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He sat silently in his bedroom with the shades pulled down and the lights switched off. It was afternoon, so this failed to create the effect of complete darkness. Rather, it caused a bluish dimness to permeate the room. How dramatic, he mused, but it soon passed from his mind, replaced by a shade of some other train of thought.

It was only a shade because he had never truly had a fully formed thought about it. ‘It’ was an emotionally destructive event that had happened only a day prior. The thoughts he had had about it weren’t full in that they lacked any amount of emotion; they were totally logical, totally reasonable.

He was no stranger to such a thing; this had happened to him a number of times before in similar situations, but an emotional shock had always come a few hours later. Not this time. The fact that it had been a full day and nothing of the sort had transpired was enough for him to know the shock would never come.

The event was that his girlfriend had broken up with him. Naturally, the few people he had informed had given him plenty of advice on the matter. “There are other fish in the sea”; “Don’t give up! You can get her back!”; “Don’t be too sad”.

‘There are other fish in the sea’ was entirely obvious. The boy knew he would eventually find someone else, forget about his old girlfriend, and be happy. He knew that there was no such thing as “the one”.

‘Don’t give up! You can get her back!’ was foolish: no he couldn’t. The only way she would want to be with him again would be if she made the decision of her own accord. People were stubborn. Unwavering. Illogical. Their minds could not be changed on these matters.

‘Don’t be too sad’ was the most curious. Its stupidity and uselessness aside, the boy seemed to be following it of his own accord with his aforementioned lack of emotional thoughts. He had felt no rush of sadness, of helplessness or of desperation. His sadness had been private, internal. Its effects on his behavior were nothing more than some tiredness, and perhaps a tendency not to laugh as hard at jokes. Anyone who was unaware what had happened would assume he was just low on sleep; not that an event of immense consequence had just occurred in his life. Quiet sadness.

The boy knew from experience (both personal and of others) that ‘getting over a breakup’ typically involves a feeling of superiority, of maturing, of scorning your former partner. This was foolish, he felt. It was natural, and he had nearly given into it, but he had stopped himself. Perhaps he was above her, but not by all that much. He tried his best not to think any lower of her than she objectively deserved.
The silhouette of a tree outside his window shone through the shades. He stared as it danced in the wind for half a minute, then blinked.
Seemingly out of nowhere, the words ‘stupid bitch’ entered his mind, but he shook them off. There it is again, he thought; that unrelenting desire to show himself that it didn’t matter. That she was inconsequential, and that the prior event had been a fortunate one. But it hadn’t been. And he knew that he could never truly ‘get over her’ unless he accepted that it had indeed been a bad occurrence.
And she truly was not a stupid bitch. She was a wonderful, intelligent girl, who had been nearly perfect for him. And yet, she possessed a select few qualities that made the two of them incompatible. It was a terrible shame.

At that moment, his mother opened his bedroom door, bringing in light from the hallway, “There you are, sweetie. I’ve been looking for you. What are you doing in here all by yourself?”

“Nothing, Mom. I was just going to go mow the lawn.”

She smiled, nodded and left the room. The boy followed a few moments later, and went to get the mower.

title: Quiet Sadness

question: Summarize the narrator's responses to his friends' advice.

answer: The narrator's friends give him advice on how to get over his breakup. The narrator knows that he will eventually find someone else and forget about his old girlfriend. He knows that there is no such thing as "the one". He knows that he can't get his girlfriend back. He knows that he shouldn't be too sad. The narrator knows that he shouldn't feel superior or mature. He knows that he shouldn't scorn his former partner.

critique: The narrator's response to the advice is not relevant to the question.

critique: The narrator doesn't know that he shouldn't feel superior.

critique: The narrator's response to the advice to not feel superior or mature is omitted.

critique: "He knows that he can't get his girlfriend back." - is inaccurate. He knows that he can't get her back on his own.

critique: The narrator doesn't know that he shouldn't feel superior or mature.

text: Feeling superior or mature was not advice given.

question: What does the text say about the reasons contributing to the breakup?

answer: No answer

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

critique: The text does not explicitly state the reasons for the breakup, but it does mention that the boy and his girlfriend were incompatible.

critique: The text says that the boy and his girlfriend were incompatible.

critique: The boy had mentioned that his girlfriend broke up with him. He feels he cannot get her back, even though she would be open to it. They were incompatible. However, the boy has no confidence about getting her and there's no way for him to get her back.

critique: The text does not explicitly state the reasons for the breakup.

question: What does the text say about the narrator's ex-girlfriend?

answer: The narrator's ex-girlfriend broke up with him, and the narrator feels that she's a wonderful, intelligent girl who was nearly perfect for him. Despite this, the two of them are incompatible. The narrator feels that it's a shame that they broke up.

critique: The narrator's emotions toward his ex-girlfriend are omitted.

critique: The narrator doesn't feel that it's a shame that they broke up.

critique: "The narrator's ex-girlfriend broke up with him" - this is incorrect. The narrator's ex-girlfriend broke up with him, not the other way around.

critique: It's omitted that the narrator thinks he's above her due to being separated.

critique: The narrator's ex-girlfriend is not named.

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

answer: The primary source of tension in the story is the narrator's girlfriend breaking up with him. He is sad about it, but he is also logical about it. He knows that he will eventually find someone else and be happy. He knows that there is no such thing as "the one". He knows that he can't get her back. He knows that he will eventually get over her. He knows that he can't get over her unless he accepts that it was a bad occurrence.

critique: "He knows that he will eventually get over her. He knows that he can't get over her unless he accepts that it was a bad occurrence." - redundant.

critique: This is redundant. It should be omitted.

text: The narrator accepting that he can't get her back is more of a resolution than a source of tension.


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[Assembled partygoers at Tranby Croft, 11 September 1890. The Royal Baccarat Scandal. Pictured are Capt. Berkeley Levett and Edward, Prince of Wales and others] BERKELEY JOHN TALBOT LEVETT, (11 November 1863 – 1 November 1941) was a Major in the Scots Guards and later a Gentleman Usher for the Royal family. He was a witness in the Royal Baccarat Scandal of 1890 in which the future King Edward VII was drawn into a gambling dispute which painted him in an unflattering light.

Life and career

The son of Colonel Theophilus John Levett of Wychnor Park, Member of Parliament for Lichfield,[1] and member of an ancient family, Levett enjoyed playing cards and saw himself as a dashing figure in society circles. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the Scots Guards on 16 December 1885,[2] an appointment to one of the most prestigious regiments, which further allowed him to advance his contacts in the establishment.

On 8 September 1890, the Scots Guards officer was in the company of royalty and fellow socialites at Tranby Croft in Yorkshire when the incident which set off the Royal Baccarat Scandal occurred.[3] At the time, Levett was a soldier and bon vivant said to be the best-dressed man in London. One society publication referred to him as the “noted soldier and dandy.”[4] The subsequent events led to a slander trial at which Levett was one of the defendants. Although the defendants won the case, public mood was against them. [Sibell Bass Levett, daughter of brewery heir Hamar Alfred Bass, wife of Major Berkeley Levett, 1905] During the parties feting the German Emperor Wilheim II during his July 1891 London visit, _The New York Times_ noted, “the Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon, in referring to the garden party (for the Emperor), gives great prominence to the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. E. Lycett Greene, and Lieut. Berkeley Levett, all of whom were prominent in the Tranby Croft baccarat scandal, were among the guests at the garden party.”[5]

Berkeley Levett served as Aide-de-camp in India to William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst who was Governor of Bombay from 1895 to 1900, during which he was promoted to captain on 15 November 1897.[6] Back in England, Levett married on 2 June 1900 Sibell Lucia Bass of the Bass brewery family, daughter of Hamar Alfred Bass, Member of Parliament.[7] In September 1902 he retired from the army.[8] Having sold his share of the family's Staffordshire estates, he and his wife lived in Lancaster Gate, London; Cottington, Sidmouth, Devon; and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, often turning up at society events before World War I.[9][10]

Berkeley Levett kept up his royal connections while serving as one of the Gentlemen Ushers for the Royal Household from 1 April 1919 to 1 December 1931. Later Levett was promoted to the rank of Major. He and his wife had two sons, one of whom was killed in World War I.

Baccarat scandal

Levett was drawn into the scandal after a night in which Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet, a fellow officer from the Scots Guards, was accused of cheating at Baccarat, a card game. Levett testified later that he had witnessed the cheating. Although Gordon-Cumming maintained that he had not cheated and the others had been mistaken, he had when confronted signed a statement pledging never to play cards again in return for an agreement that no-one present would speak again of what had happened. The assembled players feared the worst if the scandal leaked. For four months afterwards, Sir William split his time between his Scottish estates, his Scots Guards regiment, his wealthy American fiancée and his Paris club, hoping that the others would hold to their pledge.

The secret pact did not hold. An anonymous letter from Paris informed Sir William that gossips on the Continent were chattering about the events of that evening – and about Gordon-Cumming's alleged cheating. Enraged, Sir William brought suit against those present, including Berkeley Levett, charging slander. When the suit came to court in June 1891, it was a stylish affair: only those observers sporting a note from the Lord Chief Justice were admitted. The cream of society turned out dressed as though for Royal Ascot.[11]

Levett testified under oath, and although the jury ultimately ruled for him and the rest of the defendants, the damage was done. Sir William was drummed out of his regiment and forced to resign from his clubs. The future King, who was required to testify and thus reveal his penchant for card-playing, was outraged. “Thank God”, said the future King, “the army and society are now well rid of such a damned blackguard.”[12]

The royal reputation had been called into question.[13] Newspapers and public opinion sided squarely with Sir William. Word in the street largely blamed the future King.[14] In circles like Berkeley Levett's, consensus was the King was to blame, but for a different reason: the contentious card game had transpired at the estate of a newly rich shipping millionaire.

