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Commemorated on September 14
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Troparion & Kontakion

The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross of the Lord: The pagan Roman emperors tried to completely eradicate from human memory the holy places where our Lord Jesus Christ suffered and was resurrected for mankind. The Emperor Hadrian (117-138) gave orders to cover over the ground of Golgotha and the Sepulchre of the Lord, and to build a temple of the pagan goddess Venus and a statue of Jupiter.

Pagans gathered at this place and offered sacrifice to idols there. Eventually after 300 years, by Divine Providence, the great Christian sacred remains, the Sepulchre of the Lord and the Life-Creating Cross were again discovered and opened for veneration. This took place under the Emperor Constantine the Great (306-337) after his victory in the year 312 over Maxentius, ruler of the Western part of the Roman empire, and over Licinius, ruler of its Eastern part. In the year 323 Constantine became the sole ruler of the vast Roman Empire.

In 313 he had issued the Edict of Milan, by which the Christian religion was legalized and the persecutions against Christians in the Western half of the empire were stopped. The ruler Licinius, although he had signed the Edict of Milan to oblige Constantine, still fanatically continued the persecutions against Christians. Only after his conclusive defeat did the 313 Edict of Milan extend also to the Eastern part of the empire. The Holy Equal of the Apostles Emperor Constantine, having gained victory over his enemies in three wars with God’s assistance, had seen in the heavens the Sign of the Cross, and written beneath: “By this you shall conquer.”

Ardently desiring to find the Cross on which our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, Saint Constantine sent his mother, the pious Empress Helen (May 21), to Jerusalem, providing her with a letter to Saint Macarius, Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Although the holy empress Helen was already in her declining years, she set about completing the task with enthusiasm. The empress gave orders to destroy the pagan temple and the statues in Jerusalem. Searching for the Life-Creating Cross, she made inquiry of Christians and Jews, but for a long time her search remained unsuccessful.

Finally, they directed her to a certain elderly Hebrew by the name of Jude who stated that the Cross was buried where the temple of Venus stood. They demolished the pagan temple and, after praying, they began to excavate the ground. Soon the Tomb of the Lord was uncovered. Not far from it were three crosses, a board with the inscription ordered by Pilate, and four nails which had pierced the Lord’s Body (March 6).

In order to discern on which of the three crosses the Savior was crucified, Patriarch Macarius alternately touched the crosses to a corpse. When the Cross of the Lord touched the dead one, he came to life. Having beheld the raising of the dead man, everyone was convinced that the Life-Creating Cross was found.

Christians came in a huge throng to venerate the Holy Cross, beseeching Saint Macarius to elevate the Cross, so that even those far off might reverently contemplate it. Then the Patriarch and other spiritual leaders raised up the Holy Cross, and the people, saying “Lord have mercy,” reverently prostrated before the Venerable Wood. This solemn event occurred in the year 326.

During the discovery of the Life-Creating Cross another miracle took place: a grievously sick woman, beneath the shadow of the Holy Cross, was healed instantly. The elder Jude and other Jews there believed in Christ and accepted Holy Baptism. Jude received the name Cyriacus and afterwards was consecrated Bishop of Jerusalem. During the reign of Julian the Apostate (361-363) he accepted a martyr’s death for Christ (see October 28).

The holy empress Helen journeyed to the holy places connected with the earthly life of the Savior, building more than 80 churches, at Bethlehem the birthplace of Christ, and on the Mount of Olives where the Lord ascended to Heaven, and at Gethsemane where the Savior prayed before His sufferings and where the Mother of God was buried after her death.

Saint Helen took part of the Life-Creating Wood and nails with her to Constantinople. The holy emperor Constantine gave orders to build at Jerusalem a majestic and spacious church in honor of the Resurrection of Christ, also including under its roof the Life-Giving Tomb of the Lord and Golgotha. The temple was constructed in about ten years. Saint Helen did not survive until the dedication of the temple, she died in the year 327. The church was consecrated on September 13, 335. On the following day, September 14, the festal celebration of the Exaltation of the Venerable and Life-Creating Cross was established.

Another event connected to the Cross of the Lord is remembered also on this day: its return to Jerusalem from Persia after a fourteen year captivity. During the reign of the Byzantine emperor Phocas (602-610) the Persian emperor Khozroes II in a war against the Greeks defeated the Greek army, plundered Jerusalem and captured both the Life-Creating Cross of the Lord and the Holy Patriarch Zachariah (609-633).

The Cross remained in Persia for fourteen years and only under the emperor Heraclius (610-641), who with the help of God defeated Khozroes and concluded peace with his successor and son Syroes, was the Cross of the Lord returned to the Christians.

With great solemnity the Life-creating Cross was transferred to Jerusalem. Emperor Heraclius in imperial crown and royal purple carried the Cross of Christ into the temple of the Resurrection. With the emperor went Patriarch Zacharios. At the gates by which they ascended Golgotha, the emperor suddenly stopped and was not able to proceed farther. The holy Patriarch explained to the emperor that an angel of the Lord was blocking his way. The emperor was told to remove his royal trappings and to walk barefoot, since He Who bore the Cross for the salvation of the world from sin had made His way to Golgotha in all humility. Then Heraclius donned plain garb, and without further hindrance, carried the Cross of Christ into the church.

In a sermon on the Exaltation of the Cross, Saint Andrew of Crete (July 4) says: “The Cross is exalted, and everything true gathers together, the Cross is exalted, and the city makes solemn, and the people celebrate the feast”.

question: What does the article claim?

answer: The pagan Roman emperors tried to eradicate Christian holy places from memory.

question: Who are some of the pagan gods and goddesses mentioned?

answer: Venus and Jupiter

question: What is the earliest century that this article mentions?

answer: The second century.

question: What religion does the author likely follow?

answer: Christianity

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The author explains that pagan Roman emperors tried to eradicate Christian holy places from human memory. They begin by explaining some of the earliest examples of this in the second century, and continues describing the search for the Life-Creating Cross. They conclude with the transference of the Cross to Jerusalem.


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"It's finally open!" Joseph shouted as he flipped through the pages of an old tome.

"What's this?" He then said in disgust, "Is this whole thing empty?"

"Wait!" His partner shouted, "I saw something at the beginning."

"impossible." Pouted Joseph "The beginning was the first..."

Joseph never finished that sentence, despite ample time, as he was far too shocked by what he witnessed in the book. With a cautious tone he says,

 "Philip... have I gone mad?"

"I don't think so sir." responded Philip

"So you see it? Writing?"

"Every word sir."

"How can a book write itself?" Joseph said dumbfounded. "I'm more worried that it new your name sir." Philip responded wisely.

There was a short pause.

"Well it seems to like you Philip." Joseph said with undertones of frustration.

"That's great sir! The favor of an old book. I shall treasure it always sir." Philip was chuckling as he said this, but it was met with a sudden realization, which he then announced: "It said you were frustrated Joseph. Why are you frustrated? We got the book..."

"I'm not frustrated!" Joseph responded angrily

"Now it says you're angry sir."

"I bloody am now!" Joseph shouted in resentment of the book held in his hands. "Darn right I'm resentful! What good could come of you?" Joseph asks the thin sheets of tree fiber bound in very dead, but decorated, cow skin.

"So you're saying I won't get an answer?" Joseph asks rhetorically.

"And I didn't say 'darn!' Stop making my words better!"

"Hey," Philip interjects "You didn't actually say anything about it making your words better just now right sir?"

"Of course not!" Joseph shouts again, "It's not even recording the truth!" he states in an insulting manner.

"Well sir, what are we going to do with it?" Philip asks honestly

"Burn it." Joseph responded foolishly. At this time, Joseph was entirely unaware that his fate had been bound like in the bindings of a book. However, some day, near or far, Joseph would realize that should the book burn, than he will share its fate.

"And when, exactly, was I going to learn that tidbit?" Joseph asked. By this point in time, Joseph had taken a great fondness in asking questions with clear and obvious answers. It is rumored that this is derived from an unbearable fear of being wrong, likely because he was often wrong about things as a child.

"You fasting bunt!" Joseph shouted for a third time. Presumably at the tome.

"Do you think it's lying to you sir? You know? To save its own skin?" Philip asks, innocently believing that an inanimate object may have a sense of self preservation.

Then, at great risk of exposing his illiteracy, Joseph announced his latest realization: "That word! 'Inanimate' I bet if we can find what it means, we'll know what this book's up to."

"Hey!" Joseph shouts a fourth time, "I'm not illiterate you bunt." Upon saying this, our cunning and delinquent rogue proceeded ill fortuitously to extrude from his cerebral cortex fundamentals which may then collate the pages of his understanding into a cognitive explanation of the mysterious object held in his finer appendages.

"It said you were cunning!" Philip announced innocently.

"Stop calling me innocent." Philip pouted.

Ignoring Philip, Joseph issued his first logical shout, "I will not be taunted by a fasting dead tree!" At this Joseph shook the book violently, likely wishing it had a neck.

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Joseph shuts the book.

 At this time, Joseph believes that the book cannot write if it is shut. What Joseph does not realize, is that not only can the book write, but his curiosity will not allow him to leave it closed for long. In the mean time, Joseph continues to sit there with Philip, not saying a word.

 The two of them had recently burgled a basement. But not just any basement, the basement of a wise and powerful being.

Joseph gives in to his desire for knowledge and opens the book once more.

"It still wrote?" Joseph asked rhetorically.

