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Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Portugal went top of European Championship qualifying Group I with a 2-1 win over Serbia on Sunday. Defenders scored both Portuguese goals as Ricardo Carvalho and Fabio Coentrao netted in each half, either side of a spectacular equaliser from Nemanja Matic with an overhead kick. Portugal's third straight win under Fernando Santos, who took charge after Cristiano Ronaldo's team lost their opening qualifier against Albania, gave them nine points from four games. Ricardo Carvalho heads past Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic to open the scoring for Portugal . Carvalho is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring the opening goal for Portugal against Serbia . Cristiano Ronaldo takes on Chelsea and Serbia defender Branislav Ivanovic during the game in Lisbon . Portugal: Rui Patricio, Bosingwa, R Carvalho (Fonte 17), Alves, Eliseu, Moutinho, Tiago Mendes, Coentrao (Quaresma 78), Nani, Danny (W Carvalho 86), Ronaldo . Subs not used: Ventura, Eder, Gomes, Vieirinha, Lopes, Soares, Mario, Antunes, Almeida . Goals: Carvalho 10, Coentrao 63 . Serbia: Stojkovic, Basta, Ivanovic, Nastasic, Kolarov, Petrovic, Matic, Markovic (Djuricic 65), Ljajic, Tadic, Mitrovic . Subs not used: Maksimovic, Lukac, Gudelj, Milivojevic, Tosic, Kostic, Tosic, Tomovic, Brkic, Skuletic, Obradovic . Goal: Matic 61 . Referee: Gianluca Rocchi . They are two points ahead of second-place Denmark, who have a game in hand, and Albania, who beat Armenia 2-1 in the day's other Group I game. Serbia have one point from four games as they try to make up lost ground after being deducted three points for disturbances during a home qualifier against Albania last October. The top two from the nine groups qualify automatically for Euro 2016. Carvalho, unmarked in the Serbian penalty area, headed in Danny's cross after 10 minutes, putting Portugal on the road to victory despite a patchy performance. Portugal shifted down a gear after the goal and allowed openings for the Serbians, with Dusan Tadic shooting wide. Ronaldo had little influence on the game until he unleashed a powerful swerving shot on the half-hour which Vladimir Stojkovic just managed to push wide, and two minutes later the striker pierced the visitor's defense with a run before he was closed down. Danny (left) and Thiago Mendes (centre) celebrate wildly after Portugal's opening goal of the game . Real Madrid left-back Fabio Coentrao slots the ball past the keeper to restore Portugal's lead in Lisbon . Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo (right) holds off the challenge of Liverpool's Lazar Markovic . Portugal's three points in Lisbon takes them top of Group I, ahead of Denmark and Albania . Portugal's win over Serbia takes them top, while their opposition lag in fourth position in Group I . Matic levelled with a bicycle kick inside the Portuguese area, but two minutes later Coentrao was at the back post to tap in Joao Moutinho's low cross from the right. Portugal coach Santos was barred from contact with players at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon as he served the first of a two-game ban for improper conduct at last year's World Cup, where he led Greece. Nemanja Matic produced a spectacular overhead kick to level the scores, but only for two minutes . Bruno Alves (right) out-jumps Dusan Basta to head the ball during the European qualifying match in Portugal . Ronaldo drives forward during Portugal's 2-1 win over Serbia in their European qualifier match on Sunday . Portuguese fans show their support to the team ahead of their match against Serbia at Luz stadium . | Ricardo Carvalho opened the scoring for Portugal with an early header . After half-time, Nemanja Matic produced a brilliant equaliser . Serbia were only level for two minutes, as Fabio Coentrao made it 2-1 . Portugal's win takes them top of their European qualifying group . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Kevin Pietersen has been given no assurances about a return to England’s set-up in a phone call with the new power- broker of English cricket. Mixed messages coming out of the ECB have left the impression the door is open to the maverick batsman, who was sacked last year after the Ashes debacle. But incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves, who takes over from Pietersen’s arch-opponent Giles Clarke on May 15, has spoken to the 34-year-old and made it clear there are no guarantees — even if he scores heavily for Surrey on his expected county comeback. Kevin Pietersen will return to Surrey in the summer to play in the LV= County Championship . Incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves has made it clear there are no guarantees . Graves, who instigated the conversation, hoped to keep it confidential but the tenor of the chat was that Pietersen’s England future rests entirely with the selectors, who would consider form as well as other aspects — such as upsetting team spirit — when picking the Test side this summer. A number of players, led by captain Alastair Cook, would strongly resist a KP comeback. Though Graves told Pietersen he would not interfere with selection, having never done so as chairman of Yorkshire, Pietersen (right) remains so enthused about the slim possibility of playing for England again that he will commit himself to Surrey this season. He said while commentating on Test Match Special at the World Cup: ‘If I can do anything that can help me get back into it for England, then it’s something I want to do.’ Surrey still have to agree the detail of Pietersen’s re-engagement but he is expected to fulfil at least some of his £205,000 IPL contract with Sunrisers Hyderabad. He would then need some practice in red-ball cricket, which he last played in the Sydney Test of January 2014 that completed the 5-0 Ashes whitewash. Pietersen has hinted he could change his IPL contract in a bid to push for an England place . After playing for the Big Bash League's Melbourne Stars, Pietersen has signed with the Sunrisers Hyderabad . England cricket managing director Paul Downton said he watched every ball of that game and had never seen a player so disengaged from his team-mates. Given the strong opposition of Downton and chairman of selectors James Whitaker, Pietersen’s hopes boil down to the side doing so badly against the West Indies and New Zealand in the next two Test series that radical changes are considered for the Ashes, which starts in July. Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called England’s current situation a ‘soap opera’, and says the team need to beat the West Indies 3-0 to stop talk of a Pietersen comeback. ‘It is clear that for Kevin to have any hope of playing for England — and it is only a small hope — he has to play county cricket and we will see what happens,’ Vaughan said on TMS. ‘The game needs a change, it needs someone to come in and say the past is the past and to start afresh. Graves is clearly going to do that. Obviously it’s going to ruffle a few feathers but maybe that’s what they need. ‘Maybe this is a fantastic motivational tool. If the team don’t want Pietersen in the side then go to the West Indies and win 3-0. Play better, score more runs and win more games and Pietersen will never play again.’ | Kevin Pietersen will line up for Surrey in the LV= County Championship . The 34-year-old has spoken to incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves . No guarantees for KP — even if he scores heavily for Surrey . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)Say what you will about the "Sharknado" franchise, but there's no doubt, it's swimming in irony. Take a couple of a key casting choices announced this week. "Shark Tank" star and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will play the President of the United States in "Sharknado 3." Care to venture a guess on his Veep? Try political commentator Ann Coulter. It's a match made in Twitter heaven. "Will Ann Coulter Be Eaten Alive In Sharknado 3?" a hopeful sounding Political Pirate tweets. Yes, there actually is one, or as much as there's ever been one. This time around a sharknado will tear into in the nation's capital, before roaring down the Eastern Seaboard and into Florida. Anyone taking bets on how long Cuban and Coulter will last? The first two "Sharknado" films churned up a storm of laughs and flooded the Twitterverse with clever one liners. #Sharknado2TheSecondOne was the top-trending hashtag on Twitter the night it first aired. "No sharks were harmed or actors paid in the filming of Sharknado 2," said Annie B. "#Sharknado2 was filmed in just 18 days," tweeted comedian Jeff Dwoskin. "Credit to everyone, it totally looks like a 24 day shoot." There are a raft full of D-list celebrities in this one. Back are regulars Ian Ziering as Finley "Fin" Shepherd, and Tara Reid as April Wexler. And a few other tasty offerings. Bo Derek plays the mother of Reid's character, April. NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick plays a pool lifeguard. And Jerry Springer appears as Mr. White, a manic tourist. "Great fun being in #Sharknado3," the talk show host says. "But -- spoiler alert — it doesn't end well for me." With this cast, things should go swimmingly. | Social media explodes for "Sharknado 3" It will debut this summer on Syfy . The storm will slam Washington, before heading to Florida . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A Chinese family was kicked off a Cathay Pacific flight after their three-year-old son refused to wear a seatbelt, causing a delay for other passengers. The Hong Kong-bound plane sat at its gate at a Bangkok airport for an extra 30 minutes while the family, flight attendants and other travellers were involved in a heated stand-off. Most airlines allow children under two to sit on a parent’s lap during take-off and landing. Any child over that age must sit in their own seat and wear a safety belt. The boy's father (middle) rowed with other passengers, putting the flight 30 minutes behind schedule . In last Thursday’s incident, the boy refused to take his seat and wear a seatbelt moments before flight CX654 was scheduled to take off from Suvarnabhumi Bangkok International Airport, a passenger, named Lau, told Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper. All other passengers were seated and prepared for their two-hour journey. Flight attendants asked the family to put the boy in his seat and buckle his safety belt, but the parents refused to obey their directions and insisted that the boy be allowed to sit on his mother’s lap, the South China Morning Post reported. A passenger recorded the argument that followed and shared the video with Apple Daily. A female passenger urged cabin crew to call police after the family refused to get off the plane . In the video, the boy’s defiant father said: ‘If others keep on harassing us, then we will not leave.’ A female passenger, speaking in Cantonese, urged cabin crew to call police, adding: ‘We are customers too. Why are you two allowed to harass all the passengers on board?’ The boy’s father, speaking Putonghua, refused to stand down, saying: ‘If you keep on talking, we won’t leave.’ Moments later, the boy’s mother carries the crying child off the plane as the father collects their belongings. In a similar incident, police were called after a couple refused to place their grandson in his seat . Cathay Pacific defended its decision, telling the South China Morning Post that it was based on safety grounds. A day before, police were called to Hong Kong International Airport after a three-year-old boy would not remain in his seat on a Hong Kong Airlines flight that arrived from Bali, Indonesia, the newspaper reported. In that incident, the boy’s grandparents disobeyed instructions from cabin crew and carried the boy. | Plane sat at its gate in Bangkok while father rowed with staff, travellers . He said the family wouldn't leave 'if others keep on harassing us' Family eventually disembarked after protests from other passengers . Airline defended its decision, saying it was based on safety grounds . Most airlines allow children under two to sit on a parent's lap . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A shameless shoplifter who has spent almost £2million on three breast augmentations, luxury holidays and designer outfits has blamed her criminal habit on the Government - for not providing enough in benefits. Mother-of-six Kim Farry, 54, who reportedly lives in a rent-free council house in south west London and takes home £556 in benefits every month, has made almost £50,000 a year through stealing. Appearing on ITV's This Morning, Ms Farry, who currently receives £120 every two weeks in disability living allowance for stress, £20 a week for child benefit and £58 in child tax credits claimed her 44-year shoplifting spree had been a 'necessity'. Scroll down for video . Shoplifter Kim Farry appeared on ITV's This Morning and blamed the Government for her perpetual shoplifting cycle . 'I don’t know how people can live on benefits. They must have something on the side, it’s impossible. I’m trying to do it and I went without a lot of things. I didn’t eat yesterday. 'I was just stealing to get what I needed at the time,' she said defending her behaviour. 'So if there was a birthday - I would go out and get something.' When presenters Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden questioned the necessity of three breast enhancements she laughed and said: 'My boobs were hanging down here after six kids.' But the presenters did not crack a smile. 'I like to live well, I eat nice food,' she said. The shoplifter, who has been jailed seven times, claimed she is now trying change her ways for the sake of 14-year-old daughter Paris. 'I don’t want my youngest to model herself on me,' she said. But she was flummoxed when presented with the hypothetical situation of having a broken TV and said she didn't know if she could refrain from stealing to fund a new one. Ms Farry, who last stole Christmas presents for her children 12 weeks ago, said her habit started at the age of nine when she saw her single mother struggle to bring her up, as well as her eight siblings: 'We didn’t have anything – my mum had a hard time, dad left her and one morning she had one egg between nine kids, she had no money and was crying so I took it upon myself to go and get some food. 'And that’s how it started. I got so involved I didn’t know anything else. 'I didn’t want to go without so I just carried on doing it. It became a habit,' she said. At her peak the mother-of-six said she was taking home almost £50,000 a year through stealing, but is now trying to go straight for the sake of her youngest daughter, 14-year-old Paris . 'I went to prison and when I came out I got a job. Then I got sacked because they found out I’d been in prison. 'So then I’d go back out again. I had to have money and that’s the only thing I could do. 'Sometimes I would steal stuff and then get other people to exchange things and get the vouchers.Then I'd sell the vouchers. That’s how you’d get your money.' But pitching herself as modern-day Robin Hood, Ms Farry insisted: 'I've got good morals – I know it prob sounds a bit stupid me saying that but I’m not a nasty person. 'I've helped people out a bit. There are a lot of people who are hard up out there and I've helped people out with it as well – so that’s my bit of charity. 'A lot of people who know me have a lot of respect for me – even though I know it’s wrong.' But Ms Farry added: 'I do want to try and turn it round now and show people its never too late to change. Ms Farry says she has made almost £2million from a 44-year crime spree while enjoying designer clothes, exotic holidays and expensive beauty products (pictured above) 'I would do anything along as it’s a job. I don’t get a buzz stealing – but when I do buy with money I get a rush from that. 'I don’t want to be on benefits – if someone would give me a job.' In a clip showing Ms Farry in her front room, the obsessive shoplifter bragged: ‘Everything in this room I have shoplifted the money to pay for the stuff – sofas, TVs and light. 'Well I bought one and stole one,' she qualified pointing to her light fittings. In an interview with the Sunday People this week, the mother-of-six described shoplifting as her 'job'. In contrast to her claims on This Morning, she told journalists Vikki White and Gemma Aldridge: 'I will try but I'm going from riches to rags. Why would I give up living like an A-lister for this? 'This is the longest I've been without shoplifting since I was a child and it's unbelievably hard.' Ms Farry said she first stole aged just nine. After she went unchallenged as she took a haul of groceries from a supermarket, she said she began stealing food and toys on a weekly basis. She was arrested aged ten for stealing a badge, but no action was taken against her, the People reported. Kim Farry leaving the This Morning studios after chatting about her prolific shoplifting . At 14 she was expelled from school and despite two youth detention sentences she decided at 16 to make shoplifting her full-time job - disguising herself with wigs or make-up to avoid being caught. 'I used to nick a load of stuff then go and have a cuppa with the security guards, that's how good I was. When I had been doing it for a few years I realised it was more about attitude than anything else. I could steal anything,' she said. On one occasion she said she even managed to steal a cooker with the help of an accomplice and a van, but reportedly made much of her money by stealing from designer clothing shops and having other women return the items for vouchers or credit notes. She then sold these on for half the price, but would also make money by shoplifting to order. After she married in her 20s and started a family of her own, Ms Farry even trained up her three eldest children to help her once they turned 12, she told the newspaper. She says she was stealing items worth as much as £7,000 a month, taking home nearly £50,000 a year after paying her accomplices. But although Ms Farry said she turned to crime to support her family, it also caused the break-down of her marriage and when she was sentenced to one of her jail terms her three eldest children were sent to live with her father. According to the People, Ms Farry has more than 50 shoplifting charges to her name, but she said this accounts for only around one per cent of her exploits. She was last jailed when Paris was six weeks old, but told the newspaper that on the day she was released from the six-week sentence she went on a stealing spree. She said she is now hoping to change her ways for Paris, but does not want to give up the perks of her lifestyle. She said she does want to find legal employment, but added that if she is unable to get a job she may resort to stealing - and says the Government should give out more in handouts to prevent others from turning to crime. She said: 'There's no way I can maintain my lifestyle or anything close to it. The Government is living in denial if it thinks people are going to live on benefits and not do everything they can to top it up, illegal or not.' MailOnline has contacted the Metropolitan Police for comment. | Kim Farry, 54, lives in a rent-free council house in south west London . She started stealing to help her family when she was just nine . At her peak she claims she was earning £50,000 a year from shoplifting . She has over 50 shoplifting charges and has been jailed seven times . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | This is the moment that a racist thug pushed a policewoman onto train tracks in a drunken rampage through a station. Construction worker Kevin Pythian, 32, shoved the slightly-built woman officer onto the railway line as she bravely tried to restrain him in Oxford Road Station, Manchester. Moments before he had accused a ticket inspector of being a member of Al-Qaeda and sprinted across the live tracks to get to the opposite platform. Pythian was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Minshull Street Crown Court after admitting a string of offences. The unnamed WPC can be seen lying on the railway track after being pushed by drunken thug Kevin Pythian as she tried to restrain him after a drunken rampage . The construction worker, 32, was jailed for two-and-a-half years . The court heard Pythian had been drinking in Manchester city centre when he walked into the station at around 8.55pm on February 17. Northern Rail worker Narinder Singh asked to see his ticket he replied, 'I've got a ticket, I want to see your ID'. When Mr Singh showed him his badge, Pythian said: 'I know you're Indian. I want to see your ID. As far as I know you could be Al-Qaeda.' After being spoken to by supervisor Sean Lynch, Pythian staggered to Platform 4 but then ran across the track onto Platform 3 - causing an incoming train to break sharply. He was then chased by the 36-year-old PC before a scuffle which resulted in her being thrown from the platform on to the track. The constable was knocked out and suffered a gash to the head, a broken finger and cuts and bruises. She remains off duty with her injuries. Pythian went on to punch Mr Lynch and threaten to bite his ear off before running along tracks towards Deansgate. Trains had to be halted for 11 minutes because of the incident. Pythian had only recently been freed from prison, after being jailed for 10 years for an armed robbery at a north Wales supermarket in 2009. Describing the attack on the slightly-built PC, prosecutor Barrie Darby said: 'He seemed to have calmed down and wiped his face but then he raised his hands and pushed her in the face with such force she went off the platform.' Pythian had been drinking in Manchester city centre when he walked into the station at around 8.55pm . The woman WPC was trying to restrain the construction worker after he made racist remarks to a member of station staff and jumped on the tracks . The police officer can be seen falling onto the railway line after being shoved by Pythian . The constable was knocked out and suffered a gash to the head, a broken finger and cuts and bruises . For the defence, Graham Robinson said: 'Having assessed the CCTV and time to reflect, he is utterly remorseful for what he has done and totally ashamed of his behaviour. Pythian, from Runcorn, Cheshire, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault, endangering rail safety and racial harassment. Judge Geoffrey Lowe said: 'You could have stopped after each of these episodes. If you had things wouldn't be nearly as bad as they are for you now.' | Kevin Pythian, 32, jailed for two-and-half-years by crown court judge . Admitted assault, endangering rail safety and racial harassment . Rampage happened at Oxford Road Station in Manchester . Shoved slight-built WPC onto tracks as she tried to restrain him . Also accused ticket inspector of being in Al-Qaeda and jumped on line . Judge says he could have stopped 'each of these episodes' |
Based on the information provided, what was the controversy surrounding the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? | The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 December 2021 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Contested over a distance of 58 laps, the race was the twenty-second and final round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. The race decided both the Drivers' and Constructors' championships; Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both had 369.5 points coming into the race. Hamilton led most of the race and appeared on course to win what would have been a record eighth World Drivers' Championship, having taken the lead at the start of the race at turn 1 on the first lap. However Verstappen was the eventual winner, overtaking Hamilton on the final lap after a controversial safety car restart in the last moments of the race. The FIA thus conducted an inquiry into the race which led to a restructuring of race control including the replacement of Michael Masi as race director and amendments to the safety car rules. That inquiry subsequently concluded that the race officials had misapplied the then-regulations due to human error, but confirmed the results.
Verstappen's win secured his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship of his career by eight points from Hamilton, and Red Bull Racing's first since 2013. Mercedes won their eighth consecutive Formula One World Constructors' Championship, setting a new record. The Grand Prix was also the final race for 2007 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen; the 42-year-old Finn retired from Formula One after a two-decade career spanning 349 Grands Prix starts.
Race
Start and opening laps
The race started at 17:00 local time on Sunday 12 December. Lewis Hamilton immediately took the lead from Max Verstappen on the race start, prompting Verstappen to attempt to regain his position at the turn 6 chicane. Verstappen's trajectory forced Hamilton off the track, and the Briton re-entered slightly further ahead of the Dutch driver than he was before the corner. Arguing that he should have ceded the position to Verstappen, Red Bull Racing protested the racing line taken by Hamilton, and were told by radio that Hamilton had ultimately given back any advantage gained. The incident was referred to the stewards, which concluded that no further investigation was necessary. Hamilton then utilised the durability of his medium-compound tyres to extend his lead over Verstappen, whose soft-compound tyres were suffering from greater degradation.
Pit-stops and virtual safety car
Verstappen made his stop at the end of lap 13 with Hamilton following suit one lap later, both opting for a set of the hardest tyres. The lead drivers pitting elevated Sergio Pérez to first, with the Mexican driver being informed his strategy was to hold up Hamilton to allow his teammate Verstappen to catch up. Hamilton caught up with Pérez on lap 20; a spirited defence from the Red Bull second driver allowed Verstappen to significantly close the gap from about 11 seconds after the pits to 1.3 second. Verstappen was unable to take advantage of it, with Hamilton's superior pace extending the gap to four seconds by the midpoint of the race.
Final laps
On lap 53, a crash at turn 14 for Nicholas Latifi, who was fighting for position with Haas' Mick Schumacher and had dirty tyres after going off circuit at turn 9, brought out the safety car. Hamilton again stayed out without pitting because he would have lost track position had the safety car period not ended, while Verstappen pitted behind him for a fresh set of the softest available tyres. Pérez retired under the safety car due to oil pressure. After Verstappen's pit stop, he retained second, but with five lapped cars (those of Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc, and Sebastian Vettel) between himself and Hamilton (in first). As the debris from Latifi's crash was being cleared by the race marshals, the lapped drivers were initially informed that they would not be permitted to overtake. On lap 57 Masi gave the direction that only the five cars between Hamilton and Verstappen were to unlap themselves.
Immediately after Vettel passed the safety car to join the lead lap, race control announced the safety car would enter the pits at the end of the lap to allow for a final lap of green-flag racing, leading to angry remonstrations from Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. On the final lap, Verstappen used his fresh soft tyres to pass Hamilton into turn 5 to take the lead of the race. He held off counter-attacks from Hamilton to win the race and his first World Drivers' Championship, with Hamilton in second and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. in third. AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda finished in a career-best fourth place, after overtaking Bottas. Mercedes gained enough points to win their eighth consecutive Constructors' title, extending their own record. Over the radio, Wolff appealed to Masi to reinstate the order of the penultimate lap, to which Masi gave the reply: "Toto, it's called a motor race, ok? We went car racing."
Safety car controversy
Michael Masi was involved in a safety car procedure controversy during the last laps of the race. On lap 56 of the race, during which Hamilton was leading, Masi allowed only the five cars directly in between championship contenders Hamilton and Verstappen to unlap themselves before the restart. The race restarted, and on the final lap of the race, Verstappen overtook Hamilton and won the 2021 World Drivers' Championship.
Mercedes' post-race protests
Mercedes protested the race result, alleging that Verstappen had overtaken Hamilton during the safety car and that Masi violated safety car procedure by allowing the cars directly in front of Verstappen to unlap themselves, and no others, and that according to regulations the restart should have occurred the following lap, which would have resulted in Hamilton's victory. While the first issue was dismissed because Verstappen was not ahead at the end of the safety car period, the second issue was more contentious, with Mercedes retaining legal counsel for the protest. Mercedes argued that if a message for lapped cars to overtake is issued under Article 48.12, then all lapped cars are required to unlap, and that the safety car was required to wait until the end of the following lap to return to the pit lane; if this process was complied with, Mercedes submitted that Hamilton would have won the race and therefore the championship, and requested that the classification be amended as such. Red Bull argued that a) the regulation stated "any cars", not "all cars", were required to overtake under Articles 48.12; b) 48.13, which governs the withdrawal of the safety car, overrides Article 48.12; c) Article 15.3 gives the race director overriding authority over the use of the safety car; and d) the race result would not have changed if all eight lapped cars were permitted to unlap. Masi argued that the principle behind Article 48.12 was to remove cars which "interfered" with drivers racing on the lead lap and that all teams had agreed in principle that all races should end under racing conditions.
The clerk of the course shall work in permanent consultation with the Race Director. The Race Director shall have overriding authority in the following matters and the clerk of the course may give orders in respect of them only with his express agreement: ... e) The use of the safety car.
Mercedes lodged their intentions to appeal the ruling. Following the FIA's announcement that it would conduct a "detailed analysis and clarification exercise" of the incident and its admission that the controversy was "tarnishing the image" of the sport, Mercedes decided not to pursue their appeal, and announced the discontinuation of their protest on 16 December, several hours before the submission deadline. Amongst the reasons to discontinue, Wolff said that neither he nor Hamilton wished to be awarded the drivers' championship in court, and instead would focus their efforts in to ensuring an equitable result from the FIA's investigation into the sporting code. Wolff remained heavily critical of Masi's direction of the race—in particular, Wolff criticised Masi's decision in Abu Dhabi as being inconsistent with a decision at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, where Masi cited the need to let all cars unlap to extend a safety car period—and both he and Hamilton boycotted the FIA Prize Giving Ceremony that evening. Hamilton was later fined for not attending; he asked the FIA to donate the fine as contribution towards the work the body carries out with underprivileged children. The statement also fuelled speculation that Hamilton could announce a snap retirement after being disillusioned by the race's events, although Wolff indicated both he and his driver would continue in the sport after a period of reflection in the off-season.
Race reactions and commentary
In the immediate post-race interview, Hamilton and his father Anthony congratulated Verstappen and his family on his first World Drivers' Championship.
