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Growing up in Switzerland, there was this show my brothers and I watched every Sunday. Really great show, a lot of action and cool stunts.

You may have heard of it. For us, it was always dubbed over in French, but in English I think it was called _Texas Walker, Ranger_?… pardon… _Walker, Texas Ranger_.

Ah yeah, that’s it _Walker, Texas Ranger. _That show was my jaaaaam.

It was basically this guy Chuck Norris, who played a cop. A Texas cop. He had tight jeans and a cool beard, and sometimes a cowboy hat, not always. The way it went was that if you fought Chuck Norris, you got your butt kicked for sure. And his partner Jimmy, his sideckick, was real cool too. Also kicking butts.

So anyway, until pretty much the night I was drafted by the Rockets in 2014, if you asked me what I knew about Texas, I could tell you about _Walker, Texas Ranger_ then _fini _[nothing else].

Texas had always seemed like this imaginary place I’d seen on TV, but I never expected to live there. Yes, I expected to play professionally in America. But this wasn’t America. I was going to Texas.

For so long I had only played for Chalon, in France. When I first joined their academy, I viewed myself more as a football player — not like Houston Texans J.J. Watt, I mean soccer. That was the sport I spent most of my time playing growing up. I was a striker, always attacking the net — a lot of headers, obviously. And my biggest sports hero was Thierry Henry. He still is, actually. I never missed a French national team game growing up. It wasn’t just his great skill, it was also his style. Henry had this different kind of swag, man. He’s what in America they call greatest of all-time. Le GOAT.

I was used to this entirely different culture and lifestyle overseas. Of course, getting drafted to play in the NBA was a dream come true, but it wasn’t until I heard my name and “Houston Rockets” together for the first time that the reality of everything hit me.

I was moving to a new place where I barely knew the language and where I understood none of the customs.

I mean, I didn’t even have any tight Chuck Norris jeans.

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_Tout est plus grand au Texas_.

Everything is bigger in Texas.

_C’est vrai_!

It’s true!

The first thing I noticed when I got to Houston after I was drafted was all this… space. All the streets were so wide. Even the sidewalks. Then there were all the cars, so many people driving huge trucks. I felt like I had landed in Europe XXL. Everything was bigger. I thought scientifically, if they were to actually measure everything, I can’t imagine another place that has bigger stuff.

That included the food, for sure. My rookie year, I had a lot of athleticism, but the thing is everyone in the NBA has athleticism. I needed to get bigger and put on more weight. That was no problem, Houston had my back.

I’ll never forget the first time I went to a steakhouse here. I thought I’d eaten steak before. I was expecting this small, flat circle of meat, maybe a couple of fries on the side. Fine. _C’est bon_.

So in Texas, steak is a different thing. I’m at this restaurant and they put this plate in front of me, and, well, there was barely any plate visible — all I saw was this was this big, big piece of meat. I look around, maybe I had been mistaken in what I ordered. Maybe this waiter was playing a prank on me. It looked like a whole farm animal in front of me. But everyone with me laughed and nodded and told me that in Texas, this is a steak.

Then I was introduced to these other foods I’d never seen before but were totally amazing. Mac and cheese, man. Guys, you are blessed for having mac and cheese here. It’s a work of art. Bravo, guys.

And that was the first time I thought, _O.K. O.K., I think I can get used to this place._

But still, there were a lot of adjustments I had to make my first year in Texas.

For starters, when I came to America, I didn’t have a driver’s license. I got to Houston and figured I would just walk to the arena from where I lived. It wasn’t a long walk, what’s the big deal? First time I made the walk, I get outside and noticed right away that pretty much all of the sidewalks were empty. I get moving and within a couple of minutes, I understood _why_ they were so empty. It is _hot_ in Houston. It’s a different level. By the time I made it to the arena and took my headphones off, and all this sweat pours out. It was like I went through a desert. And that’s when I thought, _Okay, I gotta get a driver’s license. _

Another big challenge was just learning how to communicate. Most of the time I felt very uncomfortable expressing myself because my English was not so good. I’d taken classes in secondary school, but that was different from living in an English-speaking place.

I was picked in the same year as Nick Johnson, and he was a huge help for me. He was my voice a lot. If I was in the locker room and tried to speak with someone, he’d try to help translate. But for the most part, I just didn’t speak. I had thoughts and things I wanted to say, but I was so scared of sounding stupid.

The thing about living in Texas, though, is that it’s really hard to be in your shell because everyone wants to talk. In Switzerland, you don’t know someone, you don’t talk to them. But in Texas, even the cashier at the grocery store wants to know how you are doing and how your day is — and they aren’t just saying that, they _want_ to know what you got going on. The idea of someone you don’t know talking to you just to be friendly? It was so strange.

Slowly, I started to adjust. I got my first driver’s license, which was quite an adventure (see you on 610, guys).  And I found out that a lot of cool people who aren’t from Texas really love Texas.

Like Dream.

I’ll never forget the first time Hakeem Olajuwon spoke to me at a practice. My eyes went so wide. I thought, _Oh my God, this legend knows who I am. _Like every other person I met in Texas, he wanted to help me and to make sure I felt good. He even would coach me on post-moves. That’s how I learned just how much a legend he is. Hakeem is this older guy, but he would start showing me these moves and it was like he’s in this movie _The Matrix_. He starts moving his feet and then all I see is a bunch of blurs. The ball is here, then it’s there, his body’s this way and his feet at that way, then _swish_. Then he’d hand me the ball like, “Okay, your turn.” And I’d kind of stare back thinking, _Uh, there’s a reason you’re The Dream. No one else who has ever lived can do that._

But still, I was thankful for the help I was getting from everyone I encountered. Eventually I started to improve. Not just on the court, but also away from it — the way I communicated and my willingness to open up with people. As I got more comfortable and things slowed down, I started really enjoying my life here. And as my confidence grew, so did my basketball skills.

But still, Hakeem’s moves, that’s still something I’m working on.

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Last year, before a game we were playing in San Antonio, one of my coaches pulled me aside and pointed to a person sitting in the crowd.

“You know that guy over there?”

I looked at where he was pointing, then I froze. I was in shock. Oh my god. It was Thierry Henry. And he wasn’t on TV wearing the blue kit like I was used to growing up. He was there, in person, about 50 feet away from me.

I ended up getting introduced to him and he was a really cool guy. He was at the game because he’s friends with Tony Parker. To be honest I can’t even remember any of our conversation. I think I was in shock — but we seemed to get along. It stood out as pretty much one of the coolest things that’s ever happened to me. It was one of those amazing moments that only basketball could make happen.

At the time I met Thierry, I really started to get in my groove as a player. Having Mike D’Antoni start as our coach definitely helped with that. He introduced a system that made me feel so free on the court. It’s about pace, movement and just making something happen every possession. I’m one of the younger players on our team, surrounded by veterans, but he never let my confidence go down. Whenever I had a bad game, I might be at my locker with my head down, but he’d the person who would tell me not to feel negative. He’d tell me I’ll play better the next day, and I almost always did.

Under Coach D’Antoni I feel like every player on the team has gotten better. Except for James. He’s always been on a different level.

When I first got to Houston, I’d be on the bench watching the stuff he’d do during games, how easy he made it look, and I’d almost forget we were teammates. It was like I was another fan watching him. But now, I’m used to James doing at least one thing a game that’s amazing. He has made doing amazing things seem routine. Forty one night? No problem. Forty-four the next? Sure, no sweat. Fifteen assists? Sure, that’s his thing now. Nothing he does on the basketball court shocks me anymore.

Man, it has been a special season, hasn’t it?

At the same time, I knew this season was going to be different before it even started.

It began with a text. I was back home during the off-season relaxing when I noticed my phone starting to blow up.

I turned it on and the first thing I saw was a text from Thierry (Yeah we text now, it’s no big deal. Not a big thing at all. I’m totally cool about it).

The text said he was really excited. I asked him why and he sent back something that got me crazy excited too.

“CP3.”

I went on Twitter, and everything was blowing up. And it all clicked: We’d just traded for Chris Paul. Houston got Chris Paul!

Ever since then… everything with our team has been boom-boom-boom. Screen-pass-pass-bucket. You blink, you might miss something amazing. We can be down two, then up 15 in zero time.

