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Lucy's Burn<br>Lucy worked after school at the local diner. One day Lucy, burned her hand on the grill at work. She was sent home for the rest of the day. The burn wasn't bad and she was able to return on the next day. Lucy was more careful at work.
Lucy went to the pharmacy OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Terry's Dog<br>Terry left the front door open to the house when he left for school. The family dog would escape and run out the door. Terry would have to go find the dog when he got home from school. Terry and his parents would search all over for their dog. He would be scolded for leaving the door open.
Terry did not have to look for the dog when he got out of school. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Mickey's Birthday Party is a theatrical cartoon short made by Walt Disney and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was released on February 7, 1942. The animated film was directed by Riley Thomson and animated by Les Clark, James Moore, Ken Muse, Armin Shaffair, Riley Thompson, Bernie Wolf, and Marvin Woodward.
Mickey's Birthday Party is a hysterical theatrical cartoon short made by Walt Disney and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below. Choose from options.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the plant was inspected in October and fined for safety violations.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the plant was inspected in October, cited for safety violations, and fined about $10,000.
OPT:
[+] yes
[+] no | yes |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort) -- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a themed area spanning two theme parks--Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida--at the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. The area is themed to the Harry Potter media franchise, adapting elements from the film series and novels by J.K. Rowling. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros. Entertainment. | is harry potter world at islands of adventure |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: via YouTube Bills fan Rob Hopkins can be seen sliding down the railing of the top deck at Ralph Wilson Stadium moments before falling.
The only thing worse than being a Buffalo Bills fan is being an unemployed Bills fan.
The fan who fell from the upper deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium during the second quarter of the Bills' 37-14 win over the Jets on Sunday has been fired from his job.
Rob Hopkins, who lost his balance sliding down a railing in the 300 level and then crashed into the crowd below, is now a former employee of Eric Mower and Associates, Buffalo's WKBW reported on Tuesday.
ABC 7 News/WKBW Buffalo Bills fan Rob Hopkins is aided after sliding down the railing.
"EMA is very concerned about Sunday's incident at the Buffalo Bills' game and we are relieved that the injured were released from the hospital," the ad agency said in a statement published on the TV station's website. "Rob Hopkins is no longer employed by EMA."
Hopkins, who suffered a shoulder injury from the fall, could also face criminal charges, police sources told the Buffalo TV station. His reckless behavior sent another man to the hospital. Both were treated and released.
ABC 7 News/WKBW Hopkins lost his balance sliding down a rail in the 300 level of the stadium. His former employer, Eric Mower and Associates, said it was relieved that Hopkins was released from the hospital — and also mentioned that he was no longer with the company.
The now infamous viral video star is also not welcome back at the Bills' stadium.
"The irresponsible behavior that occurred at [Sunday's] game by the fan who fell from the upper deck is a violation of our Fan Code of Conduct and cannot, and will not, be tolerated. This individual will not be permitted back into Ralph Wilson Stadium," the Bills said in a statement.
David Duprey/AP The Bills said in a statement that Hopkins displayed 'irresponsible behavior' and was no longer allowed at Ralph Wilson Stadium (pictured).
Erie County officials also took a shot at Hopkins.
"By his actions, this individual has shown that he is a danger to himself and others, and we fully support barring him from future events at the Stadium," county executive Mark Poloncarz said in his own statement.
Erie County owns the stadium and leases it to the NFL franchise.
On a mobile device? Click here for video. ||||| Perhaps the most tragic incident occurred in July 2011. That’s when a Texas man died from injuries he suffered after falling nearly 20 feet from the stands while trying to catch a baseball tossed by then-Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton toward the man’s 6-year-old son.
The two most recent deadly cases came in the last few months, when fans fell to their deaths from an elevated pedestrian walkway at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on Sept. 8 and from the upper deck at Atlanta’s Turner Field on Aug. 12.
Sunday’s far less tragic incident here, with one fan tumbling about 20 to 25 feet from the 300 level and landing on another fan in Ralph Wilson Stadium, was just the latest case of fans being injured or dying in falls at large public sporting events.
In the last decade, since July 2003, there have been 39 cases in America of people falling either from one seating level to another or down a stadium staircase, escalator or elevated walkway, according to the Institute for the Study of Sports Incidents. Those cases don’t include fights, assaults or other violent acts among fans.
Fourteen of those 39 incidents led to someone dying.
“The 14 people who died weren’t going there thinking this was their last day,” said Alana K. Penza, the institute’s director. “It’s not that many deaths, but with one death, we need to review it and see what can be done.”
The institute and the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, both affiliated with the University of Southern Mississippi, analyze such incidents at public sporting events, while also encouraging leagues, teams and stadiums to enact changes that make such injuries or deaths more avoidable.
The 14 deaths may surprise people, but that’s also 14 out of probably a few billion people who have attended public sporting events across the nation in the last 10 years.
In Sunday’s incident at Ralph Wilson Stadium, 28-year-old Robert Hopkins of Grand Island slid down a railing before falling down to the second level. Hopkins apparently lost his job as a digital art director at Eric Mower + Associates as a result of his actions.
Penza found four other sliding falls in her list of 39 incidents. But those other four came from falls down staircases, escalators or walkways.
“This is the first one that I have seen where someone slid down a railing in the stands” before falling, Penza said.
In Sunday’s mishap, both Hopkins and the other injured man were treated for a few hours before being released from Erie County Medical Center.
Penza, who was well aware of Sunday’s incident but didn’t profess to know all the details, was asked what might be learned from it.
“I’m sure they’ll look at the railing heights in the area,” she replied. “And if alcohol is involved, how do we keep people who are too intoxicated from coming into the venues?”
But she suggested that the responsibility for avoiding such incidents doesn’t fall completely on teams and stadium personnel. That’s why safety advocates applaud the National Football League teams’ codes of conduct.
“You can’t watch every single individual and protect every single individual,” she said. “You have to put some responsibility on the individual to be responsible for their actions and practice safe judgment.”
And sometimes nobody may be at fault, as with the case at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 7, 2011.
When left-fielder Hamilton threw the first foul ball that night to the ball girl, he heard a fan ask for the next one. He turned around and nodded to Shannon Stone. The next foul ball he got, in the second inning, he flipped to Stone, a local firefighter who fell over the left-field railing to the concrete surface about 20 feet below. He died later at a local hospital.
Less than two weeks later, the Rangers announced they would raise all their protective stadium railings to a height of 42 inches. Previously, the heights had varied, anywhere from 30 to 42 inches, according to media accounts.
In other cases, intoxication remains one of the obvious causes of fans falling from one level to another or down an escalator or walkway. Sometimes, though, police and media accounts of such incidents don’t state whether the person was drunk.
Authorities here have not said whether they believe drinking contributed to Hopkins’ fall, and they pointed out that that might not be relevant in determining possible criminal charges.
Law-enforcement sources have said investigators are eyeing possible third-degree assault and reckless endangerment charges against Hopkins.
Across the nation, the Institute for the Study of Sports Incidents can’t definitively say how many of the 39 falls were alcohol-related. Intoxication was listed as a cause of at least seven of those incidents, Penza said, but she wouldn’t speculate on what percentage might be alcohol-related.
Baseball, at least when it comes to stadium falls, appears to be the most dangerous sport.
Of the 39 such incidents in the last 10 years, 22 occurred at baseball games, 15 at football games and one each at basketball and tennis venues, according to Penza’s figures.
Baseball, of course, is the only sport where fans routinely reach out to catch a souvenir, either a foul ball or home run. It’s part of the magical multigenerational allure of the sport.
“When we think of baseball in America, we think of popcorn and hot dogs and fathers going to the game to catch a foul ball for their child,” Penza said, citing the special father-son bonding in Shannon Stone’s case. “That American dream was shattered by him falling, him dying and his 6-year-old son watching it.
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A: | Unemployment has been added to injury for a Buffalo Bills fan who put himself and another fan in the hospital with a reckless stunt at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday. In an incident that became a viral video, a fan identified as Rob Hopkins slid down a safety railing on the upper deck, only to lose his balance and fall 30 feet into the crowd. Hopkins won't be allowed back into the stadium, the team says, and the ad agency he worked for yesterday announced he is no longer an employee, reports the New York Daily News. Both injured men have now been released from the hospital. "By his actions, this individual has shown that he is a danger to himself and others, and we fully support barring him from future events," says an official with Erie County, which owns the stadium. Criminal charges are also a possibility. But while Hopkins is injured, jobless, and a fan of the team with the longest playoff drought in the NFL, he can still count himself lucky, the Buffalo News finds. Out of at least 39 people to have fallen from stadiums over the last decade, 14 have died, including a 49ers fan who fell to his death in September. |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
PROBLEM: (CNN) -- Italian football champions Juventus plan to appeal against the 10-month ban that coach Antonio Conte has received after failing to report match-fixing when he managed Serie B side Siena. Conte and his Juve assistant Angelo Alessio, who was also at Siena, were suspended by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) following a police investigation over allegations of "sporting fraud and fraudulent association" in relation to a league fixture against Novara in April 2011. While earlier charges of direct involvement in match-fixing have been dropped, the FIGC maintain Conte was aware of the corruption taking place during his tenure at Siena.Juventus coach Antonio Conte banned from football for 10 months.Conte's assistant Angelo Alessio also banned by Italian FederationSerie A champions Juventus to launch an appealSix other Italian players acquitted of charges made against them
Questions:"The club underlines its full support for Antonio Conte and Angelo Alessio, in the hope that their innocence will emerge during the appeals process," said a _ statement. (A) CNN (B) Italian (C) Juventus (D) Antonio Conte (E) Serie B (F) Siena (G) Conte (H) Angelo Alessio (I) Italian Football Federation (J) FIGC (K) Novara (L) Serie A
SOLUTION: (C)
PROBLEM: Katy Perry has unveiled rainbow-coloured hair and dressed up as a sexy Christmas fairy for H&M's festive campaign. The 31-year-old pop princess can be seen dancing around with gingerbread men, toy soldiers and candy canes in the uplifting film for the high-street chain. But the American songstress isn't the only famous face in the merry advert - British supermodel Jourdan Dunn and Sean O'Pry - from Taylor Swift's Bad Blood music video - also star. As well as lending her good looks to the campaign, Katy has exclusively recorded her first-ever Christmas track for the advert, Every Day Is A Holiday, which was produced by Duke Dumont.Katy Perry has recorded her first-ever Christmas track for the H&M advertThe 31-year-old dances around with gingerbread men and toy soldiersUplifting film also stars supermodels Jourdan Dunn and Sean O'PrySee more news and updates on Katy Perry's festive campaign
Questions:The 31-year-old Roar hitmaker trumped her contemporary _ in the much vaunted list. (A) Katy Perry (B) H&M (C) American (D) British (E) Jourdan Dunn (F) Sean O'Pry (G) Taylor Swift (H) Bad Blood (I) Katy (J) Every Day Is A Holiday (K) Duke Dumont
SOLUTION: (G)
PROBLEM: (CNN) The man who killed more than 20 people at a small Texas church escaped from a mental health facility five years ago after sneaking guns onto an Air Force base and making threats against commanders, according to a police report. Devin Patrick Kelley's June 2012 escape from Peak Behavioral Health Systems in New Mexico occurred months after he was accused of abusing his ex-wife and her child, according to an El Paso Police Department report obtained by CNN affiliate KVIA on Tuesday. Kelley was picked up after the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, facility listed him as missing. The documents said officers had been warned that Kelley was a danger to himself and others and that he had sneaked firearms onto Holloman Air Force Base, where he had reportedly threatened his commanders.Devin Patrick Kelley escaped New Mexico behavioral health center in 2012, police documents showThe gunman had been obsessed with a domestic dispute, officials say
Questions:As investigators try to piece together a picture of Kelley, more clues have emerged in the deadliest shooting in modern _ history. (A) Texas (B) Air Force (C) Devin Patrick Kelley (D) Peak Behavioral Health Systems (E) New Mexico (F) El Paso Police Department (G) CNN (H) KVIA (I) Kelley (J) Santa Teresa (K) Holloman Air Force Base
SOLUTION: | (A)
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How does the next paragraph end?
How to earn a phd in accounting
Take all necessary academic prerequisites.
Some phd programs in accounting require a bachelor's degree in accounting, business, economics or finance. Other programs allow you to obtain an undergraduate degree in any subject as long as you satisfy prerequisite courses, which typically include a fundamental accounting course, calculus, linear algebra, statistics and probability. | Check the prerequisite list of the specific program you're interested in applying to. If you are unsure, contact the university department directly with your questions. |
How to heal sunburned lips<br>Apply aloe to your lips. Use fresh aloe juice from a cut leaf of the plant, or buy a commercial aloe gel. Smear some of the juice or gel onto your sunburned lips, and let it dry.
aloe has been used by allen OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
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A: It's impossible to say
input hypothesis: sexual partners have been had by fred
Context: How to treat sexually transmitted diseases during pregnancy<br>Describe your symptoms. Consider if you have had any new sexual partners. If so, it is a good idea to get tested for stis just to be on the safe side.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
true or false: It's impossible to say
Context:
How to do a backbend against a wall<br>Find a good, clear spot. Find a wall space that is clear of any obstructions such as furniture, plants or sharp objects. It should have nothing that could injure you near it.
Hypothesis: You should not do a backbend against a wall with a picture hanging on it. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in "Jane the Virgin" on The CW and "Stuck in the Middle" on Disney Channel. She is also the voice of Princess Isabel in the Disney Channel animated television series "Elena of Avalor".
Sentence: The voice of Princess Isabel in "Elena of Avalor" is done by Jenna Marie Ortega who is also known for her roles in "Jane the Virgin" and "Stuck in the Middle"
Output: Yes
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
How to manage your time when housecleaning<br>Make a list of all the cleaning tasks that your home requires. Managing your time well is a matter of scheduling well, and enumerating your cleaning tasks will help you build a schedule. [substeps] Aim for comprehensiveness.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Time cannot be managed.
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Answer:
No
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.
Change your new detergent or fabric softener OPTIONS:
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- It's impossible to say
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A: | It's impossible to say |
Q: Deborah Ann Woll is a vampire in real life.
Jessica Hamby is a fictional character in the "True Blood" series, portrayed by Deborah Ann Woll. In the series, which chronicles the life of human waitress Sookie Stackhouse and her friends after vampires make themselves known to humans, Jessica is a newly turned vampire who must learn to deal with her vampiric abilities, weaknesses and altered lifestyle.
A: No
Q: The Hubei province is in China.
Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some 60 km northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2010 census, its population totaled 4,814,542, of whom 908,266 lived in the built-up ("or metro") area of Xiaonan District.
A: Yes
Q: Kathleen is her first name.
Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954), better known as Kathleen Turner, is an American film and stage actress and director. Known for her distinctive husky voice, Turner has won two Golden Globe Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award.
A: No
Q: Smriti Zubin Irani continues to act
Smriti Zubin Irani (born Smriti Malhotra; 23 March 1976) is an Indian politician, former model, television actress and producer. Irani is a Member of Parliament, being elected to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Gujarat. She is the current Information and Broadcasting and Textiles Minister in the Government of India.
A: | It's impossible to say |
The blast observed on Dec. 27 came from a neutron star: a collapsed dead star with a sun-like mass squeezed into a sphere, just 15 miles across, in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer).
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Question: The December burst came from a neutron star in the constellation Sagittarius.
yes
Picture a Janis Joplin robot sitting on a park bench talking about the Summer of Love, singing "Me and Bobby McGee" and introducing a David Bowie robot.
Is this true: Robots serve as wax singers in the Rock Hall of Fame.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: no
Question:
Toshiba, the world's third-largest notebook computer maker behind Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., said the PC would be introduced in Japan in early 2006.
Is this true?
Toshiba is a subsidiary of Dell Inc.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer:
no
Problem: A teenager, belonging to the anti-scientology group Anonymous, has admitted that he launched a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the official website of the Church of Scientology, scientology.org. Dmitriy Guzner, aged 18, will admit to the charges related to carrying out the DDoS attack. He now faces a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment. In response to incidents such as these, Scientology have called Anonymous "cyber-terrorists." A DDoS attack occurs when multiple computers are used to attack a certain website with so much traffic that it is not accessible. The hackers attack the servers taking up all the available space, preventing the legitimate user from accessing.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The 18 year-old D. Guzner is a member of the Anonymous group which attacked Scientology website.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
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Answer: yes
Q: Digging in a different trench Phoenix's robotic Arm connected with a hard surface that has scientists excited about the prospect of next uncovering an icy layer. "We have dug a trench and uncovered a hard layer at the same depth as the ice layer in our other trench," said Washington University robotic arm investigator for Phoenix, Ray Arvidson. The arm tried at least three times to penetrate the layer, but was unsuccessful. As a result the arm went into a holding pattern, awaiting its next commands.
A robotic arm has been used for scientific discoveries.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
The human species may be more than 100,000 years old but the bulk of its numerical growth has come in just the last few decades: 2.6 billion of today's 5.6 billion people have been born since 1960.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Question: The world population is 5.6 billion.
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Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Picture this on a Kindle.
If Don Graham were not such a serious person, his announcement this afternoon that Jeff Bezos was purchasing his family's company might have seemed like a joke. The Post seems so very old media for the phenomenally innovative tech entrepreneur. And it's true, Jeff Bezos has a very whimsical attitude when it comes to his personal stable of acquisitions--maybe he just wanted a newspaper to even it out a bit.
But Alan Mutter, who knows the media business and the tech world better than most, thinks there are many ways in which buying a legacy newspaper makes all the sense in the world for the Seattle-based billionaire. Bezos hasn't talked yet about his future plans for the company, but from what we know, it's fair to speculate a bit.
First of all, don't be deceived by the fact that Bezos is buying it himself, rather than Amazon--there's little reason to believe this is a passion project. It just would've been tricky to make it a public takeover, because corporations don't know how to value a newspaper's future earnings. And besides, though the markets have been remarkably patient with Amazon's continued losses, a money pit like the Post would've been harder to stomach.
"If Jeff Bezos had bought it with Amazon's money, the shareholders would've killed him," Mutter says. "But if he owns it, he can use all the tools that are available to Amazon. And if he does something with the Washington Post brand that advances the story for Kindle or Amazon Prime, they aren't going to mind."
Another clue: $250 million, though less than what a lot of other things cost, is a lot of money for a company with a lot of liabilities (the Boston Globe, which serves a similarly-sized region, sold for $70 million over the weekend).
"The Grahams are probably the last people in the world who'll make money selling a newspaper," Mutter says. "He overpaid. And why would he overpay? He sees the value in a brand that far surpasses what he's looking at today."
So how's that going to happen? A few ideas.
1. The Post's website--which it's fair to expect will be overhauled--could be a major new sales and advertising platform. "Newspaper publishing companies being agents of commerce is a major new opportunity in Bezos world," Mutter says. "He invented e-commerce, you don't think there's going to be e-commerce on every page of The Washington Post?"
2. It's good to know things about your customers. Especially your readers. Most media companies watch where their readers come from, but Amazon has taken audience tracking and predictive analytics to a whole different level in order to figure out what they might want to buy. Integrating a news service, just like a book discussion site, could provide even more data.
3. Content still matters, and so does reputation. Amazon's biggest foray into content so far isn't Business Insider. It's Amazon Publishing, which has put out hundreds of books under several imprints. The problem is, it's still hard to attract the best authors to an upstart internet banner, when they can still gain the imprimatur of a Farrar Straus & Giroux or a HarperCollins. "The early adopters of a straight-to-digital publishing model are not going to the the first-rate producers. Hillary Clinton is not going to publish her memoir with Amazon," Mutter says. "There are all kinds of ways in which content will find its way to the digital marketplace, but it's going to take a lot before the creme de la creme goes digital first. And frankly, that's something that they have to work on."
4. The future is video. Amazon Instant is a draw to the company's Prime service, and The Washington Post could become a credible outlet for more original news content, which it's already started producing.
5. Amazon owns the modern means of digital distribution. "He can just make The Washington Post the default app on every Kindle," Mutter says. That would give the paper a visibility advantage few other news outlets can claim.
6. Amazon also owns the modern means of physical distribution. It's tempting to think that because Bezos created an online juggernaut that has eviscerated legacy industries, he would quickly dispatch with the Post's print product. But Amazon is also probably the most efficient physical delivery system the world has seen, and print advertisements still generate a lot of the Post's revenue. He could put a print copy in every package, and have a circulation of millions.
For all these reasons, the Post doesn't need to generate revenue like it's supposed to have done for its whole life (and largely failed, propped up by a lucrative education business). Instead, it can complement and amplify other regions of Amazonia. "We're in a post-profit era for newspapers," Mutter says, noting the not-entirely-economic reasons behind recent rich guy purchases of the Globe and the San Diego Union-Tribune, not to mention the Koch brothers' interest in the L.A. Times.
We still don't know what the Post means for Bezos. But it could very well be one piece of a much larger profit puzzle.
* This post has been updated to remove a word that offended some readers, and to more accurately characterize Kaplan, Inc. ||||| Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider, so in the wake of news that he's buying the Washington Post, folks have been asking me two questions:
The answer to the first question is that it's great to have Jeff Bezos as an investor. Any company that cares about building great products and services and long-term value could not ask for a better backer. He's patient and brilliant and he leads by example: If you ever have a question about how you should do something, you just look at Amazon.
Unlike the typical financial investor, moreover, Jeff Bezos really is focused on the long term. Whenever there's an opportunity to reinvest would-be profits today in an exciting project that might pay off tomorrow, Jeff Bezos will take it. And when he's an investor in your company, you'll feel like you should take it, too.
So, anyone rooting for the Washington Post to transform into a successful digital business should be thrilled that Jeff Bezos is buying it.
(Anyone hoping the Washington Post will never change, meanwhile, should find some other status quo to cling to. The status quo at the Post is dying with or without Bezos.)
As to the second question, why Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post ...
I don't know.
But I'm happy to speculate.
First, I'd guess that Jeff Bezos thinks that owning the Washington Post will be fun, interesting, and cool. And my guess is that, if that is all it ever turns out to be, Jeff Bezos will be fine with that. This is a man who invests in rockets and atomic clocks, after all. He doesn't necessarily make these investments for the money. Or bragging rights. Or strategic synergies.
