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Problem: Article: Sr Clare Theresa Crockett, 33, was based at a school in Playa Prieta with the Home of the Mother order.
More than 400 people were killed in Saturday's earthquake.
Fr Roland Colhoun, who knew Sr Clare, described her as "a joyful girl. I've known her since a teenager. A beautiful person".
Aged 17, during a trip to the order's headquarters in Spain, Sr Clare said, "I could become really famous and really rich, or I could stay here and pray to God that I made the right decision".
A neighbour from the Long Tower area of Derry told BBC Radio Ulster that the nun was a childhood friend of her daughter. "Clare was a lovely, bubbly girl".
"I remember her singing in the karaoke," she added.
Playing guitar and singing was a lifelong passion that she shared with the children in the school in Ecuador.
Sr Clare and another Irish nun, Sr Thérèse Ryan from County Limerick, had been teaching guitar and singing with five young women postulants, who were entering the religious order, when the earthquake struck.
It is believed that they were running out of the building and were trapped on a stairway.
Sr Clare was killed along with the five postulants.
The Home of the Mother order released a video tribute in which Sr Clare says:
"When I was told I was going to Ecuador to do missionary work there I put my life in God's hands and totally accepted it."
Fr Colhoun expressed the depth of the family's sorrow.
"We at the moment are holding a wake without a body. We have no person to look at, but we look at one another and we try to console one another in the midst of the tragedy," he said.
"It's counter cultural to join a religious order for a young girl and she embraced it. We'll remember her with such affection."
Sr Kristin Tenreiro, a close friend, said she would be remembered for her smile and her good work.
"I will remember her with a huge smile on her face, singing, writing songs and I will remember her jokes," she said.
Answer: [[A nun from Londonderry who was killed in the Ecuador earthquake was a fan of karaoke who dreamt of stardom before she joined a religious order.]]
Problem: Article: From 2010-15 a total of £360,000 was claimed by 62 peers who did not vote, the Electoral Reform Society said.
Most members are not paid a salary but can claim a daily allowance of up to £300 for Parliamentary duties.
The ERS said the Lords was "growing out of control" but a peer told the BBC that they do more than just vote.
Darren Hughes, deputy chief executive of the ERS, said: "The prime minister said he regrets not reforming the second House in the last parliament.
"It's time for him to act and finally fix our broken upper chamber."
However, Baroness Flather - a former Conservative peer who is now an independent, or "crossbencher" - said the report "missed the point".
She said some crossbenchers rarely vote, but they still contribute to sittings by raising questions, speaking in debates and by meeting people.
"I speak all the time in debates and questions. I became a crossbencher because I want to speak about issues I know the Tories don't want me to speak about.
"I might not vote but I am there and I am doing what I think I should be doing. I am not just going in for 20 minutes," she said.
Members do not have to vote in the House of Lords to be eligible for the £300 daily allowance - they can claim it for carrying out other duties.
According to the financial guide for members, they can claim the allowance if they attended a sitting of the House, or undertook "qualifying work away from Westminster".
The daily allowance replaced separate overnight allowances, day allowances, and office costs in the previous system.
Members do not have to claim the allowance, or they can claim a reduced allowance of £150 a day.
The report - entitled House of Lords: Fact vs Fiction - also found that 10 peers were responsible for claiming £260,000 of the £360,000 from 2010-2015.
The society estimates that if the prime minister forges ahead with plans to appoint 50 additional members of the Lords it will cost at least £1.3m per year.
The report also says that more than a third of Lords previously worked in politics, and more than half were over 70 years old, while only two were younger than 39.
Mr Hughes said: "This is not a chamber of experts - it's a chamber of professional politicians.
"Our House of Lords looks nothing like the public whose decisions it impacts - almost half live in London or the South East, while there are just two peers under the age of 40.
"This is a shockingly out of date and unrepresentative institution."
783 peers
currently eligible to vote in the House of Lords
670 Life peers
87 Hereditary peers
26 Bishops
£300 daily expenses available to each peer for attending at Westminster
Answer: [[Members of the House of Lords who did not vote in the last parliamentary session claimed £100,000 in expenses, a report has found.]]
Problem: Article: Jose Mourinho side's beat Anderlecht 3-2 on aggregate on Thursday to reach the last four of the Europa League.
United could face one of Ajax (Netherlands), Celta Vigo (Spain) or Lyon (France) in the draw at 12:00 BST.
The Champions League semi-final draw, featuring Real Madrid, Juventus, Monaco and Atletico Madrid, is at 11:00.
Real are the defending champions after beating city rivals Atletico in last year's final.
The draws will be made at Uefa headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Manchester United are now just two games away from reaching the Europa League final after Marcus Rashford scored the winner in extra-time at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils boast strong pedigree in Europe with three Champions League/European Cup wins, but have never won the Europa League/Uefa Cup.
Ajax, who beat Schalke 4-3 on aggregate to reach the last four, are also experienced European campaigners. They have won the Champions League/European Cup four times previously and the Europa League/Uefa Cup once, beating Torino in the 1992 final.
Seven-times Ligue 1 winners Lyon enjoyed their best-ever result in Europe when they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2010, while Celta Vigo have never won a major European competition.
The Champions League semi-final first legs take place on 2 and 3 May, with the return legs the following week.
The first legs of the Europa League semi-finals are on 4 May with the second leg on 11 May.
Last year's Champions League winners Real Madrid, aiming to win Europe's premier club competition for a 12th time, beat German champions Bayern Munich 6-3 on aggregate to reach the last four.
Atletico, meanwhile, ended Leicester's fairytale run in Europe, edging the Foxes 2-1 over two legs.
Juventus claimed an impressive 3-0 aggregate win over Barcelona while Monaco defeated Borussia Dortmund 6-3.
The Champions League final takes place on 3 June (19:45 BST) at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
The Europa League final takes place on 24 May (19:45 BST) at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
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BRUSSELS The European Union will raise the stakes in a confrontation with Russia over Ukraine on Monday by slapping sanctions on Russian officials, a day after voters in Ukraine's Crimea region opted to join Russia in a referendum the EU condemned as illegal.
EU diplomats worked late into the night on Sunday, haggling over a list of people in Crimea and Russia who will be hit with travel bans and asset freezes for actions which "threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine."
The initial list of 120 to 130 names, including senior figures in Russia's military and political establishment, will be whittled down to perhaps "tens or scores" of people before EU foreign ministers take the final decision in Brussels on Monday, diplomats say.
Ministers are also expected to cancel an EU-Russia Summit scheduled to be held in Sochi in June.
Sunday's Crimea referendum has only reinforced European anger over Russia's military intervention there, despite results showing Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to break away from Ukraine and to join Russia.
An EU statement on Sunday said the referendum was illegal and illegitimate and its outcome would not be recognized.
"It is quite clear that the behavior of Russia until now is completely unacceptable," Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said as he arrived for a meeting of Socialist foreign ministers in Brussels on Sunday evening.
Timmermans said he expected EU sanctions adopted on Monday would be "relatively limited" but said there could be more to come, possibly as soon as an EU summit later this week.
The risk of Europe and Russia becoming locked in a damaging spiral of economic retaliation depended on Russia, he said.
"I would do anything possible to avoid sanctions, because I believe everybody will suffer if we get into sanctions, but the only ones who can prevent this are the Russians," he said.
SANCTIONS ON THE WAY
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accusing Russia of preparing the annexation of Crimea, said Moscow had not accepted the ways out of the crisis it had been offered.
"So (on Monday) we'll have to take decisions that will make clear our attitude to the preparation of this annexation. That will be an area of sanctions in the next step," he told Germany's ZDF television.
He said he would argue for a process of gradually tightening sanctions "in which there is a way out at every step."
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement that the EU must adopt measures on Monday "that send a strong signal to Russia that this challenge to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine will bring economic and political consequences."
German tabloid newspaper Bild reported last week that the chief executive officers of Russia's two biggest companies - Gazprom's Alexei Miller and Igor Sechin of Rosneft - would be on the final sanctions list, but European diplomats have dismissed that report.
EU foreign ministers are expected on Monday to condemn what they will call "an illegal referendum" in Crimea, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.
"It was held in the visible presence of armed soldiers under conditions of intimidation of civic activists and journalists, blacking out of Ukrainian television channels and obstruction of civilian traffic in and out of Crimea," they will say.
They will urge Russia to defuse the crisis and hold direct talks with Ukraine's government but will repeat the EU's warning that any further steps by Russia to destabilize the situation in Ukraine would lead to "additional and far-reaching consequences for relations in a broad range of economic areas."
Russia's military occupation of Crimea after Ukraine's pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovich was ousted has provoked a deep crisis in East-West relations reminiscent of the Cold War.
Yanukovich's decision to turn his back on signing a trade and political agreement with the 28-nation EU last November in favor of closer ties with Moscow prompted months of street protests that eventually led to his downfall.
(Additional reporting by Justyna Pawlak, Phil Blenkinsop and Luke Baker in Brussels and Annika Breidthardt in Berlin; Editing by Chris Reese) ||||| SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Crimea's parliament on Monday declared the region an independent state, after its residents voted overwhelmingly to break off from Ukraine and seek to join Russia.
Self defense volunteers line up outside the Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, March 17, 2014. A referendum held in Crimea on Sunday was widely condemned by Western leaders who were planning to discuss... (Associated Press)
Pro-Russian people celebrate in the central square in Sevastopol, Ukraine, early Monday, March 17, 2014. Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly... (Associated Press)
Pro-Russian people celebrate in the central square in Sevastopol, Ukraine, late Sunday, March 16, 2014. Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly... (Associated Press)
In this photo taken on Sunday, March 16, 2014, Pro-Russia demonstrators chant slogans as they carry a giant flag during a rally at a central square in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Thousands of pro-Russia demonstrators... (Associated Press)
Pro-Russian people celebrate in the central square in Sevastopol, Ukraine, late Sunday, March 16, 2014. Russian flags fluttered above jubilant crowds Sunday after residents in Crimea voted overwhelmingly... (Associated Press)
In the same resolution, it said that all Ukrainian state property on the territory of the Black Sea peninsula will be nationalized and become the property of the Crimean Republic.
Sunday's referendum is not recognized by the West, and the United States and the European Union are preparing sanctions against Russia, whose troops have been occupying Crimea for several weeks.
Crimean lawmakers have asked the United Nations and other nations to recognize it.
A delegation of Crimean lawmakers is set to travel to Moscow Monday for negotiations on how to proceed further. Russian lawmakers have suggested that formally annexing Crimea is just a matter of time. ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Daniel Sandford reports from Crimea: ''Wild scenes in Simferopol''
EU foreign ministers are due to discuss further sanctions against Russia after a Moscow-backed referendum in Crimea backed a split from Ukraine.
Election officials in Crimea, where pro-Russian forces are in control, say 97% of voters backed joining Russia.
The government in Kiev described the vote as a "circus performance" and said it would not recognise the result.
The EU and US say the referendum was illegal, but Russia says it was consistent with international law.
The truth is that there is little that the authorities here can do without significant outside help Kiev seeks West response
US President Barack Obama has warned Moscow that Washington is also ready to impose "costs" over its actions in Ukraine.
As polls closed on Sunday night, the White House said the international community "will not recognize the results of a poll administered under threats of violence", describing Russia's actions as "dangerous and destabilizing".
Assets freeze
The new authorities in Kiev say Russian troops moved in to Crimea after Ukraine's pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovych, was ousted following months of street protests.
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Crimea's pro-Moscow leader Sergei Aksyonov told people celebrating in Sevastopol that the region was "going home" to Moscow
Image copyright AP Image caption Pro-Russian troops, which Moscow says are self-defence forces and not under its command, began arriving in Crimea in late February
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said the bloc "can't simply sit back and say this situation can be allowed to happen"
The Kremlin has officially denied deploying its troops in Crimea, describing the armed men without insignia as "Crimea's self-defence forces".
Crimea would perish as part of the EU. We are not competitive - what could be offer Europe? Sveta Tweeting from a lunch in #Crimea
Crimean leaders are expected to formally apply to the Kremlin on Monday to join Russia.
The Russian parliament had been expected to wait until Friday to begin debating the relevant legislation. But the BBC's Richard Galpin in Moscow says it is now believed the process of absorbing Crimea could take place under existing laws.
Whatever the procedure is, the indications so far are that it will happen soon, says our correspondent.
Speaking in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the "so-called referendum" was "illegal under the constitution of Ukraine and under international law".
"I call upon Russia yet again to meet with Ukrainian leaders and to start a dialogue with them, and to try to move to de-escalation, please, as quickly as possible. We've seen no evidence of that," she told reporters.
She said the EU "can't simply sit back and say this situation can be allowed to happen", but that ministers needed to think carefully about what their response should be.
EU foreign ministers from the 28 EU countries, meeting in Brussels, are considering a visa ban and an asset freeze against a number of Russian officials.
The bloc has already suspended talks on an economic pact with Russia and an easing of visa restrictions.
The ministers will now be toughening the measures by discussing a list of names of those who could be subject to an asset freeze and a visa ban.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Crimean Tatars say they want the peninsula to stay with Ukraine, fearing further deportations
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Many Tatars said they were refusing to take part in the poll, which did not give the option of maintaining the status quo
However, the question remains whether the target should just be the list of people related to the takeover in Crimea or the inner circle around Russian President Vladimir Putin, the BBC's Europe editor Gavin Hewitt says.
If an asset freeze and visa ban does not rattle Moscow or Russia makes further military moves into eastern Ukraine, he adds, the EU has already warned of moving to another stage which would involve economic sanctions.
Earlier, the EU said in a statement that the vote was "illegal and illegitimate and its outcome will not be recognised".
'Going home'
Crimean voters had been asked whether they wanted to join Russia, or have greater autonomy within Ukraine. There was no option for those who wanted the constitutional arrangements to remain unchanged.
On Sunday night, thousands of Crimeans began to celebrate as news of a landslide pro-Moscow result emerged.
Crisis timeline 21 Nov 2013: President Viktor Yanukovych abandons an EU deal
President Viktor Yanukovych abandons an EU deal Dec: Pro-EU protesters occupy Kiev city hall and Independence Square
Pro-EU protesters occupy Kiev city hall and Independence Square 20-21 Feb 2014: At least 88 people killed in Kiev clashes
At least 88 people killed in Kiev clashes 22 Feb: Mr Yanukovych flees; parliament removes him and calls election
Mr Yanukovych flees; parliament removes him and calls election 27-28 Feb: Pro-Russian gunmen seize key buildings in Crimea
Pro-Russian gunmen seize key buildings in Crimea 6 Mar: Crimea's parliament votes to join Russia
Crimea's parliament votes to join Russia 16 Mar: Crimea voters choose to secede in disputed referendum Wording of ballot paper Law and order breakdown Is Russian intervention legal?
Sergei Aksyonov, Crimea's pro-Moscow leader installed last month after the Russian takeover, appeared on stage in Crimea's regional capital, Simferopol.
Backed by the Russian national anthem, Russian flags, and the personnel of Russia's Black Sea fleet, he told supporters that Crimea was "going home".
On Monday morning, the chairman of the regional election commission, Mikhail Malyshev said complete initial results showed voters were 96.77% in favour of joining Russia.
Some 58% of people in Crimea are ethnic Russian, with the rest made up of Ukrainians and Tatars.
Most of the Tatars that the BBC spoke to said they had boycotted the vote, and felt that life under the Kremlin would be worse.
The Tatars were deported to Central Asia by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1944. They were only able to return with the fall of the Soviet Union and many want to remain in Ukraine. ||||| As Crimea votes in favor of secession, the threat of sanctions with Russia grows. (Reuters)
As Crimea votes in favor of secession, the threat of sanctions with Russia grows. (Reuters)
Having failed to prevent a Russian-sponsored referendum in Crimea, the Obama administration and its European allies refocused their efforts Sunday on keeping Moscow from annexing the autonomous Ukrainian region and expanding its military moves into other parts of Ukraine.
In a telephone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin — his third in two weeks — President Obama said that the referendum “would never be recognized by the United States and the international community” and that “we are prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions,” the White House said.
An earlier White House statement, issued as Crimean polls were closing on an overwhelming vote by residents to become part of Russia, called Moscow’s actions “dangerous and destabilizing” and said that “military intervention and violation of international law will bring increasing costs for Russia.”
European Union officials are due to meet Monday to consider measures — including an asset freeze and a travel ban on as-yet-unnamed Russian individuals deemed responsible for military aggression and corruption in Ukraine — that British Foreign Secretary William Hague said “must be adopted.”
But how far the West is prepared to go in punishing Russia for the referendum, and how much further Putin intends to take his quest for control over part, if not all, of Ukraine, remain uncertain.
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Obama administration promises last week to exact a cost if the vote were held — even before new Russian military exercises on Ukraine’s eastern and southern borders and Saturday’s seizure of a Ukrainian gas plant just beyond Crimea’s northern boundary — would seem to make the imposition of at least some sanctions this week a foregone conclusion.
The question for the West is whether harsh retribution now will make Putin more or less likely to desist from further action. Although he has so far been impervious to American and European threats, U.S. officials think that the cost the upheaval has already imposed on the Russian economy will become unbearable if Putin does not yield.
The West could also suffer costs if Russia cuts off energy supplies to Europe and further squeezes the Ukrainian economy. But Western officials say that is a price they are willing to pay and have pledged economic support to Ukraine.
At the same time, the Obama administration wants to hold more severe punishment in reserve, to unleash in response to annexation or further Russian attempts to destabilize Ukraine.
“In this century, we are long past the days when the international community will stand quietly by while one country forcibly seizes the territory of another,” the White House statement said. “We call on all members of the international community to continue to condemn such actions, to take concrete steps to impose costs, and to stand together in support of the Ukrainian people and Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.”
Short of immediate Russian annexation, U.S. officials said, post-referendum Crimea is likely to continue in a sort of limbo status — while both Russia and the West decide what to do about it.
As he has since the Ukraine crisis began last month, Obama urged Putin to take advantage of “a clear path for resolving this crisis diplomatically” that would allow international monitors to investigate alleged abuses against the ethnic Russians in Crimea whom Moscow says it is protecting. The West, along with numerous reporters in the region, has said the abuses are largely nonexistent.
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The Kremlin also reported on the call, saying Putin told Obama that the referendum was “fully consistent with the norms of international law and the U.N. charter” and comparing the Crimea situation to the West’s recognition of a legal framework for the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
Ukraine’s interim government, under close guidance from the United States and Europe, has offered constitutional reforms and consultation with Russia on a new arrangement for increased Crimean autonomy. Presidential elections scheduled for May 25 in Ukraine will “provide a legitimate opportunity for all Ukrainians to make their voices heard on the future of their country,” the White House repeated Sunday.
But Obama, the White House said, “reiterated that a diplomatic resolution cannot be achieved while Russian military forces continue their incursions into Ukrainian territory and that the large-scale Russian military exercises on Ukraine’s borders only exacerbate the tension.”
There was a small glimmer of optimism early Sunday after a telephone call between Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Foreign Ministry said that the two had agreed to continue working toward a solution to the crisis through “an earliest possible launch of constitutional reform” in Ukraine.
A senior State Department official, speaking on the condition of anonymity about the sensitive diplomacy, said that it was “positive to see Russia focusing on the political processes in the form of constitutional reforms that have been ongoing.”
But until Russia ends its “provocative” troop movements, pulls its troops in Crimea back to their barracks and stops its partisans from agitating within Ukrainian cities, the official said, political overtures cannot be taken seriously.
Several senior U.S. lawmakers expressed skepticism about any deal involving Russia.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said on “Fox News Sunday”: “Putin has started a game of Russian roulette, and I think that the United States and the West have to be very clear in their response, because he will calculate about how far he can go. So that means having very robust sanctions ready to go, starting with the Crimea vote and moving onward.”
He added: “I think the question will be, what does Russia do in response? And having those sanctions ready — whether it be against the defense minister, the federal security service, the secretary of their security council, possibly the executives of Gazprom and Rosneft, which are their oil and gas companies — send a very clear message.” |||||
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– Crimea declared independence from Ukraine today, with officials claiming an overwhelming 96.7% of voters voted to join Russia—but the US and its European allies say the vote in the Ukrainian region was illegal and the results will never be accepted. The White House says President Obama has warned Vladimir Putin that the result "would never be recognized by the United States and the international community" and that "we are prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions," reports the Washington Post. Crimea's leaders formally applied to join Russia today, and while the Russian parliament had been expected to wait until the end of the week to debate the issue, it is now believed that the region can be absorbed under existing Russian laws, reports the BBC. In what analysts believe could be the first step in a long and damaging cycle of economic retaliation, European Union officials plan to slap sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes, on scores of top Russian and Crimean officials today, Reuters reports.
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View Images A worker moves cattle carcasses in a slaughterhouse in Brazil, which exports much of the world's beef.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PAULO WHITAKER, REUTERS
Here's one vision of the future of meat: We manufacture it from stem cells in giant "bioreactors" of the sort you might find in a modern pharmaceutical factory. The cells come from a contented pig that lives in the yard outside the village meat factory, where technicians sometimes poke it with a biopsy needle, and meat-eaters with quiet consciences give it a pat on their way to buy a cultured piece of it.
That vision, more or less, is fleshed out in a paper published in the June issue of Trends in Biotechnology by philosopher Cor van der Weele and biotechnologist Johannes Tramper, a pair of Dutch researchers from the University of Wageningen. Both describe themselves as "modest" meat-eaters, concerned about what modern meat production does to the planet and to the animals themselves.
The answer to both concerns, they suggest, and the way to create an alternative that meat-eaters will actually eat, may be to grow synthetic meat locally on a small scale. Instead of raising pigs on factory farms and killing them in slaughterhouses, van der Weele explained in an email, "pigs can act as living cell banks, while also keeping us in touch with animals, as well as the sources of our food."
In short, we could have our pig—or cow, or chicken—and eat it too.
The Farm-to-TED movement
Meat has very bad press these days, while alternatives to it are celebrated in TED talks. With global demand rising inexorably, everyone from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization to Bill Gates has declared meat unsustainable, at least as it's currently produced.
Gates has invested in Beyond Meat, a Columbia, Missouri, start-up that has made faux chicken strips good enough to fool New York Times food writer Mark Bittman. (The strips were wrapped in a burrito.) Beyond Meat makes its product (available at Whole Foods) from soy and amaranth, applying a secret texturizing process to give it the fibrous feel of chicken breast.
Since we've reduced animals to machines for producing meat, Bittman and others argue, why not just go ahead and make animal meat with machines and give the actual animals a break?
Another start-up in Columbia, Modern Meadow, is in fact already trying to synthesize meat from animal muscle cells, using tissue engineering techniques developed originally to regenerate human organs.
Besides providing an alternative to raising livestock on Earth, Modern Meadow sees an opening for its product on long-duration space missions (which won't have room for livestock). "Cultured meat can boldly go where no meat has gone before," the company's website quips. Modern Meadow is partially funded by Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is backing a different horse. In a video last year, Brin explains why he bankrolled the world's first cultured-beef hamburger, which was synthesized from stem cells and served up last summer by Mark Post of Maastricht University in the Netherlands. "Sometimes a new technology comes along and it has the ability to transform how we view our world," Brin says, wearing Google glasses as he stares at the camera. The burger cost him more than $300,000. "Mouthfeel was good but taste needs improvement," says Post. He still has to figure out how to add fat to the burger.
