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Billy is a normal boy, living in a normal world, or so he thinks. At age 10 the world his world is very simple, yet elegant. There are however, some odd things about young Billy’s reality. The first is that there is no color, nothing but shades of gray. This may seem weird, but poor Billy cannot remember anything different, as far as he is aware that is how things have always been. Billy also lives alone, there is no one else around, not outside, not on the street, not anywhere. Again, none of this bother little Billy. He lives a happy life, things are nearly perfect in this world. There is no one to tell him what to do, no one to dictate bedtime or tell him to go to school, no supervision of any sort, no rules.
Billy plays happily, exploring the great unknowns of his nearby neighborhood, and a local shopping complex. In a world with no people, there are no boundaries. Billy excitedly wanders into the nearby supermarket. This world is his to do with as he pleases. He runs to the toy section. He is so excited that he doesn't notice the loose floor tile on the ground until it’s too late. He trips and falls, smashing his knee against the surface below. Billy lies there for but a moment and then stands up, there is no pain. He glances at his kneecap, there is no blood, no bruise, no sign of injury at all. This does not strike Billy as odd. He turns back towards the toy section and then something very interesting happens. For a moment, Billy is transported away from this idealistic grayscale land to a new environment. He recognizes this place as his bedroom, there is now color, and also great pain. He feels it heavily in his chest and coughs harshly, the room is hazy and it is quite hard to see through the smog that fills it, his eyes sting and water. Billy shuts his eyes to soothe them and immediately, he’s back to grayland Walmart. He stands stunned for a moment considering what he just witnessed, it was but a flash, less than a second, but he feels moved by this vision. After a moment he decides to no longer think about it, puts this occurrence out of his mind. Moments later, it happens again, this time he is being carried. He’s slung over some man’s shoulder. The thick oppressive air is getting to him, and it’s uncomfortably warm. He begins to close his eyes again, but then realizes that he can faintly hear his mother, from far away, she sounds as though she is crying. This new horrible world slowly begins to fade, turn gray, everything morphs and Billy can nearly see the aisles of the supermarket toy section again, He takes a deep breath and the color returns yet again. The toys fade away and he is more engrossed in the horrid, painful, multichromatic world than ever before.
At this point he notices that he can hear sirens and people yelling commands at one another, there is a lot of movement around him. He recognizes the front door of his house as he is carried through it and further outside. The air is no longer thick, he can see clearly, though his eyes and chest still hurt. He looks around and notices black smoke pouring from the door he was just carried through. The man finally sets him down, in an ambulance. Billy is now nearly awake, he realizes where he is as his mother and sister come into view. Tears running down their faces, they cry out his name and move forward to hug him. Billy looks up to see the man who had been carrying him in full view, he is wearing a bulky oxygen mask and a hat. His outfit is brown with a neon stripe running down the side. Billy finally recognizes this as the uniform of a local firefighter. The man turns to Billy’s mother, he removes the breathing mask, “this boy is conscious, but he needs medical treatment. He inhaled a lot of smoke.” “Is he going to be ok?” she exclaims. “He’ll be fine, he just needs to be checked out by a doctor, he’ll probably need to spend the night in the hospital for examination, but after than that, he should be good”. The man looks at Billy “Im glad we got you out of there, had it been much longer we might have lost you”

(This story was based on a personal experience brought on by ingestion of lysergic acid, never again will I be doing that)

title: [MF] Fadeout

question: What does the story say about Billy's delirious mood?

answer: Billy is a normal boy living in a normal world, or so he thinks. He is 10 years old and lives alone, there is no one else around, not outside, not on the street, not anywhere. Billy is happy living in this world. He plays happily, exploring the great unknowns of his nearby neighborhood and a local shopping complex. In a world with no people, there are no boundaries. Billy excitedly wanders into the nearby supermarket. This world is his to do with as he pleases. He runs to the toy section. He is so excited that he doesn't notice the loose floor tile on the ground until it’s too late. He trips and falls, smashing his knee against the surface below. Billy lies there for but a moment and then stands up, there is no pain. He glances at his kneecap, there is no blood, no bruise, no sign of injury at all. This does not strike Billy as odd. He turns back towards the toy section and then something very interesting happens. For a moment, Billy is transported away from this idealistic grayscale land to a new environment. He recognizes this place as his bedroom, there is now color, and also great pain. He feels it heavily in his chest and coughs harshly, the room is hazy and it is quite hard to see through the smog that fills it, his eyes sting and water. Billy shuts his eyes to soothe them and immediately, he’s back to grayland Walmart. He stands stunned for a moment considering what he just witnessed, it was but a flash, less than a second, but he feels moved by this vision. After a moment he decides to no longer think about it, puts this occurrence out of his mind. Moments later, it happens again, this time he is being carried. He’s slung over some man’s shoulder. The thick oppressive air is getting to him, and it’s uncomfortably warm. He begins to close his eyes again, but then realizes that he can faintly hear his mother, from far away, she sounds as though she is crying. This new horrible world slowly begins to fade, turn gray, everything morphs and Billy can nearly see the aisles of the supermarket toy section again, He takes a deep breath and the color returns yet again. The toys fade away and he is more engrossed in the horrid, painful, multichromatic world than ever before.

critique: The answer is a summary of the story, not a description of Billy's delirious mood.

text: The answer is a copy and paste of the passage and includes extraneous information not useful for the task.

question: What does the story say about fighting fire with fire?

answer: No answer


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AMERICA'S INCREDIBLE PIZZA COMPANY (AIPC) is an American restaurant chain based in Springfield, Missouri. The restaurants are pizza buffets and entertainment centers. The first restaurant opened in Springfield in 2002.[1][2] The company has 1,200 employees, and a revenue of $64.1 million.[3]

History

America's Incredible Pizza Company, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, is owned by Rick and Cheryl Barsness. The couple entered the pizza business with a single restaurant in Victoria, Texas and by 1975, owned 11 franchises of Gatti's Pizza.

AIPC grew out of an idea from its founder, Rick Barsness. When Barsness was a hockey player in high school, his team reached the state championships, but his father never attended a game. His father's absence nurtured a boyhood dream of a place where families could eat and have fun together. This was the type of place Barsness wished he could have spent time with his father.[4]

In 2003, years of legal battles came to an end when Rick Barsness agreed to pay Gatti's a $1 million settlement.[5] Mr. Gatti's had charged that Barsness had violated his franchise contract with them, and had taken trade secrets. In addition to the $1 million payout, Barsness also agreed to pay Mr. Gatti's Inc. 1% of IPC's net sales for the next 10 years.[6]

AIPC started franchising and established its corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2003. It moved the headquarters to Springfield, Missouri in 2009.[7]

AIPC restaurants have an average of 250 employees and it costs $5–9 million to start a restaurant.[8]

America's Incredible Pizza announced that its location at Lafayette Square Mall in Indianapolis would close March 19, 2012.[9]

Locations and format

As of February 2020, seven locations remain in operation in the United States, and one in Mexico.[10] In 2016, the mini golf at the Memphis, Tennessee branch was removed and replaced with a roller coaster.

At the AIPC, the music and decorations have a 1950s theme.[11] AIPC has a buffet style pizza, pasta, salad, and dessert bar, with several seating areas for customers to eat.[12] The restaurant has 30 types of pizza and an 80-item salad bar.[13] An AIPC restaurant has an average area of .[14] The restaurant is smoke-free and alcohol-free.[15] It has an arcade, go-karts, billiards, bowling, and miniature golf, among other activities.[16][17]

Incredible Pizza Company Foundation

In fall 2007, the Incredible Pizza Company founders, Rick and Cheryl Barsness, founded the Incredible Pizza Company Foundation (IPC Foundation) for the goal of donating to missionaries and orphanages. On February 20, 2008, the IPC Foundation gave $24,000 to the Convoy of Hope, a non-profit organization.[18] In September 2008, the IPCF donated $6,500 to Care to Learn, a fund managed by the Foundation for Springfield Public Schools.[19]

NASCAR sponsorship

America's Incredible Pizza Company was the primary sponsor of number 11 CJM Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2008 and 2009.[20] On June 17, 2008, Jason Keller, the driver of the Incredible Pizza-sponsored car, attended the opening of the 15th Incredible Pizza restaurant in Mesquite, Texas.[21] In 2008, first complete NASCAR season that the AIPC sponsored a racing team,[22] the team finished in 17th place.[23] In July 2008, CJM Racing and AIPC partnered with Joe Gibbs Racing.[24] The partnership between the two racing teams included the NASCAR driver Scott Lagasse Jr., who finished 13th in the No. 11 America's Incredible Pizza Company Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October 2008.[25] The sponsorship ended in December 2009 when CJM Racing suspended operations.[26] Keller provided the best run for the team, a third at Gateway Motorsports Park in 2008.[27]

Awards

In 2008, the America's Pizza Company was named a “Top Family Entertainment Center of the World” (TFEC) from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA),[28] which places it among the top five entertainment centers in the world.[29] In 2008, AIPC was rated the 456th fastest growing company in the United States by the _Inc_ 500.[30] In the _Inc._ Top 100 Food & Beverage Companies, AIPC was rated number 12th, with a 693.1% growth.[31]