Second, I'd guess that Jeff Bezos thinks that there are some similarities between the digital news business and his business (e-commerce) that no one in the news business has really capitalized on yet.
What similarities?
Well, for one thing, digital news and e-commerce businesses can be something that no traditional competitor can be: infinitely broad and infinitely deep. Stores and traditional media properties are limited by space constraints: They either have to be specialized, like Best Buy or Automotive Week, or, generalists, like Wal-Mart or the current Washington Post. Digital businesses don't have those constraints. They can be both broad and deep.
Another similarity is that digital news and e-commerce businesses can be deeply personalized. Just as every return visitor to Amazon sees a different front page, every return visitor to a news site can be presented with a different story selection.
A third similarity is that, in commerce and media, you don't have to own the whole market to do well. Tech businesses tend to be winner-take-most. Media and commerce, meanwhile, are vast, fragmented markets in which a small share can eventually become a big business (so you don't have to totally dominate to win).
Lastly, I'd guess that Jeff Bezos thinks there are many ways in which the news business might be complementary to Amazon.
How might the news business be complementary?
1. Amazon is already in the content production and distribution business — and news is just another kind of content. Amazon distributes massive amounts of print and digital content. The content the Washington Post publishes and distributes could be bundled or distributed with that content. And, similarly, the content that Amazon produces — mainly commerce-related, but increasingly media — could be integrated with the Washington Post's content, offering more choices for customers and consumers.
2. Amazon is already in the subscription and media-gadget businesses. Subscribers to Amazon's "Prime" delivery service already get to watch free movies and TV shows. Amazon Kindle buyers already have access to free books. It's easy to imagine that Prime subscribers and Kindle buyers will soon have convenient, free access to the Washington Post — and that this access might make a Prime subscription or Kindle ownership more valuable. Washington Post reporters, meanwhile, could produce an endless supply of e-books and Kindle Singles.
3. "News" is the digital equivalent of a high-traffic intersection: As people pass through to figure out what's happening they might also stop to do some shopping. Content and commerce companies have long dabbled with combining the two experiences, but no one has really nailed it. Given Amazon's expertise in affiliate marketing and advertising, it's not hard to imagine that the Washington Post could quickly become a laboratory for the next generation of integrated content and commerce.
4. Amazon is getting into the local physical delivery business — a business that the Washington Post is already in. Could stuff ordered from Amazon be delivered with your morning newspaper? Why not? And your daily newspaper — or parts of it — could certainly be delivered in a box with your Amazon stuff. I doubt that Bezos is really interested in the print version of the Post, but as long as it exists, it might be fun to fiddle with.
In short, there are lots cool synergies that Jeff Bezos and Amazon might want to experiment with.
And Jeff Bezos also appears to have gotten a reasonable deal.
Bezos is buying the Post for 0.5X revenue, or 2.5X digital revenue if you treat the print business as worthless. The digital revenue is growing. Given that the Post is currently losing about $50 million a year, Bezos' ultimate price tag may be considerably higher. But whatever he decides to do with the Post, it seems unlikely that he'll just perpetually bleed money away. |||||
A: | Jeff Bezos is a major Business Insider investor, so in the wake of the Washington Post buy, Henry Blodget has been fielding a lot of questions on what it's like to have the Amazon founder holding the purse strings. The answer? "It's great," Blodget writes. "Any company that cares about building great products and services and long-term value could not ask for a better backer." Unlike most financial investors, Blodget says Bezos is all about the long game, taking any chance to reinvest profits in exciting future possibilities. Bezos probably just thinks owning the Post will be cool, Blodget speculates. "This is a man who invests in rockets and atomic clocks, after all. He doesn't necessarily make these investments for the money. Or bragging rights. Or strategic synergies." Not that those don't exist: Amazon and the Post are both content creators, for starters, and Amazon is getting into the local physical deliveries business. Lydia DePillis at the Washington Post adds that the paper's brand will lend prestige to the fledgling Amazon Publishing, and that its webpage will be a high-traffic place to advertise Amazon's wares. "The Post doesn't need to generate revenue" anymore, DePillis writes. "It can complement and amplify other regions of Amazonia." Click here for Blodget's full column, or here for DePillis'. |
Going My Way is an American comedy-drama series starring dancer and actor Gene Kelly. Based on the 1944 film of the same name starring Bing Crosby, the series aired on ABC with new episodes from October 3, 1962 to April 24, 1963. The program was Kelly's first and only attempt at a weekly television series. The series was canceled after one season of thirty episodes.
Going My Way was produced in Canada. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Rufus Lackland Taylor (January 6, 1910 – September 14, 1978) was an officer in the United States Navy. There he became Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence and a Vice Admiral. In 1966 he was appointed as Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), then shortly thereafter as Deputy Director of the CIA, where he served from 1966 to 1969.
Rufus Lackland Taylor died under the age of 100 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Fan and Mortar Geysers are two geysers in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. For the past several decades, they have erupted in concert with one another and are generally talked about together. The records detailing these geysers' known eruptive history shows that they have been infrequent and irregular performers.
Record keeping for the Fan and Mortar Geysers' eruptive histories began the same year that Yellowstone National Park was founded OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: The Crown agreed that Her Majesty 's Government would not try to take over any part of the Egba Nation without the permission of the lawful Authority of the nation .
A: The Crown agreed that " no annexation on any portion of Egba Nation shall be made by her Majesty 's Government without the consent of the lawful authorities of the nation , no aggressive action shall be taken against the said nation and its independence shall be fully recognized . "
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Q: In many species , the female needs to get proteins from a blood meal before she can produce eggs .
A: In many species , the female needs to obtain nutrients from a blood meal before it can produce eggs , whereas in many other species , it can produce more eggs after a blood meal .
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Q: There are seven types of sea turtles : Kemp 's Ridley , Flatback , Green , Olive Ridley , Loggerhead , Hawksbill and the leatherback .
A: | The seven existing species of sea turtles are the green sea turtle , loggerhead sea turtle , Kemp 's ridley sea turtle , olive ridley sea turtle , hawksbill sea turtle , flatback sea turtle , and leatherback sea turtle .
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The university server containing the information relating to Mason's ID cards was illegally entered by computer hackers.
their is a university server.
A: Yes
How to come out to your best friend without giving her the wrong idea<br>Ask your friend to meet you someplace. Call her up, send her a text on her cell, email her, or ask her to meet you in person. Say this or something similar to this: " jessica, can you meet me at the coffee shop on belmont tomorrow after you get off work? " Give her a moment to settle in.
Email your friend to tell them the news.
A: No
How to find normal force<br>Understand what normal force refers to. Normal force refers to the amount of force use to counteract the force of gravity. [substeps] Imagine a block sitting on a table.
Normal force is how much force it takes to counteract gravity.
A: | Yes |
Question: The Philippines has developed into a natural hub for U.S. contact center support with the use of English as the second national language and primary language of business.
English is the primary language of the Philippines.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer: no
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
A Sioux ghost shirt was returned by a Scottish museum.
The Sioux Ghost Shirt was a feature of Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum for more than 100 years before being repatriated to its land of origin.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
Aeschylus is often called the father of Greek tragedy; he wrote the earliest complete plays which survive from ancient Greece. He is known to have written more than 90 plays, though only seven survive. The most famous of these are the trilogy known as Orestia. Also well-known are The Persians and Prometheus Bound.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Question: The Persians was written by Aeschylus.
yes
The presence of oil in the South Atlantic was first proved in 1974, but the distance and isolation of the Falklands deterred oil companies from exploring the area until the 1990s.
Is this true: Petroleum is explored in the South Atlantic.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Question:
Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose most famous fictional creation, Loman in 'Death of a Salesman' came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry, has died.
Is this true?
Playwright Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Death of a Salesman', has died.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer:
yes
Question: Witnesses allegedly hear and see documents being shredded all night long by Jorge Alvarez Aguirre and Rosario Piazza, two ex-Opel men who had followed their leader to VW.
People leaving GM with Lopez included Jose Gutierrez, Jorge Alvarez Aguirre, and Rosario Piazza.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer: | 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: Before V. Stiviano's recordings toppled Donald Sterling from ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, she boasted she would be the next Mrs. Sterling. She would pick up envelopes of cash in an alley behind the family's real estate company and told employees at the firm she would one day be their boss. Those predictions seemed like a fantasy on Wednesday as Sterling's wife went after the $3.6 million that she said the younger woman swindled from community property the couple amassed over 60 years of marriage. Scroll down for video Court battle: 'She's been very, very nasty to me, and she's been mean to my husband': Shelly Sterling testified against V. Stiviano in the nonjury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on WednesdayThe Sterlings are demanding back items worth $3.6 million that they claim Stiviano swindled from them - including cars and a $1.8 million duplexDonald accused Stiviano of befriending a Hispanic bank employee in order to get her name illegally added to a $1 million checkHe said he only intended to loan her a Ferrari and a Bentley, but put them in her name so he wouldn't be liable if she killed somebodySterling's CFO testified that his boss appeared to be cutting checks for Stiviano and trying to make it hard for them to be tracedOther employees and friends of the millionaire told the court that Stiviano informed them she was going to be the next Mrs. Sterling
Question:'She defrauded him and I feel that she is not entitled to any of these gifts or whatever they call them,' _ testified.
Example Output: Sterling
Example Input: The Massachusetts courtroom sketch artist whose unflattering depiction of embattled Patriots star Tom Brady became instant internet meme fodder is at it again. As Brady attended last-minute settlement talks between the NFL and its players union Monday, Jane Rosenberg again sketched the quarterback's famous face. The result? Not quite as ghoulish as last time and this go-round she got the thumbs up from Brady himself. However, after practicing for weeks, Rosenberg admitted it's not her best work and blamed a time crunch. Rosenberg told TMZ she 'had very little time' to sketch from a distance in conditions that were a 'court artist's nightmare'.Jane Rosenberg again sketched the quarterback's famous face and even got a wave of approval from Brady this timeRosenberg's ghoulish first sketch of Brady was widely ridiculed
Question:_'s not reading too much into it, saying he might just be 'a polite guy who waves to everybody'.
Example Output: Jane Rosenberg
Example Input: (CNN) -- Get ready: The 2016 campaign for the White House is getting under way. Among those attending next week's Republican Governors Association meeting in Las Vegas are the group's chairman, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, as well as popular Republican governors such as New Jersey's Chris Christie, Wisconsin's Scott Walker and Louisiana's Bobby Jindal. While the RGA's annual confabs are all about policy and politics, 2016 is sure to come up because all four governors are thought to be contenders for the party's next presidential nomination. Even though the 2012 election is barely in the rear view mirror, speculation over the next race for the White House is getting started. With President Barack Obama winning a second term on Tuesday, an incumbent will not run in 2016, meaning both parties may have competitive nomination battles.The GOP's next presidential nominee might be at Republican governors gatheringNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tops the list, but he has tough reelection fight aheadJoe Biden and Hillary Clinton are mentioned most often as Democratic candidatesGOP strategist says retread from past races won't be able to take party into the future
Question:As for _, it doesn't matter how many times the soon-to-be-former secretary of state says she won't run for president again, there's always speculation that she may change her mind between now and the next presidential cycle.
Example Output: | Hillary Clinton
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[Q]: The First Silesian War was a theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession. The name is used to describe Prussia's war against Austria between 1740 and 1742, fought mainly in Silesia, Moravia and Bohemia (the lands of the Bohemian Crown). It became the first in a series of three Silesian Wars fought between Frederick the Great's Prussia and Maria Theresa's Austria. The First Silesian War occurred after 1740.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Pulling Teeth is the fourth full-length studio album from hardcore punk band, Straight Faced. It was released in October, 2000 on Epitaph Records and follows "Conditioned" released in 1998. The album was produced by Blag Dahlia of fellow punk band, Dwarves, and the track "Happy" appeared on Epitaph Records' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5 compilation. Blag Dahlia knows the members of Straight Faced.
[A]: Yes
[Q]: John Laurens (October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his criticism of slavery and efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers. Laurens was a separatist
[A]: No
[Q]: The Al Noor Mosque is a mosque in Sharjah. It is located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche. It is of Turkish Ottoman design and was influenced by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Turkey. It is one of three mosques open to the public in Sharjah, which has over 600 total. The Al Noor Mosque is a public mosque
[A]: | Yes |
How to drink whiskey<br>Pour " two fingers " of whiskey into a rocks or tulip glass. Rocks glasses, the classic whiskey cup, are short, round glasses made for 12-14 oz or liquid. Tulip glasses are curved wide at the bottom and thinner up top, concentrating the smells near your nose, and are used for more high-class whiskey tastings.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Rocks glasses is another name for tulip glasses in england
OPT: (A). Yes (B). It's impossible to say (C). No | (C). |
instruction:
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
question:
It's a photograph that captures a collision of worlds; in the foreground is one of the UK's richest society heiresses and, on the table behind her, three of the most famous people on the planet - Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and their daughter North. Whether Alice Bamford, the British heiress to the JCB farm equipment dynasty, was aware of exactly who was photobombing her image when she smiled next to her baby daughter is anyone's guess. The social media moment was taken outside Nobu, Hollywood's favourite A-list Japanese restaurant, close to where Alice owns an organic farm and restaurant. Scroll down for videoAlice Bamford is heiress to the JCB farm equipment fortuneThe family is said to be worth £2.8billion and also own Daylesford OrganicsPhotobombers Kanye, Kim and baby North were dining in Nobu in Malibu
Questions:After all, 37-year-old rapper Kanye had spent the afternoon pandering to their toddler as they played on the sands in _. (A) UK (B) Kanye West (C) Kim Kardashian (D) North (E) Alice Bamford (F) British (G) JCB (H) Nobu (I) Hollywood (J) Japanese (K) Alice (L) Daylesford Organics (M) Photobombers Kanye (N) Kim (O) Malibu
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(O)
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A six-year-old Massachusetts boy has raised thousands of dollars for cancer research, by playing 100 holes of golf in one day, paying tribute to a classmate who died of the disease. Ryan McGuire, of Foxborough, completed the golf marathon Wednesday at MGA Links at Mamantapett, a par-3 course in Norton, the Sun Chronicle of Attleboro reported. Ryan played the 100 holes as a way to remember his friend Danny Nickerson, who died in April from diffuse intrinsic pontine giloma (DIPG), according to the newspaper. The Sun Chronicle reported Ryan's mother is Golf Fights Cancer's program director. The group has a day-long program where 100 holes are completed, the newspaper explained.Ryan McGuire raised $30,000 for cancer research by playing 100 holes of golf in one dayThe boy completed the feat in memory of his classmate Danny Nickerson who died in April of a rare cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine gilomaThousands of birthday cards poured in for Danny in summer 2014, after Ryan requested that people send his pal greeting cardsRyan's grandfather, who survived cancer, caddied for his grandson on Wednesday, and his classmates also showed up at the course
Questions:_'s mother, Cheryl McGuire, told WCVB: 'Our first goal was $2500. (A) Massachusetts (B) Ryan McGuire (C) Foxborough (D) MGA Links (E) Mamantapett (F) Norton (G) Sun Chronicle of Attleboro (H) Danny Nickerson (I) DIPG (J) The Sun Chronicle (K) Golf Fights Cancer (L) Danny
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(B)
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First it was pricey delicacies like lobster and caviar, then luxury meats such as duck and venison. Now classic French wines are the latest middle-class staple to be given the Lidl treatment, as the budget supermarket has announced a new range of 40 affordable bottles. Bosses at the German retailer say the new range will focus on providing top quality wines, but at the chain's signature low prices. The supermarket has consistently won awards for its wine range, including a £12million 'Claret Offensive' sale last year aimed at tempting in wealthier customers. This year's range will feature bottles from some of France's most famous regions, including Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace, The Loire and Rhone Valley.French range includes bottles from Bordeaux, Alsace, and Rhone ValleyCheapest is Corbieres Rose at £4.99, while rose Champagne costs £16.99Lidl recently beat Aldi to title of best value wine retailer for second year
Questions:The cheapest bottle on offer is a £4.99 _ from southern France, which is most famous for its red wine, but also produces easy-sipping roses. (A) French (B) Lidl (C) German (D) Claret Offensive (E) France (F) Bordeaux (G) Burgundy (H) Alsace (I) The Loire (J) Rhone Valley (K) Corbieres Rose (L) Aldi
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Ex Input:
Billy had a pet turtle that he took good care of, everyday. His turtle's name was Tumble. Tumble liked to walk around outside in the garden and dig small holes to sleep in. Billy loved Tumble and would visit him outside when he got home from school. Tumble's favorite food was oatmeal. So, every day after school, Billy would make Tumble a big bowl of oatmeal and take it outside for Tumble to enjoy. Tumble would see Billy and walk up to him as fast as a turtle can go. Billy would put the bowl down and wait for Tumble to come up to the bowl to eat from it. When Tumble reached the bowl, he put his nose on it. But, the oatmeal was too hot to eat. Billy reached down and blew on the hot oatmeal, to cool it down for Tumble to eat. Once the oatmeal was cool enough, Tumble could dig in and eat his big bowl of oatmeal. Billy loved to watch as Tumble ate his bowl of oatmeal, because Billy took good care of Tumble, everyday. <sep>What were some of Tumble's favorite things?<sep>He loved digging holes in the garden and oatmeal
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont in America: Their Friendship and Their Travels edited by Oliver Zunz, translated by Arthur Goldhammer (University of Virginia Press; 2011) 698 pages; Includes previously unpublished letters, essays, and other writings Du systeme penitentaire aux Etats-Unis et de son application en France (1833) - On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application to France, with Gustave de Beaumont. De la democratie en Amerique (1835/1840) - Democracy in America. It was published in two volumes, the first in 1835, the second in 1840. English language versions: Tocqueville, Democracy in America, trans. and eds., Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop, University of Chicago Press, 2000; Tocqueville, Democracy in America (Arthur Goldhammer, trans.; Olivier Zunz, ed.) (The Library of America, 2004) ISBN 978-1-931082-54-9. L'Ancien Regime et la Revolution (1856) - The Old Regime and the Revolution. It is Tocqueville's second most famous work. Recollections (1893) - This work was a private journal of the Revolution of 1848. He never intended to publish this during his lifetime; it was published by his wife and his friend Gustave de Beaumont after his death. Journey to America (1831-1832) - Alexis de Tocqueville's travel diary of his visit to America; translated into English by George Lawrence, edited by J-P Mayer, Yale University Press, 1960; based on vol. V, 1 of the OEuvres Completes of Tocqueville. L'Etat social et politique de la France avant et depuis 1789 - Alexis de Tocqueville Memoir On Pauperism: Does public charity produce an idle and dependant class of society? (1835) originally published by Ivan R. Dee. Inspired by a trip to England. One of Tocqueville's more obscure works. Journeys to England and Ireland 1835 <sep>What work did Tocqueville never intend to publish during his lifetime?<sep>Recollections
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
The Glory of Melaka: In the early days, if you were not a pirate or a mosquito, Melaka was not much of a place to live. The land was infertile, just a swampy plain, the river small and sluggish. But it had a sheltered harbor, protected from the monsoons by neighboring Sumatra. Later, the strategic location and deep-water channel close to the coast brought in the bigger vessels of the trade-wind traffic crossing the Indian Ocean. The first to realize the larger commercial potential, as so often throughout the country's subsequent history, were the Chinese. In 1409, under a new directive from Emperor Chu Ti to pursue trade in the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, a Chinese fleet of 50 ships headed by Admiral Cheng Ho called in at Melaka. They made Parameswara an offer he could not refuse: port facilities and an annual financial tribute in exchange for Chinese protection against the marauding Thais. In 1411, Parameswara took the money to Beijing himself, and the emperor gratefully made him a vassal king. Twenty years later, the Chinese withdrew again from the South Seas trade. The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra. Islam won its place in Malaya not by conquest — as had been the case in North Africa and Europe — but by trade, dynastic alliances, and peaceful preaching. Bengali peddlers had already brought the faith to the east coast. In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade. At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459). But the key figure in the sultanate was Tun Perak, bendahara (prime minister) and military commander. He expanded Melaka's power along the west coast and down to Singapore and the neighboring Bintan islands. He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships. After Ailied district chiefs had repelled assaults from Thai-controlled armies from Pahang, Tun Perak personally led a famous victory over a Thai fleet off Batu Pahat in 1456. <sep>Who brought Islams to Melaka?<sep>Sri Maharajah
Ex Output:
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
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Taunton, Massachusetts (CNN) More than a month after Conrad Roy III ended his young life in July 2014 by inhaling carbon monoxide in his pickup truck, Samantha Boardman said she got a disturbing text message. It was from a friend, Michelle Carter, 17, who had been Roy's girlfriend. And it said, in part: "He got out of the car because it was working and he got scared and I f-----g told him to get back in." What was apparently working was Roy's attempt to take his life by inhaling the deadly gas in his black Ford F-250, according to testimony on the second day of Carter's trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.Teen on trial for allegedly encouraging boyfriend to commit suicideMichelle Carter, now 20, is being tried by a judge in a Massachusetts courtroom
Questions:On Wednesday the judge left the courtroom to visit the parking lot where _ took his life. (A) Taunton (B) Massachusetts (C) CNN (D) Conrad Roy III (E) Samantha Boardman (F) Michelle Carter (G) Ford F-250 (H) Carter
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(D)
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Washington (CNN) -- The District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island are all to receive a portion of the $3.4 billion remaining in the "Race to the Top" fund for education in those states. "We had many more competitive applications than money to fund them in this round," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday. "Race to the Top" is an Obama administration initiative to award money to states that show that they have a plan for school reforms in four main areas: turning around low performing schools, adopting college and career ready standards, effective teachers and principals, and using data systems to support student achievement.Nine states plus the District of Columbia are winnersEach will receive a portion of $3.4 billionWinners had to show they have plans for school reforms
Questions:Those finalists all sent representatives to _ in August to present their case to a group of peer reviewers. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Florida (D) Georgia (E) Hawaii (F) Maryland (G) Massachusetts (H) New York (I) North Carolina (J) Ohio (K) Rhode Island (L) Race to the Top (M) Arne Duncan (N) Obama
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(A)
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Werder Bremen edged past bottom club Hamburg SV 1-0 courtesy of an 84th-minute penalty by Franco Di Santo that kept them in the running for a Europa League spot. Argentine Di Santo converted his spot-kick for his 13th goal of the season after Hamburg's Valon Behrami had brought down Zlatko Junuzovic and was sent off as new Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia made a losing return to their bench. Franco Di Santo celebrates after scoring the winner for Werder Bremen in 1-0 defeat of Hamburg The former Chelsea and Wigan forward celebrates after beating Rene Adler from the spot Werder players celebrate in front of their fans after keeping their Europa League hopes aliveWerder Bremen defeated Hamburg SV 1-0 in the Bundesliga on SundayBruno Labbadia has returned as coach to save Hamburg from relegationWolfsburg meet Schalke 04 in the later game on Sunday
Questions:_ returned to Hamburg this week, tasked with saving their proud Bundesliga record. (A) Werder Bremen (B) Hamburg SV (C) Franco Di Santo (D) Europa League (E) Argentine (F) Di Santo (G) Hamburg (H) Valon Behrami (I) Zlatko Junuzovic (J) Bruno Labbadia (K) Chelsea (L) Wigan (M) Rene Adler (N) Werder (O) Bundesliga (P) Wolfsburg (Q) Schalke 04
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Teacher: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".
