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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is shaking up the broadcasting landscape and media & entertainment industry. Players, both big and small, are racing to leverage AI to differentiate their services from the rest. The research around the technology has been extensive and the investments are in billions. AI is one primary factor that helps marketers identify their customers and realize their needs. By knowing individual needs, marketers foray into the territory of personalization and there, the concept of content branding originates. Personalization of products/services is becoming table stakes to stay relevant in this competitive industry.
Artificial intelligence (AI), as we know, is a branch of computer science that aims at creating intelligent technology capable of replicating human learning and problem-solving skills. OTT industry is largely betting on Artificial Intelligence and new technologies to garner that 30-crucial-seconds of attention of their target customers. With the booming success of OTT giants such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc., media companies have realized the changing consumer interest, viewing habits, viewing pattern, preferences of genre etc. to be key factors for success. And in order to have a hold on these, they are not shying away to invest moolah in Artificial Intelligence and data which according to them makes them future-ready.
A GLANCE AT COGNITIVE COMPUTING

Cognitive computing allows learning and building knowledge from various structured and unstructured data. According to a survey, 86% of Media and Entertainment executives who are familiar with cognitive computing believe it will play a disruptive role in the industry. However, the broadcasting industry must smartly handle the data. Advances in cognitive computing narrow the gap between data quantity and data insights. It certainly helps to enhance the cognitive processes of professionals and betters the decision-making process.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS HERE TO STAY!

To start with, it’s not a news anymore that the trailer of the 20th Century Fox horror flick, Morgan was developed using machine learning which is often interchangeably used for AI though there is a thin line of difference between the two. A total of six minutes of footage were pulled from the 90-minute movie, resulting in a 24-hour process, from start to finish whereas normally a film’s trailer development process takes weeks to complete. It is just a small example how powerful can AI be if data insights are acutely studied and implemented.
In the 2017 US Open, IBM’s cognitive computing platform Watson assembled a clip reel within five minutes of the end of every match, churning out highlights and key moments available to fans 2 to 10 hours faster than previous years. The event which marked the official launch of IBM Watson Media is a new venture that leverages Watson’s AI capabilities to meet the future needs of broadcasters and their audiences. Watson analyzed 320 hours of video from the event to find the most exciting moments. It also consumed statistical information from courtside devices used to measure ball position, serve speed and other technical dimensions.
Coming back to OTT arena, streaming giant Netflix uses AI extensively. From suggesting better content depending on viewing preferences to optimizing video compression and delivery, Netflix’s familiarity with AI for improved viewing experience is nothing new. Content management can greatly benefit from AI technology as image, emotion, and voice recognition have empowered media technology purchasers to increasingly rely on AI tools to organize and search content archives. Similarly, AI can also help in tagging content (which is an expensive affair). With detailed metadata, search on content management systems has become more precise thereby encouraging monetization opportunities. AI, also termed as “cognitive intelligence” in broadcasting industry promises to track individual customer consumption habits.

Take a look at the Broadcasting Landscape in 2018
HOW NETFLIX SAVED $1 BILLION A YEAR BY LEVERAGING AI?

Netflix claimed in the past that its AI-powered recommendations save up to $1 billion a year by decreasing churn. The usage of Dynamic Optimizer by Netflix helps to compress codecs and optimize network data transfers. In addition to this Artificial Intelligence optimizes the over-the-top (OTT) delivery by preventing congested links and unstable connectivity with the adoption of internet protocol (IP).
Microsoft, Amazon, Google etc. have cloud-based video delivery channels. Here, AI plays an important role in scalability. The cloud services of the aforementioned companies have a substantial amount elasticity which in simple terms means the ability to increase or decrease available resources as needed. Artificial Intelligence is used to predict the increase in resource requirements with an aim to reduce the delaying.

ONLINE STREAMING INDUSTRY STAYS ABUZZ OVER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

In the last two NAB Shows – 2018 & 2019 events held in Las Vegas, the industry experts talked about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Immersive Media in the upcoming years. The world’s largest electronic media showed how streaming and online video connoisseurs gather and exchange thoughts about the cutting-edge technology that is redefining the curation, channelization, and delivery of content on any platform. And as per recent reports, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning will be a trending topic in future years as the crowd from broadcasting, media, entertainment, and technology will assemble to throw light on the changing dimension of streaming media, its effect on the peripheral industry and above all consumer behavior.

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question: Why is AI considered essential in helping companies survive a competitive market in the entertainment business?

answer: Artificial Intelligence helps determine what a consumer might be interested in.

critique: The answer is too vague. It should be more specific about how AI helps companies.

critique: The answer should mention the importance of personalization.

critique: The answer should mention the other ways AI helps companies.


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Just 5 months after our last major release, I’m happy to announce the release of WP Migrate DB Pro 1.7 and CLI addon 1.3. In the past, we’ve struggled with limiting the scope of each release and getting releases out more often (e.g. version 1.6 took 10 months and version 1.5 took 12 months!) but I believe we finally have a handle on it now. I’ll save the details of what we changed in our development processes to make that happen for another post. For now, let’s take a look at what’s new.

Run a Find & Replace on the Current Site

You may recall that Matt Shaw joined us as a full-time product developer in February this year. What you probably don’t know is that we also acquired Matt’s plugin when we hired him: Better Search Replace Pro. I was impressed with the work Matt did on that plugin and its rapid rise in popularity. It just made sense to reach out to him and see if he was interested in selling it and maybe working with us as well.

Matt has been working on incorporating one of Better Search Replace Pro’s features into this latest release of WP Migrate DB Pro. It’s a feature that we’ve had planned for ages: in-place search and replace. Here’s the original GitHub issue:

[in-place-find-replace-github-issue]

In the above feature request, Damon lays out a very common use-case for in-place search and replace: changing the domain on a staging site that’s becoming the live site. I ran into this plenty when I was a freelance developer and I’m sure many of you have as well.

When you update to 1.7, the first thing you should notice is the new “Find & Replace” option:

[mdb-find-replace-screenshot-1]

As you can see, you have all of the usual controls: which tables are operated on, which post types are excluded, whether a backup should be saved before running the find and replace, etc. You also get the same progress UI as with the other migration options:

[mdb-find-replace-screenshot-2]

As you can see, there’s even still a “Pause before finalizing the updates” option, which is a hint of how it works. We duplicate all the tables, run the find and replace on the duplicates, then drop the live tables and rename the duplicates. It’s the same way push and pull works. This makes for a much safer find and replace than operating on live tables.

CLI find-replace Subcommand

We’ve added a new WP-CLI find-replace subcommand to WP Migrate DB Pro (no need to install the CLI addon) that runs the same code as the UI:

    $ wp migratedb find-replace --find=http://dev.samueljacksonbeer.com,/Users/bradt/Sites/samueljacksonbeer.com/public --replace=https://samueljacksonbeer.com,/sites/samueljacksonbeer.com/public

See our documentation for more details.

You may be wondering why you would ever use this over WP-CLI’s search-replace command and there’s a few reasons:

1.  MULTIPLE VALUES: As you can see in the example above, you can provide a comma separated list of strings to find and a comma separated list of strings to replace.
2.  SAFETY: We run the find & replace on duplicate tables first, then replace the live tables with the duplicates.
3.  SAVED PROFILES: If you often run the same find & replace you can save it as a profile and just run the profile from the command line.

Auto HTTPS Handling

Most developers don’t bother configuring HTTPS on a dev site. Besides the best practice of having the dev site mirror the production site as closely as possible, there’s really no point. And with so many sites moving to HTTPS these days, it’s common to have a dev site on HTTP and a production site on HTTPS. Before WP Migrate DB Pro 1.7, you had to manually add an additional find and replace to run a migration with WP Migrate DB Pro:

[Screen Shot 2016-07-04 at 2.17.48 PM]

Not anymore. In 1.7, we detect the protocols of the origin and destination and handle this all in the background.

“Copy to Clipboard” Button

[copy-to-clipboard]

Prior to 1.7, it was pretty easy to select the contents of the Connection Info box and copy the connection info, but if you were copying it for use on the command line it was really annoying. You essentially had to do it twice, once for the URL and once for the key. Now you can can simply use the “Copy to Clipboard” button and it will copy both to the clipboard with a space between, ready for use on the command line. The UI also now supports pasting the connection info with a space instead of a newline character, so you can use the “Copy to Clipboard” button for both the UI and the command line.

[cli-addon-1-3]

We also made a couple of nice improvements to the CLI addon in this release. There’s now a setting subcommand modelled after WP-CLI’s option command:

    wp migratedb setting update license
    wp migratedb setting update push
    wp migratedb setting update pull

    wp migratedb setting get license
    wp migratedb setting get push
    wp migratedb setting get pull
    wp migratedb setting get connection-key

This will satisfy quite a few people who’ve requested a way of setting the license key from the command line and being able to automate the setup of new installs of WordPress. See our documentation for more details.

We’ve also added a profiles subcommand to list saved profiles so you don’t have to load the UI to view them:

[cli-profiles-subcommand]

See the documentation for more details.

And More

There are lots of other little bug fixes and improvements that were made to WP Migrate DB Pro and its addons for this release, so I highly recommend checking out the full changelogs.

What’s Next?

The main feature planned for WP Migrate DB Pro 1.8 is another Better Search Replace Pro feature: importing SQL files. Again we’ve had this in GitHub for a long time and I know it’s been discussed even further back.

