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[Speechwriter takes blame for Melania Trump's speech]

Donald Trump's presidential campaign has caused huge ratings spikes for the past year. But his Republican National Convention is not setting new ratings records — at least not yet.

Tuesday's second night of the RNC averaged 19.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen, which added up the 10 p.m. viewership across seven broadcast and cable channels.

Tuesday night of the Republicans' gathering in 2008 averaged 21 million viewers and the same night in 2012 averaged 20 million.

Exact comparisons are difficult to make. But the data shows that there hasn't been a rush of viewer interest in Trump's unconventional convention.

There was a decline between Monday, when the seven channels had a combined 23 million viewers, and Tuesday.

Related: Jimmy Fallon on Melania Trump: 'She stole the show. Literally.'

Maybe that's because Trump has only made brief appearances on stage. He introduced his wife Melania during the 10 p.m. hour on Monday, and appeared via video during the 9 p.m. hour on Tuesday.

The real ratings test for this convention will come on Thursday when Trump formally accepts the party's nomination.

Continuing a trend from past Republican conventions, Fox News attracted more viewers than the broadcasters during the 10 p.m. hour when NBC, ABC and CBS televise the event.

On Tuesday Fox News averaged 5.3 million at 10 p.m.; NBC was second with 4.7 million; and CNN was third with 3.1 million. CBS had 2.5 million, ABC had 2.3 million and MSNBC had 1.5 million.

Related: Fox News after Roger Ailes

Some viewers who tuned into Fox last time appear to be checking out CNN this time. Throughout prime time, from 8 to 11 p.m., CNN averaged 2.8 million viewers, more than double its average of 1.1 million for the equivalent night in 2012.

Fox News, on the other hand, averaged 4.8 million viewers during prime time on Tuesday, versus 5.8 million on the equivalent night four years ago.

Versus the RNC convention in 2012, the Fox-CNN race has tightened dramatically in the key demographic of viewers ages 25 to 54. In this "demo," Fox News had 1.42 million viewers on night two in 2012 while CNN had 342,000.

This time around, Fox News had 1 million in the "demo" while CNN had 816,000.

MSNBC is also showing growth versus the 2012 RNC, but the cable news channel remains far behind the other two.

Related: Donald Trump is having a 'YUGE' impact on advertising

All of the same up-and-down trends were evident on Monday night, too.

The solid but unexciting results are most likely related to the relative lack of star power on stage. While two of Trump's children spoke on Tuesday, along with former presidential candidate Ben Carson, there weren't the ex-presidents or party bigwigs that conventions usually have.

For comparison's sake, former president Bill Clinton is scheduled to speak next Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention.

 CNNMoney (New York) First published July 20, 2016: 7:29 PM ET

question: On Tuesday, which channel attracted more viewers?

answer: It was Fox News with 5.3 million viewers.

question: When does the author of the article feel the real rating test will be?

answer: On Tuesday 2012, when Trump formally accepts the Republican party nomination.

question: How many viewers did the second night of the Republican National Convention average?

answer: It averaged 19.8 million viewers.

question: How many viewers did the Republican National Convention average gather in 2008 on average?

answer: 21 million viewers.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text is about the number of viewers on the American channels when they were showing Donald Trump's Republican National Convention.


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question: According to the article, why would someone want to see The Lone Ranger?

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WESTERWÄLDER DOM is the common name of the church ST. BONIFATIUS in Wirges in the Westerwald region, Germany. It was built in Gothic revival style from 1885 to 1887. It has been called Westerwälder Dom from 1902.[1]

History

The church is the third church building in Wirges, all dedicated to St. Bonifatius. The congregation outgrew every former building. When a new building was planned, alternatives were to build it on the graveyard, expanding the old church, or to build a new church on a larger property in the west of town. In 1878, when the bishop of Limburg was banned, the _Kirchenvorstand_ commissioned an expansion of the church without waiting for consent from the diocese, and works for started, intending to use the expansion as a first stage for a rebuilding. The tower was demolished as unsafe, against protests from the population who wanted to protect it as an “unersetzliches Kunstwerk” (irreplaceable work of art).

In 1883, Baumeister Büchling was requested to supply plans for a completely new building. After the Limburg office was working again, they commissioned architect Max Meckel from Frankfurt to supply an alternative design for a Gothic revival church with three naves. The old church was demolished, leaving only the columns of the central nave. The new church was connected to the expansion building and the new tower. It was consecrated on 20 August 1887 by Bishop , who promoted Meckel to cathedral builder (_Diözesanbaumeister_) at the same time. thumb|upright=2.5|left|Panorama of the interior

Literature

-   Kath. Kirchengemeinde St. Bonifatius Wirges: _Festbuch anlässlich der 100-Jahrfeier der Pfarrkirche St. Bonifatius Wirges_. Wirges, 1987.
-   Kath. Kirchengemeinde St. Bonifatius Wirges: _St. Bonifatius Wirges_. Wirges, 1989.

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title: Westerwälder Dom

question: When was the church built?

answer: From 1885 to 1887

question: What denomination is the church?

answer: That information can't be found

question: To whom is the church dedicated?

answer: St. Bonifatius

question: Who was the building's architect?

answer: Max Meckel

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Westerwalder Dom is a church in Wirges in the Westerwald region of Germany. It was built from 1885 to 1887 and is dedicated to St. Bonifatius.


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__ October 17, 2018

__ 2-minute read

Conversion tracking enables you to match each advertising dollar to its business impact and answer important questions like “How successful is my ad campaign?” “Which audiences are converting higher?” or “Which keywords lead to more sales?” The answers and related conversion insights will help you make better decisions for your campaigns. Based on your feedback, we’re making a useful change to our conversion reporting that will help you focus your business decisions and actions across our platform.

What’s changing?

1.  Conversions will now be reported based on the time of the ad click that led to the conversion.
2.  Assists will now be reported based on the time of the ad click that contributed to a conversion.

This will improve the performance of ad schedule bid modifiers, as they align better to the time of the click, instead of the conversion.

Let’s walk through an example to illustrate how this change will show up across our reporting.

-   Day 1: A user clicks on your ad (keyword 1) and browses through your website to see if you have a product they want.
-   Day 2: The same user clicks on another one of your ads (keyword 2) and, while on your website, adds a product to their cart.
-   Day 3: The user goes to your website and completes the purchase of the product in their shopping cart.

Both the conversion event and assist event will be reported to you as the time of the related ad click, making it easier for you to understand the customer journey and related conversion metrics.

_Note that our platform will continue to use a last-click attribution model for conversion tracking. That remains unchanged with this update._

_If you’re using auto-bidding, no actions are required because the algorithm optimizes using the historical data._

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  BEFORE THIS CHANGE   CLICK   CONVERSION   ASSIST
  DAY 1                1       0            0
  DAY 2                1       0            0
  DAY 3                0       1            1
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  AFTER THIS CHANGE   CLICK   CONVERSION   ASSIST
  DAY 1               1       0            1
  DAY 2               1       1            0
  DAY 3               0       0            0
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What should I expect?

Websites where conversions typically happen close to the click event may not see much change in their reporting. Websites with longer conversion windows from the click event may see some fluctuations in their reporting for a short time as the new reporting data stabilizes. This will not affect any conversion activity on your website, just the reporting data to Bing Ads.

You can review this help article if you see discrepancies between Bing Ads conversion counts and third-party analytics systems.

Questions or comments?

Feel free to visit the Help section of Bing Ads for additional resources on conversion tracking. Let us know if you have any feedback or comments on the conversion tracking experience via our Feature Suggestion Forum or on Twitter.

question: What is the purpose of this article?

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question: How will this change assist the user?

answer: The change will help the user to track the time of the click that led to the conversion. This will offer sellers better information so that they can decide what times to bid for. The user will receive information on the full customer journey with times.

question: Who will benefit from the change


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KIANOUSH AYARI (Persian: کیانوش عیّاری '' Kiānūsh ʿAyyārī'', born May 14, 1951) is an Iranian writer and director.[1] He is famous for his realistic style and unique stories like heart transplantation in his movie _Boodan yaa naboodan_ or fate of a teacher after the horrible Bam earthquake in _Bidar show, Arezoo!_.

Life and career

He was born in the city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran. Ayari started his cinematic career by making 8mm short films.[2] His first professional movie was Tanooreyeh Div. His movie _Abadani-ha_ won the Silver Leopard for the best Movie at Locarno Film Festival in 1994.[3] His most controversial movie _The Paternal House_[4] was screened at 69th Venice Film Festival but yet to be screened publicly in Iran as of december 2016 but was screened at a few cinemas in United States of America.[5][6] Mehdi Hashemi, one of the best actors of Iranian theatre and cinema has played the main actor role in his movies for the last two decades, including: _Thousand Eyes (TV Series)_, Roozegar-e Gharib _(TV Series)_, _The Paternal House_ and his latest movie _Kanape_'.

Personal life

His brother Dariush Ayari is a cinematographer. They collaborated in _Thousand Eyes (TV Series)_, Roozegar-e Gharib _(TV Series)_ and _The Paternal House_.

