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The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1978 British comedy film spoofing "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It starred Peter Cook as Sherlock Holmes and Dudley Moore as Dr. Watson. A number of other well-known British comedy actors appeared in the film including Terry-Thomas (in his final screen appearance), Kenneth Williams and Denholm Elliott. Can we infer the following? The 1978 Hound of Baskervilles film starred George Clooney. Select from the following. [1]. Yes. [2]. It's impossible to say. [3]. No. The answer is:
[3].
Israel plans to increase the share of gas in its energy balance to 25 percent by 2025 from the current 1 percent. pick from the following. [1]. yes [2]. no Question: Can we infer the following? Currently the share of natural gas in Israel's energy system amounts to no more than one percent.
[1].
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]: Israel has been accused of spying on White House nuclear talks with Iran and then leaking details to Republicans in Congress in an effort to scupper the deal. President Obama's administration, along with Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain, have been engaged in highly confidential talks with Iran. However, Israel's security services have been accused of relaying information gleaned from the talks to Republicans in Congress. Scroll down for video Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu flew to the United States earlier this month to lobby President Barack Obama, right, about Tel Aviv's concerns over any potential deal with Iran over their nuclear ambitionsIsrael has been accused of spying on the U.S. over Iran nuclear talksThe White House believes Israel used this intelligence to brief opponentsIsrael is concerned about a possible nuclear deal with the Iranian regimeHowever, they have denied spying on the U.S. although admit lobbyingRepublicans in Congress want to oversee any proposed Iranian agreement Question:The bill would require the president to submit the text of any agreement to _ and would prohibit the administration from waiving any of the congressional sanctions for 60 days. [A]: Congress [Q]: Nasa scientists say they have fixed a glitch that saw them lose contact with the New Horizon’s space probe just days before its close encounter with Pluto - and have released a new image of four unknown 'black spots' on the dwarf planet. The spacecraft entered ‘safe mode’, cutting contact with the Earth over the weekend, due to a timing flaw as it performed operations ahead of its fly past Pluto next week. Scientists leading the mission say they hope to return the space probe to full operation by Tuesday and the mission to fly within 7,750 miles (12,500km) of Pluto on July 14 will go ahead as planned.Nasa lost touch with the space probe for 89 minutes on Saturday 4 JulyNew Horizons' autopilot put spacecraft's main computer into 'safe mode'Scientists leading the mission hope to have it fully operation by 7 JulyNew Horizons is due to be the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto on July 14 Question:The three images together show the full extent of a continuous swath of dark terrain that wraps around much of _’s equatorial region. [A]: Pluto [Q]: (CNN) Hillary Clinton saw Bernie Sanders' New Hampshire blowout and raised him one in South Carolina. Riding the strength of her support among African-Americans to a resounding victory in the Palmetto State, Clinton seized the momentum in the Democratic presidential race -- winning her third of four early-state contests just three days before the race goes national on Super Tuesday. Here are five takeaways from South Carolina's Democratic primary: Clinton's going national It was a bumpy ride through the early states -- but Clinton's firewall of minority support held, helping her seal a close contest in Nevada and then turn South Carolina into her first dominant win of the 2016 race. Headed into Super Tuesday, the confidence Clinton's campaign had after October and November is back.Clinton's firewall not only held, but her blowout win gives her new momentum into Super Tuesday84% of African-American voters went for Clinton Question:It's not like _ woke up Saturday morning expecting a win. [A]:
Bernie Sanders
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. Let me give you an 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. The answer to this example can be: is house tax and property tax are same Here is why: 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. OK. solve this: Semicolon -- The semicolon or semi colon (;) is a punctuation mark that separates major sentence elements. A semicolon can be used between two closely related independent clauses, provided they are not already joined by a coordinating conjunction. Semicolons can also be used in place of commas to separate items in a list, particularly when the elements of that list contain commas. Answer:
is a semi colon the same as a comma
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. -------- Question: Trains crossing snowfields, winding through meadows, passing by mountains, by day and night, through winter and summer. These stunning images are the work of one photographer in his quest to capture the incredible beauty of China's railway lines. Wang Wei, 25, has travelled more than 185,000 miles over the past 10 years and taken more than 300,000 photographs across the country, reported the People's Daily Online. Now, some of the photographs will feature in a new book called Running After Trains, to be published in July. The freelance photographer tells MailOnline his new book will focus on the photography techniques for shooting trains, and he hopes his photos can show the beauty of Chinese railways to more people.Wang Wei, 25, has travelled more than 185,000 miles over past 10 years and taken more than 300,000 photographsHis obsession with trains began aged 11 when he stole his parents' camera and went down to the railway trackHe spends five months travelling every year, and has been everywhere from Gobi desert to the Russian borderSome of the photographs will feature in Wang's new book Running After Trains, due to be published in JulyChina's vast railway network is 75,000 miles long - the second largest in the world behind the United States Question:'The authorities don't promote _ trains and railways often enough, but they are so beautiful and they belong to every one in China,' says Wang. Answer: China Question: (CNN) -- Each year, more than 3 million Muslims commit to Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that represents the fifth and final "pillar" of Islam and the largest annual human gathering on the planet. Every Muslim who is physically and financially able to do so is expected to make this pilgrimage once in their lifetime. As described in the Hadith of Gabriel, each pillar of Islam acts as a guide to day-to-day conduct for Muslims, outlining proper professions to God, prayer and spiritual mindfulness, not unlike the Book of Common Prayer for Anglicans or Judaism's Siddur. For this year's Hajj, iReporters from around the world documented their journeys, describing their experiences as they complete this Islamic sacrament. Thanks to the power of social media and platforms like CNN's iReport, they've been able to share their faith with the world, giving Muslims and non-Muslims alike a glimpse of the significance of this powerful and transformative event.More young Muslims embarking on Islamic pilgrimage than ever before2011 Hajj could be a flashpoint for global Islamic revivalPilgrimage is a defining moment in the life of MuslimsFollow iReporters as they complete their Hajj Question:All pilgrims at _ are expected to dress and behave in a manner that removes all outward signifiers of wealth or social standing and focus entirely on their spiritual development. Answer: Mecca Question: Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made their debut Wednesday as chummy partners preparing to tackle the Middle East's toughest challenges side by side. Netanyahu beamed at his new American counterpart and declared him the best friend Israel could possibly wish for, while Trump offered lofty praise for Israel, denounced the Iranian nuclear deal and declined to back a two-state solution -- a longstanding, bipartisan US policy that the Israeli Prime Minister has questioned. The encounter signaled a warmer chapter in US-Israel relations than Netanyahu had enjoyed with Trump's predecessor. After eight years of grappling with President Barack Obama, Netanyahu embraced a like-minded counterpart at the White House.Trump made clear that he would not give Israel carte blanche, howeverHe vowed the US would guard Israel from negative action at the UN Question:_ also stepped back from other components of his campaign's rhetoric endorsing Israel's positions on several sensitive issues. Answer:
Donald Trump
Broadway Rose is a 1922 American silent romantic drama film released by Metro Pictures and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It stars Leonard's then-wife Mae Murray and Monte Blue. The film is based on an original story by Edmund Goulding written for star Murray, and was produced by Leonard's and Murray's production company Tiffany Pictures. Leonard produced two more movies that same year. A: It's impossible to say The 1982 Bavarian Tennis Championships was a men's Grand Prix tennis circuit tournament held in Munich, West Germany which was played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the tournament and was held form 17 May through 23 May 1982. Gene Mayer won the singles title. Gene Mayer won the double's title in the men's Grand Prix tennis circuit tournament held in Munich 1982. A: No Tunnel Vision is a 2001 novel by author Keith Lowe, his debut novel, published by MTV Books on 1 October 2001. Set in London, the plot revolves around Andy, a man soon to be married, who makes a drunken bet with his friend Rolf two nights before his wedding that he can visit every single station of the London Underground in a single day. Tunnel Vision has been read by Dan. A:
It's impossible to say
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case. 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: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball Output: No Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No". New input case for you: Electric charge is a physical property. It occurs between particles or objects. It causes them to attract or repel each other. They do not even have to touch. This is unlike the typical push or pull you may be familiar with. All electric charge is based on the protons and electrons in atoms. A proton has a positive electric charge. An electron has a negative electric charge. Forces on Charged Objects Most atoms are balanced electrically. They have the same number of positive and negative charges. Therefore, the number of protons equals the number of electrons. Neutrons do not matter as they have no charge. When an object loses some electrons, it becomes positively charged. There are now more protons than electrons inside the atom. The lost electrons may remain free. Or, they may attach to another object. The new object now has more electrons than protons. It then becomes negatively charged. <sep>What physical property occurs between particles and objects?<sep>Attraction and repulsion Output:
No
How to install openelec on a raspberry pi<br>Gather your supplies. It is not needed and will take up more space then needed to on your microsd card. The only thing you should have checked will be openelec _ pi2. This person is an expert in openelec A: It's impossible to say LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say a man has been found dead inside a home that caught fire in South Los Angeles. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Fire officials say firefighters saw heavy flames shooting out of the front of the single-story home when they arrived. A fire department spokeswoman says a man in his early 40s was found dead inside the house. It wasn't immediately clear how the man had died and his identity wasn't immediately released. Advertisement The Los Angeles Fire Department says the home did not have any smoke alarms. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The man's identity was not released. A: Yes In this video, Irish comedian Andrew Maxwell visits the English capital to try and smooth things over and make preparations for the last few games. Watch as he immerses himself in English culture; from partaking in favourite pastimes, admiring the spectacular wildlife of London streets and sampling the nation's favourite dish. Find out more about Whyte & Mackay London food is widely enjoyed. A:
Yes
The new study refutes earlier findings by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, who concluded that the odds of getting head and neck cancers rose in tandem with the frequency and duration of marijuana use. Is this true: The latest findings contradict a California study that implicated regular pot smoking as having markedly higher risks for head and neck cancers. A: yes Jim Tracy became the latest to be shown the door in Paul DePodesta's restructuring of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Is this true: Jim Tracy was fired by Paul DePodesta. A: yes The Christian Democrats (CDU) won 35.2% of the vote, or 225 seats, against 34.3% for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD). Is this true: It seems unlikely that there will be a coalition between Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats and Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union. A: no Honda also released a video where a humanoid robot named Asimo was operated by a person wearing the helmet. The employee was stated to be thinking about raising his right hand, after which Asimo moved its right arm. Honda states that it could be quite some time before the technology is ready to go live due to difficulties such as the human brain's liability to become distracted, creating mixed thought patterns. A related problem is the amount of focus required by the operator. "Practical uses are still way into the future." said Honda Research Institute Japan Co executive, Yasuhisa Arai. "I'm [just] talking about dreams today." Is this true: Yasuhisa Arai is an employee of Honda Research Institute Japan. A:
yes
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: Before the mysterious disappearance of one of its passenger jets this month, Malaysia wasn't a country used to finding itself dominating headlines around the world. Some of its Southeast Asian neighbors, including Indonesia and the Philippines, have suffered devastating natural disasters in recent years and are all too familiar with the media frenzy that accompanies a major crisis. But Malaysia has largely managed to stay out of the international spotlight since its independence from British colonial rule more than half a century ago. "It is one of these countries, because of its geography, that doesn't have earthquakes," said Ernest Bower, senior adviser for Southeast Asia studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It doesn't have tsunamis. It hasn't been tested with a disaster like this." The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has thrust the government into the dazzling glare of worldwide attention. And it hasn't emerged with very good grades. "I think on a stress test, they're failing," Bower told CNN's Jake Tapper, pointing to the government's coordination of different agencies and communication with other countries. China among critics Criticism and complaints have come from other countries involved in the search for the missing plane, including China and Vietnam, and from the relatives of passengers. Malaysian officials have created confusion by issuing contradictory statements on key aspects of the investigation. The majority of the people on board the plane were Chinese, and Beijing has increasingly voiced its displeasure with the search, especially after Malaysia announced over the weekend that evidence suggested the plane had been deliberately flown west into the Indian Ocean, away from its last confirmed location over the South China Sea. "The new information means the intensive search in the South China Sea for the whole past week was worthless and would never bear fruit," said a commentary published by China's state-run news agency Xinhua. "Even worse, the golden time for saving possible survivors, if any, was generously wasted." <sep>Why are Chinese and Vietnamese officials critical of the Malaysian response?<sep>Because Malaysia stated that the plane may have been flown into the Indian Ocean answer: Yes question: Billy and Sally are brother and sister. Billy is seven and Sally is eight. Their mother, Deborah, likes to have Billy and Sally dress up in costumes and play a game where they are answering the telephone. Usually when they play the game, Billy answers the telephone in a loud voice, and Sally answers the telephone in a quiet voice. On Tuesdays, Billy answers in a quiet voice, and Sally answers in a loud voice. On Fridays, Billy answers in a loud voice and Sally in a quiet voice. Billy has blonde hair. Sally has brown hair. Deborah has blonde hair, and Billy and Sally's father, Bob, has brown hair. He tells them to eat lettuce every time that he sees them, so that they grow big and strong like he is. Deborah likes to add some sugar with the lettuce so that Billy and Sally know what it is like to have sweet tastes in their life. One day, a Wednesday, Billy throws some lettuce into Sally's hair. Deborah laughs an grabs some straw from their farm and puts it in Billy's hair. Billy and Sally live on a farm. They have a goat, named Joey, and a duck, named Quack. They sometimes play a game with the goat where they chase him around the farm. Other times, they play a game with Quack where they wave at Quack and laugh. They have a fun life growing up on the farm. <sep>What games do Billy and Sally play?<sep>Sally has brown hair. answer: No question: Earths magnetic field helps protect Earth and its organisms. It protects us from harmful particles given off by the sun. Most of the particles are attracted to the north and south magnetic poles. This is where Earths magnetic field is strongest. This is also where relatively few organisms live. Another benefit of Earths magnetic field is its use for navigation. People use compasses to detect Earths magnetic north pole. Knowing this helps them tell direction. Many animals have natural 'compasses' that work just as well. Birds like the garden warbler in Figure 1.36 use Earths magnetic field. They use it to guide their annual migrations. Recent research suggests that warblers and other migrating birds have structures in their eyes. These structures let them see Earths magnetic field as a visual pattern. <sep>What is unique about the north and south magnetic poles?<sep>Where Earths magnetic field is strongest answer:
Yes
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. Ex Input: The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. As such, it is regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions: smaller than the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans but larger than the Arctic Ocean. This ocean zone is where cold, northward flowing waters from the Antarctic mix with warmer subantarctic waters. Ex Output: is the antarctic ocean the same as the southern ocean? Ex Input: Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico. The 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60/40 between the French Republic (53 km, 20 sq mi) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km, 13 sq mi), but the two parts are roughly equal in population. The division dates to 1648. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maarten and is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The northern French part comprises the Collectivity of Saint Martin and is an overseas collectivity of France. Ex Output: is st maarten and st martin the same place? Ex Input: Puppies are born with a fully functional sense of smell but can't open their eyes. During their first two weeks, a puppy's senses all develop rapidly. During this stage the nose is the primary sense organ used by puppies to find their mother's teats, and to locate their littermates, if they become separated by a short distance. Puppies open their eyes about nine to eleven days following birth. At first, their retinas are poorly developed and their vision is poor. Puppies are not able to see as well as adult dogs. In addition, puppies' ears remain sealed until about thirteen to seventeen days after birth, after which they respond more actively to sounds. Between two and four weeks old, puppies usually begin to growl, bite, wag their tails, and bark. Ex Output:
can puppies see right when their eyes open?
