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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.
Example Input: Besides Chris Daughtry, what level of favorable outcome did the others on the show have?, Context: Despite being eliminated earlier in the season, Chris Daughtry (as lead of the band Daughtry) became the most successful recording artist from this season. Other contestants, such as Hicks, McPhee, Bucky Covington, Mandisa, Kellie Pickler, and Elliott Yamin have had varying levels of success.
Example Output: varying
Example Input: What did reading Carl Menger's work do for Hayek?, Context: During Hayek's years at the University of Vienna, Carl Menger's work on the explanatory strategy of social science and Friedrich von Wieser's commanding presence in the classroom left a lasting influence on him. Upon the completion of his examinations, Hayek was hired by Ludwig von Mises on the recommendation of Wieser as a specialist for the Austrian government working on the legal and economic details of the Treaty of Saint Germain. Between 1923 and 1924 Hayek worked as a research assistant to Prof. Jeremiah Jenks of New York University, compiling macroeconomic data on the American economy and the operations of the US Federal Reserve.
Example Output: left a lasting influence
Example Input: What kind of changes are the variations that Darwin talks about?, Context: Chapter I covers animal husbandry and plant breeding, going back to ancient Egypt. Darwin discusses contemporary opinions on the origins of different breeds under cultivation to argue that many have been produced from common ancestors by selective breeding. As an illustration of artificial selection, he describes fancy pigeon breeding, noting that "[t]he diversity of the breeds is something astonishing", yet all were descended from one species of rock pigeon. Darwin saw two distinct kinds of variation: (1) rare abrupt changes he called "sports" or "monstrosities" (example: ancon sheep with short legs), and (2) ubiquitous small differences (example: slightly shorter or longer bill of pigeons). Both types of hereditary changes can be used by breeders. However, for Darwin the small changes were most important in evolution.
Example Output: | hereditary
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In this task, you are given a question. You have to answer the question based on your information.
The network that airs the comedy series "30 Rock" is a subsidiary of what company?
Comcast
What is the singer of "I Love You... Te Quiero"'s full name?
Belinda Peregrín Schüll
James Northcote (born James Walker; 10 October 1987) is an English actor and Producer who has appeared in which 2014 American historical drama thriller film, directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, loosely based on the biography by Andrew Hodges?
| The Imitation Game
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Part 1. Definition
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.
Part 2. Example
The Inheritance Cycle is a series of fantasy books written by Christopher Paolini.
Answer: 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".
Part 3. Exercise
With its rivals Miss Universe and Miss Earth , this is one of the most publicised beauty contests in the world .
Answer: | Along with Miss Universe , Miss International and Miss Earth , this pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants — the most coveted beauty titles when it comes to international pageant competitions . |
Detailed Instructions: A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
Q: what is the biggest country in europe by population?
A: | Russia |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: Sheryl Sandberg has penned a raw account of her enduring pain 30 days after her husband, David Goldberg, died suddenly while they were on vacation. 'I have lived thirty years in these thirty days,' she wrote in the essay posted to Facebook on Wednesday. 'I am thirty years sadder. I feel like I am thirty years wiser.' The Facebook COO, 45, and her husband were at a private resort in Punta Mita, Mexico when he fell off a treadmill and died from a severe head trauma on May 1. He was just 47. Sandberg has now reached the end of her sheloshim - a 30-day religious mourning period in Judaism - and in her Facebook post, she reflected on what she had leaned in that time, from gratitude and resilience to knowing how to ask for help.Sheryl Sandberg's husband, SurveyMonkey CEO David Goldberg, passed away after falling off a treadmill in Mexico on May 1On Wednesday, the Facebook COO, 45, posted a lengthy essay to mark the end of her sheloshim - 30 days of religious mourning in Judaism'I have lived 30 years in these 30 days,' she wroteShe detailed what she has learned in that time - including gratitude, resilience , asking for help and what it is to be a motherDespite people's assurances, she said she will 'never feel pure joy again'But even though she will always mourn Goldberg - her 'plan A' - she vowed to 'kick the s*** out of plan B'She returned to work after 10 days and said it had been 'a savior'
Questions:After his death, _ - 'the older sister, the COO, the doer and the planner' - fell apart. (A) Sheryl Sandberg (B) David Goldberg (C) Facebook (D) Punta Mita (E) Mexico (F) Judaism (G) SurveyMonkey (H) Goldberg
A: | (A) |
Saint Barthélemy (), officially the Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy (), called Ouanalao by the indigenous people, is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies. Often abbreviated to "St-Barth" in French, and St. Barths or St. Barts in English, the island lies about southeast of St. Martin and north of St. Kitts. Puerto Rico is to the west in the Greater Antilles.
Saint Barthélemy was for many years a French commune forming part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas region and department of France. In 2003, the island voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe in order to form a separate overseas collectivity (COM) of France. The collectivity is one of four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean that comprise the French West Indies, along with Saint Martin, Guadeloupe ( southeast), and Martinique.
Saint Barthélemy, a volcanic island fully encircled by shallow reefs, has an area of and a population of 9,278 (Jan. 2013 census). Its capital is Gustavia, which also contains the main harbour to the island. It is the only Caribbean island which was a Swedish colony for any significant length of time; Guadeloupe was under Swedish rule only briefly at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Symbolism from the Swedish national arms, the Three Crowns, still appears in the island's coat of arms. The language, cuisine, and culture, however, are distinctly French. The island is a popular tourist destination during the winter holiday season, especially for the rich and famous during the Christmas and new year period. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the population of Saint Barthélemy?
2. What happened with it in 2003?
3. What is the official name of Saint Barthélemy?
4. What exactly is it?'
5. What kind of commune was it for many years?
6. How many territories are there in the collectivity?
7. Is Saint Barthélemy an island?
8. What do the natives call it?
9. What is its capital?
10. When do tourists usually go there?
11. And when do the rich and famous go often?
12. What formations encircle the island?
13. What used to be under Swedish rule?
14. What language is spoken there?
15. What Swedish symbolism still appears on the coat of arms?
16. What lies to the west of the island?
17. And what is Puerto Rico in?
18. Is Saint Barthélemy volcanic?
19. Where is its main harbour?
Answer: 1. 9,278
2. the island voted in favour of secession
3. the Territorial collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy
4. an overseas collectivity of France
5. French
6. four
7. Yes
8. Ouanalao
9. Gustavia
10. the winter holiday season
11. during the Christmas and new year period.
12. shallow reefs
13. Guadeloupe
14. French.
15. the Three Crowns
16. Puerto Rico
17. the Greater Antilles.
18. Yes
19. Gustavia
In anticipation of an extraordinary visit, the streets and buildings of Havana, Cuba, were cleaned and painted by dozens of workers. What was the occasion?
For the first time in nearly 90 years, a sitting United States president was coming to Cuba, an island nation 90 miles south of Florida. On Sunday, President Barack Obama, joined by his family, stepped off Air Force One and onto a rainy runway, where Cuban dignitaries eagerly awaited him. "It's wonderful to be here, " the president said. The last time a U.S. president came to Cuba was in 1928. It was President Calvin Coolidge, and he arrived on a battleship. Obama will be in Cuba through Tuesday. He is set to meet with Cuba's president, Raul Castro, attend a state dinner and even take in a baseball game.
The U.S. cut all ties with Cuba after Fidel Castro's communist government took control of the island in 1959. In the years that followed, both countries' opposing political views furthered the separation. Plans for social and economic change began after President Fidel Castro transferred power to his brother, Raul in 2008. Raul Castro then set a plan in motion to revive the country's economy.
Since then, Cuba has been taking small, yet lasting steps toward change by removing a number of restrictions that had been set on its citizens, such as access to the Internet, the use of cellphones, and by allowing people to work at jobs not controlled by the government. Cuba, however, still has tough limits on media, public assembly and political opposition.
Obama hopes to share his vision for Cuba's future during a speech he will deliver. Before the trip, Senior Advisor Ben Rhodes said the president hoped to use this visit as a way to "continue to create openings for great engagement between the American and Cuban people." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what place was the event happening
2. what were they preparing for
3. from who
4. how long had it been since the last visit
5. how far from US is Cuba
6. what day did they arrive
7. who was the last president that visited
8. how long will Obama be there
9. what is he gonna do while there
10. what else
11. what kind of government was their former president running
12. what year did they get a new president
13. is he tryiing to better the country
14. what previous laws have been changed
15. what kind
16. what hasnt changed
17. does obama have a vision for cuba
Answer: 1. Havana, Cuba
2. An extraordinary visit
3. a United States president
4. 1928
5. 90 miles
6. Sunday
7. Calvin Coolidge
8. through Tuesday
9. meet with Raul Castro
10. Attend a state dinner
11. communist
12. 2008
13. Yes
14. removing restrictions
15. access to the Internet
16. tough limits on media
17. Yes
CHAPTER IV.
Signor Andrea D'Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d'Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him. Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D'Arbino first sought help in the antechamber. He found there the marquis's valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water. This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self. They noticed a change to blankness and stillness in his face, and when he spoke, an indescribable alteration in the tone of his voice.
"I found you in a room in the corridor," said D'Arbino. "What made you faint? Don't you remember? Was it the heat?"
Fabio waited for a moment, painfully collecting his ideas. He looked at the valet, and Finello signed to the man to withdraw.
"Was it the heat?" repeated D'Arbino.
"No," answered Fabio, in strangely hushed, steady tones. "I have seen the face that was behind the yellow mask."
"Well?"
"It was the face of my dead wife."
"Your dead wife!"
"When the mask was removed I saw her face. Not as I remember it in the pride of her youth and beauty--not even as I remember her on her sick-bed--but as I remember her in her coffin." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was searching in vain?
2. Who was he searching for?
3. Where was he searching?
4. Where did he try last?
5. Did he find him there?
6. What was he doing?
7. Who did D'Arbino go to seek help?
8. Did he find anyone there?
9. What was he doing?
10. Where did they carry Fabio to?
Answer: | 1. Signor Andrea D'Arbino
2. Count Fabio d'Ascoli
3. in the palace
4. the corridor leading to the ballroom
5. yes
6. lying on the floor
7. in the antechamber
8. the marquis's valet
9. assisting the Cavaliere Finello
10. to an open window |
Q: In the year 538, Cyrus set in place a policy which demanded the return of the various gods to their proper places.
Cyrus issued a declaration in 538 that would allow the Jews to go back to their homeland.
A: no
Q: On opening day Salesforce.com's stock was up $6.20 to $17.20, a 56.4% increase over the initial offering price of $11.
Opening day of the stock of Salesforce.com rose 56.4% over the initial offering price.
A: yes
Q: A wooden steamer of 293 ft sank on 10/13/1902, 13.5 miles North by Northwest of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. The lives of ten of the 19 persons on board were lost in the wreck.
100 or more people lost their lives in a ferry sinking.
A: | no |
The final season finale contest 2012 But once again the youngest to the XIV Mosquito Cup fr Opti A und Opti B and XIII Culix Cup fr 420er
A: The final season finale contest 2012 But once again the youngest to the XIV. Mosquito Cup für Opti A und Opti B and XIII. Culix Cup für 420er.
16 Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him or if he is found in his hand he shall surely be put to death
A: 16 Anyone who kidnaps someone and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Chetyrehdverki IMHO is much more complicated there are decorative seams have to do
A: Chetyrehdverki IMHO is much more complicated - there are decorative seams have to do.
Agriculture fishing and quarrying
| A: Agriculture, fishing and quarrying |
prefix = st1 /San Francisco is going to do what many other cities have already done --- provide free bicycles to the public. The mayor of San Franciscosupports the bicycle program. He wants to improve the terrible traffic problems in the city. At first, 40 to 60 bikes will be available only to city workers. People will give their old bikes to the city to use in the program. If this program is successful, one day more than 1000 bicycles will be available. Everyone, not just city workers, will be able to use these bicycles. People in Fresno,Californiaalready have a free bicycle program. In fact, this idea began inAmsterdamover 40 years ago. These programs encourage citizens to get out of their cars and onto pollution-free bikes. Fresno's Yellow Bike Program puts about fast bicycles around the city. The bikes are painted bright yellow so people know they can take them. When people take a yellow bike, they can ride to work or to shopping areas, and then leave the bike for the next rider. Some people worry that the free bikes will be stolen. However, theft hasn't been a problem in other free-bike cities. While most people think the bike program is a good idea, only a few say they will use it. "I will still drive my car," says Joanna Greene. "San Franciscohas a lot of hills. My office is at the top of Potrero Hill. I don't think _ . And, wouldn't I have to carry a helmet with me all the time?" Phil Chung agrees, "There is too much traffic. Riding a bicycle can be dangerous. There are not very many bike lanes ." He continues, "Plus, it's too cold in the winter. And what if you ride a bike to work, and then there isn't one to ride home?" Program leaders know there will be problems. But they think it's worth trying. "It's not the solution for everyone," states Sylvia Pass. "But if just one hundred people use it every day, that's one hundred cars that aren't on the streets, one hundred parking spaces that aren't used. I think it's a great beginning." The following statements are the disadvantages of free bike program in San Francisco except that _ . A) free bike will be stolen B) San Francisco is not flat at all C) riding a bike is not safe enough D) it will be too cold in the winter
| A |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
How do the mountains affect the Sahara?, Context: The effects of local surface low pressure are extremely limited because upper-level subsidence still continues to block any form of air ascent. Also, to be protected against rain-bearing weather systems by the atmospheric circulation itself, the desert is made even drier by his geographical configuration and location. Indeed, the extreme aridity of the Sahara can't be only explained by the subtropical high pressure. The Atlas Mountains, found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia also help to enhance the aridity of the northern part of the desert. These major mountain ranges act as a barrier causing a strong rain shadow effect on the leeward side by dropping much of the humidity brought by atmospheric disturbances along the polar front which affects the surrounding Mediterranean climates. | major mountain ranges act as a barrier causing a strong rain shadow effect |
The Gaming Control Act was passed in 1992 to control the growth of the gaming industry and the introduction of casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls, Ontario. The act was enforced by the Gaming Control Commission Ontario to ensure honesty, integrity, and financial responsibility to participants as well as preventing criminal activity such as lottery scams.
The Gaming Control Act was passed more than 10 years ago
A: Yes
Monique Brumby (born 16 September 1974, Devonport) is an Australian Indie pop/rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. Her debut single, "Fool for You", peaked into the top 40 in the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) ARIA Singles Charts, and provided an ARIA Award for 'Best New Talent' in 1996. Her single, "Mary", won an ARIA Award in 1997 for 'Best Female Artist'.
"Mary" is the name of a single written by Monique Brumby that won an ARIA Award.
A: Yes
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was a Saturday morning variety show featuring players from the basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters singing, dancing, and performing comedy sketches. Broadcast in 1974, it was produced by Funhouse Productions for Viacom Productions.
The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine was broadcast over 40 years ago
A: | Yes |
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.
Before Wednesday's (March 2) Mugler fashion show in Paris even kicked off, fans were treated to some behind-the-scenes action as models and stylists scrambled to finalize the looks for Nicola Formichetti's debut women's-wear collection for the line. Perhaps the most famous model backstage? That would be Lady Gaga .
Mugler was the perfect line for Gaga's catwalk debut — not just because creative director Formichetti is her stylist, but also because its gothy, latexy and glamorous aesthetic perfectly fits Gaga's over-the-top style.
When the show did eventually kick off, Paris' most fashionable, including Vogue editor Anna Wintour, filled the seats to see what Formichetti had up his sleeve. This season, the brand showed models styled with sleek ponytails and variations on the cat eye. The clothes had lots of leather, sheer fabrics and plastic-like garments that were equally futuristic and sophisticated, fitting perfectly to the model's bodies. Shoulders were an emphasis of the ensembles, while pencil skirts and wide-legged pants also ruled. Blacks, Army greens and dark neutrals flooded the line, which also included wintery whites, leopard prints and cobalt blues.
Photos: Lady Gaga's walk down the Paris runway.
Gaga hit the stage early in the show in her Mugler finest. For her initial appearance, she wore a version of a beret, two flowing pigtails, a dazzling diamond necklace, a sheer black top with a bra, a leather skirt and towering boots. Gaga posed and smoked a cigarette onstage as models, including Zombie Boy, tried to act like the superstar wasn't onstage with them. As she walked off, cheers could be heard from the audience.
Gaga re-emerged for the close of the show in a flowing, white skirt with white bustier and super-high platforms. She completed the look with a white hat and sheer scarf. (Always self-aware, Gaga was heard telling handlers backstage before she hit the runway, "If I vomit on the stage, it would be good press." She also was spotted practicing her fiercest strut.)
As "Born This Way" played out, the models took their final walks. Gaga hugged Formichetti as the designer came out for his bow. Backstage, as the live-stream cameras still rolled, Gaga took photos and got flowers.
In addition to playing "BTW" and "Scheiße," Gaga debuted "Government Hooker," a trance-y dance track about all things sexy in which she recites lines like "Put your hands on me."
Did you check out Lady Gaga's modeling debut? Share your reviews in the comments! ||||| Lady Gaga Makes Her Catwalk Debut in Latex and Sky-High Heels
Email This Despite how you might feel about
Courtesy of a live stream on the Mugler
Before the show, fans got a behind-the-scenes look at the presentation, including Gaga practicing her runway walk backstage.
"I want people to see me walk and say, 'She's a Mugler woman.' That's what I want them to say," the pop star told her handlers and Formichetti, who is also her stylist, on the feed.
Another time, a clearly nervous Gaga, clad in knee-length platinum-blond pigtails, says, "If I vomit on stage, it'd be good press." Despite how you might feel about Lady Gaga 's style or music, after seeing her walk down the Mugler runway like a pro, it'd be hard to doubt her mastery of sky-high heels.Courtesy of a live stream on the Mugler Facebook page , hundreds of thousands of fans across the globe had access to Nicola Formichetti's debut womenswear collection for the Parisian design house, which had its heyday in the '80s and '90s.Before the show, fans got a behind-the-scenes look at the presentation, including Gaga practicing her runway walk backstage."I want people to see me walk and say, 'She's a Mugler woman.' That's what I want them to say," the pop star told her handlers and Formichetti, who is also her stylist, on the feed.Another time, a clearly nervous Gaga, clad in knee-length platinum-blond pigtails, says, "If I vomit on stage, it'd be good press."
http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=681836&pid=681835&uts=1273243810 http://www.popeater.com/mm_track/popeater/movies/?s_channel=us.moviespop&s_account=aolpopeater,aolsvc&omni=1&ke=1 http://cdn.channel.aol.com/cs_feed_v1_6/csfeedwrapper.swf Hit or Miss Fashion? Christina Aguilera leaves her SoHo hotel looking very edgy, and possibly 'Evil,' as she heads to Radio City Music Hall. Bauer-Griffin Bauer-Griffin
Once the show started, however, Gaga looked to put her nerves behind her. She first appeared in dramatic fashion (would you expect anything less?) by smoking a cigarette at the end of the runway. Then shimmied up and down the catwalk in two different ensembles. The first was a sheer black top over a skimpy black bodice paired with a long and semi-see-through black latex skirt and a flat graduation-style cap.She twisted and turned her hips and took the runway with such speed that it was almost as if she was wearing sneakers, not the 5-inch-plus platform heels that posed a problem for at least two models who stumbled and had to hold on to arches lining the cathedral-like runway to regain their balance.Gaga's second ensemble, which closed the show, was a nude corset top worn underneath a sheer white turtleneck and with a skintight long white skirt, again paired with a wide hat and a long piece of fluid fabric that she dramatically whipped off and twirled around her body.At another time, to the beat of her own hit ' Born This Way ,' which played twice during the show alongside her new track 'Government Hooker,' she looped her fabric around one of the arches and did some dirty dancing.Never one to shy away from controversy, before hitting the stage for a third time to help Formichetti take a bow, Gaga took her end-of-runway pose and touched her crotch. ||||| Lady Gaga made her runway debut Wednesday, working the catwalk at Thierry Mugler's fashion show in Paris.