"And it was about to talk about the wizard!" Philip says with a small chuckle.

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Sadly, the adventures of Philip and Joseph then came to an abrupt end. Our hero's did not have the cunning to realize they had remained in the basement for far too long to go unnoticed. They likely did not expect that the wizard's prized book, was perhaps safer if left in its magical chamber. A magical chamber which, no doubt, the wizard will promptly return it to...

title: "What treasured lies within" -First submission, wrote mostly out of curiosity for a new style of thinking.

question: Who are the pair reading the book?

answer: They seem to be thieves that sneaked into the basement of a wizard.

question: What is unique about the book?

answer: Its pages are empty initially, but it writes itself. The book seemingly narrates the events around it as they unfold.

question: Why does Joseph get angry?

answer: The book appears to be reading his mind and sanitizing his word choices.

question: What is the ultimate fate of the burglars, Joseph and Philip?

answer: The story implies that they spent too much time in the basement and got caught by the wizard.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Two burglars, Joseph and Philip, sneak into the basement of a wizard. They find a book with empty pages, but the book writes itself, seemingly narrating the events around it. Joseph gets flustered and pissed at the book, and eventually, the book writes that the pair spent so much time in the basement, they didn't have a chance to remain unnoticed by the wizard.


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“Jason, there’s no reason you should be out here this late,” called Ashley from beside the car. It was midnight on a Saturday night in Amherst, Massachusetts. All that could be heard was the hum of the electricity post, but besides that, it was dead silence. There was the occasional creature or two lurking around in the wilderness besides the tracks with some dross thrown here or there. But Jason was there to intake all the beauty of the outside world that night. He couldn’t be happier. He had a great job at the local sports shop. His father’s company had really taken off, they were wealthier than ever with no liabilities left, thanks to the family getting remunerated from prior events, and his brother had finally found true love and was engaged to the girl of his dreams. He felt the same sensation when talking to Ashley. He truly believed he had everything, but there was always that one thing missing.

“Ash, didn’t think you’d find me here!” replied Jason getting up running to greet Ashley with a short hug.

“Where else would you be? Whenever you don’t answer your phone after a ton of texts this late at night, there’s only one place you go,” Ashley stated, walking over to the grass field Jason had been lying on. It was beautiful. Away from the city, the lights, the noise. Nothing but silence, except the creek down the hill and the occasional fluster of the wind… then suddenly the tremble started, the lights shone upon them, and the sound of a train horn rung in the air. It flew passed them as they sat there in silence. The sound of the train had dwindled by now, but the memories came back to Jason as they have like every other night.
The sounds. The shouting. The nightmare that happened that day. Jason was eleven, but still remembers it like it was yesterday. He had been in school, but had a feeling something was wrong the whole day. His mother had been in an asylum under intense mental care. Things had been fine until Jason’s brother passed. He was six years old at the time and had gotten cancer. Jason had asked if he was immune to it or not, and was told it wasn’t a disease you could catch. It was a slow decline and it tore their mother apart. The plan was to get her rejuvenated by bringing her to this institution after she was deemed an unfit mother post loss after being pugnacious, hard to live with, and not bringing her kids up “right”. That one fateful day in school changed everything though. The office had gotten an emergency call saying that his mother had escaped from the asylum and they were afraid she was going to the school to get Jason in some warped vision the woman had. Jason was called down to the office for “personal matters” and instantly knew it was regarding his mother. He decided to venture out to find his mother, being eleven it was the only thing he knew. He was walking home on the sidewalk path, when he heard the yells. He broke into a sprint and just got there to see a train whoosh by, people staring in horror, Jason breaking into rabid tears, as the woman that was once standing on the tracks was no more.

Though the moment was sparse before Ashley interrupted, he still lay quiet on the grass reliving that dreaded moment. He wished he could go into a different realm, where his family was still together. The money didn’t matter, the little things didn’t matter. It made him appreciate life and others on a whole different level. It was preposterous how some people could care so little for the ones they love. Thinking about his mother, he started to get sad. All he had left was his older brother who was leaving soon and his father. “It’s okay, Jason. I’m not going anywhere,” assured Ashley, consoling him in her arms. After a few minutes of sitting there, Jason stood up and changed the subject not to dilate the current one more than he had.

“Ashley, I don’t think I can ever repay for what you’ve given me,” Jason started, “I would never have been able to get through all this without someone like you. I want you to know that.” Ashley’s sterling eyes staring directly back into his without the least bit of flippant in her voice.

“Always.”

title: The Moment

question: What does the story say about suicide?

question: What is the theme of the story?

answer: It's about unforgotten loss and the support loved ones can give. Jason still yearns for a complete family years after the loss of his mother. He thanks Ashley, his girlfriend, for the fortitude she brings him.

question: How does the story depict Jason's love for his mother?

answer: Jason visits the train tracks every night, where his mother ended her own life after escaping from the asylum. We're also shown his memories from the time he witnessed his mother's death. He instinctively knew when he was called into the office, it was about his mother. He ran from school to find her.


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_Kalamazoo_ — The presidential contest is “not a personality contest,” Bernie Sanders said Wednesday in Michigan, arguing that Democrat Hillary Clinton is better than Republican Donald Trump on issues that should really matter to voters.

The Vermont U.S. senator, who challenged Clinton in the Democratic primaries, is crossing the country in the final week of the election and urging voters to back his former rival.

It’s no secret people are discouraged by the political process this year, Sanders told an estimated crowd of 1,800 students and other supporters at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, suggesting people are “running away” from their televisions to avoid the ugliness.

“There are people who say they don’t like either candidate,” he said. “What I am asking you is to go beyond personality. Take a hard look at the issues that impact the working class and middle class of this country, and on every issue, you will find that Hillary Clinton is far superior to Donald Trump.”

Sanders, whose populist message and calls for a political “revolution” propelled him to victory over Clinton in Michigan’s March 8 primary, said his win here and in several other states led to the “most progressive” Democratic Party platform in history.

The self-described democratic socialist highlighted a plan that he and Clinton worked on to provide free in-state tuition to college students whose families earn less than $120,000 a year.

Sanders championed calls for a $15 federal minimum wage and said Clinton would appoint U.S. Supreme Court justices who would seek to overturn Citizens United, a 2010 decision that paved the way for an influx of outside spending in political races.

“If we want to protect American democracy — one person and one vote — the choice is clear: Hillary Clinton for president of the United States,” he said.

Michigan has emerged as a battleground in the final week of the general election as Clinton seeks to hold off Trump in a state where she has enjoyed a consistent but declining advantage in the polls.

A Republican presidential candidate has not won Michigan since 1988, but Trump has focused on the state, including a Monday visit. Both candidates plan to run TV ads here through Nov. 8, and Clinton is set to return to Detroit on Friday.

Sanders’ latest tour of the state is taking the popular surrogate through two parts of Michigan he dominated in his shocking primary win. He topped Clinton by more than 22 percentage points in Kalamazoo County and by more than 30 points in Grand Traverse County, where he was expected to campaign later Wednesday.

In his roughly 50-minute Kalamazoo speech, Sanders did not mention recent controversies surrounding the Clinton campaign, including the FBI’s review of new emails it believes may be pertinent to her use of a private email server as secretary of state.

Clinton has also been hounded by hacked internal campaign emails published in recent weeks by WikiLeaks, including one message suggesting former CNN contributor Donna Brazile tipped the Clinton campaign off to a question a Flint resident would ask her during the March 6 primary debate with Sanders.

Sanders said he thinks the economy is “rigged” and suggested Trump’s talk of Election Day fraud is an attempt to dissuade Democratic voters from turning out on Tuesday.

“Too many people have died fighting for American democracy,” Sanders said. “Don’t let Trump and his friends intimidate you.”

Sanders won Michigan, in part, by hammering some of the same free trade agreements that Trump has blasted in his repeated appeals to blue-collar workers. But he suggested Trump has not “walked the walk” despite his aggressive talk.

“If you really want to bring jobs back to America, why do you manufacture your clothing in China and Mexico?” he said.

A small group of students supporting Trump stood outside the Sanders rally holding flags promoting the Republican nominee, but all five refused to give their names. One suggested Trump would not be a “pay-to-play” president like he thinks Clinton would be, but said he is hunting for a job and did not want potential employers to read about his political activity.

“Even though we are holding these flags, I am not in any way, shape or form a racist,” said another pro-Trump student, suggesting the candidate has been unfairly characterized. “You walk around campus with a Make America Great Again hat and people look at you and call you a racist, but they have no clue what your stance is or who you are.”

With six days until the election, most Sanders supporters who attended Wednesday’s rally said they have already heeded his message to vote for Clinton.

“I trust his opinion and what he speaks of,” said Emma Dunlop, 19, a freshman acting student who said she voted for Sanders in March but has since made “the flop” for Clinton.

Tom Jones, a retired physician assistant from Kalamazoo, also voted for Sanders in the primary but said he is now planning to vote for Clinton.

“It’ll be her or Mickey Mouse,” he joked. “I certainly wouldn’t vote for Trump.”

Jones said he thinks Clinton has “incredible experience” on her resume — she served as secretary of state, a U.S. senator and first lady — that would benefit her as president.

Still, he acknowledged he is concerned over questions surrounding her private email server she used while running the State Department.

“I’m not seriously concerned in the sense of illegal acts — I really don’t think she’s done anything illegal — but I am concerned by her judgment,” Jones said. “She should have avoided these things.”

