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How to apply for a Veteran ID Card 
A Veteran ID Card VIC is a form of photo ID you can use to get discounts offered to Veterans at many restaurants, hotels, stores, and other businesses. Find out if you re eligible for a Veteran ID Card and how to apply. 

Am I eligible for a Veteran ID Card? 
You may be eligible if you meet both of the requirements listed below. Both of these must be true. You: Served on active duty, in the Reserves, or in the National Guard including the Coast Guard , and Received an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions If you received an other than honorable, bad conduct, or dishonorable character of discharge , you re not eligible for a Veteran ID Card. If you have an uncharacterized or unknown discharge status , we ll have to verify your eligibility before we approve your application. You ll need to provide a copy of your discharge papers when you apply for a VIC to prove your character of discharge. Please note : Retail vendors volunteer to take part in this discount program. If a business decides to provide discounts to Veterans , it doesn t mean that we re recommending or favoring that business. 

How do I apply for a Veteran ID Card? 
You can apply online now. 

You ll need this information 
When you apply , be sure to have these on hand : Your Social Security number A digital copy of your DD214, DD256, DD257, or NGB22 that you can upload. This could be in a .pdf, .jpeg, or .png file format. A copy of a current and valid government - issued ID, such as a driver s license, passport, or state - issued identification card. You ll also need a digital color photo of yourself from the shoulders up. The photo should follow all these standards : Show a full front view of your face and neck with no hat, head covering, or headphones covering or casting shadows on your hairline or face, and Be cropped from your shoulders up much like a passport photo , and Show you with your eyes open and a neutral expression, and Be taken in c

user: can you give me details of How to apply for a Veteran ID Card

assistant:  A Veteran ID Card VIC is a form of photo ID you can use to get discounts offered to Veterans at many restaurants , hotels , stores , and other businesses 

user: If that is my case, what can I do? 

assistant: Find out if you re eligible for a Veteran ID Card and how to apply 

user: Am I eligible for a Veteran ID Card?

assistant: we ll have to verify your eligibility before we approve your application .

user: tell me the questions i must answer 

assistant: Served on active duty , in the Reserves , or in the National Guard including the Coast Guard
Título: Paula Abdul
Seção: 1995-2001: Head over Heels
Background: Abdul was born in San Fernando, California, to Jewish parents. Abdul's father, Harry Abdul, was born into the Syrian Jewish community in Aleppo, Syria, was raised in Brazil, and subsequently immigrated to the United States. Her mother, the concert pianist Lorraine M. Rykiss, grew up in one of the two Jewish families in Minnedosa, Manitoba, and has Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors from Ukraine. She has a sister named Wendy.

Conteúdo: By 1995, Paula Abdul had recovered from her battle with the eating disorder bulimia nervosa and prepared to return to the spotlight with her new album Head over Heels. The first single off the album, "My Love Is for Real" featured a fusion of R&B and traditional Middle Eastern instruments, and was performed with Yemeni-Israeli singer Ofra Haza. Its accompanying Lawrence of Arabia-inspired music video was played in theaters across the world as a prologue to the film Clueless. The single was a hit in the clubs (peaking at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart), and made it to No. 28 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.  The second single, "Crazy Cool", peaked at No. 13 on the dance charts. "Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up" was the album's third and final single. To date, Head over Heels has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States.  In January 1997, Abdul starred in the ABC television movie Touched By Evil, playing a businesswoman who discovers that her boyfriend is a serial rapist. Also that year, Abdul co-wrote the song "Spinning Around" with songwriter and producer Kara DioGuardi, who became a fellow judge on American Idol in 2009. "Spinning Around" was a dance-pop track intended to be the lead single on Abdul's follow-up album to Head over Heels. But the album never materialized, and "Spinning Around" was instead given to Kylie Minogue. The song was highly successful, reaching No. 1 in numerous countries.  While Abdul took a break from the music industry, she rem

user: What did she struggle with

assistant: her battle with the eating disorder bulimia nervosa

user: What year was this

assistant: 1995,

user: What did she do after this battle

assistant: prepared to return to the spotlight with her new album

user: Whhat was her new album called

assistant: Head over Heels.

user: What did she do next

assistant: The first single off the album,

user: What style was this

assistant: fusion of R&B and traditional Middle Eastern instruments, and was performed with Yemeni-Israeli

user: Who is that

assistant: Ofra Haza.
Título: E. T. A. Hoffmann
Seção: Warsaw
Background: Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (commonly abbreviated as E. T. A. Hoffmann; born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; 24 January 1776 - 25 June 1822) was a Prussian Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based. The ballet Coppelia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler.

