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This page lists the albums that reached number-one on the overall TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS chart, the R&B ALBUMS chart (which was re-created in 2013), and the RAP ALBUMS chart in 2017. The R&B Albums and Rap Albums charts partly serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Note that _Billboard_ publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.

List of number ones

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     Indicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B and Rap albums of 2017[1][2][3]
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  Issue date     R&B/Hip-Hop Albums                                Artist(s)                                                             R&B Albums                                Artist(s)                                                                              Rap Albums                                    Artist(s)   Refs.
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  January 7      _24K Magic_                                       Bruno Mars                                                            _24K Magic_                               Bruno Mars                                                                             _4 Your Eyez Only_                            J. Cole     _Billboard_ issue dated January 7, 2017:

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  January 14     _Billboard_ issue dated January 14, 2017:

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  January 21     _Hamilton: An American Musical_                   Original Broadway Cast   _Billboard_ issue dated January 21, 2017:

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  January 28     _Billboard_ issue dated January 28, 2017:

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  February 4     _Run the Jewels 3_                                Run the Jewels           _Run the Jewels 3_                           Run the Jewels                            _Billboard_ issue dated February 4, 2017:

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  February 11    _Starboy_                                         The Weeknd               _Starboy_                                    The Weeknd                                _Stoney_                                          Post Malone                          _Billboard_ issue dated February 11, 2017:

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  February 18    _Culture_                                         Migos                    _SweetSexySavage_                            Kehlani                                   _Culture_                                         Migos                                _Billboard_ issue dated February 18, 2017:

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  February 25    _I Decided._                                      Big Sean                 _Starboy_                                    The Weeknd                                _I Decided._                                      Big Sean                             _Billboard_ issue dated February 25, 2017:

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  March 4        _24K Magic_                                       Bruno Mars               _24K Magic_                                  Bruno Mars                                _Billboard_ issue dated March 4, 2017:

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  March 11       _Future_                                          Future                   _Future_                                     Future                                    _Billboard_ issue dated March 11, 2017:

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  March 18       _Hndrxx_                                          _Hndrxx_                 _Billboard_ issue dated March 18, 2017:

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  March 25       _24K Magic_                                       Bruno Mars               _Future_                                     _Billboard_ issue dated March 25, 2017:

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  April 1        _Billboard_ issue dated April 1, 2017:

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  April 8        _More Life_                                       Drake                    _More Life_                                  Drake                                     _Billboard_ issue dated April 8, 2017:

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  April 15       _Tremaine the Album_                              Trey Songz               _Billboard_ issue dated April 15, 2017:

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  April 22       _24K Magic_                                       Bruno Mars               _Billboard_ issue dated April 22, 2017:

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  April 29       _Billboard_ issue dated April 29, 2017:

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  May 6          _Damn_                                            Kendrick Lamar           _Damn_                                       Kendrick Lamar                            _Billboard_ issue dated May 6, 2017:

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  May 13         _Billboard_ issue dated May 13, 2017:

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  May 20         _Strength of a Woman_                             Mary J. Blige            _Billboard_ issue dated May 20, 2017:

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  May 27         _Everybody_                                       Logic                    _24K Magic_                                  Bruno Mars                                _Everybody_                                       Logic                                _Billboard_ issue dated May 27, 2017:

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  June 3         _Damn_                                            Kendrick Lamar           _Damn_                                       Kendrick Lamar                            _Billboard_ issue dated June 3, 2017:

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  June 10        _Billboard_ issue dated June 10, 2017:

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  June 17        _True to Self_                                    Bryson Tiller            _True to Self_                               Bryson Tiller                             _Billboard_ issue dated June 17, 2017:

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  June 24        _Damn_                                            Kendrick Lamar           _24K Magic_                                  Bruno Mars                                _Billboard_ issue dated June 24, 2017:

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  July 1         _Ctrl_                                            SZA                      _Billboard_ issue dated July 1, 2017:

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  July 8         _Pretty Girls Like Trap Music_                    2 Chainz                 _24K Magic_                                  Bruno Mars                                _Pretty Girls Like Trap Music_                    2 Chainz                             _Billboard_ issue dated July 8, 2017:

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  July 15        _Grateful_                                        DJ Khaled                _Purple Rain_                                Prince                                    _Grateful_                                        DJ Khaled                            _Billboard_ issue dated July 15, 2017:

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  July 22        _24K Magic_                                       Bruno Mars               _Billboard_ issue dated July 22, 2017:

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  July 29        _4:44_                                            Jay-Z                    _4:44_                                       Jay-Z                                     _Billboard_ issue dated July 29, 2017:

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  August 5       _American Teen_                                   Khalid                   _Billboard_ issue dated August 5, 2017:

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  August 12      _Flower Boy_                                      Tyler, The Creator       _Flower Boy_                                 Tyler, The Creator                        _Billboard_ issue dated August 12, 2017:

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  August 19      _Damn_                                            Kendrick Lamar           _Damn_                                       Kendrick Lamar                            _Billboard_ issue dated August 19, 2017:

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  August 26      _Ctrl_                                            SZA                      _Billboard_ issue dated August 26, 2017:

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  September 2    _American Teen_                                   Khalid                   _Billboard_ issue dated September 2, 2017:

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  September 9    _Project Baby 2_                                  Kodak Black              _Project Baby 2_                             Kodak Black                               _Billboard_ issue dated September 9, 2017:

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  September 16   _Luv Is Rage 2_                                   Lil Uzi Vert             _17_                                         XXXTentacion                              _Luv Is Rage 2_                                   Lil Uzi Vert                         _Billboard_ issue dated September 16, 2017:

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  September 23   _Billboard_ issue dated September 23, 2017:

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  September 30   _Billboard_ issue dated September 30, 2017:

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  October 7      _Billboard_ issue dated October 7, 2017:

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  October 14     _Gemini_                                          Macklemore               _Trip_                                       Jhené Aiko                                _Gemini_                                          Macklemore                           _Billboard_ issue dated October 14, 2017:

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  October 21     _The Bigger Artist_                               A Boogie wit da Hoodie   _American Teen_                              Khalid                                    _The Bigger Artist_                               A Boogie wit da Hoodie               _Billboard_ issue dated October 21, 2017:

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  October 28     _Perception_                                      NF                       _Perception_                                 NF                                        _Billboard_ issue dated October 28, 2017:

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  November 4     _Mr. Davis_                                       Gucci Mane               _Mr. Davis_                                  Gucci Mane                                _Billboard_ issue dated November 4, 2017:

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  November 11    _Super Slimey_                                    Future and Young Thug    _Super Slimey_                               Future and Young Thug                     _Billboard_ issue dated November 11, 2017:

