text:
I’m in a large rolling field filled with dandelions. A small path runs across the field and disappears in the hills. Like the one I used to play in as a child.  Except, I’m not a child here, I’m twenty.

Has it really been that long since I’ve left for the city?  I guess it has.  Amazing how fast and unnoticed time passes by when we’re too busy pleasing society’s expectations.  Wait, how did I even get here?  I don’t remember coming back here…
The weather is what most people, including myself, would call the perfect weather.  The sun kisses the hills with its warm rays.  The wind blowing a gentle breeze through my hair and pressing my plain white T and jeans against me.

Suddenly, I hear a voice in the distance.  A soft voice, a female voice.  It has a kind of warmness to it, something I can’t quite put my finger on.

I can hear her call my name: “Charlie!  Charlie!”

I turn around to see where it’s coming from. Then I see her, sitting on the swing, gently swaying in the wind.  She looks up and waves at me. I wave back and start walking in her direction.  She’s wearing a simple white dress that goes down just above her knees.  It presses against her body as the breeze blows against her, pushing her long brown hair with it.

Who is this girl? I think to myself, have I met her before?  I feel like I have, but can’t remember her from anywhere.  Her name, it’s floating on the tip of my tongue, but doesn’t quite sink into my head.  Emma? Emily?  Ugh, why can’t I think of it!

As I get closer I get angrier with myself for forgetting her name.  I look up at the hill where she stands and I see her looking at her feet, like a shy little girl.  Finally, I stand in front of her.  She slides herself off the swing, and looks up at me.  And all my anger, all my worries and woes, everything that has ever troubled me, disappears instantly.  Suddenly I feel free, like someone just broke the shackles that kept me from being happy.

The light of the sun was shining on her face.  Her small thin lips wore a shy smile as her eyes looked into mine.  I had never seen such beautiful eyes, full of tenderness and warmth, masked in their deep earthy green colour.  It felt as if her eyes were looking not into mine, but into my soul.  As if, just by looking into my eyes, she could tell who I was really.  Just another lost soul searching for answers to questions it didn’t even know it was asking.  Strangely, it felt like all these answers, were no longer important, because she was the answer.

“Hi Charlie,” she says, smiling and holding her hands together in back of her.

I immediately drop my gaze to the ground and say, “Umm. Hey.”

“Isn’t it pretty, Charlie?” she’s looking out the field now, “All the dandelions, dancing in the wind to the rhythm of the wind. Dancing for us like we were their private audience.”

“Ya, sure.  It certainly is a beautiful site.  Something great artists chase to do justice in their paintings, but can never get it just right.”

“Mhm,” she nods, “it’s the things that people take for granted that are of the prettiest.  Wouldn’t you agree?” she asked and turns to face me again.

“I guess, sure.”

It really was beautiful to look at.  I’m just not a very poetic guy, words escape me; when I do find the right words, I either can’t express them properly or it’s far too late.  The girls gaze was disarming, and any word my brain could formulate got lost in oblivion almost instantly.

She giggles, “Well, I must go now, goodbye.”

She turns and walks towards the hills.

“Wait!” I scream, “What’s your name?”

She doesn’t stop.  She just giggles again, “Goodbye Charlie.”
Then she’s gone, behind the hill.  I take after her, full sprint, as if my life depended on it.  Everything around me starts to go dark, and cold.  The dandelions dry up nearly instantly and die.  They make a crunch sound under my feet, like stepping on dry hay, as I run in the mysterious girl’s direction.  I finally cross the hill and she’s gone.  There’s nothing in sight, just blackness, a vast oblivion at the edge of the cliff.

I stop running just in time, a few more steps and over the edge I go.  Bent over, my hands on my knees, I try and catch my breath.  I sit down on the hill. “Fuck!” I yell, pounding my hand into the ground, “Fuck, fuck fuckity fuck!”

She’s gone, I think.  She’s gone.  All my worries and woes, sadness, anger, stress come crashing back down onto my shoulders tenfold.  The weight is too much.  Like someone just dropped the world on my shoulders as Zeus did to Atlas.

I start to cry.  All this weight I feel I have to carry on my own.  They start to crush me.

Suddenly I feel a hand on my shoulder and a familiar voice behind me, “You aren’t alone silly.”

Startled, I jump up and trip over myself.  I fall backwards.  I try and grab onto something in a desperate attempt to stay on the ground, but there’s nothing to grab onto.  She’s too far away to take hold of her hand.  And over the edge I go, falling into the abyss...

I shoot up screaming, “AH!”

Breathing heavily like I just ran a marathon.  Beads of sweat running down my face and back.  I look around and realize I’m just home, laying in bed.

title: But a Dream (CCW, first post)

question: What does the text say about the girl?

answer: The girl is beautiful and wears a simple white dress that goes down just above her knees. Her name is floating on the tip of Charlie's tongue, but he can't remember it. Her eyes are so beautiful that they seem to look into Charlie's soul. Her presence disarms Charlie and he can't formulate the words he wants to say. The girl giggles and tells Charlie that she must go.

critique: The answer should mention that the girl is a figment of Charlie's imagination.

critique: The girl's disappearance at the end of the story is ommitted.

critique: The answer should mention that the girl disappears.

critique: The answer omits that the girl is gone when Charlie chases after her.

text: The text should also include how the girl disappears when Charlie chases after her and after that, Charlie realizes that he has been dreaming so the narrative does not specify if the girl is someone from his memories or someone he just dreamt up.

category: coverage

question: What does the story say about Charlie's girlfriend?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the story does not mention a girlfriend.

critique: The answer should mention that Charlie's girlfriend is not mentioned.


split: train

text:
The Canadian Amateur Championship, begun in 1895, is the men's amateur golf championship of Canada. It is staged annually by Golf Canada. It was played at match play until 1968, went to stroke play beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in 1995. It then returned to stroke play in 2008.
 Founding and early years
The Royal Canadian Golf Association was founded in June 1895, at a meeting held in Ottawa by ten charter member clubs, hosted by the Ottawa Golf Club (later the Royal Ottawa Golf Club), and the new organization was granted the prefix 'Royal' in 1896. In conjunction with the meeting, the first men's amateur championship was staged, at match play, with the Governor General, Lord Aberdeen, donating a trophy, the Aberdeen Cup, to the champion. Thomas Harley of Kingston, Ontario won the first championship.
This makes the Canadian Amateur slightly older than the U.S. Amateur, which was first staged later in 1895, and hence the third oldest national amateur championship in the world, after the British Amateur Championship, which began in 1885, and the Australian Amateur in 1894.
The Aberdeen Cup was granted in perpetuity to George Lyon, after he won three straight titles from 1905 to 1907. The original cup was retained by Lyon, but was eventually lost. A new trophy was then provided, the Earl Grey Cup. Lyon would win a total of eight Canadian titles, which is still a record, and he also won the gold medal at golf in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
The tournament was held annually until 1914 inclusive, but then was cancelled from 1915 to 1918 because of World War I. It resumed in 1919, and then was staged annually until 1939 inclusive, being cancelled again from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II. It has been held annually since 1946.
 Willingdon Cup
In 1927, the interprovincial team matches, which had begun in 1882, and held 27 times until 1921, between teams from Ontario and Quebec, but then dropped, were resumed with the start of the Willingdon Cup competition, playing for a cup donated by the Governor General, Lord Willingdon. The Willingdon Cup features teams of four top players from each province, and is held on the first two days of the Canadian Amateur, which are also the qualifying days for the balance of the tournament. The Willingdon Cup was also not played from 1940-45.
 Rotation around country
The Canadian Amateur stayed in Ontario and Quebec until 1921, when it went to Manitoba. It went to Alberta for the first time in 1929, to British Columbia for the first time in 1932, to Atlantic Canada for the first time in 1949, and to Saskatchewan for the first time in 1950. Since then, it has rotated around the country's top courses, with the current format allowing each of the six major golf regions (Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia) to have its turn on approximately a six-year cycle. Among Canada's ten provinces, only Newfoundland and Labrador has yet to host it.
 Dominant players
The Canadian Amateur was dominated in the 1920s and 1930s by Ross Somerville, who won six titles, finished runner-up four times, and had several more near-misses. Moe Norman won back-to-back titles in 1955 and 1956. Nick Weslock waited until age 40 to win the first of his four titles in 1957. Although Gary Cowan was consistently the best Canadian amateur from the late 1950s into the mid-1970s, he managed to win only one Canadian title, in 1961, but lost in the finals four more times, as well as finishing runner-up twice in stroke play. Doug Roxburgh won his first of four crowns in 1972. Jim Nelford won two in a row from 1975–1976, then narrowly missed a third in 1977, when he lost to Rod Spittle, who won two in a row. Brent Franklin won three in a row from 1985–1987, a feat not seen since Lyon did it some eighty years earlier. Richard Scott won the Canadian title in three years out of four from 2003 to 2006. Cam Burke won two straight from 2008 to 2009.
From the late 1920s into the 1970s, the Canadian Amateur often attracted many of the top American amateurs, several of whom carried the trophy south, including Dick Chapman, Frank Stranahan, Don Cherry, Harvie Ward, Allen Miller, Dick Siderowf, and George Burns. Other leading Americans who competed but fell short include William C. Campbell, Jay Sigel, and Nathaniel Crosby. The Canadian title has also been won by South African Reg Taylor (1962), New Zealanders Stuart Jones (1967) and Gareth Paddison (2001), Mexican Rafael Alarcón (1979), and Australian Gary Simpson (1993).
To date, four players have won both the U.S. Amateur and Canadian Amateur titles: Ross Somerville, Dick Chapman, Harvie Ward, and Gary Cowan. Chapman and Ward also won The Amateur Championship of Great Britain, a title which no Canadian has yet taken.
 Winners who won PGA Tour events
To date, eleven players who won the Canadian Amateur have also won events on the PGA Tour. These eleven (in chronological order of their Canadian Amateur wins) are: Fred Haas, Ken Black, Frank Stranahan, Bunky Henry, Allen Miller, George Burns (golfer), Richard Zokol, Garrett Willis, Dillard Pruitt, Nick Taylor, and Mackenzie Hughes.
Rod Spittle, Canadian Amateur champion in 1977 and 1978, later won an event on the Champions Tour, the 2010 AT&T Championship in San Antonio.
 Most championships hosted
The Toronto Golf Club (1898, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1909, 1913, 1926, 1995, and 2017) and the Royal Ottawa Golf Club (1895, 1899, 1906, 1911, 1914, 1925, 1951, 1991, and 2016) have each hosted nine. Next are Royal Montreal Golf Club with seven (1897, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1931) and Hamilton Golf and Country Club with six (1922, 1927, 1935, 1948, 1977, and 1994).
 Winners

title: Canadian Amateur Championship

question: Why is the Canadian Amateur Championship moved around Canada?

