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DETROIT, MI - The auction company is calling it a "Lakefront Luxury Playground."

It's the 28,000-square-foot, French Chateau-style estate built by Art and Mary Ann Van Elslander, and it's headed for an on-site auction later this month. That's according to Grand Estates Auction Company, which is working with Realtor Jaime Rae Turnbull of Higbie Maxon Agney, Inc. to help sell the nearly-4-acre estate on Lake St. Clair.

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Built by the founder of Art Van Furniture in 1991, the property sits on 265 feet of shoreline.

“No other property can compare to this trophy lakefront estate in the heart of this exclusive community,” Grand Estates Auction Company director of sales development Stacy K. Reich said in a statement. “Grand Estates is exceedingly proud to market this mansion to a global audience. Some fortunate bidder is going to walk away on October 28th owning what has been referred to as the crown jewel of Michigan.”

The home itself has six bedrooms and 12 bathrooms, as well as an indoor pool and spa. Outside, there is another pool, as a well as tennis courts and a putt-putt golf course.

The property first hit the market a year ago with an asking price of $15.9 million. At the time, the Van Elslanders were said to be downsizing.

The main level of the home, which has an elevator to all three levels, is the most ornate, according to Grand Estates Auciton Company.

"It starts with the soaring, two-story foyer and a floating curved staircase. In the adjacent formal living room are a stunning Rococo-style fireplace and a 21-vertical foot-glass window with lead glass overlooking the serene lake," the listing states. "The dining room is equally impressive; it is 36 feet long and has a table that expands to seat 26 guests. The gourmet kitchen on this level is fully equipped to cater a lavish banquet with its state-of-the-art wood paneled appliances, breakfast nook and hearth room with limestone stone fireplace."

Out in the terrace area, there's a movie theater, game room and massage room. Beyond that, there’s a playground and another pool, as well tennis and basketball courts and a putting green.

The property is set for live auction at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, with a preview of the property on Friday, Oct. 24. Want to throw a bid down? A minimum deposit of $200,000 is required to register.

_David Muller is the automotive and business reporter for MLive Media Group in Detroit. Email him at dmuller@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter._

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question: How many bedrooms does the home have?

answer: 6.

answer: 6

answer: Six bedrooms are available in the home.

question: How many bathrooms does the home have?

answer: 12 bathrooms

answer: The Van Elslander estate has 12 bathrooms.

answer: 12.

question: How many pools does the home have?

answer: According to the passage, the home has two swimming pools.

answer: There are two pools on the 28,000 square foot, French Chateau-style estate; one indoor and one outdoor.

text: It's unnecessary to include the square footage and the style of the estate.

refinement: There are two pools on the estate; one indoor and one outdoor.

answer: 2, one inside and one outside.

question: What is the asking price?

answer:
a) $15.9 million

b) $15,900,000

c) $200,000

text: Multiple choice does not answer the question.

answer: The asking price for the Van Elslander estate is not stated.

text: The asking price is stated.

answer: $15.9 million.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The text describes the Van Elslander's luxurious 28,000 square foot estate on Lake St. Clair, Michigan, and the vehicle company that will help sell it in the upcoming auction.

text: "A vehicle company" is not mentioned in the text and may be inaccurate.

refinement: The text describes the Van Elslander's luxurious 28,000 square foot estate on Lake St. Clair, Michigan, and the Grand Estates Auction Company, which was helped by Jaime Rae Turnbull of Higbie Maxon Agney, that was to help sell it in the upcoming auction.

text: It should be mentioned that the auction was happening at the time of the article.

refinement: The text describes the Van Elslander's luxurious 28,000 square foot estate on Lake St. Clair, Michigan, and the Grand Estates Auction Company, which was helped by Jaime Rae Turnbull of Higbie Maxon Agney, that was to help sell it in the upcoming auction at the time of the article.

answer: The article is about a home being sold in Michigan that is incredibly large and expensive.

text: The response is too broad.

refinement: The article describes the Van Elsander's 28,000 square foot home on Lake St.Clair in Michigan, and how it was going to be auctioned by the Grand Estates Auction Company and Realtor Jaime Rae Turnbull at the time of the article.

answer: The article is about a massive waterfront mansion's upcoming live auction.

text: The response is too broad.

refinement: The article describes the Van Elsander's 28,000 square foot home on Lake St.Clair in Michigan, and how it was going to be auctioned by the Grand Estates Auction Company and Realtor Jaime Rae Turnbull at the time of the article.

answer: The author claims a particularly interesting piece of real estate is up for auction.

text: The response is too broad.

refinement: The article describes the Van Elsander's 28,000 square foot home on Lake St.Clair in Michigan, and how it was going to be auctioned by the Grand Estates Auction Company and Realtor Jaime Rae Turnbull at the time of the article.

answer: This article showcases the house of an aging couple who want to sell off their home, listing some its amenities, an asking price, and some hints the home's owner was downsizing.

text: The response is too broad, and doesn't mention the auction.

refinement: The article describes the Van Elsander's 28,000 square foot home on Lake St.Clair in Michigan, and how it was going to be auctioned by the Grand Estates Auction Company and Realtor Jaime Rae Turnbull at the time of the article.

answer: The text is an outline of a real estate sale advertised as a highlight of "Marketing an estate".

text: This response is off base.

refinement: The article describes the Van Elsander's 28,000 square foot home on Lake St.Clair in Michigan, and how it was going to be auctioned by the Grand Estates Auction Company and Realtor Jaime Rae Turnbull at the time of the article.


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NEIL SWARBRICK (born 20 December 1965) is an English retired football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League having been promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2011.

He is based in Preston, Lancashire, and is a member of the Lancashire County Football Association.

Career

Swarbrick took up refereeing relatively late, at the age of 29. Within six years he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees. He fulfilled this role for four years before being added to the Referees' List.[1]

He refereed in the Football Conference until moving up into the Football League. He has also officiated FA Cup and Football League Cup matches. Swarbrick's first Premier League appointment came in December 2010 when he took charge of a goalless draw between Fulham and Sunderland.[2][3] During his second Premier League appointment in February 2011 Swarbrick issued his first red card in England's top division, to DJ Campbell of Blackpool as they lost 4-0 away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4]

It was announced on 20 June 2011 that Swarbrick had been promoted to the Select Group of Referees who officiate all Premier League fixtures. He joined the Select Group for the 2011/12 season alongside fellow newly promoted official Jonathan Moss.

After a match between Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa on 24 February 2018, Swarbrick attracted criticism for his performance. In the game, he awarded 16 fouls to the away side, and only one to home side, which was seen as an unfair imbalance between the two sides. Swarbrick also turned down a penalty appeal for Wednesday, Villa defender John Terry appeared to get away with what looked like a red card offence for a foul on striker Atdhe Nuhiu, and he awarded a questionable late penalty to Villa. His performance was defended former Premier League referee Roger Dilkes.[5][6][7]

Swarbrick retired from refereeing at the end of the 2017/18 season however will continue to work and lead the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier League. He is Head of Implementation of VAR in the Premier League and is involved in the training of Select Group 1 and Select Group 2 referees to use VAR when it is introduced in the 2019/20 season.[8]

Statistics

  Season    Games   Total   per game   Total   per game
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  2005/06   29      57      _1.97_     2       _0.07_
  2006/07   34      96      _2.82_     9       _0.26_
  2007/08   38      76      _2.00_     8       _0.21_
  2008/09   36      82      _2.28_     4       _0.11_
  2009/10   35      104     _2.97_     8       _0.23_
  2010/11   40      108     _2.70_     8       _0.20_
  2011/12   30      107     _3.57_     7       _0.23_
  2012/13   31      111     _3.58_     1       _0.03_

[1] http://refworld.com/referee/174/1/neil-swarbrick

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title: Neil Swarbrick

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

Describe Swarbrick's early refereeing career.

answer: Swarbrick took up refereeing relatively late, aged 29. He was promoted to the National List of assistant referees within six years and then added to the Referees' List within four years. He refereed in the Football Conference before moving up into the Football League as well as officiating in the FA cup and Football League Cup. Swarbrick's first Premier League appointment came in December, 2010 and by June 2011 he had been promoted to the Select Group of Referees who officiate all Premier League fixtures. Despite criticism for his performance in a game between Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa on February 24, 2018, Swarbrick is considered to be an experienced and respected referee.

text: I'd remove the last sentence; I don't think it qualifies as part of his "early" career

refinement: Swarbrick took up refereeing relatively late, aged 29. He was promoted to the National List of assistant referees within six years and then added to the Referees' List within four years. He refereed in the Football Conference before moving up into the Football League as well as officiating in the FA cup and Football League Cup. Swarbrick's first Premier League appointment came in December, 2010 and by June 2011 he had been promoted to the Select Group of Referees who officiate all Premier League fixtures.