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  November 18    _Heartbreak on a Full Moon_                       Chris Brown              _Heartbreak on a Full Moon_                  Chris Brown                               _Without Warning_                                 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin   _Billboard_ issue dated November 18, 2017:

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  November 25    _Billboard_ issue dated November 25, 2017:

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  December 2     _Stoney_                                          Post Malone              _Billboard_ issue dated December 2, 2017:

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  December 9     _Luv Is Rage 2_                                   Lil Uzi Vert             _Luv Is Rage 2_                              Lil Uzi Vert                              _Billboard_ issue dated December 9, 2017:

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  December 16    _Stoney_                                          Post Malone              _Stoney_                                     Post Malone                               _Billboard_ issue dated December 16, 2017:

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  December 23    _War & Leisure_                                   Miguel                   _War & Leisure_                              Miguel                                    _Billboard_ issue dated December 23, 2017:

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  December 30    _Quality Control: Control the Streets Volume 1_   Quality Control          _Heartbreak on a Full Moon_                  Chris Brown                               _Quality Control: Control the Streets Volume 1_   Quality Control                      _Billboard_ issue dated December 30, 2017:

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title: List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2017

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is a list of the number-one albums on the Billboard RnB and Hip-Hop albums of 2017.


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_ETERNAMENTE_ (English _ENDLESSLY_) is the 16th studio album by Mexican pop singer, Ana Gabriel. It was released in 2000. This material shows a nostalgic Ana Gabriel where she pays tribute to the Bolero's _fathers_ Los Panchos and Los Diamantes. It was recorded at Sony Studios, Mexico.[1]

Track listing

Tracks:

1.  Poquita Fe 03:06
2.  Como Un Lunar 02:53
3.  Dios No Lo Quiera 03:24
4.  No Lloraré 02:48
5.  Caminos Diferentes 02:58
6.  Por Ti 04:21
7.  Flores Negras 03:29
8.  Tú Me Acostumbraste 02:46
9.  Historia de un Amor 03:08
10. Franqueza 03:21
11. Más Que Un Simple Amor (Te Quieres Engañar) 03:37
12. Eternamente 02:55[2]

Album charts

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| #                     | Chart                 | U.S. Peak             |
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| 1.                    | “Lat. Pop Albums”     | 1.  11                |
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| 2.                    | “Top Lat. Albums”     | 1.  23                |
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-   Note: This release reached the #11 position in Billboard Latin Pop Albums staying for 5 weeks [3] and it reached the #23 position in the Billboard Top Latin Albums staying for 13 weeks in the chart.[4]

Sales and certifications

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title: Eternamente (album)

question: What label released Eternamente?

answer: That information can't be found

question: How did Eternamente perform on the charts?

answer: It reached #11 on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums chard and #23 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.

question: Who was the performing artist for Eternamente?

answer: Ana Gabriel

question: What songs were released as singles from Eternamente?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Eternamente is the 16th studio album by Mexican pop singer Ana Gabriel. The album, released in 2000, pays tribute to Los Panchos and Los Daimantes, the fathers of the Bolero.


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[after skullys failure is the livemap hud helmet future artishschev1]
Bill Roberson/Digital Trends
  One of the hottest trends in motorcycle gear today is the connected helmet.

Once anathema to motorcyclists who treasured their rides as blissful solace from the intrusions of our increasingly high-tech world, connected helmets are finally becoming a thing. Resistance has slowly broken down as riders swapped earplugs for iPod earbuds, and eventually, earbuds for Bluetooth modules and speakers that add music, navigation (via voice prompt), and communication with their significant other (via smartphone) to their lids. Even bicycle helmet makers have gotten into the act.

While motorcycle touring riders on glossy full-boat rigs like the Honda Goldwing and Harley Ultra Classic have used wired systems for intercom, CB, and music for decades, the rise of the multi-function wirelessly connected helmet is essentially as new as the smartphone.

In 2013, two men started work on what they hoped would be revolutionary helmets with groundbreaking built-in technologies. Dr. Marcus Weller began work on the Skully helmet, a bucket with a next-level, full-on, computer-in-your-helmet system. It included a 180-degree rear camera piping full-time video to a small heads-up display (HUD) up front, along with voice-controlled navigation, music, and communication.

At almost the same time, a young Russian entrepreneur named Andrew Artishchev also began work on a high-tech helmet. Called Livemap, Artishchev’s concept had an interesting tech twist.

Artishchev’s helmet projects GPS and other information right into the visor and the rider’s sightline.

The Skully P-1 (as it was known in 2013) was intended to give riders 360-degree situational awareness and connectivity while riding. We questioned the safety aspect of what appeared to be a helmet full of distractions, but Dr. Weller, a psychologist, was convincing in explaining that his approach would actually keep riders’ eyes on the road more than ever, since checking mirrors and glancing at instruments or GPS displays could now be relegated to the helmet’s nearly line-of-sight display module.

In 2014, the Skully project, now called the AR-1, smashed crowdfunding records and eager tech-hungry riders ponied up to $1,500 apiece for the sci-fi-looking buckets. They then waited for production to get underway. And waited… And waited…

As we recently witnessed, the Skully story went terribly, horribly wrong: The project cratered into bankruptcy amid charges of corporate shenanigans and lavish spending of donors’ money. If you’re one of the lucky backers who actually took delivery of one of the small number of Skully helmets that actually got produced, software updates won’t happen anytime soon — and eBay might be a smart option.

But the idea of projecting data into the rider’s line of sight in such a way as to be more helpful than obtrusive (and possibly dangerous) is a worthy goal, just as it is in cars and fighter planes.

Meanwhile, as Skully’s leaders fiddled, Artishchev pressed on with his Livemap system. Rather than use a small HUD viewscreen the rider sees in his peripheral vision, Livemap projects GPS and other information _right into the visor_ and the rider’s sightline, so the rider can see directions laid out before him without taking his eyes off the road. This was essentially the same goal Weller had with Skully, according to our 2013 interview, but Weller’s design was different, and perhaps inferior in concept in some ways to Artishchev’s. Indeed, the Livemap idea garnered an Intel Make It Wearable semifinalist award in 2014.

In the months before Skully became a crowdfunding pariah, Digital Trends met with Artishchev in Los Angeles to take a look at his prototype and talk to him about the technologies involved.

The LiveMap helmet consists of a small HUD projection system similar to those fighter pilots have used for years, but with some crucial differences. The image a pilot sees is typically thrown from a small projector onto an angled, transparent eyepiece in front of her eyes, so wherever she looks, the HUD view remains more or less in place. The LiveMap helmet emulates this approach, with some accommodations for the helmet’s use on public roadways. But Livemap’s display activates only as needed rather than staying on all the time, which likely will help battery life.

