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Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Q: Nasdaq has scored Facebook's shares, according to people familiar with the matter, winning what has been seen as the most-coveted listing among a new guard of Web businesses. Steven Russolillo has details on The News Hub. Photo: Mike Segar/Reuters
Facebook Inc. is going to be ringing the Nasdaq Stock Market's bell.
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. scored the planned stock-market listing of the social-media company, according to people familiar with the matter. The win gives Nasdaq one of the most-coveted deals among the new crop of Internet companies and a leg up in the race for technology IPOs.
Securing Facebook's listing burnishes Nasdaq's reputation in the high-tech arena. The exchange is home to firms such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc. Shares in Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook will trade under the symbol FB, previous filings said.
Nasdaq and NYSE Euronext's New York Stock Exchange compete fiercely over listings, and last year the intensity accelerated amid the wave of Internet IPOs from the likes of LinkedIn Inc. and Groupon Inc.
"This is a strong, substantial win for Nasdaq, and no doubt a momentum builder for future listings," said Richard Repetto, an analyst at Sandler O'Neill & Partners.
Facebook's offering, which could raise $10 billion, is set to be the biggest U.S. Internet IPO since Google's in 2004. Facebook is preparing its IPO for May, according to people familiar with the matter.
Nasdaq had an edge from early on in the process, a person familiar with the matter said, and its IPO package was considered substantial and flexible. Deal promotion was a secondary concern for the company, this person said. Facebook is well-known enough that the deal was considered able to sell itself. More important was the group of companies Facebook would list alongside, like Apple, Google and Microsoft Corp., this person said.
Enlarge Image Close Xinhua/Zuma Press (left), Agence France-Presse/Getty Images (right) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld
"Winning Google further emboldened Nasdaq's reputation as being the exchange of choice for the technology companies," said Jay Frankl, senior managing director at FTI Consulting. "The Facebook listing I've seen as being similar to the Google listing, which had a similar competition between the exchanges, and a similar win for Nasdaq, and a tremendously successful IPO for both," Mr. Frankl said.
NYSE made gains last year in technology listings, netting LinkedIn, Pandora Media Inc. and Chinese social-networking site Renren Inc. Analysts said winning Facebook would have helped swing the pendulum in the Big Board operator's favor in terms of recruiting future listings and potential transfers.
NYSE and Nasdaq have long fought over Silicon Valley listings, though Nasdaq had a head start in the nation's tech capital after opening a Silicon Valley office more than 20 years ago. In 2010, Nasdaq marked its 20th anniversary in Silicon Valley with a bell-ringing ceremony at San Jose City Hall with Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld. "We call Silicon Valley Nasdaq country," Bruce Aust, a Nasdaq executive vice president who heads listings, said in an interview that year.
In recent months, Mr. Aust has been a frequent presence in Silicon Valley in a bid to win the listings of companies such as Facebook and Zynga Inc., at times flying out from New York almost monthly. Meanwhile, the NYSE has increased the size of its capital-markets team in Silicon Valley over the past few years. Both Nasdaq and NYSE frequently hold IPO "boot camps" for up-and-coming companies in Silicon Valley.
Last year was a big year for social-media IPOs, with companies from Angie's List Inc. to Zynga launching publicly. In 2012, the host of social-media flotations could include GlamMedia, Kayak Software and LivingSocial.
Companies pay annual fees to list their stock, and exchanges also garner listings-related income from the sale of market data and ancillary services offered to their listed companies. A company can pay as much as $500,000 annually for an NYSE listing fee, while all Nasdaq fees are capped at about $100,000.
When deciding on which exchange to list, companies often look at the costs as well as the promotional efforts that will help increase visibility. That includes events like the NYSE's or Nasdaq's bell-ringing ceremonies. Exchanges also offer other services for needs such as investor relations.
Last year, listings and issuer services brought in about $372 million for Nasdaq OMX, accounting for about 22% of the company's revenue.
While the Facebook win will grab headlines for Nasdaq, the NYSE continues to lead in the number and value of company debuts.
This year, the NYSE has launched 24 corporate IPOs that together have raised $4.9 billion, according to Dealogic. The Nasdaq has been home to 16 offerings totaling $1.3 billion.
The NYSE led last year, as well, with deals raising $28 billion, while Nasdaq's corporate IPOs brought in $9.3 billion.
The expected $10 billion that Facebook plans to raise in the IPO could value the social network at as much as $100 billion. Google's 2004 offering raised $1.9 billion, giving the company a valuation of $23 billion.
Associated Press Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Among U.S. companies, only Visa Inc., General Motors Co. and AT&T Wireless have held offerings larger than $10 billion.
Reports of the Facebook listing boosted Nasdaq's shares, which closed up 30 cents, or 1.2%, to $25.52 on Thursday. NYSE Euronext, meanwhile, fell 36 cents, or 1.3%, 28.31. Facebook's decision regarding Nasdaq was earlier reported by CNBC and the New York Times.
—Pui-Wing Tam, Alexandra Scaggs and Kaitlyn Kiernan contributed to this article.
Write to Jacob Bunge at [email protected] and Steven Russolillo at [email protected] ||||| Pool photo by Yuriko Nakao
Facebook, which is preparing for its highly anticipated initial public offering, has picked a home.
The social network will list its shares under the ticker symbol FB on Nasdaq, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who requested anonymity because the discussions were private.
It is a significant coup for the exchange, which has been embroiled in a battle with the New York Stock Exchange for the darlings of Silicon Valley. While big technology companies, like Apple and Google, have traditionally flocked to Nasdaq, the New York Exchange has aggressively courted the new crop of Internet companies over the last year, grabbing notable offerings like LinkedIn and Pandora Media.
“It’s a high-profile win for their listings business,” said Michael Adams, an analyst Sandler O’Neill. “In terms of earnings, the impact won’t be dramatic, but it’s something to be proud of.”
Shares of the Nasdaq OMX Group rose 1 percent on Thursday, to close at $25.52. Shares of NYSE Euronext fell about the same to close at $28.31.
For Nasdaq, Facebook is not just any listing.
With more than 800 million users and $3.7 billion in revenue, Facebook has come to dominate the social media industry. The company is widely expected to go public next month and is on track to be the largest offering since Google’s debut in 2004. The I.P.O. could value the sprawling social network as high as $100 billion, people familiar with the matter have said, putting it on par with some of the world’s largest corporations, like McDonald’s and Citigroup.
Based on a possible offering of $5 billion or more, the Facebook listing will be the largest in Nasdaq’s history, according to data from S.& P. Capital IQ.
In picking Nasdaq, Facebook had to weigh the differences between the exchanges. Nasdaq is a fully electronic marketplace, while the New York Exchange offers a hybrid model, with a floor-based marketplace and an electronic one. The exchange is widely considered a more global brand, compared with Nasdaq. But its pricing structure is more expensive than Nasdaq’s.
Several years ago, Nasdaq was the undisputed leader for technology I.P.O.’s. But its lead has since eroded, amid increasing competition from the exchange, which has spent considerable energy courting the new class of high-flying Internet companies.
Beyond winning LinkedIn, the professional social network, the exchange lured Yelp, the popular reviews site, Renren and Freescale Semiconductor. The exchanges are currently locked in a dead heat for new offerings, with both recording $4.4 billion in I.P.O. volume for the last 12 months, according to data from S.& P. Capital IQ.
Amid a strengthening market for new offerings, Facebook is entering the home stretch of its I.P.O. process. In the last few weeks, the company has curbed trading on secondary exchanges, where its private shares are traded, and pushed ahead on regulatory disclosures.
This week, for instance, the Federal Trade Commission agreed to expedite the approval of a filing for Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive and founder of Facebook.
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A: | Nasdaq has scored a major coup in the world of stock exchanges: It's getting Facebook, report the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. The company will list under the ticker symbol FB on the tech-heavy exchange after its initial public offering, expected next month. Nasdaq already has the likes of Apple and Google on its roster, and the arrival of Facebook cements its reputation as the high-tech home for stocks. The New York Stock Exchange had been vying for the company, too. |
Scraper was a hardcore punk volume from the West Midlands of the United Kingdom .
Scraper was a hardcore punk band from the United Kingdom of the West Midlands .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
Talks of Chandra 's marriage have begun , and Meena has started looking for a jodi for Chandra .
Talks about Chandra 's marriage have begun , and Meena has started looking for a Jodi for Chandra .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes
Ieyoshi 's sixth wife was Princess Takako ( 1795 -- 1840 ) , the official daughter of Prince Arisugawa Orihito .
The sixth wife of Ieyoshi was Princess Takako ( 1795 -- 1840 ) , the official daughter of Prince Arisugawa Orihito .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes
Nancy returns home and thanks her mother for attempting to protect her , but Gwen appears in a mirror behind Freddy .
Nancy returns home , and thanks her mother for trying to protect her , but Gwen appears in a mirror behind Freddy .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
| yes |
Add punctuation: Nov 23 2009 Bwin up showing good results in quarter report | Nov 23, 2009 - Bwin up showing good results in quarter report |
Baseball Cap with a logo logo or text including free embroidery card was added to your comparison list Home With us you can buy cheap gray Baseball Caps for adults in a very good price quality ratio
Add punctuation. | Baseball Cap with a logo, logo or text (including free embroidery card) was added to your comparison list Home With us you can buy cheap gray Baseball Caps for adults in a very good price / quality ratio! |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question. You have to answer the question based on your information.
Q: What is another name for a shopping plaza or center, or mini-mall, which is open-air and where the stores are arranged in a row with a sidewalk in front, of which type the Centre at Glen Burnie, the partially enclosed shopping mall will be renovated into as of 2017?
A: | Strip mall |
In June 1921 , the Detroit Tigers sold Perritt to the Giants .
In June of 1921 , the Detroit Tigers sold Perritt to the Giants .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes
The station was opened on 1 July 1903 on the railway line Donegal Railway from Stranorlar to Glenties .
The station was opened on 1 July 1903 on the line of the Donegal Railway Company from Glenties to Stranorlar .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
no
Is a short book by Virginia Cary Hudson , first published in 1962 with illustrations by Karla Kuskin .
Is a short book by Virginia Cary Hudson , first published illustrations by Karla Kuskin in 1962 .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
yes
Born in Quebec City , Quebec , son of Garon Pratte and Claude Pratte . Cousin of G. Rivard , who is son of Gaston Pratte and Jeannette Verge .
Born in Quebec City , Quebec , son of Garon Pratte and G. Rivard , Cousin by Claude Pratte , the son of Gaston Pratte and Jeannette Verge is .
Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
| no |
Could it be your after-dinner coffee that keeps you awake at night? Perhaps you are one of those people who simply can't take coffee in the evening, because the caffeine in it makes you excited. Coffee with caffeine does make some people restless when they want to go to sleep. So, before you rush to the doctor for "something to make you sleep", change over to H. A. G. - a new kind of caffeine-free coffee, the nicest coffee so far. This kind of coffee is made by modern scientific methods and has come to the perfection for the greatest pleasure that drinking good coffee gives, however, without any harmful effects. H. A. G. is the coffee that continental people, who are such great coffee drinkers, have been taking in the evenings for over 50 years. Make your choice of H. A. G. and enjoy good coffee and good sleep. Health food stores and most groceries have H. A. G. coffee. If there is any difficulty, send (with your name and address) for free sample from the A. A. SUPPLY CO. LTD. 31/32 Priory Park Road, London, N. W. 6. Which of the following is NOT true? A) G. coffee is better than other coffee. B) If you want to try some H. C) The writer of passage suggests that the readers should use H. D) The writer tells us that H.
A: | A |
To answer the question, consider the following: Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, Game of Thrones has several plot lines and a large ensemble cast but centers on three primary story arcs.
the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos
Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, Game of Thrones has several plot lines and a large ensemble cast but centers on three primary story arcs. The first story arc centers on the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms and follows a web of alliances and conflicts among the dynastic noble families either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from the throne. The second story arc focuses on the last descendant of the realm's deposed ruling dynasty, exiled and plotting a return to the throne. The third story arc centers on the longstanding brotherhood charged with defending the realm against the ancient threats of the fierce peoples and legendary creatures that lie far north, and an impending winter that threatens the realm.
Based on this passage, what country is game of thrones supposed to be in?
To answer the question, consider the following: Japan and Senegal finished with identical scores and goal differences to tie for second behind Colombia.
Colombia
Context: Group H of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 19 to 28 June 2018. The group consisted of Poland, Senegal, Colombia, and Japan. The top two teams, Colombia and Japan, advanced to the round of 16. For the first time in World Cup history, the "fair play" rule was invoked to break a tie. Japan and Senegal finished with identical scores and goal differences to tie for second behind Colombia. Japan were awarded the place in the final 16 based on receiving fewer yellow cards in their three matches.
Question: who won group h in the world cup 2018?
The relevant information to answer the above question is: It was released on February 8, 2010, along with "Put Your Hands Up".
February 8 , 2010
| "All I Do Is Win" is a song from DJ Khaled's fourth studio album Victory (2010). It was the second single from the album. The track features American rappers T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross. It was released on February 8, 2010, along with "Put Your Hands Up". The single was certified 3 × Platinum by the RIAA. It was the only Billboard Hot 100 charting single from the album.
When did all i do is win come out? |
Lament is the seventh studio album by British new wave band Ultravox, released in the UK on 6 April 1984. It was the last album featuring original drummer Warren Cann until the band's reunion album "Brilliant" in 2012. The album peaked at #8 on the UK album chart and was certified Gold by the BPI in June 1984 for 100,000 copies sold. It also reached #25 in Germany and #115 in the United States.
Lament is the third studio album.
A: No
In the fall of 1997, Elton John set out on tour to promote his latest album "The Big Picture" with the Big Picture Tour. The album was a commercial success reaching No. 9 on the US "Billboard" 200 and No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart. The 1997 tour started off in North America and ended in Europe.
Elton John sold no albums.
A: No
The Appalachian IMG Sports Network was founded in 2007 as Appalachian ISP Sports Network. It is a group of 17 radio stations that carry Appalachian State University sports. The flagship station is WKBC-FM 97.3 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. When ISP Sports was bought by IMG Worldwide subsidiary, IMG College, in 2010, the network switched to its current name.
The Appalachian IMG Sports Network was founded more than 6 years ago.
A: | Yes |
Rough surfaces create more friction than smooth surfaces. Thats why cars have tires. Its also why we use rubber mats in areas that might get wet. In your bathtub, you may even use No-Slip tape. No-slip is another way of saying the items has a lot of friction. In Figure 1.9, the blades of the skates are very smooth. Thats why you cant slide across ice with shoes. The soles of your shoes are much rougher than skates. The rougher surface of shoes causes more friction and slows you down. Heavier objects also have more friction. A heavy object presses down with more force. The surfaces are held together more tightly. This makes the surfaces harder to slide past each other. Did you ever try to push something heavy across the floor? Heavy objects are much harder to push than light objects.
After reading the above, is "The blades of the skates are very smooth" the correct answer to the question "Why can't you slide across an ice in your shoes the way you would in skates?"?
Choose your answer from: (I) no. (II) yes. | (II) |
agrigento, agrigento, sicily farmhouses and farm holidays - farmhouses and apartment rentals in the agrigento, agrigento, sicily countryside
Make this proper case. | Agrigento, Agrigento, Sicily Farmhouses and farm holidays - farmhouses and apartment rentals in the Agrigento, Agrigento, Sicily countryside |
"Show Me Love" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz and British singer J.U.D.G.E. The song was released as a digital download in Germany on 13 November 2015 as the third single from his second studio album "Sugar" (2015). The song was written by Dennis Bierbrodt, Jürgen Dohr, Guido Kramer, Robin Schulz and Richard Judge.
The song Show Me Love had at least 2 writers
A: Yes
David Scott "Dave" Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer and writer. He is known as a co-founder of the comedy group "The Kids in the Hall", responsible for their eponymous sketch show and the feature-length film "". He played Dave Nelson in the sitcom "NewsRadio", voiced Flik in "A Bug's Life" and hosted the game show "Celebrity Poker Showdown".
David Foley is a Capricorn.
A: Yes
Eli ben Yehudah ha Nazir ben Zechariah, Arabic Abu Kathir Yahya al Katib ("Father of Kathir, Yahya the Scribe" fl.Tiberias, 910s) was a grammarian and philologist of the Hebrew, Arabic and Aramaic languages. He may have been among the teachers in Tiberias of Saadia.
Eli ben Yehudah ha Nazir ben Zechariah is unable to understand the original language of Jesus of Nazareth
A: | It's impossible to say |
National Public Radio (usually shortened to NPR, stylized as npr) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.
NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Individual public radio stations are not required to broadcast all NPR programs that are produced. Most public radio stations broadcast a mixture of NPR programs, content from rival providers American Public Media, Public Radio International, Public Radio Exchange and WNYC Studios and locally produced programs. NPR's flagships are two drive time news broadcasts, "Morning Edition" and the afternoon "All Things Considered"; both are carried by most NPR member stations, and are two of the most popular radio programs in the country.
NPR manages the Public Radio Satellite System, which distributes NPR programs and other programming from independent producers and networks such as American Public Media and Public Radio International. Its content is also available on-demand via the web, mobile, and podcasts.
The organization's legal name is "National Public Radio" and its trademarked brand is "NPR"; it is known by both names. In June 2010, the organization announced that it was "making a conscious effort to consistently refer to ourselves as NPR on-air and online" because NPR is the common name for the organization and the tag line "This ... is NPR" has been used by its radio hosts for many years. However, "National Public Radio" remains the legal name of the group, as it has been for more than 45 years. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What type of programming is NPR known for?
2. What country is it from?
3. What does NPR stand for?
4. Does a radio station play every program made by NPR?
5. What is one of the most popular NPR shows?
6. And another?
7. Are there other somewhat similar or rival providers of radio programing?
8. What is one?
9. And another?
10. How is NPR funded?
11. How many radio stations use NPR’s syndicated programing?
12. Could a station play NPR material as well as that from a rival organization?
13. Is such a mixture common?
14. What type of program content is found in "Morning Edition" ?
15. What about "All Things Considered"?
16. Can you get NPR content on the web?
17. As a podcast?
18. How long as the name "National Public Radio" been used?
19. What did this organization begin to refer to itself as in 2010?
Answer: 1. news and cultural
2. America
3. National Public Radio
4. no
5. Morning Edition
6. All Things Considered
7. yes
8. American Public Media
9. Public Radio International
10. privately and publicl
11. 900
12. yes
13. yes
14. drive time news
15. drive time news
16. yes
17. yes
18. more than 45 years
19. NPR
Problem: Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- When Burmese commuters have an accident they don't dial 911 or any ordinary emergency service.
They call the country's version of Marlon Brando, a heartthrob in the 1980s and 90s who turned his back on the film industry to run a fleet of ambulances and bury the nation's dead.
A household name in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma, Kyaw Thu has starred in more than 200 films, and even took home a Myanmar Academy Award in 1994 for best actor in "Da-Byi-Thu Ma Shwe Hta."
He followed it up with best director for "Amay No Bo" in 2003, but by then his head had already been turned by the story of an old woman left to die alone in hospital.
"The doctor warned the patient's family that she was close to death. After that they disappeared. A few days later she passed away -- so this dead body had no owner," Kyaw Thu told CNN at this office on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
He later found out that the woman's family couldn't afford a funeral service. At the time, it wasn't uncommon; poor families would often sneak out in the dead of night to bury their dead, he said.
And so began the Free Funeral Service Society, founded in collaboration with multi-award winning late Burmese writer and director Thukha, which now also provides a free library, education, medical, dental care and disaster relief.
