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The Woes of the Smitten

Rick Thorn, as nervous as an Altar Boy, went up the dark and creaky stairs in the neighborhood of Emporium Street, and inspected the name on each of the doors until he found the one he wanted.

He pushed open the door, as he had been told to do, and found himself in a tiny room, which contained no furniture but a plain kitchen table and a rocking chair. On one of the dirty walls were a couple of shelves, containing about a dozen bottles and jars. An old man sat in the rocking chair, reading a newspaper. Rick, without a word, handed him the card he had been given.

“Sit down, Mr. Thorn,” said the old man very politely.

“I am glad to make your acquaintance… but I must ask now, for I will simply collapse if I hold it in any more. Is it true that you have a certain mixture, that has, um, extraordinary effects?”

“Mr. Thorn,” replied the old man, “my stock is not very large. I don’t deal with normal narcotics like pain relievers, anti-depressants, and anti-histamines. I think nothing I sell has the effects which could precisely be described as ordinary.”

“Well, here’s the thing…” began Rick.

“Here, for example,” interrupted the old man, reaching for a bottle from the shelf. “Here is a liquid as colorless as water, almost tasteless, quite imperceptible in coffee, wine, or any other beverage. It is also quite imperceptible to any known method of autopsy.”

“Do you mean it is a poison?” cried Rick, very much horrified.

“Call it a glove-cleaner if you like,” said the old man indifferently. “Maybe it cleans gloves. I don’t know- I have never tried. One might call it a life cleaner. Lives need cleaning sometimes.”

“I want nothing of the sort,” said Rick.

“Oh, that’s probably for the best,” said the old man. “Do you know the price of this? For one teaspoon, which is enough, I ask twenty thousand dollars. Never less.”

“I hope all your mixtures are not as expensive,” said Rick apprehensively.

“Oh dear, no,” said the old man. “It would be no good charging that sort of price for a love potion, for example. Young people who need a love potion very seldom have twenty thousand dollars. Otherwise, they would not need a love potion.”
“I am glad to hear that,” said Rick.

“I look at it like this,” the old man contemplated. “Please a customer with one article, and he will come back when he needs another. Even if it is more costly. He will save up for it, if necessary.”

“So,” said Rick. “You really do sell love potions?”

“If I did not sell love potions,” said the old man, reaching for another vial, “I should not have mentioned the other matter to you. It is only when one is in a position to oblige that one can afford to be so confidential.”

“And these potions,” said Rick. “They are not, just, um…”

“Oh no,” said the old man. “Their effects are permanent, and extend far beyond the mere casual impulse. But they include it.”

“Dear me!” said Rick, attempting a look of scientific detachment. “How very interesting!”

“But consider the spiritual side,” said the old man.

“I do, indeed,” responded Rick.

“For indifference, she will substitute devotion. For scorn, adoration. Give one tiny measure of this to the young lady- its flavor is imperceptible in orange juice, soup, or cocktails- and she will change forever. She will want nothing but solitude with you.”

“I can hardly believe it,” said Rick. “She is so fond of parties and other people!”

"She will not like them any more,” said the old man. “She will be afraid of the pretty girls you may meet.”

“She will actually be jealous?” cried Rick in a rapture. “Of me?”

“Yes, she will want nothing but you. You will be her sole interest in life.”

“Wonderful!”

“She will want to know all you do. All that has happened to you during the day. Every word of it. She will want to know what you are thinking about, why you smile suddenly, why you are looking sad.”

“This is love!”

“Yes, how carefully she will look after you! She will never allow you to be tired, to stand when you could sit, to neglect your food. If you are an hour late, she will be terrified, and think that you have been killed.”

“I can hardly imagine a Diana like that!” cried Rick, overwhelmed with joy.

“You will not have to use your imagination. And, by the way, since there are always impulses, if by any chance you should, later on, slip a little, you need not worry. She will forgive you, in the end. She will be terribly hurt, of course, but she will forgive you.”

“That will not happen,” said Rick fervently.

“Of course not. But, if you did, you need not worry. She will never divorce you. She will never even be angry at you.”

“And how much is this wonderful mixture?” asked Rick.

“It is not as dear as the glove cleaner. No, that is twenty thousand dollars. One has to be older than you to indulge in that sort of thing. One has to save up for it.”

“But the love potion?”

“Oh, that,” said the old man, opening the drawer in the kitchen table, taking out a tiny, rather dirty looking vial. “That is just a dollar.”

“I can’t tell you how grateful I am,” said Rick, watching him fill it.

“I like to oblige. Then, customers come back, later in life, when they are better off, and want more expensive things. Here you are, You will find it very effective.”

“Thank you again,” said Rick. “Good-bye.”

“Au revoir (until we meet again).”

title: The Woes of the Smitten (Story #1)

question: Why does the old man tell Rick Thorn about the expensive poison that he sells?

answer: He uses it to demonstrate his extravagance.

critique: "He uses it to demonstrate his extravagance." - it seems the old man has more than just extravagance in mind with the poison as he sells it to Rick.

critique: The old man's extravagance is not the reason he tells Rick about the poison.

critique: The old man doesn't intend to demonstrate anything, he just wants to demonstrate that he can oblige a customer.

critique: "He uses it to demonstrate his extravagance." - is not the reason the old man tells Rick about the expensive poison. He has a point to make about how to gain customers.

critique: He uses it to demonstrate that he has expensive things for sale.

critique: "He uses it to demonstrate his extravagance." - the story doesn't tell how the old man uses the poison to demonstrate his extravagance. This must be omitted.

critique: It is omitted that the old man tells Rick about the poison to tempt him to buy the love potion he sells.

critique: The old man does not tell Rick about the poison to demonstrate his extravagance, but to demonstrate his ability to oblige a customer.

critique: He doesn't demonstrate anything. He merely mentions it.

critique: The answer should mention that the old man wants to make sure that Rick Thorn comes back for more.

critique: "He uses it to demonstrate his extravagance." - this is incorrect as the old man's extravagance is not relevant to the question. He's just a character who sells poison.

critique: He does not say he is using it to demonstrate extravagance. He wants his stock to be more exclusive and expensive.

question: Does the love-potion work?

answer: Presumably only until the effects of the initial mesmerization of hypnosis wear off.

critique: This answer is incorrect. There is no mention of hypnosis in the story.

critique: This assumes a lot and is harsh in regards to Rick.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: This answer is not related to the question.

critique: "until the effects of the initial mesmerization of hypnosis wear off." - the narrator never states that the potion has a hypnotic effect, so this is inaccurate.

critique: The answer does not discuss Rick and Diana's marriage.

critique: It is not stated that the effects of the initial mesmerization of hypnosis wear off.

critique: '...hypnosis...' is incorrect because there is no evidence to suggest that the potion has hypnotic properties.

critique: It might be implied that the love potion works

critique: It is not certain that the love potion works on hypnosis.

question: What does Rick Thorne want to buy and why?

answer: Rick Thorne wants to buy a love potion. It will make his girlfriend love him and want only him so much that she will want to know everything he does in his day and she won't allow him to ever be tired or neglect his food. She will also be jealous and forgive him if he slips a little.

critique: The answer should mention that Rick wants to buy the love potion for Diana.

critique: Doesn't explain why Rick wants the potion.

critique: "She will never allow you to be tired, to stand when you could sit, to neglect your food. If you are an hour late, she will be terrified, and think that you have been killed." is evidence that the potion also includes adoration, which is an expression of great respect or admiration.

critique: The answer mentions Rick's girlfriend; Rick is a man.

critique: The original text contains details not found in the answer, as well as one detail that is inaccurate.

critique: "She will be jealous and forgive him if he slips a little." - Rick is not the one who is going to slip a little. His girlfriend is.

critique: "It will make his girlfriend love him and want only him so much that she will want to know everything he does in his day and she won't allow him to ever be tired or neglect his food. She will also be jealous and forgive him if he slips a little." - this is irrelevant information.

critique: The answer should mention that Rick wants to buy the love potion for his girlfriend.

critique: It is not mentioned that Rick wants the potion to make his girlfriend love him and want only him so much.