Filmography

Cinema

-   Taze-nafas-ha (1979)
-   Tanooreyeh Div (1985)
-   The Spirit of Scorpion (1986)
-   The Grand Day (1988)
-   Beyond the Fire (1990)
-   Two Halves of an Apple (1991)
-   The Abadanis (1993)
-   Cow's Horn (1995)
-   To Be or Not to Be (1998)
-   Iranian Spread (2002)
-   Wake up, Arezoo! (2004)
-   The Paternal House (2012)
-   Canape' (2016)

TV Series

-   Thousand Eyes (2003)
-   Roozegar-e Gharib (2007)

Awards

Here is a list of awards received by Kianoush Ayari in film festivals:[7][8]

  Year   Festival                                   Award                   Nominated Work        Result
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  1985   4th Fajr Film Festival                     Best Director           Tanooreyeh Div
  1987   6th Fajr Film Festival                     Best Director           Ansuyeh Atash
  1994   Locarno International Film Festival        Silver Leopard          Abadani-Ha
  1994   Nantes Three Continents Festival           Golden Montgolfiere     Abadani-Ha
  1998   Cairo International Film Festival          Best Screenplay         Boodan yaa naboodan
  1998   Cairo International Film Festival          Golden Pyramid          Boodan yaa naboodan
  2002   Karlovy Vary International Film Festival   Crystal Globe           Sofreh Irani
  2004   23rd Fajr Film Festival                    Best Director           Bidar show, Arezoo!
  2004   23rd Fajr Film Festival                    Best Art Achievement    Bidar show, Arezoo!
  2012   Venice Film Festival                       Venice Horizons Award   The Paternal House

[1] Kianoush Ayyari (Imdb)

[2] Kianoush Ayari (sourehcinema)

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[4] The Paternal House (Imdb)

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[8] List of award received by Kianoush Ayari (sourehcinema)

title: Kianoush Ayari

question: Name one of the unique traits of Kianoushi Ayari's work?

answer: He has a realistic style in his movies.

question: Where was Kianoushi Ayari born?

answer: He was born in the city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran.

question: What is the name of Kianoushi Ayari's first professional movie?

answer: It is called Tanooreyeh Div.

question: Name one of Kianoushi Ayari's films that have never been screened in his home country?

answer: The Paternal House (2012) was controversial in Iran and was never screened (as of December 2016).

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer:
Kianoushi Ayari is a notable Iranian writer and Director. He is known for a realistic style of writing and directing which has won him lots of admirers and film awards both in Iran and internationally.

Kianoushi Ayari's first professional movie is called Tanooreyeh Div and it won him the 4th Fajr Film Festival Best Director in 1985. His most controversial film, The Paternal House (2012) has never been screened in Iran (as of Dember 2016).

Ayari's brother, Darius, is a cinematographer and they both collaborated on three projects - Thousand Eyes (TV Series), Roozegar-e Gharib (TV Series), and The Paternal House.


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Darkness fell much earlier than usual that day, as if the sun had been extinguished. There was no moon; the only light came from the pinprick stars that twinkled silently against the black canvas of the sky. Even those seemed duller than usual, Bill thought, as he swept along the narrow highway that cut through the desert like a zip through a jacket, a grey ribbon in a sea of relentless sand.

He had been driving for several hours now and he didn't know why. There was no real purpose to his journey that he could remember; it was little more than aimless meandering along empty roads. A jackrabbit darted across the highway and Bill winced at the soft bump as it disappeared under his front left tire; he felt like a murderer. He stopped the car a couple of miles up the road - far enough away from the jackrabbit that it would be invisible to him even in the light. As he pulled to a halt the engine of his ancient car spluttered, disturbing a rattlesnake that was curled up by the side of the road. It gave a disapproving hiss and slithered off into the night. He clicked the engine off, got out and looked at the sky.

There was no moon, and the stars seemed duller than usual.

Bill looked up at the sky for a long time. Trying to remember. Remember where he had come from, and where he was going, and why. But the stars had no answers for him. They simply twinkled silently, not saying a word, just pale unhelpful dots of burning hydrogen billions of miles away.

He tore his eyes away from the stars and looked back at his car. In the pitch black night it was difficult to discern its color; Bill thought it was red but he couldn't be sure. He sighed and climbed back inside, sat down in the driver's seat, and rested his muddled head against the steering wheel.

The human mind, he thought, was a funny thing. It could remember obscure and useless facts and the names of people you've only met once and birthday parties you went to thirty years ago. But it could forget what you walked into a room for. Or why you drove into the middle of the desert, on a night where there was no moon and the stars seemed duller than usual.

Bill restarted the car and checked the rear-view mirror, and suddenly he remembered where he was going. And why.

He stepped back outside, smiling faintly at his own forgetfulness. The keys stayed in the ignition; he needed the lights to stay on because it was darker than usual tonight.

He opened the door to the backseat and dragged the corpse out into the desert, to about half a mile from the road. He left it there for the coyotes to find in the morning.

As he walked back to his car Bill looked up at the sky and noticed that there was no moon, and the stars seemed duller than usual.

He climbed back into the front seat and drove away.

title: The Stars Seemed Duller Than Usual

question: Did Jack kill the person?

answer: Unclear but likely yes.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Jack is driving down a road when he stops to admire the stars. In that moment he briefly forgets why he is there in the first place. But then he remembers the dead body in his truck and goes to leave it for the coyotes to eat.


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I retreated to my room after a severe beating.
I had spilled salt onto the table and this time it was the last straw.
My face was red from embarrassment, black from the bruise that had already formed
under my left eye, and green from the healing bruise under my right.
My head was pounding and my whole body hurt.
It took every ounce of strength I had to climb the ladder,
so I could obey the command “Get out of my fucking sight before I do something even worse.”
This wasn’t the first time he had hit me, and it wasn’t the worst.
This time I was lucky.
I could wait a few days til the bruise turned a lighter shade of angry and cover it with thick makeup.
I’d wear sunglasses to cover the blood vessels that had burst in my eye.
I knew all the tricks to concealing the bruises, scratches, and scars.
I invested in every cream on the market that claimed to rid your body of
those unholy blemishes.
They half-assed worked on the smaller ones, but like the one from the kitchen knife
while I washed the dishes had to always be cleverly covered by  a scarf, or large necklace.
It reached from one shoulder to the other.
The doctor had a hard time stitching it up.
The emergency room had heard every one of my excuses.
I could tell from the pity in the eyes of the nurses that they didn’t believe a damn word that I was spewing,
but they couldn’t do anything about it since we were two consenting adults, and I refused to press any charges.
Pressing charges only makes things worse.

It took me several minutes to will my muscles to move enough so I could get to the attic,
which was my new “home” within my house.
I was banished here shortly after the honeymoon.
He couldn’t put up with me in bed,
and he only ventured to my accommodations in order to satiate his primal “needs”.
I learned quickly not to resist and the proper noises to make at the proper times.
Even then, there was hardly a time that I wasn’t subject to his abuses, verbal and physical.
Surfacing through the hole in the ceiling to my bare furnishings took every ounce of strength that I had.
I had clawed my way up to what I thought was my temporary sanctuary only to find a noose hanging in place of my stuffed bear that sat in the corner on his little chair.
I choked back a sob.
Not for the sight of the noose, but because I had had that bear since my early childhood.
It had been my only friend and confidant.
Now it was gone and I had nothing.
Was this the sign I had been begging for all of these years, or just a sick joke my mind or “husband” decided to play?
I found myself drawn to this instrument of self destruction.
It hung on a thick beam.
No one would ever know.
I had til five o’clock to decide my fate.
That’s when I had to begin preparations for his dinner.
I wasn’t allowed to eat with him.
I served him in the dining room and I ate in the kitchen.
I never feel like a wife, just a servant, an indentured servant that could never buy her freedom.
I reached for the rope that was tied into this sinister knot, and pulled with all of my strength.
It was sturdy.
I certainly weighed enough to commit this final act, according to the things my loving “husband” relentlessly told me.
Oh how tempting this was.
I wondered if it was his idea.
He would often bring drunk women into our “home” during the witching hours and expect me to undress them and have them waiting
he would please himself and them, then punish me as soon as they sobered up and left.

The noose became more and more appealing as the clock ticked away minutes and seconds.
Minutes and seconds that I was wasting.
I needed to make a decision.
In my mind there were no cons and only pros.
I had no family that cared, no children, and a husband that wanted me dead.
Why not take my life into my own hands and end it before he had the pleasure of doing it?
My hand had not left the rope.
It was coarse and didn’t stretch.
It was perfect.
I could still hear him screaming downstairs in the dining room.
I never wished death upon him, only myself.
Every time he beat me, I prayed this would be the time that he took it one step to far.
I prayed he would plunge the knife a little deeper,
hit me just hard enough,
break my nose and shove cartilage into my brain,
throw me down every flight of stairs in our house, not just one,
or just shoot me.
He had threatened me with a gun seven times to date.
He wouldn’t have if he knew that it would have caused me immense pleasure to have a fatal entry and exit wound through my head.
He was a surgeon though and a sadist.
He knew exactly where to plunge the knife so it wouldn’t hit anything vital.
He knew where he could hit me to cause the most pain, but not kill me.
He always missed me nose when he lunged for my face.
He knew at my stature and weight, the right way to shove me, so I wouldn’t hit my head tumbling down the stairs.
He never kept bullets in his guns, but he didn’t know I knew that.
He also didn’t know that I cleaned his guns better than he did, or that I knew the password to his gun safe.
There’s not much to do when you’re left home alone all day.

