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The CACUA[1][2][3] language, also known as KAKUA[4] or KAKWA, is an indigenous language spoken by a few hundred people in Colombia and Brazil. There are many monolinguals, especially children.[5] Apart from being close to or a dialect of Nukak, its classification is uncertain.

Overview

The language is spoken by indigenous American Cacua [Kakua] people that live in Colombian and Brazilian[6] interfluvial tropical forests higher than in elevation. The people have traditional livelihoods such as nomadic hunting-gathering and swidden agriculture.[7] There are some non-native speakers of Cacua that are predominantly missionary workers. Their presence has resulted in the translation of religious Christian texts, notably the Christian Bible.[8]

Distribution

The speakers are located in Wacara (In Cacua: _Wacará_) which is from Mitu (In Cacua and Spanish: _Mitú_) in the lower Vaupes Region.[9] (In Spanish: _Departamento del Vaupés_). A second Kakua settlement is “Nuevo Pueblo” (New Town), which is an inland forest village between the Vaupés and the Papurí rivers.[10]

Classification

There are two dialects: Vaupés Cacua and Macú-Paraná Cacua. Cacua is mutually intelligible with Nukak,[11] and is considered a dialect of the latter by Martins (1999). See that article for further classification.

Other names for this language include: _Bára, Cakua, Kákwa, Macu de Cubeo, Macu de Desano, Macu de Guanano, Macú-Paraná, Wacara_.[12]

Phonology

Kakwa has 6 vowels: /a, e, i, ɨ, o, u/.[13] The /o/ sound occurs only marginally in the Wacara dialect, while being attested for the Nuevo Pueblo dialect. In nasal contexts only five vowels can occur.[14]

Kakwa has seventeen consonants:

                Labial         Alveolar   Palatal        Velar   Glottal
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  plain         creaky-voice   plain      creaky-voice   plain   creaky-voice
  Stop          voiceless      p                         t
  voiced        b              b̰          d              d̰
  Fricative     f
  Nasal         m                         n                      ɲ
  Approximant                                                    j

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Nasalization in Kakwa is a prosodic property of the morpheme that affects all segments within each morpheme except voiceless stops and glottalized palatal glide in initial position. Each morpheme is either completely nasal or completely oral.[15]

Kakwa is a tonal language and displays 3 contrastive phonological tones: Rising (LH), falling] (HL), and low (L).[16]

Grammar

The language uses both subject-object-verb and object-verb-subject word order.[17]

Bilingualism and literacy

Reports gathered by SIL in 1982 stated that many speakers are monolingual, particularly children.[18] Another promising aspect is that even though literacy is low by international standards, it is higher in the aboriginal language, at around 10%, compared to 5% in Spanish, the opposite situation of most indigenous languages of the Americas.[19] Cacua uses a Latin alphabet.[20]

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  _Ded pah jwiít jwĩ jwíih cãac cha pahatji naáwát_[21]

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title: Kakwa language

question: Summarize some interesting facts about the Kakwa language.

answer:
Some interesting facts about the Kakwa language is that it is spoken by
 a few hundred people that live in Colombia and Brazilian interfluvial tropical forests higher than in elevation.  The speakers are located in Wacara and a second settlement called, Nuevo Pueblo. There are two dialects of the language and the language has 6 vowels.

question: Can the Kakwa language be taught to numerous people to make it a more known language?


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	When I was young, I once asked my grandparents, "How am I supposed to see the whole world, when time passes by so fast?" Granted I was still a child, and had no idea about the horrors of the real world, but they told me to close my eyes, and imagine what lay beyond the horizon, that way you will never be disappointed with what you find. I didn't really understand at the time, but I tirelessly tried multiple times, all with no luck. Eventually I forgot about their advice, until just recently, looking out my bedroom window trying to figure out what to do with myself. I closed my eyes for five seconds, and when I had opened them, time had stopped. My name is William Hale, and this is my story.
	Yeah, I know, its a cheesy way to start a story, but I'm new to this so give me a break. Anyway, it turns out I had the power to stop time, kind of. I couldn't interact with anything outside of my body, because my physical body was right there, standing there, blankly staring out the window at a still world. I moved down the stairs(I tried walking but soon discovered I had no legs, so it was more of a directional hover) and found my parents watching the television in the living room. The evening news was frozen and I let out a quiet laugh at the news anchor's face. It was frozen midsentence, making him look like  a clown.
	So, I could apparently move between the hands of time, and honestly, I was surprisingly underwhelmed. I returned to my room and stared at my body, thinking about what I could do now. I could see the world (traveling at the speedy pace of 2 miles an hour) but what else. I was alone, nobody to share the experience with. Hell, I'm socially awkward enough, I'm sure I would seem extremely sane describing a still-shot of perhaps the pyramids, or the Colosseum in Rome. That's when I realized, I don't know HOW to get back. My body was right there in front of me, yet I couldn't touch it, only move through it.
	Now I was faced with the challenge of returning. First try, retracing my steps. I closed my eyes, counted to five  and opened, no luck. In all honesty, it was my only thought. I walked through my physical body five different ways, but still no luck. I sighed and stood next to my body, rested my hands on the windowsill and looked at the frozen world. Then it sparked. I moved over until I was standing inside myself (weird) completely standing as it stood. Still nothing. So I closed my eyes and hoped I would return.
	It was the longest five seconds of my life. Just as I was about to give up I heard the A/C blowing air through the vent. My eyes shot open and the cars were moving down the road. I sprinted downstairs and my parents shot their gaze over to me. My mother asked, "What's wrong Will?"
	I opened my mouth as to answer them. I was going to tell them, how I stopped time, about the stupid news anchor's face a moment ago, about my fear of being stuck, but hearing it all in my head, I would definitely be committed to the nearest mental hospital. I let out the big breath I took and replied, "Nothing." I slowly retreated upstairs to my room. I shut the door behind me and slid to the ground, well aware of the giant grin on my face.
	I had a secret. Not just any secret though, a power, like a super-power. Granted it wasn't exactly efficient, but it was something nobody else had (to my knowledge).
	I decided to experiment with this power. I started simply enough, leaving and returning, just so I could get the hang of it. If so much as a finger was out of place when I tried to return, nothing would happen, so I used my computer chair as my starting point. An easy place to relax in, that isn't in an odd form.
	Next was testing my limits. I couldn't travel through walls or windows. I couldn't walk through most doors, unless there was some form of a window in the door. As for distance, I don't believe there was a limit. I hovered at first down the road, to the bend, then to the edge of town, and finally, when I was feeling brave enough, to the next town. (I feel its also worth mentioning that this was within an hour of discovering about my power.)
	Now, I was at a loss. I could stop time. Great. In due time, I could see the world(eventually), but all that time would account for nothing. I would exist as a ghost beyond time, and when I returned, nothing will have happened. No time will have passed, Nobody would be the wiser, and I couldn't tell anybody. I returned to my body and sat in my computer chair, watching the sun slowly set. It was odd, watching, almost feeling time pass.
	My mind wandered, wondering how I had unlocked this power, why it was me, and if there were others, and I couldn't help but think, what if I had finally lost it. Since I was young, my social anxiety put me in a kind of depression, so I wondered, did it finally snap? Have I gone insane?
	I went to sleep early that night. I was comforted by the fact that I was more tired than usual. At least there was some effect from this power, albeit a negative one. I had no dreams that night, but it was the best sleep I had gotten in a long time. Whether I was sane or not, I was just happy that my life had taken a step forward, for the first time in three years, but if it was a step in the right direction, or the wrong one has yet to be seen.

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question: What new power has William Hale discovered

answer: William Hale has the power to stop time. He can leave his body and travel the world at a pace of 2 miles an hour. His spirit hovers along through a world that has stopped in its tracks.

question: What problem did William encounter when he'd had enough of his hovering travels?

answer: William had a problem returning to his body. He tried retracing his steps. He walked through his body five times. He stood next to his body and he climbed into his body. Still nothing. Then he closed his eyes and wished that he would return. It worked.

question: What are the long-term problems that William faces?

answer: Now William can stop time and see the world but the time would account for nothing. He would be like a ghost traveling through a world that had stopped. When he returned nothing would have happened and he won't be able to tell anyone because they will think that he is insane.

question: Do other people have the same powers as William?


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LOLA KARIMOVA-TILLYAEVA (born July 3, 1978) is an Uzbek diplomat and philanthropist. She is the younger daughter of former Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov and his wife, Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova. Her older sister is Uzbek diplomat and business mogul Gulnara Karimova.

Personal life

Karimova-Tillyaeva earned bachelor's and master's degrees in International Law from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent, and later received a doctorate degree in Psychology from Tashkent State University.[1] In January 2008 she was appointed to her current role as Uzbekistan's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. She is married to businessman Timur Tillyaev and they have three children: two daughters and a son (Mariam, Safia and Umar).

In July 2013, various media outlets reported that Karimova-Tillyaeva had purchased a home in Beverly Hills.[2]

In an interview with the BBC Uzbek Service in 2013, Karimova-Tillyaeva stated that she had not been in contact with her sister Gulnara for 12 years and that “There are no family or friendly relations between us...We are completely different people.”[3][4]

Charity work

Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva heads two charitable organizations in Uzbekistan, which help orphaned children and children with disabilities. The “You are not Alone” Foundation was established by Karimova-Tillyaeva in 2002 to provide assistance to orphanages and children left without parental care in Uzbekistan. Two years later, Karimova-Tillyaeva founded the National Centre for the Social Adaptation of Children, a charitable organization which provides medical and educational assistance to children with disabilities.[5][6]

Business interests

In her interview with the BBC, Karimova-Tillyaeva said that her husband has a share in a trade and transport company and that Timur Tillyaev has never been involved in public tenders, been associated with national resource industries like gas or cotton, and does not enjoy tax exemptions or monopoly status.

Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva owns property in Switzerland and made _Bilan_ magazine's list of Switzerland's 300 richest residents.[7]

The Tillyaev family launched a complaint against _Bilan_ magazine in 2011, after it included them onto the list of Switzerland's 300 richest residents and reported that the Karimova sisters’ combined fortune totalled $1 billion.[8][9]

In her interview with the BBC published in September 2013, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva said she was surprised to see the 2011 figures published by _Bilan_ regarding her wealth. She said that the figures suggested by the press were “far from reality”.[10]

In an annual list of Switzerland's wealthiest residents published by _Bilan_ in November 2013, the assets of Timur Tillyaev and Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva were estimated between 100 and 200 million dollars. The same figures were mentioned by _Bilan_ in 2014 as well.

In 2017, the _European Investigative Collaborations_ and Mediapart revealed that Karimova-Tillyaeva had more than 127 million euros in offshore bank accounts in Switzerland and United Arab Emirates.[11]

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question: When was Karimova-Tillyaeva born?

answer: July 3, 1978

question: Who were Karimova-Tillyaeva's parents?

answer: Islam Karimov, former Uzbekistan President, and Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova

question: Where did Karimova-Tillyaeva earn her master's degree?

answer: The University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent

question: What is Karimova-Tillyaeva's current job?

answer: Uzbekistan's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva is an Uzbek diplomat and philanthropist. She was born in 1978 to the former Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov and his wife, Tatyana Akbarovna Karimova. Her older sister is Gulnara Karimova, an Uzbek diplomat and business mogul. Lola currently serves as Uzbekistan's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.


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TOMMY JARVIS is a fictional character in the _Friday the 13th_ franchise, portrayed by Corey Feldman, John Shepherd and Thom Mathews. He appears in three of the twelve _Friday the 13th_ films, making his first appearance in _Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter_. Tommy is the most prominent[1] of three _Friday the 13th_ protagonists, the others being Alice Hardy and Ginny Field, to appear in more than one film.[2] Originally, the ending for _A New Beginning_ intended to have Tommy Jarvis become the antagonist in subsequent sequels.

Outside of the films, he is a main character in the comic book adaptations and novels. He is a playable character in the video game _Friday the 13th: The Game_ with Mathews reprising his role.[3]

Appearances

In film

Tommy Jarvis first appears in _Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter_ as a young boy (played by Corey Feldman), residing with his divorced mother and sister, with an affinity for making his own masks and make-up effects. When Jason Voorhees appears and begins killing the group of teenagers neighboring across from him, Tommy is forced to fight for his life along with his sister Trish. In an attempt to trick Jason, Tommy shaves his head to make himself appear as Jason was when he himself was young. Ultimately, Tommy kills Jason by slamming a machete into the side of his head, in which splits his head upon falling down on the blade. When he and Trish embrace, he notices Jason's fingers slowly move and he begins to hack away at his body.

In _Friday the 13th: A New Beginning_, the events from the previous film have put an effect on Tommy's mind where he is put in an institution. He is then put in a halfway house, but unfortunately, at this time, a series of murders begin nearby with Jason Voorhees being tied to the killings. Tommy's mind continues to slip again, seeing images of Jason haunting him. Tommy (played by John Shepherd) manages to confront the hockey masked murderer, believing him to be another hallucination. But he is real and attacks Tommy, finally forcing him to take his life - only for it to turn out that the killer was a copycat named Roy Burns. But it's too late for Tommy, as the last wall of sanity has fallen with the ghost of Jason fading before his eyes. Keeping the killer's hockey mask, he puts it on and attempts to assume Jason's mantle, but he is apparently stopped and treated before things go too far.[4]

In _Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives_, a more stable Tommy (played by Thom Mathews), with a friend from the institution, is ready to confront his demons - or rather the demon that is Jason. Wanting to see Jason's decayed body himself, he also wants to make sure that Jason will never rise again and attempts to cremate him. But his memories of his encounter with Jason still linger heavily and he madly attacks the body with a metal fence pole when the coffin is opened. Before Tommy can cremate Jason, the pole winds up attracting bolts of lightning that unfortunately reawakens Jason as a zombie now and gives him a more powerful lease on life; he has become impervious even to being shot at point-blank range with a shotgun - though he still feels the impact of the bullets - and now possesses supernaturally powerful strength and healing factor to aid in slaughtering his victims with. Trying to make amends for his mistake, Tommy warns the sheriff who, being familiar with Jarvis, locks him up thinking he's had another mental breakdown. The piles of bodies Jason racks up only convinces the sheriff that the killer is Tommy. Time is running short as Jason makes his way to the renamed campgrounds. With a plan in mind, and aided by the sheriff's daughter Megan, Tommy lures Jason into the very same lake from which the Voorhees legend started, chaining Jason to the bottom of the lake by a large stone, encircled in fire, and having part of his face chewed by the boat's propeller blades.[5] Although almost nearly dying from Jason's attacks during the struggle, Megan rescues him from the waters and revives him with CPR much to her and the camp's children's joy; as he embraces, he finally exclaims “It's over, it's finally over... Jason's home.” as the two stare off at the lake where Jason remains trapped.[6]

Thom Mathews reprises his role as Tommy in the non-canonical _Friday the 13th_ fan film _Never Hike Alone_, released in 2017.[7] The short film takes place several decades after the events of _Jason Lives_, and sees Tommy working as an ambulance driver. Near the end of the film, he picks up Jason's latest victim, Kyle McLeod, who barely survived his encounter with the mass murderer. When Jason appears and kills the two other paramedics in the ambulance, he recognizes Tommy, who taunts him before driving off. In 2020 the character appeared in the prequel, _Never Hike in the Snow_, which takes place 3 months before _Never Hike Alone_. Tommy Jarvis is set to play a major role in the 3 subsequent Sequels _Never Hike Alone 2-4_ as well.

In literature

In the novelization of _Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives_, it is revealed what happened between Tommy and Pam at the end of _Friday the 13th: A New Beginning_; the book explains that Pam had managed to return Tommy to his senses and, when Tommy was put back in a mental institution, she helped him recover. The novel _Friday the 13th: Carnival of Maniacs_ references Tommy, revealing he has written at least six books about Jason and Crystal Lake, with the title of one them being mentioned as _My Life of Hell: One Man's Fight Against Jason Voorhees_, which is described as a “whiny piece of garbage” by a character. In the mockumentary called “_The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited_” (included on the 2009 DVD extra) it is mentioned that Tommy was thought to be the killer in “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” by the local town folk. It also talks about Tommy's stay at the state mental hospital, and how due to overcrowding was sent to Pinehurst. Tommy faces Jason again in the comic miniseries _Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors_. When Jason attacks Dr. Maggie Burroughs' group for those who have survived Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, Tommy intervenes and reveals his intent to finish Jason off, ultimately decapitating him with the help of Jason's great-niece, Stephanie. After both Freddy and Jason are defeated, Tommy is appointed leader of the Nightmare Warriors by Ash Williams.[8]

In video games

Tommy is a playable character in the video game _Friday the 13th: The Game_, making him one of five playable characters from the films, alongside Jason Voorhees, Roy Burns, Fox, and Sheldon “Shelly” Finkelstein. Thom Mathews, who portrayed Tommy Jarvis in _Part VI_, reprised his role.[9] Tommy is a special character, and only one of the players who have either died or escaped can play as him, after contacting him from a randomly placed CB radio; he has the best stats out of all survivors, and when spawned, comes equipped with a shotgun, pocket knife and first aid spray. Tommy is also the only character who can kill Jason, though several additional tasks must be completed first.

The game also features collectible cassette tapes known as the “Tommy Tapes” written by filmmaker Adam Green and starring voice actor and animator Chris Niosi as Tommy Jarvis.[10] The tapes feature audio recordings of Tommy at various points in his life, from after the events of _Part 4_ and until shortly after _Part 6_, thus filling in most gaps between the films. They also provide an explanation for _Part 5_'s ending where Tommy states that he only dreamed about killing Pam and had never actually done so. Tommy's claims of Jason Voorhees being the killer from the events of _Parts 2_ through _4_ are dismissed due to the logical absurdity of Jason being alive in spite of him drowning as a child, and the murders are instead blamed on an unidentified copycat killer. His claims of Jason rising from the grave in _Part 6_ are further dismissed, and soon Tommy is blamed for exacerbating Jason's legend and attracting more copycats. Tommy is then sent to several mental institutions, including Glen Echo, New Orleans Psychiatric, and Smith’s Grove, before finally being committed to Springwood Mental Institution, paranoid the authorities are trying to cover up Jason’s existence; while institutionalized at the latter, he inexplicably begins lacerating himself in his sleep. The tapes also reveal the fate of Tommy's sister Trish who, unlike him, moved on from her trauma caused by Jason and went to college; she remained in contact with Tommy, but eventually stopped talking to him after he was institutionalized in Springwood.[11]

Development

The character of Tommy Jarvis was initially conceived by writer Bruce Hidemi Sakow, who came in early during the film's pre-production. According to him,

    “The major contribution I made to the script was with the Tommy Jarvis character and the relationship he had with his mother and sister and Jason. It was my idea to have this little kid kill off Jason, because we've seen Jason kill of loads of young adults so who else but a kid?”[12]

