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The MAGGIE ALLESEE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHOREOGRAPHY (MANCC), housed in Florida State University's Department of Dance, is a process-based research center for dance.

Conception and planning

In the first proposal of creating a national choreographic center, Carolelinda Dickey and Susan Sheppard stated: “Every important project originates in a confluence of ideas, need, and opportunity. The National Center for Choreography (NCC), which is now known as The Maggie Allesse National Center for Choreography (MANCC) was set in motion by Florida State University’s Dance Department administration and faculty in order to explore the definition of “research and development” within the field of dance, as well as to investigate the need within the national dance field to develop new models that support the creation of dance”.[1]

For nearly seventy years, Florida State University has supported and encouraged the growth of its dance department and its role in progressing creative research in the field. In 2002, the President of FSU and the Dean of Visual Arts and Dance invited Libby Patenaude, former Chair of the Department of Dance, to begin searching for ways to initiate the creation of The National Center for Choreography (NCC) as a “Center of Excellence”, which would be associated with FSU, a Research I university.

After interviewing various national dance leaders, Patenaude became aware that such a choreographic center would be vital in making progress in the field. With this realization came an understanding of the challenge she was about to undertake, so she proposed hiring a consultant team to assist in the planning and structuring of the NCC. After measuring the viability behind the project proposal, several pilot projects, which grew out of discussions with European national choreographic centers, were presented to clarify the company's mission statement and structure, and Jennifer S.B Calienes, former Director of the National Dance Project (New England Foundation for the Arts) was hired as the Director.

From plan into action

After $17 million worth of renovations to the original 1920s gymnasium that housed FSU's original Department of Dance, and the National Center for Choreography in the works, Montgomery Gym was revitalized in October 2004 to become one of the nation's leading dance facilities. FSU alumna Maggie Allesee endowed the choreographic center which was renamed as the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC). “Maggie Allesee is a 1949 FSU graduate in English, journalism, and education, who now lives in Detroit. She was head cheerleader on the first FSU cheerleading squad, and the first woman to earn a varsity letter at Florida State”.[2] Allesee's endowment assisted in making the plan of MANCC a reality.

Programs and artists involved

Today, MANCC is a choreographic center that promotes experimentation through an emphasis on the creative process. MANCC's mission aims to alleviate the pressure of producing a final product that choreographers constantly confront in the dance world. This mission allows artists to focus solely on the process of choreographic investigation. The various MANCC programs geared toward fulfilling this goal are:

1.  Choreographic Fellowship Program
2.  Free to Rep Program
3.  Living Legacy Program

Each of these programs offers a unique opportunity in choreographic development. Choreographic Fellows are nominated, Free to Rep requires an application process, and Living Legacy is curated. In 2004–05, artists included Tere O'Connor, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Chuck Davis, Dan Wagoner and Chunky Move. In 2005–06, artists included Uri Sands, Bridget Moore, Take Ueyama, Adele Meyers, Adia Whitaker, Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer, K.T. Neihoff, Yasuko Yokoshi, Ben Levy, Eiko and Koma, Philadanco, Anouk Van Dijk, and Jill Sigman. 2006–07 artists included Miguel Gutierrez, Monica Bill Barnes, David Neumann, Tania Isaac, Yanira Castro, AXIS Dance Company, Alex Ketley, Kate Weare, Shinichi Iova-Koga, Isabel Croxatto, Urban Bush Women and JANT-BI.

The most recent visiting artists include Margaret Jenkins, Luciana Achugar, Nami Yamamoto, Yannis Adoniou, Deborah Hay, Kate Weare, Limon Dance Company, Neta Pulvamacher, Ellen Cornfield, Collin Conner, Dean Moss, Nora Chipaumire, and Urban Bush Women and JANT-BI.

MANCC “Entrypoints” enable the students, staff and faculty, Tallahassee community and the National Dance field to engage with the research in process. From MANCC's artist applications “Participating artists are encouraged to explore innovative entrypoints into the work beyond those of performance and the historical menu of master class, lecture demonstration, workshop and setting of repertory. Although the center recognizes the value of this menu, it supports artists in redefining the language and structure of how work is made and shared. MANCC seeks to provide a lens into the creative process of choreographers as it varies with each artists, piquing the audience's curiosity and investment into the process and eventual product”. Through exposure to such a vast group of artists, the faculty and students at FSU are able to reach a broader perspective on choreographic aesthetics in dance. The uniquely supportive environment at MANCC is devoid of the pressure to create a final product, and because of this, artists visiting MANCC continue to explore the creative process and advance the form, expanding the possibilities for contemporary dance's future worldwide. To read more about MANCC history, artists, and updates, watch video podcasts, or look at photographs, visit the Maggie Allessee Nation Center for Choreography's website.[3]

[1] Dickey, Carolelinda and Sheppard, Susan. “Recommendations and Plan for the National Center for Choreography at Florida State University.” Page 3. November 2003

[2] Florida State University News

[3] MANCC Website

title: Maggie Allesee National Center For Choreography

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

Summarize how Florida State University feels about its dance department.

answer: Florida State University believes the Department of Dance is an integral part of the university that should be creating new models of creative research within the field of dance. MANCC was created in order to make progress in this field and offer a creative, supportive environment for artists. Artists visiting MANCC continue to explore the creative process and advance the form of contemporary dance.

text: Important point, but this does not directly answer the question. Rather, these sentences should be reframed to demonstrate for FSU's support for dance is embodied by the creation of MANCC.

refinement: Florida State University believes the Department of Dance is an integral part of the university that should be creating new models of creative research within the field of dance. It has supported the growth of its dance department for 70 years. MANCC was created in order to make progress in this field and offer a creative, supportive environment for artists, meant to be a "center for excellence". This demonstrates FSU's commitment to fostering talent in the world of choreography.

text: The Dean and President should be mentioned as well.

refinement: Florida State University believes the Department of Dance is an integral part of the university that should be creating new models of creative research within the field of dance. It has supported the growth of its dance department for 70 years. MANCC was created in order to make progress in this field and offer a creative, supportive environment for artists, meant to be a "center for excellence". This demonstrates FSU's commitment to fostering talent in the world of choreography. The President of FSU and Dean of Visual Arts and Dance invited Libby Patenaude to find a way to make this center possible before funding was secured: coming from the very top, it is clear they feel strongly.

answer: FSU has supported and encouraged its growth for the past nearly seventy years and regards the department as vital for comparing works for contemporary dance. Their success in the field can be traced back to the first FSU cheerleading squad, which Maggie Allesee was a member of more than seventy years ago. It seems the university values supporting and advancing the contemporary dance field.

text: Maggie Allesee is simply the donor to the project in 2004. Hence, this sentence is irrelevant and should be removed.

refinement: FSU has supported and encouraged its growth for the past nearly seventy years and regards the department as vital for comparing works for contemporary dance. It seems the university values supporting and advancing the contemporary dance field.

text: This sentence needs some supporting evidence, preferably relating to the MANCC

refinement: FSU has supported and encouraged its growth for the past nearly seventy years and regards the department as vital for comparing works for contemporary dance. It seems the university values supporting and advancing the contemporary dance field, which is demonstrated by their support for the MANCC, a center for research and development and excellence within dance.

text: The president and the dean should be mentioned as well

refinement: FSU has supported and encouraged its growth for the past nearly seventy years and regards the department as vital for comparing works for contemporary dance. It seems the university values supporting and advancing the contemporary dance field, which is demonstrated by their support for the MANCC, a center for research and development and excellence within dance. The President of FSU and Dean of Visual Arts and Dance invited Libby Patenaude to find a way to make this center possible before funding was secured: coming from the very top, it is clear they feel strongly.

answer: Florida State University has supported and encouraged the growth of its dance department and its role in progressing creative research in the field. They support it to such a degree that they are willing to invest in a dance center. The President of FSU and the Dean of Visual Arts and Dance, Patenaude, sees helping the dance department as vital in making progress in the field.

answer: Florida State University sees its department of dance as an asset for supporting and advancing creative research in the field. It created The National Center for Choreography in order to make progress in this area. The various MANCC programs offer creative opportunities in choreographic investigation free from any pressure of having to create a final product. The Department of Dance at FSU is seen as being vital in supporting choreographers and their exploration of the creative process.

text: Add in the Dean and President.

refinement: Florida State University sees its department of dance as an asset for supporting and advancing creative research in the field. It created The National Center for Choreography in order to make progress in this area. The various MANCC programs offer creative opportunities in choreographic investigation free from any pressure of having to create a final product. The Department of Dance at FSU is seen as being vital in supporting choreographers and their exploration of the creative process. The President of FSU and Dean of Visual Arts and Dance invited Libby Patenaude to find a way to make this center possible before funding was secured: coming from the very top, it is clear they feel strongly.

answer: Florida State University has supported and encouraged the growth of its dance department for nearly 70 years, which suggests to the reader that the dance department is extremely popular and prosperous. Additionally, it is crucial to the growth of the university itself.

text: The longevity of the dance department alone does not suggest it has support. Therefore this line should be removed.

refinement: Florida State University has supported and encouraged the growth of its dance department for nearly 70 years. Additionally, it is crucial to the growth of the university itself.

text: This should be made more clear with examples of how the MANCC represents this

refinement: Florida State University has supported and encouraged the growth of its dance department for nearly 70 years. Additionally, it is encouraging new growth in the field of "research and development" in dance. The university is creating the MANCC, a center that will foster new artists and talent. The President of FSU and Dean of Visual Arts and Dance invited Libby Patenaude to find a way to make this center possible before funding was secured: coming from the very top, it is clear they feel strongly.