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title: America's Incredible Pizza Company

question: Summarize everything related to family.

answer: Rick Barsness started AIPC because his high school hockey team advanced to the state championships and his father did not attend any of the games. Rick's father's absence nurtured a boyhood dream in Rick that there should be a place where people could eat and have fun together. Rick and Cheryl began franchising through AIPC because they wanted to provide cool race games, pizza and fun for their kids. Rick and Cheryl later founded the Incredible Pizza Company Foundation (IPC Foundation) for the goal of donating to missionaries and orphanages.

critique: The answer omits the fact that AIPC has an average of 250 employees.

critique: The answer should mention the family-friendly nature of AIPC.

critique: The answer omits the fact that the AIPC has an average of 250 employees.

critique: "Rick and Cheryl began franchising through AIPC because they wanted to provide cool race games, pizza and fun for their kids." - while this is an interesting fact, it isn't a part of the family angle and should be deleted.

critique: "Rick and Cheryl began franchising through AIPC because they wanted to provide cool race games, pizza and fun for their kids." - extraneous information that should be removed.

critique: The answer should mention that the restaurants are family-friendly.

question: Summarize everything related to food.

answer: The AIPC restaurants have an average of 250 employees and it costs $5-9 million to start a restaurant. The restaurant has 30 types of pizza and an 80-item salad bar. The AIPC restaurant has an average area of . The restaurant is smoke-free and alcohol-free. It has an arcade, go-karts, billiards, bowling, and miniature golf, among other activities.

critique: The answer appears to be about the business' operation, not food.

critique: The answer does not provide information about the food.

critique: The second half of the response is irrelevant to the question.

question: What does the article say about AIPC's pizza recipe?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does not mention anything about AIPC's pizza recipe.

critique: The passage does not mention anything about the pizza recipe.

critique: The question is asking for information that is not in the article.

critique: The article does not mention AIPC's pizza recipe.

question: Summarize everything relating to finances.

answer: The company has 1,200 employees and a revenue of $64.1 million. The company was founded by Rick and Cheryl Barsness. They entered the pizza business with a single restaurant in Victoria, Texas and by 1975, owned 11 franchises of Gatti's Pizza. In 2003, years of legal battles came to an end when Rick Barsness agreed to pay Gatti's a $1 million settlement. Mr. Gatti's had charged that Barsness had violated his franchise contract with them, and had taken trade secrets. In addition to the $1 million payout, Barsness also agreed to pay Mr. Gatti's Inc. 1% of IPC's net sales for the next 10 years. The company has seven locations remaining in operation in the United States, and one in Mexico.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The revenue of the company is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The majority of this response is irrelevant and should be omitted.

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

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

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

critique: The company's finances are irrelevant to the question.


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Slowly but surely a consensus is forming around some of Theresa May’s proposals for reform of corporate governance.

In executive remuneration this means a recognition of the need for simpler structures and an end to complex share schemes. In the matter of corporate relations with stakeholders, it means a concerted effort to beef up Section 172 of the Companies Act, which requires boards to take account of the interests of customers, suppliers and employees.

True, there is still some hard work ahead to put flesh on the bones of these ideas, but we are still much further behind with the third and critical priority of bringing unlisted companies more closely into the corporate governance net. At the IBE we believe this might be achieved by a review of what the government itself calls the “privilege” of limited liability.

READ MORE: Firms should embrace the PM's radical corporate governance reform proposals

Limited liability is a cornerstone of corporate finance because it protects shareholders from being responsible for a company’s debt. This enables them to invest with more confidence and thereby provide the capital that companies, small and large, need to grow and thrive. It would be quite wrong to drop the concept overnight, but it is surely sensible to ask the question of whether it is an inalienable right or instead a privilege that might in extreme circumstances be revoked.

The idea is relevant because it would apply equally to both listed and unlisted companies in a way that most of the current corporate governance framework does not. Getting to grips with privately held companies is important because, as the case of BHS reminds us, some of them are large with considerable social impact.Conversely many of our largest listed companies are not really “British” at all, but in practice multinationals which happen to be listed here even though they have relatively small impact on our society.

The loss of limited liability would be a dramatic prospect for any company since it would mess up its finances completely. Shareholders would rush for the exit and creditors would demand prompt repayment. So giving the government power to remove it is like giving it a nuclear weapon. The idea, however, is not that the government would use this weapon often or even at all. It is more that its mere existence would act as a deterrent to egregious behaviour just as was the case in the nuclear sphere during the Cold War.

READ MORE: Beware the unintended consequences of May’s flawed executive pay proposals

What we need in the first instance is a government-led conversation with the business community and other stakeholders about whether, and if so in what circumstances, limited liability should be withdrawn. Wilful flouting of the Companies Act might be a justification, but there would also need to be a remedy that companies could take to avoid such draconian punishment. Complete replacement of the board might be the answer.

For most companies which act within the law and behave responsibly, in particular smaller companies, life would not change much at all. Those hell-bent on cheating might recognise the danger and behave differently. It is worth remembering that the threatened loss of limited liability would produce repercussions in the credit markets which would serve as a stark warning to those normally inclined not to worry about reputation or a blip in their share price. Similarly companies at risk from a flawed culture might be more inclined to get their act together.

None of this can be settled overnight or in the immediate aftermath of the current Green Paper. The consultation that ends this week is likely to produce some ideas that can be implemented quickly. Change to the way limited liability is perceived would certainly require very careful discussion to forge a real consensus. That will take effort, but a government which takes a long-term view of the health of the economy and the corporate sector should not give up and move on as soon as it has engineered a few useful headlines.

question: What does the text say is a primary factor that might lead to the withdrawal of limited liability from stakeholders and businesses?

answer: It's a privilege, and it's not an inalienable right. The loss of limited liability would be a dramatic prospect for any company since it would mess up its finances completely.

critique: The answer should mention wilful flouting of the Companies Act.

critique: The response should include that the loss of limited liability would be a dramatic prospect for any company since it would mess up its finances completely. Shareholders would rush for the exit and creditors would demand prompt repayment.

critique: The proposed solutions for the limited liability privilege are expressed at the end of the paragraph

critique: The text doesn't say anything about the withdrawal of limited liability being a privilege.

critique: The text does not say that the loss of limited liability would be a primary factor that might lead to the withdrawal of limited liability from stakeholders and businesses.

critique: The answer should mention the Companies Act.

question: What does the text say about how the withdrawal of limited liability would affect businesses and shareholders?

answer: The withdrawal of limited liability would be a dramatic prospect for any company since it would mess up its finances completely. Shareholders would rush for the exit and creditors would demand prompt repayment. So giving the government power to remove it is like giving it a nuclear weapon. The idea, however, is not that the government would use this weapon often or even at all. It is more that its mere existence would act as a deterrent to egregious behavior just as was the case in the nuclear sphere during the Cold War.

critique: The answer should mention that the withdrawal of limited liability would produce repercussions in the credit markets.

critique: The text does not mention that the withdrawal of limited liability would be a dramatic prospect for any company since it would mess up its finances completely. Shareholders would rush for the exit and creditors would demand prompt repayment. So giving the government power to remove it is like giving it a nuclear weapon. The idea, however, is not that the government would use this weapon often or even at all. It is more that its mere existence would act as a deterrent to egregious behavior just as was the case in the nuclear sphere during the Cold War.

critique: The answer should mention the effects of the withdrawal on smaller companies.

critique: The answer should mention the effects on smaller companies.

critique: "The withdrawal of limited liability would be a dramatic prospect for any company since it would mess up its finances completely. Shareholders would rush for the exit and creditors would demand prompt repayment. So giving the government power to remove it is like giving it a nuclear weapon." - this specific detail can be easily omitted and recovered into the following answer.

critique: Doesn't mention the repercussions in the credit markets.


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The flame has flickered out on Ballarat's popular Carols by Candlelight service, which has been cancelled after almost 50 years largely because of a lack of volunteer support.

With hundreds of hours of organisation and preparation required for the annual Christmas singalong, the work had fallen to just a handful of volunteers from the churches of Ballarat.

Shayne Westblade from Kardinia Church said it was a hard decision, but the organising committee felt it had little choice.

  It has been an event that has brought local families together through music at such a wonderful time of the year for over 40 years.

  BALLARAT MAYOR SAMANTHA MCINTOSH

The committee's decision to cancel the Christmas tradition was posted to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon, citing lack of support through resources and finances.

"The Ballarat Carols Event has been part of the Ballarat Community for the past 40 years, it will be sadly missed. We would like to thank all Churches, Community Groups, Service providers and the people of Ballarat for their support over the years, it has been an honour to serve the community with this gift at Christmas," the committee said in their statement.

"It is with sadness that we inform the Ballarat Community that the Ballarat Carols for 2019 will not be proceeding. An event of this size requires considerable amount of support through resources and finances which despite our best efforts have not been forthcoming."

