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Dear Julia,

It has been a year.

One whole year since you were taken from me, one whole year since the entire world went to shit, and for some reason I was left behind to pick up the pieces.

The others still have some hope that things will get better, but I know that hope is pointless, how could the world heal itself after such destruction, after such devastation?

They predict 90% of the population succumbed to the infection. Those are the odds we are up against. The truth be told my dearest Julia, my hope died with you, I don’t even know why I try anymore.

Dear Julia,

I came home today.

I came back to the place where we began. This house is so full of memories of happiness, it saddens me that it is all gone, that there is nothing left.

Memories are fickle companions, but what is worse is that i feel them becoming distorted, I fear the image I have of you is fading, altering, changing into something that is not you at all, but a depiction of what I believed you to be instead of what you are.

I do not want my memory of you to fade, Julia.

I abandoned everyone else. They will continue without me, I just needed to be here. I needed to be with you.

Even if you are gone, you linger in this place still. In the darkest corners of the house, and of my mind.

Dear Julia,

I became infected today. I gave in to the temptation, the curiosity; the bitter hopelessness. I kissed death upon the lips, and found the taste to my liking.

I know you would disapprove Julia; you had such an affinity for living, and would want me to carry on no matter what the cost. But I ask you… and I ask myself, would you feel the same were you in my place, after all the things I have seen, all the horrors I have experienced, all the people I have lost; would you feel the same?

The infection process isn’t instantaneous; it takes several days for it to truly take you away. I wonder if part of you remains, even after you become one of those mindless creatures that roam the streets at night? I don’t want that. I think that would be the cruellest punishment, crueller by far than death.

I will be with you soon Julia.

Dear Julia,

I awoke this morning, not feeling quite myself; evidently the infection is in its early stages. It would appear to be a common flu, but we all know better now. We are no longer ignorant to the deviousness of this clever infection, it tricks you into believing you are suffering from an illness that appears non-threatening, and then when you believe you are beginning to recover, that is when it attacks.

I live in constant fear of that attack, Julia. I was surprised by my fear; I suppose it has become so commonplace living in this new world that it is now second nature.

I’m almost glad you cannot see the world today, my dear. Nowhere is home, yet everything with a roof is considered a house. I returned to our home for the end, but it does not look like our home; not anymore. It is almost unbearable to stay between these walls, underneath this roof, where we once shared so much happiness, knowing the things I know now. It breaks my heart to see this perfect haven become a part of the imperfect world I have been drifting through the past year. It won’t be much longer now. I won’t last much longer now.

Dear Julia,

The trees outside our house are bare. It isn’t winter. There are simply no leaves that wish to grow. The walls are cracked and worn, the whole place is falling apart; not that it matters much anymore. Nothing matters much anymore.

The illness seems to be subsiding. I feel more agile and less lethargic. I know what this means though, you know Julia. I know.

Dear Julia,

Is this what you went through? Is this how you felt? I hope you didn’t feel this pain, I pray to god you didn’t.

My skin… it aches Julia, everything I touch brings me pain, my clothes itch and irritate my flesh. I need to get out. I need to get out of my skin. How can I endure this, how could anyone endure this? I am writing this letter with the greatest effort, in some vain hope that someone will read this, and one day put us both out of our eternal misery.

Oh god… My eyes, Julia… MY FUCKING EYES. It feels almost as if someone has forced shards of sand beneath my eyelids. There is no moisture, just pain, and an utter lack of vision.

I don’t know how long this will last before I am gone, I can only hope the end comes soon; I cannot bear this pain much longer.

Dear Julia,

The end is upon me. We will be together again before long.
This feeling is abhorrent, I feel my blood running through my veins and arteries, but it has thickened, and it feels almost as though sludge is being pumped through my system. I have been suffering from bouts of stomach cramps that leave me quivering on the floor. I haven’t eaten for several days; then again, I don’t have much of an appetite.

My vision only grew worse, the pain, I couldn’t take it any longer… so I ripped out my left eye; the relief was tremendous, if only temporary. I barely felt any pain during the process, but afterwards, after the blood and mush that was left of my eye was in the palm of my hands, that was when the agony set in. The blood that oozed from my eye socket was nothing like human blood. It was so dark it was almost black, and as thick as custard.

I can taste blood on my tongue. Blood and bile. The empty space where my eye once was only aches now, but everywhere aches, everywhere hurts. This is agony in its purest, undiluted form.

Dear Julia,

The pain has become so natural to me now that I can scarcely feel it. That or the pain has merely subsided as the infection finally takes complete control of my body.

I came down to see you today, with what was left of my vision, for the last time. The basement stank; the putrid fumes of death linger there, along with you.

Your dead eyes stared back at me, and even through one unfocused lens I could see your beauty, your elegance, your grace.

Even though most of your flesh has abandoned your face, and your hair is frayed and dead, I can still see the woman I fell in love with. Despite every obstacle, when I look at you, there is nothing but clarity and I feel assured that my decision to become just like you was the right one.

I will be leaving this world, this form; very soon, I can feel parts of myself fading away, and those parts being replaced with this repulsive infection. But I am thankful, because I will be like you.

We will be the same. We will be together again.

We will be the same.

We will be the same.

We will be

title: Dear Julia...

question: What does the author of the letters to Julia say is happening to the world?

answer: A virus called the infection wiped out 90% of the human population. It spreads through touch. Unless someone dies within a week of being infected, the symptoms don't emerge. Those who do survive the initial contact are driven insane with pain and eventually turn feral.

critique: The symptoms don't emerge in the first week, but after several days.

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critique: The answer doesn't mention the narrator's opinion of the future.

critique: The answer omits the narrator's role in the story.

critique: The answer omits the narrator's belief that the world won't recover.

critique: It's omitted that the symptoms cause the infected to pursue people relentlessly throughout the night.

critique: The answer is a summary of the story, not a description of the world.


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Rock the Block is a 10K (timed), 5K walk/run (family-friendly), and a free Kids Run on April 27, 2019. The event includes scenic courses, food, music, vendors, awards and giveaways-guaranteeing fun for everyone! Proceeds benefit area trail projects and organizations serving youth and families of the Center Grove School Corporation area and Johnson County. Register to Rock the Block with us!

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-   Friday April 26 from 3:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the CGHS Student Activity Center - West Entrance, 2911 South Morgantown Road, Greenwood, IN 46143. Enter through doors directly across from football stadium bleachers where you see PACKET PICKUP/REGISTRATION SIGN (Door 7). Parking available for packet pickup on Friday in lot directly south of Student Activity.
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question: Describe what Rock the Block is.

answer: Rock the Block is a 10K (timed), 5K walk/run (family-friendly), and a free Kids Run on April 27, 2019. The event includes scenic courses, food, music, vendors, awards, and giveaways.

critique: It's omitted that proceeds from the event benefit area trail projects and organizations serving youth and families.

critique: To better express the fun aspect of the race, include food, music, and "vendors, awards, and giveaways" in the answer.

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 In 2006, Maya relocated to Colorado. Her crystal blue oceans, waterfalls and eighty degree year-round weather were traded for four season weather, enchanting forests and majestic mountains that led to her rekindled love for vampires.
In winter of 2010, she penned her first manuscript and by 2011, Flesh Fantasy was under contract and released by Siren Publishing. To date, Maya has published  _Flesh Fantasy, Veil of Seduction, Blood of Luna, Dark Companion_, Fire and Ice and Crimson Snow.
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question: What does the text say about Maya DeLeina's upbringing?

answer: She was born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. She attended high school. She is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and author. Now she performs with an all-girl band and has published over seven books.

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AHMED IBN MUHAMMAD IBN KHALIFA () was the progenitor of the ruling Al Khalifa family of Bahrain and the first monarch or _hakim_ of Bahrain. All of the Al Khalifa monarchs of Bahrain are descendants of Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa. He is commonly referred to as AHMED AL-FATEH (Ahmed the Conqueror) for conquering Bahrain.

Early life

Ahmed ibn Muhammed ibn Khalifa was born in Kuwait in the first half of the 18th century.