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

Summarize the perks of the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography.

answer: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) provides a safe environment for artists to explore experimental choreography unhindered by the pressure to produce a final product. MANCC's focus on creativity and process allows artists greater flexibility in their work and encourages progress within the field of contemporary dance. Through various programs and exposure to visiting artists, the faculty and students involved with MANCC are able to explore new possibilities within creative expression.

text: The summary should specify these programs.

refinement: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) provides a safe environment for artists to explore experimental choreography unhindered by the pressure to produce a final product. MANCC's focus on creativity and process allows artists greater flexibility in their work and encourages progress within the field of contemporary dance. Through various programs, such as the Choreographic Fellowship Program, the Free to Rep Program, and the Living Legacy Program, as well as exposure to the many visiting artists, the faculty and students involved with MANCC are able to explore new possibilities within creative expression.

text: Entrypoint should be mentioned as well

refinement: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) provides a safe environment for artists to explore experimental choreography unhindered by the pressure to produce a final product. MANCC's focus on creativity and process allows artists greater flexibility in their work and encourages progress within the field of contemporary dance. Through various programs, such as the Choreographic Fellowship Program, the Free to Rep Program, and the Living Legacy Program, as well as exposure to the many visiting artists, the faculty and students involved with MANCC are able to explore new possibilities within creative expression. There is also the Entrypoints, which is meant to further support by piquing the audience's curiosity and investment.

answer: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography aims to provide a space where choreographers can explore the creative process unrestricted by expectations and deadlines. This encourages artists to explore freely, expanding the possibilities within contemporary dance. The program offers unique opportunities and exposure for students, faculty, the Tallahassee community, and the national dance field.

text: Specify which programs are involved

refinement: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography aims to provide a space where choreographers can explore the creative process unrestricted by expectations and deadlines. This encourages artists to explore freely, expanding the possibilities within contemporary dance. Programs such as the Choreographic Fellowship Program, the Free to Rep Program and the Living Legacy Program serve to accomplish this goal. The programs offer unique opportunities and exposure for students, faculty, the Tallahassee community, and the national dance field.

text: Mention Entrypoints as well.

refinement: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography aims to provide a space where choreographers can explore the creative process unrestricted by expectations and deadlines. This encourages artists to explore freely, expanding the possibilities within contemporary dance. Programs such as the Choreographic Fellowship Program, the Free to Rep Program and the Living Legacy Program serve to accomplish this goal. The programs offer unique opportunities and exposure for students, faculty, the Tallahassee community, and the national dance field. There is also the Entrypoints, which is meant to further support by piquing the audience's curiosity and investment.

answer: There are many perks to the MANCC, particularly in that it promotes experimentation through an emphasis on the creative process. It does this by alleviating the pressure of producing a final product, allowing artists to focus solely on the process of choreographic investigation, and by providing various programs and workshops. In these workshops, artists are encouraged to explore innovation that goes beyond performance and the historical menu of repertory. The center also provides exposure to a vast group of visiting artists. This all culminates into the benefit of expanding the possibilities for contemporary dance's future worldwide.

text: The summary is a very good general over-view but needs more detail about precisely which programs are involved, such as Entrypoints, Free to Rep, etc.

refinement: There are many perks to the MANCC, particularly in that it promotes experimentation through an emphasis on the creative process. It does this by alleviating the pressure of producing a final product, allowing artists to focus solely on the process of choreographic investigation, and by providing various programs and workshops. In these workshops, artists are encouraged to explore innovation that goes beyond performance and the historical menu of repertory. The center also provides exposure to a vast group of visiting artists. This all culminates into the benefit of expanding the possibilities for contemporary dance's future worldwide. In particular some of these goals are met by the Choreographic Fellowship Program, the Free to Rep Program, and the Living Legacy Program. There is also the Entrypoints, which is meant to further support by piquing the audience's curiosity and investment.

answer: The National Center for Choreography, after investing $17 million into the facility had staff,faculty, and community outreach-centered opportunities to investigate. The facilities were first made to function as artist's labs in order to facilitate their research, but are now a part of where necessary experimentation can take place. For example, the FAA, for fellowship program and the MANCC for free-to-rep, both enable opportunities for the research teams to enable their research to take center stage in the space that is functional for said processes.

text: The first lines summarize the institution from the perspective of its builders. The information we are looking for are simply the perks. These lines should be removed

refinement: For example, the FAA, for fellowship program and the MANCC for free-to-rep, both enable opportunities for the research teams to enable their research to take center stage in the space that is functional for said processes.

text: It should summarize more the MANCC from the perspective of the artist. In addition, the order of this list is mangled and it is hard to tell what some of the objects are referring to. Therefore it should be revised.

refinement: There are many perks to the MANCC, particularly in that it promotes experimentation through an emphasis on the creative process. It does this by alleviating the pressure of producing a final product, allowing artists to focus solely on the process of choreographic investigation, and by providing various programs and workshops. In these workshops, artists are encouraged to explore innovation that goes beyond performance and the historical menu of repertory. The center also provides exposure to a vast group of visiting artists. This all culminates into the benefit of expanding the possibilities for contemporary dance's future worldwide.

text: Specific programs should also now be mentioned.

refinement: There are many perks to the MANCC, particularly in that it promotes experimentation through an emphasis on the creative process. It does this by alleviating the pressure of producing a final product, allowing artists to focus solely on the process of choreographic investigation, and by providing various programs and workshops. In these workshops, artists are encouraged to explore innovation that goes beyond performance and the historical menu of repertory. The center also provides exposure to a vast group of visiting artists. This all culminates into the benefit of expanding the possibilities for contemporary dance's future worldwide. In particular some of these goals are met by the Choreographic Fellowship Program, the Free to Rep Program, and the Living Legacy Program. There is also the Entrypoints, which is meant to further support by piquing the audience's curiosity and investment.

answer: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography influences choreographic innovation through the appreciation of the artistic process instead of a final product. This opportunity allows for more experimentation and a more fluid creation of a product, which allows for continual growth. The programs associated with the center, the Choreographic Fellowship, the Free to Rep and Living Legacy Programs, have a similar goal based around the artistic process, encouraging artists to redefine the language and structure of work made and shared. There is also the Entrypoints, which is meant to further support by piquing the audience's curiosity and investment. It is clear that the center encourages its artists to take risks and push themselves in order to advance the form of contemporary dance worldwide.

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

What does the text say about Maggie Allesee?

answer: Maggie Allesee is an alumna of Florida State University and the person who donated funds to establish the National Center for Choreography in 2003. This center's mission is to focus on the creative process.

text: It is not necessary to discuss the center's mission here. However, the summary should provide more details about Maggie, such that she was on the cheerleading squad.

refinement: Maggie Allesee is an alumna of Florida State University and the person who donated funds to establish the National Center for Choreography in 2003. She is an alumnus from 1949, and was a member of FSU's first cheerleading squad. She was also the first woman to earn a varsity letter from Florida State.

answer: Maggie Allesee was a student at Florida State University and founded the National Center for Choreography in 2004. She was featured in the school's magazine and it was discovered that she donated $700,000 to the center. The center was renamed and the gymnasium was renovated.

text: It was not discovered that she donated money, as though by accident. She was actively courted to fund a center the school already had in mind.

refinement: Maggie Allesee was a student at Florida State University and founded the National Center for Choreography in 2004. She was featured in the school's magazine. She donated $700,000 to fund the center. As such, the center was renamed in her honor and the gymnasium was renovated.

text: More about her school life in the 1940s should be mentioned.

refinement: Maggie Allesee was a student at Florida State University and founded the National Center for Choreography in 2004. She was head cheerleader of the first FSU cheerleading squad, and the first woman to earn a varsity letter at Florida State. She donated $700,000 to fund the center. As such, the center was renamed in her honor and the gymnasium was renovated.

text: It should be made clear when she was a student. Also she funded, not founded, the center

refinement: Maggie Allesee was a student at Florida State University in 1949 and funded the National Center for Choreography in 2004. She was head cheerleader of the first FSU cheerleading squad, and the first woman to earn a varsity letter at Florida State. She donated $700,000 to fund the center. As such, the center was renamed in her honor and the gymnasium was renovated.

answer: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography is named after FSU alumna Maggie Allesee, who donated $17 million to help initiate the choreographic center. Allesee was head cheerleader on the first FSU cheerleading squad and the first woman to earn a varsity letter at Florida State. The center's purpose is to promote experimentation through an emphasis on the creative process.

text: The center's purpose is unnecessary.

refinement: The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography is named after FSU alumna Maggie Allesee, who donated $17 million to help initiate the choreographic center. Allesee was head cheerleader on the first FSU cheerleading squad and the first woman to earn a varsity letter at Florida State.

answer: Maggie Allesee is a 1949 FSU alumna in English, journalism, and education. She was the head cheerleader on the first FSU cheerleading squad, and was the first woman to earn a varsity letter at Florida State. The MAANCC at FSU is named after her due to her endowment assisting in making it a reality. She currently lives in Detroit.

answer: Her role in the birth and sustainment of MANCC is unclear. She was FSU's first cheerleading captain, 1948, and a graduate with a bachelor's degree in English, journalism and education from FSU in 1949.

text: Although Allesee graduated in 1949 there is no reason to assume she was cheerleading captain in that year.

refinement: Her role in the birth and sustainment of MANCC is unclear. She was FSU's first cheerleading captain, and a graduate with a bachelor's degree in English, journalism and education from FSU in 1949.

text: Her role is entirely clear, as she is the donor. Therefore this sentence should be removed and revised.

refinement: She provided the endowment which has made the MANCC possible, and thus the center is in her name. She was FSU's first cheerleading captain, and a graduate with a bachelor's degree in English, journalism and education from FSU in 1949.