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Checking and savings are examples of what?, Context: The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report currently ranks Switzerland's economy as the most competitive in the world, while ranked by the European Union as Europe's most innovative country. For much of the 20th century, Switzerland was the wealthiest country in Europe by a considerable margin (by GDP – per capita). In 2007 the gross median household income in Switzerland was an estimated 137,094 USD at Purchasing power parity while the median income was 95,824 USD. Switzerland also has one of the world's largest account balances as a percentage of GDP.
account
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Problem:__ is a lustrous, greyish-white, soft, ductile, malleable metal that is solid at room temperature, though it is hard and brittle at lesser purities., Context: Glass has the ability to refract, reflect, and transmit light following geometrical optics, without scattering it. It is used in the manufacture of lenses and windows. Common glass has a refraction index around 1.5. This may be modified by adding low-density materials such as boron, which lowers the index of refraction (see crown glass), or increased (to as much as 1.8) with high-density materials such as (classically) lead oxide (see flint glass and lead glass), or in modern uses, less toxic oxides of zirconium, titanium, or barium. These high-index glasses (inaccurately known as "crystal" when used in glass vessels) cause more chromatic dispersion of light, and are prized for their diamond-like optical properties. Solution:
zirconium
Then she shows how to adjust the saddle by moving it back and forth. She later demonstrates how to remove the saddle off. she OPTIONS: - then rides all along the trail with the top of the saddle up. - uses a brush to remove the saddle. - kneels in front of the horse to shows how it moves. - puts the new one on and then uses tools to tighten it back on. puts the new one on and then uses tools to tighten it back on. A woman runs her fingers through her hair. She shows off two hair styling products she has and grabs the shampoo. she OPTIONS: - sprays the products onto the side of her head. - rinses the salon attendant's head off and ties her hair up. - grabs the other product, a hair masque. - sprays the products on her hair and puts it into a holder, then sticks her hair into the holder again. grabs the other product, a hair masque. How to get a certificate of authenticity Find an autograph authentication company. Autograph authentication companies can help you verify an autograph was legitimate. They use a combination of specialized autograph authentication equipment, as well as handwriting analysis and computer technology, to ascertain if an autograph is legitimate. OPTIONS: - Speak to someone at the autograph authentication company. Have them write you a letter or email. - If you obtained an autograph secondhand, this can be particularly helpful. If you intend to sell an autograph you obtained in person, this can also be helpful as potential buyers will know your autograph is real. - Specialty medical quality checks may be used as well, as their effectiveness is visible. Traditionally, autograph issuers use copyright-issued photographs or other brands of shields. - The company may also request a " floating marker " (which can be obtained by contacting the company in person) to confirm that someone made an autograph. The company may also order proof of authenticity from certain agencies before issuing the autograph. If you obtained an autograph secondhand, this can be particularly helpful. If you intend to sell an autograph you obtained in person, this can also be helpful as potential buyers will know your autograph is real. How to self publish poetry Finish your set or selection of poems. Before you even start trying to self-publish your book, have a finished and polished collection of poetry. If you start worrying about the publication details before you finish writing your book, you won't be able to fully focus on either task. OPTIONS: - Think of a couple poems that you really like and appreciate, and start to turn them into a collection. Pull out poems you really love and those that represent your emotions and love-making. - This will immediately make it harder to keep going until the time for self publishing passes. Write down all of the poems that you have written and include them in a separate, notebook or it anywhere that you will see them often. - Instead, save yourself some conversation time on new poems that you're considering trying to publish. Alternatively, check with your local bookstore. - Here's how to finish your book of poetry : Write and revise each poem in the collection multiple times. Find the best way to arrange the poems in the book.
Here's how to finish your book of poetry : Write and revise each poem in the collection multiple times. Find the best way to arrange the poems in the book.
Detailed Instructions: 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". See one example below: Problem: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball Solution: No Explanation: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No". Problem: Is this an insect or an animal? A snail is an animal just like you and me. Thats right, you too are an animal. No, you don't look like a snail. You do have some things in common. Animals can be divided into many groups. These groups are decided based on their characteristics. All animals have some basic features in common. That does not mean they are the same. They also have many differences. For example, snails are mollusks and not insects. Mollusks have a unique set of features. Notice the large foot that allows it to move. Yes, it only has one foot. Did you notice the long antennas on its head? This is where the snail's eyes are. They are on the end of the antenna. They are not on its head like most animals. The foot and eyes are unique features. Scientists use these features to place animals into groups. <sep>How are snails different?<sep>They have unique feet and eyes, and their eyes are not on their heads like most animals Solution:
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. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Q: A New Jersey man who was displaying Ebola-like symptoms after returning from a trip to West Africa has tested positive for Malaria, NBC10 reports. The man had developed a fever and started vomiting at the New Jersey Wawa store at Squankum and East County Line roads in Lakewood, Ocean County, on Tuesday. Initial reports stated the man took ill at a nearby condo complex, but Lakewood Police Chief Robert Lawson clarified that the situation began around 9pm on Tuesday after the man began to vomit at the Wawa convenience store, causing someone to call 911. He was taken to Monmouth Medical Center to be isolated where tests determined that he has malaria, police said.Someone called 911 after the man was sick and displaying other Ebola-like symptoms in a Wawa storeThe man sparked fears he had the deadly disease as he revealed he had recently returned from West AfricaHowever it emerged he had been in Nigeria which is not a hot bed for the disease and tests proved he was Ebola-freeIt comes a day after an inquiry slammed WHO's handling of Ebola Questions:'The _ does not have an organisational culture that supports open and critical dialogue between senior leaders and staff or that permits risk-taking or critical approaches to decision-making,' the authors wrote. (A) New Jersey (B) Ebola (C) West Africa (D) Malaria (E) NBC10 (F) New Jersey Wawa (G) Squankum (H) East County Line (I) Lakewood (J) Ocean County (K) Lakewood Police (L) Robert Lawson (M) Wawa (N) Monmouth Medical Center (O) Nigeria (P) WHO A:
(P)
There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art; Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without building, or even a wall for its drawing and paintings. FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don't have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is direction of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works. A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer . Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at school and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostake said the FIU museum will take computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge _ for the electronic museum. To see the art in FIU museum, you need _ . A) floppy discs B) a computer and a printer C) pictures and drawings on paper D) a computer connect to the museum by telephone line D A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a sign advertising them on the edge of his yard. One day, a little boy came to buy one of the puppies. With a whistle , the farmer called, "Here, Dolly!" Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by _ . The little boy stood against the fence . His eyes danced with happiness. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, something wrong with its legs, doing its best to catch up. "I want that one," the little boy said. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would." With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he showed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands." Which of the following words best describes the boy? A) clever B) lovely C) warm-hearted D) strange C Many songs, poems, and books have been written on love's strong effect on people. The state of being in love has even been compared to being sick or mad. A study by Professor Semir Zeki of University College London has found that love does affect people's brains by making them feel great. Zeki studied young men and women who had recently fallen in love. He found that, when they were looking at photos of their loved ones, there was heightened activity in four areas of their brains. These areas deal with emotions, and one of them, in particular, is known to respond to drugs that cause feelings of great joy and excitement. Interestingly, the study also found a lack of activity in two other areas of the brain when the volunteers looked at their lovers' photographs. One of these areas is linked to feelings of sadness, while the other is often active in people suffering from depression. It seems love really can be _ . The state of being in love, according to some scientists, may actually be good for your health. Although scientists know that being in love can make a person feel great, the exact influence of love on a person's health is harder to determine. However, scientists say that people do need love in order to live healthy lives. According to Dr. Thomas Lewis, people need to be in relationships because that is how we are designed. He says the brain can only maintain the overall stability of a person's immune system, bodily rhythms, and heart if it receives input from outside the body in the form of emotional connections with others. Professor Antonio Damasio has a similar view. He says that love enriches a person's imagination and creativity, and makes a person's body work better. He also believes that love can even improve the body's ability to fight against disease. Damasio's wise words of advice are " Choose love and you will live longer." The main idea of this passage is _ . A) love can really cause people active B) love has effect on songs and books C) love is linked with emotion D) love is what we need
D
[Q]: The Escapist is a superhero character created by Michael Chabon in the 2000 novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay". In the novel, the Escapist is a fictional character created by the comics writer protagonists. The character later featured in the metafictional work "Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist" and Brian K. Vaughan's comic "The Escapists". The Escapist is a book OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]: No [Q]: The 2008 KNVB Cup Final was a football match between Feyenoord and Roda JC on 27 April 2008 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2007–08 KNVB Cup competition. Feyenoord beat Roda JC 2–0 after goals from Denny Landzaat and Jonathan de Guzmán. It was their eleventh KNVB Cup triumph. There was more than one goal scored in the final match. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]: Yes [Q]: Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is Belgian retired professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed "X-Man", he is only one of two players from Belgium (the other being David Goffin) to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour, with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 19. the text clearly stated this. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]: It's impossible to say [Q]: Live in London March 2011 is a 2011 live album studio release from KT Tunstall, featuring tracks from four of her albums and EPs and one cover. It is her fifth live release, fourth live album, and the first live album to be released on CD. It follows the release of "Tiger Suit" Live in London was recorded live. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No [A]:
Yes
Miles of Australia's most pristine coastline have been declared a disaster zone following a large oil spill from a storm-damaged cargo ship. At least 60 kilometres of Queensland's southeastern shore were contaminated when at least 42 tonnes of oil spilled into the ocean from MV Pacific Adventurer on Wednesday night. The ship, which had sailed into cyclonic weather, lost 31 containers aboard, one of which pierced the ship's hull and a fuel tank. Anna Bligh, the Queensland premier, has declared Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast disaster zones. they are talking about frogs only A: No Shane Harte is a Canadian actor, singer and songwriter born in Brampton, Ontario. He attended St. Roch Catholic Secondary School. He plays the series lead, Luke, in the Family Channel series "Lost & Found Music Studios". He also plays Luke in the hit children's TV program "The Next Step". Shane Harte is on tv A: Yes Elizabeth Dowdeswell is the Under Secretary General at the United Nations Offices at Nairobi and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. Elizabeth Dowdeswell is not physically underneath the Secretary General at the United Nations Offices at Nairobi. A:
It's impossible to say
Two men are standing on an indoor gym and in sync they both start jumping on their metal bouncy stits and they both do a backflip. various clips OPTIONS: - of various different people also wearing the bouncy stilts play and they're all running, flipping and doing various tricks while landing onto blue mats in an indoor gym. - are shown of men doing hop rope hands spinning and twirling tricks that leads into them jumping down again. - are shown of the men doing similar tricks between jumps as well as once again falling down. - of people outside of her locker room perform fade out as they continue to jump and do flips and a different group of people watching on the sidelines as they begin doing jumps. of various different people also wearing the bouncy stilts play and they're all running, flipping and doing various tricks while landing onto blue mats in an indoor gym. How to hang clothes Hang blouses on padded hangers. Choose fabric-covered hangers with some padding to protect thin blouses from getting ripples and bumps. If you have blouses made of delicate fabrics, such as lace or silk, choose satin-covered hangers to keep your garments from snagging and becoming damaged. OPTIONS: - Wear a polyester shirt or button-down, especially with delicate fabrics, since polyester or silk also protects delicate items like blouses. Make sure your hang clothes are clean so there is not any dirt or debris lingering on your clothes. - House roll blouses into blouses. If you have blouses of a very delicate fabric, like lace, linen, and cotton, you can house roll blouses into blouses. - If you are hanging clothes from hooks or doors, make sure the dress or skirt-style hangers are not secured or touches the walls in various ways. Never wear dresses or skirts on hangers or that will be uncomfortable and restrictive for your clothes. - Typically, fabric-covered hangers have a wooden or plastic inner structure. Use velvet-coated hangers on spaghetti-strap tops. Typically, fabric-covered hangers have a wooden or plastic inner structure. Use velvet-coated hangers on spaghetti-strap tops. How to make garlic butter Soften the butter. Let the butter sit, covered, at room temperature until it's soft and can be easily spread with a knife. Put the softened butter into a medium-sized bowl. OPTIONS: - Wrap the softened butter in plastic wrap and set the bowl on a serving platter. You'll need approximately 2 tablespoons (30ml) of butter per serving. - Separate the garlic and onion from the butter. Put the onions in with the butter. - You can get this kind of butter at most grocery stores. You can also beat the butter in a food processor with electric beaters in a couple of batches. - For a dairy-free alternative, try margarine. Olive or coconut oil can also be used. For a dairy-free alternative, try margarine. Olive or coconut oil can also be used. How to fix cigarette burns in a car seat Find a spot in your car to collect fibers that match the seat. Choose an inconspicuous place such as under your seat. You can also get fibers from the carpet that is hidden underneath plastic paneling. OPTIONS: - Place the fibers in a clean box or piece of cardboard. Avoid leaving scuff marks or a line of stains on a cigarette. - Sit down in the darkness to collect the fibers. You can lie down without looking at the fiber, if you can. - Wash the marks off of the glass panel or window glass with soap and water. Scrub the glass panels with a clean cloth so that the fiberglass does not get on the exposed glass. - To expose carpet, inspect the paneling first. Check if the weather stripping is covering the area where the panel meets the door.
To expose carpet, inspect the paneling first. Check if the weather stripping is covering the area where the panel meets the door.
The Nobel shines a spotlight on a form of "social capitalism" that has gained currency in recent years, propelled by high-profile supporters like former President Bill Clinton, rock star Bono and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Q with options: Can we draw the following conclusion? President Bill Clinton is a supporter of "social capitalism". Options are: A. yes. B. no.
A.
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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. Attempted purchase of Time Warner Cable by Comcast -- Citing the reduction of competition in the broadband and cable industries that would result from the merger, the Department of Justice planned to file an antitrust lawsuit against Comcast and Time Warner Cable in an effort to block it. On April 24, 2015, Comcast announced that it would withdraw its proposal to acquire TWC. Afterward, TWC would enter into an agreement to be acquired by Charter Communications.
are comcast and time warner the same company
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. Q: Marshmallow creme is an American confection, a rich sweet marshmallow spread usually eaten for breakfast. One brand of marshmallow creme is Marshmallow Fluff, which is used to make the New England ``Fluffernutter'' sandwich. This is manufactured by Durkee-Mower, Inc. Its ingredients include corn syrup, sugar syrup, vanilla flavor, and egg whites. A: is marshmallow cream and marshmallow fluff the same thing? **** Q: Whole-wheat flour (in the US) or wholemeal flour (in the UK) is a powdery substance, a basic food ingredient, derived by grinding or mashing the whole grain of wheat, also known as the wheatberry. Whole-wheat flour is used in baking of breads and other baked goods, and also typically mixed with other lighter ``white'' unbleached or bleached flours (that have been treated with flour bleaching agent(s)) to restore nutrients to the white flours (especially fiber, protein, and vitamins), texture, and body that are lost in milling and other processing to the finished baked goods or other food(s). A: is whole grain flour the same as wholemeal? **** Q: United States lawful permanent residency, informally known as having a green card, is the immigration status of a person authorized to live and work in the United States of America permanently. Green cards are valid for 10 years for permanent residents, and 2 years for conditional permanent residents. After this period, the card must be renewed or replaced. The application process may take several years. An immigrant usually has to go through a three-step process to get permanent residency that includes petition and processing. A:
is permanent resident the same as green card? ****
instruction: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. question: A license is required to carry a loaded handgun either openly or concealed. Such permits are issued through the Department of Safety to qualified residents 21 years or 18 years old if the applicant is active duty, reservist, guardsman, or honorably discharged from their branch of service, DD-214 must mention 'pistol qualification' in order to be exempt from 8 hour safety course must have a valid military ID. The length of the term for the initial license is determined by the age of the applicant. If renewed properly and on time, the license is renewed every 8 years. Tennessee recognizes any valid, out-of-state permit for carrying a handgun as long as the permittee is not a resident of Tennessee. Nonresidents are not issued permits unless they are regularly employed in the state. Such persons are then required to obtain Tennessee permits even if they have home state permits unless their home state has entered into a reciprocity agreement with Tennessee. Permittees may carry handguns in most areas except civic centers, public recreation buildings and colleges. Businesses or landowners posting ``no carry'' signs may prohibit gun carry on any portion of their properties. answer: can i carry a gun in tennessee without a permit? question: National Treasure is a series of political theatrical adventure mystery films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, Patrick Henry Gates (Jon Voight), his girlfriend, Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) and his loyal sidekick, Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), uncovers hidden troves and secrets from U.S. history. The films were distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. There are also a series of novels detailing the ancestors of Ben Gates, all written by Catherine Hapka. answer: is the movie national treasure based on a book? question: Angel food cake, or angel cake, is a type of sponge cake made with egg whites, flour, and sugar. A whipping agent, such as cream of tartar, is commonly added. It differs from other cakes because it uses no butter. Its structure comes from whipped egg whites known as a protein foam. Angel food cake originated in the United States and first became popular in the late 19th century. It gained its unique reputation along with its name due to its light and fluffy texture, said to resemble the ``food of the angels''. answer:
is angel food cake batter supposed to be foam?
