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"sent": "The Indian government took a step toward reducing some of the stigma around suicide this week, making The Indian government no longer a crime to attempt The Indian government."
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"sent": "Some experts say a key problem is that families brush mental health issues under the carpet rather than facing them head on."
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"sent": "Mental illness is like any other illness and is treatable,\" says Dr. Arun John of the Vandrevala Foundation, which aims to help people with mental health issues and other problems."
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"sent": "This can only be tackled once greater awareness is created, Dr. Arun John of the Vandrevala Foundation, which aims to help people with mental health issues and other problems says, calling for the establishment of helplines."
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"sent": "Major League Baseball, the Boston Athletic Association and the Boston Red Sox have all joined up to donate a combined $600,000 to victims of the marathon bombing and Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association and the Boston Red Sox families."
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"sent": "the Boston Red Sox will also donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of 'B Strong' hats with the Red Sox letter 'B', to The One Fund, created by Mayor Menino."
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"sent": "MIT has created a memorial fund in honor of slain campus police office Sean Collier."
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"sent": "Trustees at Boston University have created a scholarship fund in the name of Lu Lingzi, the Chinese graduate student there who tragically died in the attacks."
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"sent": "as well are offering 24/7 free mental health support - if you want to access this, contact the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990 or text 'TalkWithUs' to 66746."
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"sent": "The Red Cross recommends people download people First Aid app which provides information on how to help in emergency situations."
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"sent": "Patriots Day is the third Monday in April marking the anniversary of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War."
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"sent": "At times like this we are one state, one city and once people,\" Governor Patrick said."
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"sent": "Anyone wishing to give blood should keep checking with local hospitals and organizations like The Red Cross in the near future to see where the need may be and where to donate."
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"sent": "victims families most affected by the bombings."
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"sent": "Martin's mother and sister were also badly injured."
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"sent": "The theme of the party is bedazzled."
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"sent": "First, there is the dress, which Marlene had designed specially for Marlene daughter."
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"sent": "Then there are the shoes, high-heeled and silver to match the dress, which Marlene had designed specially for her daughter."
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"sent": "During the party, the high heels will be ceremoniously slipped onto her daughter feet to replace her daughter flat shoes -- a symbolic transition of her daughter journey from childhood to womanhood."
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"sent": "My dress was really easy ..."
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"sent": "Today, many quinceañeras have become much more elaborate."
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"ord": 14,
"sent": "Quinceañeras are becoming increasingly popular in the United States."
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"sent": "One reason for Quinceañeras popularity is a greater acceptance of Latin culture in the United States, according to Salcedo!\" a comprehensive guide to the celebration."
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"ord": 18,
"sent": "Experts believe the quinceañera is rooted in Mayan, Aztec and European traditions."
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"ord": 34,
"sent": "iReporter Alexis Fernandez's quinceañera was a big event in Alaska ."
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"ord": 37,
"sent": "Quinceañeras have changed over the years."
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"sent": "It doesn't have to be celebrated with a party at all, but It is generally marked by something quite special,\" Salcedo says."
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"ord": 21,
"sent": "As the event continues to grow in popularity, the makeup of the court has also changed."
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"ord": 27,
"sent": "The large, extravagant celebrations often symbolize a family's hard work and success."
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"ord": 32,
"sent": "The parties can be as big and expensive as a family can imagine and costs can escalate into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Salcedo."
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"sent": "Sometimes people go way overboard and [spend] much more on the celebration than people can afford and that's the downside of iReporter Alexis Fernandez's quinceañera,\" says Salcedo."
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"sent": "There's a spiritual element to these celebrations as well, says Salcedo."
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"ord": 54,
"sent": "As these celebrations become more popular in the United States, the celebrations become more popular in the United States also offer an opportunity for more Americans to participate."
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"sent": "Beyond the elaborate apparel, food and festivities, modern quinceañeras often feature a court of 15 people, typically consisting of family and friends."
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"sent": "Family plays the largest role in the quinceañera, leading up to and during the party."
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"ord": 38,
"sent": "Even though Quinceañeras tiara was taller than Quinceañeras 's, Marlene says Quinceañeras was simple."
