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The chain of events which led to the collapse of Barings, Britain's oldest merchant bank, is a demonstration of how not to manage a derivatives operation.
Hypothesis: The collapse of Barings can not be attributed to one single cause. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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Yes
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LIMA, Peru — A Venezuelan opposition leader who says he is a victim of political persecution by President Hugo Chavez's government requested political asylum in Peru on Tuesday, one of his lawyers said. Manuel Rosales, a leading Chavez opponent, has been charged with corruption in Venezuela but says his trial would not be fair. Lawyer Javier Valle-Riestra said there is "convincing evidence" supporting his case for asylum and that Peru's foreign ministry should summon Rosales to explain his request within a week. Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said earlier Tuesday that Rosales entered Peru as a tourist on April 4.
Hypothesis: Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said earlier Tuesday that Rosales entered Peru as a tourist on fourth day of the fourth month. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Yes
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The Acorn<br>A squirrel checked out the back yard. He saw an acorn on the deck. He snuck up to it and snatched it. He took off running just as the dog inside spotted him. He scampered over the fence with his new acorn.
Hypothesis: The dog ate the acorn. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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Question with options: can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
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Protest votes as citizens of the 25 EU nations punished their governments for everything from high unemployment to involvement in Iraq.
Hypothesis: Citizens of the 25 EU nations are punished by their governments for everything.
Select from:
(A). yes
(B). no
A: | (B). |
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.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort) -- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area spanning two theme parks--Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida--at the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. The area is themed to the Harry Potter media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and novels by J.K. Rowling. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros. Entertainment. | is harry potter world at islands of adventure |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: via YouTube Bills fan Rob Hopkins can be seen sliding down the railing of the top deck at Ralph Wilson Stadium moments before falling.
The only thing worse than being a Buffalo Bills fan is being an unemployed Bills fan.
The fan who fell from the upper deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium during the second quarter of the Bills' 37-14 win over the Jets on Sunday has been fired from his job.
Rob Hopkins, who lost his balance sliding down a railing in the 300 level and then crashed into the crowd below, is now a former employee of Eric Mower and Associates, Buffalo's WKBW reported on Tuesday.
ABC 7 News/WKBW Buffalo Bills fan Rob Hopkins is aided after sliding down the railing.
"EMA is very concerned about Sunday's incident at the Buffalo Bills' game and we are relieved that the injured were released from the hospital," the ad agency said in a statement published on the TV station's website. "Rob Hopkins is no longer employed by EMA."
Hopkins, who suffered a shoulder injury from the fall, could also face criminal charges, police sources told the Buffalo TV station. His reckless behavior sent another man to the hospital. Both were treated and released.
ABC 7 News/WKBW Hopkins lost his balance sliding down a rail in the 300 level of the stadium. His former employer, Eric Mower and Associates, said it was relieved that Hopkins was released from the hospital — and also mentioned that he was no longer with the company.
The now infamous viral video star is also not welcome back at the Bills' stadium.
"The irresponsible behavior that occurred at [Sunday's] game by the fan who fell from the upper deck is a violation of our Fan Code of Conduct and cannot, and will not, be tolerated. This individual will not be permitted back into Ralph Wilson Stadium," the Bills said in a statement.
David Duprey/AP The Bills said in a statement that Hopkins displayed 'irresponsible behavior' and was no longer allowed at Ralph Wilson Stadium (pictured).
Erie County officials also took a shot at Hopkins.
"By his actions, this individual has shown that he is a danger to himself and others, and we fully support barring him from future events at the Stadium," county executive Mark Poloncarz said in his own statement.
Erie County owns the stadium and leases it to the NFL franchise.
On a mobile device? Click here for video. ||||| Perhaps the most tragic incident occurred in July 2011. That’s when a Texas man died from injuries he suffered after falling nearly 20 feet from the stands while trying to catch a baseball tossed by then-Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton toward the man’s 6-year-old son.
The two most recent deadly cases came in the last few months, when fans fell to their deaths from an elevated pedestrian walkway at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on Sept. 8 and from the upper deck at Atlanta’s Turner Field on Aug. 12.
Sunday’s far less tragic incident here, with one fan tumbling about 20 to 25 feet from the 300 level and landing on another fan in Ralph Wilson Stadium, was just the latest case of fans being injured or dying in falls at large public sporting events.
In the last decade, since July 2003, there have been 39 cases in America of people falling either from one seating level to another or down a stadium staircase, escalator or elevated walkway, according to the Institute for the Study of Sports Incidents. Those cases don’t include fights, assaults or other violent acts among fans.
Fourteen of those 39 incidents led to someone dying.
“The 14 people who died weren’t going there thinking this was their last day,” said Alana K. Penza, the institute’s director. “It’s not that many deaths, but with one death, we need to review it and see what can be done.”
The institute and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, both affiliated with the University of Southern Mississippi, analyze such incidents at public sporting events, while also encouraging leagues, teams and stadiums to enact changes that make such injuries or deaths more avoidable.
The 14 deaths may surprise people, but that’s also 14 out of probably a few billion people who have attended public sporting events across the nation in the last 10 years.
In Sunday’s incident at Ralph Wilson Stadium, 28-year-old Robert Hopkins of Grand Island slid down a railing before falling down to the second level. Hopkins apparently lost his job as a digital art director at Eric Mower + Associates as a result of his actions.
Penza found four other sliding falls in her list of 39 incidents. But those other four came from falls down staircases, escalators or walkways.
“This is the first one that I have seen where someone slid down a railing in the stands” before falling, Penza said.
In Sunday’s mishap, both Hopkins and the other injured man were treated for a few hours before being released from Erie County Medical Center.
Penza, who was well aware of Sunday’s incident but didn’t profess to know all the details, was asked what might be learned from it.
“I’m sure they’ll look at the railing heights in the area,” she replied. “And if alcohol is involved, how do we keep people who are too intoxicated from coming into the venues?”
But she suggested that the responsibility for avoiding such incidents doesn’t fall completely on teams and stadium personnel. That’s why safety advocates applaud the National Football League teams’ codes of conduct.
“You can’t watch every single individual and protect every single individual,” she said. “You have to put some responsibility on the individual to be responsible for their actions and practice safe judgment.”
And sometimes nobody may be at fault, as with the case at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 7, 2011.
When left-fielder Hamilton threw the first foul ball that night to the ball girl, he heard a fan ask for the next one. He turned around and nodded to Shannon Stone. The next foul ball he got, in the second inning, he flipped to Stone, a local firefighter who fell over the left-field railing to the concrete surface about 20 feet below. He died later at a local hospital.
Less than two weeks later, the Rangers announced they would raise all their protective stadium railings to a height of 42 inches. Previously, the heights had varied, anywhere from 30 to 42 inches, according to media accounts.
In other cases, intoxication remains one of the obvious causes of fans falling from one level to another or down an escalator or walkway. Sometimes, though, police and media accounts of such incidents don’t state whether the person was drunk.
Authorities here have not said whether they believe drinking contributed to Hopkins’ fall, and they pointed out that that might not be relevant in determining possible criminal charges.
Law-enforcement sources have said investigators are eyeing possible third-degree assault and reckless endangerment charges against Hopkins.
Across the nation, the Institute for the Study of Sports Incidents can’t definitively say how many of the 39 falls were alcohol-related. Intoxication was listed as a cause of at least seven of those incidents, Penza said, but she wouldn’t speculate on what percentage might be alcohol-related.
Baseball, at least when it comes to stadium falls, appears to be the most dangerous sport.
Of the 39 such incidents in the last 10 years, 22 occurred at baseball games, 15 at football games and one each at basketball and tennis venues, according to Penza’s figures.
Baseball, of course, is the only sport where fans routinely reach out to catch a souvenir, either a foul ball or home run. It’s part of the magical multigenerational allure of the sport.
“When we think of baseball in America, we think of popcorn and hot dogs and fathers going to the game to catch a foul ball for their child,” Penza said, citing the special father-son bonding in Shannon Stone’s case. “That American dream was shattered by him falling, him dying and his 6-year-old son watching it.
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A: | Unemployment has been added to injury for a Buffalo Bills fan who put himself and another fan in the hospital with a reckless stunt at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday. In an incident that became a viral video, a fan identified as Rob Hopkins slid down a safety railing on the upper deck, only to lose his balance and fall 30 feet into the crowd. Hopkins won't be allowed back into the stadium, the team says, and the ad agency he worked for yesterday announced he is no longer an employee, reports the New York Daily News. Both injured men have now been released from the hospital. "By his actions, this individual has shown that he is a danger to himself and others, and we fully support barring him from future events," says an official with Erie County, which owns the stadium. Criminal charges are also a possibility. But while Hopkins is injured, jobless, and a fan of the team with the longest playoff drought in the NFL, he can still count himself lucky, the Buffalo News finds. Out of at least 39 people to have fallen from stadiums over the last decade, 14 have died, including a 49ers fan who fell to his death in September. |
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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.
For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Solution: (F)
Why? This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
New input: Washington (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should seek federal assistance to combat homicides in the nation's third-largest city. "Chicago murder rate is record setting - 4,331 shooting victims with 762 murders in 2016. If Mayor can't do it he must ask for Federal help!" Trump tweeted. Trump's tweet accurately relayed Chicago's homicide numbers. And while they are not "record setting," The Chicago Tribune reports that homicides were up 60% from 2015 to the highest levels in 20 years. Emanuel, who was President Barack Obama's chief of staff from January 2009 to October 2010, met with Trump in New York last month, urging the President-elect to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program until a modernized immigration system can be decided by Congress.Trump has talked about Chicago crime beforeEmanuel's office responded that they are taking the issue seriously
Questions:The _ transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment about what federal help his administration might offer Chicago to combat homicide. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) Chicago (E) Rahm Emanuel (F) The Chicago Tribune (G) Emanuel (H) Barack Obama (I) New York (J) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (K) Congress
Solution: | (C) |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to conserve battery life on your ipod touch
Charge your ipod touch whenever you get a chance.
If your ipod touch is below 50 percent charge, it's good to pop it on the charger for twenty to thirty minutes. Doing this throughout the day will ensure that your battery stays charged without harming your battery itself. | Avoid letting your battery sink to zero percent. While this will occasionally happen, letting your battery die completely or leaving it off for lengthy periods of time (e.g., a day or longer) can harm your battery, causing it to hold less charge in subsequent uses. |
Problem: According to NC Articles of Organization, the members of LLC company are H. Nelson Beavers, III, H. Chester Beavers and Jennie Beavers Stewart.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "NC Articles here a lot about Beavers"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Burnett was born in Michigan.
Burnett announced Monday in a post on his personal Twitter account that he would forgo his senior season at USC and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. The top receiver for the Trojans in 2017, Burnett finished the campaign with 86 receptions for 1,114 yards and nine touchdowns. The 20-year-old has shown his most comfort in the slot and receives high marks for his route running, but lacks the high-end speed, strength and size (6-foot-0, 170 pounds) to profile as a true No. 1 wideout at the NFL level. That will likely result in him landing somewhere in the middle rounds of the draft.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Amtower Off Center's audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower’s guests are Katie Helwig, director of Small Business Programs at AFCEA, and Eric Strauss, director of Business Development for Connected Logistics and a member of the leadership committee at the FT Belvoir Chapter of AFCEA. The discussion focused on relationships, networking and AFCEA. Topics included:
Internet Explorer gives an equal listening experience to other popular browsers. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
input hypothesis: Garegin II is not known as "His Holiness."
Context: YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, ARMENPRESS. His Holiness Garegin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, departed for the United States on January 9, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin told Armenpress. His Holiness Garegin II will have meetings with the philanthropists of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to discuss numerous programs being implemented by the Mother See.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: No
Context:
Sodium Saccharin (benzoic sulfimide) is an artificial sweetener with effectively no food energy that is about 300–400 times as sweet as sucrose but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, and medicines.
Hypothesis: artificial sweetener is not as sweet OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
No
Problem: Olympic officials familiar with Salt Lake City's bid for the 2002 Winter Games have described in recent weeks a process by which Salt Lake City Olympic officials targeted the votes of 17 African IOC members after losing by four votes to Nagano, Japan, for the right to play host to the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Salt Lake City government officials targeted African IOC members"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
[Q]: The South-East Region (coded IE024) is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland. It consists of the territory of the city of Waterford and of the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Wexford, and Waterford. The South-East region spans 9,406 km, 13.5% of the total area of the state and according to the 2006 census has a population of 460,838. The South East Region of Ireland consists of Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Down and Waterford.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Porl King, born 19 October 1967 on the Wirral Peninsula in England, first achieved public acclaim and success as the singer, songwriter and guitarist for the goth band Rosetta Stone from their inception in the late 1980s through to their demise in 1998. Since disbanding Rosetta Stone in 1998, he has pursued a career in digital audio and Pro Tools production. Rosetta Stone formed in the 1980s.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Private School (also titled Private School ... for Girls) is a 1983 American teen sex comedy film, directed by Noel Black. Starring Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, and Matthew Modine, it follows a teenaged couple attempting to have sex for the first time. In the movie "Private School" the main protagonist ends up having intercourse by the end of the movie.
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Canelo Álvarez vs. Kermit Cintron was a Super-Welterweight championship fight for the WBC World title. The fight took place at the Plaza de Toros México in Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico on the 26 of November 2011. It was a split-site doubleheader headlined which featured junior lightweight Adrien Broner against separate opponents from Broner's hometown in Cincinnati. Canelo Alvarez fought with Kermit Cintron in a doubleheaders against Adrien Broner and other opponenets that were from Cincinnati.
[A]: | No |
This is only the fourth time that the Security Council has imposed sanctions, the earlier cases being against Rhodesia, South Africa and, most recently, Iraq.
Can we say the following?
The Court endorsed U.N. sanctions against Libya.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
no
Question: (CNN) -- Malawians are rallying behind Madonna as she awaits a ruling Friday on whether she can adopt a girl from the southern African nation. The pop star, who has three children, adopted a son from Malawi in 2006. She is seeking to adopt Chifundo "Mercy" James, 4. "Ninety-nine percent of the people calling in are saying, 'let her take the baby,' " said Marilyn Segula, a presenter at Capital FM, which broadcasts in at least five cities, including the capital, Lilongwe.
Madonna has three children.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer: yes
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Alexander the Great's Tomb remains undiscovered.
The mystery of Alexander the Great's tomb still has not unraveled, and locating the burial of Alexander seems to have become an impossible mission for archaeologists.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
Colin L. Powell and Laura Bush, wife of Gov. George W. Bush, are to speak on the opening night in Philadelphia, while the Democrats have tentative plans to have President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton address the delegates on the first night in Los Angeles.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Question: The name of George W. Bush's wife is Laura.
yes
In London around 11am the march assembles on Camberwell Green. About 250 people are here, from many parts of Britain; I meet marchers from Newcastle, Manchester, Leicester, and especially organized-labor stronghold Sheffield. The sky is grey but the atmosphere is convivial; five members of London's Metropolitan Police are present, and they're all smiling. Most marchers are young, some as young as high school age, but a few are older; some teachers, including members of the Lewisham and Sheffield chapters of the National Union of Teachers, are carrying banners in support of their students.
Is this true: Camberwell Green is in London.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
An official of Abyan police, where 16 Western tourists are being held since yesterday, announced that the hostages are held by the Yemeni "Islamic Jihad" group, which is demanding the release of its leader and lifting the embargo on Iraq.
Is this true: The Yemen branch of the "Islamic Jihad" group, kidnapped the 16 Western tourists.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: | yes |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Picture this on a Kindle.
If Don Graham were not such a serious person, his announcement this afternoon that Jeff Bezos was purchasing his family's company might have seemed like a joke. The Post seems so very old media for the phenomenally innovative tech entrepreneur. And it's true, Jeff Bezos has a very whimsical attitude when it comes to his personal stable of acquisitions--maybe he just wanted a newspaper to even it out a bit.
But Alan Mutter, who knows the media business and the tech world better than most, thinks there are many ways in which buying a legacy newspaper makes all the sense in the world for the Seattle-based billionaire. Bezos hasn't talked yet about his future plans for the company, but from what we know, it's fair to speculate a bit.
First of all, don't be deceived by the fact that Bezos is buying it himself, rather than Amazon--there's little reason to believe this is a passion project. It just would've been tricky to make it a public takeover, because corporations don't know how to value a newspaper's future earnings. And besides, though the markets have been remarkably patient with Amazon's continued losses, a money pit like the Post would've been harder to stomach.
"If Jeff Bezos had bought it with Amazon's money, the shareholders would've killed him," Mutter says. "But if he owns it, he can use all the tools that are available to Amazon. And if he does something with the Washington Post brand that advances the story for Kindle or Amazon Prime, they aren't going to mind."
Another clue: $250 million, though less than what a lot of other things cost, is a lot of money for a company with a lot of liabilities (the Boston Globe, which serves a similarly-sized region, sold for $70 million over the weekend).
"The Grahams are probably the last people in the world who'll make money selling a newspaper," Mutter says. "He overpaid. And why would he overpay? He sees the value in a brand that far surpasses what he's looking at today."
So how's that going to happen? A few ideas.
1. The Post's website--which it's fair to expect will be overhauled--could be a major new sales and advertising platform. "Newspaper publishing companies being agents of commerce is a major new opportunity in Bezos world," Mutter says. "He invented e-commerce, you don't think there's going to be e-commerce on every page of The Washington Post?"
2. It's good to know things about your customers. Especially your readers. Most media companies watch where their readers come from, but Amazon has taken audience tracking and predictive analytics to a whole different level in order to figure out what they might want to buy. Integrating a news service, just like a book discussion site, could provide even more data.
3. Content still matters, and so does reputation. Amazon's biggest foray into content so far isn't Business Insider. It's Amazon Publishing, which has put out hundreds of books under several imprints. The problem is, it's still hard to attract the best authors to an upstart internet banner, when they can still gain the imprimatur of a Farrar Straus & Giroux or a HarperCollins. "The early adopters of a straight-to-digital publishing model are not going to the the first-rate producers. Hillary Clinton is not going to publish her memoir with Amazon," Mutter says. "There are all kinds of ways in which content will find its way to the digital marketplace, but it's going to take a lot before the creme de la creme goes digital first. And frankly, that's something that they have to work on."
4. The future is video. Amazon Instant is a draw to the company's Prime service, and The Washington Post could become a credible outlet for more original news content, which it's already started producing.
5. Amazon owns the modern means of digital distribution. "He can just make The Washington Post the default app on every Kindle," Mutter says. That would give the paper a visibility advantage few other news outlets can claim.
6. Amazon also owns the modern means of physical distribution. It's tempting to think that because Bezos created an online juggernaut that has eviscerated legacy industries, he would quickly dispatch with the Post's print product. But Amazon is also probably the most efficient physical delivery system the world has seen, and print advertisements still generate a lot of the Post's revenue. He could put a print copy in every package, and have a circulation of millions.
For all these reasons, the Post doesn't need to generate revenue like it's supposed to have done for its whole life (and largely failed, propped up by a lucrative education business). Instead, it can complement and amplify other regions of Amazonia. "We're in a post-profit era for newspapers," Mutter says, noting the not-entirely-economic reasons behind recent rich guy purchases of the Globe and the San Diego Union-Tribune, not to mention the Koch brothers' interest in the L.A. Times.
We still don't know what the Post means for Bezos. But it could very well be one piece of a much larger profit puzzle.
* This post has been updated to remove a word that offended some readers, and to more accurately characterize Kaplan, Inc. ||||| Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider, so in the wake of news that he's buying the Washington Post, folks have been asking me two questions:
The answer to the first question is that it's great to have Jeff Bezos as an investor. Any company that cares about building great products and services and long-term value could not ask for a better backer. He's patient and brilliant and he leads by example: If you ever have a question about how you should do something, you just look at Amazon.
Unlike the typical financial investor, moreover, Jeff Bezos really is focused on the long term. Whenever there's an opportunity to reinvest would-be profits today in an exciting project that might pay off tomorrow, Jeff Bezos will take it. And when he's an investor in your company, you'll feel like you should take it, too.
So, anyone rooting for the Washington Post to transform into a successful digital business should be thrilled that Jeff Bezos is buying it.
(Anyone hoping the Washington Post will never change, meanwhile, should find some other status quo to cling to. The status quo at the Post is dying with or without Bezos.)
As to the second question, why Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post ...
I don't know.
But I'm happy to speculate.
First, I'd guess that Jeff Bezos thinks that owning the Washington Post will be fun, interesting, and cool. And my guess is that, if that is all it ever turns out to be, Jeff Bezos will be fine with that. This is a man who invests in rockets and atomic clocks, after all. He doesn't necessarily make these investments for the money. Or bragging rights. Or strategic synergies.
Second, I'd guess that Jeff Bezos thinks that there are some similarities between the digital news business and his business (e-commerce) that no one in the news business has really capitalized on yet.
What similarities?
Well, for one thing, digital news and e-commerce businesses can be something that no traditional competitor can be: infinitely broad and infinitely deep. Stores and traditional media properties are limited by space constraints: They either have to be specialized, like Best Buy or Automotive Week, or, generalists, like Wal-Mart or the current Washington Post. Digital businesses don't have those constraints. They can be both broad and deep.
Another similarity is that digital news and e-commerce businesses can be deeply personalized. Just as every return visitor to Amazon sees a different front page, every return visitor to a news site can be presented with a different story selection.
A third similarity is that, in commerce and media, you don't have to own the whole market to do well. Tech businesses tend to be winner-take-most. Media and commerce, meanwhile, are vast, fragmented markets in which a small share can eventually become a big business (so you don't have to totally dominate to win).
Lastly, I'd guess that Jeff Bezos thinks there are many ways in which the news business might be complementary to Amazon.
How might the news business be complementary?
1. Amazon is already in the content production and distribution business — and news is just another kind of content. Amazon distributes massive amounts of print and digital content. The content the Washington Post publishes and distributes could be bundled or distributed with that content. And, similarly, the content that Amazon produces — mainly commerce-related, but increasingly media — could be integrated with the Washington Post's content, offering more choices for customers and consumers.
