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Q: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. A routing number consists of a five digit transit number (also called branch number) identifying the branch where an account is held and a three digit financial institution number corresponding to the financial institution. The number is given as one of the following forms, where XXXXX is the transit number and YYY is the financial institution number: A:
is the transit number the same as a routing number?
Achel Brewery or Brouwerij der Sint-Benedictusabdij de Achelse Kluis is a Belgian Trappist brewery, and the smallest of the Belgian Trappist breweries. It is located in the Abbey of Saint Benedict in the Belgian municipality of Hamont-Achel. It brews five Trappist beers. Can we infer the following? Achel Brewery is a tourist destination in Belgium.
It's impossible to say
The Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie is a medium-sized breed of dog used in hunting as a scenthound, usually in packs. It is one of the Anglo-French hound breeds which were created by crossing French scenthounds with English (Anglo) foxhounds. The name "Petite Vénerie" does not mean that dogs of the breed are "petite" or small, but rather that it is used to hunt small game. Can we draw the following conclusion? Petite Venerie means large dog
No
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. The Royal Navy is from what culture?, Context: During World War II, the islands were used as a top secret Royal Navy weather and radio station codenamed HMS Atlantic Isle, to monitor Nazi U-boats (which were required to maintain radio contact) and shipping movements in the South Atlantic Ocean. The first Administrator, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander E.J.S. Woolley, was appointed by the British government during this time. A:
British
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true: The 1984 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1984 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. Voters selected Democratic candidate George A. Sinner and his running mate Ruth Meiers over Republican incumbent Governor Allen I. Olson and Lieutenant Governor Ernest Sands. Sentence: Ruth Meiers ran as the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor in the 1984 gubernatorial election.
No
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Example Input: What was the other natural disaster besides the big storm, Context: Although the Chinese government was initially praised for its response to the quake (especially in comparison to Myanmar's ruling military junta's blockade of aid during Cyclone Nargis), it then saw an erosion in confidence over the school construction scandal. Example Output: the quake Example Input: Which issues did Dell's competitor deal with but they did not?, Context: Dell has been attempting to offset its declining PC business, which still accounted for half of its revenue and generates steady cash flow, by expanding into the enterprise market with servers, networking, software, and services. It avoided many of the acquisition writedowns and management turnover that plagued its chief rival Hewlett Packard. Dell also managed some success in taking advantage of its high-touch direct sales heritage to establish close relationships and design solutions for clients. Despite spending $13 billion on acquisitions to diversify its portfolio beyond hardware, the company was unable to convince the market that it could thrive or made the transformation in the post-PC world, as it suffered continued declines in revenue and share price. Dell's market share in the corporate segment was previously a "moat" against rivals but this has no longer been the case as sales and profits have fallen precipitously. Example Output: acquisition writedowns and management turnover Example Input: Which Block I CSM was not launched first?, Context: Two Block I CSMs were launched from LC-34 on suborbital flights in 1966 with the Saturn IB. The first, AS-201 launched on February 26, reached an altitude of 265.7 nautical miles (492.1 km) and splashed down 4,577 nautical miles (8,477 km) downrange in the Atlantic ocean. The second, AS-202 on August 25, reached 617.1 nautical miles (1,142.9 km) altitude and was recovered 13,900 nautical miles (25,700 km) downrange in the Pacific ocean. These flights validated the Service Module engine and the Command Module heat shield. Example Output:
AS-202
The 2012-13 Tour de Ski was the 7th edition of the Tour de Ski. The event began in Oberhof, Germany on December 29, 2012, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy on January 6, 2013. The women's cup was won by defending champion Justyna Kowalczyk (Poland) while the men's cup was won by Russian Alexander Legkov ahead of defending champion Dario Cologna of Switzerland. The event began on January 1st, 2002. A: No Lotto 6/49 is one of three national lottery games in Canada. Launched on June 12, 1982, Lotto 6/49 was the first nationwide Canadian lottery game to allow players to choose their own numbers. Previous national games, such as the Olympic Lottery, Loto Canada and Superloto used pre-printed numbers on tickets. Lotto 6/49 led to the gradual phase-out of that type of lottery game in Canada. You have always been able to pick your own numbers in the nationwide Canadian Lottery. A: No Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard starred in the movie Conan the Barbarian. A:
It's impossible to say
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. World No 1 Novak Djokovic barely broke sweat as he dispatched Brazil's Joao Souza for the loss of just three games in the US Open first round. Djokovic is gunning for his third grand slam title of the year after triumphs at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and the Serb put on a dominant opening display in New York to win 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. The victory took just one hour and 11 minutes to complete, with Djokovic now up against either Canada's Vasek Pospisil or Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer in round two. Djokovic arrived in Flushing Meadows with some question marks hanging over his form following defeats in consecutive weeks to Andy Murray in Montreal and Roger Federer in Cincinnati.World No 1 Novak Djokovic recorded a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory in New YorkAustralian Open and Wimbledon champion chasing third grand slam title Questions:The top seed, however, often saves his best for the heat of a grand slam and he never had to leave first gear against _, who is ranked 91st in the world and looked out of his depth from the start. (A) Novak Djokovic (B) Brazil (C) Joao Souza (D) US Open (E) Djokovic (F) Australian Open (G) Wimbledon (H) Serb (I) New York (J) Canada (K) Vasek Pospisil (L) Austrian (M) Andreas Haider (N) Maurer (O) Flushing Meadows (P) Andy Murray (Q) Montreal (R) Roger Federer (S) Cincinnati (T) World No (C) Clinton, Iowa (CNN) The final days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses are agonizing for many Iowa evangelicals as they waver between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. At events for both GOP presidential candidates across the Hawkeye state, voters say they are torn between backing the committed Christian conservative who is solid on their principles, or the once-liberal, thrice-married candidate who they believe would make the stronger president. Sherry Benson, a 57-year-old graphic designer from Marshalltown, said she is still trying to come to terms with Trump's evolution on abortion. Benson calls abortion "the biggest sin of our country." The anti-Trump television ads detailing his shifts—with arresting clips of the candidate talking about his support for abortion in 1999—have kept that issue fresh on her mind.Evangelicals are among the most reliable caucus-goers every four yearsThey're torn between choosing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz Questions:Still, _'s forceful personality has convinced her that he could be effective as commander-in-chief. (A) Clinton (B) Iowa (C) CNN (D) Ted Cruz (E) Donald Trump (F) GOP (G) Hawkeye (H) Christian (I) Sherry Benson (J) Marshalltown (K) Benson (L) Evangelicals (E) Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) The father of one of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls abducted from Chibok two years ago has told CNN he is overjoyed to see her alive on a new video released by the terrorist group Sunday. Yakubu Kabu confirmed to CNN that he saw his daughter speaking in the new video, which demands the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the kidnapped girls. The Nigerian government has said it is still "in touch" with Boko Haram and "working for the girls' release," the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture said on their official Facebook page. "We are being extremely careful because the situation has been compounded by the split in the leadership of Boko Haram," said Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information of Culture, according to the statement.A Boko Haram militant tells Nigeria to release jailed fighters in exchange for abducted girlsThe man says at least 40 of the girls have been married off Questions:Shehu Sani, a Nigerian senator, told CNN: "This is more of a show of strength to the _ government and to ISIS. (A) Lagos (B) Nigeria (C) CNN (D) Chibok (E) Yakubu Kabu (F) Boko Haram (G) Federal Ministry of Information and Culture (H) Facebook (I) Alhaji Lai Mohammed (J) Information of Culture
(B)
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. What brand sponsored season 4?, Context: The top ten (eleven in season ten) toured at the end of every season. In the season twelve tour a semi-finalist who won a sing-off was also added to the tour. Kellogg's Pop-Tarts was the sponsor for the first seven seasons, and Guitar Hero was added for the season seven tour. M&M's Pretzel Chocolate Candies was a sponsor of the season nine tour. The season five tour was the most successful tour with gross of over $35 million.
Kellogg's Pop-Tarts
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. [EX Q]: (CNN) The US mainland should not breathe a sigh of relief just yet despite early forecasts that Hurricane Maria will remain out to sea. Regaining strength overnight, Maria lashed the Dominican Republic early Thursday after a destructive rampage through Puerto Rico and Dominica. The storm is a Category 3 hurricane packing winds of 115 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. The current forecast does not show a direct hit on the East Coast, forecasters say, but such a path cannot be ruled out this far in advance. Moving away from Puerto Rico, it's bringing high winds and heavy rain to the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, the hurricane center said.Wary US forecasters are tracking Maria's possible pathMaria is a Category 3 hurricane packing winds of 115 mph Questions:A five-day span shows Maria meandering off the _, but it's unclear what happens afterward, he said. (A) US (B) Maria (C) Dominican Republic (D) Puerto Rico (E) Dominica (F) National Hurricane Center (G) East Coast [EX A]: (G) [EX Q]: Just 90 miles away, Cuba inevitably shares a long history with the United States, from conquistadors to the Spanish-American War to the Cold War. Here are some of the top moments in that history, even before the countries came into being. Old World meets New World Christopher Columbus lands on Cuba in 1492 and claims the island for Spain, leading the way for that country's conquistadors to explore the Caribbean and the part of the U.S. Southeast that's now Florida, among other parts of the Americas. Spanish-American War The United States helps Cuba win independence from Spain in a war between the European country and the Americans in 1898. In one of the more famous moments, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up Cuba's Kettle Hill during the Battle of Santiago, and the so-called 1st Volunteer Cavalry become instant heroes.The United States helped Cuba win independence from Spain in 1898The new Republic of Cuba allows the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo in 1903U.S. comes to brink of nuclear war with Cuba and Soviet Union in 1962A custody battle over Elian Gonzalez becomes an international incident in 1999 Questions:The U.S. occupation of Cuba lasts until 1902, during which _ forces modernize the capital's infrastructure. (A) Cuba (B) United States (C) Spanish-American War (D) Cold War (E) Old World (F) New World (G) Christopher Columbus (H) Spain (I) Caribbean (J) U.S. Southeast (K) Florida (L) Americas (M) European (N) Theodore Roosevelt (O) Rough Riders (P) Kettle Hill (Q) Battle of Santiago (R) Volunteer Cavalry (S) Republic of Cuba (T) Guantanamo (U) Soviet Union (V) Elian Gonzalez [EX A]: (B) [EX Q]: Recife, Brazil (CNN) When Rafaela Oliveira dos Santos, 20, gave birth to her second child last October, she never imagined the challenges to come. Her baby, Luiz Felipe, was born with microcephaly, a rare neurological disorder with long-term physical and mental repercussions that has been linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus that is spreading throughout the Americas. "At first, I wasn't concerned because the doctor where I delivered didn't tell me there was anything wrong," Santos said, as she cradled her baby in her arms. "It wasn't until I turned on the television that day that I first heard of Zika."There have been more than 4,000 cases of a birth defect linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virusThe Brazilian state of Pernambuco has been the hardest hit, registering 33% of recent cases Questions:Follow the latest updates on the _ virus at CNN.com/zika (A) Recife (B) Brazil (C) CNN (D) Rafaela Oliveira dos Santos (E) Luiz Felipe (F) Zika (G) Americas (H) Santos (I) Brazilian (J) Pernambuco [EX A]:
(F)
Logic ==> Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at. Table is a good place to set a cup of coffee while relaxing. table Question ==> Where is a good place to set a cup of coffee while relaxing? Options: - coffee shop - kitchen - hand - table - office ** Closet is used to keept the clothes and closet have floor. Floor at closet can get covered in clothes. closet ** Where would a floor be covered in clothes? Options: - closet - chair - table - house - desk Detailed logic: Organs in the body carry blood toward the heart. Blood only flows through living beings. Veins are organs in the body. vein Question for this logic: What carries blood toward the heart? Options: - pumps - vein - hospital - person - soccer game Logic ==> Western north america is the part along the coast side. Bald eagles roam along the coast for food. western north america Question ==> Where could you find more than a few bald eagle? Options: - the park - in washington - eagle's nest - aerie - western north america ** He was good but still he had a reputation for causing trouble. As he had a reputation for causing trouble so even when he was being good still the teacher kept an eye on him. being good ** He had a reputation for causing trouble, even when he was what the teacher kept an eye on him? Options: - okay - being crooked - being good - calm - good behavior Detailed logic: A person began to cry by having an emotional experience. By doing the best as he could, the old veteran began to cry because visiting museum was an emotional experience for him. cry Question for this logic:
Visiting museum was an emotional experience for the old veteran, he hid it best he could but he began to what? Options: - cry - whisper - appriciation - take pictures - feeling proud
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Let me give you an example: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire. The answer to this example can be: Russian Revolution Here is why: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned. OK. solve this: Other tribes associated "stone" with the __ because they primarily cooked with heated stones., Context: Approximately 66,000 people of Native American heritage live in Montana. Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in Montana. A twelfth nation, the Little Shell Chippewa is a "landless" people headquartered in Great Falls, recognized by the state of Montana but not by the U.S. Government. The Blackfeet nation is headquartered on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation (1851) in Browning, Crow on the Crow Indian Reservation (1851) in Crow Agency, Confederated Salish and Kootenai and Pend d'Oreille on the Flathead Indian Reservation (1855) in Pablo, Northern Cheyenne on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (1884) at Lame Deer, Assiniboine and Gros Ventre on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (1888) in Fort Belknap Agency, Assiniboine and Sioux on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation (1888) at Poplar, and Chippewa-Cree on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (1916) near Box Elder. Approximately 63% of all Native people live off the reservations, concentrated in the larger Montana cities with the largest concentration of urban Indians in Great Falls. The state also has a small Métis population, and 1990 census data indicated that people from as many as 275 different tribes lived in Montana. Answer:
Assiniboine
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Washington (CNN) Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered an unsubtle criticism of former President Barack Obama in an interview published Monday, saying the former president and other politicians are out of touch with "the lived experiences of most Americans." Warren was interviewed by The Guardian while promoting her new book, "This Fight Is Our Fight," amid heavy speculation about her plans for the 2020 presidential election. That speculation was only fanned over the weekend when President Donald Trump, at a rally in Pennsylvania, suggested that Warren would likely be his 2020 opponent. Speaking to the newspaper, Warren first looked back, attempting to diagnose Democrats' failures in the 2016 election.Warren faulted Obama for what she said was an overreliance on statisticsWarren also discussed Democrats' debate over abortion politics Questions:But Warren -- perhaps foreshadowing a fault line for _ in 2020 -- told the Guardian she would "probably not" endorse a candidate who opposed abortion rights. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Elizabeth Warren (D) Barack Obama (E) Americans (F) Warren (G) The Guardian (H) This Fight Is Our Fight (I) Donald Trump (J) Pennsylvania (K) Democrats (L) Obama
(K)
When people ask me what Down Syndrome is, I tell them it's an extra chromosome . A doctor would tell you the extra chromosome causes an intellectual disability that makes it harder for me to learn things. Even though I have Down Syndrome, my life is a lot like yours. I read books and watch TV. I listen to music with my friends. I'm on the swim team and in chorus at school. I think about the future, and I like the one who I'll marry. And I get along with my sisters---except when they take CDs without asking! I'm a hard worker, a good person, and I care about my friends. Some of my classes are with typical kids, and some are with kids with learning disabilities. I have an aid who goes with me to my harder classes, like math and biology. She helps me take notes and gives me tips on how I should study for tests. It really helps, but I also challenge myself to do well. For instance, my goal was to be in a typical English class by 12thgrade. That's exactly what happened this year! It's true that I don't learn some things as fast as other people do. But that won't stop me from trying. I just know that if I work really hard and by myself I can do almost anything. I can't change the fact that I have Down Syndrome, but one thing I would change is what people think of me. I'd tell them, "Judge me as a whole person, not just the person you see. Treat me with respect, and accept me for who I am. The most important---just be my friend." What is the purpose of the passage? A) To prove people with Down Syndrome are a lot like healthy ones B) To show the writer's honesty and optimism C) To change people's attitude towards people with Down Syndrome D) To describe the life of a student with learning disabilities C A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers -- the most far-reaching recommendation up to now -- saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road. As part of its recommendation, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban drivers from using hands-free devices, including wireless headsets. No state now has made laws to ban such activity, but the Board said that drivers faced serious risks from talking on wireless headsets, just as they do by taking a hand off the wheel to hold a phone to their ears. However, the concern was heightened by increasingly powerful phones that people can use to send e-mails, watch movies and play games. "Every year, new devices are being on sale." she said. "People are attracted to update their Facebook page, to play music with cellphone, as if sitting at a desk. But they are driving a car." The agency based its recommendation on evidence from its investigation of numerous crashes in which electronic distraction was a major contributing factor. Ms. Hersman said she understood that this recommendation would be unwelcome in some circles, given the number of drivers who talk and text. But she compared distracted driving to drunken driving and even smoking, which required wholesale cultural shifts to change behavior. "It's going to be very unpopular with some people." she said. "We're not here to win a popularity contest. We're here to do the right thing. This is a difficult recommendation, but it's the right recommendation and it is time." The agency's recommendation is not required for states to adopt such a ban. And it won't likely be agreed upon by state lawmakers who are unwillingly to anger those who have grown accustomed to using their device behind the wheel. The ban also deserves attention because it is the first call by a federal agency to end the practice... Ms Hersman thinks that distracted driving, drunken driving and smoking _ . A) are just common behaviors B) can be shifted to behaviors C) are behaviors to be changed D) are just cultural behaviors C (Q). Tess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive, hardly knowing whether to return or move forward, when a figure came out from the dark door of the tent. It was a tall young man, smoking. He had an almost black face, though red and smooth. His moustache was black with curled points, though he could not be more than twenty three or--four. There was an unusual force in his face, and in his daring rolling eyes. "Well, my beauty, what can I do for you?" said he, coming forward. And seeing that she was quite at a loss, "Never mind me. I am Mr. d'Urberville. Have you come to see me or my mother?" This differed greatly from what Tess had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and dignified face. She tried to keep calm and answered-- "I came to see your mother, sir." "I am afraid you cannot see her--she is ill in bed," replied the representative of the house; for this was Mr. Alee, the only son of the noble family. "What is the business you wish to see her about?" "It isn't business--it is--I can hardly say what!" "Pleasure?" "Oh no. Why, sir, if I tell you, it will seem..." Tess's sense of a certain ridicule was now so strong that, despite her general discomfort at being here, her rosy lips curved towards a smile, much to the attraction of the young man. "It is so foolish", she stammered . "I fear I can't tell you!" "Never mind; I like foolish things. Try again, my dear," said he kindly. "Mother asked me to come," Tess continued; "and, indeed, I was in the mind to do so myself. But I did not think it would be like this. I came, sir, to tell you that we are of the same family as you." "Ho! Poor relations?" "Yes." "Stokes?" "No; d'Urbervilles." "Ay, ay; I mean d'Urbervilles." "Our names are worn away to Durbeyfield; but we have several proofs that we are d'Urbervilles. The local scholars hold the view that we are, and...and we have an old seal and a silver spoon marked with the same castle as yours. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you, as we've lost our horse by a bad... Why does Tess pay the visit to the d'Urbervilles? A) To see Alec himself. B) To see Alec's mother. C) To confirm that they are of the same family. D) To make known their relationship and seek help. (A).
D
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below: Blue Mountain Lumber owns Ernslaw One. Blue Mountain Lumber is a subsidiary of Malaysian forestry transnational corporation, Ernslaw One.
no
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Q: (CNN) Hillary Clinton saw Bernie Sanders' New Hampshire blowout and raised him one in South Carolina. Riding the strength of her support among African-Americans to a resounding victory in the Palmetto State, Clinton seized the momentum in the Democratic presidential race -- winning her third of four early-state contests just three days before the race goes national on Super Tuesday. Here are five takeaways from South Carolina's Democratic primary: Clinton's going national It was a bumpy ride through the early states -- but Clinton's firewall of minority support held, helping her seal a close contest in Nevada and then turn South Carolina into her first dominant win of the 2016 race. Headed into Super Tuesday, the confidence Clinton's campaign had after October and November is back.Clinton's firewall not only held, but her blowout win gives her new momentum into Super Tuesday84% of African-American voters went for Clinton Questions:Bill Clinton campaigned across the state for his wife, allowing the _ campaign to capitalize on the sort of surrogate Sanders could never possibly match. (A) CNN (B) Hillary Clinton (C) Bernie Sanders (D) New Hampshire (E) South Carolina (F) African (G) Americans (H) Palmetto State (I) Democratic (J) Super Tuesday (K) Nevada (L) American A:
(B)
What is the most logical next event? How to fit in at school Prepare some conversation starters. Starting a conversation with someone that you do not know is difficult. Prepare yourself by thinking of some conversation starters.