answer: Swarbrick took up refereeing relatively late, at the age of 29. Within six years he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees. He fulfilled this role for four years before being added to the Referees' List.

answer: Swarbrick began refereeing relatively late at the age of 29. Within six years, he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees. After being promoted to the Premier League in 2011, Swarbrick has officiated a total of 176 games since 2005/06 with a total per game average of 2.97.

text: Note when he moved up to the Referees' List

refinement: Swarbrick began refereeing relatively late at the age of 29. Within six years, he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees. After four years, he was added to the Referees' List. After being promoted to the Premier League in 2011, Swarbrick has officiated a total of 176 games since 2005/06 with a total per game average of 2.97.

answer: After taking up refereeing after 29 years, Swarbrick was promoted to the National List of assistant referees and fulfilled this role for 4 years before being added to the Referee's List.

text: Swarbrick was 29 years old when he took up refereeing

refinement: Swarbrick took up refereeing relatively late, at the age of 29. He was promoted to the National List of assistant referees and fulfilled this role for 4 years before being added to the Referee's List.

text: He was promoted to the list of assistant referees after 6 years

refinement: Swarbrick took up refereeing relatively late, at the age of 29. After 6 years, he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees and fulfilled this role for 4 years before being added to the Referee's List.

answer: He began refereeing at the age of 29. Within six years he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees. He fulfilled this role for four years before being added to the Referees' List.


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The ABBEY OF SAINT-LOUP OF TROYES (_Abbaye Saint-Loup-de-Troyes_) is a religious building near Troyes in Champagne, France. It was established in the ninth century to shelter the relics of bishop Lupus of Troyes, Saint Loup, the legendary defender of the city against Attila in the 5th century[1] and patron of the city. The monastic community was reformed in 1135 by Bernard of Clairvaux, when the abbot and his monks embraced the Rule of Saint Augustine and became Canons Regular. The _Abbaye Saint-Loup_, which came to be enclosed within the burgeoning medieval city of Troyes, developed a renowned library[2] and scriptorium. The famous poet Chrétien de Troyes may have been a canon of this monastic house.[3]

The abbey[4] was founded — as were many abbeys— in an existing Gallo-Roman villa[5] abutting the former Roman Via Agrippa (now the rue de la Cité) just outside the former Gallo-Roman city. Charlemagne gave the abbey of Saint-Loup to the scholarly Alcuin,[6] and Adalelm, Count of Troyes (died 894) was a patron. Before the reform of 1135 Saint-Loup's secular canons could enjoy the fruits of their prebendaries.[7] In the fifteenth century an imposing Flamboyant Gothic abbey church was erected; the abbey church was rededicated in 1425. The scholarly Petrus Comestor was an Augustinian canon of Saint-Loup, among his other benefices.[8]

The abbey's church and buildings, largely reconstructed in the seventeenth century, were destroyed during the Revolution;[9] the only building left standing, in rue Chrestien de Troyes, was used to store books and manuscripts confiscated from neighbouring abbeys and convents, among which was the Abbey of Clairvaux. Thus a municipal public library in Troyes was first created.[10] The Musée Saint Loup (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Archéologie et Histoire Naturelle) was also installed in the building, where it has remained since 1830.

Notes

Category:Augustinian monasteries in France Category:Buildings and structures in Troyes Category:9th-century establishments in France Category:18th-century disestablishments in France

[1] The relics were transported from Saint Martin-ès-Aires, “Saint-Martin-in-the-Fields”, also within the historical centre of Troyes.

[2] For the development and contents of the library: see C. Lalore, _Inventaire_, ccxxii-iv.

[3] John F. Benton, “The Court of Champagne as a Literary Center” _Speculum_ 36.4 (October 1961:551-591) p. 13.

[4] C. Lalore, introduction to _Collection des principaux carulaires du diocèse de Troyes_ vol. i (Paris, 1874); A. Roserot, Les abbayes du département de l'Aube", _Bulletin historiqie et philologique_ 1904:558-71; M. Bur, _La formation du comté de Champagne, 950-1150_ (Nancy 1977:353-55)

[5] Roman archaeological remains may still be inspected _in situ_.

[6] _Encyclopædia Britannica_ 1911, _s.v._ “Alcuin”

[7] Christopher Harper-Bill, Ruth E. Harvey and Stephen Church, _The Ideals and Practice of Medieval Knighthood_ (1986:254).

[8] Eric Leland Saak, _High Way to Heaven: The Augustinian Platform Between Reform and Reformation_ (2002:179f)

[9] Precious manuscripts from the Saint-Loup library are conserved in the public library, Troyes, and a mid-fifteenth-century iron tabernacle door from the abbey came eventually to the Walters Collection, Baltimore, as one of Henry Walters' first medieval purchases, in 1899 (William R. Johnston, _William and Henry Walters, the Reticent Collectors_ 1999:151).

[10] The library was rehoused in a modern structure in 2002.

title: Abbey of Saint Loup, Troyes

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

What does the text say about the Abbey of Saint-Loup, Troyes?

answer: The Abbey of Saint-Loup of Troyes is a religious building near Troyes in Champagne, France. It was established in the ninth century to shelter the relics of bishop Lupus of Troyes, Saint Loup, the legendary defender of the city against Attila in the 5th century and patron of the city. In 1135, the monastic community was reformed when the abbot and his monks embraced the Rule of Saint Augustine and became Canons Regular. The abbey developed a renowned library and scriptorium. The poet Chrétien de Troyes may have been a canon in this monastic house. The abbey was destroyed during the French Revolution, but has been reconstructed over time, and is a public library.

answer: The Abbey of Saint-Loup in Troyes is a religious building in France that was established in the 9th century. The foundation was on an existing Gallo-Roman villa abutting the former Roman Via Agrippa. The abbey was founded in an existing Roman villa  in 9th century. It was later reformed in 1135 to embrace the religious Rule of Saint Augustine, who was a church saint appointed by the pope. The abbey was the home to a renowned library and scriptorium for a long time.

answer: The Abbey of Saint-Loup, near Troyes in Champagne, was founded to shelter the relics of bishop Lupus of Troyes, Saint Loup. It was reformed in 1135 by Bernard of Clairvaux and became Canons Regular with a renowned library. The abbey's church and buildings were destroyed during the Revolution, but the public library which now occupies the space was first founded there.

answer: The Abbey of Saint-Loup, Troyes is a religious building near Troyes in Champagne, France. It was established in the ninth century to shelter the relics of Bishop Lupus of Troyes, Saint-Loup, the legendary defender of the city against Attila in the 5th century and patron of the city. The Abbey of Saint-Loup, which came to be enclosed within the burgeoning medieval city of Troyes, developed a renowned library and scriptorium. The abbey was founded in an existing Gallo-Roman villa abutting the former Roman Via Agrippa (now the rue de la Cité) outside the former Gallo-Roman city. The abbey's church and buildings constructed in the 17th century were destroyed during the revolution and the only building left standing was the Abbey of Clairvaux.

answer: The Abbey of Saint-Loup was established in the ninth century to shelter the relics of Bishop Lupus of Troyes (Saint Loup) and to house a famous library. The abbey developed into a renowned center for academics during the High Middle Ages. Despite being destroyed by the Revolution, the building that housed the library was used to store books and manuscripts confiscated from neighbouring abbeys and convents. The library relocated to a new building in 2002.


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   In the eyes of the man who sat on the seat across from me, I could not see him. He had a wife, he said, and he wished he could pack up and move away and grow their food and sit in the sun, but a simple life was too expensive and everywhere was the same now. He said that he wished he could do film too. He said that he had worked for almost a year here. When he was hired, he knew it would be bad, but he wasn't ready for how bad it truly was. He used the word “hell”. He had worked at four other companies before but only here could they not talk and not smile and could most definitely not be themselves.

   His boss did not take his word at worth. A deadline is a deadline, get it done, he would say. Don't use the word try, or maybe, he would say. Be more confident. The man wished to do film, but he had a wife now, and his test for his professional engineering certification was in two weeks. He said he would decide then whether to say.

   Working until six o'clock on Friday. He takes the bus too, and then another bus, and sometimes there is a third if he catches it on time. His eyes were dark and tired and there was a fear in him, a fear I think that he would be stuck in this life for the rest of his time.