2. Amazon is already in the subscription and media-gadget businesses. Subscribers to Amazon's "Prime" delivery service already get to watch free movies and TV shows. Amazon Kindle buyers already have access to free books. It's easy to imagine that Prime subscribers and Kindle buyers will soon have convenient, free access to the Washington Post — and that this access might make a Prime subscription or Kindle ownership more valuable. Washington Post reporters, meanwhile, could produce an endless supply of e-books and Kindle Singles.
3. "News" is the digital equivalent of a high-traffic intersection: As people pass through to figure out what's happening they might also stop to do some shopping. Content and commerce companies have long dabbled with combining the two experiences, but no one has really nailed it. Given Amazon's expertise in affiliate marketing and advertising, it's not hard to imagine that the Washington Post could quickly become a laboratory for the next generation of integrated content and commerce.
4. Amazon is getting into the local physical delivery business — a business that the Washington Post is already in. Could stuff ordered from Amazon be delivered with your morning newspaper? Why not? And your daily newspaper — or parts of it — could certainly be delivered in a box with your Amazon stuff. I doubt that Bezos is really interested in the print version of the Post, but as long as it exists, it might be fun to fiddle with.
In short, there are lots cool synergies that Jeff Bezos and Amazon might want to experiment with.
And Jeff Bezos also appears to have gotten a reasonable deal.
Bezos is buying the Post for 0.5X revenue, or 2.5X digital revenue if you treat the print business as worthless. The digital revenue is growing. Given that the Post is currently losing about $50 million a year, Bezos' ultimate price tag may be considerably higher. But whatever he decides to do with the Post, it seems unlikely that he'll just perpetually bleed money away. |||||
A: | Jeff Bezos is a major Business Insider investor, so in the wake of the Washington Post buy, Henry Blodget has been fielding a lot of questions on what it's like to have the Amazon founder holding the purse strings. The answer? "It's great," Blodget writes. "Any company that cares about building great products and services and long-term value could not ask for a better backer." Unlike most financial investors, Blodget says Bezos is all about the long game, taking any chance to reinvest profits in exciting future possibilities. Bezos probably just thinks owning the Post will be cool, Blodget speculates. "This is a man who invests in rockets and atomic clocks, after all. He doesn't necessarily make these investments for the money. Or bragging rights. Or strategic synergies." Not that those don't exist: Amazon and the Post are both content creators, for starters, and Amazon is getting into the local physical deliveries business. Lydia DePillis at the Washington Post adds that the paper's brand will lend prestige to the fledgling Amazon Publishing, and that its webpage will be a high-traffic place to advertise Amazon's wares. "The Post doesn't need to generate revenue" anymore, DePillis writes. "It can complement and amplify other regions of Amazonia." Click here for Blodget's full column, or here for DePillis'. |
Q: Utah Jazz joined the National Basketball Association in the 1974-1975 season.
This article is a list of seasons completed by the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Jazz joined the NBA as the New Orleans Jazz, an expansion team that began play in the 1974–75 season. The Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 1979–80 season. As of April 15, 2015, the Utah Jazz are the last franchise to not record a 60-loss season.
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- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Greatest Hits Volume 1 is a greatest hits compilation album by The Beatles which was exclusive to Australia and New Zealand. The album was compiled by EMI Australia to fill in the gap between "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver" (much like "A Collection of Beatles Oldies" would in 1966 in between "Revolver" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band").
Greatest Hits Volume 1 was bought by Earl. OPTIONS:
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- It's impossible to say
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A: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Ullevi in Gothenburg is one of the largest stadiums in Sweden.
Context: The 1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Sampdoria of Italy and Anderlecht of Belgium. It was the final match of the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 30th European Cup Winners' Cup Final. The final was held at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 9 May 1990. Sampdoria won the match 2–0, thanks to two goals in extra time from Gianluca Vialli.
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- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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true or false: It's impossible to say
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Richard Noel Marshall Armitage (12 August 1928 – 17 November 1986) was a talent agent, active in England in the 1950s–1980s. Among his clients were Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, David Frost and Stephen Fry. Producer John Lloyd described him as "the most powerful agent in the country at that time [the late 1970s]".
Hypothesis: Marshall passed away in the last decade the century. OPTIONS:
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- It's impossible to say
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No
Input: OPTIONS:
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"Eve" is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on United Paramount Network (UPN) from September 15, 2003, to May 11, 2006. A total of 66 episodes of "Eve" were broadcast over three seasons. Created by Meg DeLoatch, the series follows New York City fashion designer Shelly Williams (Eve) through her relationship with physical therapist J.T. Hunter (Jason George).
Sentence: The characters of Eve never kissed on the show.
Output: It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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Michiko (美智子 ) , born Michiko Shōda (正田美智子 , Shōda Michiko ) on 20 October 1934, is the Empress of Japan as the wife of Akihito, the current Emperor of Japan reigning from 7 January 1989. She succeeded her mother-in-law, Empress Nagako (Kōjun), consort of Emperor Hirohito (Shōwa).
Sentence: Michiko Shoda, Empress of Japan, is close with her mother-in-law, Empress Nagako, consort of Emperor Hirohito.
Output: | It's impossible to say |
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: The Crown agreed that Her Majesty 's Government would not try to take over any part of the Egba Nation without the permission of the lawful Authority of the nation .
A: The Crown agreed that " no annexation on any portion of Egba Nation shall be made by her Majesty 's Government without the consent of the lawful authorities of the nation , no aggressive action shall be taken against the said nation and its independence shall be fully recognized . "
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Q: In many species , the female needs to get proteins from a blood meal before she can produce eggs .
A: In many species , the female needs to obtain nutrients from a blood meal before it can produce eggs , whereas in many other species , it can produce more eggs after a blood meal .
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Q: There are seven types of sea turtles : Kemp 's Ridley , Flatback , Green , Olive Ridley , Loggerhead , Hawksbill and the leatherback .
A: | The seven existing species of sea turtles are the green sea turtle , loggerhead sea turtle , Kemp 's ridley sea turtle , olive ridley sea turtle , hawksbill sea turtle , flatback sea turtle , and leatherback sea turtle .
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[Q]: JANESVILLE The eastbound left lane of Highway 14 is closed because of a traffic accident, according to a state Department of Transportation news release. The accident occurred at 3:21 p.m. at County O. The closure is expected to last two hours. This story will be updated. The closure is expected to last less than 60 minutes.
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[Q]: Wrong Phone<br>Tom was out with friends. He put his phone near another one. They both looked the same. Tom took the wrong phone with him. He had to exchange it back later. Tom confused his phone with another and took the wrong one.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: HOUSTON Nov 18 The Federal Reserve's newest policymaker, Rob Kaplan, on Wednesday declined to say whether he will support an interest rate rise in December. "If and when" the Fed does raise rates, it will do so very gradually, he said. (Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) The Fed raised the rates a year later
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[Q]: The Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule to beef up the independence of mutual fund boards represents an industry defeat. the securities and exchange commission new rule represents success
[A]: | No |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Felipe González is the President of Spain.
González Márquez, Felipe is a Spanish political leader. After joining what was then the Spanish Socialist Workers' party, González became its secretary-general and revived it from the moribund position into which it had fallen under Franco.
OPTIONS:
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no
Oil prices edged up today as Norwegian employers said they would respond to a strike by locking out all workers next week, threatening to shut off almost all oil and gas output.
OPTIONS:
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Question: Norwegian employers caused oil prices to rise.
yes
Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas has offered 'the hand of peace' to Israel after his landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election.
Is this true: Mahmoud Abbas has won a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election.
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A: yes
Question:
As parties adapt to these new conditions, new definitions - replete with new assumptions about their functions - are likely to shape the ongoing debate about their roles and functions in the 21st century.
Is this true?
Several new political parties emerged.
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no
Problem: It found that binge drinking in women aged 18 to 44 increased in the United States by 13 percent between 1999 and 2002.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Female binge drinking rose 13 percent in three years.
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Answer: yes
Problem: Moog's synthesiser, which bears his name, revolutionised music from the 1960s onwards, and was used by bands like The Beatles and The Doors.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Moog's instruments were used by The Beatles and The Doors among others.
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Answer: | yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Example Input: (CNN) -- The fiancee of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber lived on property that was to be used for growing marijuana, and married an illegal immigrant for money during a period in her life when she was "associating with the wrong kind of people and making mistakes," according to a statement she released Tuesday. Cylvia Hayes, 47, admitted to living on a property in Okanogan, Oregon, in 1997 that was supposed to become a marijuana growing operation, but she said it never materialized. "I am not proud of that brief period of time - I was involved in an abusive relationship with a dangerous man," Hayes said.NEW: Oregon governor says his fiancee's past illegal activities are a private matterOregon's "first lady" Cylvia Hayes admits involvement in a plan for a pot farm in 1997She says she associated with the "wrong kind of people" at the timeThe same year she also married an immigrant for money
Question:"_ deserved to know the history of the person he was forming a relationship with.
Example Output: John Kitzhaber
Example Input: (CNN) The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday ruled against Gov. Terry McAuliffe's executive order seeking to reinstate the right to vote to approximately 206,000 Virginians who had been convicted of a felony but had completed their sentences. Writing for a 4-3 court, Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons held that the "assertion that a Virginia governor has the power to grant blanket, group pardons" is "irreconcilable" with the Constitution of Virginia. The ruling is a political setback to Democrats and was issued in the critical state about an hour before Hillary Clinton announced she would choose former Virginia governor and current Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. The court's opinion actually mentions Kaine, noting that when he was governor he contemplated a similar executive order but in the end was advised that he couldn't issue such a sweeping action.The ruling is a political setback to DemocratsThe challenge was brought by citizens and Republican state officials
Question:"And I will continue to sign orders until I have completed restoration for all 200,000 _.
Example Output: Virginians
Example Input: A convicted paedophile accused of molesting boys across three states has denied he's 'delusional' to proclaim his innocence. Gregory Robert Knight started his teaching career in South Australia where he was found to have touched the penises of at least three teenage boys during school camps in 1977. He then moved to Queensland and worked at Brisbane Boys' College, where he was again subject to allegations of abuse. In 1981, he successfully applied for a job as a music teacher at St Paul's School, also in Brisbane, but resigned three years later after a student came forward with more complaints of misconduct.Gregory Robert Knight is accused of molesting boys in three statesHe is a convicted paedophile, convicted in 1994 for child sex abuseProsecutor said knight's denial of complaints against him was 'delusional'The claim was made during a royal commission hearing on TuesdayHe has offended in South Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory
Question:Knight said the _ student who went to police - who earlier told the commission he had been drugged and raped - had only come forward when compensation started being handed out.
Example Output: | St Paul's School
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Forbidden Heaven is a 1935 American drama film directed by Reginald Barker and written by Sada Cowan and Jefferson Parker. The film stars Charles Farrell, Charlotte Henry, Beryl Mercer, Fred Walton, Eric Wilton and Phyllis Barry. The film was released on October 5, 1935, by Republic Pictures.
The cast of Forbidden Heaven all got along
A: It's impossible to say
Arnold Rampersad (born 13 November 1941) is a biographer and literary critic, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago and moved to the US in 1965. The first volume (1986) of his "Life of Langston Hughes" was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and his "Ralph Ellison: A Biography" was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award.
Arnold Rampersad wrote "Ralph Ellison: A Biography" after "Life of Langston Hughes".
A: It's impossible to say
Roberto Javier Mora García (c. 1962 – 16 March 2004) was a Mexican journalist and editorial director of "El Mañana", a newspaper based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He worked for a number of media outlets in Mexico, including the "El Norte" and "El Diario de Monterrey", prior to his assassination.
Roberto Javier Mora García was the highest paid Mexican journalist of his day.
A: | It's impossible to say |
How to get glass out of your foot<br>Apply pressure to the area. Without pinching or squeezing, apply a firm rubbing pressure to the area around the location of the glass. This will help to slowly move the glass towards the surface of your foot, making it easier to extract.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
You should rub the area to get the glass out.
Pick from: + Yes. + It's impossible to say. + No. | Yes |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
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: 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
Output: (F)
This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
New input case for you: A possessive boyfriend who beat his petite girlfriend to death while shouting 'log on, log on' after becoming obsessed with the idea that she was having an affair on Facebook has been jailed for life. Kane Boyce, 34, brutally murdered Paula Newman, 20, in New Addington, south London, after she refused to hand over a password to one of her social media accounts. He stamped on her head and nearby residents heard piercing screams as he attacked her and shouted: 'If you don't log on, we'll see what happens.' Kane Boyce, 34, (left) has been jailed for life for murdering his 20-year-old girlfriend Paula Newman (right) by beating her and stamping on her head in south London, after she refused to hand over her Facebook passwordKane Boyce found guilty of murdering his petite girlfriend Paula Newman34-year-old beat her and stamped on her head during row over FacebookHe failed to call an ambulance until hours later and she died of her injuriesCourt heard he flew into fit of rage when she refused to give him passwordBoyce was jailed for life to serve a minimum term of 20 years at Old Bailey
Questions:The court heard how Miss Newman had been planning to leave _ in the weeks before her death. (A) Facebook (B) Kane Boyce (C) Paula Newman (D) New Addington (E) London (F) Court (G) Old Bailey
Output: | (B) |
instruction:
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
question:
Assisting Zionist causes Einstein was a figurehead leader in helping establish the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which opened in 1925, and was among its first Board of Governors. Earlier, in 1921, he was asked by the biochemist and president of the World Zionist Organization, Chaim Weizmann, to help raise funds for the planned university. He also submitted various suggestions as to its initial programs. Among those, he advised first creating an Institute of Agriculture in order to settle the undeveloped land. That should be followed, he suggested, by a Chemical Institute and an Institute of Microbiology, to fight the various ongoing epidemics such as malaria, which he called an "evil" that was undermining a third of the country's development. Establishing an Oriental Studies Institute, to include language courses given in both Hebrew and Arabic, for scientific exploration of the country and its historical monuments, was also important. Chaim Weizmann later became Israel's first president. Upon his death while in office in November 1952 and at the urging of Ezriel Carlebach, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion offered Einstein the position of President of Israel, a mostly ceremonial post. The offer was presented by Israel's ambassador in Washington, Abba Eban, who explained that the offer "embodies the deepest respect which the Jewish people can repose in any of its sons". Einstein declined, and wrote in his response that he was "deeply moved", and "at once saddened and ashamed" that he could not accept it. <sep>Who presented the offer of the ceremonial position of president to Einstein?<sep>Israel's ambassador in Washington
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Yes
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Hundreds of thousands of years before China was to become the world's longest-running civilization, the prologue was enacted by means of the flicker of a carefully tended fire. Peking Man, a forebear of Homo sapiens, achieved a mastery of fire. We might call it the first Chinese invention. Not that he devised flint and steel, matches, or any other way of creating fire. Peking Man simply learned how to capture flame, perhaps from a forest fire, and keep it alight. He thus enjoyed two revolutionary luxuries: light and heat. Technologically and sociologically, it was a phenomenal breakthrough: with fire, communities could live year 'round in one cave, in which cooking and even smelting could be pursued. And so, by 600,000 b.c., about 50 km (31 miles) southwest of present-day Beijing, the ancestors of mankind were ready to settle down. Several hundred thousand years later, when Marco Polo reached the capital of China, he was astonished by a further development in fire technology. The Chinese, he announced, used black stones dug out of mountains as fuel. Europeans did not yet have a word for "coal," nor had they discovered a use for it. The First Dynasty The confluence of mythology and history in China took place around 4,000 years ago during what is referred to as the Xia (Hsia) Dynasty. This was still the Stone Age, but the people are thought to have made silk from thread produced by the worms they cultivated on the leaves of their mulberry trees. And written language (which evolved as early as 4,500 to 5,000 years ago) was already in use, originally by oracles and then by official scribes — China's first scholars. During the second of the quasi-legendary dynasties, the Shang (from about the 16th to 11th centuries b.c.), the Chinese developed an interest in art. Careful geometric designs as well as dragon and bird motifs adorned bowls and implements. And with the arrival of the Bronze Age, the Chinese created bronze vessels of such beauty and originality that, until modern times, archaeologists refused to believe they were cast 3,000 years ago. The Shang Dynasty gave rise to the concept of one Chinese nation under one government. <sep>During the Shang Dynasty, the Chinese developed an interest in what type of designs?<sep>Bowls
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No
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Paris, France (CNN) -- Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. Caterpillar's French staff say they are angry about a lack of negotiations over layoffs. It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. The workers were angry that Caterpillar had proposed cutting more than 700 jobs and would not negotiate, said Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union. They did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives, Benoit told CNN. One hostage was released Tuesday evening leaving workers with four captives inside the Caterpillar building. The released man was a human resources director identified only as Mr. Petit, because he has heart problems, union representative Bernard Patrick told CNN. Petit had a heart attack a few weeks ago, Patrick said. The four others still being held are Nicolas Polutnik, the head of operations; two other executives; and Petit's personal assistant, he said. About 500 employees were also outside the building protesting. <sep>Why were French workers angry about proposed layoffs?<sep>Because of the lack of negotiations
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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.
[Q]: 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
Questions:_ will reopen Monday with a new charter and a new name -- IndyMac Federal Bank. (A) NEW YORK (B) CNN (C) Charles Schumer (D) Bush (E) U.S. (F) OTS (G) Office of Thrift Supervision (H) IndyMac (I) New York (J) Democrat (K) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (L) Schumer (M) FDIC
[A]: (H)
[Q]: The team with the lowest transfer outlay this season rose unassumingly into eighth place on Wednesday night. Stoke City beat Everton, to nobody’s great surprise, and look on course for their best Premier League finish yet – a year after their last. Mark Hughes really should be in the running for those annual accolades saluting success amid all this. Manager of the Year? Quite possibly. Mark Hughes looks on with a smile as his Stoke City side cruise to a 2-0 win over Everton on Wednesday He has signed with remarkable shrewdness, shaped his players into a cohesive style, and overcome the set-backs of regular injuries to key players to guide Stoke to 42 points after 28 games.Stoke City beat Everton 2-0 to move up to eighth in the Premier LeagueStoke on course to better their highest ever Premier League finish (9th)Stoke spent just £1.2m on players last summer, less than any other clubMark Hughes in contention to be named Manager of the YearCLICK HERE for all the latest Stoke City news
Questions:But when _ have suffered injuries it has not provoked a sudden splurge. (A) Stoke City (B) Everton (C) Premier League (D) Mark Hughes (E) Manager of the Year
[A]: (A)
[Q]: What does it sound like to land on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan or fly past the Martian moon Phobos? Thanks to the European Space Agency you can listen to these sounds - and more - recreated by processing data from various spacecraft. The amazing collection of clips include some that have been artificially amplified to be audible to humans, and others that are simply as they originally sounded. The recent launch of a Soyuz rocket that took two European satellites into orbit can also be heard in one amazing clip. It took off from French Guiana at 9.46pm GMT on Friday 27 March (pictured), carrying two satellites that will expand Europe’s Galileo systemThe European Space Agency's Soundcloud page reveals clips of spaceThey include the noises heard as a probe landed on Titan in 2005'Singing' from comet 67P as recorded by Rosetta is also heardAnd you can also listen to a variety of rocket launches
Questions:Scientists at _ are hoping that the probe will wake up in the coming weeks as sunlight recharges its batteries, letting them perform more key science on the surface. (A) Saturn (B) moon Titan (C) Martian moon Phobos (D) European Space Agency (E) Soyuz (F) European (G) French Guiana (H) Europe (I) Galileo (J) Soundcloud (K) Titan (L) 67P (M) Rosetta
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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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".
For most lawyers, full waiting rooms and appointments booked out to mid-July would equate to a lucrative law practice. But Frank Smith drives a 6-year-old car with 140,000 miles on it, and paying his senior paralegal minimum wage the last few months has put him in the red. Hoped-for federal grants haven"t come through, so he"s had to raise his rates. As of last week he charges $50 an hour minimum instead of $25 for the services of his yearling Northern Utah Legal Aid Foundation. That"s in a lawyer"s market where fees range in the $150 to $250 an hour range in the Ogden area, and up to $400 an hour in the Salt Lake area. Smith"s one-lawyer foundation basically helps the folks who have too much money to qualify for the federally funded Utah Legal Services, but not enough money to afford a lawyer. <sep>What two things lead to more money for other lawyers?<sep>Lots of clients and a high attorney hourly fee
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Q: Sanskrit means "melted" or "dissolved."
Rina is a feminine given name with multiple origins. It is also a feminine name in the Sanskrit language meaning "melted" or "dissolved", and is also a Hebrew name meaning "song; joy". The name Rina is also a Russian hypocoristic for "Ekaterina" and is a feminine given name of Japanese origins, where it was proportionately used the most in the twentieth century.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: Cake Train was the last episode.
"Cake Train" is the first episode of the second season of the American sketch comedy series "Kroll Show". The episode was written by series creator Nick Kroll, along with Jon Daly, Ron Funches, Carol Kolb, Jonathan Krisel, John Levenstein, Gabe Liedman, Joe Mande, Christine Nangle and Joe Wengert. In the United States, the episode originally aired on Comedy Central on January 14, 2014.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Q: There were no Earls of Burlington between 1831 and 1858.
Earl of Burlington is a title that has been created twice, the first time in the Peerage of England in 1664 and the second in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831. Since 1858, Earl of Burlington has been a courtesy title used by the Dukes of Devonshire, traditionally borne by the duke's grandson, who is the eldest son of the duke's eldest son, the Marquess of Hartington.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Theo van Gogh was murdered for his anti-immigration activism.
Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance is a 2006 book by Ian Buruma. "The Guardian" describes it as, "part reportage, part essay." It explores the impact of mass immigration from Muslim countries on Dutch culture through the lens of the murder of film director and anti-immigration activist, Theo van Gogh.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to empty an aquarium
Transfer the fish out of your tank.
