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Clive Roberts,a director at ELS Educational Services,says English tests are changing greatly in response to the global growth in the use of English as _ -- the common language used among people with different native languages.For that reason,a lot of new tests are being developed while old tests are being improved to meet the needs of universities and employers worldwide. Changes in language testing "A lot of tests are now delivered online,all four skills are being tested,in some cases,by computer,in particular speaking and writing skills,which are the most difficult to assess on a computer environment,"says Mr.Roberts. Computer testing will reduce the length of time required for testing,because the tests adjust to the test-taker's ability.These computer-adaptive tests also increase accuracy in scoring.Computer-adaptive tests change depending on the test-taker's responses.They can become more or less difficult during the testing session.For this reason,the set of correct answers will be different for each test-taker. Cultural sensitivity Another change to language testing relates to cultural sensitivity.The term refers to material on a test that is based on a certain culture or is hard for test-takers from different cultures to understand. Mr.Roberts says test development companies are now hiring people with intercultural communication backgrounds to review test items.The companies want to make sure the test does not upset test-takers. Proficiency in language Changes to English proficiency tests make them better at measuring the learners' ability.However,Mr.Roberts says the changes may mean the tests are more difficult for some students. "The tests have become more proficiency-oriented.The items are being designed in such a way that they test real-world proficiency and not simply sort of an artificial environment or a specific set of skills that are taught in a classroom.So a lot of authentic texts,a lot of authentic listening passages are being used." The changes mean students have to be able to understand... Which words can best describe the new English tests? A) More accurate but easier. B) Less practical but harder. C) Better but harder. D) Less popular but easier.
C
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Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a poor working-class neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. But Hell's Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their making fun of him, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor. Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls -- and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. "I wasn't a good actor, but I had a driving need to do something different with my life," he says. He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a waiter. " My father said, 'Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter.' "But Moresco kept working at his chosen career. Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a killing. Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain of Hell's Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother's killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay. His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing Crash, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept trying. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see hard lives in modern America. Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three -- Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing... Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17? A) He wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise. B) His girlfriend did not allow him to do this. C) He was afraid of being laughed at. D) He had no talent for acting.
(Answer)
C
Ques: In earliest times, men considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries of nature. Some ancient people believed that lightning and thunder were the weapons of the gods. In reality, lightning is a flow of electricity formed high above the earth .A single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million light bulbs. The American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, was the first to show the connection between electricity and lightning in 1752.In the same year he also built the first lightning rod . This device protects buildings from being damaged by lightning. Modern science has discovered that one stroke of lightning has a voltage of more than 15 million volts .A flash of lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers, and travel at a speed of 30 million meters per second . Scientists judge that there are about 2, 000 million flashes of lightning per year. Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year. In the United States alone it kills an average of one person every day. The safest place to be in case of an electrical storm is in a closed car.Outside, one should go to low ground and not get under trees.Also, one should stay out of water and away from metal fences.Inside a house, people should avoid open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things. With lightning, it is better to be safe than sorry! Which of the following is NOT true? A) In the US about one person per day dies from lightning. B) The Empire State Building frequently gets hit by lightning. C) Swimming during a thunderstorm is a good idea. D) A closed car is the best place to be during an electrical storm.
Ans: C
Not all think laughter is the best medicine, but it seems to help.So scientists carried on a new study of diabetes patients who were given a good dose of humor for a year to prove it. Researchers divide 20 high-risk diabetic patients into two groups.Both groups were given standard diabetes medicine.Group L viewed 30 minutes of humor of their choice, while Group C, the control group, did not.This went on for a year of treatments. By two months into the study, the patients in the laughter group had lower level of the hormones epinephrine , considered to cause stress, which is known to be deadly.After the 12 months, _ rises 26 percent in Group L but only 3 percent in Group C.In another measure, C-reactive proteins, a maker of heart disease, drop 66 percent in the laughter group but only 26 percent in the control group. "The best doctors believe that there is a physical good brought about by the positive emotion, happy laughter," said study leader Lee Berk of Loma Linda University.And other research has found that humor makes us more hopeful.Still, more study is needed, Berk said.The research by Berk found that humor can bring about similar changes in body chemistry, which was proved in the new study.The research result will be presented this month at the meeting in the US.Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows that laughter causes the inner lining of blood vessels to expand, increasing blood flow in a way thought to be healthy. "Lifestyle choices have an important effect on health and these are choices which we and patients should pay attention to, rather than prevention and treatment," Berk said in a statement this week. After 12 months into the study, _ . A) C-reactive proteins increase 66 percent in Group C B) the level of the hormones epinephrine stays the same in both groups C) the level of the hormones epinephrine has dropped D) C-reactive proteins reduced 66 percent in Group L
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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What needs to happen first to trigger a warning?, Context: Lead fusible plugs may be present in the crown of the boiler's firebox. If the water level drops, such that the temperature of the firebox crown increases significantly, the lead melts and the steam escapes, warning the operators, who may then manually suppress the fire. Except in the smallest of boilers the steam escape has little effect on dampening the fire. The plugs are also too small in area to lower steam pressure significantly, depressurizing the boiler. If they were any larger, the volume of escaping steam would itself endanger the crew.[citation needed]
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Lament is the seventh studio album by British new wave band Ultravox, released in the UK on 6 April 1984. It was the last album featuring original drummer Warren Cann until the band's reunion album "Brilliant" in 2012. The album peaked at #8 on the UK album chart and was certified Gold by the BPI in June 1984 for 100,000 copies sold. It also reached #25 in Germany and #115 in the United States.
Lament is the third studio album. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
In the fall of 1997, Elton John set out on tour to promote his latest album "The Big Picture" with the Big Picture Tour. The album was a commercial success reaching No. 9 on the US "Billboard" 200 and No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart. The 1997 tour started off in North America and ended in Europe.
Elton John sold no albums. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
The Appalachian IMG Sports Network was founded in 2007 as Appalachian ISP Sports Network. It is a group of 17 radio stations that carry Appalachian State University sports. The flagship station is WKBC-FM 97.3 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. When ISP Sports was bought by IMG Worldwide subsidiary, IMG College, in 2010, the network switched to its current name.
The Appalachian IMG Sports Network was founded more than 6 years ago. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century. The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the French and Indian War led to the American Revolution, which began in 1775, and the subsequent Declaration of Independence in 1776. The war ended in 1783 with the United States becoming the first country to gain independence from a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, with the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, being ratified in 1791 to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century, acquiring new territories, displacing Native American tribes, and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848. During the second half of the 19th century, the Civil War led to the abolition of slavery. By the end of the century, the United States had extended into the Pacific Ocean, and its economy, driven in large part by the Industrial Revolution, began to soar. The Spanish -- American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a global military power. The United States emerged from World War II as a global superpower, the first country to develop nuclear weapons, the only country to use them in warfare, and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed in the Space Race, culminating with the 1969 moon landing. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the world's sole superpower.
Student: | how old is the united state of america |
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 earliest signs of people on Jamaica are the remains of the Arawak, an AmerIndian society that originated on the north coast of South America. Arawak peoples migrated to various Caribbean islands, arriving in Jamaica by the beginning of the eighth century. They were peaceful and lived by "slash-and-burn" farming. For meat, they bred pigs and ate iguana, both native to the island. They were highly skilled in such manual activities as thatching and weaving. In fact, the hammock was an AmerIndian invention that remains with us today; it is an object which, more than any other, evokes an image of a warm sunny day on a tropical isle. The Arawak left a legacy of paintings in places such as Runaway Caves near Discovery Bay, and shards of pottery found at their settlements near Nueva Sevilla and Spanish Town have added a little to our knowledge about them. Over 200 Arawak sites have been identified, and it is said that when the Spanish arrived in Jamaica there were approximately 100,000 Arawak living on the island. They called Jamaica "Xaymaca" ("land of wood and water"). Columbus and the Arrival of Europeans Columbus first arrived in Jamaica on 5 May 1494 at Discovery Bay, where there is now a small park in his honor. He stayed for only a few days but returned in 1502, landing here when the ships of his fleet became unserviceable; he waited at St. Ann's Bay for help to arrive from Cuba. After the death of Columbus in 1505, Jamaica became the property of his son Diego, who dispatched Don Juan de Esquivel to the island as Governor. Esquivel arrived in 1510 and created a base called Nueva Sevilla near St. Ann's Bay, from which he hoped to colonize the rest of the island. The Spanish immediately began subjugating the Arawak population, many of whom died under the yoke of oppression and of diseases carried by the Europeans. A number of them committed suicide rather than live the life created for them by the Spanish. The site of Nueva Sevilla proved to be unhealthy and mosquito-ridden, and in 1534 the Spanish founded Villa de la Vega, today known as Spanish Town. Pig breeding was the main occupation of these early settlers, but they also planted sugar cane and other crops that required large numbers of laborers. The number of Arawak had already fallen dramatically, so the Spanish began to import slaves from Africa to work the land; the first Africans arrived in 1517. <sep>For approximately how many years were the Arawak on Jamaica before the arrival of the Europeans?<sep>About 6 centuries
A: No
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Q: The protagonist Preetam ( ( ( Ganesh , on a visit to Eva Mall amidst a heavy wind , spots a pretty girl , Nandini . While staring at her , he inadvertently falls into a manhole . Nandini rescues him from the pit , but in the process loses her heart-shaped watch she had just bought . While accompanying his mother to Madikeri , Preetam confronts a man named Jaanu . Jaanu , who has been following Nandini , beats up Preetam thinking that he is in love with Nandini . Preetam , unaware that Jaanu has vowed not to allow any one near Nandini , trashes Jaanu and his gang in return . In Madikeri , Preetam meets Nandini unexpectedly . He identifies himself and expresses his love towards her and offers to tie the watch as an indication for their marriage . Nandini , who is already engaged rejects his request . Still , Preetam vows to marry Nandini if she meets him again . In the meantime , Preetam discovers that his host in Madikeri , Col. Subbayya is Nandini's father , who is pretty much deaf , and Nandini's marriage is a just a week away . Dejected , Preetam throws Nandini's heart-shaped watch away . But Nandini calls him over the phone and taunts him to return . Delighted , Preetam goes in search of her watch and brings it back . While searching it , he spots a rabbit , Which he calls Devadas , and brings it along with him . Since Nandini's friends are due to arrive from Mumbai for the marriage , Preetam takes Nandini to the railway station . The train from Mumbai is delayed by five hours , so Nandini and Preetam decide to visit a nearby hill-temple . <sep>What happened when Preetam unexpectedly ran into Nandini in Madikeri?<sep>He gave her the rabbit
A: No
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Q: The digestive system is the body system that digests food. It digest food in two ways, mechanically and chemically. Both help in the process of turning food into nutrients. The digestive system also eliminates solid food waste. The major organs of the digestive system include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and small and large in- testines. These organs all work together to help you gain energy from the food you eat. Digestion starts in the mouth. When food is swallowed, it travels through the esophagus to the stomach. In the stomach, digestion continues and a small amount of absorption of nutrients takes place. Most chemical digestion and nearly all absorption of nutrients take place in the small intestine. This organ consists of three parts: duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. The large intestine is the last stop in the digestive system. This is where water is absorbed. The food not digested is released as waste. <sep>What does the digestive system do?<sep>Fights Diseases
A: | 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.
Input: Consider Input: what race is mentioned first?, Context: NASCAR (headquartered in Daytona Beach) begins all three of its major auto racing series in Florida at Daytona International Speedway in February, featuring the Daytona 500, and ends all three Series in November at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Daytona also has the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race weekend around Independence Day in July. The 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the world's most prestigious endurance auto races. The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and Grand Prix of Miami have held IndyCar races as well.
Output: Daytona 500
Input: Consider Input: What is needed to gain strength?, Context: The Armed Forces are today funded by approximately $20.1 billion annually and are presently ranked 74th in size compared to the world's other armed forces by number of total personnel, and 58th in terms of active personnel, standing at a strength of roughly 68,000, plus 27,000 reservists, 5000 Rangers, and 19,000 supplementary reserves, bringing the total force to approximately 119,000. The number of primary reserve personnel is expected to go up to 30,000 by 2020, and the number of active to at least 70,000. In addition, 5000 rangers and 19,000 supplementary personnel will be serving. If this happens the total strength would be around 124,000. These individuals serve on numerous CF bases located in all regions of the country, and are governed by the Queen's Regulations and Orders and the National Defence Act.
Output: The number of primary reserve personnel is expected to go up
Input: Consider Input: What is a bed?, Context: Wood has always been used extensively for furniture, such as chairs and beds. It is also used for tool handles and cutlery, such as chopsticks, toothpicks, and other utensils, like the wooden spoon.
| Output: furniture
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A joint survey by two conservation groups, World Conservation Union and the World Wildlife Fund, says the black rhino population has risen to over 3,600. That is an increase of 500 animals over the last two years.
Can we say the following?
Two conservation groups have increased the black rhino population.
no
NUCOR, the leading US steel mini-mill group is to greatly expand production capacity at a plant in Crawfordsville, Indiana which has shaken up the industry by its use of a radical, new technology.
Can we say the following?
The new thin-casting process shook up the steel industry.
no
As Fiat shows off its robot-controlled inventory stacks in glossy advertisements and IBM switches off the lights in its automated warehouse in Greenock, it is clear that this Cinderella operation has a new set of high-tech glad rags.
Can we say the following?
Fiat, in particular, uses robots for inventory management.
yes
The group, along with a broad coalition of disarmament, environmental, peace, and religious organizations, expects the boycott to put pressure on French companies to exert their economic influence and encourage Chirac to end all nuclear weapons testing.
Can we say the following?
International pressure is exerted to end French nuclear tests.
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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Smirking social-media pundits knock the new host for her controversial views on vaccines.
Twitter is needling Jenny McCarthy.
Soon after the announcement that the outspoken TV personality was joining the panel on ABC's The View, the micro-blogging site became swarmed with snark from entertainment industry jokers and media mavens alike.
Jokes mostly focused on the 40-year-old mom's controversial views on vaccines. She has claimed that a vaccination triggered her son's autism, medical evidence to the contrary. Here are some choice tweets:
Congrats ABC for hiring vaccine crank Jenny McCarthy for her "outrageous … fresh POV," bc actual medical science is so stale and dull — James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) July 15, 2013
@MoRocca Unlike her kids, who are immune to nothing #idiautism — David Kenniston (@Vertigo_Shtick) July 15, 2013
"Congrats to Jenny McCarthy on The View! We're proud to have one of our best allies in such a prominent position." - communicable disease — Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) July 15, 2013
Why WOULDN'T parents take vaccination tips from somebody whose favorite joke is "I paid for my fake breasts" (LOL)? Congrats Jenny McCarthy! — Julie Klausner (@julieklausner) July 15, 2013
"Hmm. Child killers, child killers. Is John Wayne Gacy …? Not female. Susan Smith? Out of the demo. Ooh! Jenny McCarthy!" -The View casting — Julie Klausner (@julieklausner) July 15, 2013
The View, Brought to You by the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella. — Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) July 15, 2013
In honor of Jenny McCarthy, The View's cast will spend their next episode interdicting donated vaccine shipments and lighting them on fire — Kevin Lincoln (@KTLincoln) July 15, 2013
ABC and the View should be ashamed of themselves. Jenny McCarthy deserves to be on some History conspiracy show, not network television. — Harry Enten (@ForecasterEnten) July 15, 2013 ||||| NEW YORK — Less than a week after Elisabeth Hasselbeck said her goodbyes after 10 years on "The View," another divisive blond has joined the daytime talk show.
On Monday, Barbara Walters confirmed the rumors that Playboy model-turned-anti-vaccine-crusader Jenny McCarthy would officially become a co-host on "The View" when it launches its 17th season on Sept. 9.
"We love her because she's fun and uninhibited and opinionated enough to help us begin the latest chapter in 'The View' history," Walters said on the air of McCarthy, who has made 17 appearances on the show, including eight as a guest co-host.
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"Uninhibited" and "opinionated" are certainly two ways of describing McCarthy, but her detractors are more likely to use harsher language.
Though she launched her own little-watched talk show on VH1 in February, McCarthy has remained in the spotlight — and come under fire — in recent years thanks mostly to her support for the discredited theory that childhood vaccinations cause autism.
It's a stance that could prove more controversial than anything the conservative Hasselbeck or her liberal colleague Joy Behar ever said on "The View."
Watched by some 3 million viewers a day — most of them women, many of them mothers — the show is known for spirited conversations about hot-button issues, and there are few topics as heated as the vaccine debate. Though it's unlikely the subject will come up every day, or even very often, the mere fact that McCarthy is being given a national platform is enough to worry some of her critics.
"I think a network hiring a homicidal maniac, giving her a forum in front of people who have young children and are impressionable, is the most irresponsible thing I've heard of in a long time," said Michael Specter, a New Yorker magazine staff writer and author of the book, "Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives."
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McCarthy wasn't always so polarizing. A 1994 Playmate of the Year, she rose to fame as co-host of the MTV dating show "Singled Out," where her raunchy sense of humor and buxom blond looks made her popular with men and women alike.
After leaving that program, she dabbled in TV and film roles until 2005, when her son, Evan, was diagnosed with autism. A self-styled "mother warrior," McCarthy has since written several books about the disorder and remains perhaps the best-known celebrity advocate of the theory tying autism to vaccinations.
She is president of Generation Rescue, a nonprofit group that supports this view, and has also publicly defended Andrew Wakefield, the former doctor who authored the 1998 journal article suggesting a link between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. The paper, largely responsible for sparking present-day fears over vaccinations, has since been retracted, and Wakefield barred from practicing medicine in the United Kingdom.
McCarthy's association with the anti-vaccine movement is so strong that there is even a website, "The Anti-Vaccine Body Count" (originally titled "The Jenny McCarthy Body Count") charting the number of deaths due to preventable diseases since 2007, when McCarthy first began to speak out on the subject.
"McCarthy has been a leading and very prominent proponent of the concept that vaccines are somehow causally related to the development of autism in children," said Dr. William Schaffner, chair of the department of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University. "From the point of view of the scientific and the public health community and clinical family doctors and pediatricians, that concept simply is false."
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While a willingness to say outlandish things is virtually a prerequisite for co-hosts on "The View," McCarthy's position on the vaccine issue has already made her hiring the subject of fierce criticism.
Last week, as reports surfaced that McCarthy was in talks with ABC, Slate science writer Phil Plait encouraged readers to contact the network and urge executives not to hire her. A similar letter-writing campaign was initiated by Every Child By Two, a nonprofit founded by former first lady Rosalynn Carter to raise awareness about childhood vaccines.
McCarthy may be that rare person who can unite forces on both sides of the political spectrum: Last week, both the left-leaning website Salon and the conservative magazine Commentary ran pieces characterizing her as a public health threat.
While their pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears at the Disney-owned network, the online backlash against McCarthy was swift and furious Monday. |||||
| The View has, apparently, traded one controversial blonde for another. As expected, Jenny McCarthy was officially named as Elisabeth Hasselbeck's replacement on the daytime talk show yesterday; she'll start appearing as co-host Sept. 9. But quite a few people are less than pleased that McCarthy has been given such a huge platform from which to air her well-known belief that childhood vaccines cause autism, the Los Angeles Times reports. One author and critic describes McCarthy as "a homicidal maniac" and the View audience as "impressionable" moms with young kids—a bad combination, in his opinion. Indeed, when McCarthy's hiring was rumored, at least two anti-McCarthy letter-writing campaigns to ABC were organized, and both left- and right-leaning media decried her as a threat to public health. Clearly, the efforts were in vain. After McCarthy was confirmed, Twitter exploded with snark; the Hollywood Reporter has a roundup of reactions. |
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: On February 10, 2017, ABC renewed Grey's Anatomy for a fourteenth season.
Output: is season 13 of grey's anatomy the last?
Input: Consider Input: The 2018 United States elections will mostly be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections will take place in the middle of Republican President Donald Trump's term. All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested. 39 state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
Output: are all house of representatives up for election at the same time?
Input: Consider Input: The chain was founded in 1996 by brothers Richard and Jeffrey Feinstein. It consisted of eight stores when it was acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond in 2007. Its primary competitor was Babies ``R'' Us.
| Output: is buy buy baby connected to bed bath and beyond?
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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".
Input: Consider Input: Relying on an animal to come by is risky. A flower may have to wait a long time for the right animals to come by. What if one never passes close enough to the flower? Hoping the wind will blow is also risky for a plant. What if the wind does not blow? What if the blowing pollen does not land on another flower? The wind could even blow the pollen over the ocean where it is wasted. Giving free nectar is costly. It is not a good use of the plants energy. A plant uses a lot of energy to produce nectar. Some animals may just drink the nectar. They may not carry off any pollen in return. To improve their chances, plants evolved special traits. For example, they developed ways to hide their nectar. Only certain animals were able to get at the plants hidden nectar. These specific animals might be more likely to visit only flowers of the same species. This was also a benefit for some animals. Animals also evolved special traits to get to the nectar. <sep>What do some plants provide that entices animals to visit them?<sep>Photosynthesis
Output: No
Input: Consider Input: Dr. Benjamin Stone is a hotshot young surgeon who longs to leave the drudgery of a Washington , D.C. emergency room and finally leaps at his chance at more money and less death as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills . On his last day , Ben's relationship with his co-workers is presumed to be anything but a warm one . None of his colleagues will join him for a drink and a cake in his honor has an iced portion of the phrase `` Good riddance , asshole '' sliced out . Ben's cross-country drive in a 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster is interrupted when he crashes in the rural hamlet of Grady , South Carolina . The crash damages the fence of local Judge Evans , who sentences him to community service at a nearby hospital . Ben offers to pay for the fence , but the stern judge increases his community service each time he talks back . Defeated , he reports to the hospital , where Nurse Packer humbles him by ordering him to clock in and out , as would a factory worker . Though upset , Ben quickly makes friends with Mayor Nick Nicholson , the town cafe's proprietor/head waitress , and Melvin , the local mechanic tasked with repairing Ben's car . Ben soon finds his clinic work to be much more laid-back than the emergency room . He has simple cases such as spots before the eyes , fishing hook impalings , and even reading mail for a young illiterate couple , whose baby he later delivers . The experience also humbles Ben when he mistreats a case of mitral valve regurgitation leading to late cyanosis in the child . <sep>Where did Judge Evans live?<sep>Grady, South Carolina
Output: Yes
Input: Consider Input: An atom is the very smallest particle that still the elements properties. All the atoms of an element are alike. They are also different from the atoms of all other elements. For example, atoms of gold are always the same. It does not matter if they are found in a gold nugget or a gold ring. All gold atoms have the same structure and properties. For example, all gold atoms contain 79 protons. One of golds unique properties is that it is a great conductor of electricity. Gold is a better conductor of electricity than copper. Gold is more rare and expensive than copper. Copper is used in house wiring. Gold is far too expensive. <sep>How is gold different from copper?<sep>Gold is more expensive and rarer than copper
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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: The mahi-mahi (/ˈmɑːhiːˈmɑːhiː/) or common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called dorado and dolphin, it is one of two members of the Coryphaenidae family, the other being the pompano dolphinfish.