The alarm clock on the floor next to my bed read 4:30 pm.
Had four and a half hours actually elapsed since that beating?
My knees did hurt, but I had attributed that to having my ass kicked again.
My hand was red from handling the coarse rope.
The realization of the time had brought me back to my semblance of reality,
and had given me the sense of urgency that I needed to formulate a plan.
It was now 4:35.
I would not go downstairs at five o’clock.
I would wait for him to come to me.
He wasn’t going to win the game this time.
He was going to get his.
I wasn’t going to hide my bruises or scars anymore.
I took my place on the chair where my bear had sat, and slipped the noose around my battered neck.
It fit like a glove.
I steadied myself and waited.
The time dragged on.
I could hear every second pass.
I could feel every last minute slip through my fingers.
At five o’clock an alarm downstairs went off.
I was screamed for.
I was told to shut the damned thing off.
It took two minutes and forty five seconds for him to turn it off himself,
and to start his search for me.
I could hear him yelling for me in the kitchen.
Calling out what he didn’t know were going to be idle threats.
He went to his bedroom.
The bathrooms.
The dining room.
He screamed my name one last time before it occurred to him that I now slept in the attic.
I heard him approach and pull the string to the ladder to bring it down.
I heard him take his first step.
His second step.
His third step.
The abusive words grew louder with his approach.
His sixth step.
His seventh, eighth and ninth steps.
There were 13 steps all together,
and him being a tall “man” his head was about the attic floor, and he could see me.
We locked eyes.
He stood paralyzed for a second then smirked.
He told me I didn’t have the guts.
He didn’t believe me even after I had jumped from the chair, and swung back,
crashing through the attic window and as the rope was severed by the force of my jump and the
shattered glass, I landed on the sidewalk in front of the house.
Bloody, bruised, and thankfully dead.

title: A Scream That No One Will Ever Hear. (Trigger Warning, major themes are abuse and suicide in a marriage)

question: What is one reason the narrator decided to make the choice that she did?

answer: She has no kids and no family that cares.

question: Where has she been banished to?

answer: The attic.

question: Why does she only have until 5pm to determine her fate?

answer: It is not clear- maybe because he will look for her if she doesn't have his dinner ready?

question: Why does the author wait to commit suicide until their abusive husband is watching?

answer: They likely want the husband to feel, at the very least, shock.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: A battered spouse describes their pain over the course of their marriage and waits until their husband comes looking for them to commit suicide by hanging themselves out the attic window.


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A BROAD-SPECTRUM CHEMOKINE INHIBITOR or BSCI (also termed CHEMOTIDE or SOMATOTAXIN ) is a type of experimental anti-inflammatory drug that inhibits the action of the pro-inflammatory proteins chemokines.[1]

Early peptides

The observation that the chemokine CCL2 is potentially responsible for the recruitment of macrophages to atherosclerotic lesions[2] initiated a campaign of research into the a class of molecules that would inhibit the trafficking of leukocytes and act as a new generation of anti-inflammatory agents. ‘Peptide 3’, a dodecapeptide section of CCL2, designed as an allosteric inhibitor of MCP-1 induced leukocyte chemotaxis, was quickly shown by leukocyte migration assay[3] to be a functional inhibitor of many chemokines in vitro with similar potency.[4] The potency of this peptide could be increased by cyclisation and the use of the reverse sequence of D-amino acids. This peptide is called NR58-3.14.3.[5][6]

In vivo anti-inflammatory activity

The cyclic peptide NR58-3.14.3 was shown to be a powerful anti-inflammatory agent in vivo,[7] inhibiting inflammation in a number of disease models such as atherosclerosis,[8] ischemia,[9][10][11] lung disease,[12] surgical adhesions,[13] endometriosis[14] and pulmonary graft-versus-host disease.[15] It has been suggested that blockage of chemokine function using these molecules should not have a detrimental toxicological effect.[16]

Anti-HIV activity

Cyclic peptide NR58-3.14.3 has also been shown to inhibit HIV replication.[17]

Small molecule drug candidates

The key amino acids of the BSCI peptides required for activity have been identified, and the tripeptide AcNH-Trp-Val-Gln-OH was shown to itself be a BSCI in the low micromolar range. Based on this structure a number of peptide mimetics were designed, including a range of 3-acylaminoglutarimides, with low nanomolar BSCI potencies.[18] The search for increased stability and potency led to the development of 3-acylaminolactams,[19] with picomolar potencies in vitro and high anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.[20] A small molecule member of this class of BSCIs called FX125L, under development by Funxional Therapeutics, has recently completed phase 1 clinical trials.

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title: Broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitor

question: What is a broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitor?

answer: A type of experimental anti-inflammatory drug.

question: What does a broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitor do?

answer: Inhibits the action of the pro-inflammatory proteins chemokines.

question: What is the chemokine CCL2 potentially responsible for?

answer: The recruitment of macrophages to atherosclerotic lesions.

question: What does this new class of molecules that were researched to deal with chemokine CCL2 recruiting macrophages to athersclerotic lesions?

answer: They inhibit the trafficking of leukocytes and act as a new generation of anti-inflammatory agents.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about a class of drugs called the broad-spectrum chemokine inhibitors. It discusses the medical and scientific advances which led to this class of drugs being produced and discusses the science behind why they were necessary.


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CHARLES AND BETTIE BIRTHRIGHT HOUSE is a historic home located at Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri. It was built in 1872, and began as a double pen, side gable home with full width porch. A 1 1/2-story front addition about 1914 added a prominent front gable wing. It sits on a brick and concrete foundation.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2]

[1]  (includes 7 photographs from 2008)

[2]

title: Charles and Bettie Birthright House

question: What is the CHARLES AND BETTIE BIRTHRIGHT HOUSE?

answer: a historic home

question: Where is the CHARLES AND BETTIE BIRTHRIGHT HOUSE located?

answer: in Clarkton, Dunklin County, Missouri.

question: When was the home built?

answer: in 1872

question: Explain what happened in 2009.

answer: The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The CHARLES AND BETTIE BIRTHRIGHT HOUSE is a historic home in Clarkton, Missouri built in 1872. In 2009 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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In 2016, Fort Wayne detectives shared computer-generated images of a the man they believed to be responsible for the rape and murder of 8-year-old April Tinsley in the spring of 1988.

The images were created by Parabon Nanolabs and were designed to "age" the suspect to better represent what he would look like nearly three decades after the crime.

A detailed explanation by Parabon Nanolabs accompanied the images, assessing everything from hair and skin color to the shape of the killer’s face.

On Sunday, 59-year-old John D. Miller, of Grabill, was arrested and charged in connection with the crimes. In an affidavit, Miler allegedly confessed to police.

The image on the left is Miller’s booking photo from the Allen County Jail. At right is one of the computer-generated images from 2016.

question: Who murdered and raped April Tinsley?

answer: John D. Miller was arrested and charged. He allegedly confessed to police.

question: Was the computer-generated aged image accurate?

answer: Yes.

question: How long ago was April Tinsley murdered?

answer: 28 years from the date the computer-generated image was distributed. The year of John Miller's arrest is not stated in this article.

question: Why did Parabon Nanolabs alter the image?

answer: Parabon Nanolabs wanted to age the suspect to better represent what he would look like nearly three decades after the crime.

question: Why did a detailed explanation accompany the aged images?

answer: The assessment of everything from hair and skin color to the shape of the killer's face is explained.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: 8 year old Ashley Tinsley murdered was arrested almost 3 decades after the event. A computer-generated aged image assisted police in finding the suspect. The suspect allegedly gave a confession.


text:
Here is a quick story:

**Him**

	He sat on his couch. Next to him an empty glass. He liked to call himself a writer but, his less optimistic friends called him unemployed. In that moment he found himself counting the indivual floorboards in his hardwood floor.
	He was waiting. Waiting was something he had become good at. Waiting for the bus, waiting for water to boil, waiting for her to call. He'd become good at waiting.
	She didn't call. He called himself a romantic, considered himself better for it. He was the type of person to believe he was born in wrong generation. He'd wished he was born in 1925, he figured if he had made it through the Second World War he would have done well in the fifties, sixties and didn't mind dying in the nineties. Those assumtions were made created by observations he had made from TV, movies, books and MadMen.
	He didn't have a voice. Not to say that he was unable to speak, but that he felt he didn't have a way to say what was on his mind. He believed in ideals and had ideas, but they were trapped in his head. In there they twirled and brewed and spawned until he felt he had to express himself. He had expressed himself a week before, he had told her that he loved her. She told him that she felt very strongly for him, but didn't love him. He had had a few beers and decided that he wanted everything from her or nothing at all. She told him it wasn't black and white. He insisted that she choose, all, or nothing. She chose nothing.
	The week that followed he realised how stuborn he was. So did she. It drove them apart. He didn't know yet. She did.
	He remembered how they met. How she had lived in the room next to him in his college residence. They met at a floor party, which is to say a party for the students on that floor, although it did take place on the floor. A few days later she introduced him to Sushi, Sake and Anime. He pretend he didn't know about Anime because he like hearing it from her. He liked the way her mouth moved when she spoke, he liked how big and bright her eyes got when she talked about something she cared about. He liked her neck when she pushed her hair back when she had a new idea, or when he poked fun at her passion. He loved her smirk when he told a bad joke.
	On his couch, his glass was full now, he remembered how soft her shoulders were. How small she was when he hugged her, how light she was when he picked her up, how warm she was when they touched. How far away she was now.
	He wanted to pick up his phone and call her. Tell her how he wanted her back. Thank her for the time she had given him, pleed for more.
	But, he didn't.
TL;DR: I think that this defeats the purpose.

Tell me what you think?

title: 'Him' a very short story.

question: Why did the narrator pretend to not know about Anime when the girl introduced it to him?

answer: He liked hearing it from her and the way she spoke.

question: What drove the narrator and girl apart?

answer: His stubbornness drove them apart

question: Explain how the narrator's friends were being less optimistic of him.

answer: They called him unemployed when he considered himself a writer.

question: What happened a few days after the narrator and the girl met at a floor party?

answer: She introduced him to Sushi, Sake and Anime.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The narrator is a romantic who believed was born in the wrong generation. He meets a girl who introduces him to Japanese culture, however his stubbornness drove them apart. He wished to call her and have her back but never did.