Several drivers criticised Masi's decision which was seen as a divergence from standard safety car procedure. In a last-lap radio message to his race engineer Peter Bonnington, that was not played on the television feed, Hamilton said the race result had been "manipulated". Russell, who was signed to be Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes in 2022, called the race finishing decision of race director Michael Masi "unacceptable". Norris, who was situated at the front of the five cars permitted to unlap, said the decision to go racing again on the last lap was made "for TV", and Alonso, Ocon, Leclerc, and Vettel, the drivers of the other four cars in the pack, also expressed confusion at the sudden instruction to unlap. Daniel Ricciardo, who was situated immediately behind Verstappen during the safety car period and was not permitted to unlap himself, said he was "speechless" at the instruction, especially as it did not allow him to also race the five-car pack on newer soft-compound tyres, and Sainz Jr., who was positioned behind Ricciardo and Lance Stroll's cars upon the restart and was under pressure from Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly, and Valtteri Bottas, opined that the decision to resume racing under the circumstances "nearly cost [him his] podium". Speaking at Aston Martin's 2022 car launch in February 2022, Lance Stroll described the Abu Dhabi situation as "ridiculous" and that rules should be set in stone before a season starts. | While there was a lot of complexity based on the circumstances that occurred, the prevailing controversy with the race was related to the fact that lapped cars were only partially allowed to clear the track. This meant that Max Verstappen was cleared to attack Lewis Hamilton on fresher tyres for the last part of the final lap. Lewis and Max both needed to win the final race to win the championship. This would have been Max's first ever championship or Lewis' record-breaking 8th championship. By allowing only the cars between Max and Lewis, the race director only partially adhered to the rules. This virtually handed the win to Max and Red Bull. While Mercedes immediately protested the decision and final result. Max was awarded the championship. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Ronnie O'Sullivan has again voiced his disaffection with snooker, claiming he is just 'using' the game and has not yet committed to entering next month's World Championship. The 39-year-old, who has won the UK Championship, the Masters and the Crucible title five times each, has struggled for much of his career with the mental aspect of the game and the demands of the tour circuit. His achievements in recent years are outstanding, winning the 2013 World Championship having barely played all season and the 2014 UK Championship despite suffering with a fractured ankle. Ronnie O'Sullivan claims that snooker does not offer the financial reward and security that it once did . O'Sullivan also said that he has contemplated not entering the snooker World Championship next month . O Sullivan celebrates winning the 2014 UK Championship but hit out at the prize money on offer to players . VIDEO O'Sullivan Into Last 16 . But as this year's Crucible build-up begins, his commitment is once more in question. 'Snooker is no longer what it once was for me. I just use snooker, rather than letting it use me,' he told the Guardian. 'I know it sounds crazy but I wasn't even sure if I was going to enter the worlds. I probably will but it's got to the point where I want to give snooker only 20 per cent of my time. 'It's not something I'm that bothered about. It's probably one of my least favourite tournaments. Seventeen days is too long. 'But as a kid, I dreamed of being world champion. (Then) I thought if I can win three or four, that would be great. Three? You're getting to be a great player. Four? You're on a level with John Higgins, who is a master of the game. So I'm really happy to have won it five times.' It is a familiar refrain from O'Sullivan. He threatened not to take up his place in the 2014 Masters, polling his Twitter followers for advice only to announce his entry around an hour later. The switch in the world rankings format, from points to a money list, played into O'Sullivan's hands by allowing him to 'play the system' - as he put it in 2013 - by focusing on the more lucrative tournaments. O'Sullivan claimed the World Championship tournament is one of his least favourite events due to its length . O'Sullivan has won the World Championship five times already in a highly decorated career . But he remains unhappy and even said he cannot achieve financial security through snooker's 's***' prize money - an extraordinary claim even for O'Sullivan, especially as he has already noted: 'I could get by the rest of my life if I never worked again.' He said: 'If you go back five or 10 years I used to get good sponsorship for my logos. I was on £350,000 even before I hit a ball. Now there is no money in snooker. The top players are suffering now. 'I don't want it to come across as if I'm doing this for money. I just want what's fair. They can say 'you're getting this amount of prize money'. But if you're a top player it's f****** s***. I want my security, and snooker isn't going to give me that security.' | Ronnie O'Sullivan believes snooker does not offer him financial security . He claims he now only wants to give snooker '20 per cent' of his time . O'Sullivan also criticised the prize money on offer to top players . |
What is the most common air or gas mixture used in recreational scuba diving. | For some diving, gas mixtures other than normal atmospheric air (21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, 1% trace gases) can be used, so long as the diver is competent in their use. The most commonly used mixture is nitrox, also referred to as Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN), which is air with extra oxygen, often with 32% or 36% oxygen, and thus less nitrogen, reducing the risk of decompression sickness or allowing longer exposure to the same pressure for equal risk. The reduced nitrogen may also allow for no stops or shorter decompression stop times or a shorter surface interval between dives. A common misconception is that nitrox can reduce narcosis, but research has shown that oxygen is also narcotic.: 304 | For most recreational diving atmospheric air with 21% oxygen and 78% nitrogen is used. The second most common mixture is Enriched Air Nitrox which contains extra oxygen with 32% or 36% and less Nitrogen than is found in atmospheric air, which permits divers to have shorter safety stops or shorter surface intervals. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Spanish paella, pulled pork burger, red velvet cupcakes - These all sound like delicacies from an upscale restaurant not meals for our pooches. But Asia Upward wanted to be quirky and combine her love for food photography with her love for her dogs, and thus the book 'A Dog's World' was born. She told Daily Mail Australia that she wanted to raise the stakes and come up with something quirky that would humour people and wasn't the everyday image. So she substituted humans for dogs. Scroll down for video . Asia Upward has released a book that combines recipes for dogs and photography titles 'A Dog's World' She said she wanted to raise the stakes and come up with something quirky that wasn't the everyday image. Asia has tested out most of her recipes on her 10-year-old Ridgeback cross cattle dog, Bear . 'I am based in Melbourne and what I have noticed is that there is always a new trend, like the pulled-pork fad,' she said. Mash the banana thoroughly. Add all of the ingredients into a food processor or blender and mix until smooth. Place mixture into ice cube trays and freeze. Once frozen they are ready to serve. 'I thought to myself, wouldn't it be great to do this for my dog - so I did and then started brainstorming more and more ideas for dog recipes.' Recipes that you will come across in the book range from icy pole bones to winter warming vegetable soup and her personal favourite - red velvet pupcakes. The healthiness of the meal for the dog is paramount to Asia, so with the cupcakes, she uses beetroot to get the deep red colour and sugar-free yogurt for the icing. So as delicious as these meals appear in the images to anyone's eye, they are aimed purely at dogs. 'I actually ate the pulled-pork burger once,' Asia said. 'There is obviously no seasoning in any of the meals, its really simple plain food, so I had to add some relish.' Recipes in the book range from icy pole bones to winter warming vegetable soup and red velvet pupcakes. Asia used Gumtree to source the dogs as she was new to Melbourne and did not know many dog owners . Her inspiration for the book has stemmed from her deep, childhood love for dogs . Asia tested out most of the recipes on her 10-year-old half ridgeback and half cattle dog, Bear. Her mum rescued Bear from the blue mountains when he was 4-weeks-old. He was the runt of a litter of puppies whose mother could not adequately care for them so he has been with Asia ever since. Her inspiration for the book has stemmed from her deep, childhood love for dogs. 'I found a picture of myself when I was three-years-old at my parents house absolutely surrounded by dogs,' she said. 'I didn't have many kids to play with, so I had pets my entire life instead.' Further motivation came when the Melbourne-based photographer was travelling in Sumatra and experienced the strewn mange, disease and dejection of the street dogs. 'I found a picture of myself when I was three-years-old at my parents house absolutely surrounded by dogs' Motivation for the book came when she was travelling in Sumatra and experienced the disease and dejection of the street dogs . Icy pole bones with natural low fat yogurt, 1 banana, peanut butter and honey . Asia is planning another trip to Sri Lanka in September to advocate animal welfare . 'There was a tiny puppy crossing the road in front of the car, skinny and sick so I asked the driver if we could do something and he just laughed at me,' she said. 'It broke my heart.' Chop and brown the beef hearts . Put the browned meat and other ingredients into large pot and bring to boil . Reduce heat once boiling and simmer covered for 30 minutes . Serve at room temperature with brown rice . As soon as Asia returned home she began working on her book and with its release, she aims to raise awareness and funds for Animal SOS Sri Lanka, a charity dedicated to not only rescuing street animals but also educating the people of Sri Lanka in animal welfare. She is planning another trip over there on the 20th of September to help Animal SOS campaign and advertise their strong message. On being asked how she sourced the pooches for the shoot, Asia admitted it was not the most orthodox method. 'Believe it or not, I used Gumtree,' she laughed. 'I was new to Melbourne and didn't know any dog owners so I put an ad up on Gumtree and was taken aback by how many people responded. Asia evidently could not use them all but is keeping everyone in mind for her second book as the characters that she found on set were priceless. 'There was a little French Bulldog who was hilarious, I wanted to get a shot of him looking at the cake but he just launched into it and devoured the entire thing before even looking at it.' | Asia Upward released a photography and recipe book titled 'A Dog's World' It contains healthy recipes for pooches with some added photo humour . Asia's motivation came when she saw the desolate street dogs in Sri Lanka . The dogs were all sourced on Gumtree as she was new to Melbourne . Icy pole bones, winter warming soup and red velvet pup cakes are included . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)She was the first person to contract Ebola in the United States, and now she's suing the hospital where she got infected. Nina Pham, a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, filed a lawsuit Monday against the hospital's parent company, Texas Health Resources. She claims the company made her "a symbol of corporate neglect -- a casualty of a hospital system's failure to prepare for a known and impending medical crisis." THR ignored Ebola warnings, its chief medical officer "made numerous patently false statements to Congress," and the company "wholly failed to ensure that appropriate polices, procedures, and equipment were in place," leaving health care providers untrained, unprotected and at risk for exposure, the lawsuit says. "I was hoping that THR would be more open and honest about everything that happened at the hospital, and the things they didn't do that led to me getting infected with Ebola," Pham said in a statement. "But that didn't happen and I felt I was left with no choice but to turn to the courts for help." The company's CEO, Barclay Berdan, sent a letter to employees Monday night after news of the lawsuit broke. "Nina and so many others of you served very bravely during a most difficult time as we all struggled to deal with the first case of Ebola to arrive in a U.S. hospital's emergency room," the statement read. "Texas Health Resources values our strong culture of caring and compassion, and we view all employees as part of our family. That's why we have continued to support Nina both during and after her illness, and it's why she is still a member of our team." According to the suit, the hospital chain failed to provide proper training to handle Ebola. Pham contracted the disease last fall while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who started showing symptoms after arriving in Dallas from Liberia. "In a cruel twist, after watching Mr. Duncan go through the horrific and painful course of the disease as she desperately tried to save his life, Nina herself was diagnosed with Ebola just two days after Mr. Duncan's life was taken by it," the lawsuit states. Because the hospital initially discharged Duncan when he arrived seeking treatment, it hurt his chances of beating the virus, the lawsuit says. "Had THR heeded the CDC and other warnings and ensured its hospitals were ready for Ebola, Mr. Duncan would have had the best opportunity to possibly survive," it says. Pham also claims that the hospital failed to provide her with the necessary protective equipment, despite CDC warnings. "Based on what she could learn from the Internet, on the first day she cared for Mr. Duncan, Nina put on a regular isolation gown covering her front and back, double gloves, a surgical mask with plastic shield and double booties. Importantly, Nina's neck and hair remained exposed. Nina was not even (provided) disposable scrubs or a change of clothes. She had to wear the scrubs she wore that first day home, taking out of the hospital clothing that was potentially carrying the virus," the lawsuit says. When her mother learned she was treating Duncan, she tried to persuade her to call in sick or even quit, but Pham replied, "Mom, I can't abandon him. He is my patient. It's my job. I'm going back," according to the lawsuit. Texas Health Resources spokesman Wendell Watson issued a statement in response to the lawsuit: . "Nina Pham served very bravely during a most difficult time as we all struggled to deal with the first case of Ebola to arrive in a U.S. hospital's emergency room. Texas Health Resources has a strong culture of caring and compassion, and we view all our employees as part of our family. That's why we have continued to support Nina both during and after her illness, and it's why she is still a member of our team. As distressing as the lawsuit is to us, we remain optimistic that we can resolve this matter with Nina." Comparing the conditions facing nurses to what one would expect in a poorly developed country, the suit further states that after Duncan died, Pham was told she was at "no risk" for Ebola "and that she could freely see her friends and family." Two days later, she found out she had Ebola. "THR quickly learned that Nina and her dog Bentley had enormous public support and sympathy. So THR began trying to use Nina as a PR tool to save its plummeting image. While Nina laid in isolation, heavily medicated and facing a potentially gruesome death, THR had its PR department calling Nina. The PR Department was trying to release information and use Nina as part of its THR-corporate-driven #PresbyProud campaign," the lawsuit says. Pham's lawsuit also says Texas Health Resources violated her privacy by sharing her medical records. In his letter to employees, Berdan said the company had Pham's permission to release information. "THR was sensitive to Nina's privacy, and we adhered to HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules in determining what information to share publicly," the CEO said. "We had Nina's consent to share the information about her that was released." Another nurse treating Duncan, Amber Vinson, also contracted Ebola. Both nurses recovered after being sent to hospitals specially equipped and staffed to handle Ebola -- Pham at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, and Vinson at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Pham is still employed and is getting a paycheck from Texas Health Resources, but has not returned to work, CNN affiliate KTVT said. She is still suffering fatigue and body aches, but her lawyer told the affiliate it's not clear whether the ailments are from Ebola or from the experimental drugs Pham received. She also experiences anxiety and frequent nightmares and suffers from the stigma of being the Ebola nurse and she may not nurse again, the lawsuit says . "Professionally, she doubts whether she can ever be a critical care nurse again -- in part because of the emotional stress and anxiety over the trauma she experienced and in part because of the fear and stigma that follows her. So despite only just beginning to pursue her dream of a career in critical care nursing, Nina is now faced with the possibility of never returning to her passion," the lawsuit says. The lawsuit seeks damages for past and future physical pain, mental anguish, physical impairment, loss of enjoyment of life, medical expenses, loss of earning capacity and loss of reputation the lawsuit says. It does not set an amount for damages sought. "The fact is, I'm facing a number of issues with regard to my health and my career and the lawsuit provides a way to address them," Pham said in her statement. "But more importantly, it will help uncover the truth of what happened, and educate all health care providers and administrators about ways to be better prepared for the next public health emergency. "I particularly want to express my continued sympathy to the family of Mr. Duncan, as it was my privilege to care for him. I also want to acknowledge my fellow nurses, and the many friends, family and strangers for their ongoing concern and support." CNN's Karan Olson, Chandler Friedman and Vivian Kuo contributed to this report. | Nina Pham gave consent to release medical information, hospital company CEO says . Pham contracted Ebola while treating a patient at a Dallas hospital . She says the hospital violated her privacy and did not provide adequate training . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Any Instagram user would be proud to show off these stunning photos of London’s iconic landmarks on their timeline. It turns out they can, as all it took to produce this magnificent portfolio was an iPhone and a tilt shift filter on an app. Traveller Christian Barrett snapped the breathtaking images, which offer a bird’s eye view of the capital, as he flew into Heathrow Airport on a recent trip. Scroll down for video . Christian Barrett snapped the breathtaking photos as his flight passed over London while en route to Heathrow Airport on a recent trip . All it took for Christian Barrett to produce his magnificent portfolio of London's sights was an iPhone and a tilt shift filter on an app . This image snapped from high above the capital shows Kensington Gardens (left) and Hyde Park (centre) The photos offer a different take on London’s sights – from Buckingham Palace and the London Eye to Canary Wharf and The Shard. The effects of the filter appear to play a visual trick. Christian’s photos make the sprawling city look like a miniature model with incredible definition. The Thames, the O2, Houses of Parliament, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are rendered almost toy like. Christian Barrett's incredible aerial tour of London included Canary Wharf and the O2 arena . The holidaymaker's photos make the sprawling city and its sights look like a miniature model with incredible definition . Landmarks such as The Shard, Tower Bridge and the City of London's modern skyline are rendered almost toy like when the filter is applied . Christian Barrett said he managed to photograph London's landmarks from the plane even though he wasn't in a window seat . Christian said: ‘It was a beautiful winter day, the sun was shining and there was a hardly a cloud in the sky. ‘As we came in to land over London the outstanding view was crystal clear and I whipped out my phone to capture the moment. ‘Amazingly, I wasn't even sitting in the window seat and was delighted when I looked back at the images and saw what I had captured.’ | Christian Barrett snapped the photos as his flight traveller over the capital en route to London Heathrow Airport . The snaps offer a bird's eye view of London, but they make its famous landmarks look like miniature toys . Christian said he pulled out his phone and was delighted when he scrolled through the photos after landing . |
Where can you find Anostraca? | Anostraca is one of the four orders of crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda; its members are referred to as fairy shrimp. They live in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes across the world, and they have even been found in deserts, ice-covered mountain lakes and Antarctic ice. They are usually 6–25 mm (0.24–0.98 in) long (exceptionally up to 170 mm or 6.7 in). Most species have 20 body segments, bearing 11 pairs of leaf-like phyllopodia (swimming legs), and the body lacks a carapace. They swim "upside-down" and feed by filtering organic particles from the water or by scraping algae from surfaces, with the exception of Branchinecta gigas, or "giant fairy shrimp", which is itself a predator of other species of anostracans. They are an important food for many birds and fish, and some are cultured and harvested for use as fish food. There are 300 species spread across 8 families. | The crustaceans Anostraca can be be found in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes, as well as deserts, ice-covered mountain lakes and Antarctic ice. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Bethlehem, West Bank (CNN)In the biblical city of Bethlehem, Sana Jamaani is warmed up and ready to run. This isn't her first race, but she says it is her most important. "I'm running in the Holy Land," Jamaani smiles. "I'm running in Palestine." More than 3,000 runners came to the West Bank for the Palestine Marathon on Friday. For Jamaani, this isn't just a race for time. It is a run for recognition. "It means that you run for peace," Jamaani says. Two weeks before this marathon, more than 25,000 runners took part in the Jerusalem Marathon. The race was a celebration of sport in a citywide event that drew international attention and competition. The course took runners through old and new Jerusalem. They were free to run. But in Bethlehem, runners say they run to be free. "We are trying to inspire people to take their own rights," says organizer Signe Fischer, "and the right of movement is the only right that you can physically just claim. You can put on your running shoes and just take it." The Palestine Marathon is put on by the Palestine Olympic Committee and the Right to Movement, a nonprofit organization that uses running as a means of activism. They focus their efforts on what they see as one of the most basic rights: movement. Many of the runners are Palestinian, and their movement is limited, Israel says, for security reasons. The marathon course took runners along the West Bank separation barrier, into the Aida refugee camp, and under guard towers. Nader al-Masri won the marathon. He is from Gaza, and he says he had to wait five hours at the Erez border crossing to compete. He arrived in Manger Square at the finish line to a hero's welcome. "I saw parts of the wall all over. It's very hard, but I'm still proud of myself as a Palestinian," says al-Masri. In its third year, the marathon drew runners from all over the world, pilgrims of a sort making a journey to the holy land, not for religion, but for sport. "It's an achievement," said Jamaani after finishing. "Everyone looks for an achievement in life, and one of them was crossing this line, especially in the Palestine Marathon." For runners like Jamaani, the marathon is a statement made one step at a time. | More than 3,000 runners came to the West Bank . "It means that you run for peace," Sana Jamaani says . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | London (CNN)British Prime Minister David Cameron formally asked Queen Elizabeth II to dissolve his country's Parliament on Monday, opening the way for campaigning ahead of the May 7 general election. The procedural step means there are officially no members of Parliament until it reconvenes on May 18 for the swearing-in of members and the official state opening of Parliament on May 27. Addressing media outside the official prime ministerial residence at 10 Downing St., Cameron said that Britain had been "on the brink" when he came into office. "Of course, we haven't fixed everything, but Britain is back on her feet again." Cameron said the nation faced "a stark choice" in 38 days. "The next Prime Minister walking through that door will be me or (Labour Party leader) Ed Miliband," he said. "You can choose an economy that grows, that creates jobs, that generates the money to ensure a properly funded and improving NHS (National Health Service) ... and a government that will cut taxes for 30 million hard-working people ... or you can choose the economic chaos of Ed Miliband's Britain," Cameron said. "After five years of effort and sacrifice, Britain is on the right track. This election is about moving forward -- and as Prime Minister here at No. 10 that's what I will deliver." Miliband launched Labour's Business Manifesto on Monday, saying that a second Conservative term would threaten Britain's EU membership and pose "a clear and present danger" to British firms and prosperity. "There are two futures on offer at this election," Miliband said. "To carry on with a Conservative plan based on the idea that as long as the richest and most powerful succeed, everyone else will be OK. Or a Labour plan, a better plan, that says it is only when working people succeed that Britain succeeds." Miliband also referenced Cameron's March 23 announcement that the Conservative leader had ruled out standing for a third term -- before the election that will decide whether he even gets a second term in the top job -- saying the Conservative candidates would be "vying against each other for who can be the most extreme on Europe." Cameron and his Conservative Party won the last election in 2010, but not by enough to go into government alone. Without a majority in Parliament, a government becomes dependent on MPs, or lawmakers, from other parties to get its program voted through the House of Commons, the chamber that passes laws and legislation. For five years, Cameron has been governing in coalition with the UK's third party, the Liberal Democrats. Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister, has mostly backed Cameron in parliamentary debates against Labour's Miliband. "For the first time ever, the Liberal Democrats go into this campaign with a record of action in government to be extremely proud of," Clegg said Monday. "We have kept the government in the center ground and shown that we are the only party that can build a stronger economy and a fairer society." The right-wing UK Independence Party, or UKIP, which has pledged to take the UK out of the European Union, has made massive gains in the past year -- mostly at the expense of Cameron's Conservatives. Last year, in a backlash against the EU, UKIP caused a political earthquake and won elections to the European Parliament in Britain, and some commentators have likened its impact on UK politics to that of the tea party in the United States. It is unclear how UKIP will perform in the May 7 UK general election. Some of its supporters appeared to be casting protest votes last year and could return to the established Conservative and Labour parties when more is at stake. On Monday, UKIP leader Nigel Farage tweeted: "UKIP is the party of real change for real people. If you #VoteUKIP on May 7th, you'll get MPs willing to hold the government to account." Meanwhile, in Scotland, the September independence referendum (which narrowly failed) so reinvigorated the Scottish National Party that it could hit what is usually a key Labour stronghold, undermining Miliband's bid for power. Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond quit after the referendum, and Nicola Sturgeon now heads the party. "The general election on May 7 is a fantastic opportunity for Scotland to make Westminster sit up and take notice," Sturgeon said Monday. "By holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, SNP MPs can work with others to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street -- and ensure that Scotland's priorities become priorities at Westminster," she said. Eligible Britons must be registered by April 20 to vote. | British Prime Minister David Cameron formally asks Queen to dissolve Parliament . Move paves way for official campaigning ahead of May 7 general elections . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A Portugal side missing Cristiano Ronaldo were shocked 2-0 by African islanders Cape Verde in Estoril. The Ballon d'Or winner was released from international duty ahead of this friendly meeting at the Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota and Portugal dearly missed his guile and killer instinct. Odair Fortes and Gege scored the Blue Sharks' goals before half-time and the dismissal of Portugal defender Andre Pinto on the hour mark made a comeback even more unlikely. It would not materialise. Cape Verde Islands defender Gege celebrates after scoring the second goal against Portugal on Tuesday . Fernando Santos (right) looks dejected as his Portuguese side were beaten 2-0 by the African nation . Jeffry Fortes competes with Adrien Silva during the international friendly in Estoril . PORTUGAL: Lopes, Cedric, Andre Pinto, Oliveira, Antunes, Adrien (Pizzi 65), Andre Gomes (A Almeida 79), Joao Mario (Ukra 46), Bernardo Silva (Danilo 61), Vieirinha, Almeida (Eder 64) Subs not used: Ventura, Marafona, Tiago Pinto, Andre Andre, Cavaleiro, Lucas Joao, Rui Fonte . Booked: Oliveira . Sent off: Andre Pinto . CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Vozinha, Jeffrey, Varela (Calu 71), Gege (Steven 56), Nivaldo, Nuno, Semedo, Julio (Ryan Mendes 81), Platini (Babancao 62), Odair Fortes (Garry 80), Heldon (Ricardo Gomes 81) Subs not used: Kevin, Carlitos . Booked: Semedo . Goals: Odair Fortes 38, Gege 43 . It was the first time since 1986 that Portugal had lost to an African nation, though it shouldn't come as too much a surprise with Cape Verde up at 37 in the FIFA world rankings, above the likes of Scotland and Sweden. Cape Verde made a lively start but the European side began to stamp their mark on proceedings soon after Vozinha was called into action on a number of occasions in goal, keeping out Vierinha and then Bernardo Silva. But the visitors were in front in the 38th minute, as Fortes' cross-cum-shot looped over Lopes at the far post. Five minutes later they doubled their advantage after Heldon's free-kick fell kindly for Gege, who made his way up from defence and could hardly miss. Hugo Almeida spurned a golden chance in the second half as Fernando Santos' side tried to rally, but Portugal's hopes of mounting a comeback were dealt a major blow on the hour mark when Pinto was shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge on Heldon. Pinto's sending off did not affect Portugal's attacking ambition, but their efforts ultimately proved fruitless on a famous night for Cape Verde. Cape Verde midfielder Platini vies with Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva in Estoril . Andre Pinto holds the ball up as Julio Tavares looks to get back possession for Portugal . Hugo Almeida heads the ball on under pressure from Cape Verde defender Jeffry Fortes . | Portugal lose game to African nation for first time since 1986 . Cape Verde Islands are ranked 37th in the world - above likes of Scotland . Odair Fortes and Gege net quickfire double in first-half in Estoril . Portugal defender Andre Pinto was sent off after reckless challenge . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Not content to bring back Darrelle Revis, the New York Jets have re-signed Antonio Cromartie too. The pair played together for the Jets from 2010-12 and after his return to Gang Green after winning the Super Bowl with New England, Revis announced he would reach out to recruit 30-year-old Cromartie. 'I’m going to get in contact with him very soon here,' he said, 'and try to convince him to hopefully come back and join our Batman-and-Robin tandem we had a couple of years ago,' Revis said. Cromartie obviously liked what he heard and re-joins on a four-year, $32million contract. He expressed his delight on Twitter, saying: 'Something like a dynamic duo.. Happy to shutdown QB's with my bro @revis24 again!' Antonio Cromartie breaks up a pass broken aimed for Denver Broncos' wide receiver Andre Caldwell . As Todd Bowles begins to put his stamp on the franchise, Cromartie is the third cornerback to join after Revis and Buster Skrine, who signed from the Cleveland Browns. The secondary is a key area for improvement after the Jets allowed an AFC-high 31 touchdown passes. They are said to be interested in Marcus Gilchrist, who is now a free agent after four years with the San Diego Chargers, ESPN report. Bowles, who was defensive co-ordinator, and Cromartie worked together in Arizona for a season as the Cardinals reached the playoffs for the first time since 2009. | Cromartie heads back to the Jets after a year with the Arizona Cardinals . New head coach Todd Bowles is overhauling the secondary and Cromartie joins fellow cornerback Darrelle Revis and Buster Skrine . Cromartie and Revis played for the Jets from 2010-12 . Cromartie worked with Bowles in Arizona last year, with the Cardinals reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2009 . Cromartie was also selected for his fourth Pro Bowl . |
Who is Bill Clinton? | William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992, and as attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton became known as a New Democrat, as many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. He is the husband of Hillary Clinton, who was a U.S. senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 and the Democratic nominee for president in the 2016 presidential election. | William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992, and as attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton became known as a New Democrat, as many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. He is the husband of Hillary Clinton, who was a U.S. senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 and the Democratic nominee for president in the 2016 presidential election.
Clinton was born and raised in Arkansas and attended Georgetown University. He received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at University College, Oxford, and later graduated from Yale Law School. He met Hillary Rodham at Yale; they married in 1975. After graduating from law school, Clinton returned to Arkansas and won election as state attorney general, followed by two non-consecutive tenures as Arkansas governor. As governor, he overhauled the state's education system and served as chairman of the National Governors Association. Clinton was elected president in the 1992 presidential election, defeating incumbent Republican president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot. At 46 years old, he became the third-youngest president of the United States and the first president to be born in the Baby Boomer generation.
Clinton presided over the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in American history. He signed into law the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, but failed to pass his plan for national health care reform. The Republican Party won unified control of Congress for the first time in 40 years in the 1994 elections, but Clinton was still comfortably re-elected in 1996, becoming the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second full term. Starting in the mid-1990s, he began an ideological evolution as he became much more conservative in his domestic policy, advocating for and signing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, the State Children's Health Insurance Program and financial deregulation measures. He appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer to the U.S. Supreme Court. During the last three years of Clinton's presidency, the Congressional Budget Office reported a budget surplus—the first such surplus since 1969. In foreign policy, Clinton ordered U.S. military intervention in the Bosnian and Kosovo wars, eventually signing the Dayton Peace agreement. He also called for the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe and many former Warsaw Pact members joined NATO during his presidency. Clinton's foreign policy in the Middle East saw him sign the Iraq Liberation Act which gave aid to groups against Saddam Hussein. He also participated in the Oslo I Accord and Camp David Summit to advance the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, and assisted the Northern Ireland peace process.
Clinton's second term was dominated by the Monica Lewinsky scandal, which began in 1996, when he had a sexual relationship with 22-year-old Monica Lewinsky, an intern at the White House. In January 1998, news of the affair made tabloid headlines. This scandal escalated throughout the year, culminating on December 19 when Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives, becoming the second U.S. president—the first since Andrew Johnson—to be impeached. The two impeachment articles that the House passed were centered around him using the powers of the presidency to obstruct the investigation and lying under oath. In 1999, Clinton's impeachment trial began in the Senate. He was acquitted on both charges as the Senate failed to cast 67 votes against him, which was necessary to meet the two-thirds conviction threshold prescribed by Article I, section 3, clause 6 of the U.S. Constitution.
Clinton left office in 2001 with the joint-highest approval rating of any U.S. president in the modern era, alongside Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. His presidency has been ranked among the upper tier in historical rankings of U.S. presidents. However, his personal conduct and allegations of sexual assault have made him the subject of substantial scrutiny. Since leaving office, Clinton has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. He created the Clinton Foundation to address international causes such as the prevention of HIV/AIDS and global warming. In 2009, he was named the United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Clinton and George W. Bush formed the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. He has remained active in Democratic Party politics, campaigning for his wife's 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Cola-Cola has gotten rid of a Fanta advertisement that referred to the 1940s, the time period in which the drink was first produced in Germany, as 'the good old times.' The advertisement, which was broadcast in German, was in honor of Fanta's 75th anniversary and promoted a new drink recipe. The clip detailed how Fanta was created by the soda company's employees, because there were limited supplies available to produce Coke. Scroll down for video . Creation: Fanta was first created in Germany, when there were limited supplies available for producing Coke . The advertisement's voice-over narration said in German '75 years ago, resources for our beloved Coke in Germany were scarce. 'Employees at Coca-Cola - rather clever brainiacs - had to think of something and came up with a brilliant idea. 'From the scarcely available ingredients, such as whey and apple fibers, they simply developed a new drink.' Later on in the clip, the narrator said 'This German soda turns 75 years old.' 'And to celebrate this, we are bringing back the feeling of the "Good Old Times" with the new Fanta Classic.' The advertisement does not say that the drink was produced in Nazi Germany during WWII, the Express pointed out, when there were trade embargoes against the country. According to the newspaper, the advertisement enraged online commenters, one of whom reportedly said they were 'Speechless.' A Coca-Cola spokeswoman issued a statement to Daily Mail Online, which read 'We apologize for any offense caused by a video promoting our new Fanta Classic product in Germany. 'The new product is based on the original Fanta formula and the video was intended to evoke positive memories of many consumers over more than seven decades of Fanta brand history. 'Fanta was invented in Germany during the Second World War but the 75-year-old brand had no association with Hitler or the Nazi Party.' New edition: The advertisement, broadcast in German, commemorated Fanta's 75th anniversary and promoted a new drink recipe . | Coca-Cola's Fanta ad commemorated the drink's 75th anniversary and promoted a new drink recipe . The commercial detailed how the soda was first created in Germany . A narrator says in the clip 'We are bringing back the feeling of the "Good Old Times"' Coca-Cola has said the ad was meant to 'evoke positive childhood memories' |
Given the reference text about Karl Marx, tell me when he died, what subjects he studied and at which universities he studied. | Karl Heinrich Marx FRSA (German: [maʁks]; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the four-volume Das Kapital (1867–1883). Marx's political and philosophical thought had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic, and political history. His name has been used as an adjective, a noun, and a school of social theory.
Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law and philosophy at the universities of Bonn and Berlin. He married German theatre critic and political activist Jenny von Westphalen in 1843. Due to his political publications, Marx became stateless and lived in exile with his wife and children in London for decades, where he continued to develop his thought in collaboration with German philosopher Friedrich Engels and publish his writings, researching in the British Museum Reading Room.
Marx's critical theories about society, economics, and politics, collectively understood as Marxism, hold that human societies develop through class conflict. In the capitalist mode of production, this manifests itself in the conflict between the ruling classes (known as the bourgeoisie) that control the means of production and the working classes (known as the proletariat) that enable these means by selling their labour-power in return for wages. Employing a critical approach known as historical materialism, Marx predicted that capitalism produced internal tensions like previous socioeconomic systems and that these tensions would lead to its self-destruction and replacement by a new system known as the socialist mode of production. For Marx, class antagonisms under capitalism—owing in part to its instability and crisis-prone nature—would eventuate the working class's development of class consciousness, leading to their conquest of political power and eventually the establishment of a classless, communist society constituted by a free association of producers. Marx actively pressed for its implementation, arguing that the working class should carry out organised proletarian revolutionary action to topple capitalism and bring about socio-economic emancipation.