[sql-import-github-issue]

The plan is for Matt to tackle that SQL import feature. Peter will be reworking some of the code, paving the way for later work on the highly requested Themes & Plugins addon. And in addition to helping Matt and Peter, Jeff will be working on setting up automated acceptance testing so that we can spend less time testing and more time developing.

If you’re as happy as I am with work done on this release, I invite you to thank Matt, Jeff, and Peter in the comments as well as the rest of the team for putting in hours of testing.

question: What does the article say about Matt Shaw?

answer: Matt Shaw works full time as a product developer. He has previously worked on a plugin, Better Search Replace Pro. When he joined the WP Migrate DB team, he sold the plugin, which was incorporated into the product. He's currently working on another plugin with similar functionality called "Better Search Replace Pro".

critique: It is inaccurate to say that Shaw is working on a similar plugin, as the article says that he is working on a plugin that will import SQL files.

critique: It's one thing for the team to build similar functionality (which only Matt can answer) and another for Matt to be creating a plugin that improves on what WP Migrate DB needs.

critique: The answer should mention that Matt Shaw is working on the next version of WP Migrate DB Pro.

critique: The answer should mention that the new feature is an import of SQL files.

question: What does the article say about the newly implemented find and replace functionality?

answer: The new find and replace functionality is a feature that was acquired from Better Search Replace Pro. It allows users to run a find and replace on the current site. The feature has all the usual controls, and it also has a progress UI. The feature is run on duplicate tables first, and then the live tables are replaced with the duplicates.

critique: The answer should mention that the feature is available in the WP Migrate DB Pro 1.7.

critique: The answer doesn't mention that the new find and replace functionality is specific to WP Migrate DB Pro.

critique: The response is missing the part about the CLI find-replace subcommand.

critique: The action of moving the live tables to new, empty tables and renaming them is actually novel to this new feature, not just a one-to-one implementation of BSR Pro's behavior.

question: What does the article say about WordPress comment functionality?

answer: No answer

critique: The passage says nothing about WordPress networking functionality.

critique: The article does not mention anything about WordPress comment functionality.

critique: The answer should mention that the article doesn't mention anything about WordPress comment functionality.


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CONCORD ACADEMY, formerly named CONCORD FIRST ASSEMBLY ACADEMY (CFA ACADEMY, styled as “cfa Academy”) and FIRST ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, is a private college preparatory Christian school in Concord, North Carolina. It was founded in 1976 as a part of the ministry of First Assembly Worship Center (now Multiply Church[1]). Continuing a close relationship with its home church, First Assembly Christian School became known as CFA Academy in 2013 and then Concord Academy in 2020. It offers pre-school daycare through 12th grade, with about 700 students.

In 2014, 120 churches were represented within the student body. The students come from surrounding cities such as Concord, Kannapolis, and Charlotte, and neighboring counties including Cabarrus, Rowan, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Stanly and Union County.

Curriculum

CFA Academy uses a variety of curricula to comprise its academics, including A Beka, Bob Jones, Saxon, Rosetta Stone, Cengage, Houghton Mifflin, Glencoe, and Prentice Hall. In the high school, a college-preparatory curriculum is taught in the traditional classroom setting under the leadership of certified teachers. High school students are required to take 4 units of English, 4 units of mathematics, 4 units of Bible, 3 units of science, 3 units of social sciences, 1 unit each of health/PE and computer, and 3 units of electives for a total of 23 units for graduation. Advanced Placement and honors classes are also available for students. CFA Academy students regularly score above state and national averages on achievement and college entrance tests.

Class of 2013 graduates were accepted to several prestigious universities, including Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia, and Georgia Tech.

Campus

The school was located at Rockland Circle in the 1970s, though the Worship Center was relocated to its present location in 1978. The Educational Center was not completed until 1988, and the school was relocated to its present location in 1989. The current campus is home to separate elementary and high school buildings, a gymnasium, living center, worship center. 'Up the hill' is where the church, daycare, living center and lower school (K4-8th) is all located. The upper part has 3 floors. The first has a cafeteria, chorus room, reception room, an updated theater room, and a weight lifting room. On the second floor is where the daycare, chapel, a brand new café, band room, music room, and all of the elementary rooms. On the third floor there are the middle school rooms, science lab, resource center, and art rooms. The high school is located 'down the hill' on its own campus with two gymnasiums, performance stage, and a computer lab and science lab. The high school is capped around almost 300 students each year; and growing every year.

Fine arts

CFA Academy has middle and high school concert bands, a choral and drama department, and a visual art department. Students have competed in regional and national exhibitions, including the Northeast Medical Student Art Exhibit, Scholastics Art & Writing Awards, ACSI Art Shows, Band Competitions, All-County Band, All-District Band, All-State Band and the Blumey Awards.

Athletics

The sports teams of CFA Academy are called the Eagles. The school offers 12 varsity sports and also has junior varsity and middle school programs. The varsity boys basketball team has been particularly successful over some period of time, winning conference championships and state championships. The boys track team won the 2017 NCISAA 2A State Championship.

The school is a member of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association and the Metrolina Athletic Conference along with:

-   Gaston Day School – 2A
-   Northside Christian Academy – 2A
-   Gaston Christian School – 3A
-   Hickory Grove Baptist School – 3A
-   Metrolina Christian Academy – 3A
-   Southlake Christian Academy – 3A
-   Westminster Catawba Christian School – 2A[2]

CFA Academy has produced athletes that have gone on to play at NCAA Division I institutions such as Georgetown, San Francisco, Wake Forest, UAB, Toledo, UNC-Wilmington, Presbyterian, High Point, and UNC-Asheville, as well as various Division II and III and NAIA schools.

Notable alumni

-   Codi Miller-McIntyre, Adriatic League professional basketball player for KK Partizan
-   Rachel Reilly, contestant on _Big Brother 12_ in 2010 and winner of _Big Brother 13_ in 2011
-   Ish Smith, NBA professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards

Notes

Category:Christian schools in North Carolina Category:Schools in Cabarrus County, North Carolina Category:Private high schools in North Carolina Category:Private middle schools in North Carolina Category:Private elementary schools in North Carolina Category:Preparatory schools in North Carolina

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[2] NCISAA Membership Information

title: Concord Academy (North Carolina)

question: What does the story say about Concord Academy?

answer: Concord Academy is a private college preparatory Christian school in Concord, North Carolina. It was founded in 1976 as a part of the ministry of First Assembly Worship Center.

critique: Add the area where and type of students - 700 pre-school, about 120 churches were represented in the student body, and the student come from neighboring cities and counties.

critique: It's omitted that the school was formerly known as Concord First Assembly Academy and First Assembly Christian School.

critique: The answer should mention the name changes.

question: What does the story say about the curriculum in the CFA?

answer: CFA Academy uses a variety of curricula to comprise its academics, including A Beka, Bob Jones, Saxon, Rosetta Stone, Cengage, Houghton Mifflin, Glencoe, and Prentice Hall. In the high school, a college-preparatory curriculum is taught in the traditional classroom setting under the leadership of certified teachers. High school students are required to take 4 units of English, 4 units of mathematics, 4 units of Bible, 3 units of science, 3 units of social sciences, 1 unit each of health/PE and computer, and 3 units of electives for a total of 23 units for graduation. Advanced Placement and honors classes are also available for students. CFA Academy students regularly score above state and national averages on achievement and college entrance tests.

critique: The answer should mention that the school is a private college preparatory Christian school.

critique: The answer should mention the fine arts.

critique: The answer should include the number of students in the school.

critique: It's omitted that the school offers middle and high school concert bands, a choral and drama department, and a visual art department.

question: What does the story say about the campus of CFA?

answer: CFA Academy was located at Rockland Circle in the 1970s. The Worship Center was relocated to its present location in 1978.  The Educational Center wasn't completed until 1988, and the school was relocated to its present location as well. The current campus is home to separate elementary and high school buildings, a gymnasium, a living center, and a worship center.

critique: The answer omits the location of the church.

critique: The answer should mention the location of the church.

critique: The answer should note that students live on the campus.

critique: The answer omits the upper part of the campus.

critique: The school was relocated in 1989, not 1988.

critique: "The current campus is home to separate elementary and high school buildings, a gymnasium, a living center, and a worship center." - the worship center isn't mentioned anywhere else in the article and should be deleted.

text: The response should include the year the school was relocated to its present location.

category: coverage

question: What does the text say about running a school?

answer: No answer

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

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

critique: The text does not talk about running a school, but it does talk about the curriculum and the campus.


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The Road Adventure to end all Road Adventures!