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

critique: The answer should mention that Rick wants to buy the love potion for his girlfriend, Diana.

question: What does the old man mean when he refers to Rick slipping a little and why is Rick surprised?

answer: Rick later realizes that the effects of the love potion will slowly wear off and may slip. But Rick again reassures himself that that won't happen. But the old man had said that even if he did, his wife would have instigated so much adoration that she would forgive him.

critique: The response does not answer the question.

critique: The answer is worded poorly and repeats itself.

critique: The answer does not include the part about Rick's surprise.

critique: The answer should mention the effects of the love potion.

critique: "Rick later realizes that the effects of the love potion will slowly wear off and may slip. But Rick again reassures himself that that won't happen. But the old man had said that even if he did, his wife would have instigated so much adoration that she would forgive him." - this is not entirely accurate. It's not clear from the story that the potion's effects would wear off.

critique: The answer is wrong. It should be rewritten.

critique: Replace "Rick later realizes" with "Rick thinks"


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Published
    18 February 2019

A chronology of key events:

CIRCA 800 BC - Jos plateau settled by Nok - a neolithic and iron age civilisation.

CIRCA 11TH CENTURY ONWARDS - Formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno dynasty in north, Oyo and Benin kingdoms in south.

1472 - Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast.

16-18TH CENTURIES - Slave trade sees Nigerians forcibly sent to the Americas.

1809 - Islamic Sokoto caliphate is founded in north.

1850S - British establish presence around Lagos.

1861-1914 - Britain consolidates its hold over what it calls the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, governs through local leaders.

1922 - Part of former German colony Kamerun is added to Nigeria under League of Nations mandate.

1960 - Independence, with Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa leading a coalition government.

1966 JANUARY - Mr Balewa killed in coup. Maj-Gen Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi forms military government.

1966 JULY - General Ironsi killed in counter-coup, replaced by Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon.

Biafran war

1967 - Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra, sparking three-year civil war.

1975 - General Gowon overthrown by Brigadier Murtala Ramat Mohammed, who begins process of moving federal capital to Abuja.

1976 - General Mohammed assassinated in failed coup attempt. Replaced by his deputy, Lt-Gene Olusegun Obasanjo, who helps introduce US-style presidential constitution.

1979 - Elections bring Alhaji Shehu Shagari to power.

1983 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER - President Shagari re-elected amid accusations of irregularities.

1983 DECEMBER - Maj-Gen Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup.

1985 - Ibrahim Babangida seizes power in bloodless coup, curtails political activity.

1993 JUNE - Military annuls elections when preliminary results show victory by Chief Moshood Abiola.

Abacha years

1993 NOVEMBER - Gen Sani Abacha seizes power, suppresses opposition.

1994 - Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself president.

1995 - Ken Saro-Wiwa, writer and campaigner against oil industry damage to his Ogoni homeland, is executed following a hasty trial. In protest, European Union imposes sanctions until 1998, Commonwealth suspends Nigeria's membership until 1998.

1998 - Gen Sani Abacha dies and is succeeded by Maj-Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar. Moshood Abiola dies in custody a month later.

1999 - Parliamentary and presidential elections. Olusegun Obasanjo sworn in as president.

2000 - Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face of opposition from Christians. Tension over the issue results in hundreds of deaths in clashes between Christians and Muslims.

2001 - Tribal war in Benue State, in eastern-central Nigeria, displaces thousands of people. Troops sent to quash the fighting kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for the abduction and murder of 19 soldiers.

Ethnic violence

2002 FEBRUARY - Some 100 people are killed in Lagos in clashes between Hausas from mainly-Islamic north and Yorubas from predominantly-Christian southwest.

2002 NOVEMBER - More than 200 people die in four days of rioting stoked by Muslim fury over the planned Miss World beauty pageant in Kaduna in December. The event is relocated to Britain.

2003 12 APRIL - First legislative elections since end of military rule in 1999. Polling marked by delays, allegations of ballot-rigging. President Obasanjo's People's Democratic Party wins parliamentary majority.

Obasanjo re-elected

2003 19 APRIL - First civilian-run presidential elections since end of military rule. Olusegun Obasanjo elected for second term despite EU observers reporting "serious irregularities".

2003 SEPTEMBER - Nigeria's first satellite, NigeriaSat-1, launched by Russian rocket.

2004 MAY - State of emergency is declared in the central Plateau State after more than 200 Muslims are killed in Yelwa in attacks by Christian militia; revenge attacks are launched by Muslim youths in Kano.

Trouble in the south

2004 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER - Deadly clashes between gangs in oil city of Port Harcourt prompts strong crackdown by troops. Rights group Amnesty International cites death toll of 500, authorities say about 20 died.

2006 JANUARY onwards - Militants in the Niger Delta attack pipelines and other oil facilities and kidnap foreign oil workers. The rebels demand more control over the region's oil wealth.

2006 APRIL - Helped by record oil prices, Nigeria becomes the first African nation to pay off its debt to the Paris Club of rich lenders, which had written off two-thirds of the $30bn debt the previous year.

2006 AUGUST - Nigeria agrees to cede sovereignty over the disputed Bakassi peninsula to neighbouring Cameroon under the terms of a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling. Transfer takes place in 2008.

2007 APRIL - Umaru Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party wins the presidential election.

Boko Haram uprising

2009 JULY - Hundreds die in northeastern Nigeria after the Boko Haram Islamist movement launches an enduring campaign of violence.

Government frees the leader of the Niger Delta militant group Mend, Henry Okah, after he accepts an amnesty offer.

2010 MAY - President Umaru Yar'Adua dies after a long illness. Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan, already acting in Yar'Adua's stead, succeeds him.

2011 MARCH - Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan wins presidential elections.

2012 January - More than 100 killed in single day of co-ordinated bombings and shootings in Kano, shortly after Boko Haram tells Christians to quit the north.

2013 May - Government declares state of emergency in three northern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa and sends in troops to combat Boko Haram.

2014 April - Boko Haram kidnaps more than 200 girls from a boarding school in northern town of Chibok, in an incident that draws major national and international outrage.

2014 November - Boko Haram launches a series of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, capturing several towns near Lake Chad and running raids into neighbouring Chad and Cameroon in early 2015. It switches allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State group.

2015 February-March - Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger form military coalition and push Boko Haram out of all towns back into Sambisa Forest.

2015 March - Muhammadu Buhari wins the presidential election, becoming the first opposition candidate to do so in Nigeria's history.

2016 June - Naira currency floated in attempt to stave off financial crisis caused by low oil prices.

2016 November - Niger Delta Avengers rebels bomb three oil pipelines in attempt to renew southern insurgency.

2017 December - Clashes between herders in Benue and Taraba states prompt thousands to flee.

2018 - Escalating attacks by Boko Haram from August onwards, targeting army bases.

2019 February - Presidential elections held after last-minute delay of a week.

question: Summarize the time period of 16th-18th centuries, according to what is given in the text.

answer: During the 16th-18th centuries, the slave trade sees Nigerians forcibly sent to the Americas.

critique: The answer should mention when the slave trade began.

critique: The answer could include more information about the time period.

critique: This answer does not cover the entirety of the time period.

critique: The answer should mention the time period.

question: Summarize the time period of the Biafran War.

answer: The Biafran War was a three-year civil war that occurred between 1967 and 1975. Three eastern states seceded as the Republic of Biafra, sparking the war. The war ended with the overthrow of General Gowon, which resulted in a new constitution.

critique: "The war ended with the overthrow of General Gowon, which resulted in a new constitution." - irrelevant information. Should be deleted.

critique: The response misses to mention that the war ended in the overthrow of General Gowon.

critique: The war ended with the overthrow of General Gowon, which resulted in a new constitution.

critique: The war ended with the overthrow of General Gowon, which resulted in a new constitution. - this is irrelevant and should be removed.

critique: The response is missing the part about the war ending with the overthrow of General Gowon.

critique: The war ended with the overthrow of General Gowon, which resulted in a new constitution. - this is irrelevant to the question and should be removed.

critique: The question asks for the time period of the Biafran War, not the details of the war.

text: Nothing is said about a new constitution

category: coherence

question: Summarize the time period in the text labeled as "Ethnic Violence".

answer: The post-Obasanjo period was marked by ethnic violence in Lagos. Bolsheviks in the Yorubas attacked the Hausas. Century old mistrust between Muslims, Christians, and those who combine faiths took its toll. From 2002 to 2018, the widespread level of tension in parts of Nigeria led to violence and deaths between Christian, Muslim and those who practice various parts of the faith learning to cohabitate in the modern era.

critique: "Bolsheviks in the Yorubas" - is incorrect. The Yorubas are not Bolsheviks.