Marx has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history, and his work has been both lauded and criticised. His work in economics laid the basis for some current theories about labour and its relation to capital. Many intellectuals, labour unions, artists, and political parties worldwide have been influenced by Marx's work, often modifying or adapting his ideas. Marx is typically cited as one of the principal architects of modern social science. | Karl Marx studied law and philosophy at the universities of Bonn and Berlin. He died on March 14 1883. |
How did the Titanic sink? | RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, making it the deadliest sinking of a single ship up to that time. It remains the deadliest peacetime sinking of an ocean liner or cruise ship. The disaster drew public attention, provided foundational material for the disaster film genre, and has inspired many artistic works. | The Titanic sunk after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic ocean. It was and still is the deadliest ship sinking of a passenger liner. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Don't let the size of this tiny 6lb pooch fool you. Michelle Petty filmed her feisty Yorkshire Terrier named Puppies scaring off a herd of deer at a ranch in America. Footage shows him bravely approaching one of the mammals - more than ten times his size - before it instantly flinches away in terror. Caught on camera: Michelle Petty filmed her feisty Yorkshire Terrier named Puppies scaring off a herd of deer at a ranch in America . At the beginning of the clip, Puppies is seen standing in front of the deer for around ten seconds. Then, breaking the silence, the dog runs forward causing his audience to flee. As they scarper away, the deer are heard bleating in alarm. Petty said that the antlered beasts appeared to think Puppies was 'a wolf or something'. Throughout his herding adventure Puppies didn't appear to issue a bark and let his fearsome guise do the talking instead. Whoa: Footage shows him bravely approaching one of the mammals - more than ten times his size - before it instantly flinches away in terror . At the beginning of the clip, Puppies is seen silently standing in front of the deer for around ten seconds . | Michelle Petty filmed her Yorkshire Terrier, Puppies, scaring off a herd of deer at a ranch in America . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)In his first interview since Islamic State militants burned alive a Jordanian pilot, the King of Jordan spoke to CNN's Fareed Zakaria about why and how the country is going after the terror group. Last December, ISIS captured Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh after his plane went down during airstrikes that were part of the United States-led coalition to defeat the group. For more than a month, al-Kasasbeh's family, hailing from a high-ranking tribe considered especially loyal to Jordan's royal family, implored ISIS to let him go. Hope that he could be spared ended in early February when a video emerged showing the 29-year-old pilot in a cage, being burned alive. King Abdullah II, an instrumental supporter of the global coalition, then said Jordan would be relentless in retaliating against ISIS. The country unleashed airstrikes. To Zakaria, Abdullah reiterated his commitment to stop ISIS. He called its fighters "outlaws" who twist Islam and use "intimidation" as their biggest weapon. The King told Zakaria that he didn't watch the video of the pilot's slaying. "I -- many of us refused to see what I think is propaganda," Abdullah said. He felt "disgust, sadness for the family" and his "heart went out to the father, the mother, the brothers, the sisters," the King continued. "His wife, they'd only been married for five months. (I felt) anger as the son of the Arab army, Jordanian armed forces. God bless his soul. He's a brother in arms. "All soldiers past and present were disgusted by the brutality of what Moath was put through," Abdullah said. During his interview with Zakaria, the King repeatedly referred to ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, as Daesh. That's an acronym for al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham. Many in the Middle East prefer to use Daesh because, to them, the acronym ISIS suggests the terror group is a legitimate state. They refuse to give the militants that much credit. "I think if ISIS, or Daesh as we call them, try to intimidate Jordanians ... just (has) the reverse effect," Abdullah said. "If you look at our history, we're a country that's used to being outgunned and outnumbered. We've always punched way above our weight. I think, if anything, Daesh has us as a tiger by the tail." The pilot's killing "just motivated Jordanians to rally around the flag," he said. "The gloves have come off." ISIS is "always trying to intimidate, scare, put fear in people's hearts," the King told Zakaria. "They are trying to invent falsely a linkage to a caliphate, link to our history in Islam that has no truth or bearing to our history." ISIS is recruiting "deluded young men and women" who "think this is an Islamic nation." U.S. President Barack Obama has caught flak for saying he didn't want to refer to ISIS members as Islamic extremists because their actions are not Islamic. "I think he is right," Abdullah said. "This is something that has to be understood on a much larger platform. (ISIS) is looking for legitimacy (that) they have inside of Islam." "I'm a Muslim," the King said. "These people (ISIS members) ... are on the fringe of Islam." "The barbarity with the way they executed our brave hero (the pilot), I think, shocked the Muslim world, especially Jordanians and people from this region," Abdullah said. In the wake of the pilot's death, a Jordanian government spokesman vowed an "earthshaking retaliation." Zakaria asked Abdullah if Jordan's action has lived up to that fiery rhetoric. "Earth-shattering from all military capabilities is not something that happens overnight," he answered, saying that airstrikes have continued. "There are continued operations going on in Syria. We are coordinating with our friends in Iraq." He said there is a "long-term approach" to fighting ISIS but didn't give any more details. The war against ISIS is as much Jordan's war as that of any other country in the coalition, he said. "It is our war. It has been for a long time," he said. "These are outlaws, in a way, of Islam, the minute they set up this irresponsible caliphate to try to expand their dominion over Muslims." ISIS cannot argue that Jordan and other Muslim nations should not attack them because they're fellow Muslims, he said. The militants "try to make themselves look as victims," he said. "What about the hundreds if not thousands of Muslims they have killed in Syria and Iraq over the past year and a half?" Jordan has a "responsibility to reach out to eastern Syria" and to western Iraq where people have been "executed in large numbers" by ISIS, Abdullah insisted. "So this is our war," he said. "We have a moral responsibility to reach out to those Muslims to protect them and stop (ISIS) before they reach our border." Zakaria asked Abdullah what he thinks about the perception some have that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is interested in combating ISIS, meaning al-Assad and Abdullah have common enemies. ISIS has gained strength by exploiting the unrest in Syria during its ongoing civil war. That war is the result of unrest in Syria that originally started in 2011 within the context of the Arab Spring, protests for democracy or changes in government that raged in parts of the Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and 2011. Syrian protesters, in 2011, wanted to bring change to the government which they said stifled expression in the harshest ways. The al-Assad regime violently cracked down on the demonstrators, chaos erupted throughout Syria, and eventually many on the international stage came to believe al-Assad should go. The King told Zakaria that the "history of dealing with" the al-Assad regime and the "history of dealing with" ISIS are two separate things. "What has taken prominence at the moment is ISIS, Daesh," he said. Abdullah rhetorically asked whether both issues can be dealt with at the same time. "This has to be decided by the international community," he said. "We believe there has to be a political solution" in Syria, and that has "not been clarified at the moment." | The King of Jordan gives his first interview since the slaying of a Jordanian pilot . Abdullah: The pilot's death has "motivated" Jordanians and "the gloves have come off" in fight against ISIS . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Real Madrid centre back Sergio Ramos will mark 10 years in a Spain jersey when he lines up for Vicente del Bosque's side against Ukraine on Friday night. Ramos made his first appearance for his country on March 26, 2005 and will be hoping to celebrate his 10th anniversary with a victory against his side's Group C rivals in a crucial Euro 2016 qualifier at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Sevilla. Spanish newspaper AS leads with the headline 'Ramos' Friday' as the veteran Spaniard also gets ready to mark 125 games for his country. AS lead Friday's edition with the headline 'Ramos' Friday' to mark the Spanish veteran's 10 years of service . Spain's clash with Ukraine is on Marca's agenda while Sport reports on Xavi's move to Al-Sadd next season . Corriere dello Sport carries a story on Ciro Immobile's proposed move to AC Milan from Borussia Dortmund . Marca also lead on Spain's crunch meeting with Ukraine stating: 'To win is obligatory', as the eastern Europeans are level on points with Del Bosque's men in second place with Slovakia currently leading Group C on 12 points. The Spanish publication also carries a story where Los Blancos boss Carlo Ancelotti cites Croatian midfielder Luka Modric among his group of 'indispensables' along with Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo. Barcelona newspaper Sport reports on Xavi's proposed €10million per year deal with Qatari side Al-Sadd. The 35-year-old Barca legend is set to move to the club at the end of the season following a trophy-laden career with the Catalan giants. L'Equipe cites the absence of Hugo Lloris and Paul Pogba as key factors in France's 3-1 to Brazil . Meanwhile, Corriere dello Sport carries a story on Ciro Immobile's proposed move to AC Milan from Borussia Dortmund. In France, L'Equipe lead with the headline 'Yellow Card' following France 3-1 loss to Brazil at the Stade de France on Thursday night. | Spain face Ukraine in a crunch Pool C clash in Sevilla on Friday night . Sergio Ramos made his debut for Spain on March 26, 2005 . Xavi set to seal €10million per year deal with Qatari side Al-Sadd . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Sportsmail's Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel did the double at the 2014 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards on Monday, picking up Columnist and Sports Writer of the Year. The Daily Mail was named Newspaper of the Year, while Matt Lawton picked up Sports News Reporter of the Year and Graham Chadwick scooped Sports News Picture of the Year. Elsewhere, Jack Gaughan and Adam Crafton were both highly commended in the Young Sports Journalist of the Year category to top off an exceptional night for Sportsmail. Martin Samuel, Graham Chadwick, head of sport Lee Clayton and Matt Lawton (left-right) pose for a photo on a successful night for Sportsmail at the 2014 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards . Samuel picked up the Sports Writer of the Year award for a record-equalling sixth time on Monday night . Clayton with the Newspaper of the Year award - presented to the Mail's head of sport by David Walker . Lawton received the sports news reporter of the year award from Andy Elliott at Monday's bash . Lawton won Sports News Reporter after an impressive year, in which he broke the Malky Mackay scandal . Sports Writer of the Year: Martin Samuel . Sports Columnist of the Year: Martin Samuel . Newspaper of the Year: Daily Mail . Sports News Reporter of the Year: Matt Lawton . Sports News Picture of the Year: Graham Chadwick . Young Sports Journalists of the Year: Jack Gaughan and Adam Crafton (both highly commended) Samuel claimed a record-equaling sixth Sports Writer of the Year gong after picking up the award in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2013. He is now on level terms with Hugh McIlvanney, and goes one ahead of former Sportsmail legend Ian Wooldridge and former Mail on Sunday Chief Sports writer Patrick Collins, who retired earlier in the year. Samuel fought off stiff competition to collect the Sports Columnist of the Year award earlier in the night, with the judges stating: 'His views are strong and fresh, frequently contrary to that held by the general public, but always backed up by good factual information.' The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday's Chief Sports Reporter Lawton scooped his award after an impressive year, in which he broke the news of Malky Mackay and Iain Moody's text scandal during their time at Cardiff. Sportsmail's Graham Chadwick won Sports News Picture of the Year for this image of Jamie Donaldson - taken at Gleneagles just after the Welshman sealed Europe's Ryder Cup win over the United States . Sportsmail pair Jack Gaughan (left) and Adam Crafton (right) were both highly commended in the Young Sports Journalist of the Year category . His award comes less than a fortnight after he was named Sports Journalist of the Year at the UK Press Awards, receiving praise for not only his Mackay exclusive, but also interviews with sacked Manchester United manager David Moyes and cricketer Jonathan Trott. Elsewhere, the Mail on Sunday's Chief Sports News Correspondent Nick Harris enjoyed success on a personal note, picking up the award for Specialist Sports Website for Sporting Intelligence. Collins, meanwhile, has also taken over as president of the Sports Journalists' Association. Collins, who retired in January after almost 50 years on Fleet Street - the last 32 at the Mail on Sunday - takes the reigns from Sir Michael Parkinson. During his stellar career, Collins picked up 11 SJA awards, including SJA Sports Writer of the Year a remarkable five times. Patrick Collins, who retired in February after almost 50 years on Fleet Street, is now president of the SJA . BBC's Mike Ingham (3rd right) received the Doug Gardner Award for services to sports journalism . | The Daily Mail was named Newspaper of the Year at the 2014 SJA Awards . Sportsmail's Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel is Sports Columnist of the Year and Sports Writer of the Year for a record-equalling sixth time . Matt Lawton won Sports News Reporter of the Year at the SJA Awards . Sports News Picture of the Year was picked up by Graham Chadwick . Jack Gaughan and Adam Crafton were highly commended in the Young Sports Journalist of the Year category at the 2014 SJA Awards . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Arsenal duo David Ospina and Gabriel Paulista are increasingly integral parts of the Gunners back line according to pundit Danny Murphy. Keeper David Ospina put in another reassuring performance, making a string of key saves as Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 on Sunday to recover from the midweek horror show against Monaco. Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy also singled out centre back Gabriel Paulista, a January transfer window acquisition from Villarreal, who impressed in defence in place of Per Mertesacker. Arsenal duo David Ospina and Gabriel Paulista (right) celebrate beating Everton 2-0 at the Emirates . Match of the Day 2 pundit Danny Murphy (right) praised the performance of Ospina and Paulista . ‘Ospina has been really impressive. He made a really important save at 1-0 and got better as the game went on,' Murphy said on Match of the Day. ‘I thought the criticism he received in the week (against Monaco) was harsh. Gabriel reads situations and those two have been real positives.' The Gunners next face Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Wednesday, hoping to cement their place in the Premier League top four. Ospina (left) made some crucial saves and interceptions to keep a clean sheet against Everton at the Emirates . Gabriel Paulista (right) and Ospina, clearing the ball, impressed pundit Danny Murphy in Sunday's 2-0 win . Olivier Giroud celebrates his opening strike at the Emirates as Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 on Sunday . | Arsene Wenger's side beat Everton 2-0 at the Emirates on Sunday . Olivier Giroud and Tomas Rosicky scored the goals for the Gunners . David Ospina has excelled as Arsenal's keeper in recent games . Gabriel Paulista, a January window signing, was assured on Sunday . CLICK HERE for all the latest Arsenal news . |
Who is David Dicks? | David Griffiths Dicks, OAM, CitWA, (born 6 October 1978) is an Australian sailor. | David Griffiths Dicks, OAM, CitWA, (born 6 October 1978) is an Australian sailor. He became the youngest person to sail non-stop and solo around the world. In February 1996, at the age of 17, he set out from Fremantle, Western Australia in his family's 10m S&S 34 sloop named 'Seaflight'. During his 9-month circumnavigation, he faced many challenges such as numerous knockdowns, bad weather, equipment failure, and food poisoning. Because of accepting a bolt to fix his rig near the Falkland Islands, his circumnavigation was not considered unassisted. He returned safely to Fremantle in November 1996 amid great fanfare, including a ticker-tape parade and being given the 'keys' to Perth City. |
What is Barbacoa? | Barbacoa is a form of cooking meat that originated in the Caribbean with the Taíno people, who called it by the Arawak word barbaca, from which the term "barbacoa" derives, and ultimately, the word 'barbecue". In contemporary Mexico, it generally refers to meats or whole sheep or whole goats slow-cooked over an open fire or, more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground covered with agave (maguey) leaves, although the interpretation is loose, and in the present day (and in some cases) may refer to meat steamed until tender. This meat is known for its high fat content and strong flavor, often accompanied with onions and cilantro (coriander leaf). | Barbacoa is a style of slow-cooking meat from the Caribbean area. In Mexico, it's generally used on sheep or goats that are buried in the ground and covered with leaves after roasting. Typical seasonings included onions and cilantro. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | With its stunning views of Rio de Janeiro and easy beach access, it boasts the hallmarks of an estate agents dream. But the floating home is the frugal creation of Hamilton Cunha Filho, who built the raft with things he found on the city's streets. The 30-year-old, who was homeless, decided to solve the problem by using people's unwanted rubbish to create his unique living quarters. Home sweet home: Hamilton Cunha Filho, 30, made the floating house from rubbish he found while living on the streets Guanabara Bay . Water garden: Hamilton Cunha Filho can swim to and from his movable home in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . His worldly belongings can be seen inside the one-room tent boat, which is usually found floating near to Guanabara Bay. He poses with a camera on his vessel and giving the thumbs up to passers-by. Mr Filho even looks the part - sporting an eye-patch over his left eye. Happy: The 30-year-old gives a thumbs up from his floating home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Smile: Brazilian Hamilton Cunha Filho takes a photo of the stunning scenery that surrounds his floating home . All aboard: The familiar skyline of Rio de Janeiro can be seen in the background as Filho climbs on his raft . Beautiful views: Homeless Hamilton Cunha Filho, 30, gestures from a raft he made with things found on the streets . | Homeless man makes raft from unwanted rubbish in city . The one-room living quarters boasts spectacular views of Rio de Janeiro . Hamilton Cunha Filho, 30, can be seen floating around Guanabara Bay . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)George Zimmerman says he bears a grudge against President Obama, accusing him of inflaming racial tensions around the Trayvon Martin case. Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder in 2013 over Martin's death, made the allegations against Obama in a video posted on his lawyers' website. The February 2012 killing of Martin, an unarmed black teenager, by Zimmerman, a Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer, stirred fierce debate about race and the justice system. Zimmerman, who is now 31, said he shot Martin in self-defense during a confrontation in Sanford, Florida. But critics allege the death was spurred by racial profiling. In the new video, Zimmerman claims it was Obama who stoked racial tensions surrounding the case. He cites the President's remarks in March 2012, when the case was still being investigated, in which Obama said, "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon." "To me, that was clearly a dereliction of duty, pitting Americans against each other solely based on race," Zimmerman says in the conversation with his lawyer Howard Iken, who does not appear on camera. Zimmerman notes that Obama's press secretary at the time, Jay Carney, had said previously that the White House would not wade into the case, calling it "a local law-enforcement matter." Asked if he felt there was one government agency or official who brought the most unfairness to his situation, Zimmerman is quick to respond. "By far, the President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama," he says. Zimmerman's comments are the first since the U.S. Justice Department announced last month that it wouldn't bring any civil rights charges against him. He says that he feels that "the Department of Justice process worked," but also that it should have investigated whether his civil rights were violated. "They had various numerous examples of bounties place on my head, credible threats placed against myself and my family," he says, adding that "the President and the Attorney General and the federal government declined to do anything about it." Zimmerman says he has a clear conscience over Martin's death. "Only in a true life or death scenario can you have mental clearness to know that you cannot feel guilty for surviving," he says. | Zimmerman criticizes Obama's comments during the Trayvon Martin case . "To me, that was clearly a dereliction of duty," he says . |
List the television series Kang Se-jung appeared in | Kang Se-jung (born January 15, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut as a singer for the K-pop girl group Papaya in 2000; the group released two albums before disbanding in 2001. Kang began acting full-time in 2004, and has appeared in television series such as Assorted Gems (2009) and Heartless City (2013). Upon turning to acting, she used the stage name Go Na-eun before reverting to use of her birth name in 2017. | - Assorted Gems
- Heartless City |
Who is Simon Bolivar? | Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America. | Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known colloquially as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America.
Simón Bolívar was born in Caracas in the Captaincy General of Venezuela into a wealthy family of American-born Spaniards (criollo), but lost both parents as a child. Bolívar was educated abroad and lived in Spain, as was common for men of upper-class families in his day. While living in Madrid from 1800 to 1802, he was introduced to Enlightenment philosophy and married María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa, who died in Venezuela from yellow fever in 1803. From 1803 to 1805, Bolívar embarked on a Grand Tour that ended in Rome, where he swore to end the Spanish rule in the Americas. In 1807, Bolívar returned to Venezuela and proposed gaining Venezuelan independence to other wealthy creoles. When the Spanish authority in the Americas weakened due to Napoleon's Peninsular War, Bolívar became a zealous combatant and politician in the Spanish American wars of independence.
Bolívar began his military career in 1810 as a militia officer in the Venezuelan War of Independence, fighting Royalist forces for the first and second Venezuelan republics and the United Provinces of New Granada. After Spanish forces subdued New Granada in 1815, Bolívar was forced into exile on Jamaica. In Haiti, Bolívar met and befriended Haitian revolutionary leader Alexandre Pétion. After promising to abolish slavery in Spanish America, Bolívar received military support from Pétion and returned to Venezuela. He established a third republic in 1817 and then crossed the Andes to liberate New Granada in 1819. Bolívar and his allies defeated the Spanish in New Granada in 1819, Venezuela and Panama in 1821, Ecuador in 1822, Peru in 1824, and Bolivia in 1825. Venezuela, New Granada, Ecuador, and Panama were merged into the Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia), with Bolívar as president there and in Peru and Bolivia.
In his final years, Bolívar became increasingly disillusioned with the South American republics, and distanced from them because of his centralist ideology. He was successively removed from his offices until he resigned the presidency of Colombia and died of tuberculosis in 1830. His legacy is diverse and far-reaching within Latin America and beyond. He is regarded as a national and cultural icon throughout Latin America; the nations of Bolivia and Venezuela (as the Boliviarian Republic of Venezuela) are named after him, and he has been memorialized all over the world in the form of public art or street names and in popular culture. |
Is Qumran worth to visit | Qumran (Hebrew: קומראן; Arabic: خربة قمران Khirbet Qumran) is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry marl plateau about 1.5 km (1 mi) from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya.
The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of Hasmonean leader John Hyrcanus (134–104 BCE) or somewhat later. Qumran was inhabited by a Jewish community of the late Second Temple period, which most scholars identify with the mystic sect of the Essenes; however, other groups were also suggested. It was occupied most of the time until 68 CE and was destroyed by the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War, possibly as late as 73 CE. It was later used by Jewish rebels during the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Today, the Qumran site is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. The principal excavations at Qumran were conducted by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, and several later digs have been carried out.
Since the 1967 Six Day War, Qumran has been managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. | Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry marl plateau about 1.5 km (1 mi) from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israeli settlement and kibbutz of Kalya.
The Hellenistic period settlement was constructed during the reign of Hasmonean leader John Hyrcanus (134–104 BCE) or somewhat later. Qumran was inhabited by a Jewish community of the late Second Temple period, which most scholars identify with the mystic sect of the Essenes; however, other groups were also suggested. It was occupied most of the time until 68 CE and was destroyed by the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War, possibly as late as 73 CE. It was later used by Jewish rebels during the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Today, the Qumran site is best known as the settlement nearest to the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, caves in the sheer desert cliffs and beneath, in the marl terrace. The principal excavations at Qumran were conducted by Roland de Vaux in the 1950s, and several later digs have been carried out.
Since the 1967 Six Day War, Qumran has been managed by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. |
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Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | An incredible finish produced two stoppage-time goals as Norwich came from behind for a second time to rescue a point. No sooner had James Vaughan put Huddersfield 2-1 in front than Canaries substitute Jamar Loza plundered a point with almost the last kick. Both goals came from close range. Vaughan was stupidly sent off after his, taking off his shirt in celebration to pick up a second yellow card within moments of each other. Jamar Loza celebrates after scoring an equaliser six minutes into injury time for Norwich City . Earlier, a goal disallowed after it had been awarded - and an amazing miss - beset Norwich in their top two challenge. But they rallied to challenge strongly for all three at one stage. Bradley Johnson was cautioned for handling the ball into the Huddersfield after referee Nigel Miller had signalled a goal from the Canaries first serious attack. Late in the first half Gary Hooper somehow failed to make clean contact with the ball, let alone bury a sitter from six yards. The young striker fires home after Graham Dorrans' original effort was saved by Alex Smithies . Huddersfield: Smithies; Smith, Hudson (c), Lynch, Scannell; Hogg, Coady, Butterfield, Carroll (Edgar - 70); Miller (Gobern - 78), Vaughan . Subs not used: Murphy, Wallace, Holmes, Charles, Majewski . Booked: Lynch . Red Card: Vaughan 95 . Goals: Miller 54, Vaughan 95 . Norwich: Ruddy; Whittaker, Martin (c), Bassong, Olsson; Redmond, Howson (Loza - 87), Dorrans, Johnson (Hoolahan - 67); Hooper (Andreu - 78), Jerome . Subs not used: Rudd, Cuellar, Tettey, Odjidja-Ofoe . Booked: Johnson, Martin, Loza . Goals: Hoolahan 67, Loza 96 . In between times, Norwich were stretched to stay on terms in a lively contest and eventually fell behind to Ishmael Miller after the break. But substitute Wes Hoolahan slipped home from close range within five minutes of leaving the bench to round off a fine move triggered by Nathan Redmond. The Johnson no-goal was a big talking point. He knocked the ball in almost on the line after Cameron Jerome had headed goalwards from Redmond's fine run and cross. There was no flag from assistant referee Lisa Radhid but Miller was prompted to consult her amid strong Huddersfield protests. The upshot was a booking for Johnson whose team mate Jerome was later lucky to escape at least a yellow for clattering over Tommy Smith. James Vaughan, albeit a handful, failed with at least two chances to punish Norwich for whom keeper John Ruddy also denied Jacob Butterfield. Wesley Hoolahan (left) fires home the first equaliser just minutes after coming on as a substitute . But Miller struck with a smart turn on the edge of the box to smash home with Ruddy caught out of position. Jake Charles, 19 year old grandson of the great John Charles, was on the bench for Huddersfield in his first call up to the senior squad. Chris Powell's team were fighting a rearguard action in the last 20 minutes as a more fluent Norwich found their rhythm. Bradley Johnson (centre right) has a goal disallowed in the first half after handballing it into the net . The quick and clever Redmond was a constant source of danger down the right, forcing Town to substitute left back Jake Carroll. Clearly manager Alex Neil was in no mood to settle for a point as Norwich looked to climb from fifth place. Canaries appeals for a penalty were waved aside after Conor Coady was suspected of handling in the box. The Huddersfield players complain to the referee and Johnson was then booked for his handball . | Jamar Loza equalised for Norwich after 96 minutes to save a point . Former Canarie James Vaughan scored what he thought was the winner after 95 minutes and was then sent off for the home side . Ishmael Miller gave the home side the lead before Wes Hoolahan scored . Norwich lost ground on the Championship top two after failing to win . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A judge in Brazil has been suspended from a trial after being caught behind the wheel of the chief suspect's Porsche. Judge Flavio Roberto de Souza was dismissed from the high-profile case of Eike Batista, a former multi-billionaire tycoon who is accused of insider trading. Officials said Mr de Souza was deemed unfit to continue sitting the trial because he was caught driving home in Mr Batista's Porsche Cayenne, estimated to be worth £100,000. Luxury: Judge de Souza was caught behind the wheel of the £100,000 Porsche Cayenne - similar to the one pictured - that he had ordered to be seized from former billionaire Eike Batista . The judge claimed that police had no appropriate place to park the car - which was confiscated after an order that he issued - so he decided it was for the best if he took it home for safe keeping. Mr de Souza's decisions in the case have now been annulled, meaning a retrial is now required. A new judge is now expected to be appointed in the case, which began last November. Mr Batista was once Brazil's richest person, with an estimated £20 billion fortune. He is accused of manipulating market charges in the sales of shares of two of his companies. The 58-year-old made his fortune in mining, oil and gas exploration. He was listed as the seventh wealthiest person in the world as recently as 2012. He has denied any wrongdoing at the case being heard in Rio de Janeiro. If convicted, he faces up to 13 years in prison. Charged: Eike Batista was once Brazil's wealthiest man. He is on trial accused of manipulating market charges in the sales of shares of two of his companies . Last month, police seized 11 vehicles, including a Lamborghini Aventador as well as the Porsche, from Mr. Batista’s homes. They also removed expensive jewellery, a grand piano and a fake Fabergé egg as guarantees to repay investors if the entrepreneur is eventually found guilty. The cars were to be sold at auction and the proceeds held by a third-party until the conclusion of the trial, an action which is allowed under Brazilian law. The piano, which was being kept at the apartment of one of Mr de Souza’s neighbours, along with one of the seized cars have been returned to Mr Batista, said a court spokesperson. | Judge Flavio Roberto de Souza suspended driving supercar home . He insisted it was for safe-keeping because police had nowhere for vehicle . Removed from trial of Eike Batista, once the wealthiest man in Brazil . Former tycoon is on trial in Rio de Janeiro accused of insider trading . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)Could a simple blood test someday tell if you're genetically predisposed to post-traumatic stress disorder? That's what a team of international researchers is hoping after finding a genetic marker linked to PTSD in the blood samples of Marines stationed in conflict zones. "We'll draw the blood and have a way to do this very rapidly and start to tease apart who is a little more at risk and who is a little more resilient for PTSD," says principal investigator Dr. Dewleen Baker of the University of California-San Diego. "It's exciting." PTSD can occur after many types of trauma: rape, torture, child abuse, natural disasters and car, plane, and train wrecks, to name a few. According to the PTSD Alliance, more than 13 million Americans have PTSD and the societal cost is in the billions. Women are about twice as likely as men to develop the disorder. Symptoms tend to cluster into three areas: . •Reliving the event via nightmares or vivid images, along with an extreme reaction such as uncontrollable shaking, chills or heart palpitations. •Avoiding reminders of the event, including becoming emotionally withdrawn and detached from friends, family and everyday activities. •Being hyperaroused, easily startled, irritable, angry, or having difficulty sleeping or concentrating. As one might expect, service members are hardest hit. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates 30% of all Vietnam vets have experienced PTSD. Among troops recently deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD can run as high as 20% in any given year. But why does severe emotional trauma trigger PTSD in some people and not others? The idea that your genes play a role in whether you develop PTSD is a popular focus of recent research. Scientists have discovered genes that help regulate fear reactions in mice. The lack of a fear-regulating brain chemical called gastrin-releasing peptide led to greater fear response among the rodents. In another study, mice without a protein necessary to form "fear memories" were less likely to freeze up and more willing to explore unknown spaces. Studies of twins show heredity accounts for about 30% of the differences in response to trauma, with identical twins much more likely to both develop PTSD than fraternal twins. Other research has looked into the role of inherited brain differences, mental disorders, or addictive tendencies. An unusual avenue of research is how our immune systems may contribute to the development of PTSD symptoms. Prior studies of people diagnosed with PTSD compared to control groups without the disorder suggest differences in genes related to inflammation may play a role. "The body is built to keep us alive and it functions as one big system," says Baker, discussing the interface between stress and immune chemicals. "The systems all talk to each other." The recent study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, is unique because it compares blood samples from 188 Marines taken before and after they were deployed to combat zones. Another group of 96 Marines was also studied to verify the results. "Under this experimental design, not only can we identify differences between U.S. Marines with PTSD and without, but we can go back in time, so to speak, to see if any of the Marines who eventually developed PTSD" showed evidence that it would emerge, says the study's co-senior author, Christopher Woelk. "In this vein, we are able to start labeling findings as being putatively 'causal' in nature." In the blood of Marines ultimately diagnosed with PTSD, the study found biomarkers associated with gene networks that regulate innate immune function -- the body's first line of defense -- and interferon, a protein responsible for kicking the immune system into action. In addition, this hypervigilant immune response occurred before and after exposure to trauma. "Why do certain people start out with slightly higher immune response and others have less? Is it somehow just built in or have they been exposed to some kind of pathogen?" asks Baker. Instead of pathogens, another possible explanation is that the inflammatory response is activated by the stress of going off to war. "You could try to dampen down the activation and see if that improves symptoms or prevents development of PTSD," says Baker. Baker stresses these questions are purely hypothetical at this time and that the study needs to be replicated and expanded. "We're early in the process of having some clues as to what might predict risk and resilience, and with more research we'll begin to have effective preventions and treatments," says Baker. | More than 13 million Americans have PTSD . Genes account for about 30% of risk . Immune system plays a role in risk and resilience . |
Given this paragraph about the dimensions of a volleyball court, what is the area of one half of a volleyball court with an explanation of the math behind the calculation. | A volleyball court is 9 m × 18 m (29.5 ft × 59.1 ft), divided into equal square halves by a net with a width of one meter (39.4 in). The top of the net is 2.43 m (7 ft 11+11⁄16 in) above the centre of the court for men's competition, and 2.24 m (7 ft 4+3⁄16 in) for women's competition, varied for veterans and junior competitions. | The area of one half of a volleyball court is 81 square meters. The total area of the court is 162 square meters (9 m x 18 m). It is divided into two equal square halves of 81 square meters each (9 m x 9 m). |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | The Australia and India squads have had ample time in the past four months to work each other out, ensuring a level of tension for their World Cup semi-final expected to go well beyond the usual for a knockout game. Australia all-rounder James Faulkner won't be surprised if there's some niggle and verbal exchanges, just like he's not surprised that defending champion India shook off their poor form leading into the World Cup to win seven consecutive matches. 'They've spent a fair bit of time in the country, so they've adapted well to the conditions,' Faulkner told a news conference Monday. 'It's no surprise they're up against us in the semi-final, they're a very strong team. Australian cricketer James Faulkner fields a ball off his own bowling at the Bellerive Oval during the World Cup . Australian Faulkner bowls during the 2015 Cricket World Cup match against Scotland at the Bellerive Oval . 'You're going to see two very good teams going up against each other - it should be a very good spectacle.' Australia have won the Cricket World Cup four times and reached the final on two other occasions, but never on home soil. India have two World Cup titles, and became the first team to clinch it at home in 2011 after beating Australia in the quarter-finals, Pakistan in the semi-finals and Sri Lanka in the championship match. Watson bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Australian and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval . India didn't win a competitive match between the time the squad landed in Australia in November until its opening World Cup game against Pakistan on February 15. In that time, it lost a test series to Australia, and was winless in a limited-overs tri-series against Australia and England. There was some glaring aggression between the teams in the test and ODI series, with players on both sides sanctioned and warned that sledging would not be tolerated at the World Cup. All-rounder Shane Watson was fined last week for his part in an exchange with Pakistan paceman Wahab Riaz . Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was fined last week for his part in an exchange with Pakistan paceman Wahab Riaz during a torrid spell of fast, short-pitch bowling that was easily the highlight of the quarterfinal in Adelaide. Faulkner said that exchange was 'all in great spirit,' and he expected more spirited exchanges with a spot in the final at stake at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. 'There's going to be words said and it's going to be a really tough contest,' Faulkner said, adding that there's usually some sledging on the field. 'It's the nature of the game, it's a semi-final. Cut throat. Neither team will be backing down.' Watson plays a short pitched ball from Riaz of Pakistan during the World Cup match at the Adelaide Oval . The India squad practiced at the SCG on Monday but, as have become the usual routine at the World Cup, remained off limits to the media until the eve of the match. The Sydney venue is expected to be packed with traveling India fans who may outnumber Australia supporters and possibly make it seem more like an away game for the locals. 'We were talking about it last night at dinner, the last game we played here it definitely felt like that,' Faulkner said. 'The passion the Indian fans show toward their cricket team is sensational, so we're definitely expecting that.' | Hosts Australia take on India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday . James Faulkner won't be surprised if there's some verbal exchanges . Australia all-rounder also not surprised that India have re-found their form . Defending World Cup champions India have won seven games in a row . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Danny Welbeck may not have left Old Trafford with much goodwill on Monday night but the Arsenal striker was given a warm reception as he arrived for the FA Cup clash with Manchester United. Welbeck scored the winning goal as Arsene Wenger's side knocked their hosts out of the FA Cup and advanced to the semi-final. The FA, though, have since released footage of scenes that weren't quite so well publicised on the night. Danny Welbeck lets out a smile as he arrives at Old Trafford on Monday night for the FA Cup clash . Welbeck shakes hands with a member of staff at Manchester United's stadium on Monday night . Welbeck leans in for a kiss with a member of staff ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford . The video, which is shot inside the tunnel at Old Trafford, captures moments supporters wouldn't normally get to see. Welbeck was greeted with plenty of handshakes from United staff and coaches, and even received a kiss on arrival. Sportsmail's Martin Keown shared a joke with former team-mate and current assistant at Arsenal Steve Bould while Wenger chatted to Peter Schmeichel and his son Kasper. At half-time Welbeck and Alexis Sanchez were engaged in discussions about tactics while United's players looked glum. Their mood didn't brighten after the final whistle, either, as the Arsenal players congratulated each other on the way back to the dressing room. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger chats to Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel . Schmeichel was at the match with his son (and Leicester City goalkeeper) Kasper . Former Arsenal team-mates Steve Bould and Sportsmail's Martin Keown share a joke in the tunnel . Welbeck shakes hands with a Manchester United coach as Phil Neville watches on . Arsenal forwards Welbeck and Alexis Sanchez engage in discussions about tactics at half time . Both sets of players trudge down the tunnel at half time of the FA Cup quarter-final . | Arsenal beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup . Danny Welbeck scored the winner as the Gunners reached the semi-finals . The FA released footage from inside the tunnel at Old Trafford . Welbeck was given a warm reception by members of staff at the stadium . Arsene Wenger and Peter Schmeichel chatted before the match . |
Given a reference text about Run Towards the Danger, tell me how many essays are part of the collection. | Run Towards the Danger is a 2022 Canadian essay collection by Sarah Polley, a former child star, director, and screenwriter.
