bankruptcy. The income from his paintings was insufficient, as he was a slow worker and produced little so, in an attempt to improve his situation, he moved to Copenhagen.[5] His brother, Wilhelm, was ruined and his wife, the artist Frida Hansen, had to be the family's support. [Burial at Sea] In 1889, he became a Danish citizen and was admitted to the Royal Academy as a full member. During this period, his paintings became larger and his subject matter lighter. Many of those works are nearly photographic in detail. He lived in Copenhagen until 1896, when he went back to Norway and settled into a small cabin in Valle.[6]

In 1907, he became ill with what was diagnosed as nicotine poisoning. Nothing worked to improve his health, so he went to a hospital in Stavanger, where it was discovered that he had cancer. For the last few months of his life, he lived in Stavanger with his brother, Hans.

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title: Carl Sundt-Hansen

question: Who was Carl Sundt-Hansen?

answer: A Norwegian-Danish genre painter

question: What style of painting did Carl Sundt-Hansen do?

answer: He painted in the Romantic Nationalist style

question: How did Carl Sundt-Hansen die?

answer: He died of cancer.

question: Name a famous work by Carl Sundt-Hansen.

answer: Burial at Sea

question: What was Plough & Sundt?

answer: Plouggh & Sundt was the Sundt family business that Carl was initially meant to take over.

question: Who are the members of Carl Sundt-Hansen's family mentioned in the article?

answer: His mother (whose maiden name was Sundt), his father, his younger brother (Hans Wilhelm), his younger brother's wife (Frida Hansen)

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Carl Sundt-Hansen was a Norwegian-Danish painter who painted in the Romantic Nationalist style. He received the Order of Vasa from King Charles. He became a Danish citizen and a member of the Royal Academy. He died of cancer in 1907.


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After acquiring the U.S. rights to Hasbro Studios’ newest “Transformers” series, “Robots in Disguise,” the cable channel will now also air the series in most major foreign territories as well.

In an expansion of its initial deal, Cartoon Network will air “Transformers: Robots in Disguise” on the company’s channels in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East this year.

“We are thrilled to have expanded our ongoing international relationship with Cartoon Network, freeing them to unleash our Transformers characters to the entire world starting early this year,” said Hasbro’s chief content officer Stephen Davis. “Fans everywhere will now be able to experience the humor, fun, adventure and cooler, lighter, brighter animated style that our Autobots and Decepticons deliver as we open up the next storytelling chapter in this beloved franchise.”

“Robots in Disguise” had originally been set to debut on Discovery Family, formerly the Hub, in spring 2015, but Hasbro Studios recently made the switch to Cartoon Network in order to better target the toy line’s core audience, boys in the 6-11 age range.

In the show, Bumblebee must step up to be leader in the years after “Transformers Prime,” and save Earth from a new Decepticon threat, assembling a new team of Autobots.

New “Robots in Disguise” bows after Hasbro Studios scored with a fourth live-action “Transformers” film through Paramount. “Transformers: Age of Extinction” earned more than $1 billion worldwide last summer.

question: Where is "Robots in Disguise" airing outside the U.S.?

answer: The show will be airing in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

question: Which channel will the show air on?

answer: Cartoon Network.

question: Why did Hasbro switch from Discovery Family to Cartoon Network?

answer: In order to better target its core audience, boys in the age of 6-11 years.

question: When will the show be aired internationally?

answer: Early this year.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Hasbro Studios recently came up with a new Transformer series named "Robots in Disguise." The show will be airing on Cartoon Network. The channel will also be airing the show internationally early this year. The studio had initially set the show to debut on Discovery Family but they decided to switch to Cartoon Network in order to better target their core audience.


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The CHESAPEAKE LOGPERCH (_Percina bimaculata_) is a small species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is found in the Chesapeake Bay drainages. It prefers gravel runs and riffles of small to medium-sized rivers.

Distribution

The Chesapeake logperch (_Percina bimaculata_) is located in the Northeast region of the United States. Historically, it is known for being located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in the district of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.[1] This range included the lower Susquehanna River basin of Pennsylvania and Maryland, as well as the middle to lower Potomac River basin of Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia. However, the Chesapeake logperch's presence has not been recorded from the Potomac River basin since the 1930s and is currently found in the lower Susquehanna River basin as well as Winters Run and the North East River, which drain into the upper portion of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.[2]

Habitat

The Chesapeake logperch are freshwater, benthopelgic fish that live near gravel runs and riffles in clear, medium-sized rivers. Flowing pools associated with areas that contain large rocks and boulders are also likely habitats. All known collections have been observed in large river habitats or near the mouth of tributaries that drain into large rivers. Little is known about their reproductive habitats.[3]

Taxonomy

Formerly, the Chesapeake logperch was included in _Percina caprodes_, however, based on morphological and molecular data, Near (2008)[4] determined that it warrants recognition as a distinct species with limited global distribution restricted to the Chesapeake Bay watershed.[5] Currently, the Chesapeake logperch is defined under _Percina bimaculata_ and found under the class Actinopterygii, or ray-finned fishes. Genetic analyses of the Chesapeake logperch revealed multiple morphologically distinct characteristics from the common logperch. The Chesapeake logperch usually has the following combination of characteristics: 7 to 11 irregular lateral bars; orange-yellow band as well as spines located on the anterior dorsal fin (poorly defined in females), nape of adults naked, breast naked except for modified breast scales, supra occipital and preceptorial naked, and no preceptorial blotch. Their scales are generally harsh and rough to the feel, commonly known as having ctenoid scales. Located on the pelvic fin is one spine along with several fin rays which are positioned under the belly, back near the anus in the abdominal position.[6]

Research & Recovery

Currently, the Chesapeake logperch is classified as threatened by the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland due to its limited global distribution within only a small portion of its historical range. In 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) funded a project led by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) to study the life history of the species and begin efforts to restore populations of Chesapeake logperch to previous native habitat where the fish are no longer present. As part of the project, adult brood stock were collected from several tributaries of the Susquehanna River and approximately 1,500 juvenile fish were cultured at laboratories at Conservation Fisheries, Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee, and under the direction of Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, Jay Stauffer, Jr., PhD at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. On September 26, 2019, the PFBC along with project partners including the USFWS, Penn State University, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Pennsylvania Biological Survey, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fisheries, Inc. successfully released 1,500 healthy Chesapeake Logperch juveniles into Chiques Creek, near Columbia, Lancaster County, PA. Future research will include surveys of the area to determine the survival of the introduced fish and gauge natural reproduction and recruitment.

Video

A VIDEO OF THE RESEARCH AND RECOVERY PROJECT WAS PRODUCED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION AND CAN BE FOUND HERE.

