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SHE-HULK (LYRA) is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is from an alternate future of Marvel's main timeline, and is the daughter of that reality's Thundra and the 616 Hulk.

Publication history

Created by writer Jeff Parker and artist Mitch Breitweiser, Lyra first appeared in a one-shot story entitled _Hulk: Raging Thunder_ #1 (August 2008), and then in _Hulk Family: Green Genes_ #1 (February 2009). The character “received enough of a positive fan response to earn her a try-out in a brand-new mini-series.”[1] So in 2009 _All New Savage She-Hulk_, a four-issue limited series, began, written by Fred Van Lente with pencils by Robert Q. Atkins and Peter Vale.[2][3]

She-Hulk appeared as a supporting character in _Avengers Academy_ beginning with issue #20 (Dec 2011), making several appearances throughout the series.

Fictional character biography

Following the failed assassination attempt during which a key component of the male genetic birthing matrix—stolen to replace an identical component of the Femizon's matrix—is destroyed, Lyra is dispatched back in time to the era of _Dark Reign_ on Earth-616 in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the extinction of her people. Assisted by Boudicca, a digital wrist toy reprogrammed with Femizon technology, Lyra begins seeking the greatest hero of the era—by which she inevitably means a man, due to the word's definition male-specific curse in her culture. Due to many of the warring tribes of men having taken former heroes such as Wolverine and Sentry as symbols of worship to continue their war on the Femizons, Lyra hopes that by killing the greatest hero, the men will have nothing to worship and many Femizons will be spared.

She comes into conflict with the original She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters). In this fight, She-Hulk makes references to Thundra and how she looks similar to Lyra, which angers Lyra. It is then discovered that Lyra becomes weaker as she becomes angrier. Before Jennifer can capitalize, the Sentry intervenes. Lyra tells the Sentry that she is looking for the greatest hero, and the name of that hero is Norman Osborn. When Lyra finally manages to confront him, she reveals that her mission is not to kill him, but to breed with him.[4] Upon kissing him, she recollects all the evil he will be responsible for creating in the future and refuses to go through with it. Norman and the rest of the Dark Avengers corner Lyra, but Jennifer Walters rushes to her aid. Both manage to escape by the aid of A.R.M.O.R. Instead of returning to her Earth, Lyra decides to stay and become an agent of A.R.M.O.R.[5]

Lyra went out in search of Jennifer Walters, as only she could help her in orientation on Earth-616. However, she is attacked by the Gamma Corps, who were hired by Osborn to capture her and Boudicca to recover incriminating files she stole from Osborn and to gain knowledge of the future that would be beneficial to Osborn. Lyra, however, proves to be too difficult to capture.[6] She is later seen in the company of Red She-Hulk and M.O.D.O.K and has joined their ranks for unknown reasons.[7] After Thundra betrays Intelligencia to aid Red Hulk, Lyra takes her position in the Frightful Four.[8]

It is later revealed that Lyra only joined The Frightful Four in hopes of getting information on Jennifer's whereabouts. She finds her in stasis on an Intelligencia base.[9] Lyra manages to free her, but both are attacked by Red She-Hulk.[10] After a brief fight with her, they manage to convince her to fight alongside them to stop Intelligencia.[11] Following the defeat of Intelligencia, Lyra begins traveling with her father, brother, Jennifer, Rick Jones, and Betty Ross.[12]

During the _Fear Itself_ storyline, Lyra teams up with Namor, Loa, and Doctor Strange when Namor needs help reclaiming New Atlantis from Attuma, who was transformed into Nerkodd: Breaker of Oceans. The group is even assisted by Silver Surfer when he arrives to help.[13]

Following the _Fear Itself_ storyline, Lyra is seen as part of the new class of students when the Avengers Academy moves to the former headquarters of the West Coast Avengers.[14]

After her time at the Avengers Academy, Lyra later resurfaces on an environmental crusade against fracking operations by large corporations. The Hulk, now controlled by his Doc Green persona, ambushes Lyra and attempts to defeat her as part of his plan to rid the world of Gamma-powered superhumans. He plans to send her back to her original timeline, but the process is hijacked by Doc Green's A.I., Gammon, who instead traps Lyra in a hellish alternate dimension.[15] Randall Jessup and Daman Veteri (two of Doc Green's assistants) eventually manage to track down Lyra, only to find that she has become the empress of the dimension she was banished to, subjugating the male population and even forcing some of them into her own royal harem of sex slaves. However, she formed a peaceful matriarchy like her home world and she would rather stay there than go back. The three are accidentally teleported back to Earth-616, and Veteri and Jessup agree to become Lyra's servants until they can find a way to get her back to her kingdom.[16]

Lyra is later shown to have indeed left the 616 and reunited with mother in Weirdworld, where the two have fun there.[17]

Powers and abilities

In a calm state, Lyra possesses vast superhuman strength, which she is able to enhance further through a meditative fighting-trance (that also greatly enhances her sensory perception of her surroundings), as well as superhuman stamina, durability, agility, and speed.[18]

Although comparable to Colossus for example, even when at her peak, Lyra possesses less raw power than the base/calm level of the original She-Hulk. Unlike her father, Hulk, Lyra actually becomes weaker rather than stronger when she gets angry.[19] She still maintains super-human strength, with her lowest strength being equivalent to that of Spider-Man. This was done by her Femizon creators, as a fail-safe way to keep her from turning on them.[20] Her father had injected her with power-inhibiting or modifying S.P.I.N. technology that negated the weakness, allowing her to transform into a nonpowered human state at will and turn into her Hulk form when angry like the rest of her family.[21] However, this alternation was only temporary and her powers had returned to the way they were when she joined The Defenders.[22]

Lyra developed a technique that enables her to fight in a trance-like meditative state when she is completely calm and at peace. Through her practice, Lyra can feel minute traces of gamma rays in every human being and use them to heighten her perception and reflexes, and in this state apparently possesses higher fighting skill than any of her other family members, being able to single-handedly summarily defeat the entire team of Norman Osborn's “Dark Avengers”, with the exception of the Sentry.[23][24]

Lyra can leap over 600 feet upwards, and 1000 feet across.[25] She also possesses an immunity to the Venom symbiote—which she calls the “black bloom”—due to a vaccination injected when she was a child.[26]

Thanks to her upbringing she is an expert fighter and killer with experience fighting super-powered humans as well as military types. She is also familiar with a wide variety of future tech and knows a lot of future history which, despite her best efforts, seems to be unfolding the way she was taught it did.

In other media

Video games

-   Lyra appears as an alternate costume/character for She-Hulk in _Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds_.

Collected editions

-   _All-New Savage She-Hulk_ vol. 2 #1–4

[1] The New Green: Fred Van Lente on Savage She-Hulk. Newsarama, March 17, 2009

[2]

[3] War of the Sexes: Van Lente Talks All-New Savage She-Hulk, Comic Book Resources, March 27, 2009

[4] _All-New Savage She-Hulk_ #3 (June 2009)

[5] _All-New Savage She-Hulk_ #4 (July 2009)

[6] _The Incredible Hulk_ #601-602 (August–September 2009)

[7]

[8] _Hulk_ #19

[9] _Fall of the Hulks: The Savage She-Hulks_ #1

[10] _Fall of the Hulks: The Savage She-Hulks_ #2

[11] _Fall of the Hulks: The Savage She-Hulks_ #3

[12] _Incredible Hulks_ #612

[13] _Fear Itself: The Deep_ #1-4

[14] _Avengers Academy_ #21 (Nov. 2011)

[15] _Hulk_ (vol. 3) #11

[16] _Hulk_ (vol. 3) #16

[17] _Squadron Supreme #15_

[18] _Fall of the Hulks: Gamma_ #1

[19]

[20] _The All-New Savage She-Hulk_ #2

[21] _She-Hulks_ #1 (Nov. 2010)

[22] “Fear Itself: The Deep” #3"

[23]

[24] _The All-New Savage She-Hulk_ #4

[25]

[26]

title: She-Hulk (Lyra)

question: When was She-Hulk (Lyra) first introduced?

answer: Lyra appeared in a on-shot story titled "Hulk: Raging Thunder #1" that was released on August 2008.

question: What abilities does Lyra possess?

answer: In a calm state, Lyra has superhuman strength that she can further enhance through a meditative fighting-trance. She also has superhuman stamina durability, agility, and speed.

question: Who is the original She-Hulk?

answer: Jennifer Walters is the original She-Hulk.

question: Does Lyra appear in any other forms of media?

answer: Lyra appears as an alternate costume for She-Hulk in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: She-Hulk (Lyra) is a fictional antihero in American comic books published by Marvel comics. She first appeared in "Hulk: Raging Thunder #1" in August 2008.


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The INTER-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME (IDP) IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY was established at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2010. This is primarily a research group actively involved in research and education in the area of technologies to promote the learning-teaching process. It offers Ph.D programme

Introduction

The research focus of the IDP-ET are innovative pedagogies and instructional strategies,[1][2] technology enhanced learning of thinking skills,[3] and teacher use of educational technology, Tools and Strategies.

Faculty

There are eleven faculty members supported by technical staff. The faculty at IDP in ET come from backgrounds like Engineering, Industrial Design, Sciences and Education.

Admission

Students can secure admission in the IDP by writing an in-house conducted entrance test and based on their scores and statement of purpose are called for an interview. Admissions take place in May and December

[1]

[2]

[3]

title: Inter-Disciplinary Programme in Educational Technology

question: What does IDP stand for?

answer: Inter-Disciplinary Program in Educational Technology.

question: What do they do?

answer: It's primarily a research group actively involved in research and education in the area of technologies to promote the learning-teaching process.

question: How many faculty members are there?

answer: 11.

question: When do admissions take place?

answer: In May and December.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The Inter-Disciplinary Program in Educational Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was developed in 2010. It's primarily a research group actively involved in research and education in the area of technologies to promote the learning-teaching process. There are eleven faculty supported by technical staff.  Interested students may apply by writing an in-house conducted entrance test and based on their scores and statement of purpose are called for an interview. Admissions take place in May and December.