	This story begins on a Monday. Both Jack and Michael T. Fox have decided to go on a road trip to Arizona from North Carolina. They have both called in sick, Jack the pest control man and Michael T. Fox who is not related to the Back to the Future star, but a different one that works at a car wash for baby strollers, so it is more of a stroller wash than a car wash. They figure it will take two days to drive to Arizona. So they packed up their winter clothes and mountain climbing gear. They also brought fifteen hundred dollars in pure gold to sell to the Native Americans in Arizona. Then at five o’clock in the morning they set off to Arizona. About an hour into the trip Jack already wants to turn back around because he left something in his Radioflyer wagon at home. They circle back around and travel back to Jack’s house where he picks up his loaded pistol stashed under his two year old child’s toys in the wagon in the garage, after he retrieved the gun they were back on the road.
	Fourty-one hours later they are driving through the Arizona desert, when all of a sudden Michael T. Fox starts seeing what he thinks are hallucinations. He sees Lt. Dan the three legged cheetah! The three-legged cheetah is running alongside of their 1985 Honda Accord, and Michael T. Fox who is not driving, rolls down his window, “What do you want?” he says. The cheetah replies, “Your souls or I’ll steal your gold!” Jack shouts, “ NO Way! Take our gold!” Michael T. Fox says, “No way, take our souls, they are useless anyway.” Lt. Dan begins to wag his tail at extreme speeds and after twenty minutes Lt. Dan now owns Jack and Michael T. Fox’s souls! Within seconds Lt. Dan vanishes and an Indian trading mart appears.
	“We are here” Jack says. They both get out and walk up to a giant Native Americans named Chief Inspector Gadget. Everyone greats each other with a simple “How.” Jack begins to barter with the good Chief. “We have fifteen hundred dollars worth of gold in the trunk of our vehicle and we will sell it to you for twenty thousand dollars.” The Chief takes a deep breath and replies “No.” Jack starts to think about another offer but just decides to shoot the Chief in his old kneecaps. “That’s for World War I!” yells Jack. Michael T. Fox is unimpressed. Suddenly Academy Award winning actor Sean Penn walks into the teepee hands Jack a check for twenty thousand dollars, and he walks out, hot wires Jack’s car and drives away into the sunset. “What do we do know?” says Jack. “How about we pray to our new God?” Michael T. Fox states. They both say a few words in French and then Lt. Dan appears like a genie in a glass bottle. “Head East and I will find you guys transportation.”
	Jack and Michael T. Fox begin to head for the door Chief Inspector Gadget gets up from behind the counter of his teepee store and he raises up a bow and arrow, “One shot, two kills.” He says with vengeance on his Native American mind. He fires the biggest arrow in existence and it sails right through Jack and Michael T. Fox. Lt. Dan says, “Wow that was awesome.” And then the cheetah jumps into a 1994 Power Wheels motorized Jeep, a vintage model, and he drove away into his mysterious cheetah lair or cave or boat or where-ever he lives.
	The moral of this tale is never get into a situation where you end up in the cross-hairs of a sharp shooting Chief.

title: The Road Adventure to End All Road Adventures!- Humor Short Story Feedback appreciated!

question: What are some possible interpretations of the symbolism of the three-legged cheetah?

answer: It is possible that the three-legged cheetah is representative of the devil and the Native Americans represent those who worship him. However, the story seems to be a satire, so it is possible that the Native Americans represent Native Americans and the three-legged cheetah represents the devil.

critique: The answer should mention that the cheetah is also a reference to a movie.

text: The answer is repetitive.

category: coherence

question: What aspects of colonialism does this fictional tale share with actual history in the US?

answer: The tale repeats the myth that Native Americans were primitive, defeated in battle, and marginalized people. Also, the Indians are a monolithic people that the white man is free to sell to, no questions asked. It is also telling that a Native American Chief is called an "inspector gadget" and effectively served as a foil to the white explorers. The Chief as Inspector Gadget is tricked by Wade into believing that he shoots the travelers, when in reality he falls for the prank at the end of the story.

critique: "The Chief as Inspector Gadget is tricked by Wade into believing that he shoots the travelers, when in reality he falls for the prank at the end of the story." - this is incorrect. Chief Inspector Gadget was never called Wade.

critique: The answer is wrong. The story isn't about colonialism.

text: The last sentence should be removed, it has several inaccuracies.

category: accuracy


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By Amelia Robinson

GINGER AND SPICE ASIAN BISTRO

Address: 1105 Brown St., Dayton

Hours: 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday

Online: Facebook

Call: (937) 716-1298

Local “Asian-style” restaurants had better watch their backs.

There is a new kid in town with a chef with tons of experiences and fresh ingredients in her kitchen.

The phrase “local farm-raised” is repeated over and over again on the menu at Ginger & Spice, the new Asian bistro at 1105 Brown St. Straight out of the gate, it is in the running for the _best Asian food in town award._

A lot of restaurants promise fresh ingredients. You can taste and see the freshness on Ginger & Spice’s plates… _seriously._

Ginger & Spice is owned by Grace Peng. who formerly operated Tsao’s Cuisine near Wright State University in Fairborn. Ginger & Spice’s lively dishes are created by Anne Tsao, the founding Tsao Cuisine.

According to Dayton Daily News writer Mark Fisher, Tsao’s career began at the age of 12 in Taiwan. She worked her way up to the kitchens of high-level hotels there before coming to the United States in 1989. Tsao cooked in Asian restaurants in Indianapolis before moving to the Dayton area to join Steve Kao’s. That now-defunct Miami Twp. Chinese restaurant was around in the 1990s.

Ginger & Spice is a stone’s throw from the University of Dayton.

Its clean décor, friendly staff (Peng worked the house on both of our recent trips there) and delicious food are already appealing to college students, the business lunch crowd and those looking for something different for dinner.

But enough of the small talk. Let’s get to the grub.

Shrimp hand rolls — two for $4

[New restaurant could be best Asian food in town , item 1]

Super fresh and plump shrimp in a yumtastic thin rice skin with lettuce, cucumber and rice noodles. It comes with a peanut sauce.

Pan-seared hand-wrapped pot stickers — six for $6

[New restaurant could be best Asian food in town , item 2]

These are a staff recommendation for a reason. The ground pork pot stickers can be either steamed or pan seared. They take up to 20 minutes to make, but are worth the wait.

Ginger & Spice Wontons — eight for $6

[New restaurant could be best Asian food in town , item 3]

These are far from the tasteless balls of nothing that typically come in wonton soup. The handmade wontons are stuffed with ground pork and served in a sweet and spicy sauce that will kill you cuz it is so good. Trust me, you’ll want to keep that sauce.

Pork Belly with King Oyster Mushroom — $8

[New restaurant could be best Asian food in town , item 4]

The mushrooms and crisp carrots nearly steal the show from the pork belly in this crazy satisfying dish in a spicy bean sauce.

Mala Beef — $9

[New restaurant could be best Asian food in town , item 5]

A healthy portion of beef and tons of garlic, mushrooms, scallions and jalapenos.

The special — $12

[New restaurant could be best Asian food in town , item 6]

It is easy to fall into the trap of ordering the same thing over and over again. Try the special at Ginger & Spice. This one was loaded with scrimp, tofu, broccoli and other veggies for $12.

Contact this blogger at amelia.robinson@coxinc.com or Twitter.com/DDNSmartMouth

question: What does the text say about Grace Peng?

answer: Grace Peng is the owner of Ginger & Spice. She formerly operated Tsao's Cuisine near Wright State University in Fairborn. She worked her way up to the kitchens of high-level hotels in Taiwan and then moved to the United States in 1989 to cook in Asian restaurants in Indianapolis. She then moved to Dayton to join Steve Kao’s restaurant in Miami Twp. which is now defunct.

critique: The restaurant isn't defunct, it just closed

critique: It is omitted that Peng worked the house on both of the author's recent trips.

critique: "She worked her way up to the kitchens of high-level hotels in Taiwan and then moved to the United States in 1989 to cook in Asian restaurants in Indianapolis." - this is inaccurate. Peng worked her way up to the kitchens of high-level hotels in Taiwan when she was 12 years old. The sentence should be revised to reflect this.

critique: The answer should mention that Peng worked the house on both of the author's recent trips to Ginger & Spice.


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BLACK MATRIARCHY is a term for the black American families mostly led by women.

First usage

The issue was first brought to national attention in 1965 by sociologist and later Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, in the Moynihan Report (also known as _“The Negro Family: The Case For National Action”_).[1] Moynihan's report made the argument that the relative absence of nuclear families (those having both a father and mother present) in Black America would greatly hinder further Black socioeconomic progress.[2]

Statistics

A study of 1880 family structure in Philadelphia shows that three-quarters of Black families were nuclear families, composed of two parents and children.[3] In New York City in 1925, 85 percent of kin-related Black households had two parents.[4] In 1940, the illegitimacy rate for Black children was 19 percent.[5]

When Moynihan warned in his 1965 report of the coming destruction of the Black family, the out-of-wedlock birthrate was 25 percent among Blacks.[6] By 1991, 68 percent of Black children were born outside of marriage.[7] In 2011, 72 percent of Black babies were born to unwed mothers.[8][9]

Negativity

Some will disagree with the idea of a Black matriarchy because they see Black matriarchy being used in a derogatory way. The author of the article “The Myth of the Black Matriarchy” argues that black women were seen in a threatening way and their position in the family has resulted in the psychological castration of the black male and has produced a variety of other negative effects. These negative effects include low educational achievements, personality disorders, juvenile delinquency, etc.[10]

Effects of absent fathers

The father in the family structure is the foundation of that family system. The father should provide stability to the family which keeps the family in order and functioning.[11] A study by Don Lemon shows that about 67% of black children[12] are living in a household without their father. Fathers play an emotional role in families, and their absence can be detrimental to the development of their children. For young girls the absence of their fathers can influence how promiscuous the daughter is with her physical sexuality.[13] Also they may seek more attention from men and tend to have had more physical contact with boys than other girls their age.[14] It has been shown that boys without fathers tend to become gang affiliated more than those who have a two parent home.[15] In the oral survey the writer conducted with 25 black males ages 15 to 25 who had either been to jail, or on probation, or had a criminal record or had criminal charges 13 pending, it was found that 21 out of the 25 subjects were raised by a single mother. Seventeen of them said they thought that if their fathers were present during their upbringing, it could have made a difference in their lives.[16] These theories have been challenged by various collected data, including data shown by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).[17]

[1] Daniel P. Moynihan, _The Negro Family: The Case for National Action_, Washington, D.C., Office of Policy Planning and Research, U.S. Department of Labor, 1965).