Mr Westblade said social media anger in the hours after the initial announcement had been misplaced.

"People are pointing the finger at council but it's not a result of council funding, it's simply resourcing," Mr Westblade said.

  Unless it's taken up by some other organisation it's going to deprive the Ballarat community of carols by candlelight coming up to Christmas.

  3BA CHRISTMAS APPEAL FOUNDER PETER CALIGARI

"It was a very hard decision, a hard conversation and when the network got together to discuss this direction ... we had people who had been involved for up to 10 years.

"When you are the last man standing in the room, when no one else comes in to the room ... our resources are very slim."

Ballarat Carols has been running for 48 years, having started life in a Ballarat backyard before spending several decades known as the Eureka Carols, held in Eureka Gardens, before moving to the North Gardens and finally, Mars Stadium.

The move to Mars Stadium last year was to allow the event to grow and reduce infrastructure costs.

The previous permit to hold the event at North Gardens had capped the audience at 5000 people.

[SINGALONG: The crowd at the 2018 Carols by Candlelight event which was held for the first time at Mars Stadium. Picture: Kate Healy]

__ SINGALONG: The crowd at the 2018 Carols by Candlelight event which was held for the first time at Mars Stadium. Picture: Kate Healy

City of Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh said she was saddened to hear of the cancellation of the 2019 Carols by Candlelight, and thanked the committee for their work.

Council had provided $52,875 of funding toward the carols concert over the past seven years, and last year helped move the event to Mars Stadium to help remove event infrastructure costs.

"It has been an event that has brought local families together through music at such a wonderful time of the year for over 40 years," Cr McIntosh said.

"We have been contacted by the committee who have sadly come to the decision it is no longer possible for them to stage the event due mainly to a lack of the large amount of resources it involves."

Cr McIntosh said council would meet with Carols by Candlelight organisers to discuss what support it can provide to ensure the Christmas event can hopefully continue in to the future.

A GoFundMe campaignwas launched within hours of the event's cancellation, but Mr Westblade said it was unnecessary.

"It's not about the money," he said.

Until 2000 there were two separate Carols by Candlelight events in Ballarat - one held by a network of local churches and one by 3BA - but the two services merged and the 3BA Christmas Appeal became a beneficiary of the combined carols service.

3BA Christmas Appeal founder Peter Caligari said the loss of the carols would have an impact on the appeal and the agencies and people it supports.

[Peter Caligari and Ballarat deputy mayor Daniel Moloney at the launch of the 2017 3BA Christmas appeal. ]

__ Peter Caligari and Ballarat deputy mayor Daniel Moloney at the launch of the 2017 3BA Christmas appeal.

"The sad part about it is it will be a loss to the Ballarat community at Christmas and it will also represent some monetary loss to the appeal."

Mr Caligari said the already-popular Buninyong Carols by Candlelight service, which also supports the 3BA Christmas Appeal, would most likely grow as a result of the lack of a similar concert in Ballarat.

"Unless it's taken up by some other organisation it's going to deprive the Ballarat community of carols by candlelight coming up to Christmas," he said.

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question: What does the text say about the reason for canceling?

answer: The Ballarat Carols Event has been part of the Ballarat Community for the past 40 years. It will be sadly missed. The committee said that the event requires considerable amount of support through resources and finances which despite their best efforts have not been forthcoming.

critique: The answer should mention that the committee is the one who canceled the event.

critique: It's omitted that the primary reason for canceling is a lack of volunteer support.

critique: The answer should mention the reason they provided, as well as its source.

critique: The answer should mention the lack of volunteers.

question: What does the text say about Peter Caligari?

answer: Peter Caligari is the founder of the 3BA Christmas Appeal. He said the loss of the carols would have an impact on the appeal and the agencies and people it supports. Caligari also said the already-popular Buninyong Carols by Candlelight service, which also supports the 3BA Christmas Appeal, would most likely grow as a result of the lack of a similar concert in Ballarat.

critique: Caligari's words about Buninyong Carols are irrelevant to the question.

critique: Mention Peter earlier in the answer, as he's one of the key figures in the article.

critique: The answer should mention that Caligari founded the 3BA Christmas Appeal.

question: What does the text say about Ballarat?

answer: Ballarat is a city in Victoria, Australia. It is the third largest city in the state. Ballarat is known for its Carols by Candlelight service, which has been cancelled after almost 50 years because of a lack of volunteer support.

critique: The answer should mention the council's role in the service.

text: The text does not explicitly state that Ballarat is a city in Australia.

category: accuracy

question: What does the text say about homelessness?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that homelessness is not discussed in the text.


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When you deploy an application to a Liberty server using Open Liberty Tools, it attempts to detect what features your application needs and add them to the server configuration automatically. This applies to the entire application that is being deployed. If you are deploying an EAR project that includes several web projects in its deployment assembly, Open Liberty Tools looks at the following things across all of the projects:

-   The facets that are set on the application projects.

-   For CDI, the beans.xml file. It looks at the version, if specified, otherwise it looks at the schema version.

-   For JSP, files with the following extensions: .jsp, .jspf, .jsw, .jsv and .jspx.

-   For JSF, the existence of a WEB-INF/faces-config.xml file.

-   For JDBC or JMS, certain resource references in the web.xml.

-   All of the Java imports in all of the application projects to try to map them to features. For example, if there is an import for javax.persistence, Open Liberty Tools adds the JPA feature to the server configuration.

Some of these have version information (such as facets) and they are given higher priority than Java imports which, for example, have no version information. If Open Liberty Tools determines that a feature is needed but there is no information about which version of the feature to use, it will add the latest version.

To see what features Open Liberty Tools has detected for an application, right-click the application projects then click PROPERTIES > LIBERTY > REQUIRED FEATURES. A dialog shows you the features and also allows you to modify whether the feature is added to the server configuration or not.

If you do not see any features listed in the dialog, make sure that your project is targeted to a Liberty runtime. To check this, right-click the project then click PROPERTIES > TARGETED RUNTIMES. Make sure a Liberty runtime is selected. Also remember that some projects, such as EARs, don’t usually have any required features so the dialog can be empty for these projects as well.

[blog feature detection required features]

Handling feature conflicts

If Open Liberty Tools adds a feature to the server configuration that conflicts with an existing feature, it displays a feature conflict dialog so that you can resolve the conflict. If, for example, your server configuration has the servlet-3.0 feature enabled and you deploy a Web 3.1 project with a JSP file to the server, you see a dialog similar to the one below. In this example, the jsp-2.3 feature added by Open Liberty Tools conflicts with the existing servlet-3.0 feature. Select the features in the dialog to see what other features they enable and to understand how they conflict. The jsp-2.3 feature enables the servlet-3.1 feature which conflicts with servlet-3.0. The easiest way to fix this is to select the servlet-3.0 feature then click REMOVE.

[blog feature detection confict dialog]

Open Liberty Tools also detects existing feature conflicts within the server configuration and shows a warning in the MARKERS view such as: servlet-3.0 and [jsp-2.3 -→ servlet-3.1] features are in conflict. Select a compatible set of features.

If Open Liberty Tools determines that more than one feature satisfies a requirement (such as more than one feature providing the same package specified in a Java import), Open Liberty Tools does not add the feature because it does not know which one to add.

Open Liberty Tools cannot always detect if an application has its own implementation of a feature, such as its own JPA provider. It still adds the feature to the server configuration. This is why it is useful to know how to disable feature detection when needed.

The required features dialog mentioned earlier can be used to prevent Open Liberty Tools from adding particular features. Click the arrow in the ACTION column and change the action from ALWAYS ADD to one of PROMPT BEFORE ADDING or NEVER ADD. Remember to check all of the projects that make up the application to catch all the places that might cause the feature to be added.

To disable feature detection on a more global basis go to WINDOW > PREFERENCES > SERVER > LIBERTY SERVER. Here, you can disable feature detection altogether or just change the default action from ALWAYS ADD to one of PROMPT BEFORE ADDING or NEVER ADD.

Some features have a container version of the feature which tells both Open Liberty and Open Liberty Tools that the implementation of the feature is provided in the application. If jpaContainer-2.1 is already enabled in the server configuration, for example, Open Liberty Tools does not add the jpa-2.1 feature. Other examples are jsfContainer, jsonbContainer, and jsonpContainer.

question: What does the article say about user-side scripting?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does not mention user-side scripting.

question: What does the article say about unwanted features?

answer: When Open Liberty Tools adds a feature to the server configuration that conflicts with an existing feature, it displays a feature conflict dialog so that you can resolve the conflict. It's possible to remove a feature in the dialog by selecting it. If Open Liberty Tools determines that more than one feature satisfies a requirement, it does not add the feature at all.

critique: The answer does not mention the unwanted features.

critique: The answer should mention that features can be disabled during deployment.

question: What would've been a major flaw with Open Liberty Tools if it wasn't implemented?

answer: The tools would've added features that conflicted with existing features.

critique: The answer should mention that the tools would've added features that conflicted with existing features without the user's knowledge.

question: Commentate on the "ACTION" menu.

answer: The ACTION menu is a menu that allows you to change the action from ALWAYS ADD to one of PROMPT BEFORE ADDING or NEVER ADD.

critique: The answer should mention that the ACTION menu is used to disable feature detection.