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Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon” and other popular treatments of Mormonism in entertainment media have brought sustained attention to Mormons and their religion, but Mormons themselves think that the American people are ill-informed about Mormonism and reluctant to accept Mormonism as part of mainstream American society. More than four-in-ten Mormons (46%) say they face a lot of discrimination in the U.S. today. And more than half of those surveyed say that the portrayal of Mormons in television and movies is harmful to Mormons’ image.

At the same time, however, Mormons also say that acceptance of Mormonism by the broader society is on the rise, and most Mormons think that Americans are ready to elect a Mormon president. And large majorities of Mormons are happy with their community as a place to live and satisfied with the way things are going in their lives.

Assessment of Americans’ Knowledge of Mormonism

[how much do american people know about mormonism]

Most Mormons think that non-Mormons in the U.S. are ill-informed about Mormonism. More than six-in-ten Mormons say that the American people as a whole know “not too much” (58%) or nothing at all (4%) about the Mormon religion. Less than four-in-ten Mormons say that the American people know a great deal (4%) or “some” (33%) about Mormonism. The view that most Americans are uninformed about Mormonism is held by six-in-ten Mormons living in the West (63%) and by a similar number of those living in other regions of the country (59%).

Mormons’ assessment of the public’s knowledge about Mormonism tracks fairly closely with the public’s self-assessment. A November 2011 Pew Research Center poll found that among non-Mormons in the U.S., 50% say they know “not very much” or “nothing at all” about Mormonism, while 49% say they know “a great deal” or “some” about the Mormon religion. And a 2010 Pew Research Center survey found that roughly half or more of the public could not correctly identify that Joseph Smith was a Mormon (49%), that the Mormon religion was founded after 1800 (56%) and that the Book of Mormon recounts Jesus’ appearance in North America (60%).

Acceptance of Mormonism

[is mormonism a christian religion]

Mormons are nearly unanimous in the view that Mormonism is a Christian religion, with 97% expressing this point of view. By contrast, a November 2011 Pew Research Center survey found that a third of non-Mormons in the U.S. (32%) say the Mormon faith is not a Christian religion; 51% of non-Mormons think that Mormonism is a Christian religion, while 17% are unsure. Compared with other religious groups, more white evangelical Protestants say that Mormonism is not a Christian religion (47%). The general public’s views about whether Mormonism is a Christian religion are unchanged since 2007.

Two-thirds of Mormons (68%) say that the American people as a whole do _not_ see Mormonism as part of mainstream American society, while 28% say their religion is accepted as part of mainstream American culture. Large majorities of Mormons across a variety of subgroups subscribe to the view that Mormonism is seen as being outside the mainstream. Among both men and women, younger Mormons and older Mormons, college graduates and those with less education, roughly two-thirds share the view that most Americans do not see Mormonism as part of mainstream society. There also is little difference on this question between Mormons living in the West and those living in other parts of the country. About two-thirds of both groups say most Americans do not view Mormonism as part of mainstream society.

[do the american people see mormonism as part of mainstream society]

However, most Mormons think that acceptance of Mormonism is on the rise and that the country is ready to elect a Mormon president. More than six-in-ten (63%) say that the American people are becoming more likely to see Mormonism as mainstream. By comparison, only 5% say Americans are becoming less inclined to view Mormonism as mainstream, and 29% say that the situation is not changing very much.

[most say acceptance of mormonism on the rise]

The view that acceptance of Mormonism is increasing is more common among college graduates (68%) than among those with a high school education or less (57%). Similarly, Mormons with the highest levels of religious commitment (those who say they pray every day, that religion is very important in their own lives and that they attend religious services at least weekly) are more convinced that acceptance of Mormonism is on the upswing (70%) than are those with lower levels of religious commitment (47%). Men and women express similar views on this question, and the views of Mormons living in the West closely resemble the views of Mormons living in other parts of the country.

[are the american people ready to elect a mormon president]

Mormons who think their religion is already accepted as part of mainstream society are more apt to say that acceptance of Mormonism is on the rise compared with those who say that Mormonism is not yet seen as mainstream. Majorities in both groups, however, say that Americans are becoming more likely to view Mormonism as mainstream (78% and 58%, respectively).

Most Mormons surveyed (56%) think that the country is ready to elect a Mormon president, while one-third (32%) say the country is not ready for a Mormon president and 12% are unsure.⁴ Recent Pew Research Center polling indicates that Romney’s Mormonism is a potential stumbling block in the GOP nomination campaign, though it is unlikely to affect him adversely in the general election should he obtain the GOP nomination.

Mormon men are much more convinced than Mormon women that Americans are ready to elect a Mormon president (64% vs. 48%). And more Republican or Republican-leaning Mormons (64%) than Democrat or Democratic-leaning Mormons (36%) say the public is ready for a Mormon chief executive. Mormons living in the Western U.S. and those living in other regions express similar views on this question.

Mormonism and the Media

A majority of those polled (54%) say that the way Mormons are portrayed in television and movies hurts society’s image of Mormons in general. Far fewer (15%) say that the way Mormons are portrayed by the entertainment industry helps their image, while 22% say that the way Mormons are portrayed on TV and in the movies has no effect on society’s view of Mormons.

The view that Mormons’ image is harmed by their portrayal in entertainment media is particularly common among college graduates, among whom 63% express this view.
By comparison, fewer Mormons with some college education (52%) or with a high school education or less (47%) say that Mormonism’s image is harmed by the portrayal of Mormons in the entertainment media.

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Mormons appear to make a distinction between the entertainment media and the news media. Whereas upwards of half of Mormons say that the image of their religion is harmed by their portrayal in television and movies, 52% of those surveyed say that coverage of Mormons and Mormonism by American news organizations is generally fair. A sizable minority (38%), however, says that the news media’s coverage of Mormonism is unfair.

Anti-Mormon Discrimination

Nearly half of Mormons (46%) say there is a lot of discrimination against Mormons in the United States today. Larger numbers of Mormons say that gays and lesbians (59%) and Muslims (55%) face a lot of discrimination. Fewer Mormons see a lot of discrimination against blacks (31%), evangelicals (19%) or atheists (13%).

[discrimination against mormons compared to others]

Mormons are about twice as likely as the public as a whole to say Mormons face a lot of discrimination (46% vs. 24% of the general public). (Similarly, a 2009 Pew Research Center poll found that blacks were more likely than the public as a whole to say there is a lot of discrimination against blacks, and white evangelicals were more likely than the general public to say there is a lot of discrimination against evangelical Christians.) Among Mormons, there are few large demographic differences in perceptions of anti-Mormon discrimination.

[anti-mormon discrimination]

The concern among Mormons about discrimination is highlighted by answers to an open-ended question in the survey asking respondents to describe in their own words the most important problems facing Mormons in the U.S. today. More than half of Mormons (56%) name something related to discrimination or misperceptions about Mormonism as one of the most important problems faced by Mormons today. This includes 34% who name misconceptions about Mormonism, 12% who say that Mormons are not seen as Christian, 7% who say that Mormonism is seen as a cult and 7% who say that Mormons are perceived as polygamists.

[most important problems for mormons]

Perceptions of Friendliness Toward Mormons

Half of Mormons (50%) say evangelical Christians are unfriendly toward Mormons, while 21% say evangelicals are neutral toward Mormons and 18% say evangelicals are friendly toward Mormons. The view that evangelicals are unfriendly toward Mormons is somewhat more prevalent among Mormon men (54%) than among Mormon women (45%). Nearly two-thirds of Mormon college graduates (65%) view evangelicals as unfriendly toward Mormonism, compared with roughly half of those with some college education (52%) and roughly one-third of those with a high school education or less (35%). Six-in-ten Mormons who live outside the Western U.S. (60%) say evangelicals generally are unfriendly toward Mormons, compared with less than half of Mormons who reside in the West (46%). Two thirds of Mormons who served a full-time mission (65%) view evangelicals as unfriendly toward Mormons, which is significantly higher than the number saying this among those who did not serve a mission (44%).

[half of mormons say evangelicals are unfriendly toward mormons]

Far fewer Mormons think that people who are not religious are unfriendly toward Mormonism. Whereas fully half of Mormons (50%) say evangelicals are unfriendly toward their religion, fewer than one-in-four Mormons (22%) say that people who are not religious are unfriendly toward Mormons.

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Mormon men and women express roughly similar views on this question. College graduates are somewhat more likely than those with less education to say people who are not religious are neutral toward Mormons and less likely to view them as unfriendly toward Mormonism. Mormons who have not served a mission are somewhat more likely than those with missionary experience to say that people who are not religious are unfriendly toward Mormonism (24% vs. 17%).

Similarities and Differences with Other Religions

[mormon similiarities and differences with other faiths]

Mormons are divided over whether Mormonism and Catholicism are mostly similar or mostly different; 46% say Mormonism and Catholicism are very or somewhat similar to each other, while 50% say the two faiths are very or somewhat different from one another. Mormons are similarly divided over whether evangelical Protestantism and their own faith are similar (40%) or different (45%), with 15% unsure. Four in-ten Mormons see their faith as similar to Judaism, while 48% say Mormonism and Judaism are very or somewhat different from one another. Islam is the one religion asked about on which a clear consensus is seen; 63% of Mormons say the Muslim religion and their own religion are different than each other, while 20% say Mormonism and Islam are similar.