Some easy ways to start a conversation are to introduce yourself, give a compliment, or ask a question. Knowing what you are going to say already will stop you from being as nervous or freezing up.
Time Zones Strange things happen to time when you travel. Because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones one hour apart .You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks more or fewer than seven days. If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean ,your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Travelling west ,you set your clock back; traveling east , you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours. If you travel by ship across the Pacific , you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins, when you cross the line, you change your calendar one full time day, backward or forward. Travelling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow. If you cross the ocean going west, you set your clock _ . A) ahead by 25 hours in a new time zone B) one hour ahead for the whole trip C) back one full day for each time zone D) one hour back in each new time zone Answer:
D
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Input: Washington (CNN) Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is back to trolling Donald Trump on Twitter, particularly as the US President-elect has waffled on his pledge to have Mexico pay for a border wall and amid questions about Russian interference in the election. "Sr Trump,the intelligence report is devastating. Losing election by more than 3M votes and in addition this.Are you a legitimate president?" Fox tweeted Friday night. Fox's jab at Trump comes after the US intelligence community concluded in a declassified report released that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an "influence campaign" aimed at hurting Hillary Clinton and helping Trump.Fox has been a harsh critic of TrumpHe wasn't the only Mexican to tweet at Trump on Friday Questions:Trump is still insisting that _ will ultimately pay billions for the construction of a massive wall along the southern border. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Mexican (D) Vicente Fox (E) Donald Trump (F) Twitter (G) US (H) Russian (I) Sr Trump (J) Fox (K) Trump (L) Vladimir Putin (M) Hillary Clinton Output:
(C)
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Q: A married couple accused of plotting a suicide bombing in London 'repeatedly' watched the martyrdom video of 7/7 bomber Shehzad Tanweer, a court has heard. Mohammed Rehman, 27, and wife Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, stockpiled chemicals and bomb-making material for a ‘catastrophic attack on London’, the Old Bailey heard. Rehman, using the name ‘Silent Bomber’ and a picture of ‘Jihadi John’ killer Mohammed Emwazi, allegedly took to Twitter to ask his followers to choose a target for the planned suicide bombing. Jurors heard today that Rehman had also hand-written a pledge of allegiance to the barbarous Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.Married couple are accused of plotting a suicide bombing in LondonMohammed Rehman and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan stockpiled chemicalsCourt heard they watched martyrdom clip of 7/7 bomber Shehzad TanweerRehman had pledged allegiance to Islamic State in hand-written note Question:Jurors were asked to watch the video, lasting 31 minutes, in which _ sets out his reasons for the 7/7 attack. A:
Shehzad Tanweer
Detailed Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. Problem:There is no legal statute specifically prohibiting the carry of a firearm other than a handgun (pre-1899 black powder weapons, and replicas of such, are not legally firearms in Texas). However, if the firearm is displayed in a manner ``calculated to cause alarm,'' then it is ``disorderly conduct''. Open carry of a handgun in public had long been illegal in Texas, except when the carrier was on property he/she owned or had lawful control over, was legally hunting, or was participating in some gun-related public event such as a gun show. However, the 2015 Texas Legislature passed a bill to allow concealed handgun permit holders to begin carrying handguns openly. The bill was signed into law on June 13, 2015, and took effect on January 1, 2016. A License to Carry (LTC) is still required to carry a handgun openly or concealed in public. Solution:
can i carry a gun in texas without a license?
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task. In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". IBM opened a sprawling and sophisticated semiconductor factory here on Wednesday that cost more than $2.5 billion to build and equip, the largest single capital investment the company has ever made. The factory, which opens as the computer chip business is in a slump, is a costly and risky move for IBM. But it is also an expression of confidence by the company that it can remain a technology leader in the highly competitive global semiconductor industry, and a commitment that the best place to execute that strategy is in upstate New York. IBM is an exception among computer makers in that it still invests heavily in research to advance the design, manufacture and materials used in semiconductor chips. It is spending more than $500 million a year on semiconductor research and development. The factory will produce a wide range of specialized semiconductors used in everything from the largest mainframe computers to cell phones and video-game consoles. The new plant is part of IBM's push to gain a strong lead in chip-making beyond the personal computer business, where Intel and East Asian chip producers hold the advantage. "The core of our strategy is to lead in technology and attack the high-performance segments of the market," said John Kelly, senior vice president in charge of IBM's technology group. An advantage to having the semiconductor fabricating factory here, Kelly explained, was that it was very close to its research laboratories in nearby Westchester County, N.Y. To stay ahead in advanced chip technology, he said, moving innovations out of the labs and into the factory as fast as possible is crucial. "What we call the lab-to-fab time should be as close to zero as possible," Kelly said. "If our strategy were anything but to be on the leading edge, we'd have put the plant in Asia." The new factory, which will begin normal production early next year, will employ about 1,000 people. <sep>Who does IBM see as their technological competition?<sep>Westchester County Output:
No
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". PROBLEM: "Femme" is an apt description of the depiction of Madame White Snake and all her incarnations. It refers to a woman who is dangerously attractive, and lures men to their downfall with her sexual attractiveness. In both incarnations of Madame White snake, the authors depict her as bewitchingly beautiful. Toyoo, her human lover in "Lust of the White Serpant" cannot shake the image of her beauty from his mind and dreams of her, and finds himself "disturbed and agitated" by her "ethereal beauty". In "Eternal Prisoner," Madame White Snake's bewitching beauty follows her lover Hsü into his dreams, and the next morning "he was so distracted that he could not concentrate on doing business." Both of these stories align negative connotations with her beauty, suggesting that her sexuality is the cause of their distraction. In addition to distracting sexuality, the irregular characterization of Madame White Snake might be another trait her character has in common with the archetypical noir femme fatale. In her essay analyzing the noir film from a feminist perspective, Christine Gledhill writes "Not only is the hero frequently not sure whether the woman is honest or a deceiver, but the heroine's characterisation is itself fractured so that it is not evident to the audience whether she fills the [femme fatale] stereotype or not". <sep>In this passage, "Femme" is referring to what kind of woman?<sep>Bewitching beauty SOLUTION: Yes PROBLEM: Surely, you have noticed the tall poles along the roadside. Do you know what is on top of those poles? Thats right, wires that carry electric current. These wires carry electric current to your home. But what is electric current? Electric current is actually the flow of electrons. You may recall, an electron is the outer-most particle in an atom. They have a negative charge. Electricity is the continuous flow of these particles. Electrons are able to move through wires. Their speed can even be measured. The SI unit for electric current (or speed) is the ampere (A). Ampere is often shortened to amp. Electric current may flow in just one direction, or it may keep reversing direction. Direct current (DC) flows in only one direction. Direct current is what is used in devices like flashlights. Alternating current (AC) flows in two directions. This is the type of current that flows into your home through wires. <sep>What is created when the outer-most particles of an atom are flowing?<sep>Electric current SOLUTION: Yes PROBLEM: He read the telegram again. In desperation he went back to the long distance booth, but found the line still out of order, and a wire had come giving the details of the damage done by the storm. It would be several days before communication could be established. There was no help coming from headquarters, and from the wording of the telegram there seemed to be a reason for their not giving clear details. He must get a copy of the paper. Reluctantly he went to the printing office and made known his errand. Mr. Driggs was delighted to give him the paper--he had it some place, though he very seldom opened any of his exchanges. He evidently bore Mr. Steadman no ill-will for his plain talk two weeks ago. With some difficulty he found it, with its wrapper still intact. It was a loose wrapper, which slipped off and on easily. Mr. Steadman remarked carelessly that there was an editorial in it to which his attention had been drawn, on hearing which Mr. Driggs turned his head and winked at an imaginary accomplice. <sep>Who bore no ill-will about their talk two weeks ago?<sep>The paper SOLUTION:
No
Iran-e-No Party (Persian: حزب ایران نو‎ , "Ḥezb-e Irān-e Now ", 'New Iran Party' ‎ ) was a short-lived fascist anticlerical party in Iran, founded by Abdolhossein Teymourtash in an attempt to form a one-party state which mobalized support for Reza Shah, but soon was replaced by its offshoot the Progress Party. Iran-e-No Party had members. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: Yes input hypothesis: Professionals are welcome to participate in The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Context: The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the National Wrestling Alliance competed for by wrestlers in the Junior Heavyweight division. The title has been in existence from 1945 to the present. The title was unified with the National Boxing/Wrestling Association's World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1949. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No true or false: Yes Context: Hillcrest School District is a school district based in Strawberry, Arkansas, United States. The district encompasses 266.08 mi2 of land in Lawrence, Independence, and Sharp counties and serves portions of Strawberry, Evening Shade, Poughkeepsie, Smithville, Williford, Cave City, Ravenden, Black Rock, Imboden, Saffell, Lynn, and Powhatan. Hypothesis: Hillcrest School District serves multiple other locations in addition to Strawberry OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No Yes Input: OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No "You'll Be Back" is the seventh song from Act 1 of the musical "Hamilton", based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. It is sung by Jonathan Groff in the show's original cast recording. Sentence: The song was first performed by Groff. Output: Yes Problem: Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true: Denis Villeneuve (] ; born October 3, 1967) is a French Canadian film director and writer. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, for "Maelström" in 2001, "Polytechnique" in 2010, "Incendies" in 2011, and "Enemy" in 2013. The first three films also won the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No Hypothesis: Denis Villeneuve was born in Montreal. **** Answer: It's impossible to say "Down and Out in New York City" is a song written by Bodie Chandler and Barry De Vorzon and recorded by James Brown. It appears in the film "Black Caesar" and is included on the film's soundtrack album. It was released as a single in 1973 and charted #13 R&B and #50 Pop. The song was co-arranged by Fred Wesley. The song was sampled by the rapper Prodigy on the album Return of the Mac. "Down and Out in New York City" was the best song on the "Black Caesar" soundtrack. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A:
It's impossible to say
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them. Q: Democrats, myself included, tend to respect and value expertise, and find that people who have established a record of accuracy and developed a model that’s proven to be beneficial over time should be people accorded great deference when they opine on a topic that they have demonstrated past mastery over. You don’t hear complaints about skewered polls, global cooling, tax cuts paying for themselves, people riding dinosaurs and other silly crap like that from Democrats. So that is why it’s disturbing news that David Wasserman, from The Cook Political Report, who is a smart person’s idea of what a smart person sounds like, recently changed his House rating’s model toward favoring Republicans. 538.com’s Nate Silver’s recent commentary that Republicans have a 60 percent chance of a Senate takeover is similarly disconcerting. The reasons are plentiful and valid; the obvious ones are that we’re in the sixth year of the presidential term, there’s a tepid presidential approval rating, we’re seeing high wrong-track numbers, and we’re facing an unfavorable map. In the past these numbers have proven to have a great deal of validity. ADVERTISEMENT There are a couple of things that I think should give Republicans a dash of caution and the Democrats a teaspoon of hope. Looking at the just released ABC/Washington Post poll, which also has a solid reputation, we find that the Democratic Party is viewed favorably by 49 percent and the Republican Party at — hold your breath — 35 percent. Now ponder this for a second: in essence, in what other endeavor would you be selling something attached to a brand so unpopular and expect success? And yet so many people conclude that how people view a political party has nothing to do with their vote. By the way, these have to be among historically high numbers for party favorability differential. The favorable differential is reflected in self-described party ID. Remember, pollsters said long ago not to pay as much attention to how a voter is registered as how a voter identifies him or herself. According to the ABC/Washington Post poll, 32 percent of Americans identify themselves as Democrats versus only 22 percent who claim to be Republicans. Other polls, including from Democracy Corps, have shown similar gaps in both party image and self-described political identification. I do not doubt that Wasserman and Silver have arrived at their consensus out of anything other than a high degree of professionalism. I just wonder why they are placing such a large bet on a party that so few people like and even less want to identify with. Carville is a political contributor for Fox News and ARISE News. He also serves as a professor at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he lives with his wife, Republican strategist Mary Matalin. His column will appear twice a month in The Hill. ||||| The midterm contest is almost over and the Republicans are winning. That, at least, is the impression left by some modelers and other analysts. But three months out from November, many questions remain before the ballots can be counted. For politics aficionados, half a dozen outlets are offering assessments and predictions. Three use traditional methods of handicapping (analysis of polls and reporting): the Cook Political Report, the Rothenberg Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Three others employ modeling to develop probability assessments. They include Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight.com (the best known of the group), The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage and the New York Times’s Upshot. In one form or another, all point toward a Republican takeover of the Senate, although their leanings vary significantly. The Monkey Cage is by far the most bullish, saying that it is more than 80 percent likely that the Republicans will take control of the Senate in January. Others suggest that the battle will continue to rage until November. Republicans need to win a net of six seats to take the reins. Three states are considered almost certain to switch from Democrat to Republican: Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia. It’s relatively easy to assume they will gain one or two. The debate is about how many more Republicans will win beyond that. They have plenty of options but their victories must come either by defeating Democratic incumbents in red states or picking off seats in blue or purple states that Barack Obama and the Democrats have been winning in presidential elections. To give some idea of the differences in current assessments of the outlook, the Upshot has published a chart summarizing what the six election forecasters say about 10 competitive Senate races (beyond Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia). View Graphic Election Lab: See our current forecast for every congressional race in 2014 The Cook report listed nine of the 10 as toss-ups. The Monkey Cage’s analysis listed only one as a toss-up. The Upshot modeling counts seven toss-ups. Silver and Rothenberg each say there are six (and agree on what they are), while Sabato’s analysis lists five as too close to call. Republicans feel confident for several reasons. First and perhaps most important, key contests will be fought on turf favorable to the GOP. They could win control of the Senate without ever having to win a state Mitt Romney lost in 2012. To do that means they will have to overcome one serious obstacle: They must defeat incumbent Democrats in Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina. Their best chances appear to be in Arkansas and Louisiana. Alaska and North Carolina are more problematic. At the beginning of the year, those four states were considered the prime battlegrounds, with Republicans needing to win in three of them to take control. Now, the map of competitive races has expanded. One Republican strategist noted in a recent e-mail that the GOP might have to win only two of those four Democratic-incumbent states because there are opportunities elsewhere. Four states that Obama won in 2008 and 2012 are either highly competitive or could become competitive: Colorado, Iowa, Michigan and New Hampshire. The key for Democrats in November could be their ability to protect all four. Colorado and Iowa are considered toss-ups by both parties. Iowa is an open seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D) and is now hotly contested because of stumbles by Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley and an impressive primary victory by Republican Joni Ernst. But that race has miles to go. In Colorado, Democratic Sen. Mark Udall faces a serious challenger in Republican Rep. Cory Gardner in one of the prototypical swing states. But Republicans still must oust the incumbent. Neither Michigan nor New Hampshire is in the tossup category today, mainly because neither of the Republican candidates has proved to be as sure-footed as needed. If that changes, the outlook will darken for the Democrats. Then there is another ring of states that Obama won twice that Republicans talk about as potentially competitive, states such as Minnesota, Oregon and Virginia. Democratic incumbents in those states appear to be in decent shape. The reality is that if these states end up as truly competitive, the Republicans are no doubt looking at a bigger victory in November. The Democrats have no illusions that they will be scratching until the end to retain control and that Vice President Biden might become the key to everything as the person who could break a tie in a 50-50 Senate next year. But they see the state of play from a different perspective. Several factors give Democrats hope that they can minimize their losses. One is candidate quality. With some exceptions, they view their candidates as performing well and GOP challengers as weaker than expected. (Republicans agree that some of their challengers would do better if they were more aggressive in prosecuting the case against Obama and the Democrats.) A second factor is that some of their most embattled incumbents, such as Sens. Kay Hagan (N.C.) and Mark Pryor (Ark.), already have sustained millions of dollars’ worth of negative ads this year. Democrats believe that there is not much new and negative that voters can be told about them and that the number of truly persuadable voters in these states is relatively low. A third factor is the invisible ground game. Democrats say they are pouring more money into identifying, registering and turning out their voters than in any previous midterm election. One strategist predicted privately that what the Democrats are doing in one contested state will shock people. Still, no one will know until Election Day whether those claims about turning out voters — or Republican counterclaims that their ground game will be a major asset — are correct. There are intangibles that will affect these races as well. The national mood, Obama’s standing with voters, local vs. national issues, enthusiasm on each side (currently favoring the Republicans), the effectiveness of candidates and campaigns, money and advertising. That leaves Republicans in an enviable but not yet commanding position. They certainly can win control of the Senate, but over the next months they will have to earn it state by state by state. ||||| A:
Republicans have reason to be happy heading into the midterm elections, with forecasts from respected outlets such as the Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight.com pointing toward a GOP takeover of the Senate. At the Washington Post, however, Dan Balz isn't quite so convinced. Republicans need to pick up six seats, and Montana, South Dakota, and West Virginia look like gimmes. Beyond that, however, things get more difficult. Republicans "have plenty of options but their victories must come either by defeating Democratic incumbents in red states or picking off seats in blue or purple states that Obama and the Democrats have been winning in presidential elections," writes Balz. Republicans boast that they can take the Senate without winning in any state that Mitt Romney lost, but to do so, they'd have to knock off incumbents in Arkansas, Louisiana, Alaska, and North Carolina. None are gimmes, especially the latter two. Democrats, meanwhile, say they've got better candidates overall and a stronger "ground game" to turn out voters. Balz sums up by saying Republicans are "in an enviable but not yet commanding position." They may yet take the Senate, but they'll have to "earn it state by state by state." At the Hill, James Carville adds that Democrats can take heart from one stat: The GOP's favorability rating is hovering around 35%, with Democrats at 49%. "In what other endeavor would you be selling something attached to a brand so unpopular and expect success?" he asks. Click for Carville's full post, or for Balz's full post.
