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_MY SASSY GIRL_ () is a 2017 South Korean television drama starring Joo Won, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Jung-shin and Kim Yoon-hye, based on the 2001 South Korean movie _My Sassy Girl_ by Kwak Jae-yong, but during Joseon period. It aired on SBS from May 29 to July 18, 2017 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot for 32 episodes.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Synopsis

Love story of a cold city scholar Gyeon Woo (Joo Won) who's known as “Joseon's national treasure” and the sassy princess Hye-myung (Oh Yeon-seo) in the Joseon Dynasty era.[7]

Cast

Main

-   Joo Won as Gyeon Woo
    -   Jeon Jin-seo as young Gyeon Woo

An eminent and respected scholar who is highly praised by the ruler of Qing. Gyeon Woo earned the title of 'National treasure of Joseon' in his childhood given by the king Hwijong. He is the son of the education minister. Gyeon Woo falls in love with Princess Hye-myeong, with whom he has a childhood connection. [8][9]

-   Oh Yeon-seo as Princess Hye-myung

She is a strong willed, independent yet mischievous and a trouble making person with a kind heart and cannot stand the wrong doings of people. Initially she dislikes Gyeon Woo but, later falls in love with him. She is struggling to know what has happened to her mother. [10][11]

-   Lee Jung-shin as Kang Joon-young

The inspector at the police bureau. He cherishes princess Hyemyeong and always protects her. [12]

-   Kim Yoon-hye as Jung Da-yeon

She is the stubborn and spoiled daughter of the left minister Jung Ki-joon. She falls for Gyeon Woo and will do anything to get him. She is the love rival of princess Hyemyeong. [13]

Supporting

People in the Palace

-   Son Chang-min as King Hwijong
-   Yoon Se-ah as Queen Park
-   Yoon So-jung as Dowager Queen Jahye
-   Choi Ro-woon as the Heir Presumptive
-   Ryu Dam as Young-shin
-   Tae Mi as Byeol-i
-   Lee Kyung-hwa Deposed Queen Han
-   Hong Ye-seo as Court Lady Bang

Gyeon Woo's Family

-   Jo Hee-bong as Gyeon Pil-hyung
-   Jang Young-nam as Lady Heo
-   Jung Da-bin as Gyeon Hee[14]

Ministers

-   Jung Woong-in as Jung Ki-joon
-   Oh Hee-jung as Min Yu-hwan
-   Kim Byeong-ok as Park Sun-jae
-   Kang Shin-hyo as Wol-myung
-   Park Geun-soo
-   Kim Young-suk

Others

-   Shim Hyung-tak as Choon-poong/ Prince Eunseong, younger brother of Prince Choosung
-   Kwak Hee-sung as Park Chang-whi
-   Lee Si-eon[15] as Bang Se-ho
-   Seol Jung-hwan as Maeng Kwang-soo
-   Park Young-soo as Hwang-ga
-   Seo Eun-ah as Mal-geum
-   Han Ji-woo as Boo-yong
-   Kim Yang-woo as Do-chi
-   Jung Da-sol as So-yong
-   Na Hye-mi as Bo-young
-   Kris Sun (孙祖君) as Qing prince Darhan
-   Noh Susanna as Sun-kyung
-   Son Ji-yoon as Yoon-ji
-   Ko Min-seo as Sun-kyung
-   Lee Je-yeon
-   Lee Si-gang
-   Jung Tae-in
-   Go Min-si as Seon-kyeong

Special appearance

-   Kim Min-joon as Prince Choosung
-   Jo Jae-ryong as Butcher
-   Park Jin-joo

Production

-   The series is one of a handful of youth sageuk set in production after the success of _Love in the Moonlight_ (2016) starring Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung.[16][17]
-   This project marked the second collaboration between actor Joo Won and director Oh Jin-seok, after working together in the 2015 hit drama _Yong-pal_. The first script reading took place on August 27, 2016.[18] _My Sassy Girl_ is a fully pre-produced TV series. Filming began on August 2016 and finished on March 7, 2017.[19]
-   Actress Kim Ju-hyeon was selected to play the female lead role through auditions, but was replaced by Oh Yeon-seo after quitting.[20]

Ratings

-   In the table below, THE BLUE NUMBERS represent the lowest ratings and THE RED NUMBERS represent the highest ratings.
-   NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date

               Broadcast date    Average audience share
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  TNmS[21]     AGB Nielsen[22]
  Nationwide   Seoul             Nationwide
  1            May 29, 2017      8.3% (16th)
  2            9.3% (10th)       11.3% (4th)
  3            May 30, 2017      6.5% (20th)
  4            8.1% (11th)       9.5% (5th)
  5            June 5, 2017      7.4% (17th)
  6            7.7% (16th)       8.5% (8th)
  7            June 6, 2017      7.1% (NR)
  8            8.2% (15th)       8.8% (7th)
  9            June 12, 2017     7.4% (NR)
  10           8.1% (16th)       9.1% (7th)
  11           June 13, 2017     7.4% (17th)
  12           9.0% (10th)       9.4% (5th)
  13           June 19, 2017     7.5% (18th)
  14           7.8% (16th)       8.1% (10th)
  15           June 20, 2017     5.5% (NR)
  16           6.6% (18th)       7.4% (15th)
  17           June 26, 2017     7.2% (18th)
  18           7.8% (14th)       8.6% (7th)
  19           June 27, 2017     6.8% (20th)
  20           7.9% (16th)       8.7% (9th)
  21           July 3, 2017      7.4% (NR)
  22           7.8% (18th)       8.4% (14th)
  23           July 4, 2017      6.9% (20th)
  24           7.9% (18th)       8.5% (12th)
  25           July 10, 2017     7.7% (NR)
  26           8.0% (NR)         8.6% (17th)
  27           July 11, 2017     6.7% (NR)
  28           7.4% (17th)       7.6% (16th)
  29           July 17, 2017     7.3% (NR)
  30           8.0% (17th)       9.3% (9th)
  31           July 18, 2017     9.2% (12th)
  32           10.4% (8th)       12.3% (4th)
  Average      7.7%              8.5%

Original soundtrack

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Awards and nominations

  Year                                                    Award                                                   Category                   Recipient                      Result   Ref.
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  2017                                                    10th Korea Drama Awards                                 Best Original Soundtrack   Gummy (_Because I Love You_)            [23]
  SBS Drama Awards                                        Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama   Joo Won
  Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama   Oh Yeon-seo
  Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama       Jung Woong-in
  Best New Actor                                          Lee Jung-shin
  Best Couple Award                                       Joo Won & Oh Yeon-seo

International broadcast

-   In Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, My Sassy Girl aired at the same time as its Korean broadcast on Sony One, In Taiwan it airs on CHOCO TV, friDay and KKTV, it also airs the day after the original date on IQiyi.
-   In Hong Kong, the drama started airing on Viu starting from May 30, 2017.
-   In Japan, the drama started airing on KNTV from June 3, 2017.
-   In Taiwan, the drama started airing on LTV from June 29, 2017.
-   In Sri Lanka, the drama is available to stream on-demand via Iflix with Sinhalese and English subtitles.[24]
-   In Malaysia, the drama started airing on NTV7 from February 6, 2018, Monday - Thursday, 6:00pm – 7:00pm.
-   In the Philippines, the drama started airing on GMA Network from March 25, 2019, Monday - Friday, 9:20 AM, and reairs on GMA News TV from January 27, 2020, Monday - Friday, 11:00 PM.

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title: My Sassy Girl (TV series)

question: Who is the main character in My Sassy Girl?

answer: The two main characters are Gyeon Woo and Hye-myung

question: Who stars in My Sassy Girl?

answer: Joo Won, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Jung-shin, and Kim Yoon-hye

question: When did My Sassy Girl first begin airing?

answer: May 29, 2017

question: What channel did My Sassy Girl air on?

answer: SBS

question: What genre is My Sassy Girl?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Summarize the main premise of My Sassy Girl.

answer: My Sassy Girl is a love story between a cold, city scholar (Gyeon Woo) and a sassy princess (Hye-myung) set in the Joseon Dynasty era.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: My Sassy Girl is a South Korean telivision drama set in the Joseon Dynasty era. It focuses on the romance between a scholar and a sassy princess. It aired on SBS in 2017, and is based on the 2001 movie of the same name.


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Hero

A drop of sweat glistened on my temple. I could feel it carefully dancing down the side of my motionless face as I prepared myself for what I knew was about to happen. I slowly pressed my palm against the door; I could feel the warmth radiating through it. I took a deep breath in. And entered the building…

The summer evening had left a dry taste to the air and the tantalising smell of grilled, smoky chicken with its sumptuous fresh green salad had diffused around the road and families had their heads peaked to catch a glimpse of the food. The barbeque sizzled away out in the patio. The heavenly infusion was coming from the house next door to us, which meant that we had to suffer the entire evening with the intoxication flowing through the house, while we sat begrudgingly, regretting the decision to not buy a barbeque of our own.

However, late into the evening, the smell of luscious food slowly twisted into a dusty, nasty smell. We had become so intent with it that the toxic smell was giving our nostrils a setback to the days of when Dad used to burn out the burgers on the old barbeque. The barbeque! We rushed out into the garden and were immediately taken aback by the shear size of the black cloud erupting from the windows of the house next door, and the flames licking the air. My sister instinctively ran straight inside and picked up the phone, punching out 999 into the telephone. I took a glance over the fence and saw the barbeque tipped over onto the old wooden door, which had caught alight. I quickly put my trainers on and escorted myself to the front of the house and found myself surrounded by other neighbours, worried for the safety of the people inside. My neighbours were Janet and her daughter Amy, a nine month old baby. They’ve been visiting recently; Having tea and cakes, Amy giggling as my sister played peek-a-boo and telling us all about their marvelled trip to Chester Zoo. Janet had always been especially kind. Her and Mum would talk for hours on end about kids and what it’s like for them growing up-

Scream.

