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On Friday, auction house Sotheby’s sold a painting by British graffiti artist Banksy for $1.4 million. The piece was a copy of one of the artist’s most famous works, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon, and moments after it was sold, the painting self-destructed, shredding itself while onlookers watched.

In a video, Banksy explained that he had secretly installed a shredder in the frame of the painting, titled “Girl with Balloon,” to destroy it if it ever went up for auction. The anonymous artist is known for creating satirical and subversive political art, and by shredding the painting, he essentially turned the auction itself into a work of art, quoting artist Picasso in an Instagram post: “the urge to destroy is also a creative urge.”

Sotheby’s described the painting as a “framed work, spray paint and acrylic on canvas,” and notes that it’s “the first time in auction history that a work of art automatically shredded itself.” It’s certainly a long-simmering plot, and it seems unlikely that the shredder and its power source would have remained a secret for so long.

The painting itself was a 2006 reproduction of the iconic image, which features a girl releasing a red balloon. The original image was spray painted on a building in East London in 2002, although it was covered up for many years before it was removed in 2014 and sold at auction the following year. Other copies of the painting have been auctioned over the years.

question: Who is Banksy?

answer: Banksy is a British graffiti artist known for his satirical and subversive political art.

answer: Banksy is a British graffiti artist.

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refinement: Banksy is a British graffiti artist known for his satirical and subversive political art.

answer: Banksy is a British graffiti artist known for creating subversive political art.

answer: A British graffiti artist.

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refinement: Banksy is a British graffiti artist known for his satirical and subversive political art.

question: Explain the art piece that sold at Sotheby's auction.

answer: The art piece was a copy of a Banksy's most famous work, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon.

text: The image shredding itself is an important detail.

refinement: The art piece was a copy of one of Banksy's most famous works, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon. Moments after it was sold, the painting self-destructed, shredding itself.

answer: The art piece was a copy of one of Banksy's most famous works, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon. Moments after it was sold, the painting self-destructed, shredding itself. Banksy secretly installed a shredder into the frame of the painting.

text: don't need to elaborate on the shredder

refinement: The art piece was a copy of one of Banksy's most famous works, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon. Moments after it was sold, the painting self-destructed, shredding itself.

answer: The art piece that sold at Sotheby's auction was a 2006 reproduction of the iconic image, which features a girl releasing a red balloon.

text: the painting shredding itself is an important detail

refinement: The art piece that sold at Sotheby's auction was a 2006 reproduction of the iconic image, which features a girl releasing a red balloon. Moments after it was sold, the painting self-destructed, shredding itself.

answer: The piece that sold at Sotheby's auction was a 2006 reproduction of Banksy's iconic "Girl with Balloon" image. The original was spray painted on a building in East London in 2002, and the reproduction was shredded moments after it was sold at auction.

text: Don't need to mention the original in such detail when talking about the reproduction

refinement: The piece that sold at Sotheby's auction was a 2006 reproduction of Banksy's iconic "Girl with Balloon" image. The reproduction was shredded moments after it was sold at auction.

question: Did the buyer know it was going to explode?

answer: No, the buyer did not know that the painting would explode.

text: The painting did not explode.

answer: No, the buyer did not know.

text: The painting did not explode.

answer: The article doesn't indicate.

text: The painting did not explode.

answer: It is unclear whether or not the buyer knew that the painting would self-destruct, but it seems unlikely that the shredder and its power source would have remained a secret for so long.

text: The painting did not explode.

question: Explain the original art piece.

answer: The original art piece was a spray painted image of a girl releasing a red balloon.

text: could include more detail

refinement: The original art piece was an image of a girl releasing a red balloon spray painted on a building in East London in 2002. In 2014 it was removed and sold at auction the following year.

answer: The original piece was spray painted on a building in East London in 2002. In 2014 it was removed and sold at auction the following year.

text: should describe the content of the image

refinement: The original art piece was an image of a girl releasing a red balloon spray painted on a building in East London in 2002. In 2014 it was removed and sold at auction the following year.

answer: The original art piece is a 2006 reproduction of a 2002 spray painted image of a girl releasing a red balloon.

text: describes the reproduction, not the original

refinement: The original art piece was an image of a girl releasing a red balloon spray painted on a building in East London in 2002. In 2014 it was removed and sold at auction the following year.

answer: The original art piece is a spray-painted image of a girl releasing a red balloon. Banksy is known for creating subversive political art, and this particular piece is one of his most famous works.

text: last two clauses unrelated to the question

refinement: The original art piece was an image of a girl releasing a red balloon spray painted on a building in East London in 2002. In 2014 it was removed and sold at auction the following year.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Banksy, a British graffiti artist, sold a painting at auction that self-destructed moments after it was sold. The painting was a copy of one of the artist's most famous works, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon, and moments after it was sold, the painting self-destructed, shredding itself while onlookers watched.

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refinement: Banksy, a British graffiti artist, sold a painting at auction. The painting was a copy of one of the artist's most famous works, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon, and moments after it was sold, the painting self-destructed, shredding itself while onlookers watched.

answer: Banksy's Girl with Balloon painting self-destructed at auction, shredding itself moments after it was sold for $1.4 million. The artist had secretly installed a shredder in the frame, turning the auction itself into a work of art.

answer: Banksy, a British graffiti artist, sold a painting at auction that self-destructed after it was sold. The painting was a copy of one of his most famous works, an image of a girl releasing a red balloon.

answer: Banksy is a British graffiti artist known for his satirical and subversive political art turned the auction at Sotheby's into a work of art through performance art. After a copy of "Girl with Balloon" sold for 1.4 million dollars, it self-destructed by shredding itself.

text: first sentence is a run-on

refinement: Banksy is a British graffiti artist known for his satirical and subversive political art. After a copy of "Girl with Balloon" sold for 1.4 million dollars, it self-destructed by shredding itself, turning the auction itself into a work of art.


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The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump campaign officials had improper contacts with Russia was triggered by information the bureau obtained about George PapadopoulosGeorge Demetrios PapadopoulosFlynn spurs questions of who Trump might pardon next Not treason, not a crime — but definitely a gross abuse of power Tale of two FBI cases: Clinton got warned, Trump got investigated MORE, a former adviser to the campaign, according to the memo released Friday by House Intelligence Committee Republicans.

Allies of President Trump[]Donald TrumpBiden and Harris named Time's 2020 'Person of the Year' US to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system: report Federal government executes Brandon Bernard despite last-minute appeals MORE have claimed the Russia probe began with the so-called Steele dossier that was paid for in part by Hillary Clinton[]Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBette Middler blasts McConnell: 'How did he win with an 18% approval rating?' Hillary Clinton: Republicans that 'humor' Trump election claims 'have no spines' Trump leaves mixed legacy on veterans affairs MORE and the Democratic National Committee (DNC). That would mean the Russia investigation itself — and by extension, special counsel Robert Mueller[]Robert (Bob) MuellerBarr taps attorney investigating Russia probe origins as special counsel CNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting MORE’s probe — was launched from political opposition research.

But the memo states that FBI agent Pete Strzok opened the investigation in July 2016 based on "information" about Papadapoulos, rather than the dossier.

The New York Times has previously reported that Papadapoulos bragged to an Australian diplomat that the Russians had damaging information on Clinton before the hack of the DNC became publicly known. The Australian government tipped off the FBI to what Papadapoulos had said, according to the Times.

Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with special counsel Mueller’s investigation.