Conteúdo: Hoffmann assimilated well with Polish society; the years spent in Prussian Poland he recognized as the happiest of his life. In Warsaw he found the same atmosphere he had enjoyed in Berlin, renewing his friendship with Zacharias Werner, and meeting his future biographer, a neighbour and fellow jurist called Julius Eduard Itzig (who changed his name to Hitzig after his baptism). Itzig had been a member of the Berlin literary group called the Nordstern, and he gave Hoffmann the works of Novalis, Ludwig Tieck, Achim von Arnim, Clemens Brentano, Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert, Carlo Gozzi, and Calderon. These relatively late introductions marked his work profoundly.  He moved in the circles of August Wilhelm Schlegel, Adelbert von Chamisso, Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, Rahel Levin, and David Ferdinand Koreff.  His fortunate position was not to last: on 28 November 1806, during the War of the Fourth Coalition, Napoleon Bonaparte's troops captured Warsaw, and the Prussian bureaucrats lost their jobs. They divided the contents of the treasury between them and fled. In January 1807 his wife and two-year-old daughter Cacilia returned to Posen, while he pondered whether to move to Vienna or go back to Berlin. A delay of six months was caused by severe illness. Eventually the French authorities demanded that all former officials swear allegiance or leave the country. As they refused to grant him a passport to Vienna, he was forced to return to Berlin. He visited his family in Posen bef

user: What was warsaw

assistant: In Warsaw he found the same atmosphere he had enjoyed in Berlin,
Título: Lou Holtz
Seção: South Carolina
Background: Louis Leo Holtz (born January 6, 1937) is a former American football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1969-1971), North Carolina State University (1972-1975), the New York Jets (1976), the University of Arkansas (1977-1983), the University of Minnesota (1984-1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986-1996), and the University of South Carolina (1999-2004), compiling a career record of 249-132-7. Holtz's 1988 Notre Dame team went 12-0 with a victory in the Fiesta Bowl and was the consensus national champion. Holtz is the only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings.

Conteúdo: After two seasons as a commentator for CBS Sports, Holtz came out of retirement in 1999 and returned to the University of South Carolina, where he had been an assistant in the 1960s. The year before Holtz arrived, the Gamecocks went 1-10, and the team subsequently went 0-11 during Holtz's first season. In his second season, South Carolina went 8-4, winning the Outback Bowl over the heavily favored Ohio State Buckeyes. The eight-game improvement from the previous year was the best in the nation in 2000 and the third best single-season turnaround in NCAA history. It also earned National Coach of the Year honors for Holtz from Football News and American Football Coaches Quarterly. In his third season, Holtz's success continued, leading the Gamecocks to a 9-3 record and another Outback Bowl victory over Ohio State. The nine wins for the season were the second highest total in the history of the program. Under Holtz's leadership, the Gamecocks posted their best two-year mark in school history from 2000 to 2001, going 17-7 overall and 10-6 in SEC play.  After consecutive 5-7 campaigns in 2002 and 2003, Holtz finished his South Carolina tenure on a winning note with a 6-5 record in 2004. Holtz's time in Columbia saw the resurrection of Gamecock Football, as the program had only one bowl win and no Top 25 finishes in the ten years before his hire. Upon his exit, USC had posted AP Top 25 finishes in 2000 and 2001 (#19 and No. 13 respectively) and had made consecutive New Year's Day bo

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: After two seasons as a commentator for CBS Sports, Holtz came out of retirement

user: Why did he come out of retirement?

assistant: returned to the University of South Carolina, where he had been an assistant in the 1960s.

user: Did South Carolina win while he was coaching them?

assistant: In his second season, South Carolina went 8-4,

user: When did he retired from South Carolina?

assistant: 2004.

user: Did he win any bowl games while coaching South Carolina?

assistant: Outback Bowl

user: What was the score of the Outback Bowl?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Who did he go against in the Outback Bowl?

assistant: over the heavily favored Ohio State Buckeyes.
Título: Sherlock Holmes
Seção: Family and early life
Background: Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887 (in A Study in Scarlet), the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totalling four novels and 56 short stories. All but one are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914.