Post's long-term goal is to grow cultured steak—but that's going to be much, much harder than growing a lot of muscle fibers and mashing them into a patty. "You need to build a complex tissue with blood vessel-like structures to nourish the inner layers," Post emailed from Japan, where he was on his way to a 3-D printing conference. "It requires simultaneously assembling different cells and biomaterials in the right configuration."
Some critics of industrial livestock operations are intensely skeptical that cultured meat is the solution. Food activist Danielle Nierenberg thinks the "huge yuck factor" is going to limit the future of "petri dish meat."
"People who wouldn't eat tofu a few years ago, now they're going to eat meat grown in a lab?" she asks. A better future, Nierenberg and others argue, would require some degree of returning to the past—eating less meat, as we used to, and producing it in a less intensive way, on farms rather than feedlots.
View Images This cultured meat was grown in a petri dish.
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Lab-Meat Locavores
In a way, van der Weele and Tramper are responding to that kind of objection in their paper—they're trying to unite futurist geeks and small-is-beautiful "locavores" behind a cultured-meat product that is palatable to both. Their pig in the backyard is not just a source of stem cells. It's also meant to provide the sort of connection to our food chain that many people miss in the modern way of eating.
"Here, all of a sudden, we get a glimpse of a possible world in which we can have it all: meat, the end of animal suffering, the company of animals and simple technology close to our homes," van der Weele wrote in an earlier paper.
In the Dutch researchers' scheme, the stem cells—which unlike ordinary cells are capable of replicating themselves many times—would pass from the pig through a chain of progressively larger flasks, until the cells had multiplied enough to fill the largest currently available bioreactor, which holds 20 cubic meters (nearly 5,300 gallons). An enzyme would then be added to make the cells clump together and settle to the bottom. Finally that slurry would be pressed into a cake, put through a grinder, and divided into patties. It would take about a month to make each batch.
A single bioreactor, Tramper calculates, could supply meat to 2,500 people—provided those people ate only ground meat, and no more than an ounce of it a day. Americans eat ten times that, though our consumption has been declining lately.
The process would not grow meat fibers, let alone a steak; van der Weele and Tramper were looking for an idea that could be scaled up with existing technology. It cannot yet be scaled up at reasonable cost, however. The main problem is the special growth medium needed to culture stem cells, which at the moment still requires ingredients like serum from fetal animals.
At current prices for growth medium, cultured meat would cost at least $240 a pound—high even for Whole Foods. "Economic feasibility may turn out to be the greatest challenge for cultured meat," write van der Weele and Tramper. ||||| Will lab-grown meat ever be feasible? Last year, a Dutch researcher showed that it was at least possible to create a hamburger using cow muscle cells grown in a laboratory — even if the burger tasted only so-so.
And, this week, researchers published a new paper in Trends in Biotechnology sketching out a possible method for producing lab-grown meat on a much larger scale. The one flaw? Even with this latest process, lab-grown meat would be massively expensive, costing an estimated $242 per pound of meat produced. (That's roughly 50 times more expensive than current meat prices.)
The case for lab-grown meat
Lab-grown meat could reduce greenhouse gas emissions 78-96%
Environmentalists, animal rights' activists, and other researchers have been holding out hope for lab-grown meat for years now.
It's easy to see the allure. Conventional meat production raises all sorts of environmental issues. Livestock is responsible for about 18 percent of the world's heat-trapping greenhouse gases (what with all those cows burping up methane). And as the world's population grows and gets richer, meat demand will keep surging.
Still, it's tough getting people to go vegetarian — lots of people prefer meat to tofu. So artificial meat might be one answer. One analysis found that getting meat from muscle cells that were grown in a lab and "fed" with algae would lead to 78 percent to 96 percent fewer emissions than getting the same amount of meat from an a cow.
What's more, we now have proof that artificial hamburgers are at least possible — in the summer of 2013, Mark Post of the University of Maastricht created a hamburger made from 20,000 lab-grown cow muscle cells, eggs, and breadcrumbs.
True, the cost was $330,000 and the meat tasted "like an animal-protein cake." But there's always the hope that those costs could come down and the taste could improve with better research.
There's a new method to make lab-grown meat
So now, in this latest paper in Trends in Biotechnology, bioengineers Cor van der Weele and Johannes Tramper outline a new process for making lab-grown meat that might allow production on a much larger scale.
The basic method here entails taking animal stem cells, nurturing them in a growth medium, and then slowly transferring them as they grow into industrial-size bioreactors. Once they've grown big enough, enzymes are added to give the meat structure. Here's a diagram showing the basic process (with a more detailed description underneath):
The researchers calculate that a single large bioreactor could produce about 56,438 pounds of meat per year — enough to feed a small village of about 2,560 people per year. There's just one small hitch…
But lab-grown meat is still incredibly expensive
The problem? This process that van der Weele and Tramper outline is incredibly expensive — they estimate that it will cost about $242 per pound of beef produced.
One major cost here is the growth medium used to nurture the muscle cells
One major obstacle here is the growth medium used to nurture the muscle cells. One current popular option is "fetal bovine serum," which is basically blood derived from cow fetuses. Apart from the animal rights' concerns, that's quite expensive, selling for around $946 per gallon. This is one area where further research would really help.
What's more, the authors note, each bioreactor would require "at least three to four highly educated and well-trained technical employees" to operate and maintain — another major cost.
Costs like these are why some scientists think lab-grown meat is unlikely to be feasible anytime soon. "Cell culture is one of the most expensive and resource-intensive techniques in modern biology," wrote synthetic biologist Christina Agapakis in 2012. "Keeping the cells warm, healthy, well-fed, and free of contamination takes incredible labor and energy, even when scaled to the 10,000-liter vats that biotech companies use."
In their paper, van der Weele and Tramper seem to agree — although they do hold out hope that further advances could bring these costs down. "Cultured meat has great moral promise," they write. "From an economic point of view, however, competition with 'normal' meat is a big challenge … For cultured meat to become competitive, the price of conventional meat must increase greatly."
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– Hungering for the day when the $330,000 Frankenburger will be available to the unwashed masses? Well hold your breath, because a new study looks at the feasibility of mass-producing so-called "cultured" meat, and the chances of you waking up with a goose egg on your forehead are a lot better than the chances of you getting your mitts on a $5 hamburger that was born in a laboratory anytime soon. As Vox reports, "the basic method here entails taking animal stem cells, nurturing them in a growth medium, and then slowly transferring them as they grow into industrial-size bioreactors." The researchers say a typical bioreactor could produce "56,438 pounds of meat per year," or enough to feed some 2,560 people—though National Geographic notes that figure is predicated on consumption of about an ounce per human per day; Americans consume about 10 times that. One problem: That "growth medium," which would probably be some sort of blood derived from bovine fetuses, would prove not only controversial but pricey; it's estimated at around $946 a gallon, and a big driver in the ultimate pricetag of lab-produced meat. The damage? About $242 a pound. Head over to Vox for a diagram that better outlines the manufacturing process.
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Generate a descriptive sentence about a restaurant using the following words:
name = Clowns, eatType = coffee shop, food = Indian, customer rating = 5 out of 5, area = riverside, near = Clare Hall
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Clowns is a coffee shop providing Indian food It is located in the riverside. It is near Clare Hall. Its customer rating is 5 out of 5.
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Todavía sin experiencias Gasthuis Pickery. How do you say this sentence in English?
No experiences yet with Gasthuis Pickery.
3 Israel desamparó el bien:enemigo lo perseguirá. How do you say this sentence in English?
3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
También aprenderá a realizar las operaciones de la biblioteca en cualquier tablet, computadora portátil, teléfono inteligente o dispositivo que tenga un navegador de Internet. How do you say this sentence in English?
You’ll also learn how your library operations can be performed on any tablet, laptop, smartphone or device with a Web browser.
Mosaico de medusas slide puzzle juego How do you say this sentence in English?
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Attributes: name = Cotto, eatType = coffee shop, food = Indian, customer rating = high, area = city centre, near = The Portland Arms. Produce a detailed sentence about this restaurant.
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Cotto is a coffee shop that serves Indian food within the price range of £20-£25. It in the city centre area near The Portland Arms. It has a high customer rating.
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What is an example of a tweet?
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I knew it, glossy screens are not just bad, they are unhealthy! http://bit.ly/11esi0 I want the non-glossy ones back
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Grantham North Services is a service area operated by Moto located on the A1 at Gonerby Moor Roundabout, four miles north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. The service station has a main car park and coach/lorry park, off which is a BP petrol station.
Hypothesis: Moto was established in nineteen hundred eighty four.
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Q: How do you say "Why should they have to suffer cancer unnecessarily?" in Spanish?
A: ¿Por qué deberían tener cáncer innecesariamente?
Q: How do you say "New Xmas Tree Decoration game" in Spanish?
A: Juegos Nueva decoración del árbol de Navidad juego
Q: How do you say "I often visited her house near the Mekong River to talk about her memories and her search for a perfect husband. As it developed, this film became my dream, and hers too, and a little bit what I imagine could be my mother’s dream also." in Spanish?
A: La he visto a menudo, en su casa cerca del río Mekong, para hablar de sus recuerdos y de su búsqueda del marido ideal. A medida que avanzábamos, la película cada vez se convertía más en mi sueño, el suyo y un poco, yo creo, el de su madre.
Q: How do you say "He is in the child who knows nothing about Jesus or salvation, who does not have faith." in Spanish?
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Está en el niño que no sabe nada de Jesús, de la salvación, que no tiene fe.
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Q: How do you say "City of Cotui,rent / rental car or jeep, Dominican Republic" in Spanish?
A: Comunidad privada de Sea Horse Ranch,alquilar / alquiler caro, coche o jeep, Republica Dominicana
Q: How do you say "Located just off Junction 24 of the M62 motorway and close to Huddersfield and local towns, it features free on-site parking and free Wi-Fi." in Spanish?
A: Está junto a la salida 24 de la autopista M62, cerca de Huddersfield y otras localidades de la zona. Además proporciona, de forma gratuita, aparcamiento y conexión WiFi.
Q: How do you say "For the best San Juan Capistrano California Real Estate lawyers and San Juan Capistrano California Real Estate attorneys in the business, AttorneysDelivered will "deliver"." in Spanish?
A: San Juan Capistrano California Amianto Abogados y Procuradores que ganar! Para obtener el mejor San Juan Capistrano California Amianto abogados en la empresa, AttorneysDelivered se "entregue".
Q: How do you say "Google - Thermal and acoustic insulation curepto maule chile" in Spanish?
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Google - Aislamientos térmicos y acústicos puerto montt los lagos chile
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Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Criminal Mindscape is a television documentary series on MSNBC that profiles the minds of extreme criminals. Different interviewers interview subjects such as Ron Luff and Joseph Paul Franklin. Interviewers are often from various fields of criminal justice as opposed to journalism. Interviewers attempt to develop psychological profiles of individual criminals.
Sentence: Criminal Mindscape is a television documentary series which airs on CBS exclusively.
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Question: In partnership with the Maryland Legal Assistance Network, a project of the Maryland Legal Services Corp., the Bureau is developing a centralized intake and referral system for all legal service providers around the state Co in other words, a legal hotline with onestop shopping.
The Maryland Legal Assistance Network is a project of the Maryland Legal Services Corp.
Answer: yes
Question: The picturesque Petit Trianon, where Marie-Antoinette tried to hide from the Revolution, has the allure of a doll's house in comparison with the rest of Versailles.
Hiding in a building with a doll's house allure provided Marie-Antoinette an opportunity to escape the Revolution.
Answer: it is not possible to tell
Question: tacked on to your taxable income yeah and of course it goes higher and higher the more money you make
it increases more and more quickly as your income climbs
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Generate an approximately fifteen-word sentence that describes all this data: 2008-09 Debreceni VSC season; Gergely Rudolf # 14; NAME Gergely Rudolf
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Gergely Rudolf was number 14 during the 2008-09 Debreceni VSC season.
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a soldier of the army honor guard was referred to investigators after calling for the assassination of the president on a web site , a spokesman for the ministry of national defense said friday .
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soldier of army honor guard investigated for threat against president
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Ques: This breed is extraordinary intelligent and has a personality that is not exactly cat like
Fix the punctuation.
Ans: This breed is extraordinary intelligent and has a personality that is not exactly cat like.
Ques: brunette Asian cumshot Chinese hotel blowjob big tits
Fix the punctuation.
Ans: brunette, Asian, cumshot, Chinese, hotel, blowjob, big tits
Ques: But in every case these kings and rulers will be resurrected immortals born into the Kingdom Family of God as Spirit beings not fleshandblood mortals
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Ans: But, in every case, these kings and rulers will be resurrected immortals, born into the Kingdom (Family) of God as Spirit beings – -not flesh-and-blood mortals.
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Q: Translate "It is a direct reflection of entrenched labour market rigidities plus the administrative burdens on business of high costs and excessive regulation." to German?
A: Es ist eine direkte Widerspiegelung der überkommenen starren Verhältnisse auf dem Arbeitsmarkt plus der administrativen Belastungen der Wirtschaft mit hohen Kosten und ausufernder Regulierung.
Q: Translate "Do you have a question about one of WACKER's silicone products? Or are you searching for a suitable silicone for your application?" to German?
A: In der neuen Online-Ausgabe unseres Unternehmensmagazins WWW lesen Sie unter anderem, wie der Gotthard-Tunnel in der Schweiz mit Silanen von WACKER hydrophobierend imprägniert wurde und warum Silicone für Erdkabel mit Russpartikeln leitfähig gemacht werden ...
Q: Translate "Once you're connected, the module loads the entire contents of your blog in seconds." to German?
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Sobald Sie angeschlossen sind, das Modul lädt den gesamten Inhalt Ihres Blogs in der Sekunde.
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[Q]: .
Translate this to English?
[A]: .
[Q]: Meidän on sitten avattava omat rajamme, maksettava reilu hinta kehitysmaiden tuotteista ja taattava niiden tuottajille kohtuulliset tulot.
Translate this to English?
[A]: We must then open up our own borders, pay fair prices for products from the developing world and guarantee the producers a reasonable income.
[Q]: Lopuksi, ehkäpä keventääkseen näistä huolenaiheista aiheutunutta jännitystä, liittokansleri Schröder ilmoitti, että Saksa haluaa vähentää yhteisön talousarvioon maksamiaan nettomaksuja.
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Finally, perhaps to defuse the tension caused by such concerns, Chancellor Schröder announces that Germany wishes to reduce its net contribution to the Community budget.
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input hypothesis: Gilford is in North America.
Context: Gilford is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,126 at the 2010 census. Situated on Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford is home to Governors Island, Ellacoya State Beach, Belknap Mountain State Forest, Gunstock Mountain Ski Resort, and Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook, a seasonal outdoor concert venue.
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Guns of Diablo was the first Western that Boris Sagal directed.
Context: Guns of Diablo is a Metrocolor 1965 Western directed by Boris Sagal, starring Charles Bronson, Susan Oliver and Kurt Russell. Charles Bronson is a wagon scout (Linc Murdock), who runs into difficulties when he meets old flame Maria (Susan Oliver), now married to corrupt lawman Rance Macklin (Jan Merlin).
true or false: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Jeffrey Orlando Hunter was born in a year during the 20th century where the last two digits of the year were identical.
Context: Jeffrey Orlando Hunter (born April 12, 1966) is a former American football defensive lineman. In a career lasting almost a decade, he played five seasons for four different teams in the National Football League, as well as in the Canadian Football League and the World League of American Football. Hunter played college football at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia.
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Francis Cutler Marshall served in World War II as well.
Context: Francis Cutler Marshall was a Brigadier General in the United States Army during World War I. He served as commanding officer of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. He was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his achievements in this command during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
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Problem: Background: Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, activist and filmmaker. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrete works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers.
Context: Zappa was born on December 21, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, Rosemarie (nee Collimore) was of Italian (Neapolitan and Sicilian) and French ancestry; his father, whose name was anglicized to Francis Vincent Zappa, was an immigrant from Partinico, Sicily, with Greek and Arab ancestry. Frank, the eldest of four children, was raised in an Italian-American household where Italian was often spoken by his grandparents. The family moved often because his father, a chemist and mathematician, worked in the defense industry. After a time in Florida in the 1940s, the family returned to Maryland, where Zappa's father worked at the Edgewood Arsenal chemical warfare facility of the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Due to their home's proximity to the arsenal, which stored mustard gas, gas masks were kept in the home in case of an accident. This had a profound effect on Zappa, and references to germs, germ warfare and the defense industry occur throughout his work. Zappa was often sick as a child, suffering from asthma, earaches and sinus problems. A doctor treated his sinusitis by inserting a pellet of radium into each of Zappa's nostrils. At the time, little was known about the potential dangers of even small amounts of therapeutic radiation, and although it has since been claimed that nasal radium treatment has causal connections to cancer, no studies have provided significant enough evidence to confirm this. Nasal imagery and references appear in his music and lyrics, as well as in the collage album covers created by his long-time collaborator Cal Schenkel. Zappa believed his childhood diseases might have been due to exposure to mustard gas, released by the nearby chemical warfare facility. His health worsened when he lived in Baltimore. In 1952, his family relocated for reasons of health. They next moved to Monterey, California, where his father taught metallurgy at the Naval Postgraduate School. They soon moved to Claremont, California, then to El Cajon, before finally settling in San Diego.
Question: Was he raised by both of his parents?
Answer: His mother, Rosemarie (nee Collimore) was of Italian (Neapolitan and Sicilian) and French ancestry;
IN: The National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) is an American not-for-profit organization which recognizes individual engineers and inventors who hold a U.S. patent of highly significant technology. Founded in 1973, its primary mission is to "honor the people responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress possible." Besides the Hall of Fame, it also operates a museum in Alexandria, Virginia, and a middle school in Akron, Ohio, and sponsors educational programs, a collegiate competition, and special projects all over the United States to encourage creativity among students. As of 2018, 562 inventors have been inducted, mostly constituting historic persons from the past three centuries, but including about 100 living inductees.
In Alexandria, the National Inventors Hall of Fame operates a museum in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office building at 600 Dulany Street, with a gallery of digital portraits of the honorees, interactive kiosks and a theater. Admission is free. In addition to the exhibits of the artifacts and documents from the collections of the Patent and Trademark Office, it also promotes future generations of inventors by sponsoring the Invent Now Kids program, Camp Invention, Club Invention and the Collegiate Inventors Competition as well as, with national partners, many ventures and special projects. Camp Invention, founded in 1990, is a daytime summer camp for children, with program sites in 49 states. Camp Invention is the only nationally recognized summer program focused on creativity, innovation, real-world problem solving and the spirit of the invention. The Collegiate Inventors Competition was created in 1990 to encourage college and university students to be creative and innovative with science, engineering and technology for dealing with the problems of the world. Since then, with the help from the sponsors, it has awarded more than $1 million to the winning students in two categories, undergraduate and graduate. In 2012, the first places were won with a delivery therapy for treating cancer and a way to facilitate suturing in abdominal surgery. Other finalists included the use of CT scanning and 3-D printing technology to replicate an amputee's lost hand, a low-profile shoulder brace that can be applied by the athletes themselves, and an electric motorcycle that runs on spheres instead of wheels.
who founded the camp?
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Background: Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 - February 9, 2001) was an American economist and political scientist whose primary interest was decision-making within organizations and is best known for the theories of "bounded rationality" and "satisficing". He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978 and the Turing Award in 1975. His research was noted for its interdisciplinary nature and spanned across the fields of cognitive science, computer science, public administration, management, and political science. He was at Carnegie Mellon University for most of his career, from 1949 to 2001.
Context: Simon was a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, creating with Allen Newell the Logic Theory Machine (1956) and the General Problem Solver (GPS) (1957) programs. GPS may possibly be the first method developed for separating problem solving strategy from information about particular problems. Both programs were developed using the Information Processing Language (IPL) (1956) developed by Newell, Cliff Shaw, and Simon. Donald Knuth mentions the development of list processing in IPL, with the linked list originally called "NSS memory" for its inventors. In 1957, Simon predicted that computer chess would surpass human chess abilities within "ten years" when, in reality, that transition took about forty years. In the early 1960s psychologist Ulric Neisser asserted that while machines are capable of replicating "cold cognition" behaviors such as reasoning, planning, perceiving, and deciding, they would never be able to replicate "hot cognition" behaviors such as pain, pleasure, desire, and other emotions. Simon responded to Neisser's views in 1963 by writing a paper on emotional cognition, which he updated in 1967 and published in Psychological Review. Simon's work on emotional cognition was largely ignored by the artificial intelligence research community for several years, but subsequent work on emotions by Sloman and Picard helped refocus attention on Simon's paper and eventually, made it highly influential on the topic. Simon also collaborated with James G. March on several works in organization theory. With Allen Newell, Simon developed a theory for the simulation of human problem solving behavior using production rules. The study of human problem solving required new kinds of human measurements and, with Anders Ericsson, Simon developed the experimental technique of verbal protocol analysis. Simon was interested in the role of knowledge in expertise. He said that to become an expert on a topic required about ten years of experience and he and colleagues estimated that expertise was the result of learning roughly 50,000 chunks of information. A chess expert was said to have learned about 50,000 chunks or chess position patterns. He was awarded the ACM Turing Award, along with Allen Newell, in 1975. "In joint scientific efforts extending over twenty years, initially in collaboration with J. C. (Cliff) Shaw at the RAND Corporation, and subsequentially [sic] with numerous faculty and student colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, they have made basic contributions to artificial intelligence, the psychology of human cognition, and list processing."
Question: What did Simon predict?
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Summarize this: central departments in china have organized a nationwide inspection over the quality of women 's articles in a bid to protect the rights and interests of women .
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china strengthens inspection of women 's articles
Text: international soccer governing body fifa said tuesday that players who receive a red card must always serve an automatic one-match ban .
Summary: fifa orders automatic one-match ban for players who receive red cards
Generate a short summary: the egyptian beat the american on friday , which is not the way the cookie normally crumbles on a tennis court .
Answer: tennis unit puts third world first
the supreme court on wednesday granted bail to a hard-line islamic cleric who had led militants in the standoff with the army at the red mosque here in the capital nearly two years ago , his lawyer said .
Short summary: pakistani court grants bail to cleric who led militants
IN: the chestnut tree that provided anne frank with a visible link to the outside world while in hiding from the nazis won a reprieve from the ax tuesday when a judge ordered the city to reconsider whether the diseased tree can be saved .
summary: anne frank s tree wins a reprieve the day before its scheduled felling
IN: in a fiery debate on national television , the republican challenger to tom daschle , the senate minority leader , accused daschle of emboldening america 's enemies by criticizing president bush on the eve of war in iraq .
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Summarize this article in one sentence.
Dominic Green, 23, from Rhyl, and Alexandra Hewitt, 24, from Broughton, were bailed until November.
The former Sheffield United striker was jailed for five years in April after raping the 19-year-old.