answer: The Canadian Amateur Championship is moved around Canada to allow each of the six major golf regions (Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia) to have its turn on approximately a six-year cycle.

critique: The answer should mention that Newfoundland and Labrador has yet to host it.

critique: The answer is not a direct response to the question.

critique: The answer does not mention Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

critique: The answer should mention that Newfoundland and Labrador has yet to host the championship.

critique: Add prefixes for the names of the provinces.

critique: The response misses to mention that the championship moves around Canada to allow each course to host the event.


text:
HACKLEBURG — On a recent sultry summer afternoon, 81-year-old widow Nellie Allen sat on the porch of her one-story brick home, one in a strip of government-subsidized houses surrounded by fields and country roads.

Allen makes do on $900 a month from Social Security. She raised four kids and never worked outside the home. She doesn’t drive, so she can’t get to the nearest grocery store, which is several miles away. Even if she did, she wouldn’t be able to afford to buy what she needs.

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The big truck heading her way pulls to the side of a one-lane road to let oncoming cars pass by before it can reach her.

The truck is the West Alabama Food Bank’s mobile pantry. Its cargo includes some 5,000 pounds of food — boxes of bread, fruits, vegetables, drinks and pastries that it will deliver to dozens of people in rural Alabama, many of them poor, aging or disabled. All of them, like Allen, need help to make ends meet.

Allen pushes her wheelbarrow down a cracked sidewalk to a dead end to receive her groceries. Allen examines the contents of the box: She happily notices the lettuce and other greens she can put into a salad. With ranch dressing.

“We don’t get the same stuff every time,” she said. “But I can cook with it.”

Food pantries and soup kitchens tend to be in densely populated cities, where they can draw a lot of people. That model doesn’t work in rural counties, where settlement is sparse.

Counties with the highest rates of “food insecurity,” where people don’t have enough access to affordable, nutritious food, are disproportionately rural.

Rural counties make up 63 percent of U.S. counties but 79 percent of those with the worst food insecurity rates, according to Feeding America, a network of 200 food banks.

A confluence of events has led to a recent push for mobile food pantries. Hunger has decreased somewhat in urban settings since the Great Recession, but it remains stubborn in rural areas.

“The persistence is in these rural communities,” said Erin McDonald, vice president of research at Feeding America. That, combined with a trend in food service toward fresh and healthy food, even for the poor, instead of the old-fashioned canned and dry goods, has led pantries to use trucks.

Fresh food doesn’t keep, she said, and the rural poor lack transportation to food outlets with reasonable prices.

“Lack of availability, or cost, even with SNAP benefits, is a real challenge,” she said, referring to food stamps. “The combination of those factors results in a lot of our food banks stepping in … and turning to mobile access.”

The West Alabama Food Bank has a handful of refrigerated delivery trucks and recently received a $47,150 state grant to retrofit a 28-foot trailer with air conditioning, handicapped accessible features, a freezer and a cooler to serve more residents of “food deserts” in the western part of the state, near the Mississippi border.

While traditional food pantry trucks distribute boxes of pre-selected food, the new trailer, to be hitched up to a pickup truck, will allow people to select their own food. Most of it will be free, and the rest will be sold at or below cost.

Rural poverty levels have exceeded urban poverty for decades, according to a 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture report. In the South, nearly 22 percent of residents who don’t live in metropolitan areas are in poor households. Over 15 percent of rural counties are “persistently poor,” compared with just 4 percent of urban counties.

The West Alabama Food Bank serves nine rural counties where more than 15 percent of the residents live below the federal poverty line, which is drawn at $25,100 for a family of four in 2018. Jean Rykaczewski, executive director of the West Alabama Food Bank, notes that one county in her territory, Sumter, has only three grocery stores, two of them in the town of Livingston.

“The rest of the time people are having to go to convenience stores, where they pay up to $5.99 for a gallon of milk that could be had for about $2.50 in Tuscaloosa,” she said. “We don’t have a big public transportation system out here. People are paying neighbors or friends or even family $25 for a trip to the grocery store.”

The new, large mobile food market will give people more control over what they get to eat, Rykaczewski said. Rather than taking a pre-filled box, they will get to make food choices, especially if they can buy some of the items at a low cost.

On the truck, Sabine Nad, who grew up in Germany in a farming community and was taught from an early age not to waste food, keeps a record of all her clients. They must register with the county social service department and qualify for the free food based on their incomes.

“I make it a bit easier for them because I come right to them,” said Nad, 49. She packs boxes in the Alabama heat, perspiring as she chooses from donated bags of lettuce, fresh celery, squash, grapes and oranges. A few drinks like soda, juice or Vitamin Water go into the boxes, along with day-old breads, cakes and donuts, and some boxes of cereal. The cartons are piled high.

Allen says the best part of meeting the food truck every other week is getting to talk to Nad, who has become her friend. They hug before Allen loads her box onto the wheelbarrow.

Allen’s friend O’Neal West, 78, hovers nearby in overalls, readying a makeshift hand truck held together with black tape to haul his box. They walk off slowly, together, Allen nursing a creaky back.

Down the road, John Seals, 83, pushes an empty wheelchair up to Nad’s truck. He loads a box into the chair and starts off toward his home. “It’s a real blessing to get this food,” he said. The chair belonged to his late wife, he recalls wistfully. “We kept the chair, and it comes in handy.”

question: What does the text say about how the government supports the West Alabama Food Bank to the poor in urban and rural counties?

answer: The West Alabama Food Bank received a $47,150 state grant to retrofit a 28-foot trailer with air conditioning, handicapped accessible features, a freezer and a cooler to serve more residents of "food deserts" in the western part of the state, near the Mississippi border. The West Alabama Food Bank serves nine rural counties where more than 15 percent of the residents live below the federal poverty line. The West Alabama Food Bank received a $47,150 state grant to retrofit a 28-foot trailer with air conditioning, handicapped accessible features, a freezer and a cooler to serve more residents of "food deserts" in the western part of the state, near the Mississippi border.

critique: The U.S. Department of Agriculture and food stamps are also mentioned as relevant to this question.

text: Repeats a lot of information

category: coherence

question: What does the text say about how the food bank has helped the rural counties with food supply so far?

answer: The West Alabama Food Bank has a handful of refrigerated delivery trucks and recently received a $47,150 state grant to retrofit a 28-foot trailer with air conditioning, handicapped accessible features, a freezer, and a cooler to serve more residents of "food deserts" in the western part of the state, near the Mississippi border. While traditional food pantry trucks distribute boxes of pre-selected food, the new trailer, to be hitched up to a pickup truck, will allow people to select their own food. Most of it will be free, and the rest will be sold at or below cost.

critique: The answer should mention that the food bank serves nine rural counties where more than 15 percent of the residents live below the federal poverty line.


text:
She was a beautiful woman, though most might have thought she was plain. They simply didn't see her with the same eyes that he did. Raven black hair accentuated kind eyes that were as blue as the waters of the lake by where he was born. The lightest of creases, the sign of someone who frequently wore a smile, highlighted wonderful, kissable lips. Even the way she carried herself, her light step, the sway of her hips when she walked. She stood tall and straight, her shoulders not proud, but confident. Comfortable. He couldn't help but feel a sense of fulfillment when he saw her.

She gasped quietly, noticing him. Her eyes were angry, still somehow beautiful even then, but he didn't blame her. Noone like to be caught off their guard, but it was something he did playfully, feeling like a little boy again. He rushed to her, to take her in loving embrace. She had managed no more than half of her question, which would go unanswered. "What are you d-" She tried to ask, but he had already scooped her up, and regrettably, with a little more force than he intended: her question tapered off with a squeak as he carried her to her bed.

He lay her down delicately, holding her with a firm but gentle grasp. She even played at struggling, the way he so loved. His face close to her own, he took in her breath, so sweet, and comming in rushed, clipped little gasps. Her eyes were wild, urgent, waiting. Her mouth opened to speak, but lovingly he placed a hand over it. This was a moment where words were unneccesary, even unwanted. And besides, he was a little shy, and preferred this forbidden act be quiet. This was a moment between the two of them, and meant for them alone.

With the words aside, if you are quiet and listen, the body can speak volumes. The physical manifestation of feelings that simply cannot be expressed with words. Her shallowing, rushed breaths, the way her heartbeat sped up at his touch, the urgency, the longing, the need. He would drink it all in greedily, this was his ambrosia.