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Wrote this after a workout yesterday while trying to cool off. Had put on headphones and the music inspired the following.  Typed this up on my phone in an email to a few friends and thought that I'd share it. I had gone back and done some editing to it, but I sort of liked the rough-hewn "on the spot" original and so here it is..

~~___________________________~~

The grey afternoon collapsed slowly into a cold autumn evening. The purple blue light of latent coffee shop security lights drifted unwelcoming shadows on asphalt and concrete as he strolled alone.

Over the years friends had gone away, the few he had got married and had kids, moved off to the sunshine of the south or to expensive ski slopes in resort towns.

Had expensive things.

Had family reunions.

His family he had inadvertently lost touch with, couldn't remember their addresses or even how he'd get to their houses if he could.

It was tiring to be angry all the time.

Why couldn't he shut it off.. The faces inside expensive restaurants drowning themselves in amber bliss or with the acrid stink of things smoked or inhaled or shot up their veins.

Couldn't keep but the most simple of jobs, and grew to hate customers and managers. Schedules.

Except here.

RESSVRECTIS.

The gate whined as he closed it; then he stood amongst the silent audience of sepulchers and crypts. Tipped stones marking the sleepspace of tenants who wouldn't complain.

This was a job he loved.

The soft chunking sound of wet soil as his muscles pleasantly toiled, warming with exercise and letting free the adrenaline.

Dumped the body into the hole, a body with a hole in its forehead, a fresh hole made by a man who made a fresh hole and then filled one to hide the other.

There were those who had reserved their place here in advance. He would make sure they kept those reservations.

Every. Single. One.

He liked to dig.

title: Dug.

question: How does the protagonist usually feel?

answer: Angry

question: Why does the man always feel angry?

answer: It is unclear why he always feels angry

question: What does the man work as?

answer: He is a gravedigger.

question: How does he feel about his job?

answer: He enjoys his job

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: A man strolls alone. He doesn't have many friends and doesn't keep in touch with his family. He is angry all the time, except when he is at work. He goes to his work as a gravedigger, where he enjoys himself.


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I don't want to read about a "veneer" and what's beneath it. I don't want to read about glass and wires and the new noir.

It's the way that you think of the concrete in an alleyway, the door that you look at with the blue light buzzing overhead in its wire-caged socket. I mean:

I hack away furiously at a keyboard, minding the sirens in the distance —and this time, for the first time, I'm sure that they're for me— and she bursts through the door and slips on the tile for a second, just catching herself. "Shitshitshit! Come the fuck on! Come on!"

I jump up, barely catching up to the moment. Her coat is blown by strong gusts from outside. Then I see a blinding white spotlight stream through the doorframe into the room right in front of me, painting her into halves before I hear "zeeowwhap! zeeowwhap!" and she's too shocked to scream as she looks down at the torn fabric and dark spots, all the blood. She looks up at me. She won't make it, and as soon as I realize that, I feel like throwing up. But there's no time. I grab the memfile and I run through the narrow hallway towards the front of the place. There are already people shouting at the back entrance as I make my way onto the street. I slam the door behind me, as if that would somehow separate me from what's coming to get me.

As I run down the stairs, I lock eyes with a guy standing right next to my bike. He and I both know what's happening and he widens his stance and squares towards me, taking deliberate steps over the curb, past the parking meter. He's not pulling a gun; he wants me alive. That's even worse... I'm fighting panic, the urge to run. This guy is fucking moving on me. What am I doing? There, in the gutter next to the steps: the vodka bottle. I pick it up and rush him, and he seems to get what's going on, but he's pissed off, like he expected the confrontation to go a lot smoother, like me not surrendering doesn't fit into his schedule. But he doesn't feel what I feel, which is all the unused adrenaline from a docile life (a life that, undoubtably, is past and gone now) surging and spiraling through my veins like bobsleds made of electricity. And rage— rage because they killed her and I didn't even know what she was like, because now she can't be "like" anything anymore, because they want to kill me too and I don't want to be killed.

So it proceeds that, as he tries to reach for the bottle to grab it out of my hands, to go on with his plan of subduing me without becoming dead, I yell and swing as hard as I can. His eyes get big. I hit a home run. It's nothing like the movies, the bottle doesn't break. He doubles over and screams because his nose and part of his face are broken. Still yelling, I pull the bottle in an imaginary arc through the side of his head, like driving a golf ball— the sound is sort of the same too, "WHOP-ping!" except it's followed immediately by another scream and the guy is stumbling and falling onto the ground. He is about as angry as someone can get, reaching out desperately with one hand to hook my leg or something. I step back and dart to my bike, turn the key in the ignition. Come on. Thumb the start. Ok. Pull as hard on the throttle as I can. Shit. The other people are bursting out of the front door now, still yelling. "Shit!" From a few hundred feet behind, they're firing at me— I know because I can see lines of air and things spraying sparks and bits of themselves all around me. I'm ducking and turning sharply into the next street.

The air is freezing. The night is dark. Streetlights and neon pass by as lines of fire; almost nobody is driving. It's terrifyingly empty. About a half hour later, I'm out of the city. I pull behind an abandoned gas station, cut my engine, step off of my bike, and collapse into the wall. I can't seem to cry or think about what I'll do next. All I can do is stare and think about how fucked it all was, how I want to go back to before it all happened.

title: The Protean Incident

question: what are the shooters after?

answer: It appears that they are after the memfile that the narrator has?

question: Why do the men want him alive? Yet they killed the girl

answer: He must know something that they need to find out.

question: Why are the other people firing at the narrator if the plan was to take him alive?

answer: Perhaps they know that catching him now will be difficult and he could cause more damage out of their range and alive.

question: How did the narrator's life change from docile to dangerous?

answer: He must have stumbled into something that dangerous people didn't want him to know.

question: Write a ~17 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator hears sirens. He knows that this time they’re here for him. The girl rushes in. She calls for him to come. A blinding light flashes through the doorway and cuts her in two. He grabs the memfile and runs through the narrow hall.

The narrator locks eyes with the guy standing next to his bike. He doesn’t pull a gun. He wants the narrator alive. The narrator grabs a bottle from the gutter and rushes the guy. The guy hasn’t expected a fight back and the narrator is filled with rage because the girl was killed. He hits the guy who falls to the ground.

He guns his bike. Now people are shooting at him. He drives for an hour and a half. Then pulls behind an abandoned gas station. He wants to go back to before it all happened.


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Beer, _Bike_ and
The Portland Way.

-   2 hour, 3 stop brewpub crawls
-   21+ ONLY ON BOARD
-   Buy your own beer at each stop
-   $35 per person Fridays & Saturdays
-   $30 per person Sundays through Thursdays
-   Ride rain or shine – come dressed for the weather!
-   Sign up individually or as a group
-   Multiple bikes available — now booking 15, 11, and 6 seaters

Choose Your Location

Pearl Pub (NW Portland)

Located in the heart of the pearl, out of Back Pedal Brewing Co.

Stops: Ascendant Beer Company, Avid Cider, and Von Ebert

Pedal power:  __ __ __

Fun:  __ __ __ __ __

Stops: Ascendant Beer Company, Old Town P&B, and Von Ebert

Pedal power:  __ __

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Stops: Paymaster Lounge, Joe's Cellar, and Yur's

Pedal power:  __ __

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Eastside Garage (SE Portland)

Located in inner Southeast Portland, garage opens onto 7th just south of Stark.

Stops: Schilling Cider House, Lucky Lab Brewing, and Loyal Legion

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Stops: Base Camp Brewing, Lucky Lab Brewing and Rogue Eastside

Pedal power:  __ __ __

Fun:  __ __ __ __ __

question: What is the article/ad all about?

answer: It's about an upcoming beer and bike pub crawl in Portland.

question: Why does the article/ad implore people to come dressed for the weather?

answer: Speculative answer: probably because the weather in Portland is unpredictable and it always rains.


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Dzhalil}}

DZHALIL (; , _Cälil_) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Sarmanovsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located near the source of the Menzelya River, south of Sarmanovo, the administrative center of the district. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 13,937.[1]

History

It was founded in 1964 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1968.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Dzhalil is subordinated to Sarmanovsky District.[3] As a municipal division, Dzhalil, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Sarmanovsky Municipal District as DZHALIL URBAN SETTLEMENT.[4]

Economy and infrastructure

As of 1997, two major industrial enterprises in the settlement were Dzhalilneft oil company and a bakery.[5]

Demographics

In 1989, ethnic Tatars accounted for 77.7% of the population, followed by the Russians at 19.6%.[6]

[1]

[2] _Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Tatarstan_, p. 240

[3] Order #01-02/9

[4] Law #39-ZRT

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title: Dzhalil (urban-type settlement)

question: What is Dzhalil?

answer: Dzhalil is an urban settlement in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

question: Where is it located?

answer: The locality is in the Sarmanovsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is near the source of the Menzelya River.

question: Is the place currently populated?

answer: It may be implied that the locality is currently populated.

question: Who handles the settlement's administration?

answer: The administration of the settlement is subordinated to Sarmanovsky District.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer:
Dzhalil is an urban settlement located in the Sarmanovsky District in Russia. The locality was founded in 1964 and granted the urban-type settlement status in 1968.

As of 2010, the locality's population stood at 13,937. Its administration is subordinated to Sarmanovsky District.

The Ethnic Tatars accounted for 77.7% of the population and the Russians made up 19.6% during 1989.


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PHYLLIS MUNDY (born January 31, 1948) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and former minority chairman of the House Finance Committee.

