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By. Associated Press. PUBLISHED:. 14:11 EST, 25 October 2013. |. UPDATED:. 15:36 EST, 25 October 2013. The bishop of the Fargo Catholic Diocese in North Dakota has exposed potentially hundreds of church members in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown to the hepatitis A virus in late September and early October. The state Health Department has issued an advisory of exposure for anyone who attended five churches and took communion. Bishop John Folda (pictured) of the Fargo Catholic Diocese in North Dakota has exposed potentially hundreds of church members in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown to the hepatitis A. State Immunization Program Manager Molly Howell says the risk is low, but officials feel it's important to alert people to the possible exposure. The diocese announced on Monday that Bishop John Folda is taking time off after being diagnosed with hepatitis A. The diocese says he contracted the infection through contaminated food while attending a conference for newly ordained bishops in Italy last month. Symptoms of hepatitis A include fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal discomfort. Fargo Catholic Diocese in North Dakota (pictured) is where the bishop is located. | Bishop John Folda, of North Dakota, is taking time off after being diagnosed. He contracted the infection through contaminated food in Italy. Church members in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown could have been exposed. | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_noopt |
Write a short summary for this text: officials of the cabinet-level fair trade commission -lrb- ftc -rrb- said friday that they have formed an ad hoc group to investigate whether there is any manipulation of commodity prices by traders in local market .
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Q: Alexis Tsipras made clear he was against the "unbearable" bailout plan.
Parliament is debating whether to ratify the vote, and some queues have been seen outside banks in Athens.
Eurozone finance ministers are meeting to discuss the crisis, and to decide whether to give Greece an extension of the bailout until after the vote.
The current bailout expires on Tuesday, the same day Greece's IMF debt is due.
It is unclear what would happen if Greece does not get a temporary extension. Without a deal on the bailout, there are fears Greece's economy could collapse.
The head of Mr Tsipras's coalition partners, Panos Kammenos, called for calm amid reports that worried Greeks had begun queuing outside banks to take out their money. Many fear that Greece's central bank might start restricting withdrawals.
In a televised address, Mr Tsipras described the bailout plan as "humiliation" and condemned "unbearable" austerity measures demanded by creditors.
The government portrays the referendum as yes or no to austerity. The opposition says it is, in effect, yes or no to Europe. Some of them say the referendum itself is unconstitutional, and are urging the Greek president to reject it.
But Mr Tsipras will argue that he had no other option. He was elected to get a better deal rather than no deal at all. But no better deal was on offer.
As for Greece's creditors I think they will be one part flabbergasted, one part anxious, and one part wondering what on earth they do next.
But several eurozone finance ministers, arriving in Brussels for their fifth meeting on Greece in little more than a week, said there was no question of accepting Mr Tsipras's request to extend his country's current international bailout by a few days, to prevent the Greek economy collapsing before a referendum can be held.
Some of the ministers will now want to focus on Plan B instead - how to ring-fence Greece and protect the rest of the eurozone from any potential economic shocks ahead.
"I call on you to decide - with sovereignty and dignity as Greek history demands - whether we should accept the extortionate ultimatum that calls for strict and humiliating austerity without end, and without the prospect of ever standing on our own two feet, socially and financially," he said.
"The people must decide free of any blackmail," he added.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis tweeted in support of the referendum.
Some opposition figures on the other hand accused Mr Tsipras of using the vote to push Greece out of the EU.
A senior centre-left politician in Germany's coalition government, Carsten Schneider, called for the European Central Bank (ECB) to stop propping up Greece's economy with emergency injections amounting to $89bn.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said that if the ECB continued its emergency support, some members of its governing council feared it would be breaking all central banking rules.
Mr Tsipras was speaking hours after talks in Brussels, where the IMF and EU offered a five-month extension to Greece's bailout programme.
The proposal would have released €15.5bn of funding, €1.8bn of which would have been available immediately. However, that was conditional on Greece carrying out reforms.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had urged Athens to accept what she called an "extraordinarily generous" offer.
What if the Greek talks fail
Can Greece stay in the euro?
Chris Morris: Tsipras may face impossible choice
How did Greece get in this mess?
The protracted negotiations are stalled over what reforms Athens is prepared to take, with disputes emerging on pensions and increasing Value Added Tax.
If Greece does default, it could exit the eurozone, with possible repercussions for the rest of Europe and the world economy.
Only once agreement is reached will the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) unlock the final €7.2bn tranche of bailout funds for cash-strapped Greece.
Greece has been in recession for much of the past six years. After winning elections in January, Mr Tsipras' left-wing Syriza party promised to end tough austerity measures.
Syriza says tough bailout conditions have impoverished Greece, fuelling unemployment - currently at more than 20% - and failing to reduce the massive debt pile.
A: Greece's prime minister has called a referendum on 5 July for voters to decide whether to accept a bailout deal offered by international creditors.
Q: French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Governor of the Bank of Mexico Agustin Carstens will fight it out for the top job.
The post became available after the former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned.
Mr Strauss-Kahn was arrested in the US last month on charges of an alleged sexual assault.
He has denied the charges.
The IMF said it expects to complete the selection process by 30 June.
"The Executive Board will meet with the candidates in Washington DC and, thereafter, meet to discuss the strengths of the candidates and make a selection," the fund said.
Ms Lagarde is considered by many as the front runner for the post.
She is backed by the European Union and in recent days she has also won the support of Egypt, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Mr Carstens has the support of Latin American countries.
However, he acknowledged that his rival had the edge in the race.
"I'm not fooling myself. It's like starting a soccer game with a 5-0 score," Mr Carstens said during an appearance at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on Monday.
However, Mr Carstens said that if a European candidate is appointed to the post, it may result in a conflict of interest, given the ongoing debt-crisis in some of the European countries.
"We could have a situation where borrowers dominate the institution," he said.
Mr Carstens said that the European debt-crisis had snowballed into a big problem over the years and the region needed a fresh perspective in order to solve the problem.
"What will help me is precisely to have a fresh pair of eyes," he said.
"Also someone coming from the outside can in a way speak of their mind more frankly and I think that will be an advantage," he added.
Ricardo Ochoa, head of international affairs at Mexico's finance ministry, said that Mr Carstens' experience as the head of the country's central bank, would allow him to be more sensitive to the problems of countries which needed IMF aid.
"He has been on the other side of the table," Mr Ochoa told the BBC.
"Mexico already has been in the situation where important reforms have to be implemented, and I think that puts him in a situation - to have a more understanding and more sensitive IMF," Mr Ochoa added.
A: | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shortlisted two candidates to take over as its managing director. | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | fs_noopt |
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Flag Flap Underscores Trump's Strained Relationship With McCain
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The beginning of the national memorial for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has been marred by a fight over a sign of public respect, as President Trump initially avoided issuing a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff at all federal properties in McCain's honor.
Flags were lowered at government buildings across Washington and across the country Saturday evening after McCain died, as is standard practice for a sitting member of Congress.
But on Monday morning the flag atop the White House was back at full-staff, causing some to ask whether Trump's strained relationship with McCain had played into the decision to not keep it lowered. The lack of a proclamation was viewed by some as a disrespectful act reflecting the president's dislike for McCain, which Trump continued to express publicly, even as recently as last week.
Hours after reporters questioned the White House about the move and the president ignored multiple press attempts to ask his reaction to McCain's death, the White House flag was eventually lowered to half-staff Monday afternoon.
Trump said in a statement released shortly afterward: "Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment."
Until that point, Trump had not issued a formal statement on McCain or commented on his service to the country, instead tweeting brief condolences Saturday to the senator's family.
Later Monday evening at a dinner with evangelical leaders, Trump made his first public comments since the senator's death Saturday. "We very much appreciate everything that Senator McCain has done for our country," the president said.
"Our hearts and prayers are going to the family," Trump also said, echoing his tweet. "There's going to be a lot of activity over the next number of days."
The dust-up over the flag was viewed as particularly insulting by veterans. McCain was a retired captain in the Navy and the son and grandson of two four-star Navy admirals. He was held for 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam after the attack aircraft he was piloting was shot down during a bombing raid over Hanoi. He was tortured but refused early release because it would have meant leaving ahead of other soldiers who had been captured before him.
American Legion National Commander Denise Rohan issued a letter before Trump's late afternoon written statement, appealing to the president to follow the custom he had used in recent deaths of national figures.
"The American Legion urges the White House to follow long-established protocol following the death of prominent government officials," she wrote. "Mr. President, just this year, you released presidential proclamations noting the deaths of Barbara Bush and Billy Graham. Senator John McCain was an American hero and cherished member of The American Legion."
The veterans group AMVETS also issued a statement calling the president's actions since McCain's death deeply disappointing.
"It's outrageous that the White House would mark American hero John McCain's death with a two-sentence tweet, making no mention of his heroic and inspiring life," said AMVETS National Executive Director Joe Chenelly. "And by lowering flags for not one second more than the bare minimum required by law, despite a long-standing tradition of lowering flags until the funeral, the White House is openly showcasing its blatant disrespect for Senator McCain's many decades of service and sacrifice to our country as well as the service of all his fellow veterans."
And in what could be viewed as a subtle slap at Trump, the Canadian Embassy in Washington also posted a picture showing that it had lowered its flag to honor McCain.
" Senator John McCain was a long-serving U.S. Senator, naval officer, strong advocate for NATO, and a good friend to Canada. The flag at the Embassy has been lowered to half-mast in his honour," the embassy tweeted.
This week McCain will lie in state in both the U.S. and Arizona capitols and will be memorialized at a funeral at his family's church in Phoenix and at a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. He will be buried at the cemetery at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday.
According to the U.S. Code, the rules for a member of Congress state that flags are to be lowered on the day of the death plus one additional day. In other instances the White House has issued a proclamation extending the period to keep the flags at half-staff.
It was no secret that the president and McCain frequently clashed. The Washington Post reported that when White House press secretary Sarah Sanders and other officials initially prepared a statement in Trump's name praising McCain, the president rejected that plan, opting instead for his Saturday tweet.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sent a joint letter to the Department of Defense on Sunday requesting that flags "at all government buildings and installations" remain at half-staff through McCain's burial on Sunday.
"We've received the letter and we'll be working with Senator Schumer and Senator McConnell," said Tom Crosson, a Pentagon spokesman. But with the White House proclamation issued late on Monday, the Pentagon can point to that as the directive responsive to the congressional request.
NPR's Tom Bowman contributed to this report. ||||| Tension between President Donald Trump and Sen. John McCain made an already sorrowful moment even more strained for Republican senators, like Bob Corker (pictured), returning to the Capitol on Monday. | Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Images GOP senators ding White House over McCain flag dust-up 'I think all of us are focused on the good of John McCain, and not the pettiness of others. I’ll just leave it at that,' says Sen. Bob Corker.
President Donald Trump's delay in honoring the late Sen. John McCain left some Republican senators questioning on Monday why the president failed to lower the White House flag to half-staff sooner.
Trump’s proclamation Monday to order the White House flag to half-staff in McCain’s honor — after a raising of the flag on Monday morning drew criticism from veterans groups — left even some of the president’s congressional GOP allies scratching their heads. As Americans on both sides of the aisle came together to mourn McCain, the move seemed to strike the late Arizona senator’s bereaved Republican colleagues as a needless unforced error.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said the Monday flap over White House flags rising while Capitol flags remained at half-staff for McCain “should not have happened.”
“That should have been automatic,” Hatch told reporters. “You do things that are sensible. And sensitive.”
Although official code governing the display of the flag calls for a lowering to half-staff for one full day after a member of Congress dies, which the White House had done following McCain’s death on Saturday, usual protocol for particularly high-ranking public officials has involved keeping the flag lowered until the day of interment.
Trump signed a proclamation making that happen on Monday afternoon, only after veterans groups had begun speaking out — and began his statement with an acknowledgment of his and McCain’s “differences on policy and politics.” After tangling with Trump during the 2016 campaign, McCain was unafraid to openly challenge Trump’s agenda and view of the world, including an implicit jab at the president in a farewell statement released publicly on Monday.
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Trump declined to answer repeated questions from White House reporters about McCain earlier on Monday, but later appeared to warm to honoring the late senator yet again during a dinner with evangelical leaders. “We very much appreciate everything that Sen. McCain has done for our country," Trump said, according to a pool report.
That tension between Trump and McCain made an already sorrowful moment even tenser for Republican senators returning to the Capitol on Monday.
“I could not understand why the administration had the flag lowered for such a brief period of time,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said.
Asked whether Trump was letting his strained relationship with the late six-term Arizonan get in the way of honoring McCain, Collins added: “It certainly looks that way, but I can’t speak for his motive. I’m just glad that the decision’s been reversed.”
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), chief of the GOP Conference’s campaign arm, declined to address the White House’s decision-making on the flag and tried to pull the conversation back to McCain.
“I’m not going to get into that,” Gardner said. “What I am going to say is, this week is about John McCain, his legacy, his lifetime of service to this country.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) readily volunteered that she was glad to see the White House return the flags to half-staff.
“I mean, come on, he’s a national hero, much-beloved, and I’m pleased that we’re doing the right thing,” Capito said, circling back to clarify that “I shouldn’t say ‘we’ — the right thing is being done.”
Trump’s proclamation on raising the White House flag came soon after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who each delivered heartfelt speeches in McCain’s honor Monday, asked the Pentagon for assistance in flying flags at half-staff on all government buildings. The Senate also unanimously passed a resolution in McCain’s honor late Monday.
Both McConnell and Schumer are scheduled to deliver remarks Friday at a ceremony in honor of McCain, who will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Vice President Mike Pence is slated to speak on behalf of the administration, while Trump will stay away from both that event and McCain’s Saturday memorial service in Washington.
Schumer has proposed renaming the Russell Senate Office Building, where McCain’s office was located, in honor of the late GOP presidential nominee and decorated veteran. McConnell has yet to fully endorse that idea, saying Monday that he would consult with fellow senators on it. But Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) signed on as a cosponsor of Schumer’s plan, and other Republicans signaled potential support.
“I think I’d be in favor of naming almost any building for McCain,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told reporters, “but I’m not sure that I want to make a decision on a specific building at this point.”
Although the late former Sen. Richard Russell (D-Ga.) “is somebody that was obviously a huge figure,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said, “it is an era that’s gone by.” Speculating about potential opposition to the renaming, Corker quipped that “I don’t know who would want to vote against naming a building after somebody who just passed.”
The Foreign Relations chairman also offered a subtle jab at Trump when asked about the White House’s stumble on honoring McCain with the flag at half-staff.
“I think all of us are focused on the good of John McCain, and not the pettiness of others,” Corker said. “I’ll just leave it at that.”
John Bresnahan contributed to this report.
CORRECTION: An initial version of this story incorrectly identified the party of former Sen. Richard Russell. ||||| After ignoring repeated questions all day about whether he would say anything about his political nemesis, John McCain, President Donald Trump finally spoke about him Monday evening, saying "our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Senator John McCain ... and we very much appreciate everything Sen. McCain has done for our country."
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The president was speaking to a dinner with evangelical leaders. He extended prayers and condolences to the victims of the Jacksonville, Florida shooting as well.
The president's comments came a few hours after the White House abruptly returned its flag to half-staff Monday afternoon in honor of the late senator. Trump had ignored questions about McCain in the Oval Office Monday morning and at other events as well.
The president issued a statement Monday afternoon explaining why the flag was again lowered -- after facing widespread criticism for not keeping it at half-staff.
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"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," the president said.
"I have asked Vice President Mike Pence to offer an address at the ceremony honoring Senator McCain at the United States Capitol this Friday," the statement continued.
"At the request of the McCain family, I have also authorized military transportation of Senator McCain’s remains from Arizona to Washington, D.C., military pallbearers and band support, and a horse and caisson transport during the service at the United States Naval Academy. Finally, I have asked General John Kelly, Secretary James Mattis, and Ambassador John Bolton to represent my Administration at his services," the president said.
But throughout much of the day, Trump had ignored almost a dozen questions from ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl and reporters on McCain.
In contrast, the president's daughter Ivanka Trump praised McCain as a "hero" at a women's empowerment event in Washington, D.C.
“As we gather here today I want to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of Sen John McCain –an American patriot who served our country with distinction for more than six decades," said Trump. "The nation is united in its grief and the world mourns the loss of a true hero and a great statesman."
"Why won't you say anything about John McCain?"@jonkarl asked Pres. Trump ten times today to comment on Senator John McCain, who passed away this weekend at age 81. The president did not respond. https://t.co/HebITj8csN pic.twitter.com/iwKYhGRaNj — ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2018
White House officials had returned the U.S. flag to full-staff around midnight, ABC News senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega told “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos Monday.