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Ratners Group PLC, a fast-growing, acquisition-minded London-based jeweler, raised its price for Seattle-based specialty jeweler Weisfield's Inc. to $57.50 a share, or $62.1 million, from $50 a share, or $55 million, after another concern said it would be prepared to outbid Ratners's initial offer. The other concern wasn't identified. Ratners's chairman, Gerald Ratner, said the deal remains of "substantial benefit to Ratners." In London at mid-afternoon yesterday, Ratners's shares were up 2 pence (1.26 cents), at 260 pence ($1.64). The sweetened offer has acceptances from more than 50% of Weisfield's shareholders, and it is scheduled for completion by Dec. 10. The acquisition of 87-store Weisfield's raises Ratners's U.S. presence to 450 stores. About 30% of Ratners's profit already is derived from the U.S. <sep>How many of Weisfield's stores are to be liquidated and acquired by Ratners by Dec. 10?<sep>Eighty-seven stores are to be acquired
Student: | Yes |
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant, or other type of organism. The term typically refers to the zone in which the organism lives and where it can find food, shelter, protection and mates for reproduction. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds a species population.
Hypothesis: an habitat is a enviroment were organism die
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: Scott Powell was born in Dallas, Texas, on August 13, 1948. He was a founding member of Sha Na Na, which began at Columbia University in 1969, under the name The Kingsmen. The group's name was later changed to avoid confusion with another band of the same name.
Hypothesis: Scott Powell was in the band The Four Kingsmen.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: Context: Mike Snider, (born May 5, 1961), is an American bluegrass banjo player and humorist. He learned to play banjo at the age of 16. Although he is well known for irreverent humor, he is a well respected banjo player. Much of his comedy is based on stories about his wife, Sabrina, referred to as Sweetie.
Hypothesis: Mike Snider plays American Bluegrass so we know he was born in the United States.
Q: Generate a context and a hypothesis.
Generated: | Context: Kerala Janapaksham ('Kerala People's Party') is a political party in Kerala, India. The party is led by K. Raman Pillai. Pillai is the president of the party. Pillai had previously been a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, but formed Kerala Janapaksham in 2007. Baby Ambatt was appointed general secretary of the party in May 2010.
Hypothesis: Pillai is the leader of Kerala Janapaksham. |
How to find the inverse of a matrix
Make sure your matrix is square.
A matrix can have an inverse matrix only if its number of columns is equal to its number of rows. If your matrix is not square, there is no inverse.
Check whether your matrix is 2x2. If your matrix has 2 rows and 2 columns, you can find its inverse directly with this method.
A team rides together on a bus. Teams play games of beach soccer. A man makes a bicycle kick in the sand. the winning team
holds up a trophy together and celebrates.
He is basically walking her, while the owner walks a third dog. The dog runs around quite a but but then gets back on track following the owner. he
stops ahead of the owner to wait for her to begin moving again.
How to treat ricin poisoning
Seek treatment immediately.
Once you have been poisoned with ricin, you'll need to seek treatment immediately. The quicker you get treatment, the better your chances of living.
| If untreated, ricin may begin to shut down your respiratory and other important systems. In the us, call (800) 222-1222 to speak with poison control immediately. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Problem:He established Jose ́ Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation in Barcelona on July 14 , 1988 .
Solution: | On 14 July 1988 , he established the Fundacio ́ Internacional Josep Carreras per a la Lluita contra la Leuce ̀ mia ( known in English as the Jose ́ Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation ) in Barcelona . |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Part 2. Example
For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Answer: (F)
Explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Part 3. Exercise
(CNN) Kamiyah Mobley and the woman she long believed to be her mother were "always happy, always together" in the small town of Walterboro, South Carolina, family friend Melissa Hiers recalled Saturday. "They were like best friends," Hiers said. In Jacksonville, Florida, where Mobley was stolen from her mother as an hours-old infant, her biological mother would bake a birthday cake every year for her missing daughter, Mobley family attorney Wayne Alford told CNN affiliate WJXT-TV. "(It) would be the happiest thing in the world for me ... to hold my baby and know she's not going nowhere else," Shanara Mobley, sobbing uncontrollably near an empty bassinet and unopened baby toys, told the station after the 1998 abduction.Mobley's biological father says he told his daughter he loves herHer biological family was 'overwhelmed with emotion,' the sheriff says
Questions:A neighbor in Walterboro described _ as a typical 18-year-old. (A) CNN (B) Kamiyah Mobley (C) Walterboro (D) South Carolina (E) Melissa Hiers (F) Hiers (G) Jacksonville (H) Florida (I) Wayne Alford (J) WJXT
Answer: | (B) |
Continue writing the next sentence.
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Part 1. Definition
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Part 2. Example
For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Answer: (F)
Explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Part 3. Exercise
The investigation into the deaths of a ghost-hunting couple in Nevada has determined a male roommate of the woman was fatally shot in the head in a Reno home several hours before police found the paranormal investigators in a barricaded apartment. Debra and Mark Constantino had appeared on the Travel Channel's series, 'Ghost Adventures,' including episodes shot at the Mustang Ranch brothel near Reno. They were found dead Tuesday at their adult daughter's apartment across town in Sparks after a two-hour standoff that ended when a SWAT team burst through the door to find their bodies. About seven hours earlier, Debra Constantino's roommate, James Anderson, was found dead in his Reno home, Sparks police Lt. Rocky Triplett said.Mark and Debra Constantino starred in Travel Channel's Ghost AdventuresThe pair were both found dead in their daughter's Reno apartmentPolice say Mark Constantino fired at officers when they attempted to approach building, leading to a two-hour standoffA police source said he killed his wife then shot himselfMr Constantino is suspected of first shooting dead James Anderson, his wife's housemate, in the apartment the two sharedMrs Constantino was declared missing but tracked to daughter's home
Questions:That's when they determined _ was missing and that she and her husband had a history of domestic violence and were in the process of getting divorced. (A) Nevada (B) Reno (C) Debra (D) Mark Constantino (E) Travel Channel (F) Ghost Adventures (G) Mustang Ranch (H) Sparks (I) SWAT (J) James Anderson (K) Rocky Triplett (L) Mark
Answer: | (C) |
In an interview this week, the president said that Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be a valued part of his administration until his presidency comes to an end.
Q with options: Can we draw the following conclusion?
Dick Cheney is Vice President of the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Pick from:
*yes
*no | no |
[Q]: "It's Alright, It's OK" is a song by the band Primal Scream. It was released as a single on 7 May 2013, as the second single off of the band's tenth album, "More Light". The song bears resemblance to "Movin' On Up", the first track off of Primal Scream's critically acclaimed 1991 album, "Screamadelica". The song "It's Alright, It's OK" is not at all similar to the song "Movin' On Up". OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
[Q]: Working For A Nuclear Free City is the debut album by Manchester (United Kingdom) indie band Working for a Nuclear Free City. The album was not released in the United States but all its tracks were included on their next release, the double album "Businessmen & Ghosts". Their song "Dead Fingers Talking" was used in the first episode of the show Breaking Bad Working for a Nuclear Free City is not the name of the album. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: No
[Q]: The Battle of Mokra took place on October 10, 1445 near mountain Mokra (today in Makedonski Brod, Macedonia). It was an Ottoman retaliation to a message sent by Skanderbeg to Murad II. The Albanian forces under Skanderbeg defeated the Ottoman forces under Firuz Pasha. It was the second major Albanian victory over the Ottoman Empire. The Battle of Mokra lasted two years OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Quillota is a city located in the Aconcagua River valley of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is the capital and largest city of the Quillota Province where many inhabitants live in the surrounding farm areas of San Isidro, La Palma, Pocochay, and San Pedro. It is an important agricultural center, mainly because the plantations of avocado and cherimoya (custard apple) trees. Quillota is in North America. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
--------
Question: Where is Cork, Context: The climate of Cork, like the rest of Ireland, is mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. Cork lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b. Met Éireann maintains a climatological weather station at Cork Airport, a few kilometres south of the city. It should be noted that the airport is at an altitude of 151 metres (495 ft) and temperatures can often differ by a few degrees between the airport and the city itself. There are also smaller synoptic weather stations at UCC and Clover Hill.
Answer: Ireland
Question: Whose submarines, between the Germans and Soviets, were the Bermuda bases first used to look out for?, Context: Construction began in 1941 of two airbases consisting of 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) of land, largely reclaimed from the sea. For many years, Bermuda's bases were used by US Air Force transport and refuelling aircraft and by US Navy aircraft patrolling the Atlantic for enemy submarines, first German and, later, Soviet. The principal installation, Kindley Air Force Base on the eastern coast, was transferred to the US Navy in 1970 and redesignated Naval Air Station Bermuda. As a naval air station, the base continued to host both transient and deployed USN and USAF aircraft, as well as transitioning or deployed Royal Air Force and Canadian Forces aircraft.
Answer: German
Question: Who is not the valet for Mistico: Alushe or KeMonito?, Context: Some wrestlers may have their own specific "mini me", like Mascarita Sagrada, Alebrije has Quije, etc. There are also cases in which midgets can become valets for a wrestler, and even get physically involved in matches, like Alushe, who often accompanies Tinieblas, or KeMonito, who is portrayed as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's mascot and is also a valet for Mistico. Dave Finlay was often aided in his matches by a midget known mainly as Hornswoggle while in WWE, who hid under the ring and gave a shillelagh to Finlay to use on his opponent. Finlay also occasionally threw him at his opponent(s). Hornswoggle has also been given a run with the Cruiserweight Championship and feuded with D-Generation X in 2009.
Answer: | Alushe
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In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Ex Input:
Psychiatric service dog -- A psychiatric service dog is a specific type of service dog trained to assist their handler with a psychiatric disability or a mental disability, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder .
Ex Output:
is a psychiatric service dog a service dog
Ex Input:
Contempt of court -- A finding of being in contempt of court may result from a failure to obey a lawful order of a court, showing disrespect for the judge, disruption of the proceedings through poor behavior, or publication of material or non-disclosure of material, which in doing so is deemed likely to jeopardize a fair trial. A judge may impose sanctions such as a fine or jail for someone found guilty of contempt of court. Judges in common law systems usually have more extensive power to declare someone in contempt than judges in civil law systems. The client or person must be proven guilty before being punished.
Ex Output:
can you go to jail for civil contempt of court
Ex Input:
Yellowjacket -- Yellowjackets are sometimes mistakenly called ``bees'' (as in ``meat bees''), given that they are similar in size and sting, but yellowjackets are actually wasps. They may be confused with other wasps, such as hornets and paper wasps. Polistes dominula, a species of paper wasp, is very frequently misidentified as a yellowjacket. A typical yellowjacket worker is about 12 mm (0.5 in) long, with alternating bands on the abdomen; the queen is larger, about 19 mm (0.75 in) long (the different patterns on their abdomens help separate various species). Workers are sometimes confused with honey bees, especially when flying in and out of their nests. Yellowjackets, in contrast to honey bees, have yellow or white markings, are not covered with tan-brown dense hair on their bodies, do not carry pollen, and do not have the flattened hairy hind legs used to carry it.
Ex Output:
| are yellow jackets the same as meat bees
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
One example is below.
Q: 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
A: No
Rationale: Based on the passage Timothy plays with his friends Mandy and Andrew. So, the given answer is incorrect and the output should be "No".
Q: The properties of matter depend on the types of atoms that matter is made of. Matter can exist in two forms. It can be a pure substance. This means it is not mixed with anything. It can also be a combination of different substances. This means it can be a mix of different types of atoms. You may recall that atoms differ based on the numbers of protons they contain. Some atoms contain only one proton such as Hydrogen. Other atoms contain many protons. There are many types of atoms. For example, Helium has two protons. An Oxygen atom has eight. Water is composed of a two types of atoms. Water is made of two Hydrogen atoms and one Oxygen atoms. There are only so many types of atoms. These atoms can be mixed into an almost limitless amount of substances. So what do we call a substance that has only a single type of atom? <sep>What type of matter means it can be made up of a mix of different type of atoms?<sep>Pure
A: | No |
Problem: On 12 August, the San Carlos Battalion came across mines placed in their path and one soldier was killed while two were seriously injured. Meanwhile on 10 August, urban commandos took a patrol car by surprise and dropped a grenade inside the car, injuring four and partially destroying the vehicle.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A patrol car was attacked by the San Carlos Battalion.
****
Answer: no
Problem: Accompanied by Sioux prayers and the keening of Scottish bagpipes, a plain cotton shirt was returned to South Dakota this past summer.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A Sioux ghost shirt was returned by a Scottish museum.
****
Answer: no
Problem: These acoustic methods are now expected to be useful for the long-range remote sensing of schools of fish as well as for distant ocean bottom characterizations.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Ocean remote sensing is developed.
****
Answer: yes
Problem: A journalist for the French Daily Libération, Christophe Boltanski, was attacked on Friday by several men in a street of Tunis, where he was reporting on the repression of human rights activists. He was badly beaten and stabbed with a knife in the back by four unidentified assailants near his hotel in the embassy district. Boltanski was also hit in the face by pepper spray. He called for help, but the policemen on guard outside the nearby Czech Embassy did not react, according to Libération.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
A French journalist was assaulted in Tunisia.
****
Answer: | yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Who owns the busiest bus terminal in the US?, Context: Philadelphia is also a major hub for Greyhound Lines, which operates 24-hour service to points east of the Mississippi River. Most of Greyhound's services in Philadelphia operate to/from the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal, located at 1001 Filbert Street in Center City Philadelphia. In 2006, the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal was the second busiest Greyhound terminal in the United States, after the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York. Besides Greyhound, six other bus operators provide service to the Center City Greyhound terminal: Bieber Tourways, Capitol Trailways, Martz Trailways, Peter Pan Bus Lines, Susquehanna Trailways, and the bus division for New Jersey Transit. Other services include Megabus and Bolt Bus.
A: | Greyhound |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
The cost of paper is rising.
The recent 14% hike in third class postage rates, accompanied by simultaneous double-digit paper price increases, has hit smaller catalogers especially hard.
yes
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Alzheimer's disease is treated using drugs.
Alzheimer's disease is successfully treated, and controlled by drugs which inhibit the synthesis of beta-amyloid protein.
yes
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Randy Quevillon is employed at the University of South Dakota.
The capacity people have to adjust and make peace with a new situation, even if they feel vulnerable, is really remarkable, said Randy Quevillon, chair of the psychology department and the Disaster Mental Health Institute at the University of South Dakota.
yes
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below.
Does A Tiger Have A Necktie was produced in London.
Loraine besides participating in Broadway's Dreamgirls, also participated in the Off-Broadway production of "Does A Tiger Have A Necktie". In 1999, Loraine went to London, United Kingdom. There she participated in the production of "RENT" where she was cast as "Mimi" the understudy.
| no |
Many children would start school hungry without breakfast clubs, teachers have claimed. A new survey suggests these clubs are the only way many students can get a meal before lessons. About 54% of the 552 school staff questioned by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers(ATL)said their school provides a breakfast club for pupils. The biggest reason for them to attend these clubs is that their parents or carer goes to work early, cited by 76.8% of those questioned. About 22.6% said children attended due to lack of money at home because parents or carers are unemployed and 15.2% said lack of money at home due to changes or cuts to benefits. About 17.6% said pupils mainly attend breakfast clubs to socialize. The survey found that teachers believe that offering breakfast to pupils often helps improve their concentration and ability to learn. One primary school teacher said: "Although there is a charge for our breakfast club, we have accessed funding for those pupils on free school meals and the breakfast club had an effect on their attendance, concentration and being in school for the start of lessons. ATL general secretary Dr Roper said a nutritious meal at the start of the day has a huge impact on pupils' ability to learn. "Many schools do everything they can to ensure children eat well during school term-time. But there are many children living in poverty, who we fear won't be getting a decent meal a day in the holidays and this is something the government needs to address," she said. A Department for Education spokesman said: "We know how important it is for children to have a good breakfast. We want schools and local authorities to use their budgets to best meet the needs of their children. Many provide breakfast clubs which offer a free meal to children from poorer families. The Pupil Premium, which will double to PS 2.5 billion in 2014-2015, targets extra money to help schools to provide support such as this to the most disadvantaged children. The free school meal scheme also ensures that these children... By getting breakfast offered by breakfast clubs, pupils can _ . A) perform better in their study B) know how they can save money C) eat better for their lunch and supper D) make more friends with their classmates
A
(Question)
"Soon, you're going to have to move out!" cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood. One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door. Roses require a good deal of care, and if it weren't for the pleasure they give, it wouldn't be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the year. Bushes must be pruned in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake. Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out be even more perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves. Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I have to find the red ones among the leaves, which means I almost have to stand on my head, and once found I have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw my full fist without dropping the prize so dearly won. I found two full-blown white roses completely hidden as I picked tomatoes in June. But they were weak and the leaves already yellow for lack of light. Here I am faced with a painful small decision: To tear up a wonderful and productive tomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day or say goodbye to several expensive and treasured roses. Like Scarlett in Gone With the Wind, I'll think about that tomorrow. The writer planted the tomato because _ . A) it cost only $1.25 B) the soil was just right for it C) there was room for it in the garden D) the roses' branches needed to be covered
(Answer)
C
Ques: Dorothea Dix left home at an early age--of her own free will--to live with her grandmother. At fourteen, Dorothea was teaching school at Worcester, Massachusetts. A short time after she had begun teaching, she set up a school for young girls in her grandparents' home. Stress was placed on moral character at Dorothea's school, which she conducted until she was thirty-three. She was forced to give up teaching at her grandparents' home, however, when she became ill a few years of inactivity followed. In 1841 Dorothea began to teach again, accepting a Sunday school class in the East Cambridge, Massachusetts prison. Here she first came upon insane people locked up together with prisoners. In those days insane people were treated even worse than prisoners. There were only a few madhouses in the entire country. Therefore prisons, poor houses, and houses of correction were used to keep the insane. Dorothea Dix made a careful investigation of the inhuman treatment of the insane. It was considered unfeminine for a woman to devote herself to such work at this time. But this did not stop Dorothea Dix from providing proper medical care for the insane. Gradually, because of her investigations, conditions were improved. More than thirty mental institutions were founded or rebuilt in the United States because of her hard work. Dorothea also spread her investigations to England and to other parts of Europe. During the Civil War, Dorothea served as superintendent of women hospital nurses in the Union army. When the war was over, she returned to her work of improving conditions for insane people. How are the events of Dorothea Dix's life presented in the passage? A) In space order. B) In time order. C) In alphabetical order. D) From greatest to least important.
Ans: B
Jane arrives at Thornfield, having been met at the George Inn. Mrs. Fairfax confuses her a little at first, because _ is so informal and welcoming. But in due course Jane discovers that Mrs. Fairfax is the housekeeper. Jane's pupil, Adele Varens, is the eight-year-old French child under the legal protection of Mr. Edward Rochester, the owner of the house. (We learn later that her mother had claimed she was his illegitimate daughter. Mr. Rochester is not convinced by this claim, but felt he could not leave the little girl poor when her mother died.) Adele is a pleasant little girl, even if she is not a particularly eager student. Life goes on very peacefully for three months, until the return of Mr. Rochester. Jane first meets him on his horse, and her description of him is quite fanciful. He takes a fall and Jane helps him, although she does not know who he is until they are both back at Thornfield. It is obvious to the reader, although not to Jane, that the reason why Mr. Rochester stays at Thornfield much longer than usual is that he finds her company enjoyable. Jane, unknowingly at first, falls in love with him. Their closeness is very apparent. There is something about Thornfield that is mysterious. Jane is encouraged to focus her attention on the servant Grace Poole, who is Mr. Rochester's mad wife Bertha Mason's keeper at Thornfield, and whose drunken carelessness frequently allows Bertha to escape and do something violent. It is clear to the reader, though, that Mr. Rochester's emotional engagement is immense. When his bed is set on fire, Jane rescues him, but does not understand why the matter is not pursued, despite Mr. Rochester assuring her the criminal is Grace. The next morning Grace behaves as though she has done nothing wrong. Eventually, Mr. Rochester leaves, to go to a house party. He brings everyone at the party back with him, transforming the atmosphere in the house, and delighting Adele. One of the guests is Blanche Ingram, whom Mr. Rochester is confidently expected to marry. However, it... Why is Mrs. Reed bitter towards Jane? A) Because Jane inherited Mr. Reed's fortune. B) Because Jane didn't get along well with her cousins. C) Because Jane's mother was more beautiful than Mrs. Reed. D) Because Mr. Reed loved Jane more than his own children.
| D |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What distinct theme do metaphors contain from a piece of writing or conversation?, Context: The term heresy is also used as an ideological pigeonhole for contemporary writers because, by definition, heresy depends on contrasts with an established orthodoxy. For example, the tongue-in-cheek contemporary usage of heresy, such as to categorize a "Wall Street heresy" a "Democratic heresy" or a "Republican heresy," are metaphors that invariably retain a subtext that links orthodoxies in geology or biology or any other field to religion. These expanded metaphoric senses allude to both the difference between the person's views and the mainstream and the boldness of such a person in propounding these views.
subtext
Who was NOT president of SCEA: Hirai or Tretton?, Context: PlayStation Plus (commonly abbreviated PS+ and occasionally referred to as PSN Plus) is a premium PlayStation Network subscription service that was officially unveiled at E3 2010 by Jack Tretton, President and CEO of SCEA. Rumors of such service had been in speculation since Kaz Hirai's announcement at TGS 2009 of a possible paid service for PSN but with the current PSN service still available. Launched alongside PS3 firmware 3.40 and PSP firmware 6.30 on June 29, 2010, the paid-for subscription service provides users with enhanced services on the PlayStation Network, on top of the current PSN service which is still available with all of its features. These enhancements include the ability to have demos, game and system software updates download automatically to PlayStation 3. Subscribers also get early or exclusive access to some betas, game demos, premium downloadable content and other PlayStation Store items. North American users also get a free subscription to Qore. Users may choose to purchase either a one-year or a three-month subscription to PlayStation Plus.
