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Totally disabled or terminally ill policyholders 
If you have VA life insurance coverage and you become totally disabled or terminally ill , you may be eligible for certain benefit options. Your spouse may also be eligible for certain options if diagnosed with a terminal illness. Learn more about these options and how to apply. 

On this page 
SGLI extension for policyholders who become disabled Waiver of premiums for policyholders who become totally disabled Accelerated benefits for terminally ill policyholders 

SGLI extension for policyholders who become disabled 


Can I get a free extension of my SGLI coverage if I m disabled when I leave the military? 
You may be able to keep your coverage for up to 2 years after the date you left the military if you meet both of the requirements listed below. Both of these must be true. You re: Within 2 years of your separation date , and Totally disabled or have certain conditions Find out if you qualify for the SGLI Disability Extension and how to apply 

Waiver of premiums for policyholders who become totally disabled 
A waiver of premiums means you won t have to pay your life insurance premiums the monthly payments you make to hold your policy. In most cases , premiums can only be waived up to one year prior to receipt of a claim. You may be able to get a waiver of your life insurance premiums if you meet all of the requirements listed below. All of these must be true : You have a mental or physical disability that prevents you from being able to hold a job , and You re covered under Service - Disabled Veterans Life Insurance S - DVI , and Your total disability happens before you re 65 years old but after the effective date of your life insurance policy , and Your total disability continues for at least 6 months in a row There are certain exceptions to the above conditions. But if you think you re entitled to a waiver of premiums , you should apply as soon as possible and we ll let you know if you qualify. You ll need t

user: I want information on fully disabled or terminally ill policyholders

assistant: do you have VA life insurance?

user: no I don't have VA life insurance

user: What benefits do I have if I am If you are the holder of an SGLI or VGLI policy?

assistant: yes, you can get benefits by downloading the accelerated benefits claim form

user: can I get a SGLI Disability extension?

assistant: if applicable for an SGLI Disability extension

user: You may be able to get a life insurance premium exemption if you qualify?

assistant: you have a mental or physical disability that prevents you from having a job?

user: No, I do not have a mental or physical disability that prevents you from having a job

assistant: According to the information provided, I told you that you are not eligible for a life insurance premium exemption.
Título: Ahmet Ertegun
Seção: Memorial events
Background: Ahmet Ertegun (, Turkish spelling: Ahmet Ertegun ([ah'met erte'jyn]); (July 31 [O.S. 18 July] 1923 - December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter and philanthropist. He was best known as the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records, and for discovering and championing many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs, and served as the chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum, located in Cleveland, Ohio. Ertegun has been described as "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry."

Conteúdo: A memorial service for Ertegun was held in New York on April 17, 2007. A large part of the evening was given over to musical performances. Wynton Marsalis opened the tribute with the jazz standard "Didn't He Ramble", Eric Clapton and Dr. John performed "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee", and other performers included Solomon Burke, Ben E. King, Sam Moore, Stevie Nicks, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Phil Collins.  Another informal salute to him took place in Los Angeles on July 31, 2007, the anniversary of his birth. The tribute took place at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Several of his friends shared anecdotes about their experiences with him and the assembled gathering then saw a special screening of the American Masters documentary Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built. Among those who paid tribute to Ertegun in person were: Solomon Burke, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Keith Emerson, Peter Asher, Spencer Davis, the film's producer (and longtime friend) Phil Carson, Taylor Hackford and event producer Martin Lewis. Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, came to America after a 20-year hiatus to attend the ceremonies.  The Martin Scorsese film "Shine a Light" about The Rolling Stones concert held at the Beacon Theatre in New York contains a dedication to Ertegun and Andrea Corr's solo album Ten Feet High is dedicated "To the memory of Ahmet Ertegun".  In honor of the barriers the Ertegun brothers broke during their time in segregated Washington, the curren

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

assistant: A memorial service for Ertegun was held in New York on April 17, 2007.

user: How did he die?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: how many attended?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: was his funeral significant

assistant: Several of his friends shared anecdotes about their experiences with him and the assembled gathering then saw a special screening of the American Masters documentary Atlantic Records:
Título: Kyle Sandilands
Seção: Network Ten firing
Background: Kyle Dalton Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian radio host living in Sydney. He is currently the co-host, with Jacqueline Henderson, better known as Jackie O, of the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Sydney's radio station KIIS 106.5. From 2005 to 2009, Sandilands served as a judge on Australian Idol. In 2008, he became the host of Big Brother, alongside Jackie O.