The jury took 10 minutes to find all the defendants not guilty and award them their legal costs. It was not a popular decision. The crowd hissed and booed the jurors, and tried to attack the defendants as they left the courtroom.

[1] A History of the Meynell Hounds and Country, 1780-1901, Vol. II, J. L. Randall, Sampson Low, Marston and Company Ltd., London, 1901

[2] Hart′s Army list, 1902

[3] Gordon-Cumming v. Wilson and Others: Speeches for the Plaintiff Delivered by Sir Edward Clarke, M.P., Solicitor General, Stevens & Hayes, London, 1891

[4] The First of the Autumn Weddings, The Bystander: An Illustrated Weekly, Wednesday, 2 Aug. 1903

[5] A Great Day in London; The Emperor Partakes of the City's Hospitality, 10 July 1891, The New York Times

[6]

[7] Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: The Isabel of Essex Volume, Marquis of Ruvigny, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994

[8]

[9] Drexel Entertains Society in London, The New York Times, 9 July 1912

[10] American Dollars Save London Season, The New York Times, 9 May 1914

[11] Sir William's Counters, The New York Times, 3 June 1891

[12] The Prince and the Parvenus, J. A. Maxtone Graham, Sports Illustrated, 28 April 1969

[13] For the Prince's Sake, The New York Times, 8 June 1891

[14] Wales and the Scandal, The New York Times, 5 June 1891

title: Berkeley Levett

question: What does the text say about Berkeley John Talbot Levett?

answer: Berkeley John Talbot Levett was a Major in the Scots Guards and later a Gentleman Usher for the Royal family. He was a witness in the Royal Baccarat Scandal of 1890 in which he was drawn into a gambling dispute which painted him in an unflattering light.

critique: The answer omits Levett's life before the scandal.

critique: This is a summary of the text and not a direct answer to the question.

critique: This response is missing the dates of Levett's birth and death.

text: It was King Edward VII, not Levett, who was drawn into a gambling dispute which painted him in an unflattering light.

category: accuracy

refinement: Berkeley John Talbot Levett was a Major in the Scots Guards and later a Gentleman Usher for the Royal family. He was a witness in the Royal Baccarat Scandal of 1890 in which he was drawn into a gambling dispute which painted him in an unflattering light.

question: What does the text say about the Baccarat scandal?

answer: On 8 September 1890, the Royal Baccarat Scandal occurred. At the time, Berkeley Levett was a soldier and bon vivant. He was present at an incident in which a fellow officer, Sir William Ivory, was caught cheating. Although Ivoy maintained that he had not cheated and the others had been mistaken, he signed a statement refusing to play cards again. However, the pact did not hold, and Sir William was forced to resign. In circles like Berkeley Levett's, it was common knowledge that the affair was the fault of the future King.

critique: The answer should mention that the jury acquitted the defendants.

critique: The answer should mention that the jury ruled in the defendants' favor.

critique: The answer should mention the jury's verdict.

critique: The answer should mention that the jury found the defendants not guilty.

critique: Remove unnecessary repetition of "at the time, Berkeley Levett"

critique: The answer should mention that Sir William Gordon-Cumming was the one who was caught cheating.

text: Context should be provided for what the "pact" was (that no one present would speak about what had happened).

category: coverage

refinement: On 8 September 1890, the Royal Baccarat Scandal occurred. At the time, Berkeley Levett was a soldier and bon vivant. He was present at an incident in which a fellow officer, Sir William Ivory, was caught cheating. Although Ivoy maintained that he had not cheated and the others had been mistaken, he signed a statement refusing to play cards again. However, the pact did not hold, and Sir William was forced to resign. In circles like Berkeley Levett's, it was common knowledge that the affair was the fault of the future King.

question: What does the text say about Levett's royal reputation?

answer: Levett was involved in the Royal Baccarat Scandal of 1890 in which the future King Edward VIII was drawn into a gambling dispute that painted him in an unflattering light. Levett served as a witness for the incident, which caused the scandal. After the jury ruled that the defendants were not guilty and awarded them their legal costs, the crowd hissed and booed the jurors and tried to attack the defendants as they walked away. The scandal tarnished the royal reputation.

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

critique: The answer should mention that the jury's decision was not popular.

critique: The answer should mention that Levett was a witness for the incident.

critique: The answer omits the fact that the jury ruled in favor of the defendants after only 10 minutes.

question: What does the text say about royalty?

answer: Levett was a witness in the Royal Baccarat Scandal of 1890 in which the future King Edward VII was drawn into a gambling dispute and painted in an unflattering light. Since then, Levett was kept close to Edward VII as a witness to more deglamourised events. Soon Levett's reputation was solidified as one that exemplified the luxurious world of aristocracy.

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: Levett's reputation is a lot more than what is mentioned in the answer.

critique: The answer should mention that Levett was a Gentleman Usher for the Royal family.

critique: The answer is inaccurate. Levett was a witness in the Royal Baccarat Scandal of 1890 in which the future King Edward VII was drawn into a gambling dispute and painted in an unflattering light.

text: The text does not discuss royalty as a concept in general.

refinement: Levett was a witness in the Royal Baccarat Scandal of 1890 in which the future King Edward VII was drawn into a gambling dispute and painted in an unflattering light. Since then, Levett was kept close to Edward VII as a witness to more deglamourised events. Soon Levett's reputation was solidified as one that exemplified the luxurious world of aristocracy.


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[Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: an enfilade of nine state rooms runs the length of the palace (marked “N” to “G” at the top of the figure) – note alignment of doors between rooms] In architecture, an ENFILADE is a suite of rooms formally aligned with each other. This was a common feature in grand European architecture from the Baroque period onward, although there are earlier examples, such as the Vatican stanze. The doors entering each room are aligned with the doors of the connecting rooms along a single axis, providing a vista through the entire suite of rooms. The enfilade may be used as a processional route and is a common arrangement in museums and art galleries, as it facilitates the movement of large numbers of people through a building.

Baroque palaces

[View down an enfilade in a palace in Saint Petersburg ] In a Baroque palace, access down an enfilade suite of state rooms typically was restricted by the rank or degree of intimacy of the visitor. The first rooms were more public, and usually at the end was the bedroom, sometimes with an intimate cabinet or boudoir beyond. Baroque protocol dictated that visitors of lower rank than their host would be escorted by servants down the enfilade to the farthest room their status allowed. If the visitor was of equal or higher rank, the host would advance down the enfilade to meet their guest, before taking the visitor back.

At parting, the same ritual would be observed, although the host might pay their guest a compliment by taking them back farther than their rank strictly dictated. If a person of much higher rank visited, these rituals extended beyond the enfilade to the entrance hall, the gates to the palace, or beyond (in modern State visits, to the airport).

Memoirs and letters of the period often note the exact details of where meetings and partings occurred, even to whether they were in the centre of the room, or at the door.

Royal palaces

Royal palaces often had separate enfiladed state apartments for the king and queen, as at the Palace of Versailles, with the grand appartement du roi and the grand appartement de la reine (not to mention the petit appartement du roi), or at Hampton Court Palace. Such suites also were used for entertaining.

Noblemen's houses, especially if a visit from the monarch was hoped for, often feature enfiladed suites, as at Chatsworth House, Blenheim Palace, the Château de Louveciennes, or Boughton House. The bedrooms in such suites were often only slept in on royal visits, although as with many grand bedrooms before the nineteenth century, they might be used for other purposes. Other enfilades culminated in a room used as a throne room. The Palace of Westminster, shown below, comes into this category, as the monarch sits on a throne in the chamber of the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament.

Palace of Westminster

[In the Palace of Westminster there is an uninterrupted view from the Peers' Chamber (D), right through Central Lobby (E), to the Commons Chamber(F)] Sir Charles Barry's Palace of Westminster, more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament, has an enfilade of three Royal apartments that continues through the two legislative Chambers of the Lords and Commons. The enfilade of State Rooms presents a view from the Robing Room and Royal Gallery – B and C on the plan at right – through to the Prince's Chamber. From the throne in the adjacent Lords' Chamber (D) there is an uninterrupted view through three lobbies – Lords', Central, and Members' Lobby – to the Speaker's Chair in the Commons Chamber at the other end of the Palace. (Lords' Lobby and Members' Lobby are the round and square spaces to the left and right of E on the Plan)

National Gallery, London

Barry also used a number of enfilades in his extension to the National Gallery, London,[1] built as an art gallery. These have been extended and added to in the recent Sainsbury Wing (despite the wing being at an angle to the earlier building), so that now the view down the longest enfilade traverses fifteen rooms.[2]

[1] See “Alteration and expansion” section of Wikipedia's National Gallery article.

[2]

title: Enfilade (architecture)

question: What does the text say about the functionality of an enfilade.

answer: An enfilade is a suite of rooms formally aligned with each other. This was a common feature in grand European architecture from the Baroque period onward, although there are earlier examples, such as the Vatican stanze. The doors entering each room are aligned with the doors of the connecting rooms along a single axis, providing a vista through the entire suite of rooms. The enfilade may be used as a processional route and is a common arrangement in museums and art galleries, as it facilitates the movement of large numbers of people through a building.

critique: The answer should mention that the enfilade may be used as a processional route.

critique: The answer should mention the restricted access down an enfilade suite of state rooms in baroque palaces.

critique: The answer could mention that enfilades were used to facilitate the movement of large numbers of people through a building.

critique: Went over the necessary details and incorporated more concepts

critique: The answer should mention that the enfilade is used to facilitate the movement of large numbers of people through a building.

critique: The answer should mention the functionality of the enfilade in royal palaces.

question: What does the text say about social rank?

answer:
In Baroque palaces, access down an enfilade suite of state rooms typically was restricted by the rank or degree of intimacy of the visitor. The first rooms were more public, and usually at the end was the bedroom, sometimes with an intimate cabinet or boudoir beyond. Baroque protocol dictated that visitors of lower rank than their host would be escorted by servants down the enfilade to the farthest room their status allowed. If the visitor was of equal or higher rank, the host would advance down the enfilade to meet their guest, before taking the visitor back.