A happily occupied hand made its way down, caressing as it went. Feeling every dip and curve. She was a beautiful creature, the dress that concealed her body suddenly seemed a hateful thing. He put that aside though, his hand still moving to a happier, lower place. It didn't matter anyway, her garb wouldn't keep him from what he wanted.

She inhaled sharply, and with a jolt. The sudden movement succedded only in drawing her closer to him as he entered her. Warmth rushed over his fingers. She moaned, the sound muffled by his hand. She still played at struggling, but it was lessening now. her hand reaches out, grabbing forcefully at his vest. The other hand, with no clear goal, simply grabbed the bedsheets with a white-knuckled grip. Her eyes close in a wince, and beneath his hand, he can feel her jaws clench together. The motions are repeated on both sides, again and again. He enters, and she shudders against him. She seemed to slow, however, the time between her struggled breaths longer and longer. She was comming close, and he had no intentions of stopping now.

One final motion, every muscle in her body contracting, one last forced breath, drawn out longer than all the others, a deep, slow exhale. She lay back, now very still. Quiet, and her eyes still shut from her previous exertion. He lay his forhead against her own, and slowly withdrew his hand from her mouth, listening to the quiet. The only sound was his own labored breathing. The silence that came after had its own sort of beauty, and he took the time to appreciate it.

After a long moment, he withdrew. The delicate, curved dagger he held slid silently from her ruined belly. He stepped back, surveying this now grisly scene with a distant, emotionless gaze. She had grown pale, her skin now nearly as colorless as the blood soaked sheets on her bed. Her leg hung awkwardly off the side of her mattress, but she gave no indication of discomfort. Her face had settled into a terribly familiar expression, that wonderful, horrible peace one only felt in their final moment in the world. Her eyes bothered him, though, dispelling the peaceful expression with a half lidded squint.

He almost reached out, wanting to close those eyes... almost. But that wouldn't be right.

His senses, still heightened, picked up the delicate rattle of keys from just outside. He made his way quickly across the house, to the window he had entered, and was outside, quiet as a ghost. He strode casually into the alley, without even a glance back. Noone paid him any heed as he went, something else had everyones attention. A mans anguished cry filled the air, and something in the sound seemed to reverberate among the people: a collective shudder filled everyone walking by, as though someone had run a nail down a chalk-board. Cutting the corner into the alley did nothing to lessen the sound for him, nor did it shield him from the sound that accompanied it, the sound of crying children.

He stepped out of the alley, and into a waiting carriage. "Lets go. I have an appointment to keep." He scarecly heard the drivers reply, he wasn't listening. It was the sound of horses hooves and the darkness of the carriage that dominated his attention, the sensations coaxing him into the familiar, dark places in the back of his mind. He dreamed his dreams, and sat silently in the darkness, waiting for his chance.

He waited... and waited...
And waited.

title: This Forbidden Act

question: Summarize the story's plot twist.

answer: The narrator is a serial killer who has just killed the woman he was about to have sex with. He leaves her body there, and goes to his appointment. He is not caught.

critique: The answer should mention the sound of crying children.

critique: The answer should mention the narrator's intention to kill the woman.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator is a serial killer who kills his victims after having sex with them.

critique: The answer is incomplete, missing the kicker at the end regarding where the man goes and when he is going to pop up next.

critique: The model does not mention that the narrator is a serial killer.

critique: The answer misses to mention that the man's appointment is to kill again.

question: Summarize the details that mislead the reader into thinking the woman is in pleasure.

answer: The woman's breaths are shallowing and she moans. Her eyes squint and she grabs the bedsheets. Her body shudders against him. Her muscles contract.

critique: The answer should mention the fact that the woman's body seems to slow down.

critique: The answer should mention that the woman's body is still.

critique: The answer omits that the woman's body is still.

critique: The response misses to mention that the woman's body is still and she is quiet.

question: What does the story say about the man's prior relationship with the woman?

answer: No answer

critique: The model should consider rewriting the answer for clarity and accuracy.

question: Summarize the ending of the story.

answer: The killer escaped by means of a carriage, and the driver took him to his appointment, which was presumably his next victim. It is implied that this appointment is a job of some kind.

critique: There is no evidence to suggest that the killer's next victim is his appointment.


text:
I know that you are pressed for time. You have orders to fill, products to create, packages to ship, blog posts to write, newsletters to schedule — the list goes on and on.

I also know that you’re most likely doing everything on your own. You don’t feel like you’re in a position to hire someone to come into your business and take some of the load off of your shoulders.

You might think that hiring someone and having to train them will take time that you don’t have. You might think that it’s pointless to hire someone to do things that you are perfectly capable of doing in your own business.

Even if you’ve been working days that are 12 hours long — minimum. Even if you always feel behind in your work, and you can’t remember the last time you slept a full night.

The truth? Trying to do it all and feeling overwhelmed and behind 24/7 is hurting you, and hurting your business.

This is where a virtual assistant (VA) comes in. A VA is someone (like me!) that you hire to take some of the daily, tedious work off of your plate so you have more time to dedicate to the rest of your business.

Delegating things that eat up your time and energy, that you don’t enjoy doing, that keep you in the cycle of going from tedious task to tedious task is what will allow you to start feeling on top of things again.

GROWING YOUR TEAM MEANS THAT YOU CAN HAND OFF THE NECESSARY BUT TIME-CONSUMING TASKS SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PICTURE.

And don’t you want to feel supported instead of panicked and struggling? Wouldn’t you rather know that you have someone who is 150% invested in helping your business to be the best it can be, in helping _you _be the best you can be?

I want you to take a minute to imagine life after you hire a VA to get you through this holiday season:

+ You are fulfilling more orders, and have a faster turnaround time

+ You are able to stay on top of your inbox, so you don’t miss any new orders

+ Your customers/clients have a smoother process when they order from you

+ You earn twice as much as you were projected to

+ You can sleep full nights and know that your business is being taken care of

And while yes, there is a learning curve when you hire your VA, spending an hour training them on how to process and ship an order will save you hundred of hours when the holiday orders come flooding in.

I’m going to say this again because it’s that important:

SPENDING AN HOUR TRAINING YOUR VA NOW WILL SAVE YOU HUNDREDS OF HOURS WHEN YOUR ORDERS COME FLOODING IN.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: “But Indigo! How do I know what to train them to do? What can I outsource or delegate to a VA?”

Today I’m going to show you how figuring that out doesn’t have to be a scary process at all.

Because you’re in the day-to-day life of your business, it can be hard to imagine handing daily tasks off to someone else. After all, you’ve been 100% in charge of everything for your business 100% of the time since it started.

But here’s what I want you to remember: _you don’t have to delegate EVERYTHING on the first day._

This is something that I see people struggle with when they’ve just hired a VA: they dump every! single! task! on the newly hired VA at once and think everything is hunky-dory. Not only does this completely overwhelm your VA, it can lead to you being unsatisfied with them and firing them because they’re asking a million questions and trying to wrap their head around everything.

You want to ease into the working relationship with your VA, and make sure that you two are truly compatible work-wise. I would recommend starting off with 1-2 super important tasks first, seeing how those go, and then starting to increase the workload.

This approach is beneficial in two ways:

1. It lets you get the most stressful/overwhelming things off of your to-do list ASAP

2. It gets you + your new VA used to working with each other + really create a solid communication strategy

To help you figure out what your most stressful/overwhelming things are on your to-do list, I’ve created a worksheet for you! Just download it by entering your first name + favorite email below. You’ll get instant access to the worksheet.

Now that you’ve figured out what you can delegate to your future VA, I want to hear from you! If you were going to outsource ONE thing from your Must Delegate list, what would it be and why? Let me know in the comments!

question: What does the text say about why the author believes it's necessary to train your VA to improve the productivity of a business and ease off tremendous workload.

answer: The author believes that delegating things that eat up your time and energy, that you don't enjoy doing, that keep you in the cycle of going from tedious task to tedious task is what will allow you to start feeling on top of things again. The author believes that spending an hour training your VA now will save you hundreds of hours when your orders come flooding in.

critique: The author believes that delegating things that eat up your time and energy, that you don't enjoy doing, that keep you in the cycle of going from tedious task to tedious task is what will allow you to start feeling on top of things again. The author believes that spending an hour training your VA now will save you hundreds of hours when your orders come flooding in.

critique: The answer should mention the holiday season.

critique: The answer should mention that the author believes that training your VA will allow you to focus on the bigger picture.

critique: The second sentence is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The author believes that having an assistant is important for the business of running a business.


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[Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk visiting Paris in 1923, accompanied by Edvard Beneš, Ambassador Štefan Osuský a Mrs Osuská] [The Štefan Osuský Monument (left) in Brezová pod Bradlom] ŠTEFAN OSUSKÝ, Ph.D., J.D. (31 March 1889 – 27 September 1973) was an Austro-Hungarian born Slovak lawyer, diplomat, politician and university professor.