The Guidance Department at Burrville High School has a staff of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too. "Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern," says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. "This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May." September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of them want to discuss the schedules. October brings many behaviour problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. "It's the holiday," Ms. Foreman says. "People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year's Day." Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year's busiest month. That's when parents realize that their children might be held back . They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June. "Most of their work is done with the students" means _ . A) they have most of their work done by the students B) most of their work is getting rid of their students C) most of their work is dealing with the students D) their work is mostly done together with the students C There are only 24 hours in a day,but people can use the time wisely. In other words,effective time management is important if you want to succeed. Knowing the importance of daily matters is the first step towards good time management. Write down the things that you want to do and organize them according to their level of importance. The important thing should be done first. If there are too many things that have to be done in one day, then you have to give up doing something that is less important on your list. Besides this,you need to spend a specific amount of time doing all the activities you have written down and make sure you finish them on time. People often slow down in their work even though they know that time will never wait for them. Make sure you keep to your plan and finish the tasks one by one. Do not try to do too many things at once. Also,you can group similar activities together and do them one by one. For example, you can group all the tasks you need to do in the office together and do them while you're in office. Do all the tasks that have to be done in one place first, and then move to the next place to do the other tasks. "The bad news is that time flies. The good news is that you're the pilot, "said Michael Althsuler. Your future is in your hands,so remember to invest your time wisely from today on. Which of the following ideas would the author agree with? A) Never give up doing the least important things B) Successful people can make a day last longer than 24 hours C) Writing down daily tasks is the first step towards success D) Effective time management can help one to succeed D Q: Happy birthday The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday . Different generations of CNO vocalists , like Li Guangxi , Yao Hong and Ma Mei , will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like "The White-haired Girl" and "The Hundredth Bride", as well as , arias of such Western opera classics as "Madame Butterfly", "La Traviata" and "Rigoletto". Time/ date : 7:30 pm , September 7, 8 Location : Tianqiao Theatre Tel : 6551-4787, 8315-6170 Tickets : 60--500 yuan (US $7.2-- 60.2) Folk music A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works . The concert , given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre , will include such pieces as "Memory of Childhood ", "Memorial Ceremony for God "and "Wine Song". Time/date: 7:30pm, September 13 Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China Tel: 6848 -5462, 6841-9220 Tickets: 30-200 yuan (US$3.6-24.1) Moon music A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as "Moonlight", "Spring night on a Moonlit River" and "Lofty Mountain and Flowing River." A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra. Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 21st Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities Tel: 6606--8888, 6606--9999 In which column of a newspaper will the article be published? A) Entertainment. B) People. C) Culture. D) Sports. A: A (Question) Most people are aware of what the adoption process is because it has become rather common in our society. Adoption is where a child is legally placed with guardians or parents (or perhaps a single parent) other than the birth mother or father. Once an adoption is finalized, all parental rights are turned over to the adoptive parents and there is no legal difference between adoptive parents and natural birth parents. There are generally two types of adoption, which are closed adoption and open adoption. When an adopted person has access to his or her adoption file and original records, it is referred to as an open adoption. The term is also used to describe any contact that may be between the adoptive family, the birth parents, and the adopted child. The level of openness can change greatly in such contact depending on each individual relationship. There can be indirect contact between the natural birth parents and the child through the form of letters and photographs, or there can be actual physical contact. A semi-open adoption is where the birth parents may have contact with the adoptive parents before the birth of the child, either once or several times. After the birth there is no more contact. A semi-open adoption may remain as it is or it can become either open or closed. A closed adoption is where only the medical and historical information about the biological parents is given to the adoptive family. Typically, the birth and adoptive parents do not know each other's identities. The record of the birth parents is kept sealed . A closed adoption is usually only effective in the adoption of babies. The adoption of an older child who already knows his or her birth parents cannot be kept closed. How many adoption types are mentioned in the passage? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. (Answer)
A
Part 1. Definition In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False. Part 2. Example Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets. Answer: is house tax and property tax are same Explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct. Part 3. Exercise Shotgun -- Aside from the most common use against small, fast moving targets, the shotgun has several advantages when used against still targets. First, it has enormous stopping power at short range, more than nearly all handguns and many rifles. Though many believe the shotgun is a great firearm for inexperienced shooters, the truth is, at close range, the spread of shot is not very large at all, and competency in aiming is still required. A typical self-defense load of buckshot contains 8--27 large lead pellets, resulting in many wound tracks in the target. Also, unlike a fully jacketed rifle bullet, each pellet of shot is less likely to penetrate walls and hit bystanders. It is favored by law enforcement for its low penetration and high stopping power. Answer:
is a rifle the same as a shotgun
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. Input: Four Winds Casinos -- In 2007, as a federally recognized tribe, the Pokagon Band were able to develop and Four Winds New Buffalo on the Pokagon Reservation, in New Buffalo Township in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and a compact with Michigan. A second, satellite casino, Four Winds Hartford, opened on August 30, 2011, and a third, Four Winds Dowagiac, opened April 30, 2013. Output:
is four winds casino on an indian reservation
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". [EX Q]: When you get sick, your body springs to action. Your body starts to fight the illness. Thats why you want to eat right and get plenty of sleep. You need a strong immune system to fight off illness. Plants dont have an immune system. That does not mean they do not get sick. Plants are affected by disease just like us. Typically, their first line of defense is the death of part of the plant. This prevents the infection from spreading. Many plants also produce special chemicals to fight disease. For example, willow trees produce a chemical to kill the bacteria. The same compound is used in many acne products. You can see a picture of a willow tree in Figure Plants may be smarter than we think. No, they cannot talk to each other. They may be able to send messages, though. <sep>What typically happens in a plant first to prevent an infection from spreading?<sep>Having some rest [EX A]: No [EX Q]: Before the mysterious disappearance of one of its passenger jets this month, Malaysia wasn't a country used to finding itself dominating headlines around the world. Some of its Southeast Asian neighbors, including Indonesia and the Philippines, have suffered devastating natural disasters in recent years and are all too familiar with the media frenzy that accompanies a major crisis. But Malaysia has largely managed to stay out of the international spotlight since its independence from British colonial rule more than half a century ago. "It is one of these countries, because of its geography, that doesn't have earthquakes," said Ernest Bower, senior adviser for Southeast Asia studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It doesn't have tsunamis. It hasn't been tested with a disaster like this." The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has thrust the government into the dazzling glare of worldwide attention. And it hasn't emerged with very good grades. "I think on a stress test, they're failing," Bower told CNN's Jake Tapper, pointing to the government's coordination of different agencies and communication with other countries. China among critics Criticism and complaints have come from other countries involved in the search for the missing plane, including China and Vietnam, and from the relatives of passengers. Malaysian officials have created confusion by issuing contradictory statements on key aspects of the investigation. The majority of the people on board the plane were Chinese, and Beijing has increasingly voiced its displeasure with the search, especially after Malaysia announced over the weekend that evidence suggested the plane had been deliberately flown west into the Indian Ocean, away from its last confirmed location over the South China Sea. "The new information means the intensive search in the South China Sea for the whole past week was worthless and would never bear fruit," said a commentary published by China's state-run news agency Xinhua. "Even worse, the golden time for saving possible survivors, if any, was generously wasted." <sep>Why are Chinese and Vietnamese officials critical of the Malaysian response?<sep>Because Malaysian officials have said there were no passengers aboard from either China or Vietnam [EX A]: No [EX Q]: Have you ever looked closely at a globe? That continents look like a giant jig-saw puzzle. North America looks like it could fit next to Europe. The edge of South America matches Africa. Scientists noticed these same features. It caused them to start asking questions. They wanted to know if these continents were was connected? If so, how can something so large move so far? What could possibly have enough force to move such a giant slab of rock? Is there other evidence that can provide clues to the past positions of continents? How can answering these questions help us? A scientist named Alfred Wegener had these same questions. Wegener look at rocks on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He noticed they were the same type and age. He thought that the rocks must have formed side by side. He proposed that the rocks then drifted apart. One part went with North America. The other part stayed with Europe. <sep>What parts did Wegener say the layers of rock of the same size and age formed when drifting apart?<sep>Both sides of Atlantic ocean [EX A]:
Yes
Cape Vakop ( ) is a headland between Hound Bay and Luisa Bay on the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–12, under Wilhelm Filchner. The name appears on a chart based upon surveys of South Georgia in 1926–30 by DI personnel, but may represent an earlier naming. Can we draw the following conclusion? it is located in south georgias north coast Pick your answer from: (a). Yes (b). It's impossible to say (c). No
(a).
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: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball Example solution: No Example explanation: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No". Problem: Breathing is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs. The process depends on a muscle called the diaphragm. This is a large, sheet-like muscle below the lungs. Inhaling, or breathing in, occurs when the diaphragm muscle tightens. This increases the size of the chest. This too decreases air pressure inside the lungs. This action allows air and gases to enter the lungs. Exhaling, or breathing out, occurs when the diaphragm muscle relaxes. This decreases the size of the chest. This increases air pressure inside the lungs. This action allows for air to leave the lungs. When you inhale, air enters the respiratory system through your nose and ends up in your lungs, where gas exchange with the blood takes place. What happens to the air along the way? In the nose, mucus and hairs trap any dust or other particles in the air. The air is also warmed and moistened. Next, air passes through a passageway that is connected to the windpipe. The air then finds its way to the lungs. In the chest, the windpipe splits so that air enters both the right and left lung. <sep>Breathing process depends on which muscle<sep>Chest
Solution: No
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. Q: Host commentator So that's it from the Sportsmail live coverage of Real Madrid versus Granada. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo (five, yes, five), Karim Benzema (two), Gareth Bale and a Diego Mainz own goal secure a huge win. Robert Ibanez scored Granada's consolation. Thanks for following our coverage. If you enjoyed it, why not follow our minute-by-minute updates of Tottenham Hotspur's trip to Burnley back in the Barclays Premier League. Our live coverage has started HERE. That's it at the Bernabeu. Final score, Real Madrid 9-1 Granada. The biggest win of the La Liga season and what a way for the home side to get back to winning ways after El Clasico!Real Madrid take on Granada in La Liga early Sunday kick-offCarlo Ancelotti's side four points off Barcelona in the title raceReal were beaten 2-1 in El Clasico last time out before international break Questions:_ are ruthless and there could be more with 34 minutes to go. (A) Sportsmail (B) Real Madrid (C) Granada (D) Cristiano Ronaldo (E) Karim Benzema (F) Gareth Bale (G) Diego Mainz (H) Robert Ibanez (I) Tottenham Hotspur (J) Burnley (K) Barclays Premier League (L) Bernabeu (M) La Liga (N) El Clasico (O) Carlo Ancelotti (P) Barcelona A: (B) **** Q: Three people have been arrested and charged in connection to a man's murder in Glendale, California, among them an aspiring pop star and a self-proclaimed Armenian cracker bread heiress. The suspects have been identified as Sparkle Soojian, 32, her husband Jared Kasciewicz, 28, and singer Courtney Argue, 25. The trio are accused of killing John Michael King-Smith, 31, the founder and CEO of Blacksmith Records, inside a condominium in Glendale Thursday morning. Police responded to a home in the 200 block of West Windsor Road at around 2am after getting a report about a disturbance. Officers entered the home where Ms Soojian lives and found King-Smith 'in a state of medical distress.'John Michael King-Smith, 31, was found dead inside a Glendale, California, condo early ThursdaySuspects identified as Sparkle Soojian, 32, her husband Jared Kasciewicz, 28, and singer Courtney Argue, 25Soojian and Kasciewicz charged with felony murder; Argue faces charge of accessory to murder after the factArgue is a rising pop singer who works on the side as a 'shot girl' for her friend Soojian's company Sparkle's AnglesSoojian, 32, claims to be heiress of Ak Mak - an Armenian cracker bread that was invented by her great-grandparents Questions:Investigators believe that _ and Kasciewicz, who are married, killed King-Smith. (A) Glendale (B) California (C) Armenian (D) Sparkle Soojian (E) Jared Kasciewicz (F) Courtney Argue (G) John Michael King (H) Smith (I) Blacksmith Records (J) West Windsor Road (K) Kasciewicz (L) Argue (M) Sparkle (N) Angles (O) Ak Mak A: (D) **** Q: Amazon wants you to buy its first smartphone, the Fire, which it unveiled Wednesday. But it also wants you to use that phone to buy more stuff ... from Amazon. And one of the device's most distinctive features is designed to make it as easy as possible do just that. It's called Firefly, and it contains image-, text- and audio-recognition technology to help you scan and identify books, songs, movies and other items. Amazon wants you to use Firefly so much that the feature has its own dedicated button on the side of the phone for one-stop shopping. "The Firefly button lets you identify printed Web and email addresses, phone numbers, QR and bar codes, artwork, and over 100 million items, including songs, movies, TV shows, and products -- and take action in seconds," Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in announcing the phone, which will run Amazon's Fire operating system.Firefly is Amazon's recognition tool for the new Fire PhoneAmazon says Firefly can identify more than 100 million itemsUsers can then click to buy an item from AmazonPhone is designed to pull you into Amazon's growing universe of services Questions:A user will presumably be able to walk into a store, pick out a product they like, zap it with Firefly and, within a second or two, find out whether it's available on _ for less money. (A) Amazon (B) Firefly (C) The Firefly (D) Web (E) QR (F) Jeff Bezos (G) Fire (H) Fire Phone A:
(A) ****
"In Due Time" is the lead single from Killswitch Engage's sixth studio album, "Disarm the Descent". The song is the band's first single to feature vocalist Jesse Leach since 2003's "The Element of One". The song charted at no. 23 on the Active rock chart and no. 26 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Can we infer the following? The band was grateful to have acquired Jesse Leach to be their lead singer. pick from the following. +Yes; +It's impossible to say; +No; The answer is:
It's impossible to say
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below. The Osaka World Trade Center is the tallest building in Japan. The Osaka World Trade Center is the tallest building in Western Japan. OPTIONS: - yes - no no The Russian government announced the termination of its "counterterrorism operation" in Chechnya effective April 16. According to the leader of the Russian secret service, Alexander Bortnikov, 20,000 soldiers will leave Chechnya in order to normalise the situation in the autonomous republic of Russia. This happened on behalf of the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev who had already announced a possible withdrawal of the Russian troops at the G20 summit in the beginning of April this year. But some forces, the special forces of Moscow's ministry of the interior, will still stay in Chechnya. Human rights activist Lew Ponomarjov welcomed the situation, saying that the counterterrorism situation in Chechnya had been a severe violation of human rights. OPTIONS: - yes - no Question: Alexander Bortnikov lives in Chechnya. no President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's controversial ruler, has reached his 85th birthday. To mark the occasion, the BBC's African Perspective programme asked his former friends, employees and interviewers to recall their most memorable encounters with "Uncle Bob", as he is known in Zimbabwe. WILF MBANGA, EDITOR, THE ZIMBABWEAN I remember very well how I first met Robert Mugabe. In 1974, I did a series of profiles of nationalist leaders who had come out of jail. We had not had pictures or heard of them for years. Is this true: Uncle Bob is Robert Mugabe. OPTIONS: - yes - no A: yes Question: U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema accepted would-be hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui's guilty pleas on six charges of conspiracy laid against him for his plotting to participate in the Sept. 11 attacks . Moussaoui, who had to be restrained at one point during the trial in an Alexandria, Virginia courthouse, was polite and quiet during the day's appearance. Is this true? Moussaoui participated in the Sept. 11 attacks. OPTIONS: - yes - no Answer: no Problem: Rome is in Lazio province and Naples in Campania. Based on that paragraph can we say the following? Rome is located in Lazio province. OPTIONS: - yes - no **** Answer: yes Problem: 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. Based on that paragraph can we say the following? The first two borrowers must start repaying the principal plus interest over a six-week period. OPTIONS: - yes - no **** Answer:
yes
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task. 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. Since the beginning , the award has commonly been called the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor . Output:
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ( often referred to as the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor ) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) .