Catholics and white evangelical Protestants are much less likely to see their own faiths as similar to Mormonism than Mormons are to see Catholicism and Protestantism as similar to Mormonism. An August 2009 Pew Research Center poll found that 22% of American Catholics say that Mormonism and their own religion are very or somewhat similar, while 59% of Catholics say Catholicism and Mormonism are very or somewhat different. Among white evangelical Protestants, 18% say Mormonism and their own faith are similar, while two-thirds (66%) view Mormonism and their own faith as different.

[which religions are similar to mormonism]

More Mormon men than women say that both Catholicism and evangelical Protestantism are similar to their own faith. Upwards of half of Mormon men (52%) say their faith is similar to Catholicism and 49% say Mormonism is similar to evangelicalism. Among Mormon women, by contrast, 40% see their own faith as similar to Catholicism and 31% see Mormonism as similar to evangelicalism. The differences between men and women are not statistically significant on the questions of whether Mormonism is similar to Judaism and Islam.

The majority of Mormons under 50 (56%) say Mormonism is similar to Catholicism. Far fewer older Mormons take this view (33%). Generational differences are smaller on the questions about evangelicalism, Judaism and Islam.

College graduates are consistently more likely than those with less education to see each of these other faiths as similar to Mormonism. Similarly, Mormons who have served a full-time mission are consistently more likely than those who have not served a mission to view other faiths as similar to Mormonism.

Mormons with the highest levels of religious commitment and those with lower religious commitment express similar opinions on the questions of whether Catholicism and Islam are similar to or different from Mormonism. However, Mormons with the highest levels of religious commitment are more inclined than those with lower commitment to view evangelicalism and Judaism as similar to Mormonism.

Mormons in the West express roughly comparable views to those in other regions about the similarities and differences between Mormonism and other faiths. Notably, the view that Mormonism is similar to evangelicalism is much more common among Mormons who reside in the South (54%) than among Mormons who live outside the South (37%). (The Pew Forum’s 2007 _U.S. Religious Landscape Survey_ found that upwards of one-third of Southerners are evangelicals and that half of evangelicals live in the South.)

Satisfaction with Communities and Lives

Upwards of nine-in-ten Mormons rate their communities as excellent (52%) or good (40%) places to live. Mormons’ rate their communities more positively than does the American public as a whole (52% excellent among Mormons compared with 38% excellent among the general public).

[widespread satisfaction with communities]

Community satisfaction is particularly high among well-educated Mormons and among those living in the West – especially Utah. Nearly two thirds of college graduates (64%) rate their community as an excellent place to live, compared with roughly half of those with some college education (48%) or a high school education or less (46%). Among Mormons living in the West, 55% rate their community as an excellent place to live, a figure that rises to 71% among Mormons living in Utah. Among Mormons living outside the West, 44% rate their community as an excellent place to live.

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The vast majority of Mormons (87%) also say that they are satisfied with the way things are going in their own lives. Mormons rate their own lives more positively than do members of the public as a whole (75%).

Younger Mormons express particularly high levels of satisfaction with the way things are going in their lives. Fully 92% of Mormons under age 50 are satisfied with their lives. By comparison, life satisfaction stands at 79% among Mormons over age 50.

Mormons with at least some college experience rate their lives more positively than those with a high school education or less; 92% of college graduates are satisfied with their lives as are 89% of those with some college education, compared with 80% of those with a high school education or less. And Mormons with the highest levels of religious commitment are more satisfied with their lives than Mormons with lower levels of religious commitment (91% vs. 78%).

While a majority of Mormons are satisfied with their lives, most Mormons (75%) are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. today. On this question, Mormons closely resemble the public as a whole (78% dissatisfied in an October 2011 Pew Research Center survey).

[most are dissatisfied with direction of country]

Mormon Friendship Networks

Nearly six-in-ten Mormons (57%) say that most (53%) or all (4%) of their close friends are also Mormon. Among Mormon women, upwards of six-in-ten (62%) say that all or most of their close friends are Mormon, compared with 52% of Mormon men who say this.

[mormon friendship networks]

Six-in-ten Mormons living in the West (61%) say that all or most of their close friends are Mormon, a figure that rises to 73% among those living in Utah. Fewer Mormons who live outside the West say that all or most of their friends are fellow Mormons (47%). Having a mostly Mormon friendship network is substantially more common among those with the highest levels of religious commitment (67%) than among those with lower levels of religious commitment (34%). And lifelong Mormons are more apt than converts to say that most or all of their friends are Mormons (60% vs. 48%).

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FOOTNOTES:

4 This question was asked in the context of a larger set of questions about the acceptance of Mormonism by the broader society and was designed to help gauge Mormons’ views on this topic. It was not meant to obtain Mormons’ predictions about the outcome of the current presidential campaign. (return to text)

Photo Credit: © Walter Bibikow/JAI/Corbis

question: What is the topic of this article?

answer: Mormonism

question: What are the findings in this article based on?

answer: The Pew Research Center poll, 2011

question: Recently, what has brought more attention to the Mormons and their religion?

answer: Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, "The Book of Mormon", and other examples of Mormonism in mainstream media.

question: What percentage of Mormons say they face a lot of discrimination in the US?

answer: 46%

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Recently, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, "The Book of Mormon", and other examples of Mormonism in mainstream media, have brought more attention to the Mormon religion. This article details a Pew Research Center poll from 2011 about Mormonism.


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This was my first short story I had to write for my Creative Writing class back when I was a Junior in high school. I hope you like it!

    "Ooohhhh," Helen groaned. She hurt everywhere. Being in a hospital for six weeks is really something that she wasn't looking forward to. She was about to call for a nurse to change the channel on her tiny tv (golf was not her thing!) when all of a sudden there was a knock on the door. "Come in," she called weakly.

   "Hello, I'm Dr. Bandade, how are you feeling?" He smiled a toothy smile.

   She gave the burly man a sarcastic look. "How do you *think* I'm feeling? I fell out of a five-story window!"

    The doctor pulled up a chair next to her. "Yes about that, how exactly did it happen? On this statement is says that you were pushed?"

    Helen cringed at the very thought of it, not only because it was painful, but she wasn't sure if he would believe her. "Well, it started out as a normal day. I woke up, ate breakfast, completed the daily crossword puzzle in the paper.

    "It was then I noticed that my window was open. A cool breeze swept through, so I decided to close it. I got up and went over to the window.

    "Right as I reached out to grab the handle, Rufus, my cat, rubbed against my leg, causing me to lose my balance. Before I knew it, I was falling out the window!

    "I screamed. I heard people screaming below me. I felt breathless. Panic swept over me.

    "It was only too soon when I came into contact with the ground. I heard bones shattering and I cried out in pain. In the distance, sirens wailed. The ambulance charged down the street.

    "After they put me on the stretcher, they hauled me away to the hospital, where they told me I was lucky to even be alive. They said I broke every bone in my body. I'll be here about six weeks, if not more." Her face fell when she told the doctor this. "And that's all that happened."

    Dr. Bandade looked over at her. "So you fell out accidentally then."

    "No! I was *pushed* out!" she yelled.

    "But you even said that you lost your balance, and no one was with you."

    "Yes there was... Rufus! *He* pushed me out!"

    The doctor rationalized, "But he's a *cat.* He probably didn't realize that rubbing against you to show affection would-"

    But Helen cut him off. "He *deliberately* rubbed too hard and made me lost my balance."

    "What would be the purpose for Rufus to push you?" The doctor raised an eyebrow.

    "He's just evil," she simply said.

    "Oh." He wrote some things down on his clipboard.

    Helen stared at him suspiciously. "What kind of doctor are you anyway, asking me all these questions?"

    "I'm a psychiatrist." He wrote some more things down.

    "What? You think I'm crazy don't you?! I'm telling you, my cat is trying to *kill me!"*

    Before Dr. Bandade could say anything, there was a knock at the door.

    "Excuse me, doctor," the nurse said, "but there's someone here to see her."

    Helen perked up a bit. A visitor to see her!

    The visitor walked into the room.

    "Rufus!" Helen shrieked.

    Standing there was the tabby cat. He was staring at her with glossy green eyes, slanted into slits. His tail twitched as if to say, "I'm *back."*

title: Paranoid?... Or Just Plain Evil?

question: Summarize Helen's interactions with Dr.Bandade.

answer: Dr.Bandade comes in to check how Helen is feeling in the hospital. He asks her how she managed to fall out of a five-story window, and she explains the story. She tells him she believes her cat, Rufus, pushed her out of the window, but he doesn't believe her. When she answers his question about why Rufus would push her, she tells him it's because Rufus is evil. He responds to this by telling her he's a psychiatrist, hinting that her beliefs indicate a mental health issue.

question: Summarize everything related to Rufus.

answer: Rufus is Helen's cat. Helen believes Rufus pushed her out of her five-story building intentionally and caused her accident. According to her, Rufus had deliberately rubbed too hard on her. She believes Rufus is evil. Rufus ends up visiting Helen in the hospital, and his body language indicates that he's taunting her.

question: What does the story say about Helen's accident?

answer: Helen fell out of her five-story building's window and broke all of the bones in her body. She now has to stay at the hospital for six weeks. She believes her cat Rufus deliberately rubbed too hard against her and made her fall when she was closing her window. She recalls people screaming below her and the sound of her bones shattering.

question: What does the story say about revenge?


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Dr GEOFF GARRETT AO is the former Chief Scientist of the State of Queensland, Australia and led two of the world's major national research and development (R&D) organisations, CSIRO in Australia and CSIR in South Africa.

