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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: It was a mixed day for Mark Footitt who took three more wickets but had three catches dropped as Derbyshire bowled a weakened Surrey side out for 239 on the opening day of the LV= County Championship Division Two match at Derby. The England fast bowling prospect finished with three for 74 and has now taken 35 championship wickets so far although his figures would have been even better if Derbyshire's catching had been sharper. Footitt had South African batsman Dean Elgar and Gary Wilson, who top scored with 65, dropped in the slips while Gareth Batty was put down early in his innings.Poor fielding prevented Mark Footitt from claiming three more wicketsDerbyshire bowled a weakened Surrey side out for 239 on the opening daySurrey batsman Gary Wilson top scored with 65 after being droppedDerbyshire closed on 64-1 with Hamish Rutherford unbeaten on 23
Questions:Wilson was missed at second slip on 29 and _ was dropped on 13 at backward square leg which proved costly for Derbyshire as the seventh wicket pair added 80 in 22 overs. (A) Mark Footitt (B) Derbyshire (C) Surrey (D) LV= County Championship Division Two (E) Derby (F) England (G) Footitt (H) South African (I) Dean Elgar (J) Gary Wilson (K) Gareth Batty (L) Hamish Rutherford
A: (K)
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Q: (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is poised to make his case to the country on the next steps for tackling the threat posed by ISIS. Certainly, ISIS' advances this summer -- including the seizure of territories in Iraq and Syria, declaration of a new "caliphate," and its killings of thousands in Iraq and Syria, including two American journalists -- have been a wake-up call. What should the President keep in mind as he prepares to deliver his speech Wednesday? Here are five key questions he should answer in his speech and as he follows up in the coming weeks: What metrics will the United States use to gauge the success of airstrikes in Iraq and possible additional strikes in Syria?President Barack Obama is set to outline his strategy to counter ISIS on WednesdayObama should outline how exactly he will gauge success, say Brian KatulisBuilding lasting coalitions will be essential, Katulis writesKatulis: Administration should make clear what support it will offer forces opposing ISIS
Questions:Inside of _, millions have been displaced by the multiple waves of conflict inside the country, including the most recent conflict in northern Iraq with ISIS. (A) CNN (B) Barack Obama (C) ISIS (D) Iraq (E) Syria (F) American (G) United States (H) Obama (I) Brian Katulis (J) Katulis
A: (D)
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Q: We've all been frustrated in the airport when a gloating social network update about an impending luxury getaway is cut short by the Wi-Fi cutting out. And businessmen conducting that last-minute conference call throw their arms in the air when mid-conversation, connectivity is lost. However, these may not be common occurrences in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand - as it has the fastest airport Wi-Fi in the world. And a new infographic shows its nearest competitors. Blog website rottenwifi.com tested out speeds at airports around the world, and it was in the Far East where the fastest was discovered recording an impressive 41.45 megabits per second (Mbps).Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand has fastest Wi-Fi in the worldDublin Airport comes in third - but no English representatives make the listStudy found fliers only have 'some' chance of Wi-Fi on 24% of flights
Questions:'If you in the hotel with no Wi-_ or poor Wi-Fi you could choose another place in the city with better quality of the service. (A) Wi (B) Fi (C) Suvarnabhumi Airport (D) Thailand (E) Blog (F) Far East (G) Dublin Airport (H) English
A: | (B)
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The spread of AIDS in Africa is driven not by unsafe sex but by unsafe medical practice, according to research published last week.
Can we say the following?
AIDS spreads in Africa.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
Across Africa, young boys and girls wake up each morning just like children here in the Washington D.C. area. The children are no different; they do chores, eat, play sports, and go to school. That is, if they can survive the mosquito bites that transmit the deadly malaria parasites. Those parasites kill an estimated 3,000 children each day in Africa. While malaria has been all but forgotten in the United States, it remains the leading cause of death for children under 5 in Africa, killing approximately 1 million people a year.
Can we say the following?
Malaria is widespread in Africa.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
The Los Angeles Lakers rolled over the Indiana Pacers in Wednesday's the opening round game of the NBA championship series.
Can we say the following?
Lakers win the championship.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
no
The drawbacks of legalization do not imply that our current version of prohibition is the optimal drug strategy; it may well be possible to implement prohibition in less harmful ways.
Can we say the following?
Drug legalization has benefits.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What did Lagrange study?, Context: Mathematicians often strive for a complete classification (or list) of a mathematical notion. In the context of finite groups, this aim leads to difficult mathematics. According to Lagrange's theorem, finite groups of order p, a prime number, are necessarily cyclic (abelian) groups Zp. Groups of order p2 can also be shown to be abelian, a statement which does not generalize to order p3, as the non-abelian group D4 of order 8 = 23 above shows. Computer algebra systems can be used to list small groups, but there is no classification of all finite groups.q[›] An intermediate step is the classification of finite simple groups.r[›] A nontrivial group is called simple if its only normal subgroups are the trivial group and the group itself.s[›] The Jordan–Hölder theorem exhibits finite simple groups as the building blocks for all finite groups. Listing all finite simple groups was a major achievement in contemporary group theory. 1998 Fields Medal winner Richard Borcherds succeeded in proving the monstrous moonshine conjectures, a surprising and deep relation between the largest finite simple sporadic group—the "monster group"—and certain modular functions, a piece of classical complex analysis, and string theory, a theory supposed to unify the description of many physical phenomena. | finite groups |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Who speaks on behalf of the party?, Context: A political party is typically led by a party leader (the most powerful member and spokesperson representing the party), a party secretary (who maintains the daily work and records of party meetings), party treasurer (who is responsible for membership dues) and party chair (who forms strategies for recruiting and retaining party members, and also chairs party meetings). Most of the above positions are also members of the party executive, the leading organization which sets policy for the entire party at the national level. The structure is far more decentralized in the United States because of the separation of powers, federalism and the multiplicity of economic interests and religious sects. Even state parties are decentralized as county and other local committees are largely independent of state central committees. The national party leader in the U.S. will be the president, if the party holds that office, or a prominent member of Congress in opposition (although a big-state governor may aspire to that role). Officially, each party has a chairman for its national committee who is a prominent spokesman, organizer and fund-raiser, but without the status of prominent elected office holders. | leader |
The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch is a 1914 American drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Allan Dwan and Mrs. Burton Harrison. The film stars Henrietta Crosman, Walter Craven, Lorraine Huling, Minna Gale and Harold Lockwood. The film was released on September 10, 1914, by Paramount Pictures.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch was produced solely by Paramount Pictures"? | No |
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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On a day when Chris Froome has never been under greater scrutiny, when everything from his heart rate to his power output is being used as evidence against him, he responded by delivering a performance so astonishing he might just have this Tour de France won after 10 days. There are 11 more stages of course, and plenty more mountain passes to be scaled. But he could not be caught by his rivals here on the brutal 15km ascent to the ski station at La-Pierre-Saint-Martin and nobody in this race looks anywhere close to be able to close the gap before Paris.Team Sky rider started stage 10, 167km from Tarbes to La-Pierre-Saint-Martin, with a 12 second lead in the yellow jerseyChris Froome dominated the first mountain stage of the Tour de France to open up a 2 minute 52 second lead at the topTeam Sky says computers have been hacked to obtain Chris Froome's personal performance data
Question:By the time the road rose again to _-Pierre-Saint-Martin, he had won the stage by a minute.
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Editor's note: Angelo Falcón, a political scientist, is president of the National Institute for Latino Policy, a nonprofit think tank on issues affecting the Latino community. He is co-editor of "Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York," and author of the "Atlas of Stateside Puerto Ricans." Angelo Falcón says Sonia Sotomayor's identification as a Puerto Rican has caused her joy and a little grief. NEW YORK (CNN) -- The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has raised the profile of Puerto Ricans in the American consciousness.Angelo Falcón: Sonia Sotomayor is part of New York's large Puerto Rican communityHe says Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917He says Puerto Ricans in the states outnumber those on the islandFalcón: Sotomayor's ethnic heritage is throughly American
Question:And it appears _ living stateside are as divided on this question as those in Puerto Rico.
answer:
Boricuas
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(CNN) Amazon may be trying to offer an alternative to HBO's upcoming drama "Confederate." "Black America," a series in development for Amazon, will focus on freed slaves who form their own country. The show is being viewed by some as "Confederate" counter-programming. HBO announced plans last month for its show set in a contemporary world in which slavery remains legal, sparking controversy and calls for cancellation. Related: HBO draws ire after 'Confederate' announcement HBO says it has "respect" for the "concern" being voiced, but stands by the vision of "Confederate" producers David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Malcolm Spellman, who have yet to write or produce any episodes.Amazon will offer "Black America"Project is being embraced
Question:It was voted a best book by _ last year.
answer:
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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:
Speed is an important aspect of motion. It is a measure of how fast or slow something moves. To determine speed you must know two things. First, you must know how far something travels. Second, you need to know how long it takes to travel that far. Speed can be calculated using this formula: speed = distance time A familiar example is the speed of a car. In the U.S., this is usually expressed in miles per hour. Think about a trip you and your family made in the car. Maybe the trip covered 120 miles and it took 3 hours. What was the cars speed? speed = 120 mi = 40 mi/h 3h The speed of a car may also be expressed in kilometers per hour (km/h). The SI unit for speed is meters per second (m/s). This is the unit of measure a scientist would use. <sep>What is speed?<sep>When something moves
Ex Output:
No
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The Romans: Legend says Rome was founded by Romulus, sired with twin brother Remus by Mars of a Vestal Virgin and abandoned on the Palatine Hill to be suckled by a she-wolf. Historians agree with the mythmakers that the site and traditional founding date of 753 b.c. are just about right. Under Etruscan domination, Rome had been a monarchy until a revolt in 510 b.c. established a patrician republic, which lasted five centuries. In contrast to other Italian cities weakened by internal rivalries and unstable government, Rome drew strength from a solid aristocracy of consuls and senate ruling over plebeians proud of their Roman citizenship and only rarely rebellious. Recovering quickly from the Gallic invasion of 390 b.c. , the Romans took effective control of the peninsula by a military conquest reinforced by a network of roads with names that exist to this day: Via Appia, Flaminia, Aurelia. All roads did indeed lead to — and from — Rome. By 250 b.c. , the city's population had grown to an impressive 100,000. Roman power extended throughout the Mediterranean with a victory in the Punic Wars against Carthage (now Tunisia) and conquests in Macedonia, Asia Minor, Spain, and southern France. The rest of Italy participated only by tax contributions to the war effort and minor involvement in commerce and colonization. Resentment surfaced when former Etruscan or Greek cities such as Capua, Syracuse, and Taranto supported Hannibal's invasion in 218 b.c. Rome followed up defeat of the Carthaginians with large-scale massacres and enslavement of their Italian supporters. The Third and final Punic War ended in 149 b.c. , though national solidarity was still a long way off. Under Julius Caesar, elected in 59 b.c. <sep>How many times was there uprising in Rome?<sep>3
Ex Output:
Yes
Ex Input:
"The impact of her interest and work on the provision of legal services in the state of California is immeasurable," said Patricia Philips, senior of-counsel for Los Angeles' Morrison & Foerster. "Its value is felt every day by someone who would otherwise be floundering around in the legal system yet dealing with very serious problems." Zelon's public-interest work has not gone unnoticed. Several organizations that share her commitment to public service - including the National Legal Aid & Defender Association and the State Bar of California - have honored her. Two years ago, Zelon received the Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award, which had been named for her one year earlier by the Law Firm Pro Bono Project, which she'd helped found. "I didn't find out until I was standing in the great hall of the Supreme Court, surrounded by 300 people who were there, that the award had been named for me and was thereafter going to be given in my name. It's very hard to believe, for anyone who knows me well, but I was actually speechless for a period," Zelon said. Zelon faced one of the greatest challenges of her legal career, she said, when her appointment to the bench forced her to switch gears from civil litigation to criminal law. "It was a steep learning curve for me," she said. "It's a whole different set of processes. The rules are different. The case law is a whole body unto itself." Attorneys praise Zelon for her thorough understanding of the law. "She's extremely well-versed in the law," Leon said. "She's very thorough in her research," Wong said. Of course, not all attorneys concur with every decision Zelon makes in court. Some city attorneys disagree with her interpretation of evidentiary statutes when Zelon puts limits on their use of hearsay testimony. But lawyers who have appeared before her say that they appreciate her intelligent interpretation of the law. <sep>What kind of awards and honors has Zelon received?<sep>The Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award
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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.
question:
The high-resolution, digital cinema grade video projector alternately projects right-eye frames and left-eye frames, switching between them 144 times per second. The projector is either a Texas Instruments Digital Light Processing device or Sony's reflective LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon). A push-pull electro-optical liquid crystal modulator called a ZScreen is placed immediately in front of the projector lens to alternately polarize each frame. It circularly polarizes the frames clockwise for the right eye and counter-clockwise for the left eye. The audience wears circularly polarized glasses that have oppositely polarized lenses that ensures each eye sees only its designated frame. In RealD Cinema, each frame is projected three times to reduce flicker, a system called triple flash. The source video is usually produced at 24 frames per second per eye (total 48 frames/s), which may result in subtle ghosting and stuttering on horizontal camera movements. A silver screen is used to maintain the light polarization upon reflection and to reduce reflection loss to counter some of the significant light loss due to polarization filter absorption. The result is a 3D picture that seems to extend behind and in front of the screen itself.
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do you have to wear glasses for reald 3d?
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The minimum age to purchase and consume varies, but the most common age is 18 years. However, in North America the age limits varies between 18 and 21 years of age. Throughout the United States the minimum legal age to purchase any alcoholic beverage from a shop, supermarket, liquor store, bar, club or any other licensed premises is 21 years of age. In Canada each province can decide which minimum age limit is to be set to buy or consume alcohol. Most provinces have a minimum age of 19 years, while Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec have set a minimum age of 18 years. In South America all countries have set a minimum purchase age of 18 years, except for Guyana where minors aged 16 or 17 may consume a glass of beer, wine or cider in a restaurant provided they buy a meal, and Paraguay the only country with a minimum legal purchase and drinking age of 20 years.
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can you buy alcohol at the age of 18?
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Under the Dome came to a conclusion in September 2015. Over three seasons, 39 episodes were produced. Executive producer and showrunner Neal Baer stated in an interview after the finale aired: ``I'm very happy with this ending. I feel very satisfied. We made it so there could be another (season)... but it wasn't necessary.''
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In a statement in The Washington Times, the executive director of 21st Century Democrats, Mark Lotwis, called the lawsuit "frivolous" and said: "we're going to defend our organization's integrity". Landmark Education spokeswoman Deborah Beroset said that the Landmark Forum "is in no way religious in nature and any claim to the contrary is simply absurd," and stated: "While we are not a party to this lawsuit and have no firsthand knowledge of it, we can only assume that we are being used as a legal and political football to further the plaintiff"s own financial interests." The New York lawsuit was filed April 14, and is still in early filing stages. A conference with the federal court judge in the case has been scheduled for June 17.
Is this true: Mark Lotwis is a Democrat.
A: yes
The current Prime Minister Stephen Harper supported Mulroney's right to comment on Trudeau, "I think it's well known Mr. Mulroney was an opponent of Mr. Trudeau," Harper said. "He was his opposition leader and, as you know, came to power at the end of the Trudeau period when people wanted to make a change. I'll leave it to people who were there then to fight those battles. I think it's perfectly reasonable that they would comment. I think these are debates that are best left to some of the people who were around then and academics." Trudeau's former piers and friends have rallied behind his legacy and made public comments to dampen Mulroney's accusations.
Is this true: Mr Mulroney was an ally of Mr Trudeau.
A: no
Officials said the Finnish suspect was among the dead but did not provide a motive for the attack.
Is this true: Officials said that the suspect, a Finnish citizen, was among the dead.
A: yes
As his jubilant nation cheered, Yunus told reporters in the capital of Dhaka that he wants "to work to create some more new things in the world" and would use the award money to start a company to produce inexpensive yet nutritious food for poor people and set up an eye hospital to treat impoverished patients.
Is this true: Yunus wants to start a company.
A: | yes |
Sullivan County Airport (IATA: SIV, ICAO: KSIV, FAA LID: SIV) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Sullivan, a city in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility.
In the year prior to 2016 sullivan as in national plan
A: Yes
Lisa Ek (born 15 September 1982) is a Swedish former football midfielder who last played for Fiorentina. She has also played for AIK Fotboll, Hammarby IF, FC Rosengård and Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Damallsvenskan. The 2011-12 season marked her Champions League debut.
Lisa passed away in 2010
A: No
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon received a Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award during the third annual Sports Humanitarian Awards presented by ESPN and sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company on Tuesday, July 11 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Photo By ESPN Images
This will be the second Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Stephanie McMahon is winning in a row.
A: | It's impossible to say |
How to plan a vacation by train
Decide who will be traveling in your party.
The ages of the people traveling with you will determine the type of train vacation and the budget level.
For example, if you are traveling with seniors, you may want to ensure that they have couchettes for easy sleeping and relaxing.
These are more expensive than first or second class train seats. If you have small children, you may want to minimize the number of train legs you book, to lessen their discomfort about unfamiliar territory.
The view then changes back to a front view and the man moves the kitchen aid to the side and grabs from the counter behind them, a baked cake and a plate with a slice of cake on it. the outro
includes a picture of the man and woman standing together, their names, the name of the cake they made, their address and the news station that aired it.
The man with glasses is playing his accordion. The man is pressing the white buttons as he pull the bellows. the man
is also playing the keys while he is push and pulling the bellows.
A tube has water running through it and there are floats on the water. The camera is scanning the boat. two women
| are sitting on the boat, one is poking the other. |
The North African ostrich or red-necked ostrich ("Struthio camelus camelus"), also known as the Barbary ostrich, is the nominate subspecies of the common ostrich from West and North Africa. It is the largest subspecies, making it the largest living bird.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The North African ostrich is a distinct subspecies from the Barbary ostrich."? | No |
A crowd gathers to watch an athlete perform. An athlete in a yellow tank sprints as he holds a white stick and leaps over a bar. he
lands on a large blue mat.
How to respond when someone wishes you happy birthday
Post one thank you message.
If you use social media frequently, you might get birthday wishes from acquaintances, old friends, and people you don't even remember. Even your friends are probably not waiting anxiously to receive a personalized response.