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"sent": "iReporter Alexis Fernandez's quinceañera was a small gathering at Quinceañeras sister's apartment with family and friends."
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"sent": "Quinceañeras wore borrowed jewelry from a family member, had a homemade cake and danced with Quinceañeras father."
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"sent": "I didn't have a big quince party."
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"sent": "I chose to have a small party with my friends,\" Quinceañeras remembers."
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"sent": "iReporter Diamond Ramirez's mother, grandmother never had quinceañeras ."
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"sent": "When it's done in the spirit that it probably should be, Quinceañeras has certain responsibilities and by the end of the process, Quinceañeras's met certain responsibilities and Quinceañeras has showed iReporter Diamond Ramirez's mother that Quinceañeras can, in fact, be responsible and Quinceañeras does acquire ... a bit more maturity"
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"sent": "then Quinceañeras [had] before,\" says Salcedo."
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"sent": "Last week an Indian woman wolfed down 51 \"ghost chilies,\" -- the world's spiciest -- in two minutes and smeared the seeds on an Indian woman eyes for an entry into the Guinness World Records."
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"sent": "A chili's spiciness is measured in Scoville units; the number of times a chili extract must be diluted in water in order for a chili extract to lose a chili extract heat."
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"sent": "The \"ghost chili\", also known as bhut jolokia, has more than 1 million Scoville units, while Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units and jalapeno peppers from 2,500 to 8,000 units."
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"sent": "Chilies have been used for many millenia both for both medicinal benefits and exciting falvor."
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"sent": "Once only a staple of cuisine from far flung regions of the world, chilies can now be found in almost any dish around the globe."
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"ord": 9,
"sent": "Chilies have formed part of the diet in the Americas since approximately 7,500 BC and owe most of Chilies fame to Chilies sometimes unbearably spicy flavor."
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"sent": "But Chilies have also long been recognized for Chilies health benefits."
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"sent": "legend-- have attributed health wonders to chilies over the years."
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"sent": "Diego Alvarez Chanca, a physician on explorer Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the West Indies in 1493, first wrote about the pepper's medicinal effects back in 1494."
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"sent": "Below we look at effects eating chilies has on the body."
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"sent": "The substances that give chili peppers The substances that give chili peppers their intensity when eaten or applied on the skin intensity when eaten or applied on the skin are called capsaicinoids."
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"sent": "Chilies have long been associated with soothing the digestive system, by acting as stomach cleansers."
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"sent": "According to the UK Food Guide, chili helps to settle stomach upset and encourages the production of good digestive acid."
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"sent": "Chili aficionados believe the fruits can also induce weight loss because the substance that makes Chili aficionados \"hot\" speed up the body's metabolism."
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"sent": "However, one study by the American Institute of Cancer Research performed in Mexico showed in 2003 that a high consumption of chilies (approximately nine to 25 jalapeno peppers per day) is in fact associated with stomach cancer."
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"sent": "Red chilies contain high amounts of carotene and vitamin C."
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"sent": "It is said that chilies contain more vitamin C than citrus fruits."
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"sent": "Chili peppers are also a good source of vitamin B6 and are very high in potassium, magnesium and iron, giving Chili peppers a reputation for naturally boosting the body's immune system."
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"sent": "A 2006 study published in the British Journal of Nutrition showed that after adding chili to the diet, bad cholesterol, that can often lead to heart problems, took a longer time to develop into heart diseases."
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"sent": "Anandita Dutta Tamuly, 28, achieved the bizarre and fiery undertaking in the Indian north-eastern state of Assam."
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"sent": "an Indian woman was cheered on by British chef Gordon Ramsay, who also attempted a bite of the hot stuff before begging for water."
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"sent": "A single seed can cause watering eyes, as well as a burning sensation in the mouth that can last up to five hours."
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"ord": 14,
"sent": "Other than for the body flavor-enhancing qualities, chili is, oddly enough, used to fight the summer heat."
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"ord": 15,
"sent": "As the chili causes extreme sweating and blood rushing to the face, the face cools the body down when the sweat evaporates, making the body useful for combating heat."
