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ALANKARAGEDARA VIRAJ LAKSHITHA MADUSHAN (born 11 June 1992) is a Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in the 2012–13 Premier Trophy on 1 February 2013.[2]

In March 2018, he was named in Galle's squad for the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.[3]

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title: Lakshitha Madushan

question: Who is Madushan?

answer: Madushan is a Sri Lankan cricketer.

question: When did he debut in the sports?

answer: He debuted during the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club Premier Trophy.

question: When was Madushan born?

answer: Madushan was born on 11 June 1992.

question: Which tournaments has he played?

answer: Madushan has played the Super Four Provincial Tournament.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Alankaragedara Madushan is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He debuted during the Sri Lanka Army Sports Club Premier Trophy. His name was included in the Galle's squad for the 2017-18 Super Four Provincial Tournament.


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|                                   | A Mystic in Egypt - Paul Brunton  |
|                                   | in the Great Pyramid              |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | [Great Pyramid - Paul Brunton]One |
|                                   | of the Seven Wonders of the       |
|                                   | Ancient World, Egypt's Great      |
|                                   | Pyramid is thought by             |
|                                   | Egyptologists to have been built  |
|                                   | by the pharaoh Cheops (Khufu), a  |
|                                   | 4th Dynasty ruler of Egypt,       |
|                                   | somewhere between 2589-2566 BC.   |
|                                   | It is situated on a plateau on    |
|                                   | the edge of the desert about five |
|                                   | miles west of Giza, and marks the |
|                                   | zenith of pyramid-building in     |
|                                   | respect of both size and quality. |
|                                   | It has been estimated that in its |
|                                   | original complete condition the   |
|                                   | pyramid contained about 2,300,000 |
|                                   | separate blocks, each averaging   |
|                                   | around two and a half tons in     |
|                                   | weight andreaching a maximum of   |
|                                   | fifteen tons. It has been         |
|                                   | established that the original     |
|                                   | measurements of the base of the   |
|                                   | great Egyptian monument were      |
|                                   | north, 755.43 feet; south, 756.08 |
|                                   | feet; east, 755.88 feet; west,    |
|                                   | 755.77 feet. When complete the    |
|                                   | pyramid rose to a height of 481.4 |
|                                   | feet, the top 31 feet of which    |
|                                   | are now missing.                  |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Ancient Egyptian monuments,       |
|                                   | especially the Great Sphinx and   |
|                                   | the Great Pyramid, have a mystery |
|                                   | and a fascination that fuel not   |
|                                   | only the imagination, but         |
|                                   | controversy too. Connections with |
|                                   | Atlantis, aliens, and ancient     |
|                                   | astrology have all been           |
|                                   | enthusiastically suggested in     |
|                                   | numerous books and even more      |
|                                   | enthusiastically denied out of    |
|                                   | hand by Egyptologists in others.  |
|                                   | One of the first people in the    |
|                                   | modern era to take an active      |
|                                   | interest in the mystical side of  |
|                                   | ancient Egypt and its monuments   |
|                                   | was English journalist Paul       |
|                                   | Brunton.                          |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   |  PAUL BRUNTON IN EGYPT            |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | []Brunton (1898-1981) was a       |
|                                   | British philosopher, mystic, and  |
|                                   | traveler who left a successful    |
|                                   | journalistic career to pursue the |
|                                   | his own spiritual quest, living   |
|                                   | among yogis, mystics, and holy    |
|                                   | men, and studying various Eastern |
|                                   | and Western esoteric / occult     |
|                                   | teachings. In his book _A Search  |
|                                   | in Secret Egypt,_ he describes    |
|                                   | how, when travelling in Egypt in  |
|                                   | the 1930s he resolved to spend a  |
|                                   | night alone in the King's Chamber |
|                                   | inside the Great Pyramid. 'To     |
|                                   | sit, awake and alert, for twelve  |
|                                   | hours in the King's Chamber,      |
|                                   | while the slow darkness moved     |
|                                   | across the African world', as he  |
|                                   | put it. Apparently, Napoleon,     |
|                                   | when conquering Egypt in the      |
|                                   | 1790s, had also spent a night     |
|                                   | alone inside the chamber.         |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | However, Brunton immediately met  |
|                                   | with problems when asking for     |
|                                   | permission from the Egyptian      |
|                                   | government, who owned the Great   |
|                                   | Pyramid. After being sent back    |
|                                   | and forth between the Egyptian    |
|                                   | Department of Antiquities and the |
|                                   | Police Department he finally      |
|                                   | secured written permission for    |
|                                   | his eccentric request from the    |
|                                   | Commandant of the Cairo City      |
|                                   | Police.                           |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | So, early one evening he reported |
|                                   | to the Mena Police station,       |
|                                   | signed a book  which made the     |
|                                   | police solely responsible for his |
|                                   | safety until the following day,   |
|                                   | and was led to the Pyramid by a   |
|                                   | police constable, who gave        |
|                                   | instructions to the armed guard   |
|                                   | outside the building. Brunton was |
|                                   | then locked inside the structure  |
|                                   | with an iron grill. He would be   |
|                                   | one of the last to get permission |
|                                   | to spend the night inside Egypt's |
|                                   | most famous monument.             |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   |  ASTRAL PROJECTION INSIDE THE     |
|                                   | GREAT PYRAMID                     |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Once inside Brunton made his way  |
|                                   | slowly through the galleries to   |
|                                   | the King's Chamber. The Chamber   |
|                                   | is constructed entirely of        |
|                                   | granite, and measures 34 feet 4   |
|                                   | inches from east to west, 17 feet |
|                                   | 2 inches from north to south, and |
|                                   | is 19 feet 1 inch in height. The  |
|                                   | only object inside the King's     |
|                                   | Chamber is a lidless rectangular  |
|                                   | granite sarcophagus, situated     |
|                                   | next to the west wall of the      |
|                                   | chamber and aligned north-south.  |
|                                   | This once perhaps contained the   |
|                                   | king's body enclosed within an    |
|                                   | inner coffin of wood. Brunton sat |
|                                   | by this granite coffer and put    |
|                                   | out his light. He had fasted for  |
|                                   | three days before the experience  |
|                                   | to make himself more receptive to |
|                                   | whatever he might encounter       |
|                                   | during his vigil. He waited in    |
|                                   | the total silence and darkness,   |
|                                   | as remote from the outside world  |
|                                   | as if he were on the moon.        |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Hours passed slowly by and in the |
|                                   | increasing cold of the chamber    |
|                                   | Bruton began to feel that there   |
|                                   | were hostile forces around him,   |
|                                   | eerie shadows crowded in on him   |
|                                   | from all sides and a dark         |
|                                   | apparition advanced menacingly    |
|                                   | towards him. All the legends of   |
|                                   | evil ghosts haunting the areas    |
|                                   | around the pyramids told to him   |
|                                   | by Arab villagers came to his     |
|                                   | mind. Soon there was a circle of  |
|                                   | antagonistic beings surrounding   |
|                                   | him, 'monstrous elemental         |
|                                   | creations, evil horrors of the    |
|                                   | underworld' as he described       |
|                                   | them. Despite being seized by     |
|                                   | panic Brunton resisted the        |
|                                   | temptation to turn on the         |
|                                   | flashlight and decided to see it  |
|                                   | through. It was this              |
|                                   | determination that saved him. The |
|                                   | elementals disappeared quite      |
|                                   | suddenly, and all was dark and    |
|                                   | quiet again.                      |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Soon afterwards phantoms of a     |
|                                   | different aspect appeared -       |
|                                   | benevolent beings in the          |
|                                   | ceremonial dress of ancient       |
|                                   | Egyptian high priests. The        |
|                                   | ancient apparitions led him       |
|                                   | through secret passages within    |
|                                   | the Pyramid to a Hall of          |
|                                   | Learning, equating to a mystical  |
|                                   | journey within the mind.          |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | This mystical experience          |
|                                   | apparently also involved astral   |
|                                   | projection. Brunton describes     |
|                                   | feeling paralyzed, his own spirit |
|                                   | leaving his physical body and     |
|                                   | going to the 'regions beyond      |
|                                   | death'. He felt as if he were     |
|                                   | passing upwards through a narrow  |
|                                   | hole (also described in shamanic  |
|                                   | tradition) and becoming a pure    |
|                                   | mental being with a sense of      |
|                                   | existence many times more vivid   |
|                                   | than when in his physical body.   |
|                                   | He described gazing down on his   |
|                                   | prone lifeless form and noted a   |
|                                   | train of faint silvery light      |
|                                   | projecting itself from his        |
|                                   | spiritual to his physical body.   |
|                                   | This 'cord' is mentioned by many  |
|                                   | people who have experienced       |
|                                   | astral projection. He was given   |
|                                   | various information by his        |
|                                   | ancient guides, including the     |
|                                   | fact that the Pyramid was built   |
|                                   | in the time of Atlantis, and that |
|                                   | the Pyramid's secret chambers and |
|                                   | ancient records were all          |
|                                   | contained within himself.         |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   |  He returned to normal            |
|                                   | consciousness quite suddenly,     |
|                                   | convinced that he had undergone   |
|                                   | some kind of initiation ceremony. |
|                                   | Interestingly enough, it was the  |
|                                   | belief of occultists like Madame  |
|                                   | Blavatsky that priests of the     |
|                                   | Egyptian Mysteries used the Great |
|                                   | Pyramid to initiate candidates    |
|                                   | into the experience of astral     |
|                                   | projection and the truth of life  |
|                                   | after death.                      |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | This experience of Paul Brunton   |
|                                   | in the Great Pyramid is of course |
|                                   | impossible to prove or quantify,  |
|                                   | and of no value to Egyptologists, |
|                                   | who along with most scientists    |
|                                   | would see it as completely        |
|                                   | subjective, with no objective     |
|                                   | 'reality' involved at all. But    |
|                                   | perhaps, on that strange night in |
|                                   | the King's Chamber all those      |
|                                   | years ago, Paul Brunton came      |
|                                   | closer to finding a key to the    |
|                                   | mystical aspects of the Great     |
|                                   | Pyramid than anyone else.         |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   |  SOURCES & FURTHER READING        |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Brunton, Paul.  _A Search in      |
|                                   | Secret Egypt._ London, Rider.     |
|                                   | 1969.                             |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | David, Rosalie.  _Religion and    |
|                                   | Magic in Ancient Egypt_. London,  |
|                                   | Penguin Books. 2002, pp102, 394.  |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Edwards, I.E.S. _The Pyramids of  |
|                                   | Egypt_. London, Penguin Books.    |
|                                   | 1993 (revised edn.)               |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Gordon, S.  _The Paranormal. An   |
|                                   | Illustrated Encyclopedia_.        |
|                                   | London, Headline, 1992,           |
|                                   | pp270-275.                        |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Copyright 2005 by Brian Haughton. |
|                                   | All Rights Reserved.              |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   |  Advertise   on  Mysterious       |
|                                   | People                            |
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question: Who is Paul Brunton?

