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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... According to the above context, answer the following question. What is probably true about Jessica
She is a librarian too
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He picked me up at my house, and after getting back on the main road he turned up the volume on the radio. "Why do you even listen to that stuff?" I asked. It was schlock-rock, simple and unadorned wailing backed by incessantly grating guitars. "I don't really know." "You don't actually like it, do you?" I knew he didn't; I knew what he preferred. His apartment walls were lined with recordings of classical, even archaic music, European folk instrumentals. Maybe rock, once in a while, but he had had something amplified and pitch-altered on every time we'd been together lately. "I think we listen to pop music to punish ourselves," he said. "An aural bed of nails to compensate for our sins." "Those sins being...?" "I don't know... sometimes, don't you ever get so sick of everything you just want to cram your ears full of garbage to spite it all?" This was not normal second-date dialogue, but Phillip and I had known each other for a long time. "It's like you'd rather inflict pain," he said, "like you want to inflict pain on yourself, just for pure spite against... the stuff around us." "You'd choke on garbage to get back at a culture who would do it for you anyway?" "Yeah, kind of. Does that make sense?" "In a very cliched, pop-psychology sort of way, yes." I turned down the volume, then shut the radio off entirely. "Don't you ever want to hurt like that?" he asked. "It's why you read some thriller instead of a classic, it's why you watch TV instead of reading a book, it's why you watch a sitcom instead of PBS, it's why you watch Family Guy instead of the Simpsons." (I might have snorted at this point.) "Because you have to do the bad thing." According to the above context, answer the following question. Why did the author ask about Philip's music?
The author knew he didn't prefer that type of music.
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When I first started out in the field, I was working at a private hospital in the locked psychiatric unit, and there was a call from one of the med floors requiring someone from our unit to assist with a problem of a young man who had bitten through his cotton restraints on his wrists. They were requesting he be restrained with leather ones. I had not done any restraining and was asked to assist a woman counselor to show me the ropes (no pun intended). When we arrived in the patients room, I was shocked to see a man in his early 20’s flailing around spasmodically on the bed with his gums bleeding in between his teeth. The nurse informed us that the patient was dying of a liver disease and his body and brain had become toxic, causing delirium. The counselor instructed me to hold down his arms and she placed him in leather restraints which were fastened to the side of the bed. The most upsetting thing which to this day I can not remove from memory was this man literally snapping his jaws at me like a mad animal with traumatized bloody gums from biting so hard on the cloth restraints. There was nothing I, or anyone could do, except keep him restrained from hurting himself or others. It is the kind of witness to suffering I had never experienced before, and I felt almost relieved when the nurse quietly said, “ He will die before morning. “ I suppose what is so traumatic about witnessing such situations is the utter sense of helplessness. I was a trained therapist, and in this situation, I was unable to do anything, and was rendered powerless. I recall being plagued by this young man’s face for some time when I tried to go to sleep at night. Bruce Kugler According to the above context, answer the following question. what is probably true about Bruce?
he is sensitive
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I referenced this in my answer to Why do guys pretend they don't understand when the girl they like gives them all hints of liking them too? While attending my MOS AIT in the US Army (good lord, was that 25 years ago???), a few of us had a hotel party. It didn’t get too crazy as it was mainly to get off post. If I remember right, after some folks left, there was one couple, a couple girls (maybe 3?), and myself who stayed over. I had known them all for a month or so and had spent a ton of time hanging out at the barracks or around the school area. The couple took one bed, the girls took the other, and I took the floor at the foot of the girls’ bed. About the time everyone started to nod off, one of the girls woke me, asking if I would share the blanket, as the bed was too crowded. She and I had both recently gotten engaged to people two plane flights away and had been nothing more than friends previously - with no hint of anything else… I thought nothing of it and said sure. After a few minutes, she said she couldn’t sleep and asked if she could snuggle up a little. I thought nothing of it and said sure. I started to think… hunh… this is peculiar… After a few more minutes, she asked if I minded if we kissed a little. At that point, I started to get the idea… but that was as far as I thought anything was going to happen as I thought, hunh, OK, maybe she misses her fiance. I know I do. Then we progressed to (very quiet) sex at her request. As far as we knew, everyone else in the room was asleep - at least they never hinted at knowing. We dated another month or two while we were both there. I was so clueless as to how she felt and it took FAR too long to figure out what was happening. According to the above context, answer the following question. Why did the girl want to kiss?
| she was interested in the author
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Many young Chinese people drink coffee when meeting with friends. Yang Lin lives in the U.S. but comes from an area in China famous for growing tea. She used to only drink tea while in China. But now, she says, she drinks both and for different reasons. "I would say ... I was a tea drinker when I was in China. But now, you know, with the influence of different holiday drinks ... I think I like coffee as well as tea now." Yang Lin says that drinking coffee for her is a social event. She and her workmates like to sit in a cafe and talk over a cup of coffee. Tea, she says, is more about family memories. She grew up in Fujian Province -- an area known for its tea. Ms. Yang says that as a child, her family would get together in the evening and talk about the day's events over a pot of tea. So now, even the smell of Fujian tea brings back these warm family memories. Voyo is another Chinese woman who now lives in Washington D.C. She says that after moving to the U.S. her tastes changed. We would call her _ , someone who now chooses to drink coffee. "I used to be a tea drinker before I came to the United States. But now I am a coffee drinker and actually getting to be a very heavy coffee drinker. Like I go from one cup a day to three cups a day and if I stop one day I will have a headache." said Voyo. Yang Lin usually _ coffee with her workmates in a cafe. A) collects B) drinks C) cooks D) sells
B
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Beijing Restaurant _ SOUPS :Tofu soupY=10. 00 Bone soupY=15. 00 Chicken soupY=20. 00 STAPLES:Fried riceY=8. 00 Fried noodlesY=10. 00 Hot dogY=4. 00 Meat pieY=10. 00 SandwichY=10. 00 HamburgerY=10. 00 MAIN COURSES:Roast chickenY=30. 00 Italian pizzaY=9. 00 Indian curriesY=15. 00 Pork and cabbageY=15. 00 Cheese pieY=10. 00 BeefY=15. 00 Beijing Roast DuckY=50. 00 SausageY=15. 00 DESSERTS :Fruit saladY=8. 00 Pear pancakeY=6. 00 Apple pieY=6. 00 Ice creamY=4. 00 DRINKS :CokeY=5. 00 CoffeeY=5. 00 TeaY=3. 00 Apple juiceY=3. 00 BeerY=10. 00 WineY=30. 00 MilkY=3. 00 LemonadeY=4. 00 Which soup can't you have in this restaurant? A) Tofu soup. B) Vegetable soup. C) Bone soup. D) Chicken soup.
B
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One day , there was a blind man called John was on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read , "I am blind . Please help me . A creative publicist named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat . He put a few of his own coins in the hat . Without asking for permission , he took the sign , turned it around and wrote a new message . Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man and left. Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins . The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign . He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it . The publicist said , "I just wrote the message a little differently ." He smiled and went on his way. The new sign read , "Spring has come , but I can't see anything ." Who wrote a new message ? _ A) The blind man B) The teacher C) The publicist. D) The farmer'
C
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Hello, I'm Tommy Smith. This is my room. Look! My schoolbag is on the desk. My Chinese book is on the bed. My baseball is under the sofa. And my CDs are in the bookcase. My name is Sally Hand. I'm a schoolgirl. English is my favorite subject. I like it because it's interesting. Anna is our English teacher. We all like her very much. I'm a schoolboy. I'm Dave Clark. I like basketball. My friends and I play basketball after school. It's relaxing. Hi, my name is Bill Hall. Where is my jacket? Please call me if you find it. My phone number is 5283595. Thanks. Which of the following is TRUE? A) Tommy's CDs are on the desk. B) Sally likes Anna, her English teacher. C) Dave plays baseball after school. D) Bill finds his jacket.
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+Who is Yuri Radonyak?. +Yuri Radonyak Yuri Radonyak (8 October 1935 – 28 March 2013) was a Russian amateur welterweight boxer who competed for the Soviet Army club.. +Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?. +In 1958 he placed second at the Soviet championships and won the World Army Championships.. +Did he win any other awards?. +Two years later he won the Soviet title and a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics.. +When did he retire?. +He retired in 1962 with a record of 197 wins out of 226 bouts and later had a long career as a boxing coach.. +Was he a coach?. + | In 1962–73 he worked at the Soviet Army club in Moscow and in 1972–76 coached the Soviet national team. |
I'll give you a question, please answer with step-by-step reasoning process. Where would a person be doing when having to wait their turn?
Options:
- have patience
- get in line
- sing
- stand in line
- turn left
| A person would have to wait for their turn while they are standing in line. When a person stands in a line they have to wait for their turn.
The answer: stand in line. |
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: A. is bad luck B. plucking grey hairs helps easy feelings of being driven crazy by them C. not enough information D. will make you have bald spots
Ans: B
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: A. Dry ham B. something that tasted rich C. something that tasted sweet D. not enough information
Ans: A
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: A. nutritious meals B. not enough information C. empty calories with minimal nutrition D. home cooked food
Ans: | C |
In this task, you are given an article. Your task is to summarize the article in a sentence.
The original case followed a complaint by its Russian rival Yandex.
Google had denied forcing device-makers to install its YouTube, Maps and Photos software alongside Android.
It now faces having to reword its contracts with manufacturers and paying a fine based on its local earnings.
However, it can still lodge a further appeal against the Moscow arbitration court's ruling.
"We're not commenting as we have not yet received the judgement," said a spokeswoman for the US company.
Yandex had alleged that it had been disadvantaged by Google's requirement that manufactures pre-load several apps if they wanted to be able to offer access to the Google Play store and other key elements of the Android operating system.
"We are satisfied with the court's decision to uphold the FAS (Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia) judgement in the case against Google," the Moscow-based firm said in a statement.
Google is also facing a related probe by the EU's competition commissioner into the bundling of apps and services with Android.
The antitrust authority's chief, Margrethe Vestager, announced in April 2015 that she had received two complaints about the way Google had allegedly tied several of its services together.
Last week, the news agency Bloomberg reported that EU investigators appeared to be readying a statement of objections - a document that would confirm that they believed the firm was at fault, which must be filed before a formal ruling.
A spokesman for the European Commission told the BBC that he was unable to comment about what its next step would be or its timing. | Google has failed to overturn a Russian ruling that said it broke competition laws by tying together its Android services to ensure its apps were pre-installed on smartphones and tablets. |
In this task, you are given an article. Your task is to summarize the article in a sentence.
Q: The loo on Handa, off Sutherland's north west coast, was so expensive because it has to withstand gale-force winds and be environmentally-friendly.
This year, more than 7,000 people visited the isle which is home to more than 100,000 seabirds.
The toilet has been fixed so that it can compost faster.
Handa lies three miles (4.8km) off Sutherland's coast and is about 763 acres (309 hectares) in size.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), which helps to manage the island, had the toilet constructed in 2012.
Its foundations are 2m (7ft) deep to stop it from blowing into the Atlantic.
Highland Council and the Scottish government contributed towards the cost.
SWT's reserves manager visited the operators of another remote composting toilet, at Stoer Head Lighthouse on mainland Sutherland, to get advice on improving the operation of Handa's facilities.
The trust said the island's loo had been "tweaked" and was now composting better.
Figures released this week by SWT show that 7,145 people visited Handa during its tourist season, which runs from April to September.
The number of visits came close to the island's record visiting figures of 7,324 set 12 years ago.
Handa is popular with wildlife enthusiasts.
The isle's thousands of seabirds include puffins and razorbills.
Great skua are another popular species with ornithologists who flock to the island, but the large birds are known to divebomb people and attack other seabirds.
A: A public toilet that cost £50,000 to build on a remote tiny island has been "tweaked" so it can better handle usage by thousands of tourists.
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Q: The 20-year-old is expected to travel to Merseyside early next week for a medical and Liverpool will need to apply for a work permit before the deal can be completed.
Liverpool had two bids turned down for him last week, while Southampton are also interested in signing the player.
But it is understood that Coutinho expressed a preference for Anfield.
That is despite having worked with new Saints manager Mauricio Pochettino, while on loan at Espanyol last season.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed on Friday that he was determined to bolster his squad with more new players before the transfer window closes at the end of January.
Midfielder Tom Ince, who came through the ranks at Anfield before being sold to Blackpool remains on his radar.
Rodgers said: "We still need one or two additions. The club is doing everything it possibly can to assist me.
"The real plans are for now. Short term we want to improve and develop. We have brought in Daniel [Sturridge] and he has been brilliant. If we can bring in one or two more, then great. If not the group has worked fantastically well and if we can support it now, then fantastic. It is very much about the now, we want to improve."
Having lost out on signing Clint Dempsey on deadline day in August, Rodgers insists there are no such problems this time around. "The owners have been brilliant in supporting me," he added.
"We were maybe a little bit short in the summer, but we all agreed this was a month that we would try and strengthen.
"It was difficult all around in the summer. I was a new manager, we didn't have recruitment staff, I was busy in pre-season and the lines of communication maybe weren't there.
It was difficult all around in the summer. I was a new manager, we didn't have recruitment staff, I was busy in pre-season and the lines of communication maybe weren't there
"But from that moment on, we got the recruitment team in, the lines of communication are very clear, every knows where they are at - there is a small group of us who communicate a lot and look at the players we want to bring in. It has worked very, very well and that relationship will only get better going forward. We are all very happy. "
Liverpool travel to Oldham in the FA Cup on Sunday and Rodgers says the chance to win the trophy remains as much a priority as a top-four finish.
"We want to progress in the league and get into those top four positions," he stated. "It is going to be immensely difficult to get there this season but we are certainly going to fight in order to get there. The Cup competitions give you that opportunity to get your hands on a trophy and that's what this club is about."
Having admitted a top-four finish is an uphill battle, Rodgers went on to say that the future of Luis Suarez did not entirely depend on the club securing Champions League football next season.
"Luis had a terrific season last season and he had an opportunity to leave, and probably would have had an excuse with a new manager coming in, but he didn't. He committed to the club," Rodgers said.
"He sees the vision going forward, and he believes in that. He knows it won't happen overnight. He has had a brilliant season with 20 goals until now, and hopefully there are many more to come."
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has not overcome a thigh problem in time to play in the FA Cup tie, but both Sturridge and Suarez will travel with the squad.
A: Liverpool have agreed an £8.5m deal for Inter Milan's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
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Rooney, 31, announced on Thursday that he is staying at Old Trafford after being linked with a move to China.
The England captain has missed United's past three matches with a calf injury.
"He is fine, he has been training with the team," said Mourinho on Friday. "He made his statement about staying here exactly in the right moment."
The Portuguese added: "That should be the last question about it until the end of the season."
Rooney's agent, Paul Stretford, had travelled to China to see if he could negotiate a deal, although it is not known which clubs he spoke to.
However, United's record goalscorer released a statement on Thursday saying he hoped to "play a full part" in the rest of the Premier League club's season.
Rooney has won five Premier League titles and the Champions League since arriving at Old Trafford as an 18-year-old for £27m from Everton in 2004.
The forward, whose contract expires in 2019, has said he would not play for another English club other than the Toffees.
United are sixth in the Premier League and remain in three cup competitions, having reached the last 16 of the Europa League on Wednesday with a 4-0 aggregate victory over French side Saint-Etienne.
Rooney will be part of the squad to face top-flight rivals Southampton at Wembley on Sunday (16:30 GMT kick-off).
"No doubts, he is involved," said Mourinho.
"He was not selected for Saint-Etienne because he was not ready to play. He stayed at home this week so he could have one more important training session."
Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan misses the final with a hamstring injury and Mourinho says Rooney's role will depend on which system he decides to play.
"Without Mkhitaryan, if we want to play with a number 10, obviously Wayne, it's his position, it's where he was playing with us many matches, so he is an option for me," he added.
On Rooney staying, the 54-year-old added: "He said no way he moves and wants to help the team fight for trophies. I said I would be happy if that was the decision."
A: | Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney "will be involved" in Sunday's EFL Cup final against Southampton, says manager Jose Mourinho.
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Despite the tribute and a negotiation between Laoshang Chanyu (r. 174–160 BC) and Emperor Wen (r. 180–157 BC) to reopen border markets, many of the Chanyu's Xiongnu subordinates chose not to obey the treaty and periodically raided Han territories south of the Great Wall for additional goods. In a court conference assembled by Emperor Wu (r. 141–87 BC) in 135 BC, the majority consensus of the ministers was to retain the heqin agreement. Emperor Wu accepted this, despite continuing Xiongnu raids. However, a court conference the following year convinced the majority that a limited engagement at Mayi involving the assassination of the Chanyu would throw the Xiongnu realm into chaos and benefit the Han. When this plot failed in 133 BC, Emperor Wu launched a series of massive military invasions into Xiongnu territory. Chinese armies captured one stronghold after another and established agricultural colonies to strengthen their hold. The assault culminated in 119 BC at the Battle of Mobei, where the Han commanders Huo Qubing (d. 117 BC) and Wei Qing (d. 106 BC) forced the Xiongnu court to flee north of the Gobi Desert.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): Which Han commander died in the year 106 BC?
Ah, so.. Wei Qing
Thermally, a temperate glacier is at melting point throughout the year, from its surface to its base. The ice of a polar glacier is always below freezing point from the surface to its base, although the surface snowpack may experience seasonal melting. A sub-polar glacier includes both temperate and polar ice, depending on depth beneath the surface and position along the length of the glacier. In a similar way, the thermal regime of a glacier is often described by the temperature at its base alone. A cold-based glacier is below freezing at the ice-ground interface, and is thus frozen to the underlying substrate. A warm-based glacier is above or at freezing at the interface, and is able to slide at this contact. This contrast is thought to a large extent to govern the ability of a glacier to effectively erode its bed, as sliding ice promotes plucking at rock from the surface below. Glaciers which are partly cold-based and partly warm-based are known as polythermal.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): Why is it cold basically sure able to slide?
Ah, so.. unanswerable
After 1870, the new railroads across the Plains brought hunters who killed off almost all the bison for their hides. The railroads offered attractive packages of land and transportation to European farmers, who rushed to settle the land. They (and Americans as well) also took advantage of the homestead laws to obtain free farms. Land speculators and local boosters identified many potential towns, and those reached by the railroad had a chance, while the others became ghost towns. In Kansas, for example, nearly 5000 towns were mapped out, but by 1970 only 617 were actually operating. In the mid-20th century, closeness to an interstate exchange determined whether a town would flourish or struggle for business.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): In what year were the homestead laws passed?
Ah, so.. | unanswerable |
In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Q: A plaintiff is a person who starts a lawsuit in court .
A: | A plaintiff ( Π in legal shorthand ) is the party who initiates a lawsuit ( also known as an " action " ) before a court . |
Input: See this dialog response. Superman reemerges to the world when he saves a space shuttle test launch during a mysterious nationwide power outage, triggered by Luthor using Kryptonian technology. What came before?
Came before: DIALOG:
What happened in those years?
- Superman returns to Earth after five years travelling in space to investigate what he believed to be his home planet Krypton.
- What else did Superman do?
- Upon returning to Metropolis as his alter-ego reporter Clark Kent, he is shocked to discover the consequences of his disappearance.
- What are the consequences?
- In his absence, his love Lois Lane, a fellow journalist at the Daily Planet is engaged to Richard White (the nephew of editor-in-chief Perry White) and shares a young son, Jason, with Richard.
- What else did Superman find out?
- The criminal mastermind Lex Luthor was released from prison because Superman did not testify against Luthor during his appeal trial.
- What did Luthor do after being released from prison?
- After seducing an old heiress, Luthor inherits her fortune and begins his plot against Superman.
- What else did you find interesting?
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Input: See this dialog response. They identified a Ju 88 approaching a landing strip. What came before?
Came before: DIALOG:
What was the Branse Burbridge's role in World War II?
- By that time the German bomber force was becoming defunct for want of fuel.
- How long was the operational life?
- Near the Channel Burbridge claimed a Ju 88 destroyed, one of eight Mosquito pilot claims on 23/24 June 1944.
- Did he receive any medals?
- The victory—their 7th—was not straight forward.
- What happened?
- At 02:10 they saw a search light flash and an aircraft respond with a flare gun.
- Did he shoot it down?
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Input: See this dialog response. Others prospered – until about 1860 the city of Auckland bought most of its food from Māori who grew and sold it themselves. What came before?
Came before: | DIALOG:
What was the effect of the European colonisation of New Zealand?
- Wakefield's colonisation programmes were over-elaborate and operated on a much smaller scale than he hoped for, but his ideas influenced law and culture, especially his vision for the colony as the embodiment of post-Enlightenment ideals, the notion of New Zealand as a model society, and the sense of fairness in employer-employee relations.
- What are some examples of the cultural changes that occurred during this period?
- Māori had welcomed Pākehā for the trading opportunities and guns they brought.
- What other cultural changes did you find interesting?
- However it soon became clear that they had underestimated the number of settlers that would arrive in their lands.
- What other problems did they face?
- "Iwi" (tribes) whose land was the base of the main settlements quickly lost much of their land and autonomy through government acts.
- Did the Maoris have any other significant changes during this time?
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In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Solution: is house tax and property tax are same
Why? The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
New input: List of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma episodes -- Food Wars!, known in Japan as Shokugeki no Soma (Japanese: 食戟のソーマ), is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki. Produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani, the series was first announced in October 2014 by Shueisha. The series was broadcast in Japan on MBS' Animeism programming block from April 3 to September 25, 2015 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for digital and home video distribution in North America. A second season named Food Wars! The Second Plate aired from July 2 to September 24, 2016. The first cour of the third season was broadcast from October 4 to December 20, 2017. The second half aired from April 9 to June 25, 2018.
Solution: | is there a season 3 of food wars |
Give a stream of consciousness and then the final answer. Overall, there have been 87 different champions. Ric Flair holds the record for having the most reigns at six, while John Cena holds the record for most reigns under the WWE banner at five. Lex Luger holds the record for longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days, while Dean Ambrose holds the longest reign under the WWE banner, at 351 days (overall the third longest in the title's history). Only two men, Lex Luger and Rick Rude, have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more.
Based on this passage, who is the longest reigning wwe united states champion? | The relevant information to answer the above question is: Lex Luger holds the record for longest reign, with his third reign lasting a total of 523 days, while Dean Ambrose holds the longest reign under the WWE banner, at 351 days (overall the third longest in the title's history).
