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Us four sat ensuring my stay.
In conversation, Rick was indirectly called a liar by Rob and Megan
because of me.
The price of being a father.
Any words spoken to him sounded like "Liar".
Any words spoken to me were in question.
As if I was being interrogated.
I had nothing to say unless asked.
The house was a mansion.
My cousin played the role of Keith Cozart.
I looked forward to good times as the house was left mostly
unattended.
As we spoke my mind wandered into flashbacks and daydreams.
Rob was showing me the room where I was going to stay.
There were many rooms and hallways.
Some rooms were connected by doors and weren't connected to hallways.
I opened a door to a bathroom and there was someone in the bathtub.
At first I laughed and looked away but Rob quicly put his arm around me and
led me away, and as he did I caught another quick glimpse of the bathtub and
noticed that it was a body. I was shocked and Rob started to remind me that I
didn't see anything that there was no one there. I instantly protested to
staying in the adjacent room which was where we were headed. I threatened to say
what I saw if forced to stay there. I was led away. The confusion and
unknowingness turned into fear and Plan. We returned downstairs and played it
off, acting as if that didn't happen. Later I spoke with Rob's sister about
what I had seen and she told me that it was not infact a body but pieces of
bodies that were created from insecurities. That she herself had created some
of the pieces that were in the bathtub. We walked and talked. I thought about
what I heard. Generations of insecurities brought about what was in the
bathtub. They all knew. Did Rick know? Did Megan know? I didn't know.
Who was it? Was it one of their own. We ended up back at the bathroom and I
looked in again and what I saw shocked me to the point that I couldn't clearly
make out what it was. Was it a body or was it pieces? It was entirely
underneath the water. I faked emotion and accepted the pieces of insecurities
and agreed to stay in the adjacent room. It was the only way to survive.
I spent most of the first week alone in the room.
I heard them speaking about me. About how I spent time alone.
I was genuinely afraid. The first chance I would take it.
It was a Saturday. I had stolen a few grams of Rob's cocaine and
over the course of 2 days had made it injectable with no one knowing.
The owner of the mansion, the famous Dr. Bob, had syringes in the
downstairs bathroom. Everyone left late in the night.
The only ones left were Rob and Megan. Who were passed out. I stabbed Rob with
the needle and injected it. As he woke and saw me he knew what my
intentions were but could not prevent them as the high almost instantly kicked
in and he fell into a euphoric state. Megan didn't even wake up.
The thought crossed my mind. Did she know about the bathtub? Had she noticed the
change in my behavior? I weighed the risk of foiling my Plan in my mind before
deciding to leave her behind as I escaped into the night. I stole a car from
the mansions garage and left leaving no trace of where I was going.
The insecurity of being insecure. Being insecure was my only security, the
only thing that led me to escape the fate that awaited me. Where all others had
failed and gave in to become part of the fate themselves I had broken free.

title: the fate that awaited

question: Summarize Megan's descent into madness.

answer: No answer

critique: Megan is not described as descending into madness.


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The days of relying on neighbours to dob in landlords who have illegally crammed tenants into houses and apartments may soon be over.

Instead the NSW Government will harness big data to crack down on illegal boarding houses across Sydney.

Information from sources such as the electoral roll, utility bill companies as well as complaints from Fair Trading, will be collected and used to find where more people are living than is being claimed, Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello told _Domain_.

The project from the NSW Data Analytics Centre uses a Big Data approach, where many sets of information are collected and interpreted to fit the puzzle pieces together, Mr Dominello said.

“By comparing the water use for a standard two-bedroom apartment with one that has many residents could be the first alert of an illegal boarding house,” he said.

  [Illegal accommodation is] an indication of how dysfunctional our housing system is.Ned Cutcher, Tenants Union NSW

With the addition of complaints made to Fair Trading, a compelling case that the home might be an illegal boarding house could be built.

“If you know the Big Data, then, rather than knocking on 100 doors, we can do 10 targeted homes and it’s likely a slumlord will be behind one of them,” he said.

In authorised boarding houses, a maximum of two people can share a bedroom at the request of a resident. A room for one person should be no smaller than 7.5 square metres, or 11 square metres for two people.

-   Related: Inspecting an illegal rooming house
-   Related: The high cost of renting a bed in Australia’s capital cities

In illegal boarding houses, four people may share the same sleeping area and partitions may be created using shower curtains to turn living rooms into bedrooms.

For Mr Dominello, it has been a long journey towards better enforcement against “horrendous practices that can be devastating to the community”.

Since doorknocking in 2008 alerted him to slums operating in his electorate of Ryde, he was instrumental in creating the Boarding Houses Act 2012 to create a registration program for boarding houses and bringing in basic standards.

“This is still a serious issue, particularly in highly developed areas,” he said.

Sometimes, the location of illegal accommodation is only revealed after disaster strikes.

At the moment, councils rely on neighbourhood complaints, circumstantial evidence and door-knocks to find slums. Complaints often come from neighbours of overflowing bins, or unkempt homes, while stuffed letterboxes can also be a sign.

In May 2015, the City of Sydney established a dedicated investigation team to identify illegal accommodation operators across their council area.

Over the past 12 months, they led 30 search warrants and carried out 30 suspect interviews. The evidence is being used to formulate two cases, a spokesperson said.

About 100 premises have been inspected in the local government area. In one investigation, 58 beds were found crammed in a three-bedroom house in Ultimo, including a bed in the bathroom and laundry.

[In 2015, a City of Sydney investigation found a bed in a bathroom of an illegal accommodation in the CBD. ]

_In 2015, a City of Sydney investigation found a bed in a bathroom of an illegal accommodation in the CBD. Photo: City of Sydney_

“The team has issued fines totalling $75,000, and is currently undertaking criminal proceedings in the NSW Land and Environment Court in relation to unauthorised use of an industrial estate for short term accommodation,” they said.

Tenants Union of NSW senior policy officer Ned Cutcher said boarding houses threatened overcrowding, health problems and safety issues for marginal renters.

“People working in tenancy advice and advocacy services find [tenants subject to] interpersonal problems, assault and inappropriate treatment,” Mr Cutcher said.

Tenants of these situations would also find their rights falling under Common Law, meaning they would be unable to go to Tribunal to solve their issues and would have to fund a case through the Supreme Court. For most, the expense could make it “difficult to recover the money paid” as a bond.

“[Illegal accommodation is] an indication of how dysfunctional our housing system is,” he said, pointing to affordability issues that push people into overcrowded rental situations.

A review of boarding houses legislation is scheduled to take place in 2017.

question: Summarize why cramming people into small areas is a bad thing.

answer: Cramming people into small areas can lead to health problems and safety issues. It can also lead to interpersonal problems and inappropriate treatment.

critique: The answer should mention the financial burden placed on tenants.

critique: This is the opinion of Ned Cutcher, the Tenant's Union of NSW Senior Policy Officer, so it should be added to the answer.

critique: The answer omits the financial burden placed on tenants.

critique: The answer should mention the expense of going to court.

critique: It's omitted that it can also lead to overcrowding.

critique: It is omitted that this would also make their rights fall under Common Law.


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[The Stagg Tree, fifth largest tree in the world by board feet] ALDER CREEK GROVE is a giant sequoia grove located both on private land and within the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the western Sierra Nevada of California.[1] The grove is spread out over approximately of land and contains 483 giant sequoias that are at least 25.5 feet in diameter, including the Stagg Tree, the 5th largest tree in the world and one of the oldest known living giant sequoias. Though on private land, the Rouch family made part of their land accessible to the public.[2][3]

History

In 1946, much of Alder Creek Grove was purchased by the Rouch family to be logged and developed. The grove was logged in the late 1940s and early 1950s. However, doing so proved to be uneconomical due to the brittle nature of giant sequoia wood, and the regret the family felt logging them. Though about two dozen giant sequoias were cut down, no especially large or old giant sequoias were harmed.[4]

A 236-lot subdivision of mostly summer cabins, called Sequoia Crest, was built next to the grove around the same time so people could visit the Stagg Tree and some of the surrounding giant sequoias. A short-lived ski resort was also established to make the land more profitable for the Rouch family.[5]

On September 17, 2019, the Save the Redwoods League announced it had agreed to pay the Rouch family $15.6 million by December 31 to formally protect the giant sequoias growing on their land, including the Stagg Tree. Once the deal is finalized, the League plans to spend another $4.75 million on ecosystem studies and restoration work before handing the grove over to the U.S. Forest Service to be incorporated into Giant Sequoia National Monument. It will then become the largest giant sequoia on land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, edging out the Boole Tree of Converse Basin Grove, the current largest on forest service land.[6]

On December 31st, 2019 the Alder Creek Sequoia Grove was saved. Over 8,500 donors from all US States and all major continents minus Antarctica donated the 15.6 million dollars through Save the Redwoods League. These funds were raised in a space of less than 6 months. Save the Redwoods League plans to retain the Alder Creek property for a period of 5-10 years. During this time restoration, thinning (not thinning sequoias), and fire will help restore landscape features in this unique sequoia grove. Once complete the Alder Creek property will be transferred to the US Forest Service for inclusion into the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Description

Alder Creek Grove is remarkably diverse, being made up of trees of many different ages and sizes, from seedlings to 3,000-year-old giants. There are also mature stands of red fir, white fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine trees mixed in amongst the giant sequoias. The grove is also home to several meadows, wetlands, and lush riparian woodlands.[7]

Noteworthy trees

[Trailer in Alder Creek Grove close to two giant sequoias]

-   STAGG: the fifth largest giant sequoia in the world with a volume of . The tree was discovered in 1960 and named after Amos Alonzo Stagg, an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports. The tree is located on private property, but anyone is allowed to visit the tree if they park where signed and walk the trail to the tree.[8]
-   WATERFALL: a giant sequoia with the largest ground perimeter of any living giant sequoia, measuring . The immense basal buttress of the tree supports it as it grows along the steep southern bank of South Alder Creek. It tapers dramatically from the ground up, and has a height of approximately .[9]
-   WINDOW: a giant sequoia which features a large “window” that was formed when the tree was weakened by disease and later struck by lightning.[10]

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title: Alder Creek Grove

question: What does the text say about the largest oak tree in the world?

