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[Richter's gravestone.] ALBERT RICHTER (6 May 1909 - 2 August 2007) was a German academic and expert in silviculture or forest management. He is notable for founding the Choriner Musiksommer music festival, developing a new planning-process for forest management for the German Democratic Republic in the 1950s, and writing several works on the history of forest management, including a biography of Heinrich Cotta. He also served as a professor and director of the Forestry College in Eberswalde.

Richter was born in Lossnitz in Freiberg, Saxony in 1909 and died, aged 98, at Eberswalde in Brandenburg in 2007.

title: Albert Richter (forester)

question: What does 'forester' refer to?

answer: It refers to his profession; he was a forester, an author and professor in the field of forest management.

question: Where was Albert Richter born?

answer: Freiberg, Saxony.

question: How old was Albert Richter at the time of his death?

answer: 98

question: What was Richter's nationality?

answer: German.

question: Where did Richter teach?

answer: Forestry College, [University of] Eberswalde.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Albert Richter (1909-2007) was a German author and professor in the field of forest management.


split: train

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The bastard drunk toppled a stool and cracked-skull on the edge of the faux wood bar. He was bleeding before his knees caught the floor and his free hand slapped the bootfilth and godknows on the checkered tiles before he used it to wipe the wound. He didn’t cry out, just made an *oof* of inconvenience and after a few seconds of consideration, staggered to his feet. He didn’t spill a drop of his beer.

He studied his dripping hand for a moment with a comical grimace that said *well this will never do* and he lifted his shirt to soak the blood from his face and hands. The Mexican by the jukebox whistled loudly and yelled some sharp note of Spanish congratulations. I turned back to the TV and sipped my whiskey.

The news man was sweating and kept straightening his tie, trying to look dignified and unaffected. Poor bastard didn’t even have a drink. Just a pen he kept shifting between his fingers, rubbing and squeezing it like a stress ball or some fortune-teller’s talisman. Words flashed across the bottom of the screen but I wasn’t reading them. It didn’t matter.

*…it is unclear at this time whether the President has arrived or if there will be a press conference or an official address. We do know that the President was en route to an undisclosed military location as of 9:43PM Eastern time…*

The bastard drunk slammed his red-stained palm on the bar with a BANG and I think each and every person in that place jumped halfway out of their chairs, myself no exception. The Mexican started to yell something, but all ears fell on the drunk as he raised his glass to the sky and looked around the bar with glassy-eyed self-importance.

“This!” His voice half-cracked, half-burped. “*This* is the last *god damn* place on Earth!”

Someone yelled for him to shut the fuck up, Danny, you shit.

“*This,* man. Here we are and then we aren’t. The last goddamn place.” He tipped his glass a bit as though to cheers us then gulped it down, nodding slightly with satisfaction, acceptance, I don’t know what. Someone muttered *sonofabitch* and we all went back to our business.

I looked at the missed calls on my phone, scanning the area codes on unknown numbers, all 972 and 214. Dallas. I didn’t know anyone in Dallas. But there were a whole helluva lot of people in Dallas who knew me. Creditors, banks, hired phone goons. Companies and groups and affiliations, LLCs and organizations. But the phone hadn’t rang in a while. I wasn’t thinking about the money. Every area code on that list was from Dallas. For the last two weeks. She wasn’t going to call. Why would she call? I should have just turned the damn thing off.

I killed my whiskey and thought about dying. Not so bad. It would be fast. Probably wouldn’t even notice. He we are and then we aren’t. I wondered if she was safe. Somewhere in one of those underground boxes with the canned beans and water bottles. She probably went to the army camp. Probably went with Jake. Goddamn *Jake.* But he’d keep her safe. That’s the main thing. As long as she’s safe.

I thumbed my wedding ring and stopped thinking about dying. The Mexican shoved another dollar in the juke and whistled. I poured another drink. It took the end of the goddamn world to get my hands on a bottle of Special Reserve. Tasted like everything else I’d ever had.

The bastard drunk stumbled up next to me, humming. I grabbed a dirty shot glass off the bar, sloshed some in and threw it to Danny the Bastard Drunk Shit. He looked at it the way my neglected, scorned, desperate, cheating wife used to look at close-up card magic. Wonder and skeptical awe. He slammed it and caught my eyes like a concerned doctor about to tell a cancer case he’s gotta stop smoking. He stared for a second, sizing me up. Or maybe just fighting off the nightspins as the Reserve hit the pot and stirred. The blood running down his face was drying brown.

“Hey.”

Hey, I said.

“What...” burp “Just what the fuck are you doin’ here?”

It wasn’t a threat. He sounded concerned.

The Mexican screamed a battle cry and shot the juke out with his pistol. There was a commotion and I think some older cowboy fellow stabbed him. I don’t really know. The Tejano jangle beat snap crackle popped and was gone.

“I mean. Really, man. What the *fuck* are you doing here?”

*…we have been told by the government that we are to cease broadcasting immediately. For the sake of integrity we have decided to lock down the station and continue to transmit until… we are no longer able to do so. I will continue to report and stand by the people of this great nation the only way I know how. We will keep you informed and updated as best we can. God bless America. And God keep our love ones safe. Keep us all…*

I was thinking about dying, I said.

Danny burst out in fits of laughter.

“You, man.” He pointed at me, still holding the empty shot glass. “*You!* You’re funny, man.”

And he stumbled away.

I wondered if she’d make it through this. Really I was wondering if she’d still think about me. How long from now? A year? Ten? Scavenging some blighted shitland that looked more like hell than Cleburne. Would she look for me? Jake wouldn’t let her. Hell, I wouldn’t want her to.

Someone was dragging the Mexican out of the bar. I’d never seen someone die before. It felt like nothing. I poured more Reserve in my glass and looked up at the TV. Below the sweating, straining news anchor was an animated countdown clock. It said ten minutes and change. Last call.

Part of me wanted to run and head for the army camp. Try to wait this out. Maybe I’d get to see her. Jake would stand between us, but she’d be cordial. Under the circumstances she might even give me a somber hug. Some kind of mutual pity and recognition of the Big Shit that made our problems seem years past and half-forgiven. Let bygones be bygones and let the bombs fall where they may.

I looked over my shoulder at the last goddamn place on Earth. Twenty some-odd heathens swilling and swaying, counting down the minutes til they meet their maker, the Universe, the Big Shit. Waiting for their chance to say *Sorry.* I’m sorry for everything. I’m so damn sorry, Janie.

The last drop of Special Reserve poured into my glass. The drunk was passed out on the pool table, still holding the empty shot. The old cowboy fellow was praying. Some were crying, some were repenting, some were toasting, laughing, shrugging, dialing, dancing, hugging, screaming and all of us were waiting.

The news man straightened his tie and put down the fortune-teller’s talis-pen. There were no more words flashing across the bottom of the screen. There wasn’t going to be any Presidential address. Janie was safe with Jake. I finished my whiskey and savored the burn. The Mexican watched the stars outside, unseeing. The old woman in the corner rose to her feet. The last goddamn place on Earth broke into a harmonious, miserable, broken, joyful, perfect countdown.

Ten nine eight seven six

She’ll think of me. Bad or good, in passing, in pity, in regret, in love, but

Five four three two

She’ll think of me.

Here we are

And then we weren’t.

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EDIT: Formatting.

title: The Last Goddamn Place on Earth

question: What is the narrator (and other bar patrons) watching on the TV?

answer: They are waiting for the Presidential address.

question: What does the news broadcaster say?

answer: The channel has been directed to cease broadcasting immediately.

question: Where is the woman the narrator keeps thinking about?

answer: Narrator assumes she is being kept safe at an army camp with the help of Jake.

question: What happens to the Presidential address?

answer: There was ultimately no Presidential address as the President traveled to an undisclosed military location.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator drinks at a bar, watching TV waiting for the Presidential address. Other patrons are getting very drunk as the address is delayed.
Narrator thinks about a woman, wondering if she'd call as he thumbs his wedding ring.
The broadcaster on TV speaks of the turmoil affecting the country and there would be no Presidential address.
Narrator wonders about the woman who is probably an an army camp, being kept safe by Jake.


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The BATTLE OF VALMY was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The action took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris. Generals François Kellermann and Charles Dumouriez stopped the advance near the northern village of Valmy in Champagne-Ardenne.

In this early part of the Revolutionary Wars—known as the War of the First Coalition—the new French government was in almost every way unproven, and thus the small, localized victory at Valmy became a huge psychological victory for the Revolution at large. The outcome was thoroughly unexpected by contemporary observers—a vindication for the French revolutionaries and a stunning defeat for the vaunted Prussian army. The victory emboldened the newly assembled National Convention to formally declare the end of monarchy in France and to establish the First French Republic. Valmy permitted the development of the Revolution and all its resultant ripple effects, and for that it is regarded by historians as one of the most significant battles in history.