So, the final answer is Dean Ambrose. |
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given an article. Your task is to summarize the article in a sentence.
Q: The regulator said the story was "irresponsible" because it was likely to encourage unsafe driving practices.
The text had described drivers using in-built smart technology to check their calendars and use other apps while on the road.
A spokesman for Jaguar Land Rover said it was "disappointed".
"For all of the connected car technologies we offer our customers, we will always offer what is safe to do whilst driving," he added.
"The hands-free technology in the Jaguar XE has been developed and tested to allow users to put their phone safely and legally away, and give priority to focus on the driving experience."
The ASA acknowledged that using a hands-free mobile phone was not illegal and that the article had stated that the technologies in question could be used "without compromising safety".
But it noted that the UK's Highway Code states that the use of hands-free kit can be a distraction, and that motorists should stop to make or take calls.
"The advertorial featured the headline claim that 'drive time is no longer downtime'," it said in its judgement.
"We considered readers would interpret this to mean that drivers could now perform various other tasks while driving."
The ASA also called attention to an "early adopter" of the car interviewed in the piece.
Prof David Bailey was quoted as saying he could use apps through the car's infotainment system.
"If I need to do an interview while I am going somewhere I can do it on the move and don't have to stop," he added.
The Aston Business School lecturer was surprised when the BBC told him of the ruling.
"I was not told that I was being interviewed for an advertorial, and the comments were part of a much longer interview about driverless cars and the future," he said.
"They were certainly not intended to encourage any behaviour that might compromise safety".
A spokeswoman for the Guardian did not respond to questions about the use of Prof Bailey's comments, but issued a brief statement.
"We received a complaint about the advertorial in question and consequently withdrew the ad and have not republished it," the statement said.
"We accept the ASA's ruling."
The authority has also told Jaguar Land Rover that its future advertising must not encourage drivers to perform tasks that might distract their attention from the road.
A: | An advertorial article published in the Guardian about a new Jaguar car has been rebuked by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority. |
Johan Niemann (born 26 June 1977) is best known for being the current bass player for Evergrey and co-founding the band Mind's Eye, for membership of Swedish heavy metal band Therion and as a member of the Scandinavian theatrical metal band Evil Masquerade. He is also currently live guitarist for Tiamat. He is a brother of Kristian Niemann.
Johan Niemann became a bass player for Evergrey in 1977.
A: No
Wang Tieguan ()is a Chinese noted geologist,Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Professor of China University of Petroleum,PhD Tutor born in December,1937,born in Shanghai City,People's Republic of China in December,1937, graduated from Beijing Petroleum Geology School(predecessor of Yangtze University)in 1956 and from Beijing Petroleum Institute in 1965.
Tieguan is not a professor
A: No
The interdimensional hypothesis (IDH or IH), is an idea advanced by Ufologists such as Jacques Vallée that says unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and related events involve visitations from other "realities" or "dimensions" that coexist separately alongside our own. It is an alternative to the extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH).
Jacques Vallee thinks UFO's come from other planets in our solar system.
A: | No |
(CNN) -- Serena Williams fended off a stirring fightback from Agnieszka Radwanska to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title with a 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory Saturday.
It was the 30-year-old American's 14th grand slam crown and her first since winning at the All England Club in 2010, but Poland's Radwanska made her fight every inch of the way.
Suffering from a respiratory problem and trailing after a one-sided first set, Radwanska recovered from a break down in the second to give Williams a real Centre Court scare.
After leveling at one set all, Radwanska took a 2-1 lead in the decider before Williams romped to victory with a run of five straight games.
She celebrated by climbing into the players' box to embrace her sister Venus and other close connections including her physiotherapist Esther Lee.
Williams spent almost a year on the sidelines, being struck by first injury then serious illness after being laid low by dangerous blood clots.
Historic victories, crushing defeats at Wimbledon
A visibly emotional Williams showed how much victory meant to her in her post-match interview.
"I can't describe it. I almost didn't make it a few years ago. I was in hospital and I thought I'd never be here again, so this makes it so worth it," she said.
"It's all the sweeter. I was so down but you never give up. You have to continue," she added.
Williams has capped her steady return to the top with an emphatic performance on the grass courts, particularly since the quarterfinals where she dispatched reigning champion Petra Kvitova.
1. Who played in the Wimbledon titles match mentioned in the story?
2. Who was her opponent?
3. Who won the match?
4. What was the score?
5. How old is the victor now?
6. How many grand slams has she won?
7. When did she capture her last one?
8. At what venue?
9. Was this match an easy one for her?
10. Was Serena's opponent healthy for the match?
11. What was wrong with her?
12. How many games in a row did Williams win at the end?
13. How did she celebrate her triumph?
14. Who did she hug?
15. Anyone else?
16. How long was she out of action?
17. What caused her inactivity?
18. What was the sickness?
19. Was she calm after she won?
20. Did she think she would get another Wimbledon title? | 1. Serena Williams.
2. Agnieszka Radwanska.
3. Williams.
4. 6-1 5-7 6-2.
5. 30.
6. 14.
7. 2010.
8. The All England Club.
9. No.
10. No.
11. A respiratory problem.
12. Five.
13. By climbing into the players' box .
14. Her sister Venus.
15. Her physiotherapist Esther Lee.
16. Almost a year.
17. First injury then serious illness.
18. Blood clots.
19. No.
20. No. |
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage.
Which treaty was between France and the United States before 1780?, Context: When revolutionary France declared war on Great Britain in 1793, the United States sought to remain neutral, but the Jay Treaty, which was favorable to Great Britain, angered the French government, which viewed it as a violation of the 1778 Treaty of Alliance. French privateers began to seize U.S. vessels, which led to an undeclared "Quasi-War" between the two nations. Fought at sea from 1798 to 1800, the United States won a string of victories in the Caribbean. George Washington was called out of retirement to head a "provisional army" in case of invasion by France, but President John Adams managed to negotiate a truce, in which France agreed to terminate the prior alliance and cease its attacks. | 1778 Treaty of Alliance |
** Exhausted means loss of all energy. Losing all energy causes sleep.
sleep
** The exhausted man needed to have rest, he soon fell to what?
Options:
- relax
- sit down
- sleep
- his death
- closing eyes
Detailed logic: Confusion is uncertainty about what is happening, intended or required. Problems children have learning about the world is confusion.
confusion
Question for this logic: What problems do children have learning about the world?
Options:
- confusion
- anger
- sadness
- loss of innocence
- frustration
Logic ==> The density of wood is less than water. Wood float because it is less dense than water.
less dense than water
Question ==> Why does wood float?
Options:
- it is a good swimmer
- solid
- gilded
- less dense than water
- porous
** Joe was in convention center where he meets a large number of people. He saw many strangers who came from far away in building called convention center.
convention center
** Joe was there to meet a large number of people. As he filed though the entrance hall, he saw many strangers who came from far away. What sort of building is he probably in?
Options:
- person
- box
- convention center
- public building
- large building
Detailed logic: At sears, you can buy sports equipment tools and a lawn mower at the mall.
sears
Question for this logic: Where can you buy sports equipment tools and a lawn mower at the mall?
Options:
- school
- sporting event
- sporting goods store
- sears
- museum
** Flowers are the colourful seed-bearing parts of plants. Trees give rise to seed-bearing parts.
flowers
** | What can an apple tree make?
Options:
- flowers
- ohio
- inuit
- fields
- canada |
In this task, you are given an article. Your task is to summarize the article in a sentence.
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It would be very annoying to most people but competition is a daily normality for boxing twins Gavin and Jamie McDonnell, who could become the first British identical twins to win world titles.
He would still be fighting at Donny Dome if I didn't help him out. He got a leg-up from me
"This is massive because I don't know any other twins in the country that have done what we've done," said Gavin, who is unbeaten in 18 fights and faces Mexico's Rey Vargas, 26, for the WBC super-bantamweight title in Hull on Saturday.
"To be the first to do anything is an achievement in itself. Our kid Jamie has done a few things like that. He was the first European and world champion from Doncaster so I can't get them but to be the first twins means I get a bit of room on the stage."
The charismatic Doncaster duo, both 30, have each collected a pair of British and European titles but at different times.
Of course the main achievement that separates the two is Jamie's current status as the WBA bantamweight world champion - he has also previously held the IBF version.
Gavin turned pro in 2010 - five years after his brother - but has quickly risen through the ranks and sees his next fight for the prestigious green and gold WBC belt as a chance to step out of Jamie's shadow.
"I'm being compared to him all of the time. He's Mr Bee's Knees, who's done everything - it takes the shine off my fights," said Gavin.
"Nobody wants to be a number two at anything. He's been number one all his life and now I'm giving him a taste of his own medicine. He's number two now if I win the WBC title. He's got the other belts - IBF and WBA, but if I can say, 'who's got the best world title?' No comeback."
But with twins there's always a comeback and Jamie duly interrupts: "You then have to defend it five times to be on a level with me.
"You only have that fight because you were in my ear saying, 'Get me in with Eddie Hearn [the McDonnell brothers' promoter],' so I got him a meeting with Eddie and I said, 'help him out Eddie, will you?' He would still be fighting at Donny Dome if I didn't help him out. He got a leg-up from me."
Gavin's task on Saturday is no easy one as he goes up against a man unbeaten in 28 fights, with 22 knockouts. But promoter Hearn reckons the "down and dirty" Hull Ice Arena will give him an advantage.
"We had decent money on the table to go to Mexico for this fight but I thought Hull Arena can do strange things to a man," said Hearn.
"When you go in those changing rooms and walk out, it's a bear pit. If you're going to beat Vargas - a brilliant fighter - you have to make him feel uncomfortable.
"He has to open the door to the changing room and go 'what is this?' We need every advantage we can get in this fight."
He may seem the confident twin now but Gavin does admit he would not be boxing if it were not for his brother's achievements.
"If it wasn't for Jamie I'd be in the pub with the lads and working a 9-5 job," said Gavin, who worked as a plasterer alongside his twin.
"I never had an ambition to become world champion. I knocked boxing on the head at about 16 because I wanted to go out with my mates. But I saw Jamie at all his fights and saw him win titles. I didn't think I would do that but I wanted to have a go.
"Now I'm fighting for a world title and I believe I can win one. My brother's done it and I believe I can do it."
If Gavin cites his brother as inspiration, Jamie can now see the motivational benefit of such a close-knit rivalry.
"We push each other. Now he motivates me," said Jamie, who suffered the last of his two defeats in 2008.
"I've got to step it up otherwise people will say your brother's overtaking you and I can't have that. We're not jealous of each other. We are just born winners."
The pair are typical twins, always trying to get one over on each other in anything, from their follower numbers on social media to who could build the better house. But as their boxing profiles grow rapidly, there remains a problem.
"We get mistaken for each other all the time," said Jamie. "If someone calls me Gavin, I just go with it."
Gavin adds: "There'll be a tweet saying, 'Great to meet world champion Jamie McDonnell' and it was me. That makes me steam a little bit because I'm not a world champion yet."
There have already been world champion twins - the American Charlo brothers, Jermell and Jermall, own IBF and WBC belts in the light-middleweight division. The McDonnells aim to go one step better by one day completing the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO four-piece set.
"We could get all four between us," said Gavin.
"The question is, whose mantelpiece will they go on? I'm sure we can collect them all in a few years because how many twins have done that? I think every fight for me now will be big fights at the top alongside him."
Ex Output:
Can you imagine seeing somebody who is a mirror image of you trying to do your job better than you can every single day?
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The proposed link would include a 3.1 mile (5km) tunnel between the Great Western main line at Slough in Berkshire and the airport's Terminal 5.
But Network Rail said a planning application, due to be submitted in the next few weeks, had been delayed until late 2017.
Businesses said the link was needed to attract more people to Reading.
Nick Halstead, who owns technology business Datasift in Green Park, said the "disappointing" delay was making it harder to attract staff.
He said: "The delay is not a good sign for this project and other projects where Reading should be seen as important."
Slough Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart said the delay showed "a failure of leadership" by the government and was "pathetic".
Tim Brownstone, who runs Reading sportswear company Kymira, said the rail link was needed to bring external investment to the area.
In November, a review of Network Rail's investment programme by Sir Peter Hendy concluded a number of projects including this one would take longer than planned.
Julian Burnell, from Network Rail, said the delay was "not really anybody's fault" and changes had to be made following the Hendy Report.
He said: "It's a brand new tunnel, it's an entirely new stretch of railway, and that takes a lot of time and a lot of careful planning."
A Network Rail spokeswoman added consultations with landowners and interested parties in the area also had to be completed.
Given the go-ahead by the government in 2012, it was originally planned the new service would be in operation by 2021.
The plan would save up to 30 minutes for passengers travelling from south Wales, the west of England and the Thames Valley.
Ex Output:
A delay of almost two years in building a new £500m Heathrow rail link has been criticised by businesses.
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After closing at a record level of 7,142.83 on the final trading day of 2016, the FTSE 100 rose another 0.5% to close at 7,177.89.
"No January blues for equity markets as traders in London have returned to their desks in optimistic mood," said Neil Wilson at ETX Capital.
"The FTSE is still enjoying the momentum from last week's Santa rally."
Banks and financial companies were the strongest performers with stock broker Hargreaves Lansdown up 5% and the bank Barclays up 3.78%.
Changes to broker ratings were behind some of the day's biggest moves. Intercontinental Hotels Group rose 1.3% after Barclays raised its rating on the company to "overweight".
But shares in Halfords and Next were both hit by downgrades from Deutsche Bank. Halfords fell 5.6% after Deutsche cut its rating on the company to "sell" from "hold".
Next - which is due to release a trading update on Wednesday - fell 4.2% after Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating on the retailer to "hold" from "buy".
A stronger than expected survey of the UK's manufacturing sector boosted the pound. The latest Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index for manufacturing suggested activity in the sector hit a two-and-a-half-year high last month.
The pound rose 0.2% against the euro to €1.1766, although against the dollar it slipped by 0.17% to $1.2256.
Ex Output:
| The UK's stock market started the year in positive mood, closing at a record high on its first day of trade.
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In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics, we ask you to write a question based on the content of the articles that can be answered in a binary manner i.e. True or False.
One example: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets.
Solution is here: is house tax and property tax are same
Explanation: The question generated asks whether the house tax and property tax are the same and can be answered by reading the passage. Additionally, it has a binary answer and hence the generated question is correct.
Now, solve this: Domestic partnership -- A domestic partnership is an interpersonal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not married (to each other or to anyone else). People in domestic partnerships receive benefits that guarantee right of survivorship, hospital visitation and others.
Solution: | is a registered domestic partnership the same as marriage |
[Q]: Given the following passage "Hyderabad emerged as the foremost centre of culture in India with the decline of the Mughal Empire. After the fall of Delhi in 1857, the migration of performing artists to the city particularly from the north and west of the Indian sub continent, under the patronage of the Nizam, enriched the cultural milieu. This migration resulted in a mingling of North and South Indian languages, cultures and religions, which has since led to a co-existence of Hindu and Muslim traditions, for which the city has become noted.:viii A further consequence of this north–south mix is that both Telugu and Urdu are official languages of Telangana. The mixing of religions has also resulted in many festivals being celebrated in Hyderabad such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali and Bonalu of Hindu tradition and Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha by Muslims.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: What festival is celebrated in Hyderabad other than Bonalu, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid ul-Fitr, and Eid al-Adha?
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[A]: Diwali
input: Please answer the following: Given the following passage "The Prussian Army, under the terms of the armistice, held a brief victory parade in Paris on 17 February; the city was silent and draped with black and the Germans quickly withdrew. Bismarck honoured the armistice, by allowing train loads of food into Paris and withdrawing Prussian forces to the east of the city, prior to a full withdrawal once France agreed to pay a five billion franc war indemnity. At the same time, Prussian forces were concentrated in the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. An exodus occurred from Paris as some 200,000 people, predominantly middle-class, went to the countryside.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: Why did the Germans withdraw from Paris?
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output: under the terms of the armistice
Please answer this: Given the following passage "Dogs are also vulnerable to some of the same health conditions as humans, including diabetes, dental and heart disease, epilepsy, cancer, hypothyroidism, and arthritis.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: Which being that is not a dog can die from dental problems?
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Answer: humans
Problem: Given the following passage "Fox announced on May 11, 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of American Idol; as such, the season is expected to have an additional focus on the program's alumni. Ryan Seacrest returns as host, with Harry Connick Jr., Keith Urban, and Jennifer Lopez all returning for their respective third, fourth, and fifth seasons as judges.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: Which judge on American Idol was on more seasons, Keith Urban or Jennifer Lopez?
A: Jennifer Lopez
Problem: Given the question: Given the following passage "John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland (Norman French: Johan sanz Terre), was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death in 1216. John lost the duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, which resulted in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributed to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of the Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered to be an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: Who was John Lackland?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The answer is:
King of England
Problem: Given the following passage "Retail versions of Windows 8 are only able to install these apps through Windows Store—a namesake distribution platform which offers both apps, and listings for desktop programs certified for comparability with Windows 8. A method to sideload apps from outside Windows Store is available to devices running Windows 8 Enterprise and joined to a domain; Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT devices that are not part of a domain can also sideload apps, but only after special product keys are obtained through volume licensing.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: What do I go to if I'm hoping to get Windows 8?
A: | Windows Store |
What might have been said before this? Her audition tape was aired on Morning Musume's variety show " Hello! | See the 2 person dialog:
Speaker 1) What happened in 2002 with Chisato Okai?
Speaker 2) Chisato Okai In 2002, Okai auditioned for Hello!
Speaker 1) What was the audition like?
Speaker 2) Project Kids with the song "Country Road" by Yoko Honna.
Speaker 1) Did she win the part?
Speaker 2) |
IN: ADAs Alexandra Cabot and Casey Novak both returned to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the show's 13th season. In the season premiere ``Scorched Earth'', Cabot makes her first appearance in the squad room since season 11. She is the lead prosecutor in a rape case against Roberto DiStasio (Franco Nero), a diplomat in the running to become Italy's next prime minister. When the accuser, a hotel maid, is caught on tape admitting she could make money off her alleged rapist, Cabot's new boss, SVU's Bureau Chief ADA Michael Cutter (Linus Roache), says that they are dropping the charges. Cabot fights Cutter, however, and the case does make it to trial, with mixed results; the jury finds the defendant guilty of unlawful imprisonment, but are deadlocked on the rape charge.
is casey novak and alex cabot the same person?
OUT: no
IN: The delivery of a no-ball results in one run -- two under some regulations -- to be added to the batting team's score, and an additional ball must be bowled. In addition, the number of ways in which the batsman can be given out is reduced to three. In shorter competition cricket, a batsman receives a 'free hit' on the ball after any kind of no-ball (see below). This means the batsman can freely hit one ball with no danger of being out in most ways.
can you get out on a no ball in cricket?
OUT: yes
IN: A no-contest clause, also called an in terrorem clause, is a clause in a legal document, such as a contract or a will, that is designed to threaten someone, usually with litigation or criminal prosecution, into acting, refraining from action, or ceasing to act. The phrase is typically used to refer to a clause in a will that threatens to disinherit a beneficiary of the will if that beneficiary challenges the terms of the will in court. Many states in the United States hold a no-contest clause in a will to be unenforceable, so long as the person challenging the will has probable cause to do so.
can a will have a no contest clause?
OUT: yes
IN: Phage therapy or viral phage therapy is the therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections. Phage therapy has many potential applications in human medicine as well as dentistry, veterinary science, and agriculture. If the target host of a phage therapy treatment is not an animal, the term ``biocontrol'' (as in phage-mediated biocontrol of bacteria) is usually employed, rather than ``phage therapy''.
could bacteriophages be used to combat bacterial diseases?
OUT: | yes |
Choose your answer: Is "In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of breath that accompanies either the release or, in the case of preaspiration, the closure of some obstruents." a good answer to the question "Aspirated consonants are what in English?"
Options are: I. yes; II. no; | II. |
(CNN) -- The photographer who took images of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto moments before her assassination Thursday told CNN he was "surprised" to see her rise through the sunroof of her vehicle to wave to supporters after delivering her speech. Getty Images photographer John Moore captured Benazir Bhutto waving, moments before he heard gunshots. "I ran up, got as close as I got, made a few pictures of her waving to the crowd," Getty Images senior staff photographer John Moore told CNN's online streaming news service, CNN.com Live, in a phone interview Thursday from Islamabad, Pakistan. "And then suddenly, there were a few gunshots that rang out, and she went down, she went down through the sunroof," he said. "And just at that moment I raised my camera up and the blast happened. ... And then, of course, there was chaos." Watch Moore describe Bhutto's final moments » Moore said he was about 20 yards away from Bhutto's vehicle when he took his photographs. Bhutto was rushed to Rawalpindi General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Moore said he had been following Bhutto's story since her return to Pakistan in October. He was present October 19 when a terror attack targeting her motorcade in Karachi killed 136 people. In the aftermath of that attack, "The rallies had been very small," because of high security, Moore said. However, the Rawalpindi rally was announced beforehand, he observed. "Whoever planned this attack -- they had time on their hands to plan everything properly, and you saw the results today," he said. Between 5,000 and 8,000 were at the Rawalpindi rally, which was held at a parkground, he said. "We [the news media] all expected it to be filled ... but there were less people there than most of us expected to see," he said. "When I talked with a number of people, they said that people were just afraid to come out, for the simple reason that they all remembered what happened in Karachi." Moore said he himself expected there could be another attack following the Karachi massacre. He said he stayed away from gates at the Rawalpindi parkground, where police were searching people, because he suspected that's where a bomb would go off.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
Answer: What was the date of the attack that forced Benazir to keep his rallies small for security purposes?
Earths magnetic field helps protect Earth and its organisms. It protects us from harmful particles given off by the sun. Most of the particles are attracted to the north and south magnetic poles. This is where Earths magnetic field is strongest. This is also where relatively few organisms live. Another benefit of Earths magnetic field is its use for navigation. People use compasses to detect Earths magnetic north pole. Knowing this helps them tell direction. Many animals have natural 'compasses' that work just as well. Birds like the garden warbler in Figure 1.36 use Earths magnetic field. They use it to guide their annual migrations. Recent research suggests that warblers and other migrating birds have structures in their eyes. These structures let them see Earths magnetic field as a visual pattern.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
Answer: Where is Earths magnetic field strongest?