   There is no money in film. Not guaranteed money like engineering. Nothing is steady and risk-free in the career of creation. You can't raise a family with a dream. You can't send your kids to university with high hopes.

   We talked about university. The man had gone to the University of Toronto for social studies, and then to the University of Ryerson for electrical engineering. Don't work in tenants, he said. Quick turnaround.

We both agreed that one couldn't have any school pride after going to two schools. Everyone is there to learn. He said that you'd learn a lot in tenants. Not worth the stress though. And his boss...

   His boss had started off as a great guy. Friendly, welcoming. The man felt pleased with his new position. His boss would accept no excuse. He listened to the Architect. If something was changed by the Architect Thursday, the man's work would have to be done Friday.

   His eyes were tired and dark and he looked at me through the bars of a cage. Inside was his wife and his dreams, but she was also part of the cage and so was the job and so was his mind now that the work had changed him.

   All this I thought as I sat listening to him, and offering supportive phrase and gesture at the correct times, and I hoped that my fear would not come into my face. I could not have said, but I was terrified that I would become this man, which gave me a feeling of aversion towards him on no fault of his own.

   Everyday I see a hundred of the same face. Dreams and goals and outcomes still imagined, but will to see them through, sapped. There is no easy path, and many if not most will die with regret, There is no easy path. And no sure reward, if even the hard path is taken. And sometimes there is no path, and you must make you own. But whatever the path, you will follow it beyond choice.

   No guarantees. The man had been fired three times before. No guarantees. What good is a steady job if you pay more in self worth than you in turn receive in the form of cash or stock options or benefits?

   All this I say young, with no wife or kids, and healthy parents and my own health intact. All this shall change with time. All this I say, which could be naivety, but only after time passes will we know if it had been wise.

   I did not plan an end to this writing, like the man who had not planned an end to his dreams. He was still young, but his life had taken a hold of him and dragged him to a point at which it was not easy to return.

   So I believed he would stay on a path that was not his, and tell his children of his mistakes, and perhaps they would follow their own path. But there was no way to know, and we said goodbye at the station as he walked towards his second bus and I went down the long stairs towards the platform to follow my path home.

title: [MF] The Man on the Bus

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

Give a summary of the regrets the man on the bus had regarding his vocation.

answer: The man on the bus wished he could pack up and move away to pursue his dream of making film, but believed that such a path was unattainable given his financial situation. Instead, he felt stuck in a toxic work environment and regretted having chosen to pursue a career in engineering. He regrets that his choice has led him to have less control over his life and less freedom than he had imagined, and that he is missing out on his true potential.

answer: The narrator encountered a man on the bus who appeared to be en route to work. The narrator learned that he disliked his current job and wished he could live a simpler life, but he knew that a simple life was much more expensive. He had worked at four different companies before getting his current job and had a much different experience. When he got the job initially, he had an inkling that the experience would be unpleasant but had no idea it would be worse than he imagined. The job wore him out every day because he'd have to catch up to three buses to get to work. The narrator also learned that he was an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Ryerson and planned to test for a professional engineering certificate in two weeks. He also wished to do films, but there's no money in creation, and he had a wife to cater for. He advised the narrator to steer clear from working in tenants, which is where he appeared to work and added further that even though one would learn a lot on the job, it's not worth all the stress.

text: The response provides a summary of the events instead of just focusing on the issue.

refinement: The man on the bus wished he could pack up and move away to pursue his dream of making film, but believed that such a path was unattainable given his financial situation. Instead, he felt stuck in a toxic work environment and regretted having chosen to pursue a career in engineering. He regrets that his choice has led him to have less control over his life and less freedom than he had imagined, and that he is missing out on his true potential.

answer: He said there was no money in the film industry and it was difficult to shift and raise a family. He implied he would stay on the path and repeat the same mistakes to his own children, implying that they too would equally struggle on their own.

answer: The man on the bus regrets choosing engineering as his vocation. He wishes he could do film instead of the work he does now which is demanding, unrewarding, and often demeaning. He fears that he is stuck in this life for the rest of his time, and worries that his children will follow the same path. Ultimately, while he doesn't have any guarantees, the man regrets choosing his current vocation because the work has taken a toll on his mental wellbeing and his creativity.

answer: The man felt regret for not pursuing his film studies and avoid the monotonous engineering that followed. He regretted the stress and the toll it had taken on his marriage. He regrets the fact that with engineering, one does not earn a lot of money,

text: The issue is that there is a perception that there is no money in film not engineering. He chose engineering since that guaranteed money.

refinement: The man felt regret for not pursuing his film studies and avoid the monotonous engineering that followed. He regretted the stress and the toll it had taken on his marriage. He regrets the fact that with film, one does not earn a lot of money.


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We owned the bottle the whole time we lived there, from the day we moved in. Nobody used it much; Devon and I have the basement to ourselves so we get our own fridge. He uses ketchup only with fries twice a month or so, while I myself am a Sriracha man. The thing most people don’t immediately realize when they move out of home is that the kitchen, a once magical and generous place that gratified you with instant food and satisfaction, on your own becomes a burdensome, dark and dingy room whose contents are always scarce and incompatible. Well, it was like that for us. We didn’t cook much, and we weren’t inclined to spend much time competing with the bugs for space in our cramped kitchen. We found out through the grapevine that our landlord was in fact a stubborn sort of miser who gutted, wired, and walled the house without any help. Help costs money to a man with no friends. In those slanted rooms we stood when we decided to thusly rename him slumlord.

I clearly remember once being a more naive high school version of my self, dreaming of the day life granted me autonomy, as if that somehow includes the skills necessary to live on one’s own. Those days, I imagined credulously that I would teach myself to cook great things once I had my own place. But too soon into university did work and school brandish their heavy burdens. In the sparse moments of freedom and idleness, time was a ration; something to be used on preservation rather than sacrificed on expansion (although I did get a build a sweet aquarium over the year, but that’s another story). As a result, neither of us cooked so much as grazed. For a whole week I ate raw hot dogs and carrots before I forced myself to buy apples and soup. No kind of gourmet, organic, free-range food of any sort tastes better than the apple that ends the drought of raw hot dogs. The lonely contents of our fridge were primarily condiments and take-away meals. There were all the compliments and additions we needed for a meal, but no meal itself. We had every colour of paint, but no brush.

One recurring disturbance that arose from the stochastic rearranging of our fridge’s contents  confused and frustrated me and Devon. Often without warrant, the kitchen door would refuse to stay shut. What seemed like a simple problem was mysteriously adamant. There was no resistance, no visible obstruction. No; this was a more subtle and cruel refusal, one that allowed the magnetic trim of the door to first kiss that of the refrigerator unit, then slowly pry the door away from its lover. The door would tease us by feigning closure, then mockingly swinging open.

The fridge drove us insane. We took out the drawers and the shelfs and readjusted the magnetic strips. Nothing worked. For poor students, keeping food from waste was a priority. Expiry dates no longer counted; in poverty and squalor, one’s nose becomes the sole and executive arbiter of food safety. Keeping the fridge closed and cool was more important to us than any homework we did that year. But no matter what we tried, the fridge would recurrently, as if on it’s own volition, switch its magnetic strip to repel mode. For the longest time we had no idea why or how the fridge door would patently remain open. The fridge seemed to have a mind of its own and, to some degree, we respected it. Accepting the fridge’s perseverance, we would concede defeat by wedging the broom against the wall and the door in a rocky cease-fire between the fridge’s will and our own. It was one of the things that made me apt to spend a little more on the place I’m living next year.

Nevertheless, for majority of the year the adamancy of the problem overcame us. It was not until later in second semester that my housemate figured out the cause. This happened on some otherwise unremarkable day in a week during which the fridge again decided to gape open. Excitedly, as one should when they solve some complex and demanding problem, he burst into my room. The width of his smile suggested that he won some sort of Nobel Prize. “Matt,” he managed, almost panting. “It was the ketchup.”

Bemused, I followed Devon to the kitchen to witness his solution. Talking with a mixture of excitement and relief, he explained: “When the ketchup sits inside the door, it pushes the door away if it’s turned horizontally. We have to keep it parallel with the door,” he said, and enacted his description in order to exhibit the difference.