A bloodcurdling scream filled every corner of the road and every person fell silent, filled with shock.

Suddenly, the door swung open and Janet came rushing out of the smoking home, crying, her face covered in ash and dirt.
  “Amy! Get Amy!” cried Janet “She’s still upstairs!” Her tears flowed as she faced the presumed death of her daughter. The sound of a baby crying rang out from the upstairs bedroom. Everyone but Janet fell silent. She burst out in a flurry of emotion and started crying over and over again.

I didn’t think through the next few moments. It felt like a blur. I just remember looking at Janet, then at the house. I ran up to porch and took stance by the door. The neighbours were calling me to get back, but they sounded muted to me and I didn’t listen to them.

I could feel the warmth radiating through the door. I took a deep breath in. And entered the building…

As soon as I entered I could feel the blast of the heat hit my face and I was already starting to choke on the smoke. It was like looking into the depths of hell. A fiery concoction swirled into the hallway and devoured everything in its path. I was beginning to resist the idea but something compelled me to go further. Like someone inside me was encouraging me on. I took my hoodie off and put it over my head and my arm in front of my face to block the unstoppable heat and light that was being emitted from the fire and made my to the stairs, spluttering and coughing as I try to avoid the teasing flames as they tried to grab me.

The stairs themselves ached with every step and were battered from falling, flaming wooden panels. I attempted to ignore the panel as I climbed further up the stairs and I could now see the broken landing; it was pretty but a hole in the floorboards was the centre piece and three doors surrounded it. Flames engulfed each door frame as Amy’s cries grow louder and louder. I had no idea where to look. Dazed by the roaring fire, I ventured towards the first door on my left. In a flash I twisted the door handle then retracted my hand; the fires grabbing at my flesh. No Amy. I moved on to the next, burning door and repeated my actions. No Amy. I knew there wasn’t much time left.

I clumsily leapt over the gash in the floorboards and burst through the opposite door. My hoodie was covered in hot ash and floor burnt my palms. I could see Amy’s cot. It was once delicate and pink, now black and deformed. I looked in and found Amy bawling. She was covered in cinders and ash in her pyjamas. I carefully picked her up. I turned back towards the door and ran. The ceiling crumbled as I ran and the floor felt thinner and thinner. I bounded over the hole and proceeded to clamber down the stairs, avoiding falling planks and flaming ceiling boards. At the bottom of the stairs I could see the hallway blocked by a wall of fire. But I could hear the roof crumbling upstairs and the cries of people outside.

“Amy!”

I could hear Janet screaming outside. Amy was crying even more now. Seconds felt like hours. I took a step back. I could hear the building aching and creaking. The ceiling cracked and the thunderous roar of the fire was unbearable. I sprinted down the hallway, Amy safe in my arms.

Suddenly, the building gave up. The roof collapsed and the building was coming down. I ran faster. I hurdle the wall of fire enough to avoid serious damage. However, my hoodie burst into flames as it flailed behind me. I dropped it and kept running. Desperate for more time, the door burst open. A mystical, magical red man appeared and I threw Amy into his arms. He caught her and called me to get out quickly. But I didn’t listen. I was so drained. I fell to the floor of the hallway exhausted and turned over. I had saved her.

Then the building came crashing down.

title: Hero

question: What is the narrator anticipating before they enter the building?

answer: The narrator is anticipating having to go into the flames of the building and save Amy.

question: Who is Amy?

answer: Amy is the narrator's neighbor's nine month old baby.

question: What's the farthest distance the narrator travels in this story?

answer: The narrator travels from their house to the neighbor's house.

question: When is the scariest moment in the story?

answer: The scariest moment could be seen as the final scene, where the narrator and Amy are almost out of the building. The stakes feel highest here.

question: How does Amy die?

answer: Amy is saved, but it's presumed that the narrator dies because they don't escape the building before it collapses.

question: What is the functional reason for the narrator taking off their hoodie and putting it over their head?

answer: It blocks the heat and light, but it can be assumed the narrator also did it to protect theirself from smoke inhalation.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator springs into action when their neighbor Janet cries that her baby Amy is still inside her burning home. The narrator fights through flames and smoke to find the baby. After trying many rooms, all while the home becomes engulfed in flames, the narrator finds Amy in her now deformed crib. They make their way out as the roof begins to collapse. A firefighter is able to take and save Amy at the door, but the narrator collapses inside the collapsing building before they can be saved.


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[View of Komárno with chaikas, 1597. Mihailo Ovčarević was a _vojvoda_ (commander) of the Šajkaši, the river flotilla that defended the Danube and Sava rivers against the Ottomans.]

MIHAILO OVČAREVIĆ (; 1550–79) was a Habsburg Serb _vojvoda_ (commander) of the Šajkaši (river flotilla). Mihailo Ovčarević belonged to the Ovčarević family, a notable Serb family in Habsburg service in the 16th century, and was a relative of the earlier Petar Ovčarević (fl. 1521–41), a Šajkaši commander and spy, and contemporaries Dimitrije Ovčarević (fl. 1552–66), captain of Gyula, and Jovan Ovčarević (fl. 1557), an emissary.[1] He is mentioned in 1550 as a _vojvoda_ of the Šajkaši.[2] After a denunciation, Emperor Ferdinand I had Mihailo imprisoned, where he stayed for several months until having proved his innocence.[3] As compensation, Ferdinand I issued him a yearly 50 gold coins, which was then changed to 25. In 1557 he asked the War Council to appoint him a _vojvoda_ in Komárno.[4] It is unknown whether he succeeded.[5] It seems that he continued living on his low pension which was not paid regularly; the payment issue is evident from his many appeals. He is last mentioned in 1579.[6]

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title: Mihailo Ovčarević

question: What was Mihailo Ovčarević's career?

answer: Ovčarević was a commander of a river flotilla.

question: Why was Ovčarević imprisoned?

answer: Unclear, he was denounced by Emperor Ferdinand I, which seemed to have result in his imprisonment.

question: When did Ovčarević die?

answer: Not answered, the last record of him was in 1579.

question: How much did Ovčarević receive as a pension?

answer: At first he received 50 gold coins, and then later received 25 gold coins.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about Mihailo Ovčarević, a Habsburg Serb commander of the Šajkaši, a river flotilla.


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An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) -- among other telescopes -- has obtained the best view yet of a collision between two galaxies when the Universe was only half its current age.

To make this observation, the team also enlisted the help of a gravitational lens, a galaxy-size magnifying glass, to reveal otherwise invisible detail. These new studies of galaxy HATLAS J142935.3-002836 have shown that this complex and distant object looks surprisingly like the comparatively nearby pair of colliding galaxies collectively known as the Antennae.

"While astronomers are often limited by the power of their telescopes, in some cases our ability to see detail is hugely boosted by natural lenses created by the Universe," explains lead author Hugo Messias of the Universidad de Concepción in Chile and the Centro de Astronomia e Astrofísica da Universidade de Lisboa in Portugal. "Einstein predicted in his theory of General Relativity that, given enough mass, light does not travel in a straight line but will be bent in a similar way to a normal lens."

Cosmic lenses are created by massive structures like galaxies and galaxy clusters, which bend light from objects behind them due to their strong gravity -- an effect called gravitational lensing. The magnifying properties of this effect allow astronomers to study objects that would otherwise be invisible and to directly compare local galaxies with much more remote ones, when the Universe was significantly younger.

For these gravitational lenses to work, however, the foreground lensing galaxy and the one beyond need to be precisely aligned.

"These chance alignments are quite rare and tend to be hard to identify," adds Messias, "but, recent studies have shown that by observing at far-infrared and millimeter wavelengths we can find these cases much more efficiently."

HATLAS J142935.3-002836 (or H1429-0028 for short) is one of these sources and was found in the Herschel Astrophysical Terahertz Large Area Survey (HATLAS). It is among the brightest gravitationally lensed objects in the far-infrared regime found so far, even though we are seeing it at a time when the Universe was just half its current age.

To study this object in further detail, the astronomers started an extensive follow-up campaign using an impressive collection of incredibly powerful telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope, ALMA, the Keck Observatory, and the VLA, among others.

The Hubble and Keck images revealed a detailed gravitationally induced ring of light around the foreground galaxy. These high resolution images also showed that the lensing galaxy is an edge-on disc galaxy -- similar to our Milky Way -- which obscures parts of the background light due to the large dust clouds it contains.

But this obscuration is not a problem for ALMA and the VLA, since these two facilities observe the sky at longer wavelengths, which are unaffected by dust. Using the combined data, the team discovered that the background system was actually an ongoing collision between two galaxies. From this point on, ALMA and the VLA played a key role in further characterizing this object.

In particular, ALMA traced carbon monoxide, which allows detailed studies of star-formation mechanisms in galaxies. The ALMA observations also allowed the motion of the material in the galaxy to be measured. This was essential to show that the lensed object is indeed an ongoing galactic collision forming hundreds of new stars each year, and that one of the colliding galaxies still shows signs of rotation; an indication that it was a disc galaxy just before this encounter.

The system of these two colliding galaxies resembles a spectacular object that is much closer to us: the Antennae, which is the closest ongoing merger of two spiral galaxies. While the Antennae system is forming stars with a total rate of only a few ten times the mass of our Sun each year, H1429-0028 each year turns more than 400 solar masses of gas into new stars.

Shane Bussmann, co-author from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., concludes: "The powerful synergy between the Herschel Space Observatory and our coordinated follow-up effort from ALMA, VLA, and other observatories around the world has dramatically improved our understanding of galaxy mergers when the Universe was half its present age."