And as our team has taken it to another level, our fans have too. I’m not just talking about in Houston, I mean worldwide. Rockets fans are everywhere man. I even hopped on Weibo, and found out I have people watching me out in China. They call me Bing Hwang (饼皇), which I was told means The King of Pancakes. At first, I was like, what are pancakes? Then I thought, _Oh, those sound like crepes_. And then I was like, _Wait, still why King of Pancakes? _And then I found out “King of Pancakes” refers to someone who catches and dunks a bunch of lobs. So then I thought, _O.K., that’s pretty good, respect to Weibo_.

Considering how scared I felt when I first got here, it’s crazy how much this now feels like a second home. I still remember how worried I was when I had trouble communicating. It made me feel like a very different person, almost scared of going out, because I was worried I’d have to talk with someone. It made me realize how important it is to be able to communicate, so I was really thankful when I was approached by Reliant with an opportunity to help other people out who face that same challenge. For every double-double I’ve gotten this year, they’ve made a $200 donation to the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. I’m not sure if they really knew what they were getting into when they offered, but I’ve been grinding to make sure Barbara gets a big check out of this. My new nickname is going to be King of Books when I’m done.

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We started out pretty hot but I think our season really got going in February. We went 13–0 and it felt like we were almost playing a different sport from everyone else. Every city we went to, it was like the other team was trying to fight Chuck Norris. We were kicking butts every night. And it became a routine. We’re at home? Kick butt. Back-to-back road games? We kick butt, then we kick butt. Chuck Norris.

And the players, we’re feeling that love from Houston. And, honestly, we might be taking things too far at this point. I’ll never forget sitting in the training room a couple of months ago, and seeing Chris walking by me wearing a cowboy hat, tight-tight-tight pants and this huge belt buckle. I said, “Where you think you’re going? You think you’re about to go shooting with Clint Eastwood or something?” I had to start recording him. I still can’t stop laughing when I think about it. But at the same time, nobody is showing up at a basketball court dressed like that unless they know we’re about to ball. We’re feeling ourselves, for sure.

The best thing? The real fun is just starting.

At this point, there’s no more surprise surrounding this team. Nobody (smart) is talking about whether we’re for real. We know that, when we’re on our game, we’ll beat any team in the league. Doesn’t matter what they do, what happens next is about us — it’s about H-Town.

This year, all of us, everybody in Houston, should be thinking championship. Based on what we’ve done so far, there’s no reason we can’t do it. I’m hyped just thinking about it all.

So I’m calling on Downtown, Midtown, The Woodlands, Memorial, Bellaire, Westbury, Sugar Land — all the way to China and everywhere in between: Grab your Rockets jersey and get ready to be loud. Give us all your energy this playoffs.

We’ll handle the rest.

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question: Who is the narrator?

answer: Clint Capela - Swiss basketball player on the Houston Rockets team.

question: What was so shocking about moving to Texas?

answer: Everything was so different - the streets and sidewalks were so much wider, the temperature was so much hotter, the food portions so much bigger, and everyone was so friendly and interested in knowing about you.

question: What happened when the narrator met Hakeem Olajuwon?

answer: He taught the narrator some moves.

question: What did Chuck Norris teach the narrator about Texas?

answer: That Texans wore tight jeans, cowboy hats, and kicked butt.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer: When Clint Capela, Swiss basketball player, was drafted to the Houston Rockets, his only impression of Texas had been "Walker, Texas Ranger." He was impressed by how true the adage "everything is bigger in Texas" was, from the streets to the food. He was also impressed with how friendly everyone was, including Hakeem Olajuwon the legend. He taught Clint some basketball moves and overall tried to make him feel welcome. He's met many famous people. Clint's trying to use his position for good, helping donate for every double double he makes to the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. It's been a good season and the fun's just starting.


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MALKA OLDER is an author and humanitarian worker. She was named the 2015 Senior Fellow for Technology and Risk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and she has more than eight years' experience in humanitarian aid and development.[1]

Her first novel, _Infomocracy_ (2016), is the first in the series _The Centenal Cycle_,[2] which also included _Null States_ (2017)[3] and _State Tectonics_ (2018), which won a Prometheus Award in 2019.[4]

Education

Older earned an undergraduate degree in literature from Harvard University, and a Masters in international relations and economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University.[5] She is currently a PhD candidate: her doctoral work on the sociology of organizations at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) explores the dynamics of multi-level governance and disaster response using the cases of Hurricane Katrina and the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami in Japan.[6]

Career

Older has more than a decade of experience in humanitarian aid and development, ranging from field level experience as a Head of Office in Darfur to supporting global programs and agency-wide strategy as a disaster risk reduction technical specialist. In between, she has designed and implemented economic development initiatives in post-disaster context, supervised a large and diverse portfolio as Director of Programs in Indonesia, and responded to complex emergencies and natural disasters in Sri Lanka, Uganda, Darfur, Indonesia, Japan, and Mali, in the last three as Team Leader.[7]

Bibliography

-   _Centenal Cycle_ Trilogy
    -   _Infomocracy_. Tor, 2016. ,
    -   _Null States_. Tom Doherty Associates, 2017. ,
    -   _State Tectonics_. A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2018. ,

-   Ebooks
    -   _Tear Tracks_. Tor, 2015
    -   _Trade Deal (Born to the Blade, Season 1 Episode 5)_. Serial Box, 2018
    -   _Assassination (Born to the Blade, Season 1 Episode 9)_. Serial Box, 2018
    -   _Ninth Step Station_. Serial Box, 2019
    -   _Machina_. Serial Box, 2020

-   Other Work
    -   _...and Other Disasters_. Mason Jar Press, 2019.

Awards and recognition

-   Named one of _Kirkus Reviews_{{'}}s “Best Fiction of 2016” [8]
-   One of _The Washington Post_{{'}}s “Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2016” [9]
-   Finalist for the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer[10]

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title: Malka Older

question: Who is Malka Older?

answer: Malka Older is an author and humanitarian worker.

question: What awards and recognitions has she received?

answer: She was named the 2015 Senior Fellow for Technology and Risk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and the Prometheus Award in 2019 for "State Tectonics".

question: Where did Older gain her degrees?

answer: She earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard, and a Masters at Johns Hopkins University. At the time of publication, she was currently a PhD candidate at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.

question: What is the focus of her doctoral work?

answer: It explores the dynamics of multi-level governance and disaster response using the cases of Hurricane Katrina and the 2011 Tohoku tsunami in Japan.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Malka Older is an author and humanitarian worker. She earned an undergraduate degree from Harvard, and a Masters at Johns Hopkins University. At the time of publication, she was currently a PhD candidate at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.


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This is a short story written written rather quickly based upon a challenge friend gave me, I'd be interested to see what you make of it. It's not particularly good, but oh well.

Regret? Maybe. The consequences were expected but were not planned for, nor were they properly thought through.  After all when actions are spontaneous the long-term effects are often overlooked in favour of the short term gain. What were the short term gains? Experience, mostly. Not as in experience in performing such acts but emotional experience, the ability to extend the extent to which one can truly be empathetic towards another person. You see many people say they have felt all alone in the world, that they have felt isolated from the rest of humanity, but in truth their claims are lies. For many of them the feeling of loneliness was an exaggeration of their feelings. There would most likely be someone there for them be them parents, partners friends or mere acquaintances. In order to feel truly lonely all human relations, all ties to the world must be removed. In order to remove friends I simply stopped seeing them. I skipped school, didn’t attend their parties until they all forgot about me. Children are like that. To remove my parents something more drastic had to be done. My parents couldn’t be made to forget my existence and I could not run away since I would not be able to survive. In order to achieve a higher degree of understanding I had to remove my parents without changed my own situation. Of course, you know how I did this so there’s no point retelling my tale is there? But afterwards I truly felt lonely. I had no one to help me, no one to rely on or look up to. There was just me and the absence of everyone else. I was like that until you found me, I can’t quite say how long that is, but now I can say that I have felt true loneliness and can practice a higher degree of legitimate empathy with others. Of course, this is all just a theory. In practice, who knows, perhaps it backfired. Regardless I cannot say I regret what I did, but nor can I say that I remember it fondly. A sad memory, perhaps? A story to tell to others? Only time will tell.

title: Regret

question: How does the narrator feel about people who say the have felt all alone in the world?

answer: The narrator says they exaggerate their feelings when saying this.

question: Has the narrator felt true loneliness?

answer: The narrator says after removing himself from friends and their parents, that they have felt true loneliness.

question: Does the narrator regret isolating themselves?

answer: The narrator doesn't regret isolating themselves but also doesn't fondly remember these actions.

question: What did the narrator say was the short term gain?

answer: The short term gain was experience, specifically emotional experience.

question: What does the narrator think will count as true loneliness?

answer: According to the narrator, to experience true loneliness is to cut all ties to the world.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator recounts the experience of truly isolating themselves, away from friends and parents. The narrator states the experience isn't one they regret but isn't one that has fond memories attached to it.