The six essays in the collection examine aspects of Polley's career on stage, screen, and on film detailing her roles in a Stratford Festival production of Alice Through the Looking Glass, as well as her breakout roles in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and the TV series Road to Avonlea. The book also revealed for the first time that Polley had been a victim of Jian Ghomeshi who sexually and physically assaulted her when she was 16 and he was 28. | Six essays are part of the Run Towards the Danger essay collection. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)German investigators found antidepressants in the apartment of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz this week, according to published reports. Die Welt, a German newspaper, cited an unidentified senior investigator who said Lubitz suffered from a severe "psychosomatic illness" and German police seized prescription drugs that treat the condition. Lubitz suffered from a "severe subjective burnout syndrome" and from severe depression, the source told Die Welt. The New York Times also reported that antidepressants were found during the search of his apartment. CNN has not been able to confirm the reports. Investigators continued to work Saturday to piece together the secret life of Lubitz, who officials say was hiding an illness from his employers. He had been declared "unfit to work" by a doctor. They were expected to question his relatives, friends and co-workers as they try to pin down what could have prompted the seemingly competent and stable co-pilot to steer a jetliner into a mountainside on Tuesday. As their efforts continued, dozens of people attended a remembrance ceremony for the victims of the crash at a church in a nearby town, Digne-les-Bains. There were 150 people on board Germanwings Flight 9525, including Lubitz. Relatives of the victims and local residents also gathered Saturday afternoon by a simple stone memorial set up near the crash site, in the village of Le Vernet. Flowers have been laid there, in the shadow of the snow-covered peaks of the French Alps. Much attention has focused on Lubitz's state of mind, with some media reports speculating that he may have had mental health issues. Investigators found a letter in the waste bin of his Dusseldorf, Germany, apartment saying that Lubitz, 27, wasn't fit to do his job, city prosecutor Christoph Kumpa said Friday. The note, Kumpa said, had been "slashed." Just what was ailing Lubitz hasn't been revealed. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported Friday that Lubitz suffered from mental illness and kept his diagnosis concealed from his employer. A subsequent New York Times report on Saturday, citing two officials with knowledge of the investigation, said Lubitz sought treatment before the crash for vision problems that might have put his career at risk. According to those unnamed officials, Lubitz also was being treated for psychological issues. Other media reports indicate he was treated for depression. Lubitz passed his annual pilot recertification medical examination in summer 2014, a German aviation source told CNN. An official with Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings, said the exam only tests physical health, not psychological health, and that if Lubitz had vision problems that would have been discovered during the tests. "We can't believe it. If anything was wrong with his eyes during the physical exam we would have known," the official says. The Lufthansa official also said the company was never given any indication Lubitz was depressed, and that if he went to a doctor on his own he would have been required to self-report if he had been deemed unfit to fly. A Dusseldorf clinic said he'd gone there twice, most recently on March 10, "concerning a diagnosis." But the University Clinic said it had not treated Lubitz for depression. German investigators said they still have interviews and other work to do before they can reveal what they gleaned from the records found in the apartment and at his parents' home in the town of Montabaur. But the fact that investigators found "ripped, recent medical leave notes, including for the day of the offense, leads to the preliminary conclusion that the deceased kept his illness secret from his employer and his professional environment," prosecutors said. Germanwings corroborated that assertion, saying it had never received a sick note from Lubitz. Authorities left Lubitz's apartment Friday night with boxes of papers and evidence folders after spending about 90 minutes inside. Dusseldorf police said Saturday that a small team of French investigators had arrived in the city and that they were sharing information. Jean Pierre Michel, lead investigator for the French inquiry, told French TV from Dusseldorf that the French team would work in "full transparency" with their German counterparts. "We will interview people related to the investigation in the coming days. The hearings will be conducted in the coming days and weeks," he said, according to CNN's French affiliate BFMTV. Asked by a journalist about reports of Lubitz's possible mental illness, he replied: "The elements of the investigation are strictly confidential and we cannot address these matters today." No scenario can yet be ruled out, including mechanical failure, "as we do not have the necessary evidence," he said. The German tabloid newspaper Bild said Saturday it had interviewed an ex-girlfriend of Lubitz. The woman is not named in the story and CNN has not been able to verify the report independently. According to Bild, the ex-girlfriend said Lubitz was a very nice and sensitive man who needed a lot of care and attention, and he was very troubled. She said he would get into fights with her. The newspaper also cited the ex-girlfriend as saying that Lubitz had bad dreams that his plane was going down. Patrick Sondenheimer was the pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525, according to Reiner Sondenheimer of Dusseldorf, Germany, who says he is a relative of Patrick's. Patrick Sondenheimer is the pilot believed to have been locked out of the cockpit by his co-pilot, Lubitz. CNN spoke to Reiner Sondenheimer at his Dusseldorf apartment. Also at the apartment was a woman who did not provide her name but said she was Patrick Sodenheimer's relative. That woman also said that Patrick Sondenheimer was on the doomed flight. Reiner Sondenheimer declined to say anything else, other than the family wanted time to grieve. The pilot has not been named by German authorities. Another Germanwings pilot who once flew with Lubitz, Frank Woiton, told WDR, a local broadcaster belonging to CNN's German affiliate ARD, that his impression of Lubitz was that he was "friendly" and that there was "nothing suspicious." Woiton also said Lubitz "was a good pilot and had a good command of the plane." Woiton's first job after he found out about the crash was the route Dusseldorf-Barcelona-Dusseldorf -- the same route as had been taken by Germanwings Flight 9525 a day earlier. He was praised in German media for the emotional announcement he made to passengers before takeoff, in which he said the crew, like everyone else on the plane, wanted to get home safely to their families. At the scene of the crash, two helicopters were being deployed above the mountainside by recovery crews Saturday. The weather has improved after high winds Friday made their complex task even more treacherous. Lt. Col. Xavier Vialenc, a spokesman for the Gendarmerie, told CNN there were about 40 officers at the crash site Saturday. Once at the crash site, recovery workers spend all day working there, he said. Back in Seyne-les-Alpes at the end of the day, they can see a psychologist if they choose and have a debriefing session with all the workers. Vialenc said the operations were going well so far and that the progress made was meeting their expectations. Yves Naffrechoux, captain of rescue operations at Seyne-les-Alpes, told CNN on Friday that rescuers have found bodies at the rugged crash site, but few of them are intact. It could be weeks before all the bodies are recovered, identified and released to the families, authorities said. What could have prompted Lubitz to deliberately destroy the aircraft, killing everyone on board, remains the focus of investigators in Germany. He had passed medical and psychological testing when he was hired in 2013, said Carsten Spohr, CEO of Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings. Spohr also told reporters that Lubitz had "interrupted" his pilot training, which he began in 2008. That break lasted several months, he said, but added that such an interruption isn't uncommon. Spohr didn't give a reason for the break. While the ailment Lubitz had sought treatment for hasn't been revealed, that he was declared unfit for work is an important detail, aviation analysts say. Pilots are required to maintain their fitness to fly and must tell their airline if they're found unfit, CNN aviation analyst David Soucie said. Who was co-pilot Andreas Lubitz? Although authorities have recovered the cockpit voice recorder, the flight data recorder remains missing. It could shed crucial details about what happened inside the cockpit, authorities say. Lubitz was the co-pilot on Tuesday's flight between Barcelona, Spain, and Dusseldorf when he apparently locked the captain out of the cockpit, then activated a control causing the plane to descend toward rugged terrain. Germanwings said the plane dropped for about eight minutes from its cruising altitude of 38,000 feet before crashing. The only sounds, authorities said, were those of pounding on the cockpit door, Lubitz's steady breathing and, eventually, screaming passengers. Lubitz and 149 other people on board the plane died in an instant, authorities say. Most were from Germany and Spain. Mother, daughter among 3 American victims . CNN's Pam Brown, Frederik Pleitgen, Mary Kay Mallonee, Michael Pearson, Nic Robertson, Margot Haddad, Stephanie Halasz, Sandrine Amiel, David Fitzpatrick, Felix Gussone, Karl Penhaul and Anna Maja Rappard contributed to this report. | Reports say investigators found antidepressants in Andreas Lubitz's apartment . Patrick Sondenheimer was the pilot of the doomed flight, says a man who says he's a relative . Ripped medical-leave notes found at his home indicate the co-pilot hid an illness, officials say . |
If it's called "free" climbing, why do climbers use gear to climb? | Free climbing has been called "rock climbing's most commonly mistaken term", with problems including:
Incorrectly assuming that "free climbing" always means solo climbing, i.e. that you must always be alone and without any partner. Free climbing in traditional climbing and sport climbing uses a supporting belayer.
Incorrectly assuming that "free climbing" always means free soloing, i.e. that you must never use any climbing protection equipment. Free climbing in traditional climbing and sport climbing uses climbing protection (but not to aid progression).
Incorrectly assuming that "free climbing" always means onsighting or flashing, i.e. that you must always climb the route first try. Free climbing in traditional climbing and sport climbing also uses the redpoint as a definition of a first free ascent. | Free climbing refers to a form of rock climbing in which the climber ascends without the use of gear to aid progression. It is a common misunderstanding that free climbing means climbing with no protective gear. Both sport and traditional climbing make use of protective gear to prevent injury and death, and are both considered free climbing. This is in contrast to free solo climbing, another form of free climbing in which the climber uses no protective gear. |
Based on this paragraph, what was the main focus of Mohammad Shah I's reign over his sultanate? | When Mohammad inherited the newly born sultanate from his father Alauddin, the land was still infested with thieves and robbers. As such he spent the entire part of his reign in establishing law in his land. He ordered his governors to never give refuge to anyone who defied his authority. This campaign was successful and at the end of his reign,the land became peaceful and law abiding. He also sat on the takht-ē-firoza or The Turquoise throne which was gifted to him by Kapaya Nayaka. | Mohammad was mainly focused on establishing law and order within his territory during his reign in order to remove thieves and robbers. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Celtic have vowed to help John Guidetti contest an SFA charge after the compliance officer cited the striker for allegedly making an offensive comment on Dutch TV. Interviewed by a TV station in Holland, the former Feyenoord striker is said to have made a slur against Rangers while relating the words of a song Parkhead supporters sing in his honour. The Swede, who is on loan from Manchester City, is alleged to have breached disciplinary rule 73. He has until next Monday to reply to the charge with a principal hearing date scheduled for April 9. Celtic have vowed to support on loan striker John Guidetti after he was charged by the SFA . Celtic, however, voiced their astonishment that the matter had got this far, spokesperson saying: ‘We are very surprised and disappointed that this has even found its way to an SFA judicial panel. John Guidetti will be defending this charge.’ Meanwhile, the club has been hit with a combined £9,460 fine for two UEFA charges of misconduct during the second leg of last month’s Europa League showdown with Inter Milan in Italy. A penalty of £5,860 was imposed for ‘improper conduct’ on the field as well as a £3,600 punishment for flares set off by fans at the San Siro. Guidetti (left) is said to have made a slur about Rangers and has until Monday to appeal the charge . Defender Virgil van Dijk was sent off for two bookable offences, while five other players were booked in the 1-0 loss which saw Ronny Deila’s men eliminated 4-3 on aggregate. It’s the seventh time the club has been in hot water with the governing body in four years. Inter were also fined £3600 for their supporters letting off fireworks. Three flares were lit in the Celtic end during the Europa League clash with Inter Milan at the San Siro . Celtic responded to the latest fine in a statement which read: ‘Clearly, Celtic Football Club is disappointed by today’s decisions. ‘It should be noted that Celtic players have an excellent disciplinary record in European football over many years and in Scotland, Celtic has been top of the league’s disciplinary table for the last three years, something which we are rightly proud of. ‘Again, it is disappointing that the actions of one or two individuals within a support of well over 3,000, have let the club down by using flares at this match.’ Virgil van Dijk (third left) looks away as he is dismissed in the first half for Celtic against Inter last month . | John Guidetti is said to have made a slur about Rangers on Dutch TV . He has until next Monday to reply to the charge for disciplinary rule 73 . A principal hearing date has been scheduled for April 9 . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A Colorado man who was found living illegally in the rafters of a Denver restaurant after he tumbled through the ceiling and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage was sentenced yesterday. Stephen Graves, 36, was discovered living above the Yard House restaurant in Denver on December 10 when he fell through the ceiling and broke a sprinkler head. He pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal trespass, a felony, and was sentenced to two years mental health probation. Scroll down for video . Stephen Graves pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and was sentenced to two years mental health probation . View of the Yard House restaurant (front) and Sheraton Hotel (background) in Denver, Colorado . A search of the area Graves was occupying revealed numerous bottle caps from alcoholic beverages . Graves was originally charged with burglary and two counts of criminal mischief, the Denver Post reported. The probation sentence will run concurrent with two other cases, according to the Denver District Attorney's office. When Graves fell through the ceiling and broke the sprinkler, it caused the restaurant and the Sheraton Hotel next door to flood. It is believed Graves, who was only wearing jeans at the time, fell about 20 feet. It is believed Graves (above), who was only wearing jeans, fell about 20 feet when he tumbled from the ceiling . When Graves fell from the ceiling, he broke a sprinkler head and caused flooding in the restaurant and hotel . Graves was charged with burglary and two counts of criminal mischief after the incident on December 10 . He became trapped in a wall in the restaurant and had to be cut out with a chainsaw, 7NEWS reported. James Ballinger with the Denver Police Department said: 'There was moaning coming from one of the walls to the right of the front doors.' A search of the area Graves was occupying revealed numerous bottle caps from alcoholic beverages. It is unclear how long he was living in the restaurant before his ill-fated fall. | Steven Graves, 36, fell through ceiling of Yard House restaurant in Denver . He pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal trespass which is a felony . DA's office said he was sentenced to two years mental health probation . Sheraton Hotel next door was also damaged during December 10 incident . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao come face-to-face in Los Angeles on Wednesday . The meeting marks the first, and only time, the pair will square-off ahead of the weigh-in, 24 hours before their mouth-watering May 2 blockbuster bout, so it promises to be explosive. The press conference gets under way at 8.30pm (UK time) and Sportsmail will bring you live coverage so be sure to tune in. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao (right) come face to face on stage in Los Angeles on Wednesday . Mayweather arrives in Los Angeles for the press conference, accompanied by his security team . Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach (right) and Bob Arum (second left) pose as they arrive in Los Angeles . Host commentator . Thanks for joining us guys. It took a while but it was worth it. A quick recap of the highlights for you: . Freddie Roach (Pacquiao's trainer): 'We are in the toughest fight of our lives, we are fighting the best fighter in the world... but we are going to kick his ass.'Manny Pacquiao: 'For the fans of boxing, I believe, this is what you are waiting for since five years ago. Both of us are going to undergo hard training for this fight and we will do our best on May 2 to make you happy.'Floyd Mayweather: 'This is a fight the world can't miss, it is an unbelievable match-up. I'm in the gym working right now, dedicating myself to the sport because I've never wanted to win a fight so much in my life.' So, the boxers won't square up until the weigh-in on May 1 in Las Vegas. Until then stayed tuned as Sporstmail will bring you all the latest news, pictures and videos as we gear up to the biggest fight in boxing history. See you all soon. The fighters stand up and talk to their respective teams and step off stage. But no handshake between the two at the moment. Mayweather: 'First off, I have to thank my father. Unbelievable trainer, unbelievable person. 'It has been a long road but we are here now. Al Haymon - remarkable guy. 'May 2 - the fight of the century. It is all about the best fighting the best and Pacquiao is one of the best fighters of this era. It is all about timing and we couldn't choose a better time. 'Our game plan is to be smart and take one fight at a time - like all 47 fights.' 'This is a fight the world can't miss, it is an unbelievable match-up. I'm in the gym working right now, dedicating myself to the sport because I've never wanted to win a fight so much in my life. 'One thing I do know about any sport, when you lose it is in your mind. If you've lost once it is in your mind. If you've lost once, it is your mind. If you've lost twice, it is in your mind. From day one I've been taught to be a winner.' Pacquiao: 'I'd like to thank God for providing us a wonderful day and giving us strength. 'For the fans of boxing, I believe, this is what you are waiting for since five years ago. Both of us are going to undergo hard training for this fight and we will do our best on May 2 to make you happy. 'I want to let the people know that God can raise someone from nothing to something - and that is me. I came from nothing to something and I owe everything to God. ' I want to thank all the Flippino fans who are watching at home. I want to thank Freddie Roach for being very nice to me and Bob Arum. We have been working since 2001 and we have loyalty and are the longest working pair in boxing. ' Freddie Roach: 'This is the biggest challenge of my life and I've been looking forward to this for a long time. We are in the toughest fight of our lives, we are fighting the best fighter in the world... but we are going to kick his ass.' Bob Arum and Stephen Espinoza joking about who is the biggest draw in boxing. Espinoza: 'Mayweather is the No 1 pay-per-view-draw in boxing' Arum: 'Everybody has there own opinion, Steven' The man who signed the £200m six-deal Show Time fight with Mayweather, says: 'Floyd is fighting an opponent many thought he would never fight.' Stephen Espinoza says Tyson-Lewis, Mayweather-Canelo did not generate anywhere near the excitement that Mayweather-Pacquiao has done so far. He says that Pacquiao has been always been high on Mayweather's list and that the first fight didn't happen in 2009 because of the infamous drug-testing clause. Bob Arum talking about the importance of this fight - which he says the whole world will be watching. He says 'it is a credit to the sport of boxing' that this fight is happening. A lot of back-patting between here as everyone congratulates each other on getting this fight done. And the official time is in: 38 seconds Mayweather and Pacquiao stood face-to-face. Mayweather now walking on to the stage to join Pacquiao... and he's walking out to 'We Will Rock You' It is Pacquiao to come first on to the stage... Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, let's get ready to rumble. After all the talk and hype, finally the two fighters are about to come on stage. Apparently, Mayweather made £2,500 in his first pro-fight when he beat Roberto Apodaca. On May 2 he will earn a little bit more than that. No wonder he is smiling... The reel of highlights continues, with the audience now treated to Pacquiao's dominant performance against Oscar De La Hoya in 2008 - a fight that turned Pacquiao into a superstar. Ok, now we are back to Mayweather and his unanimous points win over Juan Manual Marques back in 2009. The Money man knocked down his opponent in the second round and dominated the fight from start to end. Ok, now it is the turn to relive one of Pacquiao's greatest moments. His destruction of Miguel Cotto in 2009. As we wait for the fighters, we are treated to re-run of Mayweather's 2001 fight with Diego Corrales and specifically the seventh round, when Floyd knocked down his opponent three times in a fight he would go to win with a TKO in round 10. Ken Hersham, the head of HBO, who will also be showing the fight in the States, says this fight will 'transcend boxing' and that May 2 'will be very special' and worth the wait. Let's hope so... Stephen Espinoza, the head of Show Time, who will be showing the fight in the States, says he knew the fight would happen when Mayweather and Pacquaio meet at the Miami Heat basketball game and cleared the air. As we get nearer to the press conference kicking off, tension in the arena in L.A is growing. The pair's previous fights are being shown to the audience. Stayed tuned as we wait for the boxers to get on the stage. AS we gear up for the press conference - which is about to start in a matter of minutes - the red carpet is packed with media, fans and boxing lovers all wanting a piece of Mayweather and Pacquiao. Away from the two star turns, we have some pretty famous boxing faces in attendence - including ring announcers Michael Buffer (left) and Jimmy Lennon . Mayweather is a veteran at these promotional days and is clearly in his element, laughing and joking as he poses for pictures on the red carpet. Not to be out done by Pacquiao, Mayweather has showed up in an equally dapper grey suit. Although the pound-for-pound king has opted to leave the tie at home. Mayweather and his entourage - including two pretty imposing bodyguards - have arrived in Los Angeles for this first and only press conference ahead of the May 2 fight. Stay tuned as the fights are due to come face to face in the next half an hour (if everything runs on time) And the man of the moment, Mr Floyd Mayweather has arrived in Los Angeles. As we wait for Mayweather to make his arrival, here is Pacquiao on why him winning the $300m mega-fight would be 'good for boxing'. READ the full story here. Do you agree? We've got less than 45 minutes until Pacquiao and Mayweather square off... but there is no sign of the pound-for-pound king yet. Stayed tuned because as soon as he shows up, you'll hear it here first. Pacquiao, Arum and Roach are deep in discussion on the red carpet. I wonder if Arum is asking over Pacquiao and Roach plan to stop the undefeated Mayweather on May 2? Pacquiao, as is his way, looks relaxed and calm. May be because his training seems to be going so well. The 36-year-old has been keeping his fans up to date with his progress. Watch his latest video here. Pacquiao has certainly made the effort for today - shades and all! Pacquiao and Roach have been full of confidence ahead of the May 2 fight - maybe it is because they've got a secret sparring partner from Floyd's camp - and they certainly look relaxed as they pose for pictures. First to arrive is Manny Pacquiao, accompanied by his hall of fame trainer Freddie Roach and promoter Bob Arum. And isn't Manny - in his crisp dark suit and purple tie - looking the part. Evening all and welcome to Sportsmail's live coverage of the first - and only - press conference between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio. We're due to get underway at 8.30 UK time but excitement is already building ahead of what should be an explosive day in Los Angeles. Stay tuned for all the latest updates, pictures and reaction. | Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao went head-to-head in Los Angeles . Pair meet in their first and only press conference ahead of May 2 fight . Pacquiao arrived first along with trainer Freddie Roach and Bob Arum . Mayweather accompanied by entourage - including Justin Bieber . READ: Mayweather and Pacquiao get the red carpet treatment . |
Who is Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke named after? | The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University is named after former Duke president and Governor of North Carolina Terry Sanford, who established the university's Institute for Policy Sciences and Public Affairs in 1971 as an interdisciplinary program geared toward training future leaders. When the School's current building on Duke's West Campus opened in 1994, the structure was named—and the Institute renamed—in honor of Sanford. The building was designed by Architectural Resources Cambridge, Inc. in a Modern Gothic style. The Sanford School offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in Public Policy. A second building, named for principal benefactor David Rubenstein, opened in August 2005. The building houses several of the school's centers including the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy and the Duke Center for International Development. Rubenstein Hall had its formal dedication, which included a speech by former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on November 4, 2005. | The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University is named after former Duke president and Governor Terry Sanford, who established the Institute for Policy Sciences and Public Affairs in 1971. It offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in Public Policy. A second building, named for principal benefactor David Rubenstein, opened in 2005. The Institute became Duke's tenth school in 2009. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | It’s a mother’s day experience that will bring tears to her eyes… and with its £7,500 price tag, it might bring some to yours as well. Personalised bouquets, bespoke cocktails, a luxury breakfast banquet cooked by a professional chef and a day of shopping with a personal shopper, this is a once-in-a-life-time luxury-laden day tailored for your mother on Sunday, 15 March. The Ultimate Mother’s Day Experience from Fortnum & Mason will also treat your entire family to personal consultations from the department store's experts. Fortnum & Mason's Ultimate Mother's Day experience starts at £7,500 . The day begins when a chauffeur arrives at your designated address with a team of Fortnum’s experts. Your mother will be presented with a bouquet of her favourite flowers before a butler then prepares a range of tempting breakfast cocktails. While all this is happening, Fortnum’s chef will cook up a breakfast banquet for the whole family – using the world’s finest ingredients and served with personalised Champagne to commemorate the occasion. After breakfast the whole family will be chauffeured to Fortnum’s flagship store at Piccadilly for an afternoon of pure luxury. Mum will be treated to personal consultations with Fortnum’s in-house experts, including a perfumer and Fortnum’s own in-house milliner, while the family joins a personal shopper to select the finest Mother’s Day gifts from across the store’s five fabulous floors. The day begins when a chauffeur arrives at your designated address with a team of Fortnum’s experts . With Mum feeling suitable spoiled, and all gifts secured, you’ll then make your way to the private tea tasting room for a consultation with a Tearista to find your perfect blend, accompanied by a show-stopping personalised cake. To round off the day you’ll be chauffeured home complete with your gifts and a luxury hamper packed full of Mum’s favourite Fortnum’s delights. ‘You will liaise with Fortnum’s team to tailor the day’s activities to your Mum’s tastes, ensuring every element is sure to surprise, delight and spoil her on her special day. And nothing is out of the realms of possibility,’ said a spokesperson for Fortnum & Mason. The Ultimate Mother’s Day Experience is limited to addresses within Greater London and the Home Counties. Prices start from £7,500. | Fortnum & Mason's once-in-a-lifetime luxury experience for mothers . The whole family will be cooked breakfast by a professional chef . Every aspect of the day will be tailored to your mother's taste . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | OJ Simpson, who is currently incarcerated in the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada, cannot walk without a cane and fears he will be in a wheelchair when he finally leaves prison, the Daily Mail Online has learned exclusively. He is furious with prison officials because he says they refuse to allow him to leave the prison to get the surgery he can only get on the outside. let him get medical care outside. And now, OJ fears he will soon be in a wheelchair and may never walk again. OJ, 67, was recently seen struggling to walk around the prison with a cane and telling fellow inmates he was angry because he is not getting the specialized medical care he needs. Scroll down for video . Fallen idol: OJ Simpson says that without getting the special surgery he needs he will never be able to walk out of the prison on his own two feet. He is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, but he could be out in two years . Painful: OJ's knee injuries are a result from his 11-year career as a running back in the NFL. He doesn't walk around the prison a lot like he used to but when he has to walk to get his meals in the commissary he walks with a new silver cane while grimacing in pain . On display: OJ's knee injuries had such an impact on his health, attorney Johnnie Cochran, used his disability in his trial for the murder of wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. to convince the jury that he was not physically capable of the killings. At one point Cochran instructed OJ to stand and raise his suit pant leg to show the jury his multiple scars on his left knee to prove he was severely handicapped . OJ was found guilty in 2008 of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, robbery and using a deadly weapon and was sentenced to thirty-three years in prison with the possibility of parole after nine years, in 2017. 'I can only get mediocre health care in here,' OJ told a fellow inmate, 'and it really pisses me off because I have the money to go to any specialist in the world to get knee surgery but they won't let me leave to get help. 'They don't give a damn that I am going to end up crippled and can't walk for the rest of my life' A prison insider tells Daily Mail Online, OJ doesn't walk around the prison a lot like he used to but when he has to get his meals in the commissary he walks with a new silver cane, grimacing in pain. OJ stops frequently to lean up against the wall to rest if there is not a bench nearby to sit and complains the pain is getting worse every day. OJ is given pain medication but it only helps him sleep, it doesn't make the pain go away during the day. And OJ's girth doesn't help. Says the prison insider, 'OJ started gaining weight because he was eating pork-n-beans, breads and a lot of sweets, like cookies and ice cream but now that he can't get any exercise he has ballooned up to almost 340 pounds. 'When there was nice weather OJ used to walk around the track on the prison yard for an hour at a time but now the pain in his knee is so severe he can barely walk ten steps without moaning in pain. OJ's weight is definitely a factor and putting more stress on his knees but he also has advanced arthritis.' OJ's knee injuries are a result from his 11-year career as a running back in the NFL and although he has gone through two surgeries on his left knee in the late 1970's he is still in extreme pain. These injuries had such an impact on his health OJ's attorney, Johnnie Cochran, Jr., used his disability in his murder trial 20 years ago to convince the jury his knee was so weak that he was not physically capable of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. At one point Johnnie instructed OJ to stand and raise his suit pant leg to show the jury his multiple scars on his left knee to prove he was severely handicapped. OJ may be getting released from prison in 2017 on parole and he's telling the other inmates it looks like he's going to be leaving there in a wheelchair. OJ Simpson, then with the Buffalo Bills, is carried off the field at the end of the half. This is not the first time that his pal Al Cowlings (at right, No. 82) helped take him away. He was along on the low-speed chase in the Bronco 'following the murders . OJ is not in jail for the murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson but for criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, robbery and using a deadly weapon years later . 'I won't be out of here for at least another two years and if they won't let me get to a specialist soon I may never walk again!' OJ slammed his fists down on the table, revealed the insider. 'I have the money to pay for any surgery I need and the transportation so it won't be on the freakin' tax payers but they are still saying 'No.' 'Most of the time if a patient gets a recommendation from a doctor to have surgery but it is not life-threatening, the prison will deny that request,' the insider added. 'OJ said they just gave him a pill and told him to take it easy. 'Hehas talked to his attorneys about going to court so he can get some outside medical help but by the time the courts decide he may be already on parole. 'OJ is in bad shape and it's only going to get worse. The pain is excruciating and his knee is so deformed that he cant even straighten his left leg anymore. 'OJ is so worried about being seen in a wheelchair that he said he is not going to tell anyone, not even his family, when he's leaving Lovelock. 'OJ said when he gets parole he will leave in the middle of the night so he can disappear and there will not be any pictures of an old man a wheelchair on the cover of every newspaper across this country with the caption, 'The Juice - Old and Broken!' | OJ Simpson was recently seen struggling to walk with a silver cane at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada . The disgraced gridiron great is serving a nine-to-33-year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping but he could be paroled in two years . OJ's knee injuries are from his 11-year career as a running back in the NFL but his huge girth hasn't helped . During Nicole Brown Simpson murder trial Johnnie Cochran made OJ show jury his knee to prove he would not have the strength to commit the crime . OJ says prison officials have turned down his request to leave the prison . 'I have the money to go to any specialist in the world to get surgery but they won't let me leave' |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Australia's 17-man squad to defend the Ashes against England this summer is packed with pace men as well as a fair share of ageing stars. Ten of their squad are in their thirties, paving the way for a raft of Dad’s Army references that will gather momentum if they get off to a bad start in Cardiff. Nonetheless, this is a squad that I would pick to defend the urn. Never mind planning for the future, their tour will be all about the present. Team Australia celebrate after winning the Cricket World Cup before naming their Ashes squad . NICE BALANCE . My first thought when I saw the squad was that it’s the way I’d have gone about selection. A five-Test series in England is not the time to experiment and the Australians have put faith in experience. Australia's selection of Adam Voges will bring an experienced head with them this summer . Adam Voges is an interesting choice: like Chris Rogers, he knows English conditions well. It’s not a tour for blooding a young batsman. It’s also why they’ve gone with Peter Siddle among the seamers. If Ryan Harris breaks down, Siddle can slot straight in. FIREPOWER . IF Mitchell Johnson bowls anything like he did during the last Ashes, Australia should win. Both sides know there’s still some scarring. Mitchell Starc managed to swing the white Kookaburra during the World Cup so he should be able to swing the red Dukes ball in England. He swings it late, too — as Brendon McCullum found out in the final. Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will be hoping to terrorise English batsmen like he did last time around . I was impressed with Josh Hazlewood, too. He could prosper in England with his hit-the-deck style. Harris always has wicket-taking potential, although I wonder how quickly he’ll slot back in after sitting out the West Indies tour. No 3 THE KEY . The series could hinge on Australia’s No 3. Whoever it is, England will think they have a chance. Shane Watson has done the job in the past without ever really making it his own and there’s been talk of Steve Smith moving up the order. Steve Smith has been in sensational form and could get moved up the batting order to No 3 . He’s in the form of his life but he still moves around a lot at the crease. If the ball’s swinging, that could spell trouble. The other option would be Voges, who has just averaged 104 in the Sheffield Shield. AGE CONCERN . I firmly believe you should try to get every last drop out of some of these cricketers, especially in an Ashes. As England discovered in 2013-14, an ageing side is only a problem if the players are approaching retirement, like Graeme Swann. At 37-years-old, Brad Haddin is likely to be playing his last Ashes along with a few others . But for someone like Rogers this tour will be a last hurrah. I’ll be watching Brad Haddin. He’s a fierce competitor but he’s 37 and keeping in England can be tricky because of the late swing. DODGY AT THE BACK . Part of the reason Michael Clarke has given up one-day internationals is to manage his dodgy back. Mike Atherton will tell you a bad back can go at any moment, although Clarke looked physically sharp during the World Cup. Captain Michael Clarke will be hoping he doesn't suffer a recurrence of his back problems . But if the Australia captain’s back is stiff when they play in England, the bowlers will test out the 33-year-old’s suppleness against the short ball. He’s still vulnerable early on. Michael Clarke (capt) Age 33 . Caps 108 . Verdict Age has not diminished his class, as he proved in the World Cup final. But his dodgy back could be an issue in a five-Test series. Should out-captain Alastair Cook once more. David Warner . Age 28 . Caps 36 . Verdict Could win a Test or two by himself if he bats for a couple of sessions. Moeen Ali’s off-breaks will be crucial in pinning him down. Likes to say a word or two. Shane Watson . Age 33 . Caps 56 . Verdict Has a decent record in Ashes cricket, but has never reached the stage where he frightens England. But his medium-pace balances Australia’s team in a way Cook can only envy. Shaun Marsh . Age 31 . Caps 12 . Verdict A gritty left-hander, and son of former Test opener Geoff. Began Test career with 141 in Sri Lanka in 2011, but success has been sporadic since then. CV includes six ducks. Mitchell Johnson . Age 33 . Caps 64 . Verdict If England haven’t got over the trauma of the 2013-14 series, when Johnson took 37 wickets at 13 apiece, the Ashes will stay with Australia. Josh Hazlewood . Age 24 . Caps 3 . Verdict One of a batch of promising Australian fast bowlers, he proved economical beyond his years during the successful World Cup campaign. A flawless action bodes well. James Faulkner . Age 24 . Caps 1 . Verdict Played his only Test to date at The Oval in 2013, where he got up England’s noses by accusing them of boring batting. A left-arm seam-bowling all-rounder, he can give the ball an almighty whack. James Pattinson . Age 24 . Caps 13 . Verdict Injuries have limited him since he burst on to the scene in 2011-12, but the talent is undeniable: tall, aggressive and fast, he should trouble England more than his brother, Darren, when playing for England in a single Test against South Africa in 2008. Peter Siddle . Age 30 . Caps 56 . Verdict The banana-loving seamer is a veteran of two Ashes tours, and could provide relentless accuracy while the quicker bowlers fire around him. Kevin Pietersen, for one, found him almost impossible to score off in 2013-14. Brad Haddin (wkt) Age 37 . Caps 63 . Verdict Australia’s second-most important cog in their 5-0 Ashes wheel in 2013-14, after Mitchell Johnson. His sledging from behind the stumps is considered the heartbeat of the team. Chris Rogers . Age 37 . Caps 20 . Verdict This will be his last hurrah in a late-blooming Test career. Calm, compact and the perfect foil for the exuberance of his opening partner Warner. Steve Smith (vice captain) Age 25 . Caps 26 . Verdict One of world cricket’s rising stars, he scored four tons in Australia’s recent home series against India. Will captain the side full-time after Clarke retires, and can burgle the odd wicket with his leg-spin. Nathan Lyon . Age 27 . Caps 39 . Verdict A steady off-spinner who troubled England’s right-handers during whitewash. But, really, they should have nothing to fear. Mitchell Starc . Age 25 . Caps 15 . Verdict Another left-arm seamer, and Man of the Tournament at the World Cup. His yorkers are as dangerous in Tests as they are in ODIs, and accuracy and pace have improved. Ryan Harris . Age 35 . Caps 27 . Verdict If he can drag his injury-laden body through one final series, Australia will be thrilled. He was an unsung star during their 3-0 defeat here two years ago, and produced the ball of the series to bowl Cook in Perth. Josh Hazlewood . Age 24 . Caps 3 . Verdict One of a batch of promising Australian fast bowlers, he proved economical beyond his years during the successful World Cup campaign. A flawless action bodes well. Fawad Ahmed . Age 33 . Caps 20 . Verdict The Pakistan-born leg-spinner has played only three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games for Australia, so would represent a risk. But Australian leggies have done well in England before… . Michael Clarke (capt) Age 33 . Caps 108 . Verdict Age has not diminished his class, as he proved in the World Cup final. But his dodgy back could be an issue in a five-Test series. Should out-captain Alastair Cook once more. David Warner . Age 28 . Caps 36 . Verdict Could win a Test or two by himself if he bats for a couple of sessions. Moeen Ali’s off-breaks will be crucial in pinning him down. Likes to say a word or two. Shane Watson . Age 33 . Caps 56 . Verdict Has a decent record in Ashes cricket, but has never reached the stage where he frightens England. But his medium-pace balances Australia’s team in a way Cook can only envy. Shaun Marsh . Age 31 . Caps 12 . Verdict A gritty left-hander, and son of former Test opener Geoff. Began Test career with 141 in Sri Lanka in 2011, but success has been sporadic since then. CV includes six ducks. Mitchell Johnson . Age 33 . Caps 64 . Verdict If England haven’t got over the trauma of the 2013-14 series, when Johnson took 37 wickets at 13 apiece, the Ashes will stay with Australia. Peter Siddle . Age 30 . Caps 56 . Verdict The banana-loving seamer is a veteran of two Ashes tours, and could provide relentless accuracy while the quicker bowlers fire around him. Kevin Pietersen, for one, found him almost impossible to score off in 2013-14. Mitchell Marsh . Age 23 . Caps 4 . Verdict A rangy all-rounder and younger brother of Shaun, Marsh stunned England during the World Cup with figures of 5 for 33 at Melbourne – despite having taken only six ODI wickets until then. His batting is the stronger suit. Peter Nevill . Age 29 . Caps 0 . Verdict Peter who? Nevill has been chosen as the reserve wicketkeeper behind his New South Wales team-mate Haddin, although he has also played as a specialist batsman for his state team. Unlikely to get a game unless Haddin breaks a finger. Adam Voges . Age 35 . Caps 0 . Verdict An outsider for a Test debut, but he knows English conditions well – Voges has spent time with Hampshire, Middlesex and Nottinghamshire – and bowls left-arm spin to complement his middle-order hitting. | England host Australia for the 2015 Ashes on home turf this summer . With players including Michael Clarke (33), Chris Rogers (37) and Brad Haddin (37), Australia could face accusations of being a 'Dad's Army' Nonetheless, this is the squad that Nasser Hussain would pick . |