Mugler's autumn/winter 2011 womenswear collection is designed for the first time by the singer’s stylist,Gaga first emerged on the catwalk in a beret, two pigtails, wearing a diamond necklace, sheer black top with a bra, leather skirt and - shocker! - towering boots. She posed and smoked a cigarette onstage in front of the audience, which included Vogue'sShe closed the show, walking in a white skirt with white bustier and super-high platforms, along with a white hat and sheer scarf. Always self-aware, MTV News notes, Gaga was heard telling handlers backstage before she hit the runway: "If I vomit on the stage, it would be good press." During the show, an unheard Gaga track, “Government Hooker,” also premiered. |||||
| Lady Gaga is known for her unconventional fashion choices, so is it any surprise the singer would eventually become a catwalker? Gaga made her runway debut last night at Thierry Mugler's Paris fashion show, wearing two outfits: one black, one white, both involving very tall shoes, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The collection was designed by Gaga's stylist, Nicola Formichetti. Before the show, MTV reports, Gaga was heard saying, "If I vomit on the stage, it would be good press." Click for more. |
Miffy's Adventures Big and Small (Dutch: "Nijntjes avonturen groot en klein" ) is a Dutch-British CGI-animated television series, based on the "Miffy" book series by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. It is a continuation of the "Miffy and Friends" series, which aired from 2003 until 2007. The show airs on KRO in the Netherlands.
Miffy's Adventures Big and Small had an expensive budget OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Robert Geoffrey Gerard AO (born 3 January 1945) is a businessman, was Chairman of the Gerard Family's company Gerard Industries Pty Ltd, a former member of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and ran for the leadership of the Liberal party in 1987. He was born and grew up in Adelaide, and attended Prince Alfred College.
Robert was the first name choice by his parents after he was born. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 30 Monday evening. It happened around 7 p.m. in East Pittsburgh. At least three people have been transported from the scene. Emergency dispatchers say Route 30 is expected to be closed in both directions “for quite some time” between Electric Avenue and the Westinghouse Bridge. State police are taking over the investigation. Further details have not yet been released. Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
This was only one car involved in the crash. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
In Bosnia, diplomatic determination combined with military muscle to create an opportunity to secure a peace rather than permit instability to undermine this fragile region and U.S. interests.
Is this true: The Dayton Peace Treaty was formulated to end the war in Bosnia.
A: no
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged all 70 nations attending a conference on Afghanistan's future to help the country succeed. She told delegates at the one-day event in The Hague that the international effort there had been "undermanned and underfunded" over recent years. Among the countries to offer help has been US foe Iran. The conference comes after the US announced a major policy rethink on its approach towards Afghanistan. The meeting, called by the UN, comes amid widespread concern that not enough progress has been made since the US-led invasion in 2001. Support for Afghan reconstruction is being sought beyond the mainly-Western countries which have troops there.
Is this true: Hillary Clinton is the US Secretary of State.
A: yes
The U.S. Senate has scheduled debate and a vote in June on a bill that would allegedly initiate a process for Native Hawaiians to achieve the same level of self-governance and autonomy over their own affairs that many Native American tribes currently have. Critics of the bill characterize it as going much further than any existing tribal recognition, creating a governing entity based solely on race, without the same requirements as needed for Native American tribal recognition, such as having existed predominantly as a distinct community, having exercised political influence over its members as an autonomous entity, and have continuously been identified as a tribal entity since 1900.
Is this true: The Shoshones fight for their rights against the U.S. government.
A: no
Six hostages in Iraq were freed.
Is this true: The four Jordanian hostages, kidnapped about a week ago, were freed.
A: | 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.
A straight is a poker hand containing five cards of sequential rank, not all of the same suit, such as 7♣ 6♠ 5♠ 4♥ 3♥ (a ``seven-high straight''). It ranks below a flush and above three of a kind. As part of a straight, an ace can rank either above a king or below a two, depending on the rules of the game. Under high rules, an ace can rank either high (e.g. A K♣ Q♣ J 10♠ is an ace-high straight) or low (e.g. 5♣ 4 3♥ 2♥ A♠ is a five-high straight), but the ace cannot rank both high and low in the same hand (e.g. Q♠ K♠ A♣ 2♥ 3 is an ace-high high-card hand, not a straight). Under deuce-to-seven low rules, aces can only rank high, so a hand such as 5♥ 4♠ 3♥ 2♣ A is actually an ace-high high-card hand. Under ace-to-six low rules, aces can only rank low, so a hand such as A♣ K♠ Q♠ J 10♠ is actually a king-high high-card hand. Under ace-to-five low rules, straights are not recognized, and a hand that would be categorized as a straight is instead a high-card hand. | does a straight in poker have to be the same suit? |
** Releasing energy means expressing emotions to feel less burdened. Anger is an emotion.
release energy
** How can you get rid of anger?
Options:
- write letter
- release energy
- scream
- pass sentence
- punch
** Bright is giving out or reflecting much light; shining. We would need a bright kind of object to see something dirty underground.
bright
** What kind of object would you need to see something dirty underground?
Options:
- bed
- ground
- bright
- clean
- sportsmanlike
** Body covering means clothes for wearing on body. Humans can find body coverings in a clothing store.
clothing store
** Where can a human find body coverings?
Options:
- phone booth
- clothing store
- workplace
- swimming pool
- closets
** To illustrate is to make something clearer and more visible. We want someone to understand when we illustrate point.
understanding
** | What do you want someone to do when you illustrate point?
Options:
- did not understand
- accepting
- make clear
- understood
- understanding |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What wan an adjustment considered for?, Context: From 2006, the growth of the city extended into "green wedges" and beyond the city's urban growth boundary. Predictions of the city's population reaching 5 million people pushed the state government to review the growth boundary in 2008 as part of its Melbourne @ Five Million strategy. In 2009, Melbourne was less affected by the Late-2000s financial crisis in comparison to other Australian cities. At this time, more new jobs were created in Melbourne than any other Australian city—almost as many as the next two fastest growing cities, Brisbane and Perth, combined, and Melbourne's property market remained strong, resulting in historically high property prices and widespread rent increases. | growth boundary |
Known as a family-oriented seaside resort, Ocean City has prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages within its limits since its founding in 1879, offering miles of guarded beaches, a boardwalk that stretches for 2.5 miles (4.0 km), and a downtown shopping and dining district.
How many miles is ocean city nj boardwalk? Okie... think carefully first, then make a decision: | To answer this question, we should know that: Known as a family-oriented seaside resort, Ocean City has prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages within its limits since its founding in 1879, offering miles of guarded beaches, a boardwalk that stretches for 2.5 miles (4.0 km), and a downtown shopping and dining district. So, the answer is 2.5 miles. |
Given the stream of consciousness rationale, provide a reasonable question and answer. Rationale: Poland is in the further north direction. Poland has the carpathians.
The question and answer: | What country has the carpathians and is the furthest in the direction of the side that won the U.S. Civil War?
Options:
- slovakia
- slovenia
- poland
- ukraine
- romania
The answer is poland |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
PROBLEM: (CNN) Electronic waste is (literally) a mounting crisis in Africa. Digital dumps made of junk phones, computers and TVs shipped mostly from richer Western countries are growing across Africa, burned producing unhealthy and hazardous gasses. The problem is only getting worse. Fortunately, though, there are those working at a community level to raise awareness about e-waste and put it to some good use. An innovative lab in Lomé, the capital city of Togo in West Africa, is one such group. They've created the first "Made in Africa" 3D printer using e-waste. WoeLab, a community tech hub established by architect Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou, 37, made the machine using little more than scrap printers, computers and scanners.A lab in Togo, West Africa, is behind 3D printer made from e-wasteCreators say it is the first 'Made in Africa' 3D printer
Questions:Now they have 20 finished products and other labs in _ are following suit. (A) Africa (B) Western (C) Lomé (D) Togo (E) WoeLab (F) Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou
SOLUTION: (A)
PROBLEM: The founder of controversial dating website beautifulpeople.com has defended the decision to axe around 3,000 members because they no longer meet the strict admission criteria. Greg Hodge appeared on This Morning to talk about how the site has had a global cull, shedding at least 500 UK members along the way. Speaking to Philip Schofield and Amanda Holden, a defiant Greg Hodge said that those who were deemed to have 'gone to seed' were asked to re-apply for membership status. He told the aghast hosts that the move had been 'periodic quality control' and that it was important to maintain the 'status quo'.Greg Hodge appeared on This Morning to defend site he founded in 2002Dating site only accepts people voted 'beautiful' by other membersHodge's team has dumped 3,000 former members for 'going to seed'Members have resorted to extreme makeovers to be 'beautiful enough'
Questions:Back on _, Hodge joked that he planned to sell the concept before he would have to face his young daughters' teachers at open evening in a few years' time. (A) Greg Hodge (B) This Morning (C) UK (D) Philip Schofield (E) Amanda Holden (F) Hodge
SOLUTION: (B)
PROBLEM: Many images from Alice Horlick’s childhood remain sharp in her memory, but the most poignant and abiding are her mother’s fleeting visits home to say goodnight. Alice, 27, now a handbag designer — Kate Moss and the American singer Taylor Swift are fans of her luxury shoulder bags — is the second child of Nicola ‘Superwoman’ Horlick, the woman who famously raised six children while running a multi-million-pound investment company in the Nineties. She also had to cope with a critically ill child, Alice’s elder sister Georgie, who lost a ten-year battle with leukaemia in 1998, aged 12. Each night Nicola, absent during her long working day, would rush home, kiss her children goodnight, then dash off again to spend the night beside Georgie’s hospital bed. This pattern persisted for almost four years.Nicola Horlick raised six children while running multi-million pound firmOne child, Georgie, was critically ill with leukaemia and lost battle in 1998Nicola described her as 'detached' - but they still haven't discussed itAlice, now a handbag designer, says she rarely sees her mother even now
Questions:But it is, perhaps, a measure of the distance between mother and daughter that they have not yet found the time to speak about the comments (_ is busy working abroad). (A) Alice Horlick (B) Alice (C) Kate Moss (D) American (E) Taylor Swift (F) Nicola ‘Superwoman’ Horlick (G) Alice’s (H) Georgie (I) Georgie’s
SOLUTION: | (F)
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, in a bid to create jobs and boost economic growth, called on Congress on Monday to pass a $50 billion plan to renew the country's transportation infrastructure. His address was the first of two speeches the president is scheduled to make this week to frame his administration's ongoing response to the recession, less than two months ahead of midterm elections in which Democratic majorities in the House and Senate are in jeopardy. "Today, I am announcing a new plan for rebuilding and modernizing America's roads, and rails and runways for the long term," said Obama, who spoke on Labor Day in Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- a state with competitive gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. "We used to have the best infrastructure in the world. We can have it again," he said to loud cheers from a crowd of union workers. The proposal envisions -- over a six year period -- rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, 4,000 miles of rail and 150 miles of airport runways. It also would include modernizing the nation's air traffic control system in an effort to reduce delays and travel time. "This will not only create jobs immediately. It's also going to make our economy hum over the long haul," said the president. Obama hopes to work with Congress to enact an up-front investment of $50 billion -- an amount a White House statement said would represent a significant chunk of new spending on infrastructure. The investment would then be paired with what the administration called a framework to improve transportation spending. The long-term plan would include the establishment of an Infrastructure Bank, which would leverage federal dollars and focus on projects that could deliver the the biggest bang for the buck, Obama said. The president stressed the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together on the transportation initiative, which would need to be approved by Congress.
In addition to repairing 150 miles of airport runways, what other impact would this plan have on air traffic?
To say her face fell would do a disservice to Tasha and to literature. (Allow me my self-indulgences as you would those of a dying man -- when I convince my mindsmith to permit the wipe, there will be another Bernardo Flynn, one who knows no more of Tasha Cortez or Vega IV than he reads here.) Her brows drew together, creasing the lovely, caramel-colored skin around her eyes and showing the pattern for an old woman's wrinkles on her forehead. Her lower lip (a trifle too narrow for her face, perhaps her only physical flaw) thrust forward slightly as she started to speak. She caught herself, slid her jaw infinitesimally back into place, and said, "You don't like it?" I laughed. What could I do? I clapped her shoulder to show I was not laughing at her. "Like it? I hate it, despise it, abhor it! It's gaudy, graceless, pretentious -- That house is an affront to taste and intelligence. I should buy it to raze it, but I am not so kind-hearted. I might, however, rent it." I think she only heard the last words of my speech. "You will?" "It amuses me. Show me around, and then I shall decide." "Of course, Señor Flynn." "And stop calling me 'señor'. Not even Los Mundos is so polite. Call me Bernardo."
Who does not address Bernardo as señor?
Dam Good Luck: From the beginning, Las Vegas was built to serve travelers. The railroad needed a way station, and Las Vegas was the place. Growth continued for ten years, and by 1915 the town had telephones, round-the-clock electricity, and a growing population — many of whom worked in the railroad repair shop. But such heady progress would soon come to a halt. The growing competition in rail transport resulted in Union Pacific buying the Los Angeles–Salt Lake line. Union Pacific then consolidated its operations, eliminating the Las Vegas repair facility. Additionally, Las Vegas had been made a part of Nevada's new Clark County in 1909, a year when the legislature also outlawed gambling. These unfortunate circumstances threatened to relegate Las Vegas to the status of a small desert community that could no longer support its 3000 residents. But the southwest's growing need for water, combined with Las Vegas's fortuitous proximity to the Colorado River, would give Las Vegas a second chance to achieve prosperity. Construction on Hoover Dam (originally Boulder Dam, subsequently renamed for the president who authorized the project) began in 1931 in a canyon 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Las Vegas. Providing an influx of $165 million to the southwestern economy, Hoover Dam played a major role in preventing Las Vegas from drying up, both financially and literally. Not only did it create jobs, but it also created Lake Mead, the massive reservoir that today provides water to all of southern Nevada. More Government Help: The construction of Hoover Dam did not single-handedly save Las Vegas, however. The state legislature helped as well, by legalizing gambling in 1931 and thus solidifying the future of the town, though legislators and residents could never have known this at the time. The hordes of people who attended Hoover Dam's 1935 dedication set the city's now-formidable public relations machine into action. They went to work on what has become one of the lengthiest citywide tourism campaigns ever attempted. It didn't take long for the city to establish itself as a wild-West town with an "anything goes" attitude. Vices outlawed or heavily controlled elsewhere were legal here, available any hour of any day (or night).
| What man-made construction ended up creating jobs and also creating Lake Mead? |
What happens next?
How to identify a maine coon
Check the length of the cat's fur.
Maine coons have a long, shaggy coat. The fur is not thick, but it is plentiful.
Options: 1. It can actually weigh this cat down just more than flat will. The fur extends down between the ears and down into the collar. 2. Its paws, tails, and ears are covered in fluffy tufts of fur. The fur on the cat's back should be shorter toward the front of the cat and longer toward its rear. 3. Because they have a long coat the fur is silky and sleek. Maine coons are kept in relative comfort. 4. Long flakes or snus fur extend from the kerfle to the tail. They have a very long, angular layer of fur that covers the entire length of the cat. | 2. |
Add punctuation: Signes Christmas A Christmas book by Peter Madsen and Johannes Mllehave | Signe's Christmas. A Christmas book by Peter Madsen and Johannes Møllehave. |
The Detour is an American comedy television series created by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee about a family vacation road trip. The series premiered on TBS on April 11, 2016. The show was renewed for a second season on April 6, 2016, five days prior to the series premiere. The second season premiered on February 21, 2017. On April 25, 2017, TBS renewed the series for a third season.
They weren't sure if there would be another season. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
How to win in an unarmed combat situation<br>First of all, it is imperative that you assess your situation. Going into a fight blind will never end well. Assess why your adversary is picking a fight and if he is alone, intoxicated, or armed.
Blind people cannot assess their situation. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: It's impossible to say
Hunting season<br>Jimbo loved to go hunting. He usually saw pheasant and pigeons when hunting. Once, Jimbo saw a deer. He eventually scared it off. This was a huge disappointment for Jimbo.
Instead of being scared off, the deer came to Jimbo and stayed next to him. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | No |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: A Southern California woman was looking forward to a relaxing weekend in the mountains until her Airbnb host abruptly canceled her cabin reservations because of her race. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (Published Thursday, April 6, 2017)
A Southern California woman said her relaxing weekend in the mountains turned into a nightmare when an Airbnb host abruptly canceled a cabin reservation because of her race.
Law student Dyne Suh was looking forward to spending Presidents Day weekend with her fiancé, friends and dogs at what she thought was the perfect winter cabin in Running Springs.
"We were looking forward to it, especially with law school and working and being really busy," Suh told NBC4 Los Angeles on Wednesday. "It was a welcome break."
While Suh was headed up to the cabin in stormy weather, she sent a text message to the host to confirm the reservation for four people. According to Suh, that's when the host denied agreeing to guests at her cabin.
"I wouldn't rent it to u (sic) if u (sic) were the last person on earth," the host told Suh in a text exchange that was shown to NBC4. "One word says it all. Asian."
Suh said her heart dropped.
"I will report to Airbnb that you are racist," Suh texted back to the host.
To which the host replied, "Go ahead...It's why we have Trump...I will not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners." The host then canceled the reservation, Suh said.
Suh, who studies race relations and currently resides in Riverside, said she's been living in the United States since she was 3 years old.
"This is home to me," Suh said. "No matter how long I've lived here, for me to be treated this way just because of my race?"
In a statement to NBC4 Wednesday, Airbnb called the host's behavior "abhorrent and unacceptable."
"We have worked to provide the guest with our full support and in line with our non-discrimination policy, this host has been permanently removed from the Airbnb platform," said Christopher Nulty, spokesman for the short-term rental site. Airbnb also stated the company works to identify and prevent discrimination on its platform.
NBC4 reached out to the host, who said she had "no comment." ||||| Please enable Javascript to watch this video
A Riverside woman and her three friends made a two-hour drive in harrowing winter weather for a weekend trip to Big Bear, only to find once she arrived the group would be denied shelter because of her race.
Dyne Suh is speaking out about the Feb. 17 incident in which an Airbnb host in Running Springs told her she was canceling the booking Suh had made because she is Asian.
“I wouldn’t rent to you if you were the last person on Earth,” screenshots show the host told Suh. “One word says it all. Asian.”
That night, Suh’s group happened to stop their car in anguish after learning their reservation had been canceled next to a KTLA reporter who was in the area covering the severe weather and told him what happened.
“By the grace of God we parked three minutes away from the Airbnb when the host canceled and there was a news crew KTLA 5 parked next to us,” Suh wrote in a comment on a Facebook post detailing the incident.
She told KTLA the host had originally confirmed via text message she could pay extra to add two people to the reservation, which had only included two individuals. When she followed up once they were near the cabin to double check, Suh said, the racist tirade ensued.
“If you think four people and two dogs ate (sic) getting a room fir (sic) $50 a night on Big Bear mountain during the busiest weekend of the year… You are insanely high,” screenshots show the host told her, calling her a con artist.
“I just froze when I read that,” Suh told KTLA on Thursday. “My heart just sank.”
When Suh said she would report the action to Airbnb officials, the host replied: “It’s why we have Trump.”
Dyne has taken part in anti-Trump events before, but says this incident was unprovoked. The host's comment, she said, made her painfully aware of how threatened minorities have become under the Trump administration.
“For me personally, to now have someone say something racist to me and say it’s because of Trump, it was my fears coming true,” Suh said. “That people who held these racist beliefs felt emboldened.”
The host went on to say she would “not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners.”
Suh is an American citizen who has called the U.S. home since she was 3 years old.
“If this is my experience as a light-skinned Asian woman, what is it like for people who have darker skin than me or are Muslim?” Suh wondered aloud. “What is it like for people who are undocumented or not U.S. citizens yet?
“It stings,” she told KTLA on the night of the incident. “It stings that after living in the U.S. for over 23 years, this is what happens. No matter if I follow the law, if I’m kind to people, no matter how well I treat others — it doesn’t matter. If you’re Asian, you’re less than human and people can treat you like trash.”
Because Airbnb provided the group with a reimbursement that night, they were able to find alternate lodging, Suh said on Facebook.
A spokesman for the company said it investigated the incident and the host has been barred from its service.
"Airbnb does not condone discrimination in any way,” spokesman Christopher Nulty said. “We have worked to provide the guest with our full support. In line with our non-discrimination policy, this host has been permanently removed from the Airbnb platform."
Although society has made strides in combatting prejudice, it is still a daily reality for many Americans, Suh said.