Conteúdo: Details about Sherlock Holmes's life, except for the adventures in the books, are scarce in Conan Doyle's original stories. Nevertheless, mentions of his early life and extended family paint a loose biographical picture of the detective.  An estimate of Holmes's age in "His Last Bow" places his year of birth at 1854; the story, set in August 1914, describes him as sixty years of age. His parents are not mentioned in the stories, although Holmes mentions that his "ancestors" were "country squires". In "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", he claims that his grandmother was sister to the French artist Vernet, without further clarifying whether this was Claude Joseph, Carle, or Horace Vernet. Holmes's brother Mycroft, seven years his senior, is a government official who appears in "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", "The Final Problem", and "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" and is mentioned in "The Adventure of the Empty House". Mycroft has a unique civil service position as a kind of human database for all aspects of government policy. He lacks Sherlock's interest in physical investigation, however, preferring to spend his time at the Diogenes Club.  Holmes says that he first developed his methods of deduction as an undergraduate; his earliest cases, which he pursued as an amateur, came from fellow university students. A meeting with a classmate's father led him to adopt detection as a profession, and he spent six years after university as a consultant bef

user: Who were Holmes' parents?

assistant: His parents are not mentioned in the stories,

user: Did Holmes have any siblings?

assistant: Holmes's brother Mycroft, seven years his senior, is a government official

user: Did he only have the one brother?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he refer to his brother in his stories?

assistant: Mycroft has a unique civil service position as a kind of human database for all aspects of government policy.
Retirement Benefits 


Apply for Retirement Benefits 
Social Security offers an online retirement application that you can complete in as little as 15 minutes. It's so easy. Better yet , you can apply from the comfort of your home or office at a time most convenient for you. There's no need to drive to a local Social Security office or wait for an appointment with a Social Security representative. In most cases , once your application is submitted electronically , you're done. Social Security will process your application and contact you by telephone or by mail if any further information is needed. Apply for Retirement Benefits Return to a Saved Application|Check Application Status If you prefer to complete your application in a language other than English , the online application will give you the option to schedule an appointment to apply for benefits in your preferred language. The online application is currently only available in English. 

Questions about our Social Security Retirement Benefits Application 


Who can apply for retirement benefits online? 
You can apply online for retirement benefits or benefits as a spouse if you : are at least 61 years and 8 months old ; Are not currently receiving benefits on your own Social Security record ; have not already applied for retirement benefits ; and want your benefits to start no more than 4 months in the future. We cannot process your application if you apply for benefits more than 4 months in advance. 

What about Medicare? 
If you already have Medicare , you can still use this application to apply for retirement benefits. If you don t have Medicare but are within 3 months of age 65 , you can use this application to apply for : both retirement and Medicare ; or just Medicare , if you aren't ready to receive retirement benefits yet. For more information , go to Medicare. 

What do I need to know before I apply? 
Before you apply for retirement benefits , there are certain Social Security " basics " you should

user: I need help applying for retirement benefits.

assistant: Are you applying for benefits?

user: Yes, I want to apply.

assistant: It's easy to apply online.

user: What if I don't want to do it in English?

assistant: It will give you the option to schedule an appointment to apply in your preferred language.

user: Does it take a long time to fill out?

assistant: No, you can finish it in as little as 15 minutes.
Título: New York Dolls
Seção: Formation
Background: The New York Dolls were an American hard rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although their original line-up fell apart quickly, the band's first two albums--New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974)--became among the most popular cult records in rock.

Conteúdo: Sylvain Sylvain and Billy Murcia, who went to junior high school and high school together, started playing in a band called "the Pox" in 1967. After the frontman quit, Murcia and Sylvain started a clothing business called Truth and Soul and Sylvain took a job at A Different Drummer, a men's boutique that was across the street from the New York Doll Hospital, a doll repair shop. Sylvain said that the shop inspired the name for their future band. In 1970 they formed a band again and recruited Johnny Thunders to join on bass, though Sylvain ended up teaching him to play guitar. They called themselves the Dolls. When Sylvain left the band to spend a few months in London, Thunders and Murcia went their separate ways.  Thunders was eventually recruited by Kane and Rick Rivets, who had been playing together in the Bronx. At Thunders' suggestion, Murcia replaced the original drummer. Thunders played lead guitar and sang for the band Actress. An October 1971 rehearsal tape recorded by Rivets was released as Dawn of the Dolls. When Thunders decided that he no longer wanted to be the front man, David Johansen joined the band. Initially, the group was composed of singer David Johansen, guitarists Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets (who was replaced by Sylvain Sylvain after a few months), bass guitarist Arthur "Killer" Kane and drummer Billy Murcia.  The original lineup's first performance was on Christmas Eve 1971 at a homeless shelter, the Endicott Hotel. After getting a manager and attrac

user: What was the formation?