answer: Paul Brunton, an English journalist and traveler, was one of the first people in the modern era to take an active interest in the mystical side of ancient Egypt and its monuments.

question: What is the main topic of the article?

answer: The article covers Brunton's fascination with the connections between ancient Egyptian monuments like the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramid with aliens, astrology, and Atlantis. Specifically, the article highlights his Egyptian travels in the 1930s when he resolved to spend a night alone in the King's Chamber inside the Great Pyramid.

question: What were the hostile forces that Brunton felt around him?

answer: He experiences eerie shadows crowd him from all sides and a dark apparition advanced menacingly towards him. Phantoms of benevolent Egyptian high priests visited him who led him through secret passageways in the pyramid.

question: What was the outcome of Brunton's time in Egypt?

answer: While his experience in the Great Pyramid is impossible to prove, and is of no value to Egyptologists, Paul Brunton may have come closer to finding a key to the mystical aspects of the Great Pyramid than anyone else.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Paul Brunton, an English journalist and traveler, was one of the first people in the modern era to take an active interest in the mystical side of ancient Egypt and its monuments. The article covers his fascination with the connections between ancient Egyptian monuments like the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramid with aliens, astrology, and Atlantis. Specifically, the article highlights his Egyptian travels in the 1930s when he resolved to spend a night alone in the King's Chamber inside the Great Pyramid.


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Wardrobe Quandary?…Shop the Closet

I recently enjoyed a birthday celebration trip to NYC and as it was just a long weekend trip, I didn’t obsess about wardrobe–until the night before.  And then–I panicked!

_A note about my daily wardrobe:  I am retired and live on a Lake in Midwest USA.  Summer weather is hot and humid.  On any given day I will probably be in the garden, on the beach, on the Lake.  My go-to wardrobe is a t-shirt/swimsuit top, shorts and flipflops.  If I need to go ‘to the store’, will switch out t-shirts, trade shorts for capri pants, and hose down the feet before slipping on sandals.
_

_However, I do have a ‘work’ wardrobe that hasn’t been updated in the four years since I retired.  It also includes several–well, Many–pieces that can only be classified as Vintage.  I just can’t let go.  And now I’m glad I haven’t._

Fortunately, I remembered reading a blog about Shopping Your Closet.                                    The tag line is:   ‘Outside every closet is a woman who thinks she’s got nothing to wear.’

So here I am, standing in front of my closet…

Issey Miyake Vogue 2271

Eventually pulled out a pea-green Issey Miyake jacket from 1999.

_Please forgive the photo color inconsistency; a difficult color to photograph.          True color is closer to the photo on the right._

That particular jacket was made in 1999 from an Issey Miyake Vogue  pattern, 2271, now OOP and didn’t find on Etsy or eBay.

The jacket got used everyday in NYC , either worn in air conditioned buildings or stuffed in my tote.

Have been a fan of Issey Miyake since Vogue launched the Individualist patterns in 1984.

In the 90’s, Marcy Tilton was doing Pattern Reviews for Threads Magazine and I was asked to try the pattern and report.  However, the pattern had not been published so received a croquis printed on 10# white paper (or heavier) and no sewing guide–see Croquis photo above.  The pattern  was available by the time the article published, Issue #83, June/July 1999.

Luckily I had a bit of sewing experience and could figure out the bellows pockets; however, the notch in the collar back took consultation with several sew buddies.

Happened to have many yards of the pea-green crinkled nylon (I think it’s nylon; sure acts like it) and used it to make a muslin which turned out to be a wearable jacket.  The fabric makes for a rain-resistant and travel-friendly garment.  Have never ironed and launders  beautifully.

The only changes I made was to cut two garments and sew together for a self-lined jacket–perfect for this light-weight fabric.  The soft fabric drape is also perfect for the extended shoulder and the voluminous pockets.  Wouldn’t recommend the pockets for anything over a B bra cup.

Issey Miyake Vogue 1575

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

The next garment I fished out of an under-bed drawer is another Issey Miyake 1575 from 1985.

Hadn’t worn forever and couldn’t remember how to tie it on.  Thanx to my daughter and WiFi as it took two of us and Google to get dressed for a night on the town.

TIP:  don’t suggest going shirtless as it moves around as it is worn.

Fabric is a heavy slubbed linen/poly blend, in black.  Again, different lighting makes some of the photos appear to be navy.

A Permanently Pleated Fabric Dress

The third garment is more recent–within the past 12 years.  The fabric is permanently pleated silk in two coordinating designs.  The top waist band is the wrong side of the skirt fabric.

It’s the perfect travel dress as it’s a twist/roll and pack, shake out and wear garment.

Don’t recall what pattern was used, probably hacked.

At the time this was sewn, couldn’t find any patterns for using pleated fabrics so just winged it based on what I had seen in RTW.

-   Let fabric relax on cutting table; do not stretch out pleats as the ease from the pleats will be removed.
-   Size–draped on my body; didn’t want to stretch out the pleats but should just skim the body.
-   Do not stretch fabric flat when sewing or the seam/hem will be rippled.  I wanted a smooth seam (at Top band) and hem (skirt).  Sample, Sample, Sample.
-   For a rippled hem, I’d recommend a serger rolled-hem done while stretching the fabric flat.
-   Bonus–lengthwise seams disappear within the pleats.
-   The skirt is a fabric width with elastic waist as determined above
-   Top–armhole and neckline is finished with a narrow zigzag and turned under 1/4″ and hand tacked in place.
-   Top Waistband–a strip of the skirt fabric folded right-sides-together, ends finished, stitched to top with 1/2″ seam allowance.  Finished ends are overlapped slightly at center front.
-   Skirt Hem–raw edge finished with narrow zigzag, turned up about 1.5″ to add some weight to the bottom, and gently hand-tacked in place without stretching the pleats flat.

With these three items from my closet, I was very well-dressed everywhere I went.       AND, I didn’t need to sew or buy anything just for this trip.

Happy shopping from your closet.  Let me know how it works for you?

On the Draft Board

Check back for an upcoming article on a a sewing pattern designed specifically for pleated fabric.

[shop the closet]

Tote

And all about my tote worn with the Issey garments.  This is the one thing I did purchase prior to the trip.

question: Summarize everything relating to Issey Miyake.

answer: Issey Miyake seems to be a designer. Issey Miyake patterns were launched in Vogue in 1984. The author of the post has two garments from Issey Miyake, one from 1999 and the other from 1985.

question: What does the text say about dresses?

answer: The author of the post has what they describe as the perfect travel dress. This is because it can be packed by twisting and rolling it, which makes it a shake out and wear garment. The dress was made within the past 12 years, and has a permanently pleated silk fabric. Its top waist band is the wrong side of the skirt fabric.

question: What does the text say about the 1990s?

answer: The author of the post has a pea-green Issey Miyake jacket from 1999, which was made from an Issey Miyake Vogue pattern. The author mentions how in the 1990s Marcy Tilton was doing Pattern Reviews for Threads Magazine, and the author was asked to try the pattern and report on it. However, the pattern wasn't published, and was available by the time the article was published in 1999.

question: What does the text say about the price of fabric?