Hirai
What was a consequence?, Context: During the Republic, any person who wished to hold public office had to conform to the Reformed Church and take an oath to this effect. The extent to which different religions or denominations were persecuted depended much on the time period and regional or city leaders. In the beginning, this was especially focused on Roman Catholics, being the religion of the enemy. In 17th-century Leiden, for instance, people opening their homes to services could be fined 200 guilders (a year's wage for a skilled tradesman) and banned from the city. Throughout this, however, personal freedom of religion existed and was one factor – along with economic reasons – in causing large immigration of religious refugees from other parts of Europe.
| people opening their homes to services could be fined 200 guilders (a year's wage for a skilled tradesman) and banned from the city
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In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Tuesday, September 11, 2001, dawned temperate and nearly cloudless in the eastern United States. Millions of men and women readied themselves for work. Some made their way to the Twin Towers, the signature structures of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Others went to Arlington, Virginia, to the Pentagon. Across the Potomac River, the United States Congress was back in session. At the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, people began to line up for a White House tour. In Sarasota, Florida, President George W. Bush went for an early morning run. For those heading to an airport, weather conditions could not have been better for a safe and pleasant journey. Among the travelers were Mohamed Atta and Abdul Aziz al Omari, who arrived at the airport in Portland, Maine. Boston: American 11 and United 175. Atta and Omari boarded a 6:00 A.M. flight from Portland to Boston's Logan International Airport. When he checked in for his flight to Boston, Atta was selected by a computerized prescreening system known as CAPPS (Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System), created to identify passengers who should be subject to special security measures. Under security rules in place at the time, the only consequence of Atta's selection by CAPPS was that his checked bags were held off the plane until it was confirmed that he had boarded the aircraft. This did not hinder Atta's plans. Atta and Omari arrived in Boston at 6:45. Seven minutes later, Atta apparently took a call from Marwan al Shehhi, a longtime colleague who was at another terminal at Logan Airport. They spoke for three minutes. It would be their final conversation. <sep>What were the targets of their attack?<sep>The Potomac River
No
During the transition, Bush had chosen John Ashcroft, a former senator from Missouri, as his attorney general. On his arrival at the Justice Department, Ashcroft told us, he faced a number of problems spotlighting the need for reform at the FBI. In February, Clarke briefed Attorney General Ashcroft on his directorate's issues. He reported that at the time, the attorney general acknowledged a "steep learning curve," and asked about the progress of the Cole investigation. Neither Ashcroft nor his predecessors received the President's Daily Brief. His office did receive the daily intelligence report for senior officials that, during the spring and summer of 2001, was carrying much of the same threat information. The FBI was struggling to build up its institutional capabilities to do more against terrorism, relying on a strategy called MAXCAP 05 that had been unveiled in the summer of 2000. The FBI's assistant director for counterterrorism, Dale Watson, told us that he felt the new Justice Department leadership was not supportive of the strategy. Watson had the sense that the Justice Department wanted the FBI to get back to the investigative basics: guns, drugs, and civil rights. The new administration did seek an 8 percent increase in overall FBI funding in its initial budget proposal for fiscal year 2002, including the largest proposed percentage increase in the FBI's counterterrorism program since fiscal year 1997. The additional funds included the FBI's support of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah (a onetime increase), enhanced security at FBI facilities, and improvements to the FBI's WMD incident response capability. In May, the Justice Department began shaping plans for building a budget for fiscal year 2003, the process that would usually culminate in an administration proposal at the beginning of 2002. On May 9, the attorney general testified at a congressional hearing concerning federal efforts to combat terrorism. He said that "one of the nation's most fundamental responsibilities is to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks." The budget guidance issued the next day, however, highlighted gun crimes, narcotics trafficking, and civil rights as priorities. <sep>Who testified at a congressional hearing that, "one of the nation's most fundamental responsibilities is to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks"?<sep>Ashcroft predecessor
No
When 74-year-old Penny Sweat was evicted from the HUD-subsidized Glendale Senior Housing in Salt Lake City last month, she moved to a nonsubsidized apartment at five times her previous rent because she was unaware of her rights. It turns out the manager of the seniors complex, its attorneys and government overseers were unaware, too. Lee Kemp, a hearing-impaired World War II disabled vet, also was evicted, but he contacted Utah Legal Services and was told to stay put. Attorney Marty Blaustein then notified Utah Nonprofit Housing Corp., the building's owner, that Kemp's eviction was not legal and that he had a right to a hearing. That didn't stop Utah Nonprofit Housing's attorneys from then sending Kemp a summons to show cause why he had not moved out. Meanwhile, Sweat's granddaughter called Salt Lake City housing officials, federal housing officials, state officials and several agents of Utah Nonprofit Housing to find out about her grandmother's rights. Nobody knew. Blaustein then took Sweat's case along with Kemp's and demanded her ousting be rectified. Utah Nonprofit Housing President Marion Willey returned from an out-of-town trip and learned HUD procedures were not followed. The eviction was activated because of ongoing personality conflicts among seniors in the complex, he said, and the new building manager decided the problems were with Sweat and Kemp. Several tenants blame other neighbors as perpetrators of the rift, however. Willey said when his building manager called attorneys retained by the company, they erroneously told her she could go ahead and kick out the tenants. When she called HUD to make sure, the inquiry got bogged down in bureaucracy and nobody called her back. Willey says he has offered Sweat and Kemp apartments in another complex operated by his company at their old rates. He also is retaining new attorneys. <sep>Who called HUD to make sure she was allowed to kick out the tenants?<sep>Penny
| No
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Question with options: can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
In the United States Senate on Tuesday, Senators Byron Dorgan, a Democrat from North Dakota, and Mike Enzi, a Republican from Wyoming, introduced the "Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act" (S.428), a bill that would lift the travel restrictions that have prevented U.S. citizens from visiting Cuba since the early 1960s. The bill is co-sponsored by 20 senators, and the House of Representatives is considering a companion measure, H.R. 874, introduced by Representatives Bill Delahunt and Jeff Flake. The house measure has 121 cosponsors.
Hypothesis: Byron Dorgan was born in Wyoming.
Possible answers:
1). yes;
2). no;
A: | 2). |
Q: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Thursday, and Mr. Strong arrived with the inevitableness of dreaded events. Bambi felt convinced that his coming meant the premature death of her new-born career, so, naturally, she was prepared for grief. An element of amusement was added, however, by Jarvis's astonishing behaviour. Ever since the first mention of Mr. Strong's name he had shown unmistakable signs of dislike for that gentleman. 'It was the most remarkable revelation of his strange character. Having totally ignored Bambi himself, it distressed him to think of any other man being attracted by her. His references to Mr. Strong's coming were many and satirical. This display of manly inconsistency was nuts and ale to Bambi. She wondered how much Mr. Strong would play up, and she decided to give Jarvis Jocelyn an uncomfortable hour. She herself was an adept in amatory science, but she was a trifle unsure of Mr. Strong. However, she remembered a certain twinkle in his eye that augured well. Because it was necessary to enlighten him as to the situation in advance, she arrayed herself most carefully to go and meet him. She encountered Jarvis on the stairs. He inspected her charming self, in a frock the colour of spring green leaves, topped by a crocus-coloured hat, like a flower. She deliberately pranced before him. <sep>Who ignored Bambi and how did they feel about another man noticing her?<sep>Mr. Strong ,attraction
A: | Yes |
Select from options: Continue writing the next sentence.
How to fix a burned out signal bulb
Purchase the right bulb for your vehicle.
There are many variations in the bulbs used by auto manufacturers, so it's important that you get the right one for your vehicle. You can find information pertaining to what bulb to purchase in your vehicle's owner's manual.
Choose from:
(I). If you do not have the owner's manual, you can ask the clerk at your local auto parts store to assist you. You can also find bulb information on the automakers web site..
(II). Consult your vehicle's manual as well. Common bulbs include : Fujimoto self signal notecard p000cpt flashcam..
(III). Ask your mechanic for recommendations regarding bulbs and voltage. You'll need to measure, print, and experiment with the variety of bulbs you need to utilize, starting out with the lightest bulb option and moving your way up..
(IV). Light emitting wires are able to provide yellow current to the ground that carries them in their respective driveways. If this reflects a vehicle's searchlights, the vehicle may draw off a tailed light..
Answer: | (I). |
Stream of consciousness rationale: Soft place can be sought out. Cats like soft places. Soft places are squishy.
The question and answer pair are described below. | Q: What areas does a cat tend to seek out?
Options:
- the place i don't want it
- relaxed position
- soft place
- barn
- urban settlement
A: soft place |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
[EX Q]: Washington (CNN) While the two vastly disagree on a range of issues -- trade, immigration and climate change, to name a few -- US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Monday on rare common ground, a conciliatory gesture forged in large part by Trump's daughter, Ivanka. Trudeau sat across the table from Trump in the Cabinet Room, surrounded by a dozen female CEOs and business leaders. The President pledged the launch of the United States Canada Council for the Advancement of Women Business Leaders-Female Entrepreneurs, intended to discuss, formulate and implement support for women in the workplace.Trump and Trudeau met for the first time MondayIvanka Trump helped lead a meeting focused on women in business
Question:Devotees of _'s social media profiles will also note that #WomenWhoWork frequently appears in posts about her busy lifestyle.
[EX A]: Trump
[EX Q]: (CNN) The Marine Corps' fighting ability is undermined by the more than 30,000 active Marines and veterans involved in a private Facebook group being investigated for allegedly posting explicit photos of women in the military without their consent, a former Navy secretary told CNN on Friday. "There's no good excuse," Ray Mabus said on CNN's New Day. "The Marine motto is 'semper fidelis,' always faithful, and what these Marines did was to be unfaithful to their fellow Marines." "Marines look after each other, Marines have each other's back. Look at what the commandant of the Marine Corps said about this, this makes us a less effective fighting force," Mabus said, referring to a video statement posted Tuesday by Gen. Robert Neller.Ray Mabus: "What these Marines did was to be unfaithful to their fellow Marines"Investigation should determine how "Marines United" group developed, he said
Question:"These Marines, these veterans, that have participated in this have attacked fellow Marines, and that is inexcusable in a fighting force, and particularly in the _, who are so special."
[EX A]: Marines
[EX Q]: London (CNN) Reports of hate crimes surged around the UK's "Brexit" vote, and on Friday, police explained just how ugly things got. Police painted a grim picture of the last two weeks of June, saying reports of hate crimes rose by 42%, compared with the same period in 2015, in the lead-up and aftermath of the June 23 vote on whether to stay in or leave the European Union. Authorities announced that 3,076 hate crimes were reported between June 16 and 30, or 915 more cases compared with the period in 2015, the National Police Chiefs' Council said. Incidents of hate crimes had increased so much that police around the country were asked to submit weekly reports about their areas, the council said in a statement.Police council: Hate crime reports rose 42% in last half of June compared with last yearNews comes a day after London mosques report being sent white powder in envelopes
Question:"I simply will not tolerate hate crimes of any form, anywhere in _," Khan said.
[EX A]: | London
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Brief Introduction (Adeline) Virginia Woolf (nee Stephen; 25 January 1882 - 28 March 1941) was an English novelist and essayist, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."Main body My dear, 'Dearest, I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that - everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been ...........................form the last letter of virginia woolf Where can I see this article? A) newspaper B) biography C) German Literature D) television
B
(Question)
Jeremy Kerr, a researcher at the University of Ottawa in Canada, and his colleagues analyzed more than 400,000 observations of bumblebee species collected in North America and Europe from 1975 to 2010. When the researchers recorded the locations of these bee populations, they found that many of the 67 species analyzed were moving northward from their southern limits while the northern edges of the bees' ranges are staying in place. What it results in is obvious. Bees have been paid more attention to in recent years, with populations of honeybees and bumblebees obviously declining in some parts of Europe. Previously, attention on the decline of bee populations has focused on causes including habitat loss, pesticide use and the spread of bee parasites . But the work by Kerr's team found something different. "For every species, there is one or two species declining and others that are not moving at all," says Kerr. This shift has also been observed in other species, such as butterflies. But due to a new cause -- the rise of temperatures instead of total pesticide use, a change in land use or parasites, bumblebees -- unlike butterflies -- have failed to extend the northern boundaries of their ranges into the territory that is now habitable for them, so bumblebee species across Europe and North America are declining rapidly, the latest study led by Kerr's team finds. "Our data suggest that the new factor plays a leading, or perhaps the leading, role in this trend," says Kerr. "This study shows that a fourth factor is also beginning to affect it. It is likely that the combined stresses from all of these pressures will have destructive impacts on bumblebees in the not-too-distant future," says Dave Goulson, a bee researcher at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. Exactly what can be done to help bumblebees is not clear. Kerr's team suggests that relocating colonies might be an answer but Goulson says that because the insects are mobile they are capable of moving northwards if there is suitable habitat available. What's the new cause of bee populations' declining according to Kerr? A) Habitat loss. B) Pesticide use. C) Climate change. D) The spread of bee parasites.
(Answer)
C
Ques: Kong Zi , also called Confucius (551-479 B.C) , and Socrates (469-399 B. C) lived only a hundred years apart , and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas , and how these ideas in turn ,shaped their societies. Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life:" Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you." He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some bad more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior classes. For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations. Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes. Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that _ . A) all men were equal when they were born B) the lower classes should be ruled by the upper class C) the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom D) people should not ask others to do what they did not want to
Ans: C
Ques:It's exciting to imagine how future humans will have solved the problems we have now, or what amazing new inventions will make our lives more convenient and interesting. We asked top scientists to share their predictions on what the world will be like in a century. If they're right, the 2114 is going to be really cool. 1. Robots will do your chores and more Robots will be doing most of our jobs, from building homes to teaching math. There are already robots that clean floors and pump gas. In the future they will be more complicated and useful. Unfortunately, with robots taking all the jobs, unemployment will be high. 2. You will read minds. Speaking of being social, we will communicate in an entirely different way. Forget texts and emails. Mind-reading technology will allow us to send thoughts to each other without speaking a word. We will also be able to send thoughts to objects around us. (Instead of pressing "start" on the microwave, you could just think "start.") Meanwhile, chips implanted(in our brains will improve memory and intelligence. 3. Your car will drive you Today, around 30,000 Americans die in car accidents each year. One hundred years form now, accidents will be a thing of the past. According to Mark Safford, consultant or the U.S. Department of Transportation, future cars will drive themselves. These electric cars will communicate with other cars on the road to travel safely in close formation at high speeds. 4. You will eat fake meat. Raising animals is not an efficient way to produce food, and it harms the environment: Cows, chickens, and pigs eat a lot, and then we have to deal with all that poop(. What's more, that poop can up poisoning lakes, rivers, and streams. Today, scientists can "grow" meat in a lab from animal cells, but it's expensive and not very delicious. In the future, they will have perfected the process. You'll order hamburgers that come from factories, not cows. Scientists may even find ways to make lab-grown meat tastier and healthier than the real thing. According to the passage, in the future cars will be _ . A) less popular B) more expensive C) much easier to operate D) much smaller and lighter
Ans: | C |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Example input: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Example output: is house tax and property tax are same
Example explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
Q: Grizzly Man -- Treadwell's video camera captured an audio record of the bear attack. Herzog refrained from making this a part of the film, but he is shown listening to it, clearly disturbed. The director advised Jewel Palovak (the owner of the tape) to destroy it rather than listen to it. He later repudiated his own advice, saying it was
A: | does the grizzly man movie show his death |
How to burn fat (for men )<br>Determine how much you should be eating. Many people eat more calories than their bodies can use. When this happens, your body will store those calories for later as fat.
you don't need to exercise to lose weight OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
How to raise a smart baby<br>Bond with your baby. Experts note that, upon birth, a baby's brain is concerned with safety. Without a feeling of safety, your baby will be unable to learn as well as they could.
If a baby does not feel safe, it cannot learn as well as babies that feel safe. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Lemon is an American comedy-drama film directed by Janicza Bravo, from a screenplay by Bravo and Brett Gelman. It stars Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, Michael Cera, Shiri Appleby, Fred Melamed, Rhea Perlman, David Paymer, Gillian Jacobs, Jon Daly, Martin Starr, Megan Mullally, Jeff Garlin, Elizabeth De Razzo, Marla Gibbs and
Lemon's screenplay was written by Brett Bravo and Janicza Gelman. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | 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.
Example Input: (CNN) Jennifer Allison didn't know how long her baby might survive after being born. When she was 20 weeks pregnant, the doctor told her that her daughter, Sky, would be born with heterotaxy, a series of defects affecting the heart, intestines, spleen and other organs. They gave the baby a 15-20% chance of surviving her first year and warned Allison that even if her daughter made it through that, she may not survive the toddler years. Allison, a nurse and mother of two other young children, decided to "carry Sky as far as she wanted to go." She reached out to documentary photographer Ash Adams, aware of her documentary body of work on birth in Alaska. Allison didn't know how much time she'd have with Sky and thought she'd like to have something documented of what time she did have with her. She told Adams that she wanted Sky's birth story to be shared and be a part of something bigger.Jennifer Allison's daughter, Sky, was given a 15-20% chance of surviving her first yearPhotographer Ash Adams has documented the family's struggle through 19 months
Questions:"The team put (_) on the examination table on her side, and she opened one eye from a very pink face and looked right at me from just about a foot away," Adams said. (A) CNN (B) Jennifer Allison (C) Sky (D) Allison (E) Ash Adams (F) Alaska (G) Adams
Example Output: (C)
Example Input: Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump's launch of two major military strikes in the last two weeks raises a question about his 2016 declaration that the US can no longer be the world's policeman: Has Trump changed his mind? Eighty-six days into the new administration, the President seems to pivoting away from the "America First" doctrine that drove his campaign and foreshadowed a withdrawal from the world stage. Some of Trump's foreign policy decisions still seem to reflect that protectionist view -- in particular his decision to slash the budget for US diplomacy. But Trump's recent use of military force in Syria and Afghanistan points to a possible evolution in his thinking about the use of American power and how best to wield it on the world stage.Trump has taken action in places like Yemen, Syria, AfghanistanThe moves have given US power a shot in the arm, according to observers
Questions:But that "total authorization" has raised concerns that _ may be placing too much emphasis on military solutions to diplomatic problems and may be shirking responsibility along with authorization. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) US (E) America First (F) Syria (G) Afghanistan (H) American (I) Yemen
Example Output: (C)
Example Input: New York (CNN) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday fired back at the president of Yale University and others who have suggested city police went too far in their surveillance of Muslims. "We have to keep this country safe," the mayor told reporters, addressing questions about an Associated Press report that said the NYPD was closely monitoring Muslim student associations in schools across the Northeastern United States. "If people put things on websites and make them available to everybody, of course the NYPD is going to look at anything that's publicly available in the public domain," Bloomberg said. "And given we've had a dozen people arrested or convicted of terrorist acts who've come from similar organizations, we have an obligation to do so."The mayor addresses an AP report that said police monitored Muslims at various schoolsYale's president describes the program as "antithetical to the values" of the university"We have to keep this country safe," Bloomberg tells reporters
Questions:"The police department goes where there are allegations," the mayor said, adding that the city's officers are seeking to protect "the very things that allow _ to survive." (A) New York (B) CNN (C) Michael Bloomberg (D) Yale University (E) Muslims (F) Associated Press (G) NYPD (H) Muslim (I) Northeastern United States (J) Bloomberg (K) AP
Example Output: | (D)
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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 group in Belarus was alleged to murder people and bury them en masse?, Context: The Partyja BPF (Belarusian Popular Front) was established in 1988 as a political party and cultural movement for democracy and independence, à la the Baltic republics’ popular fronts. The discovery of mass graves in Kurapaty outside Minsk by historian Zianon Pazniak, the Belarusian Popular Front’s first leader, gave additional momentum to the pro-democracy and pro-independence movement in Belarus. It claimed that the NKVD performed secret killings in Kurapaty. Initially the Front had significant visibility because its numerous public actions almost always ended in clashes with the police and the KGB.
SOLUTION: the NKVD
PROBLEM: Why do birds possess gizzards?, Context: Like the reptiles, birds are primarily uricotelic, that is, their kidneys extract nitrogenous waste from their bloodstream and excrete it as uric acid instead of urea or ammonia through the ureters into the intestine. Birds do not have a urinary bladder or external urethral opening and (with exception of the ostrich) uric acid is excreted along with feces as a semisolid waste. However, birds such as hummingbirds can be facultatively ammonotelic, excreting most of the nitrogenous wastes as ammonia. They also excrete creatine, rather than creatinine like mammals. This material, as well as the output of the intestines, emerges from the bird's cloaca. The cloaca is a multi-purpose opening: waste is expelled through it, most birds mate by joining cloaca, and females lay eggs from it. In addition, many species of birds regurgitate pellets. Males within Palaeognathae (with the exception of the kiwis), the Anseriformes (with the exception of screamers), and in rudimentary forms in Galliformes (but fully developed in Cracidae) possess a penis, which is never present in Neoaves. The length is thought to be related to sperm competition. When not copulating, it is hidden within the proctodeum compartment within the cloaca, just inside the vent. The digestive system of birds is unique, with a crop for storage and a gizzard that contains swallowed stones for grinding food to compensate for the lack of teeth. Most birds are highly adapted for rapid digestion to aid with flight. Some migratory birds have adapted to use protein from many parts of their bodies, including protein from the intestines, as additional energy during migration.