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title: Black matriarchy

question: What does the text say about Black patriarchy?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should mention that the text doesn't mention Black patriarchy.

question: What does the text say about Black matriarchy?

answer: Black matriarchy is a term for the black American families mostly led by women. A negative attitude towards the Black matriarchy stems from the view that black women are seen in a threatening way, which results in personality disorders in men who grow up without male authority figures.

critique: The answer should mention Moynihan's report.

question: What does the text say about The Moynihan Report?

answer: The Moynihan Report was an essay written by Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 1965. The author of the text claims that Moynihan's report made the argument that the relative absence of nuclear families in Black America would greatly hinder further Black socioeconomic progress. A study of 1880 family structure in Philadelphia showed that three-quarters of Black families were nuclear families. In New York City in 1925, 85 percent of kin-related Black households had two parents.

critique: The author of the text is not relevant to the question.

question: What does the text say about the effect of absent fathers?

answer: The father in the family structure is the foundation of that family system. The father should provide stability to the family which keeps the family in order and functioning. A study by Don Lemon shows that about 67% of black children are living in a household without their father. Fathers play an emotional role in families, and their absence can be detrimental to the development of their children. For young girls the absence of their fathers can influence how promiscuous the daughter is with her physical sexuality. Also they may seek more attention from men and tend to have had more physical contact with boys than other girls their age. It has been shown that boys without fathers tend to become gang affiliated more than those who have a two parent home.

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

critique: The answer should mention that the theories have been challenged.


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LARAMI CORP. was founded in 1947 and was a toy company whose products usually ranged from the cost of $0.39 to $0.99.[1][2][3] Larami Corp. was eventually acquired by Hasbro Inc., becoming Larami Inc. in 1995. The Larami company name was finally retired in 2002.[4]

Products

Larami toys were produced based on several movies, television shows, etc.[5] By the 1980s, Larami Corp. had a growing water gun product line.[6] It was Larami Corp. that eventually marketed and sold the Power Drencher, rebranded as the Super Soaker in 1991[7] which was based on the pressurized water-air reservoir invented and developed by the former Jet Propulsion Engineer Dr. Lonnie Johnson and Larami designer William Raucci.[8]

-   Alan Amron invented and patented the first battery-operated water gun licensed to Larami in 1984.[9][10] In the first year, this invention had earned him $250,000 in royalties.[11]

Movies

-   _One Hundred and One Dalmatians_
-   _Planet of the Apes_
-   _Star Wars_

Television shows

-   _The A-Team_
-   _The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan_
-   _Banana Splits_
-   _Batman_
-   _Battlestar Galactica_[12]
-   _The Brady Bunch_
-   _CHiPs_
-   _Deputy Dawg_
-   _Hawaii Five-0_
-   _Knight Rider_
-   _Land of the Lost_
-   _The Man from U.N.C.L.E._
-   _Space: 1999_[13]
-   _Star Trek_
-   _Underdog_

Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine

[Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine in its packaging] In 1978, Larami created a Cylon soap bubble toy called the Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine to coincide with the television series of the same name.[14] In the same year, a commercial was also made for the product featuring its use in dispensing “big bunches of bubbles”[15] and a jingle.[16][17] The jingle was described in one review as “amazingly goofy with a chorus yelping, 'Battlestar Galacticaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ...CYLON BUBBLE MACHINE!'”[18] and in an interview Re-imagined Series comics writer Greg Pak as said “I still periodically find myself humming the tune song [sic] to the Cylon Bubble Machine commercial.”[19] In a _Los Angeles Times_ article covering _Battlestar Galactica_'s influence on Facebook, the toy's Facebook Fan Page is noted alongside the book _The Science of Battlestar Galactica_'s.[20]

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title: Larami

question: Why was the Larami name retired in 2002?

answer: It is possible that it was simply retired, or that it was retired because the Larami name was bought by Hasbro Inc.

critique: The company was acquired by Hasbro in 1995.

critique: It is omitted that it was acquired by Hasbro Inc.

question: What are the reasons why Larami products sold well?

answer: It is suspected that it was because of their low prices, which made them accessible to most people and because many of the products were based on movies and television shows.

critique: The answer is a bit vague. It should be more specific.

critique: It is incorrect that it is suspected that it was because of their low prices.

critique: It is omitted that the wide range of brand names under which they marketed had a positive impact on their sales.

critique: The answer should mention the water gun.

critique: The answer could mention the specific products that were based on movies and television shows.


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She peered at me with that stare, the one I dreaded, the one that told me, without a doubt, that I had just wronged. Her gorgeous blue-green eyes turned from vivacious to judging, and her nose shriveled in a half sneer. I rubbed my hands nervously over the pointy grass beneath us. What did I just say? I thought with a sigh.

A lonely car drifted by on the street in front of us. I became aware of the ants marching relentlessly on the tree beside me, one followed by another.

“I’m sorry, I, that’s not what I…” My voice trailed off like a dried up stream. She looked away. She didn’t want to hear it, and only leaned further back on her arms and cast her eyes at the cloudy night sky. I could almost see the process unfolding in her mind; another phrase of my mine had been added to her tally list of hurtful things I have said to her. The words had escaped my mouth before I had a chance to catch the idea. I’m sure if I had questioned the thought, I would have found that it wasn’t mine. If it was not my thought, then from where did it originate? That question lingered in my head. Why did I say what I clearly did not mean?

The words I had said echoed painfully in my head. “YOU are going to study at the beach? I doubt it,” I had told her coldly. I had sniggered, and then looked away.

Several months later, I went to a New Year’s party of hers. Everyone was bumping elbows, jockeying for couch space, buzzing at each other with conversation.

“Did you see that YouTube video?”
“I can’t believe that guy survived. The news that day was ridiculous.”
“So, what’s up with Dave and Samantha? I saw on facebook that they’re a thing now.”
“Did you read that article on the LHC I sent you? Science blows my mind.”

Of course, the center of the party was the television. More so than our party, Time Square was packed. The energy of the crowd was such that it created an illusion of it being a single living creature, a fuzzy slug engulfing the street. All the people were happy just to be there, on the TV, surrounded by TV’s. There were lists rolling down the screen with “tweets” and facebook messages from people all over the world. It was an amazing conglomerate of recursive media attention; it was as if the party, and the entire nation, was stuck in a prefabricated loop of ideas and modes of communication.

I was caught up in the excitement. It felt as if my brain had been sloshing against the side of my head, and I was letting the pop culture references flow freely. Gleaming cardboard decorations danced around me as I swung from conversation to conversation, saying whatever my mind would recall. I engaged in gossip with a friend of mine, and I mentioned that several of my friends were leaving for the summer.

“Oh, I’ll hang out with you before I go to college!” she exclaimed, sporting a sincere smile across her face.

“Oh, no, I’ve got stuff to do. I don’t need to hang out with you.” I replied.

I wanted to leap forward and catch those words. I wanted to tackle those words to the ground and teach them a lesson. It had happened again. That thought was not mine.

She blinked dejectedly and shook her head slightly as if she really couldn’t believe how mean I had just been. She looked away and walked elsewhere. I started to call after her, but I hesitated. It was useless, the damage was done.

Later that night, after the ball was dropped and the party dispersed, the realization came to me. It’s not me who thinks up the cruel, hurtful comments that slip past my lips. It’s the media I interact with. The television shows, the news programs, the YouTube clips all contribute sound bites and snippets that stay engrained in my brain. They give me easy, prefabricated, and cool responses to any situation. They have become such a horribly influential part of me that I regurgitate them even when I am nowhere near media. Media, I realized, had begun to think for me. And there is no one to blame but myself. I had allowed myself to become incorporated into the feedback loop of media; indeed, I began to notice that I often used my phone as a substitute for face to face interaction. For example, it is much easier to gain attention by posting an adorable picture on the internet than it is by having meaningful contact with my peers. All one has to do to gain notoriety on the internet is follow the formulaic approach: take a picture of an animal, a group of friends, or the outdoors, apply a filter, and upload. No need for the hassle of actual thought.