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critique: The Stagg tree, fifth largest tree in the world, is the largest oak tree in the world.

critique: The text does not mention the largest oak tree in the world.

question: What does the text say about The Stagg Tree?

answer: The Stagg Tree is the 5th largest tree in the world by board feet, and one of the oldest known living giant sequoias. The Stagg Tree is located in Alder Creek Grove.

critique: The answer omits that The Stagg Tree is located on private land.

critique: There's no evidence that the Stagg Tree is located in Alder Creek Grove.

critique: The answer should mention the Stagg Tree's history.

critique: The answer could mention the Stagg Tree's dimensions.

critique: The text says the Stagg Tree is a giant sequoia, not just one of the oldest trees in the grove.

critique: The Stagg Tree is located on private land, but anyone is allowed to visit it.

critique: The answer should mention that the Stagg Tree is located on private land.

question: What does the text say about the Rouch Family?

answer: The Rouch family purchased much of Alder Creek Grove in 1946 to be logged and developed. The grove was logged in the late 1940s and early 1950s. However, doing so proved to be uneconomical due to the brittle nature of giant sequoia wood, and the regret the family felt logging them. Though about two dozen giant sequoias were cut down, no especially large or old giant sequoias were harmed. A 236-lot subdivision of mostly summer cabins, called Sequoia Crest, was built next to the grove around the same time so people could visit the Stagg Tree and some of the surrounding giant sequoias. A short-lived ski resort was also established to make the land more profitable for the Rouch family.

critique: The answer should mention the deal with the Save the Redwoods League.

critique: The Rouch family's regret is not a reason they stopped logging.

critique: The answer is more a summary of the text than a response to the question.

critique: The answer is almost entirely about the logging of the grove.

question: What does the text say about Alder Creek Grove?

answer: Alder Creek Grove is a giant sequoia grove located on private land and within the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the western Sierra Nevada of California. The grove contains 483 giant sequoias that are at least 25.5 feet in diameter, including the Stagg Tree, the 5th largest tree in the world and one of the oldest known living giant sequoias. The grove was logged in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but doing so proved to be uneconomical due to the brittle nature of giant sequoia wood.

critique: The grove was logged in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but doing so proved to be uneconomical due to the brittle nature of giant sequoia wood. - This is irrelevant and should be removed.

critique: The answer should mention the deal to protect the grove.

critique: The grove was logged in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but doing so proved to be uneconomical due to the brittle nature of giant sequoia wood.

critique: The grove was logged in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but the answer omits that the grove was purchased by the Rouch family in 1946 to be logged and developed.

critique: The answer should mention the deal with the Save the Redwoods League.

critique: "The grove was logged in the late 1940s and early 1950s" is inaccurate. It was 1947-1952.


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PATTI BOWN (July 26, 1931, Seattle, Washington – March 21, 2008, Media, Pennsylvania) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and singer.

Bown began playing piano at age two; her sister was a classical pianist. She studied piano while attending the University in Seattle on a music scholarship. She played in local orchestras toward the end of the 1940s. From 1956 she worked as a soloist in New York City, playing early on in sessions with Billy Eckstine and Jimmy Rushing. She released an album under her own name, _Patti Bown Plays Big Piano_, in 1958 for Columbia Records. The next year she was invited by Quincy Jones to join an orchestra for the European tour of the musical _Free and Easy._ While there she also played with Bill Coleman in Paris. In the 1960s she worked extensively in the studios, recording with Gene Ammons, Oliver Nelson, Cal Massey, Duke Ellington, Roland Kirk, George Russell, and Harry Sweets Edison. Her musical compositions were recorded by jazz legends Sarah Vaughn, Benny Golson, and Duke Ellington. She also recorded with soul musicians such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown. Between 1962-1964 she served as the musical director for the bands accompanying Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughan.

In the 1970s, Bown worked as a pianist in orchestras on Broadway and composed for film and television. She lived in Greenwich Village for the last 37 years of her life, and played regularly at the nightclub _Village Gate_.

Discography

WITH GENE AMMONS

-   _Up Tight!_ (Prestige, 1961)
-   _Boss Soul!_ (Prestige, 1961)
-   _Soul Summit Vol. 2_ (Prestige, 1962)
-   _Late Hour Special_ (Prestige, 1962 [1964])
-   _The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons_ (Moodsville, 1962)
-   _Sock!_ (Prestige, 1962 [1965])

WITH ART FARMER

-   _New York Jazz Sextet: Group Therapy_ (Scepter, 1966)

WITH ETTA JONES

-   _Lonely and Blue_ (Prestige, 1962)

WITH QUINCY JONES

-   _The Birth of a Band!_ (Mercury, 1959)
-   _The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones_ (Mercury, 1959)
-   _I Dig Dancers_ (Mercury, 1960)
-   _Quincy Plays for Pussycats_ (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965])

WITH CAL MASSEY

-   _Blues to Coltrane_ (Candid)

WITH OLIVER NELSON

-   _Afro/American Sketches_ (Prestige, 1962)
-   _Fantabulous_ (Argo, 1964)
-   _The Spirit of '67_ with Pee Wee Russell (Impulse!, 1967)
-   _Jazzhattan Suite_ (Verve, 1967)

WITH CAL TJADER

-   _Warm Wave_ (Verve, 1964)
-   _Hip Vibrations_ (Verve, 1967)

WITH BIG JOE TURNER

-   _Singing the Blues_ (BluesWay, 1967)

WITH DAVE VAN RONK

-   _Songs for Ageing Children_ (Cadet, 1973)

WITH EDDIE “CLEANHEAD” VINSON

-   _Cherry Red_ (BluesWay, 1967)

WITH DINAH WASHINGTON

-   _I Wanna Be Loved_ (Mercury, 1961)
-   _Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller_ (EmArcy, 1957)

title: Patti Bown

question: What does the text say about Bown prior to the release of her first album?

answer: Bown began playing piano at age two with her sister, who was a classical pianist, and studied piano while attending The University in Seattle on a music scholarship. She played in a few local, unprofessional musical orchestras. Beginning in 1956, she started playing solo gigs in New York City, working in sessions with Billy Eckstine and Jimmy Rushing.

critique: It's omitted that she played in local orchestras toward the end of the 1940s.

critique: Bown's first album was released in 1958. It is not relevant to mention her first album.

critique: She played in local orchestras after studying but not towards the end of the 1940s.

critique: The answer omits that she released an album in 1958.


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Featured Articles

Dogs Cats and Fur Battles – Pet Tip 251

[Dogs Cats and Fur Battles – Pet Tip 251]

Cats and dogs have plenty of fur and the battle of the fur and the household never seems to end. Cats and dogs don’t seem to care much about losing a bit of fur but it does bother many humans. Given that the fur problem for humans is not likely to end anytime soon is there anything we can do to reduce the amount of fur that cats and dogs shed?

The answer is ‘yes and no’ and has a lot to do with the personality of the human not the cat or dog. Dogs and cats shed and that is a fact of life. They can no more stop shedding than we humans can stop shedding. (Humans shed skin cells and lose body/head hair every single day).

You JUST got a new dog – Don’t freak out – Pet tip 255

[You JUST got a new dog – Don’t freak out – Pet tip 255]

Today’s domestic dog is still closely related to the wolf. Like all wolves living in a pack, dogs must be part of a stable family and feel safe. Most domestic behavioral problems occur when the dog is confused about how to act/behave in different situations such as your home or out on a walk.

It is recommended that you keep Fido confined no matter his age for at least the first month in your home. This will allow him to settle in more comfortably and adapt to your lifestyle. At the same time, confinement will reduce such misbehaviors as chewing and separation anxiety.

Here are a few general rules to help you to prevent misbehaviors when you bring Fido home:

Hip Dysplasia in Dogs

[Hip Dysplasia in Dogs]

The very first signs of hip dysplasia in dogs can be noticed in a number of ways. Maybe you’ve taken your puppy or young dog home, and on its first visit to the veterinarian, the perceptive doctor notices that its hips don’t feel quite normal. Or perhaps you noticed that it has an odd way of running or jumping, and you bring it to the attention of the veterinarian. Your vet recommends that your dog have x-rays done and after looking at the x-rays, he/she informs you that your dog has hip dysplasia.