Originally, Joseph Zito planned for Tommy to become the antagonist and “new Jason” in any subsequent _Friday the 13th_ films created after the fourth.[13] The ending of _Friday the 13th: A New Beginning_ leads up to this, although due to the negative reaction to that film, the idea was dropped. According to Zito, the possibility of Tommy going the route of becoming “the new Jason” was his idea, as a type of insurance policy for a possible continuation of the film series, saying: “It was my fault. No one at Paramount had any interest in making more films and Frank Mancuso, Sr. told me as much during the difficult editing process. Basically, they were kind of embarrassed by the films even though they were very profitable. It was my idea to film the ending with Tommy because I wanted to leave the door slightly open just in case. I never imagined that there would be so many sequels made after that though. None of us had any idea.”[14]

Adam Marcus, director of _Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday_, has revealed that he had originally intended for the film's male protagonist Steven Freeman to be Tommy Jarvis, but could not include him because New Line Cinema did not own the rights to Tommy's character at that time and so was forced to write a new character and name for the film.[15]

Tommy Jarvis was referenced in the script for _Freddy vs Jason_, the dialogue insinuating that he's running a petition to have the reopening of Camp Crystal Lake annulated and is called a “lunatic” by an executive at the building site at the camp, but this dialogue ultimately never made it into the theatrical film.[16] The producers of the 2009 _Friday the 13th_ reboot considered using the Tommy character,[17] but decided not to because they wanted to create their own mythology.[18]

Casting

Casting director Fern Champion says on the _Crystal Lake Memories_ documentary that she felt that she and Corey Feldman clicked, but Corey was informed by his mother that the producers had concerns that he was too small to look believable in finishing Jason off, but got the role after showing them his prowess in wielding the machete.[19] According to director Danny Steinmann, the casting for Tommy in _A New Beginning_ went on till the eleventh hour: “I went through fifty Tommys before we found John Shepherd. We didn't get this Tommy until the last day before we started filming. We were panic stricken. Everything hinged around this kid being sensitive and believable. If we had gone with the Tommy we were about to settle on, the picture would have been unreleasable.”[20]

For _Jason Lives_, actor John Shepherd did not reprise his role from part 5 as he chose to abstain from it for personal reasons: “I was at a crossroads in my life where I was trying to decide - do I really wanna pursue acting or, you know, is this the best use of my time and talents? So I made a conscious decision on part six: 'You know what, I'm gonna pass on this'.”[21] _Jason Lives_' writer/director Tom McLoughlin claims to not have been aware of why producer Frank Mancuso Jr. chose to not bring John Shepherd back for the role for _Jason Lives_, but the latter states that he rejected the role indirectly by telling his agent to demand an extravagant salary for his continued participation. His replacement Thom Mathews had not seen _A New Beginning_ until after he was cast, and claims that he thought the film was awful and wondered if he had made a mistake, but liked the script for _Jason Lives_ so much that he decided to play the role anyway.[22] In an interview, Mathews discussed his preparation for the role, stating:

    “...I didn’t really feel a lot of pressure. I really liked the script a lot, Tom (McLoughlin) did a great job and it spoke to me. I knew what I wanted to do. It was probably the closest character that I’ve played to myself. I had a great experience and going to just outside of Atlanta and shooting for six weeks. It was a blast.”
    “When I saw Part V, I wasn’t thrilled and I was kind of scared. After I was hired, I started to do research and I looked at Part V and thought… oh no. I spoke to Tom and he told me what he wanted to do and everything was a lot better. In Part V, there was no lighting and the story was kind of weak. Maybe I should go back and look at it again. Maybe I’d have a different opinion of it now. But it scared the hell out of me.”[23]

Reception

Tommy has received considerably positive reviews from critics. In _Horror Films of the 1980s, Volume 1_, John Kenneth Muir[24] praised the character, stating:

    "It's a natural development that Corey Feldman's Tommy Jarvis, a pre-pubescent boy who loves horror movies and even makes monster masks himself, plays such a critical role in _Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter_. After all, kids Tommy's age had been hearing from older siblings since 1980 about the “Friday the 13th” movies, and in 1984 were just discovering them through the expanding market of home video. A slightly younger fan base was developing, and would keep the series strong through the decade, one represented by kids in Tommy Jarvis's age bracket. So it makes sense that the filmmakers would adjust tactics slightly in this case, switching focus from a final girl to a resourceful younger brother."

He also notes the popularity of the fourth film being because of Tommy's debut in the series:

    “Many fans like this _Friday the 13th_ installment the best, because it introduces the Jarvis character (a surrogate for the male viewers), and because it features a memorable _coup de grâce_ for Jason. Tommy slices Jason's head (ouch!) and then - in a slow-motion shot echoing Alice's mad dash with the machete at the end of the first film - chops off his head.”

In _Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies_, Jim Harper was rather mixed in terms of the character's performances. He criticized Corey Feldman's performance as Tommy in _The Final Chapter_ stating, “Only Corey Feldman disappoints, since his character is highly annoying and doesn't really fit into the picture.” However he praised Thom Mathews' performance in _Jason Lives_, calling him a “great character”.[25]

Merchandise

Mezco Toyz has released a statuette of both Tommy and Jason Voorhees, depicting the scene of the two battling each other underwater from _Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives_.[26]

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question: How can you describe the work load of Tommy Jarvis?

answer: Tommy Jarvis has done a lot of films and is growing his portfolio via comic book adaptations and novels, and even in video games.

question: What genre would the film ,Friday the 13th ,categorize under?

answer: The film, Friday the 13th, would categorize under horror.

question: What can you infer about the popularity of Tommy Jarvis?

answer: Tommy Jarvis is a very popular figure head, with an assumption of his popularity rapidly increasing with the more work he does.


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WORLD FISHING NETWORK is America’s only television network, online and mobile platform dedicated exclusively to fishing. The network’s programming covers instruction, tips, tournaments, travel, food, boating, outdoor lifestyle and more. Hosted by some of the world’s top anglers, WFN is available to cable, satellite and telco subscribers throughout the United States and the Caribbean. WFN’s lineup also includes a selection of the best and most diverse species coverage of any programming on television.

History

[Original logo from 2007 (from 2005 in Canada) until 2008] The channel's roots began in Canada on December 2, 2005, when it was launched under the ownership of Insight Sports. The company expanded the channel in the United States in November 2007 with its launch on Verizon FiOS as a standard definition channel.[1] A few months later, in May 2008, WFN launched a high definition (HD) channel on Dish Network,[2] called “World Fishing Network HD”, a channel with a separate schedule from its standard definition counterpart. The HD channel was added to Verizon FiOS that year.[3] Since WFN's launch on Verizon and Dish Network, it has been added to several other television providers such as Charter Communications,[4] and television providers in the Caribbean, including Flow Cable in Jamaica.[5]

[WFN logo from 2008 until 2014] On January 10, 2011, WFN announced that it had sold a 50% stake in its U.S. operations to Altitude Sports and Entertainment.[6] Also, in 2011, Altitude Sports and Entertainment purchased a 19.9% interest in the Canadian channel through its division Altitude WFN ULC.[7] Altitude would later purchase the remaining 50% interest in the channel is did not already own.

On January 14, 2019, World Fishing Network in Canada officially relaunched as Sportsman Channel.

[1] 'WFN: World Fishing Network' and Verizon Award 'Deprived Angler' a New Boat; NewsCenter.Verizon.com; 2008-11-06.

[2] World Fishing Network HD Secures Carriage Agreement with DISH Network; ChannelCanada.com; 2008-05-14

[3] WFN: World Fishing Network HD Launches on Verizon FiOS in the New York City Metro Market; Reuters.com; 2008-08-19.

[4] AllCoastMedia.com, 2009-03-29.

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title: World Fishing Network

question: What is WFN?

answer: WFN is World Fishing Network, America's only television network, online and mobile platform dedicated exclusively to fishing.

question: When did World Fishing Network start?

answer: World Fishing Network started on December 2, 2005.

question: Where did World Fishing Network Start?

answer: Canada

question: When did World Fishing Network come to the US?

answer: November 2007

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: World Fishing Network is America's only television network, online and mobile platform dedicated exclusively to fishing.


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UNCLE MOISHY AND THE MITZVAH MEN is a Jewish American children's educational entertainment group based in New York City, featured in audio and video releases, as well as appearing live in concert.[1] Their tapes, CDs and videos are sold in most Jewish music and Judaica stores.

Uncle Moishy has traveled internationally, giving shows in Israel, Canada, England, Austria, South Africa and Hong Kong.[2][3][4][5]

Lead musicians and singers Moshe Tanenbaum and Yossi Berktin are Hasidic Orthodox Jews who play “Uncle Moishy” and lead the “Mitzvah Men” in song and verse that expresses the observant religious lifestyle of Orthodox Judaism.[6] They focus on the religious aspects of Judaism that most easily relate to young children, such as the laws of _Shabbat_, _kashrut_ and the giving of charity, as well as the good deeds of _Pirkei Avot_ (Ethics of Our Fathers), such as helping others and being nice.[7]

Origins

Uncle Moishy began in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1975, In 1979 his first album appeared in conjunction with the Jewish Education Program. The original band members were Tanenbaum, Zale Newman, and Chaim Shainhouse;[8] Shainhouse left early on, though he composed for and sang on the first few albums. Uncle Moishy is produced and managed by the Suki and Ding company. The group has produced 22 audio albums and 14 videos to date.[9]

Currently

In 2017, Moshe Tenenbaum under new management, producers known as Sonic Duo, released his first solo album titled 'Welcome'.[10] In 2018, the 'All New Uncle Moishy' Yossi Berktin, with producers Suki and Ding released the character's 19th album.[11]

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title: Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men

question: What is the purpose of Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men?

answer: They promote the religious aspects of Judaism that relate to young children.

question: How does Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men promote the religious aspects of Judaism?

answer: They play “Uncle Moishy” and lead the “Mitzvah Men” in song and verse that expresses the observant religious lifestyle of Orthodox Judaism.

question: When was the article written?

answer: It seems it was written in 2017.

question: Does Uncle Moishy and the Mitzvah Men have an ethical aspect as well?

answer: Yes, they are giving of charity and teach children to be nice.