Conteúdo: On 3 August 2009, Network Ten issued a press statement announcing that Sandilands had been sacked from Australian Idol, citing the network's view that the Kyle and Jackie O Show's content was incompatible with the family-oriented image of Idol. Guest judges replaced him for the rest of the season. It was also announced that the Kyle and Jackie O Show on 2Day FM and The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power would be in recess until a review was completed. A Network Ten spokesman said of Sandilands' firing: "Idol has remained a family-focused show, even more so this year with the 6.30 pm Sunday timeslot. His radio persona has taken on a more controversial position... which is not in the interest of the show."  Responding to his firing, Sandilands said in a statement, "I'm disappointed at Channel 10's decision to remove me from Australian Idol. I have truly loved being a part of the show." Network Ten had held crisis talks with advertisers in the days prior to his firing amid concerns Sandilands would damage their brands. Idol creator Simon Fuller reportedly gave Ten his blessing to fire Sandilands. It was believed Sandilands earned A$1 million of his estimated annual A$2.8 million income from Idol. The suspension of the radio show was announced on Sunday 2 August 2009. The show's usual 6:00 am to 9:00 am slot on 3 August was filled by Chris Page who announced that "They have not been suspended ... the show has not finished." Page then re-read Austereo general manager Jenny Parkes' st

user: Why was he fired from network ten?

assistant: Idol, citing the network's view that the Kyle and Jackie O Show's content was incompatible with the family-oriented image of Idol.
Many DMV customers make easily avoidable mistakes that cause them significant problems, including encounters with law enforcement and impounded vehicles. Because we see customers make these mistakes over and over again , we are issuing this list of the top five DMV mistakes and how to avoid them. 

1. Forgetting to Update Address 
By statute , you must report a change of address to DMV within ten days of moving. That is the case for the address associated with your license, as well as all the addresses associated with each registered vehicle, which may differ. It is not sufficient to only: write your new address on the back of your old license; tell the United States Postal Service; or inform the police officer writing you a ticket. If you fail to keep your address current , you will miss a suspension order and may be charged with operating an unregistered vehicle and/or aggravated unlicensed operation, both misdemeanors. This really happens , but the good news is this is a problem that is easily avoidable. Learn more about how to change the address on your license and registrations [1 ] 

2. Leaving the State Without Notifying DMV 
States communicate with each other , so when you move to another state, be sure to tie up any loose ends regarding your New York State license or registration. That means resolving any unanswered tickets, suspensions or revocations, and surrendering your license plates to NYS when you get to your new home state. A license suspension or revocation here could mean that your new home state will not issue you a license there. Remember , it is important to notify DMV of your new address so that any possible mail correspondence can reach you. Also , turning in your plates is important to avoid an insurance lapse. 

3. Letting Insurance Lapse 
Because we all pay indirectly for crashes involving uninsured motorists , New York State requires every motorist to maintain auto insurance every single day a vehicle is registered. DMV works with insuran

user: I just moved.  How long do I have to update my address?

assistant: You have 10 days to update your address.

assistant: You have not updated to your current address?

user: Not yet, but it's only been 5 days.

user: Are there costs associated with traffic points?

assistant: Yes, the DRA charge is based on the number of points you have accumulated.

user: Are there any common mistakes people make with the DMV?

assistant: Yes, there are several common issues people have that could have been easily fixed beforehand.

user: Are there consequences for simple mistakes?

assistant: Yes, anything up to an impounded vehicle or encounters with law enforcement officers.

user: What happens if my insurance lapses?

assistant: Your license and registration will be suspended.

user: Will that happen automatically, or will I get a chance to reinstate my coverage first?