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation, operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

question: How did the astronomers obtain a view of the two colliding galaxies?

answer: They used powerful telescopes such as the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).

question: What is gravitational lensing?

answer: It is what happens when massive structures like galaxies and galaxy clusters bend light from objects behind them due to their strong gravity.

question: What happens when two galaxies collide?

answer: Stars are formed.

question: How did the astronomers know that one of the colliding galaxies was a disc galaxy like the Milky Way?

answer: The said galaxy has shown signs of rotation, which indicates that it was a disc galaxy.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), and other telescopes, a team of astronomers discovered an ongoing collision between two galaxies. One of which was a disc galaxy like the Milky Way.


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-   Nov. 21, 2013
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Before he was immortalized for saving the union, freeing the slaves and giving the best political speech in American history, Abraham Lincoln was just an unpopular new president handed a colossal crisis. Elected with 39.7 percent of the vote, Lincoln told a big lie in his inaugural address of 1861.

“I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists,” he said, reaching out to the breakaway South. “I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.”

He was saying to a Confederacy that would enshrine owning another human being in its new constitution: If you like the slaves you’ve got now, you can keep them. It was a lie in the sense that Lincoln made a promise, changed by circumstances, that he broke less than two years later -- and probably never meant to keep.

The comparisons of President Obama to Lincoln fade with every day of the shrinking modern presidency. As for the broken-promise scale: Lincoln said an entire section of the country could continue to enslave more than one in three of its people. Obama wrongly assured about five million people that they could keep their bare-bones health plans if they liked them (later amended when it turned not to be true).

As inapt as those comparisons are, what is distressingly similar today is how the South is once again committed to taking a backward path. By refusing to expand health care for the working poor through Medicaid, which is paid for by the federal government under Obamacare, most of the old Confederacy is committed to keeping millions of its own fellow citizens in poverty and poor health. They are dooming themselves, further, as the Left-Behind States.

And they are doing it out of spite. Elsewhere, the expansion of Medicaid, the health care program for the poor, has been one of the few success stories of Obamacare. It may be too complicated for the one-dimensional Beltway press. Either that, or it doesn’t fit the narrative of failure.

But in the states that have embraced a program that reaches out to low-wage workers, almost 500,000 people have signed up for health care in less than two months time. This is good for business, good for state taxpayers (because the federal government is subsidizing the expansion) and can do much to lessen the collateral damages of poverty, from crime to poor diets. In Kentucky, which has bravely tried to buck the retrograde tide, Medicaid expansion is projected to create 17,000 jobs. In Washington, the state predicts 10,000 new jobs and savings of $300 million in the first 18 months of expansion.

Beyond Medicaid, the states that have diligently tried to make the private health care exchanges work are putting their regions on a path that will make them far more livable, easing the burden of crippling, uninsured medical bills -- the leading cause of personal bankruptcy.

And those states aren’t going to turn back the clock and revert to the bad old days, no matter how Republicans try to kill health care reform in the wake of the federal rollout. Many are refusing to accept Obama’s “fix” of allowing people to keep sketchy health care policies. If they follow the pattern of Massachusetts -- where a mere 123 people enrolled in the first month of Romneycare, after which it gradually took off -- the progressive states could end up with more than 95 percent of their residents insured.

What we could see, 10 years from now, is a Mason-Dixon line of health care. One side (with exceptions for conservative Midwest and mountain states) would be the insured North, a place where health care coverage was affordable and available to most people. On the other side would be the uninsured South, where health care for the poor would amount to treating charity cases in hospital emergency rooms.

Texas, where one in four people have no health care and Gov. Rick Perry proudly resists extending the Medicaid helping hand to the working poor, would be the leading backwater in this Dixie of Despair. In the 11 states of the old Confederacy, only Arkansas and Tennessee are now open to Medicaid expansion.

The South, already the poorest region in the country, with all the attendant problems, would acquire another distinction -- a place where, if you were sick and earned just enough money that you didn’t qualify for traditional Medicaid, you might face the current system’s version of a death panel.

The only good news is that a handful of political leaders down South have grasped the utter stupidity of refusing to help their own people, or even giving the state exchanges a chance. In this month’s recent special election for a congressional seat in a solidly Republican Louisiana district, a pragmatic businessman, Vance McAllister, beat a Tea Party candidate with the full Obama derangement syndrome. The winner said Obamacare was the law of the land and might as well be applied in Louisiana, the nation’s third poorest state. (It didn’t hurt that he had the backing of a “Duck Dynasty” star.)

But most of the South is defiant -- their own Lost Cause for the 21st century.

question: Explain the connection that is being made between the Lincoln and Obama administrations.

answer: Lincoln promised that if you like the slave you own, you can keep them. This turned out to be a lie, all slavery was abolished. Obama made a similar promise saying that people could keep their bare bones health plan if they liked them. This was a lie.

question: Why is the South refusing the expand health care to the working poor?

answer: The author of this article believes they are doing it out of spite. It is stated that it might be too complicated for the Beltway-press or that it doesn't fit their narrative of failure.

question: Explain the impacts of expanding health care.

answer: Low-wage workers signing up for health care is good for business, good for state taxpayers (because it is funded by the federal government) and can do a lot to lessen the collateral damages of poverty. It is also projected to create jobs.

question: How will this decision by the old Confederacy keep citizens in poverty and poor health?

answer: By making the states less livable and increasing the burden of crippling, uninsured medical bills - leading to personal bankruptcy.

question: What good news does the author refer to?

answer: A handful of political leaders have grasped that refusal is stupid and that Obamacare is the law of the land.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: There was a lie at the heart of Lincoln administration, the same could be said for the Obama administration. The old Confederacy is kicking against implementing health care for low wage workers despite the multiple benefits. The author feels that this decision will keep these states impoverished. Some good news is that there are politicians in the region that recognize this as stupidity.


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Maps are being played out of order?

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Awesome!

ON APRIL 20 2012 03:17 KRAZNAYA WROTE:
Maps are being played out of order?

[(Z)]breek is japanese. So I think he wanted to play first.

[(T)]Dayshi 1 - 0 [(Z)]breek

Ah I see, so each match is a bo3?

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What versions of the maps are the games being played on? That was an old version of Bel'Shir, wasn't it?

Kraznaya : yes bo3 for all ! And in case of tie, it will have an ace match.
scintillia : it was GSL version.

Go Scarlett and team Eclypsia!

This needs more viewers, great games and great games coming ahead.

It was cool to finally see Breek play. I've been curious about his playstyle for quite a while now.

why is xnf in the map pool -_--

Shame i missed the first match, i watch breeks stream from time to time. []
Go Type!

Ippo : VOD will be available if you want to watch it ! []

Strea is good but it looks like the casters are so sad []

What on earth is that map pool?

question: What ethnicity if Zbreek?

answer: Japanese.

question: Who wants to play first?

answer: Zbreek.

question: Who is good?

answer: Strea.

question: How do the casters look?

answer: So sad.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The text is a transcript of a group of gamers discussion and online gaming tournament over chat. Zbreek is going to play first, and many are wondering whether the maps are out of order.


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**This is a short story that my friend wrote not too long ago.**

It was an open and shut case, and defense attorney Ramona Rogers was feeling great. This was her first real day with the firm, and she knew that a good showing in this trial would guarantee her future as a lawyer. The case was Wagner et. al. vs. City of Oklahoma Housing Projects. A Mr. Ronald Wagner had sued the housing project over alleged negligence in a fire that started in one of the housing units.

Evidence and testimony all pointed to an old lady in one of the apartments; she had fallen asleep with a lit cigarette in her mouth—several lit cigarettes—and a fire erupted shortly thereafter. Wagner and the related claimants tried to point to the Housing Supervisors as culpable, claiming that the fire had spread as a result of faulty construction and bad management, but the accusation just didn’t stick. Ramona had successfully dragged out in a cross examination that the fire was mostly confined to the old lady’s apartment, and that there was scarcely evidence of it affecting the other tenants. Indeed, an examination of the site showed little to suggest that the flames had spread beyond the confines of the one apartment.

Ramona couldn’t wait till the verdict came in. “Not Guilty”, the jurors would rule, and she’d be off for drinks with the legal partners, who would almost certainly suggest that she receive a raise and be put on track to be a partner in a year or two. She smiled as she thought of her name on the firm, and the plush office they’d give her. She’d have bookcases full of ornate-looking books which she’d never read, and leather chairs for her clients to sit in—the kind that you’d always see in film adaptations of John Grisham novels.

And then the prosecution announced a surprise witness. The court became silent as the Judge ordered the bailiff:

“Bring in Kimberly Wilkins.”

The Bailiff mirrored the Judge’s order, shouting:
“Bring in Ms. Kimberly Wilkins.”

The courtroom became as quiet as a sepulcher. A woman wearing a wrap over her hair and a multicolored tank-top emerged from one of the chambers and made her way to the witness stand, sauntering all the while. She carried herself with the air of a brothel matron and greeted the Judge with a wide grin. She had a gold tooth that glistened in harsh light of the court.

She took the oath, the Prosecutor intoning the order which she would repeat: “Kimberly Wilkins, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”

“Sure thing!” she replied.

The Prosecutor gave her a cordial wink and began his questioning.

“Ms. Wilkins--”

“You can call me Sweet Brown, Mr. Prosecutor.” she added.

“…Sweet Brown, can you tell me what you were doing at two AM on the night of April the seventh?”

“Well,” she began in a husky voice, “I woke up to go get me a cold pop.”

“Describe the situation in your apartment at this time”

“Then I thought somebody was barbecuing!”

“This was, in fact, the fire?”

She nodded.

“How did you react?”

“I said ‘oh lord Jesus it’s a fire!’”

Ramona was stunned. There was something very off about this witness. If she didn’t act soon, the entire momentum of the case could conceivably be reversed.

In a panic she screamed out “Objection!”

“Grounds?” the Judge asked sternly.

Flustered and at a loss for words, Ramona replied “there is no evidence to suggest that what the witness perceived to be a fire was anything but, as she suggests, barbecuing?”

The Judge, Sweet Brown, the Prosecutor, indeed all eyes in the room turned incredulously to Ramona.