At parting, the same ritual would be observed, although the host might pay their guest a compliment by taking them back farther than their rank strictly dictated. If a person of much higher rank visited, these rituals extended beyond the enfilade to the entrance hall, the gates to the palace, or beyond (in modern State visits, to the airport).

critique: The answer should mention the social rank of the monarch.

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critique: The answer should mention that the enfilade was a common feature in grand European architecture from the Baroque period onward.

critique: The answer should mention that the enfilade suites were often used to entertain guests of high social rank.

critique: The response doesn't mention how a Suite or Enfilade reflects social rank.

critique: The answer should mention that the enfilade suites were used for entertaining.

critique: The answer should mention that the enfilade suites were used to entertain guests of high rank.

question: What does the text say about bedrooms?

answer: The bedrooms in the Baroque era often were only slept in during royal visits. However, they were also used for other purposes.

critique: The answer omits that the bedrooms in the Baroque era were often only slept in on royal visits, but they might be used for other purposes.

critique: The answer should mention noblemen's houses.

critique: The answer should mention that the bedrooms were in enfilades.

critique: The answer should mention that the bedrooms were only slept in on royal visits.

critique: The answer should mention that the bedrooms in noblemen's houses were only slept in on royal visits.

critique: Bedrooms in royal palaces were also used to be the grandest and most public rooms.

critique: The answer should mention that the bedrooms in noblemen's houses were only slept in during royal visits.

question: What does the text say about washrooms?

answer: No answer

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Hybrid is the dominant cloud model, and it requires new management tools from a new crop of vendors, Forrester says

[hybrid cloud thinkstock]
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As organizations increase their use of cloud services, Forrester principal analyst Dave Bartoletti says they're coming to this realization: No one platform can provide everything developers and IT operations professionals need.

According to a poll of global technology users, nearly two-thirds said they’re using more than one public and/or private cloud at the same time. As has been predicted for years, hybrid cloud has become a dominant deployment methodology. Organizations are combining public cloud resources with private cloud infrastructure, or multiple public clouds, or multiple private clouds. When they do so, an overlay management software for controlling all those assets can be very helpful, Bartoletti says.

For the first time Forrester has produced a Wave report examining the leading vendors in this hybrid cloud management market, and the crop of providers leading the pack could come as a surprise.

Bartoletti breaks the market down into two major categories. There’s a relatively new collection of vendors selling agnostic management platforms. Tools from RightScale, CliQr, Dell and Scalr do not have affinity to any one cloud vendor, so they can manage many different clouds. The second category includes pre-existing software from classic management vendors like VMware, Red Hat and IBM. These vendors have extended their virtualization management software to now include cloud management.

Perhaps most surprising about this list is that vendors like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft (Azure) and Google (Cloud Platform) – who dominate the IaaS public cloud market, aren’t atop this list of cloud management tool providers. After all, why would they want to sell customers management software for competitors’ clouds?

Bartoletti says he sees two major use cases for these hybrid cloud software packages. The first is a multi-public cloud environment. It’s not uncommon to see an organization using Amazon Web Services in certain departments or developer teams. Perhaps the marketing department has a new mobile or Java app that needs to be able to scale quickly. AWS is a great fit. There may be other developers who are more used to working in a Windows environment and prefer to use Azure. A single cloud management platform can provision virtual machines and storage to both these clouds and give IT central control and visibility into how the clouds are being used.

There’s another use case for hybrid cloud software in which teams within an organization are all using the same public cloud, for example AWS. These hybrid cloud products can act as a central portal for users to access AWS resources and for IT to monitor the use.

These tools are “still in the maturing phase” though, Bartoletti says. The “nirvana” is to get to a point where users have a “single pane of glass” to manage multiple clouds and dynamically move workloads across clouds. We’re not quite there yet. Typically, the most functionality for dynamic usage across clouds comes within a homogenous environment: Users can do some cool stuff with vMotion in an all-VMware environment that combines vSphere with vCloudAir, for example. Managing applications across AWS and Azure is still a cumbersome process though, so expect more innovation in this market.

Despite their shortfalls, these can be incredibly helpful tools for users. “At their core, hybrid cloud management solutions are automation and orchestration platforms. They automate manual or scripted tasks to request, change, or deploy standardized cloud services, and they orchestrate the execution of these tasks across a range of cloud platforms, often leveraging other automation tools like configuration management or provisioning,” Bartoletti wrote in the report.

Rounding out the list of vendors who made the cut were Hewlett Packard Enterprise, BMC, Microsoft and Citrix.

This story, "It’s a hybrid cloud world, and we’re all just living in it" was originally published by Network World.

Senior Editor Brandon Butler covers the cloud computing industry for Network World by focusing on the advancements of major players in the industry, tracking end user deployments and keeping tabs on the hottest new startups.

Copyright © 2016 IDG Communications, Inc.

question: Summarize the historical context around using cloud technology to store files.

answer: No answer

critique: The response misses to provide a response to the task.

critique: The article does not mention anything about the historical context around using cloud technology to store files.

question: Summarize how and why technology users utilize cloud storage.

answer: The technology user poll suggests that two thirds of those polled are using more than one cloud. Reasons for this include developers and operations professionals who utilize multiple cloud services. The document does not state any reasons for this.

critique: The document does state the reason for using multiple cloud services.

critique: The article does state the reasons for using multiple cloud services.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The article does state the reasons for using more than one cloud.

critique: It is omitted that the document implies that when utilization of cloud services increases, it will require management from a new crop of vendors.

critique: The article does state some of the reasons.

critique: The document does state the reasons for using multiple cloud services.

critique: The question is asking how and why technology users utilize cloud storage. The answer doesn't answer the question.

text: "The technology user poll suggests that two thirds of those polled are using more than one cloud. Reasons for this include developers and operations professionals who utilize multiple cloud services. " - this is irrelevant and should be removed.

category: coherence

question: Describe how, then, hybrid technology could be favorable.

answer: Hybrid technology could be favorable because it allows for the use of multiple public and private clouds.

critique: It is omitted that it also allows for central control and visibility into how the clouds are being used.

critique: The answer doesn't mention the advantages of using hybrid technology.

critique: The second half of the answer contain an incomplete sentence and not a complete statement describing these services.

critique: The answer should mention the use cases.

critique: It is omitted how it allows for the use of multiple public and private clouds.

question: Summarize what hybrid management is and provide an example.

answer: Hybrid management is a combination of public and private cloud resources. For example, an organization may use Amazon Web Services in certain departments or developer teams, while other developers may prefer to use Azure. A single cloud management platform can provision virtual machines and storage to both these clouds and give IT central control and visibility into how the clouds are being used.

critique: But it can also be used for a single public cloud like AWS.

critique: The answer should mention the use cases for hybrid management.

critique: The answer should mention that the hybrid management tools are agnostic.

critique: The answer should mention the use case of a multi-public cloud environment.

critique: "an organization may use Amazon Web Services in certain departments or developer teams, while other developers may prefer to use Azure." - this is an example of how hybrid management works, not what it is. Delete this and merge it with the first sentence.

critique: "Hybrid management is a combination of public and private cloud resources." - this is incorrect. Hybrid management is the combination of public and private cloud resources.


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_'Edmund (or EDMOND) Meyrick_' (or MEYRICKE) (1636 – 24 April 1713) was a Welsh cleric and benefactor of Jesus College, Oxford, where scholarships are still awarded in his name. He is a member of the Meyrick family.

Life

Meyrick was born at Garthlwyd, Llandderfel (near Bala, Merionethshire) and christened in Llandderfel on 11 June 1636. He attended four schools, including one year at Ruthin School, before matriculating at Jesus College, Oxford in 1656. He was elected to a scholarship in 1658 and obtained his BA degree in 1659.[1] He was ordained both deacon and priest by Robert Skinner, Bishop of Oxford, on 30 August 1660 in the chapel of New College, Oxford.[2] In 1662, he was elected to a probationary Fellowship of the college, but married in 1663 and became ineligible for a full fellowship. He became vicar of Eynsham on 10 August 1663.[3] He was chaplain to Richard, Earl of Carbery — the Meyricks and the Carberys being related – and this connection led to Meyrick's appointment to a number of lucrative positions in West Wales.[4] Meyrick became vicar of Llangathen in 1665, vicar of Llanegwad and a Canon of St David's Cathedral in 1667, rector of Burton, Pembrokeshire in 1670, treasurer of St David's in 1690 and rector of Penboyr in 1713. He was also a canon of Christ College, Brecon and vicar of Carmarthen; he held many of these positions at the same time. He died in Carmarthen, where he was then living, on 24 April 1713, and was buried in St Peter's Church; a memorial to him was placed on the north wall of the chancel.[5]

Bequests

Meyrick's wife and only child had predeceased him, enabling a more generous disposition of his assets.[6] He had extensive property interests, in both North and South Wales. The family seat was in Ucheldre, Gwyddelwern, Merionethshire and Meyrick also owned several houses in Carmarthen.[7] In 1708, he set up a charity school in Carmarthen but for some reason directed in his will that the school and master should be moved to Bala, where it became the Bala Grammar School.[8] The will provided for an annual payment of £15 to the schoolmaster together with the use of the schoolhouse, and £15 per year for clothing for the students.[9]

