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[Trans Global Auto Logistics]

4.8

Based on 18 reviews

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[Talisman Kreationen]

Talisman Kreationen

18:47 15 Oct 20

 The representitives here are outstanding, Amanda and Andre were great. They were there every step of the way;... questions, guidance and direction. Great to have a team that I was able to contact by email or phone while they where going through Covid-19 operating hours, never hesitating to answer a question within a reasonable time. Awesomeness at its finest.read more

[My Blackjacks]

My Blackjacks

15:05 24 Jul 20

 Great service. Mandy is amazing and super helpful. All my emails and calls were responded to very quickly and once I... had my quote and paperwork complete she coordinated everything else and I had my car shipped to me extremely quick. Driver was friendly and professional. Highly recommended.read more

[Barbara Hutton]

Barbara Hutton

12:06 10 Oct 19

 I used Trans Global to ship a 1970 Fiat Spider from Florida to New York. I worked with Mandy. She was extremely... courteous and very helpful. She made this whole process very simple. The car carrier they used was very courteous, prompt and ensured that the car was secured safely. Thank you Mandy for a job well done.read more

[Sabrina Harder]

Sabrina Harder

19:33 25 Mar 19

 If I could I would give 5 stars. Brenda has been AMAZING. Seriously highly recommend them to anyone. Quick response to... emails and calls. Brenda has went out of her way to ensure everything is smooth. I can’t give her enough praise! The world needs more people like her - compassionate and caring!read more

[Kelly Holliday]

Kelly Holliday

23:25 23 Jul 18

 Working with trans global has been an amazing experience. From trying to begin a process without hard dates to... suffering mechanical issues and arriving later than expected at the dock, the team that works for trans global have been amazing. They helped our process of getting the truck to its destination and I feel blessed by the angels at Trans Global who assisted us along the way. Mandy was a breath of fresh air as the process for me was a first time endeavor. I feel grateful that she was the one who handled the whole entire process and even helped me laugh when I stressed out and thought I messed up my money order. I will definitely use this company again when we have to ship our truck off of the island in a few years.read more

[Cris Madar]

Cris Madar

20:22 14 Jul 18

 We moved from North Carolina to Hawaii and the process of shipping a car over an ocean seemed daunting. However, Mandy... at Trans Global was absolutely amazing and provided superb customer service. She responded to emails very promptly regardless of time and provided frequent updates. I highly recommend Trans Global and ask for Mandy.read more

[Eric Alvarado]

Eric Alvarado

05:06 16 Jun 18

 OUTSTANDING customer service! THANKS to Mandy Brantley and the Team for tracking my two vehicles and providing all the... details to this picky customer. Couldn't be any happier with the service provided before pick up, in-transit and delivery.read more

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question: Summarize the cargo transported by Trans Global.

answer: No answer

critique: The answer is incorrect. There is no answer in the text.

critique: The answer should mention that the cargo is vehicles.

critique: Initially lacks a response, but the article states that their services are vehicle shipping.

critique: The answer should mention the vehicles being transported.

critique: The answer should mention that the cargo could be cars, trucks, or boats.

critique: This response is incorrect. The text in the passage indicates that the cargo being transported are vehicles.

question: Summarize the information relating to Amanda Brantley.

answer: Amanda Brantley is a representative of Trans Global Auto Logistics. She is praised for her outstanding customer service. She is described as courteous and very helpful. She made the shipping process very simple. She is also described as compassionate and caring.

critique: The answer should mention that Brantley is an employee, not a representative.

critique: The answer should mention that she is praised for her outstanding customer service by multiple reviewers.

question: What are the most important criteria when writing a review for Trans Global?

answer: Being courteous, prompt, and helpful.

critique: This response is not a criteria that is mentioned in the text. It should be re-written.

text: The answer is the common themes mentioned in reviews, not what is required to write a review.

question: Summarize the customs and administrative process when shipping cars between states.

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the article does not mention any details about the customs and administrative process.


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***NOTE - THIS IS UNFINISHED - this is my first time writing and would love some feedback as to whether it is any good. I know it sounds silly but I have had a couple of beers at home alone and just wanted to give it a try. If I get enough positive feedback I will write more :) ***

The IT Guy

5:30 AM. Darren heard the alarm that he had set on his iPhone the night before singing away merrily. He hated the tone the alarm used – as a matter of fact, he had two of them, since he hit snooze so often he needed some vague way of knowing how often he had hit it. Apex and Chimes – they seemed the most relaxing tones at the time when he chose them months ago, but now they were nothing more than the harbingers of the weeks general monotony; the iconic start to the five day rhythm.

He knew exactly how to change the alarm tones, but for whatever reason (largely a combination of lazy- and forgetful-ness) had simply never gotten around to doing it. Instead, around 6:00 and three snooze button-hits later, he eventually hauls himself out of bed and rubs his eyes. Most weekends involved drinking, making Monday mornings an especially unpleasant chore, and even after a weekend of sobriety the Monday was generally nothing more than a signal of a weekend that probably could have gone better. Darren knew in his heart of hearts that he was probably a borderline alcoholic, but didn’t really care – although he often found a certain craving for alcohol, especially at the end of the week, he knew his family and work obligations came first, and thus usually never let it get in the way. He did, however, understand perfectly that should those factors be removed, his function as a human being would become somewhat decremented very quickly. Nevertheless, after a short time of upright pseudo-sleep and irrationally debating the value of paid work versus the extra two hours of sleep, he slowly begins to waken.

Approximately 6:20 Darren begins searching for work clothes. He gently whispers to his wife to watch her eyes as he turns on the light. She sleeps lightly enough that she hears him and covers her face so as not to be rudely awakened by the bright power saving light globe, but isn’t much more receptive than that. He searches for a work shirt and a pair of business pants, which he finds in the pile of unsorted laundry that seems to perpetually occupy the base of their bed, and begins the futile search for a pair of matching socks.  He knows he generally won’t find a pair, and will often simply settle for any two similar looking victims – most of the time even similar styles will suffice, since the only things that change between them will be the colouring of the toes and the heel, that as far as he was concerned were never seen inside his $12 business shoes and thus didn’t make a difference anyway.

Ironing was the next step of the morning ritual. He didn’t particularly dislike ironing, but had that almost certain feeling that he wasn’t particularly efficient at it. He wasn’t terrible at ironing, and his clothes generally looked good as a result of his labour, but nearly every time he turned the iron on he imagined some Asian lady in a busy city dry cleaner, who could churn out three business shirts in the time it took him to finish laying out his first one. Efficient or not, he works his way through the shirt and pants; creased sleeve, creased cuff.

6:45 AM, and it is time to get his two daughters up for school. Ellie, seven years old and the eldest, was a lot like Darren; a logical thinker, mature for her age, and an old soul. Susie was a lot more like her mother; a beautiful creature at both the mercy and awe of the world, both artistic and naive. The both of them awaken and stretch out slowly in their bunk beds. Darren loved that portion of the morning; to him, watching his daughters wake slowly was like watching a flower open – they don’t look like much until they begin to waken, but then their beauty really shines. He quickly reminds them to actually wake up (they’ve often drifted immediately and seamlessly back to sleep without this reminder), and proceeds back down the hallway to finish getting ready.

7:00 AM. Darren and the girls pile in the car. Mum generally doesn’t get up unless she needs to; there is a good chance she won’t be up until at least 10 if allowed to sleep freely. Darren listens to the general get-ready-ness going on in the back seat – the shuffle of car booster seats, the fumbling of seat belts, and the eventual “I’m ready Daddy” or “Got it!” to signify the successful completion of the car safety ritual. With the girl’s Nanny’s house being 12 minutes away and work being a further 8 past that, there wasn’t a lot of time to muck around of a morning in order to be on time for the early 7:30 shift, but somehow even though he was sleepy, often a little hung-over, and somewhat unwilling, he managed to be not only on time, but even early nearly every day. After kissing the girls goodbye, reminding Ellie to grab her homework and for Susie to shut her door, he begins the drive to work.

7:30 AM, Darren trudges up two flights of stairs, sits at his desk, and the call forward gets taken off the IT helpdesk lines. He often thinks of this period of time as the twilight ten; the totally unpredictable ten minutes after the calls are able to start flowing in that determine how much of a bad day he is in for. Generally, a good day won’t have a call during this time – he is able to open up his emails (which, god-willing, will generally not contain notifications from Internet ISP’s, servers, PABX phone controllers or anything else to suggest his day is going to suck), put his headset on so he can hear a phone ringing whilst he makes a coffee, and browse a couple of tech news articles before moving onto the eternal job list.