[1] http://www.fishandboat.com/Resource/Documents/species-plan-chesapeake-logperch.pdf

[2] http://eol.org/pages/4578171/details

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[4] Near, T. J. 2008. Rescued from synonymy: a redescription of Percina bimaculata Haldeman and a molecular phylogenetic analysis of logperch darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Bull. Peabody Mus. Nat. Hist. 49:1–18.

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title: Chesapeake logperch

question: Where can the Chesapeake logperch be found?

answer: The fish is found in the Chesapeake Bay drainages in the Northeast region of the United States.

question: Which family does the logperch belong to?

answer: The fish belongs to the family Percidae.

question: Is the fish still present in the watershed?

answer: The fish is currently found in the lower Susquehanna River basin. It has not been seen in the Potomac River basin since the 1930s.

question: Describe the Chesapeake logperch.

answer: The fish generally has seven to eleven irregular lateral bars; an orange-yellow band as well as spines on the anterior dorsal fin. Their scales are usually harsh and rough to feel.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer:
Chesapeake logperch is a freshwater ray-finned fish. The fish is found only in the Chesapeake Bay drainages. They live near gravel runs and riffles in clear, medium-sized rivers. The logperch generally has 7 to 11 irregular lateral bars; an orange-yellow band as well as spines located on the anterior dorsal fin.

The fish is classified as threatened by the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland because of its limited global distribution. In 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service along with Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have begun efforts to restore the fish to its previously native habitat where it is not currently present.


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The ocean was calm as the sun began to fall behind the horizon.

On the veranda of a home long since filled with happiness and love stood a man who looked as one that had been a prisoner by the harshness of time.

"I never realised until now how beautiful the dark blue of the ocean is" said the man in a voice that has known much agony. "It is beautiful don't you think.." he staggered, as if a painful memory invaded him at that moment. Slowly he turned, and glanced around to find the room still untouched and void of life.
Though the ocean air was cool, the room around him felt constraining and hot, as if every breath heeded more effort than the next.

"..the ocean is beautiful, it can at one moment be the embodiment of tranquility and then in the next be filled with uncompromising wrath, and injustice" he continued. "For she was the beauty that the ocean radiates, we were the peacefulness that love fulfills and you..you were the injustice that took it all away" said the man as anger began to arise.

He turned and walked inside the room. He made his way slowly towards the mantel piece that stood as a shrine of past memories. Outside the waves behind him began to stir, as the wind lifted and the signs of a storm were revealing itself. Next to the mantel, he reached and gripped a photograph, and lost himself in the image.

He began to speak as if directed to someone listening; "this is how I try to remember her, forever young, forever
beautiful." "In the rare nights that sleep finally found me, I would dream of her as she once was, then, in a cruel twist she fades into a shade that you felt she needed to become." "I was not her only companion on those nights, for the coldness of death that you bring was there too, and it toyed with her, bringing pain but never release" he said as the emotion of the past overwhelmed him.

As the waves crashed against the rocks, breaking the silence that was surrounding him, he turned to the ocean once more. "A storm is building, I once believed that the calmness before a storm was a peaceful thing, but after those long nights waiting, I now see that the calm is the storm itself." In deep thought her continued; "For to wait for what is to come is always far greater than what arrives." "How I yearn for the time that the darkness was far from you, now it shall never let you go" he said as his voice regained composure.

At this time he drew an object from his pocket, clenching it tightly in his first, then slowly releasing until it sat exposed on his open palm. There laid a crucifix, one that was once proudly worn, now a symbol of loss; "perhaps that is what it truly is... loss" he thought to himself. "I understand the cycle of life; that death finds us all, this was not what has filled me with scorn; not the time in which it was inflicted, nor that it was to us, but for a so called loving and caring God, what you let us endure alone, toying with us with cures then relapses was too much to bare: his voice began to rise with conviction. "Your servants in the old covenants could not find the wisdom to guide us other than that what has been recycled through generations of disconnected men" he raged.

"I blamed you, this idea of a God that now sits on my hand, for all that caused me pain and suffering, yet now I realise, you were never the conductor of this. He paused and thought for a moment, then continued; "there is neither good nor evil that you commit, for you do not exist". "Even after all that I went through, the idea that your existence was nothing more than I fairy tale was a leap that I could not take" he moved his gaze to the storming ocean and said to God, fate, circumstance or anything that would listen "The thought that my sweet was at least in a better place gave me comfort and allowed me to continue to grieve, but that was a false comfort, just as a child craves their blanket to keep them safe, I… we crave you". "This is why those men of faith could not comfort me, for I realised then that no truth could come from a lie, he said as he continued to reflect on what seemed as a time long ago.

The storm was now raging, and the rain poured down. He for a last time looked down on that crucifix, and whispered. "Peace can only be found, when the truth is accepted", then he cast it into the ocean.
He still grieved her loss, and those nightmares dwelled with him until the end of his days.

Yet he never again allowed that comfort to dictate his life; for you are never truly free, until you let everything go.

title: I wrote my first short story today. I thought, screw it let's post it on reddit.

question: What mood is the author trying to evoke?

answer: Sad, reminiscent


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Hi all,

I've been doing online collaboration with other musicians for a while now through /r/redditjams (now defunct) and /r/musicinthemaking. Essentially the process is that someone writes a piece of music and uploads it to Soundcloud for public download, and anyone can then download that track and build upon it.

There's an idea I had recently that involved the idea of "Sound books" but I think it is currently too difficult and costly to implement in my current state. So I turn to the wonderful internet with this idea and ask you all if you'd be interested in offering your stories to music. It could be a very terrible idea mostly due to timing problems, but I think it also could be very interesting.

So would any of you be interested in combining forces with musicians, writing stories for us to write music to? You wouldn't actually have to do anything differently on your end but the issue would be if you mind getting a piece of music that may or may not match your creative idea for your original story. I think you can just tag your post with something like [music allowed] would work.

If the idea is enticing enough I can create a subreddit for it so let me know. I have not yet asked the musicians side of this.

title: [Meta] - Any interest in collaborating with musicians?

question: What is a subreddit?

answer: A page dedicated to a particular topic or theme on the popular social media site Reddit.


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MERI UJALA is a short story written by Haseeb Ashraf. It was published in May 2016 in Sialkot on a small level and got huge success. It was also published online by Sohni Digest in November.

Plot summary

Meri Ujala starts with Fahad and Maham, a couple who live in the United Kingdom. They celebrate the birthday of Fahad's sister Ujala, who lives in Pakistan with her parents. Fahad tells her that she was only ten year old when Fahad left Pakistan due to his cousin named Saira. Maham forced him to go back to Pakistan and lived with family whom he missed very much. When they came back to Pakistan they know that Ujala is no more......

Characters

Fahad - Male lead who leaves Pakistan and lived in UK.

