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Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that a surprising name has popped up on the list of suitors for OMAR INFANTE; according to Nightengale, the Reds are "quite interested" in Infante but would obviously need to move BRANDON PHILLIPS in order to pursue him (Twitter link).

The Yankees and Royals are said to be the strongest suitors for Infante at this time, with the Yankees reportedly having offered three years and $24MM to Infante shortly after ROBINSON CANO signed with the Mariners. Infante, however, is said to be seeking a four-year, $40MM pact similar to the extension signed by MARTIN PRADO last winter.

Phillips' name has been on the block, and though the Reds have publicly downplayed his availability, recent reports have indicated that he's still in play. Phillips' name surfaced in a prominent rumor last night, as it was said that the Yankees turned down a swap of Phillips for BRETT GARDNER. There was more to the story than the initial report, as Phillips has the Yankees on his no-trade list and tried to re-open his contract talks to get more money in order to facilitate the deal.

Phillips is owed $50MM over the next four years, which isn't much more than the $40MM sought by Infante over the same term. However, such an offer doesn't appear to be on the table for Infante, so in the event that they find a taker for Phillips, perhaps the Reds could swoop in, sign Infante for $30-35MM and save $15MM or more.

question: What did the Yankees offer Infante?

answer: The Yankees offered Infante three years and $24MM.

answer: Three years and $24MM.

answer: The Yankees offered Infante offered 3 years and $24MM.

answer: According to the passage, the Yankees reportedly offered Infante a three-year deal worth $24MM.

question: What is Infante seeking?

answer: Infante is seeking a four-year, $40MM pact similar to the extension signed by Martin Prado last winter.

answer: According to the passage, Infante is seeking a four-year, $40MM contract.

answer: Infante is seeking a four year $40MM pact.

answer: A four-year, $40MM contract

question: Who was on Phillips' no trade list?

answer: The Yankees were on Phillips' no trade list.

answer: The Yankees

answer: The Yankees

answer: The Yankees were on Phillips' no trade list.

question: According to the author, who are quite interested in Infante?

answer: The Reds

answer: According to the author, the Reds are quite interested in Infante.

answer: The Reds.

answer: The Reds are reportedly interested in signing Infante.

question: Write a ~4 sentence summary.

answer: According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, the Reds are interested in acquiring Omar Infante, but would need to trade Brandon Phillips in order to do so. Infante is reportedly seeking a four-year, $40MM contract, while Phillips is owed $50MM over the next four years. If the Reds can find a taker for Phillips, they could potentially sign Infante for a lower price.

answer: The Reds are interested in Infante, but would need to move Phillips in order to pursue him. The Yankees and Royals are the strongest suitors for Infante at this time, with the Yankees reportedly having offered three years and $24MM to Infante shortly after ROBINSON CANO signed with the Mariners. Infante, however, is said to be seeking a four-year, $40MM pact similar to the extension signed by MARTIN PRADO last winter.

answer: The Reds are interested in signing Omar Infante, but they would need to move Brandon Phillips in order to pursue him. The Yankees and Royals are the strongest suitors for Infante at this time. The Yankees have offered Infante $24MM for three years, but Infante is seeking a four-year, $40MM deal. Phillips is on the block, and the Reds have publicly downplayed his availability.

answer: The Yankees, the Royals, and now the Reds are all trying to convince Omar Infante to sign with them. If the Reds are serious they would need to move out Brandon Phillips. Infante is seeking $40MM but so far his highest offer has been for $24MM. The author proposes that if the Reds get Infante then the Yankees could swoop in and sign Phillips instead.


split: train

text:
I can’t remember the first time I saw the sun.  Memories only go back to when I was about three years old, and by then I was about four feet tall.  I lived on the corner of two streets, but they were never that busy.   Always the same people going back and forth all day long.  My home was on the smaller side; a one story with beige siding.  I’d look into the windows just to see what was going on, and sometimes, looking back at me, would be a little boy.

I had grown by the time the boy finally approached me. He looked up at me and studied me, but I was too tall for us to play together.  His dad mowed the lawn a lot, kept it pretty short.  The boy would ride on his dad’s lap, and he’d scream when his dad would go in circles around me.  On sunny days, him and his parents would be outside playing and eating.  They would play tag, and would let the boy win.  He was far too small to keep up with them, so I guess it makes sense just to let him feel good.

The year goes by fast until it hits winter.  Everything seems to slow down then.  I’m always tired, and piece-by-piece I fall a part.  The wind would pick up, and these pieces of me would blow away down the street and out of sight.  The boy didn’t come out to see me often when it was winter.

The first day of spring is my favorite day of the year; when the sunlight hits me, and I feel the warmth on my back.  The boy was taller now, and so was I.  Now, he was no longer the only one.  There was another much smaller boy.  When I would look into the windows, the smaller boy would be looking back at me.  I had come to know the taller boy by David, as that is what everyone seemed to call him.  He would come outside and climb my arms, and we would sit together and watch the sun go down.  Once the light disappeared behind the horizon, he would jump down, look at me for a second, and then go back inside.

It seems every boy loves football when they hit a certain age.  David and his brother and their father would always be outside when the weather permitted, tossing around the ball and chasing after one another.  They would go around me, dodging each other, and using my arms to try to jump over the other.  I never saw myself as a football player, but it definitely was never a bad time.  David and his brother would sit on my arms and watch the sun go down.  When it went behind the horizon, both would jump down, look at me for a second, and then go back inside.

Yelling coming from the house was more common now.  Every few days the boys’ father would slam the door and drive away in his truck.  At first the brothers would run out together and yell at him to come back.  Eventually they stopped running out after him, and eventually I stopped seeing their father anymore.

I saw less and less of David and his brother.  They’d leave home early in their cars, and then come back very late.  I was always alone in the yard now.  I would look into the windows, but I never saw much.  The grass was longer than usual, the neighborhood older than it was, and I taller.

The boys were gone by next summer, and their mother put the house up for sale.  Everyday I just stood in the yard, watching cars go by and watching the lawn service poorly cut the grass.  The boys’ mother started coming out to see me.  At first she would just walk around me or sit by me.  One day at sunset, she came out of the house.  She climbed up my arms, and watched the sun go out of sight.  She got down and looked at me, nodded, and went inside.

The house had been empty for some time.  Months passed, seasons changed, my leaves fell off.  It’s funny, for standing here so long you’d think I had my fill of this world, its people.  You’d think it would be all right to be alone.  You’d think I wouldn’t feel the years go by.
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Spring had started not too long ago when a moving truck showed up in front of my home.  A young couple got out, holding their young daughter.  The grass was mowed again, and lights were on in the house at night.  I’d look into the windows just to see what was going on, and sometimes, looking back at me, would be a little girl.

title: [MF] The Tree

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

Summarize how David's family and the tree changed over time.

answer: The tree was mostly on its own until the first day of spring came. Until then, David had to grow up and play with other kids. Until the first day of spring, the tree often felt lonely when the boys left, which happened rarely. Then, during winter, the tree pictured David with his brother, and when spring came, both brothers would jump down, look and the tree and then go back into the house.

text: Misses major story details. "The tree was on its own until the first day of spring came" does not answer the question.

refinement: When David was a little boy, he became familiar with the tree in their yard when it was young and about four feet tall. The tree noticed that sometimes David and his father would play around it, and on sunny days they'd sit outside and play a game. As time went by, things changed; the tree got taller, and David now had a little brother. Sometimes, David would climb the tree and watch the sunset. He'd also play football with his younger brother. However, over time, the once happy family became unhappy. David's father left them, and the tree got fewer visits from the family. David and his brother got older and were no longer around their home, and the only companion the tree had was the boys' mother, who'd come out to stay with the tree from time to time before they sold the house.

answer: When David was a little boy, he became familiar with the tree in their yard when it was young and about four feet tall. The tree noticed that sometimes David and his father would play around it, and on sunny days they'd sit outside and play a game. As time went by, things changed; the tree got taller, and David now had a little brother. Sometimes, David would climb the tree and watch the sunset. He'd also play football with his younger brother. However, over time, the once happy family became unhappy. David's father left them, and the tree got fewer visits from the family. David and his brother got older and were no longer around their home, and the only companion the tree had was the boys' mother, who'd come out to stay with the tree from time to time before they sold the house.

