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Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Alberto Contador will end his career with Tinkoff-Saxo in 2016, the multiple grand tour winner has announced. The Spanish rider has committed to the squad for his final season before retiring at the end of 2016. Contador wrote on Twitter: 'Hello all, happy to announce that in 2016 will continue being rider of @tinkoff-saxo'. Multiple Grand Tour winner Alberto Contador has announced he will end his career with Tinkoff-Saxo in 2016 . The 32-year-old Spaniard is one of just six riders to have won all three Grand Tours . Tinkoff-Saxo team boss Oleg Tinkov said on Twitter: 'Best stays with the best'. Contador is among the favourites for the 2015 Tour de France, which begins on July 4 in Utrecht. The 32-year-old is one of six riders to have won all three grand tours - of France, Italy and Spain. In 2014 Contador crashed out of the Tour de France, but responded by winning the Vuelta a Espana. Contador won the 2007 and 2009 Tours de France - he was stripped of the 2010 title for an anti-doping infringement - the 2008 Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta in 2008, 2012 and 2014. Contador lifts the Giro d'Italia trophy in 2011 while riding for the Saxo Bank team . Contador celebrates winning the Vuelta a Espana in 2014 - it was his third time winning it . Tinkov said in a media release: 'I'm very happy that Alberto will lead Tinkoff-Saxo in 2016 as well, because I truly believe he is the best cyclist in the world and I am convinced he will continue to be so for a few more years. 'Unfortunately, he decided he would retire at the end of next year which means he will race with my team for two full seasons. I would have, obviously, preferred him to stay longer but that was his personal decision. 'However, I am very proud that Alberto's impressive career will conclude in my team and I hope he takes the Tinkoff-Saxo colours to the top step of the Tour de France podium in 2015 and 2016.' Contador added: 'I am very happy to have closed the deal. It is already five years that I have been working with (team manager) Bjarne Riis and the possibility to continue for another year is satisfying.' Contador lifts the Tour de France trophy after winning the competition in 2009 ahead of Lance Armstrong . | Alberto Contador announced decision to stay on at Tinkoff-Saxo in 2016 . The two-time Tour de France winner will retire at the end of that year . Contador is one of only six riders to have won all three grand tours . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Liverpool face the bizarre scenario of having to wait a month for their FA Cup quarter-final replay with Blackburn Rovers following Sunday's goalless draw at Anfield. UEFA regulations preventing domestic games from clashing with Champions League or Europa League fixtures have ruled out any chance of staging it in the next fortnight, and that is followed by an international break. Cup replays no longer take priority over league fixtures so Liverpool’s game at Swansea next Monday – which is being televised live on Sky – will go ahead as planned, and the FA have agreed with the Premier League and Football League for Brendan Rodgers’ side to meet Blackburn at Ewood Park on April 7 or 8. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is relieved to be playing their FA Cup replay Blackburn in April . Raheem Sterling leaps over the challenge during the goalless draw in the FA Cup quarter-final at Anfield . Bradford ad Reading also fought out a 0-0 draw on Saturday but have been forced to replay 48hours later . The unusual situation follows complaints from Reading manager Steve Clarke and Bradford’s Phil Parkinson on Saturday about having to stage their replay at the Madejski Stadium next Monday – 48 hours after both clubs are in league action – as they chase a place at Wembley in the semi-finals. Liverpool boss Rodgers admitted that he would rather wait a month than be in their shoes. ‘I believe the replay is early April, the 7th or 8th,’ said Rodgers. ‘It is certainly not what it is for Reading and Bradford. That is unbelievable. I feel for them, having to play Saturday and again on Monday. It is incredible. It’s unfair for both clubs with so much at stake. I feel sorry for Parky and for Steve and for the players.’ Blackburn are already scheduled to play Leeds on Easter Saturday and Millwall on Bank Holiday Monday, but it is understood that the second of those games is likely to be postponed so the Championship side can play Liverpool on the Tuesday or Wednesday. Steven Gerrard (left) watched from the stands with ex-team-mate and Sportsmail columnist Jamie Carragher . Gerrard did not play for Liverpool due to injury but the supporters are desperate to get him to Wembley . Manager Gary Bowyer is not concerned over the one-month wait, saying: ‘Our lads will need that long to recover, the amount they have run. They worked ever so hard and every one of them put a shift in. ‘Our chances will be the same in the replay. We might have one or two bac because we’re down to the bare bones.’ Bowyer warned Liverpool that they will face a very different playing surface at Ewood, adding: ‘Our players were pleasantly delighted to see so much grass on the pitch at Anfield. ‘Brendan was complaining about the pitch here. Wait until he sees Ewood. It makes this look like Wembley.’ Martin Skrtel was knocked unconscious after falling awkwardly following a challenge with Rudy Gestede . Kolo Toure replaced Skrtel and could have won the game but for his header being denied by the post . Liverpool suffered an injury scare on Sunday when Martin Skrtel was knocked out after landing awkwardly in the second minute and was carried off following lengthy treatment on the pitch. Rodgers said: ‘Martin Skrtel is fine but he will go to the local hospital to make sure. If he had his choice, he wouldn’t but we have to follow procedure. ‘He could have played on but you have to listen to the medical team and the experts and he is fine in the changing room. He was walking and talking after the game but as a precaution we need to make sure he is okay.’ Liverpool had a goal ruled out by Skrtel’s replacement Kolo Toure, who also hit a post in the second half, as they struggled to break down stubborn opponents who went close through Craig Conway and Alex Baptiste. Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer doesn't think Liverpool are going to enjoy playing on the Ewood Park pitch . Misfiring Mario Balotelli was branded a waste of space by former Liverpool defender Mark Lawreson . Former Liverpool defender and BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson launched a fierce attack on Mario Balotelli, who came on as a substitute for Lazar Markovic. Speaking on Radio 5Live, Lawrenson said: ‘Forget about Mario Balotelli. He is an absolute waste of time. He shouldn’t be anywhere near this team. ‘I can see why Brendan Rodgers threw him on today as he might just create something, but 99 times out of 100 he will let you down.’ | Liverpool drew 0-0 with Blackburn in FA Cup quarter final at Anfield . Replay has been scheduled for April 7 or 8 to meet UEFA regulations . Reading and Bradford have been forced to stage their replay 48hours later . Mario Balotelli has been branded a 'waste of space' by Mark Lawrenson . CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news . |
Give me a summary of the history of Thackeray Hall at the University of Pittsburgh based on this passage. | The building is the former National Union Fire Insurance Company building built circa 1923–1925 in the Early Classical style. The building was purchased by the university in 1968 for $1.875 million ($14.6 million in 2021 dollars), and was originally purposed for faculty offices. It was known as the Social Sciences Building until 1972 when it was renamed Mervis Hall and designated as the home of the Graduate School of Business. In 1983, when the Graduate School of Business moved into a new building also named Mervis Hall, it was renamed Thackeray Hall. | Thackeray Hall used to be the building for the National Union Fire Insurance Company until it was purchased by the University of Pittsburgh in 1968 for $1.875 million. First, it was used for faculty offices, then later known as the Social Sciences Building until it was renamed Mervis Hall. In 1983, it was renamed Thackeray Hall and has housed the university's Department of Mathematics since then. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Lithuania coach Igoris Pankratjevas knows what his defence should expect if England hand a debut to Harry Kane on Friday night. Pankratjevas' side face England at Wembley as the duo meet in a European Championship Group E qualifier - with in-form Kane likely to be selected for his first England cap by manager Roy Hodgson. Although he is untested at the highest international level, Pankratjevas knows his Premier League record and was also present when Kane scored a late winner for Gareth Southgate's Under-21's in a European Under-21 qualifier. Harry Kane is likely to play a role for England in their Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania on Friday . Kane has scored 29 goals in all competitions for Tottenham so far this season . England manager Roy Hodgson says Kane will make his entry into full international football this week . 'Statistics speak for themselves,' he said. 'I know Harry Kane has scored 29 goals in all competitions so that fact speaks for itself. I've seen him play at international level for England Under-21s, he played in Lithuania recently and he is a strong forward.' Lithuania visit Wembley having won two of their opening four Group E qualifying campaign fixtures, with only goal difference keeping them out of the top two. But Pankratjevas knows his players face a unique test in north London and singled out England skipper Wayne Rooney as a danger man. Igoris Pankratjevas says his side are realistic about their chances of causing an upset at Wembley . Pankratjevas says that England captain Wayne Rooney is the anchor of Roy Hodgson's side . 'We are quite realistic about it,' he said when asked about his side's chances at Wembley. 'We are not dreamers, it is always history that Lithuania are playing England for the first time ever. Obviously none of the players have played at such a stage so we are preparing them mentally for this kind of game. 'I like the England team in general recently as they have some new players along with their experienced ones. The new players give them more creativity. He is still the anchor. He has over 100 caps and he is a top player.' With key man Arvydas Novikovas missing through injury, Pankratjevas admits he is yet to finalise his starting XI for the fixture - revealing he has '80 per cent' of his team, with the rest to be decided on Friday. The Lithuania squad trained on the Wembley pitch on Thursday ahead of the qualifier . Meanwhile, Marius Zaliukas will be tasked with keeping the likes of Rooney and Kane quiet if Lithuania are to get a result and the Rangers defender is hoping to prove wrong those in Scotland who expect him to return to Ibrox having been on the receiving end of a heavy loss. 'Everyone in Scotland is laughing because they think it will be a big score,' he said. 'We want to disappoint them. Every weekend I am watching the Premier League. We all understand the kind of players we are going to see tomorrow, that makes it more special. We are not playing these teams every month or every year.' Lithuania are playing England for the first time at senior international level. They have met seven times in UEFA age-group competitions, with England recording five wins and two draws. Most recently, they beat Lithuania 5-0 at home and 1-0 away in 2015 European U21 Championship qualifying. Lithuania have won only twice in 10 competitive away games — against San Marino and Liechtenstein. Experienced centre half Marius Zaliukas (right) plays for Rangers and spent last season at Leeds, making nine appearances. Striker Simonas Stankevicius, 19, is on Leicester’s books, but has yet to make his first-team debut. England are one of only four teams still boasting a 100 per cent record in qualifying. The others are Slovakia, Israel and the Czech Republic. England are unbeaten in 23 Euro and FIFA World Cup qualifying games (W16 D7), stretching back to a 1-0 defeat by Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk in October 2009. Their last competitive home loss was 3-2 to Croatia in November 2007. | England play Lithuania in a Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley on Friday night . Harry Kane in line to make England debut after breakthrough season . Tottenham striker has scored 29 goals for north London club this season . Lithuania coach Igoris Pankratjevas is aware of the threat Kane poses . Sir Geoff Hurst: Why Kane reminds me of Thomas Muller . CLICK HERE to read the lowdown on Lithuania . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Stuart McCall says he hopes to be appointed Rangers boss on a long-term basis – after agreeing to join the club until the end of the season. McCall replaces Kenny McDowall with the remit to get the Ibrox club, rejuvenated off the field following Dave King’s successful ousting of the previous board, out of the Championship. And, while he is urging the dozen out-of-contract players at Rangers to concentrate on winning new deals, he made it very clear that he’d like to stay on beyond the summer. New Rangers manager Stuart McCall raises the club scarf after being unveiled on Thursday afternoon . The former Motherwell boss said: ‘Yes. Regarding the players playing for their futures and new contracts, I’m in the same boat. ‘We’re here for the short term, we know that. But we’ve got an opportunity to put down a marker. If we can do well, who knows what will happen in the future? ‘I’ve enjoyed being back on the training ground. It’s a big, big challenge. Anyone who has seen the side over the last three or four months will know that. But it’s a massive opportunity, privilege and honour. McCall will be tasked with rejuvenating Rangers' promotion bid with the team third in the Championship . Stuart McCall (right) during his spell as Motherwell manager, where he was in charge from 2010-14 . Rangers announced that caretaker manager Kenny McDowall has left the club ahead of a new appointmnet . McCall (centre right) celebrates the 1992 SPL during his Rangers playing days with the Ibrox club . ‘I’ve got a million and one text messages wishing me good luck – and I’ll need them all. But look at quality of squad. They know we’ve underperformed. There is enough quality in there to do better. ‘Football can change so quickly. There is no magic pill for confidence, which has severely lacking. But sometimes a new voice can provide a spark. ‘Their main aim should be turning things around. There are 12 boys out of contract, go win yourself a contract. McDowall was a reluctant leader at Rangers and was boss for 10 games, winning just three of those . ‘Be there at end of season, going around a full Ibrox to cheers, rather than hurrying down tunnel being booed off.’ McCall spoke to McDowall on Thursday and intends to make contact with former team-mate Ally McCoist, still technically on gardening leave from Rangers. His reign began with hard work on Wednesday, calling the players in on their day off to go through an afternoon training session, explaining: ‘Our aim is to get out of the league. The quicker we could get down to it, better. Stuart McCall (left), who was Scotland assistant under Gordon Strachan, has taken charge at Ibrox . ‘They got a group text at half eleven to come in for half two, which would have been tricky for some of them. We had meeting, set a few things out, went out and trained in lovely rain. ‘To cap it off, the under-20s beat Ross County 6-1, So we’re off to a good start! It was a great to get back on the coaching field and I look forward to progressing. ‘People say they don’t look fit. If you are playing with confidence, you look a yard quicker. Rangers interim chairman Paul Murray said in a statement that McDowall will 'always be welcome' at the club . ‘Off the park, things look to be going great. I’ve always said it’s important to have Rangers people on the board. ‘You don’t need someone Ranger-minded as manager. But somebody who knows the league, knows players, knows Scottish football was probably right choice. ‘In an ideal world, you would want to come in to a club in pre-season. We’ve got to hit the ground running. ‘The supporters don’t want to boo and criticise, they want to get behind the team. This club has been kicked for too long.’ | Rangers have confirmed the departure of Kenny McDowall . The caretaker manager left after 10 games in charge, winning three . Stuart McCall has been announced as the club's new manager . Interim chairman Paul Murray praised McDowall's efforts over eight years . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | You can take the man out of Barcelona, but you can never take the Barcelona out of the man. That phrase is certainly true for Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola who celebrated with the home fans as Ivan Rakitic opened the scoring for Barcelona against Manchester City. Guardiola quickly stemmed his excitement by covering his face with his scalf as he realised he was celebrating in front of the world's media. Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola celebrates as Ivan Rakitic opens the scoring for the hosts . Bayern Munich manager Guardiola rises to his feet to celebrate the goal at the Nou Camp . Guardiola covers his face with his scalf after being overcome with emotion following the goal . Guardiola tries to hide his face after he celebrated Barcelona's goal against Manchester City on Wednesday . Bayern Munich coach Guardiola watches the Champions League Round of 16 match at the Nou Camp . The Catalan side went on to beat Manuel Pellegrini's side 1-0 as they progressed to the last eight of the Champions League. Guardiola knows all about life at the club having managed there between 2008 and 2012, and their progression now means he could end up facing his former employers in the next round of the Champions League. Bayern Munich themselves cantered through with ease as they thumped Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 at the Allianz Arena following a goalless first leg against the Ukranian side. Rakitic scores the opening goal past Joe Hart during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 . Rakitic lofts the ball over England No 1 Hart at the Nou Camp as Barcelona progressed on the night . Rakitic is congratulated by teammate Dani Alves following his goal against Manchester City in the last 16 . | Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola was in the crowd at the Nou Camp . Guardiola celebrated as Ivan Rakitic opened the scoring on the night . Barcelona beat Manchester City to progress in the Champions League . Guardiola could come up against his former club in the next round . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | From the London Eye to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, landmarks across the globe have been going green in honour of St Patrick's Day. Around 150 structures around the world are being floodlit with green light to mark the patron saint of Ireland's national holiday. Tourism Ireland are believed to have spent about €65,000 ob their Global Greening initiative which includes iconic landmarks such as Rome's Colosseum in Italy, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland and Leinster House in Dublin. While the Office of Public Works paid another €30,000 to turn buildings in Ireland green in the run-up to the celebrations. This year there is a whole collection of places taking part for the first time ever including the the Sacré Cœur basilica in Paris, Nelson's Column in London, and several buildings in Iceland. Tonight's illumintions will culminate a day of international St Patrick's Day celebrations which has includes parades in Dublin, New York and scores of other cities. In the UK, Prince William and his heavily pregnant wife, Kate, marked the day by presenting shamrocks to soldiers from the Irish Guards at the barracks in Aldershot. While in the emerald isle itself, hundreds of thousands of people lined the nearby route of the Dublin parade, the culmination of a four-day festival featuring music and dance performances, pub crawls, cultural tours and street arcadesIn the US, which is home to more than 40 million who claim Irish descent, their flagship parade down Fifth Avenue in New York brought the city to a halt. The London Eye casts an eerie green reflection across the Thames as it is illuminated in green to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland's national holiday (left) while the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa, in Italy is one of around 150 buildings worldwide that will be lit up this evening to celebrate Ireland's patron saint (right) Landmark buildings across the world have been floodlit green as global celebration of St Patrick's Day, including the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales . Tourism Ireland spent about €65,000 on greening more than 120 buildings and monuments worldwide, including the Government buildings in Dublin . The Colosseum in Rome, Italy has agreed to take part and be floodlit with green lights for the first time ever to celebrate St Patrick's Day . Edinburgh Castle looks ghostly all lit in green for the Tourism Ireland's Global Greening annual initiative which aims to cast the world's most famous places in green light . Edinburgh Airport control tower in Scotland is illuminated as Tourism Ireland praised the 'impressive' line-up of landmarks taking part in the fun (left) and some places taking part for the first time ever include the Colosseum in Rome, the Sacré Cœur basilica in Paris, and Nelson's Column in London (right) Glasgow's SSE Hydro Arena and Armadillo looks alien in bright green light, reflected from the water in the initiative to mark the national holiday of the Emerald Isle . Leinster House in Dublin is illuminated in green to mark a day of international St Patrick's Day celebrations which has includes parades in Dublin, New York and scores of other cities . Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin takes on a Gothic air thanks to the green floodlights below which pick out the building's features, watched over by a person in a devil-horned hat . The annual Global Greening initiative has gone from strength to strength from its beginning in 2010, with just the Sydney Opera House going green, to this year, when about 150 landmark buildings and iconic sites across the world will turn a shade including The Convention Centre in Dublin . The Office of Public Works is said to have paid €30,000 to turn Irish buildings green in the run-up to the Patrick's Day celebrations today . It is believed that Tourism Ireland had to pay the London Eye, on the bank of the Thames in central London, a staggering €6,500 to be illuminated . The outter walls and tower at the city hall in Munch, Germany, were flooded with green light earlier today to mark St Patrick's Day . The day was also being celebrated in Belgrade in Serbia today where the Ada Bridge on the Sava river was lit up with green lights . Cars pass by the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria, as the building is lit up in green in celebration of St. Patrick's day this evening . Sea of green: Thousands of people pulled on green hats and clothing for the annual St Patrick's Day Parade in the heart of Dublin today . Bottoms up: Five friends, dressed in green hats suits and sunglasses, raise their glasses as they begin festivities in central Dublin . The Dublin St Patrick's day parade created a sea of green as it made its way down O'Connell Street towards St Patrick's Cathedral . Hair raising: A woman with a bright green St Patrick's themed wig smiles as she prepares to take pictures of the spectacular parade today . Dressed to impress: The parade featured a series of stunning acts including these three performers in giant dresses waving to the crowds . Thousands of people took to the streets of Belfast with many waving green flags as they prepared to celebrate St Patrick's Day in style . Performers lap up the applause as they take part in a parade through the centre of Belfast in Northern Ireland this afternoon . Some of the performers dressed up in colourful sweet outfits as they took part in a stunning parade in Dublin today . | From the London Eye and Edinburgh Castle to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, global landmarks are going green tonight . More than 150 iconic structures around the world will be floodlit with green light in honour of St Patrick's Day . Tourism Ireland's Global Greening initiative will culminate a day of international celebrations and parades . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A young man who is torn between the rough streets of his hometown and a bright future as a basketball star is poised to make a splash in March Madness after keeping his brother away from violence. Isaiah Williams, a 22-year-old forward and junior at Iona College, says he has lost 24 of his friends and loved ones to violence in a section of Newark, New Jersey, called The Jungle. Teammates say that the star 6'7'' player has gone through periods of crying regularly at practice after losing some of his best friends to shootings related to drugs and gangs, but works harder than anyone. Isaiah Williams, (left) 22, grew up in a section of Newark known for gang crime and has grieved for 24 friends that died due to gun violence . Though his team stands on the brink of the national spotlight, Williams has never been fully free of the forces pulling him back to the troublesome past where his loved ones still live. After the death of friend Rahmel Johnson, 20, in 2013, the basketball star left his college life without telling his coaches and went back home to intervene with his brother Kevin, a year younger. Newark's Oscar Miles Village is controlled by the Crips gang and surrounded by rivals, and Williams felt he had to pull his brother, who was with Johnson right before his targeted shooting, out of a dangerous life, according to NJ.com. The guard, who has Family First tattooed on his chest, returned when Kevin vowed to stay off the streets. This season Williams helped lead Iona to first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and his brother Kevin attends his games. His life at college is a far cry from his time growing up, where he was immersed in violence that saw him shot at three times. Gunmen sprayed shots at him near his neighborhood rec center, after a fight and riding in a car through a rival neighborhood. The basketball star gives a litany of his friends who have been killed in similar incidents: P-Roc, Smoove, Goldie, Capo, T Ram, Hot Dog and many others. Though the star forward dropped everything and went to intervene in his brother's life last season, the 6'7'' player has led Iona College to first place in their conference this year . Oscar Miles Village in Newark is controlled by the Crips gang, and rivalries with surrounding gangs lead to a high homicide rate. There were 111 homicides in Newark in 2013. While others were never had a chance leave, Williams found his escape in basketball. 'My friends wanted me to join them. At one time I did, but when I got a little older I said, 'I have to go shoot baskets.' It was my therapy. It took my mind off everything that was around me,' he told the Bradenton Herald. Mr Williams attended seven high schools and colleges before arriving at Iona, and was named Suncoast Conference Player of The Year at State College of Florida Bradenton before transferring to a Division I school closer to home. Iona's location New Rochelle, New York, means he help his loved ones such as Kevin, and his girlfriend Ille and family have been able to watch him thrive despite an injury this season. He now shoots more than 50 per cent from the floor and averages more than 13 points per game while majoring in criminal justice. Williams attended a number of high school and colleges before being accepted to play at Iona College, roughly 30 miles from where he grew up in Newark . Recovering from hardship and improving himself have always been part of his mindset. 'He would beg me to try to get me into the gym with him. I would have to open the gym for him late at night and early in the morning,' his coach in Florida and current assistant coach Brock Erickson told One-Bid Wonders. The Iona Gaels play Siena College on Saturday, with a shot at the NCAA tournament if they advance and can claim their conference championship. Beyond hoping to make an impact at this year's college basketball postseason, Mr Williams hopes that he can make it even further. He has hopes to play in the NBA or Europe. 'I'm going to try to go as hard as I can and if possible make the NBA,' he said. 'That's what I want to do. If I don't get drafted, okay. I'm just going to keep going, and one day hopefully I'll be there.' Williams (back, jumping) hopes to play in the NBA or in Europe and provide help for his family in New Jersey . | Isaiah Williams, 22, grew up in Oscar Miles Village in Newark, NJ . He has been shot at three times in neighborhood with Crips gang violence . Forward lead Iona College to first place in their conference this year . Star cries regularly at practice when he hears of friends' deaths . He majors in criminal justice but hopes to help family by reaching NBA . |
Where is the annual indoor rowing World Championship? | Ergometer rowing machines (colloquially ergs or ergo) simulate the rowing action and provide a means of training on land when waterborne training is restricted, and of measuring rowing fitness. Ergometers do not simulate the lateral balance challenges, the exact resistance of water, or the exact motions of true rowing including the sweep of the oar handles. For that reason ergometer scores are generally not used as the sole selection criterion for crews (colloquially "ergs don't float"), and technique training is limited to the basic body position and movements. However, this action can still allow a workout comparable to those experienced on the water. Indoor rowing has become popular as a sport in its own right with numerous indoor competitions (and the annual World Championship CRASH-B Sprints in Boston) during the winter off-season. | The indoor rowing world championship is held annually in Boston during the winter off-season. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | The Tartan Army (officer class) march on Twickenham in a mood pitched somewhere between resignation and outright dejection. In the circumstances, none but the most blinkered of uber-patriots would castigate the fans for losing a little faith . With even some in the camp sounding as if there may be no beginning to their ambitions on Saturday evening, it’s hard to foresee anything but a handsome home victory. It is almost impossible to imagine this young – in parts - visiting side succeeding where so many hardened men have failed. Oh, if ever we needed a touch of the gallus swagger that plays such a beloved part in our nation’s sporting mythology, it is today at Rugger HQ. Somewhere amid the mix of technique and aggression required to stifle England, it would be awfully nice if someone from the current crop showed some inspired – maybe even swashbuckling – leadership. Vern Cotter's squad need to find a new source of inspiration if they are to triumph at Twickenham . Jonny Gray may only turn 21 on Saturday, but he has emerged as a key leader in this Scottish squad . Stuart Hogg (second left) is all smiles ahead of Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash in London . Greig Laidlaw is captain, of course. A tidy enough scrum-half well positioned to make split-second decisions on how to use the ball, he has plenty to concern himself with. Among the forwards, an increasing burden is falling on Jonny Gray, who turns 21 on Saturday. Many happy returns and all that. A member of Vern Cotter’s ‘leadership group’, the man to whom Laidlaw hands his armband when replaced, the youngster is involved in calling line-outs and directing the pack. The risk, of course, is that the burden of responsibility dulls the energy and skills that make Gray such an exciting prospect. Would it be better, perhaps, to leave him to concentrate on his own game? Scotland know they will need to be strong in the battle up front if they want to be in touch towards the end . Scotland hooker Ross Ford leads a passing drill during Scotland's final preparations for Saturday's game . ‘Ideally, yeah, you may think that,’ admits Scotland assistant coach Jonathan Humphreys, the former Wales captain adding: ‘But I compare him to Alun Wyn Jones, who I coached at a very similar age. ‘These kids, they want it, they demand it. It is a growth within them. And, with Jonny, he doesn’t see it as a burden. He wants to grow, he wants to learn. ‘What I’ve seen from him, he’s a 20-year-old kid, I’ve seen a huge growth in him in terms of how he handles himself within the group. He will use the experience of the last game, losing to Italy. He is a kid who will not repeat errors. He learns all the time. What Scotland will get out of this is just a phenomenal leader and a phenomenal character.’ If it’s obviously asking a bit much for Gray to emerge chrysalis-like from his cocoon in time to out-think and overpower a hugely effective English pack today, this might also be a perfect opportunity for the kid – winning only his 12th cap – to provide some firm and effective direction. The Scotland players have spent part of this week watching video footage of last season’s humiliation at the hands of England, as well as dissecting the horror show against Italy just a fortnight ago. Scotland go through their paces at Twickenham on Friday - it's an important game for them to restore pride . Humphreys warned: ‘If you go into a game just with passion and heated fervour then that lasts maybe 15 or 20 minutes. It is about process, the technicalities of what you are trying to do. ‘That’s the thing about getting it right. I don’t think we got that wrong last year, it was just systematic errors that are still in our game at the moment. We need to learn from them and eradicate them. We need to get smarter as a group. ‘We have a young group who need to understand that being on the wrong end of the penalty count does exert a lot of pressure on yourself. How do we eradicate that and make sure we are a little more disciplined in those areas? ‘Obviously, you pull apart a game piece by piece. That’s what we’ve done with the Italy game. We obviously took a step back in that game.’ The last thing we wanted, heading into this penultimate Six Nations weekend, was a loss of momentum. Twickenham is a tough enough venue for visitors on a high, never mind those struggling for confidence. Scotland coach Jonathan Humphreys says Gray is thriving under the pressure, just as Alun Wyn Jones did . Scotland fly half Finn Russell (left) and full back Stuart Hogg work on their kicking on Friday . Those of us who have been making this pilgrimage, on and off, since the dying days of the amateur era can remember when Scotland’s miserable streak here – only four wins in history, the most ‘recent’ in 1983 – felt odd, given that both sides were usually closely matched. With each passing loss, though, the sequence of results becomes more of a reflection on the gulf between these former rivals. England have moved on, found new best enemies, chucked us. Stick on the mournful Adele numbers and weep into your cloudy local ale … . Today, they *shouldn’t* need to do much more than bully the Scottish forwards, a unit so effectively driven about Murrayfield by their Italian tormentors. ‘The game will be based around scrummaging for penalties and driving lineouts,’ said Humphreys, seeking no prizes for predicting the obvious. ‘We defended 19 driving lineouts at Murrayfield last year, so we are aware of the strengths and how they want to play.’ They will take some stopping. At the end of a week when even head coach Cotter has spoken about keeping things tight and staying in the game until the final 20 minutes, it feels like Scotland will do well to avoid being absolutely flattened. Unless … unless. Ah, we’re not going to go down that road again. Are we? | Scotland haven't beaten England at HQ since 1983 . Young second row Jonny Gray is becoming a big leader for Scotland . Visitors will need to be tough up front to avoid being steamrollered . |
From the paragraph about Space Needle, tell me where is located, when it was built, how tall the monument is and one more tourist fact about it. | The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark. Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, which drew over 2.3 million visitors.
The Space Needle was once the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River, standing at 605 ft (184 m). The tower is 138 ft (42 m) wide, weighs 9,550 short tons (8,660 metric tons), and is built to withstand winds of up to 200 mph (320 km/h) and earthquakes of up to 9.0 magnitude, as strong as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
The Space Needle features an observation deck 520 ft (160 m) above ground, providing views of the downtown Seattle skyline, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Elliott Bay, and various islands in Puget Sound. Visitors can reach the top of the Space Needle by elevators, which take 41 seconds. On April 19, 1999, the city's Landmarks Preservation Board designated the tower a historic landmark. | The Space Needle was built in 1962 and it is located in Lower Queen Anne area in the city of Seattle. The tower has a height of 605 feet and it takes 41 seconds for visitors to reach the top of it with an elevator. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A major storm whipped Sydney with wild winds and torrential rain at the weekend and made one skipper's job very hard out on the rough harbour waters. The sailing boat was travelling on the water in Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon at the same time as an enormous storm rolled in over the city. One concerned passenger on a harbour ferry captured footage of the sailing boat battling against the wind and current. Scroll down for video . A sailing boat collided with a ferry on Sydney Harbour on Sunday during wild weather . A storm was rolling into the city which made the skipper of this boat's job very difficult . In the video the boat's sails are full of wind and it appeared to be struggling to keep afloat and on course while battling the elements. Ferry passengers lined the outside of the vessel to try and get a look at what turned out to be a rather dangerous situation. The ferry blasted its horn repeatedly as the sailing boat edged closer and closer to the larger vessel. Then, much to the horror of gasping ferry passengers, the smaller vessel slammed into the side of the ferry. In the video the boat's sails are full of wind and it appeared to be struggling to keep afloat and on track while it battled the elements . Much to the horror of commuters the smaller vessel slammed into the side of the ferry as passengers gasped . One person who leaned over the edge of the ferry to get a better look at the scene lost their hat to the wind . One person who leaned over the edge of the ferry to get a better look at the scene subsequently lost their hat to the wind. On Sunday Sydneysiders said farewell to summer as a day of early near-record high temperatures gave way to severe storms in the afternoon. The first day of Autumn saw the seasons change in dramatic fashion as a picturesque sunny sky turned stormy shortly after 3:30pm. Storms rolled in from the south, bringing with them 100km/h winds, torrential rain and hail across much of the city. | A sailing boat was travelling alongside a ferry in Sydney Harbour . It crashed into the side of the ferry as a wild storm rolled over the city . One ferry passenger captured the moment the boat collided with the ferry . |
List the sectoral weightage allocation in Nifty 50 as mentioned in the above passage. Use the format ‘Sector Name - Percentage’ in a numbered list to depict the results and also sort the result based on highest allocation percentage to the lowest. | The NIFTY 50 is a benchmark Indian stock market index that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange.