He currently lectures in leadership and change management and provides coaching support in these areas to academics and to senior officers of the Australian Public Service.

Career

As Queensland's Chief Scientist[1][2] (2011 - 2016) he was accountable for science policy, providing strategic guidance across a range of government departments, and was involved with or led a number of reviews and enquiries covering the science of floods,[3] uranium mining, the bat-induced Hendra virus, underground coal gasification, health and biomedical research and water quality improvement in the Great Barrier Reef.[4][5][6]

Formerly, from 2001 - 2008, Garrett was Chief Executive and member of the Board of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).[7]

In this capacity he also served on the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council in Australia for eight years.

Before joining CSIRO, Garrett led South Africa’s national science agency, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), as President and Chief Executive, 1995 - 2000, following five years as Executive Vice President, Operations. He joined CSIR in 1986 to head up South Africa’s National Institute for Materials Research.

Before joining CSIR, from 1979 Garrett taught at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg as Professor of Physical and Fabrication Metallurgy and subsequently as Head of Department.

Prior to this, Garrett held a lecturing position at the University of Cape Town, from 1973, where he was also Warden at Leo Marquard Hall of Residence.

During his academic career, he held visiting positions at Brown University (RI, USA), and Oxford and Sheffield Universities (UK).

Educated in the United Kingdom, Garrett is a graduate of Cambridge University where he completed a doctorate in metallurgy. He was also a Cambridge Boxing Blue. His research interests centred around the fracture and fatigue behaviour of engineering materials.

During 2010, he was a Visiting Fellow in Innovation with the Australian National University (ANU). During that time he was also engaged with an International Review for the US National Science Foundation of the major 25 country International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), and in 2010 was appointed Chairman of ANZIC, the Australia New Zealand IODP Consortium comprising 20 collaborating institutions, a post he held through to December 2016.

At present, in addition to his executive coaching work, he is also a Deputy Chair of the National Youth Science Forum, a non-Executive Director of Behaviour Innovation Pty Ltd, and Patron of the Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA). He also provides support to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation as a member of their Partnership Management Committee.

Awards

Garrett is a recipient of the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through science, and was named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia’s 2008 ‘True Leaders’.

In June 2008 he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)[8] in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

In December 2008 CSIRO’s Flagship Programs received the top Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management.

In 1998 Garrett was named ‘Engineer of the Year’ by the South African Society for Professional Engineers[9] and South Africa’s ‘Boss of the Year’.[10]

Publications

Garrett is co-author with Sir Graeme Davies, formerly Vice-Chancellor of the Universities of Liverpool, Glasgow and London, of the highly regarded “Herding Cats - Being advice to aspiring academic and research leaders”[11] (Triarchy Press, UK), and its sequel for leaders in the professions, Herding Professional Cats.[12]

Recent popular articles include for the Academy’s (ATSE) magazine, Focus[13] and for the Australian Institute of Policy and Science’s (AIPS), Australian Quarterly.Garrett, Geoff. Jul-Sep 2016. The Surprise State, Australian Quarterly, Australian Institute of Policy and Science. Retrieved 14 December 2016

Personal

Geoff has been married to Janet (née Bennett) since 1972. They have four sons Ben, Matt, David and Luke, and five grandchildren (so far!), Liam, Aran, Evie, Frankie and Reuben.

He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Royal Society of South Africa and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

[1] New Chief Scientist for the Smart State, 6 October 2010, Media release, Queensland Government

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[3] Understanding Floods, 2011

[4] Panel to provide expert advice on Reef priorities, 27 June 2015, Media release, Australian Government

[5] Reef Water Science Taskforce report guides $90M investment, 25 May 2016, Media release, Queensland Government

[6] Chang, Charis, 7 June 2015. Action on fixing the Great Barrier Reef, news.com.au Retrieved 14 December 2017

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[10] Boss of the Year 1998, South Africa

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title: Geoff Garrett

question: When was Garrett born?

answer: That information can't be found

question: Where did Garrett teach before joining CSIR?

answer: The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg

question: Where did Garrett acquire his PhD?

answer: Cambridge University

question: What is Garrett's wife's name?

answer: Janet

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Dr. Geoff Garrett is the former Chief Scientist of the State of Queensland, Australia, as well as the former leader of two major research and development organizations, CSIRO in Australia and CSIR in South Africa. He obtained his PhD in metallurgy from Cambridge University.


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BRUNO MONDEN (1900–1980) was a German art director. He designed the sets for several rubble films in the wake of the Second World War.[1]

Selected filmography

-   _The Stars Shine_ (1938)
-   _The Murderers Are Among Us_ (1946)
-   _Wozzeck_ (1947)
-   _Raid_ (1947)
-   _Morituri_ (1958)
-   _Royal Children_ (1950)
-   _King for One Night_ (1950)
-   _Cuba Cabana_ (1952)
-   _The Blue and White Lion_ (1952)
-   _No Greater Love_ (1952)
-   _Street Serenade_ (1953)
-   _A Woman of Today_ (1954)
-   _André and Ursula_ (1955)
-   _San Salvatore_ (1956)
-   _Restless Night_ (1958)
-   _The Green Devils of Monte Cassino_ (1958)
-   _Conny and Peter Make Music_ (1960)
-   _Agatha, Stop That Murdering!_ (1960)
-   _The Last of Mrs. Cheyney_ (1961)
-   _Don't Tell Me Any Stories_ (1964)
-   _When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres_ (1967)

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title: Bruno Monden

question: List three films Bruno Monden worked on in the 1960s.

answer: Conny and Peter Make Music, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, and When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres

question: When was No Greater Love released?

answer: 1952

question: What nationality was Bruno Monden?

answer: German

question: What is a rubble film?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: What is the earliest film mentioned in Burno Monden's selected filmography?

answer: The Stars Shine, in 1938.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Bruno Monden was a German art director who designed sets for several rubble films. He was active from the 1930s up until the 1960s.


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The CHANDIGARH GROUP OF COLLEGES (or CGC) are the educational institutions located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab in short distance from cities of Chandigarh and Mohali. Chandigarh Group of Colleges was established in 2001 at Landran[1] initially and at Jhanjheri in 2012.[2] In 2009, Chandigarh Group of Colleges Gharuan was established as Punjab's first integrated campus.[3] In 2012, CGC Gharuan campus was granted university status[4] as Chandigarh University.[5][6]

Research & Development

[Wikipedia event at CGC] Chandigarh Group of Colleges is among top 10 institutes of India in terms of number of patents filed.[7][8][9] CGC has MoU with National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology for Entrepreneurship, R&D Projects and training.[10] CGC is member of AI and Deep learning project under Newton Bhabha Fund sanctioned by UK's Royal Academy of Engineering.[11] CGC was granted aid by Indian Council of Medical Research for the development of nanotechnology-based lung cancer vaccine.[12]

Campus Activities and Sports

[CGC student at an event] CGC campus students get opportunities to be part of different cultural events like fashion shows,[13] Faculty felicitation,[14] NASA sponsored _CanSat_ competition,[15] MHRD's Smart India Hackathon events,[16] Start up to Scale Up conferences,[17] NCC best cadet,[18] Faculty Development Programmes[19][20] apart from annual Techno cultural Fests.[21][22] CGC students also participate in many sports tournaments and competitions in events such as Volleyball,[23][24] Wrestling,[25] weightlifting, power lifting, best physique championships[26]

Placements

[CGC students with foreign guest] 4500 MNCs like Infosys, Wipro, Microsoft, Google, HCL, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Tata Motors, Cadence, Dell, Polaris, SAP Labs, Adobe Systems, Citrix Systems, Oracle, Cognizant, Bharti Airtel, Deloitte, IBM , Tech Mahindra with more than 490 job offers visit the campus every year for placements for both Landran[27] and Jhanjeri campuses.[28][29] Though no. of placements does not ensure that the grabbed placements are high because most of the recruiters are mass recruiters.

Courses

CGC offers following courses,[30][31] such as:

-   MTech (Computer Science & Engineering)
-   MTech (System Software)
-   MTech (Information Technology)
-   MTech (Information Security)
-   MTech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)
-   MTech (VLSI Design)
-   MTech (Mechanical Engineering)
-   BTech (Computer Science & Engineering)
-   BTech (Information Technology)
-   BTech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)
-   BTech (Mechanical Engineering)
-   B. Pharmacy
-   BBA (Service Industry Management)[32]
-   MBA (Master of Business Administration)
-   MCA (Master of Computer Application)

Ranking

-   Aspiring Minds' National Employability Award 2019[33]
-   Times Top 100 Private Engineering Institute rankings 2018- Top 50[34]
-   Chronicle 7th All India Engineering Survey - A++[35]

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title: Chandigarh Group of Colleges

question: What is the Chandigarh Group of Colleges?

answer: The educational institutions located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab

question: What is the CGC known for in research and development?

answer: To be among the top 10 institutes of India in terms of patents filed.

question: What was the CGC Gharuan campus granted?

answer: It was granted university status as Chandigarh University.

question: How many Multinational Corporations visit the campus each year with job offers?

answer: 4500 MNCs visit the campus with more than 490 jobs every year.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The Chandigarh Group of Colleges located in Punjab is known for their Research and Development and in the top 10 institutes of India in terms of patents filed. The Gharuan campus was granted University status as Chandigarh University. Thousands of multinational corporations visit the campus each year with hundreds of job offers.