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Every year Archer Group holds the Archer Open, where employees create their own mini-golf holes then compete for prizes and glory. Each year it seems that the holes get more intricate and creative. Since I’ve been getting into VR all year, I decided to create a virtual golf hole as part of my nefarious scheme to get everyone at the company to try VR (whether they want to or not).

For this project, I used Unity 3D, which is a popular game engine that has been used in the overwhelming majority of VR titles. For creating 3d models, we used Blender, which is a free, Open Source modeling program. Our VR headset is the HTC Vive. The Vive supports ‘Room Scale’ VR meaning you can walk around within a 6ft by 6ft volume, and you have 3d tracked controllers. VR systems like the Vive are able to report the 3d position and orientation of the controllers and your head with millimeter accuracy. I would be zip-tying a real golf club to a controller to help increase the sense of immersion in the virtual world.

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VR presents unique challenges not faced by other mediums. People can move around, but not very far. Typically with mini-golf people take a swing, walk to the place where the ball ends up, then take another swing until they score. That might present issues in VR, since you’d likely be able to hit it outside of your 6’x6’ box. Games typically solve this problem by allowing you to teleport to places outside of your reach. But this would require educating each user about the controls and brings us to the next design consideration: This event lasts about two hours and involves 70+ employees taking their turn at each of the 18 holes, which means each person is only going to get a couple minutes at most at the VR Golf Hole. So, this means we need to make speed a design goal. People will need to be able to put on the headset, figure out what they’re doing and do it in a short period of time.

To address these issues, I settled on having a golf course where you would not need to teleport to advance the ball — in fact, you would either score on each swing or not. Visually I decided on the theme of floating islands with floating rings in place of golf holes. If you miss, your ball falls into the ocean and you lose a swing. If you successfully get the ball through the ring, you win. As a side goal, I also wanted to make sure that the golf course looked great, since this would be many people’s first time using VR.

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I played with the idea of doing multiple ring-courses, increasing in difficulty, but even just successfully hitting the ball through one ring proved challenging enough that it was unnecessary. Plus, expecting someone to complete a longer golf course in under a couple minutes wasn’t feasible.

Getting the physics right was my next challenge. Game physics is notoriously inaccurate and silly (just check youtube if you don’t believe me) and attempting to use ‘out of the box’ physics in unity was no different. Probably the worse issue was just that if you swing the golf club at a reasonable speed, it’s possible that your club may go right through the ball without even triggering a collision. So instead of relying on physics collision events, I do my own collision checks each frame. To determine how much force to apply to the ball on a collision, I use a combination of the club’s speed, the direction the club is angled and some other factors. This was a reasonable enough approximation to feel good and make good gameplay.

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Next, I wanted to make sure that players had enough UI prompts that they could figure out what to do whether I told them or not. I used a combination of floating text saying things like “Pick up the golf club” and arrow lines to direct their attention where it was needed. I also needed to figure out what the states of the game were so that it could naturally know when one player was starting out and when they had finished their turn. So I split the game into several steps. First you have to pick up the club, then you take a bunch of swings until you either score or run out of swings, then you put the club back in a specific place. Figuring out the exact states of the game allowed me to figure out when to show the correct instructional text and ensured that the score would be reset for each new player, etc. In practice it mostly worked.

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Addressing all these issues and settling on the final design ended up taking about a week with a decent amount of trial and error.

Here’s a video from the VR experience:

For the actual event I decided to be on hand to man the VR Golf Hole. For VR, it always helps to have someone to assist with putting on headsets and telling people where to look etc. Plus there are usually unforeseen technical issues. You should consider this a requirement if you’re looking to put on your own VR demo.

The biggest issue became immediately evident: people were accidentally knocking the ball off the tee quite frequently. When you’re wearing a VR headset, your Field of View is limited, and the most important side effect of that is you can’t see what’s at your feet unless you make an effort to look down. This lack of peripheral vision should definitely be taken into account when designing experiences.

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People would knock the ball off the tee when they first picked up their golf club, and they would accidentally knock it off when the ball re-appeared after a missed swing. In retrospect, I could have mitigated this if I coded the game so that the ball would not appear until you moved your club out of the way. This shows the importance of user testing!

The other issue was that the hit box for the club was slightly bigger than the actual club, and a lot of people held their club right next to the ball before taking a swing, which lead to many accidental hits. This emphasizes the importance of getting measurements and scales correctly in VR. Even small discrepancies will be noticeable.

To roll with the punches, I made sure to warn each person about accidentally hitting the ball and offered extra swings to people who accidentally hit it.

Overall, people were pretty excited by the VR golf hole and the reaction was positive. We got everyone in the company to try it. One person had to abstain due to extreme motion sickness and we had only one instance of accidentally unplugging the headset with a wild golf swing, and no broken monitors or TV’s 😀

It did not win Best Hole, but it got a few votes and a lot of smiles. It also introduced a lot of people to VR for the first time. Here’s looking forward to next year. ⛳

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If you’re interested in designing for VR, you may want to check out this article:

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

What's the Archer Open?

answer: That information is not mentioned in the article.

text: "Every year Archer Group holds the Archer Open, where employees create their own mini-golf holes then compete for prizes and glory" is evidence that the passage describes what the Archer Open is.

refinement: The Archer Open is Archer Group's annual event where employees create their own mini-golf holes and compete.

answer: Is an event held by Archer Group for their employees, where everyone creates their own mini-golf courses and competes for prizes.

text: The sentence lacks a subject.

refinement: The Archer Open is an event held by Archer Group for their employees, where everyone creates their own mini-golf courses and competes for prizes.

answer: The Archer Open is an annual mini-golf competition where employees create their own mini-golf holes in Unity 3D.

text: Only the VR golf hole uses the Unity 3D.

refinement: The Archer Open is an annual mini-golf competition where employees create their own mini-golf holes.

answer: It's a tournament where employees create virtual golf holes. Each year, their quality seems to improve.

text: Not all of their golf holes are virtual. "As a side goal, I also wanted to make sure that the golf course looked great, since this would be many people’s first time using VR" is evidence that it was only that year that the employees played golf in VR.

refinement: It's a tournament where employees create golf holes. Each year, their quality seems to improve.

text: "Each year it seems that the holes get more intricate and creative" that the holes improve.

answer: The Archer Open is an annual mini-golf tournament sponsored by Archer Group where employees create their own golf holes and compete for prizes and glory.

text: Archer Group holds the tournament; they are not just sponsoring it.

refinement: The Archer Open is an annual mini-golf tournament held by Archer Group where employees create their own golf holes and compete for prizes and glory.

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

What did the narrator use to create 3d models?

answer: Blender.

answer: The narrator used Blender for creating 3d models.

answer: Blender, a free, Open Source modeling program.

answer: The narrator used Blender, a free, Open Source modeling program.

answer: Blender, which is a free, Open Source modeling program.

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

How did the game go?

answer: The game went well for the most part, with people getting excited by the VR golf hole. There were a few issues, such as people accidentally hitting the ball off the tee and the club's hitbox being larger than the actual club, but they were able to be handled by warning people about them and providing extra swings when mistakes were made. Overall, the reaction was positive and a lot of people tried VR for the first time.

answer: The VR golf hole did not win the best hole, but it got a number of votes. In addition, many people tried it who were not expecting VR.

text: The second sentence is unclear and needs a recast.

refinement: The VR golf hole did not win the best hole, but it got a number of votes. In addition, it was the first time for many people to try VR.

answer: The VR Golf Hole went well overall. A few challenges arose, mostly due to people knocking the ball off the tee or accidentally hitting it before taking a swing. However, people seemed excited by the experience and it introduced a lot of people to VR for the first time.

answer: It was well-received, except there were some design issues that caused players to accidentally hit the ball.

answer: There was a lot of enthusiasm for the VR, and most people seemed to have enjoyed it and enjoyed their experience. There were some incidents, with people accidentally hitting the ball, and other unforeseen technical issues, not to mention people with motion-sickness.