SOLUTION: contains swallowed stones for grinding food to compensate for the lack of teeth
PROBLEM: Prior to 1743, what did Muteferrika's press print?, Context: Educational and technological reforms came about, including the establishment of higher education institutions such as the Istanbul Technical University. In 1734 an artillery school was established to impart Western-style artillery methods, but the Islamic clergy successfully objected under the grounds of theodicy. In 1754 the artillery school was reopened on a semi-secret basis. In 1726, Ibrahim Muteferrika convinced the Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha, the Grand Mufti, and the clergy on the efficiency of the printing press, and Muteferrika was later granted by Sultan Ahmed III permission to publish non-religious books (despite opposition from some calligraphers and religious leaders). Muteferrika's press published its first book in 1729 and, by 1743, issued 17 works in 23 volumes, each having between 500 and 1,000 copies.
SOLUTION: | 17 works in 23 volumes
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How to recover from food poisoning fast<br>Drink plenty of liquids and fluids. If you're experiencing frequent vomiting and diarrhea, your body will quickly lose fluids which will result in dehydration. Drink as much liquid as you can to replace lost fluids.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Fluids are needed when you have food poisoning.
Options are:
-Yes;
-It's impossible to say;
-No; | Yes |
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.
In what environment are the coated bulbs most popular?, Context: Most light bulbs have either clear or coated glass. The coated glass bulbs have a white powdery substance on the inside called kaolin. Kaolin, or kaolinite, is a white, chalky clay in a very fine powder form, that is blown in and electrostatically deposited on the interior of the bulb. It diffuses the light emitted from the filament, producing a more gentle and evenly distributed light. Manufacturers may add pigments to the kaolin to adjust the characteristics of the final light emitted from the bulb. Kaolin diffused bulbs are used extensively in interior lighting because of their comparatively gentle light. Other kinds of colored bulbs are also made, including the various colors used for "party bulbs", Christmas tree lights and other decorative lighting. These are created by coloring the glass with a dopant; which is often a metal like cobalt (blue) or chromium (green). Neodymium-containing glass is sometimes used to provide a more natural-appearing light.
| interior |
HMAS "Sydney, named after the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified "Leander"-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS "Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launch.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Royal Australian Navy currently operates more than four light cruisers."? | It's impossible to say |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Problem:Sauron -- Throughout The Lord of the Rings, ``the Eye'' (the Red Eye, the Evil Eye, the Lidless Eye, the Great Eye) is the image most often associated with Sauron. Sauron's Orcs bore the symbol of the Eye on their helmets and shields, and referred to him as the ``Eye'' because he did not allow his name to be written or spoken, according to Aragorn (a notable exception to this rule was his emissary, the Mouth of Sauron). Also, the Lord of the Nazgûl threatened Éowyn with torture before the ``Lidless Eye'' at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Solution: | is the eye of sauron in the books |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
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Colombia is just waking up to the news of the Nobel peace prize for President Juan Manuel Santos. It comes as a surprise for many Colombians who believed his chances had been scuttled by the rejection of the peace deal his government had hammered out with Farc rebels after four years of talks in a referendum on 2 October.
According to Kristian Herbolzheimer, of peace consultancy Conciliation Resources, given the “toxic dynamic” of local politics after the referendum, the prize’s consequences domestically are “unpredictable”.
Critics of Santos had derided the president for allegedly being motivated by winning the Nobel prize in his search for peace in Colombia. Last night someone who voted no in the plebiscite told me she was happy because the result of the vote meant Santos wouldn’t get the prize.
Carlos Holmes Trujillo, a member of the opposition Democratic Centre party and the committee designated to search for a way out of the crisis, told local radio that the prize is “a well-deserved recognition by the international community of the efforts he has been making for peace”.
The former president Álvaro Uribe, who campaigned vehemently against the peace deal with the Farc and has been a constant critic of Santos, has been tweeting since 5am (11am UK time) but has made no mention of the peace prize for his arch-rival. Also no reaction yet from Farc leadership who are in Havana.
César Rodriguez Garavito, the director of Dejusticia, a Colombian thinktank, says the Nobel prize will boost efforts to reach a new peace deal. Those who led the campaign for rejecting the peace accord in last week’s referendum are in talks with the government to make changes to the agreement that will make it more palatable to the half of Colombian voters who rejected it.
“It doesn’t change the results of the plebiscite, but it reminds the parties that what is at stake is the end of the war, not political calculations,” said Garavito. “It’s a recognition of the titanic efforts to reach peace.” |||||
[A]: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for what the Nobel Committee calls "his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end," the AP reports. Santos and Rodrigo Londono, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia left-wing rebel group, signed a historic deal late last month to end a 52-year conflict that had killed more than 220,000 people—only for voters to reject the deal in a shock referendum result the following week. A Nobel Committee spokeswoman said that despite the rejection, Santos "brought the bloody conflict significantly closer to a peaceful solution," and the committee hopes the prize will help give him the strength to keep striving for peace. The Syrian White Helmets, volunteer rescue workers who operate in rebel-held areas of Syria, had been considered the favorite to win the prize, the Guardian reports. "Congratulations to the people and President of Columbia. We sincerely wish them peace," the group tweeted.
[Q]: There’s a long-running theory that Mark Zuckerberg has presidential aspirations. It makes sense to wonder. After all, if the civically engaged and ambitious billionaire leader of the most powerful media company on the planet wanted to take on a new challenge, why not try running a country? It’s not like he has many other opportunities for a promotion.
But only in recent weeks has a Zuckerberg run for the American presidency started to seem like a legitimate possibility. First there was his personal challenge for 2017: Zuckerberg’s aiming to visit and meet with people in all 50 states by the end of the year.
And not just that, but he framed the exercise in a way that sounds, well, political: “Going into this challenge, it seems we are at a turning point in history,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “For decades, technology and globalization have made us more productive and connected. This has created many benefits, but for a lot of people it has also made life more challenging. This has contributed to a greater sense of division than I have felt in my lifetime. We need to find a way to change the game so it works for everyone.”
Another post, which Zuckerberg published on Facebook last night, has a similarly campaign-esque vibe to it:
“Heading back home after a great few days in Texas. Today we drove down to Waco and stopped in smaller towns along the way. I had lunch with community leaders in Waxahachie who shared their pride in their home and their feelings on a divided country. I met young moms in West who moved back to their town because they want their kids to be raised with the same values they grew up with. And I met with ministers in Waco who are helping their congregations find deeper meaning in a changing world ... We may come from different backgrounds, but we all want to find purpose and authenticity in something bigger than ourselves.”
He also announced he’s starting a Facebook page for photos from his travels in 2017, which is another thing a political candidate would do. ||||| Mark Zuckerberg has no plans to run for president, the Facebook founder and CEO told BuzzFeed News Tuesday.
“No,” Zuckerberg wrote in response to a question asking if he had any plans to run for president. “I'm focused on building our community at Facebook and working on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,” referring to the limited-liability corporation he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, founded in 2015 to advance human potential and promote equality through major bets in education and science research. Zuckerberg did not immediately respond to follow-up questions about whether he’d explicitly ruled out a run.
Zuckerberg’s response comes after weeks of speculation from the tech press and beyond, set off by a series of events that indicated a run might be in the cards, including a pledge to visit the approximately 30 US states he hadn’t yet been to. “Will Mark Zuckerberg Be Our Next President?” Vanity Fair asked in January.
The clues were there. Zuckerberg, who had previously been described as an atheist, said over the holidays that he believes religion is important. He’s touring the US asking “folks” about how they live. He hired a former White House photographer to take his Facebook pics. He included a clause about potentially serving for office into Facebook’s stock restructuring deal, and he hired a former presidential campaign manager to help his quasi-charitable works. But as Zuckerberg indicated Tuesday, he’s more interested in wielding influence from Menlo Park than Washington, DC. A source close to Zuckerberg told BuzzFeed News the 32-year-old CEO has privately denied it as well.
“There’s absolutely no truth to the idea that Mark is running for office and I’ve heard it directly from him,” the source told BuzzFeed News. “Here’s the thing: For Mark, Facebook is global community that already plays this huge part in the lives of billions of people around the world and plays an incredibly important role in shaping the base on the issues that matter.”
Zuckerberg is preparing for a political battle, the source was careful to emphasize, but as a private citizen focused on the goals he has already outlined through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. “There is absolutely a possibility that Mark may choose to play a stronger role in the political system and political debates,” the source said. Zuckerberg has been “very transparent” in his advocacy for “greater equality and optimizing research that find cures for disease and solves the fundamental problems of our time, but I really don’t see him stepping away from Facebook.” |||||
[A]: Rumors have been swirling that Mark Zuckerberg is planning to run for president, but he put a swift end to those when asked about them by BuzzFeed. "No," he wrote in response to the question of whether he had plans to run, before going on to say that he's focused on Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the charity he and his wife started in 2015. A source close to Zuck tells BuzzFeed that Zuckerberg has said the same in private conversations: "There’s absolutely no truth to the idea that Mark is running for office and I’ve heard it directly from him," the source says, though he does acknowledge there's a possibility Zuckerberg "may choose to play a stronger role in the political system and political debates."
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Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead, Commits Suicide by Hanging
EXCLUSIVE
12:32 PM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Bennington was home alone at the time of the suicide. We're told his family was out of town and he was found upstairs by an employee.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM.
Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives.
The singer struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. He had said in the past he had considered committing suicide because he had been abused as a child by an older male.
Chester was very close with Chris Cornell, who himself committed suicide by hanging in May. Today would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday. Chester wrote an open letter to Chris on the day of Chris' suicide.
Cornell's wife, Vicky, tweeted out a message following the news of Chester's death, saying, "Just when I thought my heart couldn't break any more ... I love you T."
The band has had a string of hits over the years, including "Faint," "In the End" and "Crawling." Linkin Park crossed music genres, collaborating with Jay-Z.
The band's album, "Meteora," was one of the biggest alternative albums in music history.
Bennington was 41.
RIP ||||| Law enforcement received a call around 9 a.m. on Thursday reporting the death.
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has died, Brian Elias of the Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 41.
The coroner's office said it had been on the scene at the singer's home in Palos Verdes Estates investigating a suicide. On Friday, Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office, said Bennington hanged himself. An autopsy is pending. No timeframe was given for report results.
Neither the coroner nor Los Angeles County Fire Department could confirm reports the death was due to hanging.
Law enforcement received a call around 9 a.m. reporting the death, Elias said. Palos Verdes police said it was unclear if the department was going to release a statement on the matter.
Linkin Park bandmember Mike Shinoda wrote on Twitter: "Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one."
Bennington, a Phoenix native, was open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which occurred at various times during his life.
The band had just released its seventh studio album, One More Light, and was set to embark on an extensive North American tour this summer and in the fall.
The group was one of the most popular rock bands to emerge in the early 2000s. Their debut album Hybrid Theory has sold more than 10 million copies in the U.S. since its release in 2000, per Nielsen SoundScan.
The band won Grammy awards in 2001 for best hard rock performance for "Crawling" and again in 2005 for best rap/sung collaboration for "Numb/Encore."
On May 26, Bennington sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the Los Angeles memorial service of Soundgarden rocker Chris Cornell, who had died by suicide. Days earlier, in a note posted online, Bennington wrote a tribute to his friend Cornell saying: "I can't imagine a world without you in it. I pray you find peace in the next life."
"The Cornell family is overwhelmed by the heartbreaking news about Chester Bennington which tragically comes so soon after their family's own loss," a Cornell family spokesperson told the Associated Press. "They open up their loving arms to Chester's family and share in the sorrow with all those who loved him.
Bennington is survived by his wife, Talinda Ann Bentley, and six children. |||||
[A]: | Another suicide in the rock world: TMZ reports Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington has hanged himself. He was 41. The site's report comes via police sources who say his body was found before 9am local time at a home in Palos Verdes Estates, California. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Bennington's death by way of the Los Angeles County coroner's office, which says it is investigating a "possible suicide" at his home. TMZ points out that Bennington counted Chris Cornell among his close friends. He tweeted this letter to Cornell upon learning of his May death and sang "Hallelujah" at Cornell's funeral. Cornell would have turned 53 today. Bennington leaves behind six children from two marriages.
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Question: What economic improvement did the successors make?, Context: Louis-Philippe was overthrown by a popular uprising in the streets of Paris in 1848. His successor, Napoleon III, and the newly appointed prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, launched a gigantic public works project to build wide new boulevards, a new opera house, a central market, new aqueducts, sewers, and parks, including the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. In 1860, Napoleon III also annexed the surrounding towns and created eight new arrondissements, expanding Paris to its current limits.
Answer: central market
Question: On what planet are the countries that import Guinea-Bissau's exports located?, Context: Guinea-Bissau's GDP per capita is one of the lowest in the world, and its Human Development Index is one of the lowest on earth. More than two-thirds of the population lives below the poverty line. The economy depends mainly on agriculture; fish, cashew nuts and ground nuts are its major exports.
Answer: earth
Question: How do you determine the treaty is closing?, Context: The end of a treaty, the eschatocol (or closing protocol), is often signaled by a clause like "in witness whereof" or "in faith whereof," the parties have affixed their signatures, followed by the words "DONE at," then the site(s) of the treaty's execution and the date(s) of its execution. The date is typically written in its most formal, longest possible form. For example, the Charter of the United Nations was "DONE at the city of San Francisco the twenty-sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five." If the treaty is executed in multiple copies in different languages, that fact is always noted, and is followed by a stipulation that the versions in different languages are equally authentic.
Answer: | by a clause like "in witness whereof" or "in faith whereof,"
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TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
PROBLEM: You couldnt survive without your skin. It has many important functions. The main function of the skin is controlling what enters and leaves the body. It prevents the loss of too much water from the body. It also prevents bacteria and other microorganisms from entering the body. The skin helps maintain a constant body temperature. It keeps the body cool in two ways. Sweat from sweat glands in the skin evaporates to cool the body. Blood vessels in the skin dilate, or widen. This action increases blood flow to the body surface. This allows more heat to reach the surface. The heat is then able to radiate off the body. The opposite happens to retain body heat. Blood vessels in the skin constrict, or narrow. This decreases blood flow to the body surface. This reduces the amount of heat that reaches the surface. When this happens, less heat can be lost to the air. <sep>What prevents the loss of too much water from the body?<sep>Glands
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: Imagine you are standing in a farm field in central Illinois. The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles. On a clear day, you might see a grain silo 20 miles away. You might think to yourself, it sure is flat around here. If you drive one hundred miles to the south, the landscape changes. In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. Why do you think this is? What could have caused these features? There are no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material. The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it. To answer the question, you need to go back 12,000 years. Around 12,000 years ago, a giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States. Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice. Its hard to imagine a mile thick sheet of ice. The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today. Where did glaciers go? Where can you see them today? Glaciers are masses of flowing ice. <sep>What couldn't the erosion have been caused by?<sep>Wind
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: On a day it celebrated 50 years of giving free legal advice, Southern Arizona Legal Aid announced it has received two grants totaling more than $7 million. One of the grants includes the creation of a Web site with legal advice for the poor. A three-year grant worth $6.6 million and a separate technology grant were announced at a press conference and dinner held Thursday at Evo. A. DeConcini Federal Courthouse, 405 W. Congress St. Deconcini was one of the organization's early board members. Thursday's celebration was the first public even held at the courthouse. About 100 members of the legal community attended, including state Attorney General Janet Napolitano and Arizona Supreme Court Justice Thomas Zlaket. Both grants come from the Legal Services., a private, nonprofit corporation established by Congress in 1974 to offer poor people equal access to the justice system. It's funded through congressional appropriation. The $6.6 million grant will pay for staffing operations. The Web site, which will be created with a $50,000 grant, is intended to offer legal advice to poor people across Arizona, said Paul Julian, chief executive officer of Southern Arizona Legal Aid. He said he wants every poor person in Arizona to have legal help. "This is another step in trying to realize that. We feel like we do a pretty good job of helping people who find us," Julian said. Julian said that though most people do not own computers, they can still access them at libraries, schools, and courthouses. He said the Web site will help bridge the "digital divide" that keeps the poor from using the Internet as a resource. Southern Arizona Legal Aid was founded in 1951 as the Legal Aid Society of the Pima County Bar Association. It offered free legal advice on civil matters including disputes in small claims court, divorce proceedings and obtaining Social Security benefits. Charles Ares, a member of the board of directors in the 1950s, said the office was kind of a charity operation. <sep>Who is the CEO of Southern Arizona Legal aid and how does he plan to help the poor conquer the digital divide?<sep>Steve Marian plans to attend shelters to give legal advice
SOLUTION: | No
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Question:
Kerry hit Bush hard on his conduct on the war in Iraq.
Is this true?
Kerry shot Bush.
OPTIONS:
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- no
Answer:
no
Problem: The official religion is Theravada Buddhism, which is also practiced in neighboring Laos, Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka.
Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The official religion of Thailand is Theravada Buddhism.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
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Answer: no
Q: 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.
MV Pacific Adventurer has lost oil in the area of Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast.
OPTIONS:
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A: yes
A place of sorrow, after Pope John Paul II died, became a place of celebration, as Roman Catholic faithful gathered in downtown Chicago to mark the installation of new Pope Benedict XVI.
Can we say the following?
Pope John Paul II died.
OPTIONS:
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yes
Question: How come a country (Vatican City), a so-called country, that is in essence 800 square acres of office space in the middle of Rome, that has a citizenry that excludes women and children, seems to attract the most attention in talking about public policy that deals with women and children? she demanded.
The Vatican City is in Rome.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer: yes
Question:
Now GMFanuc Robotics has perfected a robotic solution that is three times faster than manual spraying, can reproduce a spray pattern to an accuracy of 0.03 inch, and can be programmed easily to handle a wide range of garments.
Is this true?
Robots are used to spray dye on garments.
OPTIONS:
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Jeb Bush is irked by Donald Trump's constant baiting on Twitter, and wants some tweet-free peace every evening. He told DailyMail.com on Thursday in New Hampshire that 'it's hard to keep up with all the Twitter' activity that the Republican front-runner generates both personally and through his staff. 'I just think there ought to be a no-Twitter rule for candidates after 8 o-clock!' Bush said outside a senior center in the town of North Conway, near iconic Mount Washington. 'There just should be, like, a rule.' Bush communications director Tim Miller sought to soften the former governor's words after the North Conway event, saying: 'It's funny.'Trump has baited his Republican rivals with tweets to 4.7 million followers, often in the wee hours of the morningJeb told DailyMail.com that 'it's hard to keep up'While The Donald hammered Bush on Wednesday for not being 'truthful' on Fox News, the former governor was tweeting fall foliageJeb has dropped to 4 per cent in the latest national poll, while Trump leads the field with 26See more of the latest on the Republican presidential primaries
Questions:But The Donald's campaign acknowledged that _ had retweeted it personally, saying that he didn't notice the tiny swastika at the time. (A) Jeb Bush (B) Donald Trump (C) Twitter (D) DailyMail.com (E) New Hampshire (F) Republican (G) Bush (H) North Conway (I) Mount Washington (J) Tim Miller (K) Jeb (L) Donald (M) Fox News | (B) |
Q: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Major Crimes -- Major Crimes is an American television police procedural series starring Mary McDonnell. It is a successor spin-off of The Closer and premiered on TNT August 13, 2012, following that show's finale.
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Continue writing the next sentence.
How to catch a mouse
Purchase several traps.
Mouse traps come in many types, including traditional spring-loaded traps, electric traps, and glue traps. They vary in their method of eliminating mice but are handled in basically the same way. | These can all be purchased at most hardware stores and online. Multiple traps are useful for ensnaring a single mouse, but mice spread quickly so you may have more than one in your home. |
Please answer the following question: Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people. The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said, "The travelers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us." The three travelers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in aToyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles . Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn't have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road. A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the "Be Careful about crocodiles" sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the photo left behind? Why was theToyotaparked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the point where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown. The article asks people to _ . A) join the police in searching for the missing people B) tell the police about the travelers' ages and their appearance C) learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours D) provide information about the missing people
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Alcohol laws of Wisconsin -- The drinking age in Wisconsin is 21. Those under the legal drinking age may be served, possess, or consume alcohol if they are with a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who is of legal drinking age. Those age 18-20 may also be served, possess or consumer alcohol if they are with a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who is of legal drinking age. Those age 18 to 20 may also possess (but not consume) alcohol as part of their employment.
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can you drink alcohol in wisconsin with your parents
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Removal jurisdiction -- In the United States, removal jurisdiction refers to the right of a defendant to move a lawsuit filed in state court to the federal district court for the federal judicial district in which the state court sits. This is a general exception to the usual American rule giving the plaintiff the right to make the decision on the proper forum. Removal occurs when a defendant files a ``notice of removal'' in the state court where the lawsuit is filed and the federal court to which the defendant would like to remove the case. The elements are:
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can a resident defendant remove to federal court
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Gun laws in the District of Columbia -- On July 24, 2014, D.C.'s ban on open and concealed carry was struck down as unconstitutional in Palmer v. District of Columbia. Initially Judge Frederick Scullin, Jr. did not issue a stay of his ruling. For a brief period of time, Judge Scullin's ruling effectively legalized permitless open and concealed carry with a valid firearm registration card, and non-residents without felony convictions could carry openly or concealed in the District. But on July 29, 2014 Scullin issued an order that retroactively stayed the ruling until October 22, 2014. In response to the ruling, a Restrictive May-Issue concealed carry licensing law was enacted in September 2014. Under the new law, an applicant must show ``good reason,'' to qualify for a concealed carry permit. However, on May 18, 2015, the ``good reason'' requirement was ruled as likely unconstitutional and a preliminary injunction was issued against D.C. from enforcing that requirement in Wrenn v. District of Columbia. This effectively required the District to grant licenses on a Shall-Issue basis to qualified applicants who have passed a criminal background check and completed the required firearms safety training. Judge Scullin did not issue a stay of his ruling, but the Appeals Court did so on June 12, 2015, effectively leaving the restrictive ``good reason'' requirement in place while litigation continues. It was later ruled that Judge Scullin, a visiting judge from New York, was outside his jurisdiction because he was only appointed to decide the Palmer case, not the follow-up Wrenn case. The Wrenn case was subsequently reassigned to a new judge who denied the request for a preliminary injunction.