You'll need to remove your fish and any other aquatic organisms before you can drain the water out of an aquarium. This requires great care, though, as fish tend to get frightened by this process and may become tangled in the nets.
answer: Choose the correct net size so that your largest fish will fit inside. Even if the nets are large enough, you'll still need to exercise caution so the fish don't get injured during the transfer.
question: Complete the next sentence:
A young man is seen speaking to the camera and begins putting ingredients into a blender. He blends them up together and takes a drink afterwards. he
answer: shows off the drink and speaks to the camera.
question: Complete the next sentence:
Women are standing on a beach playing voleyball. People are in the background sitting on the sand . man
answer: | is sitting on a deck chair watching the women play. |
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:He established Jose ́ Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation in Barcelona on July 14 , 1988 .
Solution: | On 14 July 1988 , he established the Fundacio ́ Internacional Josep Carreras per a la Lluita contra la Leuce ̀ mia ( known in English as the Jose ́ Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation ) in Barcelona . |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
[EX Q]: Mark Sampson's women became the most successful England football side for almost 50 years when they beat Germany for the first time to finish third at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. A Fara Williams penalty in extra-time gave Mark Sampson’s side their historic 1-0 win after a fiercely fought encounter in Edmonton in which both sides gave their absolute all. Germany are two-time world champions, European Champions and heavy favourites going into this competition. England on the other hand were expected to have done well if they simply made it out of their group, although Sampson insists he and his team always believed they could go all the way.Germany and England could not be separated after 90 minutes, playing out a tense 0-0 drawMark Sampson's side had the best of the chances in normal time with Jill Scott squandering a good opportunityIn the 108th minute referee Ri Hyang-ok pointed to the penalty spot after Germany defender Tabea Kemme had dragged down Lianne Sanderson in the areaFara Williams, who was successful from the penalty spot against Colombia and Japan, sent German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer the wrong way, cue jubilant celebrations on the England benchThe Lionesses held out to overcome favourites Germany to take home the bronze medal
Questions:Houghton had her chance to cap a fine performance with the winning goal when set up by _ her long range shot sailed over. (A) Mark Sampson (B) England (C) Germany (D) FIFA Women’s World Cup (E) Canada (F) Fara Williams (G) Edmonton (H) European Champions (I) Sampson (J) Jill Scott (K) Ri Hyang (L) Tabea Kemme (M) Lianne Sanderson (N) Colombia (O) Japan (P) German (Q) Nadine Angerer (R) The Lionesses
[EX A]: (M)
[EX Q]: (CNN) The Justice Department is preventing Senate investigators from interviewing two top FBI officials who could provide first-hand testimony over the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, the latest sign that Special Counsel Robert Mueller could be investigating the circumstances around the firing, officials tell CNN. The previously undisclosed turf war comes as the Senate judiciary committee has not yet given assurances to the special counsel's office that it could have unfettered access to the transcript of the interview it conducted last week with the President's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., saying that the full Senate must first authorize the release of the information to Mueller's team.The Senate judiciary committee wants to interview FBI officials as part of their probeThe congressional investigations investigating Russian interference are clashing with DOJ
Questions:"Both the judiciary committee and the special counsel are engaged in important investigations, and we are committed to being as cooperative with Mueller's office as we can, which is why we've been in ongoing communication with _'s team," Hartmann said. (A) Justice Department (B) Senate (C) FBI (D) James Comey (E) Robert Mueller (F) CNN (G) Donald Trump Jr. (H) Russian (I) DOJ
[EX A]: (E)
[EX Q]: Gareth Southgate wants his players to show England teams can entertain and win with style as their preparations for Euro 2015 intensify. Though the senior side have not lost a game since the World Cup finals last summer, they have rarely provided football to quicken the pulse in the time since and never was that more apparent than in the charmless 0-0 draw with the Republic of Ireland. The situation has been different for the Under-21s. They have thrived under Southgate’s guidance and their ability to play with fluency and class was shown when they put together a 35-pass move that ended with James Ward-Prowse scoring the decisive goal in a 3-2 win over Germany in March.England Under 21's are continuing their preparations for this summer's European Championship in the Czech RepublicGareth Southgate wants his side to win and do so in styleSouthgate has high hopes for his U21 squad this summerHarry Kane returned to training following a break away on Tuesday, while Danny Ings trained for the first time since signing for Liverpool
Questions:_ will play a near full-strength side but Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek may figure. (A) Gareth Southgate (B) England (C) Euro (D) World Cup (E) Republic of Ireland (F) Under-21s (G) James Ward (H) Prowse (I) Germany (J) European Championship (K) Czech Republic (L) Harry Kane (M) Danny Ings (N) Liverpool
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Write the next sentence in the following story.
The first woman washes the dog. The dog and the first woman walk through a room. The first woman towels the dog. the | first woman blow dries the dog. |
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.
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:And for $1,000 they can become the owner of an autographed _ pocket Constitution. (A) Libertarian (B) Rand Paul (C) Republican (D) Kentucky (E) GOP (F) Rand' 2016 SWAG (G) Rand (H) Macbook (I) NSA Spy Cam Blocker
(B)
It’s alright for Gary Neville. It’s all sun, sangria and viva Espana for him now. So who’s going to look after our insider football expertise on a wet Monday night in the Premier League now then? In the search for their new Bond, Sky Sports immediately turned to the dapper figure of Craig Bellamy. He was in the chair last Monday for Everton's draw with Crystal Palace. Sporting a window pane check suit that certainly ensured you would see him coming. And he did perfectly well. He’s a bright fella, and he made his points. But in watching him catch the eye alongside the now stalwart Jamie Carragher, it occurred to me perhaps why Gary Neville seemed to quickly become so popular with viewers.Gary Neville left Monday Night Football to become the new Valencia bossJohn Terry joined Jamie Redknapp in the studio on Saturday eveningThe Chelsea captain could be the man to fill in for Neville on Sky Sports
Questions:Like _, Terry seemed to have secured his haircut of choice a long time ago. (A) Gary Neville (B) Espana (C) Premier League (D) Bond (E) Sky Sports (F) Craig Bellamy (G) Everton (H) Crystal Palace (I) Sporting (J) Jamie Carragher (K) Night Football (L) Valencia (M) John Terry (N) Jamie Redknapp (O) Chelsea
(A)
Australia's housing market is under growing pressure, as auction clearance rates in Sydney fell to their lowest point in three years amid concerns over rising interest rates. Clearance rates in Sydney fell to 65 per cent on Saturday, which is the lowest since 2012. It was also a five per cent decrease from the previous week. Market experts linked the fall to Westpac's decision to increase mortgage interest rates this week. 'I don't want to use the word crash yet... but obviously there must be a correlation with the attention given to the interest rate rise,' senior economist Andrew Wilson said, according to Domain.Auction clearance rates in Sydney fell to a three-year low65 per cent of the 874 homes on the market for auction sold on SaturdayFall comes after Westpac hit customers with a mortgage rate increaseExperts warned the rate increase could spook the market and cause crash
Questions:'The higher interest rate clearly spooked an already skittish _ property market... it's the lowest clearance rate since the spring season of 2012 - that was a pretty soft market.' (A) Australia (B) Sydney (C) Westpac (D) Andrew Wilson (E) Domain
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Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below. Choose from options.
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.
Shelby Foote, author of the acclaimed three volume history of the American Civil War, The Civil War: A Narrative, died in Memphis on June 27 at age 88. Foote also wrote historical fiction, including Follow Me Down and Shiloh. He may be best known for his appearance in filmmaker Ken Burns' PBS documentary, The Civil War. The Modern Library ranked Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative as number 15 on its list of 100 best non-fiction books. He was commissioned to write a short history of the Civil War by Random House and spent more than 20 years on the work eventually producing the three volumes.
Select from:
1). yes.
2). no. | 1). |
11 Flowers () is a 2011 film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai centered on a boy named Wang Han who loses his white shirt which shows that he is his school's best gymnast. The loss of the shirt is to take on greater metaphorical meaning as the film progresses which is inspired by the director's own experience as a youth during the cultural revolution and the more general confusion of childhood.
11 Flowers was released in the late 1900's. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is an American talk show host, author, and conservative political commentator. Hannity is the host of "The Sean Hannity Show", a nationally syndicated talk radio show. He also hosts a cable news show, "Hannity", on Fox News Channel.
Sean Hannity hasn't written any works. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Southern Nevada (often abbreviated as SNV) is the region of Nevada which includes the Las Vegas Valley. Southern Nevada also includes the areas in and around Tonopah, Hawthorne, Pahrump, and Pioche, though some organizations based in the Las Vegas area (e.g., the Southern Nevada Health District) effectively use the term to refer to Clark County only.
Pioche is located in Nevada OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Part 2. Example
what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Answer: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Part 3. Exercise
what period in time is mentioned last?, Context: Heitaro Nakajima, who developed an early digital audio recorder within Japan's national public broadcasting organization NHK in 1970, became general manager of Sony's audio department in 1971. His team developed a digital PCM adaptor audio tape recorder using a Betamax video recorder in 1973. After this, in 1974 the leap to storing digital audio on an optical disc was easily made. Sony first publicly demonstrated an optical digital audio disc in September 1976. A year later, in September 1977, Sony showed the press a 30 cm disc that could play 60 minutes of digital audio (44,100 Hz sampling rate and 16-bit resolution) using MFM modulation. In September 1978, the company demonstrated an optical digital audio disc with a 150-minute playing time, 44,056 Hz sampling rate, 16-bit linear resolution, and cross-interleaved error correction code—specifications similar to those later settled upon for the standard Compact Disc format in 1980. Technical details of Sony's digital audio disc were presented during the 62nd AES Convention, held on 13–16 March 1979, in Brussels. Sony's AES technical paper was published on 1 March 1979. A week later, on 8 March, Philips publicly demonstrated a prototype of an optical digital audio disc at a press conference called "Philips Introduce Compact Disc" in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Answer: | 8 March |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Ex Input:
Psychiatric service dog -- A psychiatric service dog is a specific type of service dog trained to assist their handler with a psychiatric disability or a mental disability, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder .
Ex Output:
is a psychiatric service dog a service dog
Ex Input:
Contempt of court -- A finding of being in contempt of court may result from a failure to obey a lawful order of a court, showing disrespect for the judge, disruption of the proceedings through poor behavior, or publication of material or non-disclosure of material, which in doing so is deemed likely to jeopardize a fair trial. A judge may impose sanctions such as a fine or jail for someone found guilty of contempt of court. Judges in common law systems usually have more extensive power to declare someone in contempt than judges in civil law systems. The client or person must be proven guilty before being punished.
Ex Output:
can you go to jail for civil contempt of court
Ex Input:
Yellowjacket -- Yellowjackets are sometimes mistakenly called ``bees'' (as in ``meat bees''), given that they are similar in size and sting, but yellowjackets are actually wasps. They may be confused with other wasps, such as hornets and paper wasps. Polistes dominula, a species of paper wasp, is very frequently misidentified as a yellowjacket. A typical yellowjacket worker is about 12 mm (0.5 in) long, with alternating bands on the abdomen; the queen is larger, about 19 mm (0.75 in) long (the different patterns on their abdomens help separate various species). Workers are sometimes confused with honey bees, especially when flying in and out of their nests. Yellowjackets, in contrast to honey bees, have yellow or white markings, are not covered with tan-brown dense hair on their bodies, do not carry pollen, and do not have the flattened hairy hind legs used to carry it.
Ex Output:
| are yellow jackets the same as meat bees
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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".
Example Input: On to the Twentieth Century: The British extended their control over the peninsula by putting together the whole panoply of colonial administration — civil service, public works, judiciary force, police force, post office, education, and land regulation — with teams of British administrators, teachers, engineers, and doctors to go with it. At the same time, the tin industry, dominated by Chinese using labor-intensive methods in the 19th century, passed increasingly into Western hands, who employed the modern technology of gravel pumps and mining dredges. Petroleum had been found in northern Borneo, at Miri, and in Brunei, and the Anglo-Dutch Shell company used Singapore as its regional depot for its oil supplies and exports. But the major breakthrough for the Malay economy was the triumph of rubber, when Singapore's new garden director, Henry Ridle ("Rubber Ridley" to his friends, "Mad Ridley" to all doubting Thomases) had developed new planting and tapping methods and painstakingly spread his faith in rubber around the peninsula. World demand increased with the growth of the motor-car and electrical industries, and sky-rocketed during World War I. By 1920, Malaya was producing 53 percent of the world's rubber, which had overtaken tin as its main source of income. The Malay ruling class again took a back seat. Together with effective control of the rubber and tin industries, the British now firmly held the reins of government. The sultans were left in charge of local and religious affairs, content with their prestige, prosperity, and security. The census of 1931 served as an alarm signal for the Malay national consciousness. Bolstered by a new influx of immigrants to meet the rubber and tin booms of the 1920s, non-Malays now slightly outnumbered the indigenous population. The Great Depression of 1929 stepped up ethnic competition in the shrinking job market, and nationalism developed to safeguard Malay interests against the Chinese and Indians rather than the British imperial authority. Though hampered by the peninsula's division into the States and the Straits Settlements, relatively conservative Muslim intellectuals and community leaders came together at the Pan-Malayan Malay Congress in Kuala Lumpur in 1939. In Singapore the following year, they were joined by representatives from Sarawak and Brunei. Teachers and journalists urged the revival of the common Malay-Indonesian consciousness, split by the Anglo-Dutch dismemberment of the region in the 19th century. This spirit became a factor in the gathering clouds of war. <sep>What was happening at the same time that the British extended their control over the peninsula by putting together the whole panoply of colonial administration?<sep>Panoply of colonial
Example Output: No
Example Input: Elettra stuck the little slip of paper, on which the recipe was written, into her shabby pocket-book without looking at it. She could read and write fairly well, and had been used to helping her husband the under-steward with his accounts at Muro, but even if she had looked at the recipe she would have understood nothing of the doctor's hieroglyphics and abbreviated Latin words. The prescription was for a preparation of arsenic, which Matilde had formerly taken for some time. The chemist would not make any difficulty about preparing twenty doses of it for the Countess Macomer, though the whole quantity of arsenic contained in so many would probably be sufficient to kill one not accustomed to the medicine, if taken all at once. But though Matilde was so anxious to have the stuff before luncheon, she had a number of doses of it put away in a drawer, which she took out and counted, after Elettra had gone. She opened one of the little folded papers and looked at the fine white powder it contained, took a little on the end of her finger and tasted it. Then, from the same drawer, she took a package done up in coarser paper, and opened it likewise, looked at it, smelt it, and touched it with the tip of her tongue very cautiously indeed. It was white, too, but coarser than the medicine. She was very careful in tasting it, and she immediately rinsed her mouth with water, before she tied up the package again, shut the drawer, and put the key into her pocket. <sep>What did the writing of the prescription look like?<sep>Hieroglyphics and abbreviated Latin words
Example Output: Yes
Example Input: The hijackers attacked at 9:28. While traveling 35,000 feet above eastern Ohio, United 93 suddenly dropped 700 feet. Eleven seconds into the descent, the FAA's air traffic control center in Cleveland received the first of two radio transmissions from the aircraft. During the first broadcast, the captain or first officer could be heard declaring "Mayday" amid the sounds of a physical struggle in the cockpit. The second radio transmission, 35 seconds later, indicated that the fight was continuing. The captain or first officer could be heard shouting:" Hey get out of here-get out of here-get out of here." On the morning of 9/11, there were only 37 passengers on United 93-33 in addition to the 4 hijackers. This was below the norm for Tuesday mornings during the summer of 2001. But there is no evidence that the hijackers manipulated passenger levels or purchased additional seats to facilitate their operation. The terrorists who hijacked three other commercial flights on 9/11 operated in five-man teams. They initiated their cockpit takeover within 30 minutes of takeoff. On Flight 93, however, the takeover took place 46 minutes after takeoff and there were only four hijackers. The operative likely intended to round out the team for this flight, Mohamed al Kahtani, had been refused entry by a suspicious immigration inspector at Florida's Orlando International Airport in August. Because several passengers on United 93 described three hijackers on the plane, not four, some have wondered whether one of the hijackers had been able to use the cockpit jump seat from the outset of the flight. FAA rules allow use of this seat by documented and approved individuals, usually air carrier or FAA personnel. We have found no evidence indicating that one of the hijackers, or anyone else, sat there on this flight. All the hijackers had assigned seats in first class, and they seem to have used them. We believe it is more likely that Jarrah, the crucial pilot-trained member of their team, remained seated and inconspicuous until after the cockpit was seized; and once inside, he would not have been visible to the passengers. <sep>How many hijackers sat in first class?<sep>three of them
Example Output: | No
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Question: British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield, who sang with her brother Daniel and sister Nikola as The DNA Algorithm, tied the knot with a California businessman in Malibu. According to reports the marriage, which took place Saturday in a 30-minute outdoor ceremony overlooking the Pacific Ocean, was attended by about 150 guests. The guests watched Bedingfield walk down the aisle in a Vera Wang dress beside the chateau at the Church Estates Vineyards. Bedingfield, who was born in New Zealand and grown up in England, found her partner, in America.
Natasha Bedingfield is married to Matthew Robinson.
Answer: no
Question: Now GMFanuc Robotics has perfected a robotic solution that is three times faster than manual spraying, can reproduce a spray pattern to an accuracy of 0.03 inch, and can be programmed easily to handle a wide range of garments.
Robots are used to spray dye on garments.
Answer: yes
Question: About 2,200 Americans and 27,000 Filipinos died from disease and starvation at Camp O'Donnell before the camp was closed in July 1942, just three months after the beginning of the Death March. Ortega -- now the lone surviving member of the 192nd tank battalion - spent 3 ½ years in captivity in the Philippines and Japan before being liberated in August 1945 following the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, forcing a reluctant Japan to surrender. Ortega eventually returned to the United States in October 1945, the first of five brothers to return home from the war. A sixth died in action.
Americans used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Answer: | no |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What is a restaurant?, Context: Most major airports provide commercial outlets for products and services. Most of these companies, many of which are internationally known brands, are located within the departure areas. These include clothing boutiques and restaurants. Prices charged for items sold at these outlets are generally higher than those outside the airport. However, some airports now regulate costs to keep them comparable to "street prices". This term is misleading as prices often match the manufacturers' suggested retail price (MSRP) but are almost never discounted.[citation needed]
A: | commercial outlets |
Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large corporations.
Can we say the following?
Verizon Communications Inc.'s $6.7 billion takeover of long-distance provider MCI Inc. transformed the telephone industry.
no
The book contains short stories by the famous Bulgarian writer, Nikolai Haitov.
Can we say the following?
Nikolai Haitov is a writer.
yes
Geithner criticized the report's findings on the World Bank, including a commission recommendation that the Bank stop lending to emerging market economies, concentrate its resources on the poorest countries and shift the IFI's concessional assistance from loans to grants.
Can we say the following?
The World Bank is criticized for activities.
no
In 1867, Nobel obtained a patent on a special type of nitroglycerine, which he called "dynamite". The invention quickly proved its usefulness in building and construction in many countries.
Can we say the following?
Alfred Nobel is the inventor of dynamite.
| yes |
Ques: I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another's hands for reassurance. They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon into a larger cocoon. It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don't care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come -- with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path? A) He/She falls behind the time. B) He/She loses good friends. C) He/She faces all kinds of criticism. D) He/She gains valuable popularity.
Ans: D
Ques: It is easy to lose patience with science today. The questions are pressing: How dangerous is air pollution? What about low-level radiation? When will that horrible earthquake strike California? And why can't we predict weather better? But the evidence is often described as "uncertain", forcing scientists to base their points of view almost as much on intuition as on science. When historians and philosophers of science listen to these questions, some conclude that science may not be able to solve all these problems any time soon. The unknowns can grow into riddles that are impossible to solve. Because of the unstable and changing state of the earth's atmosphere, for example, scientists have struggled for centuries to predict the weather with precision but failed. The case is different for scientists of astronomy. For example, they think that the gravitational force of a nearby space vehicle, though tiny, is able to change the path of a much larger planet if the vehicle spends enough time close to it. With the aid of Newton's laws of gravitational attraction, ground controllers can predict the path of a planetary probe -or satellite-with incredible accuracy. They do this by calculating the gravitational force from each of the passing planets until the probe speeds beyond the edge of the solar system.A much more difficult task is to calculate what happens when two or three times of such force pull on the probe at the same time. Such procedures can, of course, be very difficult, but for experiments, they are effective. This range of questions-from simple problems to those impossibly complex-has resulted in nicknames for various fields of study: "soft" sciences and " hard " sciences."Soft" sciences admit a great degree of uncertainty. Academicians tend to judge fields such as sociology, psychology, and political science as "soft" because they are assumed to be understandable, of unnecessary mathematical accuracy, and concerned with everyday affairs such as interpersonal relationships. However, "hard" sciences,... According to the author, "soft" sciences _ . A) allow for certain inaccuracy B) focus on personal relationships C) are based on controlled experiments D) are rooted in data and mathematical models
Ans: A
Ques: Watson entered Mr. Smith's office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance. "Watson," said Mr. Smith, "this past year your department hasn't earned money. We're going to drop that department. It's finished. I'm sorry, --but you'll have to go." "But, sir -- if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School." "What's that!" said the boss. "Riverside! I didn't know you had a boy there. That's an expensive school for a man with your salary." "I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! He's a star athlete and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ there." The boss sat perfectly still for a long time -- a faraway look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said, "We've got to close your department, Watson. But you'll take over a new job in another department. It means longer hours--maybe more pay. Now get out. You're here for life." Watson got out, with surprise on his face. Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbie's last letter from Riverside School --written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain. The letter read: I can't say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. I guess it's the same everywhere when you're a cripple . But don't worry about me, Dad. They've got a good chemistry department here. And there's one boy here who is really great. He's a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry. The boys call him Champ. He made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boy down who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, 1 want to do something for Champ. Something big -- that he won' t even know about. Your son, Herbie The author wrote the text in order to _ . A) share a moving story with us B) make our children enjoy life C) provide us with tips on work D) help us to deal with our boss
Ans: | A |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: Of the three vote percentages mentioned, in which year did Emomali win by neither the smallest nor the largest margin?, Context: The nation almost immediately fell into civil war that involved various factions fighting one another; these factions were often distinguished by clan loyalties. More than 500,000 residents fled during this time because of persecution, increased poverty and better economic opportunities in the West or in other former Soviet republics. Emomali Rahmon came to power in 1992, defeating former prime minister Abdumalik Abdullajanov in a November presidential election with 58% of the vote. The elections took place shortly after the end of the war, and Tajikistan was in a state of complete devastation. The estimated dead numbered over 100,000. Around 1.2 million people were refugees inside and outside of the country. In 1997, a ceasefire was reached between Rahmon and opposition parties under the guidance of Gerd D. Merrem, Special Representative to the Secretary General, a result widely praised as a successful United Nations peace keeping initiative. The ceasefire guaranteed 30% of ministerial positions would go to the opposition. Elections were held in 1999, though they were criticized by opposition parties and foreign observers as unfair and Rahmon was re-elected with 98% of the vote. Elections in 2006 were again won by Rahmon (with 79% of the vote) and he began his third term in office. Several opposition parties boycotted the 2006 election and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) criticized it, although observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States claimed the elections were legal and transparent. Rahmon's administration came under further criticism from the OSCE in October 2010 for its censorship and repression of the media. The OSCE claimed that the Tajik Government censored Tajik and foreign websites and instituted tax inspections on independent printing houses that led to the cessation of printing activities for a number of independent newspapers.