Two of Trump’s children — Donald Jr. and Ivanka — were also campaigning in Michigan on Wednesday. Running mate Mike Pence is expected to rally supporters Thursday in Portage, just south of Kalamazoo.

joosting@detroitnews.com

question: Who is Bernie Sanders campaigning for?

answer: Bernie Sanders is campaigning for Hillary Clinton

question: What are some issues that Sanders has fought for?

answer: Sanders fought for calls for a $15 federal minimum wage.

question: When is the last time a Republican presidential candidate won Michigan?

answer: The last Republican presidential candidate to win Michigan did so in 1988.

question: What problems have been hounding the Clinton campaign?

answer: Clinton has been dealing with a scandal involving a private email server.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Bernie Sanders is out in Michigan campaigning for Hilary Clinton.


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BESIDES BEING KNOWN FOR ITS RIFT VALLEYS AND MOUNTAIN HIGHLANDS, KENYA IS ONE OF AFRICA’S MOST POPULAR SAFARI DESTINATIONS.

There aren’t many other places on the planet that conjure the spirit of adventure and romance like Kenya.

For first-time visitors, there are several activities to partake in.

Should you desire a tropical vacation and proper relaxation in a serene environment, take a trip to Kenya and be sure to visit these five places.

[Lake Victoria]
Lake Victoria
This massive lake, commonly known as Nyanza, is twice the size of Wales and forms a natural boundary between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

It is the largest of the great African lakes and the second largest freshwater lake in the world.

Located on the western frontier of Kenya, it is the ideal location for relaxing and unwinding.

[Amboseli National Park]
Amboseli National Park
The name Amboseli comes from a Maasai word which means salty dust. It is one of the best places in Africa to view large herds of elephants up close.

Nature lovers can explore different habitats here; ranging from the dried-up bed of Lake Amboseli, wetlands with sulphur springs, the savannah and woodlands.

[Nairobi National Park]
Nairobi National Park
Nairobi National Park, the first in Kenya, was established in 1946. It is home to a wide array of wildlife.

Lions and hyenas are commonly sighted within the park while its wetland areas are home to approximately 400 bird species.

[Diani beach]
Diani beach
Diani is a major beach resort on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya.

Apart from its serene setting, Diani beach is known for its restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, and several shopping centres.

For easy access, a small airstrip is located between the beach area and the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga road.

[Malindi beach]
Malindi beach
Malindi is a beach resort located in the north of Mombasa on the Kenyan coast. The beach is also popular for its hotels, restaurants, bars and shops.

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question: Describe Kenya using only information in this article.

answer: Kenya is a tropical vacation destination known for its rift valleys and mountain highlands. It is also one of Africa's most popular safari destinations.

question: Summarize everything relating to Lake Victoria.

answer: Lake Victoria is the largest of the great African lakes and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world. Located on the western frontier of Kenya, the lake is commonly known as Nyanza. The massive Lake Victoria is twice the size of Wales and forms a natural boundary between Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

question: Where in Kenya is the best place to view large herds of elephants up close?

answer: Amboseli National Park

question: When was Nairobi National Park established?

answer: 1946

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Kenya is a tropical vacation destination in Africa known for its rift valleys and mountain highlands. As one of Africa's most popular safari destinations, Kenya is teeming with wildlife such as elephants, 400 bird species, lions, and hyenas. There are a plethora of things to do in Kenya thanks to an abundance of national parks such as Nairobi and Amboseli. The country has stunning beaches: Diani beach on the Indian Ocean coast and Malindi beach on the Kenyan coast. Kenya also boasts of having the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Victoria.


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The 2016 IGLFA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP was the 22nd officially recognized world championship event for the IGLFA. It was held in Portland, Oregon from August 6 through 13, officially hosted by NetRippers F.C.. Group stage and semifinal matches were played at West Delta Park, while final and exhibition matches were played at Providence Park, home of the Portland Timbers (MLS) and Portland Thorns FC (NWSL).

The tournament was won by Federal Triangles Soccer Club from Washington, D.C., the club's second major title after winning the North American championship the previous year. Defending IGLFA world (and Gay Games soccer) champions Stonewall F.C. from London, England did not participate.

[1][2][3]

Participating clubs

  Team                                Men's DI   Men's DII   Open   Women's
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  NetRippers F.C.                                •                  • •
  New York Ramblers                              •           ×      •
  San Francisco Spikes                           •           •
  Federal Triangles Soccer Club                  •                  •
  Out for Kicks Vancouver Red Stars                          • •
  San Diego Sparks                               •
  Twin Cities Jacks                                          •
  Rain City SC Scandal

×While the official website teams list has three NY Ramblers teams, only two are seen on the schedule & results pages. The registered Seattle women's team similarly did not appear to participate.

Results

Men's Div.I

Group stage

Each team played the other four teams once each. Top four qualify to DI semifinals; fifth place to consolation match. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q

|team1=NYR|name_NYR=New York Ramblers |team2=FTSC|name_FTSC=Federal Triangles |team3=SDS|name_SDS=San Diego Sparks |team4=SFS|name_SFS=San Francisco Spikes |team5=NET|name_NET=NetRippers Black |win_NYR=3|draw_NYR=1|loss_NYR=0|gf_NYR=11|ga_NYR=5 |win_FTSC=3|draw_FTSC=1|loss_FTSC=0|gf_FTSC=8|ga_FTSC=3 |win_SDS=1|draw_SDS=1|loss_SDS=2|gf_SDS=4|ga_SDS=7 |win_SFS=0|draw_SFS=2|loss_SFS=2|gf_SFS=3|ga_SFS=6 |win_NET=0|draw_NET=1|loss_NET=3|gf_NET=2|ga_NET=7

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Playoffs

San Francisco beat New York 4-2 on penalties after playing to a 0-0 draw to advance to the final in Providence Park.[4]

There, they fell 0-1 to FEDERAL TRIANGLES on a 62' free kick goal by FTSC player Zach Straus.[5][6]

Men's Div.II

Group stage

Each team played all other teams once, plus one rematch each (VFC-Spikes and Jacks-United). All four teams qualify to DII semifinals. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q

|team1=VFC|name_VFC=Vancouver FC |team2=TCJ|name_TCJ=Twin Cities Jacks |team3=SFS|name_SFS=San Francisco Spikes |team4=VUN|name_VUN=Vancouver United |win_VFC=4|draw_VFC=0|loss_VFC=0|gf_VFC=10|ga_VFC=0 |win_TCJ=3|draw_TCJ=0|loss_TCJ=1|gf_TCJ=7|ga_TCJ=4 |win_SFS=1|draw_SFS=0|loss_SFS=3|gf_SFS=4|ga_SFS=9 |win_VUN=0|draw_VUN=0|loss_VUN=4|gf_VUN=0|ga_VUN=8

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Playoffs

One of the two semifinals pitted both Out for Kicks sides against each other, with the club's A-team (VANCOUVER FC) predictably prevailing 6-1.[7]

Vancouver FC then went on to win the final in Providence Park by beating the Twin Cities Jacks by a score of 1-0.[8]

Open Div.

Group Stage

Each team played all other teams once, plus one rematch each (Gold-Green and Girls-Triangles). Top two teams to open exhibition final. {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q

|team1=GLD|name_GLD=NetRippers Gold |team2=GRN|name_GRN=NetRippers Green |team3=NYR|name_NYR=NY Golden Girls |team4=FTSC|name_FTSC=Federal Triangles |win_GLD=3|draw_GLD=1|loss_GLD=0|gf_GLD=24|ga_GLD=15 |win_GRN=2|draw_GRN=1|loss_GRN=1|gf_GRN=21|ga_GRN=13 |win_NYR=2|draw_NYR=0|loss_NYR=2|gf_NYR=15|ga_NYR=18 |win_FTSC=0|draw_FTSC=0|loss_FTSC=4|gf_FTSC=10|ga_FTSC=24

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Consolation and Exhibition Matches

DI Div. Consolation/Memorial Match

The NetRippers Black competitive squad met the NetRippers 77 squad in a match that was played in memory of NetRippers member Sammy Rodriguez, who was crucial to bringing IGLFA WC22 to Portland. The game ended as a 2-2 draw.[9]

Open Div. Exhibition Final

NetRippers Green and Gold played to a 2-2 draw in a half-hour (two fifteen-minute halves) exhibition final.[10]

Women's Div. Exhibition

With only two teams registered to play, full competition was canceled with the Seattle team opting to not participate in the tournament; only an exhibition women's match of all Portland-based players with two twenty-minute halves was played.[11]

[1] http://iglfapdx.org/speaker/mens-division-i/

[2] http://iglfapdx.org/speaker/womens-division-i/

[3] http://iglfapdx.org/current-scores/

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fmWt2Be47w

[5] http://www.federaltriangles.org/2016/08/ftsc-wins-iglfa-championship/

[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ4nqiBbXVM

[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY_tgGkLQQw

[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7uPYFxmKyI

[9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB7uyNwOlHo

[10] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRUjSfKH2xE

[11] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVpCmhYnKrE

title: 2016 IGLFA World Championship

question: Where was the 2016 IGLFA World Championship held?

answer: Portland, Oregon

question: Who hosted the 22nd IGLFA World Championship?

answer: The Netrippers F.C.

question: Who won the tournament?

answer: Federal Triangles Soccer Club from Washington, D.C

question: Who were the defending IGLFA champions who failed to attend?

answer: Stonewall F.C.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: NetRippers F.C. hosted the 2016 IGLFA World Championship in Portland, Oregon, from August 6 through 13, the 22nd officially recognized world championship event for the IGLFA. Matches were played at West Delta Park and Providence Park. The Federal Triangles Club from Washington, D.C. won the tournament, their second major title after winning the North American championship the year before. Last year's defending champions, Stonewall F.C. from London, England, did not participate.