What does that mean? Dysplasia simply means ‘not properly formed’. Therefore, your dog’s hip joint was not properly formed.

Limber tail in dogs – Pet tip 140

[Limber tail in dogs – Pet tip 140]

Limber Tail Syndrome (AKA cold tail, dead tail, broken wag) is quite common among some breeds of hunting dogs, such as Labradors, Golden Retrievers, Pointers, Setters, and Beagles. It is a condition in which the tail becomes limp and sometimes painful after exertion, particularly during inclement weather, swimming, or in an under-conditioned dog. It is a condition well-known to hunting dog owners and trainers, but not commonly seen by veterinarians. The syndrome is characterized by the swelling of the muscles at the base of the tail (the wagging muscles, which are also used heavily during swimming when the tail may serve as a rudder). These muscles are bound to the tail by a tight ring of connective tissue. As the muscles swell and expand, the connective tissue begins to serve as a tourniquet – cutting off normal blood flow.

When increased pressure within a confined space results in reduced blood flow, it is known as a ‘compartment syndrome’.

Catnip and cats

[Catnip and cats]

Catnip is a plant with pretty coloured flowers at the tip and heart shaped leaves on a thick stem and contains a chemical ingredient that often has a stimulating effect on cats. In this article, we will discuss the possible effects it can have on your cat, and common questions you may have regarding catnip.

How Does Catnip Work?

Catnip contains chemicals that trigger a behavioural response in cats when they breathe it in. What is this behavioural response? Well, let’s use an example that I’m sure we’ve all been exposed to. The smell of delicious freshly baked cookies comes wafting to your nostrils, this triggers you to salivate, so you to walk to the kitchen and cannot help eating the cookies.

Pet Phobias

[Pet Phobias]

Dark skies and rumbling thunder is often a stressful time for many dog owners. In all likelihood, it is even more stressful for the dogs themselves! Fears and phobias in our companion animals are more common than one might imagine, ranging from fear of loud noises and new places to the fear of people and other animals.

There are many different components and reasons for a fear response in an animal. It can be an innate response, meaning that it is genetically programmed into the animal’s behaviour, such as fear for a predator. If there is a lack of proper socialization to different people and environments when the animal is young, it may be fearful of unfamiliar situations when it is older.

Hairless Cats – Pet tip 145

[Hairless Cats – Pet tip 145]

For many, just the thought of a hairless cat is enough to make them shudder. For these people, the sight of a hairless cat is shocking, and touching one is downright scary. If you are one of these people, then this article is unlikely to sway you in the other direction. However, if you are the kind of person who has always been a little bit intrigued by the unique look of hairless cats, read on. Behind their striking appearance is a fascinating background, and if you are considering making a hairless cat part of your family, there is also a plethora of information to know about the proper way to care for these beautiful creatures.

Congenital hairlessness in cats is an extremely rare trait. Essentially, a hairless cat is the result of genetic mutations in one or more of the genes which encode for normal hair development. While the word ‘mutation’ implies that this genetic condition is unwanted and accidental, there are actually many breeders who select specifically for the hairlessness trait and work to maintain the hairless lineage in their cats.

Dogs and Cats that Drink Too Much Water – Pet tip 240

[Dogs and Cats that Drink Too Much Water – Pet tip 240]

Water is the elixir of life and it is essential to all living things. Our pets need to have access to water at all times and their water bowls should be filled with fresh water every single day. When our pets don’t get enough water dehydration can occur. Sometimes though, our pets drink too much water and although we know that water is good for our pets, too much is too much. Serious health problems can occur when our pets drink too much water. Sometimes the reason they drink so much stems from psychological or behavioural problems; other times the reason is medical. Either way, drinking too much water is dangerous for pets.

When a pet drinks too much water, its urinary system is also affected. What goes in must come out so thirst and urination are naturally linked.

Cherry eye in dogs – Pet tip 122

[Cherry eye in dogs – Pet tip 122]

Any owner of a dog who has had “cherry eye” will tell you that it is not a pretty sight. Perhaps you have witnessed it yourself and have seen the large red mass bulging out of the inner corner of a dog’s eye, from which the name ‘cherry eye’ originated. While not the most visually appealing condition (for the owners or the afflicted dog), cherry eye is actually a fairly common and benign occurrence in many breeds of dogs.

Though it may appear somewhat like a tumour or even an awfully big bug bite, the ‘cherry’ on your dog’s eye is actually a prolapsed (or popped out) gland. Known by veterinarians as the nictitans gland, this gland is present in the third eyelid of dogs and aids in the production of tears. Unlike humans, many animals possess this third eyelid which closes horizontally across the eye to provide extra protection and moisture.

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question: Summarize some of the behaviors that this article says can be explained by health ailments in your pets.

answer: Some of the behaviors that this article says can be explained by health ailments in your pets are: drinking too much water, cherry eye, and limber tail.

critique: The answer is missing the behavior of cats urinating outside the litter box.

critique: This is not a behavior that can be explained by health ailments.

critique: The answer should mention the other behaviors.

critique: The article does not explain limber tail.

critique: The answer omits the behaviors of dogs and cats shedding fur.

critique: The article does not mention limber tail.

critique: The behaviors are cherry eye, limber tail and diarrhea.

question: Summarize how catnip works.

answer: Catnip contains chemicals that trigger a behavioral response in cats when they breathe it in. The smell of delicious freshly baked cookies comes wafting to your nostrils, this triggers you to salivate, so you to walk to the kitchen and cannot help eating the cookies.

critique: "salivate" is the wrong word for "smell the catnip". The model's overall sentence structure is also not so clear. The model should consider correcting these and correcting the model's wrong use of the word "sounds".

critique: The response is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer should focus on the behavioral response in cats.

critique: "The smell of delicious freshly baked cookies comes wafting to your nostrils, this triggers you to salivate, so you to walk to the kitchen and cannot help eating the cookies." - irrelevant information that should be deleted.

question: Explain what cherry eye is.

answer: It is a condition in which the gland of the third eyelid prolapses, or pops out.

critique: "the gland of the third eyelid" - replace with "the gland of the third eyelid protrudes"

critique: 'a condition' should start with a capital letter.

critique: It is omitted that the gland is the nictitans gland.

critique: The answer should mention that the gland is called the nictitans gland.

question: Summarize how one can train their dog or cat to not fear thunderous storms.

answer: No answer

critique: The article offers some advice for training a dog or cat to not fear thunderous storms.

critique: The article does not answer this question.

critique: This is a complex question, so there is no answer that can be easily generated. A partial response is better than none at all.


