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_LA MARCHA DEL GOLAZO SOLITARIO_ (Spanish for The March of The Lonely Huge Goal) Released in 1999 is the ninth studio album from the Argentine Ska Reggae Latin Rock band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs to reach gold.[1]

This is the last studio album from the band before taking a 9 years hiatus, combining the best of old with experimentation. “Los Condenaditos” unites samba beats to bluesy slide guitar and a wall of horns. There's even an instrumental Latin-jazz number, “57 Almas.”

Among the singles was the commercial success La Vida and Vos Sabes, whose video was censured in some countries for showing nudes.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Victor W. Valdivia awarded the album 2.5 stars stating "The thrash metal guitars and wild tempo changes have been abandoned for a jazzy, Brazilian feel. “C.J.” is a straight bossa nova track... while “Los Condenaditos” marries samba beats to bluesy slide guitar and a wall of horns. Lyrically, the band has toned down the quirky humor as well, preferring to write songs that are more reflective and philosophical, although there is still plenty of smart-ass humor to be found... Though Marcha is a frequently enjoyable listen, one can't help but feel that it's a bit of a step back (or at least sideways) after the peaks of their previous two albums, both of which would ultimately serve as better introductions to the Fabulosos Cadillacs. ".[2]

Track listing

1.  “La Vida” (“The Life”) (Flavio Cianciarulo) – 2:52
2.  “C.J.” (Vicentico) – 3:49
3.  “Los Condenaditos” (“The Little Damned”) (Vicentico, Gerardo Rotblat) – 5:08
4.  “Cebolla, El Nadador” (“Onion, The Swimmer”) (Vicentico) – 4:26
5.  “Vos Sabés” (“You Know”) (Cianciarulo) – 3:09
6.  “Piraña, Todos los Argentinos Somos D.T.” (“Piranha, All of Us Argentines are Coaches”) (Cianciarulo) – 3:03
7.  “El Baile de la Mar” (“The Dance of the Sea”) (Fernando Ricciardi) – 3:25
8.  “Roble” (“Oak”) (Vicentico) – 3:08
9.  “La Rosca” (“The Thread”) (Vicentico, Pablo Ziegler) – 4:28
10. “La Marcha del Golazo Solitario” (“The March of the Solitary Great Goal”) (Cianciarulo, Angelo Moore, Norwood Fisher, Walter Kibby) –  - “Rhythm-A-Ning” (Thelonious Monk)  - 5:06
11. “Águila” (“Eagle”) (Vicentico) – 3:22
12. “Salvador y los Cordones Flojos” (“Salvador and the Loose Shoelaces”) (Cianciarulo) – 2:53
13. “Necesito una Nariz de Payaso, ¿No Me Prestás la Tuya?” (“I Need a Clown Nose, Can I Borrow Yours?”) (Cianciarulo) – 3:10
14. “Negra” (“Black”) (Cianciarulo, Rotblat) – 1:57
15. “57 Almas” (“57 Souls”) (Cianciarulo) – 5:11
16. “Álamo” (“Poplar”) (Vicentico) – 1:25
17. “Porque Yo Te Amo” (“Because I Love You”) (Oscar Anderle, Sandro) - 4:26 _Additional track on reissue_

Personnel

-   Vicentico – vocals, piano on “Álamo” and “La Rosca”
-   Flavio Cianciarulo – bass
-   Ariel Minimal – guitar
-   Mario Siperman – keyboards
-   Fernando Ricciardi – drums
-   Daniel Lozano – trumpet & flugelhorn
-   Fernando Albareda – trombone
-   Gerardo Rotblat – percussion
-   Sergio Rotman - saxophone

Additional Personnel

-   Pablo Ziegler - Piano on “57 Almas”
-   David Campbell - String arrangements, orchestration and conducting on “Aguila”

[1] [http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Los+fabulosos+cadillacs&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP Certification]

[2] Valdivia, V. Allmusic Review accessed January 24, 2011

title: La Marcha del Golazo Solitario

question: Summarize the kind of music the album La Marcha del Golazo Solitario is.

answer: The album is a mix of samba beats, bluesy slide guitar, and a wall of horns. It also has an instrumental Latin-jazz number.

critique: The answer should mention that the album is a mix of samba beats, bluesy slide guitar, and a wall of horns. It also has an instrumental Latin-jazz number.

critique: It would be useful to point out that old and new elements are mixed together. In other words, the album seems to be a mix of ska/reggae/latin rock and jazzy sounds.

critique: "Latin-jazz" is a bit of a misnomer. It's just jazz.

critique: The album also contains a "jazzy, Brazilian feel".

critique: The album also has a "jazzy, Brazilian feel"

critique: The answer should mention that the album is a mix of samba beats, bluesy slide guitar, and a wall of horns.

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JOHN TERRICK WILLIAMS (20 July 1860 – 20 July 1936), better known as TERRICK WILLIAMS was a British painter who was a member of the Royal Academy. During his lifetime, Williams became one of the most successful painters in London.

Early life

Williams was born on 20 July 1860 in Liverpool, England, the son of a businessman. He was educated at King's College School, Wimbleton, London[1] and was expected by his father to continue in the family business. However, his determination to become an artist saw him abandon his business career and move to Europe in 1885[2] and study under Charles Verlat in Antwerp and later at the Académie Julian and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury in Paris.

Work

After his student days in Paris, he moved to St. Ives in 1890 where he lived, between there and his London home at 89 Guntherstone Road, West Kensington, until his death.[3] Williams was a medallist at the Paris Salon in 1908 (3rd class), and 1911 (2nd class), and also won a 2nd class medal in Balcelona of the same year. He exhibited, not only in Europe, but also at the Carnegie Institute in Philadelphia.[4]

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The Jetty St Ives Evening, an oil painting by Williams

]]Williams focussed on landscape and marine subjects and painted in oil, pastel and watercolour. Baldry said that _a number of notable paintings of marine subject_ stand to Williams's credit, and that _His right to a place among the chief of the British marine painters of the present day is indisputable._[5] He travelled extensively and his impressionistic, luminous paintings sought the transient effects of light and reflections in Venice, St. Tropez, Paris, Brittany and St. Ives.

Littlejohns said the Williams was _pre-eminently a painter of light_ and that he _found most inspiration in the sunniest parts of Europe_.[6] Baldry stated that _as a colourist he is more than ordinarily endowed_, that Williams had the _real colour emotion_, and that his use colour _was controlled by an unerring taste._[7] Littlejohns said that Williams' paintings was _probably influenced by the fact that he sketches in colour_.[8] The _Western Mail_ spoke of some of his paintings being _beautiful works of mellow colouring_[9]

He was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1904. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1891. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (A.R.A.) on 18 November 1924, a Royal Academician (R.A.) on 14 February 1933, and a Senior R.A. on 1 January 1936. In 1933 he was also elected President of the RI.

Death

He died in at the Joe Park Nursing Home in Plymouth on his birthday in 1936 aged 76, after a number of years of indifferent health.[10] He had never married. After his death a memorial exhibition was held at the Fine Art Society in 1937. Thirty-three of his works are in public collections in the UK.[11]

[1] {{ cite journal |title=Death of Mr. Terrick Williams, R. A. |journal=The Cornishman |issue=Thursday 23 July 1936 |pages=4 |date=1936-07-23 |location=Cornwall }}

[2] {{ cite journal |title=Mr. Terrick Williams |journal=The Western Mail |issue=Thursday 14 February 1935 |pages=8 |date=1935-02-14 }}

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[4] {{ cite book |last=Carnegie Institute |title=Catalalogue: Nineteenth Annual International Exhibitions of Paintings, 29 April to 30 June 1920 |chapter=Williams, Terrick |pages=No page no. - numbered by work - no 363–4 |date=1920 |publisher=Carnegie Institute |location=Pittsburg |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/catalogue19inte/page/n313/mode/1up/ |accessdate=2020-02-14 }}

[5] {{ cite book |last1=Baldry |first1=A. L. |last2=Holme |first2=Geoffrey (editor) |title=British Marine Painting |chapter=Notes on the illustrations |pages=34 |date=1919 |publisher=The Studio |location=London |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/britishmarinepai00holmuoft/page/34/mode/1up |accessdate=2020-02-14 }}

[6] {{ cite book |last=Littlejohns |first=John |title=British water-colour painting and painters of to-day |chapter=Terick Williams |pages=89 |date=1920 |publisher=Pitman |location=Toronto |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/britishwatercolo00litt/page/89/mode/1up |accessdate=2020-02-14 }}

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answer: Williams was a medallist at the Paris Salon in 1908 and 1911. He was a painter of light, and found most inspiration in the sunniest parts of Europe. He was a colorist and used color that was controlled by an unerring taste. His paintings were influenced by the fact that he sketched in color. He painted in oil, pastel, and watercolor.