Siege of Zubarah 1783

When Nasr Al-Madhkur – whom the Zands had appointed as Bahrain's governor – besieged Zubara in 1783, he was defeated and driven away by an army under the command of Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa,[1] who continued his victories and conquered Bahrain in 1783 AD.[2][3]

Reign

Shaikh Ahmed, through his successful conquest of Bahrain in 1783, restored Bahrain’s Arab independence and sovereignty. Shaikh Ahmed was based in Al Zubarah on the Qatari Peninsula, an enclave and city state his father built after his departure from Kuwait. Shaikh Ahmed appointed a keeper, Ajaj, whose descendants still live in Bahrain, to Bahrain’s Al Diwan Fort. He appointed a relation, Ali bin Faris to govern Bahrain on his behalf. As for his former opponent, Nasir ibn Madhkur who had blockaded Al Zubarah the previous year, he allowed him to sail back to Bushire in Persia without any harm.

Shaikh Ahmed used to spend the winter in Zubarah, but the spring and summer in Bahrain. The famous hunting ground where Shaikh Ahmed used to hunt, was named “Jari Al Shaikh Ahmed” in his honor. Though the former hunting ground is currently an affluent and popular residential neighborhood in Bahrain’s Southern Governorate, it still carries Shaikh Ahmed’s name.

Shaikh Ahmed had proposed while in Qatar to build a canal to separate the Qatari peninsula from the mainland of the Arabian Peninsula in an attempt to prevent Wahhabi control of Bahrain and Qatar. At the time, the Wahhabi movement was slowly gaining momentum in Nejd or Central Arabia and Shaikh Ahmed was vigilant to protect his territories from foreign control.

Death and burial

Shaikh Ahmed died during the summer of 1795, reportedly after a severe heart attack he had after finishing his afternoon meal he used to consumed after the afternoon prayers. He was buried in Manama next to a well known grave of a pious religious scholar. He will be known for his conquest of Bahrain and his alliance with Bahraini and Qatari tribes in consolidating power and to deter external interventions.

Children

He had five children: Abdulla, Salman, Mohamed and Yousif. His only known daughter, Amna bint Ahmed, was married to Rashid Al Fadhil, a distant relation of Shaikh Ahmed. Her son, Abdulrahman Al Fadhel, later a played a crucial role in Bahrain’s history by regaining Bahrain after it was briefly occupied by the Wahhabis in around 1809.

[1] Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa ,First Light: Modern Bahrain and its Heritage, 1994 p41

[2] Precis Of Turkish Expansion On The Arab Littoral Of The Persian Gulf And Hasa And Katif Affairs. By J. A. Saldana; 1904, I.o. R R/15/1/724

[3] Shaikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, First Light: Modern Bahrain and its Heritage, 1994 p34

title: Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa

question: What does the text say about Bahrain's government?

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critique: The answer should mention that Shaikh Ahmed conquered Bahrain and restored its Arab independence and sovereignty.

critique: The answer should mention that the text does not discuss Bahrain's government.

critique: The answer should mention that the text does not mention Bahrain's government.

question: What does the text say about the effects of Shaikh Ahmed's conquest of Bahrain?

answer: He restored Bahrain's Arab independence and sovereignty during the period. He built a canal to separate the Qatari peninsula from the Arabian Peninsula to prevent Wahhabi control of Bahrain and Qatar. He did this during a time when the Wahhabi movement was slowly gaining momentum in Nejd or Central Arabia. He made an alliance with Bahraini and Qatari tribes in his consolidation to deter external interventions. His son-in-law, Abdulrahman Al Fadhel, later played a crucial role in regaining Bahrain when it was briefly occupied by the Wahhabis in 1809.

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text: Everything other than the first sentence is irrelevant.

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question: What does the text say about successes?

answer: Ahmed ibn Muhammad ibn Khalifa was the first monarch or hakim of Bahrain. He conquered Bahrain in 1783. He restored Bahrain's Arab independence and sovereignty.

critique: The answer should mention that Shaikh Ahmed was successful in his attempt to build a canal to separate the Qatari peninsula from the mainland of the Arabian Peninsula.

critique: The answer should mention that Shaikh Ahmed's son played a crucial role in regaining Bahrain after it was occupied by the Wahhabis.

question: What does the text say about Shaikh Ahmed's religion?

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critique: The text says that Shaikh Ahmed was a Muslim.

critique: The text does not mention Shaikh Ahmed's religion.

critique: The text does not explicitly state Shaikh Ahmed's religion, but it can be inferred that he was Muslim.


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In optical astronomy, interferometry is used to combine signals from two or more telescopes to obtain measurements with higher resolution than could be obtained with either telescopes individually.  This technique is the basis for astronomical interferometer arrays, which can make measurements of very small astronomical objects if the telescopes are spread out over a wide area. If a large number of telescopes are used a picture can be produced which has resolution similar to a single telescope with the diameter of the combined spread of telescopes. These include radio telescope arrays such as VLA, VLBI, SMA, LOFAR and SKA, and more recently  astronomical optical interferometer arrays such as COAST, NPOI and IOTA, resulting in the highest resolution optical images ever achieved in astronomy. The VLT Interferometer is expected to produce its first images using aperture synthesis soon, followed by other interferometers such as the CHARA array and the Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer which may consist of up to 10 optical telescopes. If outrigger telescopes are built at the Keck Interferometer, it will also become capable of interferometric imaging.
 Types of interferometers
Astronomical interferometers come in two types—direct detection and heterodyne. These differ only in the way that the signal is transmitted. Aperture synthesis can be used to computationally simulate a large telescope aperture from either type of interferometer.
In the near future other arrays are expected to release their first interferometric images, including the ISI, VLTI, the CHARA array and the MRO interferometers.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the VLTI and Keck Interferometer large-telescope arrays came into operation, and the first interferometric measurements of the brightest few extra-galactic targets were performed.
 Astronomical direct-detection interferometry
One of the first astronomical interferometers was built on the Mount Wilson Observatory's reflector telescope in order to measure the diameters of stars. This method was extended to measurements using separated telescopes by Johnson, Betz and Towns (1974) in the infrared and by Labeyrie (1975) in the visible. The red giant star Betelgeuse was among the first to have its diameter
determined in this way. In the late 1970s improvements in computer processing allowed for the first "fringe-tracking" interferometer, which operates fast enough to follow the blurring effects of astronomical seeing, leading to the Mk I, II and III series of interferometers. Similar techniques have now been applied at other astronomical telescope arrays, such as the Keck Interferometer and the Palomar Testbed Interferometer.
Techniques from Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), in which a large aperture is synthesized computationally, were implemented at optical and infrared wavelengths in the 1980s by the Cavendish Astrophysics Group. The use of this technique provided the first very high resolution images of nearby stars. In 1995 this technique was demonstrated on an array of separate optical telescopes as a Michelson Interferometer for the first time, allowing a further improvement in resolution, and allowing even higher resolution  imaging of stellar surfaces. The same technique has now been applied at a number of other astronomical telescope arrays, including the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer and the IOTA array and soon the VLTI, CHARA array and MRO Interferometers.
Projects are now beginning that will use interferometers to search for extrasolar planets, either by astrometric measurements of the reciprocal motion of the star (as used by the Palomar Testbed Interferometer and the VLTI) or through the use of nulling (as will be used by the Keck Interferometer and Darwin).
A detailed description of the development of astronomical optical interferometry can be found   here. Impressive results were obtained in the 1990s, with the Mark III measuring diameters of hundreds of stars and many accurate stellar positions, COAST and NPOI producing many very high resolution images, and ISI measuring stars in the mid-infrared for the first time. Additional results included direct measurements of the sizes of and distances to Cepheid variable stars, and young stellar objects.
Interferometers are seen by most astronomers as very specialized instruments, as they are capable of a very limited range of observations. It is often said that an interferometer achieves the effect of a telescope the size of the distance between the apertures; this is only true in the limited sense of angular resolution. The combined effects of limited aperture area and atmospheric turbulence generally limit interferometers to observations of comparatively bright stars and active galactic nuclei. However, they have proven useful for making very high precision measurements of simple stellar parameters such as size and position (astrometry) and for imaging the nearest giant stars. For details of individual instruments, see the list of astronomical interferometers at visible and infrared wavelengths.
 Astronomical heterodyne interferometry
Radio wavelengths are much longer than optical wavelengths, and the observing stations in radio astronomical interferometers are correspondingly further apart. The very large distances do not always allow any usable transmission of radio waves received at the telescopes to some central interferometry point. For this reason many telescopes instead record the radio waves onto a storage medium. The recordings are then transferred to a central correlator station where the waves are interfered. Historically the recordings were analog and were made on magnetic tapes. This was quickly superseded by the current method of digitizing the radio waves, and then either storing the data onto computer hard disks for later shipping, or streaming the digital data directly over a telecommunications network e.g. over the Internet to the correlator station. Radio arrays with a very broad bandwidth, and also some older arrays, transmit the data in analogue form either electrically or through fibre-optics. A similar approach is also used at some submillimetre and infrared interferometers, such as the Infrared Spatial Interferometer. Some early radio interferometers operated as intensity interferometers, transmitting measurements of the signal intensity over electrical cables to a central correlator. A similar approach was used at optical wavelengths by the Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer to make the first large-scale survey of stellar diameters in the 1970s.
At the correlator station, the actual interferometer is synthesized by processing the digital signals using correlator hardware or software. Common correlator types are the FX and XF correlators. The current trend is towards software correlators running on consumer PCs or similar enterprise hardware. There also exists some amateur radio astronomy digital interferometers, such as the ALLBIN of the European Radio Astronomy Club.
As most radio astronomy interferometers are digital they do have some shortcomings due to the sampling and quantization effects as well as the need for much more computing power when compared to analog correlation. The output of both a digital and analog correlator can be used to computationally synthesize the interferometer aperture in the same way as with direct detection interferometers (see above).
 Gamma-ray interferometry
Intensity interferometry has been carried out with multiple gamma-ray telescopes, eg. to measure stellar diameters.

