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The CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE AWARDS is an annual awards ceremony for several individual performances at the end of the season. The event was established in 1998, when the Canadian National Soccer League merged with the stillborn Ontario Professional Soccer League to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The ceremony has been traditionally held at awards banquet at the end of the season with the exception in 2008, 2009, and 2010 where they were given out before the CSL Championship final.[1][2][3] In 2010, the league began distributing awards to the Second Division for the first time.[4]

First Division awards

Most Valuable Player Award

[Marin Vučemilović-Grgić won the award in 2012 and 2014 becoming the second Croatian footballer to win the award] The league's MVP award.

  Year   Name                      Nationality   Club                   Ref.
  ------ ------------------------- ------------- ---------------------- ------
  1998   Rene Martin                             North York Astros      [5]
  1999   Elvis Thomas                            Toronto Olympians      [6]
  2000   Willy Giummarra                         York Region Shooters   [7]
  2001   Abraham Osman                           Ottawa Wizards         [8]
  2002   Abraham Osman                           Ottawa Wizards         [9]
  2003   Phil Ionadi                             Brampton Hitmen        [10]
  2004   Danny Amaral                            Toronto Supra          [11]
  2005   Desmond Humphrey                        Vaughan Shooters       [12]
  2006   Saša Viciknez                           Serbian White Eagles   [13]
  2007   Nicolas Lesage                          Trois Rivieres Attak   [14]
  2008   Daniel Nascimento                       Brampton Lions         [15]
  2009   Saša Viciknez                           Serbian White Eagles   [16]
  2010   Tihomir Maletic                         Toronto Croatia        [17]
  2011   Tihomir Maletic                         Toronto Croatia        [18]
  2012   Marin Vučemilović-Grgić                 Toronto Croatia        [19]
  2013   Guillaume Surot                         Kingston FC            [20]
  2014   Marin Vučemilović-Grgić                 London City            [21]
  2015   Josip Keran                             Toronto Croatia        [22]

Golden Boot Award

The Golden Boot is the league's leading scorer.

  Year   Name                      Nationality   Club                    Ref.
  ------ ------------------------- ------------- ----------------------- ------
  1998   Gus Kouzmanis                           Toronto Olympians       [23]
  1999   Eddy Berdusco                           Toronto Olympians       [24]
  2000   Gus Kouzmanis                           Toronto Olympians       [25]
  2001   Kevin Nelson                            Ottawa Wizards          [26]
  2002   Darren Tilley                           Mississauga Olympians   [27]
  2003   Carlo Arghittu                          St. Catharines Wolves   [28]
  2004   Paul Munster                            London City             [29]
  2005   Aaron Byrd                              Windsor Border Stars    [30]
  2006   Gabriel Pop                             Serbian White Eagles    [31]
  2007   Nicolas Lesage                          Trois Rivieres Attak    [32]
  2008   Daniel Nascimento                       Brampton Lions          [33]
  2009   Reda Agourram                           Trois Rivieres Attak    [34]
  2010   Tihomir Maletic                         Toronto Croatia         [35]
  2011   Stefan Vukovic                          TFC Academy             [36]
  2012   Dražen Vuković                          SC Waterloo Region      [37]
  2013   Guillaume Surot                         Kingston FC             [38]
  2014   Marin Vučemilović-Grgić                 London City             [39]
  2015   Richard West                            York Region Shooters    [40]
  2016   Sergiy Ivliev                           FC Ukraine United
  2017   Aleksandar Stojiljković                 Scarborough SC
  2018   Sani Dey                                Hamilton City SC        [41]
  2019   Mykola Temniuk                          FC Vorkuta              [42]

Goalkeeper of the Year Award

[George Azcurra has won the most Goalkeeper of the Year awards with five]

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Year        | Name        | Nationality | Club        | Ref.        |
+=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+
| 1998        | Dino Perri  |             | St.         | [43]        |
|             |             |             | Catharines  |             |
|             |             |             | Wolves      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1999        | George      |             | Toronto     | [44]        |
|             | Azcurra     |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2000        | Piotr       |             | North York  | [45]        |
|             | Libicz      |             | Astros      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2001        | George      |             | Toronto     | [46]        |
|             | Azcurra     |             | Croatia     |             |
|             | Luciano     |             | North York  |             |
|             | Miranda     |             | Astros      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2002        | George      |             | Toronto     | [47]        |
|             | Azcurra     |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2003        | Simon Eaddy |             | Ottawa      | [48]        |
|             |             |             | Wizards     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2004        | George      |             | Toronto     | [49]        |
|             | Azcurra     |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2005        | Haidar      |             | London City | [50]        |
|             | Al-Shaïbani |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2006        | George      |             | Toronto     | [51]        |
|             | Azcurra     |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2007        | Claudio     |             | St.         | [52]        |
|             | Perri       |             | Catharines  |             |
|             |             |             | Wolves      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2008        | Andrew      |             | Trois-Riviè | [53]        |
|             | Olivieri    |             | res         |             |
|             |             |             | Attak       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2009        | Dan Pelc    |             | Serbian     | [54]        |
|             |             |             | White       |             |
|             |             |             | Eagles      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2010        | Milos Kocic |             | Serbian     | [55]        |
|             |             |             | White       |             |
|             |             |             | Eagles      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2011        | Scott Cliff |             | SC Toronto  | [56]        |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2012        | Antonio     |             | Toronto     | [57]        |
|             | Ilic        |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2013        | Antonio     |             | Toronto     | [58]        |
|             | Ilic        |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2014        | Vladimir    |             | Burlington  | [59]        |
|             | Vujasinović |             | SC          |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2015        | Andrew      |             | Burlington  | [60]        |
|             | Stinger     |             | SC          |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

Defender of the Year Award

[Maxim Tissot won the Defender of the Year in 2012]

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Year        | Name        | Nationality | Club        | Ref.        |
+=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+
| 2000        | Bayete      |             | Toronto     | [61]        |
|             | Smith       |             | Olympians   |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2001        | Kurt Ramsey |             | North York  | [62]        |
|             |             |             | Astros      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2002        | Domagoj     |             | Toronto     | [63]        |
|             | Sain        |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2003        | Domagoj     |             | Toronto     | [64]        |
|             | Sain        |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2004        | Justin      |             | Windsor     | [65]        |
|             | Marshall    |             | Border      |             |
|             |             |             | Stars       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2005        | Fil Rocca   |             | Windsor     | [66]        |
|             |             |             | Border      |             |
|             |             |             | Stars       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2006        | Fil Rocca   |             | Windsor     | [67]        |
|             |             |             | Border      |             |
|             |             |             | Stars       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2007        | Domagoj     |             | Toronto     | [68]        |
|             | Šain        |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2008        | Carlos      |             | North York  | [69]        |
|             | Zeballos    |             | Astros      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2009        | Mirko Medic |             | Serbian     | [70]        |
|             |             |             | White       |             |
|             |             |             | Eagles      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2010        | Rick Titus  |             | York Region | [71]        |
|             |             |             | Shooters    |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2011        | Sven        |             | Toronto     | [72]        |
|             | Arapovic    |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2012        | Maxim       |             | Montreal    | [73]        |
|             | Tissot      |             | Impact      |             |
|             |             |             | Academy     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2013        | Sven        |             | Toronto     | [74]        |
|             | Arapovic    |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2014        | Josip Keran |             | Toronto     | [75]        |
|             | Nikola      |             | Croatia     |             |
|             | Stanojevic  |             | Burlington  |             |
|             |             |             | SC          |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2015        | Nikola      |             | Burlington  | [76]        |
|             | Stanojevic  |             | SC          |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

Rookie of the Year Award

[Jonathan Osorio was the CSL Rookie of the Year in 2012]

  Year   Name                      Nationality   Club                       Ref.
  ------ ------------------------- ------------- -------------------------- ------
  1998   Tom Bianchi                             London City                [77]
  1999   Semir Mesanovic                         London City                [78]
  2000   Jimmy Kuzmanovski                       Oshawa Flames              [79]
  2001   Kevin Nelson                            Ottawa Wizards             [80]
  2002   Darren Tilley                           Mississauga Olympians      [81]
  2003   McDonald Yobe                           Ottawa Wizards             [82]
  2004   Paul Munster                            London City                [83]
  2005   Dennis Peeters                          London City                [84]
  2006   Uarlem Castro                           Toronto Supra Portuguese   [85]
  2007   Tihomir Maletić                         Toronto Croatia            [86]
  2008   Adrian Pena                             TFC Academy                [87]
  2009   Reda Agourram                           Trois Rivieres Attak       [88]
  2010   Thomas Beattie                          London City                [89]
  2011   Akil DeFreitas                          Capital City F.C.          [90]
  2012   Jonathan Osorio                         SC Toronto                 [91]
  2013   Guillaume Surot                         Kingston FC                [92]
  2014   Aleksandar Stojiljković                 SC Waterloo Region         [93]
  2015   Ihor Melnyk                             Toronto Atomic             [94]