From the end of the party onward, I began teaching myself to think about what I say, regardless of the atmosphere. I learned to recognize the “buzz” I feel in my brain when I am no longer fully in control of what I am saying. I try every day to be a better, less judgmental friend, because what matters most to me is how I impact people on a day to day basis. Recently, I’ve noticed that friends and acquaintances are becoming more open to talk to me. They talk to me about things that actually matter in their life, from personal relationships to global politics, and it has lead me to realize that when I can converse with them under less influence from media, I have the potential to actually make a positive difference in people’s lives. I abhor hurting people, and I can only hope that one day, media will cease to be a large part of what defines me.

title: [NF] I am my media

question: What realization does the narrator have about herself?

answer: She realizes that the cruel, hurtful comments she makes are not her own thoughts, but are instead the media she interacts with.

critique: The narrator realizes that the media she interacts with has become a part of her.

critique: The narrator realizes that the cruel, hurtful comments she makes are not her own thoughts, but are instead the media she interacts with.

critique: "media" - change to "media that she interacts with"

critique: It is omitted that she realizes that she has allowed herself to become incorporated into the feedback loop of media.

critique: The story does not really talk about the narrator's cruelty and hurtfulness, though she does realise that her negative thoughts are not her own. The second statement should point out what the narrator realises she has done to people.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator realizes she has allowed herself to become incorporated into the feedback loop of media.

question: How does the narrator try to work on herself?

answer: The narrator tries to work on herself by teaching herself to think about the things she says, regardless of the atmosphere.

critique: The narrator also tries to recognize when they are not fully in control of what they are saying.

question: Will the narrator make more friends as she works on herself?

answer: It's implied that she will.

critique: Tautological answer. There is no mention made of losing or gaining more friends.

critique: The answer should be more specific about what the narrator is working on.

question: Describe a moment of contention in the story.

answer: The narrator was speaking cruelly to their friend.

critique: "The narrator was speaking cruelly to their friend." - add that the narrator was unaware of what he was saying.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator realizes that the cruel things he says are not his own thoughts.

critique: The narrator was speaking cruelly to their friend.

critique: It is omitted that the narrator realizes that they are not the one who thinks up the cruel, hurtful comments that slip past their lips. It’s the media they interact with. The television shows, the news programs, the YouTube clips all contribute sound bites and snippets that stay engrained in their brain.


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I sat with my little brother in the back seat, his head carefully propped on my shoulder. I pushed his golden hair from his eyes. They were closed but when i touched him he peeked through his eye lids to reveal glacier ice blue eyes. They looked like father's while i had mother's grey eyes. I smiled warmly at him. He snuggled up against me comfortably. I glanced up at our mother in the driver seat. My gaze softening, i had sympathy for the ragged woman falling apart behind her steering wheel. I was only seven but i understood that was happening. My brother almost two years my junior couldn't see the pain she possessed.

I creased my eyebrows in suspicion as i watched the yellow line cross the windshield. Bright lights blared in our faces. A loud horn froze my blood. "Mom!"I screamed reaching forward for her. She was startled and swerved wildly in an attempt to get us back in the right lane. The car stuck our back bumper at just the angle to spin our car uncontrollably. The momentum slid me across the seat to slam into the door. It hadn't been closed all the way. I screamed as, like a rag doll, i was tossed out into the snow. I was lucky the snow was so deep it cushioned the blow so that hitting the ground didn't kill me. I lay there for a long time listening to the ringing in my ears, my vision fading in and out. Once it stopped i struggled to my feet. Swaying i stumbled back to the road. The other car had slammed into a tree, the occupant no where to be seen. But my mom's car was absent. I looked around and saw tire tracks in the snow. I ran, following them best i could in the dark. My weight made me stumble as my legs sunk into the soft snow up to my knees.

The car came into view. It had struck a tree. The left blinker was on and the bright headlights stared out into the forest. I fell in the snow in my struggle to get to the door. Looking at the hood a crumpled figure lay there to big to be my brother. Tears stung my eyes as i watched the headlight slowly become crimson and shadows pooled around the figure. The horrible smell of cooper and feces lodged in my nose. It was so pungent i gaged as my stomach spasmed into a tight knot.

 I opened the back door trying not to vomit or break down. Tears streaked my face. But the sight inside tore out my heart."No!"i screamed into the night. I clambered into the car and reached over my brother's awkward form. I clicked the belt open and pulled him into my arms. He was limp and rapidly beginning to cool. I screamed again, this made my heart constrict and tears flowed freely. "Rend! Rend!"i wailed piteously my voice cracking with every attempt. I clung to him and his name. Repeating it with every sob till i felt him twitch. Gasping i touched his face, wiping his hair and my tears off it. His eyes opened slowly to close again. His golden eyelashes made half moons on his pale skin. "Hold on Rend i'll get help!"i reassured holding his close.
"No."he rasped in a sticky wet voice,"Stay here, stay... With ... Me." His voice became softer and softer.
"Rend please dont go, i'll stay i'll stay.Just dont die." I begged wiping my eyes.
"Im cold." He whispered.
He didn't say anything after that. I put my fingers to his jugular, a faint pulse began to fade against my fingers. Against my word i left him to look for help.

I screamed and cried falling into the snow. Putting my hands over my face i apologized to Rend for leaving him. I fell to my knees and leaned forward bowing into the snow. I stayed like that wishing the cold would take me and i could die to. "What a sorry being." An indifferently kind voice murmured. I lifted my head to look at the owner of such a voice. A woman stood there, her eyes were yellow and a top her head was a set of horns. She smiled wickedly."A fiend." I whispered. Getting to my feet i shoved her as hard as my body would allowed. She stumbled back glaring at me.
"What in holy hell do yas think ya doing?"she snapped.
"Kill me... Please kill me." I said shoving her again.
"Quit it."she ordered,"i wont kill yas."
"I left him. Hes dead. My brother." My eyes welled with tears again. Hiccuping gasps made my throat burn from the cold. She watched me with interest now. Touching my head she said,"maybe i can help."

I led her back to the car and climbed into the car to retrieve Rend. He was still limp, not stiff yet. She touched him with a hand as i cradled his body. Her eyes got a sympathetic look. 'Was he to far to be saved?' I wondered. She met my eyes.
"I can bring him back, by sharing my life." She said then added," but in return... Im sure you know what i want."
I didn't have to think about it. I agreed and held him out to her,"Just save him, please. Its not worth living without him."

Her magic was beautiful as it danced over Rend's skin before sinking into his pores. It was amazing to watch the color return to his skin and the light in his eyes return. She handed him back to me carefully. I held him tight as he gasped for air. "Big brother?" His soft voice asked. I nodded happily. The last of my tears spilled out and dripped onto his skin. He hugged me back trying to make me stop crying. The woman cleared her throat. I looked at her, then glanced down at my brothers small figure. His back rose and fell when he breathed. I pulled back from him to look at his face. He searched my face with confused eyes, i felt the seriousness contort my face. I leaned forward and kissed his forehead. He smiled at the attention. I let him go suddenly and this confused him. "We had a deal." I said under my breath. The woman took my hand and smiled. My body felt like it were on fire but i withheld my scream. Suddenly i was blind.

Rend sat there watching as his older brother disappeared into smoke with the woman. He sat there staring into the snowy night. He said nothing for a long time. Then he climbed from the car, the exertion turning his stomach. Following the tire tracks he stayed as cold as the snow. The odd calm that came over him reminded  him of the numbness of loss that ached inside him. He reached the road in time to see the lights of a police car. He stepped into the lights and collapsed, everything suddenly slammed into him. All the feelings, all the ache of revival, and even a strange feeling he didn't recognize. It was like his body filled with worms. They snaked beneath his skin and burrowed deep into his body before sending a toxin through his blood. He spasmed and shuddered as it filled up his entire body with a burning itch. Peeking through tightly squinted eyes  he saw a slick shine reflect the cars in someone's shoes. The lights lost all their color. They became pulsing shades of gray. They everything was consumed by the black of unconsciousness.

title: Character Backstory (tragedy, paranormal)

question: What does the story say about the protagonist's brother Rend's accident?

answer: The protagonist's mother was driving them home when she swerved to avoid a car that was in their lane. The car hit their car, and the protagonist was thrown out of the car. He ran to the car and saw his brother's body. He was limp and rapidly beginning to cool. The protagonist begged him not to die, but Rend said he was cold and didn't say anything after that. The protagonist left him to look for help.

critique: The protagonist's mother was driving them home when she swerved to avoid a car that was in their lane. The car hit their car, and the protagonist was thrown out of the car. He ran to the car and saw his brother's body. He was limp and rapidly beginning to cool. The protagonist begged him not to die, but Rend said he was cold and didn't say anything after that. The protagonist left him to look for help.

critique: It's omitted that the woman who saved Rend proposed to trade her life for his.

critique: It is omitted that the fiend brings him back to life.

critique: The protagonist's desperation should be mentioned (it is included in the sentence about him leaving his brother behind).

critique: The protagonist's brother is dead when the fiend revives him.

question: What does the story say about the protagonist's childhood?

answer: The protagonist and his little brother were in the car with their mother. The protagonist was only seven years old but he understood that his mother was in pain. The protagonist was in the back seat of the car with his little brother. The protagonist was able to see the bright lights and the loud horn. The protagonist was able to see the car that hit their car. The protagonist was able to see the occupant of the car that hit them. The protagonist was able to see the car stuck on a tree. The protagonist was able to see the car's headlights.

critique: The protagonist was able to see the car that hit them, but he was not able to see the occupant.

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

critique: It is irrelevant that the protagonist was able to see the bright lights and the loud horn. The protagonist was able to see the car that hit their car. The protagonist was able to see the occupant of the car that hit them. The protagonist was able to see the car stuck on a tree. The protagonist was able to see the car's headlights.

critique: The protagonist was able to see the occupant of the car that hit them. The protagonist was able to see the car stuck on a tree. The protagonist was able to see the car's headlights.

critique: The protagonist was able to see the car stuck on a tree, but he wasn't able to see the car's headlights.

critique: The response is missing some details about the protagonist's childhood.

text: The story doesn't say much about the protagonist's childhood apart from the fact that he has a brother two years his junior and a mother who is very unhappy.