“I mean, people thought with the election of President Obama, racism is over in this country,” Suh said Feb. 17. “No. It’s very much alive. It exists and it could happen to anyone. There’s no bounds to racism, no matter what class you are, what your education level, no matter if you’re an American citizen. What they see is I’m Asian, what they see is my race, and this is how we get treated.” |||||
A: | Dyne Suh and her friends were minutes away from the cabin they'd booked on Airbnb for a weekend getaway in Big Bear, Calif., when the host abruptly canceled the reservation, leaving the group stranded in a snowstorm—and told Suh she was doing so because Suh is Asian. Suh originally made the reservation for two people, but later confirmed with the host that she could add two people and two dogs to the reservation. Upon texting the host again as they approached the cabin to ask how to pay for the additional guests, Suh got this in reply (errors have been left intact): "If you think 4 people and 2 dogs ate getting a room fir $50 a night on big bear mountain during the busiest weekend of the year ..… You are insanely high." Suh argued that they had already confirmed the additional people on the reservation; the host called Suh a "con artist" and said, "I wouldn't rent it to u if u were the last person on earth." She added: "One word says it all. Asian." When Suh responded that she would report the host to Airbnb for racism, the host replied, "Go ahead ... It's why we have trump." The incident happened over President's Day weekend, on Feb. 17, but is just now getting mainstream attention after being reported by NBC Los Angeles and KTLA, the Washington Post reports. Suh, a law student, happened to park next to a KTLA reporter moments after the text exchange; he interviewed her then, though it's not clear why the interview didn't air until recently. As Suh told concerned friends on Facebook after the incident, the group was able to find alternate lodging after driving around in the storm for hours; Airbnb refunded their original reservation cost and offered to pay for the new lodging. The site also says the host, who was contacted by NBC and KTLA but had no comment, has been permanently banned. (Nivea recently had to apologize for an ad many saw as racist.) |
Among the early blows struck for independence was a rebellion in the town of Olhão. On 16 June 1808, the townsfolk — armed with little more than ancient swords, spears, and stones — attacked and captured the local French garrison. It's said that a party of local men then set sail from Olhão all the way to Brazil, without maps or navigational aids, to tell the king of the insurrection. The real battle, however, was waged under the leadership of the Duke of Wellington, whose coalition forces expelled the French after two years of bitter fighting. The war left Portugal further weakened, and in 1822 its major empire outpost, Brazil, declared independence. At the same time, a dispute over the crown continually raged between Pedro IV, the absentee monarch who preferred to reign as Emperor of Brazil rather than return to Portugal, and his brother Miguel. The power struggle, with strong overtones of absolutism versus liberalism, excited the interest and intervention of other powers. With British help, Pedro defeated Miguel off Cape St. Vincent in 1833, and his expeditionary force marched to Lisbon. Pedro took the throne, though armed struggle continued for months and the lingering bitterness long after that. By 1892 Portugal, racked by wars and the continuing expense of maintaining its African colonies (including those of Mozambique and Angola), declared itself bankrupt. The seeds of discontent with absolutist rule were sown. Kingdom's End Bloodshed would haunt the remaining years of the Portuguese monarchy. On 1 February 1908, the royal family was riding in an open carriage along the Lisbon river front plaza, Terreiro do Paço, when an assassin opened fire and killed King Carlos and the heir to the throne, Prince Luis Filipe. The prince's younger brother, Prince Manuel, was also hit, but he survived and was thus propelled to the throne at the tender age of 19. Amid republican agitation, a surprise uprising led by elements within the armed forces deposed Manuel in 1910. Having ruled for less than three years, Manuel died in exile in 1932 in England. The sudden end of more than seven centuries of monarchy brought confusion and crisis to the country. Presidents and prime ministers were ushered into and out of office an unbelievable 45 times between 1910 and 1926, until a military revolution suspended Portugal's problematic democracy.
Based on the paragraph, does the response "three years" correctly answer the question "How many years after the start of the rebellion of Olhão did Brazil declare its independence?"? | no |
Ans: a variety of pre-existing sources , such as conflict stories ( Mark 2 : 1 -- 3 : 6 ) , apocalyptic discourse ( 4 : 1 -- 35 ) , and collections of sayings ( although not the Gospel of Thomas and probably not the Q source )
Ques: The Gospel of Mark was written anonymously. Early Christian tradition ascribes it to John Mark, a companion and interpreter of the apostle Peter. Hence its author is often called Mark, even though most modern scholars are doubtful of the Markan tradition and instead regard the author as unknown. It was probably written c. AD 66 -- 70, during Nero's persecution of the Christians in Rome or the Jewish revolt, as suggested by internal references to war in Judea and to persecution. The author used a variety of pre-existing sources, such as conflict stories (Mark 2: 1 -- 3: 6), apocalyptic discourse (4: 1 -- 35), and collections of sayings (although not the Gospel of Thomas and probably not the Q source).
Where did mark get his information to write his gospel?
CoT: To answer the question, consider the following: The author used a variety of pre-existing sources, such as conflict stories (Mark 2: 1 -- 3: 6), apocalyptic discourse (4: 1 -- 35), and collections of sayings (although not the Gospel of Thomas and probably not the Q source).
Ans: Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
Ques: Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, IPA: ( ˈjʉrjɪj ɐljɪˈksjejɪvjɪtɕ ɡɐˈɡarjɪn); 9 March 1934 -- 27 March 1968 ) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.
Answer this question: who was the first person gone to space?
CoT: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: He was the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.
Answer: abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
Ques: Context: Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread to other parts of the body. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in bowel movements. While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they may have other causes. Over 100 types of cancers affect humans.
Question: cancer is a disease that usually results when?
CoT: To answer this question, we should know that: Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Ans: Jesse Wesley Williams
Ques: Passage: Jesse Wesley Williams (born August 5, 1981) is an American actor, model, and activist, best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC Television series Grey's Anatomy. He also appeared in the 2013 film Lee Daniels' The Butler as civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson. His other roles have included Holden in The Cabin in the Woods (2012); Officer Eddie Quinlan in Brooklyn's Finest (2009); and Leo, Lena's boyfriend, in the film sequel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008).
Question: Based on this passage, who plays jackson avery on grey's anatomy?
CoT: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: Jesse Wesley Williams (born August 5, 1981) is an American actor, model, and activist, best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC Television series Grey's Anatomy.
Ans: September 6 , 2019
Ques: A sequel, It: Chapter Two, is scheduled to be released on September 6, 2019.
Based on this passage, when will second part of it be released?
CoT: The relevant sentence in the passage is: A sequel, It: Chapter Two, is scheduled to be released on September 6, 2019.
Answer: The Producers ( 2001 ). Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
| Ques: Nominations: The most Tony nominations ever received by a single production was the musical Hamilton (2016) with 16 nominations in 13 categories, narrowly passing the previous holders of this record, The Producers (2001; 15 nominations in 12 categories) and Billy Elliot (2009; 15 nominations in 13 categories). Wins: The most Tony Awards ever received by a single production was the musical The Producers (2001) with 12 awards, including Best Musical. Non-musical wins: The most Tonys ever received by a non-musical play was The Coast of Utopia (2007) with 7 Awards, including Best Play. Most nominated with fewest wins: The musical The Scottsboro Boys (2011) was nominated for 12 Tony Awards but did not win any. It also holds the record for most nominations for a closed show (having closed nearly six months before the Tony Awards). Three productions, all musicals, have won all "big six" awards for their category: South Pacific (1950 awards), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979 Awards) and Hairspray (2003 awards); each won the Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, Best Performance by a Leading Actor, Best Performance by a Leading Actress and Best Direction awards. Acting Awards: Only one production, South Pacific (1950 awards), has won all four of the acting Awards in a single year. Words and Music: Only five musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical when a person had (co -) written the Book (non-sung dialogue and storyline) and the Score (music and lyrics): 1958 winner The Music Man (Meredith Willson -- award for Book and Score did not exist that year), 1986 winner The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Rupert Holmes -- who also won for Book and Score), 1996 winner Rent (Jonathan Larson -- who also won for Book and Score), 2011 winner The Book of Mormon (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone also won for Book and Score), and 2016 winner Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda also won for Book and Score). Design Awards: Eight shows have swept the Design Awards (original 3 of Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design -- joined by Best Sound Design starting in 2008): Follies (1972), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), The Lion King (1998), The Producers (2001), The Light in the Piazza (2005), The Coast of Utopia (2007), the 2008 revival of South Pacific (first to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts) and Peter and the Starcatcher (first straight play to sweep the expanded four awards for Creative Arts) (2012). Revivals: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller in 2012 became the first show (play or musical) to win as Best Production in four different years, Best Play at the 1949 awards, Best Revival at the 1984 awards (before the Best Revival award was split into two categories for Play and Musical in 1994), and Best Revival of a Play at the 1999 and 2012 awards. La Cage aux Folles made history as the first musical to win as Best Production in three different years, Best Musical at the 1984 awards and Best Revival of a Musical at both the 2005 awards and the 2010 awards.
Answer this question: what broadway show has won the most tonys how many?
CoT: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: Wins: The most Tony Awards ever received by a single production was the musical The Producers (2001) with 12 awards, including Best Musical. |
q... Nicholas Bakay (/ bəˈkeɪ / bə-KAY; born October 8, 1959) is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian and sportscaster. He is known as the voice of Salem Saberhagen on ABC / The WB's Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Sabrina: The Animated Series, and Norbert Beaver on The Angry Beavers. He played Karl on the Fox series' Til Death as well as serving as a producer of the show until it was cancelled by Fox.
Answer this question based on the passage: who played the voice of salem the cat?
a... This is the relevant information: He is known as the voice of Salem Saberhagen on ABC / The WB's Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Sabrina: The Animated Series, and Norbert Beaver on The Angry Beavers.
The answer is Nicholas Bakay
q... Minuit is generally credited with orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island for the Dutch from the Lenape Native Americans. Manhattan later became the site of the Dutch city of New Amsterdam, modern-day New York City. A common myth states that Minuit purchased Manhattan for $24 worth of trinkets; However, a letter written by Dutch merchant Peter Schaghen to directors of the Dutch East India Company stated that Manhattan was purchased "for the value of 60 guilders," an amount worth around $1,050 in 2015 dollars. Minuit also founded the Delaware colony in the early 1600s.
Answer this question based on the passage: who purchased manhattan for 24.00 worth of trinkets and beads?
a... To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: A common myth states that Minuit purchased Manhattan for $24 worth of trinkets; However, a letter written by Dutch merchant Peter Schaghen to directors of the Dutch East India Company stated that Manhattan was purchased "for the value of 60 guilders," an amount worth around $1,050 in 2015 dollars.
The answer is Minuit
q... Passage: Julie Andrews as Queen Clarisse Renaldi Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis Héctor Elizondo as Joseph Heather Matarazzo as Lilly Moscovitz Mandy Moore as Lana Thomas Caroline Goodall as Helen Thermopolis, Mia's mother Robert Schwartzman as Michael Moscovitz Erik von Detten as Josh Bryant Patrick Flueger as Jeremiah Hart Sean O'Bryan as Patrick O'Connell, Mia's Debate teacher Sandra Oh as Vice Principal Geraldine Gupta Kathleen Marshall as Charlotte Kutaway Mindy Burbano as Gym teacher Ms. Anita Harbula René Auberjonois as Voice of Philippe Renaldi Larry Miller as Paolo Puttanesca Patrick Richwood as Mr. Robutusen Mayor Willie Brown as himself Fat Louie as himself
Question: Based on this passage, who did mandy moore play in princess diaries?
a... The relevant information is: Mandy Moore as Lana Thomas
The answer is Lana Thomas
q... The cardiovascular centre is a part of the human brain responsible for the regulation of the rate at which the heart beats through the nervous and endocrine systems. It is found in the medulla oblongata. Normally, the heart beats without nervous control, but in some situations (e.g., exercise, body trauma), the cardiovascular centre is responsible for altering the rate at which the heart beats. It also mediates respiratory sinus arrhythmia.
Answer this question based on the passage: where is the cardiac center located in the brain?
a... | The relevant information is: It is found in the medulla oblongata.
The answer is the medulla oblongata |
Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement of merit. Applications are not accepted.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Aschehoug awards the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment more than once a year. | No |
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]: (CNN) -- Japan's prime minister conceded defeat in parliamentary elections Sunday, signaling the return to power of the Liberal Democratic Party and ending the brief rule of the disappointing upstart Democratic Party of Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged to step down as party president after exit polls showed a smashing loss in lower house voting. The party, once seen as a breath of fresh air in Japanese politics, came to be regarded as increasingly ineffective. "We got a regrettable result," Noda said. "The result is everything in the politics. The biggest responsibility lies on me. I will quit as the partly leader of DPJ." The move clears the way for the return to power of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the current leader of the conservative-leaning Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP. "The Japanese people will be keenly looking whether the LDP can meet with their expectations," Abe said in interviews after the polling. The LDP ruled the country almost continuously since its establishment in 1955 until it was forced from power three years ago by the DPJ. Public broadcaster NHK said the LDP and its coalition partner, the new Komei party, gained at least 302 seats in the 480-seat lower house. CNN's main affiliate, TV Asahi, reports the LDP/Komei coalition gained at least 312 seats. The official count is expected to be released Monday. The LDP is inheriting a struggling economy, regional tensions and questions over Japan's role in Asia. "The economy is at the bottom. It's our first mission to turn it around," Abe said. <sep>As the current prime minister quits as the party leader who can return to power?<sep>Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: You may be wondering, how can a glacier get so big? Why does it move? These are both good questions. In the winter months, precipitation falls as snow. This solid form of water builds up on the ground as long as the temperatures stay cold enough. As the temperature rises, the snow starts to melt. The frozen water changes state back into a liquid state. Nearer the poles, summer does not last very long. If the summer is long enough and warm enough, all the snow may melt. This is what typically happens now. The earth was a little cooler 12,000 years ago. As a result, during the summer months, that amount of snow did not melt. It may have only been an inch or so of snow that melted. The following winter, snow fell on top of this left-over snow. This next winters snowfall had a head start. Year after year, the snow that did not melt became thicker and thicker. Inch by inch the snow started to build up. Over many years, layer upon layer of snow compacted and turned to ice. <sep>What are two characteristics of glaciers?<sep>Big and compact
[EX A]: Yes
[EX Q]: Iwasaki's careful respect for the Long Beach program and its lawyers earned him the political capital he needed to complete his takeover in a matter of weeks. "The Long Beach program had strong support in the community so in a situation like that, one has to recognize that it's not like a takeover where I have all the answers and I know best," Iwasaki said. "The people in the community who are working there have the contacts and the knowledge that will allow service to continue." Things have gone less smoothly across town. There, Dudovitz, a longtime poverty lawyer and executive director of the San Fernando Valley's 36-year-old legal aid program, continues to struggle with his hostile takeover of the neighboring San Gabriel-Pomona Valleys service area one year after it was accomplished. On the bright side, Dudovitz has extended his respected program to clients in the San Gabriel-Pomona Valley, and he now operates on a much larger budget, $6.5 million last year. However, his clash with the old San Gabriel program resulted in litigation, bitter feelings and a mission that some say is not clearly focused on serving poor people. "It was a difficult situation that was probably mishandled by everyone," a longtime observer of the public interest community said of the San Fernando Valley-San Gabriel-Pomona Valley merger. "There are very few people who come out as the heroes. Personalities got involved when they shouldn't have. Things were said that caused bad feelings and couldn't be unsaid." Iwasaki's merger with the smaller, 48-year-old Long Beach program was friendly and fast, and no one - not even Long Beach board members - lost a job. When it was over, Iwasaki had $1 million more in federal dollars and two new offices. Long Beach clients regained services they had lost years ago when federal budget cuts and dwindling grants reduced the staff of 15 lawyers to five and cut immigration and consumer law programs. Iwasaki said, "[I judged the transition] better than I could have hoped for." <sep>During federal budget cuts, the number of lawyers were reduced from 15 to how many?<sep>6.5
[EX A]: | No
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Jake Roberts is an English film editor. He is best known for his works on films "Citadel" (2012), "Starred Up" (2013), "The Riot Club" (2014) and "Brooklyn" (2015). For "Hell or High Water" (2016), Roberts was nominated (among several honors) for an Independent Spirit Award and the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 89th Academy Awards.
Jake roberts was born in china. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
This is a list of feature films produced by the Fox Film Corporation, including those films produced by its corporate predecessor, the Box Office Attractions Company. Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were released and distributed by 20th Century Fox after the 1935 merger with Twentieth Century Pictures.
Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were released and distributed by 20th Century Fox at least 80 years ago after the merger with Twentieth Century Pictures. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Westminster, Ellesmere Port is a suburb of the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. It is located to the north of the town centre and it is the location of the M53 motorway. Westminster is famous for its terraced houses and the Joseph Groome Towers, three thirteen-storey tower blocks built as public housing . It is also known as the wezzy.
Westminster is populated by mostly White people OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | It's impossible to say |
Answer this question please:
Passage: Skeletal muscle is one of three major muscle types, the others being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. It is a form of striated muscle tissue which is under the' voluntary' control of the somatic nervous system. Most skeletal muscles are attached to bones by bundles of collagen fibers known as tendons.
Question: Based on this passage, where is skeletal muscle likely to be found in the human body?
Stream of random thoughts: The important part for answering this question is: Most skeletal muscles are attached to bones by bundles of collagen fibers known as tendons.... The answer is attached to bones by bundles of collagen fibers known as tendons.
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Passage: Wheatley is a fictional artificial intelligence from the Portal franchise first introduced in the 2011 video game Portal 2. He is voiced by British comedian Stephen Merchant, and created in part by Portal 2's designer Erik Wolpaw.
Question: Based on this passage, who plays the voice of wheatley in portal 2?
Stream of random thoughts: The important part for answering this question is: He is voiced by British comedian Stephen Merchant, and created in part by Portal 2's designer Erik Wolpaw.... The answer is British comedian Stephen Merchant.
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"Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, appearing on their debut album, Appetite for Destruction. Released in August 1988 as the album's third single, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's only number 1 US single. Billboard ranked it the number 5 song of 1988. Re-released in 1989, it reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Guitarist Slash said in 1990, "(The song) turned into a huge hit and now it makes me sick. I mean, I like it, but I hate what it represents."
Based on this passage, who is the original singer of sweet child of mine?
Stream of random thoughts: The relevant sentence in the passage is: "Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, appearing on their debut album, Appetite for Destruction.... The answer is Guns N ' Roses.
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Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She became known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer / musician Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as Executive Producer for Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word. This made her the first openly transgender woman to win a Daytime Emmy as an Executive Producer; as well, The T Word is the first trans documentary to win a Daytime Emmy. Also in 2015, she became the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on Doubt on CBS.
Based on this passage, orange is the new black cast transgender actress?
| Stream of random thoughts: The relevant sentence in the passage is: She became known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer / musician Angela Morley in 1990.... The answer is Laverne Cox.
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the shire's strategic goals are also based on tbl.
Please write the text above using proper case.
A: **The Shire's strategic goals are also based on TBL.**
the 27 cm tine spacing allows good mixing and leaves a level surface.
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A: **The 27 cm tine spacing allows good mixing and leaves a level surface.**
the extremely accurate and intensive laser energy triggers a thermal reaction in a fraction of a millisecond.
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A: **The extremely accurate and intensive laser energy triggers a thermal reaction in a fraction of a millisecond.**
you can zoom in, search, print, and view thumbnails of your document from a browser."
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A: | **You can zoom in, search, print, and view thumbnails of your document from a browser."** |
Helena used a little bit of chile in her bowl of chili because the
chili was flavorless.
The pressure of the water increased when it flowed from the tank to the pipe because the
tank is wider.
The insurance agent was more concerned with the fire at the hospital versus the fire at the school. The
| school fire was tiny. |
Problem:Passage: The river originates at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake, Alberta. The waters of these two rivers, in turn, originate from glaciers in the Rocky Mountains near the British Columbia and Montana border. The Red Deer River is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan merging 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. The Lake Diefenbaker reservoir was created with the construction of the Gardiner and Qu'Appelle River dams in Saskatchewan. Water from the South Saskatchewan flowing through the dams provides approximately 19 percent of the hydro-electricity generated by SaskPower.
Question: Based on this passage, where does the bow river meet the south saskatchewan?
Solution:OK... To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: The river originates at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake, Alberta.
at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers near Grassy Lake , Alberta.
Problem:Most goals scored by a team: 16 Belgium Fewest goals scored by a team: 2 Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Iran, Morocco, Panama, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia Most goals conceded by a team: 11 Panama Fewest goals conceded by a team: 2 Denmark, Iran, Peru Best goal difference: + 10 Belgium Worst goal difference:-9 Panama Most goals scored in a match by both teams: 7 Belgium 5 -- 2 Tunisia, England 6 -- 1 Panama, France 4 -- 3 Argentina Most goals scored in a match by one team: 6 England against Panama Most goals scored in a match by the losing team: 3 Argentina against France Biggest margin of victory: 5 goals Russia 5 -- 0 Saudi Arabia, England 6 -- 1 Panama Most clean sheets achieved by a team: 4 France Fewest clean sheets achieved by a team: 0 Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Morocco, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Tunisia Most clean sheets given by an opposing team: 2 Costa Rica, England, Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia Fewest clean sheets given by an opposing team: 0 Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a team: 3 Brazil, Uruguay Most consecutive clean sheets given by an opposing team: 2 Costa Rica, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Saudi Arabia
Based on this passage, who has conceded the least goals in the world cup 2018?