Biography

She is a graduate of Kingston High School and Bloomsburg University. Prior to her time in the State House, she was a French teacher and later, the manager of a multimillion dollar manufacturing facility. She was heavily involved with the Junior League, was President of the Wilkes-Barre chapter of the League of Women Voters, and served on the Luzerne County Property tax reform commission. A current and longtime resident of Kingston, Pennsylvania, Mundy represented the 120th legislative district of her state from 1991 to 2014. Given that the district, at the time, was 60 percent Republican, Mundy's landslide victory was considered a political upset, as was her enormous reelection victory in 1992.

In her 24-year service as a member of the General Assembly in Harrisburg, Mundy was a vehement supporter of environmental protection laws and state programs to boost early childhood education. She earned high ratings from the Sierra Club, an environmental advocacy group that gave Mundy a 100% rating recently, and AFL-CIO, which consistently gave Mundy high marks for her support of working families.

In her career, Mundy's signature policy achievements included leading successful efforts to pass bills that expanded care for senior citizens, improved the rights of foster children, provided stronger home visitation services for low-income expectant mothers, boosted pre-K education, cut property taxes, and expanded prescription drug coverage for seniors.

At home in the Kingston area, Mundy enjoyed broad popular support among voters of both parties in her district. Indeed, in two cases, she had no Republican opponent in reelection campaigns, including in 2004 and 2008. Her exceptional constituent service, constant visits in her district to attend local events and festivals, and her close ties to thousands of voters all contributed to her huge personal popularity. In addition to such attributes, Mundy's policy positions and votes were generally smiled upon by voters in her district. Most notably, her successful effort in 2005 to stop health care cost hikes at Blue Cross Blue Shield for residents of her district and her 2010 proposal for a one-year ban on new Marcellus Shale drilling permits both earned her widespread approval. Nonetheless, it is evident that one political reality aided Mundy in particular: her district became more compact and contiguous and thus increasingly Democratic in voter registration in her last decade in office, reaching 56 percent by 2012. Also, her hometown of Kingston, once heavily Republican, became mostly Democratic during the late 2000s.

Mundy's popularity translated into large election victories when she had a Republican opponent. Indeed, in 2000, 2002, and 2006, Mundy won 64 percent, 65 percent, and 75 percent of the vote, respectively.

Mundy easily won reelection in her last campaign in November 2012 by a 56% to 44% margin. On December 2, 2013, Mundy announced she would not run for reelection to a 13th term in the 2014 elections and that she would retire at the end of her term on November 30, 2014.

In retirement Mundy serves on the Boards of Maternal and Family Health Services (Secretary), Luzerne County Head Start, Area Agency on Aging of Luzerne/Wyoming Counties (Chairman), Anthracite Scenic Trails Assn. (ASTA) and the Vestry of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church where she serves as Stewardship Chair. She was also appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to serve on the Early Learning Investment Commission and the Governor's Office of Administration Advisory Board. Most recently Mundy became a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for foster or care dependent children. Her greatest pleasure in retirement is spending time with her son Brian, daughter-in-law April and grandsons Mason and Bryce.

title: Phyllis Mundy

question: What did Phyllis work as before she entered politics?

answer: Phyllis was a French teacher and a manager of a multimillion-dollar manufacturing facility.

question: What did Phyllis support as a member of the General Assembly?

answer: Phyllis was a huge supporter of environmental protection laws and state programs to boost early childhood education.

question: What are Munday's achievements?

answer: Her efforts to pass bills that expanded care for senior citizens, rights of foster children, boosting pre-K education, cut property taxes and expanded prescription drug coverage for seniors.

question: What did Mundy do post-retirement?

answer: Mundy serves on the Board of Maternal and Family Health Services, she is also the Chairman of the Area Agency on Aging of Luzerne/ Wyoming Counties. Most recently, Mundy became a CASA for foster or care-dependent children.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
Phyllis Mundy is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Prior to entering politics, Phyllis worked as a French teacher and later as a manager of a manufacturing facility.

Phyllis is a huge supporter of environmental protection laws and state programs to boost early childhood educations. Her efforts to pass bills that expand care for senior citizens, rights of foster children, and prescription drug coverage for seniors are a few of her many achievements.

Post her retirement, Mundy serves on the Board of Maternal and Family Health Services. Recently, she became a CASA for foster or care-dependent children.


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Excerpts’ from “The Journal”

This is one of the journal entries from a book called “The Journal”.

Let me know what you think........

::

January 10th 7:55 am

It’s snowing. Still the first one here. I hate the snow. It took me 2 hours to drive to work and I smoked all my cigarettes. My head hurts. I have had the same head ache for 6 months. It seems to only go away when I am drunk or high. I remember a time in my life when I loved the snow. I was born in February, so snow was always reminded me of my birthday and that was exciting. I hate my birthday now too. I need more cigarettes.
I think it is the craziest shit in the world to go to work and pretend to be happy or excited to be there; when you are dying inside. If people acted the way they felt, everyone would fucking hate everybody. I hate the background noise of casual conversation. Who cares about your weekend, you’re probably telling me a lie about what you did anyway; so that you can think that I still respect you. If I told you the truth about what I did this weekend, you would think I’m fucking nuts. I can just imagine that conversation with these Midwest jerkoffs. “Oh, hey Bob, how was your weekend”? “Good, just relaxing, how ‘bout yours”? “Good, you know, the usual, got piss drunk wasted, blew coke in a bar’s bathroom until my nose was clogged and then spent Sunday masturbating in between throwing up”. Fuck these people. We have nothing in common. I am constantly acting. It’s hard not to curse.
I love coffee. I love coffee with cigarettes. I sometimes day dream about how awesome it was when you could smoke at your desk and basically anywhere you wanted. I have an old Playboy that shows add for TWA, where the hot stewardess is lighting the business man’s cigarette. That is awesome. But, I still think its ass backwards to smoke indoors. I hate the way you stink the next day after going to a bar that lets you smoke inside. It also seems to bring in the morons. I hate bar games. You can still smoke inside in my home town.  I hate my home town.
My dogs will probably shit inside my house today; they won’t go in the snow. They are good dogs though. We got them from the pound and they were abused as puppies. They have little scares on their feet from their cages at the puppy mills. What kind of soulless piece of trash do you have to be to abuse a fucking puppy? They were a gift to my fiancé.
We are getting married in September and moving to LA the first of the year. This is all I think about. I can’t wait to get out of here. I once planned to move there, but chickened out because I had to do it alone. Pussy. Now I have her and she wants to move there too, so it’s perfect. I don’t care if I have to be a bartender; at least it’s not here. At least there is some fucking culture and life and art and something to do besides, drink yourself to death every fucking weekend.  I am excited for every moment of our move; from the house hunting, to packing our shit, the drive, the hotels, the adventure. That is what life is about. Not this day-to-day Midwest bullshit, I suffer through. I am done playing this fucking corporate shit. I am successful, but fuck it, I hate it. People with any talent don't live here. I can’t stand anything about living here. The way people talk, the way people act, the fact that everyone is a grossly obese and no one seems to notice how fucking ridiculous that is. When the fuck did everyone become so fucking fat and stupid. I sometime wish I was stupid. That would be an easier road.
Someone just showed up. There goes my morning. fuck this.

title: The jounral of a someone

question: Why does the narrator have a headache?

answer: Possibly from stress or smoking.

question: Why does the narrator think their weekend is out of the ordinary?

answer: Information can't be found.

question: Why does the narrator hate their hometown so much?

answer: S/he hates the lack of culture in their hometown.

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: Information can't be found.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator writes about how much they hate their hometown in their journal. She or he cannot wait to move to LA with her or his fiance.


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this isn't real. or is it more real than anything i've ever seen? i knew it the moment i opened my eyes: i'm somewhere else. this place was designed to put me at ease. i just walked a scary path, but i think i am in heaven now.

"we like to call it stage 4," a voice boomed from above. did he just hear my thoughts? "yes. you will note that sentient lives are generally partitioned into 3 stages: growing up, self-manifestation, and winding down."

i was convinced it was a simulation. "oh, it is." then where am i? "we like to call it stage 4," he repeated. "we have found that when most sentient beings enter stage 4, the first thing they ask is, 'am i safe?'". i assume you're trying to convey that this is a good universe. "precisely; it is the least we can do to ease your transition." many people die every minute. shouldn't you be moving on to someone else?" "i already am. to put it crudely, i'm a piece of software representing the chief architect. i am here but i am also many other places. like the being in asimov's 'last answer.'" you said that the first thing people wonder... "i know where you're going with this. you're going to say what kind of creator am i, if beings in my universe don't even know if this is a good one."

not only do you read my thoughts, you read where my thoughts are going. but yes, what kind of creator are you? "trying to push the balance toward good is not as easy as it sounds, at least without giving away the answer. sentient life is *art*. it would take something away to reveal ourselves. you would have gotten less out of it; thought it was less real. and besides, whether or not there is a creator, people should generally behave as if there isn't."

so am i plugged in from the outer universe? "no. you were born truly in this universe. and so you must stay in this universe. we made stage 4 to... make amends. not to you in particular, necessarily, but given the great number of beings who suffer, we created this place for all of you. it is anything you want it to be, including being reborn into stage 1, or designing your own sub-universes, or even going quietly into the night."

and what about you? what happens when you die? "i wish i knew," the voice boomed from above. "in a way, i greatly envy you."

title: welcome to stage 4

question: Who speaks the line "i know where you're going with this. you're going to say what kind of creator am i, if beings in my universe don't even know if this is a good one"?

answer: The voice/creator.

question: Why does the voice envy the narrator?

answer: Because the narrator knows what happens to them when they die.

question: What does the voice mean by "going quietly into the night"?

answer: Presumably ceasing to exist altogether.

question: What is the purpose of stage 4?

answer: Stage 4 is meant to make ammends for all of the suffering people have endured during their lives.