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HURRAH! were a British jangle pop band formed in the early 1980s and active until 1991. Two band members traded off lead vocals on track-by-track basis, giving the band two distinctly different sounds.[1]

Band history

Line-up

Formed in the early 1980s and originally known as the Green-Eyed Children,[2] Hurrah! initially consisted of Paul Handyside (born 28 September 1960, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; guitar/vocals), David 'Taffy' Hughes (b. 16 March 1961, Southmoor, Northumberland; guitar/vocals), David Porthouse (b. 17 August 1961, Gateshead;(bass), and Mark Sim (drums). Sim was soon replaced by Damien Mahoney.[3]

When Mahoney left in 1986 to join the police force, after exhaustive auditions, the band eventually recruited Steve Price (b. 27 June 1965, Newport; drums) as a permanent replacement drummer. Adrian Evans (b. 6 March 1963, County Durham, England) became the band's fourth drummer when Steve Price left the band and emigrated to America.

Releases

Hurrah! were one of the first acts signed to Kitchenware Records, who issued the band's debut single, “The Sun Shines Here”, in 1982.[4] Second single “Hip Hip” was released the following year, and gave the band an indie chart hit, reaching No. 21.[5]

The third single, “Who'd Have Thought,” was another indie hit in 1984, reaching No. 7 on the British charts.[6] After one more single, “Gloria” – produced by Jimmy Miller, the band's early recordings were compiled on the _Boxed_ album in 1985.

Hurrah! signed to Arista Records via Kitchenware's deal with the major label, and the _Tell God I'm Here_ album was re-released by the record company. On Arista's release, the future single “How Many Rivers” was re-recorded with new drummer Steve Price, and produced by Steve Brown.

In 1986, Hurrah! released their first major-label album and the single, “Sweet Sanity,” in the UK and the US. The video for the song, which featured two women holding hands, was banned from some American television stations for being too controversial.[7]

Hurrah's major label debut album, _Tell God I'm Here_, reached No. 71 in the UK Albums Chart in 1987.[8][9] Towards the end of 1987, a live album, _Way Ahead_, was released on the Esurient label.[10]

In 1989, the band released their second major-label album, _The Beautiful,_ produced by Simon Hanhart and Chris Kimsey. The tracks were primarily recorded over six weeks in 1988 at Ridge Farm, a picturesque residential recording studio in Surrey, England. The only single from this album was “Big Sky.”

Arista released Hurrah! from their record contract in 1989. Steve Price left the band in mid-1990 to move to America, and the rest of the band split up in 1991, after releasing their last single “That dream's over now”. A retrospective album of demos and live tracks, _The Sound of Philadelphia_, was issued in 1993.[11] During the intervening years there was much talk of an unreleased 'lost album' of recordings made just before the 1991 split. This album was rumoured to feature previously unreleased material which had been developed in the band's latter day live sets. Suspicions of this album's existence proved to be well founded with the release of _The return of the cool_ in 2010 on the Cherry Red record label.

Tours

The band were invited to support U2 at Wembley, and played as the only opening act on the first few dates of _The Joshua Tree_ tour in June 1987. Later that summer, Hurrah! played at a music festival in Germany, supporting David Bowie on the Glass Spider tour.

Hurrah! toured the United States for the first time during October/November 1987, appearing on the Coors-sponsored “Four Play” tour along with bands Royal Court of China, Will (Sexton) & the Kill and Northern Pikes. The four bands rotated the headline slot, and played free shows at club venues and colleges in most major metro areas across the US.[12]

In 1988, Hurrah! played live shows in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan after accepting an invitation from the British Arts Council.[13] One of the first “western” bands to play in the Middle East, the group was escorted by armed troops for the duration of their visit. Publicity materials from their Arts Council tour listed the album's name as _Tell Them I'm Here_ to avoid offending the host countries.

Post break-up

After Hurrah!, David 'Taffy' Hughes formed Star Witness, later called Candy Coloured Clowns, and released a cassette of rough demos called “Welcome to Razor Town” (1996). Hughes also plays guitar with The Girl with the Replaceable Head, a duo formed with female singer Sylvia.

Paul Handyside has since released two albums under the name of Bronze. His first solo album, _Future's Dream_, was released by Malady Music in 2007. Handyside's second solo album ''Wayward Son ''was released in 2013 also on Malady Music.[14]

As well as contributing drums, melodeon and backing vocals on several of Paul Handyside's post-Hurrah! releases,[15] David Porthouse trained as a luthier, producing custom built instruments and specialising in lap steel guitars.

Discography

Albums

-   _Boxed_ (1985, Kitchenware)
-   _Tell God I'm Here_ (1987, Kitchenware/Arista) (UK Albums Chart No. 71[16])
-   _Way Ahead_ (1987, Esuriant) (UK Indie No. 29)
-   _The Beautiful_ (1989, Kitchenware/Arista)
-   _Sound of Philadelphia_ (1993, Creation Rev-Ola)
-   _The Return of the Cool_ (2010 Cherry Red)

Singles

-   “The Sun Shines Here” (1982) Kitchenware
-   “Hip Hip” (1983) Kitchenware (UK Indie No. 21)
-   “Who'd Have Thought” (1984) Kitchenware (UK Indie No. 7)
-   “Gloria” (1985) Kitchenware (UK Indie No. 12)
-   “Sweet Sanity” (1986) Kitchenware/Arista
-   “If Love Could Kill” (1987) Kitchenware/Arista
-   “How Many Rivers?” (1987) Kitchenware/Arista
-   “Sweet Sanity” (1988) Kitchenware/Arista
-   “Big Sky” (1989) Kitchenware/Arista
-   “That Dream's Over Now” (1991) Kitchenware/Arista

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[3] Strong, Martin C. (2003) “Hurrah!”, in _The Great Indie Discography_, Canongate,

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[5] Lazell, Barry (1997) _Indie Hits 1980–1989_, Cherry Red Books,

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[7] [ Hurrah!] at Allmusic

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[10] Johnny Eager (1987) “Hurrah! _Way Ahead_”, _Underground_, December 1987 (Issue 9), p. 13

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[14] Paul Handyside at MusicBrainz

[15] David Porthouse at MusicBrainz

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title: Hurrah!

question: Summarize the band's lineup changes.

answer: Members of the lineup include Paul Handyside, David Hughes, David Porthouse and Mark Sim. Even though David Porthouse joined the band after their original bassist, David Hughes' roommate, David Porthouse left the band and moved to Chester, thus allowing his roommate to replace him as the band's bassist. Mark Sim was also replaced by Damien Mahoney in 1986 when Damien Mahoney left the band to join the police force. Gerald "Taffy" Hughes replaced Steve Price in 1990 when Steve Price left Hurrah! to move to America.

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critique: "Gerald "Taffy" Hughes replaced Steve Price in 1990 when Steve Price left Hurrah!" - this is incorrect. The drummer that replaced Steve Price was Adrian Evans, not Taffy Hughes.

critique: "David Hughes' roommate" - was never a band member. David Porthouse was the original bassist before he left the band to move to Chester.

critique: "vocalist, David Hughes' roommate, David Porthouse left the band and moved to Chester, thus allowing his roommate to replace him as the band's bassist." - this was never mentioned anywhere in the article. Remove this line.

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critique: "Gerald "Taffy" Hughes replaced Steve Price in 1990 when Steve Price left Hurrah!" - this did not happen. Mark Sim replaced Steve Price; Mark's nickname is "Taffy".

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question: Summarize the first decade of the band's career.

answer: Hurrah! was initially known as the Green-Eyed Children. They were signed by Kitchenware Records in 1982 and released their debut single, "The Sun Shines Here". They released three more singles and and in 1985 their first album, 'Boxed'. During their contract with Arista Records, they released 'Tell God I'm Here' in 1987. They also toured in support of U2 and performed in a concert in Germany headlined by David Bowie. They released 'That Dream's Over Now' in 1991 and broke up shortly thereafter. They released 'Sound of Philadelphia' in 1993 as a retrospective album.

critique: The years this happened, some key details on the members, and other details are omitted.

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question: Summarize the events that led to the band getting signed.

answer: Hurrah! was formed in the early 1980s, named after their motto "hurrah for life". They were one of the first bands to be signed by Kitchenware Records. The two were sonically different, and the band members traded off lead vocals. This led to them getting signed to Arista Records later.