assistant: In 1970 they formed a band again and recruited Johnny Thunders to join on bass, though Sylvain ended up teaching him to play guitar.

user: Was the formation an album?

assistant: band.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: the New York Doll Hospital, a doll repair shop. Sylvain said that the shop inspired the name for their future band.

user: Can you share anything else interesting about the formation?

assistant: An October 1971 rehearsal tape recorded by Rivets was released as Dawn of the Dolls.

user: What were some of the songs on this tape?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: when was their first perfomance of the formation?

assistant: The original lineup's first performance was on Christmas Eve 1971 at a homeless shelter, the Endicott Hotel.
Título: Petra (band)
Seção: Come and Join Us (1977)
Background: Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock". Though it disbanded formally in 2006, incarnations have played reunion shows in the years since and released an album in November 2010. In 2013, it reformed with a new drummer, Cristian Borneo, and recorded a new song titled "Holy is Your Name", before going back on tour.

Conteúdo: In 1976, Glover had resigned from the band. He was replaced by a string of drummers which included a childhood friend of Hough, Bob Rickman, and Glover's cousin, Mark Richards. However, by the time their record deal for the second album went through, Richards had already left, and Petra decided to hire Glover as a studio musician.  By Hartman's admission, his vocal style did not match well with the band's genre, and Petra brought in a number of guest vocalists for the second record, among them former e vocalist Greg X. Volz (that band's name being a lower-case abbreviation of "Emmanuel"). Volz took the lead vocals on two songs and backed up several others. Among Volz's songs was a cover of the Argent anthem "God Gave Rock and Roll to You," which Myrrh had hoped to release as a radio single to the secular market. The song was immediately controversial - and revolutionary. "It was the boldest statement anyone in Christian music had made until that time," said Ambassador Artist Agency president Wes Yoder. "This was a radical notion, especially in the minds of the leaders of conservative churches." Other guest singers featured in the album were Steve Camp, Karen Morrison, and Austin Roberts.  The recording process also was marked by disputes: the label refused Hartman's request to name the album God Gave Rock and Roll to You while a bluesy, crowd-favorite track written by Hartman about rejecting the pre-Christian self, "Killing My Old Man," was deemed too controversial and cut fr

user: what was the 3rd hottest song on christian rock in 1982?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER
Título: Al-Maʿarri
Seção: Life
Background: Abu al-'Ala` al-Ma'arri (Arabic 'bw l`l lm`ry Abu al-'Ala` al-Ma'arri, full name 'bw l`l 'Hmd bn `bd llh bn slymn ltnwkhy lm`ry Abu al-'Ala` Ahmad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Sulaiman al-Tanuhi al-Ma'arri; December 973 - May 1057) was a blind Arab philosopher, poet, and writer. Al-Ma'arri held and expressed an irreligious world view which was met with controversy, but in spite of it, he is regarded as one of the greatest classical Arabic poets.

Conteúdo: Abu al-'Ala` was born in Ma'arra, modern Maarrat al-Nu'man, Syria, near the city of Aleppo, in December 973. At his time, the city was part of the Abbasid Caliphate, the third Islamic caliphate, and was during the Golden Age of Islam. He was a member of the Banu Sulayman, a notable family of Ma'arra, belonging to the larger Tanukh tribe. One of his ancestors was probably the first qadi of Ma'arra. The Tanukh tribe had formed part of the aristocracy in Syria for hundreds of years and some members of the Banu Sulayman had also been noted as good poets.  He lost his eyesight at the age of four due to smallpox. His later pessimism may be explained by his virtual blindness. Later in his life, he regarded himself as "a double prisoner" which referred to both this blindness and the general isolation that he felt during his life.  He started his career as a poet at an early age, at about 11 or 12 years old. He was educated at first in Ma'arra and Aleppo, later also in Antioch and other Syrian cities. Among his teachers in Aleppo were companions from the circle of Ibn Khalawayh. This grammarian and Islamic scholar had died in 980 CE when al-Ma'arri was still a child. Al-Ma'arri nevertheless laments the loss of Ibn Khalawayh in strong terms in a poem of his Risalat al-ghufran. Al-Qifti reports that when on his way to Tripoli, al-Ma'arri visited a Christian monastery near Latakia where he listened to debates about Hellenistic philosophy, which planted in him the seeds of his later scept

user: Where was he born?