One message to your wall thanking everyone for the birthday wishes is common practice, and unlikely to offend anyone. Here are some example responses : Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes! I'm having a great time! One man.
How to find a physical therapist
Make a doctor's appointment to discuss your physical therapy needs.
The doctor should have a general view for how long you need physical therapy, how many sessions you should have and for what particular problems. Ask your doctor to write out his opinions on your physical therapy treatment in prescription form.
Ask your doctor for several recommendations about expert physical therapists in your area. Many physical therapists specialize in things like elder care, joint care, arthritis, chronic pain and heart surgery recovery.
An introduction comes onto the screen for a video about home improvement. and
| then comes on and talks about some key points to remember when doing a flooring project. |
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:At the same time MTRCL changed its Chinese name from " 地鐵有限公司 " ( Subway Limited Company ) to " 香港鐵路有限公司 " ( Hong Kong Railway Limited Company ) , but left its English name unchanged .
Solution: | At the same time MTRCL changed its Chinese name from " 地下鐵路有限公司 " ( Subway Limited Company ) to " 香港鐵路有限公司 " ( Hong Kong Railway Limited Company ) , but left its English name unchanged ; at the same time the system 's Chinese name changed from " 地鐵 " ( " Subway " ) to " 港鐵 " ( " Hong Kong Railway " ) . |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: Consider Input: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a two-part stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany. Previews of the play began at the Palace Theatre, London on 7 June 2016, and it officially premiered on 30 July 2016.
Output: is harry potter and the cursed child out yet?
Input: Consider Input: The Constitution provides that justices ``shall hold their offices during good behavior'' (unless appointed during a Senate recess). The term ``good behavior'' is understood to mean justices may serve for the remainder of their lives, unless they are impeached and convicted by Congress, resign, or retire. Only one justice has been impeached by the House of Representatives (Samuel Chase, March 1804), but he was acquitted in the Senate (March 1805). Moves to impeach sitting justices have occurred more recently (for example, William O. Douglas was the subject of hearings twice, in 1953 and again in 1970; and Abe Fortas resigned while hearings were being organized in 1969), but they did not reach a vote in the House. No mechanism exists for removing a justice who is permanently incapacitated by illness or injury, but unable (or unwilling) to resign.
Output: can a seating supreme court justice be removed?
Input: Consider Input: The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.
| Output: is the virgin island part of the us?
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
[Q]: Roger Federer set up a blockbuster rematch with world number one Novak Djokovic by beating Milos Raonic to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open. Following Djokovic's comprehensive 6-2 6-3 victory over British No 1 Andy Murray, Federer reached his 40th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final with a 7-5 6-4 defeat of Canadian sixth seed Raonic at Indian Wells. Sunday's showdown will be a 38th meeting between reigning champion Djokovic and world number two Federer, who is on a 19-set winning streak. Roger Federer celebrates after completing his 7-5 6-4 semi-final win over Canadian Milos Raonic The Swiss serves during the contest at Indian Well and will now play Novak Djokovic in Sunday's finalFederer beat Raonic 7-5 6-4 to reach final of BNP Paribas OpenSwiss will face the world No 1 Djokovic in Sunday's finalThe Serb had earlier beaten British No 1 Andy Murray 6-2 6-3
Question:The _ soon broke for a 6-5 lead and wrapped up the set.
[A]: Swiss
[Q]: Police in Oakland, California, say they have found no evidence to link murder suspect Robert Durst to the 1997 disappearance of Charlotte teenager Kristen Modafferi. Durst, the subject of HBO's documentary series The Jinx, was arrested last weekend and was charged on Monday by L.A. officials in connection with the 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman. In the wake of Durst's arrest, Oakland police revealed that they and the FBI were looking into the possiblility that he was somehow involved in Modafferi's disappearance. Scroll down for video Police in Oakland, California, say they have found no evidence to link murder suspect Robert Durst to the 1997 disappearance of Charlotte teenager Kristen ModafferiPolice in California say they have found no evidence to link murder suspect Robert Durst to the 1997 disappearance of Kristen ModafferiDurst was rumored to be living in the area at the time of Modafferi's disappearancePolice in Eureka, California, do however remain interested in Durst in connection with the disappearance of Karen Mitchell the same yearDurst was arrested last weekend and was charged on Monday in connection with the 2000 murder of his friend Susan Berman
Question:At this time we do not have any evidence that indicates _ was involved in her disappearance.'
[A]: Robert Durst
[Q]: A couple who adopted their seven-year-old son from a meth-addict are convinced his obsession with knives and blood means he may kill someone soon. Kim and her ex-husband, Ryan, adopted Rylan when he was a baby - his mother was addicted to drugs and both his biological parents had bipolar disorder. But the pair are now both terrified his aggressive behavior means he will harm someone and appeared on the Dr Phil show to beg for help. SCROLL FOR VIDEO A couple who adopted their seven-year-old son Rylan from a meth-addict, are convinced his obsession with knives and blood mean he may kill someone soonKim and her ex-husband, Ryan, adopted Rylan when he was a babyMother was addicted to drugs and both his parents had bipolar disorderKim claims aged 18 months old, Rylan held his breath until he passed outShe says her son has an imaginary friend called Bleeder - and he says the character tells him to kill his entire family with knives
Question:Rylan's father, _ said: 'We have not lived a normal day in probably the last three years.'
[A]: | Ryan
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: Decision day: David Cameron's daughter Nancyis among tens of thousands of children who will found out today if they have got in to their first choice Almost half the children in some areas were yesterday denied their preferred secondary school as pressure grows on places. Tens of thousands of ten and 11-year-olds across the country were not given their first choice when councils announced allocations. Cities including London and Birmingham saw three in ten miss out on their favourite, while in several areas that figure was four or nearly five in ten. Competition for places is getting fiercer in many areas which have seen population increases fuelled partly by immigration.David Cameron's child Nancy being told where she has been acceptedLikely to have been offered a place at state school close to Downing StreetThousands of other children failed to get first choice, council figures revealIn Birmingham 32 per cent of 11-year-olds - 4,000 - were left disappointedAround a third of children in London missed out on preferred secondaryIn Bristol and Sandwell near West Bromwich 1 in 4 didn't get first choiceVirtually all children in Cornwall and East Riding got preferred place
Question:His daughter Nancy is understood to have applied to several L_schools, including some of the most competitive in the country.
Answer: London
Question: You might think close season speculation in England is over the top. You probably like it that way. But it's nothing compared to Italy. From the moment the referees blow the final whistle in Serie A, the papers, TV and radio debate potential new faces, managerial movement and formation fiddling. Some of it is pure fantasy football. But there are only so many friendlies and transfer rumours you can put up with and thankfully the 2015-16 Serie A season kicks off this weekend. Juventus swatted Lazio aside in the Supercup (Italy's Community Shield equivalent) in Shanghai on August 8. But that wasn't just another ruthless display from the Turin giants, it was the clarion call for a grateful public: calcio is back.The new 2015-16 Serie A season begins in Italy this weekendJuventus are bidding for a fifth consecutive Serie A title this seasonAfter embarrassing campaigns, AC Milan and Inter have been rebuildingIt's not too late to sign up for MailOnline's new Fantasy Football game
Question:The electrifying Frenchman has already become a star turn for _ and has been given the Bianconeri's famous No 10 shirt.
Answer: Juventus
Question: When does the ordinary -- letters, gloves, wallets -- become extraordinary? When the objects tell a story: a stack of personal letters that fell to the ground after a hijacked plane plowed into the World Trade Center; leather gloves worn in the recovery effort; a red wallet belonging to a woman who worked for Cantor Fitzgerald. Tragedy turns the mundane into memorial. Something as simple as a wallet can evoke the immense sadness of a day like September 11, 2001. Objects big and small from the greatest terrorist attack on American soil now make up a museum dedicated to that tragedy and the 2,983 people who perished. It is one of America's largest and most ambitious memorial museums, almost entirely subterranean and erected in the graveyard of Osama bin Laden's victims.National September 11 Memorial Museum is open to the public in New YorkThe exhibition halls are filled with personal things as well as oral histories and photosMuseum curator had the difficult task of deciding how much tragedy to showThe museum is also about how people can be good to one another in times of crisis, curator says
Question:On Day 3, he helped carry out three bodies from 6 _ and paused to look out at the destruction.
Answer: | World Trade Center
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You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Article 370 of the Indian constitution is an article that gives autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The article is drafted in Part XXI of the Constitution: Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions. The Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, after its establishment, was empowered to recommend the articles of the Indian constitution that should be applied to the state or to abrogate the Article 370 altogether. After the J&K Constituent Assembly later created the state's constitution and dissolved itself without recommending the abrogation of Article 370, the article was deemed to have become a permanent feature of the Indian Constitution.
Output: | how does jammu and kashmir enjoy a special status in india |
Question. Computers with audio cards can do what?
Options:
- do work
- produce sound
- follow instructions
- advance knowledge
- solve problems
Answer. produce sound
What step-by-step reasoning justifies that answer? | Reasoning: Computers with audio cards can produce sounds as an audio card is an internal expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer. Without an audio card, a computer cannot produce sound. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: The 1933 double eagle, a $20 gold piece with a mysterious history that involves a president, a king and a Secret Service sting operation, was auctioned Tuesday last night for a record price for a coin, $7.59 million, nearly double the previous record. The anonymous buyer, believed to be an individual collector who lives in the United States, made the winning bid in a fiercely contested nine-minute auction at Sotheby's in Manhattan. Eight bidders were joined by 500 coin collectors and dealers in an auction house audience seemingly devoid of celebrity bidders, while an additional 534 observers followed the bidding on eBay. As auction houses prepare for their fall seasons in an uncertain economy, the sale price "suggests that the marketplace for important items is enormously strong," said David Redden, a vice chairman at Sotheby's, who was the auctioneer. "This is an astonishing new record for a coin," he said. In an unprecedented move, the auction proceeds were split by the U.S. Mint and a London coin dealer, Stephen Fenton, who had won that right in court after having been arrested by Secret Service agents for trying to sell the coin in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan in 1996. Henrietta Holsman Fore, the director of the U.S. Mint, who witnessed the sale, said, "The monies we receive will go toward helping to pay down the debt and to fight the war on terrorism." Fenton commented that the double eagle had been on "a long historic journey, with a very satisfying ending." He added, "I am thrilled with the price." The previous numismatic record holder was an 1804 U.S. silver dollar, which sold for $4.14 million in 1999. Sotheby's partner in the one-lot auction was Stack's Rare Coins, with which it shared the customary 15 percent commission. "I have never seen as much interest in the sale of any coin in my 30 years in the business," said Lawrence R. Stack, the company's managing director. "This is the Mona Lisa of coins," said Beth Deisher, editor of Coin World, the largest weekly coin publication in the United States, with a circulation of 85,000. "It is unique. Forbidden fruit." Collectors' Web sites have surged with speculation about the sale price, and enthusiasts even organized betting pools. <sep>Who is the managing director of Stack's Rare Coins?<sep>Fenton
A: No
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Q: At the age of eighteen there came a change in Poe's life. Until then he had been a petted child in a wealthy family. Mr. Allan did not have that affection for him which Mrs. Allan had. He did not understand the boy's peculiar and erratic nature, and was particularly displeased when he found that Edgar had run into debt at college. There was an angry scene between the two, and Edgar was told that he must leave the university and go into the counting-room. It appears that he made some attempt to tie himself down to figures and accounts and business routine; but as he had not been brought up to this kind of life, he soon tired of it, and decided to go into the world to seek his own fortune. He went to Boston, where he published a volume of poetry. In the preface to this volume, Poe says that the poems were written before he was fourteen. Though this may not be strictly true, there is little doubt that some of them were. While he was still at school he had collected enough of his poems to make a volume, and Mr. Allan had taken them up to the master of the English and Classical School to get his advice about publishing them. This gentleman advised against it on the ground that it would make Edgar conceited,--a fault from which he was already suffering. As soon as he was free to do as he pleased, therefore, it was natural that he should rewrite his poems and publish them. <sep>Why was Poe forced to leave the university?<sep>He made some attempt to tie himself down to figures and accounts and business routine
A: No
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Q: Among the early blows struck for independence was a rebellion in the town of Olhão. On 16 June 1808, the townsfolk — armed with little more than ancient swords, spears, and stones — attacked and captured the local French garrison. It's said that a party of local men then set sail from Olhão all the way to Brazil, without maps or navigational aids, to tell the king of the insurrection. The real battle, however, was waged under the leadership of the Duke of Wellington, whose coalition forces expelled the French after two years of bitter fighting. The war left Portugal further weakened, and in 1822 its major empire outpost, Brazil, declared independence. At the same time, a dispute over the crown continually raged between Pedro IV, the absentee monarch who preferred to reign as Emperor of Brazil rather than return to Portugal, and his brother Miguel. The power struggle, with strong overtones of absolutism versus liberalism, excited the interest and intervention of other powers. With British help, Pedro defeated Miguel off Cape St. Vincent in 1833, and his expeditionary force marched to Lisbon. Pedro took the throne, though armed struggle continued for months and the lingering bitterness long after that. By 1892 Portugal, racked by wars and the continuing expense of maintaining its African colonies (including those of Mozambique and Angola), declared itself bankrupt. The seeds of discontent with absolutist rule were sown. Kingdom's End Bloodshed would haunt the remaining years of the Portuguese monarchy. On 1 February 1908, the royal family was riding in an open carriage along the Lisbon river front plaza, Terreiro do Paço, when an assassin opened fire and killed King Carlos and the heir to the throne, Prince Luis Filipe. The prince's younger brother, Prince Manuel, was also hit, but he survived and was thus propelled to the throne at the tender age of 19. Amid republican agitation, a surprise uprising led by elements within the armed forces deposed Manuel in 1910. Having ruled for less than three years, Manuel died in exile in 1932 in England. The sudden end of more than seven centuries of monarchy brought confusion and crisis to the country. Presidents and prime ministers were ushered into and out of office an unbelievable 45 times between 1910 and 1926, until a military revolution suspended Portugal's problematic democracy. <sep>Why did the townsfolk attack and capture the local French garrison in 1808?<sep>Because they did not have maps or navigational aids
A: | No
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How to determine a quorum
Determine what number represents a majority in your organization.
A simple majority is the best way to determine a quorum if you don't have a certain number already listed in the by-laws. Find out the total membership of your organization, and then divide that number in such a way as to have one number greater than the other by one.
OPTIONS:
- For example, if you have a board of eight members, a majority would be five, while the minority would be three. Therefore, in this example you would need five people to have a quorum.
- In this example, the number which represents a quorum would be 10. By dividing 9 by 11, a quorum would represent 40.
- For example , 44 shares would answer one quorum as " one/it. " however, with a quorum, the between 100 and 130 shares would be listed.
- This will further help determine the number and how many members would attend the quorum. Gather supporting documents to support your board.
For example, if you have a board of eight members, a majority would be five, while the minority would be three. Therefore, in this example you would need five people to have a quorum.
How to create a successful project (for school )
Begin early.
It's always best to begin an assignment as soon as you get it. Your teacher has given you a long time to do it for reason; it's going to take that much time to do it.
OPTIONS:
- No one likes being called on to finish a piece at the last minute in class. Of course, before you get your homework done, write out the program you want to work on.
- In fact, many times a harder assignment takes longer to finish. The advantage of starting your homework early is the storage time.
- Start scrambling up ideas a few days before school due dates, to avoid getting stuck behind schedule, or whenever you get lonely or overwhelmed by school. This way you will have some time to get the material down and come up with new ideas.
- Begin by making a plan early, so you have time to complete everything you need to do. That way, you won't be working the night before to finish the project Read the assignment.
Begin by making a plan early, so you have time to complete everything you need to do. That way, you won't be working the night before to finish the project Read the assignment.
Oreos are in a bowl and the cooker is crushing them and melted butter and mixing and put it in a pan. whipping cream
OPTIONS:
- is added to the stirring clockwise.
- is meled in a bowl and beat until double its volume.
- is put inside of the bowl and white whipped cream is added then sprinkled on top.
- is in a bowl and baked, it's the melt butter and salt that is put together and mixed together in a bowl.
is meled in a bowl and beat until double its volume.
How to diagnose canine distemper
Notice if your dog becomes feverish and loses his appetite.
Once your dog has contact with the virus, it may incubate in his body for three to six days. Your dog may become feverish, lose his appetite, and have general head cold symptoms like a runny nose.
OPTIONS:
- Notice any of these symptoms : You can check your dog's temperature at night by holding up a light bulb above his face. You may see the puppy succumb to hypothermia.
- Normally your dog will retain its normal level of temperature in about four hours. As the virus ages, its tapeworm damage can cause weakness, weakness, and dehydration.
- This can indicate a patina during the treatment. Pay attention to your dog's weight.
- He may also appear slightly off color or noticeable ill. Blood tests taken at this time would show a dip in his white cell count, as his body is using up white cells to fight off the infection.
| He may also appear slightly off color or noticeable ill. Blood tests taken at this time would show a dip in his white cell count, as his body is using up white cells to fight off the infection. |
Hell's Kitchen Australia is an Australian cooking reality competition television series which premiered on the Seven Network on 6 August 2017. The series is hosted by British chef Marco Pierre White, who previously hosted two seasons of the British version of the format and appeared in rival program "MasterChef Australia".
Can we infer the following?
"MasterChef Australia" is better than hell's kitchen
OPT:
[1]. Yes.
[2]. It's impossible to say.
[3]. No.
The answer is: | [2]. |
Q:
Vocation can be chosen by a person. He worked hard to have great success at his chosen vocation.
A:
He worked hard to have great success at his chosen what?
Options:
- new job
- vocation
- awards ceremony
- schedule
- michigan
vocation
Q:
As the boy was too nervous to dance so he was standing still at the ball.
A:
The boy was too nervous to dance, so what was he doing progressively at the ball?
Options:
- dance like crazy
- standing still
- wallflower
- stand still
- like dancing
standing still
Q:
Blue birds are known for their sweet musical voice. When birds communicate in their sweet musical voice, it is considered as singing songs.
A:
What are blue birds known to do?
Options:
- spread wings
- sing songs
- pick berries
- lay eggs
- scream
sing songs
Q:
It becomes easy to hike with comfortable carry bag. Backpack is very comfortable as it evenly spreads weight on both shoulders.
A:
| Where do you keep extra clothing on a hike?
