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_Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (antidepressants sold separately in Tuscaloosa):_

JOHNNY FOOTBALL: FUN TO WATCH, HARD TO DEFINE

JOHNNY MANZIEL (1) is the delicious new flavor of the month in college football, an unconventional talent who did what no player has done the past two years: bring the mighty ALABAMA (2) defense to its knees. In the process of watching the Texas A&M quarterback carve up the Crimson Tide for 345 yards of total offense and two touchdown passes, America began grasping for the proper comparison to previous dynamic quarterbacks we’ve seen.

He was compared to 1980s Boston College hero DOUG FLUTIE (3), but that’s not right. Manziel has Flutie’s improvisational flair, but he’s bigger and certainly seems faster.

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He was compared to former Florida Gator TIM TEBOW (4), but that’s not right either. Manziel is 35 pounds lighter than Tebow and several inches shorter, and their running styles are very different.

In terms of college quarterbacking talents and career path, The Dash thinks Johnny Football more closely resembles a right-handed MICHAEL VICK (5).

Manziel is not as fast as Vick – what quarterback has been? – but he’s similarly gifted with his wheels. His escapability and running instincts are Vick-like, and he’s virtually the same size: Manziel is listed at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds, while Vick was 6-1 and 214 at Virginia Tech.

There are other similarities.

Vick was a redshirt freshman when he burst onto the scene, scrambling and passing Virginia Tech to the Sugar Bowl and a national title showdown against Florida State, while also finishing third in the Heisman Trophy race. Manziel is a redshirt freshman who could be scrambling and passing A&M to a BCS bowl, while also collaring a prime spot in the Heisman race. Both were considered raw as passers, and the redshirt season was used to help them develop in that area.

Like Vick, Manziel is not a choir boy. He was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors stemming from a fight outside a College Station bar in June. Along with pictures of him running, passing and scoring touchdowns, Manziel’s shirtless mug shot from that arrest will be part of Johnny Football’s permanent photographic lore.

Unlike Vick, Manziel seems to have a good relationship with canines. He dressed up as Scooby Doo for Halloween, and has never shown any antagonism toward the school mascot, a dog named Reveille.

Then there are the numbers, which are similar if you keep two things in mind: the game has changed a lot since 1999, and Michael Vick was underutilized by Virginia Tech.

In 11 games, Vick threw for 2,065 yards and ran for 682, accounting for 22 touchdowns. His pass-efficiency rating was 172. In seven different games, he had at least one run of 30 yards or longer.

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Manziel has passed for 2,780 yards and run for 1,014, while accounting for 33 total touchdowns. His pass-efficiency rating is 151. In eight different games, he’s had at least one run of 30 yards or longer.

The big difference comes in the number of combined rushes and throws. Vick had 212 in 11 games. Manziel has 492 in 10 games.

Part of the success is the pace at which A&M plays, clicking off 81 offensive snaps per game. Thirteen years ago, nobody played at that pace. Virginia Tech ran 69 plays per game in 1999. That equates to 144 more offensive snaps for the Aggies over the course of the season.

The other part of it is the willingness today to let a spread-option quarterback do everything. Frank Beamer has never been known as an offensive savant, but in retrospect he massively underutilized Vick in an attack that largely featured Tech’s running backs. It wasn’t until the Sugar Bowl that Vick had a game with 40 or more combined runs and throws. Manziel has had five such games, starting with his college debut against Florida. Against Alabama, Manziel was right at his season average of 49 combined runs and passes. Against LSU he had 73.

[ALSO: JOHNNY FOOTBALL IS THE SAME LEGEND HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL]

So that’s The Dash’s best guess at who Johnny Manziel plays like. Now here is what Johnny Football and Texas A&M’s no-huddle spread offense are not: A completely foreign entity in the SEC. That storyline has gotten a lot of traction in the last couple of days, but it’s not accurate.

The Dash knows it’s hard to remember all the way back to 2010, but try. You may recall Auburn and Cam Newton had a pretty fair season in a system that has several similarities to what the Aggies are doing.

Then-Auburn offensive coordinator GUS MALZAHN (6) did a lot with Newton that A&M coach KEVIN SUMLIN (7) is doing with Manziel. Newton ran a bit more – and in a more physical style – and Manziel is passing a bit more. But the general object is the same: put your premier talent in the shotgun in a fast-paced offense and let him make plays, either running or throwing.

The question is why more teams in the SEC aren’t playing that way. Auburn went 14-0 in 2010, and A&M has had a stellar debut season at 8-2.

Granted, it takes a high-quality, high-durability quarterback to make that work. Auburn’s first experiment with the no-huddle spread, in 2008 with offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, was scuttled in large part because none of the QBs were good enough to handle it. (Head coach Tommy Tuberville didn’t seem completely sold on the concept, either.) And Malzahn’s offense plummeted in productivity last season when Auburn struggled to replace Newton.

But it’s high time for SEC teams – especially those in the league’s bottom half – to take a hard look at implementing that offense as a way to level the playing field.

LOOK OUT, COLLEGE STATION, AL FROM DADEVILLE AIN’T HAPPY

In the wake of Alabama’s third loss in its last 13 home games, The Dash wonders whether a certain tree-poisoning Bama fan is now plotting his revenge against a new SEC rival. Texas A&M had better not take any chances. Time to Harvey Updyke-proof the campus.

His potential prime targets:

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REVEILLE (8). The female Rough Collie that serves as A&M’s mascot is cared for to an almost disturbing degree, according to the animal’s Wikipedia page: “Reveille is officially cared for by Corps of Cadets Company E-2, known as the ‘mascot company.’ A sophomore in the unit is designated the ‘mascot corporal’ and has ultimate responsibility for her care. Reveille accompanies the mascot corporal everywhere, including to class and on dates.

“Reveille is considered a cadet general and the highest-ranking member in the Corps of Cadets. To designate her rank, Reveille wears five diamonds on her maroon-and-white blanket. Freshmen cadets are required to address her as ‘Miss Rev, ma'am.’ … By tradition, if she barks in class, that session is canceled. Reveille has her own cell phone, operated by the mascot corporal, and her own student identification card.”

[WATCH: IS LOUISIANA TECH’S COLBY CAMERON A HEISMAN CONTENDER?]

The Dash strongly suggests that the mascot corporal also serve as Reveille’s food taster before every meal for the foreseeable future. Time to develop a taste for Alpo, corporal.

YELL LEADERS (9). The five guys who serve as A&M cheerleaders could easily find their all-white uniforms dyed crimson if they’re not vigilant. Beware, hand-wavers.

CORPS OF CADETS (10). The senior class gets to wear brown leather “senior boots” with their uniforms. It’s not hard to envision Harvey filling them with manure and writing “Roll Tide” on the bottoms.

HEISMAN TROPHY: NOW WHAT?

One of the strangest Heisman campaigns in recent memory has taken another unexpected detour. What started as Matt Barkley’s race to lose became Geno Smith’s race to lose – and both lost it. Since then we have rotated through an array of quasi-leaders almost nobody was talking about as a serious candidates back in August. The current list (which is getting longer, not shorter):

Manziel. What’s to like: He’s No. 2 in total offense, No. 25 in pass efficiency and No. 31 in rushing – a pretty fantastic collection of national statistical rankings. As mentioned above, he absolutely dominates the ball in A&M’s up-tempo offense, accounting for 69.6 percent of its yardage via running and passing. He was fearless and occasionally spectacular in that landmark upset of Alabama, the kind of memorable performance that tends to resonate with Heisman voters. And he has a media-friendly nickname. What’s the knock: His zero-touchdown, three-interception performance against LSU was a big reason why the Aggies lost that game. He has eight turnovers on the season (six interceptions, two fumbles). While the nickname is media-friendly, the player is not – likely through no fault of his own. Sumlin has kept him off-limits to the media all season, which doesn’t help in an award as publicity-driven as this one.

COLLIN KLEIN (11), Kansas State quarterback. What’s to like: He’s the Midwestern Manziel, with less flair and frantic activity. Playing in a slower and more conservative offense, Klein accounts for 65.7 percent of the Wildcats’ offense and has 31 touchdowns rushing and passing. Like Tebow, the 6-foot-5, 226-pound load has almost been unstoppable running the ball in short yardage and red zone situations. He’s careful with the football, throwing just three interceptions and leading an offense that has just six turnovers on the season. His team is undefeated and No. 1 in the BCS standings, and he’s by far the biggest reason why. What’s the knock: Supremely steady but rarely spectacular – not the kind of player who generates a lengthy highlight reel on a weekly basis. Passing has improved, but still remains inartistic at times. If it comes down to a raw numbers contest with Manziel, he won’t win.

MANTI TE’O (12), Notre Dame, linebacker. What’s to like: Like Klein, he’s clearly the most valuable player on an undefeated team that is having its best season in decades. He’s also third nationally in interceptions with six and is the only linebacker in the top 15 in that category. Te’o also leads the Fighting Irish in tackles at 9.2 per game, and is the unquestioned motivational leader of the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense. Playing for Notre Dame doesn’t hurt, either. What’s the knock: Linebackers don’t win the Heisman. Had a season-low five total tackles against Boston College, and hasn’t been as dominant a presence in Notre Dame’s past two games.

KENJON BARNER (13), Oregon running back. What’s to like: The nation’s No. 3 scorer (20 touchdowns) and No. 4 rusher (136 yards per game) while leading the way for the nation’s No. 1 scoring offense and the No. 1 team in the human polls. He also had the most explosive running game of the season, tearing up USC for 321 yards and five touchdowns. That’s a lot to like – especially when you consider how many fourth quarters Barner has spent on the bench watching backups during routs, or how much time he’s shared with explosive fellow back De’Anthony Thomas. What’s the knock: The week after seriously joining the debate, Barner had his least impressive game of the year Saturday, producing just 65 rushing yards on 20 carries against California. Fair or not, running backs are slipping in stature compared to quarterbacks – and Oregon QB Marcus Mariota is putting up some pretty stellar numbers in his own right.