At least 17 people have been arrested as part of the investigation.
Jim Brisbane, chief crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wales said: "We have completed reviews in relation to a number of the suspects under investigation".
He said there was sufficient evidence to charge Dominic Green, 23, from Rhyl and Alexandra Hewitt, 24, from Broughton, Flintshire, with the offence of publishing a matter likely to lead members of the public to identify the complainant in a rape case.
"Both have been charged by North Wales Police and bailed to appear before Prestatyn Magistrates' Court on 5 November," said Mr Brisbane.
He said a further suspect under the age of 18 has been issued with a final warning by police.
"Evidence relating to a number of other suspects has been presented to us as part of this investigation and our evidential reviews are continuing," Mr Brisbane added.
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North Wales Police have charged two people in connection with the naming on Twitter of a woman who was raped by Wales footballer Ched Evans.
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Please capitalize where necessary: 4 years ago 05:00 sex3 secretary, office, glasses
A: 4 years ago 05:00 Sex3 secretary, office, glasses
Q: with our stylish and practical napkins, tablecoverings and candles you won't have to: our extensive collection makes it easy to create stunning wedding table settings and an atmosphere that is as unforgettably magical as it feels exclusive – whatever theme you and your future spouse have in mind.
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Q: product description and specifications are based on information sites of manufacturers. supplied specifications and appearance lawnmowers packard spence psgt 330a are subject to change without notice.
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Problem: nevertheless, industrial production levels still remain more than 10% below their pre-crisis level, despite the recent dynamic recovery by almost 10%. manufacturing employs a quarter of people in the private sector, and another quarter work in industry-related services.
Can you repeat this sentence, but capitalize it?
Answer: Nevertheless, industrial production levels still remain more than 10% below their pre-crisis level, despite the recent dynamic recovery by almost 10%. Manufacturing employs a quarter of people in the private sector, and another quarter work in industry-related services.
Text: this monday a new record was set by to players when they played a hand on full tilt poker that will as from now on be known as history’s largest poker pot until a new record is set.
Correct capitalization: This Monday a new record was set by to players when they played a hand on Full Tilt Poker that will as from now on be known as history’s largest poker pot until a new record is set.
Please capitalize where necessary: antique french souvenir / commemorative and rarely seen glass, with a beautifully etched floral pansy pattern.
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Problem: At the school my two eldest children go to they have a unique form of parental torture surely invented purely to make my life a misery once a year. ‘Open Homework’: these two words do not belong together do they? Like ‘sugar’ and ‘free’ or ‘drink’ and ‘moderation’ they should never be in the same sentence. So, what, exactly is ‘Open Homework’? Well, it’s just like normal homework — only worse. Lorraine has recently come into contact with 'Open Homework' which has seen her attempt various dubious tasks including knitting in order to encourage her daughter's creative thinking. It’s the kind of homework the tyrannical teacher from Matilda would set; Miss Trunchbull homework. The idea behind Open Homework is to encourage creative free-thinking in a young mind (a dangerous concept to start with for my rebellious pre-teen girls). What happens is a subject is given and you can do whatever you want with it: build a sculpture, write an essay, set it to music, turn it into performance art, make an omelette; anything as long as you can explain the mental acrobatics which helped you come up with your idea in the first place. Lorraine says that working full-time and Open Homework does not mix. Past themes of this annual working-mum-stress-increaser have included ‘flight’ and ‘black and white’. I marvel at some of the pupils’ resulting creations, really I do. Even though parents are forbidden from helping, some of the work is so magnificent it looks like it has been handed in by architect Zaha Hadid or crafted by Professor Brian Cox. Ours, however, tend to end up looking like they’ve been made in the craft room at a lunatic asylum by an inmate with questionable motor skills. This is because I really do try not to help, despite Open Homework sucking up most of my evenings and once waking me up in the middle of the night with a nightmare about the toddler getting hold of the wood glue and sticking a rug to the floor. This project throws me into a week-long Sunday-night-gloom, looming large in the lengthy daily to-do list because my children enthusiastically throw everything they have got at it. When I suggest a little editing of their ideas, some focus perhaps, or possibly a less ambitious ‘build’, as Kevin from Grand Designs would say, I am shushed. I am sent out with a shopping list that once included ‘something that looks like a bug’s eye’. We’ve made board games, built aeroplanes and once Gracie asked me to construct a life-size model of a Friesian cow. Even Blue Peter couldn’t do that, I say, but she replies: ‘Maybe we could knit one and stuff it.’ In a busy household of four children aged three to 12, this kind of project takes over. Bits of the different creations are to be found drying/setting/cooking everywhere. On Sunday I heard Gracie describing Open Homework to her grandma on the phone: ‘It’s this fun thing we do that Mum hates,’ she said. ‘Mum sort of comes up with an idea and then we do it for her.’ I feel the meaning of the mission has been lost. This year we have the number ‘100’ as the theme — no doubt inspired by the centenary of the war. Of course Gracie does not want to do something so obvious as this anniversary. ‘God mum, everyone will do that,’ she says. And so begins the fraught discussion of ideas. She will have ten, develop five into an embryonic project for which all manner of empty jam jars, egg boxes, candles and silver paint will be required. By day three of Open Homework I will feel like lying down in the middle of the road clutching a sign saying ‘do not resuscitate’ as she narrows down her choice to one idea. The girls approach this with far more enthusiasm than any other homework. Perhaps because of my antipathy they love it as much as I fear it. Maybe if I didn’t work I would have more time and enjoy taking part? Maybe not. I find normal homework, especially maths, gruelling but this no-rules homework pains me more. And we never have enough glue. We have now come up with an idea after hours of discussion. Does anyone know where I can get something that looks like a small marsupial? Lorraine Candy is editor in chief of Elle magazine.
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Answer: Lorraine Candy has recently been introduced to 'Open Homework' The idea behind Open Homework is to encourage creative free-thinking. It has seen Lorraine indulge in dubious new hobbies such as knitting.
Problem: British innovator James Dyson, who has built a multi-billion dollar empire around his distinctive vacuum cleaners, has described patent laws across Europe as "absolute madness", saying they are unhelpful for inventors and small businesses. Dyson told CNN he wants the patent system in Europe radically overhauled. Over the last four decades, Dyson said, he has been affected enormously by people copying his ideas. Government leaders are continuously telling businesses that innovation drives the economy. But Dyson points to the red tape surrounding the patenting process as being a massive hurdle for businesses wanting to develop ideas. "The problem with inventing: as soon as you file a patent they see what you are doing and they can see ways to get around it," said Dyson, who made his fortune inventing a bagless vacuum. The 64-year-old is an outspoken critic of Chinese counterfeiters, calling on governments to do more to protect intellectual property rights. Problems can arise because of the wording of the patents, Dyson said. "There are no diagrams or drawings and often something hinges on the particular phrasing of the patent." According to Dyson, if it is obvious someone has copied another person's ideas they should be dealt with without the parties going through a protracted legal battle. "There shouldn't be this endless rigmarole of 'could this have been devised by one skilled in the art?'" Because the current system involves many expenses due to varying jurisdictions throughout the continent, a Europe-wide patent is the answer, according to Dyson. "You have to file in each country, you have to translate in each country, sue in each country, renews in each country -- it's seen as a profit center for each country." Issues surrounding plagiarism are not limited to businesses, with consumers also feeling the impact of the high cost of producing and securing new inventions, Dyson said. Energy-saving and cost effective products and technology won't be created because of the enormous upfront investment it takes to develop them, he said "It's anticompetitive to make copying easy." CNN's Emily Smith contributed to this story.
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British innovator James Dyson has described patent laws across Europe as "absolute madness" Dyson says the current system involves many expenses due to varying jurisdictions throughout the continent. He says a Europe-wide patent is the answer.
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output answer: Sentence: fan art from work of fiction .
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Ten muž, co byl s námi, je kanibal.
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Makedon Dünya Kongresi Başkanı Todor Petrov SETimes'a verdiği demeçte, şiddet olaylarının, nüfus sayımı ve ülkenin adını ve kimliğini değiştirmesi yönündeki baskılar göz önüne alındığında Makedonya'nın istikrarını bozma ve dikkatleri UAD'de Yunanistan'a açılan son davadan uzaklaştırma amaçlı, siyasi nedenli olaylar olduğunu söyledi.
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Live: LAX shooting: 'Multiple victims' hit; at least 7 hurt
A gunman armed with a high-powered rifle opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday morning, killing a TSA agent and wounding several others, authorities said.
Authorities said the gunman fired at several locations in Terminal 3 before police shot him. LAX police did not reveal his condition.
[Updated at 1 p.m.: The Times earlier reported that the suspect was dead. But sources have since told the paper that he is in critical condition.]
The motive was unclear. A federal law enforcement official said that the gunman was a ticketed passenger entering the airport.
MORE: Eyewitness accounts of LAX shooting
Officials don’t believe the gunman has ever worked for TSA. Law enforcement sources had earlier told The Times that the gunman was a TSA employee.
Los Angeles Police Department anti-terrorism officials were on the scene, but sources said they believe the suspect acted alone and was not tied to any known terrorist group.
At a news conference, the Los Angeles Fire Department said it treated seven people at the scene and transported six to local hospitals.
Patrick Gannon, the LAX police chief, said the gunman entered Terminal 3 at 9:20 a.m. He pulled an assault rifle out of his bag and began firing. He moved into the screening area and continued shooting, Gannon said. He got past the checkpoint and moved further into the terminal.
Authorities tracked him down and shot him near a Burger King.
Vernon Cardenas, 45, of West Hollywood said he was at the airport on his way to Philadelphia when the shooting occurred.
“Sitting down, all of a sudden, literally just out of the blue, you hear a rumble in the background and a couple of seconds later, people are running at me,” said Cardenas, who does casting for the Fox television show "MasterChef." He described the scene as “mayhem,” with couples crying and parents who couldn’t find their children.
Brian Adamick, 43, said he was boarding a Spirit Airlines flight to Chicago at Gate 32 when a commotion erupted.
He said people were running through the terminal, away from a security area. Adamick said he went through an emergency exit downstairs onto the tarmac with several other passengers.
“While I was on the tarmac, I heard two gunshots from the same area where the people had been running and screaming,” he said.
A few minutes after he got outside, he said buses showed up to help evacuate passengers. He said he saw a wounded TSA agent board one of the buses. The man’s ankle was bloody: “it looked like it was straight out of the movies,” Adamick said.
The man told him, “I got shot, I’m fine.” He told passengers not to worry about him and that he had been shot before, Adamick said.
A White House official said President Obama had been informed of the incident: "The President has been briefed about the shooting at LAX. We will continue to stay in touch with our federal and local partners. The LAPD is leading the response and investigation. We urge citizens to listen to the authorities and follow directions from the first responders on site. The president will continue to receive briefings throughout the day.”
Tory Belleci of the television show "Mythbusters" tweeted: "Heard gun shots then everyone starting running for the door. Not sure if anyone was hurt. #LAX."
TV news footage showed dozens of officers swarming the airport. Images also showed a law enforcement officer being treated by paramedics. He appeared to be alert. Another officer had a bloody hand.
12:17 p.m.: A federal law enforcement official said that the gunman was a ticketed passenger entering the airport. Officials don’t believe the gunman has ever worked for TSA. Law enforcement sources had earlier told The Times the gunman was a TSA employee.
12:05 p.m.: FBI: "We do not see any threats" at LAX at this time.
12:03 p.m. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck: Police will not discuss nature of injuries, any details about the suspect. Case being handled by FBI.
12:02 p.m.: Seven people treated by LAFD. Six transported to hospitals.
12:01 p.m.: LAX says some flights diverted to Ontario. Latest updates on flight schedule can be found on Twitter. @lax_official. Flights will be significantly delayed.
12:00 p.m.: Gannon said "multiple victims" have been shot. He did not provide further details.
11:58 a.m.: Patrick Gannon, LAX police chief: Suspect pulled rifle out of bag, opened fire in several locations. Police tracked suspect down, shot him in Terminal 3. He was taken into custody. "At this point be believe this was a lone shooter," he said.
11:56 a.m.: Garcetti: People should stay away from LAX, even those with flights this afternoon.
11:55 a.m.: Garcetti: Situation at LAX now "static."
11:50 a.m. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Twitter that planes at LAX are now departing from several terminals. But no new passengers are being allowed into LAX.
11:36 a.m.: Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times that the gunman was a Transportation Security Administration employee at LAX. The gunman was killed by authorities after he opened fire Friday morning. He allegedly shot and killed a fellow TSA employee.
11:20 a.m. The gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday morning, killing a TSA agent, is dead, law enforcement sources told The Times.
No details about how he died were available. Law enforcement sources said investigators were trying to determine whether the gunman worked at LAX.
Los Angeles Police Department anti-terrorism officials were on the scene, but sources said they don't believe the suspect was tied to any known terrorist groups.
MORE: Eyewitness accounts of LAX shooting
11:10 a.m. A federal law enforcement official said that a TSA officer was shot and killed at a passenger screening checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport. Three or four other TSA employees were injured in the shooting, the official said.
A suspect was in custody, the official said. The LAPD has taken control of the investigation and the crime scene, the official said. At this stage, the suspect does not seem to have a connection to a terrorist organization, and investigators were working to determine the motivation for the attack.
“This is a fluid situation,” the law enforcement official said.
A second federal source confirmed to The Times that the TSA officer was killed.
11:07 a.m.: A news conference at LAX is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., according to the LAPD.
11 a.m.: SHOOTING AT LAX, EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT: Vernon Cardenas, 45, of West Hollywood said he was at the airport on his way to Philadelphia when the shooting occurred about 9:30 a.m. in Terminal 3.“Sitting down, all of a sudden, literally just out of the blue, you hear a rumble in the background and a couple of seconds later, people are running at me,” said Cardenas, who does casting for the Fox television show "MasterChef." He described the scene as “mayhem,” with couples crying and parents who couldn’t find their children.
10:55 a.m.: Traffic in and around LAX is jammed. LAX passengers, some with children and luggage, fill sidewalks.
10:50 a.m.: A law enforcement source said that the gunman had a high-powered rifle and that at least three people were wounded, including one TSA agent.The suspect was in custody. Police looked for possible other suspects but so far have found none.
10:39 a.m.: Flights have been grounded at Los Angeles International Airport after a shooting that wounded at least one TSA agent. LAX officials said they did not know when flights would resume.
10:36 a.m.: A White House official said President Obama had been informed of the incident: "The President has been briefed about the shooting at LAX. We will continue to stay in touch with our federal and local partners. The LAPD is leading the response and investigation. We urge citizens to listen to the authorities and follow directions from the first responders on site. The president will continue to receive briefings throughout the day.”
10:30 a.m.: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT: Brian Adamick, 43, said he was getting ready to fly to Chicago for his brother’s wedding and was boarding a Spirit Airlines flight at Gate 32 in Terminal 3.
He said people were running through the terminal, away from a security area. Adamick said he went through an emergency exit downstairs onto the tarmac with several other passengers.
“While I was on the tarmac, I heard two gunshots from the same area where the people had been running and screaming,” he said.
A few minutes after he got outside, he said buses showed up to help evacuate passengers. He saw a wounded TSA agent board one of the buses. The man’s ankle was bloody: “it looked like it was straight out of the movies,” Adamick said.
The man, told him, “I got shot, I’m fine.” He told passengers not to worry about him and that he had been shot before, Adamick said.
10:24 a.m.: TSA spokesman Nico Melendez confirmed one TSA officer was wounded in the shooting at LAX. He could provide no other details.
10:18 a.m.: Planes at LAX are grounded as the investigation of a shooting in which multiple people were wounded continues.
10:13 a.m.: A source at LAX told The Times that two or three TSA employees were hit by gunfire.
10:06 a.m.: The Los Angeles Police Department is on a citywide tactical alert. The LAPD would confirm only that two people were injured and that the suspect was in custody. LAPD Commander Andy Smith said "multiple shootings" occurred and that officers are still sorting out how many people were hurt.
10:05 a.m.: A man armed with a rifle opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, leaving several people wounded.
Law enforcement sources told The Times that at least one Transportation Security Administration agent was shot.
Law enforcement officers were flooding the airport and terminals 2 and 3 were being evacuated.
Tory Belleci of the television show "Mythbusters" tweeted: "Heard gun shots then eve11:07 a.m.: A press conference at LAX is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., according to LAPDryone starting running for the door. Not sure if anyone was hurt. #LAX."
TV footage showed dozens of offficers swarming the airport. Images also showed a law enforcement officer being treated by paramedics. He appeared to be alert. Another officer had a bloody hand.
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Queer New York Festival Is in Search of Broader Definition
Ruby Washington/The New York Times
Queer New York International Arts Festival The Italian performer Silvia Costa in âLa quiescenza del semeâ (âThe Sleep of the Seedâ), at the Abrons Arts Center.
In “2-Dimensional,” the Macedonian artist Igor Josifov lay face up in a coffinlike box with a plexiglass top, placed in the entryway so that visitors had to walk over him.
In “La quiescenza del seme,” the Italian performer Silvia Costa had a partly filled aquarium tank for a temporary home. And Marlene Monteiro Freitas, from Cape Verde, though not physically trapped, was locked into repetitive, grotesquely sexualized behavior in “Guintche.”
Are these works necessarily in conversation with one another, or with notions of queer identity or aesthetics? And is this conversation actual, or manufactured, rushing to fill the vacuum created by a curatorial framework?
In “How Queer Everything Is Today!,” a public round table Tuesday afternoon, the festival’s artistic directors, Zvonimir Dobrovic and André von Ah, suggested that their framework was the crucial thing.“The program here could be presented in any other theater, under another name,” Mr. Dobrovic said. “But it’s important to show it under this name.” (When the discussion’s moderator, the Culturebot critic Jeremy M. Barker, asked, “Is there anything that could not be framed as queer” art, neither curator answered.)
Mr. Dobrovic mentioned his work in Croatia, organizing events like Queer Zagreb to create urgently needed space and context for art pushing against, or existing outside, widely held norms. In New York of course, the context is different. Here, the festival’s Web site asserts, queer art has been “hijacked by the mainstream,” “absorbed and erased.”
I don’t entirely agree with this assessment. (A particularly strong counterargument could be built, using the prejudices faced by transgender artists, even within ostensibly queer contexts.)
Still, if Mr. Dobrovic and Mr. von Ah’s mission is to reclaim lost territory and restore visibility and meaning to it, their tactic of expanding the term so that it can relate to an exponentially wider set of concerns seems doomed to backfire. As the performance artist Susana Cook said on Tuesday, the term queer can become so diffuse that “it’s not naming anything.”
Was Ms. Costa’s piece “La quiescenza del seme” (“The Sleep of the Seed”), in which she repositioned her naked form within increasingly murky water, naming something specific, queer or otherwise? Her program notes referred to hazy ideas of birth and consciousness, but the 25-minute work, strikingly handsome at times, was in the end beholden to its technical elements. (It must be noted that Ms. Costa was perhaps compromised by the substitute tank she used after her own was delayed in transit.)
Lorenzo Tomio’s sound score conjured ominous science-fiction themes, but his lighting, though evocatively moody, did not hide Ms. Costa’s use of her arms to stir up particles in the water, nor her head as she shifted above the aquarium. There was no tension here between the illusion and the wizard behind the curtain; it only seemed obvious that this was an artist in a fish tank, straining for effect.
Mr. Josifov strained not at all. His box, just big enough for him, was partly painted to seem like a raised extension of the tile floor in the Abrons lobby. He lay perfectly still in his natty black suit, staring straight ahead so that, should you choose to look down as you walked over him, you would make eye contact, unsettlingly, just before you stepped over or onto his face. It was impossible not to think of the long tradition of durational body art, and chiefly of the performance-artist-cum-celebrity Marina Abramovic, who has a penchant for creative staring contests.
Most people passed quickly over Mr. Josifov, some climbing over the rope barriers flanking his box to avoid the encounter altogether. The artist has a compelling poker face, and here was an impressive passive-aggressive maneuver. Yet this strategy is so familiar. Does it now have any real teeth? Or have they been absorbed, erased?
Ms. Freitas is a powerful performer, but her “Guintche” suffered from a similar whiff of redundancy. If the festival truly sought to position queer as anything outside the norm, it’s hard to see how these works accomplished that.
Dressed like a cross between a superhero and a low-rent burlesque dancer, with her hands made into claws, Ms. Freitas pushed her body through punishing gyrations, goaded by a relentless beat. Her eyes stared madly, her garish makeup melted on her face, and she eventually consumed the cartoonish wax lips pressed over her mouth.
Woman as creaturely whore, as sexual provocation, as maniacal entertainment: Pick your monster and write in your cultural critique. Audiences know this game all too well. We’ve been playing it for years now, circling around one clever stalemate after another.
Summary: Confinement was a theme of several works in this yearâs Queer New York International Arts Festival.
FIBA Americas: Canada's Olympic hopes take hit with heartbreaking loss
Canada suffered a heartbreaking 79-78 loss to Venezuela at the FIBA Americas on Friday night, putting on hold their hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games.
The Canadians will now play for bronze against Mexico on Saturday.
Canada needed to advance to the championship match to qualify for Rio through the FIBA Americas. The men's team will, however, have one more opportunity to earn a spot in Rio next summer at the world qualifying tournament.
"It's very disappointing, obviously. Our dreams have been put on hold," said Head Coach Jay Triano.
Kelly Olynyk score 34 points and added 13 rebounds for Canada while Brady Heslip chipped in with 10 off the bench.
"They out-hustled us, they out-worked us. I didn't lead my team today. I'm disappointed. It happens," said Cory Joseph, Canada's team captain.
Canada's men's squad hasn't participated in the Olympics since Sydney 2000.
Gregory Vargas made a free throw with 0.3 seconds left after being fouled on an offensive rebound as Venezuela stunned Canada.
Windi Graterol scored 20 points, and Heissler Guillent added 19 — eight in the final 4 minutes — to help Venezuela qualify for the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona in 1992.
With the score tied at 78, Vargas pulled down the offensive rebound and was fouled by Aaron Doornekamp. The officials reviewed the play and determined the foul came before the buzzer. Vargas made his first attempt and missed the second on purpose to end the game.
"Canada is a great team, but we thought that a big one can fall. It was David versus Goliath and we came on top, we leave everything out there," Venezuela coach Nestor Garcia said.
"This is an historic day for Venezuela. Many people doubted that we were capable of this. I'm proud of this team."
Andrew Wiggins added nine points for Canada.
Venezuela was an after-thought to qualify because of the absence of three starters, among them point guard Greivis Vazquez of the Milwaukee Bucks.
In the second semifinal, Argentina earned a spot in the Olympics, overcoming an 11-point deficit to beat Mexico 78-70.
Luis Scola had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Argentina, and Facundo Campazzo added 15 points.
Argentina reached the Olympics for the fourth straight time, advancing with a team featuring only two members of the teams that won the gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 2008.
Jorge Gutierrez scored 17 points for Mexico.