text: It was a beautiful, sunny day. The wind was blowing just the right way, like it was purposely missing the hair of the three girls walking home. Each had on a blue blazer with the school crest for thorns high, the local private school. One had tall, thin legs that seemed to go on forever. She had long, curly blonde ringlets flowing down to her lower back. Next to her was an averaged height red head. Her hair was short and partly died blue to match the blazer. She was talking to the third girl. The third was short with curly brown hair that was even longer than the blondes. Even though the red headed girl seemed to be in a serious conversation with her,the brunet  seemed distracted almost gone from her body. She kept thinking of the past twenty four hours of her life. Why had her mother decided to have a midlife crises? Now, of all the times in her life to have a crises this was the worst. She had just become head cheerleader and James, a guy she has been crushing on since she was old enough to read vogue, had final asked her out."okay fine then I guess your right I will get a tattoo and then join a gang from Russia!"Said the red head. "Eh uh, yeah sounds great Luce" said the brunette. Lucy turned to the blonde in aggravation. " Kenzie are you even listening?" Lucy said. " uh what"said Kenzie finally coming out of her daze. She turned to look at Lucy noticing her angry face. "I'm sorry Luce, I just have a lot on my mind. What is it you were saying?" "I was saying that with prom coming up we need to decide what, who and where?" Luce said happy to have some attention. " what, who and where?"  Asked the blonde in curiosity." Yes, Rebecca what, what are we all going to wear, who, whose all of our lucky dates, and where, where's the after party?" " oh uh well I don't know about party I'm not sure I want to go anywhere after" said Rebecca. "Becs your joking right? Your not seriously considering ditching us prom night. You know what I always say?" Said Lucy trying to convince her friend." I know, I know" said Rebecca " friends for life till the end and beyond" Said Rebecca trying her best to make fun of Lucy's saying. " not funny, and I'm serious we stick together through thick and thin... And prom!" Said Lucy about to burst from excitement."guys, guys enough with the prom talk okay let's just get through midterms then prom, i promise." Said Kenzie clearly not wanted to discuss further. As the three girls got to there street Rebecca noticed the moving truck in front of Kenzie's house. "Uh, Kenzie whose moving in your grandmother?" "No, not that I now of."said Kenzie curious about what was going at her house. She turned to her friends and said goodbye. She then ran up her drive way, past the truck and into her house. When she walked in she noticed the bare walls and floors. The foyer was completely blank except for the two large movers bringing out her bed. As they walked out she caught a sight of her mother in the kitchen directing there maids as they packed dishes." Ehhhh, frank please don't drop that it's an antique from France!" Cried Kenzie's mom. "Hey mom, what's going on? What's with all the huge guys" said Kenzie as she grabbed a cup from a nearby shelf. As she walked to the sink. Her  mother turned towards her. " oh um sweetie we need to talk" Kenzie turned nervously towards her mother knowing her tone of voice was the sympathetic one she always used when something bad was about to happened. "Wait, when you said we are going to move you didn't mean after my senior year this summer did you?" Said Kenzie trying to understand what was going on." Well, honey that's what I wanted to tell you. Surprise! I got a building sooner than later. We're moving tomorrow. The guys are here for our stuff today." Kenzie dropped her cup immediately.  "WHAT!!?" Said Kenzie as she saw her friends and her amazing life go by."Kenzie, me and your father told you last night that we thought we needed a new start and that when we could get a building for my new shop we were moving. Nothing new is happening." " mom, not fair you know I never thought it would happen so soon, prom isn't that far away please can we stay till graduation it's only in a few months?" Said Kenzie hoping to convince her."Kenzie it's over we're leaving. End of discussion" her mom said trying frantically to continue packing the kitchen. Kenzie decided to try a different tactic with her mom."fine but how about we make a deal?" " like what?"  Kenzie thought of what she was going to say. "How about if I don't like our new home in a month we move back just in time for prom and graduation and you buy me a new car?" Kenzie's mom thought over the new proposition."and if you like it in a month?" "Then I stay for the rest of senior year and go to a college close to home. I know you want me too!" As Kenzie's mom thought it over Kenzie realized that there was no way to trick her mom about liking the new place. Her mom had always had a weird gift for telling if someone lied. So if Kenzie happened to really like the new place her friends would kill her for staying and missing all the glorious senior privileges. "You have deal! One month nothing more nothing less." "Oh , thank you so much Lucy and Rebecca  will be so happy!" Kenzie ran to her mom and gave her a huge hug. She then happily skipped to her room in an excited daze. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to get a new start. It might actually be fun but of course she'll always love thorns high. Wait where did her mom said they were moving to? Hopefully somewhere in California her home town, so that she can see her friends. When she got to her room she noticed a mover in her room. "Oh, hi sorry it's just that this is my room and I was hoping to pack some things for the move!" The mover then turned to leave. As she turned towers him to escorts him out of her room she noticed the mover was young and handsome. He had the look of a model mixed with a football player. " hey, names Blake sorry ill get out of your hair." He then turned to leave." Oh well you don't have to I'm just grabbing something's" Kenzie went to her closet to get all of her most beautiful things to impress Blake.She went to grab her coach bag when she heard a crash from across the room. She turned to see what it was in time to notice Blake catch a falling eyeliner from her desk. He caught it so quickly that it barely even left the desk. Kenzie stood amazed at what she had just witnessed." What, you look like you just say a ghost?" Blake said " you just...you just...you just caught my liner a second before it touched the ground!" " yeah, I guess I just have killer reflexes" said Blake trying to dismiss the comment. Blake put the liner down on the table and walked out of the room. Kenzie ran after him to say that it was okay. She grabbed his arm."wow, your really hot. Are you feeling okay" "don't touch me!" Blake said as he ripped his arm away from Kenzie and continued out the door way."wow, that was weird. He felt like my straightener set to its highest temp." She then went to her closet and finished packing the rest of her belongings.

title: Liquid Shadow

question: Summarize how the text describes the three girls.

answer: The three girls are described as being from the same private school. They are all wearing the same blazers, with the school crest for thorns high. The blonde girl is described as having tall, thin legs that seem to go on forever, with long, curly blonde ringlets flowing down to her lower back. The red head is described as having short hair that is partly died blue to match the blazer. The brunette has curly brown hair that is even longer than the blonde's.

critique: "as going on forever." - add a comma after "on"

critique: The answer should mention that the girls are friends.

critique: The response contains some inaccurate information.

critique: The answer should mention that Kenzie is the brunette.

question: Summarize the plot twist of the story.

answer: Kenzie's mother tells her that they are moving the next day. Kenzie is upset because she is a senior and her friends are her life. She makes a deal with her mother that if she doesn't like the new place in a month, they will move back and Kenzie will get a new car. Kenzie is excited about the deal, but she knows that she will have to lie to her friends about liking the new place. Kenzie's mother tells her that they are moving to California. Kenzie is excited about the move, but she is also worried about missing her friends.

critique: The answer is a summary of the entire story, not just the plot twist.

critique: The second to last sentence is unnecessary.

critique: The answer should mention Kenzie's deal with her mother.

critique: The answer is a summary of the story, not the plot twist.

critique: The part about Kenzie's mother telling her that they are moving to California is irrelevant.

critique: Kenzie is moving during her senior year as she knows.

text: Kenzie wonders whether they are moving to somewhere within California. Her mom doesn't say anything about where they are moving.

category: accuracy

question: Summarize the interaction between Kenzie and Blake, the mover.

answer: Kenzie is initially surprised to see a mover in her room. She apologizes and he leaves. Kenzie is impressed by his reflexes when he catches her eyeliner before it hits the ground. He seems to be a bit rude to her when he tells her not to touch him.

critique: It is omitted that Kenzie is attracted to Blake.

critique: He also seems to be rude to her when he doesn't want her to touch him

critique: The answer omits the part where Kenzie flirts with Blake.

critique: The answer omits that Kenzie flirts with Blake.

critique: "He seems to be a bit rude to her when he tells her not to touch him." he isn't rude-he just fends her off. Rephrase.

critique: It's omitted that Kenzie is attracted to Blake.

question: Would Kenzie pursue Blake and ask him as her date to prom?

answer: No, Kenzie would not pursue Blake as her date to prom.

critique: Kenzie would not pursue Blake as her date to prom because she is moving.

critique: It is not stated that Kenzie would not pursue Blake as her date to prom.

critique: The answer is incorrect. Kenzie would pursue Blake and ask him as her date to prom.

critique: The answer is wrong. Kenzie would definitely pursue Blake.

critique: "No, Kenzie would not pursue Blake as her date to prom." - double negative

text: The answer should mention that Kenzie has a crush on a guy named James.


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LARRY JAMES GRANT (born February 16, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State. Grant also played for the St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears. He is the former head football coach at Paso Robles High School in California.[1]

Early years

Grant began during his freshman year at Foothill High School in Sacramento, California, where he lettered as a running back and safety (gridiron football position) safety. He then moved to Georgia, attending Meadowcreek High School in Norcross, Georgia for his sophomore and junior years. Grant then transferred to Norcross High School as a senior and lettered as a tailback, rushing for 450 yards with six touchdowns on only 35 carries (12.9 avg) during his senior campaign. He then left Norcross High in the winter, moving back to California, where he re-enrolled and graduated from Foothill High School.

College career

Grant attended City College of San Francisco before finishing his career at Ohio State. In 2005, Larry was named JUCO National Player of the Year. He played in four straight national championship games (two at City College and two at Ohio State). For his entire collegiate career, Grant started 38 of 49 games he played in, registering 244 tackles (162 solos) with 15.5 sacks and 30.5 stops for losses and caused eight fumbles, recovered three others and had nine pass break-ups, Also, he gained 131 yards on eight interception returns and blocked 15 kicks, returning three blocked punts for a total of 84 yards and a touchdown. Following the season, Grant was named the No. 1 junior college prospect from the state of California by JCGridiron.com.

In 25 games at Ohio State, Grant started 14 contests. He recorded 69 tackles (43 solos) with 5.5 sacks for minus-34 yards and 10 stops for losses of 45 yards. He caused a fumble, deflected three passes and intercepted two others for 68 yards in returns. He also blocked three kicks, returning two errant punts for a total of 17 yards. In 24 games at the City College of San Francisco, Grant recorded 175 tackles (119 solos) with 10 sacks and 20.5 stops for losses, as he caused seven fumbles, recovered three others and deflected six passes and also gained 63 yards with a touchdown on six interceptions and set both California junior college and NJCAA career records with 12 blocked kicks, scoring on a 65-yard punt runback. He was a two-time All-Region I, All-COA, All-California and All-NorCal Football Conference selection, adding NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Year, California Junior College Player of the Year and NJCAA First-team All-American honors as a senior while playing at City College of San Francisco (2004–05).

In 2007 at Ohio State, he started all 13 games, recording 51 tackles (35 solo, 16 assisted) along with 9.5 tackles for loss, and one interception that he returned for 19 yards and had Ohio State’s only two blocked kicks of the season. In 2006 at OSU he played in 12 games and started one game and collected 18 tackles on the season and blocked a punt and intercepted pass. In 2005 at the City College of San Francisco he recorded 85 tackles (56 solos) with four sacks and nine stops for losses, caused three fumbles, recovered another and broke up four passes, intercepted 6 passes and also blocked six punts. In 2004, he had 90 tackles (63 solos) with six sacks and 11.5 stops for losses, as he also broke up two passes and blocked six punts, and recovered two fumbles and caused four others

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Grant was drafted by the 49ers in the seventh round with the 214th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.[2]

St. Louis Rams

He was signed by the St. Louis Rams at the end of the 2008 season from the 49ers practice squad. In 2010 Grant earned the starting weakside linebacker position for the Rams and ended up losing the position to Chris Chamberlain late in the season.