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_MEMORIAL BEST: GIFT OF MELODIES_ is the third and the last greatest hits album by Japanese pop-rock band Field of View.[1] It was released on 9 October 2002 on Zain Records, on the same day as their music video compilation “View Clips -Memorial Best-”. The album includes all of their released singles in addition to some unreleased songs. The “view” singles are not included. The album reached #19 in its first week and sold 12,000 copies. The album charted for 2 weeks and sold more than 16,000 copies.[2][3] After the album's release and their last live performance, Field of View disbanded.

Track listing

Disc 1

Disc 2

Cover versions

Miho Komatsu covered _Oozora he_ on her 6th album, Hanano and _Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai_ on her debut album, Nazo. Zard covered _Last Good-bye_ on their last studio album, and Kimi to no Distance, _Kimi ga Ita kara_, _Totsuzen_ and _Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku_ on their 7th studio album, Today Is Another Day.

Usage in media

-   _Kimi ga Ita Kara_ was used as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Kagayaku Kisetsu no Naka de”.
-   _Totsuzen_ was used in a commercial for Pocari Sweat.
-   _Last Good-bye_ was used as the ending theme for the TBS Television drama “Discovery of the World's Mysteries”.
-   _Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku_ was used as the opening theme for the anime series Dragon Ball GT.
-   _Doki_ was used in a commercial for All Nippon Airways as part of their “ANA's Paradise” promotion.
-   _Dreams_ was used as the theme song for the Nihon TV program “Natural Ai no Yukue”.
-   _Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai_ was used as the ending theme for the TV Asahi program “Chou Jigen Time Bomber”.
-   _Kawaita Sakebi_ was used as the opening theme for the 1998 anime adaptation of Yu-Gi-Oh!.
-   _Meguru Kisetsu wo Koete_ was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV program _Unbelievable_.
-   _Kimi wo Terasu Taiyou Ni_ was used as the ending theme for the TBS Television program “Uwasa no! Tokyo Magazine”.
-   _Aoi Kasa de_ was used as the ending theme for the TBS Television program Kinniku Banzuke.
-   _Still_ was used as the ending theme for the TBS Television program “Wonderful”.
-   _Fuyu no Ballad_ was used as the ending theme for the TBS Television program “Kokoro no Tobira”.
-   _Beautiful day_ was used as the opening theme for the Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation program “Shuffle”.
-   _Akikaze Monochrome_ was used as the ending theme for the Nihon TV program “Manekin”[4]
-   _Melody_ was used as the ending theme for the TBS Television program “COUNT DOWN TV Neo”.

[1] Field of View Discography (in Japanese) http://www.being.co.jp/fov/

[2] Oricon rankings. title=Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies / Field of View | newspaper = Oricon http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/274101/products/488913/1/

[3] Official track list (in Japanese) http://beinggiza.com/ci/item/ ZACL-8005/6

[4] It's not “mannequin”, here is original title in japanese まねキン

title: Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies

question: Who is Field of View?

answer: They were a Japanese pop-rock band that disbanded in 2002.

question: What was "Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies?"

answer: The third and last greatest hits album of Field of View.

question: Has the album's tracks been covered extensively?

answer: Yes, for example Miho Komatsu covered "Oozora he," Zard covered "Last Good-bye," etc.

question: Has the album been used in media extensively?

answer: Yes, for example it was used as the theme song for TV drama "Kagayaku Kisetsu," as the opening theme for 'Yu-Gi-Oh!," and as the ending theme for "Manekin," etc.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: "Memorial Best: Gift of Melodies" was the third and last greatest hits album of Field of View, a Japanese pop-rock band. Shortly after its release and a final live performance, they disbanded. The album's tracks have been covered extensively by the likes of Miho Komatsu, Hanano, Zard, and others. The music from the album has also been used extensively throughout Japanese media being the opening and ending themes for countless television programs.


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The League of Lions

Chapter 1: A strange meeting

Five sea lions gathered on a rock after their daily routine of basking in the sun, getting their tan on and their swim for them tasty-tasty fishes.

This was no ordinary meaning, though.  As we may imagine our president pacing the halls of the White House banging his head on the  walls making scummy decisions with his senior officials, we see these 5 rulers of the sea.

"Well, what have we done wit dem damn walruses?!!!!" screamed Jeff.

"They're gone, sir," peeped a seagull as it hastily made way to the scrumptious crusties laying on Jeff's tail-fin. "This is true symbiosis, you sea lions have conquered all of the seas, and that's basically 80% of Earth anyway. I think we also haves chance at Jupiters moon too, I heard they got some water too. SASHA SQUAAAAK, you know that I'm right."

Sasha cleared his throat with the piece of salmon tail he got caught in his windpipe, he thanked god for finally releasing him of that pesky tail  as he spoke, "Mountain Goat Max has confirmed with me that the puny seagull has spoken truth, for once, we have won. At the only cost of those walruses, those damn idiots should have been dead anyway though, it's their own fault for getting lost in Bermuda."

 "They probably just got lost with one of those hookers down there, you know how playing with fire goes..." Gabe (Lion #3) butted in.

"Indeed so," Jeff said. "I heard that one of those little school fish touched the butt and that poor little sucker got taken on some damn journey. Moral of the story: you want to play hookey, you're going to get hooked."

Unnamed lions #4 & 5 had been waiting patiently, but it was time, time to move on. They both began, "Onto the serious business guys, we better talk the talk, we do have an issue here...."

To be continued....

Chapter 2: The serious business

title: First chapter of my short story about sea lions

question: Explain the role of the walruses.

answer: It seems the walruses have died, leaving control of the seas to the sea lions.

question: Name the main characters.

answer: Jeff, Sasha and Gabe are the only named characters who speak.

question: Which animals are mentioned?

answer: Sea lions, walruses, a seagull, a mountain goat, and fish (including salmon).

question: Where is the story set?

answer: A rock in the ocean.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Five sea lions gather to discuss their victory over the walruses and other (unspecified) potential issues.


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FILM BY THE SEA is an annual film festival that takes place in Vlissingen, Netherlands, in September.

Festival

Film by the Sea was founded in 1999.[1] The festival features both pre-premieres of major commercial films, and art house films that do not yet have a distributor in the Netherlands. A main focus of the festival is on films based on literature, which is connected to an annual festival competition. Film by the Sea takes place annually in the Cine City cinema in Vlissingen. The festival was attended by 43,300 people in 2016,[2] and is the fourth-biggest film festival in the Netherlands.[3] The festival has been led by artistic director Leo Hannewijk since 1999.[4]

Awards

Awards presented include the Film and Literature Award, the Grand Acting Award, the Pearl for adapted feature film, and the Sylvia Kristel Award.[5][6]

Grand Acting Award

-   2000: Morgan Freeman[7]
-   2007: Ben Kingsley[8]
-   2008: Michael Nyqvist[9]
-   2013: Jan Decleir[10]
-   2014: Rutger Hauer[11]
-   2015: Monic Hendrickx[12]
-   2016: Claudia Cardinale[13][14]
-   2017: Bruno Ganz[15]

The Pearl

The Pearl is an award for the best filmed adaptation of a book, voted by the public.[16]

-   2014: _12 Years a Slave_[17]
-   2015: _Still Alice_[18]
-   2016: _Public Works_[19]
-   2017: _Tonio_[20]

Sylvia Kristel Award

Created two years after the 2012 death of Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel of the _Emmanuelle_ film series, this prize is awarded to someone who, like Kristel, embodies the idea of a cultural phenomenon and source of inspiration.[21]

-   2014: Sylvia Hoeks[22][23][24]
-   2015: Genevieve Gaunt[25][26]
-   2016: Nina de la Parra[27][28]
-   2017: Romy Louise Lauwers[29][30]

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title: Film by the Sea

question: Where is the Film by the Sea held?

answer: The festival is held in Vlissingen, Netherlands.

question: When was the festival first held?

answer: In 1999.

question: What is the festival about?

answer: The festival is mainly focused on films based on literature, which is connected to an annual festival competition.

question: How many people attend the festival approximately?

answer: In 2016, 43,300 people had attended the festival.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer:
Film by the Sea is an annual film festival held in the Netherlands in September. The festival was first founded in 1999 and is now the fourth-biggest film festival in the Netherlands.

The festival's main focus is on films based on literature, which connect to an annual festival competition.


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_ON THE RUN_ is Bruno de Almeida's 1998 feature film debut. It stars Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia (both of The Sopranos) and is written by Joe Minion (After Hours) based on a story by Bruno de Almeida and Jonathan Berman It won the award for best film at the 1999 Ourense Film Festival in Spain. On the Run was nominated for a Critic's award at the Paris Film Festival and for an Open Palm at the Gotham Awards in New York in 2000. It was released theatrically and broadcast in Europe and in the US. It had its cable debut on The Independent Film Channel in 2001, and was released on DVD in 2002, becoming a cult classic.

Synopsis

Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York City. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is permanently disrupted. What ensues is one long, crazy night in New York that will change both their lives forever. A tragic-comedy in the tradition of the seventies buddy flicks.