Problem: Charles Andrew "Charlie" Hales (born January 22, 1956) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served as the 52nd Mayor of Portland, having taken office on January 1, 2013, and left office on January 1, 2017, and previously served on the Portland City Council, from 1993 to 2002. Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Charles Andrew earlier served with port city council"? OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: Yes Problem: The Santa Cova Funicular (Catalan: "Funicular de la Santa Cova" ) is a funicular railway at Montserrat, near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The line descends from the monastery, and the upper terminus of the Montserrat Rack Railway, on a continuous curve to a lower station that gives access, via a path, to Santa Cova, a shrine lower down the mountain. Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Santa Cova Funicular is close to Barcelona."? OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: Yes Problem: Globacom Limited (or GLO) is a Nigerian multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Lagos. GLO is a privately owned telecommunications carrier that started operations on 29 August 2003. It currently operates in four countries in West Africa, namely Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. As of June 2009, the company has employed more than 2,500 people worldwide. Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "GLO experienced delays when starting, as it was planned to begin before 2003."? OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A:
It's impossible to say
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. [EX Q]: Disgraced former IMF chief and self-confessed 'sex addict' Dominique Strauss-Kahn has emerged as a favorite among voters to become the next president of France. The shamed economist has admitted to taking part in sordid global group sex sessions, and paid four million pounds to a New York hotel maid who accused him of rape. But a new survey has revealed he is still the second most popular left-wing potential president for the 2017 election - far ahead of current leader Francois Hollande. Pollsters Viavoice said 37 percent of those questioned thought Strauss-Kahn would be a good choice for the presidency, beaten only by the current prime minister Manuel Valls on 47 percent.Economist revealed as second most popular left-wing potential presidentShamed Strauss-Kahn is far ahead of current leader, Francoise HollandeAdmitted to having sordid sex sessions, while paid rape accuser £4mMore than one in three of those polled feel her would be a good president Question:Strauss-_ was cleared of all charges after claiming in his defence that he never knew the girls up to 40 years his junior were prostitutes, and that he was just a 'simple swinger' whose only crime was giving in to his 'lustful urges'. [EX A]: Kahn [EX Q]: A cat who went missing after escaping a damaged crate after 14-hour flight from Abu Dhabi to New York about last week has been found. Felix was discovered at JFK airport after being on the loose for more than two weeks. The cat's owners, Jennifer Stewart, 31, and her 34-year-old husband, Joseph Naaman, were left devastated after their beloved pet when missing from his damaged crate. Jennifer Stewart and husband, Joseph Naaman, pictured with their cat, Felix, who disappeared April 1 Facebook updates: Ms Stewart updated her friends after hearing the news that Felix the cat had been foundFelix the cat was found two weeks after going missing in transitMuch loved pet disappeared after escaping his plastic crate at JFK AirportOwner Jennifer Stewart said the crate was badly damaged in transitShe is calling for better policies and procedures for the transport of petsEtihad said it is working with ground handlers and 'specialists' to find Felix Question:At first I thought he was going to tell me that [_] died. [EX A]: Felix [EX Q]: (CNN) A former attorney for two of Prince's dead siblings says they revealed Prince had an addiction to Percocet decades before his sudden death in April. Prince's half-brother, Duane Nelson, said he used to get the drug for Prince to help him come down after shows, Michael B. Padden said. "Duane told me that he witnessed him taking the drugs and he also procured Percocet for him," Padden said. Nelson was adamant that Prince was in no way just a recreational user, Padden said. He started using the drug to help him deal with the rigors of performing. Another half-sibling, Lorna Nelson, confirmed Prince's drug use but was not involved in getting drugs for him, Padden said. She died in 2006.Lawyer says Prince's half-brother told him Prince was addicted to Percocet decades agoDay before he died, addiction specialist launched "life-saving mission," lawyer says Question:Authorities have also said the probe into _'s death is a criminal investigation. [EX A]:
Prince
One year on since he was elected to office as President of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo is making headlines in the country he leads, but for all the wrong reasons. Newspapers and TV programmes have been dominated by stories of women coming forward to claim they had a child with the former Catholic bishop. This "political soap opera", complained one of these reports, is "paralysing the government". Three women have made allegations so far and there were reports in the Paraguay media that there may be more claims to come. Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Fernando Lugo was a Catholic bishop."?
yes
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Q: (CNN) "It upsets you and me, maybe -- but we're not typical Americans." That's what one of Richard Nixon's ad men told journalist Joe McGinniss during Nixon's 1968 run for the White House, as recounted in McGinniss' 1969 book, "The Selling of the President." They were speaking about a group of PR men who tailored Richard Nixon's image to match the desires of the public in 1968. Speechwriters, pitchmen and consultants built the campaign into what amounted to an exercise in consumer advertising. It marked the beginning of an age in which "packaging" a political candidate became a normal part of political campaigning. It was this shift, toward style over substance, that bothered McGinniss' source.Trump is a new world in political branding, say David Sable and Will JohnsonHis over-the-top message is a new way of reaching voters, they sayThe brand he is most similar to, in Sable and Johnson's research: Ultimate Fighting Championship Questions:But the attraction is undeniable for many: Both _ and UFC present an unusual and dangerous spectacle that is compelling to many Americans. (A) CNN (B) Americans (C) Richard Nixon (D) Joe McGinniss (E) Nixon (F) White House (G) McGinniss (H) The Selling of the (I) Trump (J) David Sable (K) Will Johnson (L) Sable and Johnson (M) Ultimate Fighting Championship A:
(I)
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them. Problem:A federal judge in Norfolk struck down as unconstitutional Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage Thursday night, saying the country has “arrived upon another moment in history when We the People becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect.” U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen issued a sweeping 41-page opinion that mentioned at length Virginia’s past in denying interracial marriage and quoted Abraham Lincoln. She struck the constitutional amendment Virginia voters approved in 2006 that both bans same-sex marriage and forbids recognition of such unions performed elsewhere. She stayed her decision pending appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, meaning same-sex marriages will not be immediately available in the commonwealth. Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D), who had switched the state’s legal position on the issue and joined two gay couples in asking that the ban be struck down, has said the state will continue to enforce the prohibitions until the legal process is completed. Wright Allen showed no hesi­ta­tion in overturning the state constitutional amendment, saying none of the reasons proponents offer for denying same-sex marriages make legitimate governmental interests. “Gay and lesbian individuals share the same capacity as heterosexual individuals to form, preserve and celebrate loving, intimate and lasting relationships,” Wright Allen wrote. “Such relationships are created through the exercise of sacred, personal choices — choices, like the choices made by every other citizen, that must be free from unwarranted government interference.” Wright Allen opened her decision with a quote from Mildred Loving, who was at the center of the Virginia case that the Supreme Court used in 1967 to strike down laws banning interracial marriage. Wright Allen added: “Tradition is revered in the Commonwealth, and often rightly so. However, tradition alone cannot justify denying same-sex couples the right to marry any more than it could justify Virginia’s ban on interracial marriage.” She joined a so-far unanimous group of federal judges considering a question that Supreme Court justices left unanswered in June in their first consideration of gay marriage: Does a state’s traditional role in defining marriage mean it may ban same-sex unions without violating the equal protection and due process rights of gay men and lesbians? All have answered that the reasoning the court used to strike part of the Defense of Marriage Act-- which forbade federal recognition of same-sex marriages performed in those states where it is legal--means states cannot defend the marriage bans. Wright Allen put it this way: “The legitimate purposes proffered by the proponents for the challenged laws—to promote conformity to the traditions and heritage of a majority of Virginia’s citizens, to perpetuate a generally recognized deference to the state’s will pertaining to domestic relations laws, and, finally, to endorse ‘responsible procreation’—share no rational link with Virginia marriage laws being challenged.” She added: “The goal and the result of this legislation is to deprive Virginia’s gay and lesbian citizens of the opportunity and right to choose to celebrate, in marriage, a loving, rewarding, monogamous relationship with a partner to whom they are committed for life. These results occur without furthering any legitimate state purpose.” The case in Wright Allen’s courtroom marked the first time such a challenge has advanced so far in a state that was part of the Old South. Herring infuriated Republicans and conservatives in the state when he decided soon after taking office last month that he would not defend the ban. After the decision, he called the ruling “a victory for the Constitution and for treating everyone equally under the law. “The legal process will continue to play out in the months to come, but this decision shows that Virginia, like America, is coming to a better place in recognizing that every Virginian deserves to be treated equally and fairly.” Herring scheduled a press conference at noon Friday. And People of Faith for Equality in Virginia hastily planned 12 Valentine’s Day celebrations at courthouses across the state in anticipation of the expanded right to marry. The law was defended last week in a hearing before Wright Allen by lawyers representing circuit court clerks in Norfolk and Prince William County, who issue marriage licenses. Those constitutional officers, one of whom is represented by a conservative legal group defending other same-sex marriage bans, will have the right to appeal the decision. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of two Virginia couples. Timothy Bostic and Tony London have lived together for more than 20 years and were denied a marriage license last summer by the Norfolk Circuit Court clerk. Mary Townley and Carol Schall of Chesterfield County were married in California and have a teenage daughter. They want Virginia to recognize their marriage. Their cause was joined last fall by lawyers Theodore Olson and David Boies, who challenged California’s ban on same-sex marriage and have been leading the charge to have the Supreme Court recognize a fundamental right to marriage that states may not prohibit. They joined the case in hopes that quick rulings in Virginia courts might get the issue before the high court again. “Laws excluding gay men and lesbians from marriage violate personal freedom, are an unnecessary government intrusion, and cause serious harm,” Olson said after Wright Allen’s ruling, “ That type of law cannot stand.” Lawyers who defended proponents of Virginia’s constitutional amendment did not immediately comment after the decision. “This is another example of an Obama-appointed judge twisting the constitution and the rule of law to impose her own views of marriage in defiance of the people of Virginia,” said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage. “There is no right to same-sex ‘marriage’ in the United States constitution. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court has said that states have the preeminent duty of defining marriage.” Virginia Cobb, president of the Family Foundation of Virginia, criticized Herring’s role. “Regardless of one’s stance on marriage, the people of Virginia were disenfranchised by this ruling as our voice and our vote that amended our Constitution have been rendered meaningless by a single federal judge with the assistance of our own attorney general,” she said. Wright Allen’s reasoning was similar to what federal judges in Utah and Oklahoma have used in striking down same-sex marriage bans in those states. Same-sex marriages took place in Utah, but both decisions are now stayed pending appeal. Another judge in Kentucky this week said that state must recognize same-sex marriage performed in other states. The highest courts in New Jersey and New Mexico have held that same-sex couples have the right to be married there. Seventeen states, including Maryland but not counting Utah and Oklahoma, now allow such unions. Even though the Supreme Court sidestepped the question of whether states may ban same-sex marriage, all of the federal judges have said the intent of the ruling was clear. And they have all quoted Justice Antonin Scalia’s fiery dissent in the case, in which he predicted proponents of same-sex marriage would used the majority decision to systematically attack state prohibitions. Dozens of such lawsuits have been filed around the country. Wright Allen’s ruling, which came just more than a week after she held oral arguments on the case, is the most important of her young judicial career. Confirmed to the bench in 2011, she is a Navy veteran who has served as both a prosecutor and federal public defender. She was nominated by President Obama on the recommendation of Sen. Mark R. Warner (D) and then-Sen. James Webb (D). ||||| The Bostic-London suit, filed at U.S. District Court in Norfolk, could become to the marriage-equality cause what Loving v. Virginia was to interracial marriage. ||||| Solution:
America has "arrived upon another moment in history when We the People becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect," said a federal judge yesterday as she struck down Virginia's ban on gay marriage. The judge, who decided the ban violated the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, quoted Abraham Lincoln and mentioned Virginia's past prohibition of interracial marriage in her sweeping, 41-page ruling, reports the Washington Post. The ruling was stayed pending appeal. The state's new attorney general has said he won't defend the ban approved by the state's voters in 2006, but the ruling will have to hold up before 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court before Virginia can become the first Southern state to legalize same-sex marriage, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Groups opposed to gay marriage accused the judge of "disenfranchising" Virginians with the decision and claimed the ruling just prior to Valentine's Day is "political show."
How to defend yourself in a tenant discrimination lawsuit<br>Read the complaint. The tenant starts the lawsuit by filing a " complaint " in court. The complaint identifies the parties and explains what facts gave rise to the discrimination lawsuit. Can we infer the following? The court receives a complaint from the tenant to begin the process of a lawsuit. Options: A. Yes. B. It's impossible to say. C. No. The answer is:
A.
More and more schools are being designed and used in ways that are friendly to the environment. These so-called green schools use less energy, cost less to run and are good for students. The newly renovated Sidwell Friends Middle School in the District has been awarded the highest rating by the U.S. Green Building Council for having a positive impact on the environment-a rare honor. Soon the school will treat and re-use its wastewater, saving hundreds of thousands of gallons of water per year. The recycled water from sinks and toilets, which can't be used for drinking, will be color1ed blue, "so we know it's recycled, just in case it gets into the water fountains -not that it would," joked Emily Bernstein, 14, a Sidwell student and building tour guide. Water fountains will still use fresh city water. Sidwell students are studying the building itself in science classes to help them learn first-hand the positive impact of green buildings. It's affecting how they view the world around them. "If you see a [building] being torn down, you think, 'They're going to fill up a whole landfill with that,'" said Matthew Malone, 13. In Prince George's County, Suitland Elementary has been so successful that another green school is being planned, in Laurel, for the 2008-09 school year. At Suitland, a garden courtyard collects and uses rainwater; the roof is angled away from the sun to keep it cool; and skylights and tall windows let in lots of natural light. "You don't have to switch on the light switch all the time," said Rupert McCave, the county official guiding these projects. Green schools tend to be sunnier and more _ than older buildings. In fact, a study done inprefix = st1 /Washingtonstate showed that students at green schools performed better and were absent less. The passage is mainly about_. A) green buildings B) successful schools C) students going green D) environmentally-friendly schools The answer to this question is:
D
Problem: Vision of the Apocalypse was a modern dance created by Martha Graham to music by Hermann Reutter. It premiered on April 14, 1929, at the Booth Theatre in New York City. The occasion marked the debut of Martha Graham and Group, Graham's new concert ensemble and the predecessor to the Martha Graham Dance Company. "Vision of the Apocalypse" was the first piece Graham choreographed for a large group. Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Vision of the Apocalypse premierd in Washington city"? A: No Problem: Baltic Pride is an annual LGBT pride parade rotating in turn between the capitals of the Baltic states; Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. It is held in support of raising issues of tolerance and the rights of LGBT community and is supported by ILGA-Europe. Since 2009 the main organisers have been Mozaīka, the National LGBT Rights Organization LGL Lithuanian Gay League, and the Estonian LGBT Association. Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Baltic Pride events started in 2009."? A: It's impossible to say Problem: William Gurstelle (born March 29, 1956) is an American nonfiction author, magazine writer, and inventor. He is a feature columnist for "Make" magazine and a columnist and contributing editor at "Popular Science" magazine. Previously, he was the Pyrotechnics and Ballistics Editor at "Popular Mechanics" magazine. Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "William Gurstelle is a feature columnist for "Make" magazine and has contributed to several popular science and mechanics magazines."? A:
Yes
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False. [EX Q]: United States Numbered Highway System -- The route numbers and locations are coordinated by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The only federal involvement in AASHTO is a nonvoting seat for the United States Department of Transportation. Generally, north-to-south highways are odd-numbered, with lowest numbers in the east, the area of the founding thirteen states of the United States, and highest in the west. Similarly, east-to-west highways are typically even-numbered, with the lowest numbers in the north, where roads were first improved most intensively, and highest in the south. Major north--south routes have numbers ending in ``1'' while major east--west routes have numbers ending in ``0''. Three-digit numbered highways are spur routes of parent highways but are not necessarily connected to their parents. Some divided routes exist to provide two alignments for one route, even though many splits have been eliminated. Special routes, usually posted with a banner, can provide various routes, such as an alternate, bypass or business route, for a U.S. Highway. [EX A]: do all odd numbered highways go north and south [EX Q]: Fruit tree pollination -- Pollination of fruit trees is required to produce seeds with surrounding fruit. It is the process of moving pollen from the anther to the stigma, either in the same flower or in another flower. Some tree species, including many fruit trees, do not produce fruit from self-pollination, so pollinizer trees are planted in orchards. [EX A]: do flowers need to be pollinated to produce fruit [EX Q]: Kiss Him, Not Me -- Kiss Him, Not Me, known in Japan as Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda (Japanese: 私がモテてどうすんだ, Hepburn: lit. What's the Point of Me Getting Popular?), is a Japanese romantic comedy shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Junko. It is published by Kodansha since 2013 on Bessatsu Friend magazine. Fourteen volumes compiling the chapters have been released so far. It is published online in English by Crunchyroll and the volumes will be published by Kodansha USA. An audio drama adaptation of the first chapter was released on January 13, 2015. An anime adaptation by Brain's Base aired in Japan between October and December 2016. The manga won Best Shōjo Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards. [EX A]:
does kiss him not me have a second season
Part 1. Definition In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Part 2. Example what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire. Answer: Russian Revolution Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned. Part 3. Exercise Orchestra, opera, and ballet are examples of?, Context: Seattle has been a regional center for the performing arts for many years. The century-old Seattle Symphony Orchestra is among the world's most recorded and performs primarily at Benaroya Hall. The Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet, which perform at McCaw Hall (opened 2003 on the site of the former Seattle Opera House at Seattle Center), are comparably distinguished, with the Opera being particularly known for its performances of the works of Richard Wagner and the PNB School (founded in 1974) ranking as one of the top three ballet training institutions in the United States. The Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras (SYSO) is the largest symphonic youth organization in the United States. The city also boasts lauded summer and winter chamber music festivals organized by the Seattle Chamber Music Society. Answer:
performing arts
Q: "Touch" is a top 5 hit "Touch" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released as the second single from their studio album "Glory Days". "Touch" has since become a top 10 success in the United Kingdom, and Ireland. A remix version, featuring newly-recorded vocals from American rapper Kid Ink was released on 28 February 2017. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: It's impossible to say Q: A Doll's House was a play in a Norwegian town in 1879 and was published following it's premier at a theater in Denmark. A Doll's House (Bokmål: "Et dukkehjem" ; also translated as "A Doll House") is a three-act play written by Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: Yes Q: There were 5 games in the Doom series. Doom (stylized as DOOM) is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by id Software. The series focuses on the exploits of an unnamed space marine operating under the auspices of Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC), who fights hordes of demons and the undead in order to survive. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: It's impossible to say Q: The lesser eyed hawkmoth can only be found in Hunan, Smerinthus minor (lesser eyed hawkmoth) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Mell in 1937. It is a montane species found from the Taibai Shan area, western Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi, China eastwards along the Qinling to southern Shanxi and then north to just west of Beijing. It has also been recorded from the Miaofeng Mountains near Beijing and the Wuling Mountains in Hunan. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A:
No
[Q]: Josef Matthias Hauer (March 19, 1883 – September 22, 1959) was an Austrian composer and music theorist. He is most famous for developing, independent of and a year or two before Arnold Schoenberg, a method for composing with all 12 notes of the chromatic scale. Hauer was also an important early theorist of twelve-tone music and composition. Josef Matthias Hauer is a girl. [A]: No [Q]: Foals are an English indie rock band from Oxford, England formed in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith, bassist Walter Gervers, and keyboardist Edwin Congreave. Since the band's formation, their line-up has remained constant, except for the departure of former lead singer Andrew Mears. There's a lot of wind outside. [A]: It's impossible to say [Q]: The 2012 Sun Life Financial Players' Championship was held from April 17 to 22 at the Consolidated Credit Union Place in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. It was the last Grand Slam event of the 2011–12 curling season and the twentieth time the tournament has been held. The purse is CAD$100,000 for both the men's and women's tournaments, and the winner of each tournament will receive CAD$18,000. The Sun Life Financial Players' Championship always takes place in April [A]: It's impossible to say [Q]: "Emigrante del Mundo" is the debut single of Lucenzo. It was released in France initially in 2007 and a second time in 2010 after the success of the kuduro music promoted by Lucenzo's new hits. It also appears in the debut album of Lucenzo of the same title "Emigrante del Mundo". Emigrante del Mundo is the number 1 song on Lucenzo's second album. [A]:
No
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Input: BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- A Thai court has found deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra guilty of corruption, and sentenced him in absentia to two years imprisonment. Thaksin Shinawatra lives in self-imposed exile in London. The case stemmed from a Bangkok land deal while Thaksin was in office. He was convicted of violating a law that bans ministers or their wives from conducting business with government agencies. Thaksin, who now lives in the United Kingdom, is unlikely to serve any jail time. He fled from Thailand in August just as he was to appear in court. In the land deal, Thaksin's wife, Pojama, is accused of using her husband's political influence to buy undeveloped land from a government agency for about a third of its estimated value. Watch more about the verdict »Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra convicted of corruption, sentenced to jailCourt rules Thaksin facilitated wife's purchase of Bangkok real estate in 2003Thaksin, who lives in exile in UK, unlikely to serve time in jail Question:He said he did so because he did not think he would get a fair trial in _. Output:
Thailand
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False. [Q]: First Blood -- Various scripts adapted from Morrell's book had been pitched to studios in the years since its publication but it was only when Stallone decided to become involved with the project that it was finally brought into production. Stallone's star power after the success of the Rocky films enabled him to rewrite the script, to make the character of John Rambo more sympathetic. While Morrell's book has the Rambo character kill many of his pursuers, and Kozoll and Sackheim's draft had him killing sixteen people, in the movie Rambo does not directly cause the death of any police or national guardsmen. Stallone also decided to let Rambo survive the film instead of keeping the book's ending where he dies. A suicide scene was filmed but Kotcheff and Stallone opted to have Rambo turn himself in at Trautman's urging. Stallone did an estimated seven revisions of the script. Kotcheff requested further work be done on the script, which was performed by Larry Gross and David Giler. [A]: is first blood based on a true story [Q]: Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics) -- A series of graphic novels trilogies published by Dark Horse Comics serve as a continuation of Avatar: The Last Airbender television series. The first five stories are written by Gene Luen Yang and drawn by artist team Gurihiru. In 2018, Faith Erin Hicks will take over as writer with Peter Wartman as artist. [A]: is there a continuation of avatar the last airbender [Q]: List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards -- Fifteen people have won all four major annual American entertainment awards in a competitive, individual (non-group) category of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) Awards. Respectively, these awards honor outstanding achievements in television, recording, film, and theater. Winning all four awards has been referred to as winning the ``grand slam'' of American show business. [A]:
does anyone have an emmy grammy oscar and tony
Chelone is a genus of four species of perennial herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. They all have similarly shaped flowers (which led to the name turtlehead due to their resemblance to the head of a turtle), which vary in color from white to red, purple or pink. "C. cuthbertii", "C. glabra", and "C. lyonii" are diploid and "C. obliqua" is either tetraploid or hexaploid. Chelone is a great house plant. A: It's impossible to say Peter Charanis (1908 – 23 March 1985), born Panagiotis Charanis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Χαρανής ), was a Greece-born American scholar of Byzantium and the Voorhees Professor of History at Rutgers University. Dr. Charanis was long associated with the Dumbarton Oaks research library. Peter was associated with more than 1 research libraries. A: It's impossible to say The murder of Jamiel Shaw II occurred on March 2, 2008, in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, California. Shaw, a 17-year-old Los Angeles High School football player, was shot by two Hispanic men while returning home from the Beverly Center. Shaw was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Jamiel Shaw II was murdered on his way home from a local community center after calling his mother and telling her that he would be home shortly. A:
It's impossible to say
TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. PROBLEM: The One and Only Ivan is an American fantasy film based on the children's novel of the same name and directed by Thea Sharrock. The screenplay was written by Mike White and Sam Rockwell stars as the voice of the titular Ivan. SOLUTION: is the one and only ivan a movie? PROBLEM: In December of 2017, the Seven network announced the show has been renewed for a fourth season. SOLUTION: is there going to be a series 4 of 800 words? PROBLEM: An unopened bottle of Coffee-Mate can last up to two years with no refrigeration and can stay fresh for two weeks once it is opened. The product is popular in offices where refrigeration may not be available. Non-dairy creamer can be used by individuals who are lactose-intolerant. Once opened, liquid non-dairy creamer should be refrigerated. SOLUTION:
does liquid coffee mate have to be refrigerated?