Answer: 2006
Question: What was the main job for one of the individuals who was one of the final Apollo astronauts to go to the moon?, 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.
Answer: geologist
Question: In 2012, which foreign media source endorsed the president of the USA?, Context: The Times occasionally makes endorsements for foreign elections. In November 2012, it endorsed a second term for Barack Obama although it also expressed reservations about his foreign policy.
Answer: | The Times
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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: A flight from Los Angeles to Nashville is diverted to land in Las Vegas , Nevada when one of the passengers , Ralph Bundt becomes violent and attacks a stewardess . Ralph had been bitten by a hamster Which is really a lab rat , brought onto the plane by Henry for his school students . Ralph is restrained , but not before he bites the flight attendant Paula . The plane is forced to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas , and once it has landed , air traffic control refuses to let it approach the gate . Disobeying orders , Captain Forrest and his co-pilot Willsy find a jetway operated by a baggage handler Ed Ramirez . Almost everyone evacuates the plane , except for the elderly couple Bev Stevens and her paralyzed mute husband Doc Stevens , and the pilots , who try to keep the violent Ralph contained in an aircraft bathroom . However , they learn that they have been locked out of the airport . Soon , armed soldiers and what appear to be CDC scientists surround the terminal . One of the passengers , a military medic named Shilah Washington , reveals she has a medical kit in her bag in the plane's cargo hold . The lead flight attendant Jenny , Henry , Ed , Nial Britz , and Preston sneak back into the plane to retrieve it . They retrieve Shilah's kit and Nial's gun and they try to leave the hold . While in the plane , Jenny is attacked by an infected Captain Forrest and Nial shoots and kills him , but it seems that some of the captain's blood had gotten into Nial's eye . <sep>What causes Ralph to bite the flight attendant?<sep>Lab Rat
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: Recommendation: Congressional oversight for intelligence-and counterterrorism-is now dysfunctional. Congress should address this problem. We have considered various alternatives: A joint committee on the old model of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy is one. A single committee in each house of Congress, combining authorizing and appropriating authorities, is another. The new committee or committees should conduct continuing studies of the activities of the intelligence agencies and report problems relating to the development and use of intelligence to all members of the House and Senate. We have already recommended that the total level of funding for intelligence be made public, and that the national intelligence program be appropriated to the National Intelligence Director, not to the secretary of defense. We also recommend that the intelligence committee should have a subcommittee specifically dedicated to oversight, freed from the consuming responsibility of working on the budget. The resolution creating the new intelligence committee structure should grant subpoena authority to the committee or committees. The majority party's representation on this committee should never exceed the minority's representation by more than one. Four of the members appointed to this committee or committees should be a member who also serves on each of the following additional committees: Armed Services, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and the Defense Appropriations subcommittee. In this way the other major congressional interests can be brought together in the new committee's work. Members should serve indefinitely on the intelligence committees, without set terms, thereby letting them accumulate expertise. The committees should be smaller-perhaps seven or nine members in each house-so that each member feels a greater sense of responsibility, and accountability, for the quality of the committee's work. The leaders of the Department of Homeland Security now appear before 88 committees and subcommittees of Congress. One expert witness (not a member of the administration) told us that this is perhaps the single largest obstacle impeding the department's successful development. The one attempt to consolidate such committee authority, the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, may be eliminated. The Senate does not have even this. Congress needs to establish for the Department of Homeland Security the kind of clear authority and responsibility that exist to enable the Justice Department to deal with crime and the Defense Department to deal with threats to national security. <sep>What are some of the problems Homeland Security faces right now?<sep>They do not have the necessary funding
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: With a budget of $329 million, LSC provides civil legal assistance to low-income people in every county in America, Kleiman said. NLAP was created in 1968. A decade later, the agency used a $50,000 LSC grant to buy a building at 438 King St. in Charleston and $33,000 to buy a building at 201 King St. in Georgetown, according to Erlenborn's letter to Kaynard. In 1980, NLAP used $63,000 in LSC funds to buy property at 607 Main St. in Conway, the letter said. On Nov. 14, 2001, NLAP transferred title of the King Street building in Charleston to the Charleston County Bar Association, according to county property records. The local bar paid $5 for the building, which sits between a redeveloped office building and an antique shop. The local bar said it would maintain the building for "legal services to indigent residents of Charleston County and coastal South Carolina," the records said. The King Street building appears to be vacant. Notices at the entrance direct visitors to the equal justice center on West Montague Avenue in North Charleston. E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas, president of the local bar, was not available for comment. Charleston County has not appraised the King Street property because it is tax-exempt. But Randall Goldman, managing partner of Patrick Properties, which owns buildings from 440 to 456 King St., said he estimates 438 King St. would sell for between $700,000 and $900,000. "That building, which was purchased solely with federal legal aid dollars, should be used to provide legal services for poor people in South Carolina," Kleiman said. LSC wants the title to go to the equal justice center in Charleston or "we want 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the building to stay in Charleston. We are not contemplating taking that money out of South Carolina," he said. Kleiman said if the neighborhood legal program in Charleston "had honored their obligation, this would not be an issue." <sep>How many years after buying buildings in Charleston and Georgetown did the NLAP buy again?<sep>5 years
SOLUTION: | No
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Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true. Select from options at the end:
Sunday's explosion outside the Al-Rashi police station in the Al-Mashtel neighbourhood in the southeast of Baghdad, left a huge crater in the street.
Hypothesis: Al Rashi is an executive of the police.
Available choices:
1). yes.
2). no.
The answer is | 2). |
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: Einstein and Maric married in January 1903. In May 1904, the couple's first son, Hans Albert Einstein, was born in Bern, Switzerland. Their second son, Eduard, was born in Zurich in July 1910. In 1914, the couple separated; Einstein moved to Berlin and his wife remained in Zurich with their sons. They divorced on 14 February 1919, having lived apart for five years. Eduard, whom his father called "Tete" (for petit), had a breakdown at about age 20 and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. His mother cared for him and he was also committed to asylums for several periods, including full-time after her death. The marriage with Maric does not seem to have been very happy. In letters revealed in 2015, Einstein wrote to his early love, Marie Winteler, about his marriage and his still strong feelings for Marie. In 1910 he wrote to her that "I think of you in heartfelt love every spare minute and am so unhappy as only a man can be" while his wife was pregnant with their second child. Einstein spoke about a "misguided love" and a "missed life" regarding his love for Marie. Einstein married Elsa Lowenthal on 2 June 1919, after having had a relationship with her since 1912. She was a first cousin maternally and a second cousin paternally. In 1933, they emigrated to the United States. In 1935, Elsa Einstein was diagnosed with heart and kidney problems; she died in December 1936. <sep>How long were Einstein and Maric married before their first child was born?<sep>5 years
A: | No |
1. wraps the tree in paper.; 2. puts ornaments on the tree behind the christmas tree.; 3. puts paper on top of the decorations.; 4. puts candy canes on the tree.;Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
She strings decorations around the tree. She puts bulbs on the christmas tree. She puts small stuffed animals on the tree. she
Answer: | 4. |
Stream of consciousness rationale: Soft place can be sought out. Cats like soft places. Soft places are squishy.
The question and answer pair are described below. | Q: What areas does a cat tend to seek out?
Options:
- the place i don't want it
- relaxed position
- soft place
- barn
- urban settlement
A: soft place |
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: Roger Federer set up a blockbuster rematch with world number one Novak Djokovic by beating Milos Raonic to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open. Following Djokovic's comprehensive 6-2 6-3 victory over British No 1 Andy Murray, Federer reached his 40th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final with a 7-5 6-4 defeat of Canadian sixth seed Raonic at Indian Wells. Sunday's showdown will be a 38th meeting between reigning champion Djokovic and world number two Federer, who is on a 19-set winning streak. Roger Federer celebrates after completing his 7-5 6-4 semi-final win over Canadian Milos Raonic The Swiss serves during the contest at Indian Well and will now play Novak Djokovic in Sunday's finalFederer beat Raonic 7-5 6-4 to reach final of BNP Paribas OpenSwiss will face the world No 1 Djokovic in Sunday's finalThe Serb had earlier beaten British No 1 Andy Murray 6-2 6-3
Question:The _ soon broke for a 6-5 lead and wrapped up the set.
Output: Swiss
Input: Consider Input: (CNN) -- Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was seconds away from landing when the passengers sensed something horribly amiss. The plane was approaching San Francisco International Airport under a beautifully clear sky, but it was flying low. Dangerously low. Benjamin Levy looked out the window from seat 30K and said he could see the water of the San Francisco Bay about 10 feet below. Even for an airport where landing strips run close to the water, the descent seemed alarming to the San Francisco man. "I don't see any runway, I just see water," Levy recalled. Further back in the Boeing 777, Xu Das had the same realization.Flight recorders have been found, the NTSB saysAsiana identifies the two 16-year-old girls killed in the crash182 people were hospitalized, while 123 were uninjuredPassengers say the plane's rear struck the edge of the runway
Question:Perhaps one of the reasons so many people survived Saturday's crash was because the _ is built so that everybody can get off the plane within 90 seconds, even if half the doors are inoperable.
Output: Boeing 777
Input: Consider Input: A mother whose two children were killed by their father in a house fire has revealed her struggle to cope with the unbearable loss. An inquest recently heard how in October 2014 salesman Darren Sykes, 44, lured his two boys Paul, nine, and Jack, 12, to the attic of their home in Penistone, South Yorkshire, with fun-size chocolate bars to play with a new model railway. He then set a fire downstairs and closed the loft hatch with all three inside. The bodies of Darren and Paul were found in the loft and Jack was rescued still conscious by firefighters from the bottom of the loft ladder but died five days later in hospital.Jack and Paul Sykes died after their father Darren lured them into atticHe then set the house on fire and locked the three of them inside the roomMother Claire appeared on This Morning to share her heartbreakRushed to be by Paul's side when he died in hospitalPlans to start children's charity in their memory is 'keeping her going'
Question:_ managed to tell a police officer and hospital consultant before he died from 50 per cent burns: 'It was my dad that started the fire' and, 'My dad did it on purpose.'
| Output: Jack
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Whether you're headed to another country for business or pleasure, it is likely that you need to keep in touch with family or business partners in the United States. But if you plan to do that using your cell phone, you could have an unwelcome surprise. U,S. cell phones don't work abroad. U.S. companies use different forms of technology, not like most of the international community, including Europe. However, there is an easy, cost-effective solution to staying in touch while you're traveling, You can rent a phone that is guaranteed to work in the countries you're visiting. Roadpost offers a 30-day cell phone rental plan that includes call waiting services, free incoming calls and free voicemail. The service is convenient and simple. You can place your order online and your phone will be shipped to arrive on the date you want. If an unexpected business trip comes up, Roadpost can provide next-day delivery for most cities. In addition to the phone, Roadpost provides a spare battery, travel Charger and a leather carrying case. When your phone is shipped from Roadpost, you receive an e-mail confirmation that contains your international cell phone number so you can leave it with family members and business partners: Roadpost even provides business cards preprinted with your international phone number. Those who don't want to be without e-mail while traveling can rent an international BlackBerry. It can be hard to stay in touch by e-mail when traveling. With an international BlackBerry, you can email as much as you like, without worrying about an expensive bill. If you're traveling to very remote areas, you may want to consider renting a satellite phone. Because they receive their signals from satellites, these phones work anywhere the planet, including oceans and mountains. When you return, simply ship the phone BlackBerry back to Roadpost using the return kit the company provides. Which of the following services is free of charge from Roadpost? A) Voicemail. B) Sending e-mail. C) Shipping the phone back. D) Call waiting services.
A
The other day when I was passing a clothing store, I fell in love with a skirt. I knew it would suit me best at first sight. But when I looked at the price tag , I knew I had to give it up. The love for beautiful clothes has been planted in my heart the day when I was born to be a woman. Several years ago I read an article in a magazine. The article stated that when a woman is at her best time, she is usually poor or tasteless, so she can't get the right clothes; when she can afford to buy the clothes she likes, she often finds that they do not suit her anymore. On the way home, I was quite disturbed by such thoughts. It was just a pity, like many other pities. I thought to myself this way. But when I was about to enter the building where I was living, I saw the big mirror placed in the entrance. I saw a girl in it who was in cheap but cleanly washed sweater and jeans. _ was rather young, healthy and energetic. For quite a while I was touched by what I had seen in the mirror. Then I almost forgot the tale: A person without shoes cried until he saw a man without feet. Being young without good clothes is like the person without shoes. I should have felt grateful that I haven't lost my feet. We can learn from the text that the author considered her love for beautiful clothes as _ . A) funny B) natural C) silly D) simple
B
Al Ossinger,an experienced mountain guide,knew it was time to leave Longs Peak in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park,and get off'quickly.The sky had turned threatening dark,and his ice ax at times gave out upset sounds.Suddenly,as Ossinger was crossing a large mass of rock,both hands pressed against it for balance,there was a roar,a flash of light and an electric current charged through his arms. "In that second. I thought 1 was finished,"he said,"Then I realized 1 was still there--the jolt hadn't knocked me off.My body and legs were all right,but my arms were paralyzed from the shoulder down.''Fortunately Ossinger was able to continue down and soon the feeling began to return to his shoulders,upper arms,and,two hours later,his fingertips.Ossinger was a lucky man. A single stroke of lightning,which is usually three to four miles long,travels at speeds of up to 100,000 miles per second.In a single flash,it can carry 100 million volts of electricity and reach a temperature of 55,000 degrees Fahrenheit,five times hotter than the surface of the sun.During its brief life span,lightning carries enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for as long as three months.If you find yourself unlucky enough to be near lightning's path,you could suffer a direct hit,sending electrical current though your body for some 5 00 milli-seconds.Because of the short duration,severe burns aren't common and the resulting burns are usually superficial . According to the national Weather Service,more people have been killed by lightning in the United States during the past 30 years,an average of 87 a year-than by either tornadoes or hurricanes,484 people were injured in 1994 alone.These"swords from the sky" are also responsible for an estimated$100 million to$300 million of property damage a year.During the 1980s an average of 5502 wildfires a year were sparked by lightning on national forest lands alone. Earth is struck by at 1east 100 of these flashes every second-more than 8.6 million strikes a day.For all its destructive... In the passage the author implies that _ . A) we all should try to avoid all thunderstorms B) we should make full use of the lightening C) we should recognize the positive effects of lightning D) we should learn about the lightning as much as possible
C
Newspapers in Great Britain _ greatly in their ways of carrying the news. There are serious papers for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere, both at home and abroad. There are popular newspapers for those who prefer entertainment to information. The London newspaper that is best known outside Great Britain is probably the Times. It began in 1785, and is well accepted for believable news and serious opinions on the news. It calls itself an independent paper, which means that it does not give its support to a particular political party. Its leading articles give the opinions of the editors, not those of the owners of the paper. Letters to the editor are printed in the newspaper. These parts of the Times are always interesting. Most of the letters are serious subjects. But from time to time there will be long letters on the subject which is not at all serious, perhaps on a new fashion of dress, or the bad manners of the young people, compared with manners of thirty years ago. If you want to get pleasure, please buy yourself _ . A) a serious newspaper B) foreign newspaper C) any independent paper D) a popular newspaper
| D |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Example input: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Example output: is house tax and property tax are same
Example explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
Q: Grizzly Man -- Treadwell's video camera captured an audio record of the bear attack. Herzog refrained from making this a part of the film, but he is shown listening to it, clearly disturbed. The director advised Jewel Palovak (the owner of the tape) to destroy it rather than listen to it. He later repudiated his own advice, saying it was
A: | does the grizzly man movie show his death |
Problem: ADAK, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake hit the Andreanof Islands on the far western end of the Aleutian chain. The National Earthquake Information Center says that at 8:36 p.m. local time the earthquake hit a spot about 72 miles (116 kilometers) west of the town of Adak, which has about 300 residents. The agency says the earthquake had a depth of about 6 miles (10 kilometers.) There were no reports of injuries or damage.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Andreanof Islands experienced a natural disaster"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Q: The study was done in the year 2018
A recent study found no evidence of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland where the sun does not appear for a long time in the winter.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
The Quilts of Valor program was started by a mother looking for a way to help her son. The Iraq War veteran was dealing with what she called "war demons" and needed something to comfort him and to help him heal. Thousands of quilters nationwide are busy putting their heart and soul into making quilts to be awarded to veterans as a thank you their service, sacrifice and valor.
The founder of the Quilts of Valor's son never returned from the Iraq war OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
input hypothesis: You can not trust Hon members
Context: Hon. members will know that this official opposition attaches great importance to ensuring that parliament clearly states its intent in any bill that we consider or that we adopt, because if we do not, and the government is often sloppy in this area, we simply hand jurisdiction by default over to the courts, and that has been done far too many times.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
Context:
How to manage cash flow for a business<br>Write down your business's balance at the beginning of each month. Check your business's bank account to see how much cash you have on hand. You will need to do this for a few months before you have a good idea of what your cash flow is like.
Hypothesis: Figuring out your cash flow requires multiple, complicated steps. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Problem: Libya's case against Britain and the US concerns the dispute over their demand for extradition of Libyans charged with blowing up a Pan Am jet over Lockerbie in 1988.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Libya is a friendly country."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. 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:
When Bobby and Riley George were born 30 minutes apart with light skin, curly hair and brown eyes there was no doubting they were twins. But four years on, the boys couldn't be different as Bobby has blue eyes and a light complexion while Riley's skin and hair is dark like his father's. The twins, from Feltham, West London, were born to mother Abigail Tongue, 22, who is white and father Richard George, 26, who is of mixed race. When they first found out that Miss Tongue was expecting twins, doctors said there was a one-in-a-million chance that the babies, created by two separate eggs, would have a different skin tone.Twins Bobby and Riley George were born in 2011 and looked similarTheir mother Abigail is white and their father Richard is of mixed raceBut at six weeks old both boys' appearances started to change differentlyBobby now has light skin and blue eyes and Riley brown eyes and dark skin
Questions:At the same time _'s skin started to become darker and his hair became straight and brown. (A) Bobby (B) Riley George (C) Feltham (D) West London (E) Abigail Tongue (F) Richard George (G) Miss Tongue (H) Twins Bobby (I) Abigail (J) Richard
Ex Output:
(B)
Ex Input:
When Asmir Begovic eventually landed his dream move from Stoke City to Chelsea in the summer, he couldn’t have envisaged returning to the Britannia Stadium with his new club below his old one in the table and seemingly in turmoil. As he views the familiar surroundings around him ahead of Tuesday night’s Capital One Cup tie, Begovic wouldn’t be human if he didn’t wonder why everything has gone so badly for him since leaving the Potteries. Begovic, 28, is regarded as one of the game’s good guys and somebody who plotted his career properly rather than chasing the quick buck.Asmir Begovic joined Chelsea from Stoke City for £8.5m in the summerBegovic has been thrust into Chelsea team with Thibaut Courtois injuredChelsea have lost five of the 12 games that the goalkeeper has played inStoke - above Chelsea in the league - welcome the Blues on Tuesday night
Questions:This is no better than how he did last season for a supposedly inferior team, _. (A) Asmir Begovic (B) Stoke City (C) Chelsea (D) Britannia Stadium (E) Capital One Cup (F) Begovic (G) Potteries (H) Thibaut Courtois (I) Blues
Ex Output:
(B)
Ex Input:
Animal rights group PETA has set its sights on Gap, Inc. for continuing to sell fur in its Intermix stores and online - after vowing to banish fur from the company's other brands in the past. The organization insists that Intermix, a high-end store that sells designer clothing and accessories in addition to its own in-house brand, is holding Gap, Inc. back from being 100 per cent fur free and is urging customers to convince the brand to join dozens of other high-end labels and wipe out fur from its business entirely. PETA has even created a petition, which already has over 132,000 signatures, begging the company to change its practices, while also revealing the horrific details of the cruelty it claims the animals used for Intermix’s fur products are subjected to.Gap, Inc. promised to stop selling fur items through its e-retailer Piperlime.com in 2014, before the site closed down this yearPETA has amassed over 132,000 signatures for its petition urging Gap, Inc. to ban fur from ALL of its brands, including IntermixThe animal rights group has also made gruesome video to demonstrate how animals are mistreated
Questions:The rabbits - which were not real, but rather mocked-up bunnies covered in red dye - were supposed to symbolize the actual animals who _ charged had suffered to make the brand's sweaters. (A) PETA (B) Gap, Inc. (C) Intermix (D) Intermix’s (E) Piperlime.com
Ex Output:
| (A)
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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 one reason that Tito defied his original group?, Context: Tito was the chief architect of the second Yugoslavia, a socialist federation that lasted from 1943 to 1991–92. Despite being one of the founders of Cominform, soon he became the first Cominform member to defy Soviet hegemony and the only one to manage to leave Cominform and begin with its own socialist program. Tito was a backer of independent roads to socialism (sometimes referred to as "national communism"). In 1951 he implemented a self-management system that differentiated Yugoslavia from other socialist countries. A turn towards a model of market socialism brought economic expansion in the 1950s and 1960s and a decline during the 1970s. His internal policies included the suppression of nationalist sentiment and the promotion of the "brotherhood and unity" of the six Yugoslav nations. After Tito's death in 1980, tensions between the Yugoslav republics emerged and in 1991 the country disintegrated and went into a series of wars and unrest that lasted the rest of the decade, and which continue to impact most of the former Yugoslav republics. He remains a very controversial figure in the Balkans.