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The 1957 CANADA CUP took place 24–27 October on the East Course at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.[1] It was the fifth Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 30 teams. These were the same 29 teams that had competed in 1956 with the addition of Thailand. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Japanese team of Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono won by nine strokes over the American team of Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead. The individual competition was won by Torakichi Nakamura, seven shots ahead of Gary Player, Sam Snead and Dave Thomas.[2]

Teams

  Country   Players
  --------- ------------------------------------------------
            Antonio Cerdá and Leopoldo Ruiz
            Bruce Crampton and Peter Thomson
            Arthur Devulder and Flory Van Donck
            Mário Gonzalez and Juan Querrellos
            Al Balding and Stan Leonard
            Manuel Morales and Enrique Orellana
            Chen Ching-Po and Hsieh Yung-yo
            Oswaldo de Vincenzo and Miguel Sala
            Henning Kristensen and Carl Paulsen
            Cherif El-Sayed Cherif and Mohamed Said Moussa
            Peter Alliss and Ken Bousfield
            Jean Garaïalde and François Saubaber
            Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor Snr
            Alfonso Angelini and Ugo Grappasonni
            Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono
            Felipe Galindo and Jose Palacios
            Cees Cramer and Gerard de Wit
            John Kelly and Ernie Southerden
            Leony Carrasco and Celestino Tugot
            Henrique Paulino and Fernando Silva
            Eric Brown and John Panton
            Harold Henning and Gary Player
            Park Myeong-chul and Yun Duk-choon
            Carlos Celles and Ángel Miguel
            Ake Bergquist and Harry Karlsson
            Jacky Bonvin and Robert Lanz
            Uthai Dabphavibul and Manb Debphavibul
            Jimmy Demaret and Sam Snead
            Dai Rees and Dave Thomas
            Georg Bessner and Kaspar Marx

Source[3][4]

Scores

TEAM

  #     Country               Score                 To par
  ----- --------------------- --------------------- --------
  1                           141-138-135-143=557   −19
  2                           136-145-142-143=566   −10
  3                           144-139-146-140=569   −7
  4                           145-139-145-143=572   −4
  5                           146-140-142-145=573   −3
  6                           145-144-141-146=576   E
  7                           146-140-148-145=579   +3
  8                           146-145-144-146=581   +5
  9                           147-146-147-146=586   +10
  10                          150-150-149-138=587   +11
  T11                         149-151-152-143=595   +19
        151-148-147-149=595
  13                          154-148-153-144=599   +23
  T14                         151-151-153-148=603   +27
        152-151-150-150=603
        150-157-152-144=603
  17                          154-149-156-146=605   +29
  18                          149-154-155-148=606   +30
  T19                         154-163-146-148=611   +35
        153-153-151-154=611
  21                          154-152-155-152=613   +37
  22                          156-157-152-150=616   +40
  23                          155-151-158-159=623   +47
  24                          158-154-161-153=626   +50
  T25                         156-161-162-154=633   +57
        154-163-162-154=633
  27                          164-157-161-153=635   +59
  28                          164-161-161-151=637   +61
  WD                          148-147-WD
  WD

Harry Bradshaw of Ireland withdrew after 36 holes due to nose bleeding. Fernando Silva of Portugal withdrew after 54 holes.

Source[5][6]

INTERNATIONAL TROPHY

  #                Player               Country           Score             To par
  ---------------- -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- --------
  1                Torakichi Nakamura                     68-68-67-71=274   −14
  T2               Gary Player                            73-69-71-68=281   −7
  Sam Snead                             67-74-71-69=281
  Dave Thomas                           73-67-70-71=281
  T5               Stan Leonard                           71-71-70-71=283   −5
  Koichi Ono                            73-70-68-72=283
  T7               Bruce Crampton                         73-71-72-69=285   −3
  Jimmy Demaret                         69-71-71-74=285
  9                Peter Thomson                          72-68-73-74=287   −1
  T10              Peter Alliss                           73-67-75-73=288   E
  Antonio Cerdá                         72-72-73-71=288
  Harold Henning                        71-70-75-72=288

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title: 1957 Canada Cup

question: On which dates did the 1957 Canada Cup take place?

answer: October 24-27.

question: When did the Canada Cup become the World Cup?

answer: 1967.

question: What sport is the Canada Cup?

answer: Ice hockey.

question: Who won the individual competition in 1957?

answer: Torakichi Nakamura.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The 1957 Canada Cup was held on October 24-27 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan. The Canada Cup became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 30 teams. The Japanese team won, and Japanese player Torakichi Nakamura won the individual competition.


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"DEAD WAKE: THE LAST CROSSING OF THE LUSITANIA"

On May 7th, 1915, a German U-boat sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner, off the South Coast of Ireland in waters so still that some onboard could see the torpedo coming. The desperation on deck was so vivid that even the captain of the attacking submarine had to look away.

[“Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” by Erik Larson.]

“Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” by Erik Larson.

"The scene was too horrible to watch, and I gave orders to dive to twenty meters," German captain lieutenant Walther Schwieger later confided to a friend.

Schwieger was tragically lucky in crossing paths with the luxury liner as his submarine, the U-20, was slinking home at the end of a disappointing mission. But the revelation of Larson's research is that the Lusitania's fate may not have been only bad fortune. Something more sinister was possibly at play.

The Lusitania was the pride of the Cunard Line, so sumptuous that its first class dining room was two-tiered and tricked out with trappings reminiscent of Versailles. It was also a speedy behemoth fully capable of outrunning a sub given the chance. But the Lusitania wasn't moving at full speed on that journey, one of its towering funnels dormant as an economy measure.

[“Too Bad to Die” by Francine Mathews.]

“Too Bad to Die” by Francine Mathews.

Larson's account is impressively suspenseful given that the fatal outcome is never in question. The ship sank and of the nearly 2,000 passengers and crew members on board, about 1,200 died. Timing was a critical factor, from the moment the captain ordered the runway lowered to allow his tardy niece to depart the boat in New York to the slower speed crossing the Atlantic, in bringing all to their deaths.

But the greatest dramatic play in "Dead Wake" is between the wily U-20 and the big ship. While Britain used its submarines defensively, the German U-boats were on the attack and Schwieger was notoriously ruthless. By that point Germany had declared the waters around Britain an area of war and had signaled that any presumed covenant exempting merchant ships from attack was voided.

So what was the Lusitania doing en perilous route to Liverpool unescorted by military vessels? After all, another safer channel had been opened. Larson's estimable research and his narrative prowess unveil a big picture highlighting a secret agency's closely held knowledge of how dangerous passage was that day to the admiralty's puzzling failure to protect the Lusitania.

[“The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro.]

“The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Britain needed the U.S. in the war, and First Chief of Admiralty Winston Churchill had reflected that what was wanted in those submarine-infected waters was merchant traffic from America, "the more the better; and if some of it gets into trouble, better still."

Larson delivers it all from the cat and mouse game played by the U-20 to the backroom politics as well as the cataclysmic drama of the opulent ship's sinking. "Dead Wake" is history at its harrowing best.

[“Dark Rooms” by Lili Anolik.]

“Dark Rooms” by Lili Anolik.

"TOO BAD TO DIE" _by Francine Mathews_

A clever thriller based on Ian Fleming's World War II assignment as an intelligence officer in Cairo and Tehran. In the novel, Fleming is hunting a spy known as "Fencer" who works with "Kitten." How Bondsian is that?

"THE BURIED GIANT" _by Kazuo Ishiguro_

A lyrical tale reminiscent of Tolkien from an eminent literary voice. Set in Arthurian England, an elderly couple set out on an often menacing journey to the village of their long-lost son. Myth, legend and penetrating sadness.

"DARK ROOMS" _by Lili Anolik_

Vanity Fair writer Anolik tells the suspenseful tale of a woman determined to find her sister's killerBoo. The police consider the case solved, but Grace is certain that her wildly popular teenaged sister, Nica, died at the hands of another.

-   books
-   book reviews

question: What are the factors that led to the sinking of the RMS Lusitania?

answer:
The RMS Lusitania was one of the best ships of the Cunard Line. It has sumptuous dining rooms and furnishings that made its interiors look like that of Versailles'. It is also fast and capable of outrunning submarines. In 1915, the Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine. Out of the 2000 passengers on board, only 800 survived.

There are many factors accounting for this loss of lives. One of them was that the Lusitania had one of its towering funnels dormant so as to save money. For this reason, it was not able to distance itself in time from the submarine. Also, there is the fact that the liner was traveling without a military escort. This is a result of the First Chief of Admiralty Winston Churchill, who wanted more merchant ships on the coast despite German submarines were targeting them. he reckons the advantage of the trade with the United States is more than a few lost merchant ships.


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[alex iafallo]

He did it. He finally did it. Alex Iafallo scored his first National Hockey League goal on November 4th assisted by Anze Kopitar. You read that right. His first goal was assisted by an all-time great, Anze Kopitar. Talk about something he will never forget.

It seems like just yesterday that I was growing up with Alex in the great farm town of Eden, just outside of Buffalo. I still bump into him at the annual Eden Corn Fest and we recall the fond memories of playing ball hockey or pond shinny with our good buddies Brien Connelly and Zach Arno.

We were just a couple naive kids that dreamed of playing in Game 7’s. Never in our wildest dreams did we actually think that would become a reality. I cannot help but to get jacked up following Alex and his young, promising career. Every time he takes the ice I get to brag to my friends that I know him.

Call me crazy, but his sister, Jules, and his father, Tom, have better hands than him. Jules plays hockey at Ohio State University. She is in her senior year and off to a hot start with 7 points in 9 games, as the Buckeyes are a top ten team. Tom can still be found playing men’s league hockey where he is the silkiest player on the ice no matter the age of his teammates or opponents.