assistant: You will be sent an inquiry letter first, then if it isn't resolved your registration will be suspended.
Título: Rick Barry
Seção: New York Nets
Background: Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season. He was known for his unorthodox but effective underhand free throw shooting technique, and at the time of his retirement in 1980, his .900 free throw percentage ranked first in NBA history. In 1987, Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Conteúdo: In Barry's first season in the NBA with the Warriors, the team improved from 17 to 35 victories. In the All-Star Game one season later, Barry erupted for 38 points as the West team stunned the East squad, which featured Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell and head coach Red Auerbach among other all-time greats. Later that season, Barry and company extended the mighty Philadelphia 76ers to six highly competitive games in the NBA Finals, something that Russell and the Boston Celtics could not do in the Eastern Conference playoffs. That 76ers team is considered to be one of the greatest in basketball history.  Nicknamed the "Miami Greyhound" by longtime San Francisco-area broadcaster Bill King because of his slender physical build and remarkable quickness and instincts, the 6'7" Barry won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after averaging 25.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in the 1965-66 season. The following year, he won the 1967 NBA All-Star Game MVP award with a 38-point outburst and led the NBA in scoring with a 35.6 point per game average -- which still ranks as the eighth- highest output in league annals. Teamed with star center Nate Thurmond in San Francisco, Barry helped take the Warriors to the 1967 NBA Finals, which they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in six games. Including a 55-point outburst in Game 3, Barry averaged 40.8 points per game in the series, an NBA Finals record that stood for three decades.  Upset that he was not paid incentive monies that 

user: When did Barry join the Nets?

assistant: 1965

user: How did he do as a Net?

assistant: After the Squires dealt Barry to the New York Nets, he played in only 59 games in the 1970-71 season due to a

user: How many seasons did he spend as a Net?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: When did he leave the Nets?

assistant: On October 6, 1972 the Nets released Barry and he returned to the Warriors.

user: Did Barry win anything while with the Nets?

assistant: Barry also became the ABA record holder for most consecutive free throws in one game with 23.
Título: Yao Ming
Seção: Personal life
Background: Yao Ming (Chinese: Yao Ming ; born September 12, 1980) is a Chinese former professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in). He is the only player outside of the United States to lead the NBA in All-Star voting.

Conteúdo: Yao met Chinese female basketball player Ye Li when he was 17 years old. Ye was not fond of Yao at first, but finally accepted him after he gave her the team pins he had collected during the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is the only woman he has ever dated. Their relationship became public when they appeared together during the 2004 Olympics closing ceremony. On August 6, 2007, Yao and Ye married in a ceremony attended by close friends and family and closed to the media. On May 21, 2010, the couple's daughter Yao Qinlei (whose English name is Amy) was born in Houston, Texas.  In 2004, Yao co-wrote an autobiography with ESPN sportswriter Ric Bucher, entitled Yao: A Life in Two Worlds. In the same year, he was also the subject of a documentary film, The Year of the Yao, which focuses on his NBA rookie year. The film is narrated by his friend and former interpreter, Colin Pine, who stayed with Yao during Yao's rookie year, and interpreted for him for three years. In 2005, former Newsweek writer Brook Larmer published a book entitled Operation Yao Ming, in which he said that Yao's parents were convinced to marry each other so that they would produce a dominant athlete, and that during Yao's childhood, he was given special treatment to help him become a great basketball player. In a 2015 post on the website Reddit.com, Ming stated that this was not true and that he started playing basketball for fun at age 9. In 2009, Yao provided the voice for a character of a Chinese animated film T

user: Was he married?

assistant: On August 6, 2007, Yao and Ye married

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

assistant: In 2004, Yao co-wrote an autobiography with ESPN sportswriter Ric Bucher,

user: does he have any kids?

assistant: On May 21, 2010, the couple's daughter Yao Qinlei (whose English name is Amy) was born in Houston, Texas.

user: did they divorce?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he attend school?

assistant: Yao enrolled at the Antai College of Economics & Management of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

user: What did he study there?

assistant: He is taking a tailored degree program with mostly one-on-one lectures to avoid being a distraction on campus.

user: Did he graduate?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER
Título: Usher (musician)
Seção: Art and feminism
Background: Usher was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jonetta Patton (nee O'Neal), from Tennessee, and Usher Raymond III. Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga: his father left the family when Usher was a year old. Usher grew up with his mother, then-stepfather, and half-brother, James Lackey (born 1984). Directed by his mother, Usher joined the local church youth choir in Chattanooga, when he was nine years old.