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I'm not a poet or a writer

The title of this is called 'Something Beautiful'
I've censored some names and details

Something Beautiful

If you have received this by now either: (1) something has happened to me,(2)***** , for whatever reason, decided to go back on her word to look through and read this along with anyone else who might be reading other than the intended purpose of giving it to you that I had already explained to her.

 Throughout the years that we have all known each other I’m glad to have had the opportunity in my attempt to try to know you. You probably know where I’m going with this but I’m going under the assumptions that you knew all along at some point that I had taken a liking or had feelings for you. This all started back when all of us took a trip to Austin and from there on out you know the rest: military ball, celebrating July out in the country, botanical gardens, movies….lots of movies….swimming parties, ice skating, and many other adventures of Tom and Jerry. I wanted to make things clear just in case there is no misunderstanding and through all the evasive, shy, and discreetness that I’ve known you for and for good reasons, I can certainly understand why. Perhaps I was coming on too strong, I don’t know, I’m a guy, I certainly didn’t want to make you feel pushed in a corner although when we first started to hang out it was awkward but I didn’t care. Eventually I got used to it and enjoyed the awkward silence just to see what would happen, bits of small talk and conversations here and there eventually broke the ice.

As to why I had these feelings is pretty simple. You are completely the opposite of what I want. You can take it however you want but it doesn’t matter because I’m not here anymore and there is no one else to get mad at. And if I am still here and you are reading this, shame on you **** and anyone else whose reading this. I’m about to list the reasons based on my years of knowing you and my conclusion at best, like I said before, you can take it however you want ….For shame *****.

…The opposite of what I want, ‘want’ has such a negative meaning, how about ‘need’ or ‘like’?

•Outgoing, social, funny, sense of humor, aggressive, assertive

Those are my main conclusions at best. *****, what I mean is that you are just being you. I have insecurities just like anyone else, somehow I get the sense that you are afraid to show something, something beautiful, it can be scary, well maybe you’re not scared, you just choose not to, I don’t know, your body language is hard to read and sometimes come off as ‘rejection’ or ‘refusal.’ I can see it by the way you are around Tanya, feeding off of her, but that’s what sisters are for, to look out for one another and there’s nothing wrong at all about it.

What I’m trying to say is that is what I like about you. It’s not hard, it’s very simple, I mean REALLY (but I could be wrong), you are simple. I don’t have to go all out of my way just to have an agenda, it’s either a yes or no which saves a lot of headache. I’ve always thought under the assumptions that you knew about it, I would just wait, waiting to see your next move. I never really expected an answer from you, just waiting, curious. Talking to Alicia long ago she told me that you already knew about my feelings and told me that it was better to stay friends. I don’t recollect that we had that conversation at all and I’m pretty sure I would have remembered that conversation if you had told me. But now that I knew, it didn’t really bother me that much. I continued on just like I had been, nothing had changed.

If you can remember we went hiking at the Buffalo Reservation walking around trails. Nice weather, walking alongside the river bank, and taking pictures. Nothing but peace, quiet, solitude, but also moments of awkward silence but I didn’t care. I contemplated to myself the whole time whether or not I should tell you how I felt. That moment when we were on top of the hill looking over the landscape, sitting on the bench eating Subway, the sun shining and a subtle breeze for a compliment. Living in that moment I decided not to, I held back. For some reason it wouldn’t seem fair to you at all. I didn’t want to push you in a corner. So in that moment of pure joy and bliss I let it go because in the end that was all I ever needed. It didn’t matter if you knew or not, what mattered was living in that moment of happiness, for me at least. I’ve been asked many times what my true goal or intended purpose was, luckily you have some very caring friends who were looking out for you. My goal was not to get you to like me at all, although it would have been ground breaking accomplishment and an awesome bonus, I only wanted to understand you and see if you were willing to be open.

Who knows, 5, 10, or 40 years have passed, maybe you’ve forgotten about me, maybe you haven’t. If you feel the need to burn this because it has been sitting somewhere on your shelf, drawer, attic, storage box, or wall and is a constant reminder of me than do so, I don’t want to hold you back. Carry on with life. Just know that wherever you are in life and through all your insecurities you’re not alone. This letter is proof that someone once cared for you, longing for your affection. You are the opposite of everything I ever needed and ever dreamed to want, something that I could never have nor dare to have possession of.

title: A letter to a very important person just in case I die...

question: Who is the narrator writing to?

answer: One of their friends, a former crush

question: What is the intention of this document?

answer: It is a letter; The author wants the reader to know how they felt about them

question: What happened at the Buffalo Reservation?

answer: A group of people were hiking and eating Subway. The author had a chance to share their feelings, but decided not to.

question: Was the reader aware of the author's feelings?

answer: Yes, the narrator was told by Alicia

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: In this letter intended to be read after the author's passing, the author confesses to the reader how their thoughts and feelings for them changed over time.


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[First Church in 2008]

FIRST CHURCH IN BOSTON is a Unitarian Universalist Church (originally Congregationalist) founded in 1630 by John Winthrop's original Puritan settlement in Boston, Massachusetts. The current building is on 66 Marlborough Street in Boston. The church has long been associated with Harvard University.

History

The church was created in 1630 when the settlers on the _Arbella_ arrived in what is now Charlestown, Massachusetts.[1] John Wilson was the first minister, and the only minister while the church was in Charlestown. Two years later they constructed a meeting house across the Charles River near what is now State Street in Boston, and Wilson was officially installed as minister there. In 1633 John Cotton arrived from England, and was a teaching elder at the church, helping to establish the foundation of the Congregational Church, the official state church of Massachusetts. In 1677 Dorcas Ye Blackmore, a freed slave, was allowed to become the first African American member of the church. [2] In the 18th century, Charles Chauncy was a minister at First Church for sixty years[3] and gained a reputation for opposing what he believed was emotionalism during the Great Awakening of Jonathan Edwards.[4]

A schism developed at the turn of the 19th century, the trinitarian Christian church eventually transformed into a unitarian congregation by the mid-19th century along with many of the other state churches in Massachusetts.[5] Massachusetts' state churches (largely Unitarian and Congregationalist) including First Church were officially disaffiliated with the government in 1833.

In the 19th century, the First Church moved to Back Bay in Boston. The building at 66 Marlborough Street in Boston dated from 1867 and was designed by Boston architects William Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt. After a fire in 1968, First Church and Second Church merged and built a new building at the same location. This building, by architect Paul Rudolph, incorporates part of the facade of the 1867 building.