Maham - Wife of Fahad who also live in UK.

Ujala - Fahad younger sister who died due to black magic.

Sahir - Brother of Fahad

Mehmood - Father of Fahad,Sahir and Ujala

Fazila - Sister of Mehmood

Saira - Fahad'S Cousin Fazeela's daughter

Maira - Saira's sister and Sahir wife

Publication

Meri Ujala was published in Sialkot on small level by Idrak printers Sialkot and distributed by Haseeb Ashraf Friends Muaaz and Shakeel. According to Our information only 300 copies were printed.

Response

Meri Ujala gets huge response and great praise from its readers. All 300 copies were sold instantly and after that Meri Ujala also published by Sohni digest online. Meri Ujala also got published in Sarguzasht digest in February 2017.

Category:Novelettes Category:Pakistani short stories Category:Urdu-language literature

title: Meri Ujala

question: What is Meri Ujala?

answer: a short story written by Haseeb Ashraf

question: When was Meri Ujala published?

answer: in May 2016

question: How many copies were printed and sold?

answer: Only 300 copies were printed and all were sold.

question: Summarize the plot for Meri Ujala.

answer: Fahad and Maham are a couple from Pakistan who live in the UK. They are celebrating the birthday of Fahad's younger sister, Ujala, whom dies of black magic.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Haseeb Ashraf writes a short story, "Meri Ujala", and publishes it in 2016 on a small level but it was a huge success. Only 300 copies were printed and all were sold instantly. The story portrays a couple from Pakistan who live in the UK.


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_RUALENA_ is a genus of North American funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1942.[1]

Species

it contains fourteen species found in the United States and Mexico:[2]

-   _Rualena alleni_ Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA
-   _Rualena avila_ Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA
-   _Rualena balboae_ (Schenkel, 1950) – USA
-   _Rualena cavata_ (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Mexico
-   _Rualena cedros_ Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016 – Mexico
-   _Rualena cockerelli_ Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA
-   _Rualena cruzana_ Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA
-   _Rualena magnacava_ Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA, Mexico
-   _Rualena parritas_ Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016 – Mexico
-   _Rualena pasquinii_ Brignoli, 1974 – Mexico
-   _Rualena rua_ (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA
-   _Rualena surana_ Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 – USA
-   _Rualena thomas_ Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016 – USA
-   _Rualena ubicki_ Maya-Morales & Jiménez, 2016 – Mexico

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title: Rualena

question: Where do the species of the Rualena genus live?

answer: In the United States and Mexico.

question: When was the first discovery of a species in the genus Rualena?

answer: Rualena Cavata was discovered in 1902.

question: Who was the first discoverer of a species in the genus?

answer: F. O. Pickard-Cambridge discovered Rualena Cavata.

question: What family does the genus belong to?

answer: The article doesn't say.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Rualena is a genus of North American funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin and Wilton Ivie in 1942. The genus contains fourteen species endemic to the United States and Mexico.


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Jesus and Lucifer were walking around Bethlehem one day, arguing about whether to trust people or betray them, and Jesus had an idea. A way to prove he was right in this argument once and for all.

"Hey," he said with sudden clarity, "I bet you my religion would be more popular than yours."

Lucifer said nothing, but Jesus knew better and assumed.

title: Christianity

question: What were Jesus and Lucifer arguing about?

answer: About whether to trust people or betray them.


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KOKSAL ALVER (Turkish: Köksal Alver) was born in Narman, a town and district of Erzurum, Turkey in 1970. He is well known among the Turkish sociologists, cultural theorists and short story writers in the country. Alver's works are primarily concerned with cultural dynamics, sociology of space, rural sociology and also a renowned expert in sociology of literature as a subfield of the sociology of culture.[1] In addition, his works of literature show particular character of traditional styles from Ottoman poetry which is composed into narrative styles of his own.[2]

Education and career

After completing high school education in the town, Alver went to Istanbul for studying sociology at İstanbul Üniversitesi. Alver began his academic career at the Faculty of Literature,[3] Selçuk Üniversitesi, Konya and finally becomes a professor of the university. Alver continues giving a lecture at the same faculty, actively delivers a speech for an academic community and public and does several seminars as well on the topics of sociology, literature, art, culture, urban[4] and dynamics of place in the society. Alver becomes an editor for a journal of sociology _Sosyoloji Divanı_ [5] and holds an editorial board as well for cultural magazine _Mahalle Mektabi_[6] based in Konya.

Appreciation

He started to write about literature when he was at university. His first story was published on Yedi İklim journal in 1993. He published his essays and stories in Hece and Heceöykü journals. He was actively engaged in the fields of literature sociology, novel sociology and cultural sociology.

“Köksal Alver has a refined narration. He uses a clean and simple Turkish. Love of Istanbul, love of folk songs and books can be seen in his stories. His pure and humble narration and the themes chosen from life represent Esendal. The problems of young person migrated from rural town to the city, the friendships at the city, social problems are his areas of interest.” (Necip Tosun)

“If we consider that the first thing modernity does is to dissolve the “affiliation” ties, we can see that the current age makes it possible to simultaneously conduct re-establishing affiliation ties with the concern of existence. As Köksal Alver moves with space, he determines his story at this point. The guidance of spaces caused him to be bound into “these lands” in Saklı Yara (…) The theme of Saklı Yara, the narrator and utilization of space are harmonious within this scope. Space means balance with existence.” (Ercan Yıldırım)

Works

-   The Hidden Wound (_Saklı Yara_, story, 2004)
-   Sociology of Literature (_Edebiyat Sosyolojisi_, editor, 2004);
-   On Sociology of Literature (_Edebiyat Sosyolojisi İncelemeleri_, editor, 2004);
-   Sociology of Culture (_Kültür Sosyolojisi_, 2007);
-   The Urban Lives: Disparate Space and Secure Sites in the City (_Siteril Hayatlar: Kentte Mekânsal Ayrışma ve Güvenlikli Siteler_, 2007);
-   Çevgen (story, 2011);
-   Urban Sociology (_Kent Sosyolojisi_, 2012);
-   Guide to Sociology Readings (_Sosyoloji Okumaları Kılavuzu_, 2012);
-   Mahalle: Social and Spatial Portrait of The Neighborhood (_Mahalle: Mahallenin Toplumsal ve Mekânsal Portresi_, 2013);
-   Excuse (_Bahane_, story, 2015);
-   Imaginations and Things (_Haller Hayaller_, 2016)[7]

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title: Köksal Alver

question: When was Koksal Alver born?

answer: Koksal Alver was born in 1970.

question: What city did Koksal Alver go to for studying sociology?

answer: Koksal Alver went to Istanbul to study sociology.

question: Where was Koksal Alver's first story published?

answer: Koksal Alver's first story was published on Yedi Iklim journal.

question: What cultural magazine does Koksal Alver hold an editorial board for?

answer: Koksal Alver holds an editorial board for cultural magazine Mahalle Mektabi.

question: When was Sociology of Culture published?

answer: Sociology of Culture was published in 2007.

question: What did Koksal Alver publish in 2016?

answer: Koksal Alver published Imaginations and Things in 2016.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Koksal Alver is a Turkish sociologist and short story writer. He was educated in Istanbul and his work has been published in numerous journals since 1993.