Conteúdo: Usher developed a friendship with American record producer, Jermaine Dupri, with whom he co-wrote and produced several tracks for his second album, My Way, released on September 16, 1997. The album's lead single, "You Make Me Wanna...", reached number one in the United Kingdom, becoming Usher's first record to be top single; the record led to his popularity reaching in the country. It also became Usher's first gold- and platinum-certified single in the United States. The album's second single, "Nice & Slow", peaked in January 1998 at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Usher his first US number-one single. In February of the same year, the single was certified platinum by the RIAA. My Way has been certified six-time platinum in the United States.  "You Make Me Wanna..." won the Best Male R&B/Soul Single at the 1999 Soul Train Music Awards. In the closing months of 1997, Usher embarked on a series of tour engagements including a spot on Puffy's No Way Out tour, dates with Mary J. Blige, and the opening spot on Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope Tour. Usher's first concert album, Live, was released in 1999, which featured appearances by Lil' Kim, Jagged Edge, Trey Lorenz, Shanice, Twista and Manuel Seal; the album has been certified gold in the United States.  Usher made his acting debut on the UPN television series Moesha, which resulted in a recurring role on the series and subsequently his first film role in 1998's The Faculty. Usher's extracurricular activities outside

user: Tell me about art

assistant: for his second album, My Way, released on September 16, 1997. The album's lead single, "You Make Me Wanna...", reached number one in the United Kingdom,

user: Was it about feminism?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: How did feminism come into play?

assistant: Usher is a supporter of Feminism

user: What has he said in support of it?

assistant: the release of single "I Don't Mind" featuring Juicy J which discusses the work of an exotic dancer thus making a reference to new wave of feminism.
Título: Graeme Obree
Seção: Origins
Background: Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. He was known for his unusual riding positions and for the Old Faithful bicycle he built which included parts from a washing machine. He joined a professional team in France but was fired before his first race. Obree has created some radical innovations in bicycle design and cycling position but has had problems with the cycling authorities banning the riding positions his designs required.

Conteúdo: Obree was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire but has lived almost all his life in Scotland and considers himself Scottish. An individual time triallist, his first race was a 10-mile time trial to which he turned up wearing shorts, anorak and Doc Marten boots. He thought the start and finish were at the same place and stopped where he had started, 100 metres short of the end. He had started to change his clothes when officials told him to continue. He still finished in "about 30 minutes."  Obree suffers from bipolar disorder. He attempted suicide in his teens by gassing himself. He was saved by his father, who had returned early from work. In the 1990s he took an overdose of aspirin washed down by water from a puddle. He had personality problems, sniffed the gas he used to weld bicycles, and was being chased for PS492 owed in college fees.  The bike shop that he ran failed and he decided the way out of his problems was to attack the world hour velodrome record. It had been held for nine years by Francesco Moser, at 51.151 kilometres. Obree said:  The record had fascinated me since Moser broke it. It was the ultimate test - no traffic, one man in a velodrome against the clock. I didn't tell myself that I will attempt the record, I said I would break it. When your back is against the wall, you can say it's bad or you can say: 'I'll go for it.' I decided, that's it, I've as good as broken the record. CANNOTANSWER

user: How did he get started with racing?

assistant: An individual time triallist, his first race was a 10-mile time trial to which he turned up wearing shorts, anorak and Doc Marten boots.

user: Did he do well in this trial?

assistant: He thought the start and finish were at the same place and stopped where he had started, 100 metres short of the end. He had started to change his clothes

user: What did that mean for him in the race?

assistant: when officials told him to continue. He still finished in "about 30 minutes."

user: Did he break any records?

assistant: The bike shop that he ran failed and he decided the way out of his problems was to attack the world hour velodrome record.
Título: Barack Obama
Seção: Early life and career
Background: Barack Hussein Obama II ( ( listen); born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. The first African American to assume the presidency, he was previously the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008. Before that, he served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 until 2004. Obama was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state.

Conteúdo: Obama was born on August 4, 1961, at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the only President who was born in Hawaii and the only President who was born outside of the contiguous 48 states. He was born to a white mother and a black father. His mother, Ann Dunham (1942-1995), was born in Wichita, Kansas; she was mostly of English descent, with some German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss, and Welsh ancestry. His father, Barack Obama Sr. (1936-1982), was a married Luo Kenyan man from Nyang'oma Kogelo. Obama's parents met in 1960 in a Russian language class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where his father was a foreign student on scholarship. The couple married in Wailuku, Hawaii on February 2, 1961, six months before Obama was born.  In late August 1961 (only a few weeks after he was born), Barack and his mother moved to the University of Washington in Seattle, where they lived for a year. During that time, the elder Obama completed his undergraduate degree in economics in Hawaii, graduating in June 1962. He then left to attend graduate school on a scholarship at Harvard University, where he earned an M.A. in economics. Obama's parents divorced in March 1964. Obama Sr. returned to Kenya in 1964, where he married for a third time. He visited his son in Hawaii only once, at Christmas time in 1971, before he was killed in an automobile accident in 1982, when Obama was 21 years old. Recalling his early childhood, Obama said, "That my father looked 

user: where was he born?