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: The response is missing key details about the Ethnic Violence.

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

question: Summarize the role President Obasanjo played during this problematic time period.

answer: President Obasanjo's People's Democratic Party won a majority in Parliament, and in April 2003, he was sworn in as president. However, there were some issues during his second term in office, including a state of emergency declared in the central Plateau State after more than 200 people were killed in clashes between Christians and Muslims. There were also clashes between gangs in Port Harcourt, as well as deadly clashes between gangs in the oil city of Port Harcourt that prompted a strong crackdown by troops.

critique: The response should include that Obasanjo was re-elected in 2003.

critique: The response is missing a few key details about President Obasanjo.

critique: The response should include the year Obasanjo was elected for his second term.

critique: The response should include the year Obasanjo was re-elected.

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

critique: The response contains predictions that do not count.


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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.

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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.

text: The second sentence is unclear and unhelpful. It should be deleted.

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.

text: It is omitted that the author is anticipating the emergence of live video in the kids’ entertainment space.

category: coverage

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.

critique: The answer is too long and should be rewritten.

critique: The answer mentions content being available only on smartphones, which is incorrect.

critique: The answer is a bit too long and includes extraneous information not useful for the task.

critique: The last sentence is extraneous and irrelevant.

text: The article does not explicitly mention smartphones, it is about the kids’ entertainment space on any device.


text:
_MAGYAR SZÓTÁR_ (A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language) is a Hungarian language reference work in two volumes, by Hungarian translator Tibor Bartos published in 2002 by Corvina kiadó, Budapest, Hungary. It is a cross of a dictionary of synonyms and a thesaurus. Rather than relying on methods of computational linguistics, the vocabulary has been compiled manually as a by-product of translation work done by the author over his lifelong career as a translator of literary works.

Volume One is the dictionary itself, while Volume Two is an alphabetical index of words contained therein.

The subtitle explains the nature of the work as: “A repertory of words and phrases explaining each other, Book 1 and 2.” Though he does not use the word _recursion_, the whole project is a study on recursion in the Hungarian language.

Bartos’ credo

“Words are not synonyms on their own. What happens is, that we, speaking the same language, “match make them” every day... You never look for a word by locating it as a vector diagram in a system theory... The latest edition of Encyclopædia Britannica does not even waste space for synonyms... The ambition to locate the appropriate word for the correct use of language is sought no more...”

Perhaps that was written in anticipation of the criticism published before his dictionary was actually published, on behalf of the professional lexicographers and taxonomists, such as Rudolf Ungvári, an authority in preparing thesauri in Hungarian, protesting the advent of "an outsider” in lexicography or taxonomy. But by the token of his original degree in ethnography or cultural anthropology Tibor Bartos, not to mention his tremendous amount of superb translation of literary works, is undoubtedly an authentic person to turn to when having problems with putting the right Hungarian words together in composition, translation or originating other ideas in writing to meet different stylistic criteria. It is another issue though that the representation of his knowledge is not in par with the output of NLP technology available today.

Biography

Tibor Bartos was born in Újpest, Hungary, on August 1, 1933. He graduated from Idegen Nyelvek Főiskolája and was working between 1954 and 1965 as an editor of Európa Könyvkiadó. He translated works by Albee, Arde, Barthelme, Becket, Behan, Bierce, Capote, Cary, Chesterton, Delillo, Dickens, Dos Passos, George Eliot, Ellison, Franklin, Fussel, Hagen, Hardy, John Irving, Kerouac, Kesey, D. Lessig, Oscar Lewis, London, Macdonald, MacLeish, Malz, Matthiessen, H. Miller, Moyes, O'Henry, Pinter, Pirsi, Poe, Roddenberry, Rosengarten, Stoker, Styron, Swinburne, Thackeray, Thurber, Updike, Vivian, Warren, Wesker, Tom Wolfe and Wongar. His awards include Wessely László díj (1981) and Év Könyve (1985). He died on 26 March 2010, after long illness.

Contents

Book One

1.  Szótár-magyarázó (Rationale)
2.  Fogalomkörei (The broad concepts or categories grouped under numbers)
3.  Hogyan forgassuk (Guide to browsing)
4.  Tár (List of words and phrases)

Book Two

1.  Betűrendes eligazítás (Alphabetic index)

title: Magyar szótár

question: Summarize the reasons that this dictionary exists.

answer: The dictionary is a cross between a dictionary of synonyms and a thesaurus. It is a study on recursion in the Hungarian language. The author, Tibor Bartos, believes that words are not synonyms on their own. He believes that we, speaking the same language, "match make" them every day. He believes that the latest edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica does not even waste space for synonyms. He believes that the ambition to locate the appropriate word for the correct use of language is sought no more. He believes that the representation of his knowledge is not in par with the output of NLP technology available today.

critique: The last two sentences are irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer is very long and goes into a lot of detail about Bartos' thoughts on synonyms. It would be better to just mention that the dictionary is a cross between a dictionary of synonyms and a thesaurus.

critique: He wrote a dictionary, he didn't lead a study

critique: The first sentence is irrelevant to the question.

question: Summarize the precursors to this sort of linguistic work in other language and/or language families.

answer: No answer

critique: Corvina kiadó indicates past linguistic work in Hungarian, which is a member of the European family of languages. Therefore, detail other such publishers as evidence that no answer is the rightful response.

critique: The response misses to mention that the information is not available in the text.


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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:
-The answer omits that the officers learned that Mark's wife had deep cuts on her skin that were skillfully cut, and doctors said there's no way they'd stitch those cuts without any form of pain. And when Mark undressed to show if he had any cuts, it turned out he had no skin at all, just muscles. The answer should include this detail.

-The answer should state that when Mark saw his reflection in the mirror, he died of a possible heart attack.

-'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.' This sentence is inaccurate. Mark's wife was never missing. She's the one who reported her husband missing in 1950.

category: other

category_text: Coverage and accuracy.


title: [SF] Strange Encounters

question: Summarize the source of tension in the story.

answer: Mark describes his experience with inexplicable phenomena and a strange drive to a town he feels is familiar. The police think he is trying to scam them from their gas but are unable to dismiss his story up until he takes his shirt off, revealing his nudity and exposed muscle tissue. The incoming officer falls over and vomits upon seeing his condition. As the investigating policeman begins to explain more, his skin slides off as he collapses, dead.

critique: The answer should mention that Mark is revealed to be a monster.

critique: Mark does not remove his shirt to reveal his nudity.

critique: The answer should mention that Mark is dead.

critique: The police officer vomits after seeing Mark's skinless body.

critique: The answer omits the reason for the tension.

critique: The skin-sliding is not relevant to the story.

text: The response omits the fact that Mark has been missing for at least a year, though it seems like a couple of hours in his mind.


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RUNCORN TOWN HALL is in Heath Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It was originally built as Halton Grange, a mansion for Thomas Johnson, a local industrialist. After passing through the ownership of two other industrialists, it was purchased in the 1930s by Runcorn Urban District Council and converted into their offices.