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Ex Input: Carlos Tevez helped Boca Juniors reclaim top spot in the Argentine Primera Division in his first game back with the Buenos Aires giants for 11 years. The returning hero was given a rock star’s reception by the ecstatic fans in the Bombonera stadium for the visit of Quilmes but did not quite give a headliner’s performance as his side claimed a 2-1 win. His strike partner Sebastian Palacios gave Boca a first-half lead and then youngster Jonathan Calleri grabbed the plaudits by scoring a beautiful chipped rabona lob to double the lead, although Quilmes reduced the defect later in the second half through Alexis Canello.Boca Juniors got the better of Quilmes on Saturday to regain top spot in the Argentine Primera DivisionCarlos Tevez made his first appearance for the club in 11 years after re-signing from Italian giants JuventusTevez was given a rapturous reception by the home crowd, with Argentina legend Diego Maradona in attendanceThe 31-year-old played his part as Boca edged out Quilmes at the Bombonera StadiumDespite not playing a headline role, Tevez was at his industrious best as he helped his side secure victoryJonathan Calleri stole the show though, with a stunning rabona lob in the second half as Boca won 2-1 Question:The 31-year-old further thrilled supporters with a deft flick of the back heel on the left hand side of the area, freeing himself of a _ defender and making for the byline. Ex Output: Quilmes Ex Input: Mark Hughes has insisted he will have significant money to spend this summer if required – and told Asmir Begovic he can fulfil his ambitions at Stoke City. The Stoke manager has kept the club's chequebook largely in his pocket since taking over in May 2013 but said he would splash out when the right player became available. Signing Begovic to a new contract is a priority given the Bosnia goalkeeper will be entering the final year of his current deal. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is confident he will have money to spend in the summer transfer window Hughes wants goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to agree a new contract at the Britannia StadiumStoke manager Mark Hughes has a net spend of around £6millionHe is confident the club will back him in this summer's transfer windowHughes hopes to tie down No 1 goalkeeper Asmir BegovicThe ex-Portsmouth stopper is out of contract at the end of next season Question:A host of clubs may decide to make a move for _, 27, who is set to open talks over extending his Stoke stay once the season is over. Ex Output: Asmir Begovic Ex Input: PARIS, France (CNN) -- Opposition lawmakers Tuesday ridiculed President Nicolas Sarkozy for taking France back into NATO's military command after more than 40 years, but were unable to stop the move when it came to a vote. French troops on patrol with the Afghan army as part of the NATO mission in Afghanistan. The National Assembly voted in favor of Sarkozy's plan, 329-238. Socialist Laurent Fabius, a former prime minister, told Prime Minister Francois Fillon: "You tell us this would mean more independence and more influence. It would probably mean less independence and less influence." The move did not technically require parliamentary approval, but the president's party scheduled the debate to give opponents a chance to voice their opinions -- and to show a majority backed it.French National Assembly backs president's plan to rejoin NATOPresident Nicolas Sarkozy's plan is politically sensitiveFrance was a founding member of NATO but left in 1966President Charles de Gaulle said in 1966 membership meant losing independence Question:Opponents of Sarkozy's move -- who include some members of his party -- believe _, not Sarkozy, had it right. Ex Output:
Charles de Gaulle
How to grow sod Test your soil for a ph between 6.0 and 7.5. You can get soil testing kits at your local home improvement store. Follow the directions for collecting samples, and bring the testing kit to your local cooperative extension office. OPTIONS: - Note that their testing kits require that you dig around in order to find the ph level, but that you don't need to dig around deep to find it. A sample labelled " under 20 percent " does not require testing. - Depending on where you live, you might have to pay a small fee to get your to get your soil tested. Be prepared to wait a few weeks for your local office to process your soil testing kit. - For example, if the ph is 6.0-7.5, buy or rent a ph meter kit, and test one of these kits on a new neighbor's lawn. Pre-water the lawn, when it feels dry, before planting. - The retailer will then provide you with a sample tray containing a number of nutrients. Use a soil test stick to test the soil for ph level 5 (7.5), which is the highest ph you can get due to base nutrients. Depending on where you live, you might have to pay a small fee to get your to get your soil tested. Be prepared to wait a few weeks for your local office to process your soil testing kit. How to become a psychiatric nurse Choose a nursing program to complete. You can choose an associate degree in nursing (adn) program or a bachelor of science in nursing (bsn) program. The adn is a two-year program, where the bsn is a four-year program. OPTIONS: - Each program teaches you about the different medical conditions involved with psychiatric nurses. By studying nurse care techniques in the nursing program, you can learn more about the practices on that particular program. - You will test on nursing in one year and then focus on nursing degrees in nursing later on. Many names for nursing programs are listed online at nursing websites. - If you don't already know a problem in your area, do some research on each school you want to attend. Look online at websites like: https: // www.surveydirector.com /. - You will need a high school diploma or ged to enroll in an adn or bsn program. Second baccalaureate and entry-level master's of science in nursing programs are available for people who already have bachelor's degrees in fields other than nursing. You will need a high school diploma or ged to enroll in an adn or bsn program. Second baccalaureate and entry-level master's of science in nursing programs are available for people who already have bachelor's degrees in fields other than nursing. How to raise your own crickets Buy several large containers or tanks. You will need a container or tank to keep your crickets in. It's easiest to have at least two containers, one for breeding adults and one for maturing young crickets. OPTIONS: - Decide how many crickets you want to raise and purchase a container (s) of suitable size. You'll want to make sure that your container or tank is big enough for your cricket colony. - Try to have at least two smaller tanks for smaller adult insects. Buy the correct sized container for the species of crickets you need, from 1 foot (0.30 m) to 2 feet (0.30 m). - Ensure that you have enough room in the tank to float the crickets. You should also have at least four solid boxes in your tank. - Place one container into a tall, medium-sized plastic bag and fill it up with warm water from the tap. You can also keep the aquarium topped up during the breeding season, but you couldn't receive the least amount. Decide how many crickets you want to raise and purchase a container (s) of suitable size. You'll want to make sure that your container or tank is big enough for your cricket colony. How to start building wealth at a young age Start early. If you want to accumulate wealth, time is the most important factor. The longer you save and invest, the more likely you are to reach your goals and build sizable wealth. OPTIONS: - Reduce your expenses and focus on building wealth gradually so you don't find yourself tempted to invest. If you're young, you have a limited window of time in which to accumulate millions. - Try to get started at least 10 years before your birthday or year you want to get started. This way, you can incorporate time into your daily life that is at least one week old. - You can set aside more money to invest over a long period of time than over a short one. That may seem obvious, but many people don't fully appreciate how powerful the effect of time can be on accumulating wealth. - Early on, your first step may be to pick up a new habit and start to develop it over time. Working on developing your habit will allow you to learn new habits and skills that will help you stay successful and continue to ensure your future with money.
You can set aside more money to invest over a long period of time than over a short one. That may seem obvious, but many people don't fully appreciate how powerful the effect of time can be on accumulating wealth.
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the Vice President of the United States.
does the us vice president live in the white house?
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them. Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: RELEASE: African Countries Launch AFR100 to Restore 100 Million Hectares of Land Commitments from 10 countries announced at the Global Landscapes Forum Lire le communiqué de presse en français ici. Pressemitteilung lesen Sie hier auf Deutsch. PARIS (December 6, 2015)—African countries launched AFR100 (African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative), a pan-African, country-led effort to restore 100 million hectares (386 thousand square miles) of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030. The AFR100 target of 100 million hectares has been endorsed by the African Union. So far 10 African countries have agreed to join AFR100 and committed at least 31.7 million hectares of land for forest landscape restoration. AFR100 partners are earmarking more than USD $1 billion in development finance and more than $540 million in private sector impact investment to support restoration activities. The announcement was made during the Global Landscapes Forum at the Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris, where forest landscape restoration is a key ingredient of the global movement to adapt to and mitigate climate change. Commitments made through AFR100 build on significant climate pledges made by many African countries to support a binding global climate agreement. “Restoring our landscapes brings prosperity, security and opportunity,” said Dr. Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources in Rwanda. “With forest landscape restoration we’ve seen agricultural yields rise and farmers in our rural communities diversify their livelihoods and improve their well-being. Forest landscape restoration is not just an environmental strategy, it is an economic and social development strategy as well.” For the first time, AFR100 brings together political leadership with an ambitious package of financial and technical resources to support a large-scale forest landscape restoration effort across Africa. Nine financial partners and 10 technical assistance providers have pledged support, led by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD Agency), Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and World Resources Institute (WRI). “The scale of these new restoration commitments is unprecedented,” said Wanjira Mathai, Chair of the Green Belt Movement and daughter of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai. “I have seen restoration in communities both large and small across Africa, but the promise of a continent-wide movement is truly inspiring. Restoring landscapes will empower and enrich rural communities while providing downstream benefits to those in cities. Everybody wins. ” Countries that have agreed to join the AFR100 initiative include: • Democratic Republic of Congo | 8 million hectares • Ethiopia | 15 million hectares • Kenya | Committed, but finalizing hectare target • Liberia | 1 million hectares • Madagascar | Committed, but finalizing hectare target • Malawi | Committed, but finalizing hectare target • Niger | 3.2 million hectares • Rwanda | 2 million hectares • Togo | Committed, but finalizing hectare target • Uganda | 2.5 million hectares AFR100 builds on the climate commitments made by African countries. So far, 13 of the INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) submitted by African countries include restoration, conservation of standing forests, or “climate-smart” agriculture. According to WRI analysis, following through on the commitments would cumulatively reduce emissions by 1.2 Gt CO2eq over the next 10 years, or 36 percent of Africa’s annual emissions and 0.25 percent of global emissions. “Restoration is really Africa’s gift to the world,” said Dr. Andrew Steer, president and CEO, World Resources Institute. “As the world forges a climate agreement in Paris, African countries— which bear the least historic responsibility for climate change-- are showing leadership with ambitious pledges to restore land. These countries are well on their way to meet the goal of restoring 100 million hectares of land, which will help sequester carbon and bring economic benefits to low-income, rural communities. These African leaders are turning their words into action and making a real contribution to respond to the global threat of climate change.” AFR100 recognizes the benefits that forests and trees can provide in African landscapes: improved soil fertility and food security, greater availability and quality of water resources, reduced desertification, increased biodiversity, green jobs, economic growth, and increased capacity for climate change resilience and mitigation. Forest landscape restoration has the potential to improve livelihoods, especially for women. For example, 20 years ago, women in southern Niger spent an average of 2.5 hours daily collecting firewood, which was scarce in the degraded landscape. Now they prune on-farm trees saving two hours a day, time that can be spent on other income generating activities. Commitments announced through AFR100 also support the Bonn Challenge, a global target to bring 150 million hectares of land into restoration by 2020 adopted in Germany in 2011, the New York Declaration on Forests that extends that challenge to 350 million hectares by 2030, and the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI), an initiative to promote integrated landscape management with the goal of adapting to and mitigating climate change. With these new partners, the Bonn Challenge process has surpassed the 86 m hectare mark, on track to meet its goal well ahead of the 2020 target date. AFR100 builds on a strong tradition of successful forest landscape restoration in Africa. In Ethiopia’s Tigray region, local communities have already restored over 1 million hectares, making the land more drought-resistant. In Niger, farmers have increased the number of on-farm trees across 5 million hectares of agricultural landscapes, improving food security for 2.5 million people. AFR100 will provide a forum for countries and communities to share knowledge and resources to achieve restoration at a greater scale. “We know that restoration works for Africa. We’ve seen it work in countries as diverse as Malawi, Ethiopia, and Mali,” said Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO of NEPAD and former Prime Minister of Niger. “But we need to scale up restoration across the whole continent- more than 700 million hectares of land in Africa have potential for restoration. AFR100 provides a platform to work together more effectively to accelerate the achievement of restoration successes to benefit tens of millions of people who are currently searching for ways to adapt to climate change and improve their well-being.” AFR100 will help to translate ambitious commitments into action with support from private sector investors, foundations, development banks, and bilateral and multilateral funders. AFR100 will leverage a variety of financing, including grants, equity investments, loans, risk management guarantees and funds for specific interventions. So far, AFR100 partners have set forth over USD $1 billion of development financing: World Bank: USD $1 billion in investment in 14 African countries by 2030, as part of the Africa Climate Business Plan to support Africa’s climate resilient and low carbon development Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is providing support for the development of the AFR100 initiative Impact investors have already earmarked USD $546.5 million for restoration under AFR100: Ecoplanet Bamboo: USD $175 million by 2020 Sustainable Forest Investments – Netherlands: USD $150m by 2030 Terra Global Capital: USD $100 million by 2030 Green World Ventures: USD $65 million by 2020 Moringa Partnership: USD $56.5 million by 2030 NatureVest (impact investment arm of the Nature Conservancy) Permian Global Through AFR100, we expect to trigger one of the largest investments in forest landscape restoration the world has ever seen," said H.E. Dr. Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany. “This investment is vital for empowering local communities to scale up the inspiring restoration successes we’ve seen in Africa over the last decade.” In addition to new financing, a coalition of organizations will provide technical assistance on a wide range of activities, including the mapping of restoration opportunities, securing further financing, and implementing restoration efforts on the ground. Partners include World Resources Institute (WRI), Clinton Foundation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), Kijani, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD Agency), The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and The Greenbelt Movement. For more information, including updated commitments, visit www.AFR100.org. NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), an African Union strategic framework for pan-African socio-economic development, is both a vision and a policy framework for Africa in the twenty-first century. NEPAD is a radically new intervention, spearheaded by African leaders, to address critical challenges facing the continent: poverty, development and Africa's marginalisation internationally. NEPAD provides unique opportunities for African countries to take full control of their development agenda, to work more closely together, and to cooperate more effectively with international partners. www.nepad.org BMZ (Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) develops the guidelines on which German development policy is based and provides the bulk of funding for German development cooperation. www.bmz.de World Resources Institute is a global research organization that spans more than 50 countries, with offices and staff in the United States, China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, and six African countries and more. Our more than 500 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain our natural resources—the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being. www.wri.org ||||| Although the feat has yet to be certified by Guinness World Records, Indian officials have reported that volunteers planted a whopping 49.3 million tree saplings on July 11, blowing past the previous record for most trees planted in a single day. That record, a mere 847,275 trees, was set by Pakistan in 2013. A reported 800,000 volunteers from Uttar Pradesh worked for 24 hours planting 80 different species of trees along roads, railways, and on public land. The saplings were raised on local nurseries. The effort is part of the commitment India made at the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015. In the agreement, signed on Earth Day 2016, India agreed to spend $6 billion to reforest 12 percent of its land (bringing total forest cover to 235 million acres by 2030, or about 29 percent of the country's territory). Trees sequester carbon dioxide from the air, thereby reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. India has experienced substantial loss of its forest cover over the past few centuries, as people cut down trees for firewood, pasture, and to make room for development. Other countries are also replanting trees. In December, African nations pledged to reforest 100 million hectares. A wide range of stakeholders, from countries to companies, also signed on to the non-binding New York Declaration of Forests that month, with the goal of halving deforestation by 2020 and ending it by 2030. The declaration also seeks to restore at leat 350 million hectares of degraded land with healthy forests. Still, the young trees aren’t out of the woods yet, so to speak. Saplings need water and care and are susceptible to disease. Experience shows mortality rates as high as 40 percent after such massive tree plantings. Watch India Man Plants Forest Bigger Than Central Park to Save His Island by William Douglas McMaster in National Geographic's Short Film Showcase. The filmmakers created the content presented, and the opinions expressed are their own, not those of National Geographic Partners. Officials say they are aware of those concerns and will be monitoring the trees with aerial photography, to see which areas may need special attention. “The world has realized that serious efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions to mitigate the effects of global climate change,” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said at an event promoting the planting. Officials also hope the trees will improve air quality in India, which suffers from some of the worst in the world. Trees can help remove some pollutants from the air. Right now, 6 of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in the country. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, a nation of 1.25 billion people. Some of them may be able to breathe a little easier, and find shade under the trees. "The biggest contribution of this tree planting project is, apart from the tokenism, that it focuses on the major issues," Anit Mukherjee, policy fellow with the Centre for Global Development told the Telegraph. "It addresses many of the big issues for India: pollution, deforestation, and land use." ||||| Student:
India's goal to increase its forest cover to 235 million acres in the next 15 years has gotten a big boost. On July 11, more than 800,000 people in Uttar Pradesh state planted nearly 50 million saplings in 24 hours in a bid to set a new Guinness world record, Popular Science reports. The figure has yet to be certified, as National Geographic notes, but if it is, it will trounce the previous record of 847,275 trees set by Pakistan in 2013. India has reserved more than $6.2 billion for tree-planting initiatives in all of its 29 states, the AP reports. The effort stems from commitments made at the 2015 climate change summit in Paris. “The world has realized that serious efforts are needed to reduce carbon emissions to mitigate the effects of global climate change,” says one official from Uttar Pradesh. India has had much deforestation in recent centuries due to demand for firewood and the creation of pastures and development space. Eighth-grader Shashwat Rai planted a fig species known locally as a peepal. "I've read in a book that this tree releases maximum oxygen," he tells the AP. "There is so much pollution in the city, we need trees that produce oxygen." A tree planted, however, is not necessarily a tree gained. According to reports, up to 40% of the saplings will die. Forestry workers will use aerial photographs to keep watch over the trees. As for young Rai, he says he'll check his tree often, adding, "I don't want this plant to die." India's not the only country getting in on the tree-planting action, per National Geographic: African nations say they will reforest nearly 250 million acres by 2030. (This is the most dangerous tree in the US.)
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task. In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". As for engravings, Durer's work was restricted to portraits and illustrations for his treatise. The portraits include Cardinal-Elector Albert of Mainz; Frederick the Wise, elector of Saxony; the humanist scholar Willibald Pirckheimer; Philipp Melanchthon, and Erasmus of Rotterdam. For those of the Cardinal, Melanchthon, and Durer's final major work, a drawn portrait of the Nuremberg patrician Ulrich Starck, Durer depicted the sitters in profile, perhaps reflecting a more mathematical approach. Despite complaining of his lack of a formal classical education, Durer was greatly interested in intellectual matters and learned much from his boyhood friend Willibald Pirckheimer, whom he no doubt consulted on the content of many of his images. He also derived great satisfaction from his friendships and correspondence with Erasmus and other scholars. Durer succeeded in producing two books during his lifetime. "The Four Books on Measurement" were published at Nuremberg in 1525 and was the first book for adults on mathematics in German, as well as being cited later by Galileo and Kepler. The other, a work on city fortifications, was published in 1527. "The Four Books on Human Proportion" were published posthumously, shortly after his death in 1528. <sep>Who engraved the portrait of Cardinal-Elector Albert of Mainz?<sep>Durer Output:
Yes
Definition: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False. Input: Sclera -- The sclera, also known as the white of the eye, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the human eye containing mainly collagen and some elastic fiber. In humans, the whole sclera is white, contrasting with the coloured iris, but in other mammals the visible part of the sclera matches the colour of the iris, so the white part does not normally show. In the development of the embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest. In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue. In the elderly, fatty deposits on the sclera can make it appear slightly yellow. Many people with dark skin have naturally darkened sclerae, the result of melanin pigmentation. Output:
is cornea the white part of the eye
Orio Joseph Palmer (March 2, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was a Battalion Chief of the New York City Fire Department who died while rescuing civilians trapped inside the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Palmer led the team of firefighters that reached the 78th floor of the South Tower, the floor where the plane had struck the building. Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true? Orio Joseph Palmer was a firefighter for twenty years before he died.