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9/6/2013
Last night I had the most vivid dream that I can ever recall having.

I am a passenger in a SUV driving on an interstate.
There are four lanes, the cement is very light in color. So new that there are no cracks, just those long grooves in the pavement that run in the direction of traffic.
I do not know who my driver is, but I am not alarmed or nervous so it must be someone that I trust.
In front of our vehicle is a low pickup truck, like an old S-10. The back of the pickup is piled high with furniture. There are boxes low in the pile and on top a wicker table and chair set.
The flow of traffic comes to a halt. Maybe an accident, maybe just the long slinky bunching up.
As traffic begins to move again, the pickup lurches from the halt and several pieces of furniture come loose and scatter onto the pavement.
My driver is alert. He brakes safely and puts on his hazard lights.
The driver of the pickup exits his vehicle and shuffles back to attend to the dislodged furniture.
He is Latino and wearing the common jeans, pearl button shirt and cowboy boots so often associated with ethnicities from Latin America.
I push my head out the passenger window and offer to help him reload but he waves off our help with a smile.
It is then that time seemed to slow.
With my head out of my window I can see down the side of the pickup ahead of us and back along the traffic lane to our right through the passenger side mirror.
My attention splits and I seem to see both the tractor trailer approaching from the rear and the passenger of the pickup opening her door at the same time.
I want to yell but traffic is moving gain and I know she won’t hear me. She opens her door and gets out. Moving slowly, unaware of the increasing danger.
I feel useless. The semi is so close that if I were to try to help I would be crushed long before I could reach her.
I am watching her. I cannot tear my eyes away.
Still unaware, she closes her door and takes a quick moment to straighten her colorful skirt.
She even takes a few steps before her eyes lift and the calm and resigned look on her face is shattered and replaced by one of pure terror.
Time speeds up again.
She tries to run but barely makes a quarter turn before the truck is upon her.
Her body becomes a ragdoll.
It is over in a second, punctuated only by the sounds of chaos. The roar of the wind caused by the passing truck. The squeal of tires as the truck drivers last second attempt to avoid her sets the trailer fishtailing.
It does nothing.
Traffic once again comes to a halt. This one is a screeching, honking sudden halt. Not the kind that incites anger. The kind that leaves the driver thankful that they aren’t the reason everyone is braking.
The girl’s body was dragged past the front of the pickup and all I can see of her is her leg. It is crushed. There are only a few inches of ragged flesh below her knee still attached.
I glance back through the mirror one more time and throw my door open.
I can’t sprint fast enough. My legs and my body are failing me. I hate them for being so slow.
Halfway to her, I rip my belt from the loops of my pants. I know if she is to have any chance of living I need to tourniquet her leg. And soon.
When I turn the corner at the front of the pickup, and see her body, my breath catches. She is lying face down. Her limbs are thrown about haphazardly. She looks like a child’s toy. Discarded, forgotten.
The pickup driver is turning the opposite corner and our eyes meet. His face shows shock, horror and confusion.
I drop to my knees and throw my belt around the girl’s thigh. There is already a growing pool of dark red blood forming below her amputation.
I feed the belt through the buckle and put my knee on her leg above the belt for leverage. Gripping the free end of the belt, I pull with all my force. As the loop tightens the spurting bloods slows.
A few other people have gotten out of their cars and have approached us. The pickup’s driver has fallen on all fours over the girl’s upper body.
“Mi Chica, Mi Chica” He sobs.
I tie off the belt and try to examine the rest of the girl. Her leg can’t have been the only injury.
Her skirt had been ripped away, and her blouse was twisted and bunched near her neck. Her exposed skin was abraded and already beginning to bruise.
As I unfold a pocket knife the man looks up. Seeing the blade his eyes widen. He has no idea what my purpose is.
I point to her blouse. And mime scissors.
Realization dawns and he nods.
I carefully feed my blade under the blouse and cut away from her skin.
My heart drops.
I fall back onto my heels.
With the blouse removed I can see her face staring upwards. Her neck grotesquely twisted completely around like some sick marionette puppet.
I can faintly hear the sirens in the distance. Racing towards us to render aid no longer needed.
But drowning it out is a rising wail, a sound infused with pain, anger and despair.
The driver’s forehead is on the girls, he his buddy is shuddering.
I wake up.

Cholulaman

title: My belt, a tourniquet

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: An unnamed passenger in an SUV.

question: Who is the narrator's driver?

answer: Someone the narrator knows and trusts but can't identify in the dream.

question: Who dies?

answer: The female passenger of the pickup truck on the road ahead of the narrator.

question: How does the death occur?

answer: The woman gets out of the pickup truck while a tractor trailer approaches at speed and is run over by it, killed.

question: Who is responsible for the death?

answer: Presumably the driver of the tractor trailer, because if the pickup is parked, that means the trailer is in the wrong place on the road.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This story is an account of a dream the author had, in which they are being driven by someone they trust when they witness a woman up ahead getting out of a pickup truck only to be run down by a tractor trailer. The narrator uses a belt as a tourniquet and cuts her blouse away from her neck to reveal that her neck has been twisted grotesquely, and there's nothing more to be done for her.


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[Aerial view of a typical marina (harbor dredge and lighthouse in lower right)] [Hohe Düne Marina and Yacht club in Rostock, Germany] [Kuopio Marina in Kuopio, Finland] [Kochi Marina in Kochi, India is the only marina in the country]

A MARINA (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : _marina_, “coast” or “shore”) is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters.

The word _marina_ may also refer to an inland wharf on a river or canal that is used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal narrowboats.

Emplacement

[A marina with floating docks on False Creek inlet in Vancouver] Marinas may be located along the banks of rivers connecting to lakes or seas and may be inland. They are also located on coastal harbors (natural or man made) or coastal lagoons, either as stand alone facilities or within a port complex.

Facilities and services

A marina may have refueling, washing and repair facilities, marine and boat chandlers, stores and restaurants. A marina may include ground facilities such as parking lots for vehicles and boat trailers. Slipways (or boat ramps) transfer a trailered boat into the water. A marina may have a travel lift, a specialised crane used for lifting heavier boats out of the water and transporting them around the hard stand. A marina may provide in- or out-of-water boat storage.

Fee-based services such as parking, use of picnic areas, pubs, and clubhouses for showers are usually included in long-term rental agreements. Visiting yachtsmen usually have the option of buying each amenity from a fixed schedule of fees; arrangements can be as wide as a single use, such as a shower, or several weeks of temporary berthing. The right to use the facilities is frequently extended at overnight or period rates to visiting yachtsmen. Since marinas are often limited by available space, it may take years on a waiting list to get a permanent berth.

Moorings and access

Boats are moored on buoys, on fixed or floating walkways tied to an anchoring piling by a roller or ring mechanism (floating docks, pontoons). Buoys are cheaper to rent but less convenient than being able to walk from land to boat. Harbor shuttles (water taxis), may transfer people between the shore and boats moored on buoys. The alternative is a tender such as an inflatable boat. Facilities offering fuel, boat ramps and stores will normally have a common-use dock set aside for such short term parking needs.

Where the tidal range is large, marinas may use locks to maintain the water level for several hours before and after low water.

Economic organization

Marinas may be owned and operated by a private club, especially yacht clubs — but also as private enterprises or municipal facilities. Marinas may be standalone private businesses, components of a resort, or owned and operated by public entities.

title: Marina

question: How can yachtsmen obtain a berth at a marina?

answer: A permanent berth may take years to obtain since the available space is limited. However, it's plausible that a temporary arrangement is relatively easy to obtain. It could be facilitated at berths whose owners are known to be at sea for a while so that the capacity doesn't go unused.

question: Why don't marinas serve cargo ships or larger vessels in general?

answer: Marinas are purpose-built to handle smaller vessels. So they leave the handling of larger vessels to ports with appropriate facilities of which they are sometimes a part.


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A GUICHE PIERCING is a body piercing on the perineum. Guiche piercings are much more common in men than in women. Although a guiche normally runs perpendicular to the direction of the penis, lateral placements are possible. A series of guiche piercings in parallel to the direction of the penis is called a guiche ladder,[1] and might commonly be seen as an extension of a frenum ladder.