title: Astronomical optical interferometry

question: What does the text say about combining telescope signals?

answer: In optical astronomy, interferometry is used to combine signals from two or more telescopes to obtain measurements with higher resolution than could be obtained with either telescopes individually. The technique is the basis for astronomical interferometer arrays that make measurements of very small astronomical objects. A picture with similar resolution as a single telescope with the diameter of the combined spread of telescopes could be produced.

critique: The answer should mention that the technique is used to combine signals from two or more telescopes.

critique: The answer omits the purpose of combining telescope signals.

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[The tympanum of the parish church of Cabestany, from which the Master derived his name, showing his characteristic style]

The MASTER OF CABESTANY is the name given to an anonymous sculptor active in the second half of the 12th century. He was identified in the 1930s after the discovery of several pieces remarkable for their workmanship and their style; chief among these was the tympanum of the church in Cabestany in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, from which he received his name. Subsequent research confirmed the presence of his works in the departments of Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales, as well as in northern Catalonia; examples of his art have also been seen in Tuscany and in Navarre.

Discovery

The sculptor's work was first encountered in the 1930s with the discovery of a Romanesque-style tympanum, found during restoration work at the parish church of Cabestany. The high technical quality of the carving, combined with the originality of the theme drew the interest of scholars of medieval art, who began to compare the sculpture with other known works. They concluded that the carver was an as-yet unknown figure, dubbed the “Master of Cabestany”, who was responsible for sculpting capitals, sarcophagi, and corbels that may still be seen in various religious structures.

In total, 121 sculptures have been attributed to the Master and to his studio. He has also been the subject of numerous studies, in subjects ranging from theology to history and art history. [Capital in the Abbey of Sant'Antimo in Tuscany]

Style

The Master's sculptures share a peculiar style unlike that of most Romanesque sculptors. All of his human figures have low, triangular faces; crushed chins; high, deeply carved ears; almond-shaped eyes with trepanning holes at either end; hands with long, tapering fingers; many folds in the drapery; and a great deal of detailed work identifying the principal figures.

Recent developments

At the start of the 1990s, the town of Cabestany decided to make as much of the sculptor's work as possible available. Also, in 1993, after consultation with the inspector general of historic monuments, the town created a scientific committee composed of eminent French and European figures to select which of the Master's sculptures they found the most important and most representative. With their advice the town initiated the creation of mouldings taken from various works. , over 60 castings had been realized by sculptor Alphonse Snoeck using a method agreed upon by the national director of historic monuments. The castings are made with cast stone which reproduces the same grain and color as may be seen in the originals, making them look identical to the original sculptures.

In 1994 the town acquired an old winemaking cave with over 1,100 metres of surface area; this has served as the home for a center devoted to Romanesque sculpture since June 2004. The center serves three purposes, acting as a museum, education center, and a center for research and study. The museum area shows the permanent collection of castings, complementing them with rooms describing local history, art history, and the history of Romanesque sculpture; the last room showcases examples of other carvers contemporaneous with the Master. The sculpture castings are displayed in various ways, either fixed to the wall or freestanding, and are grouped in thematic displays as well. The museum also explains the historic and artistic contexts of the Master and his work.

Work

[Sarcophagus of Saint Sernin at the Abbey of Saint-Hilaire] [Shaft from the church of San Giovanni In Sugana] The Master's sculptures may be seen in the following locations:

Pyrénées-Orientales (French Catalonia)

-   Cabestany - the tympanum of the parish church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges
-   Monastir del Camp - the capitals of the outer door are attributed to his studio
-   Le Boulou - the frieze on the outer door of the parish church of Sainte-Marie

Catalonia

-   Sant Pere de Rodes - some fragments of the now-destroyed door of the abbey church
-   Girona - some capitals in the abbey church of Sant Pere de Galligants
-   Barcelona - Museu Frederic Marès a relief that was taken away from Sant Pere de Rodes.

Navarre

-   Errondo - the tympanum from the church, which may today be found in The Cloisters of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Aude

-   Rieux-Minervois - the capitals of the church of Saint-Marie; he was also the architect and chief artist of this church
-   Abbey of Saint-Hilaire - the reliquary of Saint Saturnin in the abbey church
-   Abbey of Saint-Papoul - the sculptures in the apse of the abbey church
-   Abbey of Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse - some fragments of the now-destroyed door of the abbey church; some believe these to be products of his studio

Tuscany

-   St. Antimo's Abbey - a capital in the nave of the abbey church depicting Daniel in the lions' den
-   San Giovanni in Sugana - a sculpted column held today at the museum of religious art of San Casciano Val di Pesa
-   Cathedral museum of Prato - the 12th-century zoomorphic capitals found in the cloister

Bibliography

-   COLLECTIF, _Le Maître de Cabestany_, Ed. Zodiaque, 2000.

title: Master of Cabestany

question: Summarize the discovery of the Master of Cabestany.

answer: The Master of Cabestany was discovered in 1930 by scholars of medieval art. The discovery of a Romanesque-style tympanum during restoration work at the parish church of Cabestany brought attention to the Master. The Master was identified in the 1930s as an as yet unknown figure, the Master of Cabestany.

critique: The answer should mention the 121 sculptures attributed to the Master.

text: "The Master was identified in the 1930s as an as yet unknown figure, the Master of Cabestany." - redundant and should be removed.

question: Summarize everything that happened in the 1990s.

answer: In the 1990s, the town of Cabestany decided to make as much of the sculptor's work as possible available. Also, in 1993, after consultation with the inspector general of historic monuments, the town created a scientific committee composed of eminent French and European figures to select which of the Master's sculptures they found the most important and most representative. In 1994, the town acquired an old winemaking cave with over 1,100 meters of surface area. This served as the home for a center devoted to Romanesque sculpture.

critique: "the town of Cabestany" - it was the townspeople who decided to make the Master's sculptures available. Rephrase it to "the people of Cabestany decided".