It's impossible to say
context: How to care for azaleas Know if azaleas will fare well in your climate. Azaleas are generally found in zone 6 growing areas. This means that they need warmer weather where temperatures generally do not dip below 0 or-10ºf (- 17. 8 to-23.3ºc). **** next sentence for the context: If you live in a colder climate, you might consider growing a different type of plant. However, there are some types of azaleas that remain hardy in colder temperatures. context: More men appear on the slack line doing tricks back and forth and landing on the slack line and performing for the crowd surrounding them. different ages and genders **** next sentence for the context: begin to form on the line and start handling the rope with their hands and doing more tricks. context: How to add storage space to a playroom Set up a pegboard. Find or buy a pegboard from a home improvement store like home depot or lowes. You can get it cut to whatever size you need and it should only require a few wood screws and drywall anchors to set it up. **** next sentence for the context: Paint the pegboard whichever way you like. Try bright colors like red or orange or a design with stars and stripes. context: How to survive an early work schedule Avoid the snooze button. Many people crave the extra 6 to 8 minutes of sleep provided by the snooze button. However, hitting the snooze button will actually make you feel more tired. **** next sentence for the context:
When you hit snooze, you immediately go into an early sleep stage. Being interpreted early in the sleep cycle causes you to become more groggy and tired than you would have been without those extra minutes.
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False. See one example below: Problem: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets. Solution: is house tax and property tax are same Explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct. Problem: Brian's Winter -- Brian's Winter also known as Hatchet: Winter is a 1996 young adult novel by Gary Paulsen. It is the third novel in the Hatchet series, but second in terms of chronology as an alternate ending sequel to Hatchet. Solution:
is there a sequel to the book hatchet
Q: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". Reuters Holdings PLC said Michael Reupke resigned as general manager to pursue unspecified interests, a move the news organization termed an "amicable separation." Mr. Reupke, 52 years old and a 27-year Reuters veteran, had been the information-services company's general manager for only six months. His appointment to that post, which has senior administrative, staff and policy responsibilities, followed a several-year tenure as Reuters's editor in chief. No successor was named, and Mr. Reupke's duties will be split among three other senior Reuters executives, the company said. In a telephone interview, Mr. Reupke said his departure was for "personal reasons," which he declined to specify. "There is no business reason for my departure," nor any disagreement over policy, he added. He also rejected reports that his departure stemmed from disappointment the general manager's post hadn't also led to a board directorship at the London-based news organization. Mr. Reupke was one of three executives on Reuters's eight-person executive committee who didn't also serve on the company's board of directors. "If I were choosing the people of tomorrow, I would have chosen the people who are now on the board," he said. A Reuters spokesman said the departure reflects "no change in strategy or profits." Mark Shepperd, an analyst at UBS Philips & Drew in London, said, "I suspect (the departure) will be fairly irrelevant for the company. I would be very surprised if his departure signals any change in strategy or change in profit expectations." On London's Stock Exchange, Reuters shares rose five pence to 913 pence ($14.43). In the U.S. over-the-counter market, American depositary shares for Reuters, each representing three shares in the London market, closed unchanged at $43.875. The senior of the three executives who will assume Mr. Reupke's duties is Nigel Judah, 58, finance director and a Reuters board director. Peter Holland, 45, deputy general manager, becomes director of corporate affairs. And Patrick Mannix, 46, international technical manager, becomes director of group quality programs. <sep>Name one person Reupke referred to as "The people of tomorrow."<sep>Reupke A:
No
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False. Example: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets. Example solution: is house tax and property tax are same Example explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct. Problem: Leatherface (2017 film) -- Leatherface is a 2017 American horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, written by Seth M. Sherwood, and starring Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Lili Taylor. It is the eighth film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise (TCM), and works as a prequel to 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, explaining the origin of the series' lead character.
Solution: is leatherface a prequel to texas chainsaw massacre
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them. Argument over video games may have led to teen’s death SUN-TIMES MEDIA WIRE A possible argument over video games may have led to the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy early Sunday in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood. Police have charged the cousin of the slain teen – a 13-year-old boy – with first-degree murder, police said. That teen has been sent to juvenile court for processing. The shooting occurred at 5:50 a.m. in the 500 block of East 38th Place, police said. Raymond Galloway, of the 4300 block of South Champlain Avenue, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:32 a.m., authorities said. It is unclear how the 13-year-old obtained the gun at this time. ||||| A 13-year-old boy has been charged with killing his 16-year-old cousin over a video game system. A 13-year-old boy who allegedly killed his sleeping 16-year-old cousin after an argument over a video game system was ordered held in custody today by a juvenile court judge, authorities said. The teen shot his cousin, Raymond Galloway, in the head at around 5:50 a.m. Sunday while Galloway slept in the teen’s bedroom in the 500 block of East 38th Place, according to Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors. The 16-year-old was pronounced dead about 90 minutes later at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to authorities. The two boys had been arguing earlier about an Xbox, according to a police report. A fired 9mm cartridge was found in the teen’s bedroom and a 9mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered in the apartment, said Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. The 13-year-old told police he shot Galloway, she said. Police said the boy’s mother was present when he made that statement. The boy was charged as a juvenile with first-degree murder just after midnight Monday. Judge Stuart Katz ordered him held in custody, Simonton said. It’s not clear where the boy got the gun. No adults have been charged. Galloway lived in the 4300 block of South Champlain Avenue, a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. [email protected] | Twitter: @PeterNickeas [email protected] | Twitter: @RosemarySobol1 |||||
Police say a 13-year-old fatally shot his 16-year-old cousin after the teen boys got into a fight about an Xbox. Raymond Galloway was shot in his sleep in a Chicago home early yesterday, the Chicago Tribune reports; his cousin was charged with first-degree murder today. It's not clear how the boy allegedly got the gun, the Chicago Sun-Times reports, but police say he confessed to the crime.
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Problem:Young mum Annie Nolan spends a lot of her time answering the questions of strangers about her two-year-old twin girl Delphine and Cheska- and has come up with a very cheeky way to fend off the inquiries. The 26-year-old blogger, who is bombarded with questions that range from the ordinary to the inappropriate on a daily basis, decided to write the answers to her 'frequently asked questions' on signs for her twin girls to hold. Annie, who is also mum to four-year-old Malachy, took a snap of her two girls in their prams holding the signs and uploaded them to her blog's Facebook page- and couldn't have imagined the overwhelming response she would get from parents of twins all around the world.Annie Nolan, 26, is mum to two-year-old twin girls, Delphine and CheskaThe blogger is constantly asked the same questions about her kidsAnnie, from Melbourne, decided to write the answers to her FAQs on signsShe uploaded a snap of her girls holding them in their prams to FacebookThe post has been viewed more than two million times in two days Questions:_, who runs the blog Uncanny Annie, said that she came up with idea for the signs after spending the previous evening with some other 'twin mums' and joking about the amount of times they were asked the exact same questions. (A) Annie Nolan (B) Delphine (C) Cheska- (D) Malachy (E) Facebook (F) Cheska (G) Melbourne Solution:
(A)
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Input: Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez peers into a monitor as it displays evidence in his murder trial. One day there is a photograph of him smiling next to his fiancee on Father's Day, a few hours before the killing. Another shows Hernandez on video dancing at a gas station minutes before prosecutors say he picked up the victim. Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez sits with his defense attorney Charles Rankin during his murder trial at the Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Massachusetts Hernandez is charged with killing semiprofessional football player Odin Lloyd Hernandez has made hard faces at witnesses as they come of the stand, or even flirted in some casesHernandez is accused of killing Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fianceeLloyd's body was found in an industrial park near Hernandez's homeStarted trial giving attorney big hug and talking high school sportsStill flirts and giggles whenever his fiancee Shayanna Jenkins visitsWas once under contract for $40 million Question:By contrast, across the aisle behind prosecutors, several members of _'s family occupy the front row every day. Output:
Odin Lloyd
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Input: Consider Input: NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn. Al-Shabab fighters count their bullets in neighborhood of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab, one of the strongest Islamic militias battling for control of Mogadishu, has gained ground in recent weeks, according to officials, and has started to flex its muscles beyond Somalia's border with terror strikes, kidnappings and recruitment drives. They warn that unless the world takes action the group, which wants to impose an extreme type of Islamic sharia law, could extend its grip across parts of East Africa to gain control of a region that flanks busy shipping routes already plagued by Somali piratesExperts, officials warn of growing threat from Somali militant groupAl-Shabaab is one of strongest Islamic militias battling for MogadishuKenya says danger is to region and world despite threats on Nairobi Question:We know that _ are not able to do it without foreign intervention in terms of money and weapons that they are getting from other countries." Output: Al-Shabab Input: Consider Input: A couple from Indiana barely escaped with their lives after being trapped in their bedroom for more than half an hour as flames and smoke tore through their home last Saturday morning. In a panicked phone call to 911, Pam Price and her husband, Tom, from Muncie near Indianapolis called the emergency services saying: 'The fire people just got to our house and we're stuck on the second floor. We can't get out.' The inferno which began started in the couple's garage and Tom went downstairs to check it out. By the time he got back upstairs to fetch his wife, it was too late for the Ball State University professor to get back downstairs and out the front door.Tom and Pam Price were trapped in an upstairs bedroom of their homeFirefighters attempted a rescue but it was too dangerous and had to leaveAs floor collapsed, Mrs Price made two 911 calls, hanging up each timeA final third call convinced firefighters to make another resuceThe couple were pulled out alive, virtually unharmed without a single burnNeighbors are in disbelief and a calling it 'a miracle' Question:Please help us,' _ panted in response, as choking, thick black smoke began to fill the air. Output: Pam Price Input: Consider Input: (WIRED) -- In an effort to streamline and simplify the maturity ratings of software in mobile app stores, CTIA, the international wireless industry association, yesterday proposed a ratings system that store owners could voluntarily adopt. Google and Apple basically told the CTIA to stuff it -- they're sticking with their own rating schemes. "We've put a lot of effort into Android Market's rating system, which now works well globally," Google spokesman Christopher Katsaros said in a statement. "While we support other systems, we think it's best for Android users and developers to stick with Android's existing ratings." Apple, too, has outlined its app review guidelines in extensive detail, but has not publicly commented on the CTIA app rating issue.CTIA proposes an app rating system to streamline maturity ratingsGoogle spokesman says Android will stick with the market's current rating systemIn its App Store, Apple provides an age rating ranging from 4+ to 17+ Question:However, outlines for the ratings are provided in _'s Android Market support forum.
Output: Google
[Q]: Alex Da Silva, a salsa dance instructor and choreographer for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," was arrested Saturday on suspicion of sexually assaulting four of his students, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. Da Silva, 41, is accused of assaulting the students in his two homes in the San Fernando Valley over the last six years, police said. He is being held in lieu of $3.8 million bail. Authorities said the four victims were all students of Da Silva at the time of the assaults. alex da silva danced on tv [A]: Yes [Q]: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station, after a two-day flight from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft costs a lot of money. [A]: It's impossible to say [Q]: Dog walker job<br>Alicia wanted to be a dog walker. She needed a job after school. So she applied with a local family. They decided to hire her. So Alicia was very happy she got the job. Alicia got a job after going to school. [A]: Yes [Q]: Justice Breyer, under our theory as we've advanced it, you're right; the 1976 act would be unconstitutional. Whether this Court would apply such a holding in this case to that act is a question that would have to be resolved under the retrospective -- The 1976 act is deemed unconstitutional. [A]:
Yes
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Q: Brunswick, Georgia (CNN) A jury in Georgia on Monday found Justin Ross Harris guilty of murder in the 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. Harris, 35, was accused of intentionally locking Cooper inside a hot car for seven hours. On that same day, Harris was sexting with six women, including one minor, according to phone records. In addition to three counts of murder, Harris was found guilty of two counts of cruelty to children for Cooper's death, and guilty of three counts relating to his electronic exchanges of lewd material with two underage girls. "This is one of those occasions where actions speak louder than words," Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Chuck Boring said after the verdict. "He has malice in his heart, absolutely."Harris, guilty of all charges, to be sentenced December 5His attorneys reiterated his innocence, and say they plan to appeal the verdictJurors in Harris' trial heard five weeks of testimony related to his son's 2014 death Question:_ showed little reaction as the verdict was read in court. A: Justin Ross Harris **** Q: (CNN) Squeals of delight echo around the room at Vanderbilt's Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Nine-year-old cancer survivor Bryce Greenwell turns to his mother, Jenny. "Did you know about this?" he asks, hands cupped to his face in surprise. "Yes," she says with a nod, smiling from ear to ear. "Oh, my gosh, he has missed you guys so much!" pet therapist Michelle Thompson says as she hands Swoosh, her trained toy Pomeranian, over to two eager boys. "Did you miss him? He talks to me about you boys all the time." "I haven't seen him in a long time," says 7-year-old Mitchell Montalbano, who recently graduated from chemotherapy treatment, cancer-free. "Swoosh, what have you been up to?"Two boys who were treated for cancer treasured their time with therapy dog SwooshA new study looked at the impact of therapy dogs on children and their parents Question:"It was after those first few visits with _ that he would say, 'OK, you know, I'm not going to die. A: Swoosh **** Q: A Syrian family who fled the war-torn country in 2011 was welcomed on Wednesday to their new home of Connecticut after Indiana officials objected to plans for the refugees to resettle in their state. The married couple and their five-year-old son had been living as refugees in Jordan and were waiting three years to resettle in the United States. They were scheduled to arrive in Indianapolis on Thursday but were diverted when Gov. Mike Pence ordered state agencies to halt resettlement activities after the deadly attacks in Paris. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he personally greeted the family upon their arrival Wednesday in New Haven.Married couple and five-year-old son have waited three years to enter U.S.They have been refugees in Jordan since fleeing war-torn Syria in 2011Connecticut Gov Dannel Malloy 'personally greeted them' on Wednesday Question:'We're very confident that we have the legal authority to suspend the resettlement program relative to Syrian refugees in the state of _ and I think it is the proper course,' he said. A:
Indiana ****
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph: How to treat ibs with constipation Add high fiber foods to your diet. Incorporate whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds, and nuts into your diet to gradually increase your fiber intake. Women should try to eat 21-25 grams of fiber a day, while men should try to eat 30-38 grams of fiber a day. OUT: Fiber helps ease constipation and encourages regular bowel movements. Talk to your doctor about fiber supplements if you have trouble reaching your fiber goals with diet alone. IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph: "american muscle webisodes" appears in front of an american flag and next to a man posing. An astroturfed gym is shown with people walking around. two men OUT: gather to arm wrestle. IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph: The woman then stands up and walks to a part of the roof where she lifts up a black shingle on the roof. the woman OUT:
is now on standing on the ground in front of the house smiling and talking.
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. Q: The film, produced by Stan Rogow, was directed by Jim Fall from a screenplay by Susan Estelle Jansen, Ed Decter and John J. Strauss and filmed on location in Rome, Italy in the fall of 2002. All the series characters reprised their roles except for Lalaine (Miranda Sanchez), who left the series late in the second season to film the Disney Channel original movie You Wish! Her character was said to be on vacation with her family in Mexico City. A:
was the lizzie mcguire movie filmed in italy?
It could mean to leave in the street to thousands of workers. OPTIONS: - yes - no Question: It could lead to thousands of job losses. no The National Basketball Association (NBA) has released the rosters for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game. The starting rosters can be found on the newly launched 2007 All-Star Game website. The 56th All-Star Game is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 18 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2007 Eastern Conference All-Stars Starters Gilbert Arenas (Washington) Chris Bosh (Toronto) LeBron James (Cleveland) Shaquille O'Neal (Miami) Dwayne Wade (Miami) 2007 Western Conference All-Stars Starters Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) Tim Duncan (San Antonio) Kevin Garnett (Minnesota) Tracy McGrady (Houston) Yao Ming (Houston) The All Star Website was also launched at about noon EST on January 26. The website features pictures of the players on the rosters and other information. OPTIONS: - yes - no Question: The Thomas & Mack Center was built by NBA. no Mr Lopez Obrador has alleged electoral fraud cost him the presidency, despite a recount confirming Felipe Calderon as Mexico's president-elect. OPTIONS: - yes - no Question: Felipe Calderon won the presidential election of Mexico.
yes
How to improve concentration at work Listen to some music. Keep a pair of headphones at your desk and put them on for breaks. As you listen to music, try to remove all work-related thoughts from your mind, take a few deep breaths, and listen to the music. Then, once your break is finished, dive back into work. Listening closely to music (of any genre) will help sharpen your focusing skills, and will also allow you to return to your work with greater concentration. How to connect a guitar pedal Turn everything off. Anytime you're connecting or disconnecting an effects pedal, you need to cut the power to everything in the chain. While the power cables can and should be plugged in to each separate unit, the units themselves should be switched off. Make sure the amp and each pedal are switched off when you connect them. There is one exception to this rule though-if you are using a tube or valve amp. The man stands in place then steps backwards. A few people run by the man. The man stretches then runs. the man run then jumps into sand. How to smoke from a bong Fill the bong with water. Bottled or tap water will work. The exact amount of water you should pour in will vary depending on the size of the bong you're using.
Fill up the bong so the water comes no more than 1 inch (2.54 cm) above the tip of the downstem (the long tube of glass that sticks into the bong). Any more water than that and you could get splashed while you're smoking.