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MARQISE LEE (14), USC wide receiver. What’s to like: Easily the best receiver in the country, and maybe the best offensive player, period. Second nationally in receptions and receiving yards per game, with 98 catches for 1,447 yards. He’s also No. 2 in all-purpose running, thanks to his explosive kickoff returns (one for a touchdown) and some spot duty running the ball (66 rushing yards Saturday against Arizona State). To round out the résumé, Lee played a little bit of safety against the Sun Devils. What’s the knock: With three losses in eight Pac-12 games, USC ranks among the nation’s bigger disappointments. In a field flush with star players on unbeaten teams, that could be tough to overcome. Also, receivers tend to rank behind quarterbacks and running backs in the Heisman hierarchy.

[ALSO: TOMMY TUBERVILLE DENIES SLAPPING ASSISTANT, APOLOGIZES ANYWAY]

BRAXTON MILLER (15), Ohio State quarterback. What’s to like: Like Manziel and Klein, he’s doing everything for the Buckeyes offense, accounting for 65.6 percent of the yardage running and passing. Miller is 15th nationally in rushing offense, 22nd in total offense and 41st in pass efficiency. Had a two-game stretch (against UAB and California) where he accounted for all nine Ohio State touchdowns, running for four and passing for five. And like Klein, his team is undefeated. What’s the knock: With the Buckeyes on a postseason ban and playing in a lousy Big Ten, Miller is as off-radar as an unbeaten Ohio State QB can be. He’s been a functional passer, not a great one.

PRESEASON POLLS AND SCORING MARGIN: THE CASE AGAINST NOTRE DAME

Why are the Fighting Irish stuck in third place in the BCS standings behind Kansas State and Oregon? Two simple reasons: They started the year ranked behind those teams and they’ve played too many close games.

In a slot-voting, margin-of-victory-conscious world, those things count. The lowdown:

NOTRE DAME (16). The Irish began the season ranked 24th in the USA Today coaches’ poll and unranked in the AP poll. That was a built-in disadvantage that has proved impossible to overcome. The other problem is five victories by a touchdown or less, including two overtime wins at home (Stanford and Pittsburgh) in which a lot of people think the officials helped Notre Dame at key times.

The Irish have played a tougher schedule than either the Wildcats or the Ducks, one bereft of teams from the FCS ranks or the weakest FBS conferences. And given the difficulty of comparing teams, Notre Dame’s superior margin of victory against common opponents with Kansas State should matter: the Irish beat Oklahoma and Miami by a combined 55 points, to K-State’s combined 44.

But there simply have not been enough noticeable struggles for the top two teams for most poll members to justify altering their slot-voting status quo established weeks ago. Examples:

KANSAS STATE (17) began the season ranked No. 21 in poll and No. 22 in the other, and has only two wins decided by a touchdown or less – one at Oklahoma and one at Iowa State. Only once all season have the Wildcats trailed in the fourth quarter, and that was very briefly against the Sooners. Most second halves, K-State has established an insurmountable lead and simply played out the string in the fourth quarter. There hasn’t been a legitimate upset alert for Bill Snyder’s team yet in 10 games.

OREGON (18) started the season No. 3 in the polls and has been dominant every Saturday. Talk about a team with no upset alerts: The Ducks have won every game by double digits, and had a double-digit lead in the _first quarter_ of almost every contest. There has been no reason to doubt the Ducks beyond a soft early schedule, and now they’re making up for that with what should be four ranked opponents in their final five games (assuming a Pac-12 North title and berth in the league championship game).

This scenario continues to mirror 2004, when AUBURN (19) was the third undefeated team – along with the fourth and UNDER-APPRECIATED UTAH (20) – with claim to the national title game. The Tigers began that season 17th in the polls and never could overcome USC and Oklahoma, which started the year as the top two teams and stayed in those spots all season. Notre Dame can ask Auburn how much fun it was watching that title game – a rout of Oklahoma in South Florida – after playing in an undercard bowl. But nothing is decided yet.

TEXAS TECH: A FINE PLACE FOR A COACH TO LOSE HIS MIND

What’s in the water in Lubbock? Something scary, apparently. It seems to be the place where coaches turn into raging bullies and despots, with abuse allegations swirling like the west Texas wind. Last weekend we had at least the fourth high-profile coach at Tech end up in the crosshairs of a nasty controversy. The list:

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Football coach TOMMY TUBERVILLE (21) was so mad at graduate assistant coach Kevin Oliver on Saturday during the Red Raiders’ game against Kansas that he ripped Oliver’s headset off, taking his hat with it to the ground, then berating the coach. The normally controlled Tuberville then gave a completely lame postgame explanation about trying to get Oliver off the field and attempting to grab his shoulder, instead hitting his headset. Nobody who saw the video is stupid enough to buy that one. Tuberville clearly had seen the light (and the replay) by Monday, when the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported that he said, “You don’t do that … I have to hold myself to a higher standard.” The Big 12 office was looking into the matter Monday.

Tuberville’s predecessor, MIKE LEACH (22), saw his tenure at Texas Tech end after allegations that receiver Adam James, son of ESPN analyst Craig James, had been forced into an equipment shed all practice after James said he had a concussion. Leach disputed James’ version of events and has filed multiple lawsuits related to the matter, but it led to Leach’s dismissal from Texas Tech. Last week, at Leach’s new place of employment, Washington State receiver Marquess Wilson quit the team and issued a statement accusing Leach of player abuse there. The school said it is investigating.

[ALSO: DORIAL GREEN-BECKHAM DREW UP GAME-TYING PLAY VS. TENNESSEE ON HIS HAND]

Basketball coach BILLY GILLISPIE (23) resigned under pressure at Tech in September after a litany of player abuse allegations surfaced. This follows Gillispie being fired at Kentucky, where his misanthropic tendencies offended almost everyone he came in contact with.

And this was the school that gave the second chance to the king of abusive coaches, BOB KNIGHT (24). It’s not believed Knight ever choked or kicked any of his players at Tech, or threw potted plants at any secretaries. But he was reprimanded for a public verbal outburst at the school’s chancellor at a salad bar.

Nice place for molding young men.

THE MEEK MAY INHERIT THE EARTH

Four teams in positions The Dash wasn’t expecting:

KENT STATE (25) is 9-1 and ranked for the first time since 1973 – when their coach was Don James, who went on to win a share of a national title at Washington. The Golden Flashes haven’t even had a winning season since 2001. They’ve never had double-digit wins in a season, and are on pace for their first bowl game in 40 years.

GEORGIA TECH (26) A month ago, The Yellow Jackets were 2-4 and a lot of people wanted to fire coach Paul Johnson. Instead, Johnson fired defensive coordinator Al Groh and things turned around. Today Tech is 5-5 and has a chance to win the ACC Coastal Division, even at 6-6. Or it could go 7-5 and deliver a death blow to rival Georgia’s outside national championship hopes.

UTAH STATE (27) and LOUISIANA TECH (28) will play Saturday in Ruston with WAC title implications on the line. Tech (9-1 and 20th in the BCS standings, 19th in the AP poll) is trying to finish the season in the Top 25 for the first time as an FBS program. Utah State (8-2 and receiving votes in the AP poll) has just two previous Top 25 finishes in program history, none since 1972. The success of both teams is why their coaches – Sonny Dykes of Tech and Gary Anderson of Utah State – are both among the hottest names in the business for a job upgrade.

TRENDSPOTTING

The Dash has said it before and will say it again. And again. And again. Turnover margin is the most important stat in the game. The latest proof:

The top five in turnover margin nationally have a combined record of 44-6. That would be Kansas State, Kent State, Louisiana Tech, Boise State and Ohio.

The bottom five in turnover margin nationally have a combined record of 4-46. That would be Idaho, Akron, New Mexico State, Southern Mississippi and Hawaii.

Ball security, gentlemen. Ball security.

YOU’RE IT, GOLDEN EAGLES

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Speaking of those teams that can’t hang onto the football, one of them happens to be the last winless team in America. Now that Massachusetts got off the schneid by beating Akron, we’re down to 0-10 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (29).

Somehow. As previously noted, this is a program riding an 18-year streak of winning seasons and coming off a 12-2 season last year.

To say the bottom has fallen out on first-year head coach Ellis Johnson is a gross understatement. Last time The Dash saw something like this, Ball State was going from 12-2 in 2008 under Brady Hoke to 2-10 under Stan Parrish, who lost his first 10 games that season.

Parrish lasted two years at Ball State. Johnson may not even get that far in Hattiesburg.

Yet Southern Miss actually has a chance to win its last two games. First up is UTEP, which is 2-8 on the year, and that’s at home. And then the season finale is at Memphis, which also is 2-8. So there is a glimmer of hope for the hopeless.

FIVE THINGS THAT REALLY HAPPENED LAST WEEK

Saturday afternoon was one of those times that happens in college football – where everyone nationwide is taking crazy pills at the same time, and stuff is happening that you cannot believe from coast to coast. That’s one of the many reasons why the sport is so much fun. There were too many wild occurrences to include all of them here, but a few highlights:

NORTH CAROLINA (30) scored 50 points in the first 45 minutes and 9 seconds Saturday against Georgia Tech. And still wound up being routed. That’s what happens when you surrender 68 points, as Tech ran roughshod on the defenseless Tar Heels in one very weird game. The Heels gave up eight plays of 25 yards or longer, plus a 100-yard kickoff return. The Yellow Jackets completed just seven passes, but they went for 208 yards.