“Barbecuing at 2 AM, counsel?” barked the Judge, who then gave a nod to the Prosecutor. “I’ll allow it.”

The Prosecutor continued. “Would you say that the fire compelled an urgent response from you?”

“I didn’t grab no shoes or nothing Jesus! I ran for my life!”

“And were you able to escape, or….”

“And then the smoke got me!” Brown hurriedly interjected.

The Prosecutor smiled. He knew this represented a turnabout, a reversal in the case. There had been no evidence that the fire was anything but isolated, but if the smoke had reached Wilkins’ apartment then there was clearly something more serious at hand.

“Your witness, counselor” muttered the Judge.

Ramona stood up, a cold sweat breaking out around her forehead and her underarms. She would have to do anything to diminish the significance of Wilkins’ claims, paint them as trivial.

“Ms. Wilkins,” she began, her voice regaining some confidence, “would you say that the smoke was of any dire consequence to your health or well-being? Would you say that it was anything but a small and fairly non-hazardous discharge, as opposed to what one might find in something such as a three-alarm fire?”

Sweet Brown looked at Ramona with disgust, her head rearing backwards, coiling like a cobra preparing to strike. Her eyes became wide, bug-like.

“I got bronchitis!” she spouted, an almost playfully-indignant expression filling her face.

“I understand, Ms. Wilkins, but don’t you think…”

“Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Sweet Brown interrupted.

Silence followed, the courtroom became still. It seemed like time had frozen. And then, gradually, applause emerged. The audience—and the jurors—were cheering for Sweet Brown. Even the Judge was amused: the corners of his grim mouth were gradually creeping upwards.

Sweet Brown was emboldened by the attention and flashed a toothy grin, bobbing her head up and down in delight.

By the end of the day, Ramona Rogers was searching through the classified section of the newspaper and rummaging her business cards in search of a new job. She’d be defeated, and lost what was supposed to be the simplest case ever, thanks to the might of Sweet Brown.

title: "No Time for That"

question: Who is attorney Ramona Rogers representing in court?

answer: She is defending the City of Oklahoma Housing Projects in the Wagner et. al. vs. City of Oklahoma Housing Projects.

question: What is the verdict of the court case?

answer: Ramona Rogers is defeated

question: Who is the surprise witness for the prosecution?

answer: Ms. Kimberly Wilkins

question: What does the the surprise witness manage to do?

answer: Ms. Wilkins managed to reverse the momentum of the case, giving the prosecution an edge and eventual win on the case.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer:
Attorney Ramona Rogers is on her first real day with the firm defending the City of Oklahoma Housing Projects vs. Wagner et. al.
A win in this trial would guarantee her future as a lawyer.
She gains momentum and expects a "not guilty" verdict. However, the prosecution announces a surprise witness who reverses the entire momentum.
Ramon Rogers is defeated and loses the simplest case ever. She searches the classified section for a new job.


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I was in a grungy restroom, trying to piss when I heard her come in. i focused on the many stains and graffiti that covered the wall. i was too pissed to piss, i thought, chuckling. the visitor was slamming doors and being loud.

she went into the stall next to me and I said "gimme some fucking paper" she did. I was done pissing. as I opened the stall door, she looked at me, pissing with the door open.

"holly. that's my name". she slurred. she stood up before she was done, effectively peeing all over herself and dispersing the blood on her pad.
"Katz. "
we fucked right there. i looked at her, makeup streaked down her cheeks, from the sweat of orgasm.
then I left.

title: holly

question: Who are the main characters of the story?

answer: Holly and Katz.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: In a grungy restroom.

question: What happened?

answer: Holly enters the restroom to take a piss and Katz is already there. They end up having sex.

question: What is Holly's relationship with Katz?

answer: They're strangers.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Katz is in the restroom, focusing on the many stains and graffiti, and is too pissed to piss. Holly enters the cubicle next to her and asks for paper. Holly appears drunk and stands up, peeing on herself. They end up having sex in the restroom.


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KEVIN FOWLER (born May 11, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter. He has released five studio albums, and has charted four singles on the _Billboard_ Hot Country Songs charts, including the top 40 hit “Pound Sign (#?*!)”. In addition, he wrote Sammy Kershaw's 2003 single “Beer, Bait & Ammo”, Mark Chesnutt's 2004 single “The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man” and Montgomery Gentry's 2009 single “Long Line of Losers”.

Early life

Fowler was born in Amarillo, Texas, the younger of two children. His father introduced him to country music when he was a child, and as a teenager Fowler also developed a liking for rock music.[1] He graduated in 1984 from Tascosa High School in Amarillo. Long interested in making music, Fowler began piano lessons as a young child. When he was twenty, he realized that he wanted to seriously pursue a career in music and moved to Los Angeles, California, to attend the Guitar Institute of Technology. For the next year, he learned how to play the guitar and began writing songs.[2]

After gaining a good knowledge of the guitar, Fowler left Los Angeles for Austin, Texas. He was a guitarist with the rock band _Dangerous Toys_ in the early 1990s, but left to form his own Southern hard-rock band, _Thunderfoot._ In 1998, he left rock music all together to form a new band that would concentrate instead on Texas country music. Fowler and his new band earned themselves a weekly gig at Babe's on Sixth Street in Austin. Two years later, with no recording contracts, Fowler recorded and released his own debut album, _Beer, Bait & Ammo_. This album sold over 30,000 copies in Texas, with the title track receiving a great deal of airplay. This song was popular enough that Mark Chesnutt began playing it in his live show, and Sammy Kershaw recorded it for one of his own albums.[3]

Career

Fowler signed with country singer Clint Black's independent _Equity Music_ (a label distributed by Koch Entertainment) and released two additional albums for that label until Equity ceased operations in December 2008.[4] Montgomery Gentry recorded a cover of Fowler's “Long Line of Losers.”[5]

In January 2010, Fowler signed to Lyric Street Records, releasing “Beer Season” that same month.[6] His second single, “Pound Sign (#?*!),” followed in April. That same month, Lyric Street Records announced its closure, and Fowler was one of four artists to be transferred to parent company Disney Music Group.[7] In May 2010, “Pound Sign” became Fowler's first Top 40 hit on the country music charts, peaking at No. 34.[8]

Fowler also collaborated with country rap artist Colt Ford on the song _Hip Hop in a Honky Tonk_, on Ford's 2010 song _Chicken & Biscuits_, in which he sings vocals on the song's chorus. In 2011, Fowler signed to Ford's label, Average Joe's Entertainment.[9] In early 2011, Fowler released the single “Girl in a Truck,” which hit number 1 on the Texas Music Chart released February 21, 2011.[10] The song was released regionally to radio stations in the Texas and Oklahoma areas. Fowler's sixth album, _Chippin' Away_, was released via Average Joe's Entertainment in 2011.

Fowler's single, “Here's To Me and You,” peaked at No. 1 on the Texas Music Chart and held that position for 3 weeks in a row.[11] The official music video for “Here's To Me and You” premiered on CMT.com on September 19, 2012. On November 21, Fowler released a limited-time only free download of a brand new, unreleased song, “Santa Got Busted By The Border Patrol.”[12]

On September 24, 2013, Fowler released a new single, “How Country Are Ya?” The single is the title track of Fowler's seventh studio album. On January 21, 2014, Fowler released a new single, “Love Song,” from the album. The album, _How Country Are Ya?_, was released on March 4, 2014. “Before Somebody Gets Hurt” (feat. Amy Rankin of The Rankin Twins), Fowler's fourth single off of the “How Country Are Ya?” album, hit No. 1 on the Texas Music Charts on June 8, 2015.

During 2013 and 2014, Fowler starred in television commercials for Benny Boyd Auto Group, Rodeo Austin and the Texas Department of Transportation. Fowler previewed music from an upcoming record in March 2016. From the preview, he released his new single “Sellout Song” feat. Zane Williams in April 2016. On Friday, October 21, 2016, Kevin Fowler released Coming to a Honky Tonk Near You, an eight-song album featuring “Texas Forever.” In 2017, Fowler was featured in a television commercial for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Fowler was promoting the “Take Care of Texas” campaign regarding state parks and environmental education.

Discography

-   _Beer, Bait & Ammo_ (2000)
-   _High on the Hog_ (2002)
-   Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2002)
-   _Loose, Loud & Crazy_ (2004)
-   _Bring It On_ (2007)
-   _Chippin' Away_ (2011)
-   _How Country Are Ya?_ (2014)
-   _Coming to a Honky Tonk Near You_ (2016)

“Bar stool Stories” (2019) “Dos Borrachos” w/ Roger Creager (2019)

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title: Kevin Fowler

question: What would you say influenced Kevin Fowler's passion for music?

answer: His father's exposure to country music must have greatly influenced his interest.

question: What would you say was the turning point of his career?

answer: When he had no recording contracts and decided to be an independent artist.


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KENNETH “KEN” SOLAN (13 October 1948 – 23 November 1971) was an English professional footballer who made a total of 14 appearances in the Football League, before dying in a car crash at the age of 23.

Career

Solan began his career as a youth player at hometown club Middlesbrough, and spent loan spells at Hartlepool United and Darlington.[1][2] Solan never made a league appearance for Middlesbrough.[3]

Death

Solan died in a car crash on 23 November 1971, at the age of 23.[4]

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title: Ken Solan

question: How did Ken Solan die?

answer: He died in a car crash.

question: What teams did Ken Solan play for?

answer: Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, and Darlington

question: How old was Ken Solan at the time of his death?

answer: 23

question: What position did Ken Solan play?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Where was Ken Solan's hometown?

answer: Middlesbrough

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Ken Solan was an English professional footballer from Middlesbrough. He played on his hometown club as well as Hartlepool and Darlington before dying in a car crash at the age of 23.


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The days of relying on neighbours to dob in landlords who have illegally crammed tenants into houses and apartments may soon be over.

Instead the NSW Government will harness big data to crack down on illegal boarding houses across Sydney.