As an added challenge, the traditional fighter pilot HUD locates the imaging hardware atop the helmet. This is fine for throttle jockeys lining up a missile strike, but a total no-go for motorcyclists who need their helmets to protect their heads first and foremost. Also, the regulatory bodies that certify motorcycle helmets will definitely frown on metal and glass bits that could be driven through the helmet liner and into a rider’s head in the event of a crash.

Artishchev’s solution? Shrink the projection system and incorporate it into the chinbar area, similar (but likely more complicated) to what Skully eventually executed. With a key difference: Artishchev’s projection system needs to be projected up _into the visor_ in such a way as to be readable, while still fitting into the chinbar. To make that approach work, the trickiest part of the tech may very well be the visor itself. This is constructed as a hybrid of regular visor material (plastic) with very thin layers of a super-thin semi-reflective material on highly polished spaces in the visor on which the projected data lands, and at a steep angle no less. The visor must also remain essentially transparent as to not obstruct the rider’s vision in any way. And, of course, riders need to be able to lift and move the visor in the same way they do with a normal helmet.

The projected data, a colorful and transparent mix of lane markers, arrows, letters, and numbers looked clear and legible.

The first prototype Artishchev put together used an overhead system as proof of concept. However, he showed Digital Trends a new prototype with a more normal form factor — the projection electronics are now located in the chinbar and a hardwired computer (and eventually, an app-running smartphone, of course) for control of streaming and displaying data.

To his credit, Artishchev’s second prototype — which we were able to sample in static operation but not out on the road — ably demonstrated his approach, permitting a clear view ahead while also showing direction data and other information in the rider’s field of view. The visor was clear when worn, and the projected data, a colorful and transparent mix of lane markers, arrows, letters, and numbers, looked clear and legible. The direction information is neatly presented in a small area in the line of sight; it doesn’t take over the whole visor. Again, the projection system is _not_ omnipresent like it was in the Skully lid, it only pops up as needed in Artishschev’s design. But with the helmet off, the projection screens in the visor are clearly visible. It’s a complicated visor.

The effect when wearing the helmet was both interesting and a bit off-putting at first, but it’s easy to see how a rider could quickly get used to it and make good use of the system once a pattern of control over the data is made habit. Future technical improvements include an Android operating system, a global maps database, LTE connectivity, and other data points including weather and traffic. A front-facing 4K camera for recording ride footage is also planned but was not present on the helmet we sampled.

The primary key to moving the Livemap helmet towards actual production, of course, is greatly shrinking the electronics and projections system in the chinbar to fit a normal helmet profile. It’s not an easy (or cheap) task, especially for a guy who isn’t crowdfunding his development costs. Also, the prototype visor is very delicate, and it will take several generations of refinement before it can be both functional and durable, a serious challenge considering the regular beatings a helmet visor takes from bugs, road debris, accidental drops, and generally banging into stuff. But Artishchev is without a doubt onto something good with the Livemap.

When Digital Trends first contacted Artishchev, part of his presentation included leveling complaints against the Skully team (and some other companies), whom he accused of appropriating his approach and ideas.

Just recently, Digital Trends spoke with Skully when it appeared full-scale production of the AR-1 was about to commence. The company had offered to send a marketing representative along with a production helmet to our Portland, Oregon, location for an up-close inspection and test ride. We hoped to ask them about Artishchev’s allegations and compare the technologies; that clearly isn’t going to happen.

Despite Artishchev’s accusations, there are clear differences between many facets and functions of the helmets, including the display system and the depth of the tech involved. This is especially notable in regards to the rear camera, the self-contained in-helmet computer system and custom OS that were centerpieces of the Skully AR-1.

It’s all semantics now, but the beat goes on for Livemap and other helmet makers looking to move skid lids beyond their once-simple jobs as protectors of our delicate noggins.

Artishchev, as we mentioned previously, is not using crowdfunding to keep his LiveMap helmet project alive, and if you’d like to contact and support him, go to his website. The Livemap helmet is priced at $1,500 and is available for pre-order with a target delivery date of summer 2017 for U.S. markets and later dates for international locations.

According to his website, Artishchev will show a third-generation prototype helmet at CES this coming January.

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question: According to the author, what do motorcyclist find to be an encumberment?

answer: Helmets.

question: What is special about the helmet in question?

answer: It is wirelessly connected so they can listen to the music they would traditionally blare from speakers while riding on the open road.

question: What did Andrew Artischev invent?

answer: A helmet that projects a GPS right into the visor and the rider's sightline.

question: What was this called?

answer: Livemap.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: For many years, engineers have been trying to modify helmets to make them more appealing to motorcyclists. Motorcyclists, historically, enjoy their image as rebels who hit the road without any attachment to society. However, with the increased reliance on the digital realm in the modern age, engineers have been working to create a helmet that is sleek, convenient, and shows real time maps and data. A young Russian entrepreneur Andrew Artischev developed a helmet called Livemap that projects a GPS right into the visor and the rider's sightline. In the US, in 2013, Dr Marcus Weller started work on Skully, a helmet that ncluded a 180-degree rear camera piping full-time video to a small heads-up display (HUD) up front, along with voice-controlled navigation, music, and communication. Both inventions have been met with obstacles and issues, but both developers are, as of the time of this article, still pressing on to complete their projects and put these technologically-advanced helmets on the market.


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_TIRATHABA COMPLEXA_ is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[1][2] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[3][4] It has been recorded from Tuvalu and Fiji.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are whitish brown. The hindwings are almost white and semi-transparent.[5]

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[4] “_Tirathaba_ Walker, 1864” at Markku Savela's _Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms_. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

[5] _Annals and Magazine of Natural History_ (5) 15 (87) : 242

title: Tirathaba complexa

question: What is the Tirathaba complexa?

answer: A species of moth of the family Pyralidae

question: Who is Arthur Gardiner Butler?

answer: Butler first described the species in 1885.

question: Where has the species been recorded?

answer: In Tuvalu and Fiji

question: Summarize the moth's description.

answer: The wingspan is about 25mm and the forewings whitish brown. Its hindwings are almost white and semi-transparent.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The Tirathaba complexa is a species of moth recorded in Tuvalu and Fiji. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.