NORTHWESTERN (31) found its most painful way yet to lose a lead and a game. And that’s saying something for a team that blew double-digit leads in losses to Penn State and Nebraska. This time the perp was Michigan, which trailed 31-28 with less than 30 seconds remaining. An 11-yard net punt gave the Wolverines a faint chance from their own 38, but only 18 seconds remained. That’s when Devin Gardner heaved one deep for Roy Roundtree, who was inexplicably single covered. Roundtree stuck a hand in the air to deflect the ball, then came down with the rebound for a 53-yard gain. Michigan clocked the ball, kicked the tying field goal and won in overtime.

FLORIDA (32) avoiding ignominious defeat in the most unlikely way possible. On the verge of a season-ruining loss to Louisana-Lafayette, the Gators drove for the tying touchdown with 1:14 left. Then, one play from going to overtime, Florida deflected a punt and Jelani Jenkins ran it in 36 yards for the winning score. If there is a thinner margin between terrible defeat and thrilling victory, The Dash doesn’t know what it is.

TENNESSEE (33) found a creative way to ensure that coach Derek Dooley gets fired by blowing its game against Missouri. The Volunteers outgained the Tigers 383-64 in the first half – think about that – but only led by two touchdowns. Sure enough, Mizzou eventually found the omnipresent holes in the Tennessee defense to tie the game at 28 and force overtime. From there it was only a matter of time – four overtimes – before the Vols lost for the 13th time in their last 14 games.

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And on Thursday night, OHIO (34) staged perhaps the worst punt-game performance in football history. The Bobcats had two punts blocked and fumbled two snaps, gift-wrapping 16 points for Bowling Green in a 26-14 loss.

LAST INTERCEPTION POOL: WE HAVE A WINNER

Congrats to COLBY CAMERON (35) of Louisiana Tech, still oskie-free after 403 attempts this season. That’s an NCAA record for most consecutive passes without an interception, by the way. Cameron won when Alabama’s AJ McCarron was picked off twice Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon.

The Dash will send the winning prize – a bag of pork rinds, a 1999 Humanitarian Bowl program and an autographed picture of DASHETTE MORENA BACCARIN (36) – to Cameron. Unless that constitutes an NCAA violation.

COACH WHO EARNED HIS COMP CAR THIS WEEK

BILL CURRY (37), Georgia State. The truest gentlemen The Dash has ever had the privilege of covering retired after his final game Saturday, a 10th loss in 11 games on the year. The former coach at Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky retires with a losing career record, but he was a winner in every big-picture sense and a credit to his profession. Here’s hoping he enjoys a long and blissful retirement.

COACH WHO SHOULD TAKE THE BUS TO WORK

DANA HOLGORSEN (38), West Virginia. After a 5-0 start, the Mountaineers have lost four straight – and been blown out in three of the four. WVU lost by 35 to Texas Tech, by 41 to Kansas State, by a point in double overtime to TCU and by 21 Saturday to Oklahoma State. Average points surrendered in those four games: 49.5. Tackle somebody.

PUTTING OUT AN APB FOR …

… Former Virginia Tech running back SHYRONE STITH (39). While looking up Vick's stats from 1999, The Dash was reminded of Stith’s prowess as the leading rusher from that Hokies team. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Stith, please apprise The Dash.

POINT AFTER

When thirsty in Fort Worth, The Dash recommends a trip to XII WHISKEY BAR & GRILL (40), named for TCU’s newest conference affiliation. (The Dash asked if the bar was briefly named Big East and got a blank stare from the bartender.) Have a Pyramid Snowcap seasonal ale and thank The Dash later.

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question: What makes Manziel more dynamic than Michael Vick?

answer: The pace at which Texas A&M (Manziel's team) plays makes it possible for Manziel to make the unique offensive plays that he does.


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_BOOK OF BLOOD_ is a 2009 British erotic horror film directed by John Harrison and starring Jonas Armstrong, Sophie Ward, and Doug Bradley. It is based on the framing stories “The Book of Blood” and “On Jerusalem Street (A Postscript)” from Clive Barker's _Books of Blood_.

Plot

A hooded, disfigured young man is eating at a diner, being watched by a stranger. The stranger is Wyburd (Clive Russell), who has been stalking the young man, Simon (Jonas Armstrong). Wyburd convinces Simon to join him in his truck, where Simon passes out and awakens strapped to a table. Wyburd offers him a choice: a slow death, or a quick and clean death by telling the story of the Book of Blood, a series of scars and inscriptions carved on Simon from head to toe. Opting for a clean death, Simon reveals his story.

A young girl is violently raped and beaten in her bed while her parents stand outside screaming her name. An unseen force rips her face off, killing her. Several months later, paranormal professor Mary Florescu (Sophie Ward) and her partner Reg Fuller (Paul Blair) investigate the house to unlock its mysteriously murderous past. Mary encounters Simon McNeal, a seemingly clairvoyant young man to whom she develops an attraction. Simon reluctantly signs on to assist, and the three of them move in. Reg spots a terrifying ghost and dies from a fall. Mary sees Simon is attacked twice by ghosts; the second time, the ghosts carve into Simon's flesh with nails and glass shards, and Mary understands: she is the key to opening the way for the ghosts; her powers were what awakened them. She swears to the ghosts that she will tell all of their stories. The ghosts heed her words and depart, allowing Simon to survive the ordeal.

Simon reveals to Wyburd that he was from then on cursed to be the book on which the dead write while Mary wrote books and made millions off of the stories portrayed on him. As she aged, he remained the same youthful appearance, only more scarred with new stories for her to write. He admitted he couldn't take it anymore, so he fled, hence the reason Wyburd was hired to remove his skin. Wyburd, unmoved, lives up to his end of the bargain and kills Simon quickly. After placing his skin neatly into a suitcase, he waits for his payment. Blood suddenly starts pouring from the case, slowly filling the building that Wyburd is trapped in, and he drowns. Mary arrives, and is unfazed by Wyburd's body. She opens the suitcase, pulling out Simon's intact skin and smiling, as she begins to read the stories still being written upon the flesh.

Cast

Production

Adapted and directed by John Harrison from one of Clive Barker's _Books of Blood_, the film shoot occurred in Scotland, including Dundas Castle and Edinburgh[1] through December 2007 and into early 2008.[2] Following exposure at the 2008 European Film Market, and the completion of the FX shoot in London [3] _Book of Blood_ premiered in North America premiere during the Montreal Fantasia film festival on 13 July 2009.[4] _Book of Blood_ is the seventh story to be adapted from Barker's collection, following _Rawhead Rex_ (filmed in 1986), _The Forbidden_ (filmed in 1992 as _Candyman_), _The Last Illusion_ (filmed in 1995 as _Lord of Illusions_), _The Body Politic_ (filmed in 1997 within _Quicksilver Highway_), and _The Midnight Meat Train_. During his appearance at Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors, he noted that the film would be followed by _Dread_, _Pig Blood Blues_, and then _Madonna_.[5]

Release

The film premiered on 7 March 2009 as part of the Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest Nights. It was released the week of 28 September 2009 in the UK.

[1] (2015) Filmed here - 2008 Book of Blood, John Harrison Film Edinburgh, Retrieved 17 February 2015

[2] _Book of Blood_ at FEARnet

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[4] http://www.fantasiafest.com/2009/en/films/film_detail.php?id=64

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title: Book of Blood

question: What does the story (in the plot section) say about human agency over their own death?

answer: The story seems to posit that when humans think they have control over a situation, they often make quick decisions based on a need to avoid what sounds the worst without thinking rationally about the pros and cons. It seems that the creators of this story are making a statement about how doing something as a selfish pursuit reaps poor results. Simon chooses the clean death and acquiesces to Wyburd, which makes Wyburd think that he has the upper hand. However, because Wyburd has too much hubris, and doesn't consider how fool-proof his plan is, Simon ultimately wins in that his blood drowns Wyburd.

question: What are some themes running throughout the movie?

answer: One theme is senseless violence-the girl who is savagely raped and has her face torn off is not attacked for any logical reason. Another is that the dead don't die, as evidenced by Mary, the ghosts, and the fact that Simon's blood kills Wyburd.

question: What does the story say about revenge?


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Meyerland, a Houston housing community not far from my university, was one of the most beautiful places in America last week. Not, of course, because a horrific onslaught of water had inundated its yards, houses, and majestic oaks. That was the terrible, and not the beautiful part. The rains came down, and the floods came up, and the parking lot of the Meyerland shopping center sloshed back and forth like a treacherous inland sea.

No, what made Meyerland so beautiful this last week was the way the people were helping each other, regardless of race or ethnicity. The hurricane was relentless. But the rescuers and boats were relentless, too. Every few minutes the water would rise. And every few minutes, the rescuers would put out more boats, find families waist-deep in water in their living rooms, and return them to dry land.

It didn’t matter if you were young or old, black or white, Catholic or Muslim. In Meyerland this last week, the people of Houston were there for each other, through 20-hour days and beyond. That’s what we Americans do when the chips are down, the rains are raw, and the neighbors are sitting out there on the roof with grandma and the dog, praying against the deluge.

The heroism of the first responders in Houston was an incredible contrast to the hatred that the nation witnessed in Charlottesville just a few days earlier. The dissimilarity was palpable, almost unrecognizable. It felt like these were different Americas, co-existing somehow alongside each other. Apparently, we Americans are now two things simultaneously: a people who will rescue our neighbors from their washed-out houses, regardless of skin color, and a people who will foment the most noxious racial hatreds—or, alternatively, eagerly consume stories about those who do. Will the racial future of America be Meyerland? Or will it be Charlottesville?

