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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Yves Saint Laurent Daft Punk's music has always come with an educational component. After all, their 1997 debut was called Homework and featured a track called "Teachers" that namechecked a slew of musicians ("...Brian Wilson / George Clinton / Lil Louis...") the duo loved—and wanted fans to love as well. Their 2001 follow-up kept with the theme, right down to its title, Discovery. The guys behind gleeful dancefloor hits like "One More Time," "Da Funk," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" have even talked about their aspirations towards infotainment: "Homework, we did it, and it was a way to say to the rock kids, like, 'Electronic music is cool,'" Thomas Bangalter recently told GQ. "Discovery was the opposite, of saying to the electronic kids, 'Rock is cool, you know? You can like that.'" Related Story The Crazy, Totally Justified Hype for Kanye West's New Album The lesson of their latest, then, seems obvious. The insane hype surrounding the release of Random Access Memories, their fourth non-soundtrack album and their first in eight years, proves that they've grabbed the undivided attentions of the rock kids and the electronic kids. Now, they want to show those kids that the schmaltzy disco, intricate prog, and quivery soft rock of decades past is cool too. To do that, the duo largely ditched computers and samplers. They recruited the musicians that made some of the most influential records of the '70s and '80s, the likes of Chic's Nile Rodgers and Michael Jackson's Thriller and Off the Wall session players (plus newer stars like Julian Casablancas and Pharrell Williams to help out on vocals). And they recorded a lush, pristine, largely analog vision of the past. The result: beautiful songs. That's beautiful in the most literal sense, where sensory experience outranks songwriting or danceability. The jazzy, flute-laden "Motherboard," the Magnificent Seven-theme-aping violins of "Beyond," the spiraling-out rock charge of "Contact," the multi-suite choral pomp of "Touch": All convincingly explain why Daft Punk have spent their press tour for this album talking about the limits of computerized music. As Bangalter told The New York Times ("knocking over his drink in his excitement"), live instrumentation offers "an infinity of nuance, in the shuffles and the grooves... These things are impossible to create with machines."
One obvious machine element remains, though. Bangalter and/or Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (they won't say who's on vocal duties on at any given time) keep the robots-with-a-heart routine going, singing through a vocoder about yearning to live and love. On the slower, gooier songs, like "The Game of Love" and "Within," that once-cute shtick comes off as nearly unlistenable parody. Elsewhere, though, as on the mid-album high points of "Lose Yourself to Dance" and "Get Lucky"—both featuring the Neptunes' Williams, both built on Rodgers's hypnotic funk-guitar riffs, both among the few tracks that will get people moving—the bots' voices add nice, fizzy hooks to the mix. But beyond the younger guest musicians' featured, that's the only recognizably of-the-moment ingredient here... though, come to think of it, bands have been making their vocals sound synthesized for decades. ||||| Diehard fans of French electronic duo Daft Punk lust after the pair's custom space-age helmets, which aren't for sale. What to do? Make your own. Atlanta prop-maker Harrison Krix documented his process. (Photo: Jennifer Barclay)
People are daft about Daft Punk, crazy enough to spend thousands of dollars on helmets resembling what the two pop stars are usually wearing.
When the French electronic music duo release their new CD, "Random Access Memories," on Tuesday it is likely to become one of the world's top-selling records of the year. The first single, "Get Lucky," has already topped the charts in 55 countries.
Despite the hype and the pair's massive popularity—they have been around since the 1990s—Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, 39, and Thomas Bangalter, 38, can still stroll through throngs of die-hard fans at their own shows, entirely unnoticed. Some concertgoers doubt the pair is really on stage at all.
Enlarge Image Close Dan Almasy Daft Punk fan Harrison Krix wears a helmet like band member Thomas Bangalter's.
That is because, for the past decade, Messrs. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo have rarely appeared on stage or at other public events without the Space Age, face-obscuring helmets, sometimes decorated with light-emitting diodes programmed to display text and images.
Now, as fans awaited the release of Daft Punk's first new album in eight years, demand has soared for facsimiles of their iconic headgear. Some cash-strapped fans are proposing long-term payment plans; others are fretting over whether they will be able to find models that fit their heads.
"Price is not an object," wrote 27-year-old Boston-area fan Trevor Bates in a recent posting on a popular Daft Punk fan site, saying he was prepared to spend at least $2,000 and warning he also had "a large head."
Mr. Bates, a stagehand, said it was fortunate the band's new album and impending tour were coinciding with his "finally having a job" so that he could afford the helmet of his dreams. "That being said I am not a millionaire and I can be picky," he added.
The market for knockoff Daft Punk helmets emerged just over a decade ago, after the electronic music pioneers commissioned a California special-effects company to create a pair of helmets with programmable LED displays for the release of their second album, "Discovery."
Photographs of the pair in their helmets appeared in French magazines a month before the "Discovery" album: Mr. de Homem-Christo's was gold and featured a rainbow-flanked smiley face in lights; Mr. Bangalter's was silver with a narrow red visor. He is the taller of the two. Thousands of tiny wires cascaded like thick hairs through the back of their helmets to control boards in their backpacks, which the two men lugged around to public appearances.
Kevin Furry, whose former company, LED Effects Inc., installed the electronics, said the initial sight of the contraptions "scared our receptionist." Fans called incessantly, he said, requesting duplicates, but he refused, putting a notice on the company's website to warn fans it wouldn't make replicas without Daft Punk's permission.
Related Daft Punk’s stealth marketing campaign has the music world buzzing in anticipation. Megan Buerger joins Lunch Break with an inside look at the album launch that is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Photo: David Black.
Fans got to work constructing their own, or enlisting independent craftsmen.
Harrison Krix, 30, was working at an ad agency in Atlanta when he decided to try his hand at re-creating a Daft Punk helmet for a prospective buyer in California four years ago.
After months of blueprinting, mold-making, sculpting and sanding, Mr. Krix shipped his helmet to an automotive shop that specialized in chrome plating, installed circuit boards and eventually delivered a shimmering gold specimen nearly identical to the first one worn by Mr. de Homem-Christo, complete with rainbow LEDs.
His time-lapse YouTube video documenting the 749-step process, according to one fan's count, "How to Make a Daft Punk Helmet in 17 Months" has clocked more than three million views.
"I was just kind of winging it," says Mr. Krix, who received so many offers after fans got wind of his work that he quit his ad-agency job and went into prop-making full time.
Jennifer Barclay Mr. Krix grabs a bite at an Atlanta diner in a helmet he made.
Now, though, he says he just sells do-it-yourself kits instead of finished helmets since he got a "terrifying" email from a Daft Punk representative who was concerned that he was making it sound in an eBay ad as if he were a member of the band. Daft Punk declined to comment for this article.
Hayes Johnson, 23, an assistant graphic designer at Johnson State College in Johnson, Vt., said his first attempt to make a replica out of a baseball helmet, red Christmas lights and soda cans while in high school was "really primitive."
Several years later, he fashioned a more respectable pair that fetched $1,000 on eBay. Now, Mr. Johnson is in the process of updating a chart he published in 2010 entitled "A Visual History of Daft Punk Helmets," which diagrams the subtle evolution of helmets worn by the band.
"To the naked eye, it looks like Daft Punk helmets haven't changed in recent years. I feel really dorky when I talk about this stuff, but they are actually very different," said Mr. Johnson, noting shifts over time in color and style.
Kevin Sanders, founder of the Daft Club, a London fan site, says he started seeing so much helmet-hawking in discussion forums that he created a special page where buyers and sellers could connect.
Mr. Sanders said his website has tracked a 365% jump in the number of members seeking helmets last month from the year earlier. Helmets without programmable light displays cost from $200 to $500; computerized designs run up to several thousand dollars.
"People are so desperate for these things that they are willing to wear everyday household buckets," says Mr. Sanders, adding that official Daft Punk merchandise is hard to find.
Helmet selection can be nerve-racking. Michael Wilson, a creative director at a tech company in Toronto, worries about having a "fairly big head" because he expects good-quality helmets run small, since serious fans are after a snug, sleek fit, not something "comically large."
Mr. Wilson, 32, thinks displaying the helmet in his home would be a "great icebreaker" to ignite discussion among guests. (He also plans to have his girlfriend take photos of him wearing the helmet while he performs everyday tasks.)
Helmet-makers aren't necessarily hip to the band's music. Thomas Spragge, a 54-year-old prototype toy-maker in Massachusetts, had never heard of Daft Punk until three years ago when his daughter asked him to make a helmet.
Her headgear got such "an incredible response" that he decided to make 10 more to sell. The first one he posted on eBay received more than 60 bids and 3,000 views before selling last month to a fan in Texas for $1,125—nearly three times what it cost him to produce.
As for the tunes, they are growing on him. "It's kind of like new disco," he says.
Write to Hannah Karp at [email protected]
A version of this article appeared May 21, 2013, on page A1 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Fans Lose Their Heads In Pursuit of Daft Punk Helmets. |||||
A: | Want to make a few bucks? Figure out how to duplicate the odd, face-covering, sometimes rainbow-lighted helmets worn by the two members of Daft Punk, suggests the Wall Street Journal. There's apparently quite a demand for replicas of the iconic headgear worn by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, particularly since the French electronic music duo released its first album in eight years today. Customers have been known to pay thousands for lookalike helmets sometimes featuring programmable light displays—then again, they're not exactly easy to put together. Harrison Krix decided to give it a go four years ago, and it took him 17 months to complete a 749-step process involving blueprints, molds, circuit boards, and an auto shop that did the chrome plating. The final result was apparently more than acceptable to fans, because he was able to quit his day job and go into prop-making (although now he sells only helmet-making kits, after an email from a "concerned" Daft Punk rep). Other helmet makers also have scored thousands for their homemade contraptions, and a fan site founder has set up a special forum for would-be buyers and sellers. "People are so desperate for these things that they are willing to wear everyday household buckets," he says. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: what is the last place mentioned?, Context: Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates two United States Navy bases and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. The two US Navy bases, Blount Island Command and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military presence in the United States. Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is also important to the Jacksonville area, particularly tourism related to golf. People from Jacksonville may be called "Jacksonvillians" or "Jaxsons" (also spelled "Jaxons").
A: | Jacksonville |
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: Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump will begin work Friday dismantling the financial regulations enacted after the 2008 economic crisis, hours after the first major economic report of his administration is released. Trump's executive moves won't have an immediate effect on Wall Street oversight. But they're likely to draw sharp criticism from Democrats and reform proponents who say the regulations that the President is looking to scrap could prevent another meltdown. In two executive actions, Trump plans to direct his administration to evaluate regulatory action taken by his predecessor, Barack Obama, with an eye toward eliminating what his advisers say are burdensome rules on financial services firms and consumers.Trump will issue a broad directive meant to garner input from the heads of federal regulatory agencies on areas for reformA second action will direct the Department of Labor to cease implementation of an Obama administration rule on retirement investment advisers
Question:But the _ administration official said the rule was a "complete mess" with a litany of unintended consequences.
SOLUTION: Donald Trump
PROBLEM: (CNN) On Sunday activist Maria-Teresa "Tess" Asplund, 42, stood alone in confronting several hundred neo-Nazi marchers in Sweden, her fist firmly raised in protest. Asplund's defiant act only lasted for a couple of seconds -- just enough for Swedish photographer David Lagerlöf to capture the image. But Lagerlöf's photo, which he posted to Twitter, has rocketed around the Internet and heaped praise on the slender woman with the close-cropped hair who has inspired others by showing courage in the face of hatred. "When I did it, I was angry. I wasn't scared," Asplund told CNN. "Now when I think about it, I understand it could have been worse. Now I see that."Swedish activist Tess Asplund stood in protest to block a neo-Nazi marchA photo of her defiant act has been shared around the world
Question:"I've been to several other demonstrations and there has been lots more violence, with more clashes between anti-fascist groups and neo-_ groups," he said.
SOLUTION: Nazi
PROBLEM: After a week that saw Louis van Gaal’s protege Jose Mourinho get sacked by Chelsea, the burning question is how long does the Dutchman have left at Manchester United? Another bitterly disappointing result and performance at Old Trafford saw United extend their winless run to six games and slip to fifth in the table. Many United fans, normally so patient with their managers, booed the Dutchman, 64, on his walk from the dugout to the dressing room. Rooney's return saw Martial used down the right - CLICK HERE to see more stats from our brilliant Match Zone serviceManchester United extended their winless run to six games as they lost 2-1 to Norwich CityCaptain Wayne Rooney returned to make his 500th appearance for the clubCameron Jerome opened the scoring with a shot that should have been saved by David de GeaAlex Tettey doubled the Canaries' lead with a low finish in the second halfGolden Boy winner Anthony Martial pulled a goal back for the hosts following confusion in the boxLouis van Gaal is under more pressure after United slipped out of the Champions League places
Question:Once he could see the whites of _’s eyes, he shot firmly at the goalkeeper, who palmed weakly into the net.
SOLUTION: | David de Gea
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Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to get water stains off a ceiling
Find the source of the moisture.
You may find an obvious leak in a pipe or fixture on the floor above the damaged ceiling, but it may also be more difficult to pinpoint.
If you don't locate the source of the moisture prior to doing the repair, the problem will just keep coming back.
Choices:
[I] Wear gloves, safety glasses and a dust mask while looking for and repairing the leak. Depending on how long the leak has gone unrepaired, there could be mold present.;
[II] This can only be prevented by replacing a leaking leak with another fixture. Moisture generated by a leak will also lead to damage.;
[III] If the leak is recurring, then you probably need to get rid of it before it lingers. You can sort out the leak by calling a mechanic or an electrician if you have no problem figuring out what's causing the problem.;
[IV] Luckily, small water leaks are usually removed by scraping away the grime and dirt with a razor blade and a plunger. Vent fans may also be able to circulate ventilation through a damaged ceiling.; | [I] |
[Q]: Ryan Potter (born September 12, 1995) is an American actor and martial artist. Beginning his career as a professional actor at the age of 15, Potter is perhaps best known for his starring role as Mike Fukanaga in "Supah Ninjas" and for voicing Hiro Hamada in "Big Hero 6" (2014). Ryan Potter was hired for his part in "Big Hero 6" because of his role in "Supah Ninjas".
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: The Amboy Dukes were an American rock band formed in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan, best known for their one hit single "Journey to the Center of the Mind". The band's name comes from the title of a novel by Irving Shulman. In the UK the group's records were released under the name of The American Amboy Dukes because of the existence of a British group with the same name. The Amboy Dukes has been to North Korea.
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Nydala Abbey (Swedish: "Nydala kloster" ) was a Cistercian monastery in the province of Småland, Sweden, near the lake Rusken. Although the abbey ceased to operate in the 16th century, its church was renovated and converted into a Protestant church during the 17th century and is still in use. The church belongs to the Church of Sweden and is part of the Diocese of Växjö. Nydala Abbey is now a part of Diocese of Väzjö
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Albert Levitt (March 14, 1887 – June 18, 1968) was a judge, law professor, attorney, and candidate for political office. While he was a memorable teacher at Washington and Lee University, and as judge of the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands ordered that woman voters must be registered, he later came to hold what some thought were eccentric views on religion. Albert Levitt was named after has father and had a Jewish background.
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
[Q]: Summer Lovers is a 1982 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen. It was filmed on location on the island of Santorini, Greece. The original music score is composed by Basil Poledouris. "Summer Lovers" featured "Hard to Say I'm Sorry", a No. 1 hit for Chicago and "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters. Randal Kleiser chose Greece as the filming location OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Bangladesh Film Directors Association is the pan-national trade body of film directors in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Film Directors Association’s General Secretary is Badiul Alam Khokon. Mushfiqur Rahman Gulzar is the president of Bangladesh Film Directors Association. Bangladesh Film Directors Association reviews movies and holds conferences to discuss films OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Melissa Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" series of cartoons and the animated television series "Baby Looney Tunes". She is featured as main character Daffy Duck's blonde girlfriend in several cartoon shorts but is only referred to as Melissa in one, "The Scarlet Pumpernickel", where she is voiced by Marian Richman. Melissa Duck is not affiliated at all with Daffy Duck. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
[Q]: The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the twentieth edition of the U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition took place for the first time in New Zealand, the third time on Oceanian soil after Australia staged the 1981 and 1993 editions. A total of 52 matches were played in seven host cities. The people in New Zealand were not too happy with hosting it OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: | It's impossible to say |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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].
Comet lander Philae may be sitting on an object teeming with alien microbial life, according to two leading astronomers. Distinct features of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, such as its organic-rich black crust, are best explained by the presence of living organisms beneath an icy surface, they claim. The experts go as far as to suggest the comet is more hospitable to life than the Earth's polar regions. Rosetta, the European space craft orbiting the comet, is also said to have detected strange 'clusters' of organic material that look suspiciously like viral particles. But neither Rosetta nor its lander are equipped to search for direct evidence of life after a proposal to include this in the mission was allegedly laughed out of court.Leading space experts say comet may be capable of housing microbial lifeEven suggest comet is more hospitable to life than Earth's polar regionsCalculate that its distinct feature point to presence of living organismsProfessors plan to include life-detecting device on lander was laughed at
Question:'Five hundred years ago it was a struggle to have people accept that the _ was not the centre of the universe.
| Earth |
Given the stream of consciousness rationale, provide a reasonable question and answer. Rationale: Talking is the first step that can change behavior. Linda wanted to talk to someone for changing behavior because she knew that she was doing bad stuff.
The question and answer: | Linda wanted to talk to someone because she knew that she was doing bad stuff and that talking was the first step to doing what?
Options:
- communicating with others
- hurt feelings
- changing behavior
- dry mouth
- communication
The answer is changing behavior |
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 Input:
Libertarian icon Rand Paul has beefed up his campaign store ahead of his announcement this morning that he would compete for the Republican nomination for president next year. Like Paul, the Kentucky senator who made a name for himself by championing issues not typically associated with the GOP such as criminal justice reform and privacy protections, much of the 'Rand' 2016 SWAG is unconventional. Rand fans will still find the usual array of yard signs and bumper stickers. But they'll also have the opportunity to sport their support through Macbook skins and woven blankets that feature Paul's face, 'Stand with Rand' flip-flops and car mats and a host of other unique items like the 'NSA Spy Cam Blocker.'The freshman senator beefed up his campaign store ahead of his presidential announcement this morningRand fans will find the usual array of yard signs and bumper stickers - but they'll also be able to sport their support with more unique itemsMacbook skins and woven blankets feature Paul, flip-flops and car mats bear the slogan 'Stand with Rand' and there's branded cornhole boardsFor $1,000 supporters can buy pocket Constitutions signed by PaulPaul's campaign store reflects the 52-year-old lawmaker's efforts to appeal to a new generation of conservatives
Questions:_ backers can 'stop hackers and the NSA' from spying on them for low price of $15. (A) Libertarian (B) Rand Paul (C) Republican (D) Kentucky (E) GOP (F) Rand' 2016 SWAG (G) Rand (H) Macbook (I) NSA Spy Cam Blocker
Ex Output:
(B)
Ex Input:
When they met in an online IVF support group back in 2011, Andrea Rivas and Sandi Palmisano were two women struggling to get pregnant. They longed for children and believed if they could at least have one healthy baby each, they'd be happy. Fast forward four years and the two women from Martinsburg, West Virginia have six babies between them – three sets of twins. And all of them were carried by Andrea. Their story is a miraculous one of hope and friendship. In 2014 Andrea made headlines when she gave birth to Sandi's children EmmaLee and Grayson after agreeing to become a gestational carrier for Palmisano when a medical condition prevented her from carrying an embryo to term.Andrea Rivas and Sandi Palmisano, both from Martinsburg, W Va, met through an online IVF support groupAndrea, 30, and her husband Mark, 41, had twins through IVF but Sandi, 47, and her husband Philip, 45, failed in three cycles - then Andrea stepped in to become a surrogateBut months after giving birth to Sandi's twins, Andrea and her husband Mark conceived naturally - and amazingly were told they would have twins againShe gave birth in March almost a year to the day since giving birth to Sandi and Philip's twinsSandi tells Daily Mail Online: 'Between the two of us we have six babies. It's almost impossible to put into words.'
Questions:'Never in a million years would it have occurred to me that _ would have offered to help us.' (A) IVF (B) Andrea Rivas (C) Sandi Palmisano (D) Martinsburg (E) West Virginia (F) Sandi (G) EmmaLee (H) Grayson (I) Palmisano (J) W Va (K) Mark (L) Philip (M) Daily Mail Online
Ex Output:
(B)
Ex Input:
These incredible photographs appear to capture a fire-breathing dragon in the sky - just in time for St George's Day. With its large snout and blackened eyes, the furious-looking beast appeared to breath fire as it stared down from the sky in the bizarre cloud formation. Captured at dusk the red sky adds a fiery hue behind the clouded creature giving it an uncanny likeness to the legend of the fire breathing dragon slain by St George - ahead of the patron Saint of England's day tomorrow. The cloud dragon appears to breathe fire in these incredible images captured by amateur photographer Nicolas LocatelliCloud formation before the red dusk sky resembles a fire breathing dragonIt was captured by amateur photographer Nicolas Locatelli, 20, in CaliforniaThe patron Saint of England St George slayed a dragon in famous legend
Questions:It was not until 1348 that St George became the _ of England. (A) St George's Day (B) St George (C) patron Saint (D) England (E) Nicolas Locatelli (F) California
Ex Output:
| (C)
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Cedrus (common English name cedar) is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae. They are native to the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitudes of 1,500–3,200 m in the Himalayas and 1,000–2,200 m in the Mediterranean.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Cedrus (common English name cedar) is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae s manys favorite tree
Available options:
(1). Yes
(2). It's impossible to say
(3). No | (2). |
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: Apple Pay is launching in the UK for the first time today and will be available in a string of UK retail chains, banks and other services including Boots, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, the Post Office, Tesco, Transport for London and Waitrose. The technology means shoppers will be able to make payments using some of the latest Apple products, such as the iPhone 6. Several banks operating in the UK have signed up to the scheme. Customers with RBS, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, Ulster Bank and MBNA can use the service from today. HSBC, which was expected to be one of the first banks to launch the service, said instead it would not launch it until the end of July. The bank's customers vented their frustration on Twitter. Tim Davies posted: 'So Apple Pay is out in the U.K. but none of my HSBC cards work.'iPhone 6 users will be able to make payments using their phoneCustomer with RBS, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, Ulster Bank and MBNA can use Apple Pay from today
Question:Andy Nicolaides posted: 'Well setting up _ Pay on phone and Watch was pretty seamless.'
A: | Apple Pay |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
A suicide attack is an attack in which the attacker or attackers intend to kill others and intend to die in the process (see suicide). In a suicide attack in the strict sense the attacker dies by the attack itself, for example in an explosion or crash caused by the attacker.
