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    _This is about the German philologist. For Theodor Benfey (born 1925) who developed a spiral periodic table of the elements in 1964, see Otto Theodor Benfey._

THEODOR BENFEY (28 January 1809, in Nörten near Göttingen26 June 1881, in Göttingen) was a German philologist and scholar of Sanskrit. His works, particularly his Sanskrit-English dictionary, formed a major contribution to Sanskrit studies.

Biography

THEODOR BENFEY was born into a Jewish family in the small town of Nörten, near the city of Göttingen in Lower Saxony. He was born during the political upheaval of the Napoleonic War, when Lower Saxony was occupied by the French Army (1806–1814).[1] His father, Isaak Benfey (died 1832) was a merchant and Talmud scholar,[2] and the family had 8 children.[3] In 1810, when Theodor was one year old, the family relocated to Göttingen.[4] The French occupation ended when Benfey was 5, and Gottingen, which belonged to the Electorate of Hanover, became part of the Kingdom of Hanover, then ruled over by the British House of Hanover (1814–66). Most of Benfey's childhood and youth was lived during the post-war period, which was marked by economic impoverishment and political oppression of nationalists and liberals.[5] Benfey attended secondary school at the Gottingen gymnasium,[6] and was tutored in Hebrew by his father Isaak.

Theodor showed exceptional talent for languages, and the Hebrew he studied with his father had given him a taste for philology. At the age of 16, Benfey began studies at the University of Göttingen, where he studied Greek and Latin languages under Ludolph Dissen and Otfried Müller. In 1827, he traveled to Munich, where he studied under Friedrich Wilhelm Thiersch.[7] He returned to Göttingen, where he defended in thesis, titled _De Liguris_.[8] His defense was successful, and he was granted his Ph.D. at the age of 19. He immediately began working towards a university teaching license. In 1830, he successfully presented his dissertation, _Observationes ad Anacreontis Fragmenta Genuina_,[9] and was granted a venia legendi, or license to teach university courses.[10]

Benfey began his teaching career that year in the city of Frankfurt, where he worked and lived for two years. He then took up a position in Heidelberg, where he remained for two years as well.[11] These were to be the last paid teaching position that Benfey would have for nearly 14 years.[12] In 1834, he returned to his home-town of Göttingen, where he took up a position at his _alma mater_, the University of Göttingen. He worked at the university as a _privat-docent_, a lecturer who is unpaid and untenured. It is likely that he lived with family during this time, as he had no means of income for quite some time. He searched unsuccessfully for paid work, even looking so far as France.

Initially, Benfey lectured in classical languages such as Greek and Latin, which had been the subject of his University studies and Ph.D. dissertation. While teaching in Frankfurt, he had published his first book, a translation of the comedies Roman playwright Terence.[13] During his first few years lecturing at the University of Gottingen, he had also begun work on a lexicon of Greek roots. It was actually by chance that Benfey was first introduced to Sanskrit: There was a wager made that Benfey could not teach himself Sanskrit in time to review a new translation of a Sanskrit book, a mere 4 weeks. But Benfey did teach himself the language, and was able to review the Latin-Sanskrit edition of the _Markandeya Purana_ for an academic journal.[14] This feat of learning is made all the more impressive by the fact that the only books on Sanskrit available at the time were H. H. Wilson's _Sanskrit-English Dictionary_, and Monier Monier-Williams's _Sanskrit grammar_, neither of which were particularly helpful, as they only superficially covered Vedic Sanskrit.[15] The subject matter he lectured on began to broaden, and in 1836, he collaborated on _Ueber die Monatsnamen Einiger Alten Völker_ (Month Names of Ancient Peoples)[16] with his friend Moritz A. Stern, a jewish mathematician who also taught at the University of Gottingen. This work demonstrated the Hebrew month-names are derived from Persian. In 1839, he also wrote an article on India for Ersch and Gruber's _Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste_ (“Universal Encyclopaedia of Sciences and Arts”).

In 1839, Benfey published his first major work, his _Griechisches Wurzellexikon_ (Lexicon of Greek Roots). This work brought him degree of financial and professional success, and enabled him to marry Fanny Wallenstein in 1840. In 1842, The Institut de France awarded Benfey the prix Volney for his Lexicon, which brought him international recognition in the world of philology and comparative languages. By this time, Benfey had been working at the University of Gottingen as an unpaid privet-docent for over 8 years, and despite his experience and publications, he had never been granted a paid position. Younger, less accomplished lecturers were promoted and hired ahead of him, leading many to believe that this was a purposeful snub, and a display of prejudice against Benfey's Jewish religion and heritage.[17] When the university's snub became more widely know, it sparked an international controversy, and the university was subsequently shamed into offering him a tenured position. Instrumental in securing Benfey a position was Alexander von Humboldt, a famous 19th century naturalist and explorer, who was particularly close to the Prussian monarch Frederick William IV. Alexander's brother Wilhelm von Humboldt had also been an accomplished linguist, and had recently died. Alexander showed religious tolerance towards Judaism, and petitioned the University for a tenured position on Benfey's behalf.[18]

The much-deserved promotion to a paid, entry-level “assistant-professor” (_Professor extraordinarius)_ did not come until 1848, and only when Benfey and his family had converted from Judaism to Christian protestantism.[19][20] It has been surmised that Benfey's conversion was not sincere, and that was made mainly for social advantages.[21]

From this time Benfey's attention was principally given to Sanskrit. In 1848 he became an assistant professor, and published his edition of the _Samaveda_; in 1852–1854 his _Handbuch der Sanskritsprache_ (“Manual of Sanskrit”), comprising a grammar and chrestomathy; in 1858 his practical Sanskrit grammar, afterwards translated into English; and in 1859 his edition of the _Panchatantra_, with an extensive dissertation on the fables and mythologies of primitive nations. All these works had been produced under the pressure of poverty, the government, whether from parsimony or from prejudice against a Jew, refusing to make any substantial addition to his small salary as an assistant professor at the university.

At length, in 1862, the growing appreciation of foreign scholars shamed it into making him a full professor, and in 1866 Benfey published the laborious work by which he is on the whole best known, his great _Sanskrit-English Dictionary_. In 1869 he wrote a history of German philological research, especially Oriental, during the 19th century. In 1878 his jubilee (50th anniversary) as doctor was celebrated by the publication of a volume of philological essays dedicated to him and written by the top scholars in Germany. He had designed to close his literary labours by a grammar of Vedic Sanskrit, and was actively preparing it when he was interrupted by illness, which terminated in his death at Göttingen.

A collection of Benfey's various writings was published in 1890, prefaced by a memoir by his son. Among his pupils was James Murdoch.[22] Some of his ideas were developed in Russia by Fyodor Buslaev.[23]

Works (titles translated into English)

Selected works:

-   _De Liguris_, 1828, Ph.D. thesis.
-   _Observationes ad Anacreontis Fragmenta Genuina_ (Observations on Anacreontis and Genuine Fragments), 1830. _Venia Legendi_ dissertation.
-   _Ueber die Monatsnamen Einiger Alten Völker_ (Month Names of Ancient Peoples), 1836, in collaboration with Moritz A. Stern.
-   _Griechisches Wurzellexikon_ (Lexicon of Greek Roots), 1839.
-   _Ueber das Verhältniss der Aegyptischen Sprache zum Semitischen Sprachstamm_ (On the relationship of the Egyptian language to the Semitic language group), 1844
-   _The Cuneiform Inscriptions_, 1847.
-   _The Hymns of Sama-Veda_, 1848.
-   _The History of Oriental Philosophy in Germany_, 1868.
-   _A Practical Grammar of the Sanskrit Language for the Use of Early Students_, 1868.
-   _A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: With References to the Best Edition of Sanskrit Author and Etymologies and Comparisons of Cognate Words Chiefly in Greek, Latin, Gothic and Anglo-Saxon_, 1866.

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question: What major contribution did Theodor Benfey make?

answer: Theodor Benfey made a major contribution to Sanskrit studies.

question: What talent did Theodor have?

answer: The talent that Theodor had was the exceptional talent for languages.

question: What did Benfey's first major work bring him?

answer: Benfey's first major work brought him a degree of financial and professional successes, and enabled him to marry Fanny Wallenstein.