Background

As the French Revolution continued, the monarchies of Europe became concerned that revolutionary fervor would spread to their countries. The War of the First Coalition was an effort to stop the revolution, or at least contain it to France. King Frederick William II of Prussia had the support of Great Britain and the Austrian Empire to send the Duke of Brunswick towards Paris with a large army.[1] In the war's early encounters of mid-1792, French troops did not distinguish themselves,[2] and enemy forces advanced dangerously deep into France intending to pacify the country, restore the traditional monarchy, and end the Revolution. The French commander Charles Dumouriez, meanwhile, had been marching his army northeast to attack the Austrian Netherlands, but this plan was abandoned because of the more immediate threat to Paris.[3] A second army under General François Kellermann was ordered to link up with him in a mutual defense.[4]

Just over half of the French infantry were regulars of the old Royal Army, as were nearly all of the cavalry and, most importantly, the artillery,[5][6] which were widely regarded as the best in Europe at the time.[7][8] These veterans provided a professional core to steady the enthusiastic volunteer battalions.[9] Combined, Dumouriez' Army of the North and Kellermann's Army of the Centre totalled approximately 54,000 troops.[10] Heading towards them was Brunswick's coalition army of about 84,000, all veteran Prussian and Austrian troops augmented by large complements of Hessians and the French royalist Army of Condé.[11]

Battle

The invading army handily captured Longwy on 23 August and Verdun on 2 September, then moved on toward Paris through the defiles of the Forest of Argonne.[12] In response, Dumouriez halted his advance to the Netherlands and reversed course, approaching the enemy army from its rear.[13] From Metz, Kellermann moved to his assistance, joining him at the village of Sainte-Menehould on 19 September.[14] The French forces were now east of the Prussians, behind their lines. Theoretically the Prussians could have marched straight towards Paris unopposed, but this course was never seriously considered: the threat to their lines of supply and communication was too great to be ignored. The unfavorable situation was compounded by bad weather and an alarming increase in sickness among the troops. With few other options available, Brunswick turned back and prepared to do battle.[15]

The troops trudged laboriously through a heavy downpour—“rain as of the days of Noah”, in the words of Thomas Carlyle.[16] Brunswick headed through the northern woods believing he could cut off Dumouriez. At the moment when the Prussian manœuvre was nearly completed, Kellermann advanced his left wing and took up a position on the slopes between Sainte-Menehould and Valmy.[17] He centered his command around an old windmill, which he quickly razed to prevent enemy artillery spotters from using it as a sighting location.[18] His veteran artillerists were well-placed upon its accommodating ridge to begin the so-called “Cannonade of Valmy”.[19] Brunswick moved toward them with about 34,000 of his troops.[20] As they emerged from the woods, a long-range gunnery duel ensued and the French batteries proved superior. The Prussian infantry made a cautious, and fruitless, effort to advance under fire across the open ground.[21]

[Valmy obelisk with statue of Kellermann] As the Prussians wavered, a pivotal moment was reached when Kellermann raised his hat and made his famous cry of _“Vive la Nation”_. The cry was repeated again and again by all the French army, and had a crushing effect upon Prussian morale. The French troops sang “La Marseillaise” and “Ça Ira”, and a cheer went up from the French line.[22] To the surprise of nearly everyone, Brunswick broke off the action and retired from the field. The Prussians rounded the French positions at a great distance and commenced a rapid retreat eastward. The two engaged forces had been essentially equal in size, Kellermann with approximately 36,000 troops and 40 cannon, and Brunswick with 34,000 and 54 cannon. Yet by the time Brunswick retreated, casualties had risen no higher than three hundred French and two hundred Prussians.[23]

Prussian retreat

The precipitous end to the action provoked elation among the French.[24] The question of exactly why the Prussians withdrew has never been definitively answered. Most historians ascribe the retreat to some combination of the following factors: the highly defensible French position[25] together with the rapidly growing numbers of reinforcements and citizen volunteers[26] with their discouraging and thoroughly unexpected _élan_[27] which persuaded the cautious Brunswick to spare himself a dangerous loss of manpower,[28] particularly when the Russian invasion of Poland had already raised concerns for Prussia's defensibility in the east.[29] Others have put forward more shadowy motives for the decision, including a secret plea by Louis XVI to avoid an action which might cost him his life, and even bribery of the Prussians, allegedly paid for with the Bourbon crown jewels.[30] Brunswick had actually been offered command of the French armies prior to the outbreak of war and émigré factions subsequently used this as a basis to allege treachery on his part. However no proof of this charge exists and the more likely explanation remains that, having initially adopted an aggressive strategy, he lacked the will to carry it through when confronted by an unexpectedly determined and disciplined opposition.[31] In any case, the battle ended decisively, the French pursuit was not seriously pressed,[32] and Brunswick's troops managed a safe if inglorious eastward retreat.[33]

Aftermath

This engagement was the turning point of the Prussians' campaign. Beset with food shortages and dysentery, their retreat continued well past the Rhine River.[34] French troops soon struck forward into Germany, taking Mainz in October. Dumouriez once again moved against the Austrian Netherlands and Kellermann ably secured the front at Metz.[35]

Dumouriez would bear a harsh change of fortune: after one more influential success in November 1792 at Jemappes, he was by the following year a broken man. His army had suffered such catastrophic losses that he defected to the royalist side for the rest of his life.[36] Kellermann, however, continued in a long and distinguished military career. In 1808 he was ennobled by Napoleon and became Duke of Valmy.[37]

Legacy

[A modern replica of the windmill at Valmy stands amid a memorial site.]

In the varied historiography of the French Revolution, the Battle of Valmy is often portrayed as the first victory of a citizen army, inspired by liberty and nationalism. Many thousands of volunteers did indeed swell the ranks, but at least half of the French forces were professional soldiers, particularly among Kellermann's critical artillery units.[38] The French artillery also held a tactical advantage in its modern Gribeauval gun system which proved highly successful on the battlefield.[39] But in popular conception, Valmy was a victory of citizen-soldiers: the battle was emblemized by Kellermann's cry, augmented by the troops' singing of “La Marseillaise” and the “Ça Ira” while under fire.[40]

On the day of the battle, the Legislative Assembly had duly transferred its power to the National Convention.[41] Over the next two days, flush with the news from Valmy, the new Convention deputies abolished the monarchy and proclaimed the French Republic.[42] The victory was a much-needed source of pride for the revolutionary French state, and provided enduring inspiration for the years that followed.[43] It was considered by many contemporaries to be a miraculous event for France, and a “decisive defeat” for one of the most effective armies in Europe.[44] Scholars continue to count it among the most significant clashes in military history.[45][46]

The Prussians themselves recognized the importance of the battle, not merely as a setback in the war but as a crucial advancement for the Revolution as a whole.[47] The German writer and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was present at the battle with the Prussian army, later wrote that he was approached by some of his comrades in a state of dejection. He had previously cheered them up with memorable and clever quotes but his only consolation this time was, “Here and today, a new epoch in the history of the world has begun, and you can boast you were present at its birth.”[48]

[1] Creasy, p. 334.

[2] Creasy, p. 330.

[3] Schama, p. 640.

[4] Fuller, p. 352.

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[6] Price, p. 311.

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[8] Fuller, p. 350.

[9] Crowdy, pp. 8, 24.

[10] Tucker, p. 260.

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[22] Soboul, p. 589.

[23] Lanning, p. 145.

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[27] Soboul, p. 269.

[28] Esdaile, p. 161.

[29] Doyle, p. 198.

[30] Webster, pp. 348–52.

[31] Price, pp. 311–12.

[32] Soboul, p. 270.

[33] Schama, p. 641.

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[36] Thiers, pp. 298ff.

[37] Dunn-Pattinson, p. 321.

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[42] Doyle, p. 193.

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[44] Horne, p. 197.

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[46] Creasy, pp. 328ff.

[47] Blanning, pp. 78–79.

[48]

title: Battle of Valmy

question: Were there many casualties?

answer: For such a significant battle, there were not many casualties on either side - only about 700 dead out of approximately 138,000 soldiers.

question: What happened in the aftermath?

answer: The Prussian campaign suffered from dysentery and food shortages in their retreat. The leading French generals went on to opposing fortunes.

question: Why was this battle important?

answer: The fledgling French government of the time had yet to prove themselves when Prussia invaded. Prussia was a major force and so French victory had a significant impact on public belief in the revolutionary efforts.

question: Which countries were involved?

answer: France and Prussia were the nations in direct conflict. Austrian veterans and mercenary German troops were employed by the Prussian effort.