Health issues

Depending on the anatomy of the individual, a guiche piercing can heal quickly with few complications, like a normal piercing, or it may require specialized initial jewelry and care,[2] like a surface piercing. Due to the proximity to the anus, good hygiene is important both during the initial healing period, and on an ongoing basis after the piercing is healed. The estimated healing time for a guiche piercing is between 6 and 9 months.[3] Sitting-related activities that place stress on the region may cause irritation to the site leading to the migration or rejection of the piercing.[4]

Jewelry

Both captive bead rings and barbell-style jewelry are worn in guiche piercings, both as initial jewelry as well as after the piercing has healed. Guiche piercings can be stretched to large sizes and can accommodate flesh tunnel style jewelry,[5] although the potential discomfort to the bearer may be radically increased. Guiche weights may be attached to the piercing, causing added sexual stimulation.[6]

History and culture

Richard Simonton, also known by his pseudonym Doug Malloy,[7] authored a pamphlet entitled _Body & Genital Piercing in Brief_ which created much of the contemporary mythology surrounding the origin of various body piercings, including the guiche.[8] In the pamphlet guiche piercing is described as originating in the South Pacific, most specifically Tahiti.[9] Simonton's perspectives were coloured by his own enthusiasm for genital piercing as an erotic practice,[10] and his materials are not considered to be accurate.[11] Like many genital piercings, guiche piercings were primarily practiced in gay BDSM culture,[12] prior to the resurgence of piercing in Western Culture in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

It is sometimes used by couples for advanced power-play, being chained and/or locked to a prince albert piercing for the purpose of male genital infibulation and long term physical control (and the corresponding potent psychological control) over the submissive male through the practice of enforced chastity. In the most extreme cases, both rings are cemented, glued, or even soldered shut for a semi-permanent (removable only within a surgical setting) alternative to a chastity device to be worn over months or years at a time.

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title: Guiche piercing

question: Why was Richard Simonton's pamphlet "Body & Genital Piercing in Brief" considered inaccurate?

answer: Because it was clouded with his own enthusiasm about genital piercing as an erotic practice.


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Warm ginger ale and a cold body. Good times.
            The day started out relatively normal. Alarm went off at five am. Punched the snooze button. Broke the fourth alarm clock this week. Slept in until eight. Woke up for real, looked at the bashed clock, looked at my watch, let loose a string of choice words. Tried to shave and put on pants at the same time. Got caught and nicked my ear. Opened my fridge, no food; only a sock. What the hell?
            Normally, I woulda got in my car, broken three speed limits on my way to the local deli, and gotten a sandwich. Instead, I got in my car, looked over to my passenger seat, threw up, and stumbled out of my car, now rancid with the smell of upchucked Pad Thai from last night, and a dead body.
            My first call to 911 ever happened that day as well. I had to call in a fire.
            I went to work like normal that day, except my commute involved a bike and a pissed off crossing guard. I was looking forward to spending an entire day of lying through my teeth to make sure some sorry bastard got twenty-five years instead of forty in the state penitentiary. Of course, it’s a little hard to make witnesses sweat when you keep thinking about the clean up job you’ll have to do on your car.
            I guess I won that day. Of course, society lost fifteen years of not having deal with some sociopath arsonist. I think his name was Noah. Heh.
            I wasn’t looking forward to going to my house that day. Can’t imagine why. Regardless, I stopped by the local grocery store to pick up some melons. She slapped me and stormed off, but at least I killed some time.
            The distinct smell of freshly cut grass hit my nose as I biked down a residential street. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shirtless man on his rider lawnmower. And this is supposed to be a residential area. I suppose his glistening d-cups were the ultimate sign of laziness. Sickening.
            After mentally flipping off Mr. Landscaper-Gone-Wild, I decided to stop by an old friend’s house. Jack and I go way back. Mr. Daniels has always been halfway decent to me, always cheering me up and getting me some great stories to tell his other patrons. I’d have had a great conversation with him too, but his doorman insisted I pay my tab. So much for boozing up.
            As I lit the torch, I sipped on the only drink I managed to get off the guy. I set my ginger ale aside, and watched as the first glimmers of the fire began to pop. I stood back, and savored the yells and smoke. Bellua would be pleased.
            I smirked as my fingers flew to pocket, pulled out my crap phone, and dialed 911. I breathed in, and reported the fire in the most civilian way I could.
            After getting to my house, I downed the rest of the drink. I’m sure the bartender wasn’t worried about the glass.
            I donned my latex gloves and surgical mask, and slowly pulled on the body’s arm. It came off. Dammit Bellua. I thought better of my initial plan, threw the arm back into the car, and shoved the body’s head down. I got into the driver’s seat. Bad idea. I got back out, got reacquainted with my lunch from that afternoon, and covered my nose with a section of fabric.
            The drive to the bog was one of the most refreshing drives I’d ever had. I began conversing with the body. It’s nice to have someone to listen, even if that someone was turning a nasty shade of green. I’m sure it wasn’t because of my story though.
            As I dumped the body, I noticed a perfectly square piece of skin missing from the back of the body’s head. Bellua’s rituals always creep me out. I stopped myself from befouling the interior of my car any further, and drove back to my house.
            After a long day’s work, I was ready to turn in. But I have work to do.
            I popped open the secret compartment of my car’s trunk, I reminisced about the first time I met Bellua. I used to be a mess, but Bellua gave me a purpose. Clean up his dirty work, and in return he would do the same for me. In exchange for getting stacks of green for reducing felons’ sentences, Bellua required that I dispose of his victims. What Bellua didn’t know at the time was that I’m more fucked up than he is.
            Bellua has a warped sense of justice. He thinks that by killing off the corrupt government officials, he can fix the system. I don’t give a shit about the system. I just wanna see it burn. That’s why I’ll play along with Bellua, until I have the resources to pull off my master plan.
            I was running low on accelerant. I took comfort in the fact that Bellua still hadn’t discovered my tools, but it was curious how I blew through a month’s worth is a week. No, I realized, it’s me. My fires are getting bigger.

title: Bellua (Original Short Story By Me) p.1 Fire

question: What does the text say about Bellua?

answer: The narrator says that Bellua has a warped sense of justice and believes he can fix the government by killing corrupt officials. The narrator describes a mutually beneficial relationship with Bellua, in which Bellua helps the narrator win cases and the narrator disposes of Bellua's victims. The narrator also notes that Bellua has a ritual of cutting a square patch of skin from the back of his victims' heads.

question: What does the text say about the narrator's coworkers?


text:
Cryptocurrency traders, in not only South Korea, but the entire world can now relax a bit with the current news of South Korea announcing that the country will be regulating cryptocurrency exchanges in the same manner they regulate commercial banks The regulation shall be carried out by the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KFIU) in collaboration with other local financial regulators.

The Director of KFIU, Kim Geun-ik led a meeting that discussed on the existing regulations in the country that provide strict measures against money laundering and terrorist financing in the country. His sentiments echoed  the policy guidelines issued by the same government entity back in February when it was cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges and ICOs in the country. Mr. Geun-ik also proposed stricter policies to both commercial banks as well as independent financial service providers.

In the meeting, the KFIU decided to include cryptocurrencies in its Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer (KYC) initiative. What would then proceed the meeting, is the drafting and proposing of a bill in the South Korean Congress that would give local financial authorities the mandate to monitor traditional bank account and cryptocurrency users within their jurisdictions and in a transparent manner within the law.

A Spokesperson of KFIC had this to say with respect to the current development in the country:

  Under current regulations, there are clear limitations in preventing money laundering on crypto exchanges because the only way authorities can spot suspicious transactions is through banks. If the bill of lawmaker Jae Yoon-kyung from the Democratic Party of Korea passes, local authorities will be able to impose identical regulations on crypto exchanges that are implemented on commercial banks.

The impact of this decision might be what South Korean traders have been waiting for in terms of having cryptocurrencies recognized by their country’s officials as a legal form of investing as well as being mediums of facilitating payments of goods and services. By encompassing Cryptocurrency exchanges in the country’s anti money laundering efforts as well as implementing KYC procedures, the industry will gain legitimacy in not only South Korea, but the entire world.

By doing this, South Korea will set precedence for any other nation in the process of coming up with some type of regulation towards the Cryptocurrency and ICO sectors of this new industry. One country that is probably watching on how South Korea handles its regulation, is the United States. The country is yet to give any clear direction, through its SEC, on how to handle cryptocurrencies, ICOs and exchanges within its jurisdictions.

question: What is the announcement coming out of South Korea?

answer: The country will now be regulating cryptocurrency exchanges in the same manner they regulate commercial banks.

question: What impact will this decision have?

answer: Cryptocurrencies are now included in the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit's Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer initiative. Cryptocurrencies will be recognized by country officials as a legal form of investing and medium of payment, lending legitimacy to the cryptocurrency industry worldwide.

question: What motivated South Korea's decision about cryptocurrency?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: When was this article written?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: South Korea has announced that it will now be regulating cryptocurrency exchanges. If the bill passes, authorities will be able to impose the same regulations on crypto exchanges that are implemented on commercial banks. The move will allow cryptocurrencies to be recognized as a legal form of investing and medium of payment and will lend legitimacy to the industry worldwide.


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This is just the first bit of a story I wrote for an intro to electrical engineering class.  Huzzah!