The White House flag could then be seen for some time flying at full-staff while the banners surrounding the Washington Monument were at half-staff.
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The initial White House flag-lowering that lasted less than 48 hours broke with precedent that it remain lowered until burial.
The federal code states that the flag shall be lowered on the day of death and the following day for a sitting member of Congress. Flying it at half-staff for an extended period of time is at the discretion of the president.
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Meanwhile, Trump inititialy rejected his aides’ recommendation to issue a statement praising the late Arizona senator, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
But Trump did release a tweet of condolences.
My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2018
The McCain family had reportedly asked the president not to attend McCain’s funeral even before he died this weekend at age 81.
Two former presidents -- Barack Obama and George W. Bush -- will deliver eulogies Saturday. Vice President Mike Pence has also been invited to the funeral. ||||| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House lowered its U.S. flag to half-staff, raised it back up and on Monday lowered it again after the death of Senator John McCain, in an unusual and confusing break with protocol on the passing of a national leader.
McCain, a prisoner of war in Vietnam, longtime U.S. senator from Arizona and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, died of brain cancer on Saturday at age 81. That prompted many Americans to lower flags to half-staff, a traditional gesture of honor.
But President Donald Trump, who had clashed with fellow Republican McCain over various issues and said during his campaign that the senator was “not a war hero,” wavered in his approach to what presidents normally treat as a gesture of courtesy and respect.
Trump’s White House lowered its flag on Saturday, then raised it back following the minimum period under law. Trump also delayed issuing the customary proclamation for flags to remain at half-staff for longer than the two-day minimum.
Finally, under pressure from veterans and members of Congress, Trump said in a statement later on Monday that he respected McCain’s service to the nation and had ordered flags to half-staff.
In a letter to Trump on its Facebook page, the American Legion veterans group had urged the White House “to follow long-established protocol following the death of prominent government officials.” The Legion described McCain as a “cherished member.”
After a day of ignoring shouted questions about McCain, Trump broke his silence during a gathering of evangelical leaders at the White House on Monday evening.
A combination of three photographs shows the U.S. flag atop the White House flying at half staff Sunday morning August 26 in honor of the death of Senator John McCain (L), back at full staff less than 24 hours later on Monday morning August 27 (C) and then back down to half-staff Monday afternoon (R) in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts, Kevin Lamarque and Leah Millis
“Our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Senator John McCain ... and we very much appreciate everything Senator McCain has done for our country,” he told the religious leaders.
Through most of Monday, confusion reigned across the federal government, with flags flying at half-staff over the U.S. Capitol and at hundreds of national parks, but at full-staff over the Pentagon and the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had issued a government-wide notification after McCain’s death to lower flags at U.S. facilities but rescinded it on Monday, leaving the decision to staff at individual sites, according to an official.
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Presidents normally follow Congress’ lead on the death of a prominent lawmaker and order flags lowered until sunset on the day of burial. Critics of the president saw his reticence as a final slight against McCain.
“I doubt you could find a comparable situation where the president doesn’t order the flag flown at half-mast until the funeral,” said John Lawrence, history professor at the University of California’s Washington Center.
“The disparity between the Congress and White House policy is obviously noticeable and somewhat shocking.”
McCain was a frequent Trump critic and his family has said he did not want the president to attend his funeral.
A family spokesman issued a farewell statement from McCain in which he said of the United States: “We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries ... We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.” ||||| | – The White House flag had a more tumultuous start to the week than typical, having been lowered to half-staff on Saturday in the wake of Sen. John McCain's death, then raised back up on Monday in keeping with the US flag code but to an outcry from the media and others who felt a flag proclamation from President Trump was in order. After lowering the flag once more, that proclamation came Monday afternoon; Reuters describes it as being issued in a "delayed" manner, noting that presidents typically take their cue from Congress when a high-profile lawmaker dies. NPR has President Trump's statement: "Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," which is Saturday. NPR details the groups who implored the president to make the move, including the American Legion and the veterans group AMVETS; Politico has comments from Republican senators on the issue. ABC News reports its chief White House correspondent, Jonathan Karl, was a man on a mission of sorts on Monday, asking the president nearly a dozen questions about McCain and receiving no reply. Trump eventually spoke about the senator while meeting with evangelical leaders at the White House on Monday night. "Our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Senator John McCain ... and we very much appreciate everything Senator McCain has done for our country." | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_noopt |
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question: A U.S. Navy drone crashed Monday in a marsh near Salisbury, Maryland. The RQ-4A Global Hawk drone crashed during a routine training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, according to Jamie Cosgrove, a spokeswoman for the Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Program at the base. There were no injuries to civilians and no property damage, said the Navy, which said it is investigating the cause. Video from CNN affiliate WBOC showed smoke rising from brush fires in the unpopulated area. The drone crashed into a tributary of the Nanticoke River, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The crash site has been blocked to recreational boat traffic while the agency investigates, the Coast Guard official said. As soon as Navy personnel lost contact with the unmanned vehicle, a piloted aircraft was dispatched to Maryland's Eastern Shore, where it came upon the wreckage and determined that it was unlikely anyone on the ground had been hurt, Navy officials told CNN. The crash occurred at about 12:11 p.m., near Bloodworth Island in Dorchester County, the Navy said. The aircraft is one of five aircraft acquired from the Air Force Global Hawk program. The BAMS-D program has been developing tactics and doctrine for the employment of high-altitude unmanned patrol aircraft since November 2006. The drone can fly for 30 hours without refueling at altitudes as high as 11 miles. It is typically used for reconnaissance. Of the five drones based at southern Maryland's Naval Air Station Patuxent River, four are in routine training and one is deployed with the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, the officials said. The basic RQ-4A Global Hawk UAV, manufactured for the U.S. Air Force by Northrop-Grumman, is the largest and most advanced drone in the U.S. military, according to the Navy. It is 44 feet long, has a 116-foot wingspan and weighs 25,600 lbs. The vehicles cost $176 million apiece, the Government Accountability Office reported in 2010. Crashes are highly unusual, Navy officials said.
answer: NEW: No one was hurt and no property was damaged, the Navy says. NEW: The drones cost $176 million apiece. Navy drone crashes near Salisbury, Maryland. The RQ-4A Global Hawk was on a training mission, the Navy says.
question: By. Associated Press. PUBLISHED:. 14:11 EST, 25 October 2013. |. UPDATED:. 15:36 EST, 25 October 2013. The bishop of the Fargo Catholic Diocese in North Dakota has exposed potentially hundreds of church members in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown to the hepatitis A virus in late September and early October. The state Health Department has issued an advisory of exposure for anyone who attended five churches and took communion. Bishop John Folda (pictured) of the Fargo Catholic Diocese in North Dakota has exposed potentially hundreds of church members in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown to the hepatitis A. State Immunization Program Manager Molly Howell says the risk is low, but officials feel it's important to alert people to the possible exposure. The diocese announced on Monday that Bishop John Folda is taking time off after being diagnosed with hepatitis A. The diocese says he contracted the infection through contaminated food while attending a conference for newly ordained bishops in Italy last month. Symptoms of hepatitis A include fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea and abdominal discomfort. Fargo Catholic Diocese in North Dakota (pictured) is where the bishop is located.
answer: | Bishop John Folda, of North Dakota, is taking time off after being diagnosed. He contracted the infection through contaminated food in Italy. Church members in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown could have been exposed. | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | fs_opt |
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Brett: i know, pretty gloomy ain't it
Louise: if i don;t go, are you going alone?
Brett: i guess i'm fine with that. don't worry about it
Louise: I'm sorry it's just not my day sorry
Brett: it's ok Louie. i get it
Louise: so let me know how it goes
Brett: you can follow me online you know
Louise: i won;t be at home i guess
Brett: w8 a mo, so your're going out?
Louise: yeah kind of
Brett: i guess i dunno what's your up to. bye 4 now
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Louise isn't going running with Brett today due to bad weather and because she's going out.
Owen: do you know how to get to Erica's place? I've been driving around in circles and can't find it
Margaret: those streets are very confusing, that's why i always take a cab when i go to erica's
Owen: i should have done that
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Owen struggles to find Erica's place.
Carter: Hey Alexis, I just wanted to let you know that I had a really nice time with you tonight.
Alexis: Thanks Carter. Yeah, I really enjoyed myself as well.
Carter: If you are up for it, I would really like to see you again soon.
Alexis: Thanks Carter, I'm flattered. But I have a really busy week coming up.
Carter: Yeah, no worries. I totally understand. But if you ever want to go grab dinner again, just let me know.
Alexis: Yeah of course. Thanks again for tonight.
Carter: Sure. Have a great night.
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| Alexis and Carter met tonight. Carter would like to meet again, but Alexis is busy. | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | fs_noopt |
Briefly summarize this sentence: five people were killed , and a woman gravely wounded , following a lethal shootout at a nightclub in cali , colombia 's third largest city , local authorities said monday .
Summary: | colombian nightclub shootout leaves five dead | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_opt |
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Ralph Mata was an internal affairs lieutenant for the Miami-Dade Police Department, working in the division that investigates allegations of wrongdoing by cops. Outside the office, authorities allege that the 45-year-old longtime officer worked with a drug trafficking organization to help plan a murder plot and get guns. A criminal complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey Tuesday accuses Mata, also known as "The Milk Man," of using his role as a police officer to help the drug trafficking organization in exchange for money and gifts, including a Rolex watch. In one instance, the complaint alleges, Mata arranged to pay two assassins to kill rival drug dealers. The killers would pose as cops, pulling over their targets before shooting them, according to the complaint. "Ultimately, the (organization) decided not to move forward with the murder plot, but Mata still received a payment for setting up the meetings," federal prosecutors said in a statement. The complaint also alleges that Mata used his police badge to purchase weapons for drug traffickers. Mata, according to the complaint, then used contacts at the airport to transport the weapons in his carry-on luggage on trips from Miami to the Dominican Republic. Court documents released by investigators do not specify the name of the drug trafficking organization with which Mata allegedly conspired but says the organization has been importing narcotics from places such as Ecuador and the Dominican Republic by hiding them "inside shipping containers containing pallets of produce, including bananas." The organization "has been distributing narcotics in New Jersey and elsewhere," the complaint says. Authorities arrested Mata on Tuesday in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was not immediately clear whether Mata has an attorney, and police officials could not be immediately reached for comment. Mata has worked for the Miami-Dade Police Department since 1992, including directing investigations in Miami Gardens and working as a lieutenant in the K-9 unit at Miami International Airport, according to the complaint. Since March 2010, he had been working in the internal affairs division. Mata faces charges of aiding and abetting a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiring to distribute cocaine and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Florida on Wednesday. If convicted, Mata could face life in prison. CNN's Suzanne Presto contributed to this report. | Criminal complaint: Cop used his role to help cocaine traffickers. Ralph Mata, an internal affairs lieutenant, allegedly helped group get guns. He also arranged to pay two assassins in a murder plot, a complaint alleges. | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_noopt |
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Breaking down the mystery of recruitment: Part 1
For some job candidates, working with a recruiter will be part of their job search plan. Yet the possibility of working with a recruiter can be somewhat of a secret due to the confidential nature involved in filling positions.
To help unravel the mystery of recruiting, I had a good discussion with Tony Beshara, who has personally placed more than 6,500 people and interviewed more than 22,000 in his career. Beshara is the author of two books, “The Job Search Solution” and “Acing the Interview,” and is recognized as an expert in the recruiting field.
Beshara’s insider information is helpful in that it brings answers to some of those recruiter questions that keep job candidates puzzled. Below are some of the issues job candidates face and Beshara’s views on understanding recruiters and their roles.
Recruiters often are easy targets for job candidates to blame when their search becomes stalled. The tendency for candidates to lean on a recruiter to find a good opportunity for them is wishful thinking that’s often based on misunderstanding the recruiting process.
Who gets the 100 percent devotion of a recruiter? The client who pays the recruiting fee will always be the priority and the recruiter’s loyalty is to the client in wanting to meet their deadlines, not your career goals.
What is the No. 1 misconception job candidates have about recruiters? The recruiter has the power to get you a job. Recruiters can give you an opportunity to interview, but it is up to you to get the job. You are the one selling your skills during the interview, not the recruiter.
As impersonal as this may seem, start right now by counting to 5 or maybe 10.
This is the amount time your resume will be reviewed by a recruiter unless it is right on target for a specific position. Recruiters will not analyze every single resume sent to them, they receive hundreds of resumes and you are lucky if your resume gets selected for a 5-10 second review.
Recruiters are “information brokers” and “hiring process managers,” not career counselors or advisors. They don’t have the time to give you career advice; rather, they are more focused on the needs of finding the best candidate for their client’s needs.
Why aren’t recruiters calling you back? From a practical standpoint, they don’t have the time to follow up with every single candidate. It’s not that a recruiter doesn’t care; it’s likely a time management issue.
You are likely to receive some advice from a recruiter about a career or job change if you already have a long-standing relationship with them. Cold-calling a recruiter for advice is a long shot and can lead to frustration.
What has been your experience in working with recruiters?
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For some job candidates, working with a recruiter will be part of their job search plan. Yet the possibility of working with a recruiter can be somewhat of a secret due to the confidential nature involved in filling positions. To help unravel the mystery of recruiting, I had a good discussion with T
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Gingrich Gains Ground After Rocky Campaign Start
After his presidential campaign got off to a bumpy start, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the campaign's on solid footing, and it appears to be showing in the polls.
Just days after his May entry into the race, Gingrich took heat for referring to Rep. Paul Ryan's Medicare overhaul plan as "right-wing social engineering." Then there were the questions about at least one six-figure credit line at Tiffany's.
In early June, most of Gingrich's staff resigned. At the time, sources said staffers disagreed with Gingrich's strategy of maximizing social media and debate performances instead of traditional campaigning. Of those who departed, Gingrich now says, "They were wrong, making assumptions that just were not right."
Fox News polling may vindicate the plan. In July, when potential GOP primary voters were asked who they'd like to see as the nominee, 9 percent picked Gingrich. He has steadily crept to 12 percent in polling released just days ago. "Every week we do a little better," Gingrich says.
During the same time period, AP-GfK polling measuring the candidates' favorability has been shifting to Gingrich's advantage as well. Since July, the number of people who view him favorably has moved from 26 percent to 35 percent, while his unfavorable rating has dropped from 59 to 51 percent.
Despite progress for the campaign, the candidate still faces significant hurdles. GOP strategist Karen Hanretty says the first is financial.
"It takes a lot of money to get your message on the air, to reach as many voters as possible," she said.
It's a challenge Gingrich acknowledged while campaigning in South Carolina over the weekend. "I need your help," Gingrich said, adding, "I don't have the kind of money my major competitors have."
Hanretty also warns that Gingrich must beef up his presence in Iowa ahead of the crucial Jan. 3 caucuses. "He needs a very well-organized ground game, boots on the ground, and he doesn't have it right now."
What Gingrich has is plenty of confidence. He points to his third place showing in last week's CBS News/New York Times poll and notes that's just where John McCain sat back in 2007, before going on to win the GOP nomination.
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Gingrich points to his third place showing in a recent poll and notes that's just where John McCain sat back in 2007, before going on to win the GOP nomination.
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Former Oakland police chief is in the middle of Baltimore’s troubles
Former Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts dodged big trouble when he quit his job here in October 2011, just weeks before Occupy Oakland demonstrators pitched tents on Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall and camped out for nearly two months, besieging the city, and twice halting operations at the Port of Oakland.
But Batts wasn’t so lucky in his current job as Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department. The city erupted in violent riots, looting and arson on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African American man who suffered a serious spinal injury and died in while in police custody last week.
Former Oakland police chief Anthony Batts/SFC
Activists who held peaceful demonstrations last week have called for Batts’ ouster — and Baltimore police were unable to quell Monday’s violence. Late Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.
Meanwhile, Batts is under fire from both sides of the situation. Activists have criticized his failure to control police officers and discipline rogue cops. On Friday, Baltimore’s Fraternal Order of Police, the union representing police officers, criticized Batts for acknowledging errors in the Gray case and calling for an investigation into his death and the apparent ”rough ride” he endured to a police station. Batts is on his own rough ride now, and there’s a chance he won’t survive the ongoing crisis, which is still unfolding.
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| Former Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts dodged big trouble when he quit his job here in October 2011, just weeks before Occupy Oakland demonstrators pitched tents on Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall and camped out for nearly two months, besieging the city, and twice halting o | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | fs_opt |
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Governor of the Bank of Mexico Agustin Carstens will fight it out for the top job.
The post became available after the former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned.
Mr Strauss-Kahn was arrested in the US last month on charges of an alleged sexual assault.
He has denied the charges.
The IMF said it expects to complete the selection process by 30 June.