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ROMA BAHN (1896–1975) was a German stage and film actress.[1] On stage she was notable for her performances as Polly in the original 1928 production of _The Threepenny Opera_. In cinema she played supporting roles in films made during the Weimar and Nazi eras.

Selected filmography

-   _From Morn to Midnight_ (1920)
-   _Unheimliche Geschichten_ (1932)
-   _Anna and Elizabeth_ (1933)
-   _Scandal at the Fledermaus_ (1936)
-   _The Girl Irene_ (1936)
-   _The Deruga Case_ (1938)
-   _Three Fathers for Anna_ (1939)
-   _Diesel_ (1942)
-   _The Crew of the Dora_ (1943)
-   _Wild Bird_ (1943)
-   _Mask in Blue_ (1943)
-   _The Wedding Hotel_ (1944)
-   _Amico_ (1949)
-   _Turtledove General Delivery_ (1952)
-   _The Phantom of the Big Tent_ (1954)
-   _Confess, Doctor Corda_ (1958)

[1] Fuegi p.201

title: Roma Bahn

question: Who was Roma Bahn?

answer: A German stage and film actress

question: List three films Roma Bahn appeared in during the 1940s.

answer: Diesel, Wild Bird, and The Wedding Hotel

question: What is the most recent film in Roma Bahn's selected filmography?

answer: Confess, Doctor Corda (from 1958)

question: What was a notable performance of Roma Bahn's on stage?

answer: She played the role of Polly in the original 1928 production of The Threepenny Opera.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Roma Bahn was a German stage and film actress. She played supporting roles in films from the 1920s through to the 1950s. On stage, she is known for playing Polly in the original 1928 production of The Threepenny Opera.


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EDEM ADZAHO is a trainer, author, public speaker and Ghanaian human resource consultant. She was voted 17th on the 2015 Most Influential Young Ghanaian list.[1]

Career

Edem consults for the British Council in Ghana. She has held positions such as Intercultural Fluency Master Trainer, External Consultant and has served on the assessment board for selecting Ghanaians for the Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme which was facilitated by the British Council since 2012 until it was ended in 2016. Tullow Oil's flagship scheme was dedicated to giving young Ghanaians the opportunity to benefit from the country's recently discovered oil resources.[2][3][4] She is an external facilitator for the University of Ghana Business School's Centre for Management and Professional Development.[5] She has written two books: _Your Degree Will Never Be Enough_ and _The Global Graduates_.[6] She was a speaker for TEDxAccra in 2016.[7] Edem is the Founder and Lead Trainer at The Global Graduate Academy. She is also the CEO of SPEC Consult Limited, an award winning HR and Training Consultancy focusing on coaching and training young professionals, senior executives and companies who are keen to be globally competitive for nearly a decade.[8] Edem is also a writer, an educator and a traveller and has experienced 42 countries so far.[9]

Awards

-   Human Capacity Development 2014 award by SME Ghana[10]
-   Listed on Most Influential Young Ghanaian 2015 list[11]

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title: Edem Adzaho

question: What does Edem Adzaho do?

answer: Edem Adzaho is an author, trainer, public speaker and a Ghanian human resource consultant.

question: What country is Edem most active in?

answer: Ghana.

question: What list was Edem voted in?

answer: 17th on the 2015 most influential Ghanians list.

question: Where was she a speaker for in 2016?

answer: TEDx Accra.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about Edem Adzaho, an influential young Ghanian at the time of the article's composition.


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Across the planet, the silver legions stand impassive in every city; mankind has sacrificed its freedoms for the sake of a distant conflict against its android creations, and now the price must be paid. On the streets, in the depths of space, a web of lies and deceit draws ever tighter, and the lines between human and android, between enemy and ally, are blurred. Only one choice remains – resist or surrender…

2.1 _OUTSIDERS_

Earth has fallen to the Cybermen; but the war has only just begun...

Across the planet the silver legions stand impassive in every city; mankind has sacrificed its freedoms for the sake of a distant conflict against its android creations, and now the price must be paid. On the streets and in the depths of space, a web of lies and deceit draws ever tighter, and the lines between human and android, between enemy and ally, are blurred. One one choice remains - resist or surrender...

2.2 _TERROR_

A secret war is raging; a war with no soldiers, only casualties...

Two species - one organic, one synthetic - face the greatest challenge to their existence: the cold logic and ancient power of the Cybermen. Earth lies trapped between oppression and destruction, and the future is shrouded in darkness. Plans are drawn and choices are made; but the hidden truth that lurks in the shadows may be more terrible than anyone could imagine...

2.3 _MACHINES_

All war is deception.

As the conspiracy of hate and distrust brings death in its wake, the sinister plans of the Cybermen are revealed, and events move on a collision course as the invaders prepare for the final phase of their rebirth. Only a handful of rebels, human and android, stand ready to confront their common enemy; but if they cannot trust themselves, then the battle is already lost...

2.4 _EXTINCTION_

In the war for the future, fear is the only weapon.

The Cybermen are triumphant; nothing can stand in their way. First they will absorb mankind, and obliterate their android spawn; then they will stride the stars once more, to transform the galaxy into an empire of icy, flawless logic. The battle must end; only one race will emerge victorious.

RECORDED ON: 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 February 2009

RECORDED AT: The Moat Studios

This story is set after the events of Cyberman, the first series.

NOTE:
CDs only available as a boxed set. Box cover enhanced with silver foil. CD 5 is a behind-the-scenes documentary.

question: Who has taken over the Earth?

answer: The Cybermen have taken over the Earth.

question: Where was this recorded?

answer: This was recorded at The Moat Studios.

question: What is on CD 5?

answer: There is a behind the scenes documentary on CD 5.

question: What are the Cybermen's goals?

answer: The Cybermen want to absorb mankind and obliterate their android spawn.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Cybermen have taken over the Earth and are planning on absorbing mankind and moving on to their next conquest. The episodes chronicling this story are available as a 5 boxed set, containing 4 episodes and a behind the scenes documentary.


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I have been here all this time, watching, waiting, observing.
My smiles running with your blood,
Your screams singing me to sleep.
I can be patient, I often have been, waiting for the next annihilation.
When it comes I can breathe again. Breathe the shattered bones, wear the torn skins as my trophies.
"So, am I Lucifer?" you ask. I smirk and shake my head.
"No" I reply, seeing you still haven’t learned the simple truth.
"No, my friend, I am you".

title: Who I Am, Who Am I?

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is not Lucifer. He is himself.

question: Who is the narrator talking to?

answer: The narrator is talking to himself.

question: Why does the narrator wait for the next annihilation?

answer: That is when the narrator can breathe again.

question: Who said: "No, my friend, I am you"?

answer: The narrator.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator patiently observes its object, waiting for the annihilation. When the annihilation comes, the narrator can breathe again. The object asks if the narrator is Lucifer. The narrator answers that he is himself, not someone else.


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[Pune elections, Pune civic elections, Maharahstra news, BJP Shiv Sena news, BJP news, Latest news, India news]Buoyed by Independent MLA Mahesh Landge’s decision to join the BJP, the Pimpri-Chinchwad unit of the party announced on Wednesday that it was ready to go all out to capture power at the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). The BJP also said it was willing to forge an alliance with the Shiv Sena and other parties, but the latter maintained a studied silence on the issue.

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“We would like to form an alliance with the Shiv Sena and other parties to contest the 2017 civic elections,” said Laxman Jagtap, MLA and president of the Pimpri-Chinchwad unit of BJP.

Other leaders present at the press conference in Pimpri included BJP MP Amar Sable, MLA Mahesh Landge and other party leaders like Eknath Pawar, Sarang Kamtekar and Babu Nair.

Jagtap said that if such an alliance materialised, it would be able the “throw out the corrupt NCP” from the PCMC. “Hardly any development has taken place in Pimpri-Chinchwad. Whatever development projects they (NCP) tried to implement, their leaders made money from it,” he said.

Jagtap added that the BJP was ready to hold talks with Shiv Sena and iron out differences over seat-sharing. “We want to give a winning candidate in all the panels. Therefore, we are ready to take two steps back to ensure that a proper candidate is chosen,” said Jagtap.

The BJP leader said the party had held unofficial discussions with leaders of the Shiv Sena. “Now we would like to hold official discussions with the Sena…,” he said.