From films to funerals
Kyaw Thu's decision to leave the film industry wasn't entirely his own. In 2007, he was arrested and later banned from the film industry after being accused of supporting the Saffron Revolution.
1. what is Myanmar also known as?
2. who is the Marlon Brandon version there?
3. when was he arrested?
4. what happened to the woman's family?
5. why was he banned from the industry?
6. did the woman die?
7. did he direct movies?
8. did he win an award for it?
9. when?
10. what movie?
11. what award?
Answer: 1. Burma
2. Kyaw Thu
3. 2007
4. hey disappeared.
5. as he was accused of supporting the Saffron Revolution.
6. yes
7. yes
8. yes
9. 2003
10. Amay No Bo
11. best director
question: Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Korean is considered one of the hardest languages in the world to master, but an elephant in a South Korean zoo is making a good start.
Koshik, a 22-year-old Asian elephant has stunned experts and his keepers at Everland Zoo near Seoul by imitating human speech. Koshik can say the Korean words for "hello," "sit down," "no," "lie down" and "good." His trainer, Kim Jong Gap, first started to realize Koshik was mimicking him several years ago.
""In 2004 and 2005, Kim didn't even know that the human voice he heard at the zoo was actually from Koshik," zoo spokesman In Kim In Cherl said. "But in 2006, he started to realize that Koshik had been imitating his voice and mentioned it to his boss."
Why do elephants have hair on their heads?
His boss initially called him "crazy."
Koshik's remarkable antics grabbed the interest of an elephant vocalization expert thousands of kilometers away at the University of Vienna in Austria.
""There was a YouTube video about Koshik vocalizing, and I was not sure if it was a fake, or if it was real," Dr. Angela Stoeger-Horwath said. She traveled with fellow expert Dr. Daniel Mietchen to South Korea in 2010 to test the elephant's ability. They recorded Koshik repeating certain words his keeper said and then played them for native Korean speakers to see, if they were recognizable.
"It is, for some of the sounds he makes, quite astonishing for how similar they are," said Mietchen of the University of Jena in Germany. "For instance the word 'choa' (meaning good) -- if you hear it right after what the keeper says -- it's quite similar."
1. What grabbed expert's interest?
****
answer: | 1. unknown |
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods, on top of the $50 billion in import taxes he already has proposed against Beijing. Though none of the tariffs have taken effect, it's the latest posturing in a trade dispute that some fear could escalate into a trade war. For decades, Trump has complained about China's trade practices. One of his main complaints is what he calls Beijing's theft of U.S. intellectual property. Last month, Trump cited IP theft as justification for his proposed tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods. China retaliated by threatening its own tariffs on the same amount of U.S. goods. Trump then escalated the dispute, saying he would consider tripling the amount of goods to which tariffs would be applied. China gains access to U.S. technology by employing several tactics, which many observers have said are unfair or illegal. Beijing has long required that U.S. businesses transfer technology to Chinese companies as a precondition of entering the Chinese market. For instance, if you are a U.S. carmaker who wants to sell automobiles to China, Beijing requires that you team up with a local Chinese company, or face steep tariffs on imported vehicles. In other cases, China requires U.S. companies to comply with localization requirements by storing sensitive data in the Chinese mainland. That increases the risk of intellectual property theft through means such as cyberattacks.It's difficult to quantify the value of technological knowledge. But according to an estimate last month by the U.S. trade representative, Chinese theft of American intellectual property costs between $225 billion and $600 billion every year. That rate is unsustainable, said top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow. "We can't afford to give up our technology," Kudlow said Friday. "When they steal our technology ... they're stealing the guts of our American future." The Chinese government has always denied carrying out the cyberattacks that frequently... What is the cost of US intellectual property theft? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - 225-600B - 225-600M - not enough information - 300-600B
225-600B
Yes, after my mother died I found out from my supposed half-sister that my dad was not my birth father. She was 19 yrs older than me and had been living in Colorado since I was young. I was born and raised in N.J. I did not see her she did not come to see us. I was grown, married, had children and was living in FL. when she showed up at my door with her husband. I was shocked since we never heard from her and I did not know she even knew where I lived. She stayed all of about 20 minutes, just long enough to very unpleasantly state that “my father is NOT your father and I am NOT your sister!” I always wondered why my mom hated me SO much, I found out that both my mom and “dad" were having affairs while married and both had children by someone else. I have never met my birth father (to my knowledge) only know his name, but understand that he was the father of my supposed half-brother (which would make him my only whole sibling out of seven siblings.) Obviously my oldest “half-brother", who is 20 yrs older than me, is not actually related to me either. I don't have for sure “proof" about my other siblings, but they all have strong resemblances to my “dad" and each other. Growing up people would comment about how much I looked like my mom but I also was told a lot that you would never know me and my other sisters were sisters, we used to laugh about it as kids because my sisters (all light haired/light skinned) and I (dark haired/deeper skin toned) were very different in appearance but we “knew" we were sisters. I also found out that my apparently ONLY whole brother, approximately 9 yrs older than me, did not even know his real fathers name even though he knew our “dad“ was not his birth father. Why did supposed half-sister came to visit? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - To make sure she knew where she lived - To tell her, she's not her sister - She was in the area near by - not enough information
To tell her, she's not her sister
One spring it stopped raining in early March and didn't start again. There was one very well-off bunny in the village who had a large burrow and lots of food saved up. He wasn't worried about the drought at all. The other bunnies, though, looked at the purple-red nettles withering in the fields and the mayweed that hadn't even flowered and wondered if they were going to have enough food to get them through the next winter. The very well-off bunny was named Albertus, but everybody called him Big Al--at least they called him that when they were sure he couldn't hear them. Big Al was in fact a very large bunny with long, white, silky fur. He had lots of land that his parents had left to him, and he never let any of the other bunnies gather food there. The story was that Big Al had sat on the one bunny who tried to make off with some of his carrots until the small bunny begged for mercy. After Big Al let him up, the small bunny moved to another village. One morning a dozen or more bunnies sat around the village square, licking the dew off the dried and wrinkled clover to quench their thirsts, and talking about the drought. There was still a bit of a cool breeze from Possum Creek, a mile or so away. Sophie Bunny, who was large and sleek, with a black circle around one eye, was there with her husband Lenny and their youngest, Ralph, who still lived at home with them. "I don't mind telling you," Lenny said, "I'm getting a little scared by all this." Lenny was a small, tan bunny with buck teeth and big cheeks like a chipmunk. "No need to be afraid," said the short, overweight Reverend Billy Bunny, the village's spiritual leader. "The Easter Bunny will provide." He sat, as he usually did, by the thick green hawthorn bush in the middle of the square--although the bush was neither as thick nor as green as it had once been. What is most likely true about Reverend Billy Bunny? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - He is scared that the drought won't end - He is hopeful that the drought will be over - not enough information - He is happy that the drought is happening
| He is hopeful that the drought will be over |
Bus stops The 4 fixed stops in Gedser marked with blue icon
A: Bus stops: The 4 fixed stops in Gedser marked with blue icon
Why are the masseurs almost naked during the massage
A: Why are the masseurs almost naked during the massage?
Control the four player and shoot as many as you can before time runs out
A: Control the four player and shoot as many as you can before time runs out.
Price based on booking for 4 nights and 6 people including a 10 discount
| A: Price based on booking for 4 nights and 6 people, including a 10% discount |
In this task, you are given a question. You have to answer the question based on your information.
Which plant is the only genus in the family, Ceratophyllum or Conoclinium? | Ceratophyllum |
Murder Rock (Italian: Murderock - uccide a passo di danza; also known as Murder-Rock: Dancing Death, Slashdance and The Demon Is Loose!) is a 1984 Italian giallo film starring Olga Karlatos and Ray Lovelock, and written and directed by Lucio Fulci. Fulci recalled the producer forced him to turn the film into a musical with the music of Keith Emerson due to the success of "Flashdance".
Murder Rock is a 1981 Italian giallo film starring Olga Karlatos and Ray Lovelock, and written and directed by Lucio Fulci.
A: No
Emmanuel Fréchette is a Canadian film production designer. He is a two-time winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction or Production Design, at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for "War Witch (Rebelle)" and at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for "Two Lovers and a Bear".
Frechette has won the Canadian Screen award.
A: Yes
Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco (] , lit. "Pixote (small child): The Law of the Weak") is a 1980 Brazilian drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. The screenplay was written by Babenco and Jorge Durán, based on the book "A Infância dos Mortos" ("The Childhood of the Dead Ones") by José Louzeiro.
Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco is based on a book "A Infância dos Mortos" which means "The Childhood of the Dead Ones"
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
[EX Q]: Imagine you are standing in a farm field in central Illinois. The land is so flat you can see for miles and miles. On a clear day, you might see a grain silo 20 miles away. You might think to yourself, it sure is flat around here. If you drive one hundred miles to the south, the landscape changes. In southern Illinois, there are rolling hills. Why do you think this is? What could have caused these features? There are no big rivers that may have eroded and deposited this material. The ground is capable of supporting grass and trees, so wind erosion would not explain it. To answer the question, you need to go back 12,000 years. Around 12,000 years ago, a giant ice sheet covered much of the Midwest United States. Springfield, Illinois, was covered by over a mile of ice. Its hard to imagine a mile thick sheet of ice. The massive ice sheet, called a glacier, caused the features on the land you see today. Where did glaciers go? Where can you see them today? Glaciers are masses of flowing ice. <sep>How long ago was Springfield, Illinois covered by over a mile of ice?<sep>1,200 years ago
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: 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. <sep>What happens to nutrients when the decomposers use them to break down dead organisms?<sep>Disapear
[EX A]: No
[EX Q]: Fossils may form in other ways. Fossils can be preserved almost completely. In this process, the organism doesnt change much. As seen below, tree sap may cover an organism. With time, the sap hardens. It turns to into amber. The original organism is preserved. This is very exciting for scientists. They are able to study the DNA of the organism that no longer lives on Earth. Some animals have been found frozen in ice. Others have been found in tar pits after falling in. Molds and casts are another way organisms can be fossilized. Have you ever walked in soft mud and left footprints? Once in a while, these traces of organisms can be preserved. In this case, nothing is left of the organism. A mold is an imprint of an organism that is preserved in rock. The organisms remains break down completely. There is nothing left of the original plant and animal. <sep>How is amber made?<sep>Molding
[EX A]: | No
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Generate a context and a hypothesis. | Context: Fred Dominelli is a Canadian businessman and municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served as interim City Councillor in Toronto from May until November 2003. He is perhaps best known for speculatively purchasing land directly in the path of a proposed major roadway project in Toronto. The project was later cancelled.
Hypothesis: Fred Dominelli is best known for purchasing land that later contained a part of a major roadway. |
In this task, you will be given a passage to read. A fill in the blank question will be given to you. Your answer should fit the blank appropriately.
[Q]: Two songs taken from the album ( Mandatory Suicide and South of Heaven ) have become near constant fixtures in the band 's live setlist , notching up appearances on the following : the live DVDs Live Intrusion , War at the Warfield , Still Reigning , Soundtrack to the Apocalypse 's deluxe edition 's bonus live disc , and the live double album Decade of Aggression . Lombardo guested with Finnish cellist group Apocalyptica on a live medley of the two tracks at 1998 's Headbanger 's Heaven festival in the Netherlands . Adrien Begrand of PopMatters described South of Heaven as an unorthodox set opener in theory , noting the song went over like a megaton bomb detonating the place : dozens of inverted crosses projected behind the high drum riser , the sinewy opening notes kicked in , followed by an overture of bass , cymbal crashes , and tom fills , leading up to the slowly building crescendo in a concert review . Lombardo remembers listening to a live rendition of South of Heaven and thinking ‘ Man ! There 's just so much groove in that song . ’ To my kids I was saying , ‘ Listen to that ! Listen to how groovy that is ! ’ And it 's heavy . A rare live version of the track featured on the JÄGERMUSIC Rarities 2004 promotional CD , given away to attendees at the Spring 2004 Jägermeister Music Tour . A live rendition of South of Heaven was also included on a bonus DVD which came with the group 's 2007 re @-@ release of ninth studio album Christ Illusion , shot in Vancouver , British Columbia during 2006 's Unholy Alliance tour . fill in the blank : Metal Maniacs asked Slayer in a 2006 interview whether they would consider playing South of Heaven .
[A]: Metal
[Q]: In 2015 , Fey created and produced the television comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with fellow 30 Rock @-@ alumnus Robert Carlock . The series stars Ellie Kemper as the titular character who escapes from a doomsday cult and moves to New York . It also stars Fey 's former co @-@ star Jane Krakowski , as well as Tituss Burgess ( who had previously appeared in four 30 Rock episodes ) and Carol Kane . Although it was originally produced for NBC , it was eventually sold to Netflix and immediately renewed for a second season . The show premiered on March 6 , 2015 to critical acclaim . On July 16 , 2015 , the series was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Comedy Series . Fey herself was nominated both as the creator / executive producer of the series and for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her guest performance as Marcia , a bumbling prosecutor in reference to Marcia Clark . fill in the blank : __________________ 2015 , Fey created and produced the television comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with fellow 30 Rock @-@ alumnus Robert Carlock .
[A]: In
[Q]: The treaty was signed on May 21 . Díaz resigned accordingly on May 25 . Francisco de la Barra became the interim president . Madero entered Mexico City on June 7 . Zapata however refused to recognize the interim government of de la Barra , and for the time being the fighting in Morelos continued . Madero met with Zapata on several occasions during June . While initially Zapata trusted Madero , with time he became increasingly concerned that the goals of his revolution were not being fulfilled . He was particularly angry that Madero did not plan on carrying out any kind of agrarian reform , or the breakup of large hacendias . Additionally , the press in Mexico City , controlled by the landowners began referring to Zapata as a bandit and federal generals , such as Huerta , continued attacking his troops under the pretext that Zapata failed to demobilize in violation of the treaty . Sporadic fighting in southern Mexico continued . In November 1911 , shortly after Madero 's inauguration , Zapata issued the famous Plan of Ayala , in which the Zapatistas denounced Madero and instead recognized Pascual Orozco as the rightful president and leader of the revolution . Madero also earned the great displeasure of other revolutionaries , including , Pascual Orozco . Madero 's first act after the treaty was signed was a gesture of reconciliation with the Díaz regime . As a result of the treaty he was given the right to appoint members of the la Barra cabinet . He chose mostly upper class Maderistas , including his wife for the post in the treasury . He also maintained the existing federal system , by keeping the sitting judges of the Supreme Court , the legislators in federal and state assemblies and the bureaucrats of the various federal agencies . fill in the blank : The __________________ was signed on May 21 .
[A]: | treaty
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Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.
Q: Patients and their family members often want to know how long a person who has cancer will continue to live. It’s normal to want to be prepared for the future. But predicting how long someone will continue to live is a hard question to answer. And, if they develop uncontrolled symptoms in the last week, they can still receive Palliative Sedation. Is VSED ethical? Is it suicide? It is not suicide. If the goal is to alleviate or prevent suffering, it is considered ethically acceptable for someone who is capable of making an informed decision. VSED must be distinguished from the naturally occurring loss of appetite and interest in food or water that occurs at the end of life. Last Updated: Thursday 14 July 2016 09:58. What is VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating & Drinking)? This refers to the decision by a patient to stop eating food and drinking liquids when they have a terminal or life-limiting disease, so that their death can be hastened (and therefore their dying will not be prolonged). Withdrawal from friends and family: 1 People often focus inward during the last weeks of life. 2 They may lose interest in things they used to enjoy, such as favorite TV shows, friends, or pets. 3 Caregivers can let the patient know they are there for support. Why would someone stop eating and drinking? We know that up to 35% of patients in hospice programs have severe pain in the final week of life and 25% describe having shortness of breath that is “unbearable”. With such uncontrolled symptoms, they might say “I’m tired of this and I just want to go to sleep and not wakeup”. How long you can get hospice care. 1 You can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods. 2 You have the right to change your hospice provider once during each benefit period. How long you can get hospice care. Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less (if the illness runs its normal course). If you live longer than 6 months, you can still get hospice care, as long as the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor recertifies that you’re terminally ill. 1 You can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods. If your health improves or your illness goes into remission, you may no longer need hospice care. You always have the right to stop hospice care at any time. If you choose to stop hospice care, you'll be asked to sign a form that includes the date your care will end. At the start of each benefit period after the first 90-day period, the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor must recertify that you’re terminally ill, so you can continue to get hospice care. If you live longer than 6 months, you can still get hospice care, as long as the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor recertifies that you’re terminally ill. You can get hospice care for two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods. Query: how long does hospice care last when someone is not eating
A: Hospice care is for people with a life expectancy of 6 months or less. If you live longer than 6 months, you can still get hospice care, as long as the hospice medical director or other hospice doctor recertifies that you’re terminally ill.
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Q: Click on a circle in the chart to view Asparagus birth and death records An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. asparagus definition, meaning, what is asparagus: a plant with pale green, juicy stems that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable: . Learn more. Find out where people with the family name Asparagus lived before coming to the United States. Using Ancestry, you can search through passenger arrival records, naturalization records, border crossings, emigration records, passport applications, and even convict transportation records. Click on a circle in the chart to view Asparagus birth and death records. An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more. Slice thin, fresh raw asparagus and add to a salad, or serve whole spears alongside your favorite dip. Matches well with bread crumbs, butter, cheese sauce, chervil, crab, cream, eggs, garlic, hollandaise sauce, horseradish, lemon, mayonnaise, morels, mushrooms, mustard, nutmeg, olive oil, onion, orange, Parmesan cheese, parsley, pepper, rosemary, shallots, soy, vinaigrette The classical Latin form of the word is attested in English from mid-16c., but was limited at first to herbalists and botanists; the common form from 17c.-19c. was the folk-etymologized variant sparrowgrass, during which time asparagus had an air of stiffness and pedantry [John Walker, Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, 1791]. asparagus (n.) plant cultivated for its edible shoots, late 14c., aspergy; late Old English sparage, from Latin asparagus (in Medieval Latin often sparagus), from Greek asparagos / aspharagos, which is of uncertain origin; perhaps with euphonic a-+ PIE root *sp(h)er(e)g-to spring up, but Beekes suggests it is rather a substrate word, based in part on the p/ph variation. Until 1900, rail encourages the production and export of tomatoes, peas, beans, onions, asparagus and cauliflower plus artichokes and melons in a few areas. From Wikipedia Asparagus (from the Persian word asparag, meaning a sprout), are slim green spears, often tinged with a bit of purple at the tip. Europeans are more familiar with white asparagus which is grown completely underground to prevent it from becoming green. There is also a purple variety called Viola. Asparagus plants usually live 8 to 10 years, and the size of the asparagus spear is relative to the age of the plant; in other words, the thicker the vegetable, the older the plant. View all Asparagus ancestors in the SSDI Asparagus Family Occupations Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Asparagus ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestors social and economic status. Query: asparagus meaning
A: Asparagus is a plant with pale green, juicy stems that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
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Q: An example of titration using phenolphthalein is the titration of vinegar, which is technically acetic acid. When titrating acetic acid, a titrating solution containing a base—normally sodium hydroxide—is added to the titrand's solution, which contains phenolphthalein (the indicator) and acetic acid (the acidic titrand). And so we can do our calculation here. So we can take 0.000844, and we can divide that by 0.0200, and we get for our answer here 0.0422 molar. All right, so the concentration of HCl is equal to 0.0422 molar, and we are finally done, right? Just a tiny amount of an impurity in a drug could cause a great deal of harm to a patient. Samples of chemicals that are synthesised must be checked for purity. This is often done by carrying out a titration. A titration is used to measure the volume of one solution that exactly reacts with another solution. Steps of titration. A titration is carried out using a number of steps: If the sample is a solid, it is weighed using an accurate balance, and then dissolved to make up a known volume of solution (usually 100cm3). A pipette is used to measure accurately a volume of this solution - for example, 10cm3. The Titration Experiment Titration is a general class of experiment where a known property of one solution is used to infer an unknown property of another solution. In acid-base chemistry, we often use titration to determine the pH of a certain solution. A setup for the titration of an acid with a base is shown in : Figure %: A titration setup 1 At the equivalence point of a titration, an exactly equivalent amount of titrant has been added to the sample. The experimental point at which the completion of the reaction is marked by some signal is called the end point. In Lab Manual CPAP Titration •Optimal CPAP titration –Reduces RDI < 5/hour for at least 15 minutes –Minimum SaO 2 >90% –Supine REM sleep not continuously interrupted by arousals or awakenings –All at the selected “optimal pressure” The endpoint mode represents the classical titration procedure: the titrant is added until the end of the. reaction is observed, e.g., by a colour change of an indicator. With an automatic titrator, the sample is titrated until a predefined measurement value is reached, e.g. pH = 8.2 or E = 100 mV. Blank Titration. A blank titration is carried out by titrating a fixed and known concentration of titrant into a solvent with zero analyte. The only difference from the regular titration is the absence of analyte. Scout Titration. 1 Use a pipet to deliver a known amount of the analyte to the appropriate container (usually an Erlenmeyer flask) which has been cleaned and rinsed with distilled water. Members of the sleep team will calibrate the CPAP during a CPAP titration study. The testing process involves the fitting of a CPAP mask and air pressure. Find a Sleep Center Query: how is titration done?