Nifty 50 is owned and managed by NSE Indices (previously known as India Index Services & Products Limited), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NSE Strategic Investment Corporation Limited. NSE Indices had a marketing and licensing agreement with Standard & Poor's for co-branding equity indices until 2013. The Nifty 50 index was launched on 22 April 1996, and is one of the many stock indices of Nifty.
The NIFTY 50 index has shaped up to be the largest single financial product in India, with an ecosystem consisting of exchange-traded funds (onshore and offshore), and futures and options at NSE and SGX. NIFTY 50 is the world's most actively traded contract. WFE, IOM and FIA surveys endorse NSE's leadership position. Between 2008 & 2012, the NIFTY 50 index's share of NSE market fell from 65% to 29% due to the rise of sectoral indices like NIFTY Bank, NIFTY IT, NIFTY Pharma, and NIFTY Next 50.
The NIFTY 50 index covers 13 sectors of the Indian economy and offers investment managers exposure to the Indian market in one portfolio. As of January 2023, NIFTY 50 gives a weightage of 36.81% to financial services including banking, 14.70% to IT, 12.17% to oil and gas, 9.02% to consumer goods, and 5.84% to automobiles. | 1. financial services - 36.81%
2. IT - 14.70%
3. oil and gas - 12.17%
4. consumer goods - 9.02%
5. automobiles - 5.84% |
Quel a été l'impact de la révolution française ? | La Révolution française est une période de bouleversements sociaux et politiques de grande envergure en France, dans ses colonies et en Europe à la fin du xviiie siècle. La période habituellement comprise s'étend entre l'ouverture des États généraux, le 5 mai 1789, et au plus tard le coup d'État de Napoléon Bonaparte le 9 novembre 1799 (18 brumaire de l'an VIII). Cette période de l'histoire de France a mis fin à l'Ancien Régime en remplaçant la monarchie absolue par une suite de régimes plus ou moins définis, dont la Première République un peu plus de trois ans après la prise de la Bastille.
La Révolution française a légué de toutes nouvelles formes politiques, notamment au travers de la Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen de 1789 qui proclame l'égalité des citoyens devant la loi, les libertés fondamentales, et la souveraineté de la Nation, et se constituant autour d'un État. « Mythe national », ses valeurs et les institutions de la Révolution dominent encore aujourd'hui la vie politique française. La Révolution a entraîné la suppression de la société d'ordres (féodalité, privilèges…), une plus grande division de la propriété foncière, la limitation de l'exercice du pouvoir politique, le rééquilibrage des relations entre l'Église et l'État et la redéfinition des structures familiales.
Elle fut marquée par des périodes de grande violence, notamment pendant la Terreur, dans le cadre de la tentative de contre-révolution de la guerre de Vendée, au cours de laquelle plusieurs centaines de milliers de personnes trouvèrent la mort, lors des insurrections fédéralistes ou dans le cadre de luttes entre factions révolutionnaires rivales, qui ont abouti à la mort successive des principales figures révolutionnaires. | la révolution française a eu plusieurs impacts, sociaux et politiques. On doit à la révolution française la déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen, ainsi que l'égalité des chances pour accéder au pouvoir politique, la séparation de l' église et l'état et une meilleure posture pour les femmes au sein de la société |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Stoke chairman Peter Coates admits he was not expecting manager Mark Hughes to make the progress he has in such a short time. The former Wales boss took over from Tony Pulis for the 2013/14 season after the Potters decided they needed a change of direction. Hughes guided the club to ninth place, their highest finish since being promoted to the Premier League in 2008, with their biggest points tally of 50. Mark Hughes led Stoke to their highest Premier League points tally last season . Stoke are currently 10th on 42 points . Stoke are currently 10th on 42 points and with eight matches remaining look set to better last season's points haul and Hughes has already been rewarded with a new contract taking him to 2019. Coates admits they had expected a short-term drop in performance following their decision to change the manager but it never materialised. 'When you make a change you think it will put you back initially because people have got to get used to working under a different approach,' the chairman told stokecityfc.com. 'I think he (Hughes) was surprised by the squad he inherited. 'He's done very well and the players have bought into him and the new style of play which has been very pleasing, exciting and encouraging. Stoke chairman Peter Coates is surprised at the progress Stoke have made in the last two seasons . Stoke chairman Coates (right) watches from the stands . 'I've long held the view that the critical appointment at any football club is the football manager, if you get that right then you will always have a chance. 'Mark has done very well and we are very pleased with what he has achieved in his spell and we're obviously pleased he wants to continue. 'As ever we do want to get better and Mark has aspirations to get higher up the table and we want to support him in doing that. 'It's great to have him feel like he can achieve progression here and it's nice to hear him say it, he is certainly someone who is confident in what he can and can't do. 'I am always cautious in football because things can easily go wrong, but we are really pleased with the progress we have made and we're delighted with Mark's attitude towards that.' | Mark Hughes took over from Tony Pulis at the start of the 2013-14 season . Hughes has transformed playing style of club in his short time in charge . Stoke finished last season with their highest Premier League points tally . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)Marvel is going back to war. The massively popular superhero entertainment factory has the third "Captain America" movie on the way, "Civil War," which will include Iron Man and quite possibly, the new Spider-Man. It's based on a story arc from almost a decade ago, which tackled issues of freedom versus security, with the two heroes going toe to toe against one another. This summer, Marvel plans to revisit that storyline as part of the much larger return of "Secret Wars," its biggest crossover event of the 1980s. The effects of this will be huge to the comics, ending 33 of the company's titles. CNN spoke to writer Charles Soule, who has gained acclaim for his work on "Superman/Wonder Woman," "Swamp Thing," The Death of Wolverine," "She-Hulk" and more. He gave us the scoop on the return of "Civil War," one year before it hits the big screen. CNN: What can fans expect from your "Civil War" storyline? Soule: "Secret Wars" is an opportunity to revisit some of the great Marvel stories of the past. One of those is "Civil War," and I got the call to work on that. "Civil War" happened in 2006 and 2007, and in that story Captain America and Iron Man went after each other based on an ideological difference on superheroes in the world. What I'm doing is taking that story in a different direction. CNN: Will this be a way for those who are interested in the upcoming movie to dive into that story? Soule: Absolutely. If you look at the ideas that that story had, Iron Man thought superheroes should have to register with the government, and become something of a police force. Captain America thought that that was restricting the central freedoms of this country. It was a debate of security versus freedom. We're taking that basic idea and expanding it to a larger canvas. The Registration Act is all in the past at this point. It's more of a world drastically changed based on a superhero war, and it's a huge story and it's fun to be able to involve every Marvel character there is. CNN: Is this one of the biggest stories you've worked on? Soule: I've been on big books but this one feels huge. It affects every character in one way or another, and it deals with some central issues to the modern world. That's not always something you get to do in a Marvel story. CNN: So this will have many twists and turns away from the original story? Soule: The idea is to take some of the events in the original storyline and spin them off into entirely new stories. Without spoiling, this deals with a world that has been ravaged for quite some time when we pick up the story. I felt the original "Civil War" explored those questions very well. If I was going to play in this sandbox, I wanted to ask my own questions. | This summer, the popular 1980s "Secret War" comic book storyline will return . Story will affect every Marvel comic, ending 33 titles . 2000s "Civil War" story will also be revisiting, pitting characters against each other . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Arsenal superstars were put through their paces during a final training session before they head to France in a bid to rescue their Champions League hopes in their last 16 return leg clash with Monaco. The Gunners trail the Ligue 1 side 3-1 after a disastrous first leg capitulation at the Emirates on February 25, but the team carried determined expressions on their faces as they trained at London Colney on Monday. World Cup winner Mesut Ozil has called on his team-mates to overturn the two-goal deficit by scoring three at the Stade Louis II - a feat that has not been managed by any other team in the last 42 months. (L-R) Gabriel Paulista, Tomas Rosicky, Per Mertesacker, Santo Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil pose for a picture . Arsenal players look determined as they put in a final training session at London Colney before heading to France . World Cup winner Ozil has called for his side to 'fight from the first minute until the last' in comeback bid . Arsenal stars make their way to the training ground wearing gloves to combat the cold conditions in St Albans . Aaron Ramsey (left), Laurent Koscielny and Walcott will be likely starters at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday . Walcott and Cazorla (right) laugh as Sanchez stumbles to the floor while chasing the ball . Emirates boss Arsene Wenger keeps a close eye on his players as they warm up with a light run . Olivier Giroud has an opportunity to make amends after being criticised for missing chances in the first leg defeat . Gunners leading scorer Sanchez will be hoping to get back among the goals as Arsenal look to overturn a 3-1 deficit . Cazorla (left) appears to be leading his Arsenal team-mates on a funny walk procession as the players stretch . Theo Walcott (left) and Aaron Ramsey take part in some light training ahead of Tuesday's Champions League decider . Ramsey introduces team-mates Calum Chambers (left) and Giroud (centre) to the all-important ball . Former Monaco manager Arsene Wenger (centre) reads through his team tactics that require they score at least three goals . Wenger goes through his notes as Arsenal bid to come up with a master plan while Sanchez concentrates on his skills . Gunners playmaker Cazorla appeared relaxed ahead their potentially season defining game . Sanchez uses his trickery to evade the attentions of Arsenal's holding midfielder Francis Coquelin . All of Arsenal's stars will have to shine if they are to reverse the 3-1 deficit to reach the Champions League quarter finals . Sanchez looks dejected as Monaco complete a shock 3-1 first leg lead at the Emirates on February 25 . The stylish midfielder has vowed to fight from the first minute until the last to keep the Premier League side in the competition, but appreciates the importance of scoring early on Tuesday night. Speaking to the club's official website, Ozil said: 'It's very important to score early, but we will remain patient. We want to fight and battle from the first minute until the last. 'This is a match that we are determined to win. We have to score three goals and our aim is to do just that while remaining tight in defence. 'If we play as we are capable of doing in Monaco, I still believe that we have a real chance to progress. Germany World Cup winners Ozil and Mertesacker appear to goad some of their Arsenal team-mates during the session . Wenger faces an emotional return to Monaco where he won the Ligue 1 title with the club in 1998 . Walcott will be hoping for a starting spot on Tuesday after gradually returning from a long spell on the sidelines . A passing conversation with Spanish defender Nacho Monreal brings a smile to Wenger's face during training . Monreal appears to give his manager a reassuring pat on the cheek after their exchange . Arsenal's new defensive signing Gabriel Paulista (centre) juggles with the ball during a team talk . Walcott was all smiles (left) while Ozil covered himself from the cold with a snood (right) as they practiced their passing . Mikel Arteta (centre) is unlikely to start the crunch game after only recently returning from injury . 'We want to disrupt their rhythm and try to score as early as possible. It's going to be difficult to score three times because they have defended well in the tournament so far, but if you look at our past matches and the way we played against Manchester United last week, I think there's a chance we can still progress. 'We have to believe in ourselves. When you believe in yourselves, a positive energy grows that you can achieve your aims. In football, things that may look unlikely can happen. 'I know that if we believe in ourselves and utilise our potential, we can still go through.' Former Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck will be hoping he can repeat his recent goal scoring heroics at Old Trafford . Welbeck (right) pulls a bemused expression during a chat while stretching with team-mate Chambers . Tomas Rosicky has his attention distracted while the rest of the squad gather round in a circle on a misty morning . Keeper David Ospina prepares to throw out the ball while hoping to keep hold of the No 1 jersey . All eyes are on the ball as Arsenal's superstars concentrate on the matter at hand ahead of the make or break tie . Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring as Arsenal warmed up for their European game with a 3-0 victory over West Ham . Meanwhile, former Monaco and Tottenham star Glenn Hoddle has predicted a 'difficult' evening for Arsenal. The former England manager, who was part of the Monaco side that won the league title under Wenger in 1988, is doubtful that Arsenal will be able to score three goals at the Stade Louis II. Speaking to TV station beIN SPORTS, Hoddle said: 'It will be an emotional game for Arsene Wenger, to return here. Difficult. 'Arsenal are playing very well now, they're quick and technical, but AS Monaco are tough defensively.' Meanwhile, former Tottenham star Dimitar Berbatov (centre) joins his Monaco team-mates for a training session in the principality . | Arsenal trail Monaco 3-1 heading into the Champions League last 16 return leg at the Stade Louis II . The Gunners warmed up for the crucial decider with a 3-0 defeat of West Ham in the Premier League . Germany star Mesut Ozil insists his side can score the three goals needed to stage an incredible comeback . READ: Olivier Giroud backs himself to bounce back from woeful first leg display against Monaco . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news as Arsene Wenger's men face crunch clash in Monaco . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Parents are being warned about the risks of amber teething necklaces after a young mother found her 15-month-old daughter almost strangled to death by one in her cot last month. When Ashleigh Ferguson came into her daughter Ellie's bedroom, she found her usually bubbly child face down and silent, with her amber teething necklace twisted around her neck. 'It was wrapped around her arm and neck with a twist in between and my stomach just dropped with a sickening feeling that something like this could even happen,' Ms Ferguson, 26, told the Daily Telegraph. Scroll down for video . Parents have been warned about using amber necklaces to relieve teething in children . 'If the pressure on her neck had been in a slightly different point, it’s unimaginable,' she said. The amber necklaces, which are widely available through health food stores and chemists are said to have been worn for centuries to reduce teething pain. Retailers claim that when they're worn close to the skin, the amber beads release succinic acid which relieves pain. But the Therapeutic Goods Administration states there is no evidence amber necklaces offer any relief from the symptoms of teething and in 2011, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued a warning on the necklaces. They posed two potential hazards strangulation and choking, the ACCC said. After testing several products, it found the necklaces could break and release small parts 'which could result in choking hazards to children under three'. Ashleigh Ferguson found her daughter Ellie with one of the necklaces twisted around her neck in her cot, face down . 'It is likely that unsupervised teething infants wearing amber teething necklaces or bracelets will mouth or chew the product,' the report warned. 'Is it worth the risk, especially when used unsupervised as in a sleeping environment?' Jill Green, National Manager of Education and Bereavement support at Australian non-profit organisation Sids and Kids, said. Australian not-for-profit organisation Sids and Kids and the ACCC have warned parents against the product . 'We need to need to look at why they're promoting these products. 'If you go into a nursery store, you'll see so many products that say they will prevent this and that. We need to be very careful that we're not manufacturing anxiety and we need more evidence that it works and more information about the risks associated with it. For more information about Amber necklaces and for parenting support, visit the Sids and Kids website. | 15 month-old daughter almost strangled in her cot by amber teething necklace . Parents warned not to leave children unsupervised . The ACCC says the necklaces pose a risk of strangling and choking . |
provide the list of the List of American foods that is related to breeds | American foods
Breads
Main article: List of American breads
Banana bread
Cornbread
Cuban bread
Frybread
Texas toast
Cheese
Main article: List of American cheeses
Gouda and Swiss are common cheeses in America.
American cheese (technically a processed cheese)
Cheddar cheese
Colby (as well as the blend Colby-Jack)
Cream cheese
Monterey Jack (and used in pepper jack cheese)
Velveeta (brand name of a common processed cheese)
Desserts
Main article: List of American desserts
Banana pudding
Chocolate brownie
Chocolate chip cookies
Fudge
Jell-O
Key lime pie
Peanut butter cookie
Pecan pie
Pumpkin pie
Red velvet cake
S'more
Sundae
Ice cream
Rice dishes
Gumbo is a dish that originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century.
Calas
Charleston red rice
Chicken bog
Dirty rice
Glorified rice
Gumbo
Hawaiian haystack
Hoppin' John
Jambalaya
Rice and gravy
Red beans and rice
Shrimp creole
Spanish rice
Sandwiches
Main article: List of American sandwiches
BLT
Cheesesteak
Club sandwich
Fluffernutter
Italian beef
Pastrami on rye
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Reuben sandwich
Sloppy joe
Sausages
Hot dogs with various toppings
Bologna sausage
Breakfast sausage
Chaudin
Goetta
Half-smoke
Hot link (sausage)
Italian hot dog
Lebanon bologna
Maxwell Street Polish
Polish Boy
Chorizo
Miscellaneous
Buffalo Wings
Roasted turkey
Fried Chicken | Banana bread
Cornbread
Cuban bread
Frybread
Texas toast
Cheese |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | It's an age-old worry for the men the world over. Now, however, scientists have revealed what's considered 'normal' for penis size and length. The average length of an erect penis is 5.2 inches (13.12 cm), they found. Meanwhile, the average length of a flaccid penis is 3.6 inches (9.16 cm) and 5.2 inches (13.24 cm) when flaccid but stretched. And when it comes to girth, the average erect circumference was 4.6 inches (11.66 cm) and 3.7 inches (9.31 cm) when flaccid. The British research also found there was a small correlation between the erect length of a penis and a man's height. The average length of a flaccid penis is 3.6 inches (9.16 cm) and 5.2 inches (13.24 cm) when flaccid but stretched, the researchers found (file photo) The researchers say the graphs they have plotted, which show the size distributions of a penis, will help clinicians dealing with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), a serious anxiety disorder relating to body image. The study could help to counsel men worried about their size, or with investigations into how condom failure relates to penis size and girth. Some men are concerned about their penis size, and those who are preoccupied and severely distressed may even be diagnosed with BDD. The researchers created a graph (or a nomogram) depicting the size distributions of penis' among men of all ages and many races. The research included 17 studies of 15,521 men who underwent penis size measurements by health professionals using a standard procedure. Before this research, there had been no formal systematic reviews of these measurements, and no attempt to create a nomogram showing the distribution of size. Lead author Dr David Veale from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, told MailOnline: 'Men compare themselves in locker rooms and with pornography on the internet and believe they are inferior. 'Some men have been teased by sexual partners about their length. 'There are lots of men who might be worried - and we think reassuring men they are in the normal range will help. 'We will also use the graphs to examine the discrepancy between what a man believes to be their position on the graph and their actual position, or what they think they should be. 'We have a specialist Body Dysmophic Clinic and some men are very worried and distressed about their size. Experts plotted graphs showing the size distribution of the length of the average penis when flaccid, flaccid and stretched and erect. The graph above shows average penis length of men - in centimetres - in each percentile . The researchers also plotted a nomogram showing the size distribution of the girth of the average penis. The graph shows the average penis girth of men in each percentile - again in centimetres . 'They are unlikely to be helped just by looking at a size distribution graph, they will need more formal treatment like Cognitive Behaviourhal Therapy or medication too.' Dr Martin Baggaley, medical director at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, said: 'BDD causes a person to have a distorted view of how they look and they can spend an obsessive amount of time worrying about their appearance. 'This can include worries over their weight, specific parts of their body and, for men, the size of their penis. 'This can take over someone's life and cause a great deal of distress. 'Hopefully this new study will help reassure those many men who are concerned with their penis size and assist clinicians dealing with BDD.' 'BDD occurs alongside Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and a person with BDD may constantly compare their looks to other people's, spend a long time in front of the mirror or avoid the mirror altogether, constantly conceal a perceived defect or feel anxious when around other people or in social situations.' The research was published in the British Journal of Urology (BJU). | Experts have created graphs showing the size distributions of a penis . The average flaccid penis is 3.6 inches (9.16 cm), the research shows . This extends to 5.2 inches (13.24 cm) when stretched but still flaccid . Researchers found a small correlation between height and penis length . Graphs could help doctors treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder, say experts . |
What is the plot of Kuroko's Basketball? | The Teiko Middle School basketball team dominated basketball teams within Japan, winning the middle school Nationals for three consecutive years. The star players of the team became known as the "Generation of Miracles". After graduating from middle school, the five star players went to different high schools with top basketball teams. However, there was a rumor that there was another player in the "Generation of Miracles": a phantom sixth man. This mysterious player is now a freshman at Seirin High, a new school with a powerful, if little-known, team. Now, Tetsuya Kuroko – the sixth member of the "Generation of Miracles", and Taiga Kagami – a naturally talented player who spent most of his youth in the US, aim to bring Seirin to the top of Japan by taking on Kuroko's former teammates one by one. The series chronicles Seirin's rise to become Japan's number one high school team. The Generation of Miracles include Ryota Kise, Shintaro Midorima, Daiki Aomine, Atsushi Murasakibara, and Seijuro Akashi. | Kuroko's Basketball is an anime about basketball. The story starts with Teiko Middle School where 6 talented players are known as the Generation of Miracles and they went undefeated for 3 years. However, all of the players split off for high school. The protagonist, Tetsuya, is the mysterious sixth man who comes to Seirin high school and meets Taiga Kagami, who is a naturally talented American player. The show focuses on this duo beating the rest of the Generation of Miracles to become the top Japanese high school basketball team. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)If you thought Simon Cowell was mean, wait till you hear what this judging duo had to say on New Zealand's spinoff of the popular singing contest "X Factor" on Sunday. Married couple Natalia Kills and Willy Moon, who both were on the judging panel of the show, slammed the 25-year-old contestant Joe Irvine, after his rendition of Michael Buble's "Cry Me A River." But it wasn't how he sang that ticked them off. "I'm disgusted at how much you've copied my husband, from the hair to the suit," said Kills, referring to Irvine's new makeover for the show. "You're a laughing stock. It's cheesy, it's disgusting...you make me sick," the British singer added. Her husband Willy Moon called him "creepy" and likened him to Norman Bates, the killer in the horror film, "Psycho." Mediaworks, the owner of the New Zealand television channel TV3, which airs the show, has decided to sack the duo for their scathing remarks. "Last night on X Factor both Kills and Moon made comments that were completely unacceptable," said Mark Weldon, Mediaworks chief executive. "We no longer have confidence that Kills and Moon are the right people to perform the role of X Factor judges and they will leave the show, effective immediately," Weldon said in a statement on TV3's website. The couple's comments sparked outrage on Twitter. In just a day, 77,534 people signed a petition to kick the duo off the show. TV3 was quick to respond, saying that it does not condone "bullying." Irvine, who handled the comments calmly on stage, tweeted a smiling photo and thanked his supporters. Kills and Moon did not directly respond to the accusations, but Kills tweeted, thanking her fans for understanding her "passionate opinions." The native singer, Moon, who rose to fame after his song was featured in an Apple ad, was lambasted in the media earlier this week. He reportedly used abusive language at a woman in a bakery in Auckland over a parking space brawl. TV3 apologized on his behalf, saying he regretted the incident and his language, but Moon has distanced himself from the statement on social media. Thankfully, it isn't up to the judges whether or not Irvine makes it to the next round -- voters will decide his fate on Monday night's results show where fellow judges Stan Walker and All Saints singer Melanie Blatt will continue to appear. Two new judges will be announced before next week's show. CNN's Tim Hume contributed to this report. | Singing contest judges Natalia Kills and Willy Moon have been sacked for their scathing remarks to a contestant . The married couple called the singer "disgusting" and "creepy" on live television in New Zealand . Over 77,000 people signed a petition to kick the judging duo off the show . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)If you haven't yet been asked by friends or co-workers to Meerkat, chances are you will soon. The livestreaming app took Austin by storm last week, with media outlets -- including CNNMoney -- calling it "the new SXSW sweetheart," "the coolest cat" and the festival's "big star." The San Francisco-based startup launched February 27 and has been adding users rapidly ever since. Even Jimmy Fallon is streaming his life using Meerkat. As part of our Instant Startups series (see the videos above), CNNMoney correspondent Laurie Segall reached out to Meerkat founder Ben Rubin with some questions. And he agreed to answer them -- on Meerkat, of course. What questions do you have about the app, SXSW or entrepreneurship? Do you dream of launching your own startup? Now is your chance to ask the experts how. Leave your questions in the comments below or ask them directly on Meerkat or Twitter at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday. What: Live chat with Meerkat's Rubin . When: Wednesday, from 2 to 2:45 p.m. ET . Where: On Meerkat and Twitter . Follow on Meerkat: @benrbn and @lauriesegallcnn . Follow on Twitter: @CNNTech . Hashtag: #CNNInstantStartups . Hope to see you there! | Join Meerkat founder Ben Rubin for a live chat at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday . Follow @benrbn and @lauriesegallcnn on Meerkat . Use hashtag #CNNInstantStartups to join the conversation on Twitter . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Transatlantic flights are bad enough, imagine the horror of having to spend 10 hours cooped up in an enclosed space with a spoiled brat on a drug-fueled meltdown. That's what British-born life coach Patricia Mitchell went through when she flew from London to LA last summer on board the same flight as hotel heir Conrad Hughes Hilton III, younger brother of the famous Paris. Hilton was arrested for his disturbing behavior on board the British Airways flight on July 31, in which he smoked marijuana in a lavatory, threw punches and threatened to 'f****** kill' multiple crew members. On Tuesday, as Hilton celebrated his 21st birthday, GQ published Mitchell's account of the transatlantic flight from hell which ended in Hilton being escorted off the plane in cuffs (though his lawyers have since saved him from any serious punishment). Embarrassing: Hotel heir Conrad Hughes Hilton III turned 21 on Tuesday, but he'll be spending his birthday week in court - pleading guilty to assault for the disturbance he caused on board a British Airways flight this past summer . Famous siblings: BA passenger Patricia Mitchell gave a blow-by-blow account of Conrad's tantrum in a recent story. Conrad pictured above with his very-famous older sister Paris in 2009 . According to an affidavit written by an FBI agent who investigated the incident, Hilton first started to cause a disturbance when he refused to turn off his phone before take off. In a suit: Hilton spotted leaving a federal courthouse in Los Angeles on February 3, 2015 after turning himself in for a public meltdown on the flight. His arraignment is scheduled for Thursday . Just a few minutes later, when the fasten seatbelt sign was still illuminated, Hilton got up from his seat on the second deck business class and went downstairs to wander the plane. Mitchell was seated on the lower deck where Hilton appeared and noted: 'It was during that bit when the stewards are up but nobody else should be. My ears were popping, and I was waiting for the drinks trolley, when suddenly, he's coming down the aisle. I thought, "Whoa, that's not normal." 'He was dressed posh casual, expensive haircut. He looked like a polo player and walked with a sure-footed march, being loud... I heard a lot of "f****." After crew asked him to return to his seat and he refused, Hilton 'threatens to hit someone seated four rows behind him.' Mitchell added, 'I thought he was in the middle of a psychotic episode.' For the next few hours Hilton paces around, swearing and threatening the crew and Mitchell wonders if the plane will be turned around. At one point, Hilton approached a member of the crew to complain about a passenger who was giving him the 'stink eye' when Mitchell considered taking out her phone to record the meltdown. But just one look from Hilton froze her in place. 'He looked at me, really threatening. I don't often watch horror movies, but you know how the walking dead have a look in their eye? I thought, "He's going to come at me next." He turned around and said, "Now everybody's judging me."' The flight attendants then closed the curtains. 'As Hilton wanders around the plane, he lashes out at the customer service manager who is shadowing him to protect the passengers and his 21-member crew,' she added. '"Stop following me!" Hilton yelled, adding: "I am going to f*** kill you!"' Mitchell remembered. He is also said to have screamed, 'I will f****ing own you!' After going back to business class, Mitchell said he 'punched the bulkhead 10 centimeters away from the attendant's head.' Numerous times, Hilton yelled, 'I will f***ing own anyone on this flight; they are f***ing peasants!' according to the complaint. Hilton then reportedly tells other random passengers that he is already banned by other airlines, has just broken up with a girlfriend, and that his behavior will 'probably turn into a lawsuit for his father to pay.' He then says he wants to smoke marijuana. At 9:15 p.m. 'he locks himself in a lower deck restroom.' 'A smell of weed is detected in the cabin,' according to a report. He then leaves the cabin and goes to the upper deck where he allegedly smokes a cigarette. 'Upon exiting, he surrenders his lighter and cigarettes, returns to his seat and falls asleep,' Wallace reported. An hour later Hilton wakes up and 'approaches yet another flight attendant and says he's "going to f***ing kill" him three times,' it was added. British-born life coach Patricia Mitchell (pictured) reveals details of the flight from hell and describes the temper tantrum thrown by Patrick Hilton after he strolled out of business class and started berating passengers on the lower flight deck, calling them 'f****** peasants' All together: Conrad is pictured with the rest of the Hilton clan at a Christmas Eve dinner. From left: Siblings Paris, Conrad, Barron and Nicky Hilton and their parents Richard and Kathy Hilton . What a parent will do: According to an affidavit of the incident, Conrad claimed at one point to have been banned from other airlines and that the last time this happened his dad paid $300,000. Conrad pictured above with his father Richard in a photo posted to Instagram three weeks ago . 'He grabs the man's shirt and name badge saying, "I could get you all fired in five minutes. I know your boss!" He says, "My father will pay this out, he has done it before. Dad paid $300,000 last time,"' it was detailed in the complaint. He then offered to fight the co-pilot. After several more outbursts, the co-pilot 'comes out from the flight deck to present Hilton with a final written warning. Hilton rips it up.' At 2:20 a.m. London time, 'a second safety briefing is held to discuss restraining Hilton, who is again asleep,' reported Wallace. Hilton is then handcuffed while asleep. When he awakes he starts screaming. 'A buzz went around the plane that he had been restrained and we were all, "Fantastic. Good. Happy about that,"' added Mitchell. At about 3:15 a.m. London time [8:15 p.m. Los Angeles time], Flight 269 lands. Police come aboard and escort the handcuffed Hilton to the terminal, it was detailed in the affidavit. 'I remember coming off and seeing him sitting on a bench with what I assume was some kind of federal agent. You would have thought butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, he was so cool. He looked all innocent, like, "I don't know what the fuss is all about,"' said Mitchell. Her two brothers: Paris - now 34-years-old - pictured with both Conrad and Barron on the beach in 2014 . His other famous sister: Conrad with Nicky, 31, a fashion writer and fiancee of James Rothschild . Hilton's lawyer, Robert Shapiro, told TMZ.com that Hilton took a sleeping pill before the flight, which may have caused his behavior. Shapiro also said Hilton voluntarily checked himself into a 30-day rehab program after the flight. On February 2, Hilton was charged with intimidating or assaulting the flight crew to the point where he interfered with their ability to perform their duties - a crime which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. He was released on $100,000 bail and just last week his lawyers struck a plea deal, in which he will plead guilty to one count of simple assault which has a maximum sentence of six months in jail, a year of probation and fine of $5,000. He will hear his sentence on Thursday. No one had heard of Hilton's in-flight meltdown until February when a federal criminal complaint was filed. Hilton was travelling aboard an AIRBUS A380 and was sat on the top deck before he wandered down stairs and started abusing other passengers . | Conrad Hughes Hilton III was arrested after causing a disturbance on board a British Airways flight from London to LA last July . Passenger Patricia Mitchell says the hotel heir smoked marijuana in a bathroom and was threatening to the crew . Last week, the 21-year-old struck a plea deal with prosecutors to downgrade the charges to simple assault . He is due back in court for sentencing on Thursday . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Manchester City and Chelsea are set to challenge Manchester United for the services of Gareth Bale this summer. The pressure on Bale at Madrid has intensified in recent weeks and a move back to the Premier League is on the cards. It has been assumed that if Bale does leave Madrid then a move to United is a 'shoo-in'. But both Chelsea and City are in need of attacking stimulus, especially in the context of Champions League football. Gareth Bale is attracting criticism in the Spanish capital and Chelsea and Manchester City are interested . The reality is that it will be how each club manage to finance a £100million deal plus near £300,000-a-week wages and stay within FFP rules. And in the case of Manchester United they have priorities in other areas of the pitch. Chelsea, on the basis of transfer sales and turnover, will have the ability to push the boat out to get Bale. The Blues are also looking to sign Real Madrid centre-half Raphael Varane. Chelsea could demand as much as £20million this summer to let Petr Cech leave the club. In what may well be a merry-go-round of elite goalkeepers this summer, Cech is a target for Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid and PSG. Although Cech is now Chelsea’s No 2, he is still just 32. Former Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann has urged the Gunners to sign Cech, arguing that he could well be entering the best period of his career. Petr Cech is wanted by a raft of top clubs and Arsenal have been urged to sign him by Jens Lehmann . Liverpool are prepared to play poker with Raheem Sterling and his advisors over a new contract. And the Merseyside club remain convinced they will win. The Reds don’t believe there is genuine, firm interest from clubs such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United as has been reported, as talks over a new £100,000 a week deal have repeatedly stalled. Certainly Liverpool believe that if they slap a £50million-plus price tag on the England forward then none of those clubs would make a move this summer. Raheem Sterling is reportedly wanted by Europe's elite, but Liverpool aren't buying that . Talks on a bumper £1000,000-a-week deal have stalled between Sterling and Liverpool . Indeed the club believe Sterling constantly being linked with a range of 'platinum' clubs is part of a strategy from the player’s camp to force their hand and offer wages of up to £140,000 a week - the sort of level Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez were on. But the view of the Liverpool hierarchy is that in stages of progression Sterling does not yet command such a figure in the context of their wage structure nor in how they deal with FFP regulations. The club want Sterling to understand that the current offer is generous, especially given that despite his rapid emergence he has yet to prove himself as a consistent force, and that a new £100,000-a-week five-year deal would have re-negotiation stages built in. The obvious concern of the club is that if they bow to the demands of Sterling’s advisors now, they could have a talented 20-year-old player on their hands who suddenly lacks sufficient motivation and incentive to fulfil his potential. Brendan Rodgers bluntly told Sterling not to wave goodbye to Liverpool . It was telling that manager Brendan Rodgers said pointedly on Saturday: ‘I think it is quite obvious when you look at it is that anyone with his [Sterling’s] best interests at heart knows his best option is to sign a new deal for Liverpool.’ The club also doesn’t want to unsettle the rest of the squad by bowing to Sterling's demands. Liverpool are also relaxed about the situation not least because Sterling’s current contract does not expire until the summer of 2017. Sam Allardyce's days are numbered as West Ham manager. The club are set to sever his contract on May 25, the day after the last game of the season against Newcastle. Even if the Hammers have a good end to the season there is no way back for Allardyce whose current contract expires in July. The 3-0 defeat at Arsenal took West Ham's Premier League run to just one win in 12. Sam Allardyce looks aggrieved during West Ham's latest capitulation at the Emirates . The West Ham board still harbour hopes of luring Carlos Tevez to the club next season from Juventus in their last season at the Boleyn Ground before moving to the Olympic Stadium. The club’s hierarchy see former cult hero Tevez as a platinum signing that can help attract a new fan base. Carlos Tevez is wanted by the Hammers as a marquee signing in their final year at Upton Park . Everton could move for Chelsea’s misfit striker Loic Remy this summer if they decide to cash in on wantaway Romelu Lukaku. Radamel Falcao, as revealed by the Football Grapevine, will not stay at Manchester United beyond this season’s loan deal from Monaco, where indeed the Colombian could well be playing his football again next season. Radamel Falcao could return to Monaco after a frustrating first year in the Premier League . I am hearing . Tottenham’s Danny Rose is set to get an England call-up for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania later this month to prevent him opting to declare for Jamaica. BTW . Luis Suarez last week claimed it was English media which forced him to quit Liverpool last summer and join Barcelona. Utter tosh. The main reason Suarez left Liverpool is because he had been hankering for a dream move to Spain for over a year. And he also wanted to nearly double his salary. Luis suarez looks glum as Liverpool's title hopes evaporate on a crazy night at Selhurst Park last year . Suarez grins from ear to ear as the Uruguayan is turning it on for La Liga leaders Barcelona . Yes the press reported various indiscretions by the Uruguayan, including a race row, a propensity to dive and a habit of assaulting opponents from time to time. That’s part of the job. What did Suarez expect? High fives? Or flowers? Yet for all that, the English press still honoured Suarez last season when the Football Writers Association (FWA) voted him as their player of the year. That’s hardly hounding a player out, is it? I-Say . Jamie Carragher labelled the behaviour of Chelsea players in Champions League defeat by PSG as a ‘disgrace’. Fellow Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness described the manner in which the Chelsea players pressurised referee Bjorn Kuipers to send off Zlatan Ibrahimovic as pathetic. Ibrahimovic called the Chelsea players ‘babies’. I can’t disagree with any of those verdicts. I just found it embarrassing. Yet in the commentary box, Gary Neville almost paid the Chelsea players a compliment by calling them ‘shrewd’. Really? Chelsea players surround Bjorn Kuipers as the Dutch official sends off Zlatan Ibrahimovic . Matches between Manchester United and Tottenham have often been entertaining and full of goals down the years, although this season’s encounter at White Hart Lane ended 0-0. Coral offer 12-1 on the same outcome. For the more adventurous, they offer 50-1 for 3-3. Harry Kane is 6-1 to be first scorer. Shrewd is being clever, not cheating then is it? Does an employee of the Football Association - Neville has a role as England boss Roy Hodgson’s assistant - advocate cheating? Let’s not forget one of the main roles of the FA is to act as custodians of the game, uphold discipline and even offer a moral lead. Once again there would seem a conflict of interest with Neville being an opinionated media pundit AND a senior member of the England coaching staff. After all, do we want to see England players acting in the same pathetic manner, as Souness put it, as the Chelsea players did last week? I think not. | Gareth Bale's suitors now include Chelsea and Manchester City . Chelsea may put a £20m price tag on Petr Cech . West Ham want a sensational reunion with Carlos Tevez . Liverpool are convinced there is no interest from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United in Sterling . And they will test that theory by slapping on a £50m price tag . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Even when England put what looks like a challenging score on the board they are still brushed aside with contemptuous ease. Not for the first time in this World Cup they seemed like boys in the men’s world of modern one-day cricket. Sri Lanka, with the imperious Kumar Sangakkara to the fore, cruised to their target of 310 here in such a ridiculously easy manner that England appeared just as far away from competing in this tournament as they did when they were thrashed by Australia and New Zealand. It is frightening how far away England seem from the real challengers in this World Cup, astonishing how far they have been left behind in 50-over cricket since they should have won the Champions Trophy less than two years ago. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Cricket World Cup Highlights: England vs Sri Lanka . Kumar Sangakkara survives a run out chance against England's Eoin Morgan and James Anderson . Steven Finn and James Taylor show their disappointment after England's third loss of the tournament . Lahiru Thirimanne (left) and Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka to a comfortable win over England . Thirimanne plays a shot on the way to scoring a century as Sri Lanka made light work of England's bowlers . Thirimanne is almost down on one knee during his knock as he celebrates with Sangakkara (right) England should still reach the quarter-finals – and that in itself tells you all you need to know about the flawed format of this tournament – but it simply seems a matter of time before they are put out of their misery and sent home. The stark reality is that they need to beat Bangladesh and Afghanistan in their last two group games to advance to the last eight and while they should still do that it is fanciful to expect them to defeat anyone of note. England now need to win their next five games to lift the World Cup when they have won just seven of their last 24 one-day internationals. Even winning two on the bounce has proved beyond them in that time, let alone five. As ever it is the hope that gets you. When England had scored 309 for six they looked favourites at a Westpac Stadium where Tim Southee had destroyed them with swing when they were last here just nine days ago. But that was to overlook the sheer quality and experience of the Sri Lankan batting. They defeated England in all formats last summer and thrashed them in a one-day series before Christmas. Here they confirmed their superiority with a masterful display of one-day batting to romp home with 16 balls and nine wickets to spare. England simply never looked like containing nor dismissing them. England, desperate not to be seen to be chopping and changing again, kept faith with Gary Ballance but he looked even more rusty and nervy than in his three previous failures and it was no surprise when he fell cheaply again. England are adamant that Ballance, who averages over 50 in domestic one-day cricket, can be just as effective in the 50-over game as he is in Test cricket but the trouble is that he is trying to establish himself during a World Cup. James Taylor drops a catch on the boundary as England failed to build on their score in Wellington . England captain Eoin Morgan was left with plenty to ponder after suffering his third defeat of the World Cup . Sangakkar and team-mate Thirimanne shake hands with Morgan after Sri Lanka's nine-wicket wi . It is another indictment of England’s long-term one-day strategy that they threw Ballance into this side on the eve of the World Cup and it would appear they have no choice but to throw him out again. If Alex Hales, who England seem so reluctant to pick, does not play next week against Bangladesh in Adelaide then he really should despair about ever breaking into the 50-over side. England made a great start, reaching 62 after nine overs, but they ran into trouble when they resorted to their old-fashioned habit of consolidating in the middle overs when they lost Moeen Ali, Ballance and Ian Bell within 11 overs. It may seem harsh to criticise England when they have ended up scoring more than 300 but the one-day game has progressed so rapidly that you just cannot afford to score at four an over for 10 overs as England did here. The pace was picked up by the impressive Root, who has that knack of compiling run a ball hundreds in one-day cricket before stepping it up with the sort of improvised, expansive shots that have became simply integral. It was when James Taylor joined Root, and then when Jos Buttler was finally let loose for the last four overs, that it was possible to see a future where England really could compete with the big boys. Root, dropped on 17 at slip by Mahela Jayawardene, was superb in reaching 121 off 108 balls, with two sixes, as England accelerated against some indisciplined bowling, 164 coming off the last 20 overs, 106 off the last 10. Joe Root was at least one bright spot for England as he hit 121 off 108 balls including two sixes . Root celebrates with his team-mate James Taylor after reaching a century against Sri Lanka . The impressive Yorkshireman is the youngest Englishman, at 24, to score a World Cup century and upon him rest so many hopes over the next 10 years in all forms of cricket. He will be captain in all three forms before too long. The hapless Thisara Perera disappeared for 25 off the 45th over and was then hit for another boundary when he had to complete an over for Rangana Herath when he was struck on the finger by Buttler. Buttler was struck himself first ball when a nasty bouncer from Lasith Malinga thudded into his helmet but he recovered his poise to hit a quite brilliant unbeaten 39 from 19 balls. One of the many things that England need to improve in one-day cricket is making sure Buttler gets to the crease much earlier. When Suranga Lakmal was banished from the attack after bowling two high full tosses in the last over Sri Lanka speared to be wilting and they had been forced to use five bowlers to deliver the last 13 balls of the innings. Sri Lanka fans were in full voice as they watched their side ease to victory over England . Morgan talks to bowlers Steven Finn and James Anderson as England struggled against Sri Lanka . Fat chance. England perhaps had their opportunity when Root dropped Lahiru Thirimanne on three off Stuart Broad but from then on, with England failing to locate the swing that Southee gained here at the Westpac Stadium to take seven English wickets, it was all one-day traffic. Once Sangakkara joined Thirimanne the game was effectively over as the pair put on an unbeaten 210 after the loss of Tillekeratne Dilshan and only faltered when Thirimanne offered what looked like a simple chance on 98 but Moeen Ali did not even get a hand on it. It said everything about England’s plight. When Sangakkara, in his 401st one-day international, reached his 23rd century off just 70 balls Sri Lanka’s triumph was almost complete and England’s misery was acute. He really is a true great of the game and Surrey’s gain next summer will be Sri Lanka’s loss. England now slope off to Adelaide and face a long week of soul-searching before they meet Bangladesh. There is much to contemplate. Both in the immediate future and in the long-term in this form of the game. | England made 309 for 6 in their 50 overs which looked a good score . But Sri Lanka lost just one wicket as they won with something to spare . Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara both scored centuries . England must now beat Afghanistan and Bangladesh to progress . |
Where did the 1951 French legislative election take place | Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 17 June 1951 as part of the wider French parliamentary elections. Edmond Magendie was elected as the territory's MP, defeating the incumbent Jean-Carles Martine. | The elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 17 June 1951 as part of the wider French parliamentary elections. Edmond Magendie was elected as the territory's MP, defeating the incumbent Jean-Carles Martine. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | She watched from the crowd as her brother made history during the Cricket World Cup semi-finals between South Africa and New Zealand. But now, Kate Elliott will have an empty seat at her wedding day this weekend when her brother Grant Elliott take on either Australia or India at the World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday. The bride-to-be and her fiance Daniel Plews had pencilled in their big day at the Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand on March 28 almost a year ago. Bride-to-be Kate Elliott (left) and her fiance Daniel Plews (right) will have an empty seat at their wedding . Grant had not played international cricket for 14 months so he thought he could attend his sister's big day . Grant, who was born in South Africa, had not played international cricket for 14 months before he was picked to play one of the great one-day innings for his adopted country. He told his sister he didn't think he would be selected for the squad so Kate went ahead and locked in her wedding date. But on Tuesday, the 36-year-old cricketer slammed a six off the penultimate ball from the world's greatest fast bowler Dale Steyn, giving his team a four-wicket win over the Proteas at Auckland's Eden Park and taking his team into their first ever final. 'From the beginning I said if you can reach your dream that would be incredible,' Kate told NZ Herald. 'He just looked so incredibly happy. I saw it in his eyes and you just knew - he is going to do it. He is not coming to the wedding so let's just enjoy this moment.' Elliott of New Zealand swings and hit a six to win the Cricket World Cup Semi Final match against South Africa . Despite missing the opportunity to see his sister walk down the aisle, Grant has promised if his team wins the title, he will cover all costs for Kate and her fiance's honeymoon. 'We will hold him to that,' Kate told Sydney Morning Herald. 'I told him before he left, 'Go and win it now, not because of the honeymoon, but just go smash it.' The Black Caps have flown out of the country for Melbourne ahead of the final on Sunday. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Kate Elliott for comment. | International cricketer Grant Elliott will miss his sister's wedding day . Black Caps reached first World Cup final with Elliott's penultimate ball six . Kate Elliott and her fiance will now have an empty seat at the weekend . While Grant will compete at the World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday . But Grant has promised if his team wins, he will cover Kate's honeymoon . |
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez? | Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (American Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel ɣaɾˈsi.a ˈmaɾkes] (listen); 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo ([ˈɡaβo]) or Gabito ([ɡaˈβito]) throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo. | Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (American Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel ɣaɾˈsi.a ˈmaɾkes] (listen); 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo ([ˈɡaβo]) or Gabito ([ɡaˈβito]) throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.
García Márquez started as a journalist and wrote many acclaimed non-fiction works and short stories, but is best known for his novels, such as One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981), and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985). His works have achieved significant critical acclaim and widespread commercial success, most notably for popularizing a literary style known as magic realism, which uses magical elements and events in otherwise ordinary and realistic situations. Some of his works are set in the fictional village of Macondo (mainly inspired by his birthplace, Aracataca), and most of them explore the theme of solitude. He is the most-translated Spanish-language author.
Upon García Márquez's death in April 2014, Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia, called him "the greatest Colombian who ever lived." |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Following the birth of Prince George, the Prince of Wales described the experience of becoming a first-time grandfather as ‘a unique moment in anyone’s life’. And now, a never-before-seen photograph of the royal and his one-year-old grandson proves just how proud he is of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's son. The framed image of the 66-year-old and Prince George took pride of place on a table in the background of a newly released video clip, which the Prince released to support the world's biggest environmental event, Earth Hour. Scroll down for video . The Prince of Wales filmed a video about the important of taking part in the world's biggest environmental event, Earth Hour, this weekend and proved he's a proud grandfather with a sweet snap of him holding Prince George placed on a table in the background . The photograph shows doting Prince Charles holding the young Prince, who looks as sweet as ever in a white sun hat and dungarees as he points into the distance . The family snap, which was seemingly taken in the warmer summer months, shows doting Charles holding the young Prince, who looks as sweet as ever wearing a white sun-hat and navy blue dungarees as he seemingly points to something in the distance. In the video, Charles speaks about why we should join in with the annual Earth Hour and turn off our lights this weekend. The photo, of Kate and William, who are expecting their second child next month, first son, is rather fitting; in the message, he urges people to work to save the planet 'not just for ourselves but also for our children and grandchildren'. The new photo, which takes pole position in the video, comes after reports that the monarch is frustrated that he doesn't see his grandson very often. In the video, Charles speaks about why we should join in with the annual Earth Hour and turn off our lights this weekend and how important it is for the future of our families . Charles is said to have become increasingly perplexed about the peripheral role he occupies in the young Prince’s life. At the heart of the heir-to-the-throne’s frustrations is the so-called ‘Middletonisation’ of his son William’s life — specifically the inordinate amount of time he spends with his in-laws Michael and Carole, with whom the Duke recently holidayed in Mustique for Carole’s 60th. In fact, so vexed is Charles about the so-called ‘March of the Middletons’ that he has complained to friends: ‘They never let me see my grandson.’ A source told the Daily Mail's Sebastian Shakespeare: ‘Carole has rather taken over, dictating when George naps, when and what he eats. All in all, behaving like she’s Queen Carole.’ It is certainly true there have been few, if any, trips to Charles’s Gloucestershire home Highgrove over the past year. Some think it’s a deliberate move on William’s part to protect his young family from suffering the same stiff, and often unhappy, upbringing he endured. The video comes in the same month as reports that Charles is said to have become increasingly perplexed about the peripheral role he occupies in the young Prince's life . Most of William and Kate’s time is spent at their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall, on the Queen’s Sandringham estate, where the Prince has been busy revising for his Air Transport Pilot’s Licence. The Middletons are frequent visitors and play an active role in the household. They stayed there over Christmas, when William pointedly hosted lunch for them on Christmas Day rather than eat with the Queen, as is traditional. Little George, who will soon become a big brother after his mother gives birth next month, hasn't been seen in public since February. Whilst the grandfather and grandson were pictured together at the young royal's christening, the new photo is the only one of Prince Charles and Prince George that we have seen alone . Little George will soon become a big brother after his mother gives birth next month . The tiny tot was seen being carried through St. Lucia's tiny airport and boarding a British Airways plane as they prepared to travel back to London, following their annual holiday on the island of Mustique. Kate, who was almost seven months pregnant at the time, and William were on the island to celebrate Carole Middleton's 60th birthday on the 31st January, as well as for a final family break before they become parents for a second time in April. Prince William today told wellwishers ‘not long now’, as his pregnant wife Kate stepped out for her last official outing before she gives birth. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were visiting the Stephen Lawrence Centre at the start of a day of engagements in South London. Kate, who is due to give birth late next month, looked radiant in a £1,500 fuschia-pink Mulberry coat as they toured the building named after the murdered teenager with his mother, now Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon, 62, and his younger brother Stuart, 37. Prince William today told wellwishers 'not long now', as his pregnant wife Kate stepped out for her last official outing before she gives birth . Mulberry double breasted pink coat . Sold out! Click to check out the current collection! Visit site . It's her final day of official engagements before the birth of Royal baby number two. And the Duchess of Cambridge is definitely going out in style! She joined her husband in London, where they are visiting three projects, and of course she looked as elegant as ever. And if you wanted a hint as to whether she's expecting a prince or princess, you've got a clear clue! She recycled a bright pink coat by British brand Mulberry (whose newest model is none other than Cressida Bonas!). It's the same coat we spotted Kate wearing whilst in New York last December and we love the double breasted style. This gorgeous shade of fuchsia is perfect to add a pop of colour to your new season wardrobe and if you thought the pink coat trend was so last year then think again. Thanks to labels like Burberry Prorsum and Gucci it's back stronger than ever. Of course, this autumn/winter 2014 collection topper is now all sold out, but click (right) to check out the Mulberry coats currently available to buy. Alternatively, we've found plenty of pink options on the virtual high street to help you make like Kate, ranging in price from Missguided to Red Valentino. REDVALENTINO hot pink coat at Net-a-Porter . Visit site . Asos Maternity pink coat (now reduced to $94) Visit site . Missguided cocoon coat (now reduced to $40) Visit site . Asos cocoon fit coat . Visit site . Kate Spade Talia coat at Neiman Marcus . Visit site . Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge met Baroness Lawrence, right, as they arrived at the Stephen Lawrence Centre to tour the facility and meet staff in Deptford, London . | Prince Charles, 66, released video clip to support Earth Hour . Framed photo of the Prince holding George could be seen in background . Comes after reports that he's frustrated that he never sees his grandson . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | An emotional Michael Clarke dedicated Australia’s unprecedented fifth World Cup triumph to his former team-mate and friend Phillip Hughes after his side trounced New Zealand in the final at Melbourne. Clarke – who joins Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting (twice) in the pantheon of Australia’s World Cup-winning captains – scored a classy 74 in 72 balls in his final one-day international before quitting the format to focus on Tests. And with Australia overhauling the New Zealanders’ disappointing total of 183 with seven wickets and nearly 17 overs to spare, he went out in style, watched by an MCG crowd of 93,013 – an official world record for a single day’s cricket. Michael Clarke kisses the World Cup after guiding his team to glory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . The Australia side celebrate after defeating New Zealand to be crowned Cricket World Cup champions . Clarke celebrates with his wife Kyly and the trophy in the Australian dressing room . Referring to the black armband he wore in memory of Hughes, who died in November after being struck on the neck by a short-pitched delivery during a domestic game in Sydney, Clarke said: ‘As you can see it's got PH on it. I’ll wear it every game I play for Australia. For everyone in Australian cricket it’s been a tough few months. ‘We played this World Cup with 16 players and this is certainly dedicated to our little brother and team-mate Phillip Hughes. Hughesy used to party as good as any of them, so I’ll make sure we drink two at a time – one for Hughesy and one for us. 'Hughes used to party as good as any of them so I'll make sure we drink two (beers) at a time tonight, one for Hughesy and one for us.' Hughes would have approved of the manner in which Australia crushed their trans-Tasman cousins, even if the neutrals were deprived of the climax which the tournament – if it’s honest with itself – so badly needed. From the moment Mitchell Starc bowled New Zealand’s captain and talisman Brendon McCullum in the game’s first over, a sense of inevitability descended on the MCG like the evening shadows. Here were the pre-tournament favourites doling out a painful lesson to a team taking part in their first World Cup final. The Australian captain receives a kiss from his wife Kyly after winning the World Cup . Kevin Pietersen didn't do his hopes of an England recall any good by posing with James Faulkner . The one-way traffic was held up only during a gutsy fourth-wicket stand of 111 between Ross Taylor and Grant Elliott, New Zealand’s hero during their semi-final thriller against South Africa. But James Faulkner, named man of the match for figures of 3 for 36, removed Taylor and the big-hitting Corey Anderson in the first over of the batting powerplay, and wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi fell in the next, to the outstanding Starc. Elliott went on to make 83, but New Zealand’s last seven fell for just 33 in 10 overs. After eight successive games on their smaller, less intimidating, home grounds, they never came to terms with either the occasion or the relentlessness of the Australian attack. The dismissal of Martin Guptill, who had hammered West Indies for an unbeaten 237 from 163 balls in the quarter-finals, summed up their day: trying to dab a gentle off-break from Glenn Maxwell through backward point, he was bowled for 15. Australia lost Aaron Finch to Trent Boult in the second over of the reply, but for New Zealand’s bowlers that was as good as it got. David Warner hit 45 in 46 balls, before Clarke joined Steve Smith – his heir apparent – to add 112. After carting Tim Southee for four successive fours, Clarke chopped on against Matt Henry with nine runs still needed, but Smith was there at the end, a fifth successive half-century in his increasingly irresistible bag. Clarke received a standing ovation as he left the field having been dismissed in his final one-day international . The Australian captain scored 74 from 72 deliveries to anchor his team's chase of 184 . Clarke said: 'We're really proud, it's a wonderful achievement. It's a great thing just to make a World Cup final, but to be able to win in your own back yard in front of your family and friends is extremely special and I guarantee we'll celebrate hard tonight. 'Obviously I'm over the moon. What a tournament. 'The New Zealand team deserve a lot of credit . They're always a tough team to beat it seems in any sporting event. Australia v New Zealand is always an exciting contest and tonight was no different.' 'It's been an honour and a privilege to represent my country in both Test and one-day cricket and Twenty20 cricket. 'The time is right for me to walk away from one-day cricket, but I'll keep playing Test cricket.' Clarke poses with the World Cup trophy after Australia's fourth success in the last five editions . Clarke dedicated the victory to Phillip Hughes, who died after being hit on the side of the head by a bouncer . As Australia prepared to celebrate into the night and beyond, it was left to McCullum to confirm his status as one of the World Cup’s most impressive characters. He said: 'It's been one hell of a ride for us right the way through. I think we've played some outstanding cricket and we ran into an outstanding Australia team tonight who continue to set the way in international cricket and full credit to them, they deserve to be champions. 'Michael Clarke as well, he deserves to bow out a World Cup-winning champion too. They were outstanding in this World Cup and thoroughly deserved to win. 'We were the second-best team on the day and all credit to Australia.' McCullum took time to reflect on the tournament as a whole and said he was 'proud' of his team's performances as they became the first New Zealand side to reach a World Cup final. He added: 'We've forged some memories and friendships that will last forever. New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum admitted his side were second best on the day . 'Obviously we're not able to lift the trophy but the brand of cricket and the entertainment that we've been able to give people throughout our country and throughout the world is something we're immensely proud of. 'We have no regrets and we walk away from this tournament with our heads held high. 'It's the greatest time of your life to be able to represent your country on the international stage with a group of friends and then put your skills against the world's best - it is the greatest time of our lives and that's how we tried to play the game, play with a free spirit and plenty of heart all the way along. 'It's taken us so far in this tournament but we weren't obviously able to get over the final hurdle, but it's something that I'm immensely proud of, all the guys in the team, all the management group and all those that have been part of this team over the last few years and helped build us into what we are. 'We've still got some work to do but we can be very proud of our achievements in this tournament.' | Australia win Cricket World Cup after beating New Zealand in final . Australia chase down 184 to win by seven wickets in Melbourne . Michael Clarke received a standing ovation when he left the field . Australian captain was playing in his final one-day international . Clarke dedicated the win to his former team-mate Phillip Hughes . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Andre Ward has hinted he has no plans to cross the Atlantic for a potential rematch against Carl Froch. Both men hold different versions of the WBA super-middleweight title and have been ordered to fight by the organisation. Froch called on Ward to travel outside of America for the first time in his career and face him at Nottingham Forest's City Ground. American Andre Ward (left) belittled talks of a United Kingdom rematch with Nottingham fighter Carl Froch . Froch (left) said it was Ward's turn to make the trip across the Atlantic after he travelled to fight in Atlantic City . The Cobra called on Ward to 'travel out of his comfort zone' but the American is proving difficult to convince . But the unbeaten Californian tweeted: 'Looks like Frochy Froch remembered my name all of a sudden. That's good to know. Looks like the old man is still kicking. 'Froch could have gotten this fight years ago, but it took the WBA mandating the fight for him to step up. SMH (Shaking my head). This guy. 'If this fight does happen, Froch is not dictating anything. He must have fell and bumped his head.' Ward has fought just twice since he comprehensively outpointed Froch in Atlantic City in 2011. Froch leans on the ropes during his bout against Ward in their WBA/WBC super middleweight battle in 2011 . And the Cobra said earlier this week: '‘I fought him in the US. Now it’s only right that he comes over here. To be a truly great champion you have to box overseas. 'Ward needs to be forced to travel out of his comfort zone. 'I dare him. He will discover that I’m a very different animal here than I was that night on the Boardwalk.' The two men have until the beginning of April to agree a deal before purse bids are ordered with the fight taking place within 120 days. | Andre Ward talked down Carl Froch's suggestion of a Nottingham fight . Both fighters hold different versions of the WBA super middleweight title . The pair have been ordered to fight each other by the boxing organisation . Ward convincingly won on points in their previous bout back in 2011 . |
What is Squash the sport? | Squash is a racket-and-ball sport played by two or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. There are about 20 million people who play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries. The governing body of Squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games, despite a number of applications. Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) organizes the pro tour. | Squash is a sport played with a racket-and-ball in a court with four walls. Scoring goes up to 11 with a point allocated per rally. Typically squash is played by two players but can be played as doubles. Squash is very similar to racquetball. |
What was the name of the character Steve Buscemi played in the HBO series BoardWalk Empire? | Buscemi starred in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire created by Terence Winter. The series started in 2010, where Buscemi assumed the role as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on Enoch L. Johnson), a corrupt Atlantic City politician who rules the town during the Prohibition era. Buscemi's performance garnered him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama; he later received two more nominations for his work on the same show. In 2011 he hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live. | Enoch "Nucky" Thompson |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Gael Bigirimana has revealed he knew he was ill BEFORE he signed for Rangers in the transfer window. The 21-year-old midfielder was part of the Newcastle Five who moved to Glasgow on loan at the end of the transfer window – but has not kicked a ball for the Ibrox club. Rangers are believed to be paying a total of £5,000-per-week for the loan deals of Kevin Mbabu, Shane Ferguson, Remie Street and Haris Vuckic. Gael Bigirimana has not played for Rangers since his loan move from Newcastle . But along with Bigirimana, Mbabu and Ferguson have not been fit enough to play, while Street has played less than 45minutes. New Rangers manager Stuart McCall has revealed Bigirimana will not be fit enough to play before his loan deal is up and Burundi born midfielder has said he knew he was ill before he moved. Suggestions on social medial that Bigirimana was suffering from Hepatitis C, but he has denied that. Bigirimana signed on loan for Rangers alongside Haris Vuckic (middle) and Remie Streete . Speaking to The Daily Record. Bigirimana said: ‘I didn’t know I wouldn’t be able to play. I didn’t think it would be a problem that would stop me playing. Nobody told me. ‘Yes, I knew I had a problem but I didn’t think it would stop me playing here because that problem didn’t stop me playing in England. But obviously different FA’s have different rules. Bigirimana says he knew he was ill before he moved to Rangers . ‘It’s obviously disappointing but my disappointment cannot change what has happened and what is happening. But I do hope Rangers get back where they belong.’ Vuckic is the only one of the five players who has made any kind of impact at Ibrox and with Rangers paying £1,000-per-week for each of the five players it means they have currently shelled out £40,000 with the final bill expected to be £65,000. | Gael Bigirimana has not played for Rangers since joining in February . Bigirimana says he knew he was ill before he moved to Glasgow . Rangers also signed Kevin Mbabu, Shane Ferguson, Remie Street and Haris Vuckic from Newcastle at the end of the transfer window . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)The Pueblo Chemical Depot will begin destroying the United States' largest remaining stockpile of chemical weapons Tuesday in southern Colorado. There are 2,611 tons of World War II-era mustard agent at the Pueblo depot. Here are nine things to know about these chemical weapons and how we got here: . 1. First use: April 22 marks the 100th anniversary of the first use of chemical weapons in modern warfare at Ypres in Belgium. 2. Huge production: From World War I to 1968, the United States produced nearly 40,000 tons of chemical weapons. These weapons were either nerve agents or blister agents. 3. Scary stuff: Mustard agent is a blister agent, which can cause skin redness and itching, eye irritation, scarring, and an increased risk for lung and respiratory cancer. 4. Into the sea: From 1967 to 1970, the U.S. Army disposed of thousands of chemical warfare agents and ammunition into the sea as part of Operation Cut Holes and Sink 'Em (CHASE). 5. No more: Congress passed a law in 1972 known as the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act prohibiting this kind of dumping. 6. Date of destruction: In 1997, the United States ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty and agreed to destroy all of its chemical weapons by April 29, 2012. 7. Work not done: 90% of the U.S. stockpile -- 30,500 tons -- was destroyed by the treaty date in 2012 at depots in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Utah and Johnson Atoll in the Pacific. The remaining 10% -- close to 3,100 tons -- is at two sites in Colorado and Kentucky. 9. Don't burn it: Residents in Colorado and Kentucky protested the use of incineration to get rid of the chemical weapons stockpile. The process of neutralization was adopted. 8. Pueblo's stockpile: The Pueblo Chemical Depot has about 780,000 shells containing mustard agent. 9. The last one: The Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky, will have the remaining chemical agent stockpile, which is a fifth of the size of the one at Pueblo Chemical Depot. But the Kentucky site has a larger variety of chemical weapons, including nerve agent. | On Tuesday, the Pueblo Chemical Depot will begin to destroy the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the U.S. Here are nine facts to know about chemical weapons . |
From the passage provided, extract when the roaring lion photograph was shot | The Roaring Lion is a black and white photographic portrait of a 67-year-old Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The portrait was taken in 1941 by Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh in the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Date and location of photography
The photograph was shot on December 30, 1941, in the Speaker's Chamber of the Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons at Parliament in Ottawa after Churchill delivered his "Some chicken, some neck" speech on World War II to Canadian members of parliament. The brief photo session was arranged by the Canadian prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. | The photograph was shot on December 30, 1941 |
Who was Singhari Shyamasundar Kar | Desaraja Adiguru Singhari Shyamasundar Kar (Odia: ସିଂହାରୀ ଶ୍ୟାମସୁନ୍ଦର କର, romanized: Singhāri Syāmasundara Kara; 4 March 1908 – 16 March 1975) was a renowned Odissi musician, Guru, singer, scholar and composer. Born to a sebayata (servitor) family of the Jagannatha Temple, he was groomed under veteran masters of the temple tradition and soon rose to be one of the towering Gurus of Odissi classical music in the 20th century. He was most known for his powerful voice and intricate style, his command over the Mardala as well as his contribution towards the academic institutionalization of Odissi music education. Most of the performers of Odissi music, Mardala and Odissi dance of his period admit to having come under the commanding influence and knowledge of Singhari. He died on 16 March 1975. | Desaraja Adiguru Singhari Shyamasundar Kar (4 March 1908 – 16 March 1975) was a renowned Odissi musician, Guru, singer, scholar and composer. Born to a sebayata (servitor) family of the Jagannatha Temple, he was groomed under veteran masters of the temple tradition and soon rose to be one of the towering Gurus of Odissi classical music in the 20th century.