When contacted, Shiv Sena MP from Maval Shrirang Barne said it was party chief Uddhav Thackeray who would take a final decision on the alliance.

“In our party, all the decisions are taken by the party chief. Therefore, I cannot comment about the alliance,” he said.

When pressed for an answer, Barne said, “As per the statement given by our party chief a few days ago, if there has to be an alliance with BJP, it has to be all over the state and not in one particular area… that’s what I know”.

A senior Sena leader said, “An alliance in Pimpri-Chinchwad may or may not happen”.

BJP general secretary from Pimpri-Chinchwad Sarang Kamtekar said if the BJP, Shiv Sena and RPI joined hands, there was a good chance of the “maha-alliance dethroning the NCP” from PCMC.

“The BJP is ready to go the extra mile to form an alliance. We are hopeful of a positive response from the other side,” he said.

On independent MLA Landge joining the BJP, Jagtap said it had strengthened the party further.

Explaining the division of responsibilities, he said Landge will look after Bhosari, Sable will focus on Pimpri and he will oversee the election in Chinchwad constituency.

Jagtap also claimed that several NCP leaders have contacted them and are ready to join the BJP.

“We have our own leaders… there are several corporators and leaders in one panel… we are facing the problem of plenty,” he said.

Meanwhile, Landge clarified that he had not set any conditions for joining the BJP, and neither had he been “promised anything” by the party.

“I had only pointed out some projects from my constituency which have been pending for a long time. The Chief Minister has already cleared some of them,” he said.

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question: What is Shev Sena?

answer: It's not stated specifically in the document, but it's clear it is political party.

question: What is "BJP"?

answer: It's not stated specifically in the document, but it's clear it is political party.

question: What happened during the "unofficial discussions with leaders of the Shiv Sena"?

answer: It's not clear what what took place from the document, but the BJP leader says they now want to hold official discussions with the Sena.

question: What is it that Jagtap said strengthened the party further?

answer: Independent MLA joining the BJP

question: Why does the BJP want to form an alliance with the Shiv Sena?

answer: They want to be able to contest the 2017 civic elections. They also feel they would then be able to throw out the NCP, who they find to be corrupt, from the PCMC.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The document discusses when the BJP wanted to form an alliance with Shiv Sena and other parties so they could capture power.


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Catching up

Once, when I was young, my father told me that I would never be the best in the world at anything. Out of the hundreds of millions of people in the world, there would always be someone a little bit better somewhere. He crushed any dream I would have.

Now that I’m old I’ve realized that I don’t have to be the best, or even good, to do something I love.

I’ve got a lot of catching up to do.

title: Catching up (80 Words)

question: What did the narrators father do?

answer: Crush any of the narrator's dreams

question: What did the narrator's father tell him?

answer: That he would never be the best in the world at anything.

question: What does the narrator realize?

answer: That he doesn't have to be the best to do something they love.

question: What does the narrator have a lot of?

answer: A lot of catching up to do

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator reflects on when they were young and their father crushes their dreams by saying they would never be the best in the world at anything. Many years later, the narrator realizes they do not have to be the best to do something they love.


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I saw her again last night. Her visits have gotten more and more infrequent as time passes. Before this past night it had been 6 days, 13 hours, and 42 minutes since our last encounter.

I was drunk. I spend most of my time in an alcohol-induced stupor these days. A fist smashed my door several times, yanking me from my whiskey nirvana. After a brief but brutal fight with gravity and the floor, I managed to navigate my way to the knocking sound. But I was cautious. It could have been another one of my "friends" claiming they were there to help me. I'm too smart for them. All they want to do is strip away my life-preserving elixir, the one thing getting me through every morning and every night. My mud brown orbs peep through the eye-hole and meet a pair of Caribbean blue eyes. Her eyes.

It's hard for me to recollect what happened next but I remember flinging open the door with such force it's a mystery the hinges didn't come undone. Then she's in my arms, bringing me warmth greater than Hell but everything in this moment is so perfect that I know we must be in a place even higher than Heaven.

Strawberries. That's what her hair smells like. I had almost forgotten. Immediately I curse my memory and fight back tears of frustration. But before I have the chance to cry, she leans in and whispers, "I miss you, darling" and I melt into a sweet, steaming pile of yearning. Our eyes meld into a navy black mess. I hate my own eyes for dirtying the beauty of this union.

That old, tangled knot in my chest returns. It slowly expands and I know it's going to explode soon so I go for the only cure I know. My lips seek the warmth of her lips. Instead they meet a finger, stiff and icy. She shakes her head, wearing the same kind of smile a mother does when her three year old son asks for the meaning behind "you'll be a big brother soon".

The rest of the night was a blur of love. Hours dripped into hours. At some point the alcohol and strawberries took their toll. She didn't visit my dreams that night and when I awoke to the light of the morning she was gone. The knot in my chest unwound and sunk back into its bottomless void. I poured myself a glass of whiskey and stared out at the blindingly bright sun. Though it stung, it helped bring back a bit of glowing comfort.

I finished my drink and grabbed my car keys. For once I actually had a destination in mind. The drive was uneventful. The sun hid behind a shield of clouds and did not return for the rest of the day. On the way there I stopped at a farmer's market and picked up a bouquet of forget-me-nots. They had been her favorite flowers.

I placed the forget-me-nots on the cold stone and stared at nothing for three hours in somber silence. Then I drove home, opened a new bottle of Jack Daniels, and drank myself into another coma. As I drifted into death I promised to spend tomorrow the same way. And the day after that. And the day after that. And that was how my life would be spent from now. I don't need anything or anyone other than my alcohol and the occasional visit from her. Maybe if I take one more shot than I did the night before I can see her again. And maybe next time she won't leave once the sun rises. And maybe we'll be together forever, like those two stupidly innocent children promised each other underneath the thousand year old oak tree in that field of gold forever ago. Maybe.

title: Good Night, World.

question: Who is the narrator referring to?

answer: He seems to be referring to someone he is in love with.

question: Why is he timing her visits?

answer: He times how often she shows herself to him whenever he gets drunk.

question: Is he an alcoholic?

answer: Yes, he is.

question: Is he mourning someone?

answer: He seems to be mourning the end of a relationship.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator drinks dangerous amounts of alcohol to see the figment of someone he misses dearly.


