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sexually active women may contract infectious diseases that involve the tube and ovary. usually, antibiotic therapy is sufficient treatment, and surgical removal of the tube and ovary are not necessary.
This is all lower case. Can you fix that? | Sexually active women may contract infectious diseases that involve the tube and ovary. Usually, antibiotic therapy is sufficient treatment, and surgical removal of the tube and ovary are not necessary. |
Q: (CNN) -- An international football player has been found guilty of making a homophobic gesture during a league game by an English court.
Colin Kazim-Richards, who represented Turkey at the 2008 European Championship finals, was convicted following the incident while he was playing for English second division team Blackburn, the UK Press Association reported on Wednesday.
It took place during a Championship game away to Brighton on February 12, 2013.
The 27-year-old, who now lives in Turkey and plays for Bursaspor, heard prosecutor Simon Allen contend that he had mimicked pulling down his shorts, putting his left arm behind his backside before making a homophobic gesture at Brighton fans.
He was fined £750 ($1,256), ordered to pay £620 ($1,039) court costs and a £75 ($125.60) victim surcharge, PA reported.
Brighton, a city on the south coast of England around 50 miles from London, has a large gay population and its players and supporters have often been subjected to homophobic abuse.
On Tuesday, Sussex Police reported that three people were arrested for homophobic chanting during Brighton's game at Leicester.
Kazim-Richards, who had previously played for Brighton between 2005-2006, made the gesture after being taunted by home supporters who claimed he was overweight.
Darren Hastings, a witness in the trial, said he noticed Kazim-Richards make the gesture four or five times during the match.
"It was utterly disgusting," Hastings told the court, PA reported.
"I understand that football players receive a number of gestures or comments from the crowd but I certainly did not expect to see a football player perform that gesture on the pitch."
1. An international football player
2. making a homophobic gesture
3. at the 2008 European Championship finals
4. Colin Kazim-Richards
5. yes
6. team Blackburn
7. UK Press Association
8. 27
9. Turkey
10. He was fined £750
11. $1,256
12. PA
13. mimicked pulling down his shorts, putting his left arm behind his backside before making a homophobic gesture
14. England
15. Brighton fans
16. often been subjected to homophobic abuse
17. a witness in the trial
18. he noticed Kazim-Richards make the gesture four or five times during the match
19. previously played for Brighton
20. that three people were arrested for homophobic chanting
Numbered questions:
1. who was found guilty
2. why was he found guilty
3. where did this happen?
4. who represented Turkey?
5. was he convicted?
6. what team did he play for?
7. who reported this information?
8. how old is he?
9. where does he reside?
10. how much did he have to pay?
11. how much is that in us dollars?
12. who reported how much he was fined
13. what exactly did he do that was offensive
14. where is brighton
15. who saw the inncident?
16. how many times did he see this happen
17. who is Darren Hastings
18. what did he see
19. who did he play for
20. Sussex Police reported what?
input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER VIII. 'LE BROUILON'
But never more the same two sister pearls Ran down the silken thread to kiss each other. --Tennyson
Berenger was obliged to crave permission from the King to spend some hours in riding with Osbert to the first hostel on their way, to make arrangements for the relay of horses that was to meet them there, and for the reception of Veronique, Eustacie's maid, who was to be sent off very early in the morning on a pillion behind Osbert, taking with her the articles of dress that would be wanted to change her mistress from the huntress maid of honour to the English dame.
It was not long after he had been gone that a sound of wheels and trampling horses was heard in one of the forest drives. Charles, who was amusing himself with shooting at a mark together with Sidney and Teligny, handed his weapon to an attendant, and came up with looks of restless anxiety to his Queen, who was placed in her chair under the tree, with the Admiral and her ladies round her, as judges of the prize.
'Here is _le brouillon_,' he muttered. 'I thought we had been left in peace too long.'
Elisabeth, who Brantome says was water, while her husband was fire, tried to murmur some hopeful suggestion; and poor little Eustacie, clasping her hands, could scarcely refrain from uttering the cry, 'Oh, it is my uncle! Do not let him take me!'
The next minute there appeared four horses greatly heated and jaded, drawing one of the court coaches; and as it stopped at the castle gate, two ladies became visible within it--the portly form of Queen Catherine, and on the back seat the graceful figure of Diane de Ribaumont. 1. Who needed to ask for the right to go with the men?
2. Where was he going?
3. What did he need there?
4. What else?
5. Who is she?
numbered_answers: 1. Berenger
2. first hostel
3. make arrangements for the relay of horses
4. reception of Veronique
5. Eustacie's maid,
Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn., but four years ago it faced many of the same problems as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests and dropping enrollment . Then the school's hard-driving headmaster, Delores Bolton, persuaded her board to shake up the place by buying a laptop computer for each student and teacher to use, in school and at home. What's more, the board provided wireless Internet access at school. Total cost: $2.5 million. Now, an hour before classes start, every seat in the library is taken by students who cannot wait for getting online. Fifth-grade teacher Jen Friday talks about different kinds of birds as students view them at a colorful website. After school, students on buses pull laptops from backpacks to get started on homework. Since the computer arrived, enrollment is up 20%. Scores on state tests are up 35%. Indeed, school systems in rural Maine and New York City also hope to follow Arace Middle School's example. Governor Angus King had planned using $50 million to buy a laptop for all of Maine's 17,000 seventh-graders - and for new seventh-graders each fall. In the same spirit, the New York City board of education voted on April 12 to create a school Internet portal , which would make money by selling ads and licensing public school students. Profits will also provide e-mail service for the city's 1.1 million public school students. Profits will be used to buy laptops for each of the school system's 87,000 fourth-graders. Within nine years, all students in grades 4 and higher will have their own computers. Back in Bloomfield, in the meantime, most of the _ have been worked out. Some students were using their computers to visit unauthorized websites. But teachers have the ability to keep an eye on where students have been on the Web and to stop them. "That is the worst when they disable you," says eighth-grade honors student Jamie Bassell. The habit is rubbing off on parents. "I taught my mom to use e-mail," says another eighth-grader, Katherine Hypolite. "And now she's taking computer classes. I'm so proud of her!" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Which school did the program initially begin at?
2. Where is it located?
3. Who headed it?
4. What did it purchase for everybody?
5. Are other educational institutions planning on doing the same?
6. Where?
7. When did New York approve their program?
8. For how many pupils?
9. How many are in the fourth grade?
10. How much did the first program cost?
11. What problems was it fixing?
12. Did it work?
13. How much did it improve enrollment?
14. What about scores?
15. Who approved the plan in Maine?
16. What office does he hold?
17. How much did he budget for it?
18. Which pupils is he planning to fund first?
19. How many?
20. Were there difficulties encountered by the program?
Answer: | 1. Carmen Arace Middle School
2. Bloomfield, Connecticut
3. Delores Bolton
4. laptop computers
5. yes
6. rural Maine and New York City
7. April 12
8. 1.1 million
9. 87,000
10. $2.5 million
11. low scores on standardized tests and dropping enrollment
12. yes
13. by 20%
14. by 35%
15. Angus King
16. Governor
17. $50 million
18. seventh-graders
19. 17,000
20. yes |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What was needed to make the early machines work?, Context: Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report ‘Proposed Electronic Calculator’ was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania, also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945.
Output: | fixed programs |
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: Oh Gawd, not more kitchen scenes! After the Milibands’ two-kitchens saga, last night the BBC took us to David Cameron’s constituency kitchen in Oxfordshire in the latest example of ‘Hello’ television political coverage. It was there that the PM announced that he might not look for a third term in Downing Street. Er, might be worth waiting until you’ve won a second one before you start talking about a third, comrade. Scroll down for videos 1. Ceiling lights, £22 each, Ikea – From ‘Foto Pendant’ range. 2. Sage by Heston Blumenthal's Nutri-Juicer Pro, £299, johnlewis.com. Looks well-used as components are scattered throughout kitchen. 3. Sonos Play 3 speaker, £249, currys.co.uk - This lets the Camerons play their music devices in any room in the house. 4. Oxo Good Grips salad spinner, £15, johnlewis.com. 5. Galbani mozarella, £1.35, ocado – They obviously have a taste for the Med. 6. Prosciutto di Parma, £4.99, ocado. 7. Watercress salad, £1.99, ocado. 8. Iceberg lettuce, 60p, ocadoDavid Cameron invited the cameras into his Oxfordshire home before announcing that he may not do a third termPrime Minister interviewed on camera alongside wife Samantha as lunch was prepared in his constituency kitchenItems spotted in his country kitchen include Ikea lighting, music speakers, bread maker and a ceramic butler sinkRange of leafy salad also found on worktop, alongside salad spinner, food processor and 'Calm down dear' sign
Questions:The slinky _, looking as though she was just out of some foam-scented bath, wandered towards the cooking area in a loose-fitting lumberjack shirt and announced that her husband was ‘definitely the best man for the job’. (A) Gawd (B) Milibands (C) BBC (D) David Cameron (E) Oxfordshire (F) Hello (G) PM (H) Downing Street (I) Er (J) Ikea (K) Foto Pendant (L) Heston Blumenthal (M) Nutri-Juicer Pro (N) Camerons (O) Oxo Good Grips (P) Galbani (Q) Samantha
A: | (Q) |
Definition: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: What is being replaced here?, Context: Alphanumeric LEDs are available in seven-segment, starburst and dot-matrix format. Seven-segment displays handle all numbers and a limited set of letters. Starburst displays can display all letters. Dot-matrix displays typically use 5x7 pixels per character. Seven-segment LED displays were in widespread use in the 1970s and 1980s, but rising use of liquid crystal displays, with their lower power needs and greater display flexibility, has reduced the popularity of numeric and alphanumeric LED displays.
Output: | Alphanumeric LEDs |
instruction:
In this task, you are given a question. You have to answer the question based on your information.
question:
What is the stage name of ricky lamar hawk who released the debut single "watch me (whip/nae nae)"
answer:
Silentó
question:
Gentleman's Intermission included a cameo appearance by the photojournalist who has specialized in reportage on what two topics?
answer:
human suffering in war zones and natural disasters
question:
Between Starsailor and Rammstein, which band has more members?
answer:
| Rammstein
|
During the late Carboniferous so smllte the fourth Ice Age removed and giant continent Gondwana Gondwana consisted of South America Africa Australia Antarctica and India began to slowly move up towards the ruling northern parts of the world to finally form Pangea
A: During the late Carboniferous so smällte the fourth Ice Age removed and giant continent Gondwana (Gondwana consisted of South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica and India) began to slowly move up towards the ruling northern parts of the world to finally form Pangea.
These exercises can be performed by individuals as in the intray and roleplay exercises or in groups
A: These exercises can be performed by individuals as in the in-tray and role-play exercises or in groups.
Width of 4 x 4 mm
A: Width of 4 x 4 mm.
Uninstallation As DLL files are created to support other programs and softwares working well the data and functions are actually shared by many programs when you uninstall a program cliconfgdll may be mistakenly deleted
| A: Uninstallation: As DLL files are created to support other programs and softwares working well, the data and functions are actually shared by many programs. when you uninstall a program, cliconfg.dll may be mistakenly deleted. |
IN: What happens next?
The ingredients used for the lemonade are placed on the stove top. A water jug, five lemons, some sugar and a boiling pot are placed on the stove top. the man
OPTIONS:
- puts the lemons into the pot using the measuring cup.
- then lifts the boiled water jug and pours it over the vegetables in an omelettes pot along with mixed and mixed them also.
- takes spoons full of sugar and adds it to boiling water.
- stirs a bucket full of cornstarch and water with a pedal paddle.
OUT: takes spoons full of sugar and adds it to boiling water.
IN: What happens next?
How to lose 5 pounds in 5 weeks
Talk to your doctor.
Before starting any weight loss plan, talk to your doctor. She'll be able to discuss your weight goals and let you know if weight loss is safe and healthy for you.
OPTIONS:
- She can also have you join weight loss groups and support organizations that help you set a target weight loss strategy. Your doctor can refer you to a registered dietitian who can help you find a specific weight you can lose.
- If you're a teenager, you might have some very specific weight goals in mind. If you're older, your doctor might not be able to advise you, as long as you set a reasonable weight goal for yourself.
- Ask your doctor about being referred to a registered dietitian. She may have a colleague she works with on a regular basis.
- Your doctor will probably want to talk to you about your sugar and potassium levels. She might also recommend prescription weight monitoring medicine that won't interfere with your vitamin and mineral levels.
OUT: Ask your doctor about being referred to a registered dietitian. She may have a colleague she works with on a regular basis.
IN: What happens next?
How to look up patent numbers
Go to the us patent full-text and image database (patft).
The patft holds full-text patents issued from 1976 to the present.
Older patents exist in the database as pdf images only.
OPTIONS:
- Patents must be stamped or numbered for you to find. The fda records patents issued in 2017 without the date.
- Optionally, you may download pdf versions of patents issued from 1983 to 2010. Navigate to the file you want to patecart by using the search box at the bottom right corner.
- However, you can only search for pre-1976 patents if you have the patent number or know the official classification scheme. Gather the information you have about the patent you want to research.
- If you ask the owner who created the patft, then he or she may provide information for you to access the database. Follow the citation guidelines to conduct the google search for patent numbers.
OUT: | However, you can only search for pre-1976 patents if you have the patent number or know the official classification scheme. Gather the information you have about the patent you want to research. |
Continue the following story.
William was a prolific writer and Joel was an avid consumer, so | William started a new book after they finished penning the current one. |
Continue writing the next sentence.
How to survive your first year in color guard
Self evaluate.
Before you even try out for color guard, you need to be aware of all that goes into it, and you need to decide if this is something that you will enjoy. Many people go into color guard without even knowing what it is all about. | If you enjoy dancing, being a part of a team, and can endure long practices, this is perfect for you! Gain endurance. Believe it or not, color guard is a sport. |
Problem: How to get rid of a scab<br>Make sure the scab is not oozing. Before you can properly dress a wound or scab, it should be dry. If your wound is oozing blood, place some sterile non-adhering gauze on it.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Make sure a scab is ooze-free before attempting to get rid of it."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
Problem: An anti-plug molding law is a statute, usually a state law, that prohibits the use of an original product, such as a boat hull, as a "plug" for making a mold to use to make copies of the original product. The "plug" is the core around which the walls of the mold are formed and the contours of which the mold replicates in reverse.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "state law prohibits not using an original item to make a mold."? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
Problem: Store Kannikestræde is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Frue Plads to Købmagergade. Its history is closely associated with the University of Copenhagen and some of Copenhagen's oldest halls of residence are located in the street. It has been pedestrianized since 1973.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Store Kannikestræde has been walked on"? OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
He is n't at all like any other man I know .<br>Everybody likes him , but the women seem to be a little afraid of him .<br>They say he is so terribly cynical and satirical .<br>He goes into society a good bit , although he says it bores him .<br>He says he only goes because it would bore him worse to stay home alone .
Sentence: He is handsome.
Output: It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Searing hot beach volleyball anime Harukana Receive has unsurprisingly turned out to be quite the sexy series, as a bunch of bikini-clad women can be seen slapping balls around whilst playing a part in the occasional moe moment that will surely win over fans. Omake:
Sentence: women in bathingsuits slap balls
Output: Yes
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Snapshots in Time: Bon Odori is actually a dance of joy associated with the religious festival Obon in Japan. Photo by Dean Wong, circa 1985. Hiroki Sakamoto About the author: Hiroki Sakamoto View all posts by Hiroki Sakamoto Hiroki Sakamoto is a Digital Media Intern with the International Examiner.
Sentence: Hiroki Sakamoto is much shorter than average.
Output: It's impossible to say
Input: OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
And education is my number one priority, because I think that it's the most important big major change that we can bring in our country. I agree with Governor Bush that we should have new accountability, testing of students. I think that we should require states to test all students, test schools and school districts, and I think that we should go further and require teacher testing for new teachers also.
Sentence: We should have a lot of testing in school for new teachers
Output: | Yes |
Q: 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.
passage: Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as ``bookies''. The term ``book'' is a reference to the books used by wagebrokers to track wagers, payouts, and debts. Many legal sportsbooks are found online, operated over the Internet from jurisdictions separate from the clients they serve, usually to get around various gambling laws (such as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 in the United States) in select markets, such as Las Vegas, Nevada, or on gambling cruises through self-serve kiosks. They take bets ``up-front'', meaning the bettor must pay the sportsbook before placing the bet. Illegal bookies, due to the nature of their business, can operate literally anywhere but only require money from losing bettors and don't require the wagered money up front, creating the possibility of debt to the bookie from the bettor. This creates a number of other criminal elements, thus furthering their illegality.
question: is it legal to place sports bets online?