(CNN) -- English club Chelsea have completed the signing of Oriol Romeu from Spanish and European champions Barcelona. The 19-year-old is currently playing for Spain at the World Under-20 Championships in Colombia and has signed a four-year deal with last season's Premier League runners-up. The deal is worth $7 million and includes a buy back clause, set at $14 million after the first year and $21 million after the second. Romeu started his career at Barcelona's city rivals Espanyol before joining the Camp Nou academy in 2004. The midfielder, who can also play in central defence, made his debut for Barcelona in last season's Spanish Supercup match with Seville and got his first taste of league action against Deportivo in May 2010. He has played 90 minutes in both of Spain's games at the World Under-20 Championships, when they beat Costa Rica and Ecuador. Chelsea official web site confirmed the signing and said Romeu is "renowned for his strength and his expansive passing ability." Another player leaving Barcelona is Jeffren Suarez after he agreed to join Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese outfit have paid $5 million for the 23-year-old which, like the Romeu deal, includes a buy back option. Jeffren joined Barca from Tenerife in 2004 and made his debut for the Catalan club in the 2006-07 season.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
Answer: How old is Oriol Romeu?
(CNN) -- Tito Joseph "TJ" Jackson, who on Wednesday was named temporary guardian of Michael Jackson's three children, was inspired by his famous uncle to form a singing group with his brothers. TJ had been placed in charge of the children when the kids' grandmother, Katherine, left home on July 15 and will watch the children while the legal proceedings play out in a California court. TJ Jackson, 34, is the son of Tito Jackson and the late Delores Martes Jackson. TJ and his older brothers, Taj and Taryll, form the R&B group 3T. Jackson is married with three children, a boy and two girls. Judge suspends Katherine Jackson as guardian of Michael Jackson's children A 1995 article in People described the brothers' childhood as normal despite their famous father, uncle and aunts. Taj Jackson told the magazine: "My mom made sure that we had a real childhood, with birthday parties, baseball, family outings, all that stuff." They were close to their Uncle Michael. "He's like a third parent to us," Taj told People in 1995. Eventually the brothers went along on one of his tours and decided to form a singing group and were recording their first album in 1994 at the time of their mother's death. Initially it was believed Delores Martes Jackson, who had divorced from Tito Jackson in 1993, drowned in a swimming pool, but the case was reopened, and her sons in 1995 filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against a man they accused of killing her. Three years later, Donald Bohana was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, according to People magazine.
What question would one ask from this paragraph?
Answer: | How many children are in Tito's custody after this event? |
I'll give you a question, please answer with step-by-step reasoning process. The teacher explained it used a cathode ray tube like other screens, but this what measured things?
Options:
- vacuum tube
- television
- computer
- cathode ray
- oscilloscope
| There are different types of oscilloscopes. One kind of oscilloscope contains cathode ray tubes. Oscilloscope can also be used to measure things.
The answer: oscilloscope. |
The Final Blow is a compilation album by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns. The album first released on the P-Vine record label in 1994, then on the Sequel label in the United Kingdom, and the AEM label in the United States. The album is made up of unreleased tracks recorded during band's heyday in the late 1970s.
Can we infer the following?
The Final Blow is available on vinyl. | It's impossible to say |
Fill in the response. Read the following conversation:
[A]. What is the Guanyin in relation to Shuanglin Temple?
[B]. The most striking figure among the sculptures in the Arhat hall is that of the holy Guanyin style of sculpting which was popular during the later period of Chinese Buddhism.
[A]. What about it?
[B]. The gilded sculpted image of Bodhisattva of this period is shown in a cross-legged pose seated on a lotus.
[A]. Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
[B]. A Sumeru throne is sculpted below this image and is fixed over figures of mighty men.
[A]. What other sculptures were included?
[B]. | The statue is carved in a halo. |
Question: If "The customer walked into the bank and stabbed one of the tellers. He was immediately taken to the hospital.", can we conclude that "The teller was immediately taken to the hospital."?
Answer: yes
Question: If "If the con artist has succeeded in fooling Sam, he would have lost a lot of money.", can we conclude that "The con artist would have lost a lot of money."?
Answer: no
Question: If "Alice was dusting the living room and trying to find the button that Mama had hidden. No time today to look at old pictures in her favorite photo album. Today she had to hunt for a button, so she put the album on a chair without even opening it.", can we conclude that "Alice had to hunt for a button."?
Answer: | yes |
Q:
Kids are at park with a stranger. At park, Bill might look for one responsible stranger with kids.
A:
Bill wanted to pick up a stranger, preferably a responsible one with kids. Where might he look for one?
Options:
- bus station
- paradise
- train station
- park
- sea
park
Q:
Alley is a downtown district of a city. If you're using a trash can in the downtown district of a city, you may be at alley.
A:
If you're using a trash can in the downtown district of a city, where may you be?
Options:
- water cooler
- office
- alley
- walmart
- park
alley
Q:
Downtown is a central part or main business and commercial area of a town or city. High rise is generally observed in commercial and business areas.
A:
In any city you usually see a high rise where?
Options:
- residential area
- san francisco
- downtown
- suburbs
- detroit
downtown
Q:
When two people have the same point of view then they always agree with each other.
A:
| What is it called when two people have the same point of view?
Options:
- make love
- when they hug
- shake hands
- agree with each other
- work together
agree with each other |
Choose your answer from:
[a]. yes
[b]. no
Does "Similarly, a computer may sometimes go back and repeat the instructions in some section of the program over and over again until some internal condition is met." correctly answer the question of What allows a computer to perform repetitive tasks without human intervening?
| [b]. |
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]: This week, we've been treated to the increasingly familiar sight of former NBA star and provocateur Dennis Rodman attending events in Pyongyang, North Korea. It's his fourth trip in less than 12 months. On Tuesday, an angry Rodman defended his visit in a CNN interview straight from Pyongyang, at one point saying to "New Day" anchor Chris Cuomo, "I don't give a rat's ass what the hell you think ..." in response to question about Kenneth Bae, an American detained in North Korea. When will we tire of this circus? In case you don't watch cable news, you might miss that the media really loves this kind of thing. No story about North Korea is too weird to go unreported, even if there is no real information to disseminate. Recall the recent rumor that Kim Jong Un's uncle was executed by being fed to hungry dogs, which most likely was started as satire on Chinese social media but was at first reported widely in the media (CNN was unable to confirm and did not report the story). In media discourse, North Korea is the classic enemy. The regime's injustices, quirks and dysfunctions are reassuring to Americans that their own country is just the opposite: Normal, well-functioning, a land of peace and liberty. But add in Rodman to the North Korea story, and it's bound to produce eye-popping headlines: The Weird American Athlete Goes to Weird Country story is just too easy not to cover. Rodman himself seems to be thriving on finding a strange smidgen of relevance through his visits to North Korea (and perhaps a Paddy Power paycheck). Though often described as quite shy, he has always enjoyed challenging the values of Middle America. North Korea is providing him a new avenue to be in the spotlight. The most passive player in this tragicomedy is Rodman's home country, the United States. The U.S. State Department has deployed the rhetorical equivalent of an embarrassed teenager whose dad has shown up to dance at his prom. Something along the lines of "this has nothing to do with us" is what the State Department has said with every one of Rodman's trip. Last winter,the State Department criticized Rodman's timing as it followed a nuclear test and rocket launch. <sep>What makes the story of Rodman in North Korea notable?<sep>His odd hair color attracts attention
[A]: No
[Q]: Surely, you have noticed the tall poles along the roadside. Do you know what is on top of those poles? Thats right, wires that carry electric current. These wires carry electric current to your home. But what is electric current? Electric current is actually the flow of electrons. You may recall, an electron is the outer-most particle in an atom. They have a negative charge. Electricity is the continuous flow of these particles. Electrons are able to move through wires. Their speed can even be measured. The SI unit for electric current (or speed) is the ampere (A). Ampere is often shortened to amp. Electric current may flow in just one direction, or it may keep reversing direction. Direct current (DC) flows in only one direction. Direct current is what is used in devices like flashlights. Alternating current (AC) flows in two directions. This is the type of current that flows into your home through wires. <sep>What is on top of the poles on the roadside?<sep>Wires
[A]: Yes
[Q]: After becoming disabled in a machete attack on a visit to his native Haiti, Jean-Claude Joseph needed help persuading his landlord to move him from a fifth-floor apartment to one on the ground floor. Isaac Benjamin became ensnared in a bureaucratic snafu that took away his Social Security disability payments for more than two years. The story of Martha, a woman from Sierra Leone, was more compelling. Beaten, raped and tortured in her politically repressive homeland, she knowingly used someone else's passport to escape to America, but was caught by immigration authorities upon her arrival. She desperately sought political asylum. Not the kind of cases that lead to ground-breaking upheavals in the law, but the kind of cases that are handled day in and day out by lawyers for the legally disenfranchised who have no where else to turn. The work of attorneys from Legal Services of New Jersey will be highlighted in a onehour documentary, "Quest for Justice," to be aired 9 p.m. today on New Jersey Network. Produced by NYD2, a communications firm based in Somerset, the documentary features case histories of clients whose needs ranged from housing to fighting off deportation. Joseph, a 54-year-old naturalized citizen, turned to Legal Services when the landlord of his federally subsidized apartment complex in Elizabeth turned a deaf ear to his request for a ground-floor apartment. Having lost the use of his left arm in warding off the machete attack during a robbery attempt, Joseph said he found it increasingly difficult to negotiate the five flights of stairs lugging groceries or laundry on the frequent occasions when the building's elevator was out of order. "With this, it became impossible for me to stay upstairs," he said, pointing to the scars on his forearm. "If I cannot carry my groceries or my laundry, how can I live?" "It was a compelling case," said Legal Services attorney Stephen St. Hilaire. "The key for us -- and we have to make tough decisions all the time on whether to take a case -- was visualizing what he had to do to get to the fifth floor, struggling with a bag of groceries," he said. Benjamin, 53, of Jersey City had been collecting Social Security disability after undergoing double bypass surgery when the checks stopped coming. He said the agency claimed he had failed to return a form updating the condition of his health. "But what got me was they didn't let me know they didn't get it, they just cut me off," he said, adding he found it impossible to negotiate the Social Security bureaucracy himself. <sep>Who helped native Haiti Jean-Claude Joseph when his landlord would not accommodate his disability?<sep>No one
[A]: | No
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To live a happy, healthy, balanced life, you must learn to focus your energy on well-being. Self-care on all levels should be an integral part of your lifestyle. There is an abundance of information available about the benefits of eating well and exercising regularly to sustain a healthy mind and body. In fact, I write about both regularly. But today I want to move in a little different direction. In addition to those two very basic and critical activities, there are a number of other things you can to improve your mental health and overall well-being. By incorporating them into your daily life, you will be better able to manage most challenges – including struggles with self-doubt, anxiety, and mild depression. Practices that Focus Your Energy on Well-being Accept Your Feelings Stuffing or ignoring your emotions is more damaging than it is helpful. Everyone has emotions. They are a natural part of being human. Bottling them up may seem like a good solution in the moment, but when you do it all the time, you are potentially creating a time bomb that will eventually explode. Unfortunately, you are hurting yourself as you hold them in and you run the risk of hurting those you love when the eruption finally occurs. Rather than acknowledging what you are feeling and allowing yourself to experience emotions, you may medicate, rationalize, blame, bury, deny, smother, drink, or stuff them (pretend they don’t exist). Emotions have become the enemy and many people will do anything to avoid them – especially the big three: fear, anger and sadness. It takes a lot of mental, physical and emotional energy to avoiding your feelings and creates high levels of stress and anxiety. Don’t stuff your emotions! Let yourself laugh, cry, scream, yell, or pound something (preferably a pillow, grass, sand – not the wall or someone else). Do whatever you need to do, probably in private is the best choice. But, if emotions erupt in public, excuse yourself and let it rip. This is nature’s way of releasing stress. Don’t beat yourself... What is probably true about the author? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - the author thinks about feelings a lot - the author doesn't think about feelings - the author is not a feelings type of person, but thinks sometimes about them
Answer: | the author thinks about feelings a lot |
AussieMite is the registered brand name for a dark brown, salty food paste mainly used as a spread on sandwiches and toast similar to the better-known Vegemite and Marmite. It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits as well as a filling for pastries like a Cheesymite scroll.
Based on that paragraph can we conclude that this sentence is true?
AussieMite tastes like Vegemite.
Select from: [I] Yes. [II] It's impossible to say. [III] No. | [II] |
A common misconception is that firearms are illegal in Mexico and that no person may possess them. This belief originates due the general perception that only members of law enforcement, the armed forces, or those in armed security protection are authorized to have them. While it is true that Mexico possesses strict gun laws, where most types and calibers are reserved to military and law enforcement, the acquisition and ownership of certain firearms and ammunition remains a constitutional right to all Mexican citizens and foreign legal residents; given the requirements and conditions to exercise such right are fulfilled in accordance to the law.
can you legally own a gun in mexico?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
+++++
Answer: yes
Most bounty hunters are employed by bail bondsmen: the bounty hunter is usually paid about 10% of the total bail amount, but this commission can vary on an individual, case-by-case basis; usually depending upon the difficulty level of the assignment and the approach used to exonerate the bail bond. If the fugitive eludes bail, the bondsman, not the bounty hunter, is responsible for 100% of the total bail amount. This is a way of ensuring clients arrive at trial. As of 2003, bounty hunters claimed to catch 31,500 bail jumpers per year, about 90% of people who jump bail.
are there still bounty hunters in the us?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
+++++
Answer: yes
Despite the improvements, Penn Station continues to be criticized as a low-ceilinged ``catacomb'' lacking charm, especially when compared to New York's much larger and ornate Grand Central Terminal. The New York Times, in a November 2007 editorial supporting development of an enlarged railroad terminal, said that ``Amtrak's beleaguered customers...now scurry through underground rooms bereft of light or character.'' Times transit reporter Michael M. Grynbaum later called Penn Station ``the ugly stepchild of the city's two great rail terminals.''
is ny penn station the same as grand central?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
+++++
Answer: | no |
In this task, you are given a question. You have to answer the question based on your information.
[EX Q]: The D'Bari are a fictional alien race in the Marvel Universe, they are famous as the people whose star system was destroyed by the Phoenix Force, a fictional entity appearing in American comic books, published by which organization?
[EX A]: Marvel Comics
[EX Q]: What host of The Voice UK was in "Doctor Who"?
[EX A]: Reggie Yates
[EX Q]: Which motorway is close to St Lawrence's Church that is 18.9 mile long?
[EX A]: | M53 motorway
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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.
Example input: The music was composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto , who had also worked on the previous Valkyria Chronicles games . When he originally heard about the project , he thought it would be a light tone similar to other Valkyria Chronicles games , but found the themes much darker than expected . An early theme he designed around his original vision of the project was rejected . He redid the main theme about seven times through the music production due to this need to reassess the game . The main theme was initially recorded using orchestra , then Sakimoto removed elements such as the guitar and bass , then adjusted the theme using a synthesizer before redoing segments such as the guitar piece on their own before incorporating them into the theme . The rejected main theme was used as a hopeful tune that played during the game 's ending . The battle themes were designed around the concept of a divorced from a fantasy scenario by using modern musical instruments , constructed to create a sense of atonality . While Sakimoto was most used to working with synthesized music , he felt that he needed to incorporate live instruments such as orchestra and guitar . The guitar was played by Mitsuhiro Ohta , who also arranged several of the later tracks . The game 's opening theme song , ( もしも君が願うのなら , Moshimo Kimi ga Negauno Nara ) , was sung by Japanese singer May 'n . Its theme was the reason soldiers fought , in particular their wish to protect what was precious to them rather than a sense of responsibility or duty . Its lyrics were written by Seiko Fujibayashi , who had worked on May 'n on previous singles . fill in the blank : The music was composed by Hitoshi __________________ , who had also worked on the previous Valkyria Chronicles games
Example output: Sakimoto
Example explanation: This a good example. The actual line from the passage is The music was composed by Hitoshi Sakimotos, In the given sentence, it is stated clearly that Sakimoto answers the question correctly.
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: I’ve often been asked, “What is a blog?” This is my attempt to answer that question in a simple way. The word blog is short for web log and although the quick answer for me would be “a web journal” or “online diary,” I think blogs encompass more than that. Blogs are platforms for people to write about pretty much anything and everything. I was first introduced to the concept when a few friends starting writing family blogs as a way to keep in touch with distant friends and relatives or keep up with documenting their lives for themselves or their children. Sort of like a modern day scrapbook or baby book. Then, I followed a couple friends as they blogged about traveling around America. One’s purpose was to find a small town to settle in and the other’s purpose was to kill time while unemployed and waiting for a call to serve as a minister. Now I follow all sorts of blogs. There are blogs about dogs, traveling, kids, cooking, religion, fitness, politics, crafts, parenting, writing, educating, interior design, you name it! There are even blogs about blogging! Individuals run blogs. Groups of friends run blogs. Businesses run blogs. Religious institutions run blogs. Blogs are a way for people to connect over certain topics and interests, socializing in the ever-growing blogosphere. Chances are, you’ve read blog posts without even realizing it. Most look like an article you’d find on any website. But blog posts typically have a personal touch. They’re a wonderful way for people to share tips, tricks, tutorials, inspiration, and more with others. If you want a more thorough definition of the term blog, this one is from Wikipedia. Blogs are also a way for businesses to advertise through honest reviews and giveaways. They partner up with bloggers to spread the word about their products or services. So, some bloggers are also advertisers. According to the above context, answer the following question. How was the writer introduced to blogs? | OPTIONS:
- when friends were distant
- not enough information
- when a minister was killing time
- when friends began writing family blogs
A: when friends began writing family blogs
Q: KEY WEST, with its scattering of 19th-century wooden homes, is one of the few places in Florida where an 80-year-old building isn't far and away the most ancient manmade structure in town. Even so, the La Concha Hotel, built in 1925, is certainly the largest historical building on the island that's still being used for its original purpose. At all of seven stories, it would scarcely qualify as a boutique hotel in a big city, but for this island it served as a skyscraper. The three of them walked into the marble-floored lobby, instantly chilled by the hotel's powerful air-conditioning (one of many post-1920s updates in the building, along with the computer reservation system and the Starbucks franchise). Winston peered around the crowded room, focusing in particular on a tall, gaunt man wearing a black suit and top hat and carrying a gnarled wooden cane. The dark stranger was ushering a gaggle of camera-wielding tourists out the side door and into the hotel's driveway. "Ghost Tour," Paul explained to Winston. "They walk around town, and the guide tells tales. It's fun." "It does sound interesting," said Winston, chuckling. "We've been trying to get a piece of that," said Chloe, "But the owners are pretty stubborn. It would be a nice compliment to Paul's fake séance racket." "You perform fake séances?" Winston asked Paul. "Not unless I have to, no. But I... what's the word... oversee a couple who do. Sometimes I step in and lend a hand if one of them is sick." In fact, Paul had written the original scripts and come up with the gags and tricks the performers used to put on their little show. Once he'd perfected it, he'd recruited two actors to do the nightly ritual and handle all the details. It provided a small but steady revenue stream for the Crew, and their hidden cameras sometimes picked up other useful information as well. According to the above context, answer the following question. Where is the boutique hotel located? | OPTIONS:
- In Orlando.
- In Key West.
- In Miami.
- not enough information
A: In Key West.
Q: I’ve shared my feelings about Temple Spa before in my review of Repose Aromatherapy Resting Cream. Basically, my first experience was a very pushy salesperson at a wedding fair several years ago which really put me off the brand, and it took me a while to try their products again. But when I did I was really impressed, and I can honestly say that nothing I’ve reviewed since has disappointed me! Today I’m reviewing Temple Spa Trufflesque, an Ultra Hydration & Radiance Masque for the face. Trufflesque aims to give hydration and radiance to the skin, and plumps to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It’s a luxury mask suitable for all skin types, particularly dry or dull skin, and it helps to rejuvenate tired skin too. The impressive list of ingredients includes black truffles, gold and silk peptides, but unfortunately these expensive additives contribute to Trufflesque’s slightly expensive price tag. The first thing that strikes me about this product is the amazing packaging. All Temple Spa products have really amazing, premium packaging, and I feel that they add to the feeling that you are about to use something really special on your skin. The dark glass jar has a gold lid and it is nestled in a gold and chocolate brown box with the most amazingly cute mask brush slotted in too. The mask itself is gold and it shimmers so prettily, if you look closely it’s almost as if you can see the particles of real gold! To apply you just paint the golden mask onto your face with the cute little brush (it makes applying the mask so easy) then leave for 15-20 minutes. The mask doesn’t dry completely, it stays a little bit tacky to the touch, and I find that it makes my skin tingle quite a bit. For extra benefits you can also then massage the mask into your skin for around 2 minutes, before removing with a damp muslin cloth or flannel. According to the above context, answer the following question. At the end of the story the narrator probably felt | OPTIONS:
- Better about Temple spa products
- Better about wedding fairs.