Growing up with Alex was awesome. He is a kind soft-spoken kid who was incredibly driven. His infectious smile and bright personality stood out at a young age. There was one thing you could always count on him doing, however, and that was playing hockey.

He loved every minute of it. I would often bump into him running laps at the Eden High School Track, or roller blading and stick handling on the tennis courts. He always had that same smile on his face. Always serious, but never too serious.

Off the ice, he was a stud volleyball player for Eden, which is known for its volleyball. If he did not choose to play junior hockey in the USHL, his volleyball Coach Robert Pierce would have pushed for him to play D-1 volleyball.

But, Alex followed his heart to the USHL and then to the NCAA for the University of Minnesota Duluth. His decision paid off as he led his team to an NCAA Frozen Four National Championship in 2017. He scored a crucial goal in an exciting win over Harvard University.

After the game, Alex had his pick of teams to sign with in the NHL. He chose the L.A. Kings. The decision was the right one.

Alex is off to a hot-start on the top line of the Kings. His point total should only grow, and he finally got the monkey of his first NHL goal off his back.

Here’s to you Alex! All your hard work paid off. Keep making Eden proud.

I am honored to call you a friend for life.

By: Matthew Benedict

[alex i.jpeg]

question: How did Iafallo score his first NHL goal?

answer: With the assistance of legend Kopitar.

question: Who is the author?

answer: Childhood friend of Iafallo's, Matthew Benedict.

question: How does Iafallo compare to his family members as a hockey player?

answer: Benedict says his sister and father are better players.

question: What would Iafallo be doing if not hockey?

answer: His volleyball coach would have encouraged him to play D-1 volleyball.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Alex Iafallo scored his first National Hockey League goal on November 4th assisted by legend Anze Kopitar. He grew up playing hockey with friends, never dreaming that he'd actually make it to the pros. He comes from a family of hockey players, his sister and father actually being better than him. He played various sports growing up, always an athletic kid. From roller blading to tennis, to volleyball. He followed his heart and pursued hockey where he's excelled.


text:
The Government of the Czech Republic, led by Prime Minister Jan Fischer, is a caretaker government established after Mirek Topolánek and his government lost confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies. Fischer, an independent statistician, was chosen as non-party candidate for the office of Prime Minister. Government ministers were recommended by Civic Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party and Green Party. Christian Democrats firstly supported the idea of establishing a temporary government until the next legislative election takes place. Jiří Čunek, leader of the Christian Democrats, later announced that his party would not nominate any candidate to this government but was willing to support it if they approve the government's programme. Regardless the decision of the presidium of the party, Miroslav Kalousek, Vlasta Parkanová and four other MPs, declared that they support new cabinet. Overally Civic Democrats nominated 6 Ministers and Prime Minister, Social Democrats 8 Ministers and Greens 2 Ministers.[1]

Jan Fischer was named Prime Minister on 9 April 2009. The rest of his cabinet was named on 8 May 2009. According to the Constitution of the Czech Republic, Fischer and his cabinet have to survive confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies in 30 days. If they fail, President Václav Klaus has to make a new appointment but it may still be Fischer. Fischer should survive the confidence vote because Civic Democratic Party and Social Democratic Party have already declared that they support the government. Jointly they have 155 of 200 votes. Required majority is 101.

Government ministers

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Portfolio             | Minister              | Nominated by          |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| Prime Minister        | Jan Fischer           | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Deputy Prime Minister | Jan Kohout            | ČSSD                  |
| Minister of Foreign   |                       |                       |
| Affairs               |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Deputy Prime Minister | Martin Barták         | ODS                   |
| Minister of Defence   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister for the      | Štefan Füle           | ČSSD                  |
| European Affairs      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Juraj Chmiel          | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Labour    | Petr Šimerka          | ČSSD                  |
| and Social Affairs    |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of           | Ladislav Miko         | SZ                    |
| Environment           |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Jan Dusík             | SZ                    |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Jakub Šebesta         | ČSSD                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Rut Bízková           | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister for Regional | Rostislav Vondruška   | ČSSD                  |
| Development           |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Interior  | Martin Pecina         | ČSSD                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Industry  | Vladimír Tošovský     | ČSSD                  |
| and Trade             |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Health    | Dana Jurásková        | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Finance   | Eduard Janota         | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Justice   | Daniela Kovářová      | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Transport | Gustáv Slamečka       | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of           | Miroslava Kopicová    | ODS                   |
| Education, Youth and  |                       |                       |
| Sport                 |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of Culture   | Václav Riedlbauch     | ODS                   |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister of           | Jakub Šebesta         | ČSSD                  |
| Agriculture           |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Minister for Human    | Michael Kocáb         | SZ                    |
| Rights and Minorities |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Chairman of the       | Pavel Zářecký         | ČSSD                  |
| Legislative Council   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

[1]

title: Jan Fischer's Cabinet

question: Who is Jan Fischer?

answer: The Prime Minister of Czech Republic (at the time of the article)

question: List three members of Jan Fischer's cabinet.

answer: Jan Kohout, Martin Barták, and Štefan Füle

question: When did Jan Fischer take up office?

answer: He was named Prime Minister on April 9, 2009.

question: What is Jan Fischer's political affiliation?

answer: Fischer was an independent non-party candidate.

question: Who is Ladislav Miko?

answer: He was Minister of Environment in Jan Fischer's cabinet.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Jan Fischer's Cabinet was a caretaker government in Czech Republic led by Prime Minister Jan Fischer, who was chosen as a non-party candidate after Mirek Topolánek and his government lost the confidence vote.


text:
Avanya beckons from the darkness. "Come quickly, there is much to learn and we haven't much time."

Only a faint glow, a dancing shadow of the distant flames from
their homeland illuminate their path, only vengeance fuels their spirits to push forward, and only the Goddesses know why they they have been given this task.  Ans so they push onwards, leaving their air of their countrymen in search of the knowledge that will set them free. Three souls hang in the balance, driven by a promise they have sworn their lives to keep.

title: "Come, let us seek out the children of the Afterlife...That we may learn legends we have forgotten, and legends we should not remember,"

question: What is the character's name in this text?

answer: Avanya

question: How many people are traveling forward?

answer: Three souls

question: What illuminates the path described?

answer: A faint glow, a dancing shadow of the distant flames

question: Who knows why they have been given the task?

answer: Only the Goddesses know why

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Three souls travel onwards to complete a task given to them.


text:
[skin changes during pregnancy]

Skin Changes During Pregnancy you can Expect

Your body goes through a lot of changes during pregnancy, and your skin is no exception. You may experience any number of these 11 common skin changes during pregnancy.

1. The “Pregnancy Glow”

The glow that others notice (though you may not) is one of the most common skin changes during pregnancy. This isn’t just a sentimental old wives’ term. This facial shine actually has a biological basis. The increased volume of blood causes the cheeks to take on an attractive blush, because of the many blood vessels just below the skin’s surface. On top of this redness, the increased secretions of the oil glands give the skin a waxy sheen. The flushed face on many pregnant women is similar to the one non-pregnant people experience when they are excited, cry or do anything that increases their heart rate (which pregnancy does constantly).

[The Health Brain Book]

2. The Pregnancy Mask

Sometime during the second trimester you may find yourself gazing at a different face in the mirror. Brownish or yellowish patchy skin changes during pregnancy called chloasma (also dubbed the mask of pregnancy) can appear anywhere on the face, but are seen most commonly on the forehead, upper cheeks, nose and chin. The pregnancy hormones estrogen and progesterone stimulate the melanin cells in the skin to produce more pigment, yet because these cells do not produce extra pigment uniformly, your facial skin may acquire a blotchy tan. (If you have ever taken oral contraceptives, you may already have experienced this particular hormonal side-effect.) Brunettes and darker-skinned women may notice darkened circles, resembling eye shadow, around their eyes. Chloasma cannot be prevented, but you can minimize the intensity of these blotchy, darkened areas by limiting your exposure to ultraviolet light (i.e., sunshine), which further stimulates melanin production.

3. Skin Changes During Pregnancy Include Acne

You probably thought your pimple days were over, but one of the skin changes during pregnancy you can expect is acne. While the acne of pregnancy is rarely as severe as that of adolescence, you may need to return to some of your teenage cleansing rituals. Fortunately, pregnancy is much shorter than adolescence; the bumps and pimples will subside shortly after delivery. Avoid abrasive scrubs or exfoliants; pregnant skin is too sensitive for these. Milder, oatmeal-based facial scrubs (available at nutrition stores) can help unplug the oily pores and are much kinder to sensitive skin. Because of the risk of birth defects, the anti-acne prescription drugs Accutane and Retin-A cannot be used during pregnancy.

[Fiber Tips for Kids]

4. Linea Nigra

Many women normally have a faint linea alba (white line) running from their navel to the center of their pubic bone. It is barely visible before pregnancy. (You may not have even known it was there). One of the skin changes during pregnancy that occurs sometime in the second trimester is the a linea alba becomes a linea nigra, a dark line that is much more noticeable. In some women the line extends upward from the navel as well. The linea nigra is darker in darker skinned women and disappears several months after delivery.

5. Dark Areas Become Darker

Little moles and freckles that existed before may now become bigger, and brown spots or birthmarks become browner from skin changes during pregnancy. New moles may also appear. (Consult your doctor or dermatologist if these moles seem particularly raised, dark, or have irregular borders). The areola and nipples of your breasts will become quite a lot darker; unlike other areas of your skin, which return to their original color after pregnancy, your areola will probably always be somewhat darker than they were before you were pregnant.