A: is mahi-mahi a type of dolphin?
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Q: For nearly all models of induction cooktops, a cooking vessel must be made of, or contain, a ferromagnetic metal such as cast iron or some stainless steels. However, copper, glass, non magnetic stainless steels, and aluminum vessels can be used if placed on a ferromagnetic disk which functions as a conventional hotplate.
A: does cast iron work on induction stove top?
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Q: In a simple case such as an object resting upon a table, the normal force on the object is equal but in opposite direction to the gravitational force applied on the object (or the weight of the object), that is, N = m g (\displaystyle N=mg) , where m is mass, and g is the gravitational field strength (about 9.81 m/s on Earth). The normal force here represents the force applied by the table against the object that prevents it from sinking through the table and requires that the table is sturdy enough to deliver this normal force without breaking. However, it is easy to assume that the normal force and weight are action-reaction force pairs (a common mistake). In this case, the normal force and weight need to be equal in magnitude to explain why there is no upward acceleration of the object. For example, a ball that bounces upwards accelerates upwards because the normal force acting on the ball is larger in magnitude than the weight of the ball.
A: | is the normal force on a body always equal to its weight?
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Write the next sentence in the following story.
How to change the theme of the swype keyboard from the swype for iphone app
Activate the keyboard on your iphone.
Open up a text box where you need to type a text-based item.
It doesn't have to be a text message, but just something where text can be entered, is all it needs to be.
Options are:
(a). Find your text box, open it, and place a 3 centimeter number in the area in the center. You can also try entering your name and password.
(b). Type a text message for your beginner keyboard. If it is large-you can type below the box, but if it is smaller, then use mime or pearson keyboard.
(c). Tap and hold for a few seconds on the swype button. You'll see three additional options.
(d). Tap a blank space that's approximately to the right of the keyboard. Find the space you'd like to change text.. The answer should be | (c). |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
PROBLEM: The letterhead on correspondence still bears the Bexar County Legal Aid name, even though the organization is no longer. Texas Rural Legal Aid - known for its fearless and sometimes controversial advocacy of the poorest of the poor - last week took over four other corporations serving the legal needs of the indigent in Southwest Texas, including the one in Bexar County. The new 68-county legal aid organization has yet to be named and stretches from El Paso to Corpus Christi, Harlingen to Austin. The leader for the super-sized law firm has big plans. "I'm more interested in looking at what we as advocates can do to address the serious problems of poverty than the number of cases we close," said David Hall, the TRLA executive director. In the Rio Grande Valley, Hall's attorneys set up separate groups to assist small-business owners and residents with low-interest loans and legal representation. They also operate a legal arm that assists migrant workers from Texas to Kentucky. Now, Hall said, he wants to make services to the poor more efficient by working with law students who will handle less complicated legal matters, allowing licensed attorneys to take more "high impact" cases to court. "What we need to do is handle cases as efficiently as we can, leveraging the amount of time of the lawyer that goes in there and maximizing the number of people that they can help at one time," Hall said. His plan is to place the 110 attorneys on staff in teams working on specialized legal issues. He wants to expand the law clinic it already has with St. Mary's University Law School to involve students at the University of Texas Law School. The law students at St. Mary's interview potential clients, assist them with filling out legal documents and answer the telephones for the legal hotline, freeing up TRLA lawyers to handle the complicated cases, Hall said. By the end of September, Hall said all the attorneys working with the poor in the 68county area will be placed on the same computer network so they can pass cases to the best available attorneys. Last year, board members on the former Legal Aid of Central Texas and Bexar County Legal Aid resisted the merger, saying that the mergers were done illegally and without the input of board members. They also argued that Hall's litigious style hampered their ability to garner funds from Congress. TRLA generated controversy in 1996, when its attorneys challenged the rights of 800 military personnel to vote in Val Verde County elections by absentee ballot after a former Ku Klux Klan member won a county commissioner post. Brendan Gill, the former executive director of the Bexar County group, said he has since come to see the merger as a positive move for South Texas. "I always knew there were good points to merging, just as I knew that there were bad points," Gill said. <sep>What are the functions of Hall's firms in the Rio Grand Valley?<sep>Addressing the serious problems of poverty
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont in America: Their Friendship and Their Travels edited by Oliver Zunz, translated by Arthur Goldhammer (University of Virginia Press; 2011) 698 pages; Includes previously unpublished letters, essays, and other writings Du systeme penitentaire aux Etats-Unis et de son application en France (1833) - On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application to France, with Gustave de Beaumont. De la democratie en Amerique (1835/1840) - Democracy in America. It was published in two volumes, the first in 1835, the second in 1840. English language versions: Tocqueville, Democracy in America, trans. and eds., Harvey C. Mansfield and Delba Winthrop, University of Chicago Press, 2000; Tocqueville, Democracy in America (Arthur Goldhammer, trans.; Olivier Zunz, ed.) (The Library of America, 2004) ISBN 978-1-931082-54-9. L'Ancien Regime et la Revolution (1856) - The Old Regime and the Revolution. It is Tocqueville's second most famous work. Recollections (1893) - This work was a private journal of the Revolution of 1848. He never intended to publish this during his lifetime; it was published by his wife and his friend Gustave de Beaumont after his death. Journey to America (1831-1832) - Alexis de Tocqueville's travel diary of his visit to America; translated into English by George Lawrence, edited by J-P Mayer, Yale University Press, 1960; based on vol. V, 1 of the OEuvres Completes of Tocqueville. L'Etat social et politique de la France avant et depuis 1789 - Alexis de Tocqueville Memoir On Pauperism: Does public charity produce an idle and dependant class of society? (1835) originally published by Ivan R. Dee. Inspired by a trip to England. One of Tocqueville's more obscure works. Journeys to England and Ireland 1835 <sep>What work did Tocqueville never intend to publish during his lifetime?<sep>Recollections
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: Alexander earned the epithet "The Great" due to his unparalleled success as a military commander. He never lost a battle, despite typically being outnumbered. This was due to use of terrain, phalanx and cavalry tactics, bold strategy, and the fierce loyalty of his troops. The Macedonian phalanx, armed with the sarissa, a spear 6 metres (20 ft) long, had been developed and perfected by Philip II through rigorous training, and Alexander used its speed and maneuverability to great effect against larger but more disparate Persian forces. Alexander also recognized the potential for disunity among his diverse army, which employed various languages and weapons. He overcame this by being personally involved in battle, in the manner of a Macedonian king. In his first battle in Asia, at Granicus, Alexander used only a small part of his forces, perhaps 13,000 infantry with 5,000 cavalry, against a much larger Persian force of 40,000. Alexander placed the phalanx at the center and cavalry and archers on the wings, so that his line matched the length of the Persian cavalry line, about 3 km (1.86 mi). By contrast, the Persian infantry was stationed behind its cavalry. This ensured that Alexander would not be outflanked, while his phalanx, armed with long pikes, had a considerable advantage over the Persian's scimitars and javelins. Macedonian losses were negligible compared to those of the Persians. At Issus in 333 BC, his first confrontation with Darius, he used the same deployment, and again the central phalanx pushed through. Alexander personally led the charge in the center, routing the opposing army. At the decisive encounter with Darius at Gaugamela, Darius equipped his chariots with scythes on the wheels to break up the phalanx and equipped his cavalry with pikes. Alexander arranged a double phalanx, with the center advancing at an angle, parting when the chariots bore down and then reforming. The advance was successful and broke Darius' center, causing the latter to flee once again. When faced with opponents who used unfamiliar fighting techniques, such as in Central Asia and India, Alexander adapted his forces to his opponents' style. Thus, in Bactria and Sogdiana, Alexander successfully used his javelin throwers and archers to prevent outflanking movements, while massing his cavalry at the center. <sep>Why was Alexander considered a military leader of unparalleled success?<sep>Being outnumbered
SOLUTION: | No
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Detailed logic: A cabinet is used to store things. One can store packaged nails in a cabinet as it would not hurt anyone.
cabinet
Question for this logic: Where would you put nails if they are already packaged?
Options:
- pocket
- container
- cabinet
- jar
- store
Logic ==> People get annoyed when you tell them to become a vegetarian. Non vegetarians dont like when someone tell them to become vegetarian so they gets annoyed.
annoyance
Question ==> If you keep telling many people about being a vegetarian what do you risk becoming?
Options:
- annoyance
- accomplish
- intoxicated
- emotional distress
- notoriety
** To make an idea a reality, one needs to work hard. To make something reality, you need to do hard work.
work hard
** I love to see an idea become a reality. In order to accomplish that, I must do what?
Options:
- think
- work hard
- do about
- study
- patent
Detailed logic: Riding bike provides pleasure. The beach had a pathway for riding bike that gives pleasure and brought along peacefully cruising.
pleasure
Question for this logic: The beach had a pathway for riding bike, peacefully cruising along brought many what?
Options:
- enjoyment
- pleasure
- falling down
- anger
- get somewhere
Logic ==> Playing chess involves two children. Playing chess is a game acivity.
play chess
Question ==> What's a good game activity for two children to do together?
Options:
- reach over
- running
- play chess
- watch television
- listen to music
Logic ==> Anything and everything is an English idiomatic phrase. Everything means all the things there ever are.
everything
Question ==> | Sometimes it seems like government wants to control anything and what?
Options:
- washington d.c
- everything
- all of us
- country
- capitol building |
John Martin Thompson (1829–1907) was a lumberman and civic leader, born in the old Cherokee Nation prior to removal in what is now Cass County, Georgia, USA. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Thompson, a South Carolinian of Scottish descent, and Annie Martin, a mix blood Cherokee. She was the daughter of Judge John Martin, the first Chief Justice of the Cherokee Nation.
Can we infer the following?
John Martin Thompson's grandfather was a full-blood Cherokee
OPT:
(1). Yes.
(2). It's impossible to say.
(3). No.
The answer is: | (2). |
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: The size of a matrix is defined by the number of rows and columns that it contains. A matrix with m rows and n columns is called an m × n matrix or m-by-n matrix, while m and n are called its dimensions. For example, the matrix A above is a 3 × 2 matrix.
A: | how to write the dimensions of a matrix |
Barbara Niven (born February 26, 1953) is an American actress and producer, best known for her performances in Lifetime movies and television roles in "", "One Life to Live", and "Cedar Cove". Niven also had the leading role in the independent film "A Perfect Ending" (2012).
Can we infer the following?
Barbara Niven was the star in "One Life to Live" and "Cedar Cove", both Lifetime movies. | It's impossible to say |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Boaty McBoatface Prepares For First Antarctic Mission
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The remotely operated underwater research vessel known as Boaty McBoatface is preparing for its first research mission — an expedition into "some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth."
Boaty McBoatface, of course, was the moniker that emerged triumphant in an online poll meant to name the newest research ship in the U.K.'s Natural Environment Research Council fleet. But the council opted to overrule the will of the people, and named the ship the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough instead.
As a consolation gesture, however, a smaller autonomous underwater vehicle was named Boaty McBoatface. So the name lives on — albeit in a way that makes less sense, because a submersible vehicle isn't actually a boat. (Subby McSubface, anybody?)
The RRS Sir David Attenborough is still under construction, but Boaty McBoatface is already on the job.
The British Antarctic Survey explains that the submersible will be investigating "an abyssal current of Antarctic Bottom Water along the Orkney Passage," as part of an expedition that begins Friday.
Antarctic Bottom Water is cold and dense, and its movement contributes to ocean circulation worldwide, the BAS writes. Boaty McBoatface will gather information on the intensity of turbulence in the Orkney Passage — information that could help improve climate change models.
"One of the most surprising features of the climate change that we are currently experiencing is that the abyssal waters of the world ocean have been warming steadily over the last few decades," professor Alberto Naveira Garabato wrote in the press release. "Establishing the causes of this warming is important because the warming plays an important role in moderating the ongoing (and likely future) increases in atmospheric temperature and sea level around the globe."
The BBC notes that there are actually three Boaty McBoatfaces:
"The name covers a trio of vehicles in the new Autosub Long Range class of underwater robots developed at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre (NOC). "These machines can all be configured slightly differently depending on the science tasks they are given. "The one that will initiate the 'adventures of Boaty' will head out of Punta Arenas, Chile, on Friday aboard Britain's current polar ship, the RRS James Clark Ross."
The U.K.'s National Oceanography Centre has designed a cartoon version of Boaty McBoatface to help teach children about marine research. According to The Guardian, a full-size, inflatable version of the submersible will "travel to events across the country." ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Prof Russell Wynn explains the workings of Boaty McBoatface
The yellow submarine named Boaty McBoatface is set to leave for Antarctica this week on its first science expedition.
The robot is going to map the movement of deep waters that play a critical role in regulating Earth's climate.
Boaty carries the name that a public poll had suggested be given to the UK's future £200m polar research vessel.
The government felt this would be inappropriate and directed the humorous moniker go on a submersible instead.
But what many people may not realise is that there is actually more than one Boaty. The name covers a trio of vehicles in the new Autosub Long Range class of underwater robots developed at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre (NOC).
These machines can all be configured slightly differently depending on the science tasks they are given.
The one that will initiate the "adventures of Boaty" will head out of Punta Arenas, Chile, on Friday aboard Britain's current polar ship, the RRS James Clark Ross.
The JCR will drop the sub into a narrow, jagged, 3,500m-deep gap in an underwater ridge that extends northeast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Referred to as the Orkney Passage, this is the gateway into the Atlantic for much of the "bottom-water" that is created as sea-ice grows on the margins of the White Continent.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Prof Mike Meredith: A quarter of all Antarctic bottom-water is exported through Orkney Passage
Frozen floes will cool and densify the water immediately below them, and this then generates a current that slides into the abyss to eventually move northwards. And in traversing the Orkney Passage, the bottom-water can feed the "great ocean conveyor" - the relentless system of deep circulation that helps redistribute all the heat energy that has built up in the climate system.
Boaty's mission will be to survey conditions in the passage.
Scientific moorings anchored in the area already gather some data, but the robot's mobility and autonomy means it can now build a full, three-dimensional picture of what's happening many hundred of metres below the surface.
Image copyright NERC/BAS Image caption The JCR will eventually be replaced by the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Scientists have good evidence that the bottom-water is warming. Quite why is not clear but it could have major implications, says Prof Mike Meredith from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
"One of these is sea-level rise because if you make water warmer obviously it expands and that pushes the sea level up," he told BBC News.
"But it also has relevance for benthic ecosystems. So, the animals that live on the seabed can typically cope well with low temperatures but not all of them can cope with changes in temperatures. The fact that this water has been getting warmer may have significant consequences for these animals."
Image caption Bottom-water is generated at the margin of the continent and then spills north into the Atlantic
The recorded warming could be the result of a change in the way the deep current is moving through the passage. If there is greater turbulence as the bottom-water flows over the jagged terrain, it might be mixing more warm water downwards. Boaty will have a probe on its nose to assess this.
"There are 'rapids' and 'waterfalls' that are occurring within the channels and valleys that surround underwater mountains in the passage," explained Dr Eleanor Frajka-Williams from Southampton University.
"Boaty is going to make measurements within these 'streams' and 'rivers' of the smallest-scale motions to try to understand how that water is being changed as it leaves the formation regions around Antarctica and then spreads out over the world's oceans."
Image copyright NERC/NOC Image caption The Autosub LR class of vehicles is beginning full science operations after successful sea trials
And while this particular robot is hard at work in the Southern Ocean, its two siblings back in Southampton are being prepared for their own expeditions.
Scientists are queuing up to use them, and to exploit their ability to autonomously patrol the oceans for weeks, even months, on end.
"Having three Boaty vehicles in the fleet means we can cover a much wider range of environments and geographic locations than we could with just one," said NOC's Prof Russell Wynn.
"So, one vehicle might be going out to Antarctica and surveying around and under the ice; another might be going to the deepest parts of the ocean, down to 6km; and another might be doing something more applied in, for example, the North Sea.
"We're getting lots of proposals and it's great that we can meet that demand," he told BBC News.
The Dynamics of the Orkney Passage Outflow (DynOPO) expedition is a collaboration between BAS, the University of Southampton and NOC.
Image copyright NERC/NOC Image caption Public outreach campaigns will be built around the future work of the subs
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| Boaty McBoatface is going into action. The remotely operated underwater research vessel will be undertaking its first research mission as part of an Antarctic expedition that starts Friday, NPR reports. The submersible, of course, was named Boaty McBoatface after that name won an online poll that was supposed to pick the name of a new UK research ship. The UK decided to name that ship the RRS David Attenborough instead, but gave the Boaty name instead to a trio of underwater vehicles, the BBC reports. It's one of those vehicles that will be heading to the Orkney Passage to study Antarctic Bottom Water, looking at its movement and turbulence in an effort to improve climate change models. |
Mosaics is an album by Mark Heard, released in 1985 on Home Sweet Home Records. According to the liner notes in "Ashes and Light", this album was recorded first but delayed by the record company who wanted the less rock-oriented "Ashes" released first. Consequently, this was the first album recorded in Heard's own Fingerprint Recording Studio.
The album was made by the artist mark heard OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
The Mt. Kinka Ropeway (金華山ロープウェー , Kinkazan Rōpuwē ) is Japanese aerial lift line in Gifu, Gifu. This is the only line Gifu Kankō Ropeway (岐阜観光索道 , Gifu Kankō Sakudō ) operates. The company belongs to Meitetsu Group. The line, opened in 1955, climbs Mount Kinka, linking Gifu Park and Gifu Castle.
The Mt. Kinka Ropeway was opened before 1965 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Gwen Graham running for Governor Former US Rep. Gwen Graham announced Tuesday, May 2, 2017 that she is running for governor at Carol City park in Miami Gardens. Emily Michot Miami Herald × SHARE COPY LINK Former US Rep. Gwen Graham announced Tuesday, May 2, 2017 that she is running for governor at Carol City park in Miami Gardens. Emily Michot Miami Herald
the agent i aged 26 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
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For the third year in a row, the world’s richest tech-billionaire-turned-nerd-philanthropist hosted an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit.
As in the past, Gates’s AMA session was very popular, generating more than 5,000 questions and comments and overloading Reddit’s servers at least twice.
The founder of Microsoft and current co-chair of the nonprofit Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation answered approximately 30 questions on a wide range of topics, including climate change, the future of technology, virtual currency, his pets, and what it’s like to drink water made from human waste (no different than regular water, he says — we’ll just take his word for that).
Here are some of the highlights.
1. One of the first questions Gates tackled is whether technology is making us all dumber. (The unsurprising answer? No.):
Technology is not making people less intelligent. If you just look at the complexity people like in Entertainment you can see a big change over my lifetime. Technology is letting people get their questions answered better so they stay more curious.
It turns out that Gates is a Breaking Bad fan. Well, duh.
2. You know what does make Bill Gates feel stupid? Not being able to speak a foreign language.
I took Latin and Greek in High School and got A’s and I guess it helps my vocabulary but I wish I knew French or Arabic or Chinese. I keep hoping to get time to study one of these — probably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for awhile but didn’t keep it up. Mark Zuckerberg amazingly learned Mandarin and did a Q&A with Chinese students — incredible.
We’re pretty sure that just made Zuck’s day.
3. Here’s what Mr. Bill thinks technology will look like 30 years from now:
There will be more progress in the next 30 years than ever. Even in the next 10, problems like vision and speech understanding and translation will be very good. Mechanical robot tasks like picking fruit or moving a hospital patient will be solved. Once computers/robots get to a level of capability where seeing and moving is easy for them then they will be used very extensively.
One project I am working on with Microsoft is the Personal Agent which will remember everything and help you go back and find things and help you pick what things to pay attention to. The idea that you have to find applications and pick them and they each are trying to tell you what is new is just not the efficient model — the agent will help solve this. It will work across all your devices.
4. Gates also weighed in on the new holographic glasses his former company unveiled last week:
The HoloLens is pretty amazing. Microsoft has put a lot into the chips and the software. It is the start of virtual reality. Making the device so you don’t get dizzy or nauseous is really hard — the speed of the alignment has to be super super fast. It will take a few years of software applications being built to realize the full promise of this.
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He did not offer an opinion as to whether this device finally makes Microsoft ‘cool’, however.
5. The single greatest thing that has improved life in poor countries? Vaccines, says Gates.
Being able to grow up healthy is the most basic thing. So many kids get infectious diseases and don’t develop mentally and physically. I was in Berlin yesterday helping raise $7.5B for vaccines for kids in poor countries. We barely made it but we did which is so exciting to me!
Read More ||||| Hi Reddit, I’m Bill Gates and I’m back for my third AMA. Ask me anything.
I’m back for my third AMA. I’m happy to talk about anything. Philanthropy, technology, what it’s like to drink water made from human waste... (Short answer: Just like drinking any other kind of water, except that people get a little freaked out by the whole idea.)
I hope you’ll take a few minutes to look at the annual letter that Melinda and I just published (gatesletter.com). This year we make the case that in the next 15 years, life will improve faster for people in poor countries than it ever has before.
Proof: http://i.imgur.com/lBMmhsA.gif
https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/560503503274008576
UPDATE: I have to go. But thanks for all the questions. This really is a fantastic community: Thanks! http://i.imgur.com/aHGlmuI.gifv
I’d like to sign off with one last plug for the Annual Letter, www.gatesletter.com, and my blog, www.thegatesnotes.com.
FINAL UPDATE: Thanks for joining in, Reddit. I knew all that time I spent writing signs would pay off: http://youtu.be/9p4bm-RAlLA |||||
| It's safe to say Bill Gates is no dummy. But one thing does make the Microsoft co-founder feel like one: "I feel pretty stupid that I don't know any foreign languages," he revealed in his third Reddit "Ask Me Anything." (It was again a popular one, notes Yahoo! Tech, which reports Gates answered about 30 of the 5,000 questions submitted.) "I took Latin and Greek in High School and got A's and I guess it helps my vocabulary but I wish I knew French or Arabic or Chinese. I keep hoping to get time to study one of these—probably French because it is the easiest." He also mentioned a fellow techie who outranks him in this particular arena: "Mark Zuckerberg amazingly learned Mandarin and did a Q&A with Chinese students—incredible." Gates also revealed that he believes when it comes to technology, "there will be more progress in the next 30 years than ever. Even in the next 10 problems like vision and speech understanding and translation will be very good. Mechanical robot tasks like picking fruit or moving a hospital patient will be solved." But he'd prefer any robots we develop not be all that smart. "I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. That should be positive if we manage it well. A few decades after that though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern." In less alarming quotes, when asked for a life lesson, he offered: "Don't stay up too late even if the book is really exciting. You will regret it in the morning." (Stephen Hawking is with him on the smart robot problem.) |
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 did the land bridge between the Americas cause to change?, Context: South America became linked to North America through the Isthmus of Panama during the Pliocene, bringing a nearly complete end to South America's distinctive marsupial faunas. The formation of the Isthmus had major consequences on global temperatures, since warm equatorial ocean currents were cut off and an Atlantic cooling cycle began, with cold Arctic and Antarctic waters dropping temperatures in the now-isolated Atlantic Ocean. Africa's collision with Europe formed the Mediterranean Sea, cutting off the remnants of the Tethys Ocean. Sea level changes exposed the land-bridge between Alaska and Asia. Near the end of the Pliocene, about 2.58 million years ago (the start of the Quaternary Period), the current ice age began. The polar regions have since undergone repeated cycles of glaciation and thaw, repeating every 40,000–100,000 years.