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Three guards held onto the chains that shackled me. With every step I took an orchestra of chain melodies followed. The chain cuffs on my feet were the start; the handcuffs were soon to follow. Eventually all five chains that prevented me from running came together and formed a harmonious sound.
“Is all this necessary,” I turned toward my good friend officer Barry Kindle “I promise I won’t bite,” I said while mimicking a dog biting towards him.
“You can never be too careful…” he said as he pulled the chain that wrapped around my waist, leaving me breathless “…especially with a psychopath like you.”
Psychopath, I never did like that term. It tends to insinuate that I have some sort of a problem, a disease even. When in fact I am perfectly aware of what I have done and I have no remorse over it. I’m just different than most people.
The bus that stood at the end of my pilmigrage was reminiscent of one I used to ride as a kid on my way to Sunday school. It was white with a hint of rust scattered all about. The seats were torn and to tall for the average person to see over. It was disappointing to know that my last sight of the outside world would come from a spot-ridden plexi-glass window.
“Ready to go Jason,” Kindle said as he leaned over me to push down the window “I thought you’d want some air,” he said as his fake smile turned into a mocking grin.
“I’ll make sure to tell your wife how caring you are..,” before I could finish Kindle’s fist caressed my face. Over and over repeated blows were landing on target, with each one inflicting more of his pain on me. The white floors of the bus were being sprinkled with my blood, as the guards rushed over to try to pull Kindle off. Tears descended uncontrollably down his face as he repeated the name of his lovely wife, Emma.
I can still remember the full moon that covered that night. Fluttering street lights trying ever so hard to illuminate one’s destination, a losing battle in my opinion. There I was driving back and forth trying to find 438 Wintercrest Drive.
“Turn right in fifty feet,” the robotic woman in my GPS demanded. “You’re destination is on the right,” a beep immediately followed, emphasizing that I was here. I had found it. My heart was beating out my chest as my pulse skyrocketed. My grand finale was here and I was determined to make it memorable.
Pavlov had a theory that if you rang a bell and fed a dog the dog would associate food with the sound of a bell. Eventually, all one would have to do to get the dog to salivate is ring the bell. I had done this enough times to know that the bell had rung, and my reward was forthcoming.
I had parked. From what I could determine the neighborhood was a quiet one. Car royalty crowded the streets. Mercedes to the left of me, Porsche to the right and Lexus scattered in between. There I stood next to my Volvo expecting a guy in a golf cart and supped up blue suit to pull up and drag me out of this place. No such luck. No one ever cared to look outside their windows in this new era of ours. Everyone seemed to be confined to their own four walls and the entertainment held within them. Even in the nicer neighborhoods, which I previously visited, no one noticed the guy in the ski mask walking around with a knife.
As expected, there was only one car in the driveway. My good friend Kindle was out chasing another loose end I had fed him. Zodiac had started a trend. It was within our profiles to send packages. According to the profiles the packages symbolized our need to be caught. A need that arose from us not liking what we did. If only I could teach a class to all the forensic psychologists. In actuality we loved every second of what we did, and if we were caught we would miss out on all the fun. We sent the packages as nothing more than a mere distraction, something to keep the cat busy while the mice went out and played. There are two things that I have passion for in life. The first thing is puzzles. I love solving them and working through all the possible solutions until I find one that fits. The harder the puzzle, the more in love I fell. At times days or even years would pass until I witnessed that AHA moment of a puzzle. It was then that I felt most alive. Adrenaline would rush through my veins and a feeling of pride would overcome my otherwise humble self. I had solved something; something had made sense in this otherwise mad world. Once, I had even solved a part of one of the top ten unsolvable puzzles- Kryptos. However, I never earned recognition for that one, Kindle did.
Creating puzzles is my second passion. As a kid I would always attempt to make brain teasers, riddles or even math jumbles. Eventually I gave up. I seemed to have lacked a creative gene and even though I was able to solve puzzles, creating them was not in my blood. Then one day on the television I heard the magic words “Four people were shot today…no witnesses…if you have any details please call….” AHA.
I had found my legacy, my own brand of puzzles. Puzzles that would gather people, garner emotion and would be everlasting; puzzles, which would outlive me and have lost souls constantly searching for answers. I had found the perfect puzzle.
The basement window was open. Just like it had been the past four nights I had scouted the place. I kneeled down and hobbled over towards the basement windows. I could here the annoying sounds of some popular television show rumbling on the inside. I waited for the noise to be loud enough and I slid into the basement making a loud thump as I landed. No one noticed. I tried not to make a sound as the dog went on a barking rampage. He knew someone other than his owner had infiltrated his domain. Emma went towards the dog to try and calm him down. Patting him on the head and re-assuring him that everything was fine. Indeed, everything was fine. My eyes took a while before they accustomed to the darkness of the basement. Soon enough I could see crystal clear with only the moon as my light. There was a lot of useless stuff in the basement, boxes full of pornography. old Wheaties cereal boxes with famous athletes on them, and a cradle that Kindle had made for the baby his wife had lost. All of it was useless now. One foot over the other I made my way towards the stairs, preventing anything from falling along the way. When I reached the stairs I noticed a newspaper clipping that had been pinned to the wall. It read: Barry Kindle solves Kryptos. That however, wasn’t the part that captured my interest. It was the side-story on the bottom right- in eight inch font-that captured my interest. Body of suspected murderer found in river. That was Adam.
Crimes of passion are the junk of our profession. They are always sloppy and never covered up well enough. There is no purpose in them, other than to get back at a spouse whom cheated on you. There is no thrill in them and worst of all, there is always remorse. Adam Keaton was a man suspected of killing his fiancé. He had killed her because he caught her sleeping with another man. As the evidenced was gathered, Adam was released on bail. It was then, that he became my puzzle. A puzzle no one has ever solved.
There are certain rules for creating puzzles. One of which is to make the puzzle solvable, but not easy. I left evidence, heck, I even planted some afterward. However, overworked and underpaid detectives don’t care much about someone who was going to rot in jail anyways. The trick to not getting caught is to not get cocky. Change your tactics. There is always someone looking for the serial who killer who kidnapped, raped and threw five blonde teenage girls in the river. However, no one ever uses all their resources to capture the guy who killed: a suspected murderer, a nun, a child, a homeless man, a bank manager. Each one killed in a different location, and all in different execution methods. The reason being, because they don’t suspect the same guy did it.

title: The Puzzler

question: Why is the main character a prisoner?

answer: He is a serial killer.

question: What makes this serial killer unique from others?

answer: They are obsessed with puzzles and they make their crime scenes into puzzles.

question: Describe the relationship between the main character and Kindle.

answer: Kindle is a police officer that was investigating the narrator. The narrator killed his wife and left puzzles for him.

question: Which part of this story takes place in the past?

answer: The narrator flashes back to the time he killed Kindle's wife and reflects on his fondness for puzzles as a child.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A prisoner is being led by police officers. The prisoner reflects on his childhood and affinity for puzzles, and how this love translated into his lifestyle as a murderer.


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STONEHENGE AVENUE is an ancient avenue on Salisbury plain, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discovered in the 18th century, it measures nearly 3 kilometers,[1] connecting Stonehenge with the River Avon.[2] It was built during the Stonehenge 3 period of 2600 to 1700 BCE.

Along some of its length The Avenue is aligned with the sunrise of the summer solstice,[3] suggesting a time of most frequent use.[4] In 2013 a section of A344 road was closed, which had cut through the Avenue close to Stonehenge. After the road surface was removed, it was shown that although the Avenue's banks had been sliced off, the filled in ditches were still in evidence, demonstrating that the Avenue had indeed connected right through to the stone circle.[5]

At the end of the Avenue, a ring of pits, referred to as Bluestonehenge, was discovered in 2009. No monoliths were found, and stone chips which were assumed to be of bluestone were later found to bear no relation to the bluestones at Stonehenge.[6][7]

Natural ice age grooves in the ground are underneath the Avenue.[8] Mike Parker Pearson of the Stonehenge Riverside Project believes that the Avenue was inspired by, and built over top of this natural formation of rills with an existing astronomical alignment.[9]

The Avenue, along with Stonehenge itself, is a Scheduled Monument, first designated in the 1882 act which was the earliest legislation to protect British archaeological sites.[10]

[1]

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[3]

[4]

[5] Summer Discoveries at Stonehenge, English Heritage, 10 September 2013.

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[7] http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/stone/avenue.htm

[8]

[9] _“...sits upon a series of natural landforms that, by chance, form an axis between the directions of midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset”_, 22 June 2012, University of Sheffield

[10]

title: Stonehenge Avenue

question: Where is Stonehenge Avenue?

answer: Salisbury plain, Wiltshire, England.

question: When was Stonehenge Avenue discovered?

answer: The 18th century.

question: When was Stonehenge Avenue built?

answer: During the Stonehenge 3 period of 2600 to 1700 BCE.

question: How long is Stonehenge Avenue?

answer: 2 kilometers.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about Stonehenge Avenue, an ancient road built from Stonehenge between 2600 and 1700 BCE.


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GENERAL TECHNICIAN WORKSHOPS (GTW) is the title of a ground trade within the Royal Air Force. The primary role of GTW tradesmen is the manufacture and repair of aircraft components and associated equipment. GTWs are usually employed within Station workshops at front line flying stations. The trade currently has a strength of 130 personnel.[1]

History

The evolution of the workshops trade has been the result of the amalgamation of more specialist trades such as blacksmith and welder, coppersmith and metal worker, metal worker, and machine tool setter and operator. Each amalgamation occurred when the demand for a particular type of work diminished sufficiently to justify joining similar trades. One such absorption occurred in 1935, when the trades blacksmith and welder, and coppersmith and metalworker were abolished and replaced by the trade of metal worker.[2]

Training

Phase 2 and 3 training for GTW is currently carried out at Defence College of Electro-Mechanical Engineering (DCEME) No 4 School of Technical Training at MOD St Athan, in the Electro Mechanical Training Flight (EWTF). After the completion of phase 1 training at RAF Halton, recruits begin a 58-week training course at St Athan entailing basic engineering, sheet metal work, welding processes including oxyacetylene welding, Metal inert gas welding (MIG), Manual metal arc welding (MMA) and TIG welding, Turning and Milling. During the course trainees also study key skills, technical drawing, mathematics, electrical and mechanical principals, as well as undergoing a vigorous physical training routine.[3] On the successful completion of phase 2 training, trainees are awarded the rank of LAC and posted to an RAF station. They are also awarded City & Guilds Level 3 Progression Award in engineering fabrication, and can eventually gain an NVQ Level 3 in engineering fabrication as part of an Advanced Apprenticeship.[4] Tradesmen may eventually be required to return to St Athan to undergo phase 3 courses including advanced welding,[5] Sheet metal work,[6] turning,[7] milling,[8] and grinding,[9][10] to fulfil the qualification requirements of a permanent post or a temporary deployment.