Cast

-   Michael Imperioli as Albert de Santis
-   John Ventimiglia as Louis Salazer
-   Drena De Niro as Rita
-   Nick Sandow as Jack
-   Joaquim de Almeida as Ignácio
-   Victor Argo as Man shaving
-   Sharon Angela as Tina
-   John Frey as George
-   Anthony Zaccaro as Cop
-   Paul Lazar as Cabbie
-   Arthur Nascarella as Irwin
-   Joseph Gannascoli as Tony
-   Tom Gilroy as Tom
-   Anna Kohler as Anna
-   Agnês Jaoui as Kirstin
-   Suzanne Shepherd as Travel Agent
-   Bronson Dudley as Doctor Shapiro
-   Dwight Ewell as Rasta

Awards

-   Ourense Independent Film Festival Grand Prize, best feature, Ourense, Spain 1999
-   Gotham Awards Nominated Open Palm Award, New York, USA 2000
-   Paris Film Festival Nominated, Paris, France 1999

title: On the Run (1999 film)

question: Who directed On the Run?

answer: Bruno de Almeida.

question: When was On the Run released?

answer: It was released in cinemas in 1998, on cable in 2001, and on DVD in 2002.

question: Who stars in On the Run?

answer: Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia.

question: What awards did the film win?

answer:
It won Best Film at the Ourense Independent Film Festival.

It was nominated for a Critic's award at the Paris Film Festival and for an Open Palm at the Gotham Awards.

question: Who is the film's protagonist?

answer: Albert de Santis, a lonely, introverted travel agent.

question: What is the central plot of the film?

answer: The plot follows the long night that ensues when travel agent Albert's quiet life is disrupted by his childhood friend showing up, having just escaped from prison.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: On the Run (1999, dir. Bruno de Almeida) stars Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia and tells the story of a travel agent's quiet life being disrupted when his childhood friend shows up, having just escaped from prison. It won Best Film at the Ourense Independent Film Festival.


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Ever wondered why René Magritte’s painting “The Son of Man” was like that? Here my take on how the painting came to be.

Once upon a time, before a performance, famous actor Charlie Chaplin got hungry and ate an apple. He was so hungry; in fact, that he forgot about the apple’s core and accidentally ate the whole thing without thinking. It was too late when he noticed this, so he just said “Aw, whatever,” and never thought about it again.

The years passed by. Charlie Chaplin continued to do what he loves best and that is to act. However, during that time, a strange occurrence happened. He began to feel something grow in his face. It worried him greatly yet did not do anything about it. But then one day, he saw it. He was looking at himself in front of a mirror and saw that a plant, a branch was growing straight from his face. He was greatly surprised and then he realized that is was from the apple he ate so many years ago. The seeds he ate somehow got stuck and grew from his face.

Charlie Chaplin was terrified. He didn’t even try to show it to any other person. So, suddenly, he shut himself from people, from the world. Of course, the world couldn’t let this matter go. They searched for him, to know why he disappeared. But they couldn’t find him. Charlie Chaplin was simply gone. More years passed and eventually, people let go.

Save for one man. A man, for reasons, shall not be named. This man, a painter, spent years finding Charlie. He never gave up, even when others did. On the other hand, Charlie Chaplin himself went into hiding whilst the plant continued to grow on his face. It grew too much that a fruit, an apple sprouted from its branches. The fruit covered his face. He couldn’t see anymore, he was blinded.

Thus, it was that fateful day that Charlie Chaplin roamed the streets, blind, not knowing where to go, with an apple on his face. The painter passed by and noticed the apple-faced man. The painter’s eyes opened wide for he knew this man. The man he was searching for all these years. This man was Charlie Chaplin.

The painter went closer to Charlie, who stood just there, motionless, apple-faced. So, he had a burst of emotion and just brought out his materials and painted him. When he was done, curiosity got the better of him and his hand was bought to Charlie’s face and he picked the apple straight from Charlie’s face.

But, there was no face. Charlie’s face was blank. The painter looked at the fruit in his hand and there it was: Charlie’s face was in the apple. The painter looked to where Charlie was and saw he was gone.

Sometime later, the painter found himself in a dark forest. It was nighttime and all he had was his flashlight. Suddenly, he got this feeling someone was following him. He ran and ran but it was to no avail. The follower caught up to him.

The painter looked back and saw a tall suited man. The most remarkable about this man was that he had no face. Then it hit the painter. Charlie Chaplin. Slenderman. Before a single word escaped his lips, Slenderman was in front of the painter.

“Wait! Before you kill me,” the painter says. “Let me eat this apple first.”

And so, the painter took the apple from his pocket. The same apple that he picked from Charlie Chaplin’s face years ago. He put it to his lips and took a single bite.

But it was not an apple.

The fruit he bit into was a tomato.

title: [MS] The Son of Man

question: What does the story say about the painter?

answer: He knows that an apple is growing on Charlie Chapman's face. Everybody gives up searching for Chapman, but not the painter. Eventually, he sees Chapman on the streets. Inspired, he paints a picture of him before plucking the apple from Chapman's face - except, the face is now on the apple. Years later, a slender man, Charlie Chapman without the face, pursues the painter. The painter wants to eat the apple before the slender man kills him, but it turns out to be a tomato.

question: What does the story say about itself being a silly one?


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[]When was the last time you reached out to a reporter without a story to pitch?

If you’re like many nonprofit communicators, you might be straining to answer this question because it’s been a long time.

This is especially true if your role isn’t exclusively focused on media relations. If your work also involves some combination of social media, marketing, speechwriting, fundraising solicitations, event planning, blogging, and managing the production of your annual report, it’s hard to carve out the time to actually build relationships with reporters and editors.

As a result, your media relations work largely focuses on sending out news releases. Often at the last minute.

And, often, you send those releases out of obligation or habit — not because you think they are actually going to result in a media hit.

But if you care about getting better coverage for your organization, I’d like to try to break this cycle by giving you an assignment.

I’d like you to try to pick up a reporter.

Of course, I don’t mean this in the get-a-number-and-let’s-go-out context.

What I’m suggesting is much more, let’s say, professionally correct.

The first step is to identify a reporter who works for a news outlet that reaches a key audience for your nonprofit. Ideally, it’s a reporter who you’ve been thinking that you should build a relationship with.

Now here’s the catch — you’re not allowed to pitch a story with your initial outreach.

Instead, you’re simply going to introduce yourself or your organization to that reporter — and make it clear that you’re there to help.

That’s it.

You’re not going to try to sell him a story idea or get her to come to your annual dinner.

You’re simply aiming to start a relationship that will eventually evolve into a story or an invite or an interview.

How do you do this?

It’s easier than you might think.

Ideally, you want to START THE RELATIONSHIP BY SENDING THE REPORTER OR EDITOR THREE IMPORTANT SIGNALS:

1.  You follow and respect his or her work.
2.  You or your organization can be a resource in future reporting.
3.  You’re not looking to simply pitch stories — you want to be a partner.

The first step in this process involves a bit of legwork.

YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME GETTING TO KNOW THE JOURNALIST’S WORK. Go online and look at recent stories he or she has covered. Pay attention to the themes they cover and the examples they cite.

Next, think about how you can help.

Perhaps it’s by providing them with background data or a report. Perhaps it’s by having them get to know your executive director. Perhaps it’s by offering to connect them with a partner organization that does similar work.

The next step takes a bit of courage.

Send that reporter an introductory email or note.

If you don’t know where to start, LET ME GIVE YOU A FEW SUGGESTED “PICKUP LINES” OR OPENERS:

-   “I’ve enjoyed following your coverage of nonprofits for the XYZ Gazette and wanted to offer my organization as a resource to you for future stories …”
-   “Your recent piece on state budget cuts is an important one for our community because it will likely reduce the amount of aid to nonprofit organizations. As you continue to report on this story, I’m happy to put you in touch with some local experts who can add perspective …”
-   “I followed with interest your recent series on Medicaid. Since you’re interested in this topic, I thought I’d pass along a 2016 study by the ABC Institute that includes some projections that might interest you in future reporting …”

IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE FANCY OR TOO IN-DEPTH. IT SIMPLY NEEDS TO START A CONVERSATION.

Chances are, you’ll get a reply.

AND WITH THAT REPLY WILL COME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT BUDDING RELATIONSHIP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

It might not pay off immediately, but in time that relationship has the potential to develop into one where you become a trusted resource for that reporter.

Author: Peter Panepento, Media Relations Expert

http://turn-two.co

Peter Panepento is the philanthropic practice leader for Turn Two Communications and Nonprofit Marketing Guide's Media Relations expert.

question: Describe some of the most helpful tips from this article.

answer: One helpful tip stated in this article is that building a relationship with a reporter is important, and can really help you get your story or message out to the public. Another tip is to not pitch a story with an initial outreach. Just being able to switch up your pitch can attract many more journalists to listen to what you want to say. Another important tip is to let people know you are here to help, nothing more or less than that.

question: How can one build a relationship with a reporter?

answer: There are three tips that are mentioned in this article on how one can build a relationship with a reporter. The first step is to make sure you follow and respect his or her work. The next step is to ensure you or your organization can be a resource in future reporting. Then, its important to state that you are not looking to simply pitch stories, but that you want to be a partner.

question: How helpful is this article to other reporters and journalists?


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"Clear left!" I ran to the next corner to the sounds of the rest of my squad following. I flipped the barrel of my omni-rifle around the corner gauging what was to be seen from the small camera mounted on the barrel.

"I don't like that house entrance there." My commanders voice rang through my head as if he were standing next to me. "Davis, grab a spare cell and scout it out."

I looked back to him and nodded my affirmative and grabbed one of our last power cells from the field medic and cloaked. Sprinting forward to the entrance in question the only thing to be seen of my progress was the footprints that I left in the war-scarred earth. What was left of a city road lie in troughs the shape of squads of tank tracks around my sprinting form. By the time I had approached the old English style home my core supplement system had started to pump extra oxygen into my blood stream keeping my breathing steady and nearly silent despite a half mile sprint.