I wake up at the crack of 4pm every day for a vigorous workout regimen of trying to vomit the shame out of my body and watching Teletubbies reruns.  Then, I remember that cyborgs can’t vomit, and I haven’t paid the cable bill in three months, so the only form of entertainment I get is looking for rats in my apartment and throwing them out of the window.  On a normal day, I might crawl back into bed and shut off my audio/visual receptors for another couple of hours, but my in-eye interface opens up my calendar for today.  Looks like I’ve got a client in half an hour.  Better find a clean shirt.
	As soon as I finish putting on my Hawaiian button up with hardly any stains on it, there’s a knock at the door.  Not the standard three-knock shindig, but a more aggressive than usual intro to “Shave and a Haircut.”  Leaving off those last two knocks is supposed to make me rush to the door to usher them in, but it only serves in making every micrometer of my cybernetic thought processors overheat and lower in efficiency, something humans call “hate.”  It happens all too often with me.  I’m going to not have a good time with this job.  I get the door anyway.
	“Come in.  Don’t touch any of the furniture; I’m pretty sure it’s growing some type of fungus.”  It’s not actually growing anything, but I tell every client this because it’s my apartment and I’ll be damned if I’m having strangers come in and touch all of my stuff.
	“Uh, okay.  Should I just stand then?”  The dame walks in with a look on her face like she’s better than me, but with the posture and grace like she has polio.  I shouldn’t have answered the door.
	“I don’t care if you sit on the floor, do a handstand, or just leave.  Although frankly, it would be pretty impressive to see you get that fat center of gravity over your fat stupid face.  What do you want?”  The dame wasn’t even overweight, but just like in high school, if you put them down enough, they’ll put out more.  Or in the case, pay more.
	“I hear you’re Jake Bullet.  I hear you’re the meanest private dick this side of the pond, and you have what it takes to get the job done.”  The dame was easily six feet tall and the voice coming out of her sounded like a grizzled ex-con.  I could almost see her five o’clock shadow.
	“Lady, when you moonlight like I do, you don’t use words like “private” and “dick” so close together unless you got the green to throw down.  Now tell me what the job is, Golden Girls is on soon.”
	“It’s my husband, Jake.  Every night he goes out, and I don’t see him again until morning, right before he leaves for work at the energy plant!  I think he’s cheating on me, with prostitutes no less!  I checked our bank statement from last month, and, well. . .”  Her optical moisture ports starts spouting like the zits on an eighth grader.  Humans can just be so illogical.  That moisture could be used for a lot of other things, like spitting on the homeless (one of my favorite Sunday past times), or sweating for thirty minutes on the treadmill.  Her story was boring me, so I started checking her out with my peripheral scanners, and she could definitely stand to drop a few.
	“All right, quit your blabbering.  I charge fifty bucks a day, not including meals, snacks, expenditures imperative to the job, expenditures not imperative to the job, movie tickets, pony rides, salsa lessons, etcetera.  I’ll call you when I have something.”
	After getting her nasty human-eye-watering face out of my apartment, I write down in my schedule that I should probably go check this creepy guy out.  Just then, I notice I have an appointment today.  The appointment is written in blue ink.  Looks like I’m missing Golden Girls today.

title: Cyborg Detective Prostitute.

question: Why can't cyborgs vomit?

answer: It appears cyborgs are not like humans, and therefore cannot have human reactions.

question: Was Jake Bullet, the cyborg, naturally unfriendly to humans?

answer: It appears he was.

question: What was Jake's favorite Sunday pastime?

answer: Spitting on the homeless.

question: What did the dame come to Jake for?

answer: She needed him to investigate her husband whom she suspected was cheating on her with a prostitute.

question: What did Jake do for a living?

answer: It might be implied he was a detective.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Jake bullet was a cyborg detective who appeared unfriendly towards humans and lived a life of solitude while following a strict workout regimen. It seemed he was broke and couldn't afford decent cable, so he had to find a way to entertain himself by catching rats in his apartment. Later that day, a dame appeared at his door and requested he investigate her husband, whom she suspected was cheating on her with a prostitute. Her emotional outburst led Jake to despise wasteful human behavior and considered tears and sweat a resource he could use to spit on the homeless. Despite being unfriendly toward her, he offered to help her and charged her his regular fee of fifty bucks a day, and decided to get to work.


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MILLERHILL MARSHALLING YARD is a Traction Maintenance Depot located in Millerhill, Scotland. The depot is situated on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway and was near Millerhill station until it closed.

The depot code is MH.

History

The depot used to have an allocation of First ScotRail Class 150 Sprinters until they were leased to other companies.

Present

As of 2016, the depot's allocation consists of Class 37 and Class 66 locomotives and ScotRail Class 156 Sprinters and Class 158 Express Sprinters.[1]

A £30 million stabling facility for Class 385 trains was due to open in late 2017.[2] In 2019 the Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Centre opened on the former down yard.[3]

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[2] https://www.networkrail.co.uk/feeds/minister-views-progress-on-new-30m-millerhill-facility/

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title: Millerhill Marshalling Yard

question: What is Millerhill Marshalling Yard?

answer: It is a Traction Maintenance Depot.

question: Where is the Millerhill Marshalling Yard?

answer: It's located in Millerhill, Scotland on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway.

question: Describe the history of Millerhill Marshalling Yard.

answer: The depot used to have an allocation of First ScotRail Class 150 Sprinters until they were leased to other companies.

question: What happened in 2019?

answer: The Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Center opened on the former down yard.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses Millerhill Marshalling yard, a Traction Maintenance Depot located in Millerhill, Scotland.


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There was a strange feeling in the air. Perhaps it was just the feeling of the unknown looming around his head, or maybe it was the gloom of the island. The past week floated inside his head like a strange haze, constantly trying to figure out what life would be like these next few years. The first day was a real trial no doubt. All around he had the feeling everyone was sizing him up, perhaps even gauging his sanity. No matter. He was a fortress of solitude, until he spoke. His voice was deep, sporatic, and often hoarse. Truely, his voice and mind were not in sync.

Always, his mind was racing a thousand miles per minute, and a simple question would send his neurons into a death rattle. However odd and pecuiar he was, he remained solemn as a king, and to himself. He was a man of intelligence and observation. He enjoyed watching the quirks of others, even if he himself had plenty. The man was a fine example of self sufficient, one might also say he was quite cynical, but he believed it was his own defense mechanism. Sharp with word and wit, he was of a different breed of man, a true pioneer in his own way.

Nonetheless, he had a job to do, only what that job was, he, nor anyone at the office would have the faintest idea.

title: This week's self dissection.

question: How does the narrator describe his voice and mind?

answer: The narrator describes his voice and mind as not in sync.

question: Where is the narrator?

answer: On an island

question: What job did the narrator have to do?

answer: The narrator did not know what job he was to do, only that he had a job to do.

question: How does the narrator describe himself?

answer: The narrator describes himself as a man of intelligence and observation. He is sharp with word and wit.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator feels strange as he reflects about his past week on the island. His mind and voice are not in sync, but he tries to console himself and knows he is a man of intelligence and observation. The narrator knows he has a job to do but does not know what that job is.


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JUANDA STATION (, station code: JUA) is a railway station located in Kebon Kelapa, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. After Gambir station no longer serve Commuterline trains, Juanda, along with Gondangdia station, has become the alternative for passengers going to Merdeka Square and the surrounding areas.

This station got its name from the nearby road, which in turn named after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the 11th and the final Prime Minister of Indonesia.[1]

PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia, subsidiary of PT Kereta Api Indonesia, has their main office in the northern part of the station

Juanda station is connected to a TransJakarta bus station and the Istiqlal Mosque by a pedestrian bridge.

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title: Juanda railway station

question: Summarize all the information relating to the users of the Juanda railway station.

answer: Juanda station is used by commuters no longer being able to use Gambir station and going to Merdeka Square and other places. Gambir station is no longer serving commuter trains. Gondangdia station is also used by these commuters.

question: Where did Juanda railway station get its name from?

answer: Juanda railway station got its name from the nearby road. The road got its name from Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the 11th and final Prime Minister of Indonesia.

question: Name two destinations that can easily be reached from Juanda railway station.

answer:
1. A TransJakarta bus station
2. Istiqlal Mosque.

question: What is the relationship between Juanda railway station and PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia?

answer: PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia, subsidiary of PT Kereta Api Indonesia, has their main office in the northern part of Juanda railway station.

question: Who is the current head of state of Indonesia?

answer: Indonesia's head of state is not a prime minister. Djuanda Kartawidjaja was their 11th and last Prime Minister.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Juanda railway station is located in Indonesia and serves commuters going to Merketa Square.


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MALKAJGIRI LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in the South Indian state of Telangana.[1] This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[2]

As of 2014, Malkajgiri is the largest Lok Sabha constituency by number of electors with 3,183,325.[3] It first held elections in 2009 as a constituency of the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and its first member of parliament (MP) was Sarvey Sathyanarayana of the Indian National Congress. The new state of Telangana was created in 2014 by the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and this constituency became part of it.[4] From 2014-2019, its MP was Malla Reddy who represented the Telugu Desam Party at the election. In 2016, Malla Reddy switched parties to represent the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.[5] The current MP of Malkajgiri is Revanth Reddy who represents the Indian National Congress.[6]

Assembly segments

Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Legislative Assembly segments:[7]

  Constituency number   Name                      Reservation
  --------------------- ------------------------- -------------
  43                    Medchal                   None
  44                    Malkajgiri                None
  45                    Qutbullapur               None
  46                    Kukatpally                None
  47                    Uppal                     None
  49                    L. B. Nagar               None
  71                    Secunderabad Cantonment   SC

Members of Parliament

  Lok Sabha   Duration    Member                  Party
  ----------- ----------- ----------------------- --------------------------
  15th        2009–2014   Sarvey Sathyanarayana   Indian National Congress
  16th        2014–2018   Malla Reddy             Telugu Desam Party
  17th        2019-2024   Revanth Reddy           Indian National Congress

Election results

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

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[3] Malkajgiri biggest Lok Sabha seat, Lakshadweep smallest

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title: Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)

question: What is the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency?

answer: It is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in the South Indian state of Telangana.

question: When did the constituency come into existence and why?

answer: This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

question: How many electors did the Malkajgiri constituency have in 2014?

answer: 3,183,325

question: Who is Malla Reddy?

answer: He was the Malkajgiri constituency's MP from 2014-2019.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in the South Indian state of Telangana that came into existence in 2008 based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India. Malla Reddy was the Malkajgiri constituency's MP from 2014-2019.