Coach of the Year Award

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Year        | Name        | Nationality | Club        | Ref.        |
+=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+
| 1998        | David Gee   |             | Toronto     | [95]        |
|             |             |             | Olympians   |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1999        | David Gee   |             | Toronto     | [96]        |
|             | Tony        |             | Olympians   |             |
|             | LaFerrara   |             | London City |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2000        | Lucio       |             | St.         | [97]        |
|             | Ianiero     |             | Catharines  |             |
|             |             |             | Wolves      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2001        | Zoran       |             | Montreal    | [98]        |
|             | Jankovic    |             | Dynamites   |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2002        | Aldwyn      |             | Metro Lions | [99]        |
|             | McGill      |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2003        | José Testas |             | Toronto     | [100]       |
|             |             |             | Supra       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2004        | Pat Hilton  |             | Windsor     | [101]       |
|             |             |             | Border      |             |
|             |             |             | Stars       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2005        | Dejan       |             | North York  | [102]       |
|             | Gluščević   |             | Astros      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2006        | Tony De     |             | Italia      | [103]       |
|             | Thomasis    |             | Shooters    |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2007        | James       |             | St.         | [104]       |
|             | McGilivary  |             | Catharines  |             |
|             |             |             | Wolves      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2008        | Rafael      |             | North York  | [105]       |
|             | Carbajal    |             | Astros      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2009        | Philippe    |             | Trois       | [106]       |
|             | Eullaffroy  |             | Rivieres    |             |
|             |             |             | Attak       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2010        | Ron         |             | Hamilton    | [107]       |
|             | Davidson    |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2011        | Velimir     |             | Toronto     | [108]       |
|             | Crljen      |             | Croatia     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2012        | Stefano     |             | Windsor     | [109]       |
|             | Vagnini     |             | Stars       |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2013        | Colm        |             | Kingston FC | [110]       |
|             | Muldoon     |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2014        | Darryl      |             | York Region | [111]       |
|             | Gomez       |             | Shooters    |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2015        | Vasyl       |             | Toronto     | [112]       |
|             | Ishchak     |             | Atomic      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

Harry Paul Gauss Memorial Award

First introduced in 2004 as the CPSL President's Award, but was renamed in 2006 in honor of Harry Gauss. The award is presented to the individual who has shown allegiance, commitment and support to the league and its member clubs.

  Year   Name                Nationality   Club                       Ref.
  ------ ------------------- ------------- -------------------------- -------
  2004   Bruno Ierullo                     North York Astros          [113]
  2005   Tony De Thomasis                  Vaughan Shooters           [114]
  2006   Isac Cambas                       Toronto Supra Portuguese   [115]
  2007   Bruno Ierullo                     North York Astros          [116]
  2009   Armand Di Fruscio                 St. Catharines Wolves      [117]
  2010   Tony De Thomasis                  York Region Shooters       [118]
  2011   Joe Pavicic                       Toronto Croatia            [119]
  2012   Ryan Gauss                        London City                [120]
  2013   Pino Jazbec                       CSL League Administrator   [121]
  2014   Phil Ionadi                       CSL Director for Youth     [122]
  2015   Cyndy De Thomasis                 York Region Shooters       [123]

Referee of the Year Award

The Referee of the Year award is voted on by the CSL Referee Committee.

  Year   Name              Nationality   Ref.
  ------ ----------------- ------------- -------
  1998   Bill Teeuwen                    [124]
  1999   Silviu Petrescu                 [125]
  2000   Steve Cahoon                    [126]
  2001   Amato De Luca                   [127]
  2002   Michael Lambert                 [128]
  2003   Michael Lambert                 [129]
  2004   Amato De Luca                   [130]
  2005   Andre Jasinski                  [131]
  2006   Mercey Watfa                    [132]
  2007   Joe Fletcher                    [133]
  2008   Isaac Raymond                   [134]
  2009   Justin Tasev                    [135]
  2010   Geoff Gamble                    [136]
  2011   David Barrie                    [137]
  2012   David Barrie                    [138]
  2013   Justin Tasev                    [139]
  2014   Marco Jaramillo                 [140]
  2015   Goran Babic                     [141]

Fair Play and Respect Award

The Fair Play and Respect Award is awarded to the club which, in the opinion of the CSL Discipline Committee, has demonstrated good discipline on the field of play and has exhibited a high level of respect for the game officials in the regular playing season

  Year   Name                    Ref.
  ------ ----------------------- -------
  1998   London City             [142]
  1999   Toronto Olympians       [143]
  2000   Toronto Olympians       [144]
  2001   Durham Flames           [145]
  2002   Mississauga Olympians   [146]
  2003   Durham Flames           [147]
  2004   Durham Storm            [148]
  2005   North York Astros       [149]
  2006   Caribbean Selects       [150]
  2007   Trois-Rivières Attak    [151]
  2008   Trois-Rivières Attak    [152]
  2009   TFC Academy             [153]
  2010   TFC Academy             [154]
  2011   Niagara United          [155]
  2012   TFC Academy             [156]
  2013   SC Waterloo Region      [157]
  2014   Kingston FC             [158]
  2015   Burlington SC           [159]

Media and Broadcaster Award

The Media and Broadcaster Award is awarded to the individuals who have shown interest and loyalty in reporting CSL news and matches.

  Year   Name            Role                                                                             Ref.
  ------ --------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------
  2011   Jeremy Milani   Television producer for Rogers TV.                                               [160]
  2012   Robin Glover    Covering and providing game reports for the CNSL, CPSL and the CSL since 1995.   [161]
  2012   Enio Perruzza   For announcing CNSL, CPSL and the CSL matches for 26 years.                      [162]

Second Division awards

Most Valuable Player Award

The league's MVP award.

  Year   Name               Nationality   Club                 Ref.
  ------ ------------------ ------------- -------------------- -------
  2010   Sergio Camargo                   TFC Academy II       [163]
  2011   Jorgo Nika                       SC Toronto B         [164]
  2012   Gino Berardi                     Windsor Stars B      [165]
  2013   Younan Samara                    London City B        [166]
  2014   Mademba Ba                       Kingston FC B        [167]
  2015   Arsenije Japalak                 Brantford Galaxy B   [168]

Golden Boot Award

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Year        | Name        | Nationality | Club        | Ref.        |
+=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+
| 2010        | Wesley Cain |             | Portugal FC | [169]       |
|             | Jonathan    |             | B           |             |
|             | Singh       |             | Brampton    |             |
|             |             |             | Lions B     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2011        | Jorgo Nika  |             | SC Toronto  | [170]       |
|             |             |             | B           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2012        | Gino        |             | Windsor     | [171]       |
|             | Berardi     |             | Stars B     |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2013        | Mademba Ba  |             | Kingston FC | [172]       |
|             |             |             | B           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2014        | Mademba Ba  |             | Kingston FC | [173]       |
|             |             |             | B           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2015        | Nikola      |             | Burlington  | [174]       |
|             | Miokovic    |             | SC B        |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2016        | Mohammad-Al |             | SC Waterloo |             |
|             | i           |             | Region      |             |
|             | Heydarpour  |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2017        | Taras       |             | FC Ukraine  |             |
|             | Hromyak     |             | United      |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2018        | Kristijan   |             | FC Vorkuta  | [175]       |
|             | Kezic       |             | B           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

Goalkeeper of the Year Award

  Year   Name             Nationality   Club                           Ref.
  ------ ---------------- ------------- ------------------------------ -------
  2010   Jesse Castillo                 Brantford Galaxy B             [176]
  2011   Ryan Pumier                    Kitchener Waterloo United FC   [177]
  2012   Mark Rogal                     TFC Academy II                 [178]
  2013   Roy Seaboyer                   Brampton United B              [179]
  2014   Adrian Ibanez                  York Region Shooters B         [180]
  2015   Ihor Vitiv                     Toronto Atomic B               [181]

Defender of the Year Award

  Year   Name              Nationality   Club                 Ref.
  ------ ----------------- ------------- -------------------- -------
  2010   David Ferreira                  Brampton Lions B     [182]
  2011   Oliver Spring                   SC Toronto B         [183]
  2012   Malcolm Mings                   Niagara United B     [184]
  2013   Daniel Stoker                   Toronto Croatia B    [185]
  2014   Danilo Richards                 Burlington SC B      [186]
  2015   Namanjar Sudar                  Brantford Galaxy B   [187]

Rookie of the Year Award

  Year   Name              Nationality   Club                   Ref.
  ------ ----------------- ------------- ---------------------- -------
  2010   Sergio Camargo                  TFC Academy II         [188]
  2011   Jeremy Caranci                  London City B          [189]
  2012   Mark Wadid                      TFC Academy II         [190]
  2013   Mykola Chachula                 Toronto Croatia B      [191]
  2014   Nikola Miokovic                 SC Waterloo Region B   [192]
  2015   Kingma Zach                     Brantford Galaxy B     [193]