- not enough information
- Worse about Temple spa products
| A: Better about Temple spa products |
Teacher:Given a context passage, generate a question from the passage such that its answer is shortest continous span from the passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Republican Coalition Party (in Estonian: Vabariiklaste Koonderakond) 22.09.1990 -- 21.11.1992 Leo Starkov Estonian Christian-Democratic Union (Eesti Kristlik-Demokraatlik Liit) 29.08.1989 -- 21.11.1992 Illar Hallaste Estonian Christian-Democratic Party (Eesti Kristlik-Demokraatlik Erakond) 23.07.1988 -- 21.11.1992 Aivar Kala Estonian Conservative People's Party (Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond) 09.06.1990 -- 21.11.1992 Enn Tarto Estonian National Independence Party (Eesti Rahvusliku Soltumatuse Partei) 20.08.1988 -- 18.07.1993 Lagle Parek 18.07.1993 -- 27.11.1993 Ants Erm 27.11.1993 -- 02.12.1995 Tunne-Valdo Kelam Estonian National Coalition Party 'Pro Patria' (Eesti Rahvuslik Koonderakond Isamaa) 21.11.1992 -- 02.12.1995 Mart Laar Estonian Pro Patria Union (Eesti Isamaaliit) 02.12.1995 -- 24.10.1998 Toivo Jurgenson 24.10.1998 -- 14.12.2002 Mart Laar 14.12.2002 -- 16.04.2005 Tunne-Valdo Kelam 16.04.2005 -- 04.06.2006 Tonis Lukas Res Publica Party (Erakond Res Publica) 08.12.2001 -- 24.08.2002 Rein Taagepera 24.08.2002 -- 04.06.2005 Juhan Parts 04.06.2005 -- 04.06.2006 Taavi Veskimagi Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit) 04.06.2006 -- 26.05.2007 Taavi Veskimagi (Res Publica) / Tonis Lukas (Pro Patria) 26.05.2007 -- 28.01.2012 Mart Laar 28.01.2012 -- 06.06.2015 Urmas Reinsalu 06.06.2015 --
Student: | Who led Pro Patria and Res Publica Union? |
Please answer this: Given the below context: The July 2009 Ürümqi riots were a series of violent riots over several days that broke out on 5 July 2009 in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), in northwestern People's Republic of China (PRC). The first day's rioting, which involved at least 1,000 Uyghurs, began as a protest but escalated into violent attacks that mainly targeted Han Chinese people. China's People's Armed Police were deployed, and two days later hundreds of Han people clashed with both police and Uyghurs. PRC officials said that a total of 197 people died, among those killed most of them are Hans, with 1,721 others injured and many vehicles and buildings destroyed; however, Uyghur exile groups say the death toll is higher. Many men disappeared during wide-scale police sweeps in the days following the riots; Human Rights Watch (HRW) documented 43 cases and said figures for real disappearances were likely to be much higher.Rioting began when the police confronted the march calling for a full investigation into the Shaoguan incident, a brawl in southern China several days earlier in which two Uyghurs had been killed. However, observers disagree on what caused the protests to become violent. The PRC central government alleged that the riots themselves were planned from abroad by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and its leader Rebiya Kadeer, while Kadeer denies fomenting the violence in her fight for Uyghur "self-determination." Uyghur exile groups claim that the escalation was caused by the police's use of excessive force.Chinese media coverage of the Ürümqi riots was extensive, and was compared favourably to that of the unrest in Tibet in 2008. When the riots began, telephone and internet connections with Xinjiang were cut off. In the weeks that followed, official sources reported that over 1,000 Uyghurs were arrested and detained; Uyghur-run mosques were temporarily closed. The communication limitations and armed police presence remained in place as of January 2010. By November 2009, over 400 individuals... Guess a valid title for it!
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Answer: July 2009 Ürümqi riots
Please answer this: Given the below context: Curtis was the band's sole lyricist, and he typically composed his lyrics in a notebook, independently of the eventual music to evolve. The music itself was largely written by Sumner and Hook as the group jammed during rehearsals. Curtis's imagery and word choice often referenced "coldness, pressure, darkness, crisis, failure, collapse, loss of control". In 1979, NME journalist Paul Rambali wrote, "The themes of Joy Division's music are sorrowful, painful and sometimes deeply sad." Music journalist Jon Savage wrote that "Curtis's great lyrical achievement was to capture the underlying reality of a society in turmoil, and to make it both universal and personal," while noting that "the lyrics reflected, in mood and approach, his interest in romantic and science-fiction literature." Critic Robert Palmer wrote that William S. Burroughs and J. G. Ballard were "obvious influences" to Curtis, and Morris also remembered the singer reading T. S. Eliot. Deborah Curtis also remembered Curtis reading works by writers such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, Franz Kafka, and Hermann Hesse.Curtis was unwilling to explain the meaning behind his lyrics and Joy Division releases were absent of any lyric sheets. He told the fanzine Printed Noise, "We haven't got a message really; the lyrics are open to interpretation. They're multidimensional. You can read into them what you like." The other Joy Division members have said that at the time, they paid little attention to the contents of Curtis' lyrics. In a 1987 interview with Option, Morris said that they "just thought the songs were sort of sympathetic and more uplifting than depressing. But everyone's got their own opinion." Deborah Curtis recalled that only with the release of Closer did many who were close to the singer realise "[h]is intentions and feelings were all there within the lyrics". The surviving members regret not seeing the warning signs in Curtis's lyrics. Morris said that "it was only after Ian died that we sat down and listened to the... Guess a valid title for it!
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Answer: Joy Division
Please answer this: Given the below context: Troops are massacred at a Furnace Creek fort in 1880 after an army captain, Walsh, cites orders forcing him to abandon a wagon train. Apache Indians hid inside the wagons to gain access to the fort. General Blackwell is blamed for the incident and court-martialed. Denying that he sent any such order, the general has a stroke and dies on the witness stand. No written evidence of the order is presented. One of his sons, Rufe, a captain from West Point, travels west to find out what happened. His brother, Cash, reads of their father's death in a Kansas City newspaper and also heads toward Furnace Creek in search of answers. Using an alias, Cash learns that Capt. Walsh has become a drunkard. A mining boss, Leverett, is impressed by the stranger in town and hires him, not knowing Cash's real name or intent. Rufe arrives in town and also assumes a false identity. Cafe waitress Molly Baxter, whose father was killed at the fort, still considers General Blackwell the man to blame. But the real villain is Leverett, who bribed Walsh and organized the Apache raid. A guilty conscience causes Walsh to write a confession. Leverett sends one of his henchmen to do away with Walsh, but the confession is found by Cash. Rufe is framed, arrested and tried, but escapes. Cash gives him the confession and tells him to take it to the Army as proof. Wounded in a gunfight with Leverett but victorious, Cash recovers and reads in the paper about the proof of General Blackwell's innocence. Guess a valid title for it!
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Answer: | Fury at Furnace Creek |
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A graded reader is a book containing simplified languages used to help learners master the language. Readers come in different levels, from beginners to advanced. English learners need to choose a reader that is suitable for their level. Why use readers? Lots of research shows that extensive reading improves all aspects of language learning, including vocabulary, speaking skills, fluency ,writing skills and reading comprehension. prefix = st1 /Reading is a way of learning English without classes or a teacher. It helps develop learner independence. And while reading graded readers, learners don't have to run to a dictionary because the language is at their level. How do I get started? The entire class can read the same book or different books at different times. How do I know the right level? If your class is all reading the same book, choose one that is appropriate for their level. If your students are reading different books, you can have a selection of books at different levels. In this case, don't worry too much about the level. A learner who is interested in detective stories might read a higher level book if the motivation is there. How to read the book depends on students' age, motivation and class time available. Some classes like to read silently, others like to read aloud in small groups and some enjoy being read to by the teacher. Be sensitive to the class and ask for their opinions. Some pre-reading activities are needed. Before students open a book, it is important to spark interest in the story and in the whole process of reading. For example, ask them to guess what the story is from cover, chapter titles and let students put them in the best order, or discuss the author. During reading, choose a suitable chapter or chapters that can be broken down to make a comic strip . Or students select a part of the book to make into a radio play. Students can also become journalists and report on parts of the story. Choose a piece of action and have students write it up. Besides, students can role-play an... When do you think students can become journalists and report on parts of the story? A) Before reading. B) During reading. C) During warming up. D) After reading.
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B
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Dear friend, For the past 17 years, you have been my best friend. I remember that you told me you were called Cigarette because of your features. You have seen me through difficult times, happy times and just about every stage of my life. You have always been here when I need you. Some of my family and friends didn't like you so much, but I've always been on your side. I thought you were a great friend, and I _ you at all times, especially when I was not very happy. It's hard for me to tell you this, but in the past few months, I have been seriously thinking about ending our relationship. I think that I've just been too dependent on you, and I feel that at the age of 35 I should start being more independent. I thought about just maybe seeing you once in a while, but I don't think that would work. Eventually, I'd start relying on you all the time again. I feel the only way to end our relationship is to end it forever. I've always included you in everything I've done. But next week, I'm going on a trip, and I've decided not to take you along. I feel this would be a good time to break up. I will be gone for a whole week without you and if I can make it on my own for that week, I know I can make it forever. It is a little sad for me knowing that I won't be able to rely on you any more, but I think I will be a better person in the end. According to the passage, the "letter-receiver" _ . A) is the author's girlfriend B) has done harm to the author for years C) will feel sad when reading the letter D) will never leave the author
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B
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In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home. Since the man earned the money, they paid the bills. The money was used for food, -clothes, the house, and other family needs, the man made most of the decisions. He was the boss. In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and did other housework. Her job at home was very important. In recent years, many couples continues to have a traditional relationship of the kind. The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cared for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities. There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man takes care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children, or she may vant to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and responsibilities of their families. Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage ? A) Men worked at a job to earn money for the family. B) The woman made most of decisions. C) The woman stayed at home to care the children. D) The man paid the bills.
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| B |
Ques: When I was writing the manuscript for Florentine, I enlisted the help of an army of recipe testers — about 80 people from all over the world — to test every recipe thoroughly. Only one came back to me consistently with problems. From Minnesota to Melbourne, three testers wrote to me that their very first attempt at making Tuscan gnudi (ricotta and spinach balls that, rather than be encased in pasta like for ravioli, are simply dusted in flour) resulted in a pot of simmering water with “dissolved” gnudi. It reminded me of Pellegrino Artusi’s potato gnocchi recipe in his famous cookbook from 1891, where he interrupts the recipe instructions to mention a signora who, upon attempting to stir the gnocchi cooking in the pot, finds they have disappeared – O dove’erano andati? “Where did they go?” In the case of the gnocchi, there was too little flour used, according to Artusi. But in the case of the gnudi, I already had a hunch. I grilled all three testers on a number of various factors — was the water just simmering, not on a rolling boil (which can destroy delicate gnudi), did they drain the spinach very well, and equally the ricotta (one said she even drained it overnight)? Did they use “proper” ricotta? Aha. “Proper” ricotta. The kind that was only made a day or so earlier, the leftovers of the cheese-making process, the real deal. The kind that you can see in a deli counter, standing on its own, that gets cut into a big wedge and weighed when you order it. Not the kind you buy at the supermarket, in a tub, that so often is grainy, more like the consistency of yogurt, has no structure, and is full of unnecessary gums or additives. All my recipe testers had used the second kind — to be fair, some were new to the idea of buying ricotta and in their neighbourhood only had access to this. In that case, it would have probably been better to make your own, or choose another recipe. What is the gnudi compared to? Pick the correct answer from the following options: A. flour B. ricotta C. gnocchi D. not enough information
Ans: C
Ques: North Korea’s release of three U.S. citizens may help pave the way for talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, but questions remain as to whether those talks will succeed. At the White House on Wednesday, Trump continued to speak cautiously about the coming summit, even while praising the North Korean leader for the prisoner release. “Everything can be scuttled,” Trump told reporters. “A lot of things can happen — a lot of good things can happen, [and] a lot of bad things can happen.” North Korea on Wednesday granted amnesty to three Americans of Korean descent. They had been accused of espionage or trying to overthrow the government, charges widely seen as bogus. Pyongyang has detained at least 16 Americans over the past two decades, often attempting to use them as bargaining chips. All were eventually released, although Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old college student, died shortly after returning to the United States last year. A White House statement Wednesday praised North Korea’s latest prisoner release as a “positive gesture of goodwill” ahead of the Trump-Kim summit, which is expected to take place as soon as next month. South Korea’s presidential office said Pyongyang’s decision was a “very positive” sign for a successful North Korea-U.S. meeting. The freeing of the prisoners coincided with a visit to Pyongyang by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who declined to say whether the release was a U.S. precondition for holding talks with the North. “I don’t know the answer to that,” Pompeo told reporters on the flight home. “It would have been more difficult [had the prisoners not been released]. ... I’m glad that we don’t have to confront that.” It’s not clear what, if anything, the U.S. gave up in exchange for the prisoners. It’s not even clear a concession was needed, since North Korea has for decades sought the presumed legitimacy provided by a summit with a sitting U.S. president. How long did the summit with North Korea last? Pick the correct answer from the following options: A. a few weeks B. not enough information C. a month D. a few days
Ans: D
Ques: As it turned out, Greg would have had a hard time canceling the check, even if he'd changed his mind. Chloe's crew had already sprung into action as soon as they left the building. The company used a computer controlled switchboard to route phone calls and this immediately went down, same for their Internet access. Meanwhile, a crude but effective denial of service attack was launched against their company Web site. If Greg decided to use his cell phone there wasn't much they could do, but the hope was that he'd be so tied up with all this other crap that he wouldn't have time to think of that. Paul didn't think any of that was necessary. Greg had given in and he wasn't going to call and cancel the check now. He'd agreed for a reason, and once Greg had a reason for making a decision it was usually impossible to change his mind. And it didn't make sense anyway. All he would have done is buy himself a little more time. Chloe and Paul would just march right back in and start all over again - probably after sending out pics of Evan in drag to all the employees. From his point of view, there was no reason for Greg to do that. Of course, it was still a huge risk for Chloe and Paul. If Greg just wanted a delay to get the lawyers involved, then they were in trouble. Chloe and he had broken a fist full of laws in the past twelve hours. They needed to cash that check and disappear as soon as they could. The bank put up a bit of a fuss about the check, which was one more reason Paul hated Bank of Fucking America. They always had some rule to screw a customer. But Chloe made a bunch of noise and actually jumped up and down at one point and eventually they walked out of the bank with a cashier's check. How long Paul and Chloe probably spent in Bank of America? Pick the correct answer from the following options: A. Two hours. B. Four hours. C. not enough information D. Thirty minutes.
Ans: | D |
Let me begin again. I like life on the resort worlds -- always have and, after the upcoming mindwipe, always will. Last year, I rented a small house on Vega IV, a sea world, all islands and reefs and archipelagos, turquoise waters and aquamarine skies, sunrises like symphonies and sunsets like stars gone supernova. There's only one city: called Nuevo Acapulco in La Enciclopedia del Empirio de la Humanidad, it's N'apulco to the locals. The N'apulcans are mostly emigrants from Polaris II; the only difference between them and their Carribbean ancestors is that the ancestors fleeced NorAm tourists. Now the N'apulcans profit from their Hispanic siblings. I don't mean to sound cynical. I suppose I wish to show that I'm still capable of a certain authorial distance, a semblance of dispassionate observation. The following events may indicate otherwise. In fine tourist tradition, most homes on Vega IV are named. Mine was The Sleeping Flamingo, and its outer walls were coral pink. Were they mood-sensitive, they would have changed as I first viewed them. The rental agent, an attractive N'apulcan named Tasha Cortez, was not mood-sensitive either. She said, "It's beautiful, isn't it, Señor Flynn?" My instinct was to gesture curtly with a cupped hand that she lift the wind boat and take me elsewhere. But she was young and attractive (as I have said and may say again) and eager and so happy to be assisting the infamous Bernardo Flynn that I merely raised an eyebrow in mild scepticism. And then, because a playwright cannot resist a promising line, I said, "Your Sleeping Flamingo should be put to sleep."
Do you have any questions? | What is the full name of the city Tasha Cortez came from? |
Question: "Sometimes," he said, squatting down by the fire and holding his hands to the open flame, "I think that I hear voices from the other side." "Voices, Sartas?" someone laughed. "And what do these voices say to you, lad?" "Were they women's voices?" asked another, his leering face looming up out of the darkness and into the sallow glow of the firelight. "Perhaps some fair-haired temptress willing to relieve you of the weighty burden of your virginity." More laughter, lecherous in tone, and quickly joined by a chorus of rough and lustful glee, which in the closeness of the dark seemed almost feral and far less than mere jest and honest teasing. "I can't speak as to whether they were male or female," said Sartas, trying hard to keep the tremor of embarrassment from his voice. "But it did sound at times like laughter. Of the sort that good men share about a fire and over a meal." He assayed a grin as he cast his gaze over his colleagues. "No doubt a fiction of the sun," offered Tavarius in a commiserating tone. He sat across from the young guard, idly poking at food on the beaten metal plate that was set at his feet. He skewered a square of meat with the tip of his long knife and lifted it to his lips, holding it poised before his mouth a moment before finally clamping square, yellowed teeth about it and pulling it free with a jerk. "It wasn't the sun," Sartas retorted petulantly. Tavarius shrugged, then wiped a trail of juice from his chin with the back of one hand and said, "Be careful, lad." He waggled the blade of his knife back and forth in the young man's direction, frowning with intense sagacity. "You'd be wise to consider spending less time out there in the heat of day, tramping back and forth as though you were guarding the King's own jewels. All that sweating and panting. And for what?" He snorted and shook his head. "Such devotion may well be admirable in some quarters, boy, but you'll curry no favor here with that sort of attitude." According to the above context, answer the following question. Travarious believes that the sun causes:
Answer: Sartas to hear voices
Question: Much like the Grand Old Duke of York, who had ten thousand men and marched them up to the top of the hill, and then marched them down again, I can’t get enough of York… (because he visited repeatedly, that was obvious, right?) Having visited nearly half a dozen times over the years, and somehow not managing to share it on my blog over the years, I would say that although you could visit from London for the day, I wouldn’t. Go for a minimum of an overnight stay, or a few days if you can. Witness a misty morning, and a candy coloured sunset, wander out into the Dales or slip in a seaside visit somewhere like Scarborough, and really get to know the ancient city. Alas, I haven’t really learned how to take my own advice, but hot on the end of a family visit in Lincolnshire we were lucky enough to spend sometime with one of my favourite expats on Yorkshire (ok, ok, I only know two, but they are definitely in the top two of that limited ranking system). It was of course Amanda, her fabulous husband Sam and we got to meet their gorgeous new addition to the family, a mischevious Dachshund pup who goes by the name of Harold. Instagram was alive with “OOOOOOOH MY GOD YOU GOT TO MEET HAROLLLLLD” Forget being a rockstar in this day and age, puppy dog eyes are all you need to make ladies weep and then squeal into their keyboards. We tumbled off the train, cheeks ruddy from the fresh the North Sea breezes (fresh from visiting the Seal colony with a litany of pups at Donna Nook, and nibbling fish and chips with the family in Cleethorpes) and went wandering. I’m going to make a big claim here – if you’re travelling through the UK and can only fit in one city visit outside of London, York or perhaps Bath would be excellent choices. Compact enough to really explore, full of ancient buildings and history, and good cake. What more do you even need? According to the above context, answer the following question. Who did the author enjoy meeting?
Answer: Harold, the Dachshund puppy
Question: SEOUL — The U.S. and South Korea remain united in pursing a diplomatic solution to end the North Korean nuclear threat, but their national security priorities may differ over what would be the role of the U.S. military in Korea after a denuclearization deal is reached. “That is going to be the moment of truth, so to speak, when the United States and South Korea will have to agree on what kind of security alliance we want to maintain moving forword,” said Go Myong-Hyun, a North Korea analyst at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in Seoul. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday revived the June 12 Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, eight days after canceling it. Trump said he was convinced of Kim’s commitment to denuclearization by the renewed diplomatic talks that included a visit to Washington by Kim Yong Chol, the North’s former intelligence chief, who carried a letter from the North Korean leader. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been influential in facilitating the U.S.-North Korea summit, in getting Kim to agree to the broad goal of denuclearization, and in urging Trump to stay committed to the diplomatic process to resolve differences with North Korea. President Trump seems to be leaning now towards Moon’s approach versus the more confrontational stance advocated by some of his security team in demanding that North Korea unilaterally and completely disarm before any concessions are granted. Friday Trump downplayed expectations for a major breakthrough at the summit, saying it will be the beginning of a process. He also backed away from his “maximum pressure” approach that stressed tough sanctions and the threat of military force, focusing instead on brokering an agreement to end the North’s nuclear program for economic aid and security guarantees that could include a peace treaty to replace the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953. South Korean officials said there is possibility that Moon may join Trump in Singapore to help negotiate a nuclear deal with Kim, as the... According to the above context, answer the following question. Why did Trump revive the Singapore summit?
Answer: | Because of Kim expressed commitment to denuclearization |
In Bambi II, Bambi is much more distinctly personalized. In this film which fills in the gap between the death of his mother and when he was next shown as a young adult, Bambi finds himself faced with a number of challenges. First, there is the death of his mother and his consequential move to live with his father, the Great Prince of the Forest. His father is reluctant to learn to be a father. In addition, Bambi begins to fall in love with Faline, and comes into conflict with an older fawn called Ronno (the same deer he would later fight over Faline with as a young adult). Whereas in the first film he follows life wherever it led him, in this film he is more assertive in order to bond with and impress his father. In the first film, Bambi's status as the young prince had little impact on the flow of the story. In this film, his rank becomes a key part of the storyline as he sets out to prove to himself and others, most of all his father, demonstrating that he deserves to be prince and can live up to his father's name.
is the prince of the forest bambi's dad?
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Answer: yes
NTSC is the analog TV format historically associated with the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, and other countries. PAL is the analog color TV format historically associated with most of Europe, most of Africa, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, North Korea, and other countries (plus Brazil, which uses the refresh rate and resolution commonly associated with NTSC). SECAM, a format associated with French-speaking Europe, while using the same resolution and refresh rate as PAL, is a distinct format which uses a very different system of color encoding. Some DVD players can only play discs identified as NTSC, PAL or SECAM, while others can play multiple standards.
can region 2 dvd be played in australia?
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Answer: no
In 2009, Dilfer was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.
is trent dilfer in the hall of fame?
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Answer: | yes |
Betty goes to Bobby's summer camp for a family weekend in ``The Better Half'', driving down without Henry. Don, also on his way to the camp, sees the newly svelte Betty lost at a gas station, and they go down to the campground together. They spend the afternoon with Bobby, and everyone has a wonderful time. That night Don visits Betty's cabin, and they share a drink, reminiscing about the early years of their marriage and the kids. Don accepts Betty's tacit invitation to enter her cabin, and they make love. Betty and Don talk afterward, and Betty admits that she's happy with Henry, is no longer as mad at Don as she once was, and feels sorry for Megan, who doesn't know that loving Don is the worst way of getting to him. The next morning Don wakes up alone and goes down to the cafeteria, where he sees Betty and Henry eating together. Don says hello to them and goes off to eat, alone, at the other side of the room.
do don and betty draper get back together?
A: no
On July 23, 2016, the renewal for a second season was announced at the Wynonna Earp panel at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Originally slated for ten episodes, the season was increased to 12 episodes in October 2016. In Canada, Wynonna Earp moved from CHCH-DT to Space effective April 15, 2017. In anticipation of the premiere of Season 2, Space began airing Season 1 on the same date with a special double-episode series debut. Season 2 premiered simultaneously on Syfy and Space on June 9, 2017.
is there a season 2 of wynonna earp?
A: yes
Apple replaced the DVI port from the MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, and the Mac Pro with the Mini DisplayPort. Its use as the video connector for the 24-inch Cinema Display may complicate compatibility:
does macbook air have a mini display port?