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		Logic’s Respite

    The dusky glow of the lamps was the only thing between him and the outside world. The winds gusted outside, making the trees creek as if each limb was letting out an emotionless howl. The man listened to the inane chatter of the people on the television, telling him of his impending doom. And he could see it outside. It was as if he felt that by watching the television, something might change. Somehow the meteorologist might tell the man that the storm would go east of him. Or west. It didn’t matter, as long as it didn’t hit him. Or perhaps the man watched the television simply because he needed the comfort of another human voice. He was, after all, completely alone.
	The man was tall, fit, and wearing the not so modest t-shirt of his prestigious alma mater. He was a man who had lived by himself since graduating college, and sat comfortably at 31 years of age. His small, cozy house was a perfect reflection of his personality. It was decorated with colorful artifacts from the various places he had traveled, as well as showcasing numerous books on a wide variety of subjects, most notably philosophy. However, for all of the house’s apparent worldliness, it was all but closed up from the outside world.  All but one of the windows were covered by thick blinds, and the window that wasn’t was a small one that the man was using to watch the sky. Above the fireplace hung a bold picture of the man, apparently camping in some exotic wilderness. And opposite the television hung the skull of an antelope, recovered by the man perhaps on the same camping excursion.
	The man’s tense body was gleaming with sweat. He kept his eyes trained on the television, looking out at the sky whenever he heard a gust, or far off boom of thunder. He tried not looking, but felt uncomfortable when he didn’t know what was happening. The television rambled on at a comfortingly uniform pace.

	It had been 48 minutes. He had counted. The rain came down harder and faster; he felt the house shake as a massive gust swept the landscape; the storm seemed to be upon him, but how could that be so? It was supposed to be another 37 minutes until it hit. He hadn’t planned on this, and being caught so off-guard made the man feel sick. The sirens went off in the distance. To him they sounded like a funeral dirge.
	He tried to relax, but couldn’t. He turned his electric fireplace on, and tried to read a few sentences of his book, written by Aristotle. He threw the book down, and sat in dolorous silence. He jumped every time a strong gust of wind blustered, or a bolt of lightning illuminated the sky. Five minutes seemed like an eternity, and unsurprisingly the storm did not cease.
	The atmosphere quivered and then burst with the explosion of thunder, and quick, deadly arrows of lightning. The man shook, and was tense all over. The dim lights that blanketed the man flickered, and then died. The consoling chatter of the television was silenced, cut off in its prime. The darkness enveloped him, and he felt more alone than ever. The night was suffocating him with its dark shroud, and he nearly screamed. The panic suddenly pounced on him, and he was caught unaware.
	He ran into the kitchen to grab a candle, but there were none. He ran to the drawer in the dining room, and grabbed his flashlight. It was out of batteries. He was unprepared. He berated himself in his head for not having prepared, and swore that if he made it out of the storm, he would make sure his house was completely danger-proof. And he truly believed it. He remembered, in his darkest moment, that he had his cell phone in his pocket, and he still had a signal. He dialed a number he knew by heart, but one he had not dialed in a long while. He hesitated. The rain began pounding harder, and another crash of thunder shook even the inside of the house, causing his precious philosophy books to fall off the shelf. He didn’t pick them up.
	He knew what he had to do, and dialed the number. It rang. Again. Again. Again. Again. The mechanical voice of his mother’s voicemail was the only response he received. A reluctant tear dripped down his face, placing itself on his shirt’s fiery logo.

	The sirens blared louder, and the man ran down the old carpeted stairs of his house into the small basement. The basement was pitch black. The man felt his way into the laundry room, which was without windows, and therefore the safest place to be when the tornado inevitably struck.  The man was cowering against the wall, with no intention of composing himself, when suddenly the unexpected happened. The rain let up. The thunder did not sound. The gusts of wind slowed to mere wisps. He stood up and dusted himself off, starting off to return upstairs. But as he climbed the old stairs, he heard a howling reminiscent of a banshee shrieking. Pieces of debris were slammed into the windows of the house, and almost simultaneously, they all shattered.
	The man bolted downstairs, back to the laundry room. He heard a crash, and it was obvious that the large evergreen tree in the yard had collapsed into the house, perhaps even breaking down the wall. The man was kneeling against the wall, and doing the unthinkable. He had always ascribed to the old theory of Albert Camus, that “religion is philosophical suicide,” and had been adamant about the inexistence of a deity. However in this moment, he prayed harder than anyone had ever prayed before. He swore to whoever was listening that he would forever more be a pious follower of their religion, if he were to be spared. He quietly wept, whilst forming the words of his desperate prayer.

	The five minutes that the storm ravaged the man’s house were hours to the man. He had been spared. He quickly got up and ran upstairs to assess the damage to his house. He picked up a book that had been tossed on the floor, and straightened out his shirt, quickly wiping a tear from his eye. The tree had indeed caved in the wall of his house, and destroyed most of the living room. The man forgot about his prayers, and his self-assurances that he would make preparations for a future disaster, and set to work fixing up the ruin that was his house. He decided he would call the insurance company in the morning, and have a grand time renovating his home, making it even cozier than before. But first he would get a good night’s sleep, and forget all that had transpired.

	But what the man didn’t notice that night was that only one of his exotic decorations had survived the storm. The only artifact that had not been destroyed was the skull of the antelope, hanging quietly and humbly on the wall, seeming to gaze at the destruction with a simple wisdom. The next morning the man noticed the antelope skull on the wall, and, as it brought back memories of the storm, he decided he would give it away. But when he tried to pull the skull off the wall, it wouldn’t budge. The hollow eyes merely gazed past the man, into the distance, where they undoubtedly saw, many miles in the distance, a black storm cloud. And it was heading this way.

title: Logic's Respite - short story I wrote. Thoughts? Criticisms?

question: Does the man live alone?

answer: Yes.

question: What was he watching on the television?

answer: It may be implied that he was watching the news channel to gain more information about the approaching storm.

question: Was there a storm outside?

answer: Yes.

question: Whose number does the man dial?

answer: The man dial's his mother's phone number.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
The lone man sat watching the news about an approaching storm hoping it wouldn't come. Just then the television starts rambling. Afraid, he tries to call his mother but it keeps reaching her voicemail.
The man goes to his basement and swears to be more religious if the gods save him from the storm.
The storm passes and he takes a look at his ravaged home. Everything was damaged except his beloved antelope skull that stared into the distance watching another storm approaching.


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One puppuccino, please! Clever dog ‘orders’ drink at drive-thru Starbucks and even takes it from the server’s hand

-   RIVER SONG, A GERMAN SHEPHERD, WAS SEEN 'ORDERING' A PUPPUCCINO AND TAKING IT
-   SHE WAS FILMED SITTING IN A CAR AT A STARBUCKS DRIVE THRU IN EAGLE RIVER, ALASKA
-   HER OWNER, VICTORIA STEWART, SAID SHE 'REGULARLY ACCEPTS PUPPUCCINOS'

 Published: 07:23 EST, 24 January 2017 | Updated: 18:07 EST, 24 January 2017

A clever dog was seen taking a 'puppuccino'  straight from the hands of a Starbucks drive thru worker in the US.

River Song, a rescued German Shepherd, sat patiently with her head poked out of the window of owner Victoria Stewart's car waiting for the creamy treat on January 8.

With her ears pricked up and eyes wide, the dog mists up the freezing air in Eagle River, Alaska, as she salivates.

River Song, a rescued German Shepherd, was filmed 'ordering' a puppuccino at a drive-thru Starbucks in Alaska

As soon as the counter window slides open, River Song darts her head out to grab the cup between her teeth before disappearing back inside the vehicle.

Ms Stewart said: 'River regularly accepts puppuccinos at Starbucks.

'The staff finds her to be gentle, sweet and darned feminine with those PetSmart earrings she's always sporting.

'She prefers to hold her own treat between her paws while mommy drives and runs errands.'

River Song deserves the small treats in life as she was suffered a tough upbringing before being rescued by her current owner.

Victoria Stewart, her owner, said: 'River regularly accepts puppuccinos at Starbucks'

Ms Stewart said: 'River was rescued from a man who kept her chained up during her first winter here in Alaska, then became enraged with her when a neighbour dog raped her and got her pregnant.

'He proceeded to attempt to starve the puppies from her, and she didn't eat for quite some time.

'She was rescued by a local group here in Anchorage and fostered after her puppies were safely delivered in shelter.

'Our application was chosen to match her needs because I have young twins.

'River immediately became their nanny, and to this day, is 'on duty' when her boys are around.