[EX A]: global temperatures
[EX Q]: Why were 78s more popular than 45s in 1954-55?, Context: Some of Elvis Presley's early singles on Sun Records might have sold more copies on 78 than on 45. This is because the majority of those sales in 1954–55 were to the "hillbilly" market in the South and Southwestern United States, where replacing the family 78 rpm player with a new 45 rpm player was a luxury few could afford at the time. By the end of 1957, RCA Victor announced that 78s accounted for less than 10% of Presley's singles sales, essentially announcing the death throes of the 78 rpm format. The last Presley single released on 78 in the United States was RCA Victor 20-7410, I Got Stung/One Night (1958), while the last 78 in the UK was RCA 1194, A Mess Of Blues/Girl Of My Best Friend (1960).
[EX A]: replacing the family 78 rpm player with a new 45 rpm player was a luxury few could afford
[EX Q]: Who is responsible for running the elevator?, Context: A climbing elevator is a self-ascending elevator with its own propulsion. The propulsion can be done by an electric or a combustion engine. Climbing elevators are used in guyed masts or towers, in order to make easy access to parts of these constructions, such as flight safety lamps for maintenance. An example would be the Moonlight towers in Austin, Texas, where the elevator holds only one person and equipment for maintenance. The Glasgow Tower — an observation tower in Glasgow, Scotland — also makes use of two climbing elevators.
[EX A]: | its own propulsion
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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".
Light rays strike a reflecting surface. They are then reflected back. You can predict the angle of the reflected light. Imagine a ball bouncing off a surface. Light can do the same thing. That is, assuming the surface is shiny. So how do you know where light will go after it strikes a shiny surface? It depends on how the light initially strikes the shiny object. Light does not always go straight toward a surface. Therefore, not all light bounces straight back. Sometimes, light can hit a surface at an angle. The angle at which it strikes the surface tells us how it will bounce off. While light is different to a ball, they react in a similar manner. Many sports rely on knowledge of reflection. Pool players know a lot about reflection. They take great care when they strike the pool ball. They need it to go to a certain place. They know the angle it will hit the side of the pool table. <sep>What sport relies on knowledge of reflection?<sep>basketball | No |
** Being tired means losing energy. Being tired makes people realize they need energy. Having rest is a way to replenish energy.
have rest
** Being tired makes humans realize they need what even in a car, or chair?
Options:
- snore
- go to bed
- read a book
- have rest
- go to sleep
Detailed logic: It becomes easy to walk long with comfortable carry bag. Backpack is very comfortable as it evenly spreads weight on both shoulders.
backpack
Question for this logic: When taking a long walk, where would you store your clothing?
Options:
- suitcase
- department store
- purse
- mall
- backpack
Logic ==> Bowls are nestled in the cupboard within or against each other. A cupboard covers the bowls. Cupboard is used to store things.
cupboard
Question ==> Where might I find a bowl nestled among other bowls in the kitchen?
Options:
- refrigerator
- kitchen top
- cupboard
- dishwasher
- apartment
** Excess weight is known to be dangerous. Not losing weight means excess weight which can lead to death.
death
** What might happen if someone is not losing weight?
Options:
- loose skin
- beauty
- miss universe
- death
- healthier
Detailed logic: Headaches is a continuous pain in the head. Headache, a negative thing someone might experience if they spend time learning about a subject that is very complex and difficult.
headache
Question for this logic: What negative thing might someone experience if they spend time learning about a subject that is very complex and difficult?
Options:
- headache
- gain knowledge
- elation
- advance
- aids
** Profeesors give marks that can be used to pass a course.
pass course
** | The rich kid thought he could offer the professor money, and in turn the professor would let him what?
Options:
- spend
- pass course
- keep
- create art
- pocket |
If a sitcom that lasts for l0 years is considered popular, then surely one that still arouses emotions after 20 must be considered a classic. Friends first aired in the US in 1994, telling about six young men and women in New York.Since then, it's become one of the most famous titles in the sitcom style, aired in over 100 countries and regions in the world. The show is typical among those who grew up in the 1990s because it explores basic yet important themes like friendship, struggling to survive in a big city, and finding independence and identity, all of which are still relevant to young audiences today. Against the background of the Internet age, IT staff who were once marginalized and laughed at have been brought back to life due to the popularity of hit show The Big Bang Theory, in which four talents lacking normal social skills make an attempt at living on a college campus. At the same time, Gossip Girl, describing a young cast of New Yorkers born with silver spoons in their mouths, showing the difficulties upper-class adolescents experience. The play's fashion and mature subject matter allowed it to draw the interest of both teenagers and adults. Although these typical TV shows cover a wide timeline and a variety of themes, they all have a universal topic. Why are they still appealing? It remains to be found out. Why is the sitcom Friends typical among young people in the 1990s? A) Because it is a breakthrough in the producing style. B) Because it is the most influential sitcom of all time. C) Because it predicts the future of the young at that time. D) Because it addresses the subjects faced by the youth.
D
The 87thAcademy Award nominations were announced on Jan 15, and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations, including Best Picture. Check out some other Best Picture nominees to see if you missed any of last year's top Hollywood films. The Imitation Game This historical thriller is about British computer scientist, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the father of artificial intelligence. At the start of World War II, Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode the system the Nazis used to send military messages. Besides the actual breaking of the code, Cumberbatch's portrayal of Turing's personality, a mixture of decency and shyness, is also a highlight of the movie. Birdman This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson, a faded star once famous for his superhero roles, struggles to regain fame. American actor Michael Keaton, 63, who has a similar experience to Thomson's, plays the leading role. Selma A stellar cast including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma. But that the film focuses on Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for civil rights also makes it worth viewing. Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the film is a chronicle of King's (David Oyelowo) campaign for political rights for African-American people. The Theory of Everything We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant scientific discoveries, especially his black hole theories. This biographical film reveals the scientist's (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones), whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife. Boyhood American Director Richard Linklater did an experiment in this film, using the same cast for 12 years to record a boy's growth. In two and a half hours, we see Mason, a Texas boy from a divorced family, grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college. What is the main purpose of the text? A) To analyze why these films were nominated for the 87 thAcademy Awards. B) To give a brief introduction to the 87 thAcademy Award nominees. C) To list some of the best nominees in the Academy Awards' history. D) To prove that the Academy Award nominees cover a broad range of topics.
B
There was a guy that was born with cancer.He could die at any moment.So he was always at home, under his mother's care.One day he decided to go out, even if it was just for once! He asked his mother for permission and she agreed. Walking down his block he saw many stores.Stopping at a music store he saw a very pretty girl of his own age. He walked up to the counter.She smiled at him and asked, "Can I help you with anything?" The guy could only think that it was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen and stuttered , "'Well, I'd like to buy a CD." He grabbed the first one he saw."Do you want me to wrap it?" the girl asked. The guy said yes and then took the wrapped CD home. From that day on he visited the music store every day, and each day he bought a CD, and each day the girl wrapped it up and the guy stored it unopened in his closet. He was too shy to find the nerve to ask the girl out.His mother noticed this and encouraged him. The next day the guy set out for the store with a determined mind. He bought a CD and the girl wrapped it as usual.While she was busy , he left his telephone number on the counter and rushed out of the store. The following day the guy didn't visit the store.When the girl called him, his mother answered the phone and started crying.The girl asked her what was the matter."He died yesterday," the mother said. There was a long silence. Later that afternoon the guy' s mother entered his room and opened his closet.To her surprise, she saw a big pile of unopened CDs wrapped in festive paper.With curiosity she tore open the package and noticed a slip of paper "Hi! You're cute; I would love to meet you.Let's go out some time.Sophie." The mother started crying as she opened another, and another.Every single CD contained a slip of paper that said the same. That's the way life is.Don't wait to show those special people the way you feel.Tomorrow would be too late. Why did the boy buy a CD every day from the music store? A) Because he liked listening to music. B) Because his mother asked him to do so. C) Because he fell in love with the pretty girl. D) Because he wanted to know what a CD is.
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Q: (CNN) A vegan woman has twice had her application for Swiss citizenship rejected because annoyed locals object to her "loud" opinions about animal rights. Dutch national Nancy Holten, 42, has lived in Switzerland for more than 30 years. There, applications for citizenship are determined by local governments -- sometimes with input from residents. And among the requirements are that a person is integrated in the Swiss way of life and familiar with Swiss customs and traditions. And therein lies the issue the residents of Gipf-Oberfrick have with Holten. She's repeatedly spoken out in the media against cowbells, church bells, hunting and other traditions -- which the residents consider Swiss values.Nancy Holten, a vegan, campaigns in the media on animal welfare issuesHer remarks over cowbells and hunting annoyed locals, who denied her citizenship
Questions:In _, the freedom of expression is enshrined in law. (A) Swiss (B) Dutch (C) Nancy Holten (D) Switzerland (E) Gipf (F) Oberfrick (G) Holten
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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.
One example: The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Solution is here: The Inheritance Cycle is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini.
Explanation: The output sentence elaborates on the input sentence without changing its general meaning e.g. "tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels".
Now, solve this: The Graphics Device Interface is an API of Microsoft Windows used for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices , such as printers and monitors .
Solution: | The Graphics Device Interface ( GDI ) is a Microsoft Windows application programming interface and core operating system component responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices such as monitors and printers . |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Does it pay to pay for premium gasoline?
Travel and leisure company AAA says it does not — and that U.S. drivers waste $2.1 billion in the past 12 months by paying for premium gas when the regular kind would do just was well.
For years, energy companies have tuned their marketing to the belief that, either occasionally or frequently, springing for the pricier stuff at the pump will be a treat for your car — a cleanse of sorts, or perhaps a performance boost that saves money in the long run.
For cars designed to run on regular gasoline, AAA could find no difference between premium and regular in terms of horsepower, fuel economy, or lower tailpipe emissions.
“Motorists are not treating their vehicle in any meaningful way” by using premium gas when the vehicle is designed to run on regular, AAA said in a research paper released Tuesday.
According to the Energy Information Administration, the share of premium gas in total gas sales has steadily increased to 11% in August and September 2015, the highest in more than a decade.
The rising demand is likely driven by changes in fuel requirements for light-duty vehicles in response to fuel economy standards, although lower gasoline prices are also supporting the increase for that market, the EIA said in April.
Premium gasoline is gasoline with a higher octane rating — and a fuel with a higher octane level is less prone to cause engine “knocking,” which can damage engines. If nobody talks about “engine knocking” anymore, it is because of octane, which is basically a gasoline additive.
As a gasoline component, octane has taken many forms through the years, including lead (phased out for health and environmental reasons in the 1970s) and most recently ethanol. At the pump, regular gasoline will have a minimum octane rating of 87, then 89 for the mid-grade, and 91/93 for premium.
While most car engines are built to run on regular gasoline (AAA said that only 16% of vehicles sold in the U.S. require premium fuel), some car makers require or recommend the higher-octane, pricier versions most to meet promised power output and fuel economy figures.
That has led to the belief that premium blends — which on average cost 23% more than regular gasoline, AAA said — equal better-run cars, regardless of model or maker.
Energy companies have capitalized on that belief, with “marketing campaigns that tout the cleaning abilities of their fuel detergent additive packages,” AAA said.
To run its tests, AAA chose three vehicles — a Toyota Motor Co. 7203, +0.65% Tundra pickup, the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCA, +1.67% full-size sedan Dodge Charger, and a Mazda Motor Corp. 7261, -0.36% compact Mazda 3.
Want a real treat for your car? AAA says don’t miss scheduled maintenance and maybe skip the no-name gas station with that enticing low price.
Earlier this year, AAA released a study that claims to have found “significant differences” in the quality of gasoline sold in the U.S., with those meeting a standard called Top Tier performing the best and leaving less residue on engines.
A list of gasoline retailers selling gasoline that meets the standard can be found here. ||||| Americans wasted over $2 billion last year putting expensive premium gasoline into cars that don't need it, the automobile ownership group AAA said Tuesday.
Most car engines in America are designed to run on regular gasoline and, despite the superior-sounding name, premium gasoline provides no benefit over cheaper regular gasoline in those engines.
Premium has a higher octane rating than regular gas. That means it's able to tolerate higher pressures inside the engine. Engines designed to run on regular don't operate at pressures high enough to require the extra octane, so putting premium fuel into an engine that doesn't require it is simply a waste of money, AAA said.
"Drivers see the 'premium' name at the pump and may assume the fuel is better for their vehicle," said John Nielsen, AAA's managing director of Automotive Engineering and Repair. "AAA cautions drivers that premium gasoline is higher octane, not higher quality, and urges drivers to follow the owner's manual recommendations for their vehicle's fuel."
About 70% of vehicles now on the road require only regular fuel, AAA said. Still, about 16.5 million drivers unnecessarily filled up with premium at least once last year, according to AAA. That means Americans spent more $2.1 billion on more expensive fuel for no reason, the group calculated.
On average, premium costs about 50 cents a gallon more than regular, AAA said.
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About 16% of Americans drive vehicles that actually do require premium fuel, though. These are mostly high-performance or luxury models. Using cheaper regular fuel in these engines can cause damage
In tests conducted along with the Automobile Club of Southern California's Automotive Research Center, AAA ran regular and premium fuels in various different car engines designed to run on regular. Using premium fuels in these engines did not produce more horsepower, better fuel economy or lower tailpipe emissions.
In some vehicles, premium fuel is "recommended" but not required. Those vehicles may operate with lower power or efficiency using regular fuel.
Still, it may not hurt the engine to use regular in these vehicles provided that no engine "knock" is heard, AAA said. If an unusual knocking or banging sound is heard from the engine, as it might be under particularly heavy use, premium fuel should be added to the tank as soon as possible, Greg Brannon, AAA's head of Automotive Engineering, said.
As always, he said, drivers should consult their owner's manual about which type of fuel is best.
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A separate AAA study released earlier this year showed that cheaper off-brand gasolines can harm engine performance in the long term. This is a separate distinction from premium vs. regular gasoline, though. In that study, AAA was comparing gasoline sold by different retailers.
AAA found that gasolines sold by "no-name" gas stations -- ones that weren't selling a major brand like Exxon Mobil, BP, Shell or Chevron -- could cause serious build-ups of engine deposits over just a few thousand miles.
"Such carbon deposits are known to reduce fuel economy, increase emissions and negatively impact vehicle performance, particularly on newer vehicles," AAA said.
This can happen because the cheaper brands of gasoline may not use engine-cleaning detergent additives found in major name-brand gasolines.
Editor's note: Correcting typo in Greg Bannon's name. ||||| Smarter Engines Protect Themselves
If you're still in doubt about switching to a lower-octane fuel, here's a more in-depth explanation of why the change is unlikely to hurt your car:
First of all, premium gas has a higher octane rating, an important factor in helping prevent engine knock or "pinging." Depending on where you live, this premium-grade fuel could be 90 octane, 91 octane, or even 94 octane.
That's one reason premium costs more. To increase the octane rating and reduce knock, refineries use a more elaborate process that blends an expensive substance called alkylate into the fuel.
What is engine knock? After vaporized fuel mixes with air and fills the combustion chamber, rising pistons compress it. The spark plug then fires, initiating the combustion process. But combustion doesn't happen instantaneously. It takes some time for the flame kernel to develop, grow and then burn the entire contents of the fuel-air mixture in the cylinders. There's a critical period in the middle of this process when the mixture in the unburned region is being heated by the neighboring burned gas while being compressed by the rising piston.
This one-two punch can cause the mixture in the unburned region to self-combust rapidly in an uncontrolled fashion. That's the knock, which hurts power and can damage the engine. Simply put, high-octane gasoline can be compressed and heated to a greater degree without self-igniting. That's why high-performance engines use premium fuel.
In the old days, engines could not deal with fuels of varying octane ratings. Using the wrong fuel would make the engine knock and possibly damage internal engine components. But today, engine control systems can compensate for low octane by adjusting ignition timing to avoid knocking. This sophisticated electronic capability effectively tunes engines on the fly and gives drivers more flexibility in the grade of fuel that they can use safely.
Compared to premium gas, lower-octane fuels don't allow the engine to run as much ignition advance during situations calling for rapid acceleration. More ignition advance causes spark plugs to fire sooner, which (within limits) allows the engine to make more power — and accelerate more quickly — under these conditions. Since the engine doesn't make quite as much power with low-octane fuels, this translates into slower acceleration in cars for which premium fuel is recommended. The performance loss is especially noticeable in turbocharged gasoline engines, which have become increasingly popular in recent years.
The performance loss, however, is something you will only notice if you have a heavy foot and accelerate rapidly from a dead stop or when you change lanes at highway speeds. But if you accelerate moderately, the loss of power may not be noticeable whether you use premium or regular-grade fuel. |||||
Student: | It may make you feel posh (or practical) to pull up to the pump and request premium unleaded for your tank, but chances are you're throwing away your hard-earned cash on an unnecessary type of gas. Per the American Automobile Association, US drivers blew about $2.1 billion on higher-octane fuel than their cars need, as most engines—about 70%—are sated with regular unleaded fuel, CNNMoney reports. AAA says despite this fact, about 16.5 million drivers admitted filling up at least once last year with the higher-grade gas, which costs, on average, about 50 cents more per gallon than regular. "Drivers see the 'premium' name at the pump and may assume the fuel is better for their vehicle," an AAA engineering and repair expert notes. High-octane fuel's benefits, per Edmunds.com: It's able to withstand more compression without combusting, making it critical in high-performance engines. But while cars on the "premium required" list need that higher-grade fuel to prevent engine damage—about 16% of Americans drive those types of cars, per CNN—Edmunds notes cars on the "premium recommended" list are likely just fine with regular gas, thanks to advanced engine technology. The engine won't suffer, and the worst effect may be a slight speed reduction (e.g., a half-second when going from zero to 60mph). And while some drivers may still buy premium once in a while to flush out the tank, experts note all gas grades have an ample amount of additives for cutting down emissions and keeping engines in tiptop shape. What AAA says is a better bet, per MarketWatch: taking your car for regular maintenance checkups and keeping away from low-quality gas, which is different than regular gas from a top-tier brand. (The Southeast is enduring a gas-price spike.) |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
(CNN) -- Less than two months before the world focuses on Russia for the Sochi Olympics, President Vladimir Putin is handing out "get out of jail free" cards. A new amnesty law introduced by Putin allowed two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot to leave prison on Monday, two months before the end of their two-year sentences for a performance critical of the President. In addition, 30 Greenpeace demonstrators could go free under the amnesty law passed by Russian lawmakers last week that could affect 25,000 prisoners. Putin also pardoned former oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who had been jailed since 2003 and was convicted in 2005 of tax evasion and fraud.Pussy Riot band members go free under new amnesty lawA former oil tycoon and political opponent gets pardonedPutin wants to improve Russia's image and promote investmentThe Russian President believes he has crushed the opposition
Question:The _ case made headlines around the world, as did the anti-gay law passed in July that banned "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations around minors."
Pussy Riot
(CNN) Squeals of delight echo around the room at Vanderbilt's Children's Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Nine-year-old cancer survivor Bryce Greenwell turns to his mother, Jenny. "Did you know about this?" he asks, hands cupped to his face in surprise. "Yes," she says with a nod, smiling from ear to ear. "Oh, my gosh, he has missed you guys so much!" pet therapist Michelle Thompson says as she hands Swoosh, her trained toy Pomeranian, over to two eager boys. "Did you miss him? He talks to me about you boys all the time." "I haven't seen him in a long time," says 7-year-old Mitchell Montalbano, who recently graduated from chemotherapy treatment, cancer-free. "Swoosh, what have you been up to?"Two boys who were treated for cancer treasured their time with therapy dog SwooshA new study looked at the impact of therapy dogs on children and their parents
Question:"I think everyone should have a chance with _," Bryce says.
Swoosh
A Baltimore mother hailed as 'Mom of the year' for clobbering her teenage son and dragging him home from the riots admitted sheepishly on Wednesday: 'My pastor is going to kill me.' Toya Graham, a single mother-of-six, was caught on camera whacking her 16-year-old son Michael, pulling off his ski mask and chasing him down the street as rioters clashed with police, looted stores and burned down buildings and cars. The riots broke out following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray earlier this month who died of a spinal cord injury after being taken into custody by Baltimore police.Toya Graham, a single mother-of-six, said she 'just lost it' when she saw her 16-year-old son Michael at Monday's riots carrying a rockShe said of her son: 'We made eye contact. I was saying ''how dare you do this?'''She traveled to New York for interviews on Wednesday after being applauded by moms across the US and the Baltimore police chiefHer pastor called her 'Mom of the century' on Wednesday for her actions
Question:'We haven't received any information on what happened to this young guy [_].
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How to protect a motorcycle from theft
Take advantage of your bike's built-in lock, but only as an extra obstacle for thieves.
Even though these locks are easy to break into, they should still be used in conjunction with other methods of protection.
Include disc brake locks as part of your protection against thieves stealing your motorcycle.
Disc brake locks are attached so that thieves cannot ride your bike away. Make it difficult for motorcycle thieves to steal your bike by creating mechanical deterrents.
The guy now scoops up some snow in the shovel picks it up then dumps it a couple of times. The guy use the shovel to clean the snow of the top of his bushes. finally the guy
tosses his last snow he scooped up.
How to be an animal lover
Join your local animal shelter, animal clinic, or become a dog walker.
Consider starting an animal-themed club at your school or, if possible workplace. Or, you could even get a job that has to do with animals.
This isn't a must, but it could help you meet others like you. Consider becoming a vegan or a vegetarian.
The exterior of a business is shown and the blue and white sign on it say's "boronia dog grooming & pet supplies" with a picture of a dog in water and covered with suds and paw prints on the sides of it, and the word "dog grooming" is along the front facing of the ledge that sticks out. a woman
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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
WELCOME to MacCamelot. King Arthur was a Scottish, pre-Christian warlord whose remains are buried on Iona, according to a new book by a Scots historian.
Author Adam Ardrey claims that instead of the romantic English king of legend who lived at Camelot – which is often said to be Tintagel in Cornwall or in Wales – Arthur was actually Arthur Mac Aedan, the sixth-century son of an ancient King of Scotland, whose Camelot was a marsh in Argyll.
He also suggests that Arthur pulled the sword Excalibur from a stone at Dunadd near Kilmartin, died near Falkirk and was buried on the Hebridean island of Iona, which he declares to be Avalon.
Ardrey, an amateur historian who works as an advocate in Edinburgh and previously wrote a book claiming Merlin the wizard was actually a politician who lived in the Partick area of Glasgow, spent years investigating his theories and says that they can be proved “beyond reasonable doubt”. The assertions in his book Finding Arthur: The True Origins Of The Once And Future King are strengthened by the discovery in 2011 of what some experts believe is King Arthur’s round table in the grounds of Stirling Castle.