"The Executive Board will meet with the candidates in Washington DC and, thereafter, meet to discuss the strengths of the candidates and make a selection," the fund said.
Ms Lagarde is considered by many as the front runner for the post.
She is backed by the European Union and in recent days she has also won the support of Egypt, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Mr Carstens has the support of Latin American countries.
However, he acknowledged that his rival had the edge in the race.
"I'm not fooling myself. It's like starting a soccer game with a 5-0 score," Mr Carstens said during an appearance at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on Monday.
However, Mr Carstens said that if a European candidate is appointed to the post, it may result in a conflict of interest, given the ongoing debt-crisis in some of the European countries.
"We could have a situation where borrowers dominate the institution," he said.
Mr Carstens said that the European debt-crisis had snowballed into a big problem over the years and the region needed a fresh perspective in order to solve the problem.
"What will help me is precisely to have a fresh pair of eyes," he said.
"Also someone coming from the outside can in a way speak of their mind more frankly and I think that will be an advantage," he added.
Ricardo Ochoa, head of international affairs at Mexico's finance ministry, said that Mr Carstens' experience as the head of the country's central bank, would allow him to be more sensitive to the problems of countries which needed IMF aid.
"He has been on the other side of the table," Mr Ochoa told the BBC.
"Mexico already has been in the situation where important reforms have to be implemented, and I think that puts him in a situation - to have a more understanding and more sensitive IMF," Mr Ochoa added.
Summary: | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shortlisted two candidates to take over as its managing director. | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
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Over 60 years after the first excavations at Qumran, researchers from Hebrew University said Wednesday that they identified a twelfth cave near Qumran they believe contained Dead Sea Scrolls until it was plundered in the middle of the 20th century.
The latest excavation was conducted by Hebrew University and the Israel Antiquities Authority under the auspices of the IDF’s Civil Administration.
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It yielded no new scrolls, but archaeologists found a small scrap of parchment in a jar and a collection of at least seven storage jugs identical to those found in the other Qumran caves.
Altogether there was “no doubt we have a new scroll cave,” Oren Gutfeld, head archaeologist from the dig, told The Times of Israel.
“Only the scrolls themselves are not there.”
The bit of parchment and other organic remains have been dated to the first century CE, when the community at Qumran was active during the twilight of the Second Temple period.
Pickaxes from the 1940s, a smoking gun from the Bedouin plunderers who dug in the cave, were found along with the ancient remains.
The dig in the cliffs west of Qumran, situated over the Green Line in the West Bank, was headed by Hebrew University’s Oren Gutfeld and Ahiad Ovadia with the collaboration of Randall Price and students from Virginia’s Liberty University.
“This exciting excavation is the closest we’ve come to discovering new Dead Sea Scrolls in 60 years,” Gutfeld said. “Until now, it was accepted that Dead Sea Scrolls were found only in 11 caves at Qumran, but now there is no doubt that this is the twelfth cave.”
At the same time, Gutfeld said, the cave’s association with the Dead Sea Scrolls means “we can no longer be certain that the original locations (Caves 1 through 11) attributed to the Dead Sea Scrolls that reached the market via the Bedouins are accurate.”
The first batch of ancient scrolls plundered from caves near the shores of the Dead Sea were purchased by Israeli scholars from the black market in 1947, and additional texts surfaced in the years following in excavations in the Jordanian-held West Bank and for sale on the black market. After Israel captured the West Bank in 1967, many of the scrolls stored in the Rockefeller Museum in East Jerusalem were transferred to the Israel Museum.
Altogether, the nearly 1,000 ancient Jewish texts dated to the Second Temple period comprise a vast corpus of historical and religious documents that include the earliest known copies of biblical texts.
Roughly a quarter of the manuscripts are made up of material belonging to the Hebrew Bible, while another quarter detail the Qumran community’s unique philosophy.
The various scrolls and scroll fragments are identified by the cave they were believed to be stored in over the centuries. The new cave’s discovery shakes things up.
“How can we know for sure that they only came from 11 caves? For sure there were 12 caves, and maybe more,” Gutfeld said.
Among the other finds discovered in the cavern, now designated Q12 to denote its inclusion in the Qumran cave complex, were a leather strap for binding scrolls and a cloth for wrapping them, the university said in a statement announcing the find. Other discoveries included flint blades, arrowheads, and a carnelian stamp seal, all of which point to the cave’s inhabitation as far back as the Chalcolithic and the Neolithic periods.
Experts at the Dead Sea Scroll Laboratories in Jerusalem found no writing on the scrap of parchment found in the jar, but they plan to carry out multispectral imaging of the artifact to reveal any ink invisible to the naked eye.
The Q12 study was carried out as part of the IAA’s efforts to systematically excavate Judean Desert caves that may hold ancient scroll caches in a bid to foil antiquities theft. The expedition to Qumran was the first of its kind in the northern Judean Desert.
The IAA announced in November that it was launching a massive project to find as yet undiscovered Dead Sea Scrolls in the desert. Last summer an IAA team excavated the Cave of the Skulls in Zeelim Valley after the antiquities watchdog caught thieves in the act.
Gutfeld said he and his team “absolutely” plan to survey more caves in the region of Qumran in the coming months to determine where else to dig.
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Archaeologists think the new cave was looted around the 1950s
(CNN) Excavations on the storied Judean cliffside revealed a new Dead Sea Scrolls cave, full of scroll storage jars and other antiquities, the first such discovery in over 60 years.
The discovery upends a decades-old theory in the archaeological community that Dead Sea Scrolls were only found in certain caves at the Qumran cliffs, which are managed by Israel in the West Bank.
Entrance of newly discovered Dead Sea Scrolls cave.
"Until now, it was accepted that Dead Sea Scrolls were found only in 11 caves at Qumran, but now there is no doubt that this is the 12th cave," said Dr. Oren Gutfeld, one of the project's lead archaeologists.
Pottery shards, broken scroll storage jars and their lids -- even neolithic flint tools and arrowheads -- littered the cave's entrance. Farther in, there appeared to be a cave-in.
Neolithic flint tools found inside the newly discovered cave.
After a bit of work with a small pickax, the team made a monumental find: an unbroken storage jar with a scroll. It was rushed to Hebrew University's conservation lab, where it was unfurled in a protected environment.
Read More ||||| | – Israeli researchers have discovered what they believe is the first new Dead Sea Scrolls cave uncovered in more than 60 years—but looters got there long before them. The site at the Qumran cliffs, an Israeli-controlled site in the West Bank, has yielded artifacts including pieces of pottery, broken scroll storage jars, and even an unbroken jar containing a scroll, though researchers later found it was blank, CNN reports. Clues including old pickaxes have led the Hebrew University team to believe that the site was ransacked in the 1940s or 1950s by looters who made off with ancient scrolls. There is "no doubt we have a new scroll cave," Oren Gutfeld, chief archaeologist on the dig, tells the Times of Israel. "Only the scrolls themselves are not there." Researchers believe the scrolls looted from the cave were sold on the black market many years ago, possibly as long ago as 1947. Gutfeld says the discovery of the cave upends the theory that the scrolls were held in only 11 caves, because this was definitely a 12th. His team plans to survey more of the hundreds of caves in the area in the hope of finding more of the scrolls, which held ancient religious and historical writings. (Israeli authorities busted a gang that was trying to steal an ancient comb from a cave in the area.) | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_noopt |
gulfstream , one of the u.s.-based long-range aircraft manufacturers , opened an office in hong kong to enhance customer and product sales in asia .
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Summarize this: canada 's prime minister stephen harper dissolved parliament on sunday and called an early election for next month in hopes of strengthening his conservative minority government 's hold on power .
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canada s prime minister calls early election
Text: nine years after the united states vowed to shut down the money pipeline that finances terrorism , senior obama administration officials say they believe many millions of dollars are flowing largely unimpeded to extremist groups worldwide , and they have grown frustrated by frequent resistance from allies in the middle east , according to secret diplomatic dispatches .
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Generate a short summary: al gore defended his unprecented reach to the courts monday , declaring `` let the people have their say '' by re-opening florida recounts that could reverse the state 's make-or-break election results .
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decrying what they perceive as a western campaign to unfairly link their religion to terrorism , islamic nations are calling for stronger international efforts to resolve new and old frustrations _ such as the u.s. occupation of iraq and the palestinian struggle _ which have fueled extremism and violence .
Short summary: moderation not militancy _ muslim nations try to rid their religion of terrorist tag
officials of the cabinet-level fair trade commission -lrb- ftc -rrb- said friday that they have formed an ad hoc group to investigate whether there is any manipulation of commodity prices by traders in local market .
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gulfstream , one of the u.s.-based long-range aircraft manufacturers , opened an office in hong kong to enhance customer and product sales in asia .
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a palestinian militiaman was wounded monday by a burst of bullets fired at his car in the west bank town of hebron .
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president vladimir putin gave the russian orthodox church credit sunday for helping revive `` family values '' and maintain social order in russia following the collapse of soviet communism .
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officials of the cabinet-level fair trade commission -lrb- ftc -rrb- said friday that they have formed an ad hoc group to investigate whether there is any manipulation of commodity prices by traders in local market .
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Write a short summary for this text: officials of the cabinet-level fair trade commission -lrb- ftc -rrb- said friday that they have formed an ad hoc group to investigate whether there is any manipulation of commodity prices by traders in local market . | fair trade commission investigating consumer price hike | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_noopt |
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Here is a dialogue:
Jana: So I think I will go see him
Chris: I am pretty sure He's happy to see you
Jana: Idk haha
Jana: Its been a while
Chris: I know
Chris: I am surprised after all these years
Chris: He decided to text you
Jana: We were best friend in junior high
Chris: I know
Chris: Times flies
Chris: What time you have to go there?
Jana: Like tonight idk when exactly
Chris: Well have fun xd
Jana: Thank you
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summary: After all these years Jana is going to see him tonight.
Here is a dialogue:
Gina: Proud to announce we’re expecting a baby April 2019!!!
Ben: So happy for you Gina and Toby!
Dan: Congrats!
Nancy: Such amazing news! You are glowing! Xxx
Sarah: OMG! Fab! What a beautiful baby that will be!
Danie: we are due at the same time!
Sarah: so your babies can be best friends ;)
Nick: Congratulations to you both!
Olivia: that is awesome!
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summary: Gina and Toby are expecting a baby April 2019. So is Danie.
Here is a dialogue:
Lee: what was the name of the song again
Roy: I'll send you the link once i get home
Lee: okay..... waiting
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summary: | Roy will send Lee a link to the song when he gets home. | Flan2021 | samsum:1.0.0 | fs_noopt |
Any food scraps or stains need to be removed prior to storage as these tend to attract insects as their own food source. Also remove dirt, smudges and any other source of stains. The safest method for cleaning a quilt is vacuuming, followed by airing, then washing. Each approach is discussed in the following steps. The best vacuum is a hand-held one, such as a dust buster. Alternatively, use the upholstery nozzle of a standard household vacuum cleaner, covered with muslin/cheesecloth or similar light fabric. Set the vacuum to the lowest level and sweep it back and forth across the quilt to collect loose fluff, debris and dirt. Check that the quilt looks okay before deciding whether anything further is needed before storage. If the quilt is antique, place a nylon or fiberglass screen across the quilt before vacuuming; this will protect the fibers from the strong suction. If the only noticeable problem with the quilt is that it smells musty or unpleasant, airing might be the answer. To air the quilt: Wait for a dry day without too much wind. Find a suitable shady spot outside. The spot should be fairly clean, such as concrete, nice grass or fresh new leaves, etc. Don't choose a spot where there is a lot of dust liable to blow over the quilt. Throw a large cotton sheet across the ground. This will keep the quilt separate from the surface, preventing any potential stains. Lay the quilt over the sheet, taking care not to overlap at the edges. Alternatively, a quilt that is in good, strong condition can be laid over a clothesline. If so, throw the base sheet over several of the lines of the clothesline (as if you were laying the table), then drape the quilt across the sheet, over the several lines. This method will probably use up all of the clothesline, so avoid doing it on a usual washing day. Avoid pinning the quilt to the clothesline as usually done for drying clothing, as this will stretch the stitches and fibers too much. This requires full knowledge on your behalf of what can happen to the quilt, and given that quilts are made from varying materials, this can be hard to know sometimes. Issues that you might encounter include dyes running, fabric shrinkage, stretched stitches and fibers due to the heaviness of being wet and pummeling by the washing process itself. To know whether or not it's okay to wash the quilt, answer the following questions: Do you know the age of the quilt? A more recent quilt may be less impacted by a wash than an older one. What condition is the quilt in? If it's already falling apart, washing is not really an option. However, it is possible to baste fraying edges with tulle, organza or netting before washing, provided you're up for the extra effort. Have you tested the fabric dyes in the quilt? This is easier done if you made the quilt as you'll likely have swatches of the fabric pieces used. If it's an heirloom quilt, and the person who made it is still alive, ask this person whether the fabrics are dye-fast. If neither is possible, test by dampening a back or non-obvious section of each fabric pieces and blot with a white face washer or other cloth. If the dye comes off on the blotter, you'll know it's going to run during a wash. Even if it doesn't come off on the blotter, try this test again with a little detergent this time; if the dye shows, the fabric will run when detergent is added. If both tests show no dye, it's safe to wash. Has the quilt been washed before? If so, you'll already know how it stood up to a wash. Is the quilt strong or fragile? Only strong quilts should be washed. If you've answered the above questions to your satisfaction, consider washing by hand. Machine washing is really only suitable for very strong quilts (or those cheap ones made in China that you intend to only hang on to for a short time). The bathtub is the best place as it's big and there's plenty of room to maneuver. Ideally, you will need a helper to wash and lift the wet quilt. Fill the bath about 8 inches/20cm with lukewarm/tepid water. (If your local water is hard, consider using distilled water or rainwater from the tank, heated in a kettle or saucepan.) Lower a large sheet into the bath first. This acts as a "sling" for the quilt. Gently lower the quilt onto the sheet. Press gently across the quilt. Swish the water around gently, but not the quilt; keep it steady. If using a detergent, make sure it is suitable for the quilt. Ask at a local quilt retailer or society for advice on a suitable detergent. A wool wash will usually be okay if you can't find a specialized detergent but dilute it before adding it to the bathwater. Drain the water, taking care to keep the quilt away from the drain suction. Refill with lukewarm water for a rinse cycle. Gently agitate, drain again. Do this about 4 to 6 times until you feel the quilt has been cleaned adequately and the detergent is off the quilt. Drain one last time. Pat the quilt with large dry and clean towels. These will start to absorb leftover water from the quilt. Lift the quilt out of the bath by holding the corners of the sheet it is sitting on. Carry it outside to dry (see Airing above, although you may wish to substitute a blanket for a sheet on the ground). This really needs to be done with a helper, to prevent a mishap (and wet quilts tend to be heavy). When drying, place right side down to keep this as clean as possible. Allow to dry completely. It should not be stored until it is completely dry, to avoid the possibility of mildew growth. This is riskier than washing by hand but may be suitable for a strong, modern quilt that you know won't run when washed. It's also a fairly painful process because you can't just shove the quilt in and walk away. Here is what to do: Check that the quilt will fit. Many times they won't and it's no good pushing it in so tightly that it'll break the washing machine. Use the delicate washing cycle only. Use wool wash for the detergent, or a suitable quilt detergent. Check the progress of the washing every half a minute. Stop the washing after 3 minutes. Use a short rinse cycle. If you have a gentle spin dry, use this. Remove the quilt from the washing machine. Dry as for Airing above. These aren't just old, they're usually very delicate and they've suffered their fair share of wear and tear. The fibers and colors of such quilts are likely to have been exposed to light, moisture and acidic conditions over time and hence will have weakened. If the quilt seems too fragile to wash, call a local museum or textile conservator society to ask for their opinion. There will usually be someone in such a community organization who is willing to offer advice on the best cleaning options. Do not give an antique quilt to a dry cleaner unless a select service is recommended by a quilt society or textile conservator.
Summary: | Ensure your quilt is clean before storing. Vacuum the quilt. Air the quilt. Wash the quilt. Wash the quilt in the bath. Wash by machine. Be very careful when cleaning antique quilts. | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | zs_opt |
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Mr Hunt said GP contract changes brought in by Labour in 2004 had "undermined the personal link between GPs and the people on their lists".
But Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said the problem was "nothing to do with the contract".
"It's to do with the fact we are 10,000 GPs short," she said.
Labour accused the current government of leaving A&E on the brink of crisis.
Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham, who will raise the issue as an urgent question in the House of Commons later today, said: "In Jeremy Hunt's first year in office, nearly 1 million people waited more than 4 hours in A&E.
"Ministers have left it too late and until they face up to the fundamental causes - the collapse of social care and front-line job losses - the NHS will continue to struggle.