There Is Still Hope For Racial Reconciliation

I think the evidence from hurricane Harvey is conclusive: there is still a great deal of hope for racial reconciliation in America. When life, health, and housing are on the line, we Americans are ready to sacrifice for our neighbors—even when they’re different from ourselves.

But why then did the Charlottesville protest happen? To grapple with the Houston vs. Charlottesville dichotomy, one must acknowledge how multi-faceted our racial problems are in America. They are problems of personal character. They are problems of inequality before the law. They are problems of housing, schooling, and voluntary segregation. They are problems of vengeance and history, with roots that date all the way back to the country’s founding. But they are also—and I think our current conversation underemphasizes this—problems perpetuated by our modern institutions: sustained by powerful behavioral systems that lie behind and beneath our surface-level interactions, systems which we might not at first imagine as accelerating our racial problems.

My takeaway from Harvey this last week, as I and 20 other volunteers hammered out the sheetrock in our neighbor’s house, was that our hopes for racial reconciliation do not lie in cultural institutions. Yes, it is true that the first phase of America’s racial healing—the civil rights struggles of the 60s—were aimed at large-scale legislative changes.

But the problem with continuing to do that now, in ‘phase two’ of America’s reconciliation plan, is that the intervening 50 years have seen such gross institutional breakdowns. Too many of our institutions are now corrupted and ill-equipped to be conciliatory instruments. In politics, the winner-take-all polling system gives our candidates abundant incentives to pander to their own factions—at the expense of everyone else. The anonymity of our financial markets motivates its participants to enrich themselves at the expense of a crowd of nameless others—including vulnerable minority populations.

Particularly broken are our modern media systems. The stories that they feature are unceasingly negative, and are primarily focused on conflict and hatred. To watch the nightly news is to be fed a continuous stream of marches, protests, and conflicts. Our media celebrities are palpably hostile toward their political opponents. The comments sections of our major newspapers are venomous and soul-shriveling.

Our Institutions Cannot Fix These Problems

In short, there is little hope now for an institutional solution to our racial conflicts because, quite frankly, too many of our institutions these days are unfriendly toward racial reconciliation. More often, they actively accelerate our conflicts. Consider again our modern media systems. At the heart of today’s media feedback loop is a body of perverse and self-perpetuating incentives. Eyeballs and clicks are the coin of the realm. They are, after all, what attract advertising dollars.

But to get those eyeballs and clicks, the media purveyors must offer the public an increasingly shocking and pernicious body of content. Prurience, back-biting, jealousies, sensationalism, and torchlight supremacist marches are all staple media fare these days, appealing as they do to our worst natures as content consumers. Such topics do bring in the eyeballs and clicks. But they also promote the agendas of fringe groups—and not racial healing.

Blame for media brokenness is not, however, solely attributable to content purveyors. The truth is that these purveyors do not have a lot of control over their content choices. Our tastes as media consumers are, all too often, tying their hands. You and I are the anonymous computer users who are tracking the most inflammatory protestor depictions, the most lurid white supremacist accounts, and the most sensational fake news stories. You and I are the consumers who lock media purveyors into an economic straightjacket, promoting conflict rather than reconciliation.

Savvy peripheral figures like Richard Spencer and the Antifa group are aware of all this, of course. They also know that the media’s attention loop means free publicity for their shadowy movements. All they must do in order to obtain that publicity is to foment some dramatic controversy—like a rally about the monuments—and present to the public, along with the media’s assistance, the impression of being a large-scale movement (even though their numbers are actually far smaller than the media suggest). Such attention, in turn, boosts their recruitment efforts, and perpetuates the hate cycle.

So the problem, in a nutshell, is that our modern media outlets are ideal systems for sensationalists and racial haters. From time to time they might mix things up with some feel-good rescuer stories. But the financial reality, over the long haul, is that our media systems cannot prioritize the hope and happiness of the Meyerland rescues. They are forced, rather, to prioritize Charlottesville.

Reform Must Start Locally, With Good Samaritans

There seems little hope at this point for reforming the perverse incentive loops that are our driving large-scale cultural institutions. That is why, while removing insulation on a muck cleanup team this last week, I concluded that our hope for racial reconciliation in America will have to come from somewhere else. Racial animosity, at bottom, is a matter of the heart. So reconciliation has to be about heart-to-heart changes.

That means ordinary people like you and me making the inconvenient decision to purchase groceries for the shut-in white neighbor, or driving the Latino grandfather down the street to the doctor, or teaching the black kids on the corner to ride their bicycles. The owner of the flooded house where we were working was a kindly black man in his 40s. Our team members were white, Hispanic, and black. We weren’t there in an institutional capacity. We were just neighbors helping our neighbors, brick-by-brick. First responders from earlier in the week also told a story of face-to-face, person-to-person sacrifices. They were building virtue in a coherent, local community.

Right now, Houston is a stricken city. Several hundred thousand cars are probably lost. The damage has hit countless hospitals, refineries, and corporate office buildings. Thousands of homes are unsalvageable. Dry wall and support beams are the future of the city, at least for the next few years. But bad as the disaster might be for the Houston economy, it has, truth be told, been terrific for the city’s character. Amid all the stories of sadness and despair, the hurricane has given us opportunities for multi-generational, multi-ethnic reconciliation down here in Houston—hammer by hammer and wheelbarrow by wheelbarrow. The lesson of the first responders and the muck cleanup volunteers is that racial reconciliation is eminently possible—through the efforts of ordinary people who are walking the walk each day.

The future of racial reconciliation in America, quite frankly, is going to be in bathroom plumbing and sheetrock nails.

Jeremy Neill is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. He will be donating all proceeds from this article to Hurricane Harvey relief.

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question: Where did the flooding happen?

answer: Meyerland.

question: What does the author find the response to the flooding to be an example of?

answer: Racial harmony and helping one's neighbors.

question: What does the author contrast the flooding in Meyerville to?

answer: The riots in Charlottesville.

question: What does the writer say are perpetuating racial conflicts?

answer: The decay of our institutions.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The article recounts the response of an interracial community to a disaster. The author contrasts this with racial conflict in the United States today. They discuss how it will be situations like the flooding in Houston, and not our institutions, which will resolve our conflict.


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The SONY XPERIA T3 is an Android smartphone developed by Sony Mobile Communications.[1][2] It was announced in June 2014 and was released in July 2014.[3]

Specifications

Hardware

The Sony Xperia T3 has a 5.3-inch IPS LCD display, Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using microSD cards up to 32 GB. The phone has a 2500 mAh Li-Ion battery, 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and 1.1 MP front-facing camera. It is available in Black, White, Purple colors.[4]

Software

The Xperia T3 was initially shipped with Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) with Sony's custom launcher on top. Some notable additions to the software include Sony's Media applications – Walkman, Album and Videos. NFC is also a core feature of the device, allowing 'one touch' to mirror what is on the smartphone to compatible TVs or play music on a NFC wireless speaker. Additionally, the device includes a battery stamina mode which increases the phone's standby time up to 4 times. Several Google applications (such as Google Chrome, Google Play, Google search (with voice), Google Maps and Google Talk) already come preloaded.

On 13 August 2014, the Xperia T3 got a minor bug-fixing update which moved the version number from 18.2.A.1.14 to 18.2.A.1.18 on the HSPA+ variant (D5102) and from 18.1.A.1.17 to 18.1.A.1.21 on the LTE variant (D5103, D5106).[5]

On 8 January 2015, the Xperia T3 got an update which moved the Android version to 4.4.4 (KitKat). The version number is 18.1.A.2.32 for the HSPA+ variant and 18.1.A.2.25 for the LTE variant, respectively.[6]

There won't be an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop.[7]

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[3] https://gadgets.ndtv.com/sony-xperia-t3-1670%7Cpublisher=NDTV

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[5] http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/13/minor-update-18-1-a-1-21-and-18-2-a-1-18-certified-for-xperia-t3/

[6] http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/01/08/android-4-4-4-kitkat-arrives-on-the-xperia-t3/

[7] http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/03/06/sony-says-no-lollipop-for-non-xperia-z-series-owners/

title: Sony Xperia T3

question: What is the Sony Xperia T3?

answer: A smartphone.

question: Who developed the Sony Xperia T3?

answer: Sony Mobile Communications.

question: How big is the Sony Xperia 3T IPS LCD display?

answer: 5.3 inches.

question: What operating system does the Sony Xperia 3T run?

answer: Android.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The article is about a smartphone, the Sony Xperia 3T and discusses its technical specifications.


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OLMITO AND OLMITO is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a new CDP formed from part of the old La Victoria CDP prior to the 2010 census with a population of 271.[1]

Geography

Olmito and Olmito is located at (26.340011, -98.641971).[2]

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title: Olmito and Olmito, Texas

question: What is Olmito and Olmito?

answer: Olmito and Olmito is a census-designated place in Starr County, TX.

question: What is the population of Olmito and Olmito?

answer: 271

question: What was Olmito and Olmito formed?

answer: prior to the 2010 US census

question: What are the coordinates of Olmito and Olmito?

answer: 26.340011, -98.641971

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: Olmito and Olmito is a census-designated place in Starr County, TX with a population of 271.


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He’d been thinking a lot lately.  The only conclusion he’d come to was that thinking was clearly dangerous.  An activity which should be engaged in only under duress, or when otherwise absolutely necessary.  He wondered what it was that attracted people to it.  IT didn’t appear to get him anywhere that was for sure.  In fact all it ever seemed to do was confuse..

The metro car was filled with about a dozen people - a pretty blond in a floral patterned dress, a less pretty brunette in a tight business suit, and a number of boring looking men of various ages and weights.  Everyone in the car was frowning.  The D.C. frown as he liked to call it.  The inward focused intense frown of someone who’s grinding away a job they have worked their whole life for but don’t really believe in.  The frown of bureaucrats and DOD contractors.  He wondered when it would happen to him, and glancing at his reflection in the window realized it already had.