His will, dated 25 March 1712, said: He left family property in Denbighshire and Merionethshire, as well as his Carmarthen property after expiration of some life interests, to the college to provide six scholarships of £10 and six exhibitions of £8. The scholarships and exhibitions were to be awarded to Jesus College students from North Wales, until they obtained their Master of Arts degree or were receiving more than £40 per year from a parish appointment. Any surplus was to be used to buy advowsons so that the College might present one of the scholars (or in default of a suitable scholar, a Meyrick exhibitioner or a North Wales fellow of the College) to a parish position.[10] Whilst the estate produced a surplus, only one living was purchased by the trustees, that of the rectory of Llandow in 1735. Further increases in the surplus led to an increase in payments to Bala School and to the scholars and exhibitioners, and to the purchase of other property in Cheltenham and Carmarthen.[11][12] This proved to be a profitable investment since, by 1840, the college had received more than £10,000 through the sale of trust land near Cheltenham for railway purposes. Payments to Bala School ended in 1862, when the annual payments were commuted for a lump-sum payment of £5,333.[13]

Meyrick scholarships and exhibitions are still awarded to students at Jesus College, based on academic merit. Students performing consistently at a first-class standard during the year in the opinion of their tutors may be awarded a Meyrick scholarship, with consistent performance at upper second to first-class standard potentially leading to the award of a Meyrick exhibition.[14] The restriction in Meyrick's bequest that the scholarships were for students from North Wales only was relaxed in 1857 to cover students from all of Wales and Monmouthshire.[15][16] The restrictions have been further relaxed and students who were not born in Wales are also now eligible for a Meyrick scholarship or exhibition if they are the child of a native of Wales, are able to speak Welsh or they were educated for the last three years of secondary school in Wales.[17]

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title: Edmund Meyrick

question: Describe Meyrick's relationship to Wales.

answer: He appears to have had strong ties to Wales. He attended schools there, was a clergyman there, and owned a house there.

critique: He is buried in Wales, which may be more indicative of the strength of the relationship to Wales.

critique: It is omitted that he was also a member of the Meyrick family.

critique: "He appears to have had strong ties to Wales" is not a very specific answer to the question. It would be better to rewrite the answer completely.

critique: Meyrick had extensive property interests in North and South Wales.

critique: He also held several positions in West Wales.

critique: The response misses to mention that he was also a benefactor of Jesus College, Oxford, where scholarships are still awarded in his name.

critique: It would help if it is stated that Meyrick was a clergyman based in West Wales.

critique: It should be pointed out that his most lucrative connections were in West Wales, not all of Wales

critique: Meyrick also received many lucrative positions in West Wales.

critique: He also seems to have had an extensive property portfolio in Wales.

critique: This is an accurate fact, but it does not show the extent of Meyrick's relationship to Wales.

critique: Meyrick was a clergyman in Wales, but the answer should mention that he was also a benefactor of Jesus College, Oxford.

critique: The response misses to mention that Meyrick was a Welsh cleric and benefactor of Jesus College, Oxford, where scholarships are still awarded in his name.

text: The answer does not describe the full extent of Meyrick's relationship to Wales, for example his having been born in Wales, being appointed to a number of lucrative clergy positions in West Wales, his extensive property holdings in North and South Wales, and his bequests to Welsh students after death.

refinement: He appears to have had strong ties to Wales. He attended schools there, was a clergyman there, and owned a house there.

question: When did Meyrick live?

answer: 1636 to 1713

critique: The answer could be phrased as a complete sentence.

critique: The answer should give the dates in a proper format.

critique: He died in 1713, but this doesn't mean that he was born in 1636.

critique: The answer should be written in a full sentence.

critique: Include the month and year of Meyrick's death in the answer.

critique: It is omitted that he was born in 1636 and died in 1713.


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Footsteps echo in the long stone corridor. Small chains can also be heard. The man is panting, running towards a wooden door with golden engravings. He rams in the door, forgetting about the doorknob. The door hits the Jester, who then falls to the ground and breaks his nose. In the middle of the room, is the leader. Without wasting an instant, he yells

“Sire! We are under attack!” Yells the Subreddit knight.
“What?” Screams the leader, standing up
“Yes sire! Castle Repost is breaching our walls! It won't be long now!”
“What are they after?”
“The same thing as always, they wish to break Castle AdviceAnimal's walls and reach the Front Page fortress!”
“This shouldn't be a problem, our Downvote cannons are always charged! Tell me what happened!”
“They managed to outnumber us. They silently shot down our defenses with their Upvote Cannons. From that point, they burned the front gate and slowly walked in.”
“Where are they now?” Asks the Leader
“We managed to arm our comment guns and slow them down, but soon they will overpower us.” The knight explained
“Did you try calling on an ally Castle? Like Castle Funny or Castle Aww?”
“We did, but they said they could not arrive for a few days. We sent messages to Castle Atheist and Circle-Jerk, we have no response yet, but I'm sure they will refuse.”
“What about the citizens?”

A cannon shot is heard, then a smashing sound. Screams flood the air, followed by another explosion and screams of glory.

“We tried to make them leave by the secret tunnels, but many citizens took to arms and jumped into the fight. Many died and are still dying. The ones that decided to escape found that most of the tunnels were blocked. We lost many.” Explains the Knight, a hint of sadness in his voice.
“How many men do we have left?”
“When I left, a few were still standing. A few of our men have been captured and enslaved. The Fortress was still untouched, but, as we heard, that has changed.”
“Then follow me, we shall gather what few we have and craft some plan that might turn the table.” Commands the King.

The King opens the door. A few cats run away from the room. The Jester stands up and runs to the corridor, where a cannonball smashes through and hits him. The Knight goes first, but turns left. The King follows him. They walk through the stone corridors and passageways, on their way seeing the Castle Nobles running awry. The Scumbag Brain is hitting a door, trying to get in, while the Scumbag Steve and Stacy are pushing people aside, running in circles. As the Knight and King finally arrive to the armory, they realize that it's completely empty.

“Where are they all?” Asks the King
“At the walls, fighting off the enemy. We were lucky not to encounter them.”
More screams are heard, this time closer to them. Again, the same victory cries are heard.

“We don't have any time left. The enemy is here, searching for me. We have to act now.”
“All the weapons we have left are here. A few pounds of black powder, some swords and dagger and two shields.” Counts the Knight, as he locks the door.

The King walks and sits in a corner. As he does this, the door blasts open in a cloud of fire, smoke and blood. The King screams as portions of his newest friend splatters his robes. As the smoke dies down, an orange arrow smashes into the wall next to his head.

“So, you managed to outlive all of your little guards? No matter, you will join them soon enough.” A voice chuckles.
“So you are the new general that managed to recruit all of these newbies? You are new yourself, but competent.” Tells the King.
“Why thank you, but don't think complements will save you. I am here on a mission.” Exclaims the General
“You are competent, but still inexperienced. Exactly like your army.”  Explains the King
“And why is that?” Asks the General
“Because you didn't think this through. The worst place to be when you attack a Fortress, especially when you confront someone, is the armory.” Slowly says the King
“Explain.” Demands the General
“Let me show you.” The King says

The General and his army intensely stares at the King, while he reaches into his back pocket with his left hand. He slowly pulls out a gun.

“Downvote gun, one of the most powerful ever built” Says the King.
“Don't even think about shooting me or yourself.” Confidently says the General.

The King lets out a little laugh. He slowly points the muzzle to his left. The entire audience looks left, over to a pile of swords and daggers. As fast as he can, the King takes a shield and shoots to his right, on a pile of black powder. As the audience looks right, they see a large flash of light, then another ball of fire, smoke and blood fill the room. Screams are heard, but no victory cries are heard this time. When the smoke falls, the King uncurls from behind the shield and stands up.

“Time to rebuild, again... Will these attacks ever end?” He sighs

As he walks out of the room, he looks at all the damage done to the Fortress and the Kingdom. A cat walks to him and starts cuddling.

- “I really need a bath.” He whispers.

title: The attack of the Repost

question: Summarize what the story is a metaphor for.

answer: The story is a metaphor of a group of people, who are together under the guise of Knights and Warriors, who are at war with a coalition of other factions that share the same goal: to win the game. The castle they defend represents what the big prize or award is for winning the game, or becoming popular in the social media sphere (winning the fight for going viral). The leader of the "Kingdom" is the players themselves, attempting to win the game through calculated measures. Similarly, the events that occur in the story all take place within the game's interface. That the warring characters occupy an entirely virtual space is corroborated by the presence of magical elements such as the apparently miraculous appearance of snakes and cats in the story.

critique: "The leader of the "Kingdom" is the players themselves, attempting to win the game through calculated measures. Similarly, the events that occur in the story all take place within the game's interface. That the warring characters occupy an entirely virtual space is corroborated by the presence of magical elements such as the apparently miraculous appearance of snakes and cats in the story." - this is incorrect. There is no mention of a game in the story.

critique: The army's objective is to fight to make it to the Front Page fortress, not win the game!

critique: There is no mention of snakes or cats in the story.

critique: The answer is too long and it's not clear what the question is asking.

critique: All this comes from the reader's imagination, not in the story.

critique: "The story is a metaphor of a group of people, who are together under the guise of Knights and Warriors, who are at war with a coalition of other factions that share the same goal: to win the game." - most of this answer is not relevant to the question.

critique: "The leader of the "Kingdom" is the players themselves, attempting to win the game through calculated measures." - this point doesn't seem relatable to the story. Delete this section.

critique: The leader of the "Kingdom" is the players themselves, attempting to win the game, not the leader.

critique: The story does not mention that the castle is a metaphor for a social media platform or that the leader is the players themselves.

critique: The answer is a bit too long and confusing.