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She was a beautiful woman, though most might have thought she was plain. They simply didn't see her with the same eyes that he did. Raven black hair accentuated kind eyes that were as blue as the waters of the lake by where he was born. The lightest of creases, the sign of someone who frequently wore a smile, highlighted wonderful, kissable lips. Even the way she carried herself, her light step, the sway of her hips when she walked. She stood tall and straight, her shoulders not proud, but confident. Comfortable. He couldn't help but feel a sense of fulfillment when he saw her.

She gasped quietly, noticing him. Her eyes were angry, still somehow beautiful even then, but he didn't blame her. Noone like to be caught off their guard, but it was something he did playfully, feeling like a little boy again. He rushed to her, to take her in loving embrace. She had managed no more than half of her question, which would go unanswered. "What are you d-" She tried to ask, but he had already scooped her up, and regrettably, with a little more force than he intended: her question tapered off with a squeak as he carried her to her bed.

He lay her down delicately, holding her with a firm but gentle grasp. She even played at struggling, the way he so loved. His face close to her own, he took in her breath, so sweet, and comming in rushed, clipped little gasps. Her eyes were wild, urgent, waiting. Her mouth opened to speak, but lovingly he placed a hand over it. This was a moment where words were unneccesary, even unwanted. And besides, he was a little shy, and preferred this forbidden act be quiet. This was a moment between the two of them, and meant for them alone.

With the words aside, if you are quiet and listen, the body can speak volumes. The physical manifestation of feelings that simply cannot be expressed with words. Her shallowing, rushed breaths, the way her heartbeat sped up at his touch, the urgency, the longing, the need. He would drink it all in greedily, this was his ambrosia.

A happily occupied hand made its way down, caressing as it went. Feeling every dip and curve. She was a beautiful creature, the dress that concealed her body suddenly seemed a hateful thing. He put that aside though, his hand still moving to a happier, lower place. It didn't matter anyway, her garb wouldn't keep him from what he wanted.

She inhaled sharply, and with a jolt. The sudden movement succedded only in drawing her closer to him as he entered her. Warmth rushed over his fingers. She moaned, the sound muffled by his hand. She still played at struggling, but it was lessening now. her hand reaches out, grabbing forcefully at his vest. The other hand, with no clear goal, simply grabbed the bedsheets with a white-knuckled grip. Her eyes close in a wince, and beneath his hand, he can feel her jaws clench together. The motions are repeated on both sides, again and again. He enters, and she shudders against him. She seemed to slow, however, the time between her struggled breaths longer and longer. She was comming close, and he had no intentions of stopping now.

One final motion, every muscle in her body contracting, one last forced breath, drawn out longer than all the others, a deep, slow exhale. She lay back, now very still. Quiet, and her eyes still shut from her previous exertion. He lay his forhead against her own, and slowly withdrew his hand from her mouth, listening to the quiet. The only sound was his own labored breathing. The silence that came after had its own sort of beauty, and he took the time to appreciate it.

After a long moment, he withdrew. The delicate, curved dagger he held slid silently from her ruined belly. He stepped back, surveying this now grisly scene with a distant, emotionless gaze. She had grown pale, her skin now nearly as colorless as the blood soaked sheets on her bed. Her leg hung awkwardly off the side of her mattress, but she gave no indication of discomfort. Her face had settled into a terribly familiar expression, that wonderful, horrible peace one only felt in their final moment in the world. Her eyes bothered him, though, dispelling the peaceful expression with a half lidded squint.

He almost reached out, wanting to close those eyes... almost. But that wouldn't be right.

His senses, still heightened, picked up the delicate rattle of keys from just outside. He made his way quickly across the house, to the window he had entered, and was outside, quiet as a ghost. He strode casually into the alley, without even a glance back. Noone paid him any heed as he went, something else had everyones attention. A mans anguished cry filled the air, and something in the sound seemed to reverberate among the people: a collective shudder filled everyone walking by, as though someone had run a nail down a chalk-board. Cutting the corner into the alley did nothing to lessen the sound for him, nor did it shield him from the sound that accompanied it, the sound of crying children.

He stepped out of the alley, and into a waiting carriage. "Lets go. I have an appointment to keep." He scarecly heard the drivers reply, he wasn't listening. It was the sound of horses hooves and the darkness of the carriage that dominated his attention, the sensations coaxing him into the familiar, dark places in the back of his mind. He dreamed his dreams, and sat silently in the darkness, waiting for his chance.

He waited... and waited...
And waited.

title: This Forbidden Act

question: Summarize the story's plot twist.

answer: The story is made to sound as if the man is having sex with the woman. But it turns out that what he is actually doing is stabbing her to death.

question: Summarize the details that mislead the reader into thinking the woman is in pleasure.

answer: She has shallowing, rushed breaths and her heartbeat speeds up at his touch. She moans and grabs the bedsheets. Her body shudders against him, and she lays back afterwards.

question: What does the story say about the man's prior relationship with the woman?

question: Summarize the ending of the story.

answer: After killing the woman, the man sneaks back out the window, walks through an alley, and enters a carriage. The driver takes him to an appointment he has.


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Quiet. You're walking down the stairs. One feet at a time. Awaiting some sort of sound but nothing. You're downstairs now. You look around. Suddenly you see the lifeless body on the ground. Peacefully in a fetal position as it always was. Not radiating any kind of life. Time slows down, you're trying with all your willpower not to believe it. Mind rushing off, claiming yourself to be an idiot because the lack of respiration or noise doesn't explain anything. One foot. Then another. Thats it. Closer, closer. See! You saw a glimpse of life! On your knees. No, it was just your chest bumping too hard on your ribcage and shaking your body. Hands on. Cold. Nothing. You clench your fists and your teeth as a tear drops down. You hear its sharp thump as it hits the ground. Suddenly you hit the ground yourself. Chest thumping hard, trying to breathe. Nope. Nothing. There isn't anything left anymore. Your vision starts to blur. Head becoming more aloof. You cant decipher if this is real or not. You remember the great times you had. All the joyous moments. You curl up. Draining. You are in shock. You feel at peace. Eyes closed. You give your last breath. Consciousness and dream have melded into one. Nothingness awaits. Last heart beats thumping away. You hear footsteps on the stairs. One feet at a time. You are gone.

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a little short story I wrote yesterday. Hope you guys enjoy.

title: One Feet at a Time

question: Who is the narrator?

answer: He is someone who appears to be trapped in a time loop where he always ends up dying at the foot of the stairs curled up in a fetal position.

question: Why is he trying to remain quiet?

answer: He's listening for any sort of sound.

question: Who is the body lying peacefully in the fetal position?

answer: It's him.

question: Where does the story take place?

answer: It keeps repeating on the stairs and the foot of the stairs.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: A man appears to be trapped in a time loop where he walks down the stairs and finds a lifeless body curled up in a fetal position. When he goes near to check for vitals, he slowly realizes that it's him, and goes into shock. He curls up, feels at peace, and breathes his last breath. As he drifts into nothingness, he hears footsteps coming down the stairs. He's gone, but not really gone.


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MESTERFINALEN (), also known as UNICEF MESTERFINALEN due to its cooperation with UNICEF, is a Norwegian association football competition contested between the champions of the previous Eliteserien season and the holders of the Norwegian Football Cup. If the same team is both reigning League and Cup champions, the silver medalist from the league provide the opposition.[1] The competition was founded in 2009, then known as SUPERFINALEN (). Superfinalen was not arranged between 2011 and 2016 before it was rebranded and again arranged in 2017. The fixture is a recognised competitive football super cup.

History

[Stabæk captain Morten Skjønsberg receiving the Superfinalen trophy after the 2009 victory.] There have previously been attempts at a Supercup and before that pre-season friendlies between the reigning league and cup champions. For instance, the 2002 pre-season match between Rosenborg and Viking was played between the reigning league and cup champions, although it had no official status. The Superfinalen was introduced in 2009 as the first attempt to make an official tournament, but the tournament folded in 2010 after two finals. Ahead of the 2011 season, Norges Fotballforbund and Norsk Toppfotball stated that Superfinalen would be discontinued, stating that the championship was interesting neither from a sports nor from a commercial aspect. However, the two would-be qualified teams, league winner Rosenborg and cup winner Strømsgodset, were free to play a pre-season friendly, although it would not be regarded as an official match.[2]

In 2016, after Discovery Communications and TVNorge acquired the rights for the Eliteserien a new attempt was made to arrange a Supercup starting in 2017 under the name UNICEF Mesterfinalen.[3] The first final was played between reigning League and Cup champions Rosenborg and the league runners-up Brann at Brann Stadion.[4]

Editions

2009

The first edition was contested between Stabæk and Vålerenga at Telenor Arena in Bærum on 8 March 2009.[5] It was the first official match to take place at Stabæk's new home ground. Stabæk qualified as winners of the 2008 Tippeligaen, where they finished six points ahead of Fredrikstad.[6] Vålerenga qualified as winners of the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup, where they had won the final 4–1 against Stabæk. As such, Superfinalen became a replay of the previous year's cup final.[7] Stabæk won the match 3–1 after goals by Daniel Nannskog, Daigo Kobayashi and Pálmi Rafn Pálmason. Mohammed Abdellaoue scored for the losing side. Martin Andresen, playing coach for Vålerenga, received two yellow cards.[8]

Match details

2010

The 2010 edition was contested between Rosenborg BK and Aalesund FK at Color Line Stadion in Ålesund on 7 March 2010. Rosenborg qualified as winners of the 2009 Tippeligaen, where they finished 13 points ahead of Molde.[9] Aalesund qualified as winners of the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup, where they beat Molde in a penalty shootout in the final.[10] Rosenborg won the match 3–1 after leading 2–0 at halftime. Kris Stadsgaard and Rade Prica scored the goals in the first half, and Trond Olsen increased Rosenborg's lead to 3–0 before Aalesund pulled one back, courtesy of Peter Orry Larsen.[11]

Match details

2017

The 2017 edition was contested between SK Brann and Rosenborg BK at Brann Stadion in Bergen on 29 March 2017.[12] Rosenborg qualified as winners of the 2016 Tippeligaen, where they finished 15 points ahead of Brann.[13] Brann qualified as runners-up in the Tippeligaen, this because Rosenborg won the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup. Rosenborg won the match 2–0 after leading 1–0 at halftime. Milan Jevtovic scored the goal in the first half, and Tore Reginiussen increased Rosenborg's lead to 2–0 in the 90th minute.