The Pear Tree ("Derakht-e-Golabi") is a 1998 Iranian drama movie written and directed by Dariush Mehrjui with Homayoun Ershadi and Golshifteh Farahani in the lead. The movie was noted for the exemplary craftsmanship of Dariush Mehrjui on his examination of the Iranian bourgeoisie. This movie is also the debut film of the veteran Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani. The pear tree is also known for its controversial scenes OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: It's impossible to say Svensk Hyllningsfest (] , "Swedish Honoring Festival") is a biennial celebration held in Lindsborg, Kansas, in October of odd-numbered years since 1941 to celebrate the town's Swedish heritage. The festival includes Swedish dancing, foods including "lutfisk", cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts, entertainment by local artists and musicians, a parade, and a smörgåsbord. The Svensk Hyllningsfest is not held during even-numbered years due to Swedish tradition. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: It's impossible to say Nannina de' Medici (14 February 1448 – 14 May 1493), born Lucrezia de' Medici, was the second daughter of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. She was thus the elder sister of Lorenzo de' Medici. She married Bernardo Rucellai. Her father's name was Piero, so she is sometimes known as Lucrezia di Piero de' Medici. Nannina de' Medici married Bernando Trump Jr OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A:
No
"A Hard Day's Night" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was written by John Lennon, with some collaboration from Paul McCartney. It was released on the film soundtrack of the same name in 1964. It was also released in the UK as a single, with "Things We Said Today" as its B-side. A Hard Day's Night was a song that was never written or recorded by the Beatles. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: No Nathan MacKinnon (born September 1, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, an alternate captain of the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Avalanche in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. For the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League, Nathan is an alternate captain. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: Yes Angelo Cimadomo (born 11 March 1978) is an Italian footballer. He plays as a midfielder. He played for S.S.C. Napoli youth teams and made his debut in Serie A on 14 December 1997 against Parma. He made another presence for Napoli the subsequent year, in Serie B. At the end of the season he was sent to Ascoli where he played 24 matches in two years. He continued his career in Serie C1, C2 and D. Cimadomo scored a goal in his debut in Serie A. OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A:
It's impossible to say
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. PROBLEM: 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. SOLUTION: gradient of potentials PROBLEM: There's no road around what establishment?, Context: The highest pub in the United Kingdom is the Tan Hill Inn, Yorkshire, at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level. The remotest pub on the British mainland is The Old Forge in the village of Inverie, Lochaber, Scotland. There is no road access and it may only be reached by an 18-mile (29 km) walk over mountains, or a 7-mile (11 km) sea crossing. Likewise, The Berney Arms in Norfolk has no road access. It may be reached by foot or by boat, and by train as it is served by the nearby Berney Arms railway station, which likewise has no road access and serves no other settlement. SOLUTION: The Berney Arms PROBLEM: Which major isotope of uranium is the most common?, Context: Natural uranium consists of three major isotopes: uranium-238 (99.28% natural abundance), uranium-235 (0.71%), and uranium-234 (0.0054%). All three are radioactive, emitting alpha particles, with the exception that all three of these isotopes have small probabilities of undergoing spontaneous fission, rather than alpha emission. There are also five other trace isotopes: uranium-239, which is formed when 238U undergoes spontaneous fission, releasing neutrons that are captured by another 238U atom; uranium-237, which is formed when 238U captures a neutron but emits two more, which then decays to neptunium-237; uranium-233, which is formed in the decay chain of that neptunium-237; and finally, uranium-236 and -240, which appear in the decay chain of primordial plutonium-244. It is also expected that thorium-232 should be able to undergo double beta decay, which would produce uranium-232, but this has not yet been observed experimentally. SOLUTION:
uranium-238
How does the next paragraph end? How to track tornadoes Watch doppler radar for severe storm cells. Doppler radar detects the speed and movement of a storm by using radio wave pulses and it is highly accurate. There are different colors to signify the intensity of a storm.
Greens indicate light rain, yellows and oranges are moderate to heavy rains, and red means very heavy rain or hail. Use a weather app on your phone, visit weather websites like weather.com and weather underground, or watch your local news for up to date doppler forecasts.
— Ahead of their Universal Championship Match at the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman will both be under the same roof tonight on Raw at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Before Raw, Strowman took to Twitter to send a message to Lesnar and Paul Heyman. The Monsters back for the first episode of #Raw for 2019!!!! Heard @BrockLesnar is gonna be there. I've got a bone to pick with him and his Ratvocate @HeymanHustle 👊🏻👊🏻 — Braun Strowman (@BraunStrowman) January 7, 2019 Here are seven things you need to know before Raw. Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text? Braun Strowman does not send tweets. OPT: [A]. Yes; [B]. It's impossible to say; [C]. No;
[C].
Continue writing the next sentence. How to plant daylilies Purchase nursery-grown starter plants or obtain root divisions. Daylilies are difficult to start at home. Visit your local nursery and buy a few starter plants.
If you know another gardener in the process of dividing daylilies, ask if they'd be willing to share some of their root divisions with you. Root divisions are created when multi-stemmed plants are pulled apart to form single stems.
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 the united kingdom develop thier cultural studies, Context: Scholars in the United Kingdom and the United States developed somewhat different versions of cultural studies after the late 1970s. The British version of cultural studies had originated in the 1950s and 1960s, mainly under the influence first of Richard Hoggart, E. P. Thompson, and Raymond Williams, and later that of Stuart Hall and others at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham. This included overtly political, left-wing views, and criticisms of popular culture as "capitalist" mass culture; it absorbed some of the ideas of the Frankfurt School critique of the "culture industry" (i.e. mass culture). This emerges in the writings of early British cultural-studies scholars and their influences: see the work of (for example) Raymond Williams, Stuart Hall, Paul Willis, and Paul Gilroy. [A]: 1950s and 1960s [Q]: How do some of the past students still contribute to this day?, Context: While Harkness' original colleges were Georgian Revival or Collegiate Gothic in style, two colleges constructed in the 1960s, Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges, have modernist designs. All twelve college quadrangles are organized around a courtyard, and each has a dining hall, courtyard, library, common room, and a range of student facilities. The twelve colleges are named for important alumni or significant places in university history. In 2017, the university expects to open two new colleges near Science Hill. [A]: colleges are named for important alumni [Q]: Who is the Queen of Australia?, Context: Elizabeth has held many titles and honorary military positions throughout the Commonwealth, is Sovereign of many orders in her own countries, and has received honours and awards from around the world. In each of her realms she has a distinct title that follows a similar formula: Queen of Jamaica and her other realms and territories in Jamaica, Queen of Australia and her other realms and territories in Australia, etc. In the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, which are Crown dependencies rather than separate realms, she is known as Duke of Normandy and Lord of Mann, respectively. Additional styles include Defender of the Faith and Duke of Lancaster. When in conversation with the Queen, the practice is to initially address her as Your Majesty and thereafter as Ma'am. [A]:
Elizabeth
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? Context: Speaking in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, Mr Putin said the deal was "at the very least ill-considered and unprofessional because discussing such issues without the main supplier is simply not serious". Despite their bitter rivalry, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko were both in Brussels for an international conference with the European Commission, the World Bank and other key lenders. The EU gets 80% of its gas supplies from Russia via a network of more than 13,000km (8,060 miles) of Ukrainian pipelines, some of which are 40 years old. Hypothesis: Putin is 40 years old.
no
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Example Input: Prince Carl-Philip and his new wife Princess Sofia have made their first public appearance as a married couple since their wedding at the end of June. The two, who married in a lavish ceremony at the Chapel Royal at Stockholm's Royal Palace, have spent the last three weeks on their honeymoon in Fiji. Now back in Sweden, former glamour model Sofia spent Saturday watching her new husband compete in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championships in Falkenberg. Dressed in a simple blue cardigan and silk tank top, the 30-year-old appeared tanned and happy as she stood on the sidelines with the couple's border terrier Siri.Princess Sofia and Prince Carl-Philip made appearance over the weekendThe newlyweds have spent the last three weeks on honeymoon in FijiStayed at the exclusive Laucana Island resort which covers 3,500 acresWere at the Scandinavian Touring Car Championships in FalkenbergPrince Carl-Philip was among the competitors and triumphed in his race Question:But thanks to Princess Sofia's reality TV and glamour modelling past, Carl-_'s choice of wife initially proved controversial. Example Output: Philip Example Input: You could have been forgiven for mixing up which line-up cost £230million. Long-time Premier League title favourites Manchester City were comprehensively undone by the Stoke City pair of Marko Arnautovic and Xherdan Shaqiri, whose combined price tag of £15million was half what Manuel Pellegrini paid for holding midfielder Fernandinho alone. Arnautovic scored twice inside the first 15 minutes, both brilliantly assisted by Shaqiri, as Pellegrini's side drifted badly in the swirling Britannia cross-wind. Without Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero – all injured – the richest club in England looked bereft of leadership. Centre halves Martin Demichelis and Nicolas Otamendi rarely looked like they inhabited the same planet, let alone being team-mates for Argentina.Marko Arnautovic fired Stoke City ahead from close range on seven minutes after Xherdan Shaqiri's crossArnautovic doubled the Potters lead on 15 minutes with a neat finish following from Shaqiri's brilliant through ballStoke's No 10 came inches to scoring a first-half hat-trick before the interval but his strike hit the postVisitors played the final 16 minutes with 10 men after Fernando was forced off with a hamstring injury Question:_, whose former manager at Inter Milan Jose Mourinho said had the 'attitude of a child' spent full-time squabbling with Fabian Delph before resuming his celebrations. Example Output: Marko Arnautovic Example Input: Viewers have pleaded with the BBC to ditch its new Wimbledon highlights show – saying they just want to watch some tennis. The programme's new format has been mocked on Twitter amid claims from some fans that yesterday's hour-long show featured just 15 minutes of actual tennis coverage. Bizarre viewer interaction, close-ups of an awkward live audience and inane chat hosted by Clare Balding dominated the rest of Wimbledon 2Day. Balding and former Wimbledon favourite Tim Henham were even filmed playing tennis with a couple of children's plastic racquets to try and promote the programme. One angry viewer, Guy Cohen, tweeted: 'Just had to write to the BBC and ask what on earth this Wimbledon2day nonsense is all about. Bring back the old format and let's watch tennis.'Angry viewers complained Wimbledon 2Day doesn't show enough tennisCalling for return of John Inverdale to replace presenter Clare BaldingMocked for dumbing down coverage, including bizarre clip to promote itClare Balding & Tim Henham filmed playing tennis with plastic racquets Question:Jenna ‏@thetrekfiles tweeted: 'Bring back Today at Wimbledon with _ immediately!'. Example Output:
John Inverdale
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: 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>Why did Philip have four of Alexanders friends exiled and have Thessalus brought to him in chains?<sep>He wanted a better bride for Alexander Output: No Input: Consider Input: An atom is the very smallest particle that still the elements properties. All the atoms of an element are alike. They are also different from the atoms of all other elements. For example, atoms of gold are always the same. It does not matter if they are found in a gold nugget or a gold ring. All gold atoms have the same structure and properties. For example, all gold atoms contain 79 protons. One of golds unique properties is that it is a great conductor of electricity. Gold is a better conductor of electricity than copper. Gold is more rare and expensive than copper. Copper is used in house wiring. Gold is far too expensive. <sep>Are two atoms of different elements the same?<sep>No, atoms of a single element are alike and differ from other elements Output: Yes Input: Consider Input: Although Bin Laden, Atef, and KSM initially contemplated using established al Qaeda members to execute the planes operation, the late 1999 arrival in Kandahar of four aspiring jihadists from Germany suddenly presented a more attractive alternative. The Hamburg group shared the anti-U.S. fervor of the other candidates for the operation, but added the enormous advantages of fluency in English and familiarity with life in the West, based on years that each member of the group had spent living in Germany. Not surprisingly, Mohamed Atta, Ramzi Binalshibh, Marwan al Shehhi, and Ziad Jarrah would all become key players in the 9/11 conspiracy. Mohamed Atta was born on September 1, 1968, in Kafr el Sheikh, Egypt, to a middle-class family headed by his father, an attorney. After graduating from Cairo University with a degree in architectural engineering in 1990, Atta worked as an urban planner in Cairo for a couple of years. In the fall of 1991, he asked a German family he had met in Cairo to help him continue his education in Germany. They suggested he come to Hamburg and invited him to live with them there, at least initially. After completing a course in German, Atta traveled to Germany for the first time in July 1992. He resided briefly in Stuttgart and then, in the fall of 1992, moved to Hamburg to live with his host family. After enrolling at the University of Hamburg, he promptly transferred into the city engineering and planning course at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, where he would remain registered as a student until the fall of 1999. He appears to have applied himself fairly seriously to his studies (at least in comparison to his jihadist friends) and actually received his degree shortly before traveling to Afghanistan. In school, Atta came across as very intelligent and reasonably pleasant, with an excellent command of the German language. When Atta arrived in Germany, he appeared religious, but not fanatically so. This would change, especially as his tendency to assert leadership became increasingly pronounced. According to Binalshibh, as early as 1995 Atta sought to organize a Muslim student association in Hamburg. In the fall of 1997, he joined a working group at the Quds mosque in Hamburg, a group designed to bridge the gap between Muslims and Christians. Atta proved a poor bridge, however, because of his abrasive and increasingly dogmatic personality. But among those who shared his beliefs, Atta stood out as a decisionmaker. <sep>Mohamed Atta was what age when he received a degree in Architectural Engineering?<sep>1991
Output: No
Question: Alex Da Silva, a salsa dance instructor and choreographer for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," was arrested Saturday on suspicion of sexually assaulting four of his students, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department. Da Silva, 41, is accused of assaulting the students in his two homes in the San Fernando Valley over the last six years, police said. He is being held in lieu of $3.8 million bail. Authorities said the four victims were all students of Da Silva at the time of the assaults. Is this true? Alex Da Silva is a student of salsa dance. Answer: no Question: Bush's second term as President of the United States, which began on January 20, 2005, expired with the swearing-in of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, at noon EST (UTC-5), under the provisions of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Bush performed his final official act this morning, welcoming Barack Obama and Michelle to the White House for coffee before the swearing-in, shortly before 10am EST, and then accompanied them there by motorcade to attend the ceremony. Last week, Bush had made his farewells to the nation in a televised address, saying that the inauguration turns a page in race relations. "Obama's story ―his black father was from Kenya, his white mother from Kansas ―represents "the enduring promise of our land," said Bush. Is this true? Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States. Answer: yes Question: When the Berlin Wall fell in early November, 1989 Berlin's east and west sections were rejoined to create the third-largest city in Europe , with a population of about 3 million. Is this true? The Berlin Wall was torn down in November, 1989. Answer:
yes
Write the next sentence in this paragraph: How to unfriend someone on facebook without actually unfriending them Open your facebook page. The easiest way to get rid of an annoying friend's posts in your news feed is to go to their profile and " unfollow " them; this feature is similar to " muting " an account on twitter. If you aren't logged in, you'll first need to enter your facebook email and password. 1). When you open these, a prompt will appear saying " this posting hasn't quite been removed or deleted. " Unfriend their posts. 2). Then, click " unfollow " to restart your account. Navigate to https: // www.facebook.com in a web browser. 3). Type your friend's name into the search bar. This is at the top of facebook's page. 4). Click on the comment box on your facebook timeline. It's next to the " friends " section.
3).
Q: A regulatory agency (also regulatory authority, regulatory body or regulator) is a non-profit, private authority responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity. A regulatory agency (also regulatory authority, regulatory body or regulator) is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity. An independent regulatory agency is a regulatory agency that is independent from other branches or arms of the government. A: No Q: Lambert did not win the 2012 European Judo Championships Christophe Lambert (born 3 June 1985 in Braunschweig, Germany) is a German judoka. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -90 kg event and lost in the first round to Elkhan Mammadov. Lambert won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Judo Championships. A: Yes Q: Lakeview drive is located along the shore of Fontana Lake. The Lakeview Drive (also known as North Shore Road and the Road to Nowhere) is a 6.5 mi road, split in two segments, located along the north shore of Fontana Lake, wholly within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The scenic road, which was never completed, features an unused road tunnel and connects to various hiking and horse riding trails in the area. A: Yes Q: After winning the award for Fiction he traveled the world for ideas for his next book Denis Hale Johnson (July 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017) was an American writer best known for his short story collection "Jesus' Son" (1992) and his novel "Tree of Smoke" (2007), which won the National Book Award for Fiction. He also wrote plays, poetry, journalism, and non-fiction. A:
It's impossible to say
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Were there fewer major or heavy attacks in December?, Context: Five nights later, Birmingham was hit by 369 bombers from KG 54, KG 26, and KG 55. By the end of November, 1,100 bombers were available for night raids. An average of 200 were able to strike per night. This weight of attack went on for two months, with the Luftwaffe dropping 13,900 short tons (12,600 t) of bombs. In November 1940, 6,000 sorties and 23 major attacks (more than 100 tons of bombs dropped) were flown. Two heavy (50 short tons (45 t) of bombs) attacks were also flown. In December, only 11 major and five heavy attacks were made. heavy l replaced?, Context: Many of the non-alphanumeric characters were positioned to correspond to their shifted position on typewriters; an important subtlety is that these were based on mechanical typewriters, not electric typewriters. Mechanical typewriters followed the standard set by the Remington No. 2 (1878), the first typewriter with a shift key, and the shifted values of 23456789- were "#$%_&'() – early typewriters omitted 0 and 1, using O (capital letter o) and l (lowercase letter L) instead, but 1! and 0) pairs became standard once 0 and 1 became common. Thus, in ASCII !"#$% were placed in second column, rows 1–5, corresponding to the digits 1–5 in the adjacent column. The parentheses could not correspond to 9 and 0, however, because the place corresponding to 0 was taken by the space character. This was accommodated by removing _ (underscore) from 6 and shifting the remaining characters left, which corresponded to many European typewriters that placed the parentheses with 8 and 9. This discrepancy from typewriters led to bit-paired keyboards, notably the Teletype Model 33, which used the left-shifted layout corresponding to ASCII, not to traditional mechanical typewriters. Electric typewriters, notably the more recently introduced IBM Selectric (1961), used a somewhat different layout that has become standard on computers—​​following the IBM PC (1981), especially Model M (1984)—​​and thus shift values for symbols on modern keyboards do not correspond as closely to the ASCII table as earlier keyboards did. The /? pair also dates to the No. 2, and the ,< .> pairs were used on some keyboards (others, including the No. 2, did not shift , (comma) or . (full stop) so they could be used in uppercase without unshifting). However, ASCII split the ;: pair (dating to No. 2), and rearranged mathematical symbols (varied conventions, commonly -* =+) to :* ;+ -=. 1 How was the economical performance of Delhi in 2011-12?, Context: The gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at current prices for the year 2011-12 has been estimated at Rs 3.13 lakh crore, which is an increase of 18.7 per cent over the previous fiscal.