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question: What is the article about?

answer: It's about a dog who "orders" and takes a puppucino from a drive-through Starbucks.

question: What do the Starbucks staff think about the dog?

answer: They find the dog to be gentle, sweet, and feminine.

question: What is the dog's story?

answer: Her original owner kept her chained and eventually starved her when she got pregnant to abort the puppies. She was rescued by a local group in Anchorage.

question: How did the dog integrate with her new owner's life?

answer: She quickly became the nanny to her new owner's twins.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A german shepherd was filmed taking a beverage from a drive-through Starbucks. The dog, who suffered at the hands of her previous owner, now belongs to Victoria Stewart and acts as a nanny to Stewart's twins.


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-   NRL had no option but to drop anvil on Eels

The salary cap investigation into Parramatta is finally over, with the NRL handing down a 12 point penalty and a $1 million fine to the embattled club.

Five officials - club chairman Steve Sharp, deputy chairman Tom Issa, director Peter Serrao, CEO John Boulous and Head of Football Daniel Anderson - have all been deregistered by the NRL.

The sanctions have all but ended the high-flying Eels' hopes of returning to finals football for the first time since 2009 despite starting the season with six wins from their first nine games.

The Eels, who have also been stripped of the Auckland Nines trophy they won earlier this season, have been told they are over the salary cap for 2016 by $570,000. They will still be able to play for competition points in the remaining games this season if they cut players to satisfy the NRL they have met salary cap rules.

[Handing down the punishment: Todd Greenberg.]

Handing down the punishment: Todd Greenberg.Credit:Bradley Kanaris

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg determined the penalty on Monday night after the integrity unit's near three month investigation into a range of third party agreements, informing Eels officials of the commission-approved sanctions on Tuesday morning.

Greenberg met with the club officials on Tuesday morning to deliver the news.

"We will need to take a stand on behalf of the fans, the club and the game," Greenberg said.

"This would be a tough outcome for many people, particularly the players and fans, but we believe it would be the start of a process to make the Parramatta club the powerhouse it should be. Unfortunately, we may have to go through this pain for the long term health of the club and the game."

The NRL deemed the club had breached the salary cap rules and code of conduct by paying players undisclosed remuneration from its own resources, procuring third party agreements for players in breach of the salary cap rules and conspiring with club suppliers to inflate or issue fictitious invoices to raise cash that was then relayed to players.

The NRL's head of integrity unit, Nick Weeks, will join Greenberg at a press conference at League Central later Tuesday morning to explain why Parramatta will be playing for pride for the rest of what was a promising season.

At the club's AGM on Monday night, Parramatta chairman Steve Sharp vowed to fall on his sword and resign if it spared the club being docked competition points.

However the NRL's punishment may not necessarily be the final chapter in the salary cap probe, with Parramatta hierarchy prepared to push back against the NRL in the courts claiming they have not been afforded procedural fairness.

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question: Which sport do the Eels play?

answer: Football.

question: What year was the last year the Eels were able to play?

answer: 2009.

question: Who is the head of the NRL's integrity unit?

answer: Nick Weeks.

question: Which five officials have been reregistered by the NRL?

answer: Steve Sharp, deputy chairman Tom Issa, director Peter Serrao, CEO John Boulous and Head of Football Daniel Anderson


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[cocoro_31]_The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo – we’ll be uploading a new weekly video detailing the latest stage in its development. This week, in _our “combined scenario #1,” the CoCoRo system as a whole enters the habitat.

Following this event, the only human intervention in the execution of the scenario ocurrs: a button pressed by a human operator sends a WLAN signal and the swarm is released. For this very important security measure, we purposely kept the human in the loop, because a robot swarm is just a tool that a human operator, who is responsible for it, can use to achieve or facilitate a certain task. After the release of the swarm, the Jeff robots sink to the base of the pool and begin their search for the metallic/magnetic target object. Meanwhile, the Lily robots swarm out to build the “relay chain” between the target spot and the surface station.

THOMAS SCHMICKL

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Thomas Schmickl is an Associate Professor at Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria, and a lecturer at the University for Applied Sciences in St. Pölten, Austria.

question: What's the acronym for the Collective Cognitive Robotics project?

answer: CoCoRo.

question: What does it consist of?

answer: A swarm of underwater vehicles.

question: How many are there?

answer: 41.

question: What year does this take place in?

answer: 2015.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The Collective Cognitive Robotics project (CoCoRo) consists of a swarm of 41 underwater vehicles filmed continually throughout the year 2015.


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Crowdsourcing can be defined as enlisting the services of a number of individuals for a particular cause usually via the internet. It is also very reflective of common community organizing techniques where you trust the established network or community has all the experts it needs to accomplish a goal. Additionally, crowdsourcing, as with community organizing, allows a community to come together for the purpose of working towards a common goal using their own skills and their own ideas. Most importantly, it can be a method of empowerment, albeit a digital enfranchisement.

You’ve probably heard of ‘Crowd funding’, a fundraising side to crowdsourcing. Websites such as Kickstarter, Crowdtilt, IndieGoGo, and others exist to pool funds from many people to create something- a new product, a realized idea, t-shirts for a community center, or whatever else. There are even nonprofits that exist solely on this crowd funding model: Benevolent,  Watsi , and others.

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO NONPROFITS?

Nonprofits use crowdsourcing in many ways to accomplish the same goals in the digital world that they would have otherwise used in more traditional methods. The upside of crowdsourcing is that it’s free and requires much less time and effort to track down the experts or resources you need. The only requirement is that you must have access to an online community infrastructure ready to call upon. In this digital age, many (should be all) nonprofits have some sort of online presence. Websites such as VolunteerMatch or Idealist also help with gathering people who have very particular skills and knowledge.

HOW CAN YOU START USING CROWDSOURCING?

The simplest way to get what you need is to ask for it. The fundraisers in the audience will know exactly what I’m talking about. If you want people to donate $500, you don’t have a default option on your mailing cards to donate $5. You start at $500 and work your way up. You have to ask people for exactly what you want if you want to get it.

In order to ask for what you need, you must have a way to communicate with people. Email campaigns or social media are the correct venues to do this. But, in order for those to work, you have to know who your supporters are and why they support you. This will require data gathering and analysis. In addition to spending face-to-face time with your supporters, you will also need to study their online habits. When are they most likely to donate? Is it after a press release, or during the holidays? How should you word your emails in order to get the best response? You need to connect increases in exposure to tangible events that you can test by repeating. Mention  is one great way to practice some online- listening for free.

This online listening infrastructure will be the most difficult task for you to complete. Not because setting it up is hard, or because understanding what you’re looking for is difficult. It’s easy to see a sharp spike in website page views and know that something good happened. The hardest part of this is the discipline that it will require in order to be effective.

You cannot just set this stuff up and leave it alone. You have to spend a few hours a month making sure that what your supporters found interesting before is still interesting. Or, if a new social media platform comes out, you’ll have to adapt. You’ll have to pay attention to the news and respond if relevant media coverage might affect you or your services. These things are not difficult to do, or overly time-consuming. It’s much easier to check your Google Analytics page once a week than it is to keep pumping out press releases and social media posts that have zero views and get you nowhere.

In a nutshell, the steps to beginning crowdsourcing are:

1.  Establish an online presence.
2.  Establish data collection and analysis tools.
3.  Get people to look at your stuff and sympathize. (Get more people using step 2.)
4.  Ask them for something.

Examples of Successful Nonprofit Crowdsourcing:

Any volunteers ever found through VolunteerMatch, Idealist or any other online platform.

A community center needs its roof repaired. It asks its newsletter subscribers.

A New York radio host wants to know the cost of food in different neighborhoods across New York City. It asks its listeners to comment with the prices and where they live.

A Charter School attempts to raise enough funds to open.

The American Red Cross uses digital volunteers and social media to talk to and track disaster victims

BONUS:

Amanda Palmer TED talk: The Art of Asking

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question: What is Crowdsourcing defined as?

answer: Enlisting the services of a number of individuals for a particular cause usually via the internet.

question: How do Nonprofits use crowdsourcing?

answer: To accomplish the same goals in the digital world.

question: What is the upside of crowdsourcing?

answer: It's free and requires less time and effort to track down the resources needed.

question: What is the simplest way to get what you need?

answer: To ask for it

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: A guide on how to start using Crowdsourcing and how it applies to Nonprofits.


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At one point or another, as many as 12.5% of Americans will struggle with a phobia — “an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger” — according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Of these, a fear of flying, or aviophobia, is one of the most common, with estimated prevalence ranging from 2.5% to 6.5% of the population.

Far more people have a fear of flying that doesn’t reach phobia levels, despite the fact that people are flying more than ever before and plenty of data shows it’s a reliably safe way to travel. So what is it about flying that stirs such widespread anxiety?

“A lot of it is the lack of control they have in the situation,” explains Todd Farchione, the director of Boston University’s Intensive Treatment Program for Panic Disorder and Specific Phobias. “When the doors close, they’re in it. They’re stuck. They can’t get out of the situation. I think that’s often what’s most frightening for most people.”

Fear of heights or crashes, or not understanding how flight works, may also play a part, Farchione says. And flying is a uniquely terrifying activity for many people because they know that if fear or anxiety strikes during the trip, there’s little they can do, he says.