Solution:OK... The relevant sentence in the passage is: Denmark, Iran, Peru
Denmark.
Problem:Passage: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (also commonly known as "Daffodils") is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. It is Wordsworth's most famous work.
Question: Based on this passage, who wrote the poem a host of golden daffodils?
Solution: | OK... The relevant information is: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (also commonly known as "Daffodils") is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth.
William Wordsworth. |
other games like heavenly spa day
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A: **Other games like Heavenly Spa Day**
/l logname specifies the event log to create
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A: **/L logname Specifies the event log to create**
pilonidal disease - is a cyst that grows along tailbone near where it splits buttocks.
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A: **Pilonidal disease - is a cyst that grows along tailbone near where it splits buttocks.**
view cart “paradisco productions – mechanism – a4” has been added to your cart.
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A: | **View Cart “Paradisco Productions – Mechanism – A4” has been added to your cart.** |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: The screen can take you to?, Context: The system displays the What's New screen by default instead of the [Games] menu (or [Video] menu, if a movie was inserted) when starting up. What's New has four sections: "Our Pick", "Recently Played", latest information and new content available in PlayStation Store. There are four kinds of content the What's New screen displays and links to, on the sections. "Recently Played" displays the user's recently played games and online services only, whereas, the other sections can contain website links, links to play videos and access to selected sections of the PlayStation Store.
Output: | content |
Quarantine is a 2008 American found-footage horror film directed and co-written by John Erick Dowdle, produced by Sergio Aguero, Doug Davison, and Roy Lee, and co-written by Drew Dowdle, being a remake of the Spanish film "REC". The film stars Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short, Greg Germann, Steve Harris, Dania Ramirez, Rade Šerbedžija, and Johnathon Schaech.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
Jennifer Carpenter went on to a successful film career because of her role in Quarantine. | It's impossible to say |
Q: poleski hotel - pictures, photos, facts and information on poleski hotel (kraków) - 800x600
A: Poleski Hotel - pictures, photos, facts and information on Poleski Hotel (Kraków) - 800x600
Q: the garciniaextra on the official website has been trusted clinically with great reviews.
A: The GarciniaExtra on the official website has been trusted clinically with great reviews.
Q: operating temperature 1300 ° c
A: Operating temperature 1300 ° C
Q: natalia has done campaigns for louis vuitton, marc jacobs and miss sixty among others. her nickname is 'supernova.'
A: | Natalia has done campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Miss Sixty among others. Her nickname is 'SuperNova.' |
Continue the following story.
Adam found the blue joke that Steven offensive, because | Adam was aware of their own privilege. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
When can you eat a guinea fowl?, Context: Guinea fowl originated in southern Africa, and the species most often kept as poultry is the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris). It is a medium-sized grey or speckled bird with a small naked head with colourful wattles and a knob on top, and was domesticated by the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Guinea fowl are hardy, sociable birds that subsist mainly on insects, but also consume grasses and seeds. They will keep a vegetable garden clear of pests and will eat the ticks that carry Lyme disease. They happily roost in trees and give a loud vocal warning of the approach of predators. Their flesh and eggs can be eaten in the same way as chickens, young birds being ready for the table at the age of about four months. | ready for the table at the age of about four months |
Paul Reynolds crisscrossed his sketchbook with furious strokes, filling the pages with images of the vengeance he would take on his former coworkers at Fear and Loading Games. He'd founded the company three years back and, just a few hours ago, his partners and erstwhile friends had fired him without cause or warning. He concentrated hard as his pen brought to life demonic figures from one of the best-selling comics he'd created, scythe wielding cyber-men called Myrmidons who tore into surprised computer programmers with fangs and claws. Elsewhere on the page, computers assembled themselves into 21st century Golems, rising up against traitorous CEO's and producers to crush them to bloody pulp as they cowered beneath their desks. Sitting at the bar in Señor Goldstein's Mexican Restaurant in San Jose, California, Paul's own artwork engaged him for the first time in months, maybe years. Under other circumstances, that would have made him happy. But today's circumstances allowed only two emotions: despair and a burning desire for revenge. Not wanting to succumb to the former, and not quite wanting to find a gun and go back to the office, he instead drew. He had turned to a fresh page and begun to sketch his most elaborate revenge-scheme yet when a woman walked into his line of vision. There were four or five other women in the restaurant already (most of them employees), but this one stood out. This one would've stood out anywhere. Her hair, cut short and spiky, was dyed a magenta so bright it nearly glowed. She wore a tight black t-shirt, baggy olive drab shorts that hung on shapely hips, and heavy black boots with two inch thick soles. She had a faded black messenger bag slung across her chest, the strap pressing between her breasts. If Paul had to guess, she wasn't wearing a bra. She definitely wasn't your average Silicon Valley techie on an early lunch break, and certainly not a restaurant employee. How long Paul worked at the company? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - He just started - Few month - not enough information - About 3 years
A: | About 3 years |
(CNN) -- California's parole board Tuesday refused to release onetime Manson family acolyte Leslie Van Houten, finding the 60-year-old remains dangerous more than four decades after the group's Southern California murder spree.
The board found that Van Houten "still poses a risk to society," spokesman Luis Patino said. The decision marks the 19th time that she has been denied parole, and she won't be eligible again until 2013, Patino said.
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Patrick Sequeira praised the decision.
"The crime itself was absolutely horrendous -- the brutal slaughter of two individuals in their home, in a cruel and very horrifying manner," said Sequeira. "It is our position that she never really has fully accepted responsibility for her crimes."
Known as "Lulu" while one of notorious spree killer Charles Manson's followers, Van Houten helped hold down Rosemary LaBianca while other Manson family members stabbed her and her husband, Leno LaBianca in 1969. She was 19 at the time.
She has been imprisoned at the California Institution for Women at Frontera for more than three decades, following her final conviction on first-degree murder charges in 1978 and a sentence of life in prison.
Prison spokesman Lt. Robert Patterson told CNN in 2009 that Van Houten is a model inmate involved in prison programs and a mentor to other inmates in the facility's college program. And lawyer Brandie Devall, who has been representing Van Houten for just under a year, said Tuesday before the hearing that the "fact that Leslie has had good reports since 1978" should help persuade the parole board to release her.
Answer this series of questions:
1. Who was refused parole?
2. What cult family was she a member of?
3. What is she in prison for?
4. How long did she get?
5. What did she do?
6. Why did she do that?
7. Who?
8. What was she called back then?
9. What famous killer did she help with this crime?
10. What did they do during that crime?
11. Why did the parole board deny her release?
12. Has she owned up to her part in the crime?
13. How old is she now?
14. How old was she at the time of the murders?
15. How many times has she gone before the parole board?
16. How long has she been imprisoned?
17. How has she been as a prisoner?
18. Has she been helping other prisoners?
19. Who's her lawyer?
20. Has Lulu had good reports during her time in prison?
Numbered answers: | 1. Leslie Van Houten.
2. Manson family.
3. First-degree murder.
4. Life in prison.
5. Helped hold down Rosemary LaBianca.
6. So others could stab her.
7. Other Manson family members.
8. Lulu.
9. Charles Manson.
10. Slaughter of two individuals.
11. She still poses a risk to society.
12. No.
13. 60.
14. 19.
15. 19.
16. 40 years.
17. A model inmate.
18. Yes.
19. Brandie Devall.
20. Yes. |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
PROBLEM: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli ( born 22 February 1952 ) is a Nepalese politician .
SOLUTION: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli ( born 22 February 1952 ) , more commonly known as KP Sharma Oli , is a Nepalese politician and the current Prime Minister of Nepal .
PROBLEM: On the Fahrenheit scale , water freezes at 32 ° and boils at 212 ° .
SOLUTION: On the Fahrenheit scale , the freezing point of water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit ( ° F ) and the boiling point is 212 ° F ( at standard atmospheric pressure ) .
PROBLEM: The alternative states of the same protein are called conformations .
SOLUTION: | The alternative structures of the same protein are referred to as different conformational isomers , or simply , conformations , and transitions between them are called conformational changes .
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
[Q]: Getaway granny Joyce Mitchell was a heartless, sex-crazed cheater who thought nothing of carrying on affairs and leaving a trail of devastation in her wake, her first husband has revealed in an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Online. Mitchell, now the most reviled woman in America, moved current husband Lyle into her marital home just 22 days after Tobey Premo moved out, Premo revealed. And her court maneuverings prevented him from having any contact with their son, who was just a year old when the couple split, and led to him being reduced to living in a cockroach-infested hotel on a meager $91 a week.Jailed prison worker Joyce Mitchell, 51, has admitted having sex with Richard Matt in the prison'She always had a healthy appetite for sex', ex-husband Tobey Premo reveals.'When we first got together we were having sex two or three times a day. She always wanted it'Joyce cheated on Premo several times, finally with current husband Lyle Mitchell, who is now distancing himself from his wifeWhen Premo found out about their affair, he beat up Lyle in a slipper factory bathroomJoyce left Premo and took everything, even unopened wedding gifts and his tools
Question:But _'s attack on the man who had cuckolded him led to significant repercussions in his divorce from Tillie.
[A]: Tobey Premo
[Q]: (CNN) -- What's in a gesture? A gesture of support for a friend, a gesture that is "anti-system," says French footballer Nicolas Anelka, who chose to celebrate his goal-scoring performance in an English Premier League game last weekend with a movement that has sparked controversy not just in the sporting world but also the political. Known as the "quenelle," it involves pointing the right arm straight down and touching that arm with the left hand. Anelka explained that Saturday's celebration was nothing more than a nod to his friend, controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala, who has popularized the gesture in France.French footballer Nicolas Anelka has caused a storm by using the "quenelle" gesture as a goal celebrationThe gesture was created by controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'BalaThe quenelle has been linked to rising anti-Semitism in FranceFigures from 2012 show a 59% rise in anti-Semitic attacks
Question:"Originally it was used by _ in his first shows.
[A]: Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala
[Q]: A six-year-old Massachusetts boy has raised thousands of dollars for cancer research, by playing 100 holes of golf in one day, paying tribute to a classmate who died of the disease. Ryan McGuire, of Foxborough, completed the golf marathon Wednesday at MGA Links at Mamantapett, a par-3 course in Norton, the Sun Chronicle of Attleboro reported. Ryan played the 100 holes as a way to remember his friend Danny Nickerson, who died in April from diffuse intrinsic pontine giloma (DIPG), according to the newspaper. The Sun Chronicle reported Ryan's mother is Golf Fights Cancer's program director. The group has a day-long program where 100 holes are completed, the newspaper explained.Ryan McGuire raised $30,000 for cancer research by playing 100 holes of golf in one dayThe boy completed the feat in memory of his classmate Danny Nickerson who died in April of a rare cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine gilomaThousands of birthday cards poured in for Danny in summer 2014, after Ryan requested that people send his pal greeting cardsRyan's grandfather, who survived cancer, caddied for his grandson on Wednesday, and his classmates also showed up at the course
Question:_'s mother, Cheryl McGuire, told WCVB: 'Our first goal was $2500.
[A]: | Ryan McGuire
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Is carrying a few extra pounds into your senior years healthy? Advice has been mixed. Now, two studies published this month attempt to better define the ideal weight for fitness and longevity for adults over age 60. The main point is that you don't need to worry about being slightly overweight, as long as that extra weight is maintained at a consistent level. However, being very overweight is detrimental to health, and exercising to lose body fat and to gain muscle mass is always beneficial. Determining the ideal weight for older people has been a pursuit, with researchers looking for what weight is not too thin, but not too fat. Studies have suggested that being slightly overweight can be protective. For example, a 2001 study by researchers at Yale University found that moderately overweight senior adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 27 -- two points higher than the BMI of 25 that defines being overweight -- lived longer than seniors who were either thinner or heavier. There's a fine line here, though, because carrying extra pounds is a risk factor for many types of cancer and other diseases. And, according to the researchers behind the two new studies, the general public has misinterpreted the Yale findings to mean that being very overweight is healthy. One new study, published this month in the American Journal of Epidemiology by researchers at The Ohio State University in Columbus, found that seniors who maintained a stable, slightly overweight status survived most probably over the 16 years surveyed. Those seniors who had a so-called healthy weight going into the study (a BMI between 18.5 and 25) and who gained weight, but stayed below BMI 25, had a slight possibility of surviving over the study period. People in the obese group, with a BMI higher than 35 and who continued to gain weight, faced the worst among all the groups in the study. But next-to-last were normal-weight people who lost weight, but this was likely because they... As for the 2001 study, the general public wrongly think that _ . A) it is healthy and protective for people to be very overweight B) people with a BMI of 27 or more are classified as overweight C) senior adults with a BMI of 27 lived longer than those either thinner or heavier D) carrying extra pounds is a risk factor for many types of cancer and other diseases
A
The wedding between Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton on April 29 has focused the world's camera lenses on the UK. In Britain, there is a constant debate about the relevance of the royal family to modern British society. However, Windsor (the family name of the British Royal Family) and Middleton have been seen to represent a more modern, forward-looking nation. Nigel Baker, the British ambassador to Bolivia, believes that the royal wedding is "about modern Britain". "The estimated 2 billion spectators across the world will see that Britain is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse nations in the world, home to 270 nationalities speaking 300 different languages, founded on tolerance and respect for difference," wrote Baker on his blog. According to Baker, the wedding could help viewers to see "why Britain is one of the most dynamic and creative countries in the world": The television on which most people watched the event was invented by John Logie Baird, a Briton, and the World Wide Web that broadcast the event to millions more was invented by another Briton, Tim Berners-Lee. The guests who attended the wedding ceremony gave more than a few clues as to the nature of modern Britain. David and Victoria Beckham represent Britain's obsession with football and celebrity. Leaders from different religious backgrounds supported Baker's comments on the multicultural nature of modern British society. Before the wedding, David Elliott, arts director of the British Council China, agreed that the wedding would be a showcase for modern Britain: "I think, and hope, that it (modern British influence) would be values like openness, multiculturalism, creativity, sense of humor and the traditional British sense of fair play," he said. Furthermore, events such as the Olympics in London in 2012 may also increase people's sense of Britishness. According to a poll published in Daily Telegraph, more than a third of people in the UK admitted they felt "very British" when watching the Olympics. . Why is the inventor of the World Wide Web mentioned? A) To inform readers about some well-known British inventors. B) To point to the importance of the World Wide Web for the wedding. C) In support of the idea that Britain is a nation of creative and original people. D) To encourage people to watch the wedding on the Internet.
C
When the famous dancer Fred was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer , the movie Expert turned him down, saying,"Can't sing. Can't act. Dances a little." Here's another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he'd never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short. What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius cann't be suppressed .For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgments of a person's abilities may be unfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside. The famous motto "ad astra per aspera" can be translated as " To the stars through hardships". Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong. The writer of the passage thinks that the reader _ . A) Knows that the three men were successful men B) Dreams to become like one of the men some day C) Sympathizes with the poor teachers of the three men D) Knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing Shakespeare's plays
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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.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series) -- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a BBC America comic science fiction detective television series created and primarily written by Max Landis. The two seasons are inspired by the novel series of the same name by Douglas Adams. The series is co-produced and distributed by BBC America and Netflix, along with AMC Studios, Ideate Media and IDW Entertainment. Filming primarily took place in Vancouver, British Columbia. | is dirk gently's holistic detective agency on netflix |
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If you beat a dog in Schuylkill County, you'll probably get a $100 fine. If you repeatedly beat a woman, you'll probably get the same fine. In 2001, county judges heard 98 Protection From Abuse cases, finding the defendant guilty in 48 percent of those cases, either after a hearing or through a technical violation or plea. Of those found guilty, the majority were ordered to pay court costs, plus a $100 fine. No defendants were ordered to pay more than a $250 fine for violating the court order. In 27 percent of the cases, the charges were dismissed or the defendant was found not guilty. In the rest of the cases, charges were withdrawn or the matter is not yet resolved. Sarah T. Casey, executive director of Schuylkill Women in Crisis, finds it disturbing that in most cases, the fine for violating a PFA is little more than the fine someone would get for cruelty and abuse toward an animal. "In most of the counties surrounding Schuylkill County, the penalties given for indirect criminal contempt are much stiffer than those in Schuylkill County," Casey said. "What kind of message are we sending those who repeatedly violate Protection From Abuse orders? That it's OK to abuse women in Schuylkill County, because you'll only get a slap on the wrist?" Under state law, the minimum fine for contempt of a PFA is $100; the maximum fine is $1,000 and up to six months in jail. Like others who are familiar with how the county's legal system does and doesn't work for victims of domestic violence, Casey believes some changes are in order. Valerie West, a manager/attorney with Mid-Penn Legal Services, with offices in Pottsville and Reading, regularly handles domestic violence cases. She finds fault with the local requirement that a custody order must be established within 30 days after a PFA is filed. West said she feels a custody order should be allowed to stand for the full term of the PFA - up to 18 months - as it does in many other counties in the state. "It places an undue burden on the plaintiff, in terms of cost, finding legal representation and facing their abuser - not to mention a further burden on the system to provide those services," West said. "It may be difficult for the parties to reach an agreement so soon after violence has occurred. <sep>Will everyone have to pay a fine for beating a woman or a dog in Schuylkill County?<sep>Depends, within the county in 2001, only 98 cases on the matter were heard by a judge and only 48 percent of those were found guilty
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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.
Q: UWA started a Second Life project in mid-2009 .
A: | In mid-2009 , UWA launched its project in " Second Life " ( a 3D online virtual world open to the public , free of charge ) . |
Question. What would happen in a country if everyone is loving another?
Options:
- peace
- marriage
- satisfaction
- heartache
- happiness
Answer. peace
What step-by-step reasoning justifies that answer? | Reasoning: When there is love , there is no hatred. If people in country love each other, there will be no hatred and more peace. Peace means no fighting and more love. |
Please answer the following question: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has unveiled a far-reaching list of demands for any new nuclear deal with Iran, and threatened economy-crushing sanctions if Tehran does not change its behavior. The 12-point list of demands came in a Monday speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation that laid out the Trump administration's strategy after pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement earlier this month. Under any new deal, Pompeo insisted, Iran must indefinitely abandon nuclear weapons work and provide United Nations inspectors access to sites anywhere in the country.He said Tehran must also end its proliferation of ballistic missiles and stop its "destabilizing activities" across the Middle East. If Iran does not change course, the U.S. "will apply unprecedented financial pressure," Pompeo warned. "These will be the strongest sanctions in history by the time we are done," said Pompeo. "The [Iranian] regime has been fighting all over the Middle East for years. After our sanctions come into full force, it will be battling to keep its economy alive." Iran's President Hassan Rouhani dismissed the threats. "Who are you to decide for Iran and the world?" Rouhani said in a statement published by Iranian state media on Monday. "The world today does not accept that the United States decides for the world. Countries have their independence." The Trump administration has vowed to reimpose sanctions that were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement, which was signed between Iran, the United States, and several European countries, as well as Russia and China. Washington has also imposed additional sanctions. European countries are holding talks with Iran to try to salvage the deal. But it's not clear whether the effort can succeed. On Sunday, Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif, said the European Union's "political will is not enough to preserve the deal.” EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reacted to Pompeo's speech Monday by saying there is "no alternative" to the existing agreement, formally... What is the likelihood that new sanctions against Iran will force them into conpliance Pick the correct answer from the following options: - is a waste of time. - not enough information - will not be very successful. - not guaranteed to work.
A: | not enough information |
The city was gray but the buildings contrasted with dirt red. The morning settled my nerves a bit more and before long the train pulled into the station. Boston had a slower feel, much slower than New York. The air was cool and peppered with moisture. I knew I was close to the ocean. Vision blurry, I wobbled out of the train depot and thought about the fact that I had never really done anything crazy in my life. The colors meant something here. Green was the color of plants but it was also the color of money. Plants were good but money was bad. I didn't know what green meant. Blue and red were clear though. Blue was the color of ocean and sky, both good things. Red was the color of Mars and it was manly but mars meant aliens and aliens were bad so red was bad. This is how I navigated. I followed the colors. I was lost in a daze of exhaustion and moved my feet slowly. They were dead and raw with pain and blisters, and I shuffled out into the city. My eyes darted from color to color, sign to sign, connection to connection. I floated like a ghost and thought about crying. There were few people out so I found a relative ease in that but my mind still jumped around reckless. I needed to find Kim. I saw a silent pay phone with a dangling phonebook and headed towards it until I remembered that phone books don't normally list cell phones. Kim wasn't the type of girl to list herself in the phonebook either. I had no leads but I knew I could go to a library and maybe find out her number if she had listed it on Facebook, so I kept walking. Stopping at benches, I would rest until I could muster more energy. Who is the author looking for? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - Kim - a ghost - an alien - not enough information
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Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
When Chelsea Clinton became the first daughter of the United States of America, she was just a twelve-year-old from Arkansas with a full head of voluminous frizzy curls. But over the years, as Chelsea has grown up into an intelligent and elegant woman, her curls quickly began to fade, appearing more and more controlled as the years wore on, before eventually vanishing completely. Now, in a candid interview with Elle magazine, Chelsea has finally revealed just what happened to her much-loved ringlets – insisting that, far from being an intentional style change, her once-unruly mane simply straightened itself out over time.During her father’s presidential campaign and subsequent two terms in the White House, Chelsea was well known for her tight curlsThe new mother, who gave birth to daughter Charlotte in September, explained that her iconic hairstyle simply changed over timeIn her interview, published days after her mother’s presidential candidacy announcement, she also addressed America’s ‘need’ for female politicians
Question:'I'm curious if _'s going to have curly hair,' she told the magazine, adding that the scrutiny on little Charlotte's locks will 'inevitably' match her own growing up.