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: There is no evidence to suggest the characters occupy an entirely virtual space. Ownership of cats and the use of the Downvote gun are evidence that the setting is real.


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The force of the blast was enormous. Were it not for the makeshift barrier Tristan had made out of the wreckage of the Isolt, they'd have been incinerated long ago. Instead all they felt was an intense heat along with a great light that blinded them to anything beyond the slim wall of metal. Gwen heard the metal groaning. It couldn't hold back the firestorm much longer. She looked at each of her friends' faces. Josh had his eyes closed, no doubt picturing the stars he held dear one last time. Next time him lie Anna's body. She couldn't have held on any longer, and had given in to the poison coursing within her. Tristan himself was screaming as he tried using his own body to reinforce the shielding. And she herself was only just learning to come to terms with her own surroundings, that this would be her final moments of life. How had she lived? As a fair queen of legend, as a great warrior, as a feeble girl, and now after all her travels, here she was, about to have every last piece of her DNA incinerated by the explosion given off by the end of Wrath's life. She consoled herself with the notion that she had been fair and kind to everyone she knew, and never wanted to hurt anyone. She even saved a few lives, Josh's being one. She even cracked half a smile. She lived a good life, one might say. But she was tired of fighting. Maybe if she just closed her eyes, it would end.....

But she realized something. She had checked on everyone's last moments. But where was Isaac? It was then she saw him sprinting past, and felt the brown and blue fabric of his coat brush her  face. He had leapt straight into the heart of the storm, but did not die. He stood alone, his eyes set and his jaw locked. His cloak billowed in the wind and heat. A voice cried from the inferno. "Well now, the loser's finally stopped wallowing in pity and has gathered courage enough to stand against me? What are you doing? Trying to save your friends by giving yourself up? They'll die anyway! Your death will have been for NOTHING!" Wrath's voice echoed with the might of the cosmos itself. But Isaac stood unafraid. He raised his ring, and a wall of power erupted to meet the oncoming storm of death. For a while, Isaac's wall held. But he couldn't do it alone. That's when Gwen noticed. All around Isaac there were beings, like avatars of energy. One burned with a fiery red aura. A manifestation of Isaac's own unique fury, Gwen thought. Another burned blue, an avatar of the goodness that Isaac possessed. Then came Isaac himself, his eyes blazing with rage and power. Then, finally, there was one more. This avatar wore bright, intricate, green armor, as though it was made from emerald. These three beings held out their right hands as Isaac did. They were holding the firestorm back! Soon the light began to recede. Wrath was running out of steam. If Isaac held out a bit longer, he'd have saved them. "Isaac!" Gwen cried, "You were always the strongest and purest of all of us. We would have been lost without your leadership! Wrath has no power over you, for you are stronger than your emotions! You are the King Under the Mountain, and you bow to no power of evil!" Isaac turned and smiled. Gwen still could not hear over the inferno, but she saw his mouth move. Thank you. All of you. My friends. Then the great light ceased. Wrath's form evaporated. The evil King was no more. Gwen nearly shouted for joy, but she saw Isaac. He still stood in the same place, but facing them. His eyes were glistening. The apparitions of his power had vanished. Now only he remained. His smile was finally perfect. His face bore no trace of shame, or regret, or brooding. Only peace. Then in an instant, without saying another word, Isaac's form turned to ash. He crumpled to the ground, his form breaking apart. Gwen was paralyzed. They all were. They could only watch as Isaac's smile faded, as at last his entire form had broken. All that was left was his ring, the symbol of his shield and strength, gleaming in the starlight high above.

title: [FN] The Last Stand

question: Summarize the most positive moment.

answer: When it seems that Isaac has found the ability to save them, Isaac's form turns to ash. Gwen sees him crumble, smile beaming and without regret. The last of the starlight gleams off his ring, the only thing that remains of him at all.

critique: The answer should mention that Isaac's form turns to ash after he saves them.

critique: The answer is almost entirely made up of details that are not useful for the task.

critique: The last sentence is not relevant to the question.

critique: This seems to be at the end of the is timeline. Rather, Gwen is encouraged to see Isaac standing strong in the moment where his friends are shielded by three apparitions of unique energies.

critique: "Gwen sees him crumble, smile beaming and without regret." - this is inaccurate because Gwen saw Isaac's smile fade and his face was no longer beaming.

text: I would delete that Isaac's form turns to ash as it is not a positive moment.

question: What does the story say about Isaac defeating Wrath?

answer: Isaac is the only one who manages to stand up to Wrath, the evil king. He is able to hold the firestorm back for a while, but it's not enough. Then he calls on the help of his friends, who manifest their energy as avatars that help Isaac hold the firestorm back. Eventually, Wrath runs out of steam, and his form evaporates. Isaac is the only one left. He smiles at his friends one last time before turning to ash and crumbling to the ground.

critique: The answer omits that Isaac is able to hold the firestorm back with the help of his friends.

question: What does the story say about Gwen giving up?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that Gwen is about to die.

critique: The answer should mention that Gwen is about to give up when she realizes that Isaac is still alive.

question: What does the text say about Gwen's death?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that Gwen is in the blast and that she is about to have her DNA incinerated.

critique: The text explicitly states Gwen is about to die.

critique: The answer should mention the firestorm that kills Gwen.

critique: The answer should mention that Gwen is killed by the explosion.


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By TOM HENRY

as published in the November 19, 2016 edition of the Blytheville Courier News

  “Trolls are slow in the uptake, and mighty suspicious about anything new,” J.R.R. Tolkien

Perhaps some of you have spent a great deal of your life looking for gold at the end of your rainbow, leprechauns, unicorns and other mythical things. You probably haven’t actually found them, but good luck. However, I can say with certainty that there is one type of mythical creature that you will not only find terrorizing Tolkien’s Middle Earth, but also here in Blytheville. That creature is the dreaded troll.

When I speak of “trolls” I am not speaking of the fabled, cave-dwelling creatures of folklore, but I am speaking of a creature equally ugly. A “troll” is someone that preys on social media sites, looking for opportunities to strike with deliberately offensive or provocative statements designed to lure others into an angry response. For some deranged reason, trolls get immense enjoyment out of doing so.

Joel Stein, in the August 29, 2016 edition of Time, wrote an article called, “Why we’re losing the Internet to the culture of hate: how trolls are ruining the Internet.”

In his article, Stein writes, “They’re turning the web into a cesspool of aggression and violence. [And] what watching them is doing to the rest of us may be even worse.”

He also added that a Pew Research Center survey showed that 70-percent of 18-to-24-year olds that use the Internet have experienced harassment personally online.

A 2014 study in the psychology journal Personality and Individual Differences performed a study “looking for evidence that linked trolling with the ‘Dark Tetrad’ of personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism.”

The September 18, 2014 online article entitled “Internet Trolls are Narcissists, Psychopaths and Sadists: Trolls will lie, exaggerate and offend to get a response” reported that the study showed that “Dark Tetrad” scores were highest for those that said trolling was their favorite Internet activity. Every other segment of the population scored much lower. But with self-identified trolls, all four scores were extremely high. In fact the direct relationship between trolling and those traits are extremely linked.

The authors of the study wrote, “…the associations between sadism and GAIT (Global Assessment of Internet Trolling) scores were so strong that it might be said that online trolls are prototypical everyday sadists…both trolls and sadists feel sadistic glee at the distress of others. Sadists just want to have fun…and the Internet is their playground.”

So, why have I written this column? I have written this column for three reasons. The first reason is to show how important it is for parents to take time to teach their children how to behave in the community known as the Internet (and believe me it is as real a community as anywhere else on the planet). The second reason is to give some practical advice on what to do when “bitten” by a troll. Lastly, I desire to show trolls that may read this that they need help. They are not the normal, mainstream, balanced, functioning people that they believe themselves to be and their behavior is not acceptable.

We teach our children how to behave at home, especially in temperament and language. We also teach them how to behave around their elders or at church. We teach them how to be quiet at the library or theater, how not to throw a tantrum at Wal-Mart and even how to behave at the grocery store.

So how much more should we teach them how to behave in the largest public forum community ever created – the Internet? It is infinitely more important. Not only because of the exponential likelihood of being misunderstood or offended by someone from another geographical or cultural location, but also because people tend to be more outspoken while at the same time more isolated while online. Cyberbullying is a very real thing that all too often has lasting and even deadly consequences.

Those trolls that precipitate a young teen’s suicide are just as guilty of murder, in my humble opinion, as they would be if they had shot them with a gun.

SO WHAT DO WE DO WHEN “BITTEN” BY A TROLL?

This may sound strange, but we have to ignore them using “child psychology” and the “sticks and stones” method. Trolls feed on, grow from, multiply to and most of all enjoy rejoice in angry responses. When we respond, we give them the fuel they need and crave. If they don’t get an angry response, they will eventually keep moving until they find one that will give them their desired reward.

Admittedly, it is very difficult to have thick skin, ALMOST impossible at times, but it is truly the only way. There are also online tools such as banning, blocking, silencing, de-friending, etcetera that can be employed to cut them off from contacting you. Lastly, if trolled by multiple people, perhaps you should stop visiting the website, forum, group or page.

Now clearly there are many other means of Cyberbullying, such as by mobile phones, text messages, Snapchat, Periscope…and the list goes on and on with no end. But that is beyond the scope of this column.