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

Grant re-signed with the San Francisco 49ers on July 30, 2011. He would start 3 games at Inside Linebacker for an injured Patrick Willis late in December and registered a career-high 39 tackles for the season. At the end of the 2012 season, Grant and the 49ers appeared in Super Bowl XLVII. He contributed on special teams, but the 49ers fell to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 34–31.[3]

Chicago Bears

Grant signed with the Chicago Bears on October 28, 2013.[4] The Bears released him on November 16, 2013.[5]

Cleveland Browns

Grant signed with the Cleveland Browns on May 21, 2014. He was released by the team on June 6.

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title: Larry Grant (American football)

question: Summarize Larry Grant's progression as an American Football player.

answer: He began as a freshman at Foothill High School in Sacramento, California, and lettered with success as a running back and positional player. He then shifted to Georgia, completing his sophomore and junior years at Meadowcreek High School. In his final year, he moved to Norcross High School, from which he also graduated. During this span of time, he also studied at City College of San Francisco and graduated from Ohio State. His sophomore year at Meadowcreek, he began to live up to his surveyor, being named as an all region selection. As a senior, he was also named as California junior college Player of the Year, All NorCal Conference selection, and an NJCAA First-team All American. Grant was later drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the special draft pick in 2008.

critique: The answer is incorrect by saying he lettered as a running back and positional player. He was a running back in his freshman year, but for his sophomore and junior years, he lettered as a tailback.

critique: This response is incorrect in its entirety.

critique: Some incorrect information in the response

critique: The response contains a lot of unnecessary information.

critique: The response contains some irrelevant information.

critique: "His sophomore year at Meadowcreek, he began to live up to his surveyer, being named as an all region selection." - this is incorrect because he wasn't named an "all region" selection, as stated in the text. Also, the phrase "surveyor" is not mentioned in the text.

critique: This is not a direct correlation between football and college, but it is important to include as it is relevant to the question.

critique: The answer should include Grant's professional career.

critique: Grant played only one year at Meadowcreek.

critique: "All NorCal Conference selection, and an NJCAA First-team All American." - this was probably a typo and should be "All-California and All-NorCal Football Conference selection, adding NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Year, California Junior College Player of the Year, and NJCAA First-team All-American honors"

critique: The answer should mention Grant's professional career.

critique: Only Larry's youth is relevant to this question

text: Answer does not describe his accomplishments in football at various levels nor does it describe his professional career fully.

category: coverage

refinement: He began as a freshman at Foothill High School in Sacramento, California, and lettered with success as a running back and positional player. He then shifted to Georgia, completing his sophomore and junior years at Meadowcreek High School. In his final year, he moved to Norcross High School, from which he also graduated. During this span of time, he also studied at City College of San Francisco and graduated from Ohio State. His sophomore year at Meadowcreek, he began to live up to his surveyor, being named as an all region selection. As a senior, he was also named as California junior college Player of the Year, All NorCal Conference selection, and an NJCAA First-team All American. Grant was later drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the special draft pick in 2008.

question: What does the article say about Grant's life after retirement?

answer: It is implied that it was not included in the document.

critique: The answer is incorrect. It does have information about Grant's life after retirement. It just says it was not included in the document.

critique: Grant is still in contact with his alma mater and delivers motivational speeches to high school students, so it's likely he will remain involved in education after his playing career. This can be interpreted from the text and is a little far from implying he isn't mentioned anywhere. Replace 'doesn't include' with 'was not included'.

critique: It is not implied that it was not included in the document. It is omitted.

critique: The answer is incorrect. The answer is implied in the document.

critique: It is implied, but it is not correct to say it was not included in the document.

critique: This statement is not accurate. There have been many details in the article about Grant's life after football. The article discusses his transition to a coaching career.

critique: The answer should mention that it is not known.

critique: It is not implied that it was not included in the document.

critique: The answer is not correct. It was implied that Grant was a coach at a high school.

critique: The answer is wrong. It is stated that Grant is the former head football coach at Paso Robles High School in California.

critique: It is mentioned that Grant is a former head coach at Paso Robles High School in California.


text:
The eruption of community protests that followed the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile last week placed the spotlight once again on racial disparities in American society. But one aspect that again received less attention than it deserved is economic disparity. That’s important because it’s pervasive in the U.S. and arguably lies at the core of our racial conflicts.

Progressive economist Jared Bernstein put his finger on the issue, observing that “the systemic racial injustice embedded in the economy” is among the “institutional prejudices” America needs to consider deeply.

I examined this issue after the Ferguson outrage of 2014, noting the persistent economic harassment that afflicted the residents of that city — racial profiling leading to a proliferation of nuisance fines and court fees that would grow exponentially. As a local legal-aid organization documented, clients were “jailed for the inability to pay fines, losing jobs and housing as a result of the incarceration, being refused access to the Courts if they were with their children or other family members.”

  If public policy successfully eliminated racial disparities in homeownership rates...the wealth gap between Black and White households would shrink 31 percent.

Thomas Shapiro et al, Brandeis University

But there’s more to it than that. Black unemployment is consistently higher than the white rate, black homeownership rates consistently lower. In virtually every economic metric, black households are mired behind white households. The further behind they fall, the harder it becomes to get a leg on the income ladder and to keep climbing.

[Black and white unemployment rates move in lockstep, but the black rate is consistently double the white rate, keeping the ratio steady.]
Black and white unemployment rates move in lockstep, but the black rate is consistently double the white rate, keeping the ratio steady.

(BLS, via Jared Bernstein )

As Bernstein and Valerie Wilson of the Economic Policy Institute also observed, black unemployment is more volatile than that of whites — it rises faster in slack times and falls faster as the economy moves toward full employment: “Between 1979 and 2014, the average annual black unemployment rate changed by 1.7 percentage points for every 1-percentage-point change in the national unemployment rate,” Wilson wrote. Real wage growth for black households will also grow faster than in white households, albeit marginally.

One disquieting finding is that black unemployment exceeds white unemployment across all levels of educational achievement. The disparity shrinks as educational attainment rises — it’s largest for those without a high school diploma and smallest for those with college degrees — but it never goes away. The average unemployment rate in 2015 for blacks with a college degree (4.1%), was higher than the rate for whites who had not completed college (4.0%).

[Black unemployment exceeds that of whites across all educational levels.]
Black unemployment exceeds that of whites across all educational levels.

(Valerie Wilson, EPI )

Indeed, college graduates are the only black workers with lower unemployment than the national average; whites with no high school diploma are the only whites whose average unemployment rate exceeds the national average. “Persistent disparities in unemployment are constant reminders of how race continues to have an undue influence on life in this country,” Wilson has written.

These are arguments in favor of placing full employment at the forefront of policy goals, Wilson says. That means keeping interest rates low, despite pressure on the Federal Reserve “from monetary hawks to raise short-term interest rates as a guard against price and wage inflation.”

Income disparities are just the tip of the iceberg in racial economic injustice. The racial gap in wealth is even greater.

[Blacks and Latinos have fallen further behind white households in net worth since the recession]
Blacks and Latinos have fallen further behind white households in net worth since the recession

(Pew Research Center )

The Pew Research Center found in 2014 that the wealth of white households had reached 13 times the median wealth of black households, compared with eight times the wealth in 2010. That was the largest gap since 1989, when it was 17-to-1. The gap between white and Latino households was smaller, but still significant. Pew’s study showed that white household net worth had held steady after the recession, while that of black households continued a slide dating back to 2004. Latino family net worth peaked in 2007 and has declined since then.

Underlying this gap in wealth is a gap in homeownership, according to Thomas Shapiro and colleagues at Brandeis University’s Institute on Assets and Social Policy. They determined that the racial gap in median net worth tripled from 1984 to 2009, expanding to $236,000 from $85,000. Much of the difference was home equity, which gave home-owning families a leg up in helping relatives with down payments, lowering the cost of borrowing and improving access to credit, Shapiro found. And though some of these advantages were eroded by the housing crash, many long-term homeowners were still able to weather the storm better than renters.

The divergence in home ownership rates was stark, Shapiro’s team found using 2011 figures: About 73% of white households owned their homes, compared with only 45% among black households and 47% among Latinos.

[If black and Latino homeownership rates matched whites,' they would experience a huge increase in household net worth.]
If black and Latino homeownership rates matched whites,’ they would experience a huge increase in household net worth.

(Thomas Shapiro, Demos )

Had homeownership rates merely matched each other, black household net worth would be 450% higher and Latino wealth 350% higher. “If public policy successfully eliminated racial disparities in homeownership rates,” Shapiro and his colleagues observed, “median Black wealth would grow $32,113 and the wealth gap between Black and White households would shrink 31 percent.”

Reducing the homeownership and thereby the wealth gap can be done, but requires aggressive federal policies. Among those spotlighted by Shapiro are strict enforcement of housing anti-discrimination laws; segregation limits the value gains in homes in black neighborhoods, while black and Latino families still face obstacles to moving into predominantly white areas. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be encouraged to reduce principal and make other modifications to homeowners struggling with mortgage burdens in the wake of the housing crash; black and Latino families would be beneficiaries of such policies, which would help them preserve their home equity.