A: | Yes |
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.
what gunfight is wyatt earp most famous for?
Output: | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
Couriers couriers are located on Calle Aeropuerto Viejo de Porlamar Calle del Hambre
Add punctuation. | Couriers: couriers are located on Calle Aeropuerto Viejo de Porlamar (Calle del Hambre). |
Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, led the international team that did the study. Professor Worm says species have recently been disappearing from oceans at increasing speed. At this rate, he says, all seafood species could collapse by 2048 and seafood supplies from the world's ocean could be almost gone by then. Other studies have also warned about the dangers of overfishing and the effects on ocean environments. But not everyone thinks the oceans are likely to be empty in fifty years. Some scientists said parts of the world do have problems, but others are doing a good job of protecting fish populations. Government officials in several countries with large fishing industries also questioned the research. The study appeared earlier this month in Science magazine. The researchers say damage to oceans affects not only fish populations but also the productivity of ecosystems. These complex systems help control water quality. The scientists say the loss of different kinds of sea life appeared to increase the risk of fish kills and beach closures from harmful algae growth. The scientists examined the results of thirty-two experiments and observed forty-eight protected areas. They also looked at records of catches worldwide. They studied records from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization for nineteen fifty to two thousand three. And they examined archeological information and other historical records for twelve coastal areas. That research reached back over a thousand years. Boris Worm says the findings were, in his words, "beyond anything we suspected." But he also said the situation is not too late to correct. He said that with good fisheries management, some species could completely recover in three to ten years. Which of the following isn't the damage to the ocean? A) The species of fish in the ocean are reducing. B) Sea water is polluted. C) Sea water quality is improved. D) Less productivity of ecosystem.
C
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking not only can wrinkle the face and turn it yellow -- it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday. The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body -- even skin protected from the sun. "We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement. "In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich's team added in their report. The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers. Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person's skin was. When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich's team wrote. Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light. The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels beneath the skin to constrict , reducing blood supply to the skin. Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both the skin and the internal organs. It can be inferred from the study _ . A) smoking won't make skin protected from the sun B) smoking will do damage to skin rather than other organs C) smokers over 65 usually won't worry about their skin D) the age of smokers is not connected with the result of the test
D
There is nothing in the US quite like Black Friday. Before midnight on Thursday, in malls across the US, people start queuing up outside the locked entrances of stores, making longer and longer lines, holding coupons , sipping coffee and hot chocolate, rubbing their hands and stamping their feet for warmth, excitedly chatting, and waiting for the clerks to open the door when the time arrives. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, which fell on Nov 28,2014, "has become in recent decades a special American holiday", said the International Business Times. Indeed, up to 147 million Black Friday shoppers were expected to put up with the dark of night and the elbows of other shoppers so that they could bring home some bargains, according to the US National Retail Federation. But why does the shopping festival have such a name? The name was first used in Philadelphia in the 1970s. The streets and sidewalks of the city became so packed with traffic and crowds on the day after Thanksgiving Day that the local police did not look forward to it. Because of this, they called the day "Black Friday", said The Huffington Post. However, others believe that Black Friday takes its name from the fact that because of the increase in sales on the day, shops are able for the first time in the year to move out of the "red" - that is, debt - and into the "black", or profit. Businesses, of course, try to take advantage of this day. A decade ago, retailers opened at 5 or 6 am. Now, many of the big stores open at midnight. People really seem to like the whole experience of queuing up before midnight, "for it isn't just about the bargains", noted CNN. "For many shoppers, it's just fun to be part of a large crowd. Those who go to the malls at midnight are driven by the same thing that makes a million people get together in Times Square each New Year's Eve." According to the article, people who queue up for Black Friday _ . A) usually help each other to find good bargains B) have great fun as part of the waiting crowd C) have a lot of complaints about the service of the retail clerks D) have to wait until 5 to 6 am to start shopping
B
Anna Riviere was one of the most admired of 19th-century English sopranos . She was also one of the most adventuresome. She was born in London on January 9th, 1810. She entered the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 14. Seven years later, just after her first show, Anna married Sir Henry Bishop, who was 24 years her senior. Her reputation as a singer grew rapidly, based largely on her tours with Sir Henry and harpist Nicholas Bochsa. After a tour of Dublin, Edinburgh, and London, Anna Bishop deserted her husband and three children and ran away with Bochsa. From then on, Madame Bishop--as she continued to be known--traveled and sang as if her life depended on it. Between 1839 and 1843 she traveled to every major town in Europe, where she sang in 260 concerts. In the course of two years in Naples, she performed in 20 operas. In 1855 she and Bochsa sailed for Sydney, Australia. He died there the following year, and Anna went on to tour South America before returning to New York, where she married a diamond merchant. Then she began what proved her most dangerous adventure. After another American tour in 1866, she and her husband set sail across the Pacific. They were shipwrecked on a small coral reef, and for more than a month they drifted in a small boat before they finally reaching Guam. She had lost her music, her wardrobe, and her jewelry, but Madame Bishop was not to be stopped. She went on to Manila and began a concert tour that led to Hong Kong, Singapore, and India before she went back to England. After another two-year world tour she returned eventually to New York, where she gave her last public performance in 1883--at age 73. Meanwhile the husband she left behind, Sir Henry, had become famous for writing the music to lyrics that might eventually have been meaningful to Anna Bishop--"Home, Sweet Home." Sir Henry is a _ . A) poem B) singer C) writer D) composer
| D |
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.
One example: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild. (A) Tian Tian (B) UK (C) Edinburgh Zoo (D) Sweetie (E) Yang Guang (F) China
Solution is here: (F)
Explanation: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Now, solve this: Washington (CNN) Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he didn't invite "Iron" Mike Tyson to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, dismissing a report that he wanted the former heavyweight champ at the event. Trump tweeted, "Iron Mike Tyson was not asked to speak at the Convention though I'm sure he would do a good job if he was. The media makes everything up!" Trump was responding to a Bloomberg News report that said Trump's team was looking to line up a slate of sports figures to appear at the convention, including Tyson, ex-Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight and NASCAR chief Brian France. The report said the figures' roles at the convention had not been finalized.Trump denied a report his team was looking for sports figures to speak in ClevelandHe has previously said he wanted to have a night for sports heroes at the convention
Questions:The two have known each other for many years before Trump announced his campaign for president -- _ defended the fighter after he was convicted of rape in 1992, saying that Tyson was "railroaded." (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Donald Trump (D) Iron (E) Mike Tyson (F) Republican National Convention (G) Cleveland (H) Ohio (I) Convention (J) Bloomberg News (K) Tyson (L) Chicago Bears (M) Mike Ditka (N) Indiana University (O) Bobby Knight (P) NASCAR (Q) Brian France
Solution: | (C) |
TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
PROBLEM: She led the way into the cheerful schoolroom, where big girls and little girls were sitting about, amusing themselves in the quiet of a long Sunday afternoon. Several of the younger children ran to her as she came in, and stood holding fast to the folds of her black habit, staring up at the strangers, while she explained the kind of instruction given, the system, and the order reigning in each department. Finally, she persuaded a little girl, only six years old, to take her dusky face out of the long flowing veil of the nun, and show how quickly she could read a sentence that Sister Winifred wrote on the blackboard. Then others were called on, and gave examples of their accomplishments in easy arithmetic and spelling. The children must have been very much bored with themselves that stormy Sunday, for they entered into the examination with a quite unnatural zest. Two of the elder girls recited, and some specimens of penmanship and composition were shown. The delicate complexion of the little nun flushed to a pretty wild-rose pink as these pupils of hers won the Colonel's old fashioned compliments. <sep>What gender were the children who took the examination?<sep>They were all girls
SOLUTION: Yes
PROBLEM: In the rest of the world, China's supreme sage, Kongfuzi (K'ung Fu-tzu), is better known by the romanized name "Confucius." He was born in 551 b.c. in what is now Shandong Province in eastern China. So profound was his influence that eleven Chinese emperors made pilgrimages to the birthplace of the Great Teacher. You, too, can pay your respects at the vast temple raised on the site of his home in the small town of Qufu (Chufu), and at his tomb in the woods just to the north. The classics of Confucius, while seldom addressing spiritual and metaphysical matters, set standards for social and political conduct that still underlie many of the Chinese ways of doing and perceiving. Confucius laid great stress on the proper and harmonious relationships between ruler and subject, parent and child, teacher and student, the individual and the state. These relationships were deemed to be hierarchical and dictatorial. If the order was disturbed, dire consequences inevitably resulted. The son who disobeyed the father would bring disaster upon himself and his family, just as the emperor who defied the "mandate of heaven" or ignored the good of the empire brought ruin upon the nation. Over the centuries Confucius has suffered more changes of fortune than probably any other philosopher. Honored soon after his death as the greatest of scholars, he was later revered as semi-divine; you can still visit temples to Confucius in many Chinese cities. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), however, he was denounced as a counter-revolutionary force. It was only after the death of Chairman Mao (1976) and the opening of China to the outside world under more progressive reformers that Confucius, too, was "rehabilitated." Unlike Confucius, about whose life many specific and even colorful details are known, the philosopher Laozi (Lao Tse or Lao-Tzu) is an enigma. Estimates of his date of birth vary by well over a century. One legend even says he taught the young Confucius. Laozi is immortalized by his book of thoughts on man, nature, and the universe, Daodejing ("The Way and Its Power"), which became the major text of China's greatest indigenous religion, Daoism (Taoism). With its emphasis on nature, intuition, the individual, paradox ("The knowledge which is not knowledge"), and the cosmic flow known as "The Way," Daoism became the religion of artists and philosophers. After the death of Confucius, the Zhou Dynasty entered a period of strife known as the "Warring States" period (475–221 b.c.). <sep>Do we know the exact date of Laozi's birth?<sep>Yes
SOLUTION: No
PROBLEM: Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated a free zone for e-commerce today, called Dubai Internet City. The preliminary stages of the project, the only one of its kind according to its designers, are estimated at $200 million. Sheikh Mohamed, who is also the Defense Minister of the United Arab Emirates, announced at the inauguration ceremony that "we want to make Dubai a new trading center." The minister, who has his own website, also said: "I want Dubai to be the best place in the world for state-of-the-art technology companies." He said companies engaged in e-commerce would be able to set up offices, employ staff and own equipment in the open zone, including fully-owned foreign companies. The e-commerce free zone is situated in north Dubai, near the industrial free zone in Jebel Ali, the top regional and tenth international leading area in container transit. The inauguration of Dubai Internet City coincides with the opening of an annual IT show in Dubai, the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex), the biggest in the Middle East. <sep>Where did the minister talk about the Dubai internet city?<sep>At the inauguration
SOLUTION: | Yes
|
How to drive a semi automatic car
Turn the key in the ignition to start the engine.
Semi-automatic cars typically don't require any special treatment to start. The parking brake should already be engaged, and you should hold down the brake pedal to ensure the car doesn't move forward as you shift it into gear.
In most semiautomatic cars, the parking brake is engaged when the gearshift is set to " p. " Find the gearshift next to you.
How to choose a vet
Keep your type of pet in mind.
Not all vets will treat all species. Make sure the vet has experience with your species of pet.
For instance, even if a vet has a very good reputation as a canine vet, this is useless if you own a rabbit, because the two species are very different. Most vet clinics are happy to treat' companion animals ,' which is another way of saying cats and dogs.
The man and another begin to do some karate moves against one another but they rarely make physical contact. there
is a group of men standing around them watching them.
How to organize executive accommodations
Determine the primary meeting or work location for the trip.
You will want to find accommodations as close as possible to minimize travel delays. Reliable transportation is also an important consideration, whether you will work with a car service or transportation provided by the hotel or reserve a rental car.
| Find out whether the executive has a preferred hotel or hotel " brand. " consistency when traveling from city to city can help smooth the way for increased productivity. |
The 18th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 10, 2013 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of 2012 filmmaking. The ceremony was broadcast on The CW and hosted by Sam Rubin. The nominees were announced on December 11, 2012.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
The broadcast was very popular | It's impossible to say |
Q: over the next two years, jane dyrhauge thomsen will try to find the answers to these and many other questions.
A: Over the next two years, Jane Dyrhauge Thomsen will try to find the answers to these and many other questions.
++++++++
Q: we offer exclusive rates with maximum discounts.
A: We offer exclusive rates with maximum discounts.
++++++++
Q: however, if you do earn all or nearly all your income in the country where you work, that country is obliged under eu law to give you the tax allowances that are available to its residents.
A: | However, if you do earn all or nearly all your income in the country where you work, that country is obliged under EU law to give you the tax allowances that are available to its residents.
++++++++ |
Same meaning?
He started his career in Switzerland for a year until he returned to Paris from 1971 to 1979 to work in gravure .
He started his career in Paris for a year until he returned to Switzerland from 1971 to 1979 to work in gravure .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer: no
Problem: S1: Dyson died on board a ship when he was travelling from Australia to England in 1939 and buried at sea .
S2: Dyson died on board a ship when he was travelling from England to Australia in 1939 and buried at sea .
Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A: no
Problem: (1) Before the unification of South Yemen in 1990 , the law determined the minimum age of marriage to 16 in Yemen and 15 in the north .
(2) Prior to the unification of South Yemen in 1990 , the law set the minimum age of marriage at 16 in Yemen and 15 in the north .
Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A: yes
Please check if these have the same meaning.
Psilochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family , Orchidaceae . It is native to South America , Central America , Mexico and the West Indies .
Psilochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family , Orchidaceae , which is home to Mexico , Central America , South America and the West Indies .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer: yes
Problem: However , mice survived with a non-working copy of the individual TWIST - Gene .
However , mice with a single copy of the non-working TWIST - Gens survived .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
-+-
A: no
Problem: Polymers of the coordination type are also stereoregular and can be isotactic or syndiotactic instead of atactic .
Coordination type polymers are also atactic and can be isotactic or syndiotactic , instead of just stereoregular .
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
-+-
A: | no |
we have had smooth collies since 1997, and are among the ones in denmark, who has had this fantastic breed for the longest time.
Make this proper case | We have had Smooth Collies since 1997, and are among the ones in Denmark, who has had this fantastic breed for the longest time. |
Continue writing the following text.
The company sold a comic featuring a world filled with advanced technology and space travel, where the
Choices:
(i) technology made people desire more..
(ii) travel made people desire more.. | (i) |
Definition: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Input: Which happened first, her Silver Jubilee, or the public was allowed to visit Buckingham?, Context: At her Silver Jubilee in 1977, the crowds and celebrations were genuinely enthusiastic, but in the 1980s, public criticism of the royal family increased, as the personal and working lives of Elizabeth's children came under media scrutiny. Elizabeth's popularity sank to a low point in the 1990s. Under pressure from public opinion, she began to pay income tax for the first time, and Buckingham Palace was opened to the public. Discontent with the monarchy reached its peak on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, though Elizabeth's personal popularity and support for the monarchy rebounded after her live television broadcast to the world five days after Diana's death.
Output: | Silver Jubilee |
Greta ran to the corner with her older brother Tony. He had money for the ice cream truck in his pocket and she was very happy. The ice cream truck had been parked at the curb waiting for children for a very long time. The ice cream truck driver thought that no more children were coming to get ice cream so he started pulling away from the curb when they got to the corner. They yelled. They screamed, "Stop! Stop!" and jumped up and down on the side walk trying to get him to see them. The driver of the truck saw them, waved at them and smiled, pulled back to the curb and opened his truck up so that they could see everything that he had for sale. They were so excited. They saw some new treats. Tony wanted to try something new. He got an ice cream sundae with chocolate ice cream and nuts. He almost got a snow cone. Greta looked at everything that the ice cream truck had. She saw candy, ice cream cones, snow cones, and everything else. It all looked so good. But after looking at everything, she wanted to get an ice cream sandwich. She got the ice cream sandwich. She bit into it and smiled. It tasted so good. She felt so happy. Her brother, Tony, was happy too. He bit into his ice cream cone sundae and grinned. They walked home with their ice cream and told their mom about how close they came to not getting their ice cream at all. Their mom was happy that the truck had stopped for them. She said that they were very lucky to have gotten to the curb before the ice cream truck left.