assistant: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

user: when was he born?

assistant: 1961,

user: who are his parents?

assistant: He was born to a white mother and a black father.

user: did he have any siblings?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: where did he go to school?

assistant: Harvard University,

user: what did he study?

assistant: economics.

user: what did he do after Harvard?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

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

assistant: Obama's parents divorced
Tuition Assistance Top-Up 
Does your college tuition cost more than what s covered by the Tuition Assistance TA program? Find out if you can get more money to help pay for school through the Tuition Assistance Top - Up program. 

Am I eligible for tuition assistance? 
You can get tuition assistance if you re approved for federal TA and you meet both of the requirements listed below. Both of these must be true : You qualify for Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty MGIB - AD or Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits , and The cost of the course and fees is more than TA will cover. 

Who s covered? 
Veterans 

What benefits can I get? 
You can get more tuition funding to cover the difference between the full cost of a college course and the amount covered under active - duty TA for up to 36 months. 

How do I get these benefits? 
You ll need to apply. Apply for benefits If you re using the Montgomery GI Bill , you ll get the difference between the DoD payment and the total cost of the course. If you re using the Post-9/11 GI Bill , we ll pay back your school the difference between the DoD payment and the authorized approved maximum tuition and fees. Note: It s very important that you talk with your education officer and use the GI Bill Comparison Tool before applying for benefits through this program. Using Top - Up will affect your GI Bill payments , so you ll want to think carefully about your situation before applying. If you re going to take more courses after leaving the military , figure out if the GI Bill benefits you have left will cover your needs. Use the GI Bill Comparison Tool If you use the Montgomery GI Bill , this benefit will be reduced, or charged, one month of entitlement for each payment received that is equal to the full - time monthly GI Bill rate. See the rate tables If you use the Post-9/11 GI Bill , this benefit will be charged based on training time no matter how much money you re paid back. Half - time training rates reduce your GI Bill benefit by a half - mo

user: I wanted to ask about  VA tuition assistance and help with paying for school?

assistant: Does your college tuition cost more than what is covered by the Tuition Assistance program ?

user: yes it is more

assistant: You can find out if you can get more money to help pay for school through the Tuition Assistance Top - Up program .

user: what do I need to qualify for tuition assistance?

assistant: You have to be approved for federal tuition assistance and you must qualify for Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty MGIB - AD or Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and the cost of the course and fees must be more than tuition assistance will cover . 

user: and if all of that fits my situation then what?

assistant: Then you can find out if you can get more money to help pay for school through the Tuition Assistance Top - Up program .

user: who is covered by this financial assistance?

assistant: Veterans who meet the requirements

user: just to review, if I need help with tuition and it costs me more than what I get from tuition assistance then I get more help?

assistant: Do you qualify for Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty MGIB - AD or Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits ?
Print out your VA Welcome Kit 
Whether you re just getting out of the service or you ve been a civilian for years now , the VA Welcome Kit can help guide you to the benefits and services you ve earned. Based on where you are in life , your VA benefits and services can support you in different ways. Keep your welcome kit handy so you can turn to it throughout your life like when it s time to go to school, get a job, buy a house, get health care, retire, or make plans for your care as you age. 

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user: Hi, glad to be talking to you. I'm recently getting into this and wanted to know something about the VA Welcome kit, please.

assistant: Sure. VA Welcome kit can help guide you to the benefits and services you've earned.

user: How can i see if i qualify for that?

assistant: Well, you have to pass a certain process for that.

user: Which guides could i download to those VA benefits and services?

assistant: Are you looking guides for veterans?
Título: Bobby Darin
Seção: Early years
Background: Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 - December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor in film and television. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. He started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis.