He was most known for his powerful voice and intricate style, his command over the Mardala as well as his contribution towards the academic institutionalization of Odissi music education. Most of the performers of Odissi music, Mardala and Odissi dance of his period admit to having come under the commanding influence and knowledge of Singhari. He died on 16 March 1975. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Looking lean and healthy and sporting something of a George Clooney look, Darren Clarke signed on for his first official engagement as Europe’s Ryder Cup captain. There are 550 days to go before Clarke takes his golfing monument men to Minnesota to try to bring back the trophy — and many of those days will be filled with the sort of media engagements that occupied his time at the Sofitel at Heathrow’s Terminal Five. No doubt Clarke may struggle for something to say on occasion but that was not the case here as he spoke about Rory McIlroy and other pertinent matters, including one surprising comment regarding the Ryder Cup. Darren Clarke will captain Europe at next year's Ryder Cup in Minneapolis . The former Open champion holds aloft the trophy on his first official appointment as captain . After the comprehensive win at Gleneagles last time in 2014, the overwhelming temptation must be to keep everything the same but Clarke is considering one small change to the blueprint. He plans to study the data on wildcards in the tournament before deciding whether to recommend cutting their number from three to two. Of course, there are arguments both ways. He might leave himself short of options if too many of the top players fail to qualify automatically but there is an equally compelling case for saying the man finishing in 10th spot deserves to make the team by right. Even this far out Clarke is unequivocal, however, about who will be the team leader — it just has to be McIlroy. Clarke has known the 25-year-old Ulsterman since before McIlroy was even a teenager. ‘Rory always was special as a kid and a golfer,’ said Clarke. ‘He was different from everyone else and still is.’ Clarke has backed his compatriot Rory McIlroy to complete his grand slam of all four majors . The world No 1 travels to Augusta in a fortnight needing only the Masters to complete his set . The skipper is excited to see how McIlroy fares at the Masters next month but is adamant about one thing: Rory will complete the career Grand Slam one day. ‘If he doesn’t win it this year, he will win it next year,’ he said. ‘He’s just too good not to win it, with all his gifts and on a course made for his game.’ What sort of captain will Clarke be? Given his emotional personality, it is hardly surprising he picks out the Ryder Cup ships run by Ian Woos-nam and Sam Torrance. ‘Sam once said to me that playing in the Ryder Cup is like having your first child, that you really can’t describe it until you’ve gone through it, and that’s always stuck with me,’ he said. ‘I was fortunate enough to experience the pressure of contending for a major and coming through to win, but for me the pressure of the Ryder Cup was far greater. ‘And I will be a player-friendly captain. Some might think I’m too close to the players but I will not shirk my responsibilities.’ Clarke is keen to foster that community feeling that marked Paul McGinley’s team in 2014 and one or two earlier incarnations. ‘It was interesting seeing that from the outside at Gleneagles,’ he said. ‘I was working for Sky but that togetherness was still so easy to see and clearly so beneficial.’ Players celebrate with former captain Paul McGinley after winning the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles last year . Clarke had a well-publicised falling out with McGinley but, thankfully, both are keen to present a united public front. ‘Of course I will be taking up his offer to talk with him,’ said Clarke. ‘Paul couldn’t have done a better job so it would be foolish not to talk. I intend to speak to all the captains. How can that not be a help?’ The first day in a new job can often be a nervous one but Clarke was composed and confident, and enjoyed some light-hearted football banter. After Sir Alex Ferguson’s motivational talk at Glen- eagles, would Clarke the Liverpool fan ask keen golfer Steven Gerrard to speak in Minneapolis, given he will be playing in America by then? ‘After yesterday, what a time to ask me that!’ he said. What price Tiger Woods pulling out of the Masters next week just as he did last year? Whatever happens, it is guaranteed already to be another sad landmark in his startling fall from grace. Now down to 96th in the world, Woods is certain next Monday to fall out of the top 100 for the first time since October 13, 1996. Tiger Woods is set to fall out of the top 100 for the first time since October 1996 . ‘I have a dislocated shoulder and it has been keeping me out of the gym, which is disappointing. I want to stay fit because . . . well, I shall be old one of these days.’ Arnold Palmer holding court as tournament host last week. Now 85, the great man promised that not even a dislocated shoulder would prevent him from hitting the ceremonial first tee shot at the Masters. In the words of the old Bob Dylan song, may he stay forever young. Arnold Palmer (right) presents Matt Every with the trophy after winning the Invitational in Orlando . There is a fine line separating Paul Casey in 49th place in the world rankings from Marc Warren in 51st but right now it is making a huge difference. One is heading to the Masters in a fortnight’s time while the other is not. That could all change, however, following the Valero Texas Open this week. Anyone inside the top 50 after this event will get an invitation to Augusta and while Warren has secured a prized sponsor’s invitation, Casey has decided to stay at home in Arizona. Paul Casey will be sweating on Marc Warren's performance at the Texas Open to find his Masters fate . What price Scotsman Warren, on a straight-shooter’s course that ought to suit his eye, tipping the Englishman out of the field for the season’s first major? It is to be hoped that both scrape in. Under the ranking system, Casey is actually projected to move up a spot without taking the week’s events into account (proceedings at the Trophee Hassan in Morocco on the European Tour could also influence matters). So not just Warren but two other players would have to go past Casey to deny him a Masters outing. As for Warren, anything resembling the tied-17th finish he achieved in his last start at Miami’s Cadillac Championship would do the trick. Among those who could also force their way to Augusta via their efforts in Morocco are Englishmen Andy Sullivan (61st) and Tommy Fleetwood (66th). | Darren Clarke will captain Europe at the Ryder Cup next year . Northern Irishman is considering cutting wildcards from three to two . Former Open winner is sure that Rory McIlroy will complete grand slam . World No 1 only needs the Masters at Augusta for a full set of majors . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)Cycling's international governing body for a long time failed to tackle widespread and well-known doping problems in the sport and gave special treatment to Lance Armstrong, according to a damning new report. The investigation by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) slams the way the world body -- the International Cycling Union, or UCI -- operated over a lengthy period and calls for a series of changes to its governance. The report highlights multiple instances in which top UCI officials protected, defended and made decisions favorable to Armstrong despite concerns that he was doping. Current UCI president Brian Cookson, who was elected to his post in September 2013, told CNN Monday that he had written to one of his predecessors, Dutchman Hein Verbruggen, to "consider his position" as the honorary president of the world governing body in the light of the findings. Both Zerbruggen and Irishman Pat McQuaid, who Cookson unseated, both come under intense scrutiny in the report for their dealings with Armstrong. "UCI exempted Lance Armstrong from rules, failed to target test him despite the suspicions, and publicly supported him against allegations of doping, even as late as 2012," it says. The UCI "saw Lance Armstrong as the perfect choice to lead the sport's renaissance" after a devastating doping scandal at the 1998 Tour de France, according to the report. "The fact that he was American opened up a new continent for the sport, he had beaten cancer and the media quickly made him a global star," it says. But Armstrong's spectacular downfall in 2012, which saw him stripped of his Tour de France titles and dropped by sponsors, helped intensify scrutiny over how he managed to get away with doping for so long. Under Cookson, the UCI set up the independent three-person commission to investigate the causes of doping in cycling and allegations that the UCI and other governing bodies were ineffective in their responses. In one case, the commission says, the UCI limited the scope of a supposedly independent investigation into allegations that Armstrong had tested positive in a drug test at the 1999 Tour de France. UCI officials and Armstrong's team became heavily involved in the drafting of the investigation's report, which was released in 2006. "The main goal was to ensure that the report reflected UCI's and Lance Armstrong's personal conclusions," the commission says. "The significant participation of UCI and Armstrong's team was never publicly acknowledged." Between 1992 and 2006, UCI's top officials focused on protecting cycling's reputation rather than trying to root out "endemic" doping practices of which they were well aware, the commission's report says. "Not only did UCI leadership publicly disregard the magnitude of the problem, but the policies put in place to combat doping were inadequate," it says. The report highlights McQuaid's decision to allow Armstrong to participate in the 2009 Tour Down Under even though the cyclist hadn't been in the testing group for the required period of time. The commission says although there is no direct evidence of an agreement between McQuaid and Armstrong, McQuaid "made a sudden U-turn and allowed Lance Armstrong to return 13 days early" to take part in the competition, "despite advice from UCI staff not to make an exception." "There was a temporal link between this decision, which was communicated to UCI staff in the morning, and the decision of Lance Armstrong, which was notified to Pat McQuaid later that same day, to participate in the Tour of Ireland, an event run by people known to Pat McQuaid," the report says. The report says the commission found no evidence to support allegations of corruption over payments made to the UCI by Armstrong. But it adds that "requesting and accepting donations from Lance Armstrong, given the suspicions, left UCI open to criticism." CNN wasn't immediately able to reach McQuaid, but Verbruggen issued a lengthy statement Monday, claiming "wild conspiracy theories and accusations have been properly debunked once and for all." He said: "I have studied the CIRC report and I am satisfied that it confirms what I have always said: that there have never been any cover-ups, complicity or corruption in the Lance Armstrong case or, indeed, in any other doping cases." Armstrong, who cooperated with the commission's investigation, thanked it for "seeking the truth and allowing me to assist in that search." "I am deeply sorry for many things I have done. However, it is my hope that revealing the truth will lead to a bright, dope-free future for the sport I love," he said in a statement. "In the rush to vilify Lance, many of the other equally culpable participants have been allowed to escape scrutiny, much less sanction, and many of the anti-doping 'enforcers' have chosen to grandstand at Lance's expense rather than truly search for the truth," said Armstrong's attorney, Elliot Peters. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, USADA, which banned Armstrong from cycling for life in 2012, welcomed the commission's work. "The report confirms that, for more than a decade, UCI leaders treated riders and teams unequally -- allowing some to be above the rules," said USADA Chief Executive Travis T. Tygart. "The UCI's favoritism and intentional failure to enforce the anti-doping rules offends the principles of fair play and is contrary to the values on which true sport is based." Cookson told CNN that the world governing body would be stepping up its fight against drugs cheats, working closely with the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), national federations and, if necessary, law enforcement agencies. But the 63-year-old Briton still believes cycling has taken strides forward in the fight against drugs cheats. "Large numbers of riders are competing without doping," he said. "I want to encourage them and support them. I think it's possible to compete successfully in our sport without doping." However, Cookson reacted angrily to other aspects of the report, which suggested amateur cyclists and junior competitors were involved in doping. Of older cyclists, competing in Masters categories, Cookson gave a damning verdict. "The only people they are fooling is themselves, they are deluded," he said. But his harshest words were reserved over allegations that drugs were being peddled to young cyclists. "The people involved should be subjected to criminal proceedings because that's child abuse. I'm astonished and appalled by those findings," he said. CNN's Kevin Dotson and Paul Gittings contributed to this report. | Report: Cycling officials protected and defended Armstrong despite doping concerns . They exempted him from rules and failed to target test him, commission says . Armstrong cooperated with the investigation and thanks it for "seeking the truth" NEW: UCI honorary president asked to 'consider his position' by current chief Brian Cookson . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Former baseball star Jose Canseco's model daughter got busted for a DUI in the heart of Hollywood early Monday morning. Eighteen-year-old Josie Canseco was pulled over about 1am after police officers saw her hit a curb with her car. She had to do a series of sobriety tests, which she failed, and was subsequently arrested, police said. Jose Canseco's 18-year-old model daughter Josie Canseco was busted for a DUI on Monday after police in Hollywood saw her hit a curb. A source said police believe Josie may have been under the influence of drugs . Josie Canseco was told to do several sobriety tests after being pulled over. After failing, she was arrested . Josie (pictured left in 2013 and right as a child with her father Jose) was booked by police at 6.15am. She was held on a $15,000 bail . Police don't believe, however, that Canseco was under the influence of alcohol, but believe she could have been under the influence of drugs, sources told TMZ. She was booked at about 6.15am and was held on a $15,000 bail. Josie's father Jose had his own run-in with drugs when he was accused of using steroids when the slugger played Major League Baseball. He admitted to using steroids and in a 2005 book he opened up about the widespread use of the drug in the MLB. Jose Canseco (pictured left in 2014 and right in 1989) admitted to using steroids when he played Major League Baseball. He claimed in a 2005 book that steroids are more widely used in the MLB than it's known . | Josie Canseco was pulled over at about 1am Monday in Hollywood . After failing a series of sobriety tests she was arrested . Sources say she may have been under the influence of drugs, not alcohol . Her father, Jose Canseco was busted for using steroids while in the MLB . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | In the aftermath of a remarkably freakish Manchester United winner at St James' Park on Wednesday night, an unusually animated Louis van Gaal pinched Ryan Giggs hard on the cheek and stared hard in to his eyes as if to say: 'I told you so'. The only problem was that Giggs wasn't buying it. Giggs has been at United for two decades and didn't even crack a smile. He knows that football like this will not take his football club where it needs to go. Not in the long run, anyway. Giggs has seen plenty of late winning goals for United over the years. He has been part of teams that have won when they haven't deserved to, who have somehow grabbed something from games that seemingly had nothing to offer. Ashley Young fires home the winner for Manchester United to earn his side a valuable three points at Newcastle . Young peels away in celebration as United remain on course for a top-four finish despite playing below their best . Young runs over to celebrate in front of the Manchester United fans after his late strike at St James' Park . Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Danny Blind are among the United players to celebrate with Young . Wayne Rooney was involved in the build up as his pressure forced the Newcastle defence to panic before Krul gifted the chance to Young . Krul lies on his back in dejection after his error allowed Young to slam home United's winner against Newcastle . United manager Louis van Gaal reacts to Young's winner by knocking his assistant Ryan Giggs on the cheek... ... But Giggs shows absolutely no emotion after Young's winner gave United a crucial victory in their Champions League push . Newcastle (4-4-2): Krul 8; Janmaat 6.5, Williamson 6.5, Coloccini 6, R Taylor 5.5 (Gutierrez 64, 6.5); Obertan 6, Abeid 6, Sissoko 6, Ameobi 5.5 (Gouffran 81); Riviere 5.5 (Perez 59), Cisse 5 . Subs not used: Anita, Armstrong, Satka, Woodman. Booked: Gutierrez . Manager: John Carver . Manchester United (4-1-4-1): De Gea 6; Valencia 6, Evans 6, Smalling 5.5, Rojo 6 (Carrick 89); Blind 6; Di Maria 5 (Januzaj 59), Fellaini 6 (Mata 82), Herrera 6, Young 5; Rooney 6 . Subs not used: Jones, Falcao, Lindegaard, McNair. Goal: Young 89 . Booked: Rojo, Valencia . Manager: Louis van Gaal . Referee: Anthony Taylor . Attendance: 49, 801 . Angel di Maria was replaced early in the second half by Louis van Gaal who sent Adnan Junzaj on his place. But the Argentina had one of his better games for Manchester United and covered plenty of ground on the right wing. CLICK HERE for more brilliant stats and heat maps from Old Trafford. His United, though, the one that he knows, used to bully teams late in games. As his old manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted, United teams of yore used to practice scoring late goals in training. They won games like this by sheer force of will, belief and personality. This United team, on the other hand, the one with Van Gaal's uncertain hand on the tiller, stumbles its way in to opportunities. Somehow it manages to win despite itself. If it continues like this for another two months then it may yet find itself in the Champions League places come the season's end. At the moment, though, it is hard to see it. This, in many ways, was the modern United at their worst. Facing a home team devoid of purpose, energy and intelligence, United really should have taken hold of this game, won it comfortably and used it as a platform ahead of tougher challenges to come. Instead, they saw Newcastle miss two golden opportunities and wasted their own with inept work in front of goal. The home team, meanwhile, were somehow denied a clear early penalty by a referee that we can only presume – generously – was unsighted. And then there was the winning goal. A gift. A shambles. Three points handed to United on a black and white tray. There was no late cavalry charge by United here. They had settled for a point. The game was drifting towards a conclusion that had seemed inevitable for so long. But then Wayne Rooney's run in to the penalty area was halted by Mehdi Abeid, the subsequent back pass sold goalkeeper Tim Krul short and when the clearance – born of panic and terror – landed at the feet of Ashley Young, the goal waited – empty – just ten yards away. Marouane Fellaini came close to scoring for Manchester United but he was denied by a brilliant stop from Tim Krul . Ashley Young had a chance to convert the rebound but took too long and was also denied by Newcastle's Dutch goalkeeper . Angel di Maria was replaced early in the second half by Adnan Januzaj as United struggled to break down a stubborn Newcastle side . Wayne Rooney has scored more Premier League goals against Newcastle than any other club, although he failed to add to his tally of 12 on Wednesday night. It was an astonishing moment. This great stadium has witnessed plenty of drama over the years and no little pantomime. It hasn't witnessed much like this, though. In the home dugout, manager John Carver stood aghast. This was some way to lose a football match and it was hard not to feel some sympathy for him. His team had been pretty lousy but they didn't deserve to lose. His thoughts understandably were still with the early penalty shout, somehow denied him when Chris Smalling hacked down Emmanuel Riviere in the eleventh minute. 'That would have set us up nicely,' he said. Had Newcastle scored first then it’s questionable whether United would have had it in them to respond. As it was, nothing much else happened in the first half, apart from what may have been an unpleasant exchange of saliva between Jonny Evans and Papiss Cisse. Rooney, playing as a lone centre forward, missed two chances around the half hour mark, clipping one wide when face to face with Krul and then falling over when a slip by Fabricio Coloccini presented him with another sight of goal. There was not a shot on target from either team, however, until Marouane Fellaini’s header required Krul to parry in the 44th minute. Newcastle were poor enough to allow United the majority of the possession but Van Gaal’s team, not unusually, didn’t have the wit to do much with it. Emmanuel Riviere ghosted in at the post but could not force the ball beyond United's goalkeeper Dave de Gea . De Gea made himself wide in the United goal to deny Newcastle the opener at St James' Park . Pappis Cisse has words with Jonny Evans after the pair appeared to spit at each other during a heated exchange in the first half . Cisse wipes his eye after he and Evans were later shown to have spat at each other during an unsavoury incident . Evans appears to spit on Cisse (left) before the Newcastle striker returns the favour (right) as tempers flared before half time . On the right, Angel di Maria was having a decent game, relatively speaking. His night was ended on the hour, though, when Van Gaal replaced him with Adnan Januzaj. It seemed an odd move and Di Maria looked less than chuffed. At least by then the game was a little more alive. Riviere brought a save from David de Gea after Coloccini headed down a free-kick while at the other end Krul saved brilliantly from a Fellaini half-volley and a Young follow-up that perhaps took a little too long to arrive. At last there was an atmosphere inside this great stadium and things improved further when Jonas Gutierrez entered as a substitute. His first appearance since recovering from testicular cancer, it was soon marked by a booking but nobody really cared about. It was good to see him. Soon Newcastle could have had a goal. A break from another substitute Ayoze Perez found him and Cisse two-on-one with Evans but the pass from one team-mate to another was criminally over hit and, as such, the chance disappeared. Perhaps that summed up the night for both teams. Just not good enough. In sport, though, mistakes often decide contests and so it was here. Krul won a game all on his own for Van Gaal with his penalty shoot-out heroics against Costa Rica during last summer’s World Cup. Here, he did it again in rather different circumstances. Jonas Gutierrez made an emotional return for Newcastle after recovering from testicular cancer . Gutierrez is given the captain's armband by Fabricio Coloccini after coming on in the second half at St James' Park . Chris Smalling battles with Riviere for the ball in the first half of United's narrow win over Newcastle . Fellaini throws his arm into Mike Williamson's face in a clash during the first half . | Ashley Young was on hand to fire home with just minutes remaining after Tim Krul's poor pass out . Manchester United had looked toothless in front of goal until then with Krul denying Marouane Fellaini . Newcastle also came close through Emmanuel Riviere but he was denied by David de Gea . Papiss Cisse was involved in an unsavoury incident with Jonny Evans as both men spat at each other . |
Give a comma-separated list of the different genes influencing horse coat colors according to the text | Horses exhibit a diverse array of coat colors and distinctive markings, described by a specialized vocabulary. Often, a horse is classified first by its coat color, before breed or sex. Horses of the same color may be distinguished from one another by white markings, which, along with various spotting patterns, are inherited separately from coat color.
Many genes that create horse coat colors and patterns have been identified. Current genetic tests can identify at least 13 different alleles influencing coat color, and research continues to discover new genes linked to specific traits. The basic coat colors of chestnut and black are determined by the gene controlled by the Melanocortin 1 receptor, also known as the "extension gene" or "red factor," as its recessive form is "red" (chestnut) and its dominant form is black. Additional genes control suppression of black color to point coloration that results in a bay, spotting patterns such as pinto or leopard, dilution genes such as palomino or dun, as well as greying, and all the other factors that create the many possible coat colors found in horses. | "extension gene" or "red factor," palomino, dun, greying |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)What's better than the sun on a March day in Europe, at the tail end of winter with spring on the doorstep? No sun, apparently. That was the verdict of many around the continent, who found Friday morning's solar eclipse picture perfect. Millions from around North Africa, the Middle East as well as Europe woke up with a chance to see the rare cosmic event. For some of them, it was a partial eclipse; but others -- say if you were at the North Pole, or in Svalbard or the Faroe Islands between Iceland and Norway -- got the full deal. Such eclipses are basically as old as the galaxy itself, happening when the moon and sun are at just the right distance from the Earth and they appear to be of the same apparent size in the sky -- even though the sun is actually about 400 times larger. An eclipse happens when the moon passes right in front of the sun, blocking the sunlight and casting a shadow on the Earth. That means what used to be morning suddenly looks like nighttime again, until the sun and moon get out of each other's way. Staring at the sun anytime can be a bit dangerous, even when it's there, not there, then there again during an eclipse. That's where the term "eclipse blindness" -- which is really retinal burns -- comes from. Luckily, a lot of those peering into the skies Friday came prepared. At least that was the case for famous Bayern Munich footballers Xabi Alonso and Pepe Reina, who looked cool looking up in their 3-D movie-type glasses. Or a bunch of children at Stockport Grammar, a British school not far from Manchester. One of them looked more like a welder than a stargazer but didn't seem to mind, giving a thumbs-up to the view. Not everyone was similarly enthused; not because they don't love a good eclipse, but because they don't like a bad one. CNN's Nick Thompson in London, for instance, went out hoping for an out-of-this-world experience and instead saw little more than a bunch of clouds. He wasn't alone, as many in Britain in particular didn't get the big show they'd hoped for. Clouds be damned, some folks there used a sun costume, along with an Earth-and-moon prop, to put on a show of their own. If the sun won't come out for you, then you might as well be the sun, their reasoning went. Even in the United Kingdom, whether you were Glasgow University students cheering when a glimpse of the eclipse emerged from the clouds or a bird soaring the sky, there was a lot of enthusiasm for the eclipse. And there were even more cheers elsewhere, in Berlin, Beirut and beyond. Norwegians, especially, got some of the most spectacular perspectives. Eclipses aren't everyday events, and they're getting less common. While there will be more full eclipses, they will get rarer and rarer as the moon moves away from the Earth at a rate of about 3.8 centimeters (about 1.5 inches) every year. That means there will come a time when the moon will appear to be too small to cover the sun. But don't sweat it just yet: NASA calculates this will take about 563 million years, meaning there's still time to catch another eclipse. Weather permitting, of course. CNN's Dave Gilbert contributed to this report. | The moon blocks the sun, casts a shadow across parts of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East . The view of the resulting eclipse is particularly impressive in places like Norway . It's also seen around Europe, though clouds obscure the views of many in England . |
During which year Emperor Shapur II learned to play polo? | The game's English name derives from the Balti language, from its word for 'ball', polo. It is cognate with the Standard Tibetan pulu, also meaning 'ball'.
Although the exact origins of the game are not certain, many scholars suggest it most likely began as a simple game played by Iranic and Turkic equestrian nomads in Central Asia. An archaic variation of polo, regionally referred to as buzkashi or kokpar, is still played in parts of Central Asia. It was developed and formalised in Ancient Iran (Persia) as "chovgan" (čowgān), becoming a national sport played extensively by the nobility. Women played as well as men. During the period of the Parthian Empire (247 BC to 224 AD), the sport had great patronage under the kings and noblemen. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity, the Persian ball game was an important pastime in the court of the Sasanian Empire (224–651). It was also part of the royal education for the Sasanian ruling class. Emperor Shapur II learnt to play polo at age seven in 316 AD. | 316 AD |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Tom Ince’s England future is in serious doubt after he and dad Paul took the decision to snub a place at the Under-21 European Championships this summer. Boss Gareth Southgate has warned his former England team-mate of the consequences of his son turning his back on the Three Lions. Ince Snr – England’s first black captain – has told Southgate they want to concentrate on Tom’s club career rather than represent his country in Czech Republic. Tom Ince has been left out of the latest England Under 21 squad by Gareth Southgate at his own request . Ince, currently on loan at Derby County, has been a regular under Southgate but will now not be selected . Goalkeepers . Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham) Jonathan Bond (Watford) Jack Butland (Stoke City) Defenders . Calum Chambers (Arsenal) Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) Luke Garbutt (Everton) Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) Carl Jenkinson (West Ham, on loan from Arsenal) Michael Keane (Burnley) Liam Moore (Brentford, on loan from Leicester City) John Stones (Everton) Matt Targett (Southampton) Midfielders . Tom Carroll (Swansea City, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) Nathaniel Chalobah (Reading, on loan from Chelsea) Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton and Hove Albion) Will Hughes (Derby County) Jesse Lingard (Derby County, on loan from Manchester United) Alex Pritchard (Brentford, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) Nathan Redmond (Norwich City) James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) Forwards . Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough, on loan from Chelsea) Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion) Danny Ings (Burnley) Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) That is certain to leave a bitter taste among those at the Football Association, including senior manager Roy Hodgson. Southgate said: ‘I have told Tom and Paul they need to be aware of the possible consequences of this decision in terms of how it would appear from the outside. I think they understand that. ‘I have had discussions with Tom and his dad over the last week or so and the message from both was exactly the same. I have to say I was surprised. ‘It was not something we’d been conscious of previously and it is for Tom to explain his full reasons. ‘But he feels at this moment in time he has got some priorities at club level. There is some uncertainty about where he is going to be next season.’ Southgate – speaking at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium where he announced his squad for forthcoming friendlies with Czech Republic and Germany - added: ‘He will not be involved in the summer now. That’s because he has been through qualifying and I assumed he would have wanted to put himself on this big stage. England captain Paul Ince has his head bandaged and shirt covered in blood during a World Cup qualifier against Italy in Rome in 1997 . Southgate has warned Ince and father Paul of the consequences of the player turning his back on England . ‘I think in life you should be as open as you can to opportunities and stay in positions that lead to opportunities. Tom has decided this is an opportunity he doesn't want to take.’ Ince is currently on loan at Derby County after falling out of favour at Hull City, the club he only joined last summer amid interest from Inter Milan. However, it now appears he will again be on the move in the close-season. It was only this season that the 23-year-old told Sportsmail about his pride at representing England. Indeed, his dad’s blood-stained England shirt from the famous goalless draw in Italy which secured qualification for France ’98 is framed at home. Ince challenges for the ball with Middlesbrough's Lee Tomlin during Tuesday's top-of-the-table clash . And Ince had hoped for promotion to Hodgson’s full squad after his appearance at the Euros. ‘I’ve had two great years at Under-21 level and my ambition now is to try to push for the senior team,’ he said in September. ‘Playing for a club in the Premier League and the exposure that comes with that will hopefully provide me with the pathway to do it. ‘You can see at the minute Roy Hodgson is giving a lot of young players from the Under-21s and Premier League clubs a chance. I hope I can get that opportunity – although it doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate playing for the Under-21s at major tournaments.’ | Tom Ince has snubbed a place at the 2015 U21 European Championships . His dad Paul was England's first black captain and won 53 caps . England U21 manager Gareth Southgate has made clear the consequences . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Hull winger Fetuli Talanoa has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the KC Stadium until the end of the 2017 season. The 27-year-old former South Sydney threequarter joined the Airlie Birds ahead of the 2014 Super League season and had the distinction of playing every minute of the campaign, scoring 10 tries in his 27 appearances. Talanoa lost his ever-present record when illness ruled him out of the second match of the 2015 season against Warrington. Fetuli Talanoa (pictured playing for South Sydney last year) has signed a new two-year deal at Hull FC . Hull coach Lee Radford said: 'This was a very easy decision for us to make. Fetuli has been a great signing for us and has continued where he left of last year. 'He is a big part of the squad, not only on the field but off it too. I know he has really settled in the area and loves the club which is reflected in his performances. 'Hopefully he can be an integral part of a successful period at the club.' | Fetuli Talanoa signed for Hull ahead of 2014 Super League season . Has played every minute of the campaign after move from South Sydney . Talanoa has scored 10 tries this season and signs new two-year deal . |
How good as a pianist is Yeol Eum Son | Yeol Eum Son (born May 2, 1986, in Wonju, South Korea) is a South Korean classical pianist. She first drew international attention in October 2004 at age 18 when she appeared as a soloist performing Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel on their Asia tour in Seoul, Daejeon, and Tokyo. Son again performed with Maazel and the New York Philharmonic when they returned to the Seoul Arts Center in February 2008, this time as soloist for Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2.
Her awards include Silver Medals at both the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (2009) and 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, where she also received the Best Chamber Concerto Performance and the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work prizes. She also won the Bronze Medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition (2005) | Yeol Eum Son (born May 2, 1986, in Wonju, South Korea) is a South Korean classical pianist. She first drew international attention in October 2004 at age 18 when she appeared as a soloist performing Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Lorin Maazel on their Asia tour in Seoul, Daejeon, and Tokyo. Son again performed with Maazel and the New York Philharmonic when they returned to the Seoul Arts Center in February 2008, this time as soloist for Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2.