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Nick Danger is a fictional character portrayed by the comedy group The Firesign Theatre , created by Phil Austin .
Nick Danger is a fictional character created by the comedy The Firesign Theatre , portrayed by Phil Austin .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
The Apostolic Prefecture of Qiqihar ( or Tsitsikar ) is a missionary jurisdiction of the Latin Church in the PR China .
The Apostolic Prefecture of PR China ( or Tsitsikar ) is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction in Qiqihar .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
Vespasian was a Roman soldier of the equestrian class whom Gaius Cornelius Gallicanus adlected into the Roman senate for his loyalty during the Year of the Four Emperors .
Vespasian was a Roman soldier of the equestrian class , whom Gaius Cornelius Gallicanus received during the year of the Four Emperors for his loyalty to the Roman Senate .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes
He graduated from Nihon University with a 5th Dan in Judo and a 4th dan in karate .
He graduated from Nihon University , holding a 5th dan in judo and a 4th dan in karate .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
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Please answer the following question: Years back, following a transition inside a large company where many people got fired and moved around, the decision was made to give the remaining people more work. Now, let me pause here, when I say, “more work” did not mean more of the existing work they already did. “More work” did not mean work of what they already knew, or signed up for when they were hired. More work meant incorporating a completely different role. For me, I’m a programmer. And “management” decided they wanted programmers to also do BA work. Now, mind you, nowhere on my employment contract does it state I’d have to take a BA role. And nowhere on my employment contract did it state taking a BA role would also require me doing all of my programming work. So, after being pushed a few times to attend BA meetings, I got fed up. So I pulled my manager into a meeting and explained this to him. I said, you have two choices: I do two roles, BA and programmer, and I get a new salary to account for the role. When he asked how much, I said, take my salary and multiply by 1.6. Option 2, I go back to programming, and you never pull me into a meeting again on BA work. It’s not what you hired me for, and it’s not what you pay me for. When my boss replied, “Our company is not in the position to pay for two roles”, I told him, then it sounds like Option 2. And by the way, I don’t ever want to have this discussion again. If you want Superman performance, you cannot pay Clark Kent wages. 1 year passed and I was never bothered again about BA roles. Takeaways: Middle managers are one step above one-celled organisms. They can, and will try to get you to do non-role work, with no intention of ever paying you more. They key is to cut it off at the pass. When was the employment contract signed? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - after his probation period - When he was first hired - right after the transition - not enough information
A: | not enough information |
MALS was formed here more than 30 years ago. Today, 14 staff attorneys, 26 office workers and 21 University of Memphis third- year law students work out of rented offices in the old Claridge Hotel building at 109 N. Main. Offices are spartan. There are no lush rugs or stylish furniture. The large table in the conference room is simple varnished wood. Offices are small and mostly plain, except for the eclectic mix of pop art, African statuary and neon that adorns litigation director Webb Brewer's space. Brewer, who has been at the agency 20 years, said there is a need for lawyers of all stripes to help with the problems of the poor. "The private bar could meet more of the need through pro bono work, but there are still cases that involve the systemic problems for low-income people that we would need to do," said Brewer. "The legal system marketplace just doesn't serve low-income people too well, except in fee-generat-ing type cases," Brewer said. "If a poor person gets run over by a bus, an attorney might take that case because they might be able to recover part of the damage award as attorney fees. But so many of the cases we handle have to do with basic rights and a decent life. There is just no profit motive." Larry Pivnick, law professor at the University of Memphis Law School and director of political programs at MALS, said Legal Services is a great learning laboratory for law students. "There are thousands and thousands of people who have problems that never get an opportunity to appear in court," Pivnick said. "Some people may not be particularly articulate. Courts have rules that clients don't always understand." Brewer said a major focus of the agency's work involves housing. "Although a lot of our work is grant-driven, we find that the lack of safe and decent affordable housing and the prevalence of predatory lending are the biggest problems in our client population," Brewer said, referring to clients such as James.
Housing is a major focus for what agency?
On his return to Nuremberg in 1495, Durer opened his own workshop (being married was a requirement for this). Over the next five years his style increasingly integrated Italian influences into underlying Northern forms. Durer's father died in 1502, and his mother died in 1513. His best works in the first years of the workshop were his woodcut prints, mostly religious, but including secular scenes such as The Men's Bath House (ca. 1496). These were larger and more finely cut than the great majority of German woodcuts hitherto, and far more complex and balanced in composition. It is now thought unlikely that Durer cut any of the woodblocks himself; this task would have been performed by a specialist craftsman. However, his training in Wolgemut's studio, which made many carved and painted altarpieces and both designed and cut woodblocks for woodcut, evidently gave him great understanding of what the technique could be made to produce, and how to work with block cutters. Durer either drew his design directly onto the woodblock itself, or glued a paper drawing to the block. Either way, his drawings were destroyed during the cutting of the block.
Whose studio gave Durer a greater understanding of wood cuts that he might or might not have done himself.
The Glory of Melaka: In the early days, if you were not a pirate or a mosquito, Melaka was not much of a place to live. The land was infertile, just a swampy plain, the river small and sluggish. But it had a sheltered harbor, protected from the monsoons by neighboring Sumatra. Later, the strategic location and deep-water channel close to the coast brought in the bigger vessels of the trade-wind traffic crossing the Indian Ocean. The first to realize the larger commercial potential, as so often throughout the country's subsequent history, were the Chinese. In 1409, under a new directive from Emperor Chu Ti to pursue trade in the South Seas and the Indian Ocean, a Chinese fleet of 50 ships headed by Admiral Cheng Ho called in at Melaka. They made Parameswara an offer he could not refuse: port facilities and an annual financial tribute in exchange for Chinese protection against the marauding Thais. In 1411, Parameswara took the money to Beijing himself, and the emperor gratefully made him a vassal king. Twenty years later, the Chinese withdrew again from the South Seas trade. The new ruler of Melaka, Sri Maharajah, switched his allegiance to the Muslim trading fraternity by marrying into the Muslim faith, wedding the daughter of a sultan in Sumatra. Islam won its place in Malaya not by conquest — as had been the case in North Africa and Europe — but by trade, dynastic alliances, and peaceful preaching. Bengali peddlers had already brought the faith to the east coast. In Melaka and throughout the peninsula, Islam thrived as a strong, male-dominated religion of individuality, offering dynamic leadership and preaching brotherhood and self-reliance — all qualities ideally suited to the coastal trade. At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459). But the key figure in the sultanate was Tun Perak, bendahara (prime minister) and military commander. He expanded Melaka's power along the west coast and down to Singapore and the neighboring Bintan islands. He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships. After Ailied district chiefs had repelled assaults from Thai-controlled armies from Pahang, Tun Perak personally led a famous victory over a Thai fleet off Batu Pahat in 1456.
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Input: Related: 5 Tasty Ways to Eat More Yogurt. The problem is that beneficial bacteria may not be the only microscopic organisms in your yogurt. Plenty of other germs can flourish in milk and prove harmful if they slip into the fermentation process and then replicate in the carton in the back of your fridge. supposedly one week. The expiration date is supposed to be the last day you can purchase it.. not when it is no longer good. You probably shouldn't eat yogurt very far past the expiration date. You can maybe go a couple of days. Otherwise, look at it like this. eggs will last three to four weeks past their sell-by date? You have to refrigerate them to rule out any safety concerns. Be sure to store them in their original container on a refrigerator shelf, rather than on the door, where the eggs will be more vulnerable to fluctuations in temperature because it's constantly opened and closed. Yogurt can be safely eaten up to 10 days after its sell-by date; beyond then the live bacterial cultures (which are healthful ingredients, and act as preservatives) will start to die. Mayonnaise is still good for a month after its expiration date (unopened) and up to four months after opening. Eggs, properly refrigerated, should last at least three to five weeks after the sell-by date. Canned goods are good to eat long after labeling dates, as long as the can is in good shape. If a can is dented, rusted, or swollen, toss it out. The short answer is that refrigerated yogurt is safe to eat up to 14 days after the expiration date, according to the FDA and the food processing giant General Mills. (Expiration dates indicate the point at which a food may start to lose quality — they have nothing to do with when the food will “go bad.”) But it’s important to eyeball your expired yogurt and do a sniff test before digging in. [3] I realize that Amiel is joking around but months past exp. date seems excessive and yogurt probably would be spoiled or moldy at that point . Most sources say 3-10 days past expiration seems to be the limit. USDA food safety specialist says they recommend eating yogurt within 1-2 weeks of purchase. [4] FYI: Per USDA food safety expert, it is safe to cut off mold and healthy margin from cheese, but they say you should not consume bread with mold on it. Answer: Most likely it is. Yogurt that has been properly stored will generally remain safe for at least 1 to 2 weeks after the sell-by date on the package. As the food safety specialists at Clemson University’s Cooperative Extension point out, this assumes that the temperature of your refrigerator remains at or below 40° Fahrenheit at all times. Pull dates are established so stores can keep only fresh products on their shelves, but that only means it should be sold or pulled from store shelves by that date. Most foods are good for at least a week or three beyond the pull date. Yogurt keeps indefinitely, or until colorful little patches of color and fuzz begin to grown in it. If mold appears on yogurt, or if it develops an off odor, flavor or appearance, you should always discard it immediately. (Note: This refers to “sell-by” terminology used in the United States; practices in other countries may differ.) See Also: Are Eggs Still Safe After the Expiration Date? Can You Safely Drink Milk After the Sell-By Date? If a calendar date is shown, immediately adjacent to the date must be a phrase explaining the meaning of that date such as sell-by or use before. Even if the date expires during home storage, a product should be safe, wholesome and of good quality if handled properly and kept at 40 °F or below. Query: how far past expiration date is yogurt safe
Output: | Refrigerated yogurt is safe to eat up to 14 days after the expiration date. |
A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
Example Input: where is angola located?
Example Output: Africa
Example Input: what does george soros own?
Example Output: Open Society Foundations
Example Input: what language does romanian people speak?
Example Output: | Hungarian language
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Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Problem:Jan Balstad ( born 16 November 1937 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian politician .
Solution: | Jan Balstad ( born 16 November 1937 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian labour leader for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions , and a politician for the Labour Party . |
William V. Bidwill Sr. (born July 31, 1931) is the principal owner and chairman of the board of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was co-owner from 1962 for ten seasons with his brother Charles Jr. and has been sole owner since 1972.
William V. Bidwill Sr. owns a football team.
A: Yes
Clear Hearts Grey Flowers is the second full-length and final album by Jack Off Jill. Produced by Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails/Tweaker, it was released in July 2000 on the now-defunct label Risk Records. After "Clear Hearts, Grey Flowers" the band formally split up and moved on to establish other projects.
it was released less than 2 decades ago on the now-defunct label Risk Records.
A: Yes
"Makes No Difference" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released in June 2000 as the lead single from the band's extended play "Half Hour of Power". The song is featured on the soundtracks for "Bring it On", "Out Cold" and "Van Wilder". A new version of the song was featured on Sum 41's greatest hits compilation, "All the Good Shit".
The song is featured on the soundtracks for "Bring it On", "Out Cold" and "Van Wilder". An old version of the song was featured on Sum 41's greatest hits compilation, "All the Good Shit".
A: | No |
Balderorg Mar 18 2008 Geert Wilders in Denmark March 18 2008 Two TV interviews English spoken
A: Balder.org Mar 18 2008 - Geert Wilders in Denmark March 18 2008 - Two TV interviews, English spoken
Students rated schools in Buenos Aires overall 40 50 93 reviews
A: Students rated schools in Buenos Aires overall: 4.0 / 5.0 ( 93 reviews)
They had a production of TV then so I got all those defective parts and a picture tube a scrap TV cabinet from the employee shop and put it all together Now I had a TV set where every part was defective it could probably have made the Guinness book of records and it took me a long time to get it working but eventually we had a beautiful black and white picture and a pair of rabbit ears as antenna
A: They had a production of TV then, so I got all those defective parts and a picture tube, a scrap TV cabinet from the employee shop and put it all together. Now I had a TV set where every part was defective, it could probably have made the Guinness book of records, and it took me a long time to get it working, but eventually we had a beautiful black and white picture, and a pair of rabbit ears as antenna.
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Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
Rennyo founded Honganji Shinshu Buddhism.
Five years later, Rennyo returned to the Kyoto area, establishing new Honganji branch temples. During this time, he established a new form of liturgy (gongyo), incorporating elements that would eventually become the core of Honganji Shinshu Buddhism. | yes |
Ans: New Zealand
Ques: Passage: Considered to be one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken, with an overall budget of $281 million (some sources say $310-$330 million), the entire project took eight years, with the filming for all three films done simultaneously and entirely in New Zealand, Jackson's native country. Each film in the series also had special extended editions released on DVD a year after their respective theatrical releases. While the films follow the book's general storyline, they do omit some of the novel's plot elements and include some additions to and deviations from the source material.
Question: Based on this passage, where did lord of the rings get filmed?
CoT: The relevant information is: Considered to be one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken, with an overall budget of $281 million (some sources say $310-$330 million), the entire project took eight years, with the filming for all three films done simultaneously and entirely in New Zealand, Jackson's native country.
Ans: Ginny
Ques: In the epilogue of Deathly Hallows, which is set 19 years after Voldemort's death, Harry and Ginny are a couple and have three children: James Sirius Potter, who has already been at Hogwarts for at least one year, Albus Severus Potter, who is starting his first year there, and Lily Luna Potter, who is two years away from her first year at the school.
Based on this passage, who does harry potter have a baby with?
CoT: To answer the question, consider the following: In the epilogue of Deathly Hallows, which is set 19 years after Voldemort's death, Harry and Ginny are a couple and have three children: James Sirius Potter, who has already been at Hogwarts for at least one year, Albus Severus Potter, who is starting his first year there, and Lily Luna Potter, who is two years away from her first year at the school.
Answer: 1987. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
Ques: Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop and the second installment in the Beverly Hills Cop series. Murphy returns as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to stop a robbery / gun-running gang after Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is shot and seriously wounded.
Answer this question: when did beverly hills cop 2 come out?
CoT: The important part for answering this question is: Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren and starring Eddie Murphy.
Ans: June 24 , 2015 , for use in the 2015 -- 16 NHL season
Ques: Passage: In many leagues (including the NHL for regular-season games since the 2005 -- 06 season) and in international competitions, a failure to reach a decision in a single overtime may lead to a shootout. Some leagues may eschew overtime periods altogether and end games in shootout should teams be tied at the end of regulation. In the ECHL, regular season overtime periods are played four on four for one five-minute period. In the Southern Professional Hockey League, regular season overtime periods are played three on three for one five-minute period, with penalties resulting in the opponents skating one additional player on ice (up to two additional players) for the penalty for the first three minutes, and a penalty shot in the final two minutes. The AHL, since the 2014 -- 15 season, extended the overtime to seven minutes, with the last three minutes reduced further to three men aside and teams getting an additional skater for each opponent's penalty. The idea of using 3-on-3 skaters for the entirety of a five-minute overtime period for a regular season game was adopted by the NHL on June 24, 2015, for use in the 2015 -- 16 NHL season.
Question: Based on this passage, when did nhl start 3 on 3 overtime?
CoT: The relevant information is: The idea of using 3-on-3 skaters for the entirety of a five-minute overtime period for a regular season game was adopted by the NHL on June 24, 2015, for use in the 2015 -- 16 NHL season.
Ans: John Williams
Ques: The music of the Star Wars franchise is composed and produced in conjunction with the development of the feature films, television series, and other merchandise within the epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas. The music for the primary feature films (which serves as the basis for the rest of the related media) was written by John Williams.
Answer this question based on the passage: who wrote the musical score for star wars?
CoT: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: The music for the primary feature films (which serves as the basis for the rest of the related media) was written by John Williams.
Answer: Rachael MacFarlane. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
| Ques: Chad Coleman as Klyden, Bortus' mate and father of their child. He first appears at the end of the series' second episode. Norm Macdonald as the voice of Yaphit, an amorphous, gelatinous Engineering crew member of the Orville, who in his first few appearances, repeatedly attempts to obtain a date with Dr. Finn, and frequently flirts with other females on the ship. Larry Joe Campbell as Lieutenant Commander Steve Newton, Chief Engineer of the Orville. Rachael MacFarlane as the voice of the Orville computer.
Answer this question: whose voice is the robot on the orville?
CoT: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: Rachael MacFarlane as the voice of the Orville computer. |
Tokugawa Takes All: When Hideyoshi died in 1598, he hoped to have his five-year-old son continue his "dynasty," initially under the tutelage of five regents. But one of the regents was Ieyasu Tokugawa, who had been biding his time at Edo for 12 years, nurturing dynastic ambitions of his own. Of the cunning, ruthless triumvirate that came out on top at the end of the country's century of civil war, Tokugawa was without doubt the most patient, the most prudent — and most treacherous. He moved quickly to eliminate his strongest rivals, crushing them in 1600 at the great Battle of Sekigahara (near modern Nagoya). During its subsequent two and a half centuries of rule from the new capital established at Edo, the Tokugawa organized a tightly controlled coalition of some 260 daimyo in strategic strongholds throughout the country. The allegiance of this highly privileged and prestigious group was ensured by cementing their ethical principles in the code of bushido, "The way of the warrior": loyalty to one's master, defense of one's status and honor, and fulfillment of all obligations. Loyalty was further enforced by holding the vassals' wives and children hostage in Edo. All roads into Edo, the most famous being the Tokaido Highway, had checkpoints for guns coming in and for wives going out. One of the most effective ways of keeping a tight rein on the country was to cut it off from the outside world, to keep Japan Japanese. At first, Ieyasu Tokugawa was eager to promote foreign trade. He wanted silk and encouraged the Dutch and British as good, nonproselytizing Protestants just interested in trade. But he didn't like the Portuguese and Spanish Catholic missionaries, who he felt were undermining traditional Japanese values. He banned their activities in 1612 and two years later ordered the expulsion of all missionaries and unrepentant Japanese converts. Executions and torture followed. Converts were forced to renounce their faith by trampling crucifixes and effigies of Jesus and Mary. The Catholic Church has counted 3,125 martyrs in Japan from 1597 (beginning under Hideyoshi) to 1660. In 1635 the Japanese were forbidden, on pain of death, to attempt to travel abroad, and Japanese citizens already overseas were prevented from returning, in case they brought back subversive Christian doctrines. Western books were banned, as were Chinese books that mentioned Christianity.
What actions did the Tokugawa take towards missionaries and those who converted to Catholicism?
The side of Malaquez's parcel gave way to reveal a greenmunk caught in a sheen of solid air. Bits of leaf mold flew from under his feet as he ran to greet a friend or a bringer of food. Tasha oohed in awe. I said, "Frodo's been visiting you, eh?" Malaquez said, "Your pet?" "Hardly. He lives around here somewhere. I suppose he was attracted to the commotion up the hill." "Ah," Malaquez said. "Why 'Frodo'?" Tasha said, "A little fellow with big, furry feet. What else could he be called?" She handed the sculpture to me. I almost dropped it; I expected it to weigh no more than a holo. "Heavy," I said, as if he might not have known. He laughed. "My last piece was of four old Undersiders crouched around a trash fire. Be glad someone didn't toss that to you." He spoke of his art with the enthusiasm of a seven-year-old. "Um, I should wait to importune you, but..."
Did Tasha know that the sculpture was heavy?