Approaching the corner of the whitewashed two story I fell into the natural cover its hedges offered me and turned off my cloaking system. Engineer by study I was drafted into the military at the age of 22 and had been fighting this damned war for another 2 years. Before the atrocity that had begun this I was studying cybernetics. I was working with a top firm when they came and tore our world asunder. Recognizing the human ability to adapt they targeted the brightest minds with subterfuge before the main invasion force arrived and were able to wipe out all the leading weapon and enhancement engineers with a derisive attack.

"Movement!" The shout broke through my train of thought and pushed me into instant action and straight into what had become routine. Cloak - vision - sight. I mentally enabled my cloaking and vision enhancement and pulled my rifle to shoulder to find a target. I noticed that my cell indicator was showing 75% depletion already and made a mental note to keep my fire to a minimum. There! The warmth of a biological body shone from the background noise of the rubble across the street - and another and another. There was a whole group of bios just around the corner commander Erwin had his funny feeling about.

It was more funny how often his feelings were correct and how much our little troop had come to trust them. Most of us were pretty sure he was a latent physic but he was unwilling to get tested saying something along the lines of, "Cocked up bullshit. Ain't nothin but a feeling."

I transmitted what I saw back to the troop with an encrypted radio link and Erwin rather eloquently told me to 'get my skinny white mech ass back here.' Such a way with words. It's a wonder that he's single, but I followed his orders. His orders have saved my skinny mech ass more than once so I got the hell away from twenty plus, by the looks of it, heavily armed enemy bios. Even though they were well armed they didn't have any psychs with them. Those were the ones to watch out for. Even with a fully powered cloak you can't hide your thoughts and the synapse activity it takes to create them.

Looking back over my shoulder at the corner the enemy was around I wondered to myself, not for the first time, why. Why would creatures who look so similar to us and behaviorism so similar to our own be out for us? How could we have made a race, not of our solar system, angry when we had only began mining other planets and barely begun research on faster than light systems? What had we done for them to create a virus that targets half the human population?

To be continued? Written with no proof-reading but I think I would like to see this one out if there is some interest. I have an interesting story in mind with my own take on humanities beginnings - and its fall.

Edited for format

title: [Sci-Fi] Rebirth of a Race

question: Who was fighting in the war?

answer: It is implied that humans were fighting another humanoid alien race.

question: What was the main character studying before the war?

answer: Cybernetics

question: Was there an alien invasion?

answer: Yes

question: How long did the war last?

answer: Information not found.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The earth was invaded by another humanoid alien race. They were targeting humans, because of their technological advance and their mining activity. The main character was with his military squad when he was asked to check out a specific house. He found around 20 armed enemy bios and quickly returned to his squad.


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[Michał Szczerba] MICHAŁ ROCH SZCZERBA (1977–present) is a Polish politician, member of Polish parliament since 2007 (reelected in 2011 and 2015) from the Platforma Obywatelska party.

In 2016 his actions were one of the triggers of the December 2016 Polish protests.[1]

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title: Michał Szczerba

question: What were the December 2016 Polish protests about?

answer: It is not stated.

question: Summarize everything relating to Szczerba's education.

answer: Szczerba's education is not mentioned.

question: Who is Michał Szczerba?

answer: Michał SzczerbaMichał Szczerba is a Polish politician from the Platforma Obywatelska party, a member of the Polish parliament.

question: What did trigger the December 2016 Polish protests?

answer: One of the triggers was Michał Szczerba's actions.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Michał Szczerba is a Polish politician from the Platforma Obywatelska party and a member of the Polish parliament. In 2016 his actions were one of the triggers of the December 2016 Polish protests.


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_KNOWING HOW TO KNOW_ is a book by the writer Idries Shah published posthumously by Octagon Press in 1998. A paperback edition was published in 2000.[1]

Shortly before he died, Shah stated that his books form a complete course that could fulfil the function he had fulfilled while alive. As such, _Knowing How To Know_ can be read as part of a whole course of study.[2]

Content

[Idries Shah] _Knowing How To Know_ builds on the foundations laid in Shah's previous publications Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way and The Commanding Self. Some of the themes addressed in the book include the often unrecognised barriers which prevent knowledge and understanding and the necessary conditions and factors which must be present for learning to take place.[3]

Reception

In a _Sunday Telegraph_ review, Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing wrote of _Knowing How To Know_ that it “needs attentive reading, if only because some of its contentions are startling and need time to think about . . . This would not be a book by Shah if it were not often very funny. In short, those who know Shah's work will not need to be told it is a cornucopia of very various delights; those who do not may find it a fascinating introduction to the Sufi view of life."[4]

The psychologist and writer Robert Ornstein stated that the book "presented a blueprint of the human mental structure.[5]

_Psychology Today_ described Knowing How To Know as “A major psychological and cultural event of our time” [6] and the _New York Times_ review commented that “One is immediately forced to use one's mind in a new way.” [7]

[1] Amazon.com page on Knowing How to Know

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[3] Octagon Press page on Knowing How To Know

[4] Sunday Telegraph, 4 October 1998

[5] Amazon.com page on Knowing How to Know

[6] Amazon.com page on Knowing How To Know

[7] Amazon.com page on Knowing How To Know

title: Knowing How to Know

question: When did Octagon Press publish Idries Shah's Knowing How To Know?

answer: The publisher released it posthumously in 1998.

question: What did Shah say about his books shortly before he died?

answer: He said each of his books is part of a whole.

question: Name one of the themes addressed in Knowing How To Know?

answer: One of the themes tackles unrecognized barriers which prevent knowledge and understanding.

question: What was the reception of Know How To Know like?

answer: It was positive.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer:
Knowing How To Know by Idries Shah was published posthumously by Octagon Press in 1998. Shah, shortly before he passed, did state that each of his books is part of a complete course.

Some of the themes addressed in Know How To Know includes the necessary conditions and factors which must be present for learning to take place.

Critics like Doris Lessing praised the book for its humor and detail.


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OSVALDO ARDILES HAAY (born 1 May 1997) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team.

Personal life

Osvaldo's mother, Buanitawati came from Banyuwangi, East Java whereas his father, Edison Haay came from Papua. Notwithstanding the fact that he was born and bred in Papua, Haay understands some of the Javanese language derived from his mother's side. According to the footballer, he had visited the ancestral heritage homeland in Banyuwangi.[1] Haay has two brothers, Jefry Haay and Jeremiah Denilson Haay.[2]

Club career

Persipura Jayapura

In 2016, Osvaldo Haay was promoted to Persipura Jayapura senior team for 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A at the age of 17.[3] Starting in a match against Arema Cronus F.C., Haay scored his first senior goal on 24 October 2016.[4]

Persebaya Surabaya

For the 2018 competition, Persebaya recruited Osvaldo Haay.

Persija Jakarta

For the 2020 competition, Osvaldo Haay playing for Persija.

International career

He made his international debut for Indonesia on 21 March 2017, against Myanmar, where he came as a substitute.[5] He scored his debut goal on 4 December 2017, against Mongolia.

Career statistics

Club

  Club                 Season   League   Cup     Continental   Other   Total
  -------------------- -------- -------- ------- ------------- ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ----
  Apps                 Goals    Apps     Goals   Apps          Goals   Apps
  Persipura Jayapura   2016     17       5       –             –       –
  Persipura Jayapura   2017     22       6       –             –       –
  Total                39       11       0       0             0       0
  Persebaya Surabaya   2018     21       10      1             1       –
  Persebaya Surabaya   2019     20       6                             –
  Total                41       16       1       1             0       0
  Persija              2020     2        1                             –
  Total                2        1                              0       0
  Career total         82       28       1       1             0       0

International

  Indonesia
  ----------- ------ -------
  Year
  2017
  2018
  Total

INTERNATIONAL UNDER-23 GOALS

  Goal   Date               Venue                                         Opponent   Score   Result                       Competition
  ------ ------------------ --------------------------------------------- ---------- ------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------
  1      21 July 2017       National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand                      5–0     7–0                          2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
  2      16 November 2017   Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia                  2–2     2–3                          Friendly Match
  3      26 February 2019   Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia                    2–1     2–1                          2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship Final
  4      26 November 2019   Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines              2–0     2–0                          2019 Southeast Asian Games
  5      28 November 2019                                                 1–0        2–0     2019 Southeast Asian Games
  6      3 December 2019    Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines               1–0     8–0                          2019 Southeast Asian Games
  7      3–0
  8      6–0
  9      5 December 2019    City of Imus Grandstand, Imus, Philippines               2–0     4–0                          2019 Southeast Asian Games
  10     4–0
  11     7 December 2019    Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines              3–2     4–2 (a.e.t.)                 2019 Southeast Asian Games

INTERNATIONAL GOALS

  Goal   Date              Venue                                           Opponent   Score   Result   Competition
  ------ ----------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---------- ------- -------- ----------------------------------------
  1      4 December 2017   Harapan Bangsa Stadium, Banda Aceh, Indonesia              2–0     3–2      2017 Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup

Honours

Club

PERSIPURA JAYAPURA

-   Indonesia Soccer Championship: 2016

PERSEBAYA SURABAYA

-   Indonesia President's Cup runner-up: 2019

International

INDONESIA U-23

-   Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal: 2017
-   Southeast Asian Games Silver medal: 2019[6]
-   AFF U-22 Youth Championship: 2019

Individual

-   Liga 1: Best Young Player 2018
-   Liga 1: Best Eleven 2018
-   Bolalob Player of the Month: November 2018
-   Southeast Asian Games Top scorer: 2019

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title: Osvaldo Haay

question: How long has Osvaldo Ardiles Haay been playing Indonesian football?

answer: He has been playing professionally since 2016?

question: Describe Osvaldo's family.

answer: He has a mother, father, and two brothers. His mother is from Banyuwangi, which has allowed him to understand some of the Javanese language. His father is from Papua.

question: What is Persebaya Surabaya?

answer: It can be assumed that it is an Indonesian football team since they recruited Osvaldo.

question: What are some of Osvaldo's individual honors?

answer: Liga 1: Best Young Player 2018 and Southeast Asian Games Top scorer: 2019

question: What happened in 2016 for Osvaldo?

answer: Osvaldo was promoted to Persipura senior team for 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses the life and career of Osvaldo Ardiles Haay, who is an Indonesian professional football player. At the time of the article, he was playing as a forward for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team.