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Jean is a bright young woman from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. But the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ. She likes being anonymous talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and made a lot of friends. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interests in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them many hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: he was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of the rock singer they liked most. But when Jean knocked in David's door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had written to was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
What are the answers to this following set of questions:
1. How old was Jim?
2. Who did he impersonate?
3. Where did he live?
4. Where did they meet?
5. what was her pseudonym?
6. What was the online buddy full of?
7. What did they both like?
8. What photo was sent?
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Add spaces: Itcantypicallybespottedinoilsampleswheretheoilistranslucent/milky.
Answer: It can typically be spotted in oil samples where the oil is translucent / milky.
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After Attacks on Nice, Republican Convention Officials Are Confident on Security
CLEVELAND—Officials and organizers responsible for security at the Republican National Convention said Friday they are prepared for all contingencies after an attacker in France used a truck to kill more than 80 people.
Workers on Friday continued to put up steel fencing and concrete barriers all over downtown Cleveland, closing off streets, parks and sidewalks in preparation for an event expected to bring as many as 50,000 visitors. Parts of the city’s waterfront on Lake Erie, as well as its city hall, public auditorium and federal building, were already surrounded by fencing and other barriers days before the convention.
Besides delegates, party officials and journalists, the convention is expected to attract thousands of protesters from across the political spectrum. Officials were already on high alert after terrorist-inspired attacks in Orlando, Fla., San Bernardino, Calif., and abroad, as well as the attack on police officers in Dallas this month.
The Thursday attack on a crowd celebrating France’s national holiday in the southern city of Nice occurred just as organizers were finalizing security plans for the convention, where Republican Donald Trump is expected to officially receive his party’s presidential nomination.
“I feel confident about the security. I think the police department, the Secret Service, the FBI have been working for over a year on the planning of this,” said Jeff Larson, the convention’s chief executive, at a panel discussion Friday morning. “They have been planning for every single contingency that could come along.”
Law-enforcement officials continued to arrive in the city, with Cleveland police, local first responders, U.S. Capitol Police and Department of Homeland Security officials already a visible presence on the streets three days before the convention was set to officially open.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson arrived here on Friday to personally inspect the security measures. He is expected to do the same in Philadelphia next week, ahead of the Democratic National Convention. In Cleveland, Mr. Johnson toured the law enforcement commander center and the Quicken Loans Arena, where the convention will be held, receiving briefings from law enforcement at each stop, according to his agency. Nearly 3,000 personnel from assorted DHS agencies have been assigned to the convention, the department said.
Ahead of this month’s Cleveland Republican and Philadelphia Democratic conventions, “Homeland Security officials have been in close touch with local law enforcement in Ohio and Pennsylvania to ensure the safety and security of not just the party nominees but the convention delegates and the reporters who will be in attendance,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Friday.
On Capitol Hill this past week, both Mr. Johnson and Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey testified that they were monitoring events around the convention very closely.
Mr. Comey told lawmakers there was a risk of domestic terrorism “anytime there’s a national spotlight on a political event in the United States.”
“It’s a threat we’re watching very, very carefully,” he said in testimony on Capitol Hill, just hours before the attack in France.
The Cleveland and Philadelphia conventions have been designated National Special Security Events, giving the federal government broad authority over preparations and operations. The U.S. Secret Service assumes responsibility for security at such events, while the FBI handles intelligence and counterterrorism.
Local city, state and county officials will be responsible for controlling crowds and maintaining order in the city at large. There will be a small secure zone around the site of the convention as well as a broad “event zone” that encompasses most of downtown Cleveland. Both zones have different restrictions and levels of security and access. The Secure Service will restrict access to the secure zone to attendees of the convention and members of the media.
The public will be allowed in the “event zone.” In that area, unlike in the secure zone, people will be allowed to openly carry firearms, per Ohio law. Other items such as toy guns, water guns, knives, cans, tennis balls and rope are all prohibited.
But Republican officials stressed they were optimistic the Cleveland convention would go off without a hitch.
Sean Spicer, communications director for the Republican National Committee, said on CNN Friday that, in the wake of the Nice attack, Secret Service, local law enforcement and other officials had done extensive planning “to make sure that this is the safest place on earth.”
Write to Byron Tau at [email protected]
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Officials and organizers responsible for security at the Republican National Convention said Friday they are prepared for all contingencies after an attacker in France used a truck to kill more than 80 people.
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Iran's invitation to Syria talks marks significant shift for US and allies
Inviting Iran to take part in talks over Syria’s future is a highly significant shift for the US and its western and Arab allies, and one that will gladden the heart of President Bashar al-Assad. It will be seen as another sign, following Russia’s military intervention, that things are going his way.
Assuming Tehran accepts the invitation, and it’s hard to see why it would not, it will have a formal role to play in helping decide the outcome of the bloodiest crisis of the Arab spring for the first time in more than four years. As Assad’s staunchest regional ally, it is also reasonable to assume it will be broadly sympathetic to his position.
It certainly has been so far. Unlike the countries that support the anti-Assad rebel groups, Iran has taken an unwaveringly strategic view of the crisis, consistently backing Damascus while pursuing its own interests. It has provided billions of dollars in cash and loans, as well as advice and expertise.
Related: Iran set to join Syria peace talks after US drops long-standing opposition
Its military role in Syria has been shadowy but vital, deploying Revolutionary Guards as advisers and overseeing offensives by its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and Shia fighters from as far afield as Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It has raised its profile slightly in recent weeks as the forces it commands have taken part in Assad’s offensive against Aleppo. It has also suffered casualties that are starting to be noticed at home.
Iran’s formal position is that it backs a political solution to the crisis, but unlike Russia it has never signed up to the idea that it could end with a “Syrian-led political transition” that would almost certainly exclude Assad. That ambiguously-formulated idea lies at the heart of the Geneva conference communique of June 2012 - the basis for all international efforts to find a way out of the impasse.
“In any political process the role played by Bashar al-Assad will be important,” Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, told the Guardian in an interview last week.
“We are not working for Assad to stay in power forever as president, but we are very cognisant of his role in the fight against terrorism and the national unity of that country. The people of Syria will make the final decision and whatever decision they take, we will endorse.”
Related: Who backs whom in the Syrian conflict
The invitation to Tehran will dismay Saudi Arabia and other countries that fear – but also exaggerate – its growing influence in Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Bahrain, as well as Syria. Riyadh firmly blocked previous UN-led efforts to bring Iran into talks. The fact that King Salman has apparently given way reflects US determination, Saudi weakness and international desperation about Syria.
Riyadh, its Gulf allies and Israel have always feared that July’s landmark nuclear deal with Iran, ending years of sanctions and international isolation, would give it free rein to expand its activities elsewhere. Its possible role in deciding Syria’s future will alarm them no less than what they perceived as conventional threats to their security.
Syrian opposition groups, which regularly condemn the “Iranian occupation” of their country, will also be furious at the news, not least because Sunni militants will interpret it in the sectarian terms that have helped to make the crisis so intractable. Beyond verbal protests, however, there is little they can do about it.
Iran has repeatedly signalled in recent months that it deserves a seat at more tables than it is currently invited to, and that it wants to play its part, on its own terms, in resolving the multiple crises of its own tough neighbourhood, including fighting terrorism. It now seems to be making significant headway.
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Text: israeli helicopter gunships fired nine missiles near palestinian leader yasser arafat 's headquarters in gaza city on monday , in apparent retaliation for weekend suicide bombings by islamic militants .
Question: Write a text based on "us fails to win finance for military aid to bosnia"
Text: a us plan to provide military assistance to bosnia 's moslem-croat federation ended in failure friday , winning almost no additional financial backing from islamic and european countries at a conference here friday .
Question: Write a text based on "cosby asks detroit students parents to get active"
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Forthepureagavetequila,andtheonlynaturalGärhefeisused.
For the pure agave tequila, and the only natural Gärhefe is used.
Somepatientsareunabletoexerciseonatreadmilltest,buttheycanstillundergocardiacstresstestingbyusingintravenousmedicationthatcausesthehearttoworkharder.
Some patients are unable to exercise on a treadmill test, but they can still undergo cardiac stress testing by using intravenous medication that causes the heart to work harder.
UntilIreturnedfromGermanyithadbeenmorningwiththeprospectofbeautifuldayswhich,aftersomedaysladenwithfireandice,turnedintorainingfromthepermanentlyovercastskyuntilthisrecentsnowfall.
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How do you say "He is in the child who knows nothing about Jesus or salvation, who does not have faith." in Spanish?
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Está en el niño que no sabe nada de Jesús, de la salvación, que no tiene fe.
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Answer: I can say nothing more about this movie than: Man, this SUCKS!!!!! If you really hate yourself and want to do some severe damage to your brain, watch this movie. It's the best cure in the world for taking away happiness. When I started watching this film, I was completely happy. Afterwords I could feel my brain melting, like it was struck by molten lava. God, I HATE that stupid Dinosaur. So if you want severe brain damage: Watch this movie, it will do the trick.
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Answer: I don't know what it is about this movie- director Sam Mraovich somehow messed up just about every little aspect in this movie. I would normally say that this is a movie that should not exist, but this movie may be the most important of all time. This movie should exist for the sole purpose of being without a doubt 'The Worst Movie Ever Made'. I've seen bad movies in my lifetime, but this somehow breaks what I considered bad into something much more hard to imagine.
Everything in this movie is hilarious, but the single funniest thing is that Mraovich himself considers this to be a great movie.
Oh wow...
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(Honestly, Barbra, I know it's you who's klicking all those "NO"s on my review. 22 times?? How many people did you have to instruct to help you out here? Don't you have anything better to do, like look at yourself in the mirror all day?)
Steven Spielberg told Barbra that this was "the best movie I've seen since 'Citizen Kane'". That pretty much says it all - and serves as a dire warning!
What are the ingredients for a sure-fire cinematic disaster, and one that will haunt you, never letting you forget the tears of both laughter and pain? The ingredients: Barbra Streisand's face, a musical, feminism, Barbra Streisand's voice, Barbra Streisand directing, and an ultra-corny/idiotic premise.
Hollywood is full of egomaniacs, this much we know. In fact, nearly everyone by definition has to be an egomaniac in Hollywood. Why would anyone want to act? For the "art"?!? Well, if you're dumb enough to believe what they tell you in their carefully prepared interviews
And Streisand has the biggest ego of them all! This is quite an achievement. To be surrounded by narcissistic cretins, and yet to manage to top them all remarkable.
The movie, like all her "solo" endeavors, is an ego trip straight out of hell. Every scene Streisand is in is automatically ruined. Stillborn. But as it that weren't enough, she sings a whole bunch of Streisandy songs you know, the kind that enabled the Mariah Careys, the Celine Dions, and the Whitney Hustons of this world to poison our precious air-waves for decades now. Just for that she deserves not one but 100 South Park episodes mocking her.
The premise, Streisand dressing up as a man to study to become a rabbi, sounds like a zany ZAZ comedy. Apart from it being a cliché, the obvious problem is that Streisand doesn't look like a woman nor does she look like a man in fact I'm not even sure she's human. The way she looks in this movie, well
it cannot be described in words. E.T. looks like a high-school jock by comparison. She looks more alien than Michael Jackson in the year 2015. She looks HORRIBLE.
The songs. They made me shiver. Particularly "Papa Can You Hear Me Squeel Like A Demented Female Walrus In Heat?" and "Tomorrow Night I'll Prepare the Sequel, YENTL 2: THE RETURN OF THE BITCH".
Did you know that Streisand considered having a nose-job early on in her career, but changed her mind when they told her her voice might change? Can you believe that? She should have done it! Killing two flies with one swipe, that's what it would have been.
If you're interested in reading my biographies of Barbra Streisand and other Hollywood intellectuals, contact me by e-mail.
SHOULD BARBRA STREISAND FINALLY GO INTO RETIREMENT? CLICK "YES" OR "NO".
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A woman is cutting a tomato.
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Please capitalize where necessary: this allows the intelligence of windows to decide the correct software application to open your dlv file.
A: This allows the intelligence of Windows to decide the correct software application to open your DLV file.
Q: the box in the middle contains frederik iii’s unbroken fetal membrane, or caul, believed to bring strength and to provide protection against diseases and death.
A: The box in the middle contains Frederik III’s unbroken fetal membrane, or caul, believed to bring strength and to provide protection against diseases and death.
Q: software for password free show you most passwords that are typed in a password edit box, remove the password and restrictions.
A: Software for password free show you most passwords that are typed in a password edit box, remove the password and restrictions.
Problem: this is not an easy task, but if all of this you will be a good job, you will become the boss with a big salary, and understand what you're trying so hard.
Can you repeat this sentence, but capitalize it?
Answer: This is not an easy task, but if all of this you will be a good job, you will become the boss with a big salary, and understand what you're trying so hard.
Text: the history of gavi is inseparable from the estate of la scolca soldati and family connected.
Correct capitalization: The history of Gavi is inseparable from the estate of La Scolca Soldati and family connected.
Q: 30 for as jonas was a sign unto the ninevites, so shall also the son of man be to this generation.
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Patricia made a public statement against Amy, claiming they'd assaulted them, causing
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Background: Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida formed in 1983 by guitarist and sole remaining original member Trey Azagthoth, vocalist and bassist Dallas Ward, and drummer Mike Browning. Widely considered as one of the most influential bands in the genre and important in the transition of death metal from its thrash metal roots, they were one of the first bands to incorporate guttural vocals, up-tempo blast beats, multiple tempo changes and dark atmosphere. They have been described as one of "the most influential and emulated bands in death metal", alongside Obituary and Cannibal Corpse, and have been cited as an influence by many later bands. They were also the first death metal band to experience mainstream success in connection with being signed to Giant Records in 1992, heavy rotation of their music videos on MTV, and having the music video for the song "God of Emptiness" shown on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head.
Context: 1991 saw the release of their second album, Blessed Are the Sick, which was met with widespread critical acclaim, and is considered by many to be a landmark release in the death metal genre. The album differed from its predecessor, showcasing a more "sludgy" side to the band. Following the success of Altars of Madness' and 'Blessed are the Sick', in the Spring of 1992 Morbid Angel were signed by Irving Azoff to Giant Records for one album, with the option of five more. Later that same year, second guitarist Richard Brunelle was kicked out of the band due to alleged substance abuse. On June 22, 1993 the band released their third full-length album 'Covenant', which went on to sell over 150,000 copies in the United States alone. Their record label dedicated promotional resources to the album, and commissioned music videos for the songs 'Rapture' and 'God of Emptiness'. These music videos were put on heavy rotation by MTV, and the latter also appeared on the television show Beavis and Butt-head. The success of the album enabled the band to tour with Black Sabbath and Motorhead across the United States from February through March of 1994, which David Vincent credits with helping the band significantly expand their audience. The band released its fourth studio album, Domination, on May 9, 1995, which featured new guitarist Erik Rutan of Ripping Corpse. It proved to be a somewhat controversial album among fans, featuring a slower, more atmospheric and experimental sound than on previous albums. Music critic describes the album's sound as "more groove-oriented". The album has gone on to sell over 100,000 copies in the United States alone. Regardless, following the release of the album their record label dropped them from their roster.
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Q: If For this and other reasons, AMIGA currently reports results only through the year 2015., can we say that "AMIGA reports only 2016 results because of reasons."?
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A: no
Q: If Motivational considerations, can we say that "Considerations regarding drive and efficiency."?
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A: it is not possible to tell
Q: If The Project adopted six guiding principles., can we say that "The project adopted six principles and rejected five others."?
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Q: If oh i see uh-huh okay so they know that and they, can we say that "I see that they know that, and they still want to go?"?
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Single/multi-choice problem: Which of the following solutions is better for the following goal:
Prepare beer cans to be used as hair rollers
pick from the following.
+Pour out any beer in the cans, fill each can with warm tap water, empty water out, place a wet paper towel on the counter,place beer cans upside down to dry;
+Pour out any beer in the cans, fill each can with warm tap water, empty water out, place a dry paper towel on the counter,place beer cans upside down to dry;
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Article: There is a tendency for younger people in elementary school to socialize with people they don’t like romantically. Kissing may not be for everyone, so it’s important that you understand the person you want to kiss, and how they feel about kissing. Ask them about kissing. If they seem grossed out or embarrassed, they may not be ready for a kiss. You don’t have to give away your intentions to kiss them. Say something like “My older brother kissed his girlfriend in front of me. What do you think about kissing?” You can ask their friends how they feel about kissing. If someone does not like you, they probably won’t want to kiss you. Think about how you talk and treat each other. If they are constantly telling you to go away, that you’re annoying, or that they don’t want to be around you, it’s a good sign they don’t like you. If they always go out of their way to help you and always wants to talk to you, they may like you. If they tease you, don’t lose hope. Some kids in elementary school tease other kids because they like them. If they go out of their way to talk to you and be around you, it might be a sign that they actually like you, even if teasing is involved. You can’t force or trick anyone to like you. If you feel like your crush doesn’t like you, try to find someone else. It might be hard and it may make you very sad, but you shouldn’t be ashamed. There are plenty of people that will enjoy your company. Try to make friends with other kids in school to take your mind off the person you want to kiss. Don’t give up immediately. Don’t assume they don’t like you without trying to talk to them. If you want to kiss a boy, there are common signs that point to if he likes your or not. If he fiddles with his shirt or socks, leans or stands with a wide stance, talks with his hands, or seems nervous, there’s a good chance he likes you. If you’re curious if a girl likes you, she will usually tilt her head towards you, point her feet in your direction, play with her hair, or will blush when she’s around you. Don’t take every action as a sign of something. Only consider this advice if this is how they always act around you. Even if you’re scared or self conscious, act like you are confident. If you smile, stand up straight, and talk clearly, it will appear like you're confident even if you’re not. Try practicing when you’re in other situations so you can do it naturally when you’re around your crush.
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Talk to them about how they feel about kissing. Think about how they treat you. If the person doesn’t like you, move on. Look at their body language and see how they act. Act confidently when you’re around them.
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Problem: "La Universidad de Hawai recibió a Churchill con los brazos abiertos; le pagó unas vacaciones en Hawai. El público lo vitoreó; afuera, apenas un puñado protestó contra ese individuo insensato. ** English?
Answer: "The University of Hawaii embraced Churchill, provided him a vacation and the audience gave him three standing ovations, while outside just a few demonstrators spoke out against this misguided individual.
Problem: Riad Etoile de Mogador reservas, Essaouira - Hoteles, precios, disponibilidad, restaurantes, habitaciones y cosas que hacer en Essaouira, Morocco | Morocco Instant Booking ** English?
Answer: Riad Etoile de Mogador reservations, Essaouira - Hotels, prices, availability, restaurants, rooms and things to do in Essaouira, Morocco | Morocco Instant Booking
Problem: Yiwu, tiene el mayor mercado de materias primas en el mundo.? aquí es la ventana para que usted encuentre las fábricas. ** English?
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Yiwu , have the largest commodity market in the world.? here is the window for you to find factories .
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This is a big step down after the surprisingly enjoyable original. This sequel isn't nearly as fun as part one, and it instead spends too much time on plot development. Tim Thomerson is still the best thing about this series, but his wisecracking is toned down in this entry. The performances are all adequate, but this time the script lets us down. The action is merely routine and the plot is only mildly interesting, so I need lots of silly laughs in order to stay entertained during a "Trancers" movie. Unfortunately, the laughs are few and far between, and so, this film is watchable at best.
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although this is theoretically possible, repeated washing of these often produces no improvement.
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Although this is theoretically possible, repeated washing of these often produces no improvement.
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Translate "(Note: On the previous Saturday, a deranged man in Tucson, Arizona, had shot nineteen persons, killing six and severely wounding a Congresswoman.)" to Spanish.
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(Nota: El sábado anterior, un hombre loco en Tucson, Arizona, había tirado a diecinueve personas, matando seises e hiriendo seriamente a un Congresswoman.)
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Safety Tanard Jackson remains under contract to Redskins
Suspended safety Tanard Jackson remains under contract with the Redskins for the 2013 season, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.
Jackson signed a one-year contract with the Redskins last April after he was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He did not play at all last season because he was suspended indefinitely by the NFL last summer for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He is eligible to be reinstated by the league in late August.
Jackson has appeared on some unofficial media lists as among the players eligible for unrestricted free agency this month. But the three people familiar with the matter said Friday that under NFL rules governing such issues, Jackson’s one-year contract with the Redskins rolls over into the upcoming season.
He does not count against the salary cap, one of those people said, as long as he remains under suspension.
Jackson still must be reinstated by the NFL in order to be eligible to play next season. According to a written statement released by the league last August, when Jackson was suspended without pay, he is eligible for reinstatement beginning Aug. 31, 2013.
While a member of the Buccaneers in 2010, Jackson was suspended indefinitely for violating the substance abuse policy and missed all but two games that year and six games in 2011. In 2009, he was suspended and missed four games.
If Jackson is eligible to play for the Redskins next season, his presence could help to eliminate a problem area for the team. Redskins officials have said they’d hoped to have Jackson and Brandon Meriweather as their starters at the two safety spots last season. But Jackson was suspended and Meriweather missed all but one game because of knee injuries. The Redskins ranked 30th in the league in pass defense.
Meriweather also remains under contract for next season.
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Ten muž, co byl s námi, je kanibal.
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The cuts doubled to 30% on Tuesday, with Gazprom warning that they could rise to 85% in the event Belarus fails to act quickly.
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Generate Problem with Attributes: name = Cocum, eatType = coffee shop, food = Italian, priceRange = high, customer rating = 1 out of 5, familyFriendly = yes
Generation: The high-priced Cocum is a child friendly coffee shop. It serves Italian food and has been rated 1 out of 5.
Data: name = The Golden Curry, food = Japanese, familyFriendly = yes, near = The Bakers.
A: The Golden Curry, near The Bakers, serves Japanese food and is family friendly. They have a mid price range.
Here are some keywords about a restaurant:
name = The Wrestlers, eatType = coffee shop, food = Indian, priceRange = high, familyFriendly = no, near = Raja Indian Cuisine.
A: The Wrestlers coffee shop offers Indian food in the high price range and is not children friendly near Raja Indian Cuisine.
[Q]: Sentence: name = Aromi, eatType = coffee shop, food = Fast food, customer rating = low, area = riverside
Plz represent the content in this sentence in data form.
[A]: On the riverside is the coffee shop Aromi. It serves fast food for all the family. Aromi has a low customer rating.
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Some data about a restaurant: name = Midsummer House, eatType = restaurant, food = Fast food, customer rating = 3 out of 5, near = Café Rouge. Write a sentence that includes the above data.
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If you are looking for a Fast food restaurant near Café Rouge, give Midsummer House a try. I has a customer Rating of 3 out of 5 stars.
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Some data about a restaurant: name = The Waterman, food = English, priceRange = less than £20, customer rating = low, area = riverside, familyFriendly = no. Write a sentence that includes the above data.
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Q: Amtrak to consider bringing back service to the Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS — Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are conducting a tour along the Gulf Coast to consider the feasibility of bringing passenger rail back to the area, more than a decade after Hurricane Katrina damaged the tracks.
The Southern Rail Commission announced recently that the so-called "Inspection Train" will include 14 stops in four states, beginning Feb. 18 in New Orleans and concluding the next day in Jacksonville, Florida. Other stops will include Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi; Mobile, Alabama; and Pensacola and Tallahassee, Florida.