Second Church, founded in 1649 when the population spread to the North End legitimated an additional congregation sited closer to those individuals' homes, was also known as the “Church of the Mathers;” its pulpit was home to Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, and Samuel Mather from 1664 to 1741. Both churches were examples of the westward movement of Boston churches from the crowded, older downtown area to the newer, more fashionable Back Bay after it was filled in during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Second Church's Back Bay location in the Fenway was sold (it is now owned by the Ruggles St. Baptist congregation) just before the merger.[6]

Notable people associated with the church

-   [First Church in 2008]John Wilson (pastor 1632–1667; died 1667)
-   John Cotton (pastor 1633–1652)
-   John Winthrop, founder and governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
-   John Norton (pastor 1656–1663)
-   John Davenport (pastor 1668–1670)
-   James Allen (pastor 1668–1710; died 1710)
-   John Oxenbridge (pastor 1670–1674)
-   Joshua Moodey (pastor 1684–1692; died 1697)
-   John Bailey (pastor 1693–1697; died 1697)
-   Benjamin Wadsworth (pastor 1696–1737)
-   Thomas Bridge (pastor 1705–1715; died 1715)
-   Thomas Foxcroft (pastor 1717–1769)
-   Charles Chauncy (pastor 1727–1787)
-   John Clarke (pastor 1778–1798)
-   William Emerson (pastor 1799–1811)
-   John Lovejoy Abbot (pastor 1813–1814)
-   Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham (minister 1815–1850)
-   Sophia Henrietta Emma Hewitt (music director 1815–17(?), daughter of James Hewitt
-   Charles Zeuner (music director 1839–?)
-   Lucien H Southard (music director 1848–?)
-   Rufus Ellis (pastor 1853–c. 1885; died 1885)[7]
-   Whitney Eugene Thayer (music director 1869–1875)
-   Arthur Foote (music director 1878–1910)
-   Charles Edwards Park (minister 1906–1946, emeritus 1946–1962)
-   Rhys Williams (minister 1960–2000)
-   Stephen Kendrick (minister 2001–present)
-   Paul Cienniwa (music director 2006–2017)

Image gallery

State St. (1632–1639)

File:1stMeetingHouse KingsBoston1881.png|First meeting house, built 1632 File:JohnWilson 1stChurch Boston.png|John Wilson (pastor 1632–1667) File:JohnCotton.jpg%7CJohn Cotton (pastor 1633–1652)

Washington St. (1639–1808)

File:17thcMap CourtSt SchoolSt Boston Drake1917.png|Location near Old State House, 17th century File:JohnDavenport 1stChurch Boston.png|John Davenport (pastor 1668–1670) File:Old Brick Church, built 1712, demolished 1808 by unknown artist Old State House Museum, Boston, MA - IMG 6790.JPG|Old Brick Church, Washington St., built 1713 File:JohnClarke 1stChurch Boston.png|John Clarke (pastor 1778–1798)

Chauncy Place (1808–1867)

File:WilliamEmerson 1stChurch Boston.png|William Emerson (pastor 1799–1811) File:1808 ChauncyPlace 1stChurch Boston.png|Chauncy Place, 1808–1867 File:1stCong ChauncyPl Boston HomansSketches1851.jpg|Chauncy Place, 1808–1867 File:NathanielFrothingham 1stChurch Boston.png|Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham (pastor 1815–1850)

Marlborough St. (1868–present)

File:Unitarian Church, Marlborough and Berkeley St, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.jpg|19th century File:RufusEllis 1stChurch Boston.png|Rufus Ellis (pastor 1853 – c. 1885) File:2590347158 BerkeleySt Boston.jpg|Marlborough St. and Berkeley St., 1920

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[2] Deborah Colleen McNally, “To Secure her Freedom: “Dorcas ye blackmore,” Race, Redemption, and the Dorchester First Church” The New England Quarterly, Volume 89 | Issue 4 | December 2016 , p.533-555

[3] Ellis and Ellis (1881), p. 191.

[4] Ellis and Ellis (1881), pp. 202–203.

[5] Paul Erasmus Lauer, _Church and State in New England_ (Johns Hopkins Press, 1892), pp. 105–107. (accessed September 20, 2009)

[6] See Second Church records.

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title: First Church in Boston

question: Discuss the schism in the church.

answer: In the mid-19th century a schism developed. Some members of the congregation were Unitarian. This led to the church becoming a Unitarian church. Many of Massachusetts' state churches became Unitarian at this time.

question: Discuss Second Church.

answer: The Second Church was founded in 1649. The Mather family was highly associated with this church, including Increase Mather, Cotton Mather and Samuel Mather. Both churches were typical of the westward movement of Boston churches.


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I saw her again last night. Her visits have gotten more and more infrequent as time passes. Before this past night it had been 6 days, 13 hours, and 42 minutes since our last encounter.

I was drunk. I spend most of my time in an alcohol-induced stupor these days. A fist smashed my door several times, yanking me from my whiskey nirvana. After a brief but brutal fight with gravity and the floor, I managed to navigate my way to the knocking sound. But I was cautious. It could have been another one of my "friends" claiming they were there to help me. I'm too smart for them. All they want to do is strip away my life-preserving elixir, the one thing getting me through every morning and every night. My mud brown orbs peep through the eye-hole and meet a pair of Caribbean blue eyes. Her eyes.

It's hard for me to recollect what happened next but I remember flinging open the door with such force it's a mystery the hinges didn't come undone. Then she's in my arms, bringing me warmth greater than Hell but everything in this moment is so perfect that I know we must be in a place even higher than Heaven.

Strawberries. That's what her hair smells like. I had almost forgotten. Immediately I curse my memory and fight back tears of frustration. But before I have the chance to cry, she leans in and whispers, "I miss you, darling" and I melt into a sweet, steaming pile of yearning. Our eyes meld into a navy black mess. I hate my own eyes for dirtying the beauty of this union.

That old, tangled knot in my chest returns. It slowly expands and I know it's going to explode soon so I go for the only cure I know. My lips seek the warmth of her lips. Instead they meet a finger, stiff and icy. She shakes her head, wearing the same kind of smile a mother does when her three year old son asks for the meaning behind "you'll be a big brother soon".

The rest of the night was a blur of love. Hours dripped into hours. At some point the alcohol and strawberries took their toll. She didn't visit my dreams that night and when I awoke to the light of the morning she was gone. The knot in my chest unwound and sunk back into its bottomless void. I poured myself a glass of whiskey and stared out at the blindingly bright sun. Though it stung, it helped bring back a bit of glowing comfort.

I finished my drink and grabbed my car keys. For once I actually had a destination in mind. The drive was uneventful. The sun hid behind a shield of clouds and did not return for the rest of the day. On the way there I stopped at a farmer's market and picked up a bouquet of forget-me-nots. They had been her favorite flowers.

I placed the forget-me-nots on the cold stone and stared at nothing for three hours in somber silence. Then I drove home, opened a new bottle of Jack Daniels, and drank myself into another coma. As I drifted into death I promised to spend tomorrow the same way. And the day after that. And the day after that. And that was how my life would be spent from now. I don't need anything or anyone other than my alcohol and the occasional visit from her. Maybe if I take one more shot than I did the night before I can see her again. And maybe next time she won't leave once the sun rises. And maybe we'll be together forever, like those two stupidly innocent children promised each other underneath the thousand year old oak tree in that field of gold forever ago. Maybe.

title: Good Night, World.

question: How is the character's grief expressed in the story?

answer: The narrator has a drinking problem that they use to numb themselves from reality. Though their friends have tried to help them they have rejected their aid. They are absorbed in memories of their loved one. They are living to forget the truth and drink to bring on visits from their dead loved one.

question: What do we learn about the narrator's dead loved one?

answer: SheThe story indicates that he loved her very much. He would lose himself in her blue eyes and the scent of strawberries. It's clear he feels she loved him too as in his fantasy she says she misses him. Her favourite flowers are forget-me-nots which are likely a metaphor too, since the protagonist can't forget her.

question: Why haven't the narrator's friends done more to help him through his grief?

question: How is death represented in the story?

answer: The narrator's loved one only comes to him when he's in a drunk stupor. She is represented by colors and smells. The feelings the narrator feels like the knot of grief that manifests when he sees her, are important images. The forget-me-ots are also indicative of how the protagonist feels in regards to his loved ones death.


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Founded in New York City in 1989, REPOHISTORY was a multi-ethnic group of writers, visual and performance artists, filmmakers, and historians. The organization's name means “repossessing history” and was modeled after the movie title _Repo Man_. REPOhistory's goal was to “relocate, retrieve, and document missing or absent historical narratives from specific sites in New York City.”[1] In order to accomplish this goal, the group created public installations, performances, educational activities, printed matter and other visual media, though REPOhistory is best known for erecting temporary historical markers on city streets that focused on issues of slavery, colonialism, race, gender, and class.[2] Through this process of inserting into public spaces the absent stories of omitted people and events, the group sought to question the manner in which history is constructed and represented. REPOhistory brought together artists and scholars for six major public projects and several other smaller events.[3] The group believed that the arts were essential to shaping a collective cultural identity and their work instigated a questioning of the cultural practices of the 1980s and the early 1990s.[4][5]

Notes

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[4] The Fales Library Guide to the REPOhistory Archive

[5] Constanzo, Jim. “REPOhistory's Circulation: The Migration of Public Art to the Internet” _Art Journal_, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 32-37.

title: REPOhistory

question: When was the group founded?

answer: 1989

question: When did the group cease?

answer: That information can't be found

question: What does the group's name mean?

answer: "Repossessing history"

question: What was the group best known for?

answer: Erecting temporary historical markers on city streets focuses on issues of slavery, colonialism, race, gender, and class

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: REPOhistory was a multi-ethnic group of writers, artists, filmmakers, and historians founded in New York City in 1989. Their name is short for "repossessing history," and they are best known for erecting temporary historical markers on city streets to draw attention to issues of slavery, colonialism, race, gender, and class.