"This is further proof you can't trust David Cameron with the NHS. We can't have another year in the NHS like the last one - he needs to urgently get a grip."
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Hunt, who will outline proposed changes to ease pressure on stretched emergency departments, said: "A&E staff [now] know some patients better than their own GPs."
He told the BBC the government had "plans for 2,000 more GPs" and he would be "looking to see if that's enough".
Mr Hunt said it had become "impossible" for GPs to oversee their patients' treatment throughout the health and social care system.
He added: "I think it will take about four years to undo the damage done by those changes in 2004 but at least if we can undo it for the most frail and vulnerable older people next year, that will be an important step in the right direction."
"We need a much better way for vulnerable old people to journey through the NHS," Mr Hunt wrote in the Telegraph.
"They need someone from the service to be keeping tabs on them and championing them through the system all the time - and making sure they're a name, not a number, whether or not they are in hospital.
"As a member of the public I would like that responsible person to be my GP - but of course they will need support from many others, including our dedicated district nurses."
He added: "Since the last government's misguided changes to the GP contract, it's become easier to go to A&E and harder to go and see a GP."
Dr Gerada said GPs worked very long days, and even at night they were "delivering more care than most of the NHS".
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Speaking about the health secretary's comments, she said: "I'm sure Mr Hunt regrets saying that emergency doctors know their patients better than their GPs because there's blatantly no evidence for that."
But in response, Mr Hunt said it was true that some patients know A&E doctors better than their GP.
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Flag Flap Underscores Trump's Strained Relationship With McCain
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The beginning of the national memorial for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has been marred by a fight over a sign of public respect, as President Trump initially avoided issuing a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff at all federal properties in McCain's honor.
Flags were lowered at government buildings across Washington and across the country Saturday evening after McCain died, as is standard practice for a sitting member of Congress.
But on Monday morning the flag atop the White House was back at full-staff, causing some to ask whether Trump's strained relationship with McCain had played into the decision to not keep it lowered. The lack of a proclamation was viewed by some as a disrespectful act reflecting the president's dislike for McCain, which Trump continued to express publicly, even as recently as last week.
Hours after reporters questioned the White House about the move and the president ignored multiple press attempts to ask his reaction to McCain's death, the White House flag was eventually lowered to half-staff Monday afternoon.
Trump said in a statement released shortly afterward: "Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment."
Until that point, Trump had not issued a formal statement on McCain or commented on his service to the country, instead tweeting brief condolences Saturday to the senator's family.
Later Monday evening at a dinner with evangelical leaders, Trump made his first public comments since the senator's death Saturday. "We very much appreciate everything that Senator McCain has done for our country," the president said.
"Our hearts and prayers are going to the family," Trump also said, echoing his tweet. "There's going to be a lot of activity over the next number of days."
The dust-up over the flag was viewed as particularly insulting by veterans. McCain was a retired captain in the Navy and the son and grandson of two four-star Navy admirals. He was held for 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam after the attack aircraft he was piloting was shot down during a bombing raid over Hanoi. He was tortured but refused early release because it would have meant leaving ahead of other soldiers who had been captured before him.
American Legion National Commander Denise Rohan issued a letter before Trump's late afternoon written statement, appealing to the president to follow the custom he had used in recent deaths of national figures.
"The American Legion urges the White House to follow long-established protocol following the death of prominent government officials," she wrote. "Mr. President, just this year, you released presidential proclamations noting the deaths of Barbara Bush and Billy Graham. Senator John McCain was an American hero and cherished member of The American Legion."
The veterans group AMVETS also issued a statement calling the president's actions since McCain's death deeply disappointing.
"It's outrageous that the White House would mark American hero John McCain's death with a two-sentence tweet, making no mention of his heroic and inspiring life," said AMVETS National Executive Director Joe Chenelly. "And by lowering flags for not one second more than the bare minimum required by law, despite a long-standing tradition of lowering flags until the funeral, the White House is openly showcasing its blatant disrespect for Senator McCain's many decades of service and sacrifice to our country as well as the service of all his fellow veterans."
And in what could be viewed as a subtle slap at Trump, the Canadian Embassy in Washington also posted a picture showing that it had lowered its flag to honor McCain.
" Senator John McCain was a long-serving U.S. Senator, naval officer, strong advocate for NATO, and a good friend to Canada. The flag at the Embassy has been lowered to half-mast in his honour," the embassy tweeted.
This week McCain will lie in state in both the U.S. and Arizona capitols and will be memorialized at a funeral at his family's church in Phoenix and at a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. He will be buried at the cemetery at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday.
According to the U.S. Code, the rules for a member of Congress state that flags are to be lowered on the day of the death plus one additional day. In other instances the White House has issued a proclamation extending the period to keep the flags at half-staff.
It was no secret that the president and McCain frequently clashed. The Washington Post reported that when White House press secretary Sarah Sanders and other officials initially prepared a statement in Trump's name praising McCain, the president rejected that plan, opting instead for his Saturday tweet.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sent a joint letter to the Department of Defense on Sunday requesting that flags "at all government buildings and installations" remain at half-staff through McCain's burial on Sunday.
"We've received the letter and we'll be working with Senator Schumer and Senator McConnell," said Tom Crosson, a Pentagon spokesman. But with the White House proclamation issued late on Monday, the Pentagon can point to that as the directive responsive to the congressional request.
NPR's Tom Bowman contributed to this report. ||||| Tension between President Donald Trump and Sen. John McCain made an already sorrowful moment even more strained for Republican senators, like Bob Corker (pictured), returning to the Capitol on Monday. | Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Images GOP senators ding White House over McCain flag dust-up 'I think all of us are focused on the good of John McCain, and not the pettiness of others. I’ll just leave it at that,' says Sen. Bob Corker.
President Donald Trump's delay in honoring the late Sen. John McCain left some Republican senators questioning on Monday why the president failed to lower the White House flag to half-staff sooner.
Trump’s proclamation Monday to order the White House flag to half-staff in McCain’s honor — after a raising of the flag on Monday morning drew criticism from veterans groups — left even some of the president’s congressional GOP allies scratching their heads. As Americans on both sides of the aisle came together to mourn McCain, the move seemed to strike the late Arizona senator’s bereaved Republican colleagues as a needless unforced error.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said the Monday flap over White House flags rising while Capitol flags remained at half-staff for McCain “should not have happened.”
“That should have been automatic,” Hatch told reporters. “You do things that are sensible. And sensitive.”
Although official code governing the display of the flag calls for a lowering to half-staff for one full day after a member of Congress dies, which the White House had done following McCain’s death on Saturday, usual protocol for particularly high-ranking public officials has involved keeping the flag lowered until the day of interment.
Trump signed a proclamation making that happen on Monday afternoon, only after veterans groups had begun speaking out — and began his statement with an acknowledgment of his and McCain’s “differences on policy and politics.” After tangling with Trump during the 2016 campaign, McCain was unafraid to openly challenge Trump’s agenda and view of the world, including an implicit jab at the president in a farewell statement released publicly on Monday.
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Trump declined to answer repeated questions from White House reporters about McCain earlier on Monday, but later appeared to warm to honoring the late senator yet again during a dinner with evangelical leaders. “We very much appreciate everything that Sen. McCain has done for our country," Trump said, according to a pool report.
That tension between Trump and McCain made an already sorrowful moment even tenser for Republican senators returning to the Capitol on Monday.
“I could not understand why the administration had the flag lowered for such a brief period of time,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said.
Asked whether Trump was letting his strained relationship with the late six-term Arizonan get in the way of honoring McCain, Collins added: “It certainly looks that way, but I can’t speak for his motive. I’m just glad that the decision’s been reversed.”
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), chief of the GOP Conference’s campaign arm, declined to address the White House’s decision-making on the flag and tried to pull the conversation back to McCain.
“I’m not going to get into that,” Gardner said. “What I am going to say is, this week is about John McCain, his legacy, his lifetime of service to this country.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) readily volunteered that she was glad to see the White House return the flags to half-staff.
“I mean, come on, he’s a national hero, much-beloved, and I’m pleased that we’re doing the right thing,” Capito said, circling back to clarify that “I shouldn’t say ‘we’ — the right thing is being done.”
Trump’s proclamation on raising the White House flag came soon after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who each delivered heartfelt speeches in McCain’s honor Monday, asked the Pentagon for assistance in flying flags at half-staff on all government buildings. The Senate also unanimously passed a resolution in McCain’s honor late Monday.
Both McConnell and Schumer are scheduled to deliver remarks Friday at a ceremony in honor of McCain, who will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Vice President Mike Pence is slated to speak on behalf of the administration, while Trump will stay away from both that event and McCain’s Saturday memorial service in Washington.
Schumer has proposed renaming the Russell Senate Office Building, where McCain’s office was located, in honor of the late GOP presidential nominee and decorated veteran. McConnell has yet to fully endorse that idea, saying Monday that he would consult with fellow senators on it. But Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) signed on as a cosponsor of Schumer’s plan, and other Republicans signaled potential support.
“I think I’d be in favor of naming almost any building for McCain,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told reporters, “but I’m not sure that I want to make a decision on a specific building at this point.”
Although the late former Sen. Richard Russell (D-Ga.) “is somebody that was obviously a huge figure,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said, “it is an era that’s gone by.” Speculating about potential opposition to the renaming, Corker quipped that “I don’t know who would want to vote against naming a building after somebody who just passed.”
The Foreign Relations chairman also offered a subtle jab at Trump when asked about the White House’s stumble on honoring McCain with the flag at half-staff.
“I think all of us are focused on the good of John McCain, and not the pettiness of others,” Corker said. “I’ll just leave it at that.”
John Bresnahan contributed to this report.
CORRECTION: An initial version of this story incorrectly identified the party of former Sen. Richard Russell. ||||| After ignoring repeated questions all day about whether he would say anything about his political nemesis, John McCain, President Donald Trump finally spoke about him Monday evening, saying "our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Senator John McCain ... and we very much appreciate everything Sen. McCain has done for our country."
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The president was speaking to a dinner with evangelical leaders. He extended prayers and condolences to the victims of the Jacksonville, Florida shooting as well.
The president's comments came a few hours after the White House abruptly returned its flag to half-staff Monday afternoon in honor of the late senator. Trump had ignored questions about McCain in the Oval Office Monday morning and at other events as well.
The president issued a statement Monday afternoon explaining why the flag was again lowered -- after facing widespread criticism for not keeping it at half-staff.
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"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," the president said.
"I have asked Vice President Mike Pence to offer an address at the ceremony honoring Senator McCain at the United States Capitol this Friday," the statement continued.
"At the request of the McCain family, I have also authorized military transportation of Senator McCain’s remains from Arizona to Washington, D.C., military pallbearers and band support, and a horse and caisson transport during the service at the United States Naval Academy. Finally, I have asked General John Kelly, Secretary James Mattis, and Ambassador John Bolton to represent my Administration at his services," the president said.
But throughout much of the day, Trump had ignored almost a dozen questions from ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl and reporters on McCain.
In contrast, the president's daughter Ivanka Trump praised McCain as a "hero" at a women's empowerment event in Washington, D.C.
“As we gather here today I want to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of Sen John McCain –an American patriot who served our country with distinction for more than six decades," said Trump. "The nation is united in its grief and the world mourns the loss of a true hero and a great statesman."
"Why won't you say anything about John McCain?"@jonkarl asked Pres. Trump ten times today to comment on Senator John McCain, who passed away this weekend at age 81. The president did not respond. https://t.co/HebITj8csN pic.twitter.com/iwKYhGRaNj — ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2018
White House officials had returned the U.S. flag to full-staff around midnight, ABC News senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega told “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos Monday.
The White House flag could then be seen for some time flying at full-staff while the banners surrounding the Washington Monument were at half-staff.
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The initial White House flag-lowering that lasted less than 48 hours broke with precedent that it remain lowered until burial.
The federal code states that the flag shall be lowered on the day of death and the following day for a sitting member of Congress. Flying it at half-staff for an extended period of time is at the discretion of the president.
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Meanwhile, Trump inititialy rejected his aides’ recommendation to issue a statement praising the late Arizona senator, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
But Trump did release a tweet of condolences.
My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 26, 2018
The McCain family had reportedly asked the president not to attend McCain’s funeral even before he died this weekend at age 81.
Two former presidents -- Barack Obama and George W. Bush -- will deliver eulogies Saturday. Vice President Mike Pence has also been invited to the funeral. ||||| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House lowered its U.S. flag to half-staff, raised it back up and on Monday lowered it again after the death of Senator John McCain, in an unusual and confusing break with protocol on the passing of a national leader.
McCain, a prisoner of war in Vietnam, longtime U.S. senator from Arizona and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, died of brain cancer on Saturday at age 81. That prompted many Americans to lower flags to half-staff, a traditional gesture of honor.
But President Donald Trump, who had clashed with fellow Republican McCain over various issues and said during his campaign that the senator was “not a war hero,” wavered in his approach to what presidents normally treat as a gesture of courtesy and respect.
Trump’s White House lowered its flag on Saturday, then raised it back following the minimum period under law. Trump also delayed issuing the customary proclamation for flags to remain at half-staff for longer than the two-day minimum.
Finally, under pressure from veterans and members of Congress, Trump said in a statement later on Monday that he respected McCain’s service to the nation and had ordered flags to half-staff.
In a letter to Trump on its Facebook page, the American Legion veterans group had urged the White House “to follow long-established protocol following the death of prominent government officials.” The Legion described McCain as a “cherished member.”
After a day of ignoring shouted questions about McCain, Trump broke his silence during a gathering of evangelical leaders at the White House on Monday evening.
A combination of three photographs shows the U.S. flag atop the White House flying at half staff Sunday morning August 26 in honor of the death of Senator John McCain (L), back at full staff less than 24 hours later on Monday morning August 27 (C) and then back down to half-staff Monday afternoon (R) in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts, Kevin Lamarque and Leah Millis
“Our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Senator John McCain ... and we very much appreciate everything Senator McCain has done for our country,” he told the religious leaders.
Through most of Monday, confusion reigned across the federal government, with flags flying at half-staff over the U.S. Capitol and at hundreds of national parks, but at full-staff over the Pentagon and the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security had issued a government-wide notification after McCain’s death to lower flags at U.S. facilities but rescinded it on Monday, leaving the decision to staff at individual sites, according to an official.
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Presidents normally follow Congress’ lead on the death of a prominent lawmaker and order flags lowered until sunset on the day of burial. Critics of the president saw his reticence as a final slight against McCain.
“I doubt you could find a comparable situation where the president doesn’t order the flag flown at half-mast until the funeral,” said John Lawrence, history professor at the University of California’s Washington Center.
“The disparity between the Congress and White House policy is obviously noticeable and somewhat shocking.”
McCain was a frequent Trump critic and his family has said he did not want the president to attend his funeral.
A family spokesman issued a farewell statement from McCain in which he said of the United States: “We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries ... We weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down, when we doubt the power of our ideals, rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.” |||||
Summary: | – The White House flag had a more tumultuous start to the week than typical, having been lowered to half-staff on Saturday in the wake of Sen. John McCain's death, then raised back up on Monday in keeping with the US flag code but to an outcry from the media and others who felt a flag proclamation from President Trump was in order. After lowering the flag once more, that proclamation came Monday afternoon; Reuters describes it as being issued in a "delayed" manner, noting that presidents typically take their cue from Congress when a high-profile lawmaker dies. NPR has President Trump's statement: "Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," which is Saturday. NPR details the groups who implored the president to make the move, including the American Legion and the veterans group AMVETS; Politico has comments from Republican senators on the issue. ABC News reports its chief White House correspondent, Jonathan Karl, was a man on a mission of sorts on Monday, asking the president nearly a dozen questions about McCain and receiving no reply. Trump eventually spoke about the senator while meeting with evangelical leaders at the White House on Monday night. "Our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Senator John McCain ... and we very much appreciate everything Senator McCain has done for our country." | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
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Over 60 years after the first excavations at Qumran, researchers from Hebrew University said Wednesday that they identified a twelfth cave near Qumran they believe contained Dead Sea Scrolls until it was plundered in the middle of the 20th century.
The latest excavation was conducted by Hebrew University and the Israel Antiquities Authority under the auspices of the IDF’s Civil Administration.
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It yielded no new scrolls, but archaeologists found a small scrap of parchment in a jar and a collection of at least seven storage jugs identical to those found in the other Qumran caves.
Altogether there was “no doubt we have a new scroll cave,” Oren Gutfeld, head archaeologist from the dig, told The Times of Israel.
“Only the scrolls themselves are not there.”
The bit of parchment and other organic remains have been dated to the first century CE, when the community at Qumran was active during the twilight of the Second Temple period.