Options:
- person
- hamper
- closet
- upstairs
- backpack
backpack |
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Q: Fort Pierce is located at 27 ° 26 ′ 20' N 80 ° 20 ′ 8' W / 27.43889 ° N 80.33556 ° W / 27.43889;-80.33556 (27.438817,-80.335471).
A: | where is fort pierce florida located on the map |
(Q).
Compulsive shoppers may have a new psychological excuse to blame for their wild shopping. Psychologists at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand are studying the "shop-till-you-drop" habit as a behavioral disorder similar to compulsive eating. Compulsive shoppers frequently buy more than they can afford or more than they need, and it causes them distress . "It becomes a problem when you are out of control," psychology lecturer Neville Blampied said. "When you are feeling bad and blue, what do you do? Some people eat chocolate cake and ice cream. Some people take the credit card and go out to the shop." Bank managers understand the problem because they have to deal with people who have to be persuaded to stop using their cards drawing money. Compulsive shopping was first discovered in 1915, although it was then known as monomania. Few studies have been done on the problem. An advertisement in a Christchurch paper, calling for people to take part in an experimental treatment program designed by Mr. Wilson, attracted 10 replies. But the problem, said Mr. Wilson, is "clearly not rare". He thinks that compulsive shopping should be treated with drugs. "As psychologists we are interested in non-drug treatments for behavioral difficulties," Mr. Wilson said. Compulsive eaters or shoppers get a kick from their habit. "Both activities provide an immediate kind of kick and you feel a bit better," he said. "You have long-term problems, but human beings are extremely good at not seeing long-term problems and are very sensitive to short-term benefits," he said. The aim of the treatment was to help people find better ways of managing their emotions. The program, consisting of 10 one-hour weekly lessons and two follow-up treatments, is loosely based on teaching stress management. "You often have to start to get people to correctly recognize their emotions. Not being able to know what you really feel weakens your ability to solve the problems connected with what's making you feel that way," Mr. Wilson said. The compulsive shoppers will go shopping when _ . A) they have lots of money B) they are taking drugs C) they are feeling sad D) they win a prize
(A).
C
(Q).
Do you have imagination? Do you like to solve problems? Can you? If so, you could be the next great inventor. "But I'm just a kid",you might be! Don't worry about a little thing like age. For example, one famous inventor-- Benjamin Franklin--got his start when he was only 12. At that young age, he created paddles for his hands to help him swim faster. Finally his creation led to what we know is called flippers! So you don't have to be adult to be an inventor. One thing you do need, though, is something that kids have plenty of: curiosity and imagination. Kids are known for looking at things in new and unique ways. So what should you do if you have what is a great idea for an invention? Talk to a friend or family member about it. Get input from others about your idea. Then ask them to help you create a working model--called a prototype of your idea. Once you have a prototype, you can test it. Sometimes your idea turns out to be not as great as you thought. At other times, though, you realize it is a good idea and your prototype can help you figure out how to make it even better. If your idea is really a good one, an adult can help you contact companies that might be interested in it. You will also want an adult's help to get a patent for your idea, so that it is protected and can't be stolen by someone else. If you need some inspiration, consider these kids and their inventions: Jeanie Low invented the Kiddie Stool when she was just 11. It's a folding stool that fits under the kitchen sink. Kids can unfold it and use it to reach the sink all by themselves. At the age of 15, Louis Braille invented the system named after him that allows the blind to read. Chelsea Lanmon received a patent when she was just 8 for the "pocket diaper ",a new type of diaper that includes a pocket for holding baby wipes and powder. Kids are most likely to be inventors probably because they. A) would like to make friends with others B) usually work hard at their lessons at school C) like playing all kinds of toys at home D) think about things in quite different ways
(A).
D
(Q).
Thailand is a country with a long and rich history. It is also one of those countries which have many traditions which modern times fortunately have not affected. Thailand is famous for its unique culture. It is well worth noting that Thai culture handed down from one generation to the next. Thai Classical Dance The inspiring culture includes local music and wonderful Thai dances. The dances of course have something to do with its deep rooted Buddhist religion, fighting arts and beautiful clothing. Thai classical dance performances are generally performed by gracious Thai ladies wearing beautiful Thai local costumes. Most resort areas and many hotels frequently offer these Thai culture dance shows for foreign visitors. Thai Greeting The Thai unique gesture of greeting another person, the wai, is especially one of the great aspects of Thai culture. The wai is when a person joins both hands to either head or chest level while bending their head slightly towards their hands. This way of greeting is especially done when a younger person greets an older person and it indicates a sign of respect to their elders. Employees would also wai their managers even if the manager would be younger than themselves. Bangkok Bangkok is the culture center of Thailand and has been the Thai capital since the end of the eighteenth century. Observing Thai culture in Bangkok can be great experience as the combination of modern times and traditions have created a kind of unique atmosphere. Bangkok offers a package of Thai culture which is shown by numerous beautiful Buddhist temples and many examples of modern Thai architecture. Bangkok National Museum Another location in Bangkok where one can enjoy and see Thai culture is at the famed Bangkok national museum, which offers tourists an opportunity to view national treasures and unique Thai art pieces with its culture feature dating back as early as the late sixteenth century. Thai classical dance is related to _ . A) living level and education B) ages and pretty clothing C) the Thai's customs D) the Thai's belief
(A).
| D |
What happens next?
How to treat algae in a swimming pool
Test and adjust the pool's ph.
One of the main causes of algae growing in a pool is if the ph of the water gets too high, because this prevents the chlorine from killing the algae. Collect some water from the pool and test the ph levels with a test kit.
Choices: (a). If it is too high (too low) and the ph level goes below a certain threshold (like 7.5 to 7.9), you can use a thermometer to test the ph. Pull the water from the tap to monitor the ph.. (b). This will help to determine if the algae is native to the pool. If you have a ph between 6.0 and 7.0 you will want to visit a lab.. (c). To lower the ph, add some muriatic acid or sodium bisulphate. To increase the ph, add sodium carbonate.. (d). Set the ph level at one of the following frequencies : F5-1.5 Make sure your pool is at least 600c (marine units). This percentage is indicative of algae growth, making it a good idea to maintain your pool's ph.. | (c). |
How to share a flea market booth
Verify with the flea market staff that sharing a booth is permissible.
If there is a contract for renting the booth space, ask if you and your partner both need to sign the document.
Locate a fellow flea market vendor and pair up.
OPTIONS:
- Because you will be spending a lot of time together setting up your booth and selling through the duration of the flea market, this should be someone you can easily get along with. Also, because you will be handling cash transactions, the person needs to be reliable and trustworthy.
- Whoever owns the booth gets the food and treats provided at the flea market. The stalls you use should be flea-friendly and not be run by only one flea.
- If the booth area is not nearby, you will need to check to see if any other vendors are willing to work with you. Check the flea market's business policies in case they allow this.
- Ask the booth manager about their working hours. If the booth manager works at a flea market, offer to let her continue working for a few days (in this case, to catch up on some of the produce they'll be selling right now).
Because you will be spending a lot of time together setting up your booth and selling through the duration of the flea market, this should be someone you can easily get along with. Also, because you will be handling cash transactions, the person needs to be reliable and trustworthy.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to be your own boss successfully
Establish a regular schedule.
This schedule may not include specific working hours, but it should include some regular work patterns. For instance, it doesn't mean that you must be in your home office at 8 a.m. on the dot if you want to sleep for 15 extra minutes.
OPTIONS:
- Rather, just assign an average time of day for completing projects, or to note the specific schedule for each project in your schedule. For instance, it might read: " monday is your usual time for scheduled work, when i'm most productive.
- Also, schedule your regular work hours before you head out for dinner at night. Don't socialize late at night (after 9 a.m.) or leave for work at 7 a.m., as that may leave you overwhelmed and sleep deprived.
- However, it does mean that you can't blow off work for the entire day just because you want to play golf, unless you've scheduled it ahead of time. Establishing some regular routines and exercising self-discipline makes you answer to yourself when you veer from your schedule.
- Similarly, you should have some regular workperiods to yourself, like going on a walk around the block and surfing the internet, so that you can make phone calls. In addition to respecting your schedule, also prioritize adequate social influence over lack thereof.
answer: However, it does mean that you can't blow off work for the entire day just because you want to play golf, unless you've scheduled it ahead of time. Establishing some regular routines and exercising self-discipline makes you answer to yourself when you veer from your schedule.
Problem: Write the next sentence for:
How to harden off seedlings
Stop adding water or fertilizer to the plants a week or 2 before you transplant seedlings to the outdoors.
Place a small table under a tree or in another shady part of your outdoor space to harden off seedlings at first.
Set plants outdoors on the table for an hour or 2 at the beginning of the hardening off process.
OPTIONS:
- Put the plants outdoors during mid-day, when the sun is at its warmest. Protect the seedlings from wind with a wooden board.
- After the skin on the plant overheats or becomes discolored, remove the plant for a little while. Cut back the seedlings in early summer after the first frost so that they won't be as brittle.
- Wait for a frost if new leaf growth occurs after two or three days to then transplant pods. If you notice a frost forming on the plant, repot your seedlings and continue to plant them further after the last watering.
- During this time, also plant seeds; your seeds should lay outside in a well-draining, care-packed mixture of wet leaves. Do not cut or re-plant any seedlings until after the first cloudy day..
Next sentence: Put the plants outdoors during mid-day, when the sun is at its warmest. Protect the seedlings from wind with a wooden board.
context: How to view a list of apps on an apple watch
Wake up your apple watch's display.
Raise your apple watch wrist, or press one of the apple watch's buttons.
Press the power button.
OPTIONS:
- It's below the digital crown button. This will bring up a list of your currently open apps.
- Choose " power " from the list of apps that appear on your watch screen. Look for the notification center on your apple watch.
- This will immediately turn on your apple watch. Press the power button again to turn it on.
- Your apple watch will go into silent mode, then turn grey. Select " data " on the screen.
****
next sentence for the context: It's below the digital crown button. This will bring up a list of your currently open apps.
IN: What happens next?
Clips of the shop exterior and interior are shown and it includes a person in an office, people in the shop working on the wood pieces, people being interviewed, wood supplies, and the finished wood pieces themselves. the outro
OPTIONS:
- for christmas presentation appears and it shows it's photos of children doing a successful day at the coffee shop and as someone in the shop appears to have scratched the wood.
- appears and it's the video clip of the workers working on the wood pieces, and text appear on the screen that include the shops address, email, website and phone number, the exterior shop is shown again.
- news is shown and detailed.
- appears on screen with more details followed by various the pretend newscast techniques required for monkey business.
OUT: appears and it's the video clip of the workers working on the wood pieces, and text appear on the screen that include the shops address, email, website and phone number, the exterior shop is shown again.
question: Complete the next sentence:
How to row an inflatable boat
Connect a deflated boat to a pump.
An electric pump is best for larger craft. Pump the inflatable boat according to the manual's instructions.
OPTIONS:
- Cut the excess hoses from the outside of the inflatable boat. Address any hoses that may fail to operate while in operation.
- This can be done with either a propane torch or by plugging it into the pump. From a gas tank: remove the tank and put it in a gas generator, with the hoses still plugged into it.
- Attach the oars by threading them through the pockets at the top of the boat. There may be one or two sets of oars, depending upon the size of the boat.
- Run the nozzle over a patch of underwater air until the boat begins to operate normally. You can also check the weather app on your cellphone or battery if a leak appears on the fiberglass tubing that the boat usually floats on.
answer: | Attach the oars by threading them through the pockets at the top of the boat. There may be one or two sets of oars, depending upon the size of the boat. |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Ex Input:
Yes, it is blindingly obvious but sometimes the obvious is just the ticket. What I mean is that if you Google 'honeymoon', 'paradise' or 'islands', you are bound to end up with the Maldives. Which brings with it a pressure all of its own. So here we are (me and my wife Lauren) on the first day of our honeymoon on the 150m by 200m Kandolhu Island, a comparative freckle atop the coral that is Ari Atoll to the west of the capital Male. Our journey had involved a seaplane (first tick on the holiday list) and now we are having a candlelit dinner (tick number two) on the beach, trying to look exactly as couples do in the brochures.Known as 'honeymoon central,' couples adore these many secluded atollsKandolhu Island is located just above Ari Atoll - to the west of capital MaleOnly 30 villas encircle the island. Each comes with its own pool or hot-tub
Question:Once back on _, every couple returns to honeymoon formation, eyes only on each other.
Ex Output:
Kandolhu Island
Ex Input:
An Alabama woman on trial for murder in her granddaughter's death called out the child's name time after time as the girl lay on the ground after collapsing, but didn't tell medics the girl had run for hours, according to evidence presented on Tuesday. Joyce Hardin Garrard, 49, is heard repeatedly calling the name of 9-year-old Savannah Hardin in the more than 11-minute 911 recording played in an otherwise silent courtroom. The child's stepmother, Jessica Mae Hardin, told the 911 operator the girl had a seizure. Garrard talked in the background. Jurors heard a 911 during which Joyce Hardin Garrard didn't tell medics that she had made the girl had run for hours and could also be heard asking for 'a smoke' while the child was unconsciousSavannah Hardin, 9, died three years ago from a seizure that occured while her grandmother Joyce Garrard, 49, was forcing her to run as punishmentGarrard is currently on trail and accused of murderWitness Jolie Jacobs testified that Savannah was crying and begging to stop before she collapsedShe also told the court that she heard Garrard striking the child and described as 'skin on skin'Jurors heard a 911 during which Garrard didn't tell medics that she had made the girl had run for hoursGarrard can also be heard on the recording asking for 'a smoke' while the child was unconscious
Question:'She was throwing up while she was trying to get water,' _ testified.
Ex Output:
Jolie Jacobs
Ex Input:
Washington (CNN) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin "must have fallen out of bed" Thursday morning after seeing tweets from President Donald Trump accusing Democrats of trying to block health benefits for coal miners. "Tell Chuck I was already up," Manchin quipped to reporters, responding to the comment. "I might have cut myself while I was shaving, but I was already up." Manchin charts own path in Trump-era West Virginia Health benefits for about 22,000 retired coal miners are to set to expire this weekend. Lawmakers are working on an agreement to extend the benefits in the spending bill that's currently being debated in Congress, but has yet to pass ahead of its Friday deadline.Health benefits for about 22,000 retired coal miners are to set to expire this weekendLawmakers are working on an agreement to extend the benefits in the spending bill
Question:Asked about the President's tweets, _ expressed surprise that Trump would single out the miners' benefits and called it a "weak" strategy.
Ex Output:
| Chuck Schumer
|
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
[EX Q]: What does research show about sexual orientation?, Context: Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they believe that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences. They favor biologically-based theories, which point to genetic factors, the early uterine environment, both, or the inclusion of genetic and social factors. There is no substantive evidence which suggests parenting or early childhood experiences play a role when it comes to sexual orientation. Research over several decades has demonstrated that sexual orientation ranges along a continuum, from exclusive attraction to the opposite sex to exclusive attraction to the same sex.
[EX A]: they believe that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences
[EX Q]: What controlling entity might the low countries been afraid of?, Context: In 1579 a number of the northern provinces of the Low Countries signed the Union of Utrecht, in which they promised to support each other in their defence against the Spanish army. This was followed in 1581 by the Act of Abjuration, the declaration of independence of the provinces from Philip II.
[EX A]: provinces from Philip II
[EX Q]: MTV said that Madonna was the greatest music video star of what time period?, Context: Academics noted that with her videos, Madonna was subtly reversing the usual role of male as the dominant sex. This symbolism and imagery was probably the most prevalent in the music video for "Like a Prayer". The video included scenes of an African-American church choir, Madonna being attracted to a statue of a black saint, and singing in front of burning crosses. This mix of the sacred and the profane upset the Vatican and resulted in the Pepsi commercial withdrawal. In 2003, MTV named her "The Greatest Music Video Star Ever" and said that "Madonna's innovation, creativity and contribution to the music video art form is what won her the award."
[EX A]: | Ever
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Everybody hates it, but everybody does it. A recent report said that 40%of Americans hate tipping. In America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality. And also, tipping makes for closer relations. It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip. But according to a new research from Cornell University, tips no longer serve any useful function. The paper analyzes numbers they got from 2,547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak. Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service. Tipping is better explained, by culture than by the money people spend. In America, the custom came into being a long time ago. It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In New York restaurants, failing to tip at least l5% could well mean dissatisfaction from the customers. Hairdressers can expect to get l5%-20%, and the man who delivers your fast food $2. In Europe, tipping is less common. In many restaurants the amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all. Only a few have really taken to tipping. According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell papers' author, countries in which people are more social or outgoing tend to tip more. Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers. And Mr. Lynn says, "In America, where people are expressive and eager to mix up with others, tipping is about social approval. If you tip badly, people think less of you. Tipping well is a chance to show off." Among the following situations, in your opinion, who is likely to tip most? A) A Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in New York. B) An American just had a wonderful dinner in a well known restaurant in New York. C) A Japanese businessman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in New York. D) A Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in New York.
The answer to this question is: | B |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Which ship is older, the America, or the Enterprise?, Context: With the deactivation of USS Enterprise in December 2012, the U.S. fleet comprises 10 supercarriers. The House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee on 24 July 2007, recommended seven or maybe eight new carriers (one every four years). However, the debate has deepened over budgeting for the $12–14.5 billion (plus $12 billion for development and research) for the 100,000 ton Gerald R. Ford-class carrier (estimated service 2016) compared to the smaller $2 billion 45,000 ton America-class amphibious assault ships, which are able to deploy squadrons of F-35Bs. The first of this class, USS America, is now in active service with another, USS Tripoli, under construction and 9 more are planned.
Enterprise
what did the Scottish twona react to?, Context: Meanwhile, the authorities in Glasgow, Scotland successfully petitioned the government to pass the Glasgow Police Act establishing the City of Glasgow Police in 1800. Other Scottish towns soon followed suit and set up their own police forces through acts of parliament. In Ireland, the Irish Constabulary Act of 1822 marked the beginning of the Royal Irish Constabulary. The Act established a force in each barony with chief constables and inspectors general under the control of the civil administration at Dublin Castle. By 1841 this force numbered over 8,600 men.
Glasgow Police Act
What importance did Urmila Singh have in terms of Virbhadra Singh?, Context: In the assembly elections held in November 2012, the Congress secured an absolute majority. The Congress won 36 of the 68 seats while the BJP won only 26 of the 68 seats. Virbhadra Singh was sworn-in as Himachal Pradesh's Chief Minister for a record sixth term in Shimla on 25 December 2012. Virbhadra Singh who has held the top office in Himachal five times in the past, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Urmila Singh at an open ceremony at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla.