assistant: Abu al-'Ala` was born in Ma'arra,

user: Who were his parents?

assistant: Abu al-'Ala` was born in Ma'arra, modern Maarrat al-Nu'man,

user: What was his childhood like?

assistant: Islam. He was a member of the Banu Sulayman, a notable family of Ma'arra, belonging to the larger Tanukh tribe.

user: Where did he go to school?

assistant: educated at first in Ma'arra and Aleppo,

user: What did he study?

assistant:   He started his career as a poet at an early age, at

user: How old was he?

assistant:   He started his career as a poet at an early age, at about 11 or 12 years old.
Surrender IRP registration and plates[1] 
To surrender an IRP registration because you do not wish to renew the registration , send the apportioned plates and the cab card to the address below. If you wish to renew at a later time and do not surrender your apportioned plates , you will be charged a registration fee for the entire year. 

Surrender an IRP registration by mail 
To surrender the IRP registration and delete the vehicle from your fleet 1 complete and sign the Schedule A & C pdf [2] IRP-6. In Part 1 , , check DELETE VEHICLE and complete the sections of the form and Part 2 , the Deletion section send the apportioned plates and the cab card with Schedule A & C pdf [2] IRP-6 

Send the surrendered items to 
International Registration BureauPO Box 2850 ESPAlbany , NY 12220 - 0850 

Surrender an IRP registration at the Customer Service Counter in Albany 
To surrender the IRP registration and delete the vehicle from your fleet 2 complete and sign form Schedule A & C pdf [2]. In Part 1 , , check DELETE VEHICLE and complete the Carrier and Fleet Information sections of the form and Part 2 , the Deletion section bring the completed Schedule A & C pdf [2], the apportioned plates, and the cab card to Customer Service CounterRoom 136Swan Street BuildingEmpire State PlazaAlbany , NY 12228 

How do I get a refund of IRP registration fees I paid to NY State? 
You may qualify for a refund of IRP registration fees you paid to NY State if you surrender the apportioned plates to the NY State IRB and any of these listed conditions occurred the NY State IRB made an error and the error is on your invoice you paid duplicate apportioned registration fees for the same vehicle or vehicles you paid standard registration renewal fees in error after you changed to an IRP registration you can provide proof that the last date of operation of a vehicle occurred before the effective date of the IRP registration 3 To request a refund, complete Request for Refund pdf [3] MV-215, and send

user: I want information about how to surrender a an IRP registration please.

assistant: The reason for surrender is because you do not want to renew your registration?

user: No, that is not the reason.

user: I just don't have time to do it right now, can I to renew at another time?

assistant: Yes but if you do not surrender your apportioned plates, you will be charged a registration fee for the entire year.
How to apply for VA health care 
Find out how to apply for VA health care benefits as a Veteran or service member. 

How do I prepare before starting my application? 
Find out if you re eligible for VA health care benefits Gather the documents listed below that you ll need to fill out an Application for Health Benefits VA Form 10 - 10EZ 

What documents and information do I need to apply? 
Your most recent tax return Social Security numbers for yourself and your qualified dependents Account numbers for any current health insurance you already have like Medicare, private insurance, or insurance from your employer Llene la solicitud para Beneficions de Salud Forma 10 - 10EZ. Obtenga la Forma VA 10 - 10EZ Usted o alguien con poder legal para representarlo tiene que firmar la forma , e incluir la fecha en que fu firmada. Si esta usando un poder legal , tendra que incluir una copia de la forma con su solicitud. Si firma con una X , 2 personas que usted conoce tienen que tambien firmar acertando que lo vieron firmar la forma. Puede mandar su solicitud por correo a esta direcci n : Health Eligibility Center2957 Clairmont Rd . , Suite 200Atlanta, GA 30329 Para llenar su solicitude en persona, encuetre el Centro M dico de Veteranos mas cercano en esta liga: Encuentre el Centro o Cl nica de Veteranos mas cercano a usted O reciba ayuda por medio del Departmaneto de Veteranos de su estado. Encuentre el Departamento de Veteranos de su estado 

You can also apply: 


By phone 
Call our toll - free hotline at 877 - 222 - 8387 , Monday through Friday , 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET to get help with your application. 