Biography

Osuský was born in March 1889 in Brezová pod Bradlom, in the Nyitra County of the Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Slovakia). In 1902 he began his studies at the Lutheran Lyceum in present-day Bratislava. However, in 1905 he was expelled from school because of his Slovak patriotic feelings and banned from all schools in the territory of the Dual Monarchy Austria-Hungary on a direct order of count Apponyi, Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary.[1] Count Apponyi asked Osuský if he was going to be a “good Hungarian”; Osuský's silence on the question was taken by Apponyi as an offence. Osuský recalls the incident in his biography:[2][3]

    In spring of 1905 the minister of education, Count Apponyi, came to the lyceum to pay an inspection visit. He came to our class when we had Latin. Latin was my favorite subject and I was very good in it. ... After the exam Count Apponyi called me and asked me in Hungarian, “What is your name, young lad?” I answered, “My name is Osuský.” “Where are you from?” “From Brezová.” He replied: “Brezová, isn't it the nest that breeds all the revolts against Hungarians? You, however, are going to be a good Hungarian!” He didn't ask me whether I'd be a good Hungarian citizen, but simply if I'd be a good Hungarian. I remembered the words of my father's not to mix into politics. ... I paused a little to think about the best answer. Obviously, I could not agree to be a good Hungarian, I could not even force myself to say anything like that, so I remained silent.

Therefore, in 1906, he left for the United States. In Springfield and Chicago Osuský pursued his studies of theology, natural sciences and law, receiving a JD degree in 1916.

Immediately after his arrival in the United States he began working actively in expatriate organizations, at first in the Czech National Association, later in the Slovak League in the US. In 1915 he established the newspapers _Slovenské slovo_ (“Slovak Word”) and _Slovenský týždenník_ (“Slovak Weekly”). In 1916 Osuský became the vice-president of the Slovak League, which in turn sent him to Europe to negotiate cooperation with Czecho-Slovak foreign resistance. His task was to ensure the acceptance of the Cleveland Agreement principles.

In Paris he started to cooperate with the Czechoslovak National Council, whose objective was the dissolution of Austria-Hungary and the creation of a new state for Czechs and Slovaks. Between 1917 and 1918 Osuský worked as the director of a Czecho-Slovak press agency in Geneva. Between 8–10 April 1918 in Rome he was a representative, together with Milan Rastislav Štefánik, of Slovaks at the Congress of Oppressed Nations. In 1918 he helped organize the Czechoslovak Legions in Italy, established in spite of international treaties prohibiting the creation of military units out of captured enemies.[4]

After the creation of Czechoslovakia he began working in the diplomatic services of the new republic. From October 1918 he held the post of the country's diplomatic representative in the United Kingdom. As secretary general of a Czechoslovak delegation in 1919-1920 he participated in the Paris Peace Conference. On 4 June 1920 in Grand Trianon as the extraordinary and plenipotentiary envoy of Czechoslovakia he signed the Treaty of Trianon with Hungary. He later recalled: “I will never forget about one thing. When I was signing my name underneath the treaty carrying the name Trianon, at quarter to five in June 1920, I was fully aware, that I was signing for the final account of the Slovak nation to Kingdom of Hungary, accounting for the costs signed top down by blood, suffering and poverty of my nation. And this statement of account is eternal.”[5]

He significantly contributed to the functioning of the newly formed League of Nations; between 1921 and 1932 he worked with the Reparations Commission, representing not only Czechoslovakia but also Poland, Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece. From 1922 he was the chairman of the Supervisory Commission - a function he held for fourteen years. He was also active in the Delimitation Commission, tasked with setting new borders in Europe.

From 1921 Osuský worked as the Czechoslovak ambassador in France, contributing significantly to the development of Czechoslovak-French relations, a cornerstone of ČSR's international security. He remained at this post until the Second World War. After the breakup of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, he refused to relinquish the embassy and kept the office functioning.[6] He began to organize Czechoslovak foreign resistance. 2 October 1939 Osuský signed an Agreement on the Reestablishment of the Czechoslovak Army in France with French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier. His activity, however, met with resistance, especially with Eduard Beneš. Although in November 1939 he became a member of the Czechoslovak National Committee founded by Beneš, and in July 1940 Osuský was designated a minister of the Czechoslovak government in exile in London, his relations with Beneš were deteriorating. The differences with Beneš lay especially in the areas of foreign policy, the organization of Czechoslovak foreign resistance, the post-war restructuring of the republic and the solution of the Slovak issue. In March 1942 Beneš removed him from all functions and Osuský retired from the active scene.

He began lecturing on the history of diplomacy and international relations at Oxford. In the spring of 1945 Osuský left for the United States, becoming a professor at the Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. After the Communist takeover in February 1948 he was active in the Council of Free Czechoslovakia. He also worked as a journalist-political scientist. In his work he especially paid attention to the history and presence of Czechoslovak politics in international relations. He died in Herndon, Virginia, on 27 September 1973.

He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The epitaph on his grave reads: “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither.”

In 1992 the post-Communist Czechoslovak government posthumously awarded him the Order of T. G. Masaryk I-class. In 2001 Osuský received the Order of the White Double Cross II-class in memoriam.

[1] Kirschbaum, Joseph M. _Slovakia in the 19th & 20th Centuries._ Toronto: Slovak World Congress, 1973, p. 97.

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title: Štefan Osuský

question: What does the text say about Štefan Osuský's formal education?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that Osusky was expelled from school.

critique: The answer should mention that he was expelled from school and banned from all schools in the territory of the Dual Monarchy Austria-Hungary.

critique: The answer should mention that he attended the Lutheran Lyceum.

critique: The answer should mention that Osuský was expelled from school.

critique: The answer should mention that Osusky was expelled from school and banned from all schools in the territory of the Dual Monarchy Austria-Hungary.

question: What does the article say about his death?

answer: Osusky died in 1973 in the United States. He was 84 years old. His wife, Mrs. Osusky, was living with him at the time of his death. He was buried at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

critique: The last sentence of the response is inaccurate. Osusky's wife was never mentioned in the article. The model should rewrite this sentence.

question: What does the text say about Osusky's marriage?

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critique: The answer should mention that information about his marriage is not available.

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NORRIS JONES, better known as SIRONE (September 28, 1940[1] – October 21, 2009)[2] was an American jazz bassist and composer.

Biography

Born in Atlanta, Georgia,[3] Sirone worked in Atlanta late in the 1950s and early in the 1960s with “The Group” alongside George Adams; he also recorded with R&B musicians such as Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson.[4] In 1966, in response to a call from Marion Brown, he moved to New York City,[5] where he co-founded the “Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team” with Dave Burrell.[6] He also worked with Brown, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Noah Howard, Sonny Sharrock, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Sun Ra,[7] as well as with John Coltrane when he was near the end of his career.[8]

He co-founded the Revolutionary Ensemble with Leroy Jenkins and Frank Clayton in 1971; Jerome Cooper later replaced Clayton in the ensemble, which was active for much of the decade.[9] In the 1970s and early 1980s Sirone recorded with Clifford Thornton, Roswell Rudd, Dewey Redman, Cecil Taylor, and Walt Dickerson.[10]

In the 1980s, he was member of Phalanx, a group with guitarist James “Blood” Ulmer, drummer Rashied Ali, and tenor saxophonist George Adams.

From 1989 he lived in Berlin, Germany where he was active with his group 'Concord' (with Ben Abarbanel-Wolff and Ulli Bartel.) He was involved in theater, film, and was a practicing Buddhist.

He died on October 21, 2009.[11]

Discography

As leader or co-leader

-   1978: _Artistry_ (Of The Cosmos) with James Newton, Don Moye, Muneer Bernard Fennell[12]
-   1982: _Life Rays_ (Soul Note) with Walt Dickerson/Andrew Cyrille'''
-   2003: _Sirone's Concord_ (Not Two Records)
-   2005: _Live_ (Atavistic Records)
-   2005: _Configuration_ (Silkheart Records) with Billy Bang

WITH THE REVOLUTIONARY ENSEMBLE

-   1972: _Vietnam_ (ESP-Disk)
-   1972: _Manhattan Cycles_ (India Navigation)
-   1975: _The Psyche_ (Mutable Music)
-   1976: _The Peoples Republic_ (A&M/Horizon)
-   1977: _Revolutionary Ensemble_ (Enja)
-   2004: _And Now..._ (Pi Recordings)
-   2008: _Beyond the Boundary of Time_ (Mutable)
-   2013: _Counterparts_ (Mutable)

WITH SABIR MATEEN AND ANDREW BARKER

-   2013: _Infinite Flowers_ (Sagittarius A-Star)

WITH OLUYEMI THOMAS AND MICHAEL WIMBERLY

-   2010: _Beneath Tones Floor_ (NoBusiness Records)

As sideman

WITH GEORGE ADAMS

-   1989: _Nightingale_ (Blue Note)

WITH THE ALL EAR TRIO (JOHN TCHICAI, THOMAS AGERGAARD, AND PETER OLE JORGENSEN)

-   2008: _Boiler_ (Ninth World Music)

WITH ALBERT AYLER

-   2004: _Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962–70)_ (Revenant)

WITH BILLY BANG

-   1988: _Valve No. 10_ (Soul Note)

WITH GATO BARBIERI

-   1967: _In Search of the Mystery_ (ESP-Disk)

WITH DANE BELANY

-   1975: _Motivations_ (Sahara Records)

WITH MARION BROWN

-   1966: _Why Not?_ (ESP-Disk)
-   1966: _Three for Shepp_ (Impulse!)