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You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
A 17-year-old Sacramento girl has been locked up for more than a week now for her failure to appear in court against a swastika-adorned defendant with a 20-year criminal history who is accused of three counts of raping and sexually assaulting her.
Sacramento County prosecutors sought the material-witness warrant on the alleged rape victim, and two Superior Court judges have since ordered her detained to ensure her presence as a witness in a trial scheduled to begin April 23.
The girl is being held in juvenile hall in lieu of $50,000 bail. She is scheduled for a hearing Friday in front of Judge Lawrence G. Brown to determine if she will remain in custody. She is entitled to a court hearing every 10 days.
The girl's lawyer said she will ask Brown to set her client free.
"I think it's outrageous that the DA's Office wants to put a rape victim a juvenile rape victim in custody, as if she were the criminal, in a case where she is the victim," attorney Lisa M. Franco said.
The Bee's policy is to withhold names of those who may be victims of sexual assault.
Prosecutors said the danger they believe that defendant Frank William Rackley, 37, presents left them with a single-option "Hobson's choice" of seeking the material-witness hold.
"It's the last thing we ever want to do," Assistant District Attorney Albert Locher said Wednesday. "You never want to have a victim or a witness in custody. But you have to balance protecting the community. When you look at (Rackley's) background multiple victims already it's important that we try to prevent another victim from being harmed."
One expert on criminal procedure said prosecutors face a tough balancing act in forcing victims to testify by incarcerating them first. But the district attorney's job is to represent the people, McGeorge School of Law professor John Myers said, and not necessarily victims.
"Sometimes the balance is struck in favor of the prosecution for the protection of all the other women out there who would be preyed upon by this guy if the state's evidence is really the way it is," Myers said. "Sometimes that means a witness has to be severely inconvenienced."
According to the DA's court papers, Rackley is a parolee who has six felony convictions dating back to 1992 three for robbery, one for stalking, one for stolen property and one for felony evasion.
He also was arrested and charged twice in December 1996 on suspicion of rape. Those cases were dismissed. The DA's papers said the alleged victim in one of them didn't show up for trial. No information was available on why the other case was dismissed.
In an affidavit for the material witness warrant in the Rackley case, Deputy District Attorney Alan R. Van Stralen described the 17-year-old as a dependent of the state who had twice run away from her foster care placement and did not appear at the defendant's Oct. 18 preliminary hearing.
The deputy DA said he subpoenaed her again through her Child Protective Services social worker to testify at Rackley's Feb. 28 trial. This time, Van Stralen said, she ran away from the Children's Receiving Home, apparently to her mother's residence in Contra Costa County, according to her lawyers.
Van Stralen said he contacted the girl before trial and she agreed to appear, but that she again failed to show up and he was forced to dismiss the case on Rackley.
"Based upon (her) extensive runaway history, and the fact she has specifically told me she would not come to court to testify in this matter, I believe that (she) will not appear and testify unless security is required," Van Stralen said in his affidavit.
Judge Kevin J. McCormick on March 14 signed the warrant. Arrested in the interim, the girl appeared before Brown on March 27, who further ordered her detention.
According to the prosecution trial brief, the girl, then 16, was abducted July 22 at the Del Paso Boulevard light-rail station by a man in a red pickup truck who drove up and said, "I'm Frank. Do you have a boyfriend?"
When the girl rebuffed him, the man "got angry," according to the brief written by Van Stralen. The man then grabbed her arm, "threw her into the driver's side of the truck," and "drove to a dark spot on a residential street and parked," the brief said.
The man raped the girl and pushed her out of the truck, according to the brief. She "ran from the area as fast as she could," the brief said, until she found a sheriff's deputy and reported the alleged attack.
A rape examination of the girl turned up Rackley's DNA, prosecutors charged.
Rackley also is charged in the same case with raping a 30-year-old prostitute he picked up on Watt Avenue on June 22, the brief said. That woman later picked Rackley's picture out of a photo lineup, according to prosecutors. She identified Rackley's "numerous" tattoos, including a swastika on his chest and the letters "SAC" on his abdomen, the brief said.
Attorneys for Rackley could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Locking up rape victims to force them to appear in court against their alleged attackers is so rare that one local DA's official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the pending case, said he was aware of only one other case.
It also pits a Penal Code section that allows for warrants to ensure material witnesses "appear and testify" against the state's Code of Civil Procedure, which says you can't "imprison or otherwise confine" sexual assault victims who refuse to testify.
Franco and attorney Amina Merritt, who represented the girl in her juvenile dependency matter, said the girl has told them she now is willing to both appear and testify against Rackley.
"She told the DA that last week," Merritt said.
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Read more articles by Andy Furillo ||||| A 17-year-old alleged rape victim is being held in juvenile detention to ensure she'll testify at her alleged rapist's trial, which was rescheduled after she previously failed to appear.
The unidentified girl did not show up at a preliminary hearing for Frank William Rackley or at his Feb. 28 trial, causing prosecutors to re-file the case and set an April 23 trial date.
"The last thing we ever want to do is put a victim or a witness in custody, but when you have serious crimes of violence and a multiple offenses, you have to balance the protection of the community here," Sacramento County Assistant District Attorney Albert Locher told ABCNews.com.
A judge signed off on the teen, who is reportedly in the state's foster system and has a history of running away, being held on a material witness warrant on March 14. She appeared before a judge on March 27 and has been in custody ever since, the Sacramento Bee reported.
"I think it's outrageous that the DA's office wants to put a rape victim - a juvenile rape victim - in custody, as if she were the criminal, in a case where she is the victim," the girl's attorney, Lisa M. Franco, told the newspaper.
Rackley's DNA was found on the girl after a rape examination, prosecutors said, according to The Associated Press.
Rackley has a criminal history in the area dating back to 1992. He has a previous arrest for rape. However, those charges were dropped, according to court documents.
Locher said the girl's testimony was imperative and cited the potential public safety issue if Rackley is let go on the charges.
Material witness warrants are subject to judicial review every 10 days.
The girl's next hearing will be Friday, April 6. |||||
Output: | A 17-year-old suspected rape victim is being held in a California juvenile detention facility to ensure that she'll show up to testify against her attacker. She failed to turn up at a preliminary hearing for her suspected assailant, forcing prosecutors to refile the case. “The last thing we ever want to do is put a victim or a witness in custody, but when you have serious crimes of violence and multiple offenses, you have to balance the protection of the community,” Sacramento County assistant district attorney tells ABC News. A judge filed the order to hold the girl—who has been raised in foster homes and has a history of running away—as a material witness over three weeks ago. “I think it’s outrageous that the DA’s office wants to put a rape victim—a juvenile rape victim—in custody, as if she were the criminal, in a case where she is the victim,” the girl’s attorney told the Sacramento Bee. |
The Office is a British mockumentary sitcom, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious Wernham Hogg Paper Company. Gervais also stars in the series, playing the central character, David Brent.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Office was inspiration for other shows of its type"? | It's impossible to say |
This is a test of commonsense with single/multi-choices. Complete the next sentence:
How to know if menstrual periods have stopped
Evaluate the contraceptives you're taking.
If you missed a period while on birth control pills, your period may be irregular or absent longterm depending on how you use the medication and your body's reaction to it.
Oral contraceptives typically come in 21 day packs with 7 days worth of inactive placebo pills.
Options: 1). Expect menstrual periods to last between 30 and 90 days. While they're not foolproof, you may still notice changes after they have stopped. 2). While taking these pills, you should have your period. If you skip the placebo pills and go straight into the next pack, you will probably miss your period. 3). Penile prolapse may interfere with the process of getting pregnant for some women. ( but it is a relatively universal problem. 4). These include some containing other active post-menstrual hormones that help many women get pregnant. Ask your doctor about the due date.
The answer is: | 2). |
Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho reveals which three players will miss Man Utd vs Arsenal Mourinho’s Manchester United drew 2-2 with Southampton on the south coast, falling 16 points behind leaders Manchester City. And they go into a blockbuster clash with Arsenal on Wednesday night in poor form. United have managed just one win in their last four games - against Young Boys in the Champions League. And Mourinho has revealed he will be without at least three first team players on Wednesday and possibly another two.
Manchester United has a high win to lose ratio for their past four games.
A: No
The Murder<br>Archie was found murdered in his home. The police looked for answers for years. They could never solve the case. Finally, Archie's friend confessed to the murder. He wanted to clear his conscience before he died.
Archie was found three days after he died.
A: It's impossible to say
How to plan a romantic valentine's day date<br>Cook for your date. Add a personal touch to your valentine's day meal and avoid having to make a dinner reservation on this busy holiday. Make a home-cooked meal for your date and invite him or her over to eat with you for an intimate meal.
Make a nice meal at home.
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Q: Factories in China often produce what type of gas in their emissions that acts as pollution?, Context: A dense wave of smog began in the Central and Eastern part of China on 2 December 2013 across a distance of around 1,200 kilometres (750 mi), including Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai and Zhejiang. A lack of cold air flow, combined with slow-moving air masses carrying industrial emissions, collected airborne pollutants to form a thick layer of smog over the region. The heavy smog heavily polluted central and southern Jiangsu Province, especially in and around Nanjing, with its AQI pollution Index at "severely polluted" for five straight days and "heavily polluted" for nine. On 3 December 2013, levels of PM2.5 particulate matter average over 943 micrograms per cubic metre, falling to over 338 micrograms per cubic metre on 4 December 2013. Between 3:00 pm, 3 December and 2:00pm, 4 December local time, several expressways from Nanjing to other Jiangsu cities were closed, stranding dozens of passenger buses in Zhongyangmen bus station. From 5 to 6 December, Nanjing issued a red alert for air pollution and closed down all kindergarten through middle schools. Children's Hospital outpatient services increased by 33 percent; general incidence of bronchitis, pneumonia, upper respiratory tract infections significantly increased. The smog dissipated 12 December. Officials blamed the dense pollution on lack of wind, automobile exhaust emissions under low air pressure, and coal-powered district heating system in North China region. Prevailing winds blew low-hanging air masses of factory emissions (mostly SO2) towards China's east coast.
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Q: what is the second to last faith mentioned?, Context: Sevastopol fell after eleven months, and formerly neutral countries began to join the allied cause. Isolated and facing a bleak prospect of invasion from the west if the war continued, Russia sued for peace in March 1856. This was welcomed by France and the UK, where the citizens began to turn against their governments as the war dragged on. The war was officially ended by the Treaty of Paris, signed on 30 March 1856. Russia lost the war, and was forbidden from hosting warships in the Black Sea. The Ottoman vassal states of Wallachia and Moldavia became largely independent. Christians were granted a degree of official equality, and the Orthodox church regained control of the Christian churches in dispute.:415
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Q: What does the University of Technology, Mauritius want to improve about Mauritius?, Context: The only technical university in Mauritius is the University of Technology, Mauritius with its main campus situated in La Tour Koenig, Pointe aux Sables. It has a specialized mission with a technology focus. It applies traditional and beyond traditional approaches to teaching, training, research and consultancy. The university has been founded with the aim to play a key role in the economic and social development of Mauritius through the development of programmes of direct relevance to the country’s needs, for example in areas like technology, sustainable development science, and public sector policy and management.
A: | economic and social development
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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.
Speaking more than one language may ward off three types of dementia, including the Alzheimer's disease that affected this human brain on display at the Musuem of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo, in Buffalo, N.Y. DAVID DUPREY
There’s more evidence that speaking a second language can delay the onset of dementia later in life — this time in a population where even illiterate people reaped the benefits of being bilingual.
Conducted in Hyderabad, India, the largest study of its kind so far found that speaking two languages slowed the start of three types of dementia — including Alzheimer’s disease — by an average of 4.5 years.
“Being bilingual is a particularly efficient and effective type of mental training,” said Dr. Thomas H. Bak, a researcher at The University of Edinburgh and a co-author of the study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology. “In a way, I have to selectively activate one language and deactivate the other language. This switching really requires attention.”
That kind of attention keeps the brain nimble and may ward off not only Alzheimer’s disease, but other cognitive conditions such as frontotemporal dementia and vascular dementia, the new study found.
Bak is part of the team led by Dr. Suvarna Alladi, a professor of neurology at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad. The researchers examined case records of 648 patients with dementia who entered a memory clinic at a Hyderabad university hospital between June 2006 and October 2012.
Slightly more than half of the patients, some 391, spoke more than one language in a place where many people grow up learning three or more languages, including Telugu and Dakkhini along with English and Hindi.
Previous studies have focused on the impact of bilingualism on dementia mostly in immigrants in Canada, which may have influenced the results, Bak said.
“It really brought up the question, is it the bilingualism or is it is being an immigrant?” he said. “They have very different lifestyles, very different diets, which can affect the outcome.”
Still, those studies also found that speaking more than one language delayed dementia by the same span of time, four to five years.
The Indian patients offered a chance to examine the issue in a society where many people are naturally multilingual and shift easily among different languages in different social settings.
“If I live in Hyderabad, I am practically always switching,” said Bak. “There will not be a day when I don’t have a chance to practice.”
The researchers found that patients who spoke a single language developed the first symptoms of dementia at age 61, versus age 65 ½ in those who were bilingual. The delay was slightly more than three years for Alzheimer’s disease, but about six years for frontotemporal dementia and about 3.7 years for vascular dementia.
In people who couldn’t read, the delay of dementia was about six years later in those who were bilingual versus those who spoke only one language — evidence that education isn’t the key in postponing problems, the researchers said.
The effect of bilingualism on dementia onset was independent of other factors including education, gender, occupation and whether patients lived in urban or rural areas, the authors said.
Speaking more than two languages didn’t appear to increase the effect, a result that surprised researchers, Bak said. Other studies have found that the more languages spoken, the greater the protection against dementia.
An outside expert who documented the first physical effects of the delay of dementia in people who speak more than one language praised the new study.
“Being able to show that immigrant status was not a factor answers one remaining question, said Dr. Tom Schweizer, a neuroscientist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada, who found in 2011 that bilingual people have twice as much brain damage as those who speak one language before they show signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
“The fact that the illiterate subjects were also showing this strong effect was also novel,” he added.
It’s still not clear exactly how language acquisition triggers protection against dementia, or whether another kind of intense brain activity such as learning an instrument or doing puzzles could mimic the effect, Schweizer said.
Going forward, conducting dementia research in other non-Western cultures will be key to understanding the effect of bilingualism on dementia, the authors of the new study said.
“For me, the most important message is that you cannot do all the studies in the same place,”Bak said. “In completely different contexts, in complete different populations, we found the same effect.”
JoNel Aleccia is a senior health reporter with NBC News. Follow her on Twitter at @JoNel_Aleccia or send her an email. ||||| Speaking more than one language "stimulates your brain all the time," researcher says.
Bilingual people in a study developed dementia five years later than other people did. Other research shows mental activity has a protective effect. (Photo: Photo Disc) Story Highlights Dementia developed an average of five years later in people who spoke more than one language
The effect was seen even in illiterate people, meaning education was not the explanation
It's unclear whether learning a second language late in life would help
The latest evidence that speaking more than one language is a very good thing for our brains comes from a study finding dementia develops years later in bilingual people than in people who speak just one language.
The study, conducted in India and published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, is not the first to reach this conclusion. But it is the largest and comes with an intriguing new detail: The finding held up even in illiterate people — meaning that the possible effect is not explained by formal education.
Instead, the researchers say, there's something special about switching from one language to another in the course of routine communication — something that helps explain why bilingual people in the study developed dementia five years later than other people did. When illiterate people were compared with other illiterate people, those who could speak more than one language developed dementia six years later.
"We know from other studies that mental activity has a certain protective effect," says co-author Thomas Bak, a neurologist at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. "Bilingualism combines a lot of different mental activities. You have to switch sounds, concepts, grammatical structures, cultural concepts. It stimulates your brain all the time."
For the study, Bak and colleagues in India reviewed medical records of 648 people with dementia who were seen in a clinic in the city of Hyderabad.
The location was key, because residents of the city, like many people in India, often speak two or three languages — typically some combination of the official language, Telugu, the Urdu dialect Dakkhini and the English increasingly used in schools, workplaces and the media, the authors write. People may speak in one language or combination at home and in neighborhoods and another at work or school, all in the course of a normal day, says co-author Suvarna Alladi, a neurologist at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
"Since bilingualism is more of a norm in India, bilingualism is not a characteristic of any particular socioeconomic, geographic or religious group," she says.
More than half of the people diagnosed with dementia at the clinic were bilingual or multilingual. But the researchers found those people had developed their first symptoms, such as memory loss and confusion, at an average age of 65.6 — five years later than the average of 61.1 for people who spoke just one language. The differences were seen in several types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia (associated with poor blood flow to the brain) and frontotemporal dementia (caused by degeneration of the brain's frontal or temporal lobes).
Two previous smaller studies, conducted in Ontario, Canada, found a later onset of Alzheimer's disease in bilingual people.
But in those studies, bilingual people were largely immigrants, raising questions about whether they differed in other ways from the general population, says Brian Gold, a neuroscientist at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. The new study is more convincing, he says, "because it is studying bilingual people raised in the same country and culture."
Gold's own lab studies have found that bilingual seniors excel at certain skills, such as quickly sorting colors and shapes, and that their frontal lobes work more efficiently as they perform such tasks.
All the research taken together is more good reason, he says, to expose children to language-learning as they grow — and for bilingual families to keep using more than one language in their homes. It's still unclear, he says, whether people can boost their brains by taking up a second language later in life.
"It may never be too late," Bak says, but he agrees more research is needed. It's also unclear, Bak says, whether bilingual people fare any better than others once symptoms of dementia develop.
Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1hlXtvj ||||| | If you could be reading this in another language, good news: You may have an extra weapon against dementia. A study in India suggests that being bilingual delays three kinds of dementia by 4.5 years on average, NBC News reports. "Being bilingual is a particularly efficient and effective type of mental training," says a co-author of the study, adding to USA Today: "You have to switch sounds, concepts, grammatical structures, cultural concepts. It stimulates your brain all the time." The study of 648 dementia patients was the largest of its kind, and India was a great place to conduct it, researchers say: There, "bilingualism is not a characteristic of any particular socioeconomic, geographic, or religious group." Speakers of one language began showing dementia signs at age 61; for the bilingual, it was 65½. For Alzheimer's specifically, the delay was three years; researchers also looked at frontotemporal and vascular dementia, which had a longer delay among bilingual subjects. The study offered another interesting detail: The benefits of bilingualism apply even if you can't read, suggesting that differences in onset age aren't dependent on education, USA Today notes. |
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How to burn 300 calories in 30 minutes
Go for a jog.