increase of 18.7 per cent over the previous fiscal
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Input: It's the fat-shaming/fit-shaming controversy that's refusing to go away Online fitness company Protein World caused a Twitter storm recently with its London Underground poster of a genetically-blessed model in a small yellow bikini, asking: 'Are you beach body ready?' The poster, promoting weight loss, came under fire from some feminists and body image campaigners who branded the campaign body-shaming and called for the offending images to be removed. Transport for London are in the process of removing the ad, and now internet pranksters have hit back with their own version of the poster, this time featuring three curvaceous women and featuring the caption: 'Yes. We are beach body ready.'An unknown internet source has recreated the ad with curvy alternativesDove has denied being responsible for the poster, which carries their logoThe image is currently circulating on social media spoofing the originalPlus-sized fashion label Simply Be also created its own poster Question:After being made aware of the copycat image a representative for _ said: The ad was not created by Dove but we do believe that every woman is beach body ready!. Output:
Dove
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: "I'm So Sorry" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song serves as the second promotional single and fourth track from the band's second studio album "Smoke + Mirrors". Along with the songs "Hopeless Opus" and "Gold" on "Smoke + Mirrors", the song touches upon lead-singer Dan Reynolds' depression struggles. The song has peaked at number 14 on the "Billboard" Hot Rock Songs chart. Hypothesis: The first single is Radioactive. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: The Castaways Hotel and Casino, formerly the Showboat Hotel and Casino was a hotel and casino located at the north end of the Boulder Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel consisted of a 19 story tower containing 445 rooms, a casino and an adjacent RV park. The Castaways hotel was demolished on January 11, 2006 to make way for an unknown project. Hypothesis: The Castaways Hotel and Casino was destroyed way too soon. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated: Context: DMOZ (from "directory.mozilla.org", an earlier domain name) was a multilingual open-content directory of World Wide Web links. The site and community who maintained it were also known as the Open Directory Project (ODP). It was owned by AOL (now a part of Verizon's Oath Inc.) but constructed and maintained by a community of volunteer editors. Hypothesis: The links were themed by language. Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis. Generated:
Context: Barbatodon is a mammal genus from the Upper Cretaceous period. It lived in Transylvania at the same time as some of the last dinosaurs and was a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata. It is within the suborder of Cimolodonta, and the family Kogaionidae. The genus "Barbatodon" was named by Rãdulescu R. and Samson P. in 1986. Hypothesis: Barbatodon had a 13 month gestation period.
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D
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". MALS was formed here more than 30 years ago. Today, 14 staff attorneys, 26 office workers and 21 University of Memphis third- year law students work out of rented offices in the old Claridge Hotel building at 109 N. Main. Offices are spartan. There are no lush rugs or stylish furniture. The large table in the conference room is simple varnished wood. Offices are small and mostly plain, except for the eclectic mix of pop art, African statuary and neon that adorns litigation director Webb Brewer's space. Brewer, who has been at the agency 20 years, said there is a need for lawyers of all stripes to help with the problems of the poor. "The private bar could meet more of the need through pro bono work, but there are still cases that involve the systemic problems for low-income people that we would need to do," said Brewer. "The legal system marketplace just doesn't serve low-income people too well, except in fee-generat-ing type cases," Brewer said. "If a poor person gets run over by a bus, an attorney might take that case because they might be able to recover part of the damage award as attorney fees. But so many of the cases we handle have to do with basic rights and a decent life. There is just no profit motive." Larry Pivnick, law professor at the University of Memphis Law School and director of political programs at MALS, said Legal Services is a great learning laboratory for law students. "There are thousands and thousands of people who have problems that never get an opportunity to appear in court," Pivnick said. "Some people may not be particularly articulate. Courts have rules that clients don't always understand." Brewer said a major focus of the agency's work involves housing. "Although a lot of our work is grant-driven, we find that the lack of safe and decent affordable housing and the prevalence of predatory lending are the biggest problems in our client population," Brewer said, referring to clients such as James. <sep>What does the MALS office look like?<sep>Old and dusty
No
Brenda Linson never goes anywhere without an empty spectacles case. It is as vital to her as her purse. Yet, she doesn't wear glasses. The reason she cannot do without it is that she cannot read and she cannot write. If ever she gets into any situation where she might be expected to do either of these things, she fishes around in her bag for the spectacles case, finds it's empty, and asks the person concerned to do the reading for her. Until a few months ago hardly anybody knew about her problem. Her husband didn't know and her children didn't know. The children still don't. She had many tactics for hiding her difficult--for example, never lingering near a phone at work, in case she had to answer it and might be required to write something down. It has never occurred to the children that their mother cannot read. She doesn't read them stories, but then their father doesn't either, so they find nothing surprising in the fact. Similarly they just accept that Dad is the one who writes the sick notes and reads the school reports. Now that the elder boy Tom is quite a proficient reader, Brenda can skillfully get him to read any notes brought home from school simply by asking,"What's that all about, then?" Brenda's husband never guessed the truth in ten years of marriage. For one thing, he insists on handling all domestic correspondence and bills himself. A salesman for a large company, he travels a great deal and so is not around so much to spot the truth. While he's away Brenda cores with any situations by explaining that she cannot do anything until she's discussed it with her husband. Brenda was very successful in her job until recently. For the last five years she had worked as waitress at an expensive restaurant, and had eventually been promoted to head waitress. She kept the thing a secret there too, and got over the practical difficulties somehow. Of the following suggested titles, which is the most appropriate? A) Brenda and Her Family B) A Woman Who Doesn't Wear Glasses C) A Woman with an Empty Spectacles Case D) The Miserable Life of a Waitress C ------ The tea gardens in Sri Lanka are actually large estates . The best tea usually comes from plants grown on high grounds, the cool hilltops with rows and rows of tea plants. The plants are about one metre apart. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimetres high. _ is important because it encourages the growth of tender hoots, or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best in got. Practically all the tea pickers are women. The estates like to employ women pickers because they are more careful. Their thin fingers can easily remove the twin leaves and new shoots from the plant, which are the parts used for processing tea. The pickers carry large baskets into which they throw their pickings. A skilled worker can harvest between 9 to 14 kilogrammes of tea leaves a day. Usually new shoots can be picked from the plants about every ten or fifteen days. Processing tea shoots into the familiar dry tea leaves requires great care and skill. There are various methods of processing depending on the type of tea required. For black tea, the young green leaves are first spread out on shelves to dry. This process removes much of its water and the leaves become soft. After this, the leaves are passed through heavy rollers. This operation will press the leaves for juices which give the tea both its colour and taste. Then the leaves are spread out on floors and left to ferment under wet conditions. Fermentation develops the rich taste of black tea. The fermented leaves are then dried with a hotair blower until they become rolledup black leaves. The final step is to sort and grade them before the black tea is ready for sale to countries all over the world. One of the reasons why women are employed to do the picking is that _ . A) they work harder than men do in picking B) they can throw their picking more easily into the baskets C) their fingers fit them better for the job D) they can move easily find the twin leaves C ------ The following are four books that will help you change your mind and change your life. 1) , Louise Hay: A groundbreaking book when it was released in 1982. It is still the book that I turn to when I have physical unrest that requires deeper understanding. Louise Hay is the pioneer in looking at the connection between the physical unrest that we have in our body and the emotional connection. At the time that she wrote the book many people scoffed at this idea, but it is now widely accepted and millions of people refer to it on a daily basis. 2) , Don Miguel Ruiz: Maintaining a sense of reliability and faith is developed through understanding to The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz written in 1997. We are faced with rules and regulations; don't do this, don't do that, watch what you are doing, be kind, loyal, faithful etc. The four agreements represent a simple system of maintaining your own inner authority while practicing being a true person with other people. 3) , Richard Carlson and Joseph Bailey: This is a new one in my "bedside collection" and one that has made the biggest impact on me lately. Written in 1997, it is even more relevant today than it was when it was written. The idea of "slowing down" to get there faster was extremely hard for me to understand. As a human species we seem to enjoy moving fast and expecting quick results, especially from ourselves. I should be successful now, I should be slim now, get me to my destination now--in contrast to "in the fullness of time" when I am ready. 4) , Florence Scovel-Shinn: A classic book that was first published in 1925 and remains one of my favorite books of all time. Scovel-Shinn understood the power of our words to express either our deepest desires or our most horrible nightmares. So where does this leave you? The way I see it is if you want to 'Heal Your Life" then you had better learn how to play "The Game of Life" by learning how to "Slow Down to the Speed of Life" and keep the "Four Agreements". The solution may not be easy to do but it is... In which part of a magazine would you probably find this passage? A) Arts & Entertainment B) Reference & Education C) Book Reviews D) Self Improvement C ------ An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. Not knowing where to get the money, he and a friend decided to host a musical concert to raise money for their education. They went to the great pianist Paderewski. His manager demanded $2,000 for the piano recital . A deal was made and the boys began to work to make the concert a success. The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they hadn't managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection was only $1,600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and gave him the entire $1,600, and promised to pay him the rest $400 back as soon as possible. "No," said Paderewski. "Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left." The boys were surprised, and very thankful. Paderewski later became the Prime Minister of Poland, and he was a great leader. When the World War broke out, more than l.5 million people went hungry, but there was no food to feed them. Paderewski turned to the US Food and Relief Administration for help. The head there was a man called Herbert Hoover -- who later became the US President. Hoover agreed to help and quickly shipped tons of food to Poland. Paderewski decided to go across to thank Hoover himself. When Paderewski began to thank Hoover for his kindness, Hoover quickly stopped him and said, "You shouldn't be thanking me, Mr. Prime Minister. You may not remember this, but several years ago, you helped two young students go through college. I was one of them." What can we learn about Herbert Hoover? A) He was one of the American presidents. B) He didn't finish his college education. C) He was very rich when he was young. D) He was one of Paderewski's students.
A ------
Time Zones Strange things happen to time when you travel. Because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones one hour apart .You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks more or fewer than seven days. If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean ,your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Travelling west ,you set your clock back; traveling east , you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours. If you travel by ship across the Pacific , you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins, when you cross the line, you change your calendar one full time day, backward or forward. Travelling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow. If you cross the ocean going west, you set your clock _ . A) ahead by 25 hours in a new time zone B) one hour ahead for the whole trip C) back one full day for each time zone D) one hour back in each new time zone Answer:
D
Question with options: can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? Context: Last month, Menu Foods recalled all of its 60 million products of dry and wet dog and cat food after pets began to fall ill and in some cases died of kidney failure. "Natural Balance, Pacoima, CA, is issuing a voluntary nationwide recall for all of its Venison dog products and the dry Venison cat food only, regardless of date codes. The recalled products include Venison and Brown Rice canned and bagged dog foods, Venison and Brown Rice dog treats, and Venison and Green Pea dry cat food. Recent laboratory results show that the products contain melamine. We believe the source of the melamine is a rice protein concentrate. Natural Balance has confirmed this morning that some production batches of these products may contain melamine," said a press released issued by Natural Balance. Hypothesis: Natural Balance produces pet food. Pick from: (A). yes. (B). no. A:
(A).
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case. 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: Timothy likes to play sports. He spends his time after school playing basketball and baseball. Sometimes Timothy pretends he is a famous baseball pitcher for his favorite team with his friends. He plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. Timothy also plays pretend when he is alone. He has an imaginary friend named Sean. Sean is an elephant who watches television with Timothy. Mandy likes playing baseball but she also likes to paint. Mandy's favorite class at school is art. She likes making pictures of flowers. Her teacher says she is a good artist. She painted a picture of a tree for her teacher. There were red and yellow leaves on it. It had apples on it. When Andrew goes home after baseball, he likes to eat a snack. He eats carrots and bananas. If he is a good boy his mom, Mrs. Smith, sometimes gives him milk and cookies. Afterwards, Andrew finishes his homework. <sep>Who does Timothy play with?<sep>Basketball and baseball Output: No Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No". New input case for you: Have you ever seen an egg? Some animals do not have live births. Instead, they lay eggs. The eggs contain the embryo. The embryo matures in the egg. With time, it will hatch. Some animals hatch and do not need care from their parents. They are ready to live on their own. Other animals will still need the care of their parents. Sea turtles break out of their shells. They immediately walk to the ocean. They do this with no help from an adult. Birds stay in the nest for many weeks. They are cared for by their parents. They leave the nest when they are strong enough to fly. Some animals give birth to live offspring. Animals like horses, cows, and whales give live birth. Their offspring are born looking like mini adults. <sep>What is an example of an animal that hatches from eggs and does not need the care of their parents?<sep>Sea Turtles Output:
Yes
Interlude in Prague is a 2017 film about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks, Morfydd Clark, Adrian Edmondson and Anna Rust. It was directed by John Stephenson, written by Brian Ashby, and screenplay by Brian Ashby, Helen Clare Cromarty, and John Stephenson. Can we draw the following conclusion? Interlude in Prague is a 2017 film about Ludwig Van Beethoven starring Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks, Morfydd Clark, Adrian Edmondson and Anna Rust.
No
How to make your employees more productive<br>Keep your employees informed. The greatest way to boost your employee's productivity is to provide them with all of the information they need to meet their responsibilities. Further, the more information they have, the more they will be able to make their own decisions. keep your employees uninformed OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: No In 1990, there was a vast coalition put together to run Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. The international community, the international world said this is the right thing to do, but when it came time to authorize the use of force on the Senate floor, my opponent voted against the use of force. Saddam Hussein loved Kuwait and their women OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A: It's impossible to say KALAMAZOO, MI -- A water main break has caused a Kalamazoo street to be closed Friday, Jan. 12. Solon Street between West Main Street and Santos Avenue is closed, according to a news release from the city. Motorists should seek an alternate route. A detour has been posted. Boil water advisory for East Cork and Harvard Streets in Kalamazoo Solon Street will be closed for more than 1 day OPTIONS: - Yes - It's impossible to say - No A:
It's impossible to say
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False. One example is below. Q: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets. A: is house tax and property tax are same Rationale: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct. Q: Fool's Gold (2008 film) -- Fool's Gold is a 2008 American adventure-romance film from Warner Bros. Pictures about a recently divorced couple who rekindle their romantic life while searching for a lost treasure. The film was directed by Andy Tennant and reunites the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. A:
is the movie fool's gold a true story
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Room has own TV with Freeview and access to wireless broadband,. Use of the garden and rest of the house. On the bus route to Boston and Horncastle. Free car parking... Which of the following is TRUE about the first advertisement? A) It is suitable for a family with a baby. B) It is a pleasant home though it is a little small. C) It is convenient to get to the town center. D) Access to the Internet is not convenient. C Request a teacher training workshop or school visit If you are interested in discovering new ways to supplement the materials you use in the classroom through the use of a daily newspaper, our Youth Outreach Specialist can come to your school and show you how to incorporate(... )the news into your curriculum. Armed with your newspapers and experience, she can conduct an activity with your class, making it fun and easy for you to bring real-world learning into your classroom. The Outreach Specialist is also available to run workshops with staff who are also looking for new ideas on how to use the newspaper as a learning tool. Please send us an e-mail at [email protected] or give us a call at 206/652-6290. Once we have received your request, we will confirm the date, time, place and activity with you. Your request will be honored of a first-come, first-served basis. These services are FREE for current Newspapers In Education (NIE) subscribers . We recently visited Ridgecrest Elementary and conducted a class workshop. An overview of our time in the classroom, and our in-class lesson, can be read online. Schedule a tour Follow a newspaper from start to finish ... and get your copy that has just recently been printed. See how robots move giant paper rolls, how the press is "prepared" for printing and much more. Tours of our North Creek production facility in Bothell are offered Thursdays throughout the school year at either 10 am, 11 am or 4 pm. The tour lasts one hour. To make reservations contact: Kate Palmer 425/489-7000 kpalmer(r) seattletimes.com North Creek Facility is located at: prefix = st1 /19200 120th Avenue NE, Bothell. WA 98011-9506 When can people go on a trip to the North Creek production facility? A) At any time on Thursdays. B) On Thursday mornings during the school year. C) On Thursdays during summer vacation. D) At either 10 am, ll am or 4 am all the year around. B Q: LONDON --- A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake bomb detectors to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn't cared about potentially deadly consequences. It is believed that James McCormick got about $77.8 million from the sales of his detectors which were based on a kind of golf ball finder to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia. McCormick, 57, was convicted of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London. "Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people," Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. "you have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt." The detectors, sold for up to $42,000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they "lacked any grounding in science" and were of no use. McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand. "I never had any bad results from customers," he said. ks5u According to the judge, what McCormick had done _ . A) increased the cost of safeguarding B) lowered people's guard against danger C) changed people's idea of social security D) caused innocent people to commit crimes A: B Q: Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants. Sometimes, the word "green" means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job. Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb . The expression comes from the early 20th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling , jealousy . The green-eyed monster is not a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play "Othello". It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants. For example, a young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if you get a pay rise and he does not. In most places in the world, a green light means to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means agree to continue with a project. A greenhorn now refers to _ . A) a person who is new in a job B) a new soldier. C) a young horse D) a cow without horns
A: A
In a separate mass shooting on Saturday in Pittsburgh, a man donned a bulletproof vest and killed three police officers after he had been driven into a murderous rage by an argument with his mother over a dog. According to court papers, Richard Poplawski — who had recently been dishonourably discharged from the US Marines — had been arguing with his mother about the dog urinating inside their home early on Saturday morning when she threatened to evict him. When the argument escalated, she called the police. By the time a patrol car turned up at after 7am, Mr Poplawski, 23, had armed himself with an assault rifle, a long-arm rifle, a pistol and several rounds of ammunition. Is this true: In Pittsburgh a man shot 3 policemen. A: yes American tobacco companies were showing a profit most quarters due to export sales of cigarettes and diversification of products sold including food. Is this true: PM often entered markets with both cigarettes and food. A: no A number of undergraduate schools and colleges have also received it, as has the French Red-Cross, the abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes, and the French railway company SNCF. Is this true: The French railway company is called SNCF. A: yes Airbus could site a design engineering centre in the Midlands region of the UK to take advantage of the availability of skilled engineering staff following the demise of MG Rover, the collapsed UK carmaker. Is this true: MG Rover has been bought by Airbus. A:
no
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Why else was the Warsaw pact formed?, Context: The Warsaw Pact (formally, the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance, sometimes, informally WarPac, akin in format to NATO) was a collective defense treaty among Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CoMEcon), the regional economic organization for the communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. The Warsaw Pact was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO in 1955 per the Paris Pacts of 1954, but it is also considered to have been motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe.
motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe
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. 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: 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 Solution:
(C)
The Norwegian Newspaper Corpus is a large and self-expanding corpus of Norwegian newspaper texts. The collection of this dynamic and continually growing corpus began in 1998. Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true? Dagbladet is a Norwegian newspaper.
no
Ques:"Bad luck always comes in three" and last Saturday seemed to prove it. After trouble with the car, the television, we spent the evening waiting for the next trouble. Shortly after dinner we both smelled smoke. My wife, who was often careless when cooking, ran to the kitchen but returned looking puzzled. I rushed up the stairs to see smoke coming from under our bedroom door. I went to the bathroom and tied a wet cloth over my face. Then I returned to the bedroom, opened the door andcrawled in--there would be less smoke at floor level. With one hand reaching out in front of me I advanced carefully feeling for the switch to turn off the electric blanket. At that moment I heard the bell of a coming fire engine. Thank goodness my wife had not been wasting her time. The passage wants to express that _ . A) an unlucky person will have trouble one after another B) an unlucky person will only have trouble three times C) "THREE" is an unlucky number D) "THREE" always comes with a bad luck. Ans:A ----- Ques:You may think, salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat. But do not think rubbing salt in a wound will help. Doing that would be painful and not heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means to purposefully make a bad situation worse. Early humans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. But advances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So, humans needed to find other sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for salt were lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fact, people used salt as a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word "salary" comes from the word "salt". Salt also played an important part in population movement and world exploration. Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh,they could travel longer distances. So they used salt to preserve food and explored the world. Salt was so important that, according to food historians. it was traded pound-for-pound for gold. Today, people still use the expressions "to be worth one's salt" or "worth one's weight in salt". The expressions describe a person of value. A person might also be called salt of the earth. That description means he or she is dependable and trustworthy. However, when you say "I think we should take what he said with a grain of salt" you mean you accept it but maintain a degree of doubt about its truth. If you describe a person as a great help, you mean _ . A) he is called salt of the earth B) he is often taken as a grain of salt C) he often uses salt to preserve meat D) he is worth his weight in salt Ans:D ----- Ques:Why did humans evolve to walk upright? Perhaps because it's just plain easier. Make that "energetically less costly", scientifically speaking. Bipedalism--walking on two feet, is one of the defining characteristics of being humans, and scientists have debated for years how it came about. In the latest attempt to find an explanation, researchers trained five chimps to walk on a treadmill while wearing masks that allowed measurement of their oxygen consumption. The chimps were measured both while walking upright and while moving on their legs and knuckles .That measurement of the energy needed to move around was compared with similar tests on humans and the results are published in this week's online edition of "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences". It turns out that humans walking on two legs use only one-quarter of the energy that chimps use while knucklewalking on four limbs .And the chimps, on average, use as much energy using two legs as they did when they used all four limbs. However, there were differences among chimps in how much energy they used, and this difference corresponded to their different manner of walking and anatomy .One of the chimps used less energy on two legs, one used about the same and the others used more, said David Raichlen, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. "What we were surprised at was the variation ", he said in a telephone interview. Interview. "That was pretty exciting, because when you talk about how evolution works, variation is the bottom line, without variation there is no evolution." Walking on two legs freed our arms, opening the door to drive the world, said Raichlen. "We think about the evolution of _ as one of first events that led hominids down the path to being humans." The research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the L.S.B.Leakey Foundation. According to the passage, humans walk upright in order to _ . A) conserve energy B) differ from other animals C) free their brains D) strengthen their legs Ans:A ----- Ques:"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Time proved that the baby' s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother's arms, she sighed , knowing that his life was to be unfortunate. He cried to his mum "A boy, a big boy... called me a freak ." He grew up, handsome. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. "But you might communicate with other young people," his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart. Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, "You' re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it' s a secret." The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared. Later he married and became a lawyer. One day, he asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her." "I do not believe you could," said the father, "but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet." The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother' s casket. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show the mother had no outer ears. "Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," his father whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?" Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby? A) Because her son had a tiny face. B) Because she saw her son crying. C) Because her son was born imperfect. D) Because her son was in her arms. Ans:
C -----
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:When rescue helicopters had trouble landing near the epicenter in Wenchuan , a student proposed a new landing spot online . Solution:
After knowing that rescue helicopters had trouble landing into the epicenter area in Wenchuan , a student proposed a landing spot online and it was chosen as the first touchdown place for the helicopters .
Reconstruct a question, answer pair from this explanation: Things can be bought while examining. When she went to examine the thing, she was considering it to buy.
Q:When she went to examine the thing, what was she considering doing with it? Options: - eat cake - buy - interests - complex - learn about A:buy
Stream of consciousness rationale: Heart attack stops working of the heart and makes person die. Losing control of driving at 80 mph is likely to end in deadly accident. Death may happen either by heart attack or by deadly accident. The question and answer pair are described below.
Q: I was driving a car and had a heart attack at 80 mph, what awaits me? Options: - new car - wreak - getting somewhere - death - getting tired A: death
How to grow vegetables in the midwest Identify your usda zone. Because of the wide range of zones and climates in the midwest, it is best to research seeds based on where you live. Plants that grow well in any part of the midwest include carrots, beets, lettuce, peas, and potatoes. If you live in zones 2 or 3, choose hardy vegetables like asparagus, spinach, turnips, or onions. Higher zones, such as zones 5-6, can handle more tender vegetables, like cucumber or pumpkin. How to make christmas decorations using simple household items Take your cardboard and scissors and carefully cut out a star shape. Sketch it out first if it is easier. Pop a small hole in the top. Once it is done you can paint it or stick some wool, string, or other decorations onto it. Once it has dried, take your string or ribbon and pop it through the hole. How to access a 2wire router Remove your router from the box. Take the internet cable (the thicker one) from the package and connect it to one of the ports labeled " ethernet " at the back of the 2wire router. Take the other end of the cable and plug it to the internet/lan port at the back your computer or laptop. There's only port at the back of your computer where the internet cable can fit so it won't be hard finding it. Connect your router to your computer. How to do to back walkovers on the beam Start with your dominant leg and toe pointed right in front of you. ( you will be standing on your non-dominant leg. ) extend your leg as far out as you can.
Lift your dominant leg up as high as you can. Keep your upper body up at this point.
John Howe (October 14, 1754 – December 27, 1835) was a loyalist printer during the American Revolution, a printer and Postmaster in Halifax, the father of the famous Joseph Howe, a spy prior to the War of 1812, and eventually a Magistrate of the Colony of Nova Scotia. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay colony, the son of Joseph Howe, a tin plate worker of Puritan ancestry, and Rebeccah Hart. Can we infer the following? John Howe's father was a Tin plate worker. A. Yes; B. It's impossible to say; C. No; The answer is:
A.
How to stop your legs from itching when you run<br>Change your detergent or fabric softener. Chemicals in the detergent or fabric softener you use may be irritating your skin. Even if you haven't had any problems before, when your skin is warm and you're sweating, you may have an increased sensitivity. Putting sand in your socks will make you stop itching. A: No Six people were killed and 10 injured on Tuesday in a gun battle between rival militiamen in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, witnesses and clan elders said. Weapons were drawn in the capital on Tuesday. A: Yes How to clean quartz<br>Rinse the quartz off with a power washer. If you have a large amount of quartz with a heavy amount of mud or dirt on it, you can try to rinse it off with a power washer. Set your quartz on the ground (preferably on concrete or asphalt) and rinse off the dirt. quarts is a type of gem A:
Yes
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task. You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. 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. Solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar? Why? The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage. New input: Rise of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the sequel to the 2013 video game, Tomb Raider, and the eleventh entry in the Tomb Raider series. The game was released by Microsoft Studios for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in 2015. Square Enix released the game for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in 2016. Solution:
is rise of the tomb raider connected to tomb raider?
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No". Q: The Bush administration did not develop new diplomatic initiatives on al Qaeda with the Saudi government before 9/11. Vice President Cheney called Crown Prince Abdullah on July 5, 2001, to seek Saudi help in preventing threatened attacks on American facilities in the Kingdom. Secretary of State Powell met with the crown prince twice before 9/11. They discussed topics like Iraq, not al Qaeda.U.S.-Saudi relations in the summer of 2001 were marked by sometimes heated disagreements about ongoing Israeli- Palestinian violence, not about Bin Laden. The confirmation of the Pentagon's new leadership was a lengthy process. Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz was confirmed in March 2001 and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith in July. Though the new officials were briefed about terrorism and some of the earlier planning, including that for Operation Infinite Resolve, they were focused, as Secretary Rumsfeld told us, on creating a twenty-first-century military. At the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Shelton did not recall much interest by the new administration in military options against al Qaeda in Afghanistan. He could not recall any specific guidance on the topic from the secretary. Brian Sheridan-the outgoing assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict (SOLIC), the key counterterrorism policy office in the Pentagon-never briefed Rumsfeld. He departed on January 20; he had not been replaced by 9/11. Rumsfeld noted to us his own interest in terrorism, which came up often in his regular meetings with Tenet. He thought that the Defense Department, before 9/11, was not organized adequately or prepared to deal with new threats like terrorism. But his time was consumed with getting new officials in place and working on the foundation documents of a new defense policy, the quadrennial defense review, the defense planning guidance, and the existing contingency plans. He did not recall any particular counterterrorism issue that engaged his attention before 9/11, other than the development of the Predator unmanned aircraft system. The commander of Central Command, General Franks, told us that he did not regard the existing plans as serious. To him a real military plan to address al Qaeda would need to go all the way, following through the details of a full campaign (including the political-military issues of where operations would be based) and securing the rights to fly over neighboring countries. The draft presidential directive circulated in June 2001 began its discussion of the military by reiterating the Defense Department's lead role in protecting its forces abroad. <sep>Who wanted to secure the rights to fly over neighboring countries<sep>Bush A:
No
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Call rollfree (866) 3882877 www.threesistersmountainvillage.com PERFECT PICTURES Discover the Rockies's most desirable natural attractions on a Brewster guided excursion.As national park specialists,we are proud to share the wonders of Canada's largest outdoor living museum.Our 111 years'experience ensures a most memorable guided adventure! *Wildlife viewing *Nature walks *Sightseeing Tollfree:18007606934 www.brewster.ca RAFTING & OUTDOOR ADVENTURES Youth & group rates available! A spectacular adventure is waiting for you between Banff and Calgary,a short scenic drive to paradise.Join us for a fun,exciting and safe adventure in the Kananaskis and Bow Valley. Adventures are available for all ages and skill levels. Our professional and highly qualified guides are all Wilderness First Aid and River Rescue certified. Tollfree:18779997238 www.insideoutexperience.com Where can the passage be probably found? A) In a tour brochure. B) In science fiction. C) In a textbook. D) In a TV guide. A ------ Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandis one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work. The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer's real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much. Charles later wrote the story down under the nameAlice's Adventures Under Groundand gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the nameAlice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success. One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll's works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems. Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. The passage is mainly about _ . A) Charles' family life B) the birth of a book and its lasting influences C) a magical world called Wonderland D) a girl's adventurous experiences B ------ Being less than perfectly well-dressed in a business setting can result in a feeling of great discomfort that may well require treatment to eliminate (remove). And the sad truth is that "clothing mismatches" on the job can ruin the day of the person who is wearing the inappropriate attire --and the people with whom he or she comes in contact. Offices vary when it comes to dress codes. Some businesses have very high standards for their employees and set strict guidelines for office attire, while others maintain a more relaxed attitude. However, it is always important to remember that no matter what your company's attitude is regarding what you wear, you are working in a business environment and you should dress properly. Certain items may be more appropriate for evening wear than for a business meeting, just as shorts and a T-shirt are better suited for the beach than for an office environment. Your attire should reflect both your environment and your position. A senior vice president has a different image to maintain than that of a secretary or sales assistant. Like it or not, you will be judged by your personal appearance. This is never more apparent than on _ , when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could. In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dress-down days than on "business professional" days. Thus, when dressing in "business casual" clothes, try to put some good taste into your wardrobe choices, and recognize that the "real" definition of business casual is to dress just one notch down from what you would normally wear of business-professional attire days. Remember, there are borders between your career and our social life. You should dress one way for play and another way when you mean business. Always ask yourself where you are going and how other people will be dressed when you get there. Is the final destination the opera, the beach, or the office? Dress properly and you will discover the truth in the principle that clothes make the man--and the... What is the passage mainly about? A) How to dress properly in a business setting. B) The relationship between career and social life. C) The differences between professional and casual dress. D) Dressing codes vary in different situations.
A ------
Imagine a question and stream-of-consciousness explanation for which this is the answer: ground
Question: If I go outside and look down, what will I find outside? Options: - ground - sun - nature - sky - street Stream-of-consciousness: Ground is surface of earth. Person has to look down to see the ground and ground is found generally outside the infrastructure.
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. How did the author feel?, Context: The two volume biography of Whitehead by Victor Lowe is the most definitive presentation of the life of Whitehead. However, many details of Whitehead's life remain obscure because he left no Nachlass; his family carried out his instructions that all of his papers be destroyed after his death. Additionally, Whitehead was known for his "almost fanatical belief in the right to privacy", and for writing very few personal letters of the kind that would help to gain insight on his life. This led to Lowe himself remarking on the first page of Whitehead's biography, "No professional biographer in his right mind would touch him."
This led to Lowe himself remarking on the first page of Whitehead's biography, "No professional biographer in his right mind would touch him."
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The death toll from two bomb attacks that tore through busy junctions in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to 85, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the country since Islamist militants launched an insurgency in 2007. Read Full Story Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text? There has been activity from Islamic militants in the region for decades.
It's impossible to say
How to make a gingham christmas wreath<br>Buy a medium-sized wreath form from the craft store. They are available in wicker, metal or plastic. Choose wicker or metal wreath form that is approximately 1 foot (0.30 m) (30. 5 cm) in diameter. Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text? Platic is the cheapest Select from the following. -Yes. -It's impossible to say. -No.