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question: Summarize the band's post break-up activity.

answer: David Hughes formed the Candy Coloured Clowns, continued to play with Star Witness. He played guitar with The Girl with the Replaceable Head. After splitting up, the other members apparently went into other musical endeavours. David Porthouse trained as a luthier specialising in lap steel guitars; and Paul Handyside released two albums under the name Bronze.

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Overview

In this small but mighty book, the author comes to grips with basic issues in theology, such as why Jesus died and why Jewish people object to Him. This rabbinic interpretation presents passage after biblical passage relating the Old Covenant’s fulfillment in the Messiah. For two decades, _Jesus Was a Jew_ has proven itself an incredibly powerful witnessing tool to Jewish people, and it is ideal for Jewish friends who are skeptical of your faith, but willing to read.

Who was Jesus of Nazareth? Controversy over the answer still rages today. Was he a good teacher? Was he a well-meaning, but confused, religionist? Was he a disciple of another teacher?

Regardless of your answer, _Jesus was a Jew._

THIS RESOURCE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS PART OF ARIEL MINISTRIES MESSIANIC COLLECTION (11 VOLUMES).

Product Details

-   Title: _Jesus Was a Jew_
-   Author: Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum
-   Publisher: Ariel Ministries Press
-   Publication Date: 1981
-   Pages: 156

About Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum

One of the foremost authorities on the nation of Israel, DR. ARNOLD G. FRUCHTENBAUM is a messianic believer and founder and director of Ariel Ministries, a Texas-based organization dedicated to evangelism and discipleship of Jewish people.

[]

Dr. Fruchtenbaum was born in Siberia after his father was released from a communist prison there. Aided by the Israeli underground, the Fruchtenbaum family escaped from behind the Iron Curtain. While living in Germany from 1947 to 1951, Arnold received Orthodox training from his father – who had himself been reared to assume Chasidic (ultra-orthodox Jewish) leadership in Poland, only to later lose most of his family and his faith to the Holocaust. The Fruchtenbaums immigrated to New York, and five years later, at age 13, Arnold came to saving faith.

Before receiving his doctorate from New York University in 1989, Dr. Fruchtenbaum earned his Th. M. from Dallas Theological Seminary. His graduate work also includes studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Having lived in Israel for three years, Dr. Fruchtenbaum’s intensive study of the role of that nation in God’s plan of world redemption has made him a much in-demand speaker at Bible conferences and schools throughout the world.

-   Title: Jesus Was a Jew
-   Author: Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum
-   Publisher: Ariel Ministries
-   Print Publication Date: 1981
-   Logos Release Date: 2007
-   Language: English
-   Resources: 1
-   Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
-   Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Jesus Christ › Jewish interpretations
-   Resource ID: LLS:JESUSWSJEW
-   Resource Type: Monograph
-   Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-17T17:54:38Z

[Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum]

DR. ARNOLD G. FRUCHTENBAUM (1943– ) is a messianic believer and founder and director of Ariel Ministries, an organization dedicated to evangelism and discipleship of Jewish people. He earned his doctorate from New York University and his MTh from Dallas Theological Seminary, and he studied at Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

As a child, Dr. Fruchtenbaum was trained by his father in Orthodox Judaism, but at age thirteen he came to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. He worked as a missionary with the American Board of Missions to Jews (known today as Chosen People Ministries) and served as editor of their monthly publication, _The Chosen People_.

Dr. Fruchtenbaum is the author of _Ariel’s Bible Commentary: The Book of Genesis_ and the eleven volumes in the Ariel Ministries Messianic Collection, and he is the coauthor of _How Jewish Is Christianity?: 2 Views on the Messianic Movement_.

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[Jollywise]

What can we expect from the kids’ entertainment space in 2017?

The new year is well and truly upon us, and every other tech blog ready to impart their digital predictions for 2017 if they haven’t already. Whilst generally you can expect a lot of the same old – ‘this will be the year for VR’, etc. – we wanted to examine some of the things that we expect to see more specifically in the kids’ entertainment space this year.

Augmented and virtual reality

The underlying issues of accessibility and refinement prevented VR from slipping comfortably into the mainstream in 2016, while the Pokémon Go craze of the summer teased AR potential. While we might not have seen the ‘year for VR’ that we had hoped for, what we did see was a string of brands getting involved with VR just to say they’re in the VR game – regardless of whether they actually have something valuable to offer to the space. Ideally, this year we’ll see more companies offering valuable uses of the technology, rather than the ‘VR for VR’s sake’ that is born out of the fear of being left behind.

Furthermore, we’re hoping to see more defined areas for the use of virtual and augmented reality, be it gaming, education, or even live events – and we’re especially interested in how this will come to fruition in kids’ entertainment and education. However, while developers of VR work towards a tech-accessible, cost-friendly product, it’s likely that we’ll be looking more closely at AR for the time being. The challenge, we suspect, will be creating AR that outlives the initial gimmick, which means content is more important than ever.

There are a few great examples of recent children’s AR that we’d love to see more of. TILT Textiles weave their technology with animated stories in their Enchanted Duvet and Jungle Rug to create an interactive storytelling experience for youngsters, while Curiscope’s Virtuali-Tee (which got a mention in our post on augmented reality last year) is a strong example of the ways in which augmented reality might be integrated into the classroom as a tool for learning.

Web TV

As early as 2010 we’ve seen reports surfacing to indicate the shift from cable/satellite television to online show providers. Over the past few years in particular, web based TV has gained a lot of traction, but this area has been largely dominated by Netflix and Amazon Video, whose online exclusive shows (think Netflix’s recent A Series of Unfortunate Events and Amazon’s The Grand Tour) are able to pull more and more people into subscriptions. Newer or more niche services (Mubi, Twitch, Animax, Hulu) tend to be overshadowed by the bigger names and app versions of existing TV channels.

We’re excited to see what this shift could mean for kids’ TV this year, especially with the recent prototype demonstration of Disney’s own TV product at CES 2017. With tablet sales in decline, we could be looking at a resurgence of television that favours web-based, ‘watch anytime’ content. An expansion of the children’s web TV space is on the horizon.

We’re also anticipating further crossover between television and gaming in 2017. SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) platforms like Azoomee, Sky, and Hopster currently operate as two separate services: a classic TV service, and then gaming. We’re hoping to see the lines between these two services begin to blur, as more crossover content is created. Interactivity is especially appealing to kids. So there’s no reason this can’t be geared towards younger viewers.

Live Video

As Facebook continued its attempt to undercut YouTube’s dominance in the video space, live video was everywhere in 2016. We’re seeing many kids turning away from traditional television and towards their favourite YouTube stars – the interactivity of the platform means that the viewing experience is more personal, intimate, and therefore valuable.

Web TV is allowing kids to watch what they want to, exactly when and where they want to watch it, but the appeal of the interactivity of YouTube has encouraged a flood of online video creators to start aiming their content at younger audiences. Live videos build on this to create a more ‘immediate’ interactive experience, so kids are especially engaged when consuming content from their favourite YouTubers (MirandaSings is a great example) this way.

As our Facebook and YouTube subscription feeds become more and more infiltrated with live video content, we’re anticipating an emergence of live video in the kids’ entertainment space – and we’re especially interested to see which broadcaster will be the first to truly capitalise on this demand.

AI and chat bots

While we blogged about the rise of the internet bot last year, we’re excited to see how this space will be refined in 2017, and how (if at all) the chatbot will find and secure its space in kids’ entertainment and education.

We saw the beginnings of this exploration in 2016; Unilever, for example, have used a chatbot campaign on Facebook Messenger called ‘Little Brush, Big Brush’ to create an interactive storytelling platform that encourages children to look after their teeth. Then there’s Oyoty, a bot app described as a ‘personal safety assistant’, that’s designed to connect with children’s social accounts, detect potential problems, and help them learn to stay safe online.

The trick, however, will be finding the line between being helpful/educational, and not stepping on parents’ toes.

OUR CEO JON MASON also indicates that we could see an increase in the use of bots outside of the sales and service bots that were everywhere in 2016. We’re looking, he suggests, towards,

  “Bots as entertainment, branching narratives, and stories – low cost ways of providing immersive brand extensions for entertainment companies”.

We’re ready to see interactive children’s storytelling secure a place in the chatbot game.

Fitness and educational tech

Despite the apparent need for “quality research and evidence” to support the claims of the negative impact of “increasingly screen-based lifestyles”, the media continues to be hot to report on the negative physical effects of children’s preoccupation with digital entertainment. To combat the negative association between digital entertainment and childhood obesity, we’ve seen toy companies invest in technical toys that incorporate gamification to encourage tech savvy children to take part in physical activity.