When?  He thought and quickly admonished himself.  Better to loosen the muscles and move on than think.  Thinking was dangerous.  The frown lines were saddening though.

A stop was called out which he knew to be his, but he didn’t get off.  There wasn’t any reason for it, not one speck of reason at all really, but he rode the train out.  He remained unmoved as the stops were called out and people flowed slowly out of the car “Fort Totten” - rang the unusually clear voice of the conductor, “College Park” it said some time later.

His name was Barron.  He had  a first name, but there were a lot of other people in the office who shared it.  Better to use his last exclusively where possible. It was almost never an issue though, people rarely used his name anymore. Even the bartenders knew him visually now and didn’t need to be told when he asked to close his tab.  That was one good bit about his burgeoning alcoholism.  That and the lowering sex drive - he’d been really wild for a while there and after a couple of scares with various STD’s was glad for the excuse to limit his promiscuity.

“Greenbelt” mumbled the car’s operator, while the lights flashed on and off, repeatedly.  There wasn’t anyone else on the train.  “This train is no longer in service, I repeat this train is no longer in service”.

A auburn haired woman was fleeing from him, first up stairs, then out windows, via horse drawn buggies and cars, boats and airplanes.  Always giggling and turning with smiles, egging him to catch her, but always just out of reach.  Exotic lands blew through his minds eye, and fortunes were spent in the chase, men and women alike were crushed under his feet as he strove for her and yet still she was always just beyond him.  Finally his hand reached out and was a mere inch from hers - At Last he would have her, his love…..

His head bounced up, eyes wide and confused while he slowly realized he was sitting in the off black of near light-lessness..  He reached a hand over and found tbe computer bag.  It was stained with food and other less knowable substances and had very little going for it save that it’s low price point - free.
After a moment or two of collection, bones and muscles moved together to list his body upright.  He was unusually stiff and achey and began to wonder just  how long he’d been asleep.

No one paid him any mind as he wandered around the train yard, idly investigating wheels and other things he didn’t know the name ofs.  The vocabulary to describe what he saw was severely lacking, and what was saved were fantasy images of machinery.  The soft black of rubber was remembered most vividly - it was something he was familiar with at least.  After several hours he wandered away from the train yard and found a cab home.  It was very expensive.

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Breakfast consisted of a bagel.  Sometimes eggs or sausage, but generally a single bagel.  He would pump his body full of protein shakes, unseasoned chicken, whey protein and bananas later in the day but for breakfast it he was a slave to routine.  In the early evenings on alternate days he would run - usually around six miles.  The remaining days were gym days - brazilian jiu jitsu, boxing and greco roman wrestling were his favorites.  He would mix in Muay Thai occasionally but his shins would hurt too much for his runs.  In the intervening time he would read, drink alcohol and do various recreational drugs.  If he wasn’t engaged in any of the above activities he was at work.

	“You’ve been with us for awhile now.”

Days blend.   It’s what happens as you age.

	“You’ll be taking on more responsibility.”

	I’m excited for the opportunity.

	“I want to make sure you’ve got all the support you need.”

	I’ll make sure to reach out when I need it.

	“We’re looking forward to seeing what you do here.”

	Me too. I’ll make sure we do an excellent job..

It didn’t come with a raise.

title: First page or two of something I've recently started working on...

question: Who is the protagonist of the story?

answer: Barron

question: Why didn't Barron get off at his stop?

answer: There is no reason that he didn't get off at his stop.

question: Who is the auburn haired woman?

answer: It is a woman from Barron's dream

question: What does Barron find dangerous?

answer: Thinking clearly

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: Barron rides home on the train from work. He worries about thinking too much. He decides to skip his usual stop for no reason, and goes until the bus finishes its route. He dozes off and dreams, and then leaves the train yard to catch a cab home. The next morning, he eats breakfast.


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BUFFINGTON is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Buffington was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community has the name of one Mr. Buffington, the proprietor of a local sawmill.[3]

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title: Buffington, Missouri

question: What is Buffington?

answer: Buffington is an unincorporated community in the Stoddard County of Missouri.

question: Who is Buffington named after?

answer: Buffington is named after one Mr. Buffington, the proprietor of a local sawmill.

question: When was the Buffington post office established?

answer: The Buffington post office was established in 1877 and remained in operation until 1905.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Buffington is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County in Missouri, USA. It is named after Mr. Buffington, the proprietor of a local sawmill. The Buffington post office was established in 1877 and remained operational until 1905.


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FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT (22 April 1819 – 19 April 1892) was a German author.

Biography

Bodenstedt was born at Peine, in the Kingdom of Hanover. He was trained as a merchant in Braunschweig and studied in Göttingen, Munich and Berlin.[1]

Russia

His career was determined by his engagement in 1841 as tutor in the family of Prince Gallitzin at Moscow, where he gained a thorough knowledge of Russian. This led to his appointment in 1844 as the head of a public school at Tiflis, Governorate of Tiflis (present-day Georgia).

Persian studies

He took the opportunity of his proximity to Persia to study Persian literature, and translate and publish in 1851 a volume of poetry under the fanciful title, _Die Lieder des Mirza Schaffy_ (English trans. by Elsa D'Esterre-Keeling 1880). The success of this work can only be compared with that of Edward FitzGerald's _Omar Khayyám_, produced in somewhat similar circumstances, but differed from it in being immediate. It has gone through 160 editions in Germany, and has been translated into almost all literary languages. The celebrity is not undeserved, for although Bodenstedt does not attain the poetical elevation of FitzGerald, his translation conveys a view of life which is wider, more cheerful and more sane, while the execution is a model of grace.

Though he claimed that the volume was his own poetry published under oriental disguise to gain popularity, it has been argued that the volume was a successful translation of the Persian and Azerbaijani poems of an Azerbaijani poet, and a known acquaintance of his, Mirza Shafi Vazeh.

Return to Germany

[Statue of von Bodenstedt in Peine] On his return from the East, Bodenstedt engaged for a while in journalism, married the daughter of a Hessian officer (Matilde, the _Edlitam_ of his poems), and was in 1854 appointed professor of Slavonic at Munich. The rich stores of knowledge which Bodenstedt brought back from the East were turned to account in two important books, _Die Völker des Kaukasus und ihre Freiheits-Kämpfe gegen die Russen_ (1848), and _Tausend und ein Tag im Orient_ (1850).

Slavonic studies

For some time Bodenstedt continued to devote himself to Slavonic subjects, producing translations of Pushkin, Lermontov, Turgenev, and of the poets of Ukraine, and writing a tragedy on the false Demetrius, and an epic, _Ada die Lesghierin_, on a Circassian theme. Likely finding this vein exhausted, he exchanged his professorship in 1858 for one of Early English literature, and published (1858–1860) a valuable work on the English dramatists contemporary with Shakespeare, with copious translations. In 1862 he produced a standard translation of Shakespeare's sonnets, and between 1866 and 1872 published a complete version of the plays, with the help of many coadjutors.

Theatre

In 1867 he undertook the direction of the court theatre at Meiningen, and was ennobled by the duke. After 1873 he lived successively at Altona, Berlin and Wiesbaden, where he died on April 19, 1892. His later works consist of an autobiography (1888),[2] successful translations from _Hafiz_ and _Omar Khayyam_,[3] and lyrics and dramas which added little to his reputation.

American tour

From 1879 to 1880 Bodenstedt traveled through the United States. He published his travel account in 1882 in Leipzig, entitled _Vom Atlantischen zum Stillen Ozean_ (_From the Atlantic to the Pacific_).[4]

An edition of his collected works in 12 vols. was published in Berlin (1866–1869), and his _Erzählungen und Romane_ at Jena (1871–1872).

Works

    (_All links are German_)

-   _Die Völker des Kaukasus und ihre Freiheitskämpfe gegen die Russen_ (1849) (The People of the Caucusus and their Struggle Against the Russians)
-   _Ada, die Lesghierin: Ein Gedicht_ (1853) (Ada the Lezgian: A Poem)
-   _Shakespeare's zeitgenossen und ihre werke; in charakteristiken und übersetzungen_ (1858) (Shakespeare's contemporaries and their works)
-   _Duftkörner aus persischen Dichtern gesammelt_ (1860) (Gems collected from Persian poets)
-   Collected Works (1865): Vol. 1-2, Vol. 3-4, Vol. 5-6, Vol. 7-8, Vol. 9-10, Vol. 11-12
-   _Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy_ (1875) (The Songs of Mirza Shafi)
-   _Aus dem Nachlasse Mirza Schaffy's_ (From the Accounts of Mirza Shafi)
-   _Die Lieder und Sprüche des Omar Chajjam_ (1881) (Omar Khayam)
-   _Vom Atlantischen zum Stillen Ocean_ (1882) (From the Atlantic to the Pacific)
-   _Aus Morgenland und Abendland, neue Gedichte und Sprüche_ (1884) (From East and West, New Poems and Proverbs)
-   _Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben_ (1890) (Memories from My Life)

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[2] _Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben_ (1890)

[3] _Die Lieder und Sprüche des Omar Chajjam_ (1881)

[4] _Vom Atlantischen zum Stillen Ocean_ (1882)

title: Friedrich von Bodenstedt

question: What inspired Friedrich to pursue a career in writing?

answer: His career was determined when he worked as a tutor for the family of Prince Gallitzin in Moscow.


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“ Cap’n Wolfe?”

I reply with a simple “ yes”, snapping out of my daze.

“ You were thinkin’ Of ‘er again weren’t ye?”

“ Who?” I asked, although I knew damn well who.

“ Gracia, of course,” He says in a know it all tone.

“ No, I had something else on my mind,” I lie.