A: | A titration is carried out using a number of steps: If the sample is a solid, it is weighed using an accurate balance, and then dissolved to make up a known volume of solution. A pipette is used to measure accurately a volume of this solution - for example, 10cm3.
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In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Cocker Spaniel is the name for two dog breeds of the Spaniel type : The English Cocker Spaniel and the American Cocker Spaniel .
Cocker Spaniels are dogs belonging to two breeds of the spaniel dog type : the American Cocker Spaniel and the English Cocker Spaniel , both of which are commonly called simply ' Cocker Spaniel in their countries of origin .
The Congressional Record is the official record of the United States Congress .
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress , published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session .
According to Frank Stenton " The continuous history of Northumbria , and indeed of England , begins with the reign of Athelfrith ... " Among the northern Angles , Aethelfrith was the first great leader .
| The 20th-century historian Frank Stenton wrote that " the continuous history of Northumbria , and indeed of England , begins with the reign of Æthelfrith " , and that " he was the real founder of the historic Northumbrian kingdom , and he was remembered as the first great leader who had arisen among the northern Angles . "
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IN: What happens next?
How to grow roses
Choose rose varieties.
Did you know there are 13 , 000 varieties of roses? Some roses grow better in certain regions than in others. When you're choosing what type of rose to grow, take some time to research the specifics of your growing region, then look for roses that have characteristics you find appealing.
OPTIONS:
- Take their shape, size, and color into account when choosing varieties to grow. Roses fall into the following categories : Hybrid tea roses are beautifully shaped, colorful roses that often make appearances in flower shops and as part of bouquets.
- Florists usually recommend roses that are under 2 years of age. Roses under 36 are among the best varieties of roses to use as seed arrangements.
- If you have a rose in your area, you may wish to research new species of rose for information. If you're planning to grow multiple roses, you may want to have children of the same species start with one rose and sow the other.
- Different reproductive conditions for different plants can cause rose varieties to produce vastly different flowers. Your destination might have more colorful or notably attractive flowers, but that doesn't necessarily mean roses will produce them.
OUT: Take their shape, size, and color into account when choosing varieties to grow. Roses fall into the following categories : Hybrid tea roses are beautifully shaped, colorful roses that often make appearances in flower shops and as part of bouquets.
IN: What happens next?
How to eat a lemon
Peel the lemon.
Lemon zest is great as an addition to many dishes, but you don't want to eat the entire lemon rind raw. To start, take a sharp knife and cut off the top and tail of the lemon.
OPTIONS:
- Stand the lemon up on one of those cut sides. With your knife, peel off strips from the lemon until all the skin has been removed.
- The lemon zest will be small enough to use in a filling or sour dish. Cut away the top and tail of the lemon before you proceed.
- Hold the lemon between your fingers and slice through the peel, pulling the pit out while you cut it. You want the rind in the lemon before you add it to something else.
- Then, chop away the zest in the lemon with a cutting board and to reveal the side. Peel the flesh of the lemon by hand before you begin to eat.
OUT: Stand the lemon up on one of those cut sides. With your knife, peel off strips from the lemon until all the skin has been removed.
IN: What happens next?
How to pay off debt when you are broke
Identify new sources of income.
Instead of working just a single low-paying job, take a second job. Alternately, ditch the low-paying job and get a high-paying job.
OPTIONS:
- Find old things around the house and sell them on digital marketplaces like craigslist or ebay. Find things you're good at and pursue them for monetary gain.
- Finding a good source of income will give you more self-control. Think about what your priorities in life are.
- These jobs would be extremely stressful, as they require extensive training that can be expensive. If you have limited means of income, find a job in the u.s.
- While nothing is more frustrating than feeling like you'll never have enough income, it's a good way to save money. Choose the high-pay job over the low-paying job available at most grocery stores and hardware stores.
OUT: | Find old things around the house and sell them on digital marketplaces like craigslist or ebay. Find things you're good at and pursue them for monetary gain. |
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A: | Two Texas gun-rights groups will be holding a "mock mass shooting" at the University of Texas in Austin on Saturday in an effort to put an end to gun-free zones in the state, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Actors armed with cardboard guns will go around "shooting" other actors while fake blood spurts and "gun noises" are played through bullhorns, says Matthew Short, spokesperson for Come and Take It Texas and DontComply.com. Of course, what would fake bad guys with guns be without fake good guys with guns? Short says "rescuers" will use their own cardboard guns to stop the shooters. "In the wake of yet another gun-free-zone shooting, Obama is using it to aggressively push his gun confiscation agenda," the event's Facebook page states. "Now is the time to ... put an end to the gun-free killing zones." Short tells the Statesman the only reason the San Bernardino and Paris attacks happened was "because no one was armed." “An armed society is a polite society,” Short says. “We love freedom and we’re trying to make more freedom." Starting next year, people will be allowed to bring loaded guns into University of Texas dorms and classrooms. It's a move unpopular with many staff and students, and more than 10,000 people have signed up to carry dildos on the first day of classes in August to protest the new rule. Come and Take It and DontComply.com haven't gotten permits or permission from the college for their mock mass shooting. Prior to the demonstration, members will take their actual guns for a walk through Austin. |
The East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company (EBT) is a for-profit, narrow gauge historic railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, 19 mi north of Interstate 76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike) and 11 mi south of U.S. Route 22, the William Penn Highway.
Headquarters for the East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company is in Rockhill Bend.
A: No
Peter Franklin Hansen (December 5, 1921 – April 9, 2017) was an American actor, best known for his role as a lawyer Lee Baldwin, on the soap opera "General Hospital", playing the role from 1965 to 1976, 1977 to 1986, briefly in 1990, and again from 1992 to 2004. In 1989, he appeared in the movie "The War of the Roses" with Danny DeVito, Kathleen Turner, and Michael Douglas.
Hansen's played the role of Lee Baldwin in "General Hospital" for every year in the 1970's.
A: Yes
Tipp FM (Tipperary Local Radio), licensed since 1989 by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, is the local radio station covering County Tipperary. In addition to the official franchise area, the station also enjoys a listenership in neighbouring counties.
Tipperary Local Radio is one of the smallest radio stations in Ireland
A: | It's impossible to say |
instruction:
A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
question:
what character did stan lee create?
answer:
Executioner
question:
what dialect do most chinese speak?
answer:
Chinese
question:
what does a american rottweiler look like?
answer:
| Tan
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[1] A tabby cat might be found laying where?
Options:
- home
- pet shop
- lap
- dog pound
- alley
lap
[2] At lap, cats can lay. A tabby cat might be found laying in lap.
[1] What do all people have except sociopaths?
Options:
- cheeks
- parents
- common sense
- muscles
- feelings
feelings
[2] Sociopaths are people with personality disorder which causes them to have anti-social behaviour. Normal people cannot see the feelings of sociopaths.
[1] They had to know where to go, they got on the national highway after consulting the what?
Options:
- canada
- atlas
- united states
- major cities
- book
atlas
[2] Atlas is a books of map which shows various routes. One can consult an atlas to know about routes to reach a place.
[1] If kids are curious regarding the weather outside, what can they do to go outside?
Options:
- sit down
- count marbles
- open door
- wonder about
- become adults
open door
[2] | Open doors mean an unrestricted means of admission or access. If kids are curious regarding the weather outside, they can open door to go outside. |
Continue writing the following text.
After reading the book and watching the video I felt I had done everything to prepare for the test. The
Options are:
[+] book was more time consuming to read..
[+] video was more time consuming to read.. | book was more time consuming to read. |
Reconstruct a question, answer pair from this explanation: Holy Artefact is an object of religious veneration or a personal item of a saint. They were carefully transporting the holy artefact to deliver it damaged.
| Q:They were very careful transporting the holy artifact, the last thing they wanted to do was deliver it what?
Options:
- profane
- common
- halibut
- broken
- damaged
A:damaged |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
In the sport of athletics, a four-minute mile means completing a mile run (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres) in less than four minutes. It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister in 3:59.4. The ``four-minute barrier'' has since been broken by over 1,400 male athletes, and is now the standard of all male professional middle distance runners. In the last 50 years the mile record has been lowered by almost 17 seconds, and currently stands at 3:43.13. Running a mile in four minutes translates to a speed of 15 miles per hour (24.14 km/h, or 2:29.13 per kilometre, or 14.91 seconds per 100 metres). It also equals 22 feet per second (1,320 feet per minute). | is it possible to run a mile in 2 minutes? |
Teacher:In this task, you will be given a passage to read. A fill in the blank question will be given to you. Your answer should fit the blank appropriately.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: The first aerodrome in the UK was established by the Aero Club at Muswell Manor on the Isle of Sheppey , and in May 1909 it was the venue of the first flight conducted in the country by a British pilot , John Moore @-@ Brabazon . In 1910 the Aero Club was granted the Royal prefix , took responsibility for controlling all private flying in the UK , and started issuing the first British pilot licences . The introduction of the de Havilland DH.60 Moth in 1925 revolutionised light aviation , and the Royal Aero Club , recognising the vital necessity of promoting civil flying , formed the Light Aeroplane Club scheme . Between 1925 and 1939 around 60 flying clubs were started , and more than 5 @,@ 000 pilots were trained .During World War II civil aerodromes were taken over for military use , existing military airfields were expanded , and new ones were built . This resulted in a significant inventory of facilities becoming available after the war . Pre @-@ war civil aerodromes , for example Sywell ,were returned to civilian use . Surplus military airfields were closed , and in some cases , for example Beccles , subsequently re @-@ opened as civil aerodromes . The Ministry of Civil Aviation was created to regulate all civil aviation in the UK , and this task remained the responsibility of government departments until the establishment of the independent CAA in 1972 .With an expanded infrastructure in place , GA became established after the war when manufacturers such as Cessna and Piper introduced light aircraft designed for the private market . The Cessna 172 , developed from the late 1940s Cessna 170 , was introduced in 1956 , and became the world 's best selling single @-@ engine aeroplane . Single piston @-@ engine aircraft are still the most common class of aircraft in the UK GA fleet . The development of the Rogallo wing in the 1950s fostered the development of hang @-@ gliding during the 1960s and 1970s . The 1960s also saw experiments with motorised hang gliders , but it was not until the 1970s that this blend of technologies started to mature , resulting in the birth of the microlight movement . Another milestone in the development of GA was the 1964 introduction of the Learjet 23 . Although it was not the first business jet , it popularised corporate aviation , and established the personal jet as a whole new class of aircraft.fill in the blank : The development of the ______ wing in the 1950s fostered the development of hang @-@ gliding during the 1960s and 1970s.
Student: | Rogallo |
In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
[Q]: passage: In computer architecture, multithreading is the ability of a central processing unit (CPU) (or a single core in a multi-core processor) to execute multiple processes or threads concurrently, supported by the operating system. This approach differs from multiprocessing. In a multithreaded application, the processes and threads share the resources of a single or multiple cores, which include the computing units, the CPU caches, and the translation lookaside buffer (TLB).
question: is multithreading useful even on a single processor?
[A]: Yes
[Q]: passage: The first golden goal recorded was on 13 March 1993 by Australia against Uruguay in a quarter-final match of the World Youth Championship. The first major tournament final to be decided by such a goal was the 1995 Football League Trophy, where Birmingham City beat Carlisle United 1--0, with a goal from Paul Tait, followed by the 1996 European Championship final, won by Germany over the Czech Republic. The golden goal in this final was scored by Oliver Bierhoff. The first golden goal in World Cup history took place in 1998, as Laurent Blanc scored to enable France to defeat Paraguay in the Round of 16.
question: is it golden goal in extra time world cup?
[A]: Yes
[Q]: passage: Numerous objects, both natural and artificial, have gone over the Niagara Falls. These events have been the result of both stunts and accidents, some of which have resulted in fatalities. The first recorded person to survive going over the falls was Annie Edson Taylor, who went over the falls in a barrel in 1901. 72 years previously, however, Sam Patch had jumped from a platform adjacent to Goat Island.
question: has anyone ever gone over niagara falls in a barrel?
[A]: | Yes
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In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
Example Input: passage: Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion. A characteristic feature of a running body from the viewpoint of spring-mass mechanics is that changes in kinetic and potential energy within a stride occur simultaneously, with energy storage accomplished by springy tendons and passive muscle elasticity. The term running can refer to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting.
question: do both feet leave the ground when running?
Example Output: Yes
Example Input: passage: The coin was introduced on 15 June 1998 (coins minted 1997) after a review of the United Kingdom's coinage decided that a general-circulation £2 coin was needed. The new Bi-metallic coin design replaced a series of commemorative, uni-metallic coins which were issued between 1986 and 1996 to celebrate special occasions. Although legal tender, these coins have never been common in everyday circulation.
question: are £2 coins going out of circulation?
Example Output: No
Example Input: passage: The Game is an American comedy-drama television series created by Mara Brock Akil. Premiering on October 1, 2006, the series debuted as the only new comedy series chosen for The CW's primetime schedule. Along with Runaway, it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN, during the network's first season. The series is a spin-off of the long-running UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends.
question: was the game a spin off of girlfriends?
Example Output: | Yes
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A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
[EX Q]: who was lincoln's vice president when he died?
[EX A]: Andrew Johnson
[EX Q]: what country was bin laden from?
[EX A]: Saudi Arabia
[EX Q]: when did kerry run for president?
[EX A]: | John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004
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You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you will be 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".
Victims of domestic violence will have access to quality legal representation through a campaign undertaken by Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Linda Copple Trout and corporate leaders. "Thousands of times a year, Idahoans are victims of domestic violence. The victims are often women and their children and they frequently have few resources with which to pursue their legal rights," Trout said Tuesday. "This campaign helps fill that gap in legal services for women who need the help at a time when they are in crisis." The Idaho Partners for Justice Project has already secured pledges of more than $35,000 from law firms, attorneys, corporations and individuals. The goal is $100,000. The drive to pay for free legal services will continue for the next two months. The money goes to Idaho Legal Aid Services and the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program. Last year, more than 5,000 petitions were filed in Idaho for protection orders in domestic violence cases. More than 12,000 victims contacted shelters or crisis hotlines. Joining Trout in the announcement was Idaho Bar Association President Fred Hoopes of Idaho Falls and Ida-West Energy Co. Chief Executive Officer Randy Hill, members of the project's executive committee. Also on hand were some women who were victims of such violence, but benefited from free legal services. Last year's campaign generated enough money and resources to help more than 450 victims. The help ranged from representation in protection order hearings to legal assistance in divorce, visitation and child support cases. The donations are tax deductible. <sep>What percent of the pledge goal has been reached?<sep>50%
Output: | No |
the gather rake is suitable for all gardena combisystem handles, whereby gardena recommends a handle length of 180 cm, depending on body height.