Fisher Price’s Think & Learn Cycle, for example, attempts to entice three to six years olds to exercise whilst playing screen-based games. It’s essentially a children’s exercise bike in disguise, that maintains the brand’s educational focus. This is just one example of how toy companies are shifting focus from toys that function purely as entertainment, to technical toys that provide longer-term value in the form of fitter and smarter kids. These attractive benefits could result in a surge in the production and popularity of fitness based toys this year – even the AR Jungle Rug that we mentioned encourages physical activity in the form of yoga.

We’ll also be seeing kids’ entertainment pay more attention to the development of emotional intelligence. Our upcoming game for The Next Step, for example, focuses on relationships; the player must figure out the best way to communicate with a variety of personalities to successfully navigate the story. We’re interested to see what other projects surface this year in kids’ entertainment to perpetuate values of empathy and good communication.

Overall?

In 2016 we saw a lot of digital trends extensively explored, but very few refined. This year, we’re hoping to see these trends consolidate, establishing their relevance and overall suitability to a young demographic.

OUR GAME FOR THE NEXT STEP, “TAKE IT TO THE TOP” IS NOW AVAILABLE TO PLAY HERE.

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Posted January 16th 2017

Steph Rathbone

Steph is Jollywise's Content Executive and resident bookworm.

question: What does the text say about VR's inability to slip into the mainstream on 2016?

answer: VR has underlying issues of accessibility and refinement. The author of the text mentions that VR might not have been the year for VR that many people hoped for.

critique: The answer should mention that VR has been around for a while, and 2016 was not the year for it.

critique: The answer could be more specific about VR's accessibility and refinement.

question: What does the text say about growth in live video?

answer: The text shows that there was an increase in the use of live video in 2016. This was due to the increased popularity of subscription services like Netflix and Amazon. The popularity of services like Netflix and Amazon have also reduced the need for live TV.

critique: The answer should mention the popularity of live video on social media.

critique: The answer should mention the popularity of YouTube.

critique: The response is missing the part about the rise of live video on Facebook and Youtube.

critique: The answer should mention that the popularity of live video is due to the interactivity of the platform.

question: What does the text say about Facebook?

answer: Facebook has become a dominant force in online streaming. The company has been undercutting Youtube with their own live videos. In 2016, Facebook was flooded with live videos. The company is anticipating an emergence of live video in the kids entertainment space.

critique: The second sentence is irrelevant and should be removed.

critique: The answer should mention the live video trend.

critique: "The company is anticipating an emergence of live video in the kids entertainment space." - extraneous information that should be deleted.

question: What does the text say about smartphones?

answer: Smartphones have become an important part of kids' entertainment in 2016. Some kids' content is available only on these devices and more kids' TV services are moving towards web-based content. There are several apps being developed to target kids. Developers are also looking into better ways to use AR and VR.

critique: The usage of the devices by kids isn't evidenced.

critique: The answer should mention the decline in tablet sales.

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"I'm stressed," he finally exclaimed, slicing through the silent air that threatened to suffocate him. Ther room was adorned with plain, unpainted walls and occupied only by a television, a video game system which sat on standby, a bed, a dresser, and two teenage boys. They carried all the self-assurance that two scrawny sixteen-year-olds could muster. One, he who had spoken, bespectacled and mop-headed, fell onto the bed and stared up at the ceiling, his eyes tracing the elliptical orbit of the ceiling fan blades ad infinitum.

"I've got too much work." He said out loud, looking at nothing and yet seeming to notice everything. "It's not like I can't keep up with it all. That's not what's wrong. I just--I have no time, anymore. I wake up late. I rush to get ready for school. I relax for five minutes and eat breakfast. I'm dragged through my school day because of this stupid seven-period schedule. Then I get out, help you with your math work, go home, get my three hours of computer time--sometimes I get a chance to mess around, sometimes I don't even finish all my assignments--oh, and I haven't even mentioned the stress from virtual school--then I study until I pass out from exhaustion and the cycle begins again."

The other boy, a quiet, short curly-haired lad with forlorn eyes, looked over at his friend. "I think a lot of students deal with that kind of stuff. The good ones, anyway. And you've got straight A's, right? So what's the problem?"

The bespectacled boy rose to sit on the edge of the bed such that he could make eye contact with the other one. "It's not like I don't understand a B is good--you're a B student  and you do pretty well--but, I mean, I'm a good student. B's are like failing to me. I've got college to think about, soon, and I'll never get in with the GPA I have right now. It's a three point two. A three point two! All because of that crap I had to deal with in middle school that ended up getting me stuck taking all virtual classes freshman year. And now I have to do all this just to get into a decent college. On top of that, I barely know what I want to do when I'm growing up. This... this is it, pal. We're almost out and we need to make the best of the time we have left."

"We've got time," the other reminded him, breaking eye contact and glancing at the enticing patterns in the carpet.

"Not enough! They always tell you every year that this is the most important school year if you want to get anywhere. You need to finish school with a twelve point oh and then graduate from a top college and get a high-paying job in order to be happy and if you misstep once you're utterly screwed!"

The boy's voice had transformed from bitter mockery to flooding desperation. He fell back and a loud thud accompanied his descent as his head crashed into the wall behind him.

"You okay?" the other boy asked in reaction to the noise.

"Fine," he answered through clenched teeth, making no attempt to hide his teary eyes.

There was a long, uncomfortable silence. The two sat there observing their respective mediums--the bespectacled boy the ceiling and the quiet boy the carpet. Finally, after a few moments, they both opened their mouths at the same time and a garbled combination of syllables escaped.

"What was that?" the quiet one asked.

"Just more of the same," the stressed one answered. "Yours?"

After a few more moments of expectant emptiness, words began to fill the void.

"I knew this kid in middle school--a prodigy, a genius. They all said he was as smart as Einstein, or... something. The mistake he made was," he paused, pensive, for a moment, "forgetting to be a kid. He was so focused on the future and getting good grades that he let it become his life. All the other kids at the school would always bully him and he didn't really have any friends except for himself. He was so focused on his work all the time that he forgot. He forgot to live life and just relax once in a while. He was in my gym class. He always came in every day and had some excuse note signed by his parents--he always had a sore throat or a bad cold or something. And the teacher would just wave him over to the sidelines and he would sit on the bench all class, playing his Game Boy or doing homework. I remember this one day he did bad on a test or something--I think that was it, he got a C--and his parents exploded on him. They wouldn't let him out of the house for a few days and he had a lot of work to make up when he finally came back to school."

There was a pause in the story. The bespectacled boy's mind was whirring, trying to assimilate the tale into his own situation. Then the other child continued.

"I guess the stress was just too much for him. One day, while his parents were out, he went into his mom's room. I guess he knew just where to look. He removed the shoe box from under the bed and he pulled out a gun and he killed himself."

The silence, this time, was dreadful.

"He got a small article in the paper. They never made an announcement at school or anything. They never even mentioned his name in the obituary, I think."

The fan blades, their centrifuge slightly askew, and the cranking of the gears in the boys' minds reverberated throughout the room.

"What was his name?"

The quiet boy looked up as the question pierced his eardrum, seeming to have not expected that. He struggled to pull a name from his memory but finally responded dismally.

"I... can't remember."

The other boy nodded. The silence, returning, enveloped them, caressed them.

"What do you think happens when you die?" the quiet one inquired, finally, his eyes directed at the wall, staring through them into the realms beyond.

"I don't really know. I don't think we, as humans, are meant to know something like that. What about you?"

He sat in trance for a moment. Finally, he spoke.

"I think... I think, whether you were shot in the heart with a pistol, or poisoned by an enemy, or--or offed by old age, when they mention your name and nobody can remember you--your face, your voice, your words, your actions--that... is when you are truly dead."

"What if you remember his actions but not his name?"

"Screw you."

title: This is Our Autobiography

question: Why does one interlocutor respond "screw you" at the end?

answer: It may be implied that this is a reference to the person who was the subject of their conversation.

critique: The answer is too vague and doesn't make sense.

critique: "It may be implied that this is a reference to the person who was the subject of their conversation." - this is incorrect. The answer is not implied anywhere in the text.

critique: It's more directly implied that screwing someone is more mortifying than their not knowing his name.

question: Describe a common existential question that is explored in this passage.

answer: The common existential question that is explored in this passage is the question of what happens when a person dies. The boys discuss this question and one of the boys tells the story of a boy who killed himself. The story points to the idea that even if a person is not remembered after they die, they are still dead.

critique: The second sentence is unnecessary and should be removed.

critique: The boys don't discuss the question of what happens when a person dies. They discuss the question of what happens when a person is forgotten.

critique: The second sentence is a bit confusing and unnecessary.

critique: The final sentence quite misses the point.

critique: The boys don't discuss the question of what happens when a person dies. The quiet boy asks the question.

critique: The boys don't discuss the question of what happens when a person dies.