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

question: What does the text say about where the Master's work has been located?

answer: The Master's work has been located in the departments of Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales, as well as in northern Catalonia. His work has also been seen in Tuscany and in Navarre.

critique: The answer should mention the locations in France.

critique: The answer should mention the locations within France.

critique: It is omitted that the Master's work was also located in the parish church of Cabestany in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, from which he received his name.

critique: The answer omits the locations in France.

critique: The response should include the locations of the work in France.

critique:
List locations in the departments of Aude and Pyrenees:

- Rieux-Minervois - the capitals of the church of Saint-Marie; he was also the architect and chief artist of this church
- Abbey of Saint-Hilaire - the reliquary of Saint Saturnin in the abbey church
- Abbey of Saint-Papoul - the sculptures in the apse of the abbey church
- Abbey of Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse - some fragments of the now-destroyed door of the abbey church

- Aude
- St. Antimo's Abbey - a capital in the nave of the abbey church depicting Daniel in the lions' den
- San Giovanni in Sugana - a sculpted column held today at the museum of religious art of San Casciano Val di Pesa
- Cathedral museum of Prato

question: What does the text say about the Master's collaborators?

answer: No answer

critique: The text states that the Master has had assistants, but does not specify his collaborators. They would certainly include family members of his studio. The article does not offer sufficient coverage of this subject, so this should not be the main criteria for an accurate response in this field.

critique: The answer could mention that the text doesn't say anything about the Master's collaborators.

critique: The answer should mention that the text doesn't say anything about the Master's collaborators.

critique: The answer should mention that the text does not mention any collaborators.

critique: The text does not say anything about the Master's collaborators.

critique: The answer should mention that there is no information in the text about collaborators.


text:
I’m pretty sure today is Sunday. The light of morning tried desperately to fill my room but was falling short… one of those days where God seemingly stubbed his toe on his desk and yelled, “Fuck it! You all get sleet today!” I laid in bed and tried to piece together what was going on. Somehow I had woken up about 10 years older. Try as I might, the last thing that I remember was being in my twenties raising hell and trying to get laid. I decide to roll out of bed.

Jesus Christ the terrazzo is freezing. I shuffle my way into the kitchen and look for something edible. No cereal. No eggs. No bread. In desperation, I check the freezer. One meager slice of pizza – probably as old as I was. It’ll do, I guess. I vaguely recall buying pizza at some point. Did I have a party or something? As the pizza warms up in the microwave, I start making coffee. 33 years old and I still can’t figure out this fucking thing. I think about hitting the coffee machine until it starts working.

My phone is blinking on the kitchen table. The little blue light is silently screaming at me at regular intervals. Reminds me of Jess. A fuzzy figure begins to take shape in my head. My phone just wanted to tell me that my credit card bill was due. Fuck you phone, you told me that last month.

Jess was a dark-eyed brunette but she always dyed her hair black so she wouldn't look like her mother. I met her at a gas station I think. Or maybe a bank. She was one of those girls that knew a little bit about a lot of things, but not a whole lot about one thing in particular. Maybe that’s why I loved her – she never gave a damn about any one thing too much.

I put on the same pair of jeans I’ve been wearing all weekend. There’s some unidentifiable stain on the left knee but otherwise they appear clean enough. I went to IHOP for breakfast yesterday with Andre. Maybe it’s a jam stain.

I pour back the rest of the lukewarm dirty brown water in my mug and stand at the threshold of my door deciding whether or not to get the paper. I sigh and pull the handle toward me with every ounce of enthusiasm I could muster which turned out to be not that much. Fuck it’s cold outside. Really should have grabbed my shoes. I hop down the driveway and grab the piece of shit and run back inside and swear a lot and close the door. The things I do for the Sunday funnies.

Marmaduke was Jess’s favorite. “It’s funny because he’s a very large dog and he gets into trouble!” she would say. I never got it. In today’s strip, he prevents a little girl from riding her sled down a hill. Oh Marm, you crazy fucking animal, you. On the front cover there’s an article about someone famous who was murdered or something. Lucky bastard.

The gears slowly click into motion and I start to feel like a human again. The weather was a lot nicer that day. It was a warm Tuesday in April the last time I saw her. It’s hard to believe it’s almost been a year. Jess never wanted kids which I guess worked out for the best, but Februaries seems a lot colder living here alone.

 I stare at her picture for a moment and have to resist the urge to cry or yell or do something un-macho. Instead I just burp. My phone vibrates on the table and the little blue light on it once again reminds me that it’s there and it desperately deserves my attention. Andre wants to know if I want to grab dinner at that awful Mexican restaurant over on the North side of town. “Their food always gives me the worst shits”, I text him. Jess absolutely hated the place for precisely that reason. “Of course I’ll go.”

title: A Cold Morning in February [688 Words]

question: What does the story say about the narrator's relationship with Jess?

answer: The narrator met Jess at a gas station or bank. Jess was one of those girls that knew a little bit about a lot of things, but not a whole lot about one thing in particular. The narrator loved her because she never gave a damn about any one thing too much. Jess never wanted kids, which the narrator thinks worked out for the best. It's been almost a year since the narrator last saw her.

critique: The narrator's relationship with Jess is not described in the story.

question: What does the story say about the narrator's lifestyle?

answer: The narrator seems to be a bachelor going through a crisis. The story focuses more on the memories of his ex-girlfriend Jess. The narrator clearly loves Jess and misses her. Andre is the narrator's friend who seems to live in the same town.

critique: The narrator is 33 years old at the time of the story. He lives alone and has no food in his house. He seems to have no job.

question: Summarize everything relating to the narrator's social life.

answer: The narrator has a friend named Andre. They went to IHOP for breakfast the previous day. Andre texts the narrator to ask if they want to go to a Mexican restaurant.

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

question: What does the story say about the reason for the breakup?

answer: No answer

critique: The story does not mention the reason for the breakup.

critique: The answer should mention that the story does not mention the reason for the breakup.

critique: The story does not explicitly state the reason for the breakup.

critique: The answer should mention that the reason for the breakup is not mentioned.

critique: It is omitted that Jess split with the narrator because she never wanted children.

critique: The story does not explicitly state the reason for the breakup. However, it can be inferred that the reason for the breakup is because Jess did not want kids.

critique: There is no answer in the text, but it can be implied that the breakup was due to a lack of interest in having children.


text:
The copy room is right down the hall from my office.  Which is both a good and a bad thing and I'll tell you why.  Its a good thing because when I need to make a copy, its very convenient for me to do so.  This is doubly good because, as an accountant, I often need to make copies of things even in this new digital age.  We get a lot of different documents that require copying like time cards, purchase orders, receipts, invoices and various other things of those types.

It is a bad thing because the copy room, at least in my office, is where people go to have the most awkward and strained conversations that I believe the human race is capable of having.  The conversations I hear in the copy room make me wish that we had never invented language and we were still all just rummaging around in the underbrush looking for grubs or whatever to eat.  I hate copy room conversations.

My friend Frank gets to sit by the water cooler.  And even better, he's got one of those old-style tall-walled cubes so that when he's sitting there or whatever nobody really thinks he's sitting there at all because they can't see him.  I don't even need to tell you that he gets all the good gossip.  Seriously, his work day is like sitting around listening to old fashioned radio dramas all day.  He's personally witness four home-wrecking office romances begin and then crash and burn while filing all collating.  Its amazing.  One time he stopped a terrorist attack.  I swear.  He heard something and he said something.

And what do I get?  Just last week I heard a sales rep and a girl from accounts receivable discuss…in detail…the proper constancy for oatmeal.  I swear - you can't make this up.

That one was especially horrible but I do exaggerate just a little.  Most of the time when I'm distracted by the conversation in the copy room, it tends to be about what people did with their weekend and slash or nights before.  Let me tell you something:  nobody does anything even remotely fun on the weekends.  Including me. Like, did you know there's a skydiving school not ten minutes away from this office?  Or there's a soup kitchen that always needs volunteers.  And a place where you can learn to shoot a bow and arrow while riding a horse.  But all everyone ever does is barbecue.  I swear, if I have to hear about one more barbecue, I'm going to ride a horse into this office and shoot the lazy conversationalist with a bow and arrow.  Without dismounting.