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For months you have held this family captive.  It started out so innocently. Barely knew you were there. But over the last few months, no one is denying your existence anymore. Sure, my wife said you were a bit mean when she first thought you were around. No worries, normal stuff, nothing to get upset over, right? Maybe she was even making some of it up? But those first signs of abuse should have been a key indication of what was to come.

Everyday I’d go to work thinking things were fine. She would give me reassurances that she was tip top, and nothing was the matter. I’d tell my co-workers what was going on, only to receive laughs and smiles. “Is this the proper reaction to a hostage situation?” I think back wondering how it got this way so fast.

Months pass and things seemed to be escalating. She would inform me of pains, and problems. I would ask her if there was anything I could do to help. “Don’t worry about it. It’s all normal,” brushing my attempts at assistance away. “Not a whole lot you can do,” would be the rebuttal. Feeling powerless in these situations, anxiety can turn to worry. Sometimes daydreams to be released from this captor play out in my mind, wanting for some kind of way to change the predicament for the best, with as little consequence as possible. These thoughts and schemes are a constant plague on my reality.

More time passes. We learn more about you, your name for a start. Funny how we could all go so long without knowing what to call you, but understanding between captor and hostage takes time doesn’t it. I guess now we can have a proper dialogue. You don’t really say much, but we are well aware of your intentions. We know what you have in store for us, more so what you have in store for my wife. It scares her tremendously, but she carries on. Strong enough to withstand what pain you put her through. Again I wish for some way to help her through this, to stand in and take some of that pain for her. But I am not your target, she is.

Your demands are starting to take their toll. I try and contemplate what help I could get, who I could contact. But we are so far gone at this point, there really isn’t much anyone can do. Long before now, we would stop anyone trying to intervene. Yes, we are both so attached to you, o captor, we would fight tooth and nail for your safety, despite what pain you cause.

The day comes that one of your attacks is too much. She is in so much pain. Bodily fluids have been spilt. She needs medical attention. As we all proceed to the hospital, thoughts run through my mind. “It’s almost over. The opportunity is here. We’re getting out of this.” Neither one of us leave her side. This relationship has turned very different, but no one is paying any attention. It takes many hours, but she if finally calm and stable. Things are quiet, and she is sleeping.

As I finally take this chance to have a face-to-face with you properly, I hold you close. “Damn son, your brother didn’t screw with us this much.” I give you a kiss, and lay you back in your crib. We get to take you home tomorrow. Suddenly I realize you and your brother will be holding us hostage for the next 18-20 years. But that is ok, I’m going to love every minute of it.

The End

title: Hostage situation

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

answer: The main character starts out not knowing what to call the fetus that his wife is carrying. He soon learns its name and observes it becoming more and more abusive to his wife. He feels powerless to help her, and he suffers anxiety and worry over the situation. The main character and his wife eventually reach a point where they would fight tooth and nail to protect the fetus, and the main character feels the fetus is holding them hostage.

critique: The main character is the husband, not the fetus.

critique: He doesn't ever think that he's the one being held hostage.

critique: The fetus is not abusive, it is the fetus that is being abused

question: Summarize the way in which the perceived hostage situation manifests.

answer: The writer's wife became incredibly sick and developed pains in her belly. She refused the writer's help, despite how much he wanted to help. At a point when she's at her worst, one of her unexpected pregnancies became too much and she had to go to the hospital. While at the hospital, there was a thought that the whole thing was coming to end.

critique: The answer is a bit confusing and could be clearer.

text: There is no evidence that the pregnancy was unexpected.

question: What is the wife's role in the story?

answer: The wife is the one who is actually being held hostage. She is the one who is in pain and the one who is being abused by the narrator's unborn son.

critique: The answer should mention that the wife is the narrator's wife.

critique: The wife is not being held hostage by the unborn son. She is being held hostage by the narrator's unborn son.

question: Summarize the motivation of the hostage taker?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should detail the reasons for the hostage situation.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The motivation of the hostage taker is to hold the family captive for 18-20 years.

critique: The answer should mention that the hostage taker's motivation is to hold the family captive.

critique: The answer should reflect that the passage does not provide a motivation for the hostage taker.

critique: The answer should mention that the motivation isn't mentioned.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The motivation of the hostage taker is to hold the family captive for the next 18-20 years.


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Damn. Now I really didn't see this happening. Of all the things to happen at this bland school and this is the shit that happens. Wow. I guess I'm getting a bit carried, let me start from the beginning.
          My school, Jefferson Middle School, is rather boring, nothing really exciting happens here except the occasional girl drama that usally goes like, "Brian likes me! Not you, skany hoe!" And ends in a matter of three days. I'm usually quiet, if you were to call me "popular girl," you would be wrong but calling me a "nerd" wouldn't be right either. I was just sort of there. I had my friends and that's all I needed. That's where this story starts. With my friend, Daniel. Daniel was a pretty intresting boy. All acceralted classes, loved video games and comics, and wasn't bad looking at all. Over the first year of middle school, Daniel and I became pretty close. Hanging out after school and learning about eachother. It was pretty nice. Daniel loved life and he wasn't afraid to show it. If he had something to say, oh would he say it, but he was never disrespectful about it. He was always being a gentlemen. People always said shit about him.
         "Oh! Did you hear about Daniel? I heard he was sucking cock in the bathroom!"
         "Daniel the fag!"
         "Daniel should go burn in fucking hell with all the other fags that enjoy buttsex!" Get the trend here? They kept on saying he was gay, over and over. Through messages on Facebook, notes, or even writing on bathroom walls, which is very cliche. There have been times where I have asked if he was gay and I would get the same answer every time.
          "Do you think I am?" Over and over, he never changed it. Daniel was really proud and he felt as if he shouldn't state if he were gay or not and I really admire that about him. 8th grade started and I assumed that the gay jokes would have gotten old by now, but they didn't. They actual got worse. More people started calling him a "fag, dick-sucker," and spreading rumors that I don't even wanna remember. I noticed a change in Daniel, he wasn't as outgoing, didn't speak his mind, became less quite, less proud. I tried helping him, I really did but it never worked. He seemed to just become more depressed. Those kids never noticed either, they just attacked him more and more, getting more ruthless with each insult. This drama was lasting way more than three days and I wasn't sure what would happen. Shit even got worsed.
          That's when I heard the intercom come on one day during class.
       "Students, I am sad to announce that our student, Daniel Rigsbee, has died yesterday." They didn't tell us how he died, but we all knew. He killed himself. The voice of the principal announcing his death was so fucking emotionless, it made it seem as if Daniel was some character in a movie that died. Everyone was silent. I was filled with anger. Those ruthless bastards did this. They didn't know when to stop. The minute the bell rang, I sprinted to his house asking if it was true was they said today. His father simply nodded and beckoned me in. He said that there was a note left in his room directed to me and "bitches." I walked to his room, feeling as if I was going to puke. I found the note, all directed in rainbows, colors, and smiley faces. It made me sick. I opened the note with nervoness and read.
        "Dear Juno and the son of bitches at school. Let me make this clear. I am not fucking gay. I am as straight as the pole your mom dances on. I should not have to tell people this, it's my life and you shouldn't be butting in. Pun intended. You caused this and I hope you feel great. You did it! You've killed me! I'm not gonna say that this wasn't your guys' fault because fuck that. It totally was. I hope you live with that burden that you killed me for your whole life. Juno, I hope you live a great life and don't cry over me, you didn't cause this. You are amazing and don't let people do what they did to me to you. I would punch their neck. (:
                                            Bye,
                                                  Daniel-Not fucking gay-Rigsbee
        What the fuck? That wasn't sad at all. This was the Daniel that I knew. He killed himself because he was done of the shit. I don't think he felt sorry or anything. I don't even know. As I turned to leave, I found something else. It was another note reading, "I hope this was exciting enough for you, Juno. I am a coward. I wasn't gonna deal with this anymore. They didn't win, remerber that. I won. They get to deal with my death. -Daniel"
         Fucking. Daniel.

title: Uhhmm...Well I'm 13 and I would like to be a writer when I get older so here's one of my short stories. Reviews? Be honest.

question: What does the story say about bullying?

answer: The narrator's school is a bland school where nothing exciting happens. The narrator is a quiet person who has friends. Daniel is a friend of hers who is bullied because he is assumed to be gay. The bullies make fun of him, call him names, and spread rumors about him. Daniel seems to be depressed by the bullying. The bullies don't stop and eventually, Daniel commits suicide.

critique: The answer should mention that the bullies are the ones who drive Daniel to suicide.

critique: It is not stated that the narrator is a quiet person who has friends.

critique: It is omitted that the bullies are the ones who are ultimately responsible for Daniel's death.

critique: The answer should mention that the bullies are the ones who drove Daniel to suicide.