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LABOUR ARE TO CALL A VOTE IN THE COMMONS IN AN ATTEMPT TO BAN LETTING AGENTS FROM CHARGING FEES TO TENANTS.

Party leader Ed Miliband said people buying a house do not pay agents, but people who rent do and Labour was standing up for "generation rent".

The proposal will be tabled as an amendment to the Consumer Rights Bill in the Commons on Tuesday.

The Association of Residential Letting Agents said it was "deeply concerned" by Labour's proposals.

Under the party's plans estate agents would no longer be able to charge a letting fee for renting out properties in addition to requiring a deposit and the first month's rent upfront.

Mr Miliband said: "If the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats support us on Tuesday we can make this happen now. That could be implemented straight away."

During exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, David Cameron indicated that he would be prepared to work with Labour on its other proposals for longer term tenancy agreements, although he rejected blanket rent controls.

Mr Miliband said: "David Cameron seemed to be warming to Labour's policy on rents. Now he has a chance to actually vote for it."

Emma Reynolds, Labour's shadow housing minister, said: "If the Tories and Liberal Democrats refuse to back Labour's proposals they'll have to explain why they won't stand-up for the nine million people who rent."

'Adverse affect'

Earlier this month the Labour leader, while unveiling his party's new slogan "Hardworking Britain better off", outlined his party's plans to fight for a "fairer deal" for tenants who rent.

media captionNorman Smith sat down with Ed Miliband to talk about knife crime, the cost of living and "generation rent"

He said Labour wanted to see a cap on rent increases in the private sector as well as scrapping agent fees.

But Ian Potter, managing director of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, said Labour's plans could have an "adverse affect on tenants".

He said: "The challenge we have today is an unregulated market and a worrying lack of supply.

"Pledging to transfer fees to landlords or calling for outright bans will increase rents as landlords and agents seek to achieve returns. Fees are not arbitrary or unnecessary; they represent a business cost that Labour has failed to recognise.

"Political posturing on an issue that has such a great impact on people's lives is unfair."

The prime minister's official spokesman has declined to comment on Mr Miliband's recent comments.

Following Tuesday's vote, the Consumer Rights Bill will still need to go through a third reading in the Commons, after which it will be considered by the House of Lords before being enacted as law.

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The 1953 CANADA CUP took place June 2–3 at the Beaconsfield Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the first Canada Cup event, which became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 36-hole stroke play team event with 7 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country, except that South African Bobby Locke and Englishman Harry Weetman played as a team. The combined score of each team determined the team results. Play was in pairs, two players from different countries.[1] The Argentine team of Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo won by ten strokes over the Canadian team of Bill Kerr and Stan Leonard. Antonio Cerdá had the lowest individual score.[2] The tournament was sponsored by John Jay Hopkins.[3]

The second Hopkins Trophy match between the United States and Canada was played on the same course from June 5–7. This match was also sponsored by Hopkins and resulted in a 27–18 win for the American team. Bobby Locke and Peter Thomson played for the Canadian team.[4]

Teams

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| Country                           | Players                           |
+===================================+===================================+
|                                   | Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De      |
|                                   | Vicenzo                           |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | Ossie Pickworth and Peter Thomson |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | Bill Kerr and Stan Leonard        |
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|                                   | Bobby Locke and Harry Weetman     |
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|                                   | Georg Bessner and Hans Goernert   |
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|                                   | Al Escalante and Juan Neri        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
|                                   | Julius Boros and Jim Turnesa      |
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Scores

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| #               | Country         | Score           | To par          |
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| 1               |                 | 145-142=287     | −1              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2               |                 | 153-144=297     | +9              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 3               |                 | 155-143=298     | +10             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 4               |                 | 146-153=299     | +11             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 5               |                 | 160-144=304     | +16             |
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| 6               |                 | 160-152=312     | +24             |
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| 7               |                 | 163-157=320     | +32             |
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answer: The 1953 Canada Cup took place June 2-3 at the Beaconsfield Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec. The event later became the World Cup in 1967. The tournament was a 36-hole stroke play team event with 7 teams. Each team had two players. The Argentinians Antonio Cerdá and Roberto De Vicenzo won with 287 strokes, 10 points strokes of the second team. The second Hopkins Trophy was held at the same venue between the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. won 27-18.


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“You can’t hit that!” says Tommy.
	“Sure I can” Billy claims, loading his slingshot, a small can of Bush’s beans sits atop a junkyard car about thirty yards away.
	Billy has always been the best shot in the neighborhood, but this time he may have overestimated himself. He stuck his tongue out, and pulled the stiff elastic back, a marble sized rock awaited blastoff.
 He was ready when “Billy Ray!” came  from their trailer down the road. “coming mom!” he stood up, flimsily letting the rock go. Flying nowhere near the can.
	“Told ya’ so” Tommy smirks.
	“Didn’t count” Billy whines.
	Running side by side back to their trailer these two brothers have the iconic “Did not”, “did too” argument.
	Billy and Tommy sit in the back of the trailer where a limestone table is surrounded by a blue stained booth. Rust peppers the sides of the oversized van, the steps are sharp and dirty, lockjaw waiting to happen. The cabinets hang off their hinges, the sink is full of small insects and dirty dishes. It has a back bed room where the mother and whomever else she brings home stays. The two bunk-beds outside the room are for the boys, but the mom doesn’t want the boys to stay there. The mom tricks for a living, so she bought them a tent the boys set up a couple hundred yards into the forest.
	“Meatloaf and corn on the cob, Tommy’s favorite!” she exclaims. She is a good mother, just dealt a bad hand. She does what she can for the boys, but in rural Tennessee prostitution in the trailer parks is her only bargaining chip. Billy is big for his age, at 11 he towers at 5’6 and weighs 130 pounds. He is a pale boy with greasy blonde hair always molded under a Boston Bruins baseball cap. He can’t even tell ya’ where Boston is, but he found the hat in the trunk of an old Mustang in the Junkyard. He tells his friends it stands for Billy and with his temper, no one ever questions it.
Tommy is thirteen years old and stands 5’3 108 pounds. The mother tells the boys they have the same father and that he was off fighting in the war. Tommy knows his father was black but never brings  it up to his mom, he knows there is a reason she won’t tell him.
 Billy and Tommy race to wash their plastic plates in the sink. “Race ya’ to the tent!” Tommy pants as he grabs his knapsack and runs out the door.
	“No fair. Mom I wasn’t ready.” Billy cries.
	“Tommy get back here and brush your teeth.” She says as she holds onto the handrail and leans out the door.
	“Mauuuuum.” Billy says walking head down towards the trailer.
	“Smack” Tommy hit Billy in the arm the second he got into range. Tommy might have been the runt but Billy had a severe case of little brother syndrome.
	“Now I am going into town tonight. If you need anything go down to Buck’s and you can each spend five dollars. I don’t want y’all coming back to the trailer until the flag is out the window in the morning. Okay?”
	“Okay mom.” the boys say in haunting monotone unison.
	The boys are so used to this routine, they run out to Buck’s mini-mart and each grabbed a root-beer and a myriad of snack foods. Back in the tent, Billy says “what does mom do every night?”
	Tommy of course knows how their mom makes her money but wasn’t about the be the one who breaks the “good ole’ mommy illusion” to an eleven year old.
	“She has friends over. Ever since dad went to war, she needs people to talk to.”
	“What about us?”
	“Adults are different, adults talk about things that we haven’t learned yet.”
	“Like what?”
	“I don’t know, shut up and go to sleep.”
The soundtrack of birds and crickets put the boys into a deep sleep. One giant Spider-man sleeping back carpeted the tent. Under blankets and starlight the boys were never bothered.
Until later that morning “ERRRRRRRRRR–VROOOOOM” woke up the boys. Billy and Tommy peeked out of their tent and saw a black Ford Expedition peel out of their drive way.
	“Can we go home?” Billy asks.
	“We have to wait for the flag first.”
	“But her friends are gone.”
	“Still momma needs to rest some from hanging out all night.”
But that old Coffee stained American flag, never flew again.