answer: Over time, David's family stopped coming over to play. The boys' father eventually left and their mother put the house up for sale. A young couple with a child later moved into the house and started to take care of it again. The little girl who moved in looked into the windows and saw the tree. The tree remained in the yard, watching the neighborhood change over time.

text: More about what happened in the family

refinement: When David was a little boy, he became familiar with the tree in their yard when it was young and about four feet tall. The tree noticed that sometimes David and his father would play around it, and on sunny days they'd sit outside and play a game. As time went by, things changed; the tree got taller, and David now had a little brother. Sometimes, David would climb the tree and watch the sunset. He'd also play football with his younger brother. However, over time, the once happy family became unhappy. David's father left them, and the tree got fewer visits from the family. David and his brother got older and were no longer around their home, and the only companion the tree had was the boys' mother, who'd come out to stay with the tree from time to time before they sold the house. The little girl who moved in looked into the windows and saw the tree. The tree remained in the yard, watching the neighborhood change over time.

answer: Over time, the tree witnessed David and his family evolve. First, David approached the tree when he was a young boy, but was too big to play with. Older, David and his brother would play tag around the tree, while their father mowed the lawn. The tree saw the family's father leave, and eventually the two brothers grew distant from their home. Finally, a young couple and their daughter moved in, filling the house with activity again.

text: But was too big to play with is not a coherent line semantically

refinement: When David was a little boy, he became familiar with the tree in their yard when it was young and about four feet tall. The tree noticed that sometimes David and his father would play around it, and on sunny days they'd sit outside and play a game. As time went by, things changed; the tree got taller, and David now had a little brother. Sometimes, David would climb the tree and watch the sunset. He'd also play football with his younger brother. However, over time, the once happy family became unhappy. David's father left them, and the tree got fewer visits from the family. David and his brother got older and were no longer around their home, and the only companion the tree had was the boys' mother, who'd come out to stay with the tree from time to time before they sold the house.

answer:
Initially in summer, David, his mother, and his two brothers would always be outside for some outdoor activities. This would include exercising, watching TV, playing sports, and even playing around the tree.

As winter approached, the boys' father would regularly get drunk and start arguments with his family. He would often leave home and not return until the next day while his family would call out to him to come back. Eventually he stopped returning and the brothers would stay indoors as opposed to exercising outside and playing.

After he left, David and his brothers would leave home early and come home late as they never seemed to stay home. The grass would grow long while they would spend less time outdoors. The last time they would leave the house and the last time the tree would see them was during summer.

text: More details about the boys as they are growing up are needed

refinement: When David was a little boy, he became familiar with the tree in their yard when it was young and about four feet tall. The tree noticed that sometimes David and his father would play around it, and on sunny days they'd sit outside and play a game. As time went by, things changed; the tree got taller, and David now had a little brother. Sometimes, David would climb the tree and watch the sunset. He'd also play football with his younger brother. However, over time, the once happy family became unhappy. David's father left them, and the tree got fewer visits from the family. David and his brother got older and were no longer around their home, and the only companion the tree had was the boys' mother, who'd come out to stay with the tree from time to time before they sold the house.


text:
I would like some criticism here, be as harsh as you like.

The sun looked down with an oppressive glare, to which the boy met back with a gaze of his own. Nobody had told him he'd have to bike twenty minutes to get to the gym. What's worse, is nobody would have guessed that the 99 dollar bike he got from Walmart would already be on its last limbs only a few weeks after purchasing it. He cursed his bike and the smothering heat. These plagues would be the least of his worries as he encountered a new atrocity. The swarms of flies gathered savagely over the sidewalk forming a wall of insects. after smashing through two walls he decided to take the bicycle lane in the street. The buzzing of flies was replaced by the buzzing of speeding cars as they hurried on to finish life. He however soaked it all in, even though the flies swarming nearby distracted him. He was bothered by this speed, this incoherent ignorance to the simplest things around them, passing them by. Pondering this thought, which pestered him more than it should have, his bike jumped to the right, as if it wished to return to the multitude of flies. He steadied the bike and turned into the gym's parking lot. The anger from the speeding cars flowed through his thoughts. He detested the rush that had robbed him. Entering the gym he forgot his misguided rage, and enjoyed a workout. The boy was now heading back home. He saw the walls of flies waiting for him, and as he turned to the bike lane, the bike's squeal of rotating gears seemed to beckon him back to the hordes of flies. He kept on going. Going with no choice. Who was really chosen to be where they are he wondered. Who has actually chosen what they were given? Who chose when they were, and where? He daydreamed about these  ideas, until his bikes yelps woke him up. Thirty feet ahead of him was an incoming cyclist in the bicycle lane, and a truck in the adjacent lane. He motioned for the cyclist to move to his left towards the spectating flies. He moved slightly to the right. That's when it hit him. He could choose. He could just go a little bit more to the right, into the approaching truck, and finish. He'd finish before those cars and their speed. Those machines and their thievery! They'd lose the race! "I'll choose," he angrily whispered. He let the bike go a few inches to the right. Just before he crashed head on into the unsuspecting driver, his bike let out one final scream. It then lost its front tire and he was laying upright in the grass wondering if he had been successful with his decision. The bike lay next to him, silently content with its final choice...

edit* just a few misplaced words, and sorry about how this was structured.

title: Of the choices we make

question: Why was the boy cursing at his bike?

answer: The boy was cursing at his bike because it was struggling to carry him to the gym, and because it was struggling to get through the swarm of flies on the sidewalk. He was also frustrated with the cars speeding past him, as he felt they were robbing him of his time.

text: It is omitted that the bike was purchased just a few weeks ago and was already on its last leg.

refinement: The boy was cursing at his bike because it was struggling to carry him to the gym. The bike was purchased just a few weeks ago and was already on its last limb. and because it was struggling to get through the swarm of flies on the sidewalk. He was also frustrated with the cars speeding past him, as he felt they were robbing him of his time.

text: " and because it was struggling to get through the swarm of flies on the sidewalk. He was also frustrated with the cars speeding past him, as he felt they were robbing him of his time." This can be omitted since it does not answer the question.

refinement: The boy was cursing at his bike because it was struggling to carry him to the gym. The bike was purchased just a few weeks ago and was already on its last limb.

text: The bike was struggling to carry him to the gym because even though it was just a few weeks old, it was already on its last limb.

answer: The boy was cursing at his bike because it was on its last legs and he had to bike 20 minutes to the gym.

answer: Because the 99 dollar bike he got at Walmart was already on its last limbs, weeks after purchasing it.

answer: Because it was on its last legs.

question: Why was the boy shifting in his bike lane?

answer: He was trying to avoid the swarm of flies.

answer: There was an oncoming cyclist.

text: It is wrongly stated that there was an oncoming cyclist.

refinement: The boy was trying to avoid the swarm of flies.

answer: The boy was shifting in his bike lane because he was trying to avoid the swarm of flies.

answer: The boy was shifting in his bike lane because he was angry at the speed of the cars around him, and wanted to take revenge on them by crashing into one.

text: It is wrongly stated that the boy wanted to take revenge and hence moved to the bike lane.

refinement: The boy was shifting in his bike lane because he wanted to avoid the swarm of flies.

question: What happened moments after the boy shifted to the right to allow the oncoming cyclist to pass?

answer: He crashed into the truck.

answer: The boy crashed into the oncoming cyclist, causing both of them to fall to the ground.

text: It is incorrectly stated that the boy crases into the cyclist.

text: It is omitted that his bike lost its front tire.

refinement: The boy crashed into the truck and fell upright in the grass while his bike lost its front tire.

answer: The boy crashed into the oncoming cyclist.

text: It is incorrectly stated that the boy crashed into the cyclist.

text: It is omitted that the bike lost its front tire.

refinement: The boy crashed into the truck and fell on the grass while the bike lost its front tire.

answer: He crashed head on into the unsuspecting driver.

question: Explain why the narrator kept shifting lanes on his bicycle.

answer: He was trying to avoid the flies.

text: It is omitted that he was also shifting lanes because he was angry with the drivers on the road.

refinement: He was trying to avoid the flies and also because he was angry with the drivers who were speeding by him.

text: "The swarms of flies gathered savagely over the sidewalk forming a wall of insects. after smashing through two walls he decided to take the bicycle lane in the street." This is evidence that he was trying to avoid the flies.

answer: The narrator kept shifting lanes on his bicycle because he was angry with the drivers who were speeding by him.

text: It is omitted that he was also shifting lane because he wanted to avoid the swarm of flies.