Still, the revelation that Strzok, who sent text messages disparaging Trump, launched the original investigation into the Trump campaign will further fuel debate over political bias at the FBI.

Strzok and Lisa Page, who is a lawyer at the FBI, exchanged private text messages during the campaign that were disparaging of Trump. Strzok and Page, who were having an affair, were both on Mueller’s special counsel team at one point before being reassigned last year

Strzok was also a central figure in the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email arrangement. Republicans, citing text messages between Strzok and Lisa Page, have said the FBI determined ahead of time to give Clinton an election year pass.

The memo released by Republicans on Friday, which was authored by staffers for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes[]Devin Gerald NunesBiden's Cabinet a battleground for future GOP White House hopefuls Overnight Defense: Trump loyalist to lead Pentagon transition | Democrats ask VA for vaccine distribution plan | Biden to get classified intel reports Ex-Nunes aide linked to Biden conspiracy theories will lead Pentagon transition MORE (R-Calif.), also criticizes the FBI’s use of the Steele dossier in a warrant application.

After the counterintelligence investigation began, the memo states, the FBI used the Steele dossier, in part, to obtain surveillance warrants for Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, who is not related to Lisa Page.

Then-FBI Director James Comey[]James Brien ComeyTrump's self-pardon would clash with his impeachment The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Mastercard - Dem leaders back smaller COVID-19 relief bill as pandemic escalates Trump blasts special counsel Durham for moving too slowly MORE sought and received a warrant to spy on Carter Page in October 2016, the document states.

The surveillance applications typically involve several layers of authentication. Justice Department lawyers must show probable cause that the target of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrant is acting as an agent of a foreign power.

The memo asserts that the FBI hid details about the origins of the dossier from the surveillance court. The memo also states that there is “not evidence of any cooperation or conspiracy between [Carter] Page and Papadopoulos.”

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What exactly made the FBI convinced of foreign interference in the United States' 2016 election?

answer: George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser, told an Australian diplomat that the Russians had damaging information on Hillary Clinton before the hack of the DNC became publicly known. The Australian government tipped off the FBI to what Papadopoulos had said.

answer: George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser, told an Australian diplomat that the Russians had damaging information on Hillary Clinton before the hack of the DNC became publicly known. The Australian government tipped off the FBI to what Papadopoulos had said. The FBI also used the Steele dossier to obtain a warrant to spy on Carter Page.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Prior to obtaining any information from the Australian government, was the FBI ever planning to investigate any Russian threat to the election?

answer: Yes, the FBI was investigating the Russian threat prior to the Australian government tipping them off.

text: The text doesn't answer this question. It would be better to use speculative terms or say there's no answer.

refinement: It's possible the FBI was investigating the Russian threat prior to the Australian government tipping them off.

answer: No, the FBI was never planning to investigate any Russian threat to the election.

answer: It is possible that the FBI was investigating the Russian threat as early as July 2016, as this investigation coincided with one of their own agents being privy to information from an Australian diplomat from Papadapoulos.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What there any personal vendetta involved in the investigation of the Trump campaign and its links with Russia?

answer: No, it was triggered by information the FBI obtained about George Papadopoulos, a former adviser to the campaign.

text: The text doesn't say if there was a personal vendetta. It would be better to use speculative terms or say there's no answer.

refinement: It's not clear if there was a personal vendetta. It was triggered by information the FBI obtained about George Papadopoulos, a former adviser to the campaign.

answer: No, it was triggered by information the FBI obtained about George Papadopoulos, a former adviser to the campaign. The FBI agent who opened the investigation, Pete Strzok, sent private text messages during the campaign that were disparaging of Trump.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Did the FBI really believe Trump would pardon himself?

answer: It seems unlikely, and it is also unlikely that Trump would even attempt it.

answer: It seems unlikely.

answer: It is not stated.


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SpaceX will attempt the first launch of its new giant rocket, the Falcon Heavy, on Feb. 6, the company's CEO Elon Musk said Saturday (Jan. 27).

The much-anticipated maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from the historic Launch Pad 39A — the same one used for NASA's Apollo moon missions and space shuttle flights — at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Musk's announcement came three days after SpaceX test-fired the Falcon Heavy's 27 first-stage engines for the first time at the launchpad on Wednesday (Jan. 24).

"Aiming for first flight of Falcon Heavy on Feb. 6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy," Musk wrote on Twitter. "Easy viewing from the public causeway." [In Photos: SpaceX's 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket at the Pad]

While Musk did not specify a launch time for the Falcon Heavy's first flight, the mission may lift off during a three-hour launch window that opens at 1:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT), according to a SpaceNews report. A backup launch date is available the following day, SpaceNews added.

[SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy rocket stands atop Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket's debut launch is scheduled for Feb. 6, 2018.]

SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy rocket stands atop Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket's debut launch is scheduled for Feb. 6, 2018. (Image credit: SpaceX)
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy booster is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. Its first stage consists of three Falcon 9 cores that are designed to return to Earth after launch much like the company's solo Falcon 9 flights.

The heavy-lift rocket stands 230 feet tall (70 meters) and is designed to launch payloads of up to 119,000 lbs. (57 metric tons) into space. It can carry twice the load of its nearest rival: the Delta IV Heavy built by the United Launch Alliance.

For its debut flight, the Falcon Heavy is carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space. Musk has said the launch, if successful, will deliver the Roadster into a heliocentric orbit that will eventually send the midnight-cherry-red electric car by Mars.

However, Musk has repeatedly attempted to lower expectations for the Falcon Heavy's first flight, saying there is a fair chance the launch could fail.

"There's a lot that could go wrong there," Musk said last year. "I encourage people to come down to the Cape to see the first Falcon Heavy mission; it's guaranteed to be exciting."

And Musk isn't alone in promising excitement. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC), which offers tickets to view launches from Florida's Space Coast, unveiled a series of Falcon Heavy launch viewing packages on Thursday (Jan. 25).

Those launch viewing packages range in price from $35 per person (for simple viewing access and parking) to the already-sold-out $195 per person "Feel the Heat" package, which offers two-day admission to the KSC Visitor Complex, transportation to a viewing area at the complex's Apollo/Saturn V Center, a trip to the Shuttle Landing Facility, a catered meal, SpaceX hat and other amenities.

"When SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's famed Pad 39A, the same launchpad from which Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set course for the moon on Apollo 11 in 1969, a new kind of history will be made," KSCVC representatives said in the announcement.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy test flight will come one week after the company's next mission. That flight will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GovSat-1 communications satellite from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize the main news event.

answer: The main news event is the announcement of SpaceX's first launch attempt for its new giant rocket, the Falcon Heavy. According to Elon Musk, it will be launched on Feb.6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy. Musk didn't specify a time, but there is a three-hour launch window that opens at 1:30pm.

answer: SpaceX is planning a successful launch for its new rocket.

text: The response should give more details: The launch will take place from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is designed to carry payloads of up to 119,000 pounds (57 metric tons) into space. This launch is notable due to the rocket's unprecedented power. Additionally, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster will be loaded on the rocket for its first flight.

refinement: SpaceX is planning a successful launch for its new rocket. The launch will take place from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is designed to carry payloads of up to 119,000 pounds (57 metric tons) into space. This launch is notable due to the rocket's unprecedented power. Additionally, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster will be loaded on the rocket for its first flight.

text: 'of' instead of 'for'.

refinement: SpaceX is planning a successful launch of its new rocket. The launch will take place from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is designed to carry payloads of up to 119,000 pounds (57 metric tons) into space. This launch is notable due to the rocket's unprecedented power. Additionally, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster will be loaded on the rocket for its first flight.