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Washington (CNN) Democrats knew a general election battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would be rough, but many never considered the potential of a nailbiter. During a primary in which Trump usurped the GOP establishment, alienated crucial sectors of the general electorate on issues like immigration and abortion and dinged his own approval ratings, many Democrats salivated at talk of a November duel with the billionaire. Now, as Trump prepares for a general election showdown and a pair of new polls show a statistical dead heat, veteran Democrats warn there is little room for complacency. "It will be close," said Mark Alderman, a veteran Democratic Party fundraiser who worked on President Barack Obama's transition team.Dem fundraiser on Trump-Clinton race: 'It will be close'Early polls paint a mixed picture
Questions:"I think that _ as the nominee is an advantage for our party, but not nearly the advantage that some people had thought and hoped it would be," said Alderman, now with Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Democrats (D) Hillary Clinton (E) Donald Trump (F) GOP (G) Mark Alderman (H) Democratic Party (I) Barack Obama (J) Dem (K) Clinton
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Question: (CNN) The Navy destroyer USS Mason fired countermeasures in the Red Sea on Saturday after it detected what it believed were incoming missiles. Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happened, if there were multiple incoming missiles or if there was a malfunction with the radar detection system on the destroyer. "We are aware of the reports and we are assessing the situation. All of our ships and crews are safe and unharmed," one US defense official told CNN. The USS Nitze and the USS Ponce were sailing nearby. There are initial unconfirmed reports of missiles possibly being fired from positions both ashore on Yemen and by small spotter boats operated by Houthi rebels.Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happenedThe Mason and its crew are all safe
Question:Early Thursday, the US launched tomahawk cruise missiles into Yemen targeting radar sites in _-held territory, sites the US claims were used to launch missiles in two previous incidents this week.
Answer: Houthi
Question: Harper Lee has joked about spending the money from her new novel on trips to Las Vegas and the Bahamas, one of her inner circle has disclosed. The reclusive novelist, whose long-lost novel Go Set A Watchman will be the publishing phenomenon of the decade when it is released on Monday - has a 'wonderful mind', Kamisha Booker, told Daily Mail Online. Mrs Booker, who visits Harper Lee twice a month, offered an unprecedented insight into Lee's state of mind and said the novelist was 'excited and overwhelmed' by the publication of the novel. Harper Lee hopes her book will be made into a film - as To Kill a Mockingbird was - and be invited onto the set to 'encourage' actors and give a first hand insight to movie makers as to how she meant the book to be understood.Member of author's inner circle tells Daily Mail Online that Lee, 89, is mentally sharp, excited about the new book and joking about the royaltiesKamisha Booker visits author twice a month with teenage daughter and said: 'For a lady that age she has a wonderful mind.'Book is published on Monday but has already split inner circle of reclusive author's friends in hometown of Monroeville, AlabamaOther former friends say they do not believe she has 'mental or physical strength' and that she is being 'walked over' into publicationAuthor's lawyer is now involved in feud with town museum which honors her legacy and includes courtroom where her father was defense attorney
Question:'With Miss _, there is nothing wrong with her mind.
Answer: Harper Lee
Question: A cash-strapped widow has revealed how she has been left £1,200 in debt after being conned by her Italian lover who she met on Facebook. Disabled Chrissie Williams, 52, from Bath, took out a loan and pawned her wedding ring in order to bail out Matteo Pozzelli (not his real name) after he said he'd had a run of bad luck financially. She discovered she had been conned after giving him more money for a flight from Africa - where claimed he was working on an oil rig - to fly to the UK to meet her. As the grandmother-of-seven, who is unemployed and on disability benefits due to a chronic bowel problem, was waiting for her lover to arrive, one of his 'friends' called with 'bad news'.Widow Chrissie Williams, 52, met toyboy over FacebookKept asking for money as he was in financial difficultyShe took pity on him and even pawned her wedding ring to helpEventually discovered she had been 'sucked in' by conman£1,200 out of pocket, she shares her story to warn others
Question:The following week, _ said he wanted to get off the rig but needed help to pay half of the transport fees.
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Hong Kong (CNN) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Asia later this week for a regional meeting on security issues, which is expected to be attended by ministers from North Korea, China, South Korea and Japan. It could be an opportune moment for a diplomatic breakthrough on Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, which have been causing massive headaches for US President Donald Trump. But questions linger over whether Tillerson can speak for his administration given contradictory remarks from US politicians. "The Trump administration is still scrambling to find a policy on North Korea. They're still seeking an easy solution when none exist," said Adam Mount, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.Top US officials haven't been consistent on North Korea policy, analysts sayOn July 28 North Korea tested missile that could potentially hit US mainland
Questions:US officials have steadily condemned _'s missile tests, which are a violation of international law. (A) Hong Kong (B) CNN (C) US (D) Rex Tillerson (E) Asia (F) North Korea (G) China (H) South Korea (I) Japan (J) Pyongyang (K) Donald Trump (L) Tillerson (M) Trump (N) Adam Mount (O) Center for American Progress (P) Top US
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(CNN) Two hapless criminals picked the wrong place when they held up a McDonald's in France. Eleven armed members of an elite paramilitary force happened to be eating inside. The pair allegedly burst into the Ecole-Valentin branch of the fast-food restaurant in the eastern French city of Besancon on Sunday. They fired a shotgun at the ceiling, yelling at the customers inside to get on the floor, the city's prosecutor Edwige Roux-Morizot told CNN. One of the robbers then stole about 2000 euros ($2,269) from the registers before the men ran away, she said. Unfortunately for them, among the 40-odd customers grabbing burgers at the time were 11 members of the GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group), an elite special operations unit of the national gendarme which specializes in counter-terror and hostage situations.French criminals mess up by targeting a McDonald's where elite troops are eatingThey belong to special operations unit specializing in counter-terror and hostage situations
Questions:The suspects -- both of whom were born in 1991 and were known to police -- were then taken to hospital and charged with armed robbery, _-Morizot said. (A) McDonald's (B) France (C) Ecole (D) Valentin (E) French (F) Besancon (G) Edwige Roux (H) Morizot (I) CNN (J) GIGN (K) National Gendarmerie Intervention Group
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(CNN) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has clarified his comments that seemed to call for a split from the United States, saying he was advocating a "separation of foreign policy" rather than "a severance of ties." Addressing a press conference in Davao City after his return from a state visit to China, Duterte said: "It is not severance of ties. You say severance of ties, you cut the diplomatic relations. I cannot do that. "Why? It is in the best interest of my country that we maintain that relationship. Why? Because there are many Filipinos in the United States. Well, Americans of Filipino ancestry.Philippines president clarifies his remarks about relations with the US"It is not severance of ties," President Rodrigo Duterte says
Questions:More than 1 million _ work in call centers and data processing, servicing mainly the United States. (A) CNN (B) Philippines (C) Rodrigo Duterte (D) United States (E) Davao City (F) China (G) Duterte (H) Filipinos (I) Americans (J) US
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It is common for older people to forget things. Now an American study has found that memory starts to fail when we are young adults. People younger than thirty years of age usually do not know that they are starting to forget information. But scientists from the University of Michigan say the loss of memory has usually already started. Researchers say people do not observe this slow reduction in mental ability until the loss affects their everyday activities. Denise Park led the new study. She directs the Centre for Aging and Cognition at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Her team studied more than 350 men and women between the ages of twenty and ninety years. The study identified people in their middle twenties with memory problems. She says young adults do not know they are forgetting things because their brains have more information than they need. But she says that people in their twenties and thirties are losing memory at the same rate as people in their sixties and seventies. Ms. Park says people between the ages of sixty and seventy may note the decrease in their mental abilities. They begin to observe that they are having more trouble remembering and learning new information. The study found that older adults are more likely to remember false information as being true. For example, they remembered false medical claims as being true. Younger people remembered hearing the information. But they were more likely to remember that it was false. Ms. Park is now using modern imaging equipment to study what happens in the brains of people of different ages. She is studying what parts of the brain older adults use for different activities compared to younger adults. Ms. Park says mental performance is a direct result of brain activity and brain structure. She says keeping the brain active is important. She hopes future studies will identify ways to improve the operation of our aging minds. It can be inferred from what Denis Park says that _ . A) mental performance can be improved B) mental ability is determined entirely by brain structure C) people of different ages use different parts of the brain for memorizing D) different parts of the brain are responsible for different mental activities
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KNM ER 1805 is the catalog number given to several pieces of a fossilized skull of the species "Homo habilis". It was discovered in Koobi Fora, Kenya in 1974. The designation indicates specimen 1805, collected from the east shore of Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana) for the Kenya National Museums.
Can we infer the following?
KNM ER 1800+5 is the catalog number given to several pieces of a fossilized skull of the species "Homo habilis
Pick your answer from:
I. Yes.
II. It's impossible to say.
III. No.
The answer is: | I. |
Teacher: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
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Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Solution: is house tax and property tax are same
Reason: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
Now, solve this instance: Castling -- Castling consists of moving the king two squares towards a rook on the player's first rank , then moving the rook to the square over which the king crossed. Castling may only be done if the king has never moved, the rook involved has never moved, the squares between the king and the rook involved are unoccupied, the king is not in check, and the king does not cross over or end on a square in which it would be in check. Castling is one of the rules of chess and is technically a king move (Hooper & Whyld 1992:71).
Student: | is it legal to castle out of check |
The Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center is a bus transit center in Langley Park, Maryland. It is at the intersection of University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue, and is the largest bus-only transfer in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is a future transfer point for the Purple Line.
The Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center is a bus transit center in Langley Park, Maryland. It is a future transfer point for the Purple Line. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Ahmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major Azerbaijani composers of the Soviet period. He is remembered for his monumental orchestral works, having been the first Azerbaijani to compose a symphony (1936). He studied under Azerbaijan's Founder of Composed Music, Uzeyir Hajibeyov and under Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
Uzeyir Hajibeyov was the first composer to play a piano. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
The Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby, or simply the Indian Derby, is an Indian annual Thoroughbred horse race. It is a 2,400-metre race held on the first Sunday of February on the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai and is one of the premier sporting activities in the city.
The Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby is the longest horse race in Mumbai OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Logic ==> Radically changing society is called social disruption. Social disruption is done by groups.
social disruption
Question ==> What is it called when a group is radically changing society?
Options:
- vote
- argue
- social activism
- dancers
- social disruption
Logic ==> A family room is a room in a public house in which children are allowed in the company of an adult.
family room
Question ==> where do children play a game?
Options:
- toy store
- bar
- casino
- table
- family room
Logic ==> Choir is an organized group of singers. Alto section is an organised group in a choir.
choir
Question ==> | Her voice lent her to the alto section, what group did she join?
Options:
- symphony
- concerto
- choir
- theater troupe
- marching band |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Beijing's Forbidden City is following in the footsteps of Rome's Colosseum and London's National Gallery and banning the selfie stick. Bosses at the Palace Museum in the city have begun a crackdown on the popular phone accessories over fears that one wrong move could cause lasting damage to the invaluable artifacts in the ancient palace houses. The People's Daily Online reports that eagle-eyed staff are keeping watch over photo-enthusiasts in the palace's narrow or crowded areas, as well as all the indoor exhibitions, to avoid any potentially costly accidents. Ban: The Forbidden City has said selfie sticks are no longer allowed inside the exhibition rooms or narrow passageways over concerns an unfortunate accident may occurMuseum bosses have banned stick in exhibition rooms and narrow areasStaff will also ask people to put the accessory away when it is crowdedBut pictures outside in Forbidden Palace grounds are still allowed for now
Question:However, the sticks will still be allowed outside the palace in the _ - so tourists can still get the all-important shot of the famous 15th century building in the background.
| Forbidden City |
Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance, The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly ,The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs ,from family to family. At first, young children may spend all of their allowance in no time ,Lf they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget ,which demands choices between spending and saving ,Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs ,like clothing or electronics. But it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home ,These jobs are a normal part of family life , Paying children to do extra work around the house , however, can be useful .It can even provide an understanding of how a business works. Allowances give children a chance to experience the things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause .They can spend it by buying things they want., Or they can save and maybe even invest it , Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice; you have to cut costs and plan for the future. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers ,lean about personal finance .A savings account is an excellent way to lean about the power of compound interest. Compounding works by paying interest on interest .So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year .The second year, the money will earn to percent of one dollar and two cents,, and so on ,That may not seem like a lot .But over time is adds ,up. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the ways children can deal with money? A) Donating their money to the poor. B) Buying a desirable new cell phone C) Setting costly goals for themselves D) Saving it in a personal bank account
The answer to this question is: | C |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Example Input: The letterhead on correspondence still bears the Bexar County Legal Aid name, even though the organization is no longer. Texas Rural Legal Aid - known for its fearless and sometimes controversial advocacy of the poorest of the poor - last week took over four other corporations serving the legal needs of the indigent in Southwest Texas, including the one in Bexar County. The new 68-county legal aid organization has yet to be named and stretches from El Paso to Corpus Christi, Harlingen to Austin. The leader for the super-sized law firm has big plans. "I'm more interested in looking at what we as advocates can do to address the serious problems of poverty than the number of cases we close," said David Hall, the TRLA executive director. In the Rio Grande Valley, Hall's attorneys set up separate groups to assist small-business owners and residents with low-interest loans and legal representation. They also operate a legal arm that assists migrant workers from Texas to Kentucky. Now, Hall said, he wants to make services to the poor more efficient by working with law students who will handle less complicated legal matters, allowing licensed attorneys to take more "high impact" cases to court. "What we need to do is handle cases as efficiently as we can, leveraging the amount of time of the lawyer that goes in there and maximizing the number of people that they can help at one time," Hall said. His plan is to place the 110 attorneys on staff in teams working on specialized legal issues. He wants to expand the law clinic it already has with St. Mary's University Law School to involve students at the University of Texas Law School. The law students at St. Mary's interview potential clients, assist them with filling out legal documents and answer the telephones for the legal hotline, freeing up TRLA lawyers to handle the complicated cases, Hall said. By the end of September, Hall said all the attorneys working with the poor in the 68county area will be placed on the same computer network so they can pass cases to the best available attorneys. Last year, board members on the former Legal Aid of Central Texas and Bexar County Legal Aid resisted the merger, saying that the mergers were done illegally and without the input of board members. They also argued that Hall's litigious style hampered their ability to garner funds from Congress. TRLA generated controversy in 1996, when its attorneys challenged the rights of 800 military personnel to vote in Val Verde County elections by absentee ballot after a former Ku Klux Klan member won a county commissioner post. Brendan Gill, the former executive director of the Bexar County group, said he has since come to see the merger as a positive move for South Texas. "I always knew there were good points to merging, just as I knew that there were bad points," Gill said. <sep>What are the functions of Hall's firms in the Rio Grand Valley?<sep>Addressing the serious problems of poverty
Example Output: No
Example Input: The opening shot of the movie shows Kunti praying for Lord Krishna's protection for the Pandavas . Lord Krishna consoles Kunti and promises to ever protect the Pandavas and guide them through troubles and problems that may occur in life . The sons of Pandu and Dhritarashtra progeny break into an argument . When Duryodhana insults the Pandavas as `` dependents '' , Bheema counters by saying that , the Kauravas are the progeny of a widow . Duryodhana asks Veda Vyasa for an explanation . He is then told that , since his mother , Gandhari had an astrological defect , she is first married of to a goat and then married to his father . Duryodhana gains animosity towards the kingdom of Gandhara where the king , the father of his mother Gandhari , rules . He attacks Gandhara and lays waste of the whole kingdom . He them imprisons the royal family in his prison . He gives them only one rice grain per prisoner . The king of Gandhara then stops everyone from grabbing the little food that is provided . He says that instead of everyone dying , they could keep at least one of their princes alive . He chooses Sakuni to be alive . Sakuni takes an oath that he will do everything he can to destroy the entire Kaurava clan . He makes magic dice from his father's spinal cord . The magic dice show exactly the number that he would want . Duryodhana takes pity on the lone prisoner , Sakuni after the rest of the Gandhara royal family dies in prison out of starvation . Sakuni joins the evil of coterie of Duryodhana , Karna and Dushyasana . <sep>Which prince do the king of Gandhara choose to keep and not die?<sep>The king chooses Sakuni to be alive
Example Output: Yes
Example Input: The after-action review had treated the CIA as the lead agency for any offensive against al Qaeda, and the principals, at their March 10 meeting, had endorsed strengthening the CIA's capability for that role. To the CTC, that meant proceeding with "The Plan," which it had put forward half a year earlier-hiring and training more case officers and building up the capabilities of foreign security services that provided intelligence via liaison. On occasion, as in Jordan in December 1999, these liaison services took direct action against al Qaeda cells. In the CTC and higher up, the CIA's managers believed that they desperately needed funds just to continue their current counterterrorism effort, for they reckoned that the millennium alert had already used up all of the Center's funds for the current fiscal year; the Bin Laden unit had spent 140 percent of its allocation. Tenet told us he met with Berger to discuss funding for counterterrorism just two days after the principals' meeting. While Clarke strongly favored giving the CIA more money for counterterrorism, he differed sharply with the CIA's managers about where it should come from. They insisted that the CIA had been shortchanged ever since the end of the Cold War. Their ability to perform any mission, counterterrorism included, they argued, depended on preserving what they had, restoring what they had lost since the beginning of the 1990s, and building from there-with across-the-board recruitment and training of new case officers, and the reopening of closed stations. To finance the counterterrorism effort, Tenet had gone to congressional leaders after the 1998 embassy bombings and persuaded them to give the CIA a special supplemental appropriation. Now, in the aftermath of the millennium alert, Tenet wanted a boost in overall funds for the CIA and another supplemental appropriation specifically for counterterrorism. To Clarke, this seemed evidence that the CIA's leadership did not give sufficient priority to the battle against Bin Laden and al Qaeda. He told us that James Pavitt, the head of the CIA's Directorate of Operations, "said if there's going to be money spent on going after Bin Laden, it should be given to him. My view was that he had had a lot of money to do it and a long time to do it, and I didn't want to put more good money after bad." The CIA had a very different attitude: Pavitt told us that while the CIA's Bin Laden unit did"extraordinary and commendable work," his chief of station in London "was just as much part of the al Qaeda struggle as an officer sitting in [the Bin Laden unit]." The dispute had large managerial implications, for Clarke had found Ailies in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). <sep>Who is considered the lead agency when dealing with Al Qaeda and what did it mean for the CTC?<sep>The CIA is the lead agency and to the CTC it meant hiring and training more personnel and building capabilities with foreign services
Example Output: | Yes
|
Thanks to the thirty Heads who responded to my question about maternity leave. Clearly, the amount of maternity leave offered to teachers at international schools varies greatly from school to school.
Select from:
(a). yes
(b). no
Question: Can we infer the following?
Maternity leave varies in Europe. | (b). |
Answer the following question: For new countries joining the European Union, and older ones getting used to their dark red passports, becoming "Europeans" is a bit like marrying into a large, eccentric family. Europeans have a lot in common but it is their differences, not their similarities, that attract the attention of sociologists and market researchers, and are more interesting. * 35% of Germans live alone, but only 9% of Spaniards. Perhaps this explains why Spaniards lead Europe in the habit of going out for a drink. * The British attend more adult evening classes than anyone else in Europe, and the Belgians least. So it can't just be the dark evenings. There are no figures on how many Britons go for a drink afterwards. If there were, they might be up at the top with Spain! * The British think black cats are lucky. Every other European country regards them unlucky. * The Dutch and Germans are the greatest caravaners , but the Germans like bigger beds in their caravans. * The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians, just over the border, play fewest sports. * The Germans spend twice as much on heating as the Spaniards. Well, of course they do, it's colder. * Dutch husbands do the household shopping a lot more often than Italians or Spaniards. * The French are the champion public transport commuters of Europe. If you hate commuting, go and live in the Netherlands, where journeys to work are shorter than anywhere else. * The amount of direct eye-contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. Sharing a lift is torture for both the British and the Swedish. * No European countries really agree with any other about how to make good coffee. All of them are different. There are exceptions to all these rules. Deal with them in the spirit of my 8-year-old daughter. "If you don't understand each other's language, you just laugh a lot, and eat, and point at things." Which of the following statements is TRUE about Spain? A) Spaniards hate direct eye-contact between strangers. B) Spaniards like to go for a drink after dark. C) Spaniards spend twice as much on heating as the Germans. D) In Spain, husbands do more household shopping than those in Italy.
Answer: | C |
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How to draw inuyasha
Draw head shape.
Start with a large circle, jaw line and then add a cross in the middle.
Draw the shoulder and chest area. | Draw details on the face like the eyebrows eyes nose and mouth. Draw inuyasha's bangs, and two long pointy lump of hair on each side of his head. |
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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Boeing's history in the Pacific Northwest dates back more than a century, when William Boeing purchased a Seattle shipyard that would become his first airplane factory.
Boeing machinists march to cast their vote at the International Association of Machinists union hall in Everett, Wash. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. About 30,000 members of IAM District 751 voted on a... (Associated Press)
In recent years, however, those ties have been fraying, first with the company shifting its headquarters to Chicago, then with the development of a new production line in South Carolina. Now, the relationship between Boeing and Washington state is near the point of unraveling after a fiery debate among machinists this week led the workers to reject a long-term contract.