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Today for Bundt Bakers I, am posting these beautiful and delicious Black Bottom Apple Bundlets. These are so cute, they do not require any icing or extra trimmings, they are so yum on it's own.

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By the way these are suitable for any occasion, a formal affair,  to a breakfast treat or will make an excellent dessert too, top them up with a scoop of ice cream - of your choice and serve.. yum yum..surely whoever part takes of this dessert are lucky to enjoy this.

For our event this month the theme is "Apples" and our Host isWendy Thank you Wendy for hosting this event.
 Few I, made in a aluminium bundt molds, these had to be loossend from the sides then unmold, the silcions one are the best for these Black Bottom Apple Bundlets.
 If you have any bundts remaining then refrigerate them. These taste yum even when cold.

_MAKES 12 BUNDLETS_

_INGREDIENTS_
_FOR THE APPLE TOPPING_
2  - 3 Big Apples - skinned and cubed
¼ Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Heaped Unsalted butter
_FOR THE CREAM CHEESE TOPPING_
150 Grams Cream cheese
¼ Cup Brown Sugar
1 Large Egg
½ Teaspoon Vanilla essence
_FOR THE BLACK BOTTOM_
¾ Cup All Purpose Flour
½ Cup Apple Juice
3 Tablespoons Oil
¼ Cup Brown Sugar
3 Tablespoons  Cocoa powder
1½ Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
½ Teaspoon Vanilla essence
½ Teaspoon Baking soda
½ Teaspoon Cinnamon powder
¼ Teaspoon Salt

_METHOD_

_FOR THE APPLE TOPPING_

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In a pan cook apples, brown sugar and the butter , Cook, stirring once, 5 minutes or until apples are caramelized.

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Let cool.
_FOR THE CREAM CHEESE TOPPING_

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Meanwhile  in a bowl beat cream cheese, brown sugar, vanilla essence and the egg until smooth, light and fluffy . Set aside.
_FOR THE BLACK BOTTOM_

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In another bowl place the remaining  brown sugar, cinnamon powder, cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla essence, apple cider vinegar, apple juice (except cooked apples) and whisk until well blended.

Divide evenly among  the bundts - at the bottom add a tablespoon cocoa mix then a heaped tablespoon cream cheese mixture, top each with a tablespoon apples.

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These beauties are ready to go into the oven.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C or until cheese mixture has puffed and set.

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Ready and out..hmmm

Cool them on a wire rack completely,  before removing from  the moulds.

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Enjoy them with a cuppa or tea or coffee.

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  Serve them as a dessert with a scoop of ice cream of your choice.. yum yum.

_LABELS :_ Bundt Bakers, Bundts, Apple, Black Bottom Apple Bundlets, Healthy, Cream Cheese, Baked

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question: Alter the recipe in order to make 6 bundlets instead of 12.

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the question is not answered.


text:
[lindsey-graham-cnn]

US Senators Lindsey Graham (SC) and Ted Cruz (TX), both of whom were candidates this year for the Republican nomination for President, have come out loud and clear in their anger at Friday’s UN Security Council Vote which condemned Israeli settlements. The two are calling for America to end financial support for the United Nations unless the vote is repealed.

  Just spoke with the PM of Israel Benjamin @Netanyahu. I let him know many Members of Congress will push back hard against this UN outrage.

  — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 23, 2016

  I intend to recommend to the Trump Administration and new Congress the US suspend UN funding until this #Israel resolution is repealed.

  — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 23, 2016

So what made this anti-Israel vote different from all other UN votes against Israel? Well this time the language not only condemned Israeli settlements in the West Bank, but also declared all Israeli construction in Jerusalem on the other side of the pre-1967 border to be illegal. This wording includes the Jewish Quarter of the Old City which has been completely rebuilt in the last 50 years and the open prayer plaza in front of the Western Wall, the holiest site to the Jewish people.

So what exactly did Senators Cruz and Graham say? Lindsay Graham released the following statement:

“The Obama-Kerry foreign policy has gone from naïve and foolish to flat-out reckless. With friends like these, Israel doesn’t need any enemies.I anticipate this vote will create a backlash in Congress against the United Nations. The organization is increasingly viewed as anti-Semitic and seems to have lost all sense of proportionality. I will do everything in my power, working with the new Administration and Congress, to leave no doubt about where America stands when it comes to the peace process and where we stand with the only true democracy in the Middle East, Israel.

“The Middle East is on fire and Israel is surrounded by threats. Regardless of the terrorist attacks they suffer, or the number of rockets fired their way, Israel is always the bad guy in the United Nations.The United Nations will regret this vote and I hope the Obama Administration will realize the massive mistake they made on their way out of the door. With today’s abstention, the Obama Administration has empowered evil and been a very poor friend to democracy.”

Lindsay Graham also told CNN, “This is a road we haven’t gone down before. If you can’t show the American people that international organizations can be more responsible, there is going to be a break. And I am going to lead that break.”

“I will do everything in my power, ” he added, “working with the new administration and Congress, to leave no doubt about where America stands when it comes to the peace process and where we stand with the only true democracy in the Middle East, Israel”

  Spoke w/ Israeli PM @netanyahu tonight to wish him Happy Chanukah & assure him of strong support in Congress. No US $ for UN until reversed.

  — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 24, 2016

As for Senator Ted Cruz, he tweeted the above Chanukah greeting to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in which he promised “No US $ for UN until reversed.”

And Senator Cruz also released a statement saying that he, “emphatically second(s) the call of my colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham that the consequences of this disgraceful UN resolution should be severe. I look forward to working with Sen. Graham, and with the incoming Administration of President-elect Trump, to significantly reduce or even eliminate U.S. funding of the United Nations, and also to seriously reconsider financial support for the nations that supported this resolution. For those who have put your name to this despicable attack on Israel, you did so with full knowledge of the consequences of your actions.”

Friends of Israel will surely applaud these statements. But it should be remembered here that it is very easy for American politicians to make such declarations. Members of the Congress from both parties regularly condemn the UN for ant-Israel biases. Also, Graham and Cruz may be thinking about running for President again and attacking the UN is always popular among Republican voters.

However, as the Republican Party retains it majority in both the House and Senate, and the next President will be a Republican, Donald Trump, who has no love for the United Nations and has already condemned the vote — a vote which he actually tried to prevent from even taking place — it is more than likely that America will move to defend the UN.

READ MORE ABOUT: anti-Israel UNSC resolution, Israel-Palestine conflict, Jewish settlements, Lindsey Graham, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ted Cruz, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, UN resolution 2334

question: What is the motivation behind Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz's statements?

answer: The motivation behind this alignment of Graham and Cruz appears to be as an act of political strategy to gain American voter approval.

critique: The answer is implicitely that "military sources could be Pakistani if some of them have access to CNN." This is typically understood as an authoritative media - removing the 'military' for clarity.

critique: The answer should mention that the senators are angry about the UN Security Council vote.

critique: The answer should mention that the two senators are also running for president.

question: Summarize the controversy surrounding the vote.

answer: The United Nations has voted to recognize Jerusalem as an international city separate from Israel. This has provoked an uproar in the U.S. Senate. Both Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz have spoken out against the UN and appear to support Israel.

critique: The article does not mention that the UN voted to recognize Jerusalem as an international city separate from Israel.

critique: The article does not say that the UN recognized Jerusalem as an international city separate from Israel.

critique: The article does not say the UN declared Jerusalem an international city.

critique: The article only states that the resolutions declare all "Israeli construction in Jerusalem on the other side of the pre-1967 border to be illegal". Not recognizing Jerusalem as an international city.

critique: The article doesn't say the UN has voted to recognize Jerusalem as an international city separate from Israel.

critique: The article does not say that the UN voted to recognize Jerusalem as an international city separate from Israel.

critique: The answer is inaccurate. The UN did not vote to recognize Jerusalem as an international city separate from Israel.

question: Summarize the roles the presidents play in the article.

answer: The senators have influence due to the president's stances on their issue and the party supporting the issue.

critique: The answer is vague and doesn't really answer the question.

critique: The emphasis on the president's party is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The senators are not the only ones who have influence due to the president's stances on their issue and the party supporting the issue.

critique: The answer is vague and doesn't really address the question.

critique: The article does not mention anything about the presidents.

question: What does the article say about the presidential election?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does mention the presidential election.

critique: The answer should mention both senators.

critique: The answer should mention the candidates.

critique: The answer should mention that Cruz and Graham are both Republican candidates.

text: This answer is false. There is an answer to be found in the text. Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz are mentioned as having been candidates for the Republican nomination for President the previous year, and are both considering running again in the presidential election

category: accuracy

refinement: No answer


text:
Strange Encounters

"It's weird officer, real weird." Mark Henderson was at the local police station in Alberton, Ontario on 4: 36am August 8th, 1951. Strangely enough, a building he's never seen, in a town he's never been to before, yet familiar.