One great calorie burning exercise to try is jogging. It's a higher impact exercise that requires the use of many large muscle groups to perform. | To burn at least 300 calories in a half an hour, you have to jog or run. Aim for your pace to be around a 10-minute mile or 6 mph (if you're on the treadmill). |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: Hotel California Fact: Sound is a vibration. Sound travels as a mechanical wave through a medium, and in space, there is no medium. So when my shuttle malfunctioned and the airlocks didn't keep the air in, I heard nothing. After the first whoosh of the air being sucked away, there was lightning, but no thunder. Eyes bulging in panic, but no screams. Quiet and peaceful, right? Such a relief to never again hear my crewmate Jesse natter about his girl back on Earth and that all-expenses-paid vacation-for-two she won last time he was on leave. I swore, if I ever had to see a photo of him in a skimpy bathing suit again, giving the camera a cheesy thumbs-up from a lounge chair on one of those white sandy beaches, I'd kiss a monkey. Metaphorically, of course. Fact: If, before all the air is sucked out of the ship, a person is so lucky to have stuffed him or herself into a space suit, that person has less than twenty-four hours to live. This is more than the person would have sans space suit. Me, I found a space suit, but it was statistically unlikely that I, and whomever else has followed suit (pun intended), would manage to repair our ship before the less-than-twenty-four hours are up; yes, studies have been done. So, twenty-four hours. Give or take. About the time I was composing my last words in my head, trying not to think too much about what suffocating felt like, that's when I heard a bell. <sep>Why couldn't the protagonist hear anything?<sep>Because he was momentarily death from a thunder
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Q: When land is cleared, habitats are lost. It may be cleared for agriculture. It may also be used for building new homes or businesses. Within the past 100 years, the amount of land used for agriculture has almost doubled. Land used for grazing cattle has more than doubled. Many wetlands have also been lost to agriculture. The U.S. has lost almost all the natural tall-grass prairies. Thee areas of tall thick grass have virtually disappeared. These areas of land had thick fertile soil. Their grasses had very deep root systems. These deep and thick roots reduced the amount of soil erosion. They also were home to many plants and animals. Prairies were wonderful places. They were home to colorful flowers, prairie dogs, and herds of bison. <sep>In the last 100 years, how much has the agricultural clearing grown and how is it used?<sep>It has tripled, and used for cattle
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Q: Littlefoot 's grandfather one night tells the children a story about `` The Lone Dinosaur '' , a legendary longneck who once protected the Great Valley from the most ferocious sharptooth ever to live . A fight ensued , which led to the Sharptooth 's death . However , the sharptooth left `` The Lone Dinosaur '' with a scar slashed across his right eye . Soon after the battle , a huge monolith that resembled a proud sauropod , having life-sized Sharptooth teeth arranged around his neck , came out of the ground during an earthquake . The dinosaurs called it `` Saurus Rock '' . The legend also states that if anyone damages the monolith , bad luck would descend upon the valley . A few days later when the kids are playing , Littlefoot accidentally falls off a cliff . Just before he hits the ground , a gruff Diplodocus rescues him . This longneck introduces himself only as `` Doc '' and gives no knowledge of his history . Littlefoot is intrigued by this newcomer , who is scarred across one eye and displays prior knowledge of the Great Valley 's topography . For the preceding reasons , Littlefoot assumes that Doc is the Lone Dinosaur . He tells his friends this , narrating an apparently extemporaneous legend to support his assumption . Inspired , Cera 's infant nieces , the twins Dinah and Dana , go to Saurus Rock without anyone noticing . Later when the friends are playing , they notice that Dinah and Dana are missing . Recalling their talk of the day before , they go to Saurus Rock to find them . <sep>Who does Littlefoot think "The Lone Dinosaur" is?<sep>Dana
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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.
Starting life in a new town became too much for one Chinese teen whose extreme loneliness led to a suicide attempt. The 14 year old girl, identified as Xiao Mei, sat dangerously on the window ledge outside her family's seventh floor apartment in Chongqing, western China. She had reached breaking point after her parents refused to let her go back to her childhood home of Yunnan, south west China, reported People's Daily Online. Local police received a report of the suicide attempt at 7:50am on July 6 and arrived to see a crowd of 200 people watching the teenager. Xiao Mei was sitting high above the ground and was silent apart from the occasional mutterings of 'leave me alone'.Xiao Mei, 14, threatened suicide from window ledge many feet above groundThe introvert suffered extreme loneliness after moving away from friendsHer family now live in Chongqing, 550 miles away from hometown YunnanPoor communication with parents led to numerous suicide attempts
Questions:The girl's parents have agreed to take her home to _ in the summer holidays on the promise that she will stop her suicide attempts. (A) Chinese (B) Xiao Mei (C) Chongqing (D) China (E) Yunnan (F) People's Daily Online | (E) |
The organizing committee said 65 countries have entered the Lillehammer Olympic Games, matching the number of nations at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
Can we infer the following?
65 countries take part in the Lillehammer Olympic Games. | yes |
USS "Buncombe County" (LST-510) was an "LST-491"-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Buncombe County, North Carolina, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. She currently serves as a ferry between New London, Connecticut, and Orient, Long Island.
Buncombe County is a LST-491 landing ship.
A: Yes
"Sentimental Lady" is a song written by Bob Welch. It was originally recorded for Fleetwood Mac's 1972 album "Bare Trees", but was re-recorded by Welch on his debut solo album, "French Kiss", in 1977. It is a romantic song, originally written for Welch's first wife. Welch recorded it again in 2003 for his album "His Fleetwood Mac Years & Beyond".
Fleetwood Mac was the first band to record Sentimental Lady.
A: Yes
Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988) was an American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968. The American Journal of Physics commented, "Luis Alvarez was one of the most brilliant and productive experimental physicists of the twentieth century."
Luis Walter Alvarez specialized in quantum physics.
A: | It's impossible to say |
Health Minister Ben Bradshaw described the party's loss to the British National Party and to the Greens as a, "terrible loss" and blamed the economic conditions such as rising food and fuel costs as factors that dampens the Labour Party's appeal with the public. Conservative Party leader David Cameron countered Bradshaw's opinion by saying, Mr. Brown was to blame for the economic distress. Cameroon cited the Prime Minister's ten years of handling the economy as minister prior to assuming office when Tony Blair stepped down last year.
Can we say the following?
Blair was Prime Minister before Brown.
yes
Munir Mezyed, a poet and critic, aroused the sentiments and emotions of the audience when he recited his smooth flowing poetry both in Arabic and English, which demonstrated his unique and overwhelming style.
Can we say the following?
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing lived from 1729 to 1781.
no
Though Wilkins and his family settled quickly in Italy, it wasn't a successful era for Milan, and Wilkins was allowed to leave in 1987 to join French outfit Paris Saint-Germain.
Can we say the following?
Wilkins departed Milan in 1987.
yes
There is no way Marlowe could legally leave Italy, especially after an arrest warrant has been issued for him by the authorities. Assisted by Zaleshoff, he succeeds in making his escape from Milan.
Can we say the following?
Marlowe supported Zaleshoff.
| no |
How to build a captain's bed from two dressers
Measure the dressers to get an idea of how the mattress will fit on them.
A standard queen mattress is 60 " wide and 80 " long. A full size is 54 " wide and 75 " long.
The dressers used in this tutorial are 72 " long and 22 " wide. To make a queen sized bed, add 4 " to the head and foot ends for length and leave a 17 " gap between the dressers for width.
How to grow oleander
Grow oleanders in a warm climate.
Oleander plants can survive temperatures that occasionally dip below the freezing point, but they thrive in climates that remain above freezing year-round. If you have harsh winters, you may not be able to grow an oleander bush outdoors.
Oleanders will only tolerate temperatures as low as 15 degrees fahrenheit (- 9.4 degrees celsius). At that point, however, the foliage will be damaged.
. a young man dressed in a blue button down shirt and grey pants
is standing in the middle of a room with shelves of glasses behind him.
The person then takes one slice, spreads the butter over it and puts two slices of cheese on it and adds the other slice on top of it. the sandwich
| now has butter on both sides and the sandwich is placed in a skillet and is fried. |
Even though the charges were dropped on January 22, 2006, his Nobel Prize reception continues to provoke mixed feelings of pride and anger among Turks. On the other hand, as Pamuk intended, the criminal case brought international attention to freedom of speech in Turkey. In his Nobel speech, he defined literature as: ... what a person creates when he shuts himself up in a room, sits down at a table, and retires to a corner to express his thoughts - that is, the meaning of literature... When a writer shuts himself up in a room for years on end, with this gesture he suggests a single humanity, a world without a centre.
Can we say the following?
Pamuk won a Nobel Prize.
yes
Draft experts say as many as eight U.S. high school prospects could be taken in the first round of the two-round draft, as well as up to eight international players.
Can we say the following?
Draft experts draft eight international players.
no
In 1983, McClintock found that bacteria have rings of DNA (plasmids) that reproduce and have genetic changes that tell the bacteria how to defend itself against the antibiotics.
Can we say the following?
Bacteria is winning the war against antibiotics.
no
Whilst the Government has an absolute majority in the Australian Senate, it is not guaranteed that the necessary legislation will pass this house. Garnering the support of key Senator Joyce is critical to ensure that the bills will pass (as he will have the deciding vote) and he has already stated that, due to a damning report released earlier in the House of Representatives showing that fourteen percent of lines were faulty amongst other criticsm, that it has turned the "green [light] to amber" [1].
Can we say the following?
Mr Joyce is an Australian Senator.
| yes |
How clean are the nation's homes? According to a survey by CIF, there's room for improvement all over Britain. Love or hate it -- cleaning your home is one job you simply can't ignore . But that's not to say everyone spends the same amount of time or effort on making their places spotless. A new survey by CIF-- experts on making tough cleaning jobs easier---- shows that when it comes to washing windows or cleaning the oven ,where you live in the UK it may show how much effort you put into the task. BATHROOM 25% of men have never cleaned the toilet -- but those in Wales are the worst. Nearly four in 10 Welsh men said they never cleaned anywhere in the house. Hate cleaning the shower head? You're not alone -- a quarter of a million Brits say the same. 20% of Scots regard window-cleaning as their most hated job. KITCHEN 36% of people in the south-east say cleaning the cooker is their hated task. 68% of those in the north-east spend more than six hours a week cleaning their homes -- especially the kitchen -- in sharp contrast to the 49% of Welsh and West Country folk, who put their hands up to cleaning for under an hour. BEDROOM 18% believe cleaning starts here: that's the percentage of women who clean wearing their dressing gowns. 51% of women in the north-west may be staying in bed and giving their husband a cuddle --as a thank-you for helping them clean. In other places, there are far fewer helpful men. LIVING ROOM 32% of women in the north-east turn up the stereo to help make the dusting more fun. Almost six in 10 women agree, however, that cleaning is seriously energetic exercise. SHIFT THE DIRT WITH CIF It's no secret that the right cleaning products will cut cleaning time and effort in half-- and no one knows that better than How Clean Is Your house? Presenters Aggie Mackenzie and Kim Woodburn. For solutions to all your cleaning needs, here are some of CIF's top tips: *Stop a lot of build-up on your shower head--give it a quick squirt with CIF bathroom spray once a week. *Stainless steel tools seem to... CIF in the passage probably refers to _ . A) an organization doing research on housework B) a group of experts who give advice on doing housework C) a company providing advice and products on cleaning D) a company providing cleaning services
C
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Mary Jean Price Walls graduated second in her class in 1950.She had high hopes when she applied to a local college,Southwest Missouri State College.But after sending off her application,she spent months waiting for a reply.It never came. Worse than simply being denied admission ,the school didn't reply to her at all.It wasn't a matter of her school records,but of her skin color:Wallsis African American,and in those days,that fact alone closed a lot of doors. "I was sad and I was hurt,"Walls toldABCNews."I did not expect the skin color would affect my application.I thought I could go to university like other students." Four years later,the government declared that all schools should not discriminate against African Americans-- but it was too late for Walls.She'd moved on with her life, becoming a wife and a mother,and working as an elevator operator.She retired last year,at the age of 77. She stayed quiet about the unfairness she'd faced in Missouri State.Her son,Terry,went through school records and found that she'd been the first black student to ever apply to the college.Today,four percent of the Southwest Missouri State College body is African American--including Terry. Although it's too late for Missouri State to change the past,the school is awarding Walls with an honorary degree from the school.While she knows it's too late for herto change the course of her own life with the degree,it's a chance for her to show her family that Missouri State has changed in the last 60 years,and there's not a single door closed to them anymore. What can we know about Walls's son? A) He helped his mother get the honorary degree. B) He is a good student who teachers like best. C) He was admitted by the college once his mother applied to. D) He wants to be a government official who can help his mother.
C
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"I stepped out and was _ ," local journalist Bahram Baloch told the BBC. "I could see this gray, dome-shaped body in the distance, like a giant whale swimming near the surface. Hundreds of people had gathered to watch it in disbelief." This island has become a global curiosity. How was it formed in just a few minutes? As you might already know, many islands in the sea are formed by volcanoes. There are numerous volcanoes under the sea. As the hot lava erupts and cools down, it piles up and forms the shape of a mountain. When the mountain "grows" to higher than the sea level, the part that's above the water is what we call an "island". This is how the island was formed after the Pakistan earthquake, except that instead of a regular volcano, it was a "mud volcano" that brought about this island. Lava is not the only thing that's locked under the Earth's crust -- there is also gas. When an earthquake happens and breaks part of the crust, the gas is released at an extremely high speed, pushing mud up to the surface, according to National Geographic. But only earthquakes that are extremely powerful can cause mud volcanoes to push up enough mud to produce islands -- and this 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan was strong enough. The island is about 20 meters high, up to about 90 meters wide and 30 meters long, nearly the size of a soccer field. In fact, mud volcano islands aren't new. This is the fourth island of this kind in the region since 1945. But those islands usually didn't last long. "It will probably be gone within a couple of months," said Bill Barnhart, a researcher with the US Geological Survey. After all, "it's just a big pile of mud that was on the seafloor that got pushed up". According to the article, islands formed by mud volcanoes _ . A) are quite difficult to locate B) usually disappear after a short period of time C) are formed by hot lava from volcanoes D) used to be part of the Earth's crust
| B
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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.
Krupa also studied Art History ( non-degree research ) at the University of Zagreb ( 1997,1998 ) and in 1998/99 as the postgraduate research student at the Tokyo Gakugei University ( 東京学芸大学 ) or Gakudai ( 学大 ) . | Krupa also studied Art History ( non-degree research ) at the University of Zagreb ( 1997,1998 ) and in 1998/99 as the postgraduate research student ( The Monbukagakusho Scholarship ( 文部科学省奨学金 , Monbukagakusho ̄ Sho ̄ gakukin ) ) at the Tokyo Gakugei University ( 東京学芸大学 ) or Gakudai ( 学大 ) . |
The Norfolk Terrier is a British breed of dog. Prior to gaining recognition as an independent breed in 1964, it was a variety of the Norwich Terrier, distinguished from the "prick eared" Norwich by its "drop ears" (or folded ears). Together, the Norfolk and Norwich Terriers are the smallest of the working terriers.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
The Norwich Terrier is a European breed.
Pick from: + Yes; + It's impossible to say; + No; | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Q: Things got very steamy this morning at the Today show studios when host Hoda Kotb and TV personality Regis Philbin took part in new charity dare The Twizzler Challenge live on air, and shared a passionate - if very one-sided - kiss. Hoda, 50, looked as though she got rather more than she bargained for when Regis, 83, energetically took the lead on the act; requiring them to each take opposite ends of one Twizzler, place them in their mouths and nibble the licorice until their lips met in the middle. When Hoda's quick peck on Regis' lips at the end of the challenge did not seem to satisfy her former NBC co-host, he grabbed her head with both hands and delivered her a passionate smooch, as Hoda froze up in surprise.The Twizzler Challenge is a new charitable dare aimed at raising awareness about autismParticipants in the challenge are required to place opposite ends of a Twizzler licorice stick in their mouths and eat until their lips touchDaily Mail Online Editor-at-Large Piers Morgan, Matt Lauer and Kathie Lee have all taken part in the challenge previously
Question:After their epic kiss, Kathie Lee nominated her former co-host _ and her current co-star Hoda Kotb for the Twizzler Challenge.
A: | Regis Philbin |
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says punter Jake Hartbarger's leg injury from last month is likely to end his season. Hartbarger hurt his lower leg Sept. 8 at Arizona State. Shortly after that, Dantonio said the fifth-year senior would be out six to eight weeks, but on Tuesday, he said Hartbarger was unlikely to return in 2018. The plan for now is for Hartbarger to get a medical redshirt and play again next year. The Spartans are also expected to be without guard David Beedle for a month. He was hurt early in last weekend's loss to Northwestern.
David Beedle hurt his shoulder in last weekend's loss to Northwestern.
A: It's impossible to say
4 of 9 Courtesy of Heidi Klum Diet Coke Campaign, '08 For the commercial, Klum was bedecked in a corset by The Blondes, Wolford tights and a vintage shawl. "They had me wearing some really fabulous haute couture looks," she said. "Though the star of this outfit may be the wig that hair stylist Robert Vetica created."
The campaign was for a diet beverage.
A: Yes
Image copyright Reuters Britain's Mark Cavendish pulled out of the Tour de France after breaking his right shoulder in a crash. The 32-year-old from the Isle of Man collided with the world champion Peter Sagan before hitting the barriers in a sprint finish. Cavendish, who is just five stage wins away from a Tour record for the most victories, said he was "massively disappointed". The race doctor says Mark, who won a silver medal at the Rio2016 Olympic Games, needs rest but won't need an operation. Peter Sagan has been disqualified from the race for dangerous riding.
Mark Cavendish collided with the world champion Peter Sagan.
A: | Yes |
Côte d'Ivoire, once a haven of stability in West Africa and the world's top cocoa producer, has been split in two since a failed coup against Gbagbo in September 2002, pitting rebels from the Muslim-dominated north against the Christian-populated south.