What a marvel! I was beyond words. Such an easy solution to such a complex problem. It was certainly a relief, a simple fix to a pervasive and pestering issue. For the rest of the year, we lived in harmonious cohabitation with that fridge, albeit at the price of a few sour milk cartons and rotten oranges. However, throughout the constant reshuffling of cold cuts, hot dogs, cream cheese and yogurt, one item has been left unperturbed.
	The ketchup bottle, resilient and proud, stands proudly in claimed territory, a spot on the inside railing upon which it remains parallel to the door. It has earned the spot, through rigid victory over it’s supposed owners. It controlled harmony and restored balance to our kitchen on many occasions. It’s happiness controlled us. It was omnipotent. In the squalid darkness of our kitchen, we found a light in the Ketchup God, and we obeyed it.

title: [RF] Ketchup God

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

Why did the narrator and his roommate have such a love-hate relationship with their fridge?

answer: The fridge was always hard to keep closed, and so they ended up throwing everything into its storage space. Half the food would go to waste, and it would always be stripped bare at the beginning of the semester (though they were also content with that). Nevertheless, they did put a lot of effort into keeping its door closed, eventually breaking it in a way so that it was never able to close all the way.

text: The response says the boys broke the fridge door such that it could never close all the way, which is inaccurate to the story.

refinement: The fridge was always hard to keep closed, so they threw everything into its storage space. Half the food would go to waste, and it would always be stripped bare at the beginning of the semester (though they were also content with that). Nevertheless, they did put a lot of effort into keeping its door closed.

text: The response fails to mention what prevented the fridge door from closing and how the flatmates solved the issue.

refinement: The fridge was always hard to keep closed, so they threw everything into its storage space. Half the food would go to waste, and it would always be stripped bare at the beginning of the semester (though the boys were also content with that). Nevertheless, they did put a lot of effort into keeping its door closed. Eventually, they found out the culprit was a ketchup bottle placed horizontally by the fridge door, preventing the door from closing. They solved this by placing the ketchup bottle parallel to the door to enable it to close.

answer: The narrator and his roommate, Devon, do not cook much, neither do they spend lots of money stocking their fridge. Most of what the boys buy for fridge storage are condiments and fruits. One day, the fridge refused to shut. No matter what the narrator and his roommate tried the fridge would not close. Faced with the prospect of their food spoiling, they resorted to wedging the fridge against the wall and the door. This situation affected the boys' negatively until many months later when Devon discovered that the reason why the fridge was not closing was the ketchup bottle which was sitting on its side and pushing the door away. Solving this problem brought back a bit of joy to the boys, making them mindful of what goes into the fridge and how it is arranged.

answer: The narrator and his roommate had a love-hate relationship with their fridge because the fridge door would not stay closed, creating an obstacle to keeping their food from going bad. The constant opening of the fridge door frustrated the two roommates and caused concern over possible food toxicity. When the roommate finally figured out the cause of the problem, it was ketchup creating the magnetic field necessary to keep the fridge door open. Despite its difficulty, the fridge became the home of their beloved ketchup bottle, resulting in a tentative truce between the roommates and the fridge.

answer: It seems that the fridge would get them in trouble multiple times a year.

text: The response is vague and fails to give details of the love-hate relationship between the boys and their fridge.

refinement: The narrator and his roommate had a love-hate relationship with their fridge because they constantly struggled to keep the fridge door closed. The fridge acted in a seemingly willful way by refusing to stay shut despite their repeated efforts to close it properly. Unknown to them, the ketchup bottle in the fridge was the culprit preventing the door from staying closed. Eventually, when their housemate figured out the issue, they solved the problem by changing its position in the fridge, thereby allowing it to close. The fridge's persistence and willfulness exasperated them, but by getting to the root of the problem and fixing it, they learned to coexist with their fridge peacefully.

answer: The narrator and his roommate had a love-hate relationship with their fridge because they constantly had to fight with it to keep the fridge door closed. The fridge acted in a seemingly willful way by refusing to stay shut despite their repeated efforts to close it properly. Eventually, their housemate figured out that the problem was the ketchup, which was causing the door to wedge itself open by wedging against the fridge door. The fridge's persistence and willfulness exasperated them, but by getting to the root of the problem and fixing it, they were able to learn to peacefully coexist with their fridge.


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Artificial intelligence (AI) has finally caught the Indian government’s attention.

On Feb. 01, delivering his budget speech, finance minister Arun Jaitley told parliament that the government think-tank, Niti Aayog, will spearhead a national programme on AI, including research and development. The intent showed in the numbers: Budget allocation for Digital India, the government’s umbrella initiative to promote AI, machine learning, 3D printing, and other technologies, was almost doubled to Rs3,073 crore ($477 million) this year.

“It’s extremely encouraging to see the government recognise the need for research in cutting-edge technologies,” Subrat Kar, CEO and co-founder of Noida-based video intelligence platform Vidooly, told Quartz. Niti Aayog’s support will “allow us to indigenously develop technologies on par with our Silicon Valley counterparts, and reduce dependency on them,” Kar said.

Niti Aayog, led by CEO Amitabh Kant, has been a key promoter of various digital campaigns in the country, including the massive biometric programme, Aadhaar, and the India chain project, which is creating blockchain infrastructure to support IndiaStack, a set of codes developed around Aadhaar. That’s why the AI initiative has charged up tech companies.

Meanwhile, the department of science is also set to launch centres of excellence (CoEs), investing in research, training, and skilling in digital manufacturing, big data analysis, quantum communication, and internet of things (IoT).

Yet, all this may have come a little too late.

BACK OF THE LINE

Globally, several countries have already committed millions of dollars to developing AI programmes. The US leads the pack, thanks to decades of public and private investment. Over the last five years, San Francisco’s Bay Area, in It helps that the US is home to institutes that champion AI research. particular, has attracted 41% of all global investments in AI, according to China-based Synced Review. It helps that the US is home to institutes that champion AI research such as Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the world’s biggest tech companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google.

China, aclose second, is swiftly ramping up efforts. Canada, reportedly the birthplace of AI research, is fast turning into a hub with tech majors like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook setting up research labs in Montreal.

THE CHINESE EXAMPLE

To play catch up, India is following its neighbour’s footsteps.

“Arguably, China has set the example for India,” said Kartik Hosanagar, professor of technology and digital business at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Last year, the Asian nation laid out an AI development plan, outlining goals for the next three years and a blueprint for its strategy until 2030. Not only are its local players, including search giant Baidu, taxi company Didi Chuxing, or internet firms Alibaba and Tencent, spending aggressively on AI, global companies like Google have also set up labs there.

India isn’t faring badly, though. Over half (58%) of the companies using AI in the country work at scale, beyond pilot and test projects. However, the sector is dominated by American firms like Accenture, Microsoft, and Adobe, which have their innovation centres here. Home-grown efforts on the academic, business, and investor fronts are few.

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Percentage of companies using AI who are doing so at scale, beyond pilots

Between 2014 and 2017, AI startups in India raised less than $100 million from venture capitalists. In any case, hardly any new Indian tech companies are research oriented. There is also a severe dearth of data, which hinders research. And finally, even those who do set up AI-based ventures struggle to find the right talent and skills.

“We should recognise that India is so far behind in this race that I’d put the odds for success to be low,” Hosanagar said. “India might end up as a big consumer of the new tech-economy featuring AI- and IoT-related technologies. But will it be a big producer in this economy? Today’s environment suggests that it’s unlikely.”

China, meanwhile, has been luring top global AI researchers, many from Silicon Valley firms. It has built a $2 billion research park dedicated to AI in western Beijing and its spending more millions on AI research at universities and private firms. The research community in China is also far more robust than in India.

The Chinese government spends 2% of its GDP on research while India’s marks a dismal 0.6%. And its implementation is also far ahead: The country, with its lax privacy standards compared to the rest of the world, is already using facial recognition technology in daily life there already, from buying KFC to boarding planes.

Image: Quartz

Moreover, regular collaboration between Chinese corporates, universities, and the government over the last many years has now begun to pay off for that country. A survey by technical recruiting platform HackerRank ranked Chinese programmers as the world’s best. In recent years, they’ve often won international machine-learning competitions.

In India, AI has only just begun to make its way into classrooms, and a lack of qualified professors is not helping at all.

Moreover, large-scale, real-world applications of AI will take time to emerge. And initially, it is likely to be restricted to laboratories.

“The return on investment in AI won’t be evident for a while,” said Anindya Ghose, the Heinz Riehl professor of business at New York University (NYU). The entire ecosystem—government, companies, employees—needs to brace for this period of limbo as the domains where AI can be used shape up.