Pickaxes from the 1940s, a smoking gun from the Bedouin plunderers who dug in the cave, were found along with the ancient remains.
The dig in the cliffs west of Qumran, situated over the Green Line in the West Bank, was headed by Hebrew University’s Oren Gutfeld and Ahiad Ovadia with the collaboration of Randall Price and students from Virginia’s Liberty University.
“This exciting excavation is the closest we’ve come to discovering new Dead Sea Scrolls in 60 years,” Gutfeld said. “Until now, it was accepted that Dead Sea Scrolls were found only in 11 caves at Qumran, but now there is no doubt that this is the twelfth cave.”
At the same time, Gutfeld said, the cave’s association with the Dead Sea Scrolls means “we can no longer be certain that the original locations (Caves 1 through 11) attributed to the Dead Sea Scrolls that reached the market via the Bedouins are accurate.”
The first batch of ancient scrolls plundered from caves near the shores of the Dead Sea were purchased by Israeli scholars from the black market in 1947, and additional texts surfaced in the years following in excavations in the Jordanian-held West Bank and for sale on the black market. After Israel captured the West Bank in 1967, many of the scrolls stored in the Rockefeller Museum in East Jerusalem were transferred to the Israel Museum.
Altogether, the nearly 1,000 ancient Jewish texts dated to the Second Temple period comprise a vast corpus of historical and religious documents that include the earliest known copies of biblical texts.
Roughly a quarter of the manuscripts are made up of material belonging to the Hebrew Bible, while another quarter detail the Qumran community’s unique philosophy.
The various scrolls and scroll fragments are identified by the cave they were believed to be stored in over the centuries. The new cave’s discovery shakes things up.
“How can we know for sure that they only came from 11 caves? For sure there were 12 caves, and maybe more,” Gutfeld said.
Among the other finds discovered in the cavern, now designated Q12 to denote its inclusion in the Qumran cave complex, were a leather strap for binding scrolls and a cloth for wrapping them, the university said in a statement announcing the find. Other discoveries included flint blades, arrowheads, and a carnelian stamp seal, all of which point to the cave’s inhabitation as far back as the Chalcolithic and the Neolithic periods.
Experts at the Dead Sea Scroll Laboratories in Jerusalem found no writing on the scrap of parchment found in the jar, but they plan to carry out multispectral imaging of the artifact to reveal any ink invisible to the naked eye.
The Q12 study was carried out as part of the IAA’s efforts to systematically excavate Judean Desert caves that may hold ancient scroll caches in a bid to foil antiquities theft. The expedition to Qumran was the first of its kind in the northern Judean Desert.
The IAA announced in November that it was launching a massive project to find as yet undiscovered Dead Sea Scrolls in the desert. Last summer an IAA team excavated the Cave of the Skulls in Zeelim Valley after the antiquities watchdog caught thieves in the act.
Gutfeld said he and his team “absolutely” plan to survey more caves in the region of Qumran in the coming months to determine where else to dig.
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Archaeologists think the new cave was looted around the 1950s
(CNN) Excavations on the storied Judean cliffside revealed a new Dead Sea Scrolls cave, full of scroll storage jars and other antiquities, the first such discovery in over 60 years.
The discovery upends a decades-old theory in the archaeological community that Dead Sea Scrolls were only found in certain caves at the Qumran cliffs, which are managed by Israel in the West Bank.
Entrance of newly discovered Dead Sea Scrolls cave.
"Until now, it was accepted that Dead Sea Scrolls were found only in 11 caves at Qumran, but now there is no doubt that this is the 12th cave," said Dr. Oren Gutfeld, one of the project's lead archaeologists.
Pottery shards, broken scroll storage jars and their lids -- even neolithic flint tools and arrowheads -- littered the cave's entrance. Farther in, there appeared to be a cave-in.
Neolithic flint tools found inside the newly discovered cave.
After a bit of work with a small pickax, the team made a monumental find: an unbroken storage jar with a scroll. It was rushed to Hebrew University's conservation lab, where it was unfurled in a protected environment.
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Summary: | – Israeli researchers have discovered what they believe is the first new Dead Sea Scrolls cave uncovered in more than 60 years—but looters got there long before them. The site at the Qumran cliffs, an Israeli-controlled site in the West Bank, has yielded artifacts including pieces of pottery, broken scroll storage jars, and even an unbroken jar containing a scroll, though researchers later found it was blank, CNN reports. Clues including old pickaxes have led the Hebrew University team to believe that the site was ransacked in the 1940s or 1950s by looters who made off with ancient scrolls. There is "no doubt we have a new scroll cave," Oren Gutfeld, chief archaeologist on the dig, tells the Times of Israel. "Only the scrolls themselves are not there." Researchers believe the scrolls looted from the cave were sold on the black market many years ago, possibly as long ago as 1947. Gutfeld says the discovery of the cave upends the theory that the scrolls were held in only 11 caves, because this was definitely a 12th. His team plans to survey more of the hundreds of caves in the area in the hope of finding more of the scrolls, which held ancient religious and historical writings. (Israeli authorities busted a gang that was trying to steal an ancient comb from a cave in the area.) | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Q: If you're unsure about which part is the battery, then check your owner’s manual. Some vehicles have their battery in the trunk, under or behind an access panel. If the post is not covered, place a towel or other clean rag over the positive post. This will help you to avoid accidentally creating sparks by coming into contact with the positive terminal. The nut will be located to the left of the terminal. If needed, pry the terminal open with a screwdriver, or gently wiggle the connector until it loosens. Loosen the nut that holds the terminal onto the positive post by using a socket wrench. Although the negative terminal has been removed, still be careful to ensure the wrench used does not contact any other metal. If needed, pry the terminal open with a screwdriver or wiggle the connector to loosen the terminal.
A: Open the hood of the car and use the support bar to prop it open. Locate the battery within the engine compartment. Check the positive post to be sure that the cover is on. Loosen the nut that holds the terminal onto the negative post using a socket wrench. Lift the terminal off the negative battery post. Remove the cover from the positive post. Lift the terminal off the positive post.
Q: Any food scraps or stains need to be removed prior to storage as these tend to attract insects as their own food source. Also remove dirt, smudges and any other source of stains. The safest method for cleaning a quilt is vacuuming, followed by airing, then washing. Each approach is discussed in the following steps. The best vacuum is a hand-held one, such as a dust buster. Alternatively, use the upholstery nozzle of a standard household vacuum cleaner, covered with muslin/cheesecloth or similar light fabric. Set the vacuum to the lowest level and sweep it back and forth across the quilt to collect loose fluff, debris and dirt. Check that the quilt looks okay before deciding whether anything further is needed before storage. If the quilt is antique, place a nylon or fiberglass screen across the quilt before vacuuming; this will protect the fibers from the strong suction. If the only noticeable problem with the quilt is that it smells musty or unpleasant, airing might be the answer. To air the quilt: Wait for a dry day without too much wind. Find a suitable shady spot outside. The spot should be fairly clean, such as concrete, nice grass or fresh new leaves, etc. Don't choose a spot where there is a lot of dust liable to blow over the quilt. Throw a large cotton sheet across the ground. This will keep the quilt separate from the surface, preventing any potential stains. Lay the quilt over the sheet, taking care not to overlap at the edges. Alternatively, a quilt that is in good, strong condition can be laid over a clothesline. If so, throw the base sheet over several of the lines of the clothesline (as if you were laying the table), then drape the quilt across the sheet, over the several lines. This method will probably use up all of the clothesline, so avoid doing it on a usual washing day. Avoid pinning the quilt to the clothesline as usually done for drying clothing, as this will stretch the stitches and fibers too much. This requires full knowledge on your behalf of what can happen to the quilt, and given that quilts are made from varying materials, this can be hard to know sometimes. Issues that you might encounter include dyes running, fabric shrinkage, stretched stitches and fibers due to the heaviness of being wet and pummeling by the washing process itself. To know whether or not it's okay to wash the quilt, answer the following questions: Do you know the age of the quilt? A more recent quilt may be less impacted by a wash than an older one. What condition is the quilt in? If it's already falling apart, washing is not really an option. However, it is possible to baste fraying edges with tulle, organza or netting before washing, provided you're up for the extra effort. Have you tested the fabric dyes in the quilt? This is easier done if you made the quilt as you'll likely have swatches of the fabric pieces used. If it's an heirloom quilt, and the person who made it is still alive, ask this person whether the fabrics are dye-fast. If neither is possible, test by dampening a back or non-obvious section of each fabric pieces and blot with a white face washer or other cloth. If the dye comes off on the blotter, you'll know it's going to run during a wash. Even if it doesn't come off on the blotter, try this test again with a little detergent this time; if the dye shows, the fabric will run when detergent is added. If both tests show no dye, it's safe to wash. Has the quilt been washed before? If so, you'll already know how it stood up to a wash. Is the quilt strong or fragile? Only strong quilts should be washed. If you've answered the above questions to your satisfaction, consider washing by hand. Machine washing is really only suitable for very strong quilts (or those cheap ones made in China that you intend to only hang on to for a short time). The bathtub is the best place as it's big and there's plenty of room to maneuver. Ideally, you will need a helper to wash and lift the wet quilt. Fill the bath about 8 inches/20cm with lukewarm/tepid water. (If your local water is hard, consider using distilled water or rainwater from the tank, heated in a kettle or saucepan.) Lower a large sheet into the bath first. This acts as a "sling" for the quilt. Gently lower the quilt onto the sheet. Press gently across the quilt. Swish the water around gently, but not the quilt; keep it steady. If using a detergent, make sure it is suitable for the quilt. Ask at a local quilt retailer or society for advice on a suitable detergent. A wool wash will usually be okay if you can't find a specialized detergent but dilute it before adding it to the bathwater. Drain the water, taking care to keep the quilt away from the drain suction. Refill with lukewarm water for a rinse cycle. Gently agitate, drain again. Do this about 4 to 6 times until you feel the quilt has been cleaned adequately and the detergent is off the quilt. Drain one last time. Pat the quilt with large dry and clean towels. These will start to absorb leftover water from the quilt. Lift the quilt out of the bath by holding the corners of the sheet it is sitting on. Carry it outside to dry (see Airing above, although you may wish to substitute a blanket for a sheet on the ground). This really needs to be done with a helper, to prevent a mishap (and wet quilts tend to be heavy). When drying, place right side down to keep this as clean as possible. Allow to dry completely. It should not be stored until it is completely dry, to avoid the possibility of mildew growth. This is riskier than washing by hand but may be suitable for a strong, modern quilt that you know won't run when washed. It's also a fairly painful process because you can't just shove the quilt in and walk away. Here is what to do: Check that the quilt will fit. Many times they won't and it's no good pushing it in so tightly that it'll break the washing machine. Use the delicate washing cycle only. Use wool wash for the detergent, or a suitable quilt detergent. Check the progress of the washing every half a minute. Stop the washing after 3 minutes. Use a short rinse cycle. If you have a gentle spin dry, use this. Remove the quilt from the washing machine. Dry as for Airing above. These aren't just old, they're usually very delicate and they've suffered their fair share of wear and tear. The fibers and colors of such quilts are likely to have been exposed to light, moisture and acidic conditions over time and hence will have weakened. If the quilt seems too fragile to wash, call a local museum or textile conservator society to ask for their opinion. There will usually be someone in such a community organization who is willing to offer advice on the best cleaning options. Do not give an antique quilt to a dry cleaner unless a select service is recommended by a quilt society or textile conservator.
A: | Ensure your quilt is clean before storing. Vacuum the quilt. Air the quilt. Wash the quilt. Wash the quilt in the bath. Wash by machine. Be very careful when cleaning antique quilts. | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | fs_noopt |
A drunk driver who killed a young woman in a head-on crash while checking his mobile phone has been jailed for six years. Craig Eccleston-Todd, 27, was driving home from a night at a pub when he received a text message. As he was reading or replying to it, he veered across the road while driving round a bend and smashed into Rachel Titley’s car coming the other way. Craig Eccleston-Todd, 27 (left) was using his mobile phone when he crashed head-on into the car being driven by Rachel Titley, 28 (right). She died later from her injuries. The head-on crash took place in October 2013. Mr Eccleston-Todd's car was barely recognisable (pictured) Police said Eccleston-Todd had drunk at least three or four pints of beer before getting behind the wheel. He was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving at Portsmouth Crown Court yesterday. Miss Titley, a 28-year-old solicitor’s clerk from Cowes, Isle of Wight, had also spent the evening with friends at a pub but had not drunk any alcohol, police said. She was driving responsibly and there was ‘nothing she could have done to avoid the collision’, they added. Lindsay Pennell, prosecuting, said: ‘Craig Eccleston-Todd’s driving resulted in the tragic death of a young woman, Rachel Titley, a death that could have been avoided. ‘Mr Eccleston-Todd took the decision to pick up his mobile phone whilst driving and, either reading or replying to this text message, was so distracted that he failed to negotiate a left-hand bend, crossing the central white line into the path of Miss Titley’s oncoming car. Miss Titley was pulled the wreckage of her Daihatsu Cuore but died later from her injuries in hospital. ‘Miss Titley [had] a bright future ahead of her. She was also returning home having spent an enjoyable evening with friends and was driving responsibly. ‘She had arranged to contact her friends when she got home to confirm that she had arrived safely. Her friends sadly never heard from her after they parted company. ‘Miss Titley’s death in these circumstances reiterates the danger of using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving.’ Police were unable to take breath or blood tests from Eccleston-Todd immediately, but in tests several hours after the accident he was only marginally under the drink-drive limit. The judge agreed with police that he would have been over the limit at the time his red Citroen hit Miss Titley’s blue Daihatsu Cuore on a road near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, on October 11, 2013. His phone records showed he was also texting around the time of the crash. PC Mark Furse, from Hampshire constabulary’s serious collision investigation unit, said: 'Our thoughts are with Rachel's family at this time. She had been out with friends at a pub in Shalfleet that evening, but had not had any alcohol. 'Our investigation showed that there was nothing she could have done to avoid the collision and sadly it cost her her life. 'Mr Eccleston-Todd had left work in Yarmouth and met with friends at a pub where he drank at least three to four pints of lager. He hadn't long left the pub to return home when the collision occurred at around 9.30pm. 'We weren't able to take breath or blood tests from him immediately and although blood taken several hours after the collision showed he was marginally under the limit, we maintain he would have been over the limit at the time of the collision and in summing up today, the judge agreed. 'The analysis of his phone records showed that he was texting on his phone around the time of the collision so it's highly likely this would also have contributed to his dangerous driving and loss of control.' Eccleston-Todd was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court (pictured) He added: 'Mr Eccleston-Todd will now spend six years behind bars, but Rachel's family have lost her forever. 'I hope this will make people think twice before drinking any alcohol and getting behind the wheel, or using a phone once they're on the road. 'The dangers of drink driving and driving whilst using a mobile phone are obvious. Those who continue to do so risk spending a substantial time in prison. This case highlights just how tragic the consequences of committing these offences can be.' ‘Mr Eccleston-Todd will now spend six years behind bars, but Rachel’s family have lost her for ever. I hope this will make people think twice before drinking any alcohol and getting behind the wheel, or using a phone once they’re on the road. This case highlights just how tragic the consequences of committing these offences can be.’ Eccleston-Todd, of Newport, Isle of Wight, was also disqualified from driving for eight years after which he will have to complete an extended re-test.
Write highlights for this article. | Craig Eccleston-Todd, 27, had drunk at least three pints before driving car. Was using phone when he veered across road in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Crashed head-on into 28-year-old Rachel Titley's car, who died in hospital. Police say he would have been over legal drink-drive limit at time of crash. He was found guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court of causing death by dangerous driving. | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_noopt |
1. Flabby and trite.
2. The Rock has its moments, but ultimately overshoots the target.
3. As relentlessly dumb and implausible as the Die Hard movies but even more entertaining, this loud and violent action film profits greatly from the galvanizing presence of Connery.
4. Neither as cartoonish as Con Air, nor as sentimental as Armageddon, this most satisfying of blockbuster movies deserves further kudos for establishing Nicolas Cage as one of Hollywood's unlikeliest action heroes.
5. For action-adventure fans, it just doesn't get any better than The Rock.
6. You might need to take Dramamine before entering a Michael Bay movie. The one-time music-video director has an annoying habit of finding the tightest shots, editing the heck out of them and scoring the works to loud music.
7. If it's not the most awful thing I've ever seen, it's close enough to make me wince.
8. Since the plot is ridiculous, The Rock works best when it's most light-hearted.
9. Connery and Cage are a compelling team and redeem the film from ruin despite the mechanical plot, an excessive body count and a miraculous recovery (you'll know it when you see it).