Ardrey says he not only believes Arthur is buried in Iona but would love to see the site excavated to look for proof.
“The legendary Arthur is said to be buried in an island in the western seas – Avalon – but in the south of Britain there are no islands in the western seas,” he says.
“Iona fits all the criteria. It’s an island where hundreds of kings were buried. Some say 128. Other members of Arthur Mac Aedan’s family were buried there too. I say Arthur was also buried there.”
Ardrey states that Camelot is a nondescript marshy area north of Dunadd, an ancient hill fort in Argyll, where the sword in the stone “scene” was enacted.
He believes that the number of connections between Argyll and Arthur are so numerous that he has met Argyll and Bute Council several times in the hope of establishing an Arthur tourist trail in the area.
A spokesperson for the council said: “Argyll and Bute’s rich and varied cultural history attracts many admirers and Dr Ardrey’s books are an example of that. The council has not entered into any agreement with Dr Ardrey.”
He said that he also believes Arthur’s 12 battles were fought on different sites across Scotland, including Stow in the Borders, where he says the Battle of Guinnion took place, and the Battle of the City of the Legions, which he says was fought on the site of the Roman fort of Trimontium in Melrose.
“The litmus test for Arthur is the 12 battles and the battle list,” he said. “I was able to identify all of them geographically, as well as historically place them in context. Six of them are even in a straight line. Everything fits into context.”
He also asserts that the Battle of Camlann, at which Arthur was believed to have been killed, was fought at Camelon, near Falkirk, just 12 miles south of Stirling and the Round Table.
The legend of Arthur developed in the Middle Ages largely through the popularity of Historia Regum Britanniae, a 12th-century text written by Geoffrey of Monmouth that related his story in fanciful and mythical terms.
Many historians have attempted to link Arthur with Cornwall and Tintagel Castle, and in 1998 an ancient stone bearing a sixth-century inscription similar to the name Arthur was unearthed at the castle, the mythical birthplace of the legendary king.
It was hoped that the discovery could prove that King Arthur had his headquarters at the site of the ruined castle on the north coast of Cornwall, but the findings – of a piece of slate inscribed with the name Artognov – Latin for the English name Arthnou – remained inconclusive.
However, in 2011 it was believed that Arthur’s Round Table may have been unearthed by Glasgow University archaeologists investigating the King’s Knot in the grounds of Stirling Castle.
The book also asserts that Arthur became the victim of an establishment conspiracy which was determined to recast him as an English Christian hero.
It also claims that, as a Scottish man of the druidic “Old Way”, he was the last of his kind holding out against a zealous Christian onslaught.
“I am hoping the book provokes debate and discussion,” said Ardrey. “But if I’m right, then 100 years of British history needs to be rewritten.”
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THERE are few stories more English than the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.
From pulling the sword Excalibur from the stone to fighting Saxon invaders, Arthur’s tales have been captured by countless books, films and TV shows.
But now an amateur historian believes he has uncovered conclusive evidence that the brave warrior wasn’t an English hero – but the son of a Scots king.
In his book Finding Arthur: The True Origins of the Once and Future King, Adam Ardrey argues the legend is based on sixth-century Arthur MacAedan – and that all of the key events happened north of the Border.
Adam, of Bothwell, Lanarkshire, said: “All of this began when I was researching my family tree.
“Ardrey is an unusual name and I found it was connected to the very first reference to Merlin, which had him fighting at the Battle of Arddreyd in 573.”
The father of three went on to write a book claiming that Merlin wasn’t a wizard but a politician who lived in Glasgow’s Partick, where a cul-de-sac called Ardery Street exists.
Now he’s carried on his research using texts dating back to the sixth century to show that Arthur was also a Scot – and that the story of Excalibur can be traced back to the year 573 and Dunadd hill fort in Argyll, where a footprint is carved into the rock.
Adam said: “Arthur was there at the inauguration of his father Aedan as King of Scots and by my account Arthur was his father’s next-in-line.
“What you did was put your foot into the footprint to symbolise your connection with the land.
“Arthur put his foot into the footprint and was given a sword to hold. When he stepped out of the footprint with the sword, he laid a historical foundation upon which, hundreds of years later, entertainers gave us the magical story of the sword in the stone.
“You could say it was ‘sexed up’ for commercial reasons.”
The 58-year-old advocate argues many of the fantastical elements of the story of Arthur and his knights, including Lancelot, were added later to make it more entertaining.
And he says the adventures were relocated to England as it suited the storytellers of the time.
Adam believes he has identified each of the 12 battles fought by Arthur, placing them all on Scottish soil.
He said: “The first six are in a straight line and the next four are all between Stirling and Berwick.
“The battle in which Arthur died, the Battle of Camlann, took place at Camelon, near Falkirk.
“The battlefield is underneath what is now the coach firm Alexander Dennis.”
Adam also points to investigations carried out at Stirling Castle two years ago by archaeologists, who uncovered what they believe to be King Arthur’s Round Table in the castle grounds.
(Photo: Daily Record)
He is now hoping that his research could offer a boost to Scottish tourism.
Adam said: “For very little outlay, we could create an Arthurian trail that would run from the River Teviot in the Borders to Edinburgh and Arthur’s Seat, through to Glasgow, where Merlin was born, to Hamilton, Perth, Stirling, Argyll, Oban and out to Iona.”
Adam said: “The 2004 film King Arthur with Clive Owen and Keira Knightley was the first to place Arthur in Scotland.
“That was because the internet was available, so the screenwriters could do their own research, and they realised the story was set in the north.
“Before, all that screenwriters had was Oxford and Cambridge professors telling them the story was set in the south.”
But Adam is well aware he faces an uphill battle to convince academics and other enthusiasts to accept his theories.
He said: “With one or two exceptions, it’s been very difficult to get professional historians to actually engage with me.”
* Finding Arthur: The True Origins of the Once and Future King by Adam Ardrey is out now, published by Duckworth, priced £18.99. |||||
| Scotland may have a new, ancient celebrity to call its own, according to an amateur historian. In a new book, Adam Ardrey claims King Arthur was actually Arthur Mac Aedan, the son of a Scottish king, whose "Camelot" was not Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, but a Scottish marsh—and that he pulled Excalibur from a stone in the same area in Argyll. That's not all: Ardrey tells the Scotsman he's identified all 12 of Arthur's battle sites around Scotland, including where he died—near Falkirk, 12 miles from where his round table has supposedly been found—and the spot he was buried, on the island of Iona. "The legendary Arthur is said to be buried in an island in the western seas—Avalon—but in the south of Britain there are no islands in the western seas," Ardrey says. "Iona fits all the criteria. It's an island where hundreds of kings were buried. Some say 128. Other members of Arthur Mac Aedan's family were buried there too." Now he wants the site dug up to look for proof, but in the meantime, "I am hoping the book provokes debate and discussion," Ardrey says. "But if I'm right, then 100 years of British history needs to be rewritten." In a previous book, Ardrey claims the "wizard" Merlin of Arthur lore was actually a politician from Glasgow, the Scottish Daily Record reports. (Meanwhile, another historical king may soon be dug up in England.) |
A melee weapon is any weapon used in direct hand-to-hand combat; by contrast with ranged weapons which act at a distance. The term "melee" originates in the 1640s from the French word "mêlée ", which refers to hand-to-hand combat, a close quarters battle, a brawl, a confused fight, etc. Melee weapons can be broadly divided into three categories:
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
A melee weapon is unsafe weapon. | It's impossible to say |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
The Replacements (film) -- The movie was loosely based on the 1987 NFL strike, specifically the Washington Redskins who won all three replacement games without any of their regular players, going on to win Super Bowl XXII at the end of the season. Though the film is a story of the replacement players, the Falco-Martel QB controversy is quite similar to the one experienced by the post-strike Redskins between Doug Williams and Jay Schroeder. Hackman would later serve as the narrator for the episode of the NFL Network's America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions devoted to that team.
is the movie replacements based on a true story
List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders -- Writers of Sporting News described hitting four home runs in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game as ``baseball's greatest single-game accomplishment''. Eighteen players have accomplished the feat to date, the most recent being Scooter Gennett on June 6, 2017 against the St. Louis Cardinals. No player has done this more than once in his career and no player has ever hit more than four in a game. Bobby Lowe was the first to hit four home runs in a single game, doing so on May 30, 1894. Fans were reportedly so excited that they threw $160 in silver coins ($4,500 today) onto the field after his fourth home run.
has there ever been a 5 home run game
Batboy -- During any given major league game, both the home and visiting team batboys will be drawn from the city where the game is taking place (batboys typically do not travel on the road with their team, unless they are relatives of a player). Home batboys often have regular jobs with a team, and thus may wear their first names on their uniforms; visiting teams, on the other hand, usually do not know who will be serving as their batboys on the road, and thus will send uniforms of various sizes to accommodate batboys of varying heights and weights.
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Logic ==> Deaf people cannot hear anything. Singing is an auditory performance. Deaf people cannot enjoy others singing.
singing
Question ==> What could someone be doing while performing that cannot be enjoyed by deaf people?
Options:
- smile
- singing
- sweat
- act
- dance
** He danced with his partner. He praised his partner when he won the dance competition.
partner
** When he won the dance competition he immediately praised his what?
Options:
- moving
- am happy
- talent
- partner
- sitting still
Detailed logic: There is no shade in a full sunlight area. One can be exposed to full sunlight if there is no shade.
full sunlight
Question for this logic: There was no shade for Jenny. She was forced to lie there exposed to what?
Options:
- full sunlight
- bright sunshine
- sunny place
- eat cake
- direct sunlight
Logic ==> Alcatraz is a famous prison. Many prison movies are made at Alcatraz.
alcatraz
Question ==> Many prison movies take place at what famous prison?
Options:
- forest
- city
- countryside
- america
- alcatraz
** While playing games, people try to play in a way that they win. One can try winning.
try to win
** What does one do when they play games?
Options:
- try to win
- learn
- fun
- dance
- keep score
Detailed logic: You can make payments in a bank. Making payments is an activity that is done by a person in a bank.
make payments
Question for this logic: | What is something you do in a bank?
Options:
- make noise
- have tea
- make time
- make payments
- take time |
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: Cane Corso -- The Cane Corso (pronounced kah-neh kor-so (ˈkaːne ˈkɔrso)) from Italian cane (dog) and ``corso'' from the Latin ``Cohors'' meaning ``protector'', also known as the Italian Mastiff, is a large Italian breed of dog, for years valued highly in Italy as a companion and guard dog.
A: | is a cane corso the same as an italian mastiff |
Teacher: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following 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.
Solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Reason: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Now, solve this instance: Death from laughter is a rare form of death, usually resulting from cardiac arrest or asphyxiation, caused by a fit of laughter. Instances of death by laughter have been recorded from the times of ancient Greece to the modern day.
Student: | can you have a heart attack from laughing? |
Detailed Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: The Power of One is a novel by Australian author Bryce Courtenay, first published in 1989. Set in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s, it tells the story of an English boy who, through the course of the story, acquires the nickname of Peekay. (In the movie version, the protagonist's given name is Peter Phillip Kenneth Keith, but not in the book. The author identifies ``Peekay'' as a reference to his earlier nickname ``Pisskop'': Afrikaans for ``Pisshead.'')
A: | is the power of one based on a true story? |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example Input: Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's chorea, is an inherited disorder that results in death of brain cells. The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental abilities. A general lack of coordination and an unsteady gait often follow. As the disease advances, uncoordinated, jerky body movements become more apparent. Physical abilities gradually worsen until coordinated movement becomes difficult and the person is unable to talk. Mental abilities generally decline into dementia. The specific symptoms vary somewhat between people. Symptoms usually begin between 30 and 50 years of age, but can start at any age. The disease may develop earlier in life in each successive generation. About eight percent of cases start before the age of 20 years and typically present with symptoms more similar to Parkinson's disease. People with HD often underestimate the degree of their problems.
Example Output: is huntington's chorea the same as huntington's disease?
Example Input: Volkswagen AG (German: (ˈfɔlksˌvaːgn̩)), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and indirectly majority owned by the Austrian Porsche-Piech family. It designs, manufactures and distributes passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines, and turbomachinery and offers related services including financing, leasing and fleet management. In 2016, it was the world's largest automaker by sales, overtaking Toyota and keeping this title in 2017, selling 10.7 million vehicles. It has maintained the largest market share in Europe for over two decades. It ranked sixth in the 2017 Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen marques; motorcycles under the Ducati brand; and commercial vehicles under the marques MAN, Scania, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. It is divided into two primary divisions, the Automotive Division and the Financial Services Division, and as of 2008 had approximately 342 subsidiary companies. VW also has two major joint-ventures in China (FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen). The company has operations in approximately 150 countries and operates 100 production facilities across 27 countries.
Example Output: are audi and volkswagen made by the same company?
Example Input: In response, Kraft Foods filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit in February 2013. Kraft has sold cheese in retail stores under their Cracker Barrel brand since 1954. The corporation said that Cracker Barrel stores have not made significant sales of retail food products beyond their restaurant menu, and asked that the Smithfield Foods deal be nullified by the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois.
Example Output: | is cracker barrel cheese affiliated with the restaurant?
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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:The Internet has no centralized governance in either technological implementation or policies for access and usage; each constituent network sets its own policies. Only the overreaching definitions of the two principal name spaces in the Internet, the Internet Protocol address (IP address) space and the Domain Name System (DNS), are directed by a maintainer organization, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The technical underpinning and standardization of the core protocols is an activity of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), a non-profit organization of loosely affiliated international participants that anyone may associate with by contributing technical expertise.
Solution: | where is the main source of the internet |
How to set up a christmas village<br>Locate the room that is most prepared to receive the christmas village. Is there some room that you want all your visitors to see once they step inside. Perhaps it can be located in an opening room foyer or living area that is located in or near the entrance doorway.
christmas village was made by fred
A: It's impossible to say
Diamond Dawgs in town for the MSU World Series. A weekend of relaxed practicing, scrimmaging and home run derby fun. MSU head coach Andy Cannizaro spoke about the 2017-2018 team. "It's going to be a really interesting group this year. We have several talented young guys," Andy Cannizaro said. "Justin Foscue and Jordan Westburg had outstanding falls for us this year. Tanner Allen had a really nice fall as well as Josh Hatcher." Copyright 2017 MSNewsNow. All rights reserved.
The Diamon Dawgs have players named Justin, Jordan, Tanner, and Josh.
A: Yes
Asia has the highest number of child workers, but Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest proportion of working children relative to population.
No area of the world uses more child labor than Asia.
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
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Question: I first came across Ziauddin Yousafzai when I interviewed him in 2007. He was running his own school and had set up a peace council in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley region. An eloquent English speaker, he was very keen to tell me his story on air. Our first conversation was in whispers; the Taliban had started to make inroads in the Swat Valley and were marching around the streets he told me. He was whispering as if he thought the Taliban might hear at that moment. Accolades, applause and a grim milestone Our cameras could not go into Swat so we conducted our interview on the phone. We did not use his full name or photo to protect his identity -- although Ziauddin insisted we do so. I asked him what an average day was like and he told me, "Young lady, young boys are being slaughtered here before our very eyes like goats." I was shocked by the savage image this simple statement had generated in my mind, yet this man had no fear of speaking to us.Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala, has been a huge influence on his daughterHe backed her right to education in Pakistan despite the Taliban threatMalala was shot by the Taliban after defying them with her insistence on going to schoolPakistan is a male-dominated society where women often lack the opportunities men have
Questions:We have not heard from and do not know much about _'s mother. (A) Ziauddin Yousafzai (B) Pakistan (C) Swat Valley (D) English (E) Taliban (F) Swat (G) Ziauddin (H) Malala
Answer: (H)
Question: Australian holidaymakers stranded in Bali are frustrated and tired of waiting to come home after Jetstar and Virgin cancelled all flights in and out of the Indonesian island. Flight delays have now stretched into their third consecutive day, with major flight cancellations and delays occurring since Wednesday. Major Australian airlines Virgin and Jetstar continue to monitor a volcanic ash cloud that has settled over Denpasar airport in Bali causing visibility problems for pilots. Passengers have shared pictures on Instagram of the growing number of people waiting for flights home. While some have begun taking out their frustration on the major airlines.Virgin and Jetstar have cancelled flights to and from BaliAn eruption from Mount Raung has sent ash and debris into the flight pathPassengers have been stuck for three days and countingMount Raung is 150 kilometres from Denpasar airportThe eruption has made visibility difficult and created a hazard for flyingThe Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Darwin are advising what to do nextFlights could remain cancelled for weeksAlternative flights information has been provided to passengers affected
Questions:Virgin commented: 'Affected _ passengers are urged to phone 13 6789 or (07) 3295 2296 and check the airline's website before travelling to the airport.' (A) Australian (B) Bali (C) Jetstar (D) Virgin (E) Indonesian (F) Denpasar (G) Mount Raung (H) Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (I) Darwin
Answer: (D)
Question: A mugger who robbed a woman on a deserted street in Nantong, east China, met his match when three people on mopeds chased him for more than half a mile before apprehending him. The suspect, a 31-year-old man named as Han, was thought to be drunk when he committed the crime, reported People's Daily Online. According to reports, the incident took place in the early hours of November 6. Li had just finished work and was on her way home when she saw a drunken man. She recalled: 'He (Han) was walking unsteadily. I saw that there was no one else on the road so I got scared and started walking faster.'Drunk man mugged woman on deserted street in Nantong, east ChinaThree strangers on mopeds heard cries for help and chased him downMan has admitted to his crimes and has been detained by local police
Questions:He claims that he had been out drinking with friends and had decided to rob _ under the influence of alcohol. (A) Nantong (B) China (C) Han (D) People's Daily Online (E) Li (F) Man
Answer: | (E)
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How to video chat on snapchat<br>Update snapchat. Snapchat reworked the chat interface in version 9.27.0.0, released march 2016. You'll need to be running this version of the app or later in order to access the new video chat features.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
The new version was released in May 2016. | No |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example input: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example output: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Q: The Dominican Republic national football team is the national team of Dominican Republic and is controlled by the Dominican Football Federation. The team are a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
A: | has dominican republic ever been in the world cup? |
Friendship is one of the basic bonds between human beings. While the characteristics of friendship might vary from one country to another, people from all cultures not only enjoy friends but need them. Many studies have shown that teenagers who have no friends often suffer from psychological disorders. It has been shown that teenagers, perhaps more than any other age group, need companionship and a sense of belonging. The negative consequences of loneliness have also been observed among the elderly. The death of a spouse often leaves a widow or a widower totally bereft . If, however, they are surrounded by friends and relatives and if they are able to articulate their feelings, they are more likely to recover from their grief. "No man is an island." In other words, we are all parts of society. We all need the love, admiration, respect and moral support of other people. If we are fortunate, our friends will provide us with all of these necessary aspects of life. As most people observe, there are many levels of friendship. The degree or intensity of friendship varies depending on the personality of the individuals involved and the context of the relationships. Extroverts enjoy being surrounded by many people whereas introverts are perhaps content with fewer but more intense friendships. Everyone is not equally open with all their friends. The degree of intimacy is determined by many factors. Close friends can be formed at any stage in one's life but they are usually very rare. Not very many people have more than a few really close friends. Irrespective of the level of intimacy, all friendships are based on reciprocity , honesty and a certain amount of love and affection. The author thinks that close friends _ . A) can be easily formed when one is young B) cannot be long-lasting C) are not rare for everyone D) are rare for most people
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In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Q: Sum of angles of a triangle -- In several geometries, a triangle has three vertices and three sides, where three angles of a triangle are formed at each vertex by a pair of adjacent sides. In a Euclidean space, the sum of measures of these three angles of any triangle is invariably equal to the straight angle, also expressed as 180°, π radians, two right angles, or a half-turn.
A: do all angles on a triangle add up to 180
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Q: Star Alliance -- Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines joined Star Alliance on 13 May 2010, increasing its foothold in South America. Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest airline by number of passengers, joined on 30 June.
A: is aegean airlines part of the star alliance
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Q: States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court -- According to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, a state that has signed but not ratified a treaty is obliged to refrain from ``acts which would defeat the object and purpose'' of the treaty. However, these obligations do not continue if the state has ``made its intention clear not to become a party to the treaty''. Four signatory states (Israel, Russia, Sudan, and the United States) have informed the UN Secretary General that they no longer intend to become parties to the Rome Statute, and as such have no legal obligations arising from their signature.
A: | is the us party to the rome statute
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Study shows marijuana’s long-term effects on the brain
The effects of chronic marijuana use on the brain may depend on age of first use and duration of use, according to researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas.
In a paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers for the first time comprehensively describe existing abnormalities in brain function and structure of long-term marijuana users with multiple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Findings show chronic marijuana users have smaller brain volume in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), a part of the brain commonly associated with addiction, but also increased brain connectivity.
“We have seen a steady increase in the incidence of marijuana use since 2007,“said Dr. Francesca Filbey, Associate Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas and Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Addictive Disorders at the Center for BrainHealth. “However, research on its long-term effects remains scarce despite the changes in legislation surrounding marijuana and the continuing conversation surrounding this relevant public health topic.”
The research team studied 48 adult marijuana users and 62 gender- and age-matched non-users, accounting for potential biases such as gender, age and ethnicity. The authors also controlled for tobacco and alcohol use. On average, the marijuana users who participated in the study consumed the drug three times per day. Cognitive tests show that chronic marijuana users had lower IQ compared to age-and gender-matched controls but the differences do not seem to be related to the brain abnormalities as no direct correlation can be drawn between IQ deficits and OFC volume decrease.
“What’s unique about this work is that it combines three different MRI techniques to evaluate different brain characteristics,” said Dr. Sina Aslan, founder and president of Advance MRI, LLC and adjunct assistant professor at The University of Texas at Dallas. “The results suggest increases in connectivity, both structural and functional that may be compensating for gray matter losses. Eventually, however, the structural connectivity or ‘wiring’ of the brain starts degrading with prolonged marijuana use.”
Tests reveal that earlier onset of regular marijuana use induces greater structural and functional connectivity. Greatest increases in connectivity appear as an individual begins using marijuana. Findings show severity of use is directly correlated to greater connectivity.
Although increased structural wiring declines after six to eight years of continued chronic use, marijuana users continue to display more intense connectivity than healthy non-users, which may explain why chronic, long-term users “seem to be doing just fine” despite smaller OFC brain volumes, Filbey explained.
“To date, existing studies on the long-term effects of marijuana on brain structures have been largely inconclusive due to limitations in methodologies,” said Dr. Filbey. “While our study does not conclusively address whether any or all of the brain changes are a direct consequence of marijuana use, these effects do suggest that these changes are related to age of onset and duration of use.”