Hypothesis: People were killed in Tamil suicide attacks. | 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. 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: Sebastian Vettel laughed off Nico Rosberg’s claim that he hopes Ferrari can catch Mercedes during a spiky press conference after Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton, who romped to victory at the season-opening race in Melbourne, and team-mate Rosberg, finished more than half-a-minute clear of Vettel to seal an utterly dominant weekend for the world champions. After the race, Rosberg said he hoped Ferrari would be able to bring the challenge to Mercedes, with he and Hamilton expected to dominate this term having won 16 of the 19 races in 2014. Lewis Hamilton was caught in the middle as Nico Rosberg (left) and Sebastian Vettel traded jibesSebastian Vettel issued spiky response when Nico Rosberg claimed he hoped Ferrari would be able to catch frontrunners MercedesVettel quizzed: 'You hope you slow down? Is that what you are saying?'The spat rumbled on throughout the post-race press conferenceRosberg and Vettel finished behind race winner Lewis Hamilton
Question:_ responded: ‘I hope that you can give us a challenge.
A: Nico Rosberg
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Q: (CNN) -- Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova will team up again to play at this year's Wimbledon championships. The popular pair won the 1999 and 2002 Australian Open doubles titles, but will be returning the SW19 to play in the legends doubles event for players who are retired from the professional circuit, the management company Octagon said Tuesday. Swiss star Hingis won five grand slam singles crowns and nine in doubles during a glittering career which ended under a cloud in 2007, when she was suspended for two years for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon. The 29-year-old denied taking the drug, but did not appeal the ban, which ended last September, prompting speculation that she may attempt a return to the WTA circuit.Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova to be re-united at Wimbledon this yearThe pair will play in the legends doubles event at SW19Hingis has ended a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine at 2007 Wimbledon
Question:_ is a year younger, but has not played regularly on the main tour for seven years after being hit by a string of injuries.
A: Anna Kournikova
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Q: (CNN) -- Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist and Christian singer who battled drug addiction and later inoperable cancer, died Friday morning, CNN's Larry King said Saturday night. He said the family had asked him to make the delayed announcement. She was 65. Messner was a guest on "Larry King Live" on Thursday. She told him she couldn't swallow food, and weighed only 65 pounds. King said the family postponed the death announcement for a day so family members could gather. Messner was cremated and interred in a remote part of Kansas at the Kansas-Oklahoma state line, King said. "The family appreciates all of the well wishes of so many people," the talk show host said on CNN.NEW: Ex-husband Jim Bakker: "She lived her life like the song she sang"Televangelist famed for heavy makeup, frequent tears dead at 65She made a final appearance Thursday on "Larry King Live"Former singer survived PTL scandal, drug addiction
Question:"Our family is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Tammy Faye," _ said late Saturday.
A: | Jim Bakker
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Problem:With the surrounding park , the Ixelles Ponds reach from the Sonian Forest to the center of Brussels .
Solution: | With the surrounding park , the Ixelles Ponds are the tip of a long strip of almost uninterrupted greenery reaching all the way from the Sonian Forest deep into Brussels ' urban tissue . |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Atlanta attorney Claud “Tex” McIver told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday that he accidentally shot and killed his wife as they rode in their SUV near Piedmont Park.
Asked by a reporter if he purposely shot Diane McIver, Tex McIver responded, “I absolutely did not. She was my life partner. My life as I know it is ruined because of this accident.”
His exclusive phone interview with the AJC marked his first public comments since the shooting on Sept. 25.
Police have said very little about the case, involving a prominent Atlanta couple. Their investigation is ongoing. Legal experts have said Tex McIver could face criminal charges, even if the shooting was accidental.
RELATED: McIver shooting a tale of love, class, race
In a wide-ranging interview with the AJC on Thursday, McIver’s attorney Stephen Maples contradicted several parts of an early version of the story - put out by a family spokesman - including the couple’s fear of Black Lives Matter protesters.
Bill Crane had told the newspaper last week that Tex and Diane McIver became alarmed when their SUV was approached by several individuals. They were also worried about unrest surrounding recent Black Lives Matter protests in the area, Crane said.
But Maples said Thursday the couple were not thinking of Black Lives Matter, or anything racial, when they decided to pull out their .38 snubnosed revolver from the center console of their SUV. They merely saw some people milling about in an area known to have homeless people, and took a cautionary measure, Maples said.
Maples said that the couple were driving home to Buckhead from their other home in Putnam County when they pulled off I-85 onto Edgewood Ave. due to traffic. McIver was in the back seat. He awoke saw some people milling about and asked his wife in the front seat to retrieve the gun, Maples said. He said homeless people have been known to hang out under the overpass there.
Soon after he fell back to sleep, the gun in a plastic bag in his lap.
He was jarred awake near Piedmont Park, Maples said.
McIver told the AJC, “I was suddenly awoken. I lurched and the gun fired.”
He added, “I must have forgotten it was in my lap. I saw a flash.”
He said it was an accident and that he loved his wife, president of Corey Airport Services, a marketing and advertising company.
“There’s nothing I want to do but join her,” he said.
The grief is overwhelming, he said.
“I’m down to crying 25 times a day,” he said. “If I’m not feeling guilty, I’m feeling grief.”
Also on Thursday, Maples said Crane, the family spokesman, had been incorrect when he said that the couple had not been drinking. At dinner, Diane McIver ordered a bottle of red wine. She drank about two glasses and her husband drank less than a half glass.
In addition, he said Crane was incorrect when he said that the gun went off after the couple’s vehicle hit a bump on Piedmont Avenue. There is a slight depression in the road there, said Maples, but it is unclear exactly what happened to jar McIver awake.
Maples showed the AJC a copy of the police search warrant to examine the McIver’s vehicle. The search warrant had a line that asked for the name of the “law being violated,” and typed there was “Involuntary manslaughter - felony.”
Maples downplayed the importance of the listing, saying the police have to put something in that space in order to obtain the search warrant. He did not take it to represent the direction of the investigation.
Tex McIver took a polygraph test Wednesday - arranged by his lawyer - which indicated that he was truthful when he said that the shooting was an accident, said Richard Rackleff of Federal Polygraph Associates.
“It clearly shows on the chart that he was being truthful,” said Rackleff. He added, “Unquestionably it’s a total accident.”
Rackleff had administered a polygraph to Richard Jewell after the Centennial Olympic bombing during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. That test indicated Jewell was not the Olympic bomber, he said.
Maples also told the AJC that he suspects the Atlanta police investigation is winding down does not believe McIver will be criminally charged. The Atlanta police contacted Maples days ago and asked for Diane McIver’s various phone numbers. While he has no knowledge of where the investigation stands, he said he took that to mean the police may well be putting the last touches on the case.
As for any criminal charges, he said that McIver was not acting in an reckless or criminal way.
“He was not toying with the gun. He was not playing with the gun,” Maples said. ||||| Just a week after Atlanta lawyer Tex McIver bonded out of jail on charges connected to the death of his wife, CBS46 has learned he owed her $350,000.
Court documents show a business his wife, Diane McIver, owned loaned Tex McIver the money in December 2011. He was supposed to pay her back with interest by December 2014.
That never happened. Documents show he was given an extension to December 2017.
It's been three months since Diane McIver was killed while on her way home from their north Georgia farmhouse. Tex McIver says he accidentally shot her while riding in the back seat. He is being charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.
The shocking new information brings more questions to the case involving the death of the successful Buckhead business woman.
Tex McIver's attorney, Steve Maples, confirmed the loan exists but wouldn't elaborate.
CBS46 has learned the couple did keep their money separate but although the documents were filed through a county court, it's not clear why Diane McIver loaned her husband the money or what he needed the loan for.
CBS46 reached out to the district attorney's office, who wouldn't comment because of the open investigation.
Tex McIver is expected back in court on January 5 for a multipurpose hearing.
Copyright 2016 WGCL-TV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved. ||||| Atlanta lawyer Claud “Tex” McIver was driving with his wife Sunday night near Piedmont Park when their car hit a bump and a gun in his lap accidentally fired, killing his wife, a family spokesman told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Diane McIver was taken to Emory University Hospital on Clifton Road and died in surgery several hours later.
The incident unfolded after the McIvers vehicle was approached by several individuals near the intersection of Peachtree and Pine streets in Midtown, spokesman Bill Crane, a McIver family friend, said.
The McIvers retrieved their gun — a .38 snub-nose revolver — from the center console of the 2013 Ford Expedition, alarmed about recent unrest surrounding several Black Lives Matter protests in the area and fearing a carjacking, Crane told The AJC.
The couple, who were being driven by an unidentified individual, left the area unharmed. But several blocks later on Piedmont Ave. near the park, the SUV hit a bump and the gun fired, Crane said. It was still wrapped in a plastic Publix bag in which it had been stored, Crane said.
Crane said McIver does not remember firing the gun. He was leaning back in the seat and nodding off when they hit the bump, the gun in his lap, Crane said.
Tex McIver was in the SUV’s back seat. Diane McIver was seated in the front passenger seat.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner said she died of a gunshot wound to the back that had passed through the seat.
The couple had been traveling from their home in rural Putnam County to another in Buckhead. The driver exited at the Downtown Connector at Edgewood Avenue to avoid traffic, Crane said.
“It’s a tragedy. They are two great professionals, philanthropists,” Crane said.
Crane said Tex McIver is “under extreme duress. Trauma.”
Crane said the couple had not been drinking.
The Atlanta Police Department has said almost nothing about the case, which involves two prominent residents. They declined to elaborate on Friday.
They released an incident report of the shooting on Wednesday, more than two days after officers responded to a call of a gunshot victim at the university hospital.
“This is one of those situations we’re working through very slowly,” police Sgt. Warren Pickard said. “We want to get it right.”
The police report did not list who was in the SUV, other than Diane McIver. An officer talked to the driver, but didn’t include in the report what the driver said. Nor did the report say why the driver took the injured woman to a hospital on Clifton Road, 4 ½ miles away. Piedmont Hospital is less than half that distance from the shooting scene.
Diane McIver, whom one associate described as “extremely intellectual,” made a successful career as president of Corey Airport Services, an Atlanta-based marketing company.
Her husband, a partner in his firm, is vice president of the Georgia State Election Board. In August, he assumed another seat on another board. The American Bar Association appointed him to the advisory committee of the association’s Standing Committee on Gun Violence. ||||| The prominent Atlanta attorney who fatally shot his wife last month — in what he claims was a terrible accident — was indicted nearly 30 years ago on gun and assault charges, though the charges were later dropped, PEOPLE confirms.
A 1990 case file released this week to the media details an alleged encounter between Claud “Tex” McIver, 63, and three teenagers which eventually led to criminal charges. The three teenagers told detectives McIver had allegedly fired several shots into their car.
The case was later dropped following a settlement, according to court records. The terms were never publicly disclosed.
However, that incident has “absolutely” nothing to do with the September shooting of McIver’s wife, McIver’s attorney tells PEOPLE.
On Sept. 25, McIver was riding in his car’s back seat in Atlanta when he claims his .38 snub-nose revolver accidentally went off, fatally wounding his wife, Diane, who was seated in the front passenger seat.
The vehicle was being driven by Diane’s best friend at the time, according to McIver’s lawyer, Steve Maples, who tells PEOPLE the gun fired after the car hit a speed bump.
McIver told police he had been holding his gun in his lap after several individuals approached the vehicle, and it fired as he was dozing off. He told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he “lurched” awake suddenly and fired the gun.
His wife was taken to Emory University Hospital and died in surgery several hours later. She was 63. The Fulton County Medical Examiner determined she died of a gunshot wound to the back that had passed through the seat.
The incident remains under investigation. Atlanta police have described the case as “complicated” but have declined to publicly discuss it in detail, according to the AJC.
In a strange development, police rebuked a family spokesman who initially provided accounts of the shooting to the media.
(Among other statements, according to the AJC, the family friend told reporters that the McIvers had been unsettled that night by recent stories of volatile Black Lives Matter protests and were afraid of being carjacked.)
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1990 Indictment Is ‘Simply a Distraction’: Attorney
Maples confirms that, 26 years ago, McIver allegedly released his two German shepherds on three teens who were loitering outside his DeKalb County home in the Atlanta area.
McIver also allegedly fired several shots into the air before pointing the gun at the teens’ car and pulling the trigger twice. Two rounds entered the passenger side of the vehicle.
No one was injured in the incident, but McIver was indicted on aggravated assault, possession of a firearm in connection with a crime, and criminal damage to property charges.
“That case has absolutely nothing to do with this incident — they’re not related in any manner,” Maples tells PEOPLE. “It’s simply a distraction that has absolutely noting to do with last month’s tragedy. He was charged and falsely accused.”
McIver has not been charged in connection with his wife’s shooting death, which Maples asserts was completely unintentional.
“This was an accident,” Maples tells PEOPLE, noting McIver has passed a polygraph test about the shooting indicating it was unintentional. (As proof, Maples provided PEOPLE with a report from Federal Polygraph Associates.)
“He was completely truthful in answering all of the questions,” Maples says of McIver, adding he doesn’t anticipate McIver will face any charges.
“He is traumatized by this, by losing his best friend and the person he loves,” Maples tells PEOPLE when asked how McIver is managing after last month’s shooting. “They were the couple that still held hands. He still opened doors for her and would pull her chair out … they had the kind of marriage everyone should have.”
Diane was president of the Atlanta-based marketing company Corey Airport Services, where she worked for 43 years. Employees described her as a “passionate leader and prominent businesswoman” on the company’s Facebook page.
Tex is a partner at law firm Fisher Phillips and is on the advisory committee of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Gun Violence. ||||| Just One More Thing...
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A: | An Atlanta attorney facing manslaughter charges in the September shooting death of his wife owed her $350,000 when she died, CBS46 reports. A business owned by Diane McIver had spotted her husband, Claud "Tex" McIver, the money in December 2011, with a payoff date (with interest) set for December 2014, per court docs. When that payoff didn't happen, Claud was offered a three-year extension. In a previous interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, McIver said the loan had gone toward building a $1.3 million barn on the couple's property, complete with stables, a saloon, and guest accommodations. The shooting took place on Sept. 25, when Claud says Diane was sitting in the front passenger seat of an SUV her best friend was driving, with him in the seat directly behind Diane. He claims he nodded off in the back, and when he jolted awake, a gun he was holding accidentally discharged. A family friend told the AJC a few days after the shooting that the McIvers were fearful of a carjacking due to recent Black Lives Matter protests nearby, but Claud's attorney nixed that allegation about a week later, telling the paper the couple was nervous because of homeless people wandering in the area. Also of note, per court records seen by People: Claud McIver was indicted in 1990 for aggravated assault, possession of a firearm in connection with a crime, and criminal damage to property charges after three teens say he shot several times at their car. The court files note that case was settled with undisclosed terms. (A "black widow" down South?) |
James Haynes (born August 9, 1960) is a former American football linebacker who played six seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He first enrolled at Coahoma Community College before transferring to Mississippi Valley State University. He attended Tallulah High School in Tallulah, Louisiana.
Can we infer the following?
James Haynes excelled in high school. | 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.
Example Input: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are so desperate to rid themselves of Major League Baseball star Josh Hamilton that they might decide to pay almost $70million for him to play for another team. Hamilton, who has a history of substance abuse and admitted to relapsing with drugs and alcohol in February, is going to be sent back to his former team, the Texas Rangers, according to reports. He has been on the disabled list all season after undergoing shoulder surgery on February 4, about the same time he filed for divorce from Real Housewives of Orange County star Katie Hamilton.Los Angeles Angels are close to deal sending outfielder to Texas RangersHamilton admitted to relapsing and abusing drugs and alcohol in FebruaryStill has $83m left on five-year, $125million contract with Angels from 2012Filed for divorce from Real Housewives of Orange County's Katie Hamilton33-year-old was All Star during five-year span with Rangers from 2008-12
Questions:If it goes through, the _ will happily welcome Hamilton back. (A) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (B) Major League Baseball (C) Josh Hamilton (D) Hamilton (E) Texas Rangers (F) Real Housewives of Orange County (G) Katie Hamilton (H) Los Angeles Angels (I) Angels (J) All Star
Example Output: (E)
Example Input: (CNN) Authorities missed an opportunity a decade ago to stop a key ISIS operative thought to be behind the Paris and Brussels attacks, a former Belgian intelligence officer says. Instead, Andre Jacob, who at the time was the head of the anti-terrorism unit for Belgian intelligence, says that Oussama Atar, believed by French authorities to be the elusive "Abu Ahmad," was incarcerated in multiple Iraqi detention centers where he became further radicalized. The Belgian-Moroccan national, now 32, would years later introduce his own family -- including his cousins, the El Bakraoui brothers who carried out the Brussels attacks -- to his extremist ideologies, according to French and Belgian authorities.Oussama Atar is wanted by authorities in connection with Paris, Brussels terror attacksAndre Jacob, a retired anti-terror expert met him in 2006; says there was an opportunity to stop Atar a decade ago
Questions:He says _ explained his injuries were the result of experimenting with grenades but insisted he was not taking part in military training. (A) CNN (B) ISIS (C) Paris (D) Brussels (E) Belgian (F) Andre Jacob (G) Oussama Atar (H) French (I) Abu Ahmad (J) Iraqi (K) Moroccan (L) El Bakraoui
Example Output: (G)
Example Input: It has long been a complaint that all politicians are the same. Now the Green party has set it to music, with a new election advert featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband and Nigel Farage forming a bizarre pro-austerity boyband. The video, complete with dry ice, glittering podiums and the obligatory key change, is designed to show that despite their claims to the contrary, the Tories, Lib Dems, Labour and Ukip are all singing the same tune on cuts, public services and immigration. The video begins with 'David Cameron' playing a white grand piano, with 'Ed Miliband' looking onAdvert sees party leaders form an unlikely boyband named CoalitionGreens claim main parties are all 'singing from the same hymn sheet'Mocks Tories, Lib Dems, Labour and Ukip for agreeing on austerityThe film will first be broadcast at 5.55pm on Thursday night on BBC2
Questions:It sees Mr _ entering a polling booth and telling voters how 'a vote for me's the same as a vote for any of us guys'. (A) Green party (B) David Cameron (C) Nick Clegg (D) Ed Miliband (E) Nigel Farage (F) Tories (G) Lib Dems (H) Labour (I) Ukip (J) Coalition (K) Mocks Tories (L) BBC2
Example Output: | (B)
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The Minardi M190 was a Formula One car designed by Aldo Costa and Tomasso Carletti and built by Minardi for the 1990 Formula One season. The car was powered by the Cosworth DFR V8 engine and ran on Pirelli tyres. It failed to score any points for Minardi.
The Minardi M190 was built by Cosworth for the 1990 Formula One season.
A: No
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 Technicolor drama film that tells a story of a teenage girl navigating her feelings of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak. Written by William Inge, who appears briefly as a Protestant clergyman and who won an Oscar for his screenplay, the film was directed by Elia Kazan and features a score by jazz composer David Amram.
Splendor in the Grass was the first film directed by Elia Kazan but no the first drama written by William Inge
A: It's impossible to say
"" was an English language French–Canadian action television series that ran from 2012 to 2014. Based on the "Transporter" action film franchise by Luc Besson, it featured Chris Vance in the main role as Frank Martin, the Transporter. Two seasons were produced, each comprising 12 episodes.
There were talks to do a third season of Transporter.
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Consider Input: Where was the Summer theater?, Context: Nearby, in Ogród Saski (the Saxon Garden), the Summer Theatre was in operation from 1870 to 1939, and in the inter-war period, the theatre complex also included Momus, Warsaw's first literary cabaret, and Leon Schiller's musical theatre Melodram. The Wojciech Bogusławski Theatre (1922–26), was the best example of "Polish monumental theatre". From the mid-1930s, the Great Theatre building housed the Upati Institute of Dramatic Arts – the first state-run academy of dramatic art, with an acting department and a stage directing department.
Output: Ogród Saski
Input: Consider Input: Where is the Centennial Light?, Context: The relationships above are valid for only a few percent change of voltage around rated conditions, but they do indicate that a lamp operated at much lower than rated voltage could last for hundreds of times longer than at rated conditions, albeit with greatly reduced light output. The "Centennial Light" is a light bulb that is accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records as having been burning almost continuously at a fire station in Livermore, California, since 1901. However, the bulb emits the equivalent light of a four watt bulb. A similar story can be told of a 40-watt bulb in Texas that has been illuminated since 21 September 1908. It once resided in an opera house where notable celebrities stopped to take in its glow, and was moved to an area museum in 1977.
Output: a fire station
Input: Consider Input: Why was YouTube entering into agreements?, Context: YouTube entered into a marketing and advertising partnership with NBC in June 2006. In November 2008, YouTube reached an agreement with MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment, and CBS, allowing the companies to post full-length films and television episodes on the site, accompanied by advertisements in a section for US viewers called "Shows". The move was intended to create competition with websites such as Hulu, which features material from NBC, Fox, and Disney. In November 2009, YouTube launched a version of "Shows" available to UK viewers, offering around 4,000 full-length shows from more than 60 partners. In January 2010, YouTube introduced an online film rentals service, which is available only to users in the US, Canada and the UK as of 2010. The service offers over 6,000 films.
| Output: allowing the companies to post full-length films and television episodes on the site
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Part 1. 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. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Part 2. 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. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Answer: (F)
Explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Part 3. Exercise
He's a star player on the football pitch, and perhaps Wayne Rooney's sports skills are more suited to dry land. The footballer has been enjoying a family trip to the Barbados with his wife Coleen and their two sons Kai, five and Klay, two. And after days of sunbathing and swimming, thrill-seekers Wayne, 29, and his oldest son decided to hit the water for a jet ski ride which soon ended with a bump. Little Kai was full off excitement as the pair climbed on their high-speed ride, flashing a big smile as Wayne took the controls. The footballer was dressed in red swimming shorts, while both he and Kai wore life vests for the high-adrenaline activity.Footballer, 29, took son five on jet ski trip furing Caribbean breakBut boy hit his face on the jet ski handles when Rooney attempted a jumpWater safety experts recommend children do not ride on front of jet skis
Questions:Sources close to the family said they had been given permission to take _ out of school before the end of term. (A) Wayne Rooney (B) Barbados (C) Coleen (D) Kai (E) Klay (F) Wayne (G) Footballer (H) Caribbean (I) Rooney
Answer: | (D) |
How to put on weight when you have depression<br>Aim for 5 to 6 small meals each day. People who are underweight may get full faster than others. Instead of eating the typical two to three large meals, break your meals down into 5 or 6 smaller meals to enjoy throughout the day.