Please write the text above using proper case. | The Gather Rake is suitable for all GARDENA combisystem handles, whereby GARDENA recommends a handle length of 180 cm, depending on body height. |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: With a budget of $329 million, LSC provides civil legal assistance to low-income people in every county in America, Kleiman said. NLAP was created in 1968. A decade later, the agency used a $50,000 LSC grant to buy a building at 438 King St. in Charleston and $33,000 to buy a building at 201 King St. in Georgetown, according to Erlenborn's letter to Kaynard. In 1980, NLAP used $63,000 in LSC funds to buy property at 607 Main St. in Conway, the letter said. On Nov. 14, 2001, NLAP transferred title of the King Street building in Charleston to the Charleston County Bar Association, according to county property records. The local bar paid $5 for the building, which sits between a redeveloped office building and an antique shop. The local bar said it would maintain the building for "legal services to indigent residents of Charleston County and coastal South Carolina," the records said. The King Street building appears to be vacant. Notices at the entrance direct visitors to the equal justice center on West Montague Avenue in North Charleston. E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas, president of the local bar, was not available for comment. Charleston County has not appraised the King Street property because it is tax-exempt. But Randall Goldman, managing partner of Patrick Properties, which owns buildings from 440 to 456 King St., said he estimates 438 King St. would sell for between $700,000 and $900,000. "That building, which was purchased solely with federal legal aid dollars, should be used to provide legal services for poor people in South Carolina," Kleiman said. LSC wants the title to go to the equal justice center in Charleston or "we want 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the building to stay in Charleston. We are not contemplating taking that money out of South Carolina," he said. Kleiman said if the neighborhood legal program in Charleston "had honored their obligation, this would not be an issue." <sep>What building did the Charleston County Bar Association pay $5 for?<sep>Kleiman Building
A: No
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Q: Mr. Andrews pointed to one of the oak chairs. "You sit there," he commanded, "it's reserved for members of the bar, but it's all right. You're with ME." Distinctly annoyed, slightly bewildered, the banker sank between the arms of a chair. He felt he had lost his individuality. Andrews had become his sponsor. Because of Andrews he was tolerated. Because Andrews had a pull he was permitted to sit as an equal among police-court lawyers. No longer was he Arnold Thorndike. He was merely the man "with Mr. Andrews." Then even Andrews abandoned him. "The judge'll be here in a minute, now," said the assistant district attorney, and went inside a railed enclosure in front of the judge's bench. There he greeted another assistant district attorney whose years were those of even greater indiscretion than the years of Mr. Andrews. Seated on the rail, with their hands in their pockets and their backs turned to Mr. Thorndike, they laughed and talked together. The subject of their discourse was one Mike Donlin, as he appeared in vaudeville. To Mr. Thorndike it was evident that young Andrews had entirely forgotten him. He arose, and touched his sleeve. With infinite sarcasm Mr. Thorndike began: "My engagements are not pressing, but—" A court attendant beat with his palm upon the rail. "Sit down!" whispered Andrews. "The judge is coming." Mr. Thorndike sat down. The court attendant droned loudly words Mr. Thorndike could not distinguish. There was a rustle of silk, and from a door behind him the judge stalked past. <sep>What did his sponsor whisper?<sep>Stand up
A: No
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Q: The letterhead on correspondence still bears the Bexar County Legal Aid name, even though the organization is no longer. Texas Rural Legal Aid - known for its fearless and sometimes controversial advocacy of the poorest of the poor - last week took over four other corporations serving the legal needs of the indigent in Southwest Texas, including the one in Bexar County. The new 68-county legal aid organization has yet to be named and stretches from El Paso to Corpus Christi, Harlingen to Austin. The leader for the super-sized law firm has big plans. "I'm more interested in looking at what we as advocates can do to address the serious problems of poverty than the number of cases we close," said David Hall, the TRLA executive director. In the Rio Grande Valley, Hall's attorneys set up separate groups to assist small-business owners and residents with low-interest loans and legal representation. They also operate a legal arm that assists migrant workers from Texas to Kentucky. Now, Hall said, he wants to make services to the poor more efficient by working with law students who will handle less complicated legal matters, allowing licensed attorneys to take more "high impact" cases to court. "What we need to do is handle cases as efficiently as we can, leveraging the amount of time of the lawyer that goes in there and maximizing the number of people that they can help at one time," Hall said. His plan is to place the 110 attorneys on staff in teams working on specialized legal issues. He wants to expand the law clinic it already has with St. Mary's University Law School to involve students at the University of Texas Law School. The law students at St. Mary's interview potential clients, assist them with filling out legal documents and answer the telephones for the legal hotline, freeing up TRLA lawyers to handle the complicated cases, Hall said. By the end of September, Hall said all the attorneys working with the poor in the 68county area will be placed on the same computer network so they can pass cases to the best available attorneys. Last year, board members on the former Legal Aid of Central Texas and Bexar County Legal Aid resisted the merger, saying that the mergers were done illegally and without the input of board members. They also argued that Hall's litigious style hampered their ability to garner funds from Congress. TRLA generated controversy in 1996, when its attorneys challenged the rights of 800 military personnel to vote in Val Verde County elections by absentee ballot after a former Ku Klux Klan member won a county commissioner post. Brendan Gill, the former executive director of the Bexar County group, said he has since come to see the merger as a positive move for South Texas. "I always knew there were good points to merging, just as I knew that there were bad points," Gill said. <sep>What are the functions of Hall's firms in the Rio Grand Valley?<sep>Addressing the serious problems of poverty
A: | No
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Q: Sponsored by Strayer University Getting fired can seem like the end of the world. But it's worth noting that some of the most successful people in the world have at one time been given the boot – and have bounced back even stronger. High-flyers from the worlds of business, entertainment and fashion have all stumbled on their paths to greatness. But rather than treating being fired as an ending, for these individuals it has been a beginning. Apple founder Steve Jobs was ousted from the company he helped to build in 1985 after clashing with former CEO John Sculley over the pricing of the Apple Macintosh computer.Anna Wintour believes that 'everyone should get sacked at least once'Harry Potter author JK Rowling says her failures were the key to her success
Questions:American Vogue editor _ was fired from her role as junior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar in 1975 after only nine months on the job. (A) Strayer University (B) Apple (C) Steve Jobs (D) John Sculley (E) Macintosh (F) Anna Wintour (G) Harry Potter (H) JK Rowling
A: | (F) |
** If a train is behind schedule it likely to arrive late.
arrive late
** If a train is behind schedule what is it likely to do?
Options:
- arrive late
- slow down
- make up time
- arrive early
- arrive on time
Detailed logic: Chocolates are hidden in christmas stocking. Christmas stocking is put up during Christmas. Christmas stocking is a thing.
christmas stocking
Question for this logic: Where would a child be happy to find chocolate?
Options:
- nearby
- supermarket
- box
- candy store
- christmas stocking
Logic ==> You can get a stray small dog at animal shelter.
animal shelter
Question ==> Where can you get a stray small dog?
Options:
- living room
- animal shelter
- georgia
- pet shop
- dog show
** If there is problem in reproducing, then in vitro process is used. Invitro is useful for those who face problems in reproducing.
problems
** What would cause someone to use invitro for reproducing?
Options:
- problems
- offspring
- overpopulation
- larger family
- baby
Detailed logic: Fiction books are funny. For having fun, people want to read fiction books.
having fun
Question for this logic: Why do people want to read fiction books?
Options:
- having fun
- falling asleep
- learn new things
- learn unknown concepts
- memorize
** Wagon is a vehicle that needs to be kept in a garage. Garage is a good place to keep a wagon that is meant for work.
garage
** | Where is a good place to keep a wagon meant for work?
Options:
- garage
- kitchen cabinet
- backyard
- field
- toy store |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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: Imperialism and colonialism both dictate the political and economic advantage over a land and the indigenous populations they control, yet scholars sometimes find it difficult to illustrate the difference between the two. Although imperialism and colonialism focus on the suppression of an other, if colonialism refers to the process of a country taking physical control of another, imperialism refers to the political and monetary dominance, either formally or informally. Colonialism is seen to be the architect deciding how to start dominating areas and then imperialism can be seen as creating the idea behind conquest cooperating with colonialism. Colonialism is when the imperial nation begins a conquest over an area and then eventually is able to rule over the areas the previous nation had controlled. Colonialism's core meaning is the exploitation of the valuable assets and supplies of the nation that was conquered and the conquering nation then gaining the benefits from the spoils of the war. The meaning of imperialism is to create an empire, by conquering the other state's lands and therefore increasing its own dominance. Colonialism is the builder and preserver of the colonial possessions in an area by a population coming from a foreign region. Colonialism can completely change the existing social structure, physical structure and economics of an area; it is not unusual that the characteristics of the conquering peoples are inherited by the conquered indigenous populations. Few colonies remain remote from their mother country. Thus, most will eventually establish a separate nationality or remain under complete control of their mother colony.
question: is there a difference between colonialism and imperialism?
| Yes |
A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
what is the postcode for seoul south korea? | 139-799 |
Light rays strike a reflecting surface. They are then reflected back. You can predict the angle of the reflected light. Imagine a ball bouncing off a surface. Light can do the same thing. That is, assuming the surface is shiny. So how do you know where light will go after it strikes a shiny surface? It depends on how the light initially strikes the shiny object. Light does not always go straight toward a surface. Therefore, not all light bounces straight back. Sometimes, light can hit a surface at an angle. The angle at which it strikes the surface tells us how it will bounce off. While light is different to a ball, they react in a similar manner. Many sports rely on knowledge of reflection. Pool players know a lot about reflection. They take great care when they strike the pool ball. They need it to go to a certain place. They know the angle it will hit the side of the pool table.
After reading the above, is "they stop in the surface" the correct answer to the question "What happens after light rays strike a reflecting surface?"?
OPT:
A). no;
B). yes; | A). |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Common law -- Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals. The defining characteristic of ``common law'' is that it arises as precedent. In cases where the parties disagree on what the law is, a common law court looks to past precedential decisions of relevant courts, and synthesizes the principles of those past cases as applicable to the current facts. If a similar dispute has been resolved in the past, the court is usually bound to follow the reasoning used in the prior decision (a principle known as stare decisis). If, however, the court finds that the current dispute is fundamentally distinct from all previous cases (called a ``matter of first impression''), and legislative statutes are either silent or ambiguous on the question, judges have the authority and duty to resolve the issue (one party or the other has to win, and on disagreements of law, judges make that decision). The court states an opinion that gives reasons for the decision, and those reasons agglomerate with past decisions as precedent to bind future judges and litigants. Common law, as the body of law made by judges, stands in contrast to and on equal footing with statutes which are adopted through the legislative process, and regulations which are promulgated by the executive branch (the interactions are explained later in this article). Stare decisis, the principle that cases should be decided according to consistent principled rules so that similar facts will yield similar results, lies at the heart of all common law systems.
Output: | is common law and case law the same |
instruction:
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.
question:
passage: Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire lifespan. Developmental psychologists aim to explain how thinking, feeling and behaviour change throughout life. This field examines change across three major dimensions: physical development, cognitive development, and socioemotional development. Within these three dimensions are a broad range of topics including motor skills, executive functions, moral understanding, language acquisition, social change, personality, emotional development, self-concept and identity formation.
question: is child psychology the same as developmental psychology?
answer:
Yes
question:
passage: The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, also known as the Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft. At 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 cubic meters) the cargo hold is the largest in the world for an aircraft. It can hold three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter. Cargo is placed in the aircraft by the world's longest cargo loader. It is an extensively modified Boeing 747-400 that is used exclusively for transporting Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft components to Boeing's assembly plants from suppliers around the world.
question: the largest cargo air freighter in the world is made by boeing?
answer:
Yes
question:
passage: Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term describes those Air Force aircraft designed, built, and used to transport the president. The presidential aircraft is a prominent symbol of the American presidency and its power.
question: is air force one any plane the president is on?
answer:
| Yes
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(CNN) -- The defense and prosecution were hammering out a plea deal Tuesday in the court-martial of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, but no matter what the negotiations hold, the defense says three things are off the table.
First, Sinclair won't plead guilty to sexual assault, said Josh Zeitz, a spokesman for the general's defense team. Nor will he plead guilty to any charge that will land him on a sex-offender registry. And lastly, Zeitz said, Sinclair will not plead guilty to threatening his accuser or her family.
No developments are expected Tuesday or Wednesday, and Zeitz said the negotiations could last for weeks.
Col. James Pohl, the judge in the case, dismissed the jury "for the time being" Tuesday morning to return to their duty stations, a spokeswoman for Fort Bragg in North Carolina said.
On Monday, a day when Sinclair's accuser was slated to continue her testimony from Friday, Pohl dismissed the jury because of 22 pages of e-mails that emerged over the weekend.
The e-mails include a January communication in which a senior military lawyer wrote Fort Bragg's chief of military justice casting doubt on the credibility of Sinclair's accuser and a February correspondence in which a lieutenant colonel with the Judge Advocate General's Corps asked for a colonel's "thoughts/opinion" on Sinclair's offer to enter a plea.
Pohl indicated there may have been "undue command influence" by Pentagon officials. While Pohl would not grant the defense's request to drop charges against Sinclair, he ordered that the general be provided a possible plea deal, in addition to several other options.
Answer this series of questions:
1. Was jurors dismissed?
2. By who?
3. Why?
4. What is off the table?
5. Will he say he's guilty?
6. Who is accused?
7. How long could talks last?
8. What did the col. order?
9. What wouldn't he let happen?
10. What did he indicate?
11. Anything for Tuesday? | 1. Yes
2. Col. James Pohl
3. to return to their duty stations
4. three things
5. No
6. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair
7. weeks
8. that the general be provided a possible plea deal
9. the defense's request to drop charges
10. there may have been "undue command influence" by Pentagon officials
11. The defense and prosecution were hammering out a plea deal |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: (CNN) -- Bram Stoker's private journal sat unnoticed on his great-grandson's bookshelf in England for at least a year. Full of notes that would inform his legendary novel "Dracula" and other stories, the thin, unmarked book had probably been lugged down from the attic at some point, along with other things the Stoker family had passed down for more than a century and placed inconspicuously in Noel Dobbs' Isle of Wight home. Then, one day not long ago, a researcher working on a project about Stoker got in touch with Dobbs to ask if he might know anything about a journal his famous relative kept. Dobbs looked around and finally popped open this tiny book. It was signed "Abraham Stoker."Bram Stoker's journal has been found in a home on Isle of Wight, EnglandThe journal contains notes that would inform Stoker's "Dracula" and other worksAn annotated book will be published 100 years after Stoker's 1912 deathDacre Stoker, the author's great-grandnephew, shared excerpts with CNN.com
Questions:"_ traveled an unusual amount for the time that he lived," Dacre Stoker said. (A) CNN (B) Bram Stoker (C) England (D) Dracula (E) Noel Dobbs (F) Isle of Wight (G) Dobbs (H) Dacre Stoker (I) CNN.com
A: | (B) |
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of October 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 260 million followers. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed individual, with over 144 million followers. Twelve accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site. | does anyone on instagram have 1 billion followers? |
Ques: This is a beauty myth that I have been wanting to bust for a while as I am surprised how many people actually believe it. I am quite vain so hate having visible grey hairs. Having naturally dark brown hair means that even a single grey hair is very noticeable. From the age of about 22 or 23 I discovered that I had about five grey hairs floating about. As soon as I could see them I'd pull them out. Then, a few months later when they were rearing their ugly heads again - pluck, out they'd come again! Up until I was about 27 or 28 I only had these 5 grey hairs, well that was all I could find anyway. Then from 28 onwards they have been inviting their friends and relatives to move in and I am slowly losing the plucking battle (side note: this increase in grey hairs at 28 was also the year that I got married...I wonder if their is any correlation between getting married and going grey??). Whenever I was having a conversation with someone about grey hairs and I'd mention that I pull mine out, they'd look at me horrified - 'you can't do that, seven more will grow back in its place' they would all warn me. Even my hairdresser was horrified that I plucked my grey hairs. One day when she was straightening my hair I could see a stray grey sticking up and it was driving me crazy. I asked her to pull it out and she refused saying that I'd end up with more if she pulled it out. I have never believed this old wives tale, mostly because for five years I kept plucking my greys yet they didn't increase in number. Plus it made no sense to me. Why would plucking greys cause more greys to grow when the same is not true for your coloured hair. Imagine if it were true - that would mean that the cure for baldness would be to pluck out your hair as each hair you pluck causes seven more to grow in its place - doesn't really make sense, does it? Or worse, each time you waxed your legs, seven hairs replaced each pulled one - what state would your legs be in now? The author believes that: Pick the correct answer from the following options: - is bad luck - plucking grey hairs helps easy feelings of being driven crazy by them - not enough information - will make you have bald spots
Ans: plucking grey hairs helps easy feelings of being driven crazy by them
Ques: Macy peeked in, expecting to see Mallie Mae in her favorite chair. Instead, she was standing at a front window, staring at the sky. The matriarch spent most of her time in her bedroom these days. She had everything she needed right there. The room was spacious and beautifully furnished. And Macy was ready to jump at her command. "Did you finish your lunch, Mallie Mae?" The 75-year-old Mallie Mae Mobley loved Macy like the daughter she never had. "Yes, I'm finished. But tell Hadley the ham was dry." "You know that will hurt his feelings." "I don't care. I won't eat dry ham. I've told him over and over, but he keeps sending me dry ham." "Yes, Ma'am. I'll tell him. Macy walked over to pick up the tray. "What do you think about Lilman's fiancé? "She a nice young lady, I suppose." "Macy--tell me what you really think." Macy studied Mallie Mae's face to make sure she really wanted to hear her opinion. "I'm not crazy about her." "I think she's awful--a crude money-hungry tramp." Macy tried not to smile. Mallie Mae went on. "If there was any way I could stop this wedding without alienated my son, I would do it in a heartbeat." "Just tell him how you feel." "No, no, no. Then he'll be determined to marry her--and he'll be mad at me. I wanted him to be a surgeon, you know. I had planned it since he was a little boy. He could have been a world-class surgeon." Macy had heard this story nearly every day since she took the job as a personal aide fifteen years earlier, after Mallie Mae had taken a fall and broken her leg. What would Mallie not eat. Pick the correct answer from the following options: - Dry ham - something that tasted rich - something that tasted sweet - not enough information
Ans: Dry ham
Ques: The frenetic lifestyle that many people live today is very harmful. Rushing here and there, being constantly on call, balancing multiple layers of responsibility may give you a sense of accomplishment – even make you feel important, but it takes a huge toll on every aspect of life. When you constantly push yourself to take on more and more challenges, it is easy to lose sight of why you wanted to be successful in the first place. For many, the reason was to be able to spend less time working and enjoy life more. A frenetic, high-pressure lifestyle creates exactly the opposite. There is a very dark side to constantly pushing yourself to produce more and more. Unfortunately, it creeps up on you and becomes a serious case of self-negligence. When you are busy and driven every minute of every day and well into the evening, it is easy to neglect important things in life that keep you healthy, happy, and create quality of life. A continual stream of urgent tasks that must be completed will overshadow the not-so-urgent, but important activities that make life worth living. It is not just physical well-being that is neglected – mental and emotional well-being also suffer when there is no time for self-care. When your daily schedule is crammed to overflowing one of the first areas of neglect is your diet. Eating regular, nutritious meals become a thing of the past. You are not only too busy to sleep or even take a deep breath now and then, there is no time to prepare decent meals Convenience foods, frozen dinners, take out and fast foods become the norm. It is a steady diet of additive filled, sugar and fat-filled dishes, loaded with empty calories that provide minimal nutrition and damage the body. It is impossible to sustain any level of good health on such a diet. What does the normal diet become? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - nutritious meals - not enough information - empty calories with minimal nutrition - home cooked food
Ans: | empty calories with minimal nutrition |
Ans: Aquatic respiration
Ques: Aquatic respiration is the process whereby an aquatic animal obtains oxygen from water.
Where does sea water fish get their supply of oxygen?
CoT: The relevant sentence in the passage is: Aquatic respiration is the process whereby an aquatic animal obtains oxygen from water.
Answer: Jeanne Calment. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
Ques: According to this criterion, the longest human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875 -- 1997), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13. She received news media attention in 1985, after turning 110. Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment's age, beyond any reasonable question, in the records of her native city, Arles, France. More evidence of Calment's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian; her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world's oldest people.
Based on this passage, who is the oldest person who has ever lived?
CoT: The relevant information to answer the above question is: According to this criterion, the longest human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875 -- 1997), who lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days.
Ans: six
Ques: Several novelizations of each of the six films and some comic books as well as original canonical novels based on the franchise have been released. The original novels include Alien: Out of the Shadows, Alien: Sea of Sorrows, Alien: River of Pain, marketed as the Canonical Alien Trilogy and the short story collection Aliens: Bug Hunt. Out of the Shadows and River of Pain were adapted into audio dramas in 2016 & 2017 respectively released on the Alien Day of the respective year. Alan Dean Foster published Alien: Covenant -- Origins, a novel set between the events of Prometheus and Alien: Covenant
Based on this passage, how many movies are in the aliens series?
CoT: To answer the question, consider the following: Several novelizations of each of the six films and some comic books as well as original canonical novels based on the franchise have been released.
Ans: Queen Elizabeth II
Ques: Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September 2015 when she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother Victoria. On 6 February 2017 she became the first British monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, commemorating 65 years on the throne.
Who has been on the throne the longest in england?
CoT: To answer the question, consider the following: Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch on 9 September 2015 when she surpassed the reign of her great-great-grandmother Victoria.
Answer: Pattie Boyd. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
Ques: "Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd. The female vocal harmonies on the song are provided by Marcella Detroit (then Marcy Levy) and Yvonne Elliman.
Answer this question based on the passage: who was you look wonderful tonight written for?
CoT: This is the relevant information: Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd.
Ans: September 24 , 2018
| Ques: Passage: Dancing with the Stars is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the US version of the UK series Strictly Come Dancing. The show is hosted by Tom Bergeron, alongside Erin Andrews, who became co-host in season eighteen. Lisa Canning was co-host in the first season, Samantha Harris co-hosted seasons two through nine and Brooke Burke-Charvet in seasons ten through seventeen. On July 24, 2018, it was announced that season 27 would premiere on September 24, 2018 and its spinoff Dancing with the Stars: Juniors would premiere on October 7, 2018.
Question: Based on this passage, when did dancing with the stars start this season?