A: yes
The pan-European 112 code was introduced in the UK in April 1995 with little publicity. It connects to existing 999 circuits. The GSM standard mandates that the user of a GSM phone can dial 112 without unlocking the keypad, a feature that can save time in emergencies but that also causes some accidental calls. All mobile telephones will make emergency calls with the keypad locked. Originally a valid SIM card was not required to make a 999/112 emergency call in the UK. However, as a result of high numbers of untraceable hoax calls being made, this feature is now blocked by all UK networks. Most UK mobile telephone handsets will dial 999/112 without a SIM inserted (or with a locked/invalid SIM), but the call will not be connected. Following the blocking of SIM-less calls, in 2009 the UK networks introduced emergency call roaming. This allows a user with a valid SIM of a UK network to make emergency calls on any network for which they have coverage.
can you phone 999 without a sim card?
A: | no |
Teacher: In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
passage: Franchising is a way for small business owners to benefit from the economies of scale of the big corporation (franchiser). McDonald's and Subway are examples of a franchise. The small business owner can leverage a strong brand name and purchasing power of the larger company while keeping their own investment affordable. However, some franchisees conclude that they suffer the "worst of both worlds" feeling they are too restricted by corporate mandates and lack true independence. It is an assumption that small business are just franchisees, but the truth is many franchisers are also small businesses, Although considered to be a successful way of doing business, literature has proved that there is a high failure rate in franchising as well, especially in UK, where research indicates that out of 1658 franchising companies operating in 1984, only 601 remained in 1998, a mere 36%.
question: can a franchise be considered a small business?
Solution: Yes
Reason: Based on the passage, a franchise can be considered a small business.
Now, solve this instance: passage: It is interposed between the two other meninges, the more superficial and much thicker dura mater and the deeper pia mater, from which it is separated by the subarachnoid space. The delicate arachnoid layer is attached to the inside of the dura and surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It does not line the brain down into its sulci (folds), as does the pia mater, with the exception of the longitudinal fissure, which divides the left and right cerebral hemispheres. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows under the arachnoid in the subarachnoid space. The arachnoid mater makes arachnoid villi, small protrusions through the dura mater into the venous sinuses of the brain, which allow CSF to exit the subarachnoid space and enter the blood stream.
question: does the arachnoid mater appear to be attached to the dura mater?
Student: | Yes |
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
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, is a group of islands in the Caribbean that is an insular area of the United States located 40 miles (64 km) east of Puerto Rico. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is easternmost point (terms in jurisdiction) and territory of the United States.
Answer: | are the us virgin islands part of the united states? |
Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
A question is presented to you in this task, and your job is to write a potentially correct answer.
Example: where did france surrender ww2?
Output: Mediterranean Sea
This is a good example and the output correctly answers the question.
New input case for you: when did mcgee start on ncis?
Output: | NCIS - Season 1 |
Instructions: In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Input: Anheuser-Busch InBev has approached SABMiller with a takeover proposal that, if approved, could lead to a global brewing behemoth. WSJ's Marcelo Prince reports. Photo: Getty
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV launched an effort to take over SABMiller PLC, a bold move that, if successful, would create a brewing giant that would dominate much of the global beer market.
A deal would allow the new beer behemoth to take big mainstream brands like Budweiser and Stella Artois, which have been languishing in key markets, into new corners of the globe. It would help the two brewers resist the growing popularity of craft beers.
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The prospect of a tie-up between the world's two largest brewers is looming after Anheuser-Busch InBev said it had made a takeover move for SABMiller.
The combined value of the two firms is likely to be at least $230bn (£150bn) based on Tuesday's share price.
AB InBev's brands include Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona, while SABMiller owns Peroni and Grolsch.
If the deal is successful, the merged company would produce one third of the world's beer.
AB InBev said it had approached SABMiller's board about a "combination of the two companies".
However, it added that there was no certainty the approach would lead to an offer or an agreement.
Earlier, SABMiller said it had been informed that AB InBev was planning to make a bid, but that it had no details as yet.
"No proposal has yet been received and the board of SABMiller has no further details about the terms of any such proposal," the firm said.
Shares in SABMiller jumped 20% on the news to close at 3,614p, while AB InBev's shares were 6% higher in New York.
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Global market share of five biggest beer companies
Anheuser-Busch InBev - 20.8%
SABMiller - 9.7%
Heineken - 9.1%
Carlsberg - 6.1%
China Resources Enterprise - 6%
Source: Euromonitor, based on 2014 figures
Sacrifices
"Let's get this straight, this is a takeover by AB InBev of SABMiller. It's not a merger," said Larry Nelson, editor of the industry trade magazine, Brewer's Guardian.
Given the size of the deal both parties would be likely to have to sell off parts of their operations to get it past the regulators, and that may mean sacrificing some of their US and Chinese businesses .
"In the US SABMiller has a joint venture with Molson Coors which gives it a 25% share of the market and makes it a clear number two," Mr Nelson added.
"But combining with the number one, AB INBev, would give them 75% of the market, which is clearly untenable. But AB InBev would not have gone into this without having some plan of what they want to divest."
Aggressive move
The merged company would be likely to move aggressively into faster growing markets.
AB InBev has an eye on the African markets where SAB Miller dominates in 15 countries, and has a presence in a further 21.
A merger would also strengthen its grip on South America and Mexico which are by far its most profitable markets.
This deal has long been anticipated but analysts believe AB InBev was held back from making an offer because of high levels of debt built up through a string of other purchases.
SABMiller has also been trying to do deals. Last year it made an unsuccessful offer for its smaller rival Heineken in a move that was widely seen as an attempt to ward off a bid from AB InBev. |||||
Output: | Two of the largest beer makers could soon become one. Anheuser-Busch says it has approached SABMiller about a potential takeover and plans "to work with SABMiller's board toward a recommended transaction" which would put the company in control of 30% of the world’s beer market. Such a deal would also give Anheuser-Busch 75% of the US market, per the BBC, meaning adjustments would be needed for the deal to pass an antitrust review. A deal "would likely value SABMiller well in excess of its $75 billion market capitalization," adds the Wall Street Journal. SABMiller currently makes more than 200 beers, including Peroni and Grolsch, and employs 155,000 people in 25 countries. |
Please answer the following question: I have been preparing our house for the market and in doing so, I have gotten rid of a lot of stuff! I am definitely the hoarder in our house. My husband could live out of two bags, use about five kitchen items each year, and doesn’t gather anything for future use or hang on to much for sentimental value. (Which probably means the items he has hung on to mean a whole lot more!) I am always tucking something away here or stashing materials there…all in preparation for “some day.” It’s also part of the teacher in me. Do you know many teachers that don’t have a ton of stuff or utilize every bit of storage available? But, over the last several years, I’ve been fairly good about going through things every six months and weeding out a little here and a little there. Today I’ll be sharing six simple ways to declutter your home and why you should! GIVE THINGS AWAY It’s nice to make money, but sometimes you come across something that you really think someone else could use and you don’t want to throw it away. If it’s the perfect fit for that person, they may adopt the item and add their own wear and tear! Anyone that’s had children knows that kids go through things so fast and it’s nice to save a little money by taking hand-me-downs from a friend or relative. If the receiver decides they don’t want the item, let it be. They’ll either get rid of it on their own or decline the offer. If they choose the latter, maybe the rest of this list will help. PACK If you know you don’t want to purge an item from your house AND you know that you will use it in the future, but it’s not an everyday use item, pack it up. We have several containers of things in our garage that are full of items we use once or twice each year. I have added close to 100 boxes of things to simply declutter our home while it’s on the market. I took a look at everything and kept the essentials (well, maybe even more than the essentials), and packed up the rest. At the end of the text, the author most likely still has a propensity towards what behavior? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - hoarding and holding on to items - giving most things away - teach others
Answer: | hoarding and holding on to items |
Q: As I mentioned in my previous post on Sacré-Coeur, one of the other places I didn’t get a chance to see when I was in Paris last summer was the catacombs so I wanted to be sure to fit in a visit this time around. Long Queue vs Online Tickets You can either wait in line to get in or buy tickets online for specific time slots to bypass the line. Wait times can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 3+ hours and in the summer time, it’s common to wait for hours. I definitely recommend buying a ticket online. Keep in mind that they have a limited number of tickets for each time slot, so don’t wait too long to buy or you may be stuck in that loooooong line. We got quite a few less-then-friendly looks from those in the line when we bypassed the entire queue and went right in. C’est la vie (insert Gallic shrug here). For some inexplicable reason, the site says you must print your tickets if you buy them online. Given that most visitors to the catacombs are tourists with limited or no access to a printer, this seems particularly silly, but what can you do? Luckily, we were in a hotel with a small business center so we printed our tickets there. Online tickets cost quite a bit more (27€ compared to 12€ for adults and 10€ for those age 26 or under). Totally worth it if that works with your budget. Online tickets also come with an audio guide. If you buy tickets at the door, the guide is an extra 5€. It’s a nice cool 14°C (57°F) down there, a lovely break from the hot summer weather above. It is damp in places and the ground can be slippery so watch your step as you walk. What is the most probably reason why the author decided to visit the catacombs? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - She wanted to cool off after being in the heat all day - It's a must see attraction while in Paris - She really wanted to see the Sacre-Coeur, but they were sold out
A: It's a must see attraction while in Paris
Q: If you’ve ever seen travel photos of Venice or been to Venice yourself, you’re probably familiar with the Rialto Bridge. The Ponte di Rialto is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Venice and one of the most iconic landmarks of the Italian city. Even in 1594, when the bridge was only recently completed, a British traveler called it the “eighth wonder of the world.” The version of the bridge that most people know was built between 1588 and 1591, but there’s been a bridge in this location since around 1180. The Rialto Bridge was the first bridge to cross the Grand Canal, and until the 1800s it remained the only bridge across Venice’s major waterway. The Rialto district was the main commercial hub of Venice and people increasingly needed access to buy and sell goods. The first bridge built at this site was a pontoon bridge that was eventually replaced by a wooden bridge in 1264. This wooden bridge was destroyed and rebuilt several times: it burned down during an unsuccessful coup in 1310, and in 1444 collapsed under the weight of a crowd watching a boat parade during a wedding. Its last collapse came in 1524, and by then Venice decided it was time to build a more permanent and durable bridge. Beginning in 1525, many architects submitted designs for the Rialto Bridge, but none of them was unanimously selected for the commission. The elected council overseeing the bridge’s construction deliberated and consulted several local builders to figure out how they could erect a stone bridge across the wide Grand Canal. They had a few limitations to consider: the sloped shores on either side, the need for boats to be able to pass underneath, and the practicality of having shops atop the bridge. Andrea Palladio’s design for the Rialto Bridge, published in his architectural treatise, Quattro libri, in 1570, featured three arches that would have prevented larger boats from passing under the bridge. Although his design utilized an appealing classical aesthetic, it was rejected in favor of Antonio Da Ponte’s. What is the only bridge across Venice’s major waterway until the 1800s? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - The wide Grand Canal Bridge - The pontoon bridge - not enough information - The Rialto Bridge
A: The Rialto Bridge
Q: In this article, I’ll address a real mainstay of modern medicine: laboratory tests that require drawing blood. This is sometimes referred to as “checking labs,” “doing bloodwork,” or even “checking blood.” Most older adults have been through this. For instance, it’s pretty much impossible to be hospitalized without having bloodwork done, and it’s part of most emergency room care. Such testing is also often done as part of an annual exam, or “complete physical.” Last but not least, blood testing is usually — although not always — very helpful when it comes to evaluating many common complaints that affect aging adults. Fatigued and experiencing low energy? We should perhaps check for anemia and thyroid problems, among other things. Confused and delirious? Bloodwork can help us check on an older person’s electrolytes (they can be thrown off by a medication side-effect, as well as by other causes). Blood tests can also provide us with information related to infection, kidney function, and much more. Like much of medical care, blood testing is probably overused. But often, it’s an appropriate and an important part of evaluating an older person’s health care concerns. So as a geriatrician, I routinely order or recommend blood tests for older adults. Historically, laboratory results were reviewed by the doctors and were only minimally discussed with patients and families. But today, it’s becoming more common for patients to ask questions about their results, and otherwise become more knowledgeable about this aspect of their health. In fact, one of my top recommendations to older adults and family caregivers is to always request a copy of your laboratory results. (And then, keep it in your personal health record!) This way, if you ever have questions about your health, or need to see a different doctor, you’ll be able to quickly access this useful information about yourself. In this article, I’m going to list and briefly explain the blood tests that are most commonly used, for the primary medical care of older... The author probably believes that: Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - they are only recommended to aging adults - laboratory results are accurate - laboratory results are easily understandable without interpretations from medical doctors
| A: laboratory results are accurate |
Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a question and you have to answer the question based on your knowledge. Your answers should be as short as possible.
Input: What child model turned household name starred in the film credited for beginning the `` beach party film '' genre ?
Output: | Sandra Dee |
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. 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.
On February 23 , 2008 , Fey hosted the first episode of SNL after the 2007 – 2008 Writers Guild of America strike . For this appearance , she was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program . Fey hosted SNL for a second time on April 10 , 2010 , and for her appearance she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series . From September to November 2008 , Fey made multiple guest appearances on SNL to perform a series of parodies of Republican vice @-@ presidential candidate Sarah Palin . On the 34th season premiere episode , aired September 13 , 2008 , Fey imitated Palin in a sketch , alongside Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton . Their repartee included Clinton needling Palin about her Tina Fey glasses . fill in the blank : On February 23 , 2008 , Fey hosted the first episode of SNL after the 2007 – 2008 __________________ Guild of America strike .
| Writers |
Given the below context: The Runaway Scrape events took place mainly between September 1835 and April 1836, and were the evacuations by Texas residents fleeing the Mexican Army of Operations during the Texas Revolution, from the Battle of the Alamo through the decisive Battle of San Jacinto. The ad interim government of the new Republic of Texas and much of the civilian population fled eastward ahead of the Mexican forces. The conflict arose after Antonio López de Santa Anna abrogated the 1824 constitution of Mexico and established martial law in Coahuila y Tejas. The Texians resisted and declared their independence. It was Sam Houston's responsibility, as the appointed commander-in-chief of the Provisional Army of Texas (before such an army actually existed), to recruit and train a military force to defend the population against troops led by Santa Anna. Residents on the Gulf Coast and at San Antonio de Béxar began evacuating in January upon learning of the Mexican army's troop movements into their area, an event that was ultimately replayed across Texas. During early skirmishes, some Texian soldiers surrendered, believing that they would become prisoners of war — but Santa Anna demanded their executions. The news of the Battle of the Alamo and the Goliad massacre instilled fear in the population and resulted in the mass exodus of the civilian population of Gonzales, where the opening battle of the Texian revolution had begun and where, only days before the fall of the Alamo, they had sent a militia to reinforce the defenders at the mission. The civilian refugees were accompanied by the newly forming provisional army, as Houston bought time to train soldiers and create a military structure that could oppose Santa Anna's greater forces. Houston's actions were viewed as cowardice by the ad interim government, as well as by some of his own troops. As he and the refugees from Gonzales escaped first to the Colorado River and then to the Brazos, evacuees from other areas trickled in and new militia groups arrived to join with Houston's... Guess a valid title for it!
The answer to this question is: | Runaway Scrape |
When we see how many clients we send on major marketplaces WordPress no doubt membership is a great way to take off your sales
A: When we see how many clients we send on major marketplaces WordPress, no doubt, membership is a great way to take off your sales.
Name and save your PDF and VWHALAA Click2PDF will create a fullcolor noneditable PDF file with 200 or 300 DPI resolution optimized for print Email your documents directly from any application that can print Click2PDF is a fast easy and lowcost tool for converting electronic documents into email
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Computer software controls the reel display of modern slot machines
A: Computer software controls the reel display of modern slot machines.
Then only a small edge of the moon
| A: Then, only a small edge of the moon. |
In this task, you're given a question, a context passage, and four options which are terms from the passage. After reading a passage, you will get a brief understanding of the terms. Your job is to determine by searching and reading further information of which term you can answer the question. Indicate your choice as 'a', 'b', 'c', or 'd'. If you think more than one option is plausible, choose the more probable option to help you answer the question.
Ex Input:
Question: When did the school Cerny got his M.B.A. open?
Passage:Keith Cerny is an American opera director and businessman. From 2004-2007 he was Executive Director and CFO of the San Francisco Opera and from 2010-2018 he was General Director of the Dallas Opera. In 2018 he was appointed General Director of the Calgary Opera. He is also the former CEO of Sheet Music Plus (2008-2010), the world's largest interest-based sheet-music company. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. in Music and B.S. in Physics), the Harvard Business School (M.B.A.), and the Open University in the United Kingdom (Ph.D. in Economic Development Studies/Econometrics). He also studied conducting, voice, and accompanying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and studied opera-accompanying in English National Opera's répétiteur training course. He also worked for McKinsey & Company for six years where he was a Senior Engagement Manager, and seven years with the consulting firm Accenture. He is also an Executive Board Member for Opera America.
Links: a. English National Opera b. Harvard Business School c. Guildhall School of Music and Drama d. Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Ex Output:
b
Ex Input:
Question: How many songs are on the album that "Sometimes" is part of? Passage:Before recording her debut album, Spears had originally envisioned it in the style of "Sheryl Crow music, but younger [and] more adult contemporary". However, the singer agreed with her label's appointment of producers, who had the objective to reach a teen public at the time. She flew to Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, where half of the album was recorded the spring of 1998, with producers Max Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, among others. "Sometimes" was written by Jörgen Elofsson, and produced by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger. Spears recorded the vocals for the song in May 1998, at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It was also mixed at Cheiron Studios by Martin. Esbjörn Öhrwall played the acoustic guitar, while bass guitar was done by Thomas Lindberg. Keyboards and programming was done by Kreuger, and additional keyboards by Magnusson. Background vocals were provided by Anders von Hoffsten. Spears also co-wrote and recorded a track called "I'm So Curious", produced by Eric Foster White, that was released as a B-side to "Sometimes". The track was recorded in 1997 at 4MW East Studios in New Jersey. "Sometimes" was released as the second single from ...Baby One More Time on April 30, 1999.
Links: a. ...Baby One More Time (album) b. A-side and B-side c. Keyboard instrument d. Sheryl Crow
Ex Output:
a
Ex Input:
Question: Was the population of Brussels greater than that of Moscow the year Dodon visited Istanbul? Passage:His first two international visits were to Moscow, and Brussels. Since he took office in December 2016 he has made 47 foreign visits to 19 different countries, with 20 of those visits being to Russia. In late October 2019, he visited Istanbul to attend the opening ceremony of Istanbul Airport as well as the ceremony for the Turkish Republic's 95th anniversary. In February and September 2019 respectively, he attended the Munich Security Conference in Germany and the Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City both for the first time. During the UN visit, he referred to his attendance as "a successful one" during which he and his delegation "were able to promote the interests and aspirations of the Republic of Moldova on the international arena". He attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Moscow in June 2018 and the 2019 European Games in Minsk just over a year later. In October 2018, He attended a summit of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie in Yerevan where he delivered a speech in the French language.
Links: a. Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly b. Moscow c. Minsk d. Moscow
Ex Output:
| b
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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: Fayetteville, North Carolina (CNN) As Donald Trump warns of a "rigged" system fueled by voter fraud and other irregularities, some private citizens have taken it upon themselves to protect the nation from what they see as the potential for a stolen election. Michael Hyers, an Air Force retiree from Fayetteville, North Carolina, has spent hours upon hours combing through records, cross-checking addresses and submitting thousands of challenges to voter registrations in an effort to purge voter rolls at the local Cumberland County elections board. He claims to have removed 6,000 people from voter rolls since 2014. He believes it is his duty.Michael Hyers has submitted thousands of challenges to voter registrationsThe challenges submitted by Hyers and his group became part of a federal lawsuit
Questions:Multiple county officials did not to respond to CNN's request for comment regarding how they proceed when private residents such as _ challenge registered individuals' eligibility to vote. (A) Fayetteville (B) North Carolina (C) CNN (D) Donald Trump (E) Michael Hyers (F) Air Force (G) Cumberland County
A: | (E) |
Industrial production is mainly from the steam reforming of natural gas, and less often from more energy-intensive hydrogen production methods like the electrolysis of water. Most hydrogen is employed near its production site, with the two largest uses being fossil fuel processing (e.g., hydrocracking) and ammonia production, mostly for the fertilizer market. Hydrogen is a concern in metallurgy as it can embrittle many metals, complicating the design of pipelines and storage tanks.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): What market primarily uses ammonia production?
Ah, so.. the fertilizer market
Berlin starts National Cyber Defense Initiative: On June 16, 2011, the German Minister for Home Affairs, officially opened the new German NCAZ (National Center for Cyber Defense) Nationales Cyber-Abwehrzentrum located in Bonn. The NCAZ closely cooperates with BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BKA (Federal Police Organisation) Bundeskriminalamt (Deutschland), BND (Federal Intelligence Service) Bundesnachrichtendienst, MAD (Military Intelligence Service) Amt für den Militärischen Abschirmdienst and other national organisations in Germany taking care of national security aspects. According to the Minister the primary task of the new organisation founded on February 23, 2011, is to detect and prevent attacks against the national infrastructure and mentioned incidents like Stuxnet.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): Who opened the BDN?
Ah, so.. unanswerable
Zhejiang, as the heartland of the Jiangnan (Yangtze River Delta), remained the wealthiest area during the Six Dynasties (220 or 222–589), Sui, and Tang. After being incorporated into the Sui dynasty, its economic richness was used for the Sui dynasty's ambitions to expand north and south, particularly into Korea and Vietnam. The plan led the Sui dynasty to restore and expand the network which became the Grand Canal of China. The Canal regularly transported grains and resources from Zhejiang, through its metropolitan center Hangzhou (and its hinterland along both the Zhe River and the shores of Hangzhou Bay), and from Suzhou, and thence to the North China Plain. The débâcle of the Korean war led to Sui's overthrow by the Tang, who then presided over a centuries-long golden age for the country. Zhejiang was an important economic center of the empire's Jiangnan East Circuit and was considered particularly prosperous. Throughout the Tang dynasty, The Grand Canal had remained effective, transporting grains and material resources to North China plain and metropolitan centers of the empire. As the Tang Dynasty disintegrated, Zhejiang constituted most of the territory of the regional kingdom of Wuyue.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): When did the Five Dynasties end?
Ah, so.. | unanswerable |
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How to make an android app demo using appdemostore
Make up your mind about the scenario you want to demo.
One of the best selling scenario is showing your potential users how your app solves one of their problems.
Take screenshots of this scenario, screen by screen.