Match details

2018

The 2018 edition was contested between Lillestrøm SK and Rosenborg BK at Åråsen Stadion in Lillestrøm on 25 April 2018. Initially the game was scheduled for 5 March 2018, but the game was cancelled due to the winterly conditions at Åråsen Stadion.[14] Rosenborg qualified as winners of the 2017 Eliteserien, where they finished 7 points ahead of Molde.[15] Lillestrøm qualified as winners of the 2017 Norwegian Football Cup where they defeated Sarpsborg 08 3–2 in the final. Rosenborg won the 2018 Mesterfinalen with the score 0–1.[16] After a goalless first half, Nicklas Bendtner scored the winning goal in the 52nd minute.

Match details

2019

The 2019 edition was to be contested between Rosenborg BK and Molde FK at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. Rosenborg qualified as winners of the 2018 Eliteserien, where they finished 5 points ahead of Molde.[17] Molde qualified as runners-up in Eliteserien as Rosenborg also won the 2018 Norwegian Football Cup, but due to extreme weather conditions the games was cancelled 2 days prior to the scheduled matchday.[18]

Matches

  Year            Winners                          Score   Runners-up   Venue                Attendance   Referee                     Report(s)
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  SUPERFINALEN
  2009            Stabæk                           3–1     Vålerenga    Telenor Arena        6,362        Terje Hauge, Olsvik         Report
  2010            Rosenborg                        3–1     Aalesund     Color Line Stadion   3,180        Tommy Skjerven, Kaupanger   Report
  MESTERFINALEN
  2017            Rosenborg                        2–0     Brann        Brann Stadion        10,681       Svein Oddvar Moen, Haugar   Report
  2018            Rosenborg                        1–0     Lillestrøm   Åråsen Stadion       4,295        Tom Harald Hagen, Grue      Report
  2019            Cancelled (Rosenborg v. Molde)

Venues

  Ground                        Hosts   Years
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  Telenor Arena, Bærum          1       2009
  Color Line Stadion, Ålesund   1       2010
  Brann Stadion, Bergen         1       2017
  Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm    1       2018
  Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo        1       2019

  : Hosts

The fixture is usually played at the home ground of one of the teams competing. The first exception would have been the 2019 final, when defending league champions Rosenborg decided that the final should be held at Ullevaal Stadion. In total there have been five host grounds. The first ground to host the fixture was Telenor Arena in 2009. The 2009 final is the only game hosted by the league champions.

Records

-   The most successful team in the competition is Rosenborg (3 wins).
-   The highest scoring games were the 2009 and 2010 finals. Stabæk's 3–1 win against Vålerenga in 2009 was equaled by Rosenborg's 3–1 win against Aalesund in 2010.
-   Rosenborg hold the record for most consecutive wins (3) from 2010 to 2018.
-   Kris Stadsgaard has scored the fastest goal in a Norwegian super cup. In 2010 he scored in the 7th minute in the final between Aalesund and Rosenborg.
-   Brann are the only club to participate in Mesterfinalen, not qualified as either champions of the League or the Cup.

Performances

Performance by club

  Club         Winners   Runners-up   Cup-winning years   Years as runners-up
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  Rosenborg    3         –            2010, 2017, 2018    –
  Stabæk       1         –            2009                –
  Aalesund     –         1            –                   2010
  Vålerenga    –         1            –                   2009
  Brann        –         1            –                   2017
  Lillestrøm   –         1            –                   2018

Total cup wins by city

  City        Won   Clubs
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  Trondheim   3     Rosenborg (3)
  Bærum       1     Stabæk (1)

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title: Mesterfinalen

question: What else is Mesterfinalen known as?

answer: UNICEF Mesterfinalen.

question: What kind of sport is it?

answer: Football (not American).

question: In what country does the competition take place?

answer: Norway.

question: What year did Discovery Communications acquire the rights for the Eliteserien?

answer: 2016.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Mesterfinalen is a Norwegian association football competition contested between the champions of the previous Eliteserien season and the holders of the Norwegian Football Cup. It was founded in 2009.


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_AUSTRAMMO_ is a genus of Australian termite hunters first described by Norman I. Platnick in 2002.[1]

Species

it contains four species:[2]

-   _Austrammo harveyi_ Platnick, 2002 – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia)
-   _Austrammo hirsti_ Platnick, 2002 – Australia (South Australia, Tasmania)
-   _Austrammo monteithi_ Platnick, 2002 – Eastern Australia
-   _Austrammo rossi_ Platnick, 2002 – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory)

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title: Austrammo

question: Where do the species belonging to the genus Austrammo live?

answer: All of them can be found in various parts of Australia.

question: Who is the discoverer of the genus Austrammo?

answer: Norman I. Platnick.

question: What family does the genus Austrammo belong to?

answer: The article doesn't mention it.

question: When were the species of the genus discovered?

answer: All of them were discovered in 2002.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Austrammo is a genus of Australian termite hunters first described by Norman I. Platnick in 2002. There are four species in the genus: Austrammo harveyi, Austrammo hirsti, Austrammo monteithi, and Austrammo rossi.


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LAKIA BARBER (born September 5, 1987 in Washington, DC) is an American former basketball player. She played college basketball for Monmouth University.[1]

Basketball

High school career

Barber attended Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine, Maryland. She was four-year letterwinner in basketball at Gwynn Park High School. She helped lead her squad to a combined 91-10 record during her four seasons and won Maryland State Championships in 2003 and 2004. She also won county tournament titles in 2004 and 2005. She earned four consecutive league championship trophies and two regional titles. She posted 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a senior, up from her 11.0/8.0 stats as a junior. She was named first-team All-Gazette and first-team all-league (3A). She was honored as Washington Post honorable mention All-Met[2] and tabbed a McDonald's All-American nominee. She competed in the 3A/2A versus 4A All-Star Game as a senior and played in the Public vs. Private All-Star Game as well. She was also named Gwynn Park Most Valuable Player.

Collegiate career

Freshman season

Barber appeared of 27 of the team’s 28 games and shot 45-of-108 (41.7%) from the floor. She hit 20-of-30 (66.7%) free throws and pulled down 23 offensive and 22 defensive rebounds (1.7 rpg). She scored 110 points for a 4.1 points per game average. She scored career-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting against Navy (11/19). She tallied nine points and two steals against #9 Maryland (12/7) and scored seven points at St. Francis (N.Y.) (12/10). She contributed 11 points and five rebounds in 10 minutes at St. Francis (Pa.) (1/28), and scored 12 points in nine minutes against Wagner (2/4). She followed that up with eight points in 12 minutes at Central Connecticut State (2/6).

Sophomore season

Barber appeared in 29 games for the Hawks, making eight starts. She shot 72-of-194 (37.1%) from the field and 64-of-92 (69.6%) from the foul line. She scored 209 points on the season, averaging 7.2 points per game. She pulled down 127 rebounds while averaging 4.4 a game. She registered 14 steals, 9 blocked shots, and 16 assists for the squad. She collected 14 points while shooting seven-for-nine from the field in a win over Rider (11/17). She scored a season-high 19 points while grabbing eight rebounds and shooting 12-for-14 from the foul line against Marshall (11/23). She logged two steals, eight rebounds, and made six-out-of-seven foul shots against St. Francis [N.Y.] (12/10). She pulled down eight rebounds against Sacred Heart (1/13) and had three assists against Robert Morris (1/27). She tallied 17 points while shooting seven-for-eight from the field against Central Connecticut State (2/19). She collected a season-high ten rebounds while shooting a perfect six-for-six from the foul line in win over Fairleigh Dickinson (2/21). In March 2007, she tore her ACL in practice.[3]

Junior season

Appeared in 30 games, averaging 7.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Professional career

She signed with Black Star Mersch prior to the 2009-2010 season. In 10 games she averaged 21.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.[4]

Gridiron football

Barber played gridiron football for the D.C. Divas in the Women's Football Alliance from 2011 to 2013.[5]

Personal life

She is the daughter of Mark and Patrice Barber, and the sister of Brittney Barber.

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title: Lakia Aisha Barber

question: What does the story say about Lakia Aisha Barber's high school career?

answer:
Lakia Aisha Barber was a four-year letter winner in basketball at Gwynn Park High School where she helped lead her squad to a combined 91-10 record during that time and won Maryland State Championships in 2003 and 2004. She also won county tournament titles in 2004 and 2005. She was named first-team All-Gazette and first-team all-league and was honored as Washington Post honorable mention All-Met and tabbed a McDonald's All-American nominee
She was also named Gwynn Park Most Valuable Player.

question: What does the story say about Lakia Aisha Barber's sophomore season?

answer: Lakia Aisha Barber appeared in 29 games for the Hawks. She scored 209 points on the season, averaging 7.2 points per game. She collected a season-high ten rebounds while shooting a perfect six-for-six from the foul line in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson. In 2007, she tore her ACL in practice.

question: What does the story say about Barber's university education?