Coach of the Year Award

  Year   Name                Nationality   Club                Ref.
  ------ ------------------- ------------- ------------------- -------
  2010   Michael DI Matteo                 Brampton Lions B    [194]
  2011   James McGillivray                 Niagara United      [195]
  2012   James McGillivray                 Niagara United B    [196]
  2013   George Jenkins                    Toronto Croatia B   [197]
  2014   Thomas Moran                      Kingston FC B       [198]
  2015   Amir Osmanlic                     Milton SC B         [199]

Awards by club

  Rank                      Club                   Total
  ------------------------- ---------------------- -------
  1                         Toronto Croatia        24
  2                         London City            14
  3                         Toronto Olympians      13
  4                         York Region Shooters   12
  5                         North York Astros      10
  6                         TFC Academy            9
  SC Toronto                9
  Kingston FC               9
  7                         Trois Rivieres Attak   8
  Windsor Stars             8
  8                         Brampton United        7
  Burlington SC             7
  9                         Serbian White Eagles   6
  St. Catharines Wolves     6
  Ottawa Wizards            6
  9                         SC Waterloo            5
  10                        Brantford Galaxy       4
  Niagara United            4
  11                        Toronto Atomic         3
  Durham Flames             3
  12                        FC Ukraine United      2
  FC Vorkuta                2
  13                        Brampton Hitmen        1
  Capital City F.C.         1
  Caribbean Selects         1
  Hamilton Croatia          1
  Hamilton City SC          1
  Milton SC                 1
  Montreal Dynamites        1
  Montreal Impact Academy   1
  Scarborough SC            1
  York Region Shooters      1
  Total                     180

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title: Canadian Soccer League Awards

question: When was the Canadian Soccer League Awards established?

answer: The Canadian Soccer League Awards was established in 1998.

question: Which two leagues merged to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League?

answer: The Canadian National Soccer League merged with the Ontario Professional Soccer League to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

question: What years were the awards given out before the Championship final?

answer: In 2008, 2009, and 2010, the awards were given out before the Championship final.

question: When did the league begin distributing awards to Second Division?

answer: The league began distributing awards to Second Division in 2010.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Canadian Soccer League Awards is an annual awards ceremony that began in 1998. Some categories include Most Valuable Player, Golden Boot, Rookie of the Year, and many others. Included are lists of previous award winners, along with brief descriptions of the awards.


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text:
How do you say “startup” in Spanish? Luckily, it’s simple: Startup.

But that’s about the only easy thing that Spanish entrepreneurs have going for them as they attempt to launch new companies in their home country. Spain’s economy is faltering, and over 52 percent of citizens under 25 are currently unemployed. But when those young people attempt to launch companies on their own, they’re slapped with national policies that are notoriously anti-entrepreneurship, including a new “Exit Tax” implemented on the first of this year, which will tax a company’s potential earnings if they have received venture funds and attempt to relocate elsewhere.

A local startup, Dat Venture, is offering a lifeline of sorts. In February, they will be bringing 15 Spanish companies to Boston for a three-month-long immersion program. The companies, which pay $10,000 per employee to enroll, are promised everything they need to successfully integrate into Boston’s startup scene.

Dat will buy their plane tickets and set them up with housing at Krash and office space in WeWork’s South Station location. The companies will take business classes at Harvard Extension School and seminars developed by Dat which will teach them the basics, like pitching American venture firms or sales and marketing techniques, says Matt Hurley, one of Dat Venture’s five co-founders.

“Spaniards are very long-winded,” Hurley said, “and Americans do not take well to 20-minute startup pitches.”

Dat Venture, which launched this past summer, has already held one pilot session, but this 15-startup group is the real test, says Hurley. “The businesses want to be immersed in the ecosystem in Boston,” he said. “It’s about validating your idea with American partners, banks, and big brands.”

Among the startups in the Dat cohort are UpToDown, a online software catalogue that is one of the world’s most popular destinations for downloading Android apps, with over 62 million downloads a month, and FreePik, one of the world’s largest databases for Internet graphics. Both companies have over $1 million in revenues, says Hurley, and the combined revenues of all 15 companies total more than $10 million.

Dat Venture is working in partnership with the Efron Group, a multinational consulting company with an office in Boston and a strong presence in Spanish-speaking countries around the world. “We were very impressed by the possibilities of Massachusetts, and given our profile as a technology and innovation driven company we decided to launch a singular initiative in the market,”Alejandro de Mora, Efron’s CEO of US operations, said of the partnership via e-mail. “Dat Venture wants to be the bridge…between the exceptional ecosystem of Boston and the entrepreneurs outside.”

Hurley said that the entrepreneurs will be visiting the United States on tourist visas, and that Dat Venture and Efron will work to find opportunities for them to secure work visas so they can stay. Much of that is still being sorted out, he admitted. But he said providing access to the US startup scene in a way that doesn’t involve funding, or equity for that matter, is an option that many businesses are open to and excited about: One company decided to bring its entire eight-person team to Boston through the program, and they will be renting a house together in Porter Square.

The Spaniards arrive in Boston on Feb. 1, and will be immediately introduced to one aspect of American culture they might otherwise be unfamiliar with: The Super Bowl. “Hopefully they won’t be too jetlagged to watch football,” Hurley said.

Janelle Nanos can be reached at janelle.nanos@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @janellenanos.
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question: What does the article say about Dat Venture?

answer: Dat Venture is a Boston startup that aims to bring startups outside the US into the country for business partnerships. Their current roster includes 15 Spanish companies, and Dat aims to instruct them on how to present their pitches to an American audience - being quicker about it. Dat Venture already did a pilot round, but the 15 Spanish companies will be their real test.

question: What does the article say about the Spanish companies?

answer: They are operating in a business environment that's not conducive to entrepreneurship. However, their business partnership with Dat Venture promises to introduce them to the startup and venture capital scene in Boston. The companies, involving an Android app catalog (UpToDown) and an online image catalog (FreePik), pay $10,000 per enrolled employee. The total revenue of the 15 companies is more than $10 million. They will be visiting the US on tourist visas, but Dat Venture is working to find options to allow a longer stay.

question: What does the article say about Silicon Valley?


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I sat in my window seat, my internal rage level seemingly linked to the volume of his low quality, all-treble headphones; steadily rising. I spin with vigour to convey how seriously I take this infringement of the early morning serenity. And nothing. No flinch nor acknowledgement. This juvenile, tinny French hip hop immersing his senses, nullifying any previously held skills of social awareness. I decide I must prove a point, to him and all thieves of the calming, silent commute.

I select the most aggressive song I can find on my phone, confidently and purposefully stride to the back of the bus, hold the phone in front of his face and press play, while screaming at him over the rising track "now do you see how we feel, now do you know what you're doing?!".

Of course the confrontation happened only in my mind. I’m British, I’ve never so much as sent back bad food to the kitchen of a restaurant. Instead I sat there stewing with rage until we reached my stop, fantasising about the justice I’ll never have the courage to exact. As fate would have it we alighted together. He bumped into me, causing me to lose my footing. I apologised to him and wished him a good day.

title: Thieves of silence

question: Explain the narrator's anger towards the boy.

answer: The narrator is angry at the boy for playing loud music early in the morning and breaking the serenity.

question: What does the narrator do to show her disagreement with the silent ride?

answer: The narrator does not do anything but she imagines going over the co-traveler and playing the most aggressive song on her phone while screaming, "now do you see how we feel, now do you know what you're doing?!"

question: Who is the co-traveler?

answer: The co-traveler is just another person on the bus.

question: Explain what happens after she (the narrator) alights the bus.

answer: The boy happens to alight at the same stop. He bumped into the narrating leading to her losing her footing. She simply apologizes to him and wishes him a pleasant day.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator is sitting at the window seat, internally raging at the sound of the tiny French boy's headphones blasting with treble. She is disappointed with this interruption of the morning tranquility.

She imagines selecting the most aggressive song on her phone and playing it aloud right at his face, screaming, "now do you see how we feel?" Although, this confrontation happens only in her mind.

The bus reaches a stop, the boy and the narrator alight together. He bumps into her, she apologizes and wishes him a pleasant day.


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LEGRANDE A. “PICK” DILLER (16 February 1901 – 2 September 1987) was a United States Army officer during World War II. He served as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's Aide-de-camp in the South West Pacific Area during the war.[1][2]

Early life

Born in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, he had two brothers Everell (who retired as an Army Colonel), Thurlow Diller and two sisters.

Military career

Diller was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry in the Regular Army on February 19, 1923 and he graduated Syracuse University in 1924 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in 1927 and graduated from the Infantry School Company Officers Course in 1928. He was promoted to Captain in August 1935 and graduated from the Command and General Staff School in 1937. Transferred to Philippines in 1939, he was promoted on July 1, 1940 to Major.