Her awards include Silver Medals at both the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (2009) and 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition, where she also received the Best Chamber Concerto Performance and the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work prizes. She also won the Bronze Medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition (2005) |
From the passage mention the different verticals in which SoftBank Group Corp. invests in. Display the results in comma separated format. | SoftBank Group Corp. (ソフトバンクグループ株式会社, SofutoBanku Gurūpu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management. The Group primarily invests in companies operating in technology that offer goods and services to customers in a multitude of markets and industries ranging from the internet to automation. With over $100 billion in capital at its onset, SoftBank’s Vision Fund is the world's largest technology-focused venture capital fund. Fund investors included sovereign wealth funds from countries in the Middle East.The company is known for the leadership of its controversial founder and largest shareholder Masayoshi Son. Its investee companies, subsidiaries and divisions, including several unprofitable unicorns, operate in robotics, artificial intelligence, logistics, transportation, proptech, real estate, hospitality, broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, information technology, finance, media and marketing, and other areas. Among its biggest and most internationally recognizable current stockholdings are sizeable stakes in Arm (semiconductors), Alibaba (e-commerce), OYO Rooms (hospitality), WeWork (coworking) and Deutsche Telekom (telecommunications). SoftBank Corporation, its spun-out affiliate and former flagship business, is the third-largest wireless carrier in Japan, with 45.621 million subscribers as of March 2021.SoftBank was ranked in the 2017 Forbes Global 2000 list as the 36th largest public company in the world and the second-largest publicly traded company in Japan after Toyota.The logo of SoftBank is based on the flag of the Kaientai, a naval trading company founded in 1865, near the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, by Sakamoto Ryōma.Although SoftBank does not affiliate itself to any traditional keiretsu, it has close ties with Mizuho Financial Group, its primary lender. | robotics, artificial intelligence, logistics, transportation, proptech, real estate, hospitality, broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-commerce, information technology, finance, media and marketing |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)When photographer Richard Ross wants to talk to a child at a juvenile detention center, he knocks on their cell door. He asks them if he can come inside. The 67-year-old Californian is used to taking off his shoes when he enters homes, so he does the same in a cell. "Most of the kids, they've never had that kind of respect," he said. "But I give it to them, I give them the power. I sit on the floor so they're looking down on me." Ross doesn't begin by hammering them with questions. He wants to have a conversation. "I say, 'What's gone on in your life?' " The result of that tenderness and patience is Ross' latest collection of photos, "Girls in Justice." The images are unflinching. They convey the ugliness of a young person's life behind bars. The pictures are replete with the unique loneliness, anger and boredom of a juvenile detention center. But the girls also tell their stories alongside the images. One photo shows a girl in a tan jumpsuit, hand on her head, sitting alone in a drab, cavernous room. "I've been here 17 times," one girl says. Many of the stories are bleak, reflecting adults who endangered the girls or, at the very least, failed repeatedly to protect them. "Mom's a stripper. Dad was an alcoholic, drug addict, murdered last year," said one girl explaining her past. "They took my brother and I away because my dad chained us in the house and tried to burn it down. I lived with my grandma and uncle. The people who are supposed to love you never do." The photos show girls wasting the day in their bunks, staring at the wall. Some struggle with mental illness. The girls obscure their faces or are turned away from the camera. That works to protect their identities, but it also evokes shame. Ross seems to be saying the shame isn't the girls' -- it's ours as a society for jailing children. His images aren't always literal. A photo shot toward an azure sky is framed by concertina wire. A straight-forward photo, of a utility wall holding dozens of scissors, turns the stomach after reading the caption -- the guards need the scissors to cut away any cloth a teenager might use to trying to hang herself. Social media . Follow @CNNPhotos on Twitter to join the conversation about photography. Ross recalled one particularly agonizing interview with a girl who kept telling him, "I can't wait to get out of here so I can kill myself." "She was just a kid, but she was at that place where you have no hope," he said. "I feel all these stories, but that one just hit me hard. I was sobbing. You want to say, 'It will get better,' but you also know the system and you know that you can't say that." Ross, the son of a New York City police officer, had a happy upbringing in a home of modest means. He got into a decent amount of trouble growing up, and he said he could have easily wound up in the justice system. But times were different then, he said, and there's been a cultural turn in America toward criminalizing a child's bad behavior. He recalls a detention-center director in Reno, Nevada, who asked him to visit and take photos. At intake, he photographed a fifth-grader who had been taken to jail because he had acted up in class. "This fifth-grader came up to my belt buckle," Ross recalled. "He was drinking warm milk, like someone gave him a cardboard thing of milk. I can still smell that milk. That intake area smelled like elementary school." The child's single mother couldn't pick him up for hours. She was holding down a job that wouldn't allow her to leave until after 6 p.m. The detention-center director sent Ross' photo to every principal in the area to make a point: Children do not belong in lockup, so find another solution. Ross is adamant that he's making photographs to bring about "immediate change." He speaks across the country to law schools and works closely with child welfare advocates. His work has been shown during legislative sessions to illustrate how sorely the juvenile justice system needs fixing. "I'm trying to wake people up, make them realize there are lives at stake," he said. "At the same time, I don't, I can't, position myself as the great hope. I might not be able to do much but listen. But I think I'm a good listener, and I think these kids deserve to tell their stories." Richard Ross is a photographer based in California. You can follow his Juvenile in Justice project on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. | Photographer Richard Ross shows what life is like for girls in a juvenile detention center . He wants to "wake people up" about the system and bring about "immediate change" |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Hong Kong (CNN)China says its military budget will increase by 10.1% in 2015, the latest in a series of double-digit increases that will narrow the still-significant gap with the United States on defense spending. According to a budget report released at the start of China's National People's Congress - the annual meeting of the country's rubber stamp parliament -- defense spending will total 887 billion yuan ($144.2 billion) this year. "Building a solid national defense and strong armed forces is fundamental to safeguarding China's sovereignty," Premier Li Keqiang told thousands of delegates gathered in the cavernous Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The increase underscores China's intention to prioritize military spending even as economic growth slows. It also comes amid unease among China's neighbors about the pursuit of its territorial claims in the South China Sea and East China Sea. Traditionally, the People's Liberation Army army has been focused on protecting its own borders, but recent missions have seen it join U.N. peacekeeping efforts in places like South Sudan, and fighting piracy in Somalia. Analysts say that China's spending on defense is notoriously opaque and the budget includes paramilitary forces such as the People's Armed Police as well as the People's Liberation Army, Navy and Air Force. Paul Burton, Asia Pacific director at IHS Aerospace, Defence & Security, estimates that actual spending is 35% higher than the announced budget. "China's expanding strategic reach and extensive modernization requirements will continue to require significant investment over the next decade," Burton said. China's defense budget is still dwarfed by what the U.S. spends on its military -- $598 billion, according to 2014 figures provided by IHS. But, while China's budget has increased by double digits every year since 2010, U.S. spending has declined since then. China's defense budget grew by 12.7% in 2011, 11.2% in 2012, and 10.7% in 2013, according to China's state news agency Xinhua. Alexander Neill, a senior fellow at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in Singapore says China is likely to prioritize spending on its naval power -- its force has traditionally been focused on winning land battles. "A growing chunk of budget is going toward China's navy, particularly its submarine force and its seaborne nuclear deterrent," he said. China's first aircraft carrier went into service in 2012 and a second is thought to be under construction. Neill also said that the PLA is likely to make its pay more competitive to attract higher quality recruits, such as college graduates. A U.S. congressional report released last month said that many are still drawn from rural areas with limited education. It added that the country's one-child policy, which has created the "little emperor" phenomenon of spoiled children, produces recruits who "may not be tough enough to withstand military discipline," the report added. "Serving in the military, in a Chinese cultural sense, is not a sought-after professional career," Neill said. "If the PLA can offer competitive salaries, they may be able to attract a new stratum of specialist talent." CNN's Jason Kwok designed the graphics in this report. | China says its military spending will increase by 10.1% in 2015 . China prioritizing military spending even as economic growth slows . Spending likely to focus on China's naval force . |
Given these paragraphs about battery storage power stations, for how long battery power storage was cheaper than open cycle gas turbine power as of 2019? | As of 2021, the power and capacity of the largest individual battery storage power plants is an order of magnitude less than that of the largest pumped storage power plants, the most common form of grid energy storage. For example, the Bath County Pumped Storage Station, the second largest in the world, can store 24GWh of electricity and dispatch 3GW while the first phase of Vistra Energy's Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility can store 1.2GWh and dispatch 300MW. Grid batteries do not however have to be large, and smaller ones can be deployed widely across a grid for greater redundancy.
As of 2019, battery power storage is cheaper than open cycle gas turbine power for use up to two hours, and there was around 365 GWh of battery storage deployed worldwide, growing extremely rapidly. Levelized cost of electricity from battery storage has fallen rapidly, halving in two years to US$150 per MWh as of 2020. | As of 2019, battery power storage is cheaper than open cycle gas turbine power for use up to two hours. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | For Rangers captain Lee McCulloch, the SPFL Championship table has become a torment. A headache the arrival of a new board of directors simply can’t cure. Lying 22 points behind relentless leaders Hearts, there is now no hiding place for the Ibrox players. The off-field problems have eased, Stuart McCall is in place as manager and, simply put, there are no excuses left. ‘It is time for everybody to stand up and be men,’ said McCulloch. ‘Take the ball, demand the ball in front of a crowd, don’t hide and go and show that you’ re good enough to be here.’ Rangers captain Lee McCulloch has urged his team-mates to stand up and be counted . Under Kenny McDowall, Rangers played as if a grey, leaden cloud hung over Ibrox. In comparison, a home game with doomed Livingston offers McCall the chance to be a breath of fresh air around the place. Rangers need something to rescue a flailing season and advance from the play-offs to the Premiership by hook or by crook. ‘It’s been a frustrating season for everyone, fans, players, off-the-field,’ added McCulloch. ‘I think it would be a wasted season if we don’t go up. It would be a season that would go down as a massive failure. ‘For everyone, it has been frustrating, but it’s still in our own hands as players. Everything else seems to have been sorted out, so it’s basically up to us now to try and get a play-off place and see what happens.’ Currently third in the league, the gap on second place Hibernian is a manageable five points. Rangers have two games in hand and winning them would ease concerns they might slip out of the play-offs altogether — a state of affairs which would be completely unacceptable to their captain. ‘It’s not as if I’ve been going home and made a cup of tea and thinking everything’s all right,’ McCulloch insisted. ‘It’s killing me inside, to be honest with you. To see Hearts so far clear in the league and we’re nowhere near them. It’s not nice and it’s not what we want or are used to.’ The weeks ahead will reveal much about this Rangers team. Off-field turmoil drew attention from their failings. The managerial situation, where McDowall was a reluctant frontman, provided a further shield. McCulloch says Rangers must finish in the play-off positions this season . McCulloch and McCall referred to a crisis of confidence repeatedly yesterday. For many of these players, the suspicion is that Rangers may simply be too big for them. ‘The players have probably felt it even more since Ally (McCoist) left,’ added the captain. ‘It is amazing what he took on his shoulders. He shielded the players away from it. Since he left, the players as a squad have been getting it from all angles. ‘I think confidence has probably dipped because of that. ‘Everybody knows we haven’t been playing as well as we can or as well as we should have been. I think there are loads of small things that you can make excuses for. But even though there has been a lot of off-field stuff going on, you can’t really make an excuse for how we have been playing. ‘This season, whoever has been on the board, we’ve not lived up to the standard that we should have for many different reasons. But it is nothing to do with who was in charge or on the board. ‘Since the new owners have come in, everyone around the place, the players and the staff, has had a wee bit of a spring in their step. It is probably a good thing.’ For a dozen of the players, out of contract in the summer, these are crucial days. McCulloch is one of them and, while some of the players won’t be sorry to leave, the 36-year-old wants to complete the journey back to the top division as a Rangers player. ‘The new manager has come in and said: “Well, it’s up to yourselves to go out there and earn it. If you want to be here next season then go and earn your contract and show that you are worthy of one”. I think that is the best thing for it. ‘It is a big motivation for me. I’m not getting any younger. Stuart McCall begins his reign at Rangers with home game against Livingston . ‘It would be amazing, it would be brilliant to go back to the top and it would be nice. But at times football isn’t nice. ‘So I would love to be here, but I need to go and earn that myself. I know that as does every other player here.’ Some have a head start. Nicky Law was a stand-out under McCall at Motherwell and for the new manager bringing the best out of him and others is the key to earning the job on a permanent basis. ‘I want everyone to go out and express themselves,’ said McCall after his second training session. ‘Not just Nicky but I know there’s more in his locker. I know he can do more and like a lot of the players when you lack a bit of that confidence you can go into your shell. ‘We want the players to go and express themselves, there are some good footballers in there. ‘A lot of players have shown good stuff in training.’ In a supreme irony, the most impressive of all has been one of Mike Ashley’s January imports on loan from Newcastle. ‘Haris Vuckic has been absolutely outstanding in training, bright and bubbly and a fantastic lad,’ reported McCall. ‘He hadn’t had much football but is certainly a talented individual and has been really bright in training. ‘He has been terrific but I was coming in thinking there might be three or four of these lads up and running.’ In reality, Remie Streete is ill and injured, Kevin Mbabu played an under-20 game on Thursday but is well short, Shane Ferguson has yet to cross the border and Gael Bigirimana has a medical condition. ‘One out of five isn’t bad,’ grinned McCall after waking at 5am in anticipation of his return to Ibrox as a Rangers employee. ‘It’s been a whirlwind. I haven’t even had the chance to think about it. ‘Hopefully tomorrow at 5pm – or when I get home tomorrow – I will look back on it. ‘But right now I’ve not had the chance to go, “This will be great”. I’ve not given it a thought.’ | Lee McCulloch says Rangers must finish in the play-off positions . Stuart McCall begins reign with home game against Livingston . |
Can you name a few of Leonardo's famous works | Leonardo is identified as one of the greatest painters in the history of art and is often credited as the founder of the High Renaissance. Despite having many lost works and fewer than 25 attributed major works—including numerous unfinished works—he created some of the most influential paintings in Western art. His magnum opus, the Mona Lisa, is his best known work and often regarded as the world's most famous painting. The Last Supper is the most reproduced religious painting of all time and his Vitruvian Man drawing is also regarded as a cultural icon. In 2017, Salvator Mundi, attributed in whole or part to Leonardo, was sold at auction for US$450.3 million, setting a new record for the most expensive painting ever sold at public auction. | Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Vitruvian Man, Salvator Mundi |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Parents are increasingly pressuring doctors to delay vaccines for young children, raising the threat from preventable diseases such as the flu, measles and mumps, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Colorado surveyed 534 physicians across the country with 93 per cent reporting that they had received requests for jabs to be rescheduled. Some parents wanted to space shots out so their children weren't jabbed so many times in one sitting while others worried about possible vaccine-related neurological complications. Children in the U.S. receive around 29 vaccines for about 14 illnesses between birth and six years, based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Growing trend: Parents are increasingly pressuring doctors to delay vaccines for young children, raising the threat from preventable diseases such as the flu, measles and mumps, a new study suggests . Three-quarters of the doctors surveyed said they agreed to vaccine delays at least some of the time, even though they knew it was potentially harmful. In some cases, practitioners feared they would lose patients from their practice if they pushed the recommended vaccine schedule too hard. Only three per cent said they had refused such requests. Overall, 25 per cent of doctors said the demand for injection delays were up from the previous year. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children have faced scrutiny after a measles outbreak in California blighted more than 100 adults and children since December. Most cases are tied to an outbreak at Disneyland in California, which likely began with a traveler who brought it in. However, the exact source of the Disneyland-linked cases is not known. Doctors are concerned about unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children becoming ill and spreading disease to others. The potential repercussions are worrisome and are happening 'right now with the measles outbreak,' said Dr. Allison Kempe, a University of Colorado researcher and a member of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee. The survey, conducted in 2012, didn't ask doctors which particular vaccines parents asked to delay. The recommended CDC vaccine schedules are based on research around what time they will be most effective at preventing disease. Delaying shots targeted for certain ages means they may be less effective later on. It also makes it more likely that children will never get vaccinated, because parents get too busy or forget to schedule another doctor's visit, said Dr. Robert Frenck, an infectious diseases specialist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He was not involved in the new study, published in Monday's Pediatrics. 'People just don't understand that these diseases are all there, they're not gone. They're just being kept at bay right now. If people stop vaccinating, they come right back,' Frenck said. Doctors involved in the University of Colorado investigation were all certified members of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians - the two leading groups of doctors who treat young children. | Researchers from the University of Colorado surveyed 534 doctors across the country . 93 per cent reported that they had received requests for jabs to be rescheduled . Some parents wanted to space shots out to spare their children from getting jabbed so many times in one sitting . Others worried about possible vaccine-related neurological complications . Children in the U.S. receive around 29 vaccines for about 14 illnesses between birth and six years, based on recommendations from the CDC . |
Which is the capital of Union Territory of Ladakh ? | The Leh–Manali Highway is a 428 km (266 mi) long highway in northernmost India connecting Leh, the capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh, to Manali in the state of Himachal Pradesh. | Leh is the capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh. |
List 10 highest-grossing actors in the world. | The following are non-definitive lists of the actors with the highest career-film grosses. There are box-office gross revenue lists, which are not adjusted for inflation, as well as lists for the number of box-office ticket sales. Because of the long-term effects of inflation on movie theater ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives far more weight to later actors. Therefore, the gross revenue lists are largely meaningless for comparing acting careers widely separated in time, as many actors from earlier eras will never appear on a modern unadjusted list, despite their films' achieving higher commercial success when adjusted for price increases. | The following are non-definitive lists of the actors with the highest career-film grosses. There are box-office gross revenue lists, which are not adjusted for inflation, as well as lists for the number of box-office ticket sales. Because of the long-term effects of inflation on movie theater ticket prices, a list unadjusted for inflation gives far more weight to later actors. Therefore, the gross revenue lists are largely meaningless for comparing acting careers widely separated in time, as many actors from earlier eras will never appear on a modern unadjusted list, despite their films' achieving higher commercial success when adjusted for price increases.
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This list only includes leading roles and lead ensemble roles, including voice acting. The list is updated as of 12 January 2023.
Rank Actor Worldwide total Top-grossing film Films Average
1 Scarlett Johansson $14,519,031,650 Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) 33 $439,970,656
2 Robert Downey Jr. $14,393,065,668 Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) 43 $334,722,457
3 Samuel L. Jackson $14,376,505,937 Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) 64 $224,632,905
4 Zoe Saldaña $12,805,874,340 Avatar ($2,899,384,102) 30 $426,862,478
5 Chris Hemsworth $11,958,567,765 Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) 25 $478,342,711
6 Chris Pratt $11,742,796,476 Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) 23 $510,556,369
7 Tom Cruise $11,547,725,996 Top Gun: Maverick ($1,487,575,965) 43 $268,551,767
8 Chris Evans $11,277,890,989 Avengers: Endgame ($2,794,731,755) 29 $388,892,793
9 Tom Hanks $10,704,310,520 Toy Story 4 ($1,073,064,540) 55 $194,623,828
10 Vin Diesel $10,537,096,327 Avengers: Infinity War ($2,048,359,754) 27 $390,262,827 |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Barcelona midfielder and former Spain international Xavi is close to agreeing a deal to join Al Sadd, the Qatari side said on Saturday. The 35-year-old has played for Barca a record 751 times since he graduated from the academy to the first team in 1998 but has had limited game time this season under coach Luis Enrique. 'Al Sadd Sports Club confirms that the latest news about bringing the Spanish star Xavi Hernandez to the club is still under negotiation,' Al Sadd announced on their website. Al Sadd have announced on their website they are close to signing Barcelona's legendary playmaker Xavi . Xavi has made 751 appearances for Barcelona since graduating from the club's youth academy in 1998 . 'The Spanish player is currently in Doha with his family to know more about the country where he will live in the near future,' the club added. 'The club assures it will announce the news immediately through both local and regional media once the player has signed officially.' Spanish media reported this week that Xavi was poised to sign a three-year deal with Al Sadd worth around 10 million euros (£7m) a season with an option for a further season. One of the most decorated footballers of all time, Xavi represented Spain 133 times, a record for an outfield player and only bettered by goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas. After making his debut in a friendly against Netherlands in November 2000, he was a key figure in La Roja's glittering run when they won the 2008 and 2012 European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. Xavi has won three Champions League crowns, seven La Liga titles and a host of other trophies with Barca. Xavi has won seven league titles and three Champions League trophies while playing for Barcelona . | Al Sadd have confirmed they are nearing a deal to sign former Spain playmaker Xavi from Barcelona . He is currently in Doha getting to know the country and its culture . The 35-year-old has played 751 times for Barca since graduating from the club's academy in 1998 . Xavi is one of the most decorated footballers of all time and has won trophies at both club and international level . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)On and off for over 40 years, I have had the privilege of roaming around the West Wing of the White House, usually as a member of the staff, sometimes as a journalist or visitor. For all that time, almost everything has been pretty much the same -- from the configuration of furniture in the oval to the four Norman Rockwell sketches hanging in the hallways. But this past weekend, making a visit, there was something that was brand new and entirely welcome: There among the stream of visitors touring the West Wing were many families of every color, especially African-Americans. You may not think that is so different, but it is. For as long as I have known, the West Wing has essentially been the preserve of whites, especially white men. My wife Anne and I, along with 10-year-old grandkids Gabriel Barnett and Maya Gergen, were there for a superb, two-hour tour by a young man, Clay Dumas, once a college intern working with me and now an aide to the President. (He also happens to be white.) Like most staff members over the years, Clay spoke with near reverence about his President as he pointed out many photos of Obama on the walls. What seemed so natural to him was what was what also struck me as new: Photo after photo showed people of color working and meeting their President alongside and of equal standing with whites. Of course, it didn't take a visit to the white house to know that Barack Obama has promoted diversity. Still, before seeing up close, I had not appreciated how deeply his approach has permeated day-to-day life. This White House appears to be a model of racial, ethnic and gender integration. To be sure, earlier presidents had already taken steps down this path. President Bill Clinton was the first to name a cabinet in which women and people of color outnumbered white males. President George W. Bush surprised some when he continued that tradition. But in the West Wing itself, white men continued to dominate the inner circles. President Obama's efforts to allocate power in new ways have sometimes raised hackles. That three of the most influential people around him are African-American women isn't the issue, insist critics sotto voce; rather it is whether two of them, Valerie Jarrett and Susan Rice, are the right people for their jobs. Both have come under periodic barrages. But to be fair, it isn't as if there hasn't been a string of white males in the past who have been even less suited for powerful White House jobs. As I left the White House this past Saturday, I knew that I would continue to grind my teeth over many of President Obama's policies along with his leadership style. But as a white southerner inspired by the civil rights movement, I must say that I was also impressed and grateful that he has made the West Wing such a welcome home for Americans of every color and background. It's about time. I will write my young friend Clay and tell him that one day, accompanied by his grandchildren, he will return to the West Wing and be proud that he served under the first president to turn diversity into a living reality at the White House. That is one of the positive legacies of this President that deserves greater recognition. | David Gergen says Barack Obama doesn't get enough credit for transforming the White House . Gergen: The President has turned diversity into a living reality in the West Wing . |
How big is the Tibetan plateau? | Tibet (/tɪˈbɛt/ (listen); Tibetan: བོད་, Lhasa dialect: [pʰøː˨˧˩] Böd; Chinese: 西藏; pinyin: Xīzàng) is a region in Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi). It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as the Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and, since the 20th century, considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui settlers. Since the 1951 annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China, the entire plateau has been under the administration of the People's Republic of China. Tibet is divided administratively into the Tibet Autonomous Region, and parts of the Qinghai and Sichuan provinces.Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from the Tarim Basin and Pamirs in the west, to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast. It then divided into a variety of territories. The bulk of western and central Tibet (Ü-Tsang) was often at least nominally unified under a series of Tibetan governments in Lhasa, Shigatse, or nearby locations. The eastern regions of Kham and Amdo often maintained a more decentralized indigenous political structure, being divided among a number of small principalities and tribal groups, while also often falling under Chinese rule; most of this area was eventually annexed into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Qinghai. The current borders of Tibet were generally established in the 18th century. | The Tibetan Plateau spans about 2,500,000 km2 |
Based on the following passage regarding the economy of Sweden, what is the economic sector that accounts for the largest output? | Sweden is an export-oriented mixed economy featuring a modern distribution system, excellent internal and external communications, and a skilled labor force. Timber, hydropower and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Sweden's engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports. Telecommunications, the automotive industry and the pharmaceutical industries are also of great importance. Agriculture accounts for 2 percent of GDP and employment. The armaments industry has a technologically highly advanced reputation. | According to this passage, the engineering sector accounts for the largest output, generating 50% of output and exports. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | The family of a high school honor roll student accused of encouraging her friend to kill himself before raising thousands of dollars for suicide prevention has insisted she is innocent. Michelle Carter, 18, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Conrad Roy III, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his idling truck in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, last July. When Roy texted Carter that he wasn't sure he should take his life and had climbed out of the vehicle, she allegedly texted him: 'Get back in.' Her parents have defended their daughter saying she is 'not the villain the media is portraying her to be' and was only trying to help Roy, who had been suffering from depression. But classmates interviewed by police after the tragedy described her as someone who craves attention and is known as the girl who 'cries wolf'. Carter also claimed the pair had been dating 'on and off' for two years, but Roy's best friends claim they had never heard of her. Accused: Michelle Conrad, pictured left, allegedly knew that her friend Conrad Roy III, right, was suicidal but rather than seeking help, she encouraged him to take his life in the minutes before he died last July . In a statement received by The Boston Herald, the family said: 'Our hearts have and remain broken for the Roy family. 'For everyone that does not know our daughter, she is not the villain the media is portraying her to be. She is a quiet, kind, and sympathetic young girl. She tried immensely to help Mr Roy in his battle with depression. We know that once all of the facts are released, our daughter will be found innocent.' After the death, Carter, who attends King Philip Regional High School, started raising money and awareness for suicide prevention and organized a fundraising softball tournament last September. In a description for the event, 'Homers for Conrad', Carter wrote: 'Life can be tough, but helping others makes it easier.' She later wrote on Twitter that the event had raised $2,300. However when Roy's best friend was interviewed by police about the charity event, they said he believed she was 'kind of looking for attention' and feared she was taking credit for his idea, according to court documents. He also felt forced to add her as an organizer of the event because she was annoyed she wasn't listed. Tribute: In the hours after he was found dead, Carter shared this message to her Twitter page . 'Duplicitous': Three days after she allegedly encouraged him to take his life, she questioned why he had died . Cold: She also shared messages calling for suicide prevention, while paying tribute to her friend . Detective Scott R. Gordon wrote in a police report: 'I asked him if he had a lot to do with the fundraiser, and he said not too much but he did try and get her to move it back to Mattapoisett where all of Conrad's family and friends were but Michelle wanted to keep it in Plainville. 'He further explained that (Carter) was getting so involved in it, and he was just curious about how she knew Conrad, and Michelle said that they had been dating on and off for two years and (he) said at that point that he had never heard of her, so he didn't know exactly if that was true or not.' Our hearts have and remain broken for the Roy family. For everyone that does not know our daughter, she is not the villain the media is portraying her to be. She is a quiet, kind, and sympathetic young girl. She tried immensely to help Mr. Roy in his battle with depression. We know that once all of the facts are released, our daughter will be found innocent. According to court documents seen by the Herald, one friend added: 'She was a very nice, outgoing person but she requires a lot of attention and reassurance. Another said Carter has a history of being the 'girl that cried wolf,' and sometimes (it) was hard to tell if she was being totally truthful.' Joseph Cataldo, her attorney, has said accusations she was looking for attention after Roy's suicide are 'ridiculous'. 'She did help organize a fundraiser in his honor, in his name, to call attention both to his plight and others in his predicament,' he said, 'but she was not seeking attention for herself or any kind of personal gain. Carter, who was 17 at the time of Roy's suicide, was indicted on February 5 and arraigned on an involuntary manslaughter charge the next day in New Bedford Juvenile Court. The high school senior was charged as a youthful offender, which means her case is open and she could face punishment as an adult if convicted. She is free on bail and is due back in court in April. Police and prosecutors say Carter, of Plainville, texted back-and-forth with Conrad before he took his life in the parking lot of a Fairhaven Kmart on July 13, 2014. Court documents show the two friends exchanged more than 1,000 text messages in the days leading up to his death, the Fairhaven Neighborhood News reported. Most recently, just two days before her arraignment, she shared this image of Conrad, adding: 'Really missing you tonight'. She is free on bail but has been ordered not to touch her social media pages . Before his suicide, Conrad told her he was scared and not ready to leave his family, according to a police report, but 'she continued to encourage him to take his own life', the Sun Chronicle reported. 'When he actually started to carry out the act, he got scared again and exited his truck, but instead of telling him to stay out of the truck ... Carter told him to 'get back in',' the police report said. His body was found in the truck after his parents reported him missing, and police found the text messages after looking through his phone. Gregg Miliote, a spokesperson for Bristol County District Attorney Quinn, said in a statement on Thursday that Carter knew he was having suicidal thoughts. 'Instead of attempting to assist him or notify his family or school officials, Ms. Carter is alleged to have strongly influenced his decision to take his own life, encouraged him to commit suicide and guided him in his engagement of activities which led to his death,' Miliote said. Quinn will not be overseeing the case because he knows the girl's family, he added. Carter has also repeatedly posted online about how much she misses her friend. 'Such a beautiful soul gone too soon,' she wrote on the day of his death. 'I'll always remember your bright light and smile. You'll forever be in my heart, I love you Conrad.' Victim: Roy, 18, was a boat captain at his father's company and was about to start college when he died . Three days later, she added: 'I will never understand why this had to happen.' '1 month without your goofy humor and genuine love,' she later wrote. 'I miss you every day. I hope you're finally happy up there Co.' On September 10, 2014, she posted: 'National Suicide Awareness day, I wish more people understood. I love you and miss you everyday Conrad. Help others #WeCanEndSuicide.' Her most recent message - written just two days before her indictment - reads: 'Enjoy the parade from up there tomorrow Conrad, I know you would of loved to be there ♥ Really missing you tonight.' As conditions of her bail, she is not allowed to use the internet or social media and cannot text anyone but her parents. She is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on April 17. According to The Plainville Times, the teenager was also a founding member of 'Connect-To-Cure', a fundraiser selling $10 bracelets to raise funds for cancer patients at Boston Children's Hospital. Three weeks after she was arraigned, she went to the hospital to take part in a charity event. Her lawyer told The Standard Times that Carter did not commit a crime and expects the charge to be dismissed. Free: Carter, a high school senior who's on the honor role, has been charged as a youthful offender, which means her case is open and she could face punishment as an adult if convicted . 'I can't understand why they brought the charge,' Joseph P. Cataldo said. 'They're trying to claim there is manslaughter, when they freely admit the boy took his own life. You can't have it both ways.' King Philip Regional School District declined to comment on the case. 'The circumstances surrounding this tragic loss are under investigation,' Superintendent Elizabeth Zielinski told CBS Boston. 'Our deepest sympathy is extended to the family and school community of Conrad Roy.' Conrad Roy had graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School, where he was an all-around athlete who played baseball, rowed crew and ran track, according to an obituary. He had earned his captain's license from Northeast Maritime Institute and worked for his family's marine salvage business. He was planning to attend Fitchburg State University. His father, Conrad Roy Jr., was on a tug boat that came to the rescue of victims of US Airways Flight 1549 that crashed in the Hudson River in 2009, the Sun Chronicle reported. | Michelle Carter allegedly sent Conrad Roy III, 18, a series of texts encouraging to take his life in a parking lot in Massachusetts last July . He was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his idling truck . She raised $2,300 for suicide prevention through a softball event and often shared messages online about how much she missed him . Her parents believe she is not the 'villain the media is portraying her to be' Roy's friends have said she was a girl that 'cries wolf' and craves attention . Carter, who was 17 at the time, is on bail and is due in court in April . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Alexandre Lacazette scored his first international goal as France beat Denmark 2-0 in a friendly match on Sunday. Three days after slumping to its first defeat since last year's World Cup in a 3-1 loss to Brazil, the 2016 European Championship host recovered with a convincing display of attacking football. Although the hosts were less fluid in the second half and allowed Denmark more ball possession, the French were never seriously troubled. Olivier Giroud (right) was on target as France defeated Denmark 2-0 in their international friendly . The Arsenal forward (right) is congratulated by team-mates after doubling France's first-half lead . Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette (right) reacts with Morgan Schneiderlin after opening the scoring for France . FRANCE: Ruffier, Tremoulinas, Koscielny, Varane, Jallet, Kondogbia, Schneiderlin (Valbuena), Griezmann (Fekir), Payet (Pogba), Lacazette (Matuidi), Giroud . Goals: Lacazette 14', Giroud 38 . DENMARK: Schmeichel, Wass, Kjaer, Sviatchenko (Hansen), Boilesen, Jacobsen, Kvist (Delaney), Krohn-Dehli, Eriksen (Schone), Bendtner, Vibe (Jorgensen) Lacazette scored from a rebound in the 14th minute with a powerful shot after Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel parried Antoine Griezmann's effort. Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud then doubled the hosts' lead with a shot under Schmeichel from Geoffrey Kondogbia's through ball. Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner hit the post with a header just before the interval and the visitors had a couple of chances denied by France keeper Stephane Ruffier in the second half. 'We did better during the first half, but it's logical with all the changes we made,' said France coach Didier Deschamps. France forward Antoine Griezmann (left) comes close to scoring before being denied by Kasper Schmeichel . Lacazette (centre) gets a shot away in between Denmark defenders Nicolai Boilesen and Simon Kjaer (right) Lacazette watches as his shot sails into the net after Schmeichel could only parry Griezmann's shot . Lacazette wheels away in celebration after netting the opener from Schmeichel's parried save . France manager Didier Deschamps (right) doesn't look too impressed despite his side taking the lead . The Lyon star races away to celebrate handing his side the lead against Denmark in St Etienne . France enjoyed most of the possession in a lively first half, with Dimitri Payet adding pace and creativity in midfield. After earning his sixth cap, Lacazette and his Lyon teammate Christophe Jallet were jeered by sections of Saint-Etienne fans, whose club is involved in a fierce local rivalry with Lyon. But Lacazette's goal silenced them and the whistles stopped. The bulky forward had another chance 10 minutes later but the French league's leading scorer saw his 20-meter shot pushed out for a corner by Schmeichel. The Danish keeper looked well beaten in the next minute when Payet's angled shot ended just a few inches wide of the top corner. Chelsea target Raphael Varane (right) wins an aerial duel with Denmark defenders . French midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia (left) battles for the ball before supplying the pass for Giroud's goal . Giroud embraces team-mate Kondogbia after his pass set the Arsenal striker up to score France's second . Giroud celebrates his goal that follows a rich vein of scoring form in the Premier League . Giroud made it 2-0 in the 38th minute following a devastating run from Kondogbia, who beat the Danish defense before releasing the Arsenal striker. The Danes could not find the momentum that helped them to a 3-2 win over the United States midweek and their only chance of the half came when Michael Krohn-Dehli sent in a cross for Bendtner, whose header hit the base of post. The French were less dominant in the second half and their penalty claims were waived away after Lacazette took a tumble in the area between two Danish players. Saint-Etienne keeper Stephane Ruffier enjoyed a quiet evening but made two decisive saves after the hour-mark, denying Christian Eriksen's shot and another effort from Bendtner when the visitors enjoyed a spell of dominance. Les Bleus forward Griezmann vies for the ball with Denmark defender William Kvist (right) Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen (centre) takes on Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny (left) Giroud takes the ball down on his chest amid attention from Kjaer (right) and Erik Sviatchenko . Southampton anchorman Schneiderlin harries former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner (right) Giroud gets his head to the ball as the France striker searches for a second goal . | France hosted Denmark in a second friendly during the international break . Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring after 14minutes . In-form Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud completed victory with a neat finish . |
From which countries is the aurora borealis visible? | An aurora (pl: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying colour and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.