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. See one example below: Problem: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China Solution: (F) Explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two Problem: (CNN) Donald Trump has called the Christopher Steele dossier "fake news" and "phony stuff," but is it? The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, sent a trusted staff member to London to obtain a copy and deliver it to the FBI for investigation, according to the UK newspaper The Independent. The US intelligence community has made no determination as of yet on the contents, but has deemed the documents sufficiently credible to warrant further investigation and included a summary of the dossier in briefing materials for both President Obama and President-elect Trump. It is worth noting that these leaders are all career professionals, including two non-political appointees, FBI Director James Comey and NSA Director Mike Rogers, who have zero incentive to pick a fight with their future boss.Donald Trump has called the Christopher Steele dossier "fake news" and "phony stuff," but is it?Nick Dowling says the material may or may not be true, but we can't dismiss it lightly Questions:If sources or individuals were named in the documents, the _ government would be in good position to investigate further. (A) CNN (B) Donald Trump (C) Christopher Steele (D) Republican (E) Senate Armed Services Committee (F) John McCain (G) Arizona (H) London (I) FBI (J) UK (K) The Independent (L) Obama (M) Trump (N) James Comey (O) NSA (P) Mike Rogers (Q) Nick Dowling Solution:
(J)
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. -------- Question: One Georgia mother remained remarkably calm when she walked into the kitchen and found that her three-year-old daughter had completely covered her 18-month-old son in peanut butter. The proud big sister, Emily, had somehow gotten her hands on an enormous container of peanut butter, and proceeded to slather it all over her little brother, Ethan - painting him with the sticky substance from his head right down to his toes. Their mom, Gina Gardner Brown, 44, recently shared a video she took of the mischievous moment on Facebook, explaining that it occurred over a decade ago - but is no less hysterical to watch.Gina Gardner Brown, from Georgia, walked into the kitchen to see that one child had emptied a container of peanut butter on the otherThe video shows Gina, now 44, finding her son Ethan covered in the goo, which has even plastered down one of his eyelidsHer daughter Emily is clearly proud of the transformation, though she admits she doesn't know why she did it Question:_ - realizing that she doesn't seem to be getting in trouble after all - rubs more peanut butter between her fingers before wiping it down the side of her brother's face. Answer: Emily Question: Prince Carl-Philip and his new wife Princess Sofia have made their first public appearance as a married couple since their wedding at the end of June. The two, who married in a lavish ceremony at the Chapel Royal at Stockholm's Royal Palace, have spent the last three weeks on their honeymoon in Fiji. Now back in Sweden, former glamour model Sofia spent Saturday watching her new husband compete in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championships in Falkenberg. Dressed in a simple blue cardigan and silk tank top, the 30-year-old appeared tanned and happy as she stood on the sidelines with the couple's border terrier Siri.Princess Sofia and Prince Carl-Philip made appearance over the weekendThe newlyweds have spent the last three weeks on honeymoon in FijiStayed at the exclusive Laucana Island resort which covers 3,500 acresWere at the Scandinavian Touring Car Championships in FalkenbergPrince Carl-Philip was among the competitors and triumphed in his race Question:But thanks to Princess Sofia's reality TV and glamour modelling past, Carl-_'s choice of wife initially proved controversial. Answer: Philip Question: The parents of a 5-year-old in central Ohio have created a visual bucket list for their daughter after she was diagnosed with a condition that will eventually cause her to go blind. Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Myers, of Bellville, was recently diagnosed with Usher syndrome type II, a rare genetic condition that causes hearing and progressive vision loss, and can result in blindness. Her parents have about five to seven years to get her out and see things, particularly at night, her father Steve Myers told the News Journal. 'Otherwise, it would be too late to do things like this (view the night sky) or catch lightning bugs,' Steve saidElizabeth 'Lizzy' Myers was recently diagnosed with Usher syndrome type II, a condition that will cause her to go blind in five to seven yearsBefore she loses here sight, Lizzy's parents plan to take her to see the Northern Lights, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and YellowstoneOn Tuesday, they kicked off the list with a visit to an Ohio observatory Question:'If they hadn't pushed us for genetic testing, we would never have known what's to come for _,' Steve said. Answer:
Elizabeth 'Lizzy
instruction: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". question: Billy had a pet turtle that he took good care of, everyday. His turtle's name was Tumble. Tumble liked to walk around outside in the garden and dig small holes to sleep in. Billy loved Tumble and would visit him outside when he got home from school. Tumble's favorite food was oatmeal. So, every day after school, Billy would make Tumble a big bowl of oatmeal and take it outside for Tumble to enjoy. Tumble would see Billy and walk up to him as fast as a turtle can go. Billy would put the bowl down and wait for Tumble to come up to the bowl to eat from it. When Tumble reached the bowl, he put his nose on it. But, the oatmeal was too hot to eat. Billy reached down and blew on the hot oatmeal, to cool it down for Tumble to eat. Once the oatmeal was cool enough, Tumble could dig in and eat his big bowl of oatmeal. Billy loved to watch as Tumble ate his bowl of oatmeal, because Billy took good care of Tumble, everyday. <sep>What were some of Tumble's favorite things?<sep>He loved digging holes in the garden and oatmeal answer: Yes question: Catherine V. "Ginny" Kilgore of Oxford, an attorney with North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, has been recognized for her dedication to serving the indigent. Kilgore - who oversees delivering legal services to the disabled and elderly in 39 north Mississippi counties - is recipient of the University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award. The award was announced recently at a dinne r, held in Kilgore's honor and hosted by law school Dean Samuel M. Davis, who presented her with an engraved plaque. "Ginny Kilgore is a public servant in the truest sense," said Davis. "Her selection continues the tradition of this award in recognizing those who have labored in the trenches, with little or no compensation but with great professional and personal satisfaction in helping to bring justice and equality to those who need it most." "This award means a great deal to me," Kilgore said, pointing to others so honored. "The work of those who received the award before me has been so important; I feel very honored." After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in education and a few years teaching, Kilgore enrolled at the UM law school. Upon graduation in 1975, she entered private law practice in Oxford, joining NMRLS in 1978. Since then, she has earned promotions from managing attorney, senior attorney, then director of the Council on Aging project. Since 1990, she has worked in the Administrative Law Unit and Resource Development, and directed the Elder Law Project, serving the northern half of the state. She also is an adjunct professor in the UM law school's Civil Law Clinic. She held a similar post a few years ago in the school's Elder Law Clinic. Kilgore says she's found her niche. "I've always thought it was important to do work to help people. I really enjoy it. The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family." She says her desire to serve others was sparked early, growing up in a single-parent home, aware that her widowed mother faced certain challenges as she supported her four children through public school and college. <sep>What award was announced at a dinner held in Kilgore's honor?<sep>University of Mississippi School of Law's 2010 Public Service Award answer: No question: (CNN) -- The U.S. space shuttle program retired in 2011, leaving American astronauts to hitchhike into orbit. But after three long years, NASA's successor is almost ready to make an entrance. Orion, the agency's newest manned spaceship, is being prepared for its first mission in December. In future missions, it will journey into deep space -- to Mars and beyond -- farther than humans have ever gone before. Orion comes loaded with superlatives. It boasts the largest heat shield ever built and a computer 400 times faster than the ones on the space shuttles. It will be launched into space on the most powerful rocket NASA has ever made. No astronauts will be aboard the December flight, which will test the spacecraft's systems for future manned missions. Final work on the spacecraft is under way at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion came one step closer to completion this month with the stacking of the crew module atop the service module. "Now that we're getting so close to launch, the spacecraft completion work is visible every day," Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer said in a statement. A 3,600-mile journey When complete, the Orion capsule will resemble a fencing foil, with a tall spire shooting up from a rounded base. At the top will sit a launch abort system, with downward-facing thrusters that would save the crew from a jarring crash in the event of a rocket malfunction. The bottom portion, the service module, will perform various functions such as in-space propulsion and cargo storage. Nestled between the two will be the crew module, capable of supporting human life from launch until recovery. Attached to the service module will be a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. For the first time since the space shuttle's debut launch in 1981, the crew compartment will ride on the tip of the rocket rather than hanging onto its side, evoking the configuration of the famous Apollo or Gemini missions. <sep>What does the abort system include?<sep>Cushioning for the crew answer:
No
Touch is an album released by Delirious? in 2002. It is essentially a clone of album "Audio Lessonover?" released in North America. In fact, only the first song, "Touch", is new. "Love is the Compass" and "Waiting for the Summer" are different versions from the UK release, and four songs present on "Audio Lessonover" were removed from "Touch". The albums could have been released in other countries as well. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: It's impossible to say Tony Rice (born David Anthony Rice, June 8, 1951, Danville, Virginia, United States) is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is perhaps the most influential living acoustic guitar player in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and flattop acoustic jazz. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rice performed in many different countries. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: It's impossible to say Will Vodery (October 8, 1885 - November 18, 1951) was an African-American composer, conductor, orchestrator, and arranger, and one of the few black Americans of his time to make a name for himself as a composer on Broadway, working largely for Florenz Ziegfeld. Will Vodery played the cello. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A:
No
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? Context: Sotheby's and Christie's, the world's two most powerful auction houses, swapped confidential lists of super-rich clients who were spared from paying fees charged to other sellers, people close to the companies and to a federal antitrust investigation of them said. Hypothesis: Christie's is one of the world's largest auction houses.
yes
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Example input: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire. Example output: Russian Revolution Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned. Q: What clergyman fought for the Church's independence?, Context: Monastic reform inspired change in the secular church. The ideals that it was based upon were brought to the papacy by Pope Leo IX (pope 1049–1054), and provided the ideology of the clerical independence that led to the Investiture Controversy in the late 11th century. This involved Pope Gregory VII (pope 1073–85) and Emperor Henry IV, who initially clashed over episcopal appointments, a dispute that turned into a battle over the ideas of investiture, clerical marriage, and simony. The emperor saw the protection of the Church as one of his responsibilities as well as wanting to preserve the right to appoint his own choices as bishops within his lands, but the papacy insisted on the Church's independence from secular lords. These issues remained unresolved after the compromise of 1122 known as the Concordat of Worms. The dispute represents a significant stage in the creation of a papal monarchy separate from and equal to lay authorities. It also had the permanent consequence of empowering German princes at the expense of the German emperors. A:
Pope Gregory VII
question: Complete the next sentence: How to diagnose malabsorption Familiarize yourself with the risk factors for malabsorption. Any person can experience malabsorption, but certain factors can increase your risk of having problems with this condition. Being aware of your risk can help you recognize and treat it effectively. answer: If your body doesn't produce certain digestive enzymes, you may be at risk for developing malabsorption. Congenital and/or structural defects and diseases of the intestinal tract, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver may increase your risk for malabsorption. question: Complete the next sentence: A bench is shown in a backyard in front of bushes. A man is using a ladder to trim the hedges. he answer: moves the bench, and walks around with the ladder, continuing to trim hedges. question: Complete the next sentence: How to wear stylish clothes Wear a basic outfit. One way to set the basis for a stylish outfit is to wear a basic, always in style outfit, such as jeans and a plain t-shirt. Other basic outfits include cutoff shorts, hoodies, and simple floral dresses. answer:
Then, add pieces to this to make it in line with current fashion trends. Add a pair of heels, wedge sandals, boots, booties, or whatever shoe is stylish and hip right now.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: Julie Summers (born 1960) is an English author, historical consultant and writer, best known for the book "Jambusters." The book focuses on several women who were members of the Women's Institute during World War II and who were inspiration for the ITV series Home Fires. She is the granddaughter of Philip Toosey and the great niece of Sandy Irvine. Hypothesis: Julie Summers remarried. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: Amargosa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2010 census. Prior to 2010, the community was grouped with nearby Owl Ranch as part of the Owl Ranch-Amargosa census-designated place. The community is named for the Amargosa Creek that runs nearby. The word "amargosa" means "bitter" in Spanish. Hypothesis: Amargosa is not an official city or town. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: Black Panther ("Hēi Bào" 黑豹 ) was a seminal Chinese rock band founded in 1987. It was originally fronted by one of China's alternative music pioneers Dou Wei. The band reunited and released a new album in 2013. The band's best known songs include "Don't break my heart", "Shameful" 《无地自容》, "Spirit of Light" 《光芒之神》， "No Right, No Wrong" 《无是无非》， and "Our generation" 《我们这一代》 Hypothesis: The band released a new album in 2013. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated:
Context: Seven Ways from Sundown is a 1960 American Eastmancolor Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy and Barry Sullivan. It is based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker, who also wrote the script. Young cast member Teddy Rooney is the son of actors Mickey Rooney and Martha Vickers. Hypothesis: Seven Ways from Sundown was released in 1960
Imagine that you are on a jury and you hear the testimony of an eyewitness who says that the accused person is guilty. You would probably vote to _ don't you think? Well, more often than not, you'd be wrong. A few years ago, an experiment was done on an evening news show on WNBC in prefix = st1 /New York. Viewers were shown a film of what seemed to be a mugging. In this simulation, a man snatched a woman's purse. He then knocked her down and ran face forward at the camera so that the viewers got a good look at him. Viewers were then shown a lineup of six men. They were asked to decide if the mugger was in the lineup and, if so, to tell which one he was. In effect, then, they had seven choices. The suspect was either one of the six or he wasn't even in the lineup. Of the 2,145 people who called up to respond, 1,843 were wrong. That means about one in seven was right. This is what you'd expect from random choice. Eyewitness accounts can be the most convincing evidence presented to a jury. Yet we are finding out that such accounts can be faulty. Something is just wrong. Why is this so? Recent findings have removed doubts on whether memory can last long. We also know that it can be changed by things such as leading questions. Mistaken eyewitness accounts are common. They are also the major cause of innocent persons being convicted in the United States. Of the people who called up to respond, _ . A) half of them were right B) 2,145 were on a jury C) six out of seven were wrong D) 1,843 made seven choices The answer to this question is:
C
Problem: Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true: Chomana Dudi (Kannada: ಚೋಮನ ದುಡಿ , English: "Choma's Drum" ) is a feature film in the Kannada language. It is based on a novel of the same name, written by Shivaram Karanth. The film was released in the year 1975 and won the "Swarna Kamal", India's National Award for the best film. Hypothesis: Chomas Drum was written by an Indian man **** Answer: It's impossible to say Problem: Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true: Caroline Righton (born 26 February 1958), is an English television presenter, author and fashion designer, best known for being a presenter on the daily Breakfast Television station TV-am and being an anchor of the Channel 4 news show, The Channel Four Daily. Hypothesis: Caroline Righton was alive in 1959 **** Answer: Yes Problem: Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true: Tall Timber Short Lines was a magazine dedicated to logging railroads and short line railroads, and was published by Oso Publications. The magazine is read both by model railroaders and those into logging history and modeling. The magazine ended publication in August 2008. Hypothesis: Tall Timber Short Lines was the highest paying movie ever made. **** Answer:
No
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them. Input: TWIN FALLS • It often takes a lot of work to catch a burglar, but sometimes criminals make it easy for investigators. A Twin Falls burglary suspect returned to the scene of the crime Saturday looking for keys and a cellphone he dropped during the heist, police say. Caleb Shay Funke, 22, was arraigned Monday in Twin Falls County Magistrate Court on two charges of burglaries and one charge of grand-theft. A woman called police about 2:30 p.m. saying she’d arrived home on the 200 block of Sixth Avenue North to find her back door open and her house ransacked, police said. Cupboards were open, books and paper were scattered, a file-cabinet was pried open and an unfamiliar cellphone was left on the bed. A silver 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt was parked behind the house, where police said they could see cash and jewelry on the passenger seat. While officers were still at the house investigating, a woman drove up behind the car and dropped Funke off, police said. Funke told officers he let a friend borrow the car and the keys ended up locked inside, court documents said. He said he had arranged for a locksmith to come unlock the car. As Funke spoke with police, a resident of the burglarized house came out with some keys, saying they didn’t belong to anyone in the house, court documents said. An officer unlocked and started the car with the keys. Funke said he wasn’t the burglar but knew who was. His story didn’t add up, so police arrested him. When officers patted him down they found a piece of jewelry in his pocket belonging to the homeowner. Her cellphone was in his car, police said. Police say Funke is also a suspect in two other Saturday burglaries. A house on the 500 block of Washington Street North had a window broken out and was left in disarray, court documents said. Footprints found near both the garage and the backdoor matched the slippers Funke was wearing when he was arrested, police said. Another house was burglarized in the 1000 block of Wirsching Avenue West, police said. The homeowner’s daughter said she noticed bags of change missing and police found checks and a credit card from the home inside the Cobalt, court documents said. In an interview with police, Funke admitted to being involved with all three burglaries, court documents said. He said he burglarized the house on Wirsching Avenue and was a lookout for a friend for the Sixth Avenue burglary. Funke said he accidentally broke the window on Washington Street and was only there because he thought his friends lived there, police said. After climbing into the house he figured his friends must have moved and left without taking anything, court documents said. Funke’s bond was set at $5,000 and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 25. ||||| Hello, I’m Craig Nabat, President of Ambitious Ideas, Inc., and inventor of FINDIT® -- the most innovative and easy-to-use locating device that attaches via adhesive strip or key ring to any of your commonly lost household items such as car keys, cellular phones, remote controls, electronic organizers, eyeglass cases, purses, and anything you tend to misplace. Since 1993, I’ve been devoted to developing and perfecting FINDIT® for people just like me who lose absolutely everything they own. Almost daily I found myself frustrated by looking for my television remote. Then I decided it was time somebody invented an easy way to keep from losing things. So, I created FINDIT® ! ||||| Output:
If only Caleb Shay Funke had invested in a clap-automated key finder. The 22-year-old showed up at the scene of a home burglary in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday and was arrested shortly thereafter for the crime—all because cops say he left his car keys in the house, the Times-News reports. The homeowner had come home to a ransacked house, the paper notes, as well as an unfamiliar silver car parked behind the house. As officers were peering into the locked car (where they say they could clearly see cash and jewelry on one of the seats), they say another car pulled up and dropped off Funke, who told cops a friend had borrowed his car and locked the keys inside, the Times-News notes. Cue one of the home's residents, who walked out of the house dangling the keys left inside (which unlocked Funke's car); the homeowner also found someone else's cellphone on a bed. Funke tried to say he knew the real burglar, but he was arrested and eventually admitted to police—who say they found a piece of the homeowner's jewelry in Funke's pocket—to being involved in that burglary, plus two others in the neighborhood. (A Delaware burglary suspect had to call 911 after getting stuck in an elevator.)
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Problem:Diyarbakir, Turkey (CNN) -- The empty anchorman's chair in the small television studio said it all. Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkey's most charismatic broadcaster, writer and political commentator had passed away. Birand was in his 70s. He had been battling cancer for years. But news of his death after undergoing gallbladder surgery in hospital still came as a shock. On Thursday night, a hush settled over a bustling restaurant in Diyarbakir when a waiter turned the TV up to hear the sad announcement. Only two days before, Birand had been broadcasting from behind that same desk. His eyes sparkled. He smiled as he spoke. He always performed in front of the camera with such energy. It looked like he was popping out of his chair.Respected Turkish journalist Mehmet Ali Birand dies after operationDuring Turkey's recent history he often angered national leaders"We don't have enough freedom in criticizing" powerbrokers, he said in 2010His last published work included a plea for calm at a Kurdish demonstration Question:But _ was so charming, elegant and vibrant, it's not fair to compare the veteran journalist to anyone else. Solution:
Mehmet Ali Birand
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Q: Washington (CNN) Nine high-profile Russians, including several high-profile diplomats, have died over the nine months since the US presidential election on November 8. Among the recent deaths were six Russian diplomats. Some of the deaths appeared natural and governments have ruled out foul play. In some cases, though, questions remain. That's either because the facts have changed over time, details are hard to come by, or the deaths are still under investigation. Self-proclaimed online sleuths and conspiracy theorists have filled the information void with speculation that the deaths were somehow related to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. No evidence has surfaced to make such a connection.Nine Russians -- all in key positions -- have wound up dead in recent monthsAt least one appears to be an assassination Question:_ news outlets reported that he was 61 years old. A:
Russians
Consider the question. I needed more knowledge and had a reputation for truancy, what did I need to go to more of? Options: - church - meeting - encyclopedia - university - class If the answer is 'class'; explain the reasoning:
Class means a group of students or pupils who are taught together. I needed more knowledge and had a reputation for truancy, I need to go to more of class.
Fido was now his master's constant companion in his walks, playing and skipping round him, and amusing him by a thousand sportive tricks . He took care, however, not to be troublesome by leaping on him with dirty paws, nor would he follow him into the parlor , unless invited. He also attempted to make himself useful by a number of little services. He would drive away the sparrows as they were stealing the chickens' meat; and would run and bark with the utmost fury at any strange pigs or other animals that offered to come into the yard. He kept the poultry, geese, and pigs from straying beyond their bounds and particularly from doing mischief in the garden. He was always ready to alarm Towzer if there was any suspicious noise about the house, day or night. If his master pulled off his coat in the field to help his workman, as he would sometimes do, Fido always sat by it, and would not suffer either man or beast to touch it. By this means he came to be considered as a very trusty protector of his master's property. His master was once confined to his bed with a dangerous illness. Fido planted himself at the chamber-door, and could not be persuaded to leave it even to take food; and as soon as his master was so far recovered as to sit up, Fido, being admitted into the room, ran up to him with such marks of excessive joy and affection, as would have melted any heart to behold. One hot day, after dinner, his master was sleeping in a summer-house , with Fido by his side. The building was old and crazy; the dog comprehended the danger, and began barking to awaken his master; and this not sufficing, he jumped up, and gently bit his finger. The master upon this started up, and had just time to get out of the door before the whole building fell down. Fido, who was behind, got hurt by some rubbish which fell upon him. Thus his love and fidelity had their full reward. Which one is the best title for the text? A) Saving the Master B) The Loyal Dog C) Protecting the Master's Possession D) The Duty of a Little Dog B There was simply too much news and too much information freely available on the net.But was it accurate? Whose opinion should we trust? A survey found that 60% of UK adults think it is worth paying for a "good newspaper", and most of those said they believed more of what they read in the paid-for newspapers. Here was something newspapers understood--here was what they could offer: news plus comment and opinion. And the Internet now offered opportunities.A newspaper was just that: news printed on paper.But the Internet now offered newspapers different places to print, and in different media. This may explain why the readership of newspapers online in the UK is very different from people who read printed newspapers. The most popular newspaper in the UK is The Sun and is also the most popular newspaper in the world.The "mid--market" audience mainly reads The Daily Mail.Of the "quality" newspapers, the most popular is the Daily Telegraph. Online, it's a different story.The most popular site is The Mail, which has 2.3 million "browsers" every day.And the next most popular site is The Guardian. 'Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A) Printed newspapers are disappearing. B) The most popular newspapers has the most popular newspaper website as well. C) People from other countries also enjoy reading British newspapers. D) The free news on the Internet makes people unwilling to buy newspapers. C Q: In England, we look forward to our birthdays for 364 days a year! We invite special people to celebrate it with us. The Presents Presents are opened as soon as the children are awake. They can't wait for the birthday cake later in the day! The Cards Friends and family send birthday cards. Sending birthday cards is a custom that began in England about 100 years ago. The Party The birthday child will have a party to which friends and family are invited. Visitors to the party bring presents for the birthday child. The children play games such as musical chairs and pass the parcel . The Cake The birthday cake is decorated on a theme . A candle for each year is lit and placed on top and the child blows out the candles making a wish. We don't put objects inside the cake as stated on many websites. The Bumps It used to be traditional for the birthday child to have the bumps. Friends would hold the child by the legs and under the arms and lift the child up and down bumping them gently on the ground. The number of bumps given is the age of the child plus one for extra good luck. As this can be dangerous, clapping is often done instead. The Sweets Some children do take sweets to school to share with their classmates on their birthdays. If Alice is celebrating her 7th birthday, how many bumps will she be given? A) Six. B) Seven. C) Eight. D) Nine. A: C Q: It'll soon be the birthday of one of my closest friends, Susie. I still cannot decide what to give her. She's a rare friend because she has been there for me all the time whenever I need a friend to talk to. I can always depend on her to be the first to arrive to give me advice when I have problems. I guess I am so lucky to have her as a friend. It's more than seven years since I first met Susie in our school. I joined the theater group and she was a director then. At first I thought she was _ but in the end I realized that she needed to keep a strict image in order for her actors and actresses to take her seriously. And then during practice I got a chance to know her better. In fact, she was a friendly and warm-hearted person. Soon we become good friends. I don't know exactly what to give my friend on her birthday as I believe she has everything. So it's really hard to buy her a gift she will appreciate. This year I want something different and special but I don't know what to give. One day I searched the internet without any purpose and to my surprise there is a really lovely site where you can buy all kinds of gifts. I scanned some of their items and I found cool and exciting gifts. I chose a special personalized bracelet . I'm sure that this will look perfect on her. I put our names as part of the design of the bracelet so that it'll remind us that we'll forever be friends. I can't wait to give her my gift but I won't tell her yet. I don't want to destroy the surprise. Why does the author consider Susie as a rare friend? A) She can always offer help when the author is in need. B) She author and Susie have lots of things to talk about. C) Susie is good at solving problems. D) Susie is a friendly and warm-heated person.