Information from sources such as the electoral roll, utility bill companies as well as complaints from Fair Trading, will be collected and used to find where more people are living than is being claimed, Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello told _Domain_.

The project from the NSW Data Analytics Centre uses a Big Data approach, where many sets of information are collected and interpreted to fit the puzzle pieces together, Mr Dominello said.

“By comparing the water use for a standard two-bedroom apartment with one that has many residents could be the first alert of an illegal boarding house,” he said.

  [Illegal accommodation is] an indication of how dysfunctional our housing system is.Ned Cutcher, Tenants Union NSW

With the addition of complaints made to Fair Trading, a compelling case that the home might be an illegal boarding house could be built.

“If you know the Big Data, then, rather than knocking on 100 doors, we can do 10 targeted homes and it’s likely a slumlord will be behind one of them,” he said.

In authorised boarding houses, a maximum of two people can share a bedroom at the request of a resident. A room for one person should be no smaller than 7.5 square metres, or 11 square metres for two people.

-   Related: Inspecting an illegal rooming house
-   Related: The high cost of renting a bed in Australia’s capital cities

In illegal boarding houses, four people may share the same sleeping area and partitions may be created using shower curtains to turn living rooms into bedrooms.

For Mr Dominello, it has been a long journey towards better enforcement against “horrendous practices that can be devastating to the community”.

Since doorknocking in 2008 alerted him to slums operating in his electorate of Ryde, he was instrumental in creating the Boarding Houses Act 2012 to create a registration program for boarding houses and bringing in basic standards.

“This is still a serious issue, particularly in highly developed areas,” he said.

Sometimes, the location of illegal accommodation is only revealed after disaster strikes.

At the moment, councils rely on neighbourhood complaints, circumstantial evidence and door-knocks to find slums. Complaints often come from neighbours of overflowing bins, or unkempt homes, while stuffed letterboxes can also be a sign.

In May 2015, the City of Sydney established a dedicated investigation team to identify illegal accommodation operators across their council area.

Over the past 12 months, they led 30 search warrants and carried out 30 suspect interviews. The evidence is being used to formulate two cases, a spokesperson said.

About 100 premises have been inspected in the local government area. In one investigation, 58 beds were found crammed in a three-bedroom house in Ultimo, including a bed in the bathroom and laundry.

[In 2015, a City of Sydney investigation found a bed in a bathroom of an illegal accommodation in the CBD. ]

_In 2015, a City of Sydney investigation found a bed in a bathroom of an illegal accommodation in the CBD. Photo: City of Sydney_

“The team has issued fines totalling $75,000, and is currently undertaking criminal proceedings in the NSW Land and Environment Court in relation to unauthorised use of an industrial estate for short term accommodation,” they said.

Tenants Union of NSW senior policy officer Ned Cutcher said boarding houses threatened overcrowding, health problems and safety issues for marginal renters.

“People working in tenancy advice and advocacy services find [tenants subject to] interpersonal problems, assault and inappropriate treatment,” Mr Cutcher said.

Tenants of these situations would also find their rights falling under Common Law, meaning they would be unable to go to Tribunal to solve their issues and would have to fund a case through the Supreme Court. For most, the expense could make it “difficult to recover the money paid” as a bond.

“[Illegal accommodation is] an indication of how dysfunctional our housing system is,” he said, pointing to affordability issues that push people into overcrowded rental situations.

A review of boarding houses legislation is scheduled to take place in 2017.

question: Summarize why cramming people into small areas is a bad thing.

answer: Living in small space might appears to have a negative effect on a person as there is a minimum of 7.5 square meters -which means that when living in smaller spaces, there could be a physical, mental, or emotional detriment to one's being. Aside from that, being in close quarters to other people who are likely to be strangers, can result in interpersonal problems and inappropriate treatment -these could even get physical and turn into assault. Also, cramming people is not a sign of good management, and lack of good management also means neglect -this leads to issues in the immediate area as an unmanaged group of people will generate plenty of waste.


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His life was going good. For the first time in a long time or at least as long as he could remember he'd stay awake until three or four o'clock and still he could not complain. He didn't mind his job at the retirement home, cleaning toilets and emptying bedpans, taking out garbage bags that undoubtedly held the ghosts of false teeth. The girlfriend he'd held onto for the last two years or so despite her knowing about that cocktail waitress he'd picked up in that seedy bar on Albany St. didn't bother him as much now as she'd used to. He didn't know if she was talking less or if he was paying attention less. To be quite honest he didn't care, as long as things stayed quiet. His apartment wasn't quite so much anymore, probably only because he wasn't there so much anymore. He went to library a lot, trying to study during the day and then emptying the bedpans at night, so.

She wished she could say the same about her situation. He barely spoke to her now which could have been because he just didn't care anymore or because the pot always conveniently hit him as soon as she started talking or a combination of the two or neither at all. She had no money left because she'd taken the fall in some big cover up at work (she was a secretary for a dick in a blue and brown suit) and they ended up letting her go and not giving her unemployment which she was fighting but it didn't look good. She'd probably have to move out of her house off of Douglass and maybe possibly move in with him if he ever spoke to her again, which by now she figured was a fifty-fifty shot. She loved him she guessed but it wasn't the same as before that one time she went to surprise him at his apartment on Mine and he wasn't there. She waited for him on his porch for what seemed like forever, but was really only two hours before he came home, his mouth smelling of sour wooden barrels and his clothes like cheap dying flowers. He was too drunk to even lie to her about where he'd been or who with or doing what and he told her everything and she walked away but called him the next day anyway because, hey, what else was she really going to do? That changed things even though she told him she forgave him because really she didn't and she was really starting to resent him, unfairly yes, but resent him she did.

He flicked his cigarette on the side of the Folgers coffee can he used as an ashtray. Camels this time. They had been on sale; a dollar fifty off if you bought two packs. He'd bought four. He saved three dollars. He didn't particularly like Camels, the way they tasted or smelled, but he liked saving three dollars he guessed. She wasn't awake yet. She had stayed the night for some reason that he didn't know, something about rent money or something. His cigarette burned his throat. He did not brush his teeth last night because he was too drunk to do so and it didn't matter because he didn't kiss her anymore anyway. Fuck it, he thought. Everything was fuck it now. The truth is that he was quite content emptying the bedpans in the middle of the night and smoking cigarettes he didn't really care for during the day. He was letting her go through all of this, day by day. She maybe didn't know it and he didn't exactly tell her, but anyone watching them on a fifteen inch Technicolor screen could have picked up on that.

She woke with a slight headache, the mild pulsing sensations the remnants of a three AM vodka and seltzer. She didn't drink tonic anymore because she had recently learned that it contained, unbeknownst to her, calories.  She had slept in the bed alone. He fell asleep drunk on the couch in the living room in front of the TV while it spit out sports scores. He was already awake. She could smell the smoke from his cigarette. Marlboro Reds, she guessed. Those were his favorite. She had bought him a carton for his last birthday, along with some other things. It wasn't a very sunny day but there was enough light for the shadows to come in and out of focus  over the flesh colored bedspread. She heard the TV. Possibly a report about last night's baseball game. She couldn't tell. The air conditioner roared.

He got up and showered and left without waking her or saying goodbye or anything. He justified it in his head because he had to work the night shift and it was late but really he wouldn't have woken her either way and he knew it. Sometimes this made him sad but not usually and sometimes he didn't even notice it. He walked the eleven blocks to his job in the dark. He wouldn't take a taxi or anything because then he couldn't smoke cigarettes on the way and he liked to get at least two and sometimes three in by the time he got there. He walked through the small doors into the dimly lit receptionist room and immediately walked to the employee only bathroom and vomited up that afternoon's gin. His shift lasted eight and a half hours because he got a half hour meal break on which he smoked four or five cigarettes. He couldn't remember exactly how many. He walked back the eleven blocks and watched as the taxis and busses and cars full of college kids probably smoking pot out of blunts or bowls or joints rode by. He walked up the stairs to the apartment and put his coat on the chair in the kitchen. He looked around on the counter for the remnants of the gin, not even being conscious enough to notice that she was gone. His coat fell off the chair.

She packed up her life or at least as much of it as she could find in the forty five minutes she had before he got back into a blue tote bag with some words on it and walked the opposite direction of the way he'd be coming home from work. It crossed her mind if he'd even notice if she walked right by him but on the off chance that he would she did not want to deal with it. She walked until Mine hit College and turned towards the park at the end, near Huntington. She wasn't really going to the park but she kind of had no place else to go, so why not. It was a pretty alright day for the park she figured. She was tired, though. She had not slept well maybe because of the vodka and Red Bull or probably because, well, things sucked. The student center had a bread shop or something that had pretty good coffee so she decided to stop and get one, to go. The place smelled like pastries and sandwiches and, of course, the ever important java that she needed. There were a few people in line ahead of her. The girl in front of her wore sweatpants and a sweatshirt and a backpack, probably filled with notebooks that were probably filled with scribblings that, aside from the day she wrote them, would probably never be read again. The girl eventually left with a medium soy mocha something or other. She was next, and ordered a plain coffee with skim milk because, I mean, it was beach season and even though she didn't go to the beach hardly ever she still liked to pretend to feel good about herself. She dropped her change into the little cup marked "tips for exceptional service" and turned to leave. Then she saw him.