critique: The answer should include the notes left behind by the bullies.

critique: It's omitted that the bullying gets worse over time.

text: The first two sentences are unnecessary in relation to bullying and should be omitted.

category: coherence

question: Summarize the narrator's relationship with Daniel.

answer: The narrator and Daniel became close friends over the first year of middle school. They hung out after school and learned about each other. The narrator tried to help Daniel when the bullying got worse, but it didn't work. Daniel became depressed, and the narrator blames the bullies for his death.

critique: The narrator's relationship with Daniel is not just about the bullying.

critique: The narrator blames the bullies for his death, not for his depression.

critique: It is omitted that Daniel left a suicide note blaming the bullies for his death.

critique: The bullying got so out of hand that it led Daniel to kill himself.

critique: The narrator and Daniel's relationship is not described as a romantic one.

critique: The narrator's relationship with Daniel is not over the first year of middle school.

question: Summarize the school's reaction to Daniel's death.

answer: The principal's announcement about Daniel's suicide is emotionless - it seems that these people have become careless about his suicide. There was no effort made at the school to differentiate the suicide from an accident. No reaction from the students seems to have taken place.

critique: The school's reaction is not mentioned in the passage.

critique: The students' reaction is not mentioned.

critique: The main event being summarized, the school's reaction to Daniel's death, does not happen in the story. The story covers Daniel's death and suicide, and what came before, not the reaction to that.

critique: The school's reaction is portrayed by the narrator's anger.

text: There was a sort of reaction from the students. Everyone was silent in response to the news of Daniel's death. The final sentence should be amended to reflect this.

question: What does the story say about the bullies' reaction to Daniel's note?

answer: No answer

critique: The question doesn't require an answer, so the proper response is 'No answer'.

critique: The response misses to mention that the bullies did not react to the note.

critique: The note was addressed to Juno and the bullies.


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The Epilepsy Foundation wants people with epilepsy to know that “NO SEIZURES, NO SIDE EFFECTS” SHOULD BE THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF EPILEPSY TREATMENT.

Unfortunately, too many people with epilepsy whose seizures can be controlled accept continued seizures in their life — and may be unaware of potential strategies to prevent them.

The Epilepsy Foundation believes that even one seizure is not acceptable and is taking steps through research and the development of new therapies to work toward no seizures for all people living with epilepsy.

For most people living with epilepsy today, the disease can be controlled with available therapies, good seizure-management practices, and the support of an epilepsy specialist.

And for people with the most severe types of difficult to control epilepsy, there are steps an individual can take to lower one’s risk, including participating in research to find new, more effective therapies.

What You Can Do

Regardless of a person’s current level of seizure control, there are many proactive steps people with epilepsy can take once they have committed to exploring all options to stop seizures.

Learn About Seizures and SUDEP

People say “knowledge is power” because it is true. Make sure you understand how serious seizures are, what type of seizures you have, what SUDEP is, and how to manage your seizures so you can be an effective member of your own health care team.

Know Your SUDEP Risk

Talk about SUDEP with your health care team so you understand your risk. Do the type of seizures you have put you at higher risk? As reported in the SUDEP Guideline, people who have three or more generalized tonic-clonic seizures a year have a 15 times higher risk of SUDEP. If you have seizures at night, should you consider using a monitoring or alerting device or sharing a room so someone is there to help if needed?

Orrin Devinsky MD Talks About SUDEP

Know Your Seizure Triggers

Track your seizures and identify seizure triggers. Tools like the Epilepsy Foundation My Seizure Diary can help. Then take steps or make lifestyle changes to avoid them. Find information about managing seizure triggers and epilepsy self management programs.

Michael Privitera MD Talks About Seizure Triggers

Explore All Treatment Options

While seizure medicines are the most common epilepsy treatment, there are other approaches to think about too. If your seizures are not controlled or you are having side effects or other issues (like mood or behavior changes), explore other options, including

-   new and add-on medications
-   surgery
-   devices
-   dietary therapy
-   other options

Dr. Jeff Buchhalter on the Ketogenic Diet and SUDEP
Provided by our partner, The Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies

Visit a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

If your seizures are difficult to control, meaning you continue to have seizures after one year or after two anti-seizure medications have been tried, we recommend seeking more specialized care. Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers pull together a team of specialists to ensure your seizures are diagnosed properly, perform additional testing if needed, and help you explore all treatment options. Find an epilepsy center here.

Participate in a Clinical Trial

Clinical trials are the only way new treatments can be approved and made available to people with epilepsy. They also help determine if a potential treatment is safe and effective. When you participate in a clinical trial, you are helping to advance epilepsy treatment and care. Your participation may increase knowledge about conditions that affect you and those you love. During the trial, you will also have access to knowledgeable specialists and monitoring. Learn more and get started here.

Reach Out for Support

Connect with your local Epilepsy Foundation or call our 24/7 Epilepsy & Seizures Helpline at 800-332-1000 for services, support, and referrals. Use the forums and chat sections to connect with people online.

Strive to #AimForZero Seizures

These steps will help most people living with seizures improve seizure control and quality of life.

The one third of people living with persistent seizures even with existing therapies – and already following these seizure management practices – may want to consider participating in medical research that can lead to effective treatments. Learn about clinical trials, why they are important, and how a trial might benefit you here.

New Treatments and Therapies in a Timeframe that Matters

One of the Epilepsy Foundation's key strategic priorities is to accelerate new therapies for people with epilepsy and seizures in a timeframe that matters.

One example of this is the Rare Epilepsy Network, which unites 26 rare epilepsy organizations, Epilepsy Foundation, Research Triangle Institute, Columbia University, and New York University to expedite research into the rare epilepsies.

Another example of our commitment to preventing seizures and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the SUDEP Challenge Initiative, which will be awarding more than $1 million for a series of prize challenge competitions around predicting and preventing SUDEP.

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

question: According to the Epilepsy Foundation, what are the steps that can be taken to reduce seizure risk?

answer: The first step is to learn about seizures and SUDEP. The second step is to know your SUDEP risk. The third step is to know your seizure triggers. The fourth step is to explore all treatment options. The fifth step is to visit a comprehensive epilepsy center. The sixth step is to participate in a clinical trial. The seventh step is to reach out for support. The eighth step is to strive to #AimForZero Seizures.

critique: This is not a step but a collection of steps.

critique: The answer is not in the order of the steps listed in the article.

critique: The response is a copy and paste of the steps provided in the article. The question asks for the steps that can be taken to reduce seizure risk, which is not the same as the steps to manage epilepsy.

critique: The answer is a summary of the article, not a list of steps.

critique: It's not necessary to put the third step first since it's not in sequential order. It is more useful to start with "Learn About Seizures and SUDEP".


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MARK NEWMAN is an English-American physicist and Anatol Rapoport Distinguished University Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, as well as an external faculty member of the Santa Fe Institute. He is known for his fundamental contributions to the fields of complex networks and complex systems, for which he was awarded the 2014 Lagrange Prize.

Career

Mark Newman grew up in Bristol, England, where he was a pupil at Bristol Cathedral School, and earned both an undergraduate degree and a PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, before moving to the United States to conduct research first at Cornell University and later at the Santa Fe Institute, a private research institute in northern New Mexico devoted to the study of complex systems. In 2002 Newman moved to the University of Michigan, where he is currently the Anatol Rapoport Distinguished University Professor of Physics and a professor in the university's Center for the Study of Complex Systems.

Research

Newman is known for his research on complex networks, and in particular for work on collaboration patterns of scientists, random graph theory, assortative mixing, community structure, percolation theory, and network epidemiology.[1] He was also co-inventor, with Michael Gastner, of a method for generating density-equalizing maps or cartograms, which forms the foundation for the Worldmapper web site. Their work gained attention following the 2004 US presidential election when it was used as the basis for a widely circulated map of the election results, which adjusted the size of states based on their population to give a more accurate sense of how many voters voted for each party.[2][3]

Newman's network-based methods have been applied to a variety of fields, including psychology, sociology, economics and biology. The same basic methods have accurately predicted a wide variety of results, from relationships between organisms in an ecosystem to associations between terrorist organizations.[4] Newman has also studied the risk of forest fires[5] and the social behavior of dolphins in New Zealand,[6] as well as the structure of the scientific community itself.[7]

Newman has worked on power-law distributions in complex systems, including in the distribution of wealth, the sizes of cities, and the frequency of words in languages (see Zipf's Law).[8] With collaborators Aaron Clauset and Cosma Shalizi, Newman developed statistical methods for analyzing power-law distributions and applied them to the study of a wide range of systems, in various cases either confirming or denying the existence of previously claimed power-law behaviors.[9]

Newman's paper “The structure and function of complex networks”[10] received the most citations of any paper in mathematics between 2001 and 2011.[11]

Awards and honors

In 2007, Newman was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).[12] In 2011 and 2012, he received a Faculty Recognition Award and an Excellence in Education Award, both from the University of Michigan. In 2014, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), received the 2014 Lagrange Prize from the ISI Foundation, and was the fifth recipient of the Zachary Karate Club CLUB prize.[13] In 2016, he was elected as a Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics and received a Guggenheim Fellowship.[14]

[1] Mark Newman's home page

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[13] Zachary Karate Club CLUB prize, retrieved 2016-07-01.