Do you have any questions? | How did Greta and Tony feel after they bought treats from the ice cream truck? |
Add punctuation: In particular Brouwer attacked Hilbert s fifth problem concerning the theory of continuous groups | In particular Brouwer attacked Hilbert 's fifth problem concerning the theory of continuous groups. |
CHAPTER XIV
RAISING THE TENT
Toby went into the house, feeling rather uneasy because he had not been called; but when Aunt Olive told him that Abner had aroused from his slumber but twice, and then only for a moment, he had no idea of being worried about his friend, although he did think it a little singular he should sleep so long.
That evening Dr. Abbot called again, although he had been there once before that day; and when Toby saw how troubled Uncle Daniel and Aunt Olive looked after he had gone, he asked;
"You don't think Abner is goin' to be sick, do you?"
Uncle Daniel made no reply, and Aunt Olive did not speak for some moments; then she said:
"I am afraid he stayed out too long this morning; but the doctor hopes he will be better to-morrow."
If Toby had not been so busily engaged planning for Abner to see the work next day, he would have noticed that the sick boy was not left alone for more than a few moments at a time, and that both Uncle Daniel and Aunt Olive seemed to have agreed not to say anything discouraging to him regarding his friend's illness.
When he went to bed that night, he fancied Uncle Daniel's voice trembled, as he said:
"May the good God guard and spare you to me, Toby, boy;" but he gave no particular thought to the matter, and the sandman threw dust in his eyes very soon after his head was on the pillow.
What are the answers to this following set of questions:
1. Which doctor came over?
2. Had he been there before?
3. Who was possibly sick?
4. How many times had he woken up?
5. Who felt uneasy?
6. Who was uneasy when he went to the house?
7. Why?
8. Was anyone's voice trembling?
9. Did Toby go to sleep pretty quickly?
10. When did the doctor think Abner might be better?
11. Had Abner been sleeping for a long time?
12. What part of the day was it when the doctor came over again?
13. What was Toby planning?
14. What did the uncle and aunt look like after Dr. Abbot left?
15. What did they say when Toby asked them if Abner was going to be sick?
16. What did they agree not to say to Toby about his friend's sickness?
17. When was it that Uncle Daniel's voice was trembling?
18. Did Toby have a puppy?
19. Who did Uncle ask to guard Toby?
20. Did Abner wake up for very long when he woke up? | 1. Dr. Abbot
2. yes
3. Abner
4. twice
5. Uncle Daniel and Aunt Olive
6. Toby
7. because he had not been called
8. Uncle Daniel's
9. yes
10. to-morrow
11. yes
12. evening
13. for Abner to see the work
14. troubled
15. Aunt Olive said she was afraid Abner stayed out too long that morning
16. anything discouraging
17. When Toby went to bed
18. unknown
19. God
20. no |
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Hillary Rodham Clinton served as a United States Senator from New York from January 3, 2001 to January 21, 2009. She won the United States Senate election in New York, 2000 and the United States Senate election in New York, 2006. Clinton resigned from the Senate on January 21, 2009 to become United States Secretary of State for the Obama Administration.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Hilary Clinton and Monica Lewinsky are friendly.
****
Answer:
It's impossible to say
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Dasht-e-Tanhai (Urdu: ) is a popular Urdu Nazm with the title "Yaad". It was written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Originally composed by Mehdi Zaheer for Iqbal Bano, a premier Pakistani ghazal and semi-classical singer. Later, sung by Tina Sani and Meesha Shafi (Coke Studio).
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Dasht-e-Tanhai was written by Tina Sani.
****
Answer:
No
Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:
Hussein Ishaish (born 6 August 1995) is a Jordanian boxer. He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He defeated Mihai Nistor of Romania in the round of 16. He was then defeated by eventual gold medalist Tony Yoka of France in the quarterfinals. Ishaish was the flagbearer for Jordan during the Parade of Nations.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
Hypothesis: Hussein Ishaish enjoys watching TV in his free time.
****
Answer:
| It's impossible to say |
7. form a sixth bow dim ban kong. 1. zen - the inner workings of part 2.
Repeat this setence, but with the correct capitalization. | 7. Form a sixth BOW DIM BAN KONG. 1. Zen - the inner workings of Part 2. |
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?
Context:
Protest votes as citizens of the 25 EU nations punished their governments for everything from high unemployment to involvement in Iraq.
Hypothesis: Citizens of the 25 EU nations are punished by their governments for everything. | no |
Story needs to be completed:
Michael like rap music while Kevin really dug heavy metal music.
OPTIONS:
- Michael bought a Snoop Dogg record.
- Kevin bought a Snoop Dogg record.
My choice:
Michael bought a Snoop Dogg record.
Story needs to be completed:
Joseph was very quick to heal when injured but Randy was not because
OPTIONS:
- Joseph was very healthy.
- Randy was very healthy.
My choice:
Joseph was very healthy.
Story needs to be completed:
The letter I wrote to my teacher was longer than the report I handed in to her so it took less time to write the
OPTIONS:
- letter .
- report .
My choice:
report .
Story needs to be completed:
Samantha is lazy and does not move around much, Amy does and that is why
OPTIONS:
- Samantha is skinny.
- Amy is skinny.
My choice:
| Amy is skinny. |
In this task, you are given a question. You have to answer the question based on your information.
Q: Wendy Carlos, an American musican and composer, studied at what University before moving to NewYork in 1962?
A: Brown University
****
Q: ScribeAmerica was headquartered in a suburban city located in which county ?
A: Miami-Dade County
****
Q: How many times did one of the actors of Always Be The Winners win the Hong Kong Film Award?
A: | four-time winner
****
|
Please capitalize where necessary: the mailing list for this project is [email protected].
A: The mailing list for this project is [email protected].
Please capitalize where necessary: note that the lhs of the equations involve only geometric quantities and the rhs only physical quantities.
A: Note that the LHS of the equations involve only geometric quantities and the RHS only physical quantities.
Please capitalize where necessary: big tits - double penetration
A: Big Tits - Double penetration
Please capitalize where necessary: white (colors from white to pink candy)
A: | WHITE (colors from white to pink candy) |
Q: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
enduring questions about the nature and production of knowledge happened during what?, Context: Sociocultural anthropology has been heavily influenced by structuralist and postmodern theories, as well as a shift toward the analysis of modern societies. During the 1970s and 1990s, there was an epistemological shift away from the positivist traditions that had largely informed the discipline.[page needed] During this shift, enduring questions about the nature and production of knowledge came to occupy a central place in cultural and social anthropology. In contrast, archaeology and biological anthropology remained largely positivist. Due to this difference in epistemology, the four sub-fields of anthropology have lacked cohesion over the last several decades.
A: | an epistemological shift away from the positivist traditions |
"What goes up must come down." You have probably heard that statement before. At one time this statement was true, but no longer. Since the 1960s, we have sent many spacecraft into space. Some are still traveling away from Earth. So it is possible to overcome gravity. Do you need a giant rocket to overcome gravity? No, you actually overcome gravity every day. Think about when you climb a set of stairs. When you do, you are overcoming gravity. What if you jump on a trampoline? You are overcoming gravity for a few seconds. Everyone can overcome gravity. You just need to apply a force larger than gravity. Think about that the next time you jump into the air. You are overcoming gravity for a brief second. Enjoy it while it lasts. Eventually, gravity will win the battle.
After reading the above, is "Yes, by jumping up into the air or climbing stairs" the correct answer to the question "Can a person overcome gravity?"?
(i) no; (ii) yes; | (ii) |
The field also included Olympian ( and in 1932 Olympic champion ) Paul Jessup of Cornell in 1928 and future world record maker John Anderson of Washington .
The field also included Olympian ( and in 1932 Olympic champion ) John Anderson of Cornell and future world record player Paul Jessup of Washington in 1928 .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
`` The problem with Popplers '' is the fifteenth episode in the second production time of '' Futurama `` .
`` The Problem with Popplers '' is the second episode in the fifteenth production season of `` Futurama '' .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
This is a list of people on Zambia 's postage stamps and its predecessor Northern Rhodesia .
This is list of people on postage stamps of Northern Rhodesia and its predecessor Zambia .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
After the death of her first husband , Katharina Dalton married Tom Dalton , who passed away in 1992 .
After the death of her first husband , Katharina Dalton remarried Tom Dalton , who passed away in 1992 .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
| yes |
Please capitalize where necessary: perhaps the single most important fact to keep in mind in understanding peirce's philosophy is that peirce was a practicing physical scientist all his life ... | Perhaps the single most important fact to keep in mind in understanding Peirce's philosophy is that Peirce was a practicing physical scientist all his life ... |
sentence: The accountant was late for his appointment but couldn't decide whether to walk or take an Uber. He thought his destination was too close to take an
complete: Uber .
sentence: He wanted to go RV camping but she wanted a luxury hotel, since the
complete: RV was so dirty.
sentence: It took the food ten additional minutes to cook over the flame because the
complete: | food is too much. |
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
What is an MG set?, Context: Historically, AC motors were used for single or double speed elevator machines on the grounds of cost and lower usage applications where car speed and passenger comfort were less of an issue, but for higher speed, larger capacity elevators, the need for infinitely variable speed control over the traction machine becomes an issue. Therefore, DC machines powered by an AC/DC motor generator were the preferred solution. The MG set also typically powered the relay controller of the elevator, which has the added advantage of electrically isolating the elevators from the rest of a building's electrical system, thus eliminating the transient power spikes in the building's electrical supply caused by the motors starting and stopping (causing lighting to dim every time the elevators are used for example), as well as interference to other electrical equipment caused by the arcing of the relay contactors in the control system.
Answer: | AC/DC motor generator |
A mechanical nightingale is featured in `` and is used to replace a real nightingale for a princess .
A real nightingale is used in `` and '' to replace a mechanical nightingale for a princess .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
In yacc , a common hack is to use global variables to simulate some kind of inherited attributes and thus LR-attribution .
A global hack is to use common variables in yacc to simulate some kind of inherited attributes and thus LR attribution .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
Currently she is working on a critical anthology of neo-Latin texts .
She is currently working on a critical anthology of Neo-Latin texts .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes
He remained in Japan for three years before moving back to Germany with his family .
He remained in Germany for three years before moving back to Japan with his family .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
| no |
Problem: Continue the following story.
Brian but not Kevin would receive good karma because
Here's how I want to continue it: Kevin would never take some money and donate it to charity.
Problem: Continue the following story.
Alfred wrote a note and a letter, but only the letter was read because the
Here's how I want to continue it: note was lost.
Problem: Continue the following story.
Logan asked Randy to teach them how to do skateboard tricks because
Here's how I want to continue it: | Logan was a novice skateboarder. |
Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: passage: The series, described as a ``close-ended series'' by the network, was adapted from the novel of the same name by Petra Hammesfahr; however, the book's darker outlook was toned down and the location shifted from Germany to Upstate New York in the United States. It is the first time that Biel has served as an executive producer on a series, a role she said was ``gold''. Biel stated that she moved into production so that she could develop projects with challenging and interesting roles rather than wait for them to happen.
question: is the show the sinner based on a book?
Student: | Yes |
A man is practicing in front of a mirror in a studio while another watches. they
OPTIONS:
- are practicing hand to hand combat using their cell phones.
- practice kicking their legs back and forth in front of the mirror before the judges and audience.
- begin start punching into punching bag and hitting it to one another.
- start taking turns in front of the mirror trying to perfect their moves.
start taking turns in front of the mirror trying to perfect their moves.
How to make a no sew blanket
Choose two large pieces of fleece fabric.
Fleece is ideal for this method because it is soft, warm, and does not fray. You can use the same color for both pieces of fleece, or contrasting colors.
OPTIONS:
- For example, you could use white or black fleece, but the two colors you choose will work the best if you're making two large pieces of fleece at once. If you are making two small pieces of fleece fabric together, lay them down on top of each other on a table or on a mat.
- You can even choose a pattern for one piece, and a solid color for the other. Cut the fabric down to the length you need.
- You can use knitted or satin fleece for a simple blanket, because it will work with both pieces of fleece. Gather enough fleece for about 25 square feet.
- Choose an insulated blanket for this project. Made with 100% cotton fleece, fleece will insulate perfectly well, although it will darken when that happens.
You can even choose a pattern for one piece, and a solid color for the other. Cut the fabric down to the length you need.
How to get rid of a black eye
Apply ice to the area around your eye.
Apply a cold compress, washcloth filled with ice, or a bag of frozen vegetables to the swollen area in 10-minute intervals. Apply the ice pack for approximately 20 minutes every hour during the first couple days of healing.
OPTIONS:
- Begin this treatment immediately and continue it for 24 to 48 hours. Press on the skin around the eye, not on the eye itself.
- Ice will numb the area as it covers the bruise and decrease swelling. Icing your eye is ideal for the first couple of days following the burn.
- This will numb your skin, slowing down your healing process. It will also soothe any soreness, as well as reduce bruising.
- You can remove the ice pack if you're feeling a burning sensation in your eye. Change your eye makeup nightly for 10 days after your surgery.
Begin this treatment immediately and continue it for 24 to 48 hours. Press on the skin around the eye, not on the eye itself.
The woman is back on the roof with a shovel and is shoveling off all of the old shingles then she dumps them in a large dumpster. men
OPTIONS:
- are walking into the alley and helping clean up while the lady continue to pour mud and shovel more onto the roof.
- are now laying out long pieces of black material and nailing them into the roof, as well as nailing the shingles down.
- are walking with one hand in the air and waving at the camera.
- comes running up front to check on her and talk to her before getting back back onto the roof then cleaning the roof inside and out before getting off.
| are now laying out long pieces of black material and nailing them into the roof, as well as nailing the shingles down. |
Add punctuation: The revolutionary TA2 File Analysis Tool scans analyzes and reports back every detail about your TA2 file
A: The revolutionary TA2 File Analysis Tool™ scans, analyzes, and reports back every detail about your TA2 file.
Add punctuation: 3Precision Fine Tuning of Cutter No Over Loading of Ultrasonic System
A: 3.Precision Fine Tuning of Cutter, No Over Loading of Ultrasonic System
Add punctuation: Coinciding wins on different paylines are added Scatter awards are independent from payline awards and are also added to the total amount paid
A: | Coinciding wins on different paylines are added. Scatter awards are independent from payline awards and are also added to the total amount paid. |
Are these paraphrases?
Anoop also prepared the way for his younger brothers Kalyan ( Kishore Kumar ) and Ashok Kumar .
Anoop also paved the way for his younger brothers Kalyan ( Kishore Kumar ) and Ashok Kumar .
Options:
(1). no.
(2). yes. | (2). |
Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 – September 1, 2015) was an American actor best known for his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in "That Darn Cat!" (1965), Jim Douglas in "The Love Bug" (1968), Albert Dooley in "The Million Dollar Duck" (1971; for which he received a Golden Globe nomination) and Dr. Herman Varnick in "Beethoven" (1992).
Dean Carroll Jones was also a musician
A: It's impossible to say
Alexander is the first solo album by American musician Alex Ebert, lead singer of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Ima Robot. It was released on March 1, 2011 under the Community Records label. The song "Truth" was featured in the season 4 premiere of AMC's "Breaking Bad" titled "Box Cutter".
Alexander was featured on a television show.
A: Yes
Takaaki Kajita (梶田 隆章 , Kajita Takaaki ) is a Japanese physicist, known for neutrino experiments at the Kamiokande and its successor, Super-Kamiokande. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Canadian physicist Arthur B. McDonald.
The 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics was won by a Japanese-Canadian partnership.
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.