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

Did he manage to get everyone at his company to try the VR?

answer: No, he did not manage to get everyone at his company to try the VR. The biggest issue that he encountered was that people were accidentally knocking the ball off the tee and the hit box for the club was slightly larger than the the actual club. He also encountered motion sickness among one person.

text: The answer is inaccurate. "We got everyone in the company to try it" is evidence that everyone tried the VR.

refinement: Yes, he managed to get everyone at his company to try the VR.

answer: No, he did not successfully get everyone at the company to try the VR.

text: The answer is inaccurate. "We got everyone in the company to try it" is evidence that everyone tried the VR.

refinement: Yes, he successfully gets everyone at the company to try the VR.

answer: Yes, except for one person with motion sickness.

answer: Yes.

answer: Yes, after his VR Golf Hole presentation was well received, around 70 people tried them.

text: The article did not mention that there was a VR Golf Hole presentation before the game.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article is a tutorial and guide to creating a virtual reality golf hole and the pitfalls that may be encountered.

text: The article is not a tutorial and guide. The author is just relating his experience creating a virtual reality golf hole. "Since I’ve been getting into VR all year, I decided to create a virtual golf hole as part of my nefarious scheme to get everyone at the company to try VR (whether they want to or not)" is evidence of the author's attempt to create a virtual golf hole.

refinement: This article relates the author's experience in creating a virtual reality golf hole and the pitfalls that were encountered.

answer: A VR experience whereby users have to aim a golf club at floating rings set over an ocean where the balls fall out of bounds after a miss.

text: It is omitted that the VR experience is created by the author for the employees of Archer Group.

refinement: The author of the article relates how he created a VR experience for the employees of Archer Group whereby users have to aim a golf club at floating rings set over an ocean where the balls fall out of bounds after a miss.

answer: The text describes the narrator's attempt at creating a VR golf hole and getting all his work colleagues to try it.

text: The more appropriate term is "author," not "narrator," since the text is an article.

refinement: The text describes the author's attempt at creating a VR golf hole and getting all his work colleagues to try it.

text: The "text" is specifically an "article."

refinement: The article describes the author's attempt at creating a VR golf hole and getting all his work colleagues to try it.

answer: An Unity 3D user created a virtual golf hole for the company's annual Archer Open. The user mitigated difficulties like user confusion and accidental ball hits by including instructional text and making the hitbox of the golf club larger than the actual club. Overall, reaction was overwhelmingly positive and the experience introduced a lot of people to VR for the first time.

text: The answer is too long. Going into detail about the difficulties the creator encountered is unnecessary.

refinement: An Unity 3D user created a virtual golf hole for the company's annual Archer Open. Overall, reaction was overwhelmingly positive and the experience introduced a lot of people to VR for the first time.

text: It's more fitting to describe the author of the article as "an Archer Group employee" instead of "an Unity 3D user."

refinement: An Archer Group employee created a virtual golf hole for the company's annual Archer Open. Overall, reaction was overwhelmingly positive and the experience introduced a lot of people to VR for the first time.

answer: This article describes how the author created a virtual mini-golf hole for the company's annual Archer Open. They used Unity 3D and Blender modeling software to create the island setting and relied on speed and practicality to make it playable. People responded positively to the VR experience, though the lack of peripheral vision created some obstacles.

text: The summary is too long. The second sentence may be omitted as it has the least important detail.

refinement: This article describes how the author created a virtual mini-golf hole for the company's annual Archer Open. People responded positively to the VR experience, though the lack of peripheral vision created some obstacles.


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##This is something that I maybe spent 2-3 hours on,(at work messing around) that I would love to continue.  I just would like a little critique, or just to see if anyone likes it. It is nowhere near a complete work, let alone even a partial work. Military members encouraged to chime in.

Disturbed by an explosion, while looking over his units’ Tactical Maps on his operations laptop, 2nd Lieutenant John Fres jumped to his feet.  He grabbed his M416 assault rifle. He pulled his shirt on and checked the magazine to make sure it was fully loaded, grabbing his rucksack before heading out of his tent.  Within seconds of exiting the tent, Fres gauged his surroundings and bound for his closest subordinate, Sergeant Heckinridge. The sun was just beginning to hit its’ peak for the day, and the air around FOB Milo was getting hotter.

“Sergeant, what have you got for me?!” he yelled, as the shrill whistling sound of mortars permeated the air. “Sir, we have indirect fire incoming.” The Sergeant responded

“Get command on the horn and give them our sitrep.” Heckinridge motioned for his RTO, PFC. James Courage, and replied, “Yes, sir!”

As Fres was waiting for Heckinridge, another shell connected with the ground 50 feet from their location.  Being hunkered down in the trench the only danger they were in was that of sand spray from the blast.  Another of Fres’ men, Specialist Carl Nimby, bound over. “Sir, we have reason to believe that this indirect fire is coming from our west.” he informed Lt. Fres. Fres turned to Nimby, “Have we got eyes on, Corporal?”

“No, sir.” he replied, “We have Richter, Perez and myself sighting it out.”

Another pop, another mortar hit, and Fres ducked his head from the sand blast, waving Nimby off, “Go rejoin them and ping Heckinridge when you have a location.”

 Heckinridge turns to Courage, and grabs the receiver, “AA, this is A-1.”

“AA, copy” The tell tale clacking of rifle fire penetrated the air, and bullets whizzed overhead as Heckinridge responded, “Taking indirect fire, how copy?”

“Have a visual?” came the reply. “Negative.” Silence for a moment and then, “A-1, establish visual, send coordinates. AA Out.” The transmission ended with Fres, and Heckinridge awaiting word from their scouts.

Sergeant Richter and PFC. Perez moved along the trenches towards the sound of the mortar fire. The ground was hard and rough, from the hot sun that scorches the desert. As they walked, dust kicked up behind them and covered their fatigues.

title: Could use a critique. [Military]

question: What happened when Fres was waiting for Heckinridge?

answer: Another shell connected with the ground 50 feet from their location.

answer: He was waiting for Heckinridge to contact command for a sitrep after they were hit with indirect fire.

text: A shell connected with the ground

refinement: Another shell connected with the ground 50 feet from their location.

answer: A shell hit the ground 50 feet from his location.

answer: Fres and Heckinridge were waiting for their scouts to give them a location of the mortar fire.

text: A shell connected with the ground

refinement: Another shell connected with the ground 50 feet from their location.

question: Who are the characters in this story?

answer: The main characters in this story are 2nd Lieutenant John Fres, Sergeant Heckinridge, and PFC. James Courage. There are also supporting characters in the form of Specialist Carl Nimby and Corporal Richter.

answer: Lieutenant John Fres, Sergeant Heckinridge, Specialist Carl Nimby, Corporal Richter, PFC Perez, and PFC Courage.

answer: Lieutenant John Fres, Sergeant Heckinridge, Specialist Carl Nimby, Sergeant Richter, PFC. James Courage, and PFC. Perez

answer: 2nd Lieutenant John Fres, Sergeant Heckinridge, PFC. James Courage, Specialist Carl Nimby, Sergeant Richter, PFC. Perez

question: What is the setting of this story?

answer: The setting seems to be a site of war or a military base, but it's not clear.

answer: The story takes place in a desert.

answer: The story takes place in a military base in a desert environment.

answer: The setting of this story is a military base in the desert.

question: Who says "Have a visual"?

answer: It's not clear who is talking specifically, but they are addressed as AA.

answer: The person on the other end of the phone call

answer: The person on the other end of the radio.

answer: The commanding officer on the other end of the radio call says "Have a visual?"

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The protagonist Lieutenant is leading his unit in response to an incoming mortar attack. They are unable to pinpoint the location of the attackers, but are working to find them. Bullets are flying overhead as they wait for their scouts to report back.

text: No content

refinement: Lieutenant John Fres and his military men are startled by unidentified explosions. They communicate with each other through different areas of the supposed military base in hopes of figuring out where the indirect fire is coming from. However, they struggle to find the source.

answer: Lieutenant John Fres and his military men are startled by unidentified explosions. They communicate with each other through different areas of the supposed military base in hopes of figuring out where the indirect fire is coming from. However, they struggle to find the source.

answer: Lieutenant John Fres is disturbed by an explosion while looking over his units' Tactical Maps on his operations laptop. He grabs his M416 assault rifle and heads out of his tent. He finds Sergeant Heckinridge and asks him what he has for him.


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SÉBASTIEN MEUNIER is a French fashion designer. He was the creative director of the iconic Belgian fashion house Ann Demeulemeester from 2013 to 2020.

Biography

SÉBASTIEN MEUNIER was born in Versailles in 1974.