10. The Rock is far from the worst movie that Bay's made, but given its roster of impressive performers and promising opening hour, it might just the ADD-afflicted filmmaker's most disappointing.
Write a one sentence summary of the reviews above. | For visceral thrills, it can't be beat. Just don't expect The Rock to engage your brain. | Flan2021 | opinion_abstracts_rotten_tomatoes | zs_noopt |
DC Entertainment exec Geoff Johns talks games, tech and TV
While Marvel Studios DIS has released many more big-budget comic book movies over the past decade, the anticipation is building for Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck and the long-awaited Justice League movie. DC characters are also all over television this fall with The Flash, Gotham, Constantine and iZombie joining Arrow. And gamers are looking forward to the 2015 release of Batman: Arkham Knight, which marks the next gen debut of Batman. The man at the center of this multimedia DC Universe is Geoff Johns, Chief Creative Officer at DC Entertainment TWX .
The writer of Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Teen Titans and Justice Society of America has been busy working with other creatives across every medium to connect DC superheroes with a mainstream audience, which is one seemingly more receptive to them than ever before. Before New York Comic Con, Johns recently talked to Fortune about how video games, mobile and digital distribution are introducing new fans to superheroes that have withstood the test of time in this exclusive interview.
What has WB Games and DC Comics learned about creating comic book video games from the success of the Batman Arkham franchise?
Batman is an awesome character—and the universe is great—but you have to give credit to Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros. Games. Rocksteady is an amazing studio that put everything they had into that game. The quality of Batman Arkham City is pretty undeniable, so you have to credit execution. Typically games feel like they’re licensed games when they’re based on an IP, and Rocksteady certainly didn’t make that game feel like that. That game felt real, and it was the best Batman game you could possibly make.
What opportunities do you see with other DC comic book superheroes following that model that you employed with Batman—not basing it off of a movie or a television series as was done in the past?
There are quite a few opportunities, and I wouldn’t want to get into them. There’s two in particular, which I don’t want to name just simply because we’re seeing development on them so I wouldn’t want to get too into it. But obviously there are a lot of great characters, whether they’re grounded like Batman and vigilantes or whether they’re a higher concept with sci-fi play. There’s a lot of stuff we talk about all the time, and there’s a couple in particular that we’re working on right now.
Do you feel there’s room for the older traditional licensing model that was done in the past with games based on Superman Returns or Catwoman?
It’s all about the execution at the end of the day. It takes a great idea, but it’s execution that makes it come together. NetherRealm Studios, the Mortal Kombat studio that Ed Boon runs, really kicked ass on Injustice. That’s one of the best fighting games ever, and the best superhero fighting game that’s ever been made. Everyone here at DC is just very careful about how much we license out stuff. A lot of it is publishing with game studios that Warner Bros. owns. It’s all production in-house, and that’s really important to us and to the quality level. If the right partner makes sense then we’ll do it like Telltale Games, who did The Wolf Among Us based on the Fables comic. But for us, the content is all about the studio. We just want to be careful on only working with the best people you can.
What has the rise of powerful mobile devices opened up for the ability to create games in a shorter period of time and deliver games to a huge audience around films, television and comics?
It’s a huge opportunity, and one of the things that Warner Bros. Games has done having Injustice mobile or the Arkham stuff that’s gone mobile. Not only can it be kind of built off these great console games, but there are also massive opportunities for mobile stand-alone games. I love Clash of Clans. My brother and I play it and there are all these wonderful games out there that Warner Bros. has mobile studios that they’ve built. There are a lot of discussions going on right now and games that are in production with DC stuff in the mobile space. The opportunity is huge, and the reach that these games can get instantly is something short of a miracle. It’s a huge growth area for DC and for Warner Bros.
Another game that you have had success with over the last few years on both PC and now PlayStation 4 is DC Universe Online. What opportunities does that free-to-play game platform open up for connecting with new movies and TV shows?
We’re seeing games evolve and the teams have been working on seasonal content. Sometimes it’s tied into something that we’ve got going on in a comic or movie or TV show, and sometimes it’s just an event around a certain holiday or time of the year. But that evolution of being able to enter live content is a huge part of the future for just about every game.
What role have digital comics opened up for attracting a new audience to comics?
It’s an availability issue. I have so many more international readers on my comics alone just because they can download them now and get access to them across the world. It’s just opened up the opportunity for a global audience. When I was a kid getting to a comic shop wasn’t always easy, and sometimes it’s even less so today because they don’t sell them at grocery stores for the most part. So to have the new newsstand in the form of a digital tablet or phone or computer is a great way to buy your comics. It’s a really exciting opportunity because we are hitting new audiences and the number of international readers and fans that it’s brought on has been pretty amazing and very noticeable.
What have you learned from the success of Arrow as a television series that you’re applying to new shows like The Flash, Constantine, Gotham and Supergirl?
You have to embrace the material. One of the great things about working here with Warner Bros. Television and all the producers and writers on the show is that everyone is a fan. They’re embracing this stuff and they’re championing this stuff. Greg Berlanti, between Arrow and The Flash and Supergirl, he knows these characters and has loved these characters for years. It’s about adapting these characters with care and passion and celebration instead of how do we change this and make it more digestible? These characters are already digestible. They’ve lasted for decades and there’s a reason they fit generation after generation and resonate with people. We need to capture that and try and celebrate and embrace it instead of shying away from it or being embarrassed by it. That’s what it’s all about. We’re in an era where people are ready to embrace it, rather than change it for change sake.
What opportunities have new online distribution services like Machinima, Netflix and Amazon opened up for the exploration of live action or animated DC superhero characters beyond television?
We’re doing this limited Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles animated series on Machinima that’s going to explore these different versions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman. It’s a great new outlet, and a great doorway. Just like the iPad or the tablet is for digital comics and now we have this great new way to get people these characters and stories. The same thing goes for these digital portals. One of the best things about DC and why these characters will be around forever is that because they’re so mythic that they really are modern day myths. No matter how we access them, whether they’re on paper or beamed into our brain, we’re always going to want stories and characters.
Marvel is bringing out a female Thor. DC has characters like Wonder Woman and Supergirl. How is DC connecting with and trying to attract more female comic book fans?
DC has the best female superheroes in the world between Wonder Woman and Batgirl and Supergirl and Raven and all these other characters. I have two nieces and one’s named actually Kara after Supergirl, which is why I’m super excited about the Supergirl show. It’s the first female lead superhero show that we’ve done, and it’s really important that we get female heroes out there.
What differentiates Supergirl from other comic book shows we’ve seen on television over the years?
I really don’t want to get into the specifics of creative yet. It’s way too early for that.
Write a one or two sentence summary. | DC's Chief Creative Officer on mobile gaming: "The reach that these games can get instantly is something short of a miracle." | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Here is an email: 1. We have received an executed Second Amendment to Master Agreement dated as of September 27, 2001 by and between Barclays Bank PLC and Enron North America Corp., which amends (a) certain provisions in the Master Agreement with regards to Payments on Early Termination and (b) certain credit provisions for both parties. 2. We have received an executed Third Amendment to Master Agreement dated as of November 6, 2001 by and between Barclays Bank PLC and Enron North America Corp., which amends certain provisions in the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of January 13, 1994. Copies of both Amendments will be distributed.
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Here is an email: Brant: Just a reminder that we need to discuss matters relating to Occidental (their proposed change to the MAC language) and Chautauqua Airlines. Alos, with respect to Aquila/Utilicorp, apparently they cannot have all of the online paperwork completed until next Tuesday. They submitted a PA today but the guy that needs to authorize the sub-user accounts is not in the office until Tuesday. The current plan would be for them to do that on Tuesday and then to make the switch from Aquila to Utilicorp effective next Wednesday. I'll keep you posted but we still have not declared the Utilicorp ISDA effective. Carol
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Here is an email: Please note the change in location for tomorrow's meeting. EB4102 is undergoing construction for several months. Ops Committee Meeting Friday, 10/5 1:30 - 2:30 PM EB30C2 - OMA 3C1 Thanks.
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A search is continuing in an attempt to locate a missing Massachusetts National Guard pilot after his military jet crashed in a heavily wooded area of Virginia on Wednesday.
Watch report
The F-15C that left Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, went down just before 9 a.m. near Deerfield, Virginia.
"We have not had contact with our pilot at this this time, and the rescue effort is ongoing," said Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing.
The pilot, who is with the 104th Fighter Wing and described as very experienced, made a report of an in-flight emergency prior to radio contact being lost.
"He has the all the training you need as far as survival in the woods and as far as ejection and as far as communications and such if you don't have a radio on you. He has been well-trained to survive," Keefe said.
Virginia State Police said the crash site was a "deep crater surrounded by a large debris field within a heavily wooded area." The area is isolated with no nearby homes and poor cellphone service. No injuries were reported on the ground.
"It is not a common occurrence to have an F-15 crash," Keefe said.
The National Guard in Westfield is described as a closely knit group.
"The only concern is the well-being of this pilot right now. There is no worse situation -- whether it is here with an accident or overseas -- when your battle buddies go down, that is the first concern is their well-being," said state Rep. John Velis, who is also in the Army Reserves.
The jet was en route to New Orleans Naval Air Station to be outfitted with a new radar system when it went down.
"It's a traumatic event for everyone here," Keefe said. "We're thinking about the family, and keep your thoughts and prayers with him, and hopefully we'll get a good outcome."
||||| DEERFIELD, Va. (AP) — An experienced pilot was missing Wednesday after the flier's F-15 fighter jet crashed in the mountains of western Virginia, shaking residents but causing no injuries on the ground, military and law enforcement officials said.
U.S. Air National Guard Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, takes questions from reporters in front of Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014,... (Associated Press)
A search helicopter lands close to the scene where an Air Force F-15C fighter jet based in Massachusetts crashed near Deerfield, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The jet was on a standard training exercise... (Associated Press)
Old Parkersburg Turnpike is closed off to traffic following the crash of an F15c fighter jet which crashed into a mountain near Elliott Knob in Augusta County, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/The... (Associated Press)
U.S. Air National Guard Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, center, approaches members of the media outside the main gate of Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, Mass., Wednesday,... (Associated Press)
A search helicopter lands close to the scene where an Air Force F-15C fighter jet based in Massachusetts crashed near Deerfield, Va., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The jet was on a standard training exercise... (Associated Press)
U.S. Air National Guard Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, left, takes questions from reporters in front of Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 27,... (Associated Press)
First responders help coordinate efforts from the mobile command center in Deerfield, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 during a search and rescue mission to locate the missing pilot of an F15c fighter... (Associated Press)
Two men walk away from a helicopter that landed near the mobile command center in Deerfield, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 during a search and rescue mission to locate the missing pilot of an F15c fighter... (Associated Press)
Two men walk away from a helicopter that landed near the mobile command center in Deerfield, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 during a search and rescue mission to locate the missing pilot of an F15c fighter... (Associated Press)
FILE - This is an April 4, 1999, file photo, provided by the Department of Defense shows a US Air force F-15C jet. An Air Force F-15C fighter jet based in Massachusetts crashed in the mountains of western... (Associated Press)
The pilot of the single-seat jet was headed to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine maintenance and reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials there said.
It was unclear whether the pilot had ejected and the plane had no munitions onboard, Col. James Keefe said at a news conference in Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing.
Just before 9 a.m., residents near Deerfield — with a population of just 130 people, about 135 miles northwest of Richmond — say they heard a series of explosion-like booms.
"It's the loudest noise I've ever heard," 63-year-old Rebecca Shinaberry, who lives on a farm about two miles away, said. "(It) just shook the ground, and from my house we could just see a big plume of smoke."
Her husband, turkey farmer A.D. Shinaberry, said that from the first two booms, he thought a plane had broken the sound barrier. But 10 seconds later he heard a third boom — the crash, he said.
Then, "it was like a mushroom, black smoke came up," Shinaberry said.
From the smoke, Virginia State Police said, they located the crash site, in a heavily wooded but level area adjacent to a mountain in the George Washington National Forest.
A deep crater and a large debris field are on the site, and state police are searching, spokeswoman Corrine Geller said.
"It is probably five, six miles from the crash site to the nearest civilization," Keefe said. "It's deeply wooded, and a lot of hills and mountains."
"We are not going to speculate on what occurred or the status of the pilot," Keefe said. "We are hopeful that the pilot is OK."
A massive rescue operation was underway in the rural area with rocky, steep terrain. More than 100 dozen local, state, and federal officials as well as volunteers gathered at the Deerfield Volunteer Fire Department. About a dozen helicopters from various agencies were used through the day to search. The aircraft were constantly taking off and landing throughout the day.
Geller said later Wednesday rescuers on foot and horseback would search through the night, assisted by search dogs and helicopters equipped for night flying.
Keefe said the plane was flying about 30,000 to 40,000 feet — "pretty high" — when the pilot reported the emergency. Pilots are trained to release equipment when ejecting, Keefe said, so it was likely the pilot did not have a radio.
F-15s are maneuverable tactical fighters that can reach speeds up to 1,875 mph, according to the Air Force website. The F-15C Eagle entered the Air Force inventory in 1979 and costs nearly $30 million, the website says. The Air Force has nearly 250 F-15s.
Several F-15s have crashed over the past few years in various states. In at least one, the pilot ejected safely. Causes included failure of a support structure for the jet and pilot error.
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Associated Press writers Michael Felberbaum in Richmond, Brock Vergakis in Norfolk, and Stephen Singer in Westfield, Massachusetts, contributed to this report. |||||
What is a summary? | – A massive search effort is underway in the Virginia mountains for the pilot of an F-15 fighter jet that crashed in the area yesterday morning. A deep crater has been found at the crash site in Augusta County, and it's not clear whether the pilot managed to eject in time, reports the AP. "It is probably 5, 6 miles from the crash site to the nearest civilization," the commander of the 104th Fighter Wing says. "It's deeply wooded, and a lot of hills and mountains." Helicopters are searching the area overnight, as are rescuers on foot and on horseback. The pilot "has all the training you need as far as survival in the woods and as far as ejection and as far as communications and such if you don't have a radio on you," the commander tells WCVB. "He has been well-trained to survive." The Massachusetts National Guard plane en route to the New Orleans Naval Air Station was flying at about 30,000 to 40,000 feet when it had an emergency, the commander says. | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
Q: The Peaceful Way To Bring Down Syria's Assad
In the months since Syrian president Bashar Assad first began gunning down democratic protesters in March, the United Nations reports that the death toll has reached over 2,200, and the number grows every day.
This week, the 27 members of the European Union followed the the United States’ lead in imposing sanctions on Syria, banning imports of Syrian crude oil and petroleum products in an effort to pressure Assad to step down or stop the killing.
But The Wall Street Journal reports that loopholes in the legislation will allow European energy companies to continue oil operations in Syria. In short, the EU will embargo direct imports of Syrian crude oil, but permit European energy companies to continue producing and developing Syrian gas and oil.
If the EU were to impose real energy sanctions on Assad, their impact on his political future could be tremendous.
The Financial Times estimates that Europe consumes almost 95 percent of Syria’s oil exports, and oil revenues amount to roughly 25 percent of Syria’s government funds. All of this means that if Europe were to implement serious energy sanctions on Syria, it could jolt an already wobbly regime.
The British-Dutch energy company Royal Dutch Shell and the French energy giant Total are two of the most active European companies in Syria. Hungarian energy firm MOL also produces significant amounts of Syrian oil.
A recent analysis by Barclays Capital reports that in 2010, Syria experienced its first oil export growth since 2001, noting that “the potential loss of Shell, Totaland MOL remain high and could be a severe blow to Syrian oil production.”
Shell’s 32 percent stake in Syria’s Al-Furat oil consortium gives it especially great influence on Assad. If Shell were to sever its contracts, and Total were to do the same -- ceasing exploration in the oil fields of the Euphrates and Syria’s central region -- Syria would be deprived of substantial western investment capital.
The International Institute of Finance predicts that Syria’s economy, already limping along under existing sanctions, will contract by 3 percent this year.
The Financial Times reported last week that the Dutch government had pushed for the new EU sanctions granting companies a “limited” window of time to exit their contracts with Syria. However, the contracts apply only to exports of Syrian crude oil, not its extraction, leaving companies free to develop and produce Syrian oil that sustains Assad's regime.
The Obama administration is uniquely positioned to induce Shell and Total to leave Syria by threatening to deny them access to U.S. markets. The U.S. Treasury department set an important precedent in this regard in 2010, prompting Shell and Total to beat a hasty retreat from their oil operations in Iran.
For energy sanctions to be most effective in pressuring Assad, the U.S. and its European allies will want to persuade Chinese, Russian, and Indian energy companies to suspend their operations in Syria, at least until the violence comes to an end -- an implicit, if not explicit, commitment to a post-Assad government.