His head was pounding from the drinks he apparently had before he went to sleep, although he couldn't really remember ingesting them.  His eyes ached and even though it was probably not true at all he attributed it to him having to look at the miserable apartment, so he left. He wanted a bagel so he went down towards the Au Bon Pain in the student center. He'd gone there nearly every day when he was an undergrad at the college but hadn't been there much since mainly because he didn't want to hear the frat guys talking about the one or two or three brunettes or blondes they'd conned into sleeping with them the night before. He simply did not care. He had to wait behind three people, one of them wearing a purple backpack that looked full of not so important books. He immediately pegged her as a philosophy major. They all had a bunch of books with them all the time that no one besides themselves actually cared about. She left with what appeared to be a ridiculous coffee or something. While the girl behind philosophy girl ordered, he thought about what would happen if coffee didn't exist, whether people would miss it much if they were never exposed to it. Then he decided that he didn't care anymore and decided to look at the breads behind the counter of which there were a lot. He was pretty sure that they made up some of these breads because he was pretty sure that no one outside of the people who worked at the shop had ever heard of them. He then decided that he also did not care about that, either. The girl who was ordering what appeared to be a normal cup of coffee turned cup in hand and made her way towards the door. They locked eyes, realizing that no matter what the radio and movies and hallmark commercials told them, everything was always going to be the same and they'd probably have to die to break the cycle.

title: Post Bachelor's

question: Did the girl end up leaving him like she intended?

answer: She packed her bags and left the apartment while he was away, but in the coffee shop they locked eyes and had a moment where they understood they'd not break the cycle, so probably not.


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INDIRA DANGI () (born 13 February 1980) is a Hindi novelist, playwright and short story writer[1] She has published one novel, one theatrical play and two books of short stories.[2] Her works are widely acclaimed and acknowledged.[3][4] She is a recipient of the Yuva Puraskar[5] and Jnanpith Navlekhan Anushansa Award.[6][7]

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title: Indira Dangi

question: Who is Indira Dangi?

answer: A Hindi novelist, playwright, and short story writer.

question: Summarize the bibliography of Indira Dangi.

answer: She has published one novel, one theatrical play, and two books of short stories.

question: What awards has Indira Dangi received?

answer: The Yuva Puraskar and Jnanpith Navlekhan Anushansa Award

question: What country is Indira Dangi from?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Indira Dangi is an acclaimed Hindi writer who has published one novel, one theatrical play, and two collections of short stories. She has also received the Yuva Puraskar and Jnanpith Navlekhan Anushansa Award.


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ACROBAT () is a flying roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land, which opened on 18 July 2015.

The long track is tall and features four inversions, including a Pretzel loop, an inline twist, a corkscrew, and another inline twist. The ride is a clone of Manta at SeaWorld Orlando.[1]

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title: Acrobat (roller coaster)

question: What is the Acrobat?

answer: A flying roller coaster.

question: Where is the Acrobat located?

answer: In Nagashima Spa Land

question: When did the Acrobat open?

answer: July 18, 2015

question: What does the Acrobat roller coaster track feature?

answer: It features four inversions, including a Pretzel loop, an inline twist, a corkscrew, and another inline twist.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The Acrobat is a flying roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land featuring four different inversions.


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-   BILL COSBY WAS FOUND GUILTY IN HIS SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL ON THURSDAY.
-   SEVERAL WOMEN HAVE COME FORWARD OVER THE YEARS WITH ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
-   COSBY IS NOW FACING POSSIBLE PRISON TIME.

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Famed comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty in his sexual assault trial on Thursday.

He was found guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, and he now faces dozens of years of prison time.

The accusations against Cosby have common threads, painting a picture of a man who allegedly used his power and influence in the entertainment industry to seek out vulnerable young women and lure them in with the promise of mentorship.

Some have said they were discouraged from going public because of Cosby's fame, power, and reputation as "America's dad."

Here's an overview of who has publicly accused him so far:

Andrea Constand

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Constand alleges that Cosby sexually assaulted her in his Montgomery County, Pennsylvania home in 2004.

She went to police with the allegations, but the district attorney ruled there wasn't enough evidence to charge Cosby. The district attorney on the case told the Daily Mail that at the time, he thought Cosby was probably guilty and he wanted to arrest him, but he didn't have sufficient proof of the alleged assault.

There wasn't any physical evidence for the case because Constand waited a year before going to police.

After police declined to charge C0sby, Constand filed a civil suit and lined up 13 other women as supporting witnesses who had stories about Cosby similar to hers. She settled the lawsuit in 2006 for an undisclosed amount.

Constand, now 41, used to work for the women's basketball program at Temple University, Cosby's alma mater. She said she met Cosby in 2002 and saw him as a mentor. He invited her for dinners at his house, she told the Daily Mail.

She claimed in court documents that in 2004, she went to Cosby's house for a visit at his request. He reportedly told her that he wanted to help her pursue a new career. When Constand talked about being stressed, he allegedly gave her three blue pills that he said were an "herbal medication" to help her relax.

Constand said she then began to feel shaky, weak, and dizzy. She said she told Cosby she wasn't feeling well, and he led her to a sofa where he laid her down. Constand was allegedly so impaired that she couldn't walk on her own.

She said Cosby then positioned himself behind her on the sofa and began touching her inappropriately. He then allegedly sexually assaulted her. Constand claimed she was barely conscious throughout the attack.

Constand woke up at about 4 a.m. with her clothes and underwear in disarray, according to the lawsuit. Cosby allegedly greeted her in his bathrobe before she left his house.

Tamara Green

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Green, a lawyer who lives in California, was the only named supporting witness in Constand's suit.

When Green heard that the district attorney thought Constand's story was weak and that she didn't come forward quickly enough, she decided to step forward and tell her story.

She claimed Cosby assaulted her in the 1970s. Green told Newsweek she met Cosby through a friend when she was 19 years old and modeling in Los Angeles.

Green said she met Cosby for a business lunch one day while she had the flu. He allegedly gave her pills he said were cold medicine.

Green told the "Today" show in 2005 she was "face down on the table of the restaurant" about 30 minutes after taking the pills. Cosby allegedly offered to take her home. Once they were at Green's apartment, he allegedly undressed her and assaulted her in her bed.

Eventually, Green said, she started throwing things. Cosby left her apartment after leaving two $100 bills on her coffee table, according to Green.

She never reported the alleged assault to the police because, as she said in the Newsweek interview, "it never works out [for the victim], unless you’re bleeding and there’s DNA and an eyewitness. I was 19 and he was the king of the world ... Nobody would've believed me."

Green told the news magazine that coming forward with the allegations essentially ended her career as a lawyer.

Barbara Bowman

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Bowman, another witness in Constand's lawsuit, came forward and identified herself in 2006 in interviews with Philadelphia news outlets. She more recently wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post in light of the viral comedy video that called Cosby a rapist.

Bowman, now 47, said she met Cosby in 1985 when she was a 17-year-old aspiring actress. He became a father figure and mentor to her, she said.

She claimed Cosby drugged and raped her several times during the two years they knew each other. Bowman told the Daily Mail that he flew her all over the country and invited her to attend events with him to "see if [she] was worth mentoring and grooming" for an acting career.

Bowman said in the Daily Mail interview that Cosby brainwashed her and befriended her mother to gain her trust. He eventually started giving her drugs and raping her, Bowman alleged. She said she continued to see him because he was a useful mentor while she was trying to build a career in the entertainment industry.

One time, Bowman said, she had one glass of wine at Cosby's house and then came to a while later slumped over a toilet throwing up while wearing a man's t-shirt. She told the Daily Mail that he was wearing a robe as he was helping her after she regained consciousness.

The last incident happened in Atlantic City, she said. She wrote in the Post op-ed that she fought him when he tried to pin her to his bed, and he called her a "baby" and sent her home.

Beth Ferrier

Ferrier met Cosby in 1984 while she was working as a young model in New York, according to Philadelphia Magazine. She was another unnamed witness in the Constand lawsuit.

She came forward with her story in the Philadelphia Daily News in 2005 after the suit was filed but before it was settled.

Her relationship with Cosby started as a consensual affair, she told the Daily News. She said in 2005 the affair lasted about six months, but she told People magazine in 2006 that it was an on-and-off affair that lasted several years. Ferrier claimed that at one point after they decided to end the affair, Cosby drugged and assaulted her when she went to see him perform in Denver.

Cosby allegedly gave Ferrier her "favorite coffee" that he made to relax her. After she drank it, she said, she started to feel woozy. She allegedly woke up in the back seat of her car several hours later with her clothes disheveled.

When she confronted him at his hotel later, he allegedly told her she had too much to drink.

Ferrier told People magazine in 2006 that she had recently lost her father when she met Cosby and was "very vulnerable." Cosby was a mentor and father figure to her, she said.

Joan Tarshis

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Hollywood Elsewhere published accusations from Tarshis, a former actress who said Cosby raped her in 1969. She decided to come forward after seeing renewed media attention on the Cosby allegations.

Tarshis was 19 years old when she flew to Los Angeles to work on a monologue. Friends she was staying with reportedly knew Cosby. She said she met Cosby at a lunch and he took a liking to her.

Cosby reportedly asked Tarshis to work on some material with him one day, and he gave her a drink. Tarshis claimed that she vaguely remembers being undressed by Cosby and telling him she had an infection so that he wouldn't have sex with her. He allegedly still sexually assaulted her.

Tarshis told Hollywood Elsewhere about one other incident that allegedly occurred in a hotel room when he invited her to an event. She said she went because she was too ashamed to tell her mother what had happened and turn down the invitation.

She never went to police with the allegations. Tarshis told Philadelphia Magazine earlier this week: "What could I say? I was 19 years old. I felt, 'He's Bill Cosby. He'll lawyer himself up. I don't have a lawyer. It's going to be he said, she said, and they'll look at me like I'm crazy.' ... My reputation would have been ruined."

Tarshis also pointed out that at the time the assault allegedly happened, no other women had come forward with similar accusations.

Janice Dickinson

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Dickinson, a supermodel and TV personality, is so far the most high-profile woman to publicly come forward and accuse Cosby of sexual assault.

She told Entertainment Tonight that the alleged assault happened in 1982. Dickinson, now 59, said she met Cosby at the request of her agent, who was trying to get her booked on "The Cosby Show."

Dickinson later landed in rehab for drug and alcohol abuse. She said Cosby called her while she was there, and then after she got out, he invited her to visit him while he was performing in Lake Tahoe. He allegedly told her he wanted to offer her a job and help her develop a singing career.