Example Input: He stood out from the moment he sprinted out of the tunnel: the pink boots, the shock of blond hair and the swagger he had on the ball. There was a buzz around the small town of Drammen on Monday when it was confirmed that local hero Martin Odegaard would travel down from Oslo to play for Norway's Under 21s against England and his presence had a significant impact on the attendance. Odegaard, of course, was the most sought after teenager in world football earlier this year, with all the top Barclays Premier League clubs – along with many others on the continent – making a play for his affections; the fact he chose to join Real Madrid simply added to the story.Martin Odegaard started for Norway Under 21s against England on MondayHis presence boosted the attendance and he put on an impressive displayAfterwards, the 16-year-old was mobbed by the gathering global mediaThe Real Madrid man spoke of English offers before choosing SpainOdegaard described it as 'a privilege' to work under Zinedine Zidane
Questions:'_ is a great coach, a great man to learn from. (A) Drammen (B) Martin Odegaard (C) Oslo (D) Norway (E) England (F) Odegaard (G) Barclays Premier League (H) Real Madrid (I) English (J) Spain (K) Zinedine Zidane
Example Output: (K)
Example Input: David Wagner has been confirmed as the new Huddersfield manager despite interest from Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. The German coach was a free agent after leaving his role with Borussia Dortmund's Under 23 team this week. Klopp considered adding Wagner to his backroom team at Anfield but the 44-year-old, who was best man at Klopp's wedding, has elected to go it alone with the Championship strugglers. Terriers boss Chris Powell was sacked by the club on Wednesday after three wins in the first 16 games of the season, and academy manager Mark Lillis will take charge of the first team for the West Yorkshire derby clash with Leeds on Saturday.David Wagner left his role with Dortmund's Under 23s earlier this weekHuddersfield sacked Chris Powell following their 2-2 draw at ReadingJurgen Klopp had shown interest in bringing Wagner with him to LiverpoolBut the Terriers announced their coup via Twitter on ThursdayRead: Steven Gerrard holds talks with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp
Questions:Klopp is the godfather to Wagner's youngest daughter and Wagner performed best man duties at the _ manager's wedding. (A) David Wagner (B) Huddersfield (C) Jurgen Klopp (D) Liverpool (E) German (F) Borussia Dortmund (G) Under 23 (H) Klopp (I) Wagner (J) Anfield (K) Championship (L) Terriers (M) Chris Powell (N) Mark Lillis (O) West Yorkshire (P) Leeds (Q) Dortmund (R) Under 23s (S) Reading (T) Twitter (U) Steven Gerrard
Example Output: (D)
Example Input: (CNN) With the cancellation of a Trump rally in Chicago due to protests, and a slew of recent violent encounters between protesters and supporters of Donald Trump -- one of whom assaulted a protester as the police lead him away, and later threatened to kill him -- we are finally seeing the culmination of the Trump campaign's combative, reckless and downright disturbing rhetoric. Trump is both denying the violent encounters are taking place, and simultaneously blaming Bernie Sanders' supporters, President Obama, the media for overreporting them, and so-called Chicago "thugs." His surrogates, like Jeffrey Lord, insist "the violent left" is at it again. "The American left has a very, very long and detailed history of doing exactly this," he said on CNN. "We're talking about people who show up at rallies ... to provoke, to provoke. ... They are in search of violence. That's what their intention is."SE Cupp: Trump denies he's fomented violence, blaming others; but he has repeatedly given audiences OK for violenceShe says Trump one of the most divisive figures in electoral politics, taking advantage of some voters' anger to sow more angerCupp: Trump's America would be a very angry place
Questions:_ rallies have become a cacophonous orchestra pit, which Trump conducts into perfectly timed discord. (A) Trump (B) Chicago (C) Bernie Sanders (D) Obama (E) Jeffrey Lord (F) American (G) CNN (H) SE Cupp (I) Cupp (J) America
Example Output: | (A)
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Bilbao Arena is an indoor arena in the neighbourhood of Miribilla in Bilbao, Spain. The central hall can hold up to 10,014 people for basketball games. The central hall is also used for concerts and other kinds of shows. The facilities also include swimming pools and gymnasiums for the use of the local residents.
There is a separate hall for shows.
A: No
The automobile industry, led by General Motors and Ford, offered price discounts from June-August that temporarily boosted sales, but these discounts may have masked underlying weakness.
The automobile industry is not led by Ford
A: No
How to cook squid<br>Know that whole squid are cheaper and tastier than pre-cut calamari. There are a lot of parts to a squid that are thrown out when a squid is pre-prepared. It may seem gross at first, but prepping a whole squid requires nothing but a sharp knife and a willingness to get your hands dirty.
calamari is easier to prepare than whole squid.
A: | It's impossible to say |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to cook boneless pork chops
Flatten your boneless pork chops.
This will help them to cook all the way through while you are frying them, without burning the outsides.
Place each chop between two sheets of wax paper.
Options: (i). If you don't have wax paper, consider brown paper instead, as the pork chops won't appear as crispy inside. Lightly wax the pork chops right after cooking them, but don't skip.; (ii). With a meat mallet or a rolling pin, pound the chop until it flattens and thins out. The ideal thickness is between ½ inch (1.2 cm) and ¼ inch (0.6 cm).; (iii). Use a meat thermometer to check their internal temperature. Keep in mind that the internal temperature of the chops will vary depending on the size of your cooking pot or pan you are cooking them in.; (iv). Lightly flour your work surface so that it is slightly damp. Lay the chops down on the wax paper-side down, side by side.; | (ii). |
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".
Zinni feared that Bin Laden would in the future locate himself in cities, where U.S. missiles could kill thousands of Afghans. He worried also lest Pakistani authorities not get adequate warning, think the missiles came from India, RESPONSES TO AL QAEDA'S INITIAL ASSAULTS 135 and do something that everyone would later regret. Discussing potential repercussions in the region of his military responsibility, Zinni said, "It was easy to take the shot from Washington and walk away from it. We had to live there." Zinni's distinct preference would have been to build up counterterrorism capabilities in neighboring countries such as Uzbekistan. But he told us that he could not drum up much interest in or money for such a purpose from Washington, partly, he thought, because these countries had dictatorial governments. After the decision-in which fear of collateral damage was an important factor- not to use cruise missiles against Kandahar in December 1998, Shelton and officers in the Pentagon developed plans for using an AC-130 gunship instead of cruise missile strikes. Designed specifically for the special forces, the version of the AC-130 known as "Spooky"can fly in fast or from high altitude, undetected by radar; guided to its zone by extraordinarily complex electronics, it is capable of rapidly firing precision-guided 25, 40, and 105 mm projectiles. Because this system could target more precisely than a salvo of cruise missiles, it had a much lower risk of causing collateral damage. After giving Clarke a briefing and being encouraged to proceed, Shelton formally directed Zinni and General Peter Schoomaker, who headed the Special Operations Command, to develop plans for an AC-130 mission against Bin Laden's headquarters and infrastructure in Afghanistan. The Joint Staff prepared a decision paper for deployment of the Special Operations aircraft. Though Berger and Clarke continued to indicate interest in this option, the AC-130s were never deployed. Clarke wrote at the time that Zinni opposed their use, and John Maher, the Joint Staff 's deputy director of operations, agreed that this was Zinni's position. Zinni himself does not recall blocking the option. He told us that he understood the Special Operations Command had never thought the intelligence good enough to justify actually moving AC-130s into position. Schoomaker says, on the contrary, that he thought the AC-130 option feasible. The most likely explanation for the two generals' differing recollections is that both of them thought serious preparation for any such operations would require a long-term redeployment of Special Operations forces to the Middle East or South Asia. The AC-130s would need bases because the aircraft's unrefueled range was only a little over 2,000 miles. <sep>What was done in order to minimize collateral damage in Kandahar in December of 1998?<sep>Not deploying AC-130s | No |
Sidney is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,208 at the 2010 census. Sidney was incorporated as a town on January 30, 1792. The town was named for Sir Philip Sidney, an English author. Sidney is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area. Since 1937, the town is the home of the New England Music Camp.
Can we infer the following?
Maine has a town named Sidney that was named after Sidney Smith, an English author. | No |
Marching Band<br>I always wanted to be in a marching band. The only instrument I played was piano. My friend told the instructor I wanted to be in the band. He handed me a baritone and told me to learn it. I took it home and learned it and then I was in the band!
This person was not in the marching band until they learned to play a second instrument.
A: Yes
Given the complexity of the issue, we all hope that tomorrow, when the Canadian and provincial ministers of health meet, they will able, first of all, to reach a consensus and then, let us hope, to initiate a settlement process that is satisfactory to victims and their families, and in keeping with the way our health institutions operate in Canada.
The Canadian minister of health is not going to be apart of the meeting
A: No
Pure is a 1989 studio album by the British band The Primitives, released as the follow-up to their debut, "Lovely". The line-up changed slightly over the course of the previous year: Steve Dullaghan was replaced on the bass guitar by Paul Sampson, who also shared the production duties with Wayne Morris.
The Primitives have released at least two albums.
A: | Yes |
You are now an HEIR of God a jointheir a coheir with CHRIST Not yet an inheritor
A: You are now an HEIR of God – a joint-heir – a co-heir with CHRIST. Not yet an inheritor.
The eastern side of the street is dominated by recreational areas and urban spaces
A: The eastern side of the street is dominated by recreational areas and urban spaces.
he has heard your prayer
A: he has heard your prayer.
All orders can be mailed to your gate with absolutely free shipment and most competitive cost
| A: All orders can be mailed to your gate with absolutely free shipment and most competitive cost. |
QUES: Continue writing.
The cream was used in place of the filling for the cake for the wedding since the
+++++++++
ANS: filling was expensive.
QUES: Continue writing.
The garden fared better in the summer than in the winter because the weather was too bad in the
+++++++++
ANS: winter .
QUES: Continue writing.
Samuel watched a video about how to make cream spinach but Brian preferred to read an article because
+++++++++
ANS: Brian learned better by reading.
QUES: Continue writing.
Nelson explained to his friend Matthew how a galvanometer worked.
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ANS: | Matthew is impressed by his friend. |
Add punctuation: If your PC opens the QDAUX file but its the wrong application youll need to change your Windows registry file association settings In other words Windows is associating QDAUX file extensions with the wrong software program | If your PC opens the QDAUX file, but it's the wrong application, you'll need to change your Windows registry file association settings. In other words, Windows is associating QDAUX file extensions with the wrong software program. |
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.
passage: A Japanese national does not lose his or her nationality in situations where citizenship is acquired involuntarily such as when a Japanese woman marries an Iranian national. In this case she automatically acquires Iranian citizenship and is permitted to be an Iranian-Japanese dual national, since the acquisition of the Iranian citizenship was involuntary.
question: can you be a dual citizen in japan?
Yes
passage: Dragon Quest, published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005, is a series of Japanese role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii and his studio Armor Project. The games are published by Square Enix (formerly Enix), with localized versions of later installments for the Nintendo DS and 3DS being published by Nintendo outside of Japan. With its first title published in 1986, there are eleven main-series titles, along with numerous spin-off games. In addition, there have been numerous mangas, animes and novels published under the franchise, with nearly every game in the main series having a related adaptation.
question: is dragon quest the same as dragon warrior?
Yes
passage: Peter Gardner Ostrum (/ˈoʊstrəm/; born November 1, 1957) is an American veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
question: is charlie from charlie and the chocolate factory still alive?
| Yes
|
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
She was ill-tempered, moody, vain and insecure.
She berated her famous husband in public, went on shopping binges and made enemies. She was called “the hell cat” by some of the staff at the White House.
First lady Mary Todd Lincoln, who also experienced the deaths of three of her children and the assassination of her husband, was a troubled figure in 19th-century American history. Later in life, she was temporarily institutionalized.
On Tuesday, a California cardiologist advanced what he said was a fresh theory to explain some of her behavior: She suffered from an ailment called “pernicious anemia,” which is related to a vitamin B-12 deficiency.
John G. Sotos, who has also studied the medical history of Abraham Lincoln, detailed his theory in the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, wore this dress for his inauguration in 1861. (Library of Congress/Getty Images)
[Abraham Lincoln — beloved, scrutinized and exhumed]
Mary Lincoln’s litany of ailments and complaints was often thought to be, in part, those of a hypochondriac, Sotos wrote.
“A diagnosis of chronic multisystem pernicious anemia would clarify [her conduct] as First Lady and widow, and illuminate challenges faced by her husband,” he wrote.
The ailment begins with an autoimmune attack on the stomach, which then stops making the chemical that helps absorb dietary B-12, Sotos explained in an email.
“The symptoms of deficiency appear months to years later, after the body’s storehouse of B12 is depleted, and over time, symptoms arise from more and more organs,” he said.
It’s not clear how Mary Lincoln got it.
“It is likely she was predisposed to it genetically,” Sotos said. “Some people have suspected that the same bacterium that causes ulcers . . . also triggers the autoimmune attack on the stomach, but the question is far from settled.”
Mary’s physical afflictions included fevers, headaches, fatigue, a rapid heart rate, progressive weakness, a sallow complexion and tingling of the skin, he wrote. All are consistent with vitamin B-12 deficiency.
And her irritability, delusions and hallucinations also are in line with such a deficiency, he argued.
“Mary Todd Lincoln ranks among the most detested public women in American history,” biographer Jean H. Baker wrote in 1987. “And Americans . . . have unshakable opinions about Mary Lincoln’s failings.”
But Sotos contended that “she was simply a woman with a biochemically injured mind struggling in a complicated, relentlessly demanding environment.”
A native of Lexington, Ky., Mary Todd and the budding politician and lawyer Abraham Lincoln were married in 1842 in Springfield, Ill., according to Baker’s biography.
She and her family lived briefly in Washington after her husband was elected to his single term in Congress in 1846 and returned after he was elected president in 1860.
By then, one of her children had died in Springfield, and another would die in the White House in 1862.
It was while she was first lady that her questionable conduct emerged publicly.
She spent lavishly on White House furnishings, shelling out huge sums for china, wallpaper, carpets and furniture. She spent the government’s $20,000 four-year allowance for White House refurbishing in one year, Baker wrote.
She also spent heavily on clothing and jewelry, seeking to emulate European royalty, even as the United States was in the grip of the Civil War.
After her 11-year-old son, Willie, died on Feb. 20, 1862, Mary took to her bed for three weeks, overcome with grief, Baker wrote.
Later, she dabbled in spiritualism and attended seances in the White House to try to contact her departed son. She believed that he and his deceased brother, Eddie, appeared to her in her room at night.
Meanwhile, her jealousies tormented her.
Three weeks before her husband was assassinated, she attended an Army review with him in Virginia. Arriving late in a wagon, she became enraged that the wife of a prominent general was riding on horseback beside the president.
Mary confronted her husband and began to rail at him in front of Army officers, according to Baker.
“He bore it as Christ might have done, with an expression of pain and sadness that cut one to the heart,” an officer wrote later. “He pleaded with eyes and tones, till she turned on him like a tigress, and then he walked away.”
She demanded that the general be fired for his wife’s offense. He wasn’t.
Calamity struck again when Lincoln was assassinated while sitting beside his wife in Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and she was unhinged anew.
Sotos wrote that although Mary Lincoln left few surviving medical records, he amassed a compendium of hundreds of letters and historical sources related to her health.
After the assassination, she moved to Chicago with her surviving sons, Robert and Tad, Sotos wrote. But in 1871, Tad Lincoln died there at the age of 18, further afflicting his mother.
In the years after that, Mary suffered from auditory hallucinations, paranoia and delusions.
In 1875, Robert, worried about her well-being, sought a warrant for her arrest on the grounds of insanity. After a court hearing, she was ruled insane and committed to an asylum outside Chicago, where she was confined for three months.
After her release, she went to France for four years, then moved in with her sister in Springfield. She died there on July 16, 1882, at the age of 63.
Doctors in those times knew almost nothing about pernicious anemia, and until the early 20th century it was frequently fatal, according to Sotos.
Nowadays it can be spotted early through routine blood tests, he said. It is treated with B-12 pills or shots.
Mary Lincoln’s misfortune “was living before treatment was available,” Sotos wrote, “and before physicians could make a diagnosis that would have prevented 150 years of misunderstanding about her.” ||||| Mary Todd Lincoln had a lot of tragedy in her life. She lost two young children -- and, of course, was sitting next to President Lincoln when he was assassinated.
All of that contributed to years of depression, but now a medical expert believes there was a physical cause for her mental struggles.
History has not been kind to the wife of our 16th president. She was known to be a tempestuous, unpredictable force, and her son eventually had her committed. Sally Field's 2012 portrayal of Mary Todd showed a fierce and sharp-tongued first lady.
"You think I'm ignorant of what you're up to because you haven't discussed this scheme with me as you ought to have done," she said in one scene. "When have I ever been so easily bamboozled?"