“They’re afraid that they might have fear in the situation and be unable to get away from it,” Farchione says. “It’s this image of being stuck sweating and being totally afraid for two hours, four hours, six hours. They’re at the mercy of the pilot.”

Sound familiar? Here’s what you can do if you’re afraid of flying.

Change your response

It’s okay to be afraid of flying, Farchione says. What’s more important is reacting to the situation in a healthy way.

Many anxious fliers manage their fear by gripping the seats, studying the flight attendants or analyzing every last bit of turbulence, Farchione says. But in doing so, “they’re actually contributing to the fear. Their actions are inadvertently telling them that the situation is dangerous, when in fact it’s not.”

Instead, do whatever it takes to distract yourself. Read a magazine, watch television, listen to music or talk to a travel companion. It may also help to practice deep breathing techniques and consciously release muscle tension. “Even just putting a smile on your face can change the emotional reaction,” Farchione says.

Don’t self-medicate

If you don’t fly very often, using a pre-flight Chardonnay to calm your nerves may not be terribly harmful, Farchione says. But if you travel regularly and consistently rely on sleeping pills, alcohol or other substances to get through the experience, you’re just reinforcing bad behavior. “It creates a temporary Band-Aid, but the fear starts to build over time,” Farchione says. “Every time they drink or take medication to get through that situation, they’re saying to themselves, ‘I can’t feel what I feel. I can’t cope with this.’ Because of that, they’re going to be more frightened the next time.”

Prepare for the flight right

Many people with aviophobia experience significant anxiety leading up to a flight. In some cases, Farchione says, this can be worse than flying itself.

“In that scenario, I do think it’s useful for the person to ask themselves questions regarding what it is they’re afraid of, and what they think is going to happen on the flight,” Farchione says. Doing so may help you realize there’s nothing to be afraid of, or at least to identify and address sources of fear.

See a professional

The above strategies may work for someone with a non-clinical fear of flying or mild aviophobia, but severe phobias often require professional treatment. Exposure therapy — a process of growing acclimated to and eventually accepting the source of fear — is often used to treat phobias, but that’s difficult to arrange for most people with aviophobia. Farchione says treatment for the condition is increasingly moving toward helping patients reframe their fear response, and adds that virtual reality flight simulators may help as well.

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question: What does the article say about how to cope with aviophobia?

answer: During the flight, distract yourself, practice deep breathing techniques, and consciously release muscle tension. If you travel regularly, do not use sleeping pills, alcohol, or other substances to cope with the fear as it could build over time if you do. It can be useful for the person to ask themselves questions regarding what it is they’re afraid of. However, severe phobias often require professional treatment.

question: What does the article say about the possible causes of aviophobia?

answer: People may be afraid because of the lack of control they have in the situation, because they are afraid of heights or crashes, or because they do not understand how flight works. They are afraid that they might have fear in the situation and be unable to get away from it.

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“THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES” is the 1st episode and season premiere of season 4 of the supernatural drama television series _Grimm_ and the 67th episode overall, which premiered on October 24, 2014, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by series creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf and was directed by Norberto Barba.

Plot

OPENING QUOTE: “Knowledge is power.”

Renard (Sasha Roiz) is placed in emergency treatment and doctors begin surgery on him. Having left the wedding in Renard's car, Hank (Russell Hornsby) informs the others about his status. Trubel (Jacqueline Toboni) also informs them about the situation with Steward when she had to kill him. They arrive at Nick's house to find police officers surrounding it. Nick (David Giuntoli) assures Trubel that she killed Steward in self-defense and there's nothing to worry about as she can tell them the truth about what happened.

Somewhere in Portland, a man named Lawrence Anderson (Brian Letscher) is standing outside a house while memories begin to circulate in his head. He knocks on the door and Henry Slocombe (Rodney Sherwood) opens. They begin talking about a colleague's accident when Lawrence woges into an octopus-like Wesen and attacks Henry with the tentacles on his head. He ends up leaving him confused and tries to leave with his things when Slocombe's girlfriend arrives, forcing him to kill her and escape. Back at the house, Trubel begins to tell Wu (Reggie Lee) and Sgt. Franco (Robert Blanche) about what happened in the house when FBI agents arrive.

Agent Katrina Chavez (Elizabeth Rodriguez) and Agent Doug Rosten (Cobey Mandarino) question Trubel about the incident and ask her to come to the station in order to make a statement. In Vienna, Prince Viktor (Alexis Denisof) is notified of Renard's shooting and Steward's death and has to report it to the King, while he is uncertain if Nick was involved in the events. Meanwhile, Lawrence contacts a businessman to come and help him with what happened. Before meeting him, Lawrence uses the knowledge he retrieved from Slocombe and accesses his work to retrieve data. Agent Chavez discovers Trubel's Grimm entries and woges into a Steinadler and talks to Rosten about Trubel, seeing that she may not be normal after all.

Nick's house is vacated by the police and, that night, Juliette is visited by Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) and Rosalee (Bree Turner). Juliette gets mad at seeing that she made them miss their honeymoon. In the station, Nick and Hank discuss Adalind's arrival in Vienna, deducing that she may have made a deal involving Nick so she could get her baby back. Trubel is finally released after her statement confirms the facts of the crime. Hank then visits Renard, who just finished having surgery but there's too much blood loss and that he may still be in danger. He then talks to Wu, who brings up Nick's book and the memories of the Aswang. Just then, the nurse tells them that they should call Renard's next of kin in case anything goes wrong.

Chavez is informed that Steward's last call was to a company named GQR Industries and a suitcase was brought to the office from his car. In the suitcase they find passports and money. They decide to check the bank accounts. Nick, Hank and Trubel check the Grimms' entries to find out information about the Wesen and discover they're dealing with a Gedächtnis Esser, an octopus-like Wesen who steals his victims' memories with his tentacles. Lawrence meets with the businessman and gives him an equation he retrieved from Slocombe's research, stating it's related to the CVA Project. However, Lawrence is taken into custody after new evidence resurfaces.

Nick and Hank interrogate Lawrence but as his story is convincing, he is released and leaves the station. When he leaves the station, he is “assaulted” by a disguised Truble, who sees him woging. She then goes with Nick and Hank to confirm for them that he is a Gedächtnis Esser and sets off to follow him. Meanwhile, in the hospital, Renard flatlines and the doctors shock him with the paddles. A woman (Louise Lombard) is seen watching while the doctors are unable to revive him and declare 1:34 P.M. as the time of death.

Reception

Viewers

The episode was viewed by 5.28 million people, earning a 1.4/5 in the 18–49 rating demographics on the Nielson ratings scale.[1] This was a 2% decrease in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by 5.34 million viewers with a 1.3/4[2] and it's also a 15% decrease in viewership from the previous season premiere, which was watched by 6.15 million viewers with a 1.8/6.[3] This means that 1.4 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 5 percent of all households watching television at that time watched it. With DVR factoring in, the episode was watched by 8.06 million viewers with a 2.4 ratings share in the 18–49 demographics.[4]

Critical reviews

“Thanks for the Memories” received mostly positive reviews. Kathleen Wiedel from _TV Fanatic_, gave a 4.5 star rating out of 5, stating: “Hang onto your hats, folks, because _Grimm_ Season 4 Episode 1 kept the tension as taut as a high wire! Our heroes have had little enough time to breathe, let alone come to terms with everything that happened in the _Grimm_ Season 3 finale.”[5]

MaryAnn Sleasman from _TV.com_, wrote, “_Grimm_ has been moving toward a more mature take on the monsters-among-us trope for at least the last two seasons by expanding on the cultural, social, and historical aspects of Wesen, Grimm, and everything in between. While _Grimm_ may have initially identified itself as primarily a cop show with a twist, the world it has created is vast and capable of so much more than supernatural cops chasing monster robbers.”[6]

Christine Horton of _Den of Geek_ wrote, “After last season’s wedding-themed cliff-hanger, _Grimm_ season 4 kicks off with Nick having lost his powers to detect Wesen and Captain Renard fighting for his life after being shot by the rogue Hundjäger, Steward.”[7]

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title: Thanks for the Memories (Grimm)

question: "Thanks for the Memories" is an episode of what show?

answer: Grimm.

question: What genre is the show?

answer: Supernatural.

question: What is the opening quote?

answer: Knowledge is power.

question: How was this episode received?

answer: It got mostly favorable reviews.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: "Thanks for the Memories" was the first episode and season premiere of the fourth season of the supernatural U.S. show "Grimm". It generally had a favorable reception.


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A New Jersey Democratic strategist doubled down without an apology regarding his #HuntRepublicanCongressmen and #HuntRepublicans hashtags he used in tweets posted after the shooting at a GOP Congressional baseball practice Wednesday, which critically injured House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A New Jersey Democratic strategist is steadfastly not sorry for adding #HuntRepublicanCongressmen and #HuntRepublicans hashtags to tweets he posted after the shooting at a GOP congressional baseball practice Wednesday, which critically injured House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.