Dickinson claimed that after she had dinner with Cosby in Lake Tahoe, she had a glass of wine and a pill that Cosby gave her in her room.

She said the last thing she remembers before she passed out was seeing Cosby take off his patchwork robe and get on top of her.

She told ET that she never went to police about the alleged assault because she was "embarrassed and ashamed" and "was afraid of being labeled a whore or a slut and trying to sleep my way to the top of a career that never took place."

Dickinson has previously alluded to her issues with Cosby, but hadn't publicly accused him of sexual assault before this week. She told ET that she wanted to write about the assault in her 2002 autobiography, but was pressured by Cosby and his lawyers to remove the details of the incident.

She said the alleged assault is one of the "biggest resentments" of her life.

Therese Serignese

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Serignese, a 57-year-old Florida nurse, came forward and identified herself as another of the 13 witnesses in Constand's suit. She claimed Cosby raped her 38 years ago in Las Vegas.

Serignese told The Huffington Post that she met Cosby in 1976 when she was 19 years old.

She was in Las Vegas visiting her mother and Cosby was in town to perform at the Hilton, she told WPTV News. She said she ran into him at the hotel's gift shop while she was there with her sister looking at jewelry. He reportedly came up to her, put his arm around her, and invited her to come see his show later.

Backstage after the show, Cosby allegedly gave Serignese two white pills. She said the next thing she remembers is Cosby raping her in a bathroom.

She kept in touch with him intermittently throughout the next 20 years, she told HuffPo. There was reportedly one more sexual encounter in 1985.

Serignese also alleges that Cosby put her up in a Hilton penthouse for three weeks after the alleged rape in Las Vegas and then sent her money in 1996 after she got into a car accident.

She said she was initially reluctant to report the assault because she thought no one would believe her, but she eventually came forward after hearing about Constand's allegations.

Still others coming forward

With so much attention on these past allegations, several other women have come forward who hadn't previously spoken out about Cosby.

ANGELA LESLIE, a 52-year-old former model and actress, claimed in a New York Daily News report that Cosby assaulted her in a hotel room 22 years ago. She said she met him in 1990 after she sent him a letter and photo hoping to land a role in his movie "Ghost Dad." Cosby reportedly then invited her to the set of his show. She said the assault happened in a hotel suite in 1992 when Cosby reportedly asked her to audition for him. Leslie said he gave her a drink and told her to act like she was intoxicated. She didn't drink what Cosby gave her, but after she came out of the bathroom, Cosby was reportedly lying in bed with his clothes off. Leslie alleges that Cosby took her hand and had her fondle him while he was in bed.

CARLA FERRIGNO, who is married to the actor Lou Ferrigno, has come forward and said that she experienced an unwanted sexual advance from Cosby at a party in 1967 when she was just a teenager. She was reportedly working as a Playboy bunny in Los Angeles when she was invited to Cosby's house. At one point in the evening, Ferrigno was alone with Cosby playing pool, she said. He then forcefully grabbed her and kissed her, she claimed. She said: "I had never been treated so roughly and he pulled me hard to him so hard. And then kissed me so hard, right in the mouth. No one has ever been that physically violent with me. I was stunned. I was frozen. I took all my body strength and used both of my arms to stop him and push him away from me. He was so forceful."

KRISTINA RUEHLI, a 71-year-old New Hampshire woman who says she was one of the unnamed witnesses in the Constand suit, told Philadelphia Magazine that Cosby drugged and tried to sexually assault her in 1965 when she was 22 years old. She said she met Cosby while she was working as a secretary at a talent agency in Beverly Hills. He reportedly invited her to a party at his home one night, but when she arrived, no one else was there. Cosby allegedly gave her two drinks, and after that everything became "foggy," she claimed. She eventually wound up in one of the bedrooms in the house. Cosby then allegedly tried to force Ruehli to perform oral sex on him. She said she pushed him away, ran into a bathroom, and started throwing up. When she came out of the bathroom, Cosby was reportedly gone and she left his house.

RENITA CHANEY HILL, a 47-year-old Pittsburgh woman, told KDKA News that she had a four-year-long relationship with Cosby in the 1980s. She said she believes he drugged and likely raped her she would go visit him. She was 15 years old when she met him. Hill told KDKA Cosby would fly her to various cities and she would visit him at his hotel room at night. He would allegedly insist that she drink even though he knew she was underage. Hill claimed she would wake up the next day and not remember anything, despite not having that much to drink. She said that during one incident, right before she passed out, she remembers him kissing and touching her.

LINDA TRAITZ, a 63-year-old woman who met Cosby in 1969 when she was waiting tables for a restaurant he co-owned in West Hollywood, came forward to accuse Cosby of sexual assault in an interview with The Washington Post. She said Cosby chatted her up one day at the restaurant and offered her a ride home. But instead of going home, Cosby drove to the beach and took out a briefcase that had "assorted sections in it, with pills and tablets in it, different colors arranged and assorted into compartments," she told the Post. She said she told Cosby that she didn't want any of the pills, but he reportedly kept insisting. He then allegedly lunged at her and grabbed her chest. When she ran out of the car and onto the beach, he allegedly pursued her and offered to take her home.

VICTORIA VALENTINO, a former Playboy bunny, told the Post that she met Cosby in 1970. Another Playboy bunny knew Cosby and introduced him to Valentino, who reportedly met him for dinner with a friend one night following their initial meeting. Cosby reportedly offered Valentino and her friend red pills at the end of dinner. She said she then began slurring her words and "couldn't function." Cosby then reportedly drove the pair to an apartment under the pretense of showing them memorabilia from his popular "I Spy" show. It was there that he allegedly assaulted Valentino. She said she never went to the police because "in those days, it was always the rape victim who wound up being victimized."

_This post has been updated as additional accusers have come forward. It was originally published in 2014._

question: What is the common thread in the accounts of the women sexually assaulted by Bill Cosby?

answer: He drugged them before having sex with them.


text:
I can see them.

They are usually fluttering around, some watching, some writing on their tablets. I always wonder what they are writing about; news, faces, people? What they see, or what we missed? I do not know, nope. I do not. And they move fast, really fast. Oh, and that one is smiling at me. I like it when they smile, it makes me feel warm and safe inside. They have very pretty smiles.

Describe them? Oh no, I couldn't, I shouldn't even try. They are the most amazing colors. Gold, red, blue, yes. And then some I have never seen in my life. Strange, swirling colors, like the color of joy. I do not know the color, but that's what color his robe is right now. They are big and strong, and small and unassuming, all at once. A living contradiction; yup, that's what they are. At least, I think they are alive. Do angels live? I'd like to think so. Nothing so beautiful could possibly be dead.

The other ones might be, though. I do not like them, no, not a bit. They scare me, very dark and eerie. They look like giant bats, always there, clinging to people. They are horribly, horribly ugly, with leather wings and distorted faces. Even scarier is when they pretend to be beautiful people. I am glad that they can't hide their flicking tail, or else no one would be able to tell the difference. When they smile, it's an evil, wicked smile. Sometimes they chase me. I run as fast as I can, but they are much faster. They make horrible faces and laugh like hyenas, and I scream and swing my arms and legs until they get bored and go away.

But they don't like the beautiful ones. That's why I stay near them, yup, that's why. I like to be where there are a lot of them, especially when they start singing. It's more beautiful than any choir I've ever heard before. They like to hang aroun the zoo. Always a lot of them there, and at the hospital near here. I don't have the money to go to the hospital though. Sometimes they help me, and point to a good spot to find food or a blanket, or a warm place to sleep at night. Yes, I like the beautiful ones a lot.

There are a whole bunch of them up ahead. They are all crowed around a building, fluttering around the roof and walls. Oh, good! I always like to find more spots where they hang out. They are almost covering the building, and I can't wait to go inside. That one is shaking his head at me. Why? I won't stay long, won't cause any trouble. Sometimes that bothers people, but I won't do that. I just want to go inside...

What happened? Oh no, this is wrong, this is very wrong. There aren't any beautiful ones in here at all. They are all looking in the windows and the skylight. But the ugly ones are everywhere, everywhere I look. They are crawling all over people sitting on the cushioned benches. There is a man up front talking to them. No, wait, it's not a man; it's one of the uglies. I almost missed his tail. That was close. None of the people are scared. Can't they see the uglies? Maybe they are used to it.

I am really scared. Maybe if I stand really still and quiet, they won't see me. The uglies begin hissing and smiling at me, and I'm afraid they are going to start chasing me. The people are lookinig back at me now too. They frown and glare, scooting further and further away. But I won't hurt them; it's the uglies they should be worried about. Can they really not see them? I just want to find more beautiful ones.

 I run back outside. The same beautiful one who shook his head at me earlier, he smiles at me, then looks in again. The colors have changed again. His robe is the color of sadness. He looks so very sad, and I start to cry. Why would people bring the uglies into such a beautiful place?

Why are the beautiful ones left crying outside?

title: Schizophrenic in Church

question: Why was one of the beautiful ones shaking its head at the narrator?

answer: Because it does not want the narrator to enter the building because there are loads of ugly one inside.

question: According to the passage, why do the ugly ones pretend to the beautiful people?

answer: Unknown; probably because they desire the same love and popularity the beautiful ones have.


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SATONO DIAMOND (, foaled 30 January 2013) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He showed promise as a juvenile in 2015 when he won both of his races. In the following year he developed into a top-class performer winning the Kisaragi Sho finishing third Satsuki Sho and taking second place in the Tokyo Yushun. In the autumn he was unbeaten in three starts, winning the Kobe Shimbun Hai, Kikuka Sho and Arima Kinen and took the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt.

Background

Satono Diamond is a bay horse with a diamond-shaped white star bred in Japan by Northern Farm. In 2013 he was consigned as a foal to the JRHA Select sale and was bought for ¥241,500,000 ($2,272,400)[1] by Hajime Satomi. Satomi, whose horses usually carry the “Satono” prefix sent the colt into training with Yasutoshi Ikee. In all of his races in to the end of 2016 Satono Diamond was ridden by the French jockey Christophe Lemaire.