“ Well what’d ya expect? ‘Er bein’ a spanish whore an’ all. She-”

“ She wasn’t a whore!” I sna.

	If it were anyone else, I’d have had them maroooned at the moment, but I’ve known Northey for years. He’s quite crude, doesn’t know when to control his tongue, or for that matter, his mouth in general. The liquor and pork that man consumes could last at least six full winters. Still, I’d trust him more than the finest soldier in the kings bloody navy.

	“ Lawrence, I didn’t mean ta jab ya, I’m just sayin’ it’s over. She’sright dead ‘n’ gone. Nutin’ you could do ta save ‘er.”

	 Northey spoke in his deep, grisly voice. His voice was rough, and he always sounded slightly intoxicated, yet I could always find comfort in his drunken words.

“ It’s my fault she’s dead!” I said solemnly. I lowered my head, and concentrated on my boots.

“ Nothin’ ya could do! The prostitute wife of th infamous Captain Laurence “ the hound” Wolfe? It’s a mircle she made it out of the bloody port to begin with!” Northey argued.

	I didn’t respond. He was right. I may as well have dressed her in a bright red target, and hung her up myself. That just makes me feel worse about the whole situation.

	“ anyways, let’s not tread on the past, eh? I wanted to let you know, James, up in the crows nest spotted a brig a few clicks away,” Northey changed the subject.

	“ And? Our cargo bay’s full. remember that french merchant ship we raided a few weeks back?” I replied, not fully understanding why he’d want me to change the course to gather more loot, which we couldn’t carry.

	“ Ay, I remember. Although, this particular ship happens ta be a royal ship of the Kings navy... Looks quite similar to the one Admiral Harris is in command of.” Northey replies in a somewhat taunting way, luring me to his plan.

	I try my best, but I can’t hold back  a massive grin, stretching across my face. I’d felt a burst of rage rush through my veins like the spark of a flintlock, propelling the small rounf of ammunition hurling through the air at devestating speeds. I also felt an odd, faint, yet slightly offsetting feeling of happiness. I’m no stranger to the harsh terms of death. I’ve seen men caught in cannon fire, brains shot right out of their skulls, from the powerful burst of a musket, and multiple times, seen the cold, hard blade of a cutlass run straight through a mans still beating heart, stopping him before he could realise what he’s experienced. Hell, seen children taken, shot, infront of their own mothers eyes, because their drunken excuse of a father couldn’t pay off his gambling debt. Might as well admit, I’ve done quite a bit of it myself. I’ve managed to completely shake the feeling of seeing a mans eyes widen in shock, his mouth gasping, trying to make out one last thing to say, as theiir skin fades to the color of snow. Death doesn’t fase me. Taking a life means nothing to me anymore. Yet, when Northey informed me who that there is a chance Admiral Harris, the one who publicly hanged my wife was on that ship...
I wanted more than anything to kill him. I knew the pleasure I’d gain from taking his head. I wanted it.

	“ So.. What’s yer plan, Cap’n?” Northey asked. impatiently.

“ We charge his ship.. get on board, and I find Harris... And I mount that bastards head on the mast of this bloody ship,” I said, never taking my eyes off the beautiful red trim of the brig sailing towards us, Either way this ended, it would be for her, Gracia.

title: Cap'n Wolfe.

question: Who is the Narrator?

answer: Captain Lawrence Wolfe

question: Why is it the narrator's fault Gracia died?

answer: It's implied her Spanish heritage led to her being hanged.

question: What is filling the cargo bay of the narrator's ship?

answer: Stolen goods from a French merchant ship

question: What is going to happen after the events in this story?

answer: The characters plan to attack a British ship

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: A captain of a pirate vessel is mourning the loss of his wife. His friend consoles him briefly before letting him know they have a chance to get revenge for her due to her killer being on a nearby ship.


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Over the last year, as Turkey's 'sultan-for-life' Recep Tayyip Erdogan has increased his dictatorial powers, so the NATION'S "MISERY" HAS INCREASED TO RECORD HIGHS. Soaring inflation (amid a collapsing currency) and STUBBORNLY HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT have combined with government crackdowns to see INCREASINGLY ACTIVE PROTESTS IN THE STREETS.

_As Die Welt notes,_ INFLATION ACCELERATED TO 11.9 PERCENT IN APRIL, THE HIGHEST SINCE OCTOBER 2008. The rate was well above the expectations of the experts. In particular, the cost of clothing, food, alcohol and transport rose dramatically - in other words, the expenses that the population is experiencing on a daily basis. High percentages cost 22 percent more than a year ago. New taxes on alcoholic beverages have hit the consumer prices. CLOTHING ROSE BY MORE THAN NINE PERCENT COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS MONTH. The inflation figures are not the only indicator of economic misery. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS RECENTLY RISEN TO 13 PERCENT, THE HIGHEST SINCE 2010. The infamous misery index, which adds inflation and unemployment, is at its highest level since 2005 at almost 25 percent.

This so-called misery index signals the mood of the population.

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THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ECONOMIC MISERY AFFECTS THE TURKS' PURCHASING POWER IS ALSO EVIDENT IN NEW CAR SALES. These fell by 11.6 percent compared to the previous year. In April, only 57,998 cars were sold.

This economic data is crushing the image of Erdogan who was, for years, heralded as a reformer who bought economic prosperity to Turkey (or was it just hot moeny flows chasing higher yields?).

But now, as Die Welt notes, MANY TURKS FEEL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT THE POLITICAL COURSE OF THEIR LEADER HAS REVERSED - NOW THEY MUST FEAR THEIR PROSPERITY.

Perhaps they should worry... because we have seen this pattern before...

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Erodgan has already made it clear he controls/manages/influences the central bank - it's not a far step from there to going full-Maduro (and everyone knows you never go full Maduro) in an effort to mollify an anxious nation.

question: Who is Maduro?

answer: Presumably a dictator

question: How is the "misery index" calculated?

answer: Inflation plus unemployment

question: How has inflation impacted Turks?

answer: Soaring costs of clothing, food, alcohol, and transportation

question: What has spurred protests in  Turkey?

answer: Soaring inflation and high unemployment

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: "Sultan-for-life" Tayyip Erdogan has reigned over Turkey's soaring inflation and unemployment. Inflation has accelerated to  11.9%, the highest since October 2008 and unemployment has risen to 13%, the highest since 2010. Combining these two figures, the Misery Index signals the mood of the population which has demonstrated in increasing protests in the streets. Erdogan has even begun influencing the central bank, only steps away from going full-Maduro.


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The CENTURION ARV MK II, was a British armoured recovery vehicle based on the Centurion main battle tank.

History

The Centurion Mk II ARV consisted of a basic tank hull with a box-like superstructure in place of the turret. This accommodated the winch and a separate winch engine, a 160 hp Rolls Royce B80. The winch engine powered a generator providing electric power to the winch. The cable emerged from the back of the winch housing and a rear mounted spade gave stability whilst winching. The vehicle was used by Australia, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland as well as the United Kingdom.

The first prototype of the Centurion Mk II ARV was developed by the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment as the ARV FV 4006 and completed in 1952–53. After user trials, the first production vehicles were completed by Vickers at Elswick in 1956–57. Some Mk 2's used the hulls of former gun tanks or tugs but most were newly built as ARVs.

From 1956 to 1960, the Swiss army bought 30 Entpannungspanzer 56 Centurion. These were used until 1991 with the numbers M + 78601 to M + 78630. In 1988 the first ten vehicles were scrapped. In 1991, 19 vehicles were sold to Sweden and a vehicle (M + 78613) was retained for the army's collection. The Entpannungspanzer 56 Centurion sold to Sweden were painted with the camouflage of the Swedish army and were equipped with minor modifications to the radio, fog dispensers, lighting, etc. In 2011, the second vehicle of the first series with the former number M + 78602 was taken back from Sweden and has since been exhibited in the Swiss Military Museum Full.

In addition to the main engine, a Rover Meteor mark IVB1 (V12, 27-litre capacity, 650 hp), the Entpannungspanzer 56 Centurion has an auxiliary engine (Morris USHNM A41 Mk 2/1: 4 cylinders, 918 cm³, 16 hp) and a winch motor (Rolls-Royce B80 Mk. 2: 8 cylinder in line 5600 cm³, 136 hp). With a fuel tank of 1045 litres, its fuel consumption of on the road and off-road was very high, which affected efficiency and range.

title: Centurion ARV Mk II

question: What is the Centurion ARV MK II?

answer: It was a British armored recovery vehicle based on the Centurion main battle tank.

question: What type of engine did the Centurion ARV MK II have?

answer: It had a winch engine, a main engine, and an auxiliary engine.

question: List all the countries mentioned in this article.

answer: Australia, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom

question: What happened after user trials?

answer: The first production vehicles were completed by Vickers at Elswick in 1956-57.

question: What happened between 1952-53?

answer: The first prototype of the Centurion Mk II ARV was developed and completed by the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: This article discusses the Centurion ARV Mk II which is a British armored recovery vehicle based on the Centurion main battle tank. Its first prototype was developed and completed in 1952-1953. It was used by Australia, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.