On a bad day, however, the phone will ring so quickly he almost thinks he somehow dialled himself, and knows that for every ten minutes a problem exists, he will spend at least three minutes repeating himself to whichever staff member has reported the same issue, thinking they were the first to notice and exercising their diligence in informing the seemingly unknowing IT department. Those days sucked. Darren was fairly in the loop with most planned outages, and thanks to the help of several watch-dog services on various servers keeping a constant eye on the important aspects (and sending their emails of doom to whomever was responsible for said distressed item), he generally wasn’t really taken by surprise by the unplanned ones.

7:32 AM, and Darren knew it was going to be one of those days. A network adapter issue at one of their client sites had stopped a number of virtual servers working, effectively taking down emails, file shares and a few other key servers all at once, which meant the phones were ringing off the hook. Luckily, this issue had occurred before and had a somewhat easy fix; which meant, since it took approximately ten minutes to fix and there were likely 20 staff on site to notice the outage, he was probably only going to have to repeat himself another two times to the next two staff members to report that ‘there was something wrong with the network’, and in an effort to sound respectful be vaguely intrigued by their self-diagnosis of what they thought the problem was – which, depending on the user, could be anything from time of day to their outlook archive emails giving them problems ‘like it did last week’.

title: [NF] A day in the life of an IT guy

question: How long does it take Darren to get out of bed after the first alarm and what does he do with the time?

answer: He hits three snooze buttons before getting up. Then he takes about 3 minutes to get his clothes on.

critique: Darren takes about 10 minutes to get out of bed.

text: The final sentence should be omitted. This isn't what he does with the time. Presumably, he closes his eyes when he hits the snooze button.

category: accuracy

question: What is Darren's favorite morning ritual?

answer: Darren's favorite morning ritual is getting his daughters up for school. He loves watching them waken and seeing their beauty shine.

critique: Darren's favorite morning ritual is getting his daughters up for school. He loves watching them waken and seeing their beauty shine.

critique: The answer should mention the car ride with the girls.

critique: Dad getting the girls up for school is not the favorite morning ritual. Insight is required to make this a true sentence.

text: "waken" should be "wake up".

category: coherence

question: What determines the quality of Darren's day?

answer: The first ten minutes of his day.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The quality of his day depends on the network adapter issue at one of the client sites.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The first ten minutes of his day is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The quality of Darren's day is determined by the first ten minutes of his day, but it is not the only factor.

critique: It is not said that the first ten minutes of his day determine the quality of Darren's day.

critique: The answer should mention the network adapter issue.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The first ten minutes of Darren's day are the twilight ten.

text: Specify that the first ten minutes are after the calls are able to start flowing in.

category: coverage

question: Why does Darren's wife not get and help in the morning?

answer: Darren's wife does not get up in the morning until she has to.

text: There's no reason provided in the text, so "no answer" would be a better answer than just restating the question.


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BY ANDREW WALKER
BBC World Service economics correspondent

A SLUMP IN CHINESE SHARES HAS PROMPTED STOCK MARKETS ACROSS ASIA, EUROPE AND THE US TO FALL SHARPLY. WHY IS THIS SO SIGNIFICANT?

What's behind the fall in China?

The wider story is that China's economic growth is slowing and there are concerns that the transition to a slower and more sustainable rate of growth might be disruptive.

That was true of the period of several weeks of volatility the market experienced after it peaked in June last year.

It's true this time too and the link is perhaps rather more direct now.

Why? Because the immediate sparks for the latest bout of instability were warning signs about the wider economy.

The first day when trading was suspended, figures showing a continued decline in manufacturing were one of the factors that set things rolling downhill. On the second day of suspension it was the sliding currency which raised concerns about whether it was a sign that the economy was slowing down more sharply than thought.

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What does this mean for the rest of the world?

The direct financial impact of lower share prices in China is moderate. There is not enough foreign investment in the Chinese market for it to be a major problem. The London consultancy Capital Economics has said foreigners own just 2% of shares

The issue is more about whether the financial turbulence shines a light on wider issues about the economic slowdown in China: is the economy heading for what's called a "hard landing", too sharp a slowdown?

China is now such a big force in the global economy that it would inevitably affect the rest of the world. It is the second largest economy and the second largest importer of both goods and commercial services.

It's not just stocks.

The prices of many commodities have been affected, notably crude oil. It's not just about China, for sure. Abundant supplies have been every bit as important in the oil market in the last eighteen months. But China's problems have been a significant factor adding further downward pressure to the price of crude oil. The price of Brent crude has fallen by about half since mid-June, when the first stage of the Chinese stock market slide began.

China is such a large buyer of industrial commodities that the possibility of lower-than-expected sales to the country has also undermined the prices of copper and aluminium, for example.

Gold has gained ground a little this week. It is seen by many as a safe investment, protection against both inflation and more general financial instability.

There is certainly a possibility of that kind of "safe haven" effect in other markets if the Chinese stock price falls make investors more wary about risks. In the currency markets, the most likely candidates are the yen and the Swiss franc. The dollar could also be affected, though the US currency already has a strong tailwind from the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy. The Fed started to raise rates last month and that has been encouraging investors to buy dollars. But it's a bit early to draw any firm conclusions.

Some of the currencies that investors might sell if they become more risk averse have shown some impact. Turkey, Brazil and South Africa all have problems of their own and their currencies have weakened in the last few days.

There is also some sign this week of investors putting money into safe government bonds or debts, those seen as having negligible risks of default, such as the US, Germany, the UK and Switzerland.

What about ordinary Chinese people?

Those who have borrowed money to buy shares in the last year have already been hit very hard. But most people don't own shares - only one person in 30 does, according to Capital Economics.

For most Chinese the wider issue is about the health of the country's economy. If China manages a smooth transition to a slower and more sustainable growth rate, it is likely to still be fast enough to generate rising living standards for most people. A more disruptive slowdown would mean many business failures and job losses.

What might the Chinese authorities do next?

They have several options to stimulate the economy which can affect the stock markets. They could cut interest rates, they could relax the rules on bank lending or they could increase spending. They could also encourage the currency, the yuan, to fall further to stimulate exports. There are problems with these options. Anything that encourages more lending could mean more distressed borrowers in the future. A falling currency has already fed into the stock market drama.

In addition the authorities have taken steps more specifically targeted on the stock market. They have extended restrictions on large investors selling shares. State investment funds have been buying shares. These measures can have an impact but they are unlikely to provide a definitive solution.

How worried should we be?

Views vary about how healthy the Chinese economy is. Capital Economics have been consistently relatively upbeat about China and they said in a note to clients this week:

"We continue to believe that growth is more likely to pick up than weaken over coming months."

But the investor George Soros is more gloomy, telling an economic forum in Sri Lanka:

"China has a major adjustment problem. I would say it amounts to a crisis. When I look at the financial markets there is a serious challenge which reminds me of the crisis we had in 2008."

A crisis there would be serious for the rest of the world, particularly countries and firms that export to China.

question: What does the text say about why Chinese stocks are falling?

answer: The wider story is that China's economic growth is slowing and there are concerns that the transition to a slower and more sustainable rate of growth might be disruptive. The immediate sparks for the latest bout of instability were warning signs about the wider economy. The first day when trading was suspended, figures showing a continued decline in manufacturing were one of the factors that set things rolling downhill. On the second day of suspension it was the sliding currency which raised concerns about whether it was a sign that the economy was slowing down more sharply than thought.

critique: The answer should mention the impact on the rest of the world.

critique: The answer should mention the impact on other markets.

critique: China is falling because it's a large country that imports a lot of goods and may be headed towards a hard landing.

critique: The answer should mention the impact on commodities.

critique: The answer omits the impact of China's economic slowdown on the rest of the world.

critique: The answer should mention that China is the second largest economy and the second largest importer of both goods and commercial services.

question: What does the text say about the effects of the slump on ordinary Chinese people?

answer: Those who have borrowed money to buy shares in the last year have already been hit very hard. But most people don't own shares. For most Chinese, the issue is about the health of the country's economy. If China manages a smooth transition to a slower and more sustainable growth rate, it is likely to still be fast enough to generate rising living standards for most people. A more disruptive slowdown would mean many business failures and job losses.

critique: The answer should acknowledge that the average Chinese person has not been significantly affected by the slump.

critique: The answer should mention that the ordinary Chinese people are not directly affected by the slump.

critique: The answer should mention that most people don't own shares.

critique: The answer omits the impact on the Chinese currency.

critique: The issue of the health of the Chinese economy is the largest issue for the typical Chinese person to be concerned about.

critique: The answer omits that a falling currency has already fed into the stock market drama.

critique: The answer omits the effects of the slump on the Chinese economy.

question: What does the text say about the impact on the world outside of China?

answer: The direct financial impact of lower share prices in China is moderate. There is not enough foreign investment in the Chinese market for it to be a major problem. The London consultancy Capital Economics has said foreigners own just 2% of shares. The issue is more about whether the financial turbulence shines a light on wider issues about the economic slowdown in China: is the economy heading for what's called a "hard landing", too sharp a slowdown? China is now such a big force in the global economy that it would inevitably affect the rest of the world. It is the second largest economy and the second largest importer of both goods and commercial services. The prices of many commodities have been affected, notably crude oil. China is such a large buyer of industrial commodities that the possibility of lower-than-expected sales to the country has also undermined the prices of copper and aluminum, for example. Gold has gained ground a little this week. It is seen by many as a safe investment, protection against both inflation and more general financial instability. There is certainly a possibility of that kind of "safe haven" effect in other markets if the Chinese stock price falls make investors more wary about risks. In the currency markets, the most likely candidates are the yen and the Swiss franc. The dollar could also be affected, though the US currency already has a strong tailwind from the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy. The Fed started to raise rates last month and that has been encouraging investors to buy dollars. But it's a bit early to draw any firm conclusions. Some of the currencies that investors might sell if they become more risk averse have shown some impact. Turkey, Brazil, and South Africa all have problems of their own and their currencies have weakened in the last few days. There is also some sign this week of investors putting money into safe government bonds or debts, those seen as having negligible risks of default, such as the US, Germany, the UK, and Switzerland.

critique: Nearly all of this response is irrelevant

critique: The answer is too long and should be split into two paragraphs.

critique: The answer should be edited for clarity and coherence.