In northern latitudes, the effect is known as the aurora borealis or the northern lights. The former term was coined by Galileo in 1619, from the Roman goddess of the dawn and the Greek name for the north wind. The southern counterpart, the aurora australis or the southern lights, has features almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone. The aurora australis is visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. The aurora borealis is visible from areas around the Arctic such as Alaska, the Canadian Territories, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Siberia. On rare occasions the aurora borealis can be seen as far south as the Mediterranean and the southern states of the US. | The aurora borealis is visible from areas around the Arctic such as Alaska, the Canadian Territories, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Siberia. On rare occasions the aurora borealis can be seen as far south as the Mediterranean and the southern states of the US. |
How many large victories did Nelson have and what were the scores? | The 1926–27 season was the 46th season in the history of Nelson Football Club and their sixth campaign as a professional club in the Football League. Nelson ended the season with a record of 22 wins, 7 draws and 13 defeats, helping the team to a total of 51 points. The team started the campaign well—winning six of the first nine matches—and lost only three matches during the first five months of the campaign. In the 1926–27 season, Nelson recorded several large victories, including a 7–0 win over Accrington Stanley and a 7–1 defeat of Crewe Alexandra. Nelson were consistently near the top of the league table throughout the campaign, but were never able to supplant Stoke City from the top position, and a run of six consecutive losses at the end of the season saw them finish in fifth-place in the league. | 2 large wins, 7-0 and 7-1 |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | It was not as if England lost to Bangladesh in the sub-continent. These were English-type conditions and it was seamers who took the wickets, not spinners. That makes it even more of a diabolical result. Players always have to take responsibility and have a good look at themselves but mistakes have certainly been made by Peter Moores and this management. They had six months to prepare for this tournament rather than in two of the last three World Cups when they have come in to it off the back of the Ashes. Chris Woakes walks towards his bowling mark during the World Cup match between Bangladesh and England . They changed the captain just ahead of this tour which to me was not the wrong call but one made too late. They should have replaced Alastair Cook a year ago and then Alex Hales could have been opening the batting for a year by now. Then at the last minute here they came up with this cunning plan of picking Gary Ballance which smacked of England losing their bottle and reverting to old-fashioned type and going with the Test No3. And why did it take until this game for Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad to pitch the ball up? Eoin Morgan said it wasn’t a team plan so why were they bowling too short and why didn’t someone tell them to stop it before now? England's batsman Ian Bell plays a shot as Bangladesh wicket keeper Mushfiqur Rahim looks on . James Taylor heads back to the dressing room after losing his wicket to Taskin Ahmed of Bangladesh . Yet, in all honesty, I watched that match and I wasn’t too fussed about the result because my feeling is that even if England had won and gone on to the quarter-final they would have been hammered by India, South Africa or whoever they faced on a drop-in pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. England are playing a different brand of cricket from the top five or six teams and the underlying problems need to be looked at as much as the position of the coach, who comes under scrutiny after every tournament disappointment. Stuart Broad slips over during the World Cup match between England and Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval . Masrafe Bin Mortaza celebrates after getting the wicket of Alex Hales match at the Adelaide Oval . There are exciting players out there. You could tell that Hales had something about him two years ago. Then there are others like Sam Billings and Jason Roy. We need someone with a keen eye picking these guys out and then sending them round the world to play in the Indian Premier league, the Big Bash and other tournaments where they may learn. One-day cricket cannot be an afterthought any more for England. There is no magic fix but we must change our culture. Let the players have a carefree attitude – not reckless – but carefree. Then start moving forward and catching up. Bell reaches his 50 during the World Cup match between England and Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval . | England crashed out of the Cricket World Cup and it isn't good enough . Decision to change the captain was not a wrong call, but one made too late . One-day cricket cannot be an afterthought any more for England . READ: Peter Moores still backed by ECB after World Cup horror show . Click HERE for all the latest news from the 2015 Cricket World Cup . |
Who is Carol Banawa? | Carol Claire Aguilar Banawa-Crisostomo (born March 4, 1981), better known in the Philippines as Carol Banawa, is a US-based Filipina singer, actress, and nurse. She is a Star Magic Batch 4 alumna. | Carol Claire Aguilar Banawa-Crisostomo (born March 4, 1981), better known in the Philippines as Carol Banawa, is a US-based Filipina singer, actress, and nurse. She is a Star Magic Batch 4 alumna.
Raised in Batangas, she has two siblings, Alexander and Cherry. Banawa started singing when she was a little girl while her family lived in Saudi Arabia. Her family then moved back to the Philippines. There, she was invited to join the new roster of ABS-CBN stars through the children-oriented show Ang TV.
She has performed at the Madison Square Garden in New York City at the 2003 New York Music Festival.
In 2010, she made her comeback in the music industry, and starred in the hit Philippine TV series, Mara Clara, where she sang the opening song of the said TV series. She also covered Till My Heartaches End, the theme song of the 2010 film of the same name.
In 2016, her song "Bakit 'Di Totohanin" was featured in one of the scenes of the U.S. drama series The Vampire Diaries. |
Name the five plays of The Hill Town Plays by Lucy Thurber. | Lucy Thurber is an American playwright based in New York City. She is the recipient of the first Gary Bonasorte Memorial Prize for Playwriting, a Lilly Award and a 2014 OBIE Award for The Hill Town Plays.
Lucy Thurber is the author of: Where We're Born, Ashville, Killers & Other Family, Stay, Bottom of the World, Monstrosity, Scarcity, The Locus, The Insurgents, Dillingham City and other plays.
Five of her plays, while standing alone as individual works, also form a cycle known as The Hill Town Plays. Each play in the cycle considers an important moment in the life of the main character, beginning with childhood in rural Western Massachusetts, and then progressing through college, coming to terms with her sexual identity, and onto adulthood. The five plays are: Where We're Born, Ashville, Killers and Other Family, Scarcity, and Stay. In 2013 they were produced all together by David Van Asselt of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and ran simultaneously at several theatres in the West Village in New York City. She, along with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater received a special citation from the Obie Awards in 2014 for their collaborative presentation of the works. | The five plays are: Where We're Born, Ashville, Killers and Other Family, Scarcity, and Stay. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)There is always champagne at these things, but this art opening is an actual party. Purple light bounces off the white walls in the massive foyer of London's Royal Academy; punk music falls down the stairs and Kenneth Anger's homo-erotic biker short Scorpio Rising is playing on a TV screen. Jarvis Cocker is here, and so are Bob Geldof and Rupert Everett. There are the requisite grey ladies in fur and chapeaux, as well as twenty-somethings in backpacks huddled in groups, downing their drinks before walking into Pace London's booze-free exhibition space for the opening of A Strong, Sweet Smell of Incense: A Portrait of Robert Fraser. While his name may ring few bells outside of the seasoned London art community, eminent gallerist Robert Fraser, who ran a gallery in London during the Sixties and again in the Eighties, was a seminal part of the Swinging Sixties scene. His notoriety hinged on scandal, parties and friendships with the most famous rock stars of the era, as well as an undeniable talent for spotting art's Next Big Thing. This is the eminent dealer who sold art to Paul McCartney, and hosted John Lennon and Yoko Ono's first joint exhibition; the Savile Row-clad Etonian whose Mayfair galleries attracted the likes of Marlon Brando, Marianne Faithfull and William Burroughs in the 60s and 80s; the silver-tongued heroin addict who introduced Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Britain, and was arrested -- and, in his case, imprisoned -- for drug possession with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards during the 1967 Redlands Bust. Curated by the artist Brian Clarke, A Strong, Sweet Smell of Incense -- a winking reference to the police report describing the bust -- aims to blend the rebel, the art connoisseur and the hedonist to present a rounded image of an unsung star of the 60s. "There are oceans of anecdotes by Robert, and some of them are true. But the anecdote isn't enough to convey the kind of energy that he had, this kind of magnetic energy that drew you to him -- or repelled you depending on your own energy," says Clarke, arguably the world's most well known stained glass artist. I first met Clarke three weeks before the opening at his spacious cottage-cum-mansion in London's tony Notting Hill neighborhood. A literal portrait of Fraser painted by Basquiat hangs prominently in the living room, surrounded by works by Warhol, Francis Bacon and others. Clarke, who was a close friend of Fraser's and was the first artist exhibited at his 80s gallery, is still finalizing the exhibition selection, but his energy is easy, if a little manic. Harriet Vyner, a long-time friend of Clarke and Fraser, and author of the Fraser biography Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser, has been collaborating with him on the catalog. She's on hand to add her own anecdotes to the ocean. "I remember going to Seditionaries, (Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's 70s punk shop) on the King's Road, and it felt a bit scary, but that was part of the thrill," she says. "And that's what people often felt about going to the Robert Fraser gallery in both incarnations." The idea for the portrait came from Pace London's managing director Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst a year ago, when Clarke told her he'd been entrusted with Fraser's archive. (Fraser died of AIDS-related illness in 1986 at the age of 49.) "The 'light bulb moment' really struck when we realized that Pace founder, Arne Glimcher, was setting up his first gallery in Boston at the time Fraser was opening his own gallery in London," Dent-Brocklehurst writes in an email. "We're exploring our own DNA with this exhibition while paying tribute to one of the most flamboyant dealers and aesthetes. "There's a buzz in London right now around the exhibition and many artists, museum directors, celebrities, aspiring artists, art students are all very keen to rediscover Robert's personality." To hear Clarke speak about Fraser is to have assumptions alternately challenged, rebuked and confirmed. He makes no excuses and offers no explanations for Fraser's "more hedonistic side," but emphasizes his generally quiet demeanor and modesty. The overall impression is of someone with an acute eye for talent (he showed Bacon, Warhol, Dennis Hopper, Richard Hamilton, Jim Dine, Robert Mapplethorpe and Jean Dubuffet) and a rebellious, destructive streak. This is reflected in the exhibition itself, which is set up like an archive. Works from the luminaries Fraser knew, showed or admired are on the walls, while personal effects -- a thank-you note from Ed Ruscha, a Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks poster, arrest warrants, an opium pipe with the gold rim worn to silver -- are kept behind glass cases. In one corner, there's a recreation of his desk. Take a few steps, and you're looking at the drum from The Beatles' 1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, which Fraser art directed. Other elements reflect their personal relationship. A Gerhard Richter that recalls a joint trip to Berlin to see his works in person. An inscribed copy of an Edward Burne-Jones biography was gifted from Fraser to Clarke. There was more to Fraser, it seems, than the people he associated with. "There is always around Robert this aura of all these celebrities and things like that, and it's true that they were there, but it wasn't anything that he either curried or boasted about," Clarke says. "He was not a respecter of persons. He liked people or he hated them." He was often reluctant to discuss his connections and friendships, even with those close to him. Clarke remembers discussing Truman Capote with Fraser at length during a stay in New York. He didn't realize the two were friends until Capote came over to their table a few nights later to hug Fraser. Similarly, Vyner remembers Fraser fawning over Prick up Your Ears, John Lahr's 1978 biography of playwright Joe Orton, without once mentioning that he was an early backer of Orton's productions. (She would discover this while researching Groovy Bob.) "For all of the inevitable references to the hedonistic side of Robert, he had a very sophisticated intelligence in terms of visual art, and genuinely in terms of culture," Clarke says. "So whilst he was not inclined to talk culture, he was eminently capable of it." Back to Pace. A party-goer and I get to chatting about the exhibition, the party, and Fraser. She enjoyed the party, but didn't -- doesn't -- know much about Fraser the man. "The exhibition is so chaotic and eclectic," she says. "Maybe that was him as a person?" Around 9:00 pm, security guards are shepherding the reluctant crowd out of the building, into the cold night. On the steps, a particularly drunk kid tries and fails to goad someone into a fight, while the less inclined start hailing cabs and mapping how to move the night into Soho. I recall something Clarke told me a few weeks prior, an effort to summarize the spirit of Fraser's galleries and its infamous parties, studded with stars and doused in glamor and excitement. "When you were with Robert, you felt there was nowhere really much better to be. You knew that you would not have more fun anywhere else, that's for sure, and you would not be more stimulated," he'd said with a kind of wistfulness. "It was brief and short-lived, but that light burned bright." A Strong, Sweet Smell of Incense: A Portrait of Robert Fraser is on at Pace Gallery London, Burlington Gardens until March 28, 2015. | A Strong, Sweet Smell of Incense: A Portrait of Robert Fraser pays tribute to the top London art dealer . The Pace London exhibition, curated by Brian Clarke, features artists represented, admired or known to Fraser . Fraser was best known for being arrested with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for drug possession in 1967 . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A misfiring Rafael Nadal had trouble hitting the mark but the third seeded Spaniard still had enough to beat American Donald Young 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday and advance to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal, a three-time champion at Indian Wells, looked out of sorts in a sloppy opening set slamming an easy overhead into the net to give Young an early break and then later double-faulting to hand over another. But the 47th ranked Young was no better at finding the target saving just two of eight break points as a fist-pumping Nadal walked off Stadium court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with the victory. Rafael Nadal was far from at his best in beating Donald Young on Tuesday at Indian Wells . Nadal moved through to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in California . The Spaniard saw off his American opponent 6-4, 6-2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden . While the opening set was a comedy of unforced errors the second saw Nadal flash some of his top form as he raced to a 5-1 lead closing out the match in a tidy 80 minutes. Ninth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych had earlier kicked off another sunny day of action with a straight-forward 6-4, 6-2 win over American Steve Johnson. Jack Sock, however, will carry the American flag into the round of 16 after rallying past 15th seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Thirteenth seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon scored a comfortable 6-2, 7-5 victory over German qualifier Michael Berrer while Czech Lukas Rosol was a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) winner over Dutchman Robin Haase. Young failed to capitalise on his break of serve in the first set against the Spaniard . Nadal celebrates a place in the next round of the Masters 1000 event on the US west coast . | Rafael Nadal beats Donald Young 6-4, 6-2 at BNP Paribas Open . Straight-sets victory for the Spaniard sees him into fourth round . Nadal looked sloppy in first set before raising his game in the second . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | The bodies of a newborn and another 'mummified' stillborn have been discovered hidden in a box in the ceiling of an Indiana funeral home. The gruesome discovery was made at Smith, Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home, in Gary, on Wednesday. It is thought babies had been stashed in the ceiling of the home's morgue for years - although it is unclear why, and police say foul play is not suspected. Gruesome: Police removed the bodies of two babies from this funeral home in Indiana on Wednesday . The stillborn may have been concealed for almost two decades, as papers found with it suggest it was born in March 1996, according to the Chicago Tribune. The identity of a woman is also said to have been revealed in the papers. The other baby - a boy, according to Eyewitness News - is thought to have been born in March 2012, according to a hospital bracelet it was wearing. It may have died when it was a few months old. Police have emphasized they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding how the babies came to be hidden above the ceiling tiles. But a spokeswoman for Concord Family Services, which has owned Smith and Bizzell since 2005, denied they had been hidden in the ceiling. She told the Tribune the babies were stored 'in the morgue', and the home had simply been trying to ensure they had a proper final resting place. The spokeswoman went on to tell Eyewitness News that both babies - which she described as 'unclaimed fetuses' - had been at the home since before Concord Family Services purchased the business. According to its website, Smith, Bizzell & Warner has been 'serving the community' for more than 90 years, and boasts it is the only funeral home in Gary which is a member of the Order of the Golden Rule'. 'Membership of the "Order of the Golden Rule" simply put, says you are the "best of the best" in funeral service,' the website explains. | Police removed bodies from funeral home in Gary, Indiana, on Wednesday . Apparently kept in a box above the ceiling tiles of the home's morgue . 'Mummified' baby is thought to have been stillborn in March 1996 . Second baby is a boy who appears to have been born in March 2012 . Initial investigations into the babies suggests no foul play involved . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Really, the only surprise was that it took him three touches. Harry Kane had already chested one down in midfield and rolled a pass to fellow substitute Ross Barkley. But his third touch? Well, that was headed into the net. That’s more like it, Harry. So much for the cries for patience. Here was goal No 30 of the season for a young man who simply cannot stop scoring. Twenty nine for his club and now one for his country at senior level. Raheem Sterling clipped an inviting ball up to the back post, where Kane’s instinct had taken him. There was just a thin slice of goal to aim for, but he was never missing. Giedrius Arlauskis, unaware of the script, attempted to recover, flinging himself across his goal-line but Lithuania’s goalkeeper could only help it into the net. Harry Kane celebrates his first England goal after the white hot striker drifted in at the far post and nodded in Raheem Sterling's cross . A jubilant Kane laps up the applause from gleeful England fans as he celebrates his first England cap with a goal . Kane connects with the looping ball to nod past keeper Giedrius Arlauskis as his fairytale season continues apace . Kane shares a brief moment with an official before darting to the touchline to celebrate with team-mates and rapturous England fans . A gleeful Kane sprints to the touchline after his goal gave England a four-goal cushion in front of a packed house at Wembley . Wayne Rooney nods past Arlauskis after the Lithuanian keeper parried Danny Welbeck's shot into his path to break the deadlock early on . Rooney caught the Lithuanian defence flat-footed and scored his 47th international goal to leave him two behind record-holder Bobby Charlton . Rooney had hit the post moments earlier but made no mistake, nodding home from just outside the six yard box with the goal gaping . Rooney celebrates his goal in front of a packed Wembley as England continued their 100 per cent record in their qualifying group . Rooney celebrates as Welbeck (floored) connected with Jordan Henderson's cross before it deflected off a defender and into the net . Welbeck's goal was a timely tonic and gave England the perfect boost before heading into the dressing room at half-time . Rooney and Welbeck embrace after the latter's goal gave England breathing space just before the break . Raheem Sterling scored his first goal in an England shirt after the Liverpool man latched on to Rooney's cross inside the six yard box . Sterling gave Lithuania keeper Arlauskis no chance as he tapped in from point blank range to give England a three-goal advantage . ENGLAND (4-3-3): Hart 7, Clyne 5.5, Cahill 6, Jones 6, Baines 5.5, Henderson 7 (Barkley 71, 7), Carrick 7.5, Delph 7.5, Sterling 8, Welbeck 8.5 (Walcott 76), Rooney 8 (Kane 71, 8). Subs not used: Butland, Smalling, Jagielka, Milner, Townsend, Mason, Gibbs, Walker, Green. Goals: Rooney 6, Welbeck 45, Sterling 58, Kane 73 . Booked: Sterling . Manager: Roy Hodgson 7 . LITHUANIA (4-4-1-1): Arlauskis 7; Freidgeimas 5, Zaliukas 6, Kijanskas 5, Andriuskevicius 7.5 (Slavickas 83); Chvedukas 6, Zulpa 6.5, Mikuckis 6 (Stankevicius 66, 6), Mikoliunas 6.5 (Kazlauskas 88); Cernych 6; Matulevicius 7. Subs not used: Zubas, Vicius, Vaitkunas, Sirgedas, Luksa, Beniusis, Panka, Borovskij, Cerniauskas. Booked: Zaliukas, Kazlauskas . Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic) 6 . Attendance: 83,671 . Ratings by Rob Draper . Somehow, it all seemed preordained, as if you could have tied up Kane’s bootlaces, blindfolded him, sat him on a chair in the centre of the penalty area and he would still have scored somehow. The 21-year-old Tottenham striker, who has been on fire in the Barclays Premier League, was off and running in international football 79 seconds after replacing Wayne Rooney. Who needs time to adjust? This was the third-fastest goal by an England debutant and the quickest since Bill Nicholson in 1951. Quite understandably, Kane could barely control his delight, pushing the referee aside as he sprinted into to a jubilant knee-slide by the corner flag while the Wembley crowd leapt to hail their newest hero. All this was quite surreal. No wonder he described it as ‘just a blur’. The fourth goal of an easy win against a team ranked 94th in the world in the midst of a humdrum campaign has no right to command such excitement but it is impossible not to be swept along by this incredible story. Until then it had all been about Rooney’s steady pursuit of Sir Bobby Charlton’s England goal record and Danny Welbeck’s wonderful display of attacking verve, which rightly earned him the man-of-the-match vote. Rooney needed less than six minutes to score the opener and might have had more on a night when he hit the woodwork twice in the first half. England’s second was probably an own goal but was claimed by Welbeck, who deserved it in a way for a display which justified Hodgson’s decision to select him and leave Kane on the bench for three-quarters of the game. Sterling converted the third — his first international goal — timing his run to perfection and tucking away Rooney’s cross from the right. It meant England had secured their fifth successive win in Group E long before Kane came on to thrill Wembley. Hodgson will reflect on the game with satisfaction. His team are six points clear with one foot already across the Channel at Euro 2016, and promising young players like Kane are forcing their way into contention. Kane comes on for Rooney for his first England cap and the Spurs striker made a dramatic introduction to international football . Sterling wheels away after giving England a three-goal cushion on a comfortable night for the runaway Group E leaders . Rooney is all smiles after Welbeck made it 2-0 just before the half-time whistle . Kane and Gary Cahill greet each other following the final whistle with England maintaining a six-point cushion at the top of Group E . The manager will also have been content with his team’s balance and shape, which flexed from a 4-1-4-1 into a classic 4-3-3 when England had the ball. Michael Carrick sat in front of the centre halves and supplied a trio of mobile strikers, while Jordan Henderson and Fabian Delph covered the midfield miles. It will be different in a tougher game when Carrick is expected to shield his back four, but here is the perennial problem. England need one method to qualify — breaking down teams who surrender possession and offer no ambition — and an entirely different one when they reach the finals and come up against more clinical and potent opposition. Lithuania started nervously at Wembley and Hodgson’s team were smart enough to take advantage. Rooney hit the inside of a post having been released by Delph, before scoring his 47th England goal with a simple header after Arlauskis had pushed a fine effort from Welbeck into the air. England’s captain hit the other post midway through the first half. Again, Welbeck created it, this time by driving to the by-line and picking out Rooney at the far post. His header was firmly sent back from whence it came, as in the textbooks, and Wembley held its breath as it looped through the air and hit the frame of the goal. Fabian Delph was denied a first goal in an England shirt as his crisp volley was repelled by an excellent reflex save from Arlauskis . Roy Hodgson will be a very happy man after another convincing win with four different scorers and another clean sheet . Sterling and Vytautas Andriuskevicius collided in what looked like a 50/50 challenge and the England man was unfortunate to be booked . Nathaniel Clyne clears the ball upfield despite pressure from Saulius Mikoliunas as England launch another attack . As England began to wonder if they would extend their lead, they enjoyed a little luck by way of a scruffy second. Henderson worked a short corner with Leighton Baines and delivered an inswinging cross towards Welbeck, who stooped and skewed a glancing header off his shoulder which was deflected into the net from the right thigh of Lithuania captain Tadas Kijanskas. It was swiftly declared as Welbeck’s goal, and the Arsenal striker seemed happy to claim it. Arlauskis reacted well to keep out Delph’s volley after the break and Welbeck deserved a penalty as England dominated. Sterling, who grew into the game and was far more influential as Lithuania tired, celebrated his first international goal by tucking in a cross from Rooney via the near post. And then Kane appeared to a raucous reception. This crowd believed the hype. They had cheered through his warm-up routine and they demanded a goal as he sprinted on. No sweat. He promptly delivered. It wasn’t an easy finish. But it was never really in doubt, was it? On the bench, Rooney stood to applaud and like everyone else present, he could not help but smile and shake his head. Rooney makes a nuisance of himself in the Lithuania box, stealing the ball off the toe of Marius Zaliukas in a typical act of doggedness . Tomas Mikuckis clears the ball in an acrobatic fashion as Lithuania repel wave after wave of England pressure . The England players huddle together before kick-off looking to maintain their 100 per cent record in the qualifying campaign . Kane was named on the bench but when his chance came he grabbed it with both hands as England now look to Tuesday's friendly with Italy . | Rooney opened the scoring in the sixth minute after reacting first to a rebound to score his 47th international goal . Welbeck's deflected header doubled the lead just before the break to put the hosts in total control . Raheem Sterling converted Rooney's cross from inside the six yard box after 58 minutes . Kane was handed his first England cap, coming on for Rooney in the 71st minute . And he duly nodded home Sterling's cross 79 seconds after coming on to continue his fairytale season . View all the stats and facts from our Match Zone . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)In the final days of the Israeli election campaign, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disavowed the two-state solution and said there would be no Palestinian state on his watch. He also earned universal condemnation for his panicked warning to his followers on election day that Arabs were "voting in droves" -- a comment that will resound to his shame and can neither be forgiven nor forgotten unless he apologizes clearly, sincerely and without reservation. And now, facing international uproar and a stern U.S. response, Israeli officials have started backing away from these statements. The Israeli ambassador to Canada, Rafael Barak, said Wednesday on CBC TV, "This is an election campaign and you have to take with a grain of salt what was said at the last minute when the polls say you are going to lose." Netanyahu himself, in an interview on NBC, tried to qualify his words about a two-state solution, saying what he meant to say was that a Palestinian state was not viable under present conditions. He knows that stance is totally unacceptable to Israel's chief ally, the United States, and to the rest of the international community. And he should not be allowed to slip off the hook so easily. Indeed, far from taking this statement with a grain of salt, the world is likely to look back at his previously stated support for a two-state solution and take that with more than a grain of salt. The fact is, rhetorical if not actual support for a two-state solution has served Netanyahu well for the past several years, and has provided him with a convenient shield against international pressure to end the almost 48-year occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Also helping Netanyahu was the presence in his Cabinet of Israeli politicians who actually do believe in a two-state solution and worked hard to make it happen -- notably former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who headed up the failed 2014 negotiations with the Palestinians. Livni wanted to move forward in the talks, but found herself hemmed in and frustrated by Netanyahu's aides -- and apparently by the prime minister himself -- at every turn. Now, as he constructs a coalition of ultranationalists and ultra-Orthodox, those shields have been stripped away. Netanyahu must now face the world having bared his true face and exposed his true beliefs -- and the international community, led by the United States, must respond accordingly. What should this involve? To begin with, Washington should not wait for others to draft a U.N. resolution condemning the settlements. It should take the initiative, in consultation with its international partners, in drafting a resolution that lays out the detailed parameters for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The resolution should of course state unequivocally that the solution rests in an Israeli withdrawal to the 1967 lines, with equivalent land swaps to incorporate some of the major settlement blocs within Israel. It should also reiterate Israel's right to security. And it should state clearly and unambiguously that the settlements are illegal under international law and must stop. Words are important -- but more important are deeds. Whatever he says about the two-state solution, the next Netanyahu government is virtually certain to blast ahead with settlement-building. It is on that basis that he and his administration should be diplomatically isolated and condemned. In his campaign statement, Netanyahu took pride in approving the construction of a huge suburb on the southern fringes of Jerusalem in order to block Palestinian construction from neighboring Bethlehem. He boasted that the building was not simply to provide housing for Jews rather than Palestinians, but that it was to make it harder for the Palestinians to establish a coherent, territorially contiguous state. Netanyahu's statement was a moment of truth for him, for Israel and for the world. He was admirably blunt and concise. He left no doubt what he intended. Now, the world must hold him to account. | Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed idea of Palestinian state during campaign . Alan Elsner: Israeli officials have started backing away from his statements . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | One wrong choice over Spring Break nearly ended her life. McKinzy Livsey, 15, of Oklahoma City was driving around in a golf cart on Sunday at Arbuckle Mountains with friends when the decision to switch seats with the driver likely caused her to fall out head first. It is thought the cart hit a bump, propelling McKinzy onto the ground and leaving her with skull fractures, brain swelling, and blood clots, reports News 9. Scroll down for video . Life changing moment: McKinzy Livsey of Ohlahoma City was driving around in a golf cart on Sunday at with friends when the decision to switch seats with the driver likely caused her to fall out head first . Hospitalized: McKinzy has been left with skull fractures, brain swelling, and blood clots and on Wednesday night in the hospital she passed out in her mother's arms, nearly hitting her head again . McKinzy's parents Travis and Shannon Livsey were horrified to receive a call on Sunday with the sounds of their injured daughter screaming in the background. 'Something happened with McKinzy, and you need to come home immediately,' McKinzy's mother says she was told during the heart wrenching phone call. 'I said who is that screaming in the background, and she said it was McKinzy,' said Shannon. McKinzy was flown to OU Children's Hospital where the family is standing by their daughter as she gets numerous x-rays to asses her condition. McKinzy's father says his daughter was just being a teenager and a momentary decision to switch seats without paying attention to the gas pedal caused her injuries. 'They switched. McKinzy's foot stayed on the gas,' said McKinzy's father, Travis Livsey. 'They were just being typical teenagers, and without thinking, or stopping, apparently they kept driving.' In recovery: McKinzy is recovering from her injuries (right) and has still maintained her youthful spirit from before she was in the tragic accident . Spring Break trip: McKinzy was riding around in a golf cart with friends in the Arbuckle Mountains (pictured) when she was seriously injured on Sunday . Travis says he thinks the girls hit a bump causing McKinzy to fall out head first. 'I'm thinking first part to hit the ground was her head, because that's where the most trauma is obviously.' Shannon told News 9 that Wednesday night in her daughter's hospital was terrifying. McKinzy passed out in her mother's arms and had her mother not been there to catch her she might have hit her head again. 'Last night was really bad,' said Shannon. Traumatizing: McKinzy's parents describe the horrifying phone call they received after their daughter was injured and say they could hear her screams in the background . Positive attitude: McKinzy and her family are trying to stay strong and her parents say they put their faith in God to help them get through these difficult times . 'And if I hadn't been there to catch her, she would have hit her head again.' Shannon said that she is staying strong my having faith and was recently moved by a message from a motivational speaker. 'It gets real when your struggle lasts longer than your strength, but God will carry you through,' said Shannon Livsey reading the quote by Trent Shelton. 'And I thought that was just kind of ironic given what we're now going through. So just have faith,' said Shannon Livsey as she held back tears. 'One day at a time,' she added in the hopes her daughter may some day lead a normal life again. The family has set up a Go Fund Me for their daughter whose medical bill are mounting. They have raised just over $3,000 and have a $10,000 goal. Bright future: Before the accident McKinzy was healthy and strong and had a whole entire future ahead of her and her family hopes she will recover soon . | McKinzy Livsey, 15, has been left with skull fractures, brain swelling, and blood clots after she fell from a golf cart in the Arbuckle Mountains . McKinzy's father Travis Livsey sad his daughter tried to switch seats with the driver of the golf cart when they hit a bump and she fell out head first . McKinzy's parents were horrified to receive a call on Sunday with the sounds of their injured daughter screaming in the background . |
What is a clique in graph theory? | In the mathematical area of graph theory, a clique is a subset of vertices of an undirected graph such that every two distinct vertices in the clique are adjacent. That is, a clique of a graph G is an induced subgraph of G that is complete. Cliques are one of the basic concepts of graph theory and are used in many other mathematical problems and constructions on graphs. Cliques have also been studied in computer science: the task of finding whether there is a clique of a given size in a graph (the clique problem) is NP-complete, but despite this hardness result, many algorithms for finding cliques have been studied.