CoT: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: On July 24, 2018, it was announced that season 27 would premiere on September 24, 2018 and its spinoff Dancing with the Stars: Juniors would premiere on October 7, 2018. |
Live from the Gaiety is a live album by The Dubliners. It was recorded during the Irish leg of their tour celebrating forty years on the road. The double album was recorded at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin in June 2002. All surviving members took part. A companion double DVD of the concert in its entirety was also released.
Can we infer the following?
The double album was recorded less than 59 years ago. | Yes |
The 2005 Big East Men's Basketball Championship was played from March 9 to March 12, 2005. The tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Syracuse Orange won the tournament and were awarded an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Can we infer the following?
The Syracuse Orange made it to the NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament. | Yes |
Teacher: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.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: A lamb believed to be the biggest ever born in the UK weighs as much as a toddler. The super-sized animal - christened The Big One - was delivered via caesarean section on Tuesday at Ty Mawr Farm in Denbigh, north Wales. It tipped the scales to a whopping 24lbs 2oz - almost three times the size of an average newborn lamb. The Big One (right) towers above other lambs that have also been born on the farm this week (left) Dafydd Fon Ifan, who works full-time on the farm with parents Edmund and Llinos, said: 'The lamb is absolutely huge.Delivered via caesarean section at Ty Mawr Farm in north WalesWeighs almost three times the size of an average newborn lamb
Questions:The lamb's mother (left) cannot keep up with its demand for milk, so it has to be given a bottle by _ as well. (A) UK (B) The Big One (C) Ty Mawr Farm (D) Denbigh (E) Wales (F) Dafydd Fon Ifan (G) Edmund (H) Llinos (I) north Wales
Student: | (F) |
# QUESTION
Of the 140 players named Rookie of the Year (as of 2016), 16 have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame -- Jackie Robinson, five American League players, and ten others from the National League. The award has been shared twice: once by Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry of the National League in 1976; and once by John Castino and Alfredo Griffin of the American League in 1979. Members of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers have won the most awards of any franchise (with 17), twice the total of the New York Yankees, and members of the Philadelphia and Oakland Athletics (eight), who have produced the most in the American League. Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only two players who have been named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same year, and Fernando Valenzuela is the only player to have won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year. Sam Jethroe is the oldest player to have won the award, at age 32, 33 days older than 2000 winner Kazuhiro Sasaki (also 32). Michael Fulmer of the Detroit Tigers and Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers are the most recent winners.
Answer this question based on the passage: who won rookie of the year and cy young award in the same year?
# ANSWER
This is the relevant information: Fred Lynn and Ichiro Suzuki are the only two players who have been named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same year, and Fernando Valenzuela is the only player to have won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year.
FINAL ANSWER: Fernando Valenzuela
# QUESTION
The A-Class is a front wheel drive car and features traction control (ASR) as standard, as well as electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes (ABS).
Answer this question: mercedes benz a class front or rear wheel drive?
# ANSWER
The important part for answering this question is: The A-Class is a front wheel drive car and features traction control (ASR) as standard, as well as electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes (ABS).
FINAL ANSWER: front wheel drive car
# QUESTION
The first season, which premiered on January 13, 2017, consists of eight episodes and adapts the first four books of the series. The second season was ordered in March 2017 and released on March 30, 2018. A Series of Unfortunate Events was renewed for a third season in April 2017, which will consist of seven episodes and adapt the remaining four books.
Answer this question: when does a series of unfortunate events season 2 come out on netflix?
# ANSWER
| The relevant information is: The second season was ordered in March 2017 and released on March 30, 2018.
FINAL ANSWER: March 30 , 2018 |
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.
who sang for pink floyd?
Output: | David Gilmour |
Part 1. Definition
You will be given a passage, and your task is to generate a Yes/No question that is answerable based on the given passage.
Part 2. Example
Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent to prevent clumping and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, powdered sugar can also be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.
Answer: is confectionary sugar the same as powdered sugar?
Explanation: The question is a yes/no question, and it is answerable based on the given passage.
Part 3. Exercise
In the United States, the result is a mistrial, and the case may be retried (United States v. Perez, 1824). Some jurisdictions permit the court to give the jury a so-called Allen charge, inviting the dissenting jurors to re-examine their opinions, as a last-ditch effort to prevent the jury from hanging. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure state, ``The verdict must be unanimous... If there are multiple defendants, the jury may return a verdict at any time during its deliberations as to any defendant about whom it has agreed... If the jury cannot agree on all counts as to any defendant, the jury may return a verdict on those counts on which it has agreed... If the jury cannot agree on a verdict on one or more counts, the court may declare a mistrial on those counts. A hung jury does not imply either the defendant's guilt or innocence. The government may retry any defendant on any count on which the jury could not agree.''
Answer: | does the jury vote have to be unanimous? |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Their skin hasn't always been so flawless.
GALLERY. » ||||| See more of Ariel Desiree McRae on Facebook ||||| When it comes to love, it's not about the money.
Quinn and Ariel McRae dated for two years before tying the knot. But a saleswoman where the couple bought Ariel's rings tried to put a damper on the festivities by calling the jewelry "pathetic."
"My husband doesn't have a lot, neither of us do," McRae explained in a Facebook post about the encounter. "We scrape and scrape to pay bills and put food in our bellies, but after almost 2 years of dating we decided that we couldn't wait anymore, so we didn't."
"I wasn't even thinking about rings, I just wanted to marry my best friend," she continued, "But he wouldn't have it. He scraped up just enough money to buy me two matching rings from Pandora."
The two headed to the store and picked out a pair of rings they could afford — two rings for $130.
McRae was was thrilled to get her rings, and then, the couple encountered a saleswoman.
"While we were purchasing my rings... another lady that was working there came over to help the lady selling them to us," she wrote. "She said, 'Y'all, can you believe that some men get these as engagement rings? How pathetic.'"
"I watched my now husband's face fall," she continued.
Quinn was already upset that he couldn't get his fiancé a more expensive ring, so the saleswoman's words crushed him.
"He was so upset at the idea of not making me happy enough and of me not wanting to marry him because my rings didn't cost enough money or weren't flashy enough," she explained.
"Y'all I would have gotten married to this man if it had been a 25¢ gum ball machine ring" she proudly posted. "When did our nation fall so far to think the only way a man can truly love a woman is if he buys her $3,000+ jewelry and makes a public decree of his affection with said flashy ring?"
McRae quickly shot down the pretentious saleswoman, calmly saying, "It isn't the ring that matters, it is the love that goes into buying one that is."
"My husband was so afraid of me not wanting him because he couldn't afford a piece of jewelry," she posted. "But here I am though, courthouse married, $130 ring set, the love of my life by my side and happier than I could ever imagine."
Looks like this marriage is off to a pretty perfect start.
Mashable reached out to McRae for a comment, and will update the story when she replies. |||||
| Quinn and Ariel McRae don't have a lot of money. They say they "scrape and scrape to pay bills and put food in our bellies." What they do have is love, lots of it, and they decided it was high time after two years of dating to tie the knot, reports Mashable. So they pulled together $130, marched to a store in Martin, Tenn., and found a ring set from Pandora they could afford. Then a saleswoman interjected, telling the person they'd been working with, "Y'all, can you believe that some men get these as engagement rings? How pathetic." Taking to Facebook to recount their story, McRae says she watched her now-husband's face fall. But she stayed calm and replied, "It isn't the ring that matters, it is the love that goes into buying one." McRae doesn't stop there. "Y'all I would have gotten married to this man if it had been a 25¢ gum ball machine ring," she writes. "When did our nation fall so far to think the only way a man can truly love a woman is if he buys her $3,000+ jewelry and makes a public decree of his affection with said flashy ring?" Her post has amassed more than 55,000 shares and 75,000 likes, and Yahoo7 Be reports that many comments applaud her response. "My ring is CZ too!" one person writes. "I'm still just as much married as I would've been with a real [diamond]!" McRae, meanwhile, reports that she's now "courthouse-married" with a $130 ring set and "happier than I could ever imagine." (This $125,000 engagement ring is now being fought over in court.) |
Do these mean the same?
Specifically , p63 is expressed within embryonic ectodermal keratinocytes and the early ridge during development .
Specifically , p63 is expressed within the early keratinocytes and embryonic ectodermal ridge during development .
Choose your answer from:
A). no.
B). yes. | A). |
The southern state of Alabama is the center of the U.S. political universe this week as voters on Tuesday choose a senator to replace Jeff Sessions, who left the Senate to become attorney general. The race pits controversial Republican Roy Moore, who is battling sexual harassment allegations, against Democrat Doug Jones, a former prosecutor. The outcome of the race could have national implications for both political parties and for President Donald Trump. Moore has denied several allegations of sexual misconduct when he was in his 30s involving women who were teenagers at the time, including one who was 14. "I do not know them. I had no encounter with them. I never molested anyone," Moore said in a televised interview Sunday with the Voice of Alabama Politics. Jones says the accusations make Moore unfit to serve in the Senate. "It is crystal clear that these women are telling the truth and Roy Moore is not!" Jones said. Trump recorded a get-out-the-vote phone message for Moore and spoke on his behalf at a rally in neighboring Florida on Friday. "And we want jobs, jobs, jobs. So get out and vote for Roy Moore. Do it. Do it," he said. Trump held off on endorsing Moore for several weeks in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations, but now says electing Moore is a priority for him. "We certainly don't want to have a liberal Democrat who is controlled by Nancy Pelosi and controlled by Chuck Schumer. We don't want to have that for Alabama," Trump said. In the final days of the campaign, Moore is highlighting his support for the president's agenda. "We are going to see if the people of Alabama will support the president and support his agenda in Washington by electing somebody that is not part of the establishment there," Moore said. Democrat Jones told supporters that Moore's character is the issue. "We know who we are, Alabama, we know who we are. This is an election to tell the world who we are and what we stand for." Who is rallied for on his behalf in neighboring Florida? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - President Trump. - Roy Moore. - not enough information - Doug Jones.
| Roy Moore. |
Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Andrew Stephenson, a Conservative. The constituency was newly created for the 1983 General Election, being largely formed from the former Nelson and Colne Constituency.
Can we infer the following?
Pendle is a constituency represented in the UK Parliament by one party. The constituency was created for the Election.
pick from the following.
(i). Yes
(ii). It's impossible to say
(iii). No
The answer is: | (ii). |
As his days in office wane, U.S. President Barack Obama is pushing to commute sentences of non-violent drug offenders convicted under what the White House called "outdated and unduly harsh" sentencing laws. It has become the centerpiece of his effort to reform the country’s criminal-justice system, which has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Last Friday, the President granted commutations to 42 convicted nonviolent offenders, bringing the total so far in his presidency to 348 commutations — more than any president has in nearly half a century. His predecessor, George W. Bush granted clemency in just 11 cases. It's not just Obama pushing for reform. Top Republicans and Democrats in Congress also support relaxing the sentencing laws that have tripled the federal and state prison populations in the last 30 years, reaching more than 1.56 million inmates at the end of 2014. However in Congress, the main legislative effort for sentencing changes, the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, has failed to pass either chamber of Congress. The bill would reduce long mandatory minimum sentences for many nonviolent drug crimes, give judges more control over the terms of punishment and provide inmates with more opportunities to get out early by participating in rehabilitation programs. Failing congressional help, Obama has in recent months relied on his presidential powers to commute the sentences of non-violent offenders. Under the Constitution, the president has the power to grant “pardons for offenses against the United States” or to commute federal sentences. A pardon is an act of presidential forgiveness and wipes away any remaining legal liabilities from a conviction. A commutation reduces a sentence but does not eliminate a conviction or restore civil rights lost as a result of the conviction. The American Bar Association has joined Obama's push and put its support behind the Clemency Project 2014, a national effort by multiple justice groups to help inmates who meet U.S. Department of Justice... Why did Obama fight for lower sentences for drug crimes? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - Obama thought the sentences were outdated and unduly harsh - he thought the people were really innocent - he had a relative who he wanted released - not enough information
Obama thought the sentences were outdated and unduly harsh
WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump on Monday declared he has an "absolute right" to pardon himself and then also tweeted his assertion that the federal government investigation into ties between his 2016 election campaign and Russia is "totally unconstitutional." While Trump has frequently ignored established norms and challenged the understood limits of presidential powers, his latest comments are viewed by some legal scholars as unprecedented and testing constitutional boundaries. "I was shocked" by Trump’s tweets, said Susan Low Bloch, a law professor at Georgetown University. "No president has ever tried it," she told VOA News. "It’s unlikely the president can pardon himself. I think the court would say no" and if he did give himself a pardon, "most congresses would impeach him." Bloch also notes when most people accept a pardon "it’s an admission of guilt," thus it would be a bad idea for Trump to pursue such a course of action. The professor, who has testified before the Senate on whether a president can be indicted and tried while in office, says the special counsel is "absolutely constitutional." Another constitutional scholar, Keith Whittington at Princeton University, said, "I think it is important to note that the president’s comments reference serious arguments that are being debated by legal scholars, but these are difficult and unusual constitutional questions that would ultimately be answered in the courts." According to Northwestern University Law Professor Andrew Koppelman, "Trump's position on pardons is consistent with the Constitution's text, but inconsistent with the overall structure. It means that the President could commit capital treason, or any other federal crime, and then immediately pardon himself. "It means that he could commit murder in the White House," Koppelman said. "It makes no sense within the Constitution as a whole." Asked by reporters Monday about Trump’s comment on his ability to pardon himself, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders repeatedly replied: "The... After this news story, law professor Susan Low Bloh is probably: Pick the correct answer from the following options: - Still shocked about the President's Trump's tweets - Still testifying before the Senate. - not enough information - Still working on her college degree at Georgetown University
Still shocked about the President's Trump's tweets
Q: Paul Reynolds crisscrossed his sketchbook with furious strokes, filling the pages with images of the vengeance he would take on his former coworkers at Fear and Loading Games. He'd founded the company three years back and, just a few hours ago, his partners and erstwhile friends had fired him without cause or warning. He concentrated hard as his pen brought to life demonic figures from one of the best-selling comics he'd created, scythe wielding cyber-men called Myrmidons who tore into surprised computer programmers with fangs and claws. Elsewhere on the page, computers assembled themselves into 21st century Golems, rising up against traitorous CEO's and producers to crush them to bloody pulp as they cowered beneath their desks. Sitting at the bar in Señor Goldstein's Mexican Restaurant in San Jose, California, Paul's own artwork engaged him for the first time in months, maybe years. Under other circumstances, that would have made him happy. But today's circumstances allowed only two emotions: despair and a burning desire for revenge. Not wanting to succumb to the former, and not quite wanting to find a gun and go back to the office, he instead drew. He had turned to a fresh page and begun to sketch his most elaborate revenge-scheme yet when a woman walked into his line of vision. There were four or five other women in the restaurant already (most of them employees), but this one stood out. This one would've stood out anywhere. Her hair, cut short and spiky, was dyed a magenta so bright it nearly glowed. She wore a tight black t-shirt, baggy olive drab shorts that hung on shapely hips, and heavy black boots with two inch thick soles. She had a faded black messenger bag slung across her chest, the strap pressing between her breasts. If Paul had to guess, she wasn't wearing a bra. She definitely wasn't your average Silicon Valley techie on an early lunch break, and certainly not a restaurant employee. When was Paul angry leaving the company meeting? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - Before he met Reynold - That afternoon - not enough information - After he was fired.
| A: After he was fired. |
WSJD (100.5 FM, "True Oldies 100.5") is a radio station serving the Evansville, Indiana area with an oldies format. It broadcasts on FM frequency 100.5 MHz and is under self ownership. Majority of the programming is featured from ABC Radio's "The True Oldies Channel" satellite feed. The station broadcasts Major League Baseball games as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network.
WSJD is under self ownership
A: Yes
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (] , ] ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked World No. 1 in men's singles. Known as "The King of Clay", he is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history. His evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the greatest tennis players ever.
Rafael is the topped ranked tennis player.
A: Yes
On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure". He is also known for using Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' as his walk-on music, which he plays air guitar as he enters the stage.
The Excellent Dude is a nickname and he is also known for Enter Sandman as he walks on stage playing air guitar.
A: | Yes |
What was the question for this implicit rationale, and corresponding answer?
This is the relevant information: Arabic, with all its dialects, are the most widely spoken languages in the Middle East, with Literary Arabic being official in all North African and in most West Asian countries.
The answer: Arabic , with all its dialects | The question: Arabic, with all its dialects, are the most widely spoken languages in the Middle East, with Literary Arabic being official in all North African and in most West Asian countries. Arabic dialects are also spoken in some adjacent areas in neighbouring Middle Eastern non-Arab countries. It is a member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Several Modern South Arabian languages such as Mehri and Soqotri are also spoken Yemen and Oman. Another Semitic language such as Aramaic and its dialects are spoken mainly by Assyrians and Mandaeans. There is also a Oasis Berber-speaking community in Egypt where the language is also known as Siwa. It is a non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic language.
Answer this question: what is the most common language spoken in the middle east? |
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In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
LONDON (Reuters) - Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard (MA.N) demanding 14 billion pounds ($19 billion) in damages for allegedly charging excessive fees, according to court documents filed in London.
The case brought by a former chief financial services ombudsman alleges the payments company charged unlawfully high fees to stores when shoppers swiped their debit or credit cards and these were passed on to consumers in higher prices.
Mastercard is alleged to have done this for 16 years between 1992 and 2008, in more than 600 pages of documents filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday.”This was almost an invisible tax,” Walter Merricks, who is bringing the case, told the BBC. “Mastercard has behaved disgracefully in this. They have not had the reasonableness to accept that what this was doing was damaging UK consumers.”
Shoppers carry bags in London, Britain August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
Mastercard said in a statement it denied any wrongdoing.”We continue to firmly disagree with the basis of this claim and we intend to oppose it vigorously,” the world’s second-largest payments network said.
The lawsuit comes after the European Union’s antitrust regulator found in 2014 Mastercard’s fees to store owners to process international payments within the EU were excessive.Law firm Quinn Emanuel said the lawsuit was the largest damages claim in British history and would be brought under a law meaning consumers would automatically be claimants unless they opt out. Any person living in Britain who used a credit card, cash or checks and was over 16 years old in the period covered by the lawsuit will automatically be part of the claim.If the 14 billion pound claim was shared equally between the number of eligible claimants, each person could receive more than 300 pounds each, according to a Reuters’ calculation.A lawyer working on the case said Mastercard charged shops fees in excess of 1 percent for card use on international transactions between 1992 and 2008.Although the EU’s anti-trust regulator only ruled Mastercard’s international fees were illegal, this impacted British consumers as it was the default fee used in Britain.
Two years ago, the European Union capped the fees retailers pay at 0.2 percent for debit cards and 0.3 percent for credit cards. Merricks in a statement said the case is a watershed moment for consumer compensation in Britain.Merricks was head of Britain’s financial services ombudsmen for ten years until 2009, helping to settle disputes between consumers and financial services companies. Britain’s banks have been caught in a range of mis-selling cases in the last five years. They have paid 24 billion pounds in compensation for mis-selling loan payment insurance, making it Britain’s costliest scandal in financial services.Consumers no longer living in Britain, but who lived in the country between 1992 and 2008, can opt in to the collective claim against Mastercard.Any hearing on the case is not expected until early 2018, unless MasterCard settle it out of court.
($1 = 0.7523 pounds) ||||| MasterCard is facing a gargantuan lawsuit over claims it ripped off U.K. consumers by charging illegally high fees on store transactions for well over a decade.
The class action lawsuit -- one of the first ever launched in the U.K. -- was filed Thursday. It claims MasterCard (MA) should pay 14 billion pounds ($18.6 billion) to millions of British people for imposing unlawful card charges between 1992 and 2008.