Solution: | Tito was a backer of independent roads to socialism (sometimes referred to as "national communism") |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
In 1596 the Polish king decided to move the capital from Krakow to Warsaw, making Warsaw the most important city in Poland.
Options:
(i). Yes.
(ii). It's impossible to say.
(iii). No.
Hypothesis: The Polish king wanted Warsaw to be the most important city
| (i). |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What is 1900000 kilometers squared in miles squared?, Context: In 2010 the Amazon rainforest experienced another severe drought, in some ways more extreme than the 2005 drought. The affected region was approximate 1,160,000 square miles (3,000,000 km2) of rainforest, compared to 734,000 square miles (1,900,000 km2) in 2005. The 2010 drought had three epicenters where vegetation died off, whereas in 2005 the drought was focused on the southwestern part. The findings were published in the journal Science. In a typical year the Amazon absorbs 1.5 gigatons of carbon dioxide; during 2005 instead 5 gigatons were released and in 2010 8 gigatons were released.
A: | 734,000 |
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Salt to the Sea is a 2016 historical fiction young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys. It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV "Wilhelm Gustloff". The story also touches on the disappearance of The Amber Room, a work of art stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered.
Hypothesis: Salt to the Sea is a 2016 historical non-fiction novel. | No |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Problem:Sauron -- Throughout The Lord of the Rings, ``the Eye'' (the Red Eye, the Evil Eye, the Lidless Eye, the Great Eye) is the image most often associated with Sauron. Sauron's Orcs bore the symbol of the Eye on their helmets and shields, and referred to him as the ``Eye'' because he did not allow his name to be written or spoken, according to Aragorn (a notable exception to this rule was his emissary, the Mouth of Sauron). Also, the Lord of the Nazgûl threatened Éowyn with torture before the ``Lidless Eye'' at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Solution: | is the eye of sauron in the books |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
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Colombia is just waking up to the news of the Nobel peace prize for President Juan Manuel Santos. It comes as a surprise for many Colombians who believed his chances had been scuttled by the rejection of the peace deal his government had hammered out with Farc rebels after four years of talks in a referendum on 2 October.
According to Kristian Herbolzheimer, of peace consultancy Conciliation Resources, given the “toxic dynamic” of local politics after the referendum, the prize’s consequences domestically are “unpredictable”.
Critics of Santos had derided the president for allegedly being motivated by winning the Nobel prize in his search for peace in Colombia. Last night someone who voted no in the plebiscite told me she was happy because the result of the vote meant Santos wouldn’t get the prize.
Carlos Holmes Trujillo, a member of the opposition Democratic Centre party and the committee designated to search for a way out of the crisis, told local radio that the prize is “a well-deserved recognition by the international community of the efforts he has been making for peace”.
The former president Álvaro Uribe, who campaigned vehemently against the peace deal with the Farc and has been a constant critic of Santos, has been tweeting since 5am (11am UK time) but has made no mention of the peace prize for his arch-rival. Also no reaction yet from Farc leadership who are in Havana.
César Rodriguez Garavito, the director of Dejusticia, a Colombian thinktank, says the Nobel prize will boost efforts to reach a new peace deal. Those who led the campaign for rejecting the peace accord in last week’s referendum are in talks with the government to make changes to the agreement that will make it more palatable to the half of Colombian voters who rejected it.
“It doesn’t change the results of the plebiscite, but it reminds the parties that what is at stake is the end of the war, not political calculations,” said Garavito. “It’s a recognition of the titanic efforts to reach peace.” |||||
[A]: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for what the Nobel Committee calls "his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end," the AP reports. Santos and Rodrigo Londono, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia left-wing rebel group, signed a historic deal late last month to end a 52-year conflict that had killed more than 220,000 people—only for voters to reject the deal in a shock referendum result the following week. A Nobel Committee spokeswoman said that despite the rejection, Santos "brought the bloody conflict significantly closer to a peaceful solution," and the committee hopes the prize will help give him the strength to keep striving for peace. The Syrian White Helmets, volunteer rescue workers who operate in rebel-held areas of Syria, had been considered the favorite to win the prize, the Guardian reports. "Congratulations to the people and President of Columbia. We sincerely wish them peace," the group tweeted.
[Q]: There’s a long-running theory that Mark Zuckerberg has presidential aspirations. It makes sense to wonder. After all, if the civically engaged and ambitious billionaire leader of the most powerful media company on the planet wanted to take on a new challenge, why not try running a country? It’s not like he has many other opportunities for a promotion.
But only in recent weeks has a Zuckerberg run for the American presidency started to seem like a legitimate possibility. First there was his personal challenge for 2017: Zuckerberg’s aiming to visit and meet with people in all 50 states by the end of the year.
And not just that, but he framed the exercise in a way that sounds, well, political: “Going into this challenge, it seems we are at a turning point in history,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “For decades, technology and globalization have made us more productive and connected. This has created many benefits, but for a lot of people it has also made life more challenging. This has contributed to a greater sense of division than I have felt in my lifetime. We need to find a way to change the game so it works for everyone.”
Another post, which Zuckerberg published on Facebook last night, has a similarly campaign-esque vibe to it:
“Heading back home after a great few days in Texas. Today we drove down to Waco and stopped in smaller towns along the way. I had lunch with community leaders in Waxahachie who shared their pride in their home and their feelings on a divided country. I met young moms in West who moved back to their town because they want their kids to be raised with the same values they grew up with. And I met with ministers in Waco who are helping their congregations find deeper meaning in a changing world ... We may come from different backgrounds, but we all want to find purpose and authenticity in something bigger than ourselves.”
He also announced he’s starting a Facebook page for photos from his travels in 2017, which is another thing a political candidate would do. ||||| Mark Zuckerberg has no plans to run for president, the Facebook founder and CEO told BuzzFeed News Tuesday.
“No,” Zuckerberg wrote in response to a question asking if he had any plans to run for president. “I'm focused on building our community at Facebook and working on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,” referring to the limited-liability corporation he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, founded in 2015 to advance human potential and promote equality through major bets in education and science research. Zuckerberg did not immediately respond to follow-up questions about whether he’d explicitly ruled out a run.
Zuckerberg’s response comes after weeks of speculation from the tech press and beyond, set off by a series of events that indicated a run might be in the cards, including a pledge to visit the approximately 30 US states he hadn’t yet been to. “Will Mark Zuckerberg Be Our Next President?” Vanity Fair asked in January.
The clues were there. Zuckerberg, who had previously been described as an atheist, said over the holidays that he believes religion is important. He’s touring the US asking “folks” about how they live. He hired a former White House photographer to take his Facebook pics. He included a clause about potentially serving for office into Facebook’s stock restructuring deal, and he hired a former presidential campaign manager to help his quasi-charitable works. But as Zuckerberg indicated Tuesday, he’s more interested in wielding influence from Menlo Park than Washington, DC. A source close to Zuckerberg told BuzzFeed News the 32-year-old CEO has privately denied it as well.
“There’s absolutely no truth to the idea that Mark is running for office and I’ve heard it directly from him,” the source told BuzzFeed News. “Here’s the thing: For Mark, Facebook is global community that already plays this huge part in the lives of billions of people around the world and plays an incredibly important role in shaping the base on the issues that matter.”
Zuckerberg is preparing for a political battle, the source was careful to emphasize, but as a private citizen focused on the goals he has already outlined through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. “There is absolutely a possibility that Mark may choose to play a stronger role in the political system and political debates,” the source said. Zuckerberg has been “very transparent” in his advocacy for “greater equality and optimizing research that find cures for disease and solves the fundamental problems of our time, but I really don’t see him stepping away from Facebook.” |||||
[A]: Rumors have been swirling that Mark Zuckerberg is planning to run for president, but he put a swift end to those when asked about them by BuzzFeed. "No," he wrote in response to the question of whether he had plans to run, before going on to say that he's focused on Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the charity he and his wife started in 2015. A source close to Zuck tells BuzzFeed that Zuckerberg has said the same in private conversations: "There’s absolutely no truth to the idea that Mark is running for office and I’ve heard it directly from him," the source says, though he does acknowledge there's a possibility Zuckerberg "may choose to play a stronger role in the political system and political debates."
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Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead, Commits Suicide by Hanging
EXCLUSIVE
12:32 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Bennington was home alone at the time of the suicide. We're told his family was out of town and he was found upstairs by an employee.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM.
Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives.
The singer struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. He had said in the past he had considered committing suicide because he had been abused as a child by an older male.
Chester was very close with Chris Cornell, who himself committed suicide by hanging in May. Today would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday. Chester wrote an open letter to Chris on the day of Chris' suicide.
Cornell's wife, Vicky, tweeted out a message following the news of Chester's death, saying, "Just when I thought my heart couldn't break any more ... I love you T."
The band has had a string of hits over the years, including "Faint," "In the End" and "Crawling." Linkin Park crossed music genres, collaborating with Jay-Z.
The band's album, "Meteora," was one of the biggest alternative albums in music history.
Bennington was 41.
RIP ||||| Law enforcement received a call around 9 a.m. on Thursday reporting the death.
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has died, Brian Elias of the Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 41.
The coroner's office said it had been on the scene at the singer's home in Palos Verdes Estates investigating a suicide. On Friday, Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office, said Bennington hanged himself. An autopsy is pending. No timeframe was given for report results.
Neither the coroner nor Los Angeles County Fire Department could confirm reports the death was due to hanging.
Law enforcement received a call around 9 a.m. reporting the death, Elias said. Palos Verdes police said it was unclear if the department was going to release a statement on the matter.
Linkin Park bandmember Mike Shinoda wrote on Twitter: "Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one."
Bennington, a Phoenix native, was open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which occurred at various times during his life.
The band had just released its seventh studio album, One More Light, and was set to embark on an extensive North American tour this summer and in the fall.
The group was one of the most popular rock bands to emerge in the early 2000s. Their debut album Hybrid Theory has sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. since its release in 2000, per Nielsen SoundScan.
The band won Grammy awards in 2001 for best hard rock performance for "Crawling" and again in 2005 for best rap/sung collaboration for "Numb/Encore."
On May 26, Bennington sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the Los Angeles memorial service of Soundgarden rocker Chris Cornell, who had died by suicide. Days earlier, in a note posted online, Bennington wrote a tribute to his friend Cornell saying: "I can't imagine a world without you in it. I pray you find peace in the next life."
"The Cornell family is overwhelmed by the heartbreaking news about Chester Bennington which tragically comes so soon after their family's own loss," a Cornell family spokesperson told the Associated Press. "They open up their loving arms to Chester's family and share in the sorrow with all those who loved him.
Bennington is survived by his wife, Talinda Ann Bentley, and six children. |||||
[A]: | Another suicide in the rock world: TMZ reports Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has hanged himself. He was 41. The site's report comes via police sources who say his body was found before 9am local time at a home in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Bennington's death by way of the Los Angeles County coroner's office, which says it is investigating a "possible suicide" at his home. TMZ points out that Bennington counted Chris Cornell among his close friends. He tweeted this letter to Cornell upon learning of his May death and sang "Hallelujah" at Cornell's funeral. Cornell would have turned 53 today. Bennington leaves behind six children from two marriages.
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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 Estonian War of independence?, Context: After the Estonian War of Independence in 1919, the Estonian language became the state language of the newly independent country. In 1945, 97.3% of Estonia considered itself ethnic Estonian and spoke the language.
[A]: War
[Q]: What determines the model of forces?, Context: For certain physical scenarios, it is impossible to model forces as being due to gradient of potentials. This is often due to macrophysical considerations that yield forces as arising from a macroscopic statistical average of microstates. For example, friction is caused by the gradients of numerous electrostatic potentials between the atoms, but manifests as a force model that is independent of any macroscale position vector. Nonconservative forces other than friction include other contact forces, tension, compression, and drag. However, for any sufficiently detailed description, all these forces are the results of conservative ones since each of these macroscopic forces are the net results of the gradients of microscopic potentials.
[A]: gradient of potentials
[Q]: How tall was the dome of the main synagogue in Alsace?, Context: After the ceasefire following the Fall of France in June 1940, Alsace was annexed to Germany and a rigorous policy of Germanisation was imposed upon it by the Gauleiter Robert Heinrich Wagner. When, in July 1940, the first evacuees were allowed to return, only residents of Alsatian origin were admitted. The last Jews were deported on 15 July 1940 and the main synagogue, a huge Romanesque revival building that had been a major architectural landmark with its 54-metre-high dome since its completion in 1897, was set ablaze, then razed.
[A]: | 54-metre
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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".
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Question: Alexander fled Macedon with his mother, dropping her off with her brother, King Alexander I of Epirus in Dodona, capital of the Molossians. He continued to Illyria, where he sought refuge with the Illyrian King and was treated as a guest, despite having defeated them in battle a few years before. However, it appears Philip never intended to disown his politically and militarily trained son. Accordingly, Alexander returned to Macedon after six months due to the efforts of a family friend, Demaratus, who mediated between the two parties. In the following year, the Persian satrap (governor) of Caria, Pixodarus, offered his eldest daughter to Alexander's half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus. Olympias and several of Alexander's friends suggested this showed Philip intended to make Arrhidaeus his heir. Alexander reacted by sending an actor, Thessalus of Corinth, to tell Pixodarus that he should not offer his daughter's hand to an illegitimate son, but instead to Alexander. When Philip heard of this, he stopped the negotiations and scolded Alexander for wishing to marry the daughter of a Carian, explaining that he wanted a better bride for him. Philip exiled four of Alexander's friends, Harpalus, Nearchus, Ptolemy and Erigyius, and had the Corinthians bring Thessalus to him in chains. <sep>Name all of Alexander's family that are mentioned in this paragraph.<sep>Alexander's father Philip
Answer: Yes
Question: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, in a bid to create jobs and boost economic growth, called on Congress on Monday to pass a $50 billion plan to renew the country's transportation infrastructure. His address was the first of two speeches the president is scheduled to make this week to frame his administration's ongoing response to the recession, less than two months ahead of midterm elections in which Democratic majorities in the House and Senate are in jeopardy. "Today, I am announcing a new plan for rebuilding and modernizing America's roads, and rails and runways for the long term," said Obama, who spoke on Labor Day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- a state with competitive gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. "We used to have the best infrastructure in the world. We can have it again," he said to loud cheers from a crowd of union workers. The proposal envisions -- over a six year period -- rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail and 150 miles of airport runways. It also would include modernizing the nation's air traffic control system in an effort to reduce delays and travel time. "This will not only create jobs immediately. It's also going to make our economy hum over the long haul," said the president. Obama hopes to work with Congress to enact an up-front investment of $50 billion -- an amount a White House statement said would represent a significant chunk of new spending on infrastructure. The investment would then be paired with what the administration called a framework to improve transportation spending. The long-term plan would include the establishment of an Infrastructure Bank, which would leverage federal dollars and focus on projects that could deliver the the biggest bang for the buck, Obama said. The president stressed the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together on the transportation initiative, which would need to be approved by Congress. <sep>Who were many of the people happy about what the president was saying in his speech about renewing the country's transportation infrastructure?<sep>Republicans
Answer: No
Question: Hamilton argued that the natural faculties of blacks were as good as those of free whites, and he warned that the British would arm the slaves if the patriots did not. In his 21st-century biography, Chernow cites this incident as evidence that Hamilton and Laurens saw the Revolution and the struggle against slavery as inseparable. Hamilton attacked his political opponents as demanding freedom for themselves and refusing to allow it to blacks. In January 1785, Hamilton attended the second meeting of the New York Manumission Society (NYMS). John Jay was president and Hamilton was the first secretary and later became president. Chernow notes how the membership soon included many of Hamilton's friends and associates. Hamilton was a member of the committee of the society that petitioned the legislature to end the slave trade, and that succeeded in passing legislation banning the export of slaves from New York. In the same period, Hamilton felt bound by the rule of law of the time and his law practice facilitated the return of a fugitive slave to Henry Laurens of South Carolina. He opposed the compromise at the 1787 Constitutional Convention by which the federal government could not abolish the slave trade for 20 years, and was disappointed when he lost that argument. Hamilton never supported forced emigration for freed slaves. Horton has argued from this that he would be comfortable with a multiracial society, and that this distinguished him from his contemporaries. In international affairs, he supported Toussaint L'Ouverture's black government in Haiti after the revolt that overthrew French control, as he had supported aid to the slaveowners in 1791--both measures hurt France. Scant evidence has been interpreted by a few to indicate Hamilton may have owned household slaves, as did many wealthy New Yorkers (the evidence for this is indirect; McDonald interprets it as referring to paid employees). <sep>When did Hamilton attend the second meeting of the NYMS where he later became president of?<sep>Before
Answer: | No
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Problem: No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found in Iraq Yet.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Weapons of Mass Destruction Found in Iraq.
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- yes
- no
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Answer: no
Q: Anna Nobili, 38, spent years working as an exotic dancer and striptease artist at Milan night clubs but now she's a Catholic nun who describes herself a "ballerina for God". The Daily Mail reports that Sr Anna Nobili, a lap dancer turned nun is to perform a religious dance in front of an audience of Catholic cardinals and bishops. She swapped string bikinis and high heels for a nun's habit after a visit to the shrine of St Francis in Assisi, a place of pilgrimage for millions of Catholics in Umbria, in 2002.
Anna Nobili is a nun.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in the world, was once a supporter of Osama bin Laden and his associates who led attacks against the United States.
Can we say the following?
Saudi Arabia is a key U.S. ally.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
no
Question: In 1983, McClintock found that bacteria have rings of DNA (plasmids) that reproduce and have genetic changes that tell the bacteria how to defend itself against the antibiotics.
Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer: no
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Nick Leeson was arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC.
It also raised questions about the quality of financial regulation in Singapore, where derivatives losses run up by former trader Nick Leeson led to the 1995 collapse of Barings Plc.
OPTIONS:
- yes
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no
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Valero Energy Corp. produces 250,000 barrels per day.
Valero Energy Corp., on Monday, said it found "extensive" additional damage at its 250,000-barrel-per-day Port Arthur refinery.
OPTIONS:
- yes
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Q: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Serving police officers today backed Donald Trump's claim that some Muslim communities in the UK are no-go areas because of extremism. Several Met officers have said the 'Islamification' of some parts of the capital requires 'extra vigilance' and they can't wear uniforms for safety reasons - despite Scotland Yard claiming the tycoon 'couldn't be more wrong'. Home Secretary Theresa May tonight rejected Mr Trump's claims, insisting: 'The police in London are not afraid to go out and police the streets.' The US presidential contender caused worldwide consternation yesterday after a string of incendiary remarks about Muslims, including in Britain, and said: 'We have places in London and other places that are so radicalised that police are afraid for their own lives.'Donald Trump claims Met police are terrified in radical areas of the capitalScotland Yard hit back in rare statement: 'Trump could not be more wrong'But several serving officers said there are some safety fears in LondonOne said: 'Trump's not wrong. He pointed out something plainly obvious'Another said: 'Islamification is occurring. You have to have extra vigilance'Cameron and Boris lead condemnation but Trump calls critics 'foolish'7 people per second sign 200,000-strong petition calling for UK to ban himAre you a serving police officer? What do you think? Email [email protected]
Questions:'If Trump has his way, I'd be stopped at US customs and turned back - alongside other _ wanting to go for holidays, work or family visits.' (A) Donald Trump (B) Muslim (C) UK (D) Met (E) Islamification (F) Scotland Yard (G) Theresa May (H) Trump (I) London (J) US (K) Britain (L) Cameron (M) Boris
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Q: 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.
Major Crimes -- Major Crimes is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. It is a successor spin-off of The Closer and premiered on TNT August 13, 2012, following that show's finale.
A: | is major crimes a spin off of the closer |
What is the most logical next event?
There's a news reporter sitting in the studio with a laptop in front of her giving the daily news telecast. There are several news headlines captions shown on screen as the reporter is talking. there | are scenes from the rajasthan polo club shown where jockeys are riding horses in a large open field with spectators watching them. |
Tears came into this mother's eyes when she talked about waking up her son. Every morning, her ten-year-old boy puts up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging for one more minute to sleep. Why is he so sleepy? Because, like thousands of student "early birds" in China, he has to get up before 6 a.m. every morning. School students usually need eight to ten hours' sleep a night. But in Shanghai, it's reported that 90% of the students do not get enough sleep. And studies show that without a good night's sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many become near-sighted as a result. Li Ming, a student at Qinghua High School, said that he usually goes to bed after 11 p.m. But when he has exams coming up, he can stay up as late as midnight. This "night bird" lifestyle has made many students nod off in class. Li Ming said that it is during afternoon classes that he feel most sleepy. "My parents are usually happy to see me studying so late," he said. "They think I work very hard and they make me cups of coffee." However, not all parents are happy about this. "My daughter gets up so early. She looks tired and it really hurts me." said one of the parents. Why don't so many students get enough sleep? Now many members of society began to think about it. How does Li Ming's mother feel to see him studying late? A) Sorry. B) Worried. C) Not unhappy. D) Angry.