refinement: The narrator kept shifting lanes on his bicycle because he was angry with the drivers who were speeding by him and also because he wanted to avoid the swarm of flies.

text: " He was bothered by this speed, this incoherent ignorance to the simplest things around them, passing them by." This is evidence that he was angry at the drivers.

answer: The narrator kept shifting lanes on his bicycle because he was angry with the drivers who were speeding past him, and he wanted to show them that he could beat them if he wanted to. He was also angry with the flies that were swarming around him, and he wanted to escape them. In the end, he chose to crash into a truck rather than continue to be surrounded by the flies.

answer: He was riding through multiple walls of flies.

text: It is omitted that he wanted to avoid the flies and was angry at the speeding drivers on the road.

refinement: He was riding through multiple walls of flies and wanted to avoid them. He was also angry at the speeding cars.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: The protagonist is conflicted about the choices he makes, and contemplates the idea that everyone has made a choice in their life, even if they don't realise it. In the end, he makes a choice that leads to his own demise.

text: There is no evidence to support that he dies after the truck crash.

refinement: The protagonist is conflicted about the choices he makes, and contemplates the idea that everyone has made a choice in their life, even if they don't realise it. In the end, he makes a choice that leads to his own injury.

answer: The narrator is biking to the gym when he encounters a swarm of flies.

text: It is omitted that he contemplates how everyone is making choices in their lives and how he crashes with the truck.

refinement: The narrator is biking to the gym when he encounters a swarm of flies. While biking, he contemplates how everyone is making some sort of choices in their lives. Soon, when he has to make a choice, he leads to injuring himself.

answer: The boy is biking to the gym and is faced with a choice: to take the bike lane or the sidewalk. He chooses the bike lane, but is distracted by the flies. He then crashes into a truck.

text: It is wrongly stated that he got distracted by the flies and that he chose the bike lane.

refinement: The boy is biking to the gym and is faced with a choice: to take the bike lane or the sidewalk. He chooses to cycle towards the truck lane. He then crashes into a truck.

answer: The boy curses at his bike that was on its last limbs before crashing head on into an unsuspecting driver.


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SHACKLEFORD is an unincorporated community in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Shackleford was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Shackleford was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1959.[3] The community has the name of Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official.[4]

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title: Shackleford, Missouri

question: What led to the foundation of Shackleford?

answer: The railroad was extended to that point.

text: "Shackleford was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point" is evidence that the foundation of Shackleford was due to the railroad extension in 1879.

answer: The extension of the railroad

text: "Shackleford was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point" is evidence that the foundation of Shackleford was due to the railroad extension in 1879.

answer: The railroad

text: It's unclear from this answer how the railroad led to the establishment of Shackleford.

refinement: The railroad was extended to its location in 1879.

text: "Shackleford was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point" is evidence that the foundation of Shackleford was due to the railroad extension in 1879.

answer: Shackleford was founded when the railroad was extended to the area.

text: "Shackleford was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point" is evidence that the foundation of Shackleford was due to the railroad extension in 1879.

question: Who is the eponym for Shackleford?

answer: Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official.

text: "The community has the name of Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official" is evidence that the community is named after Thomas Shackleford.

answer: Thomas Shackleford was the eponym for Shackleford.

text: Does not mention who Thomas Shackleford was.

refinement: Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official, was the eponym for Shackleford.

text: "The community has the name of Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official" is evidence that the community is named after Thomas Shackleford.

answer: Thomas Shackleford

text: Does not mention who Thomas Shackleford was.

text: "The community has the name of Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official" is evidence that the community is named after Thomas Shackleford.

answer: Thomas Shackleford

text: Does not mention who Thomas Shackleford was.

text: "The community has the name of Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official" is evidence that the community is named after Thomas Shackleford.

question: How long was the post office in operation?

answer: The post office was in operation from 1879 until 1959.

text: "A post office called Shackleford was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1959" is evidence of when the post office was established and went out of operation.

answer: The post office was in operation for 59 years.

text: From 1879 to 1959 would be 80 years.

refinement: The post office was in operation for 80 years.

answer: 80 years

text: "A post office called Shackleford was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1959" is evidence of when the post office was around for 80 years.

answer: The post office in Shackleford was in operation from 1879 until 1959.

text: "A post office called Shackleford was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1959" is evidence of when the post office was established and went out of operation.

question: What state is Shackleford in?

answer: Missouri

text: "SHACKLEFORD is an unincorporated community in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri" is evidence that Shackleford is in Missouri.

answer: Missouri

text: "SHACKLEFORD is an unincorporated community in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri" is evidence that Shackleford is in Missouri.

answer: Missouri.

text: "SHACKLEFORD is an unincorporated community in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri" is evidence that Shackleford is in Missouri.

answer: Shackleford is located in Missouri.

text: "SHACKLEFORD is an unincorporated community in Saline County, in the U.S. state of Missouri" is evidence that Shackleford is in Missouri.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Shackleford is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri. It was laid out in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point.

answer: Shackleford is a small unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri. It was founded in 1879 when the railroad was extended to the area.

text: The orticle does not mention that Shackleford is small.

refinement: Shackleford is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri. It was founded in 1879 when the railroad was extended to the area.

answer: Shackleford is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Missouri. It was named after Thomas Shackleford, a railroad official.

answer: This article discusses Shackleford Missouri. It also mentions the history of the town.

text: Does not mention what Shackleford is.

refinement: This article discusses Shackleford Missouri, an unicorporated community. It also mentions the history of the town.

text: Missing comma

refinement: This article discusses Shackleford, Missouri, an unicorporated community. It also mentions the history of the town.


text:
“My eye itches.”

“Well, then pull it out.”

Nathan struggled to get his fingers around the eyeball, and Jonas came around the back of him and pulled it out with one quick movement that left Nathan dumbfounded and staring blankly at the lake in front of him with one eye.

“That will be 200 dollars, please.” Jonas examined the eye and then flicked it out towards the lake.

A ripple ran across the water and then began to bubble and a mesh of algae flapped onto the beach like a wave and combed the sand until it reached the eyeball and then flapped back into the lake.

Nathan watched and then removed a small bag from inside his jacket. He counted out four gold pieces, while wiping blood from his cheek. “You got a hanky?”

“I have four. They will cost you 25 dollars a piece.”

Nathan shook his head and poured the bag onto the towel he was sitting on and rummaged for the silver.

“You know, we haven’t got long.” Jonas said. He looked around at the lake and the desert on both sides and towards their backs. “They will be here soon, and we’ll be left with death. Death in these bodies.” He ran his hand through his hair and it left a look of disgust on his face. “Already rotting.” His hand had pulled back skin and pus and he wiped it on his leg.

“They – the people who live here, used to believe in genies. These wizards that dwelled in pots or bowels or something would grant wishes and used pottery as bodies. We could do that.”

“We can’t do that. We need a charge. Anything. Something to return us to the Earth. Otherwise…” Jonas made a gesture with his hands that said “poof”. “I don’t want to die up here. 1000 years. 1000 years. No return. We were promised a return. We deserve it. And now all we need is a bolt of lightning.”

“Years back there were machines. We had all the machines in the world. All the return trips in the world.  Why didn’t we take them, Jonas?”

“We forgot. Didn’t remember where we were from.”

“I just thought we were vampires or something. Like genies. Make believe things…why do you want money? We haven’t got much time to live.”

“I don’t know. Habit, I guess.” Jonas poured his bag of gold and silver into Nathan’s lap. “There you go.”

Nathan picked through the gold and held a piece up to the sky and looked at it. “This one’s from 2004. It’s a quarter. Remember them?”

Jonas scanned the desert behind him and said “Yeah”.

“What do they want? I mean, the people that are coming? Why do they want to kill us? We’re already dying.”

“Most likely money. That’s usually why these people want to kill.”

“There’s hardly anything left to buy here.”

“I don’t think that was ever the point. Not the point at all. In fact, the history of this place could be defined by that. These people strived for nothing. A waste. Look around you at what they left.”

“There’s life still left.”

“Yes. That character over there in the lake that ate your eye. Fancy that as a riding companion. Or the creeping things left in the woods to the North. Lava. Lots of lava teaming with the very same Fire Walkers that are hunting us now. And even they want money. No, if there’s anything underground left alive, it’s better than this. This is the afterbirth. We were the kings. But I fear there may be nothing left below either. I used to…feel them.”

“You don’t feel them no more?”