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question: What is the family's living situation?

answer: The boys mother lives in an oversized van, dilapidated and peppered with rust. The inside of the van is in shambles, with cabinets hanging off their hinges and dirty dishes filling the sink. because their mother tricks for a living, Billy and Tommy have a small tent they sleep in a couple hundred yards into the forest.

question: Do the boys know their mother is a prostitute?

answer: Billy, the younger but physically larger brother, doesn't. Tommy, only two years older but substantially smaller does, but doesn't want to be the one break the news to Billy.

question: What wakes the boys up?

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I know I had come across true love once, and I know it because the feeling still burns in my bones. I met him at the age of 4, his name was Elijah. Never in a million years would I have thought that I would see him fade into colorless dust, brushing away to coat the earth and never be found, leaving his family like a shipwreck in a never-ending tide. Elijah, oh how much I could have done for you, how much I could have done to save you. But in my seven year old shoes, I stood paralyzed as menacing arms gripped mine, with a scolding voice that replayed over and over in my head. One day, we were going to stare deep into each-others eyes, telling ourselves it was where we wanted to be for the rest of our lives. We were going to run in our adult shoes, playing tag, until our legs didn't work anymore. That was our true fate, not this. Nothing would have burnt us to the ground. But now I live with a demon always sitting on my shoulder. He likes to laugh at me for what I've done, reminding me of the horrors over again, just as soon as I try to move on. He binds me with chains of silence, he binds me with a closed mind. He draws the man who burnt my clothes, the man who burnt your life. Elijah, I could have saved you.
Elijah... One day, I hope you will forgive me.

But do you remember our last day together, Elijah? The one where we walked home from school through fields of gold, spinning the earth beneath our feet? Do you remember the sun and how it melted the clouds beneath it, revealing the freckles on our faces? Our hands intertwined unconsciously, as our tiny hearts beat like racing drums. We ran until our laughter knocked us down, and stayed until the sky was coated with marmalade. If only we could have frozen the moment and never moved on. If only we could have both stayed in our seven year old bodies. If only I had never been given the opportunity to grow up alone.

I wish our hands stayed intertwined the whole way through. I wish we closed our eyes, and imagined the sun was melting us into the fields of gold. I wish my little legs didn't learn to escape. I wish it was me instead of you, so that you could have run home to your family, letting them know everything was okay.
And in this moment, I wish the fires that covered you could dry my tears.

title: [Elijah...]

question: Who does the narrator love?

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question: Where is Elijah now?

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question: Why is the narrator sad?

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question: Why does the narrator want to be forgiven?

answer: Because her demon killed Elijah. It might also be inferred that the narrator has survivor's guilt.

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There have been numerous descriptions of the winter of 2017/18 in both the medical and national press. It was acknowledged by all that it was probably the worst in terms of performance since the NHS started collecting statistics. Looking back to 2017/18, the target areas were ensuring that there was capacity in the system by reducing delayed transfers of care, implementing primary care streaming, using urgent care centres, redesigning the ambulance response programme, and implementing a flu vaccination programme. [1]

Seven months later and the verdicts were in on the season. The official NHS review published in September showed that the “winter was very challenging” with over 290,000 extra emergency department attendances and over 100,000 extra acute admissions to hospital with the “worst” influenza outbreak since 2010/11. [2] This paper noted that 50% of 111 calls were now answered by an undefined clinician (said to be a positive) and that the new National Emergency Pressure Panel (NEPP) caused the “best ever engagement of professional bodies”—which was not hard given that nothing existed before this. The delayed transfers of care data showed an initial improvement in the July-December time frame, but was increased again by the end of January, showing an overall increase in beds in use up 2.6% in the month. Service performance was poorer than ever before with only 85% of emergency department attenders getting discharged or admitted to a bed within four hours of arrival.

Prior to this report, the Nuffield Trust had released its own view of the issues in May which highlighted the planned cancellation of planned procedures in January as a measure to free up capacity. It concluded that “it seems that the NHS experienced extreme and possibly unprecedented demand and patients waited longer for treatment this winter, with no signs of this abating. But without the steps taken to free up beds and staff, this winter could have been even worse.” [3]

In preparation for this winter the NHS released a letter on 7 September outlining the areas that need prioritising in terms of preparation. This included ambitions for “near universal uptake from their front line staff of this year’s flu jab,” which “will be offered free to social care workers,” 9 million additional GP appointments, and using community providers to free up capacity. Trusts were also “reminded” of the national ambition, to free up 4,000 beds by the end of December 2018. This latter number matches the number of extra beds required in the previous year.

The NHS continued to struggle through the long hot summer with regular performance bulletins showing data were worse than comparable months in the years before, with only a slight upturn in the week before Christmas.

And now that we are in the middle of winter, how are things so far?

Figures from just before the holiday season showed that with reference to the flu vaccination programme only 61% of healthcare staff had been vaccinated, an increase of only 1.7% on the year before, despite the massive efforts to increase uptake. The uptake in at risk groups, especially those aged less than 65 was poor, with only 44.7% uptake in that group, and only 43.6% of pregnant women vaccinated. By the end of the year the figures showed a “moderate” impact on hospitalisation and intensive care unit admission, but the feeling is that since this time there has been a large increase in Influenza A related illnesses and data is awaited.

With regards to activity the elements have been much kinder than anyone could hope with no severe weather so far this season, but a chillier spell of weather will prove problematic with the services on a knife edge with high bed occupancy just before the holiday season and then effectively seven of eleven consecutive days where the NHS ran on a “weekend” footing and many social care organisations were on minimum staffing levels. On 30 December there were over 140,000 patients in a hospital bed who had been there >21 days, around 2000 less than the previous year and only half of the target.

The rise in flu, the reduced services causing delays in discharge, and the constant delayed transfer of care patients continues to stress the system and we are beginning to get anecdotal reports of severe strain in numerous trusts, with patients waiting in emergency departments, corridors, and ambulances for treatment with lots of extra beds now open. The next winter situational report has just come out and focuses on the time period to 3 January so we will have to wait another week for the full picture on how things are in the NHS in early January. Finally there are no published minutes of any NEPP meeting since 22 November where it is notable that neither RCEM nor Medical Royal Colleges were represented.

My sincere hope is that the mild weather so far has not lulled our leaders into a false sense of security and that just because things are better than 12 months ago it does not make it good especially as key targets in preparing for winter (i.e. Flu vaccines and DTOCS) were not achieved.

_[]NICK SCRIVEN is a consultant physician and President Society for Acute Medicine._

_COMPETING INTERESTS:_ _None declared._

REFERENCES:

1.  NHS Improvement Letter regarding winter plan 2017/18 – 14/7/2017
2.  NHS Improvement ‘NHS Review of winter 2017/18 – Sept 2018
3.  Nuffield Trust ‘Winter 2017/18: the worst ever for the NHS?’ L Merry, E Fisher 24/05/2018

question: Why was the winter a challenge?

answer: There were over 290,000 extra emergency department attendances and over 100,000 extra acute admissions with an influenza outbreak.

question: What did the Nuffield Trust report mention?

answer: The report said that it is believed the NHS experiences extreme and unprecedented demand and patients have to wait longer for treatment this winter. But without the steps taken to free up beds and staff, it could have been worse.

question: What areas need prioritizing this winter according to NHS?

answer: According to the report, NHS outlines a "near-universal uptake from their front line staff of this year's flu jab, which will be offered free to social care workers," 9 million additional GP appointments, and using community providers to free up capacity.

question: How many from the healthcare staff did get vaccinated?

answer: According to the figures, only 61% of the staff had been vaccinated just before the holiday season.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer:
Looking back at 2017/18 winter, it was termed the worst in terms of performance. The NHS published over 290,000 extra emergency department attendances and over 100,000 extra acute admissions with an influenza outbreak upon review.

In preparation for this winter, the NHS released a letter stating their ambition to offer free flu jab to social care workers, additional 9 million GP appointments, and use community providers to free up capacity.


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“…damaged goods.” The words seem to escape your lips before you can even realize what you’re saying, but that only makes it worse. You’re always so censored, so guarded, so hearing these words that you let slip out is a glimpse into your true feelings. The ones I never get to see, but so desperately want to. As soon as the phrase rolls off of your tongue a pained look appears in your eyes, and for a moment you seem to regret it.