Although the study of complete subgraphs goes back at least to the graph-theoretic reformulation of Ramsey theory by Erdős & Szekeres (1935), the term clique comes from Luce & Perry (1949), who used complete subgraphs in social networks to model cliques of people; that is, groups of people all of whom know each other. Cliques have many other applications in the sciences and particularly in bioinformatics. | In graph theory, a clique is a subset of vertices of an undirected graph such that every two distinct vertices in the clique are adjacent. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A New Mexico middle school teacher has quit her job and is lashing out at her school district after she claims she was threatened and bullied by her students. Sharon Moran, 47, retired from McKinley Middle School in Albuquerque last week after getting a death threat from on of her students. The Michigan State University graduate has worked as a teacher for 12 years, but felt she couldn't continue due to the hostile environment at the school. Sharon Moran, 47, says she retired because a middle school student threatened her life while she was teaching . Moran, who has taught for 12 years, was at McKinley Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico (pictured) The death threat was the final straw in Moran's decision to quit, KOAT reported. Administrators from Albuquerque Public Schools did not respond 'correctly to the threat that was made', according to Moran. She said: 'I do feel like I'm being intimidated and I feel like I'm bullied. 'I had to kind of evaluate every day what kind of situation I'm going into every day and whether or not I'm safe. 'My family is concerned for my safety. 'They worry about me and I think I did the right thing.' In an earlier incident at McKinley, a male teacher, 71, was hurt while breaking up a fight between two students . During an incident at McKinley earlier this year, a 71-year-old male teacher was hurt while breaking up a fight between two students. Vincent Criscuola, a special education teacher, was punched and thrown into a wall during the incident. Criscuola had to take time off after suffering a spinal strain, a neck sprain and a hip injury. However, he did decide to return to the school despite admitting, 'I don't feel safe there'. He said: 'It just upsets me. 'We're there to teach and take care of these kids and watch out for their safety.' The principal and vice principal at McKinley have not responded to a request for comment. | Sharon Moran says she retired because a student threatened her life . Moran teaches at McKinley Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico . She claims administrators did not respond correctly to the threat . During a previous incident at McKinley, a male teacher, 71, was injured . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)Gareth Bale scored twice for Wales as they beat Israel 3-0 in Euro 2016 qualification, taking them to the top of their group and on course for a first major finals since the 1958 World Cup. The Real Madrid striker dominated the game in the northern city of Haifa, setting up Arsenal's Aaron Ramsay for the first goal before scoring twice in the second half to help Wales easily beat an Israel team who had been early pacesetters in the group. Club v country . Much of the build up had focused on Bale. After an impressive first season at Madrid he has come under attack in the Spanish press for putting country before club. He was awarded 0/10 by Spanish newspaper Marca following Barcelona's recent 2-1 El Clasico win and saw two fans attack his car as he left the ground after the match. But Bale didn't appear to be showing any signs of rust as he took Israel apart, a team that hadn't lost a competitive game in two and a half years. "To come out on top is amazing. The first half was very hard. We did a lot of running, closed them down well, and luckily got the goal which gave us a lot of confidence," Bale told British broadcaster Sky Sports after the game. "We came out in the second half buzzing and showed what a good team we are." he added. Italy, Czech Republic held . Meanwhile Italy narrowly avoided defeat against Bulgaria. A flurry of first half goals in Sofia had given Bulgaria a 2-1 lead, a lead they looked to have held on to. But late in the game Brazilian-born striker Eder scored on his debut to spare Italy's blushes. The Czech Republic also narrowly avoided defeat, against lowly Latvia. Vaclav Pilar's last-minute equalizer in Prague was just enough to keep them top of the group, with Iceland hot on their heels after a 3-0 victory against Kazakhstan. | Gareth Bale scores twice as Wales beat Israel 3-0 in Euro 2016 qualification . He'd been criticized by Real Madrid for putting country before club . More shocks as Bulgaria hold Italy . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | This is the touching moment a hundred strangers embraced a blindfolded Aboriginal woman on the middle of a popular beach. As part of a social experiment, Western Australian teenager Jasirah Bin-Hitam headed to Cottesloe Beach in Perth blindfolded with a sign that read: 'I trust you. Do you trust me? Let's hug.' The heart-warming video, uploaded yesterday by artist Peter Sharp, is intended to encourage Australian's to be more trusting. Western Australian teenager Jasirah Bin-Hitam is seen standing in the middle of Cottesloe Beach in Perth blindfolded with the simple sign . It begins with the 17-year-old Marine Biology student opening her arms and setting up the sign. While the crowd are initially dubious, they're soon swooping in for a warm embrace, telling Hitlam she is 'very brave' and 'bloody amazing darling.' After a sequence of heart-rending hugs, the video finishes with a concerning statistic from the Australian Reconiliation Barometer: . 'In 2012, only 13 per cent of Australians said they trusted an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.' Ms Bin Hitam told Seven News she hopes the video, which shows several 100 strangers offer her a hug in a half an hour, can help change that statistic. 'It was really emotional for me, having random people come up and hug me,' she said. While the crowd are initially dubious, they're soon swooping in for a warm embrace, telling Hitlam she is 'very brave' and 'bloody amazing darling.' Peter Sharp, who created the video, said it is intended to change people's conceptions about trust . Peter Sharp was propelled into the spotlight last month with a video of a spontaneous dance party on a Perth train, which garnered over 10 million views. He told Seven News the video is intended to change people's conceptions. 'We are just human beings who want to make a difference and it can be as simple as standing there with a sign,' he said. The video was uploaded on Thursday and has already been viewed by more than 160,000 people. | The video shows Jasirah Bin-Hitam stand with the sign on Cottesloe Beach . About 100 strangers offer the 17-year-old student a hug in half an hour . The video is intended to encourage Australian's to be more trusting . It was inspired by a statistic that only 13 per cent of Australians trust Aboriginals or Torres Strait Islander . |
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Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Denmark's Morten Orum Madsen shot a hole-in-one in a remarkable eagle-eagle finish to claim a share of the lead at the Tshwane Open in South Africa. England's David Horsey matched his seven-under-par 63 to join him at the top of the leaderboard after the first round at Pretoria Country Club. Australian Brett Rumford, playing on invitation, and South Africa's Wallie Coetsee were in a tie for third on six under. Morten Orum Madsen shot hole-in-one on his 17th hole and then an eagle for a shared lead in Pretoria . The dramatic close to Madsen's round captured the most attention. The 26-year-old's ace on the eighth - his 17th - was the 20th on the European Tour already this season and he followed up by taking three at the par-five ninth. Madsen, who was third at the Africa Open last week, said: 'The last couple of weeks I've been hitting some shots really close and I actually said to my caddy last week that a hole-in-one is on the cards pretty soon. 'Luckily for me it came today. I hit a fantastic shot, I couldn't hit it better, and it spun back into the hole. That was only my second hole-in-one and it's really special to have one in competition on The European Tour.' Englishman David Horsey played a more steady round than his rival, with seven birdies and no bogeys . Horsey played a more steady round, carding seven birdies in a bogey-free performance. Coetsee's 64 was notable for his chipping in for eagle at 12th and for one of his five birdies at the 17th. France's Raphael Jacquelin was one of four players on five under while last week's winner Trevor Fisher Jnr was among 10 a shot further back after a 66. Defending champion Ross Fisher was six shots off the lead on one under. Australian Brett Rumford, playing on invitation, was on a tie for third with Wallie Coetsee on six under . | Morten Orum Madsen shot an incredible eagle-eagle finish in South Africa . His hole-in-one was only the second he has ever completed . That gave him a share of the lead with England's David Horsey . The pair topped the leaderboard on 63 after the first round in Pretoria . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Rafael da Silva's time at Manchester United appears to be at an end with the club willing to listen to offers for the right-back. The Brazilian, 24, is a cult hero at Old Trafford but has not impressed manager Louis van Gaal. He has made just nine appearances this term and despite overcoming injury was left out of the squad for the last two matches against Sunderland and Newcastle. Rafael has not featured for Manchester United since the FA Cup match against Yeovil in January . Rafael has failed to impress manager Louis van Gaal since he arrived at Manchester United . Rafael's tendency to take risks coupled with a fiery temperament have made him a firm fans' favourite. But it is those traits which are thought to have sealed his fate under the methodical Dutch manager. The writing for Rafael has been on the wall throughout the season. Van Gaal has been willing to play others out of position at right back and has been quick to praise youngster Paddy McNair, who recently signed a new contract. Rafael can do nothing to stop Saido Berahino from scoring during the Premier League clash with West Brom . United are interested in bringing Southampton right back Nathaniel Clyne to Old Trafford . United also retain a keen interest in Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne, while reports in Spain claim they are locked in a two-way battle with Real Madrid for Porto's Brazilian right back Danilo. Rafael, last seen in the 2-0 FA Cup win at Yeovil on January 4, will have 12 months remaining on his contract at the end of the summer. A number of clubs in his homeland are interested, with Cruzeiro thought to be leading the charge. | Rafael has made just nine appearances for Manchester United this season . Brazilian has failed to impress manager Louis van Gaal since he arrived . Manchester United are now ready to sell the 24-year-old in the summer . There is interest from a number of clubs in Rafael's homeland . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Fiorentina scored three goals in the opening 22 minutes to set up a 3-0 away win over struggling Roma to secure their place in the Europa League quarter-finals, with the all-Italian match-up finishing 4-1 on aggregate. Roma's season is falling apart, with the team having fallen 14 points behind Serie A leader Juventus in the Italian league and at risk of losing second place. A late sending-off for Adem Ljajic for a second yellow card capped a dispiriting night which saw about a hundred of the club's `ultras' leave the Stadio Olimpico after 30 minutes, by which time Roma had conceded three times in a 13-minute span. Gonzalo Rodriguez converts a penalty in the ninth minute to give Fiorentina an early lead . Rodriguez races away to celebrate as the visitors get an early advantage at the Stadio Olimpico . Marcos Alonso celebrates as his 18th minute strike put Fiorentina 2-0 up on the night . Alonso is overjoyed as his strike secures a 3-1 aggregate lead for the visitors in Rome . Jose Basanta completed a remarkable opening 20 minutes for the Viola with a third goal soon after . Basanta is mobbed by his Fiorentina team-mates following his 21st-minute strike . Basanta receives treatment for a cut to the head during following his celebrations . Gonzalo Rodriguez converted a retaken penalty in the ninth minute, after a number of players encroached into the box for the first attempt. Marcos Alonso capitalized on a goalkeeping error to make it 2-0 in the 18th and Jose Maria Basanta headed in when unmarked in the 22nd. Roma captain Francesco Totti, goalkeeper Morgan de Sanctis and midfielder Danielle de Rossi led the rest of the team's players over to talk to fans after match. Totti spoke for a long while with the head of the `ultras.' Fiorentina defender Stefan Savic (left) vies for posession with Roma forward Gervinho . Roma supporters burn flares in the stands as their side's Europe League hopes go up in smoke on the pitch . Fiorentina celebrate after they booked their place in the Europa League quarter-finals . | Gonzalo Rodriguez gave the visitors the lead in the ninth minute . Marcos Alonso scored Fiorentina's second soon after . Jose Basanta added a third to compete the rout at the Olimpico Stadium . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | London (CNN)CNN International presented the CNN Journalist Award for excellent international coverage to up-and-coming journalists from Germany, Austria and German-speaking parts of Switzerland at an exclusive dinner at the London Century Club last week. The event, in the award's 10th year, was hosted by Greg Beitchman, VP for content sales and partnerships CNNI, who talked about its commitment to recognizing those who stand out, stand up and make an impact. Gerhard Zeiler, President Turner International, delivered key remarks focusing on the importance of accurate and passionate story-telling, and London Bureau Chief Tommy Evans underlined that in journalism, it's all about authenticity. London-based anchors Hala Gorani and Nina dos Santos, and Turner's MD for Germany, Austria and Switzerland Hannes Heyelmann, were among other colleagues attending the event, and Daniel Puntas Bernet and Jörg Thadeusz from the awards jury were also on hand. As the presentations got under way, the next big stars of German-speaking journalism covering international issues were honored in the categories of TV, Radio, Print, Online and Photography. Stephanie Doetzer (DRadio Wissen), winner in the Radio category, was revealed as CNN Journalist of the Year 2015 for her moving radio piece "Take care, Habibi." The ceremony was followed the next day by a series of masterclasses held at Turner House where guests heard from CNN producers and editors about how CNN International deals with data, its approach to social media and what it takes to produce a successful online video. Award winners were then hosted at a special lunch by London Bureau Chief Tommy Evans and Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. The awards were an inspirational testament to the power of good journalism and everyone involved with the event was thrilled to host the winners for this special program of events. CNN Journalist of the Year 2015 and Winner in the category Radio: Stephanie Doetzer: "Take care, Habibi" (DRadio Wissen) Stories about the civil war in Syria are often quite abstract. Yet, a war is very real. It is not only about the destruction of residential areas and fighting militia. It is also about families that argue about what happens, about friends who don't talk to each other anymore and relationships that fall apart. Political life becomes private, and personal life becomes political -- for all Syrians but also for those who feel connected with Syria. "This contribution is written as a first-person narrative that is very compelling and emotional. It forces you to see what is happening in Syria, and there was no doubt that it had to win the award. The contribution has won our hearts by a long way, we are completely convinced," says jury member Ingrid Thurnher. Photography: Jelca Kollatsch ("Houses without People and People without Houses", ver.di Publik) The photo series by Jelca Kollatsch shows the effects of the financial crisis on people in Spain who live in Andalusia, the region with the country's highest rates of unemployment and evictions. "The contribution covers an important issue, and it tells a story, almost following the structure of a drama: With breathtaking rigor, the artist goes from the sources of the problem to the eviction of the people in the end," the jury said. Online: Christian Salewski and Felix Rohrbeck ("The GPS chase. What happens with our waste?", ARTE Future) AND Trainees of Deutsche Welle: "My Granny, the Regime and I" (DW) This year, the jury chose two winners in the category Online: "Digital journalism has a lot to offer. The two prizewinners represent a different approach in an interesting way and show how journalism generally evolves with multimedia possibilities," explains the jury. In the first contribution, Christian Salewski und Felix Rohrbeck track the disposal of electronic scrap in Germany and find out that it isn't always legal and fair. In the second contribution, a group of Deutsche Welle trainees asked their grandmothers from Belarus, Brazil, Chile, China, Kenya and Germany about their personal experiences in times of dictatorship or autocracy. They created a multimedia online project with videos, words and images, combining the stories of the grandmothers with the history of the different countries. Print: Alexandra Rojkov and Jan Ludwig ("You think you can help me?", Der Tagesspiegel) The contribution of the two authors tells the personal story of an escape from Syria and asks how far we would go in a safe country like Germany to help people in war and crisis zones. "The authors touch their audience by transferring the ongoing conflict in Syria to the fate of two individuals," says jury chairman Franz Fischlin. TV: Lukas Augustin ("Unforgiven", NDR) Twenty years after the civil war in Rwanda, the victims and the offenders live door to door. Lukas Augustin presents a documentary about the efforts made to foster forgiveness. The movie provides insight into the tangle of guilt and atonement in modern Rwanda. "This contribution is more than a TV documentary. It is a film about a country that deals with its own history in an incredibly spectacular and exceptional way," says jury member Ingrid Thurnher. The jury members of this year's CNN Journalist Award were: Franz Fischlin (Tagesschau host, editor and reporter SRF), Frederik Pleitgen (CNN senior international correspondent), Stefan Plöchinger (editor-in-chief sueddeutsche.de & member of the editorial board Süddeutsche Zeitung), Ingrid Thurnher (host and editor ORF), Hans Demmel (managing director n-tv),Daniel Puntas Bernet (editor-in-chief of the magazine Reportagen) and Jörg Thadeusz (host, author, journalist). About the CNN Journalist Award . The CNN Journalist Award is presented by CNN International to young foreign journalists. Each year, it recognizes outstanding print, radio, TV, online and photographic work by young journalists. As well as awards for each category, an overall winner is named the "CNN Journalist of the Year." Entry is open to journalists who were no older than 34 at the time their work was published. Back in 1995, CNN launched the CNN African Journalist Award. Since then, the award has been extended to Brazil, India, Indonesia and the German-speaking countries. Click here for more information about the CNN Journalist Award. | CNN International presented CNN Journalist Award for excellent international coverage to up-and-coming journalists . Awards were inspirational testament to the power of good journalism . |
What did Bobby Moore die from? | Moore's first cancer was in 1964, two years before England's first World Cup win — a diagnosis of testicular cancer, treated by orchidectomy of one; it had not spread. In April 1991, Moore underwent an operation for suspected colorectal cancer. At the time it was reported as an "emergency stomach operation".
On 14 February 1993, he announced he was suffering from colorectal cancer and liver cancer; by this time it had spread. Three days later he commentated on an England match against San Marino at Wembley, alongside his friend Jonathan Pearce. Moore attended a dinner after the match and made a presentation. That was to be his final public act; seven days later on 24 February, at 6:36 am, he died at the age of 51. | Booby Moore died aged 51 from colorectal and liver cancer. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | The International Association of Athletics Federations has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the punishments handed out to six Russian drug cheats. Athletics' world governing body said it disagreed with the 'selective disqualification of results' applied by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). Race walkers Valeriy Borchin, Olga Kaniskina, Sergey Bakulin, Sergey Kirdyapkin and Vladimir Kanaykin and steeplechaser Yuliya Zaripova were all banned by RUSADA because of abnormalities in their biological passports. Yuliya Zaripova blows kisses to the camera after winning the 3,000m steeplechase at London 2012 Olympics . Sergey Kirdyapkin crosses the finish line to take gold in the 50km Race Walk at The Mall, London . Kirdyapkin and Zaripova were both gold medal winners at London 2012. The IAAF said in a statement: 'While the IAAF agrees with RUSADA that there is, in each case, sufficient evidence of an anti-doping rule violation and that there are aggravating circumstances justifying an increased sanction of more than two years, the IAAF disagrees with the selective disqualification of results applied by RUSADA as a consequence of the previous rulings.' Kirdyapkin was one of six Russian athletes to be banned after abnormalities with biological passports . The IAAF said the case of Tatyana Chernova, who beat Jessica Ennis-Hill to heptathlon gold at the 2011 World Championships but was later banned, was still under review. It added: 'The decision with respect to the case of Tatyana Chernova, arising from the re-analysis of her urine sample collected at the World Championships in Berlin in 2009 and kept by the IAAF as part of its retesting strategy, is still under review.' | Six Russian's were banned after abnormalities with biological passports . Two, Sergey Kirdyapkin and Yuliya Zaripova, won gold at London 2012 . International Association of Athletics Federation has appealed to CAS . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Hollywood star Russell Crowe has done little to dampen speculation about his possible interest in buying Sky Bet Championship club Leeds. The 50-year-old Oscar-winning actor and lifelong Leeds supporter sparked rumours he was keen to invest in the club last month when he asked a fan on his Twitter site whether it would be a good idea to buy them. Crowe did not deny or confirm the speculation of potential investment during an interview on Simon Mayo's BBC Five Live show on Thursday, but said that he wanted 'nothing but success' for Leeds and was 'getting a little impatient'. Russell Crowe has done little to dampen speculation about his possible interest in buying Leeds United . Lifelong Leeds fan was speaking onSimon Mayo's BBC Five Live show on Thursday . Speaking ahead of the release of his latest film, The Water Diviner, Crowe also said he had learned a lot about owning a top sports club during his nine years as joint-owner of Australian rugby league side South Sydney Rabbitohs. 'I've followed Leeds since I was a little kid,' Crowe said. 'I used to come home from sport in the afternoon, me and my brother, and watch Match of the Day. 'I love the club. I want nothing but success for the club. But like many other Leeds fans - and probably in fact 99.9 per cent - I'm getting a little impatient, you know?' 'Some of your listeners may not know that I own a rugby league team in Australia which, again, is my childhood team and they were a champion team when I was younger. 'Then they'd fallen in to a state of disarray and they were perennial losers. So, nine years ago, I put my cheque book where my mouth is and bought the club.' The Rabbitohs won the NRL Championship for the first time in 43 years in October and recently beat Super League side St Helens to become world champions. 'Step-by-step, by changing the culture, changing the merchandise, changing the player roster, changing the coaching staff, changing the administrative staff and changing our connection to our community - we have risen from being perennial losers to being competitive, to being dominant - and now we're champions,' Crowe added. Mirco Antenucci celebrates as the Championship side beat Fulham 3-0 on Wednesday night . Crowe was with actress Olga Kurylenko for the photocall for film 'The Water Diviner' at Claridge's this week . 'I have learnt a lot in nine years - it would give me nothing but pleasure to see that white army marching on together, getting back in the Premiership and being where they should be.' Italian Massimo Cellino, who bought Leeds from Bahrain investment firm Gulf Finance House Capital in December 2013, is currently disqualified from running the club. Cellino was disqualified by the Football League in January following his conviction in Italy for tax evasion and had his ban extended until May 3 earlier this month for withholding information about his conviction. Cellino is currently appealing against the League's punishment under the Football Association's Rule K, which could result in an independent arbitration tribunal. | Russell Crowe could be tempted to lodge a bid to buy Leeds United . The Hollywood star is a lifelong fan of the Championship outfit . Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has been disqualified by the Football League . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Roma's season went from bad to worse after losing 2-0 at home to Sampdoria on Monday to leave Rudi Garcia's team in danger of losing out on second place in Serie A after Lazio won 2-0 at Torino. Lorenzo De Silvestri and substitute Luis Muriel scored to inflict Roma's first home league loss of the season amid loud jeers at the Stadio Olimpico, and the hosts' misery was compounded by Seydou Keita's late red card. Roma had started the year battling with Juventus for the title but Garcia's side have now fallen 14 points behind the defending champions. Sampdoria's defender Lorenzo De Silvestri (centre) fires Sampdoria in a second half lead . De Silvestri celebrates putting his side into the lead midway through the second half . Roma were looking to get back to winning ways after five successive league draws at home and things looked promising in the first half as Sampdoria goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano was forced into a series of fine saves to keep the home side at bay. The visitors took the lead against the run of play on the hour mark when Samuel Eto'o held off two Roma players to pull back from the byline for De Silvestri and the former Lazio defender fired into the bottom right corner. Muriel doubled Samp's lead in the 78th, four minutes after coming off the bench. He sped forward and his initial effort came off the post but Roma failed to clear and Muriel hit the target at the second time of asking. There was more misery for Roma as Keita was cautioned and then immediately shown a second yellow card and sent off after sarcastically applauding the referee. The midfielder was distraught and his team-mates struggled to get him off the pitch. Sampdoria's Luis Muriel (second right) celebrates in style with his team-mates after scoring . Roma's Miralem Pjanic kicks out at the post after missing a chance for his side . Davide Astori (left) and Stefano Okaka vie for the ball during the Serie A clash . Seydou Keita was shown a second yellow card for sarcastically applauding the referee . | Sampdoria earn 2-0 Serie A victory against Roma . Lorenzo De Silvestri gives away side 60th minute lead . Luis Muriel doubles Sampdoria's advantage in 78th-minute . Seydou Keita shown second yellow card for sarcastically applauding referee . |
Which changes to the law are planned for the french pension reform? | The pension reforms have been long-considered by Macron and his government. Reforming the pension system was a significant part of his platform for election in 2017, with initial protests and transport strikes in late 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic which saw Macron delay the reforms further. Raising the retirement age was not part of these initial reforms, but another "plan to unify the complex French pension system" by "getting rid of the 42 special regimes for sectors ranging from rail and energy workers to lawyers was crucial to keep the system financially viable". On 26 October 2022, Macron announced in a televised interview that pension reform scheduled for 2023 intended to raise the retirement age to 65, specifically that the minimum retirement age to be able to receive a full pension would be "gradually increased" from 62 to 65 by 2031, by three months per year from September 2023 to September 2030. Furthermore, the number of years that contributions would need to be made to qualify for the full state pension would increase from 42 to 43 in 2027, meaning that some may have to work to 67 – the year at which a person is automatically able to receive a state pension from. In addition to this, France's 42 separate pension schemes would be "streamlined". Macron clarified he would be willing to "discuss the retirement age with unions and make potential amendments", and that not implementing the reforms would lead to a reduction in the size of pensions.
Details of the reforms were scheduled to be revealed on 15 December 2022, but were delayed further to 10 January 2023, as a courtesy to the Greens and Republicans who were in the midst of electing new leaders; postponing the reforms to allow Macron to consult with said new leaders before revealing said details. | President Macron plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65 by 2031. The plan is to gradually increase the age by 3 month per year from September 2023 to September 2030. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Males of a species of crab, nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of their hairy chests, spend largely separate lives from the females, according to new research. In a study looking at the private life of the deep-sea crab known as the 'Hoff' have found that the males and females spend separate lives at volcanic vents 1.5 miles deep near Antarctica. This, according to the British research, is because of the conflicting demands of feeding and raising young among the sexes. Males of a species of crab, nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of their hairy chests, spend separate lives from the females, according to new research. In a study looking at the private life of the deep-sea crab known as the 'Hoff' have found that the males and females spend separate lives at volcanic vents . The Hasselhof crab was discovered in 2012 living around volcanic vents off South Georgia. It is a type of yeti crab recognised for their hairs, or setae, along their and limbs that they use to cultivate the bacteria which they eat. The new are slightly different in that they exhibit long setae on their undersides. They were named after actor David Hasselhof because of his hairy chest. Despite living apart from females, the males live in remarkable density. In some places, scientists say the crabs reach as many as 600 individuals per square metre. In 2010, a British expedition revealed a 'lost world' of deep-sea animals including the crab named after the Baywatch star thriving on the ocean floor near Antarctica. Using a deep-diving remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to examine the distribution, size and sex of these crabs at the vents, Dr Leigh Marsh and colleagues from the University of Southampton have now pieced together their private lives. Dr Marsh said: 'The life cycles of deep-sea animals have been largely hidden from us until now but thanks to more frequent expeditions and advances in technology, we are getting a clearer picture of the natural history of the ocean depths that cover most of our world.' The researchers found that large male Hoff crabs live highest on the mineral spires of the deep-sea vents, closest to the hot fluids that jet from them. A university spokesman said: 'At the base of the mineral spires, smaller males mingle with females in spectacular piles, many crabs deep, where they get together to mate. 'The females then crawl away from the bustling piles of crabs and the warm mineral-rich fluids seeping from the seafloor, which can be toxic to their young. 'Away from the mineral spires, the few crabs found by the researchers were all females, carrying developing offspring under their curled-up tails. Males don't share in 'child-care' arrangements with the females, and can climb up the mineral spires of the vents to take advantage of the warmth and conditions best suited for growing bacteria on their hairy chests . 'Moving away from the warmer waters of the spires takes the females across a gauntlet of predators, such as large sea anemones and seven-arm sea stars. 'Away from the vents, the cold water of the deep Antarctic also slows down the metabolism of the adult female crabs, making them less active than in the warmer waters of the jostling piles. 'However, the conditions away from the vents may be more stable and less harmful to their offspring for their early development, making the journey of the females worthwhile. Males, meanwhile, don't share in 'child-care' arrangements with the females, and instead can climb up the mineral spires of the vents to take advantage of the warmth and conditions best suited for growing bacteria on their hairy chests. By scraping off and eating these bacteria using comb-like mouthparts, the males can grow much larger than the females. Study co-author Dr Jon Copley said: 'Deep-sea vents are island-like habitats on the seafloor, and discoveries like these show that our exploration of the life that thrives around them has only just begun.' The Hasselhof crab was discovered in 2012 living around volcanic vents off South Georgia. It is a type of yeti crab recognised for their hairs, or setae, along their and limbs that they use to cultivate the bacteria which they eat. They were named after actor David Hasselhof (pictured) because of his hairy chest . | Large male Hoff crabs live highest on the mineral spires of Antarctica . At the base of the mineral spires, smaller males mingle with females . Males take advantage of conditions to grow bacteria on their hairy chests . They then scrap off bacteria using comb-like mouthparts and eat them . But females can't stay there as the warm mineral-rich fluids seeping from the seafloor can be toxic to their young . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Louis van Gaal believes he has identified two future managers in his Manchester United squad and expects them to progress into coaching once they hang up their boots. Van Gaal says both Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick – who were both named in Roy Hodgson’s England squad for the upcoming internationals with Lithuania and Italy – are both open to learning about coaching. And despite Van Gaal’s reputation as a hard task master he says he is extremely flexible to his approach and will change if one of his players puts up a good argument. Louis van Gaal says he is a very flexible manager and open to having discussions with his players . Van Gaal says Michael Carrick is like a coach already in the way he talks about the game . Wayne Rooney is very open to learning, according to Van Gaal . 'Wayne Rooney is very open to learn. It's amazing,' he told The Telegraph. 'I don't know if he speaks with his wife Coleen about football, I don't think so. 'But we have the process of talking here. Most of my players of my selection are open and that's very nice. 'Michael Carrick is more or less a trainer-coach. He is also willing to talk about shapes and systems. 'That's nice. Rooney also. 'Not every player is very open and then you have to convince him, and then you get a struggle. 'It works or it doesn't work. Give them time. Also give me time to do it. 'I am the most flexible manager you can imagine. When the players are coming with good arguments, I change my opinion.' | Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney are both potential managers . Van Gaal says both players are open to learn and like talking about football . Van Gaal describes himself as one of the most flexible managers in the game . |
What is the minimum amount of points a player needs to score to win a badminton match? | In Badminton, each game is played to 21 points, with players scoring a point whenever they win a rally regardless of whether they served (this differs from the old system where players could only win a point on their serve and each game was played to 15 points). A match is the best of three games.