answer: Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX will attempt the first launch of its new, giant rocket, the Falcon Heavy, on Feb. 6. The launch will take place from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and is designed to carry payloads of up to 119,000 pounds (57 metric tons) into space. This launch is notable due to the rocket's unprecedented power. Additionally, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster will be loaded on the rocket for its first flight.

answer: SpaceX is planning the first launch of its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, on Feb. 6. The rocket has the potential to deliver payloads of up to 119,000 lbs (57 metric tons) into space and it will be launching Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit. However, Musk has cautioned that there is a chance the launch could fail. Tickets to view the launch are available through the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, at various prices.

answer: SpaceX is preparing to launch its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy - a rocket which is more powerful than Saturn V. The rocket consists of three Falcon 9 cores and is designed to return to Earth much like the company's solo Falcon 9 flights. It will launch Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into a helocentric orbit. The KSCVC are predicting this will lead to a new kind of history being made.

text: It is not stated that the rocket is more powerful than Saturn V, but that it is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket.

refinement: SpaceX is preparing to launch its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy - a rocket that is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. The rocket consists of three Falcon 9 cores and is designed to return to Earth much like the company's solo Falcon 9 flights. It will launch Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into a helocentric orbit. The KSCVC are predicting this will lead to a new kind of history being made.

text: 'heliocentric instead of 'helocentric'.

refinement: SpaceX is preparing to launch its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy - a rocket that is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. The rocket consists of three Falcon 9 cores and is designed to return to Earth much like the company's solo Falcon 9 flights. It will launch Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit. The KSCVC are predicting this will lead to a new kind of history being made.

text: 'The KSCVC is' instead of 'The KSCVC are'.

refinement: SpaceX is preparing to launch its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy - a rocket that is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. The rocket consists of three Falcon 9 cores and is designed to return to Earth much like the company's solo Falcon 9 flights. It will launch Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit. The KSCVC is predicting this will lead to a new kind of history being made.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text have to say about the traits of the rocket?

answer: The rocket, the Falcon Heavy, will launch on February 6th, it is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket and it is designed to carry payloads weighing up to 57 metric tons.

text: I would add: the Falcon Heavy is carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

refinement: The rocket, the Falcon Heavy, will launch on February 6th, it is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket and it is designed to carry payloads weighing up to 57 metric tons. The Falcon Heavy is carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

answer: It's 230 feet tall, destined to deliver more than 50 passengers and cargo. The company says it will have the power to launch them into space. Its engines will return to Earth following lift-off. The rocket carries Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

text: It is not stated: it is destined to deliver more than 50 passengers and cargo. The company says it will have the power to launch them into space.

refinement: It's 230 feet tall. The rocket carries Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

text: It is omitted: it is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket and it is designed to carry payloads weighing up to 57 metric tons.

refinement: It's 230 feet tall. The rocket carries Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space. It is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket and it is designed to carry payloads weighing up to 57 metric tons.

answer: The rocket goes 230 feet tall and can launch 117,000lbs in payload. It can travel to the moon. Additionally, it's the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket.

text: It is not stated that it can travel to the moon.

refinement: The rocket goes 230 feet tall and can launch 117,000lbs in payload. Additionally, it's the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket.

text: Not 117,000lbs but 119,000lbs.

refinement: The rocket goes 230 feet tall and can launch 119,000lbs in payload. Additionally, it's the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket.

text: I would add that the Falcon Heavy is carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

refinement: The rocket goes 230 feet tall and can launch 119,000lbs in payload. Additionally, it's the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. The Falcon Heavy is carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

answer: The text states that the Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. It can carry twice the load of its nearest rival, and its inaugural launch is scheduled for February 6. The rocket stands at 230 feet tall and is designed to launch payloads of up to 119,000 lbs. into space.

text: I would add that the Falcon Heavy is carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

refinement: The text states that the Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. It can carry twice the load of its nearest rival, and its inaugural launch is scheduled for February 6. The rocket stands at 230 feet tall and is designed to launch payloads of up to 119,000 lbs. into space. The Falcon Heavy is carrying Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into space.

answer: SpaceX's Falcoln Heavy rocket is giant at 230 feet tall and is designed to launch payloads of up to 119,000 pounds into space. It is the most powerful rocket since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket, and can carry twice the load of its nearest rival. It has 27 first stage engines, and its first stage consists of three Falcon 9 cores that are designed to return to Earth after launch. It will also be carrying the Tesla Roadster.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything Elon Musk said.

answer: Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for February 6, 2018, at the historic Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission is expected to carry Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit, and has a chance of failing. Tickets to view the launch at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex range in price from $35 to $195.

text: Musk did not say that tickets to view the launch at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex range in price from $35 to $195.

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for February 6, 2018, at the historic Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission is expected to carry Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit, and has a chance of failing.

text: It is omitted that Musk said: I encourage people to come down to the Cape to see the first Falcon Heavy mission; it's guaranteed to be exciting.

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for February 6, 2018, at the historic Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission is expected to carry Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit, and has a chance of failing. Musk encouraged people to come down to the Cape to see the first Falcon Heavy mission; it's guaranteed to be exciting.

text: 'a heliocentric' instead of 'heliocentric'.

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for February 6, 2018, at the historic Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission is expected to carry Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit, and has a chance of failing. Musk encouraged people to come down to the Cape to see the first Falcon Heavy mission; it's guaranteed to be exciting.

text: un unnecessary comma after 'orbit'

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the maiden flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for February 6, 2018, at the historic Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission is expected to carry Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit and has a chance of failing. Musk encouraged people to come down to the Cape to see the first Falcon Heavy mission; it's guaranteed to be exciting.

answer: Semi-billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Saturday (Jan. 27) that the first launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket would be on Feb. 6 from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon Heavy is a much-anticipated orbital rocket that is being touted as being the most powerful since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. On its inaugural launch, the Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

text: It is not stated that Elon Musk is a semi-billionaire entrepreneur.

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Saturday (Jan. 27) that the first launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket would be on Feb. 6 from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Falcon Heavy is a much-anticipated orbital rocket that is being touted as being the most powerful since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket. On its inaugural launch, the Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

text: It is not stressed that Musk said the Falcon Heavy is a much-anticipated orbital rocket that is being touted as being the most powerful since NASA's Saturn V moon rocket.

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Saturday (Jan. 27) that the first launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket would be on Feb. 6 from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On its inaugural launch, the Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

text: 'a heliocentric' instead of 'heliocentric'.

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Saturday (Jan. 27) that the first launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket would be on Feb. 6 from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On its inaugural launch, the Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

answer: He said he's been testing the rocket for a few weeks and that it's about to do a few test flights.

text: It is not stated that Musk said he's been testing the rocket for a few weeks and that it's about to do a few test flights.

text: It is omitted: Elon Musk announced on Saturday (Jan. 27) that the first launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket would be on Feb. 6 from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On its inaugural launch, the Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

refinement: Elon Musk announced on Saturday (Jan. 27) that the first launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket would be on Feb. 6 from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On its inaugural launch, the Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

answer: Elon Musk announced the maiden flight of the company's new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, on February 6, 2018.

text: It is omitted that the Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

refinement: Elon Musk announced the maiden flight of the company's new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, on February 6, 2018. The Falcon Heavy is carrying Musk's Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit. Musk cautioned though that there is a good chance the launch could fail. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has unveiled packages for viewing this upcoming launch from ground level.

answer: Elon Musk said that he will be aiming the first flight of the Falcon Heavy on Feb.6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy. He announced there would be easy viewing from the public causeway, and encouraged people to come to the cape to watch the exciting mission. He also said that if the launch is successful, it will deliver the Tesla Roadster into a heliocentric orbit that could send the car to Mars. However, he also said that a lot could go wrong.