Can we say the following?
Côte d'Ivoire is located in Africa.
yes
Rodriguez was spotted by a witness running away from the stairwell where the backpack was found seconds before it went off.
Can we say the following?
A witness rescued Rodriguez.
no
Sabena was the former national airline of Belgium, mainly operating from Brussels National Airport, now replaced by SN Brussels Airlines.
Can we say the following?
Sabena is a national airline.
yes
Actor Christopher Reeve, best known for his role as Superman, is paralyzed and cannot breathe without the help of a respirator after breaking his neck in a riding accident in Culpeper, Va., on Saturday.
Can we say the following?
Christopher Reeve had an accident.
| yes |
Definition: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Input: In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats in which each beat is represented by a particular note value and the boundaries of the bar are indicated by vertical bar lines. Dividing music into bars provides regular reference points to pinpoint locations within a musical composition. It also makes written music easier to follow, since each bar of staff symbols can be read and played as a batch. Typically, a piece consists of several bars of the same length, and in modern musical notation the number of beats in each bar is specified at the beginning of the score by the time signature. In simple time, (such as 3 4), the top figure indicates the number of beats per bar, while the bottom number indicates the note value of the beat (the beat has a quarter note value in the 3 4 example).
Output: | how many counts in a bar of music |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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.
In chemistry , a property is any aspect of a substance which is only seen by means of a chemical reaction .
| A chemical property is any of a material 's properties that becomes evident during , or after , a chemical reaction ; that is , any quality that can be established only by changing a substance 's chemical identity . |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
One example: This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
Solution is here: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Explanation: The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
Now, solve this: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is an upcoming fantasy drama film produced by Heyday Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. A co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). It will serve as the second film installment in the Fantastic Beasts film series, and the tenth overall in the Wizarding World franchise, which began with the Harry Potter film series. The film is directed by David Yates, with a screenplay by J.K. Rowling, and features an ensemble cast that includes Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim and Carmen Ejogo. The plot follows Newt Scamander and Albus Dumbledore as they attempt to take down the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, while facing new threats in a more divided wizarding world.
Solution: | is there a book for fantastic beasts 2 |
Continue writing the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to apply for army ocs
Review the requirements.
You must be between the ages of 19 and 32. You also need to have a college degree and be a u.s. citizen. | You must hold a 4 year degree from an accredited college. Applicants between the ages of 32 and 34 will need a special waiver to gain entrance into ocs. |
For this chain-of-thought reasoning and answer, what was the question?
Opaque paint can cover up natural beauty of the wood. Opaque paint is the opposite of clear paint. Opaque means not transparent.
A: opaque | Q: Jim chose clear paint. He could have chosen another type but it would have covered up the natural beauty of the wood. What sort of paint could he have chosen instead?
Options:
- opaque
- opal
- obscured
- obscure
- thick |
Illinois Route 3 (IL 3) is a major north–south arterial state highway in southwestern Illinois. It has its southern terminus at Cairo Junction (about 4 mi north of Cairo) at the intersection of Interstate 57 (I-57) and U.S. Route 51 (US 51), and its northern terminus in Grafton at IL 100. This is a distance of 187.44 mi .
Highway 3 has a junction at the interstion of Interstate 58 and us route 52. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Kamila Filipcikova (born 1991) is a female Slovakian fashion model. She has modeled in fashion shows for designers such as Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, and Sonia Rykiel. And appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia two times in a row.
Kamila Filipcikova has appeared two or more times in a row on at least one magazine. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Atlee or Atlee Station is an unincorporated community in northerneastern Hanover County in the Mid-Atlantic state of Virginia, United States. Atlee is located 11 mi north of Richmond on Route 637 approximately .6 mi north-northwest of the intersection of Route 637 and Virginia State Route 2. and approximately 50 mi south of Fredericksburg, Virginia
More than half of residents living in Atlee have family in Fredericksburg. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
As of 2017, 24 Hour Fitness has over 4 million members and more than 420 clubs in 18 states, with more than 22,000 employees. Its major competitors in the US are Anytime Fitness, Gold's Gym, Aspen Fitness, and LA Fitness.
Output: | is la fitness the same as 24 hr fitness? |
How to become a business consultant
Start with high school.
While in high school, consider taking classes in business and business management if your high school offers them. You can also join clubs with other like-minded students to help gain experience.
OPTIONS:
- Many business consultants work on their online articles and practice independently. A good judge of your professional experience is also important to graduate.
- Include a part time job in a course you completed in high school. Being a business consultant requires a high school diploma and a practical education.
- Keep in mind that this will vary from state to state. You will be at a much higher level during high school.
- One club related to your field is the future business leaders of america, a nationwide club that likely has a chapter at your school. If it doesn't, you can start your own chapter.
One club related to your field is the future business leaders of america, a nationwide club that likely has a chapter at your school. If it doesn't, you can start your own chapter.
A collage of pictures of actresses and singers. A hair beautician demonstrates a cutting technique on a blond model. kirbie johnson a beauty reporter
OPTIONS:
- talks in front of ramirez tran salon and meets with anh co tran a celebrity hairstylist.
- speaking in a show.
- gives a polished bill to a blond model, tutoring her on how to properly style her hair.
- shows kyla ryksha a hair salon, the salon stands in a building lighted with lights.
talks in front of ramirez tran salon and meets with anh co tran a celebrity hairstylist.
Man is holding a brush and its putting wallpaper on white wall and cutting the edges. The man is unrolling a wallpaper and put the wallpaper on the wall. the wallpaper
OPTIONS:
- is being peeled and showed is blue color.
- stops showing and the man is taking pictures.
- is in a black plate and belt the carpet.
- is perfectly stuck on the wall in an office.
is perfectly stuck on the wall in an office.
Two men stand and discuss in a gym with weight racks. the weight lifter
OPTIONS:
- lifts the machine and the man grabs wrist and becomes upset.
- lifts his heavy body up and down.
- squats down to show proper stance when lifting.
- enters the gym with a barbell.
| squats down to show proper stance when lifting. |
Q: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
'What a Wonderful World' is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as 'George Douglas') and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a producer and Weiss as a composer / performer). Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The publishing for this song is controlled by Memory Lane Music Group, Carlin Music Corp. and BMG Rights Management.
A: | who made the song what a wonderful world |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example Input: What did Khan do before Jochi's death in 1226?, Context: Jochi died in 1226, during his father's lifetime. Some scholars, notably Ratchnevsky, have commented on the possibility that Jochi was secretly poisoned by an order from Genghis Khan. Rashid al-Din reports that the great Khan sent for his sons in the spring of 1223, and while his brothers heeded the order, Jochi remained in Khorasan. Juzjani suggests that the disagreement arose from a quarrel between Jochi and his brothers in the siege of Urgench. Jochi had attempted to protect Urgench from destruction, as it belonged to territory allocated to him as a fief. He concludes his story with the clearly apocryphal statement by Jochi: "Genghis Khan is mad to have massacred so many people and laid waste so many lands. I would be doing a service if I killed my father when he is hunting, made an alliance with Sultan Muhammad, brought this land to life and gave assistance and support to the Muslims." Juzjani claims that it was in response to hearing of these plans that Genghis Khan ordered his son secretly poisoned; however, as Sultan Muhammad was already dead in 1223, the accuracy of this story is questionable.
Example Output: sent for his sons in the spring of 1223
Example Input: Who writes a manuscript?, Context: Maas comments further that "A dictation revised by the author must be regarded as equivalent to an autograph manuscript". The lack of autograph manuscripts applies to many cultures other than Greek and Roman. In such a situation, a key objective becomes the identification of the first exemplar before any split in the tradition. That exemplar is known as the archetype. "If we succeed in establishing the text of [the archetype], the constitutio (reconstruction of the original) is considerably advanced.
Example Output: author
Example Input: How old are the people taught by the teacher?, Context: The objective is typically a course of study, lesson plan, or a practical skill. A teacher may follow standardized curricula as determined by the relevant authority. The teacher may interact with students of different ages, from infants to adults, students with different abilities and students with learning disabilities.
Example Output: | different ages
|
Slackness is a collaborative album between acoustic ska vocalist Chris Murray and the New York City ska band The Slackers. Two songs (Running From Safety, Rastaman Rock) also appear on The Slackers and Friends, as different versions. "Rastaman Rock" is renamed to "I Am a Rasta Man" on The Slackers and Friends. The track "Janie Jones" is a cover of a Clash song.
There is more than one artist on the album Slackness.
A: Yes
James Joyce's Women, filmed in 1983, is a 1985 British/Irish period drama film produced by and starring Fionnula Flanagan as writer James Joyce's wife Nora and some of the real women in Joyce's life and fictional women from the writer's novels. The film is based on Fionnula Flanagan's 1977 play "James Joyce's Women".
James Joyce's Women was based on inspirational women.
A: It's impossible to say
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 13 to 24, 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film "The People vs. Larry Flynt" directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film director G. W. Pabst was shown at the festival.
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held for at least 12 days
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Q: AS/NZS 3112 -- The plug pictured on the left, as used in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and many Pacific Island countries, has two flat pins forming an inverted V-shape plus a vertical earthing pin. These flat blades measure 6.35 by 1.6 mm (⁄ by ⁄ in) with the Active and Neutral pins 17.35 mm (⁄ in) long set 30° to the vertical and the vertical Earth pin being 20 mm (0.787 in) in length. The pins are arranged at 120° angles around a common midpoint, with the Active and Neutral centred 7.92 mm (⁄ in) from the midpoint, and the Earth pin centred 10.31 mm (⁄ in) away.
A: | is the nz power plug the same as australia |
IN: What happens next?
How to lower triglycerides
Cut back on sugar.
Simple carbohydrates, such as sugar and foods made with white flour, can increase triglycerides. Generally if it's white, stay away.
OPTIONS:
- Sugar contains the amino acids: methionine, cyanodone, and salicylic acid. Eating low in these three substances can increase triglycerides for many reasons, including increased bone density.
- Lay off cookies, cakes, muffins, white pasta, white bread, candy, etc. High-fructose corn syrup is a serious culprit when it comes to high triglycerides, studies have shown.
- If it's brown, split it into small (1/2) flakes. Berries like raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and apples are most likely to contain triglycerides.
- If it's a vegetable, such as butter, some whole wheat pasta or rice, consider increasing the amount of white flour you cook with it. Foods that contain wheat, such as whole wheat bread, rice, oats, brown rice, and whole wheat pasta, may interact negatively with some studies on foods to lower triglycerides.
OUT: Lay off cookies, cakes, muffins, white pasta, white bread, candy, etc. High-fructose corn syrup is a serious culprit when it comes to high triglycerides, studies have shown.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to use pipe joint compound
Brush the pipe dope onto the pipe or fitting.
Unscrew and remove the lid from the bottle of sealant. Most products will include a small applicator brush on the underside of the cap.
OPTIONS:
- A small abrasion with small holes in the cap will help loosen the wax from the pipe at this point. Be sure not to make drips the first time you're lifting the cap to spray the compound on the pipe, as this can result in uneven joints.
- Use this applicator to smear the liquid sealant liberally onto the threads of the male pipe fitting. Make sure the pipes you're sealing are clean and dry prior to applying pipe dope.
- You will not need this unless you wish to go super commercial. Use your finely-pointed tip to run the brush over the pipe dope.
- After painting the underside of the pipe, use a flathead stiff brush to pick up dust and debris. This process will minimize moisture build-up on the pipes during transport and cleaning.
A: Use this applicator to smear the liquid sealant liberally onto the threads of the male pipe fitting. Make sure the pipes you're sealing are clean and dry prior to applying pipe dope.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to get rid of cucumber beetles
Transplant cucumber plants into the ground instead of planting seeds.
If you grow cucumbers from seed, start them inside. When cucumbers are first sprouting, they are more likely to be permanently damaged by these beetles.
OPTIONS:
- Starting them inside helps them get large enough to be more resilient against these pests. Plant cucumbers with corn and broccoli to discourage the beetles.
- Instead, transplant your cucumbers into a larger pot once the roots are established. An adult cucumber plant will take two to three years to develop.
- Keep them outdoors for at least 2-3 months to develop a strong root system. Plant cucumbers deep in soil.
- Use a trowel to dig holes small enough for cucumber beetles to enter. Place smaller cucumbers or new cucumbers in these holes to keep the soil moist and even, leaving your cucumbers outside to rot.
OUT: Starting them inside helps them get large enough to be more resilient against these pests. Plant cucumbers with corn and broccoli to discourage the beetles.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
A man throwing the frisbee to his dog and the dog catches. one owner
OPTIONS:
- helps to take a frisbee from his dog and with a student of the program his dog splits the frisbee.
- pretends to hit the frisbee.
- does a hand stand a throws the frisbee to his dog, who is able to catch.
- claps about the man who chased the frisbee, and the dog catches the frisbee.
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Answer:
does a hand stand a throws the frisbee to his dog, who is able to catch.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to build brand equity
Position your product or service as unique and reliable.
Brand equity is how your customers recognize that you are different and better than other choices in the marketplace. Companies use brand equity to build customer loyalty.
OPTIONS:
- Knowing the brand for sale can save you a great deal of money, as a brand equity company often uses the same make and model on items in a similar fashion. Hire a mechanic to license your truck.
- Always account for what you sell and what other people are looking for. Create a brand to sell your product or service.
- This means that, when customers decide to buy you that company will build customer loyalty based on your product or service. There is no experience required in building brand equity--that's why you need to build brand equity before branding.
- Loyal customers will buy your product and possibly refer other customers to you. Brand equity is built on your customer's experience with your product if your product or service is reliable, you'll create brand equity.
A: Loyal customers will buy your product and possibly refer other customers to you. Brand equity is built on your customer's experience with your product if your product or service is reliable, you'll create brand equity.
How to read a water meter
Locate your water meter.
Residential water meters can ordinarily be found at the front of the property near the curb or street. They are most often housed in concrete boxes underground with heavy steel covers that are bolted shut and labelled " water " for ease of identification.
OPTIONS:
- You can find a water meter at any home improvement store or electrical outlet or hardware store. Water meters come equipped with a black handles to control current and check pressure.
- The proprietor of a plumbing system made not only will be expecting the water meter immediately, but may provide other useful information as well. It can also serve as a learning tool.
- Some water meters also have refrigerators or an air return unit that you can hook into the electricity system to keep water from escaping. If no refrigerators are located near the water meter, there are usually limited cases near the sprinkler system.
- In an apartment or condominium, the water meters will likely be located in a utility room in the basement or at ground level. They might also be located directly on the building's exterior.
| In an apartment or condominium, the water meters will likely be located in a utility room in the basement or at ground level. They might also be located directly on the building's exterior. |
"22" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth album, "Red" (2012). It was written by Swift along with Max Martin and Shellback. The song was released as the album's fourth single on March 12, 2013. The lyrics describe the joys of being 22 years old.
Shellbackis a frequent collaborator of Taylor Swift. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Véronique Vendell (born Véronique Duraffourd, 21 July 1942) is a French actress. She appeared mainly in French and German productions, but had roles in both Peter Glenville's "Becket" and Sam Peckinpah's "Cross of Iron" and its sequel "Breakthrough".
Veronique Vendell was an actress. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
"Bad Habits" is the lead single by English band The Last Shadow Puppets from their second studio album, "Everything You've Come to Expect". It was released on 10 January 2016 on Domino Records, and is the first release of the band's second period of activity, making it their first single since "My Mistakes Were Made for You" (2008).
Domino Records released all of The Last Shadow Puppets albums. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Michael Corvin (in Hungarian: "Corvin Mihály") is a fictional character from the "Underworld" series. He also appears in the novelizations of these films. He is portrayed by Scott Speedman in the first two films and by Trent Garrett through motion capture and prosthetics in "". He is the first Vampire/Lycan Hybrid from the mythos.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
Scott Speedman, was the first actor requested by the director to play Michael Corvin in the first "Underworld" film. | It's impossible to say |
New Hampshire Route 153 is a 50.566 mi secondary north–south highway in Strafford and Carroll counties in eastern New Hampshire. The southern terminus is in Farmington at New Hampshire Route 11. The northern terminus is in Conway village (town of Conway) at New Hampshire Route 16 and New Hampshire Route 113.
Can we infer the following?
New Hampshire has 153 north-south highways.
Options are: a. Yes. b. It's impossible to say. c. No.
The answer is: | b. |
Manchester City Football Club is a football club in Manchester, England. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club moved to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923.
Ardwick Association Football Club was once known as St. Mark's.
A: Yes
"The Aristocrats" (also called "The Debonaires" or "The Sophisticates" in some tellings) is a taboo-defying off-color joke that has been told by numerous stand-up comedians since the vaudeville era. The joke was the subject of a 2005 documentary film of the same name. It received publicity when it was used by Gilbert Gottfried during the Friars' Club roast of Hugh Hefner in September 2001.
The Aristocrats was written either before or during the vaudeville era.
A: Yes
Fred Berger (born May 10, 1981) is an American film producer who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2016 musical "La La Land", for which he also won the 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture.