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“Are you alright?” The voice seemed distant. “Are you alright?” The voice repeated, this time it seemed much closer. I slowly opened my eyes. The sun was coming up, it was blinding, and it really hurt in the eyes.

I had an awful tang of blood and puke in the back of my throat. My sight started coming back, at first it was all very dizzy and confusion. Where was I anyway and why was this man talking to me?
“You can’t sleep it out here, go home and clean yourself up. You got blood on your shirt boy”. I could finally locate the voice; it came from a man dressed all in whites. He seemed to be wearing a white coat, maybe he was a baker. I think there was flour on the coat.

My surroundings started becoming clearer; I seemed to be lying in a small backyard on a wooden bench. No wonder my back hurt so badly… And my head – my head hurt so badly that I felt it could explode any second. How much did I drink last night? How in the world did I end up in a baker’s backyard and why was my shirt covered in blood? Thousand thought went through my skull.
“Get out of here I said!” a belligerent remark, the baker started getting really grouchy. I tried sitting up, there was a sting of pain in my left ribs. Had I been in a fight last night? Why couldn’t I remember anything?

Small flashbacks containing a glimpse of last night showed themselves for my inner eye.
Noise, screams and blood. Glimpse of a skinhead punching me, why had I been fighting a skinhead? I lifted the shirt up; there were no wounds to be found. The only lesion was a huge bruise on the ribs. It had to be the skinhead’s blood then.
I finally pulled myself together, and tried standing up. My legs were unstable and I became completely disoriented, my vision started fading into black. I felt back down on the bench. My senses regained their strength. Tried one more time and got up without losing my balance completely this time. I started walking slowly out the backyard, without ever saying a word to the baker.

“Boy, you forgot your phone” He said. I looked back; he stood there holding an old Sony Ericsson, it was a phone alright, but it wasn’t mine. Where was my phone, I couldn’t feel it in my pocket, searched it quickly with my right hand. It wasn’t there. Well it was probably me who had left the black Sony Ericsson here, and maybe it could put some light on last night’s endeavours. So I went and fetched it from the baker, thanked him and walked towards the street.
A red Citroën C3 passed by, they turned their head, but who wouldn’t when you see a boy covered in blood at six in the morning, besides from that car the street was abandoned. I didn’t recognize the exact street, but I figured I had to be closed to the club we were at last night.
I felt sick, had a rising urge to vomit. I started walking down the street in direction I thought I lived. Pulled up the phone and started going through last sent messages.

[4:45] {Where are you, help? Some dude punched me, pushed him into the wall. Hit it with head. Blood everywhere}

How I had managed to write anything readable in my condition was a mystery. And more import, what had happened to that skinhead, had I killed him? I skimmed through the next text.

[4.54] {I think he's okay, could not call ambulance. His friends came after me.}
[4.55] {I hid in a yard, can you help me?}

There were no incoming messages. Who had I addressed these texts to anyway; I couldn’t have any numbers in this stolen phone. I looked at the number, I had clearly tried to dial my friend Peter, but the number was one figure too short... What a fool I’d been.
Guess I fell asleep while hiding in the yard. I started feeling dizzy again. I had to put my hand against the wall to keep myself from falling.
Oh God, I will never drink again I thought to myself, but it seemed that I had said that before and look how it turned out. Just an ordinary Saturday in my ordinary life.

title: Hangovers

question: Describe the narrator

answer: Male, possibly young (the baker called him "boy" and the narrator also described himself as a boy) -late teens to early twenties (the Baker does not seem surprised that the boy is drunk)

question: Was anyone badly hurt in the incident?

answer: According to the story, the skinhead was pushed to a wall and was hit on the head. He likely bled from an injury. The severity may have warranted the need for an ambulance.

question: Where did the story occur?

answer: Narrator describes a Citroen C3 passing by, so possibly in an English speaking European country.

question: Will the narrator fulfill their promise to never drink again?

answer: Likely no.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The sun is up and the narrator is awoken by the owner of the backyard that the narrator passed out on -the narrator leaves the backyard. The narrator's shirt is bloody, his phone is missing, but he has a different phone with him. The messages he tried to send on the phone complete the scenario: the narrator was hit by a skinhead the night before, he fought back, injured the skinhead, and run away when the skinhead's friends chased him. He hid in a backyard and passed out there.


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_ANACITHARA DULCINEA_ is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.[1]

Description

The length of the ovate, dirty white shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm. A white, fusiform, very delicately-striated shell, with six swollen whorls, impressed at the sutures, obscurely longitudinally ribbed. The aperture is oblong. The outer lip is effuse. Under a lens the surface is seen to be very finely besprinkled with minute dust-like brown spots.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Lifu, the Loyalty Islands.

[1] WoRMS (2015). Anacithara dulcinea (Melvill & Standen, 1895). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432944 on 2016-12-21

[2] Melvill & Standen (1895), Catalogue of the Hadfield collection of shells from the Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands; Manchester Museum (University of Manchester)

title: Anacithara dulcinea

question: What type of organism is the anacithara dulcinea?

answer: It is a species of sea snail.

question: What is the lifespan of this organism?

answer: not answered

question: Where can this organism be found?

answer: It can be found off Lifu, the Loyalty Islands.

question: How large is this organism?

answer: The length of its shell attains six millimeters, and its diameter is 2.5 millimeters.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes the anacithara dulcinea, a species of sea snail that lives off Lifu, the Loyalty Islands.


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GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) - Neutral Sweden has launched its biggest war games in two decades with support from NATO countries, drilling 19,000 troops after years of spending cuts that have left the country fearful of Russia’s growing military strength.

On the eve of Russia’s biggest maneuvers since 2013, which NATO says will be greater than the 13,000 troops Moscow says are involved, Sweden will simulate an attack from the east on the Baltic island of Gotland, near the Swedish mainland.

“The security situation has taken a turn for the worse,” Micael Byden, the commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, said during a presentation of the three-week-long exercise.

Sweden, like the Baltics, Poland and much of the West, has been deeply troubled by Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula Crimea and its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine.

“Russia is the country that affects security in Europe right now with its actions - the annexation of the Crimea and continued battles in eastern Ukraine - so it is clear that we are watching very closely what Russia is doing,” Byden said.

Around 1,500 troops from the United States, France, Norway and other NATO allies are taking part in the exercise dubbed Aurora.