Whether India can persevere through this is another matter altogether.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and India?

answer: The text argues that India is lagging behind other countries when it comes to AI, in terms of its research, funding, and implementation. China, in particular, has made significant inroads in developing AI and applying this technology in real-world scenarios. At this point, India faces significant challenges catching up. Despite some recent efforts by the Indian government, it is likely that India will not be a big producer in the AI economy in the near future.

answer: India has acknowledged the potential importance of AI and its government has committed to spending 3.07 billion Indian Rupees on research into it.

text: The input says the government will spend "Rs3,073 crore;" I'm not sure if that is equivalent to "3.07 billion Indian Rupees"

refinement: India has acknowledged the potential importance of AI and its government has committed to spending Rs3,073 crore on research into it.

text: Note that the author is pessimistic about India's ability to catch up in the field

refinement: India has acknowledged the potential importance of AI and its government has committed to spending Rs3,073 crore on research into it. The author however acknowledges that India is behind other countries in AI development and may not be able to catch up.

text: Note some of the stats about companies working on AI in India

refinement: India has acknowledged the potential importance of AI and its government has committed to spending Rs3,073 crore on research into it. The author notes that just over half of the companies working on AI in the country work at scale, beyond pilot and test projects, though that sector is dominated by American firms. The author however acknowledges that India is behind other countries in AI development and may not be able to catch up.

answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has finally caught the Indian government's attention. India's Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, told parliament that the government think-tank, Niti Aayog, will spearhead a national program on AI research and development. At the time of the article, the budget allocation for Digital India, the government's umbrella initiative to promote AI, machine learning, 3D printing, and other technologies, almost doubled to Rs3,073 crore ($477 million). The move will spur local companies to indigenously develop technologies on par with their Silicon Valley counterparts and reduce dependency on them.

text: Note that the author is somewhat pessimistic about India's ability to catch up

refinement: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has finally caught the Indian government's attention. India's Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, told parliament that the government think-tank, Niti Aayog, will spearhead a national program on AI research and development. At the time of the article, the budget allocation for Digital India, the government's umbrella initiative to promote AI, machine learning, 3D printing, and other technologies, almost doubled to Rs3,073 crore ($477 million). The move will spur local companies to indigenously develop technologies on par with their Silicon Valley counterparts and reduce dependency on them. However, the author is somewhat pessimistic about India's ability to catch up.

answer: In India, AI has only just started making its way into classrooms and a lack of qualified professors is hindering its growth. Heading the think tank of Niti Aayog is Amitabh Kant who has been instrumental in lauching different digital campaigns, including the ed biometric intrusion, in India. Niti Aayog has announced a strong support for the development of AI. Also, the government of India is planning on setting up centres of excellence to develop three key domains - digital manufacturing, big data analytics, and quantum communications. One more way the country is trying to ramp up its AI research is to lure global AI researchers from Silicon Valley corporations.

text: "ed biometric intrusion" is confusing; I'd remove the whole sentence

refinement: In India, AI has only just started making its way into classrooms and a lack of qualified professors is hindering its growth. The think tank Niti Aayog, headed by Amitabh Kant, has announced a strong support for the development of AI. Also, the government of India is planning on setting up centres of excellence to develop three key domains - digital manufacturing, big data analytics, and quantum communications. One more way the country is trying to ramp up its AI research is to lure global AI researchers from Silicon Valley corporations.

text: The article says China is luring researchers from Silicon Valley, not India

refinement: In India, AI has only just started making its way into classrooms and a lack of qualified professors is hindering its growth. The think tank Niti Aayog, headed by Amitabh Kant, has announced a strong support for the development of AI. Also, the government of India is planning on setting up centres of excellence to develop three key domains - digital manufacturing, big data analytics, and quantum communications.

text: Note that the author is not optimistic about India's chances for catching up

refinement: In India, AI has only just started making its way into classrooms and a lack of qualified professors is hindering its growth. The think tank Niti Aayog, headed by Amitabh Kant, has announced a strong support for the development of AI. Also, the government of India is planning on setting up centres of excellence to develop three key domains - digital manufacturing, big data analytics, and quantum communications. The author questions whether India will be able to catch up to other nations in the field.

answer: The text says that India lags behind other countries in terms of AI research, funding, talent, and implementation. The author also says that it is unlikely that India will be able to catch up in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, China has the advantage of greater resources for AI research and implementation.

text: Note that India is making some changes to try to catch up

refinement: India's government is working to create a national program on AI, including research and development, and plans to spend Rs3,073 crore this year on the program. The text says that India lags behind other countries in terms of AI research, funding, talent, and implementation. The author also says that it is unlikely that India will be able to catch up in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, China has the advantage of greater resources for AI research and implementation.

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What does the text say about India's place in the AI pecking order?

answer: India is far behind in AI development. Asia has long been at the forefront, and India is now adopting similar initiatives to make up for lost time. The government has also made large allocations for AI, including the doubling of the budget for it. But the lack of data available hinders AI research, and the lack of viability from home-grown research makes the situation look bleaker.

text: The text says that the US has been at the forefront

refinement: India is far behind in AI development. The US has long been at the forefront, and India is now adopting similar initiatives to make up for lost time. The government has also made large allocations for AI, including the doubling of the budget for it. But the lack of data available hinders AI research, and the lack of viability from home-grown research makes the situation look bleaker.

answer: The text says that India is behind China in the global AI race, with China having more research institutes, better implementation, more talent, and more funds dedicated to research. India faces steep hurdles in attempting to catch up to China in AI.

answer: The text suggests that India falls behind China in terms of AI, especially when it comes to implementation and research. Additionally, there are several obstacles hindering India's ability to catch up with China. Specifically, India lacks in data, research capacity, and government and corporate investment. As a result, it is unlikely that India will be a big producer in the AI economy.

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refinement: The US currently leads the world in AI development, with China a close second, and Canada quickly expanding. India is struggling to catch up, and the author is not optimistic that India will be able to do so.

answer: India's push towards AI might be a little too late. Globally, India is far behind several countries that have committed a lot of time, resources, and money to develop their AI programs. The U.S. leads the pack, thanks to decades of public and private investment. The U.S. has attracted 41 percent of all global investments in AI and is home to institutes that champion Artificial Intelligence research such as Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as well as the world's biggest tech companies like Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook. China is ramping up its AI efforts and is a close second, while Canada, the birthplace of AI, is fast becoming a tech hub where major players like Google and Microsoft setting up research labs in Montreal.

text: Shorten the information about the US

refinement: India's push towards AI might be a little too late. Globally, India is far behind several countries that have committed a lot of time, resources, and money to develop their AI programs. The U.S. leads the pack, thanks to decades of public and private investment. China is ramping up its AI efforts and is a close second, while Canada, the birthplace of AI, is fast becoming a tech hub where major players like Google and Microsoft setting up research labs in Montreal.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about the difficulties India is facing when AI is concerned?

answer: While the Indian government is beginning to recognise the importance of investing in AI, the country is still behind other countries in terms of research and implementation. The Chinese, who have been investing heavily in AI, have a much more robust research community and more corporate, institutional, and government collaboration. Therefore, the odds of India succeeding in this area are seen as low.

answer: Globally, several countries already have AI programs. China alone has spent over $2 billion, and the research community there is much more robust than in India, where it is sorely lacking. India plans to research the area, but the state of the economy currently means that it is more likely to be a large consumer than producer of AI-related technologies.

answer: Despite being late to enter the AI race, India has not fared poorly, with over half of the companies using AI in the country working at scale. By contrast, the Western nations have dominated the AI market, both in terms of research and implementation. India also has major issues with funds and expertise needed to fuel their AI development. Few Indian companies are research-focused, hindering their AI research. India has also seen a lack of data to enable AI research due to utilizing private data gathering and outsourcing tasks, so there's also a dearth of important information and possibly a threat to government security. Another big setback is the lack of qualified AI and tech experts in many sectors, which lowers the caliber of India's tech companies and often limits their AI research to the academic and business domains.

text: "By contrast, the Western nations have dominated the AI market, both in terms of research and implementation" doesn't make sense in this context

refinement: Despite being late to enter the AI race, India has not fared poorly, with over half of the companies using AI in the country working at scale. However, India also has major issues with funds and expertise needed to fuel their AI development. Few Indian companies are research-focused, hindering their AI research. India has also seen a lack of data to enable AI research due to utilizing private data gathering and outsourcing tasks, so there's also a dearth of important information and possibly a threat to government security. Another big setback is the lack of qualified AI and tech experts in many sectors, which lowers the caliber of India's tech companies and often limits their AI research to the academic and business domains.

text: The text doesn't say that India is lacking experts in the field

refinement: Despite being late to enter the AI race, India has not fared poorly, with over half of the companies using AI in the country working at scale. However, India also has major issues with funds and expertise needed to fuel their AI development. Few Indian companies are research-focused, hindering their AI research. India has also seen a lack of data to enable AI research due to utilizing private data gathering and outsourcing tasks, so there's also a dearth of important information and possibly a threat to government security.

answer: Although 58 percent of companies using AI in India work at scale (beyond pilot and test projects), the sector is dominated by American firms like Adobe, Microsoft, and Accenture. Home-grown efforts on the academic, business, and investor fronts are few. AI startups in India raised less than $100 million from venture capitalists between 2014 and 2017, while hardly any new Indian tech companies are research-oriented. India's AI sector also faces a severe shortage of data that hinders research. Companies that are able to set up AI-based ventures struggle to find the right talent and skill, with many of the top global AI researchers going to China after they built a $2 billion research park dedicated to AI in Western Beijing.

answer: India is lagging behind other countries in AI research efforts due to a lack of data, funding, qualified talent, and real-world applications of AI.