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GOURLAY BROTHERS was a marine engineering and shipbuilding company based in Dundee, Scotland. It existed between 1846 and 1908.

Company history

[Ulimaroa launched in 1907] The company had its origins in the DUNDEE FOUNDRY, founded in 1791.[1] By 1820 the foundry was manufacturing steam engines, building engines and boilers for the steam tug _William Wallace_ in 1829, and in the 1830s building locomotives for the Dundee and Newtyle and the Arbroath and Forfar Railways.[2] James Stirling (1800–1876) was manager of the Dundee Foundry until 1846.[3]

In 1846 the Foundry was taken over and renamed GOURLAY, MUDIE & CO. This company was dissolved in 1853, and then operated as GOURLAY BROTHERS & CO., with four brothers – Alexander, William, Gershom, and Henry Gourlay – as partners.[4]

In May 1854, Gourlay's turned to shipbuilding, leasing land at the east end of Marine Parade to use as a slipway. Their first vessels were built for the coastal trade, but they went on to build a number of cargo ships for the Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company. The business prospered, largely due to the efforts of Henry Gourlay, a member of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland and of the Institution of Naval Architects. By 1866 Gourlay's had become the largest of the five shipbuilding firms in Dundee, employing about 300 men, and building 14,000 tons of shipping between 1861 and 1867. In 1867 they launched the _Dundee_ of 1,295 tons, at that time the largest ship built on the Tay. In 1869 Gourlay's leased more land downriver from their yard, which they named Camperdown Dock, enabling even larger ships to be built. In 1871 five vessels were launched, all of more than 1,000 tons. In 1876 seven of the twenty-three ships built in Dundee were launched from Gourlay's yard. However, a serious slump in shipbuilding occurred in the mid-1880s, with Gourlay's building only three ships totalling 4,000 tons in 1885 and 1886. The recovery came with the resumption of international orders; in 1890, Gourlay's built 11,616 tons of shipping, with orders coming from South Africa, South America, India, Russia, Australia, Finland, Turkey and France.[5]

Gershom Gourlay, the last of the original partners, retired in 1889, and his sons, Henry Garrett and Charles Gershom Gourlay, with James Gordon Lyon, became the directors of the company. Another slump occurred in the mid-1890s, with 1894 the worst year for orders yet, with only three small paddle-boats built. Ship repairing and refitting helped to provide some employment, but it was not until 1897 that orders begin to rise. Although Gourlay's were pioneers in the use of the screw propeller, they now gained a reputation for building paddle steamers. British railway companies became regular customers, and of the thirty vessels built between 1902 and 1908, nine were for the Great Eastern, the Great Central, and the London and South Western Railways.[6]

Unfortunately, labour relations soured, and between 1902 and 1904 the yard experienced a three-week strike by joiners, a demarcation dispute, a 14-week strike by engineers, and various minor disputes. In 1904 the yard had been virtually closed, its total output being a 364-ton ship and two tugs. The same year it became a private joint stock company under the name of GOURLAY BROTHERS & COMPANY (DUNDEE) LTD. with Charles Gershom Gourlay holding the controlling majority of shares, with Henry, Fanny, Kenneth and William Gourlay, James Lyon and William Fyffe holding lesser amounts.[7]

Output for 1905 reached a total of nearly 12,000 tons, and that year also saw the completion of a modernisation programme, with new machinery and complete electrification of the yard. In 1906 Gourlay's launched over 12,600 tons of shipping, its most productive year yet. However the following year output sank to only 6,276 tons. The lack of orders and the expensive modernisation programme led the company into serious debt. This, along with higher prices of raw materials, pushed up the cost of building, shortening profit margins. Demand for new shipping continued to fall and by the end of 1907 orders were few.[8]

On 8 June 1908, the company was finally wound up. In May 1909 the equipment of the Yard and Foundry were sold at public auction, and on 23 June 1910, the company was formally dissolved. In its time Gourlay's launched over 200 ships.[9]