text: He opens the door, walking inside, away from the flashing red and yellow neon, the loud noises, the chaos. Inside it is dark, warm and quiet. It is a peaceful dark, fuzzy, like static. He slides his hand down the right side of the wall, feeling for the switch he knows is there. He finds it and switches on the dim, yellow lights, the naked bulbs flickered in the darkness, illuminating the room. A wine red couch. He hates it, it is lumpy, and smells musty. A small kitchen, with one cup, one fork, and one knife, he doesn't need anything else. No decorations, just off-white wall, the ceiling is satined yellow from cigarette smoke. He always smokes. He goes into the kitchen and grabs what’s left in the fridge. A cheap beer, bread, and cream cheese. The beer is warm and the cream cheese is turning green. He steers his knife around the cream cheese and spreads it on the bread. It tastes bad, the stale bread and moldy cream cheese. He realizes with a sudden calm that this is his last meal. Ironic, that his last meal is like his life, doesn't look to good, but you have hope. Then you take a bite and it’s gone. Both the hope and your appetite. He chuckles at his joke. A solitary tear forms in his right eye and slides down his cheek. He doesn't wipe it away. He walks over to his desk, one of the two pieces of furniture in his house, the other is his closet. He opens the desk and pulls out his gun. He bought it yesterday. It glistens in the sulphur yellow light. He takes the single bullet he bought and slips it quietly into the chamber. He cocks it, and puts it in his mouth. He tastes metal, the oil, and his own blood. The metal scrapes against his teeth. He thinks about the mess he is going to make for the person who has to clean it up. Not how pathetic his life is, or how he much he hates himself, or that he has nobody in his life. But he does think that he doesn't have to shock his landlord to walk inside and see him. She is a frail old lady. It would kill him to do that to her. He flicks the safety on, and puts it in his pocket. He walks outside. It’s raining outside, he shivers, but he doesn't need to be warm now. He walks for an hour, until he gets to the bridge. It’s a huge bridge, the water rushes underneath, black as night. No cars drive by, he looks at his watch: 2:56. As he steps onto the ledge, he is happy, whatever happens now, has to be better then this.  He flicks his cigarette away, the glowing orange butt fades as it falls away into the churning water. He leans out across the water, feeling the wind whip around him. He releases from the railing, he thinks, as he is falling towards the water. ‘It’s my birthday.’

title: A wonderful Life

question: What color is the couch?

answer: Red

question: What's left in the fridge?

answer: Beer, bread, and cream cheese.

question: How many pieces of furniture are in his house?

answer: Two.

question: What time is it when he checks his watch?

answer: 2:56

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: A man walks into his house, in the dark, turns the lights on, and makes his way to a near-empty fridge. He has only beer, bread, and cream cheese. He eats the moldy and stale food, thinking of it as his last meal. He leaves his apartment and walks to a bridge, thinking, happy birthday, as he jumps off it.


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[Aaron Zook 3-D painting]AARON ZOOK and ABNER ZOOK (January 21, 1921 - 2003/2010) were Amish identical twins and visual artists known for their 3D artwork primarily pertaining to Amish culture.[1][2][3]

Aaron and Abner Zook were born on January 27, 1921 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Amos and Annie (King) Zook. The brothers became well known artists for their 3D paintings.[4] Between the two of them they amassed over a thousand Amish-life-inspired 3D paintings.[5] Their work has become highly collectible among art dealers.[6]

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title: Aaron and Abner Zook

question: What are Aaron Zook and Abner Zook known for?

answer: Aaron Zook and Abner Zook are known for their 3D artwork.

question: Who of the two lived longer?

answer: Abner Zook lived longer.

question: Where were Aaron Zook and Abner Zook born?

answer: Aaron Zook and Abner Zook were born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

question: Who were Aaron Zook and Abner Zook's parents?

answer: Their father was Amos Zook, and their mother was Annie (King) Amos.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Aaron Zook (1921 - 2003) and Abner Zook (1921-2010) were Amish identical twins and visual artists. They are known for their 3D paintings primarily pertaining to Amish culture. Their work has become highly collectible among art dealers.


text:
Survey Created: 6 May 2016 – Survey Ended: 15 July 2016

[Library Advocacy for EU logo]

EBLIDA and the Latvian Library Association are conducted an online survey on non-formal and informal learning activities in public libraries across Europe.

This survey was open for response to all public libraries.

  -   See the survey results

WHAT WAS THE SURVEY ABOUT?

There are 65,000 public libraries in the EU. Many of them offer non-formal and informal learning services and tend to have developed expertise in these matters, though the topic has not yet been studied in depth. As part of the Library Advocacy for EU Project, together with the Latvian Library Association (LLA), we (EBLIDA) are now surveying public libraries to collect data on non-formal and informal learning activities in libraries. We will use the results when advocating on the role of public libraries in non-formal education and the contribution of libraries to the EU Education and Training Strategy 2020.

HOW WAS THE SURVEY PRESENTED?

The survey is divided into 4 parts:

-   Part A focusses on non-formal learning activities through a list of 12 questions;
-   Part B focusses on informal learning activities through a list of 7 questions;
-   Part C focusses on the impact of those activities through a list of 3 questions;
-   Part D requests factual data on your library.

The overall aim of the survey is to collect data and evidence on:

-   Numbers of trained library visitors and numbers of non-formal & informal learning events;
-   Main target groups in non-formal and informal learning activities;
-   Scope of partnerships with third parties in training delivery;
-   Certification of non-formal learning outcomes;
-   Most successful non-formal learning events delivered by public libraries;
-   Impact of non-formal and informal learning activities on citizens and communities.

Survey text in English:

PDF and Word file.

 Translations:

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| [Bulgarian translation]           | BULGARIAN _(Translation by:       |
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	He wasn't quite sure if he could still call himself a magician. He didn't really feel all that magical. Yet here Jack was, sitting on his bed, trying to pull something out of his hat.
	He had gotten the hat when he was a kid. He used to do all sorts of magic. Not particularly GOOD magic, but it was magic. As he got older though he became more and more self conscious of his mystical little hobby. Not that any one made fun of him for it, in fact he got a lot of praise for his magic tricks. He just decided that there were more practical uses of his time. But for some reason, today he really wanted to pull a rabbit out of thin air.
        He stuck his hand in and felt nothing. He was rusty.
	Jack thought back to his first performance at the 5th grade talent show. The crowd was amazed- or so he had thought. It wasn't until watching his mothers video tape of the performance years later that he realized that 'Jack the Magnificent' was only 'Jack the Pretty Good for an 11-year-old'. His biggest trick, a levitation spell, could only get him three feet off the ground. More adorable then magnificent.
	Tired of being patronized by his family and friends he sold most of his magical treasures in high school. The faberge dragon's egg he got from his dead grandmother brought in enough for him to get a car. 'The Mysterious Mittens of Midas' (an 8th birthday present that stopped working years ago) helped him rent a tux for prom. He decided to just give 'The False Pharaoh's Sarcophagus of Sacrilege' to the children's museum. The thing was so big he was just happy to get rid of it. They were pretty irritated when they found out it was cursed but come on- just look at it's name. It shouldn't have taken 2 possessions for them to figure out what was up. The only items that he decided to keep were the hat and a jar that held the first pixie he ever summoned. He had kept them for mostly for sentimental reasons (they were also the easiest to fit in the closet). But the pixie had escaped at some point, but Jack's Mom swore it was still in the house somewhere.
	His parents had been pretty supportive of the whole "I want to be a mystical conduit" thing when he was a kid, but then again they were pretty supportive of everything he did. He was currently a manager at local department store, and Mom and Dad just seemed happy that he capable of taking care of himself. The job payed pretty well and he was proud of working his way up from a cashier position. His hobby had actually proved to be of some help in getting him there: When a couple boxes from a shipment had gone missing Jack used an enchanted tome he found on eBay (either 'Jupiter's Judgment' or 'Issitoq's Intuition'- he couldn't remember what it was called now) to find that the boxes had fallen behind one the shelves in the back. Corporate was so impressed they decided to give him the assistant manager's job after they quit to go work at iHop.
	Jack was pretty content, but he was also pretty bored. Maybe that's why he was spending his one day off this week trying to pull a rabbit out this old hat.
 	He started trying to remember why he had wanted to become a magician: To understand the unknown? To create that which didn't yet exist and command powers capable of altering the very fabric of the universe? Probably the same reasons any kid wanted to be a magician. As a boy he had dreamed of being one of the greats, a mighty sorcerer capable of changing the world. However, as he got older he realized that there was a much higher chance that he would fail and just become another wizard living at home with his parents. So he decide to just alter his dreams. Instead of conquering the mysteries of the world, he decided he could still be happy with having a good retirement plan.
	And he was happy. He had security, which was more then a lot of people had in the current economy. And being magician was risky- dangerous even. A couple of friends back in his hometown were still trying to make it big- one had accidentally caught his dad's yard on fire trying to deal with a squirrel problem and another had recently grown a permanent third eye (good luck with any future job interviews with that thing on your forehead). So why was he sitting here, wasting his Saturday trying to make something out of nothing?
	Maybe it was because, after graduating and leaving home, he wasn't feeling so special anymore. He wasn't the center of his parents world, he wasn't the center or anyone's world. He had a lot responsibility at work but he was easily replaceable. He was started to get frustrated, he had been digging around this hat for about ten minutes now and he hadn't been able to find anything. What was he trying to accomplish here? It's not like a rabbit was going to make him feel any better any way.
	But then Jack started doing something he hadn't done in quite some time: he started to wonder. What if there wasn't a rabbit in this hat?
        What if it was something else entirely?
	What if there was an ancient vessel inside, a home for a forgotten god? What if it was a vial containing a serum that made people forget their middle name? What if instead of a rabbit he pulled out a flower that smelled like hellfire?  Or what if inside this old hat was an even older hat that when worn would transform him into someone that wasn't afraid of asking out Sarah at work?
	He pulled his hand out of the hat and hesitated. He hadn't properly considered the possibilities, something horrible could happen.

        Or something amazing.

	He paused. Then, trying not think, he stuck his hand into the hat reaching as far as he could. The brim of the hat met his shoulder and he finally got a hold of what was in the hat

        He grabbed it tightly, pulled it out, and turned the nothing into a something.

title: The Not-So-Magnificent

question: What does Jack find in his hat at the end of the story?

answer: The story insinuates that he will find something more interesting than a rabbit.

question: Does Jack live in a world where magic is a part of everyday life?

answer: It would appear as tough being a Wizard is an admirable goal in the life of the people in the story.

question: Would Jack be happy without the magic?

answer: It seems as though Jack would be content with a life that involves security and a retirement plan.

question: How are magicians trained in the universe of the story?

answer: It is unclear, though it appears from the anecdotal evidence of the story that wizards train themselves.


text: Microsoft and Google are under no obligation to weed out 'torrent' results from their respective search engines, the High Court of Paris has ruled. BetaNews adds: _French music industry group SNEP went to court on behalf of a trio of artists, requesting that Microsoft and Google automatically filter out links to pirated material. The group had called for a complete block on searches that include the word 'torrent' as well as blocking sites whose name includes the word. The court found that SNEP's request was far too broad, saying: "SNEP's requests are general, and pertain not to a specific site but to all websites accessible through the stated methods, without consideration for identifying or even determining the site's content, on the premise that the term 'Torrent' is necessarily associated with infringing content"._The court added that 'torrent' is a common noun, which has a range of different meanings.

question: What is the main topic of the article?

answer: The High Court of Paris ruled that Microsoft and Google are under no obligation to weed out 'torrent' results from their search engines.

question: What is SNEP?

answer: SNEP is a French music industry group.

question: What was the court's reasoning behind their decision?

answer: The request was too broad, and that the word 'torrent' is a common noun with a range of different meanings.

question: Who filed suit against Microsoft and Google?

answer: SNEP filed a lawsuit on behalf of a trio of artists requesting that Microsoft and Google automatically filter out links to pirated material. They asked for a complete block on searches that include the word 'torrent'

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The High Court of Paris ruled that Microsoft and Google are under no obligation to weed out 'torrent' results from their search engines. SNEP, a French music industry group, filed a lawsuit requesting that Microsoft and Google automatically filter out links to pirated material. They asked for a complete block on searches that include the word 'torrent'


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_Detroit_ — The United States Patent & Trademark Office has rejected the request by Tom Gores and Dan Gilbert to secure the trademark rights to “Detroit City Soccer Club.”

In a letter sent Wednesday just before noon by a government lawyer to Palace Sports & Entertainment, the decision was made because “Detroit City Soccer Club” is too similar to “Detroit City Football Club,” the wildly popular semi-professional team that plays its matches in Hamtramck.

DCFC fans — most of whom aren’t on board with Gilbert and Gores’ bid to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Detroit — celebrated the decision on Twitter on Wednesday.

In the lengthy letter from the government attorney to PS&E, it’s declared that “soccer club” is generic enough and acceptable, but “Detroit City” is the problem point. A message left with examining attorney Edward Fennessy directed inquires to the PTO's communications office, where a spokesman had no immediate comment. A spokesman for Gores' Pistons had no immediate comment Wednesday.

"It seems to us that was a common-sense decision," said Alex Wright, a co-owner of Detroit City FC. "Our identity is something that is very important to us and very valuable to us. It feels good to see that value acknowledged."

Gores and Gilbert, who will learn in December if they are getting one of the next two MLS expansion franchises, might have seen this decision coming. On Sept. 27, PS&E applied for the trademark rights to “Motor City Soccer Club.”

Last year, PS&E began acquiring website domain names in varying forms of “Detroit City Soccer Club,” all of which when typed in to the browser rerouted you to the PS&E homepage. Those still reroute you there, to the new website, 313presents.com, the new joint entertainment venture set up by PS&E and Olympia Entertainment.