	“Did you think about that for two days before you said it?” You have a two-day rule; if you have something to say you’ll think about it for two days to see if you really want to say it. I suppose it’s the smart thing to do, but I always believed life is about living in the moment and saying and doing whatever’s on your mind at a given moment. You are always so composed, calculating your every move and interaction. You and I could not be any more opposite. And yet, you and I could not be any more in love.

	At least, until the events of tonight left us and our love broken and tangled like those split ends in my hair, and I’m reminded that I’m due for a haircut. I wait for your response, half expecting you to apologize and take it back. I know you better, though, you’d never lose your cool in front of me.

	“If I hadn’t considered it for so long, I wouldn’t have said it.” As always, you won’t back down or, God forbid, admit you were wrong. Somehow, you escape the general rule that all humans make mistakes. In the unlikely event you do fuck something up, you can always find a way around it, a way to make it look like a carefully planned accident.

	I smile at you, and I can tell it throws you off. You’re so used to me getting upset, yelling, crying – anything but staying calm. “You’re so fucking pathetic.” I laugh quietly to myself, not listening for your response. I’m not finished. “Your pride, your ego, is too fucking huge…is it even possible for you to admit you’ve made a mistake? Is it? Or is that too much to ask? For you to admit you’re a goddamn imperfect human being?”

	“I told you, I’ve been thinking that for a while now.”

	“Oh yeah? Have you?” I can feel my unruffled demeanor beginning to unravel. You frustrate me so badly sometimes, I turn into a person I hardly even know. It’s not like me to lose control, to shout at the people I love and to break down – but you manage to bring it out in me. “If you’d thought about that for more than two seconds, you should know that is a terrible thing to say to someone. Especially someone you’re supposed to love.” I finally look up to meet your eyes. They’re as cold as ever, and I can’t seem to detect an ounce of emotion in them.

	“Why wouldn’t I say it, if that’s what I think?”

	I swear to God, your stubbornness only increases my urge to hit you.

	But I don’t, because unlike you, I try not to hurt the people I love.

	“Because it’s fucking inconsiderate!” I know my voice level is getting increasingly higher, but I don’t care. You said such mean things, and I don’t care. “You do not call a person ‘damaged goods.’ Especially when it wasn’t their fault.”

	“Why not?” You raise your voice to compete with mine, and that stoic exterior is slowly slipping away. “You hurt yourself, I don’t care. Some guy fucked you, I don’t care. You’re damaged goods, but I got over that!”

That’s it. I have the overwhelming urge to slap you, but I know you’d deal it back ten times worse. My fingernails dig so deeply into my palms I worry the skin is going to break. Tears of frustration are brimming at my eyes, and keeping them back is getting harder by the second. I’m not even sure what to say to you, and I know that any words are going to send me over the edge and into an ocean of tears. How dare you say that. How fucking dare you. You’re acting like I wanted all this to happen. You’re making it sound like, at fourteen years old, I wanted some older guy to force himself upon me. Like I wanted to hate myself and hurt myself for years over it. And now you’re trying to tell me that you’re the one who ‘got over it’? I’m pretty sure I had much more ‘getting over it’ to do than you did.

	“This isn’t love.” The three words pass my lips almost without my consent, and come out barely above a whisper. I hear you ask me to reiterate, but I’m too lost in my own mind to pay attention to you. “This isn’t love,” I murmur again, and the phrase keeps repeating itself in my head. Love doesn’t hurt, at least not like this. Love doesn’t play games, hold grudges.

	You are beautiful, and I wanted this to be love so badly that I convinced myself that it was. But it isn’t, and that’s become more and more of an inescapable truth.

	I get off your bed. I will no longer refer to it as ‘our’ bed, because it isn’t. I hear you standing up to come after me, and I smirk sardonically to myself. For once, you put aside your pride. Too bad it came too late. I walk fast, but you’re faster, and you grab my arm and whirl me around. You seem angry, which is amusing since I’m the one who just got insulted.

	“Where do you think you’re going?”

	“I’m leaving you.”

	“No you aren’t.” For a moment, I stop resisting to look at you, and shake my head. Maybe if you had asked nicely, I’d have stayed. Maybe if you didn’t act like I was just your property, some object you could do as you please with. Maybe if you’d admitted you were hurt instead of getting angry, I’d have stayed.

	But you didn’t. You didn’t do any of that. I jerk my arm away from you.

	“Don’t touch me.” Those words seem to get to you, and suddenly you appear to have a change of heart. I turn away and continue walking, hardly interested in whatever apology or sob story you have to offer this time.

	“No, I didn’t mean it, don’t leave…I can fix you.” The comment stops me, and I turn to face you one last time. There is nothing you can say now to save yourself. I consider myself to be a forgiving person, but the things you’ve said and done to me are unforgiveable. I almost pity you, and how you think you can ‘fix’ me. How you think you’re some savoir, God’s greatest gift to the planet. I think that you honestly believe you are all those things, and the sad reality is that you aren’t. Sadder even, is that you’re too blind to realize it.

	“No, you can’t.” You begin to say something, but I cut you off. “You can’t fix something that isn’t broken.”

title: [Damaged Goods] first story ever :3

question: Why is the narrator so hurt by the sudden outburst of her lover?

answer: The lover is usually very controlled when it comes to showing any feelings and what he/she has said now is an insult a glimpse into the true feelings that are never on show.

question: How do the personalities of the two differ?

answer: One is very controlled, preferring to think things through before offering an opinion. The narrator, on the other hand, believes in living in the moment and saying whatever is on her mind. The narrator is emotional and the partner composed.

question: Why does the partner call the narrator damaged goods?

answer: Because the partner was sexually assaulted at the age of fourteen.

question: Why does the narrator fight the urge to hit her lover?

answer: She knows that the lover would give it back tenfold.

question: Why will the narrator no longer refer to the bed as theirs?

answer: Because the narrator is leaving and will not be sharing the bed again.

question: What is it that changes the balance of power in this story?

answer: When the lover realizes that the narrator is leaving and she tells him/her not to touch her.

question: What action could have changed the outcome of this story?

answer: If the lover had have acted hurt or asked nicely and not treated the narrator as if she was a possession.


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_BLOOD + DOPE + SIN + GOLD_ is a 2007 remix album by industrial music group My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.[1] It features remixes from _The Filthiest Show in Town_, _Gay, Black and Married_, and _The Reincarnation of Luna_.

Track listing

Personnel

-   Buzz McCoy – producer, remixer (tracks 1–4, 6–10, 12)
-   Track 5 remixed by Dirty Sanchez
-   Track 11 remixed by Justin Bennett

Release

This physical CD was only available at the merchandise booth on the 2007 tour but the tracks are now available as digital downloads from SleazeBox Records.[2]

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[2] https://sleazebox.com/album/222037/blood-dope-sin-gold

title: Blood + Dope + Sin + Gold

question: What type of music does My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult make?

answer: They make industrial music

question: Where is Thrill Kill Kult's album Blood + Dope + Sin + Gold available?

answer: The physical CD was only available at the merchandise booth on the 2007 tour, but tracks are available as digital download from SleazeBox Records.

question: Who remixed Track 10?

answer: Buzz McCoy.

question: What is the relationship between Dirty Sanchez and Thrill Kill Kult?

answer: Dirty Sanchez remixed track 5 on their Blood + Dope + Sin + Gold album.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Thrill Kill Kult's Blood + Dope + Sin + Gold album features remixes by Buzz McCoy and Dirty Sanchez. It is now available as digital download.


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Paul checked himself one last time in the mirror, making sure he looked impeccable before stepping out of his house and hailing a taxi to his date. He had made a reservation at one of these fancy, upscale restaurants with giant chandeliers, silver tableware and velvet seats, and he hoped he wouldn't be late. Nervously, he drummed his fingers on his lap and mentally cursed every red stoplight. Suddenly, world became monochrome. Just as quickly, the world returned to normal. Paul sighed, it had happened so many times before that he had already gotten used to it.

Arriving at the restaurant, Paul found his old rival in love, Nick, standing in line. Paul greeted Nick with a brisk nod, then stepped into the restaurant.

The date was going great, and  Paul was starting to relax. The food was delicious, and Paul was just about to start on his soup when the world turned monochrome again. After a few seconds, the world became normal again. Well, mostly normal. For some reason, his silver spoon was still blackish. Paul ignored this, and continued on with his meal.