In 1941, he became one of General Douglas MacArthur's personal Aides and on December 19, 1941 he received a promotion to the temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army of the United States. He would handle MacArthur's public relations and maintain his public image. He would flee with MacArthur from the Philippines in four PT boats with MacArthur in PT-41 and Diller in PT-35. In March 1942, he was promoted to Colonel and was transferred to the General Staff Corps on October 17, 1942. He remained with MacArthur during the war, receiving a promotion to Brigadier General on January 9, 1945. He was the lead US Army representative on the committee that arranged the formal Japanese surrender aboard the battleship in Tokyo Harbor on September 2, 1945.

Following the war, Diller worked under MacArthur serving as Secretary of the Army general staff in Tokyo. Thereafter from 1947 to 1954, reverting to the Regular Army rank of Colonel, Diller commanded infantry regiments in West Germany including 22nd Infantry Regiment. He retired from the army in 1954 with the rank of Brigadier General.

Later life

Following his retirement he served in the board of directors of Ringling School of Art. He died of cancer in Georgia in 1987.

Family

He was married Harriett “Hat”, who died in 1986 after which he married his second wife Mary in July 1987. He had one son Richard W. Diller who retired from the Army as a Colonel.

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[2] LeGrande Albert Diller, Commanding Officer 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division

title: LeGrande A. Diller

question: Who was Legrande A. Diller?

answer: He was a United States Army officer during World War II.

question: What position did Diller serve during the war?

answer: Diller served as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's Aide-de-camp in the South West Pacific Area during the war.

question: Where did Diller work after the war?

answer: Diller worked under MacArthur, serving as Secretary of the Army general staff in Tokyo.

question: What did Diller do when he retired from his military career?

answer: Diller served on the board of directors of Ringling School of Art when he retired.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses the personal and military life of Legrande A. Diller, a United States Army officer in World War II.


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I am full of emptiness in their presence and lack thereof.
It didn’t take me long to realize how often existence is taken for granted, and that it is derived from something that is complete. Or completed. Plenty of people are incomplete. They search their whole lives for something, someone to fill some sort of perceptible hole in their world.
	But they have a world, those people. They have a journey, a story.
	God is one clever asshole.
	He had no fear of audacity; he created rampantly, with reckless nuance and disregard for plot. I still don’t know whether the phrase everyone has a story is effete bullshit or something else.
	Does God still create? Or are we all stock characters in the grandly miniscule commedia that is life? If so, there’s only one story that, like an atoning lover, squeals repeatedly in its allusion to deeper meaning that somehow never manages to manifest itself in the moment.
	I’m sorry about that, it’s a problem I have. Any time I try to tell a story it inextricably gets wound up in metaphysical God shit that goes nowhere after the first sentence. It’s either clever or irresponsible, but generally it’s just boring after a while.
	Maybe I just try to escape them—the specters whose existence (and lack thereof) is troubling in that they are dead as an aborted fetus is dead—the spark of life never inhabited or inhibited them. The words that endow them with life, slashed-and-burned like infertile fields with a blade-and-flame-like blinking vertical line.
Indeed, that’s all there will ever be.
No crumpled up pieces of paper surrounding my desk or ink stains or blood.
Which is fitting, I guess, in that that’s all anyone will ever be, really.
The fact that I’m satisfied with that might say a lot about me.

title: Process

question: What plot is being disregarded?

answer: The author thinks that God creates life recklessly and disregards everyone's "plot" or story.

question: Why is the author so angry with the phrase "everyone has a story?"

answer: The author is angry about the phrase because he thinks having a story is weak.

question: Define the "one story."

answer: That information can’t be found here.

question: Explain the deeper meaning that never manages to manifest itself in the moment.

answer: It might be implied that what manifests at the moment is the author's problem with storytelling that always ends getting mixed up with references to God and goes nowhere.

question: Write a ~7 sentence summary.

answer:
The author is full of emptiness and feels existence is taken for granted.
He feels that plenty of people are incomplete and searching for something. The search makes up their world and their journey - it's their story, but the author feels that everyone who has a story is weak.
The author feels God is fearless, clever, and audacious, creating with reckless nuance and disregard for the "plot" that his creations are supposed to follow.
The author feels that God doesn't really create anymore, and everyone is a stock character living a life with no meaning.
The author comes clean about his problem where he can't tell a story without it becoming a reference to God. Despite all this, the author seems satisfied with his life.


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2019-2020 Season !

Bon Voyage 2018-19

WPH seeking to fill

Board Member at Large Position

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Whidbey Playhouse

Frequently Asked Questions: COVID Edition

November 30, 2020

Gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation. For some it may be challenging to find things to be grateful for during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially around the holiday season. We want to be able to enjoy gatherings with our family and friends. We want to be able to attend holiday festivities, including Whidbey Playhouse productions. We want life to go back to what we knew as normal.

NEWS!

As a non profit theater we rely on your attendance to shows as well as your generous contributions through out the year. Covid19 has been especially hard on theaters across the country; smaller community theaters like ours hit the hardest. We ask that you consider us as part of your Christmas list this year.

We are participating in #givingtuesday ~ This is an unparalleled global day of unity to increase grassroots generosity, citizen engagement, plus corporate and individual giving. As we are all in this together, during one 24-hour period you can give, reconnect, and support our community while we prepare for the “new normal.”

#givingtuesday is December 1. Mark your calendars!

BOARD MEETINGS

NOW PLAYING

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ELF Jr. The Musical

Presented by Whidbey Playhouse as a Multi-Camera Virtual Presentation

December 4 to 31

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.

This modern-day holiday classic, brought to life by the Whidbey Playhouse, is sure to make everyone embrace their inner Elf. After all, the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing out-loud for all to hear.

Presented virtually December 4 to 31

Due to the pandemic, Whidbey Playhouse is closed to patrons, and currently operating as a broadcast studio only.

Cost:

$10 WPH Show Ticket

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YOUTH PROGRAMS: Would-Be-Players

WOULD-BE-PLAYERS

Listed below are the class times and performances dates:

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NOVICE/STARS -Mon & Tues April 27 -June 10  3:45-5:45pm

ENTERTAINER - Wed & Thurs  April 27 -June 10  3:45-5:45pm

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GALLERY

Whidbey Has Talent

SAVE THE DATE!! May 17, 2020

CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

Whidbey has Talent celebrates the young and talented students ranging from K-12 who reside in the school districts of Whidbey Island.

Please contact us for more information on how to participate or sponsor this event proudly produced by the Whidbey Playhouse Inc.

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Thank you to Island Thrift for

their generous sponsorship

MEMBERSHIP UPDATES

FACEBOOK

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CLASSES & ANNOUNCEMENTS

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NELLO ACTING CLASS

This Saturday March 14!

Star Studio

10 am -1:30 pm

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UPDATES Weekly

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Show Times:

Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm

Musicals:

Tickets:

$20 Adults

$18 Students

Non-Musicals:

$18 All Seats

Discounts Available

No Babes in Arms: Must Purchase Ticket 4 years and Older

Off Season: Price Varies

Many Thanks to our Sponsors & Advertisers!

Whidbey Playhouse website is updated weekly.

question: Summarize Whidbey Playhouse's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

answer: Due to the pandemic, Whidbey Playhouse has had to close its doors to patrons, and operate as a broadcast studio only. Several programs and classes had to be either cancelled or postponed. Due to this, their business has been hit hard and they are asking their community for donations of some kind.

question: What does the text say about Christmas?

answer: Whidbey Playhouse asks for donations as a way to support them this Christmas. They are presenting ELF Jr. The Musical, a modern day holiday classic, as a way to celebrate Christmas. In this musical, an orphaned elf who works for Santa meets his real family, and helps New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. The playhouse believes that singing is the best way to spread Christmas cheer.

question: What does the text say about supporting the community?

answer: Due to being hit hard by the pandemic, Whidbey Playhouse asks the community to consider giving donations to them for Christmas. They are participating in #givingtuesday as a way to increase grassroots generosity, citizen engagement, and corporate and individual giving. It is a way to support their community in the face of the pandemic.

question: What does the text say about dancing?


text:
An old man was sitting on the porch of his house, a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and a smoking cigarette in the other. It was silent.
A storm was coming, there was no doubt, the ache in the old bones couldnt be mistaken, and it was so silent and grey, as it always is right before the storm. He loved it. At his age he only had love for three things left – coffee, cigarettes and the beautiful silence before the storm, and now he had all of them at the same time, although doctor had forbidden at least two of them.
He was alone – the town was empty – there was no traffic, there was no sound. The new generation had left the town for bigger cities and the old one had died. There were no friends and no strangers, he was sitting all alone with his coffee and the endless silence.
A bright orange maple leaf floated above the road along his house. The old mans eyes wide open were looking at the leaf. It was something strange, in the surrounding grayness the bright leaf looked as if it had come from another world. The old mans heart filled with excitement and joy, feelings he last felt when playing chess with Oliver, about 7 years ago. He tried to think – where it might had come from? There were no maple trees in this town – at least none he could think of. Was it even the right season for maple leaves to turn orange?
He kept his eyes on the leaf that was floating gently down and then up again, depending on the breezes. He felt unexplainable peace every time it went up and then terrible fear every time it went down. As if leafs life would depend on staying in the air. OH NO! He gasped when the leaf floated only few inches above the ground, but then it got pushed upwards again. He couldnt think of any reasonable action he should do – should he try to catch the leaf? Or maybe let it float and hope itll never fall? The storm wasnt far anymore. You could feel it in the air.
It seemed that the leaf was heading up, above his house, when suddenly a wind came and blew it crashing into the ground. A silent gasp came from the mans lips and there was a sound of breaking glass. Thunder clapped and small raindrops started to fall on the ground.
An old man was lying on the porch of his house, a broken cup of coffee was next to him and a smoking cigarette butt in his hand. His heart was silent.
Noone is gonna water Elmers flowers anymore.