"Consumers were unaware of the level of these fees or that they were illegal," law firm Quinn Emanuel said in a written statement. "All U.K. consumers ... not just MasterCard holders -- have lost money as a result."
The law firm argues MasterCard's excessive fees forced retailers to hike prices across the board, and every shopper lost out as a result. It estimates 46 million people were affected.
Related: How a U.S. tipoff led to Apple's $14 billion EU tax bill
Quinn Emanuel is acting on behalf of Walter Merricks, a lawyer and former head of the Financial Ombudsman Service, an authority that tries to resolve complaints against financial services firms.
MasterCard said in a statement that it would "take time to review [the claim] in detail, however, we continue to firmly disagree with the basis of this claim and we intend to oppose it vigorously."
It may be 2018 before the case goes to trial, but the two sides could settle before then.
The lawsuit builds on decades of investigations and rulings by the European Commission on the fees charged by MasterCard in the European Union. ||||| In this photo illustration a detail of a Mastercard credit card showing the logo of the card in London, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Britain's former financial services watchdog is suing MasterCard for 14 billion... (Associated Press)
In this photo illustration a detail of a Mastercard credit card showing the logo of the card in London, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Britain's former financial services watchdog is suing MasterCard for 14 billion... (Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) — MasterCard is being sued for 14 billion pounds ($18.6 billion) on behalf of British consumers for allegedly charging excessive fees on millions of transactions over a 16-year period.
The suit, which is the latest in a string of legal cases around the world over card companies' fees, could bring a payout to 46 million British MasterCard users, the law firm filing it says. The firm, Quinn Emanuel, says the claim is the largest in British legal history.
The suit alleges that MasterCard charged stores unlawfully high fees on credit and debit card transactions between 1992 and 2008, which were passed on to consumers in the form of inflated prices for goods and services.
"The filing of this claim is the first step towards consumers obtaining compensation for what MasterCard did," said Walter Merricks, a former U.K. financial services ombudsman who filed the suit through Quinn Emanuel on Thursday at the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Merricks callied it "a watershed moment for consumer redress in this country."
MasterCard and its larger competitor Visa have been embroiled in legal battles with merchants over their fees for decades. A $6 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.S., which involves merchants suing Visa and MasterCard, is currently being appealed in U.S. courts. There's also a legal battle between Visa and retail giant Wal-Mart, which involves what are known as "chip and sign" transactions.
Merchants have long argued that the fees that Visa, MasterCard and to a lesser degree American Express and Discover, charge to process transactions are too high. Because Visa and MasterCard have a near duopoly on credit card transaction processing in most of the world, merchants say the fees represent anticompetitive behavior.
The British lawsuit follows a 2014 ruling by the European Union's highest court backing the EU's move to scrap some fees that MasterCard allows banks to charge to merchants.
Under Britain's new Consumer Rights Act, all U.K. consumers who paid the charges and currently live in Britain will automatically become part of the group of claimants — and eligible for compensation — unless they explicitly opt out.
MasterCard Inc., based in Purchase, New York, said in a statement that "we continue to firmly disagree with the basis of this claim and we intend to oppose it vigorously."
The tribunal will rule late this year whether the case can proceed, the law firm said. If so, it is expected to go to court in 2018.
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Sweet reported from New York. |||||
Output: | Approximately 46 million people in Britain could one day be $400 richer thanks to a massive $18.6 billion lawsuit filed Thursday against MasterCard, CNN reports. It's one of Britain's first class action lawsuits. Walter Merricks, the former head of Britain's Financial Ombudsman Service who filed the lawsuit, alleges MasterCard was charging stores too-high fees when customers used their credit cards between 1992 and 2008. According to Reuters, the lawsuit claims the stores would then pass those fees on to customers—and not just MasterCard users—in the form of higher prices. Merricks calls it "almost an invisible tax" and says MasterCard "behaved disgracefully." The lawsuit alleges MasterCard charged stores transaction fees of more than 1%. In comparison, the EU recently capped fees at 0.2% for debit cards and 0.3% for credit cards. The lawsuit is seeking damages for anyone who bought anything at a store during that 16-year period, no matter how they paid. And those estimated 46 million people will all be claimants in the lawsuit unless they specifically opt out. That works out to about $400 a person. MasterCard denies it did anything wrong and plans to fight the lawsuit. The AP reports there's currently a similar lawsuit seeking $6 billion from MasterCard and Visa working its way through the appeals process in the US. |
"That's Glenn Miller," my father said. "But it can't be." He had the back of the hospital bed cranked upright, the lower lid of his left eye creeping up in a warning signal I'd learned to recognize as a child. My older sister Ann had settled deep in the recliner, and she glared at me too, blaming me for winding him up. The jam box sat on the rolling tray table and my father was working the remote as he talked, backing up my newly burned CD and letting it spin forward to play a few seconds of low fidelity trombone solo. "You know the tune, of course," he said. "'King Porter Stomp.'" Those childhood years of listening to him play Glenn Miller on the console phonograph were finally paying off. "He muffed the notes the same way on the Victor version." "So why can't it be Miller?" I asked. "He wouldn't have played with a rabble like that." The backup musicians teetered on the edge of chaos, playing with an abandon somewhere between Dixieland and bebop. "They sound drunk." My father had a major emotional investment in Miller. He and my mother had danced to the Miller band at Glen Island Casino on Long Island Sound in the summer of 1942, when they were both sixteen. That signature sound of clarinet and four saxes was forever tied up for him with first love and the early, idealistic months of the war. But there was a better reason why it couldn't have been Miller playing that solo. If the date on the original recording was correct, he was supposed to have died three days earlier. The date was in India ink on a piece of surgical tape, stuck to the top of a spool of recording wire. The handwritten numerals had the hooks and day-first order of Europe: 18/12/44. I'd won it on eBay the week before as part of a lot that included a wire recorder and a stack of 78s by French pop stars like Charles Trenent and Edith Piaf. What does Ann probably think? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - That her brother needs to learn to play a clarinet. - not enough information - That her brother should not get the father excited. - That her brother needs to stop buying things off eBay.
The answer to this question is: | That her brother should not get the father excited. |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
(CNN) -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created to help individuals realize the American dream of home ownership, but they now find their survival at risk in the U.S. mortgage crisis. Steps to shore up FannieMae and Freddie Mac could eventually stabilize home prices. Friday's closure of California-based IndyMac bank by federal regulators on Friday sparked investor panic that sent shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on a wild ride and fueled speculation of a government rescue. On Sunday, the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve announced steps to make funds available to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if necessary.Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac own or guarantee almost half of U.S. home loansGovernment announces steps to shore up mortgage giants if necessarySteps could stabilize home prices
Questions:The nickname comes from the acronym _, which stands for Federal National Mortgage Association. (A) CNN (B) Fannie Mae (C) Freddie Mac (D) American (E) U.S. (F) California (G) IndyMac bank (H) Treasury Department (I) Federal Reserve | (B) |
In this task, you are given a question. You have to answer the question based on your information.
Rowan Atkinson's album, Live in Belfast, was released directly after his participation in what event? | The Secret Policeman's Ball |
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Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form.
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A budget can be of 3 types: 1 Balanced Budget: When government receipts are equal to the government expenditure, it is called a balanced budget. 2 Deficit Budget: When government expenditure exceeds government receipts, the budget is said to be deficit. A deficit can be of 3 types, Revenue, Fiscal and Primary deficit. How long the nation could sustain such growth in federal debt is impossible to predict with any confidence. At some point, investors would begin to doubt the government’s willingness or ability to pay its debt obligations, which would require the government to pay much higher interest costs to borrow money. By Brian Schilling. In 2009 as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the federal government set aside $27 billion for an incentive program that encourages hospitals and providers to adopt electronic health records systems (EHR). Government budget: Government budget, forecast by a government of its expenditures and revenues for a specific period of time. In national finance, the period covered by a budget is usually a year, known as a financial or fiscal year, which may or may not correspond with the calendar year. The word budget is derived slightly outpaced by state government (47.6 percent) and well above the federal contribution (8.5 percent). When it comes to processing the various sources, districts usually keep their state and local funds separate from federal funds. In this Budget, the government will take action to: 1 make additional savings equivalent to 0.5% of total government spending, to ensure the nation lives within its means. 2 back business with a major overhaul of corporation tax reliefs, a lower corporation tax rate and a big reduction in small business rates. 1 A reserve policy, which establishes the desired level of reserves to maintain. A policy on reserves implies the need for forecasting tools to see if reserve levels will remain within desired parameters given future spending and revenues. 1997 United States federal budget – $1.6 trillion (submitted 1996 by President Clinton) 1996 United States federal budget – $1.6 trillion (submitted 1995 by President Clinton) The budget year runs from October 1 to September 30 the following year and is submitted by the President to Congress prior to October for the following year. Budget 2016 announces that the government will cut corporation tax further, so the rate will fall to 17% in 2020. This measure will benefit over a million companies, large and small. 120 It will ensure the UK has the lowest tax rate in the G20, as set out in Chart 1.11 below. Subsequent projections appear in The 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook. Summary Between 2009 and 2012, the federal government recorded the largest budget deficits relative to the size of the economy since 1946, causing federal debt to soar. Federal debt held by the public is now about 73 percent of the economy’s annual output, or gross domestic product (GDP). Query: how long is the government budgeted for
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Government budget, forecast by a government of its expenditures and revenues for a specific period of time, in national finance, the period covered by a budget is usually a year, known as a financial or fiscal year, which may or may not correspond with the calendar year.
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Average charitable donations by income. The short answer is that the average itemized tax return includes $4,790 in charitable deductions, but that doesn't tell the entire story. First, not everyone who donates to charity can use the charitable deduction. To get the tax break, you need to itemize deductions on your tax return. The IRS has long required taxpayers to subtract the value of anything they receive in return for a charitable contribution before taking a deduction, so someone who gets a $5 tote bag for a $50 donation to a public TV station, for example, can only deduct $45. The national average in 2015 for deductions for state and local taxes, or SALT, was $12,471, and sponsors of the new tax law said the $10,000 cap combined with lower rates should protect most Americans from facing a higher tax bill. As a result, nonprofits are pushing Republicans to include something else in their tax plan that they say would increase charitable donations, but keep taxes simple: They want something called a universal charitable deduction, which taxpayers would get on top of the standard deduction. De Leon is proposing that California provide a credit on its state income tax for amounts given to a state charitable fund as a way to get around the part of the new federal tax law that limits deductions for state income taxes but not for charitable contributions. You may deduct charitable contributions of money or property made to qualified organizations if you itemize your deductions. Generally, you may deduct up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income, but 20 percent and 30 percent limitations apply in some cases. Nonprofits Fear House Republican Tax Bill Would Hurt Charitable Giving Even though Republicans promise to preserve the deduction for charitable donations, nonprofits say other proposed changes in the bill could discourage as much as $13 billion in annual giving. Accessibility links Charitable Contribution Deductions. This article generally explains the rules covering income tax deductions for charitable contributions by individuals. You can find a more comprehensive discussion of these rules in Publication 526, Charitable Contributions, and Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated Property. For information about the substantiation and disclosure requirements for charitable contributions, see Publication 1771. “The tax benefit of a federal or state charitable contribution is not regarded as a return benefit that negates the charitable intent,” the IRS memo said, citing federal tax court rulings in 1985, 1989, and 1991. Deductions for charitable gifts do not face the same limit as deductions for state and local taxes, a fact California and New Jersey want to exploit. Query: average charitable deduction
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The average itemized tax return includes $4,790 in charitable deductions
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ADHD Can Be Diagnosed At Age 4, Pediatricians Group Says Amanda Chan The Huffington Post Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, can be diagnosed as young as age 4 and as old as age 18, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The recommendations hadn't been updated in the last decade, which had recommended diagnosis and treatment for kids ages 6 to 12, Reuters reported. Caring for a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder can be challenging for the whole family. Parents may be hurt by their child's behavior as well as by the way other people respond to it. The stress of dealing with ADHD can lead to marital conflict. These problems may be compounded by the financial burden that ADHD can place on families. With hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms, the child may: 1 often fidget or seem constantly on the go. 2 run around when it is not appropriate. 3 become easily frustrated when asked to take turns. 4 interrupt others. 5 make a lot of noise. The leading pediatricians' group also said that ADHD medications, including Ritalin and Vyvanse, can be used to treat 4- and 5-year-olds whose ADHD symptoms are moderate to severe, NPR reported. Those drugs aren't FDA-approved to treat people younger than age 6, but doctors are still allowed to prescribe drugs without an FDA recommendation. Once your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, treatment can begin. You, your child's doctor or psychologist, and the school will need to work together on a treatment plan. This plan may include medication, family counselling, and an education plan. For more information, please see the Treatment section of this site. Every child may sometimes have one or two of these symptoms. For a diagnosis of ADHD, the child's symptoms need to be excessive, long-term, and pervasive: Excessive: they occur more often than in other children of the same age and sex. Its criteria for ADHD are: 1 evidence of at least six of nine symptoms of inattention and/or at least six of nine symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity. 2 symptoms are inappropriate for the child's age and stage of development. 3 symptoms impair the child's functioning. In general, a child shouldn't receive a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder unless the core symptoms of ADHD start early in life — before age 12 — and create significant problems at home and at school on an ongoing basis. There's no specific test for ADHD, but making a diagnosis will likely include: Standard treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children include medications, education, training and counseling. These treatments can relieve many of the symptoms of ADHD, but they don't cure it. It may take some time to determine what works best for your child. Stimulant medications For a diagnosis of ADHD, the child's symptoms need to be excessive, long-term, and pervasive: 1 Excessive: they occur more often than in other children of the same age and sex. 2 Long-term: they have continued for months and are not just a response to a temporary situation. Query: at what age can pediatricians diagnose adhd
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| Pediatricians can diagnose the adhd at the age from 4 to 18 years oid.
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Given the stream of consciousness rationale, provide a reasonable question and answer. Rationale: To answer this question, we should know that: That's Life! (stylised thats life! and usually abbreviated to TL!) is an Australian entertainment and lifestyle magazine published each Thursday by Pacific Magazines, it is not related to the English magazine publication of the same title, which is published by Bauer Media Group.
The question and answer: | That's Life! (stylised thats life! and usually abbreviated to TL!) is an Australian entertainment and lifestyle magazine published each Thursday by Pacific Magazines, it is not related to the English magazine publication of the same title, which is published by Bauer Media Group. TL! is a reality-based magazine, with most stories contributed by its readers as well as containing puzzles, recipes, health, beauty and fashion advice.
Based on this passage, when does that's life magazine come out?
The answer is each Thursday |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Problem:Monoamniotic twins -- Monoamniotic twins are identical twins that share the same amniotic sac within their mother's uterus. Monoamniotic twins are always identical, always monochorionic and are usually termed Monoamniotic-Monochorionic (``MoMo'' or ``Mono Mono'') twins. They also share the placenta, but have two separate umbilical cords. Monoamniotic twins develop when an embryo does not split until after formation of the amniotic sac, at about 9-13 days after fertilization. Monoamniotic triplets or other monoamniotic multiples are possible, but extremely rare. Other obscure possibilities include multiples sets where monoamniotic twins are part of a larger gestation such as triplets, quadruplets, or more.
Solution: | do identical twins have to be in the same sac |
Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 1901 to 1910 , and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long - term trends from the 1890s to the First World War | The question is: The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history covers the brief reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long-term trends from the 1890s to the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victorian era. The new king Edward VII was already the leader of a fashionable elite that set a style influenced by the art and fashions of continental Europe. Samuel Hynes described the Edwardian era as a "leisurely time when women wore picture hats and did not vote, when the rich were not ashamed to live conspicuously, and the sun really never set on the British flag"'. The Liberals returned to power in 1906 and made significant reforms. Below the upper class, the era was marked by significant shifts in politics among sections of society that were largely excluded from wielding power in the past, such as common labourers. Women became increasingly politicised.
Answer this question based on the passage: when did the edwardian era start and end?
Step-by-step reasoning process: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history covers the brief reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long-term trends from the 1890s to the First World War.
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Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
Nevertheless, her heart sank at the thought of spending an evening with him in his present state of mind, and she was tempted to invent a sore throat in order to get out of it. But he had been very helpful over the Puddephat business, she admitted to herself, and his moods were unpredictable - he might be on top of the world by the time he arrived at the cinema. ``I'm still keen if you are '' she said brightly pretending she had not noticed anything was amiss.
Sentence: something was amiss
A: Yes
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
He also liked swimming and cycling. He said that he wrote stories, though he had to admit that he had never got further than the first two pages. Willie meanwhile not only remained silent during these conversations but picked his berries slowly so that they might forget that he was there but he reckoned without Zach.
Sentence: Willie was there
A: Yes
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
B: That might be kind of tough, huh. A: It really would, yes, yes, and like I said, my sister's still in it, and I really don't think my mother'd want to be there, either.
Sentence: his mother would want to be there
A: No
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:
A: Um, yeah, I guess that's not an easy solution. there's no easy solution for that. B: Uh-huh. I don't know that there is an easy solution, but if you could find a way to prevent some of it, and I'm not sure what it would be. It would be money better spent than, A: Uh-huh. B: do you know it costs more to keep an inmate on death row than it does to send a kid to Harvard?
Sentence: it costs more to keep an inmate on death row that it does to send a kid of Harvard
A: | Yes |
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: The galactic year, also known as a cosmic year, is the duration of time required for the Sun to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Estimates of the length of one orbit range from 225 to 250 million terrestrial years. The Solar System is traveling at an average speed of 828,000 km/h (230 km/s) or 514,000 mph (143 mi/s) within its trajectory around the galactic center, a speed at which an object could circumnavigate the Earth's equator in 2 minutes and 54 seconds; that speed corresponds to approximately one 1300th of the speed of light.
question: does the sun orbit around the milky way? | Yes |
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
As part of his 5 point plan, Gaddafi instituted an administrative revolution and what other revolution, Context: On 16 April 1973, Gaddafi proclaimed the start of a "Popular Revolution" in a Zuwarah speech. He initiated this with a 5-point plan, the first point of which dissolved all existing laws, to be replaced by revolutionary enactments. The second point proclaimed that all opponents of the revolution had to be removed, while the third initiated an administrative revolution that Gaddafi proclaimed would remove all traces of bureaucracy and the bourgeoisie. The fourth point announced that the population must form People's Committees and be armed to defend the revolution, while the fifth proclaimed the beginning of a cultural revolution to expunge Libya of "poisonous" foreign influences. He began to lecture on this new phase of the revolution in Libya, Egypt, and France.
Output: | a cultural revolution |
In 1996, Funimation Productions licensed Dragon Ball Z for an English-language release in North America. They contracted Saban Entertainment to help distribute the series to television, and Pioneer Entertainment to handle home video distribution. The Vancouver-based Ocean Studios were hired by Funimation to dub the anime (Funimation had previously used the Ocean voice cast in their short-lived 1995 dub of Dragon Ball). Saban musicians Ron Wasserman and Jeremy Sweet, known for their work on the Power Rangers franchise, composed a new background score and theme song (nicknamed "Rock the Dragon"). Funimation's initial English dub of Dragon Ball Z had mandated cuts to content and length, which reduced the first 67 episodes into 53. It premiered in the United States on September 13, 1996 in first-run syndication, but halted production in 1998 after two seasons. This was due to Saban scaling down its syndication operations, in order to focus on producing original material for the Fox Kids block. Pioneer also ceased its home video release of the series at volume 17 (the end of the dub) and retained the rights to produce an uncut subtitled version, but did not do so.