Fred Berger likes to produce action films
A: | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Ex Input:
London, England (CNN) -- Pat Croce is a man on a mission -- a mission to find his all time favorite pirate. The highly successful businessman, who rose from being a trainer in the locker room to president of one of the most storied franchises of the NBA, is on a quest to find the body of English explorer Sir Francis Drake, who was buried out at sea more than 400 years ago. Sir Francis Drake was an adventurer and a true pirate of the 16th century. Drake is credited with being the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. He led several voyages, many of them aimed at capturing Spanish territories and taking their treasure. While he made enemies with Spain, he enchanted Queen Elizabeth I, who is believed to have fondly called him "my pirate".English explorer Sir Francis Drake was buried at sea 400 years agoBusinessman Pat Croce is on a mission to find his coffinCroce says he's found the wreckage of two ships scuttled near where Drake was buried
Questions:It's not just Drake's business brain that _ has a high regard for, but also his rise from commoner to knighthood -- a journey not too distant from Croce's own. (A) London (B) England (C) CNN (D) Pat Croce (E) NBA (F) English (G) Francis Drake (H) Drake (I) Englishman (J) Spanish (K) Spain
Ex Output:
(D)
Ex Input:
On Monday celebrities and fans alike shared their support for Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce, as she introduced her new identity to the world. The former decathlete graced the cover of Vanity Fair in a white satin basque with the words 'call me Caitlyn' printed across it. She is already being hailed as a figurehead for the transgender community and is set to receive the Arthur Ashe courage award at this year's ESPYs. However, a transgender activist believes that the reality star's announcement won't do anything to help increase understanding or acceptance in Britain. Steph Holmes, 62, from Darwen, Lancashire, began her transition journey ten years ago and completed her reassignment surgery just two years ago.Transgender activist Steph Holmes is underwhelmed by Vanity Fair coverShe says Caitlyn Jenner's photoshoot won't help transgender people in UKBut retired teacher applauds her coming out and speaking openly
Questions:In her shoot for Vanity Fair, _ debuted the results of her surgical procedures, including ten hours of facial feminisation surgery and her 36D breast implants. (A) Caitlyn Jenner (B) Bruce (C) Vanity Fair (D) Arthur Ashe (E) ESPYs (F) Britain (G) Steph Holmes (H) Darwen (I) Lancashire (J) UK
Ex Output:
(A)
Ex Input:
So you're in your mid-twenties and you’re thinking of your next holiday. You want somewhere that’s going to be packed with culture but you also want nightlife and fine dining for a reasonable price. That’s the impossible dream, right? Turns out Ibiza is just that place and it must be doing something right; it’s got a strong celeb following with Rita Ora, Mariah Carey, Naomi Campbell, Kim Kardashian and Kate Moss all being visitors this summer. Thomson are now getting you in on the action with their new Scene holidays - the perfect way to experience the best of the wild and the luxury in locations that range from far flung and closer to home such as Thailand, Mexico, Ibiza and Croatia.The island shifts from a tranquil escape to a party place like no otherRita Ora, Mariah Carey and Kim Kardashian were all visitors this summerMailOnlineTravel visits some of Ibiza's famous hotspots and reveals all
Questions:Follow in _’s footsteps and catch a short ferry from Ibiza to Formentera Island for a blissful day of pure relaxation. (A) Ibiza (B) Rita Ora (C) Mariah Carey (D) Naomi Campbell (E) Kim Kardashian (F) Kate Moss (G) Thomson (H) Scene (I) Thailand (J) Mexico (K) Croatia (L) MailOnlineTravel
Ex Output:
| (C)
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: (CNN) The first face-to-face meeting between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sealed with a bear hug Monday, as the two leaders looked to publicly underscore their new found friendship. Speaking after their meeting in the White House Rose Garden, Trump recalled his previous campaign pledge, that if elected, India would have a true friend in the White House. "And that is now exactly what you have -- a true friend," said Trump. Declaring the official meeting a success, Trump went on to describe the relationship between India and the United States as having "never been stronger, has never been better."Two leaders issued a joint statement after first face-to-face meetingTrump: Relations have "never been better"
Questions:"Fears that _ would not be an ally to India, like at least three of his predecessors, have proved unfounded." (A) US (B) Donald Trump (C) Indian (D) Narendra Modi (E) White House Rose Garden (F) India (G) White House (H) United States
A: | (B) |
(Q).
Concepts from science and nature are filled with our language's common phrases , idioms and spoken expressions. The unbelieving expression "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle" has its origin in bitter disbelief over Darwin's writings on evolution. These colourful expressions bring spice to our language. Yet certain well-used phrases from science are just plain wrong! Some are obvious, yet we use them anyhow. For example, a person who acutely shakes her head and says " A watched pot never boils" while you are waiting second after tiring second for test results to arrive or job offers to come in knows that if she sat down and watched a pot containing water on a stove over high heat for long enough, the water will eventually boil. However, a few phrases have less obvious scientific inaccuracies. Here are a few for you to consider. Once in a blue moon: This poetic phrase refers to something that occurs extremely rarely. A blue moon is the term commonly used for a second full moon that occasionally appears in a single month of our solar-based calendars. The problem with the phrase, however, is that blue moons are not so rare. They happen every few years at least, and can even happen within months of each other when the 29.5-day lunar cycle puts the full moon at the beginning of any month but February. The usage of "blue moon" as the second full moon in a month dates back to a 1937 Marine Farmer's Almanac . But before that, blue moons meant something slightly different. Typically, 12 full moons occur from winter solstice to the next winter solstice, but occasionally a fourth full moon in a season could be observed . In such a case, one of the four full moons in that season was known as "blue" Where there's smoke, there's fire: The phrase means that if something looks wrong, it likely is wrong. But let's step back. Do you always have to have fire if you see smoke? Answering that first requires defining 'fire" , Merriam--Webster's first definition of fire is " the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame and... According to the passage, the blue moon _ . A) appears at the beginning of a month B) gains its modern meaning before 1937 C) presents itself quite frequently sometimes D) can never be seen by people in February
(A).
C
(Q).
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to meet me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, scared to look at each other. Soon, we lost the shyness and started playing with each other, bike riding to each other's house and having sleepovers. In 7thgrade she was going through family problems. However, every summer we would always sit at each other's house and watch movies on TV and talk about all the boys we liked. It was last year when I noticed the problem. She suffered from clinical depression , and had to go to a hospital during the day. I was very sorry for her at first. But with the late night calls, and meeting each other halfway up the street at midnight, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend left her, and I knew I still cared about her like a sister. Yesterday she came to me and said this. "I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me from cutting myself; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my problems. You didn't know this but I was trying to kill myself that very night you called me and I was crying. I owe you so much, and you didn't even know you were helping me. " We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never give up your friends. Even if they aren't as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need someone there. If you leave them, you will only be very sorry. So if friends need you, and you care for them, you should be always there for them. What would have happened to her friend if the author had not cared about her? A) She would have lost her new best friend. B) She would have killed herself that night. C) She would have run away from her family. D) She would have stayed in hospital for a long time.
(A).
B
(Q).
He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move. "What's the matter, Schatz?" "I've got a headache." "You better go back to bed." "No. I'm all right." "You go to bed. I'll see you when I'm dressed." But when I came downstairs he was dressed, sitting by the fire, looking a very sick and miserable boy of nine years. When I put my hand on his forehead I knew he had a fever. "You go up to bed," I said, "You're sick." "I'm all right," he said. When the doctor came he took the boy's temperature. "What's is it?" I asked him. "One hundred and two." Downstairs, the doctor left three different medicines in different colored capsules with instructions for giving them. One was to bring down the fever, another a purgative , the third to overcome an acid condition. The germs of influenza can only exist in an acid condition, he explained. He seemed to know all about influenza and said there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic(;) of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia . Back in the room I wrote the boy's temperature down and made a note of the time to give the various capsules. "Do you want me to read to you?" "All right. If you want to, " said the boy. His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes. He lay still in the bed and seemed very detached(;)from what was going on. I read aloud from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates ;but I could see he was not following what I was reading. "How do you feel, Schatz?" I asked him. "Just the same, so far," he said. I sat at the foot of the bed and read to myself while I waited for it to be time to give another capsule. It would have been natural for him to go to sleep, but when I looked up he was looking at the foot of the bed, looking very strangely. "Why don't you try to sleep? I'll wake you up for the medicine." "I'd rather stay awake." After a... From the story we know that the boy kept tight control over himself because _ . A) he did not want to be a bother to others B) he wanted to recover quickly so that he could go hunting with his father C) he was afraid that he would die if he lost control over himself D) he thought he was going to die and he must show courage in the face of death
(A).
| D |
Côte d'Ivoire's President Laurent Gbagbo promulgated new election laws on July 14, including the creation of an independent electoral commission to oversee the presidential vote, which is slated for October 30.
[1]. yes
[2]. no
Question: Can we infer the following?
New elections in Côte d'Ivoire will take place on July 14. | [2]. |
Given the rationale, provide a reasonable question and answer. Step-by-step reasoning process: Fire and oxygen together can cause an explosion. Explosion can happen when starting a fire near oxygen.
The question and answer: | When starting a fire near oxygen what can happen?
Options:
- warmth
- chaos
- unpredictable
- disaster
- explosion
The answer is explosion |
Losing a baby tooth can be fun for a kid. You can put it under your pillow and look forward to finding some money there in the morning. And then you can watch your new permanent tooth grow in its place. But if a permanent tooth falls out, that's a problem. There isn't another one under the gum that can replace it. Unfortunately, this happens to some older people. And if permanent teeth fall out-or need to be pulled-an older person might need dentures. Dentures, known as false teeth, are a set of replacement teeth for any teeth that are missing. There are partial dentures, which take the place of only a few teeth and prevent the others from changing position. If all the teeth are gone, the person would need complete dentures, which replace every tooth in the mouth. Dentures can cause pains at first and take little time to get adjusted to. They also need special care. They should be brushed daily with a special denture brush and cleanser and soaked in denture solution when not in the mouth. Dentures are important for older folks because, without teeth, it's hard to smile, talk, and eat properly. But it can be a little _ if you see someone take out his or her dentures. It can also be strange to see someone, like a grandparent, without dentures in because he or she won't have any teeth. Try not to make fun of the person because this could cause hurt feelings. People usually lose their permanent teeth due to periodontal disease, or gum disease, which is caused by bacteria that attacks the gums. Diseased gums aren't strong and healthy, so teeth can get loose and fall out. Older people often have many cavities that have been filled over the years, and these fillings can weaken over time, leading to more tooth decay. If one of your baby teeth falls out, you_. A) should have a false tooth fixed in its place B) have to put it under your pillow at once C) will gain a permanent tooth in future D) can exchange it for some money
| C |
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Problem:In the Philippines, the Philippine ZIP code is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost) to simplify the distribution of mail. While in function it is similar to the ZIP code used in the United States, its form and usage are quite different. The use of ZIP codes in the Philippines is not mandatory, however it is highly recommended by Philpost that they be used. Also, unlike American ZIP codes, the Philippine code is a four-digit number representing two things: in Metro Manila, a barangay within a city or city district (as in the case for Manila), and outside Metro Manila, a town or city. Usually, more than one code is issued for areas within Metro Manila, and provincial areas are issued one code for each town and city, with some rare exceptions such as Dasmariñas, which has three ZIP codes (4114, 4115, and 4126) and Los Baños, which has two ZIP codes (4030 and 4031 for the University of the Philippines Los Baños).
Solution: | what is a postal code in the philippines |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Input: Consider Input: In association football, a substitute is a player who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. Substitutions are generally made to replace a player who has become tired or injured, or who is performing poorly, or for tactical reasons (such as bringing a striker on in place of a defender). Unlike some sports (such as American football, ice hockey or Kabaddi), a player who has been substituted during a match may take no further part in it.
Output: can you substitute an injured player in soccer?
Input: Consider Input: 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).
Output: can you castle after you have been checked?
Input: Consider Input: Trinidad and Tobago entered qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Fourth Round and was drawn into Group C with Guatemala, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United States. The team would finish second in Group C with a total of 11 points to qualify for the Hexagonal. However, they would finish in sixth place in the final round with only 6 points, even though they eliminated the United States from World Cup contention with a 2--1 victory in the final match.
| Output: did trinidad and tobago qualify for the world cup 2018?
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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.
Q: A table of contents usually includes the titles or descriptions of the first-level headers, such as chapter titles in longer works, and often includes second-level or section titles (A-heads) within the chapters as well, and occasionally even third-level titles (subsections or B-heads). The depth of detail in tables of contents depends on the length of the work, with longer works having less. Formal reports (ten or more pages and being too long to put into a memo or letter) also have a table of contents. Within an English-language book, the table of contents usually appears after the title page, copyright notices, and, in technical journals, the abstract; and before any lists of tables or figures, the foreword, and the preface.
A: | do you include the title page in a table of contents? |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
A timeshare (sometimes called vacation ownership) is a property with a divided form of ownership or use rights. These properties are typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each owner of the same accommodation is allotted their period of time. The minimum purchase is a one-week ownership, and the high-season weeks demand the higher prices. Units may be sold as a partial ownership, lease, or 'right to use', in which case the latter holds no claim to ownership of the property. The ownership of timeshare programs is varied, and has been changing over the decades to accommodate the changing needs of the vacationing public who prefer timeshare ownership to the more conventional forms of accommodations such as resorts, hotels and motels. | who owns the property in a time share estate |
How to file for legal separation in indiana<br>Confirm your spouse has not already filed for divorce. If your spouse has already filed for divorce, you cannot file for a legal separation. You will either need to get your spouse to reverse their decision or agree to proceed with the divorce.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
If your spouse filed for divorce first, you cannot remarry. | It's impossible to say |
Teacher: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Solution: is house tax and property tax are same
Reason: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
Now, solve this instance: Limbic system -- The limbic system is a set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus, immediately beneath the cerebrum. It has also been referred to as the paleomammalian cortex. It is not a separate system but a collection of structures from the telencephalon, diencephalon, and mesencephalon. It includes the olfactory bulbs, hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala, anterior thalamic nuclei, fornix, columns of fornix, mammillary body, septum pellucidum, habenular commissure, cingulate gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus, entorhinal cortex, and limbic midbrain areas.
Student: | is the hippocampus located in the limbic system |
This page is a list of present-day bridges over the River Seine and its channels, sorted by département, and then sorted from downstream to upstream. After each bridge is listed the name of the communes which it links together, with the one on the right bank of the river given first. The list does not include bridges over its tributaries.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
After each bridge is listed the name of the communes which it links together in alphabetical order.
Choices: * Yes. * It's impossible to say. * No. | No |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
[EX Q]: In his 17 seasons at Anfield, Gerrard won a total of two FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup, one FA Community Shield and one UEFA Super Cup. He was named in the PFA Team of the Year a record eight times, the UEFA Team of the Year and FIFA World XI three times, was named PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2006 and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 2009 and came second to Kenny Dalglish in a Liverpool fan poll of '100 Players Who Shook The Kop' in 2008. Despite collective and individual success, Gerrard never won the Premier League, finishing runner-up with Liverpool on three occasions. He joined Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy in July 2015, spending one-and-a-half seasons there before retiring on 24 November 2016.
[EX A]: how many premier league titles does steven gerrard have
[EX Q]: In a legislature, a special session (also extraordinary session) is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session. This most frequently occurs in order to complete unfinished tasks for the year (often delayed by conflict between political parties), such as outlining the government's budget for the next fiscal year, biennium, or other period. Special sessions may also be called during an economic downturn in order to cut the budget. In other cases, a special session may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster.
[EX A]: when would an emergency session of congress be held
[EX Q]: Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers using wireless networks. The most common types of wireless security are Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WEP is a notoriously weak security standard. The password it uses can often be cracked in a few minutes with a basic laptop computer and widely available software tools. WEP is an old IEEE 802.11 standard from 1999, which was outdated in 2003 by WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA was a quick alternative to improve security over WEP. The current standard is WPA2; some hardware cannot support WPA2 without firmware upgrade or replacement. WPA2 uses an encryption device that encrypts the network with a 256-bit key; the longer key length improves security over WEP. Enterprises often enforce security using a certificate-based system to authenticate the connecting device, following the standard 802.1 X.
[EX A]: | the original wireless network privacy and protection standard for wi-fi was known as
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>Ans< spend money
>Question< If you want to buy you must what?
Options:
- spend money
- go shopping
- paying
- have in mind
- a shop
>CoT< Buying involves expenditure. Expenditure is met by spending money.
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>Ans< germany
>Question< Where might one be unrestricted on a superhighway?
Options:
- semi-truck
- city
- germany
- america
- computer network
>CoT< At germany, people are not restricted on superhighway.
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>Ans< bowling alley
>Question< Where would you enjoy a beer while throwing heavy spheres toward ten white objects?
Options:
- bowling alley
- hockey game
- sporting event
- croquet
- fridge
>CoT< Bowling alley is where the game of bowling is played. The heavy sphere is called a ball. The ten white objects are called pins. Ball and pins are used in bowling.
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>Ans< show
| >Question< When musicians give exceptional performances you've seen a great what?
Options:
- band
- opera
- show
- fine tune instruments
- ball
>CoT< A show means some performance like musicians. Great shows means exceptional performances.
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What needs to decrease before pituitary growth hormone can increase in the blood?, Context: In addition to the negative consequences of sleep deprivation, sleep and the intertwined circadian system have been shown to have strong regulatory effects on immunological functions affecting both the innate and the adaptive immunity. First, during the early slow-wave-sleep stage, a sudden drop in blood levels of cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine induce increased blood levels of the hormones leptin, pituitary growth hormone, and prolactin. These signals induce a pro-inflammatory state through the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1, interleukin-12, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma. These cytokines then stimulate immune functions such as immune cells activation, proliferation, and differentiation. It is during this time that undifferentiated, or less differentiated, like naïve and central memory T cells, peak (i.e. during a time of a slowly evolving adaptive immune response). In addition to these effects, the milieu of hormones produced at this time (leptin, pituitary growth hormone, and prolactin) support the interactions between APCs and T-cells, a shift of the Th1/Th2 cytokine balance towards one that supports Th1, an increase in overall Th cell proliferation, and naïve T cell migration to lymph nodes. This milieu is also thought to support the formation of long-lasting immune memory through the initiation of Th1 immune responses.
cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine
What shouldn't be much of a worry?, Context: Vinyl records can be warped by heat, improper storage, exposure to sunlight, or manufacturing defects such as excessively tight plastic shrinkwrap on the album cover. A small degree of warp was common, and allowing for it was part of the art of turntable and tonearm design. "wow" (once-per-revolution pitch variation) could result from warp, or from a spindle hole that was not precisely centered. Standard practice for LPs was to place the LP in a paper or plastic inner cover. This, if placed within the outer cardboard cover so that the opening was entirely within the outer cover, was said to reduce ingress of dust onto the record surface. Singles, with rare exceptions, had simple paper covers with no inner cover.