Everyone needs to change the amount of meals they eat. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
"Mirror Mirror" is a song recorded by pop band M2M, composed of singers Marion Raven and Marit Larsen. It was the second single from their debut album, "Shades of Purple". The song reached No. 13 in Canada, No. 30 in Australia and No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold in the US, selling over 600,000 units.
mirror mirror sell many units OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
A Girl Name Reagan<br>Tim was asked to show the new student around. He was to wait in the school office for a student named Reagan. Waiting for the student to arrive he wondered what they would be like. Tim assumed the person would be tall like him and a boy. When the person finally arrived it was short girl dressed all in blue.
The new student spoke spanish. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Die Antwoord (] , Afrikaans for "The Answer") is a South African hip hop group formed in Cape Town in 2008. It comprises rappers Ninja and Yolandi Visser and producer God (formerly DJ Hi-Tek). Their image revolves around the South African counterculture movement known as zef and has incorporated work by other artists associated with the movement, such as photographer Roger Ballen.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Die Antwoord is a South African hip hop group formed in Cape Town in 2002"? | No |
Question: Preliminary tests identified the source of the outbreak as the highly contagious norovirus, which had struck several guests just before they boarded the cruise Nov. 3 in Rome, Carnival officials said.
Norovirus is the source of the outbreak on the ship.
Answer: yes
Question: In Russia, BAT is setting up a joint venture with Yava, Moscow's largest cigarette factory.
BAT acquired production interests in the Ukraine, Hungary and Russia.
Answer: no
Question: The recent 14% hike in third class postage rates, accompanied by simultaneous double-digit paper price increases, has hit smaller catalogers especially hard.
The cost of paper is rising.
Answer: | yes |
(Question)
When a rare disease ALD threatened to kill the four-year-old boy Lorenzo, his parents refused to give up hope. Doctors explained that there was no cure for ALD, and that he would probably die within three years. But Lorenzo's parents set out to prove the doctors wrong. The parents devoted themselves to keeping their son alive and searching for a cure. But doctors and the families of other ALD patients often refused to take them seriously. They thought the efforts to find a cure were a waste of time, and drug companies weren't interested in supporting research into such a rare disease. However, the parents still refused to give up and spent every available hour in medical libraries and talking to anyone who would help. Through trial and error, they finally created a cure from ingredients commonly found in the kitchen. The cure, named "Lorenzo's Oil", saved the boy's life. Despite the good results, scientists and doctors remained unconvinced. They said there was no real evidence that the oil worked and that the treatment was just a theory. As a result, some families with ALD children were reluctant to try it. Finally, the boy's father organized an international study to test the oil. After ten years of trials, the answer is: the oil keeps ALD children healthy. The families of other ALD patients thought that _ . A) the research for the new cure would cost too much money B) the efforts of Lorenzo's parents were a waste of time C) Lorenzo's parents would succeed in finding a cure D) Lorenzo's oil was a real cure for ALD
(Answer)
B
(Question)
An evergreen tree is a Christmas tradition in many American homes. The tree is usually a pine or fir dressed with lights and other color1ful decorations. Families might buy a cut tree or go to a tree farm and cut one down themselves. Some people bring a live tree in a pot into their home for the holidays and then put it back outdoors. Some people rent a Christmas tree. Companies might bring the same live tree to the same family year after year. Or the tree might get planted in a park or someplace else where it could help the environment. There are some trees that can be reused year after year because they are made of plastic or metal. Or, instead of a tree, some people have a small, sweet-smelling rosemary plant, cut to look like a little Christmas tree. Another plant that many people connect with Christmas is the poinsettia . Poinsettias are native to Mexico. They can be white or pink, but most are bright red. They are named after the first American ambassador to Mexico. Joel Poinsett liked them enough to send some back to the United States. Babies or pets that chew on poinsettias might get sick. But experts say the plant is not as poisonous as some people think. Like millions of other houses, the home of America's first president is decorated for Christmas. George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate is in Virginia. Visitors can hear stories about what Christmas was like at Mount Vernon in the eighteenth century. The museum where visitors begin their tour is decorated with Christmas trees. Which of the following is TRUE about poinsettias? A) American people like them. B) They are considered to be very poisonous by experts. C) They are not widely used as Christmas trees. D) They can only make the old and pets sick.
(Answer)
A
(Question)
What is great art? On the one hand, we can all see that great art is old art which is called great. But how do we know which art of our own times is great, and which will be forgotten? And who decides? These are important questions, for the great art of the past often was not considered great during its own time. When Shakespeare and Charles Dickens were writing, for example, most critics considered them as hack writers with little or no literary ability. Similarly, Van Gogh and many of the other Impressionist painters of the late nineteenth century were not allowed to participate in events involving what were thought to be the "real" painters of the time, and often they were very poor. Yet today their paintings often sell for millions of dollars, while those so-called "real" painters are now barely remembered. So what makes great art? Can, for example, rock music be great art? Music videos? Cartoons and comics? Those who call themselves critics of the fine arts often have been the last to recognize great art in the past, and we can probably expect this to be the situation today. Critics often don't recognize great art because they tend to be prejudiced against what is popular. Popular works, whether they are novels, movies, or comics, are usually considered to be produced for the sake of money only, and not for the sake of art. But popularity, it seems to me, is one of the three signs that a present-day work of art may come to be thought of as great. The other two are that it is groundbreaking, and that it is inherently beautiful. Many works have one or even two of these qualities of being popular, unusual, and beautiful. But having all the three often will mean that a work of art will someday be seen to be great, though it may take a good spoonful of time, such as a century or two, to know for sure. What can be inferred from the passage? A) Critics have changed their attitudes to great works. B) Most of the opinions of critics are valueless. C) The work of art itself, not the critics, determines its greatness. D) Works of Impressionist painters will be great one day.
(Answer)
| C |
Chicago White Sox Charities also provides annual ongoing support to programs such as Special Olympics and the Inner City Little League.
Can we infer the following?
The Inner City Little League is sponsored by Chicago White Sox Charities. | yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Vacuum fluctuations are the result of what?, Context: QED vacuum has interesting and complex properties. In QED vacuum, the electric and magnetic fields have zero average values, but their variances are not zero. As a result, QED vacuum contains vacuum fluctuations (virtual particles that hop into and out of existence), and a finite energy called vacuum energy. Vacuum fluctuations are an essential and ubiquitous part of quantum field theory. Some experimentally verified effects of vacuum fluctuations include spontaneous emission and the Lamb shift. Coulomb's law and the electric potential in vacuum near an electric charge are modified. | electric and magnetic fields have zero average values, but their variances are not zero |
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.
A driver who was eight months pregnant has died after trying to pass an 18-wheeler, but smashed into an oncoming car, killing a family of three. Kimberly Lausier, 38, of Madawaska was attempting to get past a tractor-trailer on a northern Maine highway on Monday when her SUV smashed head-on into a car driven by Bobbi-Jo Johnston, 33, of Fort Fairfield. Both drivers were killed in the crash at 10:30am. Kimberly Lausier, 38, of Madawaska was attempting to get past a tractor-trailer on a northern Maine highway on Monday when her SUV smashed head-on into a car. Pictured: Mrs Lausier's 53-year-old husband, Robert, was hospitalized with leg injuries that are not considered life-threateningKimberly Lausier, 38, of Madawaska was attempting to get past a tractor-trailer on a northern Maine highway on MondaySmashed head-on into car of Bobbi-Jo Johnston 33, who diedMs Johnston's daughter, 2, Alana and mother Laurie Ann Johnston, 52, also died alongside her
Questions:Two-year-old _ also died in the smash alongside her mother and her grandmother. (A) Kimberly Lausier (B) Madawaska (C) Maine (D) Bobbi-Jo Johnston (E) Fort Fairfield (F) Lausier (G) Robert (H) Johnston (I) Alana (J) Laurie Ann Johnston
(I)
The girlfriend of a fugitive who was shot dead in the car park of a hotel was a witness to the killing, it emerged today. Paul Simmons-Turner, 30, an alleged drug dealer who was on the run from the police, was ambushed and killed outside a Marriott hotel in Essex on Tuesday. At the time his 25-year-old girlfriend was visiting him, and she was by his side when the gunman suddenly confronted him, it has been reported. The woman, who is not being named for her own safety, later paid tribute to Simmons-Turner, saying 'I miss you so much already'.Paul Simmons-Turner, 30, was shot dead in Essex on Tuesday morningHe was apparently ambushed in a Marriott car park and died despite using a passing couple's car to seek medical helpHis 25-year-old girlfriend witnessed the attack, it has emergedThe shooting victim was wanted by police over alleged nightclub assault
Questions:She also criticised a well-known local figure for tweeting about Simmons-_, telling her to 'be respectful' and accusing her of 'playing a victim'. (A) Paul Simmons (B) Turner (C) Marriott (D) Essex (E) Simmons
(B)
Tyson Fury ended the decade long reign of the great Wladimir Klitschko with a display of astonishing nerve and virtuosity – just as he said he would. Despite clearly getting the better of the 39-year-old Ukranian the decision was never guaranteed with the fight taking place in Germany. But the judges gave Fury the nod that he deserved with unanimous cards of 115-112 twice and 116-111, and he was leading throughout the fight on Sportsmail's Boxing correspondent Jeff Powell's scorecard - and he scored it 115-113 at the end in favour of the British fighter. The Gypsy King took the first three rounds to take the fight away from the champion in his own backyard and put him on the back foot.Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko on all three judges scorecard'sSportsmail's Jeff Powell scored the fight 115 to 113 for the new championFury won the first three rounds on our scorecard and led throughout
Questions:The _ came back to edge the fourth round and then landed his first big right of the fight to move back within touching distance. (A) Tyson Fury (B) Wladimir Klitschko (C) Ukranian (D) Germany (E) Fury (F) Sportsmail (G) Jeff Powell (H) British (I) Gypsy King
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Context:
Vitacost.com, Inc is an American e-commerce company based in Boca Raton, Florida, that sells vitamins, supplements and organic grocery products. The company was bought by Kroger, in 2014. Vitacost was inducted into Inc Magazine's "Inc. 500 Lifetime Hall of Fame," in 2006 as one of the US's 500 fastest-growing privately held businesses for five consecutive years (2001–2005).
Hypothesis: Vitacost.com participates in many charity events OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Richard Colson Baker (born April 22, 1990), better known by his stage names MGK and Machine Gun Kelly, is an American rapper and actor, from Cleveland, Ohio. MGK embarked on a musical career as a teenager, releasing a mixtape in 2006. He went on to release four more mixtapes.
Sentence: He is a transgender
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Zombie Girl: The Movie is a 2009 documentary that was directed by Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall, and Erik Mauck. The film focuses on the making of the 2006 zombie film "Pathogen" that was directed by Emily Hagins, who was twelve years-old at the time.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Emily Hagins did not drive to her own movie premier
****
Answer:
Yes
[Q]: The Underground Man (1997) is a novel by Mick Jackson. Critically acclaimed, it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for that year. It shows the life of an eccentric and reclusive Victorian Duke, loosely modelled on William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland. His latest scheme involves building a set of tunnels beneath his estate. Underground Man was written in 1998. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
Problem: The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The race was created by Jules Buisseret, who was also responsible for the circuit's existence. The first event was held in 1929 and was discontinued after the 1972 event for safety reasons.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Grand Prix des Frontières did not pay Jules Buisseret the contracted amount."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Context:
The Hun River (渾河, "the muddy river") is a river in Liaoning Province, China, and was formerly one of the largest tributaries of the Liao River. It was also formerly known as Shen River (瀋水). Two of Liaoning's most important cities, the provincial capital Shenyang and the seventh largest city Fushun, are located on the Hun River.
Hypothesis: The Hun River is a narrow river. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
| It's impossible to say |
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.
Q: Polygamous marriages may not be performed in the United Kingdom, and if a polygamous marriage is performed, the already-married person may be guilty of the crime of bigamy under the s.11 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.
A: | can you have more than one wife in uk? |
Definition: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Input: Crimea (/ kraɪˈmiːə /; Russian: Крым, Krym; Ukrainian: Крим, Krym, Crimean Tatar: Къырым, Qırım; Greek: Κιμμέρια, Kimméria; Ταυρική, Taurikḗ) is a peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea in Eastern Europe that is almost completely surrounded by both the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov to the northeast. It is located south of the Ukrainian region of Kherson and west of the Russian region of Kuban. It is connected to Kherson Oblast by the Isthmus of Perekop and is separated from Kuban by the Strait of Kerch. The Arabat Spit is located to the northeast, a narrow strip of land that separates a system of lagoons named Sivash from the Sea of Azov.
Output: | where is the crimea located on a map |
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: New Delhi (CNN) Narendra Modi has become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel, arriving in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as part of a three-day visit to mark 25 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Commenting on social media ahead of his departure, Modi said he was looking forward to holding extensive talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he called "my friend ... who shares a commitment for vibrant India-Israel ties." "From boosting economic ties to furthering people-to-people interactions, my Israel visit has a wide range of programs," added Modi. The landmark visit includes meetings with industry leaders and members of the Indian community as well as Moshe Holtzberg, a boy whose parents were killed in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.Narendra Modi arrived in Tel Aviv TuesdayVisit marks 25 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations
Question:Economic relations between _ and Israel have flourished since the establishment of formal diplomatic ties in 1992.
Output: Indian
Input: Consider Input: Real Madrid and Barcelona have two of the most talented, and expensively assembled, teams in world football. But who would make a combined XI out of the two squads based, not on reputation, but on current form? Allow me to get ahead of the fury of the comments section. If you're Ancelotti do you pick Ronaldo? Of course you do. Cristiano Ronaldo may be the World Player of the Year, but on current form he doesn't make combined XI Our combined XI, which has no place for Ronaldo, but does feature some of the world's best players Ronaldo hasn't scored a league goal from open play in a month, and Gareth Bale is preferred on the wingReal Madrid travel to the Nou Camp to face Barcelona on SundayBarca are top of the league, one point ahead of their great rivalsCristiano Ronaldo is out of form this year, so misses out on Clasico teamBut Messi, Bale and Suarez make up formidable front three
Question:There is also only one player who has scored with a direct free-kick for _ this season... and it isn’t Ronaldo it’s Bale.
Output: Real Madrid
Input: Consider Input: Teachers should be allowed to show Prophet Mohammed cartoons in school as part of a national curriculum on the Europe massacres caused by the images, Danish politicians have said. In January, 12 people at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which reprinted Danish cartoons, and later created some of their own, were shot dead in a jihadist attack on their Paris offices. And the Danish newspaper which originally printed 12 satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005 sparked protests in parts of the Islamic world. The paper received death threats. In January, Cherif and Said Kouachi (pictured) shot 12 people dead in a jihadist attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in revenge for the paper printing cartoons of the Prophet MohammedDanish politicians call for Charlie Hebdo attacks to be taught in schoolsTeachers 'should be allowed to show students the cartoons if they wish'Crisis caused by the cartoons 'should be on the school curriculum'In 2005, cartoons in a Danish newspaper also sparked widespread protestsConservative parties say the controversies are an important part of history
Question:'Politically we don't regulate the details of what students are taught, that's an old tradition to make sure that _ schools are kept free from political interference.'
| Output: Danish
|
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.
Q: Possession of destructive devices, automatic firearms (machine guns), short-barrel shotguns (SBS), short-barrel rifles (SBR), suppressors, smoothbore pistols and other such NFA-restricted weapons is permitted by Texas law as long the owner has registered the item(s) into the NFA registry. This registration is legal if the owner possesses the proper forms, processed in accordance with the National Firearms Act which includes a paid tax stamp and approval by the NFA branch of the BATFE.
A: | can you own an automatic weapon in texas? |
Vitacost.com, Inc is an American e-commerce company based in Boca Raton, Florida, that sells vitamins, supplements and organic grocery products. The company was bought by Kroger, in 2014. Vitacost was inducted into Inc Magazine's "Inc. 500 Lifetime Hall of Fame," in 2006 as one of the US's 500 fastest-growing privately held businesses for five consecutive years (2001–2005).
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Vitacost.com is a distributor of supplements. | Yes |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
See one example below:
Problem: 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.
Solution: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Problem: What was Xiao Xiu's sibling's status?, Context: A number of sculptural ensembles of that era, erected at the tombs of royals and other dignitaries, have survived (in various degrees of preservation) in Nanjing's northeastern and eastern suburbs, primarily in Qixia and Jiangning District. Possibly the best preserved of them is the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu (475–518), a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang. The period of division ended when the Sui Dynasty reunified China and almost destroyed the entire city, turning it into a small town.
Solution: | Emperor |
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.
Limbaugh Bashes Biden: “Why Don’t You Grow Up And Rea c quaint Yourself With Our Constitution?”
developing
VP Joe Biden is in Upstate New York, campaigning for the Democratic candidate Bill Owens in the hotly-contested 23rd district congressional race today.
And after he went on the attack against Rush Limbaugh and specific GOP politicians, Limbaugh fired back even harder on his radio show just now.
“The idea that Rush Limbaugh would handpick [the] successor is kind of unusual,” said Biden at the Owens rally today, also attended by former GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava.
Well Rush was ready with a response. “How lucky am I to be attacked by Joe Biden?” he asked. “It’s Christmas every day for me. It’s Christmas every morning for me, that’s what my life is.
“Why don’t you grow up and reacquaint yourself with our constitution,” he continued. “I bet he thinks our founding fathers were absolutists, I’ll bet he thinks the American Revolution was unncessary, that instead the colonists should have negotiated some deal with the King.”
During Biden’s speech, he used Dick Armey’s involvement with the conservative candidate Doug Hoffman, who is now leading in some polls, as a jumping off point. “He’s a decent guy, but he represents a view so alien it seems to me to the pragmatism to the North Country. Sarah Palin, a former governor – her views are real and consistent with Army’s and Limbaugh’s and Dick Cheney’s…This is a different ideology. This is different than anything I’ve known in my 45 years of being familiar with this district. You know, they may not have any room for moderate views in the Republican Party upstate anymore, but let me assure you, we have room, we have room.”
Limbaugh closed out the segment, saying of Biden, “You’ve never had to earn an honest living, you’ve never participated in the market system, you don’t understand what makes this nation work and that’s why you pose a great threat.”
Needless to say, this little congressional race is becoming one of the biggest, if not the biggest, race in the entire country. We’ll have more on NY-23 later.
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filed under ||||| Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Monday responded to Vice President Joe Biden's comments about her support for Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in a hotly contested special election.
Biden appeared at a Monday rally for Democratic candidate Bill Owens, during which he attacked conservative leaders such as Palin, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), Dick Armey and Fred Thompson for supporting Hoffman in the upstate New York special election that has attracted widespread national attention.
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"The fact of the matter is, Sarah Palin thinks the answer to energy is 'drill, baby, drill,' " said Biden. "It's a lot more complicated, Sarah!"
Biden's debate opponent during the 2008 presidential campaign fired back.
"There’s one way to tell Vice President Biden that we’re tired of folks in Washington distorting our message and hampering our nation’s progress: Hoffman, Baby, Hoffman!" she wrote on her Facebook page.
In a stump speech, Biden blamed ideological conservatives for pushing Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava out of the race. He said that conservative opposition to Scozzafava was tantamount to letting "Rush Limbaugh hand-pick" the successor to former Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), who resigned to become Army secretary.
Scozzafava dropped out of the campaign on Saturday and backed Owens.
Palin was the first figure mentioned by Biden to respond to the vice president. Palin is among the 2012 presidential hopefuls who have lent their support to Hoffman.
Palin also took aim at Biden for saying that her energy policy is solely to drill for more oil. Palin said that she supports an "all of the above" energy plan, with domestic oil drilling as a "top priority ... in order to meet America’s consumption and security needs."
She attacked Biden's "extreme opposition to domestic energy development" and quoted conservative columnist Ann Coulter in saying that Biden opposed the construction of an Alaskan oil pipeline.
"This nonsensical opposition to American domestic energy development continues to this day. Apparently the Obama-Biden administration only approves of offshore drilling in Brazil, where it will provide security and jobs for Brazilians," she added. "This election is about American security and American jobs." ||||| PREV NEXT Order Prints
While praising Democratic Congressional candidate William L. Owens as a man of values, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. took shots at supporters of Mr. Owens’s opponent during a campaign appearance Monday in Watertown.
Appearing at the North Side Improvement League on Mill Street, Mr. Biden claimed Conservative candidate Douglas L. Hoffman was “handpicked” by radio host Rush Limbaugh as successor to Army Secretary John M. McHugh.
Mr. Biden said Mr. Hoffman’s views are consistent with those of Mr. Limbaugh, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who he lumped together as right-wing neoconservatives who “will not tolerate” dissenting views.
“I know what they are against, but I don’t know what they’re for,” Mr. Biden said.
He said Mr. Owens, who served in the military, “gets it” when it comes to matters that affect soldiers and would work to more closely regulate Wall Street.
“He’s for making sure Wall Street doesn’t run roughshod over Main Street,” Mr. Biden said.
Mr. Biden, who attended Syracuse University and once was a life guard at Sandy Pond in Oswego County, said he came to know of and support Mr. Owens after talking to friends from college.
“The thing I like best about him is his values,” Mr. Biden said. “This is a guy who’s not afraid to take a stand.”
Mr. Biden spoke for about a half hour before a crowd of about 250 people. |||||
| Joe Biden took aim at a variety of GOP and conservative opponents today at a rally for New York congressional candidate Bill Owens. The VP said Conservative candidate Douglas Hoffman was “handpicked” by Rush Limbaugh, adding that Hoffman is in line with conservatives like Sarah Palin who “will not tolerate” dissenting views, the Watertown Daily Times reports. Stand back! Biden’s charge that Limbaugh enabled Hoffman’s candidacy by forcing out GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava set the conservative talk show host off, Mediaite reports. “Grow up and reacquaint yourself with our constitution,” Limbaugh said, before suggesting cryptically that the VP thinks American “colonists should have negotiated some deal with the King.” Palin shot back on Facebook, notes the Hill, suggesting “one way to tell Vice President Biden that we’re tired of folks in Washington distorting our message and hampering our nation’s progress: Hoffman, Baby, Hoffman!” |
Creatively image a question and justification for this answer: outside | The question is: During a shark filled tornado where should you not be?
Options:
- marine museum
- pool hall
- noodle house
- bad movie
- outside
Step-by-step reasoning process: Tornado is there outside. To protect yourself from tornado, you need to stay indoors.
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Sullivan County Airport (IATA: SIV, ICAO: KSIV, FAA LID: SIV) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Sullivan, a city in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility.
Sullivan County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located 6 nautical miles (three km) northwest of the central business district of Sullivan, and is not categorized as a "general aviation" facility.
A: No
The Canadian parliament's Ethics Commission said former immigration minister, Judy Sgro, did nothing wrong and her staff had put her into a conflict of interest.
There's an Ethics Commission in Canada.