Pistons spokesman Kevin Grigg has previously told The Detroit News that no MLS team name has been chosen, because no MLS team has been awarded. It’s widely believed Detroit is one of four cities seriously in the running to land an expansion franchise when two new cities are announced at the MLS Cup in December, and if not then, then during the following two-city expansion process, sometime in 2018.

Gores and Gilbert, both billionaire NBA owners, appear to be making progress in acquiring the failed-jail site in Greektown, which is their preferred location of a $1-billion mixed-use development that would include a new soccer arena as well as high-rise buildings. How quickly things progress on that front could determine if they get an MLS bid in December, or one at a later date.

_tpaul@detroitnews.com_

_twitter.com/tonypaul1984_

question: Who are Gores and Gilbert?

answer: They are billionaire NBA owners who want to secure the trademark rights to "Detroit City Soccer Club".

question: Describe the lengthy letter from the government attorney to PS&E.

answer: The letter explains the decision to reject Gores and Gilbert's request to secure the trademark rights to "Detroit City Soccer Club". The letter states that "soccer club" is acceptable, but that "Detroit City" is the problem point.

question: When does the content of this document take place?

answer: It's not made totally clear, but it takes place before 2018.

question: What is the main point of the document?

answer: The point of the document is to report on the United States Patent & Trademark Office rejecting the request by Tom Gores and Dan Gilbert to secure the trademark rights to “Detroit City Soccer Club.”

question: What did Kevin Grigg previously tell The Detroit News?

answer: He told them that no MLS team name has been chosen because no MLS team has been awarded.

question: What sports are mentioned in this document?

answer: Soccer and football

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This document reports on the United States Patent & Trademark Office rejecting the request by Tom Gores and Dan Gilbert to secure the trademark rights to “Detroit City Soccer Club".


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GORE is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. Its main community is Lakefield.

Geography

Located in the Laurentian Mountains, the township consists of rugged Canadian Shield with an elevation varying between and . The terrain is characterized by forested mountains and numerous streams and lakes. Notable lakes include Barron, Hughes, Chevreuil, aux Oiseaux, Solar, Caroline, Evans, Dawson, Clark, Grace, Sugarloaf, Clair, and Carruthers; many of them have been entirely developed over the years, but there still remain many with little or no construction to date.[1]

The majority of its territory is covered by old-growth forests with a wide variety of species both deciduous and coniferous, such as birch, poplar, sugar maple, beech, white pine, fir, spruce, hemlock, and cedar.[2]

History

The Gore Township, established in 1840, was probably named after Francis Gore (1769–1852), Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1806 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1817. It was colonized by Scottish and Irish settlers, such as Robert Smith and James Stephenson.[3][4]

In 1845, the Gore Municipality was formed, abolished two years later, and restored in 1855. In 1853 it had about 1000 inhabitants but this dropped to about 800 people ten years later, almost all of Irish origin. The Gore Post Office operated between 1898 and 1958.[5]

Demographics

[Gore town hall and fire station] Population trend:[6]

-   Population in 2011: 1775 (2006 to 2011 population change: 15.3%)
-   Population in 2006: 1540
-   Population in 2001: 1260
-   Population in 1996: 1133
-   Population in 1991: 982

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 829 (total dwellings: 1495)

Mother tongue (2011):

-   English as first language: 22%
-   French as first language: 72.7%
-   English and French as first language: 1.1%
-   Other as first language: 3.9%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools:[7]

-   École primaire Bellefeuille in Saint-Jérôme
-   École secondaire Émilien-Frenette in Saint-Jérôme and École polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

-   Laurentian Elementary School in Lachute[8]
-   Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute[9]

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[6] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

[7] “Trouver une école ou un centre.” Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click “Par bassin d'école”

[8] “LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE.” Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.

[9] “LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE.” Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

title: Gore, Quebec

question: What does the article say about the characteristics that make up the Gore township municipality in Quebec?

answer: The township consists of rugged Canadian Shield, the terrain characterized by forested mountains, streams, and lakes. Notable lakes include Barron, Hughes, Chevreuil, aux Oiseaux, Solar, Caroline, Evans, Dawson, Clark, Grace, Sugarloaf, Clair, and Carruthers; many of them have been entirely developed over the years, but there still remain many with little or no construction to date. The majority of the territory is covered by old-growth forests. First colonized by Scottish and Irish settlers, it had about 1000 inhabitants in 1853 almost all of Irish origin. With a population of 982 in 1991, it has been steadily growing reaching 1775 in 2011. There are 829 private dwellings occupied by residents. The majority of residents speak French as their primary language, less than a quarter speak English.


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JOHN I (d. after 1115), son of William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and Adelaide, Countess of Soissons. Count of Soissons.

John became Count of Soissons after the death of his brother Renaud II in 1099. John was involved with the Abbey of St. Jean des Vignes.[1]

John married Aveline de Pierrefonds, daughter of Nivelon II, Seigneur de Pierrefonds. John and Aveline had one child:

-   Renaud III, Count of Soissons.

Upon the death of John, his son Renaud became the last of the Norman Counts of Soissons.

Notes

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title: John I, Count of Soissons

question: Who were John's parents?

answer: William Busac, Count of Eu and Soissons, and Adelaide, Countess of Soissons.

question: What was John's title?

answer: Count of Soissons, inherited after the death of his brother, Renaud II.

question: Who was John's wife?

answer: Aveline de Pierrefonds, daughter of Nivelon II, Seigneur de Pierrefonds.

question: Who succeeded John in his title after his death?

answer: His son Renaud III, an only child. Renaud was the last Norman Count of Soisson.

question: When did John I live and die?

answer: He died sometime after 1115 (presumably CE/AD).

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: John I was a Norman Count of Soissons who died in the early twelfth century. He married Aveline de Pierrefonds, with whom he had a son, Renaud III, who was his successor.


text:
ILLINOIS ROUTE 13 (IL 13) is a major east–west state route in southern Illinois. Illinois 13 has its western terminus at Centreville at Illinois Route 157 and its eastern terminus at the Kentucky state line and the Ohio River, at Kentucky Route 56. This is a distance of .[1]

Route description

Illinois 13 runs southeast from the St. Louis, Missouri area to Carbondale. It is the main highway between these two cities.

[IL 13 looking west near Harrisburg] Route 13 becomes the main east–west road through Carbondale, running from there to Marion and Harrisburg. Route 13 skirts the northern edge of the Shawnee Hills, and the Shawnee National Forest.

History

The state of Illinois was founded in 1818. One of its first governmental tasks was the construction of primitive dirt roads between the three pioneer villages of Cahokia, Kaskaskia, and Shawneetown. Illinois Route 13 is a distant descendant of most of the Cahokia-Shawneetown route, and has a claim to be one of the oldest state highways in Illinois.