But Dr. John Sotos, a physician and medical historian, says the famously fiery first lady was not only misunderstood - but misdiagnosed. Sotos puts forth a new theory about Mary Todd Lincoln -- her erratic behavior was caused by a condition called pernicious anemia.
"Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease that starts in the stomach and that impairs the body's ability to absorb food efficiently," Sotos said. "And as a result, the person becomes B12 deficient eventually, and that causes lots of problems in every organ of the body."
It was a fatal illness until treatment was discovered decades after her death. The disease can lead to many of the symptoms exhibited by Mary Todd Lincoln: a sore mouth, pale skin, difficulty walking and psychiatric problems. It can also cause swelling.
"The puffiness is not in a way that would occur with just an accumulation of fat," Sotos said.
Today, the disease can be picked up on a simple blood test and easily treated with B12 supplements.
"She had a sick brain and was doing the best that she could in a very complicated, relentlessly demanding environment," Sotos said. "And I think to have done as well as she did with the kind of handicaps that she had, I think that deserves admiration." ||||| Could pernicious anemia, a disease caused by a vitamin B12 deficiency, have explained the many strange behaviors of Mary Todd Lincoln?
She was not exactly a model first lady. Historians have had a field day describing her violent temper, wild shopping sprees (she owned 300 pairs of kid gloves), depressed moods and all-consuming fears of burglars, storms and poverty. Late in life, at her son’s urging, she was committed to a mental hospital for several months.
Plenty of theories, none proven, have been floated. She was bipolar. She had syphilis or that well known cause of feminine madness, menstrual trouble. She was spoiled and narcissistic. She never recovered from a road accident in which her head hit a rock. She lost her mind grieving the deaths of three of her four sons and her husband’s assassination.
The latest addition to the list of possible diagnoses comes from Dr. John G. Sotos, a cardiologist, technology executive at Intel and one of the medical consultants who helped dream up the mystery diseases that afflicted patients on the television show “House.” ||||| Abstract
To date, no single diagnosis has unified the psychiatric illness and the numerous poorly defined physical complaints that Mary Lincoln (née Todd, 1818–1882) suffered in adulthood. Here, I show that her physical ailments spanned 30 years and included sore mouth, pallor, paresthesias, the Lhermitte symptom, fever, headaches, fatigue, resting tachycardia, edema, episodic weight loss, progressive weakness, ataxia, and visual impairment. Long thought hypochondriacal, these findings, plus their time course and her psychopathology (irritability, delusions, hallucinations, with preserved clarity), are all consistent with vitamin B12 deficiency. Pernicious anemia most probably caused this deficiency: she lacked risk factors for other causes, and her consanguineous parents both derived from a region of Scotland having a high incidence of pernicious anemia. A diagnosis of chronic multisystem pernicious anemia would clarify the conduct of Mary Lincoln as First Lady and widow, and illuminate challenges faced by her husband, President Abraham Lincoln. Her case highlights many forgotten features of the natural history of untreated pernicious anemia and is unique in the medical literature in demonstrating such a course extending over a lifetime. ||||| | She's been described as perhaps the most troubled first lady to set foot in the White House, with fearsome moods, depression, and paranoia. Now a doctor says he may have uncovered the secret to Mary Todd Lincoln's behavior: a vitamin deficiency. Interestingly, this latest theory in Perspectives in Biology and Medicine comes from cardiologist John G. Sotos, who helped come up with all those strange diseases decoded on the TV show House, per the New York Times. In what might as well be a plot from the show, Sotos was researching Abraham Lincoln—whom he suspects had a genetic syndrome that led to cancer—when he found an 1852 letter describing Mrs. Lincoln's sore mouth and set out to discover what ailed her. His theory? She suffered from pernicious anemia, an autoimmune disease "that impairs the body's ability to absorb food efficiently," says Sotos, per CBS News. Sufferers become B12-deficient, and a lack of B12 can cause a wide range of health problems—including a sore tongue. It can wreak havoc on the entire body over time, reports the Washington Post. "You get a long list of symptoms," from headaches to irritability and hallucinations, Sotos says. "Mary had just about all of them." The first lady—who spent months in a mental hospital in later life—also had "a wide face, wide jaw, and widely separated blue eyes," as do many with pernicious anemia, he writes. What's more, her ancestors came from an area of Scotland where the disease was once prevalent. One doctor calls Sotos' study "ingenious," though there's no proof he's correct. But Sotos simply hopes historians cut Mrs. Lincoln some slack. "To have done as well as she did with the kind of handicaps that she had, I think that deserves admiration." (Someone stole Abraham Lincoln's hand.) |
Complete the following sentence.
The boy tried to focus his attention to watch the movie but the
- movie was too short.
- attention was too short. | attention was too short. |
[Q]: Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, "Galanthus". Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera "Leucojum" and "Acis". Galanthus nivalis bloom in the spring. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Tadpoles is the third album by the Bonzo Dog Band. It is largely a compilation of their work from the television show "Do Not Adjust Your Set", on which they were the house band. The US version of the album had a track list slightly different from that of the UK version: the US version removed "I'm the Urban Spaceman" and added "Readymades" the B-side of their follow-up single "Mr. Apollo". The TV show Do Not Adjust Your Set featured a small dog named Bonzo.
OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: It's impossible to say
[Q]: Elizabeth "Long Liz" Stride (née Gustafsdotter) (27 November 1843 – 30 September 1888) is believed to be a victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer called Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated several women in the Whitechapel area of London from late August to early November 1888. jack the ripper is an unknown killer OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: Yes
[Q]: Common Law Cabin (original title "How Much Lovin' Does a Normal Couple Need?") is a 1967 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer. The movie features Alaina Capri and Meyer regulars Babette Bardot and Jack Moran. It was co-written by Russ Meyer and Jack Moran, and filmed on location on the Colorado River in Arizona. Other portions of the film were shot in the Coachella Valley, California. Common Law was filmed in the Colorado River OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
[A]: | Yes |
Problem: Continue the following story.
Neil had fun all the time sometimes at the expense of Nelson.
OPTIONS:
- Neil saw nothing wrong with this.
- Nelson saw nothing wrong with this.
Here's how I want to continue it: Neil saw nothing wrong with this.
Problem: Continue the following story.
The mechanic quickly diagnosed the problem with the muffler but couldn't figure out what was wrong with the alternator, because the problem with the
OPTIONS:
- muffler was rare.
- alternator was rare.
Here's how I want to continue it: alternator was rare.
Problem: Continue the following story.
The man unplugged the electric skillet and plugged in the crockpot, so the
OPTIONS:
- skillet would warm.
- crockpot would warm.
Here's how I want to continue it: | crockpot would warm. |
Given the following reasoning and answer, what was the question? Ripping things apart can cause trouble. Cats can get into trouble. Trouble refers to difficulty.
The answer: trouble | The question WHat do cats get into when they are ripping things apart?
Options:
- dog's mouth
- floor
- garage
- trouble
- nature |
Michigan will lose $2 million in federal funding and $600,000 in state funding to provide legal aid to the poor in 2003, according to Deierdre L. Weir, executive director of the Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc., the state's largest provider of legal services to the poor. Current federal funds of nearly $10.7 million from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will drop to $8.7 million for next year, according to Weir. She said that the reductions reflect a decline in the number of persons in the state who are living in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census. LSC uses census data to determine funding across the nation, and according to the census, the state's poverty population fell from an estimated 1.2 million in 1990 to an estimated 968,000 in 2000. The state's legal aid agencies are also bracing for yet another cut in 2003 of some $600,000 of state funding. A portion of filing fees paid by litigants in the state's circuit courts, and a portion of interest on lawyers trust accounts (IOLTA) are earmarked for Michigan legal aid programs. These funds are expected to drop from currently $7.5 million in 2002 to $6.9 million when the Michigan State Bar Foundation makes distributions next year. Most of the decrease is attributed to the past year's low interest rates. "The irony of these funding cuts is that while there may be fewer poor people in Michigan today, the demand for service will not change because the poverty population remains so large and the legal aid funding so little that local providers will never able to serve all who need our service," said Weir. "It's as if the poor will be victimized twice-once for being poor and again as victims of these funding cuts." The U.S. Census Bureau, in spite of its best efforts, cannot locate every poor person living in a census tract, therefore the poor are also undercounted, added Weir. The brunt of these cuts will be felt most in Wayne County where according to the census some 333,000 poor people live, the largest concentration of poverty in the state. LAD will lose more than $870,000 for legal aid in Wayne County, nearly half of the state's total loss, said Weir. While difficult to measure, the loss of funds will mean that several thousand of Michigan's poor in need of legal service will not receive it, or they will receive significantly limited service. Cutbacks will include service in such civil legal matters as landlord-tenant, bankruptcy, consumer, child custody, predatory lending, mortgage foreclosure, utility shutoffs, social security, wills, and probate. "Local providers will have to work harder and smarter and use more technology instead of staff to provide as much service as we can with fewer dollars," said Weir. "We will be providing more selfhelp training to clients enabling them to navigate the legal system on their own in routine matters, more assistance on the telephone, and less direct representation by attorneys in specific, high impact matters. Currently, Michigan has 13 legal aid agencies covering the state's 83 counties.
Do you have any questions? | How is Legal Aid and Defender Association planning to cope with the funding drops? |
Same meaning?
However , a rational curve `` is not '' one over the rational defined curve , but a curve which can be parameterized by rational functions .
However , a rational curve `` is not '' a curve parameterized over the rationals , but a curve which can be defined by rational functions . | no |
1. Compared to the broad waters of a mill pond , the narrow current is quick and powerful .
2. Compared to the broad waters of a mill pond , the narrow current is swift and powerful .
yes
1. He was a mediator with the United States Olympic Committee and was an arbitration panel member with the United States Postal Service .
2. He was a mediator with the United States Olympic Committee and was a member of the United States Postal Service arbitration panel .
yes
1. In 1999 , local reports said the average lake depth had increased to 11 feet with the maximum depth at 15 feet .
2. 1999 , local reports said that the average sea depth had increased to 11 feet with the maximum depth at 15 feet .
| yes |
Madame White Snake: East Asian Femme Fatale of Old The Chinese legend of Madame White Snake, the snake demon that takes human form and becomes the wife of a man, has exerted a lasting influence over East Asian folktales and fiction for centuries. Two quintessential novellas, "The Lust of the White Serpant" from Ugetsu Monogatari by the Japanese author Ueda Akinari and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda" a traditional Chinese story, are both relatively complex and demonstrate not only the evolution of the White Snake figure to become a more believable human, but also what aspects may have given her enduring appeal. While both these stories are ostensibly morality tales about the dangerous beauty of this femme fatale, the true source of pleasure from these narratives is the femme fatale's transgressive behavior, not her eventual punishment for it. Early tales of Madame White Snake appeared in China as early as the Song Dynasty, and initially her portrayal was fairly direct, as a villainous demon who drains the life force out of her human husband. But over time, characterizations of her became more complex, and the persona of Madame White Snake became more sympathetic, and perhaps even a model of the ideal Confucian wife, particularly in "Pagoda". Whalen Lai notes, "She was a loving wife, a caring mother, rescuer of her family from the first flood, and, at that point, a general benefactor of man. She took on the virtues of a traditional Chinese female, particularly forbearance". But if she were really an ideal wife, why could she not live happily with her human mate? Her dangerous sexuality is the key. Femme fatale might seem an unusual term to apply to a character from pre-modern Chinese and Japanese literature who may exemplify the virtues of an ideal Confucian wife, since it is primarily associated with film characters, particularly those of the film noir genre. But this term, which is relatively speaking, a neologism (The earliest uses were around the beginning of the 20th century
Question: "What novellas are morality tales about Asia's Femme Fatale White Snake?"
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer: ""The Lust of the White Snake" and "Eternal Prisoner under Thunder Peak Pagoda""
Response: yes
Porky is looking all over the big city for a hotel room , but due to a convention there are no vacancies . Porky takes the only available vacancy at one hotel , but will have to share with Daffy Duck , who is a very loud , obnoxious and annoying sort . Daffy introduces his invisible kangaroo friend `` Hymie '' , but Porky wo n't believe that . Daffy spends the rest of the night annoying Porky : pestering him with questions , shaking the bed , spilling water from a glass , hogging the blanket and finally literally sending the both of them flying off the bed when Daffy kicks , and startles , Porky with his literally frozen feet . Fed up with his antics , Porky stuffs Daffy in a pillow case and drops him out of the window . As Porky goes back to bed , Daffy returns bandaged , but shakes them off and prepares to get revenge . Daffy tricks the half-asleep pig into stepping out of a window thinking he 's boarding a train . Daffy hides the window saying it 's `` too gruesome '' to watch . Suddenly he hears train noises , and behind the shade , sees the still-drowsy Porky pulling away on an actual train and waving at Daffy . Daffy finds this silly . Then he bounces all around the room , `` Hoo-Hoo ! '' - ing wildly .
Question: "Why did Porky have to share a hotel room with Daffy Duck?"
Response: "No other rooms"
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
A: yes
Problem: Living things need non-living matter as well as energy. What do you think matter is used for? One thing is to build bodies. They also need it to carry out the processes of life. Any non-living matter that living things need is called a nutrient. Carbon and nitrogen are examples of nutrients. Unlike energy, matter is recycled in ecosystems. You can see how in Figure 3.11. Decomposers release nutrients when they break down dead organisms. The nutrients are taken up by plants through their roots. The nutrients pass to primary consumers when they eat the plants. The nutrients pass to higher level consumers when they eat lower level consumers. When living things die, the cycle repeats.
Question: "What do living things need?"
Answer: "Animals"
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer: no
You may wonder if there are other examples of static discharge. The answer is yes. Lightning is a form of static discharge. It is much more dramatic than what happens between you and the door knocker, but it is the same principle. You can see how it occurs in the following diagram and animation. You have no doubt seen lightning in a rainstorm. What does lighting have to do with static electricity? As it turns out, everything! During a rainstorm, clouds develop regions of different charges. This happens due to the movement of air molecules, water drops, and ice particles. The negative charges are concentrated at the base of the clouds. The positive charges are concentrated at the top. The negative charges repel electrons on the ground below. The ground then becomes positively charged. Over time the differences increase. Eventually the electrons are discharged. This is what we see as lightning. You can watch an awesome slow-motion lightning strike below.
Question: "What happens to electrons to make them turn into lightning?"
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
Answer: "Eventually the electrons are discharged"
Response: | yes |
What happens next in this paragraph?
How to get rid of carpet beetles
Verify that you have carpet beetles.
Familiarize yourself with common clues that indicate a potential carpet beetle problem and make yourself aware of how carpet beetles look.
Fecal pellets and shed skins are the most common signs of infestation.
Available options:
1). You can also expect to see carpet beetles in both adult and larvae forms. Most adult carpet beetles are oval-shaped and only a little larger than the head of a pin.;
2). These beetles are hard to identify, so bring them to the vet. Pesticides, for example, should not be used if you think the carpet beetle has been infected by beetles or vermin.;
3). If you see one type of carpet beetle flying into your house, simply blast it off with a vacuum. Check in the farthest area of your home and room.;
4). Mound-up any dried up dust and dirt around any affected areas. Throw away any carpeted floor areas or furniture.; | 1). |
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.
Input: passage: The blue mud dauber (Chalybion californicum) is a metallic blue species of mud dauber wasp that is the primary predator of black widow spiders. Females build their own nests, but occasionally refurbish nests abandoned by other mud dauber wasps, particularly Sceliphron. It is not normally aggressive. It is similar in shape and colour to the steel-blue cricket hunter (Chlorion aerarium). Like other types of wasps, males do not have an ovipositor, therefore cannot sting.
question: is there such thing as a blue wasp?
Output: | Yes |
Context:
The South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine is a gold mine located south-west of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The mine is sometimes also referred to as "South Kal Mines - New Celebration", being a merger of the former "New Celebration Gold Mine" and the "Jubilee Gold Mine", which were combined in 2002.
Hypothesis: The South Kalgoorlie Gold Mine is the largest producing gold mine in the world. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
It's impossible to say
Context:
The Hague Academy of International Law (French: "Académie de droit international de La Haye" ) is a center for high-level education in both public and private international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands. Courses are taught in English and French and, except for External Programme Courses, are held in the Peace Palace.