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Hi everyone! I have always taken a liking to writing stories and recently have gotten into writing prompts. I thought I would share one that I typed up at work based off the sentence "I just had to laugh." Its loosely based off of my childhood with my brother. I would really love some feedback! Thanks everyone!
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         My brother and I grew up in a small town on the outskirts of a city called Maywood, which to us, seemed like a dead end town full of has-beens and welfare occupants. Nick, my brother who is 14, and I would get into it a lot. We were always fighting about who could have the next round on a video game, or who was going to take the blame for something we broke. It never dawned on me that the town we lived in had so much to offer, but we were about to find out soon enough, or were we?

	       I think it was a Friday when we fell upon the key that would change our lives. As usual we would walk up to the woods and hang out in the fort we had built last year. It was beautiful, to us at least, and stood about nine feet up off the ground so nothing could get us in there. We painted it red and had put some old chairs we found out in the brush up there we used to sit on and hang out. One day though we were sitting in the fort looking out over the house down the hill and he asked me, “Why have we never tried to dig for something under the fort? Maybe something awesome is down there.” I quickly dismissed the idea being as mature as I thought I was being 16 and just told him to forget about it. After a few days though, it started to bug me. It was clinging to my mind what could be down there. Treasure? Rocks? Dead people? Who knew what it could be, and so we started digging.

         It never dawned on me how hard the ground could be after not raining for a few days. Even in the middle of the summer Mother Nature could have let up on us a little bit. We had been digging for hours, and still we never hit anything so we took a break. After going to the house and back we decided to trudge on. Thrust after thrust dirt was moved and sweat replaced it. Until it happened. “DAN COME HERE!” is all I needed to hear before I ran over to my brother and saw him looking down at the hole he had dug. What I saw next took me by storm. His shovel was broken, and he was just standing there looking at it. I just had to laugh. Really, I thought to myself. This is really what he had screamed at the top of his lungs to show me? I took a double take at the shovel though, not because I just couldn’t believe it, but there was a key literally in the handle.

      	I don’t think we have looked at each other and ran to the house with something in hand so fast before. It seemed like it only took us a minute to get home when it’s usually a 30 minute hike. We threw the key on to the table and started talking back and forth in gibberish about what it could be. Upon hearing us slam into the house like a bomb hitting a target, our dad had run down the stairs to check what had happened. He took one glance at the key and instantly knew what we had found. “Where did you guys find it?” he asserted. I thought we had hit the jackpot. Even our dad was into what we had found. Those hopes were crushed though after he took it and ran off into the basement and into the coal room.

           We chased after him in pursuit of finding the meaning of the universe, or something close, only to find him kneeling next to an old safe we couldn’t ever open. He placed the key in, we could hear the tumblers locking into place, and gave the key a good twist. The door slowly opened, the room grew quite, and my brother and I expected dad to pull a gold bar out of the safe. Instead, he just stood up and sighed. He turned to us and just shrugged, “I guess your grandfather just did this thinking it would be hilarious someday.” He held out a piece of paper for us to read. It wasn’t the answers to life. It wasn’t a bank note for $1,000,000. Not even a sentimental letter expressing his love for us. Just a note with this written on it, “This is where your inheritance should be, boys.” All that trouble, digging, running, sweating, blisters, and pain just for our deceased family member to trick us like always. We all looked at each other, and just had to laugh.

title: I Just Had To Laugh

question: What is the twist in the story?

answer: The main characters are so excited to find a buried safe. They think there must be something inside of it. Instead there is only a note saying "this is where your inheritance should be."

question: Describe where the narrator lives.

answer: The narrator lives in a town outside of a city called Maywood. They always viewed it as a boring town. They call it "dead end" full of "has-beens and welfare occupants."

question: What does the narrator's younger brother say they could do?

answer: He asks why they have never dug under the fort. The narrator initially dismisses him. However, his brother Nick does eventually find something under the fort. When he does Dan comes running.


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In shogi, the BISHOP HEAD PAWN or BISHOP'S HEAD PAWN PUSH (角頭歩 or 角頭歩突き ) is a surprise opening.

The opening is characterized by advancing early in the game the bishop's head pawn on 87 to 86 if played by Black or on 23 to 24 if played by White, in which it is undefended. This is a daring move since the head of the bishop (the 87 or 23 square) needs to be defended from a Static Rook attack and moving the bishop's head pawn forward increases the vulnerability of the bishop's head.

It can be developed into a Ranging Rook position and is played against a Static Rook position.

The opening was used by professional Kunio Yonenaga in tournament play in the 1960s and 1970s.

Development

1. P-76 P-34. After Black opens their bishop diagonal, if White does likewise, then Black can attempt the Bishop Head Pawn opening.

2. P-86. The Bishop Head Pawn position starts by advancing of the pawn at the head of the bishop.

2. ...P-84. White will react to the vulnerable bishop head pawn by starting to develop an attack on the eighth file with a rook pawn.

3. BX22+ SX22. Black responds by suddenly exchanging bishops.

4. N-77. With the bishop in hand and out of the way, Black moves their knight forward to the seventh file order to prevent White's pawn exchange on the eighth file.

title: Bishop Head Pawn

question: What is Bishop Head Pawn?

answer: Bishop Head Pawn or Bishop's Head Pawn Push is a surprise opening in Shogi.

question: How does the Bishop Head Pawn move work?

answer: The Bishop's head pawn is advanced early on 87 to 86 if played by black or on 23 to 24 if played by white. The Bishop's head pawn is left undefended in this move. This increases the vulnerability of the bishop's head.

question: Who used this opening?

answer: Kunio Yongenaga used this opening in tournament play in the 1960s and 70s.

question: Which position can it be developed into?

answer: The Bishop Head Pawn move can be developed into the Ranging Rook position.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer:
Bishop Head Pawn is an aggressive move in Shogi. In this, the Bishop's head pawn is advanced early from 87 to 86, if played by black, and 23 to 24, if played by white.

The move can also be developed into the Ranging Rook position and it was used by Kunio Yongenaga in 1960s and 70s in tournaments.


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[The canal of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, a little north of Bangkok Railway Station.] KHLONG PHADUNG KRUNG KASEM (, ) is a canal (_khlong_) in Bangkok. It was dug in 1851 in order to serve as a new outer moat for the expanding city, extending its boundaries from the Rattanakosin Island to the north and east.

History

When the city of Rattanakosin (the formal name of the capital city today known as Bangkok) was founded by King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I) in 1782, it was set within fortified walls, and Khlong Rop Krung was constructed as a moat to protect the city's eastern flank. The Chao Phraya River formed a natural barrier to the west. By the time of King Mongkut (Rama IV)'s reign, the city had outgrown its original area, and in 1851 the King ordered the digging of another canal, roughly parallel to the old moat, from Wat Thewarat Kunchon to Wat Kaeo Fa. The construction, headed by Chaophraya Si Suriyawong, was completed the following year, and the King named the canal _Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem_, roughly meaning “the canal upholding the city's happiness”. As the political climate and military practices had vastly changed by then, defensive walls were no longer deemed necessary, although seven forts were nevertheless built along the canal (plus one on the western bank opposite the canal's mouth). The expansion more than doubled the city area, to .[1]

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title: Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem

question: What is the capital city of Thailand, Bangkok, formerly known as?

answer: It used to be known as Rattanakosin.

question: Who founded Rattanakosin?

answer: Rattanakosin was founded by King Phutthayotfa Chulalok in 1782.

question: Which river formed a natural barrier to the city of Rattanakosin?

answer: The Chao Phraya River.

question: What happened shortly after the city expanded in 1851?

answer: The King ordered the digging of a canal to accommodate the expansion as well as to provide defenses.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Rattanakosin is the former name of the Thailand capital city, Bangkok. It was founded by King Phutthayotfa Chulalok in 1782. It was fortified by a moat on the eastern side and a river to the west. As Rattanakosin expanded, the King ordered a canal to be constructed to deal with the city's needs. As the political climate and military practices had vastly changed by then, defensive walls were no longer deemed necessary, although seven forts were nevertheless built along the canal.


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The CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grades from Chesterfield Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

As of the 2017-18 school year, the district, comprising one school, had an enrollment of 755 students and 58.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group “GH”, the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[2]

Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, which also serves students from Mansfield Township, North Hanover Township and Springfield Township, along with children of United States Air Force personnel based at McGuire Air Force Base.[3][4] The schools in the district (with 2017-18 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[5]) are Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School[6] with 834 students in grades 7 - 8 and Northern Burlington County Regional High School[7] with 1,335 students in grades 9-12.[8] Both schools are in the Columbus section of Mansfield Township. Using a formula that reflects the population and the value of the assessed property in each of the constituent municipalities, taxpayers in Chesterfield Township pay 21.6% of the district's tax levy, with the district's 2013-14 budget including $35.6 million in spending.[9]

History

In December 2007, voters approved a referendum under which the district would spend $37.7 million to construct a new school building.[10] The new school opened in January 2011, after having been pushed back from an original target opening date of September 2010.[11] Costs related to the construction of the new school building and growing enrollment led to an increase in 8.6% in the local tax levy in the 2011-12 budget, which had grown to $9.4 million.[12]

Schools

-   Chesterfield Elementary School had an enrollment of 751 students in grades PreK-6 as of the 2017-18 school year.[13]
    -   Michael Mazzoni, Principal[14]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[15][16]

-   Scott Heino, Superintendent[17]
-   Patricia Austin, Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary

The district's board of education has five members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats up for election each year held (since 2012) as part of the November general election.[18][19]

[1] District information for Chesterfield Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.