He graduated from ESMOD, the Paris-based fashion school, in 1997. Shortly after, in 1998, he won the _Grand prix du Jury Mode_ at the :fr:Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères for his menswear collection. Sébastien Meunier then assisted Jean Colonna for one year before launching his eponymous menswear label in 2000. The same year, he began to work with Martin Margiela, successively designing women's and men's collections while running his own brand until 2006. In 2010 Sébastien Meunier left Maison Martin Margiela and joined Ann Demeulemeester in Antwerp as head designer for men's. In 2013, following her decision to retire from the fashion industry, Ann Demeulemeester chose him as her successor at the helm of the Maison she founded in 1985.

Sébastien Meunier currently lives in Antwerp. He has a notable passion for cars, his personal collection including vintage Jaguar and Rolls-Royce.

title: Sébastien Meunier

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

What is the name of the Creative Director of the Belgian fashion house, Ann Demeulmeester, from 2013 to 2020?

answer: Sébastien Meunier.

answer: Sébastien Meunier is the creative director of Ann Demeulemeester from 2013 to 2020.

answer: Sébastien Meunier

answer: The name is Sebastien Meunier.

answer: Sébastien Meunier.

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

Where was Meunier born?

answer: Versailles.

answer: In Versailles, 1974.

answer: Sébastien Meunier was born in Versailles, France.

answer: Sébastien Meunier was born in Versailles, France.

answer: Versailles, France.

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

What was the first award Meunier won in the fashion world?

answer: Sébastien Meunier won the _Grand prix du Jury Mode_ at the :fr:Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères for his menswear collection in 1998.

text:
The underscore can be omitted - "_Grand prix du Jury Mode_"
":fr:" can be omitted.

refinement: Sébastien Meunier won the Grand prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères for his menswear collection in 1998.

answer: The Grand prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères

text: It is omitted that he won the award for his menswear collection.

refinement: The Grand prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères for his menswear collection.

answer: Grand Prix du Jury Mode.

text: It is omitted that he won the award at the Festival international de mode et de photographic for his menswear collection in Hyeres.

refinement: Grand Prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyeres for his menswear collection.

answer: Meunier won the Grand prix du /// at the Festival international de mode et de photgraphie, Hyères for his menswear collection

text: The name of the award is incorrect.

refinement: Meunier won the Grand prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photgraphie, Hyères for his menswear collection

answer: The first award Sébastien Meunier won in the fashion world was the Grand Prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photographie in 1998 for his menswear collection.

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

Where does Meunier currently live?

answer: Sébastien Meunier currently lives in Antwerp, Belgium.

answer: Antwerp, Belgium

answer: In Antwerp, Belgium.

answer: In Antwerp.

answer: Sébastien Meunier currently lives in Antwerp, Belgium.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer:
Sébastien Meunier, a French fashion designer, was the creative director at the iconic Belgian fashion house Ann Demeulemeester from 2013 to 2020. He left Maison Martin Margiela in 2010 and began to work with Ann Demeulemeester designing women's and men's collections.

His most notable passion is for cars. His personal collection includes vintage Jag and Rolls-Royce.

answer: SÉBASTIEN MEUNIER is a French fashion designer who became the creative director of Belgian label Ann Demeulemeester in 2013. Currently residing in Antwerp, he has a passion for vintage cars, and has won multiple awards for his menswear collections.

answer: SÉBASTIEN MEUNIER is a French fashion designer and the current creative director of historic Belgian fashion house Ann Demeulemeester. He has won international recognition and acclaim for his work in fashion. He lives in Antwerp and is especially passionate about cars.

answer:
Sébastien Meunier is a French fashion designer. He is the creative director of the Belgian fashion house Ann Demeulemeester, designing men and women's lines.

Meunier was born in Versailles in 1974. After graduating from the ESMOD in Paris in 1997, he launched his eponymous menswear line which was awarded the Grand prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères in 1998. Meunier then joined Ann Demeulemeester in 2010.

text: "Meunier was born in Versailles in 1974." and "Meunier then joined Ann Demeulemeester in 2010." can be omitted.

refinement:
Sébastien Meunier is a French fashion designer. He was the creative director of the Belgian fashion house Ann Demeulemeester until 2020, designing men and women's lines.

He launched his eponymous menswear line which was awarded the Grand prix du Jury Mode at the Festival international de mode et de photographie in Hyères in 1998.

answer:
Sebastien Meunier, the famous French designer, was born in Versailles, 1974. He was Creative Director for Ann Demeulmeester, the Belgian fashion house, from 2013 to 2020.

Meunier graduated from ESMOD, the Paris-based fashion school, in 1997 and worked for notable fashion industry icons shortly after.

Meunier currently lives in Antwerp, Belgium.


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JAMES GILKES (born 21 September 1952) is a former sprinter from Guyana who specialised in the 200 metres.

Career

He was 1975 Pan American 200 metre champion, and in 1979 he took the silver medal in the same event.

He was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the 1978 AAA's 200 metres event.

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton he finished fourth in the 100 metre final, then took the silver medal in the 200 metres, finishing behind Allan Wells of Scotland.

In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 m relay; while the Tobias Striders team he was a member of broke the old world record with a time of 1:20.23, but this was rejected as a record because the team members were from different countries. The other members of the team were: Guy Abrahams, Panama; Michael Simmons, USA; and Don Quarrie, Jamaica.

The team from the University of Southern California (Joel Andrews, James Sanford, William Mullins and Clancy Edwards) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record.[1]

In 1979 he took 3rd place in the “Golden sprints” in Zurich.

Gilkes would have been a medal favorite in the 200 m (which Don Quarrie won) at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, but Guyana joined the African boycott over New Zealand's rugby team's tour of apartheid South Africa. He applied to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for permission to run as an individual under their flag but was denied the request.[2][3][4] He also went to the 1980 Olympic Games where he reached the semi-finals of both the 100 and 200 metres before he was eliminated.

His personal best time for the 200 metres was 20.14 seconds, achieved in September 1978 in Ingelheim.

Gilkes studied first at Fisk University then moved to the University of Southern California (USC). He was an important member of the track team at both colleges. As of 2012, Gilkes was still ranked in the top 10 all-time performers for the USC Trojans at 100 and 200 m, joint 8th and 4th respectively.[5]

He enjoyed success for both colleges at the NCAA (USA Collegiate) championships, including a win at 220 yards in 1974:[6][7]

-   1974 (for Fisk) – 6th in 100 y; 1st in 220 y
-   1975 (for USC) – 2nd in 200 m
-   1976 (for USC) – 3rd in 100 m; 2nd in 200 m.

Gilkes joined Fisk University when it started a student transfer program with his native country of Guyana in 1972.[8] Gilkes remained at Fisk University until 1974 when he transferred to USC.[9] He has stated he was not unhappy at Fisk but did not enjoy the Tennessee weather and preferred the sunnier climes of California.[10]

Rankings

Gilkes was ranked in the top ten 100 and 200 m sprinters in the world from 1974 to 1979, according to the votes of the experts of _Track and Field News_.[11][12]

  Year   100 m   200 m
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  1974   -       3rd
  1975   9th     3rd
  1976   9th     6th
  1977   -       -
  1978   -       3rd
  1979   -       3rd

  : 100 meters

USA Championships

Gilkes when in the United States was eligible at that time to compete in the USA National Track and Field Championships. He achieved the feat of finishing second in the 200 m five years running.[13]

  Year   100m   200m
  ------ ------ ------
  1974   -      2nd
  1975   -      2nd
  1976   -      2nd
  1977   5th    2nd
  1978   6th    2nd

  : USA Championships

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title: James Gilkes

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

Summarize Gilkes' career during the 1990s.

answer: No answer

answer: No answer found in the article.

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answer: Not enough information to answer this question.

answer: No answer

answer: No information is given about Gilkes' career during the 1990s.

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

Summarize everything relating to Gilkes' education.

answer: Gilkes studied first at Fisk University then moved to the University of Southern California. He was an important member of the track team at both colleges. As of 2012, Gilkes was still ranked in the top 10 all-time performers for the USC Trojans at 100 and 200 meters, joint 8th and 4th respectively.

answer: Gilkes first went to Fisk University then later transferred to the University of Southern California. He maintained a place on the USC track and field team while at the University.

answer: Gilkes studied first at Fisk University before moving to the University of Southern California (USC). He was an important member of the track team at both colleges. As of 2012, Gilkes was still ranked in the top 10 all-time performers for the USC Trojans at 100 and 200 meters.

answer: Gilkes originally studied at Fisk University, an HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee. He part of their track team while he was there. Gilkes left the warm weathers of Nashville and went to USC, an HBCU in Los Angeles. He was also on their track team. He joined USC when Fisk University opened a transfer program with Guyana in 1972. Gilkes knew he was not happy at Fisk University due to the weather and loved being in Los Angeles.

text: USC is not an HBCU

refinement: Gilkes originally studied at Fisk University, an HBCU in Nashville, Tennessee. He part of their track team while he was there. Gilkes left the warm weathers of Nashville and went to USC in Los Angeles. He was also on their track team. He joined USC when Fisk University opened a transfer program with Guyana in 1972. Gilkes knew he was not happy at Fisk University due to the weather and loved being in Los Angeles.

answer: Gilkes studied first at Fisk University and then moved to the University of Southern California. He was an important member of the track team at both colleges. As of 2012, Gilkes was still ranked in the top 10 all-time performers for the USC Trojans at 100 and 200 meters, joint 8th and 4th respectively.

answer: Gilkes first went to Fisk University then later transferred to the University of Southern California. He maintained a place on the USC track and field team while at the University. He joined Fisk University through a student transfer program with his native country of Guyana.