Alien Planet starts out with an interstellar spacecraft named Von Braun , leaving Earth's orbit . Traveling at 20 % the speed of light , it reaches Darwin IV in 42 years . Upon reaching orbit , it deploys the Darwin Reconnaissance Orbiter , Which looks for potential landing sites for the probes . The first probe , Balboa , explodes along with its lifting body transport during entry , because one of its wings failed to unfold . Two backup probes , Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton , successfully land on the planet , and learn much about its bizarre indigenous lifeforms , including an apparently sapient species . The robotic probes sent out to research on Darwin IV are called Horus Probes . Each Horus probe consists of an { { convert } } long inflatable , hydrogen-filled balloon , Which is covered with solar receptors , a computer ` brain ' , a ` head ' covered with sensors , and several smaller robots that can be sent to places too dangerous for the probes themselves . The probes have a limited degree of artificial intelligence , very similar to the ` processing power ' of a 4-year-old . All the real thinking is done by a supercomputer in the orbiting Von Braun . The probes are programmed with different personalities ; Ike is more cautious , while Leo is the risk-taker . The two probes are also equipped with a holographic message that will be projected to any sentient life found on Darwin . After the two probes inflate their gas-bags , they encounter a voracious Arrowtongue and watch it pursue a Gyrosprinter .
| Which are the two probes that inflate their gas-bags? |
Same meaning?
Pupi Avati , better known as Giuseppe Avati ( born November 3 , 1938 ) , is an Italian film director , producer and screenwriter .
Giuseppe Avati , better known as Pupi Avati ( * November 3 , 1938 ) , is an Italian film director , producer and screenwriter . | no |
Please capitalize where necessary: in many ways, the passage of labor will depend not only on the structure of their bodies, but also on the size of the fetus, on the activity of labor. in addition, the child skull are joined is not very strong and quite mobile, so the passage of the fetus through the pelvis, the shape of the head may be slightly changed. | In many ways, the passage of labor will depend not only on the structure of their bodies, but also on the size of the fetus, on the activity of labor. In addition, the child skull are joined is not very strong and quite mobile, so the passage of the fetus through the pelvis, the shape of the head may be slightly changed. |
IN: What happens next?
How to identify a basenji dog
Look for a wrinkled forehead.
One of the basenji's most distinctive features is its forehead, which displays a shar-pei-like wrinkle at all times. This can lend a puzzled or anxious expression to its face, but it's just the natural fold and texture of its skin.
OPTIONS:
- Chin: large wrinkles can often cause the appearance of lower teeth to protrude. Feline chin means tall and full, hence the wrinkles.
- The smooth forehead can either be a reliable indication of a basenji's age, and or it's just a toollayer beneath the appearance of its face. A basenji can produce a rectangular face with a squarish nose.
- Stress wrinkles are often brought on by stress by frustration, lack of discipline, or too much stimulation. Look for a large, rounded head.
- This wrinkle may seem more pronounced in puppies, who have more excess skin and folds. It will also be less noticeable in basenjis with brindled, black, or tricolored coats.
OUT: This wrinkle may seem more pronounced in puppies, who have more excess skin and folds. It will also be less noticeable in basenjis with brindled, black, or tricolored coats.
IN: What happens next?
How to survive the world vision 40 hour famine
Three weeks before :
See if you are eligible to participate. If you are 12 years or under you can do the 8-hour famine, but not the 40. It is suggested that if you have any health conditions you don't participate.
OPTIONS:
- If you will be working during the famine bring a little extra money to be set aside in an account. At least one more month beyond that time is recommended.
- For six months you must participate in the famine in which you cause 60% of the population lost. You must be a grandparent and remember to be an active participant.
- Choose to give up something else, like furniture or technology, instead. Sign up to do it, either on the website or with a group leader.
- But it is still just the first week. You will do better if you are around adults who accept disabilities as for treat and experience this commonly.
OUT: Choose to give up something else, like furniture or technology, instead. Sign up to do it, either on the website or with a group leader.
IN: What happens next?
How to get rid of a gum boil
Get the boil surgically removed.
If you have chronic gum boils, or gum boils that are cosmetically embarrassing, you may want to consider getting them surgically removed. This can greatly increase the chance of the boil not returning again.
OPTIONS:
- A common risk of gum boils is an infection. If you have a massive dry mouth, gum boils could occur.
- The process for removal does require an exact examination and will involve removing the boil from parts of the body that have come into contact with your body. The doctor may discuss these options with you over a container of water, ice water, and a spoon.
- Ask your doctor about surgical removal if you get a gum boil that likely has cuts or flesh that is not healing. If the severe or incomplete result is relatively minor, your doctor may decide to take an abscess reduction and reduce or eliminate the burn.
- You'll need to speak with a gum specialist, such as a periodontist, about this option to see what they recommend. Your dentist or gum specialist may recommend simply draining the boil instead of surgically removing it, depending on the location of the boil and how complicated it would be to remove it.
OUT: | You'll need to speak with a gum specialist, such as a periodontist, about this option to see what they recommend. Your dentist or gum specialist may recommend simply draining the boil instead of surgically removing it, depending on the location of the boil and how complicated it would be to remove it. |
Instructions: Write the right answer to the question based on the context passage.
Input: President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history with their summit meeting in Singapore. But beyond the handshakes, casual strolls and shared asides, many analysts and experts are already wondering what exactly the enduring substance of the summit will be and whether it could boost Trump's political rating at home.
For Trump, the great political disrupter, it was the most significant foreign policy move of his presidency. It comes at a time when he looks to turn around his often weak polls and bolster his political standing at home in advance of midterm congressional elections in November, where Democrats are poised to make gains.
From the images of their historic first handshake to signing an agreement on denuclearization, Trump and Kim took the first steps toward writing a new chapter in relations between their two countries.
"People are going to be very impressed, people are going to be very happy, and we are going to take care of a very big and very dangerous problem for the world," Trump said sitting alongside Kim after both men signed the joint agreement.
It was Trump's biggest moment on the world stage, and an opportunity he was eager to seize.
"We got along really well.We had a great chemistry.You understand how I feel about chemistry.It is very important," Trump told VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren immediately after the summit. "I mean, I know people where there is no chemistry. We had it right from the beginning. We talked about that and I think great things are going to happen for North Korea."
It was the first ever meeting between a U.S. president and a North Korean leader. The two men signed an agreement that committed both countries to work toward the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, but the details remain vague.
The United States offered unspecified security guarantees and a halt to military exercises with South Korea. Trump also said he raised the issue of human rights with Kim, but added that most of the meeting focused on the nuclear issue. Question: Who is going to take care of a very big and very dangerous problem for the world?
Output: | Trump & Kim Jong Un |
Static electricity is like a teeter-totter. What happens if a teeter-totter is balanced? Correct! It does not move. What about when its not balanced? Yes, it will now begin to move. Charges move when they are not balanced. Charges can build up by friction. Maybe you rub your feet on a wool mat or carpet. Rubber soled shoes readily gain charges. The wool carpet easily gives up charges. The two items become unbalanced. One item has a positive charge. The other has a negative charge. The difference in charge is called static electricity. Just like the teeter-totter, something is going to move. Positive charges build up on the mat. Negative charges build up on you.
Choose your answer: According to the above paragraph, the correct answer to the question "What kind of charges are needed to produce static electricity?" is "Bad charge"?
[+] no. [+] yes. | no |
After overcast but mainly dry weather in the morning variable clouds with isolated rain showers will prevail
Add punctuation | After overcast, but mainly dry weather in the morning variable clouds with isolated rain showers will prevail. |
Ans: Spanish
Ques: Context: Escobar is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Question: where does the last name escobar originate from?
CoT: To answer the question, consider the following: Escobar is a Spanish surname.
Ans: the Senate
Ques: Passage: The appointment and confirmation of Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps set forth by the United States Constitution, which have been further refined and developed by decades of tradition. Candidates are nominated by the President of the United States and must face a series of hearings in which both the nominee and other witnesses make statements and answer questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which can vote to send the nomination to the full United States Senate. Confirmation by the Senate allows the President to formally appoint the candidate to the court.
Question: Based on this passage, who approves the appointment of a supreme court justice?
CoT: The important part for answering this question is: Confirmation by the Senate allows the President to formally appoint the candidate to the court.
Answer: the 4th century. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
Ques: During the first two centuries of Christianity, the cross was rare in Christian iconography, as it depicts a purposely painful and gruesome method of public execution and Christians were reluctant to use it. A symbol similar to the cross, the staurogram, was used to abbreviate the Greek word for cross in very early New Testament manuscripts such as P66, P45 and P75, almost like a nomen sacrum (nomina sacra). The extensive adoption of the cross as Christian iconographic symbol arose from the 4th century.
Answer this question: when did the cross become a symbol of christianity?
CoT: This is the relevant information: The extensive adoption of the cross as Christian iconographic symbol arose from the 4th century.
Ans: periods
Ques: The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties, whose adopted structure shows periodic trends. Generally, within one row (period) the elements are metals on the left, and non-metals on the right, with the elements having similar chemical behaviours being placed in the same column. Table rows are commonly called periods and columns are called groups. Six groups have accepted names as well as assigned numbers: for example, group 17 elements are halogens; and group 18 are noble gases. Also displayed are four simple rectangular areas or blocks associated with the filling of different atomic orbitals.
What is the name given to the rows in the periodic table?
CoT: To answer this question, we should know that: Table rows are commonly called periods and columns are called groups.
Ans: in the Cape Town area
Ques: Context: The crew had originally intended to shoot in the mountains of Bulgaria, but after the country had endured one of its largest blizzards, they opted to return to South Africa. Filming took place in the Cape Town area which is where Tremors 5 was filmed. The opening scene was filmed in the desert made to look like snow with filters and video processing techniques. The nice weather was explained by climate change causing unusual warmth in the area. Having worked on the previous film series, the crew used CGI for many of the Graboid scenes.
Question: tremors a cold day in hell filming location?
CoT: The relevant information to answer the above question is: Filming took place in the Cape Town area which is where Tremors 5 was filmed.
Answer: Accounting Standards Board ( ASB ). Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
| Ques: Indian Accounting Standard (abbreviated as Ind-AS) is the Accounting standard adopted by companies in India and issued under the supervision and control of Accounting Standards Board (ASB), which was constituted as a body in the year 1977. ASB is a committee under Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) which consists of representatives from government department, academicians, other professional bodies viz. ICAI, representatives from ASSOCHAM, CII, FICCI, etc.
Based on this passage, who is responsible for issuing accounting standard in india?
CoT: To answer this question, we should know that: Indian Accounting Standard (abbreviated as Ind-AS) is the Accounting standard adopted by companies in India and issued under the supervision and control of Accounting Standards Board (ASB), which was constituted as a body in the year 1977. |
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Although it wasn't legal, Shannara put a fresh battery in her phone herself because the
Pick your answer from:
+ phone was old.;
+ battery was old.; | phone was old. |
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: Fuel drums, a fuel tank, the EPIRB, an empty life raft, and some other flotsam were the only wreckage ever found. The ship was presumed lost at sea somewhere along the continental shelf near Sable Island.
A: | did they ever find the boat from the perfect storm? |
(CNN) -- Shain Gandee, one of the stars of the MTV reality show "Buckwild," has been found dead along with two other people in Kanawha County, West Virginia, authorities said Monday. "This is a very sad and tragic event," Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper said. "We live in a very small community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Gandee family." Gandee, 21, was found dead in a vehicle along with his uncle, David Dwight Gandee, 48, and Donald Robert Myers, 27, authorities said. 'Buckwild' producer talks about the show "Earlier this day after releasing information Shain Gandee was missing, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office received word of a disabled vehicle in a wooded area near Thaxton Hollow, Sissonville, Kanawha County WV," said a statement from the Sheriff's Office. "Deputies and members of the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department used all terrain vehicles to access that vehicle, a 1984 Ford Bronco belonging to the Gandee family. The vehicle was in a muddy area along a worn path. Inside were the bodies of three people." In a subsequent release, the Sheriff's Office said the vehicle was partially submerged in mud. It was uneven but upright; its muffler was below the surface. Mud covered the lower part of the Bronco's passenger side door, but the driver's side, where the younger Gandee sat, was free, the Sheriff's Office said. Gandee was happy with life before death He was one of the nine cast members of "Buckwild." The show follows a group of young adults trying to have fun in Sissonville, West Virginia, pulling stunts such as turning a dump truck into a swimming pool or just riding around the woods on their all-terrain vehicles. Gandee was billed as a former high school prom king who had done "every job from coal mining to being a garbage man."
Do you have any questions? | Who was involved in the investigation of Gandee's death? |
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) Valerie Daniel is nervous about the GOP health care bills making their way through Congress. The 33-year-old Georgia resident doesn't get her health insurance through the exchanges, although she has in the past. She could need to turn to them again, and that need is what has her watching the new Republican legislation proposed as a replacement to Obamacare. She, like 117 million Americans, has a chronic condition. It has no cure and requires expensive care. She worries about whether her husband's job will still come with benefits and whether they'll be able to avoid penalties by maintaining consistent coverage.The new legislation could allow insurance companies to charge people with pre-existing conditions moreAARP estimates that people could pay much as $25,700 per year for policies that may cover less
Questions:With an expensive drug like Remicade, _ could have easily maxed out a policy in the old system. (A) CNN (B) Valerie Daniel (C) GOP (D) Congress (E) Georgia (F) Republican (G) Obamacare (H) Americans (I) AARP | (B) |
Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Celebrity chef Neil Perry's Rockpool restaurant in Sydney has been crowned the best restaurant in Australia. Gourmet Traveller magazine named the Bridge Street restaurant, which prides itself on local produce with an Asian twist, in first place for its attention to detail. Perry and executive chef Phil Wood's inventiveness in the kitchen was also praised during the ceremony at Carriageworks in Sydney on Wednesday night. The average main dish at Rockpool costs around $40-$50, while the nine course tasting menu is $185. Neil Perry continues to run the restaurant as well as the six other Rockpool establishments in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.Rockpool restaurant won Australian Gourmet Traveller's 2016 awardThe iconic restaurant has been open for over 25 yearsRestaurants in Byron Bay, Brisbane, and Melbourne also won top awardsThe ceremony took place at Carriageworks in Sydney on Wednesday night
Question:Mr Perry is one of Australia's leading and most influential chefs and his menu reflects the seasonal produce on offer in _.
Output: | Sydney |
Detailed Instructions: Write the right answer to the question based on the context passage.
Q: Sheila split open and the air was filled with gumballs. Yellow gumballs. This was awful for Stan, just awful. He had loved Sheila for a long time, fought for her heart, believed in their love until finally she had come around. They were about to kiss for the first time and then this: yellow gumballs.
Stan went to a group to try to accept that Sheila was gone. It was a group for people whose unrequited love had ended in some kind of surrealist moment. There is a group for everything in California.
After several months of hard work on himself with the group, Stan was ready to open a shop and sell the thousands of yellow gumballs. He did this because he believed in capitalism, he loved capitalism. He loved the dynamic surge and crash of Amazon's stock price, he loved the great concrete malls spreading across America like blood staining through a handkerchief, he loved how everything could be tracked and mirrored in numbers. When he closed the store each night he would count the gumballs sold, and he would determine his gross revenue, his operating expenses, his operating margin; he would adjust his balance sheet and learn his debt to equity ratio; and after this exercise each night, Stan felt he understood himself and was at peace, and he could go home to his apartment and drink tea and sleep, without shooting himself or thinking about Sheila.
On the night before the IPO of gumballs.com, Sheila came to Stan in a dream. She was standing in a kiddie pool; Stan and his brothers and sisters were running around splashing and screaming; she had managed to insert herself into a Super-8 home movie of Stan's family, shot in the late 70's. She looked terribly sad.
"Sheila, where are you?" Stan said. "Why did you leave me, why did you become gumballs?"
"The Ant King has me," Sheila said. "You must rescue me." Question: Who turned into thousands of yellow gumballs?
A: | Sheila |
Logic ==> Bad time is difficult times, hard times, tough times. A period that offers difficulties, such as when there is not enough food, money or work. The woman experienced great joy, but despite that this was a bad time.
bad time
Question ==> The woman experienced great joy, but despite that this was a what?
Options:
- misery
- sadness
- bad time
- sorrow
- play time
** Headache is the result of too intense study. Studying too intensely can cause what problem like headaches.
headaches
** Studying too intensely can cause what problem?
Options:
- understand themselves
- understanding
- gathering information
- knowing more
- headaches
Detailed logic: Children need care to grow up. One needs care to be healthy.
need care
Question for this logic: What do children require to grow up healthy?
Options:
- need care
- come home
- fast food
- watch television
- wash dishes
Logic ==> If a person experiences stress, they might drink alcohol. Someone might drink too much alcohol if they are experiencing stress.
drink alcohol
Question ==> What might someone do too much of if they are experiencing stress?
Options:
- clean house
- use drugs
- drink alcohol
- hang out at bar
- dream
** One must work hard towards their goal in order to achieve his dreams. People who badly want to achieve something, tend to spring into action immediately.
spring into action
** The person knew what he had to do to achieve his dreams, so what did he do?
Options:
- spring into action
- accept his fate
- cross street
- feel upset
- travel to europe
Detailed logic: Very important is something that is important, is very significant, is highly valued or is necessary. The teacher explained that this topic would be on the test, so everything they were learning that day was very important.
very important
Question for this logic: | The teacher explained that this topic would be on the test, so everything they were learning that day was what?
Options:
- joyful or painful
- very important
- exposure
- fun
- free |
Continue writing the following text.
The pill made Griffin much more sleepy at bedtime than the tea, because the | tea was weak. |
Definition: Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.
Input: Page count is not a good way to measure length. A 20-page plan with dense text and no graphics is much longer than a 35-page plan broken up into readable bullet points, useful illustrations of locations or products, and business charts to illustrate important projections. Measure a plan by readability and summarization. A good business... If the Appendix is long, a divider should be used to separate it from the body of the plan, or a separate Appendix document should be prepared. These techniques ensure that the investor is not handed a thick business plan, which will make them queasy before even opening it up. How Long Should Your Business Plan Be? Depending on what you're using it for, a useful business plan can be any length, from a scrawl on the back of an envelope to, in the case of an especially detailed plan describing a complex enterprise, more than 100 pages. A typical business plan runs 15 to 20 pages, but there's room for wide variation from that norm. If you’ve reviewed what a business plan is, and why you need one to start and grow your business, then it’s time to dig into the process of actually writing a business plan. In this step-by-step guide, I’ll take you through every stage of writing a business plan that will actually help you achieve your goals. Main points should show up in a business plan as quickly as they do in a business pitch or presentation. Unfortunately, many people still use page count as measurement. And in that context, some of the more practical, internal-use-only business plans can be only 5 or 10 pages long. Corporate business plans for large companies can run into hundreds of pages. The first is the assumption that making a business continuity plan is enough, that it doesn’t have to be tested. The second is a shortage of staff available to run the tests. However if at least the necessity to test is recognised, even if resources are scarce, you can still make some amends. Ideally, your business plan should be 15-25 pages long and it should include an executive summary of between 2-4 pages, depending on the complexity of the business and the purpose of the plan, which answers the two questions asked by every experienced investor:: Here goes the quick guidelines to keep the business plan simple: 1 Avoid long complicated sentences. 2 Avoid buzzwords, jargon and acronyms; you know that KISS stands for “keep it simple, stupid,” but don’t assume anybody else does. 3 Avoid verbose text. 4 Keep the text style same throughout the business plan. For the business plan document we use to back up an effort to attract outside investors, or in an MBA contest setting, or to back up a commercial loan application, 10-15 pages of easy-to-read text plus as many charts and tables as you want. The more charts and tables, the better; don't count those charts and tables as part of the 10-15 pages. It seems, back in the day, the longer your business plan was, the more promising it was going to be, said Dany Levy, founder of DailyCandy.com, in a recent New York Times interview. And now it's, the shorter your business plan is, the more succinct and to the point it is, the better. Query: how long should business plans be
Output: | A typical business plan should be 15 to 20 pages long. |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
where did the battle of new orleans start?