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The SHARP-TAILED SNAKE or SHARPTAIL SNAKE (_Contia tenuis_) is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Western United States and British Columbia.

Common names

Additional common names for _C. tenuis_ include brown snake, gentle brown snake, Oregon worm snake, Pacific brown snake, Pacific ground snake, and purple-tailed snake.[1]

Geographic range

_C. tenuis_ is distributed through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as British Columbia, Canada: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia around Victoria, British Columbia,[2] and a newly discovered site in Pemberton, British Columbia.[3][4]

Description

The sharp-tailed snake has an average total length (including tail) of as an adult. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine, which is the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans. Rather, the tail is used to stabilize small prey, such as slugs, for consumption. The dorsal surface ranges in color from grayish brown to brown to brick red, with bubble-gum pink and peachy-orange specimens occasionally found. The ventral surface is a striking series of black and white crossbars.[5]

Behavior

The sharp-tailed snake is a shy, secretive creature most often encountered under rocks and logs, and rarely to never found in the open.[6] It is able to persist in urban areas where appropriate cover can be found. It is known to burrow into soft soil or cracks in the clay, and may be encountered by people who are digging in the garden or removing concrete. When encountered, the sharp-tailed snake may roll into a ball and remain still. It can be mistaken for a worm by the casual observer.

Diet

The diet of _C. tenuis_ is largely restricted to slugs and eggs of slugs.[7]

Reproduction

The adult female _C. tenuis_ lays 4–16 eggs in the summer, underground or in a burrow. Each hatchling is in total length (including tail).

[1] Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). _Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada_. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. 1,105 pp. (in two volumes). (_Contia tenuis_, pp. 156–160, Figure 49, Map 18).

[2] “Sharp-tailed Snake”. The Reptiles of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Environment. www.bcreptiles.ca. 1

[3] Atkinson, Cathryn (2013). “Rare snakes found in Pemberton: Proposed Pemberton development area home to snakes on federal list of species at risk”. _Pique_. August 15, 2013. www.piquenewsmagazine.com. 2

[4] South Coast Conservation Program Regional Dialogues on Land Use Planning for Species and Ecosystems at Risk. Proceedings Fall 2013. 3

[5] Stebbins RC (2003). _A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition_. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp., 56 plates. . (_Contia tenuis_, pp. 346–347 + Plate 46 + Map 134).

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title: Sharp-tailed snake

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What does the text say about cobras?

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cobras in general

The text doesn't mention or refer to cobras in general.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about the Sharp-tailed Snake?

answer: Sharp-tailed snake or sharp tail snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the Western United States and British Columbia. It is characterized by having a sharp tail spine that is used to stabilize small prey, such as slugs. The dorsal surface is grayish brown to brown to brick reddish. The ventral surface consists of black and white crossbars.

answer: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake found in the surroundings of the Western United States and Canadian. The Sharp-Tailed Snake has an average total length (including tail) of as an adult. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine which it uses for stabilizing small prey for consumption. Its dorsal surface ranges from greyish brown to brown to brick red and occasionally, when it comes to female specimens all these colors are combined and the ventral surface is a beautiful black with white crossbars. This species is mostly found under rocks, logs or in cracks and burrows itself in soft soil and clay and avoid confrontation. These characteristics make it a shy creature who could be easily mistaken for a worm by a casual observer.

text: 'The Sharp-Tailed Snake has an average total length (including tail) of as an adult. ' is an unclear sentence so I would delete it.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake found in the surroundings of the Western United States and Canadian. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine which it uses for stabilizing small prey for consumption. Its dorsal surface ranges from greyish brown to brown to brick red and occasionally, when it comes to female specimens all these colors are combined and the ventral surface is a beautiful black with white crossbars. This species is mostly found under rocks, logs or in cracks and burrows itself in soft soil and clay and avoid confrontation. These characteristics make it a shy creature who could be easily mistaken for a worm by a casual observer.

text: It is not stated that when it comes to female specimens all these colors are combined.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake found in the surroundings of the Western United States and Canadian. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine which it uses for stabilizing small prey for consumption. Its dorsal surface ranges from greyish brown to brown to brick red and occasionally. The ventral surface is a beautiful black with white crossbars. This species is mostly found under rocks, logs or in cracks and burrows itself in soft soil and clay and avoid confrontation. These characteristics make it a shy creature who could be easily mistaken for a worm by a casual observer.

text: It is omitted that the spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake found in the surroundings of the Western United States and Canadian. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine which it uses for stabilizing small prey for consumption. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans. Its dorsal surface ranges from greyish brown to brown to brick red and occasionally. The ventral surface is a beautiful black with white crossbars. This species is mostly found under rocks, logs or in cracks and burrows itself in soft soil and clay and avoid confrontation. These characteristics make it a shy creature who could be easily mistaken for a worm by a casual observer.

text: In Canada, not Canadian.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake found in the surroundings of the Western United States and Canada. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine which it uses for stabilizing small prey for consumption. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans. Its dorsal surface ranges from greyish brown to brown to brick red and occasionally. The ventral surface is a beautiful black with white crossbars. This species is mostly found under rocks, logs or in cracks and burrows itself in soft soil and clay and avoid confrontation. These characteristics make it a shy creature who could be easily mistaken for a worm by a casual observer.

text: More precisely, in British Columbia, Canada.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake found in the surroundings of the Western United States and in British Columbia, Canada. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine which it uses for stabilizing small prey for consumption. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans. Its dorsal surface ranges from greyish brown to brown to brick red and occasionally. The ventral surface is a beautiful black with white crossbars. This species is mostly found under rocks, logs or in cracks and burrows itself in soft soil and clay and avoid confrontation. These characteristics make it a shy creature who could be easily mistaken for a worm by a casual observer.

answer: The Sharp-tailed Snake, also known as the sharp-tail snake. It is a small species of snake that is mostly found in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as British Columbia, Canada: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia around Victoria, British Columbia, and Pemberton, British Columbia. Though it does not have any threat to humans, the Sharp-tailed Snake has a sharp tail spine whose "protruding tip is the last tail vertebra."

text: 'The Sharp-tailed Snake, also known as the sharp-tail snake.' is redundant.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake that is mostly found in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as British Columbia, Canada: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia around Victoria, British Columbia, and Pemberton, British Columbia. Though it does not have any threat to humans, the Sharp-tailed Snake has a sharp tail spine whose "protruding tip is the last tail vertebra."

text: 'which is' instead od 'whose'.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake that is mostly found in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as British Columbia, Canada: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia around Victoria, British Columbia, and Pemberton, British Columbia. Though it does not have any threat to humans, the Sharp-tailed Snake has a sharp tail spine which is "protruding tip is the last tail vertebra."

answer: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake found in the surroundings of the Western United States and British Columbia. The Sharp-Tailed Snake has an average total length (including tail) of as an adult. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine which it uses for stabilizing small prey for consumption. Its dorsal surface ranges from grayish brown to brown to brick red and occasionally, when it comes to female specimens all these colors are combined and the ventral surface is a beautiful black with white crossbars. This species is mostly found under rocks, logs or in cracks and burrows itself in soft soil and clay and avoid confrontation. These characteristics make it a shy creature who could be easily mistaken for a worm by a casual observer.

answer: Sharp-tailed snake or sharp tail snake is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to the Western United States and British Columbia. It is characterized by having a sharp tail spine that is used to stabilize small prey, such as slugs.

answer: The Sharp-tailed Snake is a small species of snake that is mostly found in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as British Columbia, Canada: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia around Victoria, British Columbia, and Pemberton, British Columbia. Though it does not have any threat to humans, the Sharp-tailed Snake has a sharp tail spine whose "protruding tip is the last tail vertebra."