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"sent": "These same heat inducing properties are said to have a cumulative effect and over time are believed to alleviate pain when used in treatments for anything from arthritis and psoriasis to shingles and severe burns."
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"sent": "When consumed, capsaicinoids connect with pain receptors in the mouth and throat that are normally responsible for sensing heat."
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"sent": "Brain responds to the burning sensation by raising the heart rate, increasing perspiration and releasing endorphins, called the body's \"natural painkillers\" and \"happy hormones."
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"sent": "Composer Hans Zimmer, interviewed by CNN's Screening Room ."
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"sent": "Nominated for an Oscar seven times (an Oscar won for 1995's \"The Lion King\"), Hans Zimmer's had just two weeks of formal music lessons as a child."
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"sent": "Hans Zimmer's worked as an assistant to film composer Stanley Myers in LONDON where Hans Zimmer's learnt \"how to wrestle an orchestra to the ground\" while making the coffee."
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"sent": "CNN's The Screening Room talked to Hans Zimmer's about the magic that music can bring to the movies."
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"sent": "Hans Zimmer's: It's an industry that relies so heavily on the idea that I will wake up tomorrow morning with a great tune in my head."
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"sent": "With \"The Simpsons,\" I thought, \"Hang on a second, they've been around for years but none of the characters have any themes really."
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"sent": "I finished \"Pirates,\" had one day off and got into \"The Simpsons\" and it's a very different language."
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"sent": "That led to a job with Stanley Myers on Nic Roeg's epic \"Eureka\" -- and the rest is film history."
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"ord": 12,
"sent": "I love speaking with the editors, hanging out with the director and whoever."
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"ord": 13,
"sent": "a movie you have shapes a movie you have through these conversations."
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"sent": "Your score for \"Gladiator\" really stands out."
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"sent": "What inspired you on this film?"
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"ord": 67,
"sent": "I did \"Black Rain\" and \"Driving Miss Daisy\" in the same month."
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"sent": "Yes, there has to be an element of friendship and trust and at the same time an element of give and take."
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"ord": 79,
"sent": "And it was the beginning of a very good friendship."
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"sent": "You've also mentored a number of others."
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"sent": "Why is that important for you?"
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"sent": "Is your relationship with the director the key to getting the score perfect?"
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"ord": 61,
"sent": "Describe the moment of playing your first musical sketches to a director."
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"ord": 65,
"sent": "You have to be such a chameleon as a composer."
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"sent": "I took the first one, 'Circle of Life,' and made up my mind there were two ways I could approach it: I could either be really respectful of Elton's notes and what Elton had done, and very slavishly try to orchestrate it, or I could try to make it my own, usurp it, throw my stuff at it and go crazy, which is pretty much what I did."
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"ord": 25,
"sent": "and what's funny about it?"
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"ord": 52,
"sent": "It's meaningless, so the conversation becomes different."
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"ord": 69,
"sent": "And I think that's what keeps it interesting; certainly for me."
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"ord": 82,
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"sent": "Most of my ideas are terrible and occasionally there's a glimmer of hope and a decent tune comes out; but to make a movie you have to rely very heavily on the creative input of everyone else."
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"ord": 19,
"sent": "Finally, I moved the whole studio to Disney's cutting rooms because being in the same space as a movie you have makes a difference and part of what I should do is try to inspire the production."
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"ord": 48,
"sent": "A director can be in control on pretty much everything: A director can rewrite lines in the script; A director can act a little for the actors; A director can look into the camera and adjust all that."
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"ord": 50,
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"ord": 80,
"sent": "Are there particular challenges working on animated films as opposed to live action films?"
},
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"ord": 81,
"sent": "HZ: With animated film you have to create the sonic world; there's nothing there."
},
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"ord": 88,
"sent": "The other thing that really bugged me was that people who had an enormous amount of talent didn't get to do these movies 'cause people who had an enormous amount of talent couldn't get hold of the technology."
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"sent": "Which comes first, the music or the film?"
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"sent": "For instance, on \"Pirates 3,\" a lot of the music was written while Gore was shooting or before Gore went off shooting a movie you have."