History

[Main aspect and belvedere of Runcorn Town Hall] In January 1854 the land on which the building stands was bought by Thomas Johnson from Francis Selkeld for £4,280 ().[2] Thomas was the younger brother in the partnership of John & Thomas Johnson, soap and alkali manufacturers in Runcorn.[3] In 1853–56 a mansion was built for Thomas on the land to a design by Charles Verelst (formerly Reed).[4] The name of the mansion was Halton Grange and its gardens were planned by Edward Kemp.[5] In the 1860s the Johnson brothers became involved in the American Civil War by trying to break a naval blockade at Charleston but all their ships were sunk, resulting in a considerable loss of money. They eventually became bankrupt in 1871.[6] In that year Halton Grange and its surrounding farm were sold to Charles Hazlehurst for £10,428 ().[7] Charles Hazlehurst was the junior partner in the other soap and alkali business in Runcorn, Hazlehurst & Sons.[8] Charles died in 1878, leaving Halton Grange to his son, Charles Whiteway Hazlehurst, with a life interest to his wife, Julia, who died in 1903.[9]

In 1904 the house was leased to Francis Boston, the owner of a tannery in Runcorn, who bought it in 1909 for £5,000 (). Francis Boston died in 1929 and the house and grounds were put up for auction. In 1931 Frederick Clare and Latham Ryder, local builders, bought part of the grounds for £1,975 (). In 1932 Runcorn Urban District Council bought the house and the remainder of the grounds, a total of , for £2,250 ().[10] The following year the building was converted into the offices of the Runcorn Urban District Council. In 1964–65 an office block was built adjacent to the house and the house was adapted to become the civic suite.[11]

Description

Exterior

The exterior of the building is rendered and the roof is of slate. The building is in two storeys in the style of an Italianate villa, with a belvedere rising to four storeys.[12] The authors of the _Buildings of England_ series suggest it has similarities with Osborne House.[13] The building has three bays on each front. The entrance front has a Tuscan portico with an open balustrade above it. The bay between the portico and the tower has a triple round-headed window with another balustrade above it. All corners have rusticated quoins. The upper level of the tower has triple openings which are flanked by pilasters on all faces. The ground floor windows are double casements and those above are sash windows.[14]

Interior

[Marble columns inside the entrance to Runcorn Town Hall] The ground floor includes the mayor's parlour, a members' room and committee rooms. On the upper floor are reception rooms and a kitchen. A more modern council chamber has been added to the rear. The entrance hall has a mosaic floor, probably by Minton, in the centre of which is the figure of a young girl's head, possibly the daughter of Thomas Johnson. The mayor's parlour has an unusual feature, a window above the fireplace. This is concealed by a mirror which can be slid sideways. The chimney for the fireplace is built into the wall to the right of the window.[15] The staircase is geometrical with cast iron balusters, over which is a large window glazed in a Venetian style.[16] The stained glass in this window depicts Runcorn's coat of arms.[17] On the walls overlooking the staircase are two large paintings by Andrea Casali depicting the _Continence of Scipio_ and _Sophonisba taking Poison_. These paintings were commissioned in about 1743 by Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney for Wanstead House. The frames were designed by William Kent.[18][19] In 1822 the paintings were sold, and by 1825 they were hanging in the entrance hall of Eaton Hall. It is likely that they were purchased by Thomas Johnson around the time that the house was built. Elsewhere in the building are other paintings, many of which show Runcorn in former times.[20]

External features

Most of the area occupied by the gardens laid out by Edward Kemp forms a public park. The adjacent office block was reclad and refurbished in 2007. In 2008 a garden was established to the north of the town hall by the town of Tongling in China; it includes a traditional Chinese sculpture depicting acrobats.[21]

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question: What does the text say about the interior of the building?

answer: The ground floor includes the mayor's parlor, a members' room and committee rooms. On the upper floor are reception rooms and a kitchen. A more modern council chamber has been added to the rear. The entrance hall has a mosaic floor, probably by Minton, in the center of which is the figure of a young girl's head, possibly the daughter of Thomas Johnson. The mayor's parlor has an unusual feature, a window above the fireplace. This is concealed by a mirror which can be slid sideways. The chimney for the fireplace is built into the wall to the right of the window. The staircase is geometrical with cast iron balusters, over which is a large window glazed in a Venetian style. The stained glass in this window depicts Runcorn's coat of arms. On the walls overlooking the staircase are two large paintings by Andrea Casali depicting the Continence of Scipio and Sophonisba taking Poison. These paintings were commissioned in about 1743 by Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney for Wanstead House. The frames were designed by William Kent.

critique: The information is summarised together awkwardly, a rewrite with a clear hierarchy is needed.

critique: The answer should be clearer about the paintings that were commissioned by Richard Child.

critique: Remove the information about the exterior of the building

critique: The answer should mention where the paintings were before the building.

critique: The answer should mention the paintings.

question: Summarize the ownership history of the building.

answer: The building was originally built as Halton Grange, a mansion for Thomas Johnson, a local industrialist. After passing through the ownership of two other industrialists, it was purchased in the 1930s by Runcorn Urban District Council and converted into their offices.

critique: The answer omits the ownership of the building after the 1930s.

critique: The answer could include more details about the building's ownership history.

critique: The birth date of the Runcorn Town Hall is omitted.

critique: The answer omits the building's ownership after the 1930s.

critique: The answer omits the building's ownership history after the 1930s.

critique: The answer omits the history of the building before Thomas Johnson.

critique: The answer doesn't mention the ownership of the land.

question: What does the text say about the government of Runcorn?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer can mention that Runcorn Urban District Council bought the building in the 1930s and converted it into their offices.

critique: The text does mention the Runcorn Urban District Council.

critique: The answer should mention the Runcorn Urban District Council.


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RUTLAND is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Rutland is located at (39.042291, -82.128967).[1] The village lies in the Appalachian Plateau physiographic region. It is situated in a wide valley along Little Leading Creek. The village is plagued by frequent flash floods, often causing road and school closures. The surrounding hills, once containing profitable amounts of bituminous coal, have been subjected to strip mining throughout the early and mid 1900s. Currently, there are no mining operations in the area. Acid mine drainage has been found seeping out some of the abandoned mines and has negatively impacted water quality in the Little Leading Creek watershed. Rutland is the only Meigs County village not located along the Ohio River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.[2]

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 393 people, 161 households, and 115 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 189 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.7% White, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 161 households, of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the village was 39.3 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

2000 census

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 401 people, 163 households, and 109 families living in the village. The population density was 488.3 people per square mile (188.8/km). There were 175 housing units at an average density of 213.1 per square mile (82.4/km). The racial makeup of the village was 99.50% White, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 163 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $11,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,558. About 10.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education in the village of Rutland is provided by the Meigs Local School District. Campuses serving the village include Meigs Primary School (Grades K-2), Meigs Intermediate School (Grades 3-5), Meigs Middle School (Grades 6-8), and Meigs High School (Grades 9-12).

Notable people

-   Brewster Higley VI, composer of “Home on the Range”
-   William P. Halliday, businessman and railroad executive

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question: What caused the population decline in Rutland between 2000 and 2010?

answer: That information can't be found.

question: What are the difficulties of living in Rutland, Meigs County?

answer: The area is plagued by frequent flash floods, often causing road and school closures. The surrounding hills, once containing profitable amounts of bituminous coal, have been subjected to strip mining throughout the early and mid 1900s. Currently, there are no mining operations in the area. Acid mine drainage has been found seeping out some of the abandoned mines and has negatively impacted water quality in the Little Leading Creek watershed.

critique: The answer should mention the poverty in the area.