Hypothesis: The Hague is located in Germany. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
No
Context:
Stanley Hugh Gallimore (14 April 1910 – September 1994) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Bucklow Hill, Cheshire and died in the Trafford district of Cheshire. He played for Witton Albion, Manchester United, Altrincham and Northwich Victoria.
Hypothesis: Stanley Hugh Gallimore made a lot of money playing football OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
| It's impossible to say |
1. Initials can be placed either before or after their first name when they are used .
2. Initials , when placed , can be used either before or after their first name .
no
1. It has been developed by FunLabs and is published by Activision .
2. It is developed by FunLabs and published by Activision .
yes
1. Many central government agencies are located in the city of Taipei , owing to the proximity to the capital , New Taipei City .
2. Many central government agencies are located in New Taipei City , because of the proximity to the capital , Taipei City .
| no |
Problem: A man got fired from his job. He was in such a bad mood after. He walked out the door with his gum and gloves. He got madder and madder. A mailman walking by asked him how his day had been. He pushed the mailman who fell on a teacher. A nearby baby started crying. The man then felt bad and apologized. He knew the only thing that could make him happy would be pancakes. He went to a pancake restaurant and ordered a stack of pancakes. He ate the pancakes he had put syrup on and helped a worker sweep the floor. He had forgotten all about the firing from his other job. The worker was so surprised with how helpful the man was he told his boss. The boss talked to the man and asked if he'd like a job there. The man was so happy that his day had made such a turn around! He took the job and became head pancake maker.
1. Who got fired?
2. From what?
3. How that make him feel?
4. Where'd he walk?
5. With what?
6. And how'd he feel now?
7. Who did he see?
8. Did they interact?
9. What'd the man do to the mailman?
10. Where'd he fall?
11. Then what happened?
12. How'd this make the man feel?
13. So what'd he do?
14. What could make him happy?
15. So where'd he go?
16. And what'd he get?
17. What'd he put on them?
18. When what'd he do?
19. Then what?
20. Did this clear his mind?
Answer: 1. A man
2. his job
3. Bad
4. out the door
5. his gum and gloves
6. madder and madder
7. A mailman
8. Yes
9. He pushed him
10. on a teacher
11. A nearby baby started crying
12. bad
13. apologized
14. pancakes
15. to a pancake restaurant
16. a stack of pancakes
17. syrup
18. ate the pancakes
19. helped a worker sweep the floor.
20. Yes
Problem: Nick Vujicic
Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or legs.Picture your life without the ability to walk,care for your basic needs,or even hug those you love.Meet Nicholas Vujicic.Without any medical explanation or warning,Nick was born in 1982inMelbourne,Australia,without arms and legs.
The early days were difficult.Throughout his childhood,Nick not only dealt with the typical challenges of school and adolescence,but he also struggled with depression and loneliness.Nick constantly wondered why he was different from all the other kids.He questioned the purpose of life.
After experiencing many difficulties,Vujicic eventually began to realize that his experiences were inspiring to many people and began to be thankful for being alive.A key turning point in his life was when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability.This led him to realise he was not the only one with major struggles.When he was seventeen,he started to give talks.He has traveled around the world,sharing his story with millions,sometimes in stadiums full of people,speaking to a range of various groups such as students,teachers,young people,business professionals and so on.He has visited more than 50countries and given thousands of talks.Now he is an encouraging speaker with TED.
Vujicic promotes his work through television shows and through his writing.His first book,Life Without Limits:Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life,was published by Random House in 2010.He markets a motivational DVD,Life's Greater Purpose,a short documentary filmed in 2005.He markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms,No Legs,No Worries!In March 2008,Vujicic was interviewed by Bob Cummings for the 20/20 American television show.
According to Nick,the victory over his struggles,as well as his strength and passion for life today,can be owning to the power of hope.His family,friends and the many people he has met along the journey have inspired him to carry on,as well.Today this energetic young gentle man has achieved more than most people achieve in a lifetime.
1. Where is Nick Vujicic a speaker?
2. Can you give a specific example?
3. What is a specific example?
4. What is his disability?
5. What caused him to realize he could inspire others?
6. Who was his interviewer on 20/20?
7. Has he written a book?
8. Can you name one of his DVDs?
9. To what does he attribute his success?
10. What is his birthplace?
11. When was he born?
12. Did he have problems beyond his lack of arms and legs?
13. What were the problems?
14. How old was he when he began giving presentations?
15. Who was the publisher for "Life without Limits"?
16. What year was it published?
17. What is the title of his short film?
Answer: 1. Worlwide
2. Yes
3. He has visited more than 50 countries
4. Nick was born without arms and legs.
5. When his mother showed him an article about a man dealing with a severe disability.
6. Bob Cummings
7. Yes
8. Life's Greater Purpose
9. The power of hope.
10. Melbourne, Australia
11. 1982
12. Yes
13. School, adolescence, depression and loneliness
14. 17
15. Random House
16. 2010
17. Life's Greater Purpose
Problem: CHAPTER II.
CAUGHT BY THE TIDE.
JACK ran home.
"I thought you would have been in by two o'clock, Jack," his mother said reproachfully, "so as to see Lily before she went off to school again."
"So I should have done, mother, but I had to stick at the work until we had finished up to the water-line. Uncle Ben thought it was not worth while knocking off."
Jack's meal of bread and bacon was soon finished, then he waited a little until Lily had returned from school.
"Come on, Lil," he said, "I have been waiting to take you out with me."
"Be in by six," Mrs. Robson said.
"All right, mother! We are only just going down to the shore."
Near the little coast-guard station they came upon Bill Corbett.
"Can you come to-morrow, Jack?"
"Yes; uncle has agreed to do without me. What time are you going to start?"
"We will go out as late as we can, Jack. We can get down the creek till three anyhow, so at three o'clock you be ready down here."
"Joe is going, I suppose?"
"Oh, yes, he does to carry the cockles to the boat while we scrape them out. That is a nice bawley, that new one there; she only came in this tide. That is the boat Tom Parker has had built at Brightlingsea. He expects she is going to beat the fleet. She will want to be a rare good one if she does, and I don't think Tom is the man to get the most out of her anyhow."
1. Who ran home?
2. When should he had been home?
3. Why?
4. What did he eat?
5. Who was he waiting for?
6. Who is his mom?
7. Where did they go?
8. Who did they meet?
9. Who is going?
10. When?
11. What will Joe do?
12. Whose boat?
13. What does he expect?
14. How late?
Answer: | 1. JACK
2. two o'clock
3. to see Lily
4. bread and bacon
5. Lily
6. Mrs. Robson
7. the shore.
8. Bill Corbett.
9. Joe
10. to-morrow,
11. carry the cockles
12. Tom Parker
13. she is going to beat the fleet.
14. three o'clock |
Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below:
The U.S. military evacuated U.S. citizens.
Naval units evacuated U.S. civilians and military personnel from the Tachen Islands. | yes |
The films about Mira Natalie Asmir and Lukas are the first 4 films out of 12
Can you repeat this sentence, but add in punctuation?
The films about Mira, Natalie, Asmir and Lukas are the first 4 films out of 12.
Soren is as much as home in Borneo with steep walls dropoffs and strong currents as when he has his nose almost buried in Balis black sand in search of little critters as he is when he is teaching his PADI Open Water students new skills in the pool or the beautiful teaching friendly dive sites around Koh Tao and Similan Islands
Can you repeat this sentence, but add in punctuation?
Soren is as much as home in Borneo with steep walls, drop-offs and strong currents as when he has his nose almost buried in Bali’s black sand in search of little critters, as he is when he is teaching his PADI Open Water students new skills in the pool or the beautiful teaching friendly dive sites around Koh Tao and Similan Islands.
Weather in DsseldorfCity DE Weather Station
Can you repeat this sentence, but add in punctuation?
| Weather in Düsseldorf-City, DE (Weather Station) |
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.
Problem:(CNN) -- Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa, whose hands and feet were amputated in a bid to save her from a deadly and little-known illness, died early Saturday, two friends of the model told CNN. Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa died Saturday after undergoing multiple amputations. "Unfortunately Mari couldn't resist any longer. She passed away at 3 a.m. today," Henrique Fontes, executive director of Miss World Brazil, said in an e-mail to CNN. Renato Lindgren, a friend of the model who runs a blog dedicated to her, confirmed da Costa's death. On his blog, Lindgren wrote that he and other friends were going to the hospital.NEW: Brazilian amputee model Mariana Bridi da Costa died early SaturdayDa Costa's hands, feet were amputated after she contracted septicemiaDa Costa placed sixth in the Miss Bikini International competition in China
Questions:In 2007 and 2008, she came fourth in the contest to become _'s entrant for the Miss World pageant. (A) CNN (B) Brazilian (C) Mariana Bridi da Costa (D) Mari (E) Henrique Fontes (F) Miss World (G) Renato Lindgren (H) Costa (I) Lindgren (J) Da Costa (K) Miss Bikini International (L) China
Solution: | (B) |
In Meadowvale , California , on June 9 , 1970 , three babies are born at the height of a total eclipse . Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn , which controls emotions , the babies develop into children who are heartless and uncaring , with no feelings of remorse for their awful offences . Ten years later , in 1980 , Curtis , Debbie and Steven begin to kill the adults around them and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent fa ades . However , when Timmy and Joyce discover their crimes , they find themselves as the targets of the evil children . Their attempt to warn their neighbors about them are ignored . Soon enough , Beverly discovers Debbie 's horrible secret with the newspaper clippings as evidence as proof and learns that she , Curtis and Steven were responsible for the murders . She realizes that Joyce and Timmy were telling the truth all along and confronts her sister for it . Beverly and Mrs. Brody forbids Debbie from hanging out with Curtis and Steven . Debbie responds by killing her older sister in retaliation with a bow and arrow . They soon attempt to murder Joyce and Timmy . However , they fight back and manages to capture Steven and Curtis . While Timmy calls the police from a neighbor 's house , Debbie manages to escape from the backyard and gets inside her mother 's car . She manages to lie about Curits and Steven trying to set her up to take the fall for the attacks . At the end , Curtis and Steven are arrested by the police much to the shock and anger of the town .
After reading the above, is "Toby and joyce" the correct answer to the question "Who does Timmy call the police on?"? | no |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
One example is below.
Q: For four years we have waited expectantly for the pitter patter of tiny paws. Soon, that wait could finally be over. Tian Tian, the UK's only female giant panda, has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as August. However Edinburgh Zoo, where the pandas live, have warned people 'not to get too excited' as the process is 'extremely complex'. Moreover, on the two previous occasions keepers inseminated Tian Tian - whose name means 'Sweetie' - she has failed to produce a panda cub. She was artificially inseminated again in March this year, but keepers at the zoo say implantation - when a fertilised egg attaches to the uterus - has not yet occurred.Tian Tian has conceived and could give birth to a cub as early as AugustShe has been inseminated twice before but so far failed to produce a cubTian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in 2011 from China to great fanfareOn loan at £600k a year, became first giant pandas to live in UK for 17 years
Questions:Under the terms of the agreement any cubs will return to _ at the age of two, the age at which they would normally leave their mother in the wild.
A: China
Rationale: This is a good example. Based on the passage, any cubs will return to China at the age of two
Q: (CNN) True to form, President Donald Trump capped a week of messing with the world by not really scrapping the treaty that keeps a lid on Iran's nuclear ambitions and by proposing to cripple Obamacare in the name of improving Americans' health care. Add Thursday's tweet about abandoning storm-ravaged Puerto Rico and you get Trump in classic mode, spreading chaos and anxiety. Although arch-loyalists would say there's a method to Trump's madness, anyone who has ever dealt with an impulsive and destructive authority figure -- parent, teacher, boss -- finds the dynamic familiar. When the top dog feels confused and upset, when reality can no longer be escaped and failure can't be denied, others must feel his pain, too. Then it becomes time for blame and self-pity. "I hate everyone in the White House!" is what Trump reportedly said to his ex-security chief Keith Schiller, according to Gabriel Sherman, writing in Vanity Fair (and noting that the White House denies it).Michael D'Antonio: Trump succumbs to blame and self-pity -- and at odds with his advisers"Competent Four" are what stand between us and potentially disastrous mistakes, he says
Question:They are likely the strongest, most qualified and most powerful people ever to work closely with _.
A: | Donald Trump |
Same meaning?
Strikingly , both childless parents were judged as less competent for the job than male and female applicants .
Striking were both male and female parents as less competent for the job than childless applicants .
Answer: no
Same meaning?
Tupperware Corporation , formerly Tupperware Brands Corporation , is an American multinational direct sales company .
Tupperware Corporation , formerly Tupperware Brands Corporation , is an American multinational direct selling company .
Answer: yes
Same meaning?
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Kaia Kanepi , 6 -- 2 , 3 -- 6 , 6 -- 1
Kaia Kanepi defeated Caroline Wozniacki , 6 -- 2 , 3 -- 6 , 1 -- 6
Answer: no
Same meaning?
The average net content of a Croatian worker was 5,895 HRK per month in January 2017 , while the average gross salary was 7,911 HRK per month .
The average net salary of a Croatian worker in January 2017 was 5,895 HRK per month , and the average gross salary was 7,911 HRK per month .
Answer: | yes |
Xavier Ortiz Ramirez (born June 29) is a Mexican actor, singer, model, producer, TV host, Dentist/surgeon and entrepreneur, owner of bar-restaurant "la santa bar" in Guadalajara, Mexico. former member of the musical group "Garibaldi (band)". On April 17, 1999 he married another former member of the group Garibaldi, which lasted 15 years 10 as couple and 5 years as husband and wife.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Xavier Ortiz Ramirez fell in love with his wife of five years while they were collaborating together as member of a band."? | It's impossible to say |
A reliable longlasting solution that saves precious time each morning More from Corner Basket Shower Caddy Shelf Soap basket Wire Shower Shelf Caddy
Add punctuation. | A reliable, long-lasting solution that saves precious time each morning. More from: Corner Basket Shower Caddy Shelf, Soap basket, Wire Shower Shelf Caddy. |
July 19 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley on Thursday sold $2 billion of senior unsecured notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Morgan Stanley was the sole bookrunning manager for the sale. BORROWER: MORGAN STANLEY AMT $2 BLN COUPON 6.375 PCT MATURITY 07/24/2042 TYPE SR NTS ISS PRICE 98.867 FIRST PAY 01/24/2013 MOODY'S Baa1 YIELD 6.461 PCT SETTLEMENT 07/24/2012 S&P A-MINUS SPREAD 387.5 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL FITCH SINGLE-A MORE THAN TREAS NON-CALLABLE N/A
Can we infer the following?
morgan stanley did not liquidate their position
Pick from:
[a]. Yes.
[b]. It's impossible to say.
[c]. No.
The answer is: | [c]. |
A young man wearing a hat, shirt and jeans is standing in a kitchen and sucking on a hookah. the man
removes the hookah from his mouth and blows out rings of smoke.
How to help hypernasal speech in children
Gather a cup, a cotton ball, two straws, and arts and crafts supplies (optional).
Choose straight straws, not curly ones.
Place the cup upside down on a table.
Place a cotton ball on top of the cup. The cotton ball can be plain, or you can decorate it with colors or faces.
How to use electronic signatures on online contracts
Search for e-signature providers.
There are dozens of online services which provide e-signature platforms. To find them, you should search the internet for " electronic signature provider.
" some of the more popular e-signature providers include : Sertifi rightsignature esignly docusign signix Sign up for a free trial. Many e-signature providers allow you to use a free trial.
A series of dark gym environments are shown. a man
| stands up in the darkened environment. |
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.
Input: Below is a list of animated movies from Walt Disney Pictures / The Walt Disney Company .
Output: | This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films produced or released by The Walt Disney Studios , the film division of The Walt Disney Company . |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Ex Input:
Who is the Queen married to?, Context: Burke took a leading role in the debate regarding the constitutional limits to the executive authority of the king. He argued strongly against unrestrained royal power and for the role of political parties in maintaining a principled opposition capable of preventing abuses, either by the monarch, or by specific factions within the government. His most important publication in this regard was his Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents of 23 April 1770. Burke identified the "discontents" as stemming from the "secret influence" of a neo-Tory group he labelled as, the "king's friends", whose system "comprehending the exterior and interior administrations, is commonly called, in the technical language of the Court, Double Cabinet". Britain needed a party with "an unshaken adherence to principle, and attachment to connexion, against every allurement of interest". Party divisions "whether operating for good or evil, are things inseparable from free government".