"All right smooth talker, let's take it from the top once more. I know there's not much to it as you've continued to repeat but let's see if anything else pops out at you and then we will pay for your gas home." Officer Dan Richardson was becoming more and more tired with the story was hearing.

There just can't be anyway. Dan thought becoming more and more enraged within. The moment he walks out of here I'm just going to throw this case out. Hocus pocus my ass, what does he take me for, an idiot?! At best this is the best damn way to get free gas.

"Well like I said before, I had just filled up at half past 10pm, so I could drive out and get to the place that sells tobacco by the pound still..."

Yes, yes we all go out to New Market for cheaper cigarettes, not relevant.

"...and I was driving out to Bakersfield like I said,"
He didn't refer to it as Bakersfield before? The puzzled Officer thought.

"...on the way there I had to swerved out of the way of a truck with these god forsaken bright lights. I guess I was a bit sleepy Officer and woke up in the nick of time but after that I found myself just driving around an unfamiliar road.

I was having awful headaches, for a bit around that time too. Images that started accompanying them are hard to distinguish but almost always included me in a white setting... I don't know it sounds crazy now. Anyways, I pulled over till they subsided and drove straight here in hopes that you could help me figure out where I am so I can get home, but I still can't remember where that was again. Some rest will cure this forgetfulness. I feel like I've been up all night." Mark felt like that was all the information that he could give, he couldn't remember what town he lived in nor his wife or his phone number. He kind of felt a helpless feeling fall over him.

"We'll now that you've told us where you were driving to we can call that regions station and see if there is a match to your name anywhere close to there. It should only take a few hours."

Not long after that another Office came into the room and asked if Officer Dan could speak with him for a moment.
What did the results turn up Frank?

"He wasn't lying when he said things were weird. It turns out that there isn't  even a Bakersfeild anywhere near here. In fact, you have to drive 14 hours north to get to a small town called Bakersfeild." Officer Frank said as he started to debrief.

"...here's where things get truly disturbing. When we searched his name through the local police department Mark has a missing person out because his wife...."

"Wow, his wife sure gets worried quickly. Seems a bit much don't you think he's only been gone for half a day at most. Can't remember his name or town he lives in, probably doesn't remember setting out on a road trip. Likely to get away from her if she's that crazy." Office Dan remarked crudely as if this was all an elaborate funny joke.

"If you'd let me finish, his wife reported him missing August 8th, 1950, sir. This was reported after she spent a full day returning home from a place that was 8 hours away from their town. She reported being in the passenger seat of a driverless car after being at a gas station for an unknown reason. All she could remember before waking up was that there was a blinding white light that she couldn't help but look at. It actually says 'forced' in the report." Frank said growing more and grimmer as he read from the file between his trembling hands.

Officer Dan, started to sit in the closest seat he could find. He couldn't believe that Mark was 14 hours away from home. That would make his whole time scale false. Not to mention the fact that he has been missing for a full year, a full year exactly he would later realize.

He began to think about the crazy aspects of them all, his wife's story at the time; driverless cars, being at a gas station for no reason, it all makes sense now, only after hearing Marks story.

"Sir there is one more thing in the reports." Frank said with a grave look in his eyes.

"What more could it be?"

"The wife had three cuts into her skin going the length of her back; she said that's the first appearance  of them in her life. It was like they were skillfully cut as the doctors said there was no way any doctor could stitch a cut that clean without some kind of pain. She reported none."

"All right Frank thanks for all the intel." Dan has a hard enough time giving gratitude in the first place and was finding it particularly challenging to give it with what he just learned.

The door opens to the interrogation; with it brought an energy that mimetic death. Officer Dan began relaying the frightening news to Mark, which still hasn't sunk in, himself.
"One last thing before we send you on your way home to your wife, if you will Mark. Your wife reported three cuts on her back that she had never seen before that night. Could you remove your shirt and pants please, I just want to know if we should have medical look at you first." Officer Dan asked Mark in the most genuine and sincere way he could.

"No problem Sir, it was starting to itch a bit anyways. It'll be nice to readjust it." Mark said in a cheerful way. For he sees this all as a blessing. Finally, he can see his wife and start the laughing process.

As Office Dan brought his coffee cup down from a big deep, delicious gulp, the liquid left his mouth as fast as it came in. in one fellow motion Office Dan vomited, dropped his cup, and tripped on his own two feet.

With his eyes wide open from shock; he gazed at a man whose skin, from head to toe, was scalped. Only his muscles were visible. Each and every muscle strand picked clean of its protective layer of skin. No blood was seeping through, it was as if there was its own invisible skin that covered him. Which is likely why he hasn't miraculously died.

As Mark turned around to confront a mirror, the last thing to pass through his mind was his beautiful wife; he pictured the way her soft cherry red hair flowed over her shoulders like a creek over an edge. Her rosy cheeks gently glowing in the sun. It was comforting to his mind to have such a lovely mental image cross it because once his  eyes focused on the mirror, his hideously deformed body sent his body into a trauma that it couldn't handle and  at  10:29PM August 8th Mark Henderson collapsed dead.

As for Dan Richardson, well he wishes that the story ended there.

title: [SF] Strange Encounters

question: Summarize the source of tension in the story.

answer: At the beginning of the story, a man named Mark shows up at the police station with nobody having any idea of where he came from or why he is there. He seems disoriented, but appears to hold on to his identity, at least at the beginning. As he tells his story, it's revealed that he stated getting lost three years earlier. It appears his wife was in the car with him at that time, as she reported a similar scenario, however, she was missing for a year.

critique: The answer is incorrect. Mark was missing for a year, not three years.

critique: It is omitted that when Officer Dan questions the man to remove his shirt and reveals that he is missing his skin. (And metal rods are instead what supports his muscles.)

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that Mark's wife was missing for three years, however it was only a year.

critique: The answer is incorrect. Mark's wife was not in the car with him three years ago. She was in the car with him the night he disappeared.

critique: This is incorrect. The woman was missing for a year and the story happened in 1951, not three years earlier.

critique: The story does not state that Mark stated getting lost three years earlier.

critique: The story does not state that Mark got lost three years earlier.

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that Mark stated getting lost three years earlier, however he was missing for a year.


text:
Friendship: A Dying Act

There is no longer any hope for mankind. What once was a natural instinct is now considered a physical strain. It seems as though the true meaning of the word "friend" has be altered, manipulated, and transformed into something that is hardly recognizable now. What does this mean? Friendship is dead.

Few people actually know what it means to be a "true friend". Some might argue that most people never knew to begin with; this is a sad truth. People in the modern society of today are facing too many difficult problems to focus on something as minuscule as "friendship". What problems could one possibly possess that would restrain them from participating in a ritual as old as time? It's hard to know where to start.

Most of those occupying the earth today will never truly understand the real meaning of friendship. They will not experience the joys and pains that accompany such a rare relationship. They will not even attempt to devote themselves to their friendship for fear of jeopardizing their own precious lives. It is easy to assume people today have many flaws that contribute to a lack of this understanding. People are selfish, focusing only on what is best for them. Few have any respect or regard for others. The concept of friendship is foreign to this type of bunch. Never will the self-centered people of our time understand friendship. The idea of putting someone else first is revolting. Why would anyone find joy in helping others when they can simply help themselves and receive better results?

Friendship is dead. It is a rock awkwardly positioned in the ocean. The waves that crash the landmark represent time. As the water passes by, it chips the edges of the boulder. Eventually, the rocky sculpture begins to erode and fade. The edges softening more and more with each hard blow, until the rock ceases to exist all together. All that is left are the remains of something that was once great, something so beautiful to look at and admire. The same can be said for friendships. The more time passes, the weaker the bond gets. Careless people of the new age, contemporary society are contributing to the casualty as well. There is no longer any hope for mankind.

A friendship so special, so rare in the world today should be admired and acknowledged. Instead, it is often questioned even criticized. No one will understand a type of friendship that provides hope and support. A type of unspoken bond that assures friends would do anything and everything for each other. There is no end to kindness. True friends recognize the other's needs before they are made public. They offer to help, simply because they receive joy and happiness from the act. There is no selfishness because real friends put the other person first; it is automatic. Such a unique relationship provides support that is hard to find otherwise. A true friendship is not in the words spoken, but those that are left unsaid. This friendship lies within implied messages. Real friends can sit in silence because they enjoy each other's company. The lack of sound and conversation is filled with unspoken truth and a bond that cannot be broken. Friends are content just being near each other.