[2] NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 10, 2014.

[3] Northern Burlington County Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 31, 2016. “The Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School and High School are located in Mansfield Township. Its constituent elementary districts are Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, and Springfield Townships. In addition, the district serves the Children of United States military personnel stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.”

[4] Esposito, Martha. “Discover Burlington County 2013: Regional School Districts”, _Burlington County Times_, April 26, 2015. Accessed May 31, 2016. “Northern Burlington County Regional - Serves: Chesterfield, Mansfield, North Hanover, Springfield, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst”

[5] School Data for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.

[6] Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Accessed February 13, 2020.

[7] Northern Burlington County Regional High School, Northern Burlington County Regional School District. Accessed February 13, 2020.

[8] New Jersey School Directory for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

[9] Zimmaro, Mark. “Sharp tax increase included in Northern Burlington budget”, _Burlington County Times_, April 8, 2013. Accessed November 10, 2014. “The $35.6 million budget represents a 2.7 percent increase from last year's spending plan.... Tax rates in sending districts are determined using a state equalization formula that takes into account factors such as population and assessed values. Based on the formula, Chesterfield taxpayers fund 21.6 percent of Northern Burlington's tax levy, Mansfield 46.5 percent, North Hanover 14.2 percent and Springfield 17.7 percent.”

[10] Hayes, Melissa. “Chesterfield voters approve $37M school”, _Burlington County Times_, December 12, 2007. Accessed January 16, 2012. “Voters yesterday approved borrowing $37.7 million to build an elementary school, but rejected spending an additional $970,106 to expand the gymnasium.”

[11] Chesterfield School District 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 10, 2014. “In response to this growth, the district opened a new, state-of-the-art school in January 2011.”

[12] O'Sullivan, Jeannie. “New school costs and enrollment drive up taxes in Chesterfield”, _Burlington County Times_, April 13, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2012. “Taxes would rise under the Board of Education's proposed $9.4 million budget, which must manage anticipated enrollment growth and the costs of the district's new three-story school. The 2011-12 spending plan comes with a $7.9 million tax levy, an increase of $627,098, and a tax rate of $1.105 per $100 of assessed property value.”

[13] School Data for the Chesterfield Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.

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[15] _2019-2020 Family Handbook_, Chesterfield Elementary School. Accessed February 13, 2020.

[16] New Jersey School Directory for Burlington County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

[17] Superintendent, Chesterfield Elementary School. Accessed February 13, 2020.

[18] New Jersey Boards of Education by District Election Types - 2018 School Election, New Jersey Department of Education, updated February 16, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2020.

[19] Board of Education, Chesterfield School District. Accessed February 13, 2020.

title: Chesterfield School District (New Jersey)

question: What does the article say about state-wide and national college enrollment rates?

question: What does the article say about the education quality of the schools in Chesterfield School District?

answer: The district has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13-1, which is ideal. The average socioeconomic status of the district's populace is higher than average, which allows for more than $35 million annual budget for the district. The school building is new, operating since January 2011. All of these factors suggest that the education quality would be at least decent in the district.

question: Summarize the political and administrative organization of the Chesterfield School District.

answer: The school's administration has two core members, the Superintendent and the Board Secretary. The district's board of education consists of five people who set the policies and oversee the operations. The board's trustees are elected directly by voters for three-year terms on a staggered basis. Major decisions are settled through referendums.

question: What does the article say about the characteristics of the students and their families in the Chesterfield School District?

answer: The socioeconomic and income levels of the people related to this district are higher than average. Considering the governance methods, they are also likely to be well-educated people.


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[Indiana GOP request for ObamaCare ‘horror stories’ goes wrong]

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The Indiana Republican Party has requested that the state's constituents share their "horror stories" with ObamaCare, the Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday.

"What's your Obamacare horror story? Let us know," the GOP party wrote in a Facebook post as it sought to collect negative stories about the Affordable Care Act, such as higher premiums or insurance companies leaving the market.

Many of the people respondents, however, flooded them with stories about how the healthcare law has positively affected their lives.

"My sister finally has access to affordable quality care and treatment for her diabetes," one person wrote, according to the news outlet.

"My father's small business was able to insure its employees for the first time ever. #thanksObama," another said.

Another person claimed that "the only horror in the story is that Republicans might take it away."

The state GOP's push to highlight the Affordable Care Act's downfalls comes at a time when the Senate Republicans are working to get their own healthcare bill passed in the upper chamber.

The measure, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, repeals and replaces key provisions of ObamaCare and includes deep cuts to Medicaid.

An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office revealed 22 million more Americans would lose healthcare insurance over the next decade if the Senate bill is passed.

Several Republicans have spoken out against the bill, which party leadership is trying to get to a vote after the Fourth of July recess.

The House passed their own healthcare bill in May.

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question: How did the Indiana GOP request for ObamaCare 'horror stories' go wrong?

answer: People flooded the Indiana Republican Party with positive stories about ObamaCare.

question: What is the Indiana GOP's goal?

answer: They wanted to highlight the Affordable Care Act's downfalls as Senate Republicans try to get their own healthcare bill passed in the upper chamber.

question: Describe the Senate Republican's healthcare bill.

answer: The bull is called the Better Care Reconciliation Act and would repeal and replace key provisions of ObamaCare, including deep cuts to Medicaid.

question: Why have several Republicans spoken against the bill?

answer: That is not directly clear in the document, but it could be because there was an analysis that passing the bill would lead to 22 million more Americans losing healthcare insurance over the next decade.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: At the time of the document, the Indiana Republican Party asked for horror stories about ObamaCare, only to receive an outpouring of positive ones. The Better Care Reconciliation Act is then discussed in the document.


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Nanjing, China (CNN) — "This would be a rich person's residence today," says Zhou Hong-ling, a 22-year-old recent college graduate from Hubui province.

"It's beautiful."

Hong-ling, visiting Nanjing to learn more about the history she studied in high school, is admiring the private quarters of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China and a key player in the toppling of the Qing dynasty in 1912.

It's a fitting time to visit.

November 12, 2016 was the 150th anniversary of Sun's birth.

Widely recognized as the father of the nation, his beautiful rooms are just one of many intriguing displays inside the Nanjing Presidential Palace, a 120,000-square-meter museum of modern history made up of buildings and sculpted landscapes.

Diverse architectural styles

The palace, which dates back over 600 years, showcases the complex past of China's ancient capital.

Inside, Western-influenced Republican-era architecture seamlessly rolls into the gilded designs of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom era and the gardens and pavilions of China's Imperial eras.

Some of the main attractions are packed with visitors, like the Qing-style atrium, which was built in 1870.

A beautiful 600-meter space, it leads to hallways, courtyards and the Western-style quarters used by the Republic of China's Nationalist government (1925-1948).

There are more secluded corners deep inside the palace.

Quads, paved strips, pavilions and scenic waterways offer visitors areas to rest and quietly experience the former rulers' habitat.

Former residents include China's 'Heavenly King'

Serene as it appears now, the palace has experienced its share of tumult and reconstruction.

The front gate was destroyed by rebels during the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-1800s, then restored during the Republican years in 1929.

The palace was later occupied by the People's Liberation Army in 1949. It housed provincial office units until 2000.

Its overall modest atmosphere is in striking contrast to the extravagance of Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) leader Hong Xiuquan's quarters, where gilded temples and dragon themes abound.

The self-dubbed "Heavenly King" liked to read and spent a lot of time in his study, which was reconstructed in 2003, a tour guide explains.

Meeting rooms for Chinese and foreign leaders, private offices for figures such as Republican political leader Chiang Kai-shek and Sun Yat-sen's nap room have all been preserved and restored for the public to view.

'1912'

Outside the gates of the Presidential Palace, vendors sell pins bearing the white sun of the Republic of China flag -- a rare public embrace for the country's former symbol, which today appears on the flag of Taiwan.

The surrounding neighborhood next to the palace also adds a curious flavor to the city.

Called 1912 -- the year the Republic of China was established -- this commercial and nightlife district aims to emulate Shanghai's Xintiandi or Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong zones.

Major foreign chains like Starbucks and KFC have set up shop in historic, brick Republican-era buildings.

Korean barbecue and pseudo-Italian restaurants advertising pizza and pasta share another building.

There are also a number of nightclubs with dizzying light displays on their façades.

Some Chinese restaurants hang a large portrait of Sun at the entrance -- another reminder that the historic figure is a proud face of the area.

Getting there

Nanjing Presidential Palace is located at 292 Changjiang Road in the Xuanwu District of Nanjing. Nanjing, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, is less than two hours by train from Shanghai.

question: What does the story say about the Nanjing Presidential Palace?

answer: The Nanjing Presidential Palace is a 120,000-square-meter museum of modern history. It is built over 600 years ago. Meeting rooms for Chinese and foreign leaders, private offices, and Sun Yat-sen's nap room have been preserved and restored for the public to view. One of the main attractions is the Qing-style atrium, which was built in 1870.

question: What does the text say about Sun Yat-sen's family?