A: Yes
So I think first and foremost our power ought to be wielded to in ways that form a more perfect union. The power of example is America's greatest power in the world. And that means, for example, standing up for human rights. It means addressing the problems of injustice and inequity, along the lines of race and ethnicity here at home, because in all these other places around the world where they're having these terrible problems, when they feel hope, it is often because they see in us a reflection of their potential.
America has a z
A: | No |
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to make a windsock for children
Decorate a sheet of paper with markers, crayons, paint, or stickers.
Get out a sheet of construction paper, printer paper, or cardstock. Set it down on a flat surface, then decorate it to your heart's content.
OPTIONS:
- Crayons can be customized or made for kids, but any size would work. Choose a color that will complement the child's face and body.
- If you use paint, be sure to let the paint dry. Make spots or stripes for a simple design.
- You can paint the paper white, let it dry for a day, or color it with crayons or watercolors. Once everything dries, write a description about your windsock by hand or add a sticker.
- Pick up crayons or cards, markers or stickers that you can paint into a decorative shape, or pieces of cardstock that can go in a flag shape. Create the flag with a piece of cardstock, so that it stands out.
answer: If you use paint, be sure to let the paint dry. Make spots or stripes for a simple design.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to be successful at everything you do (for students )
Think of what you're good at the most.
Maybe you're good at sports, or maybe you're better in spelling or writing. We're all good at different things anyway.
OPTIONS:
- Start working on the things you're good at. Let's say you're in spelling for example and you memorize spelling really good.
- As a result, sometimes we just seem great at something, such as writing. You can just think to yourself, " i'm a copywriter, but i'm going to write a few articles this semester.
- Think of things you're good at just like you're great at drawing, or you're good at studying or making tests, etc. And try to expand your vocabulary to something you can excel at.
- Thinking of these strengths and having some practice makes you a stronger person, which makes you really benefit from it. If you hate math, then you probably don't have anything that you excel at..
Next sentence: Start working on the things you're good at. Let's say you're in spelling for example and you memorize spelling really good.
context: How to decoupage a chair
Clean the chair first.
Wipe down the chair and remove any cobwebs, grime or other debris from the chair. Allow to dry.
OPTIONS:
- Unlace or loosen the screws. This will expose the spindle and screw under the chair.
- Shape the chair so the bottom rails connect the backs. Smooth down the top with a smoothing tool or smoothing iron and trim the shoes to fit your ideal chair.
- Lay down newspaper on the work surface. It's easiest to work over the floor but you can work over a bench provided it has plenty of space and you can stand over it with ease.
- You might want to disinfect the chair periodically with disinfectant or another product to kill bacteria and keep the chair cleaner. Clean the chair lightly with water and soap.
****
next sentence for the context: Lay down newspaper on the work surface. It's easiest to work over the floor but you can work over a bench provided it has plenty of space and you can stand over it with ease.
IN: What happens next?
A teen performs pommel horse spinning around, then jumps on the floor and goes to get power from a container. after
OPTIONS:
- , the teen put and get power from the container and finish the practice.
- , the teen hits the pommel horse again and gain power from the container at the finish and then sits on the ground.
- , the teen jumps on the furniture and does flips on the mat on front the female.
- , the teen gets again on the pommel horse and spins many times, while the jury observes.
OUT: , the teen gets again on the pommel horse and spins many times, while the jury observes.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to find a good dog groomer
Discuss your dog's grooming needs with your veterinarian.
Each breed of dog requires various degrees of grooming and coat maintenance. Talk to your veterinarian about what specific grooming needs your dog may need, how often they should be groomed, and if seeking the help of a professional is right for your dog.
OPTIONS:
- Find a qualified professional who can properly articulate their need to groom your dog. Most grooming professionals are volunteers, rather than hired, and must be trained to perform grooming for a particular breed.
- Warm up your dog before taking him for a walk or two. Do not time your walk or walk on your dog's skin unless he is hungry, cold, or has gone without food.
- The answer can depend upon your breed of dog and how comfortable you are grooming your dog at home. Your veterinarian may be able to provide you with a list of credible groomers in your area.
- There are some personal and professional standards in dog grooming. Long haired breeds are known for wanting some attention, while shorthaired breeds may need least attention.
A: The answer can depend upon your breed of dog and how comfortable you are grooming your dog at home. Your veterinarian may be able to provide you with a list of credible groomers in your area.
context: We see a man talking in a bike shop. We see the man adjust the bike seat. The man tightens the bike. the man
OPTIONS:
- removes the seat and takes the bike off the rack.
- holes the tire with bolts.
- changes the settings of the wheels.
- sits on the bike.
****
next sentence for the context: | sits on the bike. |
What most naturally follows?
How to prevent skin cancer for kids
Apply sunscreen on all exposed skin areas.
Be generous when applying sunscreen on your child. Make sure that you cover all the exposed skin areas, including the back of the neck, the ears and the tops of the feet. | You should use about one ounce of sunscreen over your child's body. Use sunscreen with spf 30 or higher. |
Q: No team in Cyprus has won 26 championships.
APOEL FC (Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, "Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias", "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a professional football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus. APOEL is the most popular football team in Cyprus and they are the most successful with an overall tally of 26 championships, 21 cups and 13 super cups.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: Olivier Rochus has never been to France.
Olivier Rochus (] ; born 18 January 1981) is a retired Belgian tennis player. He has won two singles titles in his career and in 2004 won the French Open doubles title partnering fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse. Rochus' career-high singles ranking is World No. 24.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: Tappi Tíkarrass was founded in Norway.
Tappi Tíkarrass was an Icelandic punk band which added elements of funk, rock and jazz to their music, marking a difference from other traditional bands at that time. The band is also considered the first serious music project of now renowned singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: Members of Welch's backing band include Maynard James Keenan renowned for his songwriting contributions.
The Other One is the third solo album by former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch. The track "Future Games" was first released on the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name in 1971. Members of Welch's backing band also make songwriting contributions here though the majority of tracks are Welch's own.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Please answer the following question: Top 10 Best-Sellers for $10 ( regularly between $15.95-$19.95) Based on October's sales, our customers have chosen our 10 bestselling books and today we are placing these top 10 bestsellers on sale for $10 each! Heart of a Caregiver is a book in praise of all the unknown heroes who provide loving care for others each day -- nurses, hospital workers, the CNAs and so on. It's the only book of its kind on the market that is devoted to thanking caregivers. We all know caregivers who have touched our lives. This book makes a beautiful gift to thank them for the beautiful work they do. Regularly priced at $15.95, today it's only $10. Friends, the family we choose for ourselves is a book that you'll want to read and more importantly, one you'll want to share with all of your friends, to thank them for their gifts of time, encouragement and support. This heartwarming book makes a great gift for Christmas or for any time! Regularly priced at $15.95, today it's only $10. The Richest Man in Town is certain to make you laugh, cry and think about life. It's a true story that describes the important things in life in an unforgettable way. It is a beautifully written, heartwarming story about an amazing man who touched so many people in a special way. Marty was a simple man who ran a cash register in a Wal-Mart store in South Dakota. He worked hard and was good to people. Can it be so simple? It's a meaningful story to share with friends, family and all employees. They will love it, and love you for giving it. Regularly priced at $19.95, today it's only $10. Now that we have given you a preview of our top 10 list, click here to see all top 10 books available today only for $10 each! Make sure to share this email with your friends and family so they can enjoy the savings too! Sale ends tonight, Thursday 11/03/2011 at 11:59 pm CST . According to the advertisement, _ . A) Heart of a Caregiver is a book to praise caregivers B) The Richest Man in Town is a book only to make people laugh C) All the top ten books are meant to serve as Christmas gifts D) Marty is the main character of the books mentioned above
A: | A |
How to start getting traffic to your website via facebook groups in few hours
Create a group on facebook.
Go to the group home page.
Choose the option' invite people to join '
Choose the option' import email addresses '
Choose the option' upload a contact file '
Start working on adding contacts.
OPTIONS:
- If you are not able to automatically new contacts, you can choose to post an album of group photos or messages. But remember, if you only have people tagging your page, compile the photo album and increase your status for your facebook groups to see who has added you.
- Now, you might have limited contacts in your email id or in a file say 500. But, this is not a sufficient amount, if you send invitation to 500 people then only 1-2 will join your group.
- If you don't have a group name anymore choose a different group name. If you choose to start a new group use the facebook group name.
- Then add a myspace address you don't plan to share with your friends Through the basic things in my general organization, pick out your group that you would like to schedule. Go to the group body and click group members after the group and after the group.
Now, you might have limited contacts in your email id or in a file say 500. But, this is not a sufficient amount, if you send invitation to 500 people then only 1-2 will join your group.
Tools sit on a table and we see a person unpack a bike and assemble it. We see the man put a tire on the bike. a person
OPTIONS:
- is applying a coat of plaster on the bike.
- turns it on and puts a catch into it.
- tightens the holds on the handlebars.
- takes the tarp off the bike.
tightens the holds on the handlebars.
How to buy a boat from a dealer
Think it over for at least 24 hours.
A boat is a major purchase; it should not be made in haste. This is where most people get in trouble.
OPTIONS:
- If your boat meets some legal standards of " late use " and you know you won't get into trouble, try to think it over for the sake of your boat. Start learning before the date of the purchase.
- The best deals are made when you can confidently and without regret, walk away from the bargaining table. Dealerships usually work on commissions and they try to get the most out of their inventory while trying to give you a good deal.
- Tell the dealer the terms of your purchase; whether in advance, within 24 hours (the sooner you do, the better). So let's say you want the boat for $35.
- If you really want the boat, do not wait for you friend to go buy it. You will only attract more trouble later when your friend arrives that day and is more willing to buy something for you.
The best deals are made when you can confidently and without regret, walk away from the bargaining table. Dealerships usually work on commissions and they try to get the most out of their inventory while trying to give you a good deal.
We see a man throwing his legs over the pommel horse. We see a man in red spinning himself around the pommel horse quickly. a man
OPTIONS:
- pushes a dog behind the horse.
- in red and yellow spins fast on the pommel.
- serves his legs over the edge of the pommel made on top of a pommel horse.
- in blue holds a small lined handbook.
| in red and yellow spins fast on the pommel. |
Q: Santanon speaks Spanish in the film.
El gato con botas ("Puss in Boots", in English) is a 1961 Eastmancolor live-action Mexican fantasy film. Based on Charles Perrault's "Puss in Boots", it was scripted, produced and directed by Roberto Rodriguez, and, starring Santanon in the title role, the film was made by Pelicula Rodriguez S.A. at the Churubusco-Azteca film studio.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan were married in the film.
Joe is a 2013 independent drama film directed and co-produced by David Gordon Green, co-produced by Lisa Muskat, Derrick Tseng and Christopher Woodrow and written by Gary Hawkins, adaptation from Larry Brown's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan, revolving around a tormented man who hires a 15-year-old boy and protects him from his abusive father.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Brierfield railway is on the West Lancashire line west of Burnley Central towards Colne.
Brierfield railway station serves the small town of Brierfield, Lancashire, England and is on the East Lancashire Line 2+1/4 mi east of Burnley Central railway station towards Colne (the terminus). The station is managed by Northern, who also provide all passenger trains serving it.
A: No
Q: The JAA is not a regulatory body.
The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) was an associated body of the ECAC representing the civil aviation regulatory authorities of a number of European States who had agreed to co-operate in developing and implementing common safety regulatory standards and procedures. It was not a regulatory body, regulation being achieved through the member authorities.
A: | Yes |
Desk furniture is easy to access. You would put stamps in desk furniture.is the reasoning for what question and answer pair? | Q: What kind of furniture would you put stamps in if you want to access them often?
Options:
- cabinet
- desk
- drawer
- bedbox
- suitcase
A: desk |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Which of the following was born earlier: Droysen or Alexander?, Context: "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in his classic work Geschichte des Hellenismus, i.e. History of Hellenism, coined the term Hellenistic to refer to and define the period when Greek culture spread in the non-Greek world after Alexander’s conquest. Following Droysen, Hellenistic and related terms, e.g. Hellenism, have been widely used in various contexts; a notable such use is in Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold, where Hellenism is used in contrast with Hebraism.
Output: | Alexander |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
White House: US ‘absolutely not’ bowing to N. Korean pressure
By Carlo Muñoz -
The decision to delay critical U.S missile tests is not a sign that the White House is bowing to North Korea's "bellicose rhetoric," a top administration official said Sunday.
During an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," senior Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer said the decision was "absolutely not" a retreat after Pyongyang's recent aggressive actions against the U.S. and its allies in the Western Pacific.
"The onus is on North Korea to take the step back," Pfeiffer said regarding North Korea's theats of military action on the peninsula.
The provocative actions taken by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un fall in line with the regime's long history of saber rattling, he added.
"North Korea is engaging in the kind of behavior we have seen for many, many years: provocative actions and bellicose rhetoric," Pfeiffer said.
But those actions, he added, will only "futher isolate" Pyongyang within the international community.
Pfeffier's commens come shortly after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel postponed tests of the Minuteman 3 missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The delay was designed to tamp down tensions with Pyongyang, a senior defense official told the Associated Press, which first reported the delay.
The United States has already deployed a ballistic missile defense system to Guam and moved Navy ships, armed with anti-missile weaponry, off the Korean peninsula.
In response, Kim has reportedly given his military the green light to launch nuclear strikes against U.S. allies in the Pacific and targets inside the United States.
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Thursday urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to “choose the path to peace” after reports said the nation had deployed missiles to its east coast. ||||| Story highlights Test of the Minuteman III missile was long-planned, a U.S. official says
Delay of a missile test is "prudent and wise," a U.S. defense official says
Launch was scheduled for Tuesday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the official says
U.S. officials not clear on reports that North Korea has loaded a pair of missiles into launchers
The United States is delaying a long-planned missile test to avoid any misperceptions by North Korea amid mounting tensions, a senior U.S. Department of Defense official said Saturday.
Postponing the launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, initially scheduled for Tuesday at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, was "prudent and wise," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The missile test had nothing to do with North Korea, but the United States decided to hold off "given recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula," the official said.
"The U.S. will conduct another test soon and remains strongly committed to our nuclear deterrence capabilities," said the official, who was not authorized to publicly release details of the launch.
U.S. reducing rhetoric that feeds North Korean rhetoric
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Embassies staying put
Word of the launch delay comes amid bellicose posturing and threats that have grown more dramatic by the day on the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea's warning to foreign diplomats in Pyongyang that if war breaks out, it cannot guarantee their safety.
On Friday, officials met with ambassadors to ask whether they needed help evacuating their personnel, several diplomatic missions said.
The same concern apparently does not extend to foreign tourists.
Amanda Carr, who works for a British travel company, wrapped up a pleasure tour Saturday of North Korea with a group of 20 tourists. Before leaving the country, they were able to take in a rally in Pyongyang.
The British Embassy in North Korea gave her company, Koryo Tours, some guidance in light of the international tensions. "We've been advised to continue with the tours," Carr said.
Her North Korean partners -- from the state's travel agency -- continue to accept tourists, she said. And their demeanor is friendly toward them, as it always has been.
Russia, a traditional ally of North Korea, may consider an evacuation of staff because of the tensions, Russian state media said.
The Swedish Embassy will remain open as well. It represents the concerns of the United States in North Korea and helps its citizens traveling there.
British, French and German diplomats also have no immediate plans to leave.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Asia next week where he is expected to discuss potential diplomatic incentives for North Korea once it stops its threatening rhetoric, senior administration officials told CNN on condition of anonymity.
"Secretary Kerry agrees that we have to have a robust deterrent because we really don't' know what these guys will do," said one senior official, who was not authorized to speak on the issue.
"But he also knows that the North Koreans need a diplomatic off-ramp and that they have to be able to see it."
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Missile tension
New reports of missile movements in North Korea have triggered military counteractions by South Korea and the United States.
South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap news agency reported the missiles were ready to launch, citing military sources in Seoul. They are probably Musudan missiles, U.S. officials said. They would have a 2,500-mile range and could threaten South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia.
It is believed a North Korean missile launch would be a "test" launch rather than a targeted strike.
A U.S. official told CNN that two medium-range missiles have been loaded onto mobile launchers on the east coast of North Korea, but a second U.S. official said intelligence on that is not definitive. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to publicly speak on the issue.
In response, South Korea has sent Aegis destroyers equipped with advanced radar systems to both of its coasts, Yonhap said, citing navy sources.
The United States will deploy missile defense systems to Guam, a Western Pacific territory that is home to U.S. naval and air bases. North Korea has cited those bases when listing possible targets for missile attacks.
North Korea: Our global fear and fascination ||||| | As tensions escalate with North Korea, the US has opted to delay a missile test at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, CNN reports. The long-planned test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was unrelated to North Korea, but delaying it is "prudent and wise" in light of North Korea's sabre-rattling, said a Pentagon official. Top White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer defended the move today on Fox News Sunday, saying the delay is "absolutely not" a retreat following Pyongyang's aggressive rhetoric, reports The Hill. "The onus is on North Korea to take the step back," said Pfeiffer. |
Ques: Long ago there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were good, but others caused people to suffer. One of the king's ideas was to set up a public arena . When a person was accused of a crime, his future would be decided in this arena. It had two doors, side by side, exactly alike. The accused person was taken into the arena and asked to open one. Behind one door was a hungry tiger, while behind the other was a lady chosen especially for him. To this lady he would be immediately married, in honor of his innocence. The king had a beautiful daughter whom he loved very much , and she secretly loved a young commoner . When the king discovered their relationship, the man was immediately put in prison, and a day was set for him to enter the arena. The princess knew behind which door stood the tiger, and behind which a lady. She also knew that the lady was one of the loveliest in the kingdom. The princess hated the woman behind that silent door. As he entered the arena and his eyes met the princess's, the young man knew that she knew behind which door waited the tiger, and behind which stood the lady. The princess raised her hand, and made a short, quick movement toward the right. No one but her lover saw it. Every eye was fixed on him. He turned, and with a firm, quick step he walked across the empty space to the door on the right and opened it. Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady? The more we think about this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of the human heart. The soul of the princess loved the young man but also burned under the fires of sadness and jealousy . The question of her decision cannot be easily answered. And so I leave it with all of you: which came out of the open door? The lady or the tiger? From the passage we know that _ . A) the princess stood behind the right door B) the young man trusted the princess completely C) the princess was not jealous of the lady D) the young man chose the left door in the end
Ans: B
Ques: The boys crowded in two teams at the front of Charlene Skinner's class as they thought over the math problem that flashed on the whiteboard. "That's not right," one boy said. "It says find the slope," another boy said, instructing his classmates. Next door, in Room A114, the girls spent five minutes in Justin Anderson's science class writing down everything they know about DNA. When the assigned time was up, Anderson asked the students to share some of what they noted down. "Nobody's DNA is alike," one girl said after raising her hand. "You get it from your parents," said another. This is how some lessons are taught at James Gholson Middle School in Prince George's County: boys in one classroom, girls in another. Advocates argue that separating boys and girls removes distractions and sex prejudice in the classroom, taking the lead from expensive private schools and boarding schools that have relied on single-sex learning for generations. But opponents say there is little evidence that such separation works, that it can be discriminatory and that it doesn't properly prepare students for a world that is mixed. Some experts say single-sex classes can break down sex stereotypes , create opportunities for students and improve test scores. Kathy Couture, an education professor at Stetson University in Florida and a board member of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education, said students tend to be more focused on their curriculum and less concerned about impressing or getting attention from the opposite sex. She said girls tend to "dumb themselves down for boys" when they are together in math and science classes. But a report published last week by the Psychological Bulletin -- which reviewed 184 studies to compare the outcomes of learning in single-sex and mixed classrooms -- raised questions about whether there are any real advantages to single-sex classrooms. Janet Hyde, one of the report's co-authors, said there was no evidence to support the argument that boys do better... Why does James Gholson Middle School teach students separately? A) Because single-sex classes are popular in America. B) Because students may be more concentrated in single-sex classes. C) Because girls tend to look down upon boys in mixed classes. D) Because it is a private and expensive school.
Ans: B
Ques: Welcome Aboard Just 15 minutes from Banff is Lake Minnewanka where a 90minute cruise to the Devil's Gap is sure to be the highlight of your summer adventure! For information & group reservations,phone 7623473! www.minnewankaboattours.com GUIDED MOUNTAIN FLIGHTS of the Columbia Ice Field & Canadian Rockies Leave the Crowds Behind Tour Narrated by Your Host Owner/Pilot Steve Neill (from $110/person) *Comfortable window seats *Headsets for clients/pilot conversation *Ski plane available for glacier landings Reservations : 18773447117 www.rockiesairtours.com THREE SISTERS MOUNTAIN VILLAGE Which stars will you be watching tonight? When you discover the beauty that surrounds Three Sisters Mountain Village,you will be surprised at how much brighter they are in the sky than on the screen.So make some popcorn,pull up a comfortable chair and settle in for a quiet night in the mountain.All the stars will be there. Call rollfree (866) 3882877 www.threesistersmountainvillage.com PERFECT PICTURES Discover the Rockies's most desirable natural attractions on a Brewster guided excursion.As national park specialists,we are proud to share the wonders of Canada's largest outdoor living museum.Our 111 years'experience ensures a most memorable guided adventure! *Wildlife viewing *Nature walks *Sightseeing Tollfree:18007606934 www.brewster.ca RAFTING & OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Youth & group rates available! A spectacular adventure is waiting for you between Banff and Calgary,a short scenic drive to paradise.Join us for a fun,exciting and safe adventure in the Kananaskis and Bow Valley. Adventures are available for all ages and skill levels. Our professional and highly qualified guides are all Wilderness First Aid and River Rescue certified. Tollfree:18779997238 www.insideoutexperience.com Where can the passage be probably found? A) In a tour brochure. B) In science fiction. C) In a textbook. D) In a TV guide.
Ans: | A |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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.
Output: Russian Revolution
This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
New input case for you: What raises different public policy issues?, Context: Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman argues that, although the term intellectual property is in wide use, it should be rejected altogether, because it "systematically distorts and confuses these issues, and its use was and is promoted by those who gain from this confusion". He claims that the term "operates as a catch-all to lump together disparate laws [which] originated separately, evolved differently, cover different activities, have different rules, and raise different public policy issues" and that it creates a "bias" by confusing these monopolies with ownership of limited physical things, likening them to "property rights". Stallman advocates referring to copyrights, patents and trademarks in the singular and warns against abstracting disparate laws into a collective term.
Output: | intellectual property |
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 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.