News outlets report that Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman will host elected officials and others on the trip, which is being taken to examine the existing railroad infrastructure.
The proposed line to be rebuilt.
Southern Rail Commission Chairman Greg White says he's urging Amtrak to re-establish daily, round-trip service between New Orleans and Orlando.
Passengers in stations throughout Alabama and Mississippi are currently reliant on a bus system to connect to the train network.
Additional reporting by Cailey Rizzo.
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
A: Amtrak is considering rebuilding service that was destroyed during Hurricane Katrina.
Q: Point Break trailer
It was always going to be a risky move. Point Break, the 1991 action film which saw Keanu Reeves as a rookie FBI agent infiltrating a group of surfers and bonding with their charismatic leader Bodhi (played by Patrick Swayze), has become a cult hit with a legion of protective fans
But Ericson Core, who chose the remake for his first foray into feature filmmaking (he has previously worked as a director of photography on films such as The Fast and the Furious), decided he could handle it.
Sadly, if the first trailer is anything to go by, Core may have made a terrible mistake. And fans were quick to take to Twitter to explain just how terrible.
The new film, which is released on January 8 2016, sees extreme sports-loving FBI agent Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) go undercover with a gang of similarly thrill-seeking criminals: “a set of perps with a very unusual skill set... extreme athletes, using their skills to disrupt the international financial markets”, as the trailer tells us.
If the hammy dialogue weren't enough ammunition for vitriolic fans, the parade of high-octane sports was. Gone were their beloved scenes of surfers at one with the sea, replaced by ludicrous action sequences taking in everything from snowboarding and base-jumping to motocross racing through a landslide of boulders.
But don’t take it from us. Here are some of the best tweets from fans:
A: The first trailer for the reboot of Kathryn Bigelow’s cult surfing film has caused a Twitter tidal wave of hostility
Q: What Are Startups Afraid of? The Answers Say a Lot About Tech
Y Combinator, which helped incubate Airbnb Inc. and Instacart Inc., has a reputation for having an application process that’s more exclusive than Harvard University’s. About 6,000 aspiring startups applied to the Silicon Valley business incubator’s summer 2016 class in hopes of being one of the 107 or so to receive a $120,000 investment and access to the group’s well-connected investors and executives.
Beneath the techie buzzwords and fanciful projections, the applications provide a unique view into the rapidly changing technology scene from the perspective of up-and-comers. Online marketing and data firm Priceonomics recently analyzed eight years of Y Combinator submissions. The results give a snapshot of industry trends and entrepreneurs’ views of who’s hot and who’s not in tech.
Y Combinator asks applicants to list their competitors. Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. dominate the responses, but Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb are gaining quickly. Their names were mentioned more than half as many times as Google’s in 2016, according to the Priceonomics analysis. Uber, a ride-hailing company that’s established itself as a Valley golden child with a valuation of $62.5 billion, was mentioned in 2.6 percent of applications this year.
Slack Technologies Inc., a messaging app for businesses, has seen a significant uptick in mentions. Bloomberg Beta, the venture capital arm of Bloomberg LP, is an investor in Slack. Willett Advisors, the investment arm for the personal and philanthropic assets of Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder of Bloomberg LP, invests in Y Combinator startups.
Facebook’s Instagram is a perennial threat on startups’ radar. But WhatsApp, which Facebook spent far more to acquire in a $22 billion deal, has plateaued in the eyes of Y Combinator hopefuls. Snapchat Inc., another messaging app Facebook has targeted, was on a similar trajectory in the last year.
For Dropbox Inc., the hype cycle has been winding down for the last few years. After leading a list of five highly valued private companies in 2012, Dropbox’s presence in Y Combinator submissions has been on a steady decline since 2013, according to the Priceonomics study. Dropbox’s drop coincides with concerns expressed by the company’s own investors, several of which have repeatedly written down the value of their stakes.
However, Dropbox, which makes money by charging users for more cloud storage space, is well-positioned for another trend: the rise of subscription-based software businesses. Y Combinator applicants have increased references to so-called software-as-a-service revenue models by 400 percent since 2008. Meanwhile, advertising is falling out of vogue.
The shift highlights a rush toward sustainable, more predictable businesses as venture capitalists begin to prioritize revenue over user growth. Startups are staying private longer -- no tech company went public last quarter -- leaving VCs concerned they’ll have to invest more over longer periods of time to keep startups afloat.
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Y Combinator, which helped incubate Airbnb Inc. and Instacart Inc., has a reputation for having an application process that’s more exclusive than Harvard University’s. About 6,000 aspiring startups applied to the Silicon Valley business incubator’s summer 2016 class in hopes of being one of the 107 or so to receive a $120,000 investment and access to the group’s well-connected investors and executives.
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Problem: Background: Adam Craig Gilchrist, AM (; born 14 November 1971), nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is a former Australian international cricketer and former captain of all formats. Widely regarded as the greatest wicket-keeper-batsman in the history of the game, Gilchrist held the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in One Day International (ODI) cricket until it was surpassed by Kumar Sangakkara in 2015 and the most by an Australian in Test cricket. He was captain of Middlesex in the domestic arena. Gilchrist was selected for the state under-17 team, and in 1989 he was offered a scholarship by London-based Richmond Cricket Club, a scheme he now supports himself.
Context: Outside cricket, Gilchrist is an ambassador for the charity World Vision in India, a country in which he is popular due to his cricketing achievements, and sponsors a boy whose father has died. He was approached in early 2005 by the US baseball franchise, the Boston Red Sox, with a view to him playing for them when his cricket career ended. However, he was selected for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and announced his retirement from Test and One-Day cricket in early 2008. In March 2008, Gilchrist joined the Nine Network. Gilchrist has appeared as one of a panel of revolving co-hosts for the revived Wide World of Sports Weekend Edition. He made his debut on the program in March 2008, and commentates on Nine's cricket coverage during the Australian summer. In 2013 Gilchrist joined Ricky Ponting and various other names in cricket to commentate for Channel Ten in the third series of the Big Bash League. As Amway Australia Ambassador, Gilchrist has played a role in many of their charity events. In August 2010, he presented the Freedom Wheels program, an initiative to provide modified bikes to kids with disabilities, a cheque for $20,000. Gilchrist has been the chair of the National Australia Day Council since 2008. In 2008, Gilchrist supported debate on whether Australia Day should be moved to a new date because the current date marks European settlement and is offensive to many Aboriginal Australians. Gilchrist is considered to have left-wing views; Australian captain Ricky Ponting commented in his annual Captain's Diary that his deputy had a penchant for reading Karl Marx while on tour. Gilchrist has had a number of company directorships outside of cricket. His appointment to the board of ASX listed sandalwood company TFS Corporation, committee member of Commonwealth Business Forum in Perth and director of Travelex. The appointment to TFS Corporation was not without controversy when as a board member of TFS he was named as a plaintiff suing his own TFS shareholders for defamation
Question: Has he donated to any other charities?
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Problem: Background: Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 - May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up. Born and raised in Alabama, Blount eventually became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the 1940s. He soon abandoned his birth name, taking the name Sun Ra (after Ra, the Egyptian God of the Sun) and developing a complex persona and mythology that would make him a pioneer of Afrofuturism: he claimed he was an alien from Saturn on a mission to preach peace, and throughout his life he consistently denied any ties to his prior identity.
Context: After the move to New York, Sun Ra and company plunged headlong into the experimentalism that they had only hinted at in Chicago. The music was often extremely loud and the Arkestra grew to include multiple drummers and percussionists. In recordings of this era, Ra began to use new technologies--such as extensive use of tape delay--to assemble spatial sound pieces that were far removed from earlier compositions such as Saturn. Recordings and live performances often featured passages for unusual instrumental combinations, and passages of collective playing that incorporated free improvisation. It is often difficult to tell where compositions end and improvisations begin. In this era, Sun Ra began conducting using hand and body gestures. This system inspired cornetist Butch Morris, who later developed his own more highly refined way to conduct improvisers. Though often associated with avant-garde jazz, Sun Ra did not believe his work could be classified as "free music": "I have to make sure that every note, every nuance, is correct... If you want to call it that, spell it p-h-r-e, because ph is a definite article and re is the name of the sun. So I play phre music - music of the sun." Seeking to broaden his compositional possibilities, Sun Ra insisted all band members double on various percussion instruments - predating world music by drawing on various ethnic musical forms - and most saxophonists became multireedists, adding instruments such as flutes, oboes, or clarinets to their arsenals. In this era, Sun Ra was among the first of any musicians to make extensive and pioneering use of synthesizers and other various electronic keyboards; he was given a prototype Minimoog by its inventor, Robert Moog. According to the Bob Moog Foundation: "Sun Ra first met Robert Moog after Downbeat journalist and Sun Ra acquaintance Tam Fiofori arranged for a visit to Moog's factory in Trumansburg in the Fall of 1969....it was during this visit that Moog loaned Sun Ra a prototype Minimoog (Model B), several months before the commercial instrument (Model D) was introduced in March 1970. Ra immediately added the instrument to his repertoire of keyboards, later acquired a second, and featured the Minimoog prominently on many of his recordings of the early 1970s." Notable titles from this period include The Magic City, Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy, When Sun Comes Out, The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One, Atlantis, Secrets of the Sun and Other Planes of There.
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Though often associated with avant-garde jazz, Sun Ra did not believe his work could be classified as "free music":
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is it possible to free-motion stitch without the bernina stitch regulator?
Repeat this setence, but with the correct capitalization.
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Is it possible to free-motion stitch without the BERNINA Stitch Regulator?
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Background: Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian: [dZu'zeppe 'verdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 - 27 January 1901) was an Italian opera composer. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, and developed a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioachino Rossini, whose works significantly influenced him. By his 30s, he had become one of the pre-eminent opera composers in history.
Context: The writer Friedrich Schiller (four of whose plays were adapted as operas by Verdi) distinguished two types of artist in his 1795 essay On Naive and Sentimental Poetry. The philosopher Isaiah Berlin ranked Verdi in the 'naive' category--"They are not...self-conscious. They do not...stand aside to contemplate their creations and express their own feelings....They are able...if they have genius, to embody their vision fully." (The 'sentimentals' seek to recreate nature and natural feelings on their own terms--Berlin instances Wagner--"offering not peace, but a sword.") Verdi's operas are not written according to an aesthetic theory, or with a purpose to change the tastes of their audiences. In conversation with a German visitor in 1887 he is recorded as saying that, whilst "there was much to be admired in [Wagner's operas] Tannhauser and Lohengrin...in his recent operas [Wagner] seemed to be overstepping the bounds of what can be expressed in music. For him "philosophical" music was incomprehensible." Although Verdi's works belong, as Rosselli admits "to the most artificial of genres...[they] ring emotionally true: truth and directness make them exciting, often hugely so." That is not to say his operas did not come as great innovations. What sounds to a modern listener as derivative of the bel canto, his first major success, Nabucco, came as a something entirely new. Never before had opera been so harmonically complex and direct. No longer was there the empty vocal display of the bel canto period composers. Granted, there is a significant amount of vocal fireworks, but they exist for the purpose of drama, not to show off singers. Aside from this, his use of the chorus was entirely new. Before Nabucco, an opera's chorus was limited to be only a background voice, another instrument. In Nabucco, this is abolished; he uses the chorus as character, to show the suffering and consensus of the people. The famous "Va, pensiero" is an example of this. The first of his "big three" operas, Rigoletto, followed by La Traviata, and ending with Il Trovatore, also was revolutionary. In a letter to Rigoletto's librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, he says, "I conceived Rigoletto almost without arias, without finales but only an unending string of duets." And that it is. Rigoletto is one of, if not the earliest operas to abandon the traditional distinction between the sung aria, and the more speech-like recitative. After these three operas, his works took an increasing amount of time to finish, were significantly longer, and more masterfully orchestrated.
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Rigoletto is one of, if not the earliest operas to abandon the traditional distinction between the sung aria, and the more speech-like recitative.
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Article: While you may be able to use this article as a guide to help you figure out if you are injured, you still must go to the doctor to get a professional diagnosis. It would be bad to think that you are ok, only to put pressure on your knee and injure it further. Schedule an appointment for as soon as possible after the injury. If you can, you may also go to the hospital to deal with the injury right away. When your ACL gets injured, it is referred to as a sprain rather than a broken bone because it is a ligament (though it can feel as painful as breaking a bone). The term 'sprain' refers to more than just the stretching of the ligament, it is actually the classification the is used to refer to ligament injuries. There are three levels of ACL injury. A grade 1 ACL sprain involves mild injury to the ligament. It has been slightly stretched but not torn. It can still sustain the knee joint and will help the leg remain stable. A grade 2 ACL sprain is when the ligament is stretched beyond its capacity to the point it becomes loose. This is when the technical term “partial tear of the ACL” is used. A grade 3 ACL sprain makes the knee joint unstable and the ligament is completely torn apart. You must have a doctor do this test—do not try it yourself. This is the preferred test for figuring out if you have a partial ACL tear because it can show that you have a partial tear even when the rest of the ligaments and tendons in your knee are uninjured. A doctor will: Have you lie down on a table. Your doctor will first look at your uninjured knee to see how far your shin moves forward when your knee is bent. Your ACL keeps your shin from moving very far forward. Your doctor will then look at your injured knee and see how far your shin moves forward when the knee is bent. If it moves forward further than normal but your doctor can still feel resistance, it means that you have a partial tear. If there is no resistance, your ACL has been fully torn. This test is meant to determine how much pressure can be put on your injured knee before it becomes unstable. Your doctor will move your injured leg a little ways away from your body (this is called hip abduction). She will then: Straighten your leg while simultaneously press inward against the outer part of your knee and twist your leg outward. Doing this will show how well your ACL is functioning because it is a movement that only involves the ACL. Your leg will be slowly bent while continuous pressure is put on it. When your knee is bent at a 20 to 40° angle, your doctor will look at your shin bone. If the bone slides forward a bit it means that your ACL has been partially torn. While the ACL cannot be seen through an x-ray, your doctor can look for other evidence that you ACL has been partially torn. An x-ray of both knees is necessary to detect signs of injury such as fracture, improper alignment of the bony structures, and narrowing of the spaces between joints. All three of these injuries are associated with a partial ACL tear. Unlike an x-ray, an MRI will help your doctor to examine your soft tissue structures in your knee, including your ACL. Your doctor will also look at your meniscus and other knee ligaments to make sure that they are not injured. Your doctor might also request an oblique coronal image if he or she is still not sure about the extent of your injury. This image will give the doctor a better view of your knee in addition to the MRI.
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Go to a doctor if you notice any of the symptoms listed in this article. Be aware that there are three grades of ACL injury. Have a doctor perform the Lachman test. Be prepared for the Pivot Shift test. Have an x-ray taken of your knee. Know that an MRI might need to be done.
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Sentences: 1. Wind power is an established technology providing , for example , 21 % of electricity in Denmark .
2. The research is already done and can be made available around the world .
3. There is little doubt that the current mix of energy provision is simply unsustainable .
4. Fossil fuels are simply too damaging to the environment and nuclear is just too expensive .
5. Other renewables are embryonic technologies fraught with development costs whereas wind is an established technology already providing a significant share of the energy mix in several developed economies .
6. Once externalities are taken into account nuclear energy is the single most expensive way of producing a therm .
7. Clean coal is , frankly , a myth and the trend for oil and gas is constantly upwards in term of price .
What claim can be made from these sentences?
Wind energy provides a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear power
Sentences: 1. However , every serious report on the subject sees a reduction in the consumption of energy as an important , indeed critical , part of the solution to the challenges posed by climate change and peak oil .
2. Governmental and inter-governmental policies can be focused on decades in the future rather than on the next product launch .
3. Energy policy in particular operates on long time scales due to the very long build time for new power plants .
4. Equally , governments have the power to regulate and , where necessary , compel individuals and organizations to comply with those regulations .
5. Moreover governments interests are very different from the interests of business ; governments interest is in the future welfare of their citizens not their own profit and is as much for the young as the current working generation .
6. By contrast the market has an interest in avoiding or in the case of carbon trading , moving - the problem .
7. Energy companies not to mention heavy industry and manufacturing have a commercial interest in maximizing energy use as it relates directly to maximizing output .
8. Energy companies want consumers to use more of their product , car manufacturers want consumers to travel more even if this means using more fuel .
9. If a manufacturer expands they increase their energy consumption and if a consumer is to buy a good they are then increasing their own energy consumption , therefore increasing energy use is , ultimately perceived as a positive outcome .
What claim can be made from these sentences?
The government is better placed to consider longer term implications than companies that are legally required to maximize profit
Sentences: 1. These would then become the primary considerations in the popular decision , not their pliability to the interests of the worlds richest nations .
2. Like in the case of heads of state , having to compete in a contest for the popular vote would require candidates to demonstrate their competence for the job and their vision for the future of the organization .
3. Given the evolution in the role of the Secretary-General , he/she needs skills beyond those required of a chief administrator and more closely resembling those of a statesman .
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The UN Secretary General needs to convince the people of the world that he/she is competent enough for the job
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Since 1947, Canadian military units have participated in more than 200 operations worldwide, and completed 72 international operations. Canadian soldiers, sailors, and aviators came to be considered world-class professionals through conspicuous service during these conflicts and the country's integral participation in NATO during the Cold War, First Gulf War, Kosovo War, and in United Nations Peacekeeping operations, such as the Suez Crisis, Golan Heights, Cyprus, Croatia, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Libya. Canada maintained an aircraft carrier from 1957 to 1970 during the Cold War, which never saw combat but participated in patrols during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
What are some of the wars the Canadian Military was involved in?
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Cold War, First Gulf War, Kosovo War
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Translate the following.
English: A prerequisite to understanding the truth is a belief in a Creator, as without acceptance of the existence of a higher intelligence and creative force, you can hardly begin to move onto a spiritual path.
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Un prerequisito entendientdo la verdad, es la creencia en un Creador, sin aceptar la existencia de una inteligencia superior y su fuerza creativa, ustedes duramente empezarian a moverse en un camino espiritual.
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Translate the following sentence to Romanian:
The cuts doubled to 30% on Tuesday, with Gazprom warning that they could rise to 85% in the event Belarus fails to act quickly.
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Reducerile s-au dublat la 30% marţi, iar Gazprom a avertizat că acestea s-ar putea ridica la 85% în cazul în care Belarus nu acţionează rapid.
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Data: name = The Golden Palace, eatType = coffee shop, food = Japanese, priceRange = more than £30, customer rating = low, area = city centre. Can you generate a sentence about this data?
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The Golden Palace serves Japanese food in the city centre, this coffee shop has a low customer rating and is in the more than £30 price range.
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Here are some concepts: museum, tourist, walk
What is a sentence about these concepts?
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Tourist walking around an art museum.
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Produce a sentence which mentions all of these concepts: author, dish, recipe
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a traditional recipe and history for dish from author
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Write a sentence in English.
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Web page of the Tourist Board of the Province of Cordoba
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china 's leading exporting province is seeing a slowdown in the rate of decrease in international trade , according to the quarterly figures from guangdong customs .
Can you generate a short summary of the above paragraph?
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glimmer of economic hope as south china region 's slowdown in foreign trade decreases
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Input: U.S. Officials: Qaddafi Fires First Scud Missile
WASHINGTON – Libyan government forces tapped into their stores of Scud missiles during the weekend, firing one for the first time in this year's conflict with rebels, but hurting no one, U.S. defense officials said Monday.
The missile launch was detected by U.S. forces shortly after midnight Sunday, and the Scud landed in the desert about 50 miles outside Brega, said one official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.
Rebel and government forces have battled over the strategic port city of Brega throughout the conflict, and control has swung back and forth between the two sides.
The strike comes as rebel forces continue to advance, working in recent days to block vital supply routes around Tripoli. The Obama administration said Monday that it is encouraged by recent rebel progress but stopped short of predicting victory for the opposition forces after months of inconclusive battles.
According to the military, the Scud missile was launched from a location about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Surt, a city on the Mediterranean coast about 230 miles (370 kilometers) east of Tripoli. Noting that Scuds are not precision guided missiles, officials said they could not tell whether Brega was the target.
Brega is about 450 miles (725 kilometers) southeast of Tripoli.
Early in the conflict, NATO and U.S. forces targeted sites around the country where Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stored surface-to-surface missiles like Scuds, largely because they worried that he would use them to target areas beyond his control.
The military intervention in Libya began March 19, after the U.N. authorized action to protect Libyan civilians from attacks by government forces. NATO took over the mission in early April, but the U.S. has continued to provide jet fighters and drones, as well as war ships off the coast.
Two senior U.S. officials said it is too soon to tell whether the Scud strike was a singular incident or if it represented a new phase of fighting. Scuds have a range of up to 500 miles (805 kilometers).
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It's about: Libyan government forces tapped into their stores of Scud missiles during the weekend, firing one for the first time in this year's conflict with rebels, but hurting no one, U.S. defense officials said Monday.
Input: Trust Women Conference: Women and the Arab Spring
Roger Cohen, a columnist for The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, moderated a panel titled “The Arab Spring: Window of opportunity or disaster for women?” from the Trust Women Conference in London on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Opening remarks by Queen Noor of Jordan.
Dr. Ala’a Shehabi, Bahraini economics lecturer Atiaf Al Wazir, Yemeni-American blogger Alaa Murabit, founder of the Voice of Libyan Women Amira Yahyaoui, Tunisian peace activist Manal al-Sharif, women’s rights activist
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It's about: Roger Cohen, columnist for The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, moderated a panel titled: "The Arab Spring: Window of opportunity or disaster for women?" from the Trust Women Conference in London on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Input: Bachmann: Romney can restore freedom
Rep. Michele Bachmann formally endorsed ex-rival Mitt Romney for president today, saying the "only option" for conservatives, independents and "disaffected Democrats" is to get behind the presumptive GOP nominee.
"This is the last chance we have to keep America from going 'forward' over the cliff, as Gov. Romney said, and restore the values of prosperity and freedom," the Minnesota congresswoman said in a statement, repeating Romney's play on President Obama's new campaign slogan.
Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite, had held off on a formal endorsement because she said she wanted to help unify conservatives, Tea Party supporters and evangelical voters. She had always indicated she would support the Republican nominee.
Some of her more forceful attacks on Romney -- such as telling ABC News that the ex-Massachusetts governor "cannot beat Obama" -- were replayed today before her announcement.
Bachmann also gave a full-throated endorsement of Romney today at a campaign event in Portsmouth, Va., with the presumptive nominee and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
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Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann endorses former rival Mitt Romney for president.
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How is "We read about sexual and psychological violence against children with horror." said in Finnish?
Olemme kauhuissamme, kun luemme lapsiin kohdistuvasta seksuaalisesta ja henkisestä väkivallasta.
Q: Translate "I would ask for your support." to Finnish?
A: Pyydän tukeanne.
input question: Write a sentence not in English.
output answer: Olemmeko häpeissämme silloin, kun myymme lentokoneita tai autoja ja nämä samat maat pakottavat meidät perustamaan tehtaita ja asettavat meille vaatimuksia?
Q: Translate "The next item is the joint debate on the following motions for resolutions:" to Finnish?