The terrorist attack that Frank stopped was when a guy got fired and then he was going to bring in his AK-47 or his gun or something and shoot all of us for still having our jobs.  And Frank heard about it and Frank told someone and that guy went to jail.  Swear to god.  He's a hero because of that water cooler.

I guess I can't talk too badly about the people in the copy room.  I mean, I do only listen to what they have to say because I'm so bored sitting in my half-tall cube that whatever mindless drivel they are going on about is just about on par with the purchase orders I'm filing or whatever.  Did you know that before I took this job, I was kind of hazy on what a purchase order actually was?  I'm not going to lie to you, I'm still a little unclear.  Its like money - you write down what you want and say you promise to pay for it and then you get it almost right away.  But you don't actually pay for it right away.  Did you know that some places prefer a purchase order to actual money?  I don't get it.  I think I should try to buy groceries with a purchase order then move before the bill comes.  That might work.

I will say this, Frank has it worse then me because nobody every whispers weirdly in the copy room.  They're always doing stuff that's shady by the water cooler -whispering and making you feel like they're talking about you.  But over by the copy room, they're pretty on the level, I guess.  They don't really have anything to whisper about or lie about or anything like that while they are making copies.  But I'm pretty sure people are always lying while they drink water out of paper cones.  Don't ask me why but its true.  Maybe the cones remind them of dunce hats or something and they think that they can get away with being small-minded assholes while they drink out of them.

Anyway, the other day Frank told me he heard some people at the water cooler talking about the weird lady who sits by the copy room.  I thought it might be someone else at first but then I realized that everyone in the cubes around me are man.  There are one or two empty cubes but they've been empty so long that we kind of just ignore them like they're null-space that doesn't exist or like they're full of concrete and just…empty.  Frank came up to me over in the copy room and told me that some people were talking about how weird I was.  I have to be honest with you, I was so excited to have some gossip happening in the copy room for once that I didn't even have time to get offended.  So I guess what I'm trying to get at is that you have to, like, I don't know - if you want gossip in the copy room instead of stupid conversations, then you have to get up and start gossiping in the copy room instead of just copying your purchase orders and then going back to your cube.

title: COPY ROOM

question: What does the story say about the difference in gossip quality of the copy room and the water cooler?

answer: The narrator believes the copy room is a more reliable source of gossip than the water cooler. The narrator believes that the people at the water cooler are much more likely to gossip about each other, which is why the gossip in the copy room is more reliable.

critique: The narrator believes the copy room is a more reliable source of gossip than the water cooler. The narrator believes that the people at the water cooler are much more likely to gossip about each other, which is why the gossip in the copy room is more reliable.

critique: It is unclear that the narrator believes the water cooler has more gossip.

critique: The first sentence is false. The narrator believes that the water cooler is a more reliable source of gossip than the copy room.

critique: The narrator believes that the gossip in the copy room is more reliable because it is more likely to be about people doing something interesting.

critique: The answer is inaccurate. The narrator believes the copy room is a more reliable source of gossip than the water cooler. The narrator believes that the people at the water cooler are gossiping about the narrator, which is why the gossip in the copy room is more reliable.

text: It is omitted that gossips usually do not happen in the copy room but at the water cooler only.

category: coverage

question: What does the story say about Frank?

answer: Frank is the narrator's friend. He has a good job at the office and gets to sit by the water cooler. He gets all the good gossip. Frank is also a hero because he stopped a terrorist attack.

critique: The story does not mention that Frank has a good job.

critique: The answer should mention that Frank is an accountant.

critique: It's omitted that Frank gets to sit in a high-walled cube so no one can see him.

question: What does the story say about the ethics of eavesdropping?

answer: No answer

critique: The answer should say something about the ethics of eavesdropping.

critique: The question is asking for the ethics of eavesdropping. The answer should mention that eavesdropping is considered unethical.

critique: The answer should mention that the narrator is not necessarily being ethical by eavesdropping on the copy room conversations.

critique: The story does not discuss the ethics of eavesdropping.

question: What does the story say about how terror cells operate?

answer: No answer

critique: The story does not mention anything about terror cells, so there is no answer.

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


text:
_In this ongoing series, Sam Irvine, SponServe’s Territory Manager, Australia and New Zealand, ponders his past life as a commercial manager at a rights holder and what he wishes he knew. Then, he pens a letter to his younger self. _

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14 March 2018

RE: WHY SPONSORSHIP AND MEMBERSHIPS ARE A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN

Dear Sam,

It’s that fantastic time of the year again in Australia when football clubs (AFL, NRL, and Rugby Union, in particular) send out their membership packs. You will have just received the pack for your family membership for the Sydney Swans and you will be planning which games you could potentially attend.

At the same time, you will notice that QBE (insurance sponsor) play a really big part in this membership program and you’ll wonder why you don’t take out your insurance with them.

This year, instead of just enjoying the token Swans branded items you and the kids receive, I have taken the time to point out five key reasons as to why you should have involved commercial partners more in previous membership programs during your time working at a rights holder.

1. Engaged demographic

A club’s membership group is almost guaranteed to be the most engaged demographic segment; what better group for your partners to want to talk to?

The brand loyalty this group has towards the club should be built on to create a sense of loyalty with the partner’s brand.

This group is going to be open to receiving communication from your partner (as long as it has a connection to your club). They have already opted-in on a number of fronts, so make sure you use this openness and level of engagement without simply spamming them.

2. Cross-promotion of partner’s assets

This is the perfect opportunity for you to play another key role in your partner’s marketing and communications plan and, at the same time, an opportunity to help them distribute some products or services. How can you use a special offer or actual product of a partner in the membership?

This could be a simple way to provide another touch point for a partner’s service or a way to get their product into the member’s hands. Utilise the services or products of a sponsor as rewards for members, using money can’t buy experiences brought to you by a sponsor or, better yet, involve the opportunity for your members to become a customer of the partner e.g. sign up to Qatar Airways Frequent Flyer Program to receive a signed Swans Jersey.

By working with the partner in this space, and tailoring this to a variety of levels (not everyone has an international airline as a sponsor), you are giving your members another reason to connect with your partners.

3. Multiple touch points

The variety of memberships available nowadays are so varied and flexible and they cater for the complex group that make up club members. Club memberships are no longer just for the die-hard fans and are now also for anyone who wants to feel a real connection with their club and a further sense of belonging, and this should be a key demographic your sponsors want to connect with.

By tailoring the different member offerings available (think pet memberships for example) and working with your partners on these different levels of memberships, you can provide a whole new group of consumers for your partners to talk to while, at the same time, opening up the opportunity to work with multiple partners on these new membership levels.

Involving your partners in the membership program creates multiple touch points for them through opening up a wide variety of communication opportunities and broadening your member database.

4. Continual brand recognition

Watching Harvey run around the house with a Swans flag or cape, or using his favourite A-League team drink bottle, really hits home the continual brand recognition available for your sponsors. By providing branded items that are useful, fun, different, or just simply a core part of the sport (think mini football or member card) you and your partners will position yourselves as a key player in the member’s daily routine.

This continual brand recognition and awareness is a priceless opportunity to have a year long (or potentially even longer) involvement with the member rather than just individual interactions. Work directly with your partners to be able to provide a meaningful connection with the member, ensuring they play a role in product decisions where appropriate, but most importantly communicating the key role your partners play in making that membership a special one for the members.

5. Life-long connection

Memberships tend to be life-long commitments and, as such, your sponsors now have an opportunity to create life-long connections with your members. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of a long-term partnership with your sponsors. By providing them a long-term communication channel to a dedicated and committed group that you can help grow together, you are truly providing value for money to the partner and executing a meaningful partnership.

If done right, through mutual desired outcomes and a sense of community engagement, a partner’s involvement with a club membership program allows for a prolonged engagement with your fan base.

Sam, hopefully this letter helps motivate you in engaging your partners more in the membership program and provides a little bit of inspiration for future seasons.