Ships constructed

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  Ship                        Yard No.   GRT          Owners                                                                            Type                                            data-sort-type=“date” |Date of launch
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  Alma                        1                       For Australian owners.                                                            Three masted iron schooner                      29 November 1854[10]
  Pavo                        2                                                                                Iron Screw Steamer                              18 July 1855[11]
  London                      3          785 tons     Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company                                         Iron screw steamer                              7 April 1856[12]
  Mexicana                    4          300 tons     Liverpool Owners                                                                  Full rigged brig                                15 October 1856[13]
  Hamburg                     5          600 tons     Dundee and London Steam Shipping Company                                                                                8 June 1857[14]
  Ydun                        8                       Paterson of Randers for services between Copenhagen and Jutland                   Iron Screw Steamer                              17 March 1859.[15]
  Princess Alice                         440 tons                                                                                30 March 1860[16]
  Mendoza                     9                                                                                12 January 1861 [17]
  Dalhousie                   10                                                                                9 February 1861[18]
  Scotia                      11         800 tons     Dundee, Perth and London Steam Shipping Company                                   Screw Steamer                                   21 September 1861[19]
  Forfarshire                 12                                                                                20 June 1861[20]
  Arauco                      13         604 tons     Balfour, Williamson and Company, Liverpool                                        Iron screw steamer                              29 March 1862[21]
  Scotia (II)                 14                      Dundee and London Shipping Company                                                                                9 October 1862[22]
  Rangatara                   15         300 tons                                                                                21 January 1863[23]
  Shooey Leen                 17                                                                                6 May 1863[24]
  Anglia                      18                      Dundee and London Steam Shipping Company                                                                                15 September 1863[25]
  Wangania                    19         170 tons                                                                                30 July 1863[26]
  The Cohen                              774 tons     Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company                                                                                12 December 1863[27]
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  Grampian                    20                      Panama and New Zealand Mail Boat Company                                                                                21 April 1864[28]
  Stork                       23         950 tons     General Steam Navigation Company, London                                                                                20 July 1864[29]
  Unknown Tug                                                                                12 October 1864[30]
  Hibernia                    22         830 tons     Dundee, Perth, and London Shipping Company                                                                                12 January 1865[31]
  Dundee                      25         1300 tons    Gilroy Brothers                                                                   Iron Sailing Ship                               25 January 1865[32]
  Brage                       27         209 tons                                                                                Iron                                            8 June 1865[33]
  Gallia                      26         440.5 tons                                                                                Iron                                            10 August 1865[34]
  Vesper                      29         476 tons                                                                                Iron                                            2 December 1865[35]
  Eider                       28         581 tons                                                                                1 March 1866[36]
  Niord                       31         247 tons                                                                                1866 [37]
  Granton                     30         1000 tons                                                                                1866[38]
  Curfew                      34                                                                                1867
  Mary                        32                                                                                1867
  Dundee                                                                                1867
  Unknown                                548 tons                                                                                Iron Screw Steamer                              8 February 1868[39]
  Cambria                     35         680 tons     Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company                                                                                7 May 1868[40]
  Lebu                        36         800 tons     Balfour, Williamson and Company, Liverpool                                                                                21 July 1868[41]
  La Escossesa                37         998 tons     Balfour, Williamson and Company, Liverpool                                                                                16 October 1868[42]
  Viking                      38         860 tons     consortium of Dundee merchants                                                    Iron Screw Steamer                              28 January 1869[43]
  Chacabuco                   39         1008 tons    Balfour, Williamson and Company, Liverpool. Intended for voyages to Sydney        Iron Screw Steamer                              27 April 1869[44]
  Libra                       41         617 tons     General Steam Navigation Company                                                  Steamer                                         10 July 1869[45]
  Asturias                    42         260 tons                                                                                22 September 1869[46]
  Lota                        40         762 tons     Balfour, Williamson and Company, Liverpool                                        Iron screw steamer                              6 November 1869[47]
  Maormer                     43         881 tons                                                                                17 February 1870[48]
  Agrigento                   44         995 tons                                                                                1870
  Virgo                       46         1000 tons                                                                                Iron Screw Steamer                              8 November 1870[49]
  Jose A. Morene              45         535 tons                                                                                30 May 1870[50]
  Covadonga                   47         590 tons                                                                                Iron Screw Steamer                              24 September 1870[51]
  Strathtay                   48         1081 tons    William Thomson, Dundee                                                                                8 March 1871[52]
  Thane                       49         1074 tons    R. A. Mudie and Company, Dundee                                                                                22 April 1871[53]
  Ariel                       50         1107 tons    Blythe Brothers, London to trade between London and Brazil                                                                        17 June 1871[54]
  Chesapeake                  52         1215 tons    J.A. Dunkerley, Hull                                                              Iron Screw Steamer                              8 April 1872[55]
  Rainbow                     53         1088 tons    General Steam Navigation Company                                                  Iron Screw Steamer                              28 October 1871[56]
  Shannon                     51         1210 tons    Dunkerley, Hull                                                                                19 August 1871[57]
  Selinunte                   54         1290 tons    Built for Italian owners for the Mediterranean trade                                                                              27 January 1872[58]
  Kenilworth                  55         2537 tons    Williamson, Milligan and Company, Liverpool                                                                                20 August 1872[59]
  Malaga                      57         1007 tons    Malcolm and Company, London for the Mediterranean iron ore trade                  Steamer                                         18 September 1872[60]
  Pelayo                      58         700 tons                                                                                Steamer                                         13 January 1873[61]
  {{SS|Abbotsford             6}}        56           2537 tons                                                                         Williamson, Milligan and Company of Liverpool
  Taormina                    60         1570 tons    Trinacria Steam Navigation Company                                                Schooner rigged Iron Screw Steamer              13 May 1873[63]
  Butuam                      61         463 tons     Pickford of Manilla                                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              7 August 1873[64]
  Thibet                      62         2600 tons    Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company                                         Steamer                                         29 August 1874[65]
  Teheran                     59         2690 tons    For the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company                                 Steamer                                         20 March 1874[66]
  Honfleur                    64                      London, Brighton and South Coast Railway                                          Steamer                                         1875
  Piles                       63         300 tons     Gijon Steam Navigation Company                                                    Steamer                                         1 July 1874[67]
  Zampa                       66                      United Steam Ship Company of Copenhagen. Cattle carrier                           Iron Paddle Steamer                             1875
  Riberhuus                   67         840 tons     United Steam Ship Company of Copenhagen. Cattle carrier                           Iron Paddle Steamer                             20 May 1875[68]
  Strathearn                  68         1160 tons    William Thomson, Dundee                                                           Iron Ship                                       3 August 1875[69]
  Tern                        69                                                                                Iron Screw 3 mast Steamer                       16 August 1875[70]
  Curlew                      65                      R. A. Mudie                                                                       Screw steamer                                   8 February 1875[71]
  Condor                      71         500 tons     General Steam Navigation Company, London                                          Iron Screw Steamer                              14 December 1875[72]
  Hawk                        72                                                                                Iron Screw Steamer                              23 October 1875
  Oaklands                    73         1000 tons                                                                                Iron Ship                                       28 March 1876[73]
  Gijon                       70         736 tons     Senor Polo of Gijon                                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              2 August 1875[74]
  Stracathro                  75         1200 tons                                                                                Iron “Clipper” Ship                             21 August 1876[75]
  Arthurstone                 76                                                                                Iron Clipper Ship                               18 October 1876[76]
  Aurora                      77                                                                                Screw Steamer                                   25 July 1876[77]
  Strathtay                   78         1300 tons    William Thomson of Dundee                                                         Steam Ship                                      13 January 1877[78]
  Britannia                   79         950 tons     London Shipping Company                                                           Iron Screw Steamer                              17 March 1877[79]
                              80         300 tons                                                                                Screw Steamer                                   2 March 1877[80]
  Barcelona                   81         1850 tons    William Thomson, Dundee                                                           Iron Screw Steamer                              21 March 1878[81]
  John O’Groat                82                                                                                Screw Steamer                                   28 May 1877[82]
  Mayfield                    83                                                                                Screw Steamer                                   28 July 1877[83]
  Curfew                      84         800 tons     R. A. Mudie and Sons, coal merchants, Dundee                                      Screw Steamer                                   8 September 1877[84]
  Diamond                     85         620 tons     P.M. Duncan, coal merchant                                                        Screw Steamer                                   25 October 1877[85]
  Emerald                     86         620 tons     P.M. Duncan, coal merchant                                                        Steam Ship                                      6 December 1877[86]
  Kestrel                     87         950 tons     General Steam Navigation Company, London                                          Iron Screw Steamer                              5 March 1878[87]
  Loch Leven                  88         560 tons                                                                                Screw Steamer                                   20 April 1878[88]
  Loch Awe                    89         560 tons     Ireland, Leitch and Company                                                       Screw Steamer                                   3 July 1878[89]
  Richmond                    90                      George Nicoll, Sydney                                                                                8 June 1878[90]
  Loch Earn                   91                                                                                Screw Steamer                                   26 September 1878[91]
  Balmuir                     92         1531 tons    John Machan, Dundee                                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              25 January 1879[92]
  Lapwing                     93         1214 tons    General Steam Navigation Company, London                                          Iron Screw Steamer                              6 March 1879[93]
  Amethyst                    94         933 tons     P.M. Duncan, Dundee                                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              8 May 1879[94]
  Aranco                      95         800 tons     Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool                                       Iron Screw Steamer                              24 April 1879[95]
  Puchoco                     96         800 tons     Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool                                       Iron Screw Steamer                              18 June 1879[96]
  Carlos                      97         846 tons     A. C. de Freitas and Company, Hamburg                                             Iron Screw Steamer                              22 July 1879[97]
  Australian                  98         362 tons     G.B. Nicoll and Company, Sydney                                                   Iron Screw Steamer                              4 September 1879[98]
  Loch Garry                  99         949 tons     Ireland, Leitch and Company, Dundee                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              13 January 1880[99]
  Loch Maree                  100        947 tons     Ireland, Leitch and Company, Dundee                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              25 February 1880[100]
  Avlona                      101        1953 tons    William Thomson, Dundee                                                           Iron Screw Steamer                              27 April 1880[101]
  Lismore                     102        339 tons     G. and B. Nicoll, Sydney                                                          Iron Screw Steamer                              10 February 1880[102]
  Garnet                      103        1004 tons    P.M. Duncan, Dundee                                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              22 May 1880[103]
  Spey                        104        1004 tons    George Armistead and Company, Dundee                                              Iron Screw Steamer                              22 June 1880[104]
  Loch Rannoch                105        1642 tons    Ireland, Leitch and Company, Dundee                                               Steel Screw Steamer                             21 September 1880[105]
  Ganges                      106        2360 tons    David Bruce and Company, Dundee                                                   Iron Screw Steamer                              17 November 1880[106]
  Carmona                     107        3715 tons    William Thomson, Dundee                                                           Iron Screw Steamer                              28 April 1881[107]
  Waverley                    108        3096 tons    Williamson, Milligan and Company, Liverpool                                       Iron Screw Steamer                              28 July 1881[108]
  Merton Hall                 109        4140 tons    Alexander and Radcliffe’s Hall Line, Liverpool                                    Steel Screw Steamer                             22 December 1881[109]
  Casino                      110        425 tons     B.B. Nicoll, Sydney                                                               Iron Screw Steamer                              21 February 1882[110]
  Mallard                     111        1296 tons    General Steam Navigation Company, London                                          Iron Screw Steamer                              4 May 1882[111]
  Helen Nicoll                112        284 tons     George Nicoll, Brisbane                                                           Iron Screw Steamer                              21 February 1882[112]
  Aston Hall                  113        3568 tons    Alexander and Radcliffe’s Hall Line, Liverpool                                    Iron Screw Steamer                              13 September 1882[113]
  Isla                        114        1130 tons    North Sea Steamship Company, Dundee                                                                                19 June 1883[114]
  Loch Tay                    115        1310 tons    Loch Line Company, Dundee                                                         Steamship                                       12 December 1882[115]