Ten-man Leeds were dumped out of the Capital One Cup on penalties by Yorkshire rivals Doncaster. Richie Wellens scored the decisive spot-kick for the hosts after Sam Byram and Chris Wood ballooned consecutive efforts over the bar. Leeds, who had won every one of their previous 12 first-round ties in this competition, went ahead at the Keepmoat Stadium but were forced to play for 83 minutes with a numerical disadvantage after goalscorer Lewis Cook dismissed shortly after Andy Williams opened his Doncaster account from the penalty spot. Leeds United: Turnbull, Berardi, Bellusci, Cooper, Taylor, Cook, Wootton, Mowatt (Byram 75), Doukara (Murphy 67), Antenucci, Dallas (Wood 67)Lewis Cook opened scoring for Leeds in 14th minute with first goal for clubAndy Williams equalised from penalty spot after Cedric Evina was fouledCook was sent off in first half for two-footed lunge on Aaron Taylor-SinclairSam Byram and Chris Wood both missed their penalties for the visitorsRichie Wellens booked his side's spot in the Capital One Cup second round
Questions:However, two pieces of poor judgment by Leeds players saw their lead wiped out and _ gifted a numerical advantage before the interval. (A) Leeds (B) Capital One Cup (C) Yorkshire (D) Doncaster (E) Richie Wellens (F) Sam Byram (G) Chris Wood (H) Keepmoat Stadium (I) Lewis Cook (J) Andy Williams (K) Leeds United (L) Turnbull (M) Berardi (N) Bellusci (O) Cooper (P) Taylor (Q) Cook (R) Wootton (S) Mowatt (T) Byram (U) Doukara (V) Murphy (W) Antenucci (X) Dallas (Y) Wood (Z) Cedric Evina ([) Aaron Taylor (\) Sinclair
Output: | (D) |
Part 1. 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.
Part 2. 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.
Answer: 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.
Part 3. Exercise
Fifty Shades (film series) -- Fifty Shades is an American film series that consists of three erotic romantic drama films, based on the Fifty Shades trilogy by English author E.L. James. It is distributed by Universal Studios and stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as the lead roles Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, respectively. Sam Taylor-Johnson directed the first film and initially she was slated to be the director of the sequels as well, however subsequently the second and third films were directed by James Foley.
Answer: | is there 3 fifty shades of grey movies |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Malaria is widespread in Africa.
Across Africa, young boys and girls wake up each morning just like children here in the Washington D.C. area. The children are no different; they do chores, eat, play sports, and go to school. That is, if they can survive the mosquito bites that transmit the deadly malaria parasites. Those parasites kill an estimated 3,000 children each day in Africa. While malaria has been all but forgotten in the United States, it remains the leading cause of death for children under 5 in Africa, killing approximately 1 million people a year.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the plant was inspected in October and fined for safety violations.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the plant was inspected in October, cited for safety violations, and fined about $10,000.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Marlowe supported Zaleshoff.
There is no way Marlowe could legally leave Italy, especially after an arrest warrant has been issued for him by the authorities. Assisted by Zaleshoff, he succeeds in making his escape from Milan.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
no
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
The train accelerates to 430 kilometers per hour.
The high-speed train, scheduled for a trial run on Tuesday, is able to reach a maximum speed of up to 430 kilometers per hour, or 119 meters per second.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
| yes |
Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research shows that the reason could be that men's hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age. The largest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that women's longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age. "We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age," "Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the ages of 20 and 70 , one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men," . What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. "This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men," said Goldspink. The team has yet to find why aging takes a greater toll on the male heart, said Goldspink.. The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. The passage mainly talks about _ . A) men's heart cells B) women's ageing process C) the gender difference D) hearts and long life
D
(Question)
Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed ? Well, that's exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn.I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home,it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box because I didn't have an umbrella.It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped. A few moments later,I saw a young man walk up to the phone box,wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn't want to go out into the rain,so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away,but he didn't. He just waited in the rain,watching me. I had to wave my hands about and acted as if I was deep in conversation. Luckily,it began to stop after about ten minutes."Okay,Mum," I said loudly into the phone,"I'll see you later Bye!" I put the phone down, picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box "I'm sorry I took so long,"I said to the man. "Oh, I don't want to use the phone,"he replied, smiling."I've just come to repair it. It's out of order.you see." I felt myself go red in the face and I hurried away with my head down,feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life! Which of the following is TRUE? A) The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer. B) The writer was telephoning to her mother when the it rained. C) It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping. D) The writer thought the rain would last long.
(Answer)
C
Ques: 2010 was the year the Earth struck back. Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, blizzards , landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter million people in 2010 - the deadliest year in more than a generation. More people were killed worldwide by natural disasters this year than have been killed in terrorism attacks in the past 40 years combined. "It just seemed like it was back-to-back and it came in waves," said Craig Fugate, who heads the US Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010. "The term "100-year event' really lost its meaning this year." And we have ourselves to blame most of the time, scientists and disaster experts say. Even though many disasters have the ring of random chance, the hand of man made this a particularly deadly, costly, extreme and strange year for everything from wild weather to earthquakes. Poor construction and development practices make earthquakes more deadly than they need be. More people live in poverty in vulnerable buildings in crowded cities. That means that when the ground shakes, the river floods, or the tropical cyclone hits, more people die. Disasters from the Earth, such as earthquakes and volcanoes "are pretty much constant," said Andreas Schraft, vice president of catastrophic perils for the Geneva-based insurance giant Swiss Re. "All the change that's made is man-made." The January earthquake that killed well more than 220,000 people in Haiti is a perfect example. Port-au-Prince has nearly three times as many people - many of them living in poverty- and more poorly built shanties ,than it did 25 years ago. So had the same quake hit in 1985 instead of 2010; total deaths would have probably been in the 80,000 range, said Richard Olson, director of disaster risk reduction at Florida International University. Climate scientists say Earth's climate also is changing thanks to man-made global warming, bringing extreme weather, such as heat waves and flooding. The excessive amount of extreme weather... The author gives the example of the big earthquake in Haiti to show that _ . A) poor construction largely accounts for more deaths than expected B) man's behaviours are to blame for the constant occurrence of natural disasters C) the extreme weather mainly contributes to the disaster of the quake D) the country's poverty and over- crowdedness results in the disaster
Ans: B
Ques: A new study suggests that sad music might actually arouse positive emotions. The finding helps to explain why people enjoy listening to sad music, say Ai Kawakami and her colleagues from Tokyo University of the Arts and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan. Ai Kawakami and her colleagues asked 44 volunteers, including both musicians and nonspecialists, to listen to two pieces of sad music and one piece of happy music. Each participant was required to use a set of keywords to rate both their perception of the music and their own emotional state. The sad pieces of music included Glinka's La Separation in F minor and Blumenfeld's Etude Sur Mer in G minor. The happy music piece was Granados's Allegro de Concierto in G major. To control the "happy" effect of major key, they also played the minor key pieces in major key, and vise versa. The researchers explained that sad music aroused contradictory emotions because the participants of the study tended to feel sad to be more tragic and less romantic than they felt themselves while listening to it. " In general, sad music causes sadness in listeners, and sadness is regarded as an unpleasant emotion. If sad music actually arouses only unpleasant emotion, we would not listen to it," the researchers wrote in the study. "Music that is believed as sad actually causes romantic emotion as well as sad emotion.And people, regardless of their musical training, experience this ambivalent emotion to listen to the sad music," added the researchers. Also, unlike sadness in daily life, sadness experienced through art actually feels pleasant, possibly because the latter does not cause an actual threat to our safety. This could help people to deal with their negative emotions in daily life, concluded the authors. "Emotion experienced by music has no direct danger or harm unlike the emotion experienced in everyday life. Therefore, we can even enjoy unpleasant emotion such as sadness. If we suffer from unpleasant emotion aroused through daily life, sad music might be helpful... What is the main idea of this passage? A) People should listen to sad music. B) Happy music can make people sad. C) Sad music may actually cause positive emotions. D) Sad music is really bad to people.
Ans: | C |
Context:
Happy Go Lovely is a 1951 British musical comedy film with Technicolor, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Vera Ellen, David Niven, and Cesar Romero. The film was made and first released in the UK, and distributed in the US by RKO Radio Pictures in 1952.
Hypothesis: RKO Radio Pictures released Happy Go Lovely in the US one year after it was released in the UK
Yes
Context:
The Stick People is an American alternative rock/punk rock band formed in 2008 in Hollywood, CA, which plays a fusion of alternative rock, punk rock, metal, and other musical styles. Best known for guitarist duo Bernie Godwin, son of producer Dito Godwin, and Mike Stone, former Queensrÿche guitarist.
Hypothesis: The Stick People are known to many in Hollywood, CA.
It's impossible to say
Context:
Saleby is a village in the civil parish of Beesby with Saleby , in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the Alford road to Louth, about 2 mi north-east of Alford and 11 mi south-east of Louth. The hamlet of Thoresthorpe is about 1 mi south of the village.
Hypothesis: Saleby is a village that is about two miles of thoresthorpe
| 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. 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].
Example Input: (CNN) "Attention! Attention!" blares the Russian voice from a loudspeaker. "The nuclear bombs will be launched in one hour." Inside a room styled as a Soviet-era nuclear bunker, a couple of Russians race to prevent a catastrophic strike on the United States. Their quest -- the latest craze in Moscow -- is to find the nuclear launch codes and deactivate a hidden red button, which has already been pressed by a mad Russian general. It's complete fantasy; just an interactive game hosted in a building in a former industrial area of the city, harking back to the fears of the Cold War.Latest craze in Moscow is war game in which players race to find nuclear codesRussian officials are playing on fears, staging a mass nuclear drill
Question:It is an apocalyptic vision that adds a further sense of realism to the fantasy quest being acted out by gamers in _.
Example Output: Moscow
Example Input: Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama used a Memorial Day ceremony to say it is time for America to properly welcome home Vietnam veterans and show them and their families the respect and gratitude they deserved but didn't receive decades ago. "You came home and sometimes were denigrated when you should have been celebrated," Obama said beneath a scorching sun at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. "It was a national shame, a disgrace that should have never happened. That's why here today, we resolve that it will not happen again." The event, which launched a 13-year Vietnam War 50th anniversary commemoration, was the culmination of a day of somber events on the annual holiday honoring America's war dead.NEW: President Obama calls the denigration of Vietnam veterans a "national shame""America will be there for you," Obama tells veterans and their familiesMemorial Day launches a 13-year commemoration of the Vietnam War's 50th anniversaryObama lays a wreath to the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery
Question:This year marks the 50th anniversary of the _ deploying a significant military presence in Vietnam.
Example Output: America
Example Input: Rapists and child abusers convicted in EU countries are free to come to Britain because just six member states have sex offender registers. As well as the UK, only Cyprus, Ireland, Malta, Austria and France keep a database of those who have been convicted of sex crimes. The UK's version of the register - which lists the names of more than 46,000 offenders - means police can apply for an order to stop those listed going abroad. But the same system does not exist in 22 EU countries, meaning convicted rapists are able to arrive in the UK without authorities being aware of their depraved past.Only Cyprus, France, Malta, Austria and Ireland have sex offence databaseMeans convicted rapists can arrive in UK without officials knowing crimesCampaigners, including Kate McCann, now calling for EU-wide schemeComes after case of Eduard Peticky, 48, who trafficked youngsters in Rotherham after being convicted of gang rape in Slovakia
Question:Jailing him for life, Judge Peter Kelson QC said improvements were needed in providing courts with the previous convictions of EU nationals who are involved in criminal proceedings in the _.
Example Output: | UK
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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.
Example input: 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
Example output: (F)
Example explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Q: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are so desperate to rid themselves of Major League Baseball star Josh Hamilton that they might decide to pay almost $70million for him to play for another team. Hamilton, who has a history of substance abuse and admitted to relapsing with drugs and alcohol in February, is going to be sent back to his former team, the Texas Rangers, according to reports. He has been on the disabled list all season after undergoing shoulder surgery on February 4, about the same time he filed for divorce from Real Housewives of Orange County star Katie Hamilton.Los Angeles Angels are close to deal sending outfielder to Texas RangersHamilton admitted to relapsing and abusing drugs and alcohol in FebruaryStill has $83m left on five-year, $125million contract with Angels from 2012Filed for divorce from Real Housewives of Orange County's Katie Hamilton33-year-old was All Star during five-year span with Rangers from 2008-12
Questions:If it goes through, the _ will happily welcome Hamilton back. (A) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (B) Major League Baseball (C) Josh Hamilton (D) Hamilton (E) Texas Rangers (F) Real Housewives of Orange County (G) Katie Hamilton (H) Los Angeles Angels (I) Angels (J) All Star
A: | (E) |
Answer the following question: How do you celebrate New Year's Day? If I had to take a guess, you probably celebrate New Year's Day surrounded by family and friends, enjoying drinks of your choice (probably wine and champagne) and watching the ball drop. If you're particularly lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special someone when the clock hits 00:00am. Have you ever imagined how New Year's Day would look in another country? Listed below are five of the top ten "Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World." 1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbor's Door----Denmark A strange and weird Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbor's door. Strangely, this makes them happy instead of annoying them. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large amount of loyal friends. 2. Talking to Spirits----Mexico Talking to spirits is a part of Mexican belief. Mexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Year's Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. And this is not done at home on an individual basis but is a legal Mexican practice. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and meditation for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance! 3. Wearing Polka Dots ----Philippines Imagine streets full of people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year. This all actually happens in the Philippines on New Year's Eve every year. Philippines believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth. 4. Burning Scarecrow Dummy----Ecuador Ecuador has a unique custom of crafting scarecrows and then burning them at midnight. They adorn them and fill the scarecrows with newspapers and pieces of wood. As midnight approaches, everyone gathers outside... What can you learn when you are paying a visiting to Mexico during New Year's Day? A) You'd better talk to your ancestors just at home secretly, or you'll break the law. B) It's New Year's Day that Mexicans consider the best time to talk to spirits. C) It's commonly believed that the dead have spirits and souls living around. D) You can ask for help free when you want to talk to the dead
Answer: | C |
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. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
PROBLEM: Hong Kong (CNN) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Asia later this week for a regional meeting on security issues, which is expected to be attended by ministers from North Korea, China, South Korea and Japan. It could be an opportune moment for a diplomatic breakthrough on Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, which have been causing massive headaches for US President Donald Trump. But questions linger over whether Tillerson can speak for his administration given contradictory remarks from US politicians. "The Trump administration is still scrambling to find a policy on North Korea. They're still seeking an easy solution when none exist," said Adam Mount, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.Top US officials haven't been consistent on North Korea policy, analysts sayOn July 28 North Korea tested missile that could potentially hit US mainland
Questions:US officials have steadily condemned _'s missile tests, which are a violation of international law. (A) Hong Kong (B) CNN (C) US (D) Rex Tillerson (E) Asia (F) North Korea (G) China (H) South Korea (I) Japan (J) Pyongyang (K) Donald Trump (L) Tillerson (M) Trump (N) Adam Mount (O) Center for American Progress (P) Top US
SOLUTION: (F)
PROBLEM: Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's visit to Nigeria, his first to sub-Saharan Africa, has put the country's tech businesses firmly in the world's spotlight. Zuckerberg staged a surprise visit to the country's economic capital Lagos on Tuesday and his first stop was a local innovation center and tech hub in Yaba, an area on the mainland of Lagos known as Nigeria's Silicon Valley. There was no fanfare amid tight security and some of those working at the Co-Creation Hub, called CcHUB, didn't even know Zuckberg was coming. He appeared nervous, a little startled even, as he launched into an impromptu speech about why he was there.Zuckerberg causes a stir with surprise visit to Nigeria on TuesdayEntrepreneurs say it will give country's startup industry a boost
Questions:I'll be meeting with developers and entrepreneurs, and learning about the startup ecosystem in _. (A) Lagos (B) Nigeria (C) CNN (D) Facebook (E) Mark Zuckerberg (F) Saharan Africa (G) Zuckerberg (H) Yaba (I) Silicon Valley (J) Co (K) Creation Hub (L) CcHUB (M) Zuckberg (N) Entrepreneurs
SOLUTION: (B)
PROBLEM: British special forces have been given the green light to launch raids deep into ISIS-held territory in Syria and Iraq, senior intelligence sources have revealed. Amid growing alarm at the threat posed directly to Britain, the SAS has been given 'carte blanche' to kill or capture the terror group's leaders – including the masterminds behind the Tunisian beach massacre. An elite force of up to 100 troops is expected to be committed to the secret war, working alongside US special forces and Navy Seal teams. David Cameron last week pledged a 'broad spectrum' response to the murder of 30 British tourists by ISIS gunman Seifeddine Rezgui in the Tunisian beach resort of Sousse.Intelligence sources reveal SAS has been given 'carte blanche' to attackElite force of up to 100 troops expected to be committed to the secret warDavid Cameron pledged a 'broad spectrum' response to Tunisian massacreISIS gunman Seifeddine Rezgui murdered 30 British tourists in Sousse
Questions:Mr Cameron pledged that MPs would get another vote before bombing raids are launched in _. (A) British (B) ISIS (C) Syria (D) Iraq (E) Britain (F) SAS (G) Tunisian (H) US (I) Navy Seal (J) David Cameron (K) Seifeddine Rezgui (L) Sousse
SOLUTION: | (C)
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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].
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Question: (CNN) In 2004, Mostafa Salameh had a vivid dream: he was praying for peace on the top of a mountain. "I woke up sweating and I saw myself on top of the world," Salameh tells CNN. Back then, Salameh had no expedition experience, little money and couldn't have pointed to Mount Everest on a map. Fast forward to 2017, and he has become the first Jordanian to complete the "Explorers Grand Slam," which entails climbing the Seven Summits, including Mount Everest, and reaching the North and South poles. Only 15 other people have ever achieved the Grand Slam. His amazing life has now become the subject of an international book, published by Bloomsbury and endorsed by King Abdullah II of Jordan and British adventurer Ranulph Fiennes.Mostafa Salameh has become the first Jordanian to climb the Seven Summits, and trek to both the North and South polesHe has released a book "Dreams of a Refugee: From the Middle East to Mount Everest" detailing his adventures
Question:Almost immediately afterward, Salameh stopped partying, smoking and began training for the _.
Answer: Explorers Grand Slam
Question: NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday the Bush administration is trying to "blame the fire on the person who calls 911" by suggesting he had a role in one of the costliest U.S. bank failures. Sen. Charles Schumer said the OTS "ought to stop pointing false fingers of blame." Federal regulators with the Office of Thrift Supervision were "asleep at the switch" when it came to IndyMac's "reckless" behavior, the New York Democrat complained. The OTS announced Friday that it was taking over the $32 billion IndyMac and transferring control to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The OTS pointed the finger directly at Schumer for the failure, accusing him of sparking a bank run by releasing a letter that "expressed concerns about IndyMac's viability." Watch what's next for IndyMac »FDIC taking control of the $32 billion IndyMacOTS accuses Sen. Charles Schumer of sparking a bank runSchumer: IndyMac "one of the most poorly run and reckless of all the banks"Schumer rejects any suggestions of responsibility for IndyMac's collapse
Question:_ will reopen Monday with a new charter and a new name -- IndyMac Federal Bank.
Answer: IndyMac
Question: Stephanie Scott's devastated father has opened up about the grief her family is feeling as they struggle to come to terms with their daughter's brutal murder, which took place just days before her much-anticipated wedding. The adored school teacher from Leeton went missing on Easter Sunday and her body was found in nearby bushland the following Friday. Ms Scott's grieving father Robert explained that it is especially painful that Stephanie's life has been taken away when she had so much to look forward to. She was also a person who gave so much joy to others. 'Stephanie's aim was to get everyone feeling like it was their wedding as much as hers,' Mr Scott told The Daily Telegraph, describing Ms Scott's bubbly and thoughtful personality.Stephanie Scott's grieving father has spoken out about their painHe says it is difficult to be surrounded by reminders of her wedding whilst cruelly planning for a funeralLeeton parents say their children are devastated by teacher's murderPolice discovered a body in nearby bushland on Friday afternoonAn autopsy will now be conducted to determine the cause of deathPolice will contact authorities in Holland for a background check on accused killer, Vincent Stanford, who was charged with murder
Question:It was decorated by loved ones with yellow balloons and flowers to pay tribute to murder victim _.
Answer: | Stephanie Scott
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Madrid: Luis Roldan, the former Spanish chief of police who fled the country 10 months ago after allegedly hiving off millions of pounds from secret government funds, was on his way home to a prison cell last night after being captured in Bangkok.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
It took two months less than a year for them to catch up with Roldan. | Yes |
Detailed logic: You would go to a science lab to get a turning fork that you forgot.
science lab
Question for this logic: Where would you go to get a tuning fork you forgot?
Options:
- music shop
- music room
- music store
- hardware store
- science lab
Logic ==> My friend who makes a living playing trumpet might be working at an orchestra.
orchestra
Question ==> My friend makes a living playing trumpet, where might he work?
Options:
- music shop
- brass band
- horn
- high school band
- orchestra
** A person needs to maintain balance while doing ski. While learning to ski, the hardest thing for her is to maintain balance.
maintain balance
** What was the hardest thing for her to do while learning to ski?
Options:
- slip on ice
- fall down
- fall over
- sweat
- maintain balance
Detailed logic: Divorce causes suffering to people other than those who are getting a divorce. Children come under the people who are effected by a divorce. Parents generally don't want their children to suffer.
children suffer
Question for this logic: James and Holly were getting a divorce. They didn't like it, but they needed it. What might they be trying to avoid?
Options:
- being single
- tears
- children suffer
- anger
- no spouse
Logic ==> Bed is a furniture with feet. Furniture with feet are generally placed on floor. Floor is the ground surface in a house.
floor
Question ==> Where would you place a bed in a new house?
Options:
- garage
- furniture
- floor
- sleep
- awake
Logic ==> A trunk is present in at the back of vehicle in which he was driving.
trunk
Question ==> | A man was driving himself to the airport, where did he put his luggage?
Options:
- closet
- at hotel
- sidewalk
- bus stop
- trunk |
Definition: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Hideki Matsui and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year contract, ending Matsui’s seven-year run with the Yankees that culminated in a World Series Most Valuable Player award last month.
According to an official involved in the negotiations, Matsui agreed with the Angels on Monday. The official was granted anonymity because the deal will not be announced until Matsui passes a physical exam.
Barton Silverman/The New York Times
Matsui decided to take the Angels’ offer rather than wait and see if the Yankees would bring him back. It was probably a wise move by Matsui, because while the Yankees never closed the door to his return, they have been very wary of making a commitment. Matsui will receive $6.5 million from the Angels, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney.
The Yankees managed Matsui’s knee problems last season, limiting him to the same designated hitter role he will fill in Anaheim. Matsui, 35, held up for 142 games and hit .272 with 28 homers and 90 runs batted in last season. He was 8 for 13 (.615) with three homers and eight R.B.I. in the Yankees’ six-game World Series triumph over the Phillies.
While the Yankees appreciated Matsui’s production and professionalism, they prefer to use the D.H. spot to rest other older everyday players like Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez. Johnny Damon could also see time at D.H. if he comes back, though for now, he and the Yankees seem far apart on a new contract.