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REBECCA BULLEY (born 18 August 1982), also known as REBECCA STRACHAN, is a former Australia netball international. Between 2008 and 2015 she made 42 senior appearances for Australia. Bulley was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup and the silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. At club level, Bulley won three ANZ Championship titles with three different teams – New South Wales Swifts in 2008, Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2013 and Queensland Firebirds in 2015. She began her senior club career with Melbourne Kestrels during the Commonwealth Bank Trophy era and finished it playing for Giants Netball in Suncorp Super Netball.

Early life, family and education

Bulley is the daughter of Leon and Lynley Strachan. She was born in Victoria and raised in the Pyramid Hill and Bendigo districts. She attended Pyramid Hill College and Bendigo Senior Secondary College. [1][2][3] Her sister, Meredith Ball (née Strachan), also played netball for Melbourne Kestrels, Melbourne University Lightning and Sandhurst. [4][5][6] Her younger brother, Kieran Strachan is an Australian rules footballer. [7][8][9] Rebecca is married to Randall Bulley, a schoolteacher based in Wollongong. She gave birth to a daughter, Indie in 2016. The Bulley family home is in Woonona, New South Wales. [10][11][12]

Playing career

Early years

As Rebecca Strachan, Bulley began her netball career as a junior with Calivil United in the Loddon Valley Football Netball League. Her mother, Lynley Strachan, coached at the Calivil United club. After her family moved to Bendigo, she switched to Sandhurst in the Bendigo Football Netball League. Her team mates at Sandhurst included her sister, Meredith. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Between 2000 and 2007, Bulley played 85 games for Melbourne Kestrels and AIS Canberra Darters in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She also captained both teams. Between 2001 and 2003 she also played for the Australian Institute of Sport. [20][21][22][23][24][25]

ANZ Championship

New South Wales Swifts

Between 2008 and 2011, Bulley played for New South Wales Swifts in the ANZ Championship. [26][27][28][29] After missing out on selection for the Melbourne Vixens squad, Bulley was encouraged by Liz Ellis to join Swifts. [30][31][32] She was subsequently a member of the Swifts team that won the inaugural 2008 ANZ Championship title. [33] At the end of the 2010 ANZ Championship season, Bulley was named ANZ Championship Holden Player of the Year, the NSW Swifts QBE Player of the Year and the Member's Player of the Year. [34][35][36]

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Between 2012 and 2014, Bulley played for Adelaide Thunderbirds. In 2013 she was a member of the Thunderbirds team won the ANZ Championship. [37][38][39][40]

Queensland Firebirds

In 2015 Bulley played for Queensland Firebirds and finished the season with a third Championship winners medal. [41][42][43][44][45]

Suncorp Super Netball

Giants Netball

Between 2017 and 2018, Bulley played for Giants Netball in the Suncorp Super Netball. Bulley had initially retired after the 2015 Netball World Cup in order to start a family. However, Giants head coach, Julie Fitzgerald, subsequently persuaded her to come out of retirement as an injury replacement for Kristiana Manu'a. [46][47][48][49][50][51] In August 2018 Bulley announced her retirement as a player for the second time. [52]

Australia

Between 2008 and 2015, Bulley made 42 senior appearances for Australia. From 2005 she was regularly featured in Australia squads, including the advance squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. However Bulley had to wait until 2008 before she made her Test debut. She made her senior debut on 20 September 2008 against New Zealand. She was subsequently a member of the Australia teams that won the silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the gold medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup. She retired from international netball following the latter tournament. [53][54][55][56][57]

  Tournaments                               Place
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  2009 World Netball Series [58]
  2010 Commonwealth Games [59][60][61]
  2015 Netball World Cup [62][63][64][65]

Coaching career

During the 2019 Australian Netball League season Bulley served as an assistant coach with Canberra Giants. [66][67][68] She was subsequently appointed head coach of Giants Netball Academy ahead of the 2020 season. [69][70]

Honours

Australia

-   NETBALL WORLD CUP
    -   _Winners_: 2015
-   COMMONWEALTH GAMES
    -   _Runners Up_: 2010

Queensland Firebirds

-   ANZ CHAMPIONSHIP
    -   _Winners_: 2015

Adelaide Thunderbirds

-   ANZ CHAMPIONSHIP
    -   _Winners_: 2013

New South Wales Swifts

-   ANZ CHAMPIONSHIP
    -   _Winners_: 2008

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title: Rebecca Bulley

question: Describe Bulley's personal life.

answer: She is the daughter of Leon and Lynley Strachan. She was born in Victoria and raised in the Pyramid Hill and Bendigo districts. She attended Pyramid Hill College and Bendigo Senior Secondary College. She is married to Randall Bulley, a schoolteacher based in Wollongong. She gave birth to a daughter, Indie in 2016.

critique: The answer should mention her sister and brother.

question: Describe Rebecca Bulley's family.

answer: She is the daughter of Leon and Lynley Strachan. She has an older sister, Meredith. Her younger brother, Kieran, is an Australian rules footballer. She is married to Randall Bulley.

critique: Remove "has an older sister" and replace it with "her sister, Meredith, also played netball for the groups listed"

question: Summarize Rebecca Bulley's Netball career.

answer: She began playing for the Bendigo Football Netball League. She then made a switch to the Sandhurst club when her family moved to Bendigo. There, her teammates included her sister Meredith. She also played for the Melbourne Kestrels and Canberra Darters. She was a member of the Swifts team that won the inaugural 2008 ANZ Championship title, and the Thunderbirds team that won the 2013 ANZ Championship. She has also won ANZ Championship titles with the Firebirds Leagues in Queensland and New South South Wales. She was also a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup and silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

critique: The answer should mention that Bulley's career ended with the Suncorp Super Netball.

question: Summarize Bulley's awards.

answer: She won the gold medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup and the silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She won the ANZ Championship three times with three different teams. She was named ANZ Championship Holden Player of the Year, the NSW Swifts QBE Player of the Year, and the Member's Player of the Year.

critique: The answer should mention her being named the ANZ Championship Holden Player of the Year.

critique: It is omitted that she was also named the Netball World Cup winner in 2015.

critique: Members of the 15th Netball World Cup that weren't on the Australian national team were declared champions of the "standings" for the year. That information is irrelevant for the purposes of this question.

critique: It's omitted that she was also named the Netball World Cup winner in 2015.

critique: Does not mention the player of the year awards from the Commonwealth Bank Trophy

critique: The answer should mention her appointment as head coach of Giants Netball Academy.

critique: The answer should mention her being named the ANZ Championship Holden Player of the Year, the NSW Swifts QBE Player of the Year, and the Member's Player of the Year.

critique: The answer should mention her appointment as head coach of the Giants Netball Academy.


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There is no title. It's the beginning of something I've been messing with. It's mostly just fancy word play, it's coherent enough to follow, yet schizophrenic enough to personify what it's like to feel insane and confused -shrug- figured I'd share it. You're supposed to feel like you're in the mind of a mad man, I'm not sure how well I did.
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My mind warped and twisted. Thoughts and images of demons danced within my mind and around the room as I tried to hold onto reality. Shadows swirled, and I heard laughter coming from all around me. Screams cut through the silence and fires burned on the metal walls. I did my best to ground my feet in what I knew was rational, but it still felt like I was falling down a never ending hole; thoughts of grandeur, false senses of security, and overall apathy swept across my blank mind.

My face was like stone as I sat and looked out the window, the world racing by, night raining down like ash as it covered the world in darkness.  I felt like I was drowning as I sat, felt the water swirling around my ankles and the shackles as they clanked against the floor. It felt needles being pressed into my skin, and bugs crawling inside me. I brought my bound and chained hands to my forehead and pressed as hard as I could to keep my skull from splitting open. I screamed as the voices inside my head began to howl, and the world around me began to transform and mold itself around my “insanity”, or so they called it.
 “Hey…you…you. Shut the hell up! Stop yelling! I said stop!”

I heard the blow echo through my head even before I felt it. A blunt pain ripped through my skull, it was like the demons in my head had been smashed out. I saw flashing lights, like the cameras outside the court room on the day they convicted me. I heard ringing in my ears, like the sirens as they walked me in chains to my doom. The room seemed to be spinning on itself as I slumped over in the ratty bus seat, dizzy and lightheaded, gasping for air, trying not to choke on my own tongue and vomit.

 “Fucking nut cases.” I heard the guard mutter under his breath, as he wiped the butt of his rifle off with a rag and made his way to the front of the bus.
The vibration under me shivered and rattled up my spine, the wheels of the bus tore forward against the road, softly easing the sickly spinning. The world was coming to an end. My head had slumped on my shoulders, bobbing with the bumps on the road. I was too weak to hold my head up, from the corner of my eyes I saw the moon laughing at me. The scratched and tinted, metal barred windows seemed to twist the light in concerto with the trees outside as they blocked the moon from my sight, I grinned at the thought that the trees outside would do me such a favor.

 My hands ached. The water bellow me had retreated, I wondered…was ever there in the first place…? I looked at the floor below me, scuffled and scratched like the windows above…and everything else on this god forsaken bus. The shackles on my ankles clanked and clashed against the floor, while the orange on my arms seemed to burn my skin like an acid, the jump suit itching at my throat. I could almost taste the color. I smiled, closed my eyes and started to snicker again. I felt my head throbbing, pounding, trying to split from my body. I was helpless to lift my hands from my lap or sit up from my shackles, and that orange, that sickly orange seemed to be chasing me. I shut my eyes tighter and hoped it would leave, hoped it would all just stop...It was the only color, the only thought, the only feeling besides the sickly crimson, caked and scared onto my knuckles from the nights before. The entire world seemed to be a mess of black, gray and orange, and I wondered if the guards would let us trick or treat a few days early, since we were all already in costume. I heard laughter in front of me; I guess one of the prisoners found humor in that thought as well.