That was Paul's mistake.

and that was the day Paul died.

title: Monochrome

question: Where is Paul going?

answer: Paul is going on a date at a fancy, upscale restaurant.

question: Who is Paul going on a date with?

answer: Not answered.

question: Why did Paul die?

answer: Not answered.

question: Why is the world monochrome?

answer: Not answered.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Paul gets ready for a date a fancy restaurant. He drives over, and while waiting at a red light, the world became monochrome, but quickly reverts back to color. This has become such a recurring occurrence for Paul that he's used to it. Paul arrives and enjoys the date. However, the world goes monochrome while he is eating his soup. Later that day, Paul dies.


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[Mary Zolkowski was booked at Bay County Jail in Michigan this week after lying about being raped in a college parking lot.]
A woman who lied about being raped in a Michigan college parking lot was sentenced to 45 days in jail.

Mary Zolkowski, 21, pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a felony in March. Zolkowski said she told her mother she had been raped in February by a stranger in the parking lot of Delta College southwest of Bay City, Michigan. She said her mother called the campus, and then Zolkowski completed a report.

Delta College police were unable to verify her story, and Zolkowski later admitted it was false.

"I was assaulted previously, not at Delta's campus," Zolkowski said in March, MLive reports. "And because I was ashamed of circumstances of that, when my mother called, I vented through Delta, which was very wrong of me. I should have been truthful from the very beginning, and I used Delta."

MORE:'Every district attorney’s nightmare': Two men exonerated in 1991 rape claim

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Monday, Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph Sheeran sentenced Zolkowski to 45 days in jail, probation for two years, a mental health assessment and an additional 220 days in jail if she violates probation.

False reports of sexual assault are rare —  2 to 10 percent, according to studies cited by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

_Follow Ashley May on Twitter: @AshleyMayTweets_

question: What is May Zolkowski booked for?

answer: She is booked for lying about being raped in a Michigan college parking lot.

question: What is Mary's punishment?

answer: Mary has been sentenced to 45 days in jail.

question: Why did she lie?

answer: She says she was previously assaulted and was ashamed of that, when she called her mother she vented through Delta's campus.

question: How old is Mary?

answer: Mary is 21 years old.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer:
Mary Zolkowski is booked for falsely claiming to have been raped in a Michigan college parking lot.

The 21-year-old said she was previously assaulted but not at Delta's campus. But because she was ashamed of the circumstances she told her mother about it using Delta's name.

Zolkowski has been sentenced to 45 days in jail.


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[DR. OSCAR COELLO in the XVI Symposium on the History of Lima in the Casona de San Marcos in January 2009.]

OSCAR COELLO, (born in Piura, April 15, 1947) is a Peruvian poet, professor and literary critic. He holds the chairs of American literature (sixteenth and seventeenth centuries), and rhythm at the National University of San Marcos in Lima.

Biography

He began his studies at the National University of San Marcos where he was completed his bachelor's in Hispanic literature. He went on to achieve his master's degree in Hispanic literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and was subsequently awarded his doctorate in Peruvian and Latin American literature from the National University of San Marcos.

Published works

In 1979 Coello wrote his first book of poems entitled _Dunes, Oysters and Doorbells_ (_De dunas, ostras y timbres_) was published with a foreword by Washington Delgado Tresierra. His second poetry collection, _Sky of this World_ (_Cielo de este mundo_), was published in 1980 with a foreword by Manuel Pantigoso. In the field of literary studies his works include: _Peru in Literature_ (_El Perú en su Literatura_), 1983; [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ij4Z_J27vM4C&printsec=frontcover&hl=es#v=onepage&q&f=false_The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru_] (_Los inicios de la poesía castellana en el Perú_), 2001; [https://books.google.com/books?id=Sn3KqOju3r4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=oscar+coello#v=onepage&q&f=false_The Origins of the Spanish Novel in Peru: The capture of Cuzco] (Los orígenes de la novela castellana en el Perú: La toma del Cuzco 1539)_, First Edition 2008. Aside from his published books he is also the author of numerous academic texts, among which are: _Our Castilian_ (_Nuestro Castellano_), 1994; _Art and Grammar of Our Castilian_ (_Arte y gramática de nuestro castellano_), 1995; and _Classical Semiotics Manual_ (_Manual de semiótica clásica_), 2007.

_The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru_

In 1999, _The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru_ was released. This book may be described as one of the most detailed and comprehensive studies of early Spanish language poetry in sixteenth-century Peruvian literature. It outlines chronologically the development of Spanish poetry in Peru. Up until publication of this book, it was widely believed that «The Verses of Isla del Gallo» were the first samples poetry from the time of the founding of Peru. The first book of poetry, entitled _The Poem Discovery of Peru_ was written by Diego de Silva y Guzmán in Cuzco, in 1538. This book comprises 283 verses of ‘Arte Mayor’ and is now considered the first book of poetry in Peru and Spanish America. In his book, Coello also includes studies of the twenty-one real couplets by Francisco de Xerez, which was published in 1534 in Seville; poems of Alonso Enriquez de Guzman, romances and traditional verses from the early days of the founding of Peru.

_The Origins of the Spanish Novel in Peru: The Capture of Cuzco (1539)_

Oscar Coello’s studies of sixteenth-century Peruvian letters are supported by other books, namely _The Origins of the Spanish Novel in Peru: The Capture of Cuzco (1539)_. Diego de Silva y Guzman was the son of Feliciano de Silva, who was mentioned by Miguel de Cervantes in the first chapter of _Don Quixote_. Diego de Silva y Guzman wrote in 1539 a text that treats of the time of Manco Inca’s revolt and the siege of the Cuzco city; and, also that treats, during the time of the battle between Almagro and Pizarro for the possession of the sacred city of the Incas. This text has all the hallmarks of what we now understand as a novel, and is away from the “Books of Cavalry”, because its characters belong to the history of events that took place (as the first Spanish historical novel studied by Menéndez y Pelayo). But, this book approaches the old songs medieval epic which characters sometimes tend to be characters of reality.

Other notable works

-   _De dunas, ostras y timbre_ (1979)
-   _Cielo de este mundo_ (1980)
-   _El Perú en su literatura_ (1983)
-   _Nuestro castellano_ (1994).
-   _Arte y gramática de nuestro castellano_ (1995)
-   _Los inicios de la poesía castellana en el Perú_ (2001)
-   _Manual de semiótica clásica_ (2007)
-   _Los orígenes de la novela castellana en el Perú: La toma del Cuzco (1539)_ (1.ª ed. 2008)
-   _Diego de Silva y Guzmán. Poema de la conquista del Perú (1538) y la Toma del Cuzco (1539)_ (2016)

title: Óscar Coello

question: What does the text say about Dr. Coello's family?

question: What does the text say about Dr. Óscar Coello?

answer: Dr. Óscar Coello was born in Peru on April 15, 1947. He is a Peruvian poet, professor, and literary critic. He holds the chairs of American Literature (sixteenth and seventeenth centuries) and Rhythm at the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, where he also completed his bachelor's degree in Hispanic literature. Coello earned his master's degree in Hispanic Literature at the Pontifical University of Peru. He was awarded his doctorate in Peruvian and Latin American literature from the National University of San Marcos.

question: What does the text say about Coello's published works?

answer: Coello wrote his first book of poems entitled "Dunes, Oysters, and Doorbells" (De dunas, ostras y timbre) in 1979, and it was published with a foreword by Washington Delgado Tresierra. Sky of the World, his second poetry collection, was published in 1980 with a foreword by Manuel Pantigoso. Coello has published works in the field of literary studies, which include Peru in Literature, The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru, and The Origins of the Spanish Novel in Peru: The capture of Cuzco. He also is the author of several academic texts, including Our Castilian, Art and Grammar of Our Castilian, and Classical Semiotics Manual.

question: What does the text say about Coello's book, The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru?

answer: Coello's book, The Beginnings of Spanish Poetry in Peru, was released in 1999. It is one of the most detailed and comprehensive studies of early Spanish language poetry in sixteenth-century Peruvian literature. It outlines chronologically the development of Spanish poetry in Peru. Coello included studies of twenty-one real couplets by Francisco de Xeres published in 1534 in Seville. He also added the poems of Alonso Enriquez de Guzman, romances, and traditional verses from the early days of the founding of Peru.