And how perfect is this? The Yankees’ 2010 home opener is against the Angels on April 13. So Matsui will be there for the ring ceremony. ||||| Top free agent pitcher John Lackey is said to be in agreement on a five-year, $85 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, sources say. Lackey has scheduled a physical with the team.
Lackey's deal with the Red Sox is similar to the $82.5 million, five-year contract A.J. Burnett got with the Yankees last offseason. "That's what they were looking for,'' an AL executive said.
Lackey has had a couple minor issues with his shoulder and back in recent seasons, so the Red Sox will want to check him out. But nothing serious is expected to be found.
Lackey would enhance an excellent rotation for Boston, which already has Josh Beckett and Jon Lester. The Red Sox had been trying to re-sign Jason Bay, but that seems unlikely now. They have talked to free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre, among others.
The Mariners, Yankees and incumbent Angels were among others that showed interest in Lackey.
The Yankees are one of at least three teams that's been showing interest in star Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay, so perhaps the Lackey deal will spur them to get more involved.
AOL FanHouse first reported news of Lackey's physical. ||||| The Phillies have a tentative agreement to acquire star pitcher Roy Halladay in a trade with Toronto, and the former Cy Young Award winner was in Philadelphia on Monday for a physical required to complete the deal.
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2009 photo, Toronto Blue Jays starter Roy Halladay throws to first to get Boston Red Sox's Joey Gathright on a grounder to the mound during the first inning of a baseball game... (Associated Press)
Philadelphia also is discussing a trade that would send Cliff Lee, another former Cy Young winner, to the Seattle Mariners.
The commissioner's office granted a 72-hour window on Sunday for Toronto and Philadelphia to complete their trade, a baseball official familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Major League Baseball didn't make any announcement.
Halladay took a physical on Monday for the NL champion Phillies, another person with knowledge of the situation said, also on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.
Philadelphia could give up pitchers J.A. Happ, Joe Blanton and outfielder Dominic Brown as part of a deal, the person said. Those three players also took physicals in Philadelphia on Monday.
Halladay's agent, Greg Landry, was registered at a Philadelphia hotel, a sign the sides were working on a contract extension, which likely would be necessary before Halladay waives his right to block a trade.
Lee, who like Halladay is eligible for free agency after next season, could wind up going to Seattle, the baseball official said.
The 32-year-old Halladay is the most prized pitcher on the trade market. A six-time All-Star and the 2003 AL Cy Young Award winner, the right-hander went 17-10 with a 2.79 ERA for the Blue Jays last season. He led the majors with four shutouts and nine complete games while throwing 239 innings, second to Detroit's Justin Verlander (240).
Halladay would be a huge addition for the aggressive Phillies, who won the 2008 World Series and repeated as NL champs this year, when they lost the World Series to the New York Yankees in six games.
The Phillies are thought to be a preferable fit for Halladay because they hold spring training in Clearwater, Fla., near his offseason home.
Aware they probably couldn't afford to keep Halladay beyond next season, the Blue Jays shopped their ace before the July 31 trade deadline. The Phillies were thought to be involved in talks involving Halladay at that point, but instead they landed Lee from the Cleveland Indians for four minor leaguers.
Lee was a big reason Philadelphia won its second consecutive pennant, going 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA and two complete games in five postseason starts.
The Blue Jays fired general manager J.P. Ricciardi late in the season and replaced him with Alex Anthopoulos. When contacted Monday by the AP, Anthopoulos declined comment.
The Phillies have been busy this offseason, signing free-agent third baseman Placido Polanco to an $18 million, three-year contract. They also signed Brian Schneider to be their backup catcher, and reserve infielder Juan Castro.
Halladay has been one of baseball's best pitchers for years. He owns a 148-76 career record with a 3.43 ERA.
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AP Sports Writers Ronald Blum and Mike Fitzpatrick in New York and AP freelance writer Ian Harrison in Toronto contributed to this report. ||||| A couple of companion deals that would send Roy Halladay to Philadelphia and Cliff Lee to Seattle are "close" but "not done," according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.
As part of the deals, Halladay would agree to a three-year extension through 2013, with a vesting option that could lengthen the deal by another year or two, one source said. The extension is expected to guarantee Halladay in the neighborhood of $60 million, plus the $15.75 million he would make in 2010, the final year of his current contract.
The specifics of the trades took some twists and turns on Monday. The latest structure would send three Phillies -- outfielder Michael Taylor, catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud and pitcher Kyle Drabek -- to Toronto, sources said.
Under that scenario, the Phillies would not have to include their top position-player prospect, Domonic Brown, and they would receive Seattle's top pitching prospect, Phillippe Aumont, who originally appeared ticketed for Toronto.
The Phillies would receive one other prospect -- believed to be 21-year-old outfielder Tyson Gillies -- from Seattle in the other trade for Lee, who is a year away from free agency.
Indications are that the Phillies also will receive a third prospect in the deal, but it wasn't clear Tuesday morning whether that player would come from Toronto or Seattle. However, ProspectInsider.com reported the third prospect is Mariners right-hander Juan Ramirez.
Initially, sources said, Toronto was to receive Aumont, d'Arnaud and another Phillies prospect in exchange for Halladay. The Phillies had balked at sending Brown.
Phillies doctors also have to sign off on Halladay's physical.
The Associated Press reported that J.A. Happ, Joe Blanton and Brown also took physicals in Philadelphia on Monday, but that was before specifics of the deals started to come out.
The AP also reported that the commissioner's office granted a 72-hour window on Sunday for Toronto and Philadelphia to complete their trade.
If all of the names being bandied about wind up in this deal, the Phillies would get back what Baseball America rates as the Mariners' top two pitching prospects, plus an outfield prospect (Gillies) they view as being similar to Taylor. So although the Phillies would be giving up two of their most highly regarded prospects in Drabek and Taylor, they would look at this deal as not significantly depleting their system for the long haul.
In effect, the Phillies would be trading one Cy Young (Lee) for another (Halladay). And while that may seem difficult to understand from afar, the Phillies clearly view it as a swap that enables them to keep one of those Cy Youngs well into the future -- a less likely scenario if they held on to Lee.
Although the Phillies have done next to no actual negotiating with Lee, they heard enough rumblings that Lee wanted a CC Sabathia-type contract that they believed it would take a five-year or six-year deal to keep the 31-year-old left-hander. And the Phillies have an organizational philosophy that precludes deals longer than three years for starting pitchers.
Halladay, on the other hand, was willing to talk about a shorter guarantee if it meant going to the Phillies, a team with a spring training site minutes away from his home in Florida.
The Phillies could have held on to Lee and taken a chance that they could sign one of the two pitchers as a free agent next winter. But they were apparently concerned there would be a massive bidding war over Halladay and Lee that would price them both out of their range.
The Mariners, meanwhile, were looking for a top-of-the-rotation starter to pair with Felix Hernandez. And Halladay, who has a no-trade clause, wasn't an option because he wouldn't approve a trade to Seattle. So the Mariners opted to deal for Lee after it became clear their other top target, John Lackey, was bound for Boston as a free agent.
Before turning to Seattle, multiple sources say, the Phillies first attempted to complete a two-team deal with Toronto alone for Halladay. However, the Phillies refused -- as they had last summer -- to include Drabek and Brown in that trade. So they began looking for another team that could help them meet the Blue Jays' price.
Originally, Seattle looked like a perfect match because of Aumont, the Mariners' No. 1 pick in 2007 and a native of Quebec. But Toronto kept pressing for Drabek and/or Happ. And, in the end, the Phillies apparently decided their best option was to keep Brown and get Aumont, who would immediately become their top pitching prospect if Drabek is a part of the deal.
The Phillies also had to clear payroll space to accommodate the addition of Halladay. They attempted to do that by trading away Blanton, but found they couldn't get enough back to enable them to make a Halladay deal.
SI.com first reported that the Phillies were close to acquiring Halladay.
Halladay, 32, is 148-76 lifetime with a 3.43 ERA. He won the 2003 Cy Young Award and finished in the top five in the Cy Young voting four other times.
Halladay went 17-10 with a 2.79 ERA in 32 starts for Toronto last season. He threw 239 innings and led the league with nine complete games.
The Phillies acquired Lee from the Indians on July 29 for four minor leaguers.
Lee quickly became Philadelphia's ace. He posted a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts for the Phillies and then went 4-0 with a 1.56 mark in five postseason outings, including 2-0 in the World Series.
Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner with Cleveland, will make $8 million in 2010 and then be eligible for free agency.
Lee has told the Phillies he would like to stay but wants to be paid what the market will bear.
In other Blue Jays news, backup catcher Ramon Castro agreed to a one-year with Toronto, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Jorge Arangure Jr.
A source told ESPN.com that Castro's deal, which is pending a physical, is worth $1 million.
Castro split last season between the Mets and the White Sox.
He's the second free-agent catcher to agree to terms with Toronto this week. The Blue Jays also signed free agent John Buck. Both of their primary catchers last season, Rod Barajas and Gregg Zaun, have exited via free agency.
Jayson Stark covers baseball for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report. |||||
Output: | Baseball’s hot stove was boiling mightily today, with the Philadelphia Phillies making the biggest news, reaching a deal to land Toronto right-hander Roy Halladay. That move could be part of a three-team trade, Jayson Stark hears, with Philadelphia sending left-hander Cliff Lee to Seattle. Toronto and Seattle would receive mainly prospects, though the AP reports that big-league pitchers JA Happ and Joe Blanton are on the table. On the free-agent market, the Boston Red Sox are just a physical exam away from adding right-hander John Lackey, late of the Angels, to their rotation, with Sports Illustrated reporting a 5-year contract worth upward of $80 million. The Angels, for their part, lured designated hitter/outfielder Hideki Matsui west after 7 years in New York, with the Yankees’ World Series MVP agreeing to a 1-year deal, the Times writes. |
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".
Q: The world can be divided into three climate zones. The first climate zone is the polar zone. As it sounds, the polar zone is near earths poles. The polar zone has very long and cold winters. Brrr!!!! Near the equator is the tropical zone. The tropical zone is known for being hot and wet. Between these two zones is the temperate zone. Temperatures there tend to be mild. Its not too hot and not too cold. You might expect places near the equator to be hot and wet. Thats not always the case. Sometimes there are other factors at work. These factors can affect the local climate type or a region. Oceans and mountain ranges can have a major impact. They can greatly influence the climate of an area. Many factors influence an areas climate. <sep>What three climate zones can the earth be divided into?<sep>Polar, temperate, tropical
A: | Yes |
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: On Monday, departing Gov. Roy Barnes will spend his first day as a private citizen by starting his new job as a full-time, pro-bono (unpaid) lawyer at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. The decision by Barnes, the most improbable casualty of Election Day 2002, to go to work for legal aid was almost as unexpected as his November defeat. As a legal services attorney, Barnes will help women escape domestic violence, Mauricio Vivero is vice president seniors fight predatory lending scams and parents obtain child support for their kids. of Legal In doing so, he will take his place on the front line of the U.S. legal community's Services Corporation, the uphill and underpublicized struggle to achieve equal access to justice for millions of Washington-Americans too poor to afford legal representation. based nonprofit corporation chartered by The inaccessibility of the U.S. civil justice system is hardly a new development, but it Congress in took Barnes' decision to put the national media spotlight on our country's ongoing 1974 to promote equal access to access-to-justice crisis. civil justice. The 2000 U.S. census reports that more than 43 million Americans qualify for free federally funded legal assistance, yet fewer than 20 percent of eligible clients (annual income: $11,075 or less) are able to obtain legal help when they need it, according to the American Bar Association. In Georgia, there is just one legal aid lawyer for every 10,500 eligible poor people. Barnes understood this problem long before he became governor. While in private practice, he handled many pro-bono cases and was a frequent volunteer in the Cobb County office of the federally funded Atlanta Legal Aid Society. Most memorably, he secured a $115 million judgment in 1993 against Fleet Finance for victimizing 18,000 homeowners -- many of them senior citizens -- with its widespread predatory lending mortgage practices. His long-standing commitment to the underserved is certainly admirable, but it should not be viewed as a rare and laudable act of civic virtue. To be admitted to practice law, every attorney must take a professional oath to promote justice -- and every state's ethical rules include language indicating lawyers' responsibility to be guardians of fair play for those living in poverty. In Georgia, many law firms, corporations and private attorneys are working pro bono to serve the neediest clients. Yet only 23 percent of the state's 23,598 active lawyers reported meeting the Georgia State Bar's goal of 50 hours of pro-bono service in 2002. The need for volunteers is most severe outside the five-county Atlanta metropolitan area, where 70 percent of the state's poor people are served by only 24 percent of the state's lawyers. National pro-bono participation is even worse. Only 23 percent of the roughly 1 million attorneys in America volunteer even one hour of pro-bono service annually, according to the ABA. <sep>National pro-bono participation levels are worse than which state?<sep>Florida
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: (CNN) -- Horror-meister, Stephen King calls George Pelecanos "perhaps the greatest living American crime writer." His stories are set in Pelecanos' hometown of Washington, D.C., but this is not the side of the U.S. capitol that you see portrayed on TV with white marble monuments, lawyers and lobbyists. Pelecanos is more interested in working families struggling to get by, the racial tensions in its ethnic neighborhoods and the low-lifes on the edges. His crime-writing peers call Pelecanos the "undisputed poet" of Washington's gritty side. The best-selling and award-winning author is out this week with his 17th and latest novel, "The Cut." It's the first in a new series featuring Iraq war veteran and private investigator Spero Lucas. When he's not working for a Washington defense attorney, Lucas recovers stolen property for a 40% cut. Now, a high-profile crime boss hires Lucas to find out who's been stealing from him, and it could turn out to be Lucas' biggest payday or an untimely end. While Pelecanos made his bones in the noir tradition, there's a definite "Western" feel to "The Cut." The new novel takes place in a morally gray and often violent world. It's peppered with pitch-perfect dialogue and captures the sights, sounds and taste of Washington in rich detail. In short, Pelecanos reads like the real deal. Pelecanos knows a thing or two about capturing the authenticity of urban America with an ethnically and socially diverse cast. In addition to his success as a novelist, Pelecanos is a producer and writer for HBO's New Orleans-set, "Treme." He was previously a producer and Emmy-nominated writer on the hit series "The Wire" and the miniseries "The Pacific." Read an excerpt from "The Cut" CNN recently spoke to Pelecanos about his new novel. The following is an edited transcript. CNN: Tell me more about your new character, Spero Lucas. <sep>As a private investigator, who does Spero Lucas work for in Pelecanos newest novel, "The Cut"?<sep>A Washington defense attorney
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: (CNN) -- A Christian evangelical group said Thursday that a Bible school -- backed by American evangelist Franklin Graham -- was destroyed in the latest bombing raid to hit South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly created independent country of South Sudan. At least eight bombs were dropped in the area Wednesday during the school's first day of classes, according to a statement by Samaritan's Purse, Graham's Christian humanitarian group, which supports the school. Two bombs landed inside the compound -- located in the region's Nuba Mountains -- destroying two Heiban Bible College buildings and igniting grass fires across the area, the group said in a statement No injuries were reported. "It was a miracle that no one was injured," the statement added. Graham, who has called on the international community to take out Sudan's air assets and establish a no-fly zone in the region, said in a statement Thursday that he blamed Sudan's air force for the strike. At least four churches have been destroyed since August, the group said. "We are deeply concerned for the welfare and lives of the people of South Kordofan and we condemn the bombing of churches and Christian facilities," added Graham, son of the famed Rev. Billy Graham. More than 78,000 people have fled South Kordofan and Blue Nile states since August of last year after an armed rebellion took root, the United Nations reported. The Sudanese government is thought to have responded to the rebellion by conducting sustained air raids with the use of Russian-made Antonov bombers, which have raised concerns over civilian casualties. Decades of civil war between the north and south, costing as many as 2 million lives, formally ended with a U.S.-brokered peace treaty in 2005. <sep>Where was the location of the bombing?<sep>North sudan
SOLUTION: | No
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Answering the Community Needs of Our City The Silver City Council recognizes that citizens have certain needs. To better meet your needs, we have made several changes to community facilities in 2004. This chart shows how we have tried to make your life better. Transport Three stations for the suburbs have been added to the western train service.20 new buses for the southern line were purchased in January. 50 percent of city bus-stops have been upgraded . Buses to the eastern suburbs will run every15 minutes. Communication Broadband cable is now available to all parts of the city. All of the new Government buildings are ' smart'-wired for better computer service! Medical Facilities The new state-of-the-art Nightingale Hospital was opened in June. To overcome a shortage of trained medical staff at Dover Hospital, 10 doctors have been employed from overseas.Some facilities at Station Street Hospital have been upgraded. Education Textbooks will be free to all primary students in 2004 ! Rent for private schools has been reduced. Teachers report that the 'no hat - no play' rule has been successful. Protection and Security Extra police now patrol ( ) the tourist areas. 50 new police officers graduated in July and have taken up duties in the city area. Entertainment / Recreation The John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced ! The new Central Community Building opened in May. 5,000 new fiction books were bought for the Silver City Library. Which of the following changes would tourists to Silver City be most happy with? A) Travel books are provided in the new library. B) Traveling by train is more convenient in Silver City. C) Free medical treatment is available at Station Street Hospital. D) There are more police officers on duty now.
A: | D |
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The European Democrat Union (EDU) is one of the three European wings of the International Democrat Union, along with the European People's Party (EPP) and the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR). Its members include Christian democratic, liberal conservative, and conservative political parties. It is only a nominal sub-entity of the IDU, since it ceased its activities in 2002.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: The European Democrat Union (EDU) despite is lack of activity since 2002 is still relevant in politics.
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Answer:
It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Adriano Correia Claro (born 26 October 1984), known simply as Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş JK. One of few players in professional football who are genuinely ambidextrous, he is capable of playing as a defender or midfielder, on both sides of the pitch.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Adriano Correia Claro will switch teams
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Answer:
It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The Charter Township of Lansing is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,126. The township consists of five non-contiguous tracts of land: one on the west side of Lansing, three on the east side between Lansing and East Lansing, and one on the southeast side of Lansing.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: The Charter Township of Lansing's main income is from producing seafood
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Answer:
| It's impossible to say |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: In June 2008 , with most of the reconstruction work done , FIA gave the track " 1T " rating , meaning that an official F1 test can be held there .
A: | In June 2008 , with most of the reconstruction work completed , The FIA gave the track a " 1T " rating , meaning that an official Formula One Test can be held at the circuit ; circuits require the " 1 " homologation to host a Formula One Grand Prix . |
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.
Miami (CNN) When Carnival Corp. announced plans for a cruise ship from its Fathom line to sail from Miami to Havana in May, Francisco Marty jumped at the opportunity to surprise his kids with a trip back to their native land. But Marty, who's cruised so many times that he's a Platinum VIP in the company's rewards program, was shocked when a representative told him he couldn't go on the inaugural trip because of where he was born: Cuba. Now, as travelers get their bags ready for the first cruise to Cuba in more than 50 years, Marty is part of a new class-action lawsuit claiming that Carnival is discriminating against Cuban-Americans looking to travel to their homeland.Carnival now says it will accept bookings on its May 1 cruise to Cuba regardless of passengers' country of originA lawsuit claims the cruise line had discriminated against Cubans who previously weren't allowed to book ticketsCarnival says the policy is a result of a Cuban law that prohibits Cuban citizens to travel by boat
Questions:"They said, 'Sorry, you can't go because you're _,' " Rodriguez said. (A) Miami (B) CNN (C) Carnival Corp. (D) Fathom (E) Havana (F) Francisco Marty (G) Marty (H) Platinum VIP (I) Cuba (J) Carnival (K) Americans
(I)
(CNN) -- The movie "Big" is celebrating its 25th anniversary, but the 1988 blockbuster almost didn't become the movie beloved by audiences today. For starters, Tom Hanks originally turned down the lead, writers were seriously considering the title "When I Grow Up," and producers had trouble attaching a director to the picture. "Tom Hanks was my first choice but he said 'no,' " director Penny Marshall told CNN, "and so did everyone else because there were other movies with the same premise. So I decided to go with someone who's a behavioral actor -- Bob DeNiro." The tale of a boy whose diminutive stature prevents him from enjoying what he perceives to be the spoils of maturity makes a wish to be "big" at a carnival, only to wake up the next day as a 30-year-old man.The movie "Big" was released in 1988 and remains a classicRobert DeNiro was originally cast in the Tom Hanks role"Big" went on to receive Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay
Questions:The role required that _ un-learn the societal disciplines of being an adult. (A) CNN (B) Big (C) Tom Hanks (D) When I Grow Up (E) Penny Marshall (F) Bob DeNiro (G) Robert DeNiro (H) Oscar (I) Best Original Screenplay
(C)
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated and thousands of properties destroyed, after rare torrential rains saw a major river burst its banks north of Tokyo in Japan on Thursday. A further 800,000 people across eastern Japan have been advised to evacuate after officials issued pre-dawn warnings of unusually harsh rainfall to 5 million people. Dramatic footage shows people being plucked from their homes minutes before a tsunami-like wall of muddy water gushing from the Kinugawa river in Joso, carry their houses downstream. So far, two people have been reported missing: a man in his 70s and a 63-year old woman, both in Joso, which is home to some 65,000 people, as a wide area was deluged in the wake of Typhoon Etau.Tropical typhoon rain in Japan has seen the Kinugawa river, 30 miles north of Tokyo burst its banksThousands of people have had to be evacuated and hundreds of homes have been destroyed overnightHuge rains have also affected the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant, sending radiation water into the ocean
Questions:In _, houses and vehicles were washed away along with some power lines, as military personnel headed to the area to help with the rescue mission. (A) Tokyo (B) Japan (C) Kinugawa (D) Joso (E) Typhoon Etau (F) Fukushima
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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].
Example Input: Washington (CNN) Donald Trump said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin won't make a military move into Ukraine -- even though Putin already has done just that, seizing the country's Crimean Peninsula. "He's not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He's not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere you want," Trump said in an interview on Sunday with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week." "Well, he's already there, isn't he?" Stephanopoulos responded, in a reference to Crimea, which Putin took from Ukraine in early 2014.Donald Trump insisted Russia's Vladimir Putin is 'not going to go into Ukraine'Putin did just that in 2014, seizing Ukraine's Crimean peninsula
Question:Trump attempted to clarify his position on the conflict between Ukraine and _ in a series of tweets Monday morning, after he was criticized for his muddled response in the interview.