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"ord": 91,
"sent": "When do you think a score works best as opposed to a soundtrack of pre-existing songs?"
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{
"ord": 92,
"sent": "The Graduate\" must be the best use of songs ever in a movie; It adds a layer to the movie you wouldn't ever get from a score."
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{
"ord": 94,
"sent": "\" \"Lawrence of Arabia\" -- I can't imagine those movies would have worked as well with just a bunch of songs put into those movies."
},
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"ord": 101,
"sent": "I can think of a handful: \"Once upon a time in the West,\" Randy Newman's score for \"Avalon,\" \"Brazil,\" Michael Cayman's score; just using one song and creating a whole world out of one song."
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"ord": 102,
"sent": "The movie and the score are truly one and one song gives you an incredibly complete experience."
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"ord": 103,
"sent": "The movie and the score are of a musical quality; The movie and the score transcend background music."
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"ord": 104,
"sent": "The movie and the score have a point of view, The movie and the score have a great tune attached to The movie and the score and incredible craftsmanship."
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"ord": 17,
"sent": "It's a complete hodgepodge of ways of sneaking up on the beast."
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"ord": 26,
"sent": "And after all this semi-intelligent talk it really comes down to flailing around and hoping that some of those notes make sense and that some of those notes can tell a story."
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"ord": 62,
"sent": ": however it lands, this thing that you have slaved over, if it doesn't resonate; if it doesn't communicate, you gotta start again."
},
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"ord": 63,
"sent": "It's -- I'm hedging around having to say the sentence because it sounds pretentious -- you write stuff from your heart."
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"sent": "Why are the characters like this?"
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"ord": 24,
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"sent": "HZ: this film started off with Ridley phoning me."
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"sent": "in the background there are guys just killing each other with swords in the mud."
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"sent": "It's a big battle scene and It's grubby as hell, but Ridley and I are having this meeting in the Marcus Aurelius tent set and Ridley's got this beautiful bed in there with a mink throw on top of it"
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"ord": 55,
"sent": "With Ridley's \"Black Hawk Down,\" I sent Mark Stridenfeld, who's now composing Ridley's new film, out into the desert to these villages to see what these villages play."
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"sent": "The Mission Law,\" \"Chariots of Fire,"
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"sent": "Suddenly I'm in this Roman encampment with these beautiful tents and"
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"sent": "I started thinking about antiquity and about going to Rome and seeing these fantastic artifacts which enrich our life nowadays, and how it was really all built on the blood and sweat of slaves."
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"sent": "And I thought, \"How benign, how wonderful."
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"ord": 43,
"sent": "I thought, \"I want to find the most benign, banal music and sort of savage this up and make this our battle music."
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"ord": 89,
"sent": "And I thought 'hey I have a studio' and these are my friends."
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"sent": "and it's all purple and red and silk"
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"sent": "and there are all these amazing marble busts."
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"ord": 42,
"sent": "our see these sculptures and our forget how people have suffered for this."
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"sent": "When you play anything for anybody for the first time it's terrifying because you're letting them having a look at a very vulnerable part of you."
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"sent": "How do you find sounds?"
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"ord": 56,
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"ord": 57,
"sent": "A director came back with a plethora of weird instruments which we then had to wonder, 'Do you blow into this or do you hit this?'"
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"ord": 58,
"sent": "I've spent a lot of time going to Africa and recording indigenous instruments or choirs or whatever."
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"ord": 59,
"sent": "Anything can become a musical sound."
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"ord": 60,
"sent": "The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get The wind on telegraph wires into your machine and play The wind on telegraph wires and The wind on telegraph wires becomes interesting."
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"ord": 90,
"sent": "So I let these have access to the tools and let people hear people music; simple as that."
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"ord": 97,
"sent": "Songs come with baggage."
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"sent": "HZ: This was pretty early on in my career."
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"sent": "HZ: When I first started working here"
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"sent": "I'm a huge Elton fan and always was."
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"ord": 73,
"sent": "Elton had done these piano demos."