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

Summarize Gilkes' career during 1978.

answer: He was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the AAA's 200 meters event. He was fourth in the 100 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. He was denied a world record for the 4x200 meters relay. He took the silver medal in the 200 meters at the Commonwealth Games. He was also ranked in the top ten 100 and 200 meters sprinters in the world.

text: Doesn't mention his personal best for the 200 meters.

refinement: He was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the AAA's 200 meters event. He was fourth in the 100 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. He was denied a world record for the 4x200 meters relay. He took the silver medal in the 200 meters at the Commonwealth Games. He was also ranked in the top ten 100 and 200 meters sprinters in the world. His personal beste time for the 200 meters was 20.14 seconds, achieved in Ingelheim.

answer: The 1978 Commonwealth Games was held in Edmonton. Gilkes was fourth in the 100-meter final, but sprinted a solid two seconds faster in the 200 meters to nail down a second-place finish. His team wasn't excited to be disqualified because the members were from different countries. His personal best also happened in Edmonton, when he ran a 20.14 second race.

answer: He had won the silver medal for both the 400-meter and the 4x200-meter relay.

text: Doesn't describe all of his achievements that  year

refinement: He was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the AAA's 200 meters event. He was fourth in the 100 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. He was denied a world record for the 4x200 meters relay. He took the silver medal in the 200 meters at the Commonwealth Games. He was also ranked in the top ten 100 and 200 meters sprinters in the world. His personal beste time for the 200 meters was 20.14 seconds, achieved in Ingelheim.

answer: In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 m relay. The Tobias Striders team he was a member of broke the old world record with a time of 1:20.23, but this was rejected as a record because the team members were from different countries. The other members of the team were Guy Abrahams, Panama; Michael Simmons, USA; and Don Quarrie, Jamaica. The team from the University of Southern California (Joel Andrews, James Sanford, William Mullins, and Clancy Edwards) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record. In 1979, Gilkes took 3rd place in the "Golden sprints" in Zurich.

text: Doesn't describe all of his achievements in that year.

refinement: In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 m relay.  In 1979, Gilkes took 3rd place He was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the AAA's 200 meters event. He was fourth in the 100 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. He was denied a world record for the 4x200 meters relay. The Tobias Striders team he was a member of broke the old world record with a time of 1:20.23, but this was rejected as a record because the team members were from different countries. The other members of the team were Guy Abrahams, Panama; Michael Simmons, USA; and Don Quarrie, Jamaica. The team from the University of Southern California (Joel Andrews, James Sanford, William Mullins, and Clancy Edwards) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record. He took the silver medal in the 200 meters at the Commonwealth Games. He was also ranked in the top ten 100 and 200 meters sprinters in the world. His personal beste time for the 200 meters was 20.14 seconds, achieved in Ingelheim.

answer: The 1978 Commonwealth Games was held in Edmonton. Gilkes was fourth in the 100-meter final, but sprinted a solid two seconds faster in the 200 meters to nail down a second-place finish. He also broke his own world record for the 4x200 meter relay, which unfortunately was not accepted because his team members weren't from the same country. His personal best also happened in Edmonton, when he ran a 20.14 second race.

text: Doesn't list all of his accomplishments from that year.

refinement: He was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the 1978 AAA's 200 meter event. The 1978 Commonwealth Games was held in Edmonton. Gilkes was fourth in the 100-meter final, but sprinted a solid two seconds faster in the 200 meters to nail down a second-place finish. He also broke his own world record for the 4x200 meter relay, which unfortunately was not accepted because his team members weren't from the same country. His personal best also happened in Edmonton, when he ran a 20.14 second race.

answer: He finished second in the 100-meter final and 4x200-meter relay gold medal with silver.

text: He finished second in the 200 meter event.

refinement: At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton he finished fourth in the 100 meter final, and took the silver medal in the 200 meters, finishing behind Wells of Scotland.

text: Doesn't describe all of his accomplishments that year.

refinement: He was runner up in the 1978 AAA's 200 meter event. At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton he finished fourth in the 100 meter final, and took the silver medal in the 200 meters, finishing behind Wells of Scotland. He was denied a world record for the 4x200 meter relay, rejected because the team members were from different countries. His personal best time for the 200 meters was 20.14 seconds, achieved in September 1978 in Ingelheim.

answer: In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 m relay. The Tobias Striders team he was a member of broke the old world record with a time of 1:20.23, but this was rejected as a record because the team members were from different countries. The other members of the team were Guy Abrahams, Panama; Michael Simmons, USA; and Don Quarrie, Jamaica. The team from the University of Southern California (Joel Andrews, James Sanford, William Mullins, and Clancy Edwards) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record. In 1979, Gilkes took 3rd place in the "Golden sprints" in Zurich.

text: The Golden Sprints placing was in 1979, not 1978.

refinement: In 1978, Gilkes was denied a world record for the 4x200 m relay. The Tobias Striders team he was a member of broke the old world record with a time of 1:20.23, but this was rejected as a record because the team members were from different countries. The other members of the team were Guy Abrahams, Panama; Michael Simmons, USA; and Don Quarrie, Jamaica. The team from the University of Southern California (Joel Andrews, James Sanford, William Mullins, and Clancy Edwards) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record.

text: Doesn't describe all of his achievements in that year.

refinement: In 1978, Gilkes was runner up in the 1978 AAA's 200 meter event. He was also denied a world record for the 4x200 m relay. The Tobias Striders team he was a member of broke the old world record with a time of 1:20.23, but this was rejected as a record because the team members were from different countries. The other members of the team were Guy Abrahams, Panama; Michael Simmons, USA; and Don Quarrie, Jamaica. The team from the University of Southern California (Joel Andrews, James Sanford, William Mullins, and Clancy Edwards) that finished second in the same race also broke the old world record: their time of 1:20.26 was accepted as the new world record. At the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton he finished fourth in the 100 meter final, and took silver in the 200 meters. His personal best for the 200 meters was 20.14 seconds, achieved in September of 1978 in Ingelheim.

answer: Gilkes was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the AAA's 200 meters event. He was fourth in the 100 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. He was denied a world record for the 4x200 meters relay. He took the silver medal in the 200 meters at the Commonwealth Games.

text: Doesn't list all of his accomplishments in that year.

refinement: Gilkes was runner up to Don Quarrie of Jamaica in the AAA's 200 meters event. He was fourth in the 100 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. He was denied a world record for the 4x200 meters relay. He took the silver medal in the 200 meters at the Commonwealth Games. His personal best time for the 200 meters was 20.14 achieved in September of 1978 in Ingelheim.