This is admittedly a tall order, as the Chinese, Russians and Indians care less about the democratic aspirations of the Syrian people than do Americans and Europeans. On the other hand, none of them are particularly invested in Syria, either. At approximately $107 billion, adjusting for purchasing power parity, Syria’s entire annual GDP amounts to about three months of Wal-Mart’s revenues.
China, Russia, India and Germany all abstained from the UN vote to impose a no-fly-zone to protect Libyan civilians from Muammar Qaddafi’s attacks. Surely they worry about their access to Libyan oil under a post-Qaddafi regime. But Syria’s oil production capacity pales in comparison to Libya’s, and the U.S. and its allies could perhaps allay these countries’ fears by helping to broker internationally accepted agreements for its future energy contracts.
Whether or not China, Russia and India could be brought along for the ride, it would take time for their companies to replace Shell and Total -- time Assad may not have.
If the EU were to add a mechanism in its sanctions legislation to penalize foreign energy companies operating in Syria, just as the U.S. has -- and enforce existing laws on foreign companies that violate sanctions -- it could push the Assad regime to the breaking point.
After an ongoing military campaign to uncertain ends in Libya, Washington and most European capitals understandably have no appetite for conflict in Damascus. But that doesn’t mean we’re without leverage. Assad has pressure points, and all we have to do is squeeze them.
Benjamin Weinthal is a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
A: If the EU were to impose real energy sanctions on Syrian President Assad, their impact on his political future could be tremendous.
Q:
Former Oakland police chief is in the middle of Baltimore’s troubles
Former Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts dodged big trouble when he quit his job here in October 2011, just weeks before Occupy Oakland demonstrators pitched tents on Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall and camped out for nearly two months, besieging the city, and twice halting operations at the Port of Oakland.
But Batts wasn’t so lucky in his current job as Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department. The city erupted in violent riots, looting and arson on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African American man who suffered a serious spinal injury and died in while in police custody last week.
Former Oakland police chief Anthony Batts/SFC
Activists who held peaceful demonstrations last week have called for Batts’ ouster — and Baltimore police were unable to quell Monday’s violence. Late Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.
Meanwhile, Batts is under fire from both sides of the situation. Activists have criticized his failure to control police officers and discipline rogue cops. On Friday, Baltimore’s Fraternal Order of Police, the union representing police officers, criticized Batts for acknowledging errors in the Gray case and calling for an investigation into his death and the apparent ”rough ride” he endured to a police station. Batts is on his own rough ride now, and there’s a chance he won’t survive the ongoing crisis, which is still unfolding.
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| Former Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts dodged big trouble when he quit his job here in October 2011, just weeks before Occupy Oakland demonstrators pitched tents on Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall and camped out for nearly two months, besieging the city, and twice halting o | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | fs_opt |
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Late-night host Seth Meyers followed in Eminem’s footsteps Wednesday night, giving his viewers an ultimatum to choose him or President Trump Donald John TrumpPruitt put ally in charge of EPA office overseeing key records requests: report Scotland wind farm opposed by Trump generates first power Trump: Supreme Court pick will be a 'home run' MORE.
“I was inspired by that, so tonight I say to any fans of this show who are also big fans of Donald Trump, it’s time to make a decision guys, get off the fence,” Meyers joked.
“Do you support him? Or do you support this show that constantly mocks and denigrates anything about him? I know it’s a tough call, but the time has come to make a decision.”
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Eminem, in a viral rap slamming the president , told his fans to make a choice between supporting him or Trump.
“F--- you” the rapper added to those who can’t decide.
The “Late Night” host ended the segment with an attempt at rapping his message.
“My name is Seth and I’m here to say, if you like Trump then go away,” Meyers said, weakly flipping his middle finger. ||||| Seth Meyers Takes on Trump, Weinstein and "Toxic Culture of Male Entitlement" in 'Late Night' Rant
"Donald Trump is perhaps the most famous example of this kind of abuse of male power, but he is by no means the only one."
Seth Meyers took on Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein and "systemic misogyny" on Late Night Thursday.
Barely containing his disgust, Meyers' A Closer Look segment focused on the bullying, silencing and coercing those powerful men like Weinstein and Trump engage in as well as the "toxic culture of male entitlement."
The host first took on Trump, positing that "[we] have a president who built his political career almost entirely on bullying — his campaign and now his presidency has in many ways been a performance of dominance, a performance that in many cases has been explicitly misogynous," he explained, citing the example of Trump's behavior towards the mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz, who Trump called "not a capable person."
"I'm sorry, she's not a capable person?" Meyers asks. "What did you do after the hurricane?" Meyers says of Trump. "You took a week to send FEMA, you reminded them about their debts, and then you showed up two weeks after that and shucked paper towels like a teenager at the break room at Costco."
Meyers then takes it one step further. "This is what male entitlement looks like," he says. "A woman of color literally wading through floodwaters to help her constituents, being attacked by a powerful man so incompetent, he probably floods his own bathroom because he forgets to turn the faucet off."
Seguing into his take-down of Harvey Weinstein — who was ousted from The Weinstein Co. earlier this week after separate reports from The New York Times and The New Yorker broke, detailing claims of sexual harassment and rape against him, prompting several more women to come forward — Meyers said, "Donald Trump is perhaps the most famous example of this kind of abuse of male power, but he is by no means the only one."
Referring to Weinstein, Meyers continued, "This entire ordeal is yet another window into the entitled mind of powerful, predatory men who are used to operating without consequence. Weinstein thought he could escape the fallout of the allegations against him as he did for so many years, even though those accusations were horrifying."
Meyers also condemned Weinstein and his team's initial response to the allegations, in particular, former adviser Lisa Bloom's comments that Weinstein was just "an old dinosaur learning new ways."
"Dinosaurs don't learn new ways, they go extinct," Meyers says to applause from the audience. "They didn't survive because they learned to type. If you're a dinosaur, then this is your Ice Age, buddy, and unlike real dinosaurs, no one is ever going to try and bring back Harvey Weinstein."
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– Seth Myers is making clear this week that he's not worried about turning away supporters of President Trump. Late Night viewers who support Trump are going to have "get off the fence" and choose one or the other, he said Wednesday, echoing Eminem's ultimatum. "Do you support him? Or do you support this show that constantly mocks and denigrates anything about him? I know it's a tough call, but the time has come to make a decision," he quipped, per the Hill. He closed the segment with a jokey rap: "My name is Seth and I’m here to say, if you like Trump then go away." Myers slammed Trump in more serious fashion on Thursday in his "A Closer Look" segment, lumping the president in with Harvey Weinstein as part of the "toxic culture of male entitlement" he said they represent. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the host "barely concealed his disgust" at the behavior of both men. Trump's "campaign and now his presidency has in many ways been a performance of dominance, a performance that in many cases has been explicitly misogynous," he said. He described the Weinstein scandal as "yet another window into the entitled mind of powerful, predatory men who are used to operating without consequence."
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Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| ‘Mad Men’ to release single of ‘Zou Bisou Bisou,’ the song in everyone’s head Monday
Sunday night’s long-awaited “Mad Men” season premiere may have left viewers with an earworm: “Zou Bisou Bisou,” the saucy French pop song that Don Draper’s new wife, Megan sings to him for his 40th birthday. It also left them with a whole new view of Megan Draper, the smart and liberated anti-Betty, and a star-making role for French Canadian actress Jessica Pare.
Cast member Jessica Pare arrives at the premiere of "Mad Men." (Matt Sayles/AP)
Lionsgate, the production company for Mad Men, announced Monday that it has released Pare’s version of “Zou Bisou Bisou” as a single on iTunes, with a special limited edition vinyl to be sold through the “Mad Men” Web site.
“Zou Bisou Bisou,” which roughly means “Oh! Kiss Kiss!” was originally recorded by Gillian Hills, a French “yé-yé” girl, referring to a style of fun and flirty teen pop music of the era (the phrase means “yeah yeah”).
The song was prominent in a ménage à trois scene featuring Hills, Jane Birkin and David Hemmings in the 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni movie “Blow-Up.” Slate offers a translation of the French lyrics, which David Haglund writes, is all “about openly declaring and displaying one's love, coming out from ‘the bushes’ where ‘lovers glide stealthily’ and feeling love ‘everywhere.’”
There’s also an English version, sung by Sophia Loren for the movie “The Millionairess.” Warning: Some shots in the following video show Loren less than fully clad.
Critics have been praising the song choice in recaps of “Mad Men.”
“Could Weiner have found a more perfect and surprising song with which to convey the sexual liberation of Megan and her generational cohort?” writes Slate’s David Haglund. “I doubt it.” |||||
| – It's a product campaign worthy of Madison Avenue brains: Introduce a catchy "earworm" song during a popular TV series, then release it as a single. That's what Mad Men is doing with the addictive sexy French ditty everyone is humming: "Zou Bisou Bisou," sung to suave Don Draper by his saucy new wife, Megan, in the series' season premiere. Mad Men production company Lionsgate is releasing actress Jessica Paré's version of the song as a single on iTunes, and as a limited edition vinyl sold through the program's web site, reports the Washington Post. "Zou Bisou Bisou," which translates roughly as "oh kiss kiss," was first recorded in 1962 by French teen yéyé ("yeah yeah") singer Gillian Hills, who appeared, along with song, in menage-à-trois in the film Blow-Up. Critics have hailed the selection, representative of flirty teen pop music of the '60s, as one more example of the dead-on era choices for the program. Could Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner "have found a more perfect and surprising song with which to convey the sexual liberation of Megan and her generational cohort?” asks Slate’s David Haglund. “I doubt it.” | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | fs_opt |
Problem: By. Michael Zennie. PUBLISHED:. 08:50 EST, 24 September 2012. |. UPDATED:. 09:33 EST, 24 September 2012. The Colorado movie theater where 12 people were gunned down and another 58 wounded will reopen for business as early as the New Year. The Century Aurora 16 has been closed since July 20 when James Holmes allegedly attacked a sold-out screening of the Dark Knight Rises in a shooting rampage that horrified the nation. Theater executives say a survey conducted by the city of Aurora shows most residents want the 16-screen megaplex to reopen. However, they have announced no plans for a memorial to remember the victims of the terrifying attack and city officials have removed the makeshift marker that was installed by mourners. Back online: Theater executives hope to have the Century Aurora 16 re-opened by the New Year -- five months after the shooting that claimed 12 lives. Packed up: The City of Aurora cleared out the makeshift memorial that mourners erected across the street from the theater. The company's motivations for the quick. turn-around are likely financial -- ticket sales at the other. theaters in town have soared since the closure. On Friday, as the theater re-opening date was announced, victims filed two new lawsuits against the theater, alleging the company should have done more to protect spectators by hiring security guards and preventing access to back door entrances on the night of the blockbuster premier. The lawsuits were filed by two of the men who were wounded in the shooting allegedly committed by the 24-year-old neurosciences student. Charged: James Holmes, 24, smiles for his new mug shot. His lawyers claim he was insane during the theater shootings. Karie Bible, a movie theater analyst with Exhibitor Relations in Los Angeles, told the Denver Post that theaters rake in cash during the fall and early winter seasons, when most Oscar contenders debut on the big screen. Mayor Steven Hogan said on Friday that residents were overwhelmingly supportive of re-opening the theater, though the city has not shared the results of the online poll. Ticket sales at Aurora's remaining six movie theaters slumped in the days following the shooting. However, the weekend after the tragedy, they surged 90 percent as resident turned out in droves to see movies. Executives with Texas-based Cinemark, which owns the Century Aurora 16, said they plan to 'remodel and reconfigure' the theater. However, at least some residents are uneasy with the speed of the re-opening. 'I would feel much better about this had I heard just ONE thing about a memorial being placed there. I don't like the fact that it seems like they are taking everything away. The built memorial is now gone, and zero talk of the theatre putting one in,' Aurora resident Peggy Jean posted on the city's Facebook page. On Thursday, city officials removed a makeshift memorial from a vacant lot across the street from the theater, boxing up the 12 white crosses and assorted teddy bears, and shipping them to a city warehouse. All that remains to remind passersby of the tragedy that occurred at the theater is a simple sign that reads 'Thank you for the outpouring of love and support for the victims of the 7/20 Tragedy. Always remember.' All that remains: This sign is the only memorial to the victims of the deadly rampage that is currently standing in Aurora. The city says it is currently discussing plans for a permanent memorial. However, the theater company has not released any plans for a marker commemorating the victims. Greg Medek, whose daughter Micayla, 23, was killed during the rampage, said the owners must do something to remember the dozen people who died. He says a portion or theater profits should go to the families of the victims to help them cope with the lifelong trauma of the tragedy.
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Answer: City workers removed the makeshift memorial across the street from the Century Aurora 16 and boxed it up. Cinemark, the company that owns the theater, has unveiled no plans for a memorial when it re-opens the megaplex. Simple sign in the vacant lot across the street is only remembrance of the massacre's victims.
Text: Ralph Mata was an internal affairs lieutenant for the Miami-Dade Police Department, working in the division that investigates allegations of wrongdoing by cops. Outside the office, authorities allege that the 45-year-old longtime officer worked with a drug trafficking organization to help plan a murder plot and get guns. A criminal complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey Tuesday accuses Mata, also known as "The Milk Man," of using his role as a police officer to help the drug trafficking organization in exchange for money and gifts, including a Rolex watch. In one instance, the complaint alleges, Mata arranged to pay two assassins to kill rival drug dealers. The killers would pose as cops, pulling over their targets before shooting them, according to the complaint. "Ultimately, the (organization) decided not to move forward with the murder plot, but Mata still received a payment for setting up the meetings," federal prosecutors said in a statement. The complaint also alleges that Mata used his police badge to purchase weapons for drug traffickers. Mata, according to the complaint, then used contacts at the airport to transport the weapons in his carry-on luggage on trips from Miami to the Dominican Republic. Court documents released by investigators do not specify the name of the drug trafficking organization with which Mata allegedly conspired but says the organization has been importing narcotics from places such as Ecuador and the Dominican Republic by hiding them "inside shipping containers containing pallets of produce, including bananas." The organization "has been distributing narcotics in New Jersey and elsewhere," the complaint says. Authorities arrested Mata on Tuesday in Miami Gardens, Florida. It was not immediately clear whether Mata has an attorney, and police officials could not be immediately reached for comment. Mata has worked for the Miami-Dade Police Department since 1992, including directing investigations in Miami Gardens and working as a lieutenant in the K-9 unit at Miami International Airport, according to the complaint. Since March 2010, he had been working in the internal affairs division. Mata faces charges of aiding and abetting a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiring to distribute cocaine and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Florida on Wednesday. If convicted, Mata could face life in prison. CNN's Suzanne Presto contributed to this report.
Highlights: | Criminal complaint: Cop used his role to help cocaine traffickers. Ralph Mata, an internal affairs lieutenant, allegedly helped group get guns. He also arranged to pay two assassins in a murder plot, a complaint alleges. | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | fs_opt |
Summarize this article in one sentence.
JW Ledford Jr's lawyers argued death by firing squad would be more humane as lethal injection would be too painful.
But witnesses said the 45-year-old - who was served a 5,000-calorie last meal - showed no obvious discomfort as he was put to death early on Wednesday.
He was convicted of knifing his 73-year-old neighbour to death in 1992.
His victim was the physician who delivered Ledford at birth.
In Georgia's first execution this year, Ledford was pronounced dead at 01:17 after an injection of compounded barbiturate pentobarbital.
Witnesses said the prisoner grinned as they entered the viewing area of the death chamber at the state prison in Jackson.
Asked if he wished to make a final statement, Ledford appeared to quote from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman.
"What we have here is a failure to communicate," he said, a phrase uttered by the warden in the classic prison drama. "Some men you just can't reach."
Ledford added: "I am not the failure. You are the failure to communicate."
Still smiling, the prisoner said: "You can kiss my white trash ass."
Ledford continued talking, but his microphone was cut off.
Witnesses said he shut his eyes, took several deep breaths and went still three minutes after the warden left the room.
For his final meal on Friday, Ledford requested filet mignon wrapped in bacon with pepper jack cheese, large french fries, 10 chicken tenders with sauce, fried pork chops and a blooming onion.
For dessert he had pecan pie, vanilla ice cream and sherbet, washed down with a Sprite, according to WGLC-TV, an Atlanta news station.
Should killers on death row get a last meal choice?
Ledford robbed and murdered his neighbour, Dr Harry Johnston, stabbing him in the neck at his home on 31 January 1992.
He then threatened the victim's wife before stealing money, four guns and vehicle from the house.
The parole board rejected a request for clemency on Monday after Ledford's lawyers said he had a rough childhood and suffered an intellectual disability.
His legal team had argued that a lethal injection would expose him to "unconstitutional pain" because he had been taking a drug for nerve pain which they said could alter his brain chemistry.