Answer this question based on the passage: when was dragon ball z first aired in the us? Okie... think carefully first, then make a decision: | The important part for answering this question is: It premiered in the United States on September 13, 1996 in first-run syndication, but halted production in 1998 after two seasons. So, the answer is September 13 , 1996. |
"Your Love Had Taken Me That High" is a song written by Jack Dunham and Galen Raye, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in November 1978 as the second single from his album, "Conway". The song peaked at No. 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached No. 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Can we draw the following conclusion?
"Your Love Had Taken Me That High" was written by at least two individuals. | Yes |
Given the stream of consciousness rationale, provide a reasonable question and answer. Rationale: Potence means power or strength. Sarah didn't think of her condition as a disability. She could still do the work, though it robbed her of potence.
The question and answer: | Sarah didn't think of her condition as a disability. She could still do the work, though it robbed her of what?
Options:
- qualification
- competency
- money
- potence
- strength
The answer is potence |
The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shop's business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle. Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did , and he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing. In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the espresso bars there caught his eye. To Schultz it seemed that Italians spent their daily lives in three places: home, work , and coffee bars . His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle. Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks opened 150 new stores---and that was only the beginning. As a matter of fact, by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day! Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries. One thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside the United Stateds is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gains an understanding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers. What is the main topic of the reading? A) how Starbucks has grown B) Starbucks' customers C) what Starbucks makes D) how Starbucks makes its coffee
A
In a time when a dangerous number of people are overweight, many people seem to have forgotten the most important way to keep healthy and slim---exercise. And as a new study carried out on mice in the lab has shown, exercise done early in life can reward you in your adult years. A team of researchers at the University of California studied the effects of early exercise on adult physical activity, body mass and eating. They found that early-age exercise in mice has positive effects on adult levels of voluntary exercise in addition to reducing body mass. "These results may have an effect on the importance of regular physical education in elementary and middle schools," said Theodore Garland, a professor of biology, who led the research project. "If kids exercise regularly through their school years, then they may be more likely to exercise as adults, which could have far-reaching positive effects on human health and well-being." Although the positive effects of early-life exercise lasted for only one week, it is important to note that one week in the life of a mouse is the same as about nine months for humans. "Our results suggest that any positive effects of early-life exercise on adult exercise will need to be kept up if they are to be long-lasting." His team of researchers found, too, that all mice that had access to early exercise were lighter in weight than non-exercised mice. Garland explained that, in general, exercise will stimulate appetite sooner or later. However, it is possible that certain types of exercise, done for certain periods of time or at certain light levels, might not _ appetite much, if at all, at least in some individuals. "If we could understand what sorts of exercise these might be, then we might be able to tailor exercise recommendations in a way that would bring the benefits of exercise without increase in appetite, leading to a better chance of weight loss," he said. What is the article mainly about? A) New ways to fight against being overweight. B) The positive effects of mice C) The possible risks of doing exercise D) The positive effects of early- life exercise.
D
EF (English First) is the world's leading privately owned education company. Founded in 1965, EF operates in over 50 countries around the world. We have vacancies for teaching positions across China so if you prefer the fast-paced city life like Shanghai, we probably have the position for you. We have both Kids&Teens schools and Adult schools in over 60 cities in China. Teaching at English First At English First, you'll be provided the resources to become the best teacher you can be. Our new and color1ful classrooms offer state-of-the-art technology including Internet-connected computers, interactive whiteboards and iPads. We also offer a world-class teacher development program with certification courses to our teachers to help them move into more senior positions within EF. Join the EF Teacher Network today Join a supportive community of EF staff and teachers from day one. We're here to provide the support you need every step of the way, from preparing your legal work visa to airport pickup. Learn how to order food in Chinese with our free language classes or attend a weekly teacher social sponsored by the company. There's so much to experience living abroad and you'll experience it to the fullest with EF. Requirements A bachelor's degree A TEFL Certificate (EF TEFL sponsorship available) Passport holders from the UK, the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, South Africa or New Zealand The ability to obtain a clear background check The ability to live abroad for at least one year Your benefits package 12,000-13,500 RMB monthly, based on qualifications 10 paid annual leave days plus 11 national holidays Airport pickup upon arrival Free hotel accommodation during your first two weeks at EF Free Mandarin Chinese lessons What is the purpose of the passage? A) To attract teens or kids to EF B) To stress EF's achievements in China. C) To employ teachers working in China. D) To introduce the company English First.
| C |
In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
A majority of ObamaCare customers, 52 percent, are being forced to pay back some of their subsidies during this year’s tax season, according to new data from H&R Block.
Customers are paying back an average of $530, which has caused a 17 percent drop in the average return so far this spring, according to the analysis by the tax services giant.
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The Obama administration had warned that people could end up paying back some of their subsidies because many were relying on previous years’ income when applying for the tax breaks.
H&R Block has predicted that “most filers” would owe some of their subsidies back to the federal government because they were relying on 2012 income.
The new data, which was released Tuesday, only represents about six weeks of tax filings. Still, it could pose a significant challenge for the administration as it faces an already tough tax season.
“It’s costing taxpayers a large percentage of their refund – a refund many of them count on to pay household expenses,” Mark Ciaramitaro, vice president of H&R Block health care and tax services, wrote in a statement.
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services asked 800,000 people to delay their tax filings because the agency sent out the wrong forms. The average refund so far this year is about $3,000, according to H&R Block.
Officials said last week that less than 10 percent of people had filed their taxes. ||||| These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. ||||| | People who got a subsidy from ObamaCare to help pay for their health insurance are getting a not-so-pleasant surprise on their taxes: H&R Block reports that 52% of people who got subsidies have to pay back a chunk of that money to the government. The average payback is $530, equating to a 17% drop in returns, reports the Hill. The main reason for the payback? Filers' 2014 income came in higher than expected, and thus the subsidies they received were too high. “It’s costing taxpayers a large percentage of their refund—a refund many of them count on to pay household expenses,” say H&R Block VP Mark Ciaramitaro. The figures are based on only the first six weeks of the filing season and could change. On the upside, about 38% of ObamaCare filers found out they were getting an average credit of $366 because their subsidies were too low, reports Forbes. So far, the average penalty for those without health insurance is $172, and Forbes thinks many filers who learn of the penalty will take advantage of a new special enrollment period (from March 15 to April 30) put into place for just that reason. |
Hoping to loosen Microsoft's ironclad grip on the personal computer desktop, a tiny Seattle company will unveil an onscreen menu bar Monday that bypasses Windows with direct links to programs and the Internet.
Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
Microsoft Windows is an operating system.
Select from: i. yes; ii. no; | ii. |
It's such a shame to lose a free throw. Playing in the court has pressure from the opponent, time, your teammates, the audience, and yourself. You have to shoot the ball despite all the pressures around. But with a free throw, you have the ball, no one will try to get it from you, and you have all the time to shoot the ball. But why is it that many players, even good shooters, miss most of their free throws? Maybe they need more practice or maybe they need to apply more ways to improve their free throw. Improve your player or your free throwing skills by following the tips below: Make it personal. The truth is, there is no rule on how one should handle and throw the ball in a free throw. What matters is that the player should shoot the ball from the free throw line no matter how he does it. So when trying to improve your free throw shooting, better stick to what works the best for you. Do not copy other people's techniques. Make it your own and leave those techniques as theirs. Formulate a repetitive way of shooting the ball. A free throw should be personalized. But it should also be repetitive. You should be able to repeat your free throw techniques whether you are in your court or in another court, whether you are energized or tired. You can't say you have a personal free throw technique if you can't repeat it over and over again. Shoot at the same position and distance for every free throw. Basketball courts may be located in different places or maybe marked with different paint colors. But all of these courts maintain the same distance from the _ to the free throw line. Familiarize your perfect position when making your free throws. That should help you do your perfect throw. Why do so many players fail to make a successful free throw? A) Because they don't have any special skills B) Because they are lacking in practice and tips. C) Because they are not so familiar with rules D) Because many of them are green hands.
B
Britain's private schools are one of its most successful exports.The children of the well-off flock to them,whether from China,Nigeria or Russia :the number of foreign pupils rose by 1.4%in the last year alone. Yet foreign students,whether educated in British private schools or elsewhere,are decreasingly likely to go to English universities.According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England,307,200 overseas students began their studies in the country in 2012-13,down from 312,000 two years earlier and the first drop in 29 years.Student numbers from the rest of the European Union(EU)fell--probably a result of the increase in annual tuition fees in England from PS6,000($10,000)a year to PS9,000.But arrivals from India and Pakistan declined most sharply. In contrast to the visa system for private schools,which is extremely loose(the Home Office counts private schools as favoured sponsors),student visas have been tightened.Foreign students used to be allowed to work for up to two years after graduating.They now have only four months to find a job paying up to PS20,600 if they want to stay in Britain. This change was intended to deal with fake colleges offering two-year work visas.But it seems to have put off serious students too.Nick Hillman of the Higher Education Policy Institute says the government has sent unclear messages about the sort of immigration it wants to restrict.Australia and America,which have more relaxed entry criteria for students,are becoming more favoured destinations. Britain's student-visa system bas become more onerous overall.As a result,Britain is losing out to other countries in the contest for talent.Its unwelcoming attitude will harm its long-term development.And the drift of foreign students from leading British private schools to American colleges may have another, somewhat happier,consequence:America might become rather better at cricket . What causes the foreign student numbers to English universities to drop? A) Poor quality of higher education. B) The sharp increase of tuition fees. C) The poor economic situation in EU. D) Higher living cost in England.
B
Hippos have always attracted people's interest. Modern hippos in Walt Disney movies can dance lightly. A stone hippo in a 13th-century church in France has wings. And in ancient Egyptian fairy tales, the hippo was a goddess that guided the dead to the afterworld. Despite their popular appeal, hippos, as well as other animals, have difficulty when their needs conflict with those of humans. The early Egyptians liked to hunt hippos for their teeth and because they were dangerous animals. Amulets to protect babies from demons were made from hippo bones. About 4,000 years ago, there were so many hippos in Egypt that they caused serious crop damage. Egyptian farmers killed them routinely, and by the beginning of the 19th century, all the hippos in Africa had been killed. People used to see hippos fight in the arenas of ancient Rome. After the fall of the Roman Empire, hippos weren't seen in Europe again until a few zoos began to exhibit them in the mid 1800s. All the various uses and abuses of hippos through the centuries have made their population fall greatly. Where they do occur, mostly in national parks, they live in such high density that they make the grasslands bare. This causes other grass-eating animals to go farther for food, and hippos, which can't live far from water, destroy their own feeding grounds. In Africa, hippos became extinct _ . A) around the 1850s B) in the 13th century C) about 4,000 years ago D) in the early 19th century
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Ques & Ans: The DSM is now in its fifth edition, the DSM-5, published on May 18, 2013. The DSM evolved from systems for collecting census and psychiatric hospital statistics, and from a United States Army manual. Revisions since its first publication in 1952 have incrementally added to the total number of mental disorders, although also removing those no longer considered to be mental disorders.
Based on this passage, how many editions of the dsm are there?
5
Stream of consciousness: To answer the question, consider the following: The DSM is now in its fifth edition, the DSM-5, published on May 18, 2013.
Ques & Ans: Chris Sullivan appears as Taserface in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Who plays taserface in guardians of the galaxy?
Chris Sullivan
Stream of consciousness: To answer this question, we should know that: Chris Sullivan appears as Taserface in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Ques & Ans: The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration.
Based on this passage, what branch of the government is the justice department in?
a federal executive department of the U.S. government
Stream of consciousness: To answer this question, we should know that: The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.
Ques & Ans: Jesse Katsopolis (portrayed by John Stamos; the character's last name in season one was Cochran, but was changed reportedly due to John Stamos wanting his character to better reflect his Greek heritage) is Danny's brother-in-law, Pam's younger brother, husband of Rebecca Donaldson and father of twin sons Nicky and Alex. Born Hermes Katsopolis (as revealed in the season five episode "The Legend of Ranger Joe"), he was named after his great-grandfather, who in turn is named after the Greek god of swiftness. However, he did not like his birth name, as other kids teased him for it; so when he was in kindergarten, he begged his parents to have his name changed to Jesse, thinking that one had to have a "cool name" to be in the in-crowd. As an adult, he was more confident with his true name, telling the girls about the Greek god of speed, and how his great-grandfather saved a village from a volcano, but still goes by Jesse.
Answer this question: what was uncle jesse's original last name on full house?
Cochran
Stream of consciousness: | The important part for answering this question is: Jesse Katsopolis (portrayed by John Stamos; the character's last name in season one was Cochran, but was changed reportedly due to John Stamos wanting his character to better reflect his Greek heritage) is Danny's brother-in-law, Pam's younger brother, husband of Rebecca Donaldson and father of twin sons Nicky and Alex. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
What would I be flying if I booked a trip to London from Houston?, Context: The primary city airport is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the tenth-busiest in the United States for total passengers, and twenty eighth-busiest worldwide. Bush Intercontinental currently ranks fourth in the United States for non-stop domestic and international service with 182 destinations. In 2006, the United States Department of Transportation named IAH the fastest-growing of the top ten airports in the United States. The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center stands on the George Bush Intercontinental Airport grounds. | international |
Passport Control If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland,you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not British or a citizen of the European Community,you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined.This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London. After landing,follow the AKRIVALS signs.Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control.There is one channel for holders of European Community passports,and a second channel marked "Other Passports". Baggage Reclaim Area After passing through Passport Control,follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area.If you have luggage which was carried in the aircraft:along with other goods,it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area.Look for the sign with your flight number.If you have only hand luggage,go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to Customs. Customs All passengers must pass through Customs after Passport Control.There is a choice of two channels.Green and Red.If you have nothing to declare,go through the Green Channel.If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowances ,or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel.Information about Duty Free allowances can be found on special notice-boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area.You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not.Please note that if you go through the Green Channel,you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection . When a Chinese traveller is arriving at Heathrow Airport for a trip in London,he must _ . A) fill out a landing card first B) walk through the Red Channel C) pass through Customs before Passport Control D) immediately get back his baggage after landing
A: | A |
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Let me give you an example: This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
The answer to this example can be: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Here is why: The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
OK. solve this:
A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for boring holes in various materials or fastening various materials together. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of the drill and rotated while pressed against the target material. The tip, and sometimes edges, of the cutting tool does the work of cutting into the target material. This may be slicing off thin shavings (twist drills or auger bits), grinding off small particles (oil drilling), crushing and removing pieces of the workpiece (SDS masonry drill), countersinking, counterboring, or other operations.
Answer: | name two important features a drill should have |
B: Yeah, and the ground will filter some of it but not all of it. A: No, not when you figure, I didn't realize one cow produces that much manure
Multi-choice question: Can we infer the following?
one cow produces that much manure
Select from the following. [I] Yes [II] No [III] It's impossible to say | [I] |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
When his friend and long-term BBC colleague was unveiled as his Top Gear replacement, it seemed Jeremy Clarkson had finally given up the show's reins in a rare display of grace. 'He texted me straight away to say "Best of luck - I knew they would offer it to you,"' gushed Chris Evans, his successor, as he announced his role earlier this week. The amicable changeover seemed even more-so when the pair appeared on TFI Friday together for a segment for its comeback special. But just two days after it was revealed that Evans would take over from Clarkson following his sacking, relations between the two car enthusiasts have turned sour.Clarkson claimed he was offered the job back but turned the BBC downHe said the Corporation then gave a lucrative deal to radio DJ Chris EvansEvans rejected his version of events on his Breakfast programme todayHe said the 55-year-old had only been answering to 'voices in his head'Evans today revealed he would no longer appear on The One Show
Question:After revealing his side of the story this morning, _ hinted at plans for his new motoring programme. | Jeremy Clarkson |
Swift was offered and accepted the post of secretary and chaplain to the Earl of Berkeley, one of the Lords Justices, but when he reached Ireland he found that the secretaryship had been given to another.
Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Swift worked for the Earl of Berkeley."? | no |
SINGAPORE — Envoys from the United States and North Korea are holding talks to iron out any last-minute differences before Tuesday's historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that veteran diplomat Sung Kim is leading the U.S. delegation in a working group meeting Monday at the city-state's Ritz Carlton hotel. The North Korea side is being led by Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui. Monday's meeting is apparently aimed at narrowing the gap between the U.S. and North Korea over the demand for North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. President Trump expressed confidence about his meeting upon his arrival in Singapore Sunday, telling reporters after stepping down from Air Force One that he his feeling "very good" about Tuesday's summit. Ahead of his arrival, Trump acknowledged he is heading into “unknown territory” for the meeting Tuesday. In response to a question from VOA News just before heading to Asia from the Group of Seven summit in Canada, Trump said “I really feel confident” about the unprecedented encounter between a sitting American president and a member of the family dynasty which has maintained iron-fist control over one of the world’s most reclusive countries for three generations. Trump added that he believes Kim, half the age of the American president, “wants to do something great for his people.” But Trump cautioned that Kim “won’t have that opportunity again” if the talks do not go well -- describing this opportunity for diplomacy with the United States as a “one-time shot.” Trump and others in his government have said advancement has been made on obtaining a commitment from Kim to give up all his nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles. Progress could lead to a peace treaty and formally end a state of war on the Korean peninsula, which has persisted for nearly 70 years. Whether such a deal can be done, Trump declared on Saturday, is something he will know almost... How could the war between North and South Korea be ended after almost 70 years? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - The two countries move towards unification - North Korea giving up all its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles - not enough information - A formal treaty signed between the two sides
North Korea giving up all its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles
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Old Zeke handed Justin his day's worth of mail and looked longingly at the cool shade under the porch, half hoping, half anticipating an invitation to enjoy a cool drink and a few minutes out of the sun. His state-of-the-art mail delivery vehicle, an old green Ford with busted air-conditioning, sometimes elicited sympathy from those along his route, but the ones with beer were the best. However, Justin just looked through his mail and then began watching the sky. "You ever think about gravity?" Justin asked suddenly. "No," admitted Old Zeke, wiping the perspiration from his forehead. Justin sighed a little. "You ever fall off your ladder?" "Well," considered Zeke. Damned if this wasn't a round-about way to offer a fella a drink, but maybe after all this Justin would offer him a beer instead of that watery lemonade he made. "Yeah." "How long did it take you to fall?" Well hell, muttered Old Zeke under his breath. Maybe all those stakes he was driving in had given Justin a touch of the sun. The thought made him consider hauling Justin back to town, although the truck might finish the job the sun had started. "A second or two," Zeke replied. But before he could load Justin into the truck, he figured he would have to collect a few things from the house, and maybe from the fridge he'd collect a few drinks... "That thing up there hasn't fallen a foot in ten minutes or so." Maybe Justin had a small bottle of something tucked away under the... "What thing?" Justin pointed. Zeke shielding his eyes with his hands and looked up. "Oh, that weather balloon?" Justin's expectant face seemed to droop. "That what it is?" "Yep. Looks like it's almost out of helium, the way it's floating so low. Launched 'em myself thirty years ago in the Army." Why did Zeke know about the weather balloon? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - because he launched them himself while in the Army - because he wanted a drink - because it is made of helium - not enough information
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because he launched them himself while in the Army
For years, Aimee Lind, a librarian at the Getty Research Institute, has been struggling with ways to make architecture archives more accessible to users. To help solve this problem, she co-founded the California Architecture Archives Network (or CalArchNet) with her Cal Poly SLO colleague Jessica Holada. Together they have organized a series of one-day mini-conferences designed to foster dialogue and collaboration among librarians, archivists, and curators at California institutions that house architecture archives. The goal of these semiannual meetings is to create a space for convergence among professionals who intersect with architectural archives in different ways. Architecture archives, often containing large drawings and scale models, present unique problems due to their size and fragility. CalArchNet participants are interested in improving the overall user experience for visitors to the archives by looking for solutions to obstacles to access. This space for an informal exchange of ideas provides an opportunity to be transparent about the challenges repositories face when managing and processing architecture holdings, as well as encourages investigation and experimentation into ways new technologies may help to solve accessibility issues, such as improved interaction with digitized collections via the IIIF protocol or 3D-scanned facsimile models and virtual walk-throughs. October 27 marked the third meeting of CalArchNet, held at the Palm Springs Art Museum, Architecture and Design Center, with representatives from 13 institutions in attendance. Topics discussed included historic site preservation research methodology, leveraging statewide resources to enhance discovery of collections, security considerations, GIS mapping technologies, and the use of linked open data to make connections between collections. The day concluded with a curator-led tour of the exhibition Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi: A Search for Living Architecture. If you’re an archivist, librarian, or curator working with architecture... What thing did Aimee Lind start Pick the correct answer from the following options: - Something stupid - A series of mini-conferences - Something simple - not enough information
| A series of mini-conferences |
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. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Q: Sunday is well and truly derby day as a total of five high-profile rivalry matches take place across Europe. Here, Sportsmail previews each derby, all of which are being broadcast on television in the UK. Just 11 days after Feyenoord claimed a 1-0 victory against Ajax at De Kuip in a KNVB Cup third-round clash courtesy of a last-minute own goal by Joel Veltman, these two fierce rivals meet once again in the Eredivisie. This is the main rivalry in Holland and one that extends back to 1921. It has unfortunately seen many clashes between the two sets of supporters, forcing the mayors of both Rotterdam and Amsterdam to implement a five-year ban in 2009 on away fans travelling to matches between the two clubs.There are five high-profile derby matches taking place on SundayArsenal host Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby at 4pmRoma take on Lazio at an empty Stadio Olimpico in the Derby della CapitaleDerby matches also take place in Holland, Germany and France
Question:Francesco Totti has made the most derby appearances of any player with 41 but the _ captain won't play a part on Sunday as he is out injured.