He is from the sixth crop of foals sired by Deep Impact, who was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2005 and 2006, winning races including the Tokyo Yushun, Tenno Sho, Arima Kinen and Japan Cup. Deep Impact's other progeny include Gentildonna, Harp Star, Kizuna, A Shin Hikari and Makahiki.[2] Satono Diamond is the first foal produced by Malpensa a mare who won three Grade I races in her native Argentina.[3] She was descended from Royal Arch, an Irish mare who was exported to Argentina in the early 1930s.[4]

Racing career

2015: two-year-old season

Satono Diamond made his racecourse debut in contest for previously unraced juveniles over 2000 metres at Kyoto Racecourse on 8 November and won by two lengths from Leukerbad. Racing over the same distance at Hanshin Racecourse on 26 December the colt followed up in a minor event, winning by three lengths from Queen's Best.

2016: three-year-old season

[Satono Diamond at Kyoto in February 2016] The colt began his 2016 campaign in the Grade 3 Kisaragi Sho (a trial race for the Satsuki Sho) on 7 February over 1800 metres at Kyoto. He started the 1/5 favourite against eight opponents and won by three and a half lengths and a head from Les Planches and Leukerbad.[5] In the Satsuki Sho over 2000 metres at Nakayama Racecourse on 17 April Satono Diamond was made the 1.7/1 favourite ahead of the Japanese champion two-year-old colt Leontes in an eighteen-runner field. Before the race Ikee commented on the colt's physical progress and added “he's very stable mentally and he can handle any kind of race”.[6] After racing in mid-division the favourite made a forward move in the straight but was slightly hampered in the closing stages and finished third behind Dee Majesty and Makahiki. Ikee later said that the tactics employed had been “a mistake”, commenting “this colt is big and has long limbs and he's not able to take small steps”.[7] On 29 May, in front of a 140,000 crowd at Tokyo Racecourse, Satono Diamond was one of eighteen colts to contest the 83rd running of the Tokyo Yushun and started second favourite behind Dee Majesty. He was positioned several lengths behind the early leaders before moving up to dispute the lead in the straight but in a very close finish he was beaten a nose by Makahiki with Dee Majesty half a length away in third place.[8]

[Satono Diamond's trainer Yasutoshi Ikee] After a break of almost four months, Satono Diamond returned to the track in the Kobe Shimbun Hai (a major trial race for the Kikuka Sho) over 2400 metres at Hanshin on 25 September. He started the 1/5 favourite in a fifteen-runner field an won by a neck from the 26/1 outsider Mikki Rocket.[9] Ikee commented “that was his first outing in a while and he was a bit keen and also didn’t show his best in the finish either. Still, he won, so that's the important thing.”[10] In the 77th running of the Kikuka Sho over 3000 metres at Kyoto on 23 October Satono Diamond started the 1.3/1 favourite in an eighteen-runner field which included Dee Majesty, Mikki Rocket and Air Spinel. He after racing in midfield he moved up on the outside entering the straight, took the lead 200 metres from the finish and quickened clear to win the race by two and a half lengths from the outsider Rainbow Line.[11] After the race Lemaire said “I’m excited and happy to be able to win a classic race for the first time in Japan. The colt was in his best condition and the only concern was the distance. But he responded really well in the last stretch so I was quite confident that we will win. He's a top-class horse and will definitely be able to win other G1 races”.[12]

On 25 December Satono Diamond was matched against older opposition when he was one of sixteen horses invited to contest the Arima Kinen over 2500 metres at Nakayama. He was made the 2.6/1 favourite ahead of the four-year-old Kitasan Black and the 2015 winner Gold Actor. The other runners included Sounds of Earth (second in 2015), Cheval Grand (Hanshin Daishoten, Copa Republica Argentina), Marialite (Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Takarazuka Kinen) and Mikki Queen (Yushun Himba, Shuka Sho). Satono Diamond raced in mid-division on the outside as the Maltese Apogee set the pace from Kitasan Black. He moved up to third place entering the straight before producing a late burst of acceleration to overtake Kitasan Black well inside the last 100 metres and win by a neck with Gold Actor half a length away in third place.[13] Lemaire said “He is such an easy ride. He makes my job so easy. He was a little slow to react on the last turn. But he was so strong in front of goal. He has such a big heart”, whilst Ikee commented “It's a huge relief. He’ll be able to take it up a notch or two next season. He should really come into his own by the fall. He just beat the best horses in all of Japan as a 3-year-old, which is great and gives us something to look forward to next year.”[14]

2017: four-year-old season

Satono Diamond began his 2017 campaign in the Grade 2 Hanshin Daishoten over 3000 metres on 19 March. He started at long odds-on with the only of his nine opponents to start at less than 28/1 being Cheval Grand and the 2014 Tokyo Yushun winner One And Only. He won by one and a half lengths from Cheval Grand with the outsider Tosen Basil taking third place.[15] On 30 April the colt faced a rematch with Kitasan Black in the spring edition of the Tenno Sho over 3200 metres at Kyoto and started 1.5/1 second favourite behind his older rival. He finished third of the seventeen runners, beaten one and a quarter lengths and a neck by Kitasan Black and Cheval Grand.

In August Satono Diamond was sent to France to be prepared for a challenge for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. On his European debut he started second favourite for the Prix Foy over 2400 metres on soft ground at Chantilly Racecourse on 10 September but after briefly taking the lead 300 metres out he faded to finish fifth behind the German challenger Dschingis Secret. In the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three weeks later he made no impact and came home fifteenth of the eighteen runners behind Enable.[16]

2018: five-year-old season

On his first run as a five-year-old Satono Diamond finished third to Suave Richard in the Kinko Sho over 2000 metres at Chukyo Racecourse on 11 March. Three weeks later he started third choice in the betting for the Grade 1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin but was “never a threat” and came home seventh behind Suave Richard, beaten six and a quarter lengths by the winner.[17] On 24 June at the same track he was made favourite for the Grade 1 Takarazuka Kinen over 2500 metres. He disputed the lead with the eventual winner Mikki Rocket early in the straight but then faded in the closing stages to finish sixth.

After the summer break Satono Diamond returned on 8 October when he went off the 1.3/1 second choice behind Cheval Grand in the Grade 2 Kyoto Daishoten over 2400 metres. Ridden by Yuga Kawada he settled in mid-division before overtaking the front-running Win Tenderness early in the straight and held off the late run of the filly Red Genova to win by half a length.[18] The horse returned to the highest class for his next race and ran sixth behind Almond Eye in the Japan Cup at Tokyo on 24 November. Satono Diamond ended his season on 23 December with an attempt to repeat his 2017 success in the Arima Kinen and came home sixth of the sixteen runners behind Blast Onepiece.

Stud record

Satono Diamond was retired from racing at the end of the 2018 season and began his career as a breeding stallion at the Shadai Stallion Station.

Assessment and awards

In the JRA Awards for 2016 Satono Diamond was named Best Three-Year-Old Colt a he took 286 of the 291 votes. In the poll to determine the Japanese Horse of the Year he finished third in the voting behind Kitasan Black and Maurice.[19] In the 2016 edition of the World's Best Racehorse Rankings he was given a rating of 123, making him the 12th best racehorse in the world and the third-best three-year-old colt behind Arrogate and Almanzor.[20]

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title: Satono Diamond

question: When was Satono Diamond born?

answer: Satono Diamond was born on January 30, 2013.

question: How much was Satono Diamond purchased for?

answer: Santono Diamond was purchased for ¥241,500,000, or $2,272,400.

question: When did Satono Diamond make his racing debut?

answer: Satono Diamond made his racehorse debut in 2015.

question: When did Satono Diamond retire?

answer: Satono Diamond retired at the end of the 2018 season.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article details the career of the Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse Satono Diamond, who was born on January 30, 2013. He had a three year career that started in 2015 and ended at the end of 2018.


text:
A unknown person, without name, lives in a cave. Far away from the urban. The person eats meat, and plants, drinks water, and that all from the cave. The person always got a smile ready, and got no prejudices. The person is dumped by there parents when the person was only 6 years old. He look to the birds every day, and feeling not very lonely because there was always some birds in the cave.

But, on a day, someone else was entering in the cave. A other person, what crying and crying.

The person was surprised, and says: Why you're here? Why you're cry?

The crying person: I'm feeling my sad, so sad that I can't even use a word for it.

The person give the crying person a stone scale with water, and asking: Why you're then here? Why you're feel sad?

The crying person was crying harder, and says: Nobody support my, the society not, my family not, and even my parents not. There never supported my with my wish to life just so normal as the rest of the society. I'm just a person who is in a luxury prison, and feeling hopeless and see no escape about it. My dream was also my last hope what making my positive, but because everybody blocking it, I not believe in hope anymore, its all nonsense.

The person seeing how the tears of the crying person drying out, and asking: Why you're here?

The crying person says: Because, I was look to a place to end it all. There is much pains in my life, and I can't restart living on a better, happy way.

The person was become emotional and says: Well, you can restart you life here, and you dream also can be true here. You soul is heavy ruined, and here you can repair it. Do what you will, say what you will say, you're free here to be yourself and make you dreams to a true.

The crying person begins to again cry, but the tears are tears of happiness, and was saying: Very very much thanks, finally a escape, and a good escape.

title: Happiness & Hopeless (First 'short' story, inspirited a bit by my past)

question: Who is the story about?

answer: The narrator talks from the perspective of both the hermit and the person who arrives at the cave. They both fix problems for each other.

question: Explain problems they solve for each other.

answer: For the hermit, it's loneliness and for the other person it's an escape from their old life.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The story of a hermit who lives in a cave who comes across a crying person who wishes to end it all. The hermit offers the person sanctuary and they are glad to escape their old life.