Illinois Route 13 did not take its current physical form, though, until after the enactment of the Good Roads Movement paving program in 1918. The statewide plan standardized the alignment of this road and numbered it _Illinois 13_.

Except for a few alignment changes, Illinois 13 has remained the same since its inception in 1918. In 1937 it was rerouted around Sparta (now Illinois Route 4 and Illinois Route 154), replacing Illinois Route 152 in the process.

The other reroute took place between 1944 and 1947, when Illinois 13 took over a new highway (then called U.S. Route 460) in and around Belleville. The old route became ALTERNATE ILLINOIS 13. In 1947 it was moved back to Bond Avenue. Later, U.S. 460 would be dropped and replaced with Illinois Route 15.[2]

Major intersections

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[2]

title: Illinois Route 13

question: Can Illinois Route 13 be created to be larger?

answer: It can always be added on to be a larger route, but this would take a lot of time and money.

question: Should the Illinois Route 13 have more alignment changes?

answer: More alignment changes could mean safer routes, so for the future, more alignment changes should be made.


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[IBM System/370 Model 145 system console]

[IBM monolithic memory card]

The IBM SYSTEM/370 MODEL 145 was announced September 23, 1970,[1] three months after the 155 and 165[2] models. It was the fourth member of the IBM System/370 line of computers,[3] and was the first IBM computer to use semiconductor memory for its main memory instead of magnetic core memory.[4] It was described as being five times faster than the IBM System/360 Model 40. First shipments were scheduled for late summer of 1971.[5]

New capabilities

The System/370's basic architecture was described as having been an extension, but not a redesign, from that of IBM's 1964-introduced System/360.[6]

The 370 introduced some new instructions, such as

-   MOVE CHARACTER LONG (MVCL) and
-   COMPARE CHARACTER LONG (CLCL),

thereby permitting operations on up to 2²⁴-1 bytes (16 MB), vs. the 256-byte limits on the 360's MVC and CLC,[7][8] but lacked a DAT (Dynamic Address Translation) box.

Virtual memory

Some said about the early members of the IBM System/370 family, looking back, that they were not “the real 370 line” because “neither offered virtual storage capability, which was to be a hallmark of the 370 line.”[9]

Unlike the earlier Model 155 and 165 systems, for which an upgrade to virtual memory required the purchase of an expensive upgrade to add a DAT box,[10] the 145's customers had two advantages:

-   370/145 customers did not have to wait as long for this lack of virtual memory to be remedied[11]
-   there was no need to buy extra hardware: An upgrade to the 145's microcode through a new microcode floppy disk[12] enabled virtual memory capability.

VM/CMS

Upon gaining virtual memory capability via a microcode update, the 145 could now support the VMF (Virtual Machine Facility) and VM/CMS, a time-sharing system.

[1]

[2]

[3] A third 370, the 370/195, had separately been announced the same day as the 155 & 165. The new 195 came about 14 months after the announcement of the 360/195. Both 195 machines were withdrawn Feb. 9, 1977. See https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP2195.html and https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/mainframe/mainframe_PP3195.html

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7] http://faculty.cs.niu.edu/~byrnes/csci360/notes/360ex.htm

[8] http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/gbell/tcmwebpage/timeline/chap51_ibm370_cs2.pdf

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[10]

[11] June 1971 vs. Aug. 1972

[12] IBM Maintenance Library 3145 Processing Unit Theory - Maintenance. IBM. pp. CPU 117–129. SY24-3581-2

title: IBM System/370 Model 145

question: When was the IBM system/370 Model 145 announced?

answer: The model was announced on 23 September 1970.

question: What made the model different from the other 370 line of computers?

answer: This computer was the first IBM computer to use semiconductor memory for its main memory instead of magnetic core memory.

question: What were the new instructions in the 370?

answer: Move character long (MVCL) and compare character long (CLCL).

question: What could the  145 support with the virtual memory capability?

answer: By gaining virtual memory capability, the 145 can support the VMF and VM/CMS, a time-sharing system.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer:
The IBM 370 model 145 was announced on 23 September 1970. The computer is the first of its kind, it uses semiconductor memory for its main memory instead of magnetic core memory.

Unlike the earlier Model 155 and 165 which required adding a DAT box to upgrade virtual memory, the 145 did not need to buy extra hardware.


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HARRY GWYNETTE (c. 1836 – 24 September 1913) was a British stage actor. Gwynette's father was a surgeon who wanted him to become a doctor also. Gwynette decided on acting instead and moved to Australia, traveling by clipper from Southampton to Melbourne. He later returned to England, where he acted for Charles Kean at the Princess Theatre in London. He subsequently joined the burlesque company of Lydia Thompson and traveled with her to the United States in 1868. In later years he joined the company of Richard Mansfield.

He died at the age of 76 on 24 September 1913 at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

title: Harry Gwynette

question: What shows did Gwynette perform in?

answer: That isn't made clear, but he acted for Charles Kean, Lydia Thompson's burlesque company, and Richard Mansfield's company.

question: Who is Lydia Thompson?

answer: All that is mentioned in the article is that she had a burlesque company.

question: How did Gwynette die?

answer: That isn't clear, but he died in 1913 at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

question: What happened in 1868?

answer: Gwynette traveled with the burlesque company of Lydia Thompson to the United States.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses Harry Gwynette, a British stage actor who lived from 1836 to 1913.


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[Isaac Dorislaus] ISAAC DORISLAUS (1595 in Alkmaar, Holland – 2 May 1649 at The Hague, Holland) was a Dutch Calvinist historian and lawyer who was an important official in Oliver Cromwell's period of rule. He came to England as a historian. His lectures were seen as political rhetoric, with references to kings with unjustified power aimed at portraying reigning monarch, Charles I of England, as a tyrant. Little was done about his propagandizing however. Dorislaus became advocate general of the army in the first civil war, and for all his previous theorizing about ancient liberties, quickly showed authoritarian tendencies by his attempted introduction of martial law to help him root out Royalists. He is remembered for his part in the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I, although his role was not prominent, and being assassinated by Royalists while on a diplomatic mission in his native country. "Dorislaus, a Hollander in English service, was appointed by Parliament as ambassador in addition to Strickland. A few days after his arrival he was murdered in cold blood by some Scottish royalists from Montrose following. "[1]