Select from the following. 1). The easiest way to take screenshots of your android app is directly from the android emulator. However, you can take screenshots also from your phone, but the method will work only on some phones. 2). It's easier to get a better idea of it when you take screenshots than it is to add pictures or videos to your screenshots. This isn't completely necessary--if you order more sims, that's fine. 3). Once you've created a script for the script, go to screenshots studio on google to see what chance you have of developing it for your os. Create your script script as an unpopular screenshot program on the internet. 4). If possible choose to copy from your camera roll. Give these screenshots to people involved in this development of the app. | 1). |
instruction:
Write the right answer to the question based on the context passage.
question:
WASHINGTON — They called themselves "crusaders" for a reason.
The three Kansas militiamen planned to blow up an apartment complex housing Somali refugees during the 2016 presidential election, unleashing what one of them called "Crusades 2.0."
But their plan was foiled after their arrest just weeks before the election, highlighting the changing enemy list of a movement founded on the back of anti-government activism a generation ago.
And with the election of a president whose policies many militia members support, the urge to confront the government appears to have lost some of its urgency. Instead of railing at the government, they have in recent years turned their venom against new-found foes: Muslims, immigrants, the Antifa.
"Some of the militia groups have been refocusing their attention on secondary enemies for the movement," said Mark Pitcavage, who researches extremism at the Anti-Defamation League civil rights group.
Often lumped together with other right-wing groups, the anti-government movement comes in different forms.
There are the "preppers," so called because they stockpile water, food and other essentials in preparation for civil unrest.
There are the "survivalists," people who learn skills to "live off the land" in case of a disaster.
There are "sovereign citizens" such as the suspect in the recent shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee who are opposed to paying taxes and believe they should decide which laws to follow.
And then there are the militiamen who conduct regular military-style training to resist a government they see as engaged in a global plot to take away their guns and constitutional rights.
The modern militia movement dates back to a series of events in the early 1990s, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Among them: the 1992 election of Democratic President Bill Clinton and an FBI attack the following year on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, an event seen as "evidence of an out of control government willing to attack citizens."
Under Clinton, the number of anti-government groups soared but it fell during President George W. Bush's two terms before peaking at 1,360 under President Barack Obama. Question: Which anti government group does not believe in paying taxes and that they should be able to decide which laws to follow?
answer:
sovereign citizens
question:
The Texas church where a gunman opened fire during Sunday services, killing 26 and injuring 20, may not reopen.
Pastor Frank Pomeroy of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs told leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention earlier this week that it would be too painful to continue using the church as a place of worship.
Pomeroy, who lost his own 14-year-old daughter in the massacre, proposed turning the site into a memorial and building another church on a different site.
The final decision on the fate of the building will be made by the denomination's top leaders, who traveled to the rural community in a show of support. But a national Southern Baptist spokesman said the pastor's wishes will be taken into consideration.
Other sites of mass shootings have been torn down, including Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults in December 2012. A new school was built elsewhere.
A one-room Amish schoolhouse near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was torn down in 2006, 10 days after an assailant took children hostage and shot and killed five girls ages 6 to 13. The original site of the school is now a pasture. A nearly identical schoolhouse with a security fence was erected nearby.
Also Thursday, the father of the Texas gunman broke his silence to say his family is in mourning.
Michael Kelley spoke to ABC News on Wednesday from his home in New Braunfels, about 55 kilometers north of Sutherland Springs.
He refused to comment further, saying he does not want the "media circus'' surrounding the attack by Devin Patrick Kelley to destroy "our lives, our grandchildren's lives.''
A motive for the carnage remains unclear, but the younger Kelley appears to have targeted the church because it was attended by his wife's family. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being shot and chased by two residents as he was leaving the church. Question: Who was a southern baptist?
answer:
pomeroy
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President Donald Trump is counting on congressional Republicans to enact a package of tax cuts in the coming weeks, in the process delivering his first major legislative achievement since taking office in January.
But even as Trump and his Republican allies close in on the goal of passing tax reform, the Russia investigation continues to be a major distraction.
The recent plea deal between Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and the office of special counsel Robert Mueller sent shockwaves around Washington and at the very least seemed to indicate the Russia probe is a long way from being completed.
Trump is banking on a tax cut victory to shore up his political base and show supporters and detractors alike that he is a man of his word when it comes to delivering on his campaign promises.
House and Senate negotiators are now working to resolve differences in the two versions with hopes of final votes in the coming weeks. But even if the tax plan is enacted into law, its impact is not likely to be felt for at least a year. And polls show the plan has less than majority support.
Trump insists the tax cuts will lead to economic growth and more jobs.
"I will tell you this is in a nonbraggadocio way," Trump told supporters in Missouri recently. "There has never been a 10-month president that has accomplished what we have accomplished. That I can tell you."
Democrats oppose the tax plan but lack the votes to stop it.
"It rewards the rich in terms of individuals and corporations at the expense of tens of millions of working middle class families in our country," warned House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
Despite his poor standing in national polls, just less than 40 percent approval in most surveys, Trump's base is largely sticking with him. The latest American Values Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 84 percent of Republicans continue to back the president. Question: Who is Trump's former national security adviser?
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| Michael Flynn
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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.
Q: passage: In fiscal year 2017, it was allocated a net discretionary budget of $40.6 billion. With more than 240,000 employees, DHS is the third largest Cabinet department, after the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Homeland security policy is coordinated at the White House by the Homeland Security Council. Other agencies with significant homeland security responsibilities include the Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, and Energy.
question: is department of homeland security part of dod?
A: | No |
In this task, you are given an article. Your task is to summarize the article in a sentence.
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Question: Paul Feig, who also directed Bridesmaids, confirmed the follow-up to the hit supernatural comedy in a tweet.
Feig wrote: "It's official. I'm making a new Ghostbusters & writing it with @katiedippold & yes, it will star hilarious women.
"That's who I'm gonna call."
There had been rumours about a third instalment to the movie franchise for a while.
As Paul Feig confirmed his involvement he also revealed he is working with Parks And Recreation writer Katie Dippold on a script.
The original Ghostbusters in 1984, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, was a commercial success which earned nearly $300m (£385m) at the box office.
The sequel movie, Ghostbusters 2 in 1989 wasn't quite as well received with mixed reviews and taking $215m (£132m).
Paul Feig was the favourite to take-over directing the movie franchise since Ivan Reitman - who directed the first two Ghostbusters films - decided in March that he would not be involved.
The first movie starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.
They played three unemployed parapsychology professors who start a ghost removal service and end up having to save the world from an ancient god.
Harold Ramis whose character was Dr Egon Spengler in the supernatural comedy, died in February at the age of 69.
Dan Aykroyd, who starred as Dr Raymond Stantz is expected to be a producer on the new film.
Whilst Murray, who played Dr Peter Venkman in the original, gave his backing to the idea of an all-female update to the series.
He told the Toronto Star last month: "I'm fine with it. I would go to that movie, and they'd probably have better outfits too."
Murray tipped Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig - who worked with director Feig on Bridesmaids - The Amazing Spider-Man's Emma Stone and Linda Cardellini from Freaks And Geeks as possible stars.
On Newsbeat's Facebook page, Andy Toogood said: "All female cast? Why? Ruining a classic."
Lee Bateman commented: "Anna Kendrick, Alexandra Daddario and Emma stone are names I put forward.
"I really really really hope Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd make some sort of appearance." He added.
Jonross Swaby said: "I can see Sarah Silverman in this role."
"Jennifer Anderson" was the suggestion Bernadette Pritchard made on Newsbeat's Facebook.
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Answer: The new Ghostbusters movie is likely to star an all-female cast of comedy actresses according to the director of the film's sequel.
Question: Chancellor George Osborne last year said the UK would continue to meet the target, set by Nato for member nations.
But the cross-party Defence Committee said that including what is spent on intelligence gathering and war pensions could be seen as "creative accounting".
Labour said that amounted to "fiddling the books" but the Ministry of Defence said it was all within Nato guidelines.
The UK has met the 2% target consistently over the past decade, one of the few Nato members to do so, although spending on defence as a share of GDP has steadily fallen over the past 30 years.
The government is facing claims that it had to include measures such as intelligence gathering and war pensions - which were not previously counted as defence spending - in order to make the figures add up.
The cross-party committee warned that this "redefinition" to some degree undermined the government's claims that the 2% figure represented a significant increase in defence spending.
"We note that the Nato minimum would not have been fulfilled if UK accounting practices had not been modified, albeit in ways permitted by Nato guidelines," it said.
"The only way that the Ministry of Defence can refute claims of 'creative accounting' is to outline, clearly and unambiguously, what the new inclusions are, how much they constitute, and from which department each was previously funded."
by Jonathan Beale, defence correspondent, BBC News
Last year with much fanfare - and after strong pressure from the US - the government announced it would continue to meet Nato's target of spending 2% of the nation's wealth on defence.
While this report stops short of accusing the government of fiddling the books to meet that goal, it does say ministers are open to the charge of creative accounting.
The MPs say deciphering the MoD's accounts has not been easy. But they confirm that items previously not defined as defence spending - such as war pensions and some intelligence gathering - are now being included to achieve the 2% pledge.
The Defence Committee says the government needs to be clear about what counts as defence spending and also how it will continue meeting the goal in the coming years.
The committee also called on ministers to explain how they would continue to meet the 2% target up to 2020 given the pressures from public sector pay and fact that this year's total included a number of one-off items which would not be repeated in future years.
"We remain to be convinced that the current financial settlement is sufficient to rectify the decline of defence as a national priority," it said.
"The government must be clear that 2% is a minimum - not a target - and be prepared to increase defence expenditure further in order to reflect the increasing threats faced by both the UK and our allies."
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, committee chairman Julian Lewis said the government should have "flagged" that it was including categories of expenditure not previously counted - saying it was "trying to amass every last little bit...in order to scrape over the 2% threshold".
Labour has seized on the committee's report, accusing the government of sharp practice.
"After the crippling cuts to the armed forces imposed by the Tories throughout the last parliament, we were promised that 2015 would mark a turning point," said shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry.
"Instead, it's increasingly clear that the 2% commitment is being delivered not through increases in frontline defence spending but by fiddling the books.
"Time and again on defence, the Tories are shown to be all rhetoric and no reality, and it is our armed forces who are paying the price."
But the Ministry of Defence said this was "nonsense" and the UK's military would enjoy a big increase in resources over the next four years.
"When defence spending will increase by £5bn over this parliament, it is nonsense to suggest there is no new funding," a spokesman said.
"Our plans will deliver more ships, more planes, more troops at readiness, better equipment for special forces, and more on cyber to help keep Britain safe."
Answer: A government pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defence is only being met through accounting changes, MPs have claimed.
Question: Satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine said last week that his wife Penelope had been paid hundreds of thousands of euros for fake jobs.
Now it has reported that she earned far more and for longer.
Mr Fillon hit back, calling the claims a campaign to destroy his candidacy.
"Never in the history of the Fifth Republic has such an operation of very professional slander been launched in an attempt to eliminate a candidate," he said.
He earlier insisted he and his wife had nothing to hide. His campaign team told Le Monde that the fresh allegations did not change a thing but just gave a more impressive figure.
Nevertheless, his reputation and poll ratings have been badly damaged by the claims.
The newspaper said on Tuesday that Welsh-born Penelope Fillon had been paid €830,000 (£710,000; $900,000) for working as a parliamentary aide to her husband and his deputy over two periods, €330,000 more than it originally alleged.
That was on top of the €100,000 that it says she was paid by a literary review owned by a wealthy friend of her husband called Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere.
Two of the couple's children, the weekly added, had been paid €84,000 for working as Mr Fillon's parliamentary assistants. Mr Fillon has already said he employed the pair for specific tasks.
MPs and senators in France are allowed to employ family members, but Le Canard Enchaine said it had found no evidence that Penelope Fillon had ever done any work.
The couple were interviewed separately on Monday by investigators for more than five hours as part of a preliminary inquiry that may or may not lead to formal investigation.
On Tuesday morning, anti-corruption police raided parliamentary offices, reportedly in a search for contracts covering Mrs Fillon's work there.
Mr Fillon's lawyer, Antonin Levy, told French radio that the candidate had not had a constituency office while working as an MP and had instead used his home.
"And who is at home? Penelope Fillon of course," he said.
The head of the parliamentary Republican party, Christian Jacob, has said that MPs are unanimous in their support for Mr Fillon, 62, and are standing by him.
But an opinion poll for BFMTV on Tuesday suggested that 76% of French voters were unconvinced by his explanation and the affair has already hit his poll ratings.
He is now running neck and neck with centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron, who is also likely to pick up votes from disenchanted supporters on the right of the Socialist party.
Both are a few points behind far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who would win 25% of the vote, but either candidate would beat her in the second round run-off in May, polls suggest.
Mr Fillon, who campaigned on his reputation for integrity and beat former president Nicolas Sarkozy and former prime minister Alain Juppe to his party's nomination, had been leading in opinion polls.
He has vowed to slash 500,000 public sector jobs, cut benefits and increase working time.
Answer: | France's centre-right presidential candidate, Francois Fillon, has been hit by further allegations on the day that anti-corruption police raided his office in parliament.
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Q: In this task, you will be presented with a question and you have to answer the question based on your knowledge. Your answers should be as short as possible.
What was the party that ruled the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia called until 1952 ?
A: | Communist Party of Yugoslavia |
Q:
Hotels have night table. The nightable drawer can have a bible placed by gideons in a hotel.
A:
Where are you if you open the night table drawer to find a bible placed by the gideons?
Options:
- hallway
- homes
- furniture store
- holding alarm clock
- hotel
hotel
Q:
James uses television for his entertainment. As his work was hard and he wants to be entertained so James uses television late in the day after work.
A:
James uses television l;ate in the day, after work. It does so because his work is hard and he wants to be what?
Options:
- laziness
- falling asleep
- entertained
- visual
- conformity
entertained
Q:
Gambling is playing games of chance with money and for money.
A:
What usually happens to you when you're gambling?
Options:
- penury
- bankruptcy
- lose money
- addiction
- risky
lose money
Q:
Street is a public road in a city, town or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides. Houses in street has a normal location.
A:
| When a house has a normal location, where is it found?
Options:
- china
- surface of earth
- subdivision
- newspaper
- street
street |
Ans: Ed Helms
Ques: The second adaptation of the book (following the 1972 animated television special), the film builds on the book by expanding the story of the Lorax and Ted, the previously unnamed boy who visits the Once-ler. The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax, Ed Helms as the Once-ler and Zac Efron as Ted. New characters introduced in the film are Audrey, Ted's love interest (voiced by Taylor Swift), Aloysius O'Hare (Rob Riggle), Mrs. Wiggins, Ted's mother (Jenny Slate), and Grammy Norma, Ted's grandmother (Betty White).
Voice of the once ler in the lorax?
CoT: The relevant sentence in the passage is: The cast includes Danny DeVito as the Lorax, Ed Helms as the Once-ler and Zac Efron as Ted.
Ans: the Louvre
Ques: Context: The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, is a marble Hellenistic sculpture of Nike (the Greek goddess of victory), that was created about the 2nd century BC. Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world. H.W. Janson described it as "the greatest masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture", and it is one of a small number of major Hellenistic statues surviving in the original, rather than Roman copies.
Question: where is the winged victory of samothrace kept?
CoT: The relevant sentence in the passage is: Since 1884, it has been prominently displayed at the Louvre and is one of the most celebrated sculptures in the world.
Answer: Staples Center in Los Angeles , California. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
Ques: Passage: The 2018 NBA All-Star Game will be the 67th edition and is an exhibition basketball game that will be played on February 18, 2018. It will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. In an announcement on March 22, 2016, it will be the sixth time that Los Angeles will host the All-Star Game and the first time since 2011. The game will be televised nationally by TNT for the 16th consecutive year.
Question: Based on this passage, where is the nba all-star game going to be at this year?
CoT: The relevant information is: It will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.
Ans: Jamestown , Virginia
Ques: Context: A group of Puritans known as the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower from England and the Netherlands to establish Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts, the second successful English colony in North America, following Jamestown, Virginia. About half of the one hundred-plus passengers on the Mayflower died that first winter, mostly because of diseases contracted on the voyage followed by a harsh winter. In 1621, an Indian named Squanto taught the colonists how to grow corn and where to catch eels and fish. His assistance was invaluable and helped the Pilgrims to survive the early years of the colonization. The Pilgrims lived on the same site where Squanto's Patuxet tribe had established a village before they were wiped out from diseases.
Question: what was the first successful english colony in the new world?
CoT: To answer this question, we should know that: A group of Puritans known as the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower from England and the Netherlands to establish Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts, the second successful English colony in North America, following Jamestown, Virginia.
Ans: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis , Minnesota
Ques: Context: Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) and defending Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots, 41 -- 33, to win their first Super Bowl and their first NFL title since 1960. The game was played on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the second time that a Super Bowl was played in Minneapolis, the northernmost city to ever host the event, after Super Bowl XXVI at the Metrodome during the 1991 season, and the sixth Super Bowl held in a cold-weather city.
Question: where is the super bowl being played at this year?
CoT: To answer this question, we should know that: The game was played on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Answer: The Indian astronomer Aryabhata. Now, what could be the question and solution-maybe?
| Ques: The Indian astronomer Aryabhata used a value of 3.1416 in his Āryabhaṭīya (499 AD). Fibonacci in c. 1220 computed 3.1418 using a polygonal method, independent of Archimedes. Italian author Dante apparently employed the value 3 + √ 2 / 10 ≈ 3.14142.
Based on this passage, who calculated the value of pi in india?
CoT: To answer the question, consider the following: The Indian astronomer Aryabhata used a value of 3.1416 in his Āryabhaṭīya (499 AD). |
You are given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence that supports the given input.
An increase in temperature results in a decrease in gas solubility in water, while a decrease in temperature results in an increase in gas solubility.
If a solute is a gas, increasing the temperature will decrease its solubility.
At lease five times in the history of life on earth mass extinction event s have occurred.
Five mass distinctions have radically altered the history of life.
All primates have five flexible digits at the end of their hands and feet.
| Primates have five digits on each extremity.
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The William Martin Armistead House is a historic building at 1510 Hyde Park Street in Sarasota, Florida, United States. It was owned by William Martin Armistead who was prominent in the advertising industry. On March 30, 2009, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Can we infer the following?
The William Martin Armistead House was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 2009
Choose from:
[a]. Yes.
[b]. It's impossible to say.
[c]. No.
The answer is: | [a]. |
Definition: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Input: The Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority ( BARTA ) is in Reading , Pennsylvania .
Output: | Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority ( BARTA ) , previously Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority , is a public transportation system serving the city of Reading and its surrounding area of Berks County , Pennsylvania . |
1 Body mass index If youre overweight or obese health insurance companies know youre prone to health risks like diabetes high blood pressure cardiovascular problems sleep apnea and other medical conditions associated with weight so they charge you more premiums because of the health risks you face knowing you could be hospitalized anytime or undergo any medical procedure that costs so much
A: 1. Body mass index: If you’re overweight or obese, health insurance companies know you’re prone to health risks like diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, sleep apnea, and other medical conditions associated with weight – so they charge you more premiums because of the health risks you face, knowing you could be hospitalized anytime or undergo any medical procedure that costs so much.
We got this old style breakfast
A: (We got this old style breakfast)
They are quite similar and live in much the same way
A: They are quite similar and live in much the same way.
We instinctively revere the great artist painter or musician and society as a whole looks upon them as not quite ordinary beings
| A: We instinctively revere the great artist, painter or musician, and society as a whole looks upon them as not quite ordinary beings. |
What might have been said before this? Prominent AV actresses who appeared in Atlas21 videos in the late 1990s included Asami Jō, Jun Kusanagi, Yuri Komuro, Madoka Ozawa and Bunko Kanazawa. |
[a]. What happened in 1997 with Atlas21?;
[b]. Sometime before 1997, Atlas21 joined with the Kuki group of companies, which, in addition to Kuki, comprised Alice Japan, Max-A, Media Station (Cosmos Plan), Big Morkal and Sexia.;
[a]. Is there anything else interesting?;
[b]. They were, at one time, the largest family of AV companies in Japan.;
[a]. Did they have any problems?;
[b]. Along with the other companies in the Kuki group, Atlas21 belonged to the voluntary ethics organization called (in English) the Nihon Ethics of Video Association (NEVA) or (in Japanese) 日本ビデオ倫理協会 (Nippon Bideo Rinri Kyoukai or Japan Video Morality Association), usually abbreviated as ビデ倫 (Biderin or Viderin).;
[a]. Did they have any more famous models?;
[b]. |
In this task, you are given an article. Your task is to summarize the article in a sentence.
The new licensing policy has been imposed by the council following the Jay report into child sexual exploitation in the town.
The report said taxis had been used by abusers to traffick victims.
Taxi drivers are concerned about the cost of installing and maintaining the cameras. The council said the policy was about restoring confidence.
The town has about 50 hackney carriage taxis and 800 private hire vehicles.
Drivers have already taken action over the weekend and protested outside the town hall on Monday.
They have not said how long the current action will last and are also planning a "slow" drive through the town.
Driver Rajah Khan said: "It [the new policy] is draconian and punitive.
"We condemn those people who have been involved in child grooming but do not tar us all with the same brush."
The new licensing policy, which comes into force next Monday, also requires drivers to adhere to a dress code, reviews licences and introduces additional background checks.
Karl Battersby, from the council, said: "The starting point of all this is about public confidence in the trade. We are looking at whether people are 'fit and proper' to have a license."
He said the council was meeting again with taxi drivers representatives on Monday.
"I would encourage them to work with us rather than a situation which causes disruption to the public," he said.
Taxi drivers in Rotherham have begun an "indefinite" strike over new rules requiring them to install CCTV cameras.
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Following defeats by Ross County and Aberdeen in the space of four days, the Norwegian is adamant he has the support of the club's hierarchy.
Deila is also confident Celtic will retain the Premiership title.
"I don't consider it," he said of his position. "I talk with the players all the time, the board, we're in this together and we're going to turn it around together."
Despite Aberdeen's 2-1 victory at Pittodrie narrowing Celtic's lead at the top of the league to three points, Deila believes his team has the strength of character to win a fifth successive title.
He acknowledged that fans reacted angrily to the defeat, which came after Sunday's League Cup semi-final loss to County.
However, he maintains that Celtic are still in a strong position.
"I will never quit," he said. "This is a fantastic job and I see great opportunities here.