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[Goa Konkani Akademi]The GOA KONKANI AKADEMI (Goa Academy of Letters for Konkani) is an organization set up by the Government of Goa in 1986 to promote the Konkani in Goa. Its stated aim is to accelerate the pace of development of Konkani by encouraging writers, researchers, etc. and to bring Konkanis from all areas together.[1]

Nature

The Goa Konkani Akademi was founded on 4 March 1986.[2] It is an autonomous body and has jurisdiction over the state of Goa.[3] It undertakes activities for the development and promotion of Konkani. GKA receives grants from the Government of Goa.[4]

The current Akademi President is Pundalik Naik (2002–present). Past presidents were Purushottam Kakodkar (1984-1996) and Uday Bhembre (1996-2002) respectively.[5]

Aims and Objectives

[Goa Konkani Akademi - writer Ramesh Veluskar (late) at the book outlet]The Akademi was built with the purpose of promoting the growth of Konkani. Some of the major goals stated on its website are:

1.  To initiate, assist or undertake implementation of projects or schemes of research in the field of Konkani language, literature and culture.
2.  To initiate, assist or undertake publication in Konkani language, the results of such research.
3.  To initiate, assist or undertake publication in Konkani language of original and erudite papers, monographs, books, journal, as also of any other works in any other branch of knowledge.

The GKA carries out its activities under directions issued to it by the Government of Goa. It also assists the state Government in formulating various policies in regard to Konkani.[6]

Activities

The GKA conducts various activities

1.  Providing financial assistance(75% of cost) to the first book by a new author.
2.  Provides 50% financial assistance to publishers and purchases 100 copies of each book.
3.  Section on folklore
4.  Has undertaken a project to publish a dictionary-cum-encyclopedia in Konkani.
5.  Conducts a “Knowledge of Konkani” certificate test which is necessary for Government Jobs in Goa. Also has other certificate exams.
6.  Has organized a five-day annual cultural event since 1993.[7]

Organization Structure

The Organization has various sections

1.  EDUCATION SECTION: Post-graduate and certificate courses; teacher training
2.  LEXICON SECTION: Creation of Konkani encyclopedia and dictionaries
3.  FOLKLORE SECTION: collection of various media related to folklore
4.  LITERATURE SECTION: Oversees various publication schemes
5.  CULTURAL SECTION: Drama, _tiatr_(theatre) and documentaries.[8]

Leadership

Following have been the Presidents[9] of the GKA, since its inception.

  President                                    Date
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  Purushottam Kakodkar                         1984-1993
  Purushottam Kakodkar                         1993-1996
  Purushottam Kakodkar                         1996, Jan to Oct
  Adv. Uday L. Bhembre                         1996-1999
  Adv. Uday L. Bhembre                         1999-2002
  Pundalik N. Naik                             2002-2005
  Pundalik N. Naik                             2005-2008
  N. Shivdas                                   2009-2011
  Dilip Borkar                                 2012 Jan-Apr
  Pundalik N. Naik                             2012-2015
  Madhav Borkar                                2015-2017
  Director, Directorate of Official Language   2017-2019
  Suresh Gundu Amonkar                         2019

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Criticism

The GKA has been accused of being biased against Konkani publications in the Roman script in the past. Another demand has been that the GKA should be headed by persons of both the major communities in Goa (Hindus and Christians) by rotation.[10]

In March 2017, three prominent members of the GKA committee -- Chairman Madhav Borkar, Vice Chairman Jose Lourenco and member Kamlakar Mhalshi -- quit their posts “citing issues in receiving funds from the government to conduct various Konkani language promotion programmes.”[11]

There have been controversies over the some books that the GKA has turned down or declined to support.[12]

The GKA has a book publishing programme, but visibility of the books produced is seen as probably insufficient to what could be possible. One reason could be the “low-price, no-distributor-margins policy” as being responsible for the lack of interest by distributors, and hence low readership of its books.[13]

Location

The Goa Konkani Akademi's office is situated at Patto Colony, Panaji, Goa.[14]

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question: Why would the GKA be biased against the Roman script?

answer: The GKA is an organization set up by the Government of Goa to promote the Konkani in Goa. The GKA has been accused of being biased against Konkani publications in the Roman script in the past. The GKA has been accused of being biased against Konkani publications in the Roman script in the past.

question: What are the different sections of the GKA, and what are their functions?

answer: The GKA has five sections: Education, Lexicon, Folklore, Literature, and Cultural. The Education section is responsible for post-graduate and certificate courses, teacher training, and the like. The Lexicon section is responsible for the creation of Konkani encyclopedias and dictionaries. The Folklore section is responsible for the collection of various media related to folklore. The Literature section oversees various publication schemes. The Cultural section is responsible for drama, tiatr (theatre), and documentaries.

critique: The answer should mention the GKA's structure.

critique: The answer should mention that the sections are not necessarily responsible for the functions listed.

critique: The answer should mention that the sections are the responsibility of the GKA, not the responsibility of the sections themselves.

critique: "The Literature section oversees various publication schemes." - this is incorrect. The GKA Literature section is responsible for overseeing various publication schemes.

critique: Change the style of the section headings to proper titles and capitalize them.

critique: The answer should mention the GKA's role in assisting the state government in formulating policies.

critique: The answer should mention that the sections are responsible for their respective areas.

question: What happened in March 2017 with regard to GKA?

answer: Chairman Madhav Borkar, Vice Chairman Jose Lourenco, and member Kamlakar Mhalshi quit their posts.

critique: The answer should mention the reason for the resignations.

critique: The answer should mention the reason for their resignations.

question: What is one possible reason mentioned in the article as to why the visibility of books produced by the GKA is low?

answer: The GKA has a low-price, no-distributor-margin policy.

critique: "The GKA has a low-price, no-distributor-margin policy." - add that the GKA has a book publishing program.


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SIR WILLIAM ARROL & CO. was a leading Scottish civil engineering and construction business founded by William Arrol and based in Glasgow. It built some of the most famous bridges in the United Kingdom including the second Tay Bridge, the Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge in London.

Early history

The Company was founded by William Arrol, born in Houston, Renfrewshire in 1839, the fourth child of Thomas Arrol, a cotton spinner. He started work at the age of nine in a cotton mill, having passed himself off as thirteen. In 1850, the family moved to Paisley and William found work at Coats’s Cotton Thread Manufacturing making bobbins. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a blacksmith at Paisley, supplementing his practical education with night school classes and the purchase of books on engineering.[1]

At end of his apprenticeship William Arrol worked as a journeyman blacksmith with mixed success. Work was not easy to find and in 1858, now aged nineteen, he took a job at Ker’s factory at Paisley. Eventually he was engaged as a foreman at Laidlaw’s Engineering Works in Glasgow. Here he was entrusted with his first bridges: the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway at Greenock in 1885 and the West Pier at Brighton 1866. After two years, Arrol had saved enough money to set up with a friend as boiler and girder makers. However, they incurred heavy losses through non-payment by customers and the partnership was dissolved. On his own again with his small works in Glasgow, in 1871 he was given the construction of railway bridges on the Balerno line in Edinburgh.[2]

In 1872, now in his early thirties, Arrol left his old works and moved to Dalmarnock in south Glasgow. His first important contract was for a bridge over the Clyde at Bothwell for the North British Railway. This bridge, which was 120 feet above the water, was notable for Arrol’s introduction of the idea of building the girders on land and rolling them out pier to pier. In 1875 he built the first of the two great bridges for the Caledonian Railway over the Clyde. Faced by a strike by the riveters he invented a hydraulic riveting machine, later to enjoy widespread use in the shipbuilding industry. [3]

The Great Bridges

December 1879 saw the great Tay Bridge disaster where the railway bridge collapsed under the lateral pressure of high winds, barely a year after it had opened. William Arrol was awarded the contract for the new bridge. Construction of the new Tay Bridge was started in 1882 and it opened in 1887. Almost simultaneously, William Arrol was also working on the Forth Bridge. Construction began in 1882 and when it was opened in1890 it had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world. William Arrol’s commitment to these two bridges was rewarded with a knighthood: Sir William Arrol & Company Ltd was incorporated in June 1893.[4] The completion of the two Scottish bridges gave Sir William Arrol an international reputation and in the succeeding years bridges were built around Great Britain, Europe and as far as Australia. Perhaps the best known was London’s Tower Bridge opened in 1894, where Sir William Arrol erected all the steel work.[5]