Ex Output:
king
Ex Input:
What did the Founding Fathers intend more of?, Context: In contrast, Europe has a greater history of unitary states than North America, thus European "federalism" argues for a weaker central government, relative to a unitary state. The modern American usage of the word is much closer to the European sense. As the power of the Federal government has increased, some people have perceived a much more unitary state than they believe the Founding Fathers intended. Most people politically advocating "federalism" in the United States argue in favor of limiting the powers of the federal government, especially the judiciary (see Federalist Society, New Federalism).
Ex Output:
limiting the powers of the federal government
Ex Input:
The govenor of California from 2003 to 2011 did not run under which political group?, Context: Schwarzenegger then went against the advice of fellow Republican strategists and appointed a Democrat, Susan Kennedy, as his Chief of Staff. Schwarzenegger gradually moved towards a more politically moderate position, determined to build a winning legacy with only a short time to go until the next gubernatorial election.
Ex Output:
| Democrat
|
Wednesday, 14 June, 2017 - 00:05 Chorus has tonight completed repairs to a fibre cut on its network in Auckland. The outage was caused by contractors cutting through a fibre cable about 5km from Waimauku on Monday night. About 1700 households in Waimauku, Helensville and Henderson were affected by the outage. Technicians have been working around the clock to repair the damage and restored services at about 9pm today. Chorus would like to apologise to those affected by the outage.
Can we infer the following?
a fibre cable being cut affected the network of one thousand and seven hundred houses.
Choose your answer from:
[I] Yes;
[II] It's impossible to say;
[III] No;
The answer is: | [I] |
Problem: The men then stand straight up and get into position to arm wrestle and the bigger black man is on the left and the smaller hispanic man is on the right. the men OPTIONS:
- start to arm wrestle and the hispanic man easily wins while smiling the whole time.
- take off and run and get on stage and the crowd goes crazy.
- started arm wrestling and one of the three men hit the other man on the face and the men began fighting and some of them fall off the other side.
- head over the bar and the whole bar is seen spinning around once more before completely ending with a deep breathing moment.
Answer: start to arm wrestle and the hispanic man easily wins while smiling the whole time.
Problem: How to watch hulu videos using a roku
Connect the roku to your tv.
Connect the roku player to your television using the hdmi cable and plug the two devices to a power outlet.
Turn on your tv. OPTIONS:
- On your television, open the control panel by pressing and holding the up and down buttons. You can determine this by looking in the top two buttons.
- Your roku should appear to be running on wi-fi and your two tvs will begin a dialogue, " hulu streaming, " since you are removable. Enable " hulu podcasts " in your tv's remote control.
- Just press the power button on your tv's remote control or the power switch on the tv to turn it on. As for the roku, once plugged to a power outlet, it will automatically turn on.
- Plug one power adapter into the one that came with the roku unit. The other will be required to connect your tv to the device since your television is tied to an outlet.
Answer: Just press the power button on your tv's remote control or the power switch on the tv to turn it on. As for the roku, once plugged to a power outlet, it will automatically turn on.
Problem: How to make a low calorie smoothie
Choose the right ratio of ingredients.
Start your smoothie with a liquid base. It should be added to your blender first before the fruits, vegetables, or other ingredients. OPTIONS:
- Added preservatives also create a thick, sugar-based smoothie. If you'd like a smoothie with a nutrient-rich material, like fruit, it's best to use a non-sugar formula that includes, , and.
- This will help the blender properly puree all of the ingredients and keep the water thoroughly mixed in. The most popular brands are pasadena and amazon.
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Definition: 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.
Input: passage: As a non-governmental institution, a chamber of commerce has no direct role in the writing and passage of laws and regulations that affect businesses. It may however, lobby in an attempt to get laws passed that are favorable to businesses.
question: is a chamber of commerce a government organization?
Output: | No |
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Buenos Aires (CNN) Argentina's coast guard says it sank a Chinese fishing vessel that was fishing in a restricted area off the South American country's coast. The Argentine Naval Prefecture chased and eventually sank the Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 vessel after detecting it illegally fishing within the country's exclusive economic zone, officials said Tuesday. First, according to a statement from the Argentine coast guard, warning shots were fired. The Chinese vessel, Argentine authorities said, responded by turning off its lights and deliberately trying to crash. "On distinct occasions, the offending boat realized maneuvers aimed at colliding with the coast guard, putting not only its own crew at risk, but also the personnel of the coast guard," the statement said.Argentina's coast guard accuses a Chinese boat of trying to collide deliberatelyChina calls on Argentina to investigate incidentThe Chinese vessel was fishing illegally in its exclusive economic zone, Argentina saysThe coast guard says it chased, opened fire on and eventually sank the vessel
Question:The statement added that the Chinese embassy in _ had "urgently taken up the matter" with Argentine authorities.
Output: | Argentina |
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Q: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
LONDON (Reuters) - People with heightened activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain linked to stress, may be at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, scientists said on Thursday in research that could lead to new ways to treat stress-related heart problems.
Scans a brain, bone and artery used in a study carried out by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School which associates the brain region called the amygdala, an area linked to stress, to greater risk of heart disease and stroke are seen in an undated image released January 11, 2017 by The Lancet which published the reasearch. The Lancet Handout via REUTERS
Publishing their work in The Lancet medical journal, the researchers said the stress signaled in the amygdala is also linked to increased bone marrow activity and to inflammation in the arteries, which can cause heart attack and stroke.
Exploring the links, the scientists said a plausible biological mechanism could be that the amygdala triggers the bone marrow to produce extra white blood cells, which then cause the arteries to develop plaques and become inflamed.
“Our results provide a unique insight into how stress may lead to cardiovascular disease,” said Ahmed Tawakol of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States, who led the study.
“This raises the possibility that reducing stress could produce benefits that extend beyond an improved sense of psychological wellbeing.”
Smoking, high blood pressure and diabetes are well- established risk factors for heart disease, and anecdotal evidence has pointed to chronic stress as another possible risk.
Studies in animals have previously found a link between stress and higher activity in bone marrow and arteries, but until now scientists were unsure if this was the case in people.
Other research has found the amygdala is more active in people with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. But before this study, none had found the region of the brain that links stress to heart attack and stroke risk.
In this research, scientists gave 293 patients brain and body scans to record their brain, bone marrow and spleen activity and inflammation of their arteries.
The patients were then tracked for an average of 3.7 years to see if they developed heart disease. In this time 22 patients had cardiovascular events - including heart attack, angina, heart failure, stroke and peripheral arterial disease.
The researchers found that those with higher amygdala activity were more likely to have subsequent cardiovascular disease, and more likely to develop problems sooner than those with lower activity.
Emily Reeve, a cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation charity, said the study’s findings should lead to better understanding of how to prevent heart disease.
“The link between stress and increased risk of developing heart disease has previously focused on the lifestyle habits people take up when they feel stressed such as smoking, drinking...and overeating,” she said.
“Exploring the brain’s management of stress and discovering why it increases the risk of heart disease will allow us to develop new ways of managing chronic psychological stress.” ||||| Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Researchers say they have identified how stress can lead to inflamed arteries
The effect of constant stress on a deep-lying region of the brain explains the increased risk of heart attack, a study in The Lancet suggests.
In a study of 300 people, those with higher activity in the amygdala were more likely to develop cardiovascular disease - and sooner than others.
Stress could be as important a risk factor as smoking and high blood pressure, the US researchers said.
Heart experts said at-risk patients should be helped to manage stress.
Emotional stress has long been linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which affects the heart and blood vessels - but the way this happens has not been properly understood.
This study, led by a team from Harvard Medical School, points to heightened activity in the amygdala - an area of the brain that processes emotions such as fear and anger - as helping to explain the link.
The researchers suggest that the amygdala signals to the bone marrow to produce extra white blood cells, which in turn act on the arteries causing them to become inflamed. This can then cause heart attacks, angina and strokes.
As a result, when stressed, this part of the brain appears to be a good predictor of cardiovascular events.
But they also said more research was needed to confirm this chain of events.
Inflammation insight
The Lancet research looked at two different studies. The first scanned the brain, bone marrow, spleen and arteries of 293 patients, who were tracked for nearly four years to see if they developed CVD. In this time, 22 patients did, and they were the ones with higher activity in the amygdala.
The second very small study, of 13 patients, looked at the relationship between stress levels and inflammation in the body.
It found that those who reported the highest levels of stress had the highest levels of amygdala activity and more evidence of inflammation in their blood and arteries.
Dr Ahmed Tawakol, lead author and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, said: "Our results provide a unique insight into how stress may lead to cardiovascular disease.
"This raises the possibility that reducing stress could produce benefits that extend beyond an improved sense of psychological wellbeing.
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The amygdala is one of the most primitive parts of the brain linked to strong emotions, such as fear and anger.
What does the amygdala do?
It's the part of the brain that prepares you for fight or flight, becoming activated by strong emotional reactions.
The amygdalae (because there are two of them - one on each side of the brain) are almond-shaped groups of cells located deep within the medial temporal lobes of the brain.
In humans and animals, the amygdala is linked to responses to both fear and pleasure.
The term amygdala - which means almond in Latin - was first used in 1819.
Dr Tawakol added: "Eventually, chronic stress could be treated as an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is routinely screened for and effectively managed like other major cardiovascular disease risk factors."
Commenting on the research, Dr Ilze Bot, from Leiden University in the Netherlands, said more and more people were experiencing stress on a daily basis.
"Heavy workloads, job insecurity or living in poverty are circumstances that can result in chronically increased stress, which in turn can lead to chronic psychological disorders such as depression."
Emily Reeve, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke from stress normally focused on controlling lifestyle habits such as smoking, drinking too much alcohol and overeating - but this should change.
"Exploring the brain's management of stress and discovering why it increases the risk of heart disease will allow us to develop new ways of managing chronic psychological stress.
"This could lead to ensuring that patients who are at risk are routinely screened and that their stress is managed effectively." ||||| The mind-body connection is more than just a catchphrase: A new study finds that increased levels of stress are indeed linked to greater risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Researchers found that the people in the study who had more activity in an area of the brain that regulates the body's response to stress and fear, called the amygdala, were more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those with less activity in the amygdala, according to the study.
"This study identifies, for the first time in animal models or humans, the region of the brain that links stress to the risk of heart attack or stroke," lead study author Dr. Ahmed Tawakol, a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said in a statement. [Heart of the Matter: 7 Things to Know About Your Ticker]
In addition, the researchers also linked increased activity in the amygdala to several processes that play a role in the development of heart disease, according to the study, published today (Jan. 11) in the journal The Lancet.
"While the link between stress and heart disease has long been established, the mechanism mediating that risk has not been clearly understood," Tawakol said.
In the study, the researchers looked at two groups of patients, the first of which included nearly 300 adults ages 30 and up. At the start of the study, none of the patients had heart disease. The researchers performed brain scans on the patients using a technique that not only measured brain activity levels but also allowed the researchers to look at levels of blood vessel inflammation and bone marrow activity throughout the body.
During the average follow-up period of 3.7 years, 22 of the patients had a medical event related to heart disease, such as a heart attack, stroke or diagnosis of heart failure. The researchers found that increased activity levels in the amygdala at the beginning of the study were linked to a significantly higher risk of having a cardiovascular event later on.
And the higher the levels of activity were in the amygdala at the study's start, the sooner these events occurred, the researchers found.
In addition, heightened activity in the amygdala was associated with greater amounts of inflammation in the blood vessels and higher levels of activity in the parts of the bone marrow where new blood cells are made, according to the study.
Both inflammation in the blood vessels and increased bone marrow activity can contribute to a condition called atherosclerosis, which increases a person's risk for heart disease, according to the study. In animal studies, researchers have found that stress activates the bone marrow, prompting it to produce white blood cells, which leads to inflammation, Tawakol said. "This study suggests an analogous path exists in humans," he added.
The second, smaller group of patients in the study included 13 people with chronic stress disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. These patients were asked to complete a questionnaire about their perceived stress levels, as well as undergo brain scans to measure the levels of activity in their amygdalae. The researchers also measured the patients' blood vessel inflammation levels.
They found that the patients' perceived stress levels were linked to increased activity in the amygdala as well as increased levels of inflammation in the blood vessels.
The new study "provides more evidence of a heart-brain connection" by elucidating a link between activity in the amygdala, which is a marker of stress, and subsequent cardiovascular events, Zahi Fayad, a senior author of the study and the director of the Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, said in a statement.
The link between amygdala activity and risk of heart attack or stroke held up even after the researchers controlled for risk factors for heart disease, Fayad added.
Although more studies are needed to look into the effects of stress reduction on heart disease risk, Tawakol noted that the "findings suggest several potential opportunities to reduce cardiovascular risk attributable to stress."
For example, "it would be reasonable to advise" people with an increased risk of heart disease to try stress-reduction techniques if they feel they have a lot of stress, he said. [11 Tips to Lower Stress]
Additionally, drugmakers may be able to target some of the mechanisms highlighted in the study to develop new drugs to treat heart disease, Tawakol said.
Originally published on Live Science. |||||
A: | Scientists have long cautioned that stress is bad for the heart, and a new study provides insight into precisely why. In the Lancet, researchers lay out a chain of events: When people feel stress, the amygdala area of the brain—it processes emotions such as fear and danger—fires up with extra activity to help them cope. The problem is that the amygdala sends a signal to bone marrow to generate more white blood cells, and those blood cells in turn cause arteries to become inflamed, explains the BBC. That inflammation can then result in heart attacks and strokes. Researchers based their findings on two studies, the larger of which tracked nearly 300 people for about four years. The pattern seemed clear: Those with higher amygdala activity were more likely to develop heart disease of some kind. "While the link between stress and heart disease has long been established, the mechanism mediating that risk has not been clearly understood," says study leader Ahmed Tawakol of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, per Live Science. A link between stress and higher activity in bone marrow and arteries had previously only been recorded in animals, but the new research suggests it applies to humans as well, reports Reuters. The takeaway: "Reducing stress could produce benefits that extend beyond an improved sense of psychological wellbeing," says Tawakol. Those at increased risk of heart disease should look into stress-reduction techniques, he adds. (Almost half of all heart attacks are silent.) |
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1. In 1838 , Stephenson returned to Manchester and established himself as a historical and landscape engraver in St. Ann Street and then at a studio in Ridgefield .
2. About 1838 Stephenson returned to Manchester and established himself as an historical and landscape engraver in Ridgefield , and then in a studio in St. Ann Street .
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1. Melbourne has a healthy environment in comparison to Ballarat , but as a growing regional city there are issues such as pollution , waterway health and invasive species .
2. Melbourne has a healthy environment in comparison to Ballarat ; however , as a growing regional city there are issues including pollution , waterway health and invasive species .
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1. The first section was open on December 15 , 1907 from Pasco to the west of Cliffs ( near Maryhill ) , a length of , opened .
2. The first section to open was from Maryhill west to Cliffs ( near Pasco ) , a length of , on December 15 , 1907 .
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Q: CHAPTER XI
BORROWDEAN SHOWS HIS "HAND"
"To be plain with you," Borrowdean remarked, "Mannering's defection would be irremediable. He alone unites Redford, myself, and--well, to put it crudely, let us say the Imperialistic Liberal Party with Manningham and the old-fashioned Whigs who prefer the ruts. There is no other leader possible. Redford and I talked till daylight this morning. Now, can nothing be done with Mannering?"
"To be plain with you, too, then, Sir Leslie," Berenice answered, "I do not think that anything can be done with him. In his present frame of mind I should say that he is better left alone. He has worked himself up into a thoroughly sentimental and nervous state. For the moment he has lost his sense of balance."
Borrowdean nodded.
"Desperate necessity," he said, "sometimes justifies desperate measures. We need Mannering, the country and our cause need him. If argument will not prevail there is one last alternative left to us. It may not be such an alternative as we should choose, but beggars must not be choosers. I think that you will know what I mean."
"I have no idea," Berenice answered.
"You are aware," he continued, "that there is in Mannering's past history an episode, the publication of which would entail somewhat serious consequences to him."
"Well?"
It was a most eloquent monosyllable, but Borrowdean had gone too far to retreat.
"I propose that we make use of it," he said. "Mannering's attitude is rankly foolish, or I would not suggest such a thing. But I hold that we are entitled, under the circumstances, to make use of any means whatever to bring him to his senses."