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The LAWS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS are a collection of observations, assertions and generalizations characterizing the behavior of people, hardware, software, and procedures enclosed in a certain scope (an information system). An information systems is an amalgam of scientific and humanistic disciplines including computer science, management science and social sciences. It is therefore characterized by laws as well as a number of principles. These span the range of transaction processing, effective systems, user interfaces and system development. These “Laws” should not be confused with Scientific or Physical Laws.

Laws

Transaction Volumes

The volume of transactions will increase with the stage of development of a society. The greater the development the greater the number of goods and services exchanged and the greater the number of transactions.

Symbol Systems

This is a corollary of the law of transaction volumes. The symbol systems by which messages are encoded grow more complex as a society evolves. Thus the 7 bit ASCII code gave way to the 8 bit version which is giving way to the 16 bit Unicode system. This trend is likely to continue when civilization expands beyond the confines of our planet and the volume of information exchanged becomes astronomical.

Technological Evolution

Technology seeks the most efficient form, unless otherwise constrained. Efficient form is defined qualitatively as one that is best adapted to its application or as one with the least number of problems. This is a variation on Darwin’s theory of evolution and is manifested in the case of memories, storage devices, databases etc.

Infinite Processing Needs

The information processing needs of an organization or society will always exceed its information processing capabilities. This can be seen as a converse of Moore’s law – doubling of processing power every two years. Whenever a new technology is introduced it is overwhelmed by new applications or increased usage. For instance, current technologies are not up to the task of processing images streaming from space probes in real time. This is also evidenced in the case of email, internet, search engines etc. that are being swamped by volume.

Good Systems

A good system produces benefits that are disproportionately high in comparison to the initial investment. Any complex system, including an information system is typically interconnected with other systems. So a good system has ripple effects which show up as unexpected benefits. The freeway system in the U.S. for example, led to the growth of the automotive, steel and motel industries. Another example is the Sabre system that has been designed for making reservations but has been used in crew scheduling and flight forecasting. As a corollary a bad system produces problems that are disproportionately high in comparison to its area of operation, a prime example here being the 64K memory limitation of DOS which for a long time stymied software developers.

Right Design

Every software that involves users has a “right” design. The“right design” refers to decomposition of functions into menus/controls. The fact that some types of software are intuitive while others are not leads to the belief that there is a “right design” for every software/IT application that is up to the designer to find.

Interconnected Systems

An interconnected system cannot be controlled unless each interconnect is individually controllable. A very simple example is provided here. In one email system, the “signature” text and message composition are wedded together so that the same signature is produced every time a message is composed. This is also known as “coupling.” It provides an option to select the default signature but doesn't allow this to be done dynamically. It should provide an option to select which signature is used, at the time of message composition.

Complex Interfaces

There cannot be a simple interface to a complex system (Here complexity is informally measured as number of menu options). This is a variation on the law of requisite variety which states that variety in a system should be at least as great as that found in its environment. Complex systems such as visual programming environments or CASE tools therefore cannot have simple interfaces.

Irregular Transactions

Information systems (transaction processing systems) which cannot process irregular transactions are doomed to fail. An irregular transaction is defined as one that deviates from the norm, in terms of items bought, conditions or constraints. Examples include registering for two courses that are scheduled to start at the same time or including a child safety seat in a car rental reservation.

Qualitative Decision Models

It is impossible to calculate outcomes with any certainty in a decision situation that involves qualitative variables. This is based on the theory of computability which states that a problem is computable if an algorithm exists, the algorithm is efficient/tractable and if there is a well defined solution state. Because of their very nature, qualitative problems lack well-defined state and hence the law.

Mental Models

The system’s model must not exceed the user’s mental model in complexity. The system’s model is the organization of features in the system whereas the user’s mental model is their conceptualization of the system. When the system’s model exceeds the user’s model, user will not be able to operate the system without extensive training and the result is often an implementation failure.

Accelerating Returns

The rate of progress of technology is accelerating to such an extent that it produces returns that are not linear, but exponential. Much like Moore’s law, every decade there is a doubling of progress and therefore technological advances will occur exponentially. Kurzweil [2] expects that the next great evolutionary step of human kind will be the integration of human biological components with machines.

Brooks Law

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it late. Fred Brooks was the chief engineer overseeing the 360 project, which was one of the largest software projects ever undertaken. Based on his experience, Brooks came to the conclusion that putting additional programmers on a delayed project will not hasten its implementation because of the additional communications overhead. In fact, it had the tendency to reduce productivity.

Information Independence

Users should be able to access their information regardless of where it is physically located. This is a variation on the concept of distribution independence in databases that has been extended to include other types of information and other types of computing contexts.

Soft information principle

Information systems must incorporate soft information or they are doomed to fail. One way in which irregular transactions can be handled is to provide additional notes on the transaction. Those systems that do not accommodate such soft information may result in a transaction failure or may result in inconveniencing the user/consumer.

Reapportionment Principle

Tasks that can be performed by the system (in the context of software use) should be performed by it. Automatic filling of personal details from ss# or phone# in a customer registration form is one example. This is ultimately based on the simple economic principle of labor substitution to leverage productivity. It's a widely used principle nowadays.

Sharing User Information

All desktop systems must share information about the user. This is a corollary of the re-apportionment principle. To the extent that desktop systems require user information (such as email address, phone# etc.) it is advantageous for users to have the system obtain it from a common profile.

Information Responsibility Principle

Those who have information are obliged to share it with those who need it. This is a principle attributed to Peter Drucker in his 1988 HBR article, “The Coming of the Knowledge-Based Organization”. Since information is intangible, it is difficult for potential consumers of information to perceive its source and hence the principle. The principle implicitly assumes that reasons for excluding information specifically from a person do not exist.

Information Ownership

Owners of information must have access to it. This is a corollary of the information responsibility principle. When information changes, the owner has a stake in making the change in the system so it is reasonable to give them the access to do it. Many companies are web-enabling their systems, thereby illustrating this principle.

title: Laws of information systems

question: What are the laws of information systems?

answer: They are a collection of observations and generalization that characterizes the behaviour of people, hardware, software and procedures enclosed in a certain scope (an information system).

question: What does an information system contain?

answer: It contains a collection of scientific and humanistic principles culled from management and social science.

question: What do the laws of information systems say about transaction volumes?

answer: It states that the volume of transaction does correlate with the development level of society.

question: What is one of the features of technology, as explained by the laws of information systems?

answer: It states that technology always seeks the most efficient form, one that is best adapted to its application.

question: Write a ~8 sentence summary.

answer:
The laws of information systems are a collection of observations and generalization that characterizes the behaviour of people, hardware, software and procedures enclosed in a certain scope (an information system).

These laws are a collection of scientific and humanistic principles culled from management and social science.

Some examples of these laws are:

1. Transaction Volumes, which states that the volume of transaction does correlate with the development level of society.

2. Technological Evolution, which says that technology always seeks the most efficient form, one that is best adapted to its application.

3. Good Systems, which says that a good system produces benefits that are disproportionately high in comparison to the initial investment.


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HAROLD O'SULLIVAN (1924 – 20 October 2009) was an Irish trade union leader and local historian.

Born in Dublin, O'Sullivan was educated at a Christian Brothers school, then joined the Irish Defence Forces during The Emergency, serving in the Cavalry Corps. In 1946, he left the Army to work for Bord na Móna, also joining the Local Government and Public Services Union (LGPSU). He soon transferred to work for Kildare County Council as a health inspector, then moved to Dundalk to work for Louth County Council.[1]

O'Sullivan gradually came to prominence in the LGPSU, serving on its executive committee and as president from 1962 before, in 1964, he was elected as general secretary,[2] in which role he was known for his calls for a national wages policy. He devoted much time to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), serving on its executive from 1968, as its first official representative to the Union of Students in Ireland in 1972, and as President of ICTU in 1978. While in that post, he supported two large demonstrations in favour of a more progressive tax system, but withdrew support from a third.[3]

In 1983, O'Sullivan stood down from his trade union posts to join the National Planning Board. He later became acting director-general of the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards, and completed a master's degree and doctorate with Trinity College Dublin, with a focus on Irish history. He published several books on local history, including _History of Local Government in the County of Louth_ and _John Bellew: a Seventeenth-Century Man of Many Parts_.[4]

O'Sullivan died in 2009. In 2016, a workspace in Louth County Library was dedicated to his memory.[5]

[1] “Former Ictu leader who helped shape massive 1979 PAYE worker protests”, _Irish Times_, 31 October 2009

[2] Martin Maguire, _Servants to the public: a history of the Local Government and Public Services Union, 1901-1990_, pp.178, 198

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[5] “Special dedication at County Library for pioneering trade unionist Harold O'Sullivan”, _Dundalk Democrat_, 15 April 2016

title: Harold O'Sullivan

question: When was O'Sullivan born?

answer: 1924

question: What organization did O'Sullivan rise to prominence in?

answer: The Local Government and Public Services Union

question: What organization did O'Sullivan serve as the president of in 1978?

answer: The Irish Congress of Trade Unions

question: Where did O'Sullivan get his doctorate?