Role

The primary role of GTWs is the manufacture and repair of aircraft components, in support of the squadrons at any particular RAF Station. They also provide support for ground support equipment and military transport, as well as general station support. The processes carried out in this role include sheet metal work fabrication using manual forming techniques and brake press forming, TIG, MIG, MMA and oxyacetylene welding, turning and milling using conventional and CNC machines, and surface and cylindrical grinding. GTWs are employed in most RAF Flying stations in the Station workshops, but in recent years have also been deployed to support overseas operations including Op TELIC and Op HERRICK.[11] RAF Stations with GTW posts are:

• RAF Aldergrove • RAF Akrotiri • RAF Benson • RAF Brize Norton • RAF Coningsby • RAF Gibraltar • RAF Halton • DMRC Headley Court • RAF Leeming • RAF Lossiemouth • RAF Marham • RAF Mount Pleasant • RAF Odiham • RAF St. Athan • RAF St. Mawgan • RAF Waddington • RAF Wittering

[1] RAF Manning Levels

[2] http://Flightglobal Archive

[3] Basic General Technician Workshops

[4] RAF Website

[5] Advanced

[6] Advanced sheet metalwork

[7] Advanced turning

[8] Advanced Milling

[9] Surface Grinding

[10] Cylindrical Grinding

[11] 904 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) - News and Weather

title: General Technician Workshops

question: What is the General Technician Workshops?

answer: The title of a ground trade in the Royal Air Force.

question: What is the primary role of GTW tradesmen?

answer: The manufacture and repair of aircraft components and associated equipment.

question: Where are GTWs employed?

answer: Within Station workshops at front line flying stations.

question: How many personnel does the General Technician Workshops have right now?

answer: 130.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about the General Technician Workshops, a ground trade within the Royal Air Force.


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The water ran like molasses, tinged crimson with the blood of the the swordsman's fallen foes. Countless bodies, some with missing limbs, lay broken in the surf. The swordsman lay on the rust-red sand, his left arm trapped underneath the battered torso of an enemy archer. He had tried to stand, but his legs didn't seem to work. His blade, eighteen inches of lethally sharp, carefully-detailed steel, was half-buried in the ground.

Night fell. As the sun dipped below the waves, its glow illuminated a solitary figure staggering down the beach. The black-armored man stepped over mutilated corpses, kicking aside a half-shattered helmet. The swordsman grunted in pain as he raised his head, in an attempt to identify the shadowy fighter. Suddenly, his mind flashed with recognition. The bloodied, scarred man standing before him was none other than the one he had trusted with his darkest secrets, with his most desperate plans and the terrible details of his horrific past. It was his Lieutenant.

"So, it was you." The swordsman spit blood onto the sand. "It was you who let the enemy know. You let my men, your men, the soldiers who trusted you to lead them, die at the hands of their worst foes." The Lieutenant said nothing. With a burst of lightning quickness, the swordsman pulled his weapon from the sand. Rivulets of blood ran down the side of the blade. He stifled a scream of pain as he pushed himself up on his elbow, and then rolled to his feet. Painful as it was, the swordsman took a fighting stance. A look of amused surprise slowly appeared on the Lieutenant's face. He reached behind his back and drew a bone-white sword, its smoothly-finished metal hilt glinting in the dying sunlight. "Don't fight me, my General," the Lieutenant said. "It cannot end well for you. Stand down, and I'll make this quick." The swordsman responded with a single, sad shake of his head. Then he charged.

The swordsman's blade came down in a silver arc, spattering blood across the already-saturated ground. The Lieutenant, taken aback at his former commander's spurt of energy, was forced to parry. He whipped his blade around at the swordsman's head, only to find that the old man was no longer where he expected. The swordsman had ducked under the slash, bringing the tip of his sword up into his opponent's armpit. The Lieutenant screamed in rage, his armor penetrated. His foot swung furiously back, catching the swordsman by the ankle. The swordsman fell, exhaling thunderously as he hit the beach. The Lieutenant's blade was a white blur as it swung down at its master's old friend and confidant, but it was rebuffed by the swordsman's leather vambrace. The swordsman rolled to the right, sprung to his feet, and delivered a vicious kick to the side of his subordinate's head. As the swordsman landed, he pummeled the Lieutenant's sword hand with the hilt of his blade. The Lieutenant cried out, his hand shattered. His blade, once as white as ivory, was bloodied by the sand upon which it landed. The swordsman brought his blade down in a savage curve, severing the Lieutenant's head. The body of the swordsman's foe hit the surf, splashing bloody water onto the victorious General.

The swordsman, his energy spent, laboriously opened the fingers of his right hand, allowing his blade to fall. He sank to his knees, a slow stream of blood staining his cheek. He sighed, and his body twisted around as he landed on his back. He let out one last groan as he looked up at the silver circle of the moon, the seawater lapping up past his ancient greaves. And as the breath left his body, the swordsman realized that he had reached his equilibrium. He was, at last, at peace.

title: At Peace

question: Who killed all the people?

answer: The Lieutenant.

question: What is the identity of the swordsman?

answer: He is the General.

question: Who is the enemy?

answer: This is not answered.

question: Who will win the fight?

answer: The General defeats the Lieutenant, but then dies himself.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The story begins in medias res, near a beach strewn with bodies. A lone swordsman watches as the Lieutenant, who betrayed the army, approaches. The swordsman challenges the Lieutenant to a duel. The swordsman defeats the Lieutenant, but dies himself.


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This year I am going to attempt to complete the 52 week baking challenge. Each week has a different theme and the challenge is to bake one recipe a week that fits the theme. I am going to start at week 2 and will add week 1 on to the end of the year, as I am starting the challenge in January. All my recipes are lactose free, but lactose free ingredients can simply be swapped for their dairy counterpart. Here is my first recipe post for the theme “Birthday Treats”…

GIN DRIZZLE CAKE FOR WEEK 2 ‘BIRTHDAY TREATS’ CHALLENGE.

[Gin Drizzle Cake with Angel Flame coloured candles]

Gin Drizzle Cake with Angel Flame coloured candles

_Recipe adapted from Pudding Lane‘s Gin and Tonic Cake_

This cake is super quick and easy to make as is really tasty with a zingy citrus flavour. It’s gorgeous eaten warm on the day of baking, or if kept in an air tight container can be eaten up to 5 days later, and the gin flavour is more pronounced the longer it matures.

Ingredients:

-   4 eggs – weighed in their shells
-   Lactose free butter substitute – equal to weight of eggs (I used Pure Sunflower Spread)
-   Caster sugar – equal to weight of eggs
-   Self raising four – equal to weight of eggs
-   Zest of 2 limes
-   Juice of 2 limes
-   8-10 shots (1 shot = 25ml) gin _(original recipe says to use your favourite, but I used an own brand version and it tasted great, so I say keep your favourite for drinking!)_
-   150g granulated sugar

Method:

1.  Ensure all your ingredients are room temperature, and heat your oven to 180C (160C fan ovens or 355F). Line a 2lb loaf tin. Weigh the eggs and make a note of the weight.
2.  Weigh out butter equal to the weight of eggs, and weigh out caster sugar equal to the weight of eggs. Place both into a large bowl and cream together until the mixture is light, fluffy and pale.
3.  Add the eggs to the butter mixture one at a time, beating well between each addition.
4.  Add the lime zest to the butter mixture, and then sift the flour in too. Fold the flour and zest into the butter mixture with a spatula or metal spoon.
5.  Add the juice of 1 lime, and 3-4 shots (75-100ml) gin, then stir thoroughly to combine.
6.  Pour the batter into the lined loaf tin and bake in the middle of the oven for 45-60 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Check on the cake after 20-30 minutes and cover with foil if getting browned on top.
7.  While the cake is baking, in a small bowl, mix together the granulated sugar, remaining gin and lime juice, stir well to dissolve the sugar.
8.  When the cake is fully cooked remove from the oven and liberally drizzle over the gin and sugar mixture. I recommend removing the cake from the tin (carefully) and peeling down the paper from the sides, to allow the sides of the cake to be covered in the drizzle mixture too.
9.  Place back in the switched off oven for 3-5 minutes to set the drizzle.
10. Serve and enjoy!