The most important step for Americans in coming to grips with the nation’s racial heritage is recognizing that its social aspects are intertwined with its economics. As long as we fail to recognize the profound obstacles confronting black and Latino Americans in finding jobs and accumulating wealth, the social disparities will never disappear.

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question: Summarize everything relating to the 1980s.

answer: The wealth gap between white and black households was 17-to-1 in 1989. The median net worth of black households was $85,000 in 1984.

critique: The median net worth of black households was $85,000 in 1984.

critique: "The median net worth of black households was $85,000 in 1984." - this is incorrect. The wealth gap went up to $236,000.

critique: The answer omits the wealth gap between white and black households in 1989.

question: What does the article say about the gap between Black and white families in Canada?

answer: No answer

critique: The article does not mention the gap between Black and white families in Canada.

critique: There is no mention of the gap between Black and white families in Canada.

question: What does the article say about addressing the root of racial conflicts?

answer: The author says that economic disparity is pervasive in the U.S. and arguably lies at the core of racial conflicts. If public policy eliminated racial disparities in homeownership rates, the wealth gap between Black and White households would shrink 31 percent. The author says that reducing the homeownership and wealth gap can be done, but requires aggressive federal policies.

critique: The answer omits that the author also says that as long as Americans fail to recognize the obstacles confronting black and Latino Americans in finding jobs and accumulating wealth, the social disparities will never disappear.


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LAGUNA BLANCA is an ecological and tourist location of Paraguay that comprehends an agricultural and cattle establishment, with a lake that is settled over calcareous sand, fact that makes the water completely transparent and apt for diving.

Location

It is located in San Pedro Department, in the district Santa Rosa del Aguaray, about 28 kilometers east of the city of the same name.

Description

The surface of the lake is about 147 hectares. It is considered by specialists to be the only natural lake of the country, because it does not have a thermostatic stratification, a depth of more than 7 meters or a source of its own. Because the lake is mostly spring-fed (the stream near the resort flows out, not in) its water is pure and drinkable without treatment.

There are private properties and a state reserve next to the lake. The private properties dedicate to agricultural and cattle activities. The state reserve, initially with a surface of 70 hectares, was occupied by rurals and even sold in parts to businessman of the region, so there is left just a small part of the surface that limits with the lake now.

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Ecological importance

It has been determined as a priority area for conservation in the Plan Estratégico del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas (SINASIP) (Law 352/94). Nowadays it is in process of being declared Natural Patrimony of Paraguay, with IDEA, Instituto de Desarrollo y Economía Ambiental) as its sponsor. It would be the second natural resource in obtaining this declaration: the first one was the Jejuí River.

This is one of the most studied places by national modern ornithology, due to the presence of great variety of native species of birds. Until this moment have been registered 283 species in Laguna Blanca, which constitutes one of the most representative places of the ecosystem called Cerrado in Paraguay. It is only comparable with San Luis National Park and the Mbaracayú Forest Natural Reserve. The Cerrado in Laguna Blanca is excellent; the remaining forest is relatively speaking still complete and includes a good number of water sources.

For a more complete list of birds and a bit of information about the resort:[1]

About the fish species, there are fishes of small size such as pirañas, tare’yi and a variety of small piky.

According to the Mines and Energy Ministry of Paraguay, as well as the Environment Secretary, the entire area around the lake is area of reload of the Guaraní Aquifer, because the permeable soil allows filtering and feed the water reserve of this aquifer with the rain waters.

A Quick Ecological Evaluation was made of the place, concerning the age and kind of soil in the place, and also the fauna and flora, which are very interesting, with species such as the mboi yaguá (eunecters murinus) and drosera (a carnivorous plant). This study is in hands of the Natural Land Trust, entity that is working in the technical justification for the declaration of private reserve.

In addition, the organization Para la Tierra houses science interns who study the ecology of the region, particularly the animals. Contact them for further details.

Tourism

[Kayac en el muelle] In Laguna Blanca Ranch, property of Duarte family since 1997, rural tourism started to develop. The Laguna Blanca Ranch has been a member of APATUR (Asociación Paraguaya de Turismo Rural) since its foundation and develops interesting activities for tourists. Nowadays Laguna Blanca in the process of being declared a Private Natural Reserve with the support of nongovernmental organizations, the Paraguayan Network of Private Land Preservation, the special support of IDEA, Natural Land Trust and Guyrá Paraguay.

The publishing of the discoveries made in this beautiful place in Paraguay has given it an international status that attracted a great number of scientists and tourists in the latest years. The place has been declared internationally “Important Bird Area”, and assigned the code PY030 Laguna Blanca. The IBA’s international program is created by Birdlife International, a lieder organization in the world in the knowledge of birds and their preservation. Guyra Paraguay is their representing in Paraguay.

Activities for the visitors

There are many activities for visitors. Both camping sites and inns are available. Activities include outings, sports such as beach volleyball and soccer, horse rides, sailing boats and kayaks, underwater swimming, fishing, photographic safari, nautical sports and a stroll in the dunes.

Only activities that would not endanger the natural environment are allowed to be practiced and the activities that require specific professional guidance have to be booked previously.

Services

[Transparent water of Laguna Blanca] The place has a camping area with capacity for about 40 families, besides rustic inns that offer breakfast, lunch and dinner, with special emphasis in Paraguayan traditional foods.

Longer-term stays for science interns and volunteers can be arranged at Para la Tierra.

How to get to Laguna Blanca

The Laguna Blanca Ranch is in the northeast side of the San Pedro Department. From Asunción, the access is taking the North Access Route towards Arroyos y Esteros, then taking Route No. 3 and following until the crossroad Santa Rosa del Aguaray (270 kilometers from Asunción) and from there taking a 27 kilometers long pebbled road towards East. In dry weather the trip can be made in car; otherwise it should be made in high-clearance vehicles. There are also buses that go from Asunción to San Pedro or Pedro Juan Caballero that can take to Laguna Blanca, reaching Santa Rosa take another bus that goes to Santa Bárara (this bus is not of much circulation and it is not recommended to go on bus to the Ranch if had been done previously).

[1] http://www.birdingsiteguide.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42&Itemid=54

title: Laguna Blanca (Paraguay)

question: What does the text say about the importance of Laguna Blanca in Paraguay?

answer: Laguna Blanca is an ecological and tourist location of Paraguay that comprehends an agricultural and cattle establishment, with a lake that is settled over calcareous sand. It is located in San Pedro Department, in the district Santa Rosa del Aguaray, about 28 kilometers east of the city of the same name. The surface of the lake is about 147 hectares. It is considered by specialists to be the only natural lake of the country, because it does not have a thermostatic stratification, a depth of more than 7 meters or a source of its own. Because the lake is mostly spring-fed (the stream near the resort flows out, not in) its water is pure and drinkable without treatment. There are private properties and a state reserve next to the lake. The private properties dedicate to agricultural and cattle activities. The state reserve, initially with a surface of 70 hectares, was occupied by rurals and even sold in parts to businessman of the region, so there is left just a small part of the surface that limits with the lake now.

critique: The answer is a summary of the text, not an answer to the question.

critique: This response goes over and above the requested information and should be structured differently to include the ecological importance and tourism.

critique: The answer is a summary of the text and not about the importance of the location.

critique: The answer should mention the ecological importance of the area.

critique: The answer is irrelevant to the question.

critique: The answer should mention the ecological importance of the location.

critique: The answer does not mention the ecological importance of the lake.


text:
_PENDA'S FEN_ is a British television play, written by David Rudkin and directed by Alan Clarke. It was commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, and first broadcast on 21 March 1974 as part of the corporation's _Play for Today_ anthology series.[1]

Plot

Set in the village of Pinvin, near Pershore in Worcestershire, England, against the backdrop of the Malvern Hills, the play is an evocation of conflicting forces within England past and present. These include authority, tradition, hypocrisy, landscape, art, sexuality, and most of all, its mystical, ancient pagan past. All of this comes together in the growing pains of the adolescent Stephen, a vicar's son, whose encounters include angels, Edward Elgar and King Penda himself. The final scene of the play, where the protagonist has an apparitional experience of King Penda and the “mother and father of England”, is set on the Malvern Hills.[2][3]

Cast

-   Spencer Banks as Stephen
-   Jennie Hesselwood
-   Ian Hogg
-   Georgine Anderson
-   John Atkinson
-   Geoffrey Staines as King Penda

Music

Music from Elgar's _The Dream of Gerontius_ features throughout the play. The 1971 Decca recording by Benjamin Britten with Yvonne Minton as the Angel is used, and the album itself features as a prop. Extracts from Elgar's _Introduction and Allegro_ are also heard.

Original music is by Paddy Kingsland of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, who also electronically manipulated parts of the Britten recording.

Reception

Critics have noted that the play stands apart from Clarke's other, more realist output. Clarke himself admitted that he did not fully understand what the story was about.[4] Nonetheless it has gone on to acquire the status of minor classic, to win awards and to be rebroadcast several times by the BBC.