“I don’t. I don’t even feel you. I feel nothing but this body. Even if there was a charge, I think it would just kill us. I’m walking into the lake.”

“Why?”

“Why not? See for yourself.” Jonas pointed out towards the desert where flames were moving in the distance. “That’s your death, otherwise. To be burned alive or drowned? I prefer drowning.”

“I can’t decide.”

“Then I will for you.” Jonas hunched down and picked up Nathan and dragged him down to the lake. “Just like the eyeball, boy.”

title: Just Like the Eyeball

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

Summarize the greatest point of tension in this story.

answer: The greatest point of tension in this story occurs when the characters are asking why people want to come and kill them, and the conclude with the answer that they want to kill them for money. The characters also state that they are already dying, so what is the point for others to come and kill them. Additionally, the characters in the story are stuck where they are and have no vessel to take them anywhere else.

answer: The greatest point of tension in this story is whether to choose drowning or being burned alive.

answer: The greatest point of tension in this story is when Jonas chooses to only help Nathan and not himself. He has the ability to help himself and decides to not do it. This becomes a point of tension to Nathan because it shows that Jonas does not care about him.

text: Nothing to do with the story

refinement: The greatest point of tension in this story is when Jonas chooses to end Nathan's life as well as his own. The Fire Walkers are coming in the distance, and there is a sense of apocalyptic doom. Both characters appear to have lived for thousands of years.

answer: Once Jonas finds Nathan's eyeball in the lake, Nathan can't fathom why Jonas wants money for it. He wants Jonas to give it back for free. Jonas' death looms in the background with the approaching Fire Walkers.

text: Jonas does not find Nick's eyeball in the lake

refinement: Once Jonas flings Nathan's eyeball into the lake, Nathan can't fathom why Jonas wants money for it. He wants Jonas to give it back for free. Jonas' death looms in the background with the approaching Fire Walkers.

text: Jonas and Nick's death

refinement: Once Jonas flings Nathan's eyeball into the lake, Nathan can't fathom why Jonas wants money for it. He wants Jonas to give it back for free. Jonas' and Nick's death looms in the background with the approaching Fire Walkers.

answer: The greatest tension in this story is whether or not to take their own lives. Without the means for returning to Earth, the two characters Jonas and Nathan are left stranded in an unfamiliar land. Jonas argues for drowning over being killed in a fire, while Nathan remains conflicted. Jonas ultimately decides for Nathan, ultimately choosing their deaths by drowning.

text: Using ultimately twice in one sentence: no, adverbs carry via agreement

refinement: The greatest tension in this story is whether or not to take their own lives. Without the means for returning to Earth, the two characters Jonas and Nathan are left stranded in an unfamiliar land. Jonas argues for drowning over being killed in a fire, while Nathan remains conflicted. Jonas decides for Nathan, ultimately choosing their deaths by drowning.

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Answer the following question based on the above passage:

Summarize the interactions between Jonas and Nathan.

answer: Nathan and Jonas are the only humans the story centers on. He runs into Jonas while plotting his own death in a lake, who slashes Nathan's eye to sell it to him. Later Jonas, one of the main players, tries to bribe Nathan into killing himself and even drags Nathan down to the lake, shouting "Like the eyeball, boy"). The implied attraction between the two is acknowledged, though not explicitly affirmed. There's an intimacy to the burn of their flesh as Jonas douses Nathan in boiling water and the feel of dirt on their stained skin as they bump into each other on the desert floor.

text: ...what? There is no erotic or homoerotic subtext to the story that I can see. Unless you count the fact that it is similar in form to absurdist plays like "Waiting for Godot" which sometimes have that attribute in a highly muted form. Still, I would consider this an analysis that is far too productive.

refinement: Nathan and Jonas are the only humans the story centers on. He runs into Jonas while plotting his own death in a lake, who slashes Nathan's eye to sell it to him. Later Jonas, one of the main players, tries to bribe Nathan into killing himself and even drags Nathan down to the lake, shouting "Like the eyeball, boy").

answer: Jonas and Nathan discuss the itching in Nathan's eye, and Jonas suggests pulling it out. Nathan is hesitant to do so, but Jonas does it and charges Nathan 200 dollars for it. Jonas observes that the people hunting them in the desert want money, most likely for killing them. Jonas talks about how this place is a waste full of death and begins walking into the lake. Jonas picks up Nathan and drags him along to the lake. Overall, Jonas pressures Nathan into drowning themselves in the lake.

text: "themselves" is not a good use of that reflexive pronoun

refinement: Jonas and Nathan discuss the itching in Nathan's eye, and Jonas suggests pulling it out. Nathan is hesitant to do so, but Jonas does it and charges Nathan 200 dollars for it. Jonas observes that the people hunting them in the desert want money, most likely for killing them. Jonas talks about how this place is a waste full of death and begins walking into the lake. Jonas picks up Nathan and drags him along to the lake. Overall, Jonas pressures Nathan into drowning in the lake.

answer: It is clear that Jonas is distressed about being trapped in his current body for a thousand years and wishes to find a way back to earth. Nathan seems to just be scared witless of the prospect of his immediate death. Jonas is the one with words of wisdom and encourages Nathan to sink back into the progeny. Jonas goes with Nathans advice not to dwell on the past but to instead focus on what is to come.

text: "Progeny" is not correctly used here

refinement: It is clear that Jonas is distressed about being trapped in his current body for a thousand years and wishes to find a way back to earth. Nathan seems to just be scared witless of the prospect of his immediate death. Jonas is the one with words of wisdom and encourages Nathan to sink back into the lake. Jonas goes with Nathans advice not to dwell on the past but to instead focus on what is to come.

text: Final line is inaccurate

refinement: It is clear that Jonas is distressed about being trapped in his current body for a thousand years and wishes to find a way back to earth. Nathan seems to just be scared witless of the prospect of his immediate death. Jonas is the one with words of wisdom and encourages Nathan to sink back into the lake.

answer: The interactions between Jonas and Nathan are good. As they are the only two talking and the only two in the same place, they have built a level of communication that can be considered as friendship. They work to discuss how they will die, why people want to kill them, and what way do they wanna die.

text: "Are good" is not an acceptable statement. We do not want the model's opinion.

refinement: The interactions between Jonas and Nathan are friendly, because they have known each other a long time. As they are the only two talking and the only two in the same place, they have built a level of communication that can be considered as friendship. They work to discuss how they will die, why people want to kill them, and what way do they wanna die.

text: "Wanna" is unacceptable

refinement: The interactions between Jonas and Nathan are friendly, because they have known each other a long time. As they are the only two talking and the only two in the same place, they have built a level of communication that can be considered as friendship. They work to discuss how they will die, why people want to kill them, and what way do they want to die.

answer: Nathan is troubled by an itch in his eye; Jonas easily removes it with one swift movement. Both focused on the approaching fire, they discuss the reasons people might kill them and why they might prefer drowning over being burned alive. Jonas decides that drowning is the best option and forcibly drags Nathan to the lake to drown.


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Have you ever noticed that light bulbs (the incandescent ones especially) seem to burn out most frequently at the instant they're turned on? Or that electronic components like home theater systems or TVs worked fine yesterday but don't today when you turn them on? I have, too.

Have you ever wondered why that happens?

Thermal stress

There are many factors that affect the longevity of electronic equipment. One of the most ubiquitous sources of failure is heat. In fact, the heat generated by most electronic devices as they perform their assigned tasks is the very heat that shortens their electronic lives.

When I worked at IBM in Boca Raton at the dawn of the PC era, I worked as part of a group that was responsible for the maintainability of computers and other hardware of all types. One task of the labs in Boca Raton was to ensure that hardware broke very infrequently, and that when it did, it was easy to repair. I learned some interesting things about the effects of heat on the life of computers while I was there.

Let's go back to the light bulb because it is an easily visible, if somewhat infrequent, example.

Every time a light bulb is turned on, electric current surges into the filament and heats it very rapidly from room temperature to about 340° Fahrenheit (the temperature depends upon the wattage of the bulb). This causes thermal stress through vaporization of the metal of which the filament is made, as well as rapid expansion of the metal just caused by heating. When a light bulb is turned off, the thermal stress is repeated—though less severely—during the cooling phase as the filament shrinks. The more times a bulb is cycled on and off, the more the effects of this stress accumulate.