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

critique: The question asks about the impact on the world outside of China, not the impact on the world in general. This answer discusses the impact on the world in general.

text: The economical effects in China are irrelevant to the question.


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THOMAS TELFORD IRVIN[1] (July 14, 1929 – September 14, 2017) served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. Irvin holds a record as the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States, and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia.[2] He was also one of the last Democrats to win statewide in Georgia until 2020, when Joe Biden won the presidential election.

Political career

Irvin was born on July 14, 1929.[3] A Hall County, Georgia native, Irvin was elected to his first public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956.[4] A Democrat, Irvin was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as a Representative from Habersham County, where he served on the House Agriculture, Education, and Appropriations Committees and chaired the House Industrial Relations Committee and the Governor's Conference on Education.[5] During this period he sponsored legislation to allow public funding of school lunch programs.[6][7] He was the Governor's Floor Leader and later served as Executive Secretary to the Governor.[8]

He was a delegate to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions.[9]

In 2000, Irvin made his first trip to Cuba, representing Georgia agriculture in support of free trade with the country.[10]

He was elected to his 10th and final four-year term in November 2006.[11] Rather than run for another term he retired, citing his age and Parkinson's disease as reasons for the decision.[12]

In 1998, a portion of Georgia Highway 365 was named Tommy Irvin Parkway in his honor.[13]

Controversy

Irvin's final term was not without controversy. Both Irvin and the Department of Agriculture were sued for permitting the inhumane killing of dogs and cats. In 1990, Georgia's “Humane Euthanasia Act” became one of the first laws in the nation to mandate intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital as the prescribed method for euthanizing cats and dogs in Georgia animal shelters. Prior to that time, gas chambers and other means were commonly employed. Irvin's department was tasked with licensing the shelters and enforcing the new law, through the Department's Animal Protection Division. However, Commissioner Irvin insisted the issue was a local one, and did not abide by the terms of the law.[14][15] In March 2007, the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Commissioner Irvin were sued by former State Representative Chesley V. Morton, who had sponsored the law.[16] The Fulton County Superior Court ruled in favor of the Plaintiffs, validating the terms of the Humane Euthanasia Act, and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting the Department from issuing licenses to shelters using gas chambers, with exceptions being made for those established before the act and those in counties with less than 25,000 residents.[17][18] After the Court decision, and issuance of the permanent injunction, Irvin continued to voice resistance to the ruling. In an interview with a south Georgia newspaper, Irvin suggested possible ways to circumvent the law, including the use of private contractors to operate gas chambers.[19] When the Department continued to license a gas chamber in Cobb County, Georgia, in violation of the court order, a second action was brought, which resulted in the Department being held in contempt.[20] The cases received widespread coverage in the media, casting Irvin in an unfavorable light.

Personal life

Irvin grew up the child of poor sharecroppers. When his father died, Irvin quit school to take care of his mother and sisters, running the business for several years until he got into local politics.[21]

Irvin was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2007, and he and his wife funded scholarships for youth.[22]

He was a trustee at several schools, including Piedmont College and Truett-McConnell College.[23] Irvin also served as school board chairman and president of the Georgia School Boards Association.[24] He died at his home in Mount Airy, Georgia on September 14, 2017 at the age of 88.[25][26]

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title: Tommy Irvin

question: What does the text say about Irvin's raising of his grandchildren?

answer: No answer

critique: The text does not mention anything about Irvin raising his grandchildren.

critique: Irvin's personal life should be included and an answer found in there.

question: What does the text say about Irvin's political triumphs?

answer: Irvin was elected to his first public office as a member of the Habersham County Board of Education in 1956. He was elected to four terms in the Georgia General Assembly as a Representative from Habersham County. He was the Governor's Floor Leader and later served as Executive Secretary to the Governor. He was a delegate to the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Democratic National Conventions. He was elected to his 10th and final four-year term in November 2006.

critique: The answer should mention his record as the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States, and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia.

critique: Irvin's record as the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States and the longest-serving statewide official in Georgia is omitted.

critique: The answer omits Irvin's role in the passage of legislation to allow public funding of school lunch programs.

critique: The answer does not mention Irvin's record as the longest-serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States.

critique: The answer should mention the controversy surrounding Irvin's final term.

critique: It's omitted that Irvin was elected to represent Georgia agriculture in support of free trade with the country, making his triumph around trade.


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This is a DEVELOPMENT BASKETBALL TRAINING CAMP FOR CAMPERS FROM THE AGE OF 14 TO 18 who already have a minimum of 4-5 years playing experience.

An average of 4 hours per day devoted to basketball training: basketball training focused on individual technique, group training and competitions. Intense basketball training with a variety of teaching techniques are used to achieve optimum results.

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Regarding the age, we try to have a balance camp, and we form the training groups according to the age and basketball level.

The Camp will develop both individual and team Basketball techniques. Competitions are important, but not as much as DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL SKILLS.

The camp is designed for players who seriously want to improve their game.

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-   Games with stretches
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-   free throw,
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Stations to develop team play with focus on reading the defense, passing situations, use of locks:

-   1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3, 4 on 4, 5 on 5
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-   David Gil, senior basketball coach and assistant coach in the Spanish League, is the sports consultant in charge of planning training sessions.
-   Camp coaches include Mladen Jegdic, FIBA senior basketball coach from Serbia; Shay Millar West, professional basketball player from US and other senior coaches.
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  _Players train every morning in indoor sports._
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  Provided transports when needed.
  Both venues have female and male changing rooms and toilets, and comply with all safety requirements established by law._

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question: Summarize the main context of this article.

answer: The article is a description of a basketball training camp in Alicante, Spain. The camp is for players aged 14-18 who already have a minimum of 4-5 years playing experience. The camp is designed for players who seriously want to improve their game. The camp is for players who want to improve their individual and team basketball techniques. The camp is also for players who want to improve their technique and get results.

critique: The results are not mentioned in the article.

critique: Details about the ratio of coaches to players are not included.

question: Summarize an average day at the basketball training camp.

answer: An average day at the basketball training camp is four hours of basketball training. The first hour is warm-up and strength and conditioning. The second hour is individual basketball technique training stations. The third hour is dribbling and shooting station. The fourth hour is team work in basketball.

critique: The answer does not mention the lectures that are given.

critique: The answer omits the basketball lectures.

critique: The last hour isn't necessarily team work, it's group training.

question: Would someone who finished this basketball training camp be considered equipped with good basketball playing skills?

answer: It's possible, but it's not explicitly stated.

critique: The answer is wrong. The passage explicitly states that the training camp is for those who want to improve their game.

critique: The answer is wrong. The passage explicitly states that the camp is for those who want to improve their game.

critique: "It's possible, but it's not explicitly stated." - is inaccurate because the article clearly states that the camp is for those who already have a minimum of 4-5 years of playing experience.

critique: The question is about the camp, not about the players.

critique: This statement is false as the answer to this question is implicit


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After a couple of so-so albums in 2009’s _Sounds of the Universe_ and _Delta Machine_ four years later, it would have been easy to look at Depeche Mode as a spent creative force, despite the fact that they’re the last of their 80s contemporaries standing, are managing to keep their artistic integrity intact, and more importantly, have not become U2.

But there was something missing from those albums, both produced by Ben Hillier, and despite working well on their first collaboration, 2005’s _Playing The Angel_, it was the first time in their career where they’d misfired twice in a row. Neither were necessarily bad records, but they were missing that spark you’d become accustomed to - they sounded tired.

Bearing in mind that musically Depeche Mode is a solo act with Martin Gore taking control of the music, he hasn’t had a producer with electronic music credentials alongside him since working with Mark Bell on 2001’s _Exciter_. This makes the decision to work with James Ford a tantalising one.