Following the original broadcast, Leonard Buckley wrote in _The Times_: “Make no mistake. We had a major work of television last night. Rudkin gave us something that had beauty, imagination and depth.”[5]

In 2006, _Vertigo_ magazine described _Penda's Fen_ as “One of the great visionary works of English film”.[6]

In 2011, _Penda's Fen_ was chosen by _Time Out_ London magazine as one of the 100 best British films. It described the play as a “multi-layered reading of contemporary society and its personal, social, sexual, psychic and metaphysical fault lines. Fusing Elgar's ‘Dream of Gerontius’ with a heightened socialism of vibrantly localist empathy, and pagan belief systems with pre-Norman histories and a seriously committed – and prescient – ecological awareness, ‘Penda's Fen’ is a unique and important statement.”[7]

The play was released on limited-edition Blu-ray and DVD in May 2016.[8]

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[2] _David Rudkin: Sacred Disobedience: An Expository Study of His Drama 1959-96_ by David Ian Rabey, Oxford, Routledge, 1998

[3] Rolinson, D. _Alan Clarke_ Manchester University Press, 2005

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[8] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pendas-Fen-Limited-Edition-Blu-ray/dp/B01BGX1B0W

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question: Summarize all the information relating to the BBC's 'Play for Today' anthology series.

answer: 'Penda's Fen' was commissioned by BBC producer David Rose, and first broadcast on 21 March 1974 as part of the corporation's 'Play for Today' anthology series. There were several other TV plays written for the anthology series, and there was a two-year hiatus for the show in the late 1970s before it was revived in the 1980s.

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question: Summarize all the information relating to the music used in Penda's Fen.

answer: Music from Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius features throughout the play. The 1971 Decca recording by Benjamin Britten with Yvonne Minton as the Angel is used, and the album itself features as a prop. Extracts from Elgar's Introduction and Allegro are also heard. Original music is by Paddy Kingsland of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, who also electronically manipulated parts of the Britten recording.

critique: The answer should mention the use of Elgar's music in the play.

critique: The answer does not mention that the music is used throughout the play.

question: Summarize the reception of Penda's Fen.

answer: The play has been described as a minor classic, and has gone on to win awards and be rebroadcast several times. It was also described as a visionary work of English film. The play was released on Blu-ray and DVD in 2016.

critique: The play has won awards and was rebroadcast several times by the BBC. It has also been described by critics as a visionary work of English film.

critique: "It was also described as a visionary work of English film." - this was never mentioned anywhere in the text, and probably should be removed.

question: Summarize the conflicting forces in England past and present.

answer: The play is an evocation of conflicting forces within England past and present. These include authority, tradition, hypocrisy, landscape, art, sexuality, and most of all, its mystical, ancient pagan past.

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It’s the goal for most adults: peace of mind. So often we find ourselves trapped in a hurricane of deadlines, issues, bills, and personal anxieties, to the point that the only choice is to keep struggling through the hurricane or break down, and the latter isn’t much of an option.

We think of the idea of peace as this far-off destination that requires a struggle to reach. “If I just buckle down and get through this, I’ll find peace eventually,” we tell ourselves.

But peace isn’t a place we have to reach. Peace is a state of mind that we can adopt right now, as long as we know what to do.

Even in the toughest and most stressful times, peace is just a state-of-mind shift away.

Here are 40 ways you can better shift into that perfect peace of mind at will:

SOLITUDE

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1.  LOVE YOURSELF. Be the best friend you always wanted. Talk to yourself, share your thoughts and anxieties and wishes with yourself. You might discover something new.
2.  POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS. Repeat those soft but smart positive affirmations that give you a sense of power and presence.
3.  CONNECT WITH NATURE. Give yourself time every week to sit beside a tree or hike up a mountain.
4.  GIVE YOURSELF A YOU DATE. No one else, just you. Watch a movie, go to a restaurant, buy some clothes. Do what you want to do.
5.  READ A BOOK. Action, adventure, self-help. Anything. Just give yourself that experience.

ACTIVITY

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_FEEL LIKE YOU'RE STUCK IN A RUT? TIRED OF NOT FINDING DEEP AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFE? LEARN A POWERFUL FRAMEWORK FOR ALIGNING YOUR SPIRITUALITY, WORK, FAMILY AND LOVE AROUND YOUR TRUE NATURE FROM A MODERN DAY SHAMAN. LEARN MORE HERE._

1.  CLEAN UP. There’s a part of your home that you haven’t touched in _years. _Clean it up.
2.  STRETCH. Reconnect with your body. Spend 5 to 10 minutes a day just stretching. You’ll be surprised how stiff you’ve become.
3.  GO OUT. Ride a bike, get in the car, or hop on the train—see the scenery and take it all in.
4.  WALK ON THE BEACH. We don’t all live next to the beach, but whenever you can, give it a shot. The fresh ocean air and the sand in your toes is always a refreshing experience.
5.  DANCE. Let the music sink into you, and let your body respond naturally.

COMMUNICATION

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1.  APOLOGIZE AND FORGIVE. If you made a mistake, don’t hold it over yourself. Apologize to yourself and forgive.
2.  LET GO OF A GRUDGE. Any grudge, no matter how old. Call them up and let them know you want to move on.
3.  LET IT OUT. If someone frustrates or annoys you, let them know about it. Don’t hold it in.
4.  WRITE WHAT YOU LEARN. When you go through a weird or tough situation, write down what you’ve learned and study it. This deepens the lesson.
5.  BURN YOUR WEIGHT. All the anxieties and issues holding you down? Write it down and burn the paper. Tell your brain that these things are nothing.

CONTRIBUTION

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1.  SERVE OTHERS. Serve those around you because you want to, not because you are being paid to.
2.  HELP OTHERS WITH YOUR TALENTS. If you have certain skills or talents, figure out ways to share those skills to the community.
3.  UNCONDITIONAL KINDNESS. Learn to help other people without worrying what you will get back from it.
4.  VOLUNTEER WITH ANIMALS. Is there a nearby animal shelter? Go volunteer; you will love it.
5.  HELP CHARITIES. Choose one with an advocacy you believe in.

ACCEPTANCE

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1.  DON’T JUDGE YOURSELF. Don’t say “I should/shouldn’t have.” Instead, say, “I did my best, I’ll be better next time.”
2.  APPRECIATE OTHERS. It can be easy to try to make those around us perfect instead of adapting to them ourselves.
3.  APPRECIATE YOURSELF. Write a list—things you like about you. Make it as long as you can.
4.  ENJOY THE PRESENT. Take time every day to smile and enjoy the now, instead of always building for the future.
5.  BE COMPASSIONATE. Even if others have wronged you in the past, try to look at life in their shoes and understand their issues.

CREATIVITY

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1.  BLOG. Write your thoughts, your goals, your ideas.
2.  WALK AND PHOTOGRAPH. You don’t have to be a pro to take pictures. Go around the neighborhood and photograph the pretty things you see.
3.  MEDITATE. Get a quote that you love, sit down, and think about it.
4.  PEACE COLLAGE. Create a collage of pictures that give you a sense of peace and satisfaction.
5.  ART THERAPY. Reconnect with art, even if you haven’t touched it in years. Paint, crayons, pens—put your colors to paper.

MEDITATION

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1.  BREATHE THROUGH ALTERNATE NOSTRILS. It might sound unusual, but it helps you become more intimate with your breathing. Hold down one nostril and inhale through the other, then reverse.
2.  GUIDED MEDITATION. If you don’t want to go to a class, then try a YouTube video that will guide you into meditation.
3.  SLOW WALK. Take a slow walk around the block, absorbing everything from the motions of your body to the feeling of the earth under your feet.
4.  BREATHE A HUNDRED TIMES WHILE COUNTING.
5.  MEDITATE. Spend 5-10 minutes a day just sitting down to meditate.

CONNECTION

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1.  SELF-CARE WITH OTHERS. Ask a friend to join you with your self-care; going out to walk or to a gym session.
2.  FIND FRIENDS ONLINE. You can find everything on the Internet, so find someone who can understand what you are going through.
3.  BOND WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. Take off the adult stress for a day and invite your best friend or loved one to a fun date. Be a kid again.
4.  STOP SELF-CRITICAL THOUGHTS. Stop blaming yourself or those around you.
5.  BE TRUTHFUL. Never tell a lie in your relationships; it only serves to weigh you down.

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answer: People are encouraged to walk. All methods are yogic or Buddhist-inclined exercise, such as walking in nature, walking in the ocean, and walking while meditating. Walking while meditating boosts peace and self-care.

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Smoke billowed from the window of a broke-down truck that always sat at the edge of Potts farm. Nobody knew how or when the dusty behemoth of a vehicle ended up where it was. All that was known was that it had been there for years on end, never claimed and never moved. Incapable of any motion, the vehicle was often the place that delinquents and vagabonds aplenty decided to make their little niche in the world. Sitting in the front seat, Matthew Delaney smoked the Marlboro in his lips slowly.  A down-to-earth country boy, Matthew fit the part with a pair of dusty overalls and a tank top worn underneath. Scrawny to the letter and hiding his eyes behind a tangled mess of sweat-laced hair, he wasn't exactly the most attractive or noteworthy of people in the small farming colony of Plethora. A glance over brought attention to the old rifle he had stolen from his father's case. A Winchester by make, the rifle was known for its solid performance, even as old as it was. Today, it seemed, was the day that Matthew had decided to die. Another gentle puff of the cigarette brought his mind back, spiraling through the mesh of memories and thoughts he had locked away for the day. What had brought him to this point? The breakup. That's right. Amber McGraw, a girl he had been with for nearly two years had decided that they were looking at different ends of a circle. They would arrive at the same points, but regardless of how much they moved their plans around, there was never a solid corner to settle into. A shake of his head brought Matthew back to the present, a blemish of a day in his perfect plan of life. Everything he had known in the world had come to a close and there was no new chapter to this book. No sequels, no trilogy or saga to keep him wondering what came next.