[Become a Dr. Sears Certified Health Coach]

6. Red Palms and Soles

Even as early as the second month of pregnancy, the insides of your hands and the bottoms of your feet may itch and take on a reddish hue, called palmar erythema. The increased color is nothing more than one of the curious skin changes during pregnancy.

7. Spider Veins

Those much-discussed pregnancy hormones, along with increased blood volume, cause those tiny, squiggly red or purple capillaries just below the surface of the skin to branch out and become more visible during pregnancy. It’s also common for spider veins (they resemble a small spider web), to pop out on the face or on the sclera (white part) of the eyeballs during delivery; intense, red-in-the-face pushing can break tiny blood vessels. Known as nevi, these burst vessels can be camouflaged by the appropriate use of make- up. Nevi take longer to disappear than many of the other skin problems of pregnancy, some spider veins on the legs or torso may not go away on their own. A dermatologist can remove them using injections if you feel that’s necessary.

8. Skin Tags

Some pregnant women develop tiny polyps, called skin tags, in areas where skin rubs on clothing or skin rubs together. Commonly found under the arms, between neck folds, or under bra lines on the chest, skin tags are caused by hyperactive growth of a superficial layer of skin. They disappear a few months following delivery, but can be easily excised if they bother you.

9. Heat Rash

You may think that only babies get prickly heat rash, but it is one of the skin changes during pregnancy that women experience, too. Caused by the combination of an already overheated pregnant body, dampness from excessive perspiration, and the friction of skin rubbing against itself or against clothing, prickly heat rash is pimply and slightly irritating. It is most common in the crease between and beneath the breasts, in the crease where the bulge of the lower abdomen rubs against the top of the pubic area, and on the inner thighs.

10. Itchy Skin Changes During Pregnancy

Many women enjoy a good “scratch down” at the end of the day. Some areas of your skin may itch because they are dry and flaky, others may itch because of a prickly rash, as mentioned above. Many women find the itching is most bothersome in the skin that stretches, mainly over the abdomen, but also on hips and thighs.

11. Pimply Eruptions

Around one percent of pregnant women experience itchy, red, raised patches on their abdomen, thighs, buttock, and extremities. This condition is called pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (dubbed PUPP). It tends to come and go during the second half of pregnancy and nearly always disappears shortly after delivery. Treat this the same as any other itchy skin eruption.

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question: Are changes in one's skin normal during pregnancy?

answer: Yes. There are several skin changes that are common during pregnancy.

question: Is the "pregnancy glow" a myth?

answer: It is not. The increased volume of blood in the body during pregnancy causes the cheeks to take on an attractive blush.

question: Why does acne come back during pregnancy?

answer: not answered

question: What are the causes of heat rash in pregnant women?

answer: Heat rash can be caused by the combination of an already overheated pregnant body, dampness from excessive perspiration, and the friction of skin rubbing against itself or against clothing.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article gives 11 common skin changes that one may experience during pregnancy.


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Equipment
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14 Jan

Buffing Compound Color Chart

The following picture will tell you how to choose polishing wheel and polishing compound when polishing different material objects.

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03 Jun

What Is Polishing ?

Polishing sometimes known as finishing or buffing is the process of removing light scratches and abrasions from a surface, and creating the desired brightness of finish on that surface. It is the final stage in the surfacing process.  When a material appears shiny you…

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05 Sep

How To Polish Aluminum To Mirror Finish

How to polish aluminum to mirror finish:

Prepping the surface

Clean and degrease the item you want to polish, make sure the surface is free of dirt. If the surface of work piece is lacquered you must remove the lacquer.

Sanding

If the parts are heavily scratched, marked,…

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07 Jun

Rotate Speed for Polishing And Buffing

The correct peripheral rotate speed is an important consideration in getting the right results from your buffing operation. Working at high rate heats the work surface and prevents the polishing compound working properly, while working at low speed can not get high mirror finish.
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question: What ar two given synonyms for polishing?

answer: Buffing and Finishing

question: What's the first step of polishing?

answer: Cleaning

question: How many colors of buffing compound are available.

answer: A specific answer is not given.

question: When did the author write about polishing aluminum?

answer: September 5th

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: This page is a collection of headings to posts on a blog about polishing. It spans many related topics from tools to processes. Many basic definitions relating to polishing are provided.


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The Beginning

The leaves fall relentlessly through sheets of rain. A boy rushes to get to the subway. Past the shallow puddles on the sidewalk, not giving a second glance at people on the street, he sprints down the stairs and into the underground network.

The boy is trying to make it halfway across the city, a one-train trip, only three stops, and the next one won’t come for another hour. A backpack slung over his back, it’s contents being a science textbook and a book entitled *Violin: From Crescendo To Concerto*, he is headed to a five o’clock violin lesson, directly followed by an hour long math tutor, and finally practicing his lines for the school play, *Hamlet*.

The young man is halfway to the station when he realizes he is five minute early. You would think that this would relax him, give him a moment of peace, but no. It only further increases his anxiety. Horrible thoughts of a broken train or a flooded tunnel fill his mind. He sits down, anxious beyond measure,and doesn't even notice the quarter fall from his pocket. He sees it, and upon realizing that it's his he springs up and walks towards it.

Too late however, a man bundled in various winter coats and another coat of grime bent down and grabbed it.

"Excuse me, sir," the boy says to the man.

The man walks on a if he hasn't heard him.

The boy repeats himself, louder than before, "Excuse me, sir!"

The man stops and looks behind, giving the sense that he has not heard the boy yet another, more subliminal sense, suggesting that he had.

"What is it you want, boy?" The man gives him a hard stare, as if daring him to say more.

The boy stutters, "I, um, the coin, it's um, mine could I-".

The man snaps at him, "Cut to the chase, boy! You won't get anywhere with that second-guessing cinder block up there between your shoulders!"

"I'm sorry sir, it's just that coin you picked up from the ground, it' mine."

The man offers sarcasm, "Well, such a *strong-minded* individual such as yourself who *obviously* shows very *plain* leadership qualities ought to have everything that is rightfully his, shouldn't he?" The man tosses the coin into the boy's outstretched hand and turns away.

The boy knows he shouldn't interfere with the man anymore, he was an odd type and gave him a bad feeling, but his attitude perplexed him more than anything and he wanted to know more.

"Excuse me, sir!", he calls out once more.

The man turns back, a look of vexation crossing his face.

"What is it you want now boy, is it the dollar I have hidden up my sleeve, or maybe the roll of dimes in my coat pocket?"

"No sir, I'm sorry for asking, but what is it that has you so flustered?"

"Flustered! I said nothing that implied my being flustered! What makes you assume that?"

"It's just, you seemed very cross at departing with that coin and-"

"I wasn't cross with the *coin*, I was cross with *you*, boy!"

"What have I done to offend you?", said the boy, trying not to express his own offense.

"You don't have the right look about you boy. Your gait's hurried, your fingers are restless, and your voice box's barely flickering with power."

"Why is that a problem, sir?"

"See, look at that! You're supposed to get up in my face, show some anger, something! Who taught you to be so soft-spoken?"

"Well, my parents taught me the rules, and I follow them in school."

"That's *despicable*! Tell me, boy, what happens if you do follow these *rules*?"

"Well, I've been told I'll have a happy life with a good job and lots of money." The whole time the boy has stared into space, hardly blinking.

"Lies!", the man shouts, "I'll tell you something, boy, not because I want to, but because you need to hear it."

"What is it then?"

"You're working for an empty cause. The lies they tell you is to keep your potential hidden, to make sure you work for them, not vice versa. You busy a lot?"

The boy nods.

"Just as I thought, they're really distractions. Who really cares if you can play Beethoven's 5th, can you choose between right and wrong. Can you see that there is something beyond what you know, something greater that valedictorians and diplomas, or will you live your life as another worthless human being?"

The boy is startled. Things are starting to make sense. "I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, sir."

"Tell me boy, do you do the things you do because you want to or because of this better life thing?"

The boy is too stunned to speak.

"It's like a modern *carpe diem*, boy. Every day wasted is a day you gave to them, do you want to continue to live like this?"

The boy shakes his head no.

"Neither do I, boy. But you're younger than me. You have a better chance at bringing about the change than I do. We cannot have these ideals yet, we have to work towards them, and maybe one day we will amount to something."

"I'm sorry, who's "we"?"

That moment his subway rolls into the station. The man smiles at him. "Remember what I said."

The boy gets into the subway. He turns back to get a glimpse of the man. He does. He also notices a tattoo on his arm that he didn't notice before. An "A" with a circle around it. Then the man vanishes from sight, into the crowd.

The boy sits down and opens his backpack. In it, along with it's previous contents, is a bunch of papers stapled together, a book called *Against the Logic of Submission* by Wolfi Landstreicher. IT looks as though it was printed by a home printer. The boy begins to flip through it when he notices a piece of lined paper, poorly torn out of a notebook, probably. It has one simple address: 818 SW 3rd Ave., PMB 1237 Portland, OR 97217.

With the address and the papers the boy slowly begins to awaken over the next few weeks. He realizes to the full extent what the man was saying. He begins a plan.

He leads the revolution.

title: The Beginning

question: What are the themes, if any, of the story?

answer: Defiance on the status quo / values set by society (which seem predominantly to be middle-upper class aspirations); that these values reduce one's true potential and are detached from morality.

question: When and where is this story set?

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The time period is not specific, however, this is likely set in contemporary times but not the last 10 years given the existence of subway but absence of social media / lack of acknowledge of technology and ways of spreading information suggests this is not set exactly in the present day.
An address mentioned near the end of the story suggests this takes place in Portland, Oregon.

question: Who is the man in the story?

answer: He is implied to appear shabby / homeless and to be an anarchist.

question: How is the story likely to continue (if it were to continue)?

answer: The boy carries out certain actions to raise awareness of the man's values.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A boy encounters a strange man in a subway, who tells him that the values he has been taught all his life are not worth living for, and encourages him to pursue a life free of these expectations. The man is implied to be an anarchist. The boy follows the papers the man slips him, and feels ready to start enacting change in his life.