It's impossible to say
How to get a lot of gold in guild wars Start a new person and choose a profession you like to play. Do some of the first quests to get some money and weapons. Then start training off of river scales in lakeside county. OPTIONS: - Waterfall forests and streams are where you will find them. And don't forget to get a big sword. - Level up your skill and go hunter. After you reach level 12, you then go off slayer so you can kill the leaders and finish talismans. - Start fighting enemies and using the hunting experience to hunt bears and/or wolves. Have trading every day for more gold and money. - Keep training until you are level 4. Remember to pick up everything the monsters drop. Keep training until you are level 4. Remember to pick up everything the monsters drop. How to transfer a sim card Power off the device. Use the power button to power off the device from which you're removing the sim card. On an iphone or ipad, hold the sleep/wake button until a " slide to power off " message appears on the screen. OPTIONS: - Drag the slider to the right to power off your device. Locate the sim card tray on your device. - Slide the sim card onto the tray. The tray should look like a box. - Press the icon while holding the sleep/wake button and select " power off. " when on your home screen, go to " settings, " then " screen saver. - Then, slide the power switch down to turn off the device. An item like a remote or a modem will be marked as " off. Drag the slider to the right to power off your device. Locate the sim card tray on your device. How to get rid of stink bugs naturally Sprinkle diatomaceous earth. Spread this chalky powder both outside and inside, focusing on entryways like windows and doors along with other areas where stink bugs seem to gather. Diatomaceous earth is a natural sedimentary rock. OPTIONS: - It is commonly sold as " edible ", and it kills lice, mold, and other bugs, but diatomaceous earth stains outdoor surfaces, making it a breeding ground for stink bugs. Cut off all growing branches in the area with a razor blade. - Use water or manure for pest control. Since stink bugs like to stay outdoors, saturate the dirt, grass, and ground in the foundation of your home with it, working it up with rocks and concrete (sometimes called clay) to create a barrier. - It contains silica, alumina, and iron oxide. The powder is used as a pesticide against a variety of insects, including stink bugs. - For most bugs, it smells like rotten meat. Some insects might try to feed on the rock to turn it green, such as earthworms. It contains silica, alumina, and iron oxide. The powder is used as a pesticide against a variety of insects, including stink bugs. How to access equity in your home Calculate the equity in your home. Equity is the amount of value in your home after you subtract the mortgage from the home's value. For example, your home might be worth $300 , 000 and your mortgage might be $150 , 000. OPTIONS: - Calculate your house's value first-by subtracting the loss of equity from its original value. For example, if you're leasing your home, subtract the sale price from the estimate. - If you do not subtract the mortgage from that, then you can put that amount into equity in your home. You can find the term at https: // www.amazon.com/home-equity-meisson/2062. - The difference is that by determining your equity, you can determine your mortgage's value. Calculate any subpar debt or lump sum balances. - This means you have $150 , 000 in home equity. You can estimate the value of your home by looking at how much comparable properties have sold for in your area.
This means you have $150 , 000 in home equity. You can estimate the value of your home by looking at how much comparable properties have sold for in your area.
President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's controversial ruler, has reached his 85th birthday. To mark the occasion, the BBC's African Perspective programme asked his former friends, employees and interviewers to recall their most memorable encounters with "Uncle Bob", as he is known in Zimbabwe. WILF MBANGA, EDITOR, THE ZIMBABWEAN I remember very well how I first met Robert Mugabe. In 1974, I did a series of profiles of nationalist leaders who had come out of jail. We had not had pictures or heard of them for years. Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true? Uncle Bob is Robert Mugabe.
yes
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them. Chris McKay / Getty Images Rapper Heavy D, 44, who made his reputation as a chubby but suave lyricist as frontman of Heavy D and the Boyz, dubbing himself the “overweight lover” in the early ‘9os with hits like “We Got Our Own Thang” and “Gyrlz They Love Me,” died Tuesday, TMZ reported. TMZ reported that a 911 call was placed from his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., reporting an unconscious male found on the walkway around 11:25 a.m. When help arrived, Heavy was conscious and speaking. But he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 1 p.m. (MORE: Top 10 Unsolved Hip Hop Murders) Born in Jamaica in 1967, Dwight Arrington Myers emigrated to the United States with his family and moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y., according to a published biography. He began putting together rap lyrics as early as age 8 and as a teenager formed the rap group the Boyz, with Eddie (DJ Eddie F) Ferrell; Troy (Trouble T-Roy) Dixon; and Glen (G-Wiz) Parrish. In 1986, the group signed with Uptown Records under music mogul Andre Harrell and released their first album “Living Large” in 1987, featuring breakout hist “The Overweight Lover’s in the House” and “Mr. Big Stuff.” In 1989, becoming part of the burgeoning “Jack Swing” sound in R&B, the group released Big Tyme featuring “Somebody for Me,” and went certified platinum. But on the album’s tour, Dixon was killed in a stage accident, becoming the subject of the titular track on the group’s next album Peaceful Journey in 1991. Heavy went on to rap the theme song for each season of the FOX network’s variety show In Living Color and made recurring appearances on its hit shows Roc and Living Single. He continued his rap career with several platinum albums through the ’90s as well as with roles in films like The Cider House Rules and the Eddie Murphy comedy Life. Rediscovering his Jamaican roots, Heavy released Vibes in 2008, charting with “Long Distance Girlfriend.” “Reggae’s the first music I ever experienced,” he told HipHopRX.com in 2008. “I’ve always mixed reggae and hip hop. But I came to a point where I felt I had put the exclamation mark on my hip hop career. I’m fortunate that I’ve been able to transfer the love, respect and passion I have for hip hop and reggae into my latest musical endeavor.” The cause of Heavy’s death remains unclear, but police said there is no evidence of foul play. Though his death was sudden and unexpected, Heavy’s final message may have been two words sent through his Twitter account: “Be Inspired.” MORE: Remembering Nate Dogg, Hip-Hop’s Harmonizing Pioneer ||||| Heavy D, the self-proclaimed "overweight lover" of hip-hop who became one of rap's top hit-makers with wit, humor and a positive vibe, has died. He was 44. Andrew Weitz of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment confirmed the rapper's death in Los Angeles in an email Tuesday, without giving a cause of death or saying where he died. Weitz declined to provide further details on Heavy D's death. In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, rapper Heavy D, also known as Dwight Arrington Myers, performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. A representative confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 that the singer and... (Associated Press) FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, rapper Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, performs at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. A representative confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 that the... (Associated Press) In this Oct. 1, 2011 photo, rapper Heavy D, also known as Dwight Arrington Myers, performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. A representative confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 that the singer and... (Associated Press) FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, rapper Heavy D, also known as Dwight Arrington Myers, arrives at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. A representative confirmed Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011... (Associated Press) Dwight Arrington Myers, the rapper known as Heavy D of Heavy D and the Boyz, and his crew released their debut album "Living Large" in 1987. Their hits included "Now That We Found Love," "Who's the Man" and "Somebody For Me." The New York-born rapper was one of the genre's most integral stars in the last 1980s and early 1990s, as it relied on new voices and star power to fuel its phenomenal growth in the mainstream. The deep-voiced rapper's earliest hit, "The Overweight Lover's in the House," played up his hefty frame. But while that nickname would stick, his weight did not become part of his shtick, like the Fat Boys. What drew people to his music was his singular style, which celebrated an easygoing, party vibe _ sometimes humorous, sometimes inspiring and almost always positive. In the mid-1990s, Heavy D became president of Uptown Records, the label that released most of his albums and was also the home to acts like Mary J. Blige and Jodeci. He also created the theme songs for sketch comedy shows "In Living Color" and "MADtv" and acted on the TV shows "Boston Public" and "The Tracy Morgan Show," as well as in the films "Life" and "Step Up. Combined with the fusion of the "New Jack Swing" musical style, Heavy D was a constant presence on the charts, and also a go-to figure for several performers. He collaborated with such artists as Michael Jackson on the 1991 single "Jam" and the 1997 duet "Keep It Coming" with B.B. King. His latest album, "Love Opus," was released in September, and he performed a medley of his past hits at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards last month. He also had a cameo appearance in the new movie "Tower Heist," starring Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller. ___ AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody continued to this report. ||||| With the sudden passing of Heavy D today in Los Angeles, the Hip-Hop community is heartbroken over the loss of one of its crown jewels. Heavy D, real name Dwight Arrington Myers, was rushed to an L.A. hospital around noon today and was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. While many new Hip-Hop heads don’t remember much of Heavy’s material, there’s an army of folks who grew up on songs like “Now That We Found Love”and “Nothing But Love.” He was born May 24, 1967 and died November 8, 2011. Here’s a list of 10 facts you didn’t know about Heavy D. 10. Jamaican Man While many know that Heavy D was a Mount Vernon resident, he was actually born in Jamaica in 1967 to a nurse and a machine technician. 9. The Big Screen Heavy D was sure known for being a big fellow, but many forget how many big screen appearances he made. He’s been in 24 movies and most recently, the new Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller movie, Tower Heist. 8. Jack Of All Trades Heavy D initially came into the Hip-Hop game as a member of the group, “Heavy D & The Boyz.” He was producing for the group while at the same time rapping. He later moved into acting and built a successful career out of that. 7. Seven Albums Heavy D’s first album Living Large dropped in 1987. Since then, he’s done six more studio albums which was supposed to end with Love Opus sometime this year. Here are the rest of his albums and their release dates — Big Tyme (1989), Peaceful Journey (1991), Blue Funk (1993), Nuttin’ But Love (1994), Waterbed Hev (1997), and Heavy (1999). 6. Uptown Records Heavy D became the first signed artist under famed record mogul Andre Harrell’s label, Uptown Records. 5. Quench Your Thirst! Many Hip-Hop fans noticed that rapper Drake did a Sprite commercial a few years ago. But many don’t know that Heavy D actually starred in a Sprite commercial back in 1990 rocking a bright yellow and green ensemble. He paved the way. 4. Theme Song Heavy D & The Boyz did the theme song for the popular 90s show In Living Color 3. Jay-Z Who? Many say that Jay-Z was the first rapper to become a president of a record label with Def Jam. But Heavy D has dibs on that claim before anyone as he became the president of Uptown Records in 1996. 2. First Movie Role Heavy D became one of the first rapper turned actors in 1990 when he appeared in the movie “Be Cool.” 1. Last Performance Heavy D recently performed at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta this past October. It was his first and last performance in 15 years. Recommend to friends! 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Rapper Heavy D, one of the biggest rap stars of the late 1980s and early '90s, is dead at age 44, reports TMZ. A friend says he had pneumonia, and the rapper apparently began having trouble breathing on the stairs leading to his Beverly Hills apartment building. Born Dwight Arrington Myers, Heavy D and his group released their first album, Living Large, in 1987, notes AP. One of his breakout hits was The Overweight Lover's in the House. Time has more on his role in the "Jack Swing" style of R&B. (Click to read 10 facts you might not know about Heavy D.)
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task. 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. Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is an automobile manufacturing company owned by General Motors . Output:
Chevrolet , colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company , is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors ( GM ) .
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Example Input: Which trade route connected Northern Europe and Northwestern Russia with the Capsian Sea?, Context: The new Kievan state prospered due to its abundant supply of furs, beeswax, honey, and slaves for export, and because it controlled three main trade routes of Eastern Europe. In the north, Novgorod served as a commercial link between the Baltic Sea and the Volga trade route to the lands of the Volga Bulgars, the Khazars, and across the Caspian Sea as far as Baghdad, providing access to markets and products from Central Asia and the Middle East. Trade from the Baltic also moved south on a network of rivers and short portages along the Dnieper known as the "route from the Varangians to the Greeks," continuing to the Black Sea and on to Constantinople. Kiev was a central outpost along the Dnieper route and a hub with the east-west overland trade route between the Khazars and the Germanic lands of Central Europe. These commercial connections enriched Rus' merchants and princes, funding military forces and the construction of churches, palaces, fortifications, and further towns. Demand for luxury goods fostered production of expensive jewelry and religious wares, allowing their export, and an advanced credit and money-lending system may have also been in place. Example Output: Volga trade route Example Input: For what reason would it be easy to burn a chair?, Context: Wood has always been used extensively for furniture, such as chairs and beds. It is also used for tool handles and cutlery, such as chopsticks, toothpicks, and other utensils, like the wooden spoon. Example Output: Wood Example Input: what is the first part of the brain mentioned in the text, Context: The SCN projects to a set of areas in the hypothalamus, brainstem, and midbrain that are involved in implementing sleep-wake cycles. An important component of the system is the reticular formation, a group of neuron-clusters scattered diffusely through the core of the lower brain. Reticular neurons send signals to the thalamus, which in turn sends activity-level-controlling signals to every part of the cortex. Damage to the reticular formation can produce a permanent state of coma. Example Output:
SCN
** A pavement is a raised path made for pedestrians. Pedestrians walk on the ground. ground ** Where is pavement usually found? Options: - ground - town - city block - a race track - driveway Detailed logic: Using computer could not cause carpal tunnel syndrome if you are paralysed. carpal tunnel syndrome Question for this logic: What could using computer not cause if you are paralyzed? Options: - pleasure - carpal tunnel syndrome - medical bill - eye strain - increased efficiency Logic ==> Archaeologist try to preserve the remainings called the ruins. The ruins that are remaining after the lost city is the are of interest to the archaeologist. ruin Question ==> Upon discovering the remains of the lost city, what did archaeologists try to preserve? Options: - use - rot - waste - ruin - decay ** Barbeque is a way of cooking done slowly under heat. A grill is a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for cooking food. barbeque ** What is it called when you slowly cook using a grill? Options: - backyard - restaurant - crockpot - neighbor's house - barbeque Detailed logic: As a farmer works on a corn fields so corn fields can be a farmer's land. The weasel was scavenging in the cold winter on a farmer's land such as corn fields. corn fields Question for this logic: The weasel was scavenging in the cold winter on a farmer's land, where was he likely? Options: - fairytale - mountain - great outdoors - corn fields - chicken coop ** Theatre is a building or outdoor area in which plays, and other dramatic performances are given. When lights bulbs fade into darkness, we are likely in a theatre. theatre **
When lights bulbs fade into darkness, where are we likely? Options: - room - theatre - sunrise or twilight - basement - lamp
Q: What does passionate kissing cause? Options: - shortness of breath - strong feelings - feeling good - herpes - falling down A: strong feelings Explain how we arrive at this answer:
Explanation: Strong feelings means strong emotions which can make you act emotionally instead of rationally. Passionate kissing does cause strong feelings.