Conteúdo: Born Walden Robert Cassotto in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, Bobby Darin was reared by his maternal grandmother, whom he believed was his mother. Darin's birth mother, Vanina Juliette "Nina" Cassotto (born November 30, 1917), became pregnant with him in the summer of 1935 when she was 17. Presumably because of the scandalous nature of out-of-wedlock pregnancies in that era, Nina and her mother hatched a plan to pass her baby off as Nina's younger brother. Years later, when Nina finally told Darin the truth about his upbringing, she refused to reveal the identity of his biological father, and kept the secret to her death in 1983. Darin's maternal grandfather, Saverio Antonio "Big Sam Curly" Cassotto (born January 26, 1882), was of Italian descent and a would-be mobster who died in prison from pneumonia a year before Darin's birth. His maternal grandmother, Vivian Fern Walden (also born in 1882), who called herself Polly, was of English ancestry and a vaudeville singer. From his birth, Darin always believed Nina to be his older sister and Polly his mother. But in 1968, when he was 32, Nina told Darin the truth, reportedly devastating him.  By the time he was a teenager, Darin could play several instruments, including piano, drums, and guitar. He later added harmonica and xylophone.  Darin moved to the Bronx early in his life (with a rented summer home in Staten Island) and graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science. In later years he attributed

user: How was Bobby's childhood?

assistant: Bobby Darin was reared by his maternal grandmother, whom he believed was his mother.

user: Where did he grow up?

assistant: Born Walden Robert Cassotto in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City,

user: How did the name Bobby Darin come about?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER
Título: Pancho Villa
Seção: Victory at Zacatecas, 1914
Background: Villa told a number of conflicting stories about his early life, and his "early life remains shrouded in mystery." According to most sources, he was born on 5 June 1878, and named Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula at birth. His father was a sharecropper named Agustin Arango, and his mother was Micaela Arambula. He grew up at the Rancho de la Coyotada, one of the largest haciendas in the state of Durango.

Conteúdo: After Villa successfully captured the strategic prize of Torreon, Carranza ordered Villa to break off action south of Torreon and instead to divert to attack Saltillo. He threatened to cut off Villa's coal supply, immobilizing his supply trains, if he did not comply. This was widely seen as an attempt by Carranza to divert Villa from a direct assault on Mexico City in order to allow Carranza's forces under Alvaro Obregon, driving in from the west via Guadalajara, to take the capital first. This was an expensive and disruptive diversion for the Division del Norte. Villa's enlisted men were not unpaid volunteers but paid soldiers, earning the then enormous sum of one peso per day. Each day of delay cost thousands of pesos.  Disgusted but having no practical alternative, Villa complied with Carranza's order and captured the less important city of Saltillo, and then offered his resignation. Felipe Angeles and the rest of Villa's staff officers argued for Villa to withdraw his resignation, defy Carranza's orders, and proceed to attack Zacatecas, a strategic railroad station heavily defended by Federal troops and considered nearly impregnable. Since the colonial era, Zacatecas was the source of much of Mexico's silver, and thus a supply of funds for whoever held it. Villa accepted his staff's advice and cancelled his resignation, and the Division del Norte defied Carranza and attacked Zacatecas. Attacking up steep slopes, the Division del Norte defeated the Federals in the Toma de 

user: What happened at the battle of Zacatecas?

assistant: Villa's victory at Zacatecas in June 1914 broke the back of the Huerta regime. Huerta left the country on 14 July 1914.

user: How did it break their back?

assistant: The Federal Army collapsed, ceasing to exist as an institution. In August 1914,

user: Were there many casuealties?

assistant: with Federal casualties numbering approximately 7,000 dead and 5,000 wounded,

user: What was the reaction to this battle?

assistant: Civil war between the winners was the next stage of the Revolution.
Título: Erich Ludendorff
Seção: Pre-war military career
Background: Ludendorff was born on 9 April 1865 in Kruszewnia near Posen, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (now Poznan County, Poland), the third of six children of August Wilhelm Ludendorff (1833-1905). His father was descended from Pomeranian merchants who had achieved the prestigious status of Junker. Erich's mother, Klara Jeanette Henriette von Tempelhoff (1840-1914), was the daughter of the noble but impoverished Friedrich August Napoleon von Tempelhoff (1804-1868) and his wife Jeannette Wilhelmine von Dziembowska (1816-1854), who came from a Germanized Polish landed family on the side of her father Stephan von Dziembowski (1779-1859). Through Dziembowski's wife Johanna Wilhelmine von Unruh (1793-1862), Erich was a remote descendant of the Counts of Donhoff, the Dukes of Duchy of Liegnitz and Duchy of Brieg and the Marquesses and Electors of Brandenburg.