Yes: Esityslistalla on seuraavana yhteiskeskustelu seuraavista päätöslauselmaesityksistä:
[Q]: Puheenjohtajavaltio Espanjan ehdotus Internetin käyttäjien oikeuksien eurooppalaisen peruskirjan laatimisesta ja viidennen perusoikeuden (oikeuden käyttää internetiä) tunnustamisesta voisi tarjota EU:lle aiempaa tehokkaampia välineitä, joiden avulla se voisi taata yhtäältä turvallisuusasioiden paremman suojelun sekä toisaalta internetin laajan ja syrjimättömän käyttöoikeuden.
Translate this to English?
[A]: The Spanish Presidency's proposal of the creation of a European charter on the rights of Internet users and the recognition of a fifth fundamental freedom (freedom of access to the network) could give the EU more efficient instruments that would allow it to guarantee greater protection for security-related issues, on the one hand, and widespread and non-discriminatory access to the network, on the other.
How is "The losers are the 21 small and medium-sized countries." said in Finnish?
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Häviäjiä ovat 21 pientä ja keskisuurta jäsenvaltiota.
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input: Generate an approximately fifteen-word sentence that describes all this data: United States, language, English language; Albany, Oregon, country, United States; United States, ethnicGroup, African Americans
sentence: African Americans are an ethnic group in the United States which is where Albany, Oregon is located and they speak English.
input: Generate an approximately fifteen-word sentence that describes all this data: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, academicDiscipline, Paleobiology; Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, abbreviation, "Acta Palaeontol. Pol."
sentence: Paleobiology is the academic discipline of Acta Palaeontologica Polonica which has the abbreviated name of Acta Palaeontol. Pol.
input: Generate an approximately fifteen-word sentence that describes all this data: AIDAluna, owner, AIDA Cruises; AIDAluna, builder, Meyer Werft
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Meyer Werft was the builder of the AIDAluna which is owned by AIDA Cruises.
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A handful of Bronze Age relics has fostered an assumption that prehistoric settlers inhabited Ibiza thousands of years ago. Greater evidence of such a people is found on Mallorca and Menorca than on Ibiza, but one of the Balearics' most important sites is actually on the island of Formentera, where the megalithic monument/tomb of Ca Na Costa has been dated to 2000 b.c. Ibiza's key location between Africa and ancient Iberia made it a convenient stopover for Mediterranean seafarers, such as the Phoenician traders, who called the island Ibosim. The Greeks dubbed it Ebysos, the Romans called it Ebusus, and the Moors, Yebisah. The Carthaginians: A detailed history of the island doesn't begin until it became a colony of Carthage in the 7th century b.c. . The Carthaginians originally came from the area comprising present-day Lebanon, and from their bases in North Africa and what's now Spain, they challenged the Roman Empire for domination of the Mediterranean region. Their interest in Ibiza lay partly in its vast salt flats, which to this day remain the source of a profitable industry. They capitalized on the natural resources by using the salt to cure fish, which they exported to their home country. The Carthaginians also carried out lead mining and continued to be of significance up until this century. It is believed that the lead pellets which were used by the Carthaginian general Hannibal were made on Ibiza. The Carthaginians also considered the island a holy place, and here in great splendour they buried thousands of their citizens in a huge necropolis on the Puig des Molins (Hill of the Windmills) below the Dalt Vila (Old Town) of Ibiza. Under the gnarled olive trees archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove of statues, jewellery, pitchers, tools, and coins, which are now displayed in the town's two archaeological museums. The Romans never really infiltrated Ibiza, and even after the defeat of Hannibal in 202 b.c. during the Second Punic War their influence was restrained. Only with the fall of Carthage in 146 b.c. did they manage to make inroads, but, as local historians stress, Ibiza was neither conquered nor annexed by Rome, but confederated, retaining remarkable autonomy. For centuries to come the old Carthaginian traditions were allowed to continue on Ibiza alongside the new Roman way of life.
What different names were given to Ibiza's key location between Africa and ancient Iberia?
Tropical climates are found around the equator. These climates have warm temperatures year round. Tropical climates may be very wet or wet and dry. Tropical wet climates occur at or very near the equator. They have high rainfall year round. Tropical rainforests grow in this type of climate. Tropical wet and dry climates also occur near the equator. They receive less rainfall. Most of the rain falls in a single season. The rest of the year is dry. Few trees can withstand the long dry season. The main plants are grasses. Dry climates receive very little rainfall. They also have high rates of evaporation. This makes them even drier. Deserts can get less than 25 centimeters of rain per year. Thats less than 10 inches per year. How much rain do you get at your house?
What are two factors contributing to the dryness of deserts?
A married couple and their three young adult children , a son and two daughters , live in a large compound with a garden and a swimming pool . A tall fence surrounds the property and the children have never been on the other side of it , for their parents have kept them unaware of the outside world , even of the existence of the telephone . They are taught different meanings for everyday words . For example , they are told that a `` zombie '' is `` a small yellow flower , '' and that `` sea '' is a chair . The parents promise that each child will be ready to venture outside the compound once she or he has lost a dogtooth . Although the children are told they have a brother just on the other side of the barrier , he never appears . The only non-family member to come into the house is Christina , a young woman who works as a security guard at the father's factory . She is driven by the father to the compound traveling both ways blindfolded where she performs sexual favors for the son . Dissatisfied with his preference for intercourse , Christina seeks oral sex from the elder daughter in exchange for a headband. The elder daughter obliges but does not recognize the significance of performing cunnilingus . Later , she gives the headband to her younger sister , in exchange for being licked on the shoulder , Which is marked by an unexplained scar . The parents have tricked the children into believing that overhead planes are merely toys . They allow the children to search for toy planes that they have planted on the grounds , and the child that finds the toy owns it .
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IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
The man working in the salon cuts off the woman's long hair and puts it in a bag. the man
OPTIONS:
- then visits with several rolling rollers and styles the long hair.
- wraps the bag in tissue paper and presents it to the representing.
- combs and cuts the woman's hair as she sits.
- leaves as the woman brushes her hair again.
OUT: combs and cuts the woman's hair as she sits.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to identify canine tick problems
Identify lyme disease.
Lyme disease is spread by the deer tick. It may take a few months after being bitten by an infected tick for the dog to show signs.
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- One unfortunate outcome, which seems to affect golden retrievers more commonly, is chronic kidney failure. There is a vaccine for lyme disease in dogs which helps protect against disease.
- Symptoms will include foul smells and urination. The dog will also probably show a lump of fur inside the eye.
- Most dogs tend to be able to show symptoms within a year after becoming infected. Look for spots where your dog has ticks as well as unexplained symptoms.
- There is usually a colony of lyme disease lurking somewhere in the fur surrounding the tick. This colony will be large, dark colored, and not white as like a tumor, only around whitish spots.
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One unfortunate outcome, which seems to affect golden retrievers more commonly, is chronic kidney failure. There is a vaccine for lyme disease in dogs which helps protect against disease.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to write a letter requesting non deportation of a person
Understand the need for the letter.
Under federal law, non-citizens who commit certain crimes can be deported. However, some people may qualify to apply for pardons.
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- Gather evidence and documentation for your letter. Anything you purchase will serve as evidence.
- You can request pardons if : The person has a history of criminal activity that is proven to be a crime. A criminal has turned certain circumstances for guilty.
- The pardon is called a " cancellation of removal. " these people can complete an application and give it to the judge in their removal proceedings.
- In order to obtain pardons, either you must have been incarcerated for a specific period of time. For example, you might have been incarcerated for 1 year.
A: The pardon is called a " cancellation of removal. " these people can complete an application and give it to the judge in their removal proceedings.
The woman holds up a disposable razor, then holds up a reusable razor and shows that the razor can be popped up. The woman is standing again and is now applying lotion to her leg. the woman
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- is now spraying wax all over her leg while using a super blue spray and her green water spray when she is done.
- cuts the lotion onto her leg with the razor.
- puts lotion on her leg from the head down to the soles of her feet.
- is now standing with just her upper body showing and is smiling and talking.
is now standing with just her upper body showing and is smiling and talking.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to protect your back while moving
Use a cart or a hand truck to push heavy objects whenever possible.
Be sure to push heavy objects instead of pulling.
Pushing will use stomach muscles and limit the strain on your back.
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- Keep your knees and torso moving in the same direction. Do not twist or turn while you are pushing an object.
- Sit on one of the carts, if possible. If you have smaller wheels, be sure that they are 4-6 inches (10.2-15.
- Use a regular backpack for moving heavy objects. Pulling heavy objects will decrease its impact on your back.
- Push carefully, as small items can't be pushed far enough at a time. Use the brakes when at the end of a stair column, and the sensor when at the other.
answer: Keep your knees and torso moving in the same direction. Do not twist or turn while you are pushing an object.
IN: What happens next?
A woman is ironing a brown shirt on an ironing board. She looks at the tag on the shirt. She continues ironing the shirt on the ironing board. she
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- places the worn shirt on the ironing board.
- removes the left sleeve from the shirt.
- stops and puts the shirt down.
- lifts the shirt up and puts it over the ironing board.
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Background: Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian: [dZu'zeppe 'verdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 - 27 January 1901) was an Italian opera composer. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, and developed a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioachino Rossini, whose works significantly influenced him. By his 30s, he had become one of the pre-eminent opera composers in history.
Context: The writer Friedrich Schiller (four of whose plays were adapted as operas by Verdi) distinguished two types of artist in his 1795 essay On Naive and Sentimental Poetry. The philosopher Isaiah Berlin ranked Verdi in the 'naive' category--"They are not...self-conscious. They do not...stand aside to contemplate their creations and express their own feelings....They are able...if they have genius, to embody their vision fully." (The 'sentimentals' seek to recreate nature and natural feelings on their own terms--Berlin instances Wagner--"offering not peace, but a sword.") Verdi's operas are not written according to an aesthetic theory, or with a purpose to change the tastes of their audiences. In conversation with a German visitor in 1887 he is recorded as saying that, whilst "there was much to be admired in [Wagner's operas] Tannhauser and Lohengrin...in his recent operas [Wagner] seemed to be overstepping the bounds of what can be expressed in music. For him "philosophical" music was incomprehensible." Although Verdi's works belong, as Rosselli admits "to the most artificial of genres...[they] ring emotionally true: truth and directness make them exciting, often hugely so." That is not to say his operas did not come as great innovations. What sounds to a modern listener as derivative of the bel canto, his first major success, Nabucco, came as a something entirely new. Never before had opera been so harmonically complex and direct. No longer was there the empty vocal display of the bel canto period composers. Granted, there is a significant amount of vocal fireworks, but they exist for the purpose of drama, not to show off singers. Aside from this, his use of the chorus was entirely new. Before Nabucco, an opera's chorus was limited to be only a background voice, another instrument. In Nabucco, this is abolished; he uses the chorus as character, to show the suffering and consensus of the people. The famous "Va, pensiero" is an example of this. The first of his "big three" operas, Rigoletto, followed by La Traviata, and ending with Il Trovatore, also was revolutionary. In a letter to Rigoletto's librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, he says, "I conceived Rigoletto almost without arias, without finales but only an unending string of duets." And that it is. Rigoletto is one of, if not the earliest operas to abandon the traditional distinction between the sung aria, and the more speech-like recitative. After these three operas, his works took an increasing amount of time to finish, were significantly longer, and more masterfully orchestrated.
Question: How did he write his operas?. Whats the answer?
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A man who can say it with flowers is irresistible to women
But, au contraire, it was the President’s little-known grasp of horticulture. France’s first lady has just disclosed in a British radio interview that she was so beguiled by Sarkozy’s knowledge of flowers and their Latin nomenclature, as he escorted her round the gardens of the Élysée Palace, that she murmured to herself, “My God, I must marry this man.”
This seductive blend of politics and pollen is not without precedent. Thomas Jefferson was also a celebrated plantsman and, while an envoy to Paris, he romanced the married Anglo-Italian artist and society hostess Maria Cosway. The pair spent six summer weeks in 1786 touring noted French gardens and who knows what scandal might have ensued had not Jefferson’s jaunt been curtailed when he vaulted over a fountain and broke his right wrist.
Like Sarkozy, Jefferson knew that the cultivation of blooms can be a useful shorthand for declaring yourself cultivated and captivating. Who doesn’t like a man who can talk about passiflora caerulea and bedding plants? I have a soft spot for men who know about flowers. My chartered surveyor grandfather had a nervous breakdown after the war and became the gardener for a prep school in Kent. There wasn’t a plant he could not name, and his pinks and sweet peas were a source of fragrant wonder. Nothing made him happier than a new clump of primroses.
When I was six, he lifted me up to smell a magnolia blossom in the school grounds and I reeled with the wanton headiness of its perfume. Since those formative days, I have believed that a real man should be able to both skin a rabbit and plant a fine border. A rather unfair demand, when you consider I am rubbish with a trowel; but then I’ve long noted that many women only take up gardening when they decide to put down men.
The actor Philip Glenister is as refreshingly plain-talking in real life as he is when playing DCI Gene Hunt. He has just declared that TV bosses shouldn’t “pander” to the tastes of the young, since the majority of those glued to the box are people over 40 who “don’t have a life any more”.
He’s right; there are few things more maddening than the way we over-forties keep having our comfort viewing ripped from us. First it was Waking the Dead, then Zen, and soon we will have to do without Spooks, too. Yet the series has never flagged and the beautifully played tendresse between spy boss Harry Pearce and his colleague Ruth Evershed is the finest example of buttoned-up British passion in people of mature years since The Remains of the Day. I sincerely hope the scriptwriters allow the pair a happy ending and a cottage with roses round the door. Like my grandfather, Pearce is a rose aficionado if ever I saw one.
I suspect that one of the reasons TV executives dislike older viewers is that they are the ones who notice mistakes. My 58-year-old husband was incensed by an item on the BBC news on Monday night discussing the discovery of the cargo ship SS Gairsoppa, which was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast in February 1941.
The broadcast used some footage to illustrate the significant loss of Allied shipping in the Atlantic during the Second World War. The only problem was that the film they chose to use – dramatic shots of a ship keeling over and exploding into smithereens – was of the battleship HMS Barham being sunk off the coast of the border town Sollum, in Egypt. As my spouse growled, “As far as I know, Egypt has no Atlantic coastline. If you can’t trust them to get this right, what can you trust?” Why doesn’t the Beeb take the simple measure of appointing some superannuated fact-checkers?
Please write a summary below.
Nicolas Sarkozy's appeal to Carla Bruni lay not with his power but with his
plant appeal.
Gunmen Kill 68 in Kenya Mall Attack
Gunmen opened fire at an upscale Nairobi mall Saturday, killing at least 68 and wounding 175. The city’s police chief Benson Kibue told the Associated Press that it was likely an act of terrorism, with no more than 10 attackers involved. After the gunmen burst into the Westgate mall, which is situated in an affluent neighborhood and popular among expatriates, they began to shoot indiscriminately and take hostages.
The attackers did, however, assert that non-Muslims were being targeted. Witness Elijah Kamau told the AP that the gunmen, who were toting AK-47s and hand grenades, announced that Muslims were safe and should stand up and leave.
Around 5 p.m. local time, the Kenyan Red Cross began reporting on Twitter that some hostages were being evacuated:
#WestGateShooting more people being escorted out of the mall by @Abbas_Gullet. ^PE http://t.co/JqkvMXlQgB— Kenya Red Cross (@KenyaRedCross) September 21, 2013
Early Sunday morning, about 12 hours after the attack began, several gunmen remained inside the mall with an unknown number of hostages.
Initial suspicions suggested that the al-Qaeda-linked Somali militant group al-Shabab was behind the attack, which Al Jazeera later confirmed:
Al Shabab confirms to Al Jazeera that it has claimed responsibility for the Westgate mall attack in #Nairobi #Kenya— (@AJELive) September 21, 2013
A police officer holds a gun to provide cover for customers running out as a shooting took place at the Westgate mall in Nairobi on Sept. 21, 2013.
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Gunmen opened fire at an upscale Nairobi mall Saturday, killing at least 68 and wounding 175. The city's police chief Benson Kibue told the Associated Press that it was likely an act of terrorism, with no more than 10 attackers involved.
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The ex-Aston Villa trainee and England Under-21 international is in his fourth stint with the Tangerines having had two spells as well the 2014-15 season.
The 26-year-old scored six goals last term after returning in January.
"The club should never have been in League Two and we need to keep pushing," he told the club website.
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Blackpool striker Nathan Delfouneso has signed a new one-year contract with the League One side, with the option of a further year.
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Fill a heavy-bottomed pot, such as a dutch oven, kadhai, or wok, with enough ghee or oil for deep-frying, between one and two inches. Heat the oil to between 360°-375° F (182°-190°C). To test the oil temperature without a thermometer, place the end of a wooden spoon into the oil. If bubbles start to form around the spoon and float to the top, your oil is ready to go. Give the batter a quick stir with a spatula, but do not over-mix. Then pour the batter into a clean squeeze bottle or condiment dispenser. Plastic squeeze bottles can be purchased at many grocery stores, as can specialized batter dispensers. You can also recycle an empty ketchup bottle, just be sure to wash it thoroughly before use. If you do not have a squeeze bottle available, you can pour the batter into a food-grade plastic bag, and cut a small hole in one corner of it when you are ready to dispense the batter. Using your dispenser, squeeze or pour the batter into the hot oil in coils or spirals that are about 2" wide. Only make 3-4 jalebi at a time to avoid crowding the pan. Forming the jalebi is the tricky part, and does take a bit of practice, but once you get the motion down it will be as easy as, well, jalebi! The batter will first sink to the bottom, but will quickly pop back up and float to the top. After a minute or two, flip the jalebi over so they cook on both sides. Then remove them from the oil and drain for a moment on paper towels. Place the jalebi into the syrup while they are still hot, and let them soak for at least a minute, some people prefer up to 4-5 minutes. Turn the jalebi over once so both sides have a chance to soak. The jalebi should become thoroughly saturated with sugar syrup. Start your next batch of jalebi cooking while the first is soaking the syrup. If you wish to serve the jalebi warm, place the jalebi on a platter, or in bowls with a bit of syrup. Otherwise, remove them from the syrup and let then dry on a rack for several hours until the syrup forms a crust.
summary: Heat the oil. Load the batter into a dispenser while the oil is heating. Pour some of the batter into the oil. Fry the jalebi until they are crisp and golden brown. Soak the jalebi in the syrup. Remove the jalebi from the syrup and serve.
Summarize the following:
It is by far the best way to make money in Skyrim. From level 1, start collecting Blue Mountain Flowers and Blue Butterfly Wings. Mixing these two ingredients makes a potion that sells for 80-250 gold depending on your alchemy and speech levels. You can make well over 5,000 gold before even killing the first dragon. You can find these potion ingredients mainly in mountainous/forest areas.
summary: Use alchemy.
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Roast Reindeer meat, sliced Apple wedges, poached Lingonberry preserves Whole wheat bread slices Butter
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summary: Lightly butter bread slice. Top with Reindeer meat, poached apple slices and preserves.
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Q: If well i i don't know it just i don't really care much for TV at all i just i mean i sometimes get hooked into it, can we say that "Some of the shows are really intriguing."?
A: it is not possible to tell
Q: If The statement was absurd and idiotic but it was a victory none the less., can we say that "The statment was brilliant and insightful."?
A: no
Q: If that would be nice, can we say that "That could never work out, it would be horrible."?
A: no
Q: If Its cool air and pretty setting made it a favorite retreat for colonial families right up to the end of British rule in Jamaica in 1962., can we say that "Some of the British families from colonial rule still live in Jamaica."?
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input: (CNN) -- Jason Day nearly pulled out of the World Cup of Golf after learning he had lost eight relatives to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Instead he completed an emotional double victory Sunday in Melbourne as he claimed the individual title and paired with Adam Scott to lead Australia to team honors.
After finishing with a final round 70 for 10-under at Royal Melbourne, Day said his Filipino mother Dening and his sisters had been in this thoughts throughout the event.
They were in the gallery to watch the 24-year-old hold off Thomas Bjorn of Denmark by two shots in a tense final round.
"I am just happy that she is here and I get to hug her," he said.
"It would have been the easiest thing for me to just go ahead and pull out of the tournament with what has been going on over the last week, just to be up there with my mum and support her," he added.
Day lost his grandmother, an uncle and six cousins in the November 8 tragedy and he said that both he and World No.2 Scott would assist with the relief program.
"We will definitely be giving some money or raising money and trying to raise awareness to what has really happened over there.
"To have that lead going into Sunday with all that stuff going on, to finally finish off and hit a great shot into 18 like I did and to win like that was a very big move in my golfing career." 1. What athlete is the article about?
2. What sport does he play?
3. What tragedy befell him?
4. To what?
5. Where did this occur?
6. Did he cancel his golf playing?
7. Did he perform well?
8. How well did he do in the individual competition?
9. And the team competition?
10. Who did he compete on a team with?
11. Where are they from? Return numbered answers in your output.
output: 1. Jason Day
2. golf
3. he had lost eight relatives
4. to Typhoon Haiyan
5. in the Philippines.
6. No
7. Yes
8. He won
9. his team won
10. Adam Scott
11. Australia
question: One day Mrs Black visited her family doctor, Mr Dodd. Mr Dodd was an old funny man with a beard. "What's the problem ?" the doctor asked her. "I am very worried about my son, Jake," Mrs Black said, "I can't stop him from betting. He spends all his money betting on horse races. And even worse he'll bet on everything. It doesn't matter what it is." The doctor said, "I've saved many people from gambling before. Send him to me." The next day Mrs Black sent her son to see the doctor. While they were talking , the boy was looking at the doctor's beard. Suddenly he said, "I bet you $ 50 that your beard is not a real one." "Oh, no, " the doctor said. "Can I pull your beard and find out ?" the boy said. The doctor thought this is a good way to teach him a lesson; so he said, "Ok, if my beard is real , you will have to pay me $ 50." The boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed. Two days later the doctor telephoned Mrs Black, "I think I've saved your son." He told her the story. But Mrs Black said, "You're wrong. You've made him worse." "How can that be ?" the doctor asked . "Before he went to see you, he bet me $ 100 that you would ask him to pull your beard !" ,.
1. What's the doctor's name?
2. What's his most notable characteristic?
3. What color is it?
4. What's the mother's name?
5. What's the son's name?
6. What's his issue?
7. Why did she send him to the doctor?
8. Did the doctor solve it?
9. How many days passed from the beginning to the end of the story?
10. How much cash had the boy made by the end?
11. What dis he usually make wagers on?
12. Did the doctor volunteer to help with this?
13. Was his beard fake?
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answer: 1. Mr Dodd
2. he has a beard
3. unknown
4. Mrs Black
5. Jake
6. gambling
7. he bets on everything
8. no
9. Two
10. $50
11. horse races
12. yes
13. yes
Question: In South America, the rich soil of the Amazon River basin in Brazil is known as "black gold". Scientists found that the secret of this rich soil was charcoal . Local people made it from animal bones and tree branches. They mixed the charcoal with the soil about 1.500 years ago.