Non-NATO member Sweden has decided to beef up its military after having let spending drop from over 2 percent of economic output in the early 1990s to around 1 percent, and is re-introducing conscription.

The armed forces, which at one point could mobilise more than 600,000, stand at just 20,000, with 22,000 more Home Guard volunteers.

NATO generals say the Aurora exercise is not a response to Russian exercises that start on Thursday.

But Byden, speaking as U.S. and French forces displayed mobile surface-to-air missile systems to be deployed during the exercise, stressed the importance of NATO for Sweden.

“We are a sovereign country that takes care of and is responsible for our safety. We do this together with others, ready to both support and receive help,” he said.

The United States shipped vehicles by sea from Germany, while France brought others by train. They are to be moved via a classified route to Sweden’s east coast for the exercise where U.S. attack helicopters will play the enemy during Aurora.

The government is determined to stick to the country’s formal neutrality. Sweden has not fought a war since it clashed with Norway in 1814.

But like its non-NATO neighbor Finland, Sweden has been drawing closer to NATO, allowing closer cooperation with alliance troops, with a view to working together in the event of an armed conflict.

Editing by Robin Emmott and Robin Pomeroy

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question: Why does neutral Sweden launch war games with support from Nato countries?

answer: Sweden is worried about Russia's growing military strength.

question: How will the Aurora exercise look like?

answer: The United States and French vehicles are to be moved to Sweden’s east coast where U.S. attack helicopters will play the enemy during Aurora.

question: Who takes part in the Aurora exercise?

answer: Around 1,500 troops from the United States, France, Norway, and other NATO allies.

question: Is Sweden in NATO?

answer: No, Sweden is neutral but begins cooperation with NATO.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Neutral Sweden launches war games with support from Nato countries. It is going to simulate an attack on the Baltic island of Gotland. Sweden is worried about Russia's growing military strength and annexation of Crimea. Sweden intends to stay neutral, but, like neutral Finland, is drawing closer to NATO.


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_HENRY_ is a 2015 virtual reality film created by Oculus Story Studio which premiered on July 28, 2015. The film was created in Unreal Engine 4 and narrated by Elijah Wood.

_Henry_ won an Emmy Award for 'Best outstanding original interactive program' in 2016.

Plot

The film starts with the narrator (Elijah Wood) explaining that Henry is a hedgehog who has no friends because he likes to hug everyone. The viewer is then placed inside Henry's home on his birthday where, after a short time, Henry appears from the kitchen with his birthday cake. Sad at being alone on his birthday, Henry lights the candle on his cake and makes a wish before blowing it out. At this point a group of animal balloons come to life and fly around the house, before one approaches Henry for a hug; the balloon pops as Henry tries to hug it. Terrified, the balloons dart around the room trying to get away from Henry before flying out of the door, leaving Henry alone. Shortly afterwards, a knock at the door reveals that the balloons have returned, bringing with them a turtle. The turtle hugs Henry, without being hurt by his quills, and Henry is happy again.

Production

Oculus Story Studio began creation of _Henry_ envisioning it as a comedy, eventually deciding to create a story that viewers would find engaging through their empathy for the main character, rather than from action or suspense. To achieve this the creators made Henry look at the viewer during certain moments, especially those in which he is feeling strong emotions.[1] The creators incorporated “discoverables” to make use of the virtual reality medium - if the viewer looks in particular directions small events will occur, such as a ladybug crawling into view.[2]

_Henry_ was created using Unreal Engine 4, but following the creation of _Lost_, Oculus Story Studio moved from using the stock engine to modifying it to suit their requirements.[3] Following the film's premiere, the studio publicly released the Unreal Engine code and assets used in its creation to aid other filmmakers.[4]

Release

The film premiered in Los Angeles on 28 July 2015,[5] and was publicly released in early 2016.[6]

Reception

In Polygon, Ben Kuchera described _Henry_ as “perfect for anyone who wants a gentle and warm introduction to virtual reality”.[7] Will Mason of UploadVR reviewed the film positively, particularly praising the emotional impact of Henry looking directly at the viewer.[8]

Emily Yoshida of The Verge, however, found _Henry_ disappointing, saying that she found herself “incredibly aware of, distracted, even, by [Henry's] status as a rendered object”, preferring photorealistic or recorded VR films.[9]

In 2016 _Henry_ won an Emmy Award for Best outstanding original interactive program, the first Emmy awarded to an original virtual reality production.[10]

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title: Henry (2015 film)

question: Summarize the movie Henry.

answer: Henry is a hedgehog who has no friends because he likes to hug everyone. On his birthday, Henry lights the candle on his cake and makes a wish before blowing it out. A group of animal balloons comes to life, and one of them approaches Henry for a hug. However, the balloon pops as Henry tries to hug it. Terrified, the balloons get away from Henry. Later, they return with a turtle who hugs Henry. Henry is happy again.

question: What rewards did the movie receive?

answer: The movie received Emmy Award for Best outstanding original interactive program.

question: When was the movie Henry released?

answer: The movie was released in 2016.

question: Who is the narrator of the movie?

answer: The narrator is Elijah Wood.

question: Write a ~9 sentence summary.

answer: Henry is a 2015 virtual reality film created by Oculus Story Studio. It is about a hedgehog named Henry who has no friends because he likes to hug everyone. On his birthday, Henry lights the candle on his cake and makes a wish before blowing it out. A group of animal balloons comes to life, and one of them approaches Henry for a hug. However, the balloon pops as Henry tries to hug it. Terrified, the balloons get away from Henry. Later, they return with a turtle who hugs Henry. Henry is happy again. The movie received Emmy Award for the best outstanding original interactive program.


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NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back a pair of very curious photos since March that have resurfaced in conspiracy circles as evidence of a “genuine spaceship” and “thigh bones” visible on Mars.

Alien hunters and UFO enthusiasts are celebrating after two photos appear to show distinct signs of life on Mars. The first photo causing jaws to drop in the reddit conspiracy theorist group Martian Archaeology shows what appears to be fossilized bones or petrified wood protruding from the red planet’s surface. The photo dates back to 2014 and NASA responded to the online uproar then by acknowledging -- but dismissing -- that the "alien thigh bone" could be linked to extraterrestrial life. The debris pile from the Curiosity’s photograph already has convinced some wishful-thinking alien enthusiasts of extraterrestrial activity on Mars.

 [nasa bones] NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover found bones? Photo: NASA

"After years of research and study, I'm convinced now, more than ever, that there is much more to Mars than what NASA admits to," a reddit user named TJ Devereaux remarked. “I'm certain life, including water, and intelligent life forms, once occupied the planet, and ... big leap here ... that both still exist, in much smaller quantities."