By mail 
Fill out an Application for Health Benefits VA Form 10 - 10EZ. Download VA Form 10 - 10EZ PDF You or someone acting as your power of attorney must sign and date the form. And: If you re using a power of attorney , you ll need to submit a copy of the Power of Attorney form along with your application. If you sign with an X , 2 people you know must witness your s

user: Hi, can you tell me what happens after I submit a request for VA medical care?

assistant: Do you want to know what happens after applying?

assistant: applied for a VA pension or disability benefits?

user: Yes

assistant: You can check the status of those claims online. Check the status of your claim

user: What should I do if I need community care in a nursing home?

assistant: You may need to complete a Request for VA Extended Care Services Form 10 - 10EC.

user: I have been submitting my application for more than a week and I have not received a response, what do I do?

assistant: please do not re-apply. Call our toll free hotline at 877 - 222 - 8387, Monday through Friday,

user: and how do I update my personal information?

assistant: Complete a VA Form 10 - 10EZR Health Benefits Update Form.
Título: Swans (band)
Seção: Initial influences
Background: Swans () are an American experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. One of few acts to emerge from the New York City-based no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, Swans have become recognized for a unique, ever-changing sound which has contributed to the development of genres such as noise rock, post-punk, industrial and post-rock. Initially, their music was known for its sonic brutality and misanthropic lyrics. Following the addition of singer, songwriter and keyboardist Jarboe, who first appeared on the 1986 single "Time Is Money (Bastard)" and debuted as a songwriter on the 1987 album Children of God, Swans began to incorporate more melody and intricacy into their music.

Conteúdo: Michael Gira has repeatedly stated he took the moniker Swans as it described the sound he wanted best. Gira's summation of the name follows along the lines of: "Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments."  The earliest known lineup of Swans comprised Gira on bass guitar and vocals, Jonathan Kane on drums, Sue Hanel on guitar, Mojo on percussion and tape loops and either Thurston Moore, Dan Braun or Jon Tessler on the second bass guitar. Jon Tessler also played percussion and tape loops. Hanel's only recordings with the group are on the compilation Body to Body, Job to Job, but the ambiguous personnel credits do not make it clear on which songs she performed. Kane stated that "Sue was the most fearsome guitarist we'd ever heard in New York. She was unbelievable."  Hanel did not stay long in the group, and by the time of their recording debut she had been replaced by Bob Pezzola. This lineup of the group also featured saxophonist Daniel Galli-Duani, who had previously played with Kane as the avant-garde duo Transmission. The debut EP, Swans, released on Labor, is markedly different from anything they would do later. The plodding tempos and distorted, detuned guitar work is reminiscent of such post-punk outfits as Joy Division. However, the minimal chord structures owe more to blues, while the jazz instrumentation and awkward time signatures are evidence of Swans' roots in the no wave scene of the late 1970s, which had more or less collapsed 

user: who was one of swan's initial influences?

assistant: reminiscent of such post-punk outfits as Joy Division.

user: any other influences?

assistant: the minimal chord structures owe more to blues,

user: what was their greatest hits?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Gira's summation of the name follows along the lines of: "Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments.

user: what style of music did they make?

assistant: plodding tempos and distorted, detuned guitar work

user: did they release albums?

assistant: The debut EP, Swans,
Título: Cris Carter
Seção: After football
Background: Graduel Christopher Darin Carter (born November 25, 1965) is a former American football player in the National Football League. He was a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987-89), the Minnesota Vikings (1990-2001) and the Miami Dolphins (2002). After starting for the Ohio State University Buckeyes, Carter was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL supplemental draft. While in Philadelphia, head coach Buddy Ryan helped to coin one of ESPN's Chris Berman's famous quotes about Carter: "All he does is catch touchdowns."