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The Ardalent Strings

The bell chimed so everyone grabbed hold of their handled strings and walked out from their apartments. The strings came from brass cavities in the wall and the other ends attached to something unknown to the people. They were meant to pull the strings to taut and they all did this simultaneously at the chiming of the bell. The strings whirred out of each brass fixture activating some guessed at mechanics inside the walls, flywheels and gears and such, clicking and clunking like old clockwork. The strings were too long for the people to simply pull and stand in their rooms, pulled taut the length of these strings would leave the people standing in their hallways. Sometimes, the people would speak to each other.

Oliver was told about the unusual custom by Lester on the day he had moved into the old Abbey Apartment building on Flint Street; bell and line. “Who is it that rings the bell?” Oliver was new and knowing no one but directing his question to a sea of old faces in the hall, holding his handle and string.

“It is not for us to know, just accept that it is so,” replied old Mrs. Cardicole. “We pull our strings each time it rings. That is the nature of living here, though it may seem vain and queer. Our labor is to taut the strings whenever the bell of Abbey rings.”

“Where do the strings go?” Oliver asked, not wanting to give up so easily.

“We pull our strings, the brass handled strings and meet here in the hall. That’s all to say. It’s the way of things. There’s nothing more at all!” and Mrs. Cardicole gave a stern face as if to say, *I disapprove of this line*.

Everyone else looked on and felt for Oliver. The residents knew the custom was odd but it was truly simply the way of things in the old Abbey Apartments on Flint Street.

Then the strings pulled back into their holes by automatic mechanism and everyone returned to whatever they had been doing. Some were watching television, others were reading, others were having dinner. Young Lester and Sable were tending to their newborn son. Life in the apartment building on Flint Street was quiet and most like usual, save for this one quirk of the handled strings and the chiming bell.

Sometimes, people would venture to look for the bell. Most obvious was that it would be on top of the building, but Lester once discovered that it was not. He told a very few people about his searching and occasionally, people would help Lester to look for it. Mrs. Cardicole would watch the people searching from her custom one-way porthole. She would take notes on who was looking and what they might be saying. “Always searching for the bell, these transgressions lead to Hell.” Her hair was red and frizzed and she seemed a kind of recluse. Some might say that Mrs. Cardicole was a shut-in, but she had her reasons, and her husband Frank in his urn would not judge her like her neighbors did.

The bell rang early the following day and all the neighbors grasped their handles and pulled their strings from the brass fixtures in their apartments. They met out in the hall again and Mrs. Cardicole spied Oliver instantly and judged his efforts as lackluster, slack was his string. He was not doing as well and he could, and his string was not as taut as hers. The neighbor Lester saw the judgement on Mrs. Cardicole’s face and it entertained the dark parts of his mind. The ringing bell had twisted his thoughts and every day, sometimes twice in one, he’d be a slave to it. Mrs. Cardicole’s judgement was something new, Oliver was something new, so Lester looked on in madness and a voice screamed in his mind. He thought of scissors and of string, screaming madness and slicing blades. Lester’s string was taut and the mechanisms to it locked in and he dropped his handle in the hall and went inside his apartment. Lester came back a moment later with a pair of scissors and picked up his handle again, in front of everyone, and cradled the string between the scissor blades. He looked again at Mrs. Cardicole’s silent judgement and relished in it, for now it was directed at him and not Oliver. Lester severed the handle from the string and almost immediately after, the strings pulled back into their holes and the people followed after, continuing their quiet lives in their apartments. Lester’s string vanished beyond the wall, somewhere behind his holed brass fixture.

Oliver spent the day considering Lester. How long has the process been driving him mad? Oliver would like to speak to Lester at some point so he decided he would, next time he had the chance. But it was evening when the bell chimed again and everyone pulled their strings out into the hall but there was no Lester. Oliver looked for him to come out at his door, but nobody came. Of course, why would they? There was no string for Lester or Sable to pull. The curious neighbors decided to investigate, at least to see what had become of Lester’s madness. One held another’s handled string while one investigated Lester’s door. It was ajar and pushed open easily but Lester was nowhere to be seen, nor was Sable or the newborn.

“Claimed by sin and no line taut, this is what his cutting brought.” Mrs. Cardicole gave a wry smile. Everyone came back to their spots and held their strings, not daring to let go and dismissing all thoughts of stepping out of line, all thoughts of knives and scissors banished; all minds were bent on the taut strings. Even Oliver did not dare to ask Mrs. Cardicole any more questions.

For the second time in the day, the strings pulled back into their brass openings and the people retreated back into their apartments, neverminding the strange reality they had all accepted with reluctant grace. Mrs. Cardicole watched them all mindlessly slink through their doors through her porthole then waited a moment for good measure. She quietly left her apartment and descended the stairwell then went into the basement. She had a key, the only key that opened the boiler room and there she came to it again, the caged Ardalent, the demon toddler she kept in her charge, giant and harlequin. Mrs. Cardicole stepped over the bodies of Lester and Sable. The Ardalent had his own string that hung down into his cage, one that chimed the unseen bell, and the neighbors did as they always had upon hearing it. Their strings came to an engine of coiled metal that powered a music box set to Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. It was his lullaby. Mrs. Cardicole fed the Ardalent what she could from the bodies of Lester and Sable. She blew a kiss to the demon toddler and left the boiler room, locking the door behind her. She ascended the stairs and went back, unseen, into her apartment to find the child of Lester and Sable, now hers to raise; a brother for her dear Ardalent.

title: The Ardalent Strings

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize everything relating to Ardalent.

answer: Mrs. Cardicole has claimed Lester and Sable. She had also murdered their child. She takes the child back to her apartment and later kills him because she needed to feed her own son.

text: The response should make it clear that her 'son' is Ardalent.

refinement: Mrs. Cardicole has claimed Lester and Sable. She had also murdered their child. She takes the child back to her apartment and later kills him because she needed to feed her own son, Ardalent.

text: Mrs. Cardicole murdered Lester and Sable to feed to Ardalent and claimed their child to raise as a brother to Ardalent - rewrite the response to clarify this.

refinement: Mrs. Cardicole has murdered Lester and Sable because she needed to feed her own son, Ardalent. She has also claimed their child to raise as a brother to Ardalent.

text: Add that Ardalent is a demon toddler, a giant harlequin that lives in the boiler room in the care of Mrs. Cardicole.

refinement: Ardalent is a demon toddler, a giant harlequin that lives in the boiler room in the care of Mrs. Cardicole. Mrs. Cardicole has murdered Lester and Sable because she needed to feed her own son, Ardalent. She has also claimed their child to raise as a brother to Ardalent.

text: The response should mention that the Ardalent pulls the bell for its lullaby.

refinement: The Ardalent is a demon toddler, a giant harlequin that lives in the boiler room in the care of Mrs. Cardicole. It chimes the bell when it wants its lullaby played. Mrs. Cardicole has murdered Lester and Sable because she needed to feed her own son, Ardalent. She has also claimed their child to raise as a brother to Ardalent.

answer: Mrs. Cardicole has claimed Lester and Sable. She had also murdered their child. She takes the child back to her apartment and later kills him because she needed to feed her own son.