_READ:NASA's Mars Rover Looks Like It Came From The Future To Explore An Alien Planet_

Images of the same bone-like object taken 10 days apart show it had grown larger, causing many to speculate it could be a fungus formed on the supposed "alien bone."

The second image from NASA’s robotic Opportunity rover, also known as MER-B or MER-1, appears to show a shiny, metallic object on Mars’ surface that provoked speculation that it is an alien spacecraft. But several commenters in reddit’s “UFO” forum point out that, like most NASA images from the Curiosity and Opportunity, it’s difficult to gauge the actual size or details from the grainy photo.

 [Mars Curiosity] Mars Curiosity finds "spaceship?" Photo: NASA

Curiosity Rover's Findings After Five Years On Mars:

NASA’s Curiosity rover landed in Mars’ Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, using a complex and never-before-attempted maneuver involving a giant parachute, a jet-controlled descent vehicle and a bungee-like apparatus labeled a “sky crane.” NASA says Curiosity's mission is “to determine whether the Red Planet ever was, or is, habitable to microbial life.” The rover, which is about the size of a Mini Cooper, is equipped with 17 cameras and a robotic arm that features several specialized laboratory-like tools and instruments to analyze objects on Mars’ surface.

The Curiosity mission has produced more than 4,700 usable images from Mars’ surface, including 26 new images posted Wednesday. An ancient Martian lake and other indications of Earth-like microbes are among the findings revealed by the rover.

But not everyone is convinced the photos show definitive signs of life on Mars.

“The object certainly appears to be artificial. We know that the rover was taking pictures of its own entry debris at that time. There's nothing particularly alien about the object in question — it could easily be entry debris,” Reddit user “Once Returned” suggested.

Others noted that regardless of the shiny object’s significance, it could be labeled an “Unidentified Landed Object.”

READ: CURIOSITY ROVER LEFT 5 YEARS AGO, HERE ARE THE TOP MARS IMAGES

“One explanation is that the object is a piece of debris from the Mars rover itself or from its sky crane landing system,” Nigel Watson, author of "The UFO Investigations Manual," told the Daily Mail. “Unless we get more detailed information this is another case of wishful thinking.”

question: What is depicted in the photos sent back by the Curiosity rover?

answer: The first photo shows what appear to be fossilized bones or petrified wood on Mars. The second photo shows a shiny, metallic object on Mars' surface.

question: When was this article published?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: What is the implication of the photos?

answer: The first photos seem to suggest the possibility of alien life on Mars.

question: What are some alternate explanations for the contents of the photos?

answer: The photos could be the rover's own entry debris.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The article concerns a pair of photos sent back by the Mars Rover. The first photo depicts what looks like a fossilized bone, and the second depicts a shiny metal object that looks like it could have belonged to an alien spacecraft. Commenters on Reddit speculate that these photos could be signs of alien life on Mars. Another possibility is that the metal object is entry debris from the rover itself.


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I'm not a poet or a writer

The title of this is called 'Something Beautiful'
I've censored some names and details

Something Beautiful

If you have received this by now either: (1) something has happened to me,(2)***** , for whatever reason, decided to go back on her word to look through and read this along with anyone else who might be reading other than the intended purpose of giving it to you that I had already explained to her.

 Throughout the years that we have all known each other I’m glad to have had the opportunity in my attempt to try to know you. You probably know where I’m going with this but I’m going under the assumptions that you knew all along at some point that I had taken a liking or had feelings for you. This all started back when all of us took a trip to Austin and from there on out you know the rest: military ball, celebrating July out in the country, botanical gardens, movies….lots of movies….swimming parties, ice skating, and many other adventures of Tom and Jerry. I wanted to make things clear just in case there is no misunderstanding and through all the evasive, shy, and discreetness that I’ve known you for and for good reasons, I can certainly understand why. Perhaps I was coming on too strong, I don’t know, I’m a guy, I certainly didn’t want to make you feel pushed in a corner although when we first started to hang out it was awkward but I didn’t care. Eventually I got used to it and enjoyed the awkward silence just to see what would happen, bits of small talk and conversations here and there eventually broke the ice.

As to why I had these feelings is pretty simple. You are completely the opposite of what I want. You can take it however you want but it doesn’t matter because I’m not here anymore and there is no one else to get mad at. And if I am still here and you are reading this, shame on you **** and anyone else whose reading this. I’m about to list the reasons based on my years of knowing you and my conclusion at best, like I said before, you can take it however you want ….For shame *****.

…The opposite of what I want, ‘want’ has such a negative meaning, how about ‘need’ or ‘like’?

•Outgoing, social, funny, sense of humor, aggressive, assertive

Those are my main conclusions at best. *****, what I mean is that you are just being you. I have insecurities just like anyone else, somehow I get the sense that you are afraid to show something, something beautiful, it can be scary, well maybe you’re not scared, you just choose not to, I don’t know, your body language is hard to read and sometimes come off as ‘rejection’ or ‘refusal.’ I can see it by the way you are around Tanya, feeding off of her, but that’s what sisters are for, to look out for one another and there’s nothing wrong at all about it.

What I’m trying to say is that is what I like about you. It’s not hard, it’s very simple, I mean REALLY (but I could be wrong), you are simple. I don’t have to go all out of my way just to have an agenda, it’s either a yes or no which saves a lot of headache. I’ve always thought under the assumptions that you knew about it, I would just wait, waiting to see your next move. I never really expected an answer from you, just waiting, curious. Talking to Alicia long ago she told me that you already knew about my feelings and told me that it was better to stay friends. I don’t recollect that we had that conversation at all and I’m pretty sure I would have remembered that conversation if you had told me. But now that I knew, it didn’t really bother me that much. I continued on just like I had been, nothing had changed.

If you can remember we went hiking at the Buffalo Reservation walking around trails. Nice weather, walking alongside the river bank, and taking pictures. Nothing but peace, quiet, solitude, but also moments of awkward silence but I didn’t care. I contemplated to myself the whole time whether or not I should tell you how I felt. That moment when we were on top of the hill looking over the landscape, sitting on the bench eating Subway, the sun shining and a subtle breeze for a compliment. Living in that moment I decided not to, I held back. For some reason it wouldn’t seem fair to you at all. I didn’t want to push you in a corner. So in that moment of pure joy and bliss I let it go because in the end that was all I ever needed. It didn’t matter if you knew or not, what mattered was living in that moment of happiness, for me at least. I’ve been asked many times what my true goal or intended purpose was, luckily you have some very caring friends who were looking out for you. My goal was not to get you to like me at all, although it would have been ground breaking accomplishment and an awesome bonus, I only wanted to understand you and see if you were willing to be open.