Luka Modrić (Croatian pronunciation: [lûːka mǒːdritɕ]; born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and as the greatest ever Croatian footballer.
Born in Zadar, Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence which displaced his family. In 2002, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb at age 16, after showing promise with his hometown club NK Zadar's youth team. He continued his development in Zagreb, before spells on loan to Zrinjski Mostar and Inter Zaprešić. He made his debut for Dinamo in 2005 and won three consecutive league titles and domestic cups, being named the Prva HNL Player of the Year in 2007. In 2008, he moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for a club-record transfer fee of £16.5 million, where he led Spurs to their first UEFA Champions League appearance in almost 50 years, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 tournament.
In the summer of 2012, Modrić joined Real Madrid for a £30 million transfer fee. There he became a key contributor and helped the team win La Décima and was selected for the 2013–14 Champions League squad of the season. After Zinedine Zidane took over Madrid, Modrić was critical to three consecutive Champions League titles from 2015–16 to 2017–18, each time being voted into the squad of the season. He has won twenty-two major trophies at Real Madrid, including five UEFA Champions League titles, three La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, four Supercopa de España titles, four UEFA Super Cup titles and five FIFA Club World Cup titles. He won the La Liga Award for "Best Midfielder" in 2016 for the second time, and the UEFA Club Football Award for "Best Midfielder" in 2017 and 2018. In 2015, he became the first Croatian player to be included in the FIFA FIFPRO World 11, in which he was regularly included until 2019 and then again in 2022, as well in the UEFA Team of the Year between 2016 and 2018. In 2018, Modrić became the first Croatian player to win the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, and by winning The Best FIFA Men's Player and Ballon d'Or awards, he became the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the awards in more than a decade. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Foot award for career results and personality.
Modrić made his international debut for Croatia against Argentina in March 2006, and scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Italy. Modrić has anchored Croatia's "second Golden Generation", participating in every major tournament Croatia has qualified for, including the UEFA Euro 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, as well as the 2006, 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the Euro 2008, he was selected for the Team of the Tournament, becoming only the second Croatian to ever achieve this honour. Following group stage eliminations in his first two World Cups, Modrić led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup Final, winning the Golden Ball in process. At the following tournament, he led the team to a third-place finish, winning the Bronze Ball in process. In March 2021, he went on to become the country's most capped player in history. Furthermore, he has been named Croatian Footballer of the Year a record eleven times between 2007 and 2022. | Who is Luka Modric? | Luka Modric is a Croatian professional football (soccer) player. He is considered one of the best midfielders of all time and best Croatian player ever. He was born in Zadar, Croatia. In 2002, at the age of 16, he signed with the biggest Croatian soccer club, Dinamo Zagreb where is stayed till 2008 when he signed with Tottenham Hotspur in England. In 2012 he signed with Real Madrid in Spain where he currently plays. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Alastair Cook fell cheaply for the second time in the match for MCC against county champions Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi. Cook, who made just three in the first innings, mustered five at his second attempt on Tuesday morning before his attempt to dispatch a short ball from Jack Brooks went straight into the hands of Adil Rashid at midwicket. The England Test captain will next week depart for his first assignment of this Ashes year - to take on the West Indies in the Caribbean. Alastair Cook fell cheaply for the second time in the match for MCC against county champions Yorkshire . Cook, who made just three in the first innings, mustered five at his second attempt on Tuesday morning . But he will do so on the back of two failures in his only two first-class innings since last season. Cook caused a stir last week when he described England's decision to replace him as their World Cup captain as 'probably wrong', in hindsight. The opener continued his poor form in a one-day international series in Sri Lanka late last year, and England responded by dropping him in favour of Eoin Morgan. They went on, however, to make an embarrassing early exit from the global tournament in Australia and New Zealand - beating only minnows Scotland and Afghanistan, and eliminated by a defeat against Bangladesh. The England Test captain has struggled for form with the bat and heads to the West Indies in terrible nick . Jack Brooks (third from left) celebrates after dismissing Cook early on for Yorkshire . Cook agreed to play for MCC against Yorkshire at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, in the traditional curtain-raiser for the new season. But there has been no return to form for England's most prolific Test centurion - who is without an international hundred in any format since May 2013. MCC were in a spot of bother too after his early dismissal, on 30 for one and still needing another 121 runs merely to avoid an innings defeat. | Alastair Cook out made just five for the MCC against Yorkshire . The England captain was dismissed for three in the first innings . Peter Moores' side travel to the West Indies next week . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Sir Alex Ferguson is set to take his earnings closer to £10million since stepping down as Manchester United manager after signing up for a new book. Ferguson, whose best-selling autobiography was only released by Hodder & Stoughton in October 2013, has agreed a deal with the publishers for a book titled Leading, which promises to ‘analyse the pivotal leadership decisions of an astonishing career’. The book is being co-written with investor and author Sir Michael Moritz, and will hit the shelves in the autumn. Sir Alex Ferguson's new book will give insight into tactics, teamwork, leadership and managing off the pitch . The former Manchester United manager will release the new book on leadership this autumn . Ferguson lifts the Champions League trophy as Manchester United complete an historic Treble in 1999 . Co-authored with Michael Moritz, the book will detail Ferguson's tactics and management techniques . Ferguson said: ‘Since stepping into retirement I have had the opportunity to reflect on my time as a football manager, and to consider the reasons behind my success through personal recollections, conversations with Mike Moritz and my role at Harvard Business School. ‘It has been a new experience for me to be looking into the past rather than planning for the future, but one I have found enjoyable and rewarding.’ Ferguson, who earned £7.6m a year towards the end of his reign at Old Trafford, has continued to profit from his huge success in football — he won 13 Premier League titles — since retiring from management in May 2013. The 73-year-old was paid an advance of £2m for his second autobiography published later that year. It became the biggest-selling book of 2013, with sales earning him at least an additional £1m. Ferguson continues to bank more than £2m a year for 20 appearances as a club ambassador for United, a role that was agreed when he stepped down as manager. In January, the club’s accounts confirmed that he was paid £2.165m — the equivalent of £100,000 a day — between October 2013 and July 2014. Ferguson celebrates with his United players after wining the Premier League back in 2013 . The Scot also has a long-term contract to lecture at Harvard on a new course — the business of entertainment, media and sports. Industry insiders estimate that he is able to command a fee of up to £100,000 a day for public speaking engagements, with his son Jason understood to be negotiating all business dealings on his behalf. | Sir Alex Ferguson released his autobiography in October 2013 . He is now following it up with a book about leadership out in the autumn . The book is being co-written by author Sir Michael Moritz . |
what are some types of vandalism? | Any change or edit that manipulates content in a way that deliberately compromises Wikipedia's integrity is considered vandalism. The most common and obvious types of vandalism include additions of obscenities and crude humor; it can also include advertising and other types of spam. Sometimes editors commit vandalism by removing content or entirely blanking a given page. Less common types of vandalism, such as the deliberate addition of plausible but false information, can be more difficult to detect. Vandals can introduce irrelevant formatting, modify page semantics such as the page's title or categorization, manipulate the article's underlying code, or use images disruptively. | Some types of vandalism are obscenities and crude humor, advertising, deliberate addition of plausible but false information, and irrelevant formatting. |
Given this paragraph about the dimensions of a volleyball court, is there a difference between the hight of the net for men's competitions vs women's competitions? | A volleyball court is 9 m × 18 m (29.5 ft × 59.1 ft), divided into equal square halves by a net with a width of one meter (39.4 in). The top of the net is 2.43 m (7 ft 11+11⁄16 in) above the centre of the court for men's competition, and 2.24 m (7 ft 4+3⁄16 in) for women's competition, varied for veterans and junior competitions. | The net is 19 cm higher for men's competitions (243 cm) than for women's competitions (224 cm). |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A football match was called off after just 58 seconds when the referee realised he could not see his linesmen due to intense fog. The top-of-the-table clash between St Austell and Bodmin in Cornwall on Wednesday had already been delayed due to poor weather when referee Neil Hunnisett decided to get on with the game. But it was called off less than a minute later, making it one of the shortest games in football history. A top-of-the-table clash between St Austell and Bodmin in Cornwall on Wednesday had to be called off after just 58 seconds due to intense fog which blanketed the pitch . Referee Neil Hunnisett had already been forced to delay the game due to the poor weather, and was keen to get on with the Carlsberg South-West Peninsula match, but eventually had to concede defeat . Local league official Mike Sampson said: 'When we arrived in St Austell it was hard to see out of the windows. I had to put my glasses on to eat my pasty.' He added: 'We only knew the game had kicked off because the whistle went. The linesman put his flag up and it took the referee 58 seconds to see him.' Home team St Austell said they would refund all 150 fans who turned out for South West Peninsula League game. Mr Hunnisett defended his decision to start the game and claimed: 'I've officiated in worse. I wanted to see if the fog would clear.' He told BBC Radio Cornwall: 'I could have called the game off when I got to the ground. 'My two assistants and assessor went along with my decision to start. However, just prior to kick-off it was very apparent I had probably made the wrong decision. Spot the players: Concealed somewhere in this image are the match officials and starting 11 players from both teams lined up shortly before the kickoff . Mr Hunnisett was forced to end the game when he realised he couldn't see his linesmen, making it one of the shortest games in football history . 'Do I feel bad? Of course I do. I was looking forward to this game as it's a big appointment and I am aware that St Austell have a bottleneck of fixtures too.' Mr. Sampson added: 'The fans were very good about it. St Austell refunded all their money and everybody was very good about it. 'It was a very important game in the league. 'St Austell's games are piling up, they'll be playing three or four times a week come the end of the season, so to be fair to the referee he tried everything he could to get it on.' Local league official Mike Sampson, who came to watch the match from the touchline, said he only knew the game had started after hearing the referee's whistle as he couldn't see the centre circle . This game is not the quickest to be called off, as a 1998 World Cup qualifier between Scotland and Estonia finished after three seconds when the Estonian team boycotted in a row over floodlights . St Austell, who are through to the semi-finals of the FA Vase, are fourth in the league and have eight games in hand on leaders Saltash United, who are 13 points ahead. The game is expected to be rearranged in April. However this game was not the quickest-ever to be called off. A 1998 World Cup qualifier between Estonia and Scotland was abandoned after three seconds . The Estonia team boycotted the game due to a dispute over the floodlights at the Kadrioru Stadium in Tallinn. | Game between St Austell and Bodmin was already delayed due to weather . Referee tried to start match but had to stop after failing to see linesman . Spectators said they only knew game had started due to ref's whistle . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Reading's dream run in the FA Cup has been soured after video emerged of a supporter hurling a flare towards Bradford City supporters at the Madejski Stadium. The Royals were clinical in beating Bradford 3-0 in Monday night's quarter-final replay to reach their first FA Cup semi-final in 88 years - they face Arsenal on April 18 or 19 - but their joy has been tempered by several unsavoury off-field incidents. During the game a Bradford fan was arrested after allegedly racially abusing Reading's Garath McCleary, while one home fan invaded the pitch and goaded Bradford supporters. There was also a mass pitch invasion by home fans after the final whistle and the new video clearly shows that a flare was hurled into the South Stand where the travelling support were. VIDEO Scroll down to watch the incident . Blue smoke can be seen billowing from a flare carried onto the Madejski Stadium pitch on Monday night . The flare leaves a trail of smoke as it is hurled into the crowd during the pitch invasion . The trail of smoke shows the flare's path into the South Stand, where Bradford's support was sat . The flare was spouting smoke which matches Reading's signature royal blue kit colour. Thames Valley Police confirmed on Tuesday that an 18-year-old man from Bradford had been arrested and cautioned for carrying a flare - but this occurred outside the ground before the match. No further arrests have been made concerning the incident after the game. A spokesman said: 'An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firework while trying to enter a designated sports ground. 'He was given a caution.' The video attracted angry and dismayed comments from fans as it was widely shared on Twitter. One user, Chris Hilton, who describes himself as a Bradford season ticket-holder, said: 'A flare getting chucked into the #bcafc end from the Reading fans #StayClassy' A man is pictured holding a flare while on the pitch at the Madejski Stadium after the full-time whistle . The man's arm is soon pictured raised and the gaze of other nearby fans suggest he has thrown the flare . It is unclear whether this is the fan who threw the flare into the Bradford supporters' end at the Madejski . The pitch invasion was just one of several unsavoury incidents which marred the match . A man raises a flare above his head while on the pitch after the FA Cup quarter-final replay . An eyewitness told MailOnline: 'Celebrating your team’s victory is one thing, goading the opposition fans with sick taunts is another. 'There were kids showing off lighters and mouthing the words "fire, fire, fire" which we all knew was a reference to what happened at Bradford in 1985. 'One youth quite clearly launched the flare into the crowd, while, as they had done all game, the stewards sat back and allowed it to happen.' Gary Lineker, who hosted the BBC's live coverage of the match from a studio at the Madejski Stadium, had described the pitch invasion as 'lovely scenes' in the immediate aftermath of the match. Lineker's comment was surprising considering the obvious safety concerns raised by a pitch invasion. The invasion sparked angry exchanges between both sets of supporters as stewards prevented furious Bradford fans from entering the pitch to confront jubilant Reading supporters. Twitter users expressed their dismay at the video, which was widely shared on social media . Reading comfortably strolled into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win. Click here to read the full match report . Supporters proceeded to throw missiles, including bottle of waters, on to the pitch. Earlier, a pitch invader goaded travelling supporters which caused Bradford fans to throw more missiles onto the pitch. Police confirmed that a 20-year-old man from Wokingham is still in custody after being arrested on suspicion of 'going on to playing area at a football match' at around 9pm. Two other arrests were made on the night, one 24-year-old from Bradford on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug and a 27-year-old man from Bradford on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in a public place before the match. Reading keeper Adam Federici was seen handing a coin to a steward guarding Bradford fans. The pitch invasion also follows the ugly scenes at Villa Park earlier this month, when there was chaos as thousands of Aston Villa supporters piled on to the pitch following victory over rivals West Bromwich Albion in their FA Cup quarter-final. Fabian Delph claimed he was bitten, while Boaz Myhill, Craig Dawson, James Morrison and Callum McManaman all appeared to be barged aggressively. And video footage appeared to show further player altercations with on-rushing fans. Concerning the alleged racial abuse of McCleary, a spokesman said: 'A 36-year-old man from Bradford was arrested. We had reports of indecent or racist chanting.' The man was freed on bail until next month. Reading's celebrations were marred by an allegation of racist abuse towards winger Garath McCleary . Fans invaded the pitch after full-time as Reading secured their place in the FA Cup semi-finals . Hundreds of supporters ran onto the pitch after watching Reading secure an FA Cup semi-final spot . Bradford players applaud their supporters after full-time in the FA Cup quarter-final replay . Referee Mike Jones collects a plastic water bottle which was thrown onto the pitch by Bradford fans . The incident occurred five minutes before half-time when McCleary tried to retrieve the ball from the Bradford end. McCleary, a Jamaica international who scored the second goal after his shot took a big deflection, was shocked by something a fan said to him. The winger immediately informed the referee's assistant, who subsequently told fourth official Andre Marriner. Marriner relayed the information to a senior Reading security chief, who is understood to have promptly ensured the fan in question was ejected from the stadium. The supporter was then arrested. In confirming the incident, a Reading statement read: 'An incident was reported to the match officials just before half-time, who in turn told Reading staff. A man was then arrested and ejected during the half-time interval. The FA will wait for referee Mike Jones' report before deciding on what course of action to take, if any, this morning.' Reading players mob goalscorer McCleary during the home side's 3-0 victory . Hal Robson-Kanu (centre) prepares to wheel away in celebration after scoring the opener past Ben Williams . The man arrested faces a lifetime ban from City games if found guilty, according to chairman Mark Lawn. 'I heard about that and when we find out who it was we will take action,' said Lawn. 'I understand the police are prosecuting so we can't do anything at this stage, but if that person is found guilty we will take action. 'There is no place for that in the game, it is unacceptable. 'I would think we're looking at a lifetime ban if he's found guilty but that decision can only be made after consultation with the club's board.' | Video emerges showing flare being hurled into Madejski Stadium stands . Flare was thrown by a man on the pitch following the final whistle . Reading's FA Cup win over Bradford was marred by several incidents . Mass pitch invasion was described as 'lovely' by Gary Lineker on BBC . An arrest was made after alleged racial abuse towards Garath McCleary . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Serena Williams recovered from a nightmare start to overcome her compatriot Sloane Stephens and reach the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The world No 1 dropped her first two service games in the fourth career meeting between two former friends, whose relationship had cooled in the wake of Stephens' solitary win at the 2013 Australian Open. Despite dropping the opening set on a tie-break after rallying to recover the double break, Williams became increasingly dominant as the game went on and secured a 6-7 (7/3), 6-2, 6-2 win in two hours and seven minutes. Serena Williams recovered from a bad start to overcome her compatriot Sloane Stephens on Tuesday . Williams (left) is congratulated by Stephens following her 6-7 (7/3). 6-2. 6-2 Indian Wells victory . It proved a much tougher challenge for Williams - making her first appearance in Indian Wells in 14 years - than her 53-minute triumph over Zarina Diyas in the previous round. Shocked by Stephens' strong start, Williams battled back to level but the world number 42 dominated the tie-break to raise hopes of levelling the career wins between the pair at two apiece. Williams had other ideas, breaking her opponent early in the second set and refusing to allow Stephens a single break point chance before she served out confidently to level the match. A rattled Stephens dropped her serve again in the first game of the decider and when Williams broke again to go 5-2 ahead it was only a matter of time before she completed her comeback victory. The world No 1 dropped her first two service games in the fourth career meeting between the two friends . Stephens dropped her serve in the first game of the deciding set before Williams claimed victory . | Serena Williams defeats Sloane Stephens in three sets at Indian Wells . Stephens shocked World No 1 by storming into first set lead . Williams battled back to earn place in quarter-finals . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Gone are the days when women were too fearful to travel the world on their own. In fact, in recent years, the idea of the 'wandering woman' has risen in popularity, and not just among younger people. Women of all ages are now keen to embark on a solo trip, with 60 per cent of British women revealing that they are open to the idea. Scroll down for video . 60 per cent of British women surveyed reveal that they are open to the idea of travelling by themselves . A quarter of those surveyed between the ages of 35 and 44 were motivated to travel alone in hopes of 'finding themselves.' And in honour of International Women's Day, MailOnline Travel is celebrating all those adventurous women trekking around the globe solo. However, before heading anywhere - and this advice stands whether travelling by yourself or with a group - it is important to take basic safety precautions. Travel deal site, Travelzoo, recommends doing your research ahead of time, alert your credit card company and banks that you'll be travelling and check out if and how your mobile phone will work while abroad. Among the most popular destinations for solo female travellers? France, Spain and Canada . It's also a good idea to make a copy of your passport and other important documents and email them to yourself. Whether you're headed to France, Spain or North America, which are all places favoured by female travellers, or somewhere entirely different, don't simply rely on the internet for recommendations. Speak to reliable locals, such as your hotel concierge or a local tourism office, to find out exactly which parts of town are safe for solo female travellers. Travelzoo has come up with their top travel tips for adventurous women exploring the globe on their own . | Travelzoo found that 60% of British women are open to idea of solo travel . Those surveyed between 35 and 44 were motivated to 'find themselves' Some of the most popular destinations include: France, Spain and Canada . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Militants fighting for the Islamic State terror group in northern Syria have mysteriously released 19 Christians hostages, local activists have revealed. The members of Christian Assyrian community were among 220 people kidnapped by jihadis from a string of villages along the Khabur River in Hassakeh province last week. The terrorists gave no explanation for why they had chosen to free the 19 men and three women, who were packed on a bus in the ISIS-held town of Shaddadeh, and arrived safely at the Church of the Virgin Mary in the nearby city of Hassakeh yesterday afternoon. The news provided a modicum of relief to a Christian Assyrian community that has been devastated by the abductions. But fears remain over the fate of the hundreds still held captive. The unexplained release is reminiscent of ISIS' freeing of 200 elderly Yazidi community members near Kirkuk in Iraq in January, which came after the hostages had been held for several months. Free: Members of Christian Assyrian community embrace their relatives after being released by ISIS . Safe: 19 men and three women were packed on a bus in the ISIS-held town of Shaddadeh and arrived safely at the Church of the Virgin Mary in the nearby city of Hassakeh yesterday afternoon . Release at last: News of the release provided a modicum of relief to a Christian Assyrian community that has been devastated by the abductions. But fears remain over the fate of the hundreds still held captive . Captured: The Assyrian Human Rights Network reported the release of the 19 Christians and later published these photographs on its Facebook page . It is not immediately clear why the Islamic State group freed these captives but not more than 200 others . Both Bashir Saedi, a senior official in the Assyrian Democratic Organization, and the Assyrian Human Rights Network reported the release of the 19 Christians. The later published photographs on its Facebook page that it said were taken in Hassakeh and appeared to show a crowd of people dressed in winter coats greeting the returnees. The photos appeared genuine, according to the Associated Press news agency. It was not immediately clear why the Islamic State group freed these captives. Saedi said all those released were around 50 years of age or older, which suggests age might have been a factor. Bashir Saedi, a senior official in the Assyrian Democratic Organization, said all those released were around 50 years of age or older, which suggests age might have been a factor . The Assyrian Human Rights Network, meanwhile, said the captives had been ordered released by a Shariah court after paying an unspecified amount of money levied as a tax on non-Muslims . The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said a Shariah court had ruled the captives be freed, but the reasoning behind the decision was unknown . Similar: The unexplained release is reminiscent of ISIS' freeing of 200 elderly Yazidi community members near Kirkuk in Iraq in January (pictured), which came after the hostages had been held for several months . The Assyrian Human Rights Network, meanwhile, said the captives had been ordered released by a Shariah court after paying an unspecified amount of money levied as a tax on non-Muslims. Known as a jizya, the tax effectively forces Jew and Christians - so-called 'People of the Book' - to either pay a regular sum of protection money to the jihadis, or otherwise choose between forced conversion to Islam or brutal execution. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said a Shariah court had ruled the captives be freed, but the reasoning behind the decision was unknown. The fate of the more than 200 other Christian Assyrians still in ISIS' hands remains unclear. Prayers: An Assyrian Christian woman attends a mass in the Syrian capital Damascus yesterday in solidarity with the 220 people kidnapped from a string of villages along the Khabur River in Hassakeh last week . Service: Assyrian Christians attend a mass in solidarity with the people kidnapped last week . Displaced Assyrian women, who fled their homes due to ISIS attacks, take part in prayers at the Ibrahim al-Khalil Melkite Greek Catholic church in the Jaramana district on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus . Most of those kidnapped are believed to have been taken by fighters to Shaddadeh, located 30 miles south of Hassakeh. Assyrian leaders and Sunni tribal sheikhs have begun reaching out to ISIS to try to negotiate the release of the captives, activists said. 'We're trying to contact any party that might help. We're working through our friends the tribal sheikhs,' said Younan Talia, a senior official in the Assyrian Democratic Organization. 'Some friends of Daesh are trying to send messages.' Talia said there has been no response yet. Daesh is an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. Diminished: Some 30,000 Assyrian Christians lived in Syria before the start of the civil war in 2011 . Future: Syria's embattled Assyrian Christian community is one the world's oldest Christian groups . The Sweden-based director of the Assyrian Network for Human Rights in Syria, Osama Edward, also said efforts were underway to try to negotiate the captives' release. The abductions have added to fears among religious minorities in both Syria and Iraq, who have been repeatedly targeted by the Islamic State group. During the militants' bloody campaign in both countries, where they have declared a self-styled caliphate, minorities have been repeatedly targeted and killed, driven from their homes, had their women enslaved and places of worship destroyed. Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria have released sickening footage of the murder of a man the terror group accused of working as a spy. The video was filmed in Aleppo and shows a man believed to be named Ahmed Muhammad being led out to a forecourt by masked executioners, who then shoot him in the head multiple times at point blank range. In a chilling sign of ISIS' reach and influence, Muhammad is understood to have been accused of working as part of a secret spy network based in neighbouring NATO member state Turkey before his brutal filmed execution over the border in Syria. Brutal: A man believed to be named Ahmed Muhammad was seen being led out to a forecourt by masked executioners, who then shoot him in the head multiple times at point blank range . Murder: A militant shoots Ahmed Muhammad once in the back of the head, before standing over him and firing several more bullets into his neck once he lies prone on the grass . Titled 'A Lesson To Be Learned', the three minute 40 second video has all the hallmarks of an official ISIS release - employing HD cameras, Hollywood-style sound and visual effects and slick editing and direction. The sickening film is reminiscent of the gruesome video showing the burning to death of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh, in that it begins with a lengthy interview with the orange-jumpsuit wearing victim speaking while sat at a table in a darkened room. Muhammad is seen giving details of the charges against him, which are understood to relate to accusations he was working as part of a spy network over the border in southern Turkey. Led to his death: Once the Arabic-language interview scene inside the building is completed, Muhammad is then seen walking in a hunched position across a courtyard . Led to his death: Once the Arabic-language interview scene inside the building is completed, Muhammad is then seen walking in a hunched position across a courtyard . | Members of Syria's Christian Assyrian community were released yesterday . They were among 220 people kidnapped by jihadis in Hassakeh last week . Terrorists gave no explanation for release of the 19 men and three women . There is still concern for more than 200 hostages still held by ISIS militants . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A pregnant woman with two 18-month-old twins in her car,both not wearing seat belts, allegedly drunkenly crashed into another car. Angel Oliver, 28, was arrested on Wednesday night on DUI charges in Ocala, Florida, say police. Click Orlando Reports that Oliver was allegedly arguing with another driver before crashing into the back of his car. DUI charges: Pregnant mom Angel Oliver, 28, allegedly drunkenly crashed into another car after arguing with the driver while her two infant twins sat in the back seat without seat belts . Police say that when they arrived at the scene, Oliver appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. Oliver's breath test results were .228 and .236, police said. Police report that they found beer in the back of Oliver's car. One of the children who was not strapped in fell to the floor of the backseat of the car during the crash. The twins’ father was contacted and the infants were taken to a hospital for evaluation. The condition of the children is unknown at this time. Oliver was taken to Marion County jail and was s also issued two citations for not having the children restrained in car seats. She also got a ticket for having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. The crash: The crash occurred at this intersection in Ocala, Florida on Wednesday night . | Angel Oliver, 28, was arrested on Wednesday night on DUI charges in Ocala, Florida, say police . Oliver is pregnant and her two 18-month-old infants sat in the back of her car without seat belts during the crash . One of the unstrapped children fell to the floor of the backseat of the car during the crash . The twins’ father was contacted and the infants were taken to a hospital for evaluation . |
Given this passage about the human heart, tell me about the major structural features of the human heart as well as the primary purpose of the organ. | The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. In humans, the heart is approximately the size of a closed fist and is located between the lungs, in the middle compartment of the chest, called mediastinum .