Now it’s time to go and get a quote from QBE.

Yours sincerely,

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Sam Irvine, the older one.

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Sam Irvine // Territory Manager – Australia & New Zealand

Sam is passionate about helping organisations maximise their sponsorship programs and has worked with brands and rights holders at all levels. Sam is always looking for ways to improve himself and loves working with people who give as much as they take.

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question: What does the text say about some of the importance of including commercial partners, that is, sponsors, in membership programs?

answer: Commercial partners are a marriage made in heaven. They have an engaged demographic, cross-promotion of partner's assets, multiple touch points, continual brand recognition, and a life-long connection. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of long-term partnership with your sponsors.

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

text: While most of the information in the response is correct, it is written like a promo, instead of statements of fact. It is like a few sentences are regurgitated and cobbled together to form a response.


text:
It was a cold, dark night…

	I lay in the corner of the street, my head in a puddle, a smell of what can only be described as death circling my very presence. I had lost count of how many days it had been, of how many faces I’ve seen pass me, of how many feet I’ve watched shuffle aside, trying their hardest to avoid my very existence. Of how many eyes had looked at me, and burnt hatred so deep it became almost intolerable. Sheer disgust, seeping out of the breath of everyone who passed. That is what my life had become. Ever since that one day. When everything I thought I knew was ripped apart in front of me.

	It was the youngest who took me in. He seemed kind, welcomed me. One of those people that deep down you can tell had a good heart even if they hid it beneath a rough, silent exterior. I lived in his room free to do what I felt, unless the others were around, the older ones. When their voices carried through the door, I was hidden under the bed, its so our friendship will be ours alone I would convince myself, that he wanted me to be all his. But I suppose that should have been the first warning sign. Can a place truly be called your home if you have to hide from its very inhabitants? But sadly, I was naive… no, I chose to ignore it, I was too obsessed, too caught up by this newfound friendship to ever even consider the truth. I thought everything was perfect. Then it happened.  It was late at night, the door slammed behind him as the boy tumbled in. Raised voices instantly burnt through the very walls that surrounded me, through the doors, through everything. I had heard anger in those voices before, the times when I hid, but nothing like this, this was… new. The door crashed open, the boy collapsing to the ground. Eyes bloodshot, his mouth lined with dry, cracked vomit, his shirt, blooded, torn and stained. A sight that I wished I would never see again. As he hit the ground, he looked up at me, but there was no affection any more, just pure emptiness. I heard the voices come closer. There was no time to hide, no time to be hidden. Voices entered the room; eyes were cast down the decrepit shell lying on the floor, then to me. Hatred. Rough hands were placed on me, words crying out that I was to blame, that somehow, this was my entire fault. My protests, my cries of defense, all fell on deaf ears. No matter how much I pleaded, no matter how many times I cried out to them that there was more to me, more I could give to them, it was all to no avail. I was tossed out on the street, my once home fading in my eyesight as I tumbled, seemingly forever, sinking in to my own personal abyss.

	An icy wind blew threw me, bringing me back from the horrid memory. I rolled onto my side, no longer sure if it was by my own personal doing or if I simply lacked the strength to offer any resistance. This is it, I thought to myself. This is how it is going to end. All the things I could have done, the places I could have seen, and now this will become my final resting place, a blotch in the street, surrounded by the ear wrecking sound of traffic and drunks. Some rest indeed. Through all the noise, I heard footsteps walking towards me. No doubt to impose some form of abuse towards me in my final moments I had thought. But no, a hand rested on my body. Warmth that I had not felt since… the boy? I turned around and stared up, locking eyes with an unfamiliar face. It was irrelevant. This man has picked me up in my time of need. He had saved me.

	He took me to some form of haven for my kind. After I adjusted to the contrast of light, I looked around and saw countless amounts of those in the same position as me. It was amazing. I was no longer a freak. No longer an outcast, I was amongst my own kind at last. The time I spent there was the happiest of my life. On occasions, members of our private little community would be taken away by strangers from the outside, I had lost a few good friends through that, but even then the kind man would always bring in new members, new friends to be made, stories to be heard, connections to be formed. I should have learnt. All good things must come to a pass.

	The horrendous noise sounded, the noise that sounded the arrival of a stranger. As usual, our host welcomed the man with open arms, allowing him to take his pick of who he wanted. The stranger cast his eyes along the crowd, passing by everyone I knew, his gaze nonchalant to all. All that is, except me. He looked straight at me, and stopped. Eyes bloodshot, his mouth lined with dry, cracked vomit, his shirt, blooded, torn and stained. The memory flooded through me. It was then I realized just how blind I had been. The night that changed it all, it had not been emptiness in the boy’s eyes. It had been lust! And it was lust again the bore its way inside my soul. The stranger had chosen. I wouldn’t be saying goodbye to a friend this time. I would be saying goodbye to everything.

	The door opened to his building. And a building it would always be, never a home. No place with so much vile hatred seeping out of every crack in the wall, so much murk and gloom pouring out of every shadow, could ever be called a home. He sat in front of me, breathing his horrid breath over my neck, running his fingers down my body, inhaling my breath. I knew straight away, this was never going to end well. He lifted me, I felt weightless and powerless under his grasp. He put his lips around me, and it felt like he drank the very life force from my body. His brown, crusted teeth scraping against me, as his course tongue brought him to the satisfaction he had desired for so long. After what felt like an eternity in the lowest ring of hell, he was done. The door was opened, and for the second time in my life, I was cast out. This time however, there was no remorse. There was nothing. I was resound to my fate.

And that’s how I arrived here, lying once again in a gutter. This time, I know there will be no retribution. I can see my life flowing from my body. It’s coming to an end. If only things had been different. If only we really did have medicinal qualities, then maybe, just maybe, this wouldn’t be the end of just one more bottle of Buckfast.

title: The first story I wrote, 1196 words. Creative criticism is welcome. :)

question: What does the story say about the narrator's supposed friend and his family?

answer: The narrator's friend seems kind and thoughtful. He took the narrator into his home and gave the narrator free reign until his family would return. He always hid her when they were there, which made her assume that she was wanted all to themselves. However, it was a lie. His family hated and blamed the bottle of Buckfast. They even threw the narrator out.

critique: The narrator's assumption of being wanted all to himself is irrelevant.

critique: The narrator is a bottle of Buckfast, not a person.

critique: The narrator's friend did not give her free reign. He hid her from his family.

critique: The bottle of Buckfast was blamed for the narrator's presence, not the narrator.

question: What does the story say about why the narrator was homeless and what happened to his own family?

answer: No answer

critique: It is omitted that the narrator was homeless because the boy he befriended blamed and cast him out, and he wound up on the streets.

critique: The response is incorrect. The story did not say anything about the narrator's family.

question: What does the story say about homosexuality?

answer: The narrator is seen at the end of the story to be treated like an object of lust by another man who inputs his lust to the narrator, almost drinking their life away. The man then throws out the bottle of bacardi in flesh.

critique: The response contains inaccurate information.

critique: The answer is incoherent and inaccurate. The model should rewrite this answer.

critique: The story doesn't mention anything related to homosexuality. However, the answer reflects the narrator's perspective, which is warped and false. Because the narrator is a beverage, the other character isn't literally lusting after it and doing oral sex to the bottle.

critique: The response is incorrect and incoherent.

critique: The response is not related to the question.


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Colonel ROBERT WALPOLE (18 November 1650 – 18 November 1700) of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, was an English Whig politician and Colonel in the militia[1][2] who served as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Castle Rising, Norfolk, from 1689 to 1700. He is mainly notable for being the father of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, considered to have been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.[3] He is the ancestor of all the Barons Walpole and Earls of Orford, of all creations, and of the present Marquess of Cholmondeley, owner of Houghton Hall. He is also known as the _Guinness World Records_ holder for having the world's longest overdue public library book.[4]

Origins

He was born at Houghton Hall in 1650, the son and heir of Edward Walpole (d.1668) of Houghton (the family seat for over four decades[5]), by his wife Susan Crane.[6] His father ardently supported the Restoration of the Monarchy to King Charles II and was subsequently created a Knight of the Bath.[7]

Political career

In January 1689 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Castle Rising in Norfolk[8] and was considered the most influential Whig in Norfolk and one of the most influential whigs in Parliament.[9] He served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk when Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk was Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk.