[14] Guggenhiem Fellowship, retrieved 2016-07-01.

title: Mark Newman

question: Summarize the research that Newman is known for.

answer: Newman is known for his research on complex networks, and in particular for work on collaboration patterns of scientists, random graph theory, assortative mixing, community structure, percolation theory, and network epidemiology. He was also co-inventor, with Michael Gastner, of a method for generating density-equalizing maps or cartograms, which forms the foundation for the Worldmapper web site. Newman's network-based methods have been applied to a variety of fields, including psychology, sociology, economics, and biology. The same basic methods have accurately predicted a wide variety of results, from relationships between organisms in an ecosystem to associations between terrorist organizations. Newman has also studied the risk of forest fires and the social behavior of dolphins in New Zealand, as well as the structure of the scientific community itself. Newman has worked on power-law distributions in complex systems, including in the distribution of wealth, the sizes of cities, and the frequency of words in languages.

critique: "which forms the foundation for the Worldmapper web site." and "as well as the structure of the scientific community itself." are somewhat irrelevant details and should be removed.

critique: The answer is a run-on sentence. It should be separated into multiple sentences.

critique: Remove the first sentence, as it is not relevant to the question.

critique: The last sentence is irrelevant to the question.

critique: Remove the second sentence of the response. It is not necessary and should be removed.

critique: "Newman has also studied the risk of forest fires" is irrelevant to the question.

question: Summarize the awards and honors Newman received.

answer: In 2007, Newman was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society. In 2011 and 2012, he received a Faculty Recognition Award and an Excellence in Education Award, both from the University of Michigan. In 2014, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, received the 2014 Lagrange Prize from the ISI Foundation, and was the fifth recipient of the Zachary Karate Club CLUB prize. In 2016, he was elected as a Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics and received a Guggenheim Fellowship.

critique: The answer should mention the awards Newman received.

critique: The answer should mention the Lagrange Prize.

critique: The answer should include the year of Newman's election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

critique: The answer should include the years the awards were given.

critique: The answer omits Newman's awards in 2007 and 2016.

critique: "received the 2014" - replace with "was awarded"

question: Summarize Newman's personal/family life.

answer: No answer

critique: The article does mention that Newman grew up in Bristol, England.


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[Your Community]

Being a board member of a homeowner’s association can be difficult at times. The best way to handle any potential contention is to explain that your primary role as a community leader is to enhance the planned community experience equally and fairly.

Even still, you may be asked to deal with tough issues that relate to your next-door neighbor – maybe even your friends. Along with your commitment of time and resources, it can be difficult to explain why a special assessment or a dues increase is needed. It is no wonder then why community members will oftentimes shy away from volunteering their services and committing to becoming new board members even if they are interested.

With interested homeowners being hesitant to commit to becoming a board member, how do you convince concerned people that volunteering is a worthwhile endeavor?  How do you find and select qualified members from the community that are actually interested in wanting to support their communities by becoming a member of the board?

Seeking New Board Members Requires Due Diligence

Directors need to perform due diligence when seeking new candidates. But, it isn’t just the directors who can help with recruiting new Board Members. By following a few tips, the task of performing the appropriate due diligence and finding qualified new board members for your Association may be easier than you think.

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[Working together]

8 Tips for Recruiting New HOA Board Members

1.  Have an existing Board Member be a designated “welcoming person”. Then, when a new homeowner moves in, the “welcoming person” can provide introductions, invite them to attend meetings, and encourage them to provide feedback and get involved with a committee. They may be willing or even eager to serve on a committee immediately as a way to meet new people and make new acquaintances.
2.  Add new homeowners to a well organized Association newsletter service. Keeping homeowners informed and educated properly is the beginning of a good relationship.
3.  Ask for opinions from professionals in the community, especially if they have advanced skills in fields like accounting and insurance. These folks are usually quite busy, but if something is a hot topic in the community they may feel compelled to help out with their expertise.
4.  Build a relationship with homeowners who consistently come to meetings. You can start by complimenting them on their interest in the community reflected in their regular attendance. Ask them about their interest or if they have ever considered a board position.
5.  Use Association committee members as a source for new recruits. Landscaping or special project committees can be especially resourceful because these committee members are exposed to many homeowners within the community. Encourage committee members to interact with, invite, and encourage the homeowners they encounter.
6.  Build community relationships and foster goodwill through social activities. Ensure your Association provides regularly scheduled community social events. Community block parties or book clubs are great examples of community builders. Does your community have a clubhouse? Hold regular events to celebrate holidays and sports events. Use these events to build strong relationships while canvasing prospective new board members.
7.  Lead by example. Show community homeowners that being a board member can be fun.
8.  Ask. Sometimes all that Associations need to do is ask their homeowners about their interest in considering becoming a Board Member. Some of the best potential Board Members may simply need to know they are welcome and the worst that can happen is that they say, “no, thank you.”

Board meetings can also be a great place to educate people about the role of the Board, especially their fiduciary responsibilities and how your Association as a corporate entity has a duty to each of its homeowners – the shareholders. The relationships your Board has with its homeowners should be friendly and be welcoming while illustrating the importance of trust, transparency, and commitment to the community’s best interest. Having your Association partner with a management company that has the experience can also help you conduct a well-rounded search for new board members.

After taking all of the tips into consideration, it is essential to recruit folks who seem reasonable and are not interested in promoting private agendas. A Homeowners Association functions best when it is run by people with a vested interest in their community.

  [Rinaldo Acri-CEO Acri Commercial Realty]

  Rinaldo Acri says, “Finding the right mix of Board Members is just as important as choosing the right management company to run your community.”

If you’d like help from a trustworthy HOA management company, contact Acri Community Realty for a free evaluation.

_Disclaimer: This content including advice provides generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for qualified legal opinion. Always consult a specialist or your own attorney for more information. Acri Community Realty does not claim responsibility for this information._

[ACRI COMMUNITY REALTY]ABOUT ACRI COMMUNITY REALTY: ACRI COMMUNITY REALTY, LOCATED IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA, SPECIALIZES IN CUSTOM HOA AND CONDO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, SCALED TO FIT YOUR NEEDS.
ACRI IS KNOWN FOR THE GREAT CARE AND PRIDE IN THE WORK DONE TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT. THEY HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF MANAGING A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF PROPERTIES WHILE CARING FOR EACH AND EVERY HOME LIKE IT IS THEIR OWN.

IF YOU’VE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR HOA OR CONDO THAT YOU’D LIKE ACRI TO TRY AND DELVE INTO, AND POSSIBLY WRITE ABOUT LATER CONTACT US VIA OUR WEBSITE AT ⇒ ACRI COMMUNITY REALTY. WE ARE INTERESTED TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES AND HOW AN ASSOCIATION HAS HELPED OR HURT.

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question: What does the text say about the qualities that make a good homeowner's association director?

answer: Not discussed in this text.

critique: The answer should add the important qualities of being reasonable and not promoting private agendas.

critique: The article does discuss the qualities that make a good homeowner's association director.

critique: This is incorrect. The text does discuss the qualities that make a good homeowner's association director.

critique: The answer is partially correct, in that not all the qualities that make a good director are listed, but some are.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The qualities are discussed in the article.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The text does discuss qualities that make a good board member.

critique: Several of the tips involve taking due diligence and bringing in those with other board experience.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The text does discuss the qualities that make a good homeowner's association director.

critique: It's implied that a good director needs to perform due diligence when seeking new candidates, especially in regards to who they recruit.

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critique: This answer reflects lack of information.

critique: It is incorrect that this text doesn't discuss the qualities that make a good homeowner's association director.

critique: Incorrect - the text does discuss the qualities that make a good homeowner's association director.

question: What does the text say about the challenges of being a board member of a homeowner's association?

answer: It can be difficult to explain to community members why a special assessment or dues increase is needed. This can be especially problematic when explaining to friends. Another challenge is enticing members to volunteer their services and commit to becoming new board members; networking your community can help to solve.

critique: "This can be especially problematic when explaining to friends" is a bit misleading. It's not necessarily problematic to explain to friends. The problem is that the friends may not be interested in becoming board members.

critique: The answer should mention that there is a time commitment.

critique: The response misses to mention that it can be difficult to explain to friends why a special assessment or dues increase is needed.

critique: The answer should clarify that the author of the post is the board member.

critique: It is omitted that the best way to handle any potential contention is to explain that your primary role as a community leader is to enhance the planned community experience equally and fairly.

critique: The first two challenges are both solved by recruiting people.

critique: The response misses to mention how wary community members are of becoming board members since they have to deal with difficult issues that involve their neighbors, such as, assessments and dues increases.

critique: The answer should mention the time commitment.