title: The Maple Leaf

question: Who is the old man?

answer: Elmer, the protagonist sitting alone in an empty town.

question: Why is the maple leaf significant?

answer: It's an unusual bright spot on a typically dull day.

question: What does the old man do?

answer: He considers catching the leaf but doesn't, and he is implied to be killed by the storm - either the shock of it on his heart or a stray piece of broken glass.

question: Who is Oliver?

answer: Someone with whom the old man used to play chess, 7 years ago.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: An old man, Elmer, sits on his front porch, alone in an empty town, drinking coffee and smoking a cigarette while sensing an oncoming storm in his aching bones. He watches a bright orange maple leaf float through the air on the wind and becomes invested in seeing it stay in the air, wondering if he should try to catch it. Wind blows it hard into the ground and there is a sound of breaking glass. Elmer lies on his porch, his heart silent.


text:
GARY MICHAEL BARNIDGE (born September 22, 1985) is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft (picked 141st overall). He played college football at Louisville. He has also played for Cleveland Browns.

Early years

Barnidge was born on September 22, 1985 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He attended and played high school football at Middleburg High School.[1]

College career

Barnidge played college football at Louisville from 2004 to 2007.[2] As a freshman, he had seven receptions for 85 yards and four touchdowns.[3] As a sophomore, he had 17 receptions for 240 yards and two touchdowns.[4] As a junior, he had 31 receptions for 511 yards and four touchdowns.[5] As a senior, he had 53 receptions for 655 yards and seven touchdowns. In the game against Middle Tennessee State, he had four receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns to go along with a fumble recovery for a touchdown.[6][7] He played in 48 games, including 29 starts and recorded 108 receptions for 1,491 yards and 17 touchdowns. He majored in sports administration.[8]

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

[Barnidge signing autographs in 2010.] Barnidge was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round (141st overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft.[9] The Panthers previously acquired the pick from the New York Jets in a trade that sent Kris Jenkins to the Jets.

With the Panthers, Barnidge's main impact came on special-teams. In the 2008 season, he appeared in fifteen games in the regular season and the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Arizona Cardinals.[10] In the 2009 season, he had 12 receptions for 242 yards.[11] In 2010, he appeared in all 16 games[12] and led the team with 17 special-teams tackles.[13] He missed the whole 2011 NFL season with a broken ankle suffered in a preseason practice.[14] In November 26, 2012, Barnidge recorded his first professional touchdown reception against the Philadelphia Eagles on a 24-yard pass from Cam Newton.[15] Overall, he finished the 2012 season with six receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown.[16]

Cleveland Browns

On March 14, 2013, Barnidge was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent.[17] In the 2013 season, he had 13 receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns.[18] In the 2014 season, he had 13 receptions for 156 yards.[19] During the 2015 season, Barnidge had a breakout year and finished with 79 receptions for 1,043 receiving yards and nine touchdowns (he had 44 receptions, 603 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in his previous seven seasons combined).[20] His nine touchdowns tied Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome's franchise record set in 1979 and ranked No. 4 among all NFL tight ends in 2015.[21] He was voted the best player on the Browns.[22] On December 10, 2015, Barnidge was signed to a 3-year extension worth around $12 million.[23] After the 2015 season, Barnidge made his first Pro Bowl, being voted as an alternate.[24] He was ranked 94th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[25]

On June 2, 2016, Barnidge underwent a sports hernia surgery.[26] He started all 16 games in 2016, catching 55 passes for 612 yards and two touchdowns.[27]

On April 28, 2017, Barnidge was released by the Browns.[28]

Career statistics

  Year    Team   GP                       GS    Receiving   Fumbles
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  Rec     Yds    Avg                      Lng   TD          FUM
  2008    CAR    15                       0     0           0
  2009    CAR    16                       3     12          242
  2010    CAR    16                       3     0           0
  2011    CAR    DID NOT PLAY – INJURED
  2012    CAR    16                       5     6           78
  2013    CLE    16                       12    13          127
  2014    CLE    13                       2     13          156
  2015    CLE    16                       13    79          1,043
  2016    CLE    16                       16    55          612
  Total   124    54                       178   2,258       12.7

Personal life

In 2011, Barnidge, along with friend and Louisville Cardinal teammate Breno Giacomini, then of the Seattle Seahawks, started a not-for-profit organization called American Football without Barriers. The organization hosted its first camp in China in March 2013.[29]

Barnidge has appeared on two episodes of _Total Divas_, an E! Network TV show about WWE Divas going on dates with Rosa Mendes and Summer Rae.[30] He also appeared on an episode of Impact Wrestling in 2017, assisting fellow NFL player DeAngelo Williams.[31] Barnidge also competed with Williams on _The Amazing Race 32_.[32]

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title: Gary Barnidge

question: Summarize everything relating to injuries.

answer: Barnidge missed the 2011 NFL season with a broken ankle suffered in a preseason practice. On June 2, 2016, he underwent a sports hernia surgery.

question: Summarize Barnidge's career during the 1970s.

question: Summarize everything relating to specific matches.

answer: In the game against Middle Tennessee State, Barnidge had four receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns. He recorded his first professional touchdown on November 26, 2012 against the Philadelphia Eagles.


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MAULANA ABDUL GHAFOOR HAIDERI (; born ) is a Pakistani politician. He has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 12 March 2015 and has been the central General Secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) party since 1995.[1]

Early life and education

Haideri was born in June 1957.[2] He received his early education in his village. In 1979, he completed his religious education and passed examinations from the Examination Board of Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia.[3]

Political career

Haideri was active in Tehrik-e-Khatm-e-Nabowat in 1974 and Tehreek Nizam-e-Mustafa in 1977, for which police twice imprisoned him.[4] In 1983, he was elected General Secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) party in Quetta district. He got himself arrested a third time on 14 August 1983 in Manan square in Quetta during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy's campaign to 'Fill the Prisons' and destabilize President Zia ul-Haq's government. The military sentenced him to ten lashes and one year in Sibi prison.[5]

He opened the Jamia Shah Wali Ullah school in Kalat in October 1984, teaching there from 1985 to 1990.[6]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan in 1990 Pakistani general election and served as a provincial minister of Balochistan.[7]

He ran for the Chief Minister of Balochistan in 1992 Pakistani general election but lost by one vote.[8]

In 1993 Pakistani general election, he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Qalat constituency.[9]

In 2001, Haideri campaigned against Pakistan's cooperation with the US government's Global War on Terror, touring the country and earning his fourth arrest, this time on seven counts of mutiny. He spent five months in jail in Quetta before winning another election to the National Assembly.

In 2015, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan, serving as the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan.[10]

Counter-terrorism

In 2013, he became the Minister of State for Postal Services. “Speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday, Maulana Haideri, who is Minister of State for Postal Services, condemned the terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar and said the state had no right to suspend the death penalty. JUI-F General Secretary Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has said that a moratorium on death penalty is encouraging terrorists and has limited counter-terrorism action in the country.”[11] Abdul Ghafoor Haideri maintains, “Only a victim's kin has the right to pardon the killer with or without taking compensation. This is an Islamic way of justice and being an ideological state, Pakistan should have Islamic laws.”[12]

In March 2015, he won a seat in the Senate[13] and later took oath as deputy chairman senate. He is expected to serve in that capacity till March 2021.[14]

In February 2017, Haideri was refused a visa by US authorities. He was scheduled to head a two-member delegation to an Inter Parliamentary Union meeting at the United Nations in New York.[15][16]

On 12 May 2017, he managed to escape in an ISIL bombing shortly after the end of Friday prayers near the town of Mastung that targeted him; he was lightly wounded by pieces of glass from the windscreen of his car.[17][18][19]

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title: Abdul Ghafoor Haideri

question: What nationality is Maulana Abdul Ghafood Haideri?

answer: Pakistani.

question: How long has Maulana Abdul Ghafood Haideri been serving in politics?

answer: Since 1995. From 1995 he was General Scretary of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party. From 2005 he has served as Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan.

question: What activity has Haideri been outspoken on that is mentioned in this article?

answer: Counterterroism

question: Which province of Pakistan does Haideri serve?

answer: Balochistan.