Background and influence

From a strongly Calvinist family, he was educated at Leiden, He arrived in England as the University of Cambridge's first ever professor of History.[2][3] From the outset he attacked the legitimacy of kings and justified revolt, as when he emphasized the Anglo-Saxon roots of England before 1066, emphasizing what he saw as democratic freedom enjoyed by all Englishmen before they lost it to the Norman conquerors and also justified the Dutch uprising against Spain. His apparent propagandizing for republicanism and regicide was seen as aimed at the King Charles I of England, who was suspected of Catholic sympathies and failure to uphold the country's interests against powerful foreign enemies. Despite his thinly veiled condemnation of the reigning royal power, little real action was taken against him apart from his doctorate being delayed. In 1629 he was admitted a commoner of the College of Advocates. In 1632 he made his peace at court, and on two occasions acted as judge advocate, in the Bishops War of 1640 and in 1642 in the army commanded by the Earl of Essex. Despite his early advocacy of freedom from untrammeled power, once ensconced in a position of authority, Dorislaus attempted to sweep away legal protection for the accused. He assisted in preparing the charge of high treason against Charles I, but was not prominent in the proceedings themselves.[4]

Official of Commonwealth

In 1648 he became Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and was sent on a diplomatic errand to the states general of Holland, which was accused of having profited from England's civil war. Dorislaus did not live to see the First Anglo-Dutch War in which the Puritan regime of Cromwell fought its fellow Protestant power over commercial rivalries. While negotiating as a representative of the Commonwealth in the Dutch Republic, he was murdered at the Hague by Englishmen, largely because of his role in the trial of Charles I.[5] The assassination caused dismay among Cromwell's associates and great jubilation among royalists.[6][7] His remains were buried in Westminster Abbey, and moved in 1661 to St. Margaret's churchyard.[8]

His death may have loosely inspired the short story _Gentlemen of the Sealed Knot_ by Geoffrey Trease, about an unsuccessful Royalist attempt to assassinate the English ambassador to the Netherlands.

[1] Pieter geyl History of the Low Countries

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[4] Spencer, Charles, Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I p 33

[5] Spencer, Charles, Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I p 33

[6]

[7] Spencer, Charles, Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I p 33

[8] Spencer, Charles, Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I p 33

title: Isaac Dorislaus

question: Why did Isaac Dorislaus move from Holland to England?

answer: He got a job as the first-ever professor of history at Cambridge University.

question: How do we know that Isaac Dorislaus had tendencies to authoritarianism?

answer: He attempted to introduce martial law to help root out Royalists

question: How did Isaac Dorislaus meet his end?

answer: He was assassinated by English Royalists.

question: What was the main thrust of Isaac Dorislaus's arguments when it came to the government?

answer: He attacked the legitimacy of kings and justified revolt. He believed that the Normans had robbed the English of their right to democracy.

question: What was the aim of Isaac Dorislaus's propaganda?

answer: He aimed at bringing down the English king Charles 1. He propagated regicide.


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This will be the 3rd time in as many nights she's tried to suffocate me.

Almost time to start looking for a new girlfriend. It always turns all dark and troublesome once they find out. 5 minutes.

In all seriousness, she's probably tried it more then 3 times. I just started waking somewhere in her last three attempts. Being suffocated isn't so bad, it's the headaches in the morning that are the worst. I'll never understand why women can't just break up with someone.

They always have to bring murder into the whole thing and I suppose if I was anybody else I'd be a little mad about it. I've been murdered way to many times to take it personally, although it's almost always disappointing.

Regardless of how or when or where I expire I always wake back up, roughly 5 minutes later, usually with a little neck pain.

I have yet as to explain the neck pain.

I can only imagine what psychopath caused that lingering malady.

But seriously, I just wake the fuck back up. Wrap your head around that real tight and think about it. One second you saw me take a 10 story drop onto blistering hot saturday afternoon pavement and five minutes later I just pop back up and dust myself off. I've been shot, stabbed, poisoned, electrocuted, drowned, burnt, crushed, blowed up in all manner of spectacular fashions and suffocated.

One time, I woke up with a wooden stake in my heart. Shit you not. Crazy bitch thought I was a vampire. I had to move to another city. I had to move to another city and change my name.

They still found me. Every so often I get jumped by some weird cultist thinks I'm the antichrist and I either wake up pulling some kind of artifact out of my chest cavity or standing naked on a pile of ashes loosely chained to a burnt ember in the middle of some god awful field somewhere full of mosquitos.

No shit, one time I woke up. I guess the fire went out a little early and well, I woke up and they where all still there. Fucking. In costumes.

That was a shit your pants moment for everyone involved.

Ha! You like my stories? Good.

Then listen my friend.

I need a job. For the very reasons above I can't give you my real name, I can't tell you where I'm from, and I can't fill out a tax form.

I can clean, plumb, cook, mop, serve, sweep and install a computer. Whatever you need help with, I can probably do. I can't be a bouncer though. Which is sad because I was an amazing bouncer, but it's to obvious now.

Huh? Those stories? Ha! Yes of course. Maybe tomorrow, I'll tell you after work, yes?

I'm serious sir.

I desperately need a job.

title: Candid Interview at an Adult Bookstore

question: Describe the narrator.

answer: The narrator is male, speaks english, and is able to return to life after dying for an indefinite number of times. The narrator is also in need of a job as his unique condition has required him to change identities so many times he does not have the documents most people have with regards to legally verifying their identity. It is likely that the narrator is in a dire financial situation as they are desperately in need of a job. The narrator's age was not given, but it can be interpreted that that he has lived long enough to have experience at a variety of jobs (though it was never said that he is immune to aging, and the skills he has are very achievable for the average made adult).

question: Where is the narrator trying to get a job?

answer: According to the title, the narrator is trying to get a job in an adult bookstore. The whole narrative is framed what he says during the interview, with the reader being addressed as the interviewer. For the purpose of the narrative, the reader is playing the role of a male interviewer.

question: Describe the narrator's powers.

answer:
The narrator is able to "pop back up" after five minutes from a situation that results in death. He has been subjected to many forms of death and has revived many times since. One of his least favorites is death by suffocation which results in a headache afterwards.

One constant detail about his revival is that each time he revives, it comes with a bit of neck pain. This alludes to an undiscovered facet of his revival as the narrator simply believes it is a lingering effect of a previous death -though considering the nature of his powers, it is likely something that has to do with his ability to revive and something a previous killer caused him (also, some of the deaths he has had describe fully reviving after being blown up, which means that any previous physical traumas would have been reset).

question: How has the narrator's ability to revive affected his life?

answer: Many of his girlfriends have tried to kill him (their motives are not given), cults have tried to either worship him or sacrifice him

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The speaker is a person who is able to come back to life 5 minutes after death. He would hide and change his identity whenever other people would learn of his ability (which often resulted in people being fatally cruel to him). This has resulted in the speaker not being able to hold a proper job. Currently, the speaker is trying to apply for work in an adult bookstore and is in an interview where he is being honest about his unique situation.