In humans, other mammals, and birds, the heart is divided into four chambers: upper left and right atria and lower left and right ventricles. Commonly the right atrium and ventricle are referred together as the right heart and their left counterparts as the left heart. Fish, in contrast, have two chambers, an atrium and a ventricle, while most reptiles have three chambers. In a healthy heart blood flows one way through the heart due to heart valves, which prevent backflow. The heart is enclosed in a protective sac, the pericardium, which also contains a small amount of fluid. The wall of the heart is made up of three layers: epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium. | The major structural features of the human heart are its four chambers for pumping blood. The heart is commonly viewed as having a left side and a right side, with each side comprising two chambers -- an atrium and a ventricle. The four total chambers make up the organ's primary structural features. Together, they are responsible for maintaining blood flow throughout the body via the circulatory system. The heart is also responsible for moving waste products through the bloodstream to the organs that process them. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Rock legends can be a narcissistic bunch. But David Bowie appears to have taken things to a new level. The star, 68, has snapped up an entire collection of masks by a British artist which are replicas of his own face. He now plans to add them to an official archive documenting his career. His attention was reportedly drawn to the items by a team he employs to monitor the art world for pieces inspired by his life. Iconic: David Bowie has snapped up an entire collection of masks, pictured left, by a British artist inspired by his face. Pictured right: Image from Bowie's Aladdin Sane LP cover . Some masks had previously been on sale as part of a Bowie exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum for £125, but speculation is the star paid much more for the ones he purchased. The masks were made from an original cast of the glam rock star’s face taken in the seventies to promote his film The Man who Fell to Earth. After lying unused for several decades, the cast was rediscovered by London-based artist Mark Wardel who began making replicas of Bowie’s face for fans, decorating them with designs including the classic lightning bolt look used on the cover of 1973 album Aladdin Sane. Wardel was recently contacted by Bowie’s agents who said the man himself was interested in purchasing all the others that he had in his collection. He has now bought up a set of six masks for an undisclosed figure. When asked if Bowie paid well for the pieces, Wardel replied: ‘Yep he did.’ The artist revealed: ‘I had a call before Christmas from Bowie’s agent saying the man himself was interested in buying some of my masks. ‘I wondered how he knew I had them but I was told Bowie employs people to keep a look out for people making images or art work of him. Bowie now plans to add the masks to an official archive documenting his career after being alerted to them by a team he employs to monitor the art world for pieces inspired by his life . ‘I was told not to worry as Bowie loves the mask and wants to buy them for his archive. ‘I spent days making two of them and sent them off to New York and got a message back saying Bowie loved them and thought they were gorgeous. He now wants to buy the whole set. ‘Because of Bowie’s interest I have now had to take them off the market. I am now making more to send to him and I will have a re-launch of them with an exhibition.’ A touring exhibition of items from Bowie’s archive has been arranged by the Victoria and Albert Museum. The David Bowie Is exhibition brings together more than 400 objects from the David Bowie Archives for the first time – including handwritten lyrics, original costumes, photography, set designs and album artwork from the last five decades. The pieces are currently being shown in Paris. | David Bowie, 68, bought set of masks which are replicas of his own face . Collection of six created by London-based artist Mark Wardel . Bowie plans to add them to official collection documenting his career . Employs a team to monitor art world for pieces inspired by his life . Masks made from original cast of the glam rock star’s face taken in 70s . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Floyd Mayweather says sometimes he has to turn down request from fans in order to focus on himself and his daughters. Mayweather took time out of his busy training schedule for his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao to take a trip to the 550ft ferris wheel at the LINQ hotel in Las Vegas. And in a video posted on his Facebook page, the undefeated welterweight champion said that while it breaks his heart to say no to his fans for requests for autographs and photos, sometimes it is necessary. Floyd Mayweather does some pull ups in the gym ahead of his fight with Manny Pacquiao . In the video filmed while he is driving his 1996 V12 600 Mercedes, he said: ‘If you are not in the position you will never know, some days you want to go out and not sign autographs, or you want to go out and not take pictures. ‘It hurts my feelings but I have to say no sometimes. I don’t say no to my fans because I don’t want to sign for them or I don’t want to take a picture. Mayweather talks on video while driving his 1996 Mercedes about the pressures of being famous . Mayweather takes a trip to the LINQ Ferris wheel in Las Vegas with his security . ‘I am saying no because it is alright for me to take time off for myself and for my daughter. I want to give her my undivided attention.’ And with the date for the richest fight in ring history fast approaching, Mayweather says his preparations are going well. He added: ‘The training camp has been good. I’m happy and I’m pretty sure my father is happy and everything is great.’ | Floyd Mayweather says sometimes he has to turn down requests for autographs and photographs from fans . Mayweather is preparing to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas . Mayweather says his training camp for the fight is going well . READ: Mayweather shows off his hand speed during training video . CLICK HERE for all the latest Mayweather vs Pacquiao news . |
What kind of guitar pick did Stevie Ray Vaughan prefer? | Vaughan bought many Stratocasters and gave some away as gifts. A sunburst Diplomat Strat-style guitar was purchased by Vaughan and given to his girlfriend Janna Lapidus to learn to play on. Vaughan used a custom set of uncommonly heavy strings, gauges .013, .015, .019, .028, .038, .058, and tuned a half-step below standard tuning. With these heavy string sizes, it was not uncommon for him to separate his fingernail because of his quick movement along the strings. The owner of an Austin club recalled Vaughan coming into the office between sets to borrow super glue, which he used to keep a fingernail split from widening while he continued to play. The super glue was suggested by Rene Martinez, who was Stevie's guitar technician. Martinez eventually convinced Stevie to change to slightly lighter strings. He preferred a guitar neck with an asymmetrical profile (thicker at the top), which was more comfortable for his thumb-over style of playing. Heavy use of the vibrato bar necessitated frequent replacements; Vaughan often had his roadie, Byron Barr, obtain custom stainless steel bars made by Barr's father. As for his usage of plectrums, Vaughan preferred Fender medium gauge guitar picks, using one of the rounder shoulders of the pick rather than the pointed tip to pluck and strum the strings. | SRV is known to have used Fender's medium gauge picks, but with an interesting quirk - he preferred the rounder edge over the pointy tip, which most players use. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Wayne Rooney captained Manchester United to a 3-0 victory against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday hours after footage emerged appearing to show him being knocked out cold by his former team-mate Phil Bardsley in a sparring session in his kitchen. Here we assess Rooney's performance in the showdown that took place on the pitch. Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney re-enacted a video of him boxing a former team-mate . Ashley Young laughs as Rooney falls backwards as part of his humorous boxing celebration at Old Trafford . Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini arrive on the scene to celebrate with the United captain . DID HE PACK A PUNCH? Rooney was having a relatively quiet game until the 34th minute, when he seized upon a misplaced Nabil Bentaleb pass, burst through a clutch of Tottenham players and slotted past Hugo Lloris - before celebrating by recreating the video, throwing a flurry of air punches boxer-style and then falling backwards to hit the deck. Having brought the crowd to their feet in that moment, he showed less potency thereafter in his centre-forward role, sending a few efforts off-target, at least one of which he probably should have done better with. Rooney waves to the crowd; his goal put Manchester United 3-0 up against Tottenham in the first-half . COMBINATIONS . Very early on, his link-up play was not coming off, a notable example being when he failed to pick out Juan Mata with an attempted cut-back in the box. He was also not involved in either of the first two goals - but his influence soon grew as he produced several nice touches to help build attacks, as well as getting on the scoresheet himself. LASTING THE DISTANCE . Went the full 90 minutes, and while not exactly a constant threat during that time, he caused plenty of problems for Tottenham in what was a commendable display overall. KNOCK-OUT MOMENT . Undoubtedly delivered one with the goal and celebration, nicely showcasing his strength, technique and willingness to poke fun at himself all in the space of a few seconds. Rooney slots the ball past Hugo Lloris to put Manchester United 3-0 up against Tottenham on Sunday . | A video emerged of Wayne Rooney which appears to show him being knocked out by former team-mate Phil Bardsley . Wayne Rooney scored for Manchester United against Tottenham . For his celebration, Rooney comically re-enacted the moment . READ: Louis van Gaal fumes over Rooney boxing video with Bardsley . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news . |
Who is Franz Kafka? | Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer based in Prague, who is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic powers. It has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. His best known works include the short story "The Metamorphosis" and novels The Trial and The Castle. The term Kafkaesque has entered English to describe absurd situations, like those depicted in his writing. | Franz Kafka was a German-speaking author who has had a major impact in literature. Common themes in his writing include realism and the fantastic. HIs most famous works are "The Metamorphosis", "The Trial", and "The Castle". The term "Kafkaesque" has been coined based on his writings. |
What is the Pizza history? | Modern pizza evolved from similar flatbread dishes in Naples, Italy, in the 18th or early 19th century.
The word pizza was first documented in AD 997 in Gaeta and successively in different parts of Central and Southern Italy. Pizza was mainly eaten in Italy and by emigrants from there. This changed after World War II when Allied troops stationed in Italy came to enjoy pizza along with other Italian foods. | The history of pizza begins in antiquity, as various ancient cultures produced basic flatbreads with several toppings.
A precursor of pizza was probably the focaccia, a flatbread known to the Romans as panis focacius, to which toppings were then added. Modern pizza evolved from similar flatbread dishes in Naples, Italy, in the 18th or early 19th century.
The word pizza was first documented in AD 997 in Gaeta and successively in different parts of Central and Southern Italy. Pizza was mainly eaten in Italy and by emigrants from there. This changed after World War II when Allied troops stationed in Italy came to enjoy pizza along with other Italian foods.
Some commentators have suggested that the origins of modern pizza can be traced to pizzarelle, which were kosher for Passover cookies eaten by Roman Jews after returning from the synagogue on that holiday, though some also trace its origins to other Italian paschal bread. Other examples of flatbreads that survive to this day from the ancient Mediterranean world are focaccia (which may date back as far as the ancient Etruscans); Manakish in the Levant, coca (which has sweet and savory varieties) from Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands; the Greek Pita; Lepinja in the Balkans; or Piadina in the Romagna part of Emilia-Romagna in Italy |
Write down some points on Yugoslav Cup using given paragraph as a base. | The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams. | 1. Clubs from all levels of the football pyramid were eligible to participate in the Yugoslav Cup.
2. Additionally, amateur teams assembled by numerous enterprises and industrial plants as well as individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons were encouraged to compete, which meant that each cup edition may include thousands of teams in its preliminary rounds.
3. Prior to the first round proper, where they would be partnered with top-flight teams, these teams would compete in a number of qualification rounds. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | This dozy dog really is 'out fur the count'. A home surveillance camera caught the moment Stafford Vaughan's dog Apollo rolled off the couch while sleeping and failed to stir. Footage shows the canine lying still on the floor after the dramatic fall. Vaughan of San Francisco then looks over to check if his pet is okay. 'Did you mean to do that?' he inquires. When the question fails to trigger a response, Vaughan goes to check on his pooch. Zzzz: A home surveillance camera caught the moment Stafford Vaughan's dog Apollo rolled off the couch while sleeping and failed to stir. Going, going, gone: Footage shows the canine lying still on the floor after the dramatic fall . As he gets down and rubs Apollo's back, the dog wearily 'reawakens' and stretches out his paws. Vaughn reassured viewers that the pup was 'totally fine' and merely exhausted after a long day at the sitter's. Many viewers have applauded the dog's deep-sleeping antics. 'I wish I could sleep that well,' one commenter wrote, while another added: 'Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "dropped off."' Pet down! Vaughan of San Francisco then looks over to check if his pet is okay . Cause for concern: 'Did you mean to do that?' he inquires . | A home surveillance camera caught the moment Stafford Vaughan's dog Apollo rolled off the couch while sleeping and failed to stir . |
Given the reference text about Mother Teresa's international charity, how many languages did Mother Teresa speak? | Mother Teresa said, "By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus." Fluent in five languages – Bengali, Albanian, Serbian, English and Hindi – she made occasional trips outside India for humanitarian reasons. At the height of the Siege of Beirut in 1982, Mother Teresa rescued 37 children trapped in a front-line hospital by brokering a temporary cease-fire between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas. Accompanied by Red Cross workers, she travelled through the war zone to the hospital to evacuate the young patients. When Eastern Europe experienced increased openness in the late 1980s, Mother Teresa expanded her efforts to Communist countries which had rejected the Missionaries of Charity. She began dozens of projects, undeterred by criticism of her stands against abortion and divorce: "No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work." She visited Armenia after the 1988 earthquake and met with Soviet Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov. Mother Teresa travelled to assist the hungry in Ethiopia, radiation victims at Chernobyl and earthquake victims in Armenia. In 1991 she returned to Albania for the first time, opening a Missionaries of Charity Brothers home in Tirana. By 1996, the Missionaries of Charity operated 517 missions in over 100 countries. The number of sisters in the Missionaries of Charity grew from twelve to thousands, serving the "poorest of the poor" in 450 centres worldwide. The first Missionaries of Charity home in the United States was established in the South Bronx area of New York City, and by 1984 the congregation operated 19 establishments throughout the country. | Mother Teresa was fluent in five languages, namely Bengali, Albanian, Serbian, English and Hindi. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)A court in Turkey this week sentenced two cartoonists to 11 months and 20 days in prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Soon after, the court changed the jail sentence to a fine of 7,000 Turkish lira or about $2,700 each. Cartoonists Bahadir Baruter and Ozer Aydogan draw for the weekly satirical magazine Penguen. Founded in 2002 with a weekly average of 65,000 readers, the irreverent comic book -- similar in many ways to the French magazine Charlie Hebdo -- regularly skewers Turkish politicians. A defamation suit was filed against an August cover of Penguen in which a cartoon figure of Erdogan is welcomed to the presidential palace by a public servant. Erdogan tells him, "But this is so dry. We could have at least slaughtered a journalist." In a statement to the press, the Penguen team explained that a citizen who described himself as an Erdogan supporter "sent an email to the Prime Ministry Information Center. ... According to the notice, the employee (in the cartoon) 'made the gay signal with his fingers.' " Turkey's public prosecutor eventually launched an investigation, claiming that both the speech bubbles and the "hand drawing" insulted Erdogan. While the court ruled Wednesday in favor of Erdogan, a full-length explanation of the verdict will be released in a week to 10 days. It is so far unclear whether the judge ruled that the speech bubbles or the "gay hand gesture" or both were an insult. The ruling comes amid an increase in criminal cases lodged against journalists, students and public figures for "defamation against a public officer." In 2014, Turkey was ranked one of the world's worst jailers of journalists by the media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders and its press status "not free" by Freedom House. The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, Nils Muižnieks, expressed his concern about the ruling against Penguen as well as the surge in criminal cases against people accused of insulting Erdogan. "This sentence is misguided and, along with a pattern of criminal prosecutions, sends a chilling message to media professionals and all those who want to exercise their right to free expression," Muižnieks said. Ann Harrison of freedom of press advocacy group PEN International told CNN, "We have long called for decriminalization of defamation, particularly of state officials, as to criminalize criticism of authorities severely stifles reporting and public debate." Harrison noted that special mandates from the United Nations, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Organization of American States have called for the abolishment of criminal defamation laws. Penguen announced it will appeal the decision. The magazine also defiantly released a new cartoon mocking the case. "We will continue drawing our cartoons," Penguen announced in a statement. "We hope this case will be the last example of the intimidation effort on free thought." | Court fines two cartoonists for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan . Weekly satirical magazine Penguen says it will appeal the decision . Press advocates express concern about criminal defamation laws in Turkey . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)It looks like the Republicans in Congress have failed again. House Republicans defeated a plan pushed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to fund the Department of Homeland Security, money that congressional Republicans have been holding hostage in their effort to overturn President Obama's executive order on immigration. McConnell proposed that there would be a separate vote on the immigration issue. When Speaker John Boehner proposed an even narrower compromise, funding the Department for only three more weeks, his caucus said no. The final bill provides funding for one more week, at which point Congress needs to take up the issue again. Yet from a different perspective, congressional Republicans are achieving their goal. Once again they are using up a valuable chunk of President Obama's political time. Congress has already squandered several months rather than addressing bigger questions, such as economic inequality or climate change, which the White House hoped to put at the center of political debate even if the Republicans refused to do anything about these problems. While the odds of the president making progress on key issues is extremely slim, President Obama has not even had a chance to introduce issues fully into public debate -- a key function of presidents who hope to build the groundwork for future legislative breakthroughs and shape the national conversation -- or to even to attempt to make progress on issues, like tax reform, where there is potential support for a bipartisan breakthrough. Using up the legislative clock has been central to the Republican strategy since the 2010 midterm elections, a tactic that the Democrats have found difficult to fight back against. The strategy has been pretty straightforward. Each time that President Obama tried to introduce a new issue to the nation, whether that has to do with immigration reform or economic inequality, Republicans have instantly shifted public attention elsewhere by threatening extreme action on some other area of policy. This is what Republicans did in 2010 and 2011 when they warned that they would not raise the debt limit ceiling if Democrats did not accede to their budget demands. Congress spent many months wrangling over the budget as they faced the real possibility of the federal government going into default. This was all that anyone in Washington was talking about. The GOP did the same with the threat of a government shutdown. Even though the possibility of repealing the Affordable Care Act is remote, Republicans keep bringing it up for a debate, forcing Democrats to defend the program and spending more time on a proposal that nobody really thinks stands a chance of passing. The "tea party" faction of the House Republicans has been pivotal to this strategy as was clear this week. Since they have shown repeatedly that they are willing to employ the most extreme measures to defend their principles, and that they won't allow Boehner to rein them in for "practical" political considerations, Democrats can't afford to take the threats lightly. Republican leaders can and have said to the White House they would like to find reasonable solutions to these problems, but with a nod to the Republican caucus, remind Obama that they don't have full control. While it is true that these tactics have hurt the name brand of the GOP and place Republican presidential candidates at greater risk in 2016, many congressional Republicans have been willing to suffer hits in the polls because the tactic has allowed them to continue using up time on the legislative calendar. Aside from vetoing bills, President Obama doesn't have many options other than to watch the clock tick away. Now the GOP has done it again. Even if there is a resolution that continues funding for the Department of Homeland Security, months have been consumed on Capitol Hill. When the year began President Obama wanted to make economic inequality a defining theme for the year. He wanted to use the limited power he had to bring more attention to the growing divide between the rich and the poor, as well as the struggles facing middle class Americans. But he has only had limited success. Instead, he and his party have been consumed with this struggle over the budget bill. When House Republicans pushed their "stop-gap" measure to fund Homeland Security for just another week, they were following the standard game plan. By avoiding permanent solutions to budgeting problems, and keeping the debate over these issues in play for even more time, the GOP continues to eat away at the president's political clock. Usually political extremism does not have the virtues that Sen. Barry Goldwater claimed in his famous 1964 speech to the Republican Convention, but it sure can have short-term political benefits in Congress. Just ask Mitch McConnell, who can barely contain his grin. | Julian Zelizer: GOP hogs the spotlight with funding deadlines like the battle over money for the Department of Homeland Security. He says the continual crises deprive Obama of the chance to move his agenda forward even slightly . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | 'We've got fans on the pitch. The game's still going on'. That's not me making a mess of Kenneth Wolstenholme's infamous words from Wembley in 1966 when the boys in red won the World Cup. That was Jonathan Pearce's spontaneous reaction on commentary when some Villa fans piled onto the playing area towards the end of their team's semi-final at home to West Brom. Of course they were scenes that no one wanted to see. Except that they very nearly were. Because they were a hare's breath from what we saw when Geoff Hurst went through to make it 4-2. Only time surely makes that a less controversial incident? Aston Villa fans invaded the pitch after their FA Cup win over West Brom on Saturday night and are seen taunting the away supporters as a line of police keeps them apart . Thousands stream onto the pitch after the match, which was moved to Saturday evening by the BBC . Geoff Hurst races through to score England's fourth goal in the 1966 World Cup final with West Germany . The FA Cup is a tournament that we were told had lost its lustre. And attendances may well have endorsed that. But this season, with the FA succumbing to the scheduling charms of their new telly twins the BBC and BT, the tournament seems to have taken on a new lease of life. The kind of effervescent and exciting competition in which frequent nostalgic reruns of great Cup days somewhat ironically often includes the sight of fans celebrating on the pitch. Not that that makes that group of Villa fans' behaviour justifiable. Although you might debate that a Midland derby that doesn't kick-off until Saturday tea time could just be asking for such a response? But the timing was because, I can only assume, the slots were preordained for the BBC to include Saturday and Monday evenings. While BT had Saturday lunchtime and Sunday afternoon. And with the Beeb having first dibs on that deal. Or in other words, Auntie had what they'd consider would be the ideal ties, with which to ensure the biggest possible audience, at the best possible times in their schedule. BBC presenter Gary Lineker and pundits Jermaine Jenas and Alan Shearer watch the pitch invasion . Monday night's line-up for the Manchester United vs Arsenal featured Roy Keane, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright alongside Gary Lineker in the Old Trafford studio . BT Sport's team of (from left) Jake Humphrey, Paul Jewell, Owen Hargreaves and Steve McManaman with the FA Cup pitchside at Bradford City vs Reading on Saturday . This was a situation BT Sport decided to create a silk purse from. Why hadn't we'd been following this season's giant killers Bradford, a nation had cried, having been caught up in the excitement of what had gone on so far with their exploits? Well, on Saturday lunchtime, BT went free to air to answer that call and show us this season's favourite Davids in action live against the Goliaths of...Reading. OK, not a hell of a mismatch, but Bradford were still a great story. Unfortunately this potential silk purse of a game became something of a pig's ear on Bradford City's pitch. Indeed, such a vision in mud it was, it required the club to provide BT with a strange little turf rug on the touchline to put beneath their shiney plinth. Nevertheless, there it was, an old school FA Cup that we could all watch, for nothing, and keep the momentum going on what was proving to be a vintage Cup season. By way of a precursor for the new Premier League telly deal, this sense of occasion rolled on into Monday night. Again, this was a slot that may have driven the purists mad. Danny Welbeck celebrates his winner for Arsenal against former club Manchester United on Monday night . Scott Sinclair is mobbed by Aston Villa supporters after scoring against West Brom . Not to mention some fans from North London who would have had to make their way back from Lancashire by any means necessary on a school night. But again, if you look at the bigger picture, it was the kind of game that could once again get people excited about the Cup. And a formidable old pro line up of Roy Keane, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright and Martin Keown alongside Gary Lineker all helped ensure that there was indeed the sense that what we were witnessing was an event. Next up, more disruption for four teams whose replayed games will be shoe horned in to fit nicely for us folks at home. regardless of how it affects their League schedules. Dermot O'Leary reacts after Peter Schmeichel draws Arsenal to play Bradford City or Reading in the semis . But I echo Dermot O'Leary's cry of 'woohooh' when he drew his team Arsenal's ball for the semi final draw against either Bradford or Reading. Yes, it has lacked a certain sense of tradition. Yes, it has occasionally proven awkward for certain clubs, and their fans. And yes it provided that unsavoury moment at Villa Park. But I celebrate the fact that the FA Cup has been put back in the forefront of our football thinking. And if it is because the BBC and BT have decided between themselves to make it their own, then I'll live with the negatives and embrace the positive. | BBC and BT Sport shared coverage of weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals . Aston Villa vs West Brom was marred by pitch invasion at final whistle . Many blamed the BBC for scheduling the game on Saturday evening . Arsenal fans also faced travel chaos with Man United tie at Old Trafford . BT Sport didn't get a goal in either of their quarter-final matches . But both have revitalised a competition that had lost its lustre . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | The worry for England is that things could get worse before they get better. The cricket itself is bad enough. But we're thinking of events off the field: if they were handed the keys to ECB headquarters, the Borgias and the Chuckle Brothers would probably bicker less and command more gravitas than the current lot. One of the side-effects of England's horrible performance at the World Cup was to bring forward the moment when our game would have to confront itself. While they were still in the tournament, there was always the promise of a horizon to cross, an itch to scratch, a wrong to right. No longer. The most alarming development of another improbable week was Alastair Cook's outburst in Abu Dhabi. It was no coincidence that the most heartfelt press conference of his career took place beyond the grasp of the ECB (perhaps beginning the county season in the Middle East does have something to recommend it after all). England vice captain Jos Buttler looks dejected as he leaves the field after their World Cup exit . England's exit at the World Cup was humiliating as they went out in Adelaide, Australia . England coach Peter Moores (left) at the end of the World Cup match between England and Bangladesh . But Cook was unhappy. More to the point, he hasn't got his head round his sacking as one-day captain. Neither fact reflects well on the English game. His cri de coeur came not long after coach Peter Moores had assured us that Cook had dealt with the disappointment of being axed only weeks before the World Cup. Thoughts returned to the days before that axing, when Moores stressed his support for Cook's leadership; once the leadership was over, Moores said it was 'the right thing to do'. Something is clearly being lost in translation. And it had better be reinterpreted fast: England are about to embark on 17 Tests in 10 months. It is a period that will define both captain and coach, assuming they emerge unscathed. Yet Cook also needs to be frank with himself. The reason he shouldn't have been sacked so soon before a World Cup was that he should have been sacked well in advance, and allowed to focus on what – until two years ago – he was good at: churning out Test runs. Instead, he has now been critical not just of the decision to sack him, but also – by implication – of Eoin Morgan's leadership. Alastair Cook was dismissed for three on day one of the champion county match in Abu Dhabi . Alastair Cook trudges off the field in Abu Dhabi after falling for five following just three in the first innings . For more musings on matters cricketing, please follow us on Twitter: @the_topspin . Team insiders believe his words came out the wrong way. But had they been uttered by Kevin Pietersen, they would have brought howls of 'insubordination'. And Pietersen, lapping up the limelight once more, has loved every minute. Ever since Colin Graves appeared to suggest there was a way back, he has taken every opportunity to stay in the headlines. This is his prerogative, and it has at least served to expose the ECB's continued mismanagement of the saga. To hear the national selector James Whitaker dead-bat questions from the BBC last week was to wonder at the task awaiting the ECB's new head of communications, Chris Haynes. Meanwhile, confusion continues over what exactly Graves said to Pietersen. Reports vary: he's offered an olive branch, no he hasn't; he's assured Cook that Pietersen won't play for England again, no he hasn't; he's told Pietersen there are no guarantees, no he… you get the picture. And all this, remember, before Graves has even replaced Giles Clarke as chairman. In some ways, Graves deserves our sympathy: he has inherited a mess which he presumably didn't envisage while he was operating under the radar as Clarke's deputy. And his statement on Pietersen – play county cricket or there really is no hope – had the virtue of treating him like a member of civilised society. Kevin Pietersen will have nine County Championship matches at the most to impress England's selectors . He's secured a released from Sunrisers Hyderabad to stake his claim for an England return in the Ashes . But the latest bout of confused messages, simmering feuds and egotistical grandstanding are a reminder that English cricket should be careful when it next mocks, say, the Pakistanis or the West Indians for presiding over complete chaos. It's over a year now since Pietersen was told to pack up his troubles in his old kit bag. Yet, in the eyes of the public, the ECB are no closer to moving on. On the contrary: the crowd watching the sideshow is threatening to outnumber those who can still be bothered with the cricket. Pietersen has played the media game with his customary flair, befriending those he once disdained. But it's up to the ECB to take charge. If they imagine they can win his silence while planning not to pick him – and that, by the way, is their plan – then Cook's meltdown may not be the last. There's nothing like the pricking of officialdom's bubble to soothe the soul. When the ICC posted what they thought was a congratulatory tweet to the Ireland team on a 'memorable and inspiring' World Cup, they enthused: 'See what Captain @purdy34 had to say HERE…' 'Captain @purdy34', aka Will Porterfield, saved Twitter users the bother of clicking on the ICC's link by responding directly with a tweet of his own: '@ICC so memorable and inspiring that you have decided to cut the next WC to 10 teams. What is your vision for the game of cricket?' Funnily enough, the many replies did not include one from the ICC. William Porterfield saved Twitter users the bother of clicking on the ICC's link by responding directly . It's hardly unprecedented for politicians to thump a few tubs in an attempt to rally their constituents. So, as Bangladesh fumed over the No-Ball That Wasn't during their quarter-final defeat by India – fondly imagining that a semi-final place had been wrenched from their grasp – their head cricket honcho Mustafa Kamal cheerfully fumed: 'It seems the ICC has become the Indian Cricket Council.' The joke was lost on the ICC, which was hardly surprising: Kamal is their president. Worse, he reportedly threatened to resign if the ICC – his ICC – didn't investigate the umpiring. In the circumstances, ICC chief executive David Richardson might have been lost for words. Instead he managed a faintly splenetic: 'As an ICC president, he should have been more considerate in his criticism of ICC match officials, whose integrity cannot be questioned.' Needless to say, Kamal later dismissed reports of his threat to quit as 'rumours'. Pesky media… . Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Mustafa Kamal (right) pictured during a press conference . SCRAP THE QUARTERS . It's not the ICC's fault that the World Cup quarter-finals were mainly one-sided, memorable only for individual feats – Rohit Sharma, Wahab Riaz, Martin Guptill. But, as I wrote in the 2012 Wisden, the tournament would benefit from losing the quarter-finals altogether. The quarters are a nice conceit: they ensure seven knockout matches rather than three, and create the illusion that there are eight teams who can actually lift the trophy. But their presence continues to make a turkey of the group stage, which stretches over a month and is grateful for whatever storylines are tossed its way. So here's the plan: allow 12 teams to take part in 2019 (not 10, as per the ICC's plan), stage two groups of six (all play all), and scrap the quarter-finals altogether. With only two teams progressing from each group, all the early matches would be meaningful, which would more than compensate for the loss of the quarters. And the Associates would get their chance without being accused of contributing to a meaningless first phase. The problem? Only 33 matches, compared with the 49 we have now. TV wouldn't like it, even if many fans would accept the shortfall in return for the prolonged tension. And even one game a day would still allow the tournament to last a month. ICC, over to you. | England were embarrassingly knocked out of the 2015 World Cup . Alastair Cook blasted England for sacking him as captain . Kevin Pietersen has been lapping up the limelight, loving every minute . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)Formula One star Fernando Alonso will not race in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on the advice of doctors treating him for the effects of a high-speed crash. The double world champion was concussed and airlifted to hospital after losing control of his McLaren at the penultimate winter test in Barcelona last month. The Spaniard is now recovering at home but doctors have indicated returning to racing in Melbourne three weeks after after the high impact could be too risky. Alonso commented on Twitter: "It will be tough not to be in Australia, but I understand the recommendations. A second impact in less than 21 days "NO". McLaren explained in a statement: "Fernando's doctors have recommended to him that, following the concussion he sustained on February 22nd, for the time being he should seek to limit as far as is possible any environmental risk factors that could potentially result in his sustaining another concussion." Kevin Magnussen -- who effectively lost his seat to Alonso when the Spaniard returned to McLaren after his Ferrari exit -- will race alongside Jenson Button in the Australian Grand Prix on March 15th. Alonso's return to the starting grid in McLaren colors has been delayed by his freakish crash at the Circuit de Catalunya, home to the Spanish Grand Prix. McLaren had explained that Alonso's "accident was caused by the unpredictably gusty winds at that part of the circuit at that time." Turn Three, where the accident took place, is an area of the circuit where cross winds are known to affect the balance of the cars. The 33-year-old posted a video on social media on Friday to thank his fans for his support and update them on his condition. Standing in a garden, a smiling Alonso said: "As you can see I'm completely fine. I will rest and keep you updated next week with progress and see you very soon on the track." But his return to the racing asphalt has now been delayed until at least the Malaysian Grand Prix at the end of March despite doctors saying he has no symptoms of illness. "Having performed an exhaustive series of tests and scans -- some of them as recently as yesterday evening -- Alonso's doctors have informed him that they find him asymptomatic of any medical issue; that they see no evidence whatsoever of any injury," McLaren said in a statement. "They therefore describe him as entirely healthy from neurological and cardiac perspectives alike." However, in order to limit the risk of a secondary concussion Alonso has accepted the advice not to race but has continued his preparations for the new F1 season. "Fernando's doctors acknowledge that he feels fit and well, and that he regards himself as ready to race," the statement continued. "They are comfortable with the fact that he has already recommenced physical training, with a view to preparing for a return to the cockpit of his McLaren-Honda car for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Indeed, his doctors are supportive of that ambition." Alonso chose to leave Ferrari at the end of the 2014 season and rejoin McLaren, which is also renewing its technical partnership with Japanese engine manufacturer Honda for 2015. The Spaniard -- regarded by his peers as the best driver on the grid -- is chasing a third world crown but, so far, he has not had chance to gauge the possibilities of realizing that ambition with McLaren. Early reliability problems meant Alonso had only completed 117 laps in the MP4-30 race car before his preseason was curtailed by the crash. | Fernando Alonso will not race in season-opening Australian Grand Prix . The double world champion suffered concussion in testing crash for McLaren . Kevin Magnussen will take his place in Melbourne for March 15 race . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | An American teenager charged over the death of Australian baseballer Chris Lane has been handed a life sentence after he pleaded guilty to the random drive-by killing in 2013. Michael Jones, who was charged along with two other US teenagers, will not be eligible for parole until he is 56-years-old. Jones, who was the driver of the car from which a bullet was fired at Lane, begged for forgiveness as he was sentenced a minimum of 38 years in prison, the ABC reports. Lane, 22, from Melbourne, was shot in the back on August 16, 2013, in what police said was a random killing as he ran along a road in Duncan, southern Oklahoma, where he was on a sporting scholarship. American Michael Dewayne Jones has been sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for his involvement in the killing of Christopher Lane . The two other teens, charged with first-degree murder and accessory in the first, will face court next month. They were 17 and 16 at the time of the baseballer’s death. In December 2013, in the first courageous interview since her son’s death, Lane’s mother Donna Lane told the Daily Mail she doesn’t care what happens to the teens charged with killing her son. 'It's not going to bring my Chris back,' she said. Ms Lane told how she had shed tears every day for her only son, admitting that even though he had been living in the US for the past four years her life in Melbourne has been empty knowing he's never coming back for a visit. At her home in the suburb of Pascoe Vale, lying between Melbourne city centre and the airport, Donna opened a photograph album put together as a special memorial for her by his friends in the US. Lane (left and right), 22, from Melbourne, was shot in the back on August 16, 2013, in what police said was a random killing as he ran along a road in Duncan, southern Oklahoma, where he was on a sporting scholarship . Right there on the first page was a shot that makes her so proud - Chris in his baseball strip crouching, waiting for a catch. 'He was always good with the ball almost as soon as he could walk,' she said, turning the pages, smiling at one of him poking his tongue out at the camera. 'I'm not at all surprised he ended up as such a talented player. 'I know that his friends see him as a brilliant catcher and while he might be a super-hero to them he's still my son and what strikes me all the time is that even though he's so special I can't have him back. 'People ask me all the time what I think about the three who have been arrested in connection with his murder. But do you know what - I don't care. Donna Lane, mother of shot Australian baseball player Chris Lane, holds a framed Christmas card he and his girlfriend Sarah Harper had sent her on an earlier, happy festive season . Chris Lane with his girlfriend Sarah Harper during a visit to Australia, when Sarah took the opportunity to cuddle a koala . 'I don't care if they go to prison for life or if they walk free again. Whatever happens to them isn't going to bring Chris back. I'm not interested in what happens to them. 'What's the point of looking for some kind of retribution? How is it going to change things for me and my family? 'My friends tell me that if those three do walk free they might do it again, you know, hurt somebody else, but whatever happens over there now still doesn't affect me in any way whatsoever. 'What's done is done and I can't turn the clock back,' the devastated mother added. Chris was on a scholarship at the East Central University as a team catcher when he was killed. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. | Michael Jones drove the car from which Chris Lane, 22, was shot at . Lane, from Melbourne, was killed on August 2013 while jogging . He was shot in the back on a street in Oklahoma . Two other teens will face court, charged with first degree murder and accessory in the first, next month . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Lionel Messi has become the latest footballing icon to star in Adidas' 'There will be haters' advertising campaign. The Barcelona star follows the likes of team-mate Luis Suarez, Chelsea striker Diego Costa and Real Madrid star Karim Benzema to be part of it. It comes off the back of Messi's stunning performance against Manchester City in their Champions League last-16 second leg, running the show at the Nou Camp and setting up Ivan Rakitic for the only goal of the game. Lionel Messi (left) was superb as Barcelona beat Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday . Messi is now the star of a new Adidas 'There will be haters' advertising campaign . And it could be a special season for 27-year-old Messi, as Barcelona also remain in contention for the La Liga title and Copa del Rey. Next up Luis Enrique's side is the small matter of El Clasico, when Real Madrid visit on Sunday night and a victory for Barcelona could see them move four points clear of their rivals. They also face PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Copa del Rey in May. Messi's new Adidas advert features a pair of fetching black, white and pink boots . Messi appears in the advert alongside the achievements he has been awarded throughout his career . | Barcelona forward Lionel Messi performs in Adidas ad campaign . Starred as his side knocked Manchester City out of Champions League . Real Madrid travel to Nou Camp for El Clasico on Sunday night . READ: Is Messi the greatest player you've ever seen? READ: Messi nutmegs James Milner (and leaves him on his backside) |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | The 'crackers' TV licence cannot survive for another decade, Boris Johnson warned today as he insisted the BBC uses it to 'demolish' its competition. The senior Conservative said changing viewing habits mean it is harder to justify the 'full whack' of the levy on every family with a television. He admitted that he now never watches TV news, although he admitted that this is in part because he struggles to turn his television on. Scroll down for video . London Mayor Boris Johnson admitted that he now never watches TV news, although he admitted that this is in part because he struggles to turn his television on . A committee of MPs said last week that a new tax could be imposed on every all households – not just those with televisions – to replace the £145.50-a-year licence fee which has funded the BBC for the past 69 years. BBC director general Tony Hall has said he is open to the idea, even though it would mean an estimated 500,000 extra households having to pay for a service they do not use or currently get free. But Mr Johnson today insisted the idea of funding the full slate of BBC output was now in doubt, and the BBC 'needs to think about its future'. Speaking on LBC radio, the London Mayor said: 'Many people now no longer get their news, many young people in particular, no longer get their news from TV. 'They don't listen to the Today programme. I don't watch TV news now, I'm afraid to say, I get it all on the web. So the BBC needs to think about its future.' He went on: 'I have to say I can't see how it can go on forever having a tax on TVs that not everybody uses any more. 'I can barely make my TV work. Frankly I come down and I sit at home wait shouting pathetically for some child to come and help me turn it on.' The Culture, Media and Sport select committee suggested the licence fee could continue for another decade, before being reformed in the 2020s. But Mr Johnson insisted: 'That seems to me to be too long not to be taking account of the very rapid changes. 'At the moment every house pays £150 in a levy on their television which is crackers. This thing needs to be rethought, the licence fee is plainly anachronistic. 'It needs to be trimmed, it needs to be cut but you are never going to get away from the situation in which people feel the certainty that we are supporting really, really high quality broadcasting in this country.' BBC director general Lord Tony Hall has said he believes the licence fee 'has got at least another ten years in it' He said there would be a case for some money raised from taxpayers to be used to ensure a very high standard of public broadcasting. But he said he doubted whether this meant the 'full whack of the licence fee' was necessary. 'There is going to have to be a change. I think that we are moving in that direction. 'The basic question is do you need public sector broadcasting. Should we be putting taxpayers' money into broadcasting? The argument would be we put taxpayers' money into supporting all sorts of arts, and they would die in this country if you didn't have support for the arts. 'I think you probably do need to support quality broadcasting, proper fantastic productions that the BBC specialises in. 'Whether you need to support the whole machine… The BBC can be extremely anti-competitive. They take huge sums of money from the taxpayer, from the licence payer, and use it to cross-subsidise businesses that demolish local newspapers, local websites.' A BBC spokesman said: 'We agree with Boris on supporting high quality public broadcasting in this country, and that it would be a shame to lose that, which is why it is important that the BBC is able to continue offering the high quality news, drama, and entertainment the British public loves.' The Corporation insisted that 96 per cent of people use BBC services every week. Changing viewing habits, including watching online and subscription services, mean the TV licence has become harder to justify . BBC boss Lord Hall yesterday defended the licence fee and said the corporation's opponents have to be 'honest about the consequences' of their plans for the organisation. In a speech at New Broadcasting House in central London, he said the corporation was at 'a crossroads' and the licence fee - which is not currently required to watch catch-up TV on iPlayer - must be amended to cover 'catch-up television as soon as possible'. The director general said: 'We've always said that the licence fee should be updated to reflect changing times. I welcome the committee's endorsement of our proposal to require people to pay the licence fee even if they only watch catch-up television. The committee has suggested another route to modernising the licence fee - a universal household levy. 'Both proposals have the same goal in mind: adapting the licence fee for the internet age. This is vital. Because I believe we need and we will need what the licence fee - in whatever form - makes happen - more than ever. 'In fact, I'm going to go further and argue that if we didn't have a BBC funded by a licence fee, such is the world we face, we'd have to invent it.' | London Mayor says many people no longer watch news on television TV . Reveals he gets all his news online, because he struggles with his remote . Changing viewing habits mean it is harder to justify the 'full whack' levy . Committee of MPs called for reform after another 10 years of licence fee . But Johnson insists it cannot go on that long and change is needed . Senior Tory warns the BBC uses public money to 'demolish' local rivals . Corporation insists 96% of people use BBC services every week . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Aston Villa's appeal to find Fabian Delph's captain's armband proved successful after the midfielder's 'lucky charm' was tracked down on Twitter by the club's masseur. The stand-in skipper was mobbed by Villa supporters during a pitch invasion following their 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday evening. Villa masseur Alex Butler appealed for Twitter to help find the armband ahead of their semi-final at Wembley, offering Scott Sinclair's top as a reward for whoever returns it. Fabian Delph's 'lucky charm' was tracked down on Twitter by the club's masseur Alex Butler . The stand-in skipper was mobbed by Villa supporters during a pitch invasion following their 2-0 win . Butler's appeal was successful when one supporter proved a 'good sport' and returned the armband . 'The armband has been missing for 12 hours now... please share and bring him home #AVFC #returnofthearmband,' Butler tweeted. And it proved a success when a supporter agreed to return the armband. Butler then added on Sunday morning: 'Ok, #AVFC fans the armband is being returned let's all just enjoy our day and thank @Rob___Taylor for being a good sport.' Aston Villa captain Delph was mobbed by fans after the final whistle of their FA Cup quarter-final tie . England midfielder Delph admitted the pitch invasion on Saturday was 'scary and dangerous' Goalscorer Delph claimed fans nicked his captain's armband as well as his left boot during the invasion . | Fabian Delph's 'lucky charm' was tracked down by the club's masseur . Villa masseur Alex Butler appealed for Twitter to help find the armband . Butler offered Scott Sinclair's top as a reward for whoever returns it . 'The armband is being returned let's all just enjoy our day,' he tweeted . |
What was the most expensive car ever sold at auction | On May 5, 2022, in a secret auction at the brand's museum in Germany, Mercedes-Benz sold one of just two 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut coupes from its extensive collection of historical automobiles—which dates back to the earliest days of the car in the late 19th century. The sale, to a private buyer, was for 135 million euros ($142,769,250). It handily outstripped the previous record-setting $48.4-million sale of a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at a 2018 auction to become the most expensive car ever sold at auction. Both of these high-dollar sales were brokered by RM Sotheby's. | A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR was reportedly sold in a secret auction for 135 Million Euros |
What conference does the Spokane Braves belong to? | The Spokane Braves are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Spokane, Washington, United States. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Eagles Ice-A-Rena. The Braves are the only team in the KIJHL to play in the United States. They were forced to go on hiatus at the beginning of the 20/21 season due to the US/Canada border closure. | The Spokane Braves are members of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | (CNN)The fiancée of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez said at a hearing Friday that she was asked to conceal a box and take it out of her Massachusetts home after the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013. Shayanna Jenkins' testimony came outside the presence of the jury during a hearing on the limits of her testimony. But it signaled where the prosecution intends to take its questioning of the key witness, who took the stand before the jury later Friday. She is testifying after being granted immunity. Hernandez, the ex-tight end who had a $40 million contract until he was charged with murder, has pleaded not guilty to orchestrating the death of Lloyd, a semi-pro football player. He has also pleaded not guilty to other weapons charges. His co-defendants, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, have also pleaded not guilty and will be tried separately. "You took that box out and concealed it. Were you attempting to do it in a way so that people didn't know what you were doing?" Bristol County District Attorney William McCauley asked. "That's correct," Jenkins said. The weapon in the case has not been recovered. The prosecution has said Hernandez's high school sweetheart removed the weapon from their North Attleboro home after Lloyd was killed on June 17, 2013. The state also alleges that she lied to a grand jury several times about the presence of guns in the home. She faces possible jail time if found guilty of perjury charges. Jenkins has pleaded not guilty. Jenkins testified she was "instructed" to take the box out of the home, and that it was "important" for her to get rid of it. On the day after Lloyd's killing, prosecutors have said Jenkins received a coded text message from Hernandez. Search warrants said Hernandez asked his fiancée to remove something from their basement. The text message said: "Go ... in back of the screen in movie room when u (sic) get home an (sic) there is a box ... jus (sic) in case u were looking for it!!! Member (sic) how you ruined the big tv ... WAS JUST THINKIN bout that lol wink wink love u TTYL....K" Asked about the text message Friday afternoon, in the presence of the jury, Jenkins said she didn't know what it meant. Jenkins also told the jury that she met her fiance's two alleged accomplices in the killing of Lloyd and gave them $500 in cash as police were questioning Hernandez about the slaying. Jenkins testified that she took Hernandez to a police station on June 18, 2013, and that he asked her to give Wallace money. Wallace was comforting to her, Jenkins told the jury. "He said everything would be OK," she said. She went to a bank ATM and withdrew $500 to give Wallace. "I don't remember the dollar amount he asked for but I remember telling him that was the amount I could take out," she testified. Hours after Lloyd's death, Jenkins said, Hernandez appeared "normal" and his two alleged accomplices appeared "fine." Jenkins, 25, and Hernandez are the parents of a daughter who was just a year old when her father was arrested on June 26, 2013. Her sister Shaneah was dating Lloyd, 27, who was shot six times, according to prosecutors. At one point, McCauley asked Jenkins if she ever saw guns in the home. She told the jury that she saw one "in the kitchen junk drawer." Prosecution witnesses have testified that Lloyd was shot to death with a .45-caliber Glock handgun. McCauley approached Jenkins on the stand with a Glock similar to the one used in the murder. "Is that a secured firearm?" she asked, moving back slightly. "Yes." McCauley asked if the Glock's shape was similar to the one she saw in the junk drawer. "Yes," she responded. "Color?" "Yes." Size? "I'm not sure," she told the jury. Jenkins' testimony resumes next week. CNN's Lawrence Crook III and Susan Candiotti contributed to this report. | Aaron Hernandez is on trial in the death of Odin Lloyd . His fiancée has pleaded not guilty to perjury charges . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is concerned about the fitness of his goalkeeper Hugo Lloris who needed stitches in a knee wound following a hefty collision with team-mate Kyle Walker in the second minute on Saturday's win over Leicester. Spurs medical staff will make checks on the wound this week but the injury will rule him out of France's games against Brazil and Denmark and possibly Spurs' next league game against Burnley on April 5. Though the keeper's wife, Marine Lloris, eased fears that the keeper will face long spell on the sidelines by tweeting: 'Hugo needs to rest bit but he will be back really soon.' Hugo Lloris required stitches in a knee wound after colliding with team-mate Kyle Walker on Saturday . The Spurs medical staff tend to the French goalkeeper after his injury during the victory against Leicester . Lloris had to be taken off on a stretcher and manager Mauricio Pochettino is worried about his fitness . Pochettino said after the game: 'He's in hospital with the doctor and we wait for news. 'He got a big cut on the tendon of his knee. We hope it's nothing big.' Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Spurs held off a Leicester fightback at White Hart Lane. | Hugo Lloris went off in first half after colliding with team-mate Kyle Walker . Tottenham Hotspur beat Leicester City 4-3 at White Hart Lane on Saturday . Lloris required stitches after being taken off on a stretcher . Goalkeeper's wife Marine tweets that he needs rest but will be back soon . |
What is ICC Men's T20 World Cup? | The ICC Men's T20 World Cup (earlier known as ICC World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20. Organised by cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the tournament consists of 20 teams, with top 12 teams from the previous tournament getting automatic qualifications. while the 8 other teams chosen through the Regional Qualifiers
The event has generally been held every two years. In May 2016, the ICC put forward the idea of having a tournament in 2018, with South Africa being the possible host, but the ICC later dropped the idea of a 2018 edition at the conclusion of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. The 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled to take place in 2020 in Australia but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was postponed until 2021, with the intended host changed to India. The tournament was later relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman due to problems relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, taking place 5 years after the previous (2016) iteration. | The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. In Twenty20 format cricket each match will consist of 2 teams playing maximum of 20 overs each. ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament generally played with 20 teams, with top 12 teams from the previous tournament getting automatic qualifications, while the remaining 8 teams are chosen through the Regional Qualifiers. Recent tournament was held in 2022 and England was the winner. The next tournament will be hosted in 2024 and hosted by USA and West Indies |
Based on the paragraph below, which are the most and least popular National Parks in the US? | The United States has 63 national parks, which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. National parks are designated for their natural beauty, unique geological features, diverse ecosystems, and recreational opportunities, typically "because of some outstanding scenic feature or natural phenomena." While legislatively all units of the National Park System are considered equal with the same mission, national parks are generally larger and more of a destination, and hunting and extractive activities are prohibited. National monuments, on the other hand, are also frequently protected for their historical or archaeological significance. Eight national parks (including six in Alaska) are paired with a national preserve, areas with different levels of protection that are administered together but considered separate units and whose areas are not included in the figures below. The 424 units of the National Park System can be broadly referred to as national parks, but most have other formal designations.
Thirty states have national parks, as do the territories of American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The state with the most national parks is California with nine, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four. The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 91 acres (0.37 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 52.2 million acres (211,000 km2), for an average of 829 thousand acres (3,350 km2) but a median of only 208 thousand acres (840 km2).