Conteúdo: Carter was one of the hosts of HBO's Inside the NFL and is an NFL Analyst for Yahoo Sports and ESPN. He is also a faculty member and assistant coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, where his son played wide receiver in 2008. He is the owner of Cris Carter's FAST Program, a sports training center in South Florida, and is an ordained minister. He also appeared in the 2005 sports video game NFL Street 2 as a wide receiver for the NFL Gridiron Legends team along with former teammate, safety Joey Browner, and a few other historical NFL legends.  He was a speaker at 2008 NFL rookie symposium and again at the 2009 NFL Rookie Symposium.  Carter also spoke at the 2014 NFL rookie symposium, where he encouraged players to get a fall guy they can trust to take the blame if they get in trouble. The comments were revealed in 2015 in an ESPN Magazine story about Chris Borland. The NFL took the video of the speech down from its website and released a statement saying in part: "The comment was not representative of the message of the symposium or any other league program...The comment was not repeated in the 2014 AFC session or this year's symposium." Carter apologized on Twitter saying he realized it was bad advice, and everyone should take responsibility for their own actions. ESPN also released a statement saying Carter's comments do not reflect the company's views.  Carter was chosen to be a coach for a team in the 2015 Pro Bowl, along with Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, Michael 

user: What did this do

assistant: Carter was one of the hosts of HBO's Inside the NFL and is an NFL Analyst for Yahoo Sports and ESPN.

user: What did this start with

assistant: He is also a faculty member and assistant coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School,

user: What did this mean for him

assistant: where his son played wide receiver in 2008. He is the owner of Cris Carter's FAST Program,

user: What did this mean for him

assistant: a sports training center in South Florida, and is an ordained minister.

user: What did this lead him to do

assistant: He also appeared in the 2005 sports video game NFL Street 2 as a wide receiver for the NFL Gridiron Legends team along with former teammate,
Título: Bernard Lewis
Seção: Research
Background: Bernard Lewis, FBA (born 31 May 1916) is a British American historian specializing in oriental studies. He is also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. Lewis' expertise is in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West.

Conteúdo: Lewis' influence extends beyond academia to the general public. He is a pioneer of the social and economic history of the Middle East and is famous for his extensive research of the Ottoman archives. He began his research career with the study of medieval Arab, especially Syrian, history. His first article, dedicated to professional guilds of medieval Islam, had been widely regarded as the most authoritative work on the subject for about thirty years. However, after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, scholars of Jewish origin found it more and more difficult to conduct archival and field research in the Arab countries, where they were suspected of espionage. Therefore, Lewis switched to the study of the Ottoman Empire, while continuing to research Arab history through the Ottoman archives which had only recently been opened to Western researchers. A series of articles that Lewis published over the next several years revolutionized the history of the Middle East by giving a broad picture of Islamic society, including its government, economy, and demographics.  Lewis argues that the Middle East is currently backward and its decline was a largely self-inflicted condition resulting from both culture and religion, as opposed to the post-colonialist view which posits the problems of the region as economic and political maldevelopment mainly due to the 19th-century European colonization. In his 1982 work Muslim Discovery of Europe, Lewis argues that Muslim societies c

user: What year did Bernard Lewis received BA degree ?

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user: What area of history Bernard Lewis specialized in ?

assistant: He is a pioneer of the social and economic history of the Middle East and is famous for his extensive research of the Ottoman archives.
Título: Jon Krakauer
Seção: Into Thin Air
Background: Krakauer was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, as the third of five children of Carol Ann (nee Jones) and Lewis Joseph Krakauer. His father was Jewish and his mother was a Unitarian, of Scandinavian descent. He was raised in Corvallis, Oregon, from the age of two. His father introduced the young Krakauer to mountaineering at the age of eight.

Conteúdo: In 1997, Krakauer expanded his September 1996 Outside article into what has become his best-known book, Into Thin Air. The book describes the climbing parties' experiences and the general state of Everest mountaineering at the time. Hired as a journalist by the magazine, Krakauer had participated as a client of the 1996 Everest climbing team led by Rob Hall--the team which ended up suffering the greatest casualties in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.  The book reached the top of The New York Times' non-fiction bestseller list, was honored as "Book of the Year" by Time magazine, and was among three books considered for the General Non-Fiction Pulitzer Prize in 1998. The American Academy of Arts and Letters gave Krakauer an Academy Award in Literature in 1999 for his work, commenting that the writer "combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer. His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport."  Krakauer has contributed royalties from this book to the Everest '96 Memorial Fund at the Boulder Community Foundation, which he founded as a tribute to his deceased climbing partners.  In a TV-movie version of the book, Krakauer was played by Christopher McDonald. Everest, a feature film based on the events of the disaster directed by Baltasar Kormakur, was released in 

user: What is Into Thin Air

assistant: The book describes the climbing parties' experiences and the general state of Everest mountaineering at the time.