Opening track "Backwards" is a swaggering, blues-influenced rock song with dramatic piano which sets the lyrical tone early. The first words sung - “We are not bigots, we have not evolved / we have no respect, we have lost control” (closing track "Fail" follows the same path: "Our consciences bankrupt: we're fucked") - makes it clear that despite never being ones for sweetness and light over the past four decades, Depeche Mode have put their usual subject matters (pain, misery, religion, death and sex) to one side to record a state of the world address. With U2 postponing their forthcoming album so they can too produce something politically of the now, they’re the first major act to reflect on the seismic shifts that have occurred over the past year, and it makes for grim listening. The repeated coda of the opening track - “We feel nothing inside” - is particularly effective, as are the waves of dirty synths . It's a great way to set the scene.

Lead single "Where’s the Revolution" continues the agenda (“Who’s making your decisions? / You and your religions? / Your government, your countries / you patriotic junkies”) and musically follows in the same vein as the opener, again with prominent synth work and the kind of doomy, downward key changes which have underpinned some of their finest work. The heavy distortion on "Scum", is the 'Mode at their angriest, Gahan spitting “Pull the trigger” as the grit filled beats indicate Ford’s influence at its most strongest.

"You Move" also shows how Ford’s musical stylings have been used to augment, rather than overshadow their music. The analogue synth fizzes while Gahan groans “I like the way you move for me tonight", making it their most shag-hungry moment since _SOFAD_ highlight "Rush". They haven’t sounded this sleazy for a long time, and despite them being in their mid-fifties, it isn’t creepy - it just genuinely sounds like someone's going to get fucked.

The space rock-isms of "Cover Me" provide the album’s most anthemic moment, and one of a select fewwhere political doom-mongering is put to one side. Gahan’s heartfelt yearning of “Way up here with the Northern Lights / beyond these broken bars / I pictured us in another life / Where we’re all superstars” is an unexpected moment of positivity, while the Eno-like atmospherics and reverbed slide guitars of the slow build gradually make room for two minutes of techno patterns and dramatic closing key changes. It's the most vital thing they've recorded in years.

Those wanting the BIG Mode track in the vein of "Enjoy the Silence", "It's No Good" or "Barrel of a Gun" will quickly fall under the spell of "So Much Love", the big pop thrill of the album. Similar to "Peace" from _SOTU_, or _Delta Machine_’s "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve" - great songs held back by thin production - here Ford has ripped everything open. Everything sounds massive; the angst, the fizzing krautrocky electro beats, the huge and very Martin Gore-esque doom-riff and Gahan (vocally on fire throughout the album) letting rip with one of his finest baritone performances.

Putting Ford’s expertise as a producer to one side, his work alongside Jas Shaw in Simian Mobile Disco is something which has very much informed the musical landscape of _Spirit_. SMD’s more esoteric works, such as the minimal techno of _Delicacies_, or the more ambient works on 2014’s _Whorl,_ live within these tracks. This, alongside Gore’s techno collaboration with original Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke - the excellent _VCMG_ album from 2012 - has culminated in a new found fervour on _Spirit_ which wasn’t there on their two previous albums. It's their best since 1993’s _Songs of Faith and Devotion_.

question: What does the text say about Depeche Mode's previous two albums?

answer: They were both produced by Ben Hillier. They were not necessarily bad records, but they were missing that spark you'd become accustomed to.

critique: It's omitted that the albums sounded tired.

critique: The answer should mention that the albums were Sounds of the Universe and Delta Machine.

critique: This does not create a proper comparison to their album it came after.


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PHOEBE C. ELLSWORTH is an American social psychologist and professor at the University of Michigan, holding dual appointments at the Psychology Department and in the Law School.

Ellsworth received her B.A. from Radcliffe College in 1966 and her Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford University in 1970.

Ellsworth previously held positions at Yale University and Stanford University. Throughout her career, she has served on various editorial boards, advisory committees, and review panels. She also served as a member on the Board of Trustees of the Law and Society Association, the Executive Board of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and the Board of Trustees of the Russell Sage Foundation.[1] She is currently a board member of the Death Penalty Information Center.

Ellsworth is noted for her work in law and psychology. More specifically, she has done research on jury behavior and decision making, public opinion and the death penalty, and eyewitness identification. Her other main research interest is in emotions. Some areas of research in this topic include facial emotions, cognition and emotion, and interpretation of emotion. As a graduate student, she worked with Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen to develop the photographs that were used in their research comparing perceptions of emotional faces across cultures.[2][3] Ellsworth is known for her contributions to appraisal theory,[4] emotions and culture,[5][6][7] challenges of emotion and language,[8] and for her writing on William James.[9] In much of her research, Ellsworth has intertwined an interest in cultural differences. In particular, she has taken a look at the cultural differences in perceiving facial emotions (Masuda, Ellsworth, Mesquita, Leu, Tanida, and Van de Veerdonk, 2008).

Ellsworth has received many honors in her career. She is a Frank Murphy Distinguished University Professor of Law and Psychology (2003), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Lecturer (2002-2004). In addition, an annual symposium, Phoebe Ellsworth Psychology and Justice Symposium, was created in her honor to recognize her contributions to law and psychology. In 2014 she received both the Nalini Ambady Award for Mentoring Excellence and the Career Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.[10]

Recent publications

-   -   -   “Social Science and the Evolving Standards of Death Penalty Law.” S. R. Gross, co-author. In Beyond Common Sense, edited by E. Borgida and S. T. Fiske, 237-59. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
-   “Legal Reasoning.” In The Cambridge Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning, edited by K. J. Holyoak & R. G. Morrison Jr., 685-704. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005.
-   “Clapping with Both Hands: Numbers, People, and Simultaneous Hypotheses.” In Perspectivism in Social Psychology: The Yin and Yang of Scientific Progress, edited by John T. Jost et al., 261-73. APA Science Series; APA Decade of Behavior Series. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2004.
-   Ellsworth, P. C., & Gonzalez, R. (2003). Questions, comparisons, and preparation: Methods of research in social psychology. In M. Hogg & J. Cooper (Eds.), Sage Handbook of Social Psychology (pp 24–42). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
-   Ellsworth and A. Reifman. Juror Comprehension and Public Policy: Perceived Problems and Proposed Solutions. 6 Psychol., Pub. Pol'y, & Law 788 (2000).
-   Ellsworth, P. C., & Scherer, K. R. (2003). Appraisal processes in emotion. In R. J. Davidson, H. Goldsmith, & K. R. Scherer (Eds.), Handbook of Affective Sciences. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press.
-   Ellsworth & Samuel R. Sommers. How Much Do We Really Know About Race and Juries? A Review of Social Science Theory and Research. 78 Chi.-Kent L. Rev. 997 (2003).
-   Ellsworth & Samuel R. Sommers. White Juror Bias: An Investigation of Prejudice Against Black Defendants in the American Courtroom. 8 Violence & Abuse Abstracts 3 (2002).
-   Gross, S., & Ellsworth, P. C. (2003) Second thoughts: Americans; views on the death penalty. In S.P. Garvey (Ed.), Beyond repair? America's death penalty. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

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title: Phoebe C. Ellsworth

question: Summarize Phoebe Ellsworth's work on facial expressions.

answer: Ellsworth has done research on jury behavior and decision making, public opinion and the death penalty, and eyewitness identification. She is noted for her work in law and psychology. More specifically, she has done research on jury behavior and decision making, public opinion and the death penalty, and eyewitness identification. As a graduate student, she worked with Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen to develop the photographs that were used in their research comparing perceptions of emotional faces across cultures. Ellsworth is known for her contributions to appraisal theory, emotions and culture, and challenges of emotion and language. In much of her research, Ellsworth has intertwined an interest in cultural differences. In particular, she has taken a look at the cultural differences in perceiving facial emotions.

critique: The answer is a copy-and-paste of Ellsworth's CV.

critique: It is omitted that Ellsworth has intertwined an interest in cultural differences in perceiving facial emotions.

critique: This is a repeat of the previous sentence.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

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

question: What does the text say about Blackwell Publishing standards?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does not mention Blackwell Publishing standards.

critique: The text mentions the publisher only due to how Ellsworth contributes to it.

critique: The text does not say anything about Blackwell Publishing standards.


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He turned the blade in his hand. It was balanced perfectly from blade to hilt, a blade fit for his birth and station. It had been the only sword he had ever owned and it was as much a part of him as any limb. Born of noble birth and knighted at a young age he has known plenty of battle. The sun was glinting off of his polished black armor as he stared across the battlefield at the perfectly formed battle line of his enemies.   He has been here many times before and as usual he waits on the enemy to make his move.  “Always wait on the enemy to act first” he remembered from his training. Turn weakness to strength, “Wait for his mistake and then you strike” it had served him well so far.