The national parks set a visitation record in 2017, with more than 84 million visitors and set a further record in 2018 with a 0.1% increase. Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee has been the most-visited park since 1944, and had over 14 million visitors in 2021. In contrast, only about 7,000 people visited the remote Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska in 2021. | If we use number of visitors as a proxy for popularity then The Great Smoky Mountains National Park with over 14 million visitors in 2021 would rank as the most popular National Park. The least visited National Park is the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Its lower visitation rate may have more to do with its remoteness than the Park's popularity. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A number of Australians are sending the Attorney-General a very clear message of what they think about the government’s proposed new metadata retention laws - straight to his iPhone and his email inbox. Those opposed to the Abbott government’s plan to force telcos to record all Australians' calls, texts, and emails so that it can be freely accessed by police and intelligence agencies have begun trolling George Brandis’s Apple device and copying him into all of their emails. The bill to retain so-called metadata for a minimum two years has been drafted as a counterterrorism measure but the bill does not specify what metadata is and experts differ on definition. Mr Brandis's bombardment comes as the Senate censured him for seeking the resignation of Human Rights Commission boss Gillian Triggs and failing to defend her from 'malicious attacks'. Attorney-General George Brandis has been bombarded with messages after it was revealed his public email was linked to a mobile . Software engineer Justin Simon first realised that he could send an iMessage direct to Mr Brandis's phone . The fallout from the public spat between the government and Professor Triggs continued on Monday when the upper house spent hours debating the Labor motion condemning Senator Brandis over his handling of the issue. Opposition Senate leader Penny Wong claimed the attorney's 'deplorable' treatment of the commission and its president made him unfit to hold office as the nation's most senior law officer. Senator Brandis vigorously defended his position, claiming the public deserved to know why the government had lost confidence in Prof Triggs. Delaying an inquiry into asylum-seeker children in detention until after Labor lost office could only be seen as protecting that side of politics, he said. 'To say that is not to attack her character, or to be a bully-boy, it is merely to explain why a conclusion has been reached,' he told parliament. The Senate has censured Attorney-General George Brandis for seeking the resignation of Human Rights Commission boss Gillian Triggs and failing to defend her from 'malicious attacks' Software engineer Justin Simon first realised that he could send an iMessage direct to Mr Brandis’s phone on Sunday by spotting his publicly available email is linked to his Apple device, BuzzFeed revealed. Mr Simon then shared the revelation on Twitter with the crudely worded tweet: ‘Hey c*** how’s tricks?’ Other Twitter users then followed suit by trolling Mr Brandis’s iMessage account with messages. Luke Vurens wrote: ‘Hello Mr Brandis can I please see your harmless metadata? It’s for security purposes. Don’t worry, if you’re not doing anything wrong you don’t have anything to free.’ A grassroots campaign called Help Curious George also served up the Attorney-General’s email address and encouraged the public to ‘cc [email protected] on all your emails’. ‘Attorney-General George Brandis is very very curious. He wants to know exactly what we're all up to online. And the phone. Email, Facebook, Twitter. Calls, Texts, Skype. Friends, Family, Politics. The lot!,’ the online campaign reads. Emily Lockwood pointed out that Mr Brandis has a physical similarity to Muppets character Professor Bunsen Honeydew . Lauren Ingram ironically sent Mr Brandis the first chapter of 1984, the dystopian novel by George Orwell, ‘over many messages’ ‘We like “Curious George”. He's such a clever little monkey. But he's really not too technical. Please pledge below to help George feed his insatiable curiosity.’ Emily Lockwood pointed out that Mr Brandis has a physical similarity to Muppets character Professor Bunsen Honeydew. ‘How do you feel about looking like one of the dumbest muppets?,’ she emailed him. Will Southers wrote: ‘Hi George, just wondering what your favourite emoji is? Mine is [thumbs up emoji] in case you were interested.’ Lauren Ingram ironically sent Mr Brandis the first chapter of 1984, the dystopian novel by George Orwell, ‘over many messages’. The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014 bill will be debated in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The government wants to be free to set the definition without consulting Parliament after the bill becomes law. Another Twitter user promised to entertain Mr Brandis with the Harry Potter series in iMessage form . Those opposed to the government's data retention plan began the social media hashtag #StopDataRetention . In its review of the draft bill, Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee recommended that the definition be set in the legislation rather than decided by government through regulations. In describing metadata, the government uses the analogy of traditional mail. The metadata is the information written on the envelope, not what's written on the letter inside. With telephones, metadata includes the number called, the duration, time and date of the call, plus the location of the cellphone. It does not include the contents of the conversation. But the Internet is a grayer area. George Williams, a University of New South Wales law professor, said the recommendations addressed his two major concerns with the legislation: that it failed to specify what metadata was and failed to say who could access it. Attorney-General George Brandis said the government would make a public response next week. It could ignore the recommendations, but to do so would likely doom the legislation to rejection in the Senate, where the ruling conservative coalition does not hold a majority. Will Southers wrote: ‘Hi George, just wondering what your favourite emoji is? Ben Jenkins also took the opportunity to troll Mr Brandis once the campaign began . The government has said metadata includes the number called, the duration, time and date of the call, plus the location of the cellphone. It does not include the contents of the conversation . Several countries have laws on metadata retention. U.S. laws allow government access to metadata with or without a warrant. Australian police say they already access metadata, but are concerned that many companies don't store it for as long as they used to. Several companies have warned that the new retention obligations would cost them and their customers millions of dollars. The Attorney-General’s website unveiled the estimated cost on Sunday. ‘The Attorney-General’s Department has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to cost the implementation of the proposed data retention regime in consultation with industry. ‘PwC estimated the upfront capital cost of the regime to all of business to be between $188.8 million and $319.1 million, which is less than 1 per cent of the $43 billion in revenue generated by the telecommunications industry annually,’ the website states. ‘This estimate will inform the Australian Government in delivering on its commitment to make a reasonable contribution to the capital costs of implementation of the data retention regime. Because Australians are among the worst in the world for illegally downloading movies and video games, many fear that prosecutions won't stop at terrorists. The Attorney-General’s website states: ‘Australia needs a data retention scheme because telecommunications companies are retaining less data and keeping it for a shorter time. This is degrading the investigative capabilities of law enforcement and security agencies and, in some cases, has prevented serious criminals from being brought to justice.’ | The government wants to record Australians' metadata for two years . The cost to telcos is estimated to be between $188.8 million - $319.1 million . The Senate has censured George Brandis for seeking the resignation of Human Rights Commission boss Gillian Triggs . He is accused of failing to defend her from 'malicious attacks' |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | England might be out of the Cricket World Cup but they still provide the combatants for potentially the tournament’s biggest flashpoint, with arch-enemies Kevin Pietersen and Graeme Swann set to come face to face in the Test Match Special commentary box. Pietersen, who is being loaned to TMS for radio stints by his World Cup employers Fox Sports, will work alongside Swann for the first time at the Auckland semi-final a week on Tuesday. And the powderkeg confrontation between the ex-England team-mates, whose relationship disintegrated in the fall-out from the 2013-14 Ashes whitewash, has been given spice with the possibility KP might now return to county cricket and the national team. Graeme Swann and Kevin Pietersen, once happy team-mates, are not longer on such good terms . Swann and Pietersen are to help commentate on Test Mach Special for the World Cup semi-finals next week . Swann has accused KP of ‘upsetting people wherever he goes’, says the ECB were ‘justified’ in terminating his England contract and calls Pietersen’s autobiography a ‘work of fiction’. Despite the history, TMS producer Adam Mountford is hopeful there will be no trouble between the pair on the day, saying: ‘They’re adults, I’m sure they’ll behave professionally.’ If Pietersen were to pull out of the IPL and re-sign for Surrey, his most likely replacement at Sunrisers Hyderabad is Kumar Sangakkara. The Sri Lankan — Surrey’s overseas player — is only an IPL reserve despite four straight World Cup hundreds. Pietersen has announced his intention to return to county cricket to try and get back in the England set-up . The Six Nations is a rare BBC sporting event not involving Clare Balding. However, Scotland’s blond back-row forward David Denton answers to the nickname ‘Balding’ because of his hairstyle. England’s beleaguered cricket coach Peter Moores, with a reputation for being obsessed with statistics, is likely to be remembered for supposedly saying after the World Cup defeat against Bangladesh: ‘We thought 275 was chaseable, we’ll have to look at the data.’ Peter Moores came under fire for his 'data' response, but he actually said 'we'll have to look at that later' However, what Moores actually said to Test Match Special reporter Ali Mitchell was: ‘We’ll have to look at that later.’ Moores did mention data when interviewed by Sky Sports. Paul McGinley’s leadership insight that so impressed guests at the League Managers Association President’s Dinner last week included the revelation that he persuaded the European Tour to pair some of his potential Ryder Cup partnerships during regular tournaments — without them realising — to see how they gelled. Ryder Cup winning captain Paul McGinley has revealed he got the European Tour to help him test pairings . MCC plot with Cubans . Fidel Castro’s Communist Cuba is an unlikely ally of the MCC in their battle to repel property developers Rifkind Levy Partnership. The MCC hope to block RLP’s building plans behind the Warner Stand at Lord’s by switching a 10-year lease to Cuban Embassy staff. The £8m house earmarked for Cuba personnel is the home of MCC secretary Derek Brewer, who would transfer to the MCC-owned house on Grove End Road currently occupied by the Cubans. The MCC have further kept RLP at bay by buying another well-placed house on the same street. Christian Purslow may not want to leave Chelsea, where he heads their global commercial operation, having secured a £220million shirt sponsorship deal with Yokohama Rubber since arriving in October. It’s understood, though, that former Liverpool managing director Purslow is on the short-list to succeed George O’Grady as chief executive of golf’s European Tour. Twickenham, building up for the Rugby World Cup, have installed a football-style mixed zone which rugby players, far more approachable than their football counterparts, have to walk through while the media are kept behind ropes. Twickenham has introduced a mixed zone for rugby players, but how long before it becomes like football? Sadly, it can only be a matter of time before rugby players wear headphones or talk on their mobile to avoid being interviewed. Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has made a good start as manager of Chinese Super League side Shanghai East Asia, where he is understood to be earning as much as £6m a year. Eriksson is said to still need the money, after being swindled out of £10m by a crooked financial advisor and facing big demands from HMRC over tax from film investments. Sven Goran Eriksson is understood to be earning around £6million a year as Shanghai East Asia manager . | Kevin Pietersen fell out with Graeme Swann when they played for England . Both ex-England players will be commentating for the BBC in semi-finals . TMS producer Adam Mountford hopeful there will be no trouble . Pietersen is hoping to return to national team after playing county cricket . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Fresh storms due to sweep across the Northeast this week are set to smash Boston's all-time record for winter snowfall, which has already surpassed 100 inches. Including a fresh fall Sunday night, the city has been buried by 103.9 inches of snow since the season began - and needs just 3.7 more to break the record of 107.6 inches, set in 1996. And current forecasts indicate that the historic total will be surpassed, with as much as eight inches of snow due in Massachusetts thanks to snowfalls predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday night. Scroll down for video . Buried again: Boston, pictured above last week, has been hit by 103.9 inches of snow this winter - and this week is set to break the all-time record . Higher! Heaps of snow in the city could be due to get even bigger thanks to new winter storms headed to the Northeast . As well as Massachusetts, this week could see snow across a huge chunk of the nation, thanks to two separate systems which are both due to strike the Northeastern corridor over the next few days, according to the Weather Channel. One will see around three inches of snow hit almost every state along the northern border, from Idaho, across the Great Lakes into New England and Maine. Another, less intense coating could cover an area stretching northeast from the Texas panhandle to Washington. Around Massachusetts, snowfall of 3 to 6 inches was expected by early Monday across the area. Snow is go: A huge chunk of the country is likely to see some snowfall before the week is out - with the Northeast once again at the center of the snowfall . Round one: The system, which the Weather Channel is calling Winter Storm Thor, will first see a band of snow hit the northernmost states . Round two: Wednesday will see a different band of snow stretching from southwest to northeast - bringing more snow to parts of the Northeast . Snow rest: In Queens, New York City, Min Park pauses to brush snow off his wife Michelle's face . Not always sunny: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a pedestrian wraps up to walk along Broad Street in Sunday's snow . In the south of the state, and over Rhode Island, the totals are more likely to be 4 to 8 inches in southeastern. Up to 6 inches of snow was anticipated in northern Massachusetts and New York state, and on Cape Cod. Elsewhere, heavy snow was falling in the southern Rockies and Great Basin and heavy rain was soaking parts of the Southwest. A flood watch is in effect until 8pm Monday for east-central and south-central Arizona, including metropolitan Phoenix. Snow fell from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast for much of Sunday and freezing rain hit the Mid-Atlantic. All over: Monday is set to see scattered snow in northern areas, while the South heats up again . More snow: To the north of the country a band of snow can be seen. Boston is due snowfall Tuesday evening . And again: A mixture of snow and rain will fall in a band from the north-east to southwest through Wednesday . Record time? Snow could still be around Boston on Thursday, according to the above forecast . Clearing up: By Friday the outlook is clearer across the nations - though parts of the Northeast could still be shivering . Tough journey: The residents of Piscataway, New Jersey, struggled across town despite the relentless winter . Work and play: Dad Peter Brady turns the jet of snow from his blower onto his daughter Allison while clearing a path in Indianapolis on Sunday . Snowy southwest: In Flagstaff, Arizona, people took the chance to play in the snow on Sunday . | Boston has already been buried by 103.9 inches of snow this season . The all-time high, set in the winter of 1995-6, is 107.6 inches . New systems set to hit region Tuesday and Wednesday could break record . Huge chunk of the rest of the country could also be due more snow . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A teenager who sexually assaulted a woman near a Perth train station on his 15th birthday has avoided immediate detention and been warned by a magistrate to 'get off the porn'. The boy, who cannot be named, was sentenced in the West Australian Children's Court on Thursday to a 10-month conditional release order, which includes 80 hours of community service and counselling. The court heard the 22-year-old victim was attacked after getting off a train at Warwick station in October. The boy grabbed the woman from behind, touched her breast and put his hand under her skirt before she broke free and said: 'What the f*** are you doing?' A teenager sexually assaulted a woman on a cycle path (pictured) near a Perth train station in October . The court heard the 22-year-old victim was grabbed from behind and the boy was still wearing his school uniform . Defence lawyer Hylton Quail said the boy had developed an addiction to pornography and, as he went through puberty, his Christian family did not discuss sexuality. He said the boy was trying to act out what he had become obsessed with from watching pornography, which was to grab her bottom, but as he started acting out his fantasy it escalated. Mr Quail described the teenager as a 'silly young boy' whose parents had since stopped him from accessing the internet on his own at night. Prosecutor Genevieve Cleary said the attack was premeditated but unsophisticated because the teenager was wearing his school uniform and could be easily identified. 'This was a random, frightening attack on a young woman who was simply going about her business,' she said. The boy, who cannot be named, was sentenced in the West Australian Children's Court on Thursday . Magistrate Andree Horrigan noted letters from the boy's coach, principal and family friends who said they were stunned, deeply shocked and surprised by the offending. But she said they did not know about the boy's 'nocturnal activities'. She added that the crime was degrading and invasive. 'I could not imagine a more serious set of circumstances,' she said. 'It's just disgusting.' Magistrate Horrigan said the boy's behaviour was 'entirely and grossly unacceptable' and warned him to be more respectful. 'You do not know what you take from people when you behave like this,' she said. 'You take people's confidence ... It's going to have a lasting impact on her.' Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article. | The teenager sexually assaulted a woman near a Perth train station . The court heard the 22-year-old victim was grabbed from behind . He touched her breast and put his hand under her skirt . She broke free and said: 'What the f*** are you doing?' Defence lawyer Hylton Quail said the boy had an addiction to pornography . Magistrate Andree Horrigan said the boy's behaviour was 'entirely and grossly unacceptable' He was sentenced to a 10-month conditional release order . |
List the name of the games in Prince of Persia series along with their publication year. List the results in comma separated format. | Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia.
The first two games in the series, Prince of Persia (1989) and Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993), were published by Broderbund. Prince of Persia 3D (1999), named for being the first installment to use 3D computer graphics, was developed by Red Orb Entertainment and published by The Learning Company on PC; The Dreamcast version was developed by Avalanche Software and published by Mattel Interactive. Ubisoft bought the rights to the franchise in 2001 and rebooted it with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003). Ubisoft has since developed and published four additional entries in the series: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004), Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2006), Prince of Persia (2008), and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010), as well as a number of spin-offs and games for mobile devices.
Outside of the games, the franchise also includes a film adaptation based on The Sands of Time, written in part by Mechner, and released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2010; a graphic novel; and the Lego Prince of Persia toyline. Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise is considered to be the spiritual successor to the series. | Prince of Persia (1989), Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993), Prince of Persia 3D (1999), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003), Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004), Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2006), Prince of Persia (2008), Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010) |
Which months of the year does the Northwest Pacific see tropical cyclones? | Summer is traditionally associated with hot or warm weather. In Mediterranean climates, it is also associated with dry weather, while in other places (particularly in Eastern Asia because of the monsoon) it is associated with rainy weather. The wet season is the main period of vegetation growth within the savanna climate regime. Where the wet season is associated with a seasonal shift in the prevailing winds, it is known as a monsoon.
In the northern Atlantic Ocean, a distinct tropical cyclone season occurs from 1 June to 30 November. The statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is 10 September. The Northeast Pacific Ocean has a broader period of activity, but in a similar timeframe to the Atlantic. The Northwest Pacific sees tropical cyclones year-round, with a minimum in February and March and a peak in early September. In the North Indian basin, storms are most common from April to December, with peaks in May and November. In the Southern Hemisphere, the tropical cyclone season runs from the start of November until the end of April with peaks in mid-February to early March.
Thunderstorm season in the United States and Canada runs in the spring through summer but sometimes can run as late as October or even November in the fall. These storms can produce hail, strong winds and tornadoes, usually during the afternoon and evening. | The Northwest Pacific sees tropical cyclones year-round, with a minimum in February and March and a peak in early September. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | A golden opportunity to register a rare victory on the PGA Tour slipped through the fingers of Paul Casey and Ian Poulter on Monday. But their failure opened the door for an even more heart-warming outcome: victory for two-time Open winner Padraig Harrington at the second play-off hole of the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. The crushing decline of Harrington has been documented well enough in the past six years. Padraig Harrington celebrates his Honda Classic golf win on Monday at Palm Beach Gardens . Harrington tips his hat to the crowd as he walks to the green on the second playoff hole . Ian Poulter plays his shot out of a bunker on the 14th hole during The Honda Classic . With Harrington in danger of falling outside the world’s top 300, it seemed a mystery why he didn’t put his name forward last month as a candidate to be Europe’s captain at the Ryder Cup in Minnesota next year. But the model Irishman, now 43, had the last word on Monday with his first win in seven years on one of the two main tours. Reduced to asking for invitations to play in America these days, he made full use of one at the Honda Classic. He led at halfway, and then in a see-saw final round he got the better of rookie American Daniel Berger having needed a birdie at the 18th to force a play-off. Jack Nicklaus opined that he could see tension in the Harrington swing during the third round, which was hardly surprising given all the problems he’s had on the course these last few years. Poulter of England and his caddie are seen during the continuation of the fourth round of The Honda Classic . After winning The Open in 2007 and 2008, followed by the US PGA Championship the same year, he suffered his first winless year for a decade in 2009. While the Irishman managed just one top-five finish in majors over the next five years, his ranking plummeted from world No 2 to 297 at the start of this year. After yesterday’s win, Harrington moves up to No 82 and qualifies for this year’s Masters. And some of the putting woes that have contributed to his fall re-appeared during the final round, only for Harrington to hold his nerve with a level-par 70 that set up the win. Harrington said: ‘Hopefully this isn’t an isolated win. I think I have found that mental edge I had been missing and hopefully I can be consistently contending. Believe it or not, when I get in contention I can still hit the shots.’ For Casey, it was the second week in a row he had experienced such frustration, after losing a sudden death play-off in the Northern Trust Open last week. For Poulter, who went into the water five times in a final round of 75 that left him tied third with Casey, it means the long wait to register a stroke-play success on American soil, stretching back over 150 events and more than 10 years, goes on. Harrington putts on the second playoff hole during The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa . The 39-year-old has won stroke-play events in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe, but his sole victory in the US came in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona in 2010. ‘It’s just bitterly disappointing to put myself in the position I have, to play as well as I’ve played... and a couple of loose shots has cost me this tournament,’ said Poulter. ‘It’s a shame to hand tournaments away.’ A Monday finish at the Honda Classic proved a necessity after violent storms had wreaked havoc on Friday and Saturday. The two Englishmen began the last 11 holes of the final round on Monday with a one-stroke lead over Patrick Reed. Paul Casey watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort & Spa . Both Englishmen will look to the positives after going so close. For Poulter it brings to an end a miserable 15 months during which he hasn’t finished in the top 10 in tournaments, never mind win. For Casey, it’s further evidence that his career is now firmly back on track. The 37-year-old turned his back on the European Tour to concentrate on America this year and his decision has been vindicated by his golf over the past fortnight. Barely inside the world’s top 100 at the beginning of February, he is on the verge of earning an invitation to play in the Masters in April. The scene now switches 60 miles south to Miami and the first event this year in which all the world’s best players are in the same place at the same time — the WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral. | Paul Casey and Ian Poulter let a rare PGA Tour victory slip away . Their failure opened the door for two-time Open winner Padraig Harrington . It was Harrington's first win in seven years on one of the two main tours . Poulter finishes in the Top 10 of a tournament for first time in 15 months . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry is preparing to fight a ban from the roads after blaming his drink driving on a 'rare' metabolism. The 49-year old former Rangers and Blackburn Rovers defender was arrested last month after police stopped him near his home in Lytham, Lancashire in the early hours of February 21. Officers had claimed Hendry who was nicknamed 'Braveheart' when he captain of Scotland was almost twice the limit after failing a breathaylser test. Former Scotland captain Colin Hendry, pictured arriving at Blackpool Magistrates, has admitted drink driving . Hendry goes in for a challenge on Ronaldo at the World Cup in 1998 while John Collins looks on . But on Wednesday, widowed father of four Hendry disputed the reading and asked Blackpool Magistrates to have the case adjourned so his metabolism could be tested. The court heard that Hendry admitted drinking before driving his blue Ford Focus, but argued the amount of alcohol he drank over a certain period of time should not have put him over the limit. His lawyer Glyn Lewis - who has previously represented a string of celebrities over his expertise in exploiting motoring legal loopholes - said: 'Usually we go to sentence and it is inevitable he would have to be disqualified because he has entered a guilty plea because he accepts the facts. 'But the instructions I have over the amount of alcohol consumed and the time period, when you do the calculations they don't correlate with the figure he has given. 'There are two possibilities - one is because of the fact that he has got some alcohol in his system he is unaware of and the other is quite rare is we have somebody whose metabolism is such they provide a specimen of breath which does not correlate with the reading of blood. 'We have had a forensic scientist give us an indication that the figures provided by the defendant don't correlate with the figures given by the sample. He was stopped by police and arrested near his home in Lytham, Lancashire in the early hours of February 21, and was found to be driving his blue Ford Focus while almost double the legal alcohol limit (stock picture) Hendry, pictured hear tackling Nicolas Anelka in 1997, made more than 300 appearances for Blackburn . 'We accept the prosecution's case - the police followed him, he wasn't driving erratically, nothing unusual about that, he accepts that - the question is why is this alcohol reading being given that is being investigated. 'We can establish what he consumed and when it was because there are receipts. 'Mr Hendry might have to be tested for his metabolism in the lab with a reconstruction of the whole evening's events. The ratio between breath and blood is not the same for everyone. 'If our investigations don't have foundation in science we would bring it back to court and have it dealt with. Mr Hendry wants the matter to be dealt with as quickly as possible.' The court agreed to adjourn for a 'special reasons' hearing in which Hendry will call evidence from a forensic service scientist and two civilian witnesses who were with him on the night of the incident. Hendry - who arrived for the hearing in sunglasses and a grey suit - had 63 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 milliltres of breath- the legal limit is 35mg. Initial forensic tests conducted on behalf of Hendry had shown the figures did not correlate and further investigation was needed, said Mr Lewis. The 49-year old former Rangers defender has blamed his 'quite rare' metabolism for being over the limit . Hendry playing for Rangers against Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in October 1998 . The solicitor added that the later sentencing bench could have the option not to disqualify Hendry from driving but the conviction would stand regardless. Hendry, was granted unconditional bail until April 22 when the case will be heard in full before sentencing. The ex-Permier League footballer had a long playing career, captaining his country in the 1998 World Cup and appearing for a series of clubs including Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Rangers. Last week police confirmed he had been given a warning amid claims he had pestering former girlfriend Sarah Kinder a beautician he had been dating after the death of his wife Denise in 2009 following botched cosmetic surgery. Miss Kinder, 40, claimed he looked in her window and sent her unwanted texts and social media messages after their four-year relationship ended late last year. It was also claimed the former footballer repeatedly drove past her home. | Colin Hendry was arrested for drink driving near his Lancashire home . When breathalysed, he was found to be nearly double legal alcohol limit . But Hendry claims he did not drink much and blamed a 'rare' metabolism . Hendry played for Rangers, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | CSKA Moscow says Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev should be ready to play this weekend after recovering from being hit in the head with a flare during a European Championship qualifying match against Montenegro. A flare thrown from an area occupied by Montenegro fans hit Akinfeev in the back of the head during Friday's game. He was rushed to the hospital and treated for burns and a concussion. The match was later abandoned following more crowd trouble. Midway through the second half a scuffle ensued between players near the touchline, with Eastern Europe's Sport Klub television reporting that a missile hurled from the terraces appeared to have hit another Russian player. Akinfeev is carried off the pitch on a stretcher, which led to a 30 minute delay before game was called off . A flare, hurled from the stands, sails towards the Russian keeper in the opening seconds of the game . The keeper looks in serious distress as he is carried off the field on the way to hospital for tests . CSKA Moscow have confirmed that Akinfeev should return to face Zenit St Petersburg this weekend . With the score at 0-0 in the Group G game, German referee Deniz Aytekin ordered the players back into the dressing room for the second time moments after Montenegro keeper Vukasin Poleksic saved a Roman Shirokov penalty. Montenegro and Russia supporters clashed at halftime, forcing riot police to move in to separate them. Montenegrin daily Vijesti reported on its website. Nonethless, CSKA assistant coach Viktor Onopko tells Russia's Tass agency that Akinfeev is expected to be back in training Tuesday and will "probably" be able to face Zenit St. Petersburg on Sunday. Another CSKA player, Alan Dzagoev, will miss the Russian league match after injuring his thigh against Montenegro. Riot police clash with Montenegrin fans after the game is abandoned following a pitch brawl . Russia head coach Fabio Capello scratches his head as players leave the pitch after the match is abandoned . | Montenegro's Euro 2016 qualifier with Russia was abandoned on Friday . Igor Akinfeev required hospital treatment after being hit by a flare . CSKA Moscow keeper is expected to return for game against Zenit St Petersburg at the weekend . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | England were warned they would be ‘foolish’ not to consider Kevin Pietersen for an Ashes Test return — by an Aussie. Pietersen, 34, signed a contract with Surrey on Wednesday to play county cricket after IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad agreed to release him from the majority of his contract. Sunrisers coach Tom Moody, a former Aussie Test star who also played for Worcestershire, admires Pietersen’s bid to relaunch his England career. Pietersen was axed by England following their 5-0 Ashes whitewash in Australia last winter . He said: ‘There’s a lot of water that has to pass under the bridge first, and that includes him showing he’s going to be regularly fit for long periods of time. He also needs to prove his form. ‘If you put those two things together, I think England would be foolish not to consider him as a genuine option. You can’t help but admire his motivation to try to scale Everest again in Test cricket.’ Pietersen was sacked by England following the 2013-14 Ashes defeat but has been tempted back to Surrey after incoming England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves hinted he could return to the Test arena by scoring heavily in county cricket. Kevin Pietersen will have nine County Championship matches for Surrey to impress England's selectors . He's secured a released from Sunrisers Hyderabad to stake his claim for an England return in the Ashes . Moody, whose Sunrisers will get Pietersen back if they reach the IPL knockout stage, anticipates a successful return to The Oval for Pietersen. ‘I think there is a small chance,’ he said of a Test recall. ‘But I think that’s enough to motivate him. ‘He’s got an agenda — to score as many runs as he can to make it near-on impossible for the selectors to ignore him. Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody believes England would be 'foolish' not to welcome back Pietersen . Surrey’s director of cricket Alec Stewart is happy to welcome back the batsman on a contract initially for Championship cricket which could evolve during the season. Stewart said: ‘He has ambitions to play for England — and to do that, or even be considered, he has to score big runs. ‘That’s why we’ve signed him (so that) he gets those hundreds, those double-hundreds. After that, it’s down to the selectors.’ Pietersen, who will donate his Surrey wages to his charitable foundation, insists he will have no problem working with England captain Alastair Cook and coach Peter Moores. Pietersen started the year by playing more short form cricket for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash . ‘Even if this does not work out and I do not get back in the England team, I will at least end my career knowing I gave it another shot,’ Pietersen said in his Daily Telegraph column. ‘I would kick myself for a long time if I walked away now, without having a go. All I am looking for is a fair opportunity to play for England again. I just want a blank sheet of paper, and to be judged on merit. ‘I will be meeting Mr Graves face to face. I think he is open to discussing drawing a line in the sand in terms of what’s gone on.’ | Kevin Pietersen signs with Surrey for the County Championship . Pietersen negotiated a released from Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL . He will have nine games to impress England selectors before the Ashes . This summer's Ashes begin in Cardiff in July . Pietersen was axed by England in February 2014 following Ashes debacle . |
Who is the Chinese Li Xueju | Li Xueju (simplified Chinese: 李学举; traditional Chinese: 李學舉; pinyin: Lǐ Xuéjǔ; born April 1945) is a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the former Minister of Civil Affairs of PRC.
Born in Gongzhuling, Jilin Province, Li joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1966, and started working in May 1966. In early years, he served in various posts in local commune. In 1975, he was promoted to Secretary of Communist Youth League committee in Siping region of Jilin. From 1978, he served as vice section chief, vice director and later, director of organization department of CYL central committee. From 1984 to 1986, he studied at CCP Central Party School. In 1986, he was appointed as the director of general office of CYL central committee. He was a member of 10th CYL central committee, and a standing member of 11th and 12th CYL central committee. | Li Xueju born April 1945 is a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the former Minister of Civil Affairs of PRC.
Born in Gongzhuling, Jilin Province, Li joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1966, and started working in May 1966. In early years, he served in various posts in local commune. In 1975, he was promoted to Secretary of Communist Youth League committee in Siping region of Jilin.
From 1978, he served as vice section chief, vice director and later, director of organization department of CYL central committee. From 1984 to 1986, he studied at CCP Central Party School. In 1986, he was appointed as the director of general office of CYL central committee. He was a member of 10th CYL central committee, and a standing member of 11th and 12th CYL central committee. |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | This is the incredible moment a crafty crab manages to rise to the bait but leave unscathed. Extraordinary footage has emerged of a blue swimmer crab evading entrapment, opening a pot with its pincers and absconding with a sizeable bite of herring. The video, captured in Largs Bay Beach in South Australia and uploaded to Facebook this week, has received over 430,000 Views and 2,000 likes. The crafty crab can be seen prying the pot of herring open with its pincers . Builder Mark Katnich decided to drop a GoPro in the crab net while he went crabbing over the weekend, reports The Advertiser. 'It was interesting to see for someone who's been crabbing a bit to see what it's actually like down there,' he said. 'I'm always having a bit of a go at my son for not putting the top on properly, and this time it was me.' Mr Katnich said it was the first time he had filmed one of the crab traps, with the footage offering a fresh perspective to one of his favourite hobbies. Builder Mark Katnich decided to drop a GoPro in the crab net while he went crabbing over the weekend . The blue swimmer crab amazingly manages to absconds with the bait unscathed . He uploaded the video to his business Facebook page- Katnich Building and Design-where it spread like wildfire. Mr Katnich, who offers customised construction in Adelaide, said the popularity of the video means he didn't leave the day empty handed. | Builder Mark Katnich dropped a GoPro in a crab trap over the weekend . He captured the remarkable scenes of the crab evading entrapment . The video has received over 430,000 Views and over 2,000 Facebook likes . |
Given the below context. Generate a summary of the text | Zinedine Zidane joined a number of other French coaches on a trip to Germany to watch Bayern Munich train in order to pick up some tips. World Cup winner Zidane was among seven French coaches to have taken advantage of the international break in order to head to the German champions for a three-day visit. The group comprised Zidane, assistant coach of Real Madrid's B team, Bordeaux boss Willy Sagnol, former Chelsea favourite Claude Makelele, Guy Lacombe, Bernard Diomede, Claude Le Roy and Franck Thivillier. Bernard Diomede, Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makelele and Willy Sagnol watch a Bayern training session . The group of French coaches took advantage of the international break to visit the German champions . Zidane, coach of Real Madrid's B team, takes a photo at Bayern Munich's training ground . Sagnol played for Bayern from 2000 to 2009 but Zidane, a triple World Player of the Year and 1998 World Cup winner, is the highest-profile of the visitors. The seven met chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Monday and monitored training under Spaniard Pep Guardiola on Tuesday and Wednesday, Bayern said. In an interview for Bayern's official You Tube channel, Zidane said: 'It's an incredibly organised club with people like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Matthias Sammer, who used to play football and really live and breathe the game . Then you combine that with someone like Pep Guardiola and the players that are full of desire and have a very precise footballing philosophy.' 'Bayern are a big club, one of the top five in the world, but there's also a family atmosphere. I'm mightily impressed.' The Bavarians are enjoying one of the most successful spells in their 115-year history, having won the Champions League once and reached the final twice more in the past five seasons. Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola (right) jokes with Rafinha during Bayern's training session . French winger Franck Ribery stops by during training to talk with Zidane and Co . Bayern Munich manager Guardiola and Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso in training . They are also on track for a repeat of the 2013 treble, 10 points clear in the Bundesliga and still in contention for German Cup and Champions League glory. Bayern are also flush with cash. Turnover in the last fiscal year was in excess of £366million and they have also paid off their Allianz Arena home ahead of time. | Seven French coaches travelled to Bayern Munich for three days . Zinedine Zidane joined Willy Sagnol, Claude Makelele, Guy Lacombe, Bernard Diomede, Claude Le Roy and Franck Thivillier . They watched Pep Guardiola take training of the Bundesliga champions . |
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