The bus rocked and swayed, like a subway, as it drove through the night. It was like a symphony. The beat of a bass tremorred around my head as the wheels bellow me kicked up rocks on the dark road and roared against the pavement. The percussions of the brass, as the chains and shackles clashes against the floor, the hums and howl of the winds as the night swept in through a cracked window. I found myself humming to fill the void of the strings, it was the only thing that gave me comfort as the bus pushed forward, closer to my fate, to my hell. I was glad it was almost over. All of this is so…familiar. The colored outfit, the guns, the moon, the bus ride…I guess it ends where it began, I thought with a smile on my face… Three years running. Three years since the razor wire fence maimed my finger as I leapt back into the realm of the living… Three years since my first escape. . . This time, it was all going to end. This time, there was no escape.

title: Schizophrenic Prisoner [870 words]

question: Why did the prisoner escape from the prison?

answer: It is not stated.

critique: The prisoner escaped because he wanted to die.

critique: It is stated that the prisoner escaped three years ago.

question: What are the main features of the apparitions seen by the prisoner?

answer: The prisoners sees them as well-formed demons.

critique: The answer should mention that the prisoner also sees them as shadows.

critique: The prisoner sees the demons as dancing around the room.

critique: The prisoner sees them as demons, but they are not well-formed.

critique: "The prisoners sees them as well-formed demons." - are you addressing the apparitions seen by the narrator? Were there any apparitions at all? I need to know who's seeing the apparitions, because we're talking about the narrator's hallucination. Replace "The prisoners" with "The prisoner" to make the answer grammatically correct.

question: Why is the prisoner seeing some certain color the most?

answer: It is not stated.

critique: This response is incorrect due to the text at hand.

question: What does the story say about the narrator's only source of peace?

answer: The narrator finds peace in music. He hums and sings to fill the void of the strings. He finds it soothing.

critique: The narrator does not find peace in music. He finds it soothing.

critique: The narrator's only source of peace is the symphony of the bus ride.


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JOHN JOSEPH HORNYOLD (19 February 1706 – 26 December 1778) was an English Catholic bishop, titular Bishop of Phiomelia, and Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, England for twenty-two years.

Life

He was descended from two ancient Catholic families, his father being John Hornyold, of Blackmore Park and Hanley Castle, Worcestershire; his mother, Mary, daughter of Sir Pyers Mostyn, 2nd Baronet, of Talacre, Flintshire. At the age of 22, on 7 August 1758, he entered the English College at Douai to study for the priesthood. After his ordination he returned to England and served the mission at Grantham for some time, meeting with persecution and more than once narrowly escaping arrest as a priest.[1]

In 1739 he went as chaplain to Longbirch near Wolverhampton, the seat of “the good Madam Giffard”, a widow. When the priest-hunters would search for him, he would conceal himself at one of the Longbirch farms.[2] While there he published his first work, _The Decalogue Explained_, published in London in 1744, and afterwards running through many editions. Bishop John Milner, in a Memoir of him in the _Laity's Directory_ (1818), says: “This was so generally approved of, that he received something like official thanks from Oxford for the publication. It was not to be expected, however, that he should be thanked from that quarter for his other works, which appeared in succession, on the Sacraments and on the Creed.”

In the former of these, _The Sacraments Explained_ (London, 1747), he included several discourses written by his predecessor at Longbirch, the Rev. John Johnson. The book on the Creed was called _The Real Principles of Catholicks or a Catechism for the Adult_ (London, 1749), One of the later editions appeared as _Grounds of the Christian Belief or the (Apostles') Creed Explained_ (Birmingham, 1771). In this book, according to Charles Butler, he made large use of Maurus Corker's _Roman Catholic Principles in Reference to God and the King_, but this was denied by Milner.

In 1751 John Talbot Stonor, the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, applied for a coadjutor and Hornyold was selected. He was consecrated 10 February 1752, but continued to act as Mrs. Giffard's chaplain until her death, 13 Feb., 1753. Her house was then rented for the use of the vicar Apostolic and Hornyold resided there for the rest of his life.[3]

On Bishop Stonor's death, 29 March 1756, he succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, which comprised sixteen counties.[4] In 1766, as his health was failing, he obtained the Thomas Talbot as his coadjutor, and consecrated him in 1767 (not in 1776 as has been erroneously asserted, in consequence of a misprint in Milner's “Memoir”). In 1768 he undertook the responsibility of carrying on Sedgley Park School, which had been founded, on the initiative of his intimate friend Bishop Challoner, six years previously, and thus preserved it for the Church. He lived just long enough to see the Papists Act 1778, died at Longbirch, Staffordshire, and was buried in Brewood churchyard, Staffordshire. There is an oil painting of the bishop at the family seat, Blackmore Park, Worcestershire.

[1] Brady, William Maziere, _Annals of the Catholic Hierarchy_ (Rome, 1877), p. 210

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title: John Hornyold

question: What does the text say about John Joseph Hornyold?

answer: John Joseph Hornyold was an English Catholic bishop. In 1706, he was born in Nine Ashes, Wales. He was descended from two ancient Catholic families, his father being John Hornyold, of Blackmore Park, Hanley Castle, and his mother, Mary, daughter of Sir Pyers Mostyn, Baronet of Talacre, Flintshire. At the age of 22, he entered the English College at Douai to study for the priesthood. After his ordination, he returned to England and served the mission at Grantham for some time. In 1739 he went as chaplain to Longbirch near Wolverhampton and stayed there for fourteen years, publishing his works during this time.

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that Hornyold was born in Nine Ashes, Wales, however it was his father who was born in Nine Ashes.

critique: "In 1706, he was born in Nine Ashes, Wales." - this is incorrect. Hornyold was born in 1706, not born in 1706.

critique: The response inaccurately mentions that Hornyold was born in Nine Ashes, Wales.

critique: "Nine Ashes, Wales" - this is incorrect. He was born in England.

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

critique: There is no evidence that he was born in Nine Ashes, Wales.

critique: "Nine ashes" is likely a typographical error.

question: What does the text say about John Joseph Hornyold and his family?

answer: John Joseph Hornyold was descended from two ancient Catholic families, his father being John Hornyold, of Blackmore Park and Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, and his mother Mary, daughter of Sir Pyers Mostyn, 2nd Baronet, of Talacre, Flintshire. At the age of 22, on 7 August 1758, he entered the English College at Douai to study for the priesthood.

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

critique: The response is missing the fact that Hornyold's father was John Hornyold.

critique: His father's name is not relevant to the question.

critique: The response should include that Hornyold was born in 1706.

critique: It is omitted that Hornyold went as chaplain to Longbirch near Wolverhampton, the seat of “the good Madam Giffard”, a widow. When the priest-hunters would search for him, he would conceal himself at one of the Longbirch farms.

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

critique: The response should include that he was born in 1706.

question: What does the text say about Bishop Stonor?

answer: John Joseph Hornyold was selected as a coadjutor to Bishop Stonor. After Bishop Stonor died, Hornyold became the new Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District.

critique: The answer should mention that Bishop Stonor died in 1756.

question: What does the text say about the Creed?

answer: The text mentions that Hornyold published a book called "The Real Principles of Catholicks or a Catechism for the Adult" in 1749. In this book, he made large use of Maurus Corker's "Roman Catholic Principles in Reference to God and the King".

critique: The response should include that the book was published in 1749.

text: Could clarify "published a book on the Apostles' Creed called".


text:
_' Jason Duane Jones_' (born May 23, 1986) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft and also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Eastern Michigan.[1]

Early years

Jones attended Southfield-Lathrup High School in Lathrup Village, Michigan and enjoyed an outstanding prep career as a football and basketball player. He was named first-team All-Oakland Athletic Association as a senior, recording 27 tackles, six sacks, four forced fumbles and seven interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 395 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver. _The Detroit News_ named him the 44th-best player on the Blue Chip list in the state of Michigan, as he also added All-Metro North honors. Jones is the younger brother of retired American Professional Basketball Player Brian LaWan Alexander. Also, Jones older brother, Michael, played football at Alabama State and other brother, Jamar, works at the White House as a Secret Service uniformed police officier.

College career

Jones played college football for Eastern Michigan University. As a senior (2007), Jones received third-team All-American and first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors. He played in all 12 games with 11 starts and finished fourth on the team with 70 tackles. He tied for seventh in the NCAA with a career-high 19.5 stops for losses. He added 10 quarterback pressures, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble while breaking up three passes and blocking a kick. Selected to play in the 2008 Senior Bowl All-Star Game and finished with three tackles, one sack for 14 yards and one forced fumble. Jones was named the recipient of the Harold E. Sponberg Award as the team's top down lineman scholar-athlete.[2]

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Jason Jones was drafted in the second round (54th overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2008 NFL Draft. He started against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 16 of the 2008 season as a result of injuries to Albert Haynesworth and Kyle Vanden Bosch. In thirteen games during the regular season, Jones totaled 31 tackles and 5 sacks. He was particularly impressive in his week 16 game against the Steelers when his 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles, and 3 forced fumbles made him a candidate for Defensive Player of the Week.[3] Jones got ejected from a Week 2 game versus the Houston Texans. Jones was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2009 due to a shoulder injury.