A: A
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below: Sam was annoyed due to mix up of the dinner timing Too Early<br>Sam was supposed to meet friends for dinner. When he arrived nobody else was there. He got a table and waited. Nobody got there for a while. Sam realized he had gotten the wrong time. Options are: 1. Yes. 2. It's impossible to say. 3. No.
2.
(Question) Just when scientists think they have discovered and recorded every species of insect that crawls on the earth they find something new.Earlier this month, Peter Jager, the head of Frankfurt's Senckenberg Research Institute reported the discovery of a unique eyeless spider! The creature that has a leg span of six centimeters and a body size of just twelve millimeters was found in a cave inside the tiny nation of Laos, in Southeast Asia. It was identified as a member of the Huntsman spider, a large family that consists of 1100 species.However, the other members of the family all have eyes.The spider is the first one that has no eyes.The scientists believe that the reason for the lack of eyes can be that these spiders spend their entire life inside caves.In the past they have seen other members of the Huntsman spiders living in caves with six or less eyes.They believe that the kind of spider has adapted to the fact that they do not really need the eyes to such an extreme measure that they have _ them altogether. But they are not the only creature to have done that.Over the years, scientists have discovered completely blind cave fish, and even a freshwater crab, which happens to live in the same cave as this eyeless spider! Surrounded by Burma and China on the northwest, Vietnam on the east, Cambodia on the South and Thailand on the west, the landlocked nation of Laos has been a treasure trove of an incredible number of new and exotic species.In the last few years researchers have discovered the Saola -- never-before seen antelope-like creature, a small deer species called muntjacs, a tiny striped rabbit and a rock rat that was thought to have been extinct 11 million years ago.In addition to that it is also home to over one hundred species of large mammals ranging from tigers to macaques and over 165 species of amphibians and reptiles like the terrible King cobra and the noisy Tokay gecko, a permanent resident inside most Laos households. The animals like Saola and muntjacs are mentioned in the text to show _ . A) Laos is a better place for animals to survive B) Laos is a country with great biological diversity C) exotic species invade Laos on a large scale D) more animals have made physical change for adaptation (Answer) B (Question) Although websites such as Facebook and MySpace experienced rapid growth during the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, some users remain unaware of the fact that the information they post online can come back to haunt them. First, employers can monitor employees who maintain a blog, photo diary, or website. Employers can look for controversial employee opinions, sensitive information disclosures, or wildly inappropriate conduct. For example, a North Carolina newspaper fired one of its features writers after she created a blog on which she wrote about the strange things of her job and coworkers without signing her real name. The second unintended use of information from social networking websites is employers who check on prospective employees. A June 11, 2006 New York Times article reported that many companies use search engines and social networking websites such as MySpace, Xanga, and Facebook to conduct background checks on college campuses. Although the use of MySpace or Google to check a student's background is somewhat unsettling to many undergraduates, the Times noted that the use of Facebook is especially shocking to students who believe that Facebook is limited to current students and recent alum . Corporate employers are not the only people interested in college students' lives. The third unintended use of social networking websites is college administrators who monitor the Internet -- especially Facebook -- for student bad behavior. For example, a college in Boston's Back Bay expelled its student Government Association President for joining a Facebook group highly critical of a campus police sergeant. In addition, fifteen students at a state university in North Carolina faced charges in court for underage drinking because of photos that appeared on Facebook. Although more users of websites such as Facebook are becoming aware of the potential dangers of online identities, many regular users still fail to take there basic security precautions . First, only make your information... According to the passage, which of the following does the author imply? A) Information obtained unwillingly from the Internet is permitted in court. B) It is impossible to protect yourself from unintended uses of information online. C) Even if you restrict who can view your data, the government may still access it. D) Done properly, posting offensive information about oneself brings no risk. (Answer) A (Question) Salesman Ramesh lived in the southern part of India. He got his first assignment in the month of June, the start of the rainy season in the area. He was given a list of local laundry owners whom he had to approach and sell products to. He was scared and thought he wouldn't be able to fulfill the task, but he accepted the challenge as he had no other choice. The next day he started approaching the laundry owners, and within 15 days he got a really nice response. Most of them purchased his products, but they borrowed money from Ramesh to buy the products. Everyone promised to pay him back within the next 15 days. During the last week of June amidst heavy showers, he started visiting the laundry owners to collect money. Upon visiting half of them, he realized he hadn't collected a penny. After almost 14 days, on a bright sunny Monday morning, he started visiting the laundry owners once again. Suddenly, by noon Ramesh realized that he had collected the payments from almost 50% of the owners. He worked hard throughout the day, and by the end of the day he had completed 90% of his target for June and July. At last, he became the "star performer" for the months of June and July. Why did the laundry owners look at the sky and tell him to come the next day when Ramesh visited them? He went to a laundry owner and asked him the question. The owner said, "This is the month of the rainy season and we have to wash the clothes, dry them off and iron them before handing them over to customers. If the sun doesn't shine, how can we dry our clothes and earn money to pay you back?" Ramesh then realized that it was his patience and endurance that kept him going and ultimately helped him achieve success. Like Ramesh, each one of us should realize that apart from being honest and hard-working, if we can keep our patience, we are inching up the ladder of success. What can we learn about Ramesh? A) He didn't like the job of salesman. B) He was confident in his first task. C) His customers were mainly the local laundry owners. D) He accomplished his sales task perfectly within 10 days. (Answer)
C
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Q: NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn. Al-Shabab fighters count their bullets in neighborhood of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab, one of the strongest Islamic militias battling for control of Mogadishu, has gained ground in recent weeks, according to officials, and has started to flex its muscles beyond Somalia's border with terror strikes, kidnappings and recruitment drives. They warn that unless the world takes action the group, which wants to impose an extreme type of Islamic sharia law, could extend its grip across parts of East Africa to gain control of a region that flanks busy shipping routes already plagued by Somali piratesExperts, officials warn of growing threat from Somali militant groupAl-Shabaab is one of strongest Islamic militias battling for MogadishuKenya says danger is to region and world despite threats on Nairobi Questions:We know that _ are not able to do it without foreign intervention in terms of money and weapons that they are getting from other countries." (A) NAIROBI (B) Kenya (C) CNN (D) Al Qaeda (E) Somalia (F) Western (G) Al-Shabab (H) Mogadishu (I) Islamic (J) East Africa (K) Somali (L) Nairobi A: (G) **** Q: A Facebook prank in which a man trolls his racist, xenophobic, and homophobic 'friend' by commenting on every single one of the guy's posts and calling him out for his ignorant views has taken the internet by storm - likely because everyone can relate to seeing these types of comments in their news feeds. In the amusing series of exchanges, which the man behind the hoax have admitted he made up to mock the current political firestorm among conservatives and liberals, a user named 'Robert Graves' relentlessly baits his ultra-conservative friend, 'Brendan Sullivan', by repeatedly mocking his offensive posts. 'Can't believe Kim Davis story has disappeared. She stood up for what she believed in. But now gay marriage has been forced upon this great nation,' Brendan wrote in one post, to which Robert responded: 'Why do you care so much? Worrying about what a couple of gay dudes do in the privacy of their own homes in about the gayest thing a guy can do.'A user named 'Robert Graves' relentlessly baited his ultra-conservative friend, 'Brendan Sullivan', by repeatedly mocking his offensive postsTheir fake exchanges caused a stir on the internet because nearly everyone can relate to having an ignorant Facebook friend like 'Brendan'The prankster came clean about the hoax today, saying he fabricated it to make fun of the political firestorm between liberals and conservatives Questions:I must say, that is a grading scale like no other I have seen before,' wrote _. (A) Robert Graves (B) Brendan Sullivan (C) Kim Davis (D) Brendan (E) Facebook A: (A) **** Q: He stood out from the moment he sprinted out of the tunnel: the pink boots, the shock of blond hair and the swagger he had on the ball. There was a buzz around the small town of Drammen on Monday when it was confirmed that local hero Martin Odegaard would travel down from Oslo to play for Norway's Under 21s against England and his presence had a significant impact on the attendance. Odegaard, of course, was the most sought after teenager in world football earlier this year, with all the top Barclays Premier League clubs – along with many others on the continent – making a play for his affections; the fact he chose to join Real Madrid simply added to the story.Martin Odegaard started for Norway Under 21s against England on MondayHis presence boosted the attendance and he put on an impressive displayAfterwards, the 16-year-old was mobbed by the gathering global mediaThe Real Madrid man spoke of English offers before choosing SpainOdegaard described it as 'a privilege' to work under Zinedine Zidane Questions:'_ is a great coach, a great man to learn from. (A) Drammen (B) Martin Odegaard (C) Oslo (D) Norway (E) England (F) Odegaard (G) Barclays Premier League (H) Real Madrid (I) English (J) Spain (K) Zinedine Zidane A:
(K) ****
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true (see options at the end): The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33, also known by its French language title L'amour des trois oranges (Russian: Любовь к трём апельсинам , "Lyubov' k tryom apel'sinam"), is a satirical opera by Sergei Prokofiev. Its French libretto was based on the Italian play "L'amore delle tre melarance" by Carlo Gozzi. The opera premiered at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, on 30 December 1921. Sentence: The opera premiered prior to the 30's. Options are: A). Yes; B). It's impossible to say; C). No;
A).
Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance is a 2006 book by Ian Buruma. "The Guardian" describes it as, "part reportage, part essay." It explores the impact of mass immigration from Muslim countries on Dutch culture through the lens of the murder of film director and anti-immigration activist, Theo van Gogh. Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true? Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance is a 2006 film by Ian Burum. Options: i. Yes. ii. It's impossible to say. iii. No.
iii.
input hypothesis: Institute Benjamenta was a commercially successful film Context: Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life, released in 1996, was the first feature-length film by the Brothers Quay, produced by Keith Griffiths and Janine Marmot. It is based on "Jakob von Gunten", a novel written by Robert Walser. It stars Mark Rylance, Alice Krige, and Gottfried John. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No true or false: It's impossible to say Context: Jahan-e-Khalid is Pakistani super model, educationist and entrepreneur. Having worked with top brands and fashion designers he has established himself as a leading model and has been nominated twice as Best Model Male at Lux Style Awards. He received three consecutive nominations at Hum Awards as Best Model Male, winning one. Hypothesis: Jahan-e-Khalid only win one Hum award due to his others professions OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No It's impossible to say Input: OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No Matthew Mead (born 1924, Buckinghamshire, died 2009) was an English poet as well as a translator, with his wife Ruth, of German poets, including Johannes Bobrowski and Nelly Sachs. He edited the magazine "Satis" and lived in Germany. A selection of his poems appears in "Penguin Modern Poets 16", together with Harry Guest and Jack Beeching. Sentence: German poets preferred Matthew as a translator over Ruth. Output: It's impossible to say Problem: Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true: The Russia House is a spy novel by John le Carré published in 1989. The title refers to the nickname given to the portion of the British Secret Intelligence Service that was devoted to spying on the Soviet Union. A film based on the novel was released in 1990 starring Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, and directed by Fred Schepisi. The BBC produced a radio play starring Tom Baker. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No Hypothesis: John le Carré published two spy novels in 1989. **** Answer: It's impossible to say [Q]: Ralph Edward Tresvant Sr. (born May 16, 1968), also known as Rizz and Rizzo, is an American contemporary R&B singer best known as the lead singer of R&B/pop group New Edition. As a solo artist, Tresvant released the album "Ralph Tresvant" (1990). In 2008, he began touring with Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill in a new group named Heads of State. Heads of State played songs from New Edition OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]: It's impossible to say [Q]: Tropical rock (or trop rock) is a genre of popular music with influences from rock and roll, reggae, country music, caribbean, Calypso music and zydeco. It incorporates themes and compositions of a tropical nature and represents a relaxed and easygoing lifestyle. Tropical Rock is popular among those people that smoke marijuana. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]:
It's impossible to say
question: Complete the next sentence: How to grow yellow squash Buy a packet of yellow squash seeds. Yellow squash is a common garden vegetable, so you'll be able to find seeds at any store that sells seeds and garden supplies. Since one yellow squash plant produces enough squash to last a small family all summer, there's no need to buy more than one packet of seeds. OPTIONS: - Otherwise, consider buying a packet, if possible. Start with a 15-inch (38.9 cm) packet of seeds , 21-inch (40. - Look for saleable seeds at your local hardware store or garden center. Inspect the packet carefully to make sure it contains them. - You can buy yellow squash seeds from any supermarket or garden store. If the growing season is just beginning, it's a good idea to purchase a packet of seeds that will be able to grow in areas with little shade or hard-soled soil. - Yellow squash comes in two varieties: bush and vining. The bush varieties take up less space, while vining varieties spread out over the garden bed. answer: Yellow squash comes in two varieties: bush and vining. The bush varieties take up less space, while vining varieties spread out over the garden bed. Problem: Write the next sentence for: How to grow elderberries Prepare the soil. The best soil for elderberries is free-draining and fertile. Add compost and work through the soil. OPTIONS: - The compost will help strengthen the roots and prevent the plants from dying. Soil surrounding the plant becomes the root of the plant. - Till to a depth of 4 to 5 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m). Remove, if necessary, topsoil compost. - Ensure good drainage; elderberry doesn't like waterlogged soil. Propagate an elderberry in the early spring. - Plant around 60 berries in the compost mix three to four weeks before your due date. Before planting the elderberries, you should mulch.. Next sentence: Ensure good drainage; elderberry doesn't like waterlogged soil. Propagate an elderberry in the early spring. context: How to do homework quickly and effectively Make sure you have a good environment to do your homework in. The more focused you are, the more work you will manage to get done, so get a good place to do the task to maximise productivity. Try to find somewhere that is relatively quiet. OPTIONS: - Where students cannot be bothered watching tv or talking on headphones will also help you get up to speed and get it done. Take a break for a few minutes at least. - Listening to the radio, texting a friend, ringing the doorbell, etc. Are good places to spend your time, because you won't be interrupted if your attention is diverted. - This should ideally be away from the centre of your house or wherever you are setting up. A bit of silence can really help you to get in the zone. - This is particularly important if you are studying in a quiet environment, such as the locker room or cafeteria. It needs to be quiet enough for both you and your classmates to concentrate, and it needs to be quiet enough for you to earn the points you need to improve on. **** next sentence for the context: This should ideally be away from the centre of your house or wherever you are setting up. A bit of silence can really help you to get in the zone. IN: What happens next? How to find a fax number Locate a fax number in a local phone book. Search for the name of an organization or business to find the telephone number for that business. If the business has a fax number, it may be listed in the directory next to the phone number or address. OPTIONS: - Sometimes businesses choose to print their information out for their phone book or fax. Once you know which fax number the business works out of, you can look at their complaint forms for updates. - If this is the case, use the fax number to see if any industry information is available in the area and click on the link at the top of the page to confirm the page information. Fax numbers are written in a classifieds section on the website of a trade union such as the usda. - Search for a fax number on the internet. Visit the website of the business or entity of which you need the fax number. - Look online for web-based fax companies. These companies typically have fax numbers associated with their personal machines. OUT: Search for a fax number on the internet. Visit the website of the business or entity of which you need the fax number. Problem: How does the next paragraph end? How to convince a customer you are a responsible babysitter Type up a resume and be prepared to give it to the customer upon your first meeting with them. Include your past babysitting experience, if you are trained in cpr (most customers will be very happy to see this on a resume), and at least two reliable references. Look neat and presentable at your first meeting with the parents. OPTIONS: - If the children ask why you aren't delegating too much responsibility, it really makes a difference. Make sure you check that they are accepting important responsibility. - Wear decent clothes, and make sure your hair is combed through. A fancy outfit is not necessary, just something that looks nice. - Dress looking all brand new, and smile often. Make sure to review your skills for the job you are interviewing for. - Make a good mental note of your professional appearance, and dress appropriately for the appointment. Give the boss a copy of your resume. A: Wear decent clothes, and make sure your hair is combed through. A fancy outfit is not necessary, just something that looks nice. context: White on black text appear for a while. two boys OPTIONS: - from another time, this time with a haircut stick their hair straight and laugh or something. - are sitting on bleachers and talking. - appear and sit in a bench pick a pink up. - fight fights with each other in the ring. **** next sentence for the context:
are sitting on bleachers and talking.
Problem: Historians estimate that 800,000 Chechens were stuffed into rail cars and deported to Kazakhstan and Siberia, and 240,000 of them died en route. Based on that paragraph can we say the following? Stalin deported 800,000 Chechens. **** Answer: no Problem: A powerful bomb, hidden in a truck, exploded outside the headquarters of Colombia's secret police, Wednesday, causing severe damage, Bogota mayor Andres Pastrana said. Based on that paragraph can we say the following? An attempt on Andres Pastrana's life was carried out using a powerful bomb. **** Answer: no Problem: The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is trying to reassure lawyers for the family of Jean Charles de Menezes that the inquiry is still on track. Based on that paragraph can we say the following? Police issued John Wadham's statement after lawyers for the de Menezes family met with the complaints commission, demanding more information about the killing. **** Answer: no Problem: The Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule to beef up the independence of mutual fund boards represents an industry defeat. Based on that paragraph can we say the following? The SEC's new rule will give boards independence. **** Answer:
yes
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". Sometimes traits can vary from parent to offspring. These changes are due to mutations. Mutations are a random change. Mutations are natural. Some mutations are harmful. In this case, the organism may not live to reproduce. The trait will not be passed onto offspring. Others variations in traits have no effect on survival. Can some mutations be good for a living thing? Other mutations can have great benefits. Imagine being the first moth that can blend into its background. It would have a better chance of survival. A living thing that survives is likely to have offspring. If it does, it may pass the new trait on to its offspring. Thats good news for the offspring. The offspring may be more likely to survive. Mutations are one way living things adapt to new conditions. <sep>What is necessary to create the chance to pass traits on to potential offspring?<sep>Night sex
No
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: Short Back 'n' Sides is the fifth solo album of Ian Hunter. Unsure of which direction he should take, Ian Hunter finally decided to collaborate with Mick Jones, who gave Hunter's songs a tougher and heavier touch. Fellow Clash member Topper Headon as well as Mick Ronson, Todd Rundgren and Ellen Foley also appeared on this album. Hypothesis: Topper Headon, Mick Ronson, Todd Rundgren, and Ellen Foley sang together on a song for Hunter's fifth album. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: Alexandra Elizabeth Shiva is an American film producer and director. "Bombay Eunuch" is her 2001 award-winning film, and in 2015 she showed "How to Dance in Ohio" at the Sundance Film Festival in the US Documentary Competition. Shiva also founded a production studio called Gidalya Pictures. Hypothesis: Alexandra Elizabeth Shiva has children Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1978 British comedy film spoofing "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It starred Peter Cook as Sherlock Holmes and Dudley Moore as Dr. Watson. A number of other well-known British comedy actors appeared in the film including Terry-Thomas (in his final screen appearance), Kenneth Williams and Denholm Elliott. Hypothesis: Actors originated from the United Kingdom acted in the film. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated:
Context: Texas' Nineteenth Congressional District of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the upper midwestern portion of the state of Texas The district includes portions of the State from Lubbock to Abilene. The current Representative from the 19th District is Republican Jodey Arrington. Hypothesis: People believe Jodey Arrington is a good candidate.