WITH DAVE BURRELL

-   1968: _High Won-High Two_ (Black Lion)

WITH WALT DICKERSON

-   1982: _Life Rays_ (Soul Note)

WITH ZUSAAN KALI FASTEAU

-   2004: _Making Waves_ (Flying Note)

WITH CHARLES GAYLE

-   1988: _Always Born_ (Silkheart)
-   1988: _Homeless_ (Silkheart)
-   1988: _Spirits Before_ (Silkheart)
-   2003: _Shout!_ (Cleanfeed)

WITH NOAH HOWARD

-   1966: _At Judson Hall_ (ESP-Disk)
-   1969: _The Black Ark_ (Freedom)

WITH THE JAZZ COMPOSER'S ORCHESTRA

-   1973: _Numatik Swing Band_ (JCOA)
-   1975: _For Players Only_ with Leroy Jenkins (JCOA)

WITH WILLIAM PARKER

-   2006: _Requiem_ (Splasc(H)) – with Charles Gayle

WITH PHALANX

-   1987: _Original Phalanx_ (DIW Records)
-   1988: _In Touch_ (DIW Records)

WITH DEWEY REDMAN

-   1973: _The Ear of the Behearer_ (Impulse!)
-   1974: _Coincide_ (Impulse!)

WITH PHAROAH SANDERS

-   1969: _Izipho Zam (My Gifts)_ (Strata-East)

WITH SONNY SHARROCK

-   1969: _Black Woman_ (Vortex)

WITH CECIL TAYLOR

-   1974: _Spring of Two Blue J's_ (Unit Core)
-   1978: _One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye_ (hat Hut)
-   1978: _Live in the Black Forest_ (MPS)
-   1978: _3 Phasis_ (New World)
-   1978: _Cecil Taylor Unit_ (New World)
-   1993: _Always a Pleasure_ (FMP)

WITH CLIFFORD THORNTON

-   1972: _Communications Network_ (Third World)

Filmography

-   2008: _Teak Leaves at The Temple_ by Garin Nugroho

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title: Sirone (musician)

question: Summarize Sirone's career during the 1960s.

answer: Sirone worked in Atlanta with "The Group" alongside George Adams. He also recorded with R&B musicians such as Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson. In 1966, he moved to New York City and co-founded the "Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team" with Dave Burrell. He also worked with Marion Brown, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Noah Howard, Sonny Sharrock, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Sun Ra.

critique: The answer should mention that Sirone recorded with John Coltrane.

critique: The answer could be clearer in its pronoun use.

critique: Move the Marion Brown sentence to the next sentence so that it is chronological.

question: What does the article say about Sirone's personal life?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the article does not mention anything about Sirone's personal life.

critique: The answer should mention that Sirone was a practicing Buddhist.

critique: The response is incorrect and should be "the article does not say anything about Sirone's personal life."


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	I sat alone on Loser's Day, a Thursday; Doug was out of commission.  The surly sun sat sheltered behind the woods, and threw my window only a few gobs of light at the hour.  A fuzzy TV droned and captured my tired, besotted eyes, there, in the cervix of teenage overstimulation.  Behind me, an empty bottle sat half-covered by the bedskirt, paying homage to a dead friend.

	The math book was insistent in its intrusion, perched upon my dresser.  I loved it so, and yet, now monetized, now someone else's, I couldn't quite look at it squarely.  No one fell behind at Swindell, and I had to keep working, pounding all the knowledge in, for the next fellow was working harder-

	A quiet ringtone.  I cringed.  Fuck.  The math book had betrayed me; no eyes, please.  I rolled back to the nightstand and took the call.

	“Hey, what are you up to, love?”

	I bit my lip.  Caitlyn?  No, no, no, some asshole...

	“Who is this?”

	“Your worst nightmare.”

	“Ohhh...”

	“No, no, listen, you piece of shit.  I've got two girls in the car.  Be ready in five minutes.  Wear something cute.”

	I hung up.  The Duke, Cassius.  The very King himself was inviting me; I needed to cash in on the rare opportunity.  A white T-shirt, the Bluetones, and some other clothes- my belt- my phone- and uh...what else?  I whirled around, the hum of the ceiling fan grinding my bowels into something not fit for His Holiness.

	Two girls in the car...too nice...the condoms!  That was it!  I dug around and pulled out the crumpled purple box, grabbed four or five and stuffed them into my pockets.  Then I hustled downstairs and waited for the unexpected arrival.

	The sun came higher, the air heating up in anticipation of this high school hero they called the King.  I waited uncomfortably, prepared for his usual lateness.  The car flashed.

	He rolled down the window.

	“Elliott?  Elliott, fuck...”  He laughed.  “Get the fuck in.”

	I obliged.  The girls were nowhere to be seen.

	“Uh, Duke...you said-”

	He howled with delight.  “Dropped off Mary Anne, you know how it is, I got down and dirty.   But then she started bitching, had to be home and Charisse went with her.  Jesus fucking Christ, Elliott, you don't know, I tried so hard to keep one of 'em here for you...”

	We tore off.  He burped loudly, and asked me to put some music on.  I fumbled with the docking station, but found some rap I thought he'd like.  A smile crept across the King's face.  He was Duke to his face, Cassius Steeple, but others styled him the King to his great satisfaction.  Or when he wasn't within earshot, His Holiness, the one you don't turn down.  He was unrelenting in his coolness, an unexaggeratedly religious figure to the high school popular crowd, but still neurotic and compulsive enough to fit in with the downtrodden, to make love to the crooked-faced chemistry student and burn the leaf in a dank apartment, deep in the heart of Southbridge.

	I relaxed around the King, a character always fearless and never to be feared.  He sped dangerously down a wealthy road, unquestionably bound for the built-up urban complexes miles away from where I lived.  The King had a special fondness for every girl this side of the water tower, but on weekends, he was a free jack, free to screw the shop attendant and her visiting niece from the city.  I shivered with the excitement that I, too, might ride the King's wave of sexual excitation, that I might pick up whatever dregs he left me in his endless hedonistic quest.

	“The thing is, we've got to get you ready, Elliott.  We've got to get you ready for those Swindell chicks.  I hear they'll do anything.  You going to be the rooster?”

	I grinned and nodded.

	“I'm glad, Elliott.  The most important thing is-” he coughed- “the most important thing is that you're ready for college chicks.  You need to take the opportunity to find out what the inside of a vagina looks like before the end of this summer.”

	He screeched into a parking lot.  The creamery was open, but was I in the mood?  It didn't matter- Cassius dictated everything here.  The passenger door flung open and I gasped for air in the sudden heat, the earth spinning beneath me in the wake of His Holiness's roadway impropriety.  We walked in like best friends.

	Rita Kunz presided over the counter.  When she caught sight of the King, the change in her was immediate.  Her face flushed as she narrowed her eyes and bit her lip.  She swayed slightly and crossed her legs, bending slightly further towards us.

	“We can't serve you,” she smiled, looking through me at her dream object.  Her eyelids fluttered, and she gave her thin brown hair a quick twirl.

	“That's great- I wasn't expecting you here, either,” he said dismissively.  Rita covered her embarrassment with a deeper smile.

	She fondled her apron and leaned back from the counter.  “I'm going on break.  You can deal with someone else.”  After she turned, Cassius shot me a grin.

	Rita disappeared behind a door, and her assistant came to fill our orders.  Cassius chuckled quietly to himself, and furrowed his brow.  Something devilish came into his eyes as he turned; I was caught in his line of sight.  “Do you have money?” he inquired.  A wave of some dispirited feeling washed over me.

	Blondie Memaine scooped the ice cream this time, the pecans and vanilla beans sliding gracefully into her spoon as she prepared the King's dessert.  To me, she'd been the epitome of grace in high school: a slender and elegant diver, capturing the school record for whatever the hell with the butterfly.  Blondie was off to college, back again this semester, actually: all accounts indicated that she had enjoyed her first year immensely.  But to the King, it wasn't the grace, rather the result that counted.  The dessert in this case.  She'd been a fine one, His Holiness insisted, on multiple occasions.

	We ate, and he jetted off to some sacred locale.  I wasn't invited.  I waited on the curb with my thumb up, and wondered if the problem was my own.

title: The Strawberry Blonde

question: What does the story say about how to study for a math exam in high school?

answer: No answer

critique: The story doesn't say anything about how to study for a math exam in high school.

critique: The story does not say how to study for a math exam.

critique: The question asks for information that is not in the text.

question: What does the story say about the narrator?

answer: The narrator is named Elliot. He goes to high school and enjoys math. Elliot is a bit of a loser, but he wants to improve himself. For example, he notices that he's not as cool and popular as his high school's most famous student, Cassius, so when Cassius invites him to hang out with him, he's excited and thrilled to be going out with the popular kid and being able to experience some of the fun of being popular.

critique: It's omitted that Elliot is desperate to get laid.

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that Elliot is a loser, however the story doesn't make any such claim.

critique: It's false, Elliot isn't generally excited.

critique: Cassius isn't his high school's most famous student; he's the most famous in the school.

critique: The response should include that Elliot is desperate to fit in.

question: What does the story say about Cassius Steeple?

answer: Cassius Steeple is some sort of high school hero that his peers call the King. He drives a fast car that hurtles through the streets, never a good citizen. He lives for his. Everyone seems to know that he regularly performs sexual conquests of girls, who he calls chicks. His reputation is untarnished by rumors. Boys at the narrator's high school admire him. Cassius expresses pride in his bedroom conquests and believes the other high school boys want to emulate him.

critique: Cassius is a high school hero, not a hero in general.

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: Cassius' reputation is not untarnished by rumors.

text: The third sentence seems incomplete - "He lives for his." needs to be rewritten.

question: Summarize the relationship between the King and Elliott?

answer: This relationship between the King and Elliot reminds me of how pimps attract new prostitutes through his kindness. How Elliot wants to be the rooster - he wants the Duke to initiate him so he can have the virginity of having a pro around the pillages in this case because the Duke said it is a requirement for doing anything that requires money in the world.

critique: Name of the narrator is Elliott, not Elliot.

text: The phrase "the virginity of a pro around the pillages" makes little sense and needs to be rewritten. Other parts of the response also need tweaking.


text:
Allo, Allo, Allo, what marketing implications do we have here then?