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

How does the text describe the Sharptail Snake?

answer: The Sharp-tailed Snake or Sharptail Snake is described as a small species of snake in the family colubridae; their average total length as an adult is 181mm with a sharp tail spine believed to be the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra; they are distinguished by their dorsal surface which is greyish brown to brown to brick red with crossbars of black and white on the ventral surface. They are a shy, secretive creature.

text: It is not stated that their average total length as an adult is 181mm.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake or Sharptail Snake is described as a small species of snake in the family colubridae. It has a sharp tail spine believed to be the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra; they are distinguished by their dorsal surface which is greyish brown to brown to brick red with crossbars of black and white on the ventral surface. They are a shy, secretive creature.

text: 'Colubridae' instead of 'Colubridae'.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed Snake or Sharptail Snake is described as a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. It has a sharp tail spine believed to be the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra; they are distinguished by their dorsal surface which is greyish brown to brown to brick red with crossbars of black and white on the ventral surface. They are a shy, secretive creature.

answer: The Sharptail Snake is a small species of snake found in the West Coast. It is characterized by its sharp tail spine that protrudes from the last tail vertebra. The tail serves as a stabilizing appendage for the snake, allowing it to feed on slugs and other small prey. The dorsal color ranges from grayish brown to brick red, while the ventral side has series of black and white crossbars. It dwells under rocks and woods and is usually shy and secretive.

answer: It is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. It's indigenous to the Western United States and British Columbia. The species is shy and secretive but has a distinctive feature of striking colors.

text: It is irrelevant that it's indigenous to the Western United States and British Columbia.

refinement: It is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is shy and secretive but has a distinctive feature of striking colors.

text: It is omitted that it is distinguished by its sharp tail spine, which is the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans. Rather, the tail is used to stabilize small prey, such as slugs, for consumption.

refinement: It is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is shy and secretive but has a distinctive feature of striking colors. It is distinguished by its sharp tail spine, which is the protruding tip of the last tail vertebra. The spine is not toxic and cannot injure humans.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

What does the text say about the behavior of the Sharptail snake?

answer: The Sharp-tailed snake is a shy and secretive creature found under rock or logs in opposite to being open. It prefers to burrow into soft soil or cracks in the clay and is rarely to never be found in the open. When it is encountered, the Sharp-tailed snake may roll into a ball and remain still as if it were a worm.

text: 'in opposite to being open' is redundant.

refinement: The Sharp-tailed snake is a shy and secretive creature found under rock or logs. It prefers to burrow into soft soil or cracks in the clay and is rarely to never be found in the open. When it is encountered, the Sharp-tailed snake may roll into a ball and remain still as if it were a worm.

answer: The Sharptail snake is a shy creature that is rarely to never found in the open. It can be mistakenly termed as a worm because it hides under rocks and logs. It is able to burrow into soil or cracks in the clay. It is a confusing creature to the casual observer because it can become a worm.

text: It is inaccurate that it can become a worm.

refinement: The Sharptail snake is a shy creature that is rarely to never found in the open. It can be mistakenly termed as a worm because it hides under rocks and logs. It is able to burrow into soil or cracks in the clay.

answer: The sharp-tailed snake is a shy, secretive creature most often encountered under rocks and logs, and rarely seen in the open. The snake can maintain its presence in urban areas when adequate cover is available. It can be mistaken for a worm by the casual observer.

answer: The Sharptail snake is a shy creature that is rarely to never found in the open. It is found under rocks and logs and can persifn in urban areas where appropriate cover can be found. It is able to burrow into soil or cracks in the clay. It is a confusing creature to the casual observer because it can become a worm.

text: 'persist' instead of 'persifn'.

refinement: The Sharptail snake is a shy creature that is rarely to never found in the open. It is found under rocks and logs and can persist in urban areas where appropriate cover can be found. It is able to burrow into soil or cracks in the clay. It is a confusing creature to the casual observer because it can become a worm.

text: It is inaccurate that t can become a worm.

refinement: The Sharptail snake is a shy creature that is rarely to never found in the open. It is found under rocks and logs and can persist in urban areas where appropriate cover can be found. It is able to burrow into soil or cracks in the clay.


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I just got a flyer in the mail from one of those big online photo companies offering me 40 percent off if I order my holiday cards now. Once upon a time, this would have set off a feeling that I was behind the curve for sending those cards in the mail, but no longer. This isn’t because I’ve become so organized that I had already ordered them by the first day of Fall, nor is it because I’ve become so curmudgeonly that I’m skipping the whole holiday season. No, it’s that over the years, I’ve come to realize that one holiday is about as good as another for connecting with old friends.

To be clear, I’m not at all grumpy about Christmas cards; I’m far from it. I like getting them, I like seeing how old friends’ kids are growing up and what part of their lives they choose to highlight. I’m amused by the range of effort: there are those who clearly get a professional photo shoot every year and those who grab the one snapshot off their phones where everyone’s eyes were open. I even really like the letters that some people send out that seem equal parts about updating their friends, and embarrassing their children.

I have one friend whose card is always like magic. She gets out scrapbooking tools and die-cutters and different colored paper and makes each and every person a gorgeous card with a personal note. One year, she sent a perfect little paper coffee cup, and my daughter pretended it was hot chocolate for the next six months. Every time I get one, I’m totally touched.

So please don’t drop me from your list just because I didn’t get around to sending you a card within the traditional winter holiday time period. Instead, join my holiday card revolution.

A few years ago, by the time I finally got around to placing my card order on December 26th, I realized it was silly to order Christmas-themed cards, so I went with a New Year’s one instead. This was a revelation.

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Okay, as thoughts go, maybe it doesn’t sound so brilliant, but mull it over. The weeks before the holidays are busy. There’s work, there’s school, there are parties and dinners, and trees to trim. It’s not like that giant box of peppermint bark is just going to eat itself. Seriously, the last thing I have time to do is wrestle my address list. Suddenly understanding that these old-fashioned paper connections could happen at any time of the year means they can happen on my terms when the timing makes sense.

This revelation was so freeing that the next year I blew all the way through January before getting around to thinking about cards. That year I sent Valentine’s Day cards to all and sundry. That felt a little weird, actually. I send cards to a lot of people I really care about, but more in the “I love you, man, you’re the best” sense rather than the champagne-and-canoodle-by-the-fire interpretation usually associated with Valentine’s Day. So Valentine’s Day sort of works, but isn’t necessarily my favorite.

The following year was better. I realized, why not choose a silly holiday that would pop up in people’s mailboxes like a shot out of the blue. That year it was late January, just in time for Groundhog Day on February 2nd!

The only real challenge with this idea comes from the fact that the card printing companies don’t have great options for non-standard holidays. There are any number of choices for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza and many others. But Groundhog Day? Not so much. Embracing the notion that any holiday can be your card muse may require a bit of creativity with the more generic themes on offer at the card stores.

Last year presented an especially amazing card opportunity.  It was 2015, and that meant that March 14th wrote out as 31415. Oh, be still my geeky heart: that’s Pi Day to more decimal places than it will be for another century! (for those of you without geeky hearts, Pi – or Π if your browser is up to the task – is a mathematical constant, the first digits of which are 3.1415926. Geeks get really excited about it, and take it as an excuse to eat pie on March 14).

But don’t despair, you haven’t missed the fun. Pi is generally rounded to 3.1416, so 2016 is another great Pi Day card year. And after that? Next year, it might be St. Patrick’s Day before I get around to it. But keep those cards coming; I promise I’ll return the favor eventually.

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

Summarize the different Christmas cards the author receives.

answer: The author likes going through the cards and seeing how old friends feature their kids on family holiday cards. The author was amused at the different methods some people use to create their cards with holiday themes. One person sends a coffee cup as a gift.

text: It was a paper coffee cup and not a gift.

refinement: The author likes going through the cards and seeing how old friends feature their kids on family holiday cards. The author was amused at the different methods some people use to create their cards with holiday themes.

text: This doesn't answer the question.

refinement: The author receives cards with family photos, some of them with studio shots and others with pictures taken from their phones. Some people send a catchup note and one friend makes gorgeous cards each with a personal note.

answer: Some people send professional photo shoots, others use one snapshot and some send really personalized made cards. Some people include something simple and natural in the cards, and others send arbitrary themed items that no one actually needs or are under notion their friends will use.

text: Doesn't make much sense. Nobody can use a card.

refinement: Some people send professional photo shoots, others use one snapshot and some send really personalized made cards. Some people include something simple and natural in the cards.

answer: They receive cards that use a professional photoshoot and ones that just grab a snapshot off the someone's phone. One of their friends uses scrapbooking tools and die-cutters to make elaborate cards.

answer: Some friends send beautiful and elaborate cards for Christmas; others just snap a quick shot with their phone and send it along. The author likes the range of effort put into making cards, and enjoys seeing how people's lives are changing from year to year.

text: Clumsy construction

refinement: Some friends send beautiful and elaborate cards for Christmas; others just snap a quick shot with their phone and send it along. The author likes the range of effort put into making cards, and enjoys seeing how people's lives change from year to year.

answer: The author has a variety of Christmas cards and receives them from friends and family during the official holiday season and throughout the year. Some cards are very elaborate and others captured on people's phones. The author thinks any holiday can be the inspiration for a great card and regardless of when it is sent it is a meaningful gesture.