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The surname STAMP is the anglicized version of the French family name, D'ÉTAMPES,[1] which in turn is a locational derivation from Étampes (lat. _Stampae_), a community near Paris, France. [ 175px|Remnants of the _Tour de Guinette_ at _Château d'Étampes_]

d'Étampes origins

The mid-12th-century German colonization of the Siebenbürgen region (_kartewanderung_) found members of the d'Étampes _Sippe_ tasked with developing and defending the southeastern border of the Kingdom of Hungary[2] - actions integral to the emergence of the _Siebenbürger Sachsen_, or Transylvanian Saxons,[3][4] who were afforded provisional autonomy under the _Diploma Andreanum_ of 1224.[5][6] In accordance with the official recognition of the Augsburg Confession by the Siebenbürgen synod in 1572, this d'Étampes sept was converted in its entirety from Roman Catholicism to Lutheranism.[7]

Variations and anglicization of the d'Étampes name

The earliest known alteration of the d'Étampes name on English record dates to 1191, with the _Pipe Rolls of the City of London_ listing one John de Stampes. Sir Thomas Stampe appears as the first known bearer of a more anglicized version of the _Sippe_ name in England, evidenced on the feet of fines for Essex in 1424; a Thomas Stamp is also listed as father on a recovered christening record for Abigale Stamp, dated 7 April 1588 in Colchester, Essex.[8] One may also note the contemporary spelling of the surname of Johann Stamp of Mortesdorf, Süd-Siebenbürgen on extant vital records for two of his sons, Michael Stamp (b 1682 / d 1742) and Andreas Stamp (b 1684 / d 1769). Joe Stamp, Lord of the North ventured into England mid 14th Century.

_Châteaux d'Étampes_ and _de Valençay_

The _Château d'Étampes_ housed the royal seat of Robert II of France at the start of the 11th century. [ 300px|_Château de Valençay_] In 1540, a French descendant of the d'Étampes _Sippe_ and _conseiller d'État_, Jacques d'Étampes de Valençay, ordered construction of the family residence, _Château de Valençay_, in the Loire Valley on a hillside overlooking the Nahon River.

BEARERS OF THE STAMP SURNAME

-   Blanshard Stamp (1905–1984), English justice
-   Chris Stamp (1942–2012), English music producer and manager
-   Darryn Stamp (born 1978), English footballer
-   Dudley Stamp (ne Laurence Dudley Stamp, 1898–1966), British geographer
-   Gavin Stamp (1948–2017), British writer and architectural historian
-   Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp (1880–1941), English industrialist and banker
-   Neville Stamp (born 1981), English footballer
-   Phil Stamp (born 1975), English footballer
-   Steve Stamp, a performer in the television mockumentary sitcom, _People Just Do Nothing_
-   Terence Stamp (born 1938), English actor
-   Trevor Stamp, 3rd Baron Stamp (1907–1987), British medical doctor and bacteriologist
-   Trevor Stamp, 4th Baron Stamp (born 1935), British medical doctor
-   Wilfred Stamp, 2nd Baron Stamp (1904–1941), British accountant
-   Fred Stamps, football player with the Edmonton Eskimos

[1] Reaney PH. _Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames_. London: Oxford University Press, 2005.

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[8] http://www.gensocietyofutah.org/

title: Stamp (surname)

question: What is the surname Stamp in French?

answer: D'etampes.

question: What D'etampes derived from?

answer: Etampes.

question: Where is Etampes?

answer: A community near Paris.

question: What is Etampes in Latin?

answer: Stampae.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: This article is about the English surname Stamp and its etymology and history in relation to a town near Paris. It lists prominent members of the family.


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He turned the blade in his hand. It was balanced perfectly from blade to hilt, a blade fit for his birth and station. It had been the only sword he had ever owned and it was as much a part of him as any limb. Born of noble birth and knighted at a young age he has known plenty of battle. The sun was glinting off of his polished black armor as he stared across the battlefield at the perfectly formed battle line of his enemies.   He has been here many times before and as usual he waits on the enemy to make his move.  “Always wait on the enemy to act first” he remembered from his training. Turn weakness to strength, “Wait for his mistake and then you strike” it had served him well so far.

Across the battlefield he could see the enemy king atop his mount. His crown of jeweled ivory was glistening proudly in the morning sunlight. The King’s voice was one that commanded respect and obedience. “FORWARD!”  The king shouted. The front line marched forward, one step, then two.

The enemy line has advanced and the knight’s allies responded. A shout rang down the line, halberds stamped the ground, swords banged against shields and the front line started forward. The battle lines were on a collision course now; it was only a matter of time. The knight lowered his visor and wheeled his destrier to the right and then forward towards the approaching enemy.

A friendly man-at-arms went down first. The enemy knight came out of nowhere, slamming into the poorly armored foot soldier with 1400 lbs. of warhorse.  As the soldier tried to recover the enemy knight caught him clean with the down stroke of his long sword. The blade cut through flesh and bone like bread and butter. The enemy knight raised his sword to the heavens and shouted. It was the last mistake he would ever make. A pole axe took the enemy knight in his rib cage. His armor was thick but it was no match for such a blow. The fully armored white knight fell from his horse, smashing into the ground as his slayer stood over him. One more downswing of the pole axe and the white knight’s world turned black, head and helm rolling along the ground. The man who had vanquished the infamous knight was a mere soldier, in makeshift armor and worn boots. The knight had never glanced twice at the soldier; he had forgotten a very important rule of warfare. Never underestimate your enemy, sharpened steel makes equals of us all.

The knight wheeled his warhorse again, this time to the left and then again toward the enemy. The soldiers were clashing in front of him and created quite a jam for the heavily armored foot soldiers, but his experienced mount maneuvered around them with grace. Finally, the knight saw his chance to strike. An unsupported man-at-arms was looking to get back into the fight but the knight was on him in a flash.  The soldier whirled in just enough time to catch the downswing with his wooden shield. The wood cracked and splintered but the soldier was staggered. The black knight turned his horse and headed back for another attack.  The soldier raised his shield to block another down stroke but the knight feinted and brought the sword low under the shield. The soldier screamed in pain and fell to his knees, his hand being all that saved his entrails from escaping as he collapsed face first into the mud.

The knight wheeled his horse in a circle, checking for any approaching danger. But the enemy had lost track of him. Steel clashed in the distance along with shouts of victory, and moans of agony. When the knight looked up nothing stood between himself and the enemy king. The king stared back at him, cleared his throat, drew his sword, and gave a nod. The knight spurred his horse, the horse charged but the king was ready for him. The king made one small sidestep to the left and buried his bastard sword deep into the flank of the warhorse. The horse went down spilling the knight onto the ground with a loud clang! The knight recovered quickly though with no major damage except to that of his loyal mount. The knight looked down at his horse writhing in the mud. He threw off his helm in anger and shouted. He picked up his sword from the ground and pointed it at the king.  “Oh, did I hurt your mule?” the king scoffed. The knight charged, raising his long sword above his head and bringing it down with all his might. The king parried, side stepped, and counterattacked. It was all the knight could do to protect himself; this king hadn’t spent all of his days in satin sheets and silk robes.  The knight retreated, back, back, back, sidestep. But, the king kept coming, slashing and thrusting. However, the king was starting to slow, his face a ripe shade of pink and the knight saw his moment to seize the advantage. The knight sidestepped a slash and then lunged forward slamming his shoulder into the king. The king lost his grip on his sword and it went flying through the air as he went to the ground. The king tried to stand but the knight slammed his foot onto the king’s chest sending him to the flat of his back. The king stared coldly up at the knight as a maniacal smile formed across his lips. “Well done, ser” said the king. “Checkmate”, said the knight. “Again?” the king asked.  “As always” said the knight as he turned and slowly marched back across the battlefield.

title: The Black Knight

question: Summarize the primary source of tension in the story.

answer: The story starts just before the battle begins. Shortly afterward the enemy king's troops advance and its knight kills a foot soldier. But the enemy knight is killed in the next confrontation. The knight defeated two soldiers and found himself alone on the battlefield. He sized up the enemy king, and engaged. The enemy king was up to the fight, but the knight has more endurance, disarms the king and kicks him onto his back.

question: Summarize how the main character changes over the story.

answer: The main character is at home on the battlefield, he has been a knight since he was young. As he is facing the enemy's battle lines, he waits patiently for the enemy to make the first move, to make the first mistake. The knight engages an unsupported man of arms and defeats him easily. Next he targets the enemy king, but the king is ready for him and takes out his war horse. The angry knight eventually disarms the king and kicks him onto his back. The king starts laughing and they agree to start the game again.

question: Summarize the plot twist.

answer: Battle lines of enemies are watching each other from opposite sides of the battle field. A knight defeats a soldier and sees that he has an open line to attack the king. The king nods and they engage in a violent fight that kills the knight's war horse. At last, the knight kicked the king onto his back, the king smiled. The knight declared checkmate and the king asked if they could play again. The story describes a game of chess.

question: What does the story say about the design and manufacturing of the pole axe?


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_“KASA WO MOTANAI ARITACHI WA”_ (傘をもたない蟻たちは) is a 2016 Japanese short drama series consisting of four, twenty five minute episodes (stories) directed by [[Keita Kono]]. It was released in Japan by the Fuji TV weekly from January 9 to January 30. The series is based on the collection of short stories, of the same title, by Shigeaki Kato.

Plot

Jun Hashimoto is an unsuccessful sci-fi novel writer who struggles with a task given by his manager. To write a short love themed story for a magazine directed towards young people. One evening he is visited by his home town friend Keisuke Murata. While catching up, Keisuke tries to help Jun, by bringing up different ideas and kinds of love.

Cast

-   Renn Kiriyama
-   Shigeaki Kato
-   Masanobu Sakata
-   Nao Minamisawa
-   Rika Adachi
-   Mai Watanabe
-   Chise Niitsu
-   Raita Ryu
-   Ryota Kobayashi
-   Riku Ichikawa
-   Rina Takeda

title: Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This is an article on a 2016 Japanese short drama by Shigeaki Kato.