  Eden Hall                   116        3610 tons    Alexander and Radcliffe’s Hall Line, Liverpool                                    Iron Screw Steamer                              25 April 1883[116]
  Dundee                      117        1565 tons    Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company                                         Steel Screw Steamer                             23 May 1883[117]
  Peverill                    118        3036 tons    Williamson, Milligan and Company, Liverpool                                       Steel Screw Steamer                             9 February 1883[118]
  Invertay                    119        1289 tons    Charles Barrie, Dundee                                                            Steel Screw Steamer                             15 September 1883 [119]
  Cygnet                      120        1272 tons    General Steam Navigation Company                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             20 September 1883[120]
  Martos                      121        1503 tons    Senor Lister, Valencia                                                            Iron Screw Steamer                              1 November 1883[121]
  Indus                       122        2486 tons    David Bruce and Company, Dundee                                                   Steel Screw Steamer                             10 April 1884[122]
  Dracona                     123        1903 tons    William Thomson and Sons, Dundee                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             27 May 1884[123]
  Escalona                    124        1904 tons    William Thomson and Sons, Dundee                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             10 July 1884[124]
  Abden                       135        376 tons     London and Kirkcaldy Shipping Company                                                                                2 October 1884[125]
  Richmond                    126        628 tons     Messrs B. B. Nicoll and Company of Sydney                                                                                19 May 1885[126]
  Loch Etive                  127        2315 tons    Dundee Loch Line Shipping Company                                                 Steel Screw Steamer                             21 January 1886[127]
  Dundee (III)                128        1305 tons    Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company                                         Steel Screw Steamer                             7 November 1885[128]
  Dean                        129        1310 tons    North Sea Steam Shipping Company                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             21 May 1887[129]
  Theodora                    130        477 tons     Mr. Morton, London                                                                Steel Screw Steamer Yacht                       7 May 1887[130]
  Grebe                       131        814 tons     General Steam Navigation Company                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             8 July 1887[131]
  Fremona                     132        2900 tons    William Thomson and Sons, Dundee                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             15 November 1887[132]
  Gerona                      133        3100 tons    William Thomson and Sons, Dundee                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             9 August 1888[133]
  Ardle                       134        1390 tons    North Sea Steam Shipping Company, Dundee                                          Steel Screw Steamer                             17 October 1888[134]
  Dean                        135        1476 tons    George Armistead and Company, Dundee                                              Steel Screw Steamer                             17 January 1889[135]
  Oceana                      136        311 tons     William Watkins and Company, London                                               Iron Twin Screw Tug Steamer                     27 March 1889[136]
  Loch Katrine                137        1476 tons    Dundee Loch Line Steam Ship Company                                               Steel Screw Steamer                             3 April 1889[137]
  Parkmore (or Queensmore?)   138        3800 tons    William Johnston and Company, Liverpool                                           Steel Screw Steamer                             9 November 1890[138]
  Circassie                   139        2241 tons    N. Pacquet and Company, Marseilles                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             19 February 1890 [139]
  Burrawong                   140        391 tons     John See, Sydney                                                                  Twin Screw Steamer                              12 September 1889[140]
  Heron                       141        879 tons     General Steam Navigation Company, London                                          Iron Screw Steamer                              21 December 1889[141]
  America                     142        5020 tons    National Steamship Company, Liverpool. Largest vessel built in Dundee to date     Steel Hull 4 mast Steamer                       26 November 1890[142]
  Hirondelle                  143        1610 tons    General Steam Navigation Company, London                                          Steel Screw Steamer                             7 May 1890[143]
  Bullarra                    144        1725 tons    Adelaide Steamship Company                                                        Steel Screw Steamer                             11 September 1890[144]
  Massilia                    145        2965 tons    French Steam Navigation Company to trade between Marseille and New York           Steel Screw Steamer                             10 January 1891[145]
  Ptarmigan                   146        780 tons     General Steam Navigation Company                                                  Iron Screw Steamer                              28 January 1891[146]
  Richard King                147        327 tons                                                                                Iron Twin Screw Tug Steamer                     22 June 1891[147]
  Assistance                  148        214 tons                                                                                Steel Screw Tug                                 1891
  Mustang                     149        387 tons     Robert Thomson, Fenchurch Avenue, London                                          Steel Screw Steamer                             20 August 1891[148]
  Athenai                     150        2404 tons    Companie Navigation a Vapeur Panhellenique, Piraeus                               Steel Screw Steamer                             17 October 1891[149]
  Sparti                      151        2404 tons    Companie Navigation a Vapeur Panhellenique, Piraeus                               Steel Screw Steamer                             19 November 1891[150]
  Byzantion                   152        2404 tons    Companie Navigation a Vapeur Panhellenique, Piraeus                               Steel Screw Steamer                             14 January 1892[151]
  London                      153        1737 tons    Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company                                         Steel Screw Steamer                             15 March 1892[152]
  Dungeness                   154        1201 tons    Clyde Shipping Company, Glasgow                                                   Iron Screw Steamer                              12 May 1892[153]
  Iona                        155        3343 tons    William Thomson and Sons, Dundee                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             7 September 1892[154]
  Matim                       156        3900 tons    R.A. Mudie and Sons, Dundee                                                       Steel Screw Steamer                             3 April 1893[155]
  Villam                      157        650 tons     Leopold Schwarz                                                                   Steel Screw Steamer                             15 August 1893[156]
  Nour-el-Bahr                158                     Thomson and Campbell, London for Turkish owners                                   Steel Screw Steamer                             25 November 1893[157]
  Scotia                      159        223 tons     Dundee Pleasure Boat Company                                                      Paddle Steamer                                  17 March 1894[158]
  Fenerbahce                  160        286 tons     Joseph Constant of London for the Turkish Government                              Paddle Steamer                                  6 June 1894[159]
  Haydarpascha                161        286 tons     Joseph Constant of London for the Turkish Government                              Paddle Steamer                                  6 July 1894[160]
  Juno                        162        760 tons     Straits Steamship Company, Singapore                                              Steel Screw Steamer                             24 May 1895[161]
  Sardinia                    163        1100 tons    James Currie and Company, Leith                                                   Steel Screw Steamer                             19 July 1895[162]
  Oratios Couppas             164        2550 tons    Nicolas Couppa, Marseilles                                                        Single Screw Steel Steamer                      19 September 1895[163]
  Puri                        165        936 tons     India Steam Navigation Company intended to trade between Calcutta and Chanballi   Twin Screw Steamer                              19 October 1895[164]
  Progress                    166        68 tons      John P Bruce of Dundee                                                            Screw Tug                                       25 June 1895[165]
  Pas De Carvalho             167        459 tons     Amazon Steam Navigation Company of South America                                  Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        18 December 1895[166]
  Antonia Olyntho             168        459 tons     Amazon Steam Navigation Company, Paraguay                                         Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        11 January 1896[167]
  Daniel Erno                 169        644 tons     Leopold Schwartz, Buda-Pesth                                                      Steel Screw Steamer                             30 March 1896[168]
  Rotterdam                   170        1091 tons    James Rankine and Son, Glasgow and Grangemouth                                    Steel Screw Steamer                             11 August 1896[169]
  Hesperus                    171        570 tons     Commissioners of Northern Lights                                                  Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        22 October 1896[170]
  Excelsior                   172        290 tons     G. Nicoll of Sydney                                                                                17 February 1897[171]
  Fenchurch                   174        3290 tons    David Bruce and Company, Dundee and London                                        Screw Steamer                                   16 July 1897[172]
  Euro                        175        235 tons     David Bruce and Company, London for the Adelaide Steam Tug Company                Steel Screw Tug                                 22 April 1897[173]
                              176        1140 tons    Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (Netherlands Steamboat Company), Rotterdam   Steel Screw Steamer                             17 August 1897[174]
                              177        1140 tons    Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (Netherlands Steamboat Company), Rotterdam   Steel Screw Steamer                             14 September 1897[175]
  Sir John                    178        400 tons     Government of Natal                                                               Iron & Steel Twin Screw Tug                     1 June 1897[176]
  Wellamo                     179        1035 tons    Finska Steamship Company, Helsingfors                                             Steel Screw Steamer                             25 November 1897[177]
  Oihonna                     180        1025 tons    Finska Steamship Company, Finland                                                 Steel Screw Steamer                             23 February 1898[178]
  Eagle                       181        620 tons     General Steam Navigation Company of London. For passenger traffic on the Thames   Paddle steamer                                  6 April 1898[179]
  Coburg                      182        930 tons     James Currie and Company                                                          Steel Screw Steamer 3 mast                      2 July 1898[180]
  SS _Arcturus_               183        2050 tons    Finska Steamship Company, Helsingfors, Finland                                    Steel Screw Steamer                             1 October 1898[181]
  Polaris                     184        2050 tons    Finska Steamship Company, Helsingfors                                             Screw Steamer                                   15 December 1898[182]
  Zealandia                   185                                                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             29 March 1899[183]
  Minto                       186                                                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             12 July 1899[184]
  Belvoir Castle              187                                                                                Steel Screw Ketch                               27 February 1899[185]
  Dreadnought                 188                                                                                Trawler                                         24 March 1899[186]
  Marwarri                    189                                                                                16 December 1899[187]
  Defender                    190                                                                                Steel Screw Trawler                             24 March 1899[188]
  Taymouth                    191                                                                                Trawler, Steel Screw Ketch                      1899
  Tayside                     192                                                                                Trawler                                         27 May 1899[189]
  Ngapuhi                     193                                                                                Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        18 April 1900[190]
  Norfolk                     194                                                                                Paddle steamer                                  25 April 1900[191]
  Lady North                  195                                                                                Twin Screw Steamer                              18 May 1900[192]
  Bengali                     196                                                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             20 December 1900[193]
  Monte Video                 197                                                                                Single Screw                                    3 July 1901[194]
  Ingerid                     198                                                                                Single Screw                                    19 April 1901[195]
  Kuranda                     199                                                                                11 October 1901[196]
  Harry Escombe               200                                                                                Steel & Iron Twin Screw Steamer                 14 November 1901[197]
                              201                                                                                Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        1902
  {{SS|Brussels               6}}        202                                                                                Twin Screw Passenger Steamer
  Victoria                    203                                                                                21 June 1902[199]
                              204                                                                                17 October 1902[200]
                              205                                                                                28 November 1902[201]
  Kirkcaldy                   206                                                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             13 December 1902[202]
  Rarawa                      207                                                                                Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        30 April 1903[203]
  Yarmouth                    208                                                                                Twin screw                                      24 July 1903[204]
  Cleethorpes                 209                                                                                Paddle Steamer                                  6 October 1903[205]
  Alice                       210                                                                                31 October 1903[206]
  Neptune                     211                                                                                Single Screw                                    13 February 1904[207]
  No 1                        212                     Great Central Railway                                                             Tug                                             1904
  No 2                        213                     Great Central Railway                                                             Tug                                             1904
  Den of Kelly                214                                                                                Single Screw                                    3 February 1905[208]
  Den of Mains                215                                                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             5 June 1905[209]
                              216                     London and South Western Railway                                                  Steel Screw Steamer                             4 April 1905[210]
  Lismore                     217                                                                                30 September 1905[211]
  Rio Mar                     218                                                                                Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        19 September 1905[212]
                              219                     London and South Western Railway                                                  Screw Steamer                                   9 November 1905[213]
  Londres                     220                                                                                Triple Screw Steamer                            7 April 1906[214]
  Woodcock                    221                                                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             7 June 1906[215]
  Phrygie                     223                     Paquet and Co, Marseilles                                                                                15 November 1906[216]
  Emanuel N. Underdown        225                                                                                Double ended ferry for Havana Harbour           4 October 1906[217]
                              224        1198         London and South Western Railway                                                  Steel Twin Screw Steamer                        25 May 1906[218]
  Registan                    222                                                                                21 August 1906[219]
  Ulimaroa                    226                                                                                11 July 1907[220]
  Atalanta                    227                                                                                Twin Screw                                      26 April 1907[221]
  Titania                     228                                                                                Steel Screw Steamer                             19 March 1908[222]
  Baron Gautsch               229                                                                                Steel Triple Screw Steamer                      3 May 1908[223]
  Prinz Hohenlohe             230                                                                                Triple Screw Steamer                            30 April 1908[224]