Across the battlefield he could see the enemy king atop his mount. His crown of jeweled ivory was glistening proudly in the morning sunlight. The King’s voice was one that commanded respect and obedience. “FORWARD!”  The king shouted. The front line marched forward, one step, then two.

The enemy line has advanced and the knight’s allies responded. A shout rang down the line, halberds stamped the ground, swords banged against shields and the front line started forward. The battle lines were on a collision course now; it was only a matter of time. The knight lowered his visor and wheeled his destrier to the right and then forward towards the approaching enemy.

A friendly man-at-arms went down first. The enemy knight came out of nowhere, slamming into the poorly armored foot soldier with 1400 lbs. of warhorse.  As the soldier tried to recover the enemy knight caught him clean with the down stroke of his long sword. The blade cut through flesh and bone like bread and butter. The enemy knight raised his sword to the heavens and shouted. It was the last mistake he would ever make. A pole axe took the enemy knight in his rib cage. His armor was thick but it was no match for such a blow. The fully armored white knight fell from his horse, smashing into the ground as his slayer stood over him. One more downswing of the pole axe and the white knight’s world turned black, head and helm rolling along the ground. The man who had vanquished the infamous knight was a mere soldier, in makeshift armor and worn boots. The knight had never glanced twice at the soldier; he had forgotten a very important rule of warfare. Never underestimate your enemy, sharpened steel makes equals of us all.

The knight wheeled his warhorse again, this time to the left and then again toward the enemy. The soldiers were clashing in front of him and created quite a jam for the heavily armored foot soldiers, but his experienced mount maneuvered around them with grace. Finally, the knight saw his chance to strike. An unsupported man-at-arms was looking to get back into the fight but the knight was on him in a flash.  The soldier whirled in just enough time to catch the downswing with his wooden shield. The wood cracked and splintered but the soldier was staggered. The black knight turned his horse and headed back for another attack.  The soldier raised his shield to block another down stroke but the knight feinted and brought the sword low under the shield. The soldier screamed in pain and fell to his knees, his hand being all that saved his entrails from escaping as he collapsed face first into the mud.

The knight wheeled his horse in a circle, checking for any approaching danger. But the enemy had lost track of him. Steel clashed in the distance along with shouts of victory, and moans of agony. When the knight looked up nothing stood between himself and the enemy king. The king stared back at him, cleared his throat, drew his sword, and gave a nod. The knight spurred his horse, the horse charged but the king was ready for him. The king made one small sidestep to the left and buried his bastard sword deep into the flank of the warhorse. The horse went down spilling the knight onto the ground with a loud clang! The knight recovered quickly though with no major damage except to that of his loyal mount. The knight looked down at his horse writhing in the mud. He threw off his helm in anger and shouted. He picked up his sword from the ground and pointed it at the king.  “Oh, did I hurt your mule?” the king scoffed. The knight charged, raising his long sword above his head and bringing it down with all his might. The king parried, side stepped, and counterattacked. It was all the knight could do to protect himself; this king hadn’t spent all of his days in satin sheets and silk robes.  The knight retreated, back, back, back, sidestep. But, the king kept coming, slashing and thrusting. However, the king was starting to slow, his face a ripe shade of pink and the knight saw his moment to seize the advantage. The knight sidestepped a slash and then lunged forward slamming his shoulder into the king. The king lost his grip on his sword and it went flying through the air as he went to the ground. The king tried to stand but the knight slammed his foot onto the king’s chest sending him to the flat of his back. The king stared coldly up at the knight as a maniacal smile formed across his lips. “Well done, ser” said the king. “Checkmate”, said the knight. “Again?” the king asked.  “As always” said the knight as he turned and slowly marched back across the battlefield.

title: The Black Knight

question: Summarize the primary source of tension in the story.

answer: The game between the knight and king is the source of tension in the story. Each one is equally adept at playing the knight game, at least on the battlefield. The final staging of the play unfolds when the knight finally manages to win.

critique: The story does not refer to the game as a "knight game".

critique: I don't think that's a good way to explain it,

critique: The knight game is the chess game the king and knight play in the story.

critique: This response is not relevant to the question.

critique: The knight and king are playing a game on the battlefield. The text does not say whether the game is the knight game or not.

critique: The final staging of the play is not strictly a game, but more of a battle simulation.

critique: The answer is not clear about the game the knight and king are playing.

critique: The final stage of the knight game seems to be a metaphor for their interaction.

critique: The answer is not clear and does not answer the question.

critique: The summary needs to accurately reflect the tension of the story, which is that the knight pursues the king and eventually kills him, ending the game.

critique: The knight's defeat of the king is the source of tension in the story.

critique: The knight and the king are not playing a game. This is a war story.

critique: The knight doesn't win a game of knight, the king concedes to the knight.

question: Summarize how the main character changes over the story.

answer: The main character is very arrogant in the beginning of the story. They do attack a man-at-arms who is poorly armored. They don't take into account their enemy's skill with a sword. Ultimately the knight realizes that the king has more skill than he does. He also realises how arrogant he has been by accepting a challenge from a king.

critique: The knight doesn't attack the man-at-arms and he is never arrogant in the story.

critique: "person" - add the word "enemy" for clarity

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: The choice of man-at-arms is made deliberately by the king, but the knight does not pause to consider this. It is not clear that the king chose him for a reason.

critique: The main character is not very arrogant. He doesn't attack a man-at-arms who is poorly armored. He does, however, underestimate his enemy.

critique: The text does not mention that the knight realized how arrogant he has been by accepting a challenge from a king.

critique: The knight doesn't attack the man-at-arms because he is poorly armored. He attacks him because he is unsupported.

critique: This response is not clear and is not accurate.

critique: The knight does not attack a man-at-arms who is poorly armored.

critique: The knight doesn't attack the poorly armored man-at-arms.

critique: The knight is not arrogant in the beginning of the story.

critique: The detail about the enemy's skill with a sword is incorrect.

critique: I think it's important to mention that the main character's arrogance is shown through his underestimation of the enemy.

critique: The knight doesn't attack a man-at-arms who is poorly armored.

critique: The last two sentences are not a good summary of the characters development. They should be replaced.

question: Summarize the plot twist.

answer: The knight defeats the enemy knight in combat by using the technique learned in training. The enemy king is distracted by this, not recognizing the knight and letting his guard down. The knight capitalizes on this and defeats both the king's soul and body, sending him to the ground. They begin to play a chess game, and the king says "checkmate," denoting a defeat. The knight says, "Again?" and they begin a new game of chess.

critique: The king's acknowledgement at the end that the knight has won is missing.

critique: This response is not accurate. The knight defeats the enemy knight in a battle, then upon seeing the enemy king, he challenges him. The king accepts and they engage in a game of chess.

critique: The knight defeats the enemy knight in combat by using the technique learned in training. The enemy king is distracted by this, not recognizing the knight and letting his guard down. The knight capitalizes on this and defeats both the king's soul and body, sending him to the ground. They begin to play a chess game, and the king says "checkmate," denoting a defeat. The knight says, "Again?" and they begin a new game of chess.

critique: There is no mention of "and a chess game."

critique: The answer suggests the king loses both his soul and body. The text does not say this.

critique: It is incorrectly stated that the king's soul is defeated, it was just his body.

critique: There's no evidence that the king's soul is defeated

critique: The knight defeats the king in a chess match.

critique: "The knight defeats the enemy knight in combat by using the technique learned in training." - is inaccurate. The knight did not defeat the enemy knight. He only defeated the enemy knight's slayer.

critique: No knight defeats the king, the knight and king are partners. The king acknowledges this in the story.

text: The plot twist is that the story is not about an actual battle but rather about a chess match.

refinement: The knight defeats the enemy knight in combat by using the technique learned in training. The enemy king is distracted by this, not recognizing the knight and letting his guard down. The knight capitalizes on this and defeats both the king's soul and body, sending him to the ground. They begin to play a chess game, and the king says "checkmate," denoting a defeat. The knight says, "Again?" and they begin a new game of chess.

question: What does the story say about the design and manufacturing of the pole axe?

answer: No response

critique: There is no information on the manufacturing of the pole-axe.

critique: No response is not an acceptable response.


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In any given third-grade classroom, you can find a student who is reading at a level far beyond their age, and another who is still working on letter recognition. How does a traditional classroom teacher with 25-30 kids manage such a wide range of students? As a district leader, how do I support our teachers and ensure that they are challenging students who are at a higher level while providing struggling students with proper support?

These are the tough questions I asked myself when taking over as superintendent of Maury County Schools in Tennessee in August 2015. Within the first few months, we ditched the old literacy model to adopt a project-based focus; deployed instructional coaches (without hiring anyone); and launched a top-down, district-level approach that quickly gained bottom-up buy-in through school and community support. We also implemented a differentiated literacy program and digital library that measures reading with reading—not quiz scores and points.