The answer to this question is: | C |
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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.
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Alcohol laws of Wisconsin -- The drinking age in Wisconsin is 21. Those under the legal drinking age may be served, possess, or consume alcohol if they are with a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who is of legal drinking age. Those age 18-20 may also be served, possess or consumer alcohol if they are with a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who is of legal drinking age. Those age 18 to 20 may also possess (but not consume) alcohol as part of their employment.
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can you drink alcohol in wisconsin with your parents
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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:
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can a resident defendant remove to federal court
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Gun laws in the District of Columbia -- On July 24, 2014, D.C.'s ban on open and concealed carry was struck down as unconstitutional in Palmer v. District of Columbia. Initially Judge Frederick Scullin, Jr. did not issue a stay of his ruling. For a brief period of time, Judge Scullin's ruling effectively legalized permitless open and concealed carry with a valid firearm registration card, and non-residents without felony convictions could carry openly or concealed in the District. But on July 29, 2014 Scullin issued an order that retroactively stayed the ruling until October 22, 2014. In response to the ruling, a Restrictive May-Issue concealed carry licensing law was enacted in September 2014. Under the new law, an applicant must show ``good reason,'' to qualify for a concealed carry permit. However, on May 18, 2015, the ``good reason'' requirement was ruled as likely unconstitutional and a preliminary injunction was issued against D.C. from enforcing that requirement in Wrenn v. District of Columbia. This effectively required the District to grant licenses on a Shall-Issue basis to qualified applicants who have passed a criminal background check and completed the required firearms safety training. Judge Scullin did not issue a stay of his ruling, but the Appeals Court did so on June 12, 2015, effectively leaving the restrictive ``good reason'' requirement in place while litigation continues. It was later ruled that Judge Scullin, a visiting judge from New York, was outside his jurisdiction because he was only appointed to decide the Palmer case, not the follow-up Wrenn case. The Wrenn case was subsequently reassigned to a new judge who denied the request for a preliminary injunction.
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| can you carry a concealed weapon in dc
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: Mauricio Pochettino insists he will not flood Tottenham's first team squad with players from the academy next season despite the success of his young stars. Harry Kane, Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason, who are all products of Spurs' youth system, have taken giant strides in the senior set-up this season. Their success has led to calls for more youngsters to be promoted through the club, but Pochettino says he will cautious in his approach to blooding more youngsters. Mauricio Pochettino has questioned the logic of blooding more academy players based on past success Nabil Bentaleb (left) has forged a strong partnership with Ryan Mason, while Harry Kane has been prolificMauricio Pochettino won't continue blooding youngsters unless approach is meritedHarry Kane, Nabil Bentaleb and Ryan Mason have flourished this seasonPochettino reiterates that Hugo Lloris is happy at White Hart LaneTottenham lie sixth in Premier League table ahead of trip to Southampton
Questions:Because Kane, Mason and _ are good this season, now we need to put all academy players in the team?,' said Pochetino. (A) Mauricio Pochettino (B) Tottenham (C) Harry Kane (D) Nabil Bentaleb (E) Ryan Mason (F) Spurs (G) Pochettino (H) Hugo Lloris (I) White Hart Lane (J) Premier League (K) Southampton
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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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(CNN) On a recent trip to Havana, I waited in my hotel lobby for my next meeting, sipping a cortado, and scrolling through emails surrounded by bustling businesspeople in every direction. It felt like a hotel in any global business capital. Yet a stark reminder of my surroundings -- aside from the physical realities of the charm of a boutique hotel in Cuba's Habana Vieja neighborhood -- was the immediate lack of any Internet connection as soon as I stepped outside the confines of the hotel. My stay in a casa particular (private house) the remainder of the week only heightened this reality, and my time spent coordinating roaming service yielded spotty results.Cuba's announcement of launching broadband Internet service in two pilot projects in Havana is historic, says Alana TumminoTummino: We're seeing beginning of end of Cuba's Internet isolation, but there's a long way to go
Question:The telecommunications sector has been an important part, or more precisely, a key pillar of President Barack Obama's opening to _, dating back to executive actions for this sector in 2009.
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Cuba
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Japan completed the quarter-final line-up for the Women's World Cup on Tuesday by beating Holland but goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori will want to forget this win in a hurry. All Kaihori had to do was catch the ball, yet the goalkeeper for defending champions Japan somehow allowed Kirsten van de Ven's header to slip into the back of the net. Yet Japan, the only team in the tournament to have won every game, dominated the Dutch debutants with their speed and skill, and move on to Edmonton and a Saturday meeting with Australia, who booked their last eight spot with an upset against Brazil.Goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori's late gaffe left her embarrassedBut the defending champions were 2-0 ahead at the time with seconds leftThe Japanese remain the only side to have won every game so farThey will face Australia in the quarter-finals on SaturdayThe tie is a repeat of last year's Asian Cup final that Japan won 1-0
Question:But _ came to life and were close to finding an equaliser in the 75th minute off a wild scramble from a corner, Kaihori blocking the initial goal-bound deflection before Van de Ven had her effort blocked on the line.
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Holland
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(CNN) Infuriated after a pregnant black woman was shot and killed by police, protesters marched from the apartment building where Charleena Lyles died to downtown Seattle on Thursday night. "Say her name!" one man shouted. The crowd roared back: "Charleena!" They marched through downtown yelling, "Hey, hey, ho, ho. Racism has got to go." Police say two officers opened fire after Lyles, 30, confronted them with two knives on Sunday. Her family and community members blasted their decision to use deadly force on the mother of four and questioned why other alternatives weren't used. "We continue to have black men and women being shot and killed by police," Michelle Sarju who attended the march told CNN affiliate KOMO. "At some point, we have to do police reform. I grew up in a family of police officers and this is an embarrassment to the profession my grandfather and my dad chose."Protest held after police shooting of Charleena LylesPolice have released audio from two officers, Lyles' 911 call and hallway video from her apartment
Question:On Sunday, shortly before 9 a.m., _ called 911 to report a break-in and told the operator that her door was open and that "there's stuff missing," from her home.
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| Charleena Lyles
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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: Clinton, Iowa (CNN) The final days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses are agonizing for many Iowa evangelicals as they waver between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. At events for both GOP presidential candidates across the Hawkeye state, voters say they are torn between backing the committed Christian conservative who is solid on their principles, or the once-liberal, thrice-married candidate who they believe would make the stronger president. Sherry Benson, a 57-year-old graphic designer from Marshalltown, said she is still trying to come to terms with Trump's evolution on abortion. Benson calls abortion "the biggest sin of our country." The anti-Trump television ads detailing his shifts—with arresting clips of the candidate talking about his support for abortion in 1999—have kept that issue fresh on her mind.Evangelicals are among the most reliable caucus-goers every four yearsThey're torn between choosing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz
Questions:He cited private acts of generosity that he said _ does not typically boast about -- from financial assistance that he said the mogul offered to a couple who helped him with his broken-down limousine to his aid for an inner city basketball team. (A) Clinton (B) Iowa (C) CNN (D) Ted Cruz (E) Donald Trump (F) GOP (G) Hawkeye (H) Christian (I) Sherry Benson (J) Marshalltown (K) Benson (L) Evangelicals
Example Output: (E)
Example Input: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel cannot negotiate with the government of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas while it is backed by Hamas. "I call on President Abbas: Tear up your pact with Hamas," Netanyahu said on CNN's "State of the Union." "We're not going to negotiate with a government backed by Hamas unless Hamas changes its position and says it's willing to recognize Israel," he said. Netanyahu's comments come four days after the Abbas-led Palestinian movement Fatah, which controls the West Bank and dominates the Palestinian Authority, said it would attempt to form a unity government with Hamas, the militant Islamic group that controls Gaza. Hamas hasn't recognized Israel's right to exist, and Israel canceled scheduled peace talks after Wednesday's announcement.Netanyahu was never serious about peace talks, Palestinian official saysIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel won't take part in negotiations backed by Hamas"I call on President Abbas: Tear up your pact with Hamas," Netanyahu saysNetanyahu says he will "seek other ways" to achieve peace if necessary
Questions:The split began taking shape in 2006 when Hamas, participating in Palestinian polls for the first time, won a majority in the _ parliament. (A) Israeli (B) Benjamin Netanyahu (C) Israel (D) Palestinian Authority (E) Mahmoud Abbas (F) Hamas (G) Abbas (H) Netanyahu (I) CNN (J) State of the Union (K) Fatah (L) West Bank (M) Islamic (N) Gaza
Example Output: (D)
Example Input: (CNN) -- The trainer at the center of a doping scandal that stunned the world of horse racing was banned for eight years Thursday by the governing body of the sport of Britain. Mahmood Al Zarooni, who worked at the world famous Godolphin operation in Newmarket, was handed the punishment by a disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), sitting in London. The 37-year-old admitted a "catastrophic error" in administering prohibited anabolic steroids -- ethylestranol and stanozolol -- to 15 leading thoroughbreds. Eleven of the horses tested positive when a doping control team from the BHA visited Godolphin's Moulton Paddocks Stables on April 9. Al Zarooni volunteered information about the other four.Leading horse racing trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni receives eight-year banAl Zarooni had admitted to administering anabolic steroids to 15 top thoroughbredsHorses in question also suspended from running for six monthsPunishments handed down by British Horseracing Authority in London
Questions:"Mr Al Zarooni acted with awful recklessness and caused tremendous damage, not only to _ and British racing," he said. (A) CNN (B) Britain (C) Mahmood Al Zarooni (D) Godolphin (E) Newmarket (F) British Horseracing Authority (G) BHA (H) London (I) Moulton Paddocks Stables (J) Al Zarooni
Example Output: | (D)
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Question: Trees are useful to man in three important ways: They provide him with wood and other products; they provide him shade;. and they help to prevent droughts and floods. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear. This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil allowing the rain to sink in and also bind the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily;but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When the top-soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert. Two thousand years ago,a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire .It set up the empire, but, without its trees, its soil became poor and grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation . Which title best fits the passage? A) Trees and Man B) How Trees Prevent Droughts and Floods C) How an Empire Fell D) A Story about Trees.
Answer: | A |
Susan's Plan (also released as "Dying to Get Rich" on video) is a 1998 black comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Nastassja Kinski, Dan Aykroyd, Billy Zane, Rob Schneider, Lara Flynn Boyle and Michael Biehn. The plot revolves around Susan's (played by Kinski) plan to kill her former husband (with the help of a group of misfits) and collect his life insurance.
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Susan's Plan bombed in theaters"?
Options are:
(A). Yes.
(B). It's impossible to say.
(C). No.
I think the answer is | (B). |
Teacher: 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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following 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.
Solution: is house tax and property tax are same
Reason: 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.
Now, solve this instance: Castling -- Castling consists of moving the king two squares towards a rook on the player's first rank , then moving the rook to the square over which the king crossed. Castling may only be done if the king has never moved, the rook involved has never moved, the squares between the king and the rook involved are unoccupied, the king is not in check, and the king does not cross over or end on a square in which it would be in check. Castling is one of the rules of chess and is technically a king move (Hooper & Whyld 1992:71).
Student: | is it legal to castle out of check |
[Q]: Jack Tate is a Republican legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. He represents Senate District 27 in the Denver Metro Area, which encompasses parts of unincorporated Arapahoe County, the City of Centennial, and the town of Foxfield. He serves on the Senate Local Government, the Senate Business, Labor & Technology, and Joint Technology committees. Jack Tate is homosexual. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
Problem: Shāh Mahmūd Hotak, (Pashto, Dari: ), also known as Shāh Mahmūd Ghiljī (Pashto: شاه محمود غلجي ) (lived 1697 – April 22, 1725), was an Afghan ruler of the Hotak dynasty who overthrew the heavily declined Safavid dynasty to briefly become the king of Persia from 1722 until his death in 1725.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Shah Mahmud Hotak was unopposed. "? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Q: Stuart is on a mountain
Stuart is a city in, and the seat of, Martin County, Florida, United States. Located on Florida's Treasure Coast, Stuart is the largest of four incorporated municipalities in Martin County. The population was 15,593 in the 2010 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
The Palm Harbor Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1980. The event was held in Palm Harbor, Florida and was played on outdoor hard courts. Paul McNamee won the singles title while partnering with Paul Kronk to win the doubles title.
Paul McNamee salary increased after winning the doubles OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: Success consists of the hit song "It's Raining Men"
Context: Success is a 1983 studio album originally released by American singing duo The Weather Girls. The album includes the group's biggest hit, "It's Raining Men", which peaked at #1 on the U.S. Dance chart, #46 on the U.S. Pop chart, & #34 on the U.S. R&B chart.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: Yes
input hypothesis: Grant Taylor is more popular than his father ,Thomas Taylor, in the skateboarding world.
Context: Grant Taylor (Born October 30,1991) is an American professional skateboarder. He is the son of former professional skateboarder Thomas Taylor and won Thrasher Magazine's "Skater of The Year" in 2011. Grant’s style of skateboarding is known to be fast and powerful. He is recognized for his unique versatile skateboarding.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: | It's impossible to say |
Logic ==> Radically changing society is called social disruption. Social disruption is done by groups.
social disruption
Question ==> What is it called when a group is radically changing society?
Options:
- vote
- argue
- social activism
- dancers
- social disruption
Logic ==> A family room is a room in a public house in which children are allowed in the company of an adult.
family room
Question ==> where do children play a game?
Options:
- toy store
- bar
- casino
- table
- family room
Logic ==> Choir is an organized group of singers. Alto section is an organised group in a choir.
choir
Question ==> | Her voice lent her to the alto section, what group did she join?
Options:
- symphony
- concerto
- choir
- theater troupe
- marching band |
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].
Jade Jones blazed back from her World Championship heartache to grab Great Britain's third gold medal at the European Games in Baku on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old from Flint kept her nerve to beat Croatia's Ana Zaninovic 12-9 just one month after a scoring malfunction cost her the chance to claim a place on the podium in Chelyabinsk. Olympic champion Jones, whose triumph followed golds for taekwondo team-mate Charlie Maddock and triathlete Gordon Benson, said she now wanted to go on to reach new heights in the sport. Jones said: 'It's great to achieve so much at such a young age but I still have the world and European titles to win. I want to become a legend in my sport so I'm not done yet.Jade Jones kept her nerve to beat Croatia's Ana Zaninovic 12-9 in BakuJones bounced back from World Championship heartache to grab goldHer triumph followed golds for Charlie Maddock and Gordon BensonThe Olympic taekwondo champion wants to reach new heights in the sport
Question:After an easy first round win over Despina Pilavki of Cyprus, _ had to fight back in the final half-minute to edge a tight second round win over Edina Kotsis of Hungary.
| Jade Jones |
Question: I attended a birthday party in 1991. My teacher was then 59 years old. But her fellow teacher said that we were celebrating her 39thbirthday! We were all surprised and puzzled. After the party I was told by the fellow teacher that American women have a special saying about birthdays. If a woman is over 40, or even if she is 80, her birthday is always the 39th. If she is in her thirties, her birthday will be the 29th. And in her twenties, it's the 19th. They usually have their "real" birthday when they are below 20. This shows that American women, especially elderly women, are very sensitive about their ages. But my teacher always says, "We want to be younger," so about the age of Western women, my advice is that if you don't know it, don't ask about it; if you really know it, don't mention it. The writer must be from _ . A) Western countries B) Eastern countries C) China D) the United States
Answer: | B |
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".
Input: Consider Input: A flood occurs when a river overflows its banks. This might happen because of heavy rains. Floodplains In very flat regions, flood water may spread out on the surface of the land. It then slows down and drops its sediment. If a river floods often, a floodplain develops. A floodplain is an area where a thick layer of rich soil is left behind as the floodwater recedes. Thats why floodplains are usually good places for growing plants. They are very flat areas and they have very rich soils. The Nile River valley is a great example of a floodplain. Each year, the Nile River rises over its banks. This floodwater carries a lot of sediment. This sediment has been eroded off areas of land from upstream. This sediment is dropped as the water slows down after spreading across the land. What is left behind is a very rich soil. Thats why crops can be raised in the middle of a sandy desert. Natural Levees A flooding river often forms natural levees along its banks. A levee is a raised strip of sediments deposited close to the waters edge. <sep>Where does the sediment in a flooding river come from, and where does it eventually come to rest?<sep>It comes from eroded rock and land and rests when the water receeds
Output: Yes
Input: Consider Input: In February 1998, the 40-year-old Saudi exile Usama Bin Laden and a fugitive Egyptian physician, Ayman al Zawahiri, arranged from their Afghan headquarters for an Arabic newspaper in London to publish what they termed a fatwa issued in the name of a "World Islamic Front." A fatwa is normally an interpretation of Islamic law by a respected Islamic authority, but neither Bin Laden, Zawahiri, nor the three others who signed this statement were scholars of Islamic law. Claiming that America had declared war against God and his messenger, they called for the murder of any American, anywhere on earth, as the "individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it." Three months later, when interviewed in Afghanistan by ABC-TV, Bin Laden enlarged on these themes. He claimed it was more important for Muslims to kill Americans than to kill other infidels." It is far better for anyone to kill a single American soldier than to squander his efforts on other activities," he said. Asked whether he approved of terrorism and of attacks on civilians, he replied:"We believe that the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans. Nothing could stop you except perhaps retaliation in kind. We do not have to differentiate between military or civilian. As far as we are concerned, they are all targets." Note: Islamic names often do not follow the Western practice of the consistent use of surnames. Given the variety of names we mention, we chose to refer to individuals by the last word in the names by which they are known: Nawaf al Hazmi as Hazmi, for instance, omitting the article "al" that would be part of their name in their own societies. We generally make an exception for the more familiar English usage of "Bin" as part of a last name, as in Bin Laden. Further, there is no universally accepted way to transliterate Arabic words and names into English. We have relied on a mix of common sense, the sound of the name in Arabic, and common usage in source materials, the press, or government documents. When we quote from a source document, we use its transliteration, e.g.,"al Qida" instead of al Qaeda. Though novel for its open endorsement of indiscriminate killing, Bin Laden's 1998 declaration was only the latest in the long series of his public and private calls since 1992 that singled out the United States for attack. In August 1996, Bin Laden had issued his own self-styled fatwa calling on Muslims to drive American soldiers out of Saudi Arabia. <sep>Why does the author use the spelling "Al Quida" instead of "Al Qaeda"?<sep>Because Al Quida is a separate group from Al Qaeda
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: Hurlburt Field, Florida (CNN) -- An Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed Wednesday during a routine training mission north of Navarre, Florida, injuring five crew members aboard, a military official said. The crash occurred about 6:45 p.m. at Hurlburt Field's Eglin Range, said Amy Nicholson, chief of public affairs at the airfield. The five injured crew members were taken to an area hospital, Nicholson said. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. The cause of the accident is under investigation, she said. The Osprey was assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, the Air Force said. The tilt-rotor aircraft can fly like an airplane and land like a helicopter. The Army began developing the Osprey in 1982, though the program was nearly scrapped in 1989 when then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney sought to cancel it because of ballooning costs. Questions were raised about the safety of the Osprey after two crashes, including one in 1992 at a Marine Corps air base in Virginia that killed the crew. In late 2000, the Marine Corps grounded the Osprey fleet after two crashes -- one in Arizona that killed four crew members and 15 passengers, and another in North Carolina that killed the crew. A redesign was ordered on the Osprey, and it resumed flights in 2002. The Air Force began using Ospreys in 2008 after testing the aircraft in 2006. They were first deployed by the Marines in Iraq in 2007 after 18 years and $20 billion in development. <sep>Was this the first accident an Osprey has had?<sep>No
| Output: Yes
|
In 1997, Tyson bit off part of one of Evander Holyfield's ears in their rematch that led to Tyson's disqualification and suspension. In 2002, at a melee at a news conference in New York, Tyson bit champion Lennox Lewis' leg.
Question with options: Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Tyson bit off part of one of Evander Holyfield's ears in 2002."?
Choices: *yes. *no. | no |
Answer the following question: The Red Sea is parting again, but this time no one can help. Satellite pictures show that the Arabian plate and the African plate are moving away from each other, stretching the Earth's crust and widening the southern end of the Red Sea. Last September, series of earthquakes started splitting the planet's surface in Ethiopia. Over a period of three weeks, the sides on the rift separated by 26 feet. "We think that the crust is melted slowly at depths greater than 10 kilometers, where it is hotter, forming molten rock," said Tim J Wright. "This molten rock rises through the crust because it is less dense than the surrounding rock." The molten rock collects at depths of 3 to 5 kilometers. Wright explained, "Slowly, the pressure has been building up until last September when it finally cracked, breaking the crust." The entry of molten rock into the gap between continents, rather than the cracking of the crust, is responsible for separation of continent drifts. For the past 30 million years Africa and Arabia have been going through the continental rifting process, the same one that made the Red Sea part again. "The ground is continually moving---much more rapidly now than before," Wright said. "On average, the two sides move apart at about 2 centimeters per year." This latest split, added to the long-term rifting process could eventually create a huge new sea. Although such processes could take millions of years to occur, this event has given scientists an opportunity to examine the break in real time. The passage is mainly about _ . A) the earthquakes in Ethiopia B) the forming of the Red Sea C) the cause why the Red Sea is parting again D) the history of the Red Sea
Answer: | C |
What is the most logical next event?
How to speed up torrents
Select torrents with enough seeds.
Torrents with fewer " seeds " (uploaders) than " leeches " (downloaders) will take significantly longer to download than in the inverse.
If a torrent has few to no seeds, you won't be able to download the whole torrent. | Close background services and programs when downloading. Running any programs-especially those which take up large amounts of bandwidth, such as streaming services-while attempting to download torrents will invariably slow down your download rates. |
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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.