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Xavi Hernandez has stated that Barça is still in his mind as a potential destination to become a coach when he hangs up his boots and the club is on another level compared to teams across Europe.

 17/07/2016

Upd. at 12:36 CEST

Javier Miguel

The 36-year-old took part in an exclusive interview with SPORT in which he spoke about his former club and his future plans when decides to retire.

"Barça is the best team that influences teams across the world, including international football," he said, "Nobody plays like Barça but they're still criticised.

"Besides, the club has the best players and their playing style is second to none.

"It's an honour that they still think of me after I left, but I think it's too early to become a coach [at the club]. It's true, however, that I'm passionate about coaching and love it.

"I'm with Felix Sanchez and Oscar Cano in the Aspire Academy learning a lot. I see the training techniques and methodology.

"But I feel good physically and want to continue playing for at least a couple more years."

Barça have already made three signings this summer in Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Digne and Denis Suarez as the Catalan club go in search of retaining their league and Copa del Rey crowns in addition to regaining the Champions League from Real Madrid.

Xavi believes that Luis Enrique only needs a few adjustments to help get the team back to their full potential and winning all possible titles.

"The truth is that Barça only needs little things, one or two touches [to make the team perfect]," Xavi concluded, "Renewing the contracts of Sergio Busquets, Neymar, Andres Iniesta and [potentially] Lionel Messi proves they care about their players.

"Tell me who is better than Busquets, Iniesta or the other two mentioned?"

"Despite the environment, criticism and everything around the club, Barça are clear favourites to win [all the titles]. So I insist that they appreciate what they have because what they have is very good."

question: What does Xavi Hernandez want to do?

answer: He still wants to play for a few years before transitioning to coaching.

question: What does Xavi think about his former team Barcelona?

answer: He thinks their squad is very good, and their playstyle is second to none. He says only a few touches would make the squad perfect. He sees Barcelona as a favorite in all competitions they are in.

question: Which players at Barcelona renewed their contracts?

answer: Sergio Busquets, Neymar, and Andres Iniesta.

question: What is Xavi's opinion about coaching?

answer: He's very passionate about it and loves the study he's getting at Aspire Academy.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Xavi Hernandez has stated that Barcelona is still in his mind as a potential destination to become a coach when he hangs up his boots and the club is on another level compared to teams across Europe.


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MICHAEL MORRIS, 3RD BARON KILLANIN, (30 July 1914 – 25 April 1999) was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He succeeded his uncle as Baron Killanin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1927, when he was 12, which allowed him to sit in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster as Lord Killanin upon turning 21.[1][2][3]

Early life

Morris was born in London,[4] the son of Lt. Col. George Morris, an Irish Catholic from Spiddal in Connemara, County Galway. The Morrises were one of the 14 families making up the Tribes of Galway. During the First World War, Killanin's father was killed in action near Villers-Cotterêts, France, on 1 September 1914 while commanding the Irish Guards. His grandfather was The 1st Baron Killanin, who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1887 to 1889.

His Australian-born mother, Dora Maryon Wesley Hall (1891–1948), was the second-eldest daughter of English-born James Wesley Hall (1839–1901) and Australian Mary Dora Frederica Hall (_née_ Dempster; 1864–1895). Wesley Hall was the first general manager of the famous Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Limited in the Colony of Queensland, Australia, from 1886 to 1891. He was born in Kington, Herefordshire, Great Britain, to Walter Hall, a miller, and Elizabeth Carleton Skarratt. Lord Killanin's maternal grandmother, Dora Hall, was born in Williamstown, Colony of Victoria, to William Dempster, a bank manager, and Margaret Herbert Davies.

Killanin was educated at Summerfields, Eton College, the Sorbonne in Paris and then Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the renowned Footlights dramatic club. In the mid-1930s, he began his career as a journalist on Fleet Street, working for the _Daily Express_, the _Daily Sketch_ and subsequently the _Daily Mail_. In 1937–38, he was war correspondent during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

In July 1927, he succeeded his uncle to become The 3rd Baron Killanin, which gave him an hereditary seat in the House of Lords at Westminster as it was a peerage in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Family

Lord Killanin married (Mary) Sheila Cathcart Dunlop (1919–2007), MBE, of Oughterard, County Galway, in 1945. She was the granddaughter of Henry Dunlop, who built Lansdowne Road Rugby Ground in Ballsbridge, Dublin, in 1872. Her father was Douglas Canon Lyall Chandler Dunlop, Church of Ireland Rector of Oughterard. Lord and Lady Killanin had three sons: George Redmond (“Red”), Michael (“Mouse”), and John (“Johnny”), and a daughter, Monica Deborah.[5][6][7][8]

Military career

In November 1938, the young Lord Killanin was commissioned into the Queen's Westminsters, a territorial regiment of the British Army, where he was responsible for recruiting fellow journalists, including future _Daily Telegraph_ editor Bill Deedes, and friends who were musicians and actors. He reached the rank of major and took part in the planning of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy in 1944, acting as Brigade Major for 30th Armoured Brigade, part of the 79th Armoured Division. He was appointed, due to the course of operations, a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). After being demobilised, he went to Ireland. He resigned his TA commission in 1951.

President of the IOC

In 1950, Lord Killanin became the head of the Olympic Council of Ireland (the OCI), and became his country's representative in the IOC in 1952. He became senior vice-president in 1968, and succeeded Avery Brundage, becoming President elect at the 73rd IOC Session (21–24 August) held in Munich prior to the 1972 Summer Olympics. He took office soon after the Games.[9]

During his presidency, the Olympic movement experienced a difficult period, dealing with the financial flop of the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the boycotts of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Denver, originally selected to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, withdrew and had to be replaced by Innsbruck. The cities of Lake Placid and Los Angeles were chosen for 1980 Winter and 1984 Summer Games by default due to a lack of competing bids. Killanin resigned just after the Moscow Olympics in 1980, and his position was taken over by Juan Antonio Samaranch. He was later unanimously elected Honorary Life President.[10]

Other positions

Killanin served as Honorary Consul-General of Monaco in Ireland from 1961 to 1984.[11]

Killanin served as Chairman of the Race Committee for Galway Racecourse from 1970 to 1985.[12] In his acceptance speech on behalf of the Galway Race Committee when accepting an award for its contribution to Irish Racing in 2013 the then chairman Mr Naughton said Lord Killanin’s appointment as Chairman of the Race Committee in the early 1970s was instrumental in setting in motion a train of development that has resulted in the venue not only becoming a top horse-racing destination but also an attractive tourist destination.[13] A keen horse racing enthusiast, Killanin also served as a steward of the Irish Turf Club on two occasions and on the National Hunt Steeplechase Committee.

In his business life Killanin was a director of many companies including Irish Shell, Ulster Bank, Beamish & Crawford and Chubb Ireland. He was a founder member of An Taisce (The National Trust for Ireland) and was chairman of the National Monuments Advisory Council until his death.[14]

Film

Lord Killanin also worked in the film industry, collaborating with his lifelong friend, John Ford, on _The Quiet Man_, when he acted as a general factotum, and later producing two of Ford’s films _The Rising of the Moon_ and _Gideon’s Day_, as well as the film '' The Playboy of the Western World''.

Death

[Commemorative stained glass window for The 3rd Lord Killanin in Spiddal] Killanin died at his home in Dublin aged 84 and, following a bilingual funeral Mass at St Enda's Church in Spiddal, County Galway, he was buried in the family vault in the New Cemetery, Galway.

Selected works

-   _Four days, an account of the 1938 Munich crisis_, edited by Lord Killanin. London, W. Heinemann, Ltd. (1938).
-   _Sir Godfrey Kneller & His Times_, by Lord Killanin. B. T. Batsford Ltd., (England) (1948).
-   _Olympic Games_, by Lord Killanin. Macmillan Publishing Company (1 February 1976), .
-   _Shell Guide to Ireland_, by Lord Killanin, M.V. Duignan, Peter Harbison (Editor). Macmillan; 3Rev Ed edition (May 1989). .
-   _The Fitzroy: The Autobiography of a London Tavern_, by Lord Killanin, Sally Fiber, and Clive Powell-Williams. Temple House; 1st edition (21 August 1995). .
-   _My Olympic Years_, by Lord Killanin. Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd; First Edition (9 May 1983). .
-   _My Ireland: A Personal Impression_, by Lord Killanin. Gallery Books (Nov 1987). .

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title: Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin

question: Why wasn't Lord Killanin able to sit in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster immediately after succeeding his uncle as Baron Killanin?

answer: Because Lord Killanin was still too young to sit with the other Lords at 12 years old. He had to wait until he was 21.

question: How young was Lord Killanin's mother, Dora, when she gave birth to him?

answer: She was 23 years old when she had Morris.

question: Why didn't Lord Killanin's father, Lt. Col. George Morris, succeed his brother as the 3rd Baron of Killanin?

answer: Because Lt. Col. Morris was killed in action during the First World War while commanding the Irish Guards.

question: Why was managing the Olympic committee hard during Lord Killanin's time as president?

answer: Because the IOC had to deal with the financial flop of the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.