CREATING THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

In my first days as superintendent, I did what I called a “22in22 Tour” where I traveled to all 22 schools in my district in 22 days. I know from experience that the best leaders are the best listeners, so I made sure to take the time to hear what school leaders and classroom teachers had to say about Maury’s administrative approach. I heard loud and clear that there were issues of trust, lack of resources, switching initiatives on a dime, and a need for truly aligned and supportive professional development. That’s when I knew I had to eliminate the top-down approach that the district had taken in the past (and many districts employ) and go through a process to determine our Keys to Success.

Over 10 weeks, my administrative team and I asked every school board member, administrator, teacher, staff member, and parent to answer one simple question: What should students know before leaving elementary school, middle school, and high school? After making my rounds inside our school community, we asked the same question to a wide variety of community organizations including the Rotary, Kiwanis, City Council, NAACP, retired teachers’ association, the County Commission, and over 20 more groups.

-   All students’ reading proficiency at or above grade level by the end of third grade
-   All students’ math proficiency at or above grade level by the end of the fourth grade
-   All students’ Math and English proficiency at or above grade level by the end of sixth grade
-   All students proficient in Algebra 1 by the end of eighth grade
-   All students scoring at or above ACT college readiness benchmarks by graduation
-   All students financially literate by graduation
-   All students participating in advanced placement, dual-enrollment, industry certification, work-based learning, or military prep by graduation.

By generating common goals as a community, we created a level of transparency that was new to Maury County. The Keys created a common vocabulary across the entire community, so everyone was well aware of our mission as a district. For the first time in a long time, this district shifted its focus from state test scores and data to the kids and what they should be able to do to be truly college and/or career ready—the way it should be.

NEXT PAGE: PUTTING POWER IN THE PRINCIPALS’ HANDS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Chris Marczak, Ed.D., is the Superintendent of the Maury County School District in Tennessee. He started his career as a classroom teacher, and accepted his first administrative role in 2009. Follow Dr. Marczak on Twitter at @cjmarczak or email him at cmarczak@mauryk12.org.

question: What does the text say about the keys to success?

answer: The keys to success are the things students should know before leaving elementary school, middle school, and high school. The author asks every school board member, administrator, teacher, staff member, and parent to answer one simple question: What should students know before leaving elementary school, middle school, and high school? After making their rounds inside the school community, they asked the same question to a wide variety of community organizations.

critique: It's omitted that these are goals to prepare students for college/career and to be able to navigate financial literacy.

critique: The answer should include the specific things students should know.

critique: It is omitted that the author determined the keys to success by asking the community what students should know before leaving school.

critique: The answer should mention the specific goals.

critique: The answer should mention the specific things students should know.

critique: The answer should mention the author's role in creating the keys to success.

question: What is the author's opinion on generating common goals as a community?

answer: The author believes that generating common goals as a community creates a level of transparency that was new to Maury County.

critique: This isn't an opinion. It's a notably objective feature of common goals as a community.

critique: The author believes this helps create a level of transparency that was new to Maury County

critique: The author's opinion is not explicitly stated.

critique: The answer should mention that the author believes this transparency is a good thing.

critique: The answer should mention that the author believes this transparency is important.

critique: The answer should mention the other benefits of generating common goals.

critique: The author's opinion on the matter is not explicitly stated.

question: What does the text say about the author?

answer: Chris Marczak is the Superintendent of the Maury County School District in Tennessee. He started his career as a classroom teacher, and accepted his first administrative role in 2009.

critique: It is omitted that he is the author of the text.

critique: The answer should mention his role as superintendent.

critique: The answer should mention that he is the author of the article.

critique: The answer should mention his education.

critique: The answer should mention that the author is the superintendent.

question: What does the text say about students and reading levels?

answer: The author has found in their experience that there is a wide range of students in any given third-grade classroom. Some students are reading at a level far beyond their age, and others are still working on letter recognition. A traditional classroom teacher with 25-30 kids cannot manage this wide range of students. The author's district has implemented a project-based focus and digital library that measures reading with reading.

critique: It is not mentioned in the answer that the new system uses reading as a measure.

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

critique: The answer should mention the author's solution to the problem.

critique: The answer should mention the author's approach to this problem.

critique: The author's district is Maury County Schools in Tennessee, not any district.

critique: The author is the superintendent of the Maury County School District in Tennessee.

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

critique: While the wide range of students is a relevant detail, it's not particularly important to the question. The question is about the reading levels of the students. The reading levels of the students are not discussed in the text.


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ANSON PACELY KILLEN SAFFORD[1] (c. February 14, 1830[2]– December 15, 1891) was the third Governor of Arizona Territory. Affectionately known as the “Little Governor” due to his stature, he was also Arizona's longest-serving territorial governor. His work to create a public education system earned him the name “Father of the Arizona Public Schools”. Safford is additionally known for granting himself a divorce.

Background

Safford was born to Joseph Warren and Diantha P. (Little) Safford in Hyde Park, Vermont, on February 14 of either 1828 or 1830.{{#tag:ref|Safford's autobiography lists his year of birth as 1828, while other period sources list 1830.|group=“Note”|name=“DOB”}} When he was eight, his family moved to Crete, Illinois, where they farmed. Safford was largely self-educated, attending only five quarters at a county school followed later by six months at a different school. His father died in 1848 and his mother in 1849. Safford left the family farm in March 1850 as part of the California Gold Rush.

After his arrival in California, Safford began working a claim in Placer County that produced from five to twenty dollars per day. His leisure time was spent reading from a set of books he had purchased to further his education. In 1854 he moved to a new claim and in 1855 was a Democratic party nominee for a seat in the California State Assembly, losing his race to a Know Nothing candidate. Safford won a seat as an assemblyman in 1857 and was reelected in 1859.

Following his time in the state legislature, Safford moved to San Francisco where he operated an earthworks business. When the American Civil War broke out, he changed his political affiliation to the Unionist party and later became a Republican. Safford moved to Nevada in early 1862 and was elected county commissioner for Humboldt County in November 1862. After a month in office, he resigned as commissioner and later served as a mining recorder and county recorder. Safford was secretary of the Nevada constitutional convention in November 1863 and president of Nevada's first Republican state convention. To add to his cultural experience, Safford took a two-year trip to Europe and then returned to Nevada. He turned down a nomination to the US House of Representatives before being appointed surveyor-general of Nevada by President Andrew Johnson in March 1867. Safford served as surveyor-general for two years before health issues forced him to resign.

Safford married Jenny (or Jennie) L. Tracy in Tucson, Arizona, on July 24, 1869. The couple had a son who was born July 2, 1870, and died August 28, 1871. The couple quickly became estranged and their dispute escalated to the point where Jenny Safford had notices printed claiming her husband had engaged in infidelity and was suffering from a venereal disease. This marriage ended when Arizona's territorial legislature passed a bill granting a divorce to the couple. Governor Safford signing the bill into law in January 1873 and his ex-wife remarried on February 24, 1873.[3] Safford's second marriage was to Margarita Grijalva on December 12, 1878. The couple had one daughter before Margarita Safford died in New York City on January 7, 1880. Safford's third marriage was to Soledad Bonillas, sister of Ignacio Bonillas, on September 10, 1881. During his life, Safford adopted two children.

Governorship

On March 13, 1869, the Nevada Congressional delegation of Thomas Fitch, James W. Nye, and William M. Stewart petitioned President Ulysses S. Grant to nominate Safford as Governor of Arizona Territory. This nomination was supported by Arizona's Coles Bashford, John N. Goodwin, and Richard C. McCormick along with political figures from California. Safford was nominated on April 3, 1869, commissioned April 9, 1869, and sworn into office on July 9, 1869. His second term began in April 1873 and he declined a third term.

The Safford administration immediately faced the problem of hostile Indians. To counter this threat he called for the creation of volunteer militia and worked with Territorial Delegate McCormick to have General George Stoneman replaced by George Crook in June 1871. Safford was also forced to assign a military force to guard the road between Gila Bend and Fort Yuma from Mexican outlaws. Other efforts to combat lawlessness included the governor petitioning the territorial legislature to make highway robbery a capital offense and the building of a territorial prison. As a result of these efforts Indian hostilities were largely eliminated, with only occasional outbreaks, and enough order was instilled into the territory to allow for ranching activities to move to Arizona.

Safford's passion while in office was the creation of a public school system. This effort was initially opposed by the legislature, but the governor was able to win passage of a new property tax on February 17, 1871, to finance creation and operation of schools. As _ex officio_ superintendent of public instruction, the governor corresponded with educators across the nation and even used his personal funds to help build schools or bring new teachers to Arizona. Arizona's first public school opened during March 1872 in Tucson. The one room adobe structure had a single teacher and, at its peak, 138 students. Other schools were built throughout the territory over the next few years. During his address to the territorial legislature in January 1877, Safford was pleased to report that at least 1450 of the 2955 children counted in the May 1876 census could read and write.