Diversification

The development of Dalmarnock Works to cope with Arrol’s increased business involved the construction of new buildings with large spans and roofs of steel and glass which let in light throughout the building. Their size allowed the installation of large overhead cranes with up to 100 tons lifting capacity. This became an activity in its own right as similar buildings were constructed for other companies.[6] Also arising out of Dalmarnock Works and bridgebuilding were cranes. particularly for shipbuilding; they had a loading capacity ranging from five to 150 tons. The most famous crane. the largest of its time, is the Titan Crane completed in 1907; a gigantic cantilever crane of 150-ton capacity. for John Brown & Company.[7] With this increased range of activity, the Dalmarnock Works occupied 17 acres and employed 2000 men plus thousands more working on outside contracts. Sir William died in 1913 but the Company continued as an independent entity until 1969.[8]

Notable projects

[View of the cantilever construction of the Forth Bridge] [The Forth Bridge built by Sir William Arrol & Co.|alt=Colour photograph of the Forth Bridge. ]

Bridges

Bridges built by the company include:

-   Caledonian Railway Bridge across the River Clyde completed in 1878
-   Tay Rail Bridge completed in 1887
-   Forth Bridge completed in 1890
-   Tower Bridge in London completed in 1894
-   North Bridge in Edinburgh completed in 1897
-   Redheugh Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne completed in 1901
-   Connel Bridge completed in 1903
-   Nile Bridge at Cairo completed in 1908
-   Tees Transporter Bridge completed in 1911
-   Warrington Transporter Bridge completed in 1916
-   Keadby Bridge completed in 1916
-   Southwark Bridge in London completed in 1921
-   White Cart Bridge completed in 1923
-   Jubilee Bridge (Walney) completed in 1908
-   Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry) completed in 1927
-   Corporation Bridge in Grimsby completed in 1928
-   Wearmouth Bridge completed in 1929

[A closeup of the central section of the second Tay Bridge|alt=Colour photograph of the central section of the second Tay Bridge]

-   Tsoelike Suspension Bridge in Lesotho completed in 1930
-   Forth Road Bridge completed in 1964
-   Deptford Railroad Bridge completed in 1964
-   Severn Bridge completed in 1966
-   The second Craigellachie Bridge completed in 1970
-   The Humber Bridge completed in 1981

Cranes

-   Titan Clydebank, completed in 1907
-   Titan Crane, Fairfield, completed in 1911
-   250-ton crane, HMNB Portsmouth, dated 1912, demolished 1984[9]
-   Titan Crane, James Watt Dock Crane, completed in 1917
-   Titan Crane, Barclay Curle, completed in 1920
-   Blocksetter Travelling Titan (South African Harbours and Railways); for use at Durban, completed prior to 1932[10]
-   Blocksetter Travelling Hercules (South African Harbours and Railways); for use at Table Bay, completed prior to 1932[11]
-   Blocksetter Travelling Hercules; for use at Ceuta, completed prior to 1932[12]

Titanic

[Workers leaving the Harland & Wolff shipyard in early 1911. The RMS _Titanic_ can be seen in the background, underneath the Arrol Gantry.] The company was contracted by Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Belfast, to construct a large gantry (known as the Arrol Gantry) for the construction of three new super-liners, one of which was called the RMS _Titanic_. Like the ships themselves, the gantry crane was one of the largest built at the time, comparing with transporter bridges in length, height and capability.[13]

Hikitia

[Hikitia at the Taranaki St wharf in Wellington] The company also built the crane for the Hikitia in 1926, which is thought to be the last fully operational self-propelled steam crane in the world.

Demise of the business

The company was acquired by Clarke Chapman in 1969 and the Dalmarnock Works were closed in 1986.[14]

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title: Sir William Arrol & Co.

question: Summarize William Arrol's life before his thirties.

answer: William Arrol was born in 1839. He started work at the age of nine in a cotton mill. He worked in a cotton thread manufacturing making bobbins. He was apprenticed to a blacksmith at the age of fourteen. He worked as a journeyman blacksmith. He worked as a foreman at Laidlaw's Engineering Works.

critique: The answer omits the fact that Arrol worked as a boiler and girder maker.

critique: Went over the 2-line summary requirement

critique: The answer should mention his education.

critique: It's omitted that Arrol's first important contract was for a bridge over the Clyde at Bothwell for the North British Railway.

critique: The answer omits the fact that Arrol was given the construction of railway bridges on the Balerno line in Edinburgh.

critique: The answer omits the time period between his apprenticeship and his work at Laidlaw's Engineering Works.

question: What does the text say about why Dalmarnock Works had to close?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the company was acquired by Clarke Chapman in 1969 and the Dalmarnock Works were closed in 1986.

critique: The answer should mention the company's demise.

critique: The answer could mention the company's demise.

critique: The answer should mention the demise of the company.


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Lem looked at the old man. His battered hat hung low on his brow, and he was leaned up against an old birch tree, breathing heavily. His eyes looked deeper than oceans. His mind was made up. His face was resolute. The lines under his eyes sagged and glistened with sweat and he knew that his vengeance was satisfied, but that he was going to pay for it with his life. He didn’t look like he minded.

“Lemmy, gimme that bottle of rye out of my saddle bag. Hurry up now. Not much time.”

Lem approached the black horse with caution. He knew she had a terrible temper, and just loved kicking anyone who snuck up on her. He didn’t know much about horses, but he knew this one was on loan from the devil himself. He truly believed it. She’d killed more than one stable boy with a single kick Lem knew. For the moment, however, she seemed strangely calm. He patted her side, smoothed down to her rump, flipped over the flap on the saddle bag, and grabbed the bottle within. It felt warm, and the bottle was old, dusty, and half empty. He didn’t figure the old man would care though. He wasn’t particular about his rye. He handed it over.

“Obliged thankye.”

The old man pulled his hand from his stomach for the first time since he felt the blow. He remembered how strange it was, that he never felt any pain. He only felt a powerful kick. When the bullet struck him, he knew what it had done. When he had been at war, he had seen his brothers fall. He knew the ones that said “it don’t hurt” weren’t long for living. He knew every time he’d been shot before it hurt like hell. But this didn’t hurt.

The wound was small. The way he was sitting it just looked like a nick. But it was bleeding him out, and the blood was getting darker. The old man laughed as he pressed the bottle to his lips. He could smell its contents. It smelled like the end of a long road. It smelled like going home.

“How did you do it?” Lem asked, shakily.

The old man pulled the bottle down, yet to taste his victory.

“I’m trying to die here boy, what are you going on about?”

“It’s just...I tried shooting Jerry. I tried shooting him before he got you. I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t pull the trigger. Then he pulled, and he killed you. He killed you and it’s my fault. I couldn’t pull the trigger, even to save your life. I knew if I killed him that Miss Holly would cry, and little Luanne. How did you kill all those men knowing they weren’t going home to their families, knowing you would cause so much heartache?”

The old man was stunned. He hadn’t heard Lem say much more than two words since he met him at the stable. He thought for a moment, then sat the bottle down.

“You weren’t wrong to feel that way Lemmy. You shouldn’t have shot him. No man should ever take another man’s life. Not for no reason. I shouldn’t have killed a single one of those men. Vengeance is the Lord’s lemmy. You’d do wise to remember it.”

“You didn’t!” Lemmy shouted, tears were welling up in his eyes.

“You took vengeance on all those men for what they did to your family! You took it! You forsook the lord! Men do it all the time! Why the hell couldn’t I? Why couldn’t I? You tell me. You owe me that much. I helped you track ‘em all down. You tell me how you mustered up the courage to take a man’s life knowing the consequences.”

The old man couldn’t believe his ears. This quiet towny boy had some backbone to him. And he wanted to learn how to kill. What a thing. The old man mulled it over, as if he had all the time in the world. The boy had helped him. He owed him. His gaze went to the bottle.

“Boy I’ve taken my vengeance. I surely have. But I have lost everything in my life worth living for. I’ll tell you how to kill, boy. Because sometimes a man needs to kill. Whether he should or shouldn’t, wants to or doesn’t.”