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[Map of Borj Gourbata in Tunisia.]BORJ GOURBATA was an ancient Roman-Berber town in Qafşah, Tunisia. It is located at latitude 34°16'22.01“, longitude 8°32'56” and 135 meters above sea level.[1][2] The town is in the Sahel region of Tunisia, but at the junction of the Oued ech Cheria and the Oued el Jemel Wadis,[3] making it an important oasis in the Sahara. It is situated between Gafsa and Chott el Jerid.[4]

History

In Roman times the town[5][6] was on the Roman Limes in the Roman Province of Africa proconsularis and latter Byzacena.[7] The town was known as _Castellum Thigensium_ or just _Thiges_.[8] As the name suggest it was a fortification,[9] and was probably the first fort on the limes being built in 75AD.[10]

The town appears on the Tabula Peutinger and was also the seat of a Christian bishopric, which survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic church.[11] The current Bishop is Stanislaw Gębicki of Poland.[12][13]

In the middle ages the town was known as _Tgiws_[14]

The French excavated ruins s in the 19th century[15]

The town was taken in the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in 647AD,[16] though Roman and Berber populations remains the majority till the 9th century when there were revolts in the area.

[1] Borj Gourbata at geoview.info.

[2] Borj Gourbata at mapcarta.com.

[3] Borj Gourbata Map — Satellite Images of Borj Gourbata.

[4] Explore Borj Gourbata in Tunisia.

[5] Pol Trousset, Thiges and civitas Tigensium (Publications of the French School of Rome, 1990) vol 134 num1.p143-167.

[6] J. S. Wacher, The Roman World, Volume 1 (Taylor & Francis, 2002)p237.

[7] Trousset, (P.), Thiges and the Civitas Tigensium, Part of: Africa in the Roman West (1st century BC-4th century AD). Proceedings of the Rome Symposium (3-5 December 1987) (Collection of the French School of Rome 134) p143-167

[8] R.B. Hitchner, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, Thiges/Castellum Thigensium: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2014 [accessed: 24 December 2016].

[9] About: *Thiges/Castellum Thigensium, Henchir-Ragoubet.

[10] The Roman Fort of Qasr Banat in Libya - The Limes Tripolitanus.

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[12] Bishops capital titular Thiges at GCatholic.org.

[13] Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 157, Number 13.671

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[15] https://encyclopedieberbere.revues.org/2189?lang=en

[16] https://encyclopedieberbere.revues.org/2189?lang=en

title: Borj Gourbata

question: What was the significance of Borj Gourbata in the Roman day?

answer: In Roman times the town was on the Roman Limes in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularia and later Byzacena. It was used as a fortification and was probably one of the first fort on the limes being built in 75AD. Roman and Berber populations remained the majority until the 9th century when there were revolts in the area.

question: What has Borj Gourbata also been known as?

answer:
In Roman times it was known as Castellum Thigensium or just Thiges.
In the middle ages it was known as Tgiws.

question: What is the relationship between the Muslim community and Borj Gourbata?

answer: The town was taken in the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb in 647 AD.

question: What is the significance of Borj Gourbata in the present day?

answer: It is in the Sahel region of Tunisia and at the junction of Oued ech Cheria and the Oued el Jemel Wadis. This makes it an important oasis in the Sahara.

question: Who are the indigenous people of Borj Gourbata?

answer: They are only referred to as Berber.

question: What is the relationship between the Christian community and Borj Gourbata?

answer: In Roman times it was the seat of a Christian bishopric and survives today as a titular seat of the Roman Catholic church. The current bishop is Stanislaw Gebicki of Poland.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Borj Gourbata is an ancient Roman-Berber town in Qafşah, Tunisia. The town is in the Sahel region of Tunisia and at the junction of the Oued ech Cheria and the Oued el Jemel Wadis. This makes it an important oasis in the Sahara.


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The THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY (PASADENA) is a branch of Theosophy based in Pasadena, California. It claims to be the successor organization to the original Theosophical Society founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875 in New York City. Currently is the second largest Theosophical group in members and international reach after the Theosophical Society Adyar.[1]

It traces its roots to the line of William Quan Judge established Leader in 1895 was recognized by a portion of The Society after Blavatsky's death due to a dispute surrounding Annie Besant regarding the existence of The Masters. The juxtaposed positions are put as this: he was either “faithful to the teachings of the Mahatmas” (the stance of the modern Pasadena organization) or as Besant claimed, had forged the letters claiming them to be from the Mahatmas (the stance of the modern Adyar organization). The corresponding faction led by Henry Steel Olcott and Annie Besant, whose organization, based in India, is known today as the Theosophical Society - Adyar.

Judge led the American group for nearly a year prior to his sudden death in 1896 while traveling across India, at which time Katherine Tingley became Leader. Although initially supported by Ernest Temple Hargorve, he and a group of roughly 200 members disputed Tingley's leadership chose to secede and formed a new faction of the Brotherhood, dubbed the Theosophical Society in America (Hargrove). In 1900 Tingley moved the Theosophical Society's headquarters from New York City to Lomaland at Point Loma, San Diego located in Southern California. It later moved to Covina in Los Angeles County in 1942, and finally found a home in Altadena California in 1945.

Max Heindel was vice president during 1904 and 1905. Leaders of The Theosophical Society Pasadena have include Gottfried de Purucker, 1929–42; Grace Knoche, and currently Randell Grubb.

The Theosophical Society of Pasadena devotes the majority of their time in the furthering of the realization of the Divine Wisdom. Making available the majority of Theosophical texts available online via their online location [2]

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title: Theosophical Society Pasadena

question: Why did the Theosophical Society split?

answer: There was a dispute between Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Annie Besant regarding the teachings of the Mahatmas. Henry Steel Olcott and Annie Besant started their own faction, known today as the Theosophical Society - Adyar.

question: How many presidents have served The Theosophical Society Pasadena?

answer: There have been six presidents.


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The 1966 PRAGUE SKATE was a senior international figure skating competition held in Czechoslovakia in November 1966. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing; future Olympic medalists won gold in the first three categories. In the men's event, Czechoslovakia's Ondrej Nepela defeated West German national champion Peter Krick and the Soviet Union's Sergei Chetverukhin on his way to his second Prague Skate title. Hana Mašková took the ladies' title for the second year in a row, outscoring Hungary's Zsuzsa Almassy and Austria's Elisabeth Nestler. The pairs' podium was filled by Germans, led by West Germany's Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne.

Men

  Rank   Name[1][2]            Nation
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  1      Ondrej Nepela
  2      Peter Krick
  3      Sergei Chetverukhin
  4      Günter Zöller
  5      Marian Filc
  6      Philippe Pelissier
  7      Günter Anderl
  8      Josef Tuma
  9      John Curry
  10     Stefano Bargauan
  ...

Ladies

  Rank   Name[3][4]             Nation
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  1      Hana Mašková
  2      Zsuzsa Almássy
  3      Elisabeth Nestler
  4      Martina Clausner
  5      Eva Gasparcova
  6      Charlotte Walter
  7      Rita Trapanese
  8      Galina Grzhibovskaya
  9      Marie Víchová
  10     Joëlle Cartaux
  ...

Pairs

  Rank   Name[5][6]                                  Nation
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  1      Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne
  2      Gudrun Hauss / Walter Häfner
  3      Heidemarie Steiner / Heinz-Ulrich Walther
  4      Tamara Moskvina / Alexei Mishin
  5      Dana Fialova / Milos Man
  6      Brigitte Weise / Michael Brychy
  7      Bohunka Šrámková / Jan Šrámek
  8      Agnesa Wlachovska / Peter Bartosiewicz
  9      Janina Poremska / Piotr Sczypa
  10     Edith Sperl / Heinz Wirz
  11     Emanuele Gianoli / Michele Bargauan

Ice dancing

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  1      Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan
  2      Gabriele Matysik / Rudi Matysik
  3      Irina Grishkova / Viktor Ryzhkin
  4      Dana Novotná / Jaroslav Hainz
  5      Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger
  6      Sylva Dreisaitlova / Miroslav Gresek
  7      ??? Murray / Peter Dalby
  8      ??? Hunt / ??? Taylor
  9      Edit Mato / Karoly Csanadi
  10     Steffi Böhm / Bernd Egert
  11     Susanna Carpani / Sergio Pirelli
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title: 1966 Prague Skate

question: In which month was the 1966 Prague Skate held?

answer: November.

question: How many categories of competition were there?

answer: Four.

question: Who won the ladies' title?

answer: Hana Maskova.

question: Which country dominated the pairs' competition?

answer: Germany.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The 1966 Prague Skate SKATE was a senior international figure skating competition held in Czechoslovakia in November 1966. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Future Olympians were competitors.


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HOSSEIN-ALI KHAN SARDAR () was an Iranian football player from the early 20th century. He was a Goalkeeper during his playing career. He was born in Tehran, Iran.

Playing career

Club career

He played his club football in Belgium whilst studying. In 1919 he returned to Iran from Belgium but his stay was short as in 1920 he left for Switzerland joined Servette Geneva where he played professional football. Upon his return from Europe he played for Toofan FC a club based in Tehran.

National career

Although Hossein-Ali Khan Sardar never played for Iranian national team as it didn't get created until 1941, however he was the captain of Tehran XI team that traveled to Baku, USSR in 1926 and also in 1929 when Tehran was host to Baku XI.

However, he has one cap to his name appearing in goal for Switzerland national football team as a substitute for the injured Swiss goalkeeper in a game against France national football team.

International caps

  #   Date               Venue                          Opponent   Result   Competition
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  1   29 February 1920   Stade des Charmilles, Geneva              0–2      Friendly

Managerial career

He managed Toofan FC one of Iran's most popular football clubs during the 1940s.

title: Hossein Ali Khan-Sardar

question: What position did Sardar play?

answer: He played as a goalkeeper.

question: What club did Sardar manage?

answer: He managed Toofan FC.

question: When was the Iranian national team created?

answer: The Iranian national football team was created in 1941.

question: Where did Sardar make his club football debut?

answer: Unclear. He started playing club football in Belgium.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Hossein-Alo Khan Sardar was an Iranian football player who played the goalkeeper position in the early 20th century. He was also a manager at Toofan FC during the 1940s.