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

critique: The fact that it's a community which is close to us is not at all integral to the argument. This can be removed.

critique: The last sentence is not relevant and should be deleted.

critique: Board member's find it difficult to explain special assessments and dues increase.

question: What does the text say about one of the main roles of the homeowner's association director?

answer: One of the main roles of the homeowner association director is to enhance the planned community experience equally and fairly. And to make sure your primary role as a community leader is to protect the financial and social interests of the community.

critique: Doesn't mention relations with neighbors.

critique: "And to make sure your primary role as a community leader is to protect the financial and social interests of the community." - extraneous information

critique: The answer should mention that the role is to protect the financial and social interests of the community.

critique: The answer should mention the other main role of the director.

critique: The answer should mention the director's role in dealing with tough issues.

critique: The answer copies almost word-for-word and then contradicts itself.

critique: It's omitted that the director's other function is to explain why a special assessment or a dues increase is needed.

critique: The article does not specify that the community leader needs to protect the financial interests of the community.

critique: It is wrongly stated that the director's primary role is to protect the interests of the community. The article isn't talking about the director's role in passing the buck.

question: What does the text say about why due diligence is needed when selecting board members for the homeowner's association?

answer: Due diligence is needed when selecting board members because selecting the wrong candidates can hinder the association's progress.

critique: The response misses to mention that due diligence is also important for selecting the right candidates for the board as well.

critique: Consequently, contrary to the answer, due diligence is actually for better procedures in selecting the right candidates since it is stated in the article that it is not always easy to convince the people involved to become board members.

critique: The answer should mention that due diligence is needed to ensure that the candidates are qualified.

critique: There is no evidence that selecting board members can hinder the association's progress.

critique: The answer should clarify that due diligence is needed because of directors seeking new candidates who perform due diligence.

critique: The first use of due diligence in the text is omitted, as well as its meaning.

critique: The answer should mention that due diligence is needed to find qualified candidates.

critique: The text doesn't mention anything about hindering the association's progress.

critique: This is not the reason given in the text.

critique: The answer omits the part about selecting the right candidates.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: The abbreviation "hindering" is not necessary here. Additionally, the answer should be more specific about why due diligence is needed and why the association needs to take care when selecting board members.

critique: The answer should mention the importance of selecting the right candidates.


text:
Mindfulness? Pah. You don’t have time to sit around doing nothing. Or maybe you’ve read the research and you’re sold on the idea of mindfulness but you just can’t find the time. You’re not alone, this is something that we hear frequently at Positive Change Guru. So what can you do to make mindfulness part of your day? We’ve put together six painless but powerful practices to kick start your Mindfulness journey. We show you how to start where you are, adding mindfulness into your day with just a few minor tweaks.

Too Busy to practice mindfulness? We show you how to practice mindfulness for busy people (who don’t have time) in six easy steps

1.  START YOUR DAY WITH MINDFUL BREATHING

Yes, we know that you’re already breathing (truthfully, we’d be worried if you weren’t). This is a way of applying mindfulness to something that you already do, using the breath as an anchor. It’s a strategy for setting the tone of the rest of your day and can be a great way to embed mindfulness as a habit. Think about your morning routine, how do you typically start your day? Waking, getting out of bed, cleaning your teeth, having your first dose of caffeine? Is there space for one minute of mindfulness practice? A mindful minute perhaps? Or a quick body scan? If you’ve ever decided to run a marathon and followed a running plan you may be familiar with the strategy of run a minute, walk a minute on day 1, run two minutes, walk two minutes on day 2 as a starting point. Surprisingly, training your brain is no different to training your body. And that’s what you’re going to do. Think of it as neuro training.

Start with a minute of practice first thing in the morning on week one and build up to two minutes on week two. Start where you are and see how far you can build your morning practice. As you begin to see the benefits, you’ll be surprised at how easy it becomes to incorporate mindfulness into your morning routine.

2. STOP

One of the things that we like about the STOP exercise is its simplicity. Sometimes mindfulness sounds more complicated than it really is. STOP is deceptively simple and it’s something that we can all do, at any time during the day for 60 seconds. It will enable to interrupt habitual thinking or patterns of cognitive complacency by bringing you back to the present moment.

3. (S)TOP
     (T)AKE A BREATH. Notice the flow of your breath in and out of your body.
     (O)BSERVE your thoughts as you breath in and out, what is popping into your head, right here? Right now? How are you feeling you, your body? What sensations are here? Do you notice tension, aches, or are you relxed? How is it for you, right now in this moment?
     (P)ROCEED. Once you’ve practice STOP keep calm and carry on with your day.

4. The waiting practice.

You know what it’s like, you’re stuck in traffic, the lights are at red and you are willing them to change with every fibre of your body. Perhaps you’re in a queue and the conversation between the cashier and the person in front infuriates you as you glance at your watch. Can’t they see you’re on a schedule? Or perhaps your train is waiting at the station, delayed for some unknown reason. Don’t they know you have somewhere to go? Annoying isn’t it? The irritation as you wait is an opportunity in disguise and a prime moment to practice mindfulness. Try this three step waiting practice instead;

Bring your focus to your breath. Notice the cool stream of air above your upper lip as you inhale and a warmer sensation in the same area as you exhale.
Move your attention to your body.

How are you feeling? What sensations are you able to detect? How does your irritation manifest itself in the body? Clenched fists, increased heart rate? What do you notice as you scan your body?

Notice your thoughts; annoyance? Impatience? Irritation? Recognize them and then allow them to be, just as they are.
Stop multitasking

5. Stop Multitasking.

Multitasking is a myth. As much as we want to believe that it’s possible we know from a plethora of research in the field of neuroscience that the ability to focus on several tasks at the same time just isn’t possible. Studies by Gloria Mark, Professor of Informatics at the University of California found that when we’re continually distracted we may work faster but we produce less, increasing your error rate.

Dr JoAnn Deak author of ‘Your Fantastic Elastic Brain” states that “When you try to multitask, in the short term it doubles the amount of time it takes to do a task and it usually at least double the number of mistakes.” Worse still, researchers at Stanford University found that regular multitaskers are particularly bad at it, suggesting multitaskers are easily distracted.

STILL NOT CONVINCED? TRY THIS QUICK TEST FROM THE POTENTIAL PR

question: What does the text say about starting one's day?

answer: The author suggests starting one's day with mindful breathing, using the breath as an anchor. They suggest starting with one minute of practice first thing in the morning on week one and building up to two minutes on week two. They suggest starting where one is and seeing how far one can build their morning practice.

critique: It is omitted that the author also suggests to stop, observe, proceed, and stop multitasking.

critique: The answer omits the author's advice to stop, observe, and proceed.

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

critique: The answer should mention the benefits of starting the day with mindful breathing.

critique: The answer should include the benefits of mindful breathing in the morning.

critique: The answer omits the author's advice to stop.

critique: The first sentence of the answer can be placed after it's used in the second example.

question: What does the text say about multitasking?

answer: The text states that multitasking is a myth. The author says that multitasking is not possible and that it doubles the amount of time it takes to do a task and usually doubles the number of mistakes. The author also says that multitaskers are easily distracted.

critique: The answer should mention that multitasking doubles the number of errors.

critique: The author is not the only one who says this.

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

critique: The author does not say that multitaskers are easily distracted.

critique: The answer should include that the author recommends against multitasking.

critique: The starting of the text (a statistic and research) doesn't directly answer the question, but is probably relevant.


text:
   My footsteps echoed across the bare room. The white walls were lined with dirt and grime, leaving me to wonder how a room that lacked walls and windows, could become the dirty, eery looking room that stands before me. I turned my head to the right, and notice a single mirror leaning against the wall at such an angle that I could see my being staring back at me. My red hair was slightly frayed, with the area surrounding the brim of my forehead pointing towards the ceiling as it always does. My face, freckled but strong handsome, had a layer of dust on it as if I had been abandoned in an abandoned room for days. My blue and black flannel shirt drew itself across my torso, and was rolled up at the sleeves. The white undershirt lie matted against my skin, wet with sweat. My blue jeans looked as though I had been rolled around in the dirt for hours, as did my boots. I have always been physically fit, with naturally dense muscle, but I was always too lazy to work-out so I never had the body of Zeus, but still I was well-built.

   As I turned to look away from the mirror, it seemed as though my reflection continued to stare at me, un-phased and unchanged. My gaze returned to my reflection, which was following my every move once again. I must have been imagining it, I thought to myself as I turned to walk around the room.

   I approached the wall on my left and noticed something that I hadn't seen before. Dirty handprints lie sprawled against the wall, from the ceiling to the wood floors. Grimy footprints faced the wall, and as I crouched down to examine them, another footprint appeared, facing the opposite direction. Surprised, I fell back onto my rear as another print appeared about a stride's length from the other. I stood quickly and followed the footsteps as they traversed to the center of the room, then turned to face the mirror, momentarily resting before finishing its trek towards the reflective glass. When the footprints reached the mirror, I glanced up at my reflection, to try and determine exactly what had just happened.