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Last week was a wild one for college football across the nation. As many favorites lost, most shocking was Ole Miss’s upset win over then #2 Alabama. The Pac-12 had there share of surprise’s Standford beating then ranked #6 USC. California is 3-0, they might be a contender for Pac-12 North and Oregon State has finally found a quarterback in Seth Collins to lead them. Ted Miller from ESPN found an intestesting historical fact after the first three weeks. Every team in the Conference has at least two wins. It is just the third time in the history of the Conference, the last two times were when it was the Pacific Coast Conference in 1919 and 1921. Back to 2015 where there are many contenders in the Pac-12 vying for the North and South title, and even a possible surprise team in the North.

PAC-12 NORTH

 Sep 19, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the line of scrimmage as Stanford Cardinal long snapper C.j. Keller (68) prepares to snap the ball against the Southern California Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
#21 STANFORD: Stanford shocked the college football world beating host USC 41-31. Stanford looks to be stronger this season after finshing the 2014 season 8-5, 5-4 in Pac-12 play. After a rough opening week against Northwestern which they lost 16-6, didn’t score a touchdown and was knocked out of the top 25. The Cardinals are in the hunt again, it goes to show how back and forth college football is. Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan sprained his ankle against the Trojans. He is questionable against Oregon State. The Cardinals play host Oregon State on friday at 7PM on FS1. After Oregon State, their schedule get tougher as they host #16 Arizona and the following week #9 UCLA. The Cardinals are hoping to have Hogan at full strength for those games.

#13 OREGON: After losing to Michigan State 31-28, they had a gimme game against Georgia State where they rested injured quarterback Vernon Adams. Jeff Lockie started in Adams place, and it was plain to see how much better the Ducks are with Adams. Although Ducks have one loss it doesn’t mean their hopes to get to the college championship is over, but many doubt they will this year. The Ducks have a stiff test this week in #18 Utah on saturday at 5:30PM on FOX. Last year the Ducks were on their way to being down 14-0 to Utah, but Utah’s Kaelin Clay dropped the ball before the goal line. The Ducks Joe Walker scooped it up ran all the way back to tie the game 7-7. After that momentum shifted to the Ducks as they won 51-27. Expect this one to be a close one and the Ducks defense tested.

CALIFORNIA: California is the most surprising for early contenders this season. As they are 3-0 to begin the season. Last week they surived against Texas, after the Longhorns scored but missed the point after try to give the Golden Bears the win 45-44. The offense seems to be clicking under junior quarterback Jared Goff at they have put up 73, 35 and 45 in their last three games. They open Pac-12 at Washington at 2PM on the PAC-12 NETWORK. If the Golden Bears can push their record to 4-0, the Pac-12 should take notice that they have a new contender in the mix.

PAC-12 SOUTH

 Sep 19, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins wide receiver Jordan Lasley (2) and defensive back Randall Goforth (3) and defensive back Adarius Pickett (6) warm up before the game against the Brigham Young Cougars at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
#9 UCLA: If you would have told a college football fan before the season started that UCLA would be ranked higher then both USC and Oregon heading into week four they probably would have laugh at you. The Bruins earned a hard fought win over BYU 24-23, to remain undefeated. UCLA is lead by true freshman Josh Rosen at quarterback. There was concern after Brett Hundley left there would be dip in talent, but Rosen has proved either wise. The Bruins travel to Arizona to take on the #16 Wildcats, game time starts 5PM on ABC.

#16 ARIZONA: The top two teams in the Pac-12 South battle this week, in what could be a preview of the Pac-12 South champion. Both teams are at 3-0 on the season, with the defending South champion Arizona being the underdog. Rich Rodriquez’s Wildcats are 0-3 against the Bruins, which he no doubt hopes to change in his bid for another Pac-12 South title.

#18 UTAH: The Utes are kicking themselves over last year’s loss to Oregon. As they had momentum and were on their way to a 14-0 lead before Kaelin Clay dropped the ball before the goal line. Utah this season pulled an impressive upset over Michigan in the opening week with a 24-17 win. In this week’s game against Oregon they hope to do the same. The game might be closer then people think as Oregon’s defense continues  to struggles and Vernon Adams is banged up. Adams being bang up is no excuse, he is still learning the playbook, but the Utes defense is gonna be a tough test for him. Along with a physical running game lead by Devontae Booker. Utah sat injured starting quarterback Travis Wilson, but backup Kendal Thompson filled the role nice. It remains to to be seen if Wilson will start against Oregon.

#19 USC: The Trojans suffered a huge upset as they lost to Stanford 41-31 at home. USC dropped fast from #6 to #19 which must have been a big shock. They need to quickly regroup as they face a tough Arizona State team this week. With a loss the Trojans could find themselves out of contention in a always competitive Pac-12.

question: Who sprained their ankle in a game against the Trojans?

answer: Stanford's Kevin Hogan.

question: What's a "gimme game?"

answer: Doesn't say, but I think it's a game that requires little effort to win.

question: What division is this article about?

answer: PAC-12

question: Why might the Trojans find themselves out of contention in the PAC-12?

answer: Because they suffered a huge upset to Stanford 41-31 and they face a tough Arizona State team this week.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: Last week in college football was a tumultuous one with many favorites losing including #2 Alabama. Stanford hopes to have its quarterback healthy in time for the next two games. The UO Ducks will be tested against Utah. The two top teams in the division play against each other this week in the UCLA Bruins and Arizona.


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I wrote this as a response to a writing prompt and went too far off topic to respond with. I don't write that much and this is really a first draft, so here goes nothing.

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“I’ll be waiting for you.”

Rebecca died on January 5, 2157. She had red hair and green eyes. She was beautiful, even after the food ran out and the skin stretched over our bones and our muscles began to waste away. I remember that my voice became scratchy and hoarse but hers always seemed sweet and strong up to her last words. She didn’t smile but I pretend she was. I want her to have been happy to die. We said we would be, that it had been too long for us.

I met Rebecca 30 years before she died. Neither of us knew the real date, so we just guessed. There was snow, so she decided that it was Christmas. I said it was romantic of her to say that. She gripped my hand and pulled me toward her. It didn’t seem right to say we made love because I don’t think we loved each other. I needed her. She needed me. The last person I knew finally died 10 years before that. I don’t remember what she looked like. We didn’t love each other either but we still had sex. I don’t know if it was lust or just a desperate plea for a baby to come. Thousands of years of evolution told us that we couldn’t be the last ones. We had to try. We gave up hope, but we didn’t give up.

Rebecca was kind. She said she had traveled with a group of women from town to town, scavenging for food. The last of them had died quite some time ago. I kept track of years, if not days. She only marked seasons.

The sex seemed like pure instinct. There was no courtship, no flirting. We kissed a little, but mostly we just looked into the other’s eyes, felt each other move, drinking in every part of the other person. After we held each other tightly. I cried. She didn’t, but she understood. We were it.

Now I was it.

I didn’t believe she had died. I had gone so long without death that I couldn’t understand. I was like a child whose puppy had just been run over who didn’t understand why he wasn’t moving. I hadn’t lost anything in so long, because I thought I had nothing.

I was alone now.

I had thought I was alone before I met Rebecca, but I had still had hope then. I wandered, looking for another survivor for years. Something always kept me moving, some feeling deep inside me that there was still someone to find. Rebecca told me that she had felt the same thing. We stopped looking after we found each other. Now I realized that the feeling was gone. There was no one left. And so the last immortal waited to die.

I buried her in a field and surrounded her grave with flowers. We had been living in a house in Iowa. We tried living in mansions and penthouses before but it didn’t seem right. We had never been rich and we certainly weren’t now. We had nothing but each other. So we played house. I tried to farm, she tried to cook what little I could grow, and we both tried to make babies.

I counted the times that I saw Rebecca smile. She told me once that she used to smile constantly. I asked her why she didn’t anymore. She said she only smiled now when there was something to be happy about. I said that I did too, that’s why I smiled every time I saw her. She smiled then. It was the fourth time. There were only three more times before she died.