“It _is_ insensitive, and I don’t care. You want me to be politically correct? I don’t have time for that anymore," James Devine told WKXW-FM Thursday. "I’m not apologizing if it offended snowflake Republicans."

  In 2002, Scalise was a speaker at the European-American Unity & Rights Organization (EURO), a group founded by David Duke. #HuntRepublicans

  — James Devine (@James Devine)1497469440.0

Asked by MyCentralJersey.com about his social media response, Devine said he thinks "it speaks for itself. Yesterday's events are the result of escalating rhetoric and vitriol that has been evident in our political system culminating with the election of our president and the chickens came home to roost, you know?"

He also told the outlet a case could be made — using GOP gun-rights philosophy — that the accused gunman was simply exercising his right to bear arms: "Well, now that we have a tyrannical government, to use another Republican's words, James Hodgkinson is a citizen availing himself of his Second Amendment remedies."

Devine told MyCentralJersey.com that "other people might be woken up to the fact that this is nothing that wasn't invited by things like Sarah Palin's crosshairs on Gabby Giffords before she was shot."

Devine also wrote on Facebook that he has “little sympathy for the Republican Congressman who got shot today because he viciously opposed President [Barack] Obama’s effort to reduce gun violence and instead, he accepted more gun lobby money than all but 15 other members of the House of Representatives."

A spokesman for New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman John Currie told MyCentralJersey.com the organization "is in no way associated with Mr. Devine's hashtag" and "we reject incitements to violence and deplore such sensationalism."

Devine told the outlet that while he doesn't condone violence, Republicans who use aggressive rhetoric should be prepared for violence:

  "If you want to behave in an uncivilized and violent manner, which I do not condone, but if you want to operate under those circumstances," he said, "then you have to be prepared to accept those consequences."

  He said that lawmakers should be focusing on passing better gun-control laws and toning down vicious rhetoric, but that Trump instead incited violence during his campaign.

  "He offered to pay the legal fees of people who assaulted his political critics," Devine said. "Yes, I do think that Donald Trump encouraged people to take matters into their own hands and to use violence."

  "For too long, these snowflakes in the Republican party that are wringing their hands on Fox News at night, well they have to realize something: this is 15 years in the making."

  He said that a war of classes has been created by the Republican party.

  "If you want to invite a class war," he said, "then you have to expect people to fight back at some point."

  As for the attack on Scalise Wednesday, Devine said, "I think it's horrible, but I think it was extremely predictable, and I think it was entirely preventable."

Devine formerly served as a political consultant to attorney Billy Delgado, when he ran for mayor in Perth Amboy in 2012, the outlet said, and worked for various media groups in the state.

He also was arrested and accused of shoplifting about $22.47 worth of merchandise from a ShopRite store in Linden, MyCentralJersey.com said, adding that a store loss prevention office told police Devine was observed on surveillance camera placing two bags of lettuce, a bottle of hair conditioner and a container of protein powder in a shopping bag and walking out without paying.

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question: Who is Devine?

answer: James Devine is a New Jersey Democratic strategist who came under fire at the time of this article for tweeting "#HuntRepublicans" after Steve Scalise was shot at at a GOP congressional baseball practice.

question: What political figures are mentioned in this document?

answer: James Devine, Steve Scalise, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John Currie, and Gabbie Giffords

question: What is the tone of this document?

answer: The tone of this document is neutral because it is a news report.

question: Who offered to pay the legal fees of people who assaulted "his" political critics?

answer: Donald Trump

question: What is Devine's political leaning?

answer: Devine is a Democrat.

question: Who is the accused gunman?

answer: James Hodgkins, who shot at House Majority Whip Steve Scalise

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This document describes when James Devine, a New Jersey Democratic strategist, came under fire for tweeting "#HuntRepublicans" after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot at a GOP congressional baseball game.


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“ELO KIDDIES” is a song originally released by Cheap Trick on the 1977 album _Cheap Trick_. It was written by Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick's lead guitarist and primary songwriter. It was released as a single twice, in 1977 as an A-side backed by “Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace”, and in 1979 as the B-side of the live “Ain't That a Shame” from _Cheap Trick at Budokan_.

“Elo Kiddies” has been included on a number of Cheap Trick's live and compilation albums, including _Budokan II_ and other anniversary editions of _Cheap Trick at Budokan_, _Sex, America, Cheap Trick_ and _The Essential Cheap Trick_.[1]

Meaning

“Elo Kiddies” is driven by Bun E. Carlos' drumming and Nielsen's power chords on the guitar.[2] The sardonic lyrics include several double entendres and the song has been interpreted in multiple ways, even by members of the band.[3] The most basic meaning is as a “hello, goodbye” story.[4] Nielsen viewed the song as being about the “real maniacs from nuclear power plants”.[5] Another interpretation is that the song expresses a “cynical view of education.”[6] Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, who considers this song one of his favorites, interpreted the song as telling kids to “go out and have fun and go nuts and go completely wild”, but that even deeper is that the kids need to do this fast before they get older and have ulcers and headaches.[7] Basically, Carlos sums up his view of the song's message as “let's have fun, but better have it now.”[8] Even the song's title is a play on words, since the “Elo” could simply mean “hello”, or it could be “ELO”, implying the song borrows ideas from the Electric Light Orchestra.[9] Author Steve Taylor has noted that the song is “vaguely autobiographical” and that it recognizes the band's admiration of Electric Light Orchestra founder Roy Wood.[10]

Reception

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented on the song's “thumping Gary Glitter perversion.”[11] Charles Young of _Rolling Stone_ magazine regarded both “ELO Kiddies” and “Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace” among the standout songs of the _Cheap Trick_ album.[12]

Music video

Cheap Trick filmed a promotional video of the song, directed by Chuck Lashon, in which the band performed the song while mugging for the cameras.[13]

Covers

The song has been covered by White Flag on their 2002 album _History Is Fiction_.[14] It was also covered by Crash Kelly on both their 2003 album _Penny Pills_ and on their 2008 album _Love You Electric_.[15][16] The Cry! also covered the song on the 2015 “Never Surrender: Cheap Trick Tribute” album, issued by Zero Hour Records. [17]

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question: Who released the song "Elo Kiddies"?

answer: Cheap Trick.

question: What year was it released?

answer: 1977.

question: How many times was it released as a single?

answer: Twice.

question: Who wrote the song?

answer: Rick Nielsen.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: "Elo Kiddies" is a song released by the rock band Cheap Trick on their 1977 self-titled album. It was written by guitarist and primary songwriter Rick Nielsen, who said that it's about the "real maniacs from nuclear power plants".


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Seminole County man shoots bear he claims charged at him, FWC says

WEBVTT UP AND DOWN THE STREET AND ONE PERSON WHO LIVES HERE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS CHARGING AT HIM, SO HE SHOT HIM. >> HE TELLS ME THAT HE LIKES SEEING THE BEARS IN THE NUMBER OF IT. >> WE TRY TO BE CAREFUL AND KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED. >> HE SHARED THESE PICTURES ON THE DRIVEWAYS, EVEN STROLLING ON THE SIDEWALK. THEY SAY THEY LEARNED THE BEAR WAS IN SOMEONE’S GARAGE AND THE PERSON CHARGED AT THEM, SO HE SHOT HIM BEFORE COLLAPSING ON ANOTHER PROPERTY AND DYING. >> I THINK IT IS SAD COME HONESTLY. A LOT OF US LIVE HERE BECAUSE WE LIKE THE WILDLIFE. SO TO HEAR THAT ONE OF THE BEARS , MET ITS END IS KIND OF SAD. >> FISH AND WILDLIFE’S WEBSITE SAYS SHOOTING A BLACK BEAR, IS GENERALLY ILLEGAL IN FLORIDA, EXCEPT WHEN ITS NECESSARY TO AVOID. IMMINENT DEATH, OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. THE PERSON DID NOT INTENTIONALLY, OR RECKLESSLY PUT HIMSELF IN THAT SITUATION. AND, THERE WAS NO OTHER ADEQUATE MEANS, TO AVOID THE THREAT. NO WORD YET FROM AUTHORITIES, ABOUT WHETHER THAT WAS THE CASE, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. FISH AND WILDLIFE SAYS THIS

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Seminole County man shoots bear he claims charged at him, FWC says

A Seminole County homeowner shot and killed a bear that he thought was charging at him.Officials said the bear was just walking up and down Thistlewood Circle.John Ray said he likes seeing bears in the Sweetwater Oaks neighborhood, but he's careful to keep his doors and refrigerators closed.Ray showed WESH 2 News photos of the bears in driveways, walking through grass and strolling along the sidewalk.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they were called to the neighborhood on a report of a bear attack.Officials said they learned the bear was in someone's garage, when a person in the home claimed it charged at him so he shot it.According to officials, the bear ran across the street and through a yard before collapsing on another property. The bear later died. FWC's website states shooting a black bear in Florida is generally illegal unless it's necessary to avoid imminent death or serious bodily injury, the person did not intentionally or recklessly put himself in that situation and/or there was no other adequate means to avoid the threat.Authorities said the shooting is still an active investigation.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLA. —

A Seminole County homeowner shot and killed a bear that he thought was charging at him.