text:
Dear Boy:
To this day I still cannot listen to Grizzly Bear’s album, “Yellow House” without thinking you are somewhere in the room; no worries however, it's a warm feeling.
The entire time this album plays I am transported away from my current time and situation to a place within the height of our romance.
Going to the cafe as soon as we both woke up. “Lullaby” playing as we walk in and, stoned, wait in line for your soy latte and my americano. A gentle fuzziness to the entire world, to every interaction. Still sharing in our private jokes from the night before while drinking our coffee. Reading books as we slowly woke up. Making funny faces at each other. Smoking cigarettes. A perfect start to the perfect day in a perfect world.
I remember the first time you took me to that world. We were traveling with Molly. You took me all over to places I went every day but never noticed before, like I was in our town for the first time. Or maybe I was just seeing you for the first time. I don’t know. But there it was. They always said you would know when it happened. You wouldn’t have any control of it. It would wreck your life and it would hurt. It would hurt more than anything has ever hurt before. Frankly, I never knew what in the hell they were talking about. All those friends and relatives, warning to be careful in the presence of it never realized that I not once even believed in it. Yet here I was, suddenly filled with it. No denying it. Feeling it so intensely, so fiercely that it, in an instant, consumed every bit of me, leaving nothing but an empty shell at the end, waiting pensively, imploring, begging absolutely to be filled with it again and again. At the end it ended up hurting so bad I thought I would lose my mind.
There was that time, all we did was go on a drive through the woods. We smoked a spliff together, turned up the music (Grizzly Bear, remember?) and drove. The sunlight was perfect, filtering through the trees in that impossible and amazing way. Coating everything in golden green light. Eating up the tiny wooded roads, traveling at insane speeds. Not speaking the entire time, reveling in the silence of the moment. It was when the silence was still a silence of beauty and togetherness. When the silence was still new and refreshing, when we were finally completely comfortable in each others presence. To this day it is the sound, color, and feeling of nostalgia. Warming me now as it did then, a gentle summer embrace in the middle of winter.
Grizzly Bear was playing the night we did Salvia for the first time together. It collapsed my world into little lego blocks and shattered it. Pulling everything I knew, everything I was into its vortex. In afterthought, that might have been foreshadowing. You thought salvia was stupid. After having such a moving experience I couldn’t understand how you didn’t take it seriously. We ended up arguing that night. Like so many others. Endlessly processing, endlessly discussing why we were no longer able to tolerate living with each other. By that time it had consumed me so much that I no longer thought that there could be another world. A world without it and without you. I couldn’t understand why it was no longer working, why it no longer felt good. I was willing to ask everyone and everything other than you. Afraid only of your answer. Those days were dark indeed, yet still you were a diamond among those dimly tinted memories. You still are.
Grizzly bear was also playing the day my friends in the mountains came and took me away from you. I was so elated to be moving out of that wretched town finally, but as the album came on I could only cry and cry. I think I cried most of the way to my new home.  I knew that I wasn’t sad about leaving town but only because you could not and would not have come with me. I cried because it was the end of the novel and I had been reading it for so long that I couldn’t even dream of it ending. Even after the climax and falling action. I cried because the best part of my life so far was officially over. I cried because I knew that I couldn’t have felt worse than I did that last week we were together. We couldn’t even be in the same room without fighting. Without retreating to the same old arguments all over again, being said more and more aggressively each time.
Honestly it felt good to cry that much. It validated that something real had happened. Something that was never going to happen again. Something that was impossible in the first place. Something that is still beautiful and terrifying in its scope of influence on my life.
Today the sun is out and the birds are sending gentle songs through my open window. Grizzly Bear plays softly in the background and I find myself reading a book that you  gave  to me long ago. Suddenly it is all there again. The terrible elation, the beautiful sadness. The pain and the sweet sweet smile right before we kissed. It sweeps through me quickly, passionately, leaving me feeling a bit post orgasmic. Weak kneed and a little red eyed (but no, that’s just my allergies and the pot, I promise). Feeling alive. Feeling like I never lived before.  You taught me that. To never stop living.
For that, and for everything
I thank you.
A million kisses,
Yours in love
ps. E was wrong. Belly button lint definitely comes from the shirt you are wearing at the moment, not the underwear you were wearing yesterday. I have been conducting a study out of bored curiosity, wearing underwear of a completely opposing color as my shirt the next day. Inevitably the color of my belly button lint is the same color as the shirt I am wearing, not the color of my undergarments the day before.

edit: styling didn't work the way I wanted apologies

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A draft some folks told me to post here
titled "dear boy"
crits welcome and wanted even.

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

What does the narrator refer to when he says " you would know when it happened"?

answer: He is referring to when a person falls in love.

text: The writer is female since this is a dear boy post.

refinement: She is referring to when a person falls in love.

answer: The narrator is talking about falling in love. He feels the intensity of the emotion. It consumes him, leaving him exhausted and begging to be filled with that intensity again. In the end, he is horribly hurt.

text: The writer is female since this is a dear boy post.

refinement: The narrator is talking about falling in love. She feels the intensity of the emotion. It consumes her, leaving her exhausted and begging to be filled with that intensity again. In the end, she is horribly hurt.

answer: The narrator is referring to his love for the boy, but he is not sure how the boy feels about him.

text: The writer is female since this is a dear boy post.

refinement: The narrator is referring to her love for the boy, but she is not sure how the boy feels about her.

answer: The narrator refers to when he fell in love with the boy.

text: The writer is female since this is a dear boy post.

refinement: The narrator refers to when she fell in love with the boy.

answer: The narrator is referring to the intensity of falling in love.

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

What is the likely cause of the couple's ongoing arguments?

answer: The likely cause of their ongoing arguments is their slowly deteriorating relationship. They are no longer in sync and this causes conflict. Their conflicts are likely primarily caused by incompatibility.

answer: The likely cause of the couple's ongoing arguments is that they've reached an impasse in their relationship and cannot seem to come to an agreement on how to proceed.

answer: It's implied that the arguments are caused by the emotional intensity of the relationship itself. They're young and have a lot to learn about emotional maturity.

answer: The problems seem to have started on the night the couple did Salvia, a drug that appears to have pulled the narrator into its vortex. He was moved by it, his lover, less so. It was the night they first did salvia that they argued. After that, they could no longer tolerate living together.

text: The writer is female since this is a dear boy post.

refinement: The problems seem to have started on the night the couple did Salvia, a drug that appears to have pulled the narrator into its vortex. She was moved by it, her lover, less so. It was the night they first did salvia that they argued. After that, they could no longer tolerate living together.

answer: Too many unresolved issues that end up boiling over into arguments. The constant fighting underscores their inability to come together.


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TRISTAN JAMES BLEWETT (born 26 August 1996) is a South African rugby union player for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby in the United States.[1] His regular position is centre, but he can also play as a winger or fullback.

Early life and schoolboy rugby

Blewett was born in Johannesburg, but grew up in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. He attended Hilton College, where he was included in various KwaZulu-Natal provincial teams. In 2012, he represented them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Johannesburg,[2] starting all three matches in the inside centre position.[3] He also started all three matches for a KwaZulu-Natal team that hosted the 2013 Under-18 Academy Week at Glenwood High School in Durban,[4] and at the Under-18 Craven Week – South Africa's premier rugby union tournament at high school level – held in Middelburg in 2014.[5]

2015–2018: Sharks

After school, Blewett joined the academy of KwaZulu-Natal's professional rugby team, the . He was included in the squad that participated in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship,[6] and started each of their twelve matches in the competition. He scored tries in matches against ,[7] [8] and – in both their home[9] and away[10] clashes – before ending the season with two tries in their final match against Free State U19.[11] Despite Blewett's six tries (and a single conversion for a season tally of 32 points),[12] the Sharks endured a poor season, winning just one match and finishing bottom of the log.[13]

Blewett started the 2016 by participating in the 2016 Varsity Shield for . He featured in all eight of their matches, scoring seven tries; he scored one try in their opening round victory over [14] and one a fortnight later against [15] before getting two tries in a 63–30 win over in his fourth appearance.[16] One try followed in a 16–44 defeat to [17] before another two-try haul in their 97–0 win over the UFH Blues.[18] Blewett's total of seven tries was the second-most by any player in the competition, behind team-mate Thobekani Buthelezi,[19] and helped UKZN Impi to second spot on the log.[20] However, the Varsity Cup Executive Committee ruled that UKZN Impi fielded an ineligible player throughout the season and imposed a twelve points deduction, which cost UKZN Impi a place in the Varsity Shield final and a Varsity Cup promotion play-off against .[21]

After the Varsity Shield, Blewett linked up with the squad that participated in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.[22] He made his first class debut on 23 April 2016, coming on as a replacement in their 48–18 victory over Namibian side the ,[23] and made a second appearance four weeks later in a 16–53 defeat to a .[24] He spent the rest of the season playing in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship for the team, where he scored six tries in six appearances to end as the joint-top try scorer in the competition.[25] He scored single tries in matches against [26] and [27] before scoring two tries against [28] and .[29] The team finished in sixth spot to miss out on the title play-offs.[30]

At the end of October 2016, Blewett was included in the Super Rugby squad for the 2017 season.[31]

2018: Southern Kings

In September 2018, Blewett moved to Port Elizabeth to join the for a short stint during the 2018–19 Pro14 season,[32] where he made two appearances, plus one appearance for the in the Currie Cup.

2018–present: New Orleans Gold

Blewett moved to the United States to join Major League Rugby side New Orleans Gold on a two-year deal.[33]

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title: Tristan Blewett

question: Who is Tristan James Blewett?

answer: He is a South African rugby union player for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby in the United States.

answer: Tristan James Blewett is a South African rugby union player for the New Orleans Gold Major League Rugby in the US.

answer: Tristan Blewett is a South African rugby player who currently plays for the New Orleans Gold in the United States.

answer: Tristan James Blewett is a South African rugby union player for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby in the United States.

question: What position does Blewett play?

answer: His regular position is center, but he also plays winger or fullback.

answer: Blewett plays as a centre.

answer: Centre, winger, and fullback.

answer: Blewett plays as a centre, winger, or fullback.

question: When did Blewett make his first-class debut?

answer: Blewett made his first-class debut on 23 April 2016.

answer: Blewett made his first-class debut in April 2016.

answer: Blewett made his first-class debut on April 23, 2016.

answer: He made his first-class debut in 2016.

question: When did he begin playing with the Gold?

answer: He began playing with the Gold in 2018.

answer: He started playing with the Gold in 2018.

answer: The New Orleans Gold signed Blewett in 2018.

answer: He began playing with the Gold in 2018.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Tristan James Blewett is a South African rugby union player for the New Orleans Gold Major League Rugby in the US. He made his first-class debut in 2016, and started playing for the Gold in 2018.

answer: Tristan Blewett is a South African rugby player who currently plays for the New Orleans Gold in the United States.

answer: Tristan Blewett is a South African rugby player who currently plays for the New Orleans Gold in the United States. He previously played for the Sharks in South Africa's domestic competitions, and has also represented the Southern Kings in the Pro14.

answer: Tristan Blewett is a South African rugby union player for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby in the United States. He has played for the Sharks, UKZN Impi, and the Southern Kings.