IMPORTANCE: [rating=4]
RECOMMENDED SOURCE: Allo.Google.com

Google announcement this week of the launch of its new messenger app has got marketers excited. And no, it's not because of the new emojis. It's because it follows the industry-wide trend for integrating AI-powered digital assistants into messaging apps. The announcement comes hot of the heels of Facebook's announcement earlier this month which hailed the introduction of 'Messanger version 1.2', which would include facilities to let chatbots handle payments within the app.

The chat app has lots of nifty little features to tempt users, which aren't all that important to marketers. These are things like being able to enlarge or shrink text, send auto-generated responses, doodle on images or send an impressive range of stupid emojis.

The key feature from a marketing perspective is the fact the app contains a personal assistant that utilises 'Google Now', which uses a natural language interface to answer users questions. This feature can be brought into your chats with anyone using '@Google' or you can talk to the assistant directly in a separate chat.

[how-google-messenger-allo-works-example]

Above is an example of how you can bring in the smart assistant to a chat by using '@Google'. The way they've built the feature by using '@' rather than just having a button to bring in the bot suggests they may well do what Facebook has done and start to open up the platform to let others develop chatbots that work within the app. Below you can see an example of the way users can also talk directly with the assistant in a separate chat:

[Google Allo assistant example helpful ]

What does this mean for marketers?

The Allo app is a big move from Google. They'll probably look to make it the default android messenger app to give it a huge user base. Given Andriod has 1.4 billion users it could quickly grow to have a user base of a similar scale to Facebook Messager- putting it squarely in the top 3 global messaging apps.

Given that the AI assistant will be using Google search rankings to decide on what content to answer people's questions with- For example if they ask 'What is lifecycle marketing' to the chat they'll be likely to be shown the top ranking page for that search - then it means the important of SEO is reinforced by the app. Crucially it means ranking top of 'natural language keywords'- something Google have termed 'conversational search' is now extremely important.

WHAT IS IT? NATURAL LANGUAGE KEYWORDS / CONVERSATIONAL SEARCH

Confusingly this is sometimes called Natural Language Keywords, sometimes referred to as Conversational Search. The essence of it is using search functions in the way you would usually speak, rather than how they are currently used. This comes from either voice search or interacting with chat bots. A good example would be the usual typed search might be: 'Cheap Plane Tickets Dublin' but a 'conversational search' would be 'Show me plane tickets to Dublin under for less than forty pounds'.

The trend towards personal assistants and voice search means ranking on 'natural language keywords' is more important than ever. You should look at adapting your SEO strategy to take account of this as the trend becomes more pronounced. Identifying what natural language keywords are likely to be search related to your product/ brand is a great place to start, and then you can planning how to rank for them.

question: Why are natural language keywords becoming more important to marketers?

answer: The Allo app is a big move from Google. It's likely that they'll make the app the default android messenger app, which will give it a huge user base. A major selling point of the app is the AI assistant that uses Google search rankings to decide on what content to answer people's questions with.

critique: The answer should mention the importance of natural language keywords.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: The answer does not directly address the question.

critique: It is omitted that the assistant will be using Google search rankings to decide on what search results to give.

question: Why are marketers excited about the new Google messenger app?

answer: Google Messenger integrates AI-powered digital assistants into messaging apps in a move to follow the industry-wide trend for integrating AI-powered digital assistants into messaging apps

critique: Doesn't mention the key feature from a marketing perspective

critique: Add a period at the end of the sentence.

critique: The answer should include the key feature from a marketing perspective.

critique: It is omitted that the Google messenger app has a personal assistant that utilises Google Now.

critique: The answer should mention the importance of the assistant.

critique: The answer should mention the key feature from a marketing perspective.

question: Why has the change made natural language keywords so important?

answer: The change is that the Google assistant will be using Google search rankings to decide on what content to answer people's questions with.

critique: The explanation is a bit misleading because the question is phrased in terms of "search"

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: The answer is too vague and needs to be more specific.

critique: The answer should be clearer about what the change is.

critique: The answer should mention the importance of conversational search.

critique: The answer should mention the importance of natural language keywords.

critique: The answer should mention the significance of the change.


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**Lake Town**

I stumble through the woods. I have gone days without eating, living off of the drops of dew that cling to the plants each morning. I trip over fallen tree after fallen tree, but still I pick myself up and keep walking, not knowing why I haven’t died yet, why I haven’t fallen and been unable to pick myself up. Each day I pray that I will find civilization. Each day I am disappointed.

I trip once again and let out what is either a sob or a hollow laugh. To think that I used to be a great leader. I used to have everything I could have ever asked for, all ruined because of that stupid war. The people in charge of the world went insane, murdering countless and ravaging many cities, including my own. Because of it I am now fated to stumble through the trees forever. I force myself up and promise to myself that I will be powerful again. I walk on for another 3 hours, then see something through the gaps in the trees. Could it be? I feel adrenaline course through me and I walks faster. It is. I did it. A house stands before me; it is in terrible condition, but it’s a house, and I can see more houses further on, and people walking around. I try to speak but no words come out only a strange gasp, and a woman hears me and screams and people start running about, and I fall to my knees as a man comes up to help me up but my knees have stopped working. The man is saying something to me, but everything is already going dark.

I remember waking up from time to time; the man is always there giving me soup or water, but I awaken for the final time on a cot in a tent. There is a different woman with a gun standing near me, staring at me suspiciously.
“What happened?” I manage to cough out.
“You collapsed outside our town.” The woman says. “You gave us a real fright, stumbling in like that. We thought you were one of the Ravagers.”
For the next hour the woman tells me all about how Lake Town had been there for a century or two, and how the only reason they survived was because people tended to avoid it; everyone thought it was cursed because the mayors keep dying each year.
“How do they die?” I ask.
“We don’t know.” The woman admits. “One day they’ll be there, the next day they’re gone.”

For the next few months I live peacefully in the town. I earn my keep by helping out with tasks such as farming, and I once tried to fish at the nearby lake for which Lake Town was named but could not catch a single fish. When I asked the mayor about it he just said;
“There’s no point in trying to fish there, even the most skilled fisherman has tried. We think that there must be some trash in it or something that is killing all the fish.”
So I continue farming, but I remember my promise out in the woods to regain my empire, and I begin to crave more power. I become very good friends with the mayor and get promoted to builder, then chief raider, then finally up to what the people called the “advisor”, who is the most powerful person in town other than the mayor himself. For a month I am happy, but I still want more power. I go down to the lake to think about what I should do. I go there often because of how peaceful it is away from the other townsfolk; I can’t hear or see anything from the town at all. I sit on the dock and stare at the water.
“How beautiful it is.” I say to myself. “So still, it’s like a mirror.” I stop. That gives me an idea. If no one can see in the lake, you could hide anything under the surface.
Anything.
I feel a smirk forming on my face and prepare my plan. I invite the mayor to come for a picnic at the lake, then knock him out with one of the cinder blocks from the town, and drag the him to the docks where I tie the block around his leg. Once I’m done, the mayor starts to wake up. A look of realization hits his face, our gazes lock and his lips form a scream but it’s too late, and the lake swallows him without a trace.
I feel guilt stab at my stomach but I push it away. I had just committed a perfect crime; no one saw or heard me, no one will find the body under the lake’s mirror-like surface, and no one will suspect me because they will all think it was the curse that whisked the mayor away.

I become the new mayor, and I live happily with the power that I have longed for for nearly seven months. Half of a year passes, and a new man wanders into Lake Town and collapses. At first everyone is suspicious of him, unsure if he can be trusted or if he is perhaps one of the Ravagers. But once he regains all his strength he proves himself by working hard as a farmer, and I can see a future for a hard worker like him higher up in the chain. I decide to promote the new man to builder, then chief raider, then finally advisor, and we become good friends. One day the new advisor excitedly told me he had caught a fish in the lake. I am shocked and ask him to show me where, so we rush to the lake and hop into a small wooden boat to row out to the middle.
“Where did you catch it?” I ask him again.
“Right over here.” The advisor points to a spot in the lake, so I lean over to look when I feel a sharp sting on the back of my head, and everything goes dark.

I awaken with my head hurting and everything looking fuzzy, but I think I can see the advisor sitting next to my leg. I try to move but is restrained by what looks like rope, and I can feel something heavy being tied to my leg.
A cinder block.
My blood runs cold as I realizes what is happening. The advisor and I lock gazes, and my lips start to form a scream, but it is too late, and the boat tips and cold water engulfs me. I panic and start thrashing about in the water, but I soon give up and let out a sob as the cinder block rests on the sand bottom. A current sways me back and forth as I slowly run out of air, and I feel something touch my leg. I look over to see algae with a skeleton trapped inside, some torn flesh and part of an eye still clinging to his bones, gently swaying along side me with a piece of algae touching my leg from time to time. I scream, causing me to swallow more water, and I look the other way hoping I will die without that horrible image in my mind. Instead I am greeted with more skeletons, each one looking more disgusting than the next. There are a about a hundred of them. And all of them have rope around their ankle.
All of them are tied to cinder blocks.