His eyes remained fixed on the bottle of brown liquid, glimmering in the hot June sun. Sweat trickled down his brow. He wanted the drink. It could wait a little longer.

“If you're going to kill a man, you don’t ever think about all that you’re taking away or the people who are going to hurt because of it. When you're looking down that barrel you better look past that point in time. If you are any kind of decent human being you won't be able to pull the trigger if you consider what you’re doin. Thats why you don't pay attention to the seconds before you kill him, you live in the few seconds after. You live in the after as long as you can. That’s your whole world for the foreseeable future. But bear in mind, there will come a day when you will revisit the time before. You may be at home, asleep in your bed with your wife. And you'll hear that pleading, or worse, you’ll see their eyes. Eyes plead more’n a mans mouth ever did. I’ve woke at night drenched in sweat remembering the eyeballs of all the men I’ve killed. I reckon I’ve done that for my last time though. At least there’s some relief there. And here.”

The old man grabbed the bottle with verve and vigor. He upended it and swallowed the entire contents, seemingly in only a few gulps.

He dropped the bottle, looked at the sun as it was passing behind the mountains, and shut his eyes. Victorious.

Lem pulled the old man’s hat down over his face. It looked like he was sleeping. He folded his arms across his chest. He looked at the colt nestled firmly in the old man’s holster. He looked a good long while. He thought about the man that had killed his father. Over a damn horse. He looked at that colt and played it out in his head. Finding him. Pulling the gun, pulling the trigger. The advice the old man gave him made sense. But could he live the hard nights after? Could he pay the price of vengeance?

He looked down at the old man’s bottle. It wasn’t completely empty. There was one more sip. Lem held the bottle up and let it drop onto his tongue. It tasted good.

title: Realistic Fiction [RF] Another Sip

question: What does the story say was Lem's motivation for wanting to kill?

answer: Lem was motivated to kill Jerry because he killed the old man. He was also motivated to kill Jerry because he couldn't pull the trigger to save the old man's life. Lem was also motivated to kill Jerry because he didn't want to see Miss Holly and little Luanne cry.

critique: The answer is a bit confusing. It should be rewritten.

critique: This is redundant since it's already shown in the text that Lem is motivated to kill because he couldn't pull the trigger when he had the chance to kill Jerry before Jerry shot the old man. It should be omitted.

critique:
-The model uses the wrong pronoun for Lem. It should be he/him.
-The model states that Lem was motivated to kill Jerry because he couldn't pull the trigger to save the old man's life. But it was actually the other way round. He couldn't pull the trigger to save the old man's life because of Jerry. The model should correct this.
-The model should also correct the spelling of 'motivated' to 'motivated'.

critique: The answer is a bit confusing. It should be rephrased.

text: The text does not give a reason for Lem's motivation to kill

category: accuracy


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Making the Most of Your Next Business Trip

Traveling for business is always a terrific opportunity for those of us that are able to it. As, one can take great pleasure in being paid to attend meetings, meet clients and forge friendships in a new city or country and then possibly have enough time left to visit some sights.

These tips below will help you get the most out of a business trip, regardless of whether it is your 1st or you already have hundreds logged.

As follows:

Pack Smart

[Young smiling man packing clothes into travel bag]

Start by choosing the right bag for your trip. If you are only going to be away for a few days then a smart holdall or carry on suitcase should be enough.

Only take essential items with you such as suitable business attire for meetings, casual clothing for downtime and minimal toiletries.  Decide upon what electronics you need: phone, laptop, tablet and e-reader.

Make a List

[Business woman hand working at a computer and writing on a noteped]

Even if you have done this before, there is always a chance that you could get distracted while packing and overlook something.

So, by making a list you will arrive at the airport calmer and not have to constantly check to see if you’ve got your passport when on the way.

Either write everything down or make a printable checklist that you can use for each trip. Some Key items to include are boarding passes, credit cards, foreign currency, passports and phone and laptop chargers.

Schedule Meetings Carefully

[Creativity, brainstorming, planning, teamwork meeting]

Make sure that you are rested, alert and ready for every meeting, whether formal or informal, by giving yourself time to relax in between.

There’s nothing worse than closing a meeting and then having to rush across town to another while constantly worrying if you will be on time.

By scheduling time to return to your hotel for an hour or sit down for lunch you give yourself a better chance to arrive energized.

Allow Time to Explore the Destination

[woman with suitcase in new york city]

While you will be mostly occupied by work-related events, do not miss the opportunity to be a tourist.

Research the destination before you depart to find out about any historic landmarks, galleries, museums and parks that you would like to see.

Check for any sporting events or concerts that might be taking place.

If you have the option, see if you can extend your trip over a weekend so you have more time to explore before heading home.

Also, accept the offer from colleagues/clients to go out for dinner and/or drinks. When going to bars and restaurants with locals you are more likely to discover hidden gems.

[young couple reviewing shopping receipt]

Whether your company is bankrolling the trip or you’re meeting with clients for your own business, make sure you keep track of your receipts for purchases while traveling.

It will make submitting a report to your company for travel reimbursement much easier.

If you are the Boss, you will be able to write off much of your work meals and travel on your taxes. Travel can drain resources, so the more you can use it to your advantage the better.

 Travel With a Partner when Possible

[Happy senior couple in Paris on vacation]

If it is an option then bring a friend or your loved one with you do it.

Many hotels charge more, or the same, for single occupancy rooms than doubles.

So what better way to use that extra space than by offering it to someone you like to be with. When you are at work, they can be out exploring the city and looking for interesting places for you to dine and drink.

For sure, you will be thankful of the company after a busy day and bringing them to social events can make interactions with your colleagues and clients easier.

Have a very pleasant and successful trip

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question: What is the best way of reducing stress when traveling for work?

answer: By making a list of things to pack.

critique: The answer should also mention scheduling meetings carefully.

critique: The answer should mention scheduling meetings.

critique: The answer should mention the other tips.

critique: The article mentions more than one way of reducing stress.

critique: Making a list is only most useful for packing. It wouldn't necessarily reduce stress.

critique: The answer should include the other tips.

critique: This is only one of the ways to reduce stress when traveling.

text: The answer should make the distinction between the language used in the question ("reduce stress") and the article ("making the most of a trip").

category_text: Lacking disclaimer


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_TRUE TO MYSELF_ is the debut album of R&B singer Eric Benét, originally released on September 24, 1996 on Warner Bros. Records.[1] It was his first outing as a solo artist after the dissolution of his former group Benét, which he formed with his sister Lisa Jordan and cousin George Nash, Jr.[2] Benét received his deal with Warner Bros. Records from former EMI Records executive Alison Ball-Gabriel after corporate shakeups caused his former group to be dropped by the record label.[3]

Benet produced most of his debut with Demonté Posey and George Nash, Jr.- who would work with him on his later recordings. In 1995, he released the song “Let's Stay Together”, which originally appeared on the soundtrack of the 1996 Martin Lawrence film _A Thin Line Between Love and Hate_.[4] The music video to the song was directed by Charles Stone III.[5] The second single released from _True to Myself_ was the McG directed “Spiritual Thang”.[6] The album's biggest hit was the third single “Femininity”, which was directed by a then-unknown Francis Lawrence.[7] “Femininity” also featured an appearance from then-unknown rapper Tiye Phoenix, who played a pregnant woman in the music video.[8]

The title track was the fourth and final single released from the album with a video directed by Joseph Kahn.[9] The song was featured on the soundtrack to _Batman & Robin_, released on June 10, 1997.