answer: Trinity College Dublin

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Harold O'Sullivan was an Irish trade union leader and local historian. He was born in 1924 and served in the Irish Defense Forces during The Emergency. After leaving the Army, he rose to prominence in the Local Government and Public Services Union, and later became active with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. In the 1980s, he earned a doctorate from Trinity College Dublin and later published several books on local history. He died in 2009.


text: Along these red brick walls of Strangeways I stand facing my own mortality. Inside these walls that swallow up the pieces which society deems unworthy I stare into the abyss knowing, not believing my bereavement. Beside me stand two other inmates that have decided my fate. In a just world these men would become law abiding doctors or lawyers but instead they had to fight and kill in order to survive. These men will never know of a normal life outside these walls. Inside this black hole that swallows you up never to be seen again, this is a normal life in all its glory. This is not justice or a solution but a quick fix so normal people can sleep at night knowing their ethical crimes go unpunished. They say that when you die your life flashes before your eyes. This is your brain looking through all your memories trying to find a way out of the current situation. No memories flashed before my eyes. I knew there was no way out of this when I lost that court case all those years ago. As I looked into the eyes of the men next to me I saw nothing. No morals and no regrets for their wrong doings. Yet even though I was facing down certain death it was looking into those cold empty eyes that truly and utterly scared me.

title: Black Hole

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: The narrator is an inmate.

question: What is Strangeways?

answer: A prison.

question: Who are the men with the narrator?

answer: Fellow inmates.

question: What is the narrator scared of?

answer: Looking into the cold empty eyes of the inmates that are going to kill him. They show no regret or morals.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is incarcerated in Strangeways, a prison that seems like a black hole to the inmates there. He's facing his own mortality as two other inmates stand over him and are ready to kill him. He looks into their cold, empty eyes and sees nothing - no morals or regret - just emptiness.


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LAINE MESIKÄPP (27 February 1917 – 5 May 2012) was an Estonian film, radio and stage actress, singer and prolific collector and cataloguer of Estonian folk music.

Early life and education

Laine Mesikäpp was born in the small village of Adila in Kohila Parish, Rapla County, to Hans Mesikäpp Jr. and Ann Mesikäpp (_née_ Rammus) and grew up on a farm in the small neighboring borough of Hageri. She was the youngest of nine children. Her interest in traditional Estonian folklore and Estonian folk music began early in her childhood; her father Hans was a locally known storyteller and singer who always kept a pencil in his pocket to transcribe all local traditions, songs and stories.[1] Later, the family home became a gathering place for folklorists, musicians and singers from all parts of Estonia, which left a lasting impression on her and added numerous songs from other regions to her repertoire.[2][3]

Beginning in 1932, she studied at Tallinn 1st Girls' Gymnasium, graduating in 1936.[4]

Stage career

In 1942, Laine Mesikäpp was invited to join the Endla Theatre in Pärnu by theatre director Riivo Kuljus after he watched her perform as a singer. Although she had no formal training as an actress, she agreed. She made her stage debut later that year in the role of Maret Vaa in a production of August Gailit's 1928 novel _Toomas Nipernaadi_. She would remain at the Endla theatre until 1944 when she joined the Estonian National Opera musical theater. After leaving the Estonian National Opera musical theatre in 1949, she would join the Estonian Drama Theatre, which would be her longest theatre engagement, lasting 43 years; from 1949 until 1992. Among her more notable roles at the Estonian Drama Theatre were Natasha in Anton Chekhov's _Three Sisters_, Berta in Oskar Luts' _Tagahoovis_, Mardi-Riste in Juhan Smuul's _Muhu Monoloogides_ and Emma in Bertholt Brecht's _Mr Puntila and his Man Matti_.[5]

Film

Laine Mesikäpp's feature film debut was in the 1956 film adaptation of Oskar Luts' 1933 story _Tagahoovis_, directed by Viktor Nevežin. Mesikäpp reprised her role of Berta for the film; a role she had played previously onstage as an actress at the Estonian Drama Theatre. This was followed by small roles in the 1960 Herbert Rappaport directed drama _Vihmas ja päikeses_ for Tallinna Kinostuudio and the 1962 musical comedy color film _Laulu sõber_ directed by Ilja Fogelman and Reet Kasesalu, also for Tallinna Kinostuudio.[6]

Other film appearances include roles in the 1968 film adaptation of August Kitzberg's novel _Libahunt_; the 1981 Arvo Kruusement directed _Karge meri_, based on the 1938 novel of the same name; and as Aunt Kaie in the 1989 Leida Laius directed drama _Varastatud kohtumine_. All of which were produced by Tallinnfilm. Mesikäpp's final film appearance would be an uncredited role in Pekka Karjalainen directed black and white comedy _Hysteria_ in 1993.[7]

Folk songs

From a very early age, Laine Mesikäpp had a strong interest in traditional Estonian music, songs, dance, stories and national dress. She began collecting and performing folk songs from all over Estonia while still a teenager. In 1947, Estonia held its first Estonian Song Festival since the Soviet annexation in 1944 and Mesikäpp performed. When the choir, and subsequently the audience, began singing the patriotic “Mu isamaa on minu arm” (“My Fatherland is My Love”) in a burst of Estonian patriotism and in defiance of Soviet rule, the crowd roared with approval, outraging Soviet authorities.[8][9][10] This event sparked Mesikäpp to begin organizing parties and festivals promoting traditional Estonian folk music and dance. Although not an overtly political statement, it was, in part, an attempt to preserve Estonian customs and an attempt to halt russification.[11][12]

Mesikäpp remained active in the collection and promotion Estonian folk music throughout her life. She was a member of the Leigarid Folk Art Ensemble; a folk art collective founded in 1969 which promoted Estonian culture through music and dance.[13]

Personal life

Laine Mesikäpp was married to Karl Koppel, who died in 1988. In her later years, she was a resident at an assisted living facility for the elderly in Iru in Harju County, where she died in 2012 at age 95.[14]

[1] videvik.ee no. 9 (806). 1 March 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[2] videvik.ee no. 9 (806). 1 March 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[3] eestigiid.ee '' Mesikäpp, Laine''. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[4] Nimistu - Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum _Laine Mesikäpp_. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[5] delfi.ee _Lahkus näitleja ja leelotaja Laine Mesikäpp (27. veebr 1917 – 5. mai 2012)_ 1 May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[6] Eesti Filmi Andmebaas. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[7] Eesti Filmi Andmebaas. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[8] jstor.org _How Singing Started a Revolution in Estonia_ 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[9] Mimi S. Daitz, Veljo Tormis. _Ancient Song Recovered: The Life and Music of Veljo Tormis_ p. 88. Pendragon Press, 2004.

[10] Gunter Faure, Teresa Mensing. _The Estonians; The long road to independence_ pp. 268-269. Lulu, 2012. .

[11] Õhtuleht _“Laine Mesikäpp oli abielus rahvakunstiga, rahvalaulud olid tema lapsed.”_ 12 May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[12] Nimistu - Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum _Laine Mesikäpp_. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[13] delfi.ee _Rahvalaulik Laine Mesikäpp hoidis tantsuema ehet_ 15 November 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

[14] Õhtuleht _“Laine Mesikäpp oli abielus rahvakunstiga, rahvalaulud olid tema lapsed.”_ 12 May 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

title: Laine Mesikäpp

question: How many years did Laine Mesikäpp perform on stage in one way or another?

answer: She started to sing on stage somewhere between 1936 and 1942. Her latest role was in 1993. That means she was on stage in one way or another for 51 to 57 years.

question: Which character did Laine Mesikäpp play more than once? Elaborate.

answer: She played the role of Berta in Tagahoovis twice. Once while in the Estonian Drama Theatre, and again in a film appearance in 1956.

question: How did Laine Mesikäpp oppose the Russian influence after the annexation of her country?

answer: Her interest in collecting Estonian folk songs and stories, inspired by her father, helped her retain the Estonian culture in her performances.

question: Why was her last film appearance uncredited?

answer: The reason isn't mentioned in the article.

question: Write a ~11 sentence summary.

answer: Laine Mesikäpp was born in a small village as the youngest of nine children in 1917. Her father would always keep a pencil with him to transcribe all local traditions, songs, and stories, which sparked her interest in Estonian folklore and folk music. After four years, she graduated from the Tallinn 1st Girls' Gymnasium in 1936. Her acting career began in 1942 after director Riivo Kuljus invited her to the Endla theatre. After a two-year stint, she joined the Estonian National Opera. She joined the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1949 and remained there until 1992. She played many roles in various films. Her singing of the “Mu isamaa on minu arm” (“My Fatherland is My Love”) caused a burst of Estonian patriotism in 1947 after the Soviet annexation. While not politically active, she helped preserve her countries culture. She was married to Karl Koppel until he died in 1988. She died at the age of 95 in an assisted living facility for the elderly in Iru in Harju in 2012.


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My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, “EEEE, your mom only has one eye!”
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, “If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?”
My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings.
I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!”
And to this, my mother quietly answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address.” – and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
“My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see……..when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother.”

title: My "ONE EYED MOM"

question: Why does the narrator hate their mother?

answer: She only has one eye.

question: What is the narrator's mom's job?

answer: Cafeteria cook

question: Where does the narrator go?

answer: To a school reunion.

question: Why did his mother have one eye?

answer: She gave him hers when he got into an accident as a child.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
A man grows up hating his mother because she has only one eye and is a lowly cafeteria cook. He moves away and gets married, then has a family of us his own. His mom comes to see them and the kids laugh at her.

One day, he attends a school reunion in his hometown without telling his wife the truth-she thinks he's on a business trip. He learn from a neighbor that his mother has died, and visits his old house. His mom has left a note explaining that she only had one eye because when he was little, his was taken in an accident, so she gave him her own.