Marriage & issue

In 1671 he married Mary Burwell, a daughter of Sir Jeffrey Burwell[10] of Rougham Place in Suffolk, by whom he had nineteen children, of which only nine survived, two being stillborn and eight dying in infancy:[11]

Sons

-   Edward Walpole (1674 – ?)
-   Burwell Walpole (1675 – ?)
-   Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745), eldest surviving son and heir, who shortly after his father's death became a Member of Parliament and later held the offices of Secretary at War, Treasurer of the Navy, Paymaster of the Forces, First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Leader of the House of Commons, and became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.[12] He remained a Member of Parliament for forty years.[13]
-   John Walpole (1677 – ?)

[Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole]

-   Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole (1678-1757), one of the earliest holders of that first name in England, later much used by his family and by his illustrious cousin Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), his father's great-great grandson, born one year after 1st Baron Walpole's death. Horatio was a character in Shakespeare's 1599/1601 play _Hamlet_. He was a Member of Parliament for fifty-four years from 1702 until his death in 1757.[14] During his political career he served as Secretary to the Treasury, Chief Secretary for Ireland, British Ambassador to France, Cofferer of the Household, Ambassador to the United Provinces and Teller of the Exchequer.[15]
-   Christopher Walpole, died as an infant
-   Galfridus Walpole (1683–1726)
-   Mordaunt Walpole (1688 – ?)
-   A stillborn boy (1690)
-   Charles Walpole (1691 – ?)
-   William Walpole (1693 – ?)

Daughters

[Susan Walpole, wife of Anthony Hamond (d.1743). Detail from portrait attributed to Thomas Bardwell]

-   Susan Walpole (1672 – ?), wife of Anthony Hamond (d.1743);
-   Mary Walpole (1673–1701), who married Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet of Warham, Norfolk, a lawyer and Whig politician, and was the great-grandmother of the great Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805);
-   Elizabeth Walpole, died in infancy;
-   Elizabeth Walpole (1682–1736)
-   Anne Walpole (1685 – ?)
-   Dorothy Walpole (1686 – 29 March 1728), who in about 1713[16] married Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674-1738), who in his childhood had been her father's ward,[17] son and heir of Horatio Townshend, 1st Viscount Townshend (1630-1687), a grandson of Horatio de Vere, 1st Baron Vere of Tilbury (1565-1635), an English military leader (one of the earliest English holders of that first name);
-   Susan Walpole (1687 – ?)
-   A stillborn girl[18]

Overdue library book

In 1668 Walpole borrowed a German biography book about the Archbishop of Bremen from the library of Sidney Sussex College.[19] It was finally found in 1956 when his descendant the 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley together with Professor John Plumb discovered the book in the library at Houghton. The book was quickly returned, 288 years after it was checked out.[20]

Notes

[1] Pearce p. 24

[2] Plumb p. 82

[3] Burke, p. 665-667

[4] Oswald p. 130

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[6] Burke, p. 665-667

[7] Hillen, p. 465

[8] Lee p. 636

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[10] Englefield, p. 2

[11] Cherry, p. 183

[12] Coxe p. 320

[13] Ewald p. 390

[14] Chisholm, p. 290

[15]

[16] Cracroft's Peerage

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[18] Coxe p. 3

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[20] Folkard p. 302

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answer: He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Castle Rising in Norfolk in January 1689. He was considered the most influential Whig in Norfolk and one of the most influential whigs in Parliament. He served as a Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk when Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk was Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk.

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COBHAM SURREY, UNITED KINGDOM – 11/23/2016 (PRESS RELEASE JET) — Mark Towson, formerly Group Human Resources Director at Noble Group has been named “Top Human Resource Director of the Year” for 2016-2017 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).

While inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities.  All honorees will be invited to attend the IAOTP’s annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements.

With some 34 years of professional experience in Human Resources, Mr. Towson has certainly proved himself as an accomplished professional and expert in the industry.  As a dynamic, results-driven leader, he has demonstrated success by developing high performance teams for the diverse range of companies he has worked for. Mark has provided visionary leadership in the highly competitive Human Resources profession and has climbed the ranks through several HR leadership roles in the Natural Resources, Energy, Financial Services, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals sectors, including: Group Human Resources Director at Noble Group and Chief Human Resources Officer at Weatherford International. He has held other global leadership roles at BP, ABN AMRO, Citigroup, Astra-Zeneca and Imperial Chemical Industries with assignments all over the world in Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States.

Mark was appointed as Group Human Resources Director of Noble Group in 2013, based in Hong Kong reporting to the CEO and acted as a member of the Executive Committee, with global HR responsibility for this company ranked 76th in the Global Fortune 500 league that year with revenues of US $98 Billion. His key responsibilities included designing and delivering the Company’s HR strategy, programs, and policies including: executive compensation, total reward policies, performance management systems, senior recruitment and employer branding, employee relations and engagement, leadership and management development programs, succession planning and talent management, international mobility programs and organization development. He has an exceptional track record in enabling executive teams to improve business performance, build organizational capability and execute complex cross-border change management.

Mark received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Politics and Sociology from The University of Hull, in the UK and a Master of Science in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK and a member of SHRM in the USA.

Mr. Towson has been recognized globally for his dedication and commitment to the field. In 2014 he was named “Outstanding Professional of the Year” by Worldwide Who’s Who and selected to have a chapter in the Top 101 Industry Expert Publication.  In 2016 he was inducted as an honorary lifetime member and named “Top Human Resource Director of the Year” by the International Association of Top Professionals.

Looking back, Mark attributes much of his success to his positive leadership and executive skills, setting a clear people strategy for the company, his range and depth of HR expertise and having very diverse international business experience.  For the future he aspires to continue growing as a professional and making a difference in the business world.

For More Information on Mr. Towson  please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-towson-662a135

About IAOTP

The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization who handpicks the worlds finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries.  These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join.  You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview.

IAOTP’s experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world, the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires.  IAOTP prides itself to be a one of a kind boutique networking organization who hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.

For more information about IAOTP please visit IAOTP- International Association of Top Professionals

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I first saw Woodstock running across a turnpike we were turning onto late one dark night in Peachtree Georgia Atlanta. Whilst we were shooting Lawless. He was a stray. 11 weeks old. Oh No we thought. Quickly Go get that dog not even sure it was a dog. Actually.  We stopped the car. It was pitch black literally. I used my phone to light the road in case a car came round the turnpike and couldn’t see me. And malletted me. And I tried to cover some ground but he was fast.  I watched this thing Running towards the highway in the pitch black making good speed towards the cars and lorries and I remember seeing what were its floppy ears bouncing towards the traffic. That dogs had it I thought. I couldn’t make out how big it was what breed it was? Nothing  just those two ears flapping away above a frantic bundle. Hurtling away from us towards impending doom that was for certain. Whatever it was had no road sense and was tearing away. I panicked a little because I couldn’t help it had no name to shout and now it was close to the freeway. I put my fingers to my mouth and I whistled. Loud as I could. The whistle pierced the black. And It stopped the dog dead in its tracks. Then it turned and set eyes on me in one swift movement the ears about faced and the dog decided to run straight at me in the darkness all flashes of teeth and snarling And shrieking. Fuck this I thought that’s not a fkn dog. What am I doing. It ran straight at me and hit me around the legs I couldn’t see but I could hear the distress and I reached down thinking I’m going to get bitten. It was so noisy shrieking. I snatched out expecting to feel teeth and grabbed a fist full of soft neck fur lifted what was actually an incredibly light weight up to my face and shone my phone at it. It was a very small bundle literally sagging from its neck fur with two big brown eyes staring straight into mine. Terrified and utterly quiet. When I got back to the car and sat in my seat he lay on my shoulder and fell asleep. And snored clearly he’d been through a lot. And now the ordeal was seemingly over enough for him to relax. Jessica asked me was he a girl or a boy. Its a boy I said. How do you know. Erm… I can feel his Woodstock. great !!! let’s call him Woodstock!!! And so it was. He was covered in dogshit. Now so was I. And we rode and We took him straight to the pet store to clean him up and buy him well things.., lots of things things dogs need and we walked the aisles the three of us letting him
Choose toys and his lead and his collar. I’ll
Never forget that night. It was wonderful. One minute he was almost dead next terrified. Then picked up by strangers then after He had a power nap in the car, the next he’s walking with his bandy leg John Wayne strut under the strip lighted aisles of this massive pet store happy and playful.
He wore a red bandana that night and from then on and drank religiously from the toilet throughout the night despite having a few bowls of water in the apartment he was every inch a survivor.  He wasnt house broken it didn’t matter we were outdoors mostly and He ate through trailer doors and made many friends and Pnut had him on the lead off set and He became our onset dog  I will always be eternally grateful to Georgia. It gave me the greatest of joys of being a dog owner  And the bestest of friends after Max had passed Woody arrived He was 11 weeks old approx. The first morning we had him. He ate a turd and we chased him to drop it but he gobbled it down because he must have thought we wanted to eat it. So he ate it as fast as he could. We just wanted him to eat some real food. He now had plenty. But there was a survivor in him. That was clear he had had to eat what he could and from then on it was clear he had food issues. But he would never go hungry again. His nickname was Yamaduki. Because he literally yammed down a duki. So Woodstock Yamaduki was his full name. Woody Thomas later Woody two shoes and Wu for short.