The study offers a preliminary indication that gray matter in the OFC may be more vulnerable than white matter to the effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in the cannabis plant. According to the authors, the study provides evidence that chronic marijuana use initiates a complex process that allows neurons to adapt and compensate for smaller gray matter volume, but further studies are needed to determine whether these changes revert back to normal with discontinued marijuana use, whether similar effects are present in occasional marijuana users versus chronic users and whether these effects are indeed a direct result of marijuana use or a predisposing factor.
The research was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse to Dr. Filbey (R01 DA030344, K01 DA021632). ||||| The existing literature on the long-term effects of marijuana on the brain provides an inconsistent picture (i.e., presence or absence of structural changes) due to methodological differences across studies. We overcame these methodological issues by collecting multimodal measures in a large group of chronic marijuana using adults with a wide age range that allows for characterization of changes across lifespan without developmental or maturational biases as in other studies. Our findings suggest that chronic marijuana use is associated with complex neuroadaptive processes and that onset and duration of use have unique effects on these processes.
Abstract
Questions surrounding the effects of chronic marijuana use on brain structure continue to increase. To date, however, findings remain inconclusive. In this comprehensive study that aimed to characterize brain alterations associated with chronic marijuana use, we measured gray matter (GM) volume via structural MRI across the whole brain by using voxel-based morphology, synchrony among abnormal GM regions during resting state via functional connectivity MRI, and white matter integrity (i.e., structural connectivity) between the abnormal GM regions via diffusion tensor imaging in 48 marijuana users and 62 age- and sex-matched nonusing controls. The results showed that compared with controls, marijuana users had significantly less bilateral orbitofrontal gyri volume, higher functional connectivity in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) network, and higher structural connectivity in tracts that innervate the OFC (forceps minor) as measured by fractional anisotropy (FA). Increased OFC functional connectivity in marijuana users was associated with earlier age of onset. Lastly, a quadratic trend was observed suggesting that the FA of the forceps minor tract initially increased following regular marijuana use but decreased with protracted regular use. This pattern may indicate differential effects of initial and chronic marijuana use that may reflect complex neuroadaptive processes in response to marijuana use. Despite the observed age of onset effects, longitudinal studies are needed to determine causality of these effects. ||||| Experimental mice have been telling us this for years, but pot-smoking humans didn't want to believe it could happen to them: Compared with a person who never smoked marijuana, someone who uses marijuana regularly has, on average, less gray matter in his orbital frontal cortex, a region that is a key node in the brain's reward, motivation, decision-making and addictive behaviors network.
More ambiguously, in regular pot smokers, that region is better connected than it is in non-users: the flow of signal traffic is speedier to other parts of that motivation and decision-making network, including across the superhighway of "white matter" that connects the brain's hemispheres.
The researchers who conducted the study speculate that the orbital frontal cortex's greater level of "connectedness"--which is especially pronounced in people who started smoking pot early in life--may be the brain's way of compensating for the region's under-performing gray matter. Whether these "complex neuroadaptive processes" reverse themselves when marijuana use stops is an important unanswered question, they added.
The new findings, reported Monday in the journal PNAS, confirm findings about chronic marijuana use from rodents. But scientific evidence in humans has been more mixed.
Even now, however, the authors of the study acknowledge that they cannot discern whether a pot smoker's smaller orbital frontal cortex is the cause or the result of chronic marijuana use. A 2012 study found that subjects with a smaller orbital frontal cortex at age 12 were more likely to start using marijuana by age 16, suggesting that deficits in this crucial region may predispose one to substance-abuse behaviors.
This study, conducted by researchers from the University of Texas' Center for Brain Health and the Albuquerque-based Mind Research Network, did not follow subjects over time, so it is at a disadvantage in showing cause and effect. Instead, it compared 48 "chronic" marijuana users (at least four times a week over the past six months) with 62 non-using control subjects who were matched for age and gender with the using group. Subjects were an average age of 28 to 30 years old.
Researchers noted that the IQ of the marijuana-using group was significantly lower than that of the non-using group--not a finding of the study, but an incidental factor that might be indirectly linked to marijuana use.
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An unidentified man smokes medical marijuana during karaoke night at the Cannabis Cafe in Portland, Ore. (Rick Bowmer/Associated Press)
If you're confused about what marijuana use really does to people who use it, you're not alone. For years, the scientific research on health effects of the drug have been all over the map.
Earlier this year, one study suggested that even casual marijuana use could cause changes to the brain. Another found that marijuana use was also associated with poor sperm quality, which could lead to infertility in men.
But marijuana advocates point to other research indicating that the drug is far less addictive than other drugs, and some studies have found no relationship between IQ and marijuana use in teens.
Researchers at the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas in Dallas sought to clear up some of the confusion with a study that looked at a relatively large group of marijuana users and evaluated their brains for a slew of different indicators.
What they found was complex, but the pattern was clear: The brains of marijuana users were different than those of non-marijuana users. The area of the brain responsible for establishing the reward system that helps us survive and also keeps us motivated was smaller in users than in non-marijuana users. But there was also evidence that the brain compensated for this loss of volume by increasing connectivity and the structural integrity of the brain tissue.
Those effects were more pronounced for marijuana users who started young.
"The orbitofrontal cortex is one of the primary regions in a network of brain areas called the reward system," explained Francesca Filbey, lead author of the study and an associate professor of the neurogenetics of addictive behavior at the University of Texas in Dallas. "It helps us determine what is good for us and what keeps us sustained. "In this case, the orbitofrontal cortex plays a role in drug use because drug use and things associated with it --paraphernalia for example -- are associated with the rewarding effects of drugs."
The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used MRI scans to look at the brains of 62 non-marijuana users and 48 regular marijuana users, 27 of whom used marijuana but not other drugs. The marijuana users reported ingesting the drug about three times a day -- very heavy use -- and had used it for an average of about 10 years.
Looking first at atypically heavy marijuana use is necessary to identify structural effects, if there are any, Filbey said. Subsequent research would look at varying levels of use to find out if differences compared to non-users are still observed. For example, in Colorado, only about 22 percent of marijuana users reported using the drug about once a day at most.
Relative to other studies, this one had a fairly large sample size; it also excluded participants who had symptoms of psychosis, brain injury or neurological disorders in order to reduce the likelihood that the tests would pick up on other confounding factors. And it looked at three brain characteristics: the volume of the orbitofrontal cortex, how connected that part of the brain was to other areas, and the structural integrity of the white matter.
"We found that while the orbitofrontal cortex was smaller, there was greater functional and structural connectivity," said Filbey. "The white matter seemed to have greater integrity than the [non-marijuana using group]. And the connection between the orbitofrontal cortex and other areas were stronger."
That's potentially positive news suggesting that whatever impact marijuana use might have on the size or volume of that part of the brain, it may be offset by better connectivity and structural soundness. "It suggests that there is definitely a more complicated pattern that the brain seems to be able to compensate for any kind of loss in order to keep that network maintained," Filbey said.
However, Filbey's research also indicated that some of these findings could be affected by how young the person was a the time that they started using marijuana and how long marijuana use continued. People who started younger appeared to show more protective effects -- stronger connectivity and integrity in their white matter. But the longer the person used the drug, those features began to erode. After about six or seven years of use, connectivity and integrity begin to erode.
"So whatever compensatory effects that there may be originally seemed to diminish with prolonged use," she added.
There is no proven connection between the structural characteristics of this area in the brain and certain behaviors in humans. And it is possible that the small orbitofrontal cortex observed in marijuana users predated their marijuana use. A 2012 study found that smaller orbital frontal cortex volume at 12 years of age appeared to predict the initiation of marijuana use later in life.
Further long-term research is needed to determine what if any effects cessation has on brain structures of marijuana users.
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A: | A new study out of the University of Texas' Center for BrainHealth and the Mind Research Network is showing brain differences in regular pot users—differences that have already been reported in lab mice. The study, published in PNAS, found that 48 "chronic" users who smoked at least four times a week had less gray matter in the orbitofrontal cortex than 62 control subjects who didn't use pot, reports the Los Angeles Times. The orbitofrontal cortex "helps us determine what is good for us and what keeps us sustained," the lead author tells the Washington Post. It's unclear whether these "shrunken brains" are the result of chronic use or contribute to the tendency to use in the first place. Researchers also found that the orbitofrontal cortex is better connected in chronic users, with a faster signal flow throughout the motivation- and decision-making network and even across the white matter connecting the brain's left and right hemispheres. One possible explanation? That increased "connectedness" might be compensating for the not-up-to-snuff gray matter. That finding was more pronounced for users who started smoking pot young, "which may explain why chronic, long-term users 'seem to be doing just fine' despite smaller OFC brain volumes," according to a release. An earlier study from 2012 found that 12-year-olds with smaller orbitofrontal cortices were more likely to start using pot by age 16, indicating a possible predisposition to marijuana use in those with deficits in this part of the brain. (Marijuana use has also been linked to heart problems.) |
Chun Myung-hoon (born April 6, 1978) is a South Korean singer, rapper, actor and television presenter. He was a member of boy band NRG. He released his single, "Welcome To The Jungle" on October 19, 2012. He is well known for a cast member on several TV shows include "Girl Spirit".
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Chun Myung-hoon chanced upon the career in music in his early twenties | It's impossible to say |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: Elizabeth Louise Kendall ( born 1971 ) has been the MP for Leicester West since 2010 .
A: | Elizabeth Louise Kendall ( born 11 June 1971 ) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Leicester West since 2010 . |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
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Team of the Year: Creekside Seminoles Team of the Year: Creekside Seminoles First they won the AAAAA state high school football championship, now the Creekside Seminoles have been named the High 5 Sports "Team of the Year"!The team went undefeated en route to becoming the first First they won the AAAAA state high school football championship, now the Creekside Seminoles have been named the High 5 Sports "Team of the Year"!
High 5 Sports: December 6 highlights High 5 Sports: December 6 highlights Semifinals. One more win, and you're going to the Dome. Do we need to say more? Don't miss the highlights we brought you on High 5 Sports this week! Semifinals. One more win, and you're going to the Dome. Do we need to say more? Don't miss the highlights we brought you on High 5 Sports this week!
High 5 Sports: November 29 highlights High 5 Sports: November 29 highlights Wake up out of that turkey coma.... you've got work to do. How could anyone sleep through quarterfinal Friday? Just in case you did, here are the highlights we brought you this week! Wake up out of that turkey coma.... you've got work to do. How could anyone sleep through quarterfinal Friday? Just in case you did, here are the highlights we brought you this week!
High 5 Sports: November 22 highlights High 5 Sports: November 15 highlights What would week two of the playoffs be without these highlights? You'll never know! Here's a look at the games we brought you on the last OFFICIAL High 5 Sports of the season!
What would week two of the playoffs be without these highlights? You'll never know! Here's a look at the games we brought you on the last OFFICIAL High 5 Sports of the season! Don't cry because it's over---get IN YOUR FACE because it happened!
Calhoun to face surprising GAC Calhoun to face surprising GAC The Calhoun Yellow Jackets are preparing to face Greater Atlanta Christian in the second round of the state AA high school football playoffs this Friday. The Calhoun Yellow Jackets are preparing to face Greater Atlanta Christian in the second round of the state AA high school football playoffs this Friday.
High 5 Sports: November 15 highlights High 5 Sports: November 15 highlights The first week of the playoffs are so IN YOUR FACE--- right here! Check out all the highlights we brought you on Friday night. The first week of the playoffs are so IN YOUR FACE--- right here! Check out all the highlights we brought you on Friday night.
VIDEO: Tift Co. QB gets surprise visit from deployed brother VIDEO: Tift Co. QB gets surprise visit from deployed brother You might need a tissue for this one. Senior night was extra special for one Tift County High School player on Friday.
You might need a tissue for this one. Senior night was extra special for one Tift County High School player on Friday. Blue Devils quarterback Ryan Wedgeworth was being honored on the field with his parents when he got a surprise visit from someone he wasn't expecting.
Mic'd Up: Coach Flowe's last game at Parkview Mic'd Up: Coach Flowe's last game at Parkview Parkview head coach Cecil Flowe is a legend-- and we couldn't let him retire without one last special moment.
Parkview head coach Cecil Flowe is a legend-- and we couldn't let him retire without one last special moment. Coach Flowe graciously agreed to let us mic him up when the Panthers hosted South Gwinnett in the Big Orange Jungle to end the season. ||||| Adrienne Leon, WSBTV.com
A local cheerleader has a lot to cheer about this week after breaking a category in the Guinness World Records at her high school homecoming game.
Westlake High School junior Mikayla Clark broke the record of most consecutive back handsprings. She did a total of 44 back handsprings, breaking the previous Guinness record of 36.
The 16-year-old cheer squad leader had been pursuing this goal since the beginning of football season, said her coach, Ashley Clark.
Mikayla, who's been cheering since age 4, is also a cheerleader for the Georgia All Stars Competition Squad.
On Mikayla's record achievement, coach Clark said, "I'm very proud of her."
Coach Clark expects Mikayla's official certificate from Guinness World Records to arrive this week.
Click here to congratulate Mikayla on Facebook. |||||
Student: | Flutter those spirit fingers for Atlanta-area teen Mikayla Clark, who recently broke the Guinness world record for the most consecutive back handsprings. The 16-year-old flipped 44 times last Friday, beating out the previous record of 36, reports WSB-TV. "I was looking at world records and I just happened to see the most consecutive back handsprings," she tells Fox Atlanta. "I clicked on the link and I was like, 'Oh, she did 36,' and I said, 'I think I can beat that.'" The high school junior thinks she can do better than 44, too. "My senior year, I'm going to flip field goal to field goal and try to break my record," she says. |
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How to identify a queen ant
Look at the size of the ant.
For many types of ants, queens are much larger than regular worker ants. If you stumble upon an ant that appears unusually large, there's a good chance this is the queen. | The ant will be noticeably bigger than the surrounding ants, or other ants you have seen. Think about the type of ants you have as well. |
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: The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 38 matchdays. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked club at the end of the season crowned champion.
A: | how many games a team plays in la liga |
Diaspora studies is an academic field established in the late 20th century to study dispersed ethnic populations, which are often termed diaspora peoples. The usage of the term diaspora carries the connotation of forced resettlement, due to expulsion, coercion, slavery, racism, or war, especially nationalist conflicts.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Diaspora studies focus on non-ethnic peoples. | No |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Two men died late Tuesday from injuries suffered when a huge tree branch fell while people watched fireworks outdoors at the Rock Island County Courthouse.
Daniel Ortiz Mendoza, 61, of Rock Island, was pronounced dead at the scene about 10:30 p.m., and Lawrence Anderson, 72, of Moline, was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m. Tuesday, according to Rock Island County coroner Brian Gustafson.
Both died from “multiple traumatic crushing injuries” after the limb from the huge oak tree at the courthouse fell and struck them, said Gustafson, who performed autopsies on both men this morning in Ogle County in Oregon, Illinois.
Gustafson said his deputy arrived at the scene first, and Gustafson arrived later.
Also injured was a 21-year-old pregnant woman from East Moline, who was reported to be near full term, according to a news release from Rock Island Sheriff’s Office. She was taken to Unity Point where the baby was delivered and the baby and mother are both in good health.
Also at the scene was Dave and VanLandegen, of Rock Island, retired director of court services for Rock Island County. He and his wife, Cindy, always watch the fireworks from that area, he said.
VanLandegen heard “an ungodly sound … a crashing,” he said. “We were about 20 feet away. You could feel the wind when (the limb) came down.”
While his wife called 911, VanLandegen and several other people ran toward the downed limb.
“I saw this guy — the limb’s on him, and it’s too heavy for me,” he said. “A wonderful lady, she came over, too, and a bunch of other men were lifting that limb up.”
“I started wading into that tree,” VanLandegen said. “It was terrible trying to find people. It was dark. And you have all these leaves. I just ran to the tree, pushing limbs aside trying to see feet, or people.”
“It was everything I could do to hold that limb up. It was a monster.”
Then the limb started to split. A woman who said she either worked for or had worked for a tree service yelled to those holding the limb not to lift it any higher because it would split. “You could hear it cracking,” VanLandegen said.
The real hero, VanLandegen said, was a paramedic at the scene who was sitting in front of him.
“He came diving in and said, ‘I’m a paramedic.’ He’s underneath that limb while we were holding it up. That paramedic stayed right there with (one of the men).
The paramedic trusted the other people, including a woman and a teenage boy, to hold up the limb, VanLandegen said. “That man needs a citation or something.”
Rescuers crawled underneath the limb and pulled one man out, VanLandegen said.
Johnnie Woods of Rock Island was at the scene the night of the accident and returned this morning “to pray for the people who got hurt, the victims and the families,” she said.
“The fireworks hadn’t been going too long — beautiful display — and I heard a crackling in back of me and thought it was fireworks. And so I got up and tried to run. I was sitting over on the grass. Somebody knocked me over, I fell over on the sidewalk. Somebody else fell on top of me, I think.
“When I looked back, I saw that someone was under the (limb). I thought it was a tree, because it was so big. A lot of us tried to pull the tree off,” he said. “Of course, we couldn’t.”
On Sunday, loved ones and the curious drove slowly past the scene or left flowers at the site where the limb fell. The area is cordoned off with yellow tape.
The tree is believed to be about 100 years old, according to the sheriff’s news release. The tree branch circumference measured 8 feet, 2 inches at the base and was about 45 feet long. It fell about 25 feet to the ground. ||||| Two men are dead and five others were injured after a large tree branch fell on them during Fourth of July celebration fireworks, officials said.
Residents were gathered on the lawn of the Rock Island, Illinois courthouse Tuesday night to watch the fireworks for the Fourth of July when suddenly a branch from a tree estimated to be more than 100 years old on the courthouse lawn fell, Rock Island County Sheriff Gerry Bustos said.
The branch. measured to be more than 8 feet wide at its base and 45 feet long, fell about 25 feet to the ground, striking the spectators below, Bustos said.
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Daniel Mendoza Sr., 61, died at the scene and Lawrence Anderson, 72, was rushed to Unity Point Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased, the sheriff said.
Five other people were injured, one of them a pregnant woman, Bustos said. She was near full term at the time of the accident and was taken to Unity Point Hospital where she gave birth, according to the sheriff. Both mother and child are reported to be in good health, he said.
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The other four people injured were treated for cuts, bruises and suspected concussions and have since been released from the hospital, the sheriff said.
Authorities are still investigating why the branch fell.
"The tree, although old, was in good health as best you could tell from looking at it," Bustos said. ||||| Two people were killed and five others injured after a tree branch collapsed on them during a fireworks event in Rock Island, Ill.It happened suddenly Tuesday night at a celebration while dozens of people were sitting under a tree near the Rock Island County Courthouse. The Red, White and Boom fireworks show had started minutes before.The Rock Island Sheriff's Department said the branch fell without any warning, crushing families sitting underneath the tree.Many got away safely and others tried to lift up the giant branch to help those trapped beneath it.The tree branch fell about 25 feet to the ground from a 100-year-old oak tree. Some spectators who heard the sudden collapse thought it was part of the fireworks display.The branch had a circumference of just over eight feet at the base and was 45 feet long.The sheriff said Daniel Mendoza Sr., 61, of Rock Island was pronounced dead at the scene and Lawrence Anderson, 72, of Moline, was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.A pregnant 21-year-old woman was among the injured. She was transported to a hospital and gave birth to a baby. Both are in good health.Four other people were taken to hospitals and were treated and released.Investigators are looking into the cause of the incident, but said that weather does not seem to be a factor. ||||| Please enable Javascript to watch this video
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois-- Katie Carter was one of five people injured when a tree branch fell onto a group of people watching fireworks Tuesday night at the Rock Island County Courthouse.
She was also nine months pregnant. She was rushed to Unity Point where her baby was delivered at 1 a.m. on Wednesday via emergency C-section.
Carter's family said she named her baby girl Kamaree Kathleen Lawrence Carter. The new mom included Lawrence in her daughter's name to honor Lawrence Anderson. He was one of two people who died when the tree branch fell to the ground.
The family said mom and baby are doing well now. |||||
A: | Two men out celebrating the Fourth of July in Rock Island, Ill., didn't get to see it dawn. Daniel Mendoza, 61, and Lawrence Anderson, 72, died of "multiple traumatic crushing injuries" late Tuesday after a massive tree limb fell on the pair during a fireworks show at the local courthouse, reports the Quad-City Times. A witness who was standing 20 feet away from the 100-year-old oak tree described "an ungodly sound" amid the crackle of fireworks, followed by a rush of air as the limb came down, sending five others to hospitals, per WLS. Among them: 21-year-old Kathy Carter, who was nine months pregnant. She gave birth via emergency C-section early Wednesday, naming her daughter Kamaree Kathleen Lawrence in honor of Anderson, report WQAD and KWQC's Shelby Shepherd. Police say both mother and infant are in good health, while all other injured parties have been released from the hospital after treatment for cuts, bruises, and possible concussions, per ABC News. They're lucky. "It was everything I could do to hold that limb up. It was a monster," says the aforementioned witness, one of many bystanders who rushed to help the men trapped beneath. Indeed, police say the limb was 8 feet wide at its base, and more than 45 feet long. It fell about 25 feet. |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 5.11, adopted by the American League in 1973. The rule allows teams to have one player, known as the designated hitter (or DH), to bat in place of the pitcher. Since 1973, most collegiate, amateur, and professional leagues have adopted the rule or some variant. MLB's National League and Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League are the most prominent professional leagues that do not use a designated hitter.
| does a dh have to hit for the pitcher? |
How to set up a christmas village<br>Locate the room that is most prepared to receive the christmas village. Is there some room that you want all your visitors to see once they step inside. Perhaps it can be located in an opening room foyer or living area that is located in or near the entrance doorway.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Christmas happens in November"? | No |
** Contracting is to be done before stertching. The muscle stretched, and after it did contract.
contract
** The muscle stretched, and after it did what?
Options:
- popped
- loose
- compressing
- contract
- cramped
Detailed logic: Poker is a game and games require consistent skills.
skill
Question for this logic: Playing poker takes a lot of luck, but being consistent takes what?
Options:
- ante
- happiness
- skill
- losing money
- attention
Logic ==> Names of places to stay usually found in a directory. A directory with names and contact numbers is called a phonebook.
phone book
Question ==> Where might I find the names of a place to stay?
Options:
- hotel
- phone book
- motel
- in a story book
- city
** If someone retired from his command, he must be cherishing his career journey. He was proud that he chose to serve for 20 years.
serve
** He retired from his command after twenty years, he was proud that he chose to what but was ready to retire?
Options:
- obey
- comply
- serve
- follow
- ask
Detailed logic: A newspaper contains all kinds of articles and has pictures too. Every person reads newspapers. Photographers tend to post pictures alongside articles in a newspaper.
newspaper
Question for this logic: WHere do photographers post pictures alongside articles?