Officials said the bear was just walking up and down Thistlewood Circle.

John Ray said he likes seeing bears in the Sweetwater Oaks neighborhood, but he's careful to keep his doors and refrigerators closed.

Ray showed WESH 2 News photos of the bears in driveways, walking through grass and strolling along the sidewalk.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they were called to the neighborhood on a report of a bear attack.

Officials said they learned the bear was in someone's garage, when a person in the home claimed it charged at him so he shot it.

According to officials, the bear ran across the street and through a yard before collapsing on another property. The bear later died.

FWC's website states shooting a black bear in Florida is generally illegal unless it's necessary to avoid imminent death or serious bodily injury, the person did not intentionally or recklessly put himself in that situation and/or there was no other adequate means to avoid the threat.

Authorities said the shooting is still an active investigation.

question: What is the main topic of this article?

answer: A Seminole County homeowner shot a bear that he says charged him.

question: Where did the incident occur?

answer: Seminole County, Florida

question: Did any people get injured?

answer: No people were injured. The bear died.

question: Will the shooter be charged with a crime?

answer: It is generally illegal to shoot a black bear in Florida, unless it's necessary to avoid imminent death or injury. The man claimed the bear charged at him; authorities are still investigating the situation.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A Seminole County, Florida homeowner shot a bear that he says charged him. The bear later died. Florida authorities are still investigating the situation.


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November 19th, 2015 7:44 AM

[]If Donald Trump were demanding comedians stop making fun of him – even demanding videos be removed from the Internet and asking for personal phone numbers to intimidate the comedians to cease and desist – would that be a news story? Odds are very high. But theJudicial Watch blogsays Hillary Clinton’s people have demanded the comedy club the Laugh Factory take down a brief video of Hillary jokes and asked for phone numbers of the comedians. Will the media breathe a word?

  This is no laughing matter for club owner Jamie Masada, a comedy guru who opened Laugh Factory more than three decades ago and has been instrumental in launching the careers of many famous comics. “They threatened me,” Masada told Judicial Watch. “I have received complaints before but never a call like this, threatening to put me out of business if I don’t cut the video.”

The Laugh Factory titled it “Hillary vs. The First Amendment.”

The video features five fairly unknown comedians making fairly standard gags mocking Hillary’s wardrobe, Monica Lewinsky, some lesbian jokes and her age: comedian Greg Fitzsimmons mocked Donald Trump for not wanting a president with a period: “She’s 69 years old!” Fitzsimmons made fun of Hillary’s outfits with this insult: “She looks like a linebacker playing for T.J. Maxx. It's the kind of outfit that you see -- 'Who wore it better? Caitlyn Jenner or Hillary Clinton?'”

  Masada told Judicial Watch that, as soon as the video got posted on the Laugh Factory website, he received a phone call from a “prominent” person inside Clinton’s campaign. “He said the video was disgusting and asked who put me up to this,” Masada said. The Clinton staffer, who Masada did not want to identify, also demanded to know the names and phone numbers of the comedians that appear in the video. Masada refused and hung up. He insists that the comedy stage is a sanctuary for freedom of speech no matter who is offended. “Just last night we had (Emmy-award winner) Dana Carvey doing Donald Trump and it was hilarious,” Masada said.

It’s not like Masada is some kind of right-winger. He’s a blogger for the liberal Huffington Post, including a blog last December titled “An Open Letter to President Obama.”

  The question I keep hearing from the comedians at the Laugh Factory is how come the policemen don't go after the people who work on Wall Street? Mr. President, why have you not enforced the laws when it comes to Wall Street? Laws are apparently roughly enforced for selling loose cigarettes, so maybe you can explain why nobody working on Wall Street has been shot or put in a chokehold. Is it because they are rich and powerful? In an office? White? It seems that the only people who are getting hurt and shot are poor people and minorities. Considering that both you and I are minorities, I think we should really give these matters much more attention.

Masada was born in Iran. The blog ended with Masada suggesting that doing the “right thing” could make the comedians go away: “You could save this great country of ours. You can go down in history as one of the greatest presidents. Make these changes and I'm confident that the comics will shift to subjects better suited to ridicule.”

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question: Where was Masada born?

answer: Iran.

question: What is the comedy stage a sanctuary for?

answer: Masada feels that the comedy stage is a sanctuary for freedom of speech.

question: Describe the phone call Masada received from the Hillary Clinton campaign.

answer: Masada received a phone call from a prominent person inside Clinton's campaign. The person asked Masada to take down the video and give him the names and phone numbers of the comedians appearing in the video.

question: Why was there such a serious reaction to the Laugh Factory video?

answer: The jokes made put Hillary Clinton in a bad light. It is suggested that the video might jeopardize her chances of being elected as president.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Masada, the owner of Laugh Factory, received a threatening phone call after a video was posted with gags mocking Hillary Clinton. He was asked to take down the video and provide the contact details of the comedians that appear in the video. Masada feels that the comic stage is a sanctuary for freedom of speech no matter who is offended.


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President will sign memo directing agencies to review standards that conservatives argue are keeping water from farmers

[Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for a presidential memorandum focused on sending more water to farmers in California’s Central Valley, at a conference center in Scottsdale, Arizona on 19 October.]

Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for a memo focused on sending more water to farmers in California’s Central Valley, at a conference center in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

The Trump administration is wading into California’s “water wars” on behalf of embattled Republicans and agricultural interests weeks before the November midterm elections.

Donald Trump signed a memo on Friday directing agencies to review and revise or rescind environmental standards that conservatives argue are keeping water from flowing to farmers in the Central Valley. He is also setting deadlines for biological assessments of regional projects.

Trump signed the memo in Arizona alongside the California Republican Jeff Denham, who is in a tight race as the GOP tries to hang on to control of the House, according to Politico.

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Any changes may not do much in the short term to increase water supplies to the region, but offer a political win for the state’s Republicans, less than three weeks away from the elections on 6 November.

The state has plans to restrict water draws from cities and farms to restore the flows in rivers that feed the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta. Some species have been plummeting as less water makes it downstream. Conditions are expected to worsen with manmade climate change.

Environmental advocates who had not yet seen the details of the announcement said speeding up reviews would rush processes meant to protect a delicate ecosystem.

The White House countered that the procedures were too slow.

“Unfortunately, decades of uncoordinated piecemeal regulatory actions have diminished the ability of our federal infrastructure to deliver needed water and power while also decreasing regulatory uncertainty and costs for water users throughout the western United States,” a senior administration official who spoke on background with reporters said.

“Additionally, court actions have further complicated the regulatory environment by proscribing water uses until environmental reviews are completed.”

David Bernhardt, the deputy secretary at the interior department, said the memo “might be the most significant action taken by a president on western water issues in my lifetime”.

Asked whether he thought the courts would disapprove of speeding through biological assessments, Bernhardt said enough time had already passed.

“For the last decade people have done a lot of talking and a lot of examination, and the reality is that on the ground results for people and species have not dramatically improved,” he said.

question: Why did the state of California put the environmental standards in place?

answer: Environmental standards are in place to protect a delicate ecosystem where some species have been plummeting as less water makes it downstream.

question: Why is Trump signing a memo directing agencies to review the environmental standards in California?

answer: Trump and the conservatives say it's because the environmental standards are keeping waters from farmers, but the timing of the memo is suspect because Trump signed it weeks before the November midterm elections, presumably to help embattled Republicans in the state.


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A GAY COUPLE were allegedly asked to leave a Dublin city centre restaurant after a nearby table complained about them holding hands.

The shocking letter featured in this month’s Gay Community News magazine come just five months after this year’s landslide gay marriage referendum.

The letter said:

“My partner and I were in a Dublin city centre restaurant celebrating our second anniversary, and we were being physically tactile with each other. Not kissing the faces of each other or anything, but holding hands and looking into each other’s eyes.

  “A waiter came to our table and told us that customers at another table were complaining about us. He suggested that we stop showing each other physical affection.

“We asked to see the manager, who said something similar, adding that he had no problem with gay people.

“When we said we had every right to show each other affection, the manager said that it was unfortunate that other customers were uncomfortable, and suggested that we leave. He told us we wouldn’t be charged for our meal.

  “As we were leaving the restaurant, feeling humiliated, a woman at one of the tables, probably the one who had complained about us, said the word ’disgusting’.”

The unnamed couple later questioned the country’s commitment to tolerance in the wake of last May’s gay marriage referendum.

  Extremely disturbing to read report today of gay couple subjected to homophobia in Dublin restaurant and then asked to leave. Unacceptable.

  — NXF (@nxfie) October 29, 2015

 Source: NXF/Twitter

“This is not the indication, on any level, of acceptance, or even tolerance. The whole experience has really shaken the foundations of what I had come to believe post-referendum about my country.”