1. CHAPTER XI
2. BORROWDEAN
3. irremediable
4. Redford, myself, and the Imperialistic Liberal Party with Manningham and the old-fashioned Whigs
5. Berenice
6. Sir Leslie
7. No
8. In his present frame, he has worked himself up into a thoroughly sentimental and nervous state
9. No
10. one
11. no
12. Yes
13. Borrowdean
14. rankly foolish
15. Yes
16. Desperate necessity
17. choosers
18. Yes
19. our cause need him
Numbered questions:
1. What chapter is this?
2. Who is going to show his hand?
3. What would Mannering's defection be?
4. Who does he alone unite?
5. Who has no idea?
6. Who's he plain with?
7. Does Berenice think anything can be done with him?
8. Why would he be better left alone?
9. Did he retain his sense of balance?
10. How many other leaders are possible?
11. Are the Whigs very modern?
12. Does Mannering have some dark stuff in his past that he doesn't want to get out?
13. Who had gone too far to retreat?
14. What is Mannering's attitude?
15. Does Borrowdean think it's ok to blackmail Mannering?
16. What sometimes justifies desperate measures?
17. What must beggars not also be?
18. Does the country need Mannering?
19. What about our cause?
input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. (CNN) -- Mohammad Idrissou put Cameroon on course for a spot in the African Nations Cup quarterfinals with a late winner in a topsy-turvy 3-2 Group D victory over Zambia.
Zambia bossed the first half and went ahead inside 10 minutes through Jacob Mulenga.
A terrible mistake from Zambia keeper Kennedy Mweene allowed Geremi to equalise and Samuel Eto'o gave Cameroon the lead in the 72nd minute.
Christopher Katongo thought he had earned a point with an 82nd-minute penalty but Idrissou had the last word for Cameroon just four minutes later.
The Indomitable Lions were looking to ignite their campaign after a shock 1-0 defeat by Gabon in their opening match, which was also a first loss for manager Paul Le Guen.
But it got worse for the four-time champions in only the eighth minute, and it was experienced center-back Rigobert Song who was the architect of his own side's downfall.
Felix Katongo swung in a great cross from the left and, in attempting to head behind, Song instead drew a point-blank save from his keeper. Carlos Kameni, though, could only push the ball out to Mulenga, who was left with a simple tap-in.
Zambia should have doubled their lead before half-time. Rainford Kalaba's fierce free-kick was pushed back into the danger area by Kameni but Christopher Katongo could not direct his shot away from the keeper.
And that was made to look very costly in the 68th minute when a calamitous mistake from Mweene saw Cameroon draw level.
Geremi sent in a hopeful cross from the right wing that the Zambia keeper inexplicably helped into his own net. 1. What team won in Group D?
2. What player helped them win?
3. Who were they playing?
4. What was the score?
5. Who got a point with a penalty?
6. When?
7. Who scored four minutes later?
8. Who did he score for?
9. What team is Le Guen in charge of?
10. What position does Rigobert Song play?
numbered_answers: 1. Cameroon
2. Samuel Eto'o
3. Zambia
4. 1-0
5. Christopher Katongo
6. 82nd-minute
7. Idrissou
8. Cameroon
9. The Indomitable Lions
10. center-back
Once upon a time, there lived a Daddy bird. This was a very normal bird. It did not sing pretty songs. It did not have colorful feathers but it did have thing that made it stand out from the other birds.
It had a very long tail feather. And with this long tail feather, the bird could do wonderful tricks. He could fly in circles and fly at super-fast speed. Daddy bird lived on a quiet street, at a yellow house. Its nest was on top of a basketball pole that the kids who lived in the yellow house had outgrown.
The bird was a daddy bird and had two baby birds in its nest. One of the baby birds had a long tail feather like the daddy bird. The other baby bird did not. Instead, it had wings with many colors like the mommy bird.
This bird family lived at the yellow house all summer long. The mommy and daddy birds came back for many summers and had many more baby birds but only one, the very first baby bird, had a long tail feather and could do tricks like daddy bird. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What lived?
2. What kind of bird?
3. Did it sing songs?
4. But did it have colorful feathers?
5. What made it stand out?
6. And what could it do with that?
7. What kind of tricks?
8. Like what?
9. And what else?
10. Where'd he live?
11. In what?
12. And where was the nest?
13. What kind of basketball pole?
14. Did it have any children?
15. How many?
16. Were they like the daddy?
17. What was the different one like?
18. Like whom?
19. When did they live there?
20. Did they come back?
Answer: | 1. a Daddy bird
2. a very normal bird
3. No
4. No
5. It had a very long tail feather.
6. tricks
7. wonderful
8. He could fly in circles
9. fly at super-fast speed
10. on a quiet street
11. a yellow house
12. on top of a basketball pole
13. One that the kids who lived in the yellow house had outgrown.
14. Yes
15. two
16. One was, one was not.
17. it had wings with many colors
18. the mommy bird.
19. all summer long
20. Yes |
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One week after Benjamin Linus 's birth , Alex ( Michael Emerson ) came and took Alex from Rousseau .
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Question: (CNN) One of the next members of President Donald Trump's administration to enter the Russia investigation spotlight finds himself in a particularly awkward spot: He's the top lawyer at the White House. Don McGahn is expected to be interviewed in the coming weeks in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, along with communications director Hope Hicks and Josh Raffel, who handles press-related inquiries for White House senior adviser Jared Kushner. The 49-year-old former Federal Election commissioner acted as a conduit of information to Trump before the President decided to fire National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey. McGahn also served as the Trump presidential campaign's chief counsel while he was still a partner in private practice at the law firm Jones Day.Don McGahn is expected to be interviewed in the coming weeksHe also served as the Trump presidential campaign's chief counselHe'll have choices to make, including what he'll share with investigators
Question:The _ investigation already succeeded once in getting around attorney-client privilege.
Answer: Robert Mueller
Question: Niko Matawalu's two-try cameo fired England a World Cup warning as Fiji dispatched Canada at The Stoop on Sunday. The Bath-bound scrum-half bossed Fiji's fluent, potent back line under the shadows of Twickenham, 13 days before the Pacific Islanders will look to spoil England's World Cup party. Matawalu limped off gingerly just before half-time with a leg injury, but was clearly removed as a precaution and under little panic. The 26-year-old's class is underscored by his ability to stand out as Fiji's biggest threat even in a back line dripping with strike runners and match-winners. Watching coaches Stuart Lancaster and Andy Farrell were left in little doubt as to who will pose them the greatest threat when England open their World Cup campaign against Fiji a week on Friday.Fiji fired England a World Cup warning as they easily dispatched CanadaBath-bound scrum-half Niko Matawalu impressed and scored two triesStade Francais wing Waisea Nayacalevu claimed a brace of his own
Question:Canada hit back with tries from Conor Trainor and a late brace from Phil Mackenzie as _ tired and fell off the pace.
Answer: Fiji
Question: Ruben Loftus-Cheek is determined to use Jose Mourinho's stinging words as a constant reminder of what he needs to do to reach the top. The Chelsea midfielder is one of the most promising young talents in English football and he made a big impact when coming on as substitute in the Under 21s' dramatic 1-0 win over Sweden on Sunday. He was a surprise late call-up to the squad but such is the progress Loftus-Cheek has been making, it would be no surprise if U21 head coach Gareth Southgate opted to use him in the decisive Group B game against Italy on Wednesday.Ruben Loftus-Cheek made Premier League debut for Chelsea last seasonThe 19-year-old also made his first appearance in the Champions LeagueJose Mourinho publicly criticised him during post-season tour of AustraliaLoftus-Cheek vowed to use criticism as a reminder of level he must reachCLICK HERE for all the latest Chelsea news
Question:Victory over _ has given them impetus and they are now relishing the chance to attack Italy on Wednesday, knowing another three points will secure a place in the semi-finals.
Answer: | Sweden
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My favourite great book is The adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St. Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures . He runs away with his friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave and finally they find a box of gold. My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his town funeral. He hides and watches for a time and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive. Tom is the hero of the story, but there are another important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him . Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story. The theme of the story is about children growing up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behavior. Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876, but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it's only a story. Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19thcentury, so it sounds very real. Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on--read it! I know you'll enjoy it, too.
Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:
1. Who wrote the Adventure of Tom Sawyer?
2. What year did he write it?
3. Who does Tom live with in the book?
4. Do they live in Texas?
5. What state do they live in?
6. Who does Tom run away with?
7. What were there names?
8. What do Huck and Becky find in a cave?
9. What did everyone think happened to Tom?
10. Who is Tome's best friend?
11. And who is the villain?
12. What's the book's theme?
13. Who's pretty with light hair?
14. Did Twain write the book in Spanish?
15. When Tom ran away with Huck and Joe, where did they go?
16. What does Tom do at his own funeral?
17. Are people mad when they see him?
18. Who's the hero of the tale?
19. What's the name of the town that he and his aunt live in?
20. How many days did he run away to the island for?
21. Is Huck a local?
22. Are people afraid of him?
23. What century was the book written in? | 1. Mark Twain.
2. 1876
3. his aunt Polly
4. no
5. Missouri.
6. his friends,
7. Huck Finn and Joe
8. a box of gold.
9. that he is dead.
10. Joe
11. Injun Joe
12. children growing up
13. Becky
14. no
15. to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River
16. He hides and watches
17. they're pleased to see him alive
18. Tom
19. St. Petersburg
20. several
21. no
22. yes
23. 19th |
Jim started drinking fresh water instead of artificial soda pop because the
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Maria dressed Elena's large chest wound with gauze and antibacterial ointment because
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Kevin had to check Ian's carseat when they reached the airport, because
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united recreational centre harenda, zakopane is located in the zakopiańskiej district of the harenda. in the centre are: 4 piece railway krzesełkowa, downhillowe and children ' cycling routes, bicycle rental at top stations, railways, school of...
Please write the text above using proper case. | United Recreational Centre Harenda, Zakopane is located in the zakopiańskiej district of the Harenda. In the Centre are: 4 piece railway krzesełkowa, downhillowe and children ' cycling routes, bicycle rental at top stations, railways, school of... |
Alice Wilder, a 17-year-old student at Northwest School of the Arts in North Carolina, considers herself a feminist . She is one of 26 bloggers for SPARK, an international group founded in 2010. The group fights the use of the female body as a marketing tool in the media. Alice found out about SPARK when the organization launched a campaign demanding Seventeen Magazine feature a more diverse group of models. She applied to be a blogger for the group in May and won one of the positions. Each month, Alice pitches (...) her girl -and women - centric blog post ideas via online chat to an editor at SPARK. So far, she has written about topics such as female actresses, choosing what to wear, and dealing with anger. Alice said she hopes large companies and media stop editing images of women. Increases in bust size, decreases in waist size, smoothing and whitewashing skin are what Alice notes. "We want them to know that these images are bad for our development," Alice said. "Three out of four teen girls feel bad about themselves after reading a fashion magazine for three minutes," she said, according to SPARK's research. Alice first felt it necessary to advocate for women in the fifth grade, after seeing a girl's T-shirt with writing on the front that read: "Who needs brains when you have these?" "I was raised with this idea that if you don't like something, you can change it," Alice said. So Alice started following feminist bloggers. Alice juggles class work with blogging and creating videos and serves as editor-in-chief of her school's newspaper. It is amazing that she can handle everything well at the same time. She's also focused on creating projects that aim to inspire girls - like designing a "girl power bathroom" at her school. The newly designed third-floor restroom is completed with pastel paint color1s and inspirational quotes from women around the world. "Sisterhood is powerful," Alice said. "It can make you feel less alone." This article is mainly about _ . A) what being a feminist means in today's American society B) Alice Wilder's participation in feminist activities C) how girls and women fight for their rights in the US D) the ways that the US media misleads girls
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Here are Important Travel Notices from United Airlines, March 20, 2016 7:12 AM. Information is updated as it is received. * 1. Travel and the Zika virus If you have a ticket for travel to a country affected by the Zika virus (as listed on the CDC website) and have concerns, please contact the United Customer Contact Center with any questions or changes to your reservation. Customers advised to avoid the affected regions based on CDC guidance may change their destination or travel date without a fee or may choose to receive a refund if their tickets were booked before February 29, 2016. The new travel date must be within the validity of the ticket. Additional charges may apply if there is a difference in fare for the new travel route. * 2. Longer lines at security checkpoints Procedural changes at TSA checkpoints throughout the United States may result in longer lines at security checkpoints. Please plan accordingly and allow for extra time at the airport. The TSA advises arriving at the airport two hours before your flight for US travel and three hours before for international travel. To save time at security, we encourage you to visit www.tsa.gov.com and apply for TSA pre-check. * 3. Notice for flights departing the European Union, Norway and Switzerland EU Regulation 261/2004 requires airlines to provide the following notice: If you are not allowed to board or if your flight is cancelled or delayed for at least two hours, ask at the check-in counter or boarding gate for the form, stating your rights, particularly about compensation and assistance. Compensation can be asked for when _ . A) passengers refuse to board the plane B) passengers' trip is cancelled in advance C) passengers' flight is delayed at least two hours D) passengers miss their flight due to traffic jam
C
From Monday 5 October shoppers in England will face a charge of at least 5 pounds for some of the carrier bags they use to take home their purchases. The move follows the introduction of similar charges in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The charge applies to"single-use"bags -- the thin plastic ones you typically get in the supermarket. The legislation says that for the charge to apply the bag must be unused, plastic, have handles and be 70 microns thick or less. Bags for life are thicker and larger, so retailers do not have to charge for them. However, whether you get charged also depends on what gets put in the bag. Shops don't have to charge for bags used for unwrapped food, raw meat and fish, prescription medicines, uncovered knives, seeds, bulbs and flowers, or live fish. However, if other items are put in the same bag, the charge kicks in. The government is hoping to persuade shoppers to reuse bags rather than take new single-use plastic bags home from each shopping trip. In 2014, more than 7.6 billion bags were given out by the major supermarkets in England -- the equivalent of around 140 bags per person. The bags take a long time to degrade , cause litter and are dangerous to wildlife. By introducing a charge, the government hopes to reduce the number of these bags used in supermarkets by up to 80%. Will all shops charge? They do not have to. The legislation applies to all types of shop -- from clothes shops to grocers, but only to retailers with 250 or more employees. However, some smaller shops have indicated that they will introduce a charge at the same time. Shops in airports and retailers selling on trains, aeroplanes or ships also do not have to charge. Retailers have been told to charge at least 5 pounds for single-use bags. It looks like the major grocers will go for 5 pounds on the nose. The charge of self-service machines will still apply. You will be asked how many bags you have used, and charged accordingly. What will happen to the money? Retailers are expected to give the money... As for the money charged for plastic bags, shops . A) must give it to good causes B) have to give it to the government C) can decide how to deal with it D) should use it to improve their service
C
I work in a busy Emergency Room( E. R. ) . This weekend, I had a patient who was very nervousand paranoid. After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. There is an immediate prejudice against substance abuse in my E. R. One -we do not have a detox facility.The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" . At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties, was very weak and had a generally aggressive character. He could not sit still and had a cough. He had not had a drink in four days. His hands were shaking and there was a scared look in his eyes. He told me that he began drinking about age 11 when his mother supplied him with it. He had tried to quit many times before but had not been able to." So . what's different this time ?"I asked. "Because I'm starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don't want to be. I ca:n see that I'm changing into something else. " That answer helped change my attitude toward him. I could see the pain behind his eyes. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol. He was desperate for help, but not so sure that his condition could be changed. I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises . Sometimes we have to undress it. It's worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility. How long has the man been drinking? A) 20 years B) 11 years C) Over 30 years D) Over 20 years
D
A proverb says "Time is money." But in my opinion , time is even more precious than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is gone, it will never return. This is the reason why we must value time. The time we can use is limited . Therefore, even an hour is extremely precious. We should _ our time to do useful things. As students we must put more efforts into our lessons so as to serve society and our nation in the future. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their precious time smoking, drinking and chatting. They do not realize that wasting time is equal , we should form the good habit of saving time. Do not put off what can be done today until tomorrow. Which is the best example to make full use of time? A) Putting off what can be done today for next day. B) Putting some precious time away. C) Devoting our efforts into our work at the moment. D) Putting some time into our work.
| C |
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