Example Output: Russian
Example Input: (CNN) A girl rescued by Nigerian troops from Boko Haram militants does not appear to be one of the girls abducted in 2014 from a school in the town of Chibok, as was initially reported, an activist said Friday. Serah Luka, who was rescued Thursday, did attend the school, but wasn't abducted at the same time as the 276 taken from the school on April 14, 2014, according to Bukky Shonibare of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. "However, the same way we rejoice over the return of the Chibok girl, so also is our joy over this one," Shonibare said. A Nigerian army officer said Thursday that Luka was part of the mass abduction. On Friday, Army Brig. General Abubakar Rabe declined to address whether Luka was part of that abduction.Activist says girl rescued Thursday was not part of 2014 mass abductionGeneral says what's important is not how she was abducted, but her rescueMore than 200 Chibok schoolgirls remain missing after being snatched by Boko Haram
Question:First missing Chibok girl found after 2 years as prisoner of _.
Example Output: Boko Haram
Example Input: Tampa, Florida (CNN) -- With Texas Gov. Rick Perry threatening to cement his standing atop the national polls, his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination aggressively sought to undermine his conservative credentials on Monday during the first-ever CNN/Tea Party debate in Florida. Perry repeatedly found himself in the crosshairs, as the field of candidates took turns attacking his positions on illegal immigration, Social Security, and his controversial 2007 push to vaccinate Texas schoolgirls against human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, whose standing among Republicans has slipped dramatically since Perry entered the race, said she was "offended" by Perry's executive order, which included an opt-out provision for parents who did not want the vaccine.NEW: Perry finds himself in the crosshairs as GOP candidates attack his positionsBachmann accuses Perry of helping a drug company through a vaccination orderRomney on Perry: Being dealt aces does not make a good poker playerPerry calls for Social Security reform but drops "Ponzi scheme" label
Question:_, who is vying for tea party support with Perry, also has tried to inject herself into the Social Security discussion.
Example Output: | Michele Bachmann
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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.
One example is below.
Q: 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.
A: is house tax and property tax are same
Rationale: 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.
Q: Title of Nobility Clause -- In 1810, Democratic--Republican Senator Philip Reed of Maryland introduced a Constitutional amendment modifying the Title of Nobility Clause. Under the terms of this amendment any United States citizen who accepted, claimed, received or retained any title of nobility from a foreign government would be stripped of their U.S. citizenship. After being approved by the Senate on April 27, 1810, by a vote of 19--5 and the House of Representatives on May 1, 1810, by a vote of 87--3, the amendment, titled ``Article Thirteen'', was sent to the state legislatures for ratification. On two occasions between 1812 and 1816 it was within two states of the number needed to become a valid part of the Constitution. As Congress did not set a time limit for its ratification, the amendment is still technically pending before the states. Currently, ratification by an additional 26 states would be necessary for this amendment to be adopted.
A: | can a us citizen have a royal title |
How to ask for what you want<br>Decide what you want. If you don't know what you want, you can't ask for it. Think about your desires until you are no longer ambivalent or confused about what you want.
Can we infer the following?
You can ask for it, even if you don't know what you want.
Options are:
(1). Yes.
(2). It's impossible to say.
(3). No.
The answer is: | (3). |
For many years, Sudam was controlled by Jader Barbalho, who was the governor of the state of Para and its senator.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Jader Barbalho is the governor of Sudam. | no |
RBG Resources was a British public-limited firm based in London that was allegedly involved in a serious fraud worth close to £300 million (US$600 million). RBG Resources made $1.1 billion in sales in 2000. It was an affiliate of the United States based Allied Deals Inc., which was also involved in the fraud, and resulted in 14 people convicted or pleading guilty to related crimes.
No fraudulent activities occurred at RBG Resources.
A: No
Gustav Christian Schwabe (10 May 1813 – 10 January 1897) was a German-born merchant and financier who funded companies such as John Bibby & Sons, Harland and Wolff and the White Star Line. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Schwabe moved to Liverpool in 1838 and spent his working life there. Later, Schwabe would spend more time at his house in London, and retired in 1893.
Gustav Christian Schwabe was born more than 813 years ago.
A: No
Kloten Balsberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Kloten. The station is located on the Zürich–Winterthur railway line and is an interchange point between the Zürich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. The station is served by S-Bahn line S7, and by Zürich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf of the Stadtbahn Glattal.
The railway station has been a landmark in the countryside for over a century.
A: | It's impossible to say |
The Hanover Hound is a breed of dog sometimes referred to as a Hanoverian Hound. It is a hunting and tracking dog descended from bloodhounds of medieval times. It was first introduced into France in the 1980s and is still a very rare breed. It was cross-bred with the Bavarian Hound which gave rise to the Bavarian Mountain Hound.
In the 1990s the Hanover Hound won the Westminster Dog Show. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: The movie was released on dvd in May 2018.
Context: Rampage is an upcoming American action adventure monster film directed by Brad Peyton and written by Ryan Engle. It is based on the 1980s arcade video game of the same name. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Joe Manganiello, Jake Lacy, Marley Shelton, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. New Line Cinema will release the film on April 20, 2018 in 3D and IMAX.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
Context:
Jonathan Michael Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an American comedian, actor and singer, best known as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" from 1985 to 1990. He starred as Jay Sherman in "The Critic" and has appeared in numerous other television series and films.
Hypothesis: Jonathan Michael Lovitz was on SNL for over 10 years. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
No
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
The Castaways Hotel and Casino, formerly the Showboat Hotel and Casino was a hotel and casino located at the north end of the Boulder Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel consisted of a 19 story tower containing 445 rooms, a casino and an adjacent RV park. The Castaways hotel was demolished on January 11, 2006 to make way for an unknown project.
Sentence: The unknown project was known to at least 1 person.
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The 2011–12 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented the Seattle University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Cameron Dollar's 3rd season at Seattle U. The Redhawks played their home games at KeyArena as Independent members of Division I. They finished 12–15 overall.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Cameron Dollar's best season was his 3rd season at Seattle U.
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
The Axe Giant: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2013 film, "Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan". The album features the film score composed by Midnight Syndicate's Edward Douglas and "The Ballad of Paul Bunyan" performed by Hick'ry Hawkins.
The Axe Giant: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack sold over 100,000 copies. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Suntaragaali (Kannada: ಸುಂಟರಗಾಳಿ ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada romantic action film directed by Sadhu Kokila and written by Ranganath. Besides direction, Sadhu Kokila has composed the music and also enacted in a supporting role. The main cast includes Darshan, Rakshita and Ashish Vidyarthi besides Seetha, Umashree and Rangayana Raghu in other pivotal roles.
ranganath poured all of his time into writing this film
A: It's impossible to say
Taki's Magazine, called "Takimag" for short, is an online magazine of politics and culture published by the Greek paleoconservative journalist and socialite Taki Theodoracopulos and edited by his daughter Mandolyna Theodoracopulos. Initially called Taki's Top Drawer, the site was redesigned and relaunched under its current title in March 2008 with a subsequent redesign in 2010.
Taki's Magazine was redesigned after 2008
A: Yes
It's OK! is a musical group formed by Redd Kross members Robert Hecker (guitar, vocals) and Victor Indrizzo (drums), along with bassist Abby Travis and the late Greg White on vocals. This initial line up of the band released the self-titled debut album "It's OK!".
Greg White is not in the line up of It's OK! anymore in their second album.
A: | Yes |
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:
What are the most recent versifications of the prayer?, Context: Luther's 1538 hymnic version of the Lord's Prayer, "Vater unser im Himmelreich", corresponds exactly to Luther's explanation of the prayer in the Small Catechism, with one stanza for each of the seven prayer petitions, plus opening and closing stanzas. The hymn functioned both as a liturgical setting of the Lord's Prayer and as a means of examining candidates on specific catechism questions. The extant manuscript shows multiple revisions, demonstrating Luther's concern to clarify and strengthen the text and to provide an appropriately prayerful tune. Other 16th- and 20th-century versifications of the Lord's Prayer have adopted Luther's tune, although modern texts are considerably shorter.
Answer: | 20th-century |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Output: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
New input case for you: A " pas de deux " usually consists of an entre ́ e , adagio , two variations ( one for each dancer ) , and a coda .
Output: | A grand pas de deux is a structured pas de deux that typically has five parts , consisting of an " entre ́ e " ( introduction ) , an " adagio " , two variations ( a solo for each dancer ) , and a " coda " ( conclusion ) . |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER, Arizona Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk on a 2-inch (5-cm) steel cable over the Grand Canyon on Sunday and was greeted by wild cheers after his hair-raising stunt.
Wallenda, the self-described "King of the High Wire," took 22 minutes and 54 seconds to walk 1,400 feet across the crimson-hued canyon with just a distant ribbon of the Little Colorado River beneath him. The event was broadcast live around the world.
Wallenda, the first person to cross the canyon, made the walk without a tether or safety net.
Wallenda could be heard praying almost constantly during the walk, murmuring "Thank you, Jesus." He kissed the ground when he reached the other side.
"It took every bit of me to stay focused that entire time," Wallenda said. "My arms are aching like you wouldn't believe."
He said he stopped and crouched down twice, first because of the wind, the second because the cable had picked up an unsettling rhythm.
He spat on his hands and rubbed it on the sole of his shoe for grip as the cable had gathered dust.
Wallenda said the walk was stressful. But he also said the view, from 1,500 feet above the snaking river, was "breathtaking."
"It was a dream come true," Wallenda said of the crossing. "This is what my family has done for 200 years, so it's part of my legacy."
A seventh-generation member of the "Flying Wallendas" family of acrobats, Wallenda also made history last year by becoming the only person to complete a high-wire walk over the brink of Niagara Falls. He used the same cable on Sunday.
The 34-year-old first dreamed of Sunday's challenge during a visit to the Grand Canyon with his parents as a teenager.
There was no word on the financial benefits of Wallenda's stunt. He was listed by the Discovery Channel as one of the executive producers of the live broadcast. A Discovery spokesman could not be reached for comment.
Viewers watching live in 217 countries were able to share Wallenda's point of view from the cable during the crossing, through cameras rigged to his body. Wallenda held a 43-pound (20-kg) balancing pole.
Nik's great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, slipped and fell to his death from a high wire in Puerto Rico in 1978.
In an interview after Sunday's walk, Nik Wallenda teared up describing how he thought of his great-grandfather.
"I knelt down and I thought of my great-grandfather and that everything I do is to honor him," Wallenda said. "It took my mind off all this movement underneath me ... and I was able to focus on him and regain composure."
Wallenda said before the crossing that his greatest concern was the unpredictable wind gusts that are prone to buffet the site in a remote section of the Grand Canyon's watershed on the Navajo Nation.
Wallenda trained in his Florida hometown of Sarasota as Tropical Storm Andrea barreled ashore. He also used air boats to blast him with side and updrafts of 55 miles per hour.
Wallenda talks about his Christian faith in his new book "Balance."
"That's really where I get my peace," he said. "I have confidence that if something were to happen to me, I know where I'm going."
For a future stunt, Wallenda said he dreams of walking between New York's Chrysler Building and Empire State Building.
(Reporting by Tim Gaynor; Editing by Mary Wisniewski, Doina Chiacu and Stacey Joyce) ||||| Florida aerialist Nik Wallenda completed a tightrope walk that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday.
Aerialist Nik Wallenda near the end of his quarter mile walk over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday, June 23, 2013. The daredevil successfully traversed the tightrope strung... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda smiles during a news conference after crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo reservation outside the boundaries... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda smiles during a news conference after crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo reservation outside the boundaries... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Ariz., on Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo Nation outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Ariz., on Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo Nation outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Ariz., on Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo Nation outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Ariz., on Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo Nation outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.... (Associated Press)
A unidentified tourist looks from a view point along the Little Colorado River Gorge Saturday, June 22, 2013, on the Navajo reservation near Cameron, Ariz., outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National... (Associated Press)
Aerialist Nik Wallenda, left, is welcomed by his wife, Erendira, after walking a 2-inch-thick steel cable that took him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in northeastern Arizona on Sunday,... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda runs as he finishes crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo reservation near outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon... (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by the Discovery Channel, aerialist Nik Wallenda walks a 2-inch-thick steel cable taking him a quarter mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge, Ariz. on Sunday, June 23, 2013.... (Associated Press)
The Little Colorado River Gorge is shown Saturday, June 22, 2013, on the Navajo reservation near Cameron, Ariz., outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park, near where Nik Wallenda, the Florida-based... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda crosses a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge, Ariz., on Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo Nation outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda smiles during a news conference after crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo reservation outside the boundaries... (Associated Press)
Daredevil Nik Wallenda makes remarks during a news conference after crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge Sunday, June 23, 2013, on the Navajo reservation outside the boundaries... (Associated Press)
Wallenda performed the stunt on a 2-inch (50.8-millimeter)-thick steel cable, 1,500 feet (457.2 meters) above the river on the Navajo Nation near the Grand Canyon. He took just more than 22 minutes, pausing and crouching twice as winds whipped around him so that he could get "the rhythm out of the rope."
"Thank you Lord. Thank you for calming that cable, God," he said about 13 minutes into the walk.
Wallenda didn't wear a harness and stepped slowly and steady throughout, murmuring prayers to Jesus almost constantly along the way. He jogged and hopped the last few steps.
The event was broadcast live on the Discovery Channel.
Winds blowing across the gorge were expected to be around 30 mph (48 kph). Wallenda told Discovery after the walk that the winds were at times "unpredictable" and that dust had accumulated on and around his contact lenses.
"It was way more windy and it took every bit of me to stay focused the entire time," he said.
The 34-year-old Wallenda is a seventh-generation high-wire artist and is part of the famous "Flying Wallendas" circus family _ a clan that is no stranger to death-defying feats.
His great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, fell during a performance in Puerto Rico and died at the age of 73. Several other family members, including a cousin and an uncle, have perished while performing wire walking stunts.
Nik Wallenda grew up performing with his family and has dreamed of crossing the Grand Canyon since he was a teenager.
Sunday's stunt comes a year after he traversed Niagara Falls earning a seventh Guinness world record.
Wallenda wore a microphone and two cameras, one that looked down on the dry Little Colorado River bed and one that faced straight ahead. His leather shoes with an elk-skin sole helped him keep a grip on the steel cable as he moved across.
About 600 spectators watching on a large video screen on site cheered him on as he walked toward them.
Wallenda told reporters after the walk that he hoped his next stunt would be a tightrope walk between the Empire State building and the Chrysler building in New York.
Before the walk, a group of Navajos, Hopis and other Native Americans stood along a nearby highway with signs protesting the event.
The stunt was touted as a walk across the Grand Canyon, an area held sacred by many American Indian tribes. Some local residents believe Wallenda hasn't accurately pinpointed the location and also said that the Navajo Nation shouldn't be promoting the gambling of one man's life for the benefit of tourism.
"Mr. Wallenda needs to buy a GPS or somebody give this guy a map," said Milton Tso, president of the Cameron community on the Navajo Nation. "He's not walking across the Grand Canyon. He's walking across the Little Colorado River Gorge on the Navajo Nation. It's misleading and false advertising."
Discovery's 2-hour broadcast showcased the Navajo landscape that includes Monument Valley, Four Corners, Canyon de Chelly and the tribal capital of Window Rock.
"When people watch this, our main thing is we want the world to know who Navajo people are, our culture, traditions and language are still very much alive," Geri Hongeva, spokeswoman for the tribe's Division of Natural Resources, said before the walk. |||||
A: | Nik Wallenda has sealed his place in daredevil history with a heart-stopping tightrope walk over a gorge near the Grand Canyon—with no safety harness. The 34-year-old took 22 minutes to cross the quarter-mile, balancing on a 2-inch thick cable 1,500 feet above the Colorado River Gorge, the AP reports. He could be heard praying almost non-stop as he inched across, buffeted by winds. The stunt was aired live by the Discovery Channel, with a 10-second delay. "It was a dream come true," Wallenda said after making it across "This is what my family has done for 200 years, so it's part of my legacy. " His great-grandfather and several other members of the Flying Wallenda clan died performing similar stunts. Wallenda—who says he'll give up the tightrope-walking if his wife and kids ask him to— aims to walk between New York's Chrysler Building and Empire State Building for his next stunt, Reuters reports. |
Tosca Musk is an American filmmaker. She is a producer and director of feature films, television programs and web content. Her web series, "Tiki Bar TV", and Hallmark television movie, "Holiday Engagement" have garnered some attention, with "Holiday Engagement" setting records for the most-watched television movie on Hallmark. She is the sister of entrepreneurs Elon and Kimbal Musk.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Tosca Musk is an American filmmaker. But she has never been a producer of television programmes or web content | 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.
One 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. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Solution is here: (F)
Explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Now, solve this: Behavioural ‘training’ has been proven to banish the embarrassing tics seen in young patients with Tourette’s syndrome (TS). Experts at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) say sufferers can be trained to control involuntary body movements – which can include blinking, head-jerking and grimacing – and reduce their incidence by a third. ‘We’re not saying this is a cure, but it will give people tools so they can live a normal life such as going to school and seeing friends,’ says Dr Tara Murphy, a consultant psychologist at GOSH. The treatment works by a therapist asking a child to rate their tics and select the most annoying. They are then taught how to build up awareness of when that tic is likely to occur.Children asked by therapists to rate their tics and select most annoyingTaught a 'competing response' so they don't give in to involuntary urgesAround 300,000 people suffer from Tourette's syndrome in the UK
Questions:There is a shortage of therapists in the UK trained to provide this type of therapy for those with _. (A) Tourette’s (B) TS (C) Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (D) GOSH (E) Tara Murphy (F) Tourette's (G) UK
Solution: | (F) |
Corner is area of the room where the walls meet. James looked for an out of the way spot for his new floor lamp. He might have put it in corner.
This justifies what answer for what question? Q & A: | James looked for an out of the way spot for his new floor lamp. Where might he have put it?
Options:
- office
- desktop
- corner
- next to the bed
- at hotel
corner |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Which happened first, 484 was added to the 610 area or Southeastern Pennsylvania was assigned the 215 area code?, Context: Southeastern Pennsylvania was assigned the 215 area code in 1947 when the North American Numbering Plan of the "Bell System" went into effect. The geographic area covered by the code was split nearly in half in 1994 when area code 610 was created, with the city and its northern suburbs retaining 215. Overlay area code 267 was added to the 215 service area in 1997, and 484 was added to the 610 area in 1999. A plan in 2001 to introduce a third overlay code to both service areas (area code 445 to 215, area code 835 to 610) was delayed and later rescinded. | Southeastern Pennsylvania was assigned the 215 area code |
IN: What happens next?
A close up of a fireplace is seen with the camera moving around the front. the camera
OPTIONS:
- zooms in on the pit and shows a man kneeling own in front.
- pans around the window and follows the sofa as better capture the view.
- cuts down to a woman behind a set of ashtrays.
- moves all around the back as well as the bowl and pans back to the fire.
OUT: zooms in on the pit and shows a man kneeling own in front.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to import bookmarks to safari
Open safari.
Locate your bookmarks file.
If you exported from a browser, your file should be wherever you chose to save it.
OPTIONS:
- On most browsers, your bookmarks file is located at the bottom left corner of the page. If you've downloaded a file already, your mouse cursor on the bottom left corner of the page should move a few inches to the left of your default bookmark file.
- This file won't be in the " library " folder on most browsers. Use a program such as google or mblr to help you select the file if necessary.
- If you have previously downloaded bookmarks by going into a browser, this will be where you import your bookmarks. Click the file location located in the upper righthand corner of the browser window (depending on which browser you're connected to).
- If you saved your bookmarks file in icloud or google drive, open the appropriate site. You'll need to download your bookmarks file before you can import your bookmarks.
A: If you saved your bookmarks file in icloud or google drive, open the appropriate site. You'll need to download your bookmarks file before you can import your bookmarks.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to become an operations officer
Access the online application.
The cia, like most federal employers at this time, are using online applications to process new potential employees.
This is best to do in the privacy of your own home with a secure internet connection.
OPTIONS:
- If you cannot arrange the opportunity to access the application at home then try a local library that's more likely to have a secure connection. But make sure you can use the computer with online access for long enough to fill out a lengthy application.
- As a united states citizen, you may use the following websites: https: // www.consumer. Ftp.gov/tools/lps/eng/eng _ application / Study the types of applications for new hires.
- Cia ops frequently send out e-mail applications to their temp customers, as well as accepting through their own bank accounts. If you already have a job with the cia, then meet with the green card application examiner and ask to become an operations officer.
- Opening your account a few days before the interview will allow you to quickly prepare for a report and to provide additional details to confirm that you're ready to start your first year as an operations officer. Remember to always follow all delivery rules.
OUT: If you cannot arrange the opportunity to access the application at home then try a local library that's more likely to have a secure connection. But make sure you can use the computer with online access for long enough to fill out a lengthy application.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
How to bowl a successful inswinger
Position the ball with the seam straight up and down.
As a front-on bowler, the seam should be entirely vertical.
Put your first two fingers close together at the top of the ball on the seam.
OPTIONS:
- Place your second two fingers across the seam to create a straight seam. Push the ball inward with your left elbow.
- Cross the ball from side to side perpendicular to the top of the ball on the seam. Roll the ball to center it horizontally at the seam.
- Rest your thumb on the seam underneath the ball. Make sure that you angle the shiny half of the ball away from the batsman.
- Cross your fingers over each other to create a neat vertical line up. Do this for all four sides of the ball.
****
Answer:
Rest your thumb on the seam underneath the ball. Make sure that you angle the shiny half of the ball away from the batsman.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to make dog paw balm
Get a six ounce tin or glass jar.
You will be making approximately six ounces of dog paw balm. You can use a six ounce tin or glass jar to store the dog paw balm once it's made.
OPTIONS:
- If you don't like getting pet's paws rubbed, cut the lid slightly over the top to make it easier to screw in a small cap. The cap will help to keep the top inside the jar handy so your dog can lick the balm once it's completely mixed in.
- You will also need two 6 ounce packets of dog paw balm for ease of handling. You can buy dog paw balm in a variety of colors and shades.
- Avoid pureeing your gloves with ascorbic acid or alpha hydroxy acids as these are toxic to dogs. Obtain a 12 ounce tin or glass jar.
- You can also use twenty standard lip balm tubes instead of the six ounce container and share with your friends! Find a double boiler. You will need a double boiler to heat and combine the ingredients for dog paw balm.
A: You can also use twenty standard lip balm tubes instead of the six ounce container and share with your friends! Find a double boiler. You will need a double boiler to heat and combine the ingredients for dog paw balm.
How to do yoga in bed
Lie on your back as soon as you wake up from sleep.
When you wake up in the morning, roll over onto your back right away. Practice a quick warm up pose, involving deep breathing and stretching, to wake yourself up from sleep.
OPTIONS:
- Try hot yoga or guaifenesin. Do a mindfulness-self-affirmation exercise.
- To practice mat pose, start lying on your back on a mat or carpeted floor. Take a second to breathe deeply from your diaphragm, which is not a healthy stretch for your body.