I did love her. Fuck

Why
Why
why

There is no one else. No one. Why am I the last? Is this my punishment? Did I make God angry? Fuck you god, I’m not even going to capitalize your name you piece of shit. I don’t even believe in you you vengeful fuck. Why make me love her? Just to take her away? Does this give you some kind of sick pleasure, are you jerking off watching this? Well I hope you enjoyed it because it’s over now. I’m going to sit here on her grave until you’re bored. I won’t cry. I haven’t cried. I don’t know why. Maybe I didn’t really love her. But I know that’s a lie. I want to hurt something. I want to fight or kill but there is nothing left. I can’t even take vengeance on some ants or a mosquito. It’s so quiet. Why is she dead? Why is anyone dead? There’s no illness, no warning, no time limit; one day you just collapse. Hopefully someone is nearby to hold you and comfort you in your last moments. I don’t even get that. When I die I’ll look into the void and tell it to fuck itself. You got that god? I don’t know what your problem is.

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I came back. It’s been a while. I’m not sure how long. A wall caved in on the side of the house. There was probably a storm. The field still has the flowers. I haven’t seen flowers anywhere else. Why are they here? I had put up a cross made of sticks and carved her name into it to mark her spot. Just Rebecca, I didn’t know her last name. It never came up.

The cross was still standing. The house was collapsing but these little sticks were still here.

I stared for a long time. I touched her name. I remembered her face. One summer I managed to make some potatoes grow. We ate well for more than a month. We looked human for a while. The face I remember was the one when she died. I had forgotten even that for so long.

I laid down on my back, my head pressed to her cross and cried. The tears blurred my vision of the grey sky. I sobbed, remembering what I had lost. I had tried so hard to forget. Then I came back. There’s no forgetting when there’s nothing to replace the memories.

It began to rain. My tears washed away. I closed my eyes and felt the drops on my face. I remembered from before everything, when I was with a girl in the rain. I don’t know what she looked like. I remember pushing the hair from her face and kissing her as the rain came down, washing everything away. There was no time at all.

I opened my eyes. The rain continued but I couldn’t feel it. There was a warmth in me, coating every cell in me with a calm. I think I could move but didn’t want to. I took a breath. It was finally time. I smiled.

She was waiting.

title: The Last One

question: Who is Rebecca in relation to the narrator?

answer: Rebecca is the narrator's late lover.

question: How did Rebecca die?

answer: Presumably from hunger.

question: In what time period does the story take place?

answer: Story take place around the year 2157 when Rebecca dies and the years leading up.

question: When does the narrator meet Rebecca?

answer: 30 years before she dies.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer: Rebecca, the narrator's lover, dies in the year 2157 after the food runs out. She and a group of women had been traveling form town to town, scavenging for food. Narrator meets Rebecca 30 years before she dies. The narrator tries to farm and Rebecca tries to cook what little they grew. They both tried to make babies to save the race. They were the last ones and the narrator blames God for eliminating the human race.


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(This is a Short story based around Agent Washington in his development in the A.I program, from Rooster Teeth machinima series Red vs. Blue. I would appreciate all criticism,both good, bad and obvious. If you don't understand certain themes and moments of the text it is because I created as fan made short stories based between seasons 6-11 of Red vs. Blue)

Hey ummm…me in the future… I’m not exactly sure how to do this but here it goes.

This is my first journal entry as we are recommended, but not required, to do by the director in his speech to all fifty of us of project freelancer in the A.I program. Being in the room with fifty other people was really uncomfortable for me I like small groups of people it’s easier to see what’s happening around me.

We've been all given new names so the “enemy” won’t find out who we are as civilians and possibly threaten the people we know. The director said “it is in your best interest that you do not tell anyone your real name you may jeopardize your life but mainly this program.”

After the directors speech I had a chance to talk to some other people of the program. The First Agents I've met are New York, Maine, California, North and South Carolina, Oregon, Florida, and Mississippi. The first person I talk to was Maine, really nice guy told me about where he came from what he’s going to do when the program is over. I guess maybe he thinks this a failed project waiting to happen.

Tomorrow we start basic training and I don’t know what to expect, the director said we were all chosen because we each are the best oat what we did and all have set skills that we know how to use when under immense pressure. I don’t know what he saw in me that made the director think I would be able to meet up to his standards, but I’m here now and it’s better than being deployed in combat that’s for sure.

title: Washington Journal #1

question: What was the program about?

answer: The program was an Artificial Intelligence program.

question: How many people were present at the speech?

answer: 50

question: What did the director say?

answer: The director asks everyone to come up with a new name so the "enemy" cannot find out who they are as civilians thereby keeping them and the program safe.

question: What was the narrator's new name?

answer: Agent Washington.

question: Write a ~6 sentence summary.

answer:
The narrator is a part of an AI program. He is attending a speech by the director of the program. The director instructs all fifty people present there to come up with a new name so the "enemy" can't find out who they are. The narrator uses the name - Agent Washington.

After the speech, he meets Agents New York, California, Oregon, Florida, and Mississippi. Their basic training would start tomorrow and Agent Washington can't help but think why the director chose him.


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 A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, splitting the dark clouds, illuminating the sea ever so slightly. A small wooden ship, with no less than three men, rocked back and forth on the stormy sea’s surface. The helmsman gripped the wheel as best he could, so as not to slip off the wet surface of the deck, while the captain shouted orders directly to him. The orders turned to an argument, and conflict of ideas with the helmsman who questioned the Captain’s beliefs. The Captain marched off below deck to a man, seated on a chair, that with each crashing wave slid to and fro across the mess hall.

   “I really ‘ope, ye ‘re whatch ye say ye ‘er, stranger.” The Captain maintained a wide stance to steady himself, glaring down at the stranger sliding across his mess hall. The stranger was garbed from head to toe in black, his hat tipped down – no response so much as uttered from him. “If ye cann’t do it, ye might’s well say so now. We might even get out of ‘ere alive.”

The stranger’s head began to rise. From beneath the hat, two eyes peered out, eyes that showed no fear, eyes that told a story of what they had seen; things beyond the Captain’s imagination. His voice was quiet, but not soft, firm, but not commanding, “It’s time.” A wave crashed against the ship sending the stranger’s chair across the mess hall once again, to the table the chair was originally meant for. The table had not so much as moved, kept still by the weight of the sword that lay across it. The stranger picked up his weapon and started off for the deck.

   On the deck, the helmsman cursed and shouted – holding on for dear life. The stranger, followed by the captain had come to join him topside. The stranger held out his sword to the captain, wishing him to hold onto it. The blade was enormous, needing two hands to be held upright – the sword was a brilliant hue of blue, and the hilt was a darker metal of which the captain was also not familiar. Once the weight of the sword was fully handed over to him, he couldn’t help but have his knees buckle and tremble below its weight, it was all he could do to stand. The Captain’s eyes widened, taking in the stranger’s figure, who could carry such a weapon without so much of an effort.

  The stranger stripped down to his pants, the water beading off of him as he held out his hand to the captain. He returned it back to its rightful owner, who without so much of a heave took it into his own hands, and turned to look out at the sea.

 That was when it arose, from the depths of the sea. The water bulged and parted, unable to hold the creature at bay. Its head emerged first, maybe 50 yards long. Its teeth roughly 5 yards and sharper than any human’s sword. As its emerged from the water, they stared down at the boat as if acknowledging the stranger and not once wavering in its view. More and more of the beast begin to slither out from the sea, and the captain fell backwards on the deck, in fear. “…L-Leviathan…”
It was the serpent-dragon, Leviathan. Only thought to be myth to some, but more than legend to others. The stranger swung his sword onto his shoulder, and bent his knees. The captain watched idly by, unable to stop him, unable to even ask him not to go. The stranger’s muscles tensed beneath the skin, and he leapt into the air – higher than any man the captain had ever seen. No sooner than he thought ‘Maybe this man can pull it off’, the stranger was snatched out of the air by the dragon.

 The captain, a burly man with clear over 20 years on the sea, looked up into the lightning filled sky and wept. He wept for the first time since his childhood. He didn’t cry for the stranger, no, he cried because he knew that both his helmsman and he were next. The Leviathan would spare no one. It was in the moment of doubt, that moment of terror where the captain could not control the shuddering of his own body, the beast stopped moving – its head turned. A dark liquid rained over the boat, and the dragon’s eye ceased to glimmer brightly in the storm.