Now, scientists in the United States have done a modern demonstration. They say charcoal fertilization offers a revolutionary way to improve soil quality for hundreds or even thousands of years.
Mingxin Guo and his team at Delavare State University heated tree leaves, corn stalks , small pieces of wood and poultry waste into "biochar" . They reported their findings at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.
Biochar could be good news for farmers with poor soil and hungry populations to feed. Professor Guo says it could even help against global warming. Intensive farming and overuse of chemical fertilizer give out carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Biochar does the opposite, he says. It traps carbon in the ground.
The researchers planted winter wheat in containers of soil in a greenhouse -- some with biochar, some without. Professor Guo says the wheat grows much better in the pots with biochar. The soil was added two percent charcoal to. But he says even a one percent treatment will increase productivity.
The results demonstrated that biochar can increase organic matter in soil. Loss of nutrients in soil is an increasing problem worldwide as farmers try to grow more food for growing populations.
Next, the team will carry out a five-year study of biochar with spinach , green peppers and tomatoes.
Mingxin Guo says he learns about the "black gold" in Brazil from a magazine story. He explains that it was discovered in the jungle, in the area where waters flow to the Amazon, in the 1960's. But it was not until recent years that scientists began to bring public attention to it. 1. Where is the Amazon River basin located?
2. What kind of soil if found there?
3. What is the rich soil also known as?
4. Who made the soil the way it is?
5. Using what?
6. When did they do this?
7. What country is doing modern demonstrations of this method?
8. Who is the scientist that is heading this project?
9. Does he work alone?
10. What school does he work for?
11. How did he learn about black gold?
12. Where was black gold discovered?
13. When? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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1. Brazil
2. the secret of this rich soil was charcoal
3. black gold
4. Local people
5. animal bones and tree branches
6. 1.500 years ago
7. United States
8. Mingxin Guo
9. Mingxin Guo and his team at Delavare State University
10. Delavare State University
11. heated tree leaves, corn stalks , small pieces of wood and poultry waste into "biochar"
12. Amazon River basin in Brazil
13. in the 1960's
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Data: name = Fitzbillies, eatType = coffee shop, food = Italian, priceRange = moderate, customer rating = 3 out of 5, area = city centre, familyFriendly = yes. What is a sentence that describe this data?
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Fitzbillies is a coffee shop providing Italian food in the moderate price range. It is located in the city centre. kid friendly and good customer rating
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Question:
Medyanın ordudan daha önce yapılan "maddi sorunlarla" ilgili şikayetlerini alaya alması üzerine, Türk Tuğgeneral Metin Gürak'ın bir sözcüsü Cuma günü yaptığı açıklamada sınır karakolunun yeniden inşasında yaşanan gecikmenin parasızlıktan kaynaklandığını yalanladı.
Could you please translate this to English?
Answer:
After the media ridiculed initial military complaints of "financial problems", a spokesman for Turkish General Brigadier General Metin Gurak denied on Friday that a lack of money was delaying border outpost reconstruction.
Question:
Sırp İçişleri Bakanlığı'ndan ve Sırp İstihbarat Teşkilatı'ndan yetkililer de anlaşma kapsamında görev yapıyor.
Could you please translate this to English?
Answer:
There are persons of Serbian Interior Ministry, we have information that there are members of the Serbian Intelligence Agency as well.
Question:
(CNN, BBC, FT - 12/06/03; ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı, AP, AFP, Washington Arşivi - 11/06/03)
Could you please translate this to English?
Answer:
(CNN, BBC, FT - 12/06/03; US Department of State, AP, AFP, Washington File - 11/06/03)
Question:
Sırp hükümetinin finansmanı ile yeni binalar inşa ediliyor.
Could you please translate this to English?
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New buildings have sprung up, financed by the Serbian government.
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test: Mandel, MDLF'nin radyonun sermayesinin yüzde 30'dan fazlasını almakla, radyo kanalının potansiyelinin tamamına ulaşmasına yardımcı olmayı, rekabet gücünü artırmasına katkıda bulunmayı ve bağımsız yorum politika ilkelerini sürdürmesini sağlamayı amacladigini söyledi.
English?
translation: By purchasing just over 30 per cent of the radio's capital, Mandel said, MDLF planned to help access all the station's potential, contribute to the strengthening its competitiveness, and maintain the principles of independent editorial policy.
test: Yaşlı Sırpların çoğu yoksulluktan kötü etkileniyor. [Reuters]
English?
translation: Many of Serbia's elderly are hit hard by poverty. [Reuters]
test: Bosnalı Hırvatlar Bosna-Hersek Hırvat Demokrat Birliği ve Hırvat Demokrat Birliği 1990 partilerinin liderleri Dragan Coviç ve Bozo Ljubiç tarafından temsil edildiler.
English?
translation: Bosnian Croats were represented by leaders of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Democratic Union 1990, Dragan Covic and Bozo Ljubic.
test: Şirketin başkan yardımcısı Nenad Radoja 6 Ocak Çarşamba günü yaptığı açıklamada, şu anda santraller için fizibilite çalışmaları üzerinde çalıştıklarını söyledi.
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Nenad Radoja, company vice president, said on Wednesday (January 6th) that they are currently working on feasibility studies for the plants.
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What's an example of a task that requires knowledge of physical objects to perform?
What is the easiest way to roll sushi.
What's an example of a task that requires knowledge of physical objects to perform?
To sanitize your dogs food and water dishes,
What's an example of a task that requires knowledge of physical objects to perform?
how to keep a turkey moist
What's an example of a task that requires knowledge of physical objects to perform?
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How to make Lemon slushies at home.
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Question: Passage: LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- President Obama mixed jokes with serious discussion Thursday during an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." President Obama chats it up with Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" on Thursday. While presidential candidates have used comedy shows for campaigning as far back as Richard Nixon's performance on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in 1968, Obama became the first sitting president to appear before a late-night talk show studio audience. Obama complimented guitarist Kevin Eubanks on his suit, and he cracked jokes about the Secret Service and "American Idol" host Simon Cowell. Obama also remarked on his poor bowling skills, which were evident during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania. He told Leno that he bowled 129 in the White House bowling alley and said his bowling skills are "like Special Olympics or something."
Query:
Answer: Obama taped the show Thursday afternoon during a two-day swing through the Los Angeles area for town hall meetings focusing on the economy.
Question: Passage: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Health and hospital officials in Haiti braced for the worse Monday, fearing the hurricane that battered the Caribbean nation over the weekend could worsen the cholera outbreak that has killed hundreds of people and hospitalized thousands since it began last month. The official death toll attributed to the outbreak was 544, with more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Health Minister Alex Larsen told CNN. On Monday, Dr. Toni Eyssallenne of Hospital Bernard Mevs confirmed the first case of cholera -- in a 3-year-old boy -- to originate and manifest entirely in Port-au-Prince. Previous cases had been centered in Haiti's Artibonite and Central Plateau regions, including the city of St. Marc, north of the nation's capital. Until now, health officials said that those being treated for cholera in Port-au-Prince all contracted the disease elsewhere.
Query: The young
Answer: Port-Au-Prince boy lived in a tent city across the street from a place that sells macaroni, and he had not traveled in over a year nor had he had contact with people from St. Marc or the Artibonite region, Dr. Eyssallenne said.
Question: Passage: By Mail Foreign Service PUBLISHED: 12:12 EST, 5 March 2013 | UPDATED: 02:45 EST, 6 March 2013 A Russian soldier who went missing 33 years ago during the Soviet Union’s ill-fated Afghan War has been found alive, living a semi-nomadic existence. Red Army conscript Bakhretdin Khakimov was presumed dead by Soviet chiefs. In fact, he had been wounded in battle in 1980 and was rescued and cared for by locals. He adopted an Afghan name, Sheikh Abdullah, married a local woman, who later died, and now practises herbal medicine in the western province of Herat. Walking wounded: Bakhretdin Khakimov was presumed dead by Soviet chiefs, but he had been wounded in battle in 1980 and was rescued and cared for by locals
Query:
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IN: When you 're in a foreign country , here 's a fun game to play . Speak English among yourselves , even if you know the local language . That way , when the locals start badmouthing you or saying rude things about Americans , you can give them a good scare .
What may be the reason for this advice ?
OPTIONS:
- They want others to have a bad trip in another country .
- They think it will be a funny situation .
- None of the above choices .
- They want others to get themselves in trouble .
OUT: They think it will be a funny situation .
I was in the area , so figured I 'd stop in . I ended up finding a computer program I was looking for ... but could n't find . I made the purchase and got home . Upon trying to load the software onto my PC ... I found that there was a scratch which prevented it from loading . Luckily ... I file my receipts and had the original packaging .
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- I threw out the packaging material .
- I attempted to install it in my computer .
- A virus prevented it from loading onto my computer .
Answer the following question: What may happen after I bought the software ?
I attempted to install it in my computer .
question: Play - Asia changed their status on Princess Crown ( a PSP game which is technically the Odin Sphere prequel ) and I ' m considering ordering it . However I already have a slew of PSP games I have n't beaten , not to mention quite a few PS2 and DS ones . Also I ' ve heard Princess Crown is very hard . Meh , I 'll think about it . Went over to my Aunt 's for a barbeque today .
OPTIONS:
- They have been playing with their dog Princess .
- They have been playing with their band jamming to Asia songs .
- They have been playing with their dog Odin .
- They have been playing games .
Q: What has the narrator been doing with their free time ?
answer: They have been playing games .
QUES: Another day full of accomplishments . I got a locker , signed up for direct deposit , got my associate discount card , and finished all my computer lessons due within the next six weeks . Oddly enough the lessons that mentioned HDTV and MP3 ' recommendations ' are missing .
Question with options: When will you know if you were not hired ?
OPTIONS:
- I was already completed the hiring process .
- None of the above choices .
- I will find out within the next six weeks .
- After all the computer lessons are finished .
ANS: I was already completed the hiring process .
Problem: For Yara , it was a matter of convenience . But in Saudi Arabia , public contact between unrelated men and women is strictly prohibited . " Some men came up to us with very long beards and white dresses .
What is not allowed in public in Saudi Arabia ?
OPTIONS:
- men wearing white dresses .
- None of the above choices .
- contact between men and women who are strangers .
- contact between two men who are strangers .
A: contact between men and women who are strangers .
Question:
> > Is there a list somewhere on how to disable all of this stuff so I can get > back to getting something done ? You have a permissions issue . I too went to wwwroot and to a virtual directory that had a web.config file , open it with NotePad and made a change . It would n't let me save the file .
What may be a fact about their situation ?
OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- They are having computer issues at their job .
- They are trying to troubleshoot computer issues .
- They are helping someone fix their computer issue .
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Q: How do you say "Comparison groups are crucial if, for example, one is concerned with determining the degree to which homosexuals are maladjusted (Instead of claiming it by flat)." in Spanish?
A: Los grupos de comparación son cruciales si, por ejemplo, uno está preocupado por la determinación del grado al cual los homosexuales están mal ajustados (en vez de reclamarlo que ha vencido).
Problem: 30 con su brazo modela la arcilla y con los pies vence su resistencia; pone todo su empeño en acabar el barnizado y se desvela por limpiar el horno. ** English?
Answer: He is always concerned for his products, and turns them out in quantity. 30 With his hands he molds the clay, and with his feet softens it.
Q: 1: We are dedicated to providing Kernersville North Carolina Domestic Violence lawyers and law firms with quality white-hat online marketing services that will improve their brand, increase their web visibility, and generate more online business..; 2: Spanish.
A: Estamos dedicados a brindar Kernersville North Carolina Violencia Doméstica abogados y bufetes de abogados con la calidad del sombrero blanco y los servicios de marketing online que mejoren su marca, aumentar la visibilidad de su web, y generar más negocio en línea.
Q: Translate "Sin embargo, tuvimos 11 si no se presentan hoy en día, que ascendieron a 20 animales en la lista que no se habían llevado.": Spanish --> English.
translate: Nevertheless, we had 11 no-shows today, which totaled 20 animals on the list that were not brought.
Problem: Spanish.
Answer: El sitio inmobiliario ClickCasa Europa ofrece miles de anuncios inmobiliarios, por ejemplo casa Tarragona o casa Cataluña.
Q: How do you say "500 fans, admiradores de fotos video fotos video fotos video Enrique del Cerro o curiosos han visto durante esta semana la pagina especial de la estrella fotos video fotos video fotos video Enrique del Cerro" in Spanish?
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500 fans, admiradores de fotos fotos fotos video fotos fotos video Enrique del Cerro o curiosos han visto durante esta semana la pagina especial de la estrella fotos fotos fotos video fotos fotos video Enrique del Cerro
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I figured they were still getting ready , so I ate by myself . As breakfast ended , they still had n't showed up , so I took charge of getting the kids organized and off to their first activity . As the activity wore on , I was still the only leader present .
Generate a question about the above context.
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How might I be feeling about being the only leader ?
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Problem: How does the sentence end?
Samuel did not like the house as much as Benjamin because
OPTIONS:
- Samuel didn't see numerous cockroaches in the basement.
- Benjamin didn't see numerous cockroaches in the basement.
Answer: Benjamin didn't see numerous cockroaches in the basement.
sentence: The erupting volcano spewed molten lava, ash and smoke into the sky until the OPTIONS:
- sky was empty.
- volcano was empty.
complete: volcano was empty.
Since I took the books out of the box and put them into the storage chest, the
OPTIONS:
- box became very light.
- chest became very light.
box became very light.
Input: Continue writing.
Amy has a gastroparesis and needs professional help from Maria, because
OPTIONS:
- Amy is a doctor.
- Maria is a doctor.
Continued: Maria is a doctor.
Story needs to be completed:
After the terrible traffic accident, Justin paid 3 million to Benjamin,
OPTIONS:
- Justin was at fault.
- Benjamin was at fault.
My choice:
Justin was at fault.
Problem: How does the sentence end?
Elena aspired to grow up and be just like Angela was now, as
OPTIONS:
- Elena was no longer a kid .
- Angela was no longer a kid .
Answer:
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Angela was no longer a kid .
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Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев , Tatar: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев , Russian: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев ; 17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer. He was director of the Paris Opera Ballet from 1983 to 1989 and its chief choreographer until October 1992.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Paris Opera Ballet was Nureyev's first directing job.
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It's impossible to say
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Question:
Write a sentence not in English.
Sentence:
(1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), l’exploitant doit emballer et étiqueter un produit de viande destiné à l’exportation en conformité avec les exigences du pays importateur ou, à défaut de telles exigences, de la manière prescrite par la partie III.
[Q]: "This brings the number of integrated schools to 43." --> French?
[A]: Cela porte le nombre des écoles intégrées à 43.
Q: "(ii) shall not cause a dangerous effect e.g. catalysing a reaction or reacting with the dangerous goods;" to French
****
A: ii) ne doivent pas causer d'effets dangereux, par exemple en catalysant une réaction ou en réagissant avec les marchandises dangereuses;
Translate to French:
The proposed programme budget for the biennium 2010-2011 includes a provision under section 33, Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance, for the initiation of an engineering study at the United Nations Office at Geneva in respect of the envisaged “strategic heritage plan”, aimed at developing a comprehensive renovation and refurbishment programme for the Palais des Nations.
Answer: Dans le projet de budget-programme pour l'exercice biennal 2010-2011, des crédits ont été demandés au chapitre 33 (Travaux de construction, transformation et amélioration des locaux et gros travaux d'entretien) pour le lancement d'une étude technique à l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève au titre du « plan stratégique patrimonial », dont l'objet est d'élaborer un programme général de remise en état et de modernisation du Palais des Nations.
IN: French:
In addition, the Commission will be able to convene meetings with the central authorities.
OUT: De plus, la Commission pourra convoquer des réunions avec les autorités centrales.
IN: French:
We support all efforts aimed at reaching out to the Kosovo Serbs, involving them in the Kosovo Assembly and working with them to create the conditions for normal life in Kosovo.
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Nous appuyons tous les efforts visant à tendre la main aux Serbes du Kosovo, à les faire participer à l'Assemblée législative et à travailler avec eux pour créer des conditions de vie normales au Kosovo.
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QUES: acceptable (OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable)
ANS: Euclid was interested in Plato's description of geometry.
Question: acceptable
Answer: Fred must have been singing songs and probably was drinking beer.
Problem: Produce a sentence that would be considered grammatically acceptable (OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable)
Answer: Steve tossed the ball at Anna.
Instruction: Produce a brief English sentence that would be considered grammatically as category: unacceptable
All categories: OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable
A brief sentence: They caused him to become angry by making him.
QUES: unacceptable (OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable)
ANS: Paula spanked her right hand through the naughty child.
QUES: acceptable (OPTIONS:
- unacceptable
- acceptable)
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John enjoyed drawing trees for his syntax homework.
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– A full 86% of US adults approve of interracial marriage, a new Gallup poll shows—quite a change from the 4% who approved in 1958. UPI touts the high number, noting that approval is at its highest point yet, with the nation “on the verge of unanimity on the topic.” But, as Margaret Hartmann notes on Jezebel, that number also implies that “more than one in 10 people are against two people loving each other because of the color of their skin.” African Americans approved of interracial marriage at a higher rate of 96%, while 84% of whites approved. Approval is also somewhat lower among Southerners, Republicans, conservatives, and those with less education. The least approving? The elderly, of whom just 66% approved.
Let's expand this into a news article: PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 12 (UPI) --
Interracial marriage approval is at a high point in the United States at 86 percent, a Gallup poll indicated Monday.
The poll of 1,319 adults found the United States is on the verge of unanimity on the topic of interracial marriage, Gallup reported.
Ninety-six percent of African-Americans, who have always been more approving of marriage between blacks whites, approve of such unions, while 84 percent of whites approve.
The gap of approval ratings between blacks and whites has narrowed considerably. The gap since 1997 has been averaging 13 percentage points. From 1968 to 1994, the average gap was 32 points.
When Gallup first asked about interracial marriage in 1958, only 4 percent of those asked approved.
Approval of black-white marriages is slightly lower among Southerners, Republicans, conservatives and those in lower education levels. The elderly are the least approving group at 66 percent.
The poll, conducted Aug. 4-7, has a 4 percentage point margin of error. ||||| Ninety-six percent of blacks, 84% of whites approve
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans are approaching unanimity in their views of marriages between blacks and whites, with 86% now approving of such unions. Americans' views on interracial marriage have undergone a major transformation in the past five decades. When Gallup first asked about black-white marriages in 1958, 4% approved. More Americans disapproved than approved until 1983, and approval did not exceed the majority level until 1997.
The latest results are based on an Aug. 4-7 USA Today/Gallup poll, which included an oversample of blacks.
Approval of black-white marriages is at a record high among blacks and whites. Blacks have always been more approving than whites of interracial marriage, going back to 1968 when Gallup first was able to report reliable estimates on each group's opinions. However, the gap in approval ratings has narrowed considerably, averaging 13 percentage points since 1997 but 32 points from 1968-1994.
Wide Generation Gap in Views of Black-White Marriage
Approval of black-white marriage is well above the majority level among all key subgroups, though slightly lower among Southerners, Republicans, conservatives, and those with no college education. Senior citizens are the least approving of black-white marriage among major subgroups, at 66%.
Today's older Americans, those aged 50 and older, are much more likely to approve of black-white marriage than people of the same age a generation ago; 78% today vs. 27% in 1991, a 51-point shift. At the same time, there has also been a 33-point increase among 18- to 29-year-olds (64% to 97%) and a 35-point increase among 30- to 49-year-olds (from 56% to 91%) between the two time periods.
The increase in approval of black-white marriage among all Americans, however, is probably more the result of changing attitudes within the population than it is changes in the composition of the population with more socially progressive younger adults replacing less progressive older ones. This is evident from examining the same age cohorts in 1991 and now. Each cohort shows 30 point or more increases in approval of black-white marriage today compared with the same group's attitudes 20 years ago.
However, generational replacement is still a factor as today's younger Americans, who were children or not even born 20 years ago and are nearly unanimous in their approval of black-white marriage, are replacing now-deceased Americans who were generally less likely to approve of interracial marriage when they were alive.
Implications
Americans' acceptance of marriage between people of different races continues to grow and is approaching unanimity, with 86% now approving of marriages between blacks and whites. Widespread approval of interracial marriage is a dramatic shift from roughly 50 years ago when 4% approved, and even 20 years ago, when about half as many approved as do so today.
The trend mimics the growing support for gay marriage -- though Americans are still less likely to accept that practice than interracial marriage. It also follows the trend toward increasing racial tolerance on other measures such as voting for a black president and an increasing belief in progress and equality for blacks in the U.S. more generally. |||||
– Yeah, yeah, yeah—Justin Bieber took home the top prize last night at the American Music Awards. But more importantly, who looked hottest on the red carpet? Radar offers up a list of the best, worst, and wackiest fashions. Browse through a sampling in the gallery or click here for the full slideshow. Not in the mood for wackiness? Click here to see Celebuzz's gallery of the best dressed.
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Let's expand this into a news article: Music’s hottest stars headed to the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Sunday for the 2010 American Music Awards, where the red carpet was filled with the best, worst & wackiest fashions. The RadarOnline.com fashion police are picking the wardrobe winners and the sinners from the annual music awards show where anything can happen!
PHOTOS: The Best, Worst & Wackiest Fashions At The AMA’s
While the AMAs are usually home to rocking and shocking looks, this year fab and feminine fashion were on the attire agenda.
Miley Cyrus, who will be celebrating her 18th birthday on Tuesday, proved that she Can Be Tamed, wearing an anything but scandalous Marchesa strapless mini from the Spring 2011 (which featured a beyond long and dramatic train!) while Katy Perry looked pretty in pink sequins in a Badgley Mischka strapless gown.
PHOTOS: Stars Arrive To The 2010 American Music Awards
Rihanna matched her fiery ‘do to her dress, showing off her dangerous curves in a Cabernet-hued lace sleeved gown. The gorgeous singer finished off her sophisticated look with large diamond and gold Neil Lane hoop earrings and platinum and diamond Neil Lane rings.
PHOTOS: BIKINIS! AMA Babes Strip Down
Kelly Osbourne is having fun flaunting her new and improved figure! The reality show star/rock royalty looked glam in a Christian Dior strapless mini.
PHOTOS: The Best Worst & Wackiest Fashions Of The AMAs Over The Years
As for wacky, sassy rapper Nicki Minaj definitely was dressed on the bizarre side, wearing a brightly hued number from Indian designer Manish Arora, while Ke$ha constructed her high slit gown out of VHS tape!
PHOTOS: The Style Secrets Of Sexy AMA Stars
See all the stars and their red carpet Do’s and Don’ts on RadarOnline.com.
RELATED STORIES:
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PHOTOS: Best & Worst Dressed At The MTV Europe Awards
Miley Cyrus’ Outrageous Award Show Outfit ||||| So many celebrities, so many amazing looks, but who was the cream of the crop of the 2010 American Music Awards?
Well, Celebuzz has compiled our picks for the most fabulous looking ladies and gentleman at the AMAs. We loved Taylor Swift's new bangs, Miley Cyrus' white wedding-esque dress, and Mandy Moore looked like a slice of heaven pie. And, per the norm, Rihanna's new look dropped our jaws.
Check out the gallery of the best-dressed celebs at the AMAs! |||||
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Data: Aleksandra Kovač, associatedBand/associatedMusicalArtist, K2 (Kovač sisters duo); Aleksandra Kovač, genre, Pop music; Pop music, musicFusionGenre, Disco
Sentence about the following data:
A: Aleksandra Kovač is part of the K2 (Kovač sisters duo), in the musical genre Pop, of which Disco music is a fusion genre of.
Data: Ajoblanco, ingredient, Almond; Almond, family, Rosaceae; Almond, order, Rosales
Sentence about the following data:
A: Almond, an ingredient in Ajoblanco, is part of the Rosaceae family and is a member of the Rosales order.
Data: Chinabank, foundingDate, 1920-08-16; Chinabank, numberOfEmployees, 5594
Sentence about the following data:
A:
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Founded on 08-16-1920, Chinabank has 5594 employees.
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Problem: Write the next sentence for:
Actress stella stevens is shown in a tv show credit opening. she
OPTIONS:
- wins a pulitzer prize and a trophy.
- begins talking in a front and, horse trainer talk while she is demonstrating how to bike in a horse shop.
- appears in a restaurant with a man as they sit down at a table.
- joins the biking club and does several stunts in various competitions at the track..
Next sentence: appears in a restaurant with a man as they sit down at a table.
context: How to deal with a person who always takes your friend away
Reflect on your feelings.
After you have identified your reasons for feeling upset about the situation, it is important to discuss your feelings with your friend. Your friend may be totally unaware that they have been spending so much more time with someone else.
OPTIONS:
- Stand with your friend to play a game of do not go. For instance, maybe your friend is annoyed that you spend so much time talking about your friend the other day.
- Perhaps she is judgmental or jealous at the memories you have of the person. Before going into the conversation, reflect on your feelings and set your reasons for making your friend jealous.
- Talking with them may help to remedy the situation. Try saying something like, " i have been feeling left out since you started spending most of your time with tabitha.
- Before you tell your friend about how you feel, you must really consider which feelings are really holding you back. Consider how upset you feel at the bottom of the scale.
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next sentence for the context: Talking with them may help to remedy the situation. Try saying something like, " i have been feeling left out since you started spending most of your time with tabitha.
IN: What happens next?
How to measure dc offset
Purchase a multimeter.
A multimeter is a handheld device for measuring electrical current, resistance, or voltage. Multimeters are available in either digital or analog models, and can sport a variety of different features.
OPTIONS:
- The important consideration when choosing a meter to measure dc offset is the lowest available voltage range. Because dc offset readings will be quite small (usually under 100 mv), you need a meter with a small range (sensitivity) so that the readings will register correctly.
- Multimeters tend to be very hand-operated and can be purchased at most hardware stores, supermarkets, and electronics supply stores. Inflate the multimeter to determine the current you are calculating.
- Handheld multimeters generate a voltage range of at least. 0 to 1.8 ppm per volt.
- Simply purchase a multimeter that's actually an meter, and read the manufacturer's instructions about manufacturing and how to calibrate it. At most sporting goods stores, the first-line meter measures ac voltage.
OUT: The important consideration when choosing a meter to measure dc offset is the lowest available voltage range. Because dc offset readings will be quite small (usually under 100 mv), you need a meter with a small range (sensitivity) so that the readings will register correctly.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to get involved with the literacy volunteers of america
Tutor a small group or single person in basic literacy.
There are also opportunities to tutor those learning english as a second language.
Teach literacy in the workplace to those who need to improve their english.
OPTIONS:
- This class focuses on teaching vocabulary that workers in specific fields need to know. It also provides workers with materials they need to master their job.
- Get advance notice or a recommendation from a qualified teacher or teacher upon volunteering work. Students need to learn a little english to help them improve at home.
- You can also take notes of everything that the volunteer qualifications of the program or group. Practice spelling, punctuation, syntax, and other basic contributions to literacy opportunities.
- Be prepared with an explanation, storyboard, and other useful materials. Make a switch from office to social setting.
A: This class focuses on teaching vocabulary that workers in specific fields need to know. It also provides workers with materials they need to master their job.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to write a sympathy thank you
Buy cards with envelopes.
The colors and design should generally be subdued. Since you are writing a personalized note, choose a blank card or one with very little text; an abundance of trite ready-made phrases will depersonalize your gesture of thanks.
OPTIONS:
- Consider putting in a header line near the top. Another icebreaker here is to make it easy for your reader to find your card at the bottom.
- Store the cards on a side table so no one can read them. Throw the cards away in the trash.
- Alternatively, you can send a plain note. This is especially appropriate if you feel you have a lot to say.
- Instead of using ordinary colorful cards, buy cards that have decorative gifs and flames on them. Use a text pad or part of a sheet of paper.
OUT: Alternatively, you can send a plain note. This is especially appropriate if you feel you have a lot to say.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to dispute medical bills on a credit report
Request a copy of your credit report.
Contact the three major credit reporting agencies (equifax, transunion, and experian) directly. You are also entitled to one free credit report per year from each agency by going to.
OPTIONS:
- Make sure to check your reports from all three agencies, since each one may contain different information. If you find the error on multiple reports, you'll have to file a dispute with each agency.
- You should send your report to equifax and experian. Visit equifax's website at www.equifamer.com/credit-report.
- If you do not have an account with a third-party credit reporting agency, you do not need to report to equifax or experian. They will be accepting and processing your credit report.
- In addition to the credit report itself, you should request a copy of your credit report over the phone, using an agent. Call equifax, experian, and transunion directly to call (800) 877-742-4957.
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Make sure to check your reports from all three agencies, since each one may contain different information. If you find the error on multiple reports, you'll have to file a dispute with each agency.
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Sobald Sie angeschlossen sind, das Modul lädt den gesamten Inhalt Ihres Blogs in der Sekunde.
Translate this to English?
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Once you're connected, the module loads the entire contents of your blog in seconds.
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How is "In particular, as regards the subjects covered by the committees of which I am a member, I believe that the creation of common rules and the implementation of an integrated judicial system are essential for guaranteeing the survival of the single market." said in Romanian?
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În special, în privința subiectelor acoperite de comisiile în care sunt membră, consider că sunt esențiale crearea unor norme comune și punerea în aplicare a unui sistem juridic integrat pentru garantarea supraviețuirii pieței unice.
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Problem: La población esté colaborando ahora con entusiasmo en la plantación de árboles con el Departamento Forestal. ** English?
Answer: Local people are now enthusiastically collaborating with the Forest Department in tree planting.
Problem: No hemos podido encontrar ningún bed and breakfast en Düsseldorf que cumpla tus criterios de búsqueda. Cambia las opciones en la columna izquierda para conseguir resultados. ** English?
Answer: Looking for a B&B in Düsseldorf? We couldn't find any bed and breakfasts in Düsseldorf that meet your criteria. Change the options on the left-hand side to find results.
Problem: Un grupo de clase, que en ningún caso podrá llegar a los 30 alumnos. ** English?
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A group class, which in no case may reach 30 students.
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Problem: OPTIONS:
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- positive positive
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Answer: One of my all time favourite films, ever. Just beautiful, full of human emotion, wit, humour, intelligence. The story grows, as does the lesson of life, just a wonderful film in so many ways.
The cast are also fantasic..... a great selection of the finest British talent around. I loved them all for every diverse element brought into the film.
Italy has to be one of the most romantic places to form a story such as this, - everything about this film works.
I love it :)
An example of a movie review. negative (OPTIONS:
- negative
- positive).
A: This is a made-for-TV and rather needless Sci-fi Channel retelling of the Beowulf story, especially after the recent 2005 film "Beowulf and Grendel". This movie doesn't really get into Beowulf's story, but just takes us through his battle against the ravenous beast known as Grendel as it leaves a kingdom in absolute fear and turmoil while the powerful viking warrior, Beowulf is called upon to rid them of the monster's rampage. If this is successfully accomplished, the king will no longer have to sacrifice the children to keep it at bay. After a few failed attempts, the creature is slain, but it's angry and vengeful mother soon attacks, leaving it up to Beowulf to, again, lend his mighty acts of bravery and strength to defeat it. "Grendel" looks like it was shot on a tiny budget and the CG effects are terrible. Like I said, this movie is absolutely needless.
Q: What's an example of a movie review?
An example of a movie review is here: Really, really bad. How does a film this bad get made? I kept waiting for some redeeming plot point, interesting camera work, or at least some gratuitous nudity but I got nothing. I had just watched Cabin Fever and I thought it was an train wreck (except for the nudity and Pancakes) but it looks like genius compared to this dreck. The best script doctor in the world couldn't have saved this putrid pile of of stinking poo.
The only thing going for this "film" is that it ended.
I've got a headache just thinking about this movie and trying to write something. Ugh! I'm glad I only paid $5 for it and it will soon end up in a landfill.
Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
- negative
- positive) movie review.
Answer: I respect Alex Cox the filmmaker, I really do. He's like the kid at school who you think at first is just trying a little too hard to be "different", a literary punk-rocker who has dipped more than his feet into spaghetti westerns and science fiction and fringe-culture and come out into the world ready to take s*** on... but then you see what he can actually do, the talent and raw feverish artistry and moments of true absurd hilarity capable of him, and you are ready to see whatever he has to offer. But there's two sides to his proverbial coin: he can either really hit it out of the park (Repo Man, Sid & Nancy, Walker arguably) or just try just a little too hard and pull way too many pretentious rabbits out of the hat (Straight to Hell). Death and the Compass falls into the latter category, and while I respect its (mostly) original approach to tackling a detective-killer story, it too falls on its face and its weirdness becomes oddly dull.
It has a strange enough set-up and already irreverent style to follow: a detective, Erik Lonnrot, is after a killer with a hell-fire voice, Red (something), and it seems that the killer is leaving disturbing clues with his victims: scrawled in blood on the walls are messages that, according to eyewitness Alonso Zunz (Christopher Eccleston looking as if he just walked off Shallow Grave without changing his look) has religious significance in the Kabbalah. We follow Lonnrot on his case, and his methods of going after the perp, which include following at first a triangular and then compass-shaped pattern on the map- this despite the protests of the flabbergasted Commissioner Treviranus (Miguel Sandoval), who also looks back in flash-forwards sitting at a desk and speaking to the audience in garbled but sad descriptions of his former employee and colleague after the fact of the case.
Oh, Cox has his moments of creativity and interest, such as a shot where we see the entire scope of the harrowing depths of the police station where Eccleston's character is taken in by handcuffs ("For his own protection" says Lonnrot in case of getting lost in the wrong room) and we're followed in a long tracking shot- maybe the best or just most curious- where we're taken through very dark hallways with very little direction, lost in the maze of turns and oddities among the characters. And it's never something that isn't fascinating to *look* at, with Miguel Garzon's cinematography a morbid delight. But The plot goes through hoola-hoops to keep things so off-beat it might as well be beat-less all-together. The performances, save for a confident Boyle and for Eccleston at the very end, are pretty bad, especially Sandoval who just seems to squirm in his seat reciting the goofy dialog given to him to speak at the audience.
While the murder plot itself contains an intention for the audience that this isn't something we've seen before, that it's in a society with a good many rioters and architecture suggesting Alphaville's next decrepit wave, it too fizzle's out very quickly. What's the conflict here? I was never that much engaged with Boyle's own personal mission to find this killer, and only mildly caught up in the few flashes of deranged scenes of the killer (and/or killers) going after people like in the building early on (Cox himself has an amusing cameo). And just when I started to think it was leading up to something spectacular, with Boyle and Eccleston in that big ("not as big as you think") building in the South section of the city, it suddenly gives us a "TWIST" that we know in the back of our minds is coming but hope isn't, and it deflates any of the humdrum mystery it's been leading up to. For all of Cox's uncanny touches as a filmmaker, for all of his opposition to spoon-feeding the audience with a 'conventional' approach, which I do respect, Death and the Compass ultimately cuts one off at the brain-stem; it's masturbatory.
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Finally, Timon and Pumbaa in their own film...
'The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata' is an irreverent new take on a classic tale. Which classic tale, you ask? Why, 'The Lion King' of course!
Yep, if there's one thing that Disney is never short of, it's narcissism.
But that doesn't mean that this isn't a good film. It's basically the events of 'The Lion King' as told from Timon and Pumbaa's perspective. And it's because of this that you'll have to know the story of 'The Lion King' by heart to see where they're coming from.
Anyway, at one level I was watching this and thinking "Oh my god this is so lame..." and on another level I was having a ball. Much of the humour is predictable - I mean, when Pumbaa makes up two beds, a big one for himself and a small one for Timon, within the first nanosecond we all know that Timon is going to take the big one. But that doesn't stop it from being hilarious, which, IMO, is 'Hakuna Matata' in a nutshell. It's not what happens, it's how.
And a note of warning: there are also some fart jokes. Seriously, did you expect anything else in a film where Pumbaa takes centre stage? But as fart jokes go, these are especially good, and should satisfy even the most particular connoisseur.
The returning voice talent is great. I'm kinda surprised that some of the actors were willing to return, what with most of them only having two or three lines (if they're lucky). Whoopi Goldberg is particularly welcome.
The music is also great. From 'Digga Tunnah' at the start to 'That's all I need', an adaption of 'Warthog Rhapsody' (a song that was cut from 'The Lion King' and is frankly much improved in this incarnation), the music leaves me with nothing to complain about whatsoever.
In the end, Timon and Pumbaa are awesome characters, and while it may be argued that 'Hakuna Matata' is simply an excuse to see them in various fun and assorted compromising situations then so be it. It's rare to find characters that you just want to spend time with.
Am I starting to sound creepy?
Either way, 'The Lion King 1 1/2' is great if you've seen 'The Lion King' far too many times. Especially if you are right now thinking "Don't be silly, there's no such thing as seeing 'The Lion King' too many times!"
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Write a summary based on this article:
A U.S. Navy officer accused of spying for an unidentified foreign power was secretly arrested last summer in an espionage investigation that is ongoing, authorities said Saturday.
The heavily redacted charge sheets say the unidentified officer gave secret information “relating to the national defense to representatives of a foreign government.” But the four-page document does not say exactly what information was provided, or for how long a period it was provided, how the information was transmitted or which nation it was provided to.
The multiple charges of espionage and attempted espionage, made public only on Friday, suggest the accused officer was under surveillance by Navy counterespionage agents for an extended period of time. The officer was arrested “about eight months ago,” according to a U.S. official who asked for anonymity in exchange for discussing some details of the case.
The name of the officer, a lieutenant commander who was assigned to a sensitive maritime patrol and reconnaissance group, is being withheld from the public “out of respect for the ongoing investigation” and the privacy rights of the accused, said the official.
The official did not rule out the possibility of further arrests in the case, which is being jointly pursued by both the FBI and Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS. The officer is being held in the Naval Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Va.
The officer’s unit “provides airborne anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare and maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations from planes such as the P-8A Poseidon, P-3C Orion and unmanned MQ-4C Triton,” according to the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot newspaper. The command of the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force is headquartered at Hampton Roads Naval Support Activity in Norfolk, “although it's not clear whether he was stationed there,” the paper said. The unit has wings at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida, Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Washington state and Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
The Navy’s charge sheet said the officer is accused of three counts of attempted espionage, three counts of making false official statements and five counts of communicating defense information “to a person not entitled to receive said information.” It also said the officer provided a false address when he was on leave "rather than the actual foreign destination," and failed to report contacts with foreign nationals.
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The Navy also accused the officer, “a married man,” of procuring prostitutes ”on divers occasions” and having sex with “a woman not his wife,” a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ.
The dates of the alleged espionage, the identity of the foreign spy service—if any—and the foreign nationals involved will not likely be disclosed until and if the Navy prefers court martial charges against the accused.
Adm. Philip S. Davidson, commander of Fleet Forces Command, will weigh the results of an Article 32 investigation, the military’s version of a grand jury, to determine whether a court martial is warranted.
The accused officer could face the death penalty if found guilty of the most serious espionage charges.
Under the UCMJ, a service member is eligible for the death penalty for espionage if found “guilty of an offense that directly concerns nuclear weaponry, military spacecraft or satellites, early warning systems, or other means of defense or retaliation against large scale attack, war plans, communications intelligence or cryptographic information, or any other major weapons system or major element of defense strategy.” ||||| New details have emerged on the active-duty United States Naval officer who is accused of espionage and facing multiple charges for allegedly passing secrets to China.
Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin worked as a flight officer on the Navy's sensitive intelligence gathering aircraft, the EP-3E Reconnaissance. A U.S. official familiar with the case claims Lin leaked details about the plane's communications systems - information that could help adversaries counter U.S. eavesdropping.
Exact details of the information Lin may have shared with China and for how long is still not clear.
Heavily redacted charge documents accuse Lin with five counts of espionage and attempted espionage, three counts of making false official statements and five counts of communicating defense information "to a person not entitled to receive said information."
Lin is also charged with engaging in prostitution and adultery while on active duty, which is also a violation of military law.
Originally from Taiwan, Lin didn't become a U.S. citizen until 2008. CBS News has confirmed that Lin has been in custody since last summer. A Navy admiral must now decide whether there is enough evidence against Lin to court martial him. In the meantime, he is being held in a Navy brig in Virginia.
If found guilty of one of the most serious espionage charges, Lin could face the death penalty.
In a 2008 profile on the Navy's website about Lin gaining citizenship, he described America as the "promised land."
"Whether it is economical, political, social or religious reasons," Lin said. "I do know that by becoming a citizen of the United States of America, you did it to better your life and the life of your family."
The article claims Lin came to America with his family from Taiwan at the age of 14, and chose his English name based on his mother's dog's name. ||||| Photo
WASHINGTON — The Navy is weighing charges of espionage against an officer who is a naturalized American citizen and has been under investigation since last year on suspicion of providing secret information to China and Taiwan, United States officials said.
The allegations against the officer, Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin, 39, who was born in Taiwan, are part of a secretive espionage case in which Commander Lin is also accused of visiting a prostitute. United States officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly because the investigation into the officer is continuing, said Navy investigators believed that Commander Lin provided secret information to a Chinese girlfriend.
The officials could not say how the information was then passed on to Taiwanese or Chinese officials, but Commander Lin, a flight officer who worked on Navy spy planes, is accused of communicating secret information knowing that it would be used by a foreign government. The other charges being considered against Commander Lin include hiring a prostitute, committing adultery — a crime in the military — and not disclosing foreign travel to the United States government, and then lying about it.
For Commander Lin, who moved to the United States as a teenager, the allegations represent a huge reversal. The Navy had held him up as an example of what immigrants can achieve in the United States and in the military.
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The Navy featured his personal story in December 2008 in a public affairs report on his naturalization ceremony, which took place in the United States District Court in Honolulu.
“Lin was 14 years old when he and his family left Taiwan,” the report said. “They had to travel halfway around the world, stopping in different countries along the way where they had to quickly adapt to new cultures and to find inventive ways to communicate while learning new languages.”
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The report quoted Commander Lin as saying, “I always dreamt about coming to America, the ‘promised land.’”
“I grew up believing that all the roads in America lead to Disneyland,” he added, according to the report. It went on to say that “upon arriving, he quickly found out that it was not about where the roads lead, but where his future in America would take him.”
Until his arrest in September, Commander Lin’s path did appear to be that of an American success story. He enlisted in 1999, and three years later he attended Officer Candidate School, receiving his commission in May 2002, according to his Navy biography.
He went on to serve in a variety of roles as a flight officer, and attended the United States Naval War College in Newport, R.I., from December 2010 to February 2012. From there he went to a job on the Navy staff at the Pentagon, and then was assigned to the Special Projects Patrol Squadron 2 in Hawaii, the last assignment before his arrest.
An Article 32 hearing, the military equivalent of a grand jury, was held for Commander Lin on Friday, and a decision about whether to formally bring his case before a full court-martial is expected by next week, the officials said.
The charge sheet that was considered at the Article 32 hearing, two officials said, included only allegations of spying for Taiwan; the possibility that he also spied for China is still the subject of the investigation, which is being conducted jointly by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the F.B.I., they said.
Commander Lin has been in pretrial confinement at the Navy Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Va., since his arrest, the officials said.
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The Navy has not formally identified Commander Lin in connection with the case, but it was first reported by USNI News and later confirmed by United States officials. |||||
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– The Navy is dealing with an espionage case that involves allegations of both treason and adultery. Though authorities haven't officially identified the officer involved, multiple outlets report that he is Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin, who was born in Taiwan and became a naturalized US citizen in 2008. The New York Times reports that Lin is accused of passing along military secrets to China—via his "Chinese girlfriend." Exactly what he passed along is unclear, but the Virginian-Pilot reports that his unit works with a slew of reconnaissance planes and vessels, including the P-8A Poseidon, the P-3C Orion, and the MQ-4C Triton. Lin was arrested about eight months ago, but details are just now becoming public, reports Newsweek. In addition to the charge of providing classified information to a foreign nation, Lin is charged with adultery, which is a crime under military law. Specifically, he is accused of visiting a prostitute, though it's unclear whether this is the "Chinese girlfriend" referred to in the Times report. He has been held since last summer while the government determines whether there is enough evidence to court-martial him, reports CBS News.
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The plucky Grimethorpe Colliery Band - whose story gave rise to 1996 film Brassed Off - was given the honour as part of BBC Music Day.
It was installed outside the band's rehearsal rooms in South Yorkshire.
The plaque was one of 47 commemorating people or places that have influenced musical culture.
Live updates and more stories from Yorkshire
Brassed Off, which starred the late British acting legend Pete Postlethwaite, featured the fictional town of Grimley and was partly based on the closure of Grimethorpe's pit in 1993.
It used music from the village's band.
Stephen Tompkinson, who starred as Phil in the film, said: I'm incredibly proud the film has lasted and lasted it means so much to people.
"It really strikes a deep note in them, when it would have been far easier just to pack up and stop entirely this band kept playing on.
"They're still there loud and proud today."
Roy Bowater, a tuba player, said: "I think the sound of Grimethorpe is unique, it grabs you by the throat it is just something that gets you from within."
The band was founded in 1917 by workers from the local coal mine.
It survived the closure of the pit in 1993 and relied on sponsorship money from a coal mining company, until 2011. Despite occasional concerns for its future it still continues to make music.
Grimethorpe is about 7 miles (11km) from Barnsley.
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A brass band which inspired a box office hit has been honoured with a blue plaque in the group's centenary year.
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if, as a result of exceptional unfavourable circumstances – for example, let us say, a successful military intervention from the outside or irreparable mistakes on the part of the soviet government itself – capitalism should arise again on the immeasurably wide soviet territory, its historical inadequacy would at the same time have inevitably arisen and such capitalism would in turn soon become the victim of the same contradictions which caused its explosion in 1917.
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If, as a result of exceptional unfavourable circumstances – for example, let us say, a successful military intervention from the outside or irreparable mistakes on the part of the Soviet Government itself – capitalism should arise again on the immeasurably wide Soviet territory, its historical inadequacy would at the same time have inevitably arisen and such capitalism would in turn soon become the victim of the same contradictions which caused its explosion in 1917.
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