- Place your feet together and open your knees. Place one hand on your stomach and one on your chest.
- If you have a yoga mat nearby, fold it up in half to complete the pose. Do anything that helps your body stay still and fixed.
| Place your feet together and open your knees. Place one hand on your stomach and one on your chest. |
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) -- Tammy Faye Messner, the former televangelist and Christian singer who battled drug addiction and later inoperable cancer, died Friday morning, CNN's Larry King said Saturday night. He said the family had asked him to make the delayed announcement. She was 65. Messner was a guest on "Larry King Live" on Thursday. She told him she couldn't swallow food, and weighed only 65 pounds. King said the family postponed the death announcement for a day so family members could gather. Messner was cremated and interred in a remote part of Kansas at the Kansas-Oklahoma state line, King said. "The family appreciates all of the well wishes of so many people," the talk show host said on CNN.NEW: Ex-husband Jim Bakker: "She lived her life like the song she sang"Televangelist famed for heavy makeup, frequent tears dead at 65She made a final appearance Thursday on "Larry King Live"Former singer survived PTL scandal, drug addiction
Question:"Our family is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Tammy Faye," _ said late Saturday.
A: | Jim Bakker |
Context:
Kenichi Hagiwara (萩原健一; "Hagiwara Ken'ichi", born 26 July 1950 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan), also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters , the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s. A teen idol with a legion of loyal fans, Hagiwara was known for his good looks and arrogance, which appealed to both young male and female Japanese fans.
Hypothesis: Kenichi Hagiwara liked learning about different languages OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
In order to answer the question, we must realize that the governments of the last 25 years have come to understand that the population of our native peoples has increased to the extent that their numbers today are probably much larger than when the Europeans first arrived on the continent.
Sentence: The governments of the last 25 years learned to understand natives of Africa.
Output: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Idea Went Bad<br>I had an Idea for years. I never had the money to pattern my idea. I finally saved the money. I had my idea pattern. Someone has already used my idea.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Their idea was something to do with cooking.
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
[Q]: Red food dye<br>Tom was a middle school student. His teacher asked each student to bring food and drinks in. He brought in sprite with red food dye in it. Everyone loved the unique drink. Tom was happy about his decision. Tom loved to eat red tomatoes OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Pocket Full of Holes was an album independently released in Canada on December 1, 2008, in hopes of a big follow up to the Brandon Paris Band's breakthrough album "On My Own". On November 3, 2008, Brandon Paris Band independently released their first single, "Say Goodbye" from the album to radio. "Say Goodbye", mixed by Mike Fraser (AC/DC; Hedley) and mastered by Adam Ayan.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Pocket Full of Holes was released after On My Own."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Context:
How to calculate daily interest<br>Gather the information needed to calculate interest. This includes the amount of money you will be investing or saving, the length of the term and the proposed interest rates. You may have several sets of variables if your intention is to compare alternatives.
Hypothesis: Calculating daily interest requires only one piece of information. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
| No |
Gino Cassinis (27 January 1885 – 13 January 1964) was an Italian Democratic Socialist Party politician. He was born in Milan. He was mayor of Milan. He was knight grand cross and grand officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He died in Rome.
Gino Cassinis never married
A: It's impossible to say
Diego Cavalieri (born 1 December 1982) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Fluminense as a goalkeeper in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He is of Italian ancestry and holds both an Italian and Brazilian passport. He elected to represent Brazil at international level and has thus far made 3 appearances for the national team.
Cavalieri was born in the month before February.
A: No
Christiandy Sanjaya (Hanzi: 黃漢山, Hanyu Pinyin: "Huáng Hànshān", Hakka: "Bong Hon Sham", born 29 March 1964) is the incumbent Deputy Governor of West Kalimantan since 14 January 2008. He was elected to the post together with his running mate, incumbent Governor Cornelis, after winning the 2007 gubernatorial election. They were re-elected for the second term on the 2012 gubernatorial election.
Governor Cornelis was elected.
A: | Yes |
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Computer<br>Taylor loved to use his computer. He would use it almost everyday. One day, he decided to turn his computer on. His computer froze so he rushed to the store. Finally, his computer was fixed and was able to boot.
Sentence: Taylor had to replace his computer | No |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Problem:Who first suggested that political groups not be included in the Convention?, Context: The first draft of the Convention included political killings, but these provisions were removed in a political and diplomatic compromise following objections from some countries, including the USSR, a permanent security council member. The USSR argued that the Convention's definition should follow the etymology of the term, and may have feared greater international scrutiny of its own Great Purge. Other nations feared that including political groups in the definition would invite international intervention in domestic politics. However leading genocide scholar William Schabas states: “Rigorous examination of the travaux fails to confirm a popular impression in the literature that the opposition to inclusion of political genocide was some Soviet machination. The Soviet views were also shared by a number of other States for whom it is difficult to establish any geographic or social common denominator: Lebanon, Sweden, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Iran, Egypt, Belgium, and Uruguay. The exclusion of political groups was in fact originally promoted by a non-governmental organization, the World Jewish Congress, and it corresponded to Raphael Lemkin’s vision of the nature of the crime of genocide.”
Solution: | the World Jewish Congress |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[Q]: Who helped prepare?, Context: The Apollo astronauts were chosen from the Project Mercury and Gemini veterans, plus from two later astronaut groups. All missions were commanded by Gemini or Mercury veterans. Crews on all development flights (except the Earth orbit CSM development flights) through the first two landings on Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, included at least two (sometimes three) Gemini veterans. Dr. Harrison Schmitt, a geologist, was the first NASA scientist astronaut to fly in space, and landed on the Moon on the last mission, Apollo 17. Schmitt participated in the lunar geology training of all of the Apollo landing crews.
[A]: Schmitt
[Q]: What happened in US courts?, Context: In the United States especially, several high-profile cases such as Debra LaFave, Pamela Rogers, and Mary Kay Letourneau have caused increased scrutiny on teacher misconduct.
[A]: several high-profile cases
[Q]: What is consistent and permanent?, Context: Raleigh is also served by Triangle Transit (known formerly as the Triangle Transit Authority, or TTA). Triangle Transit offers scheduled, fixed-route regional and commuter bus service between Raleigh and the region's other principal cities of Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill, as well as to and from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Research Triangle Park and several of the region's larger suburban communities. Triangle Transit also coordinates an extensive vanpool and rideshare program that serves the region's larger employers and commute destinations.
[A]: | service
|
Q: The first two letters of the acronym ADHD stand for "attention deficit."
How to determine if you have adult adhd<br>Be aware of being easily distracted. Difficulty concentrating, getting bored very quickly, and a short attention span are where the' attention deficit' part of the name adhd come from. You can determine if you have adult adhd if you notice how often you are distracted.
A: Yes
Q: More than two countries are mentioned in this text.
Whereas the Government of Canada seeks to achieve sustainable development that is based on an ecologically efficient use of natural, social and economic resources and acknowledges the need to integrate environmental, economic and social factors in the making of all decisions by government and private entities;
A: No
Q: Heather got mer mom roses for her birthday.
Happy Birthday<br>Heathers mom's birthday is today. Heather waited until the last minute. She waited so long to get something she almost forgot. Heather went to the store looking around. She decided to get a bouquet of flowers for her mother.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Ranjat village is the only village on the island
"The aftershocks were less in the past two months, but it seems to be starting again. We are really worried about the fate of these islands," Smriti Kana Saha of Ranjat village in the Middle Andaman Island told Reuters by phone.
A: | It's impossible to say |
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
The maker of a promising ovarian cancer drug said, Friday, that he stopped enrolling women in a study because several patients developed gastrointestinal holes.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: A promising drug for colon cancer was made
****
Answer:
No
[Q]: Eleven years after 852 people, mostly Swedes, perished when the ferry Estonia sank on a stormy Baltic night, an exhibition in the National Maritime Museum in Stockholm brings back the pain and controversy which have haunted Sweden since the disaster. The sinking of the ferry Estonia is still painful for many Swedes. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
Problem: Windows and Walls is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). The first single, "The Language of Love", reached 13 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Although the follow-up, "Believe in Me", missed the Top 40 of the pop chart, peaking at No. 48, it became the singer's fourth No. 1 song on the "Billboard" adult contemporary chart.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Windows and Walls is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). The first single, "The Language of Love", reached 13 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: gymnasium volleyball is the primary focus of the show
Searing hot beach volleyball anime Harukana Receive has unsurprisingly turned out to be quite the sexy series, as a bunch of bikini-clad women can be seen slapping balls around whilst playing a part in the occasional moe moment that will surely win over fans. Omake:
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
The television show Man Seeking Woman is filming at the Fox Theatre this week. PHOTO: Bernie Fletcher Queen Street East near Beech Avenue is busy this week so don’t expect many parking spaces. Besides construction, there is filming at the Fox Theatre (TV series “Man Seeking Woman“). East of Beech, TTC work at Neville Park Loop was scheduled to begin today and is ongoing. And Queen Street will also be closed Sunday, Oct. 16 (8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.) from Woodbine Avenue to Beech Avenue for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Man Seeking Woman was viewed by amy OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
How to hang a muffler<br>Purchase a new muffler hanger. Also called muffler straps, muffler hangers are thick rubber loops. Your exhaust system may require more than 1 hanger, so look underneath the car to see if it requires any additional muffler hangers.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: muffler hanger has been used by igg
****
Answer:
| It's impossible to say |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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].
Olivia Swedberg was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer on May 7. The three-year-old from North Platte, Nebraska, had a tumor known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), which has a 0 percent survival rate and only affects children. Her parents decided they needed to do whatever they could to ensure Olivia could make the most of what time she had left, and so they set off on a trip to Walt Disney World. While in Orlando, Olivia's mom, Lauressa Swedberg, received a message on Facebook from a woman in Pittsburgh, who explained that she had heard about Olivia's condition and that her own son only had just a few weeks to live.Olivia Swedberg was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer on May 7She died just on Tuesday in North Platte, NebraskaDuring an overnight surgery Wednesday, her liver and bowels were transplanted to two male patientsBoth young boys would have died without the donated organsHer parents say they have chosen to see her death as a miracle
Question:'Olivia will be making her journey to organ donation,' the family wrote on _'s GoFundMe page last week.
| Olivia Swedberg |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
One example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution is here: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Now, solve this: She is most known for playing " Ginny Weasley " in Harry Potter movies .
Solution: | She is best known for playing the role of Ginny Weasley in the " Harry Potter " film series , based on the novel series of the same name by J. K. Rowling . |
How to pebble a garden<br>Tour local gardens for inspiration before planning to pebble the garden. There are a variety of ways you can pebble your garden. Check out local gardens to see ways in which landscapers have pebbles in public spaces.
If you want to pebble your garden you would first need cement as the bottom layer. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Trump orders review of visa programme to encourage hiring Americans KENOSHA, Wis. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a review of the U.S. visa programme for bringing high-skilled foreign workers into the country, putting technology firms and the outsourcing companies that serve them on notice that possible changes may be ahead.
President Trump has stated he will release new immigration policy by the end of the year. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
IT must rate as the literary snub of the 20th century. T S Eliot, one of Britain's greatest poets, rejected George Orwell's Animal Farm for publication on the grounds of its unconvincing Trotskyite politics. Eliot, a former director of Faber and Faber, the publisher, wrote his rejection in a highly critical letter in 1944, one of many private papers made available for the first time by his widow Valerie for a BBC documentary. When Orwell submitted his novel, an allegory on Stalin's dictatorship, Eliot praised its "good writing" and "fundamental integrity".
T S Eliot thought Animal Farm had "good writing" and "fundamental integrity", but also thought it was unconvincing, and therefore refused to publish it. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Melinda Gates is a bigoted person for her attitude about?, Context: Melinda Gates has stated that the foundation "has decided not to fund abortion". In response to questions about this decision, Gates stated in a June 2014 blog post that she "struggle[s] with the issue" and that "the emotional and personal debate about abortion is threatening to get in the way of the lifesaving consensus regarding basic family planning". Up to 2013, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided $71 million to Planned Parenthood, the primary U.S. abortion provider, and affiliated organizations.
A: | abortion |
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He wasn't sick. He wasn't old. And he wasn't losing. He had a very good final season and won his last game in 2008. And then he walked away. Lloyd Carr was 62. That's a few years earlier than retirement age in America and many years earlier than some college football coaches say goodbye. How was Carr, who coached University of Michigan, able to leave so easily? " It can be _ ," Carr admits. "The Saturday afternoons and the crowds. And when you win, there's nothing like it." But the job needs hard work. The pressure to win. The endless training. The hours are so long that sleeping at the office is a normal thing. I reported Carr's career at Michigan from 1995 to 2007. I saw him run onto the field before 100,000 cheering fans, saw him enjoy a share of a national championship with a 12-0 season. And when I visited him recently in retirement, the difference was noticeable. He seems much calmer, relaxed, more at peace. He says, "As much fun as it is, there's a period when you have other things to deal with." Carr knew he wanted to travel, see the world, read more, do other work. He is now connected with a children's hospital, does some speaking, plays golf, and enjoys relaxing with his wife, Laurie, and their many grandchildren. Several of today's big-name coaches are all about Carr's retirement age. Nick Saban turns 59 this month. Jim Tressel is 57. Frank Beamer is already 63. None of them seems to be slowing down. So when, I ask Carr, is the right moment to leave such a great job? He thinks. Finally, he says, "When you love it and can still walk away from it. That's the right moment." It can be inferred from the text that Lloyd Carr _ . A) was always free after retirement B) was a failure as a football coach C) missed the time when he coached D) enjoyed his retirement life very much
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D
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For good health, be sure to eat fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and lie as seldom as possible. A researcher is hoping this advice will someday take hold, based on results of a "science of honesty" study she completed. Half of 110 participants were told to stop telling major or minor ("white") lies for 10 weeks, while the other half (the control group) was given no special instructions about lying. The 110 people ranged from ages 18 to 71 and came from both sexes and all income levels. All came to a laboratory each week to complete health and relationship questionnaires and to take a test showing the number of major and minor lies they had told that week. When those in the no-lie group told three fewer white lies than in other weeks, they complained less of headaches, tenseness, anxiety and other problems than those in the control group. In addition, they reported that their close personal relationships had improved and their social interactions had gone more smoothly. "The link was that clear," said study author Anita Kelly, a professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. "Lying less was clearly associated with better health for those people." Previous research indicates that Americans average 11 lies per week, from the little white lies to save face or falsely praise others to major lies about serious matters. Kelly said her study differs from former studies because it didn't focus on how to detect a liar, but on the potential health consequences of telling lies. "People might recognize the more harmful effect lying can have on relationships, but probably don't recognize the extent to which it can cause a lot of stress," said Dr. Bryan Bruno at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. At the end of the study, some participants had created smart ways to avoid lying. Kelly noted that some realized they could simply tell the truth about their daily achievements rather than exaggerate , while others responded to a troubling question with another question to take the person's attention... The finding of the research is that _ . A) white lies help to improve relationships. B) few people realize lying harms their health. C) Americans tell 11 lies per week on average. D) Lying less results in better health mentally and physically.
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D
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Herta Muller, the Romanian-born German writer, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature.The award was announced in Stockholm on Thursday. Ms.Muller, 56, immigrated to Germany from Romania in 1987.She is the first German writer to win the Nobel in literature since Gunter Grass in 1999 and the 13th winner writing in German since the prize was first given in 1901.She is the 12th woman to win the literature prize.But unlike previous winners like Doris Lessing and V.S.Naipaul, Ms.Muller is ly unknown outside of literary circles in Germany. "I am very surprised and still cannot believe it," Ms.Muller said in a statement delivered by her publisher in Germany."I can't say anything more at the moment." She has written some 20 books, but just 5 have been translated into English, including the novels "The Land of Green Plums" and "The Appointment." At the news conference on Thursday at the German Publishers & Booksellers Association in Berlin, where she lives, Ms.Muller, wearing all black and sitting on a leopard-print chair, appeared nervous with all the cameras flashing on her. When asked what it meant that her name would now be mentioned in the same breath as German greats like Thomas Mann and Heinrich Boll, Ms.Muller remained philosophical."I am now nothing better and I'm nothing worse," she said, adding: "My inner thing is writing.That's what I can hold on to." Earlier in the day, at a news conference in Stockholm, Peter England, secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Ms.Muller was honored for her "very, very distinct special language" and because "she has really a story to tell about cruelty and repression in a village much like the one Muller grew up in." The awards ceremony is planned for Dec.10 in Stockholm.As the winner, Ms.Muller will receive about $1.4 million. What's the best title of the passage? A) The Biography of Herta Muller B) Herta Muller Wins Literature Nobel Prize C) Herta Muller, a Great Successful Romanian Writer D) The Great Awards Ceremony for Herta Muller
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On 12 March 2007, Frank Newbery was beaten to death inside his convenience store, Franks Ham & Beef, in the inner-city suburb of Cooks Hill in the Australian city of Newcastle. The murder remains unsolved and the New South Wales Government offers a reward of $100,000 for any information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Can we infer the following?
Frank sold ham and beef at his store.
Choose from: (I). Yes; (II). It's impossible to say; (III). No;
The answer is: | (I). |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
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.
Saint Patrick's Day -- Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, cèilidhs, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday's tradition of alcohol consumption.
Output: | is st patrick's day a scottish holiday |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
The weight on the front and rear axles differs which causes uneven wear. With the majority of cars having the engine in front, the front tires typically bear more weight than the rear tires. Front-wheel drive vehicles have not only the engine but also the transaxle in front, adding to the weight differential. Moreover, additional stress is placed disproportionately on the front tires by braking and steering. Thus, tire rotation needs to occur more frequently for front-wheel drive vehicles.
what happens when you dont rotate your tires
The world's first movable type printing press technology for printing paper books was made of porcelain materials and was invented around AD 1040 in China during the Northern Song Dynasty by the inventor Bi Sheng (990 -- 1051). Subsequently in 1377, the world's oldest extant movable metal print book, Jikji, was printed in Korea during the Goryeo dynasty. Because of this, the diffusion of both movable-type systems was, to some degree, limited to primarily East Asia, although various sporadic reports of movable type technology were brought back to Europe by Christian missionaries, traders and business people who were returning to Europe after having worked in China for several years and influenced the development of printing technology in Europe. Some of these medieval European accounts are still preserved in the library archives of the Vatican and Oxford University among many others. Around 1450 Johannes Gutenberg, introduced the metal movable-type printing press in Europe, along with innovations in casting the type based on a matrix and hand mould. The small number of alphabetic characters needed for European languages was an important factor. Gutenberg was the first to create his type pieces from an alloy of lead, tin, and antimony -- and these materials remained standard for 550 years.
who is given credit for inventing the printing press
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), first published in 1952, is one of a number of uniform acts that have been put into law with the goal of harmonizing the law of sales and other commercial transactions across the United States of America (U.S.) through UCC adoption by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.
| what is the uniform commercial code (ucc) and why was it created
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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: Consider Input: Bareback riding -- Bareback riding is a form of horseback riding without a saddle. It requires skill, balance, and coordination, as the rider does not have any equipment to compensate for errors of balance or skill.
Output: do you need a saddle to ride a horse
Input: Consider Input: Removal jurisdiction -- In the United States, removal jurisdiction refers to the right of a defendant to move a lawsuit filed in state court to the federal district court for the federal judicial district in which the state court sits. This is a general exception to the usual American rule giving the plaintiff the right to make the decision on the proper forum. Removal occurs when a defendant files a ``notice of removal'' in the state court where the lawsuit is filed and the federal court to which the defendant would like to remove the case. The elements are:
Output: can a resident defendant remove to federal court
Input: Consider 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
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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) Be careful what you wish for. For years, activists have pressed the Texas State Board of Education for a more diverse curriculum, and this week The Associated Press reported, the board unveiled its first proposed textbook for Mexican-American studies. The problem? For starters, the "Mexican American Heritage" text asserts that some Mexican-Americans during the civil rights era of the 1960s "opposed Western civilization and wanted to destroy this society." It links Mexican-Americans to the drug trade and illegal immigration and says that Mexican-Americans are ambivalent about assimilating into the United States. The textbook presents a distorted view of Mexican-Americans, in part because it relies on stereotypes and incorrect assumptions. Its editorial content is dubious at best and flat-out racist at worst. The fact that the state of Texas is even considering it is troubling.Raul Reyes: "Mexican American Heritage" text proposed for Texas schools is inaccurateHe says the book advances stereotypes, does not belong in the curriculum of any state
Questions:It is not written by Mexican-American studies experts, of which there are many in _. (A) CNN (B) Texas State Board of Education (C) The Associated Press (D) Mexican (E) American (F) Mexican American Heritage (G) Americans (H) Western (I) United States (J) Raul Reyes
(B)
Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's incoming administration is increasingly becoming Mike Pence's dream team. Trump's decision to tap Seema Verma -- Pence's own Medicaid policy consultant in the Indiana governor's office -- to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provided the clearest evidence yet of the prominence Pence and his conservative allies will have in Trump's Washington. CNN's 'Unprecedented': Here's Mike? The strange evolution of the relationship of Pence and Trump Trump's choices so far have reflected Pence's politics -- potentially proving helpful on Capitol Hill, where the Indiana governor and former House Republican leader has long been expected to help Trump most. Pence's devotion to conservative principles -- and his relationships with powerful groups, including the Heritage Foundation -- have allowed him to help Trump navigate a Washington terrain that is unfamiliar to the billionaire business mogul who just ran his first campaign for any office.A Mike Pence aide said Tuesday Donald Trump and the incoming VP consult on all Cabinet picksPence took over Trump transition planning from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
Questions:When Pence was first picked as Trump's running mate, the courtship was awkward at best, with Trump at one point -- after selecting _ -- fretting over whether he could retract the offer. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) Mike Pence (E) Trump (F) Seema Verma (G) Medicaid (H) Indiana (I) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (J) Mike (K) Cabinet (L) New Jersey (M) Chris Christie
(D)
(CNN) Theranos decided to voluntarily withdraw its Zika virus blood test that it had submitted for Food and Drug Administration approval, the company said Wednesday. Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes previously told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta in an exclusive interview that the Zika test, though it's not one that would be as common as a test to check general health, was a priority for the company because it was a "really important area of blood work." She talked about the test at her first presentation to the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Meeting in August. The hope, she said, was to be able to run the Zika test on a new mini-lab device the company debuted at the conference.The company still considers Zika a "really important area of blood work"Theranos cited a "positive interaction" with the FDA and said it will resubmit
Questions:As of now, Theranos has _ approval for only one of its tests: a finger stick test for herpes. (A) CNN (B) Theranos (C) Zika (D) Food and Drug Administration (E) Elizabeth Holmes (F) Sanjay Gupta (G) American Association for Clinical Chemistry
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