A small degree of warp
Who was not a count, Baldwin or John Softsword?, Context: After his coronation, John moved south into France with military forces and adopted a defensive posture along the eastern and southern Normandy borders. Both sides paused for desultory negotiations before the war recommenced; John's position was now stronger, thanks to confirmation that the counts Baldwin IX of Flanders and Renaud of Boulogne had renewed the anti-French alliances they had previously agreed to with Richard. The powerful Anjou nobleman William des Roches was persuaded to switch sides from Arthur to John; suddenly the balance seemed to be tipping away from Philip and Arthur in favour of John. Neither side was keen to continue the conflict, and following a papal truce the two leaders met in January 1200 to negotiate possible terms for peace. From John's perspective, what then followed represented an opportunity to stabilise control over his continental possessions and produce a lasting peace with Philip in Paris. John and Philip negotiated the May 1200 Treaty of Le Goulet; by this treaty, Philip recognised John as the rightful heir to Richard in respect to his French possessions, temporarily abandoning the wider claims of his client, Arthur.[nb 4] John, in turn, abandoned Richard's former policy of containing Philip through alliances with Flanders and Boulogne, and accepted Philip's right as the legitimate feudal overlord of John's lands in France. John's policy earned him the disrespectful title of "John Softsword" from some English chroniclers, who contrasted his behaviour with his more aggressive brother, Richard.
| John Softsword
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State Route 204 (SR 204) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in Hancock County. It runs from State Route 3 in Trenton, passing State Route 184 in Lamoine, and ending at the intersection with Seal Point and Marlboro Beach roads. The route is 6.5 mi long.
Can we infer the following?
State Route 204 will be destroyed by a hurricane in 2020 | It's impossible to say |
A bully is a person who enjoys hurting other people. A bully can hurt people with words or by hitting them. 85% of children in the UK have been bullied at least once. How can I tell if a person is a bully? He or she will... * try to find your weak point--perhaps you are shy, nervous or easily made worried. * make fun of you in front of your friends. * borrow money then won't pay you back. What can I do if a bully bothers me? * Tell the bully to leave you alone. * Do not be afraid to ask other people for help, even though the bully tells you not to. * Do not feel ashamed because you have been bullied. You have done nothing wrong! The bully should feel ashamed. * Do not believe the bad things a bully says about you. What should I do if I see a bully bothering someone? * Help people who are being bullied, even though you don' t know them. * Be a friend to people who are bullied. * Tell a teacher if you see bullying. * Tell bullies to stop, Sometimes bullies are afraid, too. Why do some people become bullies? Some bullies... * have never learnt to think about other people' s feelings. * don' t like themselves, so they are sad. They think they will be happy if they make another person sad. * have been bullied themselves by other bullies. Can bullies change? . Yes! Bullies can change when they learn to think about other people' s feelings. Sometimes bullies must be punished before they understand. Sometimes, bullies just need friends. If you see a bully bothering your friends, you should _ . A) leave them alone B) help them stop the bully C) make them ashamed D) tell them they are wrong
B
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It pays to be smart. We are not all smart in the same way. Youmaybe a talented musician, but you might not be a good reader . Each of us is different . Psychologists have two different views on intelligence .Others believe there are many different intelligence .Some psychologists say there is one type of intelligence that can be measured with IQ tests .These psychologistssupport their view with research that concludes that people who dowell on one kind of test for mental ability do well on other tests .They do well on tests using words , numbers or pictures. They do well on individual orgroup tests , and written or oral tests .Those who do poorly on one test , do the same on all tests . Studies of the brain show that there is a biological basis for general intelligence . The brain waves of people with higher intelligence show a quicker reaction .Some researchers conclude that differences in intelligence resultfrom differences in the speed and effectiveness of information processing by the brain . Howard Gardner , a psychologist at the Harvard School of Education , has four children .He believes that all children are different and shouldn't be tested by one intelligence test .Although Gardner believes general intelligence exists , he doesn't think it tells much about the talents of a person outside of formal schooling .He think that the human mind has different intelligences .These intelligences allow us to solve the kinds ofproblems we are presented with in life .Each of us has different abilities within these intelligences .Gardner believes that the purpose of school should be to encourage development of all of our intelligences . Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning general intelligence ? A) Intelligent people do not do wellongrouptests . B) Most intelligent people do well on the intelligence tests . C) Intelligent people do better on written tests than on oral tests . D) People doing well on one type of intelligence test do well on other tests .
D
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The phrase "live, love and laugh" was one my cousin Roger lived by every day of his life. Even in his sickness, he found the positive in what some would see as a negative situation. He enjoyed life. He loved to laugh and most importantly, he lived life to the absolute fullest. He loved to travel, learning new things about different people and their culture. Roger was born and raised in Alabama, and he then moved to Buffalo, New York where he lived for many, many years until he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, his final resting place. Whether his travels were long visits or short visits, large cities or small towns, his favorite souvenir item was T-shirt. Everywhere he went he would buy a T-shirt to remind him of his travels. Every T-shirt he owned had a story behind it that he would share with others. As long as he was laughing, living and traveling, he was happy. He loved everybody he came in contact with and everybody loved him. The old saying, "He never met a stranger", definitely applied to Roger and his life. His last few years of life were in and out of the hospital at least 10~15 days a month, sometimes more. Two weeks before he passed away, I spoke with him on the phone, and even then he managed to tell jokes about life. I know he left this world happily; he refused to allow anything or anyone to hold him down, even his severe illnesses. He was definitely a model to look up when it comes to not allowing any situation to keep you from moving forward in life. I will forever miss his smile and his love for life. My cousin Roger knew the true meaning of the phrase "live, love and laugh". What the author's purpose in writing this passage? A) To feel pity for Roger. B) To encourage readers to help others. C) To encourage readers to be positive all the time. D) To show that health is the most important thing.
C
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Seven species of carp native to Asia have been introduced into United States waters in recent decades, but it's four in particular-bighead, black, grass and silver-that worry ecologists, biologists, fishers and policymakers alike. Introduced in the southeast to help control weeds and parasites in aquaculture operations, these fish soon spread up the Mississippi River system where they have been crowding out native fish populations not used to competing with such aggressive invaders. The carps' presence in such numbers is also harming water quality and killing off sensitive species. Asian carp are strong to jump over barriers such as low dams. They lay hundreds of thousands of eggs at a time and spread into new habitat quickly and easily. Also, flooding has helped the fish expand into previously unattainable water bodies. And fishers using young carp as live bait have also helped the fish's spread, as they have boats going through locks up and down the Mississippi. The federal government considers the Asian carps to be annoying species and encourages and supports "active control" by natural resources management agencies. Federal and state governments have spent millions in tax dollars to prevent the carp from making their way into the Great Lakes, but an underwater electric fence constructed to keep them out has not worked as well as hoped, and policymakers are reviewing other options now. In the meantime, state and federal agencies are monitoring the Mississippi and its branches for Asian carp and testing various barrier technologies to prevent their further spread. For instance, the National Park Service is cooperating with the state of Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources to construct new dams that are high enough to prevent Asian carp from jumping over. The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee has funded DNA monitoring in potentially affected water bodies whereby researchers can determine whether the troublesome fish are present just by the biological footprints they leave behind.... It is suggested from the passage that _ . A) aquaculture operations are dangerous to the water bodies B) scientific technology is useless in preventing Asian carp spreading C) both the state and the individuals can make efforts to keep out Asian carp D) Asian carp have successfully invaded the Mississippi and the Great Lakes
| C
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A tree branch out when its first growing.
This justifies what answer for what question? Q & A: | What happens on a tree when its first growing?
Options:
- fall down
- branch out
- cast shadow
- provide shelter
- make tables
branch out |
Westminster, Ellesmere Port is a suburb of the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. It is located to the north of the town centre and it is the location of the M53 motorway. Westminster is famous for its terraced houses and the Joseph Groome Towers, three thirteen-storey tower blocks built as public housing . It is also known as the wezzy.
Westminster is famous for being located to the north of town center. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
"Dangerous" is a song by American electronic music project Big Data, from their debut EP "1.0" (2013) and their debut studio album "2.0" (2015). It features American indie rock band Joywave, with vocals being performed by the band's lead singer Daniel Armbruster.
Big Data did not produce any albums in 2007. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
The Office is a British mockumentary sitcom, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious Wernham Hogg Paper Company. Gervais also stars in the series, playing the central character, David Brent.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant wrote and directed The Office based on their previous experience of working at Wernham Hogg Paper Company. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
A sequel to " Singam II " ( 2013 ) and the third movie in the " Singam " franchise , it stars Suriya , Anushka Shetty and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles .
Output: | A sequel to " Singam II " ( 2013 ) and the third film in the " Singam film series " , it stars Suriya and Anushka Shetty ( both of whom reprised their roles in the first two films ) , along with Shruti Haasan in the lead roles . |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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.
Chaghcharan also known as Firouzkoh is a town and the capital of Ghor Province in central Afghanistan .
| Chaghchara ̄ n ( Dari-Persian : ) , also called Firuzkoh ( Dari-Persian : ) , is a town and district in central Afghanistan , which serves as the capital of Ghor Province . |
Animals are permitted to enter the UK 6 months later without quarantine as long as they have been treated for ticks, fleas and tapeworms between 24 and 48 hours before boarding the transport that will return the pets to the UK.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Quarantine is compulsory for animals to enter the UK.
Choose your answer from: [-] yes. [-] 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]: 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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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: Archaeologists say they have unearthed the oldest human footprints ever found in North America. The impressions were discovered buried at a shoreline at an archaeological dig site on Calvert Island, British Columbia in Canada. Charcoal in the prints has been radiocarbon dated, giving them an age of 13,200 years old. The finding was made by the Hakai Institute and the University of Victoria, both in British Columbia. Archaeologists Dr Daryl Fedje and Dr Duncan McLaren excavated an area below the high tide line, and found dozens of human footprints that had remained intact in clay. An ancient skeleton found nearly 20 years ago in a river in Washington is related to Native Americans, says a DNA study that could help resolve a long-running dispute over its ancestry.Human footprints were found preserved on Calvert Island in CanadaThey were radiocarbon dated to a remarkable 13,200 years oldIf confirmed they would be the oldest human footprints in North AmericaDiscovery also suggests people once migrated down the coast
Question:'There's no way to get to _ other than watercraft, and that applies to 13,000 years ago as it does today,' Dr McLaren said.
Example Output: Calvert Island
Example Input: Prince Harry found himself at the centre of a group of admiring girls last night, as he enjoyed an evening on the town with Princess Beatrice and his old friend Guy Pelly. The Prince, 30, had spent the day in Staffordshire where he was joined by the Prime Minister at the National Memorial Arboretum. After attending a reception for humanitarian charity MapAction at a private London home, the royal let his hair down with drinks at Ramusake, a hip Japanese-themed bar in upmarket Kensington. The bar, which is famous for its Japanese-themed cocktails, was launching its new GEISHA club night which saw a host of glamorous guests, among them Otis Ferry and Harry's rumoured ex-girlfriend Astrid Harbord, 33, descend for the evening.Harry was seen leaving Kensington bar Ramusake in the early hoursHad enjoyed a night out with old friend Guy Pelly and Princess EugenieAll were attending the launch of a new club night called GEISHAEugenie lives and works in New York but is currently visiting LondonGirls were seen approaching Harry's security in a bid to speak to himOther guests included Otis Ferry and Harry's rumoured ex Astrid HarbordEarlier, Harry had attended a private reception for charity MapAction
Question:_ has long been popular with well-heeled drinkers and has a private member's club and restaurant on the premises as well as a bar.
Example Output: Ramusake
Example Input: (CNN) Since the presidential election, pundits have struggled to explain Donald Trump's upset win. Liberal columnists are united in shock that so many people voted for a man who inflamed racial, ethnic and religious tensions, insulted and mistreated women, and was deemed temperamentally unfit to be president, even by many of his supporters. Conservatives are divided. Conservative columnist Ross Douthat bemoans the "crude genius" that has brought America to the brink of "catastrophe." House Speaker Paul Ryan, who repeatedly denounced Trump during the campaign, now hails Trump's election as a sign that Americans have repudiated "failed liberal progressive policies." But the biggest debates swirl around Trump's appeal to working-class whites. And this appeal represents something far more complicated than either side admits.This was Hillary Clinton's election to lose, says Stephanie CoontzDemocrat was unable to convince voters she was a defender of those left behind, Coontz says
Question:In the 1950s and 1960s, young people didn't have to leave for college, move to another state, or join the military, putting their lives at risk (in sharp contrast to most of their more educated or affluent fellow _), in order to find a job that paid enough to raise a family.
Example Output: | America
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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.
Let me give you an example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
The answer to this example can be: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Here is why: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
OK. solve this:
Two common ways of writing it are sa / vol or SA : V. Either of these say to divide the surface area by the volume .
Answer: | The surface-area-to-volume ratio , also called the surface-to-volume ratio and variously denoted sa / vol or SA : V , is the amount of surface area per unit volume of an object or collection of objects . |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Let me give you an example: 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.
The answer to this example can be: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Here is why: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
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Sleep deprivation is the second most common trigger of seizures. In some cases, it has been responsible for the only seizure a person ever suffers. However, the reason for which sleep deprivation can trigger a seizure is unknown. One possible thought is that the amount of sleep one gets affects the amount of electrical activity in one's brain.
Answer: | can a lack of sleep cause a seizure? |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Let me give you an example: This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
The answer to this example can be: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Here is why: The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
OK. solve this:
In France, the rating is defined by the public tourist board Atout France using a four-star system (plus 'L' for Luxus) which has changed to a five-star system from 2009 on. In South Africa, the Tourist Grading Council of South Africa has strict rules for a hotel types granting up to 5 stars. In India, the classification of hotels is based on two categories such as 'Star' and 'Heritage'. Hotels in India are classified by Hotel and Restaurant Association Classification Committee (HRACC), Ministry of Tourism, India. In New Zealand, hotels and other tourism services are graded by Qualmark, which is owned by Tourism New Zealand, a government organisation.
Answer: | how star rating given to hotels in india |
What was the question for this implicit rationale, and corresponding answer?
Indian ocean is bounded to Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. Indian ocean is right under India, a sub-continent of Asia continent and so, Indian ocean border Asia.
The answer: asia | The question: What does the Indian Ocean border?
Options:
- east
- africa
- asia
- earth
- southern hemisphere |
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) A prehistoric crocodile once roamed the shallow seas of the Middle Jurassic period, crushing prey with its massive jaw and blunt teeth. A British heavy metal icon once roamed the world's stages, piercing his audience's eardrums with his distorted Rickenbacker bass. Thanks to a newly published scientific discovery, the duo is now bound by a name. Lemmysuchus obtusidens: "Absolute monster' Lemmysuchus obtusidens was unveiled in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society earlier this week, after a team of international scientists led by University of Edinburgh paleontologist Michela Johnson found that a prehistoric teleosaur specimen at London's Natural History Museum (NHM) had been misidentified for more than 100 years.A team of scientists with a penchant for hard rock wanted to pay homage to an icon"He was this big old nasty thing": the prehistoric crocodile, that is.
Questions:"Motörhead are one of my favorite bands and since Lemmy died I have been thinking, 'How I can I get something named after _?'. (A) Middle Jurassic (B) British (C) Rickenbacker (D) Lemmysuchus (E) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (F) University of Edinburgh (G) Michela Johnson (H) London (I) Natural History Museum (J) NHM
Example Output: (D)
Example Input: (CNN) -- The movie "Big" is celebrating its 25th anniversary, but the 1988 blockbuster almost didn't become the movie beloved by audiences today. For starters, Tom Hanks originally turned down the lead, writers were seriously considering the title "When I Grow Up," and producers had trouble attaching a director to the picture. "Tom Hanks was my first choice but he said 'no,' " director Penny Marshall told CNN, "and so did everyone else because there were other movies with the same premise. So I decided to go with someone who's a behavioral actor -- Bob DeNiro." The tale of a boy whose diminutive stature prevents him from enjoying what he perceives to be the spoils of maturity makes a wish to be "big" at a carnival, only to wake up the next day as a 30-year-old man.The movie "Big" was released in 1988 and remains a classicRobert DeNiro was originally cast in the Tom Hanks role"Big" went on to receive Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay
Questions:The role required that _ un-learn the societal disciplines of being an adult. (A) CNN (B) Big (C) Tom Hanks (D) When I Grow Up (E) Penny Marshall (F) Bob DeNiro (G) Robert DeNiro (H) Oscar (I) Best Original Screenplay
Example Output: (C)
Example Input: (CNN) A car speeds along a California highway when someone pulls up, then opens fire. It happened Saturday morning along Interstate 80 in Richmond, just like it's happened up to five other times since November in the same place. California Highway Patrol spokesman Daniel Hill described each of these shootings as targeted, meaning the gunmen likely weren't aiming at just any vehicle and that all drivers shouldn't fear being shot. Still, the dangers are obvious not just to those who have been shot or could be shot in the future. No one wants to cruise 65 mph along a highway and have bullets pelt the car next to them, which might slam into them with the driver wounded and possibly incapacitated.A man dies after someone drives up alongside his Jeep, shoots him, and his vehicle flips overThis is one of several similar incidents since November along a stretch of Interstate 80 in northern California
Questions:The _'s driver was ejected and pronounced dead by responding firefighters around 1:43 a.m. (4:43 a.m. (A) California (B) Interstate (C) Richmond (D) California Highway Patrol (E) Daniel Hill (F) Jeep
Example Output: | (F)
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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
You may be wondering, how can a glacier get so big? Why does it move? These are both good questions. In the winter months, precipitation falls as snow. This solid form of water builds up on the ground as long as the temperatures stay cold enough. As the temperature rises, the snow starts to melt. The frozen water changes state back into a liquid state. Nearer the poles, summer does not last very long. If the summer is long enough and warm enough, all the snow may melt. This is what typically happens now. The earth was a little cooler 12,000 years ago. As a result, during the summer months, that amount of snow did not melt. It may have only been an inch or so of snow that melted. The following winter, snow fell on top of this left-over snow. This next winters snowfall had a head start. Year after year, the snow that did not melt became thicker and thicker. Inch by inch the snow started to build up. Over many years, layer upon layer of snow compacted and turned to ice. <sep>Do glacier's form quickly?<sep>No, they take many years to form, as they grow inch by inch at a time
| Yes |
Q: Movil Access, a Grupo Salinas company, announced today that Gustavo Guzman will appoint Jose Luis Riera as company CFO of Grupo Iusacell.
Movil Access appoints Jose Luis Riera as CFO.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Q: The contaminated pills included metal fragments ranging in size from "microdots" to portions of wire one-third of an inch long, the FDA said.
The contaminated pills contained metal fragments.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Q: The previous town hall meeting was held to address concerns of the community about a steel plating manufacturing plant that applied to the AQMD for a permit to expand its facilities to increase pollution emissions. Parents and teachers were concerned over the facts that the plant was located directly adjacent to Kennedy Elementary School, and that their children were experiencing high levels of lead, respiratory problems, excessive nose-bleeding, and leukemia.
There is an outbreak of leukemia among children in California.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: | no |
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