NOW, IF YOU ARE A TROLL. STOP BEING A JERK. Your behavior is not funny, amusing or a small deal. If you are a cyber bully you are probably not good at one-on-one personal relationships. That is too bad. I challenge you to follow the golden rule and “do unto others as you’d have them do unto you.” And step away from the keyboard long enough to develop some real, meaningful personal relationships. Add joy to your everyday life and you’ll see that the so-called joy of attacking others online is not joyful at all; it’s pathetic.

So, if you are experiencing Cyberbullying and don’t know what to do, visit www.stopbullying.gov/get-help-now/.

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I have been fortunate to hold a number of very interesting jobs over the years – jobs including newspaper reporter (twice), restaurant/retail store manager, restaurant multi-unit manager, a Christian bookstore manager, pastor, video store manager and as a funeral home employee. My last three jobs included being a news editor, a civil war book editor and a programs specialist/grant writer. I have three college degrees (from Arkansas State University and Arkansas Northeastern College) including a Master of Arts in history. I spend all of my non-work time with the sweetest woman I’ve ever met. Her name is Lillie Caroline. Together we have four children (all now adult). My wife is without a doubt the answer to my many years of fervent prayer. I have never been happier than I am now. In my free time, I enjoy writing, reading, traveling (especially to historic/civil war sites), learning, intellectual discussion and singing. We live an hour north of Memphis and we love “walking in Memphis, ten feet off of Beale” as often as we can.

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question: What does the text say about the Dark Tetrad?

answer: A 2014 study in the psychology journal Personality and Individual Differences performed a study looking for evidence that linked trolling with the Dark Tetrad of personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism. The study found that Dark Tetrad scores were highest for those that said trolling was their favorite Internet activity, and that the direct relationship between trolling and those traits were extremely linked.

critique: The answer omits that the Dark Tetrad scores were highest for those that said trolling was their favorite Internet activity. Every other segment of the population scored much lower.

critique: The answer should mention the Dark Tetrad's relation to trolls.

critique: The answer should mention the Dark Tetrad scores of self-identified trolls.

critique: The study also found that trolls scored highest in all four Dark Tetrad scores.

critique: The first sentence doesn't have much bearing on the Dark Tetrad, so it needs to be cut.

critique: The answer should mention the Dark Tetrad's relationship to trolls.

question: What does the text say about how to respond to an internet troll?

answer: The author says that the best response to an internet troll is to ignore them. The author says that the troll will eventually move on to someone else if they don't get a response. The author also says that there are tools that can be used to block the troll from contacting you. The author also says that if there are multiple trolls, the best response is to stop visiting the website, forum, group or page.

critique: The author also says that trolls are not normal, mainstream, balanced or functioning people.

critique: The answer fails to address the first point the article deals with, which is that parents need to teach their kids how to behave in the internet.

critique: The author also advises people to not respond to trolls even if they feel attacked.

critique: The answer omits the last sentence of the text, which is the most important one.

critique: The author doesn't say that the best response is to stop visiting the website, forum, group or page.

critique: The author says that the best response to an internet troll is to ignore them. The author says that the troll will eventually move on to someone else if they don't get a response. The author also says that there are tools that can be used to block the troll from contacting you. The author also says that if there are multiple trolls, the best response is to stop visiting the website, forum, group or page.

critique: The author also says that if you are a troll, you should stop being a jerk.


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The ST. ANTHONY HOTEL is a historic 10-story hotel in downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. Built in 1909, it was considered one of the most luxurious hotels in the United States and hosted a wide range of film stars, royalty, and other famous guests. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

[St. Anthony Hotel in 1913.] [The St. Anthony at 300 E. Travis St. in San Antonio (2015)]

The St. Anthony Hotel was constructed by cattlemen B. L. Naylor, F. M. Swearingen, and A. H. Jones. The men believed that San Antonio was destined to become an important tourist destination and that a luxury hotel would bring an influx of wealthy people coming to the city.[1]

The St. Anthony was the first luxury hotel in the city. All the rooms had mahogany moldings and furnishings and telephones, Half of the rooms had private baths.[2] It also featured doors which opened automatically, and electric lights that turned off when the patron locked their hotel room door.[3] It was so technologically advanced that it was considered among the world's most modern hotels. The hotel also featured a richly appointed bar and lounge named “Peacock Alley”, added in the 1930s.[4] The hotel's St. Anthony Club restaurant also became well known for its excellent food. In 1915, the owners doubled the capacity of the hotel to 430 rooms.

[St. Anthony Hotel lobby in 1913.] In the depths of the Great Depression, however, the hotel fell on difficult times. It began to deteriorate, and the banks foreclosed on the owners.[5] Ralph W. Morrison, civic leader and rancher, purchased the hotel in 1935 for $475,000.[6] That year, the hotel added air conditioning and a drive-up registration desk.[7] Morrison purchased an extensive art collection to hang in the public spaces, and oriental carpets and French Empire furnishings for the public lounges.[8]

In 1982 the hotel was bought by Inter-Continental Hotels. It was renovated and reopened in 1983 as the ST. ANTHONY INTER-CONTINENTAL SAN ANTONIO. It completed renovations and joined The Luxury Collection on November 19, 2015.

Famous Guests

The St. Anthony Hotel has hosted a number of famous people. These include President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, Vice President John Nance Garner, and humorist Will Rogers.[9] Lyndon B. Johnson spent his honeymoon there.[10] The Newton Gang often resided there in the winter.[11] The hotel was also home to the cast of the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, _Wings_. Stars of the film that stayed at the hotel included Richard Arlen, Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Clara Bow.[12]

In 2012, the hotel hosted the Arena Football University. At this event, arena football teams meet with vendors and league officials to discuss the upcoming season.[13]

Famous deaths

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, died in the hotel on December 13, 1924.[14]

Texas politician Robert L. Bobbitt lived in the St. Anthony for the last year of his life prior to his death in 1972.

In the moments leading up to his death, Major General Frederick Funston, who President Woodrow Wilson favored as leader of the American Expeditionary Force in the First World War, was relaxing in the lobby of the hotel listening to _The Blue Danube_ Waltz. After commenting, “How beautiful it all is,” he collapsed from a massive painful heart attack (myocardial infarction) and died on February 19, 1917. He was holding six-year old Inez Harriet Silverberg in his arms. Wilson was forced to choose General John Pershing as a replacement.[15]

[1] Moehring and Moehring, p. 8—26.

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[11] Baker, p. 82.

[12] “Star Of 'Wings' Recalls The Silent Days” 1 _Los Angeles Times._

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[14] Moeller, Becky. “Remember How Labor Day Came to Be.” _San Antonio Express-News._ September 1, 2013.

[15] [Tuesday, February 20, 1917 Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) Page: 1]

title: The St. Anthony Hotel

question: What convinced the original owners of the St. Anthony Hotel that it was destined to be a tourist destination?

answer: The hotel was very technologically advanced for its time, with automatic doors and electric lights which automatically switch off once the door is locked. It also had a bar named Peacock Alley, which is likely where wealthy people would socialize.

critique: The hotel was not considered technologically advanced for its time. It was considered to be modern for its time.

critique: The answer does not mention that the hotel was built in the hopes of attracting wealthy people to the city.


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Mary River}} [Little Corellas flying at Mary River National Park] The MARY RIVER flows in the Northern Territory of Australia and is a site of the Mary River National Park.

Description

The river is approximately long and rises about east of Pine Creek.[1] The catchment area is over but is ephemeral and only flows in the wet season, during the dry it is a series of pools and billabongs.[2]

The catchment has several small reserve areas forming the Mary River National Park to help protect it. The Arnhem Highway crosses the river near one of the park areas.[3] It also supports multiple land uses including pastoralism, fishing, mining, defence force, tourism, conservation and horticulture. Pastoralism, particularly cattle grazing is the dominant use taking up 63% of the catchment area.[4]

The river has a total of ten tributaries including the Little Mary River, MacKinlay River, Bowerbird Creek, Mingloo Cree and Douglas Creek. It has a mean annual outflow of ,[5]

Its lower reaches form part of the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains Important Bird Area. The river is noted for its population of saltwater crocodiles, and is breeding area for the Barramundi, the target fish species for recreational anglers in the area.[6] It is one of eight rivers in the Northern Territory with a large floodplain system in their catchment area.[7] The wetlands occupy an area of approximately and are predominantly freshwater, although they suffer from saltwater intrusion. The wetlands provide a mosaic of habitats and are listed in the Directory of Important Wetlands.[8] It is almost unique for an Australian river in that it has had no major tidal estuary as a river outlet for at least the last 2,000 years.[9]

Flora and fauna

[Fogg Dam in January 2008] The Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is another protected area along the river and forms a vital habitat in the dry season for some 250 species of birds including Jabiru, jacana, brolga and pygmy geese.[10]

Four threatened plants are found along the river including Goodenia quadrifida, Schoutenia ovata and the endangered Cycas armstrongii and Helicteres macrothrix.[11]

The riparian vegetation found on the upper catchment includes mixed woodlands of Pandanus, Wattle, Paperbark and freshwater mangroves with an understorey of grass and sedges. Weeds are becoming problematic with shrub horehound, spiny head sida and wild passion fruit vine featuring.[12]

34 species of fish are found in the river including; the Macleay's Glassfish, Barred Grunter, Sooty Grunter, Fly-specked Hardyhead, Toothless catfish, Flathead Goby, Spangled Perch, Barramundi, Oxeye Herring, Rainbowfish, Black-banded Rainbowfish, Northern Trout Gudgeon, Bony Bream, Catfish, Hyrtl's Tandan, Freshwater Longtom, Seven-spot Archerfish and the Sleepy Cod.[13]

Two threatened goanna species; Varanus mertensi and Varanus panoptes are found along the river as is the vulnerable yellow-snouted gecko (Lucasium occultum).[14]