Options:
- trunk
- art show
- fridge
- newspaper
- books
** A pizzeria is a place that serves pizza. Pizza is a food. People usually shop in a mall. Malls have food courts where food is available.
food court
** | Where would you expect to find a pizzeria while shopping?
Options:
- chicago
- street
- little italy
- food court
- capital cities |
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]: As New Zealand prepare for their World Cup semi-final against South Africa, Sportsmail takes a look at the Haka and tells you everything you need to know about the All Blacks' famous ritual. The haka is a Maori challenge and has its basis in Polynesian culture. It is not just used for sport — a haka can welcome guests, acknowledge great achievements and is performed at special occasions. New Zealand sports teams performing a haka before international matches began with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team tour and it has been carried on by the New Zealand rugby team since 1905.New Zealand face South Africa in the World Cup semi-final on SaturdayBefore every match, the All Blacks perform a Haka in front of opponentsSportsmail gives you the lowdown on everything you need to knowRugby World Cup 2015: Click here for all the news from the RWC
Question:The new haka configuration was decided before the squad left _.
[EX A]: New Zealand
[EX Q]: Poor, suffering, heroic Martin Murray's fourth and probably best chance of winning the world title which has eluded him for so long ended in yet another heartbreak on foreign soil. This defeat to Arthur Abraham was not quite the most contentious of Murray's failed bids for a stardom but it is likely to become the most devastating. There were cries of 'cheats, cheats' from the knot of English fans in the TUI Arena but the fight was so close that it could not be classed as an out-and-out robbery. Far worse injustices have been seen in Germany, where it is notoriously difficult for an overseas boxer to glean a points decision.Martin Murray fought Arthur Abraham for WBO super-middleweight titleBritish fighter Murray started well in his fourth attempt to win world titleGerman champion Abraham grew into the fight as the rounds progressedMurray had a point deducted for holding his opponent in the 11th roundAbraham won by split decision after fight went full 12 rounds in HannoverJudges scored 115-112 Abraham, 112-115 Murray, 116-111 Abraham
Question:_ took the last round to make that even more likely, and it proved to be the case.
[EX A]: Arthur Abraham
[EX Q]: Clinton, Iowa (CNN) The final days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses are agonizing for many Iowa evangelicals as they waver between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. At events for both GOP presidential candidates across the Hawkeye state, voters say they are torn between backing the committed Christian conservative who is solid on their principles, or the once-liberal, thrice-married candidate who they believe would make the stronger president. Sherry Benson, a 57-year-old graphic designer from Marshalltown, said she is still trying to come to terms with Trump's evolution on abortion. Benson calls abortion "the biggest sin of our country." The anti-Trump television ads detailing his shifts—with arresting clips of the candidate talking about his support for abortion in 1999—have kept that issue fresh on her mind.Evangelicals are among the most reliable caucus-goers every four yearsThey're torn between choosing Donald Trump, Ted Cruz
Question:"I could forgo, I think, some of my Christian and conservative principles slightly if I knew that _ could repair the mess that the country is in.
[EX A]: | Donald Trump
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Platylesches lamba, the Neave's banded hopper, is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba), western Uganda, Malawi and northern Zambia. The habitat consists of woodland and open places in the forest zone.
The butterfly originated in a hot climate
A: It's impossible to say
The X-Files Game is an interactive movie point-and-click adventure video game developed by HyperBole Studios and first published by Fox Interactive. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and PlayStation in 1998, and is based on the television series "The X-Files". A second, but unrelated game, "", was released for PlayStation 2 in 2004.
Computer users who played The X-Files Game often used a mouse to navigate.
A: Yes
Walcha Shire is a local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the junction of the Oxley Highway and Thunderbolts Way and is 20 km east of the Main North railway line passing through Walcha Road.
The Shire is situated adjacent to the junction of the Oxley Highway and Thunderbolts Way and is 21 km east of the Main North railway line passing through Walcha Road.
A: | No |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: What is the landscape of Southampton?, Context: As with the rest of the UK, Southampton experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Its southerly, low lying and sheltered location ensures it is among the warmer, sunnier cities in the UK. It has held the record for the highest temperature in the UK for June at 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) since 1976.
Answer: low lying and sheltered location
Question: What is the parent agency for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research?, Context: Possible improvements include clarification of clinical trial regulations by FDA. Furthermore, appropriate economic incentives could persuade pharmaceutical companies to invest in this endeavor. Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment (ADAPT) Act aims to fast track the drug development to combat the growing threat of 'superbugs'. Under this Act, FDA can approve antibiotics and antifungals treating life-threatening infections based on smaller clinical trials. The CDC will monitor the use of antibiotics and the emerging resistance, and publish the data. The FDA antibiotics labeling process, 'Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria for Microbial Organisms' or 'breakpoints', will provide accurate data to healthcare professionals. According to Allan Coukell, senior director for health programs at The Pew Charitable Trusts, "By allowing drug developers to rely on smaller datasets, and clarifying FDA's authority to tolerate a higher level of uncertainty for these drugs when making a risk/benefit calculation, ADAPT would make the clinical trials more feasible."
Answer: FDA
Question: What is the largest contributing factor to this weather pattern statewide?, Context: North Carolina averages fewer than 20 tornadoes per year, many of them produced by hurricanes or tropical storms along the coastal plain. Tornadoes from thunderstorms are a risk, especially in the eastern part of the state. The western Piedmont is often protected by the mountains, which tend to break up storms as they try to cross over; the storms will often re-form farther east. Also a weather phenomenon known as "cold air damming" often occurs in the northwestern part of the state, which can also weaken storms but can also lead to major ice events in winter.
Answer: | hurricanes or tropical storms
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SeaWorld Ohio was a park in the SeaWorld chain of marine animal theme parks. The park opened in 1970 directly across the lake and less than one mile from Geauga Lake Park in Aurora, Ohio, United States. The small lake separated the two parks. Wildwater Kingdom, a small waterpark built by Cedar Fair in 2005, occupied the property until it closed in 2016.
Can we infer the following?
SeaWorld Ohio was mistreating their killer whales
Choices: [+] Yes. [+] It's impossible to say. [+] No.
The answer is: | It's impossible to say |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Black Sea -- The Black Sea has a positive water balance; that is, a net outflow of water 300 km (72 cu mi) per year through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles into the Aegean Sea. Mediterranean water flows into the Black Sea as part of a two-way hydrological exchange. The Black Sea outflow is cooler and less saline, and floats over the warm, more saline Mediterranean inflow -- as a result of differences in density caused by differences in salinity -- leading to a significant anoxic layer well below the surface waters. The Black Sea drains into the Mediterranean Sea, via the Aegean Sea and various straits, and is navigable to the Atlantic Ocean. The Bosphorus Strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the Strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean Sea region of the Mediterranean. These waters separate Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Western Asia. The Black Sea is also connected to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch.
Output: | can you sail from the black sea to the mediterranean |
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How to treat heartburn
Learn how stomach acid normally helps in digestion.
Acidic liquid is naturally-produced by the stomach to help your body break down and digest food. The acid is secreted by parietal cells in the the stomach in response to stimulation by gastrin.
OPT: -- The gastrins build up in the stomach and inhibit the taste of food. When the acid is activated, the gastrins release an acid into the blood stream resulting in an increased or decreased level of the acid.. -- This protein acts to break down carbohydrates, which causes poor gut health. The acid then is then applied directly to your dry bile glands.. -- It also kills pathogens in your gastrointestinal tract which can prevent infection. There's no way to completely eliminate stomach acid, nor would you want to.. -- The esophagus, located on the side of the stomach, secretes the acid. Stool is acidic in the stomach, especially in the intestines..
Answer: | It also kills pathogens in your gastrointestinal tract which can prevent infection. There's no way to completely eliminate stomach acid, nor would you want to. |
Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Mass Mexico City protest against Pena Nieto win
MEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Mexico City against the presidential election win of Enrique Pena Nieto, accusing him and his party of widespread vote-buying.
The marchers claim Pena Nieto, from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), "bought" his way to victory by handing out gift cards and securing paid favorable media coverage from the country's two main TV networks.
"Get out Pena, Mexico without the PRI!" the protesters chanted as the massive crowd made its way down the Paseo de la Reforma -- a main thoroughfare in the capital -- to the Zocalo, the city's giant downtown square.
Mexico's independent election authority on Friday ratified Pena Nieto's victory in the July 1 vote, saying he bested his nearest opponent, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, by nearly seven percentage points.
But many in this country of 112 million have refused to accept Pena Nieto's victory, which marks the return to power of the PRI, the party that ruled Mexico for seven decades until 2000, amid accusations of rigged elections and repression.
"We would look really bad if Pena Nieto would take office and we did nothing," said Mara Soto, a 21 year-old student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
Lopez Obrador, from the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), also came in second in the 2006 presidential election, that time by the slimmest of margins -- less than one percentage point.
He led protests that virtually paralyzed Mexico City for more than a month, claiming fraud in the contest in which outgoing President Felipe Calderon was elected.
Lopez Obrador however has said he was not behind Saturday's march, which participants said was organized online via Facebook, Twitter and activist blogs. Students of the #YoSoy133 protest movement also said they did not organize the demonstration.
Pena Nieto, 45, is set to take office in December. He inherits a country engaged in a brutal drug war and an economy struggling to create jobs. Nearly half of all Mexicans are poor, according to government figures.
Most of the marchers on Saturday appeared to be in their 20s, but families with young children and plenty of middle-aged protesters also attended.
"I'm not young, but I'm with you!" cried out Noe Santillan Ortiz, 50, who addressed the crowd from the base of the Angel of Independence monument, where the march began.
He then screamed himself hoarse leading expletive-laden anti-PRI chants. The crowd followed and roared with approval.
Much of the anger was directed at Televisa, the largest media conglomerate in the Spanish-speaking world, and the smaller TV Azteca.
According to a March survey by Defoe consultants, 90 percent of Mexicans get their news from TV -- which, outside of cable TV, the two networks dominate.
Pena Nieto's wife, Angelica Rivera, was a Televisa soap opera diva and star of telenovelas that include the 2007 hit "Distilling Love."
Critics point to documents leaked to local and foreign media alleging that Pena Nieto paid Televisa for years of glowing coverage. Both Pena Nieto and Televisa deny the charges.
Plenty of anger was also directed at Soriana, Mexico's giant supermarket chain.
Pena Nieto "took advantage of the need of poor people to buy votes," said Gabriel Mendoza, a 54 year-old carpenter, pointing to a yellow Soriana gift card allegedly handed out by the PRI. The card had the logo of a pro-PRI union.
Immediately after the vote, Soriana supermarkets were swamped with people armed with yellow gift cards they said came from the PRI, fearful that the cards would be canceled after the election.
The PRI insists it ran a clean election, and Soriana said the cards with union logos are part of a special buyer's program. At least one PRI governor said the cards were part of a state program to help school children.
On Saturday Lopez Obrador -- who said he will contest the results legally and peacefully -- urged authorities to investigate the vote buying charges, and called on Calderon's conservative National Action Party (PAN) to join efforts to prove that the PRI broke campaign spending limits.
Octavio Aguilar, a senior campaign official for failed PAN presidential candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota, told AFP Friday that he estimates that the PRI spent up to $500 million on the campaign, far beyond the legal limit of $30 million.
"This isn't going to stay like this," threatened Humberto Sanchez, 19. "There will be more marches."
Copyright © 2012 AFP. All rights reserved. More » ||||| Tens of thousands of people marched in Mexico's capital on Saturday to protest Enrique Pena Nieto's apparent win in the country's presidential election, accusing his long ruling party of buying votes.
Demonstrators gather to protest the official results of the presidential election in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Mexicans marched in rejection of the final vote count in the presidential race... (Associated Press)
Wearng a Guy Fawkes mask, a Mexican unhappy with the presidential election results, holds a banner that reads in Spanish; "No to another fraud!," during a march in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012.... (Associated Press)
Mexicans unhappy with the presidential election results, march along Avenida Reforma on their way to the Zocala or Main Plaza, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. The protestors are marching in rejection... (Associated Press)
Mexicans unhappy with the presidential election results gather around the Angel of Independence monument, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. The protestors marched in rejection of the final count... (Associated Press)
Demonstrators shout slogans as they gather at the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Tens of thousands marched in rejection of the final count in the presidential election showing former... (Associated Press)
A man holds a defaced image of President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto as Mexicans unhappy with the presidential election results prepare for a march, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. The protestors... (Associated Press)
A woman waves a national flag as Mexicans unhappy with the presidential election results, march along Avenida Reforma on their way to the Zocala or Main Plaza, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012.... (Associated Press)
Mexicans unhappy with the presidential election results gather around the Angel of Independence monument, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. The protestors are marching in rejection of the final... (Associated Press)
A sign that reads in Spanish; "No more PRI, not one step back," hangs from a statue placed there by demonstrators in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. The protestors are marching in rejection of the... (Associated Press)
Demonstrators shout slogans as they gather at the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Tens of thousands marched in rejection of the final count in the presidential election showing former... (Associated Press)
The protesters were angered by allegations that Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party gave out bags of groceries, pre-paid gift cards and other goods to voters ahead of July 1 national elections.
The students, unionists and leftists in the march carried signs reading, "Pena, how much did it cost to become president?" and "Mexico, you pawned your future for 500 pesos." Mexico City officials put the size of the crowd that reached its central Zocalo plaza at 50,000.
"The fraud was carried out before (the election), buying votes, tricking the people," said Gabriel Petatan Garcia, a geography student who carried a sign in Finnish.
Protesters also carried signs in English, Japanese, French, German and other languages to call the attention of the international press.
Pena Nieto, a youthful, 45-year-old married to a soap opera star, won last Sunday's election by 6.6 percentage points, according to the official count, bringing the PRI back to power after 12 years in opposition. The party had ruled Mexico for 71 consecutive years, with what critics say was the help of corruption, patronage and vote fraud.
PRI officials deny the vote-buying charge and say the vote was free and fair.
The final vote count had Pena Nieto getting 38.21 percent support, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party with 31.59 percent, and Josefina Vazquez Mota of the conservative National Action Party with 25.41. The small New Alliance Party got 2.29 percent.
The final vote count must be certified in September by the Federal Electoral Tribunal. The tribunal has declined to overturn previously contested elections, including a 2006 presidential vote that was far closer than last Sunday's.
Accusations of vote-buying began surfacing in June, but sharpened later when people rushed to grocery stores on the outskirts of Mexico City to redeem pre-paid gift cards worth about 100 pesos ($7.50). Many said they got the cards from PRI supporters before the elections.
Lopez Obrador said millions of voters had received either pre-paid cards, cash, groceries, construction materials or appliances.
Some marchers covered the heads of statues with plastic shopping bags from Soriana _ the supermarket chain where the gift cards were redeemable _ to underline their protest.
"We have to come out in the streets to denounce that the PRI bought votes, and there were people who sold them," said 32-year-old psychologist Raquel Ruiz.
Some protesters felt that overturning the election result would be difficult at this point, while others thought there were judicial means to still prevent Pena Nieto from assuming the presidency.
Lopez Obrador said he will file a formal legal challenge to the vote count in electoral courts in the coming days based on the allegation that PRI vote-buying illegally tilted millions of votes.
Simply giving away such gifts is not illegal under Mexican electoral law, as long as the expense is reported to electoral authorities. Giving gifts to influence votes is a crime, though is not generally viewed as grounds for overturning an election.
Leonardo Valdes, the president of the Federal Electoral Institute, has said he doesn't see any grounds for overturning the results but that an investigation into the gift cards had been launched.
PRI spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said earlier this week that the gift-card event had been "a theatrical representation" mounted by the left. Sanchez claimed supporters of Lopez Obrador took hundreds of people to the stores, dressed them in PRI T-shirts, gave them gift cards, emptied store shelves to create an appearance of panic buying, and brought TV cameras in to create the false impression that the PRI had given out the cards.
Cesar Yanez, the spokesman for Lopez Obrador's campaign, denied the PRI accusation. |||||
A: | Upwards of 50,000 students, leftists, and unionists took to the streets in Mexico City yesterday, protesting last week's presidential election win by Enrique Peña Nieto and the resurgent Institutional Revolutionary Party, reports the AFP. Protesters, mostly young people, accused the PRI of buying the election through favorable TV coverage and gift cards slipped to poor people. "Get out Peña, Mexico without the PRI!" chanted protesters as they marched through the center of the city. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who placed second both last week and six years ago, said he was not behind the protests, though he led paralyzing protests in the wake of 2006's election. Protesters carried signs that read "Peña, how much did it cost to become president?" and "Mexico, you pawned your future for 500 pesos." Giving away gifts is not illegal under Mexican election law, as long as the expense is reported and the gifts are not given to influence votes, notes the AP. "This isn't going to stay like this," says a protester. "There will be more marches." |
What are you feeling right now as you start to read this? Are you curious? Hoping that you'll learn something about yourself? Bored because this is something you have to do for school and you're not really into it -- or happy because it's a school project you enjoy? Perhaps you're attracted by something else, like feeling excited about your weekend plans or sad because you just went through a breakup. Emotions like these are part of human nature. They give us information about what we're experiencing and help us know how to react. We sense our emotions from the time we're babies. Young children react to their emotions with facial expressions or with actions like laughing or crying. They feel and show emotions, but they don't yet have the ability to name the emotion or say why they feel that way. As we grow up, we become more skilled in understanding emotions. Instead of just reacting like little kids do, we can identify what we feel and put it into words. With time and practice, we get better at knowing what we are feeling and why. This skill is called emotional awareness. Emotional awareness helps us know what we need and want, or don't want! It helps us build better relationships. That's because being aware of our emotions can help us talk about feelings more clearly, avoid or settle conflicts better, and move past difficult feelings more easily. Some people are naturally more in touch with their emotions than others. The good news is that everyone can be more aware of their emotions. It just takes practice. But it's worth the effort. Emotional awareness is the first step toward building emotional intelligence, a skill that can help people succeed in life. From the passage we know that emotional awareness actually _ . A) enables us to live in society more easily B) lets people understand others better C) brings about conflicts between people D) smooths away difficulties in our life
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Sunday, October 5 Clear, 69degF My wife, Eleanor and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide, and the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept. After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses. Monday, October 6 Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69degF We spent about two hours in Nancy, and then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, where we will visit tomorrow. It was pleasant to sit out on deck and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph. Tuesday, October 7 Light rain, 64degF This mourning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lost of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows. We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Mar. Wednesday, Ocrober8 Cloudy.65 degF Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went though two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other. Thursday, Ocrober9 Cloudy, 66degF Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time. Where did the author get off the train? A) Paris B) Barn C) Nancy D) Strasbourg
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We live in a sweet world. The average American kid consumes more than 20 teaspoons of sugar per day, and adults eat 50% more sugar today than they did in the 1970s. We all know that too much sugar isn't good for you. But did we know it could be dangerous? A team of researchers at the University of Utah used mice to conduct a study on the negative effects of sugar. They found it could have serious effects on people's health. Sugar is found not only in sweets and candies, but also in many household items like pasta and crackers. During the 58-week-long study, mice were fed a diet containing 25% more sugar. This percentage equals a healthy human diet along with three cans of soda daily. The team found that these mice were twice as likely to die as mice fed a similar diet without the sugar. Though the mice did not show signs of obesity or high blood pressure, male mice were 26% less territorial and produced 25% fewer offspring than the other mice. Scientists often use mice for research because they have a similar genetic structure to humans. "Since most substances that are dangerous in mice are also dangerous in people, it's likely that those physical problems that cause those mice to have increased deaths also work in people," says study author James Ruff of the University of Utah. Findings from this study reveal negative effects that are not as noticeable as weight gain or heart problems. Sugar can contribute to long-term changes in the body that can change development and even shorten lives. Cutting sugar out of the American diet altogether may be difficult. But making the effort to control our nation's sugar desire will provide for a truly sweeter future. According to the study, which of the following statements is wrong? A) Sugar can even shorten lives. B) Sugar's negative effects are not noticeable. C) Mice are more likely to diet when fed a diet containing 25% more sugar. D) Eating much more sugar can make mice put on weight and get high blood pressure.
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A few months ago, while driving home from work, I stopped at a gas station to gas up my car before heading home. When I went in to pre-pay for my gas, I saw a man with his son ahead of me in the line. They were a little dirty from working & painting at a local job site and the man asked the clerk to help them patiently. The clerk behind the counter seemed annoyed and not interested in talking to them. From their conversation, I knew that the man had lost his wallet, was almost out of gas and still had 1.5 hours drive to get himself and his son home. He couldn't write the clerk a check. Because he knew the money in his account wasn't available yet. The clerk asked them to move aside and let me up to the register. I gave the clerk two 20 dollar bills and told him to put $20 on my pump and to pre-pay $20 on their pump also. When I went back out to fill my gas tank, the teenage son came towards me to express his appreciation. His father was too excited, so he stayed inside the store until I was gone. They asked if I would accept a check from them for the money, but I refused. I told the teenager to "pay it forward" and help _ When the author got to the gas station, _ . A) a little boy was doing some painting there B) a man was trying to fill his car up with gas C) the clerk was quarreling with a customer D) a man was looking for his wallet
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You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Example: Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Example solution: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Example explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem: Cows routinely lie down and can easily regain their footing unless sick or injured. Scientific studies have been conducted to determine if cow tipping is theoretically possible, with varying conclusions. All agree that cows are large animals that are difficult to surprise and will generally resist attempts to be tipped. Estimates suggest a force of between 3,000 and 4,000 newtons (670 and 900 pounds-force) is needed, and that at least four and possibly as many as fourteen people would be required to achieve this. In real-life situations where cattle have to be laid on the ground, or ``cast'', such as for branding, hoof care or veterinary treatment, either rope restraints are required or specialized mechanical equipment is used that confines the cow and then tips it over. On rare occasions, cattle can lie down or fall down in proximity to a ditch or hill that restricts their normal ability to rise without help. Cow tipping has many references in popular culture and is also used as a figure of speech.
| Solution: can cows get up after being tipped over? |
Continue writing the next sentence.
How to visit philadelphia
Choose the right time of year to visit philadelphia.
Because philadelphia is located in the northeastern u.s., it experiences four distinct seasons. The winter is usually cold and snowy, while the summer can be hot and humid. | As a result, the best time to visit the city is usually march through may when the weather is mild and hotel prices are moderate. If you're on a budget, hotel rates are usually lowest in the fall and winter, making september through february the cheapest time to visit philadelphia. |
Club Atlético San Miguel is an Argentine sports club from San Miguel, Buenos Aires. Although many sports are practised at the club, San Miguel is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, the third division of the Argentine football league system.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Club Atlético San Miguel is least known for it s football team. | No |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Trump: There could be riots if I lose nomination
A supporter holds up a sign for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Boca Raton, Fla., Sunday, March 13, 2016. (Photo: Paul Sancya, AP)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump called on Republicans to rally around his candidacy Wednesday, and said there could be "riots" if the party somehow conspires to deny him the presidential nomination after he remains way ahead in convention delegates.
"I don't think you can say that we don't get it automatically," Trump told CNN after a night of wins in Florida, Illinois, and North Carolina. "I think you'd have riots. I think you'd have riots. I'm representing many, many millions of people."
Trump's remaining opponents did not seem inclined to give him the nomination. John Kasich predicted that his win in Ohio would propel him to victory in an open convention, while Ted Cruz said he is looking for a one-on-one showdown with the New York businessman.