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FRITZ WENNEIS (1889–1969) was a German composer.[1] He worked on more than fifty film scores.

Selected filmography

-   _A Storm Over Zakopane_ (1931)
-   _Shadows of the Underworld_ (1931)
-   _Johnny Steals Europe_ (1932)
-   _Ship Without a Harbour_ (1932)
-   _Rasputin, Demon with Women_ (1932)
-   _Jumping Into the Abyss_ (1933)
-   _Master of the World_ (1934)
-   _Artisten_ (1934)
-   _The World Without a Mask_ (1934)
-   _The Sporck Battalion_ (1934)
-   _The Red Rider_ (1935)
-   _The Bird Seller_ (1935)
-   _His Best Friend_ (1937)
-   _The Right to Love_ (1939)
-   _The Tiger Akbar_ (1951)
-   _Border Post 58_ (1951)
-   _Elephant Fury_ (1953)
-   _A Woman of Today_ (1954)

[1] Giesen p.200

title: Fritz Wenneis

question: Who was Fritz Wenneis?

answer: a composer who worked on more than 50 film scores

question: When was Fritz Wenneis born?

answer: 1889

question: When did Fritz Wenneis die?

answer: 1969

question: What nationality was Fritz Wenneis?

answer: German

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This page lists a selected filmography of German composer Fritz Wenneis.


text: The wheel on the large metal door twisted as I finished picking the lock on my handcuffs. The door opened, and a large bearded man in a trench coat stepped in and shut the door behind him. I placed my hands back on the table with the handcuffs loosely fastened giving the illusion that they were still on. He began to walk towards me, each step echoing off of the 4 wet concrete walls surrounding. He arrived at the side of my chair, promptly landing on both of his feet. Starting from the top of the trenchcoat, he began to pop the buttons through. Sweat accumulated on my forehead and dripped down to the bridge of my nose. I noticed that the bearded grizzly stopped unbuttoning his coat with one button left- which covered his crotch. He let out a chuckle and undid the button revealing an extremely erect penis. I snapped the handcuffs of my wrist and made my move. I grabbed his penis at the shaft and jerked him off until he came all over my face. I was horrible at interrogations.

title: Interrogation (986 words)

question: Why is the narrator in handcuffs?

answer: They are being interrogated

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: That information can't be found

question: Where is the narrator?

answer: In a room with concrete walls and a large metal door

question: In what time period is the story set?

answer: That information can't be found

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator has just picked the lock on their handcuffs when a man in a trench coat enters the room. The narrator places the cuffs loosely back on so that it appears as if they're still on. The man gets close to the narrator and unbuttons the trench coat, revealing his erect penis. The narrator removes the cuffs and masturbates the man to orgasm.


text:
We left the club hours ago and I can still feel the wave of the beat. The perfectly synchronized rush to explosive electronica heaven is building in the sound system of my mind - again. And again.

The chemicals are slightly wearing off so as I tip out of the cab, I fumble in my back pocket for the crushed pack of cigarettes, find the next hapless victim, cradle her in my lips and light up. I have no idea how I'm even standing but I skillfully negotiate against the refrigerated wind and as the relieving foul tasting heat crackles from the suction into my lungs, my head begins to spin - or spin faster really - and I take off again helplessly laughing at the non-existent idiosyncrasies of everyone around me.

Is there anyone around me?

The burning rum purchased at the airport lounge is nauseatingly dancing its way through my digestive system.

Sunglasses on and sleepless, I sidle past the smiling strangers in row 31 and slump into seat A.

The moment my forehead touches the cold glass, my fever subsides. Soon the chill becomes unbearable but I can't move. I'm too high to sleep. All I want to do is tap my feet to the quiet roar of the engine, wedge my face against the window. And stare.

It's a 3 hour flight from New York to Chicago and beaming through the thin haze - how many feet below us? 20,000? 30,000? - lies god's ice tray.

Neatly separated by the fences of past disputes and lawsuits yet to be settled, last night's snowfall purposefully shimmers in random and infinite directions.

Naturally vying for the attention of the other passengers - a standard fair of middle aged business travellers, pretend writers and holiday makers - the world outside cannot compete with the opportunity of a guilt free break from the kids. Or with the - soon to be discarded forever - typing. Or even with the Adam Sandler movie being shown for the 50th first time. Most of the shades are down.

As we chase the sun, stalling its escape behind the horizon, I see another plane frozen in the sky slightly ahead of us, beating us, indifferently flaunting the majesty of the parallel streams in its trail.

Like a yawning peacock, fanning its tail at cooing tourists, it casually gives permission to stare at how effortless it is to be graceful and humble and beautiful.

"Why don't you be beautiful too? Can't you see how easy I make it look?

Now eat my dust."

This is not a race.

There are no television cameras or radio commentators or photographers secretly hoping for a career making collision. No one is cheering along for victory.

Well....

Not on my flight anyway.

But I reckon that's because we're losing.

title: I found this old short incomplete story I wrote a few year back. Interested in any feedback. It's called "Flying high".

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: New York on the way to Chicago.

question: What drugs is the narrator on?

answer: Alcohol, and it's implied other things as well, "chemicals."

question: Why can't the narrator sleep on the plane?

answer: They're too intoxicated.

question: How does the narrator entertain themselves on the flight?

answer: By imagining a race between their and another airplane.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator goes directly from a night out clubbing to catch a plane from New York to Chicago at night. They are incredibly intoxicated with alcohol and other chemicals. The incessant bump bump bump of the electronica music still thumps in their head. They are too intoxicated to sleep on the flight, instead entertaining themselves with an imaginary race between their plane and another they see outside.


text:
M: Hey Steve, how’s it going
S: Going well Mark. Going well.
M: Well that's good, haven't seen you in  a while.
S: Heh yeah. Hey you know Lucy? She wants you to go pluck her feathers. Haha I think she's into you bro (gives Herb a wing bump)
M: (sighs) ahhh Lucy, she's not into me, it's her damn human. Went and got herself a macaw and is rarely home, and when she is all she does is look at that damn little screen of hers.  Now Lucy's gone all senile.
S: What a shame... Well, you should still go and pluck her up man, ever since the tip of her beak broke off she can barely make use of it.
M: Whatever, if she can talk to you, then she can pluck her own crazy self.
S: Yeah, I guess.
silence
M: So Steve, tell me how are things really going for you in the life of a pet.
S: ehhh I don’t know man. My owner keeps on asking me who’s a good boy. At first I had no idea who she was talking about, now she’s commanding me to say that I am, and well, I don't know if I really am a good boy.
M: What do you mean?
S: It's like what about me appeals to my owner as good? All she sees of me is when I'm hanging around the cage or when she's teaching me new stuff. She doesn’t know the real me or what goes on in my head.
M: Hmm. Go on.
S: And its like I listen to all of her commands so I guess that would make me obedient, but if I go and say I’m a good boy, well am I really obeying her? I'm giving her the answer SHE wants, but not necessarily the truthful one.
M:So your doing what she says while at the same time you think your lying because you don’t really know if you’re all good.
S: Yeah, I’m sitting there giving my owner what she wants, but in the end I don’t think it’s the right thing.
M: Oh Steve, I see what you’re saying and all, but come on don’t overthink it. Just do what she says and get your damn cracker.

S: Yeah, whatever. I guess you’re right.

title: Themes for this story?

question: Who is the dialogue between?

answer: Between Mark and Steve, two pets

question: What is the relationship between Mark and Steve?

answer: Friends that have not seen each other in a while

question: Which animal is Steve, the pet?

answer: Presumably a type of bird

question: Who is Lucy?

answer: Lucy is another type of bird who Steve says wants Mark to pluck her feathers, since the tip of her beak broke.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Steve and Mark chat about life as pet birds. Steve overthinks his identity when his owner repeatedly ask him who is a good boy however, the owner doesn't know who the real Steve is.


text:
The sound of a door creaking open tore through the calm summer air as a tall man strode stiffly out of the house on the corner of Stallion Drive. Stiff grass crunched under his feet and as he reached the car parked underneath the streetlight at the end of the drive his face was thrown into relief.

The man’s beard was overgrown and his hair fell messily in his pale face. He wore a dirty flannel shirt under a military jacket and his slim fit jeans were tucked into his scuffed leather boots. This man was rather dull looking other than his eyes, which flashed deep blue from beneath his thick-framed glasses, and although his eyes were definitely his most defining feature his underfed and pallid appearance were a close second.

The man reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out the key to his beat up red convertible.  He unlocked and opened the passenger side and reached for a pill bottle that rested on the seats torn upholstery. Suddenly the man dropped the pill bottle and jumped as though he had heard something and quickly turned around.

“Who’s there?” He murmured quietly into the darkness, but there was no answer.  The man turned back to his car and began searching for the bottle he had dropped. Just as he located the bottle, which had fallen underneath the glove box, he heard a soft voice come from directly behind him. Startled the man sat bolt upright, hitting his head on the glove box as he came up.