Track listing

-   All songs are written by Eric Benét, Demonte Posey and George Nash, Jr., except as noted.[10]

1.  “True To Myself” (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
2.  “I'll Be There” (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
3.  “If You Want Me to Stay” (Sylvester Stewart)
4.  “Let's Stay Together (Midnight Mix)”
5.  “Just Friends”
6.  “Femininity” (Eric Benét, Christian Warren)
7.  “While You Where Here”
8.  “Spiritual Thang”
9.  “Chains”
10. “All in the Game”
11. “More Than Just a Girlfriend” (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr.)
12. “What If We Was Cool” (Eric Benét, George Nash, Jr., Roger Troutman, Dale DeGroat)
13. “Let's Stay Together”

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[11]

-   George Nash, Jr. – Guitar, Drums, Clavinet
-   Demonte Posey – Keyboards, Drums, Melodica
-   Mark Lomax – Drums
-   Warren Crawford – Bass
-   Rio – Bass
-   Skeeta – Bass, Guitar
-   Gumby – Guitar
-   Eric “Kenya” Baker – Guitar
-   Christian Warren – Keyboards, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Piano
-   Curtis “Sauce” Wilson – Drums
-   Roger Troutman – Keyboards, Bass, Guitar, Vocoder
-   Tyrone W. Griffin – Trumpet
-   Fernando Harkless – Saxophone
-   Steve Baxter – Trombone
-   Barbara “Bobbi” Schneider – Violin
-   Paul Gminder – Cello
-   Eric Benét, Lisa Jordan-Weathers – Background vocals
-   Alison Ball-Gabriel – Executive Producer
-   Recording engineer – Eric Benét, Demonte Posey and George Nash, Jr., Roger Troutman, Hilary Bercovici, Skeeta
-   Mixing: Eric Benét, Demonte Posey and George Nash, Jr., Kevin “K.D.” Davis, Roger Troutman, Hilary Bercovici, Skeeta
-   Mastering: Brian Gardner
-   Brad Hitz – Photography
-   Terry Robertson, Stephen Walker – Art Direction
-   Stephen Walker – Design

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title: True to Myself

question: What does the article say about the most influential people on the album?

answer: The album was produced by Demonté Posey and George Nash, Jr. It was released by Warner Bros. Records. The album's biggest hit was the third single "Femininity". The song was featured on the soundtrack to Batman & Robin.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: Remove the final two sentences for their lack of relevancy.

critique: The answer does not mention the people who were most influential on the album.

critique: The album's biggest hit was not the most influential person.

critique: The answer does not mention the album's executive producer.

question: What does the article say about the development process of the album?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does discuss the development process of the album.

critique: The article does mention a development process.

critique: The answer should mention the album's production.

critique: The answer should mention Benét's former group.

critique: The answer should mention that the album was produced by Eric Benet, Demonté Posey and George Nash Jr.


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Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) celebrated the opening of _The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence_ at Manarat Al Saadiyat on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi on March 7. Featuring works by more than 25 artists from different nationalities and generations, the exhibition explores the related themes of performance, process, and presence through a variety of mediums. Running until July 29, _The Creative Act_ is the second major exhibition of works from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection.

Three distinct yet interconnected themes of the exhibition—performance, process, and presence—provide a unifying framework for the exhibition, with many artists exploring more than one theme in the works on view:

PERFORMANCE can be represented in several different forms: unfolding live in a given time and place, remaining afterward as recordings and documentations, or serving primarily as the means for creating discrete objects. _The Creative Act_ features examples of live actions that constitute works in and of themselves and performative practices that result in drawings, paintings, sculptures, and videos. A selection of photographs document the renowned Emirati artist HASSAN SHARIF’s 1980s performances, which he realised in both London and Dubai. His conceptual, experimental, and performative practice greatly influenced the subsequent generation of artists in the United Arab Emirates, such as MOHAMMED KAZEM, who is also featured in _The Creative Act_.

Many of the artworks offer insight into the PROCESS used to make them. A key work within this section is ANISH KAPOOR’s _My Red Homeland_ (2003)_,_ a monumental sculptural installation composed of nearly 25 tonnes of red wax with a mechanical arm that circumnavigates the platform, continually altering the surface as it moves across the material. Works by pioneering 1960s experimental art practitioners including RASHEED ARAEEN, JULIO LE PARC, NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE, JEAN TINGUELY, GÜNTHER UECKER, and JACQUES VILLEGLÉ, explore the process of creating with everyday materials and using performative techniques.

The theme of human PRESENCE is highlighted through artworks that involve the appearance of the artist or others in the works as well as visible traces of the physical acts undertaken to realise them. Paintings by artists affiliated with the Gutai Art Association (1954–72) including MOTONAGA SADAMASA, SHIRAGA KAZUO, and TANAKA ATSUKO epitomise these ideas. Video installations by SUSAN HEFUNA and ANRI SALA take the performing arts—dance and music respectively—and the theme of interpretation as points of departure. _Autobiography (03-07)_ (2007), a series of 40 photographs and a video, captures Emirati artist EBTISAM ABDULAZIZ’s performances in various public spaces in Sharjah and examines the often complex relationship between social and personal identities.

In line with the commitment of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to support original work by living artists, TCA Abu Dhabi has commissioned artists, RAMIN HAERIZADEH, ROKNI HAERIZADEH and HESAM RAHMANIAN to create an installation inspired by the core themes of _The Creative Act_. _Another Happy Day_ (2016–17) is a multiroom, immersive installation featuring artworks by the commissioned artists and others, which, like the selections from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection, probe the nature of the creative artistic process while inviting visitors to become engaged and activated. This project, coupled with photographs by TAREK AL-GHOUSSEIN, part of a series commissioned by TCA Abu Dhabi for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi collection, offers a convergence of past, present, and future in our own time.

_The Creative Act:_ _Performance, Process, Presence_ is curated by Valerie Hillings, Ph.D., Curator and Manager of Curatorial Affairs, Sasha Kalter-Wasserman, Assistant Curator, with Sara Dwider, Curatorial Assistant, Abu Dhabi Project, from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation; and Maisa Al Qassimi, Programmes Manager - Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, with Muneera Al Sayegh, Programmes Officer - Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, from Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
TCA Abu Dhabi: Faisal Al Dhahri, Communications – Museums Department, faldhahri [at] tcaabudhabi.ae
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation: Tina Vaz, Deputy Director, Global Communications, tvaz [at] guggenheim.org

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question: What does the article say about the themes of the exhibition?

answer: The exhibition explores the related themes of performance, process, and presence through a variety of mediums. Performance can be represented in several different forms: unfolding live in a given time and place, remaining afterward as recordings and documentations, or serving primarily as the means for creating discrete objects. The Creative Act features examples of live actions that constitute works in and of themselves and performative practices that result in drawings, paintings, sculptures, and videos. A selection of photographs document the renowned Emirati artist Hassan Sharif's 1980s performances, which he realized in both London and Dubai. His conceptual, experimental, and performative practice greatly influenced the subsequent generation of artists in the United Arab Emirates, such as Mohammed Kazem, who is also featured in The Creative Act. Many of the artworks offer insight into the process used to make them. A key work within this section is Anish Kapoor's My Red Homeland (2003), a monumental sculptural installation composed of nearly 25 tonnes of red wax with a mechanical arm that circumnavigates the platform, continually altering the surface as it moves across the material. Works by pioneering 1960s experimental art practitioners including Rasheed Araeen, Julio Le Parc, Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Günther Uecker, and Jacques Villelgle explore the process of creating with everyday materials and using performative techniques. The theme of human presence is highlighted through artworks that involve the appearance of the artist or others in the works as well as visible traces of the physical acts undertaken to realize them. Paintings by artists affiliated with the Gutai Art Association (1954-72) including Motonaga Sadamasa, Shigaga Kazuo, and Tanaka Atsuko epitomize these ideas. Video installations by Susan Hefuna and Anri Sala take the performing arts - dance and music respectively - and the theme of interpretation as points of departure. Autobiography (03-07) (2007), a series of 40 photographs and a video, captures Emirati artist Ebtisam Abdulaziz's performances in various public spaces in Sharjah and examines the often complex relationship between social and personal identities.

critique: The response is significantly large, exceeding the targeted length for the passage. The last paragraph should be removed because it does not significantly contributes to the passage and some of the information does not come from the passage.

question: What does the article say about traveling to the exhibition?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does not mention anything about traveling to the exhibition.

critique: The answer should mention that the article does not contain information on traveling to the exhibition.