user: What year was this book written

assistant: 1997,

user: Was this book a bestseller

assistant: was honored as "Book of the Year" by Time magazine, and was among three books considered for the General Non-Fiction Pulitzer Prize in 1998.

user: Did anyone else give praise to this book

assistant: In a TV-movie version of the book,

user: What year did they create the movie for the book

assistant: 2015.

user: What else was this book about

assistant: 1996 Everest climbing team led by Rob Hall--the team which ended up suffering the greatest casualties in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport."
Título: Huey Long
Seção: Governorship (1928-32)
Background: Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 - September 10, 1935), self-nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. As the political leader of Louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and was willing to take forceful action. He established the long-term political prominence of the Long family. A Democrat and an outspoken populist, Long denounced the wealthy elites and the banks.

Conteúdo: Once in office as governor on May 21, 1928, Long moved quickly to consolidate his power, firing hundreds of opponents in the state bureaucracy, at all ranks from cabinet-level heads of departments and board members to rank-and-file civil servants and state road workers. Like previous governors, he filled the vacancies with patronage appointments from his own network of political supporters. Every state employee who depended on Long for a job was expected to pay a portion of his or her salary at election time directly into Long's political war-chest, which raised $50,000 to $75,000 (equivalent to about $700,000 to $1,000,000 in 2013 dollars) each election cycle. The funds were kept in a famous locked "deduct box" to be used at Long's discretion for political and personal purposes. The American historian David Kennedy wrote that the extremely authoritarian regime Long established in Louisiana was "... the closest thing to a dictatorship that America has ever known".  Once his control over the state's political apparatus was strengthened, Long pushed a number of bills through the 1929 session of the Louisiana State Legislature to fulfill campaign promises. These included a free textbook program for schoolchildren, an idea advanced by John Sparks Patton, the Claiborne Parish school superintendent, and the Long confidant, Representative Harley Bozeman of Winnfield. Long also supported night courses for adult literacy (which taught 100,000 adults to read by the end of his term), an

user: When did Long become governor?

assistant: May 21, 1928,

user: What did he accomplish as governor?

assistant: Long pushed a number of bills through the 1929 session of the Louisiana State Legislature to fulfill campaign promises.

user: What problems did these bills address?

assistant: These included a free textbook program for schoolchildren,
Título: Keane (band)
Seção: 1995-99: Early years and formation
Background: Keane are an English rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995. The band currently comprises Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, electric/acoustic guitar), Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, bass guitar, backing vocals), Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals), and Jesse Quin (bass guitar, acoustic/electric guitar, backing vocals). Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001. Keane achieved mainstream, international success with the release of their debut album, Hopes and Fears, in 2004.

Conteúdo: Tom Chaplin and Tim Rice-Oxley became friends when very young. Chaplin's father David was the headmaster of Vinehall School in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, (owned by Chaplin's family) for 25 years, the school all three attended until the age of 13. They later attended Tonbridge School in Kent, where Rice-Oxley met Dominic Scott; both of them discovered rapidly their liking for music. Richard Hughes, Keane's future drummer, also attended Tonbridge. Chaplin had also learned to play the flute but none of them considered music as a proper career at the time.  In 1995, while studying at University College London for a degree in classics, Rice-Oxley formed a rock band with Scott, and invited Hughes to play drums. The band, named "Lotus Eaters", started as a cover band, playing songs by the members' favourite bands, including U2, Oasis, and The Beatles, and rehearsing at home.  After listening to Rice-Oxley's piano playing during a weekend at Virginia Water, Surrey in 1997, Chris Martin invited him to join his newly formed band Coldplay. However, Rice-Oxley declined because he did not want to leave "The Lotus Eaters", stating, "I was seriously interested, but Keane were already operational and Coldplay's keyboard player idea was dropped." Because of Martin's offer, and although Hughes and Scott were originally opposed to it, Chaplin joined the band in 1997, taking Rice-Oxley's place as vocalist and adding himself as the acoustic guitarist. Chaplin's recruitment also marked a change o

user: What happen in 1995

assistant: while studying at University College London for a degree in classics, Rice-Oxley formed a rock band with Scott, and invited Hughes to play drums.

user: What music did they make

assistant: started as a cover band,
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