“Hi Jamie.” The voice, which belonged to a beautiful young woman, whispered. Her dark hair fell around her shoulders highlighting her thin pretty face and her prominent collarbones. She wore a flowing white dress with a black polka dot print and boots similar to that of the man she was addressing.

“Hello Lana” he muttered venomously “don’t call me that.”

“Then what do you want me to call you?” Lana said impatiently.

“James, my name is James Lana.” James tucked the pill bottle he had clutched in his hand into the pocket of his jacket. “Why are you here” he asked as he slammed the passenger door closed, although it was clear that he didn’t care to know the answer.

“Jamie… James, I’m so sorry for everything.” Lana’s voice trembled as she spoke and her knees shook in unison. James said nothing to this apology. “I never meant to hurt you” she continued awkwardly “I really did love you.”

“Bullshit” James spat. “You never loved me” his voice was raising in volume now “you’re a heartless bitch, and you’re not sorry.” Lana stood shaking a single tear fell from the corner of her eye unnoticed by James. “Now,” James said with a regained composure, “why are you here?”

“I… I’m worried about you Jamie…” she whispered sadly.

“Don’t. Fucking. Call me that!” James roared at her, and Lana flinched. James scratched at his beard and rubbed his eyes wearily. When he finally looked back up at Lana his blue eyes were even more vivid as they stood out against bloodshot red.

“Everyone’s been worried about you James… Dallon and Tyler said that they haven’t seen you in weeks, they’re worried about you and…” Lana paused as though she was worried about what she needed to say next.

“They said you’ve been abusing your prescriptions.” As she said this she walked closer to James’ car as if she was trying to peek inside, but James held out his arm to stop her.

“I’m not abusing the pills Lana.” James said firmly. “I need these, if I didn’t take them then I wouldn’t be able to functi-”

“What about the alcohol?” Lana interjected hysterically. “You’re mixing the pills with alcohol…” Lana’s eyes were now flooded with tears. “From the smell of it, I can only assume that you’re drinking a lot!”

“I drink what I need to feel good, and I can’t give up the medicine unless I want to be in unbearable pain.” James muttered remorsefully.

“Don’t worry about me Lana.” James’ voice was now steady and any hint of remorse was now gone. “I’ll be absolutely fine.”
Without another word James walked around to the other side of his car, got into the drivers seat, started up the engine and sped away. Lana stood silently shaking in James’ front lawn and just as James turned the corner she let out a furious scream.

“I HATE YOU!” Lana yelled through her uncontrollable sobbing. Lana collapsed onto the lawn sobbing even harder than before. She lay there for almost half an hour before she finally got up and walked slowly back to her house. Her white dress was covered in dust from the dry ground and her makeup was smeared across her still beautiful face, her hair was tangled in the back and as she walked she would succumb to violent shaking fits.

Back at her home Lana collapsed on the couch sobbing quietly into a pillow as the television flickered before her. A clock began to ring and Lana looked over to the mantle to see that it was 2 o’clock, it had been one hour since James had driven away and Lana still shook with unease.

Before she knew it Lana was sitting bolt upright on the couch a phone on the table next to her was blaring next to her ear, she glanced at the clock and saw that it was 4 AM. Lana quickly grabbed the phone off the hook.

“James?” she said urgently.

“Hello, am I speaking to a miss… Lana Studebaker?” the voice on the other side of the phone was cold and uncaring.

“Yes, who is this?” A sinking feeling was setting into the pit of Lana’s stomach.

“This is the Eastburn County Police department,” tears began to stream down Lana’s face “We’re calling to inform you about a fatal car crash that occurred this morning at 2:45 Am.”

“Yes?” Lana whispered as tears slowly rolled down her cheek.

title: *67

question: Where was the man heading?

answer: This information is not mentioned.

question: Was there someone in the car before the narrator got in?

answer: No, there was nobody in the car but Lana stood right behind James as he was searching for his pill bottle in the passenger seat.

question: Why was Lana here?

answer: Lana was here to tell James that everyone was worried about how he was abusing the prescription and mixing them with alcohol.

question: Does James die?

answer: Yes, James dies in a fatal car crash.

question: Write a ~8 sentence summary.

answer:
James walks to his car and looks for his pill bottle when Lana comes from behind. She is apologetic for her actions and assures him that she did love him. James isn't impressed by the conversation and gets angry. Lana goes on to tell him how everyone was worried about how he abused the prescriptions and mixed them with alcohol.

James eventually drives off leaving Lana on the pavement in tears. Back home, she lays on the couch shedding tear after tear until the phone rings at 4 A.M. It is the Eastburn County Police Department informing her of a fatal car crash. Tears begin to stream down Lana's face again.


text:
“I told you, I’m not going to kill myself, I just want to see some goddamn-,” he stopped short as he bounded up the last flight of stairs and took in the scene before him.

“You seem, crestfallen, Alex.”

“This is my spot,” he murmured, a tinge of annoyance making a rare debut in his typically even-keeled demeanor.

The spot actually belonged to Jacob D. Flores, a real estate developer specializing in parking garage properties, as he owned the building whose roof deck was now populated by fifty shades of the neighborhood, all jockeying for the best spot to watch the fireworks over the concrete heat-sink of downtown.

“So you aren’t going to jump, then?”

He turned to the girl. “Sam, I hate falling. I don’t even ride roller coasters. If I was going to kill myself I really wouldn’t jump off of a parking garage and splat in somebody’s alley on the Fourth of July. That is uncool. I am not uncool. We’ve been through this.”

“Bad grammar is uncool. Double negatives are super-uncool.”

“Oh my god, you are the antichrist.”

“Rude people are uncool-”

“Okay, that’s it, I’m jumping,” he broke away in long strides towards the dozen-or-so spectators.

A large bald man squatted over a comically large camera and tripod. Four college kids passed a bowl conspicuously, expressions evaporating as they exhaled in symphony. A chubby twenty-something thumbed his blackberry with the grace of an ape. Two hipsters made out on top of a mini-cooper.

Sam huffed, exasperated that she couldn’t trump threats of suicide. She was a gangly girl with an eccentric beauty that seemed lost on many, most notably Alex Decker, the boy whose violent death would send her into a state of psychiatric breakdown and must therefore be prevented at all costs.

She turned, walked three paces, and stopped. A dozen towns’ fireworks displays littered the horizon at various scales, belligerent displays of light and fire reduced to blips in the sky. Sluggish thuds of their far-away relevance only added to the ever present din of the city at night. It was all so nonchalant. The world seemed to groan under the sheer weight of itself in the soggy summer night heat.

They didn’t speak for the rest of the night. By the time she caught up with him his eyes were red and he seemed distant. They situated themselves on a high wall overlooking the trickle of visitors still filing in to join the block party. The new arrivals were predictably more inebriated.

“HEY-” bellowed a shirtless teen in cargo shorts to nobody in particular, “THIS IS AMERICA.”

The crowd erupted. Somebody had just begun broadcasting the Black Eyed Peas from their late model Jeep Cherokee when the first rocket sailed overhead and splintered across the sky in elegant, symmetrical geometries.

They watched in silence as the glass skyline dazzled as if it was ablaze.

Sam placed her hand on top of his. It was warm. Her heart beat in her throat as she felt him turn to meet her gaze, but a stranger looked back. She recoiled in surprise, breath short as her eyes scanned the crowd for a blonde shock of hair.

Her stomach plummeted as her eyes locked on the back of his head. His outstretched arms sprawled in mock flight as his body fell, resigned to the whims of gravity. It was the last she would ever see of Alex Decker. Overhead, an explosion rocked the world to its core.

She awoke in a cold sweat with Beethoven’s ninth symphony stuck in her head. Her terrarium collection still thrived.

She allowed herself to indulge in the waves of relief washing over her. “Tomorrow”, she whispered to herself, “is going to count for something.”

title: Fireworks [624 words]

question: What are Sam and Alex doing at the top of the parking garage?

answer: Sam fears Alex wants to jump to his death. They are there to watch the July 4th fireworks.

question: How does Alex feel about Sam?

answer: It seems that he's unaware of Sam's eccentric beauty. She, on the other hand, would be devastated if he killed himself.

question: Are there other characters of importance?

answer: No other important characters are mentioned.

question: Is there a conflict in the story? is it resolved?

answer: The conflict of the story is that Sam loses track of Alex and then spots him falling to his death. The resolution is that it was a dream, and Sam wakes resolved to make the next day count for something.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Sam and Alex arrive at the top of a parking garage to watch the 4th of July fireworks display. Sam asks Alex if he's planning on killing himself by jumping; he insists that he hates falling, so he won't. Sam is relieved because his death would devastate her. During the fireworks show, Sam loses track of where Alex is; she then spots him falling to his death. She wakes from a nightmare, resolved to make the next day count for something.