Who knows, 5, 10, or 40 years have passed, maybe you’ve forgotten about me, maybe you haven’t. If you feel the need to burn this because it has been sitting somewhere on your shelf, drawer, attic, storage box, or wall and is a constant reminder of me than do so, I don’t want to hold you back. Carry on with life. Just know that wherever you are in life and through all your insecurities you’re not alone. This letter is proof that someone once cared for you, longing for your affection. You are the opposite of everything I ever needed and ever dreamed to want, something that I could never have nor dare to have possession of.

title: A letter to a very important person just in case I die...

question: Who is the letter addressed to?

answer: A girl the author had feelings for in the past.

question: How did the narrator meet the girl this letter is addressed to?

answer: Information not found.

question: What did the author and the girl do on their hike at the Buffalo Reservation?

answer: They walked along the river bank, took pictures, sat on a rock, and ate a Subway sandwich.

question: Why did the author write this letter?

answer: As proof for the girl that at one point in this life, someone cared for her and longed for her affection.

question: Why didn't the author and the girl get together?

answer: He never told her how he felt.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The text is a letter, written by a guy to a girl. In the text, he tells her how he always liked her and that he would have liked for them to get together but never confessed. He wrote this letter for her to have a reminder that at one point, someone cared for her and longed for her affection.


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Everything started with her. She invited me to one of the biggest nights of the year, for a nerd anyway. It was N7, a convention where all of the biggest game developers came together to announce their upcoming games. There were giveaways and demos and specials, and it was especially difficult to get passes. Somehow, it doesn’t matter now; she got the passes for us to go. I was to go to her house, pick her up, and drive us there and have a good time.

When I got to her house, I immediately noticed the shape it was in. broken down, gloomy, and just plain creepy. I decided to not mention it. She came outside, and I was stunned. She only wore her normal, everyday clothes, so did I, but she still looked beautiful.

We went there, and I immediately saw a theater room for one of my favorite developers. I rushed inside, dragging her along beside me. The lights dimmed, and I saw a familiar face. It was the main protagonist of my favorite game as a kid. The name doesn’t really matter now, but I was excited. They were going to make another game! Throughout the rest of the night, I marveled at the new gaming systems and games that were coming out, but my mind still went back to that one game.

I then took her home, and that is when it all started. I insisted on bringing her to the door, and saw her in. What’s important is what I saw. I decided to step in, maybe meet her parents. One step and I was knee-deep in water. I was paralyzed. I felt weaker and weaker at the moment, as if my life force was being drained away. Then, I felt tendrils of seaweed brushing against my legs. You know the feeling of touching seaweed in the water? It was like that, but I couldn’t move. I fell into the water, sinking as the last bit of my life was draining away. Then, one powerful tendril of seaweed shot up and knocked me out of the water and onto the front porch. I sat up, and saw her. But it wasn’t her; it was her, covered in seaweed, with a strange green aura around her. She was almost floating in the air. I sat there for quite a while, and she hovered there for quite a while, and then, for the first time all night, I built up the courage to speak to her.

“So,” I said, “You’re seaweed.”

She nodded, and came over to sit by me. She explained it all to me, and I understood.

She fell in here as a little girl, and drowned. The magical properties of the swamp gave her life again, but as seaweed. The other human-seaweed hybrids took care of her, nurtured her, and protected her from predators. She was their child, in a way. Eventually she learned to morph between human and seaweed forms, but she had to be careful. The magic of the swamp was strong, and would pull her back to her seaweed form if she was gone too long. It was never explained to her why the swamp was in the house, or how the magic came to be, so don’t come asking for that.

“It’s alright,” I said, still not sure what was real anymore, but I decided to just go with it, “I understand.”

She pushed herself away from me and sobbed, “No, you don’t understand! I could die any day! I could get eaten by some fish or just of old age! I won’t know what life will be like! I won’t know love!”

And she was right. I didn’t understand a bit. But I decided to try to make it better. I pulled her in my arms and just held her there, stayed throughout the night. I did not say a word. Neither did she. When day came, she whispered “thank you” before letting herself drop into the swamp. I went home, told no one about it.

The next morning, I saw everything differently. There were fairies in the trees and music in the air. It was either my mind was opened to how the world really was, or the swamp water gave me hallucinations.

Either way, I kept seeing them, and I talked to them now and then.

Every day afterward, I went to the house. I looked in, relieved to find the swamp still there. I sat down, dipped my feet in. I felt my life draining instantly, but kept them there until I felt too weak. I looked down into the swamp, among the seaweed, and found one. I was certain it was her. I could always tell. After I was too weak, there was always a gentle nudge, pushing me back on to the porch.

After my many other adventures, when I was old and grey and saw everything the world had to offer, I went back to the house. It was gone. Demolished. In front of me stood a large plain house. I knocked, and a man and his wife came to the door. I explained that an old friend used to live there and asked if I could come in. They accepted. The house was obviously new, and as I walked down the hall I saw a room. I peeked in, the owners of the house looked cautious, but they decided what could an old man like me do?

There, in a crib, was a little baby girl, I looked at her, and saw her face. Her face. I told them she was beautiful, and then walked out without a word.

title: [FN] Seaweed

question: Summarize the positive emotions the narrator feels.

answer: The narrator is excited when he sees the announcement of a sequel to his favorite game as a kid. When he visited the seaweed girl's house in the days that followed, he felt relieved each time her got to the house and found that the swamp was still there.

question: Summarize everything relating to magic.

answer: The swamp is somehow contained within the girl's house. The girl drowned in the swamp, but its magical properties gave her new life as a human-seaweed hybrid. She is able to morph between human and seaweed forms. The seaweed also drains the life force out of the narrator. The morning after discovering the girl's identity, the narrator sees fairies in the trees and hears music in the air. At the end of the story, a baby girl is born and has the seaweed girl's face.

question: What does the story say about rebirth?

answer: When the girl drowns in the swamp, the magical properties of the swamp give her life again, but as seaweed. At the end of the story, she seems to be reborn as a baby girl.

question: Summarize the explanation give for why the swamp was in the house.


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Undetected Client

Lemon modifies Minecraft values without injecting anything into the client, making it undetected by clientside anticheats and screenshare tools. Lemon also has a self-destruct that eliminates every trace produced by the client.

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    Bypass Paladin, Yori, Blsquad, Tap

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Security

We have our own auth system and you can be sure your information will always be safe and will never be disclosed, All customer information is highly encrypted.

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    Important information & strings are serversided

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Development Language

Lemon client is an external client which uses memory hacking and was created with the C# language (one of the only clients created in .NET). The paid version of Lemon is partially made in C++ for more effiency and optimization.

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    Smart memory library

question: What programming language is Lemon written in?

answer: C# and C++

question: What does Lemon do?

answer: It hacks and modifies Minecraft

question: Can you be detected using Lemon?

answer: Its design limit this.

question: Were many clients produced in .NET?

answer: No

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article shares some details on a hacking client for Minecraft. It outlines some features of the client that make it undetectable.