Boeing's history in the Pacific Northwest dates back more than a century, when William Boeing purchased a Seattle shipyard that would become his first airplane factory.
Boeing machinists march to cast their vote at the International Association of Machinists union hall in Everett, Wash. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. About 30,000 members of IAM District 751 voted on a... (Associated Press)
In recent years, however, those ties have been fraying, first with the company shifting its headquarters to Chicago, then with the development of a new production line in South Carolina. Now, the relationship between Boeing and Washington state is near the point of unraveling after a fiery debate among machinists this week led the workers to reject a long-term contract.
On Thursday, Boeing made good on its threats and began looking elsewhere to develop its popular new 777X airplane. A spokesman for Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Boeing officials called him to begin talks that could bring the work _ and thousands of jobs _ to that state.
Boeing Co. spokesman Doug Alder declined to specify where the company is now looking, saying there is no short list and that there are many places both within Boeing's current operations and outside that are being explored.
"Everything is back on the table," he said.
Boeing has helped anchor western Washington state's economy for decades, but that relationship began to fray about 15 years ago. In 2001, the company moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago.
In 2003, Washington state lawmakers approved a broad package of tax breaks for Boeing in hopes of securing long-term work on the company's new 787 airplane. While that plane is being built in the Puget Sound, Boeing has since developed a new production line in South Carolina and placed wing production in Japan.
Alex Pietsch, who serves as Gov. Jay Inslee's leader on aerospace issues, said Thursday he now expects fresh competition for the 777X line from places like South Carolina, Texas, southern California, Utah, Alabama and Georgia.
"This is arguably the most significant prize in commercial aviation history," Pietsch said.
The governor's office is hopeful that Boeing and the machinists can come back together in the near future to explore a potential compromise _ perhaps when both sides have had a chance to cool down from the recent contract battle, Pietsch said.
In the contract vote late Wednesday, The International Association of Machinists District 751 rejected the proposal with 67 percent of the votes. Union members who called for a no vote did so in protest of Boeing's push to end a traditional pension plan and increase their health care costs.
The deal would have exchanged those concessions for the long-term stability expected with the 777X line. Workers would have received a $10,000 signing bonus if they approved the deal.
"We preserved something sacred by rejecting the Boeing proposal. We've held on to our pensions and that's big. At a time when financial planners are talking about a 'retirement crisis' in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity," Tom Wroblewski, District 751 president, said in a statement.
Political leaders, including many Democrats who are closely aligned with unionized workers, declined in recent days to influence machinists' votes but asked them to consider the broader impact on jobs and future generations. Lawmakers in Washington state hurried through a massive extension of tax breaks _ valued at nearly $9 billion _ along with money to improve worker training and permitting programs.
Republican state Sen. Mike Hewitt said the dynamics at Boeing have changed over the years from a corporate structure filled with Washington residents to leaders who no longer have ties to the state.
"The thought processes are different than 10 or 12 years ago when Boeing was a Washington state company," Hewitt said.
Michael Sullivan, a spokesman for the Utah governor's Office of Economic Development, said Gov. Herbert received a call from Boeing officials Thursday afternoon and has begun preliminary discussions with Boeing leaders on the 777X line.
Boeing has had operations in Utah for 25 years, and is getting close to opening a new 850,000- square-foot factory in a Salt Lake City suburb. The company employs 575 people and is expecting to hire 100 more at the new West Jordan factory.
The long-range, twin-aisle 777 holds about 365 passengers, making it Boeing's second-biggest plane. Since its first flight in 1994, it's been a best-seller for Boeing, which has sold more 777s than any of its other current large planes.
In May, it began offering the revamped 777X. Boeing is still finalizing plans for the plane, but it has said it is expected to carry as many as 400 passengers and to be 20 percent more fuel efficient than the current 777.
Instead of the current all-aluminum wing, the 777X wing is expected to be made from composites, the same high-tech plastic that makes up most of Boeing's new 787. Boeing is aiming to deliver the first 777X by the end of this decade.
The 777X is meant to compete with the new Airbus A350, which is undergoing flight testing now. It's also going to compete with Boeing's slightly larger 747-8 Intercontinental, which has seen sluggish sales even before the 777X has been formally launched. ||||| Boeing Co.'s sprawling aircraft assembly plant in Long Beach is in the running to build the aerospace giant's forthcoming 777X jetliner after a machinists union in Washington state rejected a deal that would have ensured the work would stay in the Seattle area.
Once considered a long shot, Long Beach is one of several cities under active consideration by Boeing after the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted down a tentative labor agreement by a 2-to-1 margin late Wednesday.
Now Boeing, along with state and local officials, is in talks about the possibility of bringing the 777X program to Long Beach, where the company currently builds the C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet.
Gov. Jerry Brown has not yet commented on the program. But Brook Taylor, a spokesman for the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, said, "We are actively working to expand all facets of Boeing's operation in California."
Boeing has not discussed which locations it is considering, but reports suggest that possible manufacturing sites include Huntsville, Ala.; Charleston, S.C., where Boeing builds the 787; and Long Beach. The Seattle area hasn't been ruled out either.
After the union vote, the company said it would look at all options for a location to build the 777X, slated to be a more fuel-efficient version of its profitable twin-aisle aircraft.
"We are very disappointed in the outcome of the union vote," Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Ray Conner said. "But without the terms of this contract extension, we're left with no choice but to open the process competitively and pursue all options for the 777X."
Moving the assembly line out of the Puget Sound region would be staggering to the Seattle area, where Boeing was founded in 1916. The 777 is one of Boeing's best-selling models. Versions of the plane have been built in Washington since the early 1990s, and the 777X is seen as vital to the company's fortunes in the long-haul market for decades to come.
The machinists union has estimated that the program could mean as many as 10,000 direct and 10,000 indirect industry jobs for the Puget Sound region alone.
The labor dispute in Seattle has drawn the attention of Southern California lawmakers, who are still reeling from Boeing's announcement in September that it intends to close the plane-making plant in Long Beach in 2015.
The site now houses construction of the C-17.
Southern California — the former undisputed center of the aerospace industry — has seen the number of aerospace workers in Los Angeles County fall to 56,780 last year, according to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., which tracks the industry. That is a nearly 70% drop from the 189,035 workers employed in 1990.
Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), chairman of the Assembly's Select Committee on Aerospace, said he has reached out to Boeing executives to let them know that the state is interested in landing the 777X. He said he also planned to send a letter to Brown about securing the program.
"Time is of the essence," he said. "We have an opportunity here to bring thousands of jobs back home. This must be a priority."
Boeing has already moved some jobs from the Seattle area to Long Beach. The company announced in July that work performed by 375 people would be moved to Long Beach over the next year.
Less than a month later, Boeing said an additional 300 engineering support jobs would come to the region, and that a new engineering design center for commercial aircraft would be established.
Work in the aerospace industry is volatile and highly competitive. When Boeing said it preferred to build the 777X in Washington, it took state lawmakers less than a week to pass a package of bills that included $8.7 billion in tax savings for the company to build the plane there.
After that, Boeing gave the machinists union one week to make a decision on a labor agreement, which would extend the union's current contract eight years into 2024. But provisions of the agreement involving pension plans and healthcare benefits drew fierce opposition from union members and ultimately led to the workers' rejection of the labor agreement Wednesday.
The union represents more than 35,000 company workers.
Once the machinists union's unhappiness over the labor agreement surfaced, talk of Boeing's other options grew.
Meanwhile, aerospace experts pointed out that Boeing also has the option of manufacturing the jet in Charleston, S.C., where Boeing has a 787 assembly line. The site, the company's first nonunion final-assembly plant, was selected in 2009 — one year after a union strike stopped work in Washington for two months.
To win a contract to build the 777X, Long Beach may also try to woo Boeing by boasting about its workforce's decades-long experience building large aircraft.
The plant was built by Douglas Aircraft Co. during World War II. It thrived for decades, producing some of the world's most popular airliners, including the DC-3, DC-8 and MD-80. It still has a large "Fly DC Jets" sign nearby.
An Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. official said the group is eager to help put together an incentive package to help bring the 777X to Long Beach.
"The region has a critical mass that can support aerospace firms," said Robert Kleinhenz, the group's chief economist. "The communities here in Southern California know how important the aerospace industry is to the local economy."
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Times staff writers Marc Lifsher and Christine Mai-Duc contributed to this report. |||||
Output: | Boeing's long history in Washington state is at a turning point and other states—including California, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama—are gleefully eyeing the prospect of thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of well-paid jobs building the company's upcoming 777X aircraft, the AP reports. A machinists union rejected a deal this week that would have kept production in the Seattle area and the company, which shifted its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001, says it is now looking for new locations to build the plane, though it hasn't completely ruled out reaching a deal with the Washington workers. Lawmakers and business groups in Southern California—where the number of aerospace jobs has dived 70% since 1990—are among those eagerly trying to woo Boeing, though experts believe the firm may opt for South Carolina, where its first non-union final-assembly plant makes 787s, reports the Los Angeles Times. In Washington, meanwhile, union leaders are standing firm after members voted to reject a deal that would have ended traditional pension plans and increased health care costs. "We preserved something sacred by rejecting the Boeing proposal," says the president of International Association of Machinists District 751. "We've held on to our pensions and that's big. At a time when financial planners are talking about a 'retirement crisis' in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity." |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[Q]: When did large scale production of such vehicles begin?, Context: The Hummers that Schwarzenegger bought 1992 are so large – each weighs 6,300 lb (2,900 kg) and is 7 feet (2.1 m) wide – that they are classified as large trucks, and U.S. fuel economy regulations do not apply to them. During the gubernatorial recall campaign he announced that he would convert one of his Hummers to burn hydrogen. The conversion was reported to have cost about US$21,000. After the election, he signed an executive order to jump-start the building of hydrogen refueling plants called the California Hydrogen Highway Network, and gained a U.S. Department of Energy grant to help pay for its projected US$91,000,000 cost. California took delivery of the first H2H (Hydrogen Hummer) in October 2004.
[A]: After the election
[Q]: Which crest inspired the creation of another?, Context: Unveiled in 1888, Royal Arsenal's first crest featured three cannon viewed from above, pointing northwards, similar to the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich (nowadays transferred to the coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich). These can sometimes be mistaken for chimneys, but the presence of a carved lion's head and a cascabel on each are clear indicators that they are cannon. This was dropped after the move to Highbury in 1913, only to be reinstated in 1922, when the club adopted a crest featuring a single cannon, pointing eastwards, with the club's nickname, The Gunners, inscribed alongside it; this crest only lasted until 1925, when the cannon was reversed to point westward and its barrel slimmed down.
[A]: the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich
[Q]: What might have been used to pull the wool over everyone's eyes?, 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.”
[A]: | Soviet machination
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How to send an anonymous text<br>Create a new e-mail account for yourself. You don't want to use your personal account since the sender will be able to view your personal information (name, e-mail address, etc. ).
Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "You should avoid using your name in your new e-mail account."?
OPTIONS: -Yes. -It's impossible to say. -No.
I think the answer is | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Consider Input: (CNN) This is the story of a little PO box in Northern Virginia and the conspiracy that wasn't. When the Republican presidential primary was still in full swing in March, officials from Donald Trump's campaign promoted a conspiracy theory -- one of many -- insisting there was a nefarious link between his political opponents and an anti-Trump super PAC. It began this spring when a group called Make America Awesome, an anti-Trump group, posted a photo of Trump's wife, Melania, that criticized her for posing semi-nude in a magazine photo shoot. Trump responded by crudely lambasting the physical appearance of Ted Cruz's wife, Heidi, and he justified it by claiming that Cruz was behind the attack on his own wife.Why do many campaigns and Super PACs share the same PO box?The reason is a lot less interesting than the conspiracy that has been alleged
Question:Because those groups listed the same address, they claimed it was proof that the anti-_ forces were operating from the same source.
Output: Donald Trump
Input: Consider Input: His battered and bloodstained body hung for three days on the cross on which he was crucified. Around his neck, the Islamic State butchers who killed him had hung a handwritten placard accusing him of apostasy — abandoning his religion. He was just 17 and the placard explained that the unnamed boy's crime had been to take photographs of the terrorist organisation's headquarters in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which has become the de facto IS capital. Images of his body were smuggled to the West in defiance of the city's terrifying religious police by undercover activists appalled at the daily brutality taking place in their city.Women are forced to become sex slaves, shared by the brutal jihadisLife in Raqqa once revolved around cotton farming. Muslims and Christians once lived together here and the sexes mixed freelyMusic and smoking is banned and thieves are punished with amputation
Question:Those caught disobeying _'s rulers face being dragged to the main square — where families once strolled eating ice creams in the evenings, their children cavorting on bikes amid squeals of laughter — to face brutal, summary punishment.
Output: Raqqa
Input: Consider Input: The smell of incense burning and the sound of deep-throated chants greet you at the gate of one of Kathmandu's massive stupas, a Buddhist holy place where Tibetans gather to pray. For decades, Nepal has been a safe haven for Tibetans who escape China. But Tibetan activists say their people's peaceful existence here is being disturbed because of China's growing influence in Nepal. Nepali-born Tibetan Sonam Choden has lived in Nepal her whole life, hearing stories from her parents about how her grandparents were killed by the Chinese. She says she is overwhelmed with frustration over how Tibetans are now being treated in Nepal.Nepal's prime minister says there is no crackdown on refugees' rightsTibetans in Nepal say China has a growing influence in the countryNepal is a poor country sandwiched between China and IndiaChinese border police often come into Nepal
Question:Nepali citizens freely travel to China, and as we found out, the _ freely cross into Nepal too -- and enforce their rules on Nepal's territory.
| Output: China
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example input: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: Since the enactment of Colorado Amendment 64 in November 2012, adults aged 21 or older can grow up to six marijuana plants (with no more than half being mature flowering plants) privately in a locked space, legally possess all marijuana from the plants they grow (as long as it stays where it was grown), legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana while traveling, and give as a gift up to one ounce to other citizens 21 years of age or older. Any adult in Colorado's territory may possess up to one ounce of marijuana at any time, regardless of whether they are an in-state resident or an out-of-state visitor, as of 2016. Retail concentrate/edible limits are as follows: 8g of retail concentrate will be equal to 1oz of flower, and therefore 800mg of THC in the form of retail edibles will be equal to 1oz of retail flower. Consumption is permitted in a manner similar to alcohol, with equivalent offenses prescribed for driving. Consumption in public was recently passed in Denver under Ordinance 300 with a vote of 53% for legal public consumption, and a 46% vote against. Within 60 days the new rules will be written and should be similar to current public alcohol consumption rules and regulations. Amendment 64 also provides for licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores. Visitors and tourists in Colorado can use and purchase marijuana, but face prosecution if found in possession in any adjacent state. Denver airport has banned all possession of marijuana but admits it has not charged a single person with possession nor has the airport seized any marijuana since the ban went into effect.
A: | is weed legal in the whole state of colorado? |
Q: Edmon had more than one specialization in his carreer
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley, FRS (pronounced ; 8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741] ) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist who is best known for computing the orbit of Halley's Comet. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed.
A: Yes
Q: The quarry is a site known to contain coal, lapis lazuli, carboniferous geological formations, and lime stone. The PCBs were added to the site as part of a government coverup.
Brofiscin Quarry, Groes Faen is a disused limestone quarry in Groes-faen, near Llantrisant in South Wales. It has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the exposed Early Carboniferous geological formations on the site. It was used for about seven years for dumping of toxic waste including PCBs and was capped in 2011.
A: It's impossible to say
Q: U.S. Coast Guard Air Station is across the street of San Diego International Airport.
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Diego (CGAS San Diego) is a Coast Guard Air Station based in San Diego, California, United States, across the street from San Diego International Airport. CGAS San Diego operates three MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters off the Coast Guard ramp.
A: Yes
Q: The Accra branch of the British Council is located south of Kinbu Gardens in Accra, Ghana.
West Ridge is a neighborhood of Accra, Ghana bounded to the south by Kinbu Gardens. Barnes Road serves as the neighborhood's western boundary, while the Independence Avenue/Liberation Avenue is the eastern boundary. Castle Road separates West Ridge from the northern neighborhood of North Ridge. The Accra branch of the British Council is located in West Ridge off Liberia Road.
A: | No |
Teacher: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following 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.
Solution: Russian Revolution
Reason: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Now, solve this instance: What did Romans do to demonstrate their faith in the household in addition to praying?, Context: Roman religion was thus practical and contractual, based on the principle of do ut des, "I give that you might give." Religion depended on knowledge and the correct practice of prayer, ritual, and sacrifice, not on faith or dogma, although Latin literature preserves learned speculation on the nature of the divine and its relation to human affairs. Even the most skeptical among Rome's intellectual elite such as Cicero, who was an augur, saw religion as a source of social order. For ordinary Romans, religion was a part of daily life. Each home had a household shrine at which prayers and libations to the family's domestic deities were offered. Neighborhood shrines and sacred places such as springs and groves dotted the city. The Roman calendar was structured around religious observances. Women, slaves, and children all participated in a range of religious activities. Some public rituals could be conducted only by women, and women formed what is perhaps Rome's most famous priesthood, the state-supported Vestals, who tended Rome's sacred hearth for centuries, until disbanded under Christian domination.
Student: | libations |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Costa Rica (/ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə/ ( listen); Spanish: (ˈkosta ˈrika); literally meaning ``Rich Coast''), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 4.9 million, in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers (19,714 square miles); over 300,000 live in the capital and largest city, San José with a population of an estimated 333,980 in 2015. | is costa rica a part of the united states of america? |
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.
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Question: (CNN) The 10-minute conversation between US President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen was a major break in the accepted protocol -- something that evidently does not much bother Mr. Trump. It is, of course, too soon to guess whether it was a fluke or a portent of a sea change in American policy. When the Communists won power on the mainland in 1949 their defeated Nationalist foes retreated to the island of Taiwan, either to go down in a last stand or to "recover the mainland." The Communists, for their part, determined to "liberate Taiwan." Both sides considered the standoff to be part of a continued civil war. Both claimed legitimate rule over all of China, with Taiwan merely a province of China. The one thing both agreed on was that Taiwan was inextricably part of China, and was not and could not be an independent country.Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan was a major break in protocol, writes Peter MoodyMoody: It is too soon to say whether it means a sea change in US policy
Questions:Danger of communist subversion served to rationalize the dictatorship, although in practice the repression was directed at least as much against agitation for _ independence. (A) US (B) Donald Trump (C) Taiwan (D) Tsai Ing (E) Trump (F) American (G) Communists (H) Nationalist (I) China (J) Peter Moody (K) Moody
Answer: (C)
Question: A rookie quarterback for the New York Jets got a dose of Big Apple reality last month when he was assailed on Twitter for publicly professing a love of national chain pizza. Bryce Petty, 24, praised the simplicity of the ordering process at Domino's on August 27. He soon found himself confused as condemnation of his pizza preference began to trickle in. The trickle soon became a torrent and the Texas-born athlete was so confounded by the controversy that he apologized to his new hometown fans and vowed to start doing as New Yorkers do and eat the locally grown pies.Texas-transplant and Jets rookie Bryce Petty is learning the hard way that his new home of New York won't stand for him eating pizza from a chainThe 24-year-old Midlothian, Texas native was assailed on Twitter after he praised Dominos pizza on the social media site last monthPetty quickly apologized: 'CLEARLY I have some pizza to eat, suggestions are accepted,' he said
Questions:Go to a _ spot and get a real slice,' wrote one Twitter user. (A) New York Jets (B) Big Apple (C) Twitter (D) Bryce Petty (E) Domino's (F) Texas (G) Jets (H) Midlothian (I) Dominos (J) Petty
Answer: (A)
Question: Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's speaking skills have been criticised after a poor delivery of what should have been his most historic speech yet - his introduction of a bill to legalise same sex marriage in Australia. But Mark Rolfe, a professor in politics and rhetoric at the University of New South Wales, described what was perhaps Mr Shorten's most important speech as Opposition leader as being 'disorganised', 'distracting' and in some places 'incoherent'. Dr Rolfe warned that Mr Shorten needed a complete overhaul of his public speaking, and especially a 'makeover of his dictation' if he wanted to have any impact on Australian public life.Bill Shorten put forward a marriage equality bill on MondayHis speech has been criticised by an expert for being 'disorganised'Dr Mark Rolfe from UNSW said Mr Shorten went off on tangentsSuggested he enlist the help of a professional actor or TV presenter
Questions:every other _ including the right to marry the person you love. (A) Labor Opposition (B) Bill Shorten (C) Australia (D) Mark Rolfe (E) University of New South Wales (F) Shorten (G) Opposition (H) Rolfe (I) UNSW
Answer: | (C)
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Q: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. 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].
(CNN) On Monday night, PricewaterhouseCoopers released a statement claiming to take "full responsibility" for Sunday evening's Oscar screw-up in which a staffer gave the wrong envelope to Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, who falsely announced that "La La Land" had won the Academy Award for best picture. But that isn't exactly what PricewaterhouseCoopers was doing. The firm also took the unusual step of naming the employee responsible for the fiasco: managing partner Brian Cullinan. It also emerged that Cullinan had tweeted a photo of the actress Emma Stone backstage just before the mix-up. The decision to name him publicly will be a disaster for both PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cullinan.Kara Alaimo: Firm said it was taking full responsibility for wrong envelope at OscarsShe says decision to name responsible employee publicly was attempt to shift blame
Question:This kind of punishment is out of proportion for the "crimes" committed by people such as Sacco and _.
A: | Brian Cullinan |
Peter Murray Kapetan was an American Broadway actor, singer and dancer notable for playing numerous roles during a thirty-year career. He was notable for performing in the musical "The Wedding Singer" as a Ronald Reagan impersonator. He appeared in "Titanic", "Sunset Boulevard", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", and "Got Tu Go Disco".