"The dream is to get into the Champions League and we have to win the league.
"There is a lot to play for and we will stick to what we believe in. There is a lot of quality in this team."
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes still makes Celtic favourites to retain the title - and Deila agrees.
"We lost the game and now we're not in as good a situation as we could be, but the situation is positive, everything is still in our hands and there are a lot of games still to come," said the Norwegian.
"We are very eager and motivated to win the next game."
Deila said he could understand Celtic fans being upset by the consecutive defeats.
"They have big ambition as well for the club," he said. "They're disappointed, but the fans stood behind the team for the whole game.
"The important thing is everybody standing together, that we are one team, because everybody wants to beat Celtic.
"Of course I want to be loved, like everybody else, but I understand that people are irritated and want to have better results.
"To win the league is an absolute must. I believe that we can do this and we're going to fight for it this season."
Deila felt his players were "weak" in the County defeat, but he is backing his squad to cope with the closing stretch of the season.
"I never said mental weakness," he explained. "I said that we were not good enough in the two boxes, that's what we need to get better at.
"We'll deal with it, you have to deal with defeats.
"It's never happened before that we've lost two games in a row.
"Now we have to do everything to make sure it's not three. I feel very confident that we're going to turn it around."
Ronny Deila insists that he will never quit as Celtic manager.
Tens of thousands of babies of unmarried, mostly teenage mothers, were thought to have been taken by the state and given to childless married couples.
Many women said they were coerced into signing away their children.
Speaking in front of hundreds of the victims, Ms Gillard said the "shameful" policy had created "a legacy of pain".
"Today, this Parliament, on behalf of the Australian people, takes responsibility and apologises for the policies and practices that forced the separation of mothers from their babies which created a lifelong legacy of pain and suffering," she said at Parliament House in the capital Canberra.
"We deplore the shameful practices that denied you, the mothers, your fundamental rights and responsibilities to love and care for your children."
The prime minister said mothers had been denied knowledge of their rights, which meant they could not provide informed consent.
"You were given false assurances, you were forced to endure the coercion and brutality of practices that were unethical, dishonest and in many cases illegal," Ms Gillard said.
Many people in the crowd broke down in tears during her speech, which was greeted with applause.
Ms Gillard also announced the Australian government would provide A$5 million (£3.4m) funding to improve access to specialist support, records tracing and mental health care for those affected by forced adoption.
Last February, a Senate committee called for the national apology after investigating the impact of the policy.
The report was based on submissions from hundreds of women.
Many said they gave up their children because of stigma attached to unmarried motherhood at the time.
Some said they were drugged, while others said their signatures were forged.
| Prime Minister Julia Gillard has issued an apology to people affected by Australia's forced adoption policy between the 1950s and 1970s.
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Q: Does "Lisa de Moraes of The Washington Post noted sarcastically that "The terrorists have won" and, with a sideswipe at the show's commercialism and voting process, that the decision as to who "gets to turn this important site into just another cog in the 'Great American Idol Marketing Mandala' is in the hands of the millions of girls who have made American Idol a hit." provide a valid answer to "Which publication did Tucker work for?"?
OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: no
Problem: Does "In the final days of the campaign, Kerry sensed that it was "slipping away" and Cronin emerged victorious by 110,970 votes (53.45%) to Kerry's 92,847 (44.72%)." answer the question "What percent of votes did Cronin get against Kerry?" OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: yes
Does the sentence "Many towns in Croatia's Kvarner region (and in other parts of the country) observe the Carnival period, incorporating local traditions and celebrating local culture." provide a valid answer to the question "What does every Kvarner town burn just before the end of the Carnival?" OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
A: no
Question:
Choose your answer: Is "Most financial aid is in the form of grants and scholarships that do not need to be paid back to the university, and the average need-based aid grant for the Class of 2017 was $46,395." a good answer to the question "What was the average debt of student loan borrowers from the class of 2013?" OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
Answer:
no
QUES: Q: What are the Members of classes of the Order assigned to?
A: Wives of male members of all classes also feature on the order of precedence, as do sons, daughters and daughters-in-law of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander; relatives of Ladies of the Order, however, are not assigned any special precedence.
Does the answer answer the question? OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
ANS: no
QUES: Q: Which bowl game is held in Detroit?
A: The NCAA football Little Caesars Pizza Bowl is held at Ford Field each December.
Does the answer answer the question? OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
ANS: | yes |
September 2006, and deep in the bowels of the Adam Street private members' club in London a very special group of people is crammed into a private room, supping imported Spanish beer from a free bar. The value - on paper at least - of the companies owned by those squeezed into this tiny, boiling space would dwarf the debt of a small African nation. Among those present are some of the key players in Europe's Internet industry. The content creators, the entrepreneurs, the inventors, the investors; these are the new media moguls. And tonight they're in their element. I'm hiding at the back of the room getting slowly drunk with the event's organiser, an entrepreneur who helped raise a ridiculous sum of money for a business networking site that had projected revenues of precisely zero. His mantra, he tells me, is 'revenue is the enemy'. It's not clear what that means, but I have to admit it sounds great. A microphone is being passed around and we're watching and listening as a succession of young - mostly under forty - men - they're mostly men - rattle off their CVs and their future plans. 'He,' whispers my drinking buddy, pointing the neck of his beer bottle at a short, well-groomed man wearing a yellow checked jacket and bright red trousers, 'was in the FT yesterday. Apparently BT are going to buy the company he co-founded for half a billion dollars.' 'Fuck,' I half-whisper back. One habit you soon pick up, hanging out with dot com entrepreneurs, is swearing. 'That's a terrible fit. It's like Friends Reunited* all over again. What the hell are BT going to do with them?' 'Nothing.' 'Nothing?' 'No, the story's bullshit. Totally made up. And they fucking printed it. ' 'Fuck.' 'Of course they printed it. They called the investors to check it out, but they refused to comment. So they ran it as a "rumour". And why not? It wouldn't exactly be the most outrageous deal of the year, would it?' He has a point. According to the above context, answer the following question. When did the narrator got drunk?
The answer is: | After party started. |
The U.S. Passport Card is a limited travel document issued by the federal government of the United States in the size of a credit card. It may often be used as an identity card for purposes other than international travel, such as domestic air travel. Like a U.S. passport book, the passport card is only issued to U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals exclusively by the U.S. Department of State and is compliant to the standards for identity documents set by the REAL ID Act and can be used as proof of U.S. citizenship. The passport card allows cardholders to travel by domestic air flights within the United States and to enter and exit the United States via land and sea between member states of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). However, the passport card cannot be used for international air travel.
can i use my passport card as proof of citizenship?
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Answer: yes
Goal Line Technology was used in the UEFA Europa League final, UEFA Champions League, European Championship and Copa America for the first time in 2016.
is there goal line technology in the championship?
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Answer: yes
The EF of the left heart, known as the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), is calculated by dividing the volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle per beat (stroke volume) by the volume of blood collected in the left ventricle at the end of diastolic filling (end-diastolic volume). LVEF is an indicator of the effectiveness of pumping into the systemic circulation. The EF of the right heart, or right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), is a measure of the efficiency of pumping into the pulmonary circulation. A heart which cannot pump sufficient blood to meet the body's requirements (i.e., heart failure) will often, but not invariably, have a reduced ventricular ejection fraction.
is ejection fraction the same as stroke volume?
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Answer: | no |
Only a week after it had no comment on upping the storage capacity of its Hotmail e-mail service, Microsoft early Thursday announced it was boosting the allowance to 250MB to follow similar moves by rivals such as Google, Yahoo, and Lycos.
Options are:
(A). yes;
(B). no;
Question: Can we infer the following?
Microsoft's Hotmail has raised its storage capacity to 250MB. | (A). |
In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
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Question: passage: Despite the fact that Brenda never appeared on the screen, she was nonetheless present during occasional discussions during the following six seasons of the series. The most significant among them is her reconciliation with Dylan, who was going to move in with her. It is assumed that they were together for most episodes of the seventh and eighth seasons of the series, as during an episode of season 8 where it is learned that Dylan's half-sister was saved from a life of prostitution and then left to live with Dylan and Brenda in London and Kelly and Brandon mentioned going to visit them for part of their honeymoon. Later, when Dylan returned in season 9, he told his friends that he and Brenda had separated two years earlier. However, it frees Dylan to resume his relationship with Kelly.
question: does brenda come back to beverly hills 90210?
Answer: No
Question: passage: Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation in which the vocal folds (vocal cords) are abducted so that they do not vibrate; air passes between the arytenoid cartilages to create audible turbulence during speech. Supralaryngeal articulation remains the same as in normal speech.
question: do you use your vocal cords to whisper?
Answer: No
Question: passage: The World Bank Group is part of the United Nations system and has a formal relationship agreement with the UN, but retains its independence. The WBG comprises a group of five legally separate but affiliated institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the International Development Association (IDA), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors. The WBG headquarters are located in Washington, D.C., United States of America.
question: is the world bank affiliated with the united nations?
Answer: | Yes
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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: Too True to be Good ||||| clickables Read ‘Onion-Like,’ Your One-Stop Tumblr for Real News Headlines That Sound Fake
As a sort of counterpoint to Literally Unbelievable, there is now a Tumblr devoted to the "Not an Onion Headline" phenomenon. Our favorite: "Service Rat Licks Woman When It's Time To Take Meds" (for a moment, we assumed the meds in question belonged to the rat, which made it funnier).
[Onion-Like/Tumblr]
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A: | First came Literally Unbelievable, the blog devoted to people who mistakenly believe that Onion stories are actually true. So it was only a matter of time before Onion-Like popped up. The still-pretty-new blog is devoted to news headlines that are attached to true stories (really!) but sound tailor-made for the pages of the Onion. And its finds are actually really likely candidates. Among our faves: "Alton Attorney Accidentally Sues Himself" and "Chiquita Helped Put More Than Bananas in Pockets of Terrorists." Click to read New York's favorite. |
"Uh Huh" is the first single by R&B group B2K, from their self-titled debut album. The song was released in July 2001 and it peaked at number 37 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It also peaked at number 35 in the UK on its first entry and reached a new peak at number 31 on a re-release.
Can we infer the following?
Uh Huh was listed on more than one Billboard. | Yes |
(CNN) -- The Connecticut Senate on Thursday voted to repeal the death penalty, setting the stage for Connecticut to join several states that have recently abolished capital punishment.
In the last five years, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Illinois have repealed the death penalty. California voters will decide the issue in November.
The bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where it is also expected to pass. Gov. Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, has vowed to sign the measure into law should it reach his desk, his office said.
"For everyone, it's a vote of conscience," said Senate President Donald Williams Jr., a Democrat who says he's long supported a repeal. "We have a majority of legislators in Connecticut in favor of this so that the energies of our criminal justice system can be focused in a more appropriate manner."
In 2009, state lawmakers in both houses tried to pass a similar bill, but were ultimately blocked by then-Gov. Jodi Rell, a Republican.
Capital punishment has existed in Connecticut since its colonial days. But the state was forced to review its death penalty laws beginning in 1972 when a Supreme Court decision required greater consistency in its application. A moratorium was then imposed until a 1976 court decision upheld the constitutionality of capital punishment.
Since then, Connecticut juries have handed down 15 death sentences. Of those, only one person has actually been executed, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonpartisan group that studies death penalty laws.
Michael Ross, a convicted serial killer, was put to death by lethal injection in 2005 after giving up his appeals.
What are the answers to this following set of questions:
1. Who was executed in Connecticut after 1976?
2. How?
3. When?
4. Who voted on Thursday?
5. To do what?
6. Who will vote next?
7. What states already have?
8. When will the next state choose?
9. Who will vote in Connecticut next?
10. Is it going to be successful?
11. Where will it go next?
12. What will he do?
13. What party is he?
14. Who stopped the previous bill?
15. What party?
16. How many sentences have been given since 1976? | 1. Michael Ross,
2. by lethal injection
3. in 2005
4. The Connecticut Senate
5. to repeal the death penalty
6. California
7. New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Illinois
8. in November.
9. the House of Representatives,
10. it is expected to
11. Gov. Dannel Malloy
12. sign the bill
13. a Democrat
14. Jodi Rell
15. Republican.
16. 15 |
Copp's Hill is an elevation in the historic North End of Boston, Massachusetts. It is bordered by Hull Street, Charter Street and Snow Hill Street. The hill takes its name from William Copp, a shoemaker who once owned the land. Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a stop on the Freedom Trail.
William Copp does not know what a shoe is. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: No
I understand those things could come up in the course of the deposition, and I'll rule on those as I can if I'm not instantly available. So whether I'm sitting at trial or not -- and likely it will be a day when I'm sitting in trial -- we'll deal with it.
I definitely understand those things could come up in the course of the deposition, OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: Yes
How to activate a power of attorney for someone with alzheimer 's<br>Find the power of attorney. You need to get out your copy of the signed power of attorney. Go through your papers and try to find it.
There is such a thing as power of attorney. OPTIONS:
- Yes
- It's impossible to say
- No
A: | Yes |
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics as passages and a question from the passage. We ask you to answer the question by classifying the answer as 0 (False) or 1 (True)
Q: Passage: Superfecundation -- Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova from the same cycle by sperm from separate acts of sexual intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers. The term superfecundation is derived from fecund, meaning the ability to produce offspring. Heteropaternal superfecundation refers to the fertilization of two separate ova by two different fathers. Homopaternal superfecundation refers to the fertilization of two separate ova from the same father, leading to fraternal twins. While heteropaternal superfecundation is referred to as a form of atypical twinning, genetically, the twins are half siblings. Superfecundation, while rare, can occur through either separate occurrences of sexual intercourse or through artificial insemination.
Question: is it possible for a woman to have twins with different fathers
A: | 1 |
Continue the following story.
Using the shovel gave the man blisters but the rake was comfortable to use because the handle of the | Shovel was rough. |
Is "Sam and Amy are snobs." true if "Sam and Amy are passionately in love, but Amy's parents are unhappy about it, because they are snobs."? | no |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Consider Input: (CNN) A new study lends support to one of the biggest fears about Zika virus: It might increase the risk of the rare neurological syndrome Guillain-Barre. Years before Zika virus first appeared in Latin America, it spread from Africa and Asia to Pacific islands. From 2013 to 2014, French Polynesia had 32,000 suspected cases of Zika virus. During this same period, there was also an uptick in cases of Guillain-Barre. Researchers in French Polynesia and Europe looked at those 42 cases of Guillain-Barre in the Pacific Island nation between October 2013 and April 2014. They asked whether there was any evidence these patients had been exposed to Zika virus.A study finds evidence that people in French Polynesia affected by Guillain-Barre were exposed to Zika virusResearchers estimate that about 1 in 4,000 Zika infectious could lead to the rare neurological syndromeGuillain-Barre causes muscle weakness and paralysis, and many patients take weeks to months to recover
Question:The researchers estimate, based on the rates of _ and Guillain-Barre in French Polynesia, that one in 4,000 people infected with Zika could develop the neurological syndrome.
Output: Zika
Input: Consider Input: A cat who went missing after escaping a damaged crate after 14-hour flight from Abu Dhabi to New York about last week has been found. Felix was discovered at JFK airport after being on the loose for more than two weeks. The cat's owners, Jennifer Stewart, 31, and her 34-year-old husband, Joseph Naaman, were left devastated after their beloved pet when missing from his damaged crate. Jennifer Stewart and husband, Joseph Naaman, pictured with their cat, Felix, who disappeared April 1 Facebook updates: Ms Stewart updated her friends after hearing the news that Felix the cat had been foundFelix the cat was found two weeks after going missing in transitMuch loved pet disappeared after escaping his plastic crate at JFK AirportOwner Jennifer Stewart said the crate was badly damaged in transitShe is calling for better policies and procedures for the transport of petsEtihad said it is working with ground handlers and 'specialists' to find Felix
Question:At first I thought he was going to tell me that [_] died.
Output: Felix
Input: Consider Input: Holland manager Danny Blind has admitted that Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay were involved in a training ground dispute ahead of Saturday's crucial victory against Kazakhstan. Van Persie was left out of the side as the Dutch kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016 but Blind has denied that decision was anything to do with the spat. The coach claimed that Van Persie's omission was based on the former Manchester United and Arsenal striker's level of fitness and Blind played down the disagreement as something that happens often on the training pitch. 'We have discussed what happened, but that had nothing to do with my decision,' Blind is quoted as saying in The Guardian.Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay were involved in a disagreementFenerbahce striker was left out of the starting line-up against KazakhstanDanny Blind claims his decision to leave him out was based on fitnessHolland face Czech Republic in their final Euro 2016 qualifier on MondayDutch must win and hope Turkey lose against Iceland to reach the play-offsHolland players were put through their paces on Monday for the final time
Question:Turkey only need to draw against group leaders Iceland to be assured of their place in the play-offs regardless of _'s result thanks to their superior head-to-head record.
| Output: Holland
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Tony Hawken, 57, is divorcing his wife Xiu Li, 51, Britain's wealthiest woman entrepreneur , because he says he doesn't like being rich and is 'not in the habit' of spending lots of money.
The pair traded up their semi-detached home in South Norwood, London, and bought a PS1.5million house in Surrey.
Li, who is now worth $1.2billion (PS700million) according to Forbes, quickly settled into a life which included sipping a PS900 bottle of wine on a luxurious yacht.
However, Mr Hawken says he felt more comfortable getting lunch in his local Wetherspoon's.
Despite his sudden wealth he continued to buy books from charity shops, and _ dear clothes.
In an interview with The Times, he said: 'I think it made me uncomfortable because I'm not in the habit, I don't like spending lots of money -- I've been brought up that way.
'Until recently I was never a wealthy person. I've been moderately comfortable because I have been careful with my money.'
Now the couple have decided to part, Mr Hawken will walk away with just PS1million, but says it will be enough for him.
He added: 'I have got a settlement which is not great, but it's enough for me because I don't have an extravagant lifestyle. I won't have to work if I'm careful.'
On a recent trip to China, Mr Hawken said his wife took him on a yacht and treated him to a PS900 bottle of wine, but he prefers his local Wetherspoon pub.
'I'm getting a little pay when you consider her potential wealth, but I don't really want to fight it.'
Mr Hawken met Li on a blind date while he was still a teacher and she was studying English.
The couple married, but as Li's business took off the couple spent more and more time apart. Mr Hawken says the couple have spent most of the relationship apart.
Far from driving them apart, Mr Hawken believes the distance kept them together, and says they would have divorced a long time ago if they were under the same roof.
Mr Hawken says his only regret is not getting a divorce sooner, but he didn't push for it over fears it would affect the couple's teenage son William, now 17.
Mr Hawken no longer teaches full-time, but instead gives free tuition to under-privileged children.
What are the answers to this following set of questions:
1. Who is separating?
2. Where are they located?
3. what town?
4. before that?
5. How much is the building?
6. how much is LJ worth?
7. what did he still buy?
8. How much does Hawken get after the split?
Numbered answers: | 1. Tony Hawken and Xiu Li
2. Britain
3. Surrey.
4. South Norwood, London,
5. 1.5million
6. $1.2billion
7. lunch in his local Wetherspoon's.
8. PS1million |
Teacher: In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
This list contains the top 25 accounts with the most followers on the social photo-sharing platform Instagram. As of May 2018, the most followed user is Instagram's own account, with over 235 million followers. Selena Gomez is the most followed individual, with over 137 million followers. Ten accounts have exceeded 100 million followers on the site.
Solution: who has the maximum number of followers on instagram
Reason: The answer is talking about the Instagram accounts that have the most followers. The question asking about the maximum number of followers. So this is a good example.
Now, solve this instance: One of the earliest factories was John Lombe's water-powered silk mill at Derby, operational by 1721. By 1746, an integrated brass mill was working at Warmley near Bristol. Raw material went in at one end, was smelted into brass and was turned into pans, pins, wire, and other goods. Housing was provided for workers on site. Josiah Wedgwood in Staffordshire and Matthew Boulton at his Soho Manufactory were other prominent early industrialists, who employed the factory system.
Student: | where were the first american factories and what was produced in them |
B: Right, you know, like In packaging A: Yeah. B: and, uh, you know, just goodness. A: Yeah, I don't think they do the packaging at this plant,
Select from options. Does this next sentence follow, given the preceding text?
they do the packaging at this plant
Choices:
+ Yes.
+ No.
+ It's impossible to say. | No |
Zhao was arrested at 1:45 p.m. EST without resistance on charges of disorderly conduct; other more serious charges could be filed. However, Allen Doody of U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has indicated plans to deport Zhao back to Australia within a few days without charges. "We do not plan to charge him," Doody said. Zhao is dual-nationality Chinese-Australian, who entered the US legally on his Australian passport less than a week ago.
Can we say the following?
Zhao is an American citizen.
no
Typhoon Chanchu, packing winds up to 170 kph (106 mph) and the strongest typhoon on record to enter the South China Sea in May, made landfall between the cities of Shantou and Xiamen and was advancing northeast, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
Can we say the following?
A typhoon batters the Philippines.
no
Turkey is unlikely to become involved in, or allow U.S. forces to use Turkish territory in a Middle East war that does not threaten her territory directly.
Can we say the following?
U.S. to use Turkish military bases.
no
Io is 2,236 miles (3,598 kilometers) in diameter, slightly larger than the Earth's moon.
Can we say the following?
The terrestrial moon has a diameter of 3746 kilometers.
| no |
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: Line segment -- In geometry, a line segment is a part of a line that is bounded by two distinct end points, and contains every point on the line between its endpoints. A closed line segment includes both endpoints, while an open line segment excludes both endpoints; a half-open line segment includes exactly one of the endpoints.
A: is a line segment part of a line
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Q: History of tuberculosis -- As the century progressed, some surgical interventions, including the pneumothorax or plombage technique--collapsing an infected lung to ``rest'' it and allow the lesions to heal--were used to treat tuberculosis. Pneumothorax was not a new technique by any means. In 1696, Giorgio Baglivi reported a general improvement in tuberculosis sufferers after they received sword wounds to the chest. F.H. Ramadge induced the first successful therapeutic pneumothorax in 1834, and reported subsequently the patient was cured. It was in the 20th century, however, that scientists sought to rigorously investigate the effectiveness of such procedures. In 1939, the British Journal of Tuberculosis published a study by Oli Hjaltested and Kjeld Törning on 191 patients undergoing the procedure between 1925 and 1931; in 1951, Roger Mitchell published several articles on the therapeutic outcomes of 557 patients treated between 1930 and 1939 at Trudeau Sanatorium in Saranac Lake. The search for a medicinal cure, however, continued in earnest.