The primary effect of thermal stress is that some small parts of the filament—usually due to minute manufacturing variances—tend to become hotter than the other parts, causing the metal at those points to evaporate faster. This makes the filament even weaker at that point and more susceptible to rapid overheating in subsequent power-on cycles. Eventually, the last of the metal evaporates when the bulb is turned on and the filament dies in a very bright flash.

The electrical circuitry in computers is much the same as the filament in a light bulb. Repeated heating and cooling cycles can damage the computer's internal electronic components just as the filament of the light bulb was damaged over time.

Cooling is essential

Keeping computers cool is essential for helping to ensure that they have a long life. Large data centers spend a great deal of energy to keep the computers in them cool. Without going into the details, designers need to ensure that the flow of cool air is directed into the data center and specifically into the racks of computers to keep them cool. It is even better if they can be kept at a fairly constant temperature.

Proper cooling is essential even in a home or office environment. In fact, it is even more essential in those environments because the ambient temperature is so much higher (as it is primarily for the comfort of the humans).

Temperature monitoring

One can measure the temperature of many different points in a data center as well as within individual racks. But how can the temperature of the internals of a computer be measured?

Fortunately, modern computers have many sensors built into various components to enable monitoring of temperatures, fan speeds, and voltages. If you have ever looked at some of the data available when a computer is in BIOS configuration mode, you can see many of these values. But this does not show what is happening inside the computer when it is in a real world situation under loads of various types.

Linux has some software tools available to allow system administrators to monitor those internal sensors. Those tools are all based on the lm_sensors, Smart, and hddtemp library modules, which are available on all Red Hat based distributions and most others as well.

The simplest tool is the sensors command. Before the sensors command can be used, the sensors-detect command is used to detect as many of the sensors installed on the host system as possible. The sensors command then produces output including motherboard and CPU temperatures, voltages at various points on the motherboard, and fan speeds. The sensors command also displays the range of temperatures considered to be normal, high, and critical.

The hddtemp command displays temperatures for a specified hard drive. The smartctl command show the current temperature of the hard drive, various measurements that indicate the potential for hard drive failure, and, in some cases, an ASCII text history graph of the hard drive temperatures. This last output can be especially helpful in some types of problems.

When used with the appropriate library modules, the glances command can display hard drive temperatures as well as all of the same temperatures provided by the sensors command. glances is a top-like command that provides a lot of information about a running system including CPU and memory usage, I/O information about the network devices and hard drive partitions, as well as a list of the processes using the highest amounts of various system resources.

There are also a number of good graphical monitoring tools that can be used to monitor the thermal status of your computers. I like GKrellM for my desktop. There are plenty of others available for you to choose from.

I suggest installing these tools and monitoring the outputs on every newly installed system. That way, you can learn what temperatures are normal for your computers. Using a tool like glances allows you to monitor the temperatures in real time and understand how added loads of various types affect those temperatures. The other tools can be used to take snapshot looks at your computers.

Taking action

Doing something about high temperatures is pretty straightforward. It is usually a matter of replacing defective fans; installing newer, higher-capacity fans; and reducing the ambient temperature.

When building new computers or refurbishing older ones, I always install additional case fans or replace existing ones with larger ones where possible. Maximum airflow is important to efficient cooling. In some extreme environments, such as for gamers, liquid cooling can replace air cooling; most of us don't need to take it to that level.

I also typically replace the standard CPU cooling units with high capacity ones. At the very least, I replace the thermal compound between the CPU and the cooling radiator. I find that the thermal compound from the factory or computer store is not always evenly distributed over the surface of the CPU, which can leave some areas of the CPU with insufficient heat dissipation.

I have a large room over my attached garage that my wife and I use for our offices. Altogether I have 10 running computers, two laser printers (in sleep mode most of the time), multiple external hard drive enclosures with from one to four drives each, and six uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). These devices all generate significant amounts of heat.

Over the years I have had to deal with several window mounted air-conditioning units to keep our home office at a reasonable temperature. A couple years ago our HVAC unit died and it made sense to install a zoning system so that the upstairs office space would be cooled directly and the remaining cool air, being denser than any warm air downstairs, would flow down to the lower level. This works very well for me and keeps me and the computers at a comfortable temperature.

It is also possible to test the efficacy of your cooling solutions. There are a number of options and the one I prefer also performs useful work.

I have BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) installed on many of my computers and I run Seti@Home to do something productive with all of the otherwise wasted CPU cycles I own. It also provides a great test of my cooling solutions. There are also commercially available test suites that allow stress testing of memory, CPU, and I/O devices, which can be used to test cooling solutions as a side benefit.

So keep cool and compute on!

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

Summarize the measures technological companies take to reduce heat stress on their products?

answer: In order to keep electronic devices such as computers from experiencing thermal stress, it is important to find solutions for adequate cooling. Some solutions involve installing additional case fans or replacing existing ones with larger ones, providing high capacity CPU cooling units, replacing the thermal compound appropriately, stress testing cooling solutions, and reducing the ambient temperature. These are common measures taken by technological companies to reduce heat stress on their products.

answer: Cool tools are used to identify abnormal levels of temperature or usage that indicates overheating.

text: The answer omits almost all of the cooling methods suggested by the article.

refinement: Cool tools are used to identify abnormal levels of temperature or usage that indicates overheating. There are many ways a user can act to reduce heating, including changing defective case fans or adding new ones. Gamers can opt to use liquid cooling where appropriate, and everyone can benefit from re-applying thermal paste to the CPU. Installing higher-capacity CPU fans is also a viable option.

text: The phrasing of the first sentence is weird. Instead of saying "cool tools are used", it should simply mention temperature monitoring tools.

refinement: Temperature monitoring tools are used to identify abnormal levels of temperature or usage that indicate overheating. There are many ways a user can act to reduce heating, including changing defective case fans or adding new ones. Gamers can opt to use liquid cooling where appropriate, and everyone can benefit from re-applying thermal paste to the CPU. Installing higher-capacity CPU fans is also a viable option.

answer: To reduce heat stress on electronic devices, manufacturers typically recommend installing additional case fans, replacing standard CPU cooling units with high-capacity ones, and testing cooling solutions. These measures help to ensure the longevity of electronic products and reduce the risk of overheating and eventual failure.

text: The author of the article is the person recommending the mentioned methods of thermal control, not manufacturers.

refinement: To reduce heat stress on electronic devices, the author recommends installing additional case fans, replacing standard CPU cooling units with high-capacity ones, and testing cooling solutions. These measures help to ensure the longevity of electronic products and reduce the risk of overheating and eventual failure.

text: The answer omits other cooling methods the author recommends.

refinement: To reduce heat stress on electronic devices, the author recommends installing additional case fans, replacing standard CPU cooling units with high-capacity ones, and testing cooling solutions. Replacing the thermal paste of the CPU or using liquid cooling where appropriate are also good ideas. These measures help to ensure the longevity of electronic products and reduce the risk of overheating and eventual failure.

answer: By installing tools that monitor heat in their products. Some companies also install tiny fans that cool down the components in their products, e.g CPU. Lastly, companies can also reduce heat stress by building quality products that can withstand heat over a long period of time.

text: Withstanding heat is not a way to reduce heat stress. That sentence should be removed.

refinement: By installing tools that monitor heat in their products. Some companies also install tiny fans that cool down the components in their products, e.g CPU.

text: The companies install fans for cooling, and the author recommends installing larger-capacity ones. However, no one recommends installing tiny fans!

refinement: By installing tools that monitor heat in their products. Installing larger fans to cool down the components helps.

text: The answer omits many methods the author recommends for heat control.

refinement: By installing tools that monitor heat in their products. Installing larger fans to cool down the components helps. Replacing defective fans, re-applying the thermal paste of the CPU, or using liquid cooling where appropriate are also good ideas. Finally, keeping the ambient temperature cool is another method.

answer: To reduce heat stress, designers need to ensure that the devices are kept cool, a simple thing that can make a big difference. Data centers spend significant amounts of energy to keep their computer devices cool. Larger groups of computers need specialised cooling strategies that run continuously to ensure fans don't overheat and stop working. By using environmental parameters to regulate building temperature, companies can regulate the amount of energy consumed by the cooling process.