GLEN policy director Tiernan Brady claims that the latest incident shows how far Ireland still has to go regarding attitudes towards the LGBT community.

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“Certainly in my mind I cannot understand how people could be offended by two people holding hands in public,” he told _TheJournal.ie_

“It shows you how far we still have to go in terms of LGBT rights.

  Bad letter in latest @GCN about a gay couple having to leave a Dublin restaurant. It's not named but shame on manager for bowing to bigots.

  — The Weirwolf (@jon_weir) October 28, 2015

 Source: The Weirwolf/Twitter

“The laws have changed but in some cases people’s attitudes remain the same and unfortunately this is just another example of the struggles facing the LGBT community every day.

“We still have a long way to go.”

 Someone’s launched a (very) last minute challenge against same-sex marriage>

A woman is trying to sue all homosexuals on behalf of God>

question: What does the unknown complaimant oppose?

answer: Someone in a restaurant complains to the waiters about a gay couple holding hands and being affectionate.

question: What do the restaurant staff and manager do about the complaint?

answer: The waiter asks them to not be affectionate. The manager asks them to leave because someone else is bothered.

question: What is the consensus of the comments shown about the news?

answer: The comments in display all agree that the incident is unfortunate and shows that there's a lot of ground to cover about the attitudes toward the LGBT community in Ireland.

question: How does the couple respond to the manager's repetition of the staff's request of them not being affectionate?

answer: They reply by saying that they have every right to be affectionate toward each other.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A gay couple alleges that they were asked to leave a restaurant because they were holding hands and being affectionate. The comments about the news all agree that Ireland still has a long way to go toward acceptance of LGBT members.


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The Americans with Disabilities Act

A federal law that most people have heard of but don’t usually think has anything to do with a disease like cancer is the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, the ADA prohibits all types of discrimination based on:

-   Actual disability
-   A perceived history of a disability
-   A misperception of current disability
-   History of disability

From July 1992 to July 1994, the act covered employers with 25 or more employees. As of July 1994, the ADA covers employers with 15 or more employees. The Americans with Disabilities Act...

-   Protects eligible cancer survivors from discrimination in the workplace.
-   Requires eligible employers to make “reasonable accommodations” to allow employees to function properly on the job. Accommodations may include modifying work schedules, reassigning an employee to a less physically taxing position or providing a more comfortable chair.
-   Ensures that employers must treat all employees equally.

THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AMENDMENTS ACT:

In 2008 the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) was signed into law. The amendments expand the numbers of those who are eligible for protection, by extending and clarifying the conditions covered. A disability, as originally defined by the ADA, is a physical or mental impairment that “substantially limits” a major life activity. The ADAAA, however, amends the ADA by giving a broader definition of “major life activity” that includes seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, breathing and thinking.

Importantly, the term “major life activity” now also includes “major bodily functions,” such as immune system functioning, normal cell growth, and endocrine and reproductive functions. Additionally, an individual with a disability is not deprived of the right to a reasonable accommodation merely because his or her condition is controlled by “mitigating measures” (something that takes away the symptoms/relieves the obvious problem), such as medications or a prosthetic device, or because the condition is in remission or arises only occasionally.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which oversees the enforcement of the ADA, publishes “The ADA: Your Employment Rights As an Individual With a Disability” and many other ADA-related documents in the Publications section of its website. Visit www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/ada18.cfm.

These are just a few of the protections that the law provides. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Justice’s ADA homepage, at www.ada.gov, and the EEOC’s page on the ADAAA, at www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adaaa_info.cfm.

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 gives you the right to take time off due to illness or caring for an ill dependent, without losing your job. This law:

-   Guarantees that eligible employees can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, which can be used all at once or in increments as short as a few hours at a time.
-   Guarantees that eligible employees maintain their health insurance benefits while out on leave.
-   Guarantees that an employee who returns to work will be given his or her previous position or an equivalent job with the same salary, benefits and other conditions of employment.

To qualify for FMLA, an employee must have worked for his or her employer for at least 12 months, including at least 1,250 hours during the most recent 12 months. The law applies to workers at all government agencies and schools nationwide as well as those at private companies with 50 or more employees within a 75-mile radius.

For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s FMLA web page, at www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/ (the FAQ page is particularly helpful: www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/fmla-faqs.htm).

The Federal Rehabilitation Act

Like the ADA, the Federal Rehabilitation Act prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because they have cancer. This act however, applies only to employees of the federal government, as well as private and public employers who receive public funds.

For more information on The Federal Rehabilitation Act, visit the United States Access Board website or download a copy of “Your Rights Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.”

There also may be regulations specific to your state or municipality that deal with workplace discrimination. To find out more information, contact your state attorney general’s office.

PLEASE NOTE: None of the information in this article is intended to provide legal advice or legal opinions on any specific matter. Cancer and Careers recommends seeking professional legal counsel for any questions about a specific situation.

question: What is the topic of this article?

answer: The Americans with Disabilities Act and amendments

question: What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?

answer: It is a federal law which prohibits employee discrimination based on actual, perceived, or history of having a disability.

question: When was the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act signed into law?

answer: 2008

question: What did the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act do?

answer: It expanded the numbers of those eligible for protection, changing the definition of a disability from "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity" to include seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, breathing, and thinking as "major life activities."

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This publication covers the Americans with Disabilities Act and the amendments. The amendments were signed into law in 2008, and expanded the numbers of those eligible for protection, changing the definition of a disability from "a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity" to include seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, breathing, and thinking as "major life activities."


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They still think they can fix me.

See, I'm the kind of guy that likes to live in the moment. We can't always be looking back, now can we? And instead of putting me in prison, I'm put in Arkham Asylum. They thought it would be too dangerous having me around to mastermind those criminals. Ho-ho-he-he-ha.

As if my jokes weren't getting any worse.

No, see, now I can have even better people to work with. And it's all gonna lead up to when me and Bats can meet up again. And it will happen, don't worry, don't worry.

They say I'm crazy. I'm not crazy, I'm not. I'm ahead of the curve. Schemers are crazy. Planners. People who think that they can bend the world to their own will. Tell me tell me, how often, do your, uh, plans, work out? Do you really think that, for a moment, that harpy, Mother Earth, is gonna care about your plans?

See, I realize that planning is useless. Chaos, now that's a different story. Things naturally go towards chaos. I mean, look around you. Everything is hell. All I did was give it a little push, to start rolling. The rest it did by itself.

And now they hate Bats. Now, now they throw him out. I warned you, Bats, I told you. But no, not the unstoppable force, you wouldn't give up. That's why I'm around, to give you purpose. Just like you give me. It's amazing, isn't it? I mean, that's something to smile about, right?

And Harvey. Harvey, Harvey, Harvey. I didn't have to tell you to do anything. The coin was a nice touch, I must say. Thanks to you, I've won. See, Bats may have everyone else fooled. But we know, we know the truth. You, me, Bats, even Gordon. We know how good the people of Gotham really are. Harvey, Harvey, Harvey.

And the doctors here, they still think they can fix me. I tell them, I say, there is nothing to fix. But they try and try. They are terrified of me. That's good, that's chaos. There is one doctor here who isn't, though. Harleen Quinzel. Interesting woman. She isn't a schemer. I know the schemers when I see them. That's why I've always loved Bats. He isn't a schemer. He doesn't plan, he acts. I like that.

But this doctor, this squeeze, is intrigued. I know, I can tell. I've had enough doctors poking at me over the years to know when they are just doing their job, and when they are actually listening to me. She's curious. That's good, that's very good.

I have a surprize for you, Bats. I know you can beat him, I know. But that's not the point. The point is that you will have to try. Oh, and just to make it interesting, I haven't told him anything about your being Brucie. Oh, you didn't think I knew about that? Hehe-ho! I did, I do! But I won't tell him anything. Makes it a little more interesting.
Quin-something, doctor lady, is coming again. She visits me more and more often. I must be ready for her, right? Right, right.

Why so serious?

*(edit: "I'm the kind of guy that likes to think ahead" to "I'm the kind of guy who lives in the moment")

title: Thoughts of an InSane Mind (Joker Monologue)

question: Why was the narrator put in Arkham Asylum?

answer: It was believed that it would be too dangerous to keep him in a prison where he could mastermind criminals.

question: Describe the narrator?

answer: The narrator is in an asylum because they were deemed too dangerous for prison. He describes himself as someone who lives in the moment. He also doesn't believe he's crazy and that doctors can't fix him because there's nothing to fix.

question: Who is Harvey?

answer: That isn't made clear in the story, but the narrator says he helped him win at something.

question: What is the surprise the narrator has for Bats?

answer: It seems that the narrator has someone who will fight Bats, but it's not clear.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is in the Arkham Asylum because authorities thought it would be too dangerous to keep him in a prison where he could mastermind criminals. The narrator addresses Harvey and Bats in a monologue that details his opinions. He explains to Bats that he has a surprise for him, and says he knows he can beat the surprise. The narrator also mentions they have an interest in their doctor Harleen Quinzel, who he believes is intrigued by him.