A: | Rotterdam |
Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com
NEW YORK—The Spanish government will restrict programs that allow people to take early retirement as part of overhauls to rein in the country's debt and shore up its shrinking economy, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Tuesday.
In an interview with editors and reporters of The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Rajoy said measures to be unveiled Thursday would also include the creation of an independent agency to monitor compliance with budget targets, new job-training programs and legislation to sweep away many onerous government regulations.
"The retirement age is reasonable in Spain if it is actually met," Mr. Rajoy said—referring to ... ||||| ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police clashed with hooded rioters hurling petrol bombs as tens of thousands took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday in Greece's biggest anti-austerity protest in more than a year.
Violence erupted after nearly 70,000 people marched to parliament chanting "We won't submit to the troika (of lenders)" and "EU, IMF Out!" on the day of a general strike against a new round of cuts demanded by foreign lenders.
As the rally ended, dozens of black-clad youths threw stones, petrol bombs and bottles at riot police, who responded with several rounds of teargas. Police chased the protesters through Syntagma square in front of parliament as helicopters clattered overhead. Smoke rose from small blazes in the streets.
About 120 people were detained after angry protesters smashed bus stop kiosks and set fire to garbage cans.
"We can't take it anymore - we are bleeding. We can't raise our children like this," said Dina Kokou, a 54-year-old teacher and mother of four who lives on 1,000 euros a month.
"These tax hikes and wage cuts are killing us."
The 24-hour nationwide strike, called by the country's two biggest unions representing half the four-million-strong work force, is shaping up to be the first test of whether Prime Minister Antonis Samaras can stand his ground.
Police officials estimated the demonstration was the largest since a May 2011 protest, and among the biggest since near-bankrupt Greece first resorted to aid from international lenders in 2010 - which has come at the price of painful austerity cuts.
The traditional summer break has allowed the fragile conservative-led coalition to enjoy relative calm on the streets since narrowly coming to power on a pro-euro, pro-bailout platform, but unions say the lull is over.
"Yesterday the Spaniards took to the streets, today it's us, tomorrow the Italians and the day after - all the people of Europe," Yiorgos Harisis, a unionist from the ADEDY public sector group told demonstrators.
"With this strike we are sending a strong message to the government and the troika that the measures will not pass even if voted in parliament, because the government's days are numbered."
About 3,000 police - twice the number usually deployed - stood guard in the centre of Athens, which last saw serious violence in February when protesters set shops and banks ablaze as parliament approved an austerity bill.
Police formed a barricade outside parliament, and officers blocked a pensioner who tried to move towards Samaras's office holding a banner with pictures of Greek prime ministers under the title: "The biggest traitors in Greek history".
Ships stayed docked, museums and monuments were shut to visitors and air traffic controllers walked off the job for a three-hour stoppage. Train service and flights were suspended, public offices and shops were shut, and hospitals worked on skeletal staff as part of the general strike.
"DESTROYING OUR LIVES"
Much of the union anger is directed at spending cuts worth nearly 12 billion euros ($15.55 billion) over the next two years that Greece has promised the European Union and International Monetary Fund in an effort to secure its next tranche of aid.
The bulk of those cuts is expected from cutting wages, pensions and welfare benefits, heaping a new wave of misery on Greeks who say repeated rounds of austerity have pushed them to the brink and failed to transform the country for the better.
"We can't just sit by idly and do nothing while the troika and the government destroy our lives," said Dimitra Kontouli, a 49-year-old local government employee whose salary was cut to 1,100 euros a month from 1,600 euros previously.
"My husband has lost his job, we just can't make ends meet."
A survey by the MRB polling agency last week showed that more than 90 percent of Greeks believe the planned cuts are unfair and burden the poor, with the vast majority expecting more austerity in coming years.
Unions argue that Greece should remain in the euro but default on part of its debt and ditch the current recipe of austerity cuts in favor of higher taxes on the rich and efforts to nab wealthy tax evaders.
But with Greece facing certain bankruptcy and a potential euro zone exit without further aid, Samaras's government has little choice but to push through the measures, which have also exposed fissures in his coalition.
With Greece in its fifth year of recession and nearly one out of four jobless, analysts say patience is wearing thin and a strong public backlash could tear apart the weak government.
"What people want to tell Samaras is that they are hurt and Samaras could use this to demand concessions from the troika," MRB polling director Dimitris Mavros said.
"The people are willing to give the government time, but on certain conditions like cracking down on tax evasion and securing a bailout extension. If the government succeeds in that, its life will also be extended." ($1 = 0.7715 euros)
(Additional reporting by Tatiana Fragou; Writing by Deepa Babington) |||||
Student: | Between 50,000 and 70,000 raging Greeks took to the streets today, trading gas bombs and chunks of concrete with police tear gas and pepper spray as demonstrations amid a 24-hour nationwide strike turned violent, reports the AP. Demonstrators marched on the nation's parliament to protest austerity measures taken by Greece's coalition government, which formed in June. "We can't take it anymore—we are bleeding. We can't raise our children like this," one protester tells Reuters. Chants of "People, fight, they're drinking your blood!" rang out at the protests, as the nation's prime minister and financial minister struggled to work out a $14.87 billion package of austerity measures—definitely not a crowd-pleaser. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal notes that Spain, which saw its own mass protests yesterday, has unveiled a fresh round of economic overhauls, including limiting early retirement. |
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Write the right answer to the question based on the context passage.
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama has shortened the sentences of 214 inmates of U.S. federal prisons, in what the White House called the largest batch of commutations on a single day in more than a century.
The early release is part of Obama's effort to correct what he views as unreasonably long mandatory minimum sentences.
The president's push to lessen the burden on nonviolent drug offenders reflects his long-stated view that the nation should remedy the consequences of decades of onerous sentencing rules, which have put tens of thousands of Americans behind bars for far too long.
Among those affected by Wednesday's presidential order were 67 individuals serving life sentences - almost all for nonviolent drug crimes, although a few also were charged with firearms violations related to their drug activities.
To date, Obama has granted 562 commutations, more than the previous nine presidents combined, and more clemency actions that by any other president in nearly a century.
White House counsel Neil Eggleston said in the White House blog that Obama examines each clemency application on its specific merits to identify the appropriate relief, including whether the prisoner would be helped by additional drug treatment, educational programs or counseling.
Presidents tend to use their powers to commute sentences or issue pardons more frequently near the end of their terms of office. Administration officials said the rapid pace will continue before Obama's leaves the White House in January 2017.
"We are not done yet," Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates said. "We expect that many more men and women will be given a second chance through the clemency initiative."
Obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug offenses, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries. With presidential support, the Justice Department in recent years has directed prosecutors to rein in the use of harsh mandatory minimums.
Eggleston once again called on Congress to pass legislation overhauling the U.S. criminal justice system.
"It is critical that both the House and the Senate continue to work on a bipartisan basis to get a criminal justice reform bill to the president's desk," he wrote. Question: Who said that the House and Senate need to continue to work on a bipartisan basis?
Output: | Eggleston |
Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: from the 5th to the 15th century | The question is: In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages.
Answer this question based on the passage: when did the medieval times start and finish?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The relevant information is: In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
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The dog of Hunter is more timid than the dog of Nelson because
OPTIONS:
- Hunter is meaner to his dog.
- Nelson is meaner to his dog.
Hunter is meaner to his dog.
Angela asked Elena for the wedding date because
OPTIONS:
- Angela was very forgetful about dates in general.
- Elena was very forgetful about dates in general.
Angela was very forgetful about dates in general.
Christine grew a lot of hay on their farm but not Monica because
OPTIONS:
- Christine bred flying animals.
- Monica bred flying animals.
| Monica bred flying animals. |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Q: Voting rights in the United States -- Eligibility to vote in the United States is established both through the federal constitution and by state law. Several constitutional amendments (the 15th, 19th, and 26th specifically) require that voting rights cannot be abridged on account of race, color, previous condition of servitude, sex, or age for those above 18; the constitution as originally written did not establish any such rights during 1787--1870. In the absence of a specific federal law or constitutional provision, each state is given considerable discretion to establish qualifications for suffrage and candidacy within its own respective jurisdiction; in addition, states and lower level jurisdictions establish election systems, such as at-large or single member district elections for county councils or school boards.
A: | does the constitution guarantee the right to vote |
In this task, you will be presented with a context passage, a question about that paragraph, and a possible answer to that question. The task is to check the validity of the answer. Answer with "Yes" or "No".
Q: Hurlburt Field, Florida (CNN) -- An Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed Wednesday during a routine training mission north of Navarre, Florida, injuring five crew members aboard, a military official said. The crash occurred about 6:45 p.m. at Hurlburt Field's Eglin Range, said Amy Nicholson, chief of public affairs at the airfield. The five injured crew members were taken to an area hospital, Nicholson said. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known. The cause of the accident is under investigation, she said. The Osprey was assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, the Air Force said. The tilt-rotor aircraft can fly like an airplane and land like a helicopter. The Army began developing the Osprey in 1982, though the program was nearly scrapped in 1989 when then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney sought to cancel it because of ballooning costs. Questions were raised about the safety of the Osprey after two crashes, including one in 1992 at a Marine Corps air base in Virginia that killed the crew. In late 2000, the Marine Corps grounded the Osprey fleet after two crashes -- one in Arizona that killed four crew members and 15 passengers, and another in North Carolina that killed the crew. A redesign was ordered on the Osprey, and it resumed flights in 2002. The Air Force began using Ospreys in 2008 after testing the aircraft in 2006. They were first deployed by the Marines in Iraq in 2007 after 18 years and $20 billion in development. <sep>Did the Marines or the Air Force use the Osprey first?<sep>Air Force
A: Yes
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Q: A flood occurs when a river overflows its banks. This might happen because of heavy rains. Floodplains In very flat regions, flood water may spread out on the surface of the land. It then slows down and drops its sediment. If a river floods often, a floodplain develops. A floodplain is an area where a thick layer of rich soil is left behind as the floodwater recedes. Thats why floodplains are usually good places for growing plants. They are very flat areas and they have very rich soils. The Nile River valley is a great example of a floodplain. Each year, the Nile River rises over its banks. This floodwater carries a lot of sediment. This sediment has been eroded off areas of land from upstream. This sediment is dropped as the water slows down after spreading across the land. What is left behind is a very rich soil. Thats why crops can be raised in the middle of a sandy desert. Natural Levees A flooding river often forms natural levees along its banks. A levee is a raised strip of sediments deposited close to the waters edge. <sep>What may cause a river to flood and overflow its banks?<sep>Upstream erosion
A: No
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Q: For much of the world, the Algarve is synonymous with Portugal, yet the Portuguese will tell you the exact opposite: the region has little in common with the rest of the country. The southern stretch of coast is more reminiscent of a North African landscape than a European one. It has no cosmopolitan cities, like Lisbon and Porto, which are farther north. Most of Portugal is known for quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces. The Algarve is more recognizable for impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses. And beaches. Think Algarve and the mind pictures long, glorious stretches of golden sands, secluded coves framed by odd ochre-colored rock formations, and deep green waters. With about 160 km (100 miles) of coastline, Portugal's southern province is one of Europe's premier beach destinations. The occasionally chilly ocean is the Atlantic, but the Algarve has a sultry Mediterranean feel. Its consistent climate is the best in Portugal, and one of the kindest in the world: more than 250 days of sunshine a year — more than almost any other international resort area. The moderating effect of the Gulf Stream produces a fresh springtime breeze throughout winter, and in late January and February, white almond blossoms blanket the fields. In summer the heat is intense but rarely unbearable, and regardless, beautiful beaches and innumerable pools are always just a dive away. Magnificent year-round weather has made the Algarve a huge destination for sporting vacations. Superb golf facilities abound — several with tees dramatically clinging to cliffs and fairways just skirting the edge of the ocean — and horseback riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing, and windsurfing are immensely popular. Sports, beaches and hospitable weather — not to mention easily organized package vacations — are surely the reasons the Algarve receives as many visitors as the rest of Portugal in its entirety. But it's not just international tourists that descend on the Algarve; many Portuguese from Lisbon and elsewhere in the north have holiday homes and spend their summer vacations here. The coast is neatly divided into the rugged Barlavento to the west and the flat beauty of Sotavento to the east. West is where you'll find the famous orange cliffs and surreal eroded rock stacks. <sep>What notable geological features are located west of Algarve?<sep>North African landscape
A: | No
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In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Example Input: What is the second distance given in the text in km, Context: The most dense rail network in Europe of 5,063 km (3,146 mi) carries over 350 million passengers annually. In 2007, each Swiss citizen travelled on average 2,258 km (1,403 mi) by rail, which makes them the keenest rail users. The network is administered mainly by the Federal Railways, except in Graubünden, where the 366 km (227 mi) narrow gauge railway is operated by the Rhaetian Railways and includes some World Heritage lines. The building of new railway base tunnels through the Alps is under way to reduce the time of travel between north and south through the AlpTransit project.
Example Output: 2,258 km
Example Input: What has to be done with lights in order for them to work?, Context: Entry lights can be used outside to illuminate and signal the entrance to a property. These lights are installed for safety, security, and for decoration.
Example Output: installed
Example Input: What is used in the article as a shorter way to say The University of Kansas?, Context: The University of Kansas School of Business is a public business school located on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The KU School of Business was founded in 1924 and currently has more than 80 faculty members and approximately 1500 students.
Example Output: | KU
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I decided to read the mystery book instead of the romance because the
romance seemed less interesting.
The plan was to give Nick a raise and not Benjamin because
Nick deserved it more for all of his hard work.
Aaron had trouble telling the truth but Justin was always honest.
| Justin could be trusted by everyone. |
Read the text and answer the questions.
A primate is a mammal of the order Primates (Latin: "prime, first rank"). In taxonomy, primates include two distinct lineages, strepsirrhines and haplorhines. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment. Most primate species remain at least partly arboreal.
With the exception of humans, who inhabit every continent, most primates live in tropical or subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia. They range in size from Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, which weighs only , to the eastern gorilla, weighing over ; that is, without taking into account the weight of particular human individuals, reaching up to . Based on fossil evidence, the earliest known true primates, represented by the genus "Teilhardina", date to 55.8 million years old. An early close primate relative known from abundant remains is the Late Paleocene "Plesiadapis", c. 55–58 million years old. Molecular clock studies suggest that the primate branch may be even older, originating near the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary or around 63–74 mya.
The order Primates was traditionally divided into two main groupings: prosimians and anthropoids (simians). Prosimians have characteristics more like those of the earliest primates, and include the lemurs of Madagascar, lorisoids, and tarsiers. Simians include monkeys, apes and hominins. More recently, taxonomists have preferred to split primates into the suborder Strepsirrhini, or wet-nosed primates, consisting of non-tarsier prosimians, and the suborder Haplorhini, or dry-nosed primates, consisting of tarsiers and the simians.
1. What type of animal is this about?
2. What does it mean?
3. In what language?
4. What are its two main components?
5. Do most live in trees?
6. What's the smallest primate?
7. Who was that primate named for?
8. Other than humans, what's the largest?
9. How long have there been primates?
10. What's the oldest fossil?
11. Where do lemurs live?
12. What grouping are they in?
13. What else is in that group?
14. Andthing else?
15. What's the other grouping?
16. Are humans prosimians or simians?
17. Which other animals are in that group?
18. What does Strepsirrhini mean?
19. And Haplorhini?
20. Where did the primates' forebears live?
Numbered answers: | 1. primate
2. prime, first rank
3. Latin
4. strepsirrhines and haplorhines
5. at least partly
6. mouse lemur
7. Madame Berthe
8. the eastern gorilla
9. since around 63–74 mya
10. Teilhardina
11. Madagascar
12. Prosimians
13. lorisoids
14. tarsiers
15. anthropoids
16. Simians
17. monkeys
18. wet-nosed primates
19. dry-nosed primates
20. the trees of tropical forests |
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Boston Terriers are the favorite breed of Angela, and Victoria love Great Danes. | Victoria likes larger dogs. |
Nancy Grace and the others, they just bashed her to the end, said Duckett's grandfather, Bill Eubanks, during an interview with The Orlando Sentinel. "She wasn't one anyone ever would have thought of to do something like this. She and that baby just loved each other, couldn't get away from each other. She wouldn't hurt a bug." Grace's spokeswoman called the suicide "a sad development," and Grace herself issued a statement saying, "I do not feel that our show is to blame for what happened to Melinda Duckett."
Is this true: Bill Eubanks was Melinda Duckett's grandad.
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- no
A: yes
To write "The Persians," which opens Thursday at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley, Ellen McLaughlin spent six days. Given the direction of U.S. foreign policy, McLaughlin says, the lessons of "The Persians" are particularly crucial today, 2,500 years after it was written.
Is this true: The Persians was written by Aeschylus.
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- no
A: no
Budapest again became the focus of national political drama in the late 1980s, when Hungary led the reform movement in eastern Europe that broke the communist monopoly on political power and ushered in the possibility of multiparty politics.
Is this true: In the late 1980s Budapest became the center of the reform movement.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Sharon sent dismissal letters to Benny Elon and Avigdor Lieberman, who oppose his withdrawal plan, on Friday.
Is this true: On Friday,Sharon fired Benny Elon and Avigdor Lieberman.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: | yes |
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