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SAMLA is a village and former Rajput princely state on Saurashtra peninsula, in Gujarat state, western India.

History

Samla was one of the many petty princely states of Jhalawar _prant_, which during the British raj was handled by the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency.

It comprised one other village and was ruled by a Jhala Rajput Chieftain. It had a population in 1901 of 961, yielding a state revenue of 8,000 Rupees (1903-4, solely from land), paying a tribute of 1,063 Rupees, to the British and Junagadh State.

title: Samla

question: What country is Samla located in?

answer: India

question: What is the population of Samla?

answer: In 1901, it had a population of 961.

question: When was Samla founded?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Describe the history of Samla.

answer: It was one of the princely states of Jhalawar prant. During the British raj, it was handled by the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency. It was ruled by a Jhala Rajput Chieftain.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Samla is a village in western India. It used to be a Rajput princely state, handled by the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency and ruled by Jhala Rajput Chieftan. In 1901, it had a population of 961 and paid a tribue of 1,063 Rupees to the British and Junagadh State.


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					The Escape
          Rain dumped down over the fields of grass and surrounding buildings.  An American flag that should be waving in the breeze due to any imagery that our propaganda might show you, was so weighed down by the water that it gripped and hugged the pole it was leaning against.  A sad day they said, they said how could it be anything different than a sad day.  Thomas thought they lacked perspective.
	Thomas saw the love that the flag gave to that pole.  He saw nature feeding its grass and allowing it to grow.  He saw that the buildings always looked their best in a downpour.  But most of all he saw the truth.  He was unbarred from reality in times like these, seeing what he knows as opposed to what he has been told.  He has come to understand that rain was truth as the sunshine was propaganda.  Locked in this luminous state of mind that the rain and thunderclouds brought about; condensation left his lips as he released a breath of relief.
	“We truly know we are alive in times of pain.  Don’t you think?”  Thomas said looking toward his friend, Sam.
	Sam gave him a look of skepticism.  “That was really random.  How did you think of that?”
	They were in a building looking out of glass doors toward a flagpole.  To the left of the door was a picture of Uncle Sam dressed as a superhero.  Outside of the door, similar posters had been hung up, but the one that caught Thomas’s attention was the poster that had been detached from its surface by the rain and was now lying face down on the ground.  “I was simply observing my surroundings.  Let’s go back to the ceremony.”
	Thomas and Sam were currently enrolled in a military school.  Right now they were in the school auditorium waiting for the annual ceremony of graduates to begin.  This ceremony takes place every year after graduation.  The process entails each student going up to the microphone to announce his plans after school to the students, teachers, families, and deans of the academy.  It was essentially a ceremony to shame the students into a worthwhile endeavor proceeding their scholastic career.  It was quite an out of date ceremony, started in a time when a fascist government managed to convince its people it was capitalist.  A time when authority ruled over common sense and rationality.  Though technically capitalist, the persona of the culture seemed to shout Nazi ideals from the rooftops.
	The first student stepped up to the mic with his chest thrust out and announced, “I will be attending West Point Academy,” with a great pride and enthusiasm, whistles and yells followed.  The next student was a repeat performance and this uniformed debauchery continued in the same way throughout the ceremony.  The few changes that were made in each speech were only tone of voice and a difference in military universities.
	When Thomas stepped up to the mic, he thrust his chest out with a great pride and announced his plans to travel around the world and work for whoever would hire him.  Thomas took a deep breath and looked around at his audience.  They were all open-mouthed and completely silent.  Thomas took a breath of air from the world for the first time.  He had finally bitten the hand that fed him poison and looked toward a future with no goals; a taste of freedom at last.

title: Short story

question: What is the relationship between Thomas and Sam?

answer: They are school colleagues

question: What are Sam's plans after finishing military school?

answer: To travel around the world and work for whoever would hire him.

question: What is that he knew as opposed to what he has been told?

answer: Information not found.

question: Is there a war going on?

answer: No

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Sam and Thomas attend the annual ceremony of graduates to begin. Sam is thinking about all the propaganda they have been fed. While all his colleagues announce their plans to continue their studies at a military college, Sam announces his plans are to travel around the world and work for whoever would hire him.


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“THEME TO ST TRINIAN'S” is a promotional single recorded by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud for the album _St Trinian’s: The Soundtrack_ (2007), released to promote the film of the same name. The song was written by the film's score composer Charlie Mole and Ali Thompson, while Girls Aloud's recurring collaborators Xenomania provided production.

The track was recorded by Girls Aloud to coincide with their cameo appearance in the film as the St Trinian's School Band. A music video of their performance from the film was used to promote the track, which was available for digital download alongside the rest of the soundtrack album on 10 December 2007. “Theme to St Trinian's” charted at number 51 before being removed by Fascination Records to avoid confusion with Girls Aloud's actual single “Call the Shots”.

Background and release

The song was written specifically to serve as the theme tune to the 2007 film _St Trinian's_. It was written especially by the film's composer Charlie Mole, with additional lyrics by Ali Thompson. The song was offered to many artists, but was eventually given to Girls Aloud and produced by their production team Xenomania.

“Theme to St Trinian's” was later re-recorded by the Banned of St Trinian's; this appeared on the soundtrack to _St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold_ and was also produced by Xenomania. Coincidentally, Girls Aloud member Sarah Harding had a starring role in the film.

A music video for the song was released to music video stations to promote the film and the soundtrack. The video consists of Girls Aloud performing the song at the end of the movie, as well as various clips of other scenes from throughout the film.

Reception

Digital Spy called the song “an electro-glam-sci-fi-rock romp” and gave the song a positive review.[1] InTheNews.co.uk, however, called it a “below-average song”.[2]

The song debuted at number ninety-six on the UK Singles Chart on 5 January 2008, due to high download sales.[3] It rose to number fifty-one a week later.[4] The song was then removed from the iTunes Store to avoid confusion with Girls Aloud's actual single “Call the Shots”, but readded in April 2008.

Charts

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| UK Singles Chart                  | 51[5]                             |
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title: Theme to St. Trinian's

question: What does the text say about composure?

answer: "Theme to St.Trinian's" was written by the film's score composer Charlie Mole with additional lyrics by Ali Thompson to serve as the theme tune of the film. It was given to Girls Aloud and produced by their production team Xenomania. It was later re-recorded by the Banned of St. Trinian's and again produced by Xenomania.

question: What does the text say about music videos?

answer: A music video for the song of Girls Aloud's performance from the film was used to promote the song and was released in December 2007. The performance is from the end of the movie. The video contains clips of scenes from throughout the movie.

question: Summarize the plot of St.Trinian's.