Thank you for reading! This is my first short story so I appreciate feedback. I want my writing to grow, so tell me what you liked/disliked and what you think would have made the story better!

title: Lake Town - (Thriller)

question: How does justice function in the story?

answer: The narrator kills the mayor and takes his place. The narrator is then killed by the new mayor.

text: The answer should state that the new advisor killed the narrator, who aimed to be the new mayor.

question: What is the twist at the end of the story?

answer: The narrator kills the mayor and becomes the new mayor. He decides to get advice from the new advisor about fishing in the lake, but ends up with another cinder block tied around his ankle.

critique: Swap 'from' for 'from' in the final sentence

critique: There is no mention of fishing in the lake.

critique: The advisor doesn't tie the cinder block to the narrator's ankle.

critique: The advisor doesn't tie the narrator up, he only hits him on the head and pushes him into the lake.

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- 'He decides to get advice from the new advisor about fishing in the lake...' This sentence is inaccurate. The narrator didn't decide to get advice from the new advisor. Rather, the new advisor lured him to the lake by lying that he had caught a fish, which no one had ever done before, and tried to kill him. The model should consider rewriting it this way.
- The answer should state that the new advisor tries to kill the narrator the same way the narrator killed the former mayor.

category: other

category_text: Coverage and accuracy.

question: Describe the main character's position at the start of the story.

answer: The main character is a leader by title, but has become a refugee with nothing to his name.

critique: "leader by title" - must have more details. Removes the narrative flow of the answer.

critique: The answer should mention that the main character is starving and weak.

critique: The answer should mention that the main character is also a refugee.

critique: The main character is not a refugee at the start of the story.

text: The first sentence is inaccurate and should be rewritten.

category: accuracy


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Caregiving is tough. It's one thing to see a loved one in the dirty trenches of illness; it is a whole other to jump headfirst into that trench with them. Caring for a man who is suffering from depression can be even harder, because depression isn't often seen - it's felt.

NIH and CDC statistics explain that women have a higher likelihood of being depressed. Many experts disagree - noting that depression is just less diagnosed in men. This makes sense considering men commit suicide nearly four times more frequently than women due to their symptoms being overlooked and untreated. Even if the data is correct, there are still six million of my fellow men who are experiencing some level of depression at any given time. Six million fathers, husbands, boyfriends, brothers, and uncles living day by day wondering both when the pain is going to end and how to break through the crushing stigma of depression.

The truth of this can be seen in one man's story, and to keep his identity anonymous, I will call him John. Three years ago, John's son was killed, and understandably, he fell into depression. What is interesting is that John is a licensed clinical social worker (L.C.S.W) and has spent several years working with populations suffering from depression and a variety of other mental health conditions. He was no stranger to depression's devastating effects or coping methods but, as he found out, helping others isn't the same as helping yourself. During the time of his son's death, he was in a relationship with a woman who didn't know how to help him. She called family members asking "what is wrong with him?" She felt that the short period of 3-6 months should've been enough time for him to grieve and get over his depression. It was not, and their relationship ended. Eventually he beat the depression through the support of family and friends. Although, if his girlfriend would have handled the situation differently or had been more informed, things might have gone better for them and their relationship may have lasted.

My point isn't to paint a hopeless picture but rather to show there is immense opportunity for change even if it means that as a caregiver you could have to balance your way through a mine field of defensiveness, denial, anger, and despondence. Here are 4 tips to help you do it unscathed.

TIP #1 UNDERSTAND HIS DEPRESSION _"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds."_ ― Laurell K. Hamilton

One of the largest misconceptions about depression is that it is a feeling - which is part of the reason men are so reluctant to talk about it. Yes, it is a feeling but it is also much more. Not only does it effect people on an emotional level but it also drains them physically and psychologically. The chemical imbalance in the brain slowly causes the body to shut down. That is why if your partner is depressed, he will be lacking the motivation to hit the gym or to pursue a once cherished hobby. With this in mind, the first thing you can do to help is make sure he is eating a balanced diet and is exercising. Buy fresh food, avoid stocking the fridge with highly caffeinated products and booze, and see if he will go walking with you. These are all easy and are tremendously helpful, but won't necessarily combat the depression itself. For that, we go to Tip #2.

TIP #2 ACKNOWLEDGING HIS DEPRESSION _"Never ignore the elephant in the room. That's rude; play with it and introduce it."_ ― Donna Lynn Hope

Confronting his depression will be tough but is absolutely necessary if you are going to help reverse its course. What you're going to be doing here isn't confronting him and telling him he is depressed. Trust me, he knows he depressed or at least that something is wrong. The goal is to show him that you acknowledge he is going through something and that asking for help is okay. I've broken it down into
four steps -

1.  Approach him where he is comfortable, at home or maybe your favorite date spot. Make sure you have privacy and enough time to talk (at least an hour).

Tell him you noticed he has been "feeling down" lately. I would avoid using the word "depressed" because it could trigger the walls to go straight up. Bring up examples - but do so in a gentle way.

Explain your mutual goal - you BOTH want him to feel better.

Depressed men feel isolated in their pain and hopelessness. Explain that asking for help is a sign of strength not of weakness.

TIP #3 SELF CARE _"The Best Health Care Plan Is A Self Care Plan"_ ― Nina Leavins

"In the event of a decompression, an oxygen mask will automatically appear in front of you. If you are travelling with a child or someone who requires assistance, secure your own mask first, and then assist the other person."

If you've ever been on an airplane you've likely heard some iteration these words. While growing up they confused me because it seemed like it would make more sense to help the helpless and vulnerable first, but with age I realized that if you are incapacitated you won't be of any help to anyone. The same goes for caring for a man with depression. You need to secure your own mental stability before you can help him.

The difference in a situation with male depression as opposed to other diseases is that the frustration and stress isn't going to come in the traditional way. You won't be stretched thin providing medical assistance to him or running back and forth from a hospital. But, rather the emotional connection you have with your partner will be taxed. Because of the nature of depression he won't be as connected or invested in your relationship as he was when he was healthy. He might become more combative or more withdrawn, depending on how the depression affects him. Don't get pulled into this or take it personally. Do what you need to do to stay healthy. Connect with friends, exercise, or shop - you have an identity outside of your relationship.

TIP #4 INVOLVE THE PROFESSIONALS

Getting professional medical personnel involved is the most critical step as it is the most effective way to cure the depression. I understand it can be incredibly hard to get a guy to see doctor, for even the most routine of checkups, let alone getting him to see a therapist or psychologist for depression. Here are some ways to make it easier:

1.  Ask him to do it for you or your family. Tell him it will bring you peace of mind if he sees someone.

See the right doctor - Ask if you can set up an appointment with your family doctor so they can go over the problem. It will be an easier push for him to see a family doc as oppose to a "shrink."

Call ahead - Tell the doctor what his symptoms have been. Your testimony might bring up things your partner could miss or will neglect to share.

Depression is devastating, insidious, it can break up relationships and ruin friendships, but it doesn't have to. With the right tools and support, it can be beaten. Helping a man who is in the throes of depression is nothing to be laughed at; I applaud you and hope the tips above will be helpful.

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question: Summarize the 4 tips the author shares for helping someone deal with depression.

answer: The first tip is to understand that depression is more than just a feeling. The second tip is to acknowledge the person's depression. The third tip is to set up a self-care plan. The final tip is to get professional medical personnel involved.

critique: The first tip is to understand that depression is more than just a feeling. The second tip is to acknowledge the person's depression. The third tip is to set up a self-care plan. The fourth tip is to get professional medical personnel involved.

critique: Saying the tips are for helping someone deal with depression can be misleading. Since it is for helping caretakers deal with depression as well, use "caregiver" more often.

critique: The answer should mention the steps to acknowledge the person's depression.

critique: The first tip is not about helping someone deal with depression, it's about understanding it.

critique: The first tip is to understand that depression is more than just a feeling. The second tip is to acknowledge the person's depression. The third tip is to set up a self-care plan. The final tip is to get professional medical personnel involved.

question: Summarize the statistics of depression in men.

answer: According to the NIH, women have a higher likelihood of being depressed. Depression is less diagnosed in men. Men commit suicide four times more frequently than women due to the symptoms being overlooked and untreated. Despite this, six million men are experiencing depression at any given time.

critique: The article does not mention the NIH. The CDC is the correct organization.

critique: The statistics are not relevant to the question.

critique: The answer should mention that the six million men are experiencing some level of depression.

critique: The answer should mention that the statistics are for the U.S.

critique: The text did not say NIH statistics; instead, it was CDC statistics.

critique: The six million men statistic is not relevant to the question.

critique: The text doesn't say that the NIH found that women have a higher likelihood of being depressed. The text doesn't say this.

question: Summarize John's story.

answer: John's son was killed three years ago, and he fell into depression. He is a licensed clinical social worker, but he was no stranger to depression's devastating effects or coping methods.

critique: While John was a licensed clinical social worker, he was not no stranger to the effects and coping methods of depression. They were a part of his work. He was no stranger to the effects, or expectations of others.

critique: It is omitted that John's girlfriend was not able to help him.

critique: The answer should mention that John's girlfriend didn't know how to help him.

critique: John's girlfriend's reaction to his depression is omitted.

critique: John's girlfriend's role in the story should be mentioned.

critique: The answer should mention that John's girlfriend left him due to his depression.

critique: The answer should mention that John's girlfriend broke up with him because she didn't know how to help him.

question: Summarize the author's advice regarding professional help.

answer: The author suggests that the first step is to ask the man to see a doctor. They suggest that the man see a family doctor, as opposed to a psychologist or therapist. They also suggest that the man see a doctor for the sake of the author or their family.

critique: The text does not suggest that the man see a doctor for the sake of the author or their family.

critique: The author doesn't suggest that the man see a doctor for the sake of the author or their family.

critique: "ask the man to see a doctor." - omit this part because the advice is about the man's depression, not the author.

critique: The author also suggests calling ahead to the doctor to inform them of the man's symptoms.

critique: The author also suggests that the man see a doctor for the sake of the author's peace of mind.

critique: The author suggests that the man see a doctor for the sake of the author or their family.