[Gin Drizzle Cake with Angel Flame coloured candles]

Gin Drizzle Cake with Angel Flame coloured candles

question: List the ingredients the recipe requires.

answer: eggs, lactose-free butter substitite, caster sugar, self-rising flour, lime zest, lime juice, gin, granulated sugar

question: What is the recipe for?

answer: Gin Driccle Cake with Angel Flame coloured candles

question: Where did the recipe come from?

answer: The recipe is adapted from Pudding Lane's Gin and Tonic Cake

question: What is something notable about all of the author's recipes?

answer: They are all lactose-free

question: What is the theme for this recipe?

answer: Birthday Treats

question: What is the baking time required by this recipe?

answer: 45-60 minutes

question: What does this recipe require in terms of alcohol?

answer: 8-10 shots of gin

question: How many weeks remain in the 52 week baking challenge?

answer: 51. This is week 2, but the author says they are starting on week 2, so 51 weeks remain.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: As part of a 52-week baking challenge, the author shares their recipe for Gin Drizzle Cake with Angle Flame coloured candles. The recipe is lactose-free and adapted from Pudding Lane's Gin and Tonic Cake. The theme of the recipe is "Birthday Treats".


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Clinical Trial

 Michelle C Venables et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

PURPOSE: Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus are disease states associated with hallmark features such as insulin resistance and an impaired ability to oxidize lipids. It has recently been reported that an optimal exercise intensity for fat oxidation (FATmax) exists; we hypothesize that continuous exercise training at this specific intensity can lead to greater improvements in fat oxidation and insulin sensitivity than a eucaloric interval training program.

METHODS: In a counterbalanced, crossover design, eight sedentary, obese, but otherwise healthy male participants performed two 4-wk blocks of endurance training, either at a predetermined intensity eliciting maximal fat oxidation (TPCON) or at 5-min intervals of +/- 20% FATmax (TPINT). During the week preceding the exercise training and 48 h after the final exercise bout, an OGTT, V O2max test, steady-state exercise, and measurements of body composition were undertaken. Diet was controlled the day before all trials (50% carbohydrate, 35% fat, and 15% protein; approximately 2900 kcal.d). Variables were compared using two-way repeated-measures analyses of variance.

RESULTS: It was shown that fat oxidation rates were increased by 44% after TPCON (0.24 +/- 0.01 vs 0.35 +/- 0.03 g.min, P < 0.05) but not after TPINT, and the whole-body insulin sensitivity index was increased by 27% after TPCON (P < 0.05). These changes occurred despite no change in body weight, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), percent body fat (%BF), or V O2max.

CONCLUSIONS: A continuous exercise training protocol that can elicit high rates of fat oxidation increases the contribution of fat to substrate oxidation during exercise and can significantly increase insulin sensitivity compared with a eucaloric interval protocol.

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question: Why does the author think that exercise training is better than diet for obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients?

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question: What is optimal exercise intensity for fat oxidation (FATmax)?

answer: It is not explicitly said but it seems that the author thinks it is 4-wk blocks of endurance training, either at a predetermined intensity eliciting maximal fat oxidation (TPCON) or at 5-min intervals of +/- 20% FATmax for male participants.

question: How does exercise training help type 2 diabetes mellitus patients?

answer: It enhances fat oxidation andd increases insulin sensitivity.

question: Can type 2 diabetes mellitus patients treat the disease without weight loss?

answer: Yes, with exercise training.


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BONI PUERI is a Czech boys' choir founded in 1982, which has become one of Europe's most famous musical ensembles.

The choir

Boni Pueri (“Good Boys”), the Czech Boys Choir, has held more than 2,500 concerts in North America, Asia, and Europe, produced 13 recordings, and been invited to participate in 20 other recordings with Supraphon, EMI, BMG, and ArcoDiva. In addition, Boni Pueri has been featured on a number of television and radio broadcasts. The choirs are invited to perform regularly with eminent artists, including José Carreras, and with other important ensembles and orchestras around the world.

Boni Pueri is also a private music school with 350 students and since 2006 has been under the patronage of the Czech Ministry of Education. They are a cultural ambassador of the “European Federation of Choirs of the Union”.[1]

Concerts and concert tours

Boni Pueri has been privileged to perform in some of the world's great concert halls including Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Winspear Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Seoul Arts Centre, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, De Doelen in Rotterdam, Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore in Bergamo, Italy, Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, and the Rudolfinum Dvořák Hall in Prague.[2]

Festivals

The choirs have appeared at numerous international music festivals including The Prague Spring Festival (1994, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2005), Europalia (Brussels 1998), AmericaFest International Festival for Boys’ & Men’s Choirs (Minneapolis 1998, 2002), and Jeonju International Sori Festival (South Korea 2002). In July 2004, Boni Pueri became the first European organization to host the highly acclaimed World Festival of Singing for Men and Boys and did so again in 2008. Individual members of Boni Pueri are often invited to be soloists in other performances, including The Magic Flute at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in 2004.[3]

Main projects

Boni Pueri performs frequently with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, including a notable performance of King Roger by Karol Szymanowski in 2007. In 2006, the choirs were invited to open the Orchestra's Choral Concert Series in Dvořák Hall.

Other important projects of recent years have included performances of Bach's St Matthew Passion, the Mozart Requiem, the Fauré Requiem, a theatrical staging of Hans Krása's Terezín children's opera Brundibár, and a premiere recording of music by the baroque composers Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, and Jan Dismas Zelenka. In 2003, Boni Pueri's recording of Zelenka's Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis received the prestigious Cannes Classical Award, and in 2004, their recording of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols was named as the Recording of the Month.[4]

Collaborations

Singers

-   Christina Johnston
-   Edita Adlerová
-   Lívia Ághová
-   Gabriela Beňačková
-   Lucie Bila
-   Markus Brutscher
-   Jaroslav Brezina
-   José Carreras
-   Miro Dvorsky
-   Peter Dvorský
-   Markus Forster
-   Karel Gott
-   Simona Houda-Šaturová
-   Noemi Kiss
-   Ivan Kusnjer
-   Štefan Margita
-   Bobby McFerrin
-   Eva Urbanová
-   Leo Marian Vodička

Orchestras and ensembles

-   Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
-   Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
-   Czech National Symphony Orchestra
-   Philharmonic Orchestra Hradec Králové
-   Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester
-   Hradistan
-   Münchner Symphoniker
-   Musica Bohemica
-   Musica Florea
-   Prague Philharmonia
-   Schola Gregoriana Pragensis
-   The North Czech Philharmonic Teplice
-   Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
-   The Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK
-   VUS Ondras

Soloists and musicians

-   Ales Barta - organ
-   Jana Bouskova - harp
-   Vaclav Hudecek - violin
-   Hana Müllerova-Jouzova - harp
-   Josef Suk - violin
-   Pavel Sporcl - violin
-   Jaroslav Tuma - organ, harpsichord
-   Vaclav Uhlir - organ
-   Daniel Wiesner - piano

Conductors

-   Petr Altrichter
-   Vladimir Ashkenazy
-   John Axelrod
-   Douglas Bostock
-   Charles Dutoit
-   Jaroslav Krcek
-   Libor Pesek
-   Frantisek Preisler jr.
-   Vojtech Spurny
-   Robert Stankovsky
-   Leos Svarovsky
-   Marek Stryncl
-   Rastislav Stur
-   Roman Valek
-   Vladimir Valek

Actors

-   Otakar Brousek Sr.
-   Eva Hruskova
-   Bara Hrzanova
-   Jitka Molavcova
-   Jan Preucil
-   Bara Stepanova[5]

[1] Biography from the official website of the Choir

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[5] List of cooperation from the official website of the Choir

title: Boni Pueri, the Czech Boys Choir

question: What does the article say about Boni Pueri's noteworthy performances?

answer: They performed in many prestigious concert halls all over the world. Additionally, they participated in nearly a dozen festivals. For the most part, Boni Pueri performs with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Their most notable performances include King Roger by Karol Szymanowski in 2007, in addition to many classics from the greats like Bach and Mozart. They received awards for their recording of Zelenka's Sub Olea Pacis et Palma Virtutis and Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols.

question: What does the article say about the use of choral performances in popular music?


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New here, this is a story that's been in the inner works of my mind for a while and I've decided to release it chapter by chapter for dramatic effect... and if you people don't tell me it sucks. Here goes.