answer: Mrs. Cardicole has an Ardalent, a demon toddler that she keeps in her charge. The Ardalent has his own string that hangs down into his cage, which chimed the unseen bell. Mrs. Cardicole fed the Ardalent what she could from the bodies of Lester and Sable. She blew a kiss to the demon toddler and left the boiler room, locking the door behind her. She ascended the stairs and went back, unseen, into her apartment to find the child of Lester and Sable, now hers to raise; a brother for her dear Ardalent.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize Oliver's feelings about Ardalent.

answer: No answer

answer: Oliver is nervous about meeting the Ardalent and asks Mrs. Cardicole numerous questions about it. He is horrified when he learns that the Ardalent has eaten Lester and Sable. At the end of the story, Mrs. Cardicole adopts the newborn for Ardalent.

answer: Oliver is nervous about meeting the Ardalent. He is horrified when he learns that the Ardalent has eaten Lester and Sable. At the end of the story, Mrs. Cardicole adopts the newborn for Ardalent.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize the strange custom the people in the building have.

answer: The residents of the building have an unusual custom. At the sound of the bell, everyone grabs hold of their handled strings and walks out of their apartments. The strings come from brass cavities in the wall and the other ends attach to something unknown to the people. They are meant to pull the strings taut. The strings whirr out of each brass fixture activating some guessed at mechanics inside the walls.

answer: The residents of the building have an unusual custom. At the sound of the bell, everyone grabs hold of their handled strings and walks out of their apartments. The strings come from brass cavities in the wall and the other ends attach to something unknown to the people. They are meant to pull the strings taut. The strings whirr out of each brass fixture activating some guessed at mechanics inside the walls. When the bell rings, the people pull their strings taut and meet in the hall.


text:
First there was the light.
The light was brighter than the sun. Brighter than the ten-terawatt laser that the ignition facility used. Brighter than the light of a million, billion galaxies that we had yet to discover.
It woke me from my slumber. I ignored it, thinking another police helicopter was searching. Then came the shockwave.
It blasted across the city like the hand of God, wiping clean the dirty slate of civilization. My window shattered in a burst of glittering, sparking glass, and for just a moment, I was able to see the stars.
My eardrums burst. I screamed, blood pouring from my ears, as the drapes covering my window burst into flame. Rolling to the ground, I crawled under the bed and bawled like a toddler.
As the pain began to subside, I managed to get my wits about me. *What happened? A bomb, explosion, something nearby.* I shook my head trying to think clearly. *The army? They must need me. Something bad happened. Really bad. Where is Anita, she was in here!* A thousand thoughts raced through my mind at once.
Half of the room was engulfed in flames as the light outside subsided. I crawled to the door and flung it open, gasping for cleaner air, only to find more acrid smoke filling my lungs. I half crawled, half tumbled down the stairs in a bloody mess to where the open kitchen was all but gone. The front door had been blown in halfway across the living room. I managed to get to my unsteady feet, my balance all but gone. Stumbling out onto the street, a wave of heat hit my face and made it feel as if it was going to boil away. Wiping away some of the dirt and blood from my eyes, I managed to look up, shielding my eyes from the heat and dust.
*Dear god, and all that is good in this world. It happened. Shit, shit shit shit shit shit.*
Ahead of me in the city center, a menacing mushroom cloud rose into the sky and proclaimed it's sentence of fiery destruction to all who were near.

title: [SF]

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What is the source of the light?

answer: A massive explosion has occurred. The light is likely due to the explosion.

text: Unnecessary supposition. The first sentence is enough.

answer: The explosion.

answer: A bomb exploding.

answer: A bomb of some sort as the mushroom cloud is seen ahead of the narrator in the city center.

text: Too much explanation for the question. 'A bomb of some sort' is enough.

refinement: A bomb of some sort as the mushroom cloud is seen ahead of the narrator in the city center.

answer: The light is a result of an explosion.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What is the main event of the story?

answer: The main event of the story is a massive bomb explosion that has wreaked havoc in the city.

answer: An explosion, possibly nuclear.

answer: A nuclear bomb explodes in the city center.

answer: The sensory description of the blast is amazing. It is full of imagery and imagery. There is a survivor's bodily story and then there's awesome destruction of the city center.

text: The answer is written like a review of the text. The opinions are unnecessary and don't serve to answer the original question.

refinement: The story is centered around a nuclear explosion.

answer: The main event is a surprise explosion that wipes out the city, leaving destruction in its wake.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Who is Anita?

answer: Anita is someone who was inside the home at the time of the explosion.

text: The answer is reductive. Anita should be in the house.

refinement: Anita is someone who the protagonist thinks of who should be inside the house at the time of the explosion.

answer: She was in the room with the narrator before the explosion, and is now missing.

answer: Anita is the female character in the story.

text: Reductive. Though accurate, this answer is vague and doesn't cover wo Anita is.

refinement: Anita is a someone the protagonist worries about at the time of the explosion.

answer: How does the narrator know Anita?Anita has probably died, as the narrator calls out for her.

text: Unnecessary to ask a different question at the beginning of the answer. 'How does the narrator know Anita?' should be removed.

refinement: Anita has probably died, as the narrator calls out for her.

text: Too much supposition, there is a simpler answer.

refinement: Anita is someone the narrator calls out for after the initial explosion.

answer: Anita is a character in the story who was in the protagonist's house at the time of the explosion.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What is the story's genre?

answer: Science fiction.

answer: Science fiction. The sudden event has a supernatural cause and the story deals with an apocalyptic event.

text: 'Supernatural' should read 'scientific'

refinement: Science fiction. The sudden event has a scientific cause and the story deals with an apocalyptic event.

answer: The story has elements of science fiction, as it focuses on a catastrophic event.

answer: It's science fiction, describing an apocalyptic event in a futuristic city.

text: The assumption that the story is based in the future probably comes from mention of the ignition facility. 'Brighter than the ten-terawatt laser that the ignition facility used.'

answer: Unclear but it appears to be a cross between fantasy and science fiction.

text: Science Fiction is accurate on its own.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: In the aftermath of a sudden and unexplained explosion, a survivor tries to come to grips with the destruction around him. The city has been wiped clean by a powerful explosion, and all evidence points to an act of war or terrorism.

text: Accurate, but there is no part of the story that offers 'evidence of war or terrorism.'

refinement: In the aftermath of a sudden and unexplained explosion, a survivor tries to come to grips with the destruction around him. The city has been wiped clean by a powerful explosion.

answer: A bright light wakes the narrator, who first assumes it's a typical police helicopter search but screams and hides when the window shatters from a shockwave and eardrum-bursting noise. Anita is missing from the room, which is now half-covered in flames from what the narrator realizes was a bomb exploding. The narrator stumbles outside and sees a mushroom cloud in the sky.

text: Minor grammatical edit required.

refinement: A bright light wakes the narrator, who assumes it is a helicopter, but they scream and hide when the window shatters from a shockwave. Anita is missing from the room, which is now half-covered in flames from a bomb that exploded. The narrator stumbles outside and sees a mushroom cloud in the sky.

answer: The narrator wakes up to a bright light bright. The lightning makes the narrator think the army needs them for something bad. As the smoke clears, the narrator sees a mushroom cloud minutes away and realizes that it happened.

text: Grammar and flow of answer require cleaning up.

refinement: The narrator wakes up to a bright light. An explosion makes the narrator think the army needs them for something. As the smoke clears, the narrator sees a mushroom cloud rising from the city center.

answer: A bomb explodes, and a shockwave wakes the narrator from their slumber. The narrator is thrown into their room, which is on fire. The narrator makes their way outside and surveys the state of their city: a threatening mushroom cloud that proclaims its fiery sentence to all.

answer: A blinding light wakes a man from his sleep and, when a shockwave follows, his house bursts into flames. Outside, he sees a deadly mushroom cloud rising into the sky. Something horrific has happened in the city, and the man struggles to comprehend what could have caused such devastation.


text:
The day after Paul Lorenzano found out he was being laid off from his job in January as an AT&T technician in Arcadia, California, the company sent out an email to all employees congratulating the workforce on AT&T’s profits and fiscal performance in 2019.