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[Chinese boxthorn, Dried fruit] [Chinese ginseng] [Nanchang jar soup with chicken and pitaya flower]

'''Nangchang Jar soup '''is a Jiangxi cuisine of China, and it is meat soup which is carried by jar and stored in a big crock. Similar to Guangdong soup, the Jiangxi jar soup can be made from various ingredients from pork-bone, chicken and duck to different kinds of Chinese medicinal materials like ginseng, codonopsis and Chinese wolfberry.[1]

Nonetheless, the Jiangxijar soup has its own uniqueness which makes it differ from other kinds of Chinese soup.[2][3]

Uniqueness

Without pot cover, each soup jar is covered by silver foil with a tiny hole for letting out steam within when the soup jar is heated.[4]

Being stored in a little soup jar which is put in a big crock, ingredients are heated by the air heat around the little soup jar, inside the big crock, instead of getting heat directly from fire of by transferring heat from the big crock.

History and folktale

As a famous Jiangxi cuisine, Nangchang Jar soup has a long history of over a thousand years. There even are some folktales about the origin of this soup. There was an honest and thrifty official named Tangbin in Ming Dynasty. Tangbin worked hard and always did people favors. In order to help more poor people, Tangbin put all his food ingredients in a big jar to make soup for poor people. Since the food ingredients were stored in big jar with high temperature for a day, the flavor of the soup become nicer. People appreciated that and did the same soup. As time went by, people or the following generations followed their ancestors. And this soup, which is invented by Tangbin has become a famous soup in today's China.

Health benefits

Since Jiangxi jar soup combines various ingredients together, its nutritive value is high which also matches Chinese people dietary habit. Chinese people prefer soup at their dining-table, they believe that having soup can help them derive nutrients to build a strong body. Moreover, Chinese people believe that having soup can somehow reduce the intake of other staple food, which is good for avoiding getting fat.

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title: Nangchang Jar soup

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

What kinds of meat can the soup be made from?

answer: pork-bone, chicken and duck to different kinds of Chinese medicinal materials like ginseng, codonopsis and Chinese wolfberry.

answer: Pork, chicken, and duck.

answer: The Jiangxi jar soup can be made from pork-bone, chicken and duck.

answer: Pork-bone, chicken, or duck

answer: The soup can be made with any form of meat such as pork-bone, chicken and duck.

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

According to legend, who invented the soup?

answer: Tangbin, an honest and thrifty official in the Ming dynasty.

answer: According to the passage, the soup was invented by an honest and thrifty official named Tangbin in Ming Dynasty.

answer: Tangbin, an honest and thrifty official during the Ming Dynasty

answer: The legend says an honest and thrifty official named Tangbin in the Ming Dynasty.

answer: Tangbin invented the soup.

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

What is a crock?

answer: That information can't be found

text: The article doesn't define a crock, but you can make an educated guess based on context.

refinement: The article doesn't define it exactly, but it's likely some sort of large receptacle appropriate for making and storing soup.

answer: It is a large pot used to store ingredients for the Jiangxi jar soup with chicken and pitaya flower.

answer: the article does not answer this question

text: The article doesn't define a crock, but you can make an educated guess based on context.

refinement: The article does not answer this question, but it's likely a large receptacle suitable for making and storing soup.

answer: A crock is a ceramic vessel used to contain food during cooking.

answer: A crock is a container made from ceramic, stoneware or other durable material which is often used to store various kinds of foods, including soups.

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

What kind of cuisine does the soup belong to?

answer: The soup belongs to the Jiangxi cuisine of China.

answer: The soup is a Jiangxi cuisine.

answer: Jiangxi cuisine.

answer: Jiangxi

answer: Jiangxi cuisine.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: Nangchang Jar soup is a Chinese dish that originates from Jiangxi. It is a meat soup cooked in a jar and stored in a crockpot. The soup is unique in that it is cooked from the heat surrounding the jar rather than direct heat from the pot itself. It is nutritious due to its diverse ingredients, and is believed to aid in avoiding gaining weight.

answer: Nangchang Jar soup is a meat soup from Jiangxi cuisine. It can be made from various ingredients, such as pork-bone, chicken, and duck. According to legend, it was invented by Tangbin, a thrifty official during the Ming Dynasty.

answer: Ceramic jars are used to store Jiangxi vegetables, which include mixed vegetables, pork-bone, mutton, ginseng, and various kinds of Chinese medicinal materials. The people of Jiangxi enjoy a kind of soup called Nanchang Jar Soup, which is like a stew. It uses a big crock to store a little soup jar that is placed inside.

answer: A recipe for Nangchang Jar Soup is described. It is a Jiangxi cuisine of China whose ingredients include meat like pork-bone, chicken and duck. The soup has a long history and some folktales behind its origins.

answer: Nangchang Jar soup is a Jiangxi dish consisting of meat soup stored inside a jar and cooked without direct heat. The soup has a long history and was invented by an honest official. This soup has high nutritional value and it is believed that it can reduce weight gain.


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The SIOUX CITY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY is a historic building located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. The library was located in a section of the Municipal Building, no longer extant, between 1892 and 1913. It had outgrown the space when the Library Board contacted Andrew Carnegie in 1910 about providing the funding for a new library building. Their request was initially turned down. They chose to work with New York City architect Edward L. Tilton, an architect preferred by Carnegie, in place of local architect William L. Steele who was working with the board previously.[1] Local resident George Murphy donated the property for the new building. Meanwhile, Tilton designed the two-story brick Renaissance Revival building. On April 8, 1911, Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction.[2] The new building was dedicated on March 6, 1913, and it is considered “an excellent early twentieth century example of the architectural development of library planning and design.”[3] It was Tilton's only building in Iowa.

Plans were made to enlarge the building in 1938, but the bond issue failed. The library remained in its cramped quarters until 1989 when it moved into a former bank building downtown. Ownership of the Carnegie building was transferred to a group of investors in 1996 who transformed it into apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places the following year.[4]

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title: Sioux City Free Public Library

question: Who is the architect of the building?

answer: Edward L. Tilton.

answer: Edward L. Tilton

answer: Edward L. Tilton was the architect of the building.

answer: Edward L. Tilton

question: Where was the library previously?

answer: The library was located in a section of the Municipal Building, no longer extant, between 1892 and 1913.

answer: The library was located in a section of the Municipal Building.

answer: The library was previously located in a section of the Municipal Building.

text: "The library was located in a section of the Municipal Building, no longer extant, between 1892 and 1913. It had outgrown the space when the Library Board contacted Andrew Carnegie in 1910 about providing the funding for a new library building."

answer: The library was a part of the Municipal building.

text: While the library was located in the Municipal Builting, "part of" implies a harmonious inter functionality which may not necessarily be the case.

refinement: The library was in a section of the Municipal building.

text: "The library was located in a section of the Municipal Building"

question: When was the new building built?

answer: The new building was built in 1913.

text: "The new building was dedicated on March 6, 1913, and it is considered 'an excellent early twentieth century example of the architectural development of library planning and design.'"

answer: 1913

answer: The new building was built in 1913.

answer: In 1913.

question: How much did the building cost?

answer: $75,000.

text: "Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction."

answer: The building cost $75,000.

text: "Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction."

answer: The building cost $75,000, which was donated by Andrew Carnegie.

text: "Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction."

answer: $75,000

text: "Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction."

question: Write a ~8 sentence summary.

answer: The Sioux City Free Public Library is a historic building located in Sioux City, Iowa. The library was located in a section of the Municipal Building, no longer extant, between 1892 and 1913. It had outgrown the space when the Library Board contacted Andrew Carnegie in 1910 about providing the funding for a new library building. Their request was initially turned down. They chose to work with New York City architect Edward L. Tilton, an architect preferred by Carnegie, in place of local architect William L. Steele who was working with the board previously. Local resident George Murphy donated the property for the new building. Meanwhile, Tilton designed the two-story brick Renaissance Revival building. On April 8, 1911, Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction. The new building was dedicated on March 6, 1913, and it is considered “an excellent early twentieth century example of the architectural development of library planning and design.” It was Tilton's only building in Iowa. Plans were made to enlarge the building in 1938, but the bond issue failed. The library remained in its cramped quarters until 1989 when it moved into a former bank building downtown. Ownership of the Carnegie building was transferred to a group of investors in 1996 who transformed it into apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places the following year.

answer: The Sioux City Free Public Library was originally located in a section of the Municipal Building, but outgrew the space. In 1911, Andrew Carnegie donated $75,000 to build a new library building, which was dedicated in 1913. In 1989, the library moved to a new location, but the original building was later converted into apartments. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

text: Short of summary goal, leaves out several details that provide important filler information.