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World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June to raise global awareness and to take positive environmental action to protect nature and our planet.

Overseen by the United Nations Environment Programme, it was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972, on the day that the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began. The theme for 2014 is Raise your voice, not the sea level.

In celebration of World Environment Day, IBTIMES UK looks at the current goals of US, China and the EU to tackle greenhouse gas pollution and global warming.

Climate change can only be tackled at a global level and chief responsibility lies with the biggest polluters: China, U.S. and the EU. In 2012 China accounted for 29% of global carbon dioxide emissions and according to the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, its output is increasing.

US

[A nuclear power station]

Obama\'s plans require power plants to produce 30% less carbon pollution than in 2005 Wikimedia Commons

Barack Obama has announced a new effort to confront the problem of climate change, the first move by any president to regulate carbon pollution from power plants. They are the largest single source of carbon pollution and account for nearly 40% of the emissions that cause climate change.

As reported by the Guardian, Obama's new regulations will require existing power plants to produce 30% less carbon pollution than they were in 2005, by the year 2030.

Emissions have already fallen by 15% over the past nine years, partly because of cleaner natural gas replacing coal.

The US pledged to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by 17% by 2020 compared with the level in 2005, which is roughly a reduction of about 4% compared with 1990 levels.

EU

Carbon emissions from European power plants have already fallen by about 25% since 2005, according to the EU Commission. Unlike the US, the EU has no specific target for emissions from its power plants since they are covered by its wider emissions trading system, under which polluters pay per ton of carbon dioxide they release into the atmosphere.

The European Union states it has already reduced its carbon emissions by 19% compared with 1990. It aims to achieve a reduction of about 25% by 2020, and by 40% a decade later.

[China Pollution Asia Environment]

China is the world\'s largest emitter of carbon pollution Reuters

"The EU will substantially over-achieve" its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, Connie Hedegaard, the EU Climate Commissioner, said in a statement at the UN climate change talks in Brussels.

CHINA

China has been reluctant to commit to targets, but an adviser to the Chinese government has suggested that Beijing could cap its soaring emissions in future.

This is a major step for the country, which according to Reuters, is the world's top polluter.

However, He Jiankun, chairman of China's Advisory Committee on Climate Change, said the cap will depend on China accomplishing a reduction in coal consumption from around 2020 or 2025. It will also depend on the nation meeting its target of generating 150 to 200 gigawatts of power through nuclear energy by 2030.

The country is currently promoting the use of nuclear energy, as well as hydro and wind power, in an attempt to curb its emission of coal and oil.

question: What is the main topic of this document?

answer: The main topic of this document is climate change, and specifically the different GHG emission reduction goals of the US, the EU, and China.

answer: The main topic is the world's top polluters and what they are doing about their pollution.

answer: The main topic of this document is climate change. Specifically, it discusses the efforts that the U.S., the EU, and China are making to combat it.

question: Why have emissions have fallen 15% over the past nine years at the time of this document?

answer: New regulations will require existing power plants to produce 30% less carbon pollution than they were in 2005.

text: Completely unrelated.

refinement: Because of cleaner natural gas replacing coal.

answer: It is in part due to cleaner natural gas replacing coal.

answer: Reduction of pollution from natural gas replacing coal.

question: Summarize everything related to the European Union.

answer: The EU has a goal of up to 25% reduction of carbon emissions by 2020 and by 40% by the year 2030. The EU is currently at a carbon emissions level of 19% below 1990. The European Union states it will substantially overachieve its target goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The EU touts its emissions trading system which penalizes polluters a per-ton fee for the carbon dioxide they release.

answer: European Union states it has already reduced its carbon emissions by 19% compared with 1990. It aims to achieve a reduction of about 25% by 2020, and by 40% a decade later.

answer: Despite carbon emissions from European power plants having fallen by about 25% from 2005 to 2014, the EU does not have a specific target for emissions from its power plants. However, it aims to achieve a reduction of about 25% by 2020, and 40% by 2030.

question: Where is pollution the worst in the world?

answer: Based on the information given, it seems that China is currently the world's worst polluter. This could be largely due to its high emissions of carbon dioxide. While the United States and European Union have also pledged to curb emissions, it appears that China has a long way to go to achieve a reduction.

answer: The worst pollution in the world is in China.

answer: China is labeled as the world's top polluter in the document.

question: Why has China been reluctant to commit to targets?

answer: That information can't be found in the document.

answer: To avoid hurting its own economic interests.

text: Speculation.

refinement: Perhaps to avoid hurting its own economic interests.

answer: It is unclear why, but the supervisor of China's climate change said that Beijing could cap its soaring emissions.

question: What is World Environment Day?

answer: The event is established by the United Nations in 1972 to celebrate and to take positive environmental action. The theme of the celebration in 2014 is "Raise your voice, not the sea level."

answer: It celebrates global awareness of environmental action.

answer: It is celebrated every year on 5 June to raise global awareness and to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: In order to tackle climate change, the United States is taking aggressive action by regulating carbon emissions from power plants, the European Union is achieving greater than anticipated reductions in emissions, and China has suggested it may set a cap on emissions in the future.

answer: Although there is no precise target yet, both the US and the EU are taking action to lower emissions, with the EU beating its own target. China is now discussing the possibility of setting caps for carbon emissions, but is reluctant to commit to any targets.

answer: The US, EU and China all agree that tackling climate change requires concerted international action. The US is currently leading the way by attempting to regulate its carbon pollution outputs, while the EU is working towards meeting its own targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China has indicated it will cap its emissions in future, though this will depend on a reduction of coal consumption and successful implementation of nuclear energy.

answer: In order to counteract climate change, the United States, the European Union and China are all making efforts to reduce their carbon emissions. The United States hopes to cut carbon pollution levels by 30% by 2030, while the European Union aims to become 25% more eco-friendly than in 1990. Meanwhile, China is in discussions about limiting emissions, but has not yet decided on a hard target.

answer: At the time of the document, IBTIMES UK decided to report on the goals of the world's top polluters (China, the U.S., and the European Union) to tackle greenhouse gas pollution and global warming. The U.S. and the European Union had both made pledges to reduce specific carbon emissions percentages by certain years, but China was still reluctant to commit to targets.

answer: On the occasion of World Environment Day, it is important to recognise that while the U.S., EU and China have all taken steps to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, China remains the chief polluter. The country is hoping that in future it will be able to cap emissions and focus on using alternative forms of energy such as nuclear power.


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

Summarize the importance of Celine's clear resin protection.

answer: Celine's clear resin protection leaves a meticulous sheen. It also delivers an intense hydrophobic experience which basically waterproofs the surface. The resin protection also prevents mold, mildew, and stains in showers and outside patios. The resin protection also cuts down on efflorescence.

answer: Celine's clear resin protection provides a whole array of benefits, including preventing etching and mold & mildew, preventing chemical damage, lightweight and easy to apply, and provides durable protection.

answer: Celine's clear resin protection protects stone from mold, mildew and stains from your shower and outdoor patio.

text: Last clause is odd

refinement: Celine's clear resin protection protects stone from mold, mildew and stains. It also cuts down on effervescence.

answer: Celine's clear resin protection leave a meticulous sheen and delivers an intense hydrophobic experience, waterproofing the stone surface. It prevents mold, mildew, and stains in your shower and outside patios, while cutting down on the efflorescence.

answer: Celine's clear resin protection prevents etching, mold and mildew, and chemical damage on dark-colored porous stones. It is chemical resistant, waterproofing, and UV rays protectant.

text: *a UV rays

refinement: Celine's clear resin protection prevents etching, mold and mildew, and chemical damage on dark-colored porous stones. It is chemical resistant, waterproofing, and a protectant against UV rays.

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

Summarize what the text states about enhancing the color of etched stone.

answer: Celine's sealant performance is dramatically increased preventing etching, mold & mildew and chemical damage. pFOkUS®chemists looked ahead and engineered a process more powerful than others. Not only does it feature a state-of-the-art topical protection with deep penetration--it also features enhancing technology of all dark colored porous stones.

answer: The text describes how traditionally, stone enhancing sealers relied on water and oil based penetrating sealers to prevent stains or etching. But now with Celine's sealant performance, it has dramatically increased the prevention of etching, mold and mildew, and chemical damage. The chemists working on Celine made sure to look ahead and work with top notch protection.

answer: Celine enhances the color of dark porous stones by preventing etching, mold and mildew, and chemical damage.

answer: Traditionally, stone enhancing sealers have relied primarily on water and oil based penetrating sealers that don't prevent stains or etching. However, Celine deals with these issues by providing deep protection and enhancing coating all dark colored porous stones.

answer: Celine's sealant performance helps prevent etching, mold and mildew on dark colored porous stones. It also features enhancing technology that can give a high-gloss sheen on flat surfaces as well as shower floors.