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"ord": 75,
"sent": "Then they had to show it to Elton"
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"sent": "and I'm sitting next to Elton, pretty nervous --"
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"ord": 77,
"sent": "and on the CD you get Elton's version and my version"
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"ord": 78,
"sent": "and you can see how radically different they are -- and the great thing about Elton is Elton's so secure in Elton artistry as a songwriter that Elton loved it."
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"ord": 86,
"sent": "I noticed there was the A-list"
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"ord": 87,
"sent": "and then no one else got to work, and the A-list was pretty small."
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"ord": 95,
"sent": "It doesn't matter how good those movies are."
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"ord": 96,
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"sent": "A score usually doesn't -- a score is strictly for that moment in time."
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"ord": 99,
"sent": "What distinguishes a great score from a good score?"
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"ord": 100,
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"sent": "Smiles spread across all their faces."
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"ord": 16,
"sent": "Next week, the city commission will honor them all in a meeting."
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"sent": "CNN's Tina Burnside and Rick Martin contributed to this report."
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"sent": "-- Following this week's revelation that J.K. Rowling penned a crime thriller under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, the \"Harry Potter\" creator has joined a long line of women who have written novels under a cloak of masculinity."
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"sent": "While some authors choose to write under a pen name as a form of artistic expression, many female authors purposefully opt for a male pseudonym to appeal to a wider audience, says Carmela Ciuraru, author of \"Nom de plume: A (secret) history of pseudonyms\"."
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"sent": "With J.K. Rowling's book \"The Cuckoo's Calling\" climbing the charts on Amazon bestselling list, (CNN) takes a look at renowned female writers, past and present, who have adopted male pen names."
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"sent": "Unlike J. K. Rowling's quick reveal -- a mere three months after joining the literary world as Robert Galbraith -- Roberts kept her pen name under wraps until the 12th installment of her romantic thriller series."
}
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"sent": "J.K. Rowling is the latest female writer to publish under a male pseudonym .\n"
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"sent": "Sometimes it's easier to be taken seriously as a man, and J.K. Rowling is in a difficult position as her reputation means that her work can't be judged on merit alone,\" her adds."
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"sent": "Featuring feisty women who did not conform to the ideal of the 19th century female, Louisa May Alcott (A.M. Barnard) early novels \"A Long Fatal Love Chase\" and \"Pauline's Passion and Punishment\" were hidden beneath an ambiguous pseudonym, giving Louisa May Alcott the artistic license to explore different conceptions of the fairer sex without fear of disapproval."
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"sent": "This darker literary alter ego confronted racier themes, and was discovered more than 50 years after Louisa May Alcott's death by book dealer Leona Rostenberg in 1942."
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"sent": "Letters between the author and a Boston publisher in 1855 and 1856 read, \"We would like more stories from you ... and if you prefer you may use the pseudonym of A.M. Barnard or any other man's name if you will."
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"sent": "Publishing works under male names beginning with the same first letter as male names own, Currer, Acton and Ellis Bell produced Currer, Acton and Ellis Bell first offering -- a collection of poems -- in 1846, before going on to publish individual novels shortly after."
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"sent": "Famed for her novels exploring psychological realism, Mary Ann Evans -- better known to the literary world as George Eliot -- was not short of opinions on fellow female writers."
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"sent": "Publishing an essay in 1856 entitled \"Silly Novels by Lady Novelists,Mary Ann Evans -- better known to the literary world as George Eliot -- lambasted the glut of unremarkable work produced by women in the era, which Mary Ann Evans -- better known to the literary world as George Eliot -- believed diminished the credibility of female writers as a whole."
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"sent": "It was this that spurred the \"Middlemarch\" writer on to use a male pseudonym, musing: \"By a peculiar thermometric adjustment, when a woman's talent is at zero, journalistic approbation is at the boiling pitch; when journalistic approbation attains mediocrity it is already no more than summer heat; and if Mary Ann Evans -- better known to the literary world as George Eliot -- ever reaches excellence, critical enthusiasm drops to the freezing point."
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"sent": "But it was soon revealed that the brains behind the book were Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer."