After office

After leaving office Safford opened one of Arizona's first banks, with offices in Tucson and Tombstone. He was admitted to the bar in January 1875 but did not work as an attorney. Instead, with the assistance of his friend, John S. Vosburg, helped finance several mines. When the first claims were filed in Tombstone, the initial settlement of tents and cabins was located at Watervale near the Lucky Cuss mine. Safford offered financial backing for a cut of the Lucky Cuss mining claim, and Ed Schieffelin, his brother Al, and their partner Richard Gird formed the Tombstone Mining and Milling Company and with Safford's backing built the first stamping mill. When the mill was built, the town site was moved to Goose Flats, a mesa above the Toughnut above sea level and large enough to hold a growing town.[4]

[Stock certificate of the Consolidated Tombstone Gold and Silver Mining Company] In early March 1881, the Tombstone Mining and Milling Company was sold to capitalists from Philadelphia, and Safford became president of the new Tombstone Gold and Silver Milling and Mining Company with Richard Gird was superintendent.[5] Ed and Al Schieffelin soon sold their one-third ownership in the Tough Nut for $1 million and moved on, although Al remained in Tombstone for sometime longer. Gird later sold off his one-third interest for $1 million, doubling what the Schieffelins had been paid. In 1880, Safford was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

In the early 1880s, Safford sold his business interests for roughly $140,000 and moved to Philadelphia and then New York City. By 1882 Safford had moved to Florida and become involved with building the new community of Tarpon Springs. He was a candidate for Arizona Territorial Governor again in 1889, with support coming from Matthew Quay, Leland Stanford, and William M. Stewart, but was not nominated. Safford's later years were spent in Florida with his family and sister, Mary Jane Safford-Blake. He died on December 15, 1891, in Tarpon Springs and was buried at Cycadia Cemetery.

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question: Summarize the drive and motivation behind Anson Safford's creation of the public school system.

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BRENO GOMES GIACOMINI[1] (born September 27, 1985)[2] is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round in the 2008 NFL Draft.[3][4] He played college football at Louisville. Giacomini is of Brazilian descent.[5] Along with Gary Barnidge of the Cleveland Browns, Giacomini founded American Football Without Barriers in 2011, a football-related charity foundation.[6]

Early years

The son of two Brazilian expatriates from Governador Valadares,[7] Giacomini was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised in Malden. His interest in playing football begun as Giacomini was brought to meet New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe at the Boston Marriott, where his father worked.[8] Giacomini was a three-year starter as a defensive end and outside linebacker at Malden High School with Joe Morrisey. He started his freshman and sophomore years, but decided to not play football as a junior to concentrate on basketball, as he averaged 21.0 points per game as a senior and was second in the league in scoring. However, one of his high school football coaches convinced him to resume playing football for college.[9] Despite taking an almost two year long absence from football in high school, Giacomini was rated as a 2-star recruit by 247 Sports and a 3-star recruit by Rivals coming out of high school. Giacomini ultimately committed to play for Louisville, which was the lone Division I-A college program to offer him a scholarship.[10]

College career

Giacomini played college football at Louisville. While he had played on the defensive side of the ball in high school, the Louisville coaches were so impressed with his speed and catching ability they converted him to a tight end for his freshman and sophomore seasons.

When he reported to fall camp in 2006, he had grown from a 242-pound tight end to a 303-pound offensive tackle forcing the coaching staff to move him to the offensive line. He started two games his junior year when starter George Bussey was out with an injury.

During his senior season, Giacomini moved to starting right tackle. The team's ground game struggled, but he provided solid pass protection, allowing only four sacks and two pressures on 491 pass plays. He earned second-team All-Big East Conference honors.[11]

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Giacomini was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round, 150th overall, in the 2008 NFL Draft. On July 23, he was signed to a four-year rookie contract with a signing bonus of $179,000.[12][13]

Seattle Seahawks

Giacomini was acquired by the Seattle Seahawks from the Packers practice squad on September 28, 2010, and released on October 23, 2010. He was re-signed for the 2011 season, during which he played in 15 games and started 8.[14] He started every game of the 2012 season, including both postseason games.[15]

Giacomini started in 9 games during the 2013 season, missing 7 games (week 4-10) while recovering from knee surgery.[16] Giacomini started all three post-season games for the Seahawks including their 43-8 Super Bowl win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII.[17]

New York Jets

Giacomini was signed by the New York Jets on March 12, 2014.[18] He started every game of the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Giacomini started the 2016 on the Reserve/PUP list due a back injury and missed the first seven games.[19] He was activated to the active roster on October 29, 2016 prior to Week 8 of the 2016 season.[20] He was placed on injured reserve on December 13, 2016 after re-injuring his back in Week 13.[21]

On February 23, 2017, Giacomini was released by the Jets.[22]

Houston Texans

On May 16, 2017, Giacomini signed with the Houston Texans.[23]

Oakland Raiders

On March 22, 2018, Giacomini signed with the Oakland Raiders, reuniting with former Seahawks offensive line coach Tom Cable.[24] He was released on August 27, 2018.[25]

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question: What does the article say about the teams Giacomini has played on?

answer: Giacomini has played for the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Jets, the Houston Texans, and the Oakland Raiders.

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Okay Reddit. First time I'm posting something to an audience outside of my small circle of friends. Hope you like it. I'm from India so you have the references here and there. Shouldn't stop you from getting it, though. Hope you like it :)

This story formed itself on three separate occasions and was finally written on a cold winter day on a Lutyens' Delhi building's terrace. It became more special after I recited it to someone immediately after its completion. Not very often do I get to read stories out but for the one time I did, it sure feels good. This story for me (like the others) is like winter. Cold, numb fingers and dull aches, but some warmth inside, and just about enough. I hope you like it :)

"Do ghosts live on Peepul trees?" I ask, peering across the terrace into the hazy silhouette of a clump of trees far away. The winter sun trying its best to warm my bones against the chilly wind that plays with my messy hair. "Ghosts and Gods both." says my aunt knowingly as she pours me yet another cup of strong, milky tea. A mug, rather. I warm my numb fingers on it. I am cold. I'm in a village for all practical purposes. My phone does not work here, buffaloes sit lazily basking in the faded sun, children quarrel over a game of marbles, and a twenty-year-old misfit sips tea sitting on a cot.

Needless to say, this is not my natural habitat. For one, I can see the sky in all its sprawling, blue glory. Two birds skip off the draft and dive one after the other to swoop onto some unknowing prey. Somewhere, a rooster crows, which is quite odd for two o clock in the afternoon. Also odd for this time of the day is the cold that seeps through to my bones. I tell my aunt about life in the city. She listens wide-eyed. She cannot fathom the coldness of it all, the steel and glass prison that I work in, the dreadful fact that I know exactly how each day is going to be. She does not understand how free I feel here without my cell phone chaining me like an invisible umbilical cord, how clear the air here is without a thousand conversations riding the airwaves form tower to tower. All is well in my world though, as she pours me yet another cup of tea. I smile. Family.

As the clock strikes four, children start pouring into the terrace. My cousin sister, all of nineteen, is the neighbourhood teacher, a prestigious title earned through months of reading aloud the alphabet, teaching children to dot their i's and cross their t's and much red ink spread over her soft palms. The children eye me suspiciously. After a while they decide I'm no threat and a couple of them greet me. "Good Morning, Sir!" they say in that sing song chorus I used to be a part of, long back. I smile again.

This class is quite different from any I have seen. The children, aging from five to ten, do not sit still. They laugh and cry freely. They sing their lessons. Some are struggling to hold pencils while some are proud to be old enough to wield pens, prized possessions no doubt for those little fingers. It is, in a way, like an overgrown garden. Disordered and chaotic but oh, so beautiful.

One little boy stands out, though. There's something strange about him even in this scene which is none too familiar to me. He takes and exceptionally long time to write. I kneel next to him and peer into his notebook, bound with thread. All the words are misspelt, the letters are fractured,misshapen little creatures, and the boy's face is a mixture of confusion and terror. I look at my sister with concern. She nods silently and tells the class to write numeral to a hundred. She walks over to me and looks into his book. Then she looks at me, her eyes full of exasperation and silent despair. "There's something wrong with him." she says, the winter haze making its way into her voice. "He's just slow to learn. He's not too rich. His father was supposed to come see me today." She looks at him with sadness. He merely smiles as he squints into the sun. "Take care of him will you?" she says and leaves me with him.

I am now a helpless subject of the boy's scrutiny. he squints at me face, the winter sun giving me a halo. I try to smile, but it falters. This will not go well, I think. I need something to say, to engage his mind, so much more free than mine. "Do you like aeroplanes? I ask him , finding my saviour in a flash of supposed brilliance. "Planes." he says after a couple of seconds of incomprehension, his face lighting up. "Planes!" he says again, his hands tracing a flight path, cutting through the cold air. "Let's make one!" I say with poorly disguised relief and I tear out two pages from his notebook and give him one. I make the first folds quickly, my fingers using their own memory saved from eons ago when I used to fly. He sits there confused, his fingers not grasping the movements, ever so slightly out of his control. I repeat slowly. He follows this time. He laughs clearly as he does and the air is warmer, if only by a fraction.