  A single hand emerged, pulling the stranger to the surface of the dragon’s eye, coated in its blood. He tossed himself atop the Leviathan’s head, a screech coming from the creature that nearly shattered the captain’s eardrums. In his hand, he held a brilliant, glowing ball that shined a vibrant blue.

  He knew. The captain knew exactly what was in the stranger’s hand, without a shadow of a doubt. It was something he had only heard about in bed time stories.

  The helmsman shouted to captain, in a panic, “What, what in the seven seas is that?!”

  The captain responded calmly, “That there’s the Leviathan’s soul itself.”

title: [FN] Leviathan: The First

question: Describe the stranger's sword.

answer: The sword originally lies on the table below deck. It is huge. Two hands are needed to wield it. The sword is bright blue in color, and the hilt is made of a darker metal. The captain struggles to carry the sword. With the sword, the stranger overpowers the Leviathan.

question: What does the stranger retrieve from the Leviathan?

answer: The stranger leaps onto the Leviathan's head. Then he removes its eye, which emerges as a glowing ball of blue. The captain claims this is the Leviathan's soul.

question: Why is the captain afraid?

answer: The captain is afraid because he does not trust the mysterious stranger. He is afraid he will fail in his fight against the Leviathan. Then the Leviathan would consume him and the helmsman.

question: Describe the stranger.

answer: The stranger is dressed from head to toe in black. His hat is tipped down. His eyes show no fear because he has been through many trials. His voice is balanced and firm, but not overbearing.


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The SOUTH WINNESHIEK COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SW ) is a rural public school district headquartered in Calmar, Iowa. With campuses in Calmar and Ossian, it serves grades Pre-K through 12th.[1]

The district is entirely in Winneshiek County, and includes the municipalities of Calmar, Ossian, Castalia, and Spillville.[2] It also includes the unincorporated areas of Conover and Festina.[3][4] It has about of area.[5]

The school mascot is the Warriors, and the colors are dark red and white.

Schools

South Winneshiek High School serves grades 9-12. The school is located in Calmar.[6]

South Winneshiek Elementary/Middle School serves grades PreK-8. The school is located in Ossian.[7]

South Winneshiek High School

Athletics

The WARRIORS compete in the Upper Iowa Conference in the following sports:[8]

-   Cross Country
    -   Boys' 2-time State Champions (2006, 2008)[9]
-   Volleyball
-   Football
-   Basketball
-   Wrestling
-   Track and Field
    -   Boys' 1987 Class 3A State Champions (as South Winn-Turkey Valley)[10]
    -   Girls' 2-time State Champions (1997, 1999)[11]
-   Golf
-   Baseball
    -   1985 Class 3A State Champions (as South Winn-Turkey Valley)[12]
-   Softball

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question: Where is the South Winneshiek Community School District located?

answer: It is located in Winneshiek County in Iowa.

question: What is the school mascot of the South Winneshiek High School?

answer: The school mascot is the Warriors.

question: What grades does South Winneshiek High School serve?

answer: It serves grades 9-12.

question: Where does the South Winneshiek Community School District have campuses?

answer: It has campuses in Calmar and Ossian.

question: What kind of school district is South Winneshiek Community School District?

answer: It is a rural public school district.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The article describes the reach of the South Winneshiek Community School District and provides additional details about what this school district encompasses.


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When Windows 95 was being developed, executives commissioned music legend Brian Eno to develop a "piece of music" to play when the operating system started up. This music would become known as "The Windows Sound." Eno is probably most renowned* for his ambient music -- long tracks with deep sound beds and drifting melodies. But this track had to be a little shorter. Eno related the story:

  The thing from the agency said, "We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah-blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional," this whole list of adjectives, AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM IT SAID "AND IT MUST BE 3.25 SECONDS LONG."

And, of course, Eno solved the problem, creating a supremely iconic sound. But when you take his micro-music and stretch it out to two and a half minutes, it becomes suspiciously like the music we hear on his ambient albums -- slow, ethereal, moody, beautiful in a very different way. So listen to it (this is a Windows 95 ad that an enterprising YouTuber slowed way down):

(You can also listen to the normal-speed version for context.)

The shortened Eno quote above isn't the full story, though. Here's the full context from an interview -- and also keep in mind that Eno composed the sound on a Mac, saying "I've never used a PC in my life; I don't like them."

  The idea came up at the time when I was completely bereft of ideas. I'd been working on my own music for a while and was quite lost, actually. And I really appreciated someone coming along and saying, "Here's a specific problem — solve it."

  The thing from the agency said, "We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah-blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional," this whole list of adjectives, and then at the bottom it said "and it must be 3.25 seconds long."

  I thought this was so funny and an amazing thought to actually try to make a little piece of music. It's like making a tiny little jewel.

  In fact, I made 84 pieces. I got completely into this world of tiny, tiny little pieces of music. I was so sensitive to microseconds at the end of this that it really broke a logjam in my own work. Then when I'd finished that and I went back to working with pieces that were like three minutes long, it seemed like oceans of time.

* = Yes, Eno is also very well known for his work as a producer with Talking Heads, U2, David Bowie, Coldplay, you name it, as well as a brief stint with Roxy Music. But in my world, his Ambient 1: Music for Airports record is the touchstone of his music career.

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question: Who is Brian Eno?

answer: Brian Eno is a producer and a music legend best known for his ambient music.

question: What does an agency ask Brian Eno to make?

answer: The agency asks Eno to develop a "piece of music" to play when the operating system Windows 95 starts up.

question: What kind of music does the agency want?

answer: The agency asks Eno to make an inspiring, optimistic, futuristic, emotional piece of music that must be 3.25 seconds long.

question: What does Eno say about making 'The Windows sound'?

answer: Eno says that it was funny and amazing to make a little piece of music - it’s like making a tiny little jewel.

question: Write a ~5 sentence summary.

answer: The agency asks Brian Eno, a producer and a music legend, to develop a piece of music to play when the operating system Windows 95 starts up. The music piece is supposed to be inspiring, optimistic, futuristic, emotional, and must be 3.25 seconds long. That was the first time that Eno used a computer in his life. Eno says that it was funny and amazing to make such a little piece of music. The funny thing is that when 'The Windows sound' is slowed down, it sounds like Eno's ambient music.


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LIESBETH SCHLUMBERGER is an organist from South Africa, professor assistant of organ at the Conservatoire national supérieur musique et danse de Lyon since 1996.

Biography

Schlumberger-Kurpershoek began her organ studies with Stephan Zondagh at the University of Pretoria before training in France in 1987 with Marie-Claire Alain for the organ and Huguette Dreyfus for the harpsichord at the . She then studied at the Conservatoire de Lille with Jean Boyer and also followed improvisation classes with Jean Langlais.

In 1996, she was appointed assistant in the teaching staff of the department of keyboards, organ section of the conservatoire national supérieur musique et danse de Lyon then directed by Jean Boyer and more recently by François Espinasse.[1]

Since 1994, Liesbeth Schlumberger has been the holder of the organ of the in Paris.

She participates in several international competitions, as a participant or as a member of the jury, notably in 2010, in Chartres.

Distinctions

-   1985: First prize of the national radio competition of South Africa
-   1989: First prize at the Bordeaux International Organ Competition

[1] Département claviers (orgue) du CNSMD, page consultée en ligne le 8 novembre 2016 1.

title: Liesbeth Schlumberger

question: Where is Liesbeth Schlumberger a professor assistant?

answer: Liesbeth Schlumberger is a professor assistant at the Conservatoire national supérieur musique et danse de Lyon.

question: When did Liesbeth Schlumberger win first prize of the national radio competition of South Africa?

answer: Liesbeth Schlumberger won first prize of the national radio competition of South Africa in 1985.

question: Who directed the department of keyboards when Liesbeth Schlumberger was appointed to assistant?

answer: Jean Boyer was the director of the department of keyboards when Liesbeth Schlumberger was appointed to assistant.

question: When did Liesbeth Schlumberger win first prize at the Bordeaux International Organ Competition?

answer: Liesbeth Schlumberger won first prize at the Bordeaux International Organ Competition in 1989.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Liesbeth Schlumberger is an organist from South Africa. She has won, participated in, and judged many international competitions. She has also been professor assistant of organ at the Conservatoire national supérieur musique et danse de Lyon since 1996.