------ Red Eyes! I hated that name. I slowly opened my eyes and waited for them to focus. My team sat around me as we sped toward a hulking mass in the distance. They were terrible people, but then again so was I. We had reached the town after God knows how long; I tried to sleep any time we took a long trips. I hated riding in the ancient snowcrawler we used and besides, the last time I stayed awake for the whole trip I lost my arm in the process of getting the job done. I clenched my metal hand a bit from thinking about it. The phantom still hurt like a mother more or less constantly. We literally slid to a stop all at once, the guy driving loved to do this any time we went anywhere in the thing. We called him Syko and he made a point of living up to his name in pretty much all aspects. None of us particularly liked each other, but there had been several times where he and I had nearly killed each other, and that was on the good days. The town we had come to had been abandoned for a long time but we still moved as quickly as possible. We were “acquisition agents” meaning we were thieves and murderers for The Remnant of The One, a group of militarized fanatics that had dropped their own personal Armageddon from the sky some years ago. Thanks to that, it snowed relentlessly and was also the reason I was born with Ice Child Syndrome. We had come to this place to grab a stash of previously undiscovered weapons left by the old military before The Cataclysm. I pulled a knit cap over my head and turned to head away from the rest of the team. This was the way we always did it, we were all armed and had killed enough times that none of us would hesitate if the need arose. As I was leaving I heard Syko whisper to me over the radio. “Might want to be careful Red Eyes. I can’t be held responsible if we cross paths and you startle me. There could be an unfortunate accident.” He cackled and I heard him unsheathe his sword and swing it a few times. He was undeniably talented with it, but I was just as good with my guns. I raised one out of its holster and cocked the hammer; I’d need the flashlight on it anyway. “Looking to die this evening?” I asked and turned to aim at him from down the hall I had begun to venture down. He laughed in his usual annoying tone again and disappeared into the darkness. “Asshole.” I said to myself and descended down a flight of stairs coming to a locked door. I pressed my ear to it listening intently and to my surprise heard movement. I kicked it down and ducked for cover behind an overturned desk just inside the room and spotted the crates we were looking for in the corner opposite of me. popping my head up to see an empty room, the situation hit home and the only thing I had time to think was “Impossible.” I quickly shifted my weight and spun around to find the barrel of a shotgun shoved into my chest. “Shit.” I heard a bang and was sent flying across the room losing my grip on my guns in the process and upon impacting the wall a loud crack came from my neck. I tried as hard as I could to move my hand to the knife I kept hidden behind my holster but nothing was happening, I was fully paralyzed. As I involuntarily slid down the wall I suddenly recognized the person that had shot me. “Blaire?” She was suddenly face to face with me and slowly began to smile exposing jagged yellow fangs. As I struggled to move, thick grease like blood began to gush from her mouth. She began laughing an unnatural, guttural laugh and the last thing I remember was seeing was her ripping my still beating heart from my chest.

title: Red Eyes - Chapter one

question: Summarize everything related to weaponry.

answer: Red Eyes's team has come to the current location to retrieve weapons left by the old military. Syko unsheathes a sword and swings it. Red Eyes pulls a gun out of its holster and cocks the hammer. He turns to aim at Syko from down the hall. Later, Red Eyes finds a shotgun barrel aimed at his chest. The shotgun fires, sending him flying. He tries to grab a knife hidden in his holster, but is paralyzed.

question: Summarize all instances of characters being injured.

answer: Red Eyes lost his arm during one of his trips. He is shot and sent flying across the room, cracking their neck. Blaire, the shooter, then rips his heart out of his chest.

question: What does the story say about the narrator's prior relationship with Blaire?

question: Summarize the evidence of antagonistic relationships featured in the story.

answer: Syko threatens Red Eyes, warning him to be careful. Red Eyes threatens him back by aiming his guns at him. Blaire shoots Red Eyes with a shotgun and then rips out his heart.


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_UNPREDICTABLE_ is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper Malik B. and producer Mr. Green. It was released on February 24, 2015.[1] It was also the last album released by Malik B. before he died on July 29, 2020.

Background

With his popular "_Live From The Streets"_ web series (Noisey/Vice), Mr. Green has forged a reputation for harnessing the serendipitous musical moments that arise from life's chance encounters with talented musicians. So when he had one of those encounters with the legendary Roots crew emcee, Malik B, outside of The Roots' annual picnic in 2012, it made perfect sense that they would turn a brief moment of mutual inspiration into a full-fledged collaborative album. Malik B and Mr. Green's collaborative album, _“Unpredictable”,_ is an appropriate title for the thirteen track journey through the kind of handcrafted hip hop created when two skilled musicians come together to capture the mystique that unpredictably arrives during the recording process. “Malik would show up at the studio with a garbage bag of rhymes and go through them. Some of them were old and weathered, literally falling apart”, describes Mr. Green. “Then he would just start recording the song in one take: intro, verses, chorus. It was nothing like I'd seen before”. Although recording ''Unpredictable'' was chaotic at times, the duo's chemistry is undeniable. Malik adds, “Our chemistry is just crazy; our chemistry is like algebra”.[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Mr. Green[3] SAMPLES [4]

-   “What Can I Say” sampled “What Can I Say” by Mr. Green (2006)
-   “Tyrants” sampled “The Stopper (Main Attraction Remix)” by Cutty Ranks (1991)

Personnel

-   Malik Abdul Basit – primary performer
-   Aaron Green – producer
-   Scott Stallone at Found Sound Recording (Phila, PA) – mixing on tracks 1–11,13
-   Chris Conway – mixing on track 12
-   Pete Humphreys – mastering
-   Vshootz – photography
-   Dan Bradley – design and layout

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title: Unpredictable (Malik B. album)

question: When was the album released?

answer: February 24, 2015

question: When did Malik B. die?

answer: July 29, 2020

question: Who was the album's producer?

answer: Aaron Green

question: How did Mr. Green and Malik B. meet?

answer: Outside of The Roots' annual picnic in 2012

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Unpredictable is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper Malik B. and producer Mr. Green, and it was also the last album released by Malik B. before his death in July 2020. The album was released in February 2015.


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[Once Floated as Allergan Target, Revance's Stock Drops as Crow’s Feet Drug Fails Trial] June 14, 2016
By Mark Terry, BioSpace.com Breaking News Staff

Newark, California-based REVANCE THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCED yesterday that its DaxibotulinumtoxinA Topical Gel (RT001) failed to meet its co-primary and other endpoints. RT001 was being tested to treat patients with moderate to severe lateral canthal lines, otherwise known as crow’s feet.

The study’s endpoints were composite measurements of 2-point or greater and 1-point or greater improvement in crow’s feet between baseline and 28 days.

“We are disappointed with the results of the REALISE 1 trial,” said DAN BROWNE, president and chief executive officer of Revance, in a statement. “The data was unambiguous, and we do not plan to continue development of RT001 topical for crow’s feet. Based on these results, we have decided not to pursue the current clinical development plan for RT001 in axillary hyperhidrosis. We are grateful to all the patients and investigators for their participation in the REALISE 1 trial. Given the positive results in our recent Phase II BELMONT active comparator trial, we will focus our future development efforts and financial resources on DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection (RT002).”

Axillary hyperhidrosis is underarm sweating. RT002 is being developed to treat frown lines.

Revance was one of the companies floated as a POSSIBLE ACQUISITION TARGET by Dublin-based ALLERGAN . After the PFIZER-ALLERGAN merger fell through, both companies have shown an inclination for acquisitions. With Allergan’s strong presence in the dermatology market as the manufacturer of Botox, Revance would make sense.

And the company’s price is down at the moment. Shares traded for $40.78 on Nov. 11, 2015, dropped to $17.12 on Feb. 9, 2016, and rose only slightly to $20.67 on June 7 before falling to its current price of $14.44.

THESTREET RATINGS gave the company a “sell” rating with a score of D, saying, “This is driven by multiple weaknesses, which can be seen in multiple areas, such as its weak operating cash flow, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share.”

Piper Jaffray REITERATED its “overweight” rating for the stock. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” and set a price target of $55 on Friday, Mar. 4. Brean Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating with a price target of $48 on May 24. Zacks Investment Research shifted from “hold” to “buy” on March 10. And lastly, SunTrust on March 23 gave it a “buy” rating with a $46 price target.

At the end of March 2016, the company had $236.6 million in cash and investments. Based on its plans and assets, the company indicates it has enough money to fund operations into the second quarter of 2018.

“Looking ahead to the second half of this year, we remain on track to initiate RT002 injectable Phase III clinical trials for glabellar lines and report interim Phase II results in cervical dystonia,” said Browne in a statement. “We recently held an End-of-Phase II meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding our RT002 injectable program for glabellar lines. We believe the meeting was informative and productive. Meeting minutes are in process, and consistent with company and industry practice, we look forward to providing further updates when we have final minutes from the FDA.”

question: What does the article say about Revance's future outlook?

answer: Their trial for the topical gel treating crow's feet was negative, and the company focused its future efforts on an injection to treat frown lines. The company is a potential acquisition target by Allergan after the Pfizer-Allergan merger failed. While Revance fared relatively worse in the stock market compared to its best moments, the outlook of the financial rating firms is somewhat positive as of June 2016.

question: What does the article say about regulations in the medical industry?