In any event, the Republicans now have only a three-candidate race: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio pulled out Tuesday night after he lost his home state big to Trump.
"I'm going to be the nominee," Kasich told NBC's Today show.
Cruz, currently second to Trump in terms of Republican delegates, began appealing to Rubio's followers to join an anti-Trump coalition, and also suggested that Kasich exit the race because it is mathematically impossible for him to win the GOP nomination.
"The longer Kasich stays in the race, the more it benefits Trump," Cruz said. "Unlike Kasich, our campaign, number one, has beaten Donald Trump over and over and over again."
The candidates hit the talk shows a day after Trump won primaries in Florida, Illinois, and North Carolina. The New York businessman had a slight lead over Cruz in Missouri, but news networks have not called the race because absentee and provisional ballots remain to be counted.
In the wake of Tuesday's primaries, Trump currently leads in convention delegates with 621, about half of what he needs to clinch. according to the Associated Press. He is followed by Cruz (396), Rubio (168) and Kasich (138).
Anti-Trump Republicans are hoping to block the businessman at the party convention in July, seeking to deny him a majority of delegates on the first ballot. Many delegates who are bound to a particular candidate on the first ballot become free agents on subsequent votes.
Kasich predicted that an open convention would come to pass because "nobody is going to have enough delegates." Kasich also told NBC that neither Trump nor Cruz can win a fall election against the Democrats, and he can.
"They can't come in to Ohio with the philosophy they have and win," Kasich said. "You can't win Ohio, you can't be president."
Trump predicted he would rack up a majority of delegates before the convention opens July 18 in Cleveland. Even if he is a little short, Trump said he should still be awarded the nomination if, as expected, he has a large delegate lead over competitors.
Otherwise, he told CNN, "I think bad things would happen."
Trump, appearing on ABC's Good Morning America, also criticized reports that Republicans who oppose his candidacy are talking about running their own candidate in the fall election.
"A third-party guarantees Democrats will win," Trump told ABC.
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that a contested GOP convention could be a disaster if he goes to Cleveland a few delegates shy of 1,237 — and doesn't leave as the party's nominee.
"I think you'd have riots," Trump said on CNN.
Noting that he's "representing many millions of people," Trump told host Chris Cuomo: "If you disenfranchise those people, and you say, 'I'm sorry, you're 100 votes short' ... I think you'd have problems like you've never seen before. I think bad things would happen."
GOP leaders are scrambling to minimize Donald Trump's dominance in the polls, leaving many wondering what would happen if no one candidate wins a clear majority before the national convention. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
The billionaire businessman emphasized, though, that he expects to secure the 1,237 delegates needed to win the party's nomination ahead of the Republican National Convention in July.
"I'm a closer," he said. "I get things closed."
[The Stop Trump movement’s last realistic hope is now a contested convention in Cleveland]
Trump woke up Wednesday with 621 delegates.
He walloped Sen. Marco Rubio in the first-term senator’s home state of Florida on Tuesday, forcing Rubio from the race. He also won in Illinois and North Carolina, extending his lead over Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas as the once-unwieldy nominating contest narrowed to a three-person brawl with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who won his home state's primary.
"I did well in Ohio, but I was running against a popular governor," Trump said Wednesday. He added: "I ran out of a little bit of time. I think if I had a day or two more, it would have been perhaps a little bit different."
[Donald Trump wins big]
Trump and Cruz are in a dead heat in Missouri, which was still too close to call on the morning after the Republican primary. The state has 52 Republican delegates.
"We started out with 17 people; we're down to three," Trump said on CNN. "But this has been a nasty one; I guess that's why your ratings are as high as they've ever been."
Republican front-runner Donald Trump spoke in Palm Beach, Fla., after primary voters took to the polls in five states: Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina. (Reuters)
In a remarkable campaign fueled by anger, Trump has been under steady attack — by rival Republicans, by the Democratic candidates, by progressives, by super PACs determined to derail his candidacy, and by the president, who has twice taken shots at the GOP front-runner in recent days.
[President Obama's brutal assessment of the rise of Donald Trump]
The tone and tenor of of the campaign will eventually shift away from divisiveness and Trump will make peace with the Republican Party, he suggested Wednesday.
"I think there's a natural healing process, once the battle is over, once the war is over," Trump said. "I've gotten along with people all my life; this is actually a little unusual.... I think it will happen again."
He added: "We have to win, and as we win, people will forget and they will feel better. That's the way life is. After we put it away, a lot of feelings will be soothed."
But, Trump said in a subsequent interview on MSNBC: "We don't want to lose the edge. We still have two people left."
[Donald Trump holds a press conference — and doesn’t take any questions]
Asked Wednesday whether he'd consider Rubio for vice president, Trump deflected the question, telling MSNBC: "It's just too early."
Trump noted that he liked Rubio — "until about three weeks ago, when he started getting nasty.... I was very surprised when he started doing his Don Rickles routine on me."
But, he said later on Fox News: "My whole life people have plotted against me, and I'm doing very well."
Speaking by telephone on "Fox & Friends," Trump said he plans to skip the channel's March 21 debate in Salt Lake City to deliver a previously scheduled speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington.
Trump told Fox that he'll be delivering "a major speech in front of a very important group of people that night; it was scheduled a while ago." He said he can't and won't reconsider that commitment.
The Fox News debate was announced this week, and Trump said Wednesday that it came as a surprise.
"I thought the last debate on CNN was the last debate," he said. "I think we've had enough debates. How many times can the same people ask you the same question?"
He added: "I don't mind the process of debating; it turned out that I do it well.... But I think we've had enough."
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A: | Donald Trump's campaign rallies have made headlines because of violence, but he suggests we haven't seen anything yet if the GOP somehow deprives him of the nomination at the convention. "I think you'd have riots," he said on CNN Wednesday, per USA Today and the Washington Post. "I'm representing many, many millions of people." Trump predicted he'd lock up the necessary number of delegates to secure the nomination anyway—"I'm a closer"—but he warned that the party will be flirting with trouble if it moves toward a brokered convention in the event he comes up shy. "If you disenfranchise those people, and you say, 'I'm sorry, you're 100 votes short' ... I think you'd have problems like you've never seen before. I think bad things would happen." |
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.
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Menthol cigarettes are constructed similarly to non-mentholated cigarettes, with menthol added at any of several stages during the manufacturing process. Menthol may be derived from distilled corn mint oil, or produced synthetically. While trace amounts of menthol may be added to non-mentholated cigarettes for flavor or other reasons, a menthol cigarette typically has at least 0.3% menthol content by weight. Lower-tar menthol cigarettes may have menthol levels up to 2%, in order to keep menthol delivery constant despite the filtration and ventilation designs used to reduce tar.
Answer: | where does the menthol in cigarettes come from |
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: Term life insurance or term assurance is life insurance that provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of time, the relevant term. After that period expires, coverage at the previous rate of premiums is no longer guaranteed and the client must either forgo coverage or potentially obtain further coverage with different payments or conditions. If the life insured dies during the term, the death benefit will be paid to the beneficiary. Term insurance is typically the least expensive way to purchase a substantial death benefit on a coverage amount per premium dollar basis over a specific period of time.
A: | what does the term mean in life insurance |
How to start a locksmith business<br>Find out the legal requirements for your state. Some states require bonding, licensing, insurance and certification. Requirements vary from state to state.
You need a van to be a locksmith. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
A missed call is a telephone call that is deliberately terminated by the caller before being answered by its intended recipient, in order to communicate a pre-agreed message without paying the cost of a call. For example, a group of friends may agree that two missed calls in succession means "I am running late". The practice is common in South Asia, the Philippines and Africa.
Missed calls are innocent. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Albanian citizenship is based on a mixture of the principles of Jus sanguinis and Jus soli. In other words, both place of birth and Albanian parentage are relevant for determining whether a person is an Albanian citizen. It is regulated by the "Law on Albanian Citizenship".
Albania has laws that dictate if a person can consider themselves natural born or naturalized. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
Continue writing the next sentence.
How to become a padi certified scuba diver
Consult your physician to make sure you're healthy enough to take a scuba course.
Find a facility near you that offers padi-approved diving courses.
( refer to the padi website in the external links section of this article to find the closest dive course. | ) Contact the facility to find out which personal equipment you will need to own. Most dive courses provide most of the basic equipment but require you to own your own mask, snorkel, * swim fins, boots, gloves, and hood. |
Q: Oh Eun-sun was the first Korean woman to climb Mt. Everest solo. For all the hardships she must have endured, she merely says that she was lucky. She now reminisces about the days she spent in that mountain.
A woman succeeds in climbing Everest solo.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Q: Ahern, who was travelling to Tokyo for an EU-Japan summit yesterday, will consult with other EU leaders by telephone later this week in an effort to find an agreed candidate to presidency of the European commission.
EU leaders found an agreement about a candidate to the post of European commission president.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: no
Q: Lin Piao, after all, was the creator of Mao's "Little Red Book" of quotations.
Lin Piao wrote the "Little Red Book".
OPTIONS:
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- no
A: | yes |
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: It is a topic endlessly debated by the art world, but now a computer program has produced its own list of what it believes to be the most creative paintings ever produced. The algorithm, developed by computer scientists at Rutgers University in New Jersey, analysed 63,000 paintings and sculptures produced through out history for their artistic features. It ranked paintings such as The Scream by Edvard Munch and Pablo Picasso's Ladies of Avignon as among the most creative ever produced, but abstract works by Fernando Caldau topped the results. Masterpieces by artists including Monet, Michelangelo and Goya also scored highly while paintings by artists like Albrecht Dürer and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres did less well.The algorithm analysed 63,000 paintings for their originality and influenceIt analysed artist's painting techniques, styles, colours and subject matterEdvard Munch's The Scream and Pablo Picasso's work scored highestCreativity also seems to spike with abstract work at end of 20th Century
Question:For example, the scream by _'s (1893) scored very high relative to other paintings in that period.
Output: | Edvard Munch |
But according to Dr. Williams, other members of the panel have championed other ideas, for example, that planets should be larger than 2,000 kilometers (or about 1,250 miles) in diameter (Pluto is about 1,500 miles).
Can we say the following?
The diameter of Pluto measures 1,500 miles.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
yes
To write "The Persians," which opens Thursday at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, Ellen McLaughlin spent six days. Given the direction of U.S. foreign policy, McLaughlin says, the lessons of "The Persians" are particularly crucial today, 2,500 years after it was written.
Can we say the following?
The Persians was written by Aeschylus.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
no
Art experts said on Monday, that there was an astounding haul from Boston's Gardner Museum -- possibly the biggest art theft in US history.
Can we say the following?
The biggest art theft in US history was the theft of a dozen works from Boston's Gardner Museum.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
no
He'll teach the new environmental engineering classes at Carroll as a full-time professor. The school said his position will be funded by a two-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education. While Weight couldn't be reached by phone this week, past studies have taken him to Lake Titicaca in Peru, where he studied mercury levels in the lake's fish. He authored the "Hydrology Field Manual," along with other professional journals. In the fall semester, Weight will begin teaching water quality, as well as a hands-on class in stream restoration. The following spring, he'll teach new classes in air quality and groundwater flow modeling.
Can we say the following?
Lake Titicaca is located in Peru.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
| yes |
Q: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
It is illegal to sell packaged liquor (off-premises sales) on Sundays. Sales also are prohibited on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Low-point beer for consumption off-premises may not be sold between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
A: | are liquor stores open in oklahoma on 4th of july? |
Impatiens sakeriana is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. It grows in mountain forest understory habitat at altitudes up to 2000 meters. It occurs on Mount Cameroon. It can be locally common in parts of its range, but its habitat is threatened by agriculture.
Can we infer the following?
Impatiens are native to Central Africa. | Yes |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
(CNN) John and Julieanne Dimitrion scammed good people out of their homes, the FBI says, and then they disappeared. They were the "masterminds of a large fraud scheme," the FBI's Brandon Simpson told CNN's "The Hunt with John Walsh," which hit Tricia Dano's family especially hard. Dano blames the Dimitrions for the loss of their cherished family home in Honolulu's Kaimuki neighborhood. For Dano, it started in 1999 when she moved from Washington state back to Hawaii to help her mother take care of her ailing grandmother. Her grandmother "felt that if she was going to pass, she wanted to be at home, right where she belonged," Dano said.Julieanne Dimitrion fled despite the possibility of receiving no jail time, her attorney saidGot a tip? Call 1-866-THE HUNT (01-800-099-0546 in Mexico) or click here
Questions:Then the Dimitrions found a "straw buyer" who purchased the _ property in their name. (A) CNN (B) John (C) Julieanne Dimitrion (D) FBI (E) Brandon Simpson (F) The Hunt (G) John Walsh (H) Tricia Dano (I) Dimitrions (J) Honolulu (K) Kaimuki (L) Washington (M) Hawaii (N) Mexico
| (H) |
Detailed Instructions: You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Problem:Threats and aspirations to secede from the United States, or arguments justifying secession, have been a feature of the country's politics almost since its birth. Some have argued for secession as a constitutional right and others as from a natural right of revolution. In Texas v. White, the United States Supreme Court ruled unilateral secession unconstitutional, while commenting that revolution or consent of the States could lead to a successful secession.
Solution: | can a state succeed from the united states? |
The popular college rankings focus primarily on prestige as measured by the SAT scores of incoming students and how many applicants are turned away. An initiative started last fall by the Obama administration could help families go beyond these limited, and far too easily exploited, indexes to learn quickly and easily how a college is compared with its competitors nationally on important criteria like graduation rates, what a degree actually costs and how much debt a student can expect to run up by graduation day. If the federal government makes it legally necessary to disclose this information in a clear and consistent way, as it should, families will be better able to make informed college choices. And this will help put pressure on colleges that perform poorly to improve. Critics may regard this initiative as an example of government overreach. But given that the federal government spends nearly $190 billion a year on higher education aid to students, it has a legitimate interest in making sure that the money flows to the schools that best meet their responsibilities to families and students. Congress has taken some steps to require greater transparency from colleges. The 1990 Student Right to Know Act, for example, required colleges and universities that receive federal aid to disclose graduation rates. And the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act required schools to offer a way for consumers to determine actual costs after student aid is taken into account. But many colleges have done a poor job of obeying federal disclosure rules, and much of the available information is not in one place. The administration's new efforts would enforce reporting requirements and provide some new tools. President Obama wants to expand campus-based aid to about $10 billion from the current $2.7 billion. He has proposed moving money away from colleges that fail to control tuition increases or provide good value to others that do a better job. That is a worthy idea in principle, but he will need strong data-based evidence... A most suitable title for the passage could be _ . A) Congress To Require Greater Transparency B) What College Parents and Students Need to Know C) What a Good College Is Measured By D) Parents and Students Need to Make Wise Choices
B
High-tech gadget shows draw throngs of excited consumers each year in the United States, Japan, Europe and the Arabian peninsula. Though many people are already surrounded with all kinds of smart electronic devices, some always need one more -- better and smarter than the previous one. At electronic shows, visitors flock around the newest tablet computers, cameras, 3D television screens, even small robots, dreaming of taking one home. Consumers spend hours waiting in lines and spend hundreds of dollars to be among the first to get the latest smart phone. The modern world seems to _ shiny expensive objects that keep us connected, help us navigate, record our thoughts and memorable events, and even talk to us. So infatuated, we no longer merely "own" our gadgets -- we have relationships with them, according to clinical psychologist and life transition therapist Francine Lederer. "It's a lot easier to have, right, a one-sided relationship with your computer, your phone, than it is with a live person. So that at the end of the day, you don't need to worry about somebody being angry with you, you don't need to worry about getting blamed for anything," she said. Magical devices Although having a thousand Facebook friends may be perceived as equivalent to having a thousand real, authentic friendships, Lederer said in reality it is not so. "It comes down to a lot of the internal stuff. How we feel about ourselves, our own sense of self-esteem, our self-worth, a lot of those things," she said. But gadgets are magical. They fascinate us the same way we are intrigued by a magician's trick, said psychology professor at the University of the South Pacific, Robert Epstein. "If you don't know how they're doing it, that's very fascinating and intriguing. But if they do it 10 times or 20 times or 100 times, it gets boring and you want something else. That's why magicians do not repeat the same trick over and over again," he said. Plugged in, isolated Epstein, former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today magazine, said he is... What is Lederer's opinion? A) It's abnormal for us to rely on electronic gadgets too much. B) Gadgets will take on a life of their own. C) It's healthy for us to use model electronic gadgets. D) The gadgets will be built into us to some extent.
A
-For five days, Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song. This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival. "People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation," Riedel said. "It's really easy to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together." These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests. With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water stations throughout the venue for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back. The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it's easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8. What would be the best title for the passage? A) Folk Music of Blues B) One Festival for All C) Festival for family Gathering D) Edmonton's Downtown Park
| B |
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]: Which is not a name for the county: Hampshire, County Council, or Hantscire?, Context: After the establishment of Hampshire County Council, following the act in 1888, Southampton became a county borough within the county of Hampshire, which meant that it had many features of a county, but governance was now shared between the Corporation in Southampton and the new county council. There is a great source of confusion in the fact that the ancient shire county, along with its associated assizes, was known as the County of Southampton or Southamptonshire. This was officially changed to Hampshire in 1959 although the county had been commonly known as Hampshire or Hantscire for centuries. Southampton became a non-metropolitan district in 1974.
[EX A]: County Council
[EX Q]: Which of the following is a character system: Fujian, Teochew, or pinyin?, Context: Hokkien /hɒˈkiɛn/ (traditional Chinese: 福建話; simplified Chinese: 福建话; pinyin: Fújiànhuà; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-kiàn oē) or Quanzhang (Quanzhou–Zhangzhou / Chinchew–Changchew; BP: Zuánziū–Ziāngziū) is a group of mutually intelligible Min Nan Chinese dialects spoken throughout Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and by many other overseas Chinese. Hokkien originated from a dialect in southern Fujian. It is closely related to the Teochew, though mutual comprehension is difficult, and is somewhat more distantly related to Hainanese. Besides Hokkien, there are also other Min and Hakka dialects in Fujian province, most of which are not mutually intelligible with Hokkien.
[EX A]: pinyin
[EX Q]: What needed to be considered when building?, Context: In the late 20th century a new concept was added to those included in the compass of both structure and function, the consideration of sustainability, hence sustainable architecture. To satisfy the contemporary ethos a building should be constructed in a manner which is environmentally friendly in terms of the production of its materials, its impact upon the natural and built environment of its surrounding area and the demands that it makes upon non-sustainable power sources for heating, cooling, water and waste management and lighting.
[EX A]: | the demands that it makes upon non-sustainable power sources
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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 22 (P. Oxy. 22) contains fragments of the "Oedipus Tyrannus" by Sophocles, written in Greek. It was discovered by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 in Oxyrhynchus. The fragment is dated to the fifth century. It is housed in the British Library (Department of Manuscripts). The text was published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1898.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
"Oedipus Tyrannus" by Sophocles, was written in Greek in 1897.
Choose from:
+ Yes.
+ It's impossible to say.
+ No. | No |
Nocturna Artificialia is the first credited film directed and produced by the Brothers Quay, Timothy and Stephen. "This British fraternal directing team is known for their avant-garde puppet films." Rather than dialog, this film uses shadows and music to create the dream-like state of the main character and his journey on a red tram at night.
Nocturna Artificialia was made after 1990 OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Club Andino Bariloche is a mountaineering organisation based in San Carlos de Bariloche, in the Argentinian Andes. It was founded on the 13th of August 1931 by Otto Meiling, Emilio Frey, Juan Javier Neumeyer and Reinaldo Knapp, a group of friends who were exploring the region and making first ascents. Emilio Frey became its first president and continued in this role during 30 years.
The friends who founded Club Andino Bariloche were exploring the region for the first time OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
"Smoke Break" is a song recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, "Storyteller". It was released on August 21, 2015, through Sony Music Nashville, as the album's lead single. It was written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, and Hillary Lindsey, and was produced by Jay Joyce. Musically, it has lyrics about escaping life's many stresses.
Carrie Underwood is an actress. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
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".
Earths magnetic field helps protect Earth and its organisms. It protects us from harmful particles given off by the sun. Most of the particles are attracted to the north and south magnetic poles. This is where Earths magnetic field is strongest. This is also where relatively few organisms live. Another benefit of Earths magnetic field is its use for navigation. People use compasses to detect Earths magnetic north pole. Knowing this helps them tell direction. Many animals have natural 'compasses' that work just as well. Birds like the garden warbler in Figure 1.36 use Earths magnetic field. They use it to guide their annual migrations. Recent research suggests that warblers and other migrating birds have structures in their eyes. These structures let them see Earths magnetic field as a visual pattern. <sep>How does Earth's magnetic field help humans?<sep>Rotects us from harmful particles given off by the Jupiter
| No |
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: In 1999, Wycliffe Bible Translators announced Vision 2025 -- a project that intends to commence Bible translation in every remaining language community by 2025. As of 1 October 2015 they estimate that around 165-180 million people, speak those 1,800 languages where translation work still needs to begin. Wycliffe also stated that parts of the Bible are available in approximately 2,900 out of the 6,877 known languages, and that there are currently 554 languages with a complete Bible translation. The New Testament is available in 1,333 languages and many more have at least one book of the Bible available.
A: | how many languages still need a translation of the bible |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
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Question: (CNN) -- A lawsuit has been filed claiming that the iconic Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven" was far from original. The suit, filed on May 31 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, was brought by the estate of the late musician Randy California against the surviving members of Led Zeppelin and their record label. The copyright infringement case alleges that the Zeppelin song was taken from the single "Taurus" by the 1960s band Spirit, for whom California served as lead guitarist. "Late in 1968, a then new band named Led Zeppelin began touring in the United States, opening for Spirit," the suit states. "It was during this time that Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin's guitarist, grew familiar with 'Taurus' and the rest of Spirit's catalog. Page stated in interviews that he found Spirit to be 'very good' and that the band's performances struck him 'on an emotional level.' "Suit claims similarities between two songsRandy California was guitarist for the group SpiritJimmy Page has called the accusation "ridiculous"
Questions:According to claims in the suit, "Parts of 'Stairway to Heaven,' instantly recognizable to the music fans across the world, sound almost identical to significant portions of '_.' (A) CNN (B) Led Zeppelin (C) Stairway to Heaven (D) United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania (E) Randy California (F) Zeppelin (G) Taurus (H) 1960s band Spirit (I) California (J) United States (K) Jimmy Page (L) Spirit (M) Suit
Answer: (G)
Question: 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 said: 'It was a hard fought day, I thought they bowled pretty well, _ in particular and it was difficult, especially when the lights came on. (A) Mark Footitt (B) Derbyshire (C) Surrey (D) LV= County Championship Division Two (E) Derby (F) England (G) South African (H) Dean Elgar (I) Gary Wilson (J) Gareth Batty (K) Hamish Rutherford
Answer: (A)
Question: (CNN) Bill O'Reilly's repellent, on-air comment Tuesday has helped shine a spotlight on the ways in which black women are stereotyped and denigrated. The #BlackWomenAtWork hashtag that quickly blew up on Twitter after he publicly disrespected Rep. Maxine Waters, the most senior African-American woman in Congress, brought women's stories of systemic, widespread and routine affronts rushing to the surface. As an African-American woman, I am outraged. All Americans should be. After watching a clip of Waters speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, O'Reilly, appearing on "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday, ignored the substance of her comments and told the show's hosts that he was distracted by her "James Brown wig." This attempt to render Waters silent and invisible by making a caricature out of her appearance reflects the toxic social and political climate that we face across our country today.Kristen Clarke: Bill O'Reilly's insult is emblematic of everyday racism and sexismClarke: Fox can begin to fix this by purging commentators who promote such rhetoric
Questions:African-_ women are unafraid to speak truth to power and are incredibly resilient. (A) CNN (B) Bill O'Reilly (C) BlackWomenAtWork (D) Twitter (E) Rep. (F) Maxine Waters (G) African (H) American (I) Congress (J) Waters (K) House of Representatives (L) O'Reilly (M) Fox & Friends (N) James Brown (O) Kristen Clarke (P) Clarke (Q) Fox
Answer: | (H)
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The Arabic Language is the door to Islam and the Language of the holy Quran and Prophetic traditions. Therefore, distancing ourselves from Arabic studies leads to innovation and disbelief.