A: was there a cure for tuberculosis in the 1800s
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Q: Congress of the Confederation -- The Congress of the Confederation, or the Confederation Congress, formally referred to as the United States in Congress Assembled, was the governing body of the United States of America that existed from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789. A unicameral body with legislative and executive function, it comprised delegates appointed by the legislatures of the several states. Each state delegation had one vote. It was preceded by the Second Continental Congress (1775--1781) and governed under the newly adopted Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which were proposed in 1776--1777, adopted by the Continental Congress in July 1778 and finally agreed to by a unanimous vote of all thirteen states by 1781, held up by a long dispute over the cession of western territories beyond the Appalachian Mountains to the central government led by Maryland and a coalition of smaller states without western claims, the plan introduced by Maryland politician John Hanson; the plan is referred to as 'The Hanson Plan'. The newly reorganized Congress at the time continued to refer itself as the Continental Congress throughout its eight-year history, although modern historians separate it from the earlier bodies, which operated under slightly different rules and procedures until the later part of American Revolutionary War. The membership of the Second Continental Congress automatically carried over to the Congress of the Confederation when the latter was created by the ratification of the Articles of Confederation. It had the same secretary as the Second Continental Congress, namely Charles Thomson. The Congress of the Confederation was succeeded by the Congress of the United States as provided for in the new Constitution of the United States, proposed September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia and ratified by the states through 1787 to 1788 and even into 1789 and 1790.
A: | did the articles of confederation establish a congress
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(Question)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is a great film, and often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. I never much paid attention to how the film was lit, but on examination I don’t know what I think of the lighting. Maybe i’m totally wrong, but the lighting seems quite obvious when you pay attention to it, which makes me thing it could have been done better? Certainly the lighting is masterfully done, in the way it properly exposes the characters faces and splashes off and around certain props and objects, adding a great deal of dimension to many of the shots. But it does look quite obvious, once you pay attention to it, especially when you can see multiple shadows coming from a single character. All that said, the lighting is still pretty masterful and I’m very intrigued to properly analyse it. The first shot of the scene has extremely beautiful (even though it is obvious 😉 ) lighting. As the cowboy stands in the hallway you can tell that there is a strong key light coming from the left of the frame, that will light his face once he steps out of the shadows. It seems like there is another light, maybe coming from high up near the roof, lighting the right hand side of the frame, near the back of the hallway. Most likely facing towards the character to light him from his right hand side, to seperate him from the background. The lighting setup of this shot is extremely beautiful the way it enhances the various pieces of wood and props within the frame, and how they’ve managed to keep the cowboy drenched in shadows as he sneaks around, even though there is quite a lot of light within the frame. It looks like they may have used a cutter to achieve that effect as its a very specific area, essentially just the top half of the cowboy thats drenched ins shadow. Theres also this curious black circular shadow which exists at the very top of the door near the cowboys head which permanently stays extremely dark, much darker than the rest of the shadows in the frame. I wonder how they achieved this effect? Maybe a... How does the author change the way he watches the film? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - he is critical of the editing - he is fixated on the costuming - he analyzes the lighting - not enough information
(Answer)
he analyzes the lighting
(Question)
I’ve shared my feelings about Temple Spa before in my review of Repose Aromatherapy Resting Cream. Basically, my first experience was a very pushy salesperson at a wedding fair several years ago which really put me off the brand, and it took me a while to try their products again. But when I did I was really impressed, and I can honestly say that nothing I’ve reviewed since has disappointed me! Today I’m reviewing Temple Spa Trufflesque, an Ultra Hydration & Radiance Masque for the face. Trufflesque aims to give hydration and radiance to the skin, and plumps to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It’s a luxury mask suitable for all skin types, particularly dry or dull skin, and it helps to rejuvenate tired skin too. The impressive list of ingredients includes black truffles, gold and silk peptides, but unfortunately these expensive additives contribute to Trufflesque’s slightly expensive price tag. The first thing that strikes me about this product is the amazing packaging. All Temple Spa products have really amazing, premium packaging, and I feel that they add to the feeling that you are about to use something really special on your skin. The dark glass jar has a gold lid and it is nestled in a gold and chocolate brown box with the most amazingly cute mask brush slotted in too. The mask itself is gold and it shimmers so prettily, if you look closely it’s almost as if you can see the particles of real gold! To apply you just paint the golden mask onto your face with the cute little brush (it makes applying the mask so easy) then leave for 15-20 minutes. The mask doesn’t dry completely, it stays a little bit tacky to the touch, and I find that it makes my skin tingle quite a bit. For extra benefits you can also then massage the mask into your skin for around 2 minutes, before removing with a damp muslin cloth or flannel. The narrator likely feels that the product Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - Is hard to use - Is worth the money - Is too expensive
(Answer)
Is worth the money
(Question)
I still remember that day when my mother realized that finally I had matured and was no longer a child. It was the month of December and my parents were not at home. It was very cold and I was thinking of doing something that can raise my body temperature . Well, now I think I should have chosen doing exercise over porn . The mood was set, wi-fi speed was good and Google search was working. It took me half an hour to select a porn video. After selecting the video I downloaded it . WTF where are my earphones. Took 15 minutes to locate my earphones. The movie began and just after 5 seconds the door bell rang and this was where I got screwed when I forgot to minimize the movie. My parents were back home and I was back to my studies and just forgot about the movie. Now I have a habit that while I am studying I keep the phone in the next room. My mother was in the same room where the phone was. Now comes the worst part when my phone received a whatsapp message and my mother saw that message was dropped. Without giving any damm to my privacy she opened the phone and it was my bad luck that there was no screen lock. The movie automatically started and after 5 seconds she took the phone to my dad she said “This is what he is doing when he's alone” My parents called me what is this ?? I said it's a video message from the company and it starts automatically. I have nothing to do with that stuff and suddenly my dad said yes he is right, it's a video from the company and asked me to delete the video. My dad saved me because he already knew that I watched that kind of stuff. From that day on, I never download the movies but I watch them online, I just hate the buffering part . What is probably true about the author's father? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - he has seen videos like that before - he has never seen a video like that - not enough information - he is more conservative than his mother
(Answer)
| he has seen videos like that before |
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task.
In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question.
The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their revolt against the rule of Great Britain. The Continental Army was supplemented by local militias and troops that remained under control of the individual states or were otherwise independent. General George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the army throughout the war.
Output: | how did the congress raise the necessary troops for the continental army |
DIALOG:
What is the cyclodecapentaene?
- Cyclodecapentaene Cyclodecapentaene or [10]annulene is an annulene with molecular formula CH.
- Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
- This organic compound is a conjugated 10 pi electron cyclic system and according to Huckel's rule it should display aromaticity.
- Why does it defy aromaticity?
- It is not aromatic, however, because various types of ring strain destabilize an all-planar geometry.
- What types of ring strain destabilize it?
- The all-cis isomer (1), a fully convex decagon, would have bond angles of 144°, which creates large amounts of angle strain relative to the ideal 120° for sp atomic hybridization.
- Does it undergo any other changes?
- Instead, the all-cis isomer can adopt a planar boat-like conformation (2) to relieve the angle strain.
- Is this a better outcome?
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Next turn: This is still unstable because of the relative higher strain in boat shaped compared to the next planar trans, cis, trans, cis, cis isomer (3).
DIALOG:
What is the OpenThreads Module?
- The design goal of OpenThreads is to construct optimized implementations using platform optimized multi-processing constructs such as the sproc methods used on IRIX, and Windows threads.
- What is the OsgUtil Module?
- osgUtil contains rendering backend functionality and utilities taking care of scene graph traversal, rendering optimisation and transforming the scene into a stream of OpenGL calls.
- What is the OsgPickModule?
- It also provides means of basic interaction with scene, such as object picking.
- What are some other interesting aspects of this article?
- OpenSceneGraph also comes with a large collection of database loaders and many 2D/3D data formats manipulators.
- What types of data formats are supported?
- More than 50 different formats are supported - most common 3D data formats, such as COLLADA (.dae), LightWave (.lwo), Wavefront (.obj), OpenFlight (.flt), 3D Studio Max (.3ds), DirectX (.x) and many others.
- What other formats are supported?
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Next turn: OpenSceneGraph also provides its own native ASCII .osg format.
DIALOG:
What happened during the 70th Anniversary show?
- Metálico teamed up with fellow "tecnicos"Hombre Bala, Jr. and Super Halcón, Jr.
- Who was the other half of Metrico's tag team?
- while Hijo del Signo partnered up with Nosferatu and Taurus for the match.
- Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
- El Hijo del Signo had begun targeting the masked Metálico in the week prior to the show, playing up the brash, arrogant rookie character that he portrayed, stating that Metálico was simply too old and useless.
- Did he ever beat up Metrico?
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Next turn: During their matches against each other Hijo del Signo would often go out of his way to attack Metálico, often tearing Metálico's mask apart or using other underhanded tactics to win.
DIALOG:
What happened to Capcom in 1992?
- Its division Capcom USA had a brief stint in the late 1980s as a video game publisher for the Commodore 64 and IBM PC DOS computers although the development of these arcade ports were handled by other companies.
- What was the most successful game of all time?
- Capcom has created 15 multi-million-selling game series, the most successful of which is "Resident Evil".
- Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
- Capcom has been noted as the last major publisher to be committed to 2D games, though this was not entirely by choice.
- Why did they choose to stay with 2D games?
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Next turn: | The company's commitment to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as its platform of choice caused them to lag behind other leading publishers in developing 3D-capable arcade boards. |
BUS SERVICE New York City -- Brennan, New Jersey (Trip time: 30 minutes each way ) Timetable *Buses leave the Railway Station, New York 7:00 a.m. and every half-hour thereafter until 11:30 p.m. (7 days a week). *Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m. to 10:40 p.m. (7 days a week ). *Evening rush hours(5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) buses leave the Railway Station, New York every 15 minutes (Monday -- Friday). *Holidays: buses leave every hour on the hour time, each direction. All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York, or at the Brennan Station Window before boarding buses. Which is the latest bus you should take from Brennan if you have to arrive at the Railway Station, New York before 4:00 p. m. on Monday? A) The 3:20 p. m bus B) the 3:00 p. m bus C) The 3:30 p. m bus D) The 3:40 p. m bus
A: | A |
TASK DEFINITION: Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete.
PROBLEM: What is the antonym of the word destination. Here is some context: Every train has a destination and a ____? I was thinking it might be origin but I've never encountered that word used in this context so I'm not sure - there might be a better word.
SOLUTION: According to a Google search, the word origin is used as the opposite of destination on several pages on the Amtrak web site. Amtrak is the largest train operator in the United States. Here are a few examples: This schedule lists the Origin and 'Destination' of various routes. The Interactive Route Atlas page says the following: Once you have selected origin and destination stations by one of the methods above, click on the 'Go' button to send your custom route request. The Multi-Ride Ten-Ride Ticket page says the following: Ten-ride tickets are valid for ten rides within a 45-day, 60-day or 180-day period depending on your origin and destination cities.
PROBLEM: What is an English adjective to describe the following skill: 'able to learn new things quickly'? For example: Billy is very _________, as he learns new skills more quickly than an average person.
SOLUTION: Fast learner or quick learner
PROBLEM: I've heard meelee, meyley (maylay), and mehlay. Is there any 'correct' way to pronounce it in the U.S.?.
SOLUTION: | NOAD gives these pronunciations: melee |mala; mala| (also melee) Which are, in order of usage, may-lay, may-lay, and also muh-lay
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"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is an American popular song published in 1932, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, and first recorded by Cab Calloway in 1931. It was introduced in the 1931 Cotton Club show Rhythmania and is now a widely recorded standard.
Based on this passage, who wrote between the devil and the deep blue sea? Let's give stream of consciousness first: | To answer the question, consider the following: "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is an American popular song published in 1932, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, and first recorded by Cab Calloway in 1931.
So, the final answer is music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler. |
Jennifer needed produce, so she went to the market and she chose the broccoli instead of the lettuce because the
OPTIONS:
- broccoli looked stale.
- lettuce looked stale.
lettuce looked stale.
The billiards table had just gotten new felt on it when he broke the rack and scraped the
OPTIONS:
- felt table.
- billiards table.
billiards table.
She wondered if the tea or milk would be a better drink, but the
OPTIONS:
- milk wasn't an option because of her diet.
- tea wasn't an option because of her diet.
| milk wasn't an option because of her diet. |
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.
Almond Milk/Coconut Milk Creamer - What does it mean that this is an “all natural” creamer? natural bliss® is an all-natural coffee creamer proudly made with no GMO ingredients. Our almond milk and coconut milk creamer products are made only with all natural ingredients. Our natural flavors come real food ingredients like vanilla flavor from Madagascar or coconuts sourced from Sumatra. Learn more about our different flavors and types of creamers. Transform your everyday coffee into something extraordinary. Learn more about our different flavors and types of creamers. • Coffee-mate® liquid should be used within 14 days after opening or before the use-by date, whichever comes first. • Coffee-mate® powder should be used by the use-by dates found on the packaging. Unopened, Coffee-mate® powder has a shelf-life of up to 24 months. It will not. natural bliss® is a dairy coffee creamer and Coffee-mate® is a non-dairy creamer. We will continue to make both for you to enjoy. Dairy - How can I find natural bliss® at a store near me? Depending on if they are non-dairy or liquid. Non-dairy up to two years. The liquid creamer only lasts a few months. The package should have an expiration date. Cold Brew Coffee - How long does natural bliss® brew/steep their Cold Brew Coffee? Our Cold Brew Coffee is steeped in cool water for 12hrs resulting in a smooth, bold flavor. Cold Brew Coffee - What is the caffeine content of natural bliss® Cold Brew? • Coffee-mate® liquid products found in the refrigerated case must be refrigerated at all times, before and after opening. • Only Coffee-mate® liquid products that are clearly marked “Refrigerate After Opening” may be stored in a dry, cool place before opening, but must be refrigerated after opening. Pour a little dessert into your cup and enjoy new Coffee-mate The Cheesecake Factory at Home™ flavors. Stir Up Sweetness Depends. If they're the non-dairy creamer, it can last for up to two years. The little pots of half and half are only good for a few months. Coffee-mate ® Turn the coffee you like into coffee you love. Find your Flavor natural bliss ® A new world of flavors made with natural ingredients. Discover Bliss ® Query: how long does powder creamer last
A Coffee-mate powder creamer has a shelf-life of up to 24 months.
Two known chemotherapy agents effectively target breast cancer stem cells Date: May 2, 2016 Source: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Summary: Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are making breast cancer and enabling its spread and recurrence, scientists report. Share: Chemotherapy targets cancer cells through similar biological processes. For instance, early chemotherapy drugs attacked folate, which is a key component of cellular division. Since cancer cells divide more than normal cells, they are more greatly harmed by this drug. Newer chemotherapy agents target specific mutations in certain cancer cells, making their effects very specific to only the tumor. To your last point, radiation and chemo both can induce future cancers. Radiation therapy targets cancer cells in two ways. First, we shape the beam of radiation such that it conforms as closely as possible to the shape of the tumor. We also treat from multiple different angles, with all beams converging on the tumor. Best Answer: The short answer is that they don't differentiate between cell types. This is why there are side effects. There are a variety of different mechanisms that the chemo meds employ, down-regulating certain proteins from being made, binding certain receptors to trigger cell death, etc. You hit it when you said the chemo meds mostly target rapidly dividing cells (or highly metabolically active cells.) And we're able to be relatively tissue specific too, so different drugs have affinities for different tissues. (That's why chemo for lung cancer and chemo for prostate cancer, for example, are very different protocols.) And the more we learn about how cancer cells work in the body, the more we're able to develop new tools to address them. How Cancer Stem Cells Thrive When Oxygen Is Scarce. 1 Mar. 28, 2016 — Working with human breast cancer cells and mice, scientists say new experiments explain how certain cancer stem cells thrive in low oxygen conditions. Proliferation of such cells, which tend to ... Two known chemotherapy agents effectively target breast cancer stem cells. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160502131417.htm. Two existing chemotherapy drugs appear to be a powerful pair in targeting errant stem cells that are making breast cancer and enabling its spread and recurrence, scientists report. Your source for the latest research news Most current chemotherapy does not kill the stem cells, which are the cells of origin, only the tumor mass, said Dr. Muthusamy Thangaraju, biochemist in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Medical College of Georgia and Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University. Features. 1 Book List. 2 Mods' Choice: Outstanding posts recognized by the mod team. 3 Weekly Features: Archives of AskAnything Wednesday, FAQ Fridays, and more! 4 FAQ: In-depth answers to many popular questions. 5 New and gilded posts. / 6 r/AskScienceDiscussion: For open-ended and hypothetical questions. Their work was done in mouse models of breast cancer, and findings held up in a human breast cancer cell line. The studies also provided more evidence -- at least in their animal models -- of why the stem cells are an important target. Normally, stem cells make progenitor cells, which make specific cells that comprise the breast. In this sense, the tumor is targeted geometrically - the radiation is aimed at the tumor, and not normal tissue. Secondly, cancer cells are more sensitive to radiation damage. Since they move through the cell cycle so rapidly, they are more likely to be in a specific, radiosensitive phase of cellular activity. Query: how does chemotherapy target cancer cells
Chemotherapy targets cancer cells through similar biological processes. For instance, early chemotherapy drugs attacked folate, which is a key component of cellular division. Since cancer cells divide more than normal cells, they are more greatly harmed by this drug.
for children 10 years and older, and adults (including seniors) is 60 - 100 beats per minute; for well-trained athletes is 40 - 60 beats per minute. Hittin’ the Target. Now you’re ready to determine your target training heart rate. As you exercise, periodically: Take your pulse on the inside of your wrist, on the thumb side. For most of us, between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm) is normal. 1 The rate can be affected by factors like stress, anxiety, hormones, medication, and how physically active you are. An athlete or more active person may have a resting heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute. Now that’s chill! When it comes to resting heart rate, lower is better. 150 beats per minute Important Note: A few high blood pressure medications lower the maximum heart rate and thus the target zone rate. If you're taking such medicine, call your physician to find out if you need to use a lower target heart rate. Use the tips of your first two fingers (not your thumb) to press lightly over the blood vessels on your wrist. Count your pulse for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to find your beats per minute. You want to stay between 50 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. This range is your target heart rate. Know Your Numbers. This table shows estimated target heart rates for different ages. Your maximum heart rate is about 220 minus your age. Count your pulse for 30 seconds and multiply by 2 to find your beats per minute. Important Note: Some drugs and medications affect heart rate, meaning you may have a lower maximum heart rate and target zone. Before you learn how to calculate and monitor your target training heart rate, you have to know your resting heart rate. Your resting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute while it’s at rest. You can check it in the morning after you’ve had a good night’s sleep and before you get out of bed. According to the National Institute of Health, the average resting heart rate: 1 for children 10 years and older, and adults (including seniors) is 60 - 100 beats per minute. 2 for well-trained athletes is 40 - 60 beats per minute. Your resting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you’re at rest. A good time to check it is in the morning after you’ve had a good night’s sleep, before you get out of bed or grab that first cup of java! The easiest way to do this is to use a generic formula meant for the average person. For men, your maximum heart rate can be estimated by subtracting your age in years from 220. For example, a 20-year-old man would have a maximum heart rate of 200 beats per minute. For women, a newer standard is to take 88 percent of your age and subtract it from 206. Beats Per Minute in Exercise. The speed of your heart rate depends on the intensity of exercise that you wish to work at. The American Heart Association recommends exercising somewhere between 50 to 85 percent of your maximum. Beginners should start at the low end of this range and work up as fitness levels improve. There are three general ways to classify heart rate, 1) normal, 2) fast and 3) slow. A resting heart rate is normal between 60-100 beats per minute. A resting heart rate is fast (i.e. tachycardic) at greater than 100 beats per minute. A resting heart rate is slow (i.e. bradycardic) at less than 60 beats per minute. Beats Per Minute in Exercise The speed of your heart rate depends on the intensity of exercise that you wish to work at. The American Heart Association recommends exercising somewhere between 50 to 85 percent of your maximum. Query: average beats per minute/while exercising
| For men, your maximum heart beats are 220 per minute and for women 206 while exercising.
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New Nature paper provides insight to microbial life in permafrost « Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
Make this lower case | new nature paper provides insight to microbial life in permafrost « danmarks grundforskningsfond |
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
Q: passage: A death by natural causes, as recorded by coroners and on death certificates and associated documents, is the end result of an illness or an internal malfunction of the body not directly caused by external forces, typically due to old age. This is especially true when an elderly person has several different conditions or diseases, but where it appears that none of them alone or together may clearly lead to the death, and it is uncertain which condition was the final factor causing death. Contrary to the statement before, everything is natural at some point. For example, a person dying from complications from influenza (an infection) or a heart attack (an internal body malfunction) or sudden heart failure would be listed as having died from natural causes. Health departments discourage listing old age as the cause of death because doing so does not benefit public health or medical research. Old age is not a scientifically recognized cause of death; there is always a more direct cause, although it may be unknown in certain cases and could be one of a number of aging-associated diseases.
question: can a young person die of natural causes?
A: | Yes |
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Q: Doctors have found live parasites in the blood of a woman suffering from Lyme disease. Tahlia Smith, 21, from the New South Wales Hunter Region is undergoing controversial medical treatment in Germany in an attempt to cure her of the debilitating condition. On her Facebook page Tahlia's Lymes journey to Germany, Tahlia's father Brett updated followers about the gruesome discovery that 'showed live active Spirochetes which is the Lyme Disease itself wiggling around everywhere' in his daughter's blood. Tahlia is undergoing blood filtering treatment in Germany. Her mother, Lea, told The Sydney Morning Herald the treatment involved heating Tahlia's body up to 42 degrees to kill the borrelia bacterium in her blood.Tahlia Smith, 21, was diagnosed with Lyme disease in January this yearShe has travelled to Germany to undergo controversial treatmentA test showed Tahlia's blood contained live Spirochetes bacteriaThe treatment involves blood filtering and heating her body to 42 degreesTahlia fundraised $100,000 to undergo the treatment
Questions:'She said to me that she looks terrible and looks so sick and that she's just not _,' she said,. (A) Lyme (B) Tahlia Smith (C) New South Wales Hunter Region (D) Germany (E) Lymes (F) Brett (G) Spirochetes (H) Lyme Disease (I) Lea (J) The Sydney Morning Herald
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