On Thursday, Boeing made good on its threats and began looking elsewhere to develop its popular new 777X airplane. A spokesman for Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Boeing officials called him to begin talks that could bring the work _ and thousands of jobs _ to that state.
Boeing Co. spokesman Doug Alder declined to specify where the company is now looking, saying there is no short list and that there are many places both within Boeing's current operations and outside that are being explored.
"Everything is back on the table," he said.
Boeing has helped anchor western Washington state's economy for decades, but that relationship began to fray about 15 years ago. In 2001, the company moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago.
In 2003, Washington state lawmakers approved a broad package of tax breaks for Boeing in hopes of securing long-term work on the company's new 787 airplane. While that plane is being built in the Puget Sound, Boeing has since developed a new production line in South Carolina and placed wing production in Japan.
Alex Pietsch, who serves as Gov. Jay Inslee's leader on aerospace issues, said Thursday he now expects fresh competition for the 777X line from places like South Carolina, Texas, southern California, Utah, Alabama and Georgia.
"This is arguably the most significant prize in commercial aviation history," Pietsch said.
The governor's office is hopeful that Boeing and the machinists can come back together in the near future to explore a potential compromise _ perhaps when both sides have had a chance to cool down from the recent contract battle, Pietsch said.
In the contract vote late Wednesday, The International Association of Machinists District 751 rejected the proposal with 67 percent of the votes. Union members who called for a no vote did so in protest of Boeing's push to end a traditional pension plan and increase their health care costs.
The deal would have exchanged those concessions for the long-term stability expected with the 777X line. Workers would have received a $10,000 signing bonus if they approved the deal.
"We preserved something sacred by rejecting the Boeing proposal. We've held on to our pensions and that's big. At a time when financial planners are talking about a 'retirement crisis' in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity," Tom Wroblewski, District 751 president, said in a statement.
Political leaders, including many Democrats who are closely aligned with unionized workers, declined in recent days to influence machinists' votes but asked them to consider the broader impact on jobs and future generations. Lawmakers in Washington state hurried through a massive extension of tax breaks _ valued at nearly $9 billion _ along with money to improve worker training and permitting programs.
Republican state Sen. Mike Hewitt said the dynamics at Boeing have changed over the years from a corporate structure filled with Washington residents to leaders who no longer have ties to the state.
"The thought processes are different than 10 or 12 years ago when Boeing was a Washington state company," Hewitt said.
Michael Sullivan, a spokesman for the Utah governor's Office of Economic Development, said Gov. Herbert received a call from Boeing officials Thursday afternoon and has begun preliminary discussions with Boeing leaders on the 777X line.
Boeing has had operations in Utah for 25 years, and is getting close to opening a new 850,000- square-foot factory in a Salt Lake City suburb. The company employs 575 people and is expecting to hire 100 more at the new West Jordan factory.
The long-range, twin-aisle 777 holds about 365 passengers, making it Boeing's second-biggest plane. Since its first flight in 1994, it's been a best-seller for Boeing, which has sold more 777s than any of its other current large planes.
In May, it began offering the revamped 777X. Boeing is still finalizing plans for the plane, but it has said it is expected to carry as many as 400 passengers and to be 20 percent more fuel efficient than the current 777.
Instead of the current all-aluminum wing, the 777X wing is expected to be made from composites, the same high-tech plastic that makes up most of Boeing's new 787. Boeing is aiming to deliver the first 777X by the end of this decade.
The 777X is meant to compete with the new Airbus A350, which is undergoing flight testing now. It's also going to compete with Boeing's slightly larger 747-8 Intercontinental, which has seen sluggish sales even before the 777X has been formally launched. ||||| Boeing Co.'s sprawling aircraft assembly plant in Long Beach is in the running to build the aerospace giant's forthcoming 777X jetliner after a machinists union in Washington state rejected a deal that would have ensured the work would stay in the Seattle area.
Once considered a long shot, Long Beach is one of several cities under active consideration by Boeing after the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted down a tentative labor agreement by a 2-to-1 margin late Wednesday.
Now Boeing, along with state and local officials, is in talks about the possibility of bringing the 777X program to Long Beach, where the company currently builds the C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet.
Gov. Jerry Brown has not yet commented on the program. But Brook Taylor, a spokesman for the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, said, "We are actively working to expand all facets of Boeing's operation in California."
Boeing has not discussed which locations it is considering, but reports suggest that possible manufacturing sites include Huntsville, Ala.; Charleston, S.C., where Boeing builds the 787; and Long Beach. The Seattle area hasn't been ruled out either.
After the union vote, the company said it would look at all options for a location to build the 777X, slated to be a more fuel-efficient version of its profitable twin-aisle aircraft.
"We are very disappointed in the outcome of the union vote," Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Ray Conner said. "But without the terms of this contract extension, we're left with no choice but to open the process competitively and pursue all options for the 777X."
Moving the assembly line out of the Puget Sound region would be staggering to the Seattle area, where Boeing was founded in 1916. The 777 is one of Boeing's best-selling models. Versions of the plane have been built in Washington since the early 1990s, and the 777X is seen as vital to the company's fortunes in the long-haul market for decades to come.
The machinists union has estimated that the program could mean as many as 10,000 direct and 10,000 indirect industry jobs for the Puget Sound region alone.
The labor dispute in Seattle has drawn the attention of Southern California lawmakers, who are still reeling from Boeing's announcement in September that it intends to close the plane-making plant in Long Beach in 2015.
The site now houses construction of the C-17.
Southern California — the former undisputed center of the aerospace industry — has seen the number of aerospace workers in Los Angeles County fall to 56,780 last year, according to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., which tracks the industry. That is a nearly 70% drop from the 189,035 workers employed in 1990.
Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), chairman of the Assembly's Select Committee on Aerospace, said he has reached out to Boeing executives to let them know that the state is interested in landing the 777X. He said he also planned to send a letter to Brown about securing the program.
"Time is of the essence," he said. "We have an opportunity here to bring thousands of jobs back home. This must be a priority."
Boeing has already moved some jobs from the Seattle area to Long Beach. The company announced in July that work performed by 375 people would be moved to Long Beach over the next year.
Less than a month later, Boeing said an additional 300 engineering support jobs would come to the region, and that a new engineering design center for commercial aircraft would be established.
Work in the aerospace industry is volatile and highly competitive. When Boeing said it preferred to build the 777X in Washington, it took state lawmakers less than a week to pass a package of bills that included $8.7 billion in tax savings for the company to build the plane there.
After that, Boeing gave the machinists union one week to make a decision on a labor agreement, which would extend the union's current contract eight years into 2024. But provisions of the agreement involving pension plans and healthcare benefits drew fierce opposition from union members and ultimately led to the workers' rejection of the labor agreement Wednesday.
The union represents more than 35,000 company workers.
Once the machinists union's unhappiness over the labor agreement surfaced, talk of Boeing's other options grew.
Meanwhile, aerospace experts pointed out that Boeing also has the option of manufacturing the jet in Charleston, S.C., where Boeing has a 787 assembly line. The site, the company's first nonunion final-assembly plant, was selected in 2009 — one year after a union strike stopped work in Washington for two months.
To win a contract to build the 777X, Long Beach may also try to woo Boeing by boasting about its workforce's decades-long experience building large aircraft.
The plant was built by Douglas Aircraft Co. during World War II. It thrived for decades, producing some of the world's most popular airliners, including the DC-3, DC-8 and MD-80. It still has a large "Fly DC Jets" sign nearby.
An Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. official said the group is eager to help put together an incentive package to help bring the 777X to Long Beach.
"The region has a critical mass that can support aerospace firms," said Robert Kleinhenz, the group's chief economist. "The communities here in Southern California know how important the aerospace industry is to the local economy."
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Times staff writers Marc Lifsher and Christine Mai-Duc contributed to this report. |||||
Output: | Boeing's long history in Washington state is at a turning point and other states—including California, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama—are gleefully eyeing the prospect of thousands, possibly tens of thousands, of well-paid jobs building the company's upcoming 777X aircraft, the AP reports. A machinists union rejected a deal this week that would have kept production in the Seattle area and the company, which shifted its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001, says it is now looking for new locations to build the plane, though it hasn't completely ruled out reaching a deal with the Washington workers. Lawmakers and business groups in Southern California—where the number of aerospace jobs has dived 70% since 1990—are among those eagerly trying to woo Boeing, though experts believe the firm may opt for South Carolina, where its first non-union final-assembly plant makes 787s, reports the Los Angeles Times. In Washington, meanwhile, union leaders are standing firm after members voted to reject a deal that would have ended traditional pension plans and increased health care costs. "We preserved something sacred by rejecting the Boeing proposal," says the president of International Association of Machinists District 751. "We've held on to our pensions and that's big. At a time when financial planners are talking about a 'retirement crisis' in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity." |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example Input: How much of Cam Newton's yardage was for passing?, Context: The Panthers offense, which led the NFL in scoring (500 points), was loaded with talent, boasting six Pro Bowl selections. Pro Bowl quarterback Cam Newton had one of his best seasons, throwing for 3,837 yards and rushing for 636, while recording a career-high and league-leading 45 total touchdowns (35 passing, 10 rushing), a career-low 10 interceptions, and a career-best quarterback rating of 99.4. Newton's leading receivers were tight end Greg Olsen, who caught a career-high 77 passes for 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns, and wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr., who caught 44 passes for 739 yards and 10 touchdowns; Ginn also rushed for 60 yards and returned 27 punts for 277 yards. Other key receivers included veteran Jerricho Cotchery (39 receptions for 485 yards), rookie Devin Funchess (31 receptions for 473 yards and five touchdowns), and second-year receiver Corey Brown (31 receptions for 447 yards). The Panthers backfield featured Pro Bowl running back Jonathan Stewart, who led the team with 989 rushing yards and six touchdowns in 13 games, along with Pro Bowl fullback Mike Tolbert, who rushed for 256 yards and caught 18 passes for another 154 yards. Carolina's offensive line also featured two Pro Bowl selections: center Ryan Kalil and guard Trai Turner.
Example Output: 3,837 yards
Example Input: What term are people in Ireland not using when they talk about a time in their life?, Context: Colloquially, the term university may be used to describe a phase in one's life: "When I was at university..." (in the United States and Ireland, college is often used instead: "When I was in college..."). In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Spain and the German-speaking countries university is often contracted to uni. In Ghana, New Zealand and in South Africa it is sometimes called "varsity" (although this has become uncommon in New Zealand in recent years). "Varsity" was also common usage in the UK in the 19th century.[citation needed] "Varsity" is still in common usage in Scotland.
Example Output: university
Example Input: Who was able to find the signal from a considerable distance?, Context: Initially, the station's range was officially a 40 kilometres radius of the Alexandra Palace transmitter—in practice, however, transmissions could be picked up a good deal further away, and on one occasion in 1938 were picked up by engineers at RCA in New York, who were experimenting with a British television set.
Example Output: | engineers
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 22 (P. Oxy. 22) contains fragments of the "Oedipus Tyrannus" by Sophocles, written in Greek. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to the fifth century. It is housed in the British Library (Department of Manuscripts). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
"Oedipus Tyrannus" by Sophocles, was written in Greek in 1897.
Choose from:
+ Yes.
+ It's impossible to say.
+ No. | 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].
[EX Q]: Bridgewater, New Jersey (CNN) President Trump's fierce warning to North Korea was improvised in the moment, not part of a scripted statement that he prepared to deliver Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the remarks. Trump has long been bothered by North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's threats against the United States and has privately vented about a powerful United States response to the rogue nation. His statement on Tuesday, flanked by top White House aides and his new chief of staff Gen. John Kelly, mimics those private remarks, a source said. "North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States," Trump said during a meeting on opioids from his golf club in New Jersey. "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen ... he has been very threatening beyond a normal state. They will be met with fire, fury and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before.""The tone and strength of the message were discussed beforehand," Sanders saidTrump has long been bothered by North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un's threats
Question:White House press secretary _ said in a statement that Kelly and members of Trump's national security team "were well aware of the tone of the statement of the President prior to delivery.
[EX A]: Sanders
[EX Q]: It is the signing that will almost certainly come to define the success or otherwise of Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool this season. Christian Benteke at £32.5million is undoubtedly a gamble, even more so than last summer’s arrival of £16m Mario Balotelli. Rodgers survived that error of judgement - he will not be so lucky should Benteke prove another expensive flop. From the off, the pressure will be on both player and manager. Very few could present justification for the fee – determined by a shrewd buy-out clause on Aston Villa’s part – especially when Chelsea paid less for Diego Costa last summer.Liverpool are set to meet Christian Benteke's £32.5m release clauseBenteke's style of play doesn't seem to suit Brendan Rodgers' preferenceRodgers sold targetman Andy Carroll in order to create a fluid frontlineLiverpool boss failed in the transfer market with signing Mario Balotelli
Question:But there is something about the signing of _ that does not rest easy with supporters and observers.
[EX A]: Christian Benteke
[EX Q]: Obscene rumours may be whirling around David Cameron but that did not deter his wife from making a front row appearance at London Fashion Week today. Samantha Cameron, 44, wore a tailored red gown to attend the Roksanda Ilinic show in central London amid claims by Lord Ashcroft that the Prime Minister performed an unsavoury act on a pig's head while a student at Oxford University. Some onlookers might have even interpreted the bold hue of the Sam's Victoria Beckham gown as a fighting colour, yet she appeared unconcerned as she joined leaders in the fashion world at the catwalk.Prime Minister's wife sat next to Net-A-Porter founder, Natalie MassenetSamantha, 44, is a staunch supporter of Serbian-born designer RoksandaHusband David has come under fire in Lord Ashcroft's book today
Question:Indeed, the Duchess of Cambridge claims the title of _'s biggest fans and is often seen wearing her idiosyncratic and ever-elegant creations.
[EX A]: | Roksanda
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example input: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: Since the enactment of Colorado Amendment 64 in November 2012, adults aged 21 or older can grow up to six marijuana plants (with no more than half being mature flowering plants) privately in a locked space, legally possess all marijuana from the plants they grow (as long as it stays where it was grown), legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana while traveling, and give as a gift up to one ounce to other citizens 21 years of age or older. Any adult in Colorado's territory may possess up to one ounce of marijuana at any time, regardless of whether they are an in-state resident or an out-of-state visitor, as of 2016. Retail concentrate/edible limits are as follows: 8g of retail concentrate will be equal to 1oz of flower, and therefore 800mg of THC in the form of retail edibles will be equal to 1oz of retail flower. Consumption is permitted in a manner similar to alcohol, with equivalent offenses prescribed for driving. Consumption in public was recently passed in Denver under Ordinance 300 with a vote of 53% for legal public consumption, and a 46% vote against. Within 60 days the new rules will be written and should be similar to current public alcohol consumption rules and regulations. Amendment 64 also provides for licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores. Visitors and tourists in Colorado can use and purchase marijuana, but face prosecution if found in possession in any adjacent state. Denver airport has banned all possession of marijuana but admits it has not charged a single person with possession nor has the airport seized any marijuana since the ban went into effect.
A: | is weed legal in the whole state of colorado? |
Alif Allah (Jugni) (Punjabi: ), also known as Alif Allah Chambe Di Booti (Punjabi: ) is a popular Punjabi sufi song that was composed and sung by Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi in Coke Studio Pakistan. The lyrics of the song were based on the works of 17th century Sufi poet Sultan Bahu.
Although he composed the music, Arif Lohar did not sing for the recording of Alif Allah.
A: It's impossible to say
Aram is a 2002 French action film. It takes place in France between 1993 and 2001, wherein French-Armenian fighters supply arms to Nagorno-Karabakh and kill a visiting Turkish general. The film was released in 2002 in theatres in France, and made its American debut in 2004 at the Armenian Film Festival in San Francisco.
Aram is a more than 10 years old movie
A: Yes
Old Trafford, known for sponsorship reasons as Emirates Old Trafford, is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1857 as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864.
It opened in 1847 as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864.
A: | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Consider Input: The most heat-treatable alloys are decided but only?, Context: Conversely, most heat-treatable alloys are precipitation hardening alloys, which produce the opposite effects that steel does. When heated to form a solution and then cooled quickly, these alloys become much softer than normal, during the diffusionless transformation, and then harden as they age. The solutes in these alloys will precipitate over time, forming intermetallic phases, which are difficult to discern from the base metal. Unlike steel, in which the solid solution separates to form different crystal phases, precipitation hardening alloys separate to form different phases within the same crystal. These intermetallic alloys appear homogeneous in crystal structure, but tend to behave heterogeneous, becoming hard and somewhat brittle.
Output: Conversely
Input: Consider Input: What was the school's channel called?, Context: Imperial College TVICTV (formerly STOIC (Student Television of Imperial College)) is Imperial College Union's TV station, founded in 1969 and operated from a small TV studio in the Electrical Engineering block. The department had bought an early AMPEX Type A 1-inch videotape recorder and this was used to produce an occasional short news programme which was then played to students by simply moving the VTR and a monitor into a common room. A cable link to the Southside halls of residence was laid in a tunnel under Exhibition Road in 1972. Besides the news, early productions included a film of the Queen opening what was then called College Block and interview programmes with DJ Mike Raven, Richard O'Brian and Monty Python producer Ian MacNaughton. The society was renamed to ICTV for the start of the 2014/15 academic year.
Output: STOIC
Input: Consider Input: What were states doing to make executions private?, Context: Around 1890, a political movement developed in the United States to mandate private executions. Several states enacted laws which required executions to be conducted within a "wall" or "enclosure" to "exclude public view." For example, in 1919, the Missouri legislature adopted a statute (L.1919, p. 781) which required, "the sentence of death should be executed within the county jail, if convenient, and otherwise within an enclosure near the jail." The Missouri law permitted the local sheriff to distribute passes to individuals (usually local citizens) whom he believed should witness the hanging, but the sheriffs – for various reasons – sometimes denied passes to individuals who wanted to watch. Missouri executions conducted after 1919 were not "public" because they were conducted behind closed walls, and the general public was not permitted to attend.
| Output: Several states enacted laws
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Costa Rica (/ˌkɒstə ˈriːkə/ ( listen); Spanish: (ˈkosta ˈrika); literally meaning ``Rich Coast''), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 4.9 million, in a land area of 51,060 square kilometers (19,714 square miles); over 300,000 live in the capital and largest city, San José with a population of an estimated 333,980 in 2015. | is costa rica a part of the united states of america? |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: A Canadian woman whose son died fighting for the Islamic State is now working to stop the extremist group from taking advantage of more vulnerable young men and women in North America. Christianne Boudreau thought her son Damien Clairmont was going to Egypt to study Arabic in 2013, but Canadian authorities later told the Calgary mother that her son had instead gone to Turkey where he crossed the border into Syria to join ISIS. While Damien had become more extreme in his Islamic ideology before he left Canada, Ms Boudreau never imagined her shy and peaceful son would actually become a jihadi.Christianne Boudreau's son Damien Clairmont converted to Islam at the age of 17, after being bullied in high schoolDamien eventually became radicalized and moved to Syria to fight for ISISHe was killed in January 2014 in AleppoMrs Boudreau now helps other families whose children have become radicalized
Questions:So Ms Boudreau was more relieved than worried when he found solace in _ and started becoming more social again. (A) Canadian (B) Islamic State (C) North America (D) Christianne Boudreau (E) Damien Clairmont (F) Egypt (G) Arabic (H) Calgary (I) Turkey (J) Syria (K) ISIS (L) Damien (M) Islamic (N) Canada (O) Boudreau (P) Aleppo
A: (M)
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Q: There were furious scenes in the Greek parliament today as politicians ripped up papers outlining the terms of the country's €86 billion bailout deal and threw them at Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Politicians gathered in Athens this afternoon to debate the draconian reforms Tsipras agreed to implement during crunch overnight talks with eurozone leaders earlier this week. The harsh austerity measures Greece would have to put in place to release the bailout fund have been widely condemned, with even the International Monetary Fund branding them unfair. As a midnight deadline looms for Greek MPs to vote on whether to accept the controversial plans, it now looks increasingly likely that Tsipras' own hard left Syriza party will reject them, after more than half of the party's members slammed the deal, branding it 'humiliating' and 'destructive'.Tsipras agreed to harsh austerity terms as part of an €86 billion bailoutHad a deal not been struck, Greece faced crashing out of the EurozoneBut many in ruling Syriza party are furious at way PM handled negotiationsIMF condemned bailout, saying Greek debt will reach 'unsustainable' 200%
Questions:The eurozone is also set to extend the time frame over which _ pays back its debt. (A) Greek (B) Alexis Tsipras (C) Athens (D) Tsipras (E) International Monetary Fund (F) Syriza (G) Eurozone (H) IMF
A: (A)
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Q: They say a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. And now we reveal the true cost of indulging this Easter. Just one Crème egg will take 19 minutes of skipping to burn off, and contains almost seven teaspoons of sugar. That’s more than half of the 50g of sugar the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends per day. And a Kit Kat Chunky Easter egg - and the chocolate bar that comes with it - will take three 45 minute cycle classes to work off. The egg contains an incredible 24 teaspoons of sugar at 95.5g, almost double the amount the WHO recommends in a day.From rowing to Zumba, two nutritionists reveal the exercises you can do to burn off your favourite Easter eggsNutritionist Dr Sam Christie warns many Easter eggs contain high levels of sugar, which can cause behavioural problems and acne
Questions:A 90g packet of mini eggs contains a whopping 444 calories, which can be burned by a 50 minute _ step class. (A) Easter (B) Crème (C) World Health Organisation (D) WHO (E) Kit Kat Chunky Easter egg (F) Zumba (G) Sam Christie
A: | (F)
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
(CNN) In a shocking new poll of Utah voters, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are now tied at 26%, while independent candidate Evan McMullin, a Utah native, has surged to a statistical tie, with 22%. I've written about McMullin's strategy before, and how he could play an unlikely spoiler to Trump and Clinton. But when he reached out to me last week, it wasn't to discuss his chances or his ground game. It was to talk about Syria. After noticing one of my so-called tweet-storms on the plight of the Syrian children, he thought we could have an important conversation on a topic that has been, over the course of this election, politicized, overshadowed or ignored altogether. For those of us who think this a crucial national security and humanitarian crisis, and who believe neither Trump nor Clinton have the right answers, McMullin could just be the only choice on November 8.S.E. Cupp: For those who believe neither Trump nor Clinton have the answers, Evan McMullin could just be the only choicePeople are sick of what they've been offered in this election, McMullin tells Cupp
Question:There needs to be a no-fly zone to stop the aerial bombardment of _ population centers. | Syria |
The Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X/Indonesian Aerospace IF-X is a South Korean and Indonesian program to develop an advanced multirole fighter for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU), spearheaded by South Korea with Indonesia as the primary partner. It is South Korea's second fighter development program following the FA-50.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Indonesia is the primary development force behind the KF-X/IF-X program
Pick from: i. Yes. ii. It's impossible to say. iii. No. | iii. |
The blast observed on Dec. 27 came from a neutron star: a collapsed dead star with a sun-like mass squeezed into a sphere, just 15 miles across, in the constellation Sagittarius (the Archer).