Conteúdo: In 1885, Ludendorff was commissioned as a subaltern into the 57th Infantry Regiment, then at Wesel. Over the next eight years, he was promoted to lieutenant and saw further service in the 2nd Marine Battalion, based at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven, and in the 8th Grenadier Guards at Frankfurt on the Oder. His service reports reveal the highest praise, with frequent commendations. In 1893, he entered the War Academy, where the commandant, General Meckel, recommended him to the General Staff, to which he was appointed in 1894. He rose rapidly and was a senior staff officer at the headquarters of V Corps from 1902 to 1904.  Next he joined the Great General Staff in Berlin, which was commanded by Alfred von Schlieffen, Ludendorff directed the Second or Mobilization Section from 1904-13. Soon he was joined by Max Bauer, a brilliant artillery officer, who became a close friend. By 1911, Ludendorff was a full colonel. His section was responsible for writing the mass of detailed orders needed to bring the mobilized troops into position to implement the Schlieffen Plan. For this they covertly surveyed frontier fortifications in Russia, France and Belgium. For instance, in 1911 Ludendorff visited the key Belgian fortress city of Liege.  Deputies of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, which became the largest party in the Reichstag after the German federal elections of 1912, seldom gave priority to army expenditures, whether to build up its reserves or to fund advanced weaponry such as Kr

user: Is there anything interesting about his Pre-war military career?

assistant: In 1885, Ludendorff was commissioned as a subaltern into the 57th Infantry Regiment, then at Wesel.

user: Where was he based after that?

assistant: Over the next eight years, he was promoted to lieutenant and saw further service in the 2nd Marine Battalion, based at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven,
Título: Bruce Willis
Seção: Military interests
Background: Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in the town of Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene, was German, born in Kassel. Willis is the oldest of four children with a sister named Florence and two brothers, Robert (who is deceased) and David.

Conteúdo: Throughout his film career, Willis has depicted several military characters in films such as In Country, The Siege, Hart's War, Tears of the Sun, Grindhouse, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Growing up in a military family, Willis has publicly sold Girl Scout cookies for the United States armed forces. In 2002, Willis's then 8-year-old daughter, Tallulah, suggested that he purchase Girl Scout cookies to send to troops. Willis purchased 12,000 boxes of cookies, and they were distributed to sailors aboard USS John F. Kennedy and other troops stationed throughout the Middle East at the time.  In 2003, Willis visited Iraq as part of the USO tour, singing to the troops with his band, The Accelerators. Willis considered joining the military to help fight the second Iraq war, but was deterred by his age. It was believed he offered $1 million to any noncombatant who turns in terrorist leaders Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi; in the June 2007 issue of Vanity Fair, however, he clarified that the statement was made hypothetically and not meant to be taken literally. Willis has also criticized the media for its coverage of the war, complaining that the press were more likely to focus on the negative aspects of the war:  I went to Iraq because what I saw when I was over there was soldiers--young kids for the most part--helping people in Iraq; helping getting the power turned back on, helping get hospitals open, helping get the water turned back on and you don't hear 

user: Does he have military interests?

assistant: In 2003, Willis visited Iraq as part of the USO tour, singing to the troops with his band,

user: He has a band?

assistant: The Accelerators.

user: What did they do in Iraq?

assistant: It was believed he offered $1 million to any noncombatant who turns in terrorist leaders Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi;

user: Did he have to pay up?

assistant: in the June 2007 issue of Vanity Fair, however, he clarified that the statement was made hypothetically and not meant to be taken literally.

user: What other military interests does he have?

assistant: Willis considered joining the military to help fight the second Iraq war, but was deterred by his age.
Título: Rogers Morton
Seção: Early life and career
Background: Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (September 19, 1914 - April 19, 1979) was an American politician who served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce during the administrations of Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford, Jr., respectively. He also served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland. Though he was born in Louisville, Kentucky, Morton moved to a farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the early 1950s. In 1962, he was elected to the House of Representatives, in which capacity he established an environmental record.