refinement: The Sioux City Free Public Library was originally located in a section of the Municipal Building in Sioux City Iowa from 1892 to 1913. By 1910, it had outgrown the space and the Library Board contacted Andrew Carnegie about funding a new library building. George Murphy, a local resident, would donate the property for the new building to be erected on. In 1911, Carnegie donated $75,000 to build the new building, which would be dedicated in 1913. It was considered "an excellent early twentieth century example of the architectural development of library planning and design." Plans to enlarge the new building in 1938 were abandoned when the bond issue failed. In 1989, the library moved to a new location, but the original building was later converted into apartments. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

text: "The SIOUX CITY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY is a historic building located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States.", "It had outgrown the space when the Library Board contacted Andrew Carnegie in 1910 about providing the funding for a new library building.", "Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction."

answer: The Sioux City Free Public Library is a historic building located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. It was located in a section of the Municipal Building between 1892 and 1913. It had outgrown the space when the Library Board contacted Andrew Carnegie in 1910 about providing the funding for a new library building. Their request was initially turned down. They chose to work with New York City architect Edward L. Tilton, an architect preferred by Carnegie, in place of local architect William L. Steele who was working with the board previously. Local resident George Murphy donated the property for the new building. Meanwhile, Tilton designed the two-story brick Renaissance Revival building. On April 8, 1911, Carnegie approved the project and donated $75,000 for the building's construction. The new building was dedicated on March 6, 1913, and it is considered “an excellent early twentieth century example of the architectural development of library planning and design.” It was Tilton's only building in Iowa. Plans were made to enlarge the building in 1938, but the bond issue failed. The library remained in its cramped quarters until 1989 when it moved into a former bank building downtown. Ownership of the Carnegie building was transferred to a group of investors in 1996 who transformed it into apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places the following year.

answer:
Located in the Sioux City is the Sioux City Free Public Library. The library was initially situated in a section of the Municipal Building but it soon outgrew.

The Library Board contacted Andrew Carnegie to fund a new library building. The building was designed by Edward L. Tilton, an architect Carnegie preferred.

In 1911, the project was approved and $75,000 donated for the construction. The Renaissance Revival building was ready in 1913.

The library could not be enlarged further and hence they moved into a former bank building downtown. The Carnegie building was transformed into apartments by a group of investors.


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I wrote this when I was 14 and I'm looking to rewrite it. Suggestions for change are encouraged.

**Rats**

The man had come to town in a large, beat up, eighteen-wheeler. The side of the truck advertised the clear effectiveness of his chosen career path, shown by a rat with its eyes X'd out and a skull-and-crossbones over its head. Its limp body was encased in sharp light from the lightning bolt hitting its fragile frame. One glance at the side of the beat up van told you exactly what this man did and what a fine job he did of it. He arrived at the town's lowest point like an ill timed superhero. There was no phone communication; the rats had sliced through them with obvious malicious intention. There was next to no food, it had been stolen and hoarded by the vicious beasts. They kept it and ate it slowly in front of us. A few would run up from the sewers and nibble on a ham in the gutter and before you could get to them they would rush down the storm drain, cackling as they went. They terrified the children, who wouldn't go out and play in the streets, and if they did they went in packs, finding some comfort in numbers.

They had come about two weeks before the man and it almost seemed planned the way they dismantled the town. They mainly stayed out of the way of the public. One would be spotted in the produce at the local store or in the corner of a house harassing the dog. They grew from there till they were in the beds and behind the curtains waiting to leap at whoever was unfortunate enough to uncover them. They were in gardens and sheds, swarming over any weapons that could be used to stop them. They chewed off the stocks of rifles, gnashed their way through the handles of shovels and hoes, and dragged off cutlery to the sewers, hoarding it with the food.

We're not sure who spotted the monstrous vehicle first but whoever it was ran to the mayor's office, past the streets heavily laden with filth and black spirited brown rats. Mayor Hamlin himself, the most famous person known to all who lived in the area, knocked on the back of the truck and the doors immediately flew open and out stumbled a gray bearded, greasy haired, rank man who fell face first into the muck on the street.

The man got to his feet in the most dignified manner possible for a man who just fell out of a poorly decorated, rusting insult to all respectable eighteen-wheelers. The crowd gathered round had moved back with an over exaggerated gasp, in a sad attempt to create drama and maintain suspense.

"Welcome to our town!" said Hamlin cheerfully, with a hint of nervousness shown by the sweat beading on his balding head.

The man stared at him, bewildered. A rat crawled on top of the van.

"Our, um, able-bodied townspeople couldn't help but notice that you seem to make a, um, living off of, erm, pest control?"

The man nodded and grunted a confirmation. A rat crawled up the wheel of the van and started gnawing nonchalantly on the rubber, vaguely interested in what was going on around it.

"Our town is in desperate need of someone with your, um, expertise. What are your wages?"

Silence embraced the crowd. The man spoke with a voice that sounded like gravel being slowly moved by a shovel, raspy and dry. He named a figure, the only word anyone in the town ever heard him spoke. The words hung in the air, the lofty price floating high above their heads and wallets, taunting the town with a number just out of their reach.

Mayor Hamlin's eyes bulged out of his head like a pumpkin being slowly squashed by a steam roller. "I will, uh, certainly have to discuss this with my constituents."

The constituents wholeheartedly agreed and retreated with the mayor to the building next to his office which was a school during day and town hall the rest of the time. One man ran through the streets and called the meeting to the public's notice and so the constituents ran from their holes and homes to enter the school like they used to when they were children, and their parents before them. They sat down in chairs two sizes too small for all of them. Most had bought their children who glared indignantly in the corner at their artwork hung up on the wall, now in tatters from the rats. They celebrated in hushed joy, however, at the textbooks in the same state as the artwork.

Hamlin settled the crowd with a short rap on the blackboard with a yardstick. He tried his hardest to be professional and maintain control. The board was cluttered with equations and sentences and cursive handwriting, an odd backdrop for the small, sweating man who chose the school as the place for town hall meetings in a desperate hope to strike a chord of authority when making the townspeople sit in their old desks and think of him reminiscent of their own teachers. Hamlin erased the board and stretched his arm up as far as he could reach (about the middle of the board) and wrote the man's figure in chalk. Below that he wrote what the town could afford. There was a large gap between the two numbers which the town recognized even with their minimal math training.

"Well? Any suggestions?" asked Hamlin, who checked corners for rats as he anxiously tapped the yardstick in his hand just waiting for one to drop from the ceiling. (The rats chittered amongst themselves beneath the floorboards, waiting on the decision.)

A man in the back looked around, and after seeing that no one else was going to talk stood up and said "Why don't we offer to 'elp him out? Then he'll charge less!" He smiled a very self satisfactory smile and everyone sitting close to him congratulated him on his idea.

Mayor Hamlin looked disappointed. "No no that won't do" he said "There's not enough equipment probably and he seems too professional to want help." Everyone sitting close to the man who spoke from the back row glared at him and rolled their eyes at his poor thinking skills.

After a moment of silence, a girl about 9 or 10 years old in the second row raised her hand. Everyone chuckled and Hamlin pointed at her, ushering her to speak.

"Well" She said loudly "I say we give 'im what we 'ave so he finks we got more right? Then he does his job and we say we can't pay the rest! Wots he gonna do? Bring the rats back? He's already kill'd 'em hasn't he?"

The town agreed with this plan and thought this was a good deal for everyone because he was charging an outrageous price and must learn to be reasonable. Plus, the rat problem had to go.