“We met or exceeded all of our commitments for the year. That’s thanks to a lot of good work on your part,” Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s CEO, said in the email.

Lorenzano was devastated.

“That felt like a complete slap in the face, saying how great we were but here is your final pay stub because we did so great last year so we’re going to keep this money and not invest in back into the employment force like they said they would,” said Lorenzano, who worked at the company for over four years before receiving his termination notice, along with dozens of other AT&T DirecTV technicians across California.

It was not meant to be like this. Huge tax cuts, supported by AT&T, were meant to allow companies to hire more and pay better. But instead AT&T has cut 37,818 jobs in the US from when the Trump tax cut bill first went into effect in 2018 to the end of 2019, with more than 4,000 jobs cut in the last quarter of 2019, based on the company’s quarterly reports.

The company strongly supported the tax cut bill and promised workers a $1,000 bonus ahead of the bill’s passage amid claims of a hiring spree.

The bill, passed in December 2017, cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, saving AT&T an estimated $21bn initially, with an estimated $3bn in annual savings. Despite AT&T’s promises to invest these savings back into their workforce, the company has shed employees since the bill went into effect, while capital investments have declined. In 2018, AT&T’s capital investments declined to $21.25bn, and the company announced plans to reduce it further in 2020 to $20bn, while rolling out a three-year plan to spend $30bn on stock buybacks.

For newly unemployed workers like Lorenzano that situation has added insult to deep injury.

“AT&T talks about its extensive relations with employees, how you can climb the ladder, that there’s room for growth. When I put all my chips in that basket, all of a sudden it gets taken away and now I’m left with nothing. Right now I’m grasping for straws, panicking, trying to figure out what I’m going to do now,” he said.

Overall, workers have not benefited from the Trump tax cut bill, despite several corporations claiming bonuses and wage increases were due to the bill’s passage.

“Even at the time, this was clearly nothing but PR. The economic theory linking corporate tax cuts to wage gains was never supposed to occur immediately. Instead, it runs through a long chain of economic events, starting with increased investment,” said Hunter Blair, budget analyst with the Economic Policy Institute. “Without an uptick in investment, typical workers have no chance of benefiting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. And for the first time since the Great Recession, investment has declined for three straight quarters. With investment cratering, there’s no reason to believe typical workers will see the benefits that proponents of the bill promised.”

As AT&T has reduced investment, the company has continued cutting jobs in 2020, with the layoff of 200 technicians in California. The Communications Workers of America union has warned more than 30,000 additional job cuts or elimination in wages and benefits are coming if the proposals of AT&T’s hedge fund investor, Elliot Management, are enacted.

“I went into working as a technician and went into it for the long term. They lead you to believe that was possible. I invested four years. I wouldn’t do that if I thought otherwise,” said Sean Martinez, 26, one of the technicians who lost their job in Los Angeles. “From everything we hear business is good. Next thing you know we get a heads up that they’re making layoffs. They didn’t explain why.”

AT&T workers have also reported the company is forcing current employees to train foreign replacements as their jobs are being outsourced.

“Some people have already trained their replacements,” said an AT&T computer programmer in New Jersey who requested to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. “We are at the whim of management. One minute we are told we will be off payroll this year, then we are told we may be off payroll first quarter of next year.”

Another AT&T employee in IT explained they were recently laid off and contracted out to Accenture, where workers are currently training foreign replacement workers from India and eastern Europe.

“I’m seeing that at a wide scale right now. People need to know these jobs are being given away,” one of AT&T’s IT workers said.

Accenture did not respond to multiple requests for comment on this story.

“Like any business, we must align our workforce with the needs of our customers and the business,” a spokesperson for AT&T said in an email. “To the extent possible, we manage staff adjustments through retirements and voluntary departures, and we help affected employees find other positions within the company. For those who can’t, we offer them severance pay and outplacement services.”

Sara Blackwell, a Florida based attorney who represents workers displaced by offshoring or workers on visas, explained AT&T is using contractors to train foreign replacements to save AT&T money while US workers are left to suffer.

“It saves the company millions in wages, pensions, healthcare and even taxes. The victim workers are frozen in fear of losing the ability to work in their industry if they speak to the media,” Blackwell said.

Yigael Chavez, a AT&T DirecTV technician for four years who was laid off on February, argued the job cuts are unnecessary.

“None of us want to see AT&T or DirecTV fail. We love what we do and what we have to offer. If the company actually backs up what they say and do it, it would create a good product, create jobs and income. Unfortunately we haven’t seen any of that,” Chavez said.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What happened to Paul Lorenzano?

answer: Paul was laid off from his job.

answer: Paul Lorenzano was laid off from his job as an AT&T technician in Arcadia, California. Despite AT&T's promises to invest the savings from the Trump tax cut bill into their workforce, the company has continued to reduce investment and shed employees. The layoffs have come as a deep insult to Lorenzano and other AT&T employees.

answer: Paul was fired from AT&T despite massive tax cuts.

answer: He was laid off.

answer: Paul Lorenzano was laid off from his job as an AT&T technician in Arcadia, California. The day after he found out, AT&T sent out an email to all their workers congratulating them on the company's profits and performance while also announcing layoffs. This has left Lorenzano feeling devastated and insulted.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

How much did AT&T save from the tax cuts?

answer: $21 billion initially.

answer: AT&T saved 21 billion dollars from the tax cuts.

answer: AT&T saved an estimated $21 billion initially and about $3 billion each year from the tax cuts.

answer: Based on the passage, AT&T saved $21bn initially when the tax cuts were passed in December 2017. In addition, the company has continued to reduce investment while cutting jobs, which leaves workers like Lorenzano and Martinez struggling.

answer: $21 billion.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Was AT&T still cutting jobs in 2020?

answer: Yes, AT&T has continued to cut jobs in 2020. They laid off 200 technicians in California in February and Accenture is training foreign replacement workers after hiring AT&T employees for the positions.

answer: Yes

answer: Yes, 200 technicians in California were laid off as of February.

answer: Yes, AT&T was still cutting jobs in 2020.

answer: Yes, AT&T continues to cut jobs in 2020.

question:
Answer the following question based on the above passage:

How many jobs were cut during the last quarter of 2019?

answer: More than 4,000 jobs were cut in the last quarter of 2019.

answer: 4,000

answer: 4,000 jobs were cut.

answer: Approximately 4,000 jobs were cut during the last quarter of 2019.

answer: 4,000 jobs were cut in the last quarter of 2019, according to AT&T's quarterly reports.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: This article tells the story of AT&T employees whose jobs were cut despite massive tax cuts. AT&T has not given definitive reasons why these cuts happened, and are still making cuts. Additionally, AT&T is making large amounts of employees train their own replacements.