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
The Wedding Singer was based on a real life story
pick from the following.
(A). Yes
(B). It's impossible to say
(C). No | (B). |
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Indonesia says the oil blocks are within its borders, as does Malaysia, which has also sent warships to the area, claiming that its waters and airspace have been violated.
Sentence: There is a territorial waters dispute.
Pick from:
I. yes
II. no
A: | I. |
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
According to an Israeli official, the murders of Galan, a high-ranking police officer, and a judge last week were probably carried out by an Israeli mercenary paid by the Medellin cartel - the world's most powerful drug-trafficking mafia - which has set up paramilitary squads accused of hundreds of individual murders and massacres against political and labor leaders, as well as peasants and patriotic union leftist militants in different parts of the country.
Hypothesis: The Medellin cartel are the most powerful drug traffickers
****
Answer:
Yes
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
David L. MacFarlane, PhD (March 13, 1893 – January 3, 1953) was an American educator most notable for serving as president of the Kansas State Teachers College (KSTC), now known as Emporia State University. Before heading the Kansas State Teachers College, MacFarlane was a professor of history in a couple of institutions in Kansas.
Hypothesis: David L. MacFarlane was born in Kansas
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Lost Deal<br>Tim found a good deal at the store. Unfortunately he didn't have enough money on him. He tried to hide the item while he went home. He got more money and returned. The item had been taken by then.
Hypothesis: Tim did not have enough money at home.
****
Answer:
| No |
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to avoid being in a facebook relationship with your boyfriend
Be up front with your boyfriend.
Explain why you don't want your relationship to be known online. Tell him that you want it to be kept offline and personal, not something that gets splashed about for everyone to treat as " their business ".
A: Explain how keeping your love life offline will be better for the relationship. Good reasons include : Less pressure no unwanted curiosity no blackmail possibilities no attempts to break up the two of you publicly people won't know when or if you break up unless you choose to tell them.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
A picture of people holding dogs are shown that lead into people performing tricks with their dogs. one man and his dog
A: perform several tricks back and fourth with one another using frisbees.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to make friends with an elderly neighbor
Go out of your way to say " hello.
You can start a conversation with your elderly neighbor by making a point of saying " hello " or " hi " to her when she is out of her home. You may run into your neighbor on the street by her home or pass her when she is sitting on her porch or in her garden.
A: Be friendly, smile, and greet her to let her know you are interested in making a connection. When you say " hello " to your neighbor, you should project open body language.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to dye your eyebrows with coffee
Combine the leftover coffee grounds and cocoa powder.
Add 2 tablespoons (21 g) of coffee grounds and 1 teaspoon (3 g) of cocoa powder to a small bowl. Mix the two ingredients well so they're fully combined.
A: | Be sure to use caffeinated coffee grounds. Caffeinated coffee usually offers a richer color, and the caffeine is also thought to stimulate hair growth so it may help if your brows are sparse or patchy. |
Stream of consciousness rationale: Old liabraries used to use the card catalog. A catalog card is an individual entry in a library catalog containing bibliographic information. Old library requires searching for card catalog to find the information.
The question and answer pair are described below. | Q: Finding information in an old library requires what in a card catalog?
Options:
- chewing
- searching for
- ask questions
- logic
- time
A: searching for |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Patti Davis, left, greets Rosalynn Carter as Hillary Clinton looks at the casket during the graveside service for Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Friday, March 11, 2016 in Simi... (Associated Press)
Patti Davis, left, greets Rosalynn Carter as Hillary Clinton looks at the casket during the graveside service for Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Friday, March 11, 2016 in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton apologized Friday after gay-rights and AIDS activists assailed her for saying Nancy Reagan helped start a "national conversation" about AIDS in the 1980s, when protesters were struggling to get more federal help in fighting the disease.
Clinton, one of two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, made her initial comments in an interview with MSNBC during its coverage of Nancy Reagan's funeral.
Soon after the interview aired, MSNBC's Twitter feed was flooded with comments accusing Clinton of misrepresenting history and insulting the 1980s activists who pressured elected officials to step up the response to AIDS. Clinton soon apologized.
"While the Reagans were strong advocates for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease, I misspoke about their record on HIV and AIDS. For that, I am sorry," Clinton said on her Twitter account.
Many activists remain bitter at Ronald Reagan and his administration for what they view as a devastatingly slow response to AIDS. Though initial reports of the disease surfaced in 1981, President Reagan did not make his first public speech about it until 1987, by which time it had killed more than 20,000 Americans
In her MSNBC interview, Clinton was complimentary to both Reagans with regard to their stance on AIDS.
"Because of both President and Mrs. Reagan — in particular Mrs. Reagan — we started a national conversation when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it," Clinton said.
"And you know that too is something that I really appreciate with her very effective, low-key advocacy but it penetrated the public conscience. And people began to say, 'Hey, we have to do something about this too.'"
Peter Staley, a veteran AIDS activist based in New York, tweeted that Clinton's remarks were "the most offensive thing possible 4 my generation of LGBT Americans."
Clinton, in her race against Bernie Sanders, has received extensive support for LGBT advocacy groups and donors. The Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBT rights group, has endorsed her, incurring some criticism from Sanders supporters who say his record on LGBT rights is strong.
The president of the Human Rights Campaign, Chad Griffin, issued a brief statement Friday that avoided any criticism of Clinton.
"While I respect her advocacy in other areas including stem cell and Parkinson's research, Nancy Reagan was, sadly, no hero in the fight against HIV," Griffin said.
Tanya Domi, a New York-based LGBT activist and staunch Clinton supporter, was relieved by the candidate's speedy apology.
"There is no doubt in my mind that Hillary Clinton is very tired and committed a gaff," Domi said on Facebook. "At the same time, keep in mind the Clinton Global Initiative's work on HIV/AIDS has saved millions of people's lives. Millions. But she made a mistake and quickly corrected herself. That is good enough for me." |||||
A: | Hillary Clinton apologized Friday after gay-rights and AIDS activists assailed her for saying Nancy Reagan helped start a "national conversation" about AIDS in the 1980s, when protesters were struggling to get more federal help in fighting the disease, the AP reports. Clinton made her initial comments—in which she credited Nancy Reagan with "very effective, low-key advocacy"—in an interview with MSNBC during its coverage of her funeral. Soon after the interview aired, MSNBC's Twitter feed was flooded with comments accusing Clinton of misrepresenting history and insulting the 1980s activists who pressured elected officials to step up the response to AIDS. Clinton soon apologized. "While the Reagans were strong advocates for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease, I misspoke about their record on HIV and AIDS. For that, I am sorry," Clinton tweeted. Many activists remain bitter at Ronald Reagan and his administration for what they view as a devastatingly slow response to AIDS. Though initial reports of the disease surfaced in 1981, Reagan did not make his first public speech about it until 1987, by which time it had killed more than 20,000 Americans. A veteran AIDS activist based in New York tweeted that Clinton's remarks were "the most offensive thing possible for my generation of LGBT Americans." The president of the Human Rights Campaign added: "While I respect her advocacy in other areas…Nancy Reagan was, sadly, no hero in the fight against HIV." |
How to take care of ducklings<br>Find a brooding box. After ducklings have hatched from their shells and spent about 24 hours getting used to their new surroundings, they're ready to move to a brooder. A plastic storage container, sturdy cardboard box, or large glass aquarium can all work for this purpose.
Many different things could work as a brooder OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
The two sectors of the divided island of Cyprus held a referendum on reunification on Saturday, April 24, 2004.
The voting closed on April 25 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Zebrie Sanders (born December 4, 1989) is a gridiron football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He was considered one of the best offensive tackle prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft.
Zebrie Sanders was born in the spring of 1989 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance 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. 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].
For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild.
Solution: China
Why? This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
New input: Georgia Republican Senator Johnny Isakson said Wednesday that he has Parkinson's disease, but insisted he intends to run for re-election in 2016 despite the diagnosis. Parkinsons Disease affects about 1 million Americans. It's a progressive disorder that gradually robs sufferers of the ability to control their physical movements. Famous Parkinsons patients alive in the U.S. today include actor Michael J. Fox, boxing legend Muhammad Ali, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson, former U.S. attorney general Janet Reno, Singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt and evangelist Billy Graham. The disease played a role in the deaths of Pope John Paul II, sportscaster Joe Buck, Country singer Johnny Cash, Spanish artist Salvador Dali, Chinese premier Deng Xiaoping and dictator Mao Zedong, British actor Bob Hoskins, and Arizona Democratic Rep. Mo Udall.Sen. Johnny Isakson is between Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the debilitating movement disorder's five stagesAffects about 1 million Americans including Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali, Kirk Gibson, Janet Reno, Linda Ronstadt and Billy GrahamLate-stage patients can have cognitive impairment, but Isakson's doctor says his mind is unaffectedIsakson chairs two Senate committees and maintains a vigorous daily exercise regimen
Question:_, 70, said in a written statement that he takes two medicines for his condition, first diagnosed in August 2013.
Solution: | Johnny Isakson |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to eat to lower blood pressure
Limit salt intake.
Sodium can significantly affect how high your blood pressure is. Salt is the first element of your diet you will need to tackle to lower your blood pressure.
Available options: - Since it can cause stomach problems, it isn't recommended that you cut out that much of it. In fact, it is okay to eat a little less.; - Although we may not know exactly how much sodium you should eat every day, the important thing is to eat enough to try to lose a significant amount of sodium. It is essential to aim for a steady, moderate level of sodium throughout the day.; - Talk to your doctor about the amount of salt you should eat: the human body needs a small amount of salt; so eliminating it entirely can cause health problems. Most adults can consume up to 2 , 300 mg of sodium a day without significant health risks.; - 1 teaspoon per pound of body weight per day equals 150-180 grams of sodium. A typical 6-oz glass of water contains about 115 grams of sodium.; | Talk to your doctor about the amount of salt you should eat: the human body needs a small amount of salt; so eliminating it entirely can cause health problems. Most adults can consume up to 2 , 300 mg of sodium a day without significant health risks. |
IN: What happens next?
How to draw an arterial blood gas
Keep an ice pack ready and labelled with the patient's name.
Arterial blood is prone for clotting and needs to be put in an ice pack as soon as it is drawn.
Take a 2cc syringe and load about 0.2cc of heparin solution in it.
OUT: Heparin prevents clotting but too much of it can interfere with the results. Check the radial pulsation of the patient.
IN: What happens next?
A woman stands behind a bar and talks to the camera. The woman then takes a glass an puts it on the bar. the woman
OUT: begins making a cocktail.
IN: What happens next?
How to make turkey jerky
Trim and discard the fat from the meat.
Fat will go rancid quickly if you are not careful, and it does not dry out well. Use a sharp kitchen knife to clean off the turkey and remove the shiny skin and bright white fat.
OUT: | Freeze the 1-½lbs turkey breasts until firm. Cover the turkey and freeze it until it is hard. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: 'Innocence of Muslims' Actress Sues Producer I Was Duped Into Movie
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One of the stars of the anti-Islam movie "The Innocence of Muslims" -- which has sparked violent protests around the world -- is now suing the producer, claiming she was duped into acting in the "vile and reprehensible" film.
Cindy Lee Garcia filed the lawsuit today in L.A. County Superior Court against producer Nakoula Basseley Nakoula -- aka Sam Bacile -- claiming at the time of filming, she believed she was acting in a "historical Arabian Desert adventure film."
When the film was released, Cindy says it had been "changed grotesquely" to "make it appear that Ms. Garcia voluntarily performed in a hateful anti-Islamic production."
Garcia has claimed her voice was dubbed in the movie to include lines that insulted the Muslim prophet Muhammed, which she never uttered.
After receiving numerous death threats since the film's release, Cindy claims she's been forced into hiding. She says she has also been fired from her job as a result of the film.
In addition to the film's producer, Cindy is also suing Google and YouTube, demanding a court order requiring them to pull the film from their servers. Cindy claims Google/YouTube have already refused to do so.
Cindy is also seeking unspecified damages from Google, YouTube, and the producer.
Google, YouTube, and the producer have yet to comment on the lawsuit. ||||| An actress who appears in the anti-Muslim film trailer that has sparked riots in the Middle East is suing the filmmaker for fraud and slander, and is asking a judge to order YouTube to take down the clip.
Cindy Lee Garcia's lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles claims the actress was duped by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind "Innocence of Muslims" who has been forced into hiding since its 14-minute trailer rose to prominence last week. She was unaware of the film's anti-Muslim content and that the pages of the script she received had no mention of the prophet Muhammad, according to her complaint.
The lawsuit states Garcia responded to an ad and thought she was appearing in an ancient Egyptian adventure film. Dialogue in the amateurish film was later dubbed to include anti-Islamic messages and to portray Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester.
"The film is vile and reprehensible," Garcia's attorney, M. Cris Armenta, wrote in the document.
"This lawsuit is not an attack on the First Amendment nor on the right of Americans to say what they think, but does request that the offending content be removed from the Internet," the complaint states. Garcia's attorneys plan to seek an injunction against the film Thursday in a Los Angeles court.
YouTube has refused Garcia's requests to remove the film, according to the lawsuit. The complaint contends that keeping it online violates her right of publicity, invade her privacy and the post-filming dialogue changes cast her in a false light. "(Garcia) had a legally protected interest in her privacy and the right to be free from having hateful words put in her mouth or being depicted as a bigot," the lawsuit states.
Garcia has received death threats since the trailer began drawing attention, and her suit states she no longer is able to visit her grandchildren as a result. It has also harmed her reputation and caused "shame, mortification, and hurt feelings," the suit states.
An email sent to Google seeking comment was not immediately returned. The search giant owns YouTube and has blocked users in Saudi Arabia, Libya and Egypt from viewing the "Innocence of Muslims" trailer. It has also blocked the video from being viewed in Indonesia and India because it violates laws in those countries.
A man who answered the phone at the law offices of Steven Seiden, who represents Nakoula on any criminal repercussions he may face, declined comment. He said Seiden does not represent Nakoula, who is on probation for a bank fraud case in which he opened 600 fraudulent credit accounts, in civil matters.
According to the terms of his probation, Nakoula was allowed to only access website with the permission of probation officials and for work purposes. It is unclear who uploaded the film to the site.
The lawsuit also names Sam Bacile, an alias that Nakoula gave to The Associated Press after the trailer was linked to protests that have since killed at least 30 people in seven countries, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
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A: | An actress in the anti-Islam movie causing friction around the world is suing the producer, reports TMZ. Cindy Lee Garcia says producer Nakoula Bassely Nakoula, aka Sam Bacile, told her the movie was going to be a harmless adventure flick called Desert Warrior, not the Innocence of Muslims. The lines insulting to Islam and Mohammed were dubbed in afterward, says the lawsuit. "There was no mention of 'Mohammed' during filming or on the set." The suit also names Google and YouTube, and demands that the video get pulled, reports AP. Garcia says she has gone into hiding because of death threats and is seeking unspecified damages. "This lawsuit is not an attack on the First Amendment nor on the right of Americans to say what they think, but does request that the offending content be removed from the Internet," it states. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
If I have shortness of breath and coughing, I have most likely encountered one of many what?, Context: Asthma is characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Sputum may be produced from the lung by coughing but is often hard to bring up. During recovery from an attack, it may appear pus-like due to high levels of white blood cells called eosinophils. Symptoms are usually worse at night and in the early morning or in response to exercise or cold air. Some people with asthma rarely experience symptoms, usually in response to triggers, whereas others may have marked and persistent symptoms.
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Did more United States or Polish troops enter Iraq?, Context: After the lengthy Iraq disarmament crisis culminated with an American demand that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein leave Iraq, which was refused, a coalition led by the United States and the United Kingdom fought the Iraqi army in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Approximately 250,000 United States troops, with support from 45,000 British, 2,000 Australian and 200 Polish combat forces, entered Iraq primarily through their staging area in Kuwait. (Turkey had refused to permit its territory to be used for an invasion from the north.) Coalition forces also supported Iraqi Kurdish militia, estimated to number upwards of 50,000. After approximately three weeks of fighting, Hussein and the Ba'ath Party were forcibly removed, followed by 9 years of military presence by the United States and the coalition fighting alongside the newly elected Iraqi government against various insurgent groups.
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Who came in second-to-last in the 2014 Press Freedom Index?, Context: In its 2014 Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders ranked the media environment in Eritrea at the very bottom of a list of 178 countries, just below totalitarian North Korea. According to the BBC, "Eritrea is the only African country to have no privately owned news media", and Reporters Without Borders said of the public media, "[they] do nothing but relay the regime's belligerent and ultra-nationalist discourse. ... Not a single [foreign correspondent] now lives in Asmara." The state-owned news agency censors news about external events. Independent media have been banned since 2001. In 2015, The Guardian published an opinion piece claiming,
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Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Angela Lansbury is an actress.
BEA Arthur seemed the very definition of a tough showbiz broad. Tall, astringent, imperious -- she looked like someone who didn't suffer fools and could cut them down with a withering look or a well-aimed barb, delivered in that famous contralto. And it was, for the most part, all an act, says her close friend of more than 40 years, Angela Lansbury. "Bea was absolutely the antithesis of the characters she portrayed," Lansbury says. "She was sensitive -- really, really sensitive -- and self-conscious. But she covered it up by becoming this deep-voiced comic.
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Ahmedinejad was attacked by the US, France, Britain and Germany.
Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with a TIME journalist, the first one-on-one session given to a Western print publication since his election as president of Iran earlier this year, Ahmadinejad attacked the "threat" to bring the issue of Iran's nuclear activity to the UN Security Council by the US, France, Britain and Germany.
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Millions of dollars of art were recovered, including works by Dali.
Stolen Warhol works recovered: Amsterdam police said Wednesday that they have recovered stolen lithographs by the late U.S. pop artist Andy Warhol worth more than $1 million. Dali's paintings are still missing.
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The first two borrowers must start repaying the principal plus interest over a six-week period.
The borrowers must form five-member groups that, along with the bank's field workers, closely supervise the loans. Peer pressure substitutes for collateral because the group's first two borrowers have to start repaying the principal plus interest over a six-week period before the other members can take out loans. The interest rate is fixed at 16 percent.
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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].
Q: (CNN) There's White Christmas. And then there's Whiteout Christmas. Erie, Pennsylvania, experienced the latter on Monday, when a total of 34 inches of snow fell on Christmas Day, blanketing the city and shattering the city's previous records for snowfall in a single day. The snowfall total was more than four times the city's previous all-time Christmas record of 8.1 inches, and it also broke the record for most snowfall in one day in the city's history, which was 20 inches on November 22, 1956. The snow didn't stop overnight, either. Erie picked up another 24.5 inches of snow on Tuesday, bringing the two-day tally to 58.5 inches. That is the highest two-day snowfall total in the entire state of Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service.A grand total of 62.9 inches of snow fell on Erie, Pennsylvania since Christmas EveMore snow is expected through Wednesday
Question:With fresh snow piled high, the dogs of _ seemed to enjoy the day.
A: | Erie |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Input: Consider Input: Most of the US is bracing itself for the worst of the cold weather this winter, while some areas have already experienced their coldest day of the year. To find out when you need to dig your winter coat and gloves, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a 'Coldest Day of the Year' map. The green areas will have their coldest days next year, while the purple and blue regions are expected to have their temperatures drop later this month. The map was created using data from the 1981–2010 US 'Climate Normals.' This refers to 30-year averages of climatological variables including the average low temperature for every day.Green areas have their coldest days next year, while purple and blue will have it this monthThe west reaches its coldest day in December, and most of the eastern US feels the cold in JanuaryIn a separate map, the NOAA has outlined its prediction for when you will see snow in your area
Questions:According to _ chief Deke Arndt, this is the same 'normal' dataset that you hear referred to in weather forecasts, in reference to normal lows and highs for a day. (A) US (B) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (C) NOAA (D) Coldest Day of the Year (E) Climate Normals (F) Green
Output: (C)
Input: Consider Input: Two of the world's most baseball-obsessed nations declared an end to a half-century of hostility six months ago, raising hopes of warmer ties between the home of the Major Leagues and the source of some of its best talent. But the most important act of sports diplomacy since then is taking place on a soccer field. On Tuesday, the New York Cosmos become the first U.S. professional team to play in Cuba since Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced that they were re-establishing diplomatic relations. Cuban officials said the friendly match against Cuba's national team was a sign of soccer's growing popularity on the island, and an important step in the normalization of the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba.New York Cosmos will play the Cuba national football team on TuesdayAmerica and Cuba put an end to a half-century of hostility six months agoPele, who played for the original Cosmos franchise, will attend the matchNow-defunct Chicago Sting were last team to play in Cuba, back in 1978
Questions:Forward Maykel Galindo left in 2005 and went on to play for several _ teams. (A) Major Leagues (B) New York Cosmos (C) U.S. (D) Cuba (E) Raul Castro (F) Barack Obama (G) Cuban (H) America (I) Pele (J) Cosmos (K) Now (L) Chicago Sting
Output: (C)
Input: Consider Input: Microsoft's Windows 10 software has only been available in its final form for a few hours - but experts have already warned of a major security risk in the software. The feature is designed to easily let people share wifi passwords with friends. However, experts say the feature actually automatically shares your wifi passwords with all Outlook, Skype and Facebook contacts who also use Windows 10. To change your settings, go to Network settings then Manage Wi-Fi settings (Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi > Manage Wi-Fi Settings). There, you can choose which contacts you share Wi-Fi settings with.Feature designed to easily let people share wifi passwords with friends.Experts say the feature is 'an accident waiting to happen'
Questions:'For networks you choose to share access to, the password is sent over an encrypted connection and stored in an encrypted file on a Microsoft server, and then sent over a secure connection to your contacts' phone if they use _-Fi Sense and they're in range of the Wi-Fi network you shared,' Microsoft says. (A) Microsoft (B) Windows 10 (C) Outlook (D) Skype (E) Facebook (F) Fi Settings (G) Fi
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