Conteúdo: Morton was born in Louisville, the son of David Clark Morton, a physician, and his wife, Mary Harris Ballard Morton, an heiress to a flour milling business. He was related to George Rogers Clark, a military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. Morton was one of three children; his brother Thruston B. Morton also had a career in politics, serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee and representing Kentucky in both the United States House of Representatives and then the United States Senate.  Morton received his early education from the Woodberry Forest School near Orange, Virginia, and in 1937 graduated from Yale University, where he was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter). Like his father, Morton worked to become a physician and entered the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. However, he dropped out after only one year. In 1939, Morton married the former Anne Jones. They had two children, David Clark and Anne Morton.  In 1938, Morton was commissioned in the United States Navy but only served for a short time due to problems with his back. Afterwards, he entered his family's flour business, Ballard & Ballard. In 1941, at the outset of World War II, Morton enlisted in the Armored Field Artillery of the United States Army as a private and served in the European Theater. He received a commission during the war and left the army as a captain in 1945.  After the war, Morton returned to the family busin

user: Where did he go to elementary school?

assistant: early education from the Woodberry Forest School near Orange, Virginia,
Título: Salvador Dalí
Seção: Symbolism
Background: Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali i Domenech, Marquis of Dali de Pubol (11 May 1904 - 23 January 1989), known professionally as Salvador Dali ( Catalan: [s@lb@'do d@'li]; Spanish: [salba'dor da'li]), was a prominent Spanish surrealist born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dali was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.

Conteúdo: Dali employed extensive symbolism in his work. For instance, the hallmark "melting watches" that first appear in The Persistence of Memory suggest Einstein's theory that time is relative and not fixed. The idea for clocks functioning symbolically in this way came to Dali when he was staring at a runny piece of Camembert cheese on a hot August day.  The elephant is also a recurring image in Dali's works. It appeared in his 1944 work Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening. The elephants, inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini's sculpture base in Rome of an elephant carrying an ancient obelisk, are portrayed "with long, multijointed, almost invisible legs of desire" along with obelisks on their backs. Coupled with the image of their brittle legs, these encumbrances, noted for their phallic overtones, create a sense of phantom reality. "The elephant is a distortion in space", one analysis explains, "its spindly legs contrasting the idea of weightlessness with structure." "I am painting pictures which make me die for joy, I am creating with an absolute naturalness, without the slightest aesthetic concern, I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly." --Salvador Dali, in Dawn Ades, Dali and Surrealism.  The egg is another common Daliesque image. He connects the egg to the prenatal and intrauterine, thus using it to symbolize hope and love; it appears in The Great Masturbator and The Metamorp

user: What type of symbolism did Dali use?

assistant: The elephant is also a recurring image in Dali's works.

user: What did the elephant mean?

assistant: "The elephant is a distortion in space", one analysis explains, "its spindly legs contrasting the idea of weightlessness with structure.
Título: Jack Nicklaus
Seção: 1981-1985
Background: Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. He is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, winning a record 18 career major championships, while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes, over a span of 25 years. Nicklaus focused on the major championships--Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship--and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (79).

Conteúdo: Between 1981 and 1985, Nicklaus accumulated seven more top-10 placements in major championships, including three runner-up performances. He won only twice on the PGA Tour during this period, the Colonial National Invitation in 1982 and his own Memorial Tournament in 1984 for the second time, defeating Andy Bean in a sudden-death playoff to become the tournament's first repeat champion.  In 1983, Nicklaus closed out the PGA Championship and World Series of Golf with brilliant final rounds in the mid-60's, and passed many players to move into contention, but finished runner-up in each to Player of the Year Hal Sutton and Nick Price, respectively, who dominated the tournaments from start to finish. Despite not winning a PGA Tour event in 1983, Nicklaus finished 10th on the PGA Tour money list, and passed a significant milestone by becoming the first player to eclipse the $4 million level in career earnings.  In 1985, Nicklaus finished second to Curtis Strange in the Canadian Open, which marked his seventh and final second-place finish in that tournament; this is a record for that event. These seven runner-up finishes came over the course of 21 events--or one second-place finish for every three tournaments played--and does not include a third-place finish in 1983, one shot out of the playoff between John Cook and Johnny Miller.  During the five-year period between 1981 and 1985, the Ryder Cup matches provided Nicklaus with two bright spots. He completed his competition as a playe

user: What happened in 1985?

assistant:   In 1985, Nicklaus finished second to Curtis Strange in the Canadian Open,

user: Did he have any wins during this time?

assistant: Between 1981 and 1985, Nicklaus accumulated seven more top-10 placements in major championships,