   My eye caught a movement at the bottom of the mirror, the footprint had made another move. The heel of the print was stamped into the ground just before the mirror, but the other half... the other half continued into the mirror, as if it never existed. It travelled across the floor being reflected by the mirror. I almost wanted to attempt to go test to see if it was stable myself...

  "It's as real as you are." My voice entered my ears, but they did not exit through my lips, where could it be coming from... I looked up to see my reflection staring at me. His lips moved freely as he used my voice. "This world is filled with wonders. Even some you can't explain. Sometimes, you just need to take a leap of faith, and see what comes of it. After all, the brave don't live forever, but the cautious don't live at all."

   My hand reached out to touch the glass, but as my fingers touched the reflective surface, my hand passed through it, the reflection rippling as if it were a liquid. I took a step through into this mirrored world. I took a step into this new world, and walked across the identical room. I turned towards my reflection, but he wasn't there, not even in the world I came from. I felt the world begin to shake, and a deafening sound of laughter filled my ears. The violent quake caused me to topple over, and my body hit the ground...

My eyes bolted open to see three of my friends standing above me with a can of shaving creme in on of their hands. I felt the creme slide off my face. "Really guys?" was all I could say after that dream. "Ah come on, you know we love you," my bestfriend Michael said with a smirk. "Yea you better love me," I retorted as I wiped the shaving creme off of my face and threw it at him.

title: Opening to a story i thought up the other day. Open to criticism.

question: Summarize what the imagery used in this story makes the reader envision.

answer: The room is grimy and vacant reminding the reader of an abandoned place. The whites seem saturated with gray, as if burned beyond clean. Also, the wet, dirty undershirt lying against the skin suggests that the narrator was sweating excessively and it feels to the reader as though reaching into that shirt to the point of dryness would be almost needed for the narrator's comfort. The dirty handsprints against the wall with some foot prints leading up to it from the ceiling to the floor are also dirty. The room is deathly silent and the narrator asks himself, "How can a room devoid of windows and walls even get that filthy?" The mirror shows a copy of the narrator as though he was in a different world.

critique: "The whites seem saturated with gray, as if burned beyond clean." - this is incorrect. The whites are dirty, not gray.

critique: The mirror shows a copy of the narrator as though he was in a different world. - this is inaccurate. The narrator sees his reflection in the mirror and his reflection talks to him.

critique: The narrator's shirt isn't dry, he's just sweaty.

critique: The mirror shows a copy of the narrator as though he was in a different world. - this is inaccurate. The narrator sees his reflection in the mirror and it talks to him.

critique: The precise cause of the filthiness is not as relevant as the imagery.

critique: The wet undershirt is not relevant to the question.

critique: The wet, dirty undershirt lying against the skin suggests that the narrator was sweating excessively and it feels to the reader as though reaching into that shirt to the point of dryness would be almost needed for the narrator's comfort.

text: "and it feels to the reader as though reaching into that shirt to the point of dryness would be almost needed for the narrator's comfort" - this is confusing and best left out.

refinement: The room is grimy and vacant reminding the reader of an abandoned place. The whites seem saturated with gray, as if burned beyond clean. Also, the wet, dirty undershirt lying against the skin suggests that the narrator was sweating excessively and it feels to the reader as though reaching into that shirt to the point of dryness would be almost needed for the narrator's comfort. The dirty handsprints against the wall with some foot prints leading up to it from the ceiling to the floor are also dirty. The room is deathly silent and the narrator asks himself, "How can a room devoid of windows and walls even get that filthy?" The mirror shows a copy of the narrator as though he was in a different world.

question: Summarize the climactic event of the story.

answer: The narrator tries to cross through the mirror and into the alternate world, but the world begins to sink, with a deafening laughter in their ears.

critique: The narrator does not sink into the mirror, but falls over.

critique: The laughter is specifically in the narrator's ears.

critique: The world doesn't sink, the narrator does.

critique: The world doesn't sink; rather, the narrator falls over

critique: The world doesn't sink, it shakes violently.

critique: The laughter is not in the narrator's ears.

question: Would the dream that the main character have change their beliefs on phenomena and ghosts?

answer: No answer

critique:
The existence of his friends after the dream could be interpreted as evidence that the plot twist in the story, the apparent psychosis of the narrator, is a dream. If this plot twist is inferred then it appears that the narrator is not a character that believes in ghosts or other supernatural elements. It can be argued that that some other events in the story would support this as well.
Problems / Questions for Discussion:

The answer isn't clear.

critique: The answer can't be found in the passage


text:
GUILLERMO ANTONIO MORENO GARCÍA (born August 15, 1956) is a Dominican lawyer and politician, whom served as the District Attorney for the Distrito Nacional during the term 1996-1997.[1] He's the president of the party Country Alliance.

Early years and family

Moreno is the son of the writer and poet Juan Isidro Moreno and Mercedes García Fernández, being the first of seven brothers. His grandfather Domingo Moreno Jimenes was a great writer of the 20th century. He is also ancestral related to the former Dominican presidents Manuel Jimenes and his son Juan Isidro Jimenes.

Guillermo Moreno is a practicing lawyer, graduated from Law Degree at the PUCMM in 1980. In 1987, he obtained the title of Master in International Studies at the Diplomatic School of Spain.

As a professional

His professional experiences include having been a Consultant to the International Program for the Eradication of Child Labor of the International Labour Organization (ILO-IPEC); Consultant to the UNICEF; He is currently coordinator of the Master in Criminal Procedure Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Santiago; Dean of the “School of Law” of the Iberoamerican University (UNIBE); Drafting member of the Official Commission for the Review and Updating of the Code of Criminal Procedure (current Criminal Procedure Code; Co-drafting of the Statute of the Public Ministry; Founding Partner of the Moreno, Rodríguez & Sterling Law Office.

As a politician

In his youth, he joined the movements that fought for respect for human rights, public liberties and democratic values in the 12-year-old government of Joaquín Balaguer.

Guillermo Moreno García was appointed Prosecutor of Santo Domingo, D.N. on August 21, 1996 and remained in office until September 27, 1997.

During his tenure several aspects stand out: A sustained effort to modernize, institutionalize and clean up the Ministry, as well as a determined fight against corruption, political crimes, the preservation of the rule of law against abuses of power.

He was removed a year after the constant pressure he received from the National Palace to vary the course of cases of administrative corruption that reached his office. The trigger for his dismissal was the corruption file in the National Lottery, for which officials from the administration of former President Joaquín Balaguer, businessmen and technicians of that institution were kept in prison.[2]

Candidacy for the Presidency of the Dominican Republic

In 2007 Moreno is presented as a candidate for the presidency by a group of political forces, local movements, artists, intellectuals and independent citizens.

In 2008, Moreno ran as a candidate for the presidency for the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (MIUCA), reaching 3% of the total. In 2009, it launched the movement Country Alliance to aspire to the Presidency of the Dominican Republic.

On July 6, 2010, the members of the “Country Alliance” movement submitted to the Central Electoral Board the documentation required for recognition as a political party, with the intention of participating in the presidential elections that they will celebrate in May 2012.[3] On the 16th of the same month, in an interview carried out on the television program El Día, Guillermo Moreno outlined the three main axes under which Country Alliance is articulated: (1) Increase the productive capacity, the generation of employment and the export capacity of the Dominican Republic; (2) Draw up Public Policies that allow the enjoyment and enjoyment of fundamental social rights, especially a quality educational and health system and; (3) Strengthening of the Democratic Institution and the deepening of public and legal security and strengthening of transparency in the Dominican State [4] El Día].

In February 2011, once the party was recognized, the General Electoral Assembly of Country Alliance decided to present it as a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, being accepted by the Central Electoral Board and thus becoming the first candidate for the 2012 Dominican Republic presidential election.

As a writer

Author and co-author of several publications on legal and political issues, including: Code of Criminal Procedure and Complementary Standards; Studies on Child Labor in Dominican Legislation; Criminal Justice of the Adolescent Person in the DR; Political Parties vs. Citizen Sovereignty; Subvert the Policy; and Political Parties and Democracy in the Dominican Republic. As a writer on legal and political issues, for more than two decades, in various national and foreign print media, the weekly columns stand out: “CPP”, in Diario Libre; “Legal Situation”, in the Judicial Gazette Magazine; “Citizenship”, in the Revista Ahora and continued in the disappeared weekly “Clave Digital”.

In January 2009, he published his book “_Alianza: Una Propuesta de País_”.

Personal life

He is married to Aura Celeste Fernández, with whom he fathered Juan Domingo and Abel Guillermo.

Family tree

[1] Biografía de Guillermo Moreno García, candidato presidencial de Alianza País

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title: Guillermo Moreno García

question: Why was Moreno put forward as a presidential candidate by the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (MIUCA)?

answer: He was presented as a candidate for the presidency by a group of political forces, local movements, artists, intellectuals and independent citizens.

critique: The answer does not mention the reasons the MIUCA presented him as a candidate.

critique: The answer does not mention the reason for his candidacy.

critique: The answer should mention that he was presented as a candidate for the presidency by a group of political forces, local movements, artists, intellectuals and independent citizens.