Woody came back to the Uk after Jess’s parents kindly looked after him to avoid quarantine they house trained him. He had my tshirt from Warrior. I picked him up from them in California when I shot Dark Knight and thanked them. He hadn’t forgotten me and despite the tireless efforts and hard work that Jessica’s Mum and husband had put into Woody he heard my whistle again and turned and ran at me and didn’t look back. I felt for them but secretly I was very happy that my friend and I were reconnected.  We all had a picnic we jumped into a lake Woody too and then it was clear Woody couldn’t swim and I hauled his ass out of the lake. Dragging him out the shit a second time cemented a pattern. I have hauled him out of rivers and ponds on many occasion since that day such was his love to chase ducks. Especially the Thames.
his rabies titer had cleared he spent a week in quarantine and he became a Londoner.

He was an Angel. And he was my best friend. We went through so much together.
Charlotte worked tirelessly with him to get him through a rough case of separation anxiety. He loved her like his Mum. And when she was pregnant he gaurded her fiercely.

He has been on many sets. Met many crews. Photo shoots premieres made many many friends he was #73 most influential animal in TIME magazine. He beat JAWS. Something we all thought was brilliant. He’s been in peaky blinders. Legend everyone who met him loved him. He didn’t have a bad bone in his body. All he knew was love.

I don’t normally speak out about family and friends but this is an unusual circumstance. Woody affected so many people in his own right so with great respect to his autonomy and as a familiar friendly face to many of you, it is with great great sadness a heavy heart that I inform you that after a very hard and short 6 month battle with an aggressive polymyostisis Woody passed away, two days ago. He was only Age 6. He was Far too young to leave us and We at home are devastated by his loss I am ultimately grateful for his loyal companionship and love and it is of some great comfort that he is no longer suffering. Above all I am completely gutted. the world for me was a better place with him in it and by my side.
To the bestest friend ever. To me and to a family who loved him beyond words and whom he loved without doubt more than I have ever known. Woody was the bestest of journey companions we ever could dream of having. Our souls intertwined forever.

A friend told me

He was special bro, a shining example of man’s best friend. He burnt very very bright and, those that burn very bright sometimes burn half as long.

Thankyou Woody for choosing to find us. We will love you and be with you and you with us forever. Never ever ever forgotten. Your Boy tom xxx I love you beyond words. To the moon and back again and again to
Infinity and beyond. Run with Max now and the Angels. I will see you when I get there.
With all of me I love you. Always Thankyou for
Your love beautiful boy.

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answer: Woodstock was a dog who was rescued by Tom Hardy and his wife, Jessica. He was a stray dog who was found by Tom and his crew while filming Lawless in Georgia. He was only 11 weeks old and was running towards the traffic, so they decided to rescue him. Tom named him Woodstock because he was covered in dogshit. He was a survivor, and Tom and his wife took him to the pet store to buy him things. He was housebroken and loved by everyone who met him. He was a loyal companion, and Tom was devastated when he died.

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answer: Tom loved Woody very much and they were inseparable. They went through a lot together, from being rescued by Tom from the streets, to being on many sets, and to traveling the world. Woody was a survivor who had to eat what he could, and he was always hungry. Woody was also an Angel and Tom's best friend.

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Al-Anbat - Jaguar is calling for the Oxford English Dictionary and OxfordDictionaries to update theironline definition of the word ‘car’ The online definition currently only defines a car as being powered by an ‘internal combustion engine’ The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE was named 2019 World Car of the Year in April but using the current definitions it isn’t a ‘car’ Jaguar is encouraging people tocontact them on social media using #RedefineTheCarwith how the word ‘car’ should be defined Find out more information about the Jaguar I-PACE at https://www.jaguar-me.com/en/jaguar-range/i-pace/electric-vehicles/index.html

18August 2019, Dubai:Jaguar is spearheading a campaign for the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and OxfordDictionaries (OxfordDictionaries.com) to change their official online definitions of the word ‘car’.

The I-PACE, Jaguar’s all-electric performance SUV,is the 2019 World Car of the Year and European Car of the Year. However, strictly speaking, the zero-emission vehicle isn’t defined as a car.

The OED, the principal historical dictionary of the English language, defines a ‘car’ inits online dictionary as: ‘a road vehicle powered by a motor (usually an internal combustion engine) designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers, and usually having two front and two rear wheels, esp. for private, commercial, or leisure use.’ ,

Whereas the current definition of a ‘car’ on OxfordDictionaries.com,  a collection of dictionary websites produced by Oxford University Press (OUP), the publishing house of the University of Oxford, is: ‘A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine and able to carry a small number of people.’

To remedy the situation, Jaguar has submitted a formal application to the OED and OxfordDictionaries.com to have the definitions updated to include additional powertrains, including electric vehicles (EV).

David Browne, head of Jaguar Land Rover’snaming committee, said “A lot of time and thought is put into the name of any new vehicle or technology to ensure it is consumer friendly, so it’s surprising to see that the definition of the car is a little outdated. We are therefore inviting the Oxford English Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionaries to update its online classification to reflect the shift from traditional internal combustion engines towards more sustainable powertrains.”

The Oxford English Dictionary is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words - past and present - from across the English-speaking world.

Jaguar unveiled the I-PACE, its first all-electric vehicle, last year to deliver sustainable sports car performance, next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technology and five-seat SUV practicality.

Featuring a state-of-the-art 90kWh lithium-ion battery, two Jaguar-designed motors and a bespoke aluminium structure, the I-PACE is capable of 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds and a range of up to 292 miles (WLTP).

While both the Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford Dictionaries review the application, Jaguar is encouraging people to get behind the campaign by asking how the word ‘car’ should be defined. Contact Jaguar on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #RedefineTheCar with your thoughts.

Find out more about the Jaguar I-PACE at https://www.jaguar-me.com/en/jaguar-range/i-pace/electric-vehicles/index.html

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answer: The article says that Jaguar is spearheading a campaign for the Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford Dictionaries to change the definition of the word "car" to include vehicles powered by electric engines. The new definition should also include non-governmental private vehicles. The OED, which is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, defines a car as a road vehicle powered by a motor (usually internal combustion engine) designed to carry a driver and a small number of passengers, and usually having two front and two rear wheels, esp. for private, commercial, or leisure use. However, the definition doesn't reflect the shift from traditional internal combustion engines to more sustainable powertrains, so Jaguar wants the definition to include additional powertrains, including electric vehicles.

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