This type of relationship used to exist, though it seems like many decades have passed since then. Gone are real friendships. They have been replaced by fake impostors. Selfish two-faced people have ruined the concept. Real friends are always there for one another, no matter the circumstances. People now tend to jump ship at the first sight of rough water. Instead of repaired the minor hole in their boat, they ignore it. Eventually the hole grows with the lack of attention. Then water fills the deck, dooming those still aboard. Boats sink, just as friendships fail.

The dying act of true friendships and meaningful relationships can still be saved. Few still exist, proving that not all hope is currently lost. People can change their ways, improve their relationships, and live an optimistic life. Whether that happens or not, will remain an unanswered question. The power of change is there; it is up to the people to decide how they use it. Ask not what your friends can do for you, but what you can do for your friends.

title: Friendship: A Dying Act

question: Describe the imagery in the passage related to rock.

answer: The author describes a friendship as a rock awkwardly positioned in the ocean, the waves that crash the landmark represent time, and the water passing by chips the edges of the boulder. Eventually the rock ceases to exist all together.

critique: The answer should mention the erosion of the boulder.

critique: The answer should mention that the rock is eroded and fades.

critique: The answer should mention that the rock is eroded and faded.

critique: The answer should mention the erosion of the rock.

critique: The answer should mention that the boulder represents friendship.

question: What experience can one infer the narrator is having, accompanied by what emotions?

answer: The narrator is experiencing a sense of loss and sadness.

critique: The narrator is not experiencing a sense of loss and sadness.

text: Add that the experience implied is the breakdown of a friendship.

question: What does the narrator recommend we do to "save friendship"?

answer: The narrator recommends we ask not what our friends can do for us, but what we can do for our friends.

critique: The answer is a bit misleading. The narrator recommends that we ask ourselves what we can do for our friends.

critique: The answer should include the other thing the narrator recommends.

critique: The entire answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The narrator does not recommend that we ask what our friends can do for us.

critique: It misses to specify "roles people can take to build better relationships" in other words.

critique: The answer should be more specific about what the narrator recommends.

text: Add the recommendation to stay and work on relationships when things get tough.

question: Describe the style of the essay.

answer: The author uses a lot of metaphors to describe the state of friendship.

critique: The answer should mention the author's tone.

critique: The answer should mention the author's use of irony.

critique: "The dying act of true friendships and meaningful relationships can still be saved. Few still exist, proving that not all hope is currently lost. People can change their ways, improve their relationships, and live an optimistic life. Whether that happens or not, will remain an unanswered question. The power of change is there; it is up to the people to decide how they use it. Ask not what your friends can do for you, but what you can do for your friends." is evidence that the author also gives advice at the end of the essay. Include this advice in the answer.

critique: The answer should mention the metaphors of the boat and the rock.


text:
Sherman Pine wondered why he hated his life. On paper it was perfect. He had more than anyone could ask for, and had built it from nothing. He’d taken the high road, worked hard and perceived through adversity. He had never stooped to the level of those who had stood in his way, it was something he prided himself on, his moral compass. He was a loving father, in a picture perfect marriage. He had the house, the two cars, the loving dog. A stable career, was nearly his own boss, had supportive coworkers. He had his health, his hair, and had never gone to bed hungry a day in his adult life.

He wanted to kill himself.

It was a feeling that had crept upon him year after year. He pushed it aside every morning, focusing on his next step, where he was going; his big plans. He focused on raising his beautiful daughter, being there for every big moment, and most of the little ones. He’d laid out steps to create the best career he could, and had followed them to the T, and it had led to success and security. He’d met his one True Love, and it had been straight from a story book; the fights had been fleeting, they never went to bed angry, and even after nearly 30 years of marriage they still reveled in each other, that passion had never ceased.

He wanted to kill himself.

Nothing was lacking in his life, this was the proverbial American Dream™, surpassing even his own expectations that had formulated in his head at a young age. He’d done it all himself, and had done it the “right” way, no cheats or shortcuts, never stepping on another for his own gain. His moral compass stayed strong. He’d been tempted; one of his first memories was seeing a hundred dollar bill fall out of a stranger’s wallet at the age of ten. He had spoken up, they had picked it up, stuffed it in with all the others. A young boy can do a lot of things with a hundred dollars, but Sherman had never hesitated. It was that memory he went back to time and time again, whenever he was tempted. His moral compass stayed strong.

He wanted to kill himself.

He’d stayed healthy, rarely drank, had never touched any drug. Except those darn coffee beans he would say with a smile, when the subject had come up. His daughter had left for college, and he had told her that this was her time, that he would love her no matter what her choices were, but to please be careful. She’d seen his honesty when he told her with a smile Except those darn coffee beans and she had taken it to heart. He knew she wouldn’t stay as straight and narrow as he had been, he knew it was a different time, he was okay with her trying The Pot, or whatever kids were doing these days. He trusted her, and she loved him for it. She’d been there for two years now, but visited frequently, always bright and cheerful, so beautiful, always smiling.

He wanted to kill himself.

He never said the words aloud. He convinced himself his wife had no idea, but sometimes as they sat in silence watching whatever was on the TV she would look at him with a question in her eyes. “Are you okay?” But she never said the words aloud. If he caught her gaze (he always knew, but would only sometimes turn his head to meet her eyes) she would blink in surprise and then peck him on the cheek. She trusted him, she loved him, if there was pain there he would tell her. And why would he feel any pain? They had everything. Why did he feel like he had nothing?

He wanted to kill himself.

It was becoming his mantra. He tried harder and harder to push it away, but the stronger he pushed, the louder it became.

HE WANTED TO KILL HIMSELF.

He could remember the thought coming when he was younger, but he had replaced it with his work. As he climbed higher it came back, but he replaced it with his first and only Love. As they settled into their life together it came back, but he replaced it with the love for his child. As she grew older it came back, and he could not think of anything to put in its place. He looked to the future and saw nothing but sadness. He looked to the past and could only remember his mistakes. The pain in his heart grew, and he truly believed he had nothing to live for.

He was going to kill himself.

He stood on the bridge at 3am. He looked down at the darkness below. Somewhere down there the river twisted and rolled, as cold as his heart. His mind raced, backwards and forwards. To the things he had left unsaid, to the pain he would cause everyone in his life if he took one step forward. He thought of the world he lived in, that was slowly falling apart. His American Dream™ had kept him alive, but that dream was finished, he had woken in a nightmare. It was a nightmare of isolation and separation, of bigotry and misunderstanding, of looming doom.

He closed his eyes, raised his foot.

The cold breeze caressed his face. It gave him pause, and he opened his eyes. The clouds parted for only a second, but light from the quarter moon cut through them like a knife. The night lit up, both from the sky and the street. His thoughts stopped, his heart raced. In that moment, the world was beautiful. The moon illuminated the waves far below. The street lights reflected in the fog, halos forming around each bulb that hummed softly. The wind danced around him, only made visible by the leaves that slowly circled towards the cold river. The night was beautiful.

His mind was silent.

He felt an almost indescribable feeling in his chest, a tingle that started at the base of his neck and spread quickly throughout his entire body.  He had never felt anything like it; not when he said “I do” – his thoughts on the wedding night to come; not when his baby girl first opened her eyes and smiled at him – his mind concentrating on holding her the right way and the responsibilities to come; not even in the dull glow that comes after he made love to his Love – thinking about their plans for tomorrow as he drifted off to sleep. He had never felt this energy in his being before; he had never had his mind fall silent before.  The night around him was beautiful, but ordinary. It was full of magic, but nothing had changed. He had opened his eyes to a new world that was inseparable from the old. It had always been there; right there, right in front of him, present, but he had always had his eyes elsewhere. Looking to what came next, or what had already happened.  How could he have never realized before? Even if he had nothing – which was far from the truth – he had the most wonderful gift. It was one that everyone had but few acknowledged, a gift that sat in plain sight but was rarely opened. He was here, now. He saw the beauty in the world.