Output: | Touro |
instruction:
A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
question:
what is george washington's hometown?
answer:
Westmoreland County
question:
who are all the american idol winners and runner ups?
answer:
Carrie Underwood
question:
who is the ravens coach?
answer:
| Jim Harbaugh
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Given the question: As I mentioned in my previous post on Sacré-Coeur, one of the other places I didn’t get a chance to see when I was in Paris last summer was the catacombs so I wanted to be sure to fit in a visit this time around. Long Queue vs Online Tickets You can either wait in line to get in or buy tickets online for specific time slots to bypass the line. Wait times can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 3+ hours and in the summer time, it’s common to wait for hours. I definitely recommend buying a ticket online. Keep in mind that they have a limited number of tickets for each time slot, so don’t wait too long to buy or you may be stuck in that loooooong line. We got quite a few less-then-friendly looks from those in the line when we bypassed the entire queue and went right in. C’est la vie (insert Gallic shrug here). For some inexplicable reason, the site says you must print your tickets if you buy them online. Given that most visitors to the catacombs are tourists with limited or no access to a printer, this seems particularly silly, but what can you do? Luckily, we were in a hotel with a small business center so we printed our tickets there. Online tickets cost quite a bit more (27€ compared to 12€ for adults and 10€ for those age 26 or under). Totally worth it if that works with your budget. Online tickets also come with an audio guide. If you buy tickets at the door, the guide is an extra 5€. It’s a nice cool 14°C (57°F) down there, a lovely break from the hot summer weather above. It is damp in places and the ground can be slippery so watch your step as you walk. The writer believes that: Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - The line isn't too long - you should save money by waiting in line - Online tickets are worth skipping the line
The answer is: | Online tickets are worth skipping the line |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: The only home Hamilton ever owned was a Federal style mansion designed by John McComb Jr., which he built on his 32-acre country estate in Hamilton Heights in upper Manhattan. He named the house, which was completed in 1802, the "Grange" after his grandfather Alexander's estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. The house remained in the family until 1833 when his widow sold it to Thomas E. Davis, a British born real estate developer, for $25,000. Part of the proceeds were used by Eliza to purchase a new townhouse from Davis (Hamilton-Holly House) in Greenwich Village with her son Alexander. The Grange, first moved from its original location in 1889, was moved again in 2008 to a spot in St. Nicholas Park on land that was once part of the Hamilton estate, in Hamilton Heights, a neighborhood in upper Manhattan. The historic structure was restored to its original 1802 appearance in 2011, and is maintained by the National Park service as Hamilton Grange National Memorial. Alexander Hamilton served as one of the first trustees of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in New York state. Later the Academy received a college charter in 1812, and the school was formally renamed Hamilton College.Columbia University, Hamilton's alma mater, has official memorials to Hamilton on its campus in New York City. The college's main classroom building for the humanities is Hamilton Hall, and a large statue of Hamilton stands in front of it. The university press has published his complete works in a multivolume letterpress edition. Columbia University's student group for ROTC cadets and Marine officer candidates is named the Alexander Hamilton Society. <sep>What at Columbia carried Hamilton's name?<sep>Hamilton Hall
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.
Q: Libertarian icon Rand Paul has beefed up his campaign store ahead of his announcement this morning that he would compete for the Republican nomination for president next year. Like Paul, the Kentucky senator who made a name for himself by championing issues not typically associated with the GOP such as criminal justice reform and privacy protections, much of the 'Rand' 2016 SWAG is unconventional. Rand fans will still find the usual array of yard signs and bumper stickers. But they'll also have the opportunity to sport their support through Macbook skins and woven blankets that feature Paul's face, 'Stand with Rand' flip-flops and car mats and a host of other unique items like the 'NSA Spy Cam Blocker.'The freshman senator beefed up his campaign store ahead of his presidential announcement this morningRand fans will find the usual array of yard signs and bumper stickers - but they'll also be able to sport their support with more unique itemsMacbook skins and woven blankets feature Paul, flip-flops and car mats bear the slogan 'Stand with Rand' and there's branded cornhole boardsFor $1,000 supporters can buy pocket Constitutions signed by PaulPaul's campaign store reflects the 52-year-old lawmaker's efforts to appeal to a new generation of conservatives
Questions:_ backers can 'stop hackers and the NSA' from spying on them for low price of $15. (A) Libertarian (B) Rand Paul (C) Republican (D) Kentucky (E) GOP (F) Rand' 2016 SWAG (G) Rand (H) Macbook (I) NSA Spy Cam Blocker
A: (B)
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Q: Holy backlash, Batman! Warner Bros. announced Thursday that Ben Affleck will play Batman in the sequel to the Superman movie "Man of Steel." Rumors about who'll star as the Caped Crusader in the yet-to-be-named film have been swirling ever since "Man of Steel" director Zack Snyder announced at Comic-Con last month that the two superheroes would appear together in the sequel -- their first pairing on the big screen. Affleck's name wasn't even on The Hollywood Reporter's list of possible Batmans two weeks ago, when it speculated Ryan Gosling or Josh Brolin were likely candidates. Needless to say, the Internet went nuts -- and not in a good way.It will be the sequel to Snyder's "Man of Steel" blockbusterThe studio plans a July 2015 release for the movieInternet immediately responds, and not in a good way
Questions:_'s middle name and other interesting facts about the actor, filmmaker and activist. (A) Batman (B) Warner Bros. (C) Ben Affleck (D) Superman (E) Man of Steel (F) Caped Crusader (G) Zack Snyder (H) Comic-Con (I) Hollywood Reporter (J) Batmans (K) Ryan Gosling (L) Josh Brolin (M) Internet (N) Snyder
A: (C)
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Q: (CNN) President Barack Obama has vowed to be a regular presence on the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton, but he took the opportunity at a rally Tuesday to settle a different issue: whether he smells like sulfur -- as in, like a demon. "I was reading the other day. There's a guy on the radio who apparently said me and Hillary are demons, said we smell like sulfur. Ain't that something?" Obama joked at a Clinton rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. Then, leaning over to take an exaggerated whiff of his arm, Obama cracked, "Now, I mean, come on people!"President Barack Obama jokingly addressed a claim that he and Hillary Clinton smell like sulfur"InfoWars" founder Alex Jones had claimed the President and Clinton carried the demonic smell
Questions:And they say listen, she's a frickin demon and she stinks and so does _. (A) CNN (B) Barack Obama (C) Hillary Clinton (D) Hillary (E) Clinton (F) Greensboro (G) North Carolina (H) InfoWars (I) Alex Jones
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For his public speaking event, the man chose pants instead of shorts because the
Select from: *shorts were inappropriate.. *pants were inappropriate.. | shorts were inappropriate. |
(CNN) -- Beyond skateboards, Silicon Valley and hippies, California has a trendsetting streak of a different kind. The state has been first to pass major public health initiatives that have spread throughout the country. California was first to require smog checks for clean air, pass anti-tobacco initiatives and bike helmets laws. While these laws were met with skepticism and ridicule, they've often become standard practice in other states. The Golden State was first to ban smoking in workplaces, bars and restaurants in 1998. Now similar rules exist throughout the country. Some advocates tout the state as a forward-thinking vanguard in which its health and safety laws are routinely emulated by other states. "There have been progressive legislations in tobacco, environment and obesity prevention," said Mark Horton, a lecturer at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health. "In some respect, the rest of the country looks to California as a laboratory for moving forward with those various types of initiatives." But some critics liken the Golden State to a nanny state. California has 151,002 health and safety laws. "It never ends," said Laer Pearce, who works in public affairs in Orange County. "Every year, several hundred bills come through and dozens of them tell us how to live our lives." Starting in January, 760 new California laws went into effect -- for example, the importing of shark fins is prohibited, student athletes are required to have medical clearance after suffering a head injury, teens are banned from using tanning booths and the sale of caffeinated beer is forbidden. There's a perception that California has "more folks who are health-oriented and more health-minded," said Horton, former director of the California Department of Public Health. It's not just workout fanatics hanging out at Muscle Beach, Sierra Club members hiking mountains or the uber-health-conscious touting organic foods. Californians in general tend to have healthier habits, ranking 10th for physical activity, fourth for healthy blood pressure and fifth for a diet high in fruits and vegetables compared with other states, according to America's Health Rankings.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
QUESTION: Why do some advocates believe that California is a forward thinking vanguard?
Grim disappeared upstairs himself, and returned about ten minutes later in the uniform of a Shereefian officer--that is to say, of Emir Feisul's Syrian army. Nothing could be smarter, not anything better calculated to disguise a man. Disguise, as any actor or detective can tell you, is not so much a matter of make- up as suggestion. It is little mannerisms--unstudied habits that identify. The suggestion that you are some one else is the thing to strive for, not the concealment of who you really are. Grim's skin had been sun-tanned in the Arab campaign under Lawrence against the Turks. The Shereefian helmet is a compromise between the East and West, having a strip of cloth hanging down behind it as far as the shoulders and covering the ears on either side, to take the place of the Arab head-dress. The khaki uniform had just enough of Oriental touch about it to distinguish it from that of a British officer. No man inexperienced in disguise would dream of choosing it; for the simple reason that it would not seem to him disguise enough. Yet Grim now looked so exactly like somebody else that it was hard to believe he was the same man who had been in the room ten minutes before. His mimicry of the Syrian military walk--blended of pride and desire not to seem proud--was perfect.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
QUESTION: When Grim disappeared upstairs for 10 minutes, who did he come down disguised as?
For thousands of years, people have found fossils. The fossils caused curiosity about Earths past. How did these organisms live? What type of world did they live in? Fossils can tell us a lot about Earths history. In ancient times, fossils inspired myths and stories. These stories included tales of monsters and other incredible creatures. What type of creature do you know that could inspire such stories? Of course, dinosaur fossils were once mistaken for dragons bones. Two thousand years ago, people discovered fossils in China. At the time, they were thought to be dragon bones. We know now that these were not bones, but fossils. So what is the difference?
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
QUESTION: In ancient times what impact did fossils have on humans?
New Legitimacy: Organized crime was soon to have a formidable adversary in its bid to control Las Vegas — corporate cash. Though Las Vegas had developed a powerful local economy, few major outside investments were made in the city, due primarily to mob infiltration and its inherent ties to illegal activities. That would change dramatically with the 1966 arrival of billionaire Howard Hughes. A legitimate businessman, Hughes was nonetheless eccentric and dramatic, a style suited to the Las Vegas ethos. True to the myth, the reclusive Hughes immediately cloistered himself in the Desert Inn's penthouse. Several weeks later he was asked — then ordered — to vacate the room to make room for high rollers, whereupon he promptly bought the property and fired the management. Thus began Hughes' legendary three-year, $300-million Las Vegas buying spree. When it was over, Hughes owned six casinos, an airport, and an airline, along with numerous plots of land stretching from the Strip to the mountains. Hughes' actions would have beneficial repercussions, both immediate and lasting. Because of the new legitimacy Las Vegas acquired from Hughes' investments, established companies such as Hilton Hotels bought into the gaming business, and their influence helped draw a line in the desert sand between legitimate operations and mob casinos, where illegal skimming of profits was rampant. That, combined with the formation of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, would signal the beginning of the end for heavy mob influence in the city. Las Vegas with a Vision As corporations moved in and the mob was slowly pushed out, a new Las Vegas emerged. The legitimization of gambling led to its increased legalization across the US. What was once a sure thing became much more competitive. Casino operators had to reassess the nature of their business. The first to really do so was Steve Wynn, a Las Vegas resident and owner of the Golden Nugget. In the mid-1980s, Wynn began plans to reinvigorate Las Vegas with a new resort. He bought several Strip properties — the Silver Slipper and Castaways among them — and demolished them to make way for a new kind of resort — Mirage — which became an instant success.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
QUESTION: | What along with the Nevada Gaming Board signaled the beginning of the end for heavy mob influence in Las Vegas? |
Traveling without a map in different countries,I find out about different"styles"of directions every time I ask "How can I get to the post office?" Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don't have name signs:in Japan,people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names.For example,the Japanese will say to travelers,"Go straight down to the corner.Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market.The post office is across from the bus stop." People in Los Angeles,the US,have no idea of distance on the map:they measure distance by time,not miles."How far away is the post office?"you ask."Oh," they answer,"it's about five minutes from here." You don't understand completely,"Yes,but how many miles away is it,please?"To this question you won't get an answer,because most probably they don't know it themselves. People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because tourists seldom understand the Greek language.Instead,a Greek will often say," Follow me."Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office. Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question.What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say,"Sorry, I have no idea."But in Yucatan,Mexico,no one answers "I don't know." People there believe that "I don't" is impolite.They usually give an answer,but often a wrong one.So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan! However,one thing will help you everywhere in the world.It's body language. How do Greeks give directions? A) Using street names. B) Using landmarks. C) Leading people the way. D) Giving people a wrong direction.
C
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Welcome to Banff, Canada's first, most famous and arguably most fascinating national park. If you've come to ski or snowboard, we'll see you on the slopes. Skiing is a local favourite too. While you're here, try other recreational activities available in our mountains. Popular choices include a Banff Gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain, bathe in the natural mineral waters at the Upper Hot Spring, horse-drawn sleigh ride, drive-your-own-team dog sled excursion, and snowmobile tour to the highland(but not in the national park). We also recommend you make time to enjoy simple pleasures. After looking around Banff Ave shops, walk a couple of blocks west or south to the scenic Bow River. True ice skating on frozen Lake Louise where Ice Magic International Ice Sculpture Competition Works are displayed after Jan 25. You can rent skates in Banff or at the sport shop in the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise hotel. Banff's backcountry paths access a wilderness world of silence and matchless beauty--cross country skis and snowshoes provide the means. Banff sport shops rent equipment and clothes, or join an organized tour. Although we've been many times, we still find the cliffs and icefalls of our frozen canyons worth visiting. Wildlife watching also creates satisfying memories. We have seen hundreds of the elk and bighorn sheep that attract visitors, yet they still arouse a sense of wonder. And the rare spotting of a cougar, wolf or woodland caribou takes our breath away. See if simple pleasure work for your Fight in the snow with your kids, walk beside a stream or climb to a high place and admire the view. --Banff Resort Guide Editors Which of the following is true according to the passage? A) Dogsledding is the most popular sport among local people. B) Watching wildlife is a memorable experience. C) Travelers should bring their own sports equipment. D) Shopping is too simple a pleasure to enjoy.
(Answer)
B
Ques: Welcome to the Van Gogh Gallery--the definitive reference for information about the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh. As a post impressionist painter and one of the most famous artists of all time, Vincent Van Gogh has become an icon . From growing up in Holland and pursuing a life as a pastor, to moving to France and creating an incredible collection of artwork, this site takes an in-depth look at Van Gogh's life, his work and the impact he has had on our culture. Van Gogh had many influences on his life including his family and friends, as well as other artists such as Paul Gauguin and Edgar Degas. In addition, Van Gogh's health also had a major influence on his life. To see how each of these affected his life please visit the Important Figures, Artistic Influences and Health sections. For information about how Van Gogh's has impacted our society today view the Impact on Art, Cultural References, or News section. If you are interested in adding more Van Gogh to your life, the Van Gogh Gallery has plenty to offer. Download Van Gogh images of some of his most famous paintings as wallpaper for your computer, shop for Van Gogh posters or prints, or check out some of the additional resources available including links to Van Gogh museums and shows. There are even lesson plans from multidiscipline areas for those interested in educating others about Van Gogh's art and life. Van Gogh has influenced generations of young artists worldwide since his time. Today we can see his impact in painting, in poetry and in video. We are happy to display new examples of art that were influenced by Van Gogh in our Van Gogh Community Art section. Tragically , Van Gogh died not knowing the acclaim his art would receive. Today his legacy is immortal and he will be forever known as one of the greatest artists of the modern era. Through this website The Van Gogh Gallery aims to share his life and legacy with the world. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Van Gogh's great impact in the passage? A) Painting. B) Poetry. C) Video. D) Education.
Ans: D
Question: Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver. The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman. Thirty years have passed, but Odland can not get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman's kind reaction . She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Odland. "It is OK. It wasn't your fault." When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter. Odland isn't the only CEO to have made this discovery. Instead, it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up. It's hard to get a dozen CEO's to agree about anything, but most agree with the Waiter Rule. They say how others treat the CEO says nothing. But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul. Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like, "I could buy this place and fire you," or "I know the owner and I could have you fired." Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power. The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson. He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management. "A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person," Swanson says. "I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns _ o someone cleaning the tables." Odland learned one of his life lessons from _ . A) his experience as a waiter. B) the advice given by the CEOs C) an article in Fortune D) an interesting best-selling book
Answer: | 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: what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Example solution: Russian Revolution
Example explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Problem: How did Von Neumann's co-workers view implosion?, Context: Von Neumann's principal contribution to the atomic bomb was in the concept and design of the explosive lenses needed to compress the plutonium core of the Fat Man weapon that was later dropped on Nagasaki. While von Neumann did not originate the "implosion" concept, he was one of its most persistent proponents, encouraging its continued development against the instincts of many of his colleagues, who felt such a design to be unworkable. He also eventually came up with the idea of using more powerful shaped charges and less fissionable material to greatly increase the speed of "assembly".
| Solution: felt such a design to be unworkable |
Eric asked Hunter to help them pick out a new piece of jewelry for their wife, because
OPTIONS:
- Eric had no sense of what women liked.
- Hunter had no sense of what women liked.
Eric had no sense of what women liked.
Dennis was better suited to be a nurse than Nick, because
OPTIONS:
- Dennis had a nurturing type of personality.
- Nick had a nurturing type of personality.
Dennis had a nurturing type of personality.
The teenager threw out her dolls and bought phones, as the
OPTIONS:
- dolls were out of date for her age.
- phones were out of date for her age.
| dolls were out of date for her age. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: Tokugawa Takes All: When Hideyoshi died in 1598, he hoped to have his five-year-old son continue his "dynasty," initially under the tutelage of five regents. But one of the regents was Ieyasu Tokugawa, who had been biding his time at Edo for 12 years, nurturing dynastic ambitions of his own. Of the cunning, ruthless triumvirate that came out on top at the end of the country's century of civil war, Tokugawa was without doubt the most patient, the most prudent — and most treacherous. He moved quickly to eliminate his strongest rivals, crushing them in 1600 at the great Battle of Sekigahara (near modern Nagoya). During its subsequent two and a half centuries of rule from the new capital established at Edo, the Tokugawa organized a tightly controlled coalition of some 260 daimyo in strategic strongholds throughout the country. The allegiance of this highly privileged and prestigious group was ensured by cementing their ethical principles in the code of bushido, "The way of the warrior": loyalty to one's master, defense of one's status and honor, and fulfillment of all obligations. Loyalty was further enforced by holding the vassals' wives and children hostage in Edo. All roads into Edo, the most famous being the Tokaido Highway, had checkpoints for guns coming in and for wives going out. One of the most effective ways of keeping a tight rein on the country was to cut it off from the outside world, to keep Japan Japanese. At first, Ieyasu Tokugawa was eager to promote foreign trade. He wanted silk and encouraged the Dutch and British as good, nonproselytizing Protestants just interested in trade. But he didn't like the Portuguese and Spanish Catholic missionaries, who he felt were undermining traditional Japanese values. He banned their activities in 1612 and two years later ordered the expulsion of all missionaries and unrepentant Japanese converts. Executions and torture followed. Converts were forced to renounce their faith by trampling crucifixes and effigies of Jesus and Mary. The Catholic Church has counted 3,125 martyrs in Japan from 1597 (beginning under Hideyoshi) to 1660. In 1635 the Japanese were forbidden, on pain of death, to attempt to travel abroad, and Japanese citizens already overseas were prevented from returning, in case they brought back subversive Christian doctrines. Western books were banned, as were Chinese books that mentioned Christianity. <sep>What was one cruel way in which the Bushido Code was enforced?<sep>A vassal's wife and children were held hostage in Edo to force loyalty
A: | Yes |
*Question*
Yes, after my mother died I found out from my supposed half-sister that my dad was not my birth father. She was 19 yrs older than me and had been living in Colorado since I was young. I was born and raised in N.J. I did not see her she did not come to see us. I was grown, married, had children and was living in FL. when she showed up at my door with her husband. I was shocked since we never heard from her and I did not know she even knew where I lived. She stayed all of about 20 minutes, just long enough to very unpleasantly state that “my father is NOT your father and I am NOT your sister!” I always wondered why my mom hated me SO much, I found out that both my mom and “dad" were having affairs while married and both had children by someone else. I have never met my birth father (to my knowledge) only know his name, but understand that he was the father of my supposed half-brother (which would make him my only whole sibling out of seven siblings.) Obviously my oldest “half-brother", who is 20 yrs older than me, is not actually related to me either. I don't have for sure “proof" about my other siblings, but they all have strong resemblances to my “dad" and each other. Growing up people would comment about how much I looked like my mom but I also was told a lot that you would never know me and my other sisters were sisters, we used to laugh about it as kids because my sisters (all light haired/light skinned) and I (dark haired/deeper skin toned) were very different in appearance but we “knew" we were sisters. I also found out that my apparently ONLY whole brother, approximately 9 yrs older than me, did not even know his real fathers name even though he knew our “dad“ was not his birth father. How long probably was it since the author had seen her supposed half-sister? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - 2 years - Since the author was young. - About 20 minutes - not enough information
**Answer**
Since the author was young.