Seattle Seahawks

On March 17, 2012, Jones signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks.[4]

Detroit Lions

On March 13, 2013, Jones signed a three-year deal with the Detroit Lions.[5] On September 22, 2013 (Week 3 of the 2013 NFL Season), Jones suffered a season ending knee injury.[6]

Miami Dolphins

Jones had signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins on May 13, 2016.[7] He was suspended for two games on November 21, 2016 for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.[8] On January 6, 2017, Jones was released by the Dolphins.[9]

New Orleans Saints

On August 12, 2017, Jones was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[10][11] On August 29, 2017, he was released by the Saints.[12]

Charity work

Jones is affiliated with the 501c3 Non-Profit Team Alexander Athletics Colorado Club Basketball Program. The organization is exclusively for charitable and educational purposes addressing its mission through programs and events. T.A.A. encourages a cross-cultural environment to stimulate conversation with the purpose of overcoming racial barriers, relations and networking to promote unity through athletics and sports.

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title: Jason Jones (defensive end)

question: What does the text say about Jones and tackles?

answer: Jones was named first-team All-Oakland Athletic Association as a senior. He was named the 44th-best player on the Blue Chip list in the state of Michigan. He was named the recipient of the Harold E. Sponberg Award as the team's top down lineman scholar-athlete. He was named third-team All-American and first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors as a senior. He played in all 12 games with 11 starts and finished fourth on the team with 70 tackles. He tied for seventh in the NCAA with a career-high 19.5 stops for losses. He added 10 quarterback pressures, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble while breaking up three passes and blocking a kick.

critique: The answer could mention his professional career.

critique: The answer should mention his professional career.

critique: The answer omits the contract signings by Jones.

critique: The answer is a summary of Jones's college career, not his tackles.

question: Summarize Jones' time in high school.

answer: Jones attended Southfield-Lathrup High School in Lathrup Village, Michigan. He enjoyed an outstanding prep career as a football and basketball player. He was named first-team All-Oakland Athletic Association as a senior, recording 27 tackles, six sacks, four forced fumbles, and seven interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 395 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver.

critique: "He was named first-team All-Oakland Athletic Association as a senior, recording 27 tackles, six sacks, four forced fumbles, and seven interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 395 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver." - this is irrelevant and should be removed.

critique: '27 tackles' is a misleading statistic because the number is based on his entire high school career record. '27' should be replaced with 'seven'.

critique: The answer could mention that he was named the 44th-best player on the Blue Chip list in Michigan.

critique: The answer should mention that he was named the 44th-best player on the Blue Chip list in the state of Michigan.

critique: "He also caught 25 passes for 395 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver." - this is incorrect. Jones caught 25 passes for 395 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver.

critique: The answer does not mention that he was named the 44th-best player on the Blue Chip list in the state of Michigan.

critique: "Jones attended Southfield-Lathrup High School in Lathrup Village, Michigan." - this is incorrect. Jones attended Southfield-Lathrup High School.

question: Summarize the negative moments in Jones' career.

answer: He was placed on injured reserve in 2009 due to a shoulder injury. He was suspended for two games in 2016 for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. He was released by the Dolphins in 2017.

critique: Remove his suspension since it is not considered a negative in the context of the question

critique: The answer omits that he was ejected from a game in 2009.

critique: The answer omits that Jones was ejected from a Week 2 game.

critique: The answer omits that Jones was ejected from a game in 2009.

critique: The question asks for negative moments, not negative events.

critique: The answer should mention his ejection from a game.

critique: It is omitted that he got ejected from a Week 2 game.

text: The response must also include Jones' season-ending knee injury.

question: What does the text say about Jones relationship with his mother?

answer: No answer

critique: It is omitted that there is no information about Jones's relationship with his mother.

critique: The text does not mention anything about Jones' relationship with his mother.

critique: No information about his mother is provided in the text.


text:
KENNETH KING (born April 1, 1948) is an American post-modern dancer and choreographer who is best known for his experimentations with dance and multimedia. A second-generation Judson Dance Theatre choreographer, much of King's experimental dance repertoire combines different movements styles with dramatic material and technological advances, emphasizing the importance of the human body through expressionism and symbolism.[1]

Early life

King was born in Freeport, New York and became interested in theatre and the performing arts early in life after being cast as the lead in a musical production for his kindergarten class. As a child of the commonly referred to “TV Generation”, a period in American culture in which the television replaced the radio as the new household commodity, King became extremely fascinated with this new form of entertainment and was intrigued by theatrics behind popular television programs.[2] While in high school, King aspired to be an actor, and during college, although a philosophy major at Antioch College in Ohio, he acted in summer stock productions for three consecutive years starting in 1959. King soon became an apprentice actor at Adelphi College, and it wasn't until after attending a lecture by legendary American dancer and choreographer, Ruth St. Denis, that he became inspired to dance. King began his transformation from theater into dance by incorporating dance with speaking and props. By the early 1960s he was studying the art full-time. King studied with Sylvia Fort, The New Dance Group, Ballet Arts, Paul Sanasardo, and he also attended The Martha Graham School, while studying ballet with Mia Slavenska. By 1966, he was working with renowned dancers Merce Cunningham and Carolyn Brown.[3]

Choreography and Multimedia

Much of King's choreographic style is based on the idea of dance being a total theatrical experience.[4] King's work was both reflective and innovative in his time in that he developed choreography with generally non-technical based movement, unique to the 1960s post-modern era, but with the newfound technological approach - incorporating film, machinery, characters, text, speech, lighting, and costumes.[5] King emphasizes expressionism and symbolism through the use of the body, while experimenting with space and time, but eliminating the post-modern idea of point of view. King believed that a dance could still have content even without point of view, stress and emotion. His works are often considered to be very personal and an overall poetic experience.[6]

King began performing his own choreography as early as 1964. His first work was titled _cup/saucer/two dancers/radio_, and featured him and Phoebe Neville. _Cup/saucer/two dancers/radio_ incorporated these experimentations with multimedia and was heavily influenced by the subject matter of pop art.[7] King went on to present numerous works at a number of theaters including, The Bridge Theatre, Judson Memorial Church (in association with the Judson Dance Theater and the Judson group), the Gate Theatre, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, The New School, and Washington Square Galleries.[8]

Collaborations

King collaborated with a number of artists throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Before his dance career took off, King worked with filmmakers Andy Warhol, Gregory Markopoulos and Jonas Mekas in the early 1960s. Some major works include _m-o-o-n-b-r-a-i-n with SuperLecture_ (1966) and _PRINT-OUT_ (1967). Both of these works incorporate film and projections with dance. In addition to his _cup/saucer/two dancers/radio_ partner, Phoebe Neville, some of his colleagues included Meredith Monk, Gus Solomons Jr., Elizabeth Keen, Cliff Keuter, Steve Paxton, Laura Dean, Yvonne Rainer and Twyla Tharp.[9]

Philosophy

King's experimental dance repertoire is varied, combining a broad range of performance styles, theoretical and dramatic material and technological resources. He believes that dance doesn't necessarily require the performance of traditional technique. In a 1978 interview conducted by John Howell for the _Performing Arts Journal_, Howell asked King why his then recent choreographies, _RAdeoA.C.tiv(ID)ty_, _DANCE S(P)ELL_, and _The Telaxic Synapsulator_, performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music contained more technical dancing in comparison to some of his older pieces. King replied, “ … in the dance field there are all kinds of ways bodies make signals, or signs.” He states that this is one of the reasons why he is so fond of dance.[10]

[1] Sally Banes, _Terpischore in Sneakers: Post-Modern Dance_ (Boston: Houghton Miflin, 1979), 168.

[2] Kenneth King, _Writing in Motion: body---language---technology_ (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2003), 148-149.

[3] Karen Raugust, “King, Kenneth,” in _The International Dictionary of Modern Dance_, ed. Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf (Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1998), 434.

[4] Sally Banes, _Terpischore_, 168.

[5] Karen Raugust, “King, Kenneth”, 433.

[6] Sally Banes, _Terpischore_, 169-170.

[7] Sally Banes, _Terpischore_, 170.

[8] Karen Raugust, “King, Kenneth”, 434.

[9] John Howell, “Interview: Dance Plus: ...”, in _Performing Arts Journal_, vol. 3, no. 2 (1978), 16.

[10] Kenneth King quoted in, John Howell, “Interview:”, 16-17.

title: Kenneth King (dancer)

question: Summarize what the text says about Kenneth King's life as a dancer.

answer: Kenneth King was born in Freeport, New York and became interested in theatre and the performing arts early in life. He was cast as the lead in a musical production for his kindergarten class. King became fascinated with the new form of entertainment and was intrigued by the theatrics behind popular television programs. He aspired to be an actor and was an apprentice actor at Adelphi College. King became interested in dance after attending a lecture by legendary American dancer and choreographer, Ruth St. Denis. He studied dance with Sylvia Fort, The New Dance Group, Ballet Arts, Paul Sanasardo, and he also attended The Martha Graham School. King began performing his own choreography as early as 1964.

critique: It's omitted that he became a second-generation Judson Dance Theatre choreographer

critique: Include that he collaborated with many artists throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

critique: The answer should mention his collaborations.