answer: AT&T has cut 37,818 jobs since the Trump tax cut bill went into effect, with more than 4,000 jobs cut in the last quarter of 2019. Despite promises to hire more workers and to use tax savings for investment, capital investments have declined and the company has continued to lay off workers in 2020. AT&T employees have been training foreign replacement workers as their jobs have been outsourced, and some current employees have already trained their replacements. There is little evidence to support the claim that the Trump tax cut bill benefited workers in the long run.

answer: In January of 2019, AT&T, the telecommunications giant, laid off 37,818 people with the aim of outsourcing its locally-based jobs to foreign replacements. Employees, such as Paul Lorenzano, supported the company before when it promised $1,000 bonuses and to keep local jobs. After the bill passed, AT&T was forced to cut costs by outsourcing jobs because investment declined.

answer: The piece explains that AT&T, like many companies, cut jobs while injecting billions back into their own coffers. It cuts jobs while also cutting IT investment. Private contractors are also hiring, but job retention has had to do with unequal wealth as access to jobs has skewed according to economic background in urban areas and wealth inequity between the rich and the poor.

answer: After AT&T received a huge cut to the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, it has proceeded to cut jobs in the US at a rate more than double what it promised workers at the time of the tax cut. Workers have not seen the benefit promised by these cuts while the company has invested less in capital improvements. In addition, the company has contracted out jobs to foreign replacements, leaving US workers to suffer.


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BY JIM TAYLOR
BBC Radio 5 live

media captionJameela Jamil on equal pay, #MeToo and body image

JAMEELA JAMIL HAS SAID SHE WAS TOLD SHE WAS "TOO OLD, TOO ETHNIC AND TOO FAT" TO LAUNCH A CAREER IN THE US.

The former BBC Radio 1 presenter landed a part in sitcom The Good Place in her first audition, despite being "actively discouraged" from moving to Hollywood by some in the UK.

The 32-year-old said she moved to Los Angeles without a job or even a plan.

"I was literally starting again and I was actively discouraged by everyone in England," she told BBC Radio 5 live's Anna Foster.

"Everyone said I was being mad, throwing away an eight-year career, and that I was too old - I was only 29 - too ethnic, and too fat to come over to Los Angeles."

image copyrightRon Batzdorff/NBC

image captionJameela stars alongside Cheers star Ted Danson in the sitcom

She admitted she exaggerated her acting experience to win a role in The Good Place alongside Ted Danson and Kristen Bell.

"I lied in my audition. I said I'd mostly done theatre because it's harder to track down," Jamil explained.

"Technically it's not a lie because when I was six I played Oliver's mother in my school play. I was creative with the truth."

In the show, Jameela plays Tahani Al-Jamil, a wealthy British philanthropist whose name translates as "Congratulations Beautiful".

It's been praised by critics and has been renewed for a third season.

"I didn't even have time to get an acting coach, so I basically had to learn how to act from Ted Danson.

"I'm a fast learner and I have an amazing group of people around me. I'm not De Niro, but I'm getting there."

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image captionL-R: Jameela Jamil, William Jackson Harper, Kristen Bell and Manny Jacinto in The good Place

Jameela's time in Hollywood has coincided with the #MeToo movement and the debate about equal pay.

"I feel very comfortable asking my co-stars what they earn," she said.

"There is a pay gap between Ted Danson and Kristen Bell - but he was in Cheers, he is a national treasure. It's not just about gender, that's about what you bring to the table.

"But when there's a man and woman of the same age, with the same level of experience in any industry - it blows my mind we are still treated as second-rate citizens and I think it is changing, slowly but surely."

She said #MeToo had been "amazing" and celebrates the fact that "the men are afraid of the women for the first time ever".

image copyrightJustin Lubin/NBC

image captionJameela said her character Tahani may look sweet, but she's "passive aggressive" and a "nightmare"

"Producers would ask for our second meeting to be at dinner, at night in a restaurant, which felt significantly more like a date - which I would always decline - that doesn't happen anymore."

Jameela launched the I Weigh campaign on Instagram to encourage people to post images weighing their achievements rather than their bodies.

She described LA as "the devil's lair" when it comes to body image obsession, and now insists that magazines do not tamper with pictures of her.

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image captionA typical post on Jameela's 'I Weigh' Instagram feed

"When I get Photoshopped by magazines - people change the shape of my nose to make my nose look less ethnic. They don't tell me and it's really offensive.

"I don't feel flattered when a magazine creates this 'flawless' version of me - I feel really offended because that's no longer my face. I've got a tiny Caucasian nose, my skin has been lightened, my pores have been removed, my stretch marks have been removed.

"[These are] things that I don't have a problem with - then I can't help but think, 'Wow, what I brought wasn't good enough'. Being Photoshopped is so offensive."

Jameela recently hit out at Kim Kardashian West for posting an advert promoting a dieting lollipop, calling her "irresponsible" and a "victim of a societal problem"

Kim K shared a photo of herself eating the product - which it's claimed suppresses your appetite - on Instagram.

Speaking to 5 live, Jameela said: "Kim Kardashian West may not have asked to be a role model but as soon as you accept money for being in a public position, you are a role model.

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"She's not a bad person, I don't think any of them are bad people - they are probably much more so victims of this societal problem than anyone realises. We've listened to 10 years of their insecurities publicly.

"Extreme diets, extreme cosmetic surgery, changes to their faces and bodies... They have tried everything to achieve this archetype of perfection and they themselves are victims. It makes me sad that they would ingest this poison and then push it back out."

_Anna Foster's full interview with Jameela Jamil is broadcast on BBC Radio 5 live at 10:00 BST on Monday 21 May._

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question: Which actress is the focus of this story?

answer:
A. Jameela Jamil
A. Jameela Jamil

text: "A." Is unnecessary.

text: The answer was unnecessarily repeated.

text: The title "JAMEELA JAMIL HAS SAID SHE WAS TOLD SHE WAS "TOO OLD, TOO ETHNIC AND TOO FAT" TO LAUNCH A CAREER IN THE US." is evidence that the interview is about Jameela Jamil.

answer: Kirsten Bell

text: Answer is completely inaccurate.

answer: Jameela Jamil

question: Who is interviewing Jameela?

answer: The BBC is interviewing Jameela.

text: The program interviewing Jameela is technically BBC but the interviewer itself is Anna Foster.

refinement: Anna Foster from BBC is interviewing Jameela.

answer: Anna Foster from BBC Radio 5 live.

text: " she told BBC Radio 5 live's Anna Foster." is evidence that the interviewer is Anna Foster from BBC radio.

answer: The BBC is interviewing Jameela.

text: The program interviewing Jameela is technically BBC but the interviewer itself is Anna Foster.

refinement: Anna Foster from BBC is interviewing Jameela.

question: What Hollywood role brought Jamil notoriety?

answer: She landed a role in The Good Place. This sitcom was praised by critics and has been renewed for a third season. Jameela attributes her success in Hollywood partly to being cast alongside veteran actor Ted Danson.

text: "Jameela attributes her success in Hollywood partly to being cast alongside veteran actor Ted Danson." does not answer the question and can be removed from the text.

refinement: She landed a role in The Good Place. This sitcom was praised by critics and has been renewed for a third season.

text: "This sitcom was praised by critics and has been renewed for a third season." also does not answer the question and can be removed from the text.

answer: Her role as Tahani Al-Jamil in "The Good Place" brought her notoriety.

answer: Jameela Jamil became well-known for her portrayal of Tahani Al-Jamil in the sitcom The Good Place.

question: What did the #metoo movement do for Jamil?

answer: It has given her comfort in asking her co-workers how much they make.

text: This answer is completely inaccurate. The #MeToo movement has given her an advantage when it comes to bringing up the pay gap issue to the media as well as other sexist issues in the industry.

refinement: The #MeToo movement has given her an advantage when it comes to bringing up the pay gap issue to the media as well as other sexist issues in the industry.

answer: The #metoo movement made males more conscientious of what they were saying to women when interviewing for job opportunities.

text: While this answer is true in a sense, it's not the only advantage Jameel has gotten from the movement.

refinement: The #metoo movement made males more conscientious of what they were saying to women when interviewing for job opportunities. The movement has also made it easier for Jameel to bring up sexism in the industry to the public.