*Question*
It’s October, which means it’s that time of the year again: flu vaccination time! Back when I worked in a primary care clinic, this is when we made a big push to offer the seasonal flu shot to all of our patients. (And we got ourselves immunized, as well.) Not all of our patients agreed. Many older adults are skeptical of the need to get a yearly vaccination against influenza. They aren’t sure it will help. Or they think that the vaccination will actually give them a mild case of the flu. Or they just don’t like needles. Or maybe they aren’t sure which type of seasonal flu shot to get: the regular one or one of the newer “stronger” versions, designed for older adults? I’m never surprised when people bring up these questions. Vaccination for seasonal influenza can indeed be a confusing topic. But it’s certainly important to consider. Depending on the year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that every year, influenza affects 9-60 million Americans, causes 140,000-710,100 hospitalizations, and results in 12,000-56,000 deaths. (Influenza is more severe in some years than others.) Most people get better without needing hospitalization, but some people get very sick. Older adults are especially likely to get dangerously ill from catching the flu. So I agree with the CDC’s recommendation: everyone over the age of 6 months should get their seasonal flu shot. In fact, I’m about to go get mine. As a healthy woman in her 40s, I’m not that concerned about getting dangerously ill from influenza. Instead, I get my annual flu shot because I want to minimize my chance of getting sick and perhaps exposing my older patients to influenza. This month, you’ll probably be encouraged to get vaccinated too. So in this article, I’ll address some key things to know about influenza and the flu shot, along with some common questions and concerns. Here’s what I’ll cover: * The basics of influenza and vaccination against the flu * What to know about flu shots for older adults * What’s new and resources for the 2017-2018 flu... How many people at the Centers for Disease Control hate needles? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - Ten - Fifteen - Five
**Answer**
not enough information
*Question*
A confession: I quietly love flying. This year, I've done 163,581 miles of it. I love that when you fly a lot, the airport social media staff say 'hello' on Twitter when you arrive and the cabin crew on your home route (or even on the Brisbane-Dubai non-stop route) recognise you from last time. I like getting great service, and see so many things about systems-thinking that work well in airlines, that I'm happy to forgive small indiscrepancies when they occur. All that said, flying strangles our planet as much as eating too much red meat, and for many, many reasons, I've wanted to stop flying quite so much, while not restricting the spread and growth of the ideas from our firm, NoTosh. I'm quite sure that nobody reading this blog really cares about how much I travel, but keeping an annual count on it has become a new year habit. When I started working at Channel 4, and then continuing when I created NoTosh, I wanted to keep track of what seemed like an interminable number of miles on the road and in the air. By 2012, 2013 and last year, I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever be able to get the number of miles down when they seemed to represent even more trips to the moon and back each and every year. When you run a company based in Edinburgh with a great team living in Melbourne, you could easily spend your life on a plane - one flying to Melbourne feels better than two or more flying to Edinburgh. Indeed, in 2012, 2013 and 2014 it felt like I really did spend my life on a plane, as I went to the moon and back in my annual travel, with anything up to seven trips a year to Australia. How does the author feel about flying to Melbourne? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - it's preferable to flying to Edinburgh - not enough information - it's the same as flying to Edinburgh - it's worse than flying to Edinburgh
**Answer**
| it's preferable to flying to Edinburgh |
IN: What happens next?
How to apply advantix for dogs
Select the appropriate advantix dosage for your dog.
Advantix is not a' one size fits all' treatment, so you will need to make sure that you choose the correct dosage. Advantix comes in four dosage levels according to a dog's weight.
OUT: If you do not know your dog's weight, contact your veterinarian or refer to the paperwork from your dog's most recent veterinary visit. Advantix comes in packs of four or six.
IN: What happens next?
How to clicker train a puppy
Begin by having the clicker and your canine's favorite treats handy.
( try using something besides their daily kibble. )
Get your canine used to what a clicker entails.
OUT: To begin, make sure your canine is calm and not excited. When you have their full attention, sound the clicker and immediately give them a treat.
IN: What happens next?
How to face off in lacrosse
Mark where your line will be while practicing.
This is very important.
Get your stick, and pound the pocket in inside out.
OUT: | Spread your legs a little less than shoulder width apart with one foot staggered toward the line more. It does not matter which foot, but both feet should be pointed toward the ball. |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
[EX Q]: Washington (CNN) When Jeff Sessions was sworn in as the 84th attorney general in February, President Donald Trump foreshadowed that the Justice Department was at a turning point. "A new era of justice begins. And it begins right now," Trump said. "This is a new era. This is the Trump era," Sessions told border patrol agents on Tuesday, echoing a similar recognition that change is afoot. In just over two months, Sessions has proved to be a central figure in effectuating Trump's vision for America in tangible ways on immigration, crime, police reform and civil rights. And while the White House searches for new messaging to frame what Trump has accomplished in the first 100 days in office, Sessions has single-handedly managed to make several significant domestic policy changes -- from pressing pause on implementing police reforms to withdrawing Obama-era protections for transgender students in public schools."We have a crime problem," Sessions said at his swearing-in ceremony"This is a new era. This is the Trump era," Sessions said to border agents Tuesday
Questions:Yet some leaders in the law enforcement community, welcome _' change in tone on police reforms. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Jeff Sessions (D) Donald Trump (E) Justice Department (F) Trump (G) America (H) White House (I) Obama
[EX A]: (C)
[EX Q]: Washington (CNN) Fired FBI Director James Comey publicly confirmed for the first time Wednesday a series of "very concerning," "very awkward" and "inappropriate" conversations with President Donald Trump that concerned him "greatly" -- but do these interactions rise to the level of obstruction of justice? Some legal experts say this isn't a close call. What is obstruction of justice? "Let's just keep this in perspective. There is a criminal investigation going on of one of the President's top associates, his former national security adviser, one of the most ... important people in the government. He gets fired. He's under criminal investigation and the President brings in the FBI director and says, please stop your investigation," said CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin on CNN's Newsroom. "If that isn't obstruction of justice, I don't know what is."James Comey is scheduled to testify before the Senate intelligence committee ThursdayComey says Trump demanded his loyalty, asked him to drop a probe into ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn and pressured him to publicly declare that he was not under investigation
Questions:"Plus, to repeat, he did not order _ to end the investigation. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) FBI (D) James Comey (E) Donald Trump (F) Jeffrey Toobin (G) Newsroom (H) Senate (I) Trump (J) Michael Flynn
[EX A]: (D)
[EX Q]: For most parents, their child's birthday party might entail a game of pass the parcel followed by ice cream and jelly, but not for Sophie-May Dickson, 22, who claims she splashed out £2,500 on her daughter's fifth birthday bash. Ponies were hired, a red carpet laid out and a three-tiered crystal-encrusted birthday cake delivered to create a party fit for Princess Bliss Dickson, Sophie-May's oldest daughter. The mother-of-two, from Essex, whose youngest daughter Precious Belle Ruby Rozina, is three, appeared on ITV's This Morning this week to defend her lavish party throwing - and now FEMAIL has an exclusive peek into the bash.Sophie-May Dickson, 22, says she splashed £2,500 on her daughter's partyPrincess Bliss Dickson turned 5 in September and had ponies at her partyDescribing the event, Sophie-May said: 'It felt like her wedding'
Questions:_-May started planning the event in January and on Princess's big day in September there was a DJ, an entertainer, a bouncy castle, a three-tiered cake, a sweet buffet - and of course some visiting ponies to entertain. (A) Sophie (B) May Dickson (C) Ponies (D) Bliss Dickson (E) Essex (F) Precious Belle Ruby Rozina (G) ITV (H) This Morning (I) FEMAIL
[EX A]: | (A)
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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
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Question: passage: Spectrum may be divided according to use. As indicated in a graph from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), frequency allocations may be represented by different types of services which vary in size. Many options exist when applying for a broadcast license; the FCC determines how much spectrum to allot to licensees in a given band, according to what is needed for the service in question.
question: does the f.c.c. set selling prices for broadcast stations?
Answer: Yes
Question: passage: A myofibril (also known as a muscle fibril) is a basic rod-like unit of a muscle cell. Muscles are composed of tubular cells called myocytes, known as muscle fibers in striated muscle, and these cells in turn contain many chains of myofibrils. They are created during embryonic development in a process known as myogenesis.
question: is myofibril another name for a muscle fiber?
Answer: Yes
Question: passage: Antioch (or Hillcrest Avenue) is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the Antioch--SFO/Millbrae line served by diesel multiple unit technology. It is located in the median of Highway 4 at Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch, California.
question: is there a bart station in antioch ca?
Answer: | Yes
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Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
Q: passage: There are eight capital cities in Australia, each of which functions as the seat of government for the state or territory in which it is located. Melbourne was the initial capital following the 1901 Federation of Australia. In 1927, the seat of national government was moved to the newly created city of Canberra, which continues to serve as the national capital.
question: did sydney used to be the capital of australia?
A: | No |
Science in History is a four-volume book by scientist and historian John Desmond Bernal, published in 1954. It was the first comprehensive attempt to analyse the reciprocal relations of science and society throughout history. It was originally published in London by Watts. There were three editions up to 1969 an. It was republished by MIT Press in 1971 and is still in print.
Science in History was published in nineteen hundred fifty three.
A: No
The following is a list of female cabinet ministers of Thailand. Thailand is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma.
Thailand has an A.
A: Yes
The 2012 Toronto FC season was the sixth season in Toronto FC's existence. The club missed the playoffs for the sixth straight season, having never made a post-season appearance. Their season began on March 7 with the quarterfinal of the Champions League against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
the sixth season had the most viewers
A: | It's impossible to say |
Want to save money when traveling by train? Here are some ways. Day Returns This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare. You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon.--Fri . but can travel at any time on Sat. or Sun. Big City Savers These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains. You have to book in advance--at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. It's first come, first served. Weekend Returns Weekend Returns are available for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri. Sat. or Sun, and return the same weekend on Sat. or Sun, and save up to 35% on the standard fare. Monthly Returns These are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save up to 25% on the standard fare. Family Railcard For PS20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult and up to 4 children for only PS3 each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date. In which way will you not get tickets if you don't book in advance? A) Family Railcard B) Monthly Returns C) Day Returns D) Big City Savers
D
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Living with other students can be a wonderful experience. Here are a few tips for student accommodations that can help ensure a great experience and build lifelong friendships: Screen your roommates carefully if you are given a choice. Combining the living spaces of several students into one location can be exciting and rewarding experience for the outgoing students. If you are on the shy side, or prefer a quiet group to study with, pick quieter roommates. Divide the bills evenly. Some students are far less responsible than their roommates and tend to let their part of the finance slide. Dissatisfaction is quick to build when everyone has to pay the bill for a fellow student who can't seem to pay his/her share of the money. Carry your part of the load. Everyone has to clean the bathroom and the kitchen sometime. Don't avoid your part of responsibility. Student accommodations can get messy and it involves everyone to keep them tidy and healthy. Think about someone else before you think about yourself. Put your roommates interests above your own. Life will be far enjoyable when everyone is concerned about the feelings property and studies of each other. Be open and honest. Hostilities and frustrations may cause problems that can't be fixed. Everyone brings different standards and expectations to group living and it's in everyone's best interest to put them into the open. Disagreements can be managed more warmly when your are willing to be both open and listen to others. When it comes to the bills, every member is advised to _ . A) foot the bill for a fellow student B) let his/her part of the finances slide C) pay his/her own share of money D) take more responsibility than others
(Answer)
C
Ques: In the kitchen of my mother's houses there has always been a wooden stand with a small notepad and a hole for a pencil. I'm looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can't be the same pencil? The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one. "I'm just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years." I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. "You still use a pencil. Can't you afford a pen?" My mother replies a little sharply. "It works perfectly well. I've always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days." Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, "One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on." This story--which happened before I was born--reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is, as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have travelled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible exhibits at every meal. Why has the author's mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen? A) To leave messages. B) To list her everyday tasks. C) To note down maths problems. D) To write down a flash of inspiration.
Ans: D
Ques: Traffic Management Traffic lights are key tools for regulating traffic How.They are not, however, perfect.Drivers exchange the traffic jams that would happen at unmanaged crossings for a pattern of stop-go movement that can still be annoying, and which bums more fuel than a smooth passage would. Creating such a smooth passage means adjusting a vehicle's speed so that it always arrives at the lights when they are green.That is theoretically possible, but practically hard.Roadside signs wired to traffic lights can help get the message across a couple hundred metres from a crossing, but such signs are expensive, and are not widespread.Margaret Martonosi and Emmanouil Koukoumidis at Princeton University, and Li-Shiuan Peh at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, however, have an idea that could make the process cheaper and more effective.Instead of a hardwired network of signs, they propose to use mobile-phone applications. For a driver to benefit, lie must load the team's software , named SignalGuru, into his phone and then put it on a special thing attached to the inside of his car's windscreen, with the camera lens pointing forward.SignalGuru is designed to detect traffic lights and track their status as red, yellow or green.It broadcasts this information to other phones in the area that are fitted with the same software, and --if there are enough of them ?the phones thus each know the status of most of the lights around town.Using this information, SignalGuru is able to calculate the traffic-light schedule for the area and suggest the speed at which a driver should travel in order to avoid red lights. Tests in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where five drivers were asked to follow the same route for three hours, and in Singapore, where eight drivers were asked to follow one of two routes for 30 minutes, revealed that SignalGuru was capable of predicting traffic-light activity with an accuracy of 98.2% and 96.3% respectively, in the two cities.This was particularly impressive because in Cambridge the lights... Roadside signs wired to traffic lights are not the best way to create a smooth passage because _ . A) they are expensive and easily break B) they are too costly and not widely used C) they are complex and confusing to drivers D) they are theoretically possible but practically useless
Ans: | B |
Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Part 2. Example
what is the first event mentioned?, Context: The Russian Revolution is the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Following the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia, the Russian Provisional Government was established. In October 1917, a red faction revolution occurred in which the Red Guard, armed groups of workers and deserting soldiers directed by the Bolshevik Party, seized control of Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd) and began an immediate armed takeover of cities and villages throughout the former Russian Empire.
Answer: Russian Revolution
Explanation: This is a good example, and the Russian Revolution is the first event mentioned.
Part 3. Exercise
Why are there no limits to the number of bonds the Federal Government can issue?, Context: In central banking, the privileged status of the central bank is that it can make as much money as it deems needed. In the United States Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Reserve buys assets: typically, bonds issued by the Federal government. There is no limit on the bonds that it can buy and one of the tools at its disposal in a financial crisis is to take such extraordinary measures as the purchase of large amounts of assets such as commercial paper. The purpose of such operations is to ensure that adequate liquidity is available for functioning of the financial system.
Answer: | ensure that adequate liquidity is available |
IN: What happens next?
How to recognize and prevent rubella (german measles )
Look for a pinkish skin rash.
The signs and symptoms of a rubella infection tend to be very mild and difficult to notice. However, its most distinctive characteristic is a fine, pink-colored rash that begins on the face and quickly spreads to the neck, trunk and then the limbs.
OPTIONS:
- The rash usually looks bright yellow and will look reddish in color. The rash will gently flake off and in a few days it is quite obvious that it is a rubella rash.
- If you suspect that someone may have rubella, see a doctor or consult with a doctor. Check for redness from your eyes.
- The rash typically lasts for between 1-3 days, then disappears in the same sequence that it appeared (face-] trunk-] limbs). The distinctive skin rash only occurs in 50-80% of cases of rubella.
- It usually gets worse as the infection spreads into the eyes. Look for symptoms of itchiness.
OUT: The rash typically lasts for between 1-3 days, then disappears in the same sequence that it appeared (face-] trunk-] limbs). The distinctive skin rash only occurs in 50-80% of cases of rubella.
Problem: How does the next paragraph end?
How to prevent kitchen grease fires
Before cooking anything make sure burner is cool and wipe up any spills in the drip pan and around the burner before turning the heat on.
Pay attention to heat ratings for cooking oil.
Some oils can be heated more than others before catching fire.
OPTIONS:
- If the oil has been left sitting for too long, it will cook out after that, leading to a very difficult and smooth cooking time. Low temperatures will also lead to a slower cooking time because the fluids sitting up on the pan and in the oil sit longer.
- Older food signs of oil bubbling up and burning should be kept this way, so you can more easily detect oil fires. Preheat the burner to full temperature if it is hot enough, for instance at about 350 degrees fahrenheit (1767.6 degrees celsius), and close the lid.
- If you are cooking and the oil starts to smoke it's not only nearing the flash point, meaning it's close to catching fire, but it will emit unfavorable flavor and ruin the taste of food. As soon as oil starts to smoke carefully remove the pan from the heat source.
- A very large amount of oil can melt or dissolve, so be cautious. If excessive heating friction occurs, then the oil or bowl could melt or burn.
A: If you are cooking and the oil starts to smoke it's not only nearing the flash point, meaning it's close to catching fire, but it will emit unfavorable flavor and ruin the taste of food. As soon as oil starts to smoke carefully remove the pan from the heat source.
IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to adopt stepchildren in texas
Find forms at the texas state law library.
The state public law library has forms you can use to complete termination of parental rights and petition the court for adoption of your stepchild. Most of the forms you need are not freely available otherwise.
OPTIONS:
- Many of these forms can be found online, from the past ten years to the present. You can locate them at: https: // www.usacavide.com/legal-aid/basics/copies/manage-private-documents/forms.
- Become a registered patron of the law library to gain access to these resources. Registration is free, and you can register in person or online.
- To locate the nearest library, you can stop into the library and use the search box at the top of the page. A list of all available forms will appear at the top of the page.
- You can download them online by visiting the official texas county legal resource center website. You should start by determining whether the documentation you will need is public knowledge or you simply need to ensure that it is public.
OUT: Become a registered patron of the law library to gain access to these resources. Registration is free, and you can register in person or online.
Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:
One of the guys comes on the screen and gives some tips about how to prepare to give a tattoo. A close up of a man is shown giving a tattoo to someone. several clients
OPTIONS:
- are shown close up on the screen while they are in the process of a tattoo.
- come to the screen where they get piercing instructions and shows the wall paper.
- are shown getting their tattoo and rubbing it in.
- restart the process to get the tattoo to go.
****
Answer:
are shown close up on the screen while they are in the process of a tattoo.
Problem: What happens next in this paragraph?
How to transport a rabbit
Obtain a carrier specifically for rabbits.
Rabbit travel cages should be rigid, non-collapsible, well-ventilated, and secure to ensure that the rabbit cannot chew through or escape them. Your cage should also have a top opening option to allow nervous rabbits to be removed easily.
OPTIONS:
- Cardboard boxes are not appropriate because they can be chewed through and become unsafe if the rabbit urinates or if it rains. Travel cages for rabbits are available at pet stores and online.
- Animal carriers made to trap rabbits should also be non-perishable. Write down all the supplies that you will need for the trip.
- Choose a carrier with heavy-duty mesh netting that has holes punched out of the sides. Sturdy cages made of glass and metal should also be used for rabbits, as they will not fall apart easily and they will be less susceptible to escaped rabbit escapes.
- If travelling as a couple, you might consider buying a blue or black carrier. This will allow you to travel with your rabbit in its new home without worry of getting lost or injury.
A: Cardboard boxes are not appropriate because they can be chewed through and become unsafe if the rabbit urinates or if it rains. Travel cages for rabbits are available at pet stores and online.
How to start a hedge fund
Learn the basics of a hedge fund.
Hedge funds are pools of investor money that use a large range of different strategies to both generate returns for investors and manage risk. Hedge funds are typically only available to sophisticated investors with large amounts of assets to invest (often over $1 million).
OPTIONS:
- Spend a considerable amount of money to start your hedge fund, by purchasing a hedge fund similar to the one you plan to invest in. Ideally, hedge funds should be outlined in the terms of charitable foundation funding scheme, not the terms in the federal regulations.
- Hedge funds are also not able to reduce monthly cost by much and do not reflect your overall data assets (money that pays when a short term investment becomes the grant of $2 million). Your analysis of your hedge fund will develop your strategy.
- Because of their enterprise-like nature, hedge funds in the world are only available to who can actually use them. The much more sophisticated hedge funds may not effectively supply financial support, marketing, and revenue.
- The term hedge fund comes from the practice of " hedging ", which is the practice of reducing risk in an asset by taking a position in a related security to offset any downward price movements. These related securities often take the form of derivatives like futures, options, and forward contracts.
| The term hedge fund comes from the practice of " hedging ", which is the practice of reducing risk in an asset by taking a position in a related security to offset any downward price movements. These related securities often take the form of derivatives like futures, options, and forward contracts. |
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