As his small hands struggle to give life to the piece of paper, I see him deep in penance, wanting nothing more to bend the paper and his own limbs to his will. Ages pass by with me lost in the slow dance his fingers play with the paper, becoming more and more refined until he makes the final fold with all the grace of a finishing pirouette. As we walk to the boundary I silently pray that it flies well, to some unknown tree-dwelling deity, lord of planes and the winter wind.

The child blows into the paper plane in a ritual he is sure will lend it magical wings, and jumps slightly as he releases it into the vast, cold expanse of air.

And it flies majestically, circling us and riding a draft into a slow dive reminiscent of the two birds, then stalling, then diving again and continuing its graceful pirouette as the boy's wide eyes follow it in flight, even as he dives and stalls with the plane, no longer bound by his form, and having lived its short life with the grace of a dying star, the plane lands on a buffalo sitting some distance away. The animal merely grunts and goes promptly back to chewing its cud, a business more important than all the machinations of this world.

I look at him. He is laughing. He is in fits. "You did well." is all I can muster. I ruffle his hair gleaming brown in the sun, and he nods with twinkling eyes. I turn around to see an old man, whose eyes tell me he is the father. "He did well." I say weakly to him. He merely nods, other gestures being foreign to him. He picks the child up into his arms, never too weak for his son. Then he looks at me with a smile and moist eyes. I cannot look away. They are too deep for me to swim away.

My mind goes back five years when I had returned with my examination results to my father. "You could have done better." was all he had said. I remember sitting there under the same sun with the result sheep in my hand, a piece of paper that would never, ever fly.

I look at the child and his father again. It's not cold anymore. The wind stands still as if in respect, and for a moment the sun shines brighter.

Then it hits me .

The boy isn't broken.

I am.

I walk away silently and gaze across the open fields into infinity until my eyes are moist.

Perhaps it is just the cold wind.

Perhaps.

title: Broken

question: How does the narrator feel about being in the village?

answer: He feels free and at home.

critique: The resemblance to the narrator's feelings should be put forth.

critique: The narrator is not in the village for long. He is there for a day and then leaves to return to the city.

critique: The narrator isn't really at home in the village. He is there because of his cousin, who is a teacher there.

critique: The narrator is not at home in the village.

text: Being in the village makes the narrator feel the emptiness of his city life.

question: How does the narrator's opinion of the boy change?

answer: The narrator initially thinks the boy is slow to learn. He is concerned about the boy's learning abilities. He is also concerned about the boy's father, who is not too weak for his son. The narrator is moved by the boy's father's love for his son. He is also moved by the boy's father's love for him.

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

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critique: The narrator is not concerned about the boy's father.

critique: The boy's father's love for the boy is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The narrator's opinion of the boy does not change.

text: Change the third sentence to "who seems too physically weak to care for his son", for clarity.

question: Summarize the role of the buffalo.

answer: The buffalo is a symbol of the natural world. The boy releases his plane into the air, and it lands on the buffalo. The buffalo is not bothered by the plane. The buffalo is a reminder of the natural world that the boy and the narrator are a part of, and the buffalo is a part of the boy's life.

critique: The buffalo is not a part of the boy's life, it is a part of the natural world.

critique: The boy's plane does not land on the buffalo; rather, it lands near the buffalo.

critique: The second sentence is incorrectly phrased.

critique: The buffalo is not a part of the boy's life.

question: What is the narrator's purpose in the village?

answer: He is there to help his cousin teach a class.

critique: The narrator is not helping his cousin teach a class. He is there to help his cousin teach one boy.

text: His purpose is not specified beyond "practical purposes" implied to be family-related.


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SANDY DHUYVETTER (born SANDRA JO DHUYVETTER on August 10, 1960 in Upland, California) is an American travel media personality, author and travel industry media specialist. Sandy is also known as Momma Fett, from Star Wars.

She is best known as the creator, executive producer and host of the San Diego-based TravelTalkRADIO, a live talk radio program that airs every Sunday and focuses on tourism and the travel industry worldwide. The program is heard via conventional radio and online in more than 157 countries.

Career

Artist/Entrepreneur

Sandy received a degree in Art/illustration and taught Art in Pico Rivera, near Los Angeles for 4 years. She then relocated to San Francisco where she started her art career. Most people know Joe Johnston, either through his work on Star Wars or his later work as a director of his own movies. In comparison, few people know Sandy Dhuyvetter’s relationship to Boba Fett, but her contributions to the iconic bounty hunter are just as significant and perhaps even more well-known! If Joe Johnston is Boba Fett’s “dad” (No Jango Fett jokes, please), then Sandy is surely “Momma Fett”. [1]

Radio

Dhuyvetter started her radio program in August 2001 as an online program after her media company went public. In December 2001, TravelTalkRADIO added conventional radio stations to its distribution. Today, TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO are heard in 185 countries. The show combines “regional, national and international travel topics, up-to-date travel news and interviews with travel experts,” according to an article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.[2]

In December 2001, Dhuyvetter debuted on television on KNBC in Los Angeles during the midday news programming. She continued her work on NBC for 18 months and then moved to local CNN, where Dhuyvetter continued to bring the good news of travel to TV viewers. She called her TravelTalkRADIO program one of the first Internet radio shows.[3]

In 2006, TravelTalkRADIO was awarded with the Tanzania Tourist Board's Media Award at the 31st African Travel Association's (ATA) International Congress in Ghana.[4] In 2007, Chinese radio station Voice of Jinling Radio honored Dhuyvetter for her work in co-producing a program dedicated to Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The program was jointly produced in China and called “Sandy and Dr. Sun Yat-sen”. It was awarded first prize for the 2006 Final Radio Report Contest at Jiangsu Radio Station.

Today, TravelTalkRADIO can be heard on conventional radio in the United States, China and the United Kingdom, via satellite in the Western Hemisphere, South America, North America and the Pacific Rim, and online worldwide.[5]

TravelTalkMEDIA, an affiliate of TravelTalkRADIO, encompasses the radio, television and web presence of the company, which is based in Encinitas, California.

Web

Dhuyvetter, who has a degree in illustration and design from Arizona State University, became involved in web design and computer graphics in the early 1980s. In 1985 she launched the Electronic Pen, creating computer graphics for corporate clients. With the advent of the Internet, Dhuyvetter's company began developing corporate websites, and eventually merged with another online business to form CommerceWave.[6]

Writing

Dhuyvetter is the illustrator of the children's book _Wiggle-Butts and Up-Faces_, which is recommended by the National Swim School Association.[7]

Accomplishments

Dhuyvetter serves on the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee[8] and as a member of the board of advisors for Christelijke Hogeschool Noord (CHN) University's Department of Media and Entertainment Management.[9] CHN University is headquartered in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

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title: Sandy Dhuyvetter

question: In the year that Dhuvetter turned 40, she was rather busy changing her career trajectory. Explain.

answer: She started her radio program in August 2001 as an online program after her media company went public. In December 2001, TravelTalkRADIO added conventional radio stations to its distribution. In 2006, TravelTalkRADIO was awarded with the Tanzania Tourist Board's Media Award at the 31st African Travel Association's (ATA) International Congress in Ghana. In 2007, Chinese radio station Voice of Jinling Radio honored Dhuyvetter for her work in co-producing a program dedicated to Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

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text: It is omitted that in December 2001, Dhuyvetter debuted on television on KNBC in Los Angeles during the midday news programming.

question: How did Dhuvetter's education lead up to her career decisions?

answer: Dhuvetter received a degree in art/illustration and taught art in Pico Rivera, near Los Angeles for 4 years. She then relocated to San Francisco where she started her art career. Most people know Joe Johnston, either through his work on Star Wars or his later work as a director of his own movies. In comparison, few people know Sandy Dhuyvetter’s relationship to Boba Fett, but her contributions to the iconic bounty hunter are just as significant and perhaps even more well-known! If Joe Johnston is Boba Fett’s “dad” (No Jango Fett jokes, please), then Sandy is surely “Momma Fett”.

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text: It is omitted that Dhuyvetter, who has a degree in illustration and design from Arizona State University, became involved in web design and computer graphics in the early 1980s. In 1985 she launched the Electronic Pen, creating computer graphics for corporate clients. With the advent of the Internet, Dhuyvetter's company began developing corporate websites, and eventually merged with another online business to form CommerceWave.

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critique: This is false. While information about Dhuyvetter's parents isn't given in the article, it does say that she's the daughter of Sandra Jo Dhuyvetter.

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