Q: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. (CNN) Two parties, two different Americas. On Saturday night, the press gathered for the annual White House correspondents' dinner in Washington where, traditionally, they would roast the president. But this year the punchline was in Pennsylvania, at a rally President Trump held to celebrate his first 100 days in office. "I could not possibly be more thrilled," said Trump, "than to be more than 100 miles away from Washington's swamp, spending my evening with ... much better people." Thus are the battle lines drawn: the press vs. the president, liberal vs. conservative, Washington vs. the rest of the country. It sounds compelling, but it's actually absurd. The press is not the white knight of democracy. The president is not the people's champion.The White House correspondents' dinner competed with a Trump rally Saturday night where he denounced the pressTim Stanley: He's right; a Democratic-leaning press has gone from being journalists reporting on a war to soldiers fighting in it Questions:The "enemy," aka the President, has a big army behind him, and 96% of _ supporters say they don't regret their vote last fall. (A) CNN (B) Americas (C) White House (D) Washington (E) Pennsylvania (F) Trump (G) Tim Stanley (H) Democratic A:
(F)
What happens next? A person is riding inside a boat on the water. they Available choices: A. are belly surfing down the waves.; B. get out and put their clothes on.; C. are riding in olympic-size water.; D. are dragging a person on water skis.;
D.
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. It dwarf's Apple's iPad Pro, boasting a massive 18.5inch screen. Samsung's much anticipated Galaxy View tablet has been officially revealed. Samsung tried to steal Apple's thunder by teasing an extra large tablet at its Gear S2 launch event at IFA, Berlin - but now it has finally come clean about the gadget. 451.8 mm wide, 275.8 mm tall, and 11.9 mm thick 18.4inch TFT LCD screen Resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels 8-megapixel primary camera and a 2.1-megapixel secondary camera Octa-core Samsung Exynos 7 processor, running at 1.6GHz. The graphics processing will be handled by an ARM Mali-T720 chipSamsung teased device called the Galaxy View at IFA BerlinNew specs reveal giant 18.5inch screen device  weighing 2.65kg Questions:'_'s betting big on its own proprietary software and it makes sense to get developers in early to pack out the Tizen app store with circle-friendly apps. (A) Apple (B) Samsung (C) Galaxy View (D) Gear S2 (E) IFA (F) Berlin (G) Octa (H) ARM Mali (I) T720 (J) IFA Berlin
(B)
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Q: (CNN) Lawrence Phillips, an imprisoned former NFL running back who was awaiting trial on charges of killing his cellmate last year, died Wednesday morning after being found unresponsive in his prison cell, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. The death of Phillips, 40, is being investigated as a suicide, the department said. Phillips was a star running back at Nebraska and a first-round pick for the St. Louis Rams in 1996, but lasted in the NFL only three seasons. He was sent to a California prison in 2008 after being convicted of domestic violence, false imprisonment and vehicle theft charges.Lawrence Phillips had great potential but demons, too, former college coach tells newspaperHe was in prison for domestic violence and other chargesPhillips, 40, was to stand trial again, accused of killing a cellmate Question:The former running back had a huge season as a sophomore for _, bulldozing his way to 1,772 yards and 16 touchdowns in the 1994 season. A:
Nebraska
Choose from options: Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below: Claire was an independent woman after keeping her child. Unexpected pregnancy<br>Claire was a very independent woman who didn't want children. So when she learned she was pregnant, she panicked. She reviewed all her options and talked to friends. In the end, she decided to keep the child. It turned out to be a good decision for her as she was a good mother. Available choices: A). Yes; B). It's impossible to say; C). No;
B).
input hypothesis: John Fair "Jocko" Marcellino missed the Woodstock performance. Context: John Fair "Jocko" Marcellino (born May 12, 1950) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, producer and actor best known as one of the founders of the American rock and roll group Sha Na Na. He performed with Sha Na Na at the original Woodstock Festival, in the movie "Grease" and in The Sha Na Na Show, their worldwide syndicated TV show. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No true or false: No Context: Callitris columellaris is a species of coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), native to most of Australia. Common names include White Cypress-pine, Murray River Cypress-pine, and Northern Cypress-pine. "Callitris columellaris" has been naturalised in Hawaii and in southern Florida. Hypothesis: Coniferous trees can grow in the state of Hawaii. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No Yes Input: OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire. The population of the Unitary Authority at the 2011 Census was 159,616. These three administrative units make up the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire. Sentence: The Unitary Authority had a population over 150,000 in 2011 Output: Yes Problem: Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true: The Terry Pratchett First Novel Award is a biennial award for the best unpublished science fiction novel in the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after British author Terry Pratchett. The book is chosen by a panel of judges previously including Pratchett. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No Hypothesis: The Terry Pratchett First Non-fiction Award is named after British author Terry Pratchett. **** Answer: No [Q]: Katie Liu Leung (born 8 August 1987) is a Scottish film, television, and stage actress. She played Cho Chang, the first love interest for lead character Harry Potter in the Harry Potter film series. In 2012, Leung made her stage debut in the play "Wild Swans". Leung has an interest in painting and photography and studied art and design at the University of the Arts, London. Leung tried out for the role of Cho Chang when she was 24 and got the role as the first love interest of Harry Potter. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]: It's impossible to say [Q]: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill of the Arrows, who recorded the first released version. The song was later made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1982. Alan Merrill has played the song live in Europe, Japan and most often in his home town New York City. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in 1996. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]:
No
Believing overweight among school children is the result of bake sales, the Education Department of New York declared that bake sales will be banned all through the states, as a part of their new "wellness"policy. The ban gives a harder time to schools tying to earn money,because of budget difficulties. Bake sales have proven to be highly profitable toward schools with young people because the start-up costs are very small. Allie,a Roslyn High School freshman , agrees that bake sales are needed for school supplies."l think it's wrong for schools to ban bake sales because a lot of schools need the money to be raised. Our school could really use the money for new uniforms."Allie also commented on the bake sales apparent cause of child overweight. "I feel that it is the student's choice to eat the baked goods. lf they want it, let them have it."Jessica,another Roslyn High School freshman, had a different opinion."I feel that children can not always stay away from items such as cupcakes. It might be better if the amount of bake sales were limited, and only allowed students to buy one item." New York Education advisors are having trouble coming up with substitute product for students to sell. A plan of advertising healthier foods has come into play. However the department needs to consider if students will go for items like vegetables. Allie and Jessica don't think so."Students might not like the healthier foods. This way, the schools are gaining less money."Allie shares. Another plan to think about is the idea of not selling food products altogether. Alternate programs are being conducted throughout New York schools,such as walk-a-thons, as a healthy way for students to earn money for their schools. Which is both healthy and profitable way for schools to earn money? A) The bake sales. B) The vegetables sales C) The walk-a-thons. D) The food product sales.
C
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Q: Riverside, California (CNN) As she has trudged toward the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has struggled to find a message that could impassion her Democratic voters the way her rival Bernie Sanders has. But that changed this week in California when she turned her full attention to Donald Trump. With the brash real estate magnate as her full-time foil, Clinton finally seemed to find her voice. In speech after speech across the Golden State, Clinton delivered a fiery, point-by-point takedown of the real estate magnate, casting him as a greedy bully who was eager to profit from the financial woes of the middle class Americans who lost homes and jobs in the 2008 economic crash.Clinton has amped up her attacks against Trump while campaigning in California this week"The fact is Donald Trump thought he could make money off of people's misery," she said Questions:For now, they seem to have settled on that three-prong attack -- that _ is a businessman who only protects his own interests; that he is a man who is incapable of working with others; and a candidate who would pose a risk to national security. (A) Riverside (B) California (C) CNN (D) Democratic (E) Hillary Clinton (F) Bernie Sanders (G) Donald Trump (H) Clinton (I) Golden State (J) Americans A: (G) **** Q: Stoke manager Mark Hughes feels Tuesday's Capital One Cup clash with Chelsea provides the 'perfect' opportunity for his side to bounce back from their loss to Watford. The Potters were on a high as they welcomed the Hornets to the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, looking for a fourth straight Barclays Premier League win to mark what was Hughes' 100th game in charge in all competitions. But they suffered a 2-0 defeat having lacked potency in attack and been guilty of errors at the back, with Troy Deeney and Almen Abdi taking advantage by scoring for the visitors. Three days later Stoke host a Chelsea side around whom the sense of crisis deepened with Saturday's 2-1 loss at West Ham, during which Blues boss Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands.Stoke fell to a disappointing 2-0 defeat by Watford on SaturdayManager Mark Hughes is keen for his side to pick themselves upHe has targeted a midweek cup upset against ChelseaThe Welshman has been in charge at Stoke since 2013 Questions:The amount of points is okay - I think to have 13 points is very nice for _. (A) Stoke (B) Mark Hughes (C) Capital One Cup (D) Chelsea (E) Watford (F) Potters (G) Hornets (H) Britannia Stadium (I) Barclays Premier League (J) Hughes (K) Troy Deeney (L) Almen Abdi (M) West Ham (N) Blues (O) Jose Mourinho (P) Welshman A: (E) **** Q: (CNN) Mitt Romney has added his voice to the chorus of Republicans who are dismayed that an ignorant demagogue such as Donald Trump could be poised to capture the presidential nomination of their grand and noble party. In a speech Thursday morning, Romney said, "Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University." He laid out a comprehensive case for why Republicans should reject Trump and pick one of the other candidates still in the race. But before we start lauding Romney for being a statesmanlike voice of reason and moderation, it's worth remembering a few things about him.Paul Waldman: Romney, GOP have used same ugly tactics as Trump, only with more politesseHe says Romney's 2012 campaign used racial code words, bullying mightTrumpism is GOP conservatism stripped of its veneer of subtlety, Waldman says Questions:That's because _ says, "I'm going to make our military so big, so powerful, so strong, that nobody, absolutely nobody, is going to mess with us." (A) CNN (B) Mitt Romney (C) Republicans (D) Donald Trump (E) Romney (F) Paul Waldman (G) GOP (H) Waldman A:
(D) ****
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. PROBLEM: (CNN) -- Iran's supreme leader took verbal jabs at the United States Saturday in his first public reaction since the United States accused Iran of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labeled the allegations "meaningless and absurd." "They (the U.S.) want to isolate Iran," Khamenei said over chants of "down with America" in a speech before thousands in the western Iranian city of Gilangharb. Also, an Iranian official said claims by the United States that a high-level U.S. diplomat had met Wednesday with an Iranian counterpart over the plot were untrue. "There were no kinds of negotiations between the two countries, and there was not such a contact," said Alireza Miryousefi, press secretary for the Iranian Mission to the United Nations.NEW: Scholar says plot does not fit Quds Force "M.O."Ayatollah Khamenei calls the U.S. allegations "absurd"Iranian diplomat: U.S. claims of a meeting with Iran are not trueThe U.S. alleges Iran was involved in a plot to kill a Saudi official in the United States Question:"Doing so on _ soil is unmistakably an attack on the United States, not on Saudi Arabia." SOLUTION: United States PROBLEM: It was a day of firsts for Whitecaps FC striker Robert Earnshaw as he wasted no time in grabbing his first goal for his new club by scoring with his first touch of the ball against Portland Timbers on Saturday evening. With the game looking as though it was heading for a 1-1 draw, Welsh manager Carl Robinson put faith in his veteran compatriot, bringing him on as an 87th minute substitute for the Vancouver outfit Within three minutes, the former Premier League striker was putting the ball in the back of the net and showboating his trademark somersault celebration.Striker Robert Earnshaw scored on his Whitecaps debut with his first touchThe 33-year-old had been on the pitch for just three minutes before nettingVeteran Earnshaw's 90th minute strike won the game for his new MLS club Question:'The length of time I've been playing football and that feeling when the ball hits the net, oh my god, it's the best,' _ told reporters after the game. SOLUTION: Robert Earnshaw PROBLEM: Andy Murray has stepped up his pursuit of a second Wimbledon crown as he hit the practice courts with heavily pregnant coach Amelie Mauresmo and new back-room recruit Jonas Bjorkman. Murray will head into the tournament as No 3 seed, it was confirmed on Wednesday, ahead of the draws being made on Friday morning. And the British No 1 enters Wimbledon full of confidence after beating Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 in the Aegon Championship final at Queen's club last Sunday. The win over Anderson, which he achieved in 64 minutes, replicated his success in 2009, 2011 and 2013, when he also emerged the winner.Andy Murray has been seeded third at this year's Wimbledon tournamentMurray was put through his paces by pregnant coach Amelie MauresmoMauresmo was a doubt but will be in attendance at the All England ClubThe duo were joined in training by new back-room recruit Jonas Bjorkman Question:'I'd imagine during Wimbledon that Amelie can take the lead and _ can see how we operate a bit more as a team. SOLUTION:
Jonas Bjorkman
OPTIONS: I. If you do not, the mailbox will be removed from your account. Press down the number 1 on your mobile phone.; II. Callers will ring the first hour after setting up the phone so that the service can give you a full ring before entering. Open any phone on your answering machine and select sound.; III. Make sure your shopping account and personal email account have the required information. If they do not, follow these steps.; IV. Plan activation is the easiest and most reliable way of making sure voicemail is activated. Be sure your phone is set to allow phone calls/texts to go through.;Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows? How to set up voicemail Activate your phone. Charge it completely, if it is a new model. Make sure you set up your voicemail within 60 days of plan activation. Answer:
I.
instruction: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. question: Paris (CNN) A 9-year-old South African child diagnosed with HIV when he was 1 month old has been in HIV remission for 8½ years -- without regular treatment. This is the first reported case of a child controlling their HIV infection without drugs in Africa and the third known case globally. Soon after diagnosis, the child was placed on antiretroviral treatment, or ART, for 40 weeks, at which point treatment was stopped and the child's health was monitored. Blood tests in late 2015 revealed the child is in HIV remission, meaning levels of the virus in the blood are undetectable using standard tests. Subsequent testing of samples dating back to the child's infancy confirm remission was achieved soon after treatment was stopped.The 9-year-old has been in HIV remission for most of his lifeUnderstanding his biology may one day help other children come off HIV treatment Questions:More than 370 infants infected with HIV were randomly assigned to immediately receive _ for either 40 weeks or 96 weeks. (A) Paris (B) CNN (C) South African (D) HIV (E) Africa (F) ART answer: (F) question: Fox News is slapping back saying Donald Trump didn't dump them, but they ditched The Donald first. 'At 11: 45 a.m. today, we canceled Donald Trump's scheduled appearance on The O'Reilly Factor on Thursday, which resulted in Mr. Trump's subsequent tweet about his "boycott" of Fox News,' a spokesperson for the network said. Trump has been on a Fox News tear again this week, letting it rip on Bill O'Reilly yesterday, calling his show 'boring' and full of 'Trump haters.' He then moved to Megyn Kelly last night, saying she was 'highly overrated.' He crescendoed his assault at 12:02 p.m. today, announcing on Twitter that he 'won't be doing any more Fox shows for the foreseeable future,' because, he said, he was treated 'unfairly.'This week, Donald Trump took to Twitter and called Megyn Kelly 'overrated and Bill O'Reilly's show 'boring'The billionaire then tweeted that he would no longer be going on Fox News because the network wasn't treating him fairlyBut Fox shot back saying they DUMPED Trump first - and then he staged his boycott Questions:The offending segment on Kelly's show seems to be a discussion _ had with Fox News' Brit Hume. (A) Fox News (B) Donald Trump (C) Donald (D) The O'Reilly Factor (E) Trump (F) Bill O'Reilly (G) Megyn Kelly (H) Twitter (I) Fox answer: (G) question: Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will go head-to-head on Sunday in a battle to be crowned heptathlon World Champion as their main rival conceded defeat. Britain’s golden girl and her heir apparent are first and second at the halfway stage and predicted it would come down to a straight shoot out in the 800m, the final of seven events. If she were to rule the world once more only 13 months after giving birth to her first baby, Reggie, and in only her second full heptathlon since winning gold at London 2012, it would cap a remarkable comeback for Ennis-Hill, 29.Great Britain on course for gold and silver after four heptathlon eventsEnnis-Hill leads the field after hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200mJohnson-Thompson dropped from second to ninth despite shot put PBBut a strong 200m run regained her the silver medal positionWorld No 1, Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton, is in fourth place Questions:‘When I cleared the 1.80m Jess said she was absolutely crapping herself for me and that I was giving her a heart attack,’ said _-Thompson, ‘so it was nice of her to support me.’ (A) Jessica Ennis (B) Hill (C) Katarina Johnson (D) Thompson (E) World Champion (F) Britain (G) Reggie (H) London (I) Ennis (J) Great Britain (K) PB (L) World No 1 (M) Canada (N) Brianne Theisen (O) Eaton answer:
(C)
TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. PROBLEM: Dr. Bailey is in labor, and without her husband Tucker Jones by her side, she refuses to push so she can give birth. George works with Addison to convince Bailey to have the baby. He finally gets through to Bailey by giving her the motivation that she needs, and ultimately he holds her while she delivers the baby. Izzie and Alex have sex again. Chief Richard Webber is under a lot of stress from everything that's been going on, and it is believed that he is having a heart attack, which lures his wife Adele to the hospita(anxiety attack)). Dr. Bailey's husband goes into cardiac arrest. Meredith finally removes the explosive from the patient, and Dylan, the leader of the bomb squad, carries it away. Meredith steps out of the operating room into the hallway, curiously watching Dylan walk away with the explosive, and at that moment, the bomb explodes, killing Dylan and a second bomb squad member. Meredith is knocked unconscious by the explosion. There is a revival of the ``shower scene'' from the first part, but with a more serious tone: the fully clothed Izzie and Cristina wash blood off of a stunned Meredith as George looks on. Dr. Bailey's husband and the man who had the explosive embedded in his body both survive. At the end of the episode, Preston and Derek become friends, overcoming their initial rivalry in the series beginning, and call each other by their first names. Cristina says ``I love you, too'' to a sleeping Preston. Derek comes to visit Meredith and says, ``You almost died today,'' and Meredith tells him that she can't remember their last kiss. Derek recalls the kiss for her, telling her that she ``smelled like some kind of flower,'' which Meredith says was lavender, and then he leaves. SOLUTION: did the bomb really go off in grey's anatomy? PROBLEM: Both Jersey and Bank of England notes are legal tender in Jersey and circulate together, alongside the Guernsey pound and Scottish banknotes. The Jersey notes are not legal tender in the United Kingdom but are legal currency, so creditors and traders may accept them if they so choose. SOLUTION: is jersey currency legal tender in the uk? PROBLEM: Thirteen Reasons Why has received recognition and awards from several young adult literary associations, and the paperback edition reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list in July 2011. A screenplay was written, based on the original release of the book, that became the basis of the dramatic television series 13 Reasons Why released through Netflix on March 31, 2017. The screenplay contains several deviations from the book, including, but not limited to, name changes, plot elements, and character personalities. SOLUTION:
is thirteen reasons why based on a book?
Teacher: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. Solution: China Reason: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two Now, solve this instance: The warnings from Jose Mourinho were loud and clear. Stars on the bench, stars left in London and still Chelsea were unable to stop their star from falling a little further. Mourinho blamed attitude ahead of the game, but it was not a problem of desire in Porto, where they were outclassed at times and flattered by the result. They were not awful for the entire game – there was a flurry in stoppage-time - but they were unrecognisable from the champions of last season, that imperious winning machine, built in Mourinho's ruthless image. Suddenly Chelsea are ravaged by nerves, prone to panic, vulnerable from set-pieces and low on confidence. No-one epitomises the mess more than Branislav Ivanovic who was tormented by the outstanding Yacine Brahimi.Porto's Andre Andre opened the scoring in the 39th minute with close-range finish past keeper Asmir BegovicChelsea attacking midfielder Willian scored with a free-kick shortly before half-time interval to level the scorePorto captain Maicon delivered the winner from a corner just seven minutes into the second half at Dragao StadiumNervous and low on confidence, Chelsea's slump was epitomised by defender Branislav IvanovicThe Serb right back was tormented by the man of the match Yacine Brahimi Question:For Willian it was his third goal in three games, all from free-kicks, but Porto were soon back in front when _ slipped his markers to convert a corner with a glancing header at the near post. Student:
Maicon