Sighing, Matthew flicked the cigarette from the door and grabbed the rifle from the passenger's seat. Kicking the door as he pulled the handle, the old metal swung open with a contesting creak and squealed to rest once open halfway. Squeezing out of the narrow opening, Matthew walked to the front of the truck and leaned back. The cold metal of the grill met his back with a smack and Matthew soon found himself sliding to sit with his knees propped up. Dropping his head back, he let it rest on the truck's grill as he gazed into the night sky. Earth had been a sight back whenever he had first lived there. The large white moon above with stars littering the sky had kept him rather enraptured as a young boy. At the age of twenty-seven, however, Matthew found the night sky of Plethora to be a bit lackluster. There was no moon, only stars. The sky wasn't even that dark here. A darker shade of red, perhaps, but the early sun's rotation did little to give a working man a real moment's sleep. Shaking his head, Matthew looked down once more at the rifle he held. At least he'd be found soon. People would be out and about in an hour at the latest. Since the old “Pott's Truck” was a landmark into and out of the primary farming community that the colony was known for, someone was bound to find the poor man's body where it would undoubtedly be lying. No coyotes or decay for him. He'd at least have the dignity of a decent burial. Firming his resolve, Matthew shifted the rifle until it was placed squarely in his mouth and moved his hand towards the trigger.

Before he had even so much as touched the trigger guard, however, an explosion rocked the world around him. Wind, dust, and rocks flew towards Matthew, who was quick to drop to the side, evading a rather large rock that had been kicked up and sent his way. Forgotten was the rifle and his previous resolution, the old weapon hitting the ground with a dull clang compared to the sudden rush of noise and action around the man. Whenever his vision cleared up, Matthew went wide-eyed with disbelief. There before him, battling what Matthew had once considered friends and coworkers, was the lapdog of the Unified Colony Directorate. Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier, was an impressive figure to find on any battlefield. Standing at just under 6 feet flat and sporting a goatee that looked as if it belonged on some cartoon villain's face, he was impressive enough without the gear he had strapped to his body armor. White flesh shifted as he dived to the side, evading a stray rifle's bullet. Muscles tightened and flexed as he punched one farmer, who dared to get close with his knife, in the nose. To see him battling a bunch of farmers and laborers was more than enough shock and confusion for Matthew, who could only watch in wonder before the desire to save his fellows overwhelmed the man's mind. Stumbling for the abandoned Winchester, Matthew raised it shakily to his shoulder and aimed at the soldier fighting his people. Unseen, he fired off the round and managed a hit. A small cheer lifted from his mouth whenever he saw Aiden crumple, one immediately copied by the farmer's around him. It died, however, whenever Aiden rose slowly from the ground. Spitting to the side, he glanced at the hole in his shoulder and turned to where the shot came from. “Mother fucker.”

They were to be the last two words Matthew heard in his current life. Seeing Aiden vanish before his eyes, Matthew gave a startled yelp and attempted to flee from where he was hunched. He had intended to kill himself that day, but now felt the very real desire to remain alive now that he had an enemy who cared enough about him to want him dead. He knew Aiden's gift, as most did, and did his best to run before the soldier reappeared. He wasn't quick enough. Aiden reappeared explosively, his body forming in midair in the space that Matthew inhabited. Vitae and organs spread like a rain, Matthew's body unable to contain the sudden stress of someone else occupying the exact space it did. The poor man's master plan for dying peacefully and with a proper funeral were shattered in the same instant that Matthew simply ceased to exist. It didn't take long for Aiden to finish his compatriots after their morale shattered, seeing such gruesome brutality.

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question: Summarize what happens inside the truck that Matthew is sitting in.

answer: Matthew is sitting in the truck, smoking a cigarette. He is thinking about Amber McGraw, a girl he has been with for two years. He has stolen his father's Winchester rifle and is planning to kill himself. He is interrupted by an explosion and watches as his friends and coworkers battle Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier. Matthew raises the rifle shakily to his shoulder and shoots Aiden, who falls to the ground. Matthew attempts to flee, but Aiden reappears explosively in the space that Matthew occupies, killing him instantly.

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This is a Sponsored Post on Behalf of Wocket Smart Wallet. All opinions are 100% my own.

If you are anything like me, you have a habit of collecting items you do not necessarily need in your wallet. I probably clean my wallet out once a year. And since I stuff so much crap in my wallet, I often need a new wallet after about a year or two. Here I want to go over my steps for clearing out my wallet for good,  so I no longer have to go through this “Hoarders: wallet edition” cleaning -every year.

Why Is Your Wallet so Gross?

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Before you start anything, you have to get to the root of the problem. Ask yourself, why is your wallet so gross in the first place? Are you collecting membership cards? Do you have expired coupons in there? Are you collecting old receipts? Really take a look at what is in there so you can figure out how to not make this happen again.

My reason why I have so much garbage in my wallet is two-fold. 1. I have a lot of cards: gift cards, loyalty cards, credit cards, bank cards, business bank cards, and the list goes on! 2. I hang on to receipts for everything. I mean everything-food trucks, CVS, grocery store, etc..

The next steps include starting new habits to keep from holding on to junk I don't need, but I plan on using some new technology called the Wocket Smart Wallet to help me with my clutter issues. Now let's take on the psychological issues first.

FIRST COMES TACKLING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES

When it comes to breaking any bad habits, I think you have to make a mental acknowledgment about why you do the thing you do. At one point, I saved receipts consciously and now I save them without thinking i.e. it's a habit. My thought is “What if I have to return something?” or “Maybe I need to save this receipt to track my grocery spending.” So now when I am handed a receipt I am going to ask myself these questions:

1.  WOULD YOU REALLY RETURN ANY OF THIS STUFF?
2.  IF YOU WANT TO SHOW A RECEIPT SET A CELL PHONE NOTIFICATION TO REMIND YOU
3.  IF YOU PLAN ON TRACKING THIS WAY -SET A NOTIFICATION ON YOUR PHONE TO ORGANIZE THIS SO-CALLED SPENDING PLAN YOU ARE GOING TO DO.

My thoughts are that either I will be too lazy to set the notification and will discard the receipt immediately, or I will actually set the notification and hold myself accountable. Eventually, I will build a habit to keep my wallet clean always and when there is a spare piece of paper in there it will be more surprising than anything. The next step of decluttering your wallet is the physical aspect of making it smaller using a Wocket.

WHAT THE HELL IS A WOCKET?

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Okay, so I know you are wondering about this now, so let me go into it! A Wocket is a digital wallet that replaces your existing wallet that contains all of your credit cards, loyalty cards, debit cards; pretty much any card with a barcode or magnetic strip on it. You program the cards into an electronic device and when it's time to pay you choose the card you want to use and either let them scan the barcode on the screen or use the plastic digital card provided in the Wocket.

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My thoughts are,  if I move all my crap over to the Wocket- a much smaller wallet I can still carry all my cards and I still have a place to add my ID and a little cash. Having a physically smaller wallet makes it easier to lay off the receipt collection. Not to mention, I will not have a wallet that weighs 5 lbs.

ADVANTAGES OF SWITCHING TO A WOCKET

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So if you are wondering is this really worth moving all my cards to this thing, I am telling you this thing is a game changer. Here are a few perks for switching to a Wocket.

-   Leave all your cards at home where they are safe-No need to worry about pick-pockets
-   You can store thousands of cards
-   It is secured to you with a unique voice print or a pin number
-   You only charge it once every 6 months
-   No internet needed

HOW DID IT WORK FOR ME?

I thought the concept of Wocket was awesome and I have to say I was really nervous the first time I used my Wocket card. I actually carried my actual cards with me the first time just to be safe it worked. My fear was unwarranted; it turned out since it worked just fine! I chose the card I wanted to use and removed the Wocket card from my wallet and handed it to the cashier. She swiped it and gave it back to me. It worked! I am using this now instead of carrying my heavy wallet around and I don't think I'll have issues with hoarding receipts anymore.[IMG_1956]

Having a clean wallet is a good start to having more organized finances in general. When you know what is in your wallet, not only is it easier not to lose items, but it's nice to know that you have everything you need in such a small package. Want to learn more about Wocket? Check them out here at WocketWallet.com. You can also save $30 off by entering the code  30OFF-7D3FA8TE. [DECLUTTERING YOUR WALLET 101]

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The answer should state the several situations where a person may use Wocket. These are;
-when a person may want to transfer all their card details to a smaller digital wallet and avoid carrying numerous cards around,
-reduce their receipt collection after payment and reduce the weight of their wallet from too many cards, and
-users who don't want to worry about their physical wallets being stolen by pickpockets.

Altogether, Wocket is useful for users who want an organized finance in general. The model should consider stating these as the answer to the question.