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

Summarize the author's shifting timeline for sending holiday cards.

answer: By the time the author finally got around to placing their card order it was December 26th. Typically, holiday cards are ordered before Thanksgiving and then sent out on a specific holiday.

text: this doesn't answer the question completely.

refinement: By the time the author finally got around to placing their card order, it was December 26th. At first, they send cards on New Year's instead of Christmas. The following year, they send Valentine's Day cards instead. The year after that, they waited until Groundhog Day. The next year, they sent cards on Pi day. They are considering sending cards on St. Patrick's Day in the future.

answer: The author contrasts his previous feelings of needing to get around to ordering holiday cards by the first days of Fall with a new understanding that any holiday can be used as a convenient and meaningful time to send cards. Therefore, the author has shifted his timeline to order cards when the timing makes sense rather than according to a traditionally imposed deadline. This may mean choosing a different holiday or choosing Pi Day instead of Christmas.

answer: At first, they send cards on New Year's instead of Christmas. The following year, they send Valentine's Day cards instead. The year after that, they waited until Groundhog Day. The next year, they sent cards on Pi day. They are considering sending cards on St. Patrick's Day in the future.

answer: At first, the author would send Christmas cards in December. By the time he is doign the deed, almost everyone has already placed their orders. So, he would switch to sending the card a bit earlier (by Dec 28). This would be for new years cards. One year he sends valentine cards towards February after Pi Day. The same can be done for St. Patrick's Cards.

text: This answer is incoherent

refinement: At first, they send cards on New Year's instead of Christmas. The following year, they send Valentine's Day cards instead. The year after that, they waited until Groundhog Day. The next year, they sent cards on Pi day. They are considering sending cards on St. Patrick's Day in the future.

answer: The author has realized that just because it is customary to send Christmas cards, there is no rule that says cards need to be sent during the winter holiday season. He chooses a different holiday, such as Groundhog Day or Pi Day, to send cards instead. Rather than follow the timeline of custom, the author waits for the opportune moment to send cards.

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

Summarize the author's feelings about Christmas cards.

answer: The author seems intrigued by the cards they see, but they also realize they don't actually care much about receiving Christmas cards. They have received them, even though they were unprepared, but they don't mind the situation.

text: This doesn't correctly answer the question.

refinement: The author likes to receive the cards. They're amused by the range of effort that people put into making them. They even like the letters they receive but they believe that cards can be sent for any holiday during the year.

answer: The author likes getting Christmas cards and finds their variety amusing. Despite their traditional association with the holidays, the author has realized that there's no reason they shouldn't be sent at any time of year, depending on when makes sense for the sender. The author feels this change in timing has been freeing and makes the cards more meaningful than they would be if they were only sent during the holiday season.

answer: The author likes receiving Christmas cards and views them as a connection with old friends. However, the author has realized that it is more important to send a card when they want to, not just at the traditional time of the holiday season. Therefore, the author recognizes that one holiday is about as good as another when it comes to sending Christmas cards.

text: You can't send Christmas cards throughout the year.

refinement: The author likes receiving Christmas cards and views them as a connection with old friends. However, the author has realized that it is more important to send a card when they want to, not just at the traditional time of the holiday season. Therefore, the author recognizes that one holiday is about as good as another when it comes to sending cards.

answer: The author likes getting Christmas cards. They find the range of effort amusing. They are deeply touched by the personal cards they get from one particular friend. But they also believe that these cards can be sent at any time and do not necessarily need to be sent on Christmas.

answer: The author likes receiving Christmas cards. They think some people mail them from a professional photographs but also appreciate the cards that are of their everyday photography. The author says they appreciate the cards that bring in their kids' embarrassing moments.

text: This sentence doesn't make sense.

refinement: The author likes receiving Christmas cards. The author says they appreciate the cards that bring in their kids' embarrassing moments.

text: That's not what the author said

refinement: The author likes receiving Christmas cards.

text: The answer is incomplete.

refinement: The author likes receiving Christmas cards. They're amused by the amount of effort that people put into their cards. The author believes, however, that card-sending should not be restricted to Christmas. The cards would be more meaningful if they were sent at a time that suits the sender.


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_TELL ME TONIGHT_ or _BE MINE TONIGHT_ is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Jan Kiepura, Sonnie Hale and Magda Schneider.[1] It was shot in Berlin at the Babelsberg Studios as part of a co-production between Gainsborough Pictures and the German firm Cine-Allianz.[2] A separate German-language version _The Song of Night_ was also released.

Cast

-   Jan Kiepura as Enrico Ferraro
-   Sonnie Hale as Alexander Koretsky
-   Magda Schneider as Mathilde Pategg
-   Edmund Gwenn as Mayor Pategg
-   Athene Seyler as Mrs. Pategg
-   Betty Chester as Miss Barker
-   Aubrey Mather as Balthasar

[1] Creekmur & Mokdad p.21

[2] Wood p.76

title: Tell Me Tonight

question: What are the two titles of a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak?

answer: The titles are "Tell Me Tonight" and "Be Mine Tonight"

answer: Tell Me Tonight and Be Mine Tonight.

answer: The two titles of the 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak are "Tell Me Tonight" and "Be Mine Tonight."

answer: The two titles of the 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak are "Tell Me Tonight" and "Be Mine Tonight".

question: What is special about the film's production?

answer: The film was shot in Berlin at the Babelsberg Studios as part of a co-production between Gainsborough Pictures and the German firm Cine-Allianz.

answer: The film was shot at Babelsberg Studios in Berlin as a co-production between Gainsborough Picture and Cine-Allianz.

answer: The film was shot in Berlin at the Babelsberg Studios, which was a popular location for British films during the 1930s.

answer: It was shot in Berlin at the Babelsberg Studios as part of a co-production between Gainsborough Pictures and the German firm Cine-Allianz.

question: Did the film have a German language version?

answer: Yes, the film had a German language version.

text: The answer should include the title of the German film.

refinement: Yes, the film had a German language version, titled "The Song of the Night."

answer: Yes, the film was also released in a German-language version titled "The Song of Night."

answer: Yes, it was released as The Song of Night.

answer: Yes, it also had a different title, "The Song of Night".

question: List some of the actors and actresses in the film.

answer: Jan Kiepura, Sonnie Hale, Magda Schneider, Edmund Gwenn, Athene Seyler, Betty Chester, and Aubrey Mather.

answer: Jan Kiepura, Sonnie Hale, Magda Schneider, Edmund Gwenn, Athene Seyler, Betty Chester, and Aubrey Mather all appear in the 1932 British musical comedy film, "Tell Me Tonight."

answer:
Jan Kiepura
Sonnie Hale
Magda Schneider
Edmund Gwenn
Athene Seyler
Betty Chester
Aubrey Mather

answer: Jan Kiepura, Sonnie Hale, Magda Schneider, Edmund Gwenn, Athene Seyler, Betty Chester, Aubrey Mather

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Tell Me Tonight is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Jan Kiepura, Sonnie Hale, and Magda Schneider. It was shot in Berlin at the Babelsberg Studios as part of a co-production between Gainsborough Pictures and the German firm Cine-Allianz. A separate German-language version, The Song of Night, was also released.

answer: The film is about a young Italian man who falls in love with a Russian woman.

text: The summary should include the name of the film, as well as the year it was made.

refinement: "Tell me Tonight" or "Be Mine Tonight" is a 1932 British musical comedy film about a young Italian man who falls in love with a Russian woman.

answer: Tell Me Tonight is a 1932 British musical comedy directed by Anatole Litvak. It was filmed in Berlin and had a German language release as well. The film Jan Kiepura, Sonnie Hale, and others.

answer: "Tell Me Tonight" is a British musical comedy film from 1932. It follows the story of Enrico Ferraro and Alexander Koretsky, two men vying for the attention of the beautiful Mathilde Pategg. The film features a star-studded cast, including Jan Kiepura and Magda Schneider.