They had argued that firing squad would be less painful, but a federal appeals court rejected the bid.
Only three states allow for this option as an alternative to lethal injection - Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia executed nine men last year, more than any other US state.
US death sentences fall to 40-year low
Summary: | A grinning death row inmate in the US state of Georgia used his final words at his execution to insult the witnesses. | Flan2021 | huggingface:xsum | zs_opt |
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GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli missile hit the house of a local Islamic Jihad leader in a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding at least two people, Palestinian medics said.
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Question: Greenspan: Economy Regaining Traction
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A search is continuing in an attempt to locate a missing Massachusetts National Guard pilot after his military jet crashed in a heavily wooded area of Virginia on Wednesday.
Watch report
The F-15C that left Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, went down just before 9 a.m. near Deerfield, Virginia.
"We have not had contact with our pilot at this this time, and the rescue effort is ongoing," said Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing.
The pilot, who is with the 104th Fighter Wing and described as very experienced, made a report of an in-flight emergency prior to radio contact being lost.
"He has the all the training you need as far as survival in the woods and as far as ejection and as far as communications and such if you don't have a radio on you. He has been well-trained to survive," Keefe said.
Virginia State Police said the crash site was a "deep crater surrounded by a large debris field within a heavily wooded area." The area is isolated with no nearby homes and poor cellphone service. No injuries were reported on the ground.
"It is not a common occurrence to have an F-15 crash," Keefe said.
The National Guard in Westfield is described as a closely knit group.
"The only concern is the well-being of this pilot right now. There is no worse situation -- whether it is here with an accident or overseas -- when your battle buddies go down, that is the first concern is their well-being," said state Rep. John Velis, who is also in the Army Reserves.
The jet was en route to New Orleans Naval Air Station to be outfitted with a new radar system when it went down.
"It's a traumatic event for everyone here," Keefe said. "We're thinking about the family, and keep your thoughts and prayers with him, and hopefully we'll get a good outcome."
||||| DEERFIELD, Va. (AP) — An experienced pilot was missing Wednesday after the flier's F-15 fighter jet crashed in the mountains of western Virginia, shaking residents but causing no injuries on the ground, military and law enforcement officials said.
U.S. Air National Guard Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, takes questions from reporters in front of Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014,... (Associated Press)
A search helicopter lands close to the scene where an Air Force F-15C fighter jet based in Massachusetts crashed near Deerfield, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The jet was on a standard training exercise... (Associated Press)
Old Parkersburg Turnpike is closed off to traffic following the crash of an F15c fighter jet which crashed into a mountain near Elliott Knob in Augusta County, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/The... (Associated Press)
U.S. Air National Guard Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, center, approaches members of the media outside the main gate of Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, Mass., Wednesday,... (Associated Press)
A search helicopter lands close to the scene where an Air Force F-15C fighter jet based in Massachusetts crashed near Deerfield, Va., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The jet was on a standard training exercise... (Associated Press)
U.S. Air National Guard Col. James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, left, takes questions from reporters in front of Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Westfield, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 27,... (Associated Press)
First responders help coordinate efforts from the mobile command center in Deerfield, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 during a search and rescue mission to locate the missing pilot of an F15c fighter... (Associated Press)
Two men walk away from a helicopter that landed near the mobile command center in Deerfield, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 during a search and rescue mission to locate the missing pilot of an F15c fighter... (Associated Press)
Two men walk away from a helicopter that landed near the mobile command center in Deerfield, Va. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 during a search and rescue mission to locate the missing pilot of an F15c fighter... (Associated Press)
FILE - This is an April 4, 1999, file photo, provided by the Department of Defense shows a US Air force F-15C jet. An Air Force F-15C fighter jet based in Massachusetts crashed in the mountains of western... (Associated Press)
The pilot of the single-seat jet was headed to New Orleans for radar installation as part of routine maintenance and reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials there said.
It was unclear whether the pilot had ejected and the plane had no munitions onboard, Col. James Keefe said at a news conference in Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing.
Just before 9 a.m., residents near Deerfield — with a population of just 130 people, about 135 miles northwest of Richmond — say they heard a series of explosion-like booms.
"It's the loudest noise I've ever heard," 63-year-old Rebecca Shinaberry, who lives on a farm about two miles away, said. "(It) just shook the ground, and from my house we could just see a big plume of smoke."
Her husband, turkey farmer A.D. Shinaberry, said that from the first two booms, he thought a plane had broken the sound barrier. But 10 seconds later he heard a third boom — the crash, he said.
Then, "it was like a mushroom, black smoke came up," Shinaberry said.
From the smoke, Virginia State Police said, they located the crash site, in a heavily wooded but level area adjacent to a mountain in the George Washington National Forest.
A deep crater and a large debris field are on the site, and state police are searching, spokeswoman Corrine Geller said.
"It is probably five, six miles from the crash site to the nearest civilization," Keefe said. "It's deeply wooded, and a lot of hills and mountains."
"We are not going to speculate on what occurred or the status of the pilot," Keefe said. "We are hopeful that the pilot is OK."
A massive rescue operation was underway in the rural area with rocky, steep terrain. More than 100 dozen local, state, and federal officials as well as volunteers gathered at the Deerfield Volunteer Fire Department. About a dozen helicopters from various agencies were used through the day to search. The aircraft were constantly taking off and landing throughout the day.
Geller said later Wednesday rescuers on foot and horseback would search through the night, assisted by search dogs and helicopters equipped for night flying.
Keefe said the plane was flying about 30,000 to 40,000 feet — "pretty high" — when the pilot reported the emergency. Pilots are trained to release equipment when ejecting, Keefe said, so it was likely the pilot did not have a radio.
F-15s are maneuverable tactical fighters that can reach speeds up to 1,875 mph, according to the Air Force website. The F-15C Eagle entered the Air Force inventory in 1979 and costs nearly $30 million, the website says. The Air Force has nearly 250 F-15s.
Several F-15s have crashed over the past few years in various states. In at least one, the pilot ejected safely. Causes included failure of a support structure for the jet and pilot error.
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Associated Press writers Michael Felberbaum in Richmond, Brock Vergakis in Norfolk, and Stephen Singer in Westfield, Massachusetts, contributed to this report. |||||
What is a summary? | – A massive search effort is underway in the Virginia mountains for the pilot of an F-15 fighter jet that crashed in the area yesterday morning. A deep crater has been found at the crash site in Augusta County, and it's not clear whether the pilot managed to eject in time, reports the AP. "It is probably 5, 6 miles from the crash site to the nearest civilization," the commander of the 104th Fighter Wing says. "It's deeply wooded, and a lot of hills and mountains." Helicopters are searching the area overnight, as are rescuers on foot and on horseback. The pilot "has all the training you need as far as survival in the woods and as far as ejection and as far as communications and such if you don't have a radio on you," the commander tells WCVB. "He has been well-trained to survive." The Massachusetts National Guard plane en route to the New Orleans Naval Air Station was flying at about 30,000 to 40,000 feet when it had an emergency, the commander says. | Flan2021 | multi_news:1.0.0 | zs_noopt |
IN: stocks plunged wednesday after a stronger-than-expected rise in consumer inflation intensified wall street 's fear that interest rates will keep climbing .
summary: u.s. stocks tumble on inflation fears
Problem: the sale of passports by several caribbean nations comes under renewed scrutiny with the u.s. embassy refusing visas to a family of iraqis traveling on grenadian passports .
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A: seven iraqis who bought grenada passports travel to barbados seeking u.s. visas but leave empty-handed
question: myanmar 's junta has stepped up a manhunt for pro-democracy activists after a rare string of protests , raiding homes and subjecting citizens to arbitrary searches , campaigners and residents say .
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the communist party on friday moved closer to form a government in nepal , which will make this isolated himalayan nation the only country in the world to have a communist government under a monarch .
A summary about the text above: communists may form government in nepal china 's neighbor
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Summarize this: soon after the resumption of the budget session , some members of the parliament accused the government of `` bypassing '' the parliament in deciding to hike the prices of kerosene and cooking gas during the session 's recess , the pti said .
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indian parliament resumes budget session
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Summarize this: five people were killed , and a woman gravely wounded , following a lethal shootout at a nightclub in cali , colombia 's third largest city , local authorities said monday .
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| colombian nightclub shootout leaves five dead | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | fs_opt |
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Former Oakland police chief is in the middle of Baltimore’s troubles
Former Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts dodged big trouble when he quit his job here in October 2011, just weeks before Occupy Oakland demonstrators pitched tents on Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall and camped out for nearly two months, besieging the city, and twice halting operations at the Port of Oakland.
But Batts wasn’t so lucky in his current job as Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department. The city erupted in violent riots, looting and arson on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African American man who suffered a serious spinal injury and died in while in police custody last week.
Former Oakland police chief Anthony Batts/SFC
Activists who held peaceful demonstrations last week have called for Batts’ ouster — and Baltimore police were unable to quell Monday’s violence. Late Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.
Meanwhile, Batts is under fire from both sides of the situation. Activists have criticized his failure to control police officers and discipline rogue cops. On Friday, Baltimore’s Fraternal Order of Police, the union representing police officers, criticized Batts for acknowledging errors in the Gray case and calling for an investigation into his death and the apparent ”rough ride” he endured to a police station. Batts is on his own rough ride now, and there’s a chance he won’t survive the ongoing crisis, which is still unfolding.
Summary: | Former Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts dodged big trouble when he quit his job here in October 2011, just weeks before Occupy Oakland demonstrators pitched tents on Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall and camped out for nearly two months, besieging the city, and twice halting o | Flan2021 | newsroom:1.0.0 | zs_opt |
With a breezy sweep of his pen President Vladimir Putin wrote a new chapter into Crimea's turbulent history, committing the region to a future returned to Russian domain. Sixty years prior, Ukraine's breakaway peninsula was signed away just as swiftly by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. But dealing with such a blatant land grab on its eastern flank won't be anywhere near as quick and easy for Europe's 28-member union. Because, unlike Crimea's rushed referendum, everyone has a say. After initially slapping visa restrictions and asset freezes on a limited number of little known politicians and military men, Europe is facing urgent calls to widen the scope of its measures to target the Russian business community in particular. The logic of this is that those who run Russia and own it are essentially two sides of the coin. Alexei Navalny, one-time Moscow mayoral contender now under house arrest for opposing the current regime, called for Europe's leaders to ban everyone -- from Vladimir Putin's personal banker to Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich from keeping their money and loved ones abroad. Asset freezes and visa restrictions are especially palatable options for the EU because they can be rolled out on a discretionary basis, without requiring cumbersome legal procedures and recourse. In fact Russia cancels visas for people it doesn't like all the time. Just look at Hermitage Capital founder Bill Browder who lost both his right of entry and Moscow-based money in 2005 and dare not go back. Russia also banned the adoption of its orphans by Americans in retaliation for the US's implementation of an anti-corruption law named after Sergei Magnitsky, Browder's lawyer who died after a year in a Moscow detention center, apparently beaten to death. Yet in playing the 'money talks' card, Europe must be ready for the consequences of such action. Because money also walks. As such EU leaders must be ready to accept sanctions are a two-way street and will hurt both sides. Targeting Russia's peripatetic business community would be one way of sapping their tenuous support for President Putin. And such a strategy might also turn out to have a silver lining: awarding EU countries a chance to finally deal with some of the more unpleasant sides of their patronage, including money laundering and corruption, which have inflated prize assets like London property and Picasso paintings for years. Where Europe should hold fire though is trade. Two decades of post-Soviet rapprochement and almost $500 billion worth of commerce is a lot to put at stake. It's true that any trade war would hurt Russia far harder than it would the EU - not least because 15% of the former's GDP comes from exports to the bloc. But Europe - with its hefty reliance on Russian gas - would have a hard time keeping its factories going and citizens warm without power from the east. And while Putin flexes his political muscle, open trade channels keep the dialogue going giving all sides a chance to change the subject and talk less tensely. No one can afford to cut off that lifeline, especially now with Europe's economy on the rebound and Russia's one on the wane.
What are highlight points for this article? | Nina dos Santos says Europe must be ready to accept sanctions will hurt both sides. Targeting Russia's business community would be one way of sapping their support for President Putin, she says. But she says Europe would have a hard time keeping its factories going without power from the east. | Flan2021 | cnn_dailymail:3.4.0 | zs_noopt |
Article: There different types of references, depending on the position for which you’re applying. References can also take one of several forms. Phone calls, emails, questionnaires, and letters of recommendation are all common. Be sure to review the applications instructions carefully to make sure that you secure the right kind of reference. The most common type of reference is a professional reference. In this case, your referee should be able to attest to your ability to get the job done. Another common type of reference is a personal reference. In this case, your referee should be able to attest to your character. If you have a LinkedIn profile, you have the option of obtaining a LinkedIn recommendation. Different reference types often require people to serve as referees. Make sure that the person you’re asking can provide you with kind of reference you need. Ask yourself, “Who will be most able to discuss my qualifications for this position?” Don’t limit yourself to former or current employers. Co-workers, former teachers and professors, ministers, and even your attorney might be able provide you with a strong reference. If you’re applying for multiple positions, consider asking different people to serve as referees for different positions. Make a list of reasons why you’re asking a particular person to be a referee for you. Include details like the basis and extent of his or her relationship with you, his or her professional qualifications, and the kinds of things he or she will be able to say about you. Not only will this list help you narrow down your list of potential referees, it will also come in handy when you actually ask for references. This might seem like a no-brainer. However, you’re going to want to provide your potential referees with useful information about yourself. An updated resume will serve them better than an out-of-date one.
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Determine the type of references you need. Pick the right people. Update your resume.
Article: Look around at all the floor that will need to be covered. This includes everything bordered by walls, but also less obvious places like the floor inside of closets. Sketch the floorspace out on a sheet of paper for reference. Run a tape measure down one side of the room to get its length. Move the tape measure and record the other wall in the same way. Write these measurements down on the sketch you made for reference. If there aren’t any obstructions or unusual aspects to the room, the length and width will be enough to calculate the area. Take the length and multiply it by the width to get the area of floor space in square units. For instance, if one wall is 10 feet (3.0 m) and the other is 8 feet (2.4 m), multiply these to get a total floor space area of 80 feet (24 m) square. If there are any closets, obstructions, or angled areas in the room, you’ll start with this basic area and adjust it with a few more calculations to get the actual total amount of floor space. If you have a simple room with no obstructions or unusual shapes, look up an online floor space calculator. Enter the length and width measurements, and the calculator will compute the area.
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Map out the entire floorspace. Measure the length and width of the room. Multiply to get the area. Use an online calculator for a quick solution.
Article: Your foal will be more comfortable being weaned in an environment that it is familiar with. About 3 to 4 days before you wean your foal, move it and its mother into a large pen. Keep them in this pen as much as possible, only moving them inside to sleep if need be. It’s best to wean 2 or more foals at the same time, so the foals can keep each other company as they are weaned. Remove 1 mare from its foal at a time, waiting at least 1 day before removing the next mare. This will prevent your foals from panicking at the same time and stressing each other further. Once the foal has adjusted to the pen, lead its mother to a new pen or stable far away. Make sure that they cannot hear or see each other, otherwise, the foal will attempt to find its mother and may end up hurting itself. It may help to feed your foal with some hay or creep feed while you move its mother to a different pen. This will keep it distracted and may stop it from panicking as much once it realises it is being weaned. Each foal will respond to being weaned differently. Some may panic for only a few minutes, where others may take up to a day to calm down. Watch your foal to make sure it cannot escape from the pen or hurt itself on the fence. Feed it as you normally would and allow it to calm down naturally before introducing its companion to the pen. Check the edge of the fence for loose nails or anything else that could hurt your foal before weaning it. It will likely spend a lot of time near the edges of the pen trying to find its mother. Once the mother and foal have been separated from each other, it will take around 1 month for the mother to stop lactating and the foal to adjust to being on its own. Give both horses plenty of time to adjust to their new living style before reintroducing them. If you bring the mother and the foal back together before the foal has been properly weaned, you’ll just need to wean them again. Make sure the mother has stopped lactating and the foal has adjusted to being apart from its mother before reintroducing them.
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| Leave your mare and foal in a field for 3 to 4 days. Take the mare out of sight and earshot of the foal. Give the foal time to calm down before introducing its friend or nanny. Keep the mare and foal separate for around 1 month. | Flan2021 | gem/wiki_lingua_english_en:1.1.0 | fs_noopt |
Briefly summarize this sentence: five people were killed , and a woman gravely wounded , following a lethal shootout at a nightclub in cali , colombia 's third largest city , local authorities said monday . | colombian nightclub shootout leaves five dead | Flan2021 | gigaword:1.2.0 | zs_noopt |
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