History

The traditional owners of the area are the _Wulwulam_ peoples.[15]

The river was named by John McDouall Stuart in 1862. He wrote in his diary _Country burning all round. Lat 13°38'24". This branch I have named the Mary, in honour of Miss Mary Chambers_. Stuart always believed that the Mary was a branch of the Adelaide river and always referred to it as _The Mary, Adelaide river_.[16]

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title: Mary River (Northern Territory)

question: What does the text say about the best way to catch Barramundi?

answer: No answer

critique: This question requires an answer and should be in active voice.

question: What does the text say about the history of Mary River?

answer: According to the text, Mary River was named by John McDouall Stuart in 1862, and he believed that the Mary was a branch of the Adelaide river. Stuart referred to the river as The Mary, Adelaide river. The traditional owners of the area are the Wulwulam people.

critique: The answer omits the fact that Stuart named the river after Miss Mary Chambers.

critique: The answer omits that Stuart named the river after Miss Mary Chambers.

critique: The answer should mention that Stuart named the river in honor of Miss Mary Chambers.

critique: The answer omits the part about Stuart's diary.

critique: The answer omits that the river was named after Miss Mary Chambers.

critique: The answer could mention the river's namesake.

critique: The information isn't necessary to the question's answer.

question: What does the text say about Mary River?

answer: The Mary River is located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is approximately long, and rises near Pine Creek. It runs both directions, catching land and river creatures of all shapes and sizes. A lot of land and wildlife have been protected to help Mary River, because of its biodiversity. The wetlands provide several habitats for " mullethatch, shorebearers, and turtles." The flora and fauna in and around the river are also a home for many fish, plants, lizards, and other reptiles and non-reptiles.

critique: "The wetlands provide several habitats for " mullethatch, shorebearers, and turtles." - this is incorrect. The wetlands provide a mosaic of habitats and are predominantly freshwater.

critique: "mullethatch, shorebearers, and turtles." - is incorrect. The sentence needs to be re-written.

critique: "The wetlands provide several habitats for " mullethatch, shorebearers, and turtles." - is incorrect. The wetlands provide a mosaic of habitats.

critique: Mullethatch is not a defined term in the text; replace with "mullet"

critique: The last sentence is not relevant to the question.

critique: The phrase "runs both directions" is confusing. It should be omitted.

critique: The wetlands are not home to mullethatch, shorebearers, and turtles.

critique: The wetlands are not mentioned in the text.

text: Flora and fauna are lizards, reptiles, and plants etc., not a habitat

refinement: The Mary River is located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is approximately long, and rises near Pine Creek. It runs both directions, catching land and river creatures of all shapes and sizes. A lot of land and wildlife have been protected to help Mary River, because of its biodiversity. The wetlands provide several habitats for " mullethatch, shorebearers, and turtles." The flora and fauna in and around the river are also a home for many fish, plants, lizards, and other reptiles and non-reptiles.

question: What does the text say about the area's flora and fauna?

answer: The river is home to 34 fish species. Two threatened species of goanna are found along the river, along with a vulnerable yellow-snouted gecko. The Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is along the river and is a vital habitat for some 250 species of birds. There are four threatened plant species as well.

critique: The answer should mention the threatened plants.

critique: The tributaries are not included in answer.

critique: The number of fish species is incorrect.

critique: The answer should mention the endangered plants.

critique: The text doesn't say that the area is home to 34 fish species. It says 34 species of fish are found in the river.

critique: The answer omits the 34 species of fish.


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[Between now and the end of the year, Justin Trudeau's capacity to forge a consensus in Parliament, on the federal-provincial front and, possibly, within his own caucus will be tested as the rubber meets the road on some key campaign commitments, writes Chantal Hébert.]

[Chantal Hébert]

Chantal HébertNational Affairs Columnist

__Sat., Nov. 19, 20163 min. read

Article was updated Nov. 18, 2016

If you have been enjoying Canada’s comparatively cool political climate since Justin Trudeau became prime minister, make the most of what may be the last days of the season.

By all indications, the political temperature is about to rise as deadlines looms on three potentially troublesome fronts for the Liberal government.

Between now and the end of the year, the prime minister’s capacity to forge a consensus in Parliament, on the federal-provincial front and, possibly, within his own caucus will be tested as the rubber meets the road on some key campaign commitments.

On or before Dec. 1, the special committee that has been exploring a reform of Canada’s voting system will report its findings to the government. If the Liberals have a principled position on this issue, they have been doing a great job of keeping it under wraps.

The committee report should signal the beginning of the end of the Liberal game of hide-and-seek.

The opposition parties hold the majority at the electoral reform table and, in any event, no government is bound to implement the prescription of a committee. If such an obligation existed, Canada’s new law on medically assisted suicide would be a lot less restrictive. But if Trudeau is presented with an opposition consensus as to the way forward on the voting system he will, at a minimum, have to come up with the kind of coherent response that has been sorely lacking to date.

This week, democratic reform minister Maryam Monsef reported, on the basis of her own consultations, that there was no consensus within the public as to a preferred voting system. The representations made to the committee on the other hand have tended to favour a more proportional system. Consensus, in this instance, is very much in the opportunistic eye of the beholder. But more on that later in this column.

The odds of a majority committee report increased this week when the NDP signalled that it could support the Conservative call for any new voting system to be put to a national referendum. If there is solid majority within the electorate to be found for anything pertaining to electoral reform, it revolves around the notion that a change should be approved through a national plebiscite.

One way or another, it does seem that at least one part of Trudeau’s promise will not be fulfilled. In the still unlikely scenario that the Liberals sign off on a national plebiscite, the debate would shift to the rewriting of the federal referendum law and then to the actual holding of a national vote. Getting all that done within the time frame Elections Canada says it needs to put a different voting system in place for 2019 would be extremely difficult. And that is, of course, assuming a reform proposal wins the day.

On Dec. 9, Trudeau is tentatively scheduled to meet with the premiers to put the finishing touches on the country’s climate change strategy. The first ministers have not gathered since the prime minister signalled his intention to set a floor price on carbon. In the interval, Donald Trump’s victory and the expectation that his administration will not follow up on the Paris climate accord have added grist to the mill of opponents of a Canadian carbon tax.

Trudeau does not lack for provincial allies on carbon pricing but the same is not true of his plan to cut the annual increase of the health transfer to 3 per cent. The prime minister wants to avoid a linkage between the two files. Absent some conciliatory federal move on health-care funding, that linkage may be hard to avoid next month and not just on carbon pricing.

Dec. 19 is the deadline for the federal cabinet to decide the fate of Kinder Morgan’s plan to increase the capacity of the TransMountain pipeline. It links Alberta to the coast off Vancouver. In the wake of the American election, Energy Minister Jim Carr has argued that Trump’s victory and the prospect of a revival of the Keystone XL project did not diminish the need for more pipeline capacity in Canada.

Trudeau has long said he would not proceed with a pipeline absent a so-called social licence for the project. If his government applied to the quest of a pro-pipeline consensus in British Columbia the same loose criteria it is using to declare that there is no consensus in sight on electoral reform, the TransMountain pipeline would be dead on arrival.

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question: What does the text say about National Affairs Columnist, Chantal Hébert?

answer: No answer

critique: This response is incorrect and a proper response needs to be generated.

critique: The answer should mention that Chantal Hébert is a National Affairs Columnist.

critique: The text does say something about Chantal Hébert.

critique: The answer should include that Chantal Hébert is a National Affairs Columnist.

question: What does the text say about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?

answer: Justin Trudeau is the Canadian Prime Minister. He has been enjoying Canada's comparatively cool political climate since he became prime minister, but the political temperature is about to rise as deadlines loom on three potentially troublesome fronts for the Liberal government. Trudeau's capacity to forge a consensus in Parliament, on the federal-provincial front and possibly within his own caucus will be tested. He will have to come up with a coherent response to the opposition consensus on electoral reform, and it does not seem that he will fulfill his promise of a national plebiscite. Regarding the TransMountain pipeline, Trudeau has long said he would not proceed with a pipeline absent a so-called social license for the project.

critique: It's omitted that Trudeau's government is a Liberal government.

critique: It's not just the TransMountain pipeline that Trudeau has said he would not proceed with a pipeline absent a so-called social license for the project. He has said this with regard to the other issues mentioned in the text as well.

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

critique: The line "it does not seem that he will fulfill his promise of a national plebiscite" is unnecessary.

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

question: Summarize everything that happened between December 1 to December 9.

answer: On or before December 1, the special committee that has been exploring a reform of Canada's voting system will report its findings to the government. On December 9, Trudeau is tentatively scheduled to meet with the premiers to put the finishing touches on the country's climate change strategy.

critique: It's omitted that the opposition parties hold the majority at the electoral reform table and no government is bound to implement the prescription of a committee.

critique: The answer should mention the NDP's position on the voting system.

critique: It is omitted that on December 9, the deadline for the federal cabinet to decide the fate of Kinder Morgan’s plan to increase the capacity of the TransMountain pipeline.

critique: The committee has findings in mind, but the prime minister isn't obligated to act on them.

critique: Does not mention the NDP's support of a national referendum.

critique: Doesn't mention the NDP supporting the Conservative call for a referendum on a new voting system.

critique: The answer omits the Dec. 19 deadline for the federal cabinet to decide the fate of Kinder Morgan's plan to increase the capacity of the TransMountain pipeline.

question: What does the text say about December 19th?

answer: December 19th is the deadline for the federal cabinet to decide the fate of Kinder Morgan's plan to increase the capacity of the TransMountain pipeline. The pipeline links Alberta to the coast off Vancouver. The Canadian government has said they will not move forward with the pipeline without a social license.

critique: The answer omits that the pipeline is a key issue in the Canadian climate change strategy.

critique: The answer should mention the Canadian government's position on the pipeline.

critique: "decide the fate" - it's the fate of the pipeline. Replace with "resolve"

critique: The response misses to mention that the pipeline is expected to be dead on arrival if the Canadian government applies the same loose criteria it is using to declare that there is no consensus in sight on electoral reform.

critique: The response should include that the pipeline is a controversial issue.

critique: The response contains some inaccurate information.

critique: The answer omits that the pipeline is expected to be dead on arrival if the Canadian government applies the same loose criteria to pipeline construction as they do to the quest of a pro-pipeline consensus.

critique: The response is missing the part about the Canadian government's position on the pipeline.