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CAMP COPE are an Australian alternative rock trio from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 2015, the group consists of singer, songwriter and guitarist Georgia “Georgia Maq” McDonald, lead bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, and drummer Sarah “Thomo” Thompson. Camp Cope are signed with independent Melbourne label Poison City Records - where Thompson also works,[1] and independent Boston label Run For Cover Records distributes their releases in North America and Europe.[2]

Their eponymous debut album, released in April 2016, reached the top 40 in the ARIA Albums Chart, and was nominated for a J Award for Australian Album of the Year.[3] They were also nominated in six categories at the inaugural National Live Music Awards and won the 'Heatseeker Award'.[4] Website Faster Louder choose Camp Cope's self-titled debut album as their Album of the Year for 2016.[5] The group also won Best Emerging Act at the 2016 _The Age_ Music Victoria Awards.[6] In 2019, _Happy Mag_ placed them at no.3 on their list of “The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now”.[7]

Camp Cope has been described as “part Courtney Barnett, part Juliana Hatfield”,[8] and “melodic, uplifting and aching”.[9] The band describes themselves as “power emo”.[10]

History

As a regular of the Australian singer/songwriter circuit and with a handful of solo releases under her belt, McDonald decided to bring together Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich on bass and Sarah Thompson on drums to flesh out her solo project. Hellmrich had previously played in Sydney band Palmar Grasp, while Thompson had previously played in Brisbane band Razel. The band was named Camp Cope as a reference to Sydney beach Camp Cove, as Sydney native Hellmrich was feeling homesick.[11] The band played support slots with the likes of The Hotelier, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Waxahatchee, as well as playing their own headline shows.[12]

The trio entered the studio, and by the end of the year had recorded their debut album with producer Sam Johnson. Released on Poison City in April 2016, their eight-track self-titled debut earned them critical acclaim and entered the ARIA albums chart at number 36.[13] “Lost: Season One”, a single from the album referencing the television show _Lost_, was performed by Camp Cope for Like a Version in September 2016, along with a cover of “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.[14]

After a joint tour of Australia at the end of 2016 with Philadelphia's Cayetana, Poison City issued a limited split single that featured new material by both bands.[15]

In 2017 Camp Cope supported Against Me! and Modern Baseball on their Australian tours, toured the United States with Worriers, performed at the St Jerome's Laneway Festival and sold out two shows in the Drama Theatre at the Sydney Opera House. At the end of the year, they returned to the studio to record their second album.[16]

The band's second studio album, _How to Socialise & Make Friends_, was released on 2 March 2018 by Poison City Records and Run for Cover Records.[17] In June and July 2018, they took part in their second United States tour, co-headlining with Run For Cover label mate Petal.[18] In late August and early September 2018 they undertook a partial UK and European tour with English band Caves.[19]

In early February 2019, Camp Cope announced their first North American headlining tour starting in April,[20] supported by Thin Lips, Oceanator and An Horse.[21] On this tour, Maq has started playing a new unreleased song.[22] In September 2019, they embarked on a UK tour with post-punk band Witching Waves.[23]

Other ventures

Side projects

All members of Camp Cope have been involved in other bands.

Hellmrich performs solo under the moniker of Kelso. Previous collaborators include Gab Strum of Japanese Wallpaper and Xavier Rubetzki Noonan of Self Talk.[24] Self-described as 'cute weird songs for cute weird people', Kelso has released several singles as well as an EP, _Always a Godmother, Never a God_.[25]

Away from her solo career, McDonald was the vocalist for nurse punk band Würst Nürse, and appeared on debut EP _Hot Hot Hot_.[26] However, she left the band in November 2018 after several vocal surgeries.[27]

On 5 December 2019, McDonald released her first solo album _Pleaser_, a pop record which she has described as “Paul Westerberg meets Robyn”.[28]

Thompson plays drums in Melbourne indie rock band TV Haze,[29] which has released three albums since 2016.[30]

Activism

In 2016, Camp Cope led a campaign dedicated to preventing and reporting incidents at concerts and festivals called It Takes One. Through this, they put out t-shirts saying 'The Person Wearing This T-shirt Stands Against Sexual Assault And Demands A Change.' Many other artists such as Courtney Barnett, Chris Farren, DZ Deathrays, Ecca Vandal, Dune Rats and Alex Lahey have worn the shirt in support.[31]

While playing the Falls Festival in 2017, Camp Cope changed the lyrics of their song “The Opener” to reflect the lack of female artists playing the festival.[32]

Musical style

Camp Cope is known for McDonald's powerful voice, Hellmrich's distinctive basslines, and Thompson's 'steady, stoic drumming'.[33][34] They have been described as 'rough, minimal rock [with] a punk edge',[35] and the lyrics 'articulate human entanglements with a lack of sentimentality that belies how much [McDonald] cares'.[36] Songs are initially written by McDonald, who then sends a 'crappy phone recording' to Hellmrich and Thompson, before they all come together and create the finished song.[37]

Influences

Camp Cope has been influenced by many bands, such as Philadelphia indie rock bands Hop Along, and Cayetana, whose records they gave their engineer before recording _How to Socialise & Make Friends_. Bassist Hellmrich is also influenced by Joy Division bassist Peter Hook and blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus.

Discography

Studio albums

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Title                 | Album details         | Peak chart positions  |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| AUS                   |
| [38]                  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| _Camp Cope_           | -   Released: 22      | 36                    |
|                       |     April 2016        |                       |
|                       | -   Label: Poison     |                       |
|                       |     City Records      |                       |
|                       |     (PCR120CD)        |                       |
|                       | -   Format: CD, LP,   |                       |
|                       |     digital download  |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| _How to Socialise &   | -   Released: 2 March | 6                     |
| Make Friends_         |     2018              |                       |
|                       | -   Label: Poison     |                       |
|                       |     City Records      |                       |
|                       |     (PCR150CD)        |                       |
|                       | -   Format: CD, LP,   |                       |
|                       |     digital download, |                       |
|                       |     streaming         |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

: List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

EPs

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Title                             | Album details                     |
+===================================+===================================+
| _Camp Cope / Cayetana_            | -   Released: 20 January 2017     |
|  (with Cayetana)                  |     [39]                          |
|                                   | -   Label: Poison City Records    |
|                                   | -   Format: digital download,     |
|                                   |     streaming                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| _Camp Cope On Audiotree Live_     | -   Released: 15 August 2017 [40] |
|                                   | -   Label: Poison City Records    |
|                                   | -   Format: digital download,     |
|                                   |     streaming                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

: List of Extended Plays

Singles

  Year                                Title                               Album
  ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  2016                                “Lost (Season One)”                 _Camp Cope_
  “Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams”
  “Keep Growing”                      _Camp Cope / Cayetana Split_
  2017                                “The Opener”                        _How to Socialise & Make Friends_
  2018                                “How to Socialise & Make Friends”

Music videos

  Year              Album                               Title                 Director           Reference
  ----------------- ----------------------------------- --------------------- ------------------ -----------
  2016              _Camp Cope_                         “Lost (Season One)”   Anoushka Wootton   [41]
  “Done”            Paul Voge                           [42]
  2018              _How To Socialise & Make Friends_   “The Opener”          VERSUS             [43]
  “Sagan-Indiana”   Anoushka Wootton                    [44]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. |- | AIR Awards of 2017[45] | themselves | Breakthrough Independent Artist | |- | AIR Awards of 2019[46] | _How to Socialise & Make Friends_ | Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavey or Punk Album | |-

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005. |- | 2016[47] | _Camp Cope_ | Australian Music Prize | |-

J Award

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005. |- | J Awards of 2016[48] | _Camp Cope_ | Australian Album of the Year | |- | J Awards of 2018[49] | _How to Socialise and Make Friends_ | Australian Album of the Year |

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.[50][51]

|- | rowspan=“4”| 2016 | _Camp Cope_ | Best Album | |- | “Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams” | Best Song | |- | rowspan=“2”| themselves | Best Band | |- | Best Emerging Artist | |- | rowspan=“4”| 2018 | rowspan=“2”| _How to Socialise & Make Friends_ | Best Album | |- | Best Rock/Punk Album | |- | “The Opener” | Best Song | |- | themselves | Best Band | |-

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

|- | rowspan=“3” | National Live Music Awards of 2016[52] | Georgia Maq (Camp Cope) | Live Voice of the Year | |- | Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope) | Live Bassist of the Year | |- | themselves | The Heatseeker Award (Best New Artist) | |- | rowspan=“5” | National Live Music Awards of 2017[53][54] | Sarah Thompson (Camp Cope) | Live Drummer of the Year | |- | Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope) | Live Bassist of the Year | |- | rowspan=“3” | themselves | International Live Achievement (Group) | |- | People's Choice - Live Act of the Year | |- | Victorian Live Act of the Year | |- | rowspan=“6” | National Live Music Awards of 2018[55][56] | rowspan=“3” | themselves | Live Act of the Year | |- | International Live Achievement (Band) | |- | Industry Achievement | |- | Georgia Maq (Camp Cope) | Live Voice of the Year | |- | Sarah Thompson (Camp Cope) | Live Drummer of the Year | |- | Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope) | Live Bassist of the Year | |-

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title: Camp Cope

question: What is Camp Cope?

answer: Camp Cope is an Australian alternative rock trio from Melbourne.

question: What is Camp Cope's musical style?

answer: It is rough, minimal rock with a punk edge.

question: What was Camp Cope named after?

answer: The band was named Camp Cope as a reference to Sydney beach Camp Cove, as Sydney native lead bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich was feeling homesick.

question: Who has Camp Cope been influenced by?

answer: Camp Cope has been influenced by Philadelphia indie rock bands Hop Along, Cayetana, etc.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Camp Cope is an Australian alternative rock trio from Melbourne founded in 2015. The band's musical style is rough, minimal rock with a punk edge. It consists of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Georgia McDonald, lead bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich, and drummer Sarah Thompson. 'Camp Cope' and 'How to make friends & Socialize' are some of the band's albums.