Hamlin was shocked that he hadn't thought of this himself. He thanked the girl and ushered everyone out of the school/town hall. The mayor bustled into his office next door and pulled a wad of money from the wall safe, bustling back out again to a crowd waiting expectantly to see what happened next.

title: Rats: A Retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin

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

What is Mayor Hamlin's role in the story?

answer: He is the mayor of the town.

text: The response is missing information about Mayor Hamlin's role in attempting to get rid of the rats.

refinement: He is the mayor of the town. He is in charge of trying to exterminate the rats.

answer: Mayor Hamlin is in charge of the town. He is the one who is trying to get rid of the rats. He is also the one who hires the rat exterminator.

answer: Mayor Hamlin is in charge of the town. He is the one who is trying to get rid of the rats. He is also the one who hires the rat exterminator, but the town can't afford him.

answer: Mayor Hamlin is a realist. He is the leader of the town and has to maintain relations with the people living there as well as maintain control. Hamlin's initial response to the exterminator was to jokingly discuss the ridiculous price the man was quoting, presumably to lighten the mood. The mayor's office doubles up as the town's town hall.

text: The response includes unnecessary information.

refinement: Mayor Hamlin is a realist. He is the leader of the town and has to maintain relations with the people living there as well as maintain control. He is in charge of trying to get rid of the rats in town.

answer: Mayor Hamlin is a realist. He is the leader of the town and has to maintain relations with the people living there as well as maintain control. Hamlin's initial response to the exterminator was to jokingly discuss the ridiculous price the man was quoting, presumably to lighten the mood.

text: same response as response 4

refinement: Mayor Hamlin is a realist. He is the leader of the town and has to maintain relations with the people living there as well as maintain control. He is in charge of trying to get rid of the rats in town.

answer: Hamlin is the mayor of the town who is encountering a rat infestation which forces him to hire an exterminator. Despite trying to negotiate the best rate he can manage with the exterminator, it ends up being too much.

answer: Hamlin is the mayor of the town who is encountering a rat infestation which forces him to hire an exterminator. He is unprofessional and awkward but tries to negotiate the best rate he can manage with the exterminator.


text:
Written in collaboration with redditor jsutton96

As Johnathan walked into the room he took a deep breath. The stench of bourbon burned his nostrils, Brad was drunk again. Sitting in his old chair with drink in hand, eyes lined with crust from days of not bathing, and glass tipped lazily in his hand. After a few long seconds of just staring Brad threw the glass it shattered across mantle of the fireplace like a rain drop on a windshield. Johnathan stood silent frozen with shock at Brad's sudden outburst. Brad yelled for the kids to come clean up the mess. He yelled for a good while. His eyes filled with despair as he then realized why the kids had not come down yet. Years of abusive behavior had caused the kids to be taken away from the house by child protective services. They were now in the same foster home Brad himself had grown up in. He knew that their lives would not be much better there as it was at home. The place was run down with a leaky roof and chipping paint. Brad looked at Johnathan who was still standing in the same spot, and told him to make him a sammich. Johnathan did not move. Brad got up and said it again this time louder. Johnathan still did not move. Brad then got in Johnathan's face and yelled even louder causing to back up a few inches. Johnathan then looked in Brad's eyes and said "Brad we're out of bread". Brad then proceeded to sit back down in the chair. Johnathan left the room to go pack his bags, he was going to stay with his sister for awhile who was now the worlds youngest lawyer starting her own office at the age of 5. Brad sat there unmoving only to get up to use the bathroom which was an old urn. He shot himself a week later. (Moral of the story never run out of bread)

title: r/funny didn't approve, maybe you guys will

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

What is bourbon?

answer: an alcoholic drink possible made from whiskey

text: This is accurate, but it isn't defined in the text.

refinement: It's an alcoholic drink possible made from whiskey but this definition wasn't offered in the text.

answer: It is probably a drink, but that information was not given.

answer: Bourbon is a type of whiskey with a distinct flavor produced in the United States.

text: This is accurate, but it isn't defined in the text.

refinement: Bourbon is a type of whiskey with a distinct flavor produced in the United States, but the text does not offer this information.

answer: Bourbon is an alcoholic drink made primarily from corn, distilled into alcohol. It is often drunk by those with alcohol addiction problems, as seen in the passage.

text: This is accurate, but it isn't defined in the text.

refinement: Bourbon is an alcoholic drink made primarily from corn, distilled into alcohol. It is often drunk by those with alcohol addiction problems, as seen in the passage. However, it is not defined in the text.

answer: a type of whiskey

text: This is accurate, but it isn't defined in the text.

refinement: It's a type of whiskey, but the text doesn't provide a definition.

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

What is Brad and Johnathan's relationship?

answer: Brad and Johnathan appear to be in a romantic relationship. Brad is abusive.

answer: Brad and Johnathan have an abusive relationship. Brad yells at Johnathan and physically intimidates him. Johnathan eventually leaves the house, unable to deal with the abuse any longer. Brad commits suicide a week later.

answer: Friendship.

text: Considering the direness and the finality of Brad's final actions, it's likely either romantic or familial. "Friendship" is too simplistic and congenial of a term to aptly describe their relationship.

refinement: It is probably a romantic or familial relationship.

answer: Brad and Johnathan are antagonists. Brad is abusive and Johnathan is the victim.

text: They're not both antagonists if Johnathan is the victim.

refinement: Brad is abusive and Johnathan is the victim.

answer: Brad is an abusive bully. Johnathan is begrudgingly in a position of domestic service.

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

Why does Brad call for the kids?

answer: Brad yells for the kids to come clean up the mess because he is drunk and angry and they have been removed from their home by child protective services. Brad knows the foster home the kids are living in isn't a good place for them, but they are all he's left.

answer: He wants them to clean up the mess he made

answer: Because Brad drank so much than he didn't know what he was doing.

text: This is accurate, but it should be added that Brad had made a mess and he needed them to clean up.

refinement: Because Brad drank so much than he didn't know what he was doing-he made a mess and needed them to clean it up.

answer: Brad calls for the kids because he is drunk and angry, and he is looking for someone to clean up the mess he has made. The kids were put into foster care because of the abuse Brad inflicted on them. The foster home the kids are in is poor and run-down, causing Brad to realize that their lives would not improve in that environment. Brad yells at Johnathan to make him a sammich, but Johnathan refuses to. Ultimately, this leads to Brad shooting himself.

answer: He calls them to clean up his mess after he smashes a glass. He has forgotten that Child Protective Services removed the children due to his abusive behavior.

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

Why did Brad shoot himself?

answer: That information can't be found

text: It seems pretty serious that Johnathan had left, given how intense of a relationship they had.

answer: Brad shot himself because he was abused by the kids and had lost them to child protective services. This caused him to spiral into a deep depression which eventually led to him taking his own life.

text: There was a trigger, though.

refinement: Brad shot himself because he was abused by the kids and had lost them to child protective services. This caused him to spiral into a deep depression which eventually led to him taking his own life after Johnathan had left him.

answer: the story does not answer this question

text: Yes, it does. He was in a bad relationship and the final straw was that Johnathan had left.

answer: He was loaded to the brim and had his kids taken away from him- a final breakdown of a man without family and friends

text: I think the words "Johnathan left him" need to be in this.

refinement: He was loaded to the brim and had his kids taken away from him- a final breakdown of a man without family and friends.Johnathan left him, and that was the final straw.

answer: Brad shot himself because he was depressed over losing custody of his kids and living in an awful home.

text: I think the words "Johnathan left him" need to be in this.

refinement: Brad shot himself because he was depressed over losing custody of his kids and living in an awful home. Johnathan had left him, and that was the final straw.

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Brad, an abusive alcoholic, has an outburst which causes his partner, Johnathan, to leave. Brad kills himself after the incident.

answer: This story is about an abusive father and the effects of his behavior when his kids are taken away. Just when he was getting agitated, Johnathan came up with a creative solution by reminding him there was no more bread. Eventually, Brad shoots himself and Johnathan moves away because of what the father did.

text: This doesn't explain their relationship. The fact that Brad killed himself AFTER Johnathan moved away is important.

refinement: This story is about an abusive father and the effects of his behavior that lead to his kids' being taken away. Just when he was getting agitated, Johnathan came up with a creative solution by reminding him there was no more bread.Johnathan leaves Brad, and Brad shoots himself.

answer: Brad was an alcoholic living in horrible circumstances with his kids taken away due to his abusive behavior. Johnathan leaves the house to stay with his sister who is the world's youngest lawyer starting her own office.

text: This should say that Brad then commits suicide.

refinement: Brad was an alcoholic living in horrible circumstances with his kids taken away due to his abusive behavior. Johnathan leaves the house to stay with his sister who is the world's youngest lawyer starting her own office. Brad shoots himself.

answer: Brad is an alcoholic who screams at no one and at no one in particular. Eventually, he shoots himself.

text: This needs to describe some of the consequences Brad faces as a result of his behavior.

refinement: Brad is an alcoholic who screams at no one and at no one in particular. He argues with Johnathan and is abusive until one day Johnathan leaves. Brad shoots himself a week later.

answer: This tale is about a man named Johnathan who was routinely disturbed by his tyrannical brother Brad, who was an alcoholic and abusive. Finally, Johnathan stood up to Brad and then left to go live with his sister. Brad ended up committing suicide a week later after making one more outburst.