He felt Joy.

title: Sherman Pine (OC, x-post r/fiction, unedited)

question: What does the story say about what may make Sherman a good person?

answer: Sherman is married, has a daughter, a job he prefers, and friends he cares about. He saw a thief drop $100 from his/her wallet and gave it to the owner instead of taking it for himself. He is a good person by having moral integrity.

critique: The model should consider rewriting the answer to include the events that led to Sherman's contemplated suicide.

critique: The answer omits that he is a good person because he has never taken a shortcut in life.

critique: The answer omits that he's never gone to bed hungry.

critique: The answer omits that Sherman is a good person because he has never taken a shortcut or stepped on anyone to get ahead.

critique: Pine's friend's $100 is not necessary to mention as it's not related to describing what makes him a good person.

critique: The answer omits that Sherman is a good person because he has never taken a shortcut in life.

critique: "He was here, now. He saw the beauty in the world. He felt Joy." is evidence that he has a good heart.

text: It is incorrect that the $100 belonged to a thief.

refinement: Sherman is married, has a daughter, a job he prefers, and friends he cares about. He saw a thief drop $100 from his/her wallet and gave it to the owner instead of taking it for himself. He is a good person by having moral integrity.

question: Summarize the relationship between Sherman and his wife.

answer: No answer

critique: There is a response to the prompt, the relationship between Sherman and his wife is "straight from a story book".

critique: The answer should mention the lack of communication between Sherman and his wife.

critique: The response misses to provide an answer to the task.

question: What does the text say about suicidal ideations?

answer: It seems the narrator is not fully engulfed with suicidal ideations, but he has persistent and recurrent thoughts of suicide. He also does not discuss his thoughts with any individual, not even his wife, for fear of causing them pain. Sherman is a man who has never known true loss, but his life has always been stacked in his favor. He has worked for everything he has, but still cannot seem to find a reason to continue living. As such, he sees death as a release from what he views as his life of mediocrity. He is on the bridge and is about to jump when he finally fall comes to his senses.

critique: The answer should mention that he feels like he has nothing to live for.

critique: The narrator does talk about his suicidal ideations to his wife, but only after he has already attempted suicide.

critique: The answer should mention the narrator's epiphany.

critique: The answer should mention that he feels joy.

critique: '...for fear of causing them pain.' is ungrammatical.

critique: The answer should mention that he feels he has nothing to live for.

question: Summarize the story's resolution.

answer: Sherman has always been a good person. From a young age, he's done the right thing by himself, his family, and his community. However, he believes that he's had a perfect life. His marriage is good and he's otherwise happy, but he wants to kill himself. One day, he sees that he has had everything. He's had his wife, his daughter, and his perfect career. But he didn't appreciate that until he gave up the very thing he was aspiring for.

critique: "However, he believes that he's had a perfect life. His marriage is good and he's otherwise happy, but he wants to kill himself. One day, he sees that he has had everything. He's had his wife, his daughter, and his perfect career. But he didn't appreciate that until he gave up the very thing he was aspiring for." - this is irrelevant.

critique: This is a summary of his life, not his resolution.

critique: The story doesn't say that he wants to kill himself because he has had everything.

critique: The answer contains a lot of information that is not relevant to the question.

question: What does the story say about friendship?

answer: No answer


text:
		The Time I Found Love In A Senior Citizen –By Aaron Brooks

	Her Tinged Ciggerate’s heat radiated off into the back of my neck. I could feel her Presence. I couldn’t help but stare. Both me and my mother’s eyes were fixed on the slow burning Marlboro in her hand and the smoke that spit up her wrist.
“I’m A Libertarian, I don’t like to be told what to do.”
She observed my mom, down to the heartbeat. As did I. We both hated everything my mom did. We both hated being told what to do by my mothers all seeing eyes.
	She wasn’t the type of Libertarian who complains about Guantanamo Bay. She’s The Kind Of Libertarian who fucking drops Acid and goes to musical festivals. The epitimy of cool. Everything boring old me needed. Not only did she not have an opinion on Free trade economics SHE DIDN’T GIVE A FLYING FUCK ABOUT FREE TRADE ECONOMICS. She smoked weed on the hood of homeland security vehicals.
	The 14 in me wanted to end my conversation with her. Drugs, fun and freedom had taken there sweet toll on her body. Her hair was frizzed her clothes slightly tattered.  For being at the Jewish religious ceremony centered around death her shoeless feet dancing was quite the practice of someone celebrating life.  She was what a 65 year old women should be physically yet somehow she had redefined sexy for me in thirty seconds. We didn’t say much after that except small talk about “The fucking Bastard” known as Mayor Bloomberg. Everything she Said held so much weight. After our conversation came to a sad conclusion I mulled over her words like a priest reading the book of Mathew. I spent the rest of the night eating salled debating wether to go talk to her or not. I knew I would once have these debates with myself I didn’t know they’d would be about talking to someone who probably spent her morning opening social security checks. At a Shiva for all places! As if my pedophilic fantasies couldn’t get any worse, they had to be during a week that’s supposed to be filled with depression and tears.
	I looked all around the party for her, I curled around all the corners of the house. Elevating myself above tables scanning across the circles of people looking for her. Sometimes I saw her, but than she would be gone and disappear into another women. Some moments I would see her twice, at other times it seemed she never existed.
	Well fuck. She’s gone. I had my chance; I could have gone back to her house and talked into the morning. We could have drank, laughed and loved.
			KIDS THESE DAYS- Muriel Frumberg
	I had to get out of that shiva. My brother died for fucks sake, I can’t have one night of griping and smoking. This boy and his mother whom I had never met before came up to me wish me good luck or some shit. And they both stay fixated on the cigerates I was lighting back to back. People say they don’t care how you look, that’s bullshit. His mom looked so scared that I was talking to her son. Turns out this kid is some kind of Libertarian as well, he tried talking drones with me. Pathetic. I was minding my business my brother had just died. It was not the appropriate time for foreign policy discussion for fucks sake.
	You should have seen this kid. He was fucking weird. His eyes constantly were shifting around. He didn’t let people walk behind him. If you left the fucking boy alone for a second he would start mumbling to himself.
	I couldn’t help but feel bad for him. This kid’s definitely got something fucking wrong with him, probably have to do with something with his shitty bitch of a mother.
	THE NEXT IS A TEXT CONVERSATION AARON’S MOM AND DAD
DAVID: How was Shiva.
SARAH: It was good. Jean says “hi”.
Aaron was acting a little weird.
I think he was talking to voices again.
DAVID: What exactly was he doing
Or saying?
SARAH: He was talking about an old woman
He was talking to “her” about drones and
Mayor Bloomberg. He introduced me to her.
It was all very eerie.
DAVID: What else is there to do?
More therapy? More meds? What?
SARAH: Part of me says yes. However,
This is the first time I’ve seen Aaron
Happy in a long time.
DAVID: Are you suggesting we just
Let him live in his own little universe?
SARAH: Maybe just until the school
Year starts up again?
DAVID: Are you fucking insane? I think
We should send him back to the psych ward.
He’s obviously depressed.

title: I'm a 14 year old with the beginning signs of schizophrenia. Also i'd be happy to translate any Hebrew words (used minimally).

question: What does the story say about the type of person the old woman is?

answer: The old woman is a 65-year-old woman who is a libertarian. She is the epitome of cool and everything boring old Aaron needed. She doesn't have an opinion on free trade economics and doesn't give a flying fuck about free trade economics. She smokes weed on the hood of Homeland Security vehicles. She is what a 65-year-old woman should be physically, but she had redefined sexy for Aaron in thirty seconds.

critique: The response includes extraneous information not useful for the task.

critique: The answer should mention that the old woman drops acid and goes to musical festivals.

critique: The answer should mention that she drops acid and goes to musical festivals.

critique: It is omitted that the old woman drops acid and goes to musical festivals.

critique: The first line is irrelevant and distracts from the answer.

question: What does the story say about mental illness?

answer: No answer

critique: The response misses to mention that the story talks about schizophrenia and that the narrator's parents are debating on what to do about his mental illness.

critique: The article does mention mental illness, schizophrenia and possible causes

question: Summarize everything relating to politics.

answer: The old woman is a Libertarian. She doesn't care about free trade economics. She drops Acid and goes to musical festivals. She smokes weed on the hood of homeland security vehicles. Aaron is a Libertarian as well. He tries to talk to the narrator about drones and Mayor Bloomberg.

critique: The old woman is a Libertarian. She doesn't care about free trade economics. She drops Acid and goes to musical festivals. She smokes weed on the hood of homeland security vehicles. Aaron is a Libertarian as well. He tries to talk to the narrator about drones and Mayor Bloomberg.

critique: The old woman's political leanings are irrelevant to the story.

critique: Sarah thinks that Aaron's interest in the old woman is strange because he's a kid and she seems dowdy. Change the detail about her appearance.

critique: The old woman is not a Libertarian. She is a Libertarian.

critique: The old woman's political leanings are irrelevant to the question.

question: What does the story say about the old woman's mental illness?

answer: No answer

critique: The old woman is a possible schizophrenic.

critique: The old woman is implied to have schizophrenia.

critique: The answer should mention the old woman's schizophrenia.