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that the sentence below is true?
The December burst came from a neutron star in the constellation Sagittarius.
Pick your answer from:
[a]. yes;
[b]. no; | [a]. |
By The Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — International experts: Chilean poet Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer. Copyright © 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
aliens abducted Pablo Neruda
A: It's impossible to say
Dancefloor<br>Charlie brushed his hair with a comb. He put in gel and looked in the mirror. He felt handsome and went to a club. The girls all were looking at him. He got on the dance floor and busted some moves.
Charlie ate honey comb cereal
A: No
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual award of the 1st-tier professional basketball league in Italy, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), given since the 1993–94 season, to the league's most valuable player in a given regular season.
Italy has a pro basketball league.
A: | Yes |
How to make a simple bong
Learn the basic structure of a water pipe.
Although certain forms and functions of water pipes may vary from model to model, many share common characteristics. Learning these commonalities can you help you better understand the process as you work to build your own water pipe.
Review the following three main features of a water pipe : Chamber carburetor stem and bowl Find the right chamber. Search for a suitable chamber for your water pipe.
The kids and adults pour sand on the pail and dumped it on the ground. a woman in white dress
stopped to look at the castle as the family continue to make their castle.
How to become an hr generalist
Enroll in an undergraduate human resources program.
Most entry-level hr positions require candidates to have a bachelor's degree in hr or a related field. Having your degree will also shorten the number of years of experience you'll need before you can become an hr generalist.
As an hr generalist, you'll need to be familiar with all aspects of hr, so take as many hr courses as you can when you're getting your degree. Get your master's degree so you have a better chance of getting the job.
Divers take turns diving from high dive platforms into a swimming pool. the crowd
| claps and watches the divers performance. |
Stream of consciousness rationale: Old liabraries used to use the card catalog. A catalog card is an individual entry in a library catalog containing bibliographic information. Old library requires searching for card catalog to find the information.
The question and answer pair are described below. | Q: Finding information in an old library requires what in a card catalog?
Options:
- chewing
- searching for
- ask questions
- logic
- time
A: searching for |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Tweet with a location
You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| Patti Davis, left, greets Rosalynn Carter as Hillary Clinton looks at the casket during the graveside service for Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Friday, March 11, 2016 in Simi... (Associated Press)
Patti Davis, left, greets Rosalynn Carter as Hillary Clinton looks at the casket during the graveside service for Nancy Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Friday, March 11, 2016 in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton apologized Friday after gay-rights and AIDS activists assailed her for saying Nancy Reagan helped start a "national conversation" about AIDS in the 1980s, when protesters were struggling to get more federal help in fighting the disease.
Clinton, one of two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, made her initial comments in an interview with MSNBC during its coverage of Nancy Reagan's funeral.
Soon after the interview aired, MSNBC's Twitter feed was flooded with comments accusing Clinton of misrepresenting history and insulting the 1980s activists who pressured elected officials to step up the response to AIDS. Clinton soon apologized.
"While the Reagans were strong advocates for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease, I misspoke about their record on HIV and AIDS. For that, I am sorry," Clinton said on her Twitter account.
Many activists remain bitter at Ronald Reagan and his administration for what they view as a devastatingly slow response to AIDS. Though initial reports of the disease surfaced in 1981, President Reagan did not make his first public speech about it until 1987, by which time it had killed more than 20,000 Americans
In her MSNBC interview, Clinton was complimentary to both Reagans with regard to their stance on AIDS.
"Because of both President and Mrs. Reagan — in particular Mrs. Reagan — we started a national conversation when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it," Clinton said.
"And you know that too is something that I really appreciate with her very effective, low-key advocacy but it penetrated the public conscience. And people began to say, 'Hey, we have to do something about this too.'"
Peter Staley, a veteran AIDS activist based in New York, tweeted that Clinton's remarks were "the most offensive thing possible 4 my generation of LGBT Americans."
Clinton, in her race against Bernie Sanders, has received extensive support for LGBT advocacy groups and donors. The Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBT rights group, has endorsed her, incurring some criticism from Sanders supporters who say his record on LGBT rights is strong.
The president of the Human Rights Campaign, Chad Griffin, issued a brief statement Friday that avoided any criticism of Clinton.
"While I respect her advocacy in other areas including stem cell and Parkinson's research, Nancy Reagan was, sadly, no hero in the fight against HIV," Griffin said.
Tanya Domi, a New York-based LGBT activist and staunch Clinton supporter, was relieved by the candidate's speedy apology.
"There is no doubt in my mind that Hillary Clinton is very tired and committed a gaff," Domi said on Facebook. "At the same time, keep in mind the Clinton Global Initiative's work on HIV/AIDS has saved millions of people's lives. Millions. But she made a mistake and quickly corrected herself. That is good enough for me." |||||
A: | Hillary Clinton apologized Friday after gay-rights and AIDS activists assailed her for saying Nancy Reagan helped start a "national conversation" about AIDS in the 1980s, when protesters were struggling to get more federal help in fighting the disease, the AP reports. Clinton made her initial comments—in which she credited Nancy Reagan with "very effective, low-key advocacy"—in an interview with MSNBC during its coverage of her funeral. Soon after the interview aired, MSNBC's Twitter feed was flooded with comments accusing Clinton of misrepresenting history and insulting the 1980s activists who pressured elected officials to step up the response to AIDS. Clinton soon apologized. "While the Reagans were strong advocates for stem cell research and finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease, I misspoke about their record on HIV and AIDS. For that, I am sorry," Clinton tweeted. Many activists remain bitter at Ronald Reagan and his administration for what they view as a devastatingly slow response to AIDS. Though initial reports of the disease surfaced in 1981, Reagan did not make his first public speech about it until 1987, by which time it had killed more than 20,000 Americans. A veteran AIDS activist based in New York tweeted that Clinton's remarks were "the most offensive thing possible for my generation of LGBT Americans." The president of the Human Rights Campaign added: "While I respect her advocacy in other areas…Nancy Reagan was, sadly, no hero in the fight against HIV." |
The traditionally teen-friendly app now counts 14% of smartphone users who are 35 or older as users, as compared to 67.5% of users ages 18 to 24. It remains to be seen whether the arrival of older users will be a turnoff for Snapchat’s core audience.
Snapchat has been in operation for 6 years. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Hurricane Trouble<br>Jenny drove outside a day after the hurricane. Each gas station was packed since everyone needed gas. Jenny tried to look for a gas station that wasn't packed. Since she looked for too long, her car ran out of gas. It shut down in the middle of the road.
Jenny was able to get a tow to the nearest garage OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Crawford was held out of Monday's practice due to a groin strain, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports. Crawford picked up the injury in Sunday's practice. It's believed that Crawford's absence was precautionary, so the injury shouldn't hinder him too much in his preparation for his first season with the Falcons. The 28-year-old inked a three-year, $10.3 million contract with Atlanta in March after accruing 25 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 16 games with Dallas in 2016.
Crawford will never have to worry about money again. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Example input: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild.
Example output: China
Example explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Q: (CNN) Sidney Keys III has always loved to read. But at his school library, the 11-year-old noticed a void of books about kids like himself. So he started Books n Bros, a book club for 8- to 12-year-olds who get together in the St. Louis area and read -- about stuff they really want to read about. "I started it so we could read about African-American literature and raise awareness of that," Sidney told HLN's Michaela Pereira. Sidney also wanted to improve literacy among his peers. "Most boys stop reading between the age of 8 and 10," Sidney's mom, Winnie Caldwell, told CNN.Sidney Keys III noticed there were no books about African-American culture at his schoolThe 11-year-old started Books n Bros to foster a love for reading in kids his own age
Question:They recorded a Facebook Live of _ reading in the store -- and it got more than 60,000 views.
A: | Sidney Keys III |
Available options:
(A). Sometimes, your objective statement could be superficial, which means which you could have used words that doesn't make it look' original'. We suggest you read couple of general objective statements, think on your own what your objective is and come up with your own original objective statement.
(B). If your objective statement is irrelevant to the job at which you are applying, you might have attended an analyst school. There is currently a very large number of analyst schools in that area, and the probability of one would be significantly higher (and thus you will think more about choosing relevant positions), so try to read up on statistics.
(C). The objectives statement could be important in determining the reasons for your resume's rejection. Here is how the objective statement could be useful: summary statement post opinion opinion opinion opinion opinion Start your resume with something descriptive and relevant.
(D). Try using the online job board locator system to locate the relevant job by simply searching for the job by name. Do not make an effort to switch job postings.Choose from options above and answer: What most naturally follows?
How to determine the reasons why your resume got rejected
Check if the objective statement is missing, irrelevant or stuffed.
Have you written your objective statement? If not, consider writing one. Check if your objective statement is relevant to the industry and job you are applying to.
Answer: | (A). |
How to word thank you notes
Be organized as to who gave you what gift, so there won't be any mix-ups.
If you're opening presents after an event, jot down the name and gift given by each person.
Make sure you start at a reasonable time.
Start your thank you cards as soon as possible after your event. No one likes getting a thank you card years after said occasion.
How to be a cowboy
Learn about the career.
Before you decide to become a rancher, spend some time learning a bit about the career. A career in ranching can make you feel like something of a modern day cowboy.
If you love the outdoors and animals, it could be a great career path for you. A rancher's job is to look over land and animals on a large farm property.
How to choose a motorcycle safety school
Do your research by consulting all the resources available, such as the internet, the yellow pages, the dmv, police department and municipal court.
All of these resources offer listings of local motorcycle safety schools, although the last 3 can provide a list of recommended schools.
Opt for an established riding safety school with a strong and respected reputation.
If people and organizations are talking positively about a safety riding school, then that is an optimistic sign that you should take into consideration when making your final decision. Seek recommendations from friends who also attended safety riding courses.
How to update nod32
Launch the eset nod32 antivirus program on your windows computer.
Click on " update " within the left toolbar on nod32.
Click on " check for updates.
| The program will search for any available updates. Click on " install " below the field labeled " product update. |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: 'Innocence of Muslims' Actress Sues Producer I Was Duped Into Movie
breaking news
One of the stars of the anti-Islam movie "The Innocence of Muslims" -- which has sparked violent protests around the world -- is now suing the producer, claiming she was duped into acting in the "vile and reprehensible" film.
Cindy Lee Garcia filed the lawsuit today in L.A. County Superior Court against producer Nakoula Basseley Nakoula -- aka Sam Bacile -- claiming at the time of filming, she believed she was acting in a "historical Arabian Desert adventure film."
When the film was released, Cindy says it had been "changed grotesquely" to "make it appear that Ms. Garcia voluntarily performed in a hateful anti-Islamic production."
Garcia has claimed her voice was dubbed in the movie to include lines that insulted the Muslim prophet Muhammed, which she never uttered.
After receiving numerous death threats since the film's release, Cindy claims she's been forced into hiding. She says she has also been fired from her job as a result of the film.
In addition to the film's producer, Cindy is also suing Google and YouTube, demanding a court order requiring them to pull the film from their servers. Cindy claims Google/YouTube have already refused to do so.
Cindy is also seeking unspecified damages from Google, YouTube, and the producer.
Google, YouTube, and the producer have yet to comment on the lawsuit. ||||| An actress who appears in the anti-Muslim film trailer that has sparked riots in the Middle East is suing the filmmaker for fraud and slander, and is asking a judge to order YouTube to take down the clip.
Cindy Lee Garcia's lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles claims the actress was duped by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind "Innocence of Muslims" who has been forced into hiding since its 14-minute trailer rose to prominence last week. She was unaware of the film's anti-Muslim content and that the pages of the script she received had no mention of the prophet Muhammad, according to her complaint.
The lawsuit states Garcia responded to an ad and thought she was appearing in an ancient Egyptian adventure film. Dialogue in the amateurish film was later dubbed to include anti-Islamic messages and to portray Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester.
"The film is vile and reprehensible," Garcia's attorney, M. Cris Armenta, wrote in the document.
"This lawsuit is not an attack on the First Amendment nor on the right of Americans to say what they think, but does request that the offending content be removed from the Internet," the complaint states. Garcia's attorneys plan to seek an injunction against the film Thursday in a Los Angeles court.
YouTube has refused Garcia's requests to remove the film, according to the lawsuit. The complaint contends that keeping it online violates her right of publicity, invade her privacy and the post-filming dialogue changes cast her in a false light. "(Garcia) had a legally protected interest in her privacy and the right to be free from having hateful words put in her mouth or being depicted as a bigot," the lawsuit states.
Garcia has received death threats since the trailer began drawing attention, and her suit states she no longer is able to visit her grandchildren as a result. It has also harmed her reputation and caused "shame, mortification, and hurt feelings," the suit states.
An email sent to Google seeking comment was not immediately returned. The search giant owns YouTube and has blocked users in Saudi Arabia, Libya and Egypt from viewing the "Innocence of Muslims" trailer. It has also blocked the video from being viewed in Indonesia and India because it violates laws in those countries.
A man who answered the phone at the law offices of Steven Seiden, who represents Nakoula on any criminal repercussions he may face, declined comment. He said Seiden does not represent Nakoula, who is on probation for a bank fraud case in which he opened 600 fraudulent credit accounts, in civil matters.
According to the terms of his probation, Nakoula was allowed to only access website with the permission of probation officials and for work purposes. It is unclear who uploaded the film to the site.
The lawsuit also names Sam Bacile, an alias that Nakoula gave to The Associated Press after the trailer was linked to protests that have since killed at least 30 people in seven countries, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
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Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP |||||
A: | An actress in the anti-Islam movie causing friction around the world is suing the producer, reports TMZ. Cindy Lee Garcia says producer Nakoula Bassely Nakoula, aka Sam Bacile, told her the movie was going to be a harmless adventure flick called Desert Warrior, not the Innocence of Muslims. The lines insulting to Islam and Mohammed were dubbed in afterward, says the lawsuit. "There was no mention of 'Mohammed' during filming or on the set." The suit also names Google and YouTube, and demands that the video get pulled, reports AP. Garcia says she has gone into hiding because of death threats and is seeking unspecified damages. "This lawsuit is not an attack on the First Amendment nor on the right of Americans to say what they think, but does request that the offending content be removed from the Internet," it states. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
One actress that was in the movie Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol is?, Context: In India, it was reported that the Indian Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) censored kissing scenes featuring Monica Bellucci, Daniel Craig, and Léa Seydoux. They also muted all profanity. This prompted criticism of the board online, especially on Twitter.
Léa Seydoux
What was the church of San Tommaso in Formis which has a mosaic medallion for?, Context: The last great period of Roman mosaic art was the 12th–13th century when Rome developed its own distinctive artistic style, free from the strict rules of eastern tradition and with a more realistic portrayal of figures in the space. Well-known works of this period are the floral mosaics of the Basilica di San Clemente, the façade of Santa Maria in Trastevere and San Paolo fuori le Mura. The beautiful apse mosaic of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1140) depicts Christ and Mary sitting next to each other on the heavenly throne, the first example of this iconographic scheme. A similar mosaic, the Coronation of the Virgin, decorates the apse of Santa Maria Maggiore. It is a work of Jacopo Torriti from 1295. The mosaics of Torriti and Jacopo da Camerino in the apse of San Giovanni in Laterano from 1288–94 were thoroughly restored in 1884. The apse mosaic of San Crisogono is attributed to Pietro Cavallini, the greatest Roman painter of the 13th century. Six scenes from the life of Mary in Santa Maria in Trastevere were also executed by Cavallini in 1290. These mosaics are praised for their realistic portrayal and attempts of perspective. There is an interesting mosaic medaillon from 1210 above the gate of the church of San Tommaso in Formis showing Christ enthroned between a white and a black slave. The church belonged to the Order of the Trinitarians which was devoted to ransoming Christian slaves.
ransoming Christian slaves
What has Pachelbel's music been used in?, Context: Numerous examples show influence in the opposite direction, including popular songs based on classical music, the use to which Pachelbel's Canon has been put since the 1970s, and the musical crossover phenomenon, where classical musicians have achieved success in the popular music arena. In heavy metal, a number of lead guitarists (playing electric guitar) modeled their playing styles on Baroque or Classical era instrumental music, including Ritchie Blackmore and Randy Rhoads.
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Question:
One of two men "released" early on Saturday Mohammed Dawoud, 19, of Willesden, north-west London will appear before Horseferry Road magistrates' court today charged with possession of forged identity documents, police said.
Is this true?
Willesden will appear before Horseferry Road magistrates' court today.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer:
no
Question:
By clicking here, you can return to the login page.
Is this true?
Click here to go back to the login page.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer:
yes
Question:
Addressing a function organized here by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Anand said, the greatest and most urgent challenges of human rights in India were in the areas of maternal and child care, child education, child labor, child abuse and protection of minorities and weaker sections.
Is this true?
Amnesty International takes care of human rights.
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Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: (CNN) December 2017 marks one year before Elizabeth Line trains start to whisk commuters under London's streets. But the line is already having an impact on the London property market -- triggering a spike in house prices near the stations, slashing commute times and opening new residential areas for commuters. Royal Purple The $20 billion Elizabeth Line -- called Crossrail while it's still under construction -- will be named in honor of the UK's Queen Elizabeth II. It will add a rather regal shade of purple to the red, yellow, green and blue-colored lines on London's famous Tube map, and a much-needed 10% expansion to central London's transport capacity.The Elizabeth Line will open in December 2018.Brexit uncertainty has resulted in a 2% drop in house prices.House prices near Crossrail stations grew by 39% in three years.
Question:Although it's not yet open, the _ has already led to significant "Crossrail effects" on London property.
Output: | Elizabeth Line |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Ex Input:
(CNN) Brenda Delgado allegedly plotted the death of a Dallas dentist who was dating her former boyfriend. After her accomplices killed her romantic rival, she fled to Mexico, authorities say. Delgado has been on the run for seven months, and the FBI added her Wednesday to its list of 10 Most Wanted Fugitives. In a killing allegedly fueled by Delgado's jealousy, the accused accomplices waited for dentist Kendra Hatcher at a parking garage in Dallas, then shot her. Delgado, 33, was indicted on capital murder charges following the September shooting. "Although she didn't pull the trigger herself, she is still responsible for the murder," said Thomas Class Sr. of the FBI's Dallas division.Brenda Delgado has been on the run for seven monthsShe allegedly hired two men to kill her ex-boyfriend's new loverDelgado is the ninth woman placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List
Questions:Mexico is opposed to the death sentence, and _ authorities have pledged to seek life in prison instead. (A) CNN (B) Brenda Delgado (C) Dallas (D) Mexico (E) Delgado (F) FBI (G) Most Wanted Fugitives (H) Kendra Hatcher (I) Thomas Class Sr (J) Most Wanted Fugitives List
Ex Output:
(C)
Ex Input:
(CNN) -- Yep. You read the headline right. We are so used to the constant flow of bad news from much of the Muslim world that it's hard to get your head around the good news when things go right somewhere like Afghanistan. Consider that the Afghans have done exactly what the feckless and irresponsible Iraqi government failed to do during the past several years. On Monday Afghans formed a "national unity government" with the once-bitter rivals Dr. Ashraf Ghani, taking the role of president and Dr. Adullah Abdullah taking the role of chief executive officer; similar, it is envisioned, to a prime ministerial role.Amid all the bad news, there's a sign of progress in Afghanistan, says Peter BergenBergen: A national unity government has agreed to a continuing U.S. presenceHe says Afghan leaders are making calls opposite to what Iraq's al-Maliki didBergen: Afghanistan's economy could benefit from signs of greater stability
Questions:Again, this is exactly the opposite of what happened in _ where the Iraqis would not sign a similar basing agreement with the United States. (A) CNN (B) Muslim (C) Afghanistan (D) Afghans (E) Iraqi (F) Ashraf Ghani (G) Adullah Abdullah (H) Peter Bergen (I) Bergen (J) U.S. (K) Afghan (L) al-Maliki
Ex Output:
(E)
Ex Input:
By opting to join Celtic, Scott Allan has dashed the hope of his oldest friend in football. Andy Halliday’s vision of them being brothers in light blue will go unfulfilled. Despite that disappointment, Allan revealed that best wishes were forthcoming after he broke the news to Halliday. From talk of being Rangers team-mates, there is now a desire to one day go head-to-head in an Old Firm encounter. The two midfielders grew up in the same area on the southside of Glasgow, not far from Ibrox, and attended both the same nursery and primary school. Halliday joined his boyhood heroes this summer after impressing on trial. Speaking earlier this month, he spoke of a dear wish that Allan would follow, despite Hibs’ steadfast refusal to sell to their Championship rivals.Midfielder Scott Allan was unveiled as a Celtic player on Monday afternoonOld friend Andy Halliday was hoping Allan would make move to RangersBoth players attended the same nursery and primary school in GlasgowBut Allan left Halliday's dreams in tatters by agreeing move to Celtic
Questions:Had he ended up at _, Allan would have been immediately installed as a key player. (A) Celtic (B) Scott Allan (C) Andy Halliday (D) Allan (E) Halliday (F) Rangers (G) Old Firm (H) Glasgow (I) Ibrox (J) Hibs’ (K) Championship
Ex Output:
| (F)
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