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The #metoo movement has done a lot for Jamil as it allowed her to enter a field where sexism was rampant, giving her a voice to speak up for herself.

text: The dashes are unnecessary.

refinement: The #metoo movement has done a lot for Jamil as it allowed her to enter a field where sexism was rampant, giving her a voice to speak up for herself.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Jameela Jamil moved to Hollywood after being discouraged from doing so in the UK. She has said that she supports the #MeToo movement and believes women are starting to be treated more equally than men. Jameela has also expressed her annoyance at Kim Kardashian West for promoting a weight-loss lollipop, stating that she believes Kim and others in the industry are victims of society's obsession with an "archetype of perfection".

text: "women are starting to be treated more equally than men" is not possible.

refinement: Jameela Jamil moved to Hollywood after being discouraged from doing so in the UK. She has said that she supports the #MeToo movement and believes women are starting to be treated more equally. Jameela has also expressed her annoyance at Kim Kardashian West for promoting a weight-loss lollipop, stating that she believes Kim and others in the industry are victims of society's obsession with an "archetype of perfection".

text: "Jameela Jamil moved to Hollywood after being discouraged from doing so in the UK." is somewhat inaccurate. She did not move to Hollywood, she moved to Los Angeles, USA.

refinement: Jameela Jamil moved to Los Angeles after being discouraged from doing so in the UK. She has said that she supports the #MeToo movement and believes women are starting to be treated more equally. Jameela has also expressed her annoyance at Kim Kardashian West for promoting a weight-loss lollipop, stating that she believes Kim and others in the industry are victims of society's obsession with an "archetype of perfection".

text: The passage does not mention her intention to pursue acting in Los Angeles.

refinement: Jameela Jamil moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting after being discouraged from doing so in the UK. She has said that she supports the #MeToo movement and believes women are starting to be treated more equally. Jameela has also expressed her annoyance at Kim Kardashian West for promoting a weight-loss lollipop, stating that she believes Kim and others in the industry are victims of society's obsession with an "archetype of perfection".

text: "JAMEELA JAMIL HAS SAID SHE WAS TOLD SHE WAS "TOO OLD, TOO ETHNIC AND TOO FAT" TO LAUNCH A CAREER IN THE US." is proof that Jamil was discouraged from moving to the United States to pursue acting.

text: "It blows my mind we are still treated as second-rate citizens and I think it is changing, slowly but surely" proves that she believes women are starting to be treated better in the industry.

answer: Jameela Jamil moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. Whilst there, she campaigned towards equal pay and spoke out against Kim Kardashian West promoting a dieting lollipop. Although Jamil feels that Kardashian West is a victim of social expectations surrounding looks, she believes the reality TV star is part of the problem.

text: "There is a pay gap between Ted Danson and Kristen Bell - but he was in Cheers, he is a national treasure. It's not just about gender, that's about what you bring to the table." is evidence that Jameela is trying to campaign towards equal pay.

answer: Anna Foster from BBC Radio 5 live interviewed Jameela Jamil. Her role as Tahani Al-Jamil in "The Good Place" brought her notoriety. The #metoo movement has given her comfort in asking her co-workers how much they make.

text: "The #metoo movement has given her comfort in asking her co-workers how much they make." does not fully explain her opinion on unequal pay.

refinement: Anna Foster from BBC Radio 5 Live interviewed Jameela Jamil. Her role as Tahani Al-Jamil in "The Good Place" brought her notoriety. The #metoo movement has given her an advantage when it comes to voicing her opinions on the pay gap between men and women, as well as discuss sexist behavior within the industry.

answer: Jameela Jamil is a British former radio presenter who moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting, despite being discouraged by her peers. She has spoken out about the #MeToo movement and pay inequality, and is an advocate for body positivity and responsible marketing. Her character in the sitcom The Good Place is praised for her comedic performance.

text: "JAMEELA JAMIL HAS SAID SHE WAS TOLD SHE WAS "TOO OLD, TOO ETHNIC AND TOO FAT" TO LAUNCH A CAREER IN THE US." is proof that she was discouraged by her peers to move to Los Angeles.

text: "There is a pay gap between Ted Danson and Kristen Bell - but he was in Cheers, he is a national treasure. It's not just about gender, that's about what you bring to the table. But when there's a man and woman of the same age, with the same level of experience in any industry - it blows my mind we are still treated as second-rate citizens and I think it is changing, slowly but surely." is evidence that she has spoken out about the pay gap between mean and women.

text: Her opinion on Kim Kardashian's lack of responsibility in marketing a dieting lollipop is proof Jameela is an advocate for body positivity and responsible marketing.

answer: Jameela Jamil moved to Hollywood to launch her acting career despite some in England discouraging her. Since then, she's spoken out about the need for equal pay and has added her voice to the #MeToo movement. Additionally, she's recently criticised Kim Kardashian West for promoting a dieting product on social media.

text: She did not move to Hollywood.

refinement: Jameela Jamil moved to Los Angeles to launch her acting career despite some in England discouraging her. Since then, she's spoken out about the need for equal pay and has added her voice to the #MeToo movement. Additionally, she's recently criticised Kim Kardashian West for promoting a dieting product on social media.

text: Grammar issue (misspelled criticized).

refinement: Jameela Jamil moved to Los Angeles to launch her acting career despite some in England discouraging her. Since then, she's spoken out about the need for equal pay and has added her voice to the #MeToo movement. Additionally, she's recently criticized Kim Kardashian West for promoting a dieting product on social media.

text: The last sentence about Kim Kardashian is irrelevant to the rest of the text and does not fully explain her view on body positivity.

refinement: Jameela Jamil moved to Los Angeles to launch her acting career despite some in England discouraging her. Since then, she's spoken out about the need for equal pay and has added her voice to the #MeToo movement. Additionally, she's recently criticized Kim Kardashian West for promoting a dieting product on social media claiming that Kim Kardashian's promotion of an unhealthy diet is part of the problem in today's society where almost every woman tries to achieve an archetype of perfection.

answer: Jameela Jamil, star of sitcom The Good Place, has spoken about the difficulties she faced pursuing her career in Hollywood, and the role of the #MeToo movement. In response to Kim Kardashian West promoting a dieting lollipop, Jamil referred to the reality star as "victims" of the "societal problem" of seeking perfection.

text: The passage does not fully explain how the #MeToo movement helped her.

refinement: Jameela Jamil, star of sitcom The Good Place, has spoken about the difficulties she faced pursuing her career in Hollywood, and the role of the #MeToo movement when it came to voicing her opinions on pay gaps and body positivity. In response to Kim Kardashian West promoting a dieting lollipop, Jamil referred to the reality star as "victims" of the "societal problem" of seeking perfection.