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HR plays a vital role in ensuring team members are healthy, energised and engaged

It’s hardly news to suggest that some employees who take sick leave aren’t genuine in their illness, according to Karen Gately, founder of Corporate Dojo.

Gately added that the reality is that staff access personal leave for a myriad of reasons, some of which reflect critical culture and engagement issues HR and leaders are wise to address.

According to Gately, the most common implications of high rates of absenteeism are lost momentum of critical initiatives, project budget and time blow outs, turnover of high performing team members, and company brand damage.

“While HR plays a vital role in ensuring the team are healthy, energised and engaged, the biggest difference at the end of the day is made by the leaders of your business,” said Gately. She added that it’s important to prioritise the development of every leader’s ability to adopt a coaching attitude and approach to working with each member of their team.

“When leaders know their people, inspire them to strive, invest in their development and hold them accountable for the promises they make to themselves and the organisation, sickies are very likely to be rare.”

Fundamentally, overcoming absenteeism takes creating a cultural environment that inspires people to want to give their best, added Gately.

“Understanding why that isn’t already the case is key to identifying and addressing underlying causes.”  According to Gately, the most important steps HR can take to eradicate ‘sickies’ from any organisation include the following:

ENGAGE LEADERS
Guide leaders to understand the extent of the issue - including the real cost to your business of people taking unscheduled time out.  Help them to appreciate that some of this capacity can be recaptured by ensuring people want to be there. The reality is shifting the problem takes engagement of every leader and ensuring their approach has a positive impact on your organisation’s culture.

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MAKE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF YOUR PEOPLE A STRATEGIC PRIORITY
Educate leaders about the link between the strength of your team’s spirit and optimising commercial results. Help them also to understand that when people are energised, and their mental health is strong, they are entirely more likely to engage, and invest the full depth of their potential in their role and your organisation.

RESERVE JUDGEMENT
Having a lack of integrity or an attitude of entitlement are of course among the reasons people ‘chuck a sickie”. Just as common however are those people who call in sick when in fact there are other issues going on for them that they don’t feel safe to reveal to their employer.

Talk to people about why they are struggling to be at work and be compassionate to the need for people to balance the priorities of work and the rest of their life. Understand what is going on for people before deciding upon the most appropriate course of action.

MAKE IT SAFE TO BE HONEST
Most people will be reluctant to call their boss and say I’m really tired, or ‘mentally fried’ and I need to take a day to recharge. Instead, they call in and say, I’m feeling sick or I need to care for someone else who is sick. Clearly this is dishonest however, sometimes people choose to tell what they regard as ‘white lies’ to create the space for them to prioritise their own wellbeing or that of their family.

BE PRAGMATIC
Some organisations are beginning to accept the simple reality that at times people just need time to rest and recharge.  An unscheduled day off can make a big difference to our ability to maintain the energy levels needed to perform at our best.  If there isn’t a critical reason someone needs to be at work on a particular day, give them the option of calling a brief time out if they really need it.

CALL OUT SICKIES
When it becomes evident that someone is simply taking advantage of what they perceive to be an entitlement to use up their leave balance, address the issue head on.

Of course, it’s important to respect everyone’s right to take personal leave due to ill health, however it’s also critical that you hold people accountable for behaving in ways that reflect a lack of commitment and integrity.

LEAVE NO ROOM FOR DOUBT
Set very clear expectations about the importance of being a reliable member of the team. Make this clear from the beginning of every individuals employment, and through coaching feedback, reinforce what being reliable means in your business.

HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE
Be prepared to exit from your business, people who are unwilling to shift their attitude or approach. If you have provided fair opportunity to understand your expectations and reasonable support to change their behaviour, and someone continues to be unreliable, it’s time for them to go.

question: What does the text say about the importance of mental health?

answer: The author says that you need to identify the reason behind sickies because it could be a lack of integrity or an attitude of entitlement. Mental health can be affected by factors such as looking after family members. The author suggests talking to people about why they are struggling to come to work to provide the time they need to recharge.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer omits that mental health is important because it affects people's ability to engage and invest the full depth of their potential in their role and the organization.

question: Summarize what the author recommends for people who are taking advantage of their supervisor.

answer: The author recommends that supervisors set clear expectations about the importance of being a reliable member of the team. They also recommend that supervisors leave no room for doubt about what being reliable means. They also recommend that supervisors hold people accountable for their actions.

critique: The answer should mention the author's recommendation to call out sickies.

critique: The author does not recommend that the supervisor hold people accountable, but the company.

question: What does the text say about high rates of absenteeism?

answer: Karen Gately has some interesting things to say regarding staff's access to personal leave, let's face it, some employees genuinely can't come to work. There are a couple of implications of high absenteeism (lost momentum of critical initiatives, project budget and time blow outs, turnover of high performing team members, and company brand damage). Gately recommends looking at the reasons for why people aren't showing up for work because it is critical to identify and address the underlying causes. She mostly focuses on the role of leaders shaping a cultural environment that makes people interested in doing their best.

critique: The highlighted text is irrelevant to the question and should be removed.

critique: The answer is a summary of the article, not a summary of Gately's views.

question: Summarize what the text says about the responsibility of company leaders.

answer: According to the text, company leaders are responsible for creating a culture that inspires people to want to give their best. They need to understand the extent of the issue and the real cost to their business of people taking unscheduled time off. They need to understand that some of this capacity can be recaptured by ensuring people want to be there. The reality is shifting the problem takes engagement of every leader and ensuring their approach has a positive impact on the organization's culture.

critique: It is omitted that the leaders need to make the health and well-being of their people a strategic priority, educate leaders about the link between the strength of their team’s spirit and optimizing commercial results, reserve judgment, make it safe to be honest, and be pragmatic.

critique: The answer should mention that leaders need to invest in the development of their team members.

critique: The answer should mention that the leaders need to be engaged in the process of eradicating sickies.

critique: The answer should mention that the leaders need to hold people accountable for their actions.

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

critique: It's omitted that the leaders need to make the health and wellness of their people a strategic priority and make it safe for people to be honest about issues that might be masking legitimate sickness.

critique: The answer does not mention that company leaders are responsible for overcoming absenteeism.

critique: The answer should mention that leaders are also responsible for making sure that people are healthy and engaged.


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DOUG HATTAWAY is an American communications consultant, political advisor, and businessman, currently serving as the founder and CEO of Hattaway Communications, Inc., a strategic communications firm based in Washington, D.C. Hattaway was a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries, as well as Al Gore’s spokesman during the 2000 United States presidential election.[1] He was reported by _The Washington Post_ to be on a short list of candidates to serve as White House Press Secretary in the Obama Administration.[2]

Early life and education

Hattaway was born in 1964 and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida.[3] He graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a major in Political Science. He received his Master of Arts in English from Florida State University.

Career

From 1986 to 1989, Hattaway was press secretary to Representative Andy Ireland (R-FL), who had been elected in 1973 as a Democrat, but switched parties in 1984. Hattaway worked for Rep. Ireland when he was a member of the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees and co-chair of the Defense Burden Sharing Panel, which examined U.S. defense policy in Europe.

During the 1990s, he worked as a freelance correspondent, writing about politics, economics and environmental issues in South and Central America, Northern Ireland, and the Caribbean.

Hattaway served as press secretary for New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen from 1997 to 1999.

In 2000, Hattaway became the New Hampshire spokesman for the Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign during the primary against Senator Bill Bradley. He was then promoted to become the campaign’s national spokesman. He became the campaign’s primary voice during the Florida recount. After a controversial Supreme Court decision halted the recount, Hattaway told _The New York Times_, “If you count the voter’s intent, Gore wins. If you look for excuses not to count votes, Bush does better.”[4]

After the 2000 election, Hattaway went to Capitol Hill to work for then-Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle as communications director, beginning work shortly before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and was still in the position when Senator Daschle’s Washington, D.C., office received a piece of mail containing anthrax. Hattaway told _PRWeek_, “I thought I had a good crisis communications experience after the Florida recount. Now I’ve got September 11 and anthrax. It’s not the kind of crisis management experience you want.”[5]

His company, Hattaway Communications, serves high-profile clients in politics, government, advocacy, business and philanthropy, including the world's largest foundations. The firm's stated mission is to “help visionary leaders and organizations achieve ambitious goals that benefit people and the planet.”[6]

Hattaway has appeared frequently as an analyst and commentator on CNN and MSNBC.

Personal life

Hattaway is openly gay, and was married to Jarrett Barrios, CEO of the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region and former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[7][8]

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title: Doug Hattaway

question: Has Hattaway ever worked outside of politics?

answer: Hattaway has worked as a freelance correspondent, writing about politics, economics, and environmental issues during the 1990s. He has worked outside politics as the communications director for Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle. His company also helps a variety of clients outside of politics and government.

critique: Does not specifically say he has worked outside politics.

critique: Remove the last two sentences of the response, as they are irrelevant.

critique: The answer should mention his work outside politics.

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-The first sentence is unnecessary. Remove it.
-The second sentence is inaccurate because the text does not say that Hattaway worked outside politics as a communications director for Tom Daschle. The answer should correct this.
-The last sentence is inaccurate because, according to the text, his company serves high-profile clients in politics, government, advocacy, business, and philanthropy, including the world's largest foundations. The answer should correct it.