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"sent": "Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer as Magnus's 'wranglers,' the duo maintains Magnus existence as an mysterious enigma, even 'interviewing' Magnus for the brains behind the book were Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer blog."
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"sent": "Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer decision to adopt a single fictitious name for the brains behind the book were Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer, Howrey said: \"the brains behind the book were Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer had both read a raft of articles talking about how men don't buy books written by women."
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"sent": "Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer may have been proven correct, as the brains behind the book were Meg Howrey, an actress and author, and Christina Lynch, a journalist and TV producer"
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"sent": "Explaining the brains behind the book were"
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"sent": "the brains behind the book were"
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"sent": "Perhaps the most successful literary dynasty of all time, Charlotte, Anne and Emily Bronte collectively produced some of the world's best loved novels during the 19th century."
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"sent": "Charlotte really believed in Charlotte talents, and was actually very controlling about the publication of Charlotte work,\" says Ciuraru."
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"sent": "Foreign embassies and consulates in China don't have the legal authority to monitor China's environment or release relevant data, nor do Foreign embassies and consulates in China have the professional capabilities or conditions to do so,\" said Liu Weimin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, at a daily press briefing."
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"sent": "Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Wu Xiaoqing said Tuesday that, by monitoring China's air pollution and releasing relevant data, foreign embassies have violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, as well as environmental protection laws and regulations of China."
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"sent": "Wu said that it is \"obviously inappropriate\" to be applying foreign standards to the local landscape and that readings determined from a single monitoring station are unscientific."
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"sent": "NEW: Foreign Ministry says embassies lack legal authority to monitor environment .\n"
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"sent": "We hope relevant foreign embassies and consulates will comply with universally recognized international conventions as well as Chinese laws and stop such irresponsible actions."
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"sent": "U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Tuesday that the U.S. Embassy and consulates in China provide air pollution information to the American community so that \"it can use to make better daily decisions regarding the safety of outdoor activities."
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"sent": "U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner insisted that U.S. diplomatic missions in China would continue releasing the readings, denying Chinese allegations that the U.S. action has violated the Vienna Conventions, a set of international treaties that govern diplomatic relations."
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"sent": "U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner added that Washington would have no objection if the U.S. Embassy decides to publish air pollution index for American cities."
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"sent": "We are not interested,\" U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said."
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"sent": "Although Wu did not mention specific embassies, the statements have been generally interpreted to be directed at the American diplomatic missions, which maintain popular Twitter feeds providing hourly readings for the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou."
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"sent": "The U.S. Embassy website refers to The U.S. Embassy website as an \"unofficial resource for the health of the Consulate community."
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"sent": "Derived from a monitoring station in each of the embassy grounds, they typically paint a starker portrait of air quality than official reports, often falling within \"unhealthy\" bands, as defined by a rating system developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
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"sent": "For example, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, The U.S. Embassy reading for Beijing reported a PM 2.5 concentration of 191 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) for an Air Quality Index value of 241, a \"very unhealthy\" score."
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"sent": "In contrast, China's Environmental Protection Bureau reported 134 µg/m³ for a \"slightly polluted\" AQI of 142."
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"sent": "a rating system developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency measures air pollution by a PM 2.5 standard, which means particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (less than 1/7 the average width of a human hair)."
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"sent": "According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the \"fine\" particulate matter is believed to pose the greatest health risk because the \"fine\" particulate matter can lodge deeply in human lungs."
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"sent": "China has traditionally monitored pollution at a less-rigorous PM 10 standard , which refers to larger particulates of 10 micrometers or less in diameter, which accumulate in a rating system developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency when inhaled."
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"sent": "But under pressure to improve its notoriously poor air quality, China began releasing PM 2.5 data for Beijing in January."
},
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"sent": "According to China Daily, Wu said that 74 major cities had been told to raise 74 major cities monitoring standards to PM 2.5 by the end of October and release data by the end of the year."
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"sent": "These rent moves build upon revised air quality policies that require an index of PM 2.5 be implemented nationwide by January 1, 2016."
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"sent": "Ongoing sectarian violence has left 52 people dead in a southern Pakistani city in the last few days, police said Thursday."