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them. Q: A large portion of the strenuous life of bloggers consists of cruising various news sites, looking for some tidbit ridiculous interesting enough to merit a couple hundred words. You do this long enough, and you wind up getting picky pretty quickly. So, last night, when I clicked over to Wired, it was surprising in and of itself that when I saw the following story I literally stared at the screen, slack jawed, for close to a minute. That’s how ridiculous this proposed legislation coming out of New York is. The only thing I can say is that if this bill somehow managed to become law, the Above the Law commentariat would not be happy at all… I’m not even mad. I’m just impressed that a group of state legislators managed to draft this with a straight face. Here is what Wired’s Threat Level had to say: Did you hear the one about New York state lawmakers who forgot about the First Amendment in the name of combating cyberbullying and “baseless political attacks”? Proposed legislation in both chambers would require New York-based websites, such as blogs and newspapers, to “remove any comments posted on his or her website by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post.” No votes on the measures have been taken. But unless the First Amendment is repealed, they stand no chance of surviving any constitutional scrutiny even if they were approved. Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte said the legislation would cut down on “mean-spirited and baseless political attacks” and “turns the spotlight on cyberbullies by forcing them to reveal their identity.” Had the internet been around in the late 1700s, perhaps the anonymously written Federalist Papers would have to be taken down unless Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay revealed themselves. Conte, are you f**king serious, man? I’m pretty sure most people with even a rudimentary understanding of the internet think this is a dumb idea — except, apparently, for elected officials. Sadly, Assemblyman Jim Conte and almost half of New York’s Assembly Republicans have signed on to this nonsense and waste of everyone’s time and money. I’m not worried about this passing, not even a little bit. Because it won’t. What is upsetting is that one morning the idea for this grew in somebody’s mind (aka the bill’s sponsor, Thomas O’Mara). And instead of immediately thinking “that is the stupidest thought I had ever had in my life” and going back to eating Cheerios and acting like a normal human, eventually hours of time were spent were spent fleshing it out. Wired doesn’t even touch on the specific wording in the Internet Protection Act, which is even more bizarre. Specifically, look at paragraph number 2: 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (a) [“]Anonymous poster[“] is any individual who posts a message on a web site including social networks, blogs forums, message boards or any other discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. (b) “Web site administrator” means any person or entity that is responsible for maintaining a web site or managing the content or development of information provided on a web site including social networks, blogs forums, message boards or any other discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages, accessible via a network such as the internet or a private local area network. 2. A web site administrator upon request shall remove any comments posted on his or her web site by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post and confirms that his or her IP address, legal name, and home address are accurate. All web site administrators shall have a contact number or e-mail address posted for such removal requests, clearly visible in any sections where comments are posted. The bill has actually been floating around for a while. I can only assume the reason it hasn’t received more coverage is because most media outlets assumed it was a prank. That said, the Volokh Conspiracy covered the bill earlier this month and provided a straightforward legal analysis bodyslam (by Professor Eugene Volokh): It’s not clear what it means to “confirm” that one’s IP address, legal name, and home address are accurate; but at the very least, this bill would require a Web site administrator — me, for instance, if I were found to subject to New York jurisdiction — to remove any comment unless the commenter signs his name to it. Nor would this be limited to comments that allegedly libel someone, or even insult someone (though that would be bad enough), despite all the talk of preventing cyber-bullying by the bill’s backers. Rather, the law would apply any time anyone makes a “request” that a comment be removed, even if the comment doesn’t mention anyone by name but is simply religiously or politically offensive to the “request[er].” The same would apply to anonymous material added to Wikipedia, if Wikipedia were found to be subject to New York jurisdiction, anonymous videos posted to YouTube, and so on. The bill is unconstitutional, see Talley v. California (1960) and McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm’n (1995); the First Amendment, the Supreme Court has held, protects anonymous speech (except in limited conditions related to election campaigns). I’ve discussed my views on bullying and cyberbullying before. But honestly, it sounds like New York lawmakers could stand to get bullied a little, if it would prevent them from introducing garbage like this. New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Speech [Wired / Threat Level] Nearly Half the New York Assembly Republicans: Require Deletion of Anonymous Comments Whenever Anyone Complains [Volokh Conspiracy] Internet Protection Act [New York State Assembly] ||||| Did you hear the one about the New York state lawmakers who forgot about the First Amendment in the name of combating cyberbullying and “baseless political attacks”? Proposed legislation in both chambers would require New York-based websites, such as blogs and newspapers, to “remove any comments posted on his or her website by an anonymous poster unless such anonymous poster agrees to attach his or her name to the post.” No votes on the measures have been taken. But unless the First Amendment is repealed, they stand no chance of surviving any constitutional scrutiny even if they were approved. Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte said the legislation would cut down on “mean-spirited and baseless political attacks” and “turns the spotlight on cyberbullies by forcing them to reveal their identity.” Had the internet been around in the late 1700s, perhaps the anonymously written Federalist Papers would have to be taken down unless Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay revealed themselves. “This statute would essentially destroy the ability to speak anonymously online on sites in New York,” said Kevin Bankston, a staff attorney with the Center for Democracy and Technology. He added that the legislation provides a “heckler’s veto to anybody who disagrees with or doesn’t like what an anonymous poster said.” Sen. Thomas O’Mara, a Republican who is also sponsoring the measure, said it would “help lend some accountability to the internet age.” A cynic, however, might see an attempt by lawmakers to prop up Facebook’s falling stock price via an implicit endorsement of the Facebook model of identity on the internet. The Senate and Assembly measures, which are identical, cover messages on social networks, blogs, message boards or “any other discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.” The bills also demand those sites to have a contact number or e-mail address posted for “such removal requests, clearly visible in any sections where comments are posted.” Oddly, the bill has no identification requirement for those who request the takedown of anonymous content. ||||| A:
Two New York lawmakers want to outlaw anonymous comments from websites based in the state. Their proposed legislation is now in both legislative houses, though no votes have been taken, reports Wired. The idea is to reduce cyberbullying and "baseless political attacks," and bring "some accountability to the Internet age," they explain. Just one problem, adds David Kravets of Wired: the Constitution. "Unless the First Amendment is repealed, they stand no chance of surviving any constitutional scrutiny even if they were approved," he writes of the bills. At the Above the Law blog, Christopher Danzig is even more incredulous. "I’m not even mad. I’m just impressed that a group of state legislators managed to draft this with a straight face."
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) The curtain came down on the Confederations Cup Sunday, amid controversy and confusion. Not of fans or players suffering racist abuse — a fear that had dominated the run-up to the tournament in Russia -- but world governing body FIFA's use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. "It is the biggest change in association football for a very, very long time," former Premier League referee, Chris Foy told CNN Sport. "This has to be done right." Except the Confederations Cup provided plenty of evidence of how VAR got things wrong — notably in not determining Chile defender Gonzalo Jara should have been red carded for elbowing German forward Timo Werner in the face in Sunday's final that was won by Germany.VAR used at Confederations CupSystems draws mixed response Question:"The beauty of _ is, that as a referee, if you make a call that's wrong, you would suffer from that, you'd hurt and wouldn't be happy with yourself. A:
Video Assistant Referee
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Input: Plus-size female models have been earning increasing recognition in the fashion industry of late – and yet there remains a surprising lack of male models on the same spectrum. Zachary Miko, who is currently the average-bodied man featured on Target's Big and Tall section, is trying to change that fact. 'I don’t give a s**t if I ever have ripped abs and look like an Abercrombie and Fitch model. I never want that,' revealed the 26-year-old model in an interview with Mic. The New York-based actor and musician, who is six feet, six inches, and has a 40-inch waist, is currently the only man on Target's website without a slender frame and robust biceps.Zachary Miko, 26, says he proud of his 40-inch waist in an inspiring interviewThe New York-based actor and musician is pictured on the retailer's website alongside slender men with chiseled featuresSince starting his modelling career, Zach says he no longer wishes he were 'smaller' Question:He has been overjoyed with the positive comments from people who have been inspired by his modelling, and thanked _ on Twitter for giving him the opportunity to promote a positive body image. Output:
Target
The Wet Puddle<br>Mandy was walking to school in her favorite sneakers. She accidentally stepped in a puddle along the way. Because of the puddle her shoes were now sopping. All day her feet felt wet and cold. Finally at the end of the day she took her shoes off and warmed up. Can we infer the following? Sneakers are a type of shoe.
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]. -------- Question: (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. Answer: Donald Trump Question: The Duchess of Cambridge's decision to 'borrow' a priceless tiara belonging to the Queen Mother rather than buying a new one has confused the Chinese media, MailOnline can reveal today. Kate wore the Papyrus tiara at last night's state banquet at Buckingham Palace, which has bamboozled Chinese journalists because sharing heirlooms is so rare. Chinese news website ifeng.com told readers the Duchess, 33, first wore the Queen Mother's tiara in 2013 and were surprised she didn’t just get a new one for meeting President Xi yesterday. One article said: 'It looks like this is not the first time that she "borrowed" the tiara from the Queen' - but added glowingly: 'This made Kate’s first state banquet appearance phenomenal. We look forward to more stunning fashion from her'.Chinese media confused by Kate's need to wear Queen Mother's tiaraJournalists call British 'potato people' who 'can't drink tea properly'Obsession in China with Viscount Hood - falsely called 'Queen's butler'Britain to send TV like Sherlock in return for HS2 and nuclear power plants Question:Coverage of the Chinese leader’s four-day state visit has also required a string of articles explaining _ culture. Answer: British Question: Israel has been accused of spying on White House nuclear talks with Iran and then leaking details to Republicans in Congress in an effort to scupper the deal. President Obama's administration, along with Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain, have been engaged in highly confidential talks with Iran. However, Israel's security services have been accused of relaying information gleaned from the talks to Republicans in Congress. Scroll down for video Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu flew to the United States earlier this month to lobby President Barack Obama, right, about Tel Aviv's concerns over any potential deal with Iran over their nuclear ambitionsIsrael has been accused of spying on the U.S. over Iran nuclear talksThe White House believes Israel used this intelligence to brief opponentsIsrael is concerned about a possible nuclear deal with the Iranian regimeHowever, they have denied spying on the U.S. although admit lobbyingRepublicans in Congress want to oversee any proposed Iranian agreement Question:The bill would require the president to submit the text of any agreement to _ and would prohibit the administration from waiving any of the congressional sanctions for 60 days. Answer:
Congress
You will be given a definition of a task first, then an example. Follow the example to solve a new instance of the task. You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage. 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. Solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar? Why? The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage. New input: Natural gas is often informally referred to simply as ``gas'', especially when compared to other energy sources such as oil or coal. However, it is not to be confused with gasoline, especially in North America, where the term gasoline is often shortened in colloquial usage to gas. Solution:
is oil and natural gas the same thing?
Q: The Sandwich tern ("Thalasseus sandvicensis") was documented in the past as interbreeding with the "T. bengalensis". The Sandwich tern ("Thalasseus sandvicensis") is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern ("T. bengalensis"), Chinese crested tern ("T. bernsteini"), Cabot's tern ("T. acuflavidus"), and elegant tern ("T. elegans") and has been known to interbreed with the lesser crested. A: Yes Q: revolver was a very amazing movie Revolver is a 2005 British-French crime thriller film co-written and directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore and André Benjamin. The film centres on a revenge-seeking confidence trickster whose weapon is a universal formula that guarantees victory to its user, when applied to any game or confidence trick. A: It's impossible to say Q: John Ottoman used a large band to compose the musical score. Snow White: A Tale of Terror is a 1997 American dark fantasy horror television film based on the fairy tale "Snow White". Also known as Snow White in the Black Forest it was directed by Michael Cohn and stars Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill and Monica Keena. The original music score was composed by John Ottman. The film was marketed with the tagline "The fairy tale is over". A: It's impossible to say Q: An offensive team is on the attack. In sports, offense (US) or offence (Can.) (see spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress; from Latin "offensus"), also known as attack, is the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals. The term may refer to the tactics involved in offense, or a sub-team whose primary responsibility is offense. A:
Yes
The 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN from May 25 through 28. Belmont won its first tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Lipscomb won the Atlantis Sun Conference in baseball in 2011. A: No Grantham North Services is a service area operated by Moto located on the A1 at Gonerby Moor Roundabout, four miles north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. The service station has a main car park and coach/lorry park, off which is a BP petrol station. Lincolnshire is a very large city. A: It's impossible to say A cardigan is a type of knitted garment that has an open front. Commonly cardigans have buttons: a garment that is tied is instead considered a robe. A more modern version of the garment has no buttons and hangs open by design. By contrast, a pullover does not open in front but must be "pulled over" the head to be worn. It may be machine- or hand-knitted. A cardigan cannot be machine-knitted. A:
No
Comdex -- once among the world's largest trade shows, the launching pad for new computer and software products, and a Las Vegas fixture for 20 years -- has been canceled for this year. Can we draw the following conclusion? Comdex launches trade shows for 20 years.
no
How to check out cuts, scratches and abrasions<br>After getting a cut, scratch, or abrasion, your skin may start bleeding. This happens because the injury breaks or tears the tiny blood vessels that live right under the skin's surface. Your body wants to stop the bleeding, so the platelets in your blood come to the rescue. Choose your answer: based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Bleeding after a cut is incommon"? Options: (A). Yes; (B). It's impossible to say; (C). No; I think the answer is
(C).
The Phu Quoc Ridgeback is a breed of dog from Phú Quốc Island in Vietnam's southern Kiên Giang Province. The Phu Quoc Ridgeback is one of only three breeds that has a ridge of hair that runs along its back in the opposite direction from the rest of the coat (the others are Rhodesian Ridgeback and Thai Ridgeback). The Phu Quoc is the smallest of the three ridgeback breeds. The Phu Quoc Ridgeback are similar to the Thai Ridgeback. A: Yes Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (31 January 1785 – 12 January 1851) was a British nobleman and politician who played a leading part in British politics in the late 1820s and early 1830s. He was styled Lord Clinton from birth until 1794 and Earl of Lincoln between 1794 and 1795. Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (31 January 1785 – 12 January 1851) was a British nobleman and politician who played a leading part in British politics in the late 1820s and early 1830s. He was styled Lord Clinton from birth until 1794 and Earl of Lincoln between 1794 and 1795. A: Yes "Trap Queen" is the debut single by American rapper Fetty Wap from his self-titled debut album (2015). Following its online premiere in March 2014, it was released independently on April 22, 2014 before being re-released in conjunction with 300 Entertainment on December 15, 2014. The song was well received by critics who praised the vocals and production for being cheery and infectious. Fetty Wap self-titled debut album was his last. A:
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A bid topping $17.7 billion was jointly proffered by Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corporation on Thursday to buy beleaguered Adelphia Communications Corporation in an industry consolidation move. Adelphia is the fifth largest cable service provider in the United States with nearly 5 million subscribers. The market-share grabbing bid trumps the previous Cablevision offer of $16.5 billion. The bid is under scrutiny by the presiding judge over the Adelphia's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, and must also be approved by the company's creditors owed in the range of $20 million. Can we draw the following conclusion? Adelphia is the largest cable service provider in the United States with nearly 5 million subscribers Select from the following. - Yes - It's impossible to say - No
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"Strangers in the Night" is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom "Modern Family", and the series' 129th episode overall. It originally aired on December 3, 2014. The episode was written by Chuck Tatham and directed by Fred Savage. Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true? Strangers in the Night was the most popular episode of the season
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Ask anybody out there, what is the most important thing in his life - Fame, Fortune and Money, and there is a chance that he is going to say, money, because with that, fame and fortune comes quite easily. On the other hand, if you add "family" to these three choices given above, there is a chance that 99% of the people are going to put their family first, especially if they happen to be ladies! The main reason is because nature has created a woman to be the cherisher and the nurturer of the family, while the man is the hunter and protector of his little family. That is the natural rule which has come down through thousands of years. Even if a person happens to be a comparatively worldly-wise person and has no idea of taking on the responsibility of a family, he has a picture of a tight little _ in his subconscious . They tell a story about a successful millionaire businessman who died and the whole city came to pay its respects. One of his business competitors, met the son and said, "We are really going to miss your father. You see, I knew your father well." And the son replied, "You happen to be really lucky there, because I never did." So, you might be an extremely successful person in your own right upon Wall Street, but if your little child fails to come running out to welcome his daddy at the end of the day to be swung up in his father's arms and held there lovingly and protectively, you come in the "nothing" category in the business of life. Many people are under the impression that taking on the responsibility of the family is quite tiresome, but they do not know what it takes to be a parent. It is very easy to be a biological father or a biological mother, but the real mother and the real father is that person who stays awake all night when the baby is teething, teaches him right from wrong, is there to hold him when he takes his first steps, and in every way shows that he is there to cherish and protect the little one from harm. There was a man who did not believe in family, because of an... What might be the title for the passage? A) What More Could a Family Be About B) How Should We Parent a Child C) How to Take on Your Responsibility D) What Contributes to One's Success A ------ A friend asks me "Why don't Chinese go Dutch?" So I want to regard this question as the topic and write an article.As everyone knows,westerners will go Dutch while having a meal in the restaurant.But Chinese don't go Dutch.Chinese will pay the bill and check out generously.Westerners don't often entertain guests;but Chinese often invite friends to dinner.A lot of westerners feel puzzled to this question. Why does there exist such a difference? First of all,food systems between China and West are different.Chinese put into practice Gather Dining System;westerners put into practice Individual Dining System.Everybody can share the delicious food of all over the table when eating Chinese food.Please note it is sharing,but westerners just eat the food in one's own plate.If you eat beef and he eats chicken,it is impossible that you taste the flavor of his chicken.The result of the Individual Dining System is that you can only eat the food in your plate. So to eat Chinese food is happier than to eat Western-style food.And I want to ask you a question.Do you like the free thing? I think nobody doesn't like the free thing.Ok! Suppose I invite you to eat the delicious Chinese food,then I pay the bill.This is equivalent to that you have enjoyed a delicious Chinese food free.So you will be very glad.It will strengthen the relation between us in the happy atmosphere. Secondly,westerners eat for the health;Chinese eat for the friendship.Westerners advocate individualism and independence is strong.So westerners express that respect for each other's independence through the way go Dutch.Chinese like making friends and solidarity.Chinese value the interpersonal relationships and the friendship very much. Third,it is only simple "Have a meal!" for westerners to entertain guests.Unlike the purpose and the _ that Chinese entertain guests,in Americans' idea,"Have a meal" definition is to add fuel to the body for keeping health and normal life activity.That is to say,there is not any additional value.In the Chinese idea,"Have a... Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A) Westerners will share the food in their plates with each other. B) Chinese would like the free meal so they never pay the bill. C) Westerners don't value the friendship so they never pay the meal for others. D) Chinese attitudes towards the meal seem more complicated than westerners'. D ------ English is fast becoming the language of science around the world, but what is its future among everyday speakers? One expert points out that the percentage of native English speakers is declining while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people. But English will continue to remain widespread and important. However,British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance by the middle of this century to rank,after Chinese,about equally with Arabic,Hindi,and Urdu. "The number of people speaking English as a first language continues to rise,but it isn't rising nearly as fast as the numbers of many other languages around the world,simply because the main population group has been largely in the less developed countries where languages other than English have been spoken," he says. In a recent article in the journal Science,Mr. Graddol noted that three languages that are not near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now might be there soon. These are Bengali,Tamil,and Malay,spoken in south and southeast Asia. David Crystal,the author of The Cambridge Encycloredia of the English Laeguage, says about 1. 5 billion of the world's six billion people speak it as a second tongue compared to the 400 million native speakers. But another expert on the English language says Mr. Graddol underestimates the future of its dominance. _ but nobody quite knows what's going to happen because no language has been in this position before. " he said. According to David Graddol,which of the folowing will possibly be one of the languages that will be most widely spoken? A) Malay. B) Arabic. C) Urdu. D) German.
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