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title: Gourlay Brothers

question: When was the company established?

answer: The company was established in 1791.

question: What business was the Dundee Foundry into?

answer: The company was manufacturing steam engines, building engines, boilers, and locomotives.

question: Who operated the company as Gourlay Brothers & Co.?

answer: The four brothers - Alexander, William, Gershom, and Herny Gourlay.

question: Was Gourlay Brothers & Co. dissolved?

answer: Yes, the company was dissolved on 8 June 1908.

question: Write a ~8 sentence summary.

answer:
Gourlay Brothers was a company based in Dundee, Scotland. The company was established in 1791 with its origins in the Dundee Foundry. In 1846, the Foundry was taken over and renamed Gourlay, Mudie & Co. This company dissolved in 1853 and then operated as Gourlay Brothers & Co.

Gourlay's business was shipbuilding and leasing land to use as a slipway. The company built a number of cargo ships for the Dundee, Perth, and London Shipping Company. In 1904, the company became a private joint-stock company with Charles Gershom Gourlay holding the controlling majority of shares.

The lack of orders, high raw material prices, and short profit margins led to the company's fall. The company wounded up on 8 June 1908.


text:
Island Health and the First Nations Health Authority are warning people not to eat herring eggs after linking them to confirmed cases of cholera on Vancouver Island.

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Cholera is a bacterial infection of the small intestine. It can cause nausea, vomiting and severe diarrhea. (CHAjAMP/Shutterstock)

Island Health and the First Nations Health Authority are warning people not to eat herring eggs after linking them to confirmed cases of cholera on Vancouver Island.

The intestinal illness — which can cause nausea, vomiting and severe watery diarrhea — is most commonly found in travellers returning from endemic regions.

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The cases on Vancouver Island have caught health officials off guard.

"It's definitely something we're taking seriously," Dr. Shannon Waters, a medical health officer with Island Health, said on CBC's _On the Island_.

The advisory applies to herring eggs found on kelp, seaweed and other surfaces and harvested in the area from French Creek to Qualicum Bay.

Investigation underway

Waters said "less than a handful" of cases were discovered after stool cultures from sick patients came back positive for cholera.

All patients were First Nations and had consumed herring eggs, she said.

The patients suffered from nausea and diarrhea, but Waters cautioned that some infected people may not show symptoms.

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An investigation is underway with First Nations communities and the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

Officials are testing marine water and leftover food samples and assessing the handling and distribution of herring eggs.

"It certainly makes us curious about the marine environment," Waters said, citing factors such as sewage, boat traffic and rising temperatures.

"Our health is connected to it and this is evidence of that."

First Nations are 'concerned'

Herring eggs are a traditional food source for First Nations, who associate it with the coming of spring.

The eggs, which are a source of protein, are sticky when they spawn and adhere to surfaces such as seaweed or kelp.

First Nations on the island are concerned about the cases, said Waters, who is Coast Salish.

"It ... creates some sadness because people had been looking forward to this, especially a lot of elders who grew up eating this food a lot more."

The harvesting of herring eggs is not regulated, Waters said, and is a process that is passed down among family and friends.

The advisory cautions people to wash their hands after using the bathroom and caring for someone who is ill and to discard any extra stored herring eggs.

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_With files from CBC's On the Island _

question: What are the health authorities warning people about?

answer: Not to eat herring eggs because of links to confirmed cholera cases on Vancouver Island.

question: What is Cholera?

answer: Cholera is a bacterial infection of the small intestine that causes nausea, vomiting, and severe watery diarrhea.

question: Where is Cholera usually found?

answer: Travelers returning from endemic regions.

question: Who are the First Nations People?

answer: They are the indigenous people of Canada, (similar to American Indians in the U.S.).

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Health authorities are warning people on Vancouver Island not to eat herring eggs after linking them to confirmed cases of cholera, a bacterial infection of the small intestine that causes nausea, vomiting, and severe watery diarrhea. Cholera is usually found in travelers returning from endemic regions. Herring eggs are a traditional food source for First Nations people (the indigenous people of Canada) who associate it with the coming of spring. Harvesting of herring eggs is not regulated and the process is passed down among family and friends.