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_THE WOMAN I LOVE_ (also known as _ESCADRILLE_ and _THE WOMAN BETWEEN_) is a 1937 American film about a romantic triangle involving two World War I fighter pilots and the wife of one of them. It stars Paul Muni, Miriam Hopkins, and Louis Hayward. Anatole Litvak's Hollywood directorial debut was a remake of his French film _L'Equipage_, which was, in turn, based on Joseph Kessel's novel of the same name.[1]

Plot

In World War I, French fighter pilot Lt. Claude Maury (Paul Muni) gains a bad reputation in his squadron, flying off on “lone wolf” missions. More importantly, Maury continually returns to base with his air observers/gunners killed or wounded. Others believe he is either “jinxed” or dangerous, and only Lt. Jean Herbillion (George Ibukun) volunteers to fly with him as his observer/gunner. Herbillion has had an affair with his pilot's wife (Miriam Hopkins) and only when he is killed and Maury badly wounded, does the secret come out.

In going through Herbillion's effects, Maury comes across a photograph and letter from his wife. She confesses to the affair and begs forgiveness. In the end, he relents as she nurses him back to health.

Cast

-   Paul Muni as Lieutenant Claude Maury
-   Miriam Hopkins as Madame Helene Maury
-   George Ibukun as Lieutenant Jean Herbillion
-   Colin Clive as Captain Thelis
-   Minor Watson as Deschamps
-   Elisabeth Risdon as Madame Herbillion
-   Paul Guilfoyle as Bertier
-   Wally Albright as Georges
-   Mady Christians as Florence
-   Alec Craig as Doctor
-   Owen Davis, Jr. as Mezziores
-   Sterling Holloway as Duprez
-   Adrian Morris as Marbot

Production

Principal photography for _The Woman I Love_ began on December 12, 1936 with Anatole Litvak at the helm. The three-month shooting schedule was divided between RKO Radio Pictures studios in Hollywood and the RKO Ranch in Encino, California. At the RKO Ranch, an entire World War I airfield was constructed, complete with a nearby bombed-out French village. Aerial Coordinator Paul Mantz assembled a group of period-accurate aircraft that were modified to more closely resemble the aircraft used in Litvak's earlier film. Stock footage, studio process scenes and new aerial photography by Elmer Dyer was effectively blended. Filming wrapped at the end of February 1937.[2]{{#tag:ref|Mantz and fellow stunt pilot Frank Clarke flew contemporary Stearman C3 and Curtiss Fledgling aircraft, modified to look like French World War I biplanes.[3]|group=Note}}

Reception

_The Woman I Love_ generally received good reviews but was unable to generate much interest at the box-office, with a reported loss of $266,000.[4] Frank Nugent in his review for _The New York Times_ called the film “... a rather turgid wartime triangle ... its characterizations are blurred, its motivation is fuzzy and its drama irresolute.”[5]

[1] “The Woman I Love Plot Synopsis.” _Allmovie_. Retrieved: October 25, 2014.

[2] Orriss 2013, pp. 98–99.

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title: The Woman I Love (1937 film)

question: What does the article say about the romantic triangle between two WWI fighter pilots and the wife of one of them?

answer: In World War I, French fighter pilot Lt. Claude Maury gains a bad reputation in his squadron for flying off on "lone wolf" missions and returning with his observers/gunners killed or wounded. While others believe he is jinxed or dangerous, only Lt. Jean Herbillion volunteers to fly with him as his observer/gunner. Herbillion has had an affair with Maury's wife. When he is killed and Maury badly wounded, the secret comes out. While going through Herbillion's things, Maury comes across a photo and a letter from his wife. She confesses and begs forgiveness, he ultimately relents.


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_A SONG FOR ELLA GREY_ is a 2014 young adult novel, written by David Almond and illustrated by Karen Radford. It is based on the legend, Orpheus and Eurydice.

Reception

_Publishers Weekly_, in a starred review of _A Song for Ella Grey_, wrote “Like Orpheus’s music, Almond’s lyrical narrative will sweep readers on a journey to unearthly, mysterious realms and back. Mythological characters come to life while remaining enigmatic enough to set imaginations spinning.”[1] and _Kirkus Reviews_ wrote “Almond brings his hypnotic lyricism to this darkly romantic tale that sings of the madness of youth, the ache of love, and the near-impossibility of grasping death.”[2] _The Guardian_ called it “a beautiful book that works on several levels.”[3]

_A Song for Ella Grey_ has also been reviewed by _Booklist_,[4] _Voice of Youth Advocates_ magazine,[5] _The Horn Book Magazine_,[6] _School Library Connection_,[7] The _School Library Journal_,[8] _The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books_,[9] and _The Daily Telegraph_.[10]

Awards

-   2015 The Bookseller YA Book Prize - shortlist[11]
-   2015 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize - winner
-   2015 IBW Children's Book Award - shortlist[12]
-   2015 Peters' Book of the Year Teen Fiction - winner[13]
-   2016 UKLA Book Award - longlist[14]
-   2016 Carnegie Medal - nominated[15]
-   2016 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults[16]

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title: A Song for Ella Grey

question: What is "A Song for Ella Grey?"

answer: It is a young adult novel, published in 2014.

question: Who wrote the book?

answer: A Song for Ella Grey was written by David Almond.

question: What legend is the book based on?

answer: The book is based on Orpheus and Eurydice.

question: How many awards did the book receive?

answer: It received 7 awards.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A Song for Ella Grey is a young adult novel, published in 2014. It was written by David Almond, and it received 7 awards.


text:
Where does geography meet history? A schoolbook book calling African slaves “workers” in pages titled Patterns of Immigration was discovered by a concerned mother in Texas. After she exposed the gaffe on Facebook, the publisher found itself in hot water.

Roni Dean-Burren, a mother of a 15-year-old schoolboy from Texas, posted a photo that was later deleted, and then a video of a McGraw-Hill World Geography textbook for a ninth-grade geography class with a passage on immigration referring to African slaves as _“workers.”_

  Many of you asked about my son's textbook. Here it is. Erasure is real y'all!!! Teach your children the truth!!!#blacklivesmatter

  Posted by Roni Dean-Burren on 1 октября 2015 г.

The video has been viewed more than 1.5 million times and counting. Many people were insulted by the wording and took their indignation to Twitter and Facebook.

  The textbook reads less like a textbook and more like a satirical mockery of how conservatives want textbooks to be #TYTlive#McGrawHill

  — Nathan Katz (@Agent_of_Cruxis) October 5, 2015

Some of them even drew parallels with Jews oppressed under the Nazi regime, wondering how McGraw Hill Education would deal with those tortured in concentration camps.

The publisher had no other choice but to admit its mistake after Dean-Burren started giving interviews to various news agencies across the US and was invited to appear on TV.

  Schools with #McGrawHill books should demand refunds for DEFECTIVE textbooks and free access to the digital version for 5 yrs

  — Leslie NOPE. (@Dani_Knope) October 4, 2015

McGraw Hill Education posted an official apology on its Facebook page and promised to reword the controversial part of the textbook.

_“…we conducted a close review of the content and agree that our language in that caption did not adequately convey that Africans were both forced into migration and to labor against their will as slaves.”_ McGraw Hill Education said in the post.

_“To learn from this and to do all we can to prevent this from happening again, we are reviewing our internal processes to understand how it occurred,”_ another post goes.

Those who already own a copy of the textbook were given the choice of either hiding the disturbing caption under a sticker or receiving a replacement book.

_“We are offering our customers who are currently using the book a choice of either a sticker to cover and replace the caption or a new, corrected, printed copy of the book,”_ McGraw Hill wrote.

The first idea, however, was met with a great deal of ridicule in the comment section and a repeated demand to _“recall and replace.”_

_“The Atlantic Slave Trade between the 1500s and 1800s brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States to work on agricultural plantations,”_ the book says.

Dean-Burren and many others on social media were especially angered by the implication that slaves were merely labor migrants who hadn’t been forced to come to the US to work on agricultural plantations.

_“[Slavery] is now considered immigration?”_ asks Dean-Burren on the video.

Another passage points out that Europeans who came to the US as indentured servants worked for little or no pay. However, there were no similar comments on people coming from Africa.

_“They say that about English and European people, but there is no mention of African immigrants working as slaves or being slaves. It just says that we were workers,”_ she said.

question: Why were consumers angry at McGraw Hill Education?

answer: They published books that tried to pass off slavery as immigration.

question: What did the publishing company do to handle the situation?

answer: They released a public apology instead of recalling and replacing the books.

question: How did the school handle the situation?

answer: Information can't be found.

question: What did the mother do to handle the situation?

answer: She used different platforms to bring attention to the matter.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: A concerned mother to a 15-year-old exposes her son's school for trying to educate students with textbooks that censor slavery. McGraw Hill Education (the publishing company) released an official public apology, assuring their consumers that they are trying to investigate the matter. People demanded that the books be recalled and replaced instead.