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"sent": "Unknown gunmen opened fire Thursday evening on two buses in the city of Karachi, killing 10 people and wounding 20, said Aslam."
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"sent": "In a separate incident Thursday evening in Karachi's Orangi Town neighborhood, three people were killed by shooting on a residential colony, Aslam said."
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"sent": "Another 11 people were killed Thursday, 18 on Wednesday and 10 on Tuesday, during clashes in several neighborhoods in Karachi, said Arslan Umar, a police official in Karachi."
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"sent": "NEW: 10 dead in shooting aboard a bus in Karachi .\n"
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"sent": "The MQM mostly represents Urdu-speaking people, who migrated to Pakistan from India during partition in 1947, while the Awami National Party, represents Pashto speakers -- more of whom are moving to Karachi from northwest Pakistan in search of jobs."
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"sent": "Violence between supporters of the political parties of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP) and other turf wars in Karachi have killed hundreds in recent years."
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"sent": "From CNN's Reza Sayah and journalist Nasir Habib."
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"sent": "The clashes involve Urdu-speaking and Pashto-speaking political parties .\n"
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"sent": "In a statement, GOProud declares that this is \"the first time ever a national gay organization is airing a television advertising campaign going after Democrats.\""
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"sent": "A political group of gay conservatives will also run commercials in support of Rep. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii), a freshman who was one of five House Republicans who voted to repeal"
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"sent": "All of the ads will air on the Lifetime and Bravo channels, whose demographics have a large share of women and members of the LGTB (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community."
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"sent": "Citing \"out of control debt, runaway spending, and the loss of millions of jobs,\" GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSavia says the advertising campaign \"will show the American people what the real Democrats of Washington, D.C. are all about and make it clear, that under Democrats, reality bites."
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"sent": "GOProud cites the campaign as a first .\n"
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"sent": "Barneys' internal review of accusations of racial bias toward customers states that \"Barneys employees did not request, require, nor initiate the actions of the New York Police Department\" in stopping and detaining the two African-American customers who were wrongly accused of credit card fraud."
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"sent": "the report reviewed two incidents earlier this year -- one involving Kayla Phillips, 21, who was stopped after making a purchase at Barneys, and Trayon Christian, 19, who was detained for questioning after a purchase."
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"sent": "Both shoppers claimed Both shoppers were targeted by Barney's employees and NYPD officers because of Barney's employees and NYPD officers race."
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"sent": "the report also claims to have found no Barneys policy, written or unwritten, directing employees of the Loss Prevention department to engage in racial profiling and points out the Loss Prevention department has a formal policy against racial profiling."
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"sent": "Barneys is not the only major retailer facing accusations of racial profiling."
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"sent": "In the Barneys case, Michael Yaki, who serves on the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights, conducted the review of the high-end retailer's actions and policies after public allegations of racial profiling, according to the high-end retailer."
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"sent": "The NYPD did not return requests for comment Wednesday."
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"sent": "Brown's suit claims Brown was racially profiled while shopping at a Macy's store in June."
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"sent": "NY attorney general investigating racial profiling claims ."
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"sent": "Michael Bartholomew Palillo, an attorney representing Christian in a civil suit against the department store, disputed the findings and said the report is self-serving."
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"sent": "I can see how they're trying to do damage control,\" Brown said, \"but it's not like police officers are just hanging out in stores waiting for people to commit crimes."
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"sent": "they're in stores because people call they."
},
{
"ord": 19,
"sent": "Jay Z can fight racial profiling in retail ."
}
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"ord": 3,
"sent": "Upscale retailer has a formal anti-racial-profiling policy, the report notes .\n"
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"sent": "Mendez was tried and found not guilty of shoplifting."
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"sent": "At the trial, a Macy's detective admitted to lying on internal paperwork, saying Mendez admitted guilt when a Macy's detective had not, according to court transcripts."
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"sent": "a Macy's detective lawsuit, filed on November 13, 2013, is independent of the class-action lawsuit against Macy's and the NYPD filed by \"Treme\" actor Rob Brown, said Mendez's attorney, Philip Karasyk."
}
] | [] |
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