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SYDENHAM was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, from 1881 to 1890 and again from 1946 to 1996. It had notable politicians representing it like Mabel Howard (the first female cabinet minister in New Zealand), Norman Kirk (who became Prime Minister while holding Sydenham) and Jim Anderton (the former Father of the House, who started his parliamentary career in Sydenham).

Population centres

The previous electoral redistribution was undertaken in 1875 for the 1875–1876 election. In the six years since, New Zealand's European population had increased by 65%. In the 1881 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives increased the number of European representatives to 91 (up from 84 since the 1875–76 election). The number of Māori electorates was held at four. The House further decided that electorates should not have more than one representative, which led to 35 new electorates being formed, including Sydenham, and two electorates that had previously been abolished to be recreated. This necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries.

The 1941 New Zealand census had been postponed due to World War II, so the 1946 electoral redistribution had to take ten years of population growth and movements into account. The North Island gained a further two electorates from the South Island due to faster population growth. The abolition of the country quota through the _Electoral Amendment Act, 1945_ reduced the number and increased the size of rural electorates. None of the existing electorates remained unchanged, 27 electorates were abolished, 19 electorates were created for the first time, and eight former electorates were re-established, including Sydenham.

This suburban electorate is in the southern suburbs of Christchurch including Sydenham.

History

The electorate existed from 1881 to 1890 and then from the 1946 election to the 1996 election, the first mixed-member proportional (MMP) election.

The first MP for Sydenham was William White from 1881 to 1886. He resigned upon receiving medical advice.[1]

From 1886 to 1890, it was represented by Richard Molesworth Taylor.[2][3]

From 1946 to 1996, the electorate was always left leaning. In 1946, Mabel Howard was elected. She held the electorate until 1969, when the Labour Party introduced rules that forced her to retire. In 1947 she became New Zealand's first woman cabinet minister when she was made Minister of Health and Minister in charge of Child Welfare. She is remembered for waving two large pairs of bloomers in parliament in support of her successful campaign to have clothing sizes standardised.[4]

Howard was succeeded by Norman Kirk, who in 1969 shifted from the Lyttelton electorate to the safer Labour electorate of Sydenham. During his representation of Sydenham, he became Prime Minister. He died in office on 31 August 1974.[5]

John Kirk succeeded his father in a 1974 by-election. Kirk Jr. held the electorate for ten years until 1984. In July 1983, John Kirk announced that he would not seek the Labour Party's nomination for Sydenham in the . In his place Labour selected Jim Anderton, the party president, whereupon Kirk (a strong David Lange supporter) declared that he would stand against the official Labour candidate as an independent. His continuing opposition to Anderton's selection resulted in the Labour Party's New Zealand Council suspending him from membership of the Labour Party. Kirk served out the remainder of his parliamentary career as an Independent MP. John Kirk left New Zealand in 1984 while still an MP for Sydenham, as he owed more than $280,000. He was arrested in the US and imprisoned, and then extradited to New Zealand, where he was charged under the Insolvency Act 1985. He was sentenced to four months' periodic detention.[6]

Anderton was successful in Sydenham in 1969 and started his long parliamentary career. He held the seat until the abolition of the electorate in 1996 then transferring to , and from 29 April 2009 until his retirement at the he was Father of the House. While holding Sydenham, Anderton defected from the Labour Party to found the NewLabour Party in 1989, and was re-elected in the electorate in 1990. In 1991, NewLabour and several other parties formed the Alliance, a broad left-wing coalition. Anderton was elected for the Alliance in 1993.

Sydenham was abolished in 1996 and replaced by the Wigram electorate.

Members of Parliament

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² Jim Anderton defected to New Labour in 1989, and co-founded the Alliance in 1991.

Election results

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1990 election

1987 election

1984 election

1981 election

1978 election

1975 election

1974 by-election

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title: Sydenham (New Zealand electorate)

question: What events led to the creation of the Sydenham electorate?

answer: New Zealand had a population expansion between 1875-76, during the six years after the census, 65% of the population growth was due to European immigration. In 1875, there were 84 representatives in the New Zealand parliament and only 4 Maori representatives. Following a major disruption to the present boundaries because of the European population growth, there were 35 new electorates formed, with Sydenham being one of them. This was due to the increase in the house of Representatives.

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

critique: The response is missing the second part of Sydenham's creation.

critique: The information from the 1875 census is irrelevant to the creation of Sydenham.

critique: The answer is wrong in almost every way.

critique: The answer is a summary of the events that led to the creation of the Sydenham electorate. It should be rewritten to reflect the events that led to the creation of the Sydenham electorate.


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I'm basically living a Gods life

I'm special, not genius special, nor am I short yellow bus special.
 No, i'm a very special type of special, a special special if you
 will. you see, I have the power to stop time. I first discovered
 it when I was around thirteen. I noticed that when I concentrated
hard enough on something that everyone around me would stop and I
would be the only one left moving. I controlled time.
Having this talent was quite fun at first, you know, things like
cheating on tests and sleeping in the middle of class for hours on
end and then picking back up where I left off. Nowadays it's still
 amazingly fun but it has it's drawbacks. Whenever I try to really
think about things, things like work problems or relationship issues
 i'll find that hours will pass without even noticing. this
leads me to have three week days. life goes so slowly now that I
 can think about everything I do and say before doing or saying anything.
 I have determined I don't age while in this state so technically I am
 immortal. Anyways that's beside the point of this story.

It was a typical morning for me. I would wake up and unfreeze time to see
the sun rising outside, just where I left off as normal. I would then get
up and get dressed and ready for work. Shower? check, Breakfast? check, brush
teeth? check, Suit? check Keys? check wallet? check, Rifle? check Oh? Did I
mention what the job actually was?

Technically I work for the government. When I was sixteen
I sat down and thought about who had the most authority in my
town, then I made the decision to tell the local police chief about my certain abilities.
In hopes I could get a job in some way. At first he laughed, as would any sensible person.
I decided to prove it too him by stopping time, taking his gun and then proceeding to go
 stand in the corner twirling it cowboy style around my finger. Of course this
almost got me shot I say almost because as soon as the deputy drew his gun I
proceeded to clear the entire station of weapons and drop them all at the
 poor police chiefs feet. It was stupid, I know but I was sixteen and absurdly
immature with my abilities. S.W.A.T was called, Detectives showed up, people
went crazy. They even called a HAZMAT team. I was quickly transported to an
 interrogation room, at my consent of course. Some guys in suits showed up just
 like in the movies and In six years I was working as a special operative. I went
anywhere they wanted me too and killed anyone they told me too. And then, at the
 end of the month, I would get payed 216,000 for my troubles.

This case wasn't very special. find this Chinese politician, set up shop across the
 street then take him out with one well placed bullet. After that retrieve the
bullet, bleach the DNA and get back to the plane. all in the blink of an eye.
The only time that I would spend in real time was when the bullet was flying.
So I did just that. as soon as I got off the plane I stopped time And started
walking towards my target 2.4 mile south south east into the bustling city. not to bad. It took me
forty five minutes to lug my rifle case to the building opposite of the mans
 hotel. Once there I sat on the roof waiting to see the face that was ingrained
in my memory from Briefing. 0800 hours that's when he was scheduled for pickup.
 0757 0758 0759 There! He was one minute early but I saw him anyways. There he
was, in the crowd. I stopped time and began setup of my M110. I unzipped the case
 to reveal all the parts of my instrument. I grabbed the cold black stock and barrel,
threading them together. Next was the scope, I clipped that on with a click and dialed it
to the correct distances. I set up my bipod on the concrete ledge and threaded my silencer
onto the end before setting it into position. I looked into the scope, My finger
lay next to the trigger, numb. I aimed. Moved my finger onto the cold steel of
the trigger. That's when something caught my eye, something glimmered.
"everyone is frozen" I thought to myself That's when I aimed up and saw on
the rooftop adjacent was someone else. moving, waiting, aiming. That's when
 I realised that the glimmer was a scope and that I was going to die.

title: [MF] I'm Special Special

question: How does the narrator describe themselves?

answer: They describe themselves as a special special.

critique: The narrator does not describe themself as a "special special".

critique: "They describe themselves as a special special." -  is incorrect and appears to be an allusion to Superman. The use of the -"s" and -"es" suffix is confusing. Fix this by stating what he thinks about his special ability and his work for the government.

critique: The narrator describes themselves as a "very special type of special".

critique: The narrator does not describe themselves as a special special.

text: It is omitted that the narrator has the power to stop time.

question: What is the irony behind the fact of the case that the narrator called not very special?

answer: The narrator is supposed to kill a Chinese politician, but he is killed by another assassin.

critique: The answer is not related to the question.

critique: The narrator is not killed by another assassin. They are killed by the Chinese politician's bodyguard.

critique: The narrator is not killed by another assassin.

question: What would the narrator's life be if he hadn't gone to the police station to show them their special skill?

answer: He would still be just sixteen without much to experience in life.

critique: It's not stated that he would have been sixteen without much to experience in life.