Can we infer the following?
Arabic is the language of the Quran. | 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].
Ex Input:
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to sell a 48 per cent stake of the club to Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol. Talks had broken down between the pair after Taechaubol, commonly known as 'Mr Bee', offered €1billion for the entirety of the Serie A club. But Gazzetta dello Sport claim that after a lengthy meeting on Friday between Berlusconi and Taechaubol they reached an agreement for around half that amount (£365million), which allows the former Italian Prime Minister to keep his majority stake. 'For now it's a deal that must be confirmed but it's good for Milan,' Berlusconi said after the meeting, according to the ANSA news agency. 'We want to move forward and make Milan a contender again.'Silvio Berlusconi has owned 18-time Italian champions for almost 30 yearsHas agreed to sell 48 per cent stake to Bee TaechaubolThai businessman had offered €1billion for entirety of clubBut new deal allows Berlusconi to keep his majority stakeBerlusconi has been the Prime Minister of Italy on three occasions
Question:The consortium represented by Mr. _ will acquire a minority stake of 48 per cent.
Ex Output:
Bee Taechaubol
Ex Input:
San Francisco (CNN) -- As Nokia prepares for its next crucial venture into the U.S. and high-end smartphones, the Finnish cell-phone maker is missing a crucial piece: an abundant catalog of applications. Nokia is attempting to woo app developers with such incentives as pre-installing their software on the forthcoming phone, prominent promotion for their products and funding development of an app, according to three people involved in the negotiations. A vibrant app store has become a major selling point to smartphone customers. In the past, Nokia, which sells the highest volume of mobile phones worldwide, has made efforts to work with some creators of apps for its platforms. A Nokia spokeswoman said the company offers app developers a variety of incentives, some in partnership with Microsoft, which include coding assistance and marketing. "We do not disclose these arrangements, as each is different," she said. Microsoft declined to comment for this story.Nokia is offering to pay developers to make apps for its new phone, sources saySuch payments from phone manufacturers are unusualMicrosoft did something similar last year, but its Windows Phone app catalog is still lackingNokia is set to launch its first Windows phone by the end of the year, sources say
Question:On Tuesday, Microsoft began distributing the new version of Windows Phone, which will run on the _ device.
Ex Output:
Nokia
Ex Input:
Oldham Athletic have signed Ronaldo. But fans of Manchester United fear not - the League One club have not snaffled their old boy from the mighty Real Madrid. The man in question is 16-year-old Ronaldo Brown who has joined the Latics after being released by Liverpool. Like his namesake, the teenager has explosive pace and plays on the wing. Ronaldo Brown (left), pictured on tour of the Nou Camp in Barcelona, has signed for Oldham Athletic The 16-year-old is named after Brazil's former striker Ronaldo, who is pictured scoring in the 2002 World Cup But he is actually named after the original Brazilian Ronaldo, rather than Portugal star Cristiano.Oldham have signed 16-year-old winger Ronaldo BrownBrown was released by Liverpool and has joined the League One clubHe is named after Brazilian Ronaldo and has a brother called RivaldoBrown also has a younger sister called Trezeguet
Question:I liked the Brazil side so I named them after Ronaldo and _.
Ex Output:
| Rivaldo
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How to stretch vinyl fabric
Acquire 2-way or 4-way stretching vinyl.
Not all types of vinyl fabric have stretching capabilities. If you plan on expanding your fabric, make sure you purchase 1 of the following vinyl variants from a specialty fabric store :
Two-way vinyl, which only stretches from left to right but is thicker and far more durable than 4-way vinyl.
Four-way vinyl, which stretches both vertically and horizontally but is far thinner than 2-way vinyl, making it more susceptible to tears. Place your vinyl facedown on a firm surface.
A person is standing in front of a sink. they
put soap on their hands and scrub them together.
A man is holding onto a bar as he is standing on a water ski. he
is being pulled through the water by a motor boat.
A man is seen riding on a skateboard down a hill on his head. More shots are shown of people performing tricks on skateboards around an area. the people
| continue to perform tricks and ride around while other people watch on the side. |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: A new attack submarine being tested by United States Navy has been given a special guard of honour - by a pod of dolphins. The nuclear powered, deep ocean sub was put through its paces off the coast of Newport, Virginia, on May 26 when the playful mammals were spotted leaping out of the water just a few feet from the front of it. The incredible footage of the dolphins - leaping in front of the new Virginia-class attack sub completing its sea trials - has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people since it went viral. Attack submarines are designed to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships and carry Tomahawk cruise missiles to project ashore. They are also used for reconnaissance missions and sea mine warfare.US Navy was sea testing its latest nuclear powered deep ocean submarinePlayful mammals spotted leaping out of the water a few feet in front of itDolphins often swim by boats but one of first times photographed by sub
Questions:_ are able to cruise through the water at high speed and experts believe that the intelligent animals may use the wake from a boat as a speed boost. (A) United States Navy (B) Newport (C) Virginia (D) Tomahawk (E) US Navy (F) Dolphins
A: | (F) |
Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to convert improper fractions into mixed numbers
Divide the numerator by the denominator.
Start by writing your improper fraction. Then, divide the numerator by the denominator-in other words, just do the division problem that the fraction is already set up for.
OPTIONS:
(A). In our example, the fraction 215 = 216. So, if we went at 231, you would divide 231 by 236..
(B). For example , 4-(4-) = 6 and 2-(2 , 2 , 2) = 10. Separate 5 and 5 together until you find the numerator and denominator of the fraction..
(C). As you keep adding and subtracting, you'll see that the result is the number with a denominator. After you write your improper fraction, write down how your error acted..
(D). Don't forget to include the remainder. Let's follow along with an example.. | (D). |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
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Question: Who did Pasha want to defeat?, Context: Following the Ottoman ultimatum in September 1853, forces under the Ottoman general Omar Pasha crossed the Danube at Vidin and captured Calafat in October 1853. Simultaneously, in the east, the Ottomans crossed the Danube at Silistra and attacked the Russians at Oltenița. The resulting Battle of Oltenița was the first engagement following the declaration of war. The Russians counterattacked, but were beaten back. On 31 December 1853, the Ottoman forces at Calafat moved against the Russian force at Chetatea or Cetate, a small village nine miles north of Calafat, and engaged them on 6 January 1854. The battle began when the Russians made a move to recapture Calafat. Most of the heavy fighting, however, took place in and around Chetatea until the Russians were driven out of the village. Despite the setback at Chetatea, on 28 January 1854, Russian forces laid siege to Calafat. The siege would continue until May 1854 when the Russians lifted the siege. The Ottomans would also later beat the Russians in battle at Caracal.:130–43
Answer: Russians
Question: What aspect of a child's mental capacity did multinationals use to their advantage?, Context: On 23 June 1757, the English East India Company defeated Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal, in the Battle of Plassey. The British thus became masters of east India (Bengal, Bihar, Orissa) – a prosperous region with a flourishing agriculture, industry and trade. This led to a large amount of children being forced into labour due to the increasing need of cheap labour to produce large numbers of goods. Many multinationals often employed children because that they can be recruited for less pay, and have more endurance to utilise in factory environments. Another reason many Indian children were hired was because they lack knowledge of their basic rights, they did not cause trouble or complain, and they were often more trustworthy. The innocence that comes with childhood was utilised to make a profit by many and was encouraged by the need for family income.
Answer: innocence
Question: Minority of money made by GE is through what?, Context: Since over half of GE's revenue is derived from financial services, it is arguably a financial company with a manufacturing arm. It is also one of the largest lenders in countries other than the United States, such as Japan. Even though the first wave of conglomerates (such as ITT Corporation, Ling-Temco-Vought, Tenneco, etc.) fell by the wayside by the mid-1980s, in the late 1990s, another wave (consisting of Westinghouse, Tyco, and others) tried and failed to emulate GE's success.[citation needed]
Answer: | manufacturing
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In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
[Q]: Niagara Falls, New York -- Niagara Falls (/naɪˈæɡərə/ ny-AG-ər-ə) is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share. The city is within the Buffalo--Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Western New York region.
[A]: is part of niagara falls in new york
[Q]: State legislature (United States) -- Every state except Nebraska has a bicameral legislature, meaning that the legislature consists of two separate legislative chambers or houses. In each case the smaller chamber is called the Senate and is usually referred to as the upper house. This chamber typically, but not always, has the exclusive power to confirm appointments made by the governor and to try articles of impeachment. (In a few states, a separate Executive Council, composed of members elected from large districts, performs the confirmation function.) Members of the smaller chamber represent more citizens and usually serve for longer terms than members of the larger chamber, generally four years. In 41 states, the larger chamber is called the House of Representatives. Five states designate the larger chamber the Assembly and three states call it the House of Delegates. Members of the larger chamber usually serve for terms of two years. The larger chamber customarily has the exclusive power to initiate taxing legislation and articles of impeachment.
[A]: are all the states made up of two houses
[Q]: Southeast Asia -- Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and Indian Ocean. The region is the only part of Asia that lies partly within the Southern Hemisphere, although the majority of it is in the Northern Hemisphere. In contemporary definition, Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions:
[A]: | is india a part of south east asia
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TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
PROBLEM: The person who later stated in an affidavit that he was an alcoholic was a?, Context: The patent examiner, Zenas Fisk Wilber, later stated in an affidavit that he was an alcoholic who was much in debt to Bell's lawyer, Marcellus Bailey, with whom he had served in the Civil War. He claimed he showed Gray's patent caveat to Bailey. Wilber also claimed (after Bell arrived in Washington D.C. from Boston) that he showed Gray's caveat to Bell and that Bell paid him $100. Bell claimed they discussed the patent only in general terms, although in a letter to Gray, Bell admitted that he learned some of the technical details. Bell denied in an affidavit that he ever gave Wilber any money.
SOLUTION: patent examiner
PROBLEM: Which issues did Dell's competitor deal with but they did not?, Context: Dell has been attempting to offset its declining PC business, which still accounted for half of its revenue and generates steady cash flow, by expanding into the enterprise market with servers, networking, software, and services. It avoided many of the acquisition writedowns and management turnover that plagued its chief rival Hewlett Packard. Dell also managed some success in taking advantage of its high-touch direct sales heritage to establish close relationships and design solutions for clients. Despite spending $13 billion on acquisitions to diversify its portfolio beyond hardware, the company was unable to convince the market that it could thrive or made the transformation in the post-PC world, as it suffered continued declines in revenue and share price. Dell's market share in the corporate segment was previously a "moat" against rivals but this has no longer been the case as sales and profits have fallen precipitously.
SOLUTION: acquisition writedowns and management turnover
PROBLEM: How long was the company allowed to operate?, Context: In the next two years, the company established its first factory in south India in the town of Machilipatnam on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The high profits reported by the company after landing in India initially prompted King James I to grant subsidiary licences to other trading companies in England. But in 1609 he renewed the charter given to the company for an indefinite period, including a clause that specified that the charter would cease to be in force if the trade turned unprofitable for three consecutive years.
SOLUTION: | indefinite period, including a clause that specified that the charter would cease to be in force if the trade turned unprofitable for three consecutive years
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When a ship is purchased for importing and exporting goods, a ship management team is required to maintain and operate the vessels. The function of the management team is to provide the owner with support throughout the occupancy or charter of the vessel. Vessels can range in sizes and function.
Can we infer the following?
A ship management team is an optional requirement. | No |
Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of. It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable prices, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices. By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living. By helping to increase demand it ensures an increased need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of many services: without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 per cent more. And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy. Apart from the fact that twenty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising. He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once. If you see an article consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value. According to the author, _ . A) the consumers are often fooled by misleading advertising. B) no advertiser dare promote a product that can't live up to the promise of his advertisement. C) if an article is consistently advertised, it probably has good value. D) with advertisements, you have to pay more for the goods or services you need.
The answer to this question is: | C |
A week ago, I had the great pleasure of reading an e-book, When Money Talks, Listen! by Rich Ezzo. It took only about an hour to read. When I first received a copy, I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication. Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick, but my mind just doesn't run after dreams of wealth. I think that if God ever wants me to be rich, he knows where to find my purse. When I began reading When Money Talks, Listen!, I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn't money hungry either. He, too, is hungry for more important than money. Since I love this e-book so much, why wait a week to write the review? Simple. I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper. After reading the last word of the e-book, I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money. I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture, then I yielded them as a few ones arrived in town. I had a mental traffic jam, which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is. It has been a week and the effect is the same. I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week. This is an e-book you 'll want to read, I promise. I often recommend books to my daughter, and this is one that I didn't just "suggest"----I left it open at the bottom of the compute and told each one ,"Read it, you'll love it ". I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn't go myself. I strongly advise you to visit the author's website, Myster Money, and to download the e-book. You won't regret it. Why didn't the author write the review as soon as he finished reading the book? A) Because he was not sure whether he did well. B) Because he was too excited to write anything. C) Because he had to wait for Rich Ezzo's permission. D) Because he wondered if it would have a long influence on him.
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Q: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Wearing a retro pair of red shorts and clutching his father's hand before treating the crowds of well-wishers to a wave, one-year-old Prince George show at his sister Charlotte's christening on Sunday. George arrived wearing an outfit by designer Rachel Riley - one of the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite childrenswear designers - which was almost identical to one worn by Prince William to meet his newborn brother Harry for the first time more than thirty years ago. And it seems that the royal tot, who turns two this month, has the midas touch after the embroidered smock and bold shorts sold out within hours of him making an appearance.Prince George arrived for the christening in a red and white outfitEnsemble is almost identical to one worn by William 30 years agoGeorge, who is two this month, caused smoked set to sell out
Questions:This is a must-have for all boys especially after Prince _ was spotted wearing his at the polo!. (A) Prince George (B) Charlotte (C) Rachel Riley (D) Duchess of Cambridge (E) William (F) Harry (G) Ensemble
A: | (A) |
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: Various early things are what kind of content?, Context: Much of the material in the Canon is not specifically "Theravadin", but is instead the collection of teachings that this school preserved from the early, non-sectarian body of teachings. According to Peter Harvey, it contains material at odds with later Theravadin orthodoxy. He states: "The Theravadins, then, may have added texts to the Canon for some time, but they do not appear to have tampered with what they already had from an earlier period."
Example Output: teachings
Example Input: Where do Northwestern play?, Context: Northwestern fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams (8 men's and 11 women's) in addition to numerous club sports. The women's lacrosse team won five consecutive NCAA national championships between 2005 and 2009, went undefeated in 2005 and 2009, added more NCAA championships in 2011 and 2012, giving them 7 NCAA championships in 8 years, and holds several scoring records. The men's basketball team is recognized by the Helms Athletic Foundation as the 1931 National Champion. In the 2010–11 school year, the Wildcats had one national championship, 12 teams in postseason play, 20 All-Americans, two CoSIDA Academic All-American selections, 8 CoSIDA Academic All0District selections, 1 conference Coach of the Year and Player of the Year, 53 All-Conference and a record 201 Academic All-Big Ten athletes. Overall, 12 of Northwestern's 19 varsity programs had NCAA or bowl postseason appearances.
Example Output: NCAA
Example Input: Which happened first, the United States declared independence or the decisive defeat at Yorktown?, Context: During the 1760s and early 1770s, relations between the Thirteen Colonies and Britain became increasingly strained, primarily because of resentment of the British Parliament's attempts to govern and tax American colonists without their consent. This was summarised at the time by the slogan "No taxation without representation", a perceived violation of the guaranteed Rights of Englishmen. The American Revolution began with rejection of Parliamentary authority and moves towards self-government. In response Britain sent troops to reimpose direct rule, leading to the outbreak of war in 1775. The following year, in 1776, the United States declared independence. The entry of France to the war in 1778 tipped the military balance in the Americans' favour and after a decisive defeat at Yorktown in 1781, Britain began negotiating peace terms. American independence was acknowledged at the Peace of Paris in 1783.
Example Output: | the United States declared independence
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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 Q]: Juzo Murasaki arrives at a work construction area to take on his new job as a construction worker . To his quiet dismay , his supervising boss turns out to be Toru Akai , who with his gang had made Juzo's middle school life a living hell . Akai , however , does n't recognize Juzo . Juzo's more disconcerted when he discovers that Akai lives with his wife , Nozomi Akai and their toddler son above Juzo's new apartment . As Juzo emotionally struggles to handle these unexpected developments , a mysterious and seemingly malicious hooded figure appears . It calls itself Number 13 . As Juzo attempts to control increasing number of flashbacks and a spiral fall into psychological darkness , Akai constantly picks on Juzo and other work colleagues including Seki Hajime , a former middle school student who becomes Juzo's casual friend in spite of Juzo's anti-social tendencies , at work . Meanwhile Akai's wife , Nozomi , attempts to make friends with Juzo and entrusting the care of her toddler son to Juzo . She proudly shows Juzo her husband's school photos . In one class photo , Juzo's space is marked with an X to show he was absent . Juzo suffers a severe flashback to explain his absence that day : in their school's science room , Akai and his friends have thrown acid at Juzo's face . Seki becomes suspicious about Juzo's increasingly odd behavior and goes to inform Arai at the work site , but Arai dismisses him without giving him a chance to speak . During this incident , Seki does n't realize he's being watched by Number 13 , but as soon as he does , Number 13 kills him . <sep>What calls itself Number 13?<sep>The mysterious hood figure
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: A flood occurs when a river overflows its banks. This might happen because of heavy rains. Floodplains In very flat regions, flood water may spread out on the surface of the land. It then slows down and drops its sediment. If a river floods often, a floodplain develops. A floodplain is an area where a thick layer of rich soil is left behind as the floodwater recedes. Thats why floodplains are usually good places for growing plants. They are very flat areas and they have very rich soils. The Nile River valley is a great example of a floodplain. Each year, the Nile River rises over its banks. This floodwater carries a lot of sediment. This sediment has been eroded off areas of land from upstream. This sediment is dropped as the water slows down after spreading across the land. What is left behind is a very rich soil. Thats why crops can be raised in the middle of a sandy desert. Natural Levees A flooding river often forms natural levees along its banks. A levee is a raised strip of sediments deposited close to the waters edge. <sep>What may cause a river to flood and overflow its banks?<sep>Upstream erosion
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Triumph and Disaster: The 20th century saw a stupendous release of energies that had been pent up for the 250 years of Tokugawa isolation. By 1930 raw-material production had tripled the figure of 1900, manufactured goods had increased twelve-fold, and heavy industry was galloping towards maturity. Britain led the World War I Ailies in large orders for munitions, while Japan expanded sales of manufactured goods to Asian and other markets cut off from their usual European suppliers. Merchant shipping doubled in size and increased its income ten-fold as the European fleets were destroyed. Setbacks in the 1930s caused by the European postwar slump were only a spur to redouble efforts by diversifying heavy industry into the machine-making, metallurgical, and chemical sectors. Even the terrible 1923 Tokyo earthquake, which cost over 100,000 lives and billions of dollars, provided another stimulus due to the construction boom that followed. Riding the crest of this economic upsurge were the zaibatsu conglomerates — a dozen family-run combines, each involved in mining, manufacturing, marketing, shipping, and banking. These tightly controlled commercial pyramids were the true heirs to the old feudal structures. Japan's progress toward parliamentary democracy was halted in the 1930s by the growing nationalism being imposed on government by the generals and admirals. They proclaimed Japan's mission to bring progress to its backward Asian neighbors in language not so very different from that of the Europeans in Africa or the US in Latin America. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Soviet Union was regarded as a major threat to Japan's security, and the army felt it needed Manchuria and whatever other Chinese territory it could control as a buffer against Russian advances. In 1931 the Japanese occupied Manchuria. And then in 1937, with the popular support of ultra-right-wing groups, the army overrode parliamentary resistance in Tokyo and went to war against the Chinese Nationalists. By 1938, they held Nanking, Hankow, and Canton. Japanese expansionist policies were leading to direct confrontation with the West. Japan hoped that war in Europe would divert the Soviet Union from interference in East Asia, giving Japan a free hand both in China and, through its alliance with Germany, in French IndoChina after the defeat of France. The US responded to the Japanese invasion of IndoChina with a trade and fuel embargo, cutting off 90 percent of Japan's supplies. The result was the attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941) and total war. <sep>What resulted in the attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor?<sep>The Japanese invasion of Britian
[EX A]: | No
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The main race track in Qatar is located in Shahaniya, on the Dukhan Road.
Can we say the following?
Qatar is located in Shahaniya.
no
The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Thursday that it would lay off more than a quarter of its merchandising staff, eliminating 74 jobs in addition to 53 already cut over the last year. It also warned that the worsening economy would most likely force it to shrink its overall work force by 10 percent ―as many as 250 full- and part-time jobs in all ―before the summer, including some in curatorial and other pivotal departments.
Can we say the following?
The Metropolitan Museum has 250 employees.
no
It's a vote of confidence that the momentum is going to continue, Doyle said . The momentum also appears to be moving south . The Mexican election is the latest indication that the free-market reforms that have swept Latin America during the past decade are gaining political acceptance . In Brazil , prices rose sharply , reacting to the Mexico vote and to new polls favorable to free-market presidential candidate Fernando Henrique Cardoso .
Can we say the following?
Fernando Henrique Cardoso is a presidential candidate.
yes
Fears were growing last night for the safety of a 'distressed' mother who has disappeared with her disabled nine-year-old daughter. Florist Jude Richmond, whose customers include the Royal Family, was last seen carrying cerebral palsy sufferer Millie Whitehead-Richmond as they left home on Sunday night. Mrs Richmond, 41, was said to have been devastated after splitting from her husband and business partner, Nicholas Richmond, earlier this year. Police believe she became increasingly depressed after the split. She is said to be in a 'very vulnerable state of mind' at the time of her disappearance.
Can we say the following?
Jude Richmond works with the police.
| no |
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