If the score ties at 20–20, then the game continues until one side gains a two-point lead (such as 24–22), except when there is a tie at 29–29, in which the game goes to a golden point of 30. Whoever scores this point wins the game. | The minimum number of points needed to win a match of badminton is 42. In such a match only 2 games are played with the winning player scoring 21 points in each of them. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | England's David Horsey and Scotland's Craig Lee are part of a six-way tie for the lead after the third round of the Tshwane Open in South Africa. Lee carded a four-under-par 66, the joint lowest round of the day, to set the clubhouse target on nine under par and looked on as none of the later starters were able to overhaul him at Pretoria Country Club. Horsey held the outright lead after three birdies and one bogey in his first 12 holes, but bogeyed the 17th to card a second consecutive 69, while overnight leader Adrian Otaegui struggled to a 72. England's David Horsey lines up a putt during his third round at the Tshwane Open . Scotland's Craig Lee plays a shot on his way to carding the joint lowest round of the day of 66 . Last week's Africa Open winner Trevor Fisher Jnr recovered from four bogeys in his first seven holes to post a 69 and was joined in the lead by fellow South Africans Wallie Coetsee and George Coetzee, who is a member of the club and won his first junior competition here aged 10. Otaegui, who is a protege of former Masters champion and 2012 Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal, was two shots clear after a second round of 62 but dropped his first shot on the front nine all week when he bogeyed the third. The 22-year-old responded with birdies from close range on the sixth and eighth and looked in position to pick up another shot on the par-five ninth when his second shot bounded through the green, only to duff two chips and eventually card a bogey six. Further bogeys followed on the 10th and 13th and although he birdied the 15th, Otaegui also dropped a shot on the 16th after his tee shot flew over the green. Horsey plays out of the bunker at the Pretoria Country Club on day three of the Tshwane Open . Lee lines up a putt before going on to become part of a six-way tie at the top of the leaderboard . Spain's Adrian Otaegui walks across a bridge during his round in Pretoria on Saturday . | England's David Horsey is part of a six-way tie for the lead in Pretoria . Scotland's Craig Lee carded a 66, the joint lowest round of the day . Overnight leader Adrian Otaegui struggled to a 72 . |
Based on this information that I have shared about Abel Janszoon Tasman, can you summarize it for me? | Abel Janszoon Tasman (Dutch: [ˈɑbəl ˈjɑnsoːn ˈtɑsmɑn]; 1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Born in 1603 in Lutjegast, Netherlands, Tasman started his career as a merchant seaman and became a skilled navigator. In 1633, he joined the VOC and sailed to Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia. He participated in several voyages, including one to Japan. In 1642, Tasman was appointed by the VOC to lead an expedition to explore the uncharted regions of the Southern Pacific Ocean. His mission was to discover new trade routes and to establish trade relations with the native inhabitants. After leaving Batavia, Tasman sailed eastward and reached the coast of Tasmania, which he named Van Diemen's Land after his patron. He then sailed north and discovered the west coast of New Zealand, which he named Staten Landt, but later renamed Nieuw Zeeland after the Dutch province of Zeeland.
Despite his achievements, Tasman's expedition was not entirely successful. The encounter with the Māori people on the South Island of New Zealand resulted in a violent confrontation, which left four of Tasman's men dead. He returned to Batavia without having made any significant contact with the native inhabitants or establishing any trade relations. Nonetheless, Tasman's expedition paved the way for further exploration and colonization of Australia and New Zealand by the Europeans. Tasman continued to serve the Dutch East India Company until his death in 1659, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest explorers of his time.
Origins and early life
Portrait of Abel Tasman, his wife and daughter. Attributed to Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, 1637 (not authenticated).
Abel Tasman was born around 1603 in Lutjegast, a small village in the province of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands. The oldest available source mentioning him is dated 27 December 1631 when, as a seafarer living in Amsterdam, the 28-year-old became engaged to marry 21-year-old Jannetje Tjaers, of Palmstraat in the Jordaan district of the city.
Relocation to the Dutch East Indies
Employed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Tasman sailed from Texel (Netherlands) to Batavia, now Jakarta, in 1633 taking the southern Brouwer Route. While based in Batavia, Tasman took part in a voyage to Seram Island (in what is now the Maluku Province in Indonesia) because the locals had sold spices to other European nationalities than the Dutch. He had a narrow escape from death when in an incautious landing several of his companions were killed by the inhabitants of the island.
By August 1637, Tasman was back in Amsterdam, and the following year he signed on for another ten years and took his wife with him to Batavia. On 25 March 1638 he tried to sell his property in the Jordaan, but the purchase was cancelled.
He was second-in-command of a 1639 expedition of exploration into the north Pacific under Matthijs Quast. The fleet included the ships Engel and Gracht and reached Fort Zeelandia (Dutch Formosa) and Deshima (an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan).
First major voyage
In August 1642, the Council of the Indies, consisting of Antonie van Diemen, Cornelis van der Lijn, Joan Maetsuycker, Justus Schouten, Salomon Sweers, Cornelis Witsen, and Pieter Boreel in Batavia dispatched Tasman and Franchoijs Jacobszoon Visscher on a voyage of exploration to little-charted areas east of the Cape of Good Hope, west of Staten Land (near the Cape Horn of South America) and south of the Solomon Islands.
One of the objectives was to obtain knowledge of "all the totally unknown" Provinces of Beach. This was a purported yet non-existent landmass said to have plentiful gold, which had appeared on European maps since the 15th century, as a result of an error in some editions of Marco Polo's works.
The expedition was to use two small ships, Heemskerck and Zeehaen.
Mauritius
In accordance with Visscher's directions, Tasman sailed from Batavia on 14 August 1642 and arrived at Mauritius on 5 September 1642, according to the captain's journal. The reason for this was the crew could be fed well on the island; there was plenty of fresh water and timber to repair the ships. Tasman got the assistance of the governor Adriaan van der Stel.
Because of the prevailing winds, Mauritius was chosen as a turning point. After a four-week stay on the island, both ships left on 8 October using the Roaring Forties to sail east as fast as possible. (No one had gone as far as Pieter Nuyts in 1626/27.) On 7 November, snow and hail influenced the ship's council to alter course to a more north-easterly direction, with the intention of having the Solomon Islands as their destination.
Tasmania
Coastal cliffs of Tasman Peninsula
On 24 November 1642, Tasman reached and sighted the west coast of Tasmania, north of Macquarie Harbour. He named his discovery Van Diemen's Land, after Antonio van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
Proceeding south, Tasman skirted the southern end of Tasmania and turned north-east. He then tried to work his two ships into Adventure Bay on the east coast of South Bruny Island, but he was blown out to sea by a storm. This area he named Storm Bay. Two days later, on 1 December, Tasman anchored to the north of Cape Frederick Hendrick just north of the Forestier Peninsula. On 2 December, two ship's boats under the command of the Pilot, Major Visscher, rowed through the Marion Narrows into Blackman Bay, and then west to the outflow of Boomer Creek where they gathered some edible "greens". Tasman named the bay, Frederick Hendrik Bay, which included the present North Bay, Marion Bay and what is now Blackman Bay. (Tasman's original naming, Frederick Henrick Bay, was mistakenly transferred to its present location by Marion Dufresne in 1772). The next day, an attempt was made to land in North Bay. However, because the sea was too rough, a ship's carpenter swam through the surf and planted the Dutch flag. Tasman then claimed formal possession of the land on 3 December 1642.
For two more days, he continued to follow the east coast northward to see how far it went. When the land veered to the north-west at Eddystone Point, he tried to follow the coast line but his ships were suddenly hit by the Roaring Forties howling through Bass Strait. Tasman was on a mission to find the Southern Continent not more islands, so he abruptly turned away to the east and continued his continent-hunting.
New Zealand
Murderers' Bay, drawing by Isaack Gilsemans
Māori haka
Tasman had intended to proceed in a northerly direction but as the wind was unfavourable he steered east. The expedition endured a rough voyage and in one of his diary entries Tasman claimed that his compass was the only thing that had kept him alive.
On 13 December 1642 they sighted land on the north-west coast of the South Island of New Zealand, becoming the first Europeans to sight New Zealand. Tasman named it Staten Landt "in honour of the States General" (Dutch parliament). He wrote, "it is possible that this land joins to the Staten Landt but it is uncertain", referring to Isla de los Estados, a landmass of the same name at the southern tip of South America, encountered by the Dutch navigator Jacob Le Maire in 1616. However, in 1643 Brouwer's expedition to Valdivia found out that Staaten Landt was separated by sea from the hypothetical Southern Land. Tasman continued: "We believe that this is the mainland coast of the unknown Southland." Tasman thought he had found the western side of the long-imagined Terra Australis that stretched across the Pacific to near the southern tip of South America.
After sailing north then east for five days, the expedition anchored about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the coast off what is now Golden Bay. A group of Māori paddled out in a waka (canoe) and attacked some sailors who were rowing between the two Dutch vessels. Four sailors were clubbed to death with patu.
In the evening about one hour after sunset we saw many lights on land and four vessels near the shore, two of which betook themselves towards us. When our two boats returned to the ships reporting that they had found not less than thirteen fathoms of water, and with the sinking of the sun (which sank behind the high land) they had been still about half a mile from the shore. After our people had been on board about one glass, people in the two canoes began to call out to us in gruff, hollow voices. We could not in the least understand any of it; however, when they called out again several times we called back to them as a token answer. But they did not come nearer than a stone's shot. They also blew many times on an instrument, which produced a sound like the moors' trumpets. We had one of our sailors (who could play somewhat on the trumpet) play some tunes to them in answer."
As Tasman sailed out of the bay he observed 22 waka near the shore, of which "eleven swarming with people came off towards us." The waka approached the Zeehaen which fired and hit a man in the largest waka holding a small white flag. Canister shot also hit the side of a waka. It has been speculated that the local Maori had thought the Dutch were trying to land at a major agricultural area, which the Māori were trying to protect. Tasman named the area "Murderers' Bay".
The expedition then sailed north, sighting Cook Strait, which it mistook for a bight and named "Zeehaen's Bight". Two names that the expedition gave to landmarks in the far north of New Zealand still endure: Cape Maria van Diemen and Three Kings Islands. (Kaap Pieter Boreels was renamed Cape Egmont by Captain James Cook 125 years later.)
Return voyage
Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga; drawing by Isaack Gilsemans
The bay of Tongatapu with the two ships; drawing by Isaack Gilsemans
En route back to Batavia, Tasman came across the Tongan archipelago on 20 January 1643. While passing the Fiji Islands Tasman's ships came close to being wrecked on the dangerous reefs of the north-eastern part of the Fiji group. He charted the eastern tip of Vanua Levu and Cikobia-i-Lau before making his way back into the open sea.
The expedition turned north-west towards New Guinea and arrived back in Batavia on 15 June 1643.
Second major voyage
Tasman left Batavia on 30 January 1644 on his second voyage with three ships (Limmen, Zeemeeuw and the tender Braek). He followed the south coast of New Guinea eastwards in an attempt to find a passage to the eastern side of New Holland. However, he missed the Torres Strait between New Guinea and Australia, probably due to the numerous reefs and islands obscuring potential routes, and continued his voyage by following the shore of the Gulf of Carpentaria westwards along the north Australian coast. He mapped the north coast of Australia, making observations on New Holland and its people. He arrived back in Batavia in August 1644.
From the point of view of the Dutch East India Company, Tasman's explorations were a disappointment: he had neither found a promising area for trade nor a useful new shipping route. Although Tasman was received courteously on his return, the company was upset that Tasman had not fully explored the lands he found, and decided that a more "persistent explorer" should be chosen for any future expeditions. For over a century, until the era of James Cook, Tasmania and New Zealand were not visited by Europeans; mainland Australia was visited, but usually only by accident.
Later life
On 2 November 1644, Abel Tasman was appointed a member of the Council of Justice in Batavia. He went to Sumatra in 1646, and in August 1647 to Siam (now Thailand) with letters from the company to the King. In May 1648, he was in charge of an expedition sent to Manila to try to intercept and loot the Spanish silver ships coming from America, but he had no success and returned to Batavia in January 1649. In November 1649, he was charged and found guilty of having in the previous year hanged one of his men without trial, was suspended from his office of commander, fined, and made to pay compensation to the relatives of the sailor. On 5 January 1651, he was formally reinstated in his rank and spent his remaining years at Batavia. He was in good circumstances, being one of the larger landowners in the town. He died at Batavia on 10 October 1659 and was survived by his second wife and a daughter by his first wife. His property was divided between his wife and his daughter. In his will (dating from 1657), he left 25 guilders to the poor of his village, Lutjegast.
Although Tasman's pilot, Frans Visscher, published Memoir concerning the discovery of the South land in 1642, Tasman's detailed journal was not published until 1898. Nevertheless, some of his charts and maps were in general circulation and used by subsequent explorers. The journal signed by Abel Tasman of the 1642 voyage is held in the Dutch National Archives at The Hague.
Legacy
Tasman's ten-month voyage in 1642–43 had significant consequences. By circumnavigating Australia (albeit at a distance) Tasman proved that the small fifth continent was not joined to any larger sixth continent, such as the long-imagined Southern Continent. Further, Tasman's suggestion that New Zealand was the western side of that Southern Continent was seized upon by many European cartographers who, for the next century, depicted New Zealand as the west coast of a Terra Australis rising gradually from the waters around Tierra del Fuego. This theory was eventually disproved when Captain Cook circumnavigated New Zealand in 1769.
Multiple places have been named after Tasman, including:
the Australian island and state of Tasmania, renamed after him, formerly Van Diemen's land. It includes features such as:
the Tasman Peninsula.
the Tasman Bridge.
the Tasman Highway.
the Tasman Sea.
in New Zealand:
the Tasman Glacier.
Tasman Lake.
the Tasman River.
Mount Tasman.
the Abel Tasman National Park.
Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere.
the Tasman District.
Abel Tasman Monument. | Sure, here is summary about Abel Janszoon Tasman:
Abel Janszoon Tasman (Dutch: [ˈɑbəl ˈjɑnsoːn ˈtɑsmɑn]; 1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was appointed by the VOC to explore the uncharted regions of the Southern Pacific Ocean and discovered Van Diemen's Land, Staten Landt, and Nieuw Zeeland. Despite his achievements, his expedition was not entirely successful due to a violent confrontation with the Māori people on the South Island of New Zealand. Nonetheless, his expedition paved the way for further exploration and colonization of Australia and New Zealand by the Europeans. Abel Tasman was born around 1603 in Lutjegast, a small village in the province of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.
He served the Dutch East India Company until his death in 1659, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest explorers of his time. He was engaged to marry 21-year-old Jannetje Tjaers, of Palmstraat in the Jordaan district of the city, and took part in a voyage to Seram Island. He was second-in-command of a 1639 expedition of exploration into the north Pacific under Matthijs Quast, which reached Fort Zeelandia and Deshima.
The Council of the Indies dispatched Tasman and Franchoijs Jacobszoon Visscher on a voyage to explore the Provinces of Beach, which had appeared on European maps since the 15th century. Tasman attempted to land in North Bay, but the sea was too rough, so he turned away and continued his continent-hunting.
Tasman and his crew sighted land on the north-west coast of New Zealand, naming it Staten Landt in honour of the States General. Tasman's expedition encountered a group of Māori who attacked four sailors and named the area "Murderers' Bay".
Tasman's second voyage was a disappointment for the Dutch East India Company, who decided that a more persistent explorer should be chosen for future expeditions. Tasman's voyage in 1642-43 proved that the small fifth continent was not joined to any larger sixth continent, and his suggestion that New Zealand was the western side of that Southern Continent was seized upon by European cartographers.
Tasmanians have named places after him, including the Tasman Peninsula, Tasman Highway, Tasman Glacier, Tasman Lake, Mount Tasman, and Abel Tasman Monument. |
What happened in Woodstock | Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted an audience of more than 400,000 attendees. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite sporadic rain. It was one of the largest music festivals held in history.
The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the counterculture generation. The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying soundtrack album, and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort. Musical events bearing the Woodstock name were planned for anniversaries, which included the tenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth, thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed it as number 19 of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. In 2017, the festival site became listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" and alternatively referred to as the Woodstock Rock Festival, it attracted an audience of more than 400,000 attendees. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors despite sporadic rain. It was one of the largest music festivals held in history.
The festival has become widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history as well as a defining event for the counterculture generation. The event's significance was reinforced by a 1970 documentary film, an accompanying soundtrack album, and a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a major hit for both Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Matthews Southern Comfort. Musical events bearing the Woodstock name were planned for anniversaries, which included the tenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth, thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine listed it as number 19 of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. In 2017, the festival site became listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
What are the main points in this article | Today, Finland became the 31st member of NATO, ending its decades-long policy of neutrality. Foreign minister Pekka Haavisto handed over the official documents in Brussels to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Protestors at a February 2022 rally against Russia's invasion of Ukraine march past the statue of Tsar Alexander II in Senate Square in Helsinki.
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Map of NATO members including Finland
The accession was marked by raising the Finnish flag at NATO's main office in Brussels, Belgium, while the NATO flag was raised in Helsinki.
Finland shares a 1,340 kilometers (833 mi)-long border with Russia. By joining NATO, it roughly doubled the length of NATO borders with Russia.
"Until now, we have defended our country alone," said Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen. "From now on, we can rely on getting outside help should things get tough. And of course, we are ready to help should someone be in trouble."
Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov said it was an "encroachment on our security and on Russia's national interests". He said Russia would closely monitor NATO activity in Finland and take "counter-measures".
"Finland's membership is not targeted against anyone. Nor does it change the foundations or objectives of Finland's foreign and security policy," read a statement by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö after the accession documents were transferred.
"President Putin had as a declared goal of the invasion of Ukraine to get less NATO. He is getting exactly the opposite," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. "Finland today, and soon also Sweden will become a full-fledged member of the alliance".
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, public sentiment in Finland and Sweden, which were both non-aligned countries, shifted drastically, to 80% support in the former's case. On May 18, both nations submitted applications to join NATO. New members must have the support of all existing members before they can join.
The applications were held up by Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, because Finland and Sweden have granted political asylum to members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Turkey views as a terrorist organization. Last week, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey voted to approve Finland.
Sweden still has to obtain the approval of both Hungary and Turkey before it can join. Hungary objects to Sweden based on its criticism of Viktor Orbán's government. A far-right group in Sweden held a Quran-burning in front of the Turkish embassy in January, which was condemned by the Turkish government.
After Russia won the Finnish War over Sweden in 1809, Finland became a Grand Duchy of the tsarist Russian Empire. This lasted until the Russian Civil War started in 1917 and Finland declared its independence.
In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland in a conflict called the Winter War. It ended with a treaty in 1940, under which Finland ceded territory to the Soviets. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 during World War II, Finland entered the war on the side of Germany. It ended with an armistice in 1944, and Finland relinquished another province.
Under President Urho Kekkonen, Finland formally adopted a policy of neutrality in 1956. | Finland became the 31st member of NATO, ending its decades-long policy of neutrality.
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, public sentiment in Finland shifted drastically, to 80% support in the former's case.
'Sweden is next in line, however it has to overcome opposition from Hungary and Turkey. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Thierry Henry has told French football fans to stop complaining and enjoy Zlatan Ibrahimovic as long as the Swedish striker remains in Ligue 1. The 33-year-old forward drew criticism for his foul-mouthed outburst, during which he gave a scathing assessment of a referee's performance in Paris Saint-Germain's defeat by Bordeaux and called France 'a s*** country'. Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has drawn criticism after a recent outburst . Thierry Henry and Ibrahimovic were team-mates at Barcelona in 2009 and 2010 . But Henry, who was a team-mate with Ibrahimovic at Barcelona, thinks French fans should cut the Swede some slack. 'Zlatan is an extraordinary guy. He is incredibly kind and we laughed a lot together,' Henry told L'Equipe . 'The people in France should make up their mind about what they really want. First they were complaining about the lack of big stars in Ligue 1 and now they have a player of Ibrahimovic's stature, they are complaining about him again. Ibrahimovic in training with the Sweden team in Moldova as they prepare for a Euro 2016 qualifier . Henry with Zinedine Zidane (left), Marcel Desailly (second right) and Patrick Vieira (right) in Paris on Thursday . 'He is an amazing player, someone really special who has marked an era. He has won league titles wherever he went. 'Of course, he can be quite temperamental. He says what he thinks, but that has never bothered me. There are not a lot of players with his character. People in France should enjoy Ibrahimovic while it lasts.' | Thierry Henry tells French fans to lay off Zlatan Ibrahimovic . Ibrahimovic drew criticism for an outburst in which he called France 'a s*** country' and gave a damning assessment on a referee's performance . Henry and Ibrahimovic were team-mates at Barcelona . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Former Manchester United defender Paul McGrath is certain that his old team will pip rivals Liverpool to a top-four finish in the Premier League this season, following The Red Devils' superb 3-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday. United had gone into that game with a number of doubts cast over their Champions League credentials, having delivered some unconvincing performances in recent weeks. But on Saturday, they were back to their best with a performance replete with pace and verve that blew Spurs away. Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney scores his side's third goal in the 3-0 win over Tottenham . Former United defender Paul McGrath believes his old club will beat Liverpool to a top-four finish . United playmaker Juan Mata shields the ball from the oncoming Tottenham defender Danny Rose (left) United are currently fourth in the league table with 56 points from 29 games, five ahead of Liverpool who have played one fixture less. Liverpool travel to Swansea on Monday night in the hope of closing that gap, but McGrath feels the momentum is firmly in United's favour. He told TalkSport, 'Liverpool are the only team who can do a bit of damage to Manchester United. I don't see it happening now though. 'United are clicking into gear at the right time and are relaxed in the way they're playing their football.' McGrath also singled out Maourane Fellaini for special praise after the Belgian continued a fine run of form with a goal against Spurs. Marouane Fellaini continued his superb run of form with an eye catching display against Spurs on Sunday . 'Marouane Fellaini is the fulcrum of the side now,' he said. 'I don't think Van Gaal can take him out. 'Fellaini gives them the option of going long, he can hold it up and bring other players into play. He is giving the whole team a great lift.' McGrath played for United between 1982 and 1989, winning the FA Cup in 1985. Rooney attempts a long-range effort at goal during the Premier League game with Spurs at Old Trafford . Rose gives chase to United defender Marcos Rojo as the Red Devils run out convincing 3-0 winners . Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen is challenged by Manchester United's Antonio Valencia (left) CHELSEA . Hull (away) - March 22 . Stoke (home) - April 4 . QPR (away) - April 12 . Man United (home) - April 18 . Arsenal (away) - April 26 . Leicester (away) - April 29 . Crystal Palace (home) - May 2 . Liverpool (home) - May 9 . West Brom (away) - May 16 . Sunderland (home) - May 24 . MANCHESTER CITY . West Brom (home) - March 21 . Crystal Palace (away) - April 6 . Man United (away) - April 12 . West Ham (home) April 19 . Aston Villa (home) - April 25 . Tottenham (away) - May 2 . QPR (home) - May 9 . Swansea (away) - May 16 . Southampton (home) - May 24 . ARSENAL . Newcastle (away) - March 21 . Liverpool (home) - April 4 . Burnley (away) - April 11 . Sunderland (home) April 18 postponed . Chelsea (home) - April 26 . Hull (away) - May 2 . Swansea (home) - May 9 . Man United (away) - May 16 . West Brom (home) - May 24 . MANCHESTER UNITED . Liverpool (away) - March 22 . Aston Villa (home) - April 4 . Man City (home) - April 12 . Chelsea (away) - April 18 . Everton (away) - April 26 . West Brom (home) - May 2 . Crystal Palace (away) - May 9 . Arsenal (home) - May 16 . Hull (away) - May 24 . LIVERPOOL . Swansea (away) - March 16 . Man United (home) - March 22 . Arsenal (away) - April 4 . Newcastle (home) - April 13 . Hull (away) - April 18 . West Brom (away) - April 25 . QPR (home) - May 2 . Chelsea (away) - May 9 . Crystal Palace (home) - May 16 . Stoke (away) - May 24 . TOTTENHAM . Leicester (home) - March 21 . Burnley (away) - April 5 . Aston Villa (home) - April 11 . Newcastle (away) - April 19 . Southampton (away) - April 25 . Manchester City (home) - May 2 . Stoke (away) - May 9 . Hull (home) - May 16 . Everton (away) - May 24 . SOUTHAMPTON . Burnley (home) - March 21 . Everton (away) - April 4 . Hull (home) - April 11 . Stoke (away) - April 18 . Tottenham (home) - April 25 . Sunderland (away) - May 2 . Leicester (away) - May 9 . Aston Villa (home) - May 16 . Man City (away) - May 24 . Note: Fixtures in May subject to change for television schedule. For a full list of Premier League fixtures and to check kick-off times, results and league tables, visit our brilliant MATCH ZONE by clicking HERE. Games marked 'postponed' will be rearranged due to FA Cup . | Manchester United beat Tottenham 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday . The win underlines their Champions League credentials . Former United defender Paul McGrath is backing them to finish top-four . He does not believe Liverpool will be able to catch up with them . McGrath has singled out Marouane Fellaini for particular praise . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Shaun Harrison, Sr, 55, was charged with allegedly shooting a student in the face 'execution style' A father-of-eight minister and former dean of students at a Boston high school was charged for allegedly shooting one of his students in the face 'execution-style'. The unnamed Boston English High School student survived and told police he had been selling marijuana for Shaun Harrison, Sr. for the past several months, according to Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Michael Bradley. Bradley said the student had been told by Harrison, 55, that they were on their way to a house where the student could pick up marijuana and girls on the night of the shooting. After Harrison's home was searched on Thursday police found an illegally-owned rifle and shotgun in his bedroom, which Bradley said the minister had told police were weapons he had inherited from his father. Harrison only began working at Boston English High School at the beginning of January and served as a 'community or family outreach coordinator,' school spokeswoman Denise Snyder told the Boston Globe. She said he was unofficially recognized as the 'Dean of Students'. Harrison's defense attorney Kernahan Buck said he also ran anger management and substance abuse programs at the high school. He has since been fired from the high school, according to interim school superintendent John McDonough. The Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church confirmed to Daily Mail Online that Harrison was an ordained Baptist minister who left the church, of which he was a member, in 2012 to form his own non-denominational church. The father-of-eight is an ordained Baptist minister and was the 'dean of students' at Boston English High School. The student allegedly told police he was selling marijuana for Harrison for the past several months . Rev. Opal Adams, an associate pastor at the church, told the Boston Globe that Harrison did anti-violence work with young people in the community. Harrison's sister Susan believes he was 'setup'. 'My brother is a good man and I don't know how this happened,' she told the Boston Globe. Harrison's son Jeremy, an anti-violence activist who worked to keep kids off the street, was arrested after shooting his girlfriend in the head while cleaning his illegally-owned firearm in 2013. She was critically wounded, according to the Boston Herald. Harrison was charged on Thursday with assault with intent to murder, aggravated assault and battery and unlawful possession of a firearm. His bail was set at $250,000 cash. Harrison ran anger management and substance abuse programs at theschool, where he has since been fired . | Shaun Harrison, 55, allegedly told student they were heading to a house where the teen could pick up weed and girls . The Boston English High School student was shot in the face but survived . Harrison ran anger management and substance abuse programs at the high school, where he has since been fired . Police discovered a rifle and shotgun in his bedroom . Has been charged with assault with intent to murder, aggravated assault and battery and unlawful possession of a firearm . Last year his son was arrested after shooting and critically injuring his girlfriend in the head while cleaning an illegal firearm . |
Is Maison Ikkoku a manga series | Maison Ikkoku is a manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits from November 15, 1980 to April 20, 1987. It has been adapted into an anime series and a live action film and two episode TV drama. The plot follows Yusaku Godai, a rōnin who resides in an old apartment complex named Maison Ikkoku as he studies for the university entrance exam. Yusaku's life progression and interactions progress episodically and focuses on his growing relationship with the apartment manager, Kyoko Otonashi. | Maison Ikkoku is a manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits from November 15, 1980 to April 20, 1987. It has been adapted into an anime series and a live action film and two episode TV drama. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta is back in full training after recovering from an ankle problem. The 32-year-old underwent surgery in January to remove a bony spur which had been causing him inflammation and discomfort since November. His last Premier League appearance came against Manchester United that month but he is now expected to be fully fit at the start of April. Mikel Arteta sprints during Arsenal's training session on Friday after returning from an ankle injury . The former Everton midfielder takes part in a drill with Theo Walcott (left) and Santi Cazorla . Arteta shakes hands with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at London Colney on Friday . Arteta is out of contract at the end of the season but he is expected to agree a new one-year deal. Arsene Wenger, who was pictured shaking hands with the former Everton man in training at London Colney on Friday, has confirmed that he wants his skipper to remain at the Emirates. Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday's game with West Ham, the Frenchman said: 'Normally I would like him to stay on, yes. 'He has a huge experience and is very important in the squad.' Aaron Ramsey shared this picture of himself and Theo Walcott wearing their Comic Relief red noses . Francis Coquelin (right) entertains team-mates Olivier Giroud (left) and Mesut Ozil in training . Arsenal's hero against Manchester United on Monday, Danny Welbeck, gets put through his paces . Arsenal's players appeared in good spirits after seeing off Manchester United earlier in the week to progress to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Francis Coquelin were among those pictured laughing and joking at London Colney as the Gunners prepared for the visit of London rivals West Ham. Midfielder Aaron Ramsey also took to Instagram to share a picture of himself and team-mate Theo Walcott wearing red noses for Comic Relief. Alongside the image, the Welshman wrote: '@theowalcott and I have our noses on for @rednoseday, looking forward to @comicrelief tonight #RND15' Walcott (left) challenges Alexis Sanchez for the ball as Arsenal prepare to face West Ham on Saturday . Hector Bellerin (left) and Olivier Giroud are both expected to start for the Gunners at the Emirates . Germany midfielder Ozil leaps into the air as Wenger's players warm-up ahead of the pre-match session . | Mikel Arteta has been out of action since late November . He returned to training on Friday and could play again early next month . Arteta is expected to sign a